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Vv.i^rT ?C: tj ?R?3* s? P/i Chron qBBBHaMBgBgSBgBggggga..nii 1 mini wni u i..,nft .? . I..'j 1.1 j.i.. p 11411.1 'i, i.i.ii 'i,, 1,,111,1.1 ijiiiii.i Li?i i ,j M, '? u. 1 u.j u '!. . ?, .11 .u...jujiuiiinprn aceu v.,aB9%kn<\v, $HQn*Ci'ef "ll" 11 "" Jll< VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY #, 1925. ' H c, VV'..- 41. /'? *ir^ * 90*^7*1 ""'flua. j? "?Wn>, t . f of *t ?"AunTr* "!?? *azin*i Jott <>? '*"? & wertf Hi). fe?<ler ? $<*tb . ^7//^ * f?W. the * *. R.n apcV . 'JLiii?i t)vi> *<*?/ ^tril 'Aa... AMONG THE TOURISTS . Brilliant sunshine and snappy cool uights?real Camden weather?has filled irolf courses and brought Joy to the hearts of winter visitors this week. One of the interesting golf ing events of the early week was the exhibition match with Thomas Har mon, Ernest Ryall, Donald Vinton, George Trescott, Donald Morison, and Jack Cuttle playing the eighteen hole Kirk wood course. The afternoon was ideal no wind and just cool enough to make follow ing the experts a delight, and roanv turned out to see the match, which resulted in a tie score. All Camden's cqurses are in most fxcellent condition, and are steadily increasing in popularity as the sea son progresses. Tournaments will be Held as in the past, beginning after the first of February, and f^mou* professionals will visit Camden dur ing March. ; Noted recently on the Kirkwood course were; Mr. E.* A. Bell, Judge Robert W. Winston, Mr. F. M. Hunt ington-Wilson, Jack Hobens, Mr. Frederick Towle, MiBS Marie Blanch ard, Mrs. Walter Fuller and Mrs. W. T. Olcott. At Sarsfield daily players are:^ Captain and Mrs. Dwight Partridge, Mr. A. D. Partridge, Mr. Lamont Uominick, Mr. Walter Cluett, Mr. F. H. Shipman, Mrs. B. D. TickiW, Mrs. A. S. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopkins, and Mr. Baker. The charming club house at Sars field is the center for many gather Ifor tea after a round of the ^ite game. The Studio also grows ^polarity as the days go by, and Hannahs Cabin and the Holly Will be added to the list of at re tea rooms, both of them ing around the middle of Janu Springdale Club under the ef management of Mr. and Mrs. Farren of Cape Cod had Had guests for luncheon and tea, glaring themselves delighted >e atmosphere there. The New eve dinner dance, which was way a house-warming attract irge number, who enjoyed the ll dinner, the fine music and incing* Louis Sledge who has recov from a recent severe illnesb has the Hobkirk Inn guests of he has been one for many past its. Also returning for their an aual visit at Hobkirk are Mr. and iBrs. John S. Sweeney and Miss Mary Margaret Sweeney of Detroit. Miss Charlotte Campbell, after passing the holiday with her sister Mrs. H. G. Marvin returned today to Washington, and Jimmie Campbell re turned early in the week to Willis ton Academy at East Hampton, Mass. Mrs. A. Parker Bremer of Boston is now with Miss Olive Whittredge for the remainder of the, winter, and Mr. and Mrs. William Nisbet and family have left the Court Inn for their home in Ardpley, N. Y. f Mrs. Nathan Hayvfafd of Wayne, Pa., has leased the Btoll cottage and i? expected to eccupjMt shortly. While, waiting for * the renovation tf their newly acquired home on Fair and Laurens streets Mr*. Arthur Mc Mullen and the Missefc " Doris and Marian McMullen and' Miss Betty Allen of New Canaan; 'Conn., are staying at Ivy Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haughton and family are also at Ivy Lodge and intend to remain there for the win ter. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. Haskins of New York, Mr. F. M. Huntington Wilson of Philadelphia, Mr E. A. Bell of Buf falo are recent arrivals at the Kirk wood. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Starr left on Monday for their home in Brook lyn. Mrs. Paul Johnstone and Miss Frances Johnstone have arrived at the Court" Inn for an extended visit. Mr. and^Mrs. William Tyler Olcott of NorwicA, Conn., who are with Miss Whittredge expect to leave for Flor-' ?da the middle of the month. Colonel Burke arrived this week from Marlborough, Mass., for hit u*wl winter visit at the Kirkwood. Mvt. Burke will join him, eSC^in February. ? ^ w', Tlnr late Herr iCrupp, the. German I toaKnaUX ? maker of ilinc darict* hiraaelf had a word "death" and he it the word to ONE HUNDRKD YEARS AGO CorrcHpoiident From Camden Tells of Town's Prosperity (Prom the Files of the Charleston Courier of January 8, 1825.) Camden, Dec. 29.?It affords us great pie to^nottce the present proeperr , atate of the commercial prosper! y our town and we can asBure the public that the difficul ties which have lately occurred "re specting the supply of salt and gro ceries are now completely removed, and announce with feelings ot" grati fication that seven boats with full cargoes of various descriptions of jnorchandfse arrived yesterday, and many more are expected daily and of boats employed in the regular trade, some have been engaged from Co lumbia and from various parts on the river to carry off the vast quan tities of cotton, which has not only^ filled all the stores, but is piled up in the streets. The local situation of Camden* aid ed by the establishment of the bank, and the enterprise of our merchants has given it quite the appearance of what King street in Charleston was in former years; and we .state i? as a fact that cotton has been brought to this market in considerable quan tities from within sixty miles of Charleston. - The new court house which is to 'be built and the contemplated bridge across the Wateree, during the ensu ing season, together with the pres ent imprc~ing state of the town ,in spires us with the hope that our worst days are past, and to add that we^jwiBh only for a continuance of |the present time; and that the ex-. | ortions of our merchants may be ! richly rewarded; i; ? Marshall and Smith Sell Out C. L. Mauldin has purchased the i Nu-Grape bottling plant from F. D. [Marshall and E. L. Smith. Mr. [ Mauldin, who has been associated j^ith his brother, W. M. Mauldin, in the Coca-Coli battling works, of this l city, for about 15 years, is now sole | owner of the Nu-Grape plant and j will devote his entire time to this I ! business. His mfeny friends here wish him much success in his new j venture.' . Messrs. Marshall and Smith, who ;came to Rock Hill about two years iago from Camden to oj)en up the Nu jGrape plant, expect to remain,here, but yet have made no definite decis ion as to what line of business they i will pursue, having one or two propo [ sitions . under consideration.?-Rock ' Hill Record. Young Lady Hurt Miss Peggy Hopkins, the attt&ctive i daughter of Mr. and Jlrs. Frank Hop. ikins, of Lyttleton street, was quite badly injured at the grammar school grounds Monday. She and a party of playmates were playing "Crack-the Whip" when Peggy fell, striking her head and remained unconscious for several hours. Her friends will be glad to know that she is improving and will soon be able to be out again* Rev. Joe Munday Dead Statesville, Dec. 30.?Relatives here^ have been advised of the death of Rev. Joe A. Munday, at his home in San Marcos, Texas. Mr. Munday was 72 years of age and was a native of Statesville. being a son of the late B. J. Munday. He was ti Baptist minister and spent many years in preaching and lecturing throughout the country. He was married three times. His third wife and one child survive, and several children by for mer marriages. A half brother, J. W. Munday, of Charlotte, and a sis ter, Mrs. Jennie Deal, of Franklin ton also survive. ' Rev. Munday will be remembered by some of the older people of Cam den as having conducted services hero on more than one occasion. Father of 14; Adopts 8 More Andersoh, Jan. 3.?Although the father of 14 children^- Jule M. Swee ney, Anderson county farmer, has un. dertaken to provide for eight more. Not long ago the mother of five children died, leaving only an inva lid father to tafte care of them. Mr. Sweeney came to the rescue and took the children to care for and adopt as his own. t He had alr&dy his daughter in law and her ehild. This makes a family of an even two dozen but does notphase Mf. _Sw*eney lit all, and he believes that the Lord will provide him with strength and health Ismta i lehl^i to ntatyattom , iriLia iti a . .i.?? .^V ? ? MONEY FOR A 8LOGAN "Bunk Your Fire* as Carefully ?m You Do Your Dollars" In September of last year the dens Falls Insurance Company, through their local agents, the C. P. DuBose Co.,"Advertised for fire pro tection slogans through The Chronicle and quite a good many were sub mitted from Camden. Young Jack Furcron, then residing in Camden, where1 his father Rev. W. M. Furcron Was pastor of Wateree Mills, but who Js now residing in Greenville, S. C., submitted a slogan which was considered one of the best ono hun dred out of one hundred and! fifty thousand, and was awarded one of the $25 cash prizes. The letter^ Messrs, DuBose & Co., notifying them of the young man's slogan is 'as follows: "We have pleasure in advising ybu tjhat Mr. Jack Furcron of Camden* S. C., is the "Winner of a $2tr00 prize in -pur nationwide Fire Prevention Slogan Contest, a national board of judges composed of T. Alfred Flem ing, chairman of the Committee on Fire Prevention. Week, National Fire Protection Association; J. H. Tregoe, Secretary-Treasurer of the National Association of Credit Men; and Frank H. Bell, former president of the Na tional Association of Insurance Agents, having selected the follow ing slogan submitted by him as one of the hundred best out of over 150,000 submitted: ? "Bank Your Fire as Carefully us You Do Your Dollars." XxJWe are enclosing check for $25.00 .payable to the order of Mr, Furcron, with the request that you present it to him with our compliments and con gratulations on his success in com petition with people from all over the United States in a contest that has, perhaps, attracted more attention than anything of the kind ever be. fore attempted. ' "Please say to Mr. Furcron that his slogan will be turned over to the National Fire Prevention Association for use in fire preventions work. Thus, it will constitute a contribution to public safety." Lawyer Leaves Large Bequests v Many public bequests in addition to $5,000 bequeathed Wofford college were revealed in the will of the late Robert T. Caston, of Cheraw, promi nent attorney and banker who died' several days ago. The items in the will as probated are afc- follows: Mrs. J. W. Garrett, Spartanburg, $4,000; James H. Car lisle,. Jr., Spartanburg, $500; Miss Susie Shoemaker, Spartanburg, $500; Wofford College, $5,000; Methodist church of Cheraw, $10,000; Associ ated Charities of Cheraw, $3,000; Parent-Teachers' association, $1,000; Civic League of ' Cheraw, $2,000; Cheraw Literary association, $2,000; Carlisle Courtney home in Columbia, $2,000; Florence Crittenden home in Charleston $1,000; St. Margaret's home in Charleston, $1,000; American Bible Society of New York, $1,000; Interdenominational Sunday School association in. South Carolina, $2,000; remainder of estate, valued at from $40,000 to $50,000, to public schools of Cheraw. Mr. Caston died on December 24 at Cheraw, where for many years he had been a successful attorney and bank president. He often visited Spartanburg and, besides relatives hyx numerous friends in the city. He was a bachelor.?Spartanburg Journal. Farmer Takes His'Own Life Kershaw, Jan. 5.?Thomas W. Ca toe, well known farmer residing in the Hanging Rock section of this county, committed suicide Saturday morning. Mr. Catoe had told mem bers of his family that he was going to the home of a son a few miles distant for the day, and the family, when he did not return, becoming alarmed started a search and found that Mr. Cato4 had killed himself by shooting himself with a shot gun, his body being found a short dis tance from his home. Financial reverses and ill health are the causes assigned for the act. He is survived by his widow and seven children and had reached the age of .70 years. He was ? a member of Thorn Hill Baptist church and his body was buried in Thorn Hill cemetery, the funeral services being conducted by his pastofy the Rev. J. M. Neal, as sisted by Dr. F. M. Hawley, pastor] of xthe Presbyterian church of Ker ?h,w ?, ? \ The president of Poland has order 5! ed his cabinet to attempt the nego tiation of * loan of $60,000,000 for the use xA the Polish government. If liotUd anywhere the loan irfll be mi* i? tb. .U.K* 8*w.. ^4, YOUNG BOYKIN DEAD Burial of Former Camden Man Held Here Sunday (From Saturday's Symter Item) The body of A. H. Boy kin, a pop ular young; man of Sumter, was found dt*ad on the bed in his room at the Imperial Hotel about 1:30 o'clock Sat urday afternoon. A shot gun had been used to fire /the fatal load, which took offect in his side and produced what was probably instant death. A note was left in the room which stated that "Hamp", as he was known ti> many people in Sumter, had c(yn roitted thV? rash act that ended his life. Financial reverses, it is said, was given as the cause of his act. xTho body was found about 1:30 by one of the hotel maids, who was cleaning up the rooms. At that time Mr. Boykin had probably been dead for more than an hour, it was. stated. The last seen of the young man alivo was about noon, it was stated, when one of the maids had been in the room and he was sitting smoking. The news of the death of "Hamp" Boykin in such a tragic manner will come as a great shock to many peo* pit in Sumter, especially to the largo citcle of friends of the young man. He was the youngest son of Mrs. W. 1). Boykin of this city and is sur vived by his mother, Mrs. Lucy S. Boykin, two brothers, J. McWillie Boykin, W. DeSaussure Boykin, and thlee sisters, "Mrs. C. P. Exum, Mrs. P. C. Aughtry, all of Sumter, and ivfrp, R. G. Trezevant, of Tampa, Fla. Funeral of Mr. Boykin Monday the people of Sumter are in a measure recovering from the profound shock and surprise caused by the tragie-death Saturday of A. Hamilton Boykin, well known and ^popular young insurance man of the city, and their deepest sympathies go out to members of the suddenly be reaved family in their sad affliction. No cause was given by the young man for his rash act, but it is sug gested by friends that he feared a return of heart trouble from which he had previously suffered. "Hamp" Boykin will be much miss ed from Sumter and by his friends all over the state, for he loved to go about and was popular with all who knew him. The funeral services were held in <?airt?en, the old home of the family, on Sunday and the body laid to rest in the family plot in the Camden cem etery. The funeral procession left the home of Mr. M. S. Boykin on Salem avenue at 11 o'clock and a long line of cars was following the hearse by the time it reached Cam den. A brief stop was made at the home of Mrs. Shannon, an aunt of the deceased, where Mrs. Boykin was taken upon her arrival earlier in the day; and was waiting for the body of her son. From there the body was taken to Grace Episcopal church, wher* the impressive service* for the dead was read by the rector, the Rev. Mf> Brayshaw. The procession went from the church to the ceme tery, where the body was laid to rest in the grave, which was covered with a profusion of beautiful flowers, the final tokens of esteem from loir-' ing friends.?Monday's Sumter Item. Autos In Kershaw County According to figures compiled by the license registration bureau in Columbia there are 163,382 automo biles and trucks in South Carolina. Greenville county leads with Jf4,289. Kershaw county has 2,447 automo biles and 287 trucks. For Benefit of Chnrch There will be a hot supper given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F; H. Arrants on Friday night, January 16. Oysters will be served. The proceeds will go for the benefit of Antioch Baptist church. Everybody is cor dially invited to attend. Pointing to Charleston Mr. James D. Lee, of Charleston,1 who has been doing publicity work in j South Carolina, was in Camden Satur day enroute from Washington to Charleston, where he had been on an autbmobile tour for the Charleston Chamber of Commerce. He was plac I ing Iroad signs all along the way read itag Historic Charleston, The City c After finishing the will com ? e ?'sm? u u ADVERTISING SUCCESSFUL Many Inquiries Being Received from Various Parts of the Country The advertising campaign for Cam don is already giving promise of be ing a great success if the fund which is npw being raised is speedily car ried to a sizable amount, and en thusiastic backing is given by tho | business men \ami the citizens of | Camden to the efforts that are being made to still further popularize our attractive town. ' ? ? Advertisement# running into the millions as to circulation are being sent out, and have already appeared in such representative publications aa the Literary Digest with its million and a quarter circulation, and the Quality Croup of magazines compris ing the Atlantic, Harpers, Review of Reviews, Scribner's, World's Work ami Century, also in Spur, Town and Country and others. Among tho lend ing newspapers of the country which are carrying the message of Camden to the reading public of the North | and West are the New York Times, Herald-Tribune, Sun, Post^ and Brooklyn Eagle, the Philadelphia Record, Chicago Tribune, Boston Her ?aid-Traveler and Transcript, and oth ers. The replies to the advertising that has already been done are most satisfactory. As Mr. B. G.. Sanders, secretary of the Chamber of Com merce puts it: "The replies are com ing in by scores and scores." Some of the answers are coming from as far away as Nebraska, and the let ters are not only irom tourists but from prospective citizens of Camden as well. As me official of the Cham* ber of Commerce expressed it:. "If this advertising resulted only in bringing us one citizen of the right sort, it would pay us." The Officials of the Chamber of Commerce express themselves as very much pleased with what has been done and the results achieved to date, and hope that there ' will be a widespread and ^generouB response to ihe appeal for funds now being actively carried on by three teams. These teams are as follows: Cor porations?H. G. Carrison, Jr., chair-^ man, C. C. Whitaker, David Wolfe, and E. D. Blakeney; West Side?D. S. Trapp, chairman, J. B. Zemp, W. L. Goodale; East Side?Henry Pearce, chairman, R. E. Stevenson, J. M. Villepigue, W. F. Nettles. ? Catholic Church Services Services at th^> Catholic church on the first Sunday ^fter Epiphany, January 11th win^ be as follows: Masses at 6:15 a. m. and 11 a. m.; Sunday . school at 10 a. m.; evening services at 8:30. Sermon at the morning services will be oil "The! Three Days' Loss." In the even ing Rev. M. J. Reddin will begin a series of sermons, "Why Did God Burden Us With Religion ?" All ape J cordially invited to attend these ser vices. Miss Alice Weet Dead Mia* Alice R, Wast of Kershaw died at the Baptist hospital yesterday af ternoon at 3:05 o'clock after an ill-! ness' of 23 days. l?j Miss West was 32 years of age. She is survived by two brothers, J. J.' West and H. J. West, and three sis ters, Mrs. Emma Cato of Kershaw, | Mrs. W. D. Faulkenberry and Mrs. A. M. Dillon, all of Kershaw county. Funeral services will be held this .morning at 11 o'clock from the Hang ing Rock Baptist church.?Tuesday's State. i Bpringdale Now Open Springdale Country Club, formerly the Kershaw County Country Club, opened New Year's night under the management of Mr. F. P. Farren. Quite a number were there to enjoy the festivities of the evening In danc ing and other forma of amusement. The club is ideally located for a place of recreation and many will no doubt patronike this popular club during the winter and summer. There is an excellent 18 hole golf course surrounding the club house. His Father Dead Mr. John Land of the Mackey Mer cantile Company, was cllled lis home at Forreston, S. C., during the holidays on account of the serious illness and death of his father, Mr. Smith Land, a prominent citizen of tjjat place. The funeral and burial occurred on Sunday, December 27th. Messrs. W. H. Pearce, W. M. Lollis, P. DeL6aehe, F. M. Joiies and Mr. Mrs. W. F. Nettles, of Camden, Forreston to Mtend , the . Tea Room Opens Again The Holly Tree Tea Room, oper- > a ted by Mrs. J. W. Cantey, eight miles _ south of Camden, will open for its third season on January 12th. This-, tea room has been the scene of! many social gatherings during the past two seasons. It is only a Abort ride over good roads and many will no doubt visit there' again this season. Mr. Gardner Named Policeman Mr. .W, H. Gardner, of the mill vil lage, who has been conducting a mer cantile establishment near Camden, has been named by the city council to succeed Mr. G. P. Cooley as a member of the Camden police force. Mr*. Cooley resigned the force to be: come superintendent of the county< chain gang. Camden Hotel Scores According to J. H. Woodward, state hotel inspector the hotels of Camden were rated as follows for the year closing: , Camden Hotel 900, Commercial '?? Hotel 875, Park View Inn 980. In the tourist hotels the score was: Court Inn 090, Hobkirk Inn 980, The Kirk wood 990, Big Springs at Be thune 950. WAS KNOWN HBRE Well Known Winter Visitor Dead at Haverhill, Mass. Friends fh Camden of. Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Hamlin, of Haverhill, Mass., who have been visiting Cam den for a number of yean, will re gret to learn of the death of the latter, which U told in the following special to the Boston Herald, under date of November 19: "Haverhill, Nov. 19.~*_Frank S. Hamlin, member of the Haverhill water board for the last 11 years, and one of the best known insurance men of this city, died today at his home, 2 Grant street, following a 'long illness. He was president of /the F. S. Hamlin insurance company. -He was bom in Harrington, Me., 61 years ago. After graduation from' the Eastern Business CdTlege, Pough keepsie, N. Y., he came to thla city and entered ttae insurance ; jgf chart e was a Mason. He tey^taember of the lc ? andf a member of $ ^ ?EB 9M& nrV board mkkts Mr. H. ti. Cwrrition, Br., Made Chair - man For Hnsuing Year The first meeting of the Kershaw County Board of Directors was held Tuesday. , Mr. H. G. Carriaon, Sr., the former chairman ami the only old member left on the board wan .re-elected chairman for the ensuing: year, Mr. D. M. Kirk ley succeeds Mr. A. B. McLaurin from Buffalo town ship; Mr. Earl H. Ho wen succeeds Mr. R. T. Mickle from Wat^ree township (Mr. Mickle did not dnter the race for re-election) and Mr. Jesse H. So well succeeds Mr. R. C. Jones from Flat Rock township. Mr. S. H. Mickle also succeeds Mr. D. T. Yarborough as road superin tendent and- Mr. Mickle has named Mr. G. F. Cooley a former city, po liceman to (succeed Mr. H. E. Nfunn us superintendent of the chain grange ... The only matters of importance' coming before the new board was that of naming a county attorney and three bridge keepers for the Watersa ttoll briagre. Mr. L. T. Mills was named as county attorney and Mr. J. M. Moselcy, wh'b has nerved vory accepts\Ay~Jor some time as bridge keeper was-reappointed. The other two named for this position were Mr, L. B. Ogburn, of Westville, and Mr.' S. W. Rose, of Blaney. The b'ridgekeepcrs were not named for any specified length of time as there is a possibility of the bridge being taken over by the highway depart ment and turned into a free bridge. Grace Church KlectH Officers At a congregational meeting hel4 at ttrace Church Tuesday evening of ficers were elected for the ensuing yeai\_ They were D. A. Boykin, sen ior warden; C. Yates, junior warden;. Vestrymen: C. J. Shannon, Jr., C. C. Whitaker, Sr., J. M, Vll lepigue, J. W. Cantey, B. i>. Itoylrin, Dr J T Hay, J. S. H. Clarkson, If. G. Carrison\ Jr., R. N. Shannon. M. Villeplgue was elected^ fcrdasO urer and C. J? Shannon, Jr., secre tary. J. W. Cantey, C. J. Shannon, Jr., B. H. Boykin, Sr., and John M. Villepigue were named as delegates to the Episcopal council in Columbia.