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VOLUME XXXI. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1820. NUMBER 42.
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PONTICS AT CAI'ITAI,.
Very F t*w Announcement# Made #t Meet
big of General AsM'initi>.
(W. J. News and Courier)
; Columbia, Jan, 10.?Vaually when the
General Aa&mbly, uncct? lu the year tUe
primaries inv held, 1lu>re i?much t&lk (ft
u political uatur#, and maueuvoring for
position, but tliis sendou i? an exceptlou.
However the l^glKlatuiv Im young yet
siii41 thero is plenty of time f#r the po
liticftl bee tx> begin huauiing i?i till 1<?1j
bie* and arouud the committee rooms.
The only jflrect mvnt political aii
uounceuicut j-s the statriiirnt of Col. A.
II. Merchant, of Orangeburg, that he will
offer (for Adjutant General. W. * W,
Mooro, 0(f Barnwell, the incumbent stid
this morning that he 'would be in the
ra,Cfc for reelection on his Tecord for the
upbuildftig of the Natloual Quart!, 'ti/'p
There has been no talk that Govern
or Cooper will be opposed, and it is more
than probable that ho will go fnto the
primary without a, contender. It iu a
?afe bet that no matter who offer*, if any
one docs, !he will be given a Second tenn.
Be has n>ade & sane, conservative execu
tive, has not indulged in spurts of radi
calism and is intensely popular with all
classes. Many oi his friends complain
that he does not get in the limelight
enough.
The only opposition which bas devel
#ped toward the reelection of Junlqfl y.
" XSIeSr ~as 'Lieutenant Governor, who, it
be runs, as it is understood thpt he will,
i ft* Octavia Cohen, an attorney of Char
leston and Monck's Corner, who made
[ a remarkable race for the position in
1018, without attending but two of the
sampaigu meetings. There is Hoanc talk
?f Solicitor George Warren, of Hampton
entering the race, but Mr. Warren has
made no ann&bbcement one way or the
other yet
No opposition has been announced or
feinted at against Samuel SI. Woolfe
Attorney General ; 8. T. Carter, State
'iVeaHuror; Hut t/. Osborne, Comptroller
General; W. Hanks Dove, Secretary of
State; John E. Swearingen, State Su
perintendent of Education, and B.. Har
ris, Commissioner of Agriculture, Com
merce and Industries, nor have these of
liciais
affair but it is more
4be.v will.
For railroad commissioner it is almost
Afertain that FraiHc W,; Shealy, of Lex
ington, chairman, will offer, for re-?l?C
tion and it is almost as certain that he
will be opposed by D. L. Smith, of Col
lot<in, although neither man has announc
ed his intentions. Other possible candi
dates have been spoken of for this posi
tion. ?
In thte forum of national politics, an
effort i-s IxMiiff made to get out opposi
tion to Senator E.'D. Smith, of Lynch
burg, who offer for reelection. Sen
ator Smith has made a food many active
enemies in South Carolina and they want
someone to oppose hlin. ? Ex-Senator Pol
lock, of (Jheraw, Is the tuoul prub&blg
opponent which Senator Smith will have
to contend with, and it to understood
that the Chesterfield County politician
will make known what he Is going to
do in the next twto months. Col. Wil
liam Banks, of Columbia, has been ap
proached to enter the race; during the
past few days he has been offered the
support of a group of men who claim
that they can deliver him 20,090 votes.
Ex-Senator Obriatie Benet, of Colum
bia, likewise has been urged, (o run.
Neither Col. Banks nor Mr. Benet have
announced what they intend to do. y ?
No opposition haa been announced
against R. 8. Whaley, of Charleston,
Representative from the First dTstriCt,
t thene are many men to his district
ho would be glad bo see him go down
> defeat, and the majority of theoe are
embers of what is known a* the "Grace
action" in the Cfty of Charleston.
In the Second district, James F. Byrnes
Aiken, so far is ? without opposition
r reelection, but as ha 'bad three op
nents in 1918 it would sot be fanprob
le should he find his candidacy con
Fred IT, Dominifk, of Newberqr, W
)Ubtedly will not be elected to, Congresa
the Third district without a con
st, although there hi none announced
this time. It to onderstood, however,
?e moat prominent opponent mentioned
tint* Mr. Domfnick ia Capt. Henry C.
illman, of Greenwood. jf-M
8. T. N&choHs, of Spfcrtanburg, Bep>
ntative from the Fourth district, has
mouneed that he will not offfcrfor re^
Capt. J. J. McSwaln and D.
Trailer, both oi Greenville, will be
the race to aooceed Mr. Nicholls actd
>ly Horace Bora a r, an attorney of
?burg. <?;
.taw Fifth district, no opposition
#ar developed to W. F. Steven
Obetaa, but ^ttrlr iwnrirTtor
gentlemen1 are inoet anxious to
'f3L7"~
sixth dhtrtct, p. ii. ston, of
who defeated B. J. Sherwood,
MKKT IIKHK FKHKCAWY tMli
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Piximlneiit SpeAwn To Me ll?r? In In
terest of Cotton Association.
Colniubity-'Jan. 17.;?Meotiug> of the
fanners bankers, merchants, bu glues*
and professional inou have been called
iu qqite u number of the counties of the
itlM l>\ U M< Mixou, president of tfct
South Cifoilni Cottoq Association Thes<{
meeting* have beeu called for the pur
Vo*>e of discussing the purposes^ aud act
ivities *>/ the association "as they relate
to the prosperity of all claasea of our
citizens?Illiteracy, diversification and or
ganization," said a statement Issued, by
Mr. Mixon. The following schedule of
hum1liugs have beeu announced by Mr.
Mixou.
Newberry,'January 19; Laurens, Jan
uary 20; Greenville, January 81; Pick
ens, January .22; Walhalla January 28 ;
Uuion, January 26; Gaffney, January
27; Von, January 28; Chester, January
2ft; Lancaster, January 30; Greenwood,
February 2; Abbeville, February ft; Me
Comilck, February 4; Saluda February
ft; Camden, Friday, February 6th, at 3
p. m. at the court" house.
Cel. Mix son has ?pnt the following
letter to the chalntaan of the respective
?' J
"The South Carolina Cotton Associa
tion . has called a meeting off armors,
merchants business and professional men
ami all ladies interested to bo held-la
the court house in your. county, to dis
cuss the purposes and activities of the
association as thejy relate to thd pros
perity of all classes of ouf citizens, Il
literacy, diversification and organization.
"Ill filet, all questions pertaining to the
improvement of the financial, social, mor
al, educational condition of our people.
Good speakers, competent to handle
these questions, will be on hand to speak
to the people. ?\Ve want everybody in
the community to be present. "The price
of liberty is eternal vigilance." We
must be active if we want to go^ forward.
Please see that the people of your com
munity attend."
Two Vacancies 4* Annapolis.
The Chronicle is in receipt of the follow
ing letter from Congressman W. F. Ste
yeuson :
" L have two vancaaicies for next year
in the Naval Aeaflomy tot Annapolis
and desire to appoint two principals end
six alternates. ?There has been no ap
plications for auy of these and 1 must
mfekc the ^appointments soon In order
that they may stand the examination
either on February 18th or April 21sL
Would be glad to hear frdtn any boy who
Is physically fit and mentally prepared
to* take the examination and >lfould de
sire the appointment.
"It the alternates who pqss the exami
nation do not get the appointment til#
year they will be in line for appointment
without further examination for subse
quent years."
Marriage.
Married at the homfe of Probate Judge
W. L. McDowell on Suudfcy afternoon
last, January 18th, Mr. William A. Jor
dan, of Kershaw, and Miss Minnie Mose^
ley, of Bethuue.\
? " 1 ?? ?
. Fertilizer Inspector.
J. L. I task in, of Chester, S. C,-?bas
l>eeu aiamed by H. M. & tack ho use,
retary of the board of .fertiliser control,
as official fertiliser inspector for Ker
shaw county. His duties will e.4ao carry
him into the counties of Pnion; Chester
and Lancaster counties.
of Conway, by a very narrow margin
-several months ago to succeed the late
J. Willard Itagsdale as Representative,
will be opposed by Mr. Sherwood, and
probably others.
Ed. C. Mann, of Orangeburg, who was
elected several months ago as Represen
tative from the Seventh district to suc
ceed A. F. Lever, of Lexington, when
ttoe latter was appointed a member of
the federal farm land board, will be op
posed by Hampton P. Fulmer, of Nor
way, a member of the House ot Repre
sentatives fitinr Orangeburg County and
probably Solicitor George Dell IHnuner*
man, oi Lexington. Roth Mr. Fulmer
and Mr. Thnmetman were defeated by
Congressman Mann In the special elec
tion, Mr. Timmenman going inio the
second primary Section with bim.
The next campaign promisee to be
one of the most unexciting in mwny
,years,/as there wlH be an absence of
the well-known brand of factional poli
ties/with which the State has been curs
ed/ Oole L. Rlease is out*of the running
with nobody to pick up his mantle. He
is practicing law, in Columbia these days
?t>d is not talking much, xbout pontics.
Natlee Ts W<
To the' members of Live Oak Camp
Kb. 49 W. O. W.: You wiH please let
me know?by February 4?t, 1S2Q what
option -#ou will take, option 1, 2, 8, 4,
or 5. It hi very knportant tbat I should
know and If jon Intend dropping y?mr
iawnmee in the Woodmen please advias
me to tbat effect "J-'Jl
41 S U. O. nnckabee, Clerk.
IJHO.MINRNT MAN HIIXKI)
Soldiers From Camp Jackson Shut lp
Several Automobiles.
(Tjh'mIh.n 's Columbia
What11 appears to have beeu a gouorul
(?tort ,,l? th?- part of a gang of soltlifis
from' Camp Jackson Mondial uight to
work harm upon civilians. haw come to
light Tpe*duy. -U least thrgg automo
biles passiuK 011 the rumji road at
tacked by the soldiers Mouday night aud
one man wuh killed.
William S. Chaplain,' superintendent
of Draughon's business college here, is
the dead man. The oar in which he aud
three other persons, one a lady, /were
driving towards Columblr, wag Raited.
When it started again a shot was'fired
into the rear of the car, piorcing the
body of Mr. Chaplain. Private Handera,
of Co. C, 4th infantry, is under arrest.
The soldiers held up two other trans
fer 0*r& "Are you a transfer driver?"
asked ^jtho soldiers of one driver, and
when he replied In the affirmative, the
soldiers said, "Well all transfer ears are
catching hell tonight," aud they started
firing iuto the automobile, accordlug to
the sheriffs office.
The negro turned the back of his car
towards the soldiers and jumped to the
ground. This* only saved his life, say
the county officials.
. The third car attacked by the soldiers
-war* also a t WusferT^The driver was
robbed, and the soldiers took his pocket
knife and cut up the tires on the auto
mobile aud ran the man away. Still
another car was held upland the owner
w?h anfeud. ijL.there -was a soldier hi it.
When they found there was none, the
car was allowed to proceed. The sol
diers claimed that they were looking for
an Escaped soldier.
The gang of soldiers who held up the
automobile Mouday night was composed
of about twenty soldiers according to the
driers of the ears molested. Tom Roof
aud Clarence Johnson were the drivers
of the second car held' up. The car was
* ' alV
scon by a ropi^scutative of Tho Record
Tuesday morning and thore are a half
dozen toullet holes in its body. Clarence
Johnson, who was riding in the car,
told of how the soldiers jumped into the
road and halted the automobile and on
learning that it wss a transfer said that
transfers-were "catching h?1" that night
One bullet was fired into the front door
of the car. when it was standing stilh
When this happened the men started the
car down the road and other bullets were
fired into it from the rear. Tom Roof
then drove his car into the field and it
turned over in a" ditch. The men ran
for their lives.
? The trou&e began about 11 o'clock
Monday night. Sheriff McCain received
a telephone call from a resident year
Heathwood that a gang of soldiers Were
raising a disturbance in the neighbor
hood. The sheriff communicate^ at once
with t^o camp authorities and officers
stated that A detachment of soldiers
would be?sent the place immediately.
This was done. In the meantime the
soldiers had held up the three automo
biles. B
Civil and military authorities were
working Tuesday securing evidence,
Kpnrching for witnesses and securing other
information with regard to the tragedy
of Monday night when William ^ Chap
1* in, superintendent of . the Columbia
branch of Draughon's Business College,
wan ffhot and kined by a soldier at Camp
Jackson. Private Sanders of Company
C, 48th Infantry, is being1 held at the
c*tnp pending the investigation.
The tragedy wMeh;startled Columbia,
occurred about 11 o'clock Monday night
at Heathwood, just beyond the city limits
near the home of M. C. Ileath* Mr.
Chaplain was riding in an automobile
driven by Charles W. Rice and in the
car were Walter Bailey and Mrs. It. C.
Aughtry. It is stated that when the
car approached the scene of the killing
a command was given to bait, that the
car stopped and Mr. Rice, who was
driving, understood thai the command
was given to proceed. He started the
car off and as It started to' mere a shot
was fired, .which hit Mr. Chaplin in the
small of the back beneath the left shoul
der. On the back seat with Mr. Chap
lin was,Mr*. Aughtry. None of the other
occupants were injured. Mr. Chaplin
died almost instantly.
The party had been to a dinner party
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Lykes near L>ykqsland and were' return
ing to Columbia by the Garner's Ferry
roacT. It seems that a soldier had an-,
caped from the camp guard house and
that a ?umber of guards were searching
for him. This is the reason givsn for
-halting the car. It was stated.
- Mr. Chaplin was well known and very
pcrpniar fa Colombia. For sorrel years
be jjpas keen connected with, Draughon's
buain'ess college here. 0s la a native of
?lock Bill. Hla tragic death has caused
iflttH sorrow" fnColnndKa and tfcrotoj^
out the slats where Iw was widely
known.
1M)1N(> (iOOD WOlili HKKK
Young l-?aUy Intmnllni lllltw?tp Adult*
in Heading tuul Writing.
The following appeared In the "l ul
wr-dty Weekly Nv|'Wn" published by the
i;Wth Carolina Vniverslty umlrr ilhie of
JKunary 7, and to a description of the
vsoik being dkoue by Ml*|^ Mary CiM
FUuunlng. a community worker ?l the
Hermitage Cotton Mills of Ibis city : .
"Arc you the lady whut toaohow pop
ple to read?"
The above uw???ih?n was asked by an
old lady beyond sixty years old. I re
plied that I was. #o she invited me to
couie into 'her -house, I wont In g>ud
?he asked me to be seated for she bad
-I'im'tliinjc lo show uu\ (Joint to V
trunk she be^an unwrappiug a huge ar
f ii'le! "See here," abe said, "Is a Hlble
wbicb has never been out of this trunk,
exempt to show folks, Cor five year*, I
wonder if I a:a too old to learn to read
ko I cau read that book." The face
was earnest and expressed such a desire
to learn that I felt sure would be fol
lowed fay earnest work. I quickly as
sured her and aVmost guaranteed her that
she Would be aible to read in a short
time. My guarantee has not failed
for today?-after lvaving had only two
months of "schooling" in her horne-^
of only short periods, never over ono
half hour,., she. bus completed her second
book, can road Sunday School Wessons,
x*an write fyer name aud a great deal
more and is still just as eager ami in
terested as #lie was the day we started.
1 weut iuto the homo of uuother mill
operator, this tltn^ a man forty-throe
years'. I askod him if he wouldn't come
to night school. He wouldn't agreo be
cause he was ashamed. I then asked
him if I could comto him. lie, agreed.
Iu about a week that i^fln-'wroto his
name on his forty-third bifthtUjy. Proud?
You K-hou'hl have seen him. He is now
in bin second book aud can order his own
groceries* keep the account straight and
do numbers of other things. He is stili
in my Clans and doing splendid work.
Another lady beyon^ the' age of sixty
wanted to learn to wfite. She^ coiild
read, but could not write. "Miss Flem
ing,'' sho said, "No one knows how much
I wanted to know how to write when
my boys wore in France^. I' would have
to watch for a neighbor to come In from
the mill, and mauy a night I have gone
through rain aud mud to get some one
to write my boys.'' I assured her she
could learn. ? ' ?
After $i few lessons, I went to her
aud she met ma -with *a smile and a
letter. '^Misa Finning," she said, "I
slipped and wrote a letter to my daugh
ter in Darlington and here's the an
swer. She says dhe can read every word
I've written. Wonder if they ^iave a
teacher in Darlington so she -can go,
too?"
Another one of my pupils, a njan of
about twenty-eight, is so interested that
he cornea every night. He haa done
splendid work Tri Arithmetic, now work
ing in addition of fractions. All that
stands between this man and rising in
raHl -work is an education and he is
determined to rise.
One home that I go into has a son
in the penitentiary. When. I first went
into that home imagine the humiliation
that the another felt when she told me
of this.
Why did she tell? She was receiv
ing letters from that ton, written by
Rome one and some one had to read these
letters. She enlisted my confidence, and
for' several weeks I ketpt up that cor
respondence. ~
?I have three pupils In this "home now,
and they can all read In first book of
Country Life Reader, write their names
and simple words and are still learning.
I could give example after example
that octanes to my notice each day.
Does it pay? I* R * help, a benefit
to our State and cur Bepublic?
It does pay in a manifold measure.
It adds happiness and pleasugiTO a num
ber of fives. It fives employment to
idle' minds in idle time. It fives new
thoughts, new ideas. where only gossip
and idle thoughts were employed.
'? Is it hard to get them interested and
to eome? ? u
OnJy one man has refused since I have
been in the work and he was not a
normal man. ' .
You are obliged to use tact and often
persuasion. -V- > ? ' ? ?i
It is our intention to make these folks
see and in every way feel the import,
ance of learning to read and write. If
they say they are ashamed, tell them
that it isn't necessary for them to come
to night school for people to find out
they can't read and writs.
ithi Wffttdetful work, a noble work
and a work that is being appreciated
mow and more. . . ?
Let ev^ry man?woman and child do
everything' in his poorer t?0snli*t some
one fo this great stteational army and
help poll Sonth Carolina frofe the nlrt
she Is sew Sjgubmergedyin.
NKWS AMONG TOI'HISTS
Il??t?*l Registers Show t?arge Number of
Neto Arrivals.
Th?? celebration'of the birthday of Geu
?'iul Hubert I- >???? hi th?' Kirk woo-1
i?- mi cvi'iii always eagerly anticipated
by the many guests invited there by
the courtesy of the. hospitable manager,
Mr. T. IMuunul Krambhol*. This vnir
the nineteenth <?f January fell Ott Mon
day, so on that evening u largo assembly
of Camden residents with guest* from
ull tho hotels auO uiMity out of town en
joyed to the utmost the concert, dance
ami delicious buffet supper provided for
them.
The Kirk wood Orchestra, uuder tbe
direction of Mr. G Tallarfco presented
a program of rare interest,'consisting of]
selections from the operas of tho Bo
hemiau Girl and Martha; a piano nolo
by Mr. I*o Dustin, violin solos by Mr.
Joseph Ourto, and as a finale o grand
American fantasia of familiar airs end
ing with the 'Star Spangled Bauuer.
After the concert tho dancing and re
freshments ended the evening's entertain-1
meut, which all present declared to bo
the most Interesting and delightful ever
given by Mr. KruirtbhoU, always recog
nited as an unusually thoughtful host.
Seeing the long lhio of Army automo
biles on their way to the pijlo field on
Saturday tcfternoon, one mitfht tWIVC COW-J
eluded tho grafter part', of Oa*np Jack
to ii was on its way to Caihden. A large?
number of office r| with their wives and
daughter* came over /or tho game, after
which they went to the Klrkwood for
dinner and the dance aftcrwurls, Among
those in the party, were: Miss Margaret
Head, daughter of Major General Read,
Commander of Camp Jackson and at
present in charge oi tho South Eastern
Department; Colonel and Mrs. It. L.
Bunker, Colonel George Easterday, Col
onel and Mrs. II. O. Bat Hon, General
Andrew Hero and Mrs. Hero, Captain
and Mrs. T. M, Price, Major and Mrs.
J. B. Hennessey, Miss jiasel Nelson,
daughter of Colonel Nelson, Major Jas.
E. Manierr# nml-^Major Fred. O Tilsou.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ellis have as
t hoi i- ho use guests Lord Alastair Leveson
Cower and Latly Gowcr. ^
Mrs. John It. Todd was hostess at
her home South Hill on Klrkwood
Heights on Thursday afternoon with
bridge and tea. Among the guests were
Mrs. K. G. Whistler, Mrs. John W. Cor
bett, Mrs. T. E<lmund Krumbholz, Mrs.
C. I*. DuBose, Mrs Lawrence Kirkland.
Miss Charlotte Shannon and Mrs.,K. B.
Wilcox.
Mrs. J. B. Frafter, Mrs. ^rank Coch
rane and Mr. H. N.' Fraser have jAinod
Mr. Fraser, who has been at the Court
Inn for the past month. Other arrivals
at the Court Inn are: Mrs. Eugene P.
Carver of Boftton; Mr. and Mrs. Irving
D. Johnson, of New York ; IVlr. and Mrs.
J. 0. Brown of Sewaren, N. J.; Mrs.
T. II. Towey and Miss Tower of Jersey
City; Mrs. Arthur Safford and Mrs. Har
ry II; Fulter, ofLan caster, Mass. i Me.
and Mrs. T. R. Tunis of Paola, Pa; Mr.
and Mrs. C. Stewart Lee of Wilmington,
Del.; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Agnew of
Dulutb, .Minn.; Mrs. George F. Hughes
of Cambridge, Mans.; Mrs. G. Edward
Smith of Ilrookline, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs.
John T. Perry of Albany, N. Y.; and
Miss Caroline TenEytfc of Belkport, L.
V-- ? fi
At the Ilobkirk Inn thin week among
new arrivals are: Mrs. George Schmitc
of New York; Mr. and Mrs. George C.
Cole of New ItocheHe, N. Y.; Mrs. II.
II. Wood, Miss Charlotte Wood and
Francis C. Wood of Rnglewood, N, J. {
Mr. and Mrs. Prank G. Hoyne and M5ss
Helen Hoyne of Chicago; Mr. nn<] Mra.
Henry C. Turner of Brooklyn; Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Chapman, of Stanford,
Coim.j Mir. Edgar B. Tolinan of Chica
go; Mr., and Mrs. J. II. Nelson of Bing
hampton, N. Y.; Mr. and Mr*. Mulford
Martin and Mr. George Rain*ford Mar
tin of New fork, and Mr. and Mm.
William B Staley of nageratown, Md.
Admiral F. F. Fletcher arrived by
automobile from Washington and is
nper-^g ?at the Kirkwood.
Also at the Kirkwood in the past few
days are: Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bry
^den of New York; Mr and Mrs. Alex
ander D. Walker of Bye, N. Y.; Mr.
and Mra. Walter S. Cluett of Sarancc
Lake; Mr. Frank Coursen of, Stock
bridge, Ma?ft., and Mr. Francjs, B. Aus
tin of New York.
After six weeks visit in Camden, Mrs.
J. Hall Dow departed this week for At
lantic City.
The invitation tournament given on
the golf course this week bytbFCam
den Country Club in attracting muA In
terest. Prizes will be given and the Ire
suit of the finals tod*y la awaited with
great eagerness.- Goffers fMirtlcipsUftg
ita: Mens, John 8. 8weeney, H.-G.
Marvin, Stnart Lee, M. F. Whelan, J.
Leonard Graham, H. IL Hawk, Lenie
Rledge, B. P. Merwin, Dr. Taylor C. Bj
Ponsonboy, W. W. Kirkbride, F. G. Can,
Frank Cfrurten, O. C. f?inner\J/M.
WAll*INS PROPERTY SOLD
Qrvtf's Corner store With Q0<w Hulid
Iiik I'unliMNMi by HoUIIuk Co.
4?m> of the Utrgeet real estate 4mU
made here recently was <cXcuM>tl yesterday
when thu lai*k** two Mory vlftrohMin and
office building ou the eoruer of llroad
and DeKalb nt reels wiih purchased by
tbo Cain don Holding Comply, who have
formed thcniHelvcM'into a couipauy to
handle this property, ami will plaice it
on tbo market at a later date.
Tbo store room lias boon occupied for
many years by Ilruee'g Pore Food tftore,
wbilo? Attorneys 11, II. Clarke, L, T.
Mill., T. K. Trot tor, K. ('. vonTresekow,
Dr. O. F Howell ami Photographer Mun?
son have offices upstairs. Tbo building
was the property of the late M. F. Wat?
klnn and was owned hy Mm, Elisabeth
WatkiiiN of Sp&rtauburg, it fronts about
thirty feet on It road street and runM
back to a depth of about ono hundred
feet on DeKalb street. The purchase
price paid, We understand, wad $23,000,
and the pale was made through the real
estate ugonoy of L. A. McDowelL.
The property ia considered the most
valuable in the city, being centrally lo
cated. on a prominent corner facing the
|H?Htolfteo.
Those forming the company Wor tho
handling of thin property are all well
kSIowu hufdnoxs men an follows: 'Henry
Savage, Geo. T. LitUc J. P. Lewis, H.
M, Kennedy. Jr., I>r. II H Stevenson,
J. I/,, Moneloy, II <1. Carrimm, Sr., II.
<3". iNirrlsoii', Jr., John S. Lindsay and
<\ H. Vato^.
KERSHAW NEWS NOTES
Interesting Happenings Gathered From
The Era of That Place.
Senator J. c! MubS^v, wus brought.'
Ihhim1 from Charlotte Bunoay,. where1 ho
was taken for wpednl examination ond
treatment. His condition Is only slight
ly improved.
John T. Maokey, one of the vice-pres
idents <*f the PeoiVle's Bank of Kershaw,
was a business visitor in KefshaW yes
terday. Vfy* ure indebted tV him for a
pleasant cull. ?
Miu Sidney Zeiup and her. little
daughter, Gertrude, anc| Mre, Ilurrler, --of T
Camden, ?pent Thursday afternoon Jn
Kershaw' with their friend Mrs. T. C.
Nelson. '
Kev. .1: M. Neal has accepted a <*all
fixw the Pleasant 21111 chwia /n?u?r
Bethune. lie will preach there On the
lirst and second Sunday evenings of each
month.
Hev. and Mrs, E. 1J. Jenkins left yes
terday for Richmond, vVa., where Mrs.
Jenkins will uudfrgo medical treatment
at St. Luke's hospital In that eity.
Mrs. George O'Rourke and children,
of Atlauta, Ga., are visiting Mrs.,
O'Kourke's parents, Mr. and Mri. D. M.
Kirk ley, at Kirkwood Farm.
Mrs. lOdr^a Kelly was summoned to
Caoden list Weslf op account of the
Illness <?f her niece, Mrs. J B. McCoy.
Mrs. W. F. Hrewcr returned Monday
from a vlnlt to her daughter Mrs. H. L.
Rlchey, at Camden. - t
Mrs. M ,F Evans is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. S. F. Brasiufttn, at j
Camden.
The home of W. ' B. Tiyrlor was de
stroyed by- fire Saturday evening, 10th
inst. Ail furnituro was saved. The fire
started in the kitchen and burned very
rajddly. Another building was also de
stroyed. There was no insurance.
Jas. E. liar field, w In ? lived in the 3C*
community, died early yesterday morn
ing of pneumonia. Ha yea atrkfcen with
that dread malady last Saturday morn* *
lug early, after ho had risen in appar
ently u*ual health. He was burled yes*
terday at Hanging Rock graveyard, the
funeral being conducted by Rev. E. L.
Owen, and with Masonic honors, of
which order he was a member. Mr. Bar
Held left his wife and- four wnall chil
dren surviving.
' A ('lassie*] Harpist.
Manager A. Coburn in his minstrel ,
a bow t!ib season la offering an Inova
tion to *he minstrel loving publfc^ This
nove't.y act 14' the harp soloist, whose
superior does not live. Mr, Kent Gage
and to comes from the land where harp
ists grow. He became interested in the
harp at the age of seven years, and as
he jprew older his interest became more
pronounced until he has become known
as one of the world's great manipula
tors of the wire strings." " PWlij ~tte *
time his act is being produced the au
dience aita enraptnrld, and When he fin-,
ishes the enoorea .are so snmeitus that
the artist is well nigh exhausted at the
finish. This exieptionaJIy .pleasing act
will be presented at every performance,
in. the plftt part of the program.
X A^CobnraV Minstrels-appear ?
atJhe Opera Hotise Saturday January
Schley, Jr., J. H Bryden, J. XVBorr,
T. 15. Krwnbhola and W- H. Ofcaett
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