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" 11 mmmmmvmmm NUMBER 1 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. APRIL 8. 1921 VOLUME XXXIII T0I KIST8 HOMEWARD HOUND . Season F?hI Approaching A Close , With ? ???? of Truftalioot. The opening week of April finds many (ourlrftA still lingering in Cam* lion, whore the bracing air and brll Hunt sunshine Is in divided contrast to i lie uncertain weather t>f the Northern oil ma to. Most of the cot tagers are here, and will not leave for >ouic time yet, and oacli train brings tru v<44ers from Florida stopping In Camden as a break between the heat there and the cold further North. The hotels are oi>on and each has ii good number for so late In the sen sou. The Ivirkwood Is the scene of nuieh activity this week (lip' to the meeting of the Convention of Club women of South Corollna now in ses sion there and as soon as this meeting has closed tilings will be made ready for ill'" two big t rapshoojs scheduled K> begin' April 1 1th and to' last through th*' HiMi. Mr. Buffalo Smith, who has Ik'oii In i-hirge ??f the trapshooting (mis \cnr. si.vs it has been a most suc cessful season, and that a very large number of fa inotis/ shooters are to be [here next week. on Saturday a complimentary shoot ;\v:ts held at the Imps for M-iss Susan Cox. of South Orange, on the eve of her departure. Miss Cox has only recently taken up I ra pshooting, and bids f :i I'r lo beeoine an expert, so rapid has -been her progress in the handling of. the iron. Mrs. Ralph N. Kills and Mrs. Hubert Shaw arc also doing fine work at the traps. In the Shoot for Miss (Vix. an event of fifty targets, Mrs. Kills was scratch with 44. Robert ?). Thovne.'of Chicago, was second with 43. Miss Cox 31). with an added handicap of 11 targets. making 50 straight Mrs. Robert Shaw, having ten as .hand leap made 38. The other contestants were: Mrs. 'Robert J. Thornc, .Miss Roberta Tftorne, E. J. Hough. W. A- Coff, H-arrison (Har rington. M. L. Smith, Jr., Henry Scott and RuCfalo Smith. Mr. and Mrs. John Cordon Howland have dosed their home In Camden, and departed on Tuesday for Bridge port. Conn., 'where they will remain until June when they exipeet to go to their summer place in Woodstock,, Vt. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rolton were also innong the departing cottagers fihis week, returning on Wednesday to Cleveland. Ohio.. Hijsr Helen TTovno. after sjpendlng most of the winter with her parents, ( 'oh'uel and Mrs. Prank Hoyne, at Tlohkirk Tun. has remained after their departure, find 'is the guest of Mr. mid Mrs. Stephen Robinson for a short while. Mr. and .Mrs. Newton Roykin en tertained mi ny friends with a dinner nt their home on Tuesday evening. Miv?= Dorothy Marvin and Mr. and Mis \, K. Vnn Vrcnken and family eft for the North on Tuesday after noon. Tin* ninny friends of Mrs. A. Mar Jin I ? i of New Bedford. Mhsh.. are ?ii?li irl? 1 ???1 to see her again in Camden, where she is visiting MiV. Tlionnns ?1. Kirkland. Mrs. Iluftis Fant, President of I ho State Federation of Women's Clubs, was one of tlio first to arrive on Tucsclify afternoon: at the KJflCwoort. Among other early arrivals there are: Mr^ .lames A. Cathoart and Mrs., Until 1 ?o?NI. i f Columbia: Mr#. B. Ellis 1~>e Trevilhv Mrs. A. R. Sams and Mrs. "YV. K. Eve. Jr.. of IJob u fort ; -Misses Mar f-Mtct Jennings and Miss Virginia Folk of Bamberg ; Mrs. Merritt. of St. Mattln'ws: Mrs. .Tames S. Owen, of Kllor?>?*: Adam II Moses of Omngebnrg Mr- John Drake, of Bennettsvilie, and Miss Leila Russell. of Winthorp. W?HliM's<lay morning was given over fn canine things into ' shape for t lie opening of the Convention in the even ing. An interesting program eonsist ii't; <>f music by the Kirkwood Orches tra. :?n<l by t lie Camden Music Pinto with a solo hy Mrs. Ernest Zemp nd de?i io the very delightful evening, whirii upened t lie Convention. Tursday and Friday were t lie regn la ;? days for tlie transaction of busi '.?**>. and the session will close Fri 'd*y evening with a garden party ' ? U-red the visiting delegates hy tlie ' i i:h Women of Camden. Arriving within tlie past ftrw days ; at the (\?urt Inn are: Mr. and Mrs. Hirry Ferguson and T/ouis Ferguson. <f Ni'W York: J. <*. Blaine, of Clncin '?atti: Miss Rachel Lewis, of Wal pole. Mass; Mr. and Mrs. J. 1?. Ilast ? ni:< and Mrs. Cnrl Thomas, of Bryn Mflrr. I'm; Mr. Charles Crossman, of ^ V; \V It. Deining, of Buffalo; and Mr and Mrs Burch, of Provldenee. Mr. a nd Mrs Frederick I >. Stetson have arrived nt Hofrklrk Inn from New I'edford. Ma?s.. for a short visit. Mr. T. Edmund Krumbholz went up '<? Pinehnrst for a brief visit this week a^'ornpanying the Camden polo play <r?. w ho went there to participate in Tournament. Mr. Hobert 5tone left. Sunday even for Boston. Mr?. Stone and the family will keep tlioir cottage open ^rnie time longor returning North the ??M of the month. Recent arrivals at the Kirkwood in* ? ude: ; Mrs. Charles F. Wallace, Ml as !? lor^nce EmersoYi Wellesley. Mr. and ? Mrs. James A T>o>wling. Bookline ; Mr. and Mrs Henry IT. Rives. Chlenco; jMr rt?l Mrs. Edw*a,rd Emerson .Tr? I i : 1 He. Pa: Mr and Mrs. O. A. I'raf^r. Montreal; Mr*. F. F Slier '^"irne. Tx'*ington. Maw: Mrs. ; ^ T^ ^'roith and Mrs. W B. Merrill.: New ton Onucr. Mi<*j T>orothy Ilodgens, of Pennsyl vania is visiting Miss T)orothy Shaw nt home 1n Camrten. UIYKSi IIKAVY FINK April Fool i ' i 1 1 iK Proven Coillly to Four Vomit; C'auideu 1Io>k. Aii alarm of fire was sent in from a box near Tlx) Klrkwood Moid Inst Friday uJght about ten o'clock. ami th$ ne.vt morning four young whito men. werO placed under arrest charged with sending in a fnlftf alarm. For sometime i>ast tin* firemen have been' annoyed hy false alarms tlmt caustnl Miem useless long rirtva. city, council oMared a reward ami publish ed an ordinance so that they could deal severely with, offenders of this kind and it was only a piece of Jnek that the boys were cuuMftt Friday night. Chief Pearce responded (prickly to the alarm and in going to the box observ ed four young men driving In an op posite direction from Where the alarm came from, Close questioning a'ml :i threat to >a"*. J them brought an admis sion from one of the boys who (plead guilty before the Recorder Monday morning and he was sentenced to pay a fine of $75. ' The Recorder took occasion, to give I him a lecture ? stating that it was onlv Iris good Jack that lie was not charged With ninnler inMtcad of a misdemeanor as the fire truck came near colliding with another car on their run. and also eatlscd a hoi'sc to run away ami throw its occupants out. Fortunately no one wan hurt by the- accident. lie also told the young man jhat the ordinance allowed him to place a fine of" .Sinn, but: that he would not give him the limit. The young man appealed from the sentence of the Recorder to the City Council at its session Monday night but the council paid no attention to the apprttfl. *' Legion Men Attend Funeral Oil Sunday afternoon a large crowd gathered at Bethany Baptist church noiar West vile to pay last honors to Corp. Walter J/>linsou. of the Kersliaw tfiiards, (Co. M? 118th Inf.) Com mander Plyer, of the Kershaw Post, (which hears the name of the depart ed soldier.) acted as master of cere monies; both " tile Kershaw Leg-ion Post ami the Camden Post, headed by its officers, Ma j. 10. f\ von Tresckow. Sevjftr ' Barneh and J. W. Sanders, wtw present. The pall hearers, com* ratios of the deceased. were Kershaw de Loach, Chaides and Cuntey i U?k pigue. Arthur Oiark. C. W. Jordan and S. A. Cook. Hundreds <>f people from the town of Kershaw; WestviUe, Kershaw county ami Camden filled the church and isles and manv stood on the outside when the services be gan at -4 p. m. The services were con ducted by the Uev. .1. S. Xlcholls, I). I).; of the First Baptist church of Ker shaw who made a forceful and i?itr(o tLc. address, at the conclusion of which the procession moved oift to the church yard > adjoining ?the church. When the floral tributes had been placed on the gnave. the Legion men came Ui attention and Master Clarkson Hhame sounded "taps."* ""Corporal Johnson was the first man of (Company M. to die in battle. On September 20th, 101S, while in the forming jvort of the support, he was struck and instantly killed by shrap nel.' Ills memory will ever remain fresh in the hearts of his comrades and the people of Kershaw county. Mr. Connelly Arrives in Camden. Mr. W. P. Connelly of Charlotte. N. C. arrived in Camden oil last' Mon day to make Camden his home. Mr. Council,^ is interested in the Camden Iron and Brass Works which will 1m? in operation within the next few w<?eks. The other parties interested in the new enterprise are Mr. < '. C. Shaw and Mr. Lane C. Shaw of Columbia. Bdtli of these gentlemen are exported to here at an early date. The building tot~ 'the Camden Iron and Brass Works is now almost com plete. ami Mr. Connelly stated that no time would bo lost in fixing up the equipment after the building was com pleted. In fact, tlie largest part of the equipment has already arrived. Citizen* of Camden and Kershaw County should welcome to Camden this new enterprise, as well as welcom ing Mr. Connelly and the other two gentlemen interested. <jf course, we should not forget the fact, that our Clmmber of Commerce was responsible for. this new enterprise coming to Cam den. Exhibit* Curiosity. Mr. C. R. Pitts, of the Westville sec tion. was here Saturday exhibiting a freak collard stalk. The stalk bad grown in the shape of a large pal metto fan. It attracted a great deal of attention and was left at the Chron Ide oflBoo for exhibition. v.u <;?i\ CM't;H'r in fm>KUIA Mailt' Ills Kstapr From Insane Asylum I wo Voarn Ako. (Sjieola) To 'Pin* Sin It1. > Tampa, Khi.. April 4t- T. A. Karle, believed to bo T. U. Vaughn, tv>nvlo|etl ui Greenville. S- six yea rs ago on ?i* M charges of eruutnul assault ?*?w four ;;irls under K) years of ago. was ar rested tills ^firnumu ?ai his home at Port Tampa by Tampa police dott?c lives, J. A. KiHibrew and Stauscll, : antl Mai-sluil SutlduMi <?f Port Tampa The man's wife was also arrested antt is hold at tin- police station for in vestigation Karl denloy that ho Is the Vanglin wanted in South Carolina,, hut several attempts to oominU sui cide It^il to his hcing phi ml In a padded cell at the county Jail for ?wfe keep! nor. ' ll is said Hint the crimes * for which j Vaughn was sentenced to death were i committed white he was in ehargo of! the (Khl Fellows orphan home '.In ? ( Jroenvllle. It is claimed that , he was. convicted tin (lie first count and sen-! toured to (loath hy olecl.roetit ion. 1 alter ' he Is said to have been regarded as in sane and was transferred to the State' Hospital for the Insane in Columbia, j from whieh lit* escaped about two years! ago. lie is allowed t'heii to have math- ' his way to Port Tampa, where lit* has j held tire assists lit princiyalshtp of the ' l'v?rt. Tain pa eiiy school, and that b" ' was marnicd here under the alleged as ? sumed name. The wife. It i* chkJnied ; was one of his nurses ;it the hospital ? in Colombia . i Detective Killihrew went to the j man's house yesterday afternoon, leaving l>eteetive Slanseil jiml Mar-, shal Sudduth near the house to pre vent the man esea pi nor. Upon hVurn- j inir KiJlibrew's intention and his mis sion, Karl is said to have asked per mission to go into one of the- rooms of the house to see a- friend. This was refused. Karl was in hirf-shirt sleeves iind wheij he was searched the officer did ndt find any weapon. Detective Killihrew put Karl in a! ear and took him to the plaee where Doteollve Stanseli and Marshal Sud duth wore waiting. When Ma reft a 1 Sndduth ;rot curt of the ear in whieh he was ^vaiting' to place handcuffs upon Karl's wridts, the man suddenly ran his hand inti? the watx*h pocket of his trousers and pulled out a knife With which lie started to cut Ids throat. Deteetive Killihrew. however./ grabbed j the ni:iii before be eould inFHH serious i injury upon himself nr. \V. IT. Mudge of Port Tain pit j rendered f i r>il aid. Foil oil in his at tempt to ond his life by cutting his throat, Earl tried to jump out of the automobile in which the officers wore bringing him Jto Tampa. He was final- j ly lodged in the police station, where shortly afterward* he attempted to pull the bandages from the wound in his .throat. Later he attempted to take his life by drowning by plac ing his head In the water in the bowl i <?f thi' toilet in his cell. Seemingly j driven to desqwrnlion. when foiled at i this, the man again tried to end hi? ' l'fe by filling his hut w it'll water and J burying his face in it. To guard [ against furtlior attempts' of suicide, I police officers took the man to the j eeunty jail,- where he was put in a ' straight ja??k??f ' and placed jn a |mm1- i ded <*ell. Focal police officers *tnte he has been identified by a man living in Tampa, who had formerly made his home in South Carolina, and knew Vaughn. The man's wife, who was brought to Tampa, and held in the detention room for investigation by the local officers, was foiled in ;m attempt to end her .life also tonight. The police say the woman about S o'clock to night suddenly grabbed a pocket knife out of one of her pockets and started to slash her throat. S1io was prevented from accomplishing her act by Detective Stansell. According to the officer, the woman took the knife from J?er pocket and hesitated for several minutes, seemingly taking the time to arouse courage to carry out her plans. She was caught just as she started to jab the knife Into her throat. ~'Fhe woman Is >aiil to have told the jxilice officer* fhnt she was a nurse at the State Hospital for tlie Insane in Colombia , S. C., when she first met Karl. Further, she, is alleged, told the officers that she knew E?rl had never bern insane and that lie was guilty of the charges he is accused of. She left the hospital before Far! made his e.srapa, <?he said Karl came to Tampa first, she is claimed to^iave told the officers, and to have then sent for tier. She cams to this city and they were married KOADS TO in: m vi n : GOOD; Several I'rnjeWs to lie liuler Way IJy j- the ??f .June. 1 ? ' * ' " -r,.> ' , . The ??>unt,v hoard of commissioners I iiifi in regular session on Tuodtfay.pt this Week and - |Wi1?l claims amounting to $15,41X101. Other ma iters taken up at this time whs that of ordering tl telephone to be placed at the NVutert\e river bridge at an early da to. This was recommended some- time aco by the grand jury. The county w-Ul Hlso rent a suitable place in Camden as a central point to he used lis a l?a rn for keeping all truck's 11 nil roa 1 1 working machinery in Kfead of' leaving them out in tin* won'fher as heretofore has been the custom. Thoy will ejnploy a niVvhanie to kyep the trucks and machinery In repair. Another matter will he that of a change in the manner of purchasing supplies. Heretofore it inis been the custom <<f (lie heads of the various' road % ? ngs to place orders for sup plies. They expect to. change this way by having requisition hhinks printed and they wf II have to he signed hy the road engineer before they can he lion ored for payufent . It is the intention of the commis sioners to let out h\ ('on tract road ini provfMiK-jps mi the vii rloiLs hlglm jivs' le dim; out of Camden. The road j?'/m Camden to . the i ce County itm Will he eoiuineueO<l Soon, tail tlie ph|lu> have been changed and the dam at the Hermitage pond will not he used as was the original plan. The road from Camden to connect up with the Richland county road will also be com menced soon. From Camden to- San dors Creek on tint north is also schedul ed for repairs The road from Cam den to the Chesterfield County line by way of Bet h une wfill he luiilt. All of the work will have to he gotten under vvay by .Tune. 1st In order to get the Federal aid promised when the Ho Kallr township road bonds were voted some time ago. The road extending from near Cassatt on to the Chester field line will have to be supplemented with another fund, as will also the rontf from the wqst side of the river to the Richland line After the high ways have been connected from county Vf> county the Federal :rTffT?oritles take fliem over and keep them in repair, thereby saving the Coun-ty great ex IKMi.se each year in the upkeep of ( liese roads. (ViiKtiK Figures. South Carolina eeusus figures have been published in bulletin form by the government un<l the statistics show some interesting facts about tluN Palmetto state. The population for 1920 is 1,083, 724 ,, a gain of 11.1 per cent. over 1010 and a nutnerieal gain of 108,324. Figures-- for towns in Kershaw county are given as follows: Bethnne 200, Blaney 1 ?"><?. Camden 3.930. Ker shaw 1,022. To Be Held Sunday Night. The regular meeting of the Church man* Club of CJrai'e Church Parish having been postponed, will bo held n<-xt Sunday night at S o'clock. April 10th. All member* are urged to at tend. J. K. Shannon. Secret a r.v. Camden Horses Won at PinehurM Sp?K-ial to Tlie State. Pinehur.vt, April 0.- Pinehurst's fourth annual horse show o|>ened yes terday with a total of 121 entries for the L'O classes to be shown. The ex hibitors. numbering over ."><>. repre sent nearly every state east of the .Mississippi. K. CJ. Whistler "f Cam den. who brought a number of show horses to Pinehurst. has alrcwdy t n f ri?*d off two blues for South Carolina. His Fatty Arbuckle won in the '^ass for saddle ponies under 14 12 hands and another WhiKler entry. Sir Plex ieo. took tlie blue , in the eonibina fion diass for horses suitable for use in harness hih! under saddle. j Mr. Claud Wintams. of Bnlllniurr. is [ ^]H'T)<11nR ?>mo time fit homo, j here. according to her statement. After her attempt fo tiike her life, I she was pla<-e<l Id ii <?**11 and i* he4ng hekl until information i< received fkmth Onrolttm authorities to ?! !ca rn if ?1h- is itnpiinareg m any wnv j with the ease in that *tate. Yauglian Positively Identified | I'rm dlapatehes from Tampa. Flu., .state t-bat T. A Korle. arrested in that rity hns been positively identified as ; Thurston U Yatighan. wanted in Sontli j Carolina. The young lady he is alleged to have married ha* admitted that her name is Mi** Sandal Jteamguard, for merly of Clover, 8. C.. a former nurse at the utate hospital for the Insane where Vaugtjan made hi* r<*cape. TI1K IIOKSK SHOW \YINSttHN, Thirteenth Annual Kqulno Wxeni was Very Interesting Show; The 13(U annual hoise *how. which was staged here Maivh M **? HI by (ho Camden RUlluir ami Driving club, prov ed to bo ono of I tic* greatest events for Camden that lias over been staged in the way of a horse show. The first day. while very suwossfiil did not draw a vory large. crowtl lu view of the fact that the wottihor was vory un setthsl, hut the second day was Ideal .iml tho graudstilnd, a* well as all I H*'. grounds surrounding tho race track, was -crowded to ll.s capacity. Soipc Of i.ho finest , display of. hordes a* weil as exceptionally fine racing, was oic the program fur l>i?th dn.vs. The result follows: ' jingle roadsters; First prize won by Sam Newman. owned by 11. 11. Ploxieo', C nnden ; second prize won l?y Billy Goat. owned by \Y. W. King, K i ngst ree ; third prize won l?y Vnili ern II u Ida, owned hy George T Lit tie, Camden. Ponies ill hands aiul umier. lo he ridden hy child under I 'J years of ?ftge) : First prize won b\ Itoan Lady, owned hy George T. Little, Camden: second prize. Fa My ('buckle. owiicil hy Jlmmio Aihiir, Camden: third prize, won hy Cuddle Doon, owned hy Miss -\ ^-^ji t lault. ( 'a union. Five united saddle horses : Flr??t prize won hy War Maid, owned hy .Jrthn It. Todd. Camden : seeoml prize, won h,\ Leading Man. owned hy (J, K Cook, Caimjen; third prize won hy Silver I. earv. owned by Shaw ?V Shaw. Bishopville. Saddle ilorse under 1.Y2 hands): First prize won by Kentucky* Hell, owned by George T. Little. Camden; second prize won by Starlight, own ed by George T. Little. Cain don-; third prize won hy Cash Cirl, owned by K. G. Whi'sllcr. Camden. Hunter hacks (under 1.1 hands or over); First prize won hy Pe.ter. owned by Bcginanld Gault. Camden; second prize won by Wausthoro Sprite, owned by K. (i. Whistler, Camden | third prize won l?v Rabbit, owned by George T. Little. 2 t rot or pace, mile heat, best two in three heats: First prize won by Ricehlrd. Owned by ? ; . C,. Welch, Camden : second prize won hy Har vester Spirit : owned by John T Net tles. Camden; third prize won by Mid night 'Maid, owned by .John 'P. Net tle<( ('aindeu Pair harness horses: First prize won hv Golden Allow and Mate, own ed hy George T. Little, Camden ; .sce? ond prize won hy__J{oani?* and Irwine owned hy G. B. Cook. Camden : third prize won hy Sam and Fortune, own ed hy B. B. Plexleo, Camden. Ladies' saddle horses, hullo* to ride: First Prize won by Cash Girl, own ed by K. G. Whistler. Camden: second prize won by Happy Days, owned by C. S. Lee; Camden ; third |)rizo Won hy My Pal, owned hy Herbert Ilase rick. Camden. Polo hacks ; First prize won by Happy Days, owned by C. S. Lee, Camden: s??eond firtze won by Kettle l^liun. owned hy Stephen H. Itohln son. < 'aniden : th'rrd prize won by Handy IMek. owned by ? Beglnanld < {(I'nlt. ( si union. Single , harness horses 1-1 .2 hands (?r over) : Frhd prize won by Golden Clow, owned hy (J. R Cook, Camden: second prize won by Kentucky Hell, I owned by George T. Little. Camden : | third prize won by G-ad Fly. owned hy K G. Whistler. Camden. " officers charger class: First prize won by Lilly, owned hy MaJ. ?lames A. Watson. Camp Jackson; second prize won by Kona. . owned hy Lieut. Col. A. M. Faulkner. Cam]) Jackson: third prize won hy Brmvnie, owned hy Capt. It G. Kcslor. Ciiiriip .Lickson. Saddle horse 1 hands and over): First prize won by Lftdd. owned by John II. Todd. Camden: seeoml prize won by Bo Ka. owned hy Shaw A Shaw. Blshopvillc ; Third prize won by Tartar Kahn. owned hy John It Todd. Cflinden. ^ Saddle pairs (11.2 hands or over) : FirHt prize won l?y Bona and Irwine, owned hy G B. Cook. Camden, second prize won hy Sir Plrxico ami Cash Girl, owned by K. <i* Whistler. Cam den : lldrd priv.e won by paid owned by Mrs. Franels Todd. Catnden. Polo Mounts First prize won by Shenandoah, owned by C. S. Lee, Cam den: second jnizo w<?n T>y Kltiir owned by Frederick W. Haserick. (7amd<,ti ; thiid prize won hv Kettle Drum own ed by Shephen BohitiNon, Camden. Hunter^: First prize Won by Peter, owned by Bcginauld Gault. Camden: second prize wnji by WanKtboro Sj>rfte. mvned by. K. G. Whivtler. Cam den ; third prize won hy Babbit, own ed bv Gedf pe T Little. Camden. Flr?it lamt. 2:17 trot or )mc??. mile I heats; First prize won by Bed Hear' B. owned by G. II. Slater, Ornnge I burn : second^, prize won by Nina "Wljltney. o%vii*mI ^?y^ J Hhiup Fanlk Colnmlda : third prize won by Nina O owned by W. K. Gray. Plnfdiurst. Slntrje barney hors<- <>hnmf)4onHhifp: Prize won by Gol^fen Clow, owned by (.corie B Cook. Camden First heat. 2 .2Tj troT or pace mile loafs: Firvt prize won by Little -I>an, owned by B W. W/-xt. Bethune; <?<?.? <-n<| prize won hy Ltlla May. ownwl by W B. Blandlng. Sumter: fhir.l prize won i>y Nick Gray. ow-n<-d by Slmpown Charlo?tte?vllle, Ya. Five eights of n mile running ra<*> : Fir^t prize won by Star and Garter, owned by Geonre T. LVttle f amden . ?e<y>nd prize won by 7x-pbor. ownwl by K. G. WhlKtlcr. Camtlen; third pri?e won bv Ii?dy Kwnice, owned by Oapt. .ToI?n W. Elkln, Jr. ' ? Fir??t lieqf. gentleroi n's matine<p to iucy. John kkksiiwy hkah ISody to he KiouulU to Canulcii For Burial in FhiiiU} riot Saturday. iKr.no 'rinii -~(l i,\ '?> News and Courier) Tlu* Uev .Ii'Iiii Kershaw, IV 1)., for a quarter of a ?*ontuiy rector of St. Michael's Kpiscapu I Chuivli, . I i ? m I at 11:10 oVNn-lv la-^t ni.nht ttt North An gusta, S. where ho had horn since curly in February. Dr. Kershaw resigned the rectorship of St. Michael's because of his ill health. I hi' message being received with 'the profouudost Korrow by the entire congregation, as woll as a lorgo portion Of tho counuhuity, to which Dr. Korsluiw bad endeared himself a,s few moil havo ever <lonr. llo wns seventy-four ,\ ca r* obi on ?lauuury lit- o^ino to St. Michael's (iiunli as rector ?i uunrior of a cen tury ago from the Church of tho lloly Comforter. Sumter. llo was long known as one. of tbo loading men of i bo ftplseopai ( 'hunh of tbo South and in tbo church councils his influence w a s great. 1 >r. Korsluiw 's body will be -brought lo Charleston on o middn\ train today and taken to his residence, 2- l.amboll st root. While funeral arrangements have not been made, it is likely that services will he held in St Miehaol's and that tho interment will he in the ^ ? ?Id family. lot ai Camden. Dr. Keixhaw is .survived <?y bis widow and by a sou.', Theodore Krr >haw . M. D. of North Augusta and a ? laughter. Mrs. II (J. 1, elding of Charleston. and '\\ iilin* graiub'hihir re?i. After h gallant record in (lie Con federate army Dr. Kershaw turned to the practice of law In Ciimdon and to newspaper editing before Inking holy orders. While Dr. lvers<haw's condition has "boon known to hoye boon critical for .some time, the news will he received in n very wide circle as a shock. Funeral Here Tomorrow. Dr. KVrshaws relatives in Camden are two sisters ? Miss Chorlotto Ker shaw and Mrs. W. livh trl?oii do LoaOh, and another sister Mrs. C. J. Shannon, Sr.. residing at Jefferson, this state. A message received in Camden yes terday by the family states tjm-t tlie body will roach Camden Saturday and tho funeral sorvi<?o will occur at the residence of Mr. \V. It. do Loach on Saturday morning, April Oth, at 10 o'<<!ock. Current for Coolting is Lowered. - Citizens of Camden iiray now en Joy the pleasure of cooking with elec tricity without 1t ??<??! ii*ir them a small fortune. The announcement comes from our Chamber of Commerce that they ha vev been juforine?l by the management of f he Water and Llglit J)<*p" merit that agreement has been reached to lower rates for cooking pu rj>080.v. .Any per son wishing ,(o Install ail electric ran ye or other eooking apqia ratus can get a special rate of five cents per kw. hour. It would he advisable for any person desiring to InstuM eloetrlc cooking ap paratus to call at the Water and Light Dt-partuuent arHl receive full In st ruetions so I here will !?<? no mis uuderKta ruling. The Water and Light Depiirhneut. has made an advanced slop in allow ing this red net I on in rates, and It is hojH'd that It will he received favorably lt.\ every citizen of Camden to the ex tent that everyone will co-opera te with I hi? department in making Cam den's Water and'Lfgiit Itont the best in the South. Mis* Minnie Long of Hock Hill spell t last week-end with Miss Mary Wither* Kirkland. Telephone Kates Discussed. Mr. M H. Spitjrs, general munager of the Southern Bell Tchiphonc Com pany for the Oarolinas. iiM*t with the Camden City Council Monday night and went into explanation of why the ti'hijdioni' rates had, been raised Ln Camden. < Jul to a number of towns in the state have raised protests against lie* rates and meetings have 1mm>ii held. At Timmoiwville a great many of the phones were ordered taken out, but only a few have been ? I tMcon tinned 1n t'amdcu beoiuse of the increase. I Mr. Spiers made quite a detailed i statement of the company, telling of the operations during the j>ast five years. He sfab*d that the company had lost money in .South Carolina and that in Camden alone the loss had amounted as high a* $2,000 per year. The Council accepted the statement of Mr. Skiers as Information. road carts: First prize won by Rice bird, owned by G. C. Welch, Camden : second prize won by Harvester Spirit, owned hy John T. Nettles, Camden; third prize won by The Unknown, owned by George. T. Uttle. Camden. - Saddle horse championship: Prire won by Cash Girl, owned by K G. Whistler, (Camden. During inrtermiiwdorM between ntoes many impnomfftn exhibitions were made. pok> match horn* rnwl ?rm fctir ?addle hor*e* ^ -rj.