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VOLUME XXXI.
, NKWS OF THE HCHOOIR
muparattve R?cord of Att?udaii?e aud
Thoae oil flpttor Holl l*?ui Month k':.
"|, V ' V ? Jj jf.
Thin we*% roW term examination* will
held in 111 irradea of the city mcIiuoI*
pcmniiiK Wednesday aud ending Friday.
The school# at present a*e crowded to
>Jr capacity. In the graded nchool the
foljinaqk nb6rW? im lucrijaw of $9 over
it o( tba Mttie date la^t year, tile high
loot ?? Incroaae of IS. The following
u comparison in enrollment between
two date#:
,>* Last year Tbta year' !
Boy* girls total boyn girl* toUll
ade 1 ? "3U-33-W -47-34- 81
rude 2 ? -88--26-0*.?27-82-59
?de 3 ---28-20...r5aL.--42-27-69
??do 4 -JL-25--32-07 81-28-?
ade 5 ?,28.-28,-56--..-22-39-01
?ade 6 ?22- -42 34,.23-57
'ado 7 T?-16_-22-.38-w-2l-20-4t
| ' 1$8-186-374,.?224-209-483
?ade 8 *-27?1*?46 13?24?37
ade 9 ??12?16?28 20-17-37
ade 10 8--0-17 12-10-28
?a* ii
ltHl ----- 287-237-^74?274-272.,fl041
The enrollment in the Mill Sclioo^ has |
treased nearly fifty over the total Cf- (
thnent for the year previous, while the
[ilvoru Hill school has about held. its
m.
The crowded conditions fa shown by
p. fact that 'there Is &n average of a
tie over fit pupllo to tbe teaober in
d grammar grades and an average of
to the teacher throughout ovclett
ados. Iu the Mill scbpol...therp is an]
erage of nearly 00 *o the/ teachcr, and
the first grade the enrollment is PQ.,
> teacher can be expected to do her,
Rt with over 35 pupils and no teacher
Duld be* required to handle morb than
The city schools need more teachers, j
\ even if the teaching force were en
rged there would be Ko class rooms to
comodate, them.
Honor Roll, for fourth month.
First grade-1?Leila Ufa-noon, Merle
ist, Gay Blackmon, Carolyn McKpin,
meva Jones,. Thorn Bvad?, >Essie Watts
B. Way, Willie Hailef Lenora- Rhame,
?nest Ross, Henry Lco.Clyfcurti,
th Benson,' Olive Nettles, -Maitie Shaw,
O. Kelly, Caroline HoUser.
Second grade?Benton Burns, Marvin
ickabee, Duncan Lang, Blwell Ray,
x-helle Sheorn, Nellie Benton, Crth->
Ine Boykin, Carolyn Burnet,' Bet'tie
ireton, Inez Gardner, Nannie Gardner,
die Goodale, Virginia Haile, Luck
rkland, Rosa McManus, Nancy Pe&rce,
nuita Sanders, Maureen Sowell.
Third grade?Joseph Mogulescu,- Har
i Smith, John Story, Elmer Walts,
Iwanl Wootcn, Molly Blackwpll, Vijjr
ila DeLoach, Edith Goodale, prances
vens, Lottie Spears, Louise ? Watts,
fourth grade?Moultrie Burns' Leigb
a Hardy, John Richardson, George Tid
(11, Reuben Walker, Cftare Bruce, Louie
mg, Willie Porter.
Fifth grad??Margaret Billings, Mar
a Boykin, Mary Onfeton,' William Cly
rn. Sara'DePass, Maud Dabney, John
nridson, Horace Evans, Mary Goodale,
elyn Hinson. Daiay. Lang, Molly Mosc
, Harriet Whlfctfcer, Carolyn Wooten,
ra Williams, G6rtrud$ Zemp.
Stfxth grade?No honor rolI*on account
substitute' teachers.
Seventh grade?Amett Ledford, Wil
m Nettles, Christopher Vaughn, Mfr
n Bruce, Mildred Qardner, Harriet
psoomb, Helen Hipson* Louise Hirsch,
aily Jebklns. '
Rightli grade?Sara Lcw1*r Ethel De
*s, Elizabeth DeLoach, MaryjN. Camp
1, Elizabeth /Bostick, Aubrey Bcattie,
bes Shannon, Conyers Shanklin, Mar
l Workman; Kate Watkins, Ada Net
s, Margaret Mills.
Sinth grade?Estellc Williams, Lc-u
is Mills.
Tenth grade?Stella A. nail, Margaret/
ikins. Joyce Stecdman, Ceeile Trucs
e. Edna Tiller
Eleventh grade?-Agnes, DePass, Sallle
in-o. irnia Seagle, Sadie Wilson, Isa
e Moguleecn, George Wittkowsky,
< <>co-cola 1*1 ant Changes Hands.
f. M.-Jones, of Chester, owner of the
pxter. Lancaster and Camden Coco
a plants has di*i>oaed of his folding
A. T. Heath, of Camden,f wlio will
fnnize the ftouth Carolina Cooo-Cola
ttling Co,' which will include plant*
Chester, Lancaster, Camden, Bisbop
^ and Sumter, with headquarters It
^ter. /Tt Is not known whether there
1 be any. changes lif the- Lancaster
Pt or not.?Lancaster News.
Boston Lady Died Here.
ItaTAnna Dexter S^lls aged 08 years,
ative of Boston, Mr?v, died Wednea
in this ?ity. Was Davis had been
shout three .waeka from "appoplcxy.
? rqa^lfhi wcrc^aMsfrto Boston "Wed
ay evening accompanied by hor two
in and Mr. Coolidge, ? brotber-in
Miws Mills had tfareled extensive
? America and fcorope. . :
MILITARY WILL 1IOIJ) SOL1UKR8
IMpsm To Turn Chaplin Murdmin Over
To lUrhlaud Authorities.
Columbia, Jan. Stating that they
will bo held until the view* of the War
Department are obtained, Major den.
George W. Head, commander of Camp
Jttckwon, in a formal military communi*
cation to John CL McCain, ^horiff of
Richlaud County, today dvcllued to turn
over to the custody of the civil authori
se* Lieut Tfdbert B. Fowler, Corporal
I'M in 11 in I F. Mm .'inn, Privato Hoy K.
SautltMs ?ad Private, First Class, Roy
Juun^z, now under arrest at Camp Jack
son, charged with being implicated In
the inuhIit of' William 8. Chaplin, a
prominent buttinenw man of Columbia,
*rt?o was shot to death on the night of]
January 19 on the Garner's Ferry road
within sight of this city while return
iuf in an automobile from a dinner I
party. Private Sanders was specifically
charged by a coroner'# jury of Richland
County on January 20 as havlug fired the|
fatal shot. ;
? Governor Cooi>er will make a request |
on the War Department through Sena
tor Dial to have the prisoner turnod
over to the civil authorities. A trans-1
crlpf of the inquest adduced at the cor
ouer's investigation was furnished the]
Governor's office by Sheriff McCain to
be transmitted to "Senator Dial.
Lieut Fowler, Corporal Marston and
Private, First Class, Janusa were ar
rested at the camp on a warrant sworn
'out on Jauuary 21 by 'Waller llailoy,
an attorney of this city, An occupant
of the automobile in which Mr. Chap
lin was killed, charging them with be
ing implicated in the deed. Private San-j
ders was held ,by the military authorities
[on the finding of the coroner's jury.
Gen. Read, in his communication, said
that the tocused men would be tried
by courfcniartial to bo convened, by the
commanding general of the Southeastern
department unless ordered otherwise by
the War Department. Gen. Rea<^him
self is commander of the department
Attached to the communication was
a certification of the military board in
vestigating the killing of Mr. Chaplin
and other alleged Indiscriminate shooting
on the public highway on the night of
January -shargied-LieuU Fowler
wlth; being without authority to order
Corporal. Marston arid his detail' of two
men to "search transfers and street cars
on the public highway of Richland coun
ty, which order, he testified in the coro
ner's investigation, to. giving; that hoi
was without authority to order vehicles
searched, and diil ? ^herefby cause the
death, by gunshot wound,- inflioted by
a bullet from a scrvitto rifle in the hands |
of Bf member of the said armed patrol,
of one, William 8. Chaplin, a hnman
being."
Corporal Marston, in command of the
detail, Is charged with firing two bul
lets in- the direction o< an automobile
occupied by Olarenck Johnson, Tom Roof,
nod four other negroes. -QP the public
highway; of dipxfting Private Sanders,
a membtmr^rf hispdctaiJ to fire five shots,
more or less, in the direction of the
rffcgroes' car ; of orderihfc Private (first
Clflfw) -Tnmiftg-tn fiffl two., .shots-la?tho
direction of the same car, and of per
mitting. atid directing Private Sanders
to; fire the shot which killed William
8. Chaplin.
Two* irpecifications wcrij brought by
^the military board against Private San
ders : That he "with .. maiice afore
thought, wilfully, deliberately, felonlous
Jy, unlawfully and with premeditation!
did kill one. William S. Chaplin, a human
being, by Khooting him with a riflo," and
that in utter disregard of human life |
and property "did fire five shots, more
or lesH, from a service rifle in the di
rection of the auto'mobile occupied by
Clarence Johnson and the other ne
groes."
Mr. Shanklin Better.
Mr. J. A. Shanklin, r-of thin.city, who
Vvas tnkcu suddenly/ill last week is at
Chick Springs sanitarium for trea&nent.
The following from the Greer correspond
ent of the Columbia State will be read
with interest: " ,
"E. Jl\Shankliu returned from Cam
den'on Saturday and wan accompanied
by his brother, J. A. Hhaiiklin of Cam
den, who . is now at Chick Springs saui
tatJum fdr treatment. The many friends
Of Mr; Shnnklin will' be glad to know
that he is improving and report* from
the sartltsnuift are quite e neon raging/* ~
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1 Modern Health Croiade.
Miss Marion E. Green, of Columbia,
was in Oamden tbisr- week for the pur
pose of getting tte school teachers and
Piretrts interested in. the Modern Health
Crusade. It ia being put on under the
augfrfces M the South Carolina Tuber
cutonia Association and will, if carricd
out In the-jrhtnob wltt n?anlt tn waving
the *health and hcigpinesa of many young
people. Mr. I/lttle, of the Majestic The
atre, win VaL on i film Saturday after
noon and nig^t relative fco.ihia crusade.
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QOVKK^OK KKM0VK8 SIIKHIFF
AppohiU (iurt?i O. Klu| In PUw Of
Handm ?t Andernon.
Governor Cooper Friday revoked the
coutiniiMiioa of J. Oliu Sam^r* as sheriff
of A,mU'ij.on county ami appointed ill
his stead Charles Geurdou King, The
iVmoval wiw incident to alleged improper
mndiK-t of the officer October It), 1919.
Recently Governor Cooper ordered Mr.
Sanders to cfriue to Columbia and show
cause why he should, not be .removed.
Authority for the removal is based 6n
Sec. 0W?, volume 1 of (he codt^ which
required the governor to till the office
of sheriff when a vacancy oocurs, aud
also fives the authority to roinove an ap
pointee. Sanders was appointed by Gov
ernor Cooper last February upon the res
ignation of former Sheriff Joe Ashley.
The following affidavit from B. M.
O'Bryant, former pollcemau in Anderson,
was submitted to the governor relative to
the conduct of Sanders:
"Before mo comes B. M. O'Bryant,
who being duly sworn, says that for many
months prior to October 16, 1Q19, he was
policemrfn for the city of Anderson, S.
O,; that on or about the night of Oc
tober 16, 1919, while away from his
home in said city, on duty, he had oc
casion to go to his home unexpe?tedly;
that upon arriving there he found that
his wife was not in their bedroom, but
found another bedroom locked and de
manding Admittance, he discovered Sher
iff J. Olin Sanders in there with depon
oiit'k wife, and both admitted that they
had there been guilty of Illicit sexual
depouout entered
Sanders covered him
with ji pistol; told him, deponent. If he
moved he would kill him," aud kept de
pouent covered with the pistol until he
ISnnders) left the house."?Saturday's
State. ?
relation; that when
the. room, the said ?
CHANGES IN CABINET
Houston, Succeeds Glass 4s Secretary of
National Treasury.
Washington, Jan. 27. ? Two more
rtinnges in President Wilson's cabinet
were made today and a third is expected
in the near future.
David Franklin Houston, of St. Louis,
BhwfrHgergtliry 6i Agriculture
since the Heginniuf of the Wiliwn admin
istration, was given the treasury por?
folio, and Edwin I.Meredith of Des
Moines, was named to suecee<frhim as
head of the Department of Agriculture.
" The third cabinet change expected soon
is the appointment ? of a Secretary of
the Interior to succeed Franklin K. Lane,
who desires to retire to private life. .Mr.
Lane's successor has not yet been select
ed and officials generally would not haz
ard a guess as to whom it would be.
In selecting Mr. Houston to succeed
Carter Glass as Secretary of the Treas
ury, the President ran counter to all
g4ie?see of administration v official^, most
of whom, had expected Assistant Secre
-fsry LcffiugWell to given' hla office. ?
" ? :bt burns Home burned
Early Morning Fife Destroyed Large
Dwelling- on Upp^r -Fair-Btreetr
Fjro at rtu early hour Monday morn
ing completely destroyed the large ten
room ^ttvo-story dwelling of Mr.?James
H. Hums on North Fadr Street. It is
not know-how the fire orifffnatcd and
the house* was in flames before the in
mates were, aroused, and happening 'about
2:30 in the morning very few people
knew ef the fire. Nothing scarcely was
saved from this building snd the loss
falls heavily on Mr. Burns as we learn
he had only $2,500 insurance, and it is
estimated that it will take $12,000 to
replace the dwelling to say nothing of
the well furnished rooms.
Captain BraPsfo?l and his^aister made
their home with.. Mn and Mrs. Hums
ami it is said they lost heavily in old
time silver that had -been in the family
for generations.
For the present Mr., and Mrs. Bums
are making their home with Mr. Burn'#
mother on Lyttleton Street.
County Politics Started.
.Mr. Alien B. Murchiaon, of Kershaw,
wflx in Camden "Wednesday, and tells
us that he will be in the race this year
for the office of county superintendent
of education. This is tjje first announce
ment, for a county pf&'cc this year. Mr.
Mtfrclmon made the race fonr years ago.
He has recently finished a Jaw course at
the University of South Carolina and is
now a practicing attorney at Kershaw.
"? Formed Partnership.
Mr, J. AL Stokes, who has been con
ducing a bicycle repair shop .on .Esst
DeKaW> street, has sold half interest
in bujdnass to Mr. Charles R. Marsh
and . thf Orm nftm? yUl If ftfolrec
MarsSL At_ft_later date they will oc
cupy -the storeroom now occupied by
C. W. Evans ?? an undertaking
establishment.
MAY NOT ABOM8II ?ANG8
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County SupenlioiK IH> Not Think Fav
orably Of Plan to Abolish.
Columbia, J|Q, 28.-- Supervisors of
South Carolina, almost to a man. art"
opposite tho pluu suggested to the legis
lature by Governor Oooper and by the
State board of charities and corrections
for abolition of the county chain gang
system Mutl creation iu hit stead of a
State system. A meeting of supervisors,
attended by about twenty-live of theso
oftMals from an many couutle*. wan held
in Columbia Thursday afternoon, and
Thutwday even lug a committee from the
supervisor's association went to tee Gov*
ernor Cooper to protest against tho pro
poned chanft* in tho aystem.
There is a strong sentiment iu tho
legislature against the change. Gover
nor Cooper told the conunlttea of sup
ervisors that he had fouud, since dcliiv
criug his annuil message, (hat there is
considerable opposition in the legislature
aguinst the abolition of the county chain
gang.
Tho 8tate highway department is not
enthusiastic over the Idea. Its officials
state that thoy do not waut to have
change of tho system.
At least three county delegation* in
the .general assembly are considering the
introduction of bills to provide for aboli
tion of the office oft county supervisor
and the creatiou of a commission* this
commission to a-ppoint tho supervisor.
The aim is to take the office of super
visor-out of-politics. This *plan works
well, it is said, in four counties of tho
State already.
A committee was also named by the
supervisors at their meeting Thursday
ft'fter'uooii, to work amonj^ the legisla
tors and i urge their Vote against the
plan of abolishing the county chain
gangs.
DELEGATES NAMED*
To Attend Annual Convention of Cotton
Association at Montgomery.
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Columbia', Jan, fl.-~More thou four
huudred delegate# have been appointed
from South Carolina to 4the annual con
vention of the American Cotton Associa
tion to be held hi Montgomery, Ala.,
February 17-20. The appointments were
made by It M. Mixson, president of the
South Carolina division of the American
Cotton Association, and all of the ap
pointees will be strongly urged by# Mr.
Mfcceon to attend the meeting.
In the list of delegates are about fifty
women. The women will be given full
rights on the floor of the convention, it
js.said.
Thos6 named to attend from Kershaw
County are the following: John T. Sto
veus, N. A.' Bethune, T. J. Kirkland,
C. J. Shannon, Jr., H. 0. Carrison, R
8. Floyd, E. M. Estridge, Earl Bowen,
Willis Cantey, F. M. Wooten, L. W.
Boykin, C. W. Rirebmore, W. L?. Mc
Dowell, Tj. 4. Quion, and Mrs. E, C.
vou Tnwukvw. ~ ~
MEETING CALLED FRIDAY
Chairman Doykin Desires a Large At
tendance of AH Classes.
* . r ''' f. v- ?- ? ' ' ?,
To the farmers, business men and mer
chant* of Ivershaw <Jounty: I gave no
tice in, last weeks Chronicle that there
would be a meeting held ia Camden on
February 6th at 3 <p. m. The ladies
are enpecially invited for without their
cooperation we men can do but little.
This meeting will mean *? great deal for
the uplift of old Kershhw if we can get
a representative crowcf, especially now
as the boil weevil is in our midst." We(
will have' intelligent men to give us
short lectures oh organisation, coopero
tion, marketing, etc, so I beg all the aneu
and women that have the good 'of this
'.wintry and count^ at heart to attend
this meeting- This meeting will be held
in the Opera House as the Court House'
will be. too email,.I fcupe,. to hold- the
crowd.
^ L. W. Boykin,
County Chairman.
~ llofaing op tiypocrits.
Do?vyou believe in Camden? Well,
whether ybu do or not it is on the fcve
of a great uprlning. The signs are prom
ising in every way. You may have your
part young man if you believe in God
and the right- If you are willing to join
this uprising of the young and aggres
sive type against the hypocrites who see
the. handwriting on the wall' against
iiypocraey. Have a hand. Have a heart
back "of this hand and then you will have
hope that is both sure and steadfast.
The foregoing is riot to count In busi
ness alonS but It bust take Hs riae in
religion. The Baptist pastor will dis
cuss these matters at the evening ser
vice Sunday at the Baptist CtmrclL Bro
ther Business Man yon onghgt to ba
there. Brother Professional Man yoti
should Show jnonr interest All who be
lieve in looking 0(0, out/and on will be
wehftme.
NKWM OK TI1K TOl'BISTH
Golf, Polo mikI Social Affairs Furulsh
Form* of /\inu?eM?*nfc.
<H? ftatttjrdljr evening Mr. aud Mis.
.1,>lm it. Todd fftv* ? ?'?"????? for ibeir
daughter MIks Frances Todd and her
|Uett Flranor Morgan of PltUhurg
in their Iveautiful <-*?K>ni?l homo South
Hill on Kirkwood Heights. AfJerjUft-,
ing the party of young wept to
th,' IviiKwootl for the dance. The guests
w.i. . M}n Helen 1 toy no of Chicago,
MissfH Jacqueline and Nora Hero, dfUfh*
iert of General A^d^W Hero of Camp
Jackson, Miss Polly Morton of Auuapo
lis, Misses Martha aud Virginia Tick
nor, Iiud their guest Miss Rrlukqrholf,
Miss Rhetta Delioache and Mr. and Mr*
Ralph Shannon, also Messrs. lOlUolt
Springs, A. Kennedy RlaVemiy, and Lletft
(ieorgo Read, Jr.; Colonel Kasterdcfy and
Captain Hunting (?>m Camp Jacksou.
Arriving at the Court Inn thin week
are: Mm. II. B. Hard and Mrs. Robert
H. Ncubit, of New Ilfcven, Mm. K. t
Judkins of New York, Mr. aud Mrs.
linyard of Atlantic City, Miss Sarah
McDowell of Cedar Hill, Maw., Judge
O. E. Searles and Mrs. Searles of Thorn p
son. <\>mi. Mm. O. O. Koifer of Now
Haven, Mr. and Mrs. A. Tj. Soott of
Newton Outer, Maw., Mr. and Mrs.
\V. A. Rogers, of Buffalo, Mr. Joseph
li. Tjpocker and Mr. Charles MeKeniie,,
of Uowtoii, 'Misrt M. L. Terhuno of
Matawuu. New Jersey, M{hh Macintosh
of Wultbani, Mass., and Mr. and M??
O, OtiffoTd of Buffalo.
On Tuesday' aftorpoon Mrs. Ralph
Shannon entertained with ourds aud tea
for Miss Frances Todd and Miss Eleanor
Morgan. Other guests were: Miss Holen
Iloyne, Miss Rhetta DeLoache, Mrs.
Hallott. Miss Virginia Tick nor and Miss
Rrlpckerhoff.
While our neighbors at Pinehurst and
Southern Tines have been deprived of
llin'r favorite sport of golf by the Ico
'and snow of the past week, there has
not been Si day when golfers failed to
appear on the links pf both the Sarsfield
and Camden Country Club Truly , Cam
?1< u's winter climate Is hard to equal.
, A ball * sweep stake touruument was
played on Saturday on the SursflOld links
and excellent ?core\were returned. The
yvlnner, E- P. Mcrwin of the Knglewood
Uolf Club finished with > the score
of 40 43-&3; W. M. Ncsbit of Great
Harrington 43- 44-87; John fl. Sweeney,
!/ochmoor Golf Club 42-43- 88.
Tomorrow, January 31st, an eighteen
hole medal play tournament vf'iW bo held
on the Sarsfield liuka for prises presented
by the Court Inn. A large entry list
is expected. * .
Among .the guests at the Kirkwood are:
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Collins -and Miss
Ruth Collin's of Philadelphia, Miss K. S.
Coursen' and Miss ,G. F.^ R. Keller of
Stocto>ridgc, Mass.. Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Hmnbert of Now York, Mr. and Mrs.
O. W. K> In inK ?>T Springfield, Mass., Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Pearson of Salt Lake
City, M rw.ISr -Ji. - QyeAwhilds- s ml Mesr
Graham I>riukwater of Montreal and Ms.,
Hugh A. Miiney of Trentou, N. J.
A favorite meeting place these winter
afternoons for a social chat and cup of
tea Is the Studio Tea Room in its lovely
setting of evergreens and pines. On
Saturday Mrs. Haldane, who is spend
in* the season at the Whistler cottage
save a birthday parity at the Studio, for
her friend Miss Jarvis. The other guests
were Miss Oillett, Miss Rlsbee, and Mrs.
Johnson.
Mrs. Frederick C. Peters of Charleston
has arrived ct the Ilobkirk Inn for a
visit with Miss Winifred Sills at Mount
Vernon, who Is spending the winter hero.
Anxyix others at the Hobkirk are: Mr.
and Mrs. H. J*. ?Fonl "of MonEcTair,\N.
.T, Mr. and Mrs. It. T. Dana,, MUs
Florine Dana and Miss Robertson of
New v York, ^MV. P. W. llasewick of
Kerne, N. II. and Mrs. Dana Malone
of Given field, Mass.
Mr. and Mps. F. W. Ilelm are expect
ed today "from .New Ynrk to spend sev
orul weeks with Mis. E. Miller Roykin
at her eottajfe In Kirkwrfod.
Dr. Harry Hwmerson Fosdick and
>1 rs. Fosdick haye arrive.d from ^ N'-w
York City and arc stopping at the Oourt
Inn.
A line polo match is anticipated this
week on 'the field of the Camden pplo
club. It is expected that the officers
from Camp Jackson will brinjc their
pontes with them, and will participate
in the game. Major J. B.' Hennessey
i* an enthusiast in the sport. TTc with
Lieut. Head, Colonel Easterday nnd sev
pr?! others were on hand last week for
the polo game and dance afterwards at
the, Kirkwood hotel.
.Attention Woodmen.
Member? of Lira Oak Camp No. 40,
W. O.. W* are requeued to attend a
meeting to be held in the Woodman Hall
on Thursday oveTrhry yebrnaey JHb, -at
eif ht o'clock. Bnainaaa of importance will
come before the Lodfe at that time.
The flection of a <9er* will take place.
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KNCINKKll C'KOW I1KA1)
Popular KugtmMOan Had Served Southern
Fur Twenty-Five Years.
Kngiueer Joe M. Crow of thitt tiliy
Oiled Saturday rooming ?t the i\>nnell
Infirmary, where he hud been after a
stroke oil paralysis the first of January,
from which he failed to improve, miflVr
lug two more strokes before bis death.
Mr. Crow for (uogn than Ufl years bad
heeu a locomotive engineer on the Char
leston Division of the Southern Hallway,
llin last run whu^hotween Charlotte and
Columbia by the way of Kingvllle. He
was known from one eivd of tlw) line
to the other by the pooullar Way that he
blow his whittle of his engine, imitating
the whJU'O-will.
He was born at King's Mountain, ..N,
tK, in 1803 and was 55 years of age
at his death. lie wus a Mihkui ami also
n member of the Jlrotherbood of !??<?
motive Kngiueer*. ' ?
He is survived by his wife, one sen,
Tally Crow, and lour daughters,
dames J. W. Co wall, Joseph OatHen,
Herbert Marl in, und Mhw Oem?vJe*e
Crow, all of thin eity; also the follow
I'ng sinters and brothers: Mrs. H?. K.
Houaey of Kiug's Mountain, Mrs. 1 jemuel ?
Jones of- OreeavlHo, Mrs. A; 11. Oastben'
of Durhatn,' tMra^.Doyd Young of Bpa*-'
tanhurg, H., Crow of Kershaw, A.' J.?
Crow of M?<Iteo and J. A. Crow'of WtNert
? mm < * ?'
ville.
Sunday afternoon the 'remains \yere.
taken to Kershaw for burial. A com-,
mtrtoo of railroad inon tfroui Charleston
who attended the funeral were ID.-. Con
don and Claude King.
The pull-bcnrorR were W. tl. dross,
Neil SlnvpHon, M< Kondrlek, A.. JO;
Mots, Dr. W. C. McDowell and K. Oon
don
Mr Civ>w waf yery popular and had
many. friends and acrjUttiirtaiK'eH of this
eity and other places attended the fun*
eral.-r-Iloek IItl Record.
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Mrs. Martha Went iJead.
Mvs. /Martha Thom West, wife of Mr.
J. Frank West died at. her homo In the
Mt. Olivet section .Friday . tooruing at
an early hour after two wetika illness.
Her death being due to uppoplyxy. She
was 02, y?ar8 of ago and a prominent
and belayed wornoti of . her o>?un unity.
She* is survived by hop -hi?4>an<l Ik*
following children: Mrs. .J. B. Hu?h,
Leo M. Wont, Shell J. West, Mr*. Ort*e
Adams, I)r. Carl A{ West, 'firOy West,
all of this ooni\ty; Walter J. Wetrt^ of
Spartanburg; nud Mrs.XV. J. Au#cr?on(
of Hampton, S. C.
l*be funeral and burial occurred at Mt.
Olivet church on Saturday morning af*, '
tor wcrvicoK hy IU?v. M. M. Itenson, of
Camden. ,S
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Woman 104 Year* of Age.
Whet is thought to he the oldest cltf
son of this county hj?s been discovered
by 4e cfniw taker, T.'C. Fletcher, of
District No, 74, in the person of Serena
ilracey, a colored Vbman, who gives her
Tige at US. The aged woman TeaJdea -
with her daughter, Kate Tiracey, in the
Marshall's ehureh section. She Is, the
mother of 21 children?-tho eldest being
a son of 81 years of age 'BHdllie youngest
a daughter of 41 years. Despite her
great age the old woman get^f about on
the farm and is remarkably aetWe.
Tall Man at The Majestic.
Coming to the Mtjestic Thcntre next i
Wednesday It. E. Madsen, tfie world's
tolIent Kiarft cowboy. Mr. Madsen, who
lion attracted world wide attention on
account of his extreme height will appear
in pictures and in- person*- This man
is nearly eight .feet tall Jliul is but 20
yearn old. ? * : V
Cobuni's Minstrels.
The J. A. Coburn minstrel* will set
? n<*w standard in blank* face1 - enter
tainment,, When they play their annual
engagement at. the Camden Opera House. \
Although the Coburn minstrels have been
'on the rbad for a number of years, and
have always Maintained a high standard ,
for this class of entertainment, Manager *
Cobum feels thjs seawm, after he has
signed up his company and secured* a
number of exceptionallyhigh class stars,
thnt his show this year1 yill fa-r eurpnss
anything in the minstrel ifne he has ever
presented. He is payfrig cspecfftl atten
tion to xinging, dancing and clean cut ,
comedy, three *b?oUJtp essentials. in a
minstrel performance.
A new comedy act conceived and writ- /.
(??i) by Mr. Charles Gaoo,. in which'tbe
author takes the leading role. Is said
to be exceptionally funny. It Is * satire
on an uptodate" unbject portraying tlife
humorous situations now prevailing, an<h*
which is l9ken do good natnredly lby
tli - American people.
. Sold His Warehouse.
Mr It. M. Kennedy, Jr., has Jold^Ms
Bonded Warehouse ^B--h>wrer main street
;to Sr. Frank M. WooUm, propfWtes-of
tho Mutual W&rehou*||^Tj^g pTOpwtjT * ?
Was formerly known as tbe old T4tK<tt
stabler