Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fTY NEWS iVl !i. Kendall Uyn entertained nds on Monday >n, compliment11. A profusion ed their brightrhere the tables he game. Mrs. s guests prize, / in|j won top John Whitaker, on. The booby ttle. ouseguest rty of the past by Mlse Lilla ng at her home ; complimenting Martha Brown, ainty rose buds the living room ere attractively me. The score t to Miss Cora r. Brevard Boynors for gentle* i hostess served ts consisting of accessories. eet Today merican Legion I, to note < the of the meeting noon, November an Legion Hall eon Schlosburg, The meeting at 4:00 o'clock t and Mrs. Her joihtHO&teSses arge attendance plans for the Saturday, Nog. tnd central Newith a 6-inch Monday. The is an aid to the is IS , ' I of Cleveland, from office for Arabella (sijrance :y ividaon 1 Forms lilding i: No. 516 Zemp-Bi||up? Coming as a surprise to their ?*ny friends here was the news r?Su"d*y ">?>* of the merriese b ?'!" roth* Z*mP Mr. Hucti K, Biliups, of Suramerton. The young couple were married In Sumter thit evening at seven-thirty o'clock by the Reverend Mr. Tucker, of the Methodist Church. The bride, the daughj?r of Mr.. Margyot J.'Zoyi,, ??d th? late r i ank Zemp, is one of Camden** most popular young women. After the ceremony the couple returned to Camden and remained over for the Wooten-Boykin wedding on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Billups will make their home in Summerton where the former is engaged in business. Moved To Spring Hill Mr. and Mrs. W. W.,Bptes, and sou, of Orangeburg, have moved to Spring Hill, In Lee County, where Mr. Bates will be general njanhger of "The Cedars and The Pines," owned as a .country estate and hunting grbunds by Mr. Chirk Williams, of New York City. , Mrs. Bates is a daughter of Judge and Mrs. M. L. Smith of this city. $ This large estate was formerly known as the E. F, Burroughs prop?*ty, but in later years was the property of the late Joseph Wilson. It contains some BOO acres and Mr. Williams has recently purchased more property in that section which runs his total holdings arouhd twelve hundred acres. He has spent something like $100,000 in improving the houses and beautifying the property which makes it one of the show places of that section. Mr. and Mrs. Hay Entertain Mr. and Mrs. Thornwell Hay entertained at the Kirkwood Club on Saturday evening of last week complimenting Miss Carolyn Wooten and Mr. Ancrum Boykin, Jr., whose wedding at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening was the culmination of a series of bright social events during ^ecenfcvweeks. . The main ball room was decorated for the occasion in yellow and black, the Hallowe'en iden being carried out in every detail. Here the guests, numbering about a hundred, enjoyed dancing between the hours of nine and twelve. Puiich and cake were served throughout the evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Wooten, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boykin, and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hay were the chaperones. Kershaw Lady In. Luck papers Of fcceftt date carried the account of the death of Robert F. Phifer,. of Battl$ Creek, .Mich., uncle of Mrs. E. V. Truesdale, of Kershaw; who ciied possessed of ah! estate valued at more than $200,00$.' Under the terms of the will cas made public later, among tbe bequests 16ft to various institutions and causes, hd bequeathed other amounts to siHPVIV* ipg relatives, among "them *Truesdale, his niece, to whom he ltft the sum of $10,000.?Kershaw Era. K frhe New Majestic st-. . ?.? . ?r ^Matinee Daily at 3 P 1"^?? *n^ V' M' Monday and Tuesday, November 12-13 "SHOW PEOPLE" . ? A picture Where the great film-stars make this the outstanding picture of the year. William Haines and Marion Davies play " he leading role in this comedy of the show world. In this picture r Jou see such stars as William S. Hart, Douglas Fairbanks. Norma Talmadge, John Gilbert, Mae Murray, Reene Adoree, Rod La Jeque, Aileen Pringle, Claire Windsor, Estelfe Taylor, Karl Dane .7 many other noted stars ht-bhis picture the yefcr's best comedy. Also Metro Newsc Adults 50c; Children 25c? ******* * <J* < ;"1 **Miy ? ~r Wednesday, November 14 " THE MYSTERIOUS LADY " ^ p Starring Gretta Garbo in her greatest picture, directed by 'fed Niblo. This picture annalyzes Miss Garbo's tremendous foPulurity. -Conrad--Nagel takes the part of a Russian Prince in " Picture. Gretta Garbo's greatest screen triumph. A romantic "sation. iMore thrilling than love itself. Also Screen Oddity. Thursday, November 15 " DRY MARTINI" rot Mary Aator and Matt Moore in a comedy-drama is rtti g;i,ln<1 saphiBtici&td ?s the title. "A rollickling story of v gay^t . city in the.worlcUParfs. ' Theadventures of~a young a r,frlc.an whb to Paris to mend a broken heart. Come take r,P to gay Paree with Mary Astor. Also Metro News. R -Friday, November 16 "THE MATING CALL" ' th? aturln? Thomas Meighan in his latest and best picture of enuil ?r; "* Matin* Call," has everything W make this an .... ActJi 1'HJ1^ picture. Great story. .Great Cast and superbly hi* kL* Vl * tip and don't miss this picture. See Meighan at best. Also Our Gang Comedy, "School Begins." Saturday, November 17 ; "THE BABY CYCLONE" in* rrT^l!inTlg Karl D,ine George K. Arthur, America's leadthat JTn^ t**m their latest and beat comedy hit. A picture PERSONAL NEWS NOTES 2? -ft srxr *?* ? ?> J- J- Cunningham r?K mon^r"' ThU,'day' for th<! aI'V'TL* 'ri"d," 'h. mer?c?n Legion Convention held in Columbia Monday. Mr Andrew Burnet, of the Univeriu *cl f?ut{! <:arolin* a visitor in Camden Wednesdiiy. Miss Louis Lang, ? student this - Mia. H. W. Taylor has returned to Lancaster after a visit here to her daughter, Mrs. Wiley Sheoru. Miss Mary Eleanor Goodale and her rpommate, Miss Mamie StackT "J*"' lMt week e"d in Camden, t, L '' '' Bush- of Boston. has returned to Camden for the winter and is occupying his home on Green sircct. Mrs. W. N. Kerr, Blue Hill, Maine, has returned to Camden for e winter and is occupying her home on Green street. Mrs. J. E. Ross had as her guests ggj&jV pa8t w"ek- Miss Murray e e Nelson, of Columbia, and Miss Llise Rose, of Blaney. ' ^ Miss Mary Goodale, of Winthrop I College, spent the weekend here with j her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Gootfon Laurens, Street, Mrs. C. M. Coleman and Miss ^uleme Rhame spent last week in Orangeburg as the guests of their sister, Mrs. J. C. Peers. Mr. Fred E. Coursen, of Stockbridge, Mass., has returned to Camden for the winter and is occupying his home, on Green street. ' o,Fva".ku "ackcV- of 'he University of North Carolina, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Mackey, during the past week-end.^ Misses Helen Savage and Harriet Whitaker, students at the University of South Carolina attended the Wooten-Boykin wedding here Wednesday evening. Mrs. Cynthia Hurst, of Boston, Mass., has rented the cottage of Mr and Mrs. Charles P. Green on Fair street for the season and will spend the winter in Camden. Mrs- Ra*Ph W. Chase, of Middlefield, Conn, have returned to | Qsmden and are guests of Mr. and rMrB. C. C. Whitaker, Jr. until their 1new home is completed. I n W' L* Goodale and N. R. 1 G pod ale, Jr., of tke Camden Floral Company, are attending the southI eastern florists convention being held WiL&frAunah, Ga., this" week. L ftf Mafy Cureton, Sarah DePa^; Gertrude Zemp and Fay Kirklang, students of Winthrop College l^vere in Camden Wednesday to attend the Wooten-Boykin wedding. Rev-. J. C. Rowan, of Concord, N. IS^wa? a visit<>r in Camden this week. He came doVn to officiate at the wedding of his niece, Miss Carolyn Wooten to Mr. Ancjum Boykin, Jr. I- u rf' M* w- Wilson and Miss Charlotte Boyki^ returned to their home in Charleston on Thursday of this week after visiting - relatives and friends here for the past several Mr. and Mrs. Amtrew Hammorand children have returned to Camden fessSg**. 'Burrington, Mass., wheithey spent the summer. They are occupying a cottage on north Mill street. v L Mr?; Stephen Farrelly and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Farrelly, of Bye, New York, have returned to Camden for the winder, ^my^^rill again occupy the Ferris McDowell cottage on East Hampton Street. Mrs. Grace P. T. Kbudson and 'Miss Mabel Appleton, of Castine, Maine, have returned to Camden for the |season and will operate the Torii Shop Ugain this year at the Geiaenheimar j home on north Broad street friends fe-Camden.iof Mrs. Don Morflson, formerly Miss Mary Black* Veil of this city, will be pleased "to learn that she has been dismissed from a Raleigh hospital where she had beep critically ill, and that she is now grehtly improved in health -/Little William Lindsay, Jr., of Kershaw, who is visiting at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and -Mr.. Joseph Lindsay, had the misfortune while Pitting with other boys in the noighborhood.--^5?MP. Reporter. ~ Mr. and Mrs. E, T. Start, <rf Saranac Lake, N. Y., have returned to Camden for the winter and are occupying^; their house on north Broad street-Mr. Start is a high class photographer who docs commercial' r^atlLhere during the winter season. IJ**' ** Gay was a visitor at the Chester County fair last Thursday at its home coming day. iMr? Guy is a native of Lowryvffie, in Chester County, but has made his home here for many years whet^fce hee Ven prominently identified with Camden's busi ness interests. Among thermit of town tending the Wooten-Boykin wedding here Wednesday evening were: Missfes Elisabeth Anderson, of Summerton; Mary Wyman,. of ? Bamberg; Lucy Kaminer, Elizabeth Cantey, Columbia; Messrs. Bert Moore, WedgeAeld; James O'Neil, Jaek CanUy, Caatey Halle, Columbia. . " . POPULAR COUPLE MARRIED Biesbyteriaa Church Scene of Pretty Wedding Wednesday Evening ; -r Do - , - .. ' * ' ; Of more than statewide interest *a8 the marriage of Miss Carolyn Wooten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prnnk McNalr WooUnof this city, to William Ancrum Boy kin, Jri whleb was solemnised at the Bethesda Presbyterian Chfirch on Wednesday evening at eight o'clock in a setting aiistically arranged with southern t<mflax, ferns and chrysanthemums. J<ev. J, C. Howan, uncle of the bride officiated. He was assisted by Rev. A. D. McArn, of the Presbyterian Church here. Before the ceremony Mrs. James J)eLoache played "At Dawning" on the violin and later Mrs. Ernest Zemp sang "Because." The bridal party entered to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march. During the ceremony Mrs. F. N. MeCorkle and Mrs. DeLoache softly played "My Heart at Thy Sweot Voice*" and ufterwards played Lorhengrin's recessional. The bridesmaids 'were Miss Jqlto Rowan, of Concord, North Carolina; Miss Elizabeth Jennings, of Winnaboro; Miss Leonora Jennings, of Jacksonville, Florida; and Mis* Dolly Singleton. They all wore dresses alike, fashioned of pink chiffoq with accessories of an opposite shade of blue. Mrs, Thornwell Hay, Jr., the dame of honor, wore a gown of pink beaded chiffon, while Miss Emily Wooten as maid of honor wore an opposite shade of blue chiffon. Miss Mary Elizabeth Wooten, younger sister of the bride, was the junior bridesmaid. Each carried an old fashioned bouquet of pink roses and blue sweet pens. The flower girls, little Misses Margaretta Little and Betty Stevenson were dressed as miniature brides maids and carried bouqpets that were miniatures of the attendantsMessrs C. J. Shannon, 4th., Charles Dubose, Jr., Thornwell Hay, Jr., and Kirk -Sanders, of Charlotte, were ushers. The groomsmen were Messrs. Frank Wooten and Alex Sanders, of Columbia. Miss "Wooten entered on the arm of her father by whom she was given in marriage.and was met at the altar .by the groom with his father, W. A. Boykin as best man. The brides . (iress was of duchess satin with an uneven hem line, the back of - the ?kirt forminj^the train. Her flowing f .^oil was held in place by a coronet of orange blossoms. .She carried an exquisite bouquet of brides roses, lillies-of-the-valley, and orchids. Immediately following the ceremony, the reception was held at the home of the bride's parents on Fair Street. Besides the members of the wedding party, those receiving were the parents of the young couple, Mr. and Mrs. F, M. Wooten and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boykin. Those who served were Misses Sarah DePass, Fay Kirkland, Mary Cureton, and Gertrude Zemp. - . .Camden Methodist Church Lyttleton Street, near Hampton Park. George Pierce Watson, Pastor. -Sunday, November 11: Bible school, 10:^p a. jn., with clashes for all grades and ages.,, Epworth League 6:45 p. m. to which all the young people are invitdd. Public worship 11:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. conducted by the- pastor. Morning theme ^Watch Your Step," a sermon especially for children and young peoEvening theme: "The Supreme Reward." la the last Sunday'before Annual Conference. Let us have a large attendance at Bible school at both services. - ..ii , Buy Poppies Tomorrow Again I beg n you to remember Armistice Day for the_Jiving, Buy poppies to help tjbe living disabled soldiers who were made disabled in bringing peace to you. They make these poppies for you to bujr.We urge you to buy them as it means sq much to the poor men. Help them to give thanks .too, for Armistice Day. We will sell the poppies tomorrow, Saturday, November 10th as' Armistice Day comes on Sunday this year. They get all the money, not a small per cent.- Annie B. Whitaker, Chairman of Poppy Committee, American Legion Auxiliary. ? i After the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin got going well underway last Tuesday from Lakewood, N. J., a stowaway was discovered, an 18year-old bey. ffc*-. Assault Sheriff In Chesterfield Cheraw, Nov. 6.?Elwood and Elmer Freeman, sons of EUerbe Freeman, who is |n Jail awaiting trial on ? charge of killing his s wife last spring, ditched the car in which they were being carried to the CJjeaterl( * juil thjg afternoon, overpowered ,ihe sheriff who had them in charge, took his revolver and made their escape. The officer suffered bruises. lhe two boya had been arrested earlier today when they encountered Sheriff Grant and Rural Policeman ( - Lee Melton, who wfcre, on their way to raid a still. The officers say they met the Freemans coming from toward the atill and each carrying thiee gallons of whiskey over his shoulder in a sack. When they wore taken into custody they returned to the liquor plant and helped destroy III They were first brought to Cheraw and it was when Sheriff Grant undertook to transfer them to the jail at Chesterfield that they made a break at Bram's creek. Officers have instituted a search for them. BETHUNE NEWS NOTES Happenings of Interest as Told By Our Regular Correspondent. Bvthune, Nov. 7?Mr. and Mrs. A. R. McLaurin and the Rev. M B Gunter went to Columbia last Tuesday to hear Drs.' Truett and Cree speak at the b irst Baptist church. Miss Sue Hendrix, who teaches in the Shamrock school, spent the weekend with Mrs. W. R. Rosier. Mrs. C. L. Mays, Mrs. John Bethune and Mr, Percy Mays have returned from Birmingham whore they have been visiting Mrs. Jack Davis, a daughter of Mrs. Mays. Mrs. C. H. Wall, of Andrews, is w Ang*.rhej Parent8 Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ward. Mrs. J. B. Hillhouse and >11 ss Marv McKinnon attended the synod leal which met in Florence lust Thursday and rriday. Circle one of the Presbyterian church met with Mrs. J. N. McLaurin on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. M. G. King leading. Number two, led by Mrs. T. R. Bethune, met with Miss Tyron Bradley, and number three met with Mrs. Margaret Field and was led by Miss Carrie Yarbrough. <Mr. C. H. Wall, of Andrews, has been a recent visitor in town. Mr. and Mrs.. A. B, McLaurin and children and Mrs. J. B.? Hillhouse, with her little daughter, Esther Love, spent Saturday in Hartsville. The ladies of the Baptist church were quite successful with the dinner a?d fuppe/ ?erv<*1 in the dining room of the TnoteT lust" Saturday The ws.s attractive^ and a nice sum was realized. The Bethune, hotel has been putchased by Messrs. W. E. Davis and j ? w^? aro having it remodeled and when finished it will be a well equipped and up-to-date hostelry and will be under the management of. an experienced and capable hotel proprietor. Mr. R, B; Parker after having been in the Columbia hospital for a tonsil operation has returned to his post of duty in the Bethune high school. Sudden Death of a Child Little Howard Knight, aged about 3 years, died quite suddenly last Wednesday morning about 7 o'clock at the home of his grandmother, Mrs, .Nettie Knight, with whoig he resided, and was buried the sama_aftetnob.d in the cemetery at Buffalo church, following funeral services in the church by the pastor, Rev, J. H, Hunter. - :* --^r? Little Howard arose that morning apparently in his usual health, and it was while in the act of opening the back hall door when he fell backward on the floor. Ora Lee Knight, young son of Mrs. Knight, was in a room-nearby and heard the child fall, and wh?H he^gor^~the~^htld~?TRi Picked him Up, the ljttle felloW complained of his head* hurting on the left side of the back, and lapsed into unconsciousness in a short while, dying about ten minutes* afterward, before a physician cpuld reach the ^iome. "Little Howardhad not been in . recent ill health and suffered no fracture of the skull as the result of the fall, and the-exaet eaufte-of^the sudden death could not be accurately determined ^--Kershaw Era. Mr, Boone Returns To Lockhart Jailor and Mrs. Alex Boone have given up their position at the jail and have returned to their home telle Lockhart community. Mr. Boone has been the efficient jailor for a number of years and he and his wife made many friends here who will regret to see them ^iVernttrnr"Elnd dti^ position he made friends easily with the public as well as the prisoners, and his treatment of those so un-fortunate as to be locked up always made him friends. Tfcey return to their farm in the Lockhart section. Mr.Boonewfll be succeeded m jailor ^by-: Mr. George Arledge of West Wateree. * * Banks Td Close The three banks of Camden have agreed to close on Monday, November 11th, the day being observed as a holiday aa Armistice Daj^jkOl'l Man, Woman Under Arrest For Murder Atlanta, Nov. 6,-r-A man and woman, whom police nay confessed to being passengers in the car from which a shot killing n Columbian,, S. O, detective was fired the night of October ID, but named a third party us the person who.actually did the slaying, tonight were en route to South Carolina in custody of two officers. Police said that Helen Gentle, 20, said to be the daughter of L. C. Gentle, and M. W. Jones, 26, of Greenville, S. C., who were arrested in front of a hotel here today confessed that they were occupants of the car from which they said C. It. Vaughan, formerly of Jacksonville, Flu., fired tbe shot killing Detective bickley in front of the Jefferson Hotel \ in Columbia. The pair arrested here waived extradition and J. W. Richardson, Columbia detective, and John Lowe, Atlanta officer, left here at 4 p. m., with the prisoners for the South Carolina city. Bickley, Richardson said, was called from the hotel which he served as house detective, to an automobile t parked in front of the building, from which one charge from a shot gun was fired into his body and the car sped uWay. Vaughan, it was said, had been under suspicion and was the object of a widespread search. The arrest of the pair here resulted from tracing the woman to u hotel where she was registered under an assumed name. The officers kept watch throughout the night waiting for her companion to call for her and arrested thorn as thoy came out to* gether, Detective Lowe said. Zeppelin Earned Fortune New York, Nov?Nl.~-The revenue earned by the Graf Zeppelin .on her round trip from Germany was estimated today at $348,000. What part' of this is profit is uncertain. Dr. Hugo Gokener estimated the expens> es for the round trip would be $100,000 but repairs to the damaged fin undoubtedly raised this considerably. The estimate of revenue is based on the assumption that eighteen of the passengers on th?4r?p_to the United States and twenty of the twenty-four passengers on the return voyage paid the full fare of $3,000. Since Dr. Eckener estimated the revenue i "before the start - approximately $100,000 Jt la assumed that ever*! of the passengers who travelled in more or less official capacity did not fray the full rate. , i Standard Oil Driver Igurt # J. T. Howell, truck driver for the Standard Oil supply depot at Kershaw, was seriously* injured Tuesday when the truck that hd was driving turned over in front of Sand Hill church, in Kershaw coupty, pinning him underneath and holding him fast, where he was found by paialnf motorists and released from his plight. -He was found to be so badly injured- that -he was rushed to the Baptist Hospital in Columbia, where l his condition remains serious at the present writing. The Kershaw stai tion pf the Standard Oil Company is in charge 6f J. W. Evan# of Lancaster and inquiry at his office here elioited the information that the ex- ' tent ot Mr. Howell's injuries has not " yet. been determined. ? Lancaster News. X:jinfjjaar.rtFaSfeS ' Young Lad Dies James Wendell Gardner, aged nine years, young son of Mi. and Mrs. B. D. Gardner, of the >Sanij failt community, died at the home'of his parents about five o'clock last Thursday morning and was burled at Sand Hill cemetery at five in W afternoon, following funeral services conducted at the Sand HM~Bap?st church fry the pastor, Dr. E. F, Rice/ Little Wendell an attack of typhoid jfever-fronv which he improved . ! and after belh&^bp several days, he suffered a relapse, which was follow* . ed with pneumonia. It will be remembered that Wendell was one of the two children of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner who were struck by lightning during a thunder , storm August 25th, while they were gathering scuppernong grapes from a vine that had run into a tree staffing in the yard dif the home.?Ker. ' IKhw Era. .. ? : League To Meet There Will be an important meet- : ing of the Civic League at the school auditorium on Monday afternoon, November 12th, at 4 o'clock to which' *11 members are urged to come. S