The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 04, 1920, Image 7
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I^UlpOlty H>e<-dwav. Uaston (ilicv
^ (jjjrlnjf ? < "'? ?>f American dcxdgn,
^ to victory In tlx* eighth m^mii
. ^aoomile automobile raee today
^urt* ? 'tv ?,,nl tlo"d of 1QQ,.
000 j*rao??t ithevrolefa fbnje <wa?s
an aferage of 88.nl mtlea
^ hour, flio <*0004 bwrt time In the
Story of the event,
Iu addition to whining the $LUOOO
flrat nrbt^i Chevrolet alao worn approxl
, , t?-iy $3,600 more in lap prisees, com
jR.(lti?ii and cash prises offered by ???
oeaory firms. Keu* Tfroma* thundered
^ross the finish in second platv, hav?
M covered Mh? distance In 5:48:(&.20.
Hla average wa? 87.4fi miles an hour.
Tommy Milton pulled up In tJhlrd place,
iDd Jimmy M/urphy, winner of the
sjjiIji Monica rand wine, finished
fourth
All <?f the thrills mine In the last
(flirty miles of ther a<y when Ralph
Pe Pal urn. t'he favorite, with' a lead of
u?o mile# to his cre<iit, ?h?iu?I eertajn
?f winning. But? with victory wltbln
.?rasp I>e Palma's car hurst into flames
, yji the north turn of the two-uud-a-ha?f
olio course, and a few minute# later
the oar driven by Joe Boyer, who led
during the first 2.T0 miles, skidded,
avert unied and erased Inty a brick
rctabiln^ wall within a few feet of tdw*
spot where He I 'alma's car caught fire,
^either Boyer nor hi* mech W\ ??inn were
seriously injured.
The invldent wnlCh snatched victory'
from l>e I'alma was tragic. The noted
Italian was racing ut breakneck sp<*Hl
irtien a .sheet of flame licked Its way t?>
bis gasoline tank. While his nieeh
<ink*i?i> heroically fought the fhunes,
DePalma. broken hearted over his mis
fortune. ran to the pita a inlle away
for a fresh supply of ga sol Inc. Nt/ig
fwhig- h?4 k umlw tJu w*4gh4- 4>f -4he
tieavv eaitv.
riulaurited. He Pnliua resumed the
<rhul. hut after gorng another nyi'e
hi* ear wa* wrapped In flames for the
seoonO time. With, the aid of his mech - j
anioinn l>c I'ahna pluckil.v extinguished
them and managed to flntfh tltc race In
fifth plai-e. lie was given a tremendous
(wati?'ii when he thundered cross the
finish line.
KICKSHAW NKWS NOTICS
Interesting Items <i*th?red Krom The
Kr? of That Ptaee.
rue uttte of W. M. Simmons, eoM
Of**, uK?Mi 'J y?>ars and Jo nu-ntli. die I
SiiiMlay, May J.'ird, *up|>o?< dly from in
ternal injuries received in an autoiuo
bMa accident. Thft child w 41 s ataving
with an uuul near BMbwo and she
was out lu the roqd in the Mill c^r*M?k
Wtioa, with the child in her a rins
the Sunday previous, whoa a car driv
W* by John Atdredge, colored, Uackcd
into her knock lug her down and !?i<ak
ilif <>'*> of her logs. The child wag
knocked out of her arms ami fell into
the road and was. Injuns! internally, it
was supj>o$cd. and rtled Just one wttk
later.
Miss I dell Ulackmou, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jluuulo Blackmon, of the
lied Hill section, and John Beeves, son
of Mir. and Mrs.R. L. Reeve* of the
Flint Kldge -community, w'erc <:a rrled
Sunday. May 23, 11)20, by Magistrate
W, J. Christmas, of Kershaw.
Miss Joj'ce llobson and Howard Ba
ley wore married Wedhosday, May 20th,
at the iiouie of the bride's parent*
Mr. and Mrs. (J. T. Hortoin at Belli line,
ill the presence of the relatives and only
a few friends.
Air. and Mrs. W, H. Hough, <>f Cam
deal, a<vomitalned by tlielr daughters,*
Mrs. W. 1). Tranthaui, spent Sunday 1|
Kershaw at the home of Mr. and Mr*.
I>. McDonald.
' John T. Mlackey, of Cauiden, who re
oently underwent treatment at John
Hopkins hospital In Baltimore, was a
business visitor in Kershaw Monday.
Mr. Macey is one of the officers of the
Peoples Bank of Kershaw.
Mfrs. A. Koresh, Mrs,' U. I*. Sehlas
burg aud Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Karesh,
of Camden, were visitors at t'he home
of T^Ir. and Mrs. M. Bluoxnteln Sunday.
'Mrs. liCroy S. ihividson, of Camden,
visited ^ her brother, John T. Stevens,
Sunday and Monday. I
Ou last Thursday the -Springs prop
erty in Kershaw, consisting of fine
residence and business lots was sold at
public auction, with the exception of
tlwt portion en South Hampton street
and a couple of lots near the Benton
Hotel On the west side of Cleveland
street. This sale/at traded quite a good
deal of interest for the reason that it
represented nearly all the remaining
open space in the heart of the town.
We have not yet been able to obtain
the names of all the purchasers and
the number of lots bought by each one,
but the total amount represented, in the
property sold wan $83,630. All the lota
brought good prices and wo behove Mie
purchas?ers have made u good In vest
meat.
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?Juwt Couldn't Fool llim.
"1 nu<| a bird once," the old
. or sniair <?lks*'rv??it( "that was ivslly
oote\w.rih> lie never failed <?n a
point. oiio day I had him out for ex
Orvlsv in the | mrlt, when stiddeuly ho
pointed. rigid as a st*?ne. I was pux
There wa> no poeibtttty of game,
The grass was elosc >ollpi?ed, Tin* din;
had 1iis ik>m' straight oq a man seated
on a U'ju'b. I thought tho man uilght ;
have a live bird In his poeket : but iid,
tlila man was in his shirt sleeve*, j
Tlieu 1 had an Idea.
"Pardon me <dr," 1 said, "but would i
you mlftd teWing uie your name?"
"No I don't mind, ' tho replied- It*?
Pa rl ridge." New York Kvenlng l\*-t.
Deaths In The County.
-Mr. Fb'muilng II. Branhuiu, aged
about 07 years, died Monday at his
Home In the IWtty Neek section of Went
Wateree. His death was quite sudden,
awl was thought to have been due to
the offsets af a fall from a wagon sus
tained some time ago wihen his eollar
bom- was broken. The funeral and bur
ial -was hold at Concord chureh Tues
day afternoon, conducted by. Hey.
Stewart, tho pastor. Mr. Branhaui
leaves a number of ehlldren and a large
family eonnection.
An- Infant child of Mr. aud Mrs.
Louis Spears residing about five miles
east of Camden died on Tuesday of
this week. The remains were carried
to I>eKatt> ou Wednesday for interment
in the churchyard at that place.
Mrs. John T. Truesdell. aged al>out
08 years, died Saturady morning at her
home in the Wateree Mill village. The
burial occurred Saturday afternoon at
the village churchyard.
Married at Kethune.
Mr. William II. Stokes and Miss
Mamie Anthony, dt West v 11 le. were
married last Friday afternoon. May
28tii, at Bethune, 4?he Rev. J. M. Forbes
performing the ceremony. The mar
riage carnb as a surprise to their many
friends. Mr. Stokes is at present the
efficient carrier on route 2 from West
villc. Before going 4o Westville he
spent one year in the United States
army, nine months of w4hich was over
seas Service.
- See Theda Bara in ''I^a Belle Russe"
at the Majestic tonight.
KOI.M\fj l)OW\ TO KIO"
'l'hi i u \ ,,f KU> do Jauorio in olio of
th?- m->vt h?<autiful and r?>smojH?Htnn
'li th?- vvltli ji (H?|?tlla ti'Mt "?f HOflV
<*?? million Tho first -or Howww.
P?Ptiuuos?. and t ho rofhvtlon of this Is
f^K't tK.it Port uxuess is. unlay. Hm*
national lttnm:ag<> of Brazil.
Tlw Ktt of ttl?> fs onO of tho Kr?'ut<*st I
to' th?- w..rui it was first diaoovorwl j
fcy A it. i r?- in -1502. who. bo-|
li,,Tine it t.? u- tho m<>uth of a rivor.
i*tihi! ;{ {jH? month of Its dl*
tovn> ..T, M. lMver of jHllMHTy " It ;
*a* !a:. r f.Hiud that no largo riv?r
I. at tho iuudc was <*uT?tlouod.
*^K" !'??>? Mo> l**ym>d cHy lit
w,Ul uiandn whh-h
nri' really tl?e- ] leaks of submerged
| iiioiin ta ins. Surrounding the Itay are
al?<? niun.v olhrr hill* and> mountains,
iiioxi noted of which Is i*ao d'Aauucar ?
.tin* "Suga rl?>?if"- 1212 feet above the
^en. which is sih'u to tin* extrehae right
in ono of tin* pictures. This ia a huge
rock proj.vli(!K almost ]terp<t)dh'nla riy.
ft is at r l?f* entrance of the Itny hiw)
ran ln> nio.'heil l?y aerial railway.
The one never- 1 o-i?e* forgotten trip is
tliat up tho eleetrie roud to (lie crest
of the Coreovndo. Travelers of exper
lonce. who have seen the wondera of the
worW, arr unanimous in pronounchrg
the magnificent i?a?iorma *pr?'d before
the eye from summit of this peak,
the mijirwm* natural view.. Tl?e pic-'
(ure comprises marine and ' inoaataln
L~~; : .. .
scenery combined with Ihe rich color
ing of the tropical forests.
The Corcovado is the culminating
iw?iwt of the mountain range wliicb pro
jects into and almost divides the city.
This hill is sometimes called the
"Hunchback" and is feet high.
Wonderful. Indeed, uinst have been
t he natural glory yf the site of Itio
de Janeiro in its pristine state. Em
bellished hy the hand of many Rio now
'stands pre-eminent among coastji I cities
of the world. No exaggeration this,
despite the mental comparison by the
traveler who has visited the Oolden
(rjUe and Sydney Harbor. Rio remains
in a clas* alone; stately and grand h?
Hie cohrssal superiority of her verdure
covered mountains and sublime in the
simple heauty of every valley.
The buildings and public utilities
are of the most up-to-dntc type and
show a distinctly latin Inflnenco. The
Houlevarde r turning along the shore, Is
famed a* l>elng one of the iw?st l?enu
tiful in the world.
Among the exports of Rio de Janeiro
coffee is one of the mo?t profitable.
In Honor of Mils trade a tablet has
boon placed in the garden of a convent,
marking tW site of the first coffee
tree ever planted in Brazil.
One of the photographs above, shows
some sailors from the V. S. S. IDAHO
on top of the Corcovado. The other
I* taken from the Sugar Ix>af Moun
tain and shows the Corcovado af the
extreme right.
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Hermitage Mill News
Hermitage Mills baseball team defeat
ed Darlington Mil Ik team by a score of
11! to 5 at the Fair Grounds. Dodgen
twirled. the ball for the winners, while
David pitched for the losers. The
Hermitage Mills -team got five s<-ofes
in the first inning out of* nine men at
the bat, Guy Mtuut and Ile^ter getting
three base hits. Hits off Duvid 11, off
Podgeu 7. Hermitage team Is playing
splendid ball and is making a good rec
ord not only on account of the manner
to. which they play wrtll, but the clean
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sportsmanlike way In which they con
duct themselves.
Line up: Darlington, Fleming iib;
TniBonT ~e7~ Uavld, pT JarreT" n.s! ;
Taylor r. f . ; Johnsou.il>.; Tx>vett 3b.;
Swann c. f. ; Frazler 1. f.
Hermitage-: Dodgen, ^ p; Guy> ifb;
Crolley. lb; .Jordan s.s. ; Jordan 2b ;
Hester, l.f. : Munn e. : Welch c. f. L
Tunstall r. f.
Immediately ufter the game, flic Dar
lington and Hermitage teams were In
vited over to -the Hermitage Communi
ty House where Miss Fleming, assist
ed by the S. O. 1). II. Olub girls, served
cream and cake.
The mill schoe| closed on last Thurs
day evening with appropriate exercises
by the children and an interesting ad
dress by Mr. Mendel It. ?Hmlth. Quite
a number of (people enjoyed this occa
sion.
Miss llessie Crdlley Imjj* returned
home after spending a week in Keaford.
N. C*
Mr. Carl Molton, of Darlington is vis
iting Mr. Curtis OroBey.
Miss Lula Melton is visiting in Ches
terfield.' ? ,,
New York business moil have launch
ed a half million dollar trucking cor
poration with the idea of relieving the
freight tie-up in the city caused by var
ious strikes.
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. Camden, S. C.
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