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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29. 1926.
with The tourists,
i'olo and liolf Center of Attractions
During the Week
Initiated by Mrs. Dwiglu Partridge
and Mr. Ralph Chase, drag hunts
have been uxcasdingly popular among
the many equestrians now in Camden.
On Saturday morning about fifty
riders assembled at the Kershaw
County Country Club, and followed
the hounds in a merry chase ovdr field
and dale, riding in a circle. The
field lost the hounds, so that onlv
Mrs. Partridge and Mr, Frank Bren^
nan were In at the finish.
Match gamea^ of polo are bein*
played on the Kirkwood field, and
arc always largely attended* 'Satur.
itay's game was especially snappy;
even play marking the entire coirtest
which ended in a tie in the ekjhth
period. The line-up: Carpet-beater?,
W. T. Draper, TPreeee, C. Peerles.
R. Chase; Camden, S. Preece, G
Preece, F. Brennan,, W> Yowl. '
Saturday evening Mr. Robert E
Stone entertained with an informal'
dinner at his home for Miss Mary
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
A. Kirkland and Colonel Marlborough
Churchill, taking liis guests later to
the Kirkwood Grill for dancing.
Mrs. John S. Chambers, 'of East
Orange, and Mr. and Mrs. William B
Scarborough, of Englewood, N. J ar
nved on. Monday at the Kirkwood.
Arriving at Hobkirk Inn are; Mrs.
hranklm Duane and Miss Margaret
L" I)u"n?oft> Wilmington, Delaware;
Jrs. \V. D. Brash of Pelham Manor;
Mrs. Joseph Worthington and Miss
Mary Pabian of Washington; Mr?
Ralph Hulback, of Rye, N. Y
?Mrn W-.H^WHjrht, Mr,:' A. P.
Itusse and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Russell, who. have been at Hobkirk
inn have gone to Florida, and Mrs.
Washington. * 'eft M?nday for
..;^rLAl Ru88eH And Mr. W. H.
VVnght _ will start Thursday from
Hobkirk Tnn and will join the rest
?f their party in Washington, going
from there to their homes in Massa
rhusctts.
Monday afternoon Mrs. William C.
Me of Cleveland, Ohio, who has
been spending a week or more with
her sister,^ Mrs. Warren Harris on
ran street, was the hostess at a
arge tea in the Studio prior to her
teparture the same evening for her
winter _ cottage at Vera Beach, Fla.
/harming m wery appointment the
ea table presided over- by Mrs. Mar
is and Mrs. William L. Geodale was
II aglow with soft lights and lovely
?ink carnations. The guests were:
fesdames Henry G. Carrison, Jr.,
? LamA^.Aincru^'^W- L DePass,
'larkc Adickes, R. E. Stevenson, DO.
fouser, John W. Corbett, Edwin
fuller ? FrJ,nk Z^mp.'W. L. Goodale,
V* J?a?field? BeHon Boykin, Alex
3'u?* ^?owbridge, Roland Goodale
nd Miss Etta RobbinB.
Monday evening Mr. and Mrs.
-larence Morgan entertained manyof
Je cottage colony with a dinner at
?eir home on Kirkwood Heights and
p Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Mc
f* (iraham gave a - small dinner at
leir home.
Mr. and Mrs. Plummer Mills, of
^ina. who are engaged in Y. M. C. A.
?rk in that country are vising Mi.;
no Mrs Laurens T. Mills in Camden,.
M will leave on Thursday for Green
M:m Olive Whittredge has with her
Lr;,ntSrJMr^a5d Mrs* William
[J! i* 2?d' ,of -Summitt; Mr. and
fc'h tnk H1^hcock, Miss Betty
ichcock and Mrs. Cowles, of
?hi?J Mr- a"4 Mrs.
'ott Daingerfield and Miss Gwen
w J>aingerf??ld <rf New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll P. Bassett
ive arrived frdm Summitt, N. J J
inte'r a'n L" iJeir h?2?e here f0r thG
"nd Mr. c. X). Bolton, of
... rJJ? 'o1," ^ home for a short
h ; 'h Bolton and Norton homes,
Sf?ire am?u* ?amden's mo.Tt
?aut fuj haye recently be?n
fi i and .the two families expect
- *inU' for *>nH
The- hosts of friends of Colonel
id Mrs. Frank G. Hoyne, "of Chicago,
ho have been among Camden's wm
f visitors for many seasons are
eased to welcome them at Hobkirk
n. whore they will remain for the
'xt two -months.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Joyce, of
rookiyn, who are at the Court Inn
'tertained nine guests for tea on
aesday afternoon at the Sarsfield
nb house and oh Friday Mrs. A. S.
untor also of the Court Inn gave a
ncheon at the Thomas coffee shop
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An interesting foursome was played
i F-Hiv over the long Kirkwood
cmrae between Henry Young
?d Tom Harmon against Ernest
and Horace Cook. All were
en on tfie eighteenth hole when
1 ex'ra hole was played and Ryall
*de it in one shot, a distance of 210
?r<i ? . ^ -
weekly putting matctt on the
>bk;rk green arouses interest among
c guests and in this week's match
Wondell N. Hobbs was the win-'
r.
Among golfers noted playing the
*kwood course this week were: Mr.
1- Lofkwood, Mr. Stephen Bull,
r K. J. Buchanan, Mr. Horace Cook,
r- and Mrs. Reginald Halllday, Dr.
d Mrs. L. P. Mulford, Mr. P..M
??dos Miss Maty Alice Kelsey, Mr.
?\C. Gird wood, Mr. A. A. For
^ Mr. W. N. Wilkinson, Mrs. A. M.
jeer, Mr. H. Guy TferflAf, Mm.
BKTHUNE NEWS NdTR8
lie ma of Interest km Gathered By 0ur
Regular Correspondent
Bethune, 3. ?., Jan. 27.? The School
Improvement association presented
an entertainment in the school audi
torium Friday evertirig, consisting of
music, burlesque plays and choruses.
A small admittance fee was charged
and about $20 was taken in.
An opetetta, "Heartless House,
will be given Friday evening in the
high school auditorium. The charac
ters have been well trained by Miss
Riley, teacher of music, and an eve
ning of genuine pleasure is assured
those who attend. ?
Examinations are now holding sway
in the schools, thli being the close of
the first semester. All pupils mak
ing an average of ninety on all sub
jects are exempt from examinations.
A pageant entitled . "Youth Seeks
a Gift" will be presented by the
Christian Endeavor society in the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening.
The Epworth League will give a
program in the Mrrtirodist church
Sunday morning.
Mr. D. T. Yarbrough left last week
on a business trip to Florida.
Mrs. Margaret Marion and little
daughtqr, Robbie Newton, are visiting
their uncle, Mr. A. T. Bethune in
Belmont, "N. C. .
Mr. and Mrs. Blackmire and little
son, Donald, of Niagara Falls, shopped
over with Mr. and Mrs. A. Mc
Laurin Sunday and Sunday night en
,route to Florida and to relatives in
Mississippi. .
. Announcements have been received
of the marriage of Miss Mamie Lou
McDonald of Kershaw to Mr. William
Randolph Thorn of Rocky Mount,
N. C. Mrs. Thorn has many friends
in Bethune, the town of her birth.
She moved, when a child, to Kershaw
with her parents, Mr. and \Mrs. Dan
McDonald. ? * . '
Another -marriage of great interest
here was solemnized last week at the
?home of the bride, that of Misb
Vaneera Taylor of White Springs,
flla., to Mr. Harry King of Winter
Haven, Fla. Mr. King wps born and
reared here. He moved to White
Springs, Fla., several years ago with
his father, the late G. S. King, and
is a promising young attorney at law.
Mrs. King visited "here last summer
as the guest of Misses Louise and
Cecilia King. , .
Mr. Robert Tompkins of Kershaw
tfas the week-end guest of his family
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Yarbrough of
Elloree were week-end guests of rela
tives here. Mrs. Yarbrough remained
for a week's vteit with her father,
Mr. K. T. Estrldge and family. ?
Mrs. Mary Bethune is visiting her
son, Mr. R. M. Bethune in Cheraw.
Dr. L. O. Johnson left last week
for an extended trip through Florida.
Misses Eliza and Aileen King were
week-end guests of relatives in Cam
deMr. J. ?. FojSfc^and family, ac
companied by Wtfl. Sara Powe, were
visitors in Hartsville Saturday.
Mrs. C. M. Wilson ? and little chil
dren of Columbia have returned home
after an extended stay with Mrs. Wil
son's mother, Mr?. Louise Kelly.
Mr. L. M. Yarbrough and family
of Hartsville were guests of relatives
here Sunday.
Circle rtumber one of the Presby
terian church met with Mrs. W. A.
McDowell Wednesday afternoon. A
delicious salad course was served at
the close of the meeting. The hostess
was assisted by her daughter, Mrs.
G. B. McKinnon of Lancaster. ?
Mrs. Eva . Morgan entertained
Circle number two Wednesday after
noon. The study hour was conducted
by Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell and during
the social hour refreshments were
served by the hostess.
' War Chaplain Visita Here.
Chaplain Edward A. Duff was a
truest at Saint Mary's Rectory this
week. Rev. Duff has been for some
years a Navy chaplain. He was with
Admiral Sims through the period of
American NavaJ participation in the
World War. His new assignment is
the Marine station at Parris Island,
to witoli Ha la enroute. Rev, Duff is
A priest of the Charleston diocese, so
he is returning to the field of his first
ecclesiastical Tabors. He will return
Camden again for a longer stay
Within a few weeks.
Met at Logoff School House
The Lugoff School improvement
association met Thursday, January 21,
in the Lugoff school house. After
the business session a short program
was given. Mrs. A. J. Bell and Mrs.
Clarkson served refreshments.
Denys, Mr. E. W. Fiske, and Mr.
James Barnes.
Miss Grace Keenan has joined her
mother, who is passing the winter at
the Ivy Lodge, where recent guests
are also Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lock
wood of Utfca, - Mr. Lock wood, who
is here for golf and shooting has been
out several times with Mr. LeSure
and Mr. B. P. Sperry. On Tuesday
the three hunters went north of Cam
den bringing back a fine bag of quail.
Mr. F. M. Rhodes of Kansas City
who with Mrs. Rhodes is occupying
the Baby bungalow at Hobkirk Inn
has gone on a short visit to the low
countrxr.
* In the fourth of the Series of Mrs.
Winkler's Cftffee Talks at the Ex
change, on Friday afternoon, Febru
ary 5th, Dr. William S. Rains ford
will b* the speaker. Hif topic is:
"A Reformation Neoessax^?
and what tt wttl to* ?*>.:.# u ^
COMMITS HQBKlllljK C'RIMK
Man Kills Woman and Dismember*
Her Body
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Philadelphia, Jan. 25. ? David L<
Marshall, a chiropractor, confessed
early today that he had dismembered
the body of Ann May Dietrich. Sob
bing and unnerved, Marshall denied
that he had murdered the tMrty-five
year-old Norwood milliner, declaring
she had taken poison in his Philadel-*
phia office because ahl' had bean
jilted by a wealthy New York man.
Half an hour before he broke <dqwn
and confessed, Marshall had bent over
and looked straight into the disfigured
face of the woman in the * Media
morgue and had said, "I wish she
could speak? she would tell you that
I am guiltless."
The confession, made in the office
of District Attorney William Taylor
at Media, came in trembling, frantic
words after the chiropractor had boon
examined for four hours. '
He was taken to Media from his
home in Bywood Heights, which over
looks the ravine where the young
woman's head was found wedged
under a railroad trestle Saturday,
and where yesterday searchers came
upon remains of the clothing she had
bought last Tuesday^.the day she dis
appeared, to wear t^^a dance tfce
following night.
Marshall-had glibly answered num
erous questions in the district attor
ney's office, in his own home, in bis
Philadelphia offices and in the pres
ence of the mutilated body at the
morgue. :
Marshall had been left alone With
District Attorney Taylor.
4,Mr. Taylor," , he began suddenly,
after a tense silence of five minutes,
"I want you to promise me one
thing ? that you will take care of my
wife and dhild." Then there was an
other pause. ?
"I did it," he* cried suddenly. "I
don't know why I did it ? I was frantic
with fear."
Then he began the brief story of
the woman's death and the dismem
berment and disposition of her body.
"I met the girl Tuesday night ou>
side my office on Seventeenth street
in Philadelphia," he began. "She said
she did not f$el very well. I proposed
lhat she go up to my office? I told
her the door was unlocked-<-and lie
down. I said I was going out to get
something to eat.
"I was gone about an hour. When
I came back 1 went to my office but
I did not see ^fiss Dietrich. She was
in the bath room. ' * .
"I sat down and read for ten o i>
fifteen minutes. Then I knocked on
the door of the bath room, and when
she did not answer, I pushed in the
door, which was fastened with a catch.
, "I found Miss Dietrich on the floor
in a heap, unconscious. I picked her
up and carried her to the operating
table in my office. I tried] to revive
her but could not. . I worked on her
until she died.
"Then I became / frightened and
panicky. I didn't know what to do;
I have a wife and child and feared
I would be blamed for her death.
"I kept the body all that night In
niy office. Early next morning I
came back and then cut off the head
and legs with a hacksaw and a knife.
"On Wednesday night I distributed
the body. I forgot the head, having
"left it in my office when I took away
the body and legs. I remembered it
Thursday morning and took a paper
that bore the date of September.il,
i?&4, and wrapped it up and then took
it and threw it under the trestle.
"I burned the rug Friday afternoon.
I took the id the articles that
posed of them, burning these things
Friday."
District Attorney Taylor asked if
Miss Dietrich had any reason to end
her life.
"She told me she had taken poison,"
said Marshall. "She had. a love affair
with one of the big fejlows in New
York,, and being a poor girl, who went
to work every day, he threw her
down. That broke her heart."
Makes Full Confession
Philadelphia, Jan. 26. ? David L. I
Marshall, Philadelphia chiropractor,
tonight confessed that he had
strangle^ Miss Anna May Dietrich to
death before dismembering her body
in his office last Tuesday night. ~
Marshall said he had killed tfe
woman after an argument which, he
asserted, followed an attempt to ex
tort money from him. He made his
second confession late tonight In the
afffe* of District A* tornev Fox. baiutf
belonged
Dietrich and dis
MAN'S ARM SHOT OFF
Levy Melton Suffered Serious Injury
At Lugoff Tuesday
Mr. Levy Melton, n former mem
bo: of the Camden police fofce and
also a former l^eepcr at the Watered |
toll bridge, suffered the loss of his
right armTuetday from a gunshot)
Wound fired by John Cameron, also
a former bridge-keeper.
The affair happened in the store
of Mr. Jdhn *L, Hinson at Lugoff
where Mr. Melton is employed. .It
is said that Cameron had been drink
ing heavily antl> had some trouble
with a traveling man and . sensing |
trouble- Mr. Melton succeeded in get
ting Opmeron's pistol away from himj
and placed it in the safe in- the storf.
After things had quieted down he Is
said to have gone to the safe to get
Cameron's pistol to return it to him
and while stooping down Cameron fired
a load of shot into his right arm at
close >ange. The wounded man was
brought to the. Camden hospital where
the injured member had to bu ampu
tated. A
Cameron was on his way to Colum
bia when overtaken by Sheriff Welsh,
.Deputy Henry McLeod and Jailer
Boone. He had reached the pavinvjj
on the Richland county line and was
brought to Camden and placed in jail,
and was in such a condition he re
| membcrcd little about the affair,
j Both men are married and both
' have several children. Mr. Melton
suffered quite a bit from shock and
the loss of blood but it is thought he
will recover from his wound. It is
said that both men had been friends
up until the unfortunate occurrence.
Disastrous Fire at l'ageland.
Damage estimated at between $4,
000 and $5,000 was done at Page
land Saturday morning about 2
o'clock when the Chester & Lancaster
depot and adjoining cotton platform,
containing 300 bales, were totally de
stroyed by fire whkh ^originated in
the railway station. After being dis
covered, the flames made such rapid
progress that the total destruction of
| the railway building and the cotton
cou'.d not be prevented. Pageland has
just completed ita water line through
the bus'ness section of town, but the
hose and reel for fire' protection had
, not been received.-<? Lancaster Newt*.
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, Stevenson on the Radio.
? Friends of Congressman William
F. Stevenson, not only of the Fifth
District, but .throughout the State*
will be interested to know that he has
been selected. to make the Democratic
15-minute talk over the radio WRC,
of Washington, on Saturday night,
January 30. This station invites a
Democratic speakef to talk over the
radio twice each "week for a period of
15 minutes. Congressman Stevenson
can be counted upon to talk upon mat
ters of interest to all the pepple of
South Carolina and he will doubtless
be heard with interest by thousands of
radio fans over the State.
Peak-Lovett. ' ?
Mr. Warner Peak, of Great Falls,
S. C., and Miss Laura Lovett, of East
over, S. C., were married by Jud?e/W.
%j. McDowell on the 22nd inst. v
Mr. Allred To Visit Florida.
Mr. S. S. Allred of St. Petersburg,
Fin., is visiting his brother, Mr. W. B.
Allred. Mr. Allred will accompany
his brother on the return to Florida
where he will spend some time re
cuperating from' his recent serious ac
cident.
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Will Present -Play.
"Always in Trouble", a play given
by the Wateree community for the
benefit of Wateree school, near South
ern Power Company's plant, will be
presented at the Camden school au
ditorium' on Friday, February 5th, at
8:15 o'clock. Tickets will be on sale
at W. R: Zemp's Drug Store.
Man Lost His Hand
While operating a 'shingle mill on
his place in the Antioch section of
the county Wednesday of last week
Mr. Thomas Croft "had the misfortune
to get his left hand badly cut. He
was brought to the Camden hospital
where it was found necessary to am
putate the left hand except the
thumb.
Had a Great Meeting.
Rev. J. W. Boykin, pastor of Mount'
Moriah Baptist Church, requests us1
to thank those who attended his anni- 1
versary sc rvicef last Sunday and who
helped make it a success from every
standpoint. Former Judge Mendel L.
Smith was the speaker for the occa
sion and gave bia hearers a splendid
address, Quite a space was set aside
for white friends and there was a
?aodly *.lc?o*nce of white visitors.
(The collection tot the day amounted
[to I960 and will be us#d toward im
proving tAte ty. ? ?
CAMDKN FROM THE AIK
Chronicle'i* Staff Member Related.
Impressions Atop Our City
$fcantily aback of the eight massive
cylinderod power plant of the South
ern Aircraft corporation's ship, binder
command of Lt. * * " *
is that many passengers have climbed
aboard during tho Liberty Fliors visit
to Camden during the past week.
With helmet snugly pressing ears
that would likely chill otherwise an<4
safety belt made secure one makes
a hurried check-up of insurance not
invalid above the ground and ven
tures an assuring nod. The throttle
opens and- at the same time land
space is rumbling away in tho dis
tance, finally to drop completely be
neath, and the. amateur flyer is off
for great, if not surpassing, thrills
of beauty and overwhelming delight.
Continuing to climb, excitement
calms , to intense interest and appre
ciation of Cpmden in its most beau
tiful and liberal prospect. Prom tho
drolling, turbid Wateree to the lake
waters that bound it on the east,
Camden stages before an emerald
wooded ^screening scenes not to be
imagined in the average Southern
community of so limited a popula
tion. Long, unbending ^tre?ts and wide,
tree-bounded avenues, all generously
paved, set apart home from business
and serve to connect one with another
Camden's five parks that cannot bd>
matched in grace nor civic virtue.
Though long out of originally
planned service the old court house
and city hall, because of their indel
ible attachment to early history*; re
ceive more than passing consideration
from the observer high above their
parapets. Monuments to the dead
of our Confederacy, to DeKalb and
to Dickinson, satisfy as to what this
city alone ^can claim and with pride
that few aliens to Camden possess,
attention passes to center upon the
grounds of old^.Upton Court and how
a part of the magnificently appointed
Court Inn; the Kirkwood Hotel, even
larger; Hobkirk with its cottages and
the country estates bordering are all
ever so lovely.
Camden's new, subdivisions, even
now studded with smaller homes, but
none the less beautiful, serve also
to demonstrate future necessities in
the < opening 'of our city's expansive
undeveloped areas.
Winging low and- dizzily over tee
and green along the Country Club
course Lt. Buckman shortly settled
over the half-mile oval race course
of the Camden^ Riding and Driving
club only, seconds later, to' repeatedly
and with keen accuracy, bank ^each
turn and curve and strangely enough
forte the writer to break his own
record of forty^sefren miles an hour
over this distance!
Then up again into cloudless skies
for almost a mile to behold all Of
Camden at a single glance. Where
each pavement ends a threading high
way is seen to continue and in number
fivb trunk-line routes grow dim in a
wonderland <*f industrial and com
mercial possibilities. There's nothing
really wrong with our city, and ?
wondering? if we just had /to nuis
ance taxes; if only the grand old
commonwealth's tax system assumed
no such present prejudicial air toward
capital that must surely find a field ?
how Camden would prosper; what
a paradise to advertise; what ? ^
locatod the front
And, suddenly, in the mitts t of
thoughts for Camden of tomorrow,
tho lefty standpipe is seen to change
places with tho ancient Southern
freight depot every quarter-second ?
you're spinning, flopping, and ever
falling. Leveling in a way that you
cannot yet tell the ship begins a
steady dive with tail straight above ?
straight below ? and then again you
head for earth. From the wind-split
exhaust ears are made to answer
rapid gun-fire barkings and the down
ward race is continued for a sljort
space at a speed greater than two
miles a minute.
The ship sobers its wild careening,
a perfect landing is "completed and
the unscratched passenger carrying
record of Lt. Buckman, embracing
seven years and under varied con
ditions, remains unbroken*
Until Camden is seen from the air
one of the most delightful experience#
is yet to be had. But once up with
Buckman is not enough, you will say,
for it calls for a second and a third
trip? each acre to prove more thor*
oughly enjoyable than the one before,
service aa a native of Kansas and
sinee graduation from the air schools
aO San Antonio has been regularly
A VISITOR'S 1MI?KKSSU)N
i-Mias Lope* Write* of Camden to
Friends Hack North
Tho following letter was written
by Miss Blanche Lopez to a Northern
friend. Miss Lope* Jirat learned of
Camden through ^^advertisement in
one of the Northern papers and wrote
(the Chamber of Commerce for book- ,
lets and information which w*s
promptly suppliod. Miss Lope* with
her mother fias been here for some
time and expects to remain until late
spring. She will most likely be back
next winter, and as she tikes Camden
better than any other Southern re
sort, having visited all of them, , it is
more than probable that this will
bo her future home which is to be
much desirod.
"I know you will be eager to hear
just what I think of Camden. Well,
in tho first place 1 am delighted with
the climate. The days for the most
part are bright |with sunshine, the
air clear, dry, bracing. At times
there is the tang and nip of frost to
the air, then again it Ir soft and
balmy as spring. It is just the
weather for action. Ono wants to
mount one's fiery steed and prance
through the soft sandy # roads. Or
one feels liko pursuing "the elusive
golf ball over tho long green fair
ways, skirted everywhere by beauti
ful pines. Or ono may just desire
to walk and inhale the spicy air in
long grateful whiffs, watching mean
time the birds flit hither and yon'
among the trees", which include not
only pines but glossy magnolias and
fascinating holly trees, alive with
red berries. Even. now tho birds are
here. Yesterday I saw a large flock
of robins on the golf course. I have
seen' the red-headed woodpecker, the
Sqntlemanly little bluebird, the blue
iy, cardinal grosbeak, wild canary
and, most of all characteristic of the
South, the mocking bir<J.
"The soil is good for sport, being
sandy and very porous. As for sports,
we have several go'od golf courses,
riding, steeplechase hunt^s, polo which ,
is very picturesque indeed, quail and
turkey shooting, tenniB and boating in
tho little blue lake, which lacks good
rowboats and canoes, however. There
are several good hotels, and these cgn:
f tribute concerts arid dancing. There -
is a very fine grill at ono of them.
There should be more amusements
provided in the town, i? order to at
tract jurists. ' There is a moving
picture theatre. A swimming pool
and roller skating rink have been sug
gested. liiere should be good monejr
in either or both of these.
"There is very little trouble in find
ing accommodations in Camden, for
the Chamber of Commerce is right
on the job. <rOne writes or telegraphs
and by the next mail comes a re*
sponse, with a list of places to suit
every purse. One selects, telegraphs
or writes them and presto, all is ar
ranged. Then, with little more than
an overnight trip from New York
one is in Camden, and the calm and
restfulnosa of the place enfolds one.
There is no long, tiresome' trip, a?
to Florida, no heat, no crowds. There
is a restful little town and a cosy
town atmosphere that one does not
find at Aiken or Pinehurst or.? at
Asheville, which to my way of think
ing is too mucto of a city for thoje
seeking charm and atmosphere.
"Tfcere are wonderful opportunities
in Camden. Real estate, which every
where in the vicinity and on the
coast has risen greatly ip value, here
has remained stationary, and now is
the time to get hold of it; for it will
rise. Camden will boom, just as sure- ^
ly as Florida has. It has too fine
a climate and is too easy of access as
compared with Florida not to do So.
The disappointed tourist, jaded by
the heat and crowds and disgusted
with the high prices of Florida, is
even, now flocking to the hotels about
here, entering with zest into the fre
quent polo games, or contenting "him
self with playing the part of spec
tator, or following the hounds in the
steeplechase. If he is a dyed-imthe
wool golfer, of courtfe nothing in the
world interests him save hisr little
white ball.
"Doesn't all this appeal to you,
'storm-driven Northerner as you are,
weary as you must be of the icy blasts
of winter? I know it does and I only -
wish you could have the chance that
I have had to see and enjoy for your
self." e>
? ~ ~ ~ 1 - ' i . ? - 1 1 - ? ? .1 - ?T . - ?
. Boykin-Jone*. ' ; "
Mr. Robert R. Roykin, of Dalzell,
and Mrs. Ethel Henrietta Jones, of
Camd&n, Route 5, were quietly mar
ried by Judge ' W. L. McDowell on
Wednesday afternoon, January 27th.
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connected with activities of the air.
He is a regular fellow and the finost
kind of buddy in whom to place
yotjr confidence. He comes to Cam
den ^flying ' a Curtis biplan^and
has as his motor expert J. I>
Bridge rs, Jr., of Florence. Mr. A. P.
Plythe is acting director of advertis
ing and accompanying is Mrs. Flythe
and their stpall son. All of the
visitors art enthusiastic in their
praise* of our city and certainly Cam
den is honor*}, that thsy should . visit
her# an4 particularly that .they are
staying longer than their usual en