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| VOLUME XXXVIII. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927. NUMBER 4?.
Il'ULi/ c?i>/?ovn nun uxx.
(James Three Tipses a Week and Later
to Be Played Every |)%y.
Staring la?t Saturday with a snappy
match between Pinehurst and
Camden polo will be played here three
times a week, and after the middle of
March daily. Splendid match games
are assured aa players are daily joinjng
the large number already on hand.
This Saturday a team from WinatonvSalem
including Thurmond Chatham,
Hubert Haines, Edward Johnston, Jim
Weeks und K. A. Darr will play the
Camden team. Arriving this week
the following players all of whom
have strings of ponies here are Mantun
Metealf, of Morristown, Marvin
Hariison, Phil Crennan and E. Palmer,
of Detroit, and Seymour Knox,-of
Buffalo. Also playing here are Samuel
Russell, Jr., of Middletown, Conn.,
Robert Adams, of New York, N.
Afiicl, of New York, F. Tejan, of Dayton,
und C. Little, of Camden.
Although Camden's golf* courses
.suffered last Sunday by the edict of
the newly elected governor of South
? Carolina that the antiquated blue laws
regarding Sunday observance should
be enforced very few golfers left, and
there is no doubt that active steps
will be taken to have the present
state legislature repeal the laws.
Sunday evening about thirty motorid
to the Holly Tree Tea Room, located
on the plantation of Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Cantey, eight miles below
Camden for supper which was followed
by the singing of spirituals by na,
live plantation darkies. Among the
guests were Lieut. Colonel Frazier i
.Harris, Mrs. H. R. Carlton, Mrs. J. P.
Teal, Mr. and Mrs. Dennison Dana,
Mrs. Henry Abbott, Mr. >ant^ Mr#*'
George P. Mallon and Miss Francis
Mallon, Mrs. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. T.
Jefferson Newbold, Mrs. Robert Marye,
Mrs. Frank Everett Heywood,
and Mr. Charles Kerner.
The numerous charitable affairs
have been largely attended by the
winter guests, notably the card party
last Friday at the home of Mrs. Arthur
McMullen and the musicale on
Monday afternoon at the home of Mr',
and Mrs. Warren H. Harris. Both of
these affairs were for the benefit of
Camden's Civic League,-which is doing
such fine work for the town.
Sunday evening a large audience
composed of winter sojourners as
well as townsfolk greeted Benjamin
DcLoache in his song recital at the
Kirkwood. The program besides
operatic and popular songs* by Mr.
DcLoache also consisted of piano accompaniment
charmingly 'rendered by
I Miss Harriet Fishburne of Columbia
and several pieces by the excellent
orchestra of the Kirkwood. Mr. Del.oache's
fine baritone was in excellent
condition and the audience was
enthusiastic in its commendation.
This afternoon, March fourth, Mrs.
Kdward MaeDowell will give a recital.
playing the compositions of her
late husband, one of America's leading
composers. A large audience will
doubtless greet this talented woman
at the school auditorium and aid in
the splendid work she is doing for the
colony at Peterborough, N. H., for
writers and musicians founded by Edwatd
MaeDowell.
Mrs. Carroll P. Bassett gave a tea
at G iodie Castle on Thursday afternoon
for Mrs. William S. Rainsford
wi i h was largely attended and Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Taintor entertained
several guests at dinner on Monday
evening.
Following the Saturday afternoon
polo match there was tea served for
the visitors from Pinehurst and others
followed by dancing in the Kirkwood
Drill and in the evening pqgties were
given by Nelson Asiel, Herbert Sftnclair,
John Sweeney and others.
An interesting event of the week
was the marriage on March third of
Miss Sarah Scott Gyayson to Mr.
Eugene O. Harris, Jr., which occurred
at the Grayson cottage on Lyttleton
avenue. Owifig to the recent death
of the bride's father, Harry Scott
Grayson of Washington, Pa., the wedding
was a very <juiet one, there being
no attendant#,* The ceremony was
Performed by Rev. T. A. Cheatham,
vjn I;l)iscoPal minister of Pinehurst,
N- ( The young couple left immediate.y
for a trip to Bermuda, and on
their return will make their home in
Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. W? ?3. Gould of Mont[
?nd tyfh Shirley S. Watkins of
' niladelphia' -are recent arrivals at
fyy Lodge, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Balard
Williams and Ballard, Jr., of
v ^idge and Miss Lorna Nilsen of
Fv,Jork bave Joined the colony at
the Kmg Haiglar Inn. . . -
Irs. Collier Marshall of New York
as joined hgr cousin, Mrs. Kathertne
w?v trnH?Uston wl"> I? w*th Mrk. EdZt
v Du?ose and Mrs. Martin Pierce
T t P u-. ^r^ford is a guest of Mrs.
vi K,rkland.
or rVJ"?* j*rs: Charles J. Seabrook
in Pa if J w, have many friends
Wher? ^ have spent
Inn hivT terl 8toPPin* Hobkirfc
* desirahlo K "i!? ase? one of the most
tletnn bu,1dm* sites on upper LytthX?
S Will erJt hlc
Mr. R. Z. Norton and Mr. /Lawrence
Norton also own handsopse estates |
here. JT
Mr. and Mrs. Georsjfc P. Mallon
and Miss Frances Mail oif of New
York arc recent arrivals at Hobkirk
In*, g
Among^thc manjr arrivals at the
Kirkwood may be noted Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Martin of Brooklyn, Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Presjnn of Newton Center,
Mr. and M/ii Allan Sheldon of
Detroit,v Mrs. Dean Fisher of Stanford,
Mr. andBfrs. Frank C. I^owry,
of Montclair,?r. and Mrs. Channing
Wells and and Mrs. H. C. Van
Voorhees of Boston, and Mj\ and Mrs.
Christy Pafflte of New York.
The Court'Inn is filled to capacity
and among the many coming there
are noted t>r. and Mrs. T. II. Ellis,
Mr. andPMrs. George H. N. Johnson
and Mas Anna Johnson of Bridgeport,
Wt. and Mrs. William Atwood,
of B(got), Mrs. Samuel A. Crozer4of
Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
B. fltz qf Edgewater Park, N. J.,
Mr.^fcid Mrsf%j&. Reuling Davis of
WilMs Bane, and Dr. and Mrs.
GeoSe E. Street of New York.
xT John Sweeney of Detroit who
wjV Mrs. Sweeney is passing the
wjKer at Hobkirk Inn entertained on
TMsday evening with a dinner at the
Tbtpi Shop for twenty guests and
also entertaining at the attractive
Totii with dinnprs recently were Mrs.
Newbohf of Philadelphia and Mrs.
JSdward Hammond New York.
tT A pre-nuptial party was given at
kh* Crescent Lake club on Wednesday
iiight in honor of the Grayson-Harris
m-edding party. About fourteerf
Wuests were present to enjoy the
B^ening.
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.SUNDAY DAW OliKYKD
Arrest of Golfers ut Greenville To
lfe Mude lent ( a.st*
Columbia, Feb. 27.?Century-old
"blue laws" invoked in South Carolina
foi a t ight Sunday today resulted
in the arrest of golfers in
Greenville hh they went to the links
despite Governor Richards' orders
yesterday to officers to be on the
alert for sueh violations.
It was the second "blue" Sabbath
in the state, and was more general
in its effect thun last. Drug stores in
the principal cities were either closed
or catered solely to those purchasing
medicines, no gasoline filling stations
were reported operating.
Four men" were arrested on Greenville
golf links. They were former
Solicitor Proctor A. Bonham, W. G.
Perry, Jr., John Cushman and David
Ferguson. W. W. Rogers, state constable,
was the arresting officer and
the charge was for violation of'Sunday
laws.
1 he men were released on their own
recognizance by the constable, but
when they started to resume the game
and were notified that continued play
would result in their being locked un,
Bonham and his companions then
drove by automobile to Biltmore,
N. C., near Asheville, where they finished
the game. All said they would
fight the case in court. Bonham is
a former state senator, while the
others in the party are Greenville
business men.
At Aiken, a resort town, officers
refused to allow newsboys to sell
papers on the streets but golf and
polo were played with no arrests
made. The usual number of links
followers were on the Palmetto club
links for the afternoon rounds while
on the Highland Park hotel course a
foursome between Den Thompson, Jim
Searlc, Mack Donald, and William
Whittemore, professionals, was
played.
Pupils of a preparatory school engaged
in a polo game there, but all
the amusements were held outside the
city limits of Aiken.
Camden, another tourist town, however,
took no chances with the law,
and announcement was made from all
hotels that the law had been enforced.
A number of winter visitors there left
the state today, most of them going
tp Pinehurst, N. C., hoteslry owners
said.
At Charleston, the lid was tight.
Not an arrest had been reported by
officers and all filling station?,
gaiages, soda fountains, cigar stores
and many restaurants shut their
doors for the day. Only street cars
and tapcicabs operated as usual.
Greenville had reports of a "cigarette
bootlegger" gang, operating
there, selling their banned wares at
50 cents a tifttikage instead of the
usual 15 or lWtfents.
Columbia observed the,law closely,
officers reported, with no arrests
made. *
Governor Richards was out of the
city. His office declined to give his
destination.
Many ministers jn their sermons
here and elsewhere in the state commended
the . governor for his action
in invoking tho old statute. Resolutions
of commendation were passed in
some instances.
COUNTY SUPPLY BILL
Bill Introduced To Meet Kximmimo of
founty Affairs
The Chronicle is indebted to Senator
Grover C. Welsh for a copy oi
the 11*27 supply bill for Kcraha*
county which was introduced u
days ago and which is expected to be i
coWie luw within the next week or
ten days:
Section 1. Thata tax of eight and
one-half mills to be expended as hereinafter
provided is hereby levied upon
ull the property in Kershaw County
for county purposes for the year c?tgj
mencing January 1, 1927, if so much
be necessary for the amounts and far
the purposes hereinafter stated, respectively,
that is to say:
(toads and Bridges
Permanent road improvement $7,- i
000.00. r
Convicts and maintenance of road
working organization, $18,000.
Salaries
Clerk of Court, $1,000.
Deputy Clerk of Court, $000.
Stenographer for inquests (to ?be
paid on the approval of the coroner
not exceeding) $100.
Sheriff, $2,100.
Deputy Sheriff, $1,500.
Treasurer, $066.07. ,
Clerk to treasurer, $300.
Auditor, $666.67.
Clerk to Auditor, $300.
Superintendent of Education, $1,-7
400.
Attorney, $400.
Physician, $150.
Coroner, $500. ^
Janitor of court house, $480.
Janitor of jail, $600.
Chairman board of directors, $400,,
Three county directors at $300
each, $900. j
Clerk to county board of directors, j
$600.
"Judge of Probate, $200.
Magistrates, $2,600.
Kershaw Guards (Co. M 118th In-1
fantry to be paid quarterly to captain
of said company), $300.
County Boards
Board of education, $150.
Board of equalization, $250.
Board of registration, $160.
Jail Expenses
Jail expenses, including dieting of
prisoners, $2,000.
Court Expenses
Jurors and witnesses* $7*000.
Solicitor Fifth Circuit, $300.
Stenographer Fifth Circuit, $200.
County Home and Poor
County home, poor house and
poor, $3,000.
Post mortems, inquests and lunacy,
$500.
Public Buildings
Public buildings, including wate-,
fuel, lightand insurance, $1,500.
Printing and Stationery
Printing, postage and stationery,
$2,400.
Miscellaneous Contingent
Miscellaneous contingent, $1,000.
Refund of taxes (to be paid to
Camden Loan & Realty Co. as approved
by the South Carolina Tax
Commission and the Comptroller General)
$1,510.96.
Vital statistics, $325.
County nurse, $1,800.
Home Demonstration agent, $1,500.
Farm Demonstration Agent, $1,100.1
Rural Police
Four rural oolieemen at $1,500
each, $6,000.
Expense?' of tour rural policemen
not exceeding $30 per month," ho
paid on itemized statements, approved
by the sheriff, $1,440.
Interest on Countv Indebtedness,
$12,300.
Grand total, anpropriation bill, $s5,389*30.
^Less estimated revenue, other than
taxes:
Commutation road tax, $5,000.
Fines and licenses, clerk of court,
$2,000. ' ^
Fines and costs, magistrates, $2,000.
State insurance, $1,000.
Gasoline tax, $12,000.
Total estimated revenue, $22,000.
Net appropriation bill, $63,389.00.
The sheriff shall receive int. addition
to his regular salary, his necessary
expenses and five cents per mile for
each mile traveled in going and returning
when called beyond the limita
of the county on official business, to
wit: Searching for fugitives, conveying
prisoners to the state reformatory,
and conveying criminals to the
penitentiary. In addition, tfye sheriff
shalLalso receive fifty cpnts for committing,
and fifty cents fpr discharging
each prisoner, and sixty-five cents
per day for dieting each prisoner for
each day or fraction thereof while detained
in the county jail or otherwise
in hi$ custody*
The sheriff shall be allowed $500,
if so much be necessary for criminal
work done outside of the county, payable
upon his order.
The appropriation for stenographer
at inquests is subject to a quarterly
report to the Kershaw delegation of
satisfactory service rendered.
A bill before the Minnesota legislature
would make apple - stealing
grand larceny in the third degree,
tarrying with it a fine of from $100
to $400 and prison terms of from
thirty days to six months. -?
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CKTB CHANGE OF VENUE
Would-B* Murderer of Gamble Not
lo He Tried in Home Count)
Whin the cusr of the state against
Harold \\ heeler charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill and
interfering with an officer in the discharge
of his duty, was handed to
the grand jury of the Williamsburg
county court at Kingstree yesterday
morning, J. 1). Gilland, attorney for
Wheeler, with the consent of Solicitor
McLeod, moved for a change of venue
to Clarendon county which Judge
M. M. Mann granted.
Mf. Giljand contended that Wheeler
could not get a fair trial in Williamsburg
county and his argument was
upheld by the presiding judge.
Wheeler's father, J. |\ Wheeler, was
presented in the same indictment and
the motion of Mr. Gilland included his
ease also.
Wheeler, it will be recalled, was
believed to have been the man who
placed cross ties on the &/\ur\V\;
Coast Line tracks a mittf north of
Cades early in NpVember, nearly
causing the wreck ol four passenger
trains, and it was when he was being
sought by Sheriff Gamble and
a deputy thut Wheeler shot Sheriff
.Gamble in the face inflicting an injury
which came near costing the life
of the sheriff.
W heeler escaped from the house
aftei the shooting and the seurch for
him continued for several days. He
was finally located in Savannah where
he was serving a thirty-day term for
vagi a nt y and at the completion of the
sentence he was returned to South
Carolina, the governor of Georgiu
having honored extradition.
The shooting of Sheriff Gamble by
Wheeler created one of the sensations
of the day in this section. For
a while it was believed that Wheeler
had barricaded himself in his house.
This his parents denied. Another
theory that he had secreted himself
in the swamps nearby persisted for
some days.
In connection with the Wheeler case
a negro named Simon yesterday confessed
in open, court that he- had
placed the cross ties on the Coast
Line tracks. In the course of the
statement the negro declared that he
had been forced to do this by Wheeler
who held a pistol on him. Interrupting
the negro, Magistrate J. B. Gamble
stated that Simon in his original
statement to him confessing the
crime had said he put the cross ties
011 the track of his own accord.?
Tuesday's I" lorence News-Review.
Jail Breaker Caught in Charlotte
Police yesterday arrested Arthur
Montgomery, of South Cedar street,
for authorities at Camden, S. C. A
telegram requesting Charlotte police
to hold him, declared a bench warrant
and sealed sentence had been drawn.
Specific charges were not mentioned.
'Sunday's Charlotte Observer.
Sheriff J.H. McLeod, accompanied
by R- IL JTllton, went to Charlotte
saLui tffiy and brought Montgomery
to jail here. It will be remembered
that Montgomery made his
escape along with Ellis Elders about
one year ago by thrusting a revolver
in the face of Jailor Player. He was
being held on a Ijbotlegging charge.
Elders has also been recaptured, convicted
and sentenced to the chain
gang, but has since again made his
escape and has never been heard from.
Aged Kershaw Citizen D?ad
Kershaw, Feb. 27.?G. R. Cook, 72,
for 15 years a highly esteemed business
. man and resident of Kershaw,
died at his home Thursday afternoon
after an illness of about ten days.
The funeral services were conducted
at the Baptist church at 3:30
p.m. by his pastor, the Rev. George
E,. Smith, who was assisted by the
Rev. E. ,F. Rice, with interment in
the Kershaw cemetery.
The deacons of the- Baptist church,
of ^which Mr. Cook was a lifelong
member, acted as honorary pallbearers.
, Mr. Cook is survived by his
widow, who is his second wife, and
was Miss Ellen Gillis of Rembert, to
whom he was parried about four
years ago, also by two sons, A, L.
Cook and G. Frank Cook of Kershaw
and by two daugjfters, Mrs. L. M.
Faile of near Kershaw and Mrs. J. A.
Griffin of Arkansas; a number of
grandchildren and about 35 greatgrandchildren
and one sister, Mrs.
Alford McManus of Taxahaw.
A first edition of John Bunyan's
"Book for Boys and Girls" which was
bought by a woman at Hemel Hempstead,
England, a few years ago foi
a half "crown, about sixty-one cents,
.sold recently for $10,200.
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MAMMOTH DAM TO RISK
Twenty Million Dollar l)e>c|opim.?i
' or U'xiiiKion County
Columbia, Feb. 2<J. for
$20,000,000 water supply development
in U'xiugton county, near here, in
volving I lie construction of the Urg.
est dam of its kind in the United
States, if not in the world, were announced
here today by the General
( as and Klectrie Corporation of New
York, together with a statement that
preliminary operations have already!
been started.
When completed the plant will de
velop more than 200,000 horsepower,
or three times as much as the present
Muscle Shoals plant, the statement
suid.
Located at Dreher's Shoals on the
Saluda river, ten miles air line from
Columbia, the dam will be 1KH feet
high, more than H.000 feet long, and
more than 1,200 feet at the mid-1
section of the base.
The lake created, it is said, will
be thirty miles in length, fourteen
miles wide, at some points, and will
be the largest body of fresh water
in the United States east of the Mississippi,
having an urea twice us groat
as that of Lake George, in New York.
Murray and Lloyd, engineers, Now,
York, aie in charge. Associated with
them are Albert 8. Crane.
The \V. S; Hurstow Management
I Association, as contractors, will build
the dam. The Barstow interests entered
South Carolina about two years
ago when they acquired the power,
light and transportation utilities o(
Columbia, now operated us the Broad
River company. Lutt.r they entered
tehe same field ut Spartanburg. W. 8.
Uarstow is president of the General
Gas and Electric corporation.
Practically all of the land needed
has been acquired it was said with
T. C. Williams of Columbia, attending
to this detail of the plan.
The success of the development is
predicated upon a further expansion
of industrial growth in South Carolina,
it was explained in the official
statement given out here in a brief
measure by Mr. Barstow today.
"The success of a large development,"
he said, "does not depend entirely
upon the engineering design
and construction but primarily on its
cost and the ability of the development
to earn a return upon its cost.
The last depends upon the ability of
the section* supplied with elect rip
energy to absorb tho output of such
n large hydro-electric project. When
it is realized that Charleston and Columbia
together could not utilize
100,000,000 kilowatt hours of the 200,000,000
kilowatt hours or more which
this development will provide, and
that it will require the use of the entile
capacity to show a return upon
the investment, it can be seen how
dependent the success of the venture
is upon the groyvth of South Carolina.
"We will make a careful survey of
the situation over a period of two
years, including many investigations
and reports, and are convinced that
South (. arolina will absorb the entire
output at that time. Not only was
it necessary for us to be convinced of
this but to convince our associates
who will join us in financing this un<
dertaking."
It is estimated that two and onehalf
years will be required from the
date of beginning the project for completion,
with 2,000 men employed on
the job. The exact date for beginning
is said to be dependent upon closing
conU acts with a -few land owners
whdke property is necessary, and has
nottyet been acquired. Regarding the
financing of the project, Mr. Barstow's
statement said:
"We have selected as our associates
some of the largest and best known
banking firms in tho country, whose
names are known throughout the
world and whom we will announce ai
a later date. We have convinced their
the entire development is economie
from an engineering and businesi
point of view and that the future ol
South Carolinais a very promising
one. Thus we have brought to t
happy conclusion two years of hare
work, and we think we have assuree
beyond peradventure, the success o;
the undertaking."
WHIHave Garden Party
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On Monday morning the Hoapita
Auxiliary had a splendid meeting
Much business was attended to an<
a splendid report of the work don
during the past year was read;?I
i was decided that a garden , part'
would be given on the afternoon o
Match 10 at the home of Mrs. M. F
Oharhon, en Lake View Terrace, fot
. jneil* owned by Mrs.E.C.Rjtchi?.
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BETHINK NKWS NOTES
Happenings of Interest Uh Told lly
Our Regular Corrt*H|)?ndrn(
Bethune, March 1. The girls
bu>ketba!| team of the l.tvthunc school
gave a i ecept ion at t tic home of Miss
an ic Yarbrough ou last Friday
evening. There were several interesti"K
contests given and music was
furnished by Miss Kuthiyn Truesdell.
During the evening iee cream and
cakes were served. This team deserves
to be congratulated for the
splendid success it has achieved dur"'K
the season. Having played a
dozen or more match games, it has
lost only three. The members of the
team are Miss Willie Kate Clyburn,
I captain; Mies Kathryn Truesdell,
manager; and Misses Allene King,
F.dna Stokes, Myrtle Ratcliffe, Surah
Lee Heustiss, Kitty Best, Margie
I'arrott, Claudine Gardner and Margaret
Mearon, completing the list of
players. Misses Carrie Yarbrough
and Beulah Pennington are the efficient
couches.
A very pleasant occasion for tho
| junior boys and girls was the party
given by Miss Mary Brannon last
Friday afternoon celebrating hor
thirteenth birthday anniversary. The
color scheme was red, white and blue
which wiui also Kulured in the refreshments.
Jonquils were used also
| to add u touch of color to tho rooms.
1 he afternoon was very pleasantly
1 spent with contests and games. Ice
cream and cuke were served.
Miss Beulah Pennington chuperoned >
.'the Junior Epworth league on a most
1 enjoyable hike last Saturday. T
| Circle No. 1 and Circle No. 2 of
{.the Presbyteriun uuxiliary held their
(regular monthly meetings at ..the
home of Mrs. Evn Morgan and Mrs. ^
I). T. Yarbrough, respectively. After
the study hour was over the hostess
served delicious refreshments and a
pleasant social hour was spent.
Miss Jessie Caston, eldest daughter
of Mr. ICrvin Caston, and Mr. Murray
Black well, son of Mr. Jim Blackwell
of the Union section, Were married
at Bishopville cm last Saturday afternoon.
The many friends of the contracting
parties extend congratula- >
tions. ?
j Mr. Eugene Flowers, superintend' 3.
jent of the schools at Cross, was a &Z"
visitor in Bethune Sunday. Mr.
h lowers was principal of the gram- -*
^ mar school here last year and has
i many friends who were pleased to
| see him ugain.
! Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Best and little ,
j son are visiting Mrs. Best's parents
i ?n McCormlck. While away Mr. Best *.
j will make a trip to Georgia to look
after some property of his father, the
late Mr, C. C. Best, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Griffin and
{children have returned from a visit
i to r elatives at ElVenton.
{ Miss Ollie Farr, who teaches in tho
Bethune high school, spent the weekend
at her home in Chopin.
I Misses Lizzie Kate Davis and
Nancy Best, students at- Chicora,
] were at home for the week-end.
Miss Lois Watts, teacher of Home
Economics in the Antioch school, visited
at her home here this week-end.
i Miss Scott, another teacher of tho
Antioch school, was the* gunRt ofV
Professor and Mrs. J. C. Foster. Mr.
Foster was superintendent of ' the
school ;it that place for several yeafs
prior to his coming to Bethune.
t Miss Mary Griffin of California is
, visiting n the home of her brother,
Mr. R. A. Grffin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. FC. Severance and
family spent last Sunday with relatives
at Lydia.
Mrs. B. H. Gardner was the guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Smith of Bennettsville Inst week-end.
Thin section of the country had its
; first snow storm Tuesday morning,
March first. The peach, pear and
plum trees all abloom ana covered
with a heavy snow presented an "unusually
beautiful seene%. However, ?
the snow was followed by* a hard rain
which soon melted it.
Officers Make Changes
Mr. G. F. Cooley, who has been ^
member of the Camden police force
for several years, has resigned his ^
position- on the force and goes with. .
Sheriff J. H. McLeod's office as dep-.
uty sheriff?the recent county Bupply
bill having stipulated the amount to i
be paid to a deputy for this office.
i Mr. Cooley has been succeeded on. the ~
. ''force by Mr. Thomas^ Smyrl, a
. former citizen of Camden, and for
the past twelve years or more con- &
i nected with the state constabulary in
; Columbia. Mr. Smyrl is well known
j to Camden and Kershaw county peof
pie, and made an excellent officer ;
r when he was connected with law ent
forcement in this cqunty, and his
|(,friends in. this county will be glad of
1 his return.
f J
Halle Mine IxtitK Ago ?' .J
Forty-four years ag6 the Rock Hill
Herald carried the following news
item of local interest: ?1.::
1 F. G. Spilsbury, of the Haile mine, ;
Lancaster county, deposited on Mon1
day, tlfe-ee gold bricks, each one
e worth $1,200, in the mint at Char- I
TTottc. This deposit, $3,600, is tho
y largest deposit made at the Charlotte
f mint since 1871, twelve years ago.
\ This amount is the product of the
- Haile stamp mint for the month of
......