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V V ? ; jjtedii P<#cs ? ? ? NUMBER 8. ggggggqaaa-ssgggg' iii,i . i i m,n., i .HaHBggBggBg^aggBagiii, .1 i.n , 1 ^u-ju, CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1920. 'Mil III I III! Ill III UK. I | I ? M ?? ?? ' ? '!.!? TfAMDKN HOY TO KKTURN Li ?? ? lHaltirnflV ^ i ^y# nranv^v ? ? p Lji \yiih Hw^iwrtfra at Camden /^ukKhi friends Of Mr. HUkeuoy wllo made bis homo In Atlanta and tL*#U?ii for IJ10 iwHt *>veu ye*r?* Lifted to knONV thiUt ht" wlu lv JU i,? (,4i?!'<i<,? to reside. ITo has been wlutri ?? to**'1*1 of tUo w>tI rtbb, vnderwrltow to succsed the ^ J{ulK,r( H. Mel >oweM *vlio died in ^mhia ? few >vlH>ks wo. ; Tho foil wiuK to#**1' atWiviwod to aM of their Krib ('aruliou egentS will Ik* ihh??| with lerM bca- : ,; ? i-?j ?To flU tbe vHcnm-y occasioned by the ,tb of Mr. Hobt. II. MfcDoweW, wh6 raeveral years served a? faithfully A intelligently ?? Special Agent tn ar State,, wo "have b?*ii fojrtuuate M^-uriiiK the service# of Mr. Jase? f HiakHK'v. wlu* wttl take up his du ^ ftbi?ut J him1 1st, With headquarters' I Oiutieu. "White Mr. Blakeuey InH not traveled wtb Ctroltoa. ho hails froroOamdeu ^ win. therefore, be no stranger- in u[r uiidst. ami haying supervised ?utlKrn business both from tho office Kl in ibe fiold for several years, Is ty capable of handling our lutwe?Ui id yours. ? ? Bespeaking for hira the e-afme cordial fpption and 'hearty co-operation here fow accorded our Field rcpresonta S." New Enterprise For Lugoff.v .. ;Tl?e lkHim Luiuber Company, , a brth Carolina concern, hast bought up, |? timbef rights on a largo lot Of prop jtj on tlie Western side of the Wateiv > .river and will at an early date build liirroads lending fronr fcugoff-ta tro jests. Tbcy will also erect a large Ite r miW just lieyond Lu gooff Sta ?-?Wcli will employ a considerable rw of laborers at both miilil and for te It is said to be enough timber thtee swam'iw to keep them cutting r quite a long while onid the nenv en rprise will ulcan much for Lrngoff. We also understand tibat parties at Hoff are contemplating ejecting a lot soon for tflie manufacture of oe- 1 at brick. Preaching at Lockbart Rev. R, if. ftuBose, pastor ot the what*- Methodist cfiurch wifU^ j^regch tbe lJoolfhart schooft h6use itef t Sun fifty SOW, at 3 :30 P. AT. The pub jrmnttflmy Invited to ?U?ia ^eli ttoee services;-*- ? : Now Postmaster Trajithani Mr. Wm. D. Trantham, who was re ptiy named by tbo president as t,he k postmaster at Camden to succeed ir. Cha s. J. Shannon, took charge of it office test week. Mr. Joint It. Goodates who has been Hag tin* office acceptably- as acting rtmaster since the resignation of Mir. unnon, has resigned his postipn in the stoffiee and Toft Monday for; Monroe, C..- where he wlfll go with a11 i*wur-> ce agency at that place. Mr. Good > has Oidd u position In -the Camden rtoffloe for nearly fourteen jvars d bas glvqu the public and Jthe gov iment excellent wrvlco./and has a it of friends in Camden who wMfl re' < to learn tluit his new position wJM ? hiin from Camden. Mrs. OOodale lohHdren will remain in Camden 'for ' i>reMMit and join him at a later fe ? ? Pension Money. Has Come, i affords me pleasure to announce the Confederate Veterans and' the tows of Confederate Veterans of Ker iw Cou n tj' that the check for the i*ion money for the year 1920. has received, and pensfoepers can get ir money by calling at trtue Probate ice. Tlio total amount received to tot Thousand, Five Hundred and fot-fou r I >olla th ( $8,584.00) . Class rill p?>t $fiO.(J5, each, ex?*pt four In mon'g list who are classed toy ttoe inty tension Board as more needy * the others wttl get $96.25 egcSv I in tho womens' Hist In <flass A. three o are Classed as not so needy "WW **5.00 each ; Class B wfll get $60.00 fc; and Ctass C win get $45.00 each, to apportionment -was made by Che ?ty Pension Board on Monday last.. N* tew says that "ttoe Probata ^ ?ba 11 disburse pensions to pen taking their receipt for same to k?Pt on file In his office," and It 4t ffc'rted that In all cases, except ^ prevented by the Infirmities of *t?? or sickness, pensioners will * 'a person to receive, and receipt vf or money. ? - -?? ? ~nr~ ? ~ Very respeetfuMy, - W. 1*. Mt^WBUicz Kershaw County Penal onBd. S. C, May 27th, 1920. * . * ? Prwwhlng at DciUlb ***** wffl be praadtfbft at DeKarib W* church next Annas y May 30th * M., hy the pastor Be*. K. L *??. / ? y "? - b r? ? i A CAlJi TO PAKMKKN l>i.M nss t>OOd Cl?>| s. ; lteport.s just racetv^ from the United Sta tes Department of Agricufl lint' indicate a thirty-four per cent re^ ductlon In the pr<Hluetlon of wheat this season, unless, something's done to meet UUh situation flour -will U* qq the name IkhsIs as during tilie war with further complication* ofl a ,|h<?rtage of corn, Owing <o unfcivorahle weath er conditions and a natural Incentive to grow cotton on acoouut of present high price* aiKl fear of the spread of the IkiH weovift to t he remainder .of the coHou bolt within t>he next few yuai* we are liable to have a distressingly dbort corn crop. Kvery effort Is l>elng put forth to spread the news of this .shortage and to ou'M upon the farmer* even at this la to date to 0011*0 to the rescue In so l'n r as istpoeslblo by. ki crttyfiftg their acreage in corn. True it Is late for sivohi an appeal hut there 1st quite a' hit of land in Kershaw coun ty which might yet foe planted to corn nix I particularly is this the case on tlio grain lands After the harvesting of the grato*. tt proper ^tei>s are tuken ut once much may be done to provfmt ? serious situation which Is im?*t likely to prevail thin fall. In order to urge notion on this matter County Agents Sanders Is calling a farmers' meeting to he held at the court house at 0;im den. Saturday, May 1*0 at 11 A. M. AW farmer* of the county are urgently re quested to atteud^-Xhia-i^an-importaTit matter and should not foe looked upon lightly. OoiBMnd t>rlug your neigh* hors. FIR1? AT LANCASTER iffl * ' ? , / V J Other Nogs of Interest as Told By Lancaster News. Fire at 4 :30 o'cJocK MVmday motitftig practically destroyed the electric pow er plant at the l&ncaster cott'ou mills and cauaed -the mill tx> be jdnit down Monday. The stetun power plant, how ever, some distance away, was not 'dam* gyed afrd the mill resumes operations ilnder steam power while work of <re habflitating the eflectric jKnver plant fflfltt-iifie&iL - - Falling forlck wa lls caused considerable damage to the mucliliiery and .five people uorrowly escaped being caught under the falling walls. Th$ Are originated behind a switch-board In tlie engine room. The transformer station furnishing current for lights and power lai the city is situated, next to the burned bufildtng and the current i luid to be cut off. After some little ma - nouverlngs with wires however, cur rent was again tevalfobQe ih the' city at nine o'clock yesterday morning. A. B. Whlttaker, of Camden, is in lianctister for a month ou special* work for t'fio Lancaster Cotton Oil Co. C. A. Dunn, of Camden, spent the week-end fin the city ou his way home from Davidson college. 03. H. and C. F. Clyburn, and J. C. Jenkins, of Kershaw* and Sheriff Gro ??r C. Welsh; of Camden were visitors in the city Monday. r ? D. E. Walters, one of the best known and highlly respected citizens of the Dwight section of the county, died at his home last night at 2:15 o'clock from Bright'* disease. Mir. Walters wtis a most congenial gentleman and a member of. Bethlehem Baptist ehurdb. He was 70 yeftfa of age, and leaves, besides bis wife, a large tend Influen tial family of children. Edith Lewis Ltagle, youngest child of Mr. and V. A. Xingle, of this pflnce, died test TJbureday afternoon while upon an. operating taWe of a hos pitalln Charlotte. The twenty months of the little girl's life had been charac terized by unusually strong, vigorous health, tend It was thought that the op eration for which her parents took her to Charlotte would prove easily suc cessful and soon over .with, btft compli cations developed which caused her un timely death. : Dr. Rowland Alston DMl Rowland Alston, If. D., died sudden ly Hast night at bis resldapce, No. 172 Tr&dd street, about 8 :30 o'clock. News of his demise came as a shock to a wide rrtfrele of friends who did not know that Dr. ' Alston was ffl. Be is survived by a widow, baring recently TStffieti? Tuesday's Chsrrtestmi New and Courier. Dr. J Alston was mauled la Qamden on April 29th to Miss Esther B. Hoflmes, of Salem Mass. He wan a well .known citlsen of Charleston and also had rela tives in the Ztagood section. He su at Ha good only last week to attend the funeraa of his brother's widow who died there at an advanced age as the result !>. K. NI'KNTKK 1>KAI> Whs a Former Keoidrut of We*t Wa ter*? 8M(loa 1>. R. Spt-uoer, aged 70 year*, a Con tVdorat* votorun, died at his thoine, 11 Ml PJ)W street, early Saturday morn ing. Mr. Spencer 1?H(1 been inn 111 health for several mqnths and his death wen not uuoxpwted, Mr. Kpencer was a native of WthuUigto'n, N. C., anil serv ed gulluutly lu a regiment from his na tive staU?, seeing -service In the trtoops commanded by Stgjjowall Jack sou. Ho was twice wounded. (Coining to South Carolina soon after the close of 4he war. Mr. Sponger engaged in turpen tining and fanuiug, conducting up -to some years ago extensive planting oper ations on the Watoree river In Kershaw county. For about 10 years tie has liv ed in Grtumbia and has many friends, who will regret to learn of hiy death. Mr. $pen<$r married Mia* Alice Glll rnore, of Richland county, who surviv es ihlm, together with the following chil dren: II. M. Spencer, of Alabama ; D. K. Spencer, of Columbia, Mrs. Mamie Paris and Mrs. Helen Purl*, both of (Vrfumbia. Funeral services will lie hold Sun day morning at 11 oVflock ?t the YVav erlcy Methodist church and interment wlH Ik- at Gi Nino re buryki^ ground in the Mill Creek section.? -Sunday's Columbia Record. KERSHAW NEWS NOTES Interring Items Gathered From Ths Era of That Flare. / u , Oommencliig with the play the school auditorium next Friday night the closing exercises of t'he Kenshaw Graded f^Chool will take place. Follow ing the play the commencement wwi wMT. preached lu the Presbyterian church SiSnday night by Hev. Jos. T. I>endy, who was formerly pastor of tlie oliurch. Monday afternoon at, *1 :30 the meml)ers of. Miss Mary Hayes* music claws will give a recital, which wUlJbe followed with exercise by the pfipils of the primary grades. At 8:80 p. m. the reading and declamation contest -vrlll.be h?KI, On Tuesday night at 8 130 the- Class Exercises will bo held, the winners of the meda'ls will be announ lltewry add*?*? wltt be delivered by Hoi). L. T. Mills, of Gaindcn. The pupils of the ninth grade in the Kershaw Graded school entertained the pupils of the tcnt?h grade last Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 'D. R. Fletcher. They had as guests also the members of the Harts v Mle hlgfo school ba?e ball team,* who we^ hero to pBay the Kershaw team; and^Su perinbendent J. H, Thorn-well, of Harts ville. I The Kershatv High School hall team J won two more games last week, making I five straight winnings tor them. Wed nesday afternoon they won from Tim I monsvlUe at TimmonsvLllo hy a score of 0 (o 4, and on Friday afternoon ItW beat t'lie Hartsvflle nine Ker shaw hy a score of 6 to 4. i There was a right severe electric I storm in the Buffalo section Friday. I At the home of W. A. Robinson light jning ran inrto the <hotne over trtie tele (phone wire, homing tip ahout fine bun Jdred yards of the wire and bursting a (hole in tile roof about three inches in I diameter without getting anything afire. The members of tihe family felt the I shook of it very sensibly but were not I in amy wise injured. ' Capt. and Mrs, H. F. Ha Me and three {children, of Liberty Hill, passed through- Kershaw Monday and made a brief stop on the return trip from Cam den, where thoy *pent the day with I relatives. * ! J. W. Ingram, Jr., Hobsou Hilton and J. C. Hilton, Jr., returned home hurt 1 I week from Oakridge school, N. .CM to I spend the summer vacation with tbeir I respective parents. - ' Meeting Executive Committer. I There will be a meeting of the Kpr Ishftw County Democratic Executive I Committee, at the Court House, Cam I <Je?, S: on Tuesday, June, 1st, 1920. j All of the eommiUetaen, are urged to be (present as important matters will be I considered^; ~ * ' " " ; j, / | M. M. Johnson, Cliairman L. A. McDowell, Secty. j OUmdem, S. C., May, 20th., 1920 Iipm lan His KfriiVatf. |ir. S. D. Hammond has the contract I far repainting the csstdonco-of Mr. D. I Z. Norton on Kirkwood Heights. TWs I was formerly the deJersey house and I is located in one of the prettiest spots j lo Cpunden. Mr. Hammond tcfeb as that Wre Ira great deal ofimprove I moots of this, kind going on 1l 0km Idec, and t& is getting all the work of | this kind that he can do. N * KAFTINtJ CKKKK'S OII.IK(TI()NS Correspondent Srt? forth Fully Why! They Want to Leave . . 1 ?" " ? f '! A correspondent slgulrtK himself Ta \ | my*- t" in t ho Sunder Item ??r Hi Friday writing under a ltend>eit date line or May, 7, kIvoh the follow Lp| reasons why the elflxeus of that sec* tloujMiv t<? annex to Kernhaw. Qoun Ah a umuUhk exponent of progressive thought and eorreot news, wo ai?e much surprised Mint yon .should have deviat ed from your usuafl custom of getting < he true fae.ls, but instead published un artlele In your~isNue of the 14thy (Item) which Insofar as It mlludea to the progressive peopte of lbiftlng Creek township is "totally diuxu-root uu?J there* fore unjust aiul misleading. We favor Rood road* and are willing to pay for them. We most heartily favor a homl Issue. A majority of our voters ?iiuply Maw t?'>a't the prtaent bond issue fo ible.see Mou meant taxation without roprcc*civta< t!<>n of benefits. We ask what lutein gent people would stand for 'tfhls? -? We do not want to sever our affilia tion and long past pfcsiftawt assoclailon with Sumter Or Sumter county, hut If our own treat us mo unfairly, .so unjust ly and. show un, by their action, that they neither desire our presence or our trade, why wo will with- many, iua'ny regrets accept the inevitable and move. We a iv assunod a, tnoKt hearty we'. We arc also assured by aw brainy At torneys atf there are In' South Carolina that being In Sumter county whoa the bond Issue waft voted will amount to nothing, as they have found a way out AJH we Mve to do Is to'leavfc It. This la not a Question of a "road be fore every man's door." Tbis Is prac tically oH of Rafting Creek Township and a i?art of Statesburg. : The National Highway leading by Sumter and on to Camden Is one of the most. used highways In the State. It runs ubrough the center of IlaftJmg Greek township ajid should be carried to the K orsha w llne. I>t is the moat prom Inen t highway In Sumter county* Spending a large sum of money to build a bridge at GaradFa Ferry la an i&eolufo waste of tdve Peoples Tiard-eam ed money. This fine new bridge at. Cam den, with the present road carried to the Kershaw line wHl answer every purpose but we hojw that the flmt act of our ?new Hoad Hoard will amplify the old adage "A bad beginning wltf make a good ending. In conclusion we call to Dbe a t ten t ion of every thinking taxpayer lu the pro gressive, but already caost heavMy taxel City of Sumter, (posslMy.now according to population, one of the most heavMy taxed cities In tbe Unlted States, mueli lees South Carolina) that it mfgbt be most Inleiested to allow an act of in justice to cut off one of tibelr longest a'tud most remunerative townships, thereby increasing their own burden of taxation. KNLARtilNtt HIS /POTEl, Mr. Krumbbolz to Mike Forty Room Addition to *The Klrkwood." Mr. T? Kd<mu?d Khimbbote, manager of The Klrkwood, is hAVing lumber placed on the ground preparatory' to making extensive additions -to Ills ho tel property.. Architect H. W. Mitch ham has charge of the plans and the work will be completed In time for next winters guests. Forty new rooms will be added this year, with a possible ad dition of forty more another season. . It Is one of the largest tourist hotels In the city ami we are told that the man agemennt has already enough buests booked for another season to fill the entire bouse. Something around $80, 000 wiH be spent on the improvements this year. These Improvements were planned for last year, but it wss found that the work could not be Completed and it was put off till this summer. ? BIO SPRINGS TO OPEN Big Springs, near Bethuno,. will make Its formal opening on Friday, Jnne 4th, with a banquet and dance that night and music wM be furnished by a woH known orchestra. The hotel wHpr^be under entire new management, with Miss Swygert, former dietician at Obi cor* College, as matron. After this dsto the tiotcl wiH be open the year j. round, when everything will De done to make the visitors stay pleasant, with first Class ?erVioe from the kitchen to tbe bedroom. ? Advertisement. t There win be no services at Grace Episcopal Church this afternoon or Sunday, May 30th, doe to\^e |fcieiK? of the Beetor from the city. 7 F. H. Banting, Bector. = COM MAN l>tiKY INtfTITI TKU l^irge Italy of Prominent Masons Hero Thursday Kvflllllf of 1 .a.st May iiOth was a ivd lot tor doy Jn Ma mhiU- * iii Ca union, for at 7 1*. M. Caiudon Cotnmandory Ni?, l'J Knight* Templar was constituted, It* olurter granted and offU-er* }n*t ailed, ami this was the rvallwatlou of the biigbtost Ih?|k<s and divams ot outh nastie mason* of this city, wlio in splto of every difficulty, and seeming Impossibilities have brought things to pa#S, The tJrand Comtnandory of South Carolina, wan represented by ltryan K. Mlot, grand oonvmander, Columbia ; O. Frank Hurt, Uoputy grand commute dor, Columbia ; J. I<. Mlokle, generalis simo, Darlington; Joseph Mndsay,' urand m\>rder, Chester; C. H. Olirlst burg, graml inarshali, Hock 1 V'H : ami the Rev. F.NHi llardinK of tho Until ooinniandory, as grand prolate.' ? Assembling at 0:80 1*. M. at tho Ma sonic Hall, thoy inarvhod one hundred and twehty-flve strong to the llaptlst Cliurch. Their splendid uniforms oer tii inly created a sensation and brought forth many compUineutary , remarks from the crowds on the wayside that had gathered to see them go- by. The .church hadboenbeaaiTiruily decorated for the, occasion, not ouly with tho Masonic paraphernalia, and emblem*, < but their lady friends had addled a Wilderness of Iflooin, and the choir had i?r44t4W4t<V^peciai uiuy Ic for the occasion. The ccroTiionteH nnd innta+htiitHt -of officers were beautiful a11*1 Impressive and all who were fortunate enough' to be there were glad It had, been given out to the public. After the services they ma-rolHHl I wok to the Masonic hull and from there to tho Woodmen Hall to* a banquet. Mh\ John W. Wilson had superlvsed this pa rt of the program and that' is sufficient proof that the feast was Indeed bountiful. The tables were beautifully arranged and A num ber of ladles acted as waitresses. Mr. It. T.v Uoodale, eminent commander, wa? master of ceremonies, and called upou*Mr. O.II. Yates, who responded to t?he toast "Our Conjmandery," telling of the material it held, and of Its hopes and aspirations. The uext toast "The Grand Coram all dory," \yas responded to by Mr. W. lioblu Zcmp, and be?told of their admiration and regard for. the higher institution and appreciation for making this .Commander? posaible. Rach of the fixate Officers spoke, but with no set speeches their remarks were delightfully informal, and they show ered l?ouquefs on Oamden in general, aoxl the Camden Commandery in par ticular. The Hon. M. I.. Smith w?e then introduced aud gave a magnif cent address on "Knighthood."' y This eloquent addrcaa received great ap plause and also a standing vote of ai^ preclatlon. Mr. L. T. Mills was then called upon aud made some closing remarks in his usual liappy style. IIo threw bouquets to the ladies, and com plimented Eminent Oomtaandcr it. T. Goodale, whose untiring efforts, zeal and faitbfn^nesn had litought about the happy result, of the evening. In fuet all of the speakers seemed to give credit to Mr. GoodaHe, more 't ban to any otber one . person, for the great achievements and fine showing that Camden is able to make in Masonry. Death 6f Mrs. Rroadus Thompson -- ? yMiuftrri *" ? 1 1 " Friends in Camden were grieved to hoar of the death of Mrs BiWdus Thompson, which ooeured last Friday after a brief illness at iber home in the Boy kin neighborhood, and tho funeral services were held at Mt. Olivet church Saturday at 6 P. M. Mrs. Thompson was before her mar rlago, Mlas Sarah McGarrity of Cheat t?r, a daughter of M*. H. K. McGarrity, of that place and was a young woman of unusually fine character, sweet dis position. and pleasing penwnnlity. Thoroughly educated and refined, she was quite an addition to the communi ty to wbich Mie came as a bride aboat five years' ago. She was loved by all yvixo knew her, aod fcer passing is a distinct loss, not only to her loved ones, but to a wide circle that came under her sweet Christian . Influence. She leaves a husband and one little gM about three years of age, to mourn their low and to whom the sympathy of friends are extended. ' - Mr*. Thoz&frsoo ia also survived by bar father aod one siatfer Mrs. J. R. West, of Oaasatt. ? Library Notice. . Patrons are reqoeated to note change in boura at the Library. The morning boors remain ttae same, 0 ,90 to 12 :90, Afternoon 6 to 7:$0. Please remember that the Library closes promptly at 7:?, ^ - -v- . ? ^ ? ? V . 1 .? ? Mil -IS MIUtK HHOriTS Kvperhiieut Works Out Hue For OwiHfN mid Operators 0 liarlhiKtoji, May fMK Today the result ?'f the iHM|p0t|^IV0 plan of t'he Partington Cotton m\Hs, which w?m i?ut Into operation six months ag*> the plan i*y which tho operatives ofthe mill wore to share in the profits of tho. com pany, y?> snnraineod, Ute o|>eratlvotf ? ? getting $l!0.N0 ?>u every $100 earned. Tho in IN closed down at I o'clock and all operatives assembled on the grounds |o hear a ivjHM't of the experiment ami loam what they had made. The nun>t Iiijx 'was presided over by M. II. Flem* 1 11 er , president of the board of opera tives. O. C. Twltty president of tho mills, restated tl^e plan, whlcli has l>een in operation since Octot?orL aud road tho rOpOpt of the special auditor, who lias examined tho books of the company. The report shows that one-luilf erf tho net profit* of tho iuIU for tho last six months, which is the portion of the operative, amounts to 20.80 per ce?t. Mr. Twltty announced that eheoks for tho Individual .operatives wouW bo is I mod <>n Saturday. Mr. Fleming pres ident of the hoard of i&porativos de- v el ft red that tho company had' frilly Uvod tip to it. promises and that all operatives wore thoroughly Mtlafled and f>ioa?KX). Mr. Twltty then Introduced Pr. John CJ. OHnkwoalcs, of Wofford Ck)Hosce, who delivered a splendid address on thrift. Xtav . Cllnkscalos-wgod tho mill 1 work erslo save tlieiF jnoneyr "BW ftl*" 310111' " 7 he 'lxfld the attention of the grwat ciWrt of workers. Th . result of this plan tins been n source of great satisfaction to tflie com pany trml Mr. Twltty khUI tlxat It way ? Instrumental In Increasing I ho produc tion }of the mliM from 00 to 00 per cent and the efficiency of tlie Jabor from 70 to QO'pef' oe*nt. ?-A- very noticeable trenuilt has tWtt -tlio heartening .of. till? help and tho engem- . do ring of a bettor spirit, of f?Mow<sibip The labor has not only received the l*igh wage* ftliiWt prevailed but has been looking forward to U10 sharing 6t the Comnany's* profite. The Darllugton Mttte have had ? year of unprecedented prosper^y: The Snt^ThTOvT^ie^ boon practically .rebuilt. All the houses of the operatives have been transform ed Into attractive bungalow# with all t be city conveniences. The euccpss of the cooperative pttaii -during , the six months' trlo^l ipromisesi stfljll grtaater ? success. Mr, Twltty is enthuilaMld over the suoeess of bis experiment and workers reflected their satisfaction* toi their hfeppy faces and enthusiastic ap plause whep mfuttfc# were announced th^ afternoou* yn bix ki^)wn cmzBN dead Mr. 4. Mr McCoy Passes Away In The Mt. Zlon Neighborhood. Mr. .1. M. McCoy, a woll kjiown . ar.d aged cltlnen, of tlie Mt. Zflon section of tlie couhty, dflc<l at tlie liome of his soi:, Mr. J. B. McCoy on last Prklay and the burial was tat the Mt. Zlon churchyard on Saturday, services being conducted7 hy Rev. Forbes, of Bethuoe, assisted by Itev. M. }A. Bensoiu of this 'City. Mr. McCoy was one of tbe oMest onom 1?ers of the Masonic "lodge ofr this City and some years ago was made an hono rary paid up member for life. At the time of ton death iie was about 14 yearn of age- htavlng beem born in 1840. He way the father of Mr. W. T. Mc Coy, one of Chart*) tte's most prominent business men. He Is also survived by Messrs. J. B. MfrsCoy of this county and C. Itr McCoy, also of Charlotte, and. one daughter, Mrs. Jennie Bamuon. of lihe Mt. Zlon section*. Bate Boll at The Mills ^ Hermitage Mills base ball team and Pacific 'Mulls tied scores on the letter's grounds Saturday, May 22nd. ? The game was interesting from beginning to end. Up until the fifth 'inning the scare was 1 to 0 in favor of Hermitage DQdgen for Hermitage ipflayed the entire game. Fetner from Columbia Record twirled the baft tar the Pacific Milts, striking out eltfht men, Dodgen striking out four. The Pacific Mflta bate a strong team. Both teams played dean sportsmanlike bail. hermitage Mlffls second nine defeated ~ Watree Mitts second nine on the for mcr*m grounds tiy a score of 8 to 7. Marshall Boone pitched for Hermitage ? Mills and Lloyd and Brown pitched for' the visitors. This #ISiTlKr Xlrst game of the seasons for 'these tearnsj Both teams' played weB. BUI Player . ; and Oscar Andfenttn caught for the ( fl?rmitage. RoMnsou <-nu?ht for Ra tafee. These f ?-? ins piny n^nin 6n Sat urday, May 29th, <m ? ti*<5 Wateree -V grounds.