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VOLUME AXXVII.
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE S, 1?2S.
NUMBER 10.
kkpokt OF the schools ,
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Annual Report of Supt. Richards for
Camden School*
The following is the annual report
Of the superintendent of schools ia
ating'to the scholarship, attendance,
and attainments of the pupils of the
Tanulen City Schools for the year
2924-2.1. *
The years work has been one of
unequalled success in every way. This
success has been duo to the work of
the teachers and the pupils, ahd the
co-operation of the parents and
friends of the schoM.
One unique feature of the. ^ear
that has past was the successful pro
duction of the historic* pageant Cam
den Yesterday and Today." , Almpst
every white pppil of the schools took
a part in the production, and the di
rector, Miss Mary Blackwell had the
Cooperation of the whole school and
town in making the production the
success that it was. The treasurer
has in his hartds at present $1,016.32
with few outstanding expense items
to be disposed of.
The summer session for delinquent
pupils will be run again this year
as last. This school is open for those
who have failed on one or two sub
jects during the year. . The session
will begin June 15th and run five
weeks including Saturdays. - The
charges for the session will be .-"for
the high School students $10 for pile
subject, $15 for two; the grades be
low the high school $6 for one sub
ject and $8 for two. This money *is
payable in 'advance at the opening
of the session. Students having fail
ares in one or two subjects must
attend this summer session in order
to be promoted, except that they may
stand an entrance examination on
the subjects failed on the Satur
day before the opening of scftool in
the fall, ft i$ needless to say that"
it will be very hard for any one to
imss such examinations.
MedalsoTo.Be Presented 1925,
Sixth grade scholarship? Elizabeth
Zemp, average 96 1-3. For*l year.. ,
Gth grade scholarship, Weinberg
medal, Willie Haile, 96 1-2* For 1 year
7th grade scholarship,. Hafckell
medal, Duncan Lang, average 96.6.
For 1 year.
8th grade scholarship, Libman
medal, Virginia Haile, '94.73. Worn
for 1 year. A
9th grade scholarship, Benett
medal, WiWie Porter, 94. Worn for.
' J year.
Scholarship medal open to all pu
Dils of grammar and high school pre
sented by Rev. F. H. 'Harding, won by
Grayson Shaw, Grace Robinson from
r> t h grade, Fletcher Moore, 3rd grade.
Tied for the medal all with average !
of 07. Each wear 4 months (alpha
betical order) '?
Tenth grade English medal for
highest average in English in the
tenth grade- ? DeLoache --'Medal? won
by Carolyn Wooten, average 96. To
be worn one yearv '
High School English medal, Annie
Boykin medal, highest average of any
pupil in whole high school in English,
.von by Carolyn Wooten 96.
High School Latin for highest av
erage in Latin, open to aH hiKh
M hool students, F. H. Harding medal,
a' on by Carolyn Wooten, average 97.8
Each of the above medals is to be
.vorn for one year.
First grade scholarship medal, pre
sented to child making highest aver
age in section A, first grade, by Mi
H. Heyman, won by Emily Shannon,
average 95' (to be worn one year).
Class Leaders and Second Honors
Grade 1-A ? Emily Shannon, Sarah
Bissell. f
Grade 1-B ? Clyde Brown, McKain
Richards.
Grade 2- A ? Charlotte DuBose;
George Brunson, EsteWe Myers. ?
?' Grade 3-A? rFletcher Moore, Wil
liam Thompson.
Grade 3-B ? Dan Carrison, Alfred j
Goodale. ? <
Grade 3-C ? -Catherine Hull, Annell
Moseley.
Grade 4-A ? Samuel MeCaskill. Vir- !
?rinia Drawdy, Katherine. Kennedy;;
?Joseph Lang.
Grade 4-B ? Edna Ray, Harry
Rrown.,
Grade 5-A? rGrayson Shaw, Grace
Robinson; Margaret Goodale, Alice
DePass.
Grade 5-B ? Mable Shirley, Mar- j
tfuerite MeCaskill. c.. v
Grade 6-C? Emma Stevenson; Mil-:
dred Marshall, Denell Sanders.
Grade 6-A ? Elizabeth Zemp, Willie
Haile.
Grade (J-B? Ix)uise Smith, Miriam
Hill.
Grade 6-C?Wilburn Robinson, Ben
nie Mae "Robinson; Rosa McMinus.
Grade 7- A ? Duncan l^tng, Betty
Cureton.
Grade 7-B ? B. R. Truesdale, John
Storey.
Grade 8-A ? Evelyn Bruce, Virginia
Hafle.
Grade H-B ? Hazel Moseley, Elmer
Watts.
Grade 9-A ? Moultrie Bums, John
Richardson.
Grade 9-B? Willie Porter, Carolyn
Heyman.
Grade 10-A ? -Cmolyn Wooten, Har
riet Whitaker.
Grade 10-B? 1 Charles Lorick; Jemel
Rahon, Eddie Stewart. / .
Guide 11 ? Ruth Eddings, GatewooJ
Workman.
Yearly Honor Roll
Yearly honor roll consisting 6f
those pupils who were on monthly
honor roll for nine consecutive
month*. 4 *
Gride 1-A ? Emily Sheorm, Lily
He# Smith, Willie May Smith. Sarah
'UiMil. .S dim Strak,
Grade 1-B ? Clyde Brown. *
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BUFFERS INJURY TO I.JBG
A. \L Campbell In Bad Smash In
Kurly Morning Hours at Florence
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Alt;, Albertus M. Campbell, a sales
man in the stove of W^lfe-Eiehel
( o. for a number of years and . a
native of Camden, was badly injured
in an early morning accident in Flor
ence la?r Friday. Mr. Campbell hi*
bepn residing in Florence for a num
ber of years, but has recently re
moved to Sumter. His family is still
residing in Florence and Thursday
being a half holiday jn Suhiter he
had gone to Florence to spend the
day with his family and the accident
happened as he was rushing to catch
a train back to Sumter before day
light Friday morning. His mother
and other members of his family have
boon to FJorencc to visit him at the
McLcod hospital and the# hope- that
his leg can be saved, though it is
srfid he is badly injured and will be
confined to?the hospital for many
weeks. The Florence Morning News
Kevfew of Saturday contained the fol
lowing account of the accident:
"A. M. Campbell who was injured
when the Yellow Taxicab in which!
he was being transported to the At
lantic Coast Line passenger train
?early Friday morning ran into an iron
electric light post, was not doing wfctl
last night, according to physicians,
Mr. Campbell suffered a serious frac
?tui'O of the femur of his right 'leg
and it has been necessary to resort
to unusual ''treatment in the effort
to remedy the trouble. Last night a
atpel pin was driven through the leg
belovy the fracture in order to assist
in drawing the broken bones together
find .weights were then adjusted. Mr.
Campbell withstood the operation suc
cessfully. It was stated that his con-.,
ditiop should be much improved this
morning. The driver of the taxicab,
Mr. Deas, was not seriously injured,
lit was stated, and was able to leave
j the hospital yesterday morning."
Grade 2-A? Everette Montgomery,
Roland Moore, Billy Mosfeley, Eleanor
Hdpkins, Dona Mae King, Mary
Bjjcney, Eleanor Watts.
Grade 3-A ? Mary Lee Blakeney,
Mary E. Kirkland, Grace Moseley,
Kate Shannon, Golda Shirley, James
Clyburn, Marion Evans, Fletcher
Moore, William Thompson.
Grade 4-A ? Samuel McCaskill, Vir
ginia Drawdy,
Grade. 5-A ? Grayson Shaw.
""Grade 6- A ? Arthur Brown, Thorn
ton Erans, WiMie Haile, Geneva Jones
Ben C. Lingle, Elizabeth McCaskill,
Carolyn McCain, Emily Pitts.
Grade G-8 ? Mabel Flowed, Myrl
Rast, Elmo Brown.
Grade 7-A ? Catherine Bodkin,' Car
olyn Burnet, Betty Ciireton, Arthur
Davis.
Grade 8-A ? Mary Boykin.
Grade 9- A ? John Riehardsorv
Grade 9-B ? Willie Porter. Carolyn
!Heyman.
/Grade 10-A ? Susie Watkins* Sara
DePass.
Grade 11 ? Frank Humphries, John
Lee, Gatewood Workman, Roberta
Iiinson, Alma Holland, Ruth Eddings.
Yearly Scholarship Honor Roll
The yearly scholarship honor , roll
consists of those pupils who have
average above 90 for year. All pu
pils who made the yearly honor roll
are also, members of this honor roll.
?* Grade 1-rA? Sarah Bissell, Alee
Boone, Elizabeth Goodaje, Alma Hun
ter, Emily Shannon, Emily Sheom,
Lilly May Smith, Willy May, Smith,
Helen Tindal, Edward Beard, Jack
Brown,. Robert Shaw, Jack Halsall,
Edna Strak, Everett Goodale.
Grade 1-BJ ? Clyde Brown, L. S.
Mayer, McKain Richards.
Grade 2-A ? George Brunson, Jo
seph Gaskirifi Jerome Hoffer, Doris
Houser, J. A. Rast, Katherine Bray
shaw, Charlotte Brown, Caroline Brit
ton, Charlotte DuBose, Frances Mc
Leod, Ruth Moseley, Estelle Myers,
| Dorothy Van l^andingham.
Grade 2-B ? Gladys HamcR, Mary
Lee Hilton.
Grafde 3-A? Mary I Ate BlakeKey,
Mary Ellen Kirkland, Grace Moseley,
Kate Shannon, Golda Shirley, Louise
Strak, James Clyburn, Marlon Evans,
Cecil McCaskill, Edward McCaskill,
Fletcher Moore, Luther Shaw. Wil
liam Thompson.
Grade 3-B^~ Dan Carrison'.
* Grade 3-0? Catherine Hall, Annelfi
Moseley, James Green.
j Grade 4-A ? Joseph Lang, Samuel
McCaskill, Reuben Pitts, Margaret
Barifes, Betty Carrison, Virginia
Drawdy, Katherine Kennedy, Meta
Mogulescu. '
Grade 4-B ? Edna Ray.
Grade 5-A -^Grayson Shaw, Joe !
Jenkins, Marguerite Spradley, Grace j
Robinson, Sara Lynn Richcy. Eloise
Rhoden, Margaret McCoy, Marie
Haile, Margaret Goodale, Alice De
Pass, Phylis Carrison, Ruby Bum*.
Grade 6-A ? Arthur Brown, Thorn
ton Evans, Charles DeLoache, Willie
Haile, Carolyn Houser, GeJteva Jones
Ben C. Lingle, Elisabeth McCaskill,
Carolyn McCain, Emily Pitts. NorA
Rhame, Mattie Shaw, A dele Savage,
KWei Snyder, Ft??rly Welih, glisa
bath Zemp.
Grad#? 6-B?Ixmia* Baatyh, .Miriam
Hill. :
(Continued on Last Pat*)
THOMAS It. MARSHALL I)RA1) |
Whk Vice-President of Nation Durinx ;
World War Period |
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t Washington, Jbne 1.? Thus. K.
Marshall, war time vice president of
the United States, died here today.
Ho passed away at the New Wil
iard Hotel, where he had been ill
for several (lays with a cold and
a hoart affection.
The end eame unexpectedly, \as
the former vice president had shown
some improvement in the week he
had been confined to his hotel room
and plans had been made for his
return to his home in Indianapolis
some time this vveek. ?'
Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Mar
shall came to Washington a week
ago today. ? On his arrival he went
directly to the hotel complaining of
great exhaustion. When physicians
.were summoned it was found that
h$ had suffered a hoart attack. He
regained strength gradually, however,
and was soon in such a condition that
it was possible for Mrs. Marshall to
leave the bedside to attend to various
personal errands around the capital.
Death resulted from a return of
the heart attack which he suffered
a week ago. *
Tentative' plans were made for
burial at Marion, I ml., near his father
<and mother, and a foster child who
died recently.
When the end eame the former
viee president was sitting up in bed
reading from the Bible to which he
had turned throughout life for con- ;
isolation and guidance and into whose
passages he had often delved, in his
office adjoining the senate chamber
when his presence was not required
as presiding officer. Only a nurse
was at his bedside. Mrs. Marshall
was in an adjoining room.
Mimnaugh To Continue at Newberry
Mimnaugh's store in NeSv berry
will be continued, according to an an
1 nounceifncnt appearing tn this issue
of the Herald and 'News. This news
j will be received with general satis
i faction by people all over the county,
for no* store in Newberry enjoyed a
better reputation than has Mim
naugh's. v , V ' "
"For the next fifteen days the store
?will be conducted for -the Jas. A.
Mimnaugh estate, following which it
.will be taken over by J. L. Mimnaugh
-Co. of Columbia. Mr. John L. Mim- :
naugh, proprietor of the Mimnaugh |
store in Columbia, is in Newberry J
oiow, directing the business of his j
late uncle, Mr. James A. Mimnaugh, |
the store fiaving reopened for busi- j
ness Monday morning.? Newberry j
Herald and News.
Frank Kelly Finds Trouble
13. Frank Kelly, a well known at
torney of Bishopville, here last night,
told of a most peculiar experience
\yhich befell him Saturday v night1
while he was visiting at Olantu. For j
a number of years) Mr. Kelly said,
he has been suffering from his left
arm and physicians in Bishopville
and elsewhere ,had been treating him
for a nerve trouble. From none of
the treatments, however, has he1 ever
had more thap* temporary relief.
Saturday night he noticed a small,
hard spot just above his elbow which
caused a great deal of irritation. Ir>
manipulating the spot the head of
a needle protruded, coming far
enough out of the skih to disclose its
identity beyond question. Mr. Kelly
immediately went to his cousin, Dr.
Frank Kelly, who used the lancet andj
removed the needle which proved to
be quite a big one. Mr. Kelly says
he has no idea when the needle g6t
into his arm nor how long it has
been there. He hopes, however, that
he wiliytiot be. the victim of any fur- j
ither nervous trouble ? Florence News- :
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Review. ,
Good ale Has Interesting Display
A group of interested spectators
was on hand when the novelty clock
in GoodaleVJewelr^y store window
ticked a final note Shortly after nine
o'clock Friday morning. The regular
dial of this handsome instrument had ,
been replaced with, ope carrying the
roll of class members recently gradu
ated from the Camden High School
and as advertised by Mr. Goodale the!
elock was allowed to run completely J
down ^nd the minute hand rested on
the nWmes of Miss Alma Holland and
E. K. Lee, Jr., they were invited ta
select any piece of jewelry on display
in .{his very attractive window.
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Every year, more men and worr^n'
cdttre oat of prison In the Unk*d
'State* than graduate from alt our
-college* and uroveraiti**. ?
TO MEKT AT MYRTLK BEACH
Ha i>t iKt k To Be la Sesalon From I
Monday to FrMay
The third annual Baptist Summer
Assembly which is scheduled to begin
at Myrtle Beach on Saturday, June
1?, gives promise of being largely
attended. Applications for accommo
dations are being filed daily with the
secretary, Thos. J. Watts, Columbia,
and the expectation is that there will
be a capacity attendance.
The program is one of the best that
has been prepared for this assembly
and the "talent is remarkably strong.
Among those who are do occupy the
platform are: Mr. J. J. * LuWton,
Hartsville; Dr. Frederick A. Agar, of
New York; President Carlyle Camp,
bell, C.oker College, Hartsville; Pres.
W. J, McGlothlin, Furman University;
l>r, T. Clagett Skinner, First Baptist
Church, Columbia; Miss Annie L.
Williams, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. W.
J. McGlothlin, Greenville; Dr. Chax.
A. Jones, Columbia; Dr. John L. Hill,
Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. C.' C. Coleman!
Charleston, S. C.; Dr. F. W. Putney,
Darlington; Dr. W. H. Morgan, Harts
ville Rev. M. M. Benson, Conway;
Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, Johnston; Miss
Lila Watson, .China; Kev. James L.
?Baggott, Columbia; Mr. J. L. Corzine,
?Columbia* I<ev. D. M. Simmons,
Marion; Miss Bessie Jackson, Nichols,
and others.
The Story Huur f0r children in the
hotel parlor at 0 p. m. daily will be
?under the direction of Miss Mary
Watts, Columbia, and at the same
hour the Conference fo1? Mothers will
be conducted by Mrs. W. J. McGloth
lin, of Greenville.
One of the features of the assem- J
bly that promises to be of great in-!
tor est will be the general Bible hour
at noon each day, at which time Pre.?.
W. J. McGlothlin, of Furman Univer
sity, will lecture on "Paul the Mis
sionary." i Another special feature
will he the Ministers' Conference, in
W^Tch Dr. Frederick A. - Agar, of
New York, Dr. John L. Hill, of Nash'
viHe, Dr. T. Clagett Skinner, of Co
lumbia, and Dr. W. J. McGlothlin,
of C*reenville, will be the speakers,
I The courses of textbook instruction
will cover MPrayer ai^d Missions",
"Childhood and AmeHca's Future,'1
and "Brave Adventures," while the
normal and B. Y. P. U. courses will!
include the study .of the "Sunday
School Manual;" ~ "Story Telling,"
"What Baptists Believe," "Sunday
School Evangelism" and the Senior
and Intermediate B. Y. P. U. Manuals.
There will be W. M. S. conferences
under the" leadership of Mrs. W. J.
Hatcher on two or three of the days,
while great emphasis will be placed
upon the study courses and platform
addresses This work will be accom
plished during the morning hours and
after supper and the afternoons wift
be given over almost exclusively; 'to
recreational features and the remark
ably fine surf at Myrtle Beach will
team with suff bathers.
All reservations for accommoda
tions at Myrtle Beach have to be
.made through the General Secretary
of the Assembly, Rev. Thos. J. Watts
Columbia, S. C., and rooms will be
assigned in the order in which the
applications are received. It is ex-1
?pected that the majority of people
who will attend this Assembly will [
arrive at the beach on Saturday, June
13, and the weekly rate from Satur-i
day to Saturday ($12.50) will be given'
the guests.
Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and
14, will be devoted almost exclusive
ly to the special conferences on Sun
day School and B. Y. P. U. work and
the remaining features wUl begin von
Monday and conclude on Friday night.
Getting Good Results
In a letter from C. A. Norman, who
operates a poultry farm and batch- j
iery at Knoxville, Tenn., and who
has been and is now using The Chron
icle advertising columns he has the
following to say of results obtained
'through this advertising:
"Glad to say we have received good
results from the space in your paper
and will need some space when we
get into our next season. Both of
the Carolina* are proving splendid
I markets for our chicks and believe
that with proper advertising that our
! entire output could bo aold in tho*c
i states."
M at to x- Reynold*
Mr. Frederick Reynolds and Miss
f u?itAw both of Lugoff,
HKTiltJNK NEWS NOTKS
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Item* of Intercut as Gathered by Our
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- Regular Correspondent.
Bethune, S. C? Juno 3. -The grad^
uating exercises of the high school
were held herte Wednesday evening.
Three boys and seven girls received
their diplomas. The salutatory was
given by Katherina Ward, Class Poem
by Francos Severance, Class Proph
ecy by Cecilia King, Class Will, Kem
bert Jones and Valedictory by Nancy
llest. The address was made by
United States Senator E. D. Smith.
At, the close of the exercises a lov
ing cup was presented to Prof. O. R.'
Bell from the trustees in apprecia
tion of his \\|ork here during the last
four years.
Among the out of town guests at
tending commencement were Mr. L.
O. Funderburk and family, Mrs. Lil
lian Bruce and son Basil Bruce, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex West and Mr. Sam
McCaskill of Camden, Mr. and Mrs,
Craig Best and daughter, Cedelle, Mr.
and Mrs. Lv S. King of Hartsville,
Mrs. G. B. McKinnon of I>ancaster,
Dr. R. E. i Severance of Columbia,
JUeQnel Best and Mr and Mrs. L. K.
Yarbrough of Sumter
Mr. J. C. Foster, superintendent
elect of the Bethunc School, was in
town Monday
The following is copied from the
Campobello Sunday News: "Profes
sor C. M. gargle and Mis^ Bertie
Outlaw, both members of the s^^ol
facility, were married Tuesday morrt
ing at e4even o'clock at the Methodist
parsonage by Rev. J. F. Ford. They
left immediately after the ceremony
for a short stay in Asheville, after
which they will visit the parents of
the bridegroom in Chapin and the
bride's parents in Bethune. Mrs.
Eargle is the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Outlaw and is a
graduate of Winthrop College.
Mesdames J. M. Forbis and A. B.
McLaurin attended a miscellaneous
shower at the home of Mrs. T, H.
Josey Thursday afternoon in honor
of Miss Cora Kellar, who is soon to
become the wife of Mr. Gary King of
Hartsville.
Dr. E. Z. Truesdell and family
were guests of the former's mother,
Mrs. M. E. Truesdell at Lugoff Sun
day afternoon.
Mesdames T. R. Bethune and R. E.
McCaskill left Tuesday for a month's
stay with their parents at their
respective homes -in Laurens and
Waterloo.
Mi s. Mark King and sons of Neeces
are visiting at the home of Mrs.
King's father, Mr. N. A. Bethune.
Messrs. J. M. Forbis, G.. Fowler and
Leonard There! spent Friday in Clin
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. 'Padgett and^on
Ernest McLaughlin and D?. E. Z.
"truesdell made a business trip to
Columbia Friday.
Miss Earle, who has been teaching
in Clio, spent the week end with her
sister, Mrs. P. H. Hester, enroute to
her home in Pickens.
Mr. Ralph Forbis of Charlotte spent
Sunday with his uncle, Rev. .1. M.
Forbis.
Miss Louise King of Neeses is
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. D. M. Mays.
Forbis Morgan was the weekend
guest at the home of his grandmother
Mrs. Margaret Lee in Monroe.
Misses Lorine Tiller and Pansy
Hyatt of Due West College have re
turned home for their summer va
cation.
Mrs. B. F. Bolton is attending the
short course of the Home Demonstra
tion Club at Winthrop College.
Invitations have been received to
the .marriage of Miss Beulah Taylor
to Mr. Wiley Sheorn of Camden, June
the ninth at Lancaster. Miss Taylor
taught in the Bethune school the past
session and made many friends here.
The new brick Methodist church
has been completed and the first sfer
viccs will be held next Sunday even
ing at 8:30 o'clock. Dr. E. L. Mc
Coy, presiding elder, will be present
as the main speaker of the occasion.
A Special musical program will be
rendered.
The town election was held Tues
day and the following elected to of
fice. Mayor, M. G. King; Wardens,
J. M. Clyburn, J. A. McCaskill, W. A.
McDowell and Loring Davis
Open Air Meeting
Tho public is cordially invited to
join with the Christian Endeavor and
Epworth League fir> open air meet
ing on Sunday afternoon, June 7 at
seven o'clock. This meeting will he
held on that part of the Sarsfield
Golf links that overlooks the pond,
near the old boat house. There will
be good music and all are invited to
come and enjoy this service.
(?rand Jurors Do Not Attend
? Clerk of Court James H. Olyburn
requests us to state that grand jurors
will not have to appear at the coming
session of civil court which convenes
on Monday, June 15th. They will
appear at the term of court of ?gen
eral sessions which convenes on the
fir<st Monday in July.
Hee(l<r-B?r^ild.
. Mr. Lewis Bar field and Miss Willie
Helen Hccgler, both of Ketthaw, S.
?., were married on Saturday last,
by PfdNle Judge W. L
CAKR1KKS MKT II Kit K
Next Meeting To Ho Hold at Witereo
Power. Company Dam
The Lancaster- Kershaw Rural Let
ter Carriers' Association Hold its an
nual meeting in Camden May 23 at
0 p? m. The meeting was called t >
order by W. II. Stokes of WVstvilh*,
president of the association in I, an
caster and Kershaw counties. The fol
lowing program was rendered:
Invocation, J. K. B. McCartha; ad
Uress of welcome, A. II. Arnold; re
sponse, K. W. Caskey; music by or
chestra; address, W. T. Stewart; mu
sic by orchestra; address, J. R. B. Mc?
Cartha; music by orchestra; addross,
B. K. Black well; business session.
The officers for the ensuing year
are: C, L. Moseley, president; W. 1*.
Mackey, vice-president; E. \V. Caskey,
secretary- treasurer.
Delegates to the state convention
are: C. J. Sistere, E. W. Cask ey mul
II. L. Robertson. The association
named B. C, Horton, D. R. Fletcher
and A. II. Arnold a.< alternates.
At the suggestion of Mr. McCarthy
every member of the association is to
consider himself on a committee to in
duce nonmembers to join the associa
tion. Mr. MoCartha, president ?of
South Carolina Letter Carriers' as
sociation, wants it strictly understood
lhat the *tate association recojjnijces
<and indorses the work of this com- Vs
'mittee. We are nearer the 100 per
iccnt mark than we have ever been be
fore, and we anticipate greater prog
ress this year.
The association is to meet next year
?at the lower dam of the. Southern
Power company, about ten miles, from
?Columbia.
After adjournment the carriers re
paired to the home of J. W. Thomp
son, where a bountiful fish fry had
?been prepared. The boys ate and ate
and ate until a lute hour. Then it
was conceded it was impossible to ex
haust the supply of fish. We are in
clined to think that the fragment3
consisted of more than 12 baskets fuil,
Indeed we are grateful to Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson and the carriers of
Camden for their hospitality.-^-E. ' \V.
C. /'
Fifty-Three Lives Lost
- ('<ml (?len, N, C., May 30.? <W?jui
ness, overcoming all other emotions^
tonight had control of this little min
ing town; scene of Wednesday's ex
plosion In the Carolina Coal com
pany's mine in which 53 lives had
been snuffed out; Worn to the point
where their physical conditions had
?dulled their capacity for sorrow, the
relatives of the 53 miners slept a
troubled grieving tjleep. And in * a
dozen little graveyards in Chatham
and adjoining counties, their loved
ones who had been called away slept
the eternal sleep, the sleep of* death.
As 'the last body was returned to -
the earth a statement was issued, by
Bion Butler, vice president of the
mining company, which signalized the
end of the rescue work. Late this*
afternoon he announced that ev^ry
section of the mine hadT>een explored,
all bodies as far as were known had
been recovered and the death list as
completed and rechecked shewed that
53 miners had perished in the triple
explosion.
l/ose Lives in Mines
Among the list of men losing their
lives in the coal mine explosion at
Coal Glen, N. C., last week were Jbhn
Burgess, of Bethune, S. C., and John
Shay of Bishopville, S. C. Both men
are listed as negroes. Nearly sixty
others lost their lives and fifty-two
bodies have been recovered.
Graduates Ah A Nurse
Miss Marion Watkins, daughter of
IMrs. Josephine Watkins, of this city,
was one of a class of six young ladies
?who graduated from the^Baker Sani
(torium in Charleston Tuesday even
ing of this week. The commencement
; exercises were held at the Francis
i Marion hotel." . .
Will Open On June 15
The Summer School of the Cam
den schools will open 9 a. m. Monday
June 15, instead of ori June 8th a*
announced. t
Magistrate Nicholson Much improved
The condition of Magistrate S. N.
Nicholson is greatly improved and It
Is expected that he will shortly talc*
up his duties at the court house. MV.
*Ni<;hol*on, who has been confined In
a Columbia hospital for several -weeks,
was removed to Hia hams in . Camden
last Saturday and. news of his speedy
recovery will fcrin* pleasure to hi*
many friends throughout the county.
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