Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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', MODKkN TUTSJ-IKG PtACE ' iVMtor T* Cutehu Writes latere*!1 ( ifefly of Impression* of C^rnim .{' Occasiojuily one find* |n the large cities a quiet spot in th? turmoil I. (round about. On Fifth Avenue in York for instance the stranger Is surprised to see chafrming old 1 fount's lingering on in'thl* new, rapid ,W Surrounded oi| all sides by Businesses, which are furiously clog* jpg in on them, they breathe the iaplrit of a generation gone by. ' . Jen, South Carolina, is very much like that. All around it, to the North, 'ftouth Kant and Went business has iVOnverted peaceful little towns jniy feverishly busy onos. Cahiden too ips its industries, but its principal i, Rainess is to act the host to nomc . mil* thousand winter-resioerits?they j ife not merely tourists, tpv they re/^?fn regularly year after year: They )S?|?y or may not be citizens of Camera; yet any of them is quick to adf*it that Camden is the ' best winter dfesort in the country." ; There is about Camden the selfjgatisfied air of the complacent, pros'perous Southern town of the period ^before the Civil War. The houses #ye venerable with the dignity of an '?ra which prided itself on its dignity. fat well back in their yards and screened by tho rows of oaks anq pines which line the purposely unlived sidewalks, they seem to scorn jthe modern concrete roadway. ! The houses are mostly large, 'majestic types. Lawns large enough /or manouevering a regiment spread out before them; in fact, we are told, many of them did serve as drilling grounds during the Civil War time. At the rear of many of the houses we eeq squat little buildings which once served as slave quarters. . On just such a street as has been djepcribed we come upon a little white ^louse in the Knglish Colonial style, almost hidden by the foliage of the baks, pines, magnolias and hollys which encompass it. As we stand at the gate we see the grounds aB an bid bouquet: the house itself a white flower, set in the green background pi the trees, the gray sand of the pathway forming the stem. We are fortunate enough to gain admittance to the house and are told that here the great American musician, McDowell, spent two winters. All around the reception room are relics of a generation buried in heliotrope. Facing us as we enter, a large fireplace, almost too large for \ ' , _ .... i?> p mm i i the email room. In the center an! oval, mahogany table. On the left* behind which the white tftaira curv^ upward, a walnut secretary. On tha (rfght in <an alcove we see a grand piano, which we are informed wat used by the immortal McDowell while he was living in the house. W<| Imagine him sitting there and, look*, iog through the narrow-paned wimdown, dreaming parts of his entrance compositions' into existence. Though we know that the inspiration barfte from elsewhere we are certain that this old house, this old town must have been in his mind at he wrpte "The Old Trysting-Place." The sweet strains of its music jun through our minds as we leave'the house. , 1 One may think from reading this that Camden is lust a lovely eld ijweV wgr U|wn which has never waked. Such is far from the case. There ire four Urge hotels, /nodernly-equipped in every detail. Even these, however,, do not clash with their surroundings,, for they are large, frame structure*' in harmony with the quiet spirit of the town. There are three elghteenhole golf courses. Another private one is under construction. Camden boasts, beside, a polo field which in daily use during the season, as well as two moving picture housep, .Still we cannot think of Camden at a tourist town. It remains an ,ol4 colonial town, in spite, of its modern conveniences. It is a modern "Old Trysting-Plaee." As She Saw The Damage. They say that once the antique craze gets hold of one, he can't think lucidly of un^thing else. The fob lowing incident is said to have occurred in Newburyport: "Oh, Henry, I've dropped the water pitcher out of the window on a man's head!" Henry (turning pale)?Great Scott, Jane! You don't know what damage you may have caused! Jane (in tears)?Indeed 1 do! It waR that China antique I paid $32 fot and I just know I can never replace it. What, oh what, shall I do??BostoiS Globe. Hereafter the session of the city council of Spartanburg will begin with prayer, that body has decided upon suggestion of C. R. Willard, a new member. The first praydr was made by the assistant city clerk and treasurer, but no regular chaplain has been appointed. il|f i IN THE CAKOMNA8 7 Jtema of Interest GImrM froai Newt* paper* of Two SUtes. ' Fifty civic clubs in North Carolina have organized to aid men it-leaned rfrom prison to find jobs,-with executives in fifty ' counMea, kft' Rotary, II SKfwannit and the Lions ilubs are prominent in the movement. Joseph G, Mollis, federal cot ton ginners statistician for Cleveland county, N. C., and a prominent citizen there, fell and broke his thigh hmt week and is laid up in a Rock Mill hospital for a long time. Col. Robert R. Scarborough, lieutenant governor of .South Carolina, with Governor McSweeney, and later member of congress from the aixth district, died at Conway recently. He wax the sen of a methodist minister and a prominent lawyer of Horry county. The new air mail route from New York to Atlanta, to be opeped next March 1st, is said to be one of the most important in the country, and .Hghts along the way are now being installed between Greensboro and Atlanta and between New York and Richmond. One airport is at Spartanburg. The number of telephpnep in some houth Carolina cities arej> Charleston 8,816; Columbia, 8,206; Greenville, 6,221; Spartanburg, 4,887. ,, In North Carolina the leading telephone cities 1 are: Charlotte, 14,664; Asheville, 12,892; Greensboro, 8,867; Raleigh, 7,826; Winston-Salem, 7,477; Wilmington, 4,803. Charlotte has the most telephones of any place in the two Carolinas. Dr. W. A. Johnson, professor of anatomy and coach in Wake Forest college, was killed in an automobile accident near Spindale, N. when his skull was fractured. He was in a party of physicians returning from a football game at Asheville, when their car was hit by another car driven by a negro who way-arrested. Dr. Johnson graduated at Wake Forest in 1923 and was a brilliant student and outstanding athlete. The Southern railroad proposes to relocate its line between. Asheville and Spartanburg, to avoid steep grades. The new line will run through northeast Greenville county and south of Saluda mountain, also north and west Tryon, which last town is not on the new line. The new line will tie into the present one at Landrpm. Efforts are being jnade to keep Tryon on the line, but the railroad offers a stub line from there to the new mail line. Engineers are now making surveys to estimate the cost of the relocation. Cicero Ritchie, 57, an electrical engineer, his daughter, Ruth, 22 and his son Buren, 14 were all killed at Badin, N. C., by the effect of some J gas produced in some chemical experiment the father was making with several batteries and solutions. He was an inventor busily engagtd for II some time on some invention the nature of which he had not disclosed. | The condition of the bodies when i found by the wife and mother on her ! return home from the movies indicated that the father and daughter had been overcome by gas before they realized their danger, but the boy had made an effort to get away from the apparatus. Mrs. Ritchie was almost overcome by the gas in the room when she entered it. Dr. Norma P. Dunning, physician at Winthrop college, was licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina by the state board on Tuesday. The home of Mrs. Dora Bass, in the Batort Rogue community in Chester county, was burned this week with heavy loss and only partial insurance. Jack Ouglieri, 35, of Greenville, was instantly killed when the car in which he was riding crashed into the embankment beside the road a few [ miles north of that city. The city council of Marion has negotiated the purchase of the water works there for $41,000, if the voters approve at an election to be held. The former owners were Philadelphia men. The barn belonging to Mrs. J. H. Dickersun in the Cool Branch community, in Fairfield county, near the j Chester, county line, was burned Tues- | day with heavy loss of feed and small I insurance. ! Lawrence J. Davis, of Columbia, is I the new business manager of the Southern Christian Advocate, organ of the Methodist church published at Columbia. He succeeds Rev. J. E. Noi land, resigned to return to pastoral ' work, and was once advertising man! ager for the Record. He is a son of I Rev. J. V. Davis. , j Eight convicts in the. penitentiary | were givon Thanksgiving Day pardons | or paroles by Governor Richards. They are three white men and five rtegroes serving sentences of from five months to life, and the governor | considers them sufficiently punished. One of them was Henry Williams, a Laurens county negro, convicted of I rpurdering another negro twenty I" years ago and a trusty at the prison. Another was Eddie Washington, a Charleston negro, convicted of murder on the sole testimony of an accomplice who on the eve of his own electrocution made a, solemn declaration to a minister that Washington was innocent and no where near the -scene of the crime. Henry Corley, Lexington county negro, sentenced for life in 1922 for killing his * mother-inlaw, was another. 11 :A ' '>? . <v Miss Miriam Riley,- of -Orangeburg, has beep elected the prettiest girl of the entire student. body at Chicora College. She Is d' junior and a brunette. Other election results were announced. Following a dispute over the noAReRfrjnh of a pinto). Efct Henderson, chain gang guard of Greenwood county, was killed with his own pistol. Lewis " Jonas' Is - charged fc with the i crime. . ; - ?,i> .. ? wvt 1 Identification cards of Lieut. Hugh S. Thompson, son of a former governor, killed while flying behind the German lines in the world war, have been sent to Limit Tbompspn'e father by a German officer. $ I1 JEWELRY! | The Ho u s e of a Million Gifts | jj U Jewelry?always a symbol of Beauty? E J jE is the aristocrat of all gifts. Its glitter- J j 3j ing, sparkling beauty will reflect as noth- j ] $ ing else can, the brightness of Christmas (1 9 Day and the careful thought and good | J S taste of the donor. And this is in truth. l-jjj 8 the house of a million gifts?in an exqui- K S site assortment that embraces every- 9j h!'! thing from an inexpensive trinket to a jjj ffl costly jewel. Our mark of quality will jE U stamp the gift?regardless of its price? K Jh as one to be loved and treasured for the S X years to come. ' X iM"! An assortment of lovely brooches. (j ; ! Filigree platinum, white gold, and jj 9 sterling silver, set with diamonds or |] K other precious and semi-precious |1 9j stones. I S Silver or gold belt buckles, with new ( 8 fasteners; can be fastened on any belt - I 3 monogram engraving of full initials. I j Knives and chains?the ideal gift ( jK for a boy. In gold or silver with best I X steel blades. Engraved or plain, with j monogram square. I, ' Necklaces of pearls, semi-precious and ! S precious stones, in a selection that leaves [ flP nothing to be desired. Whether you want | 9 a tiny choker or a long rope, you will And. I Sj just the necklace you want. ! Cuff links that will please any man. | I Definitely masculine in design, eleI gantly simple, beautifully engraved or plain. Gold, white gold, platinum w and sterling silver. Vanity cases and evening purses, elaborately jeweled or practically simple. Some are engraved. All have mirror and 8 powder and rouge ecimpartineots, ; I The Hoff er Company I K Say It With Gifts That Last jj jl J.L.Mimnauqh f< Col I I * ML ? JL ?y? I I,fjI I ' 1 II ? > CAMDEN'S EST PRICES I Week End Specials II ' * !5! j -#r-80x90 Double Bed Size Krinkled Spreads in Rose, I Blue and Gold Stripes, Special $1.00 || All Pure Linen Lunch Sets in Blue, Gold and | Green stripe Borders. One cloth thirty-five | inches square and four napkins to match in box, | Special, set $1.00 ^ | I | 66x80 Wool Mixed Blankets, extra heavy weight, || * large plaids of Rose, Blue and Gold, Sateen I Bound, Special, pair $4.39 I 1 * \ | 36-inch Dress Percales in light and dark shades, | assorted patterns, Special, yard 19c I 36-inch Sport Satin for Princess Slips, etc., all I colors, white and black, Special, yard 79c I 81 x90 Full Bleached Sheets, heavy weight cotton, | I Special, each . 98c | I 42x36 Hemmed Pillow Cases, full bleached, I Special,each 19c I Ladies' Outing gowns, heavy weight, soft finish, I assorted sizes and stripes, Special, each ..... 98c ( I One lot of Ladies' New Fall Silk Dresses, values || to $15.00, choice .. .^ $9.95 >: | Ladies' Knit Union Suits, Ankle Length, long II sleeves, Special 98c || One lot Ladies' Fall Millinery in a variety of . I styles, values to $3.50, choice ;... $1.95 I Children's High Top Vici Kid and Calfskin* tan I and Black Dress Shoes, regular $2.95 value, I Special,pair ...?.^..; $1.95 I ^ gk i a * ** - - a : aff 1 , I Ladies' Vici Kid Ls^ced Oxfords, low and military I heel, black only, Special, pair rl $1.95 ?? II One Lot Men's Shoes, including Blucher, Bals, I etc., values to $$.95, choice ..,.. ........ $2.45 1 JLMVlimnauah k Ca i . . ?k.. r?r?^ r H CAMDEN'S LOWEST PRICES.