Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IISty news Hub Meetings:. "" - - - ? ^ Is Mr*. Kendall Jewellyn entertained friends on Monday ncheon, complimentendall. A profusion ? added their brightng where the tables tor the game. Mrs. 1 the guest* prisw, eney Zemp won top Mr*. John Whitaker? isolation. The booby 5# Little. . / Ih ?ts Hnnaegneet y je party of the past, given by Mis* 14*1* evening at her home Street complimenting Miss Martha Brown, tia! Dainty rO^e bud* m to the living room >les were attractively he game. The score s went t? Mis" Cora rhile Mr. Brevard Boythe honor* for gentler&| the hostess served ishments consisting of with accessories. To Meet Today th.e<American Legion asked to note the place of the meeting jr afternoon, November American Legion Mrs. Leon Schlosbuig, Street. The meetfng to order at 4:00 oVigck Karesh and Mrs. Her will be joint hostesses ig. A large attendance discuss plans for the jpies on Saturday, Nolansas and central Necovered with a 6-inch now on Monday. The lcomed as ah aid to the it crop, >n board of Cleveland, ?n ousted from office for n office. omes Arabella" AGENC^rf I Le S. Davidson nice All Forma icker Building "j Phones: No. 515 * . ^""P-BHIup, Coming an , surprise to ?v i Wend, here w.s J! the,r celved Sunday niirht ! .. "ewi ?" nf Ui n,*ht of the marria*? B ? T Uor0tl,y ^"'P to Mr Mueh ? BUIup,, pf Summerton. The v,,^ P ? w?. married l? Sumlr x^it v.niug ?t aeven-thirty ou "l by ? ' Reverend Mr. Tucker ?r ? ?y tho <"?t Church. Th^ bride th t?r of Mr,. MnrmJret J z.1 "U*hlate Frank 7 P and th? mo!t , mP' W one of (-?"'den'. most popular young women. After .Ar.rc.frtrr f Moved To Spring Hill /; "nd "? W. W. Bates, and ,dh Hii? fT *' haVf nov?d to Spring will bo general njanager of "The Cedar, and The Pine,." oWned a, , bv M """ huntln? grhundl L* r', "rk Williama, of New York . J' B?te, |, a daughter of Judge and Mr,. M. L. Smith of this This large estate wa, formerly I known a, the E. F. Burroughs prop rty, but In later years was the; prop, rty of the late Joseph Wilson. It contains some 600 acres and Mr. Williams ha, recently purchased more W.T^ um,Jthat "eCtion whi?h tuns his total holdings around twelve hunHe h?s spent something Imi ti ?^?.m imProv^. tho houses and beautifying the property which makes it one of the show pieces of that paction. v. p Mr* and Mrs H?y Entertain Mr, and Mrs. Thornwell Hay entertained at the Kirkwood Club 0u Hf^iil?'day; evening of last week complimenting Miss Carolyn Wooten and Mr. Anerum.Boykin, Jr., whose wedding at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening was the culmination of a series of bright social events during recent weeks. The main ball room was decorated for the occasion in yellow and black, the Hallowe'en idea being carried out in every detail. Here the guests, numbering about a hundred, enjoyed dancing beI tween the hours. of nine an<f twelve. | Puifch 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 I chaperones. r Kershaw bady In ; Luck ? . papers of recent date carried the account of the death of Robert F. Phifer, of tattle Creek,. Mich., uncle of Mrs. E. V. Truesdale, of Kershaw, who died possessed of all estate valued at more than $200,0615. Under the terms of the will as made public lat^r-among the bequests left I o various institutions and causes, he Ibequeathed other amounts to surviving relatives, among vthem M#$ Truesdale, his tfiece, to whom he'Wft I the sum of $l0,000.?Kershaw Er&At MMMM^ 4^ Matinee Daily at 3 P. M. Nights 7:30 and 9 P. M. PROGRAM FOB WEEK' OF"Ao^KMBEB 12TH. ' Monday and Tuesday, Novembei- 12-13 "SHOW PEOPLE" k-~-'A picture Where the great film stars make this the outstandJW Piqtare of the year. William Haines and Marion Daviea play the leading role in this comedy of .the show world. In this picture fu see such stars as William &. Hart, Douglas Fairbanks, Norma laimadge, John Gilbert, Mae Murray, Reene Adoree, Rod La jwQue, Aileen Pringle, Claire Windsor, Estell'e Taylor, Karl Dane M many other noted stars in this picture the yefcr's best comedy. p Also Metro News. Adults 50c; Children 25c. " i Wednesday, November 14 " THE MYSTERIOUS LADY " F AaVrin* Gretta Gat-bo in her greatest picture, directed by 'red Nibio. This picture annalyzes Miss Garbo's tremendous Popularity. Conrad Nagel takes the part of a Russian Princsf-in?. picture. Gretta Garbo's greatest screen triumph. A romantic sensation. iMore thrilling than love itself. Also Screen Oddity. Thursday, November 15 " DRY MARTINI Starring. Mary Astor and Matt Moore in a comedy-drama as sophisticated as 'the title. A rollickling story of gayest city in the world-Paris. The adventures of a young "T^^.n who goes to Paris to mend a broken heart. Come take p to gay Paree with Mary Astor. Also Metro New*. ' Friday, November 16 " THE MATING CALL " the ^?aturi2? Thomas Meighan in his latest and best picture ot jf *rI *he Mating Call," has everything to'make this an cJFW Picture. Great story. Great Cast and superbly his w! .* tip and don't miss this picture. See Meighan at fcst. Also Our Gang Comedy, "Sttrool Begins." Saturday, November IT??-? _ " THE BABY CYCLONE " feg Kmrl Dane and Georfce K. Arthur, America's leadthat Jrt tenm i" their latest and best comedy hit. A picture ? ^ DovM 'Em.* * C"">ne .i 1111 rniwaBmmvBsmmnmB&mmtmBiHttm PERSONAL NEWS NOTES Miss 'Martha Ogiesby spent last weak and in Atlenta. with relative*. Mrs. Wiley Kheorn and aon apant Monday and Tuesday tyBuOharletlp wiih friends. y Mr. ?ud Mrs. J. J. Cunningham returned to Camden, Thursday, for the winter months. Mrs. Hughey Tindal attended the American Legion Convention hqld In Columbia Monday. .. Mr. Andrew Burnet, of the University of South Carolina was a visitor in Camden Wednesday. Miss Louis Lang, u student this year at Winthrop, spent tbe past week-end with homefolk. Mrs. H. W. Taylor has returned to Lancaster after a. visit hejra to her daughter, Mrs. Wiley Sheorii. Miss Mary Eleanor Goodale and her roommate, Miss Mamie Stackhouse spent last week end in Camden. Mr. S. D. Bush, of Boston, hAs returned to Camden for the winter and is occupying his home on Green street. ? Mrs. W. N. Kerr, of Blue Hill, Maine, has returned to Camden for the winter and is occupying her home on Green street. Mrs. J. E. Ross had as her guestB during the past week, Miss Murray Belle Nelson, of Columbia, and Mi3S Elise Rose, of Blaney, Miss Mary Goodale, of Winthrop College,, spent the weekend here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Goodale, on Laurens, Street, Mrs.. C. M. Coleman and Miss Zuleme 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. Frank Mackey, of the University of North Carolina, was the guest'bf 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.1 ' 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. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Chase, of H Middlefield, Conn, have returned to Camden and are guests of Mr. and Mrs, C. C. Whitaker, Jr; until their new -home is completed. 1 Messrs. W. L. Goodale and N. R. ' Goodale, Jr., of the Camden Floral 1 Company, are attending the southeastern florists convention being held ^ Ga., this week. ^ift^es. Mary Cureton, Sarah De1 Pafe^ fjlertrude Zemp and Fay Kirk' land, students of Winthrop College 1 ^rere in Camden Wednesday to at1 tend the Wooten-Boykin wedding, p 7 Rev. J. C. Rowah,' of Concord, N. \ C., was a visitor in Camden this week. He cnme down officiate at the wedding . of his niece, Miss Carolyn Wooten'to Mr. Ancrum Boy kin, Jr. Mrs. M. W. Wilson and Miss Charlotte Boykin, returned to their home in Charleston on Thursday of this week after visiting relatives" and friends here for the past several days. g iya I Z'Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hammer and children have returned to Camden from -Great Harrington, Mass., wfcete they spent the summer. They are occupying a cottage on north Mill street. Mrs. Stephen.Farrelly and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Farrelly, of Rye, New York, have returned to Camden for the winter. They will again occupy the Ferris Mcpowell cottage on East Hampton Street. Mrs. Grace P. T. Knudson and Miss Mabel Appleton, of Castine, Maine, have returned to Camden for the season and will operate the Tprll Shop Again this year' at the Geisenheimur home on north Broad street. Friends in Camden of Mrsr- Don Morrison, formerly Miss Mary Black* well of this city, will be pleased to learn that. she has been dismissed from a Raleigh hospital where she had been critically ill, and that she is now greatly improved in health. Utile William Lindsay, Jr., of Kershaw, who is visiting at the home of I his grandparents, Mr. and" Mrs. Joseph Lindsay, had the misfortune to hrenk one of his legs Saturday while playing with other boys in the neighborhood.?Cheater Reporter. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Start, of Seransc Lake, N*. Y? have returned to Camden for the winter and are occupying their house on north Broad street. Mr. Start is s high class photographer -who does commercial work here during the winter season. T Mr. J. L. Guy WM a Visitor at the Chester, County fair last Thursday at its home coming day. Mr. Guy is a i native of LowryvtHe, in Chester County, but has made his home here for many years where he has been prom? inontly identified wtth Camden's busi - WB5CSW5-? : ?? ??? * ness interest*. Among the out of town guests attending the Wooten-Boykin wedding here Wednesday availing were: Misses Elizabeth Anderson, of ^ummerton; Mary Wyman, of Bamberg; Lucy Kaminer, Elisabeth Cantey, Columbia; Messrs. Bert Moors, Wedgefield; James O'Neil, Jack Cantey, Cantey Haile, Cohimbia. \ s """ . POPULAR COUPLE MARRIED Presbyterian Church Scene of Pretty Wedding Wednesday Evening Of more than statewide interest wee the marriage of Mies Carolyn Wooten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNair Wooten of this dlty, to William Ancrum Boykiu, Jr., which was solemnized at the Betheeda Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening at eight o'clock in a setting aristicaljy drranged with southern f.mftaX, ferns and chrysanthemums. Kev. J. C. Rowan, u.pcle of the bride officiated. He was assisted by Rev. A. D. McArn, of the Pieabylsrian Church here. Before the ceremony Mra. James DeLoache played "At Dawning" on the violin and later Mrs. Ernest Zemp aang "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 ' Sweet Voice/' and afterwards played Lorhengrin's recessional. The bridesmaids were Miss Julia Rowan, of Concord, North Carolina; Miss Elizabeth Jennings, of Winnsboro; Miss Leonora Jennings, of Jacksonville, Florida; and Miss Dolly Singleton. They all Wore dresses alike, fashioned of pink chiffon with accessories of an opposite shade of blue. , Mrs. Thomwell 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 peus. The llower girls, little Misses Margaretta Little and Betty Stevenson were dressed as miniature brides maids and earried bouquets that were miniatures of the attendants. Messrs C. J. Shannon, 4th., Charles Dubose, Jr., Thorrtwell 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 arih of her father'by whom she was given i in marriage.and was met at the altar -vby the groom wjth his father, W. A, Boykin as best man. The brides } dress was of duchess satin with an .uneven hem line, the back of the ^kirt forming the train. Her flowing , wail was held in place by a coronet of orange blossoms. tShe 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 y/Qve the pnrents of the^.yoiing couple, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Wooten and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boykin.-Those who qgrrs ed were Misses Sarah DePass, Fay Kirkland, Mary Cureton, and Gertrude Zemp. H. . I \ , .1.?, ~ Camden Methodist Church Lyttleton Street, near Hampton Park. George Pierce Watson, Pastor. Sunday, November 11: Bible school, &0:ty a. m., with classes for all grades and ages. Epworth League <H46 p. m. to which all the young people are invited. Public worship, 11:15 a. in. and 7:30 p. m. conducted by the< pastor. Morning theme "Watch Your Step," a sermon especially for children and young people* Evening theme: "The Supreme Reward." This is the last Sunday''before Annual Conferences Let us have a large attendance at Bible school at both services. ' ' * ii Buy Poppies Tomorrow * Again 1 beg you to remember Armistice Day -for- the?living. Buy {>oppies to - help - the living?disabled soldiers who were mad^disabled^ in bringing peace to you* They make these poppies for you to buy. We urge you to buy them as it means so much to the poor men. Help them to give thanks too, for Armistice Day. We will sell the poppies tomorrow* Saturday, November 10th aj^Armistice Day comes on Sunday this year. They get all the money, not a'sihall per cent. Annie B. Whitaker, Chairman of Poppy Committee, American Legion Auxfflary. After the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin got going well underway last Tuesday from Lakewood, N. * J., a stowaway was discovered, an 18year-old boy. - - is Assault Sheriff In Cheater field Chvraw, Nov. 6.?KI wood and Klmer Froeunan, tons of Ellerbe Freeman? who is In Jail awaiting trial on ?* charge of, killing hi* wife last spiing, ditched th*? car in which they were being carried to the Chesterfit M jail this afternoon, overpowered the sheriff who had them in charge, took his revolver and made their escape. The officer suffered bruises.' 1 he two boys had been arrested earlier today when they encountered Sheriff Grant and Rural Policeman ( Lee Melton, who were on their way to raid a stillf The officers "say they met the Freeuians coming from toward the still and each carrying three gallons of whiskey over his shoulder In a saok. When they were taken into custo<ty they returned to the liquor plant and helped destroy its 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 tqr them. BETHUNE NEWS NOTES Happenings of Interest as Told By Our Regular Correspondent. Bethune, Nov. 7.?Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McLaurin and the Rev. M B Gunter went to Columbia last Tuesday to hear Dra.' Truett and Oreo speajj at the First Baptist church. Miss Sue Hendrtxpwho teaches in the Shamrock school, spent the weekend with Mrs. W. K. Rosier. Mrs. C. L. Mays, Mrs. John Bethune and Mr. Percy Mays have returned from Birmingham where they have been visiting Mrs. Jack Davis, a daughter of Mrs. Mays. Mrs., C. H. Wall, of Andrews, ig *i31tAn8:?rher, parents Mr. anl Mrs. M. O. Ward. ..Mrs. J. B. Hillhouse and Miss Marv McKinnon attended the" synodical which met in Florence last Thursday and Friday. , ?ne of the Presbyterian chuixh 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. , iMr. 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 and supper served in the dining room of the . hotel last Saturday The menu was attractive and a nice sum was realized. The Bethune, hotel ftks been purchased by Messrs. W. E. Davis and M. G. King who are, 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 hiB post oi dtity 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 tljp home of his grandmother, Mrs, Nettie Knight,'with whom he resided, and was buried the same afternoon in the cemetery at Buffalo church, following funeral service* in the -church by the pastor, Rev, J. H, Hunter. -Little Howard arose that morning apparently in his usual health, and it was while in the ^ct of opening the back hall dopr when he fell backward on the floor, Ora Lee Knight, young b&ji of Mrs. Knight, was in y room nearby and heard the child fill, and when he got to the child and picked him up, the little fellow com. plained of his head' hurting on the Teft side of the back, and lapsed into unconsciousness in a short while, dying about ten" minutes, afterward, before a. physician could reach the homer- Little-Howard had-not- been in recent ill health and suffered no fracture of-tH^ikull as the-result of the fall, and the exact cause of the sudden death could not be accurately determined,?Kershaw Era. Mr." Boone Returns To Lockhart Jailor and Mrs. Alex Boone-havc given up their position at the jail and have returned to their home in the Lockhart community. Mr. Boone baa been the efficient jailor for a number of years and he and his wife made many friendt hsfre who 'wRi xggrot to see > them leave*. Of a kind disposition he made friends easily with the public as well as the prisoners, I and his treatment of those so unfortunate as to be locked up alway^ made him friends. They return to I their farm in the Lockhart section. Mr. Boone will be succeeded as jailor by Mr. George Arledge ~ of West TTatgrgg. _, / ? ? . j?- V ? i Ei^Sjr*x Ootf U. The three banks of Camden have I agreed to close on Monday. November 11th, the day being observed as a holidaym Armistice Day. r - - -- - Man, Woman Under Arrest For Murder Atlanta, Nov, <>. a man and wdman, whom police say confessed to being passengers in the car from which a shot killing u Columbian,, S. C. detective was fired the night of October 19, but named a third party us the person who.actually did the slaying, tonight were en route to South Carolina in custody of two of- > fleers. Police said that Helen Gentle, 20, said to be the daughter of L, C, Gentle, and M. W. Jones, 26, of Greenville, S. who wore 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, Ha., llrod the shot killing Detective Hickley in front of the Jefferson Hotel \ in Columbia. The pair arrested here waived extradition and J. >W. ltichardson, 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 ftom the hotel which he served as house detective, to an automobile parked in front of the building, from which one charge from a shot gun was fired into his body and the car sped away. Vaughan, It was said, had been under suspicion and was the object of -< a widespread search. ?1 he arrest of the pair hore resulted from tracing the woman to a hotel* where she was registered uader an assumed name. The officers kept watch throughout the- night waiting for her companion to call for her and arrested them as they came out together, Detective Lowe Bald. ? ? . Zeppelin Earned Fortune New York, Nov.^?The revenue earned by the Graf Zeppelin on her round trip from Germany was estimated todity at $843,000. What part* of this 1b profit is uncertain. Dr. Hugo Eokeuer estimated the expenses 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 tK6 4 passengers on the trip to the United States and twenty'of the twenty-four passengers on the return voyage paid the full fare of $3,000. S^nce * r?Eokeuer- (estimated the revenue the 9tart at approximately; > $100,00STt ia assumed that several of the passengers who travelled in more or less official capacity did not pav the full rate. . ? ' " I Standard Oil Driver Hurt [r J. T. Howell, truck driver for the Standard ($11 supplydgpot"atKef- ~ | shaw, waa seriously injured Tuesday ! when the truck thnt he was driving turned over in. froqt of Sarfd Hill church in Kershaw county, pinning him underneath and holding, him fast, where he was found by passing. motorists and released from his : Plight. He was found to be so badly - injured that he was rushed to the ? Baptist Hospital in Columbia, where i his condition remains serious at the Present writing. The Kershaw sta? tion of the Standard Oil Company is in charge of J. W. Evans of Lancaster A^inquiry at his office here elicited the information that the ex1 tent of Mr. Howell's injuries has not I yet >een determined. ? Lancaster ; News, q ' Young Lad Dies I ' ^*mes Wendell Gardner, aged nine [ years, young son of Mr, and Mrs. B. |j D. Gardner, of the Sand kill commun' tt* dled * ?? home i?hi? parent. f about Ave o'clock last Thursday morning and was buried at Sand Hill cemetery, at five in ithe afternoon, fol'uneral services conducted at >. the Rafid -4$ill -Baptist church by. the pastor, Dr. E. F. Rice. -little WendMl^Mi^ : tyPhoid feYer from which he improved r and after beidg bp several days, he suffered a relapse, which was follow- , i 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 thiinder storm August 25th,\while they were a vine that had run into a tree standi shaw Era. J {Civ,c C?^g?e To Meet There will be an important meeting of the Civic League at the school auditorium pn Monday afternoon, November 12th, at 4 o'clock to which all members are urged to come.