The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 05, 1920, Image 1
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CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY. MARCH 5, 1930.
rQlXJME XXXI. _:__"zzr 7" rr 1 1 v.1"1-1" .
NUMBER 48.
M.W S 0*>THK T0I7KIHTH
?? Hotel lt?glttterv Show Season At
Itn lleliht. ? 1 V .
it- first week in M*?rch marks the
kt the l.nniht in ('un.dni.
?yrtH oX interetfthHr ?vorta, m*>rty
v,.. i.11 ?re iii< it for Dbe comiujf
wliieb are ?U too nhont t^efore tftie
|w Northward b??iua. J
Xurvlay of thin we*k there will bo
koua Kaces at the Race Track of
ItUliiiK aud Driving Olub conunenc
two thirty in the afternoon. &ow?
ie attraction* are an Ife* out) Hpoou
lion* Ilendiu* Ibace, I/adiee ftalf
i?i'.li. itaUooii Race, ote. ' Mr.
ben Itolriuaon in in charge j>t the
Hat, wMch promisee to be quite
Many are expected over from,
in hi a and neighboring town*,
re. Goorg* Stevene and the Miaaei
[mis of Summit are viaiting Minn
kvs Todd at South Ilill. On Thura*
Miss TVxki entertain**! at* bridge
heon at her borne. -,
im lAioy IVvmeniy of Mulberry Plan
d has as a house .piMwt'Miss Eleanor
eton of Buffalo, and wild give A
beon Cor "her today wftricft many
* people frora Gatndeu will attend,
rs, Soaroy of Griffin, Qa." Is vielfc
fber daughter Mm. Ifcaljtfi Shannon
Jam den.
>e M4s*e* Kfcan of 844 Fttth Ave
New York, ore exuwxrted tibia we6k
n phort visit with their aitrter Miea
,n U Kuan who is occupying the
W of Mr?. 8. K. Blakeney for the
>n. r' ,
>. H1?<1 Mrs. W-iMtajn T. Raiasford
jtftin<xi several friends a< dinner at
i borne on Tuesday a*e?ing. Am on#
guests were Mr. and Mt*< W. H.
bride, Mr. and Mn, A, D* Ken
? Jr.. arxi Mtias Freddie Bttisb.
Hotel Arrivals ' .
irkttwI-f-H. O, IinfW)lirKi H. M.
New York ; Edward SC. - Hi>de$naff,
rstown, Md.; Mr. ?and R4_rs. Seth
IMW, Phitadeflphia; Welfcrvaij
Brooklyn ; Edward Jeffarwm,
Cenroyd, C. E. Doran, Arthur B.
Philadelphia-; Miss Saxton, Wil
ton, iWewareDaniel O. Hastings,
Wihninpjton; W. 8. Hastings, Jr.r
}. Harding, MAm K. MriNamee, Mies
. MoOliwtio, BoafewM UUim-W+uotoH*
tdale,..Mass.; Mrs. II. W. Bra^kefi,
M)ateo, Florida; Mr*. W.. C. Swan,
ind Mm. Henry W. L/ibby, Boston ;
J. Van Vedhtin; EKaabeth, N. J.;
and Mrs. George C. Bingham, Buf
Miss Edith MmHenry, BaRimore;
M. Leigh, Southern vPinea; Charles
aber, Philadelphia, 8. M. D. Clarke,
idoliihia ; (^ary MicHenry, Baltimore j
MeiHeivry, IValHmore,, Mrs. Thomas
re, Mfcs M>ary Moore, New York;
Ktatherine Starr, New York; Mrs.
"fevin Pomeroy, Philadelphia; Mr.
Mrs. W. A. Garrigues, Philadelphia;
and Mrs. Ohartea E. Bigelow, Mr.
Mrs. Mo rice, New York; Mr. and
Peter Sdhenk, Jr., Bast Orange;
and Mrs. Oarrol H. Jonea, Columbia,
; MiRs Mtabel Bowman, Sumter; S.
lelden, Washington, Mr. and Mrs.
. Barcalo, Miss Baroalo, Buffalo;
K. Ludkm, Mir. and Mrs. W. 0.
ts, MSss Krany, O. W. fcaemis,
>l&m}; Mr. and Mrs. George Sagen
b, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
j, Jr? Ivee, Mta?s.; Mrs. W. C.
?n, Mrs. Edwin Jackson, Jt., New
; Mr., and Mrs. L. Powell, Sche
idy; Mr. and Mrs. E. Sagendorpb,
eland; Mr. and Mm. P. Ogden
ler. New York; Mts. Frank Hender
Roslyn, Long Island; Mr. and Mrs.
P. Rasrtwtok, Norristown, Pa.; Mp.
ge Hf. Mather, Miss Helen H^t,
Iroore; Mrs. John A. Mann, Mrs.
F. Walker, Mrs. Thomas F. Roches
Buffalo; Mrs. .T. E. Barrell, Mi?*
Lbc-t^h Rarrell, Sewall Barrell, Boa
Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Tobey, New
^ 8. M. Ratdiffe, Buffalo.
tbkirk Inn?Mrs. Malcolm Franklin,
Franklin, Philadelphia; Mrs. Alex
r P., Carver, Yonkers, Mr?. J L.
rtdh,, Bronxviile; Mrs. Harrison
ett, JBaVtimore i Mr*. Elliott Schcnk,
York; E. G. FletAouser, Buffalo;
ind Mrs. Gerard Swope, C. LflGreg
Nfw Yorkr?Mr. rod Mr*. Glen
fcrt. New York, General! Marion. P.
I, U. 8. Army. , >
unt Inn?Mr. and Mrs. George,
ell, Miiw FTleanor Ruasell, Ro??tt>n ;
md Mrs. Henry D. Walker, Bridge
Mrs, J. II. Woodward, Waterbary,
Mid Mrs. C. B. Evana, Wilmington,
C. W. Small, Savannah, W. G.
rt**r, Columbia, 8. C.; Mr. and
ft. W. Webber, Boston ; George 8.
IP, II. W. Heyer, F. H.^ Swan,
pe C. Stout, Gil. M. Young, Brook
Mr. and Mm. Eugene P, Oarver,
a; Mrs. T. H. Bakewell, BaDsbarg,
ifSas 8. 1c. BeaM, Ualoaiswn, Pa.;
ind Mrs. H. F. Hetherin#ton and
K Bonnd Brook, New Jersey ; Mr.
Ira. Hugh' I*. Trowbridge, John B.
NDton, Mrs. Baraafde Winslow,
U Bowman, C. F. Stoddaed, Jr^
HOY* and Qiiclm erriis
IMii* Organized In bounty Iky County1
J. \V. SAlldertt. .
b\>r the purpose of luntilliug Into the
Otiivln of the boy* and girlw of the county
s<une of the teaching* of agriculture and
tame wieaw Oounrty A^pen/t J. W. San
der* is orgwuising u muulvr of clube in
w*hich bo hopes to see the development
?f a groat deal of lute rent, lie expects
to raipe a number of prices whl<& wltt
be otferod to fhoee who do the beat work
and keep a good record of all work done.
Thl* will develop a spirit of. friendly
rivalry aud.the a**?ociation of the young
people in their club meetings will be of
groat value to them in later Hfe.
It U the duty of the parents of our
form boys and girls to do everything
in their power to fit the ftouth'a future
farm men and women for their basks
and responsibilities, and here is one of
the bt^st opportunities wherein this work
can be carried on. Trained minds have
alwsayw been at a premdum, and in the
Hex* quarter ccutury tin.-, win probably
be douibfly true. There are great things
ahead for tftte young nvau wfco 1h fitted
for his woit?*ho know* livestock, soils,
field Crops, fertiHiens, etc. from both
the practical aud scientific standpoints.
The kinds of dtribs boln# Organised arc
>
pig, corn, cotton, jveaimt and sweet po
tato.
Tloys aud girls between the ugos of
10 and 18 are urged to join one of the
ehiibtfi. In oider bo join the cotton, corn,
ttaatiut, /or sweet potato club the boy
or girl must agree to cultivate an acre
of the enop indicated and to make a
report of the work done. In the p'g
cltrfb the boy or ginl must have either
a good gnade pig for fattening a nure
bred for breeding purposes, or a how for
the bow and litter project.
.. An effort is being made to reach all
the boys aud girls through the schools
of the county but the work is bedng re
tarded because a number of the schools
are dosed at present on acaount of
.?j Any boy or girl who wishes to join
the elufo and who can meet the require,
memtii for admSwfion may send their
name and address to J. W Sanders, Coun
ty Agent, Oamden, stating what dub they
widh to join, ?nd he wlli send them In
structions, ttterwtnre, etc.. And will also
vieH them from time to time to give sug-'
gestiona and to see what progress Is
bdrag made with the work.
Pine Grove School.
There will be <a negro minstrel at
Pine Grove school Friday uitflit March
12tfb. Exercises will be^pin at 7:45
o'cAock. Admission ,15 ond 25 cents.
W3B aell sandwiches aflter exercises,
Proceeds will go to benefit of school.
Died of Meningitis.
A lffctle ijpn of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Cunningham, about 8 or 10 years of age,
died on Wednesday nigh* of spina] men
ingitis, Hie death ooeurred at Mr. and
Mrs.' Cunningham's home a few miles
east of Camden and the burial was at
Wesrtville yesterday afternoon.
New Haven, *?-~t~
Oourt Inn?J. N. Oliphant, New York;
Booooe It. Mitchell, Buffalo; Dr. and
Mrs. T. Tj. Ellis, Mr. nnd Mrs. George
H. N. Johnson, Miss Anne W. John*
son, Bridgeport; Harry L. Barker, Glen
rulav, New Jersey; W. D. Barker, P.
H. Marble, Boston; P. R. -Camp, Frank
lin, Via.
Entertainment For Camden Hospital.
Camden Is to 'have a treat in the
Entertainment to be given on the. even
ing of the l&tih of Mianch in the Majestic
Thnatre for the benefit of Che Oamdeil
Hospital,
Miss Wilbourne of New York will be
the soloist, aixi will give a fine pro
gram. 8he is a ptotegee of Mary Gar
den, and expects soon to make her debut
in Metropolitan Opera. The Kirk wood
Orcherttna of which Mr. Tallarico is the
lea*der will furnish some of its excellent
muMbC, one of the numerb being a violin
solo by ilr. Ourto, who is a great fav
orite at the Kirkwood ooncerts. Mr. B.
h. Pierce, monologuist and singer of
negro melodies will aasiat in the enter
tmlmneirt, which will close with an un
usually attractive moving picture.
A committee of ladies consisting of
Mrs. Wiiliam M. Shannon, Mrs. Edwin
Muller, Mrs. Reuiben Pitta, Mrs| K. G.
Whistler and Mrs. William King are in
charge of the arrangement*, and tickets
may be bad from them. The sale of
tickets fe limited, so it is well to pro
cure them at an early date.
No cause in the community Is more
worthy of aid than the Hospital, and
we feel wire that ks need of funds at
the present tkne has only to be brought
before the cfcixens to a-waken a mos*
generous response. IX ua all, residents
and visitors, evidence our interest tn this
rootft admirable work by paitronfs.ng the
entertainment not only because of a de
lightful evening, but for the c^use It
*
SHOUT TKKM OF COURT
Oul) IVvv; Trlwl and Court 1 .anted
But One Day.
The March torin of court lasted hut
or*.* day anil there wcro ouly jail ca?e?
tried, about ?eveuteen other va?os boiag
carried ovop to Khe next term of court.
Judge Mmlver, of Oheraw ' presided and
| the following oas** wore ddaposed of At
11 his shoot 4?rtn I
Annie Wrig&vt, eibargied with graftd
Ifcrcsniy, wan convicted and seutone^ to
jServe six months at sueh labor in tho
penitentiary as dhe could perform.
Mkofcie .and Annie Thompsou, charged
with the murder of a small boy were
arraigned hurt Che ca**ea continued until
j another court.
t Tie Hrtoney, a *a?all boy w*as convicted
of arson aud was sentenced to serve one
! yecif. He attempted to sot Arc to a
l church.
Klvin Whfite plead guilty to Valine
a bi(?y<ie ami was weuteaeed to serve
six months or pay ? fine of $100.
Presentment of Grand Jury.
We. the grand jury, beg leave to' make
the following pre*enitn?eut, as follow
towit:
We <have passed on all bills handed us'
by the solicitor.
~Wp would recomanend that there bo
pVaced on. the river bridge at least three
litfbt*. Wo would ?aJ?o recommend that
at lea-^t a thirty foot Shod be placed at
the wo>*t convenient place acres') the
river bridge for the benefit of the bridge
keeper. Wf? alw nxvwivm-end that a
telephone be installed at once <nt the
bridge. Wo would recotnmond that the
pai-lroad crossing bo Attended to; that a
solid bridge, with t'ho exception of a
three Inch *?fKUv around the rails, be
pVaced on all railroad croasings.
We wotrid also recommend that the
Marshall's bridge across Iiit.tlo Lynches;
river be lowered. The bridge is entirely
too Mgh, waking It disagreeable to cross.
Wo regret to say that a former re
commendation of this body 'ha* not boen
carried out by the county officials as
to the Liberty Hill and Oamden roads^
We reoomimond that immediate steps be
taken to "have this matter relieved but
there foas been ootfhin# done. We ask
(th1#,t 4?his imatlter ?heve immediate at
t.fjtfridi*'by tifto authorities. -J
We al?o espfida Hy ceereL.ihat auc.-ru6
onxmendations As to tfte csmftnt walk from
the crmrt bouse stops to the Street have
been disregarded. We .ask and recom
mend that this be Attended to at once.
We wiB, At some future time, take
up other Trvatterii of general Interest.
We b<* to tiherok you, the 'honorable
Judge, for your able charge, and the
courtesies Shown us today, and also
would thank the solicitor and other court
officials fior kindnesses shown us. AH
of which we moat Respectfully submit.
N. 8. Richards, i
Foreman Grand Jury.
The Military Academy BUI. ,
The following is fnom Congressman
YV. F. Stev?in?ron wQiiob hp requests us
to pttUrirti:
The MMiary Academy FMH, which has
just passed the House, provides that,
during the years 1020 j\u<1 1021 "candi
dates Cor the Military Academy Who have
served honorably and faithfully not less
tolran one year in tfhe armed forces of the
United States or allied armies in the la/to
war with Germany and who poft*o*M the
otfoer qualificationa required by Law may
be admitted up -to twenty-tour years of
age (the present maximum is twenty-two
years)." I have a vancancy which I
can fiti wrth a soldier roaring under the
above qualification*. I will be glad to
hoar from anyone who desires the ap
pointment and is witting to stand the
examination. I wlfl have to hear prompt
ly. as the time w"ill expire very soon for
appointment, and this is subject to the
blU passing the Senate in this fdiapc, but
there is every assurance that it will do
so.
National Thrift Stamp Week.
?School* throughout the Fifth FederaJ
Ttewerve District have practically com
pleted pflanjei for the observance of Na
tional Thrift Stamp Week, March 1-0.
An effort will be made to have every
?oohnol boy ot girl, who has not" already
done so, start the saving habit with the
purchase of a twenty-five cent Thrift
cV*nmp a* some time during the week.
Children who.'have alroady enrolled as
?avcrs will be encouraged to stick another
<*ta?np on their Thrift oarda in order to
make a hundred per cent Showing. There
are now nearly nine (thousand ?r-hool
naving societies in the district.
Meeting of Camden Commandery.
Attention Sir Knights:
Attend a stated conclave of your Com
mandery Tuesday eyening March ? 0th,
1020, at eight o'clock, to transact busi
ness and the Order of fh<* Temple will
be esnferred on a class at thW conclave.
By Order of the Commander.
W. Rotfta Zsnp,
Okptaio General,
I.KK COl'NTY NKWS
HuppniiiiKM of Interrnt in Neighhor
Cviuuy ?!* Toiti by Vindicator.
J^aat Tuaafo? morning Mr. ti rover
Hopkins died at his home about throe
mMe? fix>111 )iL$hvM>villo with pneumonia
following the necoud ?ftBCkof inllueuw.
About ton t,Wiy? ago lie wa? tal'.en with
the flu, but bud almost recovered when
bin wife urn* stricken with it and bin
anxiety over her oan*cd him to come
out too *oou ho retepeed and pneuiuouia
rwpidlj took lioid in both lungs and omrl.v
Tuesday morning Fob. 2*1. 1020, in tSie
prime of manhood lio wie oellod to hl?
h**t rewting i?Lace. lie wax one of Leo
< oduty^'s successful young fanners wlt*b
a blight future. II? was uIkhii ."U> years
old aud leaves a wife and oue child,
father and several brothers aud sister*.
8ulicrU?r F. A. McLeod wnts here Tues
day and after consulting with tiie locai
bar, it wuia decided tx> call off IN* term
of court on account of ttio epidemic oi
llu. AH the petit jurora have been dis
missed, but the grand jurora that were
drawn will hold good for the1 wljole
yrar,
itev. iVI. M. Benson aud his father were
in town yesterday * baking hande with
his old friends. He was called to con
duct the funeral settle** of Ws old
pnrmhoner Mr. Orover Hopkins, at Beth
any Church on -Wednesday. Wo were
glad to hoc our good friend and his
father looking so well.
The following announcement of the
marriage *?f a former young lady <?f
llbdiopvillo, who was very popular witli
her nwsociates, will be road with inter
est by her many friends:
Oolonol aud Mrs. John W. Olark an
nounce the warrfame of their daughter.
.Tune K'athleen MicLeod, to Mr, James
Gerald Mulheriu, on Thursday, the
twelfth of February, nineteen .hundred
aud twenty Augusta, Oa. At home after
thc^finst ???fcl>ar?ih. The Hill, 1342 Schley
St H'Ct.
Supervisor C, T. h/vans and County
Treasurer T. C. Perrin kmx-luxl their
heads together with th<? result that they
offered to deposit all county funds with
Hie local bank that gave than tfhe lowest
rate of interest on money tbat they would
have (to borrdw for tfhis iiooe-1 yt*r. i>a?t
Tpwriay they rocqiyed the bids and the
NlfltdippviileJ?fait1onidl liaah beJwg- ^ilft low
e*t. bidder won thfc deposits. The loan
id for $60,000 at f 1-2 per cent 4nd is
the lowest at wtoioh money was ever bor
rowed vflor the county. Lawt year they
bad -to i?y 5 1-2 per cent A big sav
ing to die tax payers of the oounty.
Senator W. P. Bask in baa the thanks
of nil confederate veterans, except a
few close friends and kinsmen of the
State Board of Petfefon, flor his fplen
did fight almost alone-and single banded,
in having the present pension l?w re
peated and the pension fund put back
into , the hands of the Comptroller Gen
eral as it was before the State Pens'on
Board was created. lie made the speech
that brok^ the camel's back and brought
the boys over to his side.
Thirsty Millionaire* Overrunning Cuba.
A traveler lm? returned from a
trip to point* in Florida saya that state
At ?tiluv particular -time is where the cost
of living is Qiigih. But it is nothing ooni
i] wired with Cuba.
Owing too itfhe Cuban oasis that island
is overrun witfti thirsty millionaires. An
iodide cubby <liole with a cot in a botcJ
oo<sts ?t3ie Cdban tourist $25 a day, and
iprioes range (from that point upward,
nux<iy upward.
The Ha)t?ip<u islands, British posses
sions, also furnish a refuge ft>r the thirsty
They are nearer the Florida coast, but
more difficult of aocewdbWKy owing to
?triot passport regulation*. However,
r>a?sjK)rt "agencies" haw sprung up in
Miami and ar<j doing a thriving business.
Airpliano service is available both to
Cuba and the Bahamas and the lino is
weN patroniaed, the price -to the Bahamas
being $80 a round Itflp.
French Memorial*. ^
All ? persons who received notice* tin
nearest in kin of deceased eoldiera to
attend the presentation services Feb.
29th but who fiailed to appear and there
fore -did not get their rewpeotive French
war memorial certificates, oan obtain
^ ?
same by calling in person at iny office
in Camden.
E, C. von Tronckow,
Kershaw Post No. 17
American Legion.
Honor Roll Fine Grove School.
Advanced first grade?Lee Jackson,
Sadie Branham, Ooorgie Bnanhawi, Lula
BeHe Branham, Carl Rnbon, ltona Wages
l>aurence Parker, Cupstld Branham,
Bailey Barfield, Arthur Baas, EJddie Wil
son..
Second grade?Carrie Bay, William
Branham.
Third grade?Nellie Barmaid,
Fo<urtfi grade?Mkchel Rahoa, -
Sixth grade'?Leslie Bay#~
i Seventh ^rsde?Roberta Hinaon.
PI.ANT SHOWS A (].\1N
.Murt \V?(n* miiiI I.IkIH SubwcllwrH ?iwl
Old iM-i- l'alU OIT.
At the Uut mooting <?f Oiwuden City
Council Mr. C. r, 1)uIU?m>. chairman uf
the \Yw.tt? r ft ml fciglrt OouunUtee submit'
fits! the following report which ?how*
that t-ho plant, is now bring opera*ed on
a wound Uasb and that the old debts
outstanding against olio plant have been
in-iid off:
Ca*h on Hand . . *1,080,08
Accounts PaiuWo $l,2tWV50
1 Valance ? 87668
$1,030.09 91,03008
IK?uonable Mayor and CSty Council.
Camden, 8. O, ,
Am Gluairmfiu of the Water and Light
Contauittec reprcaentjfig the City Coun
cil, I beg to submit the above tinancial
wtiatoment whkfo sots forth the. true con
ditions of the Water and Light |>lant at
this writing. Ah whown hy t>ho above
statement, the pbant is now in a position
to meet its obligations and Htill nhow a
small bakanee to Vt? credit.
Considering the present condition* of
the Water nud. 1/ight riant, this Couu<
mUtee fool* that the iprwent rate?s of
wwter and lights can somewhat btv low
orwJ~ and atitl nwyntain elHcient
without detriment Ho the plant. We have
reqmvited tflie 'Superintendent to revise
tihe present rate schedule, and the name
wiH ho submitted for your <vn?4deratIon
at your nex.t. monthly aneeting.
'I\)ti;?l gross revenue from plant for
paft 11 months, ostfanwited $-18,128.21.
rXV?t>al (rr<i?- revenue fnocn plant pre
vious 11 month)*, eMlnvated $'12,1)27.-10
Increase in revenue during iwist 11
months |10.200.81.
Representing ?aiwnoxiuratcily 40 per
cent increase in revenue dirrlnj? the
puwt 11 months.
Total number of subscribers to lighte
in 1018, 428.
'Dotal number of subscribers to light*
present time 038.
Total number of oubserthera; ^ watvr
in 1018, 400.
Total number subscribers to water
present thne 540.
The above Htatwrent may be of inter
est to the puMic. It aotfl forth Hie true
v|jon<H)tk>ri- of tlhe W?ater and Light plant
ait wis- wmtiagt ?*d i? published ?t fche
reqUOrt of tax-payer*. The plant W**
turned over to the <sKjr in March 1010,
nt whfcfo.thne there w?a? outstanding ac
<M>unts ?ag'ainwt the p*?nt of $0,010. lfii
This indebtedness Iras been fully ]>ald
off, together with the $4,000 borrowed
by itflie Oity on October I, 1010 which
w?as used fior tli? purdhase of meters and
extension improvements.
O. P. DuBose,
Chairman Waiter and Light Committee,
1H)ING BIO BUSINESS
Mr. Ij. C. 8haw, of the New York Life,
I .cad big Agency Force in State.
Mr. L, C Shaw, special representative
of the New York Life In^uranpe Agency,
has a half page advertiaement in thie
issue of The Ohroniclo, showing the
amount of biKinew done by this com
pany In . tibe i?a?t year. Mr. Shaw ie
considered one of the companies best
agents, and bus been producing a large
amount of bueincas for the eompanv
Mr. Shaw is leading the agency force In
thifi atatc iq a contest for business pro
duced as the fo<llowing letter to him
from the agency director will show:
"Heartiest congratulation a to you on
leading *fhe entire Agency Force in th'
Sta<te of South Carolina at the end of
the first month in tfie Piedmont-Pee Do*
Contest. This is a wonderful record
and one in whirli you and your entir*
community have oauRe to take pride.
Your allotment for the entire oonuvt
from January 15th, to March 31st, waf
$f?0,000. In one month of the Content
oeriod you have already produced $90,
000; witih six weeks still to j?o your
rrvnrdfi rfhouM be well over $200,000,
which I am mire will not only land yoo
first place in the State, but would put
vou among the first five In the TTn'ted
Suite* for that period. The pottiHon
you have already attained should inspire
you to redouble your effort* during the
Stance of the contest to make sure"
of the groat honor you have olroady done
so much toward winning".
Want* All To Join.
All of the American artny
wlio nerved In the World War are re
quested to become members of the Amerl
can Tx*k)n which baa been orsjanixed
hero. The men are., requested to join
whether tb^y receive a personal invita
tion or not and are reqyewted to be pres
ent at the mooting to be hold Tn thi# city
on the 10th day of Ma roh.
To Reorganize Koont*.
Messrs. T. K. Trotter and John ViUe
pigue are awaking an effort to reorganise
the Roy JVwnrt.# of thla city the coming
untraner and they e*pect to bare two
troup* of tlie boy?. t
KKKSII.WV NKWS NOTKS
Interest Ihk ItcniH (jjUlwrod Froiu llif
Kr? of liisi I'larf.
Mr*s. l/uura Cornelia June*, wifo of
II. M. .Iouo.s, u*od 71 yo*TM the 2*lrd
day of UtHt Ho|?ttv?i'ber diod ill thoir bO(M
OlKMlt two tUllfA W>Hrt)hCtt*t of KotxhaW
fast Prkfcay, following a |>ro?tra<ted ill-*
iioss and ?x>utluomont to her home ami
IkhI for throe mouth*, and was buried
in rtu> KothJuiw eein^tirry on Saturday
(Go flllll>l\l) MMViotM being
conducted fmmu I ho homo'by ll?v, A. I).
Woodle ?nd ltov. JO. II. .Ion kin*. He
lid??w her huwband, Mrs. Jouoa lofit aur
riving fo&r <ku?|#htors, M'Usos liobcQQfi
Laura and Idw Jones, all of Kortdiaw,
and Mi*. II. M, Bktiaotv of ,'Bmriey : aud
five *onN, Jam.". 8., Ii. t\, VV. II., M< B.
aud J. B. Jones, all of whom live here,
OJOc^t li. 0, Jouos, wltosc home i? io
Grvonvillo. AU of the children were
preueut at the funeral. <
Mhrtiu K. lWwers, <a|red about 3tt
year*, died last Wodnemlay at Kho homo
of his brother, Brnest llowerw, in the
8 OV ixvjiunimity and wvis hurled Thura
day at Hanging Itook eamotery. The
funenal aervlooa wore conducted by Hcv.
J. M. N<*1. ' v
William 'F. Brewer, oldtvst son of Mrs.'
Mollio d. Brewer, died l??t Thursday/
at (ireonwood, whore ho was a cadet
at tho HaJloy Military Institute, follow
ing an alUack of in(luom?a, and -the ro
nwiinB wore brought homo for burial on
Friday. William was only ?eventeon
your* of uko, and was a <brigfrt ami jmwu
IxhiK young man. When it wan known
tli;il Ih! was wwriotifdy ill, his mother
wont to Greenwood and reutahicd at his
bedside until tho end name. Rev. J. T.
IVndy, of BoUnont, N. (3., who was at
one timo pnwtor of tibo Ivorahaw I'rcaby-.
torian church, and a next door neighbor
of the family, eaino to i>re<a<4i tho fun
fiNil neomon, and Ifcev. 1). II.' Green,
the present i*asU>r, and Itev. A. 1).
Woo^le, of the lluiptist Church, a&.isted
In t)he ?ervice?. Tho ^ymi>athy of tho
community goo* *>ut to the womrwing
mother and other brrr?avr?d onon of the
ffcuilily in the very Kud loss. The follow*
tug from out of itown wore present at.,
tlbo funeral: Mr. und Mra. II. L. Biohcy
tw?d children, Mr. aud Mr*. Henry lVarec
Mm. Willi* MUflile ??4 Samuel Mleklo,
all-of Camden.
"C MTim* OfW Mcflaskill aiwl Warf. CJiy
burn Perry wfrc quietly iriarrled last
WednowVay evening Jn Oho presence of
only n few friends at the Presbyterian
church, Kev. I>. R. Oroen, pastor of
?he chun<b, performing bhe 7 ceremony.
\o !n vita t ion n had ?been issued And no
qdvtanoe announcement nuiilc, except to
the few iirt/un<atc friends wiho were pres
ent to witness the ceremony. Follow
ing <the ceremony, and aiHer receiving
oougnatutotkyna the bride and groom left
'immediately for an automobile trip to
Florida tf? spend a brief honeymoon.
The bride in <fcbe popular and attractive
'hitighter of Mr, and Mm J. A. Mc
skill ond is a gradtiate of Winthrop
and the groom w<ho wa? for a while in
the People's Itank, after being diwcharg*
m! from gervioo, i << now engaged In farm
ing on an extensive scale.
?It is understood tha/t application* have
been (filed by several Kerwhuw citizens
with the Olvll Bervico Commission at
Wia?hln*ton for permission to stand the
examination for appontment as post'
master M Kertdmw. The examination
will be hrtM *t Oamden two weeks from
today, Wednesday March 17#h.
W. E. Rower*, of Rome, On., to which
olace he recen/tly removed from Douglas,
On., paid ? brief visit to bis parents
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Rowers, in the
Buffalo Hcction. ^ *
Minxes Mary <and Iltvth Truewlel have
-oturfted from an exjfcended visit to rel
?ttivog nnd frieuds in southwent Georgia
md Wihite Springs, Florkla, to their
hom< in tlie \Vet>tviUo community.
Mr. Bruce Now Owns Corner Store.
Mr. O. G. Rruoc this week purchased
'pom the Oarrvden Holding Company the
mrjirr wbore wliioh ho is now occupying
md Iras occupied for a niumber of years
ns a corner grocery. It is in the most
-lewimble part * of the business sectlou
md be?i<le#i the storeroom there are a
number of oflkv rooms irpnfcairs occu
pied by professional men.
Bought Store Ruildlng.
Mr. W. T. Smitih tibia weok purchased
thotJwto nr>o?m* of I0ft*t DeKallb
'troot. formerly fche property of Henry
Savage, but more recently owned by
Mo<wr?. Stokes and Hall. One of the
'?arge rooms i? at present occupied by
n. W. Bvnns as an undertaking esrtab
'i?lwnonrt, the other store room being
?ised by Mr. Outlaw as a grocery. The
building Alan has several rooms upnbairs
that are now used as a ho*r<l annex.
Marriage.
Married by Probate Judge W, L. Mc
^owell. on Tuesday evening Mareh 2nd.
'O^o, Mr. Lertie Fred MeOaskill and
Mlfl? Mary T.*>ut*e Ommin^bam, both
of Oaxmlea, S. C.