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IN EVERY CHURCH ON' NEXT SUNDAY BRINGING EVERY FRIEND CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1919. - . *' 7 ?: VOLUME X30tt THK XSW'S1*1' n*? . j ? i ?? *??"?*? T* ^Tm- *??? **? t^<,L tp.wl.oi ^ 0?r??!i?Mj ?lu, ?.mutO* '-"? ?">???? ? (rvui it"; bl*li ?t 1 T,tw* work due to trans ? K^itwu. Ill the .H-oownic world, i,i, over thr ??t "< UvUi* ?w u tk,- (?i'ti'r? wM?k M A. Jlfinorial caiupalftt in ^r Alttk Ic^t to look tUeKe Hj JJ, i? .1,.- (?<??, ?*> <*?* *? ,fj? _ is to be overcome. , [pother, band, South Carolinian* nrVer before been *> prospered. ?kiDf for voluntary donations wi1dj to four hundred thouaaud dol a* Memorial Commission, created * General Assembly, "Hs not asking uiiWttf unreasonable. An<l when rtop! to consider the purpose for ri tk# campaign ^ being waged, the wt takes on an aspect that is Any . tat unreasonable. The aoi?a and thten* of this Htate? wh0 ttn* ked so well for tho great cause of aeracy must never be forgotten J tin r, there must be taugiWe, visible w(y 0f the State's gratitude to them, rtwpaiju will uot fail, for South dinians have never yet, arid never h,. unapprcciatlvc <>f splendid 8er* i reudered. tcause the campaign for four bun. I thousand dollars, to supplement the kundred thousand made available by General Assembly, ha* been retarded Memorial Commission has decided aatinue the time for solicitation , by leriptions up to the convening of the [ .session of the General Assembly, that time the Commission should be 10 report full and complete success* ke impression has prevailed that the wsed memorial building would, in it, be but R* college ehai>el on the rersity grounds; this is incorrect, 'proposed bni Iding woUldHbe a hhi*] t?l museum for South Carolina, and nation, while ou grounds held by Biversity trustees, would not be ry or in fact, merely a pgjt of hrersity, but both in theory aud I Sttte memorial, Thpre also has to effort to have the type of ine rt change<l to a hospital, but the >rx, through the American Legion, njwken decidedly against this prop * . e appeal to the various counties Jure not yet raised their quotas P^iedite the campaign. No commun o hive it snid that when the State seeking to perpetuate the memory fr noble sons and ? daughters, that a different. A permanent me ?l iairifcessar.v to keep alive the ?ad to keep fresh the Inspiration. Robert A. Cooper, Chairman Rlcharil I. Manning, Vice Chair. Battv Si C. rBbet- 21, 1910. Building Roadway to Bridge. ? -i /**? * contract for the construction of miles of roadway from Camden to river bridge has been let to Ohitwood Palmer, of Columbia at a cost of H9. The road is to be of gravel it is said one item which makes .\a<l ?*> costly is the fill above the 'which will place the roadway above water. The contract waa awarded day and on Monday morning of this ! ? large force of laborers ,wlth *. roadplows, and the Ilk? on the scene ready to commence l This work will be under Federal TTision. y Prwbyt^rlan llamr, * Aid Society of the Presbyterian Kb will hold a- bazaar on Friday Saturday Dec. 5th, and 6th, in the formerly occupied by Mr. It, B. opj)o?ite lied - Cross Work "? Oysters, chicken sala]ri and coffee ^ *med on Friday afternoon from Ij to thre<t o'clock. ?> County Fair Under Way* l*bipvili e< Nov. 25.? The gates of U* County Fair Association open at Hock tomorrow morning and every II flints to the larjfest fair itf* the ,rT of the a?sociation. All the build* and the large tent additions are ' ,0 overflowing and additional space I Uo he prepared to care for exhibits r* in today. Two aeroplanes ?jire | *nd flight-* are being made dally. Fixations had to be made in town rare of the horses, as the stables fair grounds were inadeQuatfi.- I Cotton ftfoned in County. "'f^ng to the federal census made f l?rt week there were 2H,800 bales ^ ginned in Kernhaw Connty 'to *** Kth. l'Uft, against 21,480 for i **rv>d i? lflig. And for the en there were "1,055,130 bales J * to lftlfl ngoinvt 074, OfW bales in ! ? ? ? CITY SCHOOL NOTKH. N?>vh ul the School* m Furnished by Hu " p?rlnt??drat Klrhanh. Owing to the number of pupils en rolled in the first grade the trustee# reoeutly decided to Increase the teachiug force of the graded school toy one teach er. The room formerly used as au as sembly w? fitted up to be used ?> a cla** room (for one division thi* grade. Igor some tfme it #*en>ed that uo teacher could b^'g^tteu for thin work, but dually ?Mm. LaureuH Mills, whose ability as a teacher had beeu ^emonstrata^ in sub stitute work was prevailed upou through persuasion to take charge. It was pure ly for the Make ol leudiug a helping baud in the time of urgent need and the love of tea^hiug that Mr*. Mills was Induced- to take up school work, and the school and patruna are Indeed. foN tuuate in having the services of . such a capable woman,. The sixth/' grade being left without a teacher by the resignation of Miss Lottie DuBose, of Bishopville, Mrs. Me 1 Caskill was prevailed upou to take charge until a regular teacher coylld be secured. Mrs. McCa skill au experienced teacher has rendered valuable service t during her stay in the school. ^Miss MeCants another experienced teachcr of Mt. Plelasant ha? been secured as teach. ? , .0 : or of the sixth grade and is to begin work early in December. , It i? with re?gret that we must an nounce '"ftic resignation of Miss Sophia Woods of Darlington as teacher of ouc section of the first grade. Miss Woods will leave Catrideu at the end of this week and will be succeeded by Miss Ranch of Italleiitine, a young lady with five years experience. My*s Uuueb is a graduate of Columbia College s.?d comes highly recommended from the schools in^vliich she has tauglii. Miss Woods since coming to Camden hah found that her hcaltlh wil! not per mit her continuing in the school work. <The David, house, on the property recently acquired by the school authori ties is being fitted up for occupancy by the high school department. If plans materialize high school work will be taken up there during the coming week, the beginning of the fourth month. Thursday and Friday of this week were sef aprrt as holildays aV^ecom mended by the department of education at which tim^ the State Teachers Asso ciation is in session in Colnmbi^. W ej wish to remind the patron* of 4he schools of. distr.ct No. 1 that the Compulsory act passed by the General Assembly will go into effect on Monday, December first FORMER CAMDKN mXn DIM) \ ' . ' ' William Wilson L*v<> Was a Native of .V' Thu Town. The fallowing is taken from a Pales tine. Texas', paper and will be of inter est to., many of our older citizens: "Last night at 9:30 death .claimed William Wilson Love (Dad Love, as lie was affectionately known by every one). "The funeral services will tak^pl&ce from the residence, 92T> North Jackson street, Sunday- afternoon at 3 o'clock, interment in Bast Him cemetery. "Dad Love wfcs 72 years of age, tnd had been n resident of Palestine since" 1886, coming to Palestine on the 19tk day of December, fte went to work for the L and G. N. Railway Company', first 'In the shops, and then as fireman/ He was on/ of the company's veteran engineers when stricken, and was at work on his engine at the time. His affliction started with partial paralysis, and his conditio^ was critical from the first. He was immediately removed to railroad hospital, -where he received, every attention, and where he died. "Dad Love was one ot those lovable' characters, always kindN and considerate, Christian and a consistent church mem ber, being a member of the Methodist church. He had reared a large family of sons and daughters, to keep and honor his name. Surviving are his rwidow, daughters, Mesdames Hattie Gossett, Louis Hnz of Houston, D. B. Lloyd of Fort Worth,* and sons, Messrs. Hunter, Sid, Thurlow and .Tames. "Decedent had Jjeen a Mason Rince 1870, joining at Camden, S. C., the Ker^j thaw Lodge, No. 20. "The remains are now With th?* Company, where they will rest until conveyed to the home for the funeral. "This can be said of Dad Love: If all men were as gentle and kind and loving, and had as sweet a spirit as he had tln^e would be" no strife and turmoil, Imt this oto world wmiM be nearer as the Master would have it, and as he designed it to be. Peace to his memory." <Kvery Baptist irr every chnncji on n?*Kt Hnnday bringing every friend. Boy your Christmas Bed Crott Seals and help ntstnp out tuberculosis 'in Ker shaw County. OPENS NEXT 81'NDAY. IhtpUkt CuoiNilitt Will He Observed By "SunrlM> Pnyer <i I. -Olivine, H. O, Nov. 24? The opcu ing of title Baptist 76 MUliou Ciaapalgu throughout Bouth Carolina Aext Butoday morning, the 30th, will be observed by "suurWe prayer meetings" in Baptist churches throughout South 4 * H r<> I i n ?* , ac cording to auuouuecwent today state headquarters of the Campaign. v <\?ugivgatkm* of churches' throughout South i 'uikIuui will meet at their re spective pi aw* of worship at 7 o'clock Sunday morning, ami after prayer ser vice, the work of sollcltlatlop iu tb?' great ipouey-ralalnf campaign will b? im mediately commenced. While the Cam* paigu will cdntlnue through December 7th, Baptist loaders are coufldeut that virtually the entire amount asked. will be subscribed by the various churches ou the ojM'uing day. A large number of the churches Will have all-day roeetltogs, tlgie members meet ing at 7 o'clock, and continuing together until afternoon, during which time the wliiiiUitiou will hii inprogreaH. Mem hers not present will be visited by com* mittees. * * South Carolina's apportionment iu the Campaign is live and a half millions. Daily reports are to be made of sub scriptions during "Victory Week" Nov. 30th to Dec. 7th. Church organisers are to make their reports dally to the association organisers, and the associa tion organisers are to send their reoorts in eaeh night by telegraph or telephone to'Dr. W. T. Derieux, at Columbia, state director. No assooiatiOual reports are to bo sent to state headquarters at Green ville, though daily reports on the state at large will be received here. A co^a jdete report of subscriptions in all chopchefc Sunday is expected to. be sent in Sunday night. LARtiE CROWD TO FI*ORKNCK , ?/ ; ? .Masons of Camden Were Well Repre sented In Pee Dee City Yesterday, About thirty-nine members of the Ma sonic fraternity of Camden went to Florence to attend the meeting of the Shrinors in that city. The following were candidates for the order of the mystic shrine i ? * John - K. Goodale, ^Charles Shannon, 8rd, W. F. Nettles, W. I). Barrett, Y. | D. Montgomery, W. R. DeLoache, J. E. Rok?, W. A. Rush, W. A; Johnson, J. D. Shaw, j. 8, Dunn, F. N McCorkle, E. A. IfMWn, C. W, Evans, M Billings, E. W. Kennedy. John 8. Halsall, J. B. Wallace, O. W. Lowman, L. C. Strato? M. M. Johnson, N. C. ' Ai'nettK E. Ii. Moseley, J. M. Moseley, J. R Dunn. H. S. Zeigler* Spero Beleos, John. W. (Wilson, J. H. Clyburu, James Team, C A. Johnson, 'Henry Pate, <Jhas. Pate.? Other Shriners to go along In the party were Messrs. U, M. Pearce, Wt R. Zcnip/. Jobti? W. Cort>ett, W. L. De Pass, W. J. Dunn, and W. H. Peafce. CIVIL COt'KT NKWH Hermilai^ Cotton MUU (l?(t Verdict In "'OMltfr Damar Mqlt. riu> thlr<l week of the court of general sessions was contiuued thin week and the principal cases heard tn> far were *8 fol < * l<W*l The ca?? of Mrs. Callie Coulter agaiM*t the Hermitage Cotton Mills, suit for dam* ages, resulted in* a verdict for the de fendant mill*. Mrs. Coullter alleged that she' wan ftruck iu th? head with a slat by one of the second hands iu the mil), and that she wax Injured .thereby, She fmiil that when she complained to the "Wroud hand because certain work had, been taken away from her, that he curs ed, and that when her husband came up, the secoud hand told her to get ottfc of the way and struck her. The testimony the mill Vas to the effect tin t no ny^rk had been taken from Mrs. Coulter; that she wanted work belonging to other hands, and that her husband came up, and the second hand said he Htmck her husband as he -was advancing on him with a alat. The witnesses for the mill denied absolutely that- Mm (Vultw . bad. been, struck at all. > / v : On Monday a verdict of $100 actual damage* and $800 punitive damages was awarded Mra. P. D. Parrish against the Postal Telegraph Company for damages alleged to have been caused . to a lot of the plaintiff in the city of. Camden, by the cutting -of some trees The Postal company contended that it was necessary to cut off the tops of the trees because they ware grounding their wires, and fur ther contended that the trees were not on the land o>fthe plaintiff, but on the edge of the street, . ...r! THE COAL SHORT AO K Kailroud Seized ??"' Came. Near "P St(.prir.c? Camden's Power Plant. "? Five or more car loads of coal in trans it to 'the Camden Water and Liuhl plant y-. . .? ? t|je railroads during the the company's supply of coal had run l?w the city would have been In a pre dicament had not the committee in charge of the electric plant gotten iu touch with the regional director of railroads and ex? * plained the situation. As a result the coal is being 'released and the plant ' Will suffer lio interruption at present. The coal had already been paid for and the freight had been paid and bad reached the railway, yard* iu Camden when held up. AVe learn that the Camden plant la n</w being operated in a- most satisfactory manner and the month of October shows what can be done when, it is put on 'a vbusine*s basis. Former reports showecT~that the city was losing money by operating the plant. Figures for the month closing October 20, 1910, show that the plant took in $3,897.46, as com pared with $1,831.92 for a like period under the management*^ 1918 ? making a substantial gain of $2,060.54. owing to the fact that MAN HAD TWO W1VKH Kwk lllll Mmi Mm To Minnesota To Anmifr (barge of Non-Support. Hm*. IMU. Nov, 20 Sheriff <>. K. Boistad. ?>f Polk couuty, Minnesota, and J. A. Moutague, county attorney both of Cruokston, Minu., left hero Tuesday ulght with II. l>. ^JtcheH, wanted l? CW>k*too on the charge of uon support of hl? children. Mitchell, who 1b local manager of the Hock Hill Okf company I and also la' fhawa of othfr fa* plants ill the Oroliaa*, was taken iff custody t^e tytfk Hill iM.lioe, at tho instlga tlou of the Minivenota officers, Mitchcl ban a wife ami seven children iu the Polk county seat, He mate* he |? confident matters can bo easily ad justed ou his arrival iu his fonwer home. He and his wife separated' aho^t three years ago, under agreement, he says, by which he was to pay her monthly ali mony. He contends he ha? beeu fuliill ing the contract; The officers claim oth erwise. Siuce he left Miuuesota Mitchell mar ried again and he and his second wife have made Hoek Hill their UoiRfi aince he (became manager of the gas property here more than a year ago. Attorney Montague and Sheriff liool stad came armed -with requisition pa pers, but after conferring with his coun sel, MiticheH agreed to go voluntarily, expressing the belief that the matter, could be smoothed out. The officers had beeu here about a week, awaiting tho return of Mitchell to the city. So quietly had they lived , here that few noticed their presence and few knew ??f the arrest of Mitchell until this af ternoon. Since coming Co Hock Hill Ma and Mrs. Mitchell have become quite popular. Mitchell's youngest child is over three years of agef according to tho *Polk county officials, the youngest having been a mere infant when he left his wife. Mitchell claims thalr^undar the sepa ration -agreement he had with bl? wife It, in effect, constituted a divorce, .so he felt at liberty to marry again. How ever, the Polk officials state no divorce had been granted. Whether this will open the way to local action on the change of bigamy, nhould he succeed in effecting a more lasting agreement in Minnesota, is a matter now being considered here. Under the Minnesota laws mere aban donment of a wife, except under certain conditions, is a petty offense, but non support of chUdrejv is a graver charge, being punishable imprisonment not exceeding five years. The Minnesota authorities have been trying to locate Mitchell for more than a year, only recently learning that, he was stationed at Rock Hill. WILL FILED FOR PROBATE Mrs.' Sallle Lewis Made Sole Beneficiary of KsMe of John A Sheorn. The lay/ will and testament of the late John A. Sheorn who died last week, was filed for probate this week. It was L very short document and by this will Mr*. Bailie Ix'wis, of this city, at whose home Mr Sheorn' had boarded for a good mauy; years, was tnade the ' sole benefi ciary of his estate. Mrs. Lewis had ten derly owed for the old gentleman in his declining years, seeing that he had the best A Rtte^lon, and her friends are glad' of her good fortune. No amount, is specified in the wUl, but we learn that the old gentleman left quite a handsome sum consisting principally of bank stock* The wiM as filed for probate is as follows : "I, John A. Sheorn, of Camden, in the county and state aforesaid, do publish and declare this writing to be my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any and all Wills which may have been here tofore m-ade by me "It is my will and desire, and I hereby direct that all of my debts and funeral expenses be promptly paid. "I will, devise and bequeathe all of my estate both Real and Personal, of ev eff kind and description and wherever situated, to Mrs. Sallie Lewis otsthe city Gain<lej? in the state of South f-aro lilna, to her, her heirs and assigns for ever,' absolutely and in fee simple. "I namiuate, constitute and appoint Mrs. Sallie Lewi*, of Camden, 8. C. as Executrix and W M. Shannon, attorney at-law of Camden, S. C. as Executor of this my last Will and Testament. Wit ness my hand and seal this 30th day of M/irch A D., 1917. "John A. Sheorn, fL. S.)u _ - . Get Your Liberty Bonds. Those who subscribed through us for Liberty Honda are n-ifttested to call and get same at once. - The Bank of Camden. To Theatre Patron*. Owing to a ronfagion in date? "Cheer Vp Mabel'' will not appear at the Opera Houae tonight an advertised, but will come to Camden at a later date? mffwt likely during December. Watch for the announcement of the "16 Cali fornia Bathina Heautiea". Manager Camden Opera Ho nee. ... , _ .. -J-V -? -iir KICKSHAW NRW8 NOTK8 liitertwiliiig I tenia (Mhoml From The Kra of That PUu*. W, K Howell, demonstration agent for Lancaster county, wif a visitor iu Ker ?haw last Wednesday. Mr. Howell n ports having found a gaaulue boll wee vil on the form of J. A. Bridge* ?war IMtasaut Hill. Information hae heeti here through circular letter! wit out by the Federal Oivll Service School of Wash ington, to several persona, that Theron I.. Gregory, poMtma?ter at Kershaw, had resigned and that tho IN>tfta>a*t?r General had ordered the holding of a competitive ox tun iiuitiou for the selection of a poat master to serve at this ofPtee. Mr. Greg ory received hla appointsaeut only a lit tle mow than a year ago, and has serred ill. oui a year. Uev. and Mrs K. B Jenklua returned last Saturday morning from Miami, Fla., whe^-e they spent several weeks in the hope that \lr? Jen&lna might tind im provement of health. Her manypfrlenda will regret to learn, however, that she has been right sick since returning home 1\ F. M<> i ton, t?f the Abney sort ion, and V. II Hortou, of Betkune, who went (a Alabama about two weeks ago to visit, their father, W. C\ Horton, who was sick, returned home Sunday bringing their father with theiu? and he la now , at the home of T F. Hortou. Mr. Hor? ton la ?ti yearn of age and is in very fee* ble health. ' ju accordance with the announcement made In the Kra last week, Arbor Day w?h observed at the Graded School last Friday afternoon, the program consist ing of songs. the plautiug of four, trees, three in memory of the aoldlers from this vicinity who paid the supremo sacrifice for their country, and one In honor of the tenth grade : and an address by Rev. 1>. H. Green and remark# by some of the pupils of the school ' ? 1 . MEXICO'N OHIAY Makes Already Strained Relations Little More Strained. Washington, "Nov. 20. ? Some officials ? pressed belief today that the Mexican government's delay In replying to the American note%scnt more thnn a week ago, demanding roletwe of William O. Jenkins consular atf^nt at Peuhla, was part of a ^deliberate plan to still fur ther antagonise the United States. This belief was based largely upon of^ ficial Information, from Mexico Cfty that officials there wer^udeavoring to spread the report Chat this country was on the verge of a revolution and that by hold-' ing up the reply Mexicans could offer = substantial aid to the "revolutionists." Mexican agents in the United States, the advices said, bad been sending home highly colored and wildly exaggerated Imports concerning ^pineatic conditions, the steel and coal strike* Wing cited an glaring evidence of industrial unrest. There was no report from the embassy at the Mexican capital to add anything to those received heretofore, /all of which showed that Jenkins w a* still held in the penitentiary on charge* of having t&en implicated with the bandits who took $150,000 from' hlrq after he hod been kiilnjipped. One dispatch from Mexico said' the Mexican $enato had decided to . awk President Oarratma for full informa ' ? tion on the Jenkins cr.*e, and this waa taken to mean that no reply might be expected until the Senate had given it some consideration. v The prielpal etfwt liare of MexfcoV failure to answer promptly American 4a manda haa been to make the already strained relations a little more strained. I ? Mexico Refuses Demand Mexico City, Nov 28. ? 'Declaring there i? ''no legal foundation nor principle of international law" upon which the Uni ted State* base* it* demand for the im mediate releaxe of William/^). Jenkins, United States consular ag^nt at Puebla, the Mexican Government, through Hi* lario Medina, unde^ secretary ot foreign . relations, stated tonight it was impossi ble to necede to the request of the Amer ican State Department, " Tt i? asserted that the executive dc-_. partinent cannot under Mexican law In tervene at this moment ia an affair which is strictly in the hands of State cowits. It is declared the imprisonment of Mr Jenkins, was neither unjastlfted nor ar bitrary and that Mr JeiftinB is prevent ing his own freedom by refusing to gftv*. bail, for which reason, it is said, "he cannot be considered a vietm of moles tation.'' Race Track Being Mais Ready The Camden Riding sad Driving Ctab has engaged the services <A Mr. H- jL. Williams of GrovetoWn, Georgia, to tite charge of the track and grounds during the season. TfcU a*nif ?? as ueariy' per fect condi A>m as pqpaftMs ss Mr. Wil liam* hsfl?had much experience in train ing and driving horses. IS ON THE MAP! And The Chamlber of Commerce f is Helping to Keep Her There 0- T Don't lost sight of this fact Mr. Merchant, Mr. Professional Man, Mr. j Banker. We answer hundreds of letters every month all of interest to this commun ... J: * - *j %jL _** ^ ^ ity, we have mailed Camden Literature to every im ? i portant city in the United States arid we are still on the job. However no organiation can run. without funds, therefore we ask that Tuesday, Dec. 2nd be known as "Donation Day" to the Camden Chamber of Commerce and that when one of the several commit tees wait on yon, why c ?me across and help a good cause. - -TV* ' . -V .. i" I. *; ' 1 Camden Chamber of Commerce V - J' '' # ' ?' * W--V ' ** ^