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VOLUME XXXII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 23,1920. NUMBER 3.
TftK liKKAT HI IIK ll.VSix
\erv l-??N J'M" Source of (ifr
man War Strength.
??l\:e 1(1111r basin wa# the pmVer
(,f Germany's former Industrial
gcbiue and mighty wair engine, )u?no<
U iio! suprlslng France should l>e
^klotw of tky movement which
i^iit load to Jockeying by Junkera' to
gain control there," says a bulletin
oin the Washington headquarter* of
e National Ccographical society.
-jtoe peace treaty stipulation that
>ruiany must not construct fort If lea
jis within "fiO klhnnetors to the east
the Rhine,. loosens hor absolute eon-'
1 over one of tin? richest coal.fields
the shattered empire, over Ruhrort,
ilcb had the largest river harbor In
rop\ over the o?oe4><ttqj factory
losalong the Kubr's crooked course,
(1, above all, over Wssen, city of tho
rupp oast steel and eannpn.
Tho confluence of the Ruhr and the
iuc was tho goograjyfliie factor in
king Huhrort, though * only one
?lftli the size <?f our own Pittsburgh, j
parable In (H-onomlc Importance to I
t municipal child of the Ohio and]
heny rivers. Tho .entire region
Ight l>c likened td western Pennsyl
jila. ??: ? ' ' ' ? ? . ' ? ?
Jetweeli the Rhine and the Ruhr is
Ittonrg. city of rolling mills, found
mid factories. Once this beehive
industry was a university town, ami
rimy memorial fountain to (Serard
Meroator. latinized foi*m of Ot?r
[rd Krenier, Is a reminder that the !
rontor of the famous map projection
lliod was assoclated with Oasan- j
who nearly four centuries ago.
<< comrnisssioned to foiuid the Unl
?sitv of IHiisburg. K rem or -was not
Jeniian, il should lx? noted, hut a
iuish geographer who studied "t
avaln. 1
Kut the <Town jewel of "kultur.,
Jldi drove the earlier culture of ami.-,
sity life out of the Kubr has id)
Is Kssen, lessen, too. exiKMienoed a
[information, for It originally was
site of a Benedictine <t>nvent. For
centuries preceding its incorpor
wi into Prusia* Rsaen was govern
| b.v the .Ybbess, who beeame ex-of
tr, n pnnoess. nulsbhrg Is"Y^necfed
111 the Uirhr by a <v*riat.
pouch Hie Krupp works were
nded in 1K12, the year 1848 saw
[in with only 70 employes. But with
advent of railways and east steel
the Krupp works expanded rap
and their subsequent story
fld-famons-for their incubation of
lulhoim 5s a railroad center, seven
ts northwest of Fssen, where eon
Kciicc ?if roil and routes
light' ;tm .enormous traffic. Four
in east ?>f Kssen is another Ruhr
lr port. Steele, a mining town with
and stool works, also noted for its
V. . "
r?it>of 11ricks. . ? ?'..??? .
Wfthrr up the Ruhr is Witten, im
tant not only for rts steel, hut als<?
Iwvr. ?>ap anil chemicals. Within
ajva of the present disturbances, j
lull it is on the Rhine. j?'scant, five
>iiiu of the Ruhr's autntli, is
N-lil rt'. This is one of the most
nrioiw .-itifs in western (remaany.
as lioiuii.Mrdetl by the French in
5. I:it?-.r was the capital of Berg
'it that >t!ite was a Napoleonic
tiy. ;iinI ]iass4m 1 to Prussia, with tfhe
fo P.org. iii IS 15.
tic I'uhr basin coal fields not only
i4 important to the (Jerinan empire
iiise of ihoir heavy production, hut
ii*' they alone were accessible for
f. impurtatUm *>f or-*, A ounAl
nvtrd i tortmund. a city of the
r ha^in with tlie Ems river, thus
Mini; an outlet. dlrooMy to tihe
li >"a ;i i Km den.
l?v ;?ro.luct of this development of
'r transportation to care for the
milling an<l the attendant iron and
r industry. was tfhe growth of tax
niHinifa.-tiircs. In cotton spinning
Ruhr basin lield first place in <?cr
Nearly a third of the spindles
lf> ''nipirc were located here.
?' Hnlir whs ma<le navigable from
Jhin?' r.. Wit ten, some forty-three
iiM-jins <>f locks. Kven then
Van-r frequently hampered navi
in
ss Manning's Body Kerovered.
Wsm,. s. (\. Ai>ril Itt?The lxsly
iss |,,?z Munnjngt 22, 'one of ten
drowned at Harper's Ferry,
Bvaniia)i river. April 4, when- aj
'?>ar. ..tt which they -were cross-i
s'i"eam. capsized. was found
*lav ,"1 an island six miles be
'* **-?'ne ,,f the tragedy. To date
tu? "f i ho bodies havo l?een *e
^ though hundreds of people
Nile drowning oecured
. -.V ' ?v. 'i
KOIX OF HONOR,
L. i'anuli'ii Graded and High School
Fur MouMi of .March.
<;radooiu- -Archibald Boattio, AVood
row Ungle, Bon Llugle, Gay Black
mon, Geneva Jones, A dele Savage, Car
olyn McKato, Estoiic shebeen, Jaine*
Hoaglo, Lenora Rhanic, Bloaso Shirley,
WiUia Halle, Mildred Marshall, Mattle
?Shaw, Henry U <Myburn, Olive Nettles,
Flly.aboth Benson, Shannon Black well.
Second grade?Button Bums, Kngene
Cati?e, .Marvin liuckaW, I >un< ,m I ang,
Ehvell Hay, Roche Ix> Sheorot Walter
Stakes, Catharine Hoy kill, Carolyn
lldrnet, Bottle Onivton, Iiiok Gardner,
Nanlo R. Gardner, Nolle Good ale, Vir
ginia Hallo, Nancy Pea roe, Carolyn
Richardson, Maureen Sowell, Ellen
Stewart,- Junanita Sanders.
Third grade?M^yn
dy rhinlai), Randolph Jones, Craig Iluat
Elinor Watts, Edward Wooten, Ilelon
Baker. Mollo Blaokwell, Virginia De
Loach, Edith Goodale, Edna Holland,
Hazel Mbsoley, Francos Owens, LiWle
Trftpp, Louise Watt*.
Fourth grade?Moultrie Bums, Ju
lian Eiohol, Tjrilghton Hhrdy!, Billle
Lindsay, John UU4*aril*om Rueben
Walker, Clare Bruce. Lucille Clyburn,
Willie Porter,' Mary Thompson.
Fifth grade?Martha Boykin, Mary
CUroton, Maude Dabney. Sarah De
Pass, Juiuello JRulle. Mary MeKoy,
Jennie Smith, Harriott Whilaker. Car
olyn Wooton.
\SI.\th gradfl^Alina Holland.
Seventh grade?-Arnott Led ford, Wil
liam Nettles, Christopher Vaughn. Mir
iam Brnoo, Mildred Gardner. Louise
Hlrsch. Harriot Lipscomb.
Eighth grade?El i/.al>eth 1 >oLoaehe,
Kato Walk ins, Sarah. Lewis, Ethel De
Pa#s. Margaret Mills, Emily Wooton,
.Aubrey Bea ttie.
Ninth grade?Estelle. Williams. Lau
rens 'Mills, Cynthia Team, Andrew But
net, Richard Ivirklund. Mary E. Hough.
Tenth grade?Cecile Truesdale, Edna
Tiller, Louise Watkins. Thomas Waters,
Elizabeth Workinan, Elizabeth IJr*d
fonl, Joyce Steedman. Steflla A. Hall,
ThoWrwell Hay.
Eleventh grade?Agues DePass. Isa
dora Mogulesou. Henry Savage. .
Pension MjOtiey I>elayed
The pension money for <^\*i 1 War
veterans in Soutli Carolina has not.
been sent out and tlio date of its dis
tribution Is uncertain. due to the tar
diness of protyite judges In some of tlio
comities in sending In their rolls of
honor. showing the names of those en
titled to i tensions.- i
Peii(?i3h Commissioner ^Jk'Laurin, of
?
Columbia, states tliat so far twenty
three of tlie forty-six in-obate judges
have sent, in their rolls. He does not
know what each pensioner t wiH re*
<vlve -until tfljese roils*are sent p*. The'
veterans at the old soldiers home haye
vreceived their pensions due to the
Tact that the new pension law specified
the amount they receive.
There are approximately ten thou
sand |MMisi<mer.s hi South (Carolina.
The pension appropriation is $500,000
Pensioners are put into three classes
A. H and C. <*adr receiving a different1
amount, according to physical and fi
nancial <N4idition.?Tuesday's Colum
liia Record:
FOR RESISTING ARREST
Tioni.s ftpenrs, >1 white man. was be
fore the recorder on Monday morning
to answer to the chatties of drunk,
disorderly and resisting arrest. Mr.
Spears was represented by Attorney L.
?md Mu* triad by,
>111*3*, resulting iu a mistrial.
From the evidence at the hearing it
seems that early Safuray evening a
friend of Mr. ^Spears had l>cen placed
under arrest l>eing charged with djcunk
etVtiess. Mr. Sihvji's made two trips to
Chief Whitaker in an effort to have
liis friend released on bond, but the
chief declined to turn the man out stat
ing that he wfts still In n drunken con
dition and could not be released. Ac
cording to the i?ollCe Mr. Spears was
also drinking and was warned not to
further interfere that he was likely
to is* arrested himself. -To this ho
is said to have replied that the chief
could not arrest him. Chief Whitaker
then took ho!d*Trf"hlnr ivnd a fight en
sued in which the officers coaj was
nearly torn off nnd Mr. Spear* was
pretty badly l>eaten al>ont fho head
and face by blows- from the officers
fist, and club.
... JSo date ha* -for 11next
trial of the case.
l>r. Walter Sorrcll, who recently re
moved, to Alabama, from Camden, was
here last W*?eK on ? visit.
Mr. Bernihs Team spent/several days
In. Itidgeway last week.
OH.W TAUH V WRICK NKAK.
Ki\e iti;; |>?ys Promised ('amdeti l*eo
l>le iMimii;. Week May Kto i;>.
iOiily.?'iis of ramdcn arc luoklnu for
word wiilt a great deal of pleasuro to
the Krdpatli Chautauqua engagement
?luri'iii; tUe week *?f May sub to 13ttL
Music, lecturer* ami entertainers will
appear oft the itorgratn twice dally, and
they hiv saltl lo 1h? very {[uo attrac
tion*. _?, ?
Among the attractions niv: Krly and
htn famous l>and; the delightful come
dy, "It l'ays to A<1 vert 1 Hono, the
magician; three treat lectures on time
ly themes and three \RU&iCtti companies
of outstanding merit. The entire five
days program Is replete with features
of compelling Interest and timeliness.
TUie following Camden gentlemen
iMHPi guaranteed tin* cumLng of thto ?ii?
traction here and will work for its
success; II. <}. Ourrlson, Jr., M. H.
Heynxin, <5. A. Itluime, Henry Savage,
S. F. Tlraslngton, W. L. Wooton, Thofl.
.1. Klrkland, s. A. Burrler, W. D.
Barrett, K A. Wlttkowaky, William
King AV. H. Pearce, .Tamos IT. Burns.
J. G.. lib-hards, .Tr.., and T. Ii. Little.
Darlington Mil Killed
1 hylLuatoik. hL tl, April-Ilk-? An
drow- 1>. i'antjien, well known litgh
school athlete, was 'almost Instantly
killed tills aftciMion when the auto
mobile In which he was riding skidded
and overturned near here.
With three- eomj?anlonsi ;voung
('authen, who was lH years of age, was
on his way to Cheraw to sec a base
ball team play this afternoon.
* The Evangelistic Meeting.
The Evangelistic meetings at the
Baptist Church were brought to a olose
ln*t Wednesday night with the taiotut
niCiit that there were about thirty five
.candidates for bapti-ni and about fifty
additions to the church membership
The meet lug. under the preaching of
Rev. T. V. MeCaul of Benenttsvllle Is
considered a great .success, and the
church wishes to express Its apprecia
tlou of the valuable service rendered
by many members of other eon-grega
tions.
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT
In the ease of Paul K. Sinclair
against; G. A. Moseley In a suit to iv
cover $C), (KM) for alleged Injuries,
Judge Hioe presiding at tifte recent
term of jeonrt for lx?e County directed
a verdict in favor of Mr. Mossejey.
The suit grow out of an autiftnoblle
accident along about Christmas time
when two men were hurt- when a car
driven by Mr. Moseley'B young son
ran into another car causing It to
crash Into a plate ?lass window. Mir.
?Sinclair was hurt in the crash. <)uitc
a gbod many witnesses and friends of
both parties from Oainden attended
the trial at Rishopviile Friday and
Saturday. M1. Mosoley was Fepres^i
ted h.v M. 1* Smith and <},,<*. Alexan
der, of Camden, whl*e W. H. DeLooch,
of Camden, and Tatum and Jennings,
of Ilishopvillo, represented Mr. Sin
clair. "y
TORNADO. TAKES HEAVY TOLL
l.arge Desith List and Heavy Property
Damage in Three States,
Pi rmhighnm. (April 20.-?A deatih
list which tonight stood at mors than
140 and a property loss of many mil
lions of dollars was the toll exacted
hv n series of tornadoes which today
swept a score of towns. villages and
isolated farms in eastern Mississippi,
northwestern Alabama and the south
ern counties of Tennessee.
Onrnnimieatnm -with many of Hie
?irlcken districts wan difficult, hut
fraginentory reports agreed that dead
ly suddenness obliterting everything
fiint lay in their path. In at least one
case?that of Rose 111II. Mlas.?prac
tically the entire town is tx?l loved tn
have 1>eon d?t?tnoyod. aiwl in several
instances all meniliem of a family
were reported to have been caught In
the debris of Its -nome.
Striking first apparently in Lauder
dale county. Mlsslssipppi about JO
o'clock this morning ..the storm swept
u narrow path across the remainder of
the state, carrying destruction to a
dozen or more communities.
About flio sanio time effects of-tlie
same. or. a similar disturbance were,
reported from counties In the north
western corner of Alaltama, the ex
treme force of the ulnd l>eing expen
ded before the Tennessee line wax
renched. fh WlUlajriSW and 'Maury
counties. ,
Meridian. Ml"**. the henrt of n rh h
ftrrmlng district suffered heavies.
accardliiK to late rcj>orts. with a known
death list of 21 The village of <;ien.
Alcorn county, numbered its dead at
12: AH>erd<S?n10: Ingomar 0; Esrypt 5;
Raker r,; and Bay Spring 7. A lum
ber camp near Philadelphia, Neshoba
county. lost 12 workers killed and .10
were Injured, several of whom may die.
In Alabama The . rural districts
ft round Shefield, Ourley, Little Cove
s<rd Waco sustained the full force of
the fltngn* and, with *6roe sections
still mt oft, ..a ?core of bodies have
been neeowrpdi"",tt ' ?
TAX A<iKNT8 AITOIMKn
M?Turry and Wilson Will Cotlcrt In
formation for State Tux I'onimlsidon.
rharles M. iNMHUrry of Florence ami
I. .1. WW son of K|mi it anbury have Ih*ou
assigned to (ho lower imrt of tlie
state }i**ui Mr. Wilflon to that part of
tlx* stan* alK?vo Columbia. TJiese two
men will Im? lit tIio field'imivt lea lly all
of the time, wIII collect information
fur Hh* las <*onnuUslon ami wlH a*-dwt
in making Investigations as lo i in* re
turn* of proj>erJy.
One section of the act creating iiu?
ooiumissiou provides that tlx* torn mi
nion may appoint a secretary and a
?stenographer uml "such other persons
an exiH*rts ami assistants as limy hy
It Is* <leenie<l necessary to perform tho
duties that may be required of the
commission, and fix compensations!"
The recent (legislature made provision
for the payment of tin* field agenta
and the tax comtaisslou has added
them to. Its floree. The salary Ik $U
200 each iH*r year.
The work of the tax commission Is
generally known throughout the state, j
It requires individuals, partnerdhlips.|
< ran panics and associates to furnish
information coneerlijntf their eupital,
bonded other debts and otber data
with .regard to their business so that
value and relative tax burden borne
by all knlds of property in the state.
The commission also has authority to
examine Into cases where, evasions or
violations of the laws relating to as
sessment and taxation of property is
4H>nip1aituMl of and to cause to be In
?stllnt?Ml such proceedings as will rem
edy improper 'administration of the
taxing of H:e property of the stale.
Tin ?.j field agents will enable tihe
com mission to have at hand mu<<h in
.fori nut Ion which will be of value to it.
Air. MleOiirry, who will work in the
lower part of the stiuc, was for four
years auditor of Florence county. He
is a i ex-bookkeeper and is an ac
countant and was engaged in the mer
canille business Iwfore Itcing elected
auditor.
?>fr. \Vilson who will work in the
Piedmont was for ahout eight years
engaged -iu LLie mereant Ho bnnlnemi,
He is :i bookkeejHM* and for a timnber
of years was mamager of flic CJaffney
Mills store.
Hoth these men have had wide ex
l>erience in dealing with men and busi
ness affairs and wllS no doubt render
the commission and the.state fine ser
vice.
Camden Water Ik Pure.
Analysis No. '21U0: Mr. .1. W. Wil
<n
son, Cam don, f*. C.
Dour Sir: Bactcrial mm lysis of
sample of wa tor received from '.von on
the ir?th instant. shows same to he of
good quality and froo from contami
nation.
Very truly yours, '
V. F. I., Parker, M. 1>.
-TTnrPTTsUnK X. (!., April 17, 1!)!?(?.
Al TO,MOBBILKS CAUGHT FIRK.
W'Jiiff* nt the Hermitage Cotton Mill
pond Tuesday afternoon (lie automo
biles belonging MossorA W.{F. Net
tles iirnl K. I. Benton caught fire and a
wheel ?m each car vnis badly burned
The on r?r1iad boon f lurked close to
gether luvir n largo pine and It ix
supj>osod Hio straw and underbrush
caught from a match dropped. Three
men *.ia)ii>ened to eonio up and l?y hard
efforts succeeded in extinguish!!!# tho
fire. hiit not until a considerable dam
age had Ixhmi done. It was at first,
reported that the machines -were do
lilierately set afire lnit this is thought
to l?e erroneous.
TWO LA ROE CONTRACTS LET -
Mr. A. A. ?lianks ha* been award?M
two of the largest plumbing contracts
let in Oimden in recent months. Mr.
Leonard II. (?raham lias purchased tho
former I)eJersey vacant let on North
Lyttleton Street ami will l>egin the
erection of a handsome two-story resi
dence to l>e completed for next winter.
The other contract is that of the
large dwelling now lining-overhauled
us rlie property of Mr. It. W. Pomeroy,
<ni- N<?rth Itroad str??of. This was for
merly known as the Major Can toy
residence. When eonw>leted this will
l>e one of the largest tourist residences
in the ?^tj". Work has already com
menced on tills building and it too will
conTfrfefed by another senson.
SEW MOTOR COMPANY. -
Messrs. W. F. West and Troy West,
both of this county; have formed the
West Motor Company, and are distri
butors for tKe C.rant Six automobiles
and Transport Motor Trucks In Ulfa
sectIon. The new companj* has been
unable to secure a garage, but will
bnlld as soon as they can find a suita
ble location. The senior member of the'
firm has been located nt Spartanlmre
.?>1*1 C obimbia for a good many years.
MI MOK I \ I IlltlVti NOW on.
Kershaw County Anlml to Coiilrlliulo
98.4MHI Memorial to War Heroes.
The drive to raise tuo ?HjQiW aiMHM
Honed litis county us her share In the
State Meuioria I Cund \\a< ?>cgun In
Camden Monday and tsvlll <*ontlnue
throughout tin) week,
M(?WIN. Won. King. C V. Hulkine
ami l)P. W. J, I Minn have fmn making
h ett-nvaK* of tht? business* dHtrtct.
MtvwMJf. John T. NVttkv, And L. A,
Kirkland ami T. Lee Little aw on the
loot) committee; A. F. llrlggs and 11.
K. Ha I let t for the Mill VUlageu; T. K.
Trotter ami John M. YUWpifU* for the
Hoy SooUt*. N. II. Heyiuan is Clmlr
mail for School IMatrlct No. 1, wlll? C,
11. Yates is chairman for the ontftv
comity.
Those who have not a* yet made a
contVlbutloo to the fund and who have
not Ihhmi called upon can do so at any
time by calling at tlio Hank of Camden
wltero Mr. Yates wttl Isaue the proper
receipts.
For those who desire to make u sub
scription to the State Memorial Fund,
but cannot make payment in cash, the
Commission will accept notes as anb
scrlptlons. tlu*c notes should <m> made
payable through the ?wuik of the sub
scrH>er on <\'tol*'r 1st, lOliO or (March
1. 1021. The notes to l>car no Interest.
This offer |s made only for those who
eahuot pay cash when soiieitcd. Notes
may be made on the regular hank
oote forms or on the form furnished
Iiv the Memorial Commission.
WILLIAM II. WAKI> 1)KAI>.
Kershaw County Veteran Passed
Away in 77th-Year.
After a critical illness <?f several
weeks duration, during which .death
was expected at any time, Will la in 11.
Ward died Saturday afternoon at o'.'M)
at t;he home of h}.s daughter. Mrs. W.
K. Drum heller. 3100 Third avenue.
Shund<)n Aiinfef. He was trhout 77
years old. Tliiw months prior to his
death "his ,wlfo. who was Miss Cor
nelia Wood, ofc Kershaw county, pars
ed nway ill her <*>2nd year.
?MT?Wfil'd is survived by" sTx <1T
dren. twenty-one 'grand children and
one great gram! daughter. Ills chil
dren. ari*c J. M. Ward and \V. IK
Ward, of Columbia"; Mrs. W. I>. Drum
heller. Columbia, ami Mrs. YV. M.fl'ad
gctt. Uock Ilill.
'I'he funeral service*' Avert* held
Sunday-from the Prnmbeller reaidetye
Rev. H. K. Morris, pastor of the
Shandon Methodist church. conducted
Uie service*. Intcnnoiit followed In
Klmwood CeiUetery . , i
Tl?e death of Mr. Ward is uiourjj
ed W*many.. as Ids friend.* were with
out numlier.'.. Tlio fast dwindling vet
eran Kind of ?he army of the Confed
eracy loses another, comrade. by his
Meo.tiu i mriug the h<J r?n*.
deivd .gallant and distinguished ser
vice with the 7th South Carolina
Calvalry. doing duly a* a seout in that
organization. He was on Morris Is
land in Charleston when the first gun
was fired in the terrible four year
.Iraiiia ??f ,lS01-'l?i:i. After the war he
nettled in Kershaw-comity, and dur
ing the reconstruction period was a
menrher-of the Ku-Klux-Klan. and In
?70 wnsa member of the Red Shirts.
Monday's Columbia Record.
SUNDAY SALES AGAIN STOPPED, i
Drug Store? and Soda .Founts Will
Have to Conform to Old Ordinance.
At a meeting of City Council )?<?!? 1
<Mi Monday niglft It wiis decided to en
force tho old ordinance relative to tho j
<sa1o of soft drinks nnd <-lgars at tho j
drug store* and soda founts on Sunday,
and hereafter it will 1k? a violation to
sell on-the SuHjath. We understand
that a mitidxM* of the proprietor* are
not In favor of the Sunday wile and
therefore this order will not affoot
them. ?.*'
At a meeting held last wwk the
city doohled upon the purchase of a
motor fire \ruok to ho brought. hero i
ns soon as delivery can he made. It I
Is known as tho Soagraves and will j
tho oity ^12,000.. The -pnrehase |
was through Mr. Marion Sanders, j
formerly of Ilagood. hut now residing '
at Greenwood.
Tho Hty'ls .reproducing an old.or-j
dinawe In this toroe of The <3hroniclo J
relative to the sale of goods on Sunday J
?od ?$*<? to ?perfoiwhMf work on Htm
dav.
In anothor place will l?e found an
advertisement calling attontflon to the
cloction of subordinate city officials
to t o held hy Cltjr Council on Monday,
May 3rd.
' Captain John liarxtelio, one of tho
most popular conductors 'on the Char
leston division of tho Southern rail
road. who has for many years l>eon a
resident Itock Hill, ha* moved his
faroU.v to Columbia.-- - *
\
11 KAY Y LOSS MY KIRK. ;
n.iii \ Kuril and Kqilipmeitt l>?
ulniynl N?oiiIiik,
Tile largo dairy Imrn Httuated on
tho >*>uth\vestom out-Aklrta of Camden
iHthmglng t?? Ilu' Into J. A. Khauklln,
wow (ViuploMy dostroytnl i?y Hro early
Wwluoaday evening. The ftix' is
thought to haye lieen eaused *?y tho
haek-flw> from ii gasoline ewglue used
Htr lee making ?plant.? --
'Inordinately nil of the fine lilooded
ciitllo In tho Imrns w<>w gotten out alul
driven to aafoty, hut tho buildings and
Including silos, t<*e machine
uml cream 'separators >vow ?n totally
destroyed. During tho fire a heavy ex
plosion t<vok pla<v which <vuld 1m> hoard
for miles. This proved to ho the am-__
mania (auk used In the Ice making?
plant.
/Thla dairy was established hero
ahout two year* ago and la said to t>e
oiio of tho largest In tho state. It
l? located ou tho farm of'Ti Uuig
nurd and It la ostium tod tho lo*is will
1k> arovuid .$20,tMM) with vory little if
any Inaimtiioo. Some insurant was
curried on the lirc-atock hut there vena
no loss front this aouroo. Temporary
hums will l>e constructed at ouoe ami
tho "work "wtlt go on ns usual. Imt tlie
plans for permanently r<4)ulldnlg tho
plant has not A>0011 <I00I<I0<I upon.
(ilAMItKK COMMERCE NOTES.
Mr. II. K. Ha licit Named as Presi<!.?nt
of Commercial Body.
Tin* annual mooting of the t'amden
chamber of Cominen-o wuh Wed
nesday afternoon at the opera house.
The president, exiilulued that while the
chifmlier had not met a* often jih In
his judgement It should moot, toc^y* ,
tary and various commit leea had Ih*w
duly noted upon and that they hud
inuiiHKed to keep .the <'haliUk'i* on lite
u\it>p. Me explained that thin meeting
was hold for the pur)H>so of electing
officers and a hoard of Dlwtdrs for
eimuinu year. -tie on Joyed and ajrpro
elated the honor of lielng the President
for one yeaj* hut that having lieeome a
mcin1>er of City Couiiell he was not
eligible and hnd "no desire or Intention
of offering for re-olecfion\
Nomination* were fn ofrderi Mr.
Trotter nominated Mr. II. K. Hallett,
who wiim miiy envied. aw. iVnriHon
retired giving Pro<drtuiit^TIuiroftthe
chair. Mr. HaJlott thanked the body
for the honor ooiifeTrod anil tfioke very
pleasantly and interestingly. During
the course of his brief address he sug-.
gosicd a number of ways In whioh the .
(plumber 'could 4>o.nf service,
\The report of the Secretary, giving
an Idea of the scojie of territory from
whleh ijt<)tilrleH had 1>oeii reeeJve<l and
a statement of the fihaijees was-emhod
i<M| in this rei>ort, whh'h win# received
as Information.
The following named gentlemen were
af'|M?lihted as auditing committee: II.
<5. Oirrison .Tr. J. S. Lindsay, and E. N.
McI>o\vell. Mr. Koliert Kennedy Jr<
was nominated for vice president and
Aviu-i ei?s>te<r. II. <\r j'KDngfetflm wu?
nomlinted for Secretary and Treflsuro
and wflM elected.
'The President then read eommutiioa
tffitfr of "Mr. T. T>. M? iSeley offering to
go.In with any one man fifty-fifty or
with any three men and put up $10,000
each in cash with a view of borrowing
$00,000 and put up a $100,000 hotel.
Provided the Chamber of f'oninx'iw
can prevail on some (Hie who owns fi1
suitable lot to sell lr at a nominal
price.
A committee was appointed (o look
into this hotel pr??]?osltoii. The follow
ing were named: The President of the
Chamber of commerce. Mayor W. J.
Dnnn and Mr. ,1.1*. Moseley.. ?
'Commnnlcatlon In regard to continu
ing a dairy and the need of it. was
read, and flue TTvilOAvin^ {gentlemen
wore appointed on tliI-? committee: F.
M. Woo ten, \V, K. Hough, C. ('. Whlta
ker.
A ***>nui)lttcM* ,was appoints! to ap
point n Board of Directors, and the fol
lowing were iinmod : IT. K. llallet. I>.
A. Kt<tv>*H hT.rHIId T2. X.
Mr. .T. W. Sunders., the farm demon
stratcr. add rosed the meeting explain
ing Hint lit' had no office for himself
or the lady hon?e demonstrator and ex
plaining tiie necessity of having an of
fice. Mr. M. M. .Tollnwm*add ressed the
meeting. explaining the neeessity for
an office.
Mr. I.. A. KirlJland wggfeHted; a
place he had in viow which lie belWYed
could lie secured.atN;ery small cost if
any. The President <tp|>olntcd a com
miftce fo look Info this matter and f*e
cure a suitable place. The following
named gentlemen were aviM?inted : T,.
<\ Shaw. II. Oarri^m- Jr.. M. M.
Johnson.
In connection with the above Mr,
TClntr mflde a Ul?oral offer.
IStiried Near .'iethuiu.
Kcv. Newton Marlon, pastor of Pr?<
bytvrtan chiirclM* at Longtrnvn and
Ilidgeway, died in a Columbia hospital
oiP Friday after an illness from
Hright's disease. The body wim?- taken
to Relhiuie and buried in the old
i Scotch burying ground near that place
on Saturday after fnncr.il fservlcf* by
K<?v. J. M. Forbes..
[ Mr. Martin was marritd a little (ITSF
j o:r* year ago to Miss Yarlx/rough, a
| daughter of Mr. J>. T. Yarf>orough, who
survives him. He w#f* about 27 yeaiw
of age and waa a native <*t MlrtrtWf
Ippi.