Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Social and Persettl Hews By Mi*? Lo??U? Nf Ilk* iviah Mf(i< Lfroy J i rir??lv to lt? coUwUy and in- 1 1 bv becoming a *tu<V club ?? "Tr?? i? th# " ?d tlotloil l..? Rdoptod nm" * 0( ?wdy wbMi will Impart " Lbte and laatlng InformaUott. TbJ?| C)U1> b.? adopted *110 ?ur? i: ,l . w wnnthrop Ooll.1t.- on Ho*h UWor,- ,nd an M wan presented at ttw> wSfeftt I raMluK held ?' ,h,> h"m'' M'"' ''' -P-led to with of early South C*rott?* aettleni. Mr? Burwell lloyktii *av? en !ntor?*t um / on South Carolina ?^rZy. and Mr* >Wn* B.akeuey read a splendid paper on the enrlyl eminent of South Carolina. . After the program tfoc boston iwrvwl- 1 delicious Mrs* V' M &RM Will be the next hwtww, Tlmns day. February 23ril. v MwtSroTthP '?vle League. The nviiprvxMy mating of tl\e Wvtof teftgtie waM held At the hospitable W of Mrs. W. J. Dunh, and was orally ??<* Interests. Tho regular order of business wrta dis uciised With, as the l\4>ruary meeting always features the social side of tfcfe I ,.juh Mrs. Kdwln Muller, the I.ea^e I nrenident presided, and the meot&g opened by Mr* V. N. McCorklel giving: a tKMtntifvVl^0 M" Tennaut. formerlJMtt** Coker, of 8? Ueiv Hill, who at present -to sojourn j ilug here, and Is tjnlto an Oawlen'a. social circle?, , favored ?x0.j I company with a vo^al ?>lo. and gra-| ciuusly responded r' to an erithnsiast 1c encore. The president tben ialttkroW^ thv Hionor guest, Mis* A dele MJnahnn, of Columbia, who gave an interesting afld: instructive talic on playgrouuds, a sift* ject upon which the League la ?sipecUil* ly Interested now and anxious to Iro*. prove find fit up the beautiful groomf!^ "that surround our new Grammar, school. lOveryone remenibers with pride and iplcawure the (part takon by the school in the Reunion parade last May, tbo favorable comments, ^ it,he w?xrd.s of praise In regard to the apHfe. ? did behavior of t<he children ihrnt camp froiu representative guest? from ovory. ; section of tho Mate. Oawdea la judtjy proud of her , glils and boys aiv$ \ anxious to give them everything possN ble in the way of good, healthful sport * and pleasure. A^nofce ~\vfts read from ' Mr. J. Gardner RixJhards expressing hl? npi>re<*iatlon ojC - tho interest tho League was taking in this ina^tter | After the talk and -discussion a so cial liovir warf enjoy eU, the entertain*, n?em oomiaittee serving' ^ijaiuty vcfpeslv ? ments. / 2 *'? if. <<?i Kntertalm'd By Mrs. Porter rjS Circle Number Four of the Camrfen BaptWt Ohuix'h was entertained liJ W n Porter on Tuesday aftertMJ&f A very Interesting and amusing pro gram had beeu prefwred by Mrs Rcft>ert Goodale, the efficient leader.' One of the a mu&ing features was Miss Willie Porter acting as postman delivered a valentine to each one, the reading o &? them caused much merriment. Several platio .solos by Miss Porter added mucH to the program A delightful social period, during which the hostess serv ed refreshments jwas -mjoyed h<y. alt Majestic Theatre PROGRAM TODAY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Gloria Swantfon in A William DeMille Production "UNDER THE LASH" And First National Klnogvani?* SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 The test episode of "HURRICANE HUTCH' ' . , And the first episode of THE WHTTE EAOLE" < VJitji the peerless, fearless beauty, Ruth Roland And a Christ lo Comedy "NOTHING LIKE IT" . MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Pola NerrT la "ONE ARABIAN NIGHT" , * Th? dazzling romance of the harem. The photo mart el that ha* amated- two continents i *A Admission 35c Children TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21 Re?U u* Piwente Mary Miles Winter la - . TlUir In frtitch this gifted alar ir?s'oev*fr better east. Also "The ToonerriUe FoWie**, , And . a Broeo Bente. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FEBRUARY ttmd ud ttri Mack Bennett Presents Mabel Norma nd In a Otuderena story of Idre w?i *lt ? - Tears ? Leva ? Robiwbs ^P^eea n try? Adventure? TluiUa. The screen sensation e* the year/l Admistfoe 39c CUMm lit ] Death of M?*b. John T. N(4Um. Caind?n wmm '< shocked Wednesday morning to Uoav of tbo deatb of Mr*. Jotm T. NetNeo, 8r., wkMi li?<l oe Wired in Clearwater* V\m.t in the yearly hour* of the morning. Mr?. Not ties wa* apendkvg the win tu* iu Florida aud w?s expected home| In Receot letters to toer chil dren stated that Mho wae mwb im proved in healtli and looking forward wtth pleasure to her homo -cowing to t)M) t#r U\g. On the ftftogfloou of the 1-lth ifoe! was oiit rfcllng with friendis and get ting out of the car at the door, aui oifhbr car struck her musing injuries, t iDtu which sho died a fow hours later. Mrs, Nettle was txtforo her marriage Miss Laura Holmes, of Darlington, hrr father, B. M. Hofcuos, a meml>er ot t lio \v ? ? 1 1 know n Holtneti ffemlly, of | James Inland and Charleston. In girlhood she was married to the Initio; Jolm T. Nettles, of Camdon, and Since that time has been a resident of this city. From thin union three children wore roared, Mrs. John R. T^ml-say. "Sir. John T. Nettle*, of Oftiu d en aiul the- l<Uvr Mrs. W. B. Houstvn. of Florida She is survived' by (lie following gra ndchildren : Mrs. H. K Hfttlett, Nettles Lindsay, Mlsa Nancy Lindsay/ Billy Lindsay, J nam T. Hous ton, Mlw? T<aar? Houston, Jack Netties. Wiilijim Nettles, and one great-grand ehil<V Ka|herine KfllSgbt Hal let t. S>he al$o ioavjts throe brothers, Messrs. j Wtylianv "Charles, arad Julian Holmes* of Texas.. jyajf a epiiMlsteut member of the urcb, a ttrue friend and loyal ho loved. Domestic in her did not seek outside infhi aVe tier best efforts to home |y. * ' ? . .:;-/ Stalks across -every threshold, ahd sooner or later is an unwelcome must ^t. every fireside, but w^hen un nn:ouii<?ed and- without warning ho is u shored in by -a tragedy Ivia presence briniS' double gloom and sorrow. 'Aud .to thieved ;onos, the only consolation is M belief that ? [fVfari. 1 s uo death 1 What seems so [/-?: fi&* transition; i fThis life?o1f mortal breath Is but a suburb or thO?W?p olyslun. - ' Whose portal we call death." _ air.. Jobu x. Iwitios left rvomiesuay morning for Florida and will accom* pa^xy the t remains home. At present no arraufeements have been mado for tho funelfal. _? \ ^ Jfalentine Meeting. ^e (I iris' Auxiliary of thv Baptist tftxnr'oh held their regular meeting at tjjio home ot Mrs. John Wilson Tuesday evening.- Quite a large number wero| ^present. Being Valentine Day u social ?Iiou? was m udh enjoyed} nfter the Tegitfar program when all entered tffcfj^ify iui^tfhe contest ppfflfrratfTFy*! thejff Reader, Mrs F N .McOorkle, and Avljjea HUDwers wore called for *-Valen tljjo" was the word spelled. Special music, valentines -and jokes fitting flte occasion were much en joyed. Also dainty refreshments serv-' &<\ by tjjfo hostess. Tin* time passed all loo <tfttCfoy ftim they wen [merrily on thel^ way, homing that VnlcHtlno !>;!>' woiUd soon come again. t 'A Delightful Kvenlng. 3 r^jUo Jjotqj BeMc Post of the Amuri; ran lA'gfcm gave a grand feast to their nwTrtbori and a nutoofbec, of Invited gnosis fiat. Thursday evening at the Mason idfjiatl. It was the most plea saut of'tho many gathering# of tlits body. lion. M. I* Smith a<*ted as toast nute^ftiii) called upon several of the rtttaens for speeches. The main ad dross, of the evening was made by Mr. Morris C. Lumpkin, the state commau deiy-fgnd lt_ yrtu* i)j*onounced on<? or thabctt o? the evening. The Oamdcn ortdrestra CwrnWiod music for the oe? faalonnud the suceet^ of the excellent suftyer^lfi due mos/tly to the efforts of ittf. John W. Wilson -who hsid tt jtre^ared. . f Mel With Mrs. Eugene Moseley. * Circle Number One at the Woman**.: Missionary Society of the Camden Bap- 1 list ChujVh .mot with Mrs Eugene ! Moseley Tuesday afternoon. After the devotional hour everyone enjoyed the sbcial hour. Mesdames Herbert Camp, bell and Rugenc Moseley jrendered a piano selection and the latter also sang a solo. The ladies were reminded of St Valentines day by the tastefully: arranged decorations and by the old fashioned "Letter Box" from which each received a heart, Hie hostess ^rved' chicken salad. pound cake and coittc. Services at CaJbolJc Church Masses at 6:15 and 11 a m. sermon it ?a?& mass. Afternoon services 4 p'?* ? ~? tTke aorinon in the afternoon will- be tftf, ?* What is wrong with the World." The new pastor Rev. M J Reddfn, tfritt^htoaoli at all services. AH are cordially invited. h?a Dosian 8. M*ofcq t,. aaothey thrl^ W. H. Maofoat, for many year? official court srteoofrapher of this dis trict, diedr at her home la Colombia fat fcW w*? #7 yeara of Sm?-: PERSONAL MENTION Mb* a Margaret Leoolr ha* ruritfuod Ikt Qgsltlon ?t Oleiuaon College and U jilt home for a slay with /her #l*ter, I Mrs. J. Blukeney Z?mp. Miss Kthel Yates leave* this *wk tor Columfbus, <?a., where she will vblt ii college friend at Camp Bennlijg Mlaae* Margaret Taylor and Cath erine WaUaoCr"Of Caiuden, vlxdted the la tier's sister, Miss TOiftobeth Wallace tor the wivk-ondr-U&rhviKv Me^sen Ker. MVs, Hujarhey Tindal has been vlslt li'K relatives In CoUumfhia for the p-ist week. Commodore John Ko-f.s MurUn, of Washington, l>i O-i l? In (^aindea for a stay during the winter. He Is atop ptyg at the home of Mr, and Mrs. ?Leroy Davldaon. St*e ;at the Majestic Monday, the tdintomarvel ? "One Arabian Ntght," with Pol a Negri. ^Tbe lalk of two ?ontin-ents. Everywhere the l hi Idle, critics and press have ranked 11 one of the great masterly entertainments '>f the screen. Mr A B Rassntt, of Philadelphia, is one .af-VUv wlntojr,,. visitors In (Vim den. He Is a gne?t ft'U4 hrr -hnme-of Mr. 'And r' Mis L^roy l>avldsoh.. Mr Ilarry Gregory, of HartsvlHe, Was u visitor here ln>t week Former Camden Man I>ead Mr. Louis Stoney, a son of 'the late Hev J M Stouey, died at the home of hi# inotluv )n Laurens, S. (3., Wed nesday after a short Illness from pneumonia. Mr, Stoney was about 2,1 years of age and . was born and reared in Camden. He had only re covered fronji n long seige of slckhesft, but his dea(h was .unexpected. '7*0 definite funeral arrangements had Von made at the time of our going to pr^ss, but it was loxpeeted that the v body would reach Onmden over the Niea board Thursday afternoon and that the funeral would very probably be held froni Grace Church at ten o'clock this morning. ? . ?? -|0 ? Next Wedueeday and Thursday aT the Majestic, Mabel Norman d in Mack Seunelt's "Molly O,'' a drama of Joy. and a story oif optimism. , ? IIKRR AND THERE > Short News Hfcofles GaBif-^fd from All Sources, i Mrs Susan Parsons, widely knowu as "Shirley Pare," dle<l in Boston Satur day. She b^grnu her literary work In* 1853. Four more bodies. have been reent ered from the ruins . of Ibe Lexington hotel, Richmond, recently destroyed by fire. This makes twelve in alL .k. A Virginia legislator a few days af?o offered a resolution to provide each member with a set of false whisker* ITs' "ilpnft ect ga i list 1 oWby $."* ^ William Meade, aged and at tached to the prohibition' enforcement, ?staff, was shot and killed from ambush near Huntington,' West Virginia, last Sunday. A dispatch from Columbus, Miss., stated that more thau 300 students of the Mississippi SI ate Col lefce for Wo~ men there were suffering from pto maine poisouiiig, caused hy eating chicken salad Served at the* evening meal. Ben Mitchel, aged 70 years arid a resident of the cottou mill district of Wake Forest, was instantly * killed there last -Saturday afternoon by lightning. The stroke of lightning that killed Mr Mitchell occurred about 4 :30 o'clock, and came through an electric light bulb, striking the deceased -In the right arm-. &r. Mitchell was pre paring to go to the store of his son Ed Mitchell, when the lightning hit him There was no damage done to the house nor * to a friend of Mr. Mlt> chell who was with him at tlio time. The deceased is also survived by his wife. GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN FROM RICH BLOOD HEALTH. STRENGTH AND VIGOR BlILT IT BY GL'DE'S PEPTO*iANGAN 1 '?( S * ? ? A # , ? . ? x . : Tr , v% 4 4 You see" end <?hl!d strong and robuwt ; another child pale nod thin:- One eale practically the 'same foods sad take* the same exercise a* the dther. What to. the difference? Nearly always it'a a difference So the quality of the blood, frhe strong child baa rich. red hiood and plenty of It. Yoa love to see him ?k t go* heartily. If yomr child Is thin ? and wM,:' iflve him Oude'a IYpeo*. If* a caw to bofld up the blood and ?*e the difference bati^eeo a sfckly, un happy * childhood sad a boun<Unf, healthy childhood. t ~ Oat Ctafo's PepUvMaoian at your 4ro??lat'a u lkpUd m mm Hwm. fie snr# ItV H?e m?tft*~*4r?rtfeci*?ot - **>? : ? ~-T' ? . ? - ' - PLEASANT rum AT KIRK WOOD Delightful Dinner and NpecvhntaMng ' , ? By Iluslnriis Mm. . X V Mr. T. 10dm und KnwnMioU, munuger of The Klrkwood, wo* 1io*t to a large number of the members of the Camden Chamber of Commerce and hiudne>>? irten larft Thuradey afternoon at a delightful luncheon* Mi-. A, Parker Nevin, u prominent attorney of Now York City, and a member of the national budget com* ml t toe, was the principal speaker of the evening. Mr.- Nevin t<>Ul i>f the grtod the budget ayajem hoped to ac eomjrth?b by eheeklng government. expenditures. It 1* foatorod by aueh men a* Alton B. Parker, vX* 'president Taft, and other prominent men In the affairs- of the nation. Mir. Nevin made a great Impresnlon 011 tit's hearers aud ho limit many to thinking lie told of the billions that con Id bo ?*i ved l?y the pr<*per working of a budget aystem. Senator Allen Johnstone, of New borry was also pro&ent and made aorne lutweatlBg; Mr. II, 0. Car Tfaon,; Sr., acted as toastouaster for the evening. Others present and who were edited upon for short talk* were J Mayor \V\ J. Dunn. E. 1). lllakeiiey. C J Shannon, C II Yates, L A Witt kou sky, T K Trot tor, Robert W. Pom eroy, Henry Sarage, T E Krumbhota, 1. T Mills, and 11. G. Sanders. Deaths. Mrn, Queen V. MJoNeeley, aged 6JI yea ra, died Monday at her 'home noar Cas^att aud was buried at Heaver Dam churchyard on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs MeNeeley is survived by her hutA>anM, Mr. T. W. ^JcNeeley! aud several phil rdrpu, one of her '"children belug Mrn, >1. J. Culfyn, of Camden. V 4 ' Mr. GcOrfce W. Amnion*, of the Stockton section died Tuesday morning afte<r a short Moons. Mr. Ammons was about 60 years of age aud is survived by his wife. He was a brother of the late Benj,! Ammons, of West Wnteree. The funeral was conducted from the house Wednesday morning by Rev. 3. B. Shiver and the remains were brought, to Camden for interment in the Camden cemetery, the Masons hav? lug charge of the burial ? or vices. The Story of Our States JONATHAN BRACE XVI. ? TENNESSEE THK history of Tennes see titretches back to the year 1541 when D'e Soto with his par ty of Spanish ' adventurer# probably reacted , the present site of Memphis on the' Mississippi. The French - under La Salle built a. fort here about 1682. The English alno laid claim to thin territory. In cluding It in the gruntto North Caroliua. It wt is not until 1770 ' thpt the first permanent settle ment was made by James Rob ertson- and this was soon fol^ ' lowfcd by many other settlers from North Caroline. . They formed what they called the Washington district, but this won Short lived as it was promptly annexed to North Carolina. In 1784 the inhabi tants, Indignant over North Car olina's' attitude toward them, ? declared their Independence and formed the State of Franklin or Fraakland. As thla seces sion was not countenanced by North' Carolina, for a number --of yrsrs ? state of existed with two sets of officers trying to govern. Meanwhllt* the settlenw*ot suffered severely from hostile IndianH and from the Spanish, who still held I^ou Islana, and controlled the Mls nihisippj river. In 1700 'North Caroliua finally^ ccdetl thl? ter ritory to ib*? United States. By 1706 th?r population had In creased to over (JO, 000, so Ten nessee wa? adiultted as the six- ; teenth state of the Union. A t the outbreak of the Civil war, Tennessee Joined the Con - federacy. In 1860, wlu?n the state waa readmitted to Ihe Un-~ loo, there* was much disorder during the reconslnctlon period. This led to the formation ef th* Ku Klux Kl?n, thr? Influence or which quickly spread through. r. out the Southern States. This secret ofgaqlxallop took Into ?, its own bands '' Ae suppres ston of crime tad the admin istration ofjnatlc*. < Tennessee ' contains 42.0B* sguare mllai, jujd la sometimes ( called til# Vol natter state. . It is naoaed after Its principal rir . er, which Is * Cherokee word meaning "Crooked Elver" or "heed to tbn rltfr." Riwap?iif ani4Uki?) Visitor Makes NuggetdloiiN. ? A winter visitor to Camden ha? wtii ton to Secretary Handera of the Chain ber of GoUnUkfcv offering *<We sug gestions il? tilt) way of the n-|4tvep and beautifying of the cliy. Thv letter follows : "As a winter visitor ?aay I .silent that you take stop* to have several benches placed Along your streets and In your parton, where elderly ?a?t>oi>lo may rest at Intervals. This would also enable nurses to givo children In their chftrpe more of an outing and t>e lleve you would find It a matter of grunt convoulonco to citizen and visitor alike. "I would also suggest tluit you have all the pine trees preserved that you can, not only for their boauty but health giving |>?oport^cs aa >velW" Pn v? ? J _ ? m? , n ? Reduced A?*ouut Mardl CJras. .Southern Kalhvay will sell round trip ticket* at one and one-half fare, February 2fith to 2#th, with final limit March 7th, to tho following poluts account of Mardi (Iras OeTvtoraHtmt New Orleans $10.70, Mobile $.H2.20, Pensacola Au extension of final return limit until March 22ml, mayo Ive SOOUred by presvntlng ticket to ticket ngoui glitf upon piyment of $1.00. For further information apply to tiukot agents. 10-17 ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAYOR I Jiei eby announce myMf as candl da to. for Mayor of the Oirty of Camden, subject to tlve rules of tho Democratic Primary election* (pledging myself as before; for a clean and InudueK* ad ministration, W. J. DUNN. At the request of my friend**, I here by announce myself as a candidate for tho office of Mayor of tins City of Camden, and If elected will endea vor to give the city a progressive 1>usl ne<s>t ndmlniNtrutlou. Very renpectfully, ' If. ?. GAIUUSON, 1<0R ALDERMAN WARD ONE I hereby hnhonuce myself as a can didate for libelee lion to the ofHce of Alderman fur tho City of Camdon from Wtrd One. W. h. JACKSON. FOR ALDERMAN WARD ONE I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Aldoraiaa of the City of Ckimdeu from Ward One. J. FLRTGUMR SMITH FOR ALDERMAN WARD TWO At tho request of my friendtt 1 here by announce myself as a candidate for Aider man of the City Of'Camdcu from Ward Two, aubiect bo the rules of the City Democratic primary. D. HAZEL BHLK. FOR ALDERMAN WARD TWO Complying wltlh tho request of friends, I herctoy announce my. self as a candidate for re-election ns Alder i muir?froin Ward Two. R. ?. WILLIAMS FOR ALDERMAN WARD THREE I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-election to tho office of Alderman, for the' City of Onmden from Ward Three. W. II. PEAR OK FOR AIJ)KRMAN WARD THREE I ' I hereby announce myself n candi date in the coming election for Alder man for Ward Three of the City of Camden J. II. OSBORNE. FOR ALDERMAN WARD THREE Hie name of Mr W. T. Smith is an nounced as a candidate for Alderman of the City of Camden from Wlard Three. Many Voters FOR ALDERMAN WARD FOUR At the request of friends I am an nouncing myself as a candidate for the offico or Alderman of the City of Camden from Ward Four. JOHN T. NETTLES FOR ALDERMAN WARD FIVE ' At tho suggestion of friends I here by aunouoce myself aa a candidate for Alderman of the City of Camden from Ward Five. D. O. H0TJ8EB FOR ALDERMAN WARD BIX We beg to announce the name of Ralph N. Shannon ns a candidate tor Alderman for the City of Camden from Ward Six. FRIENDS FOR ALDERMAN WARD SIX I hm4>y announce myself as a can dldate for re-election to the office of I for t he OKy of Canwtan from Ward Si*. W. R. IIOUOH. ffiarrabpp of New York Is Now Open at 1818 Broad Street jCsBmden, So. Carolina^ Ne?r I ho Kirkwoocl Hotel " . ? ? p ' * Same Location as last Year. Smart Hand-Made MHHnery, Sweaters, Hosiery, Novehiev Etc. Phone 450 ? vvvr ? . ASK US! Anything About Building \VK SWKVE KNQUIURKS IN PKRJBON Oil DY TjWTTKK WITHOUT CHARGE We Invito you io visit our of flee unci mo our Building Material Exhibit TT?l-fr; rrif ? gnz"^fiF;fn3& ; Columbia Kiilders Exchange ! till I?tly Btrcot Ptatt* 3*U COLUMBIA, 8. C. Tea Room 1222 Waihington Street Invite* you to bo tlielr guest - When In Columbia. Oj*<u tfrom 8 A M To 8:80 V M , rVivakfapt 8. to 10:30 Lunch 12 to 4 Dinner 0 to 8:80 OLVl* AND A LA CAltTK ?w Kvery Delicacy of the Season. i.-rvv. MM .. - .. 11 " lf 1 . ... . " ' ROSE MARY TEA ROOM 1222 WaiKinyton St. COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - r v., - .V.ir." - .. --77 ' ll: STOVES RANGES HEATERS GRATES Stove Pipe r ? . . <rf? ? HTT ; ? ? ? ? ? ? . _ Mackev Mercantile Co. fVVllvfiv^ ( . Automobile Owners! We are again back on the job, better equipped than ever to take car of your wants with Mr. W. T. Dempster and several competent assistants. , .< y V ? * 4- Sf*' ~T >v..We will make specialties of Philadelphia Diamond Grid Storage Batteries, Firestone Tires and Tubes, and Jenkins Springs to fit all cars. > f i -rri <>? t , m W. 0. Ha South Broad SE?