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Husband Burned Her Woman Charges Camden, March 1.-?W. V. Childers, railway employe, who is alleged to have struck a match to his wife's clothing and then fled, returned here voluntarily Saturday and visited Mrs. Childers in a local hospital where she js suffering from severe burns. Mrs. Childers, whose body and arms were swept by the blaze when I her dress flared up in flames, has a chance to recover, physicians said but her condition remains critical. Childers was at liberty at his home here and no warrant will be sworn put lor him until a further investigation can 'be made, officers said. Members of his family, including his humed wife and eight children, havj requested that no warrant be taken out for him, they aiiid. According to Mrs. Childers' account of the affair, her husband was eon tinuing a quarrel with her of several days' standing when he suddenly applied a match to her dress and fled t^e house. She pulled her clothing off without assistance and was car^* lied to a hospital by neighbors attracted by her screams. Sheriffs officers conducted a search for Childers Friday and part of Saturday but their efforts proved futile. lie returned Saturday in company with a friend who promised to produce him in the event a warraiAwas sworn out. OfficVr* said they had been told there vv^hs some doubt as to whether Childers had fired his wife's clothing intentionally and that it was possible that Mrs. Childers had accidentally set herself on fire. Colored School To Have Field Day. The. colored schools of the rural districts will present their field day exercises here Friday, March 7. The program will l>e rendered in Trinity Methodist church on West DeKalb street at 11 o'clock. The indoor propram will consist of a declamation ' contest and special music, and Dr. J. B. Randolph, president of Claflin College, Orangeburg, S. C., will give the annual address. Hon. J. 13. Felton and his assistant will he in attendance and will give a talk. The teachers and children will march from the church to the County P'air grounds to finish the program with hutdoor activities, as follows: Egg race for girls, 50yard dash, 100-yard dash, high jump for hoys, and a rainy day race. There will he a judging contest of livestock, a basketball game between Booker T. AN ashington high school of Columbia and the County Training school of this county (St. Matthew). A full, interesting day is planned. The public is cordially invited to all of these activities. A small admission fee will be charged to see the game of basketball. All others are free. Sumter Man Kills Self Sam O'Quinn, former city manager and well known citizen of Sumter, committed suicide about 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the bathroom at his home West Calhoun street by blowing off the top of his head with a double barrelled shot gun. Mr. O'Quinn did not leave a note explaining his act, as far as was known, but continued ill health and despondency were said to be the reasons for killing himself. Bethune News Notes Told by Correspondent Bethune, S. C., Mar. 4.?Miss Mary Brannon entertained with a delightful birthday party on last Friday evening dt the home of Miaa Edith <!lyburn, this being Miss Uranium's sixteenth birthday anniversary. The room# were prettily decorated with spring flowers, the color scheme 4>eing yellow and green. The guests were entertained with contests and other forms of amusement and later in the evening a sweet course was served. About thirty young people were present and complimented the hostess with numerous gifts. A special meeting of the local chapter of the Eastern Star was held in the Masonic hall last Wednesday evening. Dr. Simpson, district dep uty and several ladies from Kershaw were present, Dr. Simpson was present for the purpose of inspecting the work of the order and selecting representatives for the district meeting. During the social hour ambrosia and cake were served. ltev. Robert iSapp, of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Atlanta, spent the week-end witn friends here and preached at the Presbyterian church 'Sunday morning. Mfs. A. J. Ogletree, of Charleston, was the guest of Mrs. P. II. Hester, last week. Miss Kathryn Truesdell, of Colum. biu College, accompanied by Misses Vivian Taylor and Kffie Bj-abham, also of Columbia College, spent the week-end with her parents, l>r. and Mrs. K. Z, Truesdell. Mr. and Mrs. (1. E, Brant ,of Bamberg, were the week end guests of Mrs. Brant's parents, iMr. and Mrs. M O. Ward. Miss Lillian Heaves, of Hiahopville, spent the past week end with Miss Malloy Hearon. Miss Annie Neyle Langdale, of Walterboro, who has been at home for several weeks on account of illness, returned Sunday and bus resumed her work in tho Ilethune grammar school. ( Miss Geneva Pitts, of Columbia, is ; visiting her parents this Week. M ss Blanche Gardner, of Camden, spent the week end with her mother,' Mrs. Maggie Gardner. i June ami Neil Truesdell, of Presby-' terian College, Clinton, were at home this week end. Miss Kloise Miller, of the Bothune high school faculty, spent the past week end at her home in Pauline. | Mrs. David Holley, of the Mt. Pisgah section, was the guest last week of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. | Severance. Hens Beat (he "Itullh." | Chicago, March 8.;?The great American hen hud something to cackle about today?sort of a hen coup. Samuel A. Sugar, head of Sugar Brothers, Inc., gave some of the details. He was a member of a group of egg dealers which claimed to have made a quarter of a million dollurs in recent weeks through their confidence in the nation's favorite fowl. "Early in February," he said, "the wholesale price of eggs ranged from 27 to 30 cents. Then the price (broke to 25 cents. The 'bulls' confident that prices would go up, tried to corner tho market sb they might control prices. The trouble was that the hen kepi right "M turning out eggs. February was a month of Mpring weather. Hens laid as they never had laid before at this Menson of the year. Am fast as the 'bulls' bought, new trainloada of eggs poured into town. The retail price went down to the lowest it has been since 11)24." Sugar estimated that the unwonted activity of the American hen cost the "bulls" on the Chicago market more than a half million dolla is. The Khodo Island senate last week by a vote of 24 to 11, agreed to place ballots in the November elections with the question, "The eighteenth amendment to the constitution, should it be retained?" The measure is now up in the house. | 50 Years' Use ; | of Black-Draught i| "About fifty years > ? ago," says Mr. Lewis f G. O'Shielda, of Port- 1^^^ f%> ^ ersville, Ala., "my J^7 V \V mother gave me the D n?T\ ,J> ^ first dose of Black- \ Draught, and I have ^ taken it ever since, when I needed a medicine for consti$ pation. I hnve used ^ this remedy all my Pr|l3ppp:x A married life, in rais- vStt ^ Ing my children. ^ ' X "I have used Black-Draught A >* for heartburn, as I have had V ^ spells of this kind, off and on, ^ for years. This follows indiges- V x\ tion, and indigestion comes ? close on constipation. A 0? "I have found that the best R Ny way to head off trouble is to X begin taking Black-Draught in Z\ ^ time. It relieves me of dizzi- V ^ ness, tightness in the chest and l\ ^ backache. A 0> "By getting rid of impurities, & ^ Black Draught helps to keep the >7 v* system in good order. I always X ? keep it in the home, and have \ X recommended it to many peo- < X pie, in my time." 11 [ . g THEDFORD'S \\\ BLACK-DRAUGHT I | For CONSTIPATION^ ! ! J i ^-INDIGESTION, BILIOUSNESS | [ < > Womkn who need a tonic should take < ' ([SHERIFF'S SALE!! OF THE CAMDEN CLOTHING CO'S HIGH CLASS STOCK I Consisting of Nationally Advertised Men's Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits, I I Wright, Munsing, Wilson Underwear, Van Husan Collars, Phillips Jones I I Pajamas, Eclipse Shirts, Bowman Caps, Stetson Hats, Wilson Hose, Boys' I I Suits, Pants, Golf Pants, Golf Hose, Boys' Shirts, Sweaters, Work Clothes, Luggage I I Scattering to the Four Winds of the Earth the Stock of a II I Concern You Have Known and Patronized for Ten Long Years I The Greatest Price Crash Ever Conceived by Human Eye! I An Unprecedented Drama with the True Ring of II I HONEST-TO-GOODNESS SAVINGS I I THE STAGE ,WILL BE SET AND SELLING BEGIN I SATURDAY, MARCH 8 9 AJU 1 I Your savings here are just too great to try to picture'to you; Prices so low I I that no prudent man can miss it! II I MEN'S SUITS | $20.00 and $25.00 Values $11.95 $30.00 and $35.00 Values $14.95 MEN'S SHIRTS ! $1.00 Shirts, Now 65c $1.50 Shirts, Now 95c $2.00 Shirts, Now $1.25 t $2.50 Shirts, Now 1.75 $3.00 Shirts, Now 1.95 " FLANNEL SHIRTS $3.50 to $5.00 Values, Now $2.45 HATS $3.00 to $5.00 Values Now 95c CAPS! CAPS! $1:50 Value, Now 65c BOYS' SUITS I All Wool, Two Pants $2.95 WORK SHIRTS $1.00 Value, Now 65c $1.50 Value, Now 95c UNION SUITS $1.00 Value 65c $1.50 Value 95c BOYS' SHIRTS $1.00 Value 45c $1.50 Value 95c MEN'S SUITS One lot Values to $25.00 ... $4.95 MEN'S DRESS PANTS $7.00 Values 2.95 $5.00 Values 2.49 $3.00 and $4.00 Values $1.95 BOYS' KNEE PANTS 65c Up MEN'S DRESS PANTS I One lot mens'dress pants worth I to $7.50, Now ... $1.75 | MEN'S HOSE I WOOL AND RAYON MIXED | l 25c Value, Now 15c I $1.00 Value, Now 55c I $1.50 Value, No w 65c | MEN'S SILK HOSE I 35c Value, Now 20c | j 50c Value, Now 30c I I 75c Value, Now 45c I $1.00 Value, Now 65c I 0 GOLF HOSE ~ I $1.50 Value, Now .. 65c I $2.00 Value, Now .*?. $1.25 I $3.00 Value, Now 1.95 I $3.50 Value, Now 2.35 SHERIFF'S SALE of The Camden Clothing Company CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA }