The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 15, 1920, Image 1
Number 28
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1920
VOLUME XXXII
kmokkk l AI VdlKS CAMPAK.N
M?eW?* of Meu Jlrars of
('IwnibT of Oommere* Ffclttft,
jYorti ll"" ,i,,M' ?"<li'Ntru com.
iufn.v<l i<> pbiy of tho fuvorito
ilrH until tin* vjo#* of the meeting, tm?
.*?tooker" of t,,e of Common*
jfl jjif .Masonic llaU Thursday <'vonlug
n'js nwrkwl by ciifhufdatMU and (t
fpiri? ?t JiUirt'.sH for Ljtlfi AnUi'vtttklUg.
fills was tin* fll'it Of t !??* meeting*
lilldl liinri"'?ii arranged for (In
notation to tlio citizens of the move
^nt for jib* ?'*' organisation and ex
pansion Of tbo P WW < Camber of
Coaiiuciv.'. on* of the important an
notiiKiaontx made was tbat tbe cam
paign committee has decided to ibakv
i ?trt?nx recommendation that" the new
Msocl#tion l>e called the Camden and
Kfrshaw County Chamber of Cow*
I This Is a recognition of the nut tha t
te county |)O0ple are quite w ii^n
|wr.v to ill* well being of this commun
is as an- ?ho*0 of In fact,
? tn;/of tin' sinkers declared that wlth
I K<rsli?w County thora would be
? no Camden, and his sentiments were
l.pplaudcd by the city people as hard
I 1,V those from the country.
I The gathering had several unusual
? features. For one thing. llollif* Cobb
? kit very trniwl iifeess in endeavoring
? to make the crowd sing. llo was so
? rt(tiuraKed that bo promised before tin*
I, ]<is<- of lb" campaign to have the
? foundations laid here for regular
? "(?onanunity sin^s."'
I A< lmtl promised, there *Vtts no
? mlicitiitlon for membership in tiie new
? dwiolxr. if being announeed that not
? mitil tin- .! i i \ '* week will any Attempt
Ik made t" 'vnr?>ll citizens. Tlowevot,
? It was said that already several men
? <f the conn t y have asked to he put
?down as members. .
I II. K. llallelt, chairman, of the catfi
?faii'ii commit tee. presided. He fold
? iucii who have kept tlx' oM chain
?hff al.lve had thought. it best to under
?takc t<> r<" oiiiaui/.e and expand it. Jle
?declared that mow if CW in the history
?of Camden and Kershaw County was
?the accepted time for such an effort;
?if Hie stimulus of presentrday rondi
? and necessities did insure the
?ju<t?\ss <>f tin- undertaking, he could
Boot' 'Imagine that any other group off men
?for th? next 2<) years would he brave
BiK'Utrli in give- their time and effort
?t<> organize this community.
I He ]wid ,i fin?' trihiije to those wliix
K;nl joined in the movement, saying
?tbt only w ith on"' or two exceptions
? leading men and women of the
BfoBinmnity had entered into the spirit
?of the undertaking with every evl
Bdfnce of sincerity.
I Hp was sorry to have discovered,
Bhowevr. that there are Individuals ?
?"fortunately for Camden they are
?wry few an<l relatively unimportant,"
Bfc said? who did not think that a
?Nnmnnity association was desirable.
I "They seem to feel," lie declared,
?"itat a tetter spirit of co-operation
?<0(1 unity in Camden and Kershaw
F'^'.v win not put any new dollars
?into the money drawers. This is
Bjfcolutely true, if (-ba t is the way
BIW look upon this movement. The
B*n who goes info thijs thing ex
?>Ktiii>r t>> see how much lie can get
B00' it. instead of trying to see 'how
Baa<-ii h" oaT1 pUt in^() j|( ]la(j fetter
?,a-f 0,u W- are not trying to build
B1 -stlf?-h "rj;anization. but one that
B*i'l work unse]fiKhly for this whole
Bwiminunity and enable individuals in
Bl.e community t.> do the same.
< amden ainl Kershaw County are
^'i"'sT places, not only in South
B^jrflliiia. iiiit in the whole United
B^-11'* I l.cVve If> ;U1(] we w)i0 aro
?^a <1iiik this chamber of Commerce
Bj*'i<'v?. it \\ ,. ,.aj| on 0fherfi who
?pfw it i<i join with us. If they'll
B" aiJd .v.- chink they will. we'll
? .J' '"f"!'- ? lie fn<l of this month
B bn<M immunity organization.
W"lr in place of our population.
"'try We can do it; the
? \V i u vvc do it?"
B ' H \
? . ; spoke for Camden and
[* ? 'oijop, , f T.ngoff was the county's
?]*"* I'."th made forceful ad
B?nP r!" v dwelt on the ambition
n*iv < 'hnmlier of Commerce to
,s 'nn. h of a county organisation
W *'T ? ity. They saw great merit
?(> '' ' :1 and were sure that when
B~ Nan u.i* throuKhly understood by
Bj^ then- would be no
B ' "v ^reatlnjr in Kershaw
?
?, -plrif of co-operation
? ^rrri'"| v ^"1'ng wlille primarily
BT^"'"1 promote and maintain a
*^i?hborHiieiui wonKJ inci*
r r'~ a<frled profits in actual
? * ' "rv r,ne participating.
u?m ( Kwtng, who i<* workinc
LANCASTER CO! NTY MOWS.
Happenings of Interest From Neighbor
County mm Told by Kx(hlil|f8.
sheriff lliumr received a teh^nun
Monday from Detroit officials station
that the extradition hearing of John
Mollwalne will bo held on October id.
Slnriff Hunter will make his tldrd
trip to l>etroit to brhiK this prisoner
hark. \WHwa.lue is irharued with the
murder of RriH'Kt W. Wat Wins at the
Lancaster cotton mill five yoars ago.
The l<oek Hill Hera'd says: Uev
crend 'J'. Hi Roach and family left
Thursday for Lancaster, where he has
bettii called to tak<* charge of the
Second Baptist church o t that city.
During his one year stay in Rock Hill
he made many frlenda not only
anions his own denomination, hut
many others, who an* v^ry sorry to
have him leav<\ He was not only an
excellent preacher, but a fine pastor,
as h|s work sbows. (ioing to a much
larger field, his friends prophesy for
hliu a great work;
An event of much iiuterost to their
many friends throughout the State
was the marriage of Miss Ruth Ks
trtliiie Clyburn and "W. Towney Red
fearn, which took place at Kershaw
Monday, October I. at t li?? homo of Mr.
ami Mrs. J. C. Jenkins, brother and
sister of the bride. The marriage
was a very simple one, the ring cere
mony being used. t'he Row T>. E.
Green of th<* Presbyterian church of
fieiatbig and only a few relatives he
Ing present. The bride Is the attrae-.
tive daughter of the late W. U. Cly
hurn and is prominently connected
throughout this section of t He State.
Mr. RpdfoArn is a prominent young
business man of McBee, and is very
popular both in the business and social
life of this section. The young couple
1^'
after a honeymoon in Foiida. will
make tlcir residence at MeRfV.
Another Still Captured
Friday night at twelve o'clock, ltu
ral ( >ffi<ers Norris ami Jioykin raided
Mitt house of Lucinda Spencer, a negro
woman living at Claremont, S. C., and
Mittd one an<^ ono-h'alf gallons of old
bottled corn whiskey buried in her gar
den. The officers also found, after
careful search, a ln?f pint of whiskey
under the house. Some fifty yards be
hind ~ lrer house they found ami de
stroyed a whiskey still which liaA been
recently used. The woman was ar
rested itnd she immediately fnrntalicri.
:t fnsjt bond of $200.
The officers of the city and county
are getting close in behind the illict
w Wakey business and are getting re
sults. ? Sumte^ Item.
Mutt and Jeff Soon. ? '
That MUTT and JEFF have become
| a national institution goes without say
ing. That their popularity shows no
sign of diminishing or waning has been
I proved by the crowds which have flock
ed season after season wherever they
have been. This year these two souls
of wit, song, music, frivolity and laugh
ter have a new comedy in three acts
entitled. "MUTT and JEFF AT THE
KACKS" which is underlined' to enter
tain the patrons of The Camden Opera
House, Thursday, Oct. 28. To miss I'his
new creative vehicle of the most talked
about and withal the most beloved pair
of comics now in captivity will be like
overlooking a seven course dinner
when one has tasted the ravages of
hunger and a long absence from home
made cuokiug. As in former years
Manager (Ins Hill is sponsor for the
'"long and short" of it as Mutt and Jeff
[are familiarly known. As he has done
well by his proteges in years past it is
quite evident** that he won't desert them
now.
Meeting of Farmers and Business Men.
In the further Interest of t lie Ameri
can Products Export and Import Cor
poration there will be a meeting in Cam
den at the Court House Saturday at 12
o'clock. AH farmers, business men and
others interested in the welfare of this
corporation and in the permanent wel
fare of the county in general are urged
to b<* present. Solicitors for stock in
the corporation are especially urged to
be at this meeting.
I \V. Boykin. Chairman County
Branch Cotton Association.
with the campaign in the direction of
the movement, outlined the plans.- He
announced that the second public meet
ing in connection with the campaign
prepa rat ions would be in the form of a
civic dinner. This will be given on
the evening of Oct. 2T?. and the actual
drive for membership will open the
next day. tt is planned to finish .he
Job in not more than three days.
Thus before the end of the month,
the New Chamber- of Commerce will
be in pr<x*ess <if installn tion, for the
adoption of new by-laws, the election
of an entire group <<f new officers and
the formation of n program of work
will be commenced at once alter the
membership has been enrolled.
WO.MKN COMMKNO THK PMNS
Committee in Co-operating ill Chamber
of Commerce K^orpiiiiitlioii.
t'.niMtcii inai k?>is)ihw County fop^ii
lud it uivctilig of their own Thursday
af'i* i noon in connect ion with the Q|n
paign for re-organlaatlon anil oxjiaiv
ftlon of ttio Chamber of m Commerce,
The gathering (n ttee nigh school wa$
well alPnded,
Mrs. N. It. Co.nl'ile iD^ftiaoa. She is
chairman of the women's committal
which Is co operating |n t1lfr niovomeul,
her associates bring Mrs. It. .ft, Boy
kln. Mrs. II. Carrison. J r., Mrs (
M. Cblciuan and Min A. I>. Kennedy,
Jr. Several of those present expressed
themselves briefly on the matter com |
nvuding the plan to admit women to,
full membership in the now chamber.;
on an absolute equality with men
W. C. Kwing, the campaign dirootor,
told wl'at the plans ar?. emphasizing
the fact in all of the newer community
organ teat i-on's tin* men are frankly
admitting thai they need the assist
ant- of the women to make them suc
cessful. He also gave a rapid sketch
of the many ways in which women are
making their usefulness felt ill the
advancement of their communities.
Unanimous approval of the 'plans for
the expansion of rh<j new chamber was
expressed by those present ut the meet
ing.
Postmaster at lletlume.
A press dispatch from Washington
dated October 13 states that Benjamin
It. Thompson has been it ppointed as
postmaster at Betinme in this county.
Their Baby I)ead.
Friends throughout the county of
Dr. and .Mrs. W. C. McDowell, <.f Ker
sliaw, will regret to learn of the death
of their infant daughter, Katherlne,
which occurred Tuesday evening; The
little Flaby had Is'en sick only a few
hours and?its death came as a shock
to its loved on^. S'he wa< only thirteen j
months f ago.. The funeral and burial
occurred at Kershaw Wednesdayiifter
not/n. ? /?
BIG 01 ROUS SOON TO BE HERE.
Spark* World Famous Shows Due on
Wednesday, Oct. 27.
<5
The Sparks Rig Throe King; Circus
wlllexliibit in Camden on Wednesday,,
Oct, 27. giving two performances and
iuaguruliug its appearance with a
splendid parade two miles In length,
tevery feature ot life grea t exhibition
will ho represented in this truly remark
able opon cage street pageant which
leaves Hie circus grounds daily at 10:30
a. in. Since the last visit to this city,
it has nearly doubled in size and this
season fhuls it among the largest of
tented exhibitions.
The Sparks Circus has always been
noted for its fine display of horses
to be seen in the equine numbers
which includes Caesar. Champion high
jumping horse1 of the world; as well as
three groups of marblesques statue
horses and collie dogs in lifelike por
trayals of t-he works of noted sculptors.
Other prominent features this year are
(he Cornallas family of European acro
bats who are making their initial tour
of America with Sparks Circus and
presenting an act that for skill and
daring has never been equalled. In
cluded in the family is Miss Florence,
who enjoys the distinction of being the
only member of her sex in the world
accomplishing a double somersault.
Then there are two herds of ele- !
pliant* including "Big Zula" the sky
scraper elephant and each hefd worked
entirely by lady trainers. Incidentally!
there wjll be many big arenic feature*
Interspread with the animal acts, and
clowns ? well forty of t'hem will be on
hand to extract your laughs.
Two performances wiU be .given
daily ? at 2 and S p. m. Before the
regular ]>erformance takes place an
hour's time will be given in which
patfons of the Sparks Circuc may visit
flic Menagerie and also the horse Fair.
Democracy Fund.
The following have subscribed to the
Democratic National campaign fund
since our last issue:
('has. Oirardeau ..$1.00
W. C. Scarborough 2.00
R. L. Moseley ...fi.OO
* l^aurens T. Mills 1,00
Mrs. I. aureus T. Mills 1.00
J. II. Hammond 1.00
II. A. Campbell 1.00
K. F. Miller. Jr. . . 1.00
.1. 0. Richards, Jr 1.00
J. K. Shannon ~ 1.00
Mens Shop ... .. J?.00
\V. M. Shannon 5.00
Alex Shaw .....1.00
Miss Charlotte Kershaw ..1.00
C. B. Jjpradley -? ? 1.00
Collected by S. C. Trueadale, at Ha lb
for the Democratic Fund :
W. I>. Drakeford $1.00
J. J. Owens 1.00
S. C. Truesdale 1.00
L. B. Ogburn 1.00
l^U.iriie Hays 1.00
N\ I? Workman 1 *>0
.1 M. Spears _ 1.00
NKW6 OF THK SCIIOOIJ*
Idblf Showing Attendance in Schools
of DIstrM No. 1,
Tilt' OH.V m-IiooIk of Cainden opened
OU September tttll with an enrollment
of sixty pupils more than wore enrolled
during (ho first month of the previous
.year. Tho enrollment by ami
the average attendance for (fie first
month 1m:
Enrollment (irammHr School
Ho.vs < Jlrls Total.
Grade 1 .TO 48 &S
Grade 2., : 3!j 30 02
Grade ; 41 31 72
Grade 4:y 30 27 ?H
Grade ......... 31 27 58
Grade 0 . . 3S OK
Grad? 7 27 is ir>
247 211 Itn
Enrollment High School
Boy* Girls Total
Grade 8 21 18 HO
Grade 0 w 25 M
Grade 10 17 18 35
C3rad?? 11 10 12
57 73 180
Total ... : 30* 287 / 501
Average Attendance Grammar School
Hoys Girls Total,
Grade 1 44 .*17 81
Grade 2 . .31 80 01
Gradt' 'I . . ;ti? 28 os
??Grtede 4 05 r>s
.Grade 5 . . . . 30 27 57
Grade U. ., 28 . .*{7 05
Grade 7, 20 17 l.'t
2.51 202 43:?
Average Attendance High School
Hoys tJlrls Total
Grade S ' *J0 18 3S
Grade 0 n '21 8ji
Gra de 10 17 17 .51
Grade 11, 10 12 22
?8 71 127
'fatal 2S7 273 500
Enrollment MUl School
Hoys Girls ..Total |
04 73 107 j
Enrollment Malvern Hill
Hoys Girls Total '
. 23 .: 17 40 1
Average Attendance Mill School
Hoys tJirls Total
90 70 100
Average Attendance Malvern Hill
~ lloys Girls Total
20 14 :w
h will Ik' noticed that the enrollment
in 1 he high s<?hool has Increased con
siderably making an average or more
than thirty to t"he small class room in
the old Davis dwelling, |t, tlx* gram
mar school the second, third, fourth,
fifth and seventh grades are over
crowded as can he readily seen by read
ing the above figures. No teacher can
do justice to themselves or pupils with
more than thirty or thirty-five pupils
jp (he class room. ? Iu the -f*~p*?t gradt* 1
two teaehors arc working as it is in
the sixth, an extra room having heen
fitted out in the upstairs hallway and
an extra teacher secured. Each teacher
of t lie sixth grade; has over thirty
pupils. An extra teacher is needed for
each of the following graded; second,
third, fourth, fifth and seventh. Sup
posing there -were 14 teachers instead of
nine, there would under present condi
tions he an average of 33 pupils to the
teacher. However, air the available
rooms have been used.
We wish to call the attention of the
public to the remarkable attendance
during the first month, especially in the
high school.
Please continue to co-operate wit h us
in seeing that your children are in
school1 every day possiltfe.
The monthly reports have just been
issued. All patrons should examine
these carefully now at the very begin
ning ami not wait to talk to the child
ren artTr It is too late. Many a failure
could l>e averted by the parents if they
would show as much interest during
the early months of the school year as
they do just after the ninth month
closes, and in the following year when
pupils are refused admission to the
next grades. Kome parents seem to be
astounded when pupils are held back
after failing on a years work and use
every method of getting them into the
next grade when it is too late. Now
is the time to see after your child.
We would advise that you see that J
your children give necessary time to I
their studies, that they refrain from
loafing the streets at nighf.s and going |
to parties and picture shows except on
week-end nights.
Mukoiis To Meet.
Kershaw Lodge No. 20. A. F. M. will
hold special communication Tuesday
evening, October 10th at 8:15 o'clock
to confer Maxtor Manson's degree. Ris
ing Star Chapter No. 4. R. A. M. will
irt*et to transact business In same hall
nt eight o'clock name evening.
W. R. Zemp, W. M. and II. P.
Received Victory Medal.
.Mr. Marvin M. Reasonovcr is about
the first of the Camden boys who went
overseas lo receive ? victory medal.
His earn*' to him last Thursday from
rhe war department. It is a bronze
medal about the siz** of a "half dollar
and has four stars on it representing
the number of offensives his division
was engaged in.
' Jurors To Be Drawn.
Tl>irty-?Lx petit Jurors to wrve for
?!>?* first week of the Pall term of
"ourt for Kershaw county will be
drawn ??n Tuesday, October 10th.
LKTTNtt MftO.H MR. iil lON
K\ plains Object of Proposed CoMon
1A jort Corporation.
Editor A'amden t in onlele : I am
wvUfuit by request a few line* explahe
tug tin- American 1'rodueis l-'xport ami
Import Corporation.
This export company has as its o|?'
Jeet furnishing of cotton to Europtmu
niTiix which art' now closed because they
haw not 1I1V available money to pay
ea?li? t\?r their raw cotton.
Formerly these mills consumed
around three and a bttlf million bate# Of
A merica u t ot Ion. Tliese toWiii an'
anions tin- best ??m \i I in ?h?| ton
Industry- Their labor is plentiful and
very skiUful. These mills have not
been able to got very much American
i'oIIoii In six years. The greatest
reason that cotton Ik not uo\v soiling at
satisfactory prices Is hoca\i&? these
mills arc idle. They cannot run until
they got raw cotton'.
With an export corporation that be
longs to the producers, having $10,000
000 capital stock we will be able to
'make contracts wltii these European
mills that will enable them to start
operation and thus u>e two to three
and a half million bales of cotton that
now bearing cotton prices to a ruin
ous level.
If th<* cotton farinn-s of Sout'U ('a ro
llna wlM get behind tlds corporation,
its organization can he completed in a
few days. Kershaw county's qupta Is
1,500 bales or one bale out of eyer.v 2ft
raised in the county last year.
Farmers, do not wait for some ope
to solicit your subscription, but get
busy and find otic of the many men
that are soliciting stock." glvo h'm your
subscript ion and tret all of your nelgh
Ivors to subscribe. (Jet busy quick lr
causc we must act quickly in order to
save t'he situation.
Com'1 to Camden Saturday, Oct.. 10th
ami bring your neighbor. We are poor
in money, but rich in ?<n! lon~dLt>ts.
together and us. > this cotton. which we
cannot s?'p ar a -profit,, to build tip*. an
organisation chat, will be a permanent
factor iiV'our marketing of cotton.
HIgucd. h. I Ouion
liUgoff, S. C.. Oct. 0, 1020.
1*. S. I want t white farmers of
Kersliaw county to know that the
negroes of Calhoun county raised 125
I inlcs of c-ot toii for this export eorpora
t ion ipi one day'.
Three Women Fined
Alma Stewart, a white woman, was
before Iteeorder Singleton Monday
morning to answer to a charge of va
grancy. A jury was demanded and
1 legal talent was employed by the city
and defense. R. B. Williams, Iv. J.
vVhitaker. Cantey Vllleplgue, D. G. Ooff
and E. It. ttuddln comprised the jury
and a verdict of guilty, and tlie recorder
sentenced the woman to pay a fine of
$100.
The following morning Margaret I'ar
ris and Lillian Walker, two white wo
n^'n who had been arrested along with
the Stewart woman entered a plea of
guilty through their attorneys to a
similar charge and were fined $00
each. * si*
It Is said that the two last named
have already left the city and the first
named woman will leave at an early
date.
Warnings 'Posted.
Information ooweK from Hianey to
the offtK-t that cotton ? ins in that sec
tion liave been jMiKtcd warning them to
cease ginning cotton. In one Instance,
on that of the Oin of J.,. P. Rose and
B. K. Hose. the warning had a match
stuck to it. The owners state that the
persons who postal tho notice went
there between the time the engines were
fired and that of going to work, and
he was traveling in an automobile as
the tracks were plainly visible. The
proprietors have had Ih^lt property
Insured and say that fbey will not
cPase operation*.
Ituihling I^arRe Garage.
Mr. (ieorge T. I.iftte is hnvhvg Tect
rd a mammoth store room and garage
on the lot adjoining his stable on the
west side. Workmen have already
<*omm<*nced th?? hrick work and when
completed it will front about l."? foot on
IH-Kall* and extend hack to a depth of
180 feet. The front part of tho build
ing will- 1?C used an an office and show
room and a repair shop and store will
lw? in rhe rear of the building.
Clerk fart-iT Examination.
An examination for the position of
c|??rk-<-arr}er for n vacancy in the Cam
den jK?<?toffiee will he held at the Cam
den poatofflce under Civil Service re
gulations on ^Vtober 30th. A plica
tion blanks may be obtained from tbo
Camden poatof fleet,
IUIXKD IIY IIIS KKllfiNI)
A s?ii i mi ?ri||<i Krnling of ? Hunt
iiiK Trip Near Hagood.
Yesterday afternoon ut about It
o'clock ,i Hurler Kelly. a prominent
suburban merchant of Columbia wax*
noeldeutly shot by bis business part
nor Ib'n E. Davis, wnen the two wer?>
hunting oil tl)C st< farm In Suiutor
county. Kelly was shot in the abdo
men at Oj|ose range and (Med at about
I o'clock.
li xooiivi that Kelly and l>avls were
celebrating tbo fourth anniversary they
batl boon in busings together and haul
decided upon a hunting trip and asked
friends to accompany them. The party
was composed of JKefly, Davis, M. D.
Spigner, J. A. Crawford, Rhett Sanders.
Claremv Darby, AreL?e Taylor and I.
<), Brltlon. Tbo men had been hunt
ing for some t?me when some one lii
the v'WWd saw a snake and shouted,
"look out." In tbo excitement Davis'
gun was accident ly discharged, the load
piercing Kelly's stomaeh. lie died in
the arms of Jack Crawford, a V. M. O.
A. worker of Columbia. Before dying
be said: "I want you to tell Ben I do
not hold him responsible, It was an
accident. Toll my brother not to 'blame
Ben."
Mr. Crawford Was the only one wit It
hi ni when he died, tbo bt'he'rs of the
party having gone to find a doctor and
'conveyance.
The inquest was held by Coroner
\V. .1. Scale whose report was that .T.
UutlVr Kelly cinno to this death in Sum
tor county from gunshot wounds at tin'
hands of Ben E. Davis. The killing
was purely accidental ami wo hold Bon
E, Davis blameless.
The body of Mr. Kelly was sunt, t ? ?
Columbia this. morning. Mr. Kell'y has
a wife and eight children. ? Friday's
Sumter Item. 1
Tho Hunting Season.
\
There wore several changes made in
tl?o game Jaws by I bo Inst session of
the legislature and hunters should be
<*ar< ful to inform thomMflves as to
the dates, of the hunting s*as<hi' for
the ? different vari tie's of game, birds
and animals, Tho season for hunting
squirrels opened on October 1st ; the
d<?v? sea anil opens October KJtb ; the
partridge season opens Thanksgiving
day.
Mendel L. Smith is-gatne warden at
Camden and ImUting licenses can Imv
obtained from him at the office of
AttorneJ' M. Ij. Smith.
Death of Mr. Drown.
r~ Mr. \V. C. Brown who has. been re
siding in Ca rnden for a number of
years died quite suddenly at his homo
on North Broad street Wednesday
morning. Ho had Just finished break
fast when he was stricken and died in
a few minutes. Mr. Brown had been
in had health for a number of years,
lie had been engaged in farming and
was at the time of his death the of
ficial weather observer for the United
States government here. For a number
of years he was the keeper of the old
toll bridge over the Wat??ree and held
that position until the bridge was
swept away by the flood. lie 1* surviv
ed l>3' one sou ? Mr. Arthur Brown, and
three daughters. Mrs. J. O. Cunning
ham, Mrs Jerome Hoffer, and Miss
Rebekah Brown, all of this city. Mr.
Brown was about seventy years of ago
and was a native of I.lborty Hill in
this county. * The funeral service was
held yesterday afternoon at 3:30
from his late residence and the burial
was at t hf Camden cemetery.
Cleveland Sehool to Op^n.
Cleveland School will open on Mon
day, October 18th. Parents are urged
to start their children at the beginning
of thQ season. All Pupils are requested
?o bring last years reports.
Married in Wilmington.
l-'riends in Camden of Miss Mario
Wendt, formerly of New berry, but now
residing in Wilmington, N. C., will be
Interested to know of her marriage to
Mr. John Sims, of Wilmington, which
occurred last Saturday afternoon at
the First Methodist Church in Wilming
ton. Th<* couple left for a bridal trip
to Atlanta and will reside for the pres
ent at "NaAhvlHe, where Mr. Sims is
foreman of construction for the South
ern Bell i^rr.- Miss Wejjtd I was a-t one
i inn* connected with rile Southern Bell
at Camden and hnd ?? number of friends
In tills city.
Missionary Hoelety to Meet.
Thi* Woman's Missionary Society of
the Camden Baptist church will meet
with Mrs. J. S. Trantham, on Tuesday
afternoon Oct<*>er 19th. at 4 o'clock.
A cordial invitation, Js extendi to all.
Mrs. John Wi'son? secretary.