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P.NUARY 3, 1919. NUMBER 38. * - . YfO.U PKHS frtfri1 Tallin* la The Hot ft,f the boy#! it E, Cbrwtnta-H #tt?rjp| trt#r write yl an5jj , fip^rlonces Ace iSS ?,jbt Meut. ?rehmoTTj our trip Jo butX jtu ?n uix# wy 2 jWttbe 8tlw. Wfl , on ?n Wtftb ?Cj LsbireV if was I [(wninjt o?? We leS s.vtlnii'1 J May 23fl 0? only bi/t in the < vtiuml. thfcthers Jan.. pjto tooBa train at a to Kul kl t om\ Kngld (jkfstonelwQ days an Vmnce. Afteij I for thle days we si fttacc.J On July 4() Bdfiunv J and , that wa if oar I roubles. We id Hill but the fifhti toibingl to what we 1 Ike coWaay In Belgh botflM with the Inf j hits Jveeks I was hospital I ???-; ' % >Ufd thl company ngni from there V front. On we went ov< w,J Somir] 1:9 a lit the ifndenburg line. hor m ixiflls wet many came oui1 r, falling like il f fightifli north of St. Que jAostrajiniH and they are st fwldrerJ over here. We lowu of Uronconrt, Ptvi til other . tow us that wt MDx hamjs wince the befl nr. , It ?'*-> thr iiiudeubui-K line * Liux .saiil we would never? ?fnk. but the, Atnericans a soon showed* them tb' lid kHU^fc^rthinjc. One d?j| Wi*f eat by a hi\ s^MBkthtlt fwt H?T(Bd flr^WBlr Kt Arthur B did riot Ret mt to s <y B he was wound^ tafdon'tBwas very serious, tolbout Ms, we went over ' *? fvf r.\B>X- For about fcrdifs fB Ret a chance to ?j .-b?>oB it was very sel* tht we Hi nee to wash our tip ik^Bthoy would think Mi if one you ..had Mbu?* that' was up the (|W thcUr first thin* they tf^sftrB would be to take [tor clot^B kill cooties. The ,1*1 W(| 1*1 111 ? the 111 ?Pot. 1 was hit by a nvp it it a side and fallow lining <>a| th^ dr U tbn >% Cai Lr T " leK (e& rr't ray ^ I r- ??? wis iH rt* hf- '<?* just s wo ?n <*t. l, which i? . . 1 ??* h J 4" f^l^Jjrnod. if* now . ffl#n**r th?*?l wil1 f wt I <I< rfrr 1 r !*? is oro Fhom thn from Ho KpjiiX'j'. Ink It ?miuid ,x Ki ar i J ai |*?ty of Pftk tbp A j M* ? hat .] ^ you hav< P^liihfd i| ^ ?nd a i t much Will b* iow that about 40 and only ezt largest bo Lyon tbej time. There bore ready to tiers but we lk^ to them, of tbe let about tbe Giro mo i ft* topin but I Xma bp maay s?v? you all in hole* and cUlck wct (plenty) I ran home tlrwl Give Wyii* ix^t died at mora the result of uu automobile uoci ?Li which oceur iVd Thursday ubout 1 ffoVlock uear McHride'v ('ross Hoads, Mr. 1H- H. King, of KiQKMltf, mot hi-, death I when hln akull was crushed beneath the j| overturned car. Mr. Kiug, accompanied by his wife and three children were re i -turning -home from Bethune where they *had spent <'hriKttms. No very accurate aeoouut of the ac cident can be obtained, but It seems ; that on account of the very muddy con dition of the road, the car skidded and , turned <vropletely over, regaining an ppriffht position, though spilling all the 1 afrccivpauts. |n Home manner, the head of Mr. King was eaught beneath the I $ar and so badly crushed that death '?} followed within a few minutes. The on I ly damage done to the car was a broken windshield, from which Mrs. King re ij Reived a very painful though not so i. tious cut. Neither of the three child* a ^fcu was hurt in the least. ? Sumter Item. 7 Mr. King was tt native of Rethuno in this county and the funeral and burial occuired there- Friday afternoon. He p at ,one time in the live-stock busi ? ?ess in Camden, dissociated with his brother Mr. \V. . \Y. King. He is sur i vlved by another brother. Mr, I .en wood i King of Sumter. New Officers Installed. The following new officers <?t" the Ma? >nic Lodge who were elected some tfme ago wen- installed Friday night, Encember 27th : \\\ U. '/em nv worshipful -master; F. \\. y vans, senior warden ; W. F. Net tles, junior warden ; W. (leisenheimer. treasurer; F. ,T. Shannon. Jtrd, secre tary ; F. I). Campbell senior deacon ; r. B. Bruce, junior deacon : J. H. Os borne and M. Billings, stewards; Vfc ( 'oleman. tyler. Mk - - ? -? t Services at Baptist Church. pfc^Rpecinl cull is made to the ineui m of the Ilaptist Church to bo at i:&uuday morning service. At this ?vice an election of Cbureh officers r>tbe enfculng ye at* will be -held ifttl ery member should have his part In [g. Sunday School will begin at 10 lock. Regular service at 11 :15. Strangers in the City are cordially in |ed to these services. IK GREATEST THING IN LIFE" vAV. Griffith Produetpln to lie Shown The Ma jostle Moiula.v. .latest thins in lifo ! W ha is * . *re is it to bo found? I> WV Urifrth . . master producer of master pieces pi - ^ to you an answer to this uuesti.. , ... - Now vou will smile atnl now ft tear-j ? ' ... il , , ? . hroll silently down your ? lee , ut > wjj| have found fhe ??*,t M ^t,m, ? lbe (Jrrrtti'Kt TWn^n.I-re. ? Now Major % *fl|| . fvvard Mills. MtturiJ, forAier)v irf tb(, (loiwrtnWBt of riliversitJ of ^olti^i ''-JMT" A'flH i ven his majority >n (Vtooei 26. aoeoUng to a letter m-cived in Columbia ffitcrday t?y bis filter. Miss Mary Mi?.;. Major Mills is in the department rj&as and liquid firp and ba.s boon in Fucp ?inee early Kprinff. H? is on louv?'| absence fr.>m tljp university. ? Wednp<*y'? State. Marria*ev< Mr. Tillman Alford. olttoi-k Hill and Mifts Alice Cauler, of Onden were mar ried on December 31st. Mr. Kichard Habson Jfi-sh. of Ker nh?w and Miss Nellie Ani DeHruhl, of Oassatt were married on 4cembor .'list. On December 26th. Mr^ltobort Les lie Moore, of Luugoff. 8. 3., and Miss Kate Knlinn Bell Hranhni, of fllaney. s. r. , A Deplorable Art-lent. 1 Truly one of the most rftettabU- ac cident* that has occurred in this city was that of last Thursday^ afternoon, 'Wln'ii little Jr T, Phillips. lr.. better known to roost every one het<*s "Sonny" accidentally shot WiMiam J<fenston son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Joiston. It happened while they with 4mc other, boy* were near the outrtkirts f the city Htartmft for a hunt. The shotpras from h shotgun, the load tearing I a hole through the rhild'K abdomen. tTho acci dent occurred near Cedar Cre-4 Jam? NVe] y, who was in the pariy. picked up the little Johnston boy aril hurried to -A. W. Oreene'* residence, naced him in Mr. (Jreene's car and riirthm hira to the Fennell Infirmary. In tho m^an time Drx. FenneH and Steven* harl re sponded to tbo rail for n ' doctor and followed Hjrht after -the other car to the hospital. When thoj reached the little fellow it was seen that there was no possible b<rpe of ftavinf his life a ad he died about 7:30, something like two and a half hours after he \ra* *?hot. ? tto H; HIU Record. mmmmmmutinmrnrn , CALLED FOR QUICK THINKING | Shipper of Burning 8hlp, With Cargo ! of High Exploalveu, in No Posh tig n to Hasitate. The < Vphulotila wh?j deeply loaded with ?hellH, mid her < lii II ? rooms were Oiled with T. N. T. f?r the Italian army, writ** It. K. Crop Ivy In the At lantic. She whs well In tlu* midst of th? convoy proceeding down the Thumea, and had juxt paaaod beyond the aubinarlne net. when u thin pencil of amoke wuh mm to rlao from tho eoruer of No. 1 hatch. It happened to catch t lu? third officer's eye flrat ami ho callHl Humroy'a attention to it ^??.?wnv had soup*W M-uson uii the orsi trT; ? w.Tuuary and tin- nchxum promise* (O Im> io unusual ?no. Among the U ? day arrivals iuchlrie IV F. Clifford of Boston who plans to remain for the mouth of January. Mr. Clifford Is a dally golfer over the link* of ? le Camden Country dub. Cecil 1 1 origin u n of New York City was a guest for a few days enroute for Palm Beach. Mi*. 0, D. Vail of (ieucva und Docv tor and Mr*. F. C. IL Moody of New York were among the recent arrivals. Mrs. Vail was on her way to Palm Reach to open her cottage there for the season. Clarence and Mrs. Morgan of 8hel hourne, Vermout are motoring from the North to Camden and will occupy their usual rooms at, the Kirkwood. The Mor gans have been constant visitors to this section for the past do/en year#. Kdwin A. Harris of New York City is here for two weeks of golf. Mr. and Mi*s. W. II. Dickey of Cleveland arc at the Kirkwoori for the balance of the month. Among the visitors from Camp .Tuck son include Lieut. Lewis It. Kuntx and Major It. W. WhanWll. Capt. and Mrs. II. S. Johnson also of Camp Jack son arc registered for the month of Jan ua ry \ . J Among the arrivals for the season who arc expected in the near future are Mrs. II. Seward Wilcox of Albany. N. Y. ; Lieut. F. T. Fiske and mother of Mont clair. N. J.; Charles A. Dorks of Mount Vernon. N. Y. ; Mrs. L. F. Arrel. Youngs lown, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Camp- 1 hell Skinner of Burnhum, P?. ; Mrs. E. ' II. Little and family of Newburyport, | Mass.; and Spencer Turner of New, York. Arrivals At Hobkirk. The . following guests have arrived at j the Hobkirk Inn: Mr, and Mrs. R. W.j MeClain. Toronto, Canada; It. S. Rains-) ford. New York : Mr. and Mrs. Maedaniel Ashtield, Mass.; Miss McCnul, Haiti-! more. Mri. ; Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Brook*, Springfield,- Mass. : Mttf. W. JjJ. ilobb^" Bridgeport. Conn. ; J. Alfonso' Stonrns, New York ; Mrs. Ralph II. Hubbard, j Lamar <?. Hubbard and nurse, Itye, N. V.j Court Inu Arrivals. The following new names were on the; Court Inn register this week : Sherman Woodward, John K. Winkler, New York; Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Tallman, Mrs. G. S. Tallman, Staten Island N. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. David It. MeKee, Washing ton, D. C. ' Mr. Iteginald Halsall Dead. A message was received in Camden yesterday announcing the death in New York City *?f Mr. Reginald Karl Halsall, a former Camden boy who was a tele graph operator on the New' York cot ton exchange. Hl? mother, Mrs. M. K. Ilalsal), received^ a message Wednesday announcing his serious illness and lefL immediately for New York, and did not know that her son was dead until she reached that elty. He had been ill only a short while with pneumonia and the message stating that he had l>assed away camo while ^he was en route to New York. Mr. Halsall was just 21 years of age. was h strong, robust young fellow. He j is survived by his mother and three brothers ? Messrs. Gilbert Halsall. of New York, Smyrl Halsall and Will Hal sall, of Camden. No funeral arrange ments have yet been made, but the body is expected to arrive here either Satur day or Sunday. Mr. Smyrl Halsall left last night to meet the funeral party in Washington. New Adverts??. Tho (.Chronicle begins the now year with u long list of new advertiser*. Ad vertised products are generally the be?t, and we urge that our readers look over our adverting poxes and sec what our advertisers have to offer. Beside* our regular contracts advertisements we are carrying the following new ads"ffi rfcfr issue : Hank of Camden ? Banking. Footers Dye Works ? Dying and clean ing. Fisheries Products ()o. ? Fertilijser. Camden Oil Mill ? Seed buyer*. J >e Loach Realty Co. ? Real Estate. F. S. Royster Ouano Co. ? Fertlllxcr. Majestic Theatre ? Griffith** Story Victor}'. It. M. Kennedy ? Insurance. (Jeo. T. Little ? Horses and Mules. Majestic Theatre ? The Great Love. Geo. T. Little ? Hackney Wagons. Lawrence A. McDowell ? Real Rotate. T, W. Wood & Son ? Seed. Mr. K. F. Ilough of Y*|t?ville, Oa? a former resident of thfe'eonnty, and a brother of Memrn. W. It'tad Mody Hough, ha< been here on a vUit the pant week MADE THE Chain V/Uiik ... v ,v:x a u"? ??? ! ? -'vf^ ' Phy?loi*n in Hit Excitement Rat Gave Away Secret He Sfcoul^, H?v? Kept. J* Jr Attorn-* _ 0 plqu??t Ju.?km,wl der u'"* 1 fcl * ,ea The mow?y Swbk1/ i flc<) of **? jy?3l^ 1 luff uiut l()^ ^?_ tb.u 1>I? on' but ttHsvuY, ?y ? sm?ak ,,ka,> tyer Manager of Company At Cwifcw. ^ Ktutnett J. Hruoak, acting chief man* agcr of the Charlotte office of the Pos tul Telegraph Company, died at an early hour ye*lrrday inorniug at Ht. Peter's hospital, after an lllne** o i one week. 1'nmimoaiH with complications was the cause death The rcmaius were tak en to Matthew*. H. yesterday, i'lni.'inl ami lntermeut will take pl&cc there torflay. Mr. Hnioak wan a native of Ht. Mat thews and was 34 years old. lie had lived b*re about two years. During this time he hud been acting relief man agor. I !?? was in the service of tb* Pos tal foj* 'several year*. Before coming here be served at the States viMe, Cam den and' Hmntcr offices. Official*! of the local office held Mr. Smoak In high esteem, ami be possessed the confidence of a Ufre circle of friends. _ Surviving him an* his father. J, A. Hinortk, iand two sisters, Misses Lillian and Annie Hinoak, all of Ht. Matthews. ? Fridge's Charlotte Observer. Mr. Htnoak Is well remembered in Cam den tin manager of the Postal Telegraph Company when it was located iu the but ldibg when- the Loan & Havings llauk is now located. He made many friends for hinfsclf and company while here. He was] dever and accommodating and his frf 1h regret to know of his death. ^lur Boys Heard From. Sorgejkut It. H- Hilton, of Westville, who losi an arm In Franco, has arrived from ovterseas -and is now at F>?rt Mo t'horMoni Atlanta. Sergeant Hilton writes his fabler that ho expects to arrive homo flSont ? February Jst, In speak ing^ of hhe casualties among the rpon from "laiM^lunty he states that every man of , Company M. of the Thirtieth Division vviJth the exception of 20 was wounded ini-sotne manner. Cantey Villepigno, who'Vas wounded in die arm- Home months ago. has tele graphed! his mother that he has ar rived fr<*m overseas and will bo at sumo hospital.; in thin country before coming homo. ? ? who was severely w'onn^wlti.TKe Teg.lfa* also notified his parents thafc he In safe in this country aud' . will return home as noon as he can got his discharge from a hospital. Private Arthur Smith, who was for* morly manager of the Camden Furnlf ture Company, has written a friend that he is safe at Dyon, France. His letter wan dated December 6th, and says that he hopes to be on his way back to the States before very long. Preaching at Anttoeli. The regular semi-monthly services will be^ hold in Antioch Baptist Church Sun day Jan. 5th. at cloven o'clock. At this time the pastor, J. B. Shiver, ex pects to begin u series of sermons deal ing with the "Doctrine of Christ" as based on the scriptui'e found in 2nd if.ihn thc-9th verse, poo pie -of the community together with the public gen erally are cordially invited to attend thin and ail future services. A hearty welcome awaits all who will meet with us. "O come, let us worship and bow down:. let us kneel before the I-ord our maker." ? Psalm 95:6. Meeting Kershaw Association. Members of the Executive Hoard of tlx. Kershaw Association will meet at the Baptist Church in Camdeti on Fri day 10th of January. !>t ev?*r.v mem ber be present. M. M. Benson, Ckairmau. KILLED FOUR GERMANS CAPTURING SIX OTHERS Tbe commander in chief, in the unnw of tbe PmMent, hu awarM the *?? tin^UM nmfee cross to Castor Vlt leplttir for an ad of fxtrwO?ry he roism. ?y Corpora J .John C. VlUcplgue, l'om? P?ny M Oik HmA^d Mil Bjhtwttr Infantry, (A. 8. No. 2S1SM1.) "Fo^ extraordinary h?roLun hi met lorn at Vmb Andifny. Franco, October IS. lllh Corporal Vlllepifoe, fJ*htlnjc a nalpwr located in a shell hole, crawled 3M yards in the face of hcav>- artillery and rifle fire, and alone killed four and cap* tured six of the enemy.** Home address: Mrs. P. T. Viilepigue, mother. 1517 Lyttleten Street. Camden, 8. C. Young VillepUue Is about 22 years of aie, a modest yotrag fellow, and is the son of the late P. T. Vllhflfse^ a well knows merchant of C*MiHL He was a member of the old Kershaw Guards (now Co. M.) and when the war started he was employed in the Atlanta National Bank. Ho Immediate ly came home and joined his company and trained at Camh Sevier. His friends to Camden are jostly prond of his achievement and a warm wotoaam awaits his return to Cmica. Ho is now In this country ?uBwlii| ton to juries received in battle. He to now MUrOTifd M POn IHfl HUB, AttMBS. MK. GOKF I>KAI> Well Known ( ill ten I'ammh! A*l) Wed nesday Kvenlng ?t H O'clock. Camden ?was saddened Wednesday even ing wheu it waa made known that Mr. Holly I>. (toff bad paused uway that evening at fight o'clock after an illness from pneumonia. Mr. Ooff waa about 217 years of age, and had always bean in robust health and his death came aa n surprise to bis many friends in Cam* deu and throughout the county. - Fot a munbor of years he was an ef ficient member of the Camden police fom>. Later he wan engaged in the restaurant business of DeKalb street. He was a native of this county, having been born near Hlaney. Mr. Goff Is survived by his mother, Mrs. Nancy doff, of Knglish ; live brothers ? W> If. Ooff, of the Kirklaud Distributing Co., of Colombia, 1>. A. Ooff and Johu K. Goff. of KngUsh, II. J. Ooff, of Hum boldt, Arisona, I). G. Goff of Camden and one sister. Mrs. Wade H. Jones, of Kershaw. die was married to Miss Carrie Watts, who w^fh un adopted daughter, also survives him. Tho funeral and Inter ment was at the Camden cemetery yes terday afternon at four o'clock. jft , THK NEW STAMPS l?l# Series of War Savings Stamps Now On Sale. Charleston, Jan. 1.? Commencing Jan uary 1 the new series of war savings stamps ? known as the 1010 series?will be on sale, aud will mature January 1, 1024. The sale of the 1018 series ended on December 1, and postmasters and agents of the second class have received supplies of the new stamps and have them for sale. The January price of thi' new W. S. 8. is $4.11! each, and this price will advance vine cent each month. The.v will be blue instead of green, and are 'slightly smaller in size than the 1018 series, of which nearly $10,000,000 worth were sold in South Carolina. New cards, on which, tho new stamps are to be stuck, have been prepared, and sUould.ha placed iron a 1018 card. If a 1018 war savings cer tificate has been only partially filled, it is perfectly valid and each stamp will be redeemed for $5.00 at maturity; The Treasury Department has plans in progress for continuing the campaign of thrift during the year, and these plans will be made known in due course. In the meantime, the government urges that tttt? people continue to Invest as much as they can of their aavings in war sav ings stamps. Again in The Market. The Camden Oil Mill announces in todays paper that they are again in the market for wagon und gin seed. The mill had stocked up on seed to such an .extent wmr week* ago that they Is sued notices tbut they would not buy until further- notice.? Thin will be good news to those having weed to soli. ' ' " <r: r ' * '* ? -7- ? Kershaw County Casualties. Kiiled in action ? Lieutenant John F. Arthur, Fair 8treet> Camden. Died of disease ? Lieutenant William It. deLoach, Camden. Wounded severely ? Private (Srant Mc Pheruon, Lucknow. Week of Prayer. The week beginning Jan. 5th, 1019 wVll be observed by the Woman'* Mis sionary Society of the Camden Baptist Church as week of prayer for "World Wide Missions". Places of meeting are as follows f " Sunday ? At the Church. ? Monday ? Mrs. M. A. Watts. Tuesday ? Mrs. Kobt. Ooodale Wednesday ? Mrs. M. M. Benson. Tlbusday ? Mrs. J. S. Lindsay, Friday?Mrs. J. It. Relk. These .meetings wlU be held at 4 o'clock Leach afternoon. All meipbers are ear I nestlv requested to atteud. Mrs. John Wilson, Sec. Mortgage Burning. The Baptist Church is planning to burn a mortgage, the last evidence of indebtedness against its property. This will be done on next Wednesday night I to emphasize the fact that the Church I is beginning a new year fulfilling that fteripture that tells us to "owe no man an thing except to love him." f- Every member of the Church is con E*ntly expected to be on hand for this casion and all other resident Baptists well. A suitable program is being planned by a competent committee and j as we take our place and have our part we will afford Joy to all who at ttiead. - *>' ' l'3? - . .*?, i Mr. W41Hs Hheorn, of the Enterprise j Mercantile Co., who has been at the Camden hospital suffering from in?u enaa, haa sufficiently recovered to re turn to hi* htme. .-*???- - ? -- __ -- -rv - " 42L-* ? KKR&1IAW NKW8 NOTK8 Interesting Happening* Gathered Kroiu The Era of Thai Mac#. Mrs. Leroy \V, Hicks and child, of Macon, (la., are vtaltiug the former's father, 1* K. Truesdel* Mr. I licks al*> spent several days here but had to re turn to Maoou. Mra. Hicks will spend ?ome time here. Haiti McCaskill, wiw#es? operator ou a retlef ship in the UnKwl States uav.v, in visiting his parents, Mr, and Mrs. John A. MW'askill. It i? Ha: gel's flrat visit home in quite a long while and ? ho is enjoying his vacation right much. Hcv. 1>. llrawn Green, who recently accepted the call to the pastorate of the Kershaw and Bethel l*resbyterlan Churches, will move his family to Ker shaw ond wlH occupy, the Presbyterian man>e ou south Matron Street. As will be seen by announcement in the Church notes, Mr. Green will hold services in the Methodist Church next Sunday after noon. l*rof. and Mrs. O. K. McDaniel, who were visitlug the parents of Mfrs. Me J >n n ic I , Mm and Mrs. 10. X. Truesdei, left last ^riday for I^aGrange, Ga., where Mr. McDaniel has been elected to a position In the public Nchool of that i*l t.v. Sheriff G rover C. Welsh has moved to Camden. wher$ he some time ago pur-, chased the Mathis ^hotne on east DeKalb Street. lturrell H. Truesdale returned last weok from New V ork, where he went about ten days before in response to a telegram utlvising him of the serious ill ness of his mother, Mrs. Iiattie Trues dnle, who was in New York visiting her daughter, Mrs. Chas. O. Iteekhnm. We are pleuseQ to note that hi* left his mother out of danger anil very much improved. The many friends in Kershaw of Mr. uud Mrs. W. II. Sowell^ ?UM? Ulllie' and "Aunt Tressa", as they arc more familiarly and affectionately known her*, regretted very much to learn of the mis fortune that befell them the Saturday before Christmas when they lout their home by fire at McBee, where they have be<ui living since leaving Kershaw more than a year ago. We are informed that the most of their household turn i tun* was saved. Mr. and Mrs. H, I.. Rlchey and ychild ren, of Camden spent Christmas w Ker shaw with Mrs. Mollie Brewer. \ Miss Lillian Truesdale left last Bator day to resume her duties as teacher in the Graded school at Bishopville. The Risihopville school had not been reopened since the quarantine wan Brut put on because of influensa, K. M. ISstridge hat* sold the large tract of land that he owned near Camden. It was purchased by . A. L. Watkins, of Camden and ftd. Clyburn. It was a valuable plantation and brought a good price. F. J j. Truesdale and his son, L. F. Truesdel, have bought t!h? Dr. 8. O. Rutledge home place on the eaxt aid* of town, at presput occupied by Dr. and Mrv. W. BJ Turner. Dr. Rutledge, who so'me time ago opeuM a dental office in Columbia, has removed his family to that city. Fannie Wilson, colored, wife of Henry Wilson, the barber, died Monday night of dropxy, after being ill fo ra long time, during which ?he had to sit in 'a chair. She had been s resident of Kershaw from the very earliest beginning of the town. FIjORIDA NOW "D*Y" statk ? ? ? . ^ *+? Law Became Kffeettve Midnight ?( Lant Day of Year. Ca ?? Tampa, Fla? Dec. 81. ? The entire State of Florida became "dry" at mid night tonight, when the constitutional amendment making sale, manufacture or transportation of liquors, wines or beers illegal in this State weft into effect. This city was really the last stand of the whiskey interests in the largtf cities of Florida and In only one otter* county was; the sale of liquor being- -*? carried on. The mail order and package ?? houses operating here managed to ftt~Md or tneir last remnants of CtMfcfl today. - (>no large concern carried oa an auction- ? nale for two days this weejt to close out- ? . ^ f A feature of the new law is that a fine of $1500 or six months Imprisonment, or both, is the minimum penalty for ~~ drunkonnoss, first offense, and a fine of $3,000 or tbree years in Jail, or both, for the second offense. 'Mil Manning's Reply to Canttaa'a Sigh* The above is the name 'of a s out which has beei\ written in honor ?1 the late Major William Manning gave his life In France for Dem<***^' It is intended fcT perpetuate t?* orjr of one of Carolina's hr*f* be which she has many. A ccpf sent to any one free upon 471. dreoa Rev. W. M. GaM*** Kumter, 8. C.