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fjtfM* IlK, HAY UTTLK Mmii Write* uf l|i? SUy With Hrllltt* Medical <'orp?. Bellowing interesting lelit-i was |W,I i In - week by Mr. (j?o. T. J,ntie ? bix *??? !>r. Ktf.v Utile, who t? with HritW* force* In Krauee, being u ,,ubfr ?f ,l"' 7Tth, Field Ambulance, j,jJ> Kj jHHJitloutry Fuiwhi jv*r Father; * make it a rule to let olir Ml holUC l"^!' fl??n Ule ?t least <v a week whenever such is possible, I it'ii uMiwlly In the fortu of a letter mother. I feel sure that the thretf of 'tf Hj|j com** back all K?fe ami sound. Of wliiM' we mm- not on it picnic tii?rc is . ^tuin amount. of danger soniotitnea ^1U aii'l bullet* arc.' m the air. but Wrh man i? only <i very Hiuail cf6t and jjl ill.- firework* ?iv not aimed at biui JJj ||?t eaeh time one is bit. it's it, ?( , fatal blow. A man* chances oyer here arM>""> good and it's Ivulh not w < 1 1 ( ii l nviii'J'' i" worry. \?u, u*> I said. I let you all lira 'r, from regularly whenever possible, Honie ^ tbo'. circumstancea are aueh that * a ,4- ^ k !<??*? .:l v, posted a letter bud ! I iX atbo I WM far: ?** **>* th'" Jfiifft.1' "U so don't ?>HH>nm uneasy Iriu* 1,";;i;|uv letter doesn't show up, II ,h; iXllr fn?in Mother yesterday, 1 h 1 1 ing her mall regularly uow. al lamK ,f her i"?t bavt, mv,*r _ibo ????> ' . u)so Kl>t one from <. harlle torutxl up. hU Hrl.lvMi in this CQUtt ?illK MM- ubou Miller HH he ? ?BI| be- had juw^ |t wM 9mi ;*as w,l,|"in that they liad arrived safe n iwfuilv k?*"1 tbey AX? ov'1 b' 1 know they are going to enjoy h,lv ,nd not a world of good out of know jUfct where " l (hur are. the chances are that we ^ fliilv well separated since the lin <rf . Vrnerieans are holding different ti.h and A. ^ thftK HV remurkablc s0<',",h' run into eiifh other over here. iW* iiLm* 1 ?u>t vounK s?,,lnKM | A ,a^ ^ i|? went to the Tam l from l.mw'astcr, 11 r_\ v?t t wl . .Im.uIs soute years ago. .Xet l Wi ' . nn Aineriean, since 1 am with jjL^luitish But wt' know eat h ??thers . ... & ,. | e 1 realize now that % would " have been contented, to have re mv .,1 out of this war even tho I had Ul nt ion in the matter. It^ the great 811 " I that has ever beeu or ever shall I!"'"' > ??? hr i',: .,i||L stay with the b,,y? till th? Sr la on M* know. ??>?' h "f "' till then ni?1 )?u <??? hot y?m ?? II,,,. thai America is ?"? *?>!"* to 'l"11 i <1 w .ill .he hum la beaten for ,, ? f0r all. It Will coat u? a ?i,fent Hi, time, money and HveH, but jrar l,wse< will be small compared , to tho?e of the French. Wherever the Hun boa invaded be has destroyed.. He ban . wip n| tAwiis and cities off the map. Oideis tl nnblished in the QcnmnriiTw ,hat ,,0 town is to be evacuated till ev orv building has beer^ destroyed. ^ rent h who were rich before the war are noW without homes and are Pa?Pp^ we hadn't gotten into. this war England an, I r ranee would have been -beaten in Le months more. That's the statement of a British officer with whom 1 was talking a few evenings ago, and I have heard the same thing from a hundred other officers who have TXeetj in b ranee xiuce the beginning of the war apd have been through battle after battle. ; Every one realizes that the sinking of the Lusl 4?Hia. horrible a?Ut was. in reality, was h blessing to the world in disguise. It brought America into the war. >> ithoutj lier Germany would have been victorious and it would' have been' a matter of only a few years before our bides would have been smurged by the same barbariau the linn. . . ? At last the Ilun is getting his aud in full measure at . that. The news ifr ab solutely splendid, and what is ,so fine about it all is that the a\niericani^ have acquitted themselves like real fighters. We have shown the Germans what an American is and believe me he will soon Ih' willing t<? swallow the statements with which they have been' consoling them selves? that the American is no tighter. Not long ago 1 saw 4,000 prisoners jmss by. just captured. About half of thein looked like criminals. The other half were mere boys. I would bet tbat a large number were not over sixteen years ef age and some of _|h??__ WCere__ fifteen. At another time 1 was at a railway sta tion when a hospital train passed thru. Must of the wounded were Krittsh but there was one (ierman. As soon as the train >toppcd this German put his head ?tit th?- window ami began telling all it lli>, like thousands or others, wa* niiol to b?i captured. He was all stnilt^ ami you could bet that he was *iwrrel\ happy that he wan at last to have a rest. He said Germany was done f?r ami the war would be over iu three month*. A lot of British thiuk the same thiiiK. >irawiiig their conclusions from the thiol) that the Hun will submit to any *ort. of peac<> terms before he would permit hi* territory to be invaded. As a mutter of fact I don't believe there will be |M>nce till nfter the allies have dealt him <>nc crushing blow next spriug. When I look about me and see what ha* happened to poor France and to so mnuy of the French people and then think that you all are,safe back there ami that yon have everything to make v,"i comfortable. I'll tell you, it really make* yon feel hapjiy that we haVn't a torrihl,. menace at our doors such as | Kraner has. N'ever worry about me. I^e assured 'bat wherever 1 am. no matter under what circumstances, I'll be at ni$ post ?ihI the Hritisli say. "carryiug ou." First Week Jurors. j Following in h lint, of jurors drawn I'li^day to serve for the first week of ? he \<i\otnbor term of court _for Ker *b?w eounty. Court convene? the see ?ad Monday morning In November with Jutlgp Frank R. Gary, of Abbeville, pre siding : xv K. Russell. Jr.. L. L. Young, W. '? Wilm?D. W. R. Outlaw. J. H. S!n ' 'air. II. R. Lang, J. W. Jooea, D.-M. ""Haw. J. R. Miokle, J. M. Oroxton, M V. Jonen. R. M. Vanghan, C. Mt H?ukIi. H. A. Moore, W. R. Hougb, I \i -p...- ? . ? - - . . ... ..urwu, rr. own ninghatn. W. R. Kvan*, C. K. H. K. William*, W. F. Settles. J. O. Hunter. J. N. MeLaurin. C.' DUon. 1 1 R. Roykln. O, B. Gardner, 8. R. KirWIand. R. C. Bennett. . in Vi ii OK MMKN H. H \ Ml :i \\?h Prominent Cittern of Krr*haw ami Associate Kdi tor of The Km. (From the Kershaw Fra.) James II. Hamel, junior publisher of The Fra, ()1?h1 at the home of his par rots, Mr. ami Mr*. John W. HaiueU ou North Matson Street, Saturday night, l'-th 4unt., of iufluenxa. just one weak aft?y taking hi* b*?<T. For h couple of week* previous to going to hi k sys tem \\a* ii^.u U^bilituttnl condition. He uhn within ?!?<? uew draft age, and aft?r tilliiiK out hi* ?)ue?tlonuulre, in which ho waived all right* of exemption, he mail' ed it to Lancaster Monday morning, September Oil the 1? train. and departed h.v the southbouud train at 1 :57 for Charleston on tho same day to apply for admission to the Student Arin.v TrainiiiK ('tups at tin- College of Charleston, having previously wired for lOQ obtained inforuiatiou that lie would bo permitted to enter. Notwithstanding his enfeebled condition, he passed sat isfactorily nil tests except bin teeth and' that of hU limbs. <>n?) of his leu* was injured when he wan a small boy, in falling; through the stairs to tin* upper room* of the old school buildinx, whleh stood on the ground now occupied by Mr. .1. W. Ingram's residence. The in jury wa?r right' severe and affected the Imiic, causing shrinkage of the limb that remained permanently and by reason 'of which be was rejected in the physical lest ; the examining medical officer stat ing 'that the limb was too weak to en dure the hardship* of soldier life. His teeth were also pronounced defective. On all other points he passed, lie came home weakened from the exertion and loss of sleep, and infeHed with the kciius of the deadly peat now ho widely preva lent?Spanish influenza? ^>u Thursday morning. Oetober ,'lrd. very, much ex hausted l?\it unwilling to give up, and not realizing bis true' condition. He went home n abort time before noon nud after conversation with his wife and mother, threw himself across the bed for a brief period of rest, asking to^ he called in alwmt an hour. It waft a little longer than that that lie was per mitted to lest before being awakened. He got up and came to bis duties at the office and remained at them uutil the closi'ug hour on Saturday evening. Saturday afternoon, despite his physical condition and state of feeling, he con sented to act a-s a pall bearer at the funeral of little S. Ii. Hlackmon, a little child of but about two years old, to whom ? he was devotedly attached ami wlu?m. he had on many occasions fondled when at home on Sundays. The parents of the child lived only the second door uorth and the way was open between the two homes. He came from the fun eral almost completely exhausted, and when he went home that night, it was not to reach his own borne, which was on the same premises with that, of his parents, but be went to bed at the home -of-hi* parents- by? wvittttbm ^aud -insist-, once, aud remained in bed. his condi tion growing weaker each day until the end came peacefully at 11:15 on Satur day night, just like going tfy> sleep, obediently taking the cjnedlciue given him, even up to just about five minutes before the- last breath left his body. ?''Jim" llamel, as bo was familiarly, known and called by his friends here and throughout the State, was 34 years .of age ou the 25th day of February. He was graduated from WofFord college TV TD05, and after teaching school at Tabernacle one year or a little more, he taught in the Kershaw (Jrpded school for u year and |hen entered The Kra office to 'remain ,witb iff to do a man's part in the upbuilding of bis home town. Christmas day. 1011,' he was married in the city of Greenwood to Miss .Ellen Cromer, of 1 Newberry county, at that time. Christmas, 1913, he was given an interest in the business which his in telligent effort, energy and inspiration built to one of the best equipped offices i'n the State of any town of five tflou saiid or less inhabitants. While, solicited ^evei-Hl times to be come a candidate for county office, he always declined, and the. only civil office he ever held was that of member of the Ncoflnty board of education for two tenuis; four years ; and t|)Bt was by appointineut. In the fraternities to which he .belonged. Masonic, Woodmen, and Junior Order, be held various offices, having passed the chairs in each, ami having attained to the position of vice councilor in the State fount 1 in the Junior Order. He was at the time of bis death filling the office of State treas urer of that order for the third term, and at the last meeting was elected one of the national representative*. He was chairman of the board of trustees of the Kershaw Methodist OhuWli and a teacher of a elass of boys in the Sunday Sclni.il. Without designating motive he tried to be .the friend of all.^with whom he had to be associated and all,' both whlM and colored, felt free to approach him. Kven the school children recognized in him a friend who was ready to help them in their difficulties and availed themselves no few times of the easy access to assistance in the solving of their vexing problems or in the prepa ration of papers and training for pub lic debate. And in the community affairs he was ever ready to "assist in any and all matters that pertained to its bet ter interest. Owing to the presence in the com munity of tlie epidemic of influenza, no service was held at the home, but this was done in the open air at the ceme tery Sunday afternoon at 4 :30. Not withstanding the warnings, and in spite of the danger of assemblages, numbers of bis friends came to pay their last tribute and to see his remains laid to* rest in the Kershaw cemetery beside the little formr of his innocent infant *ofc. who was not permitted to be l>orn alive in the world to adorn and bless the married life of the father and moth Buy Them And Help Win The War *0* SALE KVMTWm er, but whoae aeeouipatiyiug preaem* we trust and believe will u-*?***' bim into the miBuldiu where they eau dwell together, Httfe ami .swHirtt from the temp est of ear|h*? vieiMM^uileM am) where no httiniH mil endanger them uor trou ble* <lj?t ri'HH them. i|d where they eau await iu the preaeoee of and a cow muuiou with the lt|e*<Ke<| Kedeeuu'r, the < < 'Hi 1 1 1 k ul the otliriK wlm huvo |b*tt? l.-li beblud t?? inotirn tin- H>m muiti1nt4 In the oepurtuif of the dear loved mir. The fuueral aervlcaa were , ivmlilirted by ltvv. K. M Dulloae, his pastor ami U?'v. II. 0. l>u?u, of (be ltaptUl Church Till' Ni l VI. iinpli' ami impn\ssiv?\ jtt?t >ueh as won i?i i?c plea slug to him over whom they were held. l<oviuy burnt* luiil beautiful dower* ou the crave ami In- \uh l?H alone (0 slicp nuiotly *utl UVlltlKturM to the ItfHt xirul tlay. Murviviug him are his wif?> who Im been a faithful ami devoted helpmeet ami a xweet ami euuobliux iutlueuce in his life, hits father autl mother, W'bo&o tirat horn ami >*?& he has four sisters : Mi- V, li. Hair, lirxti U Mg?\ who wt?? autl in ill in bv<l ut her homo in Hiut'h villo with the suinc niuluil.v, and at whoM> Ix'dMiilc the n*?xt ?l?ter In*'* Ilumd Wltchfl and U)Utlt$N with anxiou^ ran-. Mrs. II. It. 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