The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 14, 1927, Image 8
ANNUAI. liKl'OKT OF HOSI'ITAI,
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<^Hwkn Institution Make* Goad
Hhowing For l'aat Year |v
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The hospital has had a very good
year, and the following items will be
of Interest to the friends of the hospital,
but particularly to the citizens
of the county, aH it is a county institution.
The directors take this opportunity
to thank every one who has
given assistance in any way, hut
specially the Hospital Auxiliary Association,
without whom it would be
hard to keep the hospital open.
There were 609 patients during the
year, 487 cured, 63 improved, 20 not
improved, 1 refusing attention and 37
deaths. There were 69 accouchments,
with 61 babies, there being two pairs
of twins. Free days 2,655, pay days
1,171, part pay days 1,311. Total
hospital days 6,137. There is a substantial
increase in the amount of
work each year.
Number of employees, 12 nurses
and 7 help of all kinds. 412 visits in
the out department.
Four were graduated in the nurses'
training school.
In the laboratory there were 1,584
examinations of various kinds. Of
the patients, 436 were white and 173
colored; 322 patients had some kind
</f an operation, among them 99 apjxTiidectoinies.
There were 144 abdominal
sections in all, and 65 tonsils
and adenoids removed. There were
16 Ceasarian sections, with 2 deaths
In mothers and 3 in babies; 3 operations
for intersusseption in infants
were without a death. The operations
were classed as 91' major and
107 minor; 133 of the patients were
under 12, and 51 under 2 years.
The following donations are hereby
acknowledged publicly, most of them
being acknowledged already by letter:
Duke Kndo'wment, $2,582.10; u visitor,
$10.00; Mrs. Arthur Russell, $16.00}J.
Leonard Graham, $100.00; Sursfield
Golf Club, $58.00; Mrs. Malind-.i
I). Landreth, $J00,00; Mrs. Kdith Y.
Crocker, $100.00; Mr. L, W. Besso,
$100.00; Colonel Charles Clifton,
$100.00; Samuel J. Miller, $200.00; T.
Jefferson Newbold, $50.00; Miss
Francis A. Poultney, $25.00; Frank
K. Courscn, $100.00; Mr. <J. McKee
Graham, $3G.00.
Receipts for the year are as Col-*
lows: Burdell Fund, $4,000.00; Kershaw
County, $4,584,72; The Duke
Endowment, $2,582.10; Interest, six
months, Cook Endowment Fund,
$250.00; From pay patients, $11,786.93;
Donations, $996.00; Cash,
$479.98; Total receipts, $24,628.73.
Disbursements: Repairs and maintenance,
$3,092.18; Medical and Surgical
departments, $1,905.28; Employees,
$6,282.24; Kitchen and Provisions,
$6,043.98; Light and Water,
$556.43; Laundry, $1,290.12; Fuel,
$1,269.28; anaesthetics, $837.00; Insurance,
$420.00; Telephone and Telegraph,
$47.45; Freight and Express,
$71.09; Bills Payable, Bank of Camden,
$2,000.00; Sundries, $209.40;
Balance in Bank of Camden, $604.28;
Total Disbursements, $24,628.73.
? Tho Camden Hospital has only two
endowments; the George R. Cook endowment
of $10,000.00, for general
purposes, and which is making
$500.00 a year for our expenses; and
the Smith endowment of $1,000.00,
which is for any extra things for
babies in the hospital. We are hoping
that these endowments will he
added to, or others for any specific
purpose will be inaugurated, by some
of our friends.
The hospital is increasing each
year as an economical factor in this
county. Many^both white and colored,
are helped in n return to health
and usefulness, as producers and citir.ens.
This work can not be measured
in dollars and cents, but all who
are informed about the work at the
hospital, know it to be a fact.
No report of the hospital should be
concluded without thanking the directors
and doctors for giving their time
and best efforts in the work; and the
superintendent and nurses for their
ofiicWncy and enthusiasm in their
?work. The colored help are also giving
the beftt in them towards furthering
the work of the hospital.
The hoard of directors is composed
of John W. Oorbett, M.D., president;
S. C. Zemp. M.ILv vice-president; M,
Baruch, treasurer; L. A, Wittkowaky,
secretary; H. G. Carrlson, Sr., W. R.
Ifough, W. R. Zemp, R. M. Kennedy,
Jr., Miss E. L. Robbins, R.N., superintendent,
Camden, S. C., Jan. 10, 1927.
Prominent Bishopvilte Man Dead
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Roland L. Henron, prominent business
man and farmer, who has been
a patient of a F^rence hospital for
several days having ' becm brought
here suffering from an acute attack
of heart trouble, died yesterday morn-1
ing. The funeral services will take
place in Bishopvillc today. Mr.
Xfearon was 46 years old.. He leaves
a widow and five children. He wa$
one of the most popular and useful
eitisens of Bishopville.?Wednesday's
Florence News-Review.
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Killed in Auto Wreck
Conway, .Jan. 11.?W. Dal Johnson,
well known citizen of Murrels Inlet,
met death late yesterday afternoon
when his car overturned on the Conway-Myrtle
Beach highway, about
nine miles from Copyayi Mr. Johnson
was alone at the time and there
were no witnesses of the fatal accident.
From the tracks of the car it
was evident that the car skidded in
aoft dirt and Mr. Johnon lost control.
Banks To Close Wedneadav
The three banks of Camden will
-clone on Wednesday, January 19, the
same being a holidnv in observance of
General Robert E. Lee's-' birthday.
Those having banking business are
requested to take notice.
Mrs. I. P. Hunter Deed '
Mm, Florell* Meyimrdie Hunter,
wife of ftheriff John P. Hunter and
daughter of the Ute Dr. John P. Meynardie,
presiding elder of the Methodist
church, South, who died Friday
at the Memorial hospital was a shock
to her host of friends not only in
Lancaster hut throughout the state,
particularly Charleston, Columbia,
Greenville and Camden where her distinguished
father held pastorates during
her girlhood.
Mrs. Hunter moved from Camden
to Lancaster in the early nineties
and was wedded to .Sheriff Hunter
November 6, 1903. Since coming to
Lancaster she has been closely allied
with all religious and civic activities
and wuh a great favorite in social circles.
She was a zealous member of
the Methodist church and responded
whole-heartedly to every call made
for charity.
Mrs. Hunter was a talented musician
and a gifted writer. She was the
author of "Annie dakley," an interesting
story of reconstruction (lays in
South Carolina and numerous short
stories came from her pen. For 23
years she was recording secretary of
the Friday Afternoon Book Club,
Lancaster's oldest literary organization,
and its records reflect her keen
humor and versatile command of language.
She was a great nature lover and
spent much of her time out under
heaven's * canopy.
Funeral services were held from
the First Methodist church Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, Dr. J. W. Kilgo,
assisted by Rev. W. S. Patterson,
officiating. The large attendance and
wealth of floral offerings bespoke 6(
her place in the Affqctiona of all who
knew her. The entire town and community
mourn with Sheriff Hunter
and feel deeply grieved and bereft
over the loss of such a genial personality.?Lancaster
News.
Moved His haw Office
T. K. Trotter, well known Camden
attorney, has moved his law offices
from the second floor of the Fashion
Shop building to room No. 7 of the
j Godfrey office building over the Loan
and Savings Bank.
Meeting of Pension Board
The Confederate Pension Board met
in the Probate office on Wednesday
to revise the pension roll for 1927.
The new board is composed of W. F.
Russell, G. W. Moseley and I). P. C.
Murc'nison.
Cashes Granted New Trial
Columbia, .Jan. 5.?The supreme
court, in an opinion filed today,
granted a new trial to John Cash,
Frank Cash and Marion Cash, convicted
in Chesterfield county of manslaughter
in connection with the death
of Frank Nicholson. The court held
that the trial judge had erred in limiting
arguments of counsel to one
hour for each side over the protest
of attorneys for the defendants. Th?*
appeal of Eugene Walker, convicted in
Greenville county of violating the
prohibition law, was dismissed.
Tritd To Defraud Insurance Company
Anderson, Jan 5.?A grgve in the
Mount View cemetery of Seneca, contains
the charred bones of a goat, instend
of the burned remains of Harry
K. Sligh, 35, formerly of Seneca and
late of Fitzgerald, Ga. And Sligh,
who was thought t<? have been burned
to death last September in Fitzgerald,
has been Arrested in Los Angeles,
Cal., in connection with his alleged
plot to enable his wife and children
to collect $80,000 insurance. The arrest
of Sligh and the revelation that
the bones of a goat and not of a human
being repose in the Seneca cemetery
brings to n close what is described
in Fitzgerald as one of the
most mystifying cases ever brought
under investigation in the Georgia
city. Sligh was arrested in Los Angeles
upon a telegraphic warrant
from Fitzgerald. The warrant is said
to charge that he placed the bones^of
a goat in a bod in his cottage some
miles from the Georgia city, and then
set fire to the cottage on the night of
September 27, 1926.
Midway December Honor Roll.
First grade?Margaret Anderson,
Gone Cooper, Clyburn Elliott, Willie
Hortofl, William McCoy, Milton McGuirt,
RebeccA Raley.
Grade 2.?Albertus Bowers, Foch
Gordon, James Marcus, Stella Poison.
Grade 3?Minnie PeaH Anderson.
Oralie Brannon, Margaret Holland,
Pauline Mosely, Fierce Rozier, Fred
Tidwcll, Ruby Gay West, Roy Parker,
Hazel Horton.
Grade 4?Annie Mae Hearon, Virginia
Brannon.
Grade 5?Raceine Davis, Willie
Hunnicutt, Mary Mc(%y, Berdell Williams,
Marie Fields.
Grade 6?Major Davis. Mae Lee
Raley, Mattie West,
Grade 7?Kvelyn#Raiey, Leslie Rogers,
MonctA West.
Grade 8?Janie Brannon.
Grade 10?Celestia Young.
Grade 11?Rubv Gordon.
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BAD PI KB AT KTATK FARM
Kl>nf? destroy M?Ia Barn and Other
Structures?Convicts Give Aid.
Special to The Stats
Keid Penitentiary Farm, Jan, 8,?
Fire of unknown origin completely
destroyed the big main barn of the
Keid farm this morning about five
o'clock. Several smaller buildings
situated near the barn were also burned
despite the tyeroic effort* of convicts
and guards alike. It ia believed
that the stockade, living quarters of
the convicts, would have been destroyed
also had it not been for the splendid
work of the men who stood by and
fought hard. Not a man escaped, nor
even attempted to escape during the
excitement attending the ftre._ __
A. M. Scarborough, superintendent
of the penitentiary, was unable late
today to give an accurate estimate
of the loss but roughly estimated it
to be slightly over $15,000. The barn
building was insured for $5,000 and
its contents for $3,000. Four head of
live stock was burned to death in the
Are. The barn contained about 33 or
34 mules and horses but all of these
were rescued except four. All live
stock was insured according to value
up to $200. Contents of the barn
consisted of corn, hay, oats, peanuts,
fodder und some few farm implements
-and gearing. Buildings adjacent
to the- main barn were used for
storage purposes, among them being j
the commissary the. contents of which I
were mostly saved. Four other small
buildings were used for fertilizer
storage purposes and the like. There
was at the time of the fire very little
fertilizer in the buildings hence
this loss was small. Virtually the
entire loss is covered by insurance
with the sinking fund Commission.
The Keid farm is under the management
of J. H. Irby who for 35
years has been connected with the
penitentiary guard forces. For about
20 years Mr. Irby has been in charge
of the prison farm here. Thus he has
spent virtually his entire life in the
.service, pf the state. ,
A guarT! "on duty at the stockade
spread th ealarm about 5 o'clock this
morning. Cooks and lot men, who
are trusties, had been turned out 30
minutes before. One of the trusties
had been to the burn and had returned
to the stockade feeling unwell.
This man was questioned closely but
denied any knowledge of the origin
of the fire. Me is known not to be a
smoker and at the time he visited the
lot this morning he declared he had
no matches about his person.
A. M. Scarborough, superintendent
of the penitentiary, and David G. Ellison,
chairman of the board of directors
of the penitentiary, visited the
farm today inspecting the damage of
the fire.
Mr. Irby, manager of the farm,
left his bed clad only in his nightclothing
at the outbreak of the fire
and so clad fought the flames until
t) o'clock this morning. The spirit of
the 44 or 45 men and the six guards
of tfe farm in fighting the flames
side by side with no attempt at violence
or escape, is considered remarkable.
Standing out particularly is the
feat of one Son Owens, negro, who
Captain Irby said stood more punishment
in a valiant fight to keep the
fire from spreading, than any man he
had ever seen. For hours Owens occupied
a precarious position in one of
;he building nearest the main barn,
find fought steadily. ^
Some time ago Owens is said to
have overpowered a guard at the farm
and to have, escaped, being later recaptured.
Since his recapture he has
been considered a good prisoner although
he has never been made a
trusty. Captain Irby recommended a
reward for Owens, to the superintendent
of the penitentiary. . Mr. Scarborough
investigated the case and
madeCa suitable reward to the negro.
No plans for rebuilding have yet
developed and none will be considered
until a check-up of the complete loss
and a settlement with the sinking
fund is made, Mr. Scarborough said
tonight.
Rcid farm is situated 12 miles below
Camden in Kerefiaw county.
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President Withdraws Name
The president has withdrawn the
name of Parnell Meehan, nominated
for another term as postmaster at
Chesterfield, on complaint that he
hrfd recently received money from
persons wishing to be appointed village
letter carriers at Clover, says a
Washington special of Thursday last.
The civil service commission found
that Meehan had received $600 for
this purpose. The matter was then
reported to the postmaster general
and the withdrawal of the nomination
followed, said the special. Following
the disclosure in the case of Meehan,
it has been announced that Mrs. Mary
Meehan Davis, sister of Meehan, will
perform the duties of the office until
a regular official is named. Mrs.
Davis held this position for a great
mftuy years and is said to have rendered
good service.
... I,lit Proaccutiou* During 1
Columbia, Jan. B.-^Attorney Gen
tral John M. Daniel haa received report
of crimea from all clerka of
courts in the atate, with two exceptions.
The reports in hand show \h*t
during 1WJ6 there were approximately
8,600 proeecutiona for violations of
criminal laws. Of these there ware
242 murder cases and 1,542 cases for
violation of the. prohibition laws.
Practically every crime in the code^
was violated. Prohibition cases lead.
Mrs. Ross Dead.
Mrs. W., W. Ross, 23, of New
Brookland, died at 11:40 last night at
the Baptist hospital, after an illness
of ten days.
She is survived by her husband, W.
W, Ross, by her father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Rose, of. Blaney;
by two brothers, Boykin.Rose, of Blaney
and Norman Rose of Blaney; also
by eight sisters, Mrs. T. B.Kelley, of
Edgefield, Mrs. C. M. Flaherty of
Hamlet, N. C., Mrs. W. F, Eddelman,
of Columbia, Miss Allie Rose, Miss
Lena Rose, and Miss Louise Rose, all
of Blaney, and by an infant daughter.
Mrs. Ross was a member of Blaney
Baptist church. She was a woman of
many fine qualities and will be
mourned by numerous friends and relatives.?Tuesday's
State.
Boyden Nims Drops Dead
Columbia, Jan. 7.?Discovering that
his home was on fire, Boyden Nioi3,
5H, retired chemist and farmer of
Richland county, dropped dead from
heart failure as he was running to
frhe^cene of the conflagration from a
field jpeaTby, shortly before noon today.
He had been known to be suffering
from heart trouble about two j
years.
Mrs. Nims, discovering the blaze, i
which started at an open fireplace, j
and realizing the danger of excitement
to her husband, went to a nearby
saw mill for help. Returning, she
found that he had fallen a hundred i
yards from the burning house. The
hous$L- and most of its furnishings
-were destroyed.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Transatlantic telephone service be- j
tween London and New York will be j
instituted early in January, says a I
London dispatch. It will cost $75 for I
a three minute talk, says the dis- |
patch.
Charles Birger, gang leader, has
been placed under arrest at Harris- j
burg, 111., charged with the shooting '
to death a few weeks ago of Joe
Ad^ms, mayor of West City, 111.
The American steamer Astoria has
been lost ui the Black Sea, near
Kavarna, Roumania, with a loss of
21 lives.
Reuben Bland, of Robertsville, N.
C., claims to be the father of 34 chil
dren and lays claim to beityfl
champion father of the United sfl
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