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VOLUME 45 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1934 ^UMBER 42
I Winter Social Season
To Be Full of Events
(By Sally Broomell)
I With yellow jessamine and the fra!
grant white Breath o' -Spring in blos
.soin, thev boxwood slowly turning
I i-green and the temperature hovering
around 65 degrees, this popular midsouthern
polo center in the heart of
the long-leitf pine is preparing to
welcome spring with a longA list of
I social and ^jports events.
Visitors are arriving daily by airplane,
train and motor, either for the
"short season" or as* house-guests of
I the cottagers, Who are here for the
season, Mrs. Damon deB. Wack, of
New York City and Pleasantville,
I N. Y., arrived Thursday to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ward C.
Belcher. She was accompanied by
I Mrs. Vance MacCauley, of New York
I City. Mrs. Belcher plans to give
several small affairs, introducing her
guests to a few friends at a time.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Somerville,' of
Montpelier Station, Orange County,
Va., havp arrjved and are at the beau-1
tiful Proctor place which they have
i I taken for the season. They are acI
companiod by Miss J. M. Somerville
^ and H. A. Somerville. The Somervilles
'have brought several of their
famous string of 85 horses with them.
Mrs. Somerville's noted "Trouble
i Maker" was entered in the Grand
1 National at Aintree last year but was
not fortunate enough to capture a
prize.
Mrs. Stewart Grey and Miss Frances
Thord-Grey, of Greenwich, Conn.,
arrived Monday and are located at
' the charming little Partridge cottagO.
Miss Grey expects to entertain several
of her young friends here who
I are interested in riding, hunting and
polo. < r
The cottagers will be pleased to
B note that Mrs.0W. Willis Wilder, of
Savannah, Ga., is at the Kirkwood
again this season as hostess. She
B was not here last season but many
| will remember her from the year before.
The r,delightful daily teas at
the Kirkwood, which are a rendezB
* vous for bridge-players and sportsB
men alike, began Monday with Mrs.
< Wilder in charge. She cordially inB
vites the cottagers, golf-players and
hunters to drop in for a pleassfnt
B hour before the blazing wood fire in
the cozy lounge. . o$
Mrs. Warren H. Harris gave a
luncheon Tuesday, having as her
guests, Mrs. Ward Belcher and her
house-gi^est, Mrs. O. F. Moynaham, of
Lakeville,jConn.; Mrs. W. L. Wright,
B Mrs. W. L. DePass, Mrs. Alice Marye,
Mrs. W. b. Goodale and Mrs. Samuel
Russell.
The season is starting with great
B eclat, with someone entertaining
practically every day this week. Mrs.
fl Reuben Pitts bad the Wednesday
morning bridge club'and Mrs. J. H.
B Clarkson entertained the Wednesday
B afternoon bridge club. On Thursday
morning the Book Club met with
Mrs. Palmer DuBose.
Mrs. W. L. Wright is giving a dinner
this Friday evening. The
attractive brunette, Phoebe
I Knight, of Camden and Avon, N. Y.,
gave a dinner party last Saturday
I evening, having as her guests Miss
Margaret Michael, of Charleston; Capers
Johnson of Charleston; Caroline
Richardson, Moultrie Burns and Dr.
Andrew B. Whitaker.
0 Mrs. Harry. D. Kirkover returned
yesterday after spending a few days
I in New York City.
Golf is daily becoming more enticing
with the courses getting bright
with new grass in the warm sunshine.
Tommy Harmon, Jr., of Montclair,
N. J., is again "pro" at the Hotel
Kirkwood. Don Morrison is "pro" at
the Sarsfield links. One of the popular
tournaments of the season takes
place on both courses, the Half Century
Golf Tourney for the elder men,
held about the middle of "February
lasting for three days.
Frank H. Conklin, of Middlesboro,
Mass., Who has been coning to the
Hobkirk for-many seasons plays almost
daily. Miss Klara Krumbholz
has been the Kirkwood's star woman
player for several season now. Others
who are playing almost daily include
Mrs. M. K. Clark, of Yonkers;
*, Ward Blecher, Mrs. Wallace I. Keep,
of Lockport, N. Y.; Mrs. Oscar Seeley,
Of Paoli, Pa.; Newton C. Boykin,
Mrs. M. E. Blanchard, who is at
the Hobkirk, T. H. Somerville, of
Montpelier Station, Va.j T. A. Smithers,
of Ridgewood, N. J.; G. E. Morrison,
of Sayville, L. I.,-and Clayton
Mayo, of New York Cityr who ie at
the Kirkwood for the season.
Many person*s Will be interested to
na, accompanied by Mrs. Orlando Da
'
know that Mr. and Mrs. Denison Dana
and Mrs. W. H. Walker, all of
Englewood, N. Y.,^ and Mrs. A. B.
Carlton, of Millington, N. J., will arrive
Monday at beautiful old Court
Inn for the season. They have been j
coming here for several years now.
Mr. and Mre. Samuel Fitzpatrick
and son, of Tulsa, Okla., ore visiting
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Williams at
"Mulberry."
Does polo ever cease to -be the most
exciting, game in the sports world?'
Certainly, that's the way it impress- J
ed your correspondent, a new-comer, i
last Sunday. Charles Little, who has
a bad hand suffered from a spill in a!
previous match, was the referee. The]
winning team's line-up (the Yellows)
included Henry Savage, Charles Robinson,
Watson Pomeroy, Mendel L.
Smith, Jr., and Clarkson Rhame as
substitute. The Blues were Charles
DuBose, Kirby Tupper, Ralph Little
and Joe Bates, with Ancrum Boykin
and Winchester Keith of Baltimore
as substitutes.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Steward,
of New York City and Goshen, New
York, have taken the Kerr cottage on
Green street for the season.
North Fletcher, of Warrenton, Va.,
is here for the winter.
Mrs. Dwight Partridge, M, F. H.,
announces that the hunts sponsored
by the CanfUen Hunt Club will be
held every Tuesday and Friday. Among
those who take part regularly
are Harry D. Kirkover, Miss Frances
Thord-Grey, Mrs. Stewart Grey, Miss
Jane Fowler, Carroll Bassett, Ralph
Chase, Mrs. David Stone, of Boston,
;who is visiting her parents here, Mr.
and Mrs. John L. Weeks, Miss Phebe
Knight, Walter West, of Middleburg,
Va., Mr. and Mrs. David Williams,
Mrs. Lucy Deans, Mrs. -Charles DuBose,
North Fletcher and Randolph
Duffy.
Your correspondent who is at the
Kirkwood Hotel, would be glad to get
additional secial news for this column,
and also for the metropolitan
newspapefs. Just'phone 427.
Dr. and Mrs. John Dodge Peters,
of Great Barrington, Mass., gave a
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Camden Poloists
Play Good Game
The gallery of winter visitors and
residents of Camden, Columbia and
other parts of the state who turned
out for the polo game on No 2 field
here Sunday afternoon was rewarded
by the sight of a well played, interesting
match in which some excellent
polo. was shown. ^
The improvement made by these
.players, most of them Southerners
who have been,, playing less than two
years, argues well for the'sport in
Camden, which has a polo history going
back to 1900.
In yesterday's game the Yellows
proved too much for the Blues, the
score at the end of the eighth period
being 12 to 7 in their favor. The
bright particular star of the game
was "Buck" Smith, who^ contributed
Ave goals to his side's total, one of
them a smashing drive at a, difficult
angle worthy of any player's mallet.
Charles DuBose, his opponent at
No. 3 on the Blue team, also showed
a much improved game, and will
have to be taken into consideration
when the time comes to selebt the
Camden team which will meet Savannah
arid other military teams here a
little later in the season.
Summary:
Yellows Blues
Savage .. ? .1 Tupper
Keith 2 Boykin
Smiths .3 DuBose
Rhame ....... Back Bates
Substitutes: Yellows, Pomeroy, Robertson;
Blues, R. Little; Goals, Yellows,
Savage 1, Smith 5, Rhame 2,
Robertson 4. Total 12. Blues, Boykin
2, DuBose 2, Bates 2, R. Little 1.
Total 7. Referee, C. Little.fr
Next Sunday's game will be played
on the big field No. 1, in back of the
Kirkwood hotel starting at 3 p. m. ;
No admission is charged to these
games, which are for the enjoyment
of all.
Bank Elects Directors
The shareholders of the First National
Bank of Camden, S. C., met j
Tuesday afternoon, January 9. The (
president, C. J. Shannon, Jr., made
his report showing the excellent condition
of the bank. The following
were elected directors to serve for*
the ensuing year: C. J. Shannon, Jr.,
L. A. Wittkowsky, Elliott W. Springs,
G. H. Baum, John T. Stevens, Warren
H. Harris, M. H. Heyman, George T.,
Little, W. A. Boykin, C. J. Shannon,
4th, S. W, VanLandingham.
Bank Deposits
Now Insured
The First National Bank of Camden
und The Commercial Bank of
Camden have received from Walter
J. Cummings, chairman, Washington,
I>. (\, the following telegram;
"Membership in the temporary
Federal deposit insurance fund approved.
Certificate of membership
in the mail."
The above means that deposits in
both ' of these banks are nowN insured.
They start the New Year by
putting into effect the biggest experiment
in the banking field the
government has undertaken since
setting up the reserve system.
Beginning January 1, deposits up
to $2,500 in participating banks are
insured under the Glass-Stcagall
measure designed primarily to stop
bank runs and failures, and to curb
hoarding, the three deflationary
forces responsible for the banking
moratorium declared by Prosident
Roosevelt last March.
Officials look for this insurance
of deposits to bolster public confidence
#nd to bring large amounts of
cash out of hoarding. Whei\. the
banking reform measure was enacted
last summer, republican and democratic
leaders joined in hailing it as
a landmark on the road to permanent
stabilization of the banking structure.
The insuring of deposits up to
$2,500 is a preliminary program. The
permanent program, which will go
into effect July 1, next, unless amended
by congress, insures deposist up
to $10,000, provides 75 per cent insurance
for deposits between $10,000 and
$50,000 and 50 per cent for deposits
over and above $50,000. In other
words, a depositor who had $G0,000
on account, in an insured bank which
failed would be guaranteed $10,000
on his first $10,000; $30,000 on nis
next $40,000 and $5,000 on his last
$10,000. .)
In the preliminary insurance plan, I
two types of banks may participate?1
members of the federal reserve and
non-merifber banks applying for inclusion
inrthe insurance plan which
can obtain certificates of solvency
from their state banking authorities.
Baptist Church Services
Dr. Gay Muclcle, president of Wingate
College, will preach at the Baptist
church, both services, next Sunday.
Dr. Muckle has the reputation i
of being a pulpit orator of marked
ability. The public is cordially invited
to these services.
(Cotton Option Checks
The following telegram has just
been received from J. 0. Lamkin, assistant.
manager Cotton Producers'
Pool, at Washington:? .
"Replying tcj, your telegram every
effort is being made to get loan
checks out. Expect to be mailing
them in a few days."
Farmers of Kershaw county who
are to receive these checks are requested
to cooperate by not calling
for their check until they have received
a notice from the county agent
stating that their check has arrived.
Th^se notices have been- prepared, the
envelopes have been addressed and I
everything is in readiness to mail all
notices to farmers within an hour
after checks arrive. Therefore, there
will be no delay on our part in notifying
the farmers as soon as their
checks are received, says Henry D.
Green, the county agent.
Had Relatives Here
Last rites for James E. Tidwell, 47,
who died Tuesday night at his residence,
35 Clark street, will be conducted
at 2 o'clock this afternoon
from Cayce Baptist church by the
Rev. R. A. Thompson, pastor, assisted
by the Rev. A. B. Ferguson, pastor
of Whaley Street Methodist church.
Interment will follow in Mt. Tabor
cemetery.
An employe of the Olympia mills,
Mr. Tidwell was a lifelong resident
of Columbia.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Annie Tidwell; five daughters, Mrs.
G. W. Kaney of New Brookland,
Mrs. C. A. Jeff coat of Langley, Elva
Lee Tidwell, Christine Tidwell and
Dorothy Tidwell; two sons, William
and Willard Tidwell, both of Colum-j
bia; his mother, Mrs. A. P. Tidwell
of Camden; two sisters, Mrs. Simon
Hook of New Brookland and Mrs.
Lizzie Jacksop.ei Camden; five brothers,
A. P. Tidwell of New Brookland,
J. ArTidwell and ~*r8rTidwell, both
of Camden, A- 8. Tidwell of Florence
and George Tidwell of Shreveport,
La.-?Friday's State. 4 ,
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Seeks Beautification
Of State's Highways
Columbia, Jan. 10.?Mrs. Jamea^R.
Oiftn, ot[ Columbia, widely, known in
civic and club work circles, has^ accepted
the chairmanship of the Carolina
Motor club state committee on
Highway Beautification, it 'as announced
today by Coleman W. Roberts,
president of the club,
Mrs. Cain will announce the complete
personnel of her committee
within the next few days and the initial
meeting .will be held in the neai
future.
Tho state committee will seek to
arouse public sentiment in^the work
of eliminating eye sores and Mauto
gr&veyards;" beautification of highways;
restriction of billbourds and
removal of unsightly boards, signs
and shacks; improvement of roadside
fitting stations and sanitary conditions.
Many .other phases of highWay
beautification will be . projected
by the state committee and its policies
will be carried out in every
South Carolina county and various
committees through organization of
county committees under the leadership
of county chairmen.
"With a perceptible increase in tourist
travel in 1933 over the past several
years and indications that this
season will see even more motorists
on South Carolina highways the need
of-a systematic and far-reaching program
of preserving and increasing
the scenic .beauty along the state s
highway is more important.
Beautified highways approaching
South Carolina's incomparable
beaches, winter resorts and scenic
and historic attractions, as well as
the main north and south arterial
highways will be reflected in increased
tourist travel and advertising of
the Palmetto state and this is the
goal of the state and county committees
being formed by the motor club. \
Presbyterian Church Services
Services at Bethesda Presbyterian
church for Sunday, January 14, with
A. Douglas McArn, pastor, are announced
as follows: Church school at
10 a. m. Morning Worship at 11:15.
Intermediate club Friday evening at
six. Junior club hike Saturday morning
at ten o'clock. Young Peoples
Society Sunday evening at six. Midweek^service
Wednesday evening at
seven-thirty, studying Nehemiah,
chapters 1-7. The public is cordially
invited to the services of this church.
Autos Take Frightful Toll
Chicago, Jan. 4.?Motor vehicle accidents
had taken lives of about 30,500
persons during 1933, the national
safety council estimated today, ari
increase of about 3 1-2 per cent, oyer
the previous year. The all-time high
toll of life was 33,075 in 1928. Increased
use of automobiles during the
last six months of 1933 was giv^ji as
the reason for the advance in fatalities.
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Accepted Far Marine Corps
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 2,?George S.
Catoe, Jr., of Bethune was among the
applicants accepted to fill the limited
number of vacancies in the United
States Marine Corps at the Savannah
office during the month of December,
according to an announcement made
by Lieut. Col. A. B. Drum, officer in
charge.. *
* Mr. Catoe was transferred to the
Marine Base, Parris Island, S. C., for
a few weeks' Intensive training. Upon
completion of this training he will
either be assigned to duty aboard a
battleship, cruiser or one of the many
shore stations where marines serve.
Mr. Catoe is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George S. Catoe, Sr., and is a gradu-.
ate of the Bethune high school, class
of 1933.
Methodist Church Next Sunday
Our Sunday school iff now mounting
up to the 290 mark. The classes
are all functioning and we are encouraged.
Dr. Humphries is proving
to be a fine leader at the helm.
Preaching will be at 11:15 a. m. by
Rev. J. T. Fowler, the new presiding
elder, and the time of the Quarterly
conference not yet announced.
Preaching at 7:30 p. m. by the pastor.
We are delighted with the very
marked improvement of our night
congregation. We have enough members
to fill our church at both services
and a different crowd each time. We
trust that a New Year resolution will
be evidenced by our people.
G. F. Wimberly, Pastor.
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Mrs. A. A. Sanders and Mr. and
Mrs, John Green, of Sumter, visited
friends hi Camden on last Sunday.
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Kershaw News Notes
Copied From The Era
The announcement during last
week that Miss Mary Nelle Catoe,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. M,.
Catoe, and William Thomas Clyburn,
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Clyburn,
were married and ?tha1P the happy
event took place in Columbia August
Uth last year, gave a greatly unexpected
surprise to the host *of friends
of this popular young Kershaw couple.
While the secret had been contided
to qnly a very fow, these were
pledged to keep it sacredly so and
they kept faith well. However, "during
the holidays it mysteriously leaked
out and tin? announcement was
released.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hough and
daughter, Miss Willie Blanche Hough,
of Camden, and their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr*, and Mrs. J. A-. Bell, and
children, of Lugoff, were visitors at
the home of Mr. und Mrs. T. Vance
Hough Sunday, son and daughter-inlaw
of Mr. and Mrs. Hough.
I^anley F. Reeves, 60, died last
Friday, December 20th, at his home
in the Bethel section following a
long illness, and was buried in the
cemetery at Bethel Presbyterian
church, the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. J. M. Neal. Mr.
Reeves is survived by his widow and
several children.
On last Saturday evening Misses
Jimmy and Ruth Wilson and their
brother, Durwood Wilson, of Lancaster,
were coming to Kershaw their
car ran into the car of J. E. Robertson,
which came out of a side road
on the sou^ side, of the railroad
near the home of the late Z. L. Robertson,
about three miles. north of
Kershaw. The car oV M*v;R(>l> rt"
sdfc was knocked from the highway,
badly "smashed up, and the other oar
was also badly injured. In the cai
with Mr. Robertson was Junior Hinson.
None of the-occupants were
seriously hurt. The Era informant
stated that Mr. Robertson said that
he thought he had time to cross
safely.
C. A. Robinson, principal of the
Kershaw grammar school was called
to* Rock Hill todaj} on account of the
death of Mrs. Robinson's aunt, Mrs.
J. Claude 'Cauthen, account of whose
death appears in The Era today. Mr.
Cauthen was a former Kershaw citizen,
born and reared in the vicinity !
and his many relatives and friends
sympathize deeply with him in his
bereavement.
W. F. Estridge, clerk and treasurer
of the Moriah baptist Association
since the year 1010, received notice
on December 19th that he was third
best in the state of South Carolina
in the contest of "Preparing and publishing
the best annual," and that he
had won a prise. These prizes are
I offered .nnd awarded-by the Baptist
Sunday School Board of Nashville,
Tennessee.
It is with no little feeling of sadness
that The Era this week chronicles
the death of William Rediford
Taylor, Jr., which occurred Wednesday
morning at the home of his parents
in the Sand Hill community, following
an illness of about two months.
"Junior" Taylor, as he was most
familiarly known, was a most promising
and popular young man, highly
respected by all who Knew him,
and deservedly so. He obtained his
preparatory course at the Kershaw
public schools and completed the A.
B. course at the University of South
Carolina, entering upon* the profession
of teaching following his graduation.
His first work was in the
schools at Plantersville, and from
tj^ere to Andrews, where he was
teaching when he became ill. He
was taken to a hospita^, in Florence,
where he underwent treatment seventeen
days, when he was brought
home in the hope that his condition
was improved. Gradually, however,
his condition weakened and this
morning, Wednesday, a little more
than three weeks since ^coming home,
his liffcfebbed out. Left surviving are
his parents; two sisters, Miss Wilma
Taylor, of Kershaw, and Mrs. N. D.
Steele, of Catawba, N. C.; and four
brothers, Edgar, Wilson, Maurice and
Elton Taylor, all of Kershaw.
Called to Mother's Bedside
M. Lee Mays, popular manager of
the Western Union office of this city,
was called to his old home in, Martinsville,
Virginia, Monday night due
to the extreme ilthsss of his mother.
MttI Lohr7 ot Staunton, TVIrginia,
is filling his position as manager
In Camden until the end of the
tourist season. ^ ^ ^ ,
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Legion Auxiliary To
Have Beauty Contest
, i .
Mrs. Loon Schlosburg unnounces f'the
completion of arrangements by a
committee from the American Legion
Auxiliary for the staging of a local
and stnto-wido beauty pageant at the
'high school auditorium Friday, January
26, IiOcal firms, business and
fraternal organizations will be invit- ?
cd to sponsor entrants to name "Mise
Kershaw County," "Miss Camden"
and "Miss South Carolina.0 Sixty or s
more entrants from eVery quarter of
the state will be hero to compete on
the samo night for the title of "Miss
South Carolina."
I
t'Miss Kershaw County" will be
given a ? silver loving cup. i'Miss
Camden" a silver goblet and "Miss
South Carolina" will have all expenses
paid to New Yotk and Atlantic
City where sho will represent
South Carolina in the nation-wide
contest where every state will be
represented. An elaborate program
is being arranged. The sixty statewide
contestants have been selected
by out of county judges as the most
beautiful.
Out of state judges will decide who ^
is the most beautiful girl in South
Carolina.
Watch for programs and further
announcements.
Osborne Announces
Himself For Mayor
In the primary in March Camden
will very likely with possibly one or * j>(
two exceptions see an entirely new
set of city officers.
Maybr Robert M. Kennedy, Jr.*
having served two terms as mayor,
>vill not offer for re-election. J. H.
Osborne has his announcement in this
paper this week and will very probably
run without opposition. He
served verj* capably^ for several years
as councilman from Ward Three.
Ward One will elect an alderman
to fill the vacancy made by the death
of W. L. Jackson and we learn there
I will prqbably be eight candidates for
this position.
In Ward Two J. C. Gillls has moved
his residence into Ward Three and
therefore will be ineligible to serve
longer. There will, bo a number of
mm
candidates from Ward Two though.
In Ward Three S. W. VanLandingham
has stated that he will not stand
for re-election. F. N. McCorkle has .
announced for this position and we
learn there will be others. * ^
Leon H. Schlosburg, alderman ia V ^
Ward Four, is undecided as to making
the race again, but will definitely
decide next week. 9.
In Ward Five Henry Savage, Jr.,
has announced for re-election and it
is not known whether be will have
opposition or not . . / / ' i
In Ward Six J. E. Ross is undecided
whether or not he will stand
for re-election. M. L. Smith, Jr.. *ie
spoken, of as. a probable candidate ?.........
from this ward. 7" $
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Doctors of New Foundland are desperately
fighting a battle against
scourge of berri-berri, a nutritional
disease caused by specific diet deficiencies,
which often follows in the
wake .of poverty.- . Many of the people
are reported as existing on rations
equaling only $1.80 per month. ^
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Met Death In
Auto Accident
Willie Brown, 4&t WelWmown and
respected colored citizen, residing at
509 South Broad street, died Sunday
morning at th#T/Camden hospital,
where he was carried ' following an
auto accident Saturday afternoon.
Brown suffered a crushed chest when
his car ran into an embdhkment near
the Wateree river' bridge and pinned
him between the bank and the car.
He was enroute to Wbst Wateree and
was accompanied by 'bje sister, Rose
Mills, and Sam Kirkland.
Brown had been engaged for several
years in diggings graves at the
Quaker cemetery; He 'is. survived by
his wife, two children, his mother and
two sisters. r.rrrr""ALeRoyans
Coming Down ? ,
Mr. Earl J. Lathan, of Wolcott
street, and Mr. Mark Dedman, of
East Main street,left Sunday morning
by motor for Camden, S. C., AC
where they will spend the Winter.
Miss Rosa McLeod, of Church
Street left Sunday morning by motor
foW Camden, S. C., where she will
si&nd the winter.
Mrs. Walter Dedman and Mis#
Lucia Grandi, of East Main street,
left Sunday by motor for Camden,
S. C., where they will apei^l the
Messrs. George Kemutt, John : Xadd,
H. Ray Wilcox and Calvin
Lathan left Sunday by motor for a
short sojourxr in Camden, S. C.?
LeRoy (N. Y.) Gazette-News, ^