The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 05, 1926, Image 7
'Found Dead in Hotel Room
News was received in Bishopvillu
Monday of . the death at Fayetteville,
r , Sunday night of Claudu P, Wil
kinson. No detaila have been/ received
MS this ii written, except, that tho
i^dy was found in a Fayetteville hotel
room Monday morning.
Mr. Wilkin&on was a telegrapher
employed by Clark and Company, who
operate the Bishbpvillo cotton ex
change. Ho and his wife had been in
HiahopviUe since tho first of last No
vember, It is said that Mr. Wilkinson
had resigned his position with Clark
A Company to accept a similar one
with H. G. Latimer Company, and
left here Sunday night for Fayette*
vi lie, where he was to report for
work. Mrs. Wilkinson did not ac
company him, but remained in Bish?
.upville.
Those well acquainted with Mr.
Wilkinson state that he was in bad
physical condition due to having been
gassed and also shell shocked in
Franco,"
W. l\ SjHWi of Abbeville cAityf t?>
Bishopville Monday n^ght and accom
panied Mrs. Wilkinson, his sister, to
Abbeville, the former home of both
Mr. and Mr$. Wilkinson, whore it is
supposed that the funeral services for
M:. Wilkinson will be held.
Although they had beefl residents of
Bishopville only a , few months, botti
Mr, and Mrs, Wilkinson had made
many friends here, who will sincerely
regret to learn this tragic news.?
Bishopville Messenger.
In the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts, there is jn Egyptian wooden
coffin 8,900 years old. The drawing
and painting on it are in a wonderful
state of preservation. It is said to
be the most important sarcophagus
yet found.
Bachelorhood in Japan is very rare,
being almost unknown.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY REPORT
Thu annual meeting of the Hospital
Auxiliary was : held at the hospital
on Tuesday morning, January 26.
The' election of officers for s the
coming year is as follows: President,
Mrs. N. R. Goodale; Vice-president,
Mrs. W. L. DePass; secretary, Mrs,
S. C. Zeirip; treasurer, Mrs. M.
tfaruch. Much business was discussed
and plans made for "Tag Day" which
occurs annually on February 14. We
hope for good results from this year's
lagging. It was planned to have a
tea and also a- card party some time
during the months of February and
March. .
Our work will consist mainly in
helping with an X-ray equipment
which is badly needed and- we hope
to have this installed as ^oon as pos
sible. The auxiliary has been very
active for the past year and we feel
sure that the treasurer's report will
be read with interest by every one,
for we are, all proud of our hospital
and what it means to our community.
These i^re a few of our accomplish
ments for the past year: Added n
room on the south porch, to be used
as a study room for the nurses. Inr
stalled an exhaust fan at a cost of
$05.00 for the kitchen. Painted ^and
kalsomined both wards ary.1 added
some shelves. ' We are now making
some needed changes in the superin
tendent's room at a cost of $150.00.
The auxiliary appreciates the work
of our very efficient superintendent
and tries to co-operate^ with her in
every way that we can for the good
of the hospital.
Respectfully submitted,
(Mrs. N. R.) Mary L. Goodale,
Pres. Camden Hosp. Aux.
STATEMENT OF LADIES' AUXILIARY 1925
Jan. 20. Balance General Account $ 493.23
Jan. 20. Bal. Spec. Acct. Mr. B. M. Hamuli $ 247.90
May 14. Part payment Davey Tree Expert Co <. . . 247.90
Jan. 26. Dues / . . 8.00
B01.23
Expenditures for January
Jan. 20. Fletcher Moore ... * 38.10
Jan. 20. L. Schenk & Co 21.30
Jan. 31. Dan Salmond .N 3.7fL. 63.15
438.08
Feb. 14. Tag Day ........ 362.13
Feb. 17. Dues * 8.00
"Feb. 21. Dues ? ? 9.00
Feb. 21. Bridge at Mrs. Harris' ....... i 146.50
Feb. 21. Check from Mrs. Harris ^ 25.00
Feb. 23. Check from Mrs. Leslie Zemp . ... ' 1.00
Feb. 23. Balance from Tag Day ? 75.51
. 1,065.22
Expenditures for February.
Feb. 7. Dan Ferguson . 10.00
Feb. 14. ?Camden Chronicle cash ("Hearts) ^ 7.50
Feb. 28. Camden Chr6nlcle 6.00
Feb. 14. Lang's Grocery 1*85 25.35
1,039.87
Mch. 9. Dues v.... 3.00
Mch, 14. Check Mrs. Spiburg 10.00 *
Mch. 14. Dues ; ? w 1.00
Mch. 15. Dues . , . . .r . . . ?, 4.00
t -
Expenditures for March
Mch. 7. Camden Floral Co . . . 4.00
Mch. 14. Josh for work , 9.00 -?
Mch. 28. Fletcher Moore . ^100.00
Mch. 26. S. B. Kirkland .f. 46.00 159.00
? J .
v 898 87
April 24. Dues . '. ^ 10.00
V 908.87
Expenditures for April
April 7. Check VV. L. DePass, seed <. . 10.00
April 11. Work on grounds .' 6.50
April 24. Henry Jackson 15.00
April 7. Fletcher Moore ?. . .. 173.00 204.50
704.87
May No Receipts
Expenditures for May
May <j.* Miss Elizabeth Eggleston 7.00
May 14. Ck. Bal. Davey Tree. Ex. Co < . . 65.05
May 14. Rush Lumber Co x.. 9.10 81.15
623.^2
J urn- No Receipts / >
Expenditures for June
?June 20. Exhuust fan 65.00
June 20. Work on yard 3.50
June 25. Albert Peck & Co. _. 16.50 85.00
'?J > No Receipts
Expenditures for July
?July 11. Bob Gerry 8-00
?July 18. Bob Gerry
' u ? y 25. .1. B. Rush
538.22
5.60 18.95
519.27
Au^-jyt No Receipts
Expenditures for August
V jpust 1"). Cash Mrs. Goodale (for Jim Alexander, work ) 20.00 20.00
499.27
No Receipts.
No Expenditures ;
11 i Check Rhamo Bros, Rent 100.00
? 599.27
Expenditures for October
1 . 10. Bob Gerry 9.00
''el 12. Dan Salmond 7.00
' t. 17. Dan Ferguson 9.00
Dct. 24. Ed Richardson ^.00
( '? ' 31. Dan So well 9.00 43.00
556.27
A ? No Receipts
Expenditures for November
^ A 7. Dan SaLnrjond 9.00 9.00
I).
547.27
No Receipts
Expenditures for December
t>?c. 5. Oliver Williams ?
fc- 2?- c?f[y ? ? ? ; ; ; ; ; 29.80 43.gr,
l>ec. 26. Miss Robins
Balance cash in, Bank Jan. 1, 1926
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ONK DEAD FROM POISON
Another Spartan Youth May Recover
From Same Cau*e
(Saturday's Spartanburg Journal) ,
Qrlua tragedy stalked through' the
home of H. Frank McGee, prominent
Spartanburg merchant, last night,
Joe H. McGee, 22-year-old son of the
merchant, was found dead in the Mc
Gee residence, 501 East Main street,
about D:30 o'clock, and his friend,
Charles tu O'Neale, Jr., son of a
prominent local cotton buyer, was
discovered in a critical condition.
Although the\cau8e of the tragedy
has not been officially determind, the
belief is current that the young men
either ate or drank something which
poisoned , them.
Young O'Neale was rushed to the
Mary Black clinic and heroic meas
ures employed in .an effort to save
his life. Physicians, announced this
morning that the youth has a chance
tcf recover. In a state of coma when
found last night, an operation relieved
the most dangerous symptoms and at
noon today ho was reported improved;
Although physicians are unable to
determine whether permanent ill ef
fects will follow his strango illness,
they believe that he will ultimately
recover.
Added poignancy was given the
tragedy by the absence of both Mr.
and Mrs, Frank McGee, parents of
the dead youth. Mr. McG.ee has been
in New York for seVeral days on
business for the Aug. Smith de
partment store, of which he is iViana
ger. Mrs. McGeo left Spartanburg
Thursday to join her husband <in New
York Cjty.
First intimati.#fTthat a tragedy had
been enacted in the McGge home came
about 9:30 o'clock last night, accord
ing to a statement made by a friend
| of the O'Neale family.
A telephone message from Charles
, L. O'Neale, Jr., who was visiting Joe
; McGee, is said to have reached the
O'Neale residence on Pine street, a
j feeble voice announcing "Joe is dead,
and I'll be dead before you can get.
here."
pushing to the McGee residence,
friends of the young men found Joe
McGee's. lifeless body. Young O'Neale,
evidently near death, was found near
the telephone, where he had contrived
to crawl and summon assistance.
Nothing was found,, it is said, to .furn
ish any clue as to what the young
men had eaten or drunk.
Neither surgeons nor police officers
would discuss the affair. Coroner
John S. Turner, was ill in bed today
and has made no official investiga
tion. At the sheriff's office it was
stated that no arrangements to hold
an inquest have been made* and it is
assumed that officials inquiry will be
delayed until Charles L. O'Neale, Jr.,
is able to issue a statement concern
ing the affair.
Joe B. McGee, Jr., had been asso
ciated. with the Aug. W. Smith de
partment store since leaving the Cita
del, Charleston, where he was a stud
ent. *He was popular here and
throughout the state.
He was downtown early last night,
an hour or two prior to his death,
according 'o reports current today,
ftc* had been afflicated with heart
trouble, it is said, and his friends
attribute his death to the inability
of his heart to withstand the strain
imposed by what is believed to have
been poison in either food or drink
consumed by McGee and O'Neal.
No suspicion of foul play is enter
tained by officers who went to the
McGee residence to conduct an in
vestigation.
Manly Twitty Killed
orge Manly Twitty, former
Heath Springs citizen, was Jdlled at
Hartsville Friday afternoon about
5:30 o'clock when the Ford car in
which he with a woman ?d child
v/cre riding, was struck by an Atlan
tic Coast Line train. Mr. Twitty lived
only a short time after the accident.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Twitty of Heath Springs and had
made his home in Hartsville for a
number of years where he had been
engaged in the insurance business.
He was 10 years old and is survived
by two children, one son lft years of
age and a daughter of 15 years. Be- j
sides his parents he is also' survived
by a sister, Mrs. W. H. Hunter of ,
Heath Springs, Walter Twitty of j
Lynchburg, Va., Sidney Twitty of
Charlotte and Hoyt Twitty of Harts
ville. Burial was at Hartsville Mon- J
day by the side of his wife who diet! i
several years ago. ? Lancaster News. !
Gets Carnegie Award
A bronze medal and $65 monthly
with $15 additional for three children,
has been awarded by the Carnegie
Hero Fund Commission to H. Bunyon ;
Thomas," rural route No. 2, Union
ville, N. C-, who died attempting to
save a fellow farmer from suffocating
in a well at Monroe N. C., September
9, 1925.
The descendant* of Confucius are
well known in China
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The Two Corner Stones
There are two cornerstones of the savings bank. One is
safety. The other is interest oti your money. Open a savings
account with this bank and you will build your prosperity
upon these same chunks of granite.
The First National Bank
i
Of Camden, South Carolina
Believe It Or Not!
Dalton, ' Ga., Jan. 11V ? The fellow
who was so lucky that ne had a fun
nel in each pocket when it began rain
ing gold dollars has a rival in Bob
Robinson, a well-known resident of
Murray county, according to informa
tin reaching here.
Mr. Robinson needed some more
wood recently, so he decided to saw
down a large ofek on his place. Saw
ing about three feet from the. ground,
he found in the1 hollow of the tree a
large hive bees, so he nailed a top
on the stump and was a hive of bees
to the good. In the tree was enough
honey for the bees and for him for
the remainder of the winter. Having
noticed a swarm of bees highefr upon
the trunk some time before, he cut
into and found two big opossums.
Further investigation disclosed the
fact that the tree, in falling, had
stryck and killed a rabbit, so He had
a ' fine game dinner, with plenty of
wood to cook it, and honey for dessert.
An Atchison, KanRas, painter
8 mel led smoke while riding in his
motor car. He thought his car was/
on fire and began to eall loudly. *
Someone sent -in the alarm and as
the fire department dashed up the
painter discovered it was but hi a
necktie burning.
What are regarded as the ancestors
Of modern men are known as the
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Northern Africa.
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Camden, South Carolina