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The Camden Chronicle J '' ? H . 1 'ii, in ,,ii,i | a i i ? . ' . ? ,i ... m i , , i , ,? , , ., ? , , i ? u. .. ' i ijujjjl1, ) VOLUME XXIV. ' CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922. NUMBER 38. news of the tourists. The holiday spirit pervades Cam den's tourist colony this week. Cot nnrl hotels are appropriately pOClHin,y ? - i d - morrily on for welcoming home coming members of families for the vacation period. Many college students are here for Christmas, and there will be nu merous affairs given within the next ten days for their entertain ment. At Tho Kirk wood the feast will be celebrated by a Souvenir dinner and dance on Christmas night. Decora tions and souvenirs wil^be in keep > in? with the occasion, and a large amber are expected to enjoy the good things prepared for them. John McClellan, a student M Sauls bury School in Connecticut, has joined his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I Robert McClellan of Cambridge, N. ! Y., and other members of their family at The Kirkwood. Mrs. Mary JJcClMlfliv, Mr. Mcdcllan's- mothcrr and his sister, Mrs. Caroline McClel lan Smith, have also been visiting i_ * im, and left a few days ?go to > .<pcnd Christmas With relatives in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. A. Dalton Kennedy are to have as holiday guests, 'Major and Mrs. Frank Snyder, of Et. Ben nington. Ga. Mrs. Snyder, Will be pleasantly remembered as Miss > Rut h Raker, daughter of Mrs. David Hjakor, of Wyckeford, R. I. Edward Nesbit has comfe to the Court Inn for a visit with his pa rents, Mr. a?d Mrs. William B. Nes bit of New York, who are making their usual winter visit to Camden. Miss Lucy Pomeroy and R. W. Pomeroy, Jr.. are also expected in ?imden for the .holidays, to join their parents at their home on Kirkwood Heights. I Mrs. Frederick Robinson, who has I agaiu leased Mrs. Kerr's cottage, will P arrive this week. Miss Brown and Miss Wallace are other recent cottage arrivals, and are to occupy the Villepigue house on Lyttleton Avenue. < \ , / A charming affair of the ' week was the card party tendered the younger married set on Monday even ing by Mr. and Mrs. William LoVett Goodale in the attractive new home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Harris, Mrs. Goodale's parents. There were six tables of bridge, with handsome prizes. Alter u tortmgnt's stay at ine Kirkwootl, Mr. and Mrs. Z. E. Ster rett will return to their home in New York on Saturday. Dr. Roger Gamble Doughty, resi dent surgeon of the Columbia Hospi tal, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Schenk, at their home in Camden, and on Saturday enjoyed some fine sport shooting quail with Dr. Robert Phelps Kennedy, his class mate at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. and Mrs. Kennedy, apd their father. Mr. - Charles Kennedy re turned today to their home in Buf falo. One of the events on Christmas Day will be the opening Polo Match for the present season. ^There will be trophies presented, and a fine frame may be anticipated.' There will be regular match games played on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur days from Christmas until- April seventh, and some good players are to be on hand. The Eolo committee this year, George P. Greenhalgh, Au gustus F. Goodwin and C. O. Fos ter, are taking great interest in giv ing Camden good sport this winter. Shortly after the holidays, the an nual meeting of New Yerk Life Representatives will convene at The Kirkwood. January 8th to 12th is the date, and about two hundred del egates are expected. It will be one ?ty *he largest gatherings ever held amden and will bring together *ome of the best known insurance men of this country and Canada. Hotel Arrivals. Hobkirk Inn? Mrs. Ella D. Mitch *?1, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Fromme, Rending, Pa.; H. M. Adam, E. W. Robinson, New York; Mr. and Mrs. ? A. Bennington, Boston; R. ft n'KKins, Winchester, Mass.; Mr. and .Mrs.- H. J. Ferry, Springfield; John "endor, Portsmouth. Court Inn ? Mr. and Mrs. E. Wood man, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. William A. Pike, Pittsfield; Mrs. Myra Laflin, ^carboro, Me.; Mrs. Lucy Chandler, *r?- J. Davis, Freeport, Me.; Miss Ranees A. Sweetser, Dr. John Jchorn, Pine Bluff, N. C.; Edward J- Nisbet, New York; Mrs. E. L. ranklin, North Attleboro, Mass.; (?cob Eysler, N. H. Eysler, New Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Styer, Con L^Hville, pa.; George L. Farnnm, Philadelphia. - irk wood ? Mr. and Mrs. Sid ^ y T. Miller, Jr., Detroit; T. A. jo'aon, Uroy, New York; Mr. and jl G. Bancroft, Boston; Walter t Travis, Garden City, L. I.! Mrs. J McClellan, Mrs. Caroline *J"th MoClellan, Cambridge, ' N. T.; J[rn ?nd Mrs. C. H. Roberts, Jr., ? adelphia; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Vales, Ohio; Mrs. E. ~Pr Doniklrae 2J *?n. Nnsr York; Miss Charlotte OrviHe CamphoU--^lki*Hiy Pa.; "Percy Lea Athetton, 2*^; A. J. Grtffen, New Yoi?c; TJ ^rthtxr Claflin, Miss Broth, ^ Mrs. Robert If. Breeee, New ais&^sssiws Mr. ?rk I Mrs. P. Fisher, PW1 ROADS TO BE MAKKKI). Standard Oil Company Koooxniacs Camden as Lead South. /*> Mr. M. A. Stutts, representing the Standard Oil Company, was in Cam-, den yesterday to confer with Mr.) B. G. "Sanders relative to marking the highway# in and out of Camden. Sometime ago the Chamber of Com morce through Mr. Sanders took the matter up with the oil company and this is another good piece of work accomplished through the Chamber's activities. The correspondence be tween the Chamber and the oil com pany follows: Letter to lifr. fetutts. Charleston, S. C., Pec. 8, 1922. Mr. M. A. Stu.tts. Dear Sir: I am attaching copy of letter received by us from the Cam deji and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce, signed by Mr. B. G. San ders, secretary and treasurer which is self-explanatory. In view of the fact that Camden, S. C.. is 6ne of the principal loads into the south and heavily travelled "during the* tourist season, we have decided ty make an exception in th:?; case and authorize you to go to Camden at once and procure locations for tho necessary1 maxkers to take cane of the situation. I would suggest that you get in touch with Mr. Sanders, and arrange to have him go over the ground spot- j tiji'& locations, so that there will be i no misunderstanding when the crew arrives to erect the si^ns. Your prompt attention to this mat ter will be appreciated. Yours truly, A. D. Willis, Branch Manager. "November 11, 1922. "Mr. A. D. Willis, Mgr., Standard Oil Co., Charleston, S. C. "Dear Mr. Willis^: As you doubt less know, most of the tourists from the north en route to Florida pass through Camden^ and as we haove no street signs directing them along their way we would certainly appre ciate your good company furnishing same for us as you did in Chester. This Chamber of Commerce stands ready to co-operate with you in any possible manner as to furnishing dis tances and locating signs or any oth ^r way that you might desire and we need the signs badly. Thanking you very truly for your attention and courtesy, we are, "Very truly yours, , "B. G. Sanders, Secretary." BANDITS are bold. Jiill Guard and Get Away with $200, 000 at Denver Mint. Denver, Colo., Dec. 18. ? Masked bandits, urmed with sawed-off shot guns and without regard for human life today fatally, wounded^ Charles. Linton, guard of^he Denver branch of the Kansas City Federal Reserve bank, stole $200,000 in currency of $5 denomination at the doorstep of the government1 mint and escaped. The robbery occupied less that a min ute's time. ? Tonight every highway in the state is guarded and police and fed eral authorities have dispatched armed fiquads^4n pursuit of an auto mobile occupied by seveif men, who were seen speeding northward shortly after the robbery. One of he occu pants was bleeding profusely, accord ing to the report. The robbery occurred while the money was being transferred from the mint to a federal reserve delivery trurk. - Fifty packages of currency of $4,000 each was seized by the rob bers. Witnesses differ as to the number of . men participating in the hold-up. Denver police unhesitatingly de clared the hold-up was the largest and the most sensational ever exe cuted in Colorado. With sawed-off shotguns, two of the bandits bombarded the front door of the mint as they leaped from their automobiles. Fifty government employes sum moned by an alarm bell seized shot guns and rushed to the doors or win dows of tho mint, shooting at the hold-up men who returned the fire and at the same time calmly proceed ed to load the 50 packages of cur rency into their own car. His Mother Dead. Mr. J. W. Thompson, rural carrier out of the Camden postoffice, receiv ed a message Wednesday telling him of the death of his mother, Mrs. J. R. Thompson, in Lancaster that day, Mrs. Thompson was 68 years of age and had not been ill for any length of time. She was the mother of nine children ? Mr. J. W. Thompson, of Camden; B. M. Thompson and Beatty Thompson of Alabama; Mrs. Ez zell, of Lancaster; O. P. Thompson, of Rock Hill; Rufus Thompson, of Lancaster; Leon Thompson, of Ches ter; Mrs. Louise Williams, of Rock Hill; Mrs. Adelaide Boyce, of Lau rens. The - fune/al services were held at Lancaster yesterday at 2 o'clock. V ? To Hold Annaar Banquet. The Jnmcft Lcroy Eclk Tost, of the American Legion, will hold their an nual banquet at the Masonic dining room, oli >(onday evening. January 1st. A business session will be held it eight fw lie tleeiiow -of officer* to MTV# for ttar camtngjetr. All members of the post art cordial ly invited and u$ged to attend. SOithout the cares u?e groipn folks meet, U/ithout a thought of pain. The baby with its pattering }eet Qoes to the shrine again To stand, enraptured, gazing iride, To worship there in glee. lPhere super-jogs of Christmastide Reu?ard the devotee. ? Charles Frederick U?acLsux>tlh. -Man and Woman Killed. San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 19. ? Cor poral James C. Huntington, of the 12th field artillery, Camp Travis, and Mrs. Ruby S. Krenk, of Youngstown, O., were found shot to death in a ho tel room here today when police broke open the door after hearing two shot a. The woman was in bed and appeared to have been killed while asleep. Huntington's body was lying on the floor beside the bed. An army re volver was near him. Police believe the man shot the woman then killed himself. The woman's husband was asleep at the time in a room nearby. Camden Commander jr No. 12, K. T. I Sir Knights; Yon .are earnestly re Csted to ?**emhlo at your Comman y on Cfirfttinaa Day at 12:15 p. m.f for our Christmas Observance. Service. Please be prompt. No uni fnrma viaitttir filf gnlrhta will W a v a f ' ?? n t itjttwt wni e^xT W. Robin Zemp, E. CL 1 1 Bill lags, Rec. Girl 'Horribly Mangled. ? A young negro girl, aged about twelve' years, a daughter of Dinah Wiley, who resides* on the Hermitage Farm of Mr. H. G. Carrison was in stantly killed at the water mill be longing to Mr. Carrison a few miles south of Camden. The girl had been warned against playing near the shafting when her dress caught and her body was horribly mangled. The coroner was called to view the acci dent but as there were several wit nesses no inquest was deemed nec essary. - New Schedule for Saaboard. Th*? Sr* board Atr T.Ine TTallway ' advises that Uw following wrbMnlr* .will be effective at Camden begin ning December 81st, at 12:01 p. m. Southbound ? No. 8 due 10:8ft p? m. No. 1 due 10:89 a. m. No. 17 doe 10:06 ft. ??. -y ? : Northbound ? No. 4 due 6:16 a. ra. No. IS doe 4:06 p. m. No. % doe I 6:38 p. m. * 1 -M Dr. 8orrell Return* to Camden. Dr. Walter Sorrejl, who for a number of years was the farm dem-| onstration agent for Kershaw coun ty, and who prior to coming to Cam den was with the livestock depart ment of the Southern Railway, has returned to Camden to make his home. For the past two years Dr. Sorrell has been farming extensively at Huntaville, Ala., but he has sold his business interests there and will con duct the Urge "Mulberry" plantation] for another year. Mrs. Sorrell will join him here as soon as she com- ; pletes a *~sit to relatives and friends in several of the Western states. Dr. ( flunelfr'ia^wefl known throughout the state and 4* wa# -through rrw fnffti ence that many fine blooded cattle are now being raised in Kershaw and neighboring counties. MW Am* Shannon and Estette at St. Mary's colt rrtr*. N. o^ are at Homejflf. the holWUjr*. - ? ? WILL YOU HELP? Fundi) Being Ruined to Help Needy During Christmas. "Inasmuch us ye have dono it unto one <>?' the least of .those my breth ren?-" The* /Christ iuu Endeavor Society, through tho associated charities, has a list of needy families that will have no; "Merry Christmas" unless you will help provide it for them. Anyone who will help with this worthy cause should bring or send packages to the White Christmas colouration at the Presbyterian Church on Christ- . mas Eve at 6 o'clock. Everybody is invited. Number your package to correspond with number of the foul ly to whom you wish your package sent. If you prefer you may deliver your package in person or you may receive mofj detailed information by calling Miss Agnes Corbett, Miss Lai Blakeney, Mrs. L. T. Mills,, or Mrs. Wm. King. Let's all have a Merry Christmas. No, 1 ? Family consisting of mother and four children. Girl four years, 8, 10 ;tmi 19. No. 2 - Five children. Girls 8 and 10 years, "Boys 6, 11, and 12 years. ? No. 8- -Three children. Girl 12. Hoys .'I and 14. No. 4.^- Four children. Girls 1 and 8. Boys 1 1-2 and 12. (Old bed-rid den grandmother.) No. 5 ? Five children. Girts 3 and 0. Boys 10, 12 and 14 years. No. fi? -Mother and father and one girl, six years old. * No. 7? Mother with two children, bovs 1 1-2 and 14 ? needy. No. 8 ? Seventeen-year-old girl, #and three smaller girls 4, 0 and 8, and 10-year-old boy. No. 9 ? Family of sevt?n4children of all ages, .. / No. 10 ? Family with three little girls, 2, 4 and fl years. ? No. 11 ? Old couple with three or* phan grand-children, boys 7, 8, and,. 10- > \ No. f2~Mpn with T. B., *vife. Any help gratefully received. \? No.. 18? Large family of children ? need everything. No. 14 ? Widow with two girlH and one boy. No. 15 ? One boy and two girls. Ho. 16 ? Family need clothes. No. 17 ? One boy and two girl.*, needing food. ,No. 18 ? 4 children in family, one " girl 10, and 3 boys ranging from 3 to 12 years old. Mr. Blakeney in a Wreck. Mr. 13. D. Blakeney, a well known Camden attorney* is able to be out again after suffering considerable bruises sustained in an automobile accident last. Friday afternoon a few miles northeast of Camden. Mr. Blakeney was returning from. Be thune on the public highway when a ear driven bv Mr. L. W. Boykin went into the highway from a by road just ahead of him, and in order Mr. Blakeney took to a ditch. His car was overturned and headed back to prevent a serious rear-end collison ?he other way completely wrecking the top, windshield and smashing the steering wheel. He was pinned un der the car and had to remain there until help arrived. He escaped with a few bruises which laid him up for nearly a week. The other- car was not hurt. Be a Good Fellorw ! Several of the business men of Camden are raising funds in order to fill baskets for the needy of Camden. There are quite a number of homes in Camden where the Christmas cheer will be scant indeed unless* a fund of. this kind is raised. If you have not already made a donation to this fund see Mr. Frank D. Campbell at once, so that a committee can purchase the eoods and distribute them in time for Christmab. Be a Good Fellow!' BETHUNE NEWS NOTES. Happening** of Interest As Told By Our Correspondent. Bethune, S. C., Dec. 20. ? Owing to the prevalence of bad colds and flu school closed Friday until January 2nd. * Mr. B. W. Best has returned from several days stay in Atlanta. Dr. and Mrs. John Robertson spent the week-end at the home of Mr. L. D. Robertson. Mrs. Mary Bethune is spending sev eral days in Cheraw with her son. The bazaar which was given by the ladies of the Presbyterian church 4f last Friday was quite a success. About $lfl0.00 was realized. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett $nd children of Monroe spent Wndnesday and Thursday with the latter's sister, Mrs. Eva Morgan. Mr. and Bfrs. A. K. McLaurin, Misses Mary Arthur and Annie Mays spent Wednesday in Columbia. Mr. R. E. Severance, who is attend ing the pharmacy school in Atlanta has returned home for the holidays. Mrs. L. K. Yarborough, of Sumter, spent last week with her mother, Mrs. K. O. Estridge. Miss Gussie Hough spent the week end at her home. ~Wr. WayATTiVl* TOlirwa ? 1 ftaturdav from Auburn, Ala., wHete he is attending school. ?? ^ Mrs. W. M. Sterens spent Tuesday and Wedilesdav in Colnmbia^shopping, , Miss Ellen Sojourner baa ratnraod L ^ ^ * m m. _ _ _ " ? ^ [rortw iRHlalfK Mrs. J. D. Lafltte left Wadiwdkf for Cone ^hr-e she will s^end Christ maa wUH h*r mother.