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Bodies Recovered After Many Years Oslo, Norway, An#. 22.?1Out of the grim last chapter 4of aviution s first north police argosy, solving after 3.'J yearn the mystery of how Solomon August Androe, Swedish balloonist-explorer who set out in an airship in 1 Hiti for the top of the world, perished with his two compa nions. A Norwegian scientific expedition, hetfded by Dr. S. Horn, today sent word to Oslo that its members had found the bodies of Andree and his mat-en in a camp of their making, on White Island, which lies east of the island of the Spitz, her gen group. The discovery was reported at Tromsoe by the Norwegian #ealor Ter ningen, which met the dealer BrAttvag of the Horn expedition in Arctic waters. The Jfrattvagg had aboard the bodies of Andree and one of his companions. As it is not equipped with wireless, the captain of the Ter ningen was requested to announce the finding. The Hrattvagg is due at Tromsoe September 10. The Tcrningen's captain said that no trace of And roc's balloon had been found. And roe's diary, bis scientific instruments, a few scattered objects which evidently hud l>oon muzzled by bears but left untouched and the bodies of the explorers told the gruesome tale of a battle with the dt'incnls in which the tall, blonde aeronaut had survivor! his fellows. Identification was easy. 1 he frozen bodies were well preserved. Only one had deteriorated, presumably because it lay sheltered in a small boat which had been part of* the equipment of the world's first' dirigible. The others seemed as if the tragedy might have occurred only yesterday, instead of in a generation almost gone. Andree was accompanied on his trip by K. Frankel and N. Strindbcrg. the latter then a handsome youth of 2ir professor in a. Swedish university, engaged to be married but putting off his wedding until he might return from this one and last adventurous fling before settling down. The dispatches reaching Oslo did not readily identify the man whose body was found near that of Andree and described as well preserved. Andree made his great polar attempt from Danes Island. Spitzla-! gen. duly 11, IK'dT. In the pro\ ions year be had failed. He had launched the idea in Ist'o. t h: i *. \ ?.r,o yciii.- before 'he eiM.cha! voyage of \ nurd-. v. and the "No-^c" acro-s tin- rode a ..mnli-bed Andree'.- idea;. < li:e the ,i in- i the .\:nunil-eu e \ o, > i. * \\a- tin- ;>u-- b!e dis<"\. ef \- r ee .ud -I C'?-e \ p'.i, I l . I i : a do - da! c tal'li :and. at the hn-e .!' a high tit!" semo ."> '(> feet ... uiuuud-.?t-be?No?-e e\ pb" ?alrte Uptn 'he isimp - f death \ugu" i>. Today a Norwegian -ealer. ac.o-ding to advices from the Horn party, was bringing the bodies and other effects of the explorers to Norway, where they will arrive early in September. Andree'.- diary was expected to yield a chronology of what had occurred between the takeoft and the calamitous interruption of the sensational project. Andree had equipped t he balloon with sails to steer it and increase its speed. Only a few messages were received after the balloon took the air. One of these was a carrier pigeon dispatched about -IT hours after the flight started. The burden of its message was "all well on board, This is the third pigeon post. Andree." This was sufficient to set the whole world in a tension of excitement and anxiety for further news. Hut a year went by and no news came. In 1 SOS a buoy was found in which w as a metal tube containing a message dropped July 11, 1S(JT. In Septemlver, 1W?8. another buoy wa- pi< ked up on King Carl's land and in July. 1000. three years after the takeoff, two more were picked up - n belaud hut the metal tubes which might have contained message wtiv nii--.ng from them. Then, aln-ut a month later, came the f.r f: w. rd. when a buoy on the northern coast of Norway was found to bear this ivies-age: "July 11. 10 p m , G M. T So far our trip ha- gone well. \ \ \ \ We are now over ice which is broken in all directions. Glorious weather. Excellent spirits. Andree. Strir.bcrg. Frankel. Above clouds since 7:45 G. 0. T. The nim of Andree's expedition was not only to reach the North Pole in the airship, but to drift with the prevailing air currents there to America. The Horn expedition* which found the bodies, is traveling aboard the steamer Brattvagg. Their measages - ? ? Yorkville Oil Mill Sold To Kershaw The physical property of the Yorkville Cotton Oil company, capitalized ut $1)0,000 and located, on East Madison street, was last week tentatively sold to the Kershaw Cotton Oil company, for $35,000. According to information gathered by the reporter, the sale price represents only the physical property .of the Yorkville company and does not include the liquid assets, which are said to approximate some $30,000. The sale of course, negotiated by J. A. Tate, president, Is subject to the approval of a majority of the stockholders of the corporation, after notice of 30 days. Frost Torrence, well known business man of Gastonia, told The Enquirer Wednesday afternoon that he would pay as mueh as $40,000 for the projK'rty as sold to the Kershaw concern, and last week had asked until Monday of this week to perfect his plans, l>pt the sale, tentatively at least, was made on Saturday last. ? Yorkville Enquirer. NOTED FOl 1/litlY BREEDER IN OLD SOCIETY HILL Society Hill, Aug. 25?'Starting in 1017 with breeding Ithode Island ltcds us u hobby, a Darlington county citizen, E. I). Fields of Society Hill, storekeeper by trade, has become a poultry breeder by science, | and now most of the Reds in Darlington county and eastern Carolina trace to his Reds. First in the counl ty and section to make breeding a I business, he worked on the principle of "Buy the best and breed 'em better," and now he commands such prices us $10 per sotting or $25 per hundred for breeding eggs. It was from his yard that chicks were selected in 1027 for the Livestock train demonstration. This season Fields has 50 hens in five breeding pens for his trapnesting and pedigree work. His basic breeding jxm has in it throe hens with records of 252, 245 and 285 eggs at the Southeastern Egg-Laying Contest and two others with records of 248 and 241) eggs at the Auburn, Alabama Contest. A male from a 2l?l-egg hen is used with these champion layers whose average is 275 egg- a strong foundation to build on, yet Fields plans to call on Clem.-on poultry authorities to help further improvement. A sight for .-iore eyes is the i>0() or 41)0 young -lock iti hi- yards, with a noti.eable tendon, y ;o "h-oad back- I'-.r big a vet-.' Sale- all over the S'Uith' are "oooiin fi.? Mr. Fields, hut v.' Oat. i- infinitely n.oie i.nort am Darlington count y fact vein tl" k- by the d?>/.i ( \e; ?i <'<iniit\ carry :i;< lir? I)" ?d el ! leal.-' 1 led . Charlotte Thompson Openn Sept. 1Mb. Charlotte Thompson High School I w .!! begin it- li'.'lO-lP.'H session at 0 oVtock Monday. SeplomlwT 1-t. Everything is in readiness for a good opening and all pupils are urged to l>e present the first day. The same faculty will be back this year, which is as follows: Grammar School?Miss May Boykin. Mrs. A. G. Sanders, Miss May Rush and Miss Gladys Geddings. High School?Mrs. R. A. Bruce, J. T. McLeod and Virgil Harvey. Friends and patrons are invited to he present for the opening exercises. Mt. l'isgah .Services Rev. M. B. Guntor, pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist church, announces services for Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and B. Y. 'P. U. on Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. County Fair Dates Announced I The county fair is depending on the farmers for its success. Are you gettings things ready to exhibit? If you have delayed it please start now to preparing something. Get that pig or calf in good shape. Remember to biit.g 11 ears of corn, some potatoes, chickens, turkeys, vegetables? and many other articles. If everybody will cooperate by bringing the he.-t they have we will have the best county fair we've ever had. Lot's do :t folk.-. It can la1 done and I'm counting strong oil our good farm folk:- - especially those splendid 4-H b.ys. Remember the dates?November G. 7 and 8. Yours for the best fair we ha\e ever had. says Hejtry I). Green. the county agent. indicated that AndreeVs party had : safely landed and {>erishod while waiting rescue. The party evidently lived some time after establishing j the camp. White Island, where the bodies were found, is an isolated bit of land in the icy waters between Spit z.ber gen and the Fridtjof Nanin the latter Archaiepelago. At first it was identified as being a tiny island north of Rudolf Ialand in the latter Archaepelago. I liethune News Notes Told by Correspondent Bethune, S. C., August 27th.?The young ladies class 01 the Bethune Baptist church enjoyed a delightful social on Friday evening at the home of Miss Frances Severance. After several hours pleasantly spent, delicious refreshinents were served. On Friday of last week a number of the O'Kelly connection from Bethune at tender! the annual O'Kelly picnic at the McLure Big Springs, which as usual proved to be a happy occasion. Mrs. UuLtie lluestiss left on Wednenesday for the Columbiu hospital, where she will undergo an operation some time during this week. She was accompanied to the hospital by Mia* Surah Lee lluestiss. Mrs. Howard Bucks of Atlanta, Ga., was the recent guest of Mrs. L. D. Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pridgen of Jackson, Miss., are spending some time with Mrs. P rid gen's sister, Mrs. J. E. Williams. Mrs. G. B. McKinnon and little son have been visiting friends in Lancaster. Carl RntclifTe of Wadesboro has been the recent guest of his sister, Mrs. . E. Boas/well. Mrs. Bety Clyburn has returned to Cleremont, Fla., after haying spent the greater part .of the summer with relatives and friends in Bethune. Miss Katherine Ward left Wednesday for Chesterfield, where she will teach during the coming session. Miss Katherine Folk of Holly Hill has been visiting Miss Katherine TruesdelL She was accompanied oil "her return home by Miss Truesdell, who will be her guest for a few days. Miss Sarah McGee of York and Miss Alma Hall of Camden have been the recent guests of Miss Edna Stokes. .$ijas Mary Arthur spent several days in Bamberg last week the guest of Mrs. H. G. Hiers. Miss Carrie Ynrborough visited friends in Lancaster last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Oliver and Mr. J. M. Clyburn have returned from Baltimore, where they went last week to buy fall good?. Alvin Clyburn, Liston Holland, Grier Gordon and Jennings Watford Spent last Sundae at Myrtle Beach. Mrs. J. A. McCaBkill has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Maggie Lee of Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Ix?e Mays of Florence have been spending several days'"with relatives here. -Margaret Hearon is spending some time with Miss Ruth Moseley in Camden. Miss Alma Pitts has been the gucxt of Mrs. Bessie See^urs. Miss Rosa I?e Fields is visiting 'relatives in Umar. Miss Marguerite Fairyloth of lakeland, Kin., has been the gueat of her; aunt, Mrs. I). M. Mays. J. M. Clybnrn, Jr., spent aome time last week with relatives in Ha rUsville. Mrs. Bailie Davis is visiting in Kershaw. Mi. awl Mrs. \V. M. Stevens of Daneitster sjx*nt Friday in town with friends. Mr. Minor Baker and daughters, Misses Jessie and Gladys, have returned from a visit to relatives in Jefferson. Miss Dorothy Mozingo of the St. 'Matthews section has been the guest of Miss Edith Clybqrn. Mr. K. T, Estridge and daughter. Miss Ruth, of Kershaw, are visiting friends in Bcthune. Mrs. Margie Best who holds a position in Haiti is spending a while with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Josey. J Mr. and Mrs. Helms?of Monroe spent last week at the home of Mrs. Helm's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Gardner. June Truesdell, who has been playing baseball with the Goldville team, during the summer, is at home. Atlanta, Aug. 20.?J. H. Kirby, Forsyth county representative in the Georgia legislature0 was arrested here today on a charge of robbery in connection with a recent hold-up in an office building. He posted a bond of $2,000 and was released pending trial. An indictment returned against him yeste^lay by the Fulton county grand jury charged that he entered the offices of the American Finance corporation July IS, held up employes wjth a toy pistol and robbed the cash register of $10. A pair of overalls furnished a clue upon which authorities worked in their attempt to connect Kirby with the robbery. Office employes said the bandit wore overalls. From Mr. Gettys. I wish to express to the people of Kershaw county my sincere appreciation of their confidence in me as shown by their nominating me as a member -of t.he House of Representatives from Kershaw county, and trust that 1 may serve them efficiently, to which end I earnestly solicit their co ltlnued support and co-operation during my entire term of office. J. Team Gettys. I Kershaw County Loses Opportunity. A few days ago we had a proposition made us for the location of a creamery at Camden. Of course we had to turn it down as there are not near enough cow's in Kershaw county to support even a small creamery at this time. If our farmers would get behind the dairy and hog and poultry program we could take advantage of such opportunities as the above. The progress made in the past year or so is good but there isn't enough of it. We will have mortgages and hard times until we put our farming on a safer and saner and more?businesslike basis. Our trouble is not so much a mat ?? ? J ter of high taxes as it is a mattered low incomes. We need greater iP* comes on the farm?money cominjfc. each month to meet monthly?. penses. JLet's all of us get together at tfct big meeting in Camden September 4th and do our part to help brini better conditions. It can be done but we must do it or it won't be done. Respectfully, HeniY ?> Green, County Agent. President Hoover has cancelled his proposed western trip to the Rocky Mountains. The chief executive is or the opinion that he will be of more service by staying in Washington in view of the drought situation. LOOKING B A C K W A ITdI Taktn From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen end Thirty Y?tt THIRTY YEARS AGO August 29, 1900 Cotton bringing 10 1-2 cents on the Caimlcn market. Rev. Sidi H. Browne, oldest member of South Carolina conference, died in Columbia. J. S. Trantham files protest witli executive committee in race for sheriff. John 11. Moffat died at his home in Bishopville. Rev. S. C. Thompson and Angie Wright, both well known colored people married here. ?James H. Bums returns to Camden from Sumter to reside. Jim Wright, negro, shot and killed Henry Huntley, in quarrel near Kershaw. Murderer escaped. Four thousand homes destroyed and more than three thousand persons drowned in hurricane and tidal wave which swept Galveston, Texas. | From newsboy to governor is record of Miles H. McSweeney re-elected as governor of South Carolina. Heavy rains falling in coastal section of South Carolina. Mr. Joe Hammond of Charlotte was the week end guest of Mr. Joe McKain. FIFTEEN YKAKS^T^l September 3, 1915 ! } Mrs. Ruth Denton, wife of W rl Denton, dead near Camden. ' 'H W. W. Blair, of Ch< ster, get* \w I thune school contract at a price $7,<J70.36. * Hat tie Smith, widow of Jul,- Si,.,^ who was shot to death in the court house at Winnslxyro, was herself shot to death near Her home at Blaney I R. A. Harris succeeds W. li. jfc kie as Southern railway agent it H Camden. f"|| S. W. Wilburn kills rattlesnake If near Mulberry measuring six feetied I for inches, having twelve rattles and | a button. | F. II. Corbott, of Oswego, married 1} to Miss Annie Belle Moseley, of Cam. I den. H J. O. Crowe, of Kershaw, married fl to Miss Ellen Young. gj Tom Polk Sanders, Jr. and Mia I Annie Glenn Coachman married ilK Hoykin. ;Hj1 Tom Antrum and Jack WhiUker'fl return from several weeks stay fcwj the north. L. A. Wittkowsky returns fre^^H Johns Hopkins hospital in BaltiraonW where he went for treatment. | j; She back, seat is mo conger detachable "Without 'tonneau," an automobile advertisement of twenty-five years ago proclaimed, "the.touring car is the smartest 1" < of runabouts." The "detachable tonneau" of a bygone day, providing the motorist with "two cars in one," has become the modern rumble seat. <3 As the automobile developments came, one motor oil ?Shell?has always been ready for every new lubrication requirement. Shell Motor Oil is ready now for the carswhich will be announced next ye'ar. <1 Nature's best-balanced crude and Shell's low-temperature refining combine to prepare Shell Motor Oil for any service ... to make it safer in any demand you may make on your motor. That explains why so many are changing to Shell Motor Oil for its improved performance and longer motor life. Have you tried it? STOP AT THE SIGN OF THE SHELL . . . 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