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' ' ?\ . r jjileeu " i?3>v? Camden Chronicle '"" i >? ? ? UPM i m um m n i n ? ?.??? ? w? ? mwUi? *? i i i i ??? ii *mmmm m ***** I-4WM** ??,l ? 1 One t(> < VOLUME - ? '? || j^j p F XXXI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, # SEPTEMBER 19, 1919. V.U'OHN IvMVU'KN FrfHl""' CiaillHl b, i'di* ut Hospital Ki '.}?, ) St'itl Hi. T. \ uughun, Mijiciinli : 'I' Ml i.l 111,' i Md 1m.| ?,,? Jiciiif til I > i i.'rii villc, nil i it in a ( ?> oi f jjuti' bosj'itnl tor tU?< iujsuaf uudcr i j?nJ?*r "f tin* com t for , obaervutiou (1. Millity, . m lilllr dlll' | jj?f nifht MU<I h?N uot been nppre ^SJJ. )rflU?bu waft convicted ' before ll[(int n.url of (.'rem ^llc Otiuuty ?' ""''"iool Uwumilt' lUlU,> m 1U1-. l>f t'ri,'lliuHl UhKault wliilc KiH. ?? Inmate ?' '* " ! .. |,i[e be ??? auperiuteud c*ctr? E' |>?iwber 2Q, 1?1Z *> " ? ,l?. Sup. Tine Cuurta ef the , and iiovitb Carolina * Silence 1?C. ^htw. months, he ??? remanded to **jSJ Ho?p,u! for the Insane for ' II ? us I" hi* mental condition. ft, to 1'""" ??????? ?? ? w*rt . |i00r' of the main building ?'i* inl'ultaT In the opinion of the P ' , . lmd secured- a pass feSSS down which he h, ??, Vaughn waa nindes^e L,|? So'cloA tout "i-ht and > I* llht, ,oor g. Va>i?bn complain I",,, , Headache about 8 o clock la?t L,, rdiM I" ,,t tin. E ,,^t and said be would ret, re t. .ItMi'liinl saw more of him. At ,V|,*k d"- 'iH.iniiiK he wont into with a newspaper and jT,b?i he wl"v"" * Vaughn s ;)ill8 rfciia, bent beneath the ahcotK ,*W A i " 'he night at I?l,;i, ?'?? duty- and the day at ?,ia?, "ii. A'-ut a" "our later fc ^ in, went to \ nughn a fjvui to call him as he had not 'appear-. d nil .found a -lummy made of eloth ? i? tfa.. b. ?1 aiul Vaughn gone. The hospital authorities immediately lv, the alarm and a thorough search ,?? Mifldf of the building and grounds. yt ?ro furred to the opinion that Vtttchn in some way secured a key nnd Blocked the <l....r to l.is ward during the light. None of the window bars were ^ ai.'l the night attendant, who Lid be was in and out of the ward ?farm? the night, saw nothing of Vaughn. m. C. KimI Williams, superintendent of pt hnsjiital. say ? lie has absolute con ?fejee in this attendant and is satisfied it ibm wh" it" collusion on his pnrt. It was discovered on searching the |p?gnds that a bench which had been the yard had been placed next to tk? brick wall which . surrounds the fcowid* and that footprints resembling iuihti'< were aciind the bench. A (rid; pavement runs outside this wall the outside of the street at this point |ifre prints where an automobile had jrnwl around in the street. However automobile traffic is very heavy along ? street, these pri'nts may benr no ifnificancp in connection with the es |np* P to late Wednesday night Dr. Wil is. superintendent of the State P*59" iul for th" Insane, had received abso itflr nothing which would indicate the liirwii..ii . I*. Vaughn had gone when pt Scaped from the institution Monday lifbt. Officials throughout the country Uv? bien warned to keep a sharp look Mi'. &ii<l as Vaughn's personality is so Mrked. it i< believed he will s*?on be ?pprfhended. Wo<idni?'ii Monument I'nvciliiig. S^jniit> aftcriKKtn at the l'ine baptist Church burying ground Nm.inli.rv .f Live <>wk <^amp No,v 49 unv.'il the monument to '?f tle-.r int'iiibcrs ? the late It. M. I' .? address of the occasion * 'i-.iV.-ri-d i,\ Sovereign AI. \V. Iiobo, ^ sfiiri?:,hii:u. ?'^y^icKford sJlliloodlum Itl to TV u ? ? | ***** Todmy. Friday H*pt. 1? I'-OKM sruit TS.MKVS ASSOCIATION Mismv I ?.?> Kin . t ;i ill ? > .mil Vales M.-in l?cr> of A?|\ Isoi \ Itoiu (I. Sumtnorville, Sept. 17, -The idea ? of .1 South Carolina Sportsmen's" Assueia-. lion which is now hoiug organised origi nated through the accidental meeting udf a few sportsmeu in Columbia early last spring. These ^otttlemen wore di?* the game situation in Soxith Carolina and wore unanimously ^ oJ[ the opinion that a uiovemyut . for':" more game and hottor gai^y laws" would at tract the favorable attention of sports men throughout the state and each of these gentlemen agreed to go homo and discuss the matter with the loading sportsmen in their locality. The idea met with such universal approval that a state-wide movement was later agreed ? the outcome oJf^whit'h Is now tho "Sportsmen's Association of South CiWo linu.'" A meeting will be held in Columbia al an early date for the election of of ficers and it is expected ,that hundreds of sportsmen will gather in the capital city for the occasiou. Matter of im portance t?' every . kjJurUman w?U be discussed and a 'future plan "of action by the Association will be decided upon. A state charter will probably be secured as soon as organization plans have been completed. The ?purpose <Vf the Association will be to co-operate with the state game wardens, in an equitable enforcement of laws ; encourage tlu? protection and pro pagation of all kinds of fish and game; establish free game' preserves within. the state; encourage breeding and develop ment <?f better hunting dogs and to pro mote an appreciation of sportsmanlike methods in angling and hunting. "The following well^lhvrvwjn gentlemen, constituting a teimjiorary Advisory Hoard, are giving their support and 'Cooperation t.o the Association: I-. W, lloykin, Boykin ; (i. del*. WiKon/^lT^T*.. Spar tanburg; John 1). -Watts. I. aureus; Ilarrv Hates. Kastover ; T-odrand (Juerry M. 1>.. Columbia; IJ. (?. Kaminer, (lads den : 15. flame CJaines, Central ; Thos. B. Butler. (Jaflfney ; (?. H. Green. Bock Hill; R. I). Childs, Monck's Corner; J. Willis Cantey. Boykin ; (Jeo. U. Fish burne, Charleston ; Legare Walker. Sum inerville ; C. II. Yates, Camden; Adger Stoddard, Owings. >Mr. 10. C. Adamson. Summorville, is temporarily acting as secretary and every sportsman in this section is urged to send him their name and address at once so they may bo enrolled as mem bers of the Association. Post For Kershaw. Kershaw Post, with headquarters at Camden, has boon <-hnrterofl""~ by the] Ameriean Legion of South Carolina. The |>ost was organized by L. Whit Boy kin. Jr.. of Roykin and the charter mem bers arc: Ralph N. Shannon, Julio* E. Campbell. Alfred M. MoLeod, .Tamos Dolyoaehe. Jr.. .Tack II. Watkins, Charles R. Villepigue, O. O.. Alexander, M. M. Ileasonover, M. A. Kirkland, F. II. Relk. E. L. Moseley, J. I>. Team, S. C. Taylor, Charles R. 'Little. Sidney C. Zemp, L. Whit Roykin, Jr.. Lynch I). Roykin, Thomas t,. Alexander. ami Walter L.. Rush. Child Drowned in Tub. Mildred, the two year old daughter of .Mr. and .Mrs. W. L. Kinard, of West Wateree. was droivned in a tub at i#s home Friday afternoon. The littlo girls mother was ill and it followed the nurse J a distance, and stopped at the well to play in the tub. Refore anyone knew it had toppled over in the tub and was* found a few minutes later by her i little six year old brother. It. wa<* quickly carried into the bouse and all | that could be done was of no avail and; it expired a short while after. Sheorn (Jive* Itoiid. Jim Sheorn. one of the alleged iiioon shiners. who was shot and wounded in the raid in which Constable Itateman and Sant Karrett lost t h ** i r lives several w<?eks ago, was granted bond in the sum of $5,000 and was released from jail Satunlay morning. Sheorn was wound ed in th?' foot at the time and later i surrendered. He was charged with mur der in connection with trie killing of (Nonstable Rateman. lie was already under $1 ,000 bond by the magistrate... Rond was furnished by -Mr R. Lee Sowell, of near Kershaw. Real Kstate Sates. Mr. W. II. Haile purchased this week the handsome two story house of Mr. I >. A. Roykin on Fair Street. Mr. Wm. King, manager of the Cam den Oil Mill has bought the Stoney resi dence on Fair street Messrs. C. P. PuRose And It. E. Ste venson have bough! the Nelson property ??n Mill and DeKalb street*. The above sales were made through the agency of C. P. DuBose and Co. iilt.VCIv? -II YDK Ml llDl.K To Hit Mis|ila>r<l Before Huprritie Court Hi an Kurly I)a|iv. L ? *? 'I t s in I > i i? , Sept,' lo. .V writ of 1 1 ? * oraii, grant id at Abbeville OU Saturday b> Mugi-ii'- B. < ? a r.\ . chief justice of the State Supreme Court, along W$th. a length.\ i?ft i tloii and voluminous exhibit#, was filed today with Harry 1. McOfcw, clerk of the supreme court. by attorneys for 'Prist nun T. Hyde, Mayor of Cbarlt's ton, ami W. I'. Sellers, and Thomas II. McCarthy, candidates for alderman at large, from Wards ?'{ and 10, respectively, iu llu? municipal primary at Charleston. The writ cites VV.. ? burner l.ojiau. ch air nut u, A. II. llrouthers, secretary, and all members of the city executive com mittee, William II. Duucau, clerk of court i?f Charleston county, and Johu I*. Grace to. tile with the supreme court within fourteen days after the service of the order all of the original matters of evidence, record**, papers, pleadings, documents and all the proceedings iu any way connected with or affecting the actions or decisions of- the above named respondents iu connection With the re ; ?????? vici-pai election in Chnrlcstoii. The respondents, however, are allowed to ?how cause before the chief justice, if. they choose to do so, why the records should not be tiled as directed iu the writ. The petition tiled with the supreme court in behalf of Messrs., Hyde, Sel ler and McCarthy is accompanied by a great number of exhibits beariug on the allegations made in the petition. In conclusion the petitioners, assert that the action of the executive- committee and of the committee on canvass is illegal and void and that Tristram T. Ilyde is exiled to be declared the nominee as ^f>on .jjn'.-^ace of the returns on the night tif(. the electron and is entitled to have added to his majority the chal lenged votes which, the petitioners af ??i ? *houId have been counted in his favor. Clerk of the Court McCaw worked tonight in assisting the attorneys to get their records certified, as they intend to serve them on the defendant tomor row in Charleston. I'nless the respondents show sufficient cause why the case should not be heard, it will be placed before the Supreme J Court at its next session, which begins | October 14 and the facts presented by I the litigants will be reviewed. Cit izcus File Second Petition. Forty-six voters, supporters of Mr, Ilytle, in the August 1J) primary ' elec tion. whose ballots were challenged by supporters of John P. Grace, were made parties to the syit in a separate peti tion. All of these men cast their baN ?lo.ts...far..~M ayo r Hyde in the mufilefp%V primary, but their votes were challeng e<l by Grace supporters. They are un to ascertain whether their votes wei^e counted by the committee on can vass of the executive committee on the night of August 22. W. P. Sellers and Thomas B. Mc Carthy, who appeal^ jointly in the pro ceedings with Mayor Hyde, were can didates for Alderman at large from Wards 3 and 10, respectively, but their opponents from these wards, John P. Michel ami Francis H. Bold, respective ly, who are likewise members of the executive committee, were declared nomi nated by the executive committee. William H. Dunkin, clerk of Court of Charleston county, is made a party to the suit, because he is the custodian of the managers' rejnirt of elections, poll ii<t?, etc.. from the primary election. The city election was held August 19, Mr. Hyde receiving .*{.241 against Mr. Grace's 3,244), exclusive of 73 contested ballots. When the contested ballots were i considered at the executive committee's j meeting the following Friday, Graty^was I declared the nominee by 14 votes. A subcommittee passed ou the contest ed ballots and on each question sub mitted to (lie executive committee the committee vote<l strictly partisan, 13 Grace men voting to accept the action of the subcommittee and 12 Hyde men voting to aecept, the action of the sub committee and 12 Hyde men voting to reject the subcommittee's report. Counsel for the petitioners are Alfred Hug'-r and Walter H. Wilbur of Charles ton, and L. D. Jennings of Stimter of counsel. The respondents have 14 days in which to answer. The court will not be a*ked to ord^r another election, as thi* does not lie within the jurisdiction <rf the rmnrt. The court can only de clare the election Invalid, 9hou,ld con clusive evidence of fraud be submitted, which action would in effect be to re strain the declared nominees from tak ing office. The ? democratic executive committee then would have to order an other election. Mr J. T- Houston will leave next wcfk for Bamberg where he will be a <tudent at Carlisle. w v ? pi.ant n uns Ml^gcM lljdi'o-Klci'lrii' Plant in <'avo? 1 litlNH Just t'omplctcd. , . The W'atereo Million of the Southern. Power compa uy, the largest of the sev eral hydroelectric plants constructed by this company lu tin' t'aiolinas is virtu-. all,\ completed ami began to turn wheels Saturday according to announcement by vice president W. S. I.ee in Charlotte. The Wateree station, locate*! on the Wateree river, seven miles from ChiiI' den, lias a maximum installation of l(KMHM) horse power, conijiosod of live units of liO.(KK) horse .power each. While the dam across the river was not quite, completed, the ,last notch was tilled ami water rose to the point to turn machinery Saturday. No official statement of the cost of the new power plant has been made but It is understood to represent an outlay of several million dollars. The work of Conat ruction was begun two and a half years ago. The jwwrr developed by the Wateree plant will be transmitted into the gen eral electric power system of the co|u ~nnny~ over ft " transmission line which al ready reaches the new plant. This line Was used in transmitting power t*' the Wuteree station for ufic in the building of the plant there. Now the same line will be. Used in transmission of Dowbr from the new plant into the "general circuit," as the layman might call it. The plans for the. Waterec plant, like the other I hydijo-electric plants of the company, were drafted in the offices of Vice- President 1-eefc who is the chief engineer of the company. It wus built on contract. The Hake formcmd by the backing of water above the. dam is L'S milea l.mg. it is said. Mr. (joodnle Acting Postmaster. < >11 Monday with the close of tin* day's business, Mr. C. J. Shannon, Sr., whose resignation was noted previously, turned over the affairs of the Camden postoffice, and Mr. John K. Ooodale, assistant to Mr. Shannon was placed in charge as acting postmaster until Mr. Shannon's successor is appointed. We r<*fcret to lost Mr. Shannon us a citizen of our town who has lived anions us and served his post -for so long a time. Mr. and Mrs. Shannon will move to Jefferson where they will make their future home. LugofT Rank Organized, The stockholders of the Bank , of Logoff met this week for the election of officers and directors which resulted in the choice of Oapt. J. J. Bell as ijts president and Mr. John Dinkins as vice president, with the following di rectors : Messrs. J. J. Bell, J. R. Din kins, J. S. IT. Clarkson, jl. W. Oettys, Jame* Team and E. R. Ray. The se lection of a cashier has not been made but the new bank expects to be ready for business at an early date with a capital stock of $25,000. The directors are all substantial farmers of West Wat eree and the new bank will mean much to the people of that section. Striking Policemen Now Out of Jobs. Boston. Sept. 13. ? Police Comutlifoio it er Curtis shirt the doors of tlhe police department in the face of the striking policemen toVJay. He announced that he would not reinstate the men who had abandoned their posts. At evening roll call he made it known thot the nine teen officers and members of the union whom he had suspended had been finally discharged And that he would proceed at once to build up a new force. The commissioner's action followed the strikers' acceptance of the sugges tion of President Crompers. of the Amer ican Federation of Labor that, they re turn to work without demanding imme diate union recognition but without re linquishing any of their claims. It found support in an opinion by. Attorney Gen eral Bruce Wyman and a statement by (Jovernor <Y>olidge. The attorney gen eral held that the police officers, hav ing deserted their posts, had made their places vacant and that the commission er could fill them. Postoffice at Iva Robbed of Small Sum. Anderson, Sept. 17. ? The p<>>toffice of Iva was blown open last night or early this morning The door was broken down and the safe blown open with ni troglycerine. About $20 in pennies was taken and $150 in Liberty bonds. Al though the stamps were in the office, these were not disturbed. About 18 years ago the postoffice of Iva was rob bed. It is said that three strangers were seen riding around in a Ford late last night and thene men are suppoped to be the yeggmen, although there ( is no clue. It i? knwn that they left in an automobile. I I MB Al. 01 MBIT. liATlvMAS HeM ttast I'llOiO Willi Woodmen of World Swvlcf*.. _J'bc remain* of liieut. I :t U*?? I it . A llateman mn\o?l in Cmmh-n onJVulay moniini September r-Mh. I4out< latnu met W* death. on the eveiiiuji vf S i.l t'.lll ill IIU aeroplane :u -eident >'iUl Austin, Texas, Hi* was the only occU |i;in, llf t>?; i.uK-t lllaOO in the govern me.nt service, a plant1 known as tin- lM II; j; t he captain who was wit'i h?m . having left it to continue tin' journe.N | by n'ii. I*, seems that something l)?d | gmie wrong with the plane ami they; Mopped ft?r repairs. hut believing it to be alright. Lieut. Batemdu jonUnucd the "flight ami had gone about one hundred i inil?>s when he met death. The large' and heavy plane attracted nvueh atten-j tion a* it passed over the city, of Atis-i tin, ami in a very short time a terrible crash was heard and searching parties went, out to locate the disaster, lie was found about miles from the city. al ready dead, the plane having struck a large barn, which was literally torn to pieces autl then .ploughed a deep ditch Ml I In- .M 111 for u hundred yards or more. This was the only .lmuse for miles in the pathway of the flyer and why he t Should have Struck it is one of the un answered questions of time. Hut we do know that (Sod sees and wills all? a ( hero's death or a sparrow's fall. And, we do know that the young Ufa went out trusted Ilim, and believed thnt lie could make no mistake. A wire from j Washington to his mother stated that he] fell a faithful Officer' in the line of j duty, "for his orders were found in hi? pocket ami lie faced death to deliver thorn. J A military funeral was held at *he 1* irst' Baptist Church of San Antonio, lexas, j and all honors paid to his memory, his. comrades from Kelly Field flying over the church during the service. The re? mains were accompanied home by Cap tain Kami of the U. S. Air Service, and services held at 5 p. an. Friday at the Baptist Church of which he was a mem ber. Services were couductd by'tho pas tor Hev. M. M. Benson, assisted by Dr. Daniels of the Methodist Church, HcV. Harding of the Episcopal Church and Captain Rand. The casket was wrapped in the folds of "Old Glory", the flag that he had served so well, and the beau tiful floral insignia of the United States Air' Service stood before the altar, this was made in the national colors, red, white, and blue, and represented the wings that hnd borne him on so many flights through the fleecy clouds and sun ny skies of France and over the verdant and fertile fields of America that he loved so well. A full choir and the congregation joined in singing The Star Spangled Banner," and "My Country . Captain Hand in a beautiful prayer gave thanks for the exemplary life of this gallant young officer ? a life that had left its imprint on the sands of Time, a life in which integrity and cour age, loyalty to principle, fidelity to duty and considerate courtesy to others had won the admiration and respect of ali ranking alxtve him and below him. The services at the cemetery were In charge of the Woodmen of tho World. Just as the sun was throwing his last rays of gold and crimson as a goodbye mes sage to the world, the young , body was lowered in the grave and covered with a mound of flowers. Rest in the grave, but rest is for the. weary, ' . ,, . . And his young limbs were hardly girt for toil ; Hest for lives worn out deserted, dreary. Which have no brightness left for death to spoil. We yearn for rest when power and passion wasted Have left to memory nothing but regret : He sleeps while life's best pleasures, all untasted. Had scarce approached his. lips as yet, Wc drink 4 h?*-*we??ts ??f,-life and drink the bitter, Ami death to us would almost seem n boon But why to him for whom glad life were fitter. Should darkness come ere day had reached its noon? No answer, save the echo of our weeping, Whirh from the woodland and the moor is heard. Where, in the springtime, ruthless storm-winds sweeping, Hav?> slain the unborn flower nnd new fledged bird. Autos Hump Near C amden. Monday afternoon as Mr. .T. L. Guy was returning to Camden on the Ker shaw road, he had the misfortune of los ing a wheel from his auto when Mr. Clyburn Perry driving. another ^ ?from Capt, Ij. \j. Clyburn's yard rammed the rar of ^r. Guy. Neither of the occu pants of the ears were hurt, and the loss of a wheel to Mr. Guy was the extent of the damage. Mr. Perry carried lia bility and collision insurance on liis car which will cover the damage caUwed by him. ^ 7 Norman Huelcabee left this week for Columbia where he will resume his stu dies at Carolina. A KKllSKAW NKWS NOII S ?? ' , '"v - <0 (lit t iVHliitfl Happenings <?rttheiod I* rom The Mra of That I'lucc. W, < >. Croxion, (J. N, ??ohes, H, K. ?Jones mihI John I*'. iK'UPH have iiurchuswl of F. 1.. anil L, l<\ T?ue*dcl the stables and tenant hous^ adjoining, on' door ii Vi it U of the Sanitary Pressing Club, on north Hampton street, and will (juuycrt the plan' into an up-toWlute Karate. Invitations have beeu issued to the marriage of Minn Nancy Castles, of WinuKboro, to Herbert A. \ountf, of West vilh>, at, Wlnnsboro Wednesday Sept. 2-lth. Miss Castles ww at one time a teacher in tho .'1 Cs school and Mr, Young is carrier on ouo of the rural routes emenating from WestvlUe. Miss Ktta Snipes ami lOlljah Heckham, both of the Kershaw Mill village, wore married Saturday evening by Rev. J. M, N'eal, at the miuistnr's home. Miss l.ucile Whitley, of Kershaw; daughter of Mr, and Mm. J, A. Whjtley and Jefferson E. Heaves, of Westville, were married Wednesday by W. J. Christinas, magistrate for Kershaw on t he" Lancaster wide. _J_ V. A. Linglc, BChOOl attendanee oflieer for Lancaster county, was in this sec tion last Friday to visit the Kershaw and Haili* Gold Mine school districts for the pip-pose of ascertaining how the compulsory attendance law is being com plied with. Mi,, Liugle says that while h?' bus found some op|H>sition to the law, it does not. amount to a great deal. i\Yc are pleased to say that. Mis* E\a llorton is recovering nicely after -a . l^.ng spell of. typhoid fever. 1 >r. Kirfus Ford, of Marion, who is i ngng 'd in enlistment Work for State Missions for the Haptist church in South Carolina, spent a couple of days in Ker shaw this week the interest of the .cauHo which he ^eproscnts. Dr, W. f\- .McDowell took his little 'on, Edwin. who^ai been very critically ill for several days to a sepciallst in Columbia yesterday. John ricmmiug, a colored tenant on Mrs. M. F. Brewer's plantation; died from a rather singular cause last Thurs day at the hospital in Camden. . One morning about two weefcts previous he went out to the pen to feed his hogs. Ilis -feet and ankles were unprotected, as lie did not wear his shoes, and while 'he was over in the pen a large hog with rather long tusks was trying to get to the trough. In kicking backward at the hog Fleming's ankle was scraped by one of the tusks, the skin being broken. Ttlood poison set iu.and Fleinmlng was taken to the hospital in Camden for treatment, but lie died froin its effects on last Thursday and his remains were brought back home for burial. Hp was a good negro ami bore a good reputa tion. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Beattie are at (ilenn Springs for a few days. EVANS COIJL1NS I)KAI> Highly Respected Colored Man Succumbs to Bite by Snake. When the word upread 1 h xt Thursday evening that JSvkntt Collins whh dead fol lowing a rattle snake bite, universal ex- , pression of sorrow came from all sides. While working Thursday in a field on the Mulberry place south of here about noon Collins was nttaeked and making his way to Mr. David It. Williams' place on a wagon he became exhausted and was brought to Camden in an auto mobile and death followed at f> :40 ? about OUT? hour- after reaching his home. Collins was born in Camden Aug. 1, 18TkJ, where he kpent his entire life. He leaves surviving him, besides his widow, four ?on* ? Willie, Amnion, Mack and David Collins, and t"wo daughters ? Josie and Charlotte ; a brother. John Collins, three listers l^ucy Jarvis, Kachel Col lins. of Camden and Sarah Johnson of New York, The funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 5 o'clock from Trinity Methodist Church conducted by a former pastor, Rev. C. C. Scott and Rev. lirown, pastor of this church- and Mr. C. W. Kvans, of the Camden Undertaking Co. conducting the body to. the cemetery. - Rvans Collins was an honest, upright man and one who had the deserved re spect of the white people of Camden. To his own race he set only the very best examples, and all who knew him regiet to le*rn TJf "his "being taken away so suddenly, which was attested by the large number attending the funeral ser vhwa and included a number of white people who wished to pay their respects to one of Camden's best colored citi zens'. - . ' Collins was > an industrious man and for a long time engaged in the livery bn*iness but suffered reverses a few jrtom ago, ami has since devoted all bis time to farming on the Mulberry place below Camden.