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wvV 7TTTirr7r?=?re==esi=e=a!=se=^==e*'iBi(5i5iiw**==?=== CAMDEfCSOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 19l?. ??855S5R8fi5* NUMBER 42. yOLUMEXXX v .; f .. -^hyX^ . 1 " K:'; \v ? ? ? *? ?KS FORM PLAN TO IlICECOnON ACREAGE! (AW COUNTY FARMHHN M15T *ITH 0TIIKK8 OF 8TATK IN flH.UMW A ? MEETING CAIXEl) jtqK Al t COTTON STATES TO BE HjClJi IN NEW 0RUCAN8 FBBRtr. Hi 4 ?" ' ? p umber of the largest, and most in itial farmers of the county met Ju [ directors room of *he First National Dk last Friday night and, formulated (or reducing the cotton acreage pear. I committee was appointed' to call a! tin* tfor Tuesday of this woeX In | wuinbia to which other countieH of the ite were invited to meet with Qover Cooper. Representative* were there i Kershaw, Chesterfield, Marlboro, , Orangeburg and BdgefVrid counties, i Ctaaden delegation was composed of r. Mackey, F. M. Woo ten, L. W. jrkJn, L. I. Onion and Dr. Walter ,rreiL The committee was Joined in ilaabia by Representative M. M. John* _ of thia county* rK plaa originated by Mr. John T. y, which is reproduced below* WM before th? meeting and was agreed it It wm the moat feasible plan yet L (0nrard. Governor Cooper sent the owing telegram to the Governors of following states : North Carolina, e, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, a sag, Mississippi. Texas, Oklahoma, Inlt, Florida and Missouri : "Under present conditions and such ire likely to obtain in the future farmers of the cotton States can . produce cotton as cheaply as h^re ifflh;. The time has come when cot must bo produced only to meet .ulrements of consumption, to the end it we may always have a ready aud kiting market. The farmers of my ite are of the opinion that the acreage 1 the 1919 crop should not exceed 25, 0,000 acres. They wisj^ . to Join with >resen tat ives from other cotton States treating a movement to bring about ge reduction and secure a better for cotton now on hand. This is It of the most important questions. ? ! die people of phe South a ml requires apt and united action on the part of l^the cotton growing States. It is sincere hoped that each of the cotton States 01 join in. this movement whole hefcrt Djr. I therefore have decided to ask goremoru of each cotton State to oint two dolegates, one farmer and banket, with alternates# from each otton growiu# Congressional District to ittend a meeting at New Orleans, La., ftbruary 4 to formulate and adopt a tieal plan suitable to aH the States that will bring a satisfactory ad men t of present conditions. 'Mhy I that you appoint delegates from your ?te and notify me of your action." A telephone message from Governor er to Mr. Mackey yesterday after noon stated that he had heard from the Minors of Texas and Georgia andthat *7 approved of. the proposed* plah and appointing delegates to go to New ?ns next Tuesdaly. Governor Coop va$ naming delegates yesterday after from this state to attend the New ?Q8 meeting and had appointed m*. L. I. Guion and J. IV Mackey represent the Fifth Congressional dis from South Carolina. Mr. Maeke^s Plan. it seems to us the tirst thing wc should !?. is to let th<.> world know positively '?t the acreage of cotton, this year, will reduced, we should say, one-third, and at we will plant only about twenty- 1 P* million acres. If a percentage of Unction could be mgrecd upon and oted, then ro to work, and make a ton state-wide campaign, And put the over. We can got more money for 11,000,- J 50 ^ 12,000.000 bales this year, than hope to jet for 15,000,000 to "?WOXHX) bales, and money is what the "Kjon producers need, and must have, I not a surplus of cotton and seed, iv ? they cannot sell. at a profit. Start r Bi an effoctive businesslike way, and wl surr tjiat it willhttvoxnore effect 'hc Price of cotton now held and ; JMng for a fair price, than any other ;?? thing that can be done. After reaching an agreement, the next| B* would be to put it before the peo r* 'lave the announcement come out | <,t5,y and weekly paper, * and **7 farm paper in > the Cotton Statss, V?ne date as early aa possible, and a **** to occupy the entire first page - Vfry paper< ant keef> this thing to h .rr)nt until the campaign is over. ^ wort, put on a publicity campaign a...** wa* put on for selling Liberty * \ and ico at ths thing to do it A?u cl?8,n* date, and sign ur every jb i, '! wtton planter and every citi Ffin.iV Cotton States. No trouble Fh , h4C *? *t it right. Of course, * b|g job. it will cost some money I JF amount but it is easy $o I*t A?: more th*n would be needed. JJ* of membership fee of ten cent* T*- ?n twenty-five million a<ires ^ng a fund of $2,200,000. Twem | per acre would produes /**>? Besides, every merchant, And professional man ? 4fc f*ct, ? I!!ty citiren in Cotton States pay nominal member -A ,f Properly presented and eon rH Lth* th,n* would be carried could well afford to shut , nW4S throngbout the Cotton * week, or two weefea, and ?!> and KigB op every cotton w^c4SL.-?Sb iateili* Kent cotton planter*, in every commun ity, would, wo believe, not fail to look uiU r the small ami ignoraut plautera In ilj.ii coimuuuitle*. Want only 25,000,000 acres thiw year and we certainly would get 3ft emits and maybe 40 cents per pouud for the crop. If we plant 37,000,000 acre*. we way get 1ft cent* ts centSi ,nnd may not get bot 12 cents tor It. Hut for tbe fail ure of the 'IVxaH < rop, lust yet#, cotton now would be welling for loss than 20 cents and moti certainly would have sold for 16 cents this fall. Representatives of this committee should get toother aud work out some plan for permanent organisation. It la our opinion that we should have a Cot ton States Central Bureau, composed of all the States. We should have a State Cotton Bureau In each state, and also a CountV Cotton Bureau In each county, and ti township or school district cotton bureau in every township or school dls Souie work we kuow, but this is the solution, aud the only solution of low price cotton and low price seed, we have got to reduce production, aud wo also must spread out the sale, and mar ket the crops more, as needed for con sumption. We can be the n>ost prosperous peo ple in the world, if we make cotton scarce enough, while over production means hard times, povorty. failure and bankruptcy. The cotton producers can, without doubt, make more monoy wprk ing four days a week and resting? -sit ting down two days, than they can work ing six days every week lu . the cotton fields. Then think of the euormous amount of food products that could be produced on ten or twelve million acres of land, not planted to cotton. Better for the "farmers just to sit down two days every week, better for the land to be idle ? have no crop on it than to plant It In cotton, and have over production and low prices as we have bad. , would get more money for small cropjh and our lands would Improve, and 89 or 40 cent cotton would double or quad ruple the value of our lands, and soon we would have the highest priced^ lands in the world. Reduced production, we must have, or we have trouble ahead of, and we fear it is coining very soon. There is no more cheap labor for producing cheap cottou. With equal yields of last year, the cost of production, this year, in our opinion will be increasd* JO to 50 per cent. If we have to- sell this crop at 20 to 80 cents, we will have worked the year f?r nothipg, and a short crop Ajx ntiy section, means that debts can not be paid, and money lost. now on, we must plant cotton Intelli gently? to meet the requirements of the world The increased expense makes tWs imperative. It is no longer a smsU matter, a* In the past, bat it is >?dt*d a very serious matter to the eat&tt planters. We must get organ zed and create a force to meetnhc combined or ganized forces that come against MS, and which we have always, and must con tinue to support and sustain from pro ceeds of our cotton and soed. This is the biggest, most serious and most important question before the peo ple of the Cotton States today. It should receive the most ^?u;r fno lgwh and consideration of the best brains we have at this time, and the correct so lution of it should have the hearty .co operation of every citizen,, no matter Bight.8 nowTwbile much of t^J'orl4 is bare of cotton and cotton goods of every kind.* is the time to make a start Never again will it M so ^sy to carry through Homething along the lines we suraest as at this time. The cotton pro dv?? are in the right spirit for it, and would readily and heartily join in the movement. Now is the time to do it, mid. we would like to see it started with out delay. While every citizen should help pay the costs, thtr cotton planters alone can pay $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 for right orgaairation, and Proj^r admia Istratmn," anf conre out abead attfce ejid of the year, and every year there after. Suppose, for SnH^^' in qoo 000 ''ft 000.000 acres, to produce 10,0UU,UW bales and *ct 40 cent. I?r . V200.00 per bale, tint would br'"' Xiltton dollars. If we p ant 37,000.000 nVri>? *ir more, and produce 16.000,000 & and ?et 20 ??te-?100.00 per IXtwe wJuld get a billion. ?ir bun dred million, leavlu* four bundwl mil lion \ln favor of reduwd productj^ FlfrurinK on samp ba?l?. the one ? . fanner would *et out about a? Mlow., a bale., at *200.00 equa ? *1200 00 fl hates at $100.00 equals $900.00 Result $300.00 in favor of rcdueed pro dUThen price basis use<N aboveisprob^ Ably not correct. It would be nearer '" t M axe 4S to ?) and IB to 18 "ntt per pound. Reducing acreage mean. inrrftm"1 "er acre, and tbat mcan_ a greater margin for profit. Selling Livestock. During the past week several of our large farmers have shipped livestock to distant parts. This is a result of the campaign for better livestock in this county put on several years ago. Mr. L. W. Boykin, of Boykin, ship ped a car load of hogs to Wilmington, N. C.f last week. These hogs ranged in weight from 226 to 300 pounds mad were only nine months old. Mr. Henry Savage shipped sixty head of bis fine stock, of hogs to a banker at 8eneca, S. C. It 1s said that the bank at that place w4H distribute then around throughout that count? In order to introduce this fine breed. Mr. F. M. Wooten also shipped twelve head of hi s^ fine Hereford heifers to Ut Camel, in McOormick county this week, getting a good price for lime. Commander \frm. Ancrum of the U. 8. Navy has had his order* changed since leaving Camden.; He win sot anil on the l?th of February ?? expected but will be in Hoboken for two months. SHOULD 1IN IIKTTKll 8KRVICB Kerry Should Do Huh In ? Kuslitesa wwl Mechanical Way. Editor OtntOiell : ? The questions ask ed ill ? recent edition of The Chronicle by "Jutereeted Enquirer" voices the mui timent <?f a great many about the way in which Jtho flat across the Watereo river is ruu, both in a business and mechanical way. Personally tlie under* signed knows little about the buainess side, but a business with receipts near ten thousand dollars should have a good business system. The man la charge should be onder bond, as are all county officials .who handle funds. A system should be adopted that .could be properly checked. It is a fact that differeut kinds of blank books und sometimes a pad. have been used for the signatures of those who pay fares. Tho collection of fares and signatures has beeu made by differ ent partlpH, both colore*? and white. At various times money has been received without a signature, ami when doue in my presence there was no demand for the signature. The mechanical management is bad. .Injuries of various kinds have been, eana ed by the bad approaches. Ask the Cam ?It-n mechanics. The entrance and exit of the flat arc often dangerous. As a public cornier charging for service, the service should be safo, not nerve-wrack ing and the automobilist Hhould get what he pays (for. The automobiles "pay. the freight" and the drivers thank that some of the profits of the flat should be used to make ,the crossing more comfortable to them. This crossing in the most im portant point on ono of the moat Im portant highways. The Camden Automo bile Club has no suggestions as to de tail. They and all other automobilist*, do not object to the fare for a safe and comfortable crossing. J no. W. Oorbett, President, Another Auto ?|{>op. Messrs. A. B. Shiver* anur Eugene Hoi* land, of the Antioch section, have formed n co-partnership and will this week open | an automobile shop for general repairs and to sell automobile accessories. They will be looated in the brick building for merly ore u pi i'd by A. J. Heattic on tuffiT Mufti Street. TuSy luVvr an fiu-j vertisemcnt in this week's Chronicle and will make a upocialty of the Dayton air-, lens tires. * STILL HAS THE COTTON And Offers to Sell It Back to Mr. Pearce 9 at 3e Per Pound Leas. Bditor Camden Chronicle: In reply to jour article in last weeks paper, with reference to four bales of long staple cotton bought from B. M. Pearce, I wish to state I resold the two bates X bought for twenty cents for the same price I paid Mr. Pearce, thereby losing weighing, etc., and then had one of the bales returned on acoount of being badly plated. I took the cotton back and r*> turned the money. I also wish to state that I still' have this "good" bale of cotton' (the like 'of which brought 80 1-4 cents in Hartsville on the same day) and will be delighted to seH it back to Mr. Pearce for 18 cents per pound. ~ If there are those who read Mr. Pearce's article do not believe Camden is a good cotton market, they should come here and try to buy some cotton and see for themselves that this Is a good, strong market on both long staple and short staple cotton. Buyer. Child Badly Scalded. The little two year old Infant of Mr. and Mrs. 1a W. Manhlsm, who reside on the corner of DeKalb and LytUeton Street happened to a most serious and painfull accident last Friday afternoon in which the little one was severely scalded. The mother was preparing to give the child Its bath and had a tub of hot water near and in playing around it the Httle- fellow fell into ifc, fcadly scalding its chest and stomach before the mother could get it out? We are glad to know that the child is improving, and iti Is thought .that Its boras will not prove fatal. New Store Growing In Favor. The new store of Moore-Stokes Cor, opened during the past week started off well and the managers tell us that their patronage is growing each day. Messrs. Moore and Stokes haver, stocked the building with all new goods and the In terlor presents a most attractive ap pearance. ' They are selling goods for strictly .oashT and' they have inaugurat ed a new departure from tlpe fceirtral run of grocery stores. Every article has been placed in the shelves under, separate partitions and- all goods have the price marked In plain figures making it easy for the purchaser to make his selections. They are buying their goods for cash aiid saving money. They expect MTMII them for cash and save their customers money on their parehaaes. Read their ad In this paper tlris week. UKATII OF MK. HAMMOND Wns a Former , CUlaew of Camden But i Ww Residing ?i Bw?wtUvllli?. Tho body of Mr. William T. Ham* moud, who diod .at BenuuttsvUle oft Sunday win brought to Camden Monday for burial in the Camden cemetery. Mr. Hammond was a victim of pueuiuouia following influeuxa and bad been sick for ono week. He was a native of the West Wateree section of Kershaw county but for a number of years resided in Oamden* and later removed to Bennettsvillc where he wn? in the hotel business. Mr. Ham mond was 99 years of age nnd bad been twice married ? his first wife be* ing Mfes Mlnnio Hammond of this city, to whom were born seven girls and one boy, and he is survived by the follow* ing children : Mrs. Luther K. Stokes, ?>f St. Matthew*; Mrs. Willie Blanche HIH, of W?Rhtagton, D. C. ; Mrs. Mamie Epperson, of Sumter; Mr?. Btta Price, of Detroit, Mich, ; Mrs. Nannie Evans, of Orangeburg, and Miss Margaret Ham mond, of Florence. His second marriage was to Miss Alice Stokes, of this county, who with one daughter, Kula Blanche, survive him. He is also survived by oua brother, Mr. John ,S. Hammond, foitnerly of Logoff , but now residing at Cheraw. The burial occurred Monday afternoon at the Camden cemetery, services being .conducted by Rev. Harmon, of the Methodist Church, of Bennettsville. All of hi# ehlMren were here for the f?*i eral, slid several intimate friends of Hcnnettivllle accompanied the ; remains to Camden. VtV ? Mr. Hammond waa held in the highest esteem both in Camden and Bennetts ville, aid his family was the recipient of ragnf kindnesses by tho Bennettsville people., Mr. Cooley Goes to Wllllamston. <Mr. Q. F. Cooley who has been the overseer on the large Guignard planta tion near Camden for the past ten years or more left Camden Wednesday to makp his home in Williamson, in An* j dersj&n county. Mr. and Mrs. Cooley had made numbers of warm friends dur ing thrfr stay In Camden who regret to sec them leave Ik* re. Co). Smith Ordered to France. Washington, Jan. 23. ? Amonu fifteen officers of the- judge advocate general's office who have been relieved of their jirosent duties and ordered by the sec retary o i war to proceed to France in the branch of the same department in tliat country, are Lieut, CoL Mendel L. Smith of 8(pth Carolina, now at Camp Meade, Md.< and Maj. Charles B. Parkill, now at Charleston. ^ " 'Man of the Mountains* at Baptist Church The en tire community will have the opportunity of hearing again the Rev. J. D. ('rain. He is taking up work as State Evangelist and will hold his first meetings here In Camden. . s> > Mr. Crain is a man of rare gifts and attractive powers. - His appeal is more directly to men and the men of the com munity wttl mi*s an opportunity if they fait to hear him next Sunday. ? An added interest will be manifest in the Sunday School if you come on Sunday at 10 o'clock. . A matter claiming attention of the men will be acted on at class Sunday j and the men will do well to attend. To Have Lumber Yard.' Leroy S. Davidson ft Co., have rented the lot of the oUT McCreight property on upper Main Street and are preparing ..to operate a lumber yard for the local trade. They expect to keep a supply of building material and brick on hand at all times. ? - CHARLES W. DUNN DEAD Was Formerly of West Wateree Section Of Kerahaw County. - _ ' ! Charles W. Dunn, aged 43 years, prom inent Richland County farmer, died at his home, on the Trenholm Road early yesterday morning of Infloenaa and pneu monia after a brief illness. Mr. Dunn was a native of Kershaw County and had for many years been a successful farmer and stockman la that oonnty. He had become^ a resident of Richland only recently. He had won many friends by 'his exemplary charac ter. He is, survived by his widow, two small children; Jack and Elisabeth Dunn, together with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. N, Doobt five sisters and tw6 brothers. ? Tuesdays State. Mr. Dunn was well known and Well liked in this town aad county, no for* merly resided in West Wateree and was a substantial planter of that section. , Funeral services were conducted at the home of his brother, J. W. Dana, two miles east Of Columbia on Ttfesday afternoon by Rev. W. C. Allen, of- 0UIo? and the interment waa to Klmwood etuio P*fr - IIONOU KOH SOLDIKH8 Homecoming K*Hy Held Here friiny For Returning Meu. Citisens of Camden and J Kershaw County, held their first homecoming rally Friday afternoon In honor of their men ccmiitiK back from the ariuy. The Ked Cr<ws chapter had the affair in charge and an fottratlng program waa given. The house waa packed and everybody was in good spirits. The audiencc aang lustily under the direction of Homer Young, War Gamp Community song or* ganiaer of Columbia. Several vocal num bers were given by local aingora, Mrs. K. O, vonTresckow, wife of Major von Tresckow, president of the Camden chap ter of the Hed Cross and L. T. Mills presided. T. K. Trotter read tho roll of houor and paid high tribute to the men who had served the o6uutry in ita time of need. An overseas man from Camp Jackson made a short talk rela tive to bis experiences while in the fight ing sone. 7 I>r. Morse of the University of South Carolina m*d? the principal ad dress of the afternoon. In in eloquent tnuauer be paid homage to the men who had been so Willing to pay the price for 0111- protection and the country's honor,' and to the women of America who have done and are still doing ao'much to aid the meu of the army as they go forth to the great task. Has Re- Opened Cafe. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. H, D. OofF has reopened the Cafe 09 I0unt DoKulb Street, formerly conducted by Mr. Goff. Mrs. Goff has the place neatly fixed up and it la indeed a credit able cfife. . It is in a convenient location and will prove a much nooded enterprise to those who are stopping here for the day and desire a quick lunch at a mod erate price. A Delightful Entertainment. Tuesday evening a large and repre sentative Camden audience responded to iuvitatious sent out by the Camden Fur* niture Company on behalf of the Edison ritonograph Oo. to Witness a demonstra tion of this make of talking machine given' at the Opera house. The demonstra tion was a musical "eeltal by Miss Ida Gardner, who possesses a most Wonder ful voice And captured the audienoe in rendering a /number of conga. Mr. Har old , Lyman, flutist, pleased the audience with several .musical numbers played In harmony with the phonograph. The Edison people have these enter tainers demonstrating by comparison the perfect reproduction of voice and music by their machine, and Miss Gardner sings with the phonograph Intermittently portions of a song previously recorded S?f ho r own voice. -? . ? ? , . 5 < ? . CLOSED UP THE DIVE Council at Special Meeting Puts Pan on Negro Pool Room. ' ? ' V. - - - k , O ' At a special meeting of City Council held bust Saturday liTgbt James Reed, a negro who has been operating a pool room and' restaurant on Soutlfc . Main Street was called before council to shdW cause why his place should not be de clared a v public nuisance and bis license taken away. ' For . a long, while this has been a gathering place for idle negroes and. a place for breeding mischief and council decided to make the negro close Since the action of council Reed has prepared ia petition to the council Bak ing that he be allowed to move from the building heretofore 6ccupled.~; He says that he; can furnish a list of aurround J.Pg Pj^lhbpff Jgbff ftowte. their wfflinfl: ness for him to ran a business in their locality. He says he also wishes it for* tber understood that dnring the time he continues in business that James McQirt, or any of hia family, or any parson act fag aa fa aaent or a copartner with the said James McGIrt will not be per mitted to eirter his place of business. ;; Council has not taken any action on this petition and it is not known^ whether, they intend to let the negro reopen Ida restaurant. They are, however, certainly known to oppose the pool room and this will not bo allowed. : The following schedule lias recently gone into effect on trains arriving and leaving Camden: {for, 4 ? 7:22 tor New York. No. IS? ?:17 P. H??1?t No. 2 ? 6 ".34'p. m. for New York. Drawing Room and Compartm* PROTESTS AGAINST 1NOKRABR Wrllo# (<? Cmrwwift and Seuatom About Income Tax Rales, At it meeting of Che Caimlru ('karnbor of Commerce held Tuesday afternoon that body neat telegrams addressed) |? Hon. 10. I), Smith, W. i*. Pollock and >V. F, Stevenson, at Washington, telling pf a 'resolution passed protesting against the income tax rates for nineteen-eight een being in excess of those for the yepr nineteen -seventeen, and urging that my deficiency should be met by addition al bonds. The proposed large increases, would in the opinion of the organlsatloo, dangerously cripple industries at a crlti cal time. The following telegrsm was also ad dressed to Clarence H. Mackey, prosi dent of the Postal Telegraph Cable Co., at New York City: "Wo wish to acknowledge receipt of a telegram from you dated Jan. 27th and urging the organisation to take action urging Senators and Represents % tives to immediately return to private ownership the Telegraph and Telephone line*. - "1 enclose you a copy of a letter this day written to Hon. K. I>. Smith, Hon. W- I*. ftUock, Senators from South ;, Carolina and Hon. W. F. Stevenson, Representative from Fifth South Caro lina District." The letter addressed to Senators and Representatives as Indicated in letter to Mr. Mackey was as follows: "At a meeting of the Camden Cham ber of Commerce held January 28th. IJrli), a was unanimously parsed that the 0i\ganisatloQ go upon rtogrq as opposing permanent goverp tnent ownership of telegraph and tele phone and cable lines, and as fgvoring A return of them to private ownership as soon as it may be accomplished with out endangering the national safety. It was further resolved that the ^cmitors and Representatives from South Carolina be further informed of this action of th$ organisation." v The Chamber appointed a committee consisting of Messrs. R. M. Kennedy, Trotter and J. J. Workman, to canvaw. the business tpen and dtlsens liwsecurlng new metayers for the organi zation. This body Is being called upon at all times of the year to give infor mation of value to this community and" every citizen should become a member i and worjt ;'ilo.r, the interest of Camden. AMONG THE TOURISTS. S^me iti foresting notes from the Klrfc wood relate on every department of sport at?d are especially interesting from the' Riding and Driving standpoint. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tod of Youngs town, Ohio, arrived in Camden loday a?d Will occvpy The Kirk wood Brown , Cottage. Mr. Tod's brother, Senator Davdd Tod will arrive Saturday. Sen ator Tod is brining to - Camden his/ twelve fancy driving horses which will V stnbfod at the- Riding andlferivinic Club. Mr. Ilenry Bast will arrive this :l*reek with the Polo mounts of the Cha grin Valloy Hunt. .Club and this will mark the beginning of some real polo. Mr. W. S. Blita arrived at The Kirk wood today. Carl Anderson and Tom Boyd are Playing preliminary matches on the Country Club course today and Ja&. < Jolly will arrive Saturday thereby con firming the slogan of "Ideal Golf at Cam den. A IXougtae Rinse], Jr., R. L. Walton and If. L. Walton compose a representa tive trio from New- Jersey, playing ?n the Country Club links this week# Mr. JjoxAh Sledge gave a -dinner party In the Kirkwood Grille Wednesday evei entertaining Mrs. W. N. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. J, -Leonard Graham and end Mrs. Newton C. Boykin., " Arrival on the Kirkwood register this week are: Mr. and Mrs. A. M Hello, of Buffalo ; Chester Dale, Mrs. A ? Haeemerer, Mr. and Mra. J. Edward Boeck. end Mrs. If. Kteober all of New To A j Mr. end Mr*. Alexander ?e, of Pelham Manor, N. Y. j Mrs. ^ohn-?^-gord-^i-#>^t|J. nt Yomnn town; Mrs. William 8. Forbes and Miss Rarbara Forbes of Boston with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woodward of I*Roy; Ut and Mrs. Gustave HerdHng of Ruther ford and Mr. J. M Holcombe of Was* Ington. '.Jute " W-r, Bditorof The Chronicle: Lately I have overheard several parties threaten Jug to bring suit against the county for ^W?ageCt*e*ttsc of avoidably delay a at Wateree Ferry. One party told itoe that there ia a law on the statute hooka 161 Sontfc Carolina making any one operat ing a tegry. charging tolls, liable for Of V&# is^ delayed. If thla is tnfe V aeema KernhaW/ Cbnnty pil}iig3fi>.4f i enomona liability. ^ Further will yon please adtiw> y ferry can be run a? operated' into what fnnda are the