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' looking backward ... jfn [ r?m the Piles, of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Year* Ago I KIFTBKN TBAE8 AGO f; Qocember 3, 1920 Kev. W. H. Hodge* returned to Camden by the conference a* pastor \ 0f Lyttleton Street Methodlat church. yy lj, Gott married to Ml** Ague* .Cornelia Haker: MihH Sara Bruce Smith and Hu**ell ^Armstrong married at Bi*UopviUe and to umke their home in Fountain Inn. f. Edwin Sligh, promlueut myr\ (bant at J Jar ling ton die*. Wutureo Mill* of thl* city clone* for t>indefinite period due to /narket coni ditlone. / L pr. Charles F. Sowell married to l-UUa Nettle Jeter at C&rliale. Hettlue Lindsay and Teddy deLoach leave u> spend a month at Clearwater, : Fla. George VV. McKnight, of Lynchburg, In Leo county fall*. in hi* yard and I jfet) suddenly. Home of Mr*. J. A. berry, near Blsbopvllle, destroyed with a Iobb "of around $3,000. , Thomas William, infant son of Mr. !jnd J. L. Holland in the Beulah section catches Are and is burned to death. , f Allen 13. Myrchlson discontinues practice of law in Kershaw and returns to his home near Camden, j: Edgar L. Sowell and Miss 11a Gay, of the Flat Hock section married. Bonnie Johnpon married to Miss Ethel MeCaskill, of the Buffalo sec\ tlon. Cole Brothers Circus billed to appear In Kershaw, falls to show up and a large crowd is disappointed. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Stevens and Charles 1). Jones, of Lancaster, attend . luueral of MrP. Mary Shannon in Camrden. RokarJ_?Powell, of Camden, dies in Casualty Hospital in Washington, D. : C. ' * 1 To prevent milk from cuddling when boiling add a pinch of soda. . I THIRTY YKAKH AGO December 8, 1905 House belonging to R. J. Turner at PeKalb destroyed by fire. R. II. WlllfttmH renta (arm of Henry Trueadale In West Wateree and will move there. Hinyrl llulsall Hpenda Thanksgiving "?t hOtrr<T Trom Col)ege o( Charleston. Miss Louise Nettlea on vlalt home from Cheater. Sidney Smith home after u aeaaou of coaching The Citadel football team. Meeting being conducted at Presbyterian church by Rev. It. S. McI^ee und ltev. F. H. Wardlaw. Alien Peas, pension commissioner of ; Kerahaw county publishes notice to Civil war veterana. Chronicle publishes meaaage of Prealdent Theodore Roosevelt in full. Rain and livestock belonging to* Glenn and Allison in York county destroyed by lire with Iobb of around $8,000. Two trainmen killed and sixteen passengers injured when Philadelphia llyer of the Central Railroad of Now Jersey jumps track near Mauch Chunk, Pa. Jack Johnson and young Peter I Jackson battle to a draw in a twelve) round light at Baltimore. Chester county jail contains the youngest and oldeBt prisoners charged wlth^murder?boy less than 9 and I a woman 70 years old. j Heavy storms at sea wreck ships on ocean and Great I^akea with many lives- reported loss. Italian Cathedral damaged when quake felt throughout Italian Kingdom. A bill to provide $16,000,000 for liquidation of the cost of constructing The~Panama Canal introduced in I Congress. Statement of Commercial Savings Rank i and Trust Co., of Camden, Shows total resources of $157,925.58 with deposits of $115,992.58. News Of Interest Ini And Near Bethune (Written for laBt week) ' Bethune, Nov. 27.?Characterized bydignity and simplicity and centering the interest of a large circle of friends in both Carolinas was the lovely wedting of MIbs Mary Louise McLaurin and Mr. Charles Bates Mitchell, which *as solemnized Saturday afternoon, Novembor the 23, at, 3:30 o'clock at the home of the bride. The couple entered the living room which was decorated with white chrysanthemums, pink snapdargons and ferns unattended where the impressive ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. T. N. Keels of the Presbyterian church, pastor of the bride. y Wearing a costume of brown crepe trimmed - in red fox, made on strictly tailored lines, with harmonizing accessories, the bride presented a charming appearance. Her shoulder corsage was of talisman roses, lilies of the valley and ferns.' - Immediately after the ceremony the bride and grooom left to spend their honeymoon in Florida after which they win be at home in Charlotte* N. c. r 5v*.t * Mrs, Mltcheii is the only child of Mr. irod Mrs. Angus Kenneth McLaurin. She is a graduate' of Chicora College and for several years ^as taught in the schools of tfib-state. Her charming personality and sincere friendliness of manner have won for her a host or' friends. -Mr Mitchell, a native of Greenville, .S. C? is the son of Mrs. Daisy 'Bates Mitchell and the late Morris Steadn>a? Mitchell. He Is a graduate of ^Turmai, University and a member of ihc Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. For a number of yea^s he was a poplar n- spaper man in Greenville and Is now connected with the Dixie OrchestiService in Charlotto, N. C. Aft " the ceremony a four course iurk" ) dinner was served thofie pres^ ilia" * i i i Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On .No matter how many medicines you have tried for your cough, chest cold bronchial irritation, you can get rebel now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you canhot a fiord to take a, dfmnce with anyJhinz lr s than Creomulsion, which i i ;ht to the seat of the trouble nature to soothe and heal the wnamed membranies as the germ-laden Whegm is loosened and expelled. Even if other remedies nave failed, J?Jt bo discouraged, youfir druggist Is authorized to guarantee Creomulsion 2J bo refund your money If you are not S^sfled with results from the very first h?ttlo.( ;ctCieoimrlslon right nowr<Mv.) -?. . ry ent. Out of town guests were: Mrs. Daisy Bates Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon L). Clement, of Spartanburg; Prof. Frank Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell, of Athens, Ga.; and Mr. and Mrs. Clemson Wilson, of Columbia. Mrs. M. L. Kelly is making an extended visit to her son in Elizabethton, Tenn. Misses Mary Ellen McLaurin, Kate and Mary Alice Helms, students at Flora McDonald, spent the week end at home. Miss Juanita Pate was the guest during the week end of friends in Columbia. Keith Gordon and Harris Oliver who are attending the Industrial Junior College, in Spartanburg, were at home for the week end. Miss Lizzie Kate Davis was hostess to her contract bridge club Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Thomas, of Winnsborp, were Sunday guests, of the former's mother, Mrs. L. D. Roberteon. ?Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Mason announce the -birth of -a daughter, Katherine Deason, Wednesday, November 20, Mrs. Mason was the former Miss Hazel Deason, of Furman. Mrs. W. A. Mason, of Brooklyn, spent last Wednesday with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Mason. . A. L, Douglass Dead Chesterfield, S. C., Nov. 25.?A. L. Douglass died at his home here Saturday night about 7:30 from, a heart attack. Mr. Douglass was at home alone, and it is thought that he attempted to get something from the mantle. As he did so, he suffered a ! heart attack and fell in such a position that his clothes became ignited, possibly from the open fire or from a pipe he was smoking. All his clothos were burned off,'leaving several badly burned places about his body. He was found about 9 o'clock ?l^y his wife, who had just come home, 1 and his daughter. Physicians say that his death was caused by heart failure and that he was dead before his clothes became Ignited. Mr. Douglass was 61 years old, brother of the late Sheriff D. Press Douglass, who was sheriff for this county Tor about 30 years, and alBo an uncle of F. S. Jack Douglass, the present sheriff. He 1b survived by his widow and one daughter Mariella. "Pete Bower, notorious Gastonia bootlegger1 was sentenced Tuesday, by Judge Paul Frlzzelle to five years on the roads after his conviction in superior court. There was already a 12-months suspended sentence hang? lag over his head. Nobody's Business Written for The Chronicle by Geo McGee,-Copyright, 1928, A VERY SATISFACTORY? PRO TR ACTED MEETING HA8 JUST COME TO A CLOSE IN FLAT ROCK ..rehober church hue Just closed u week of preaching which wga led by the local pasture, rev. will vtfulle, and ably assisted by the preacher from a sister church of the sumo faith and ordQr of the county seat who sneers tq the name o/rev. dr'^J, r. b. durbain, 1. 1, d? a. in., and d. d. . .betwixt 26 and 20 soles were saved and added to the church ruster, and the collection amounted to about 25$ or 30$, thus making each aole cost about 1$ apeace. if you will kindly pardon us for bringing the question of monney into the argument, but holsuni moore thought up this Information. ..miss Jennie veeve smith, our afficieut sclioll principle, played the organ at the night services, but as she leeched enduring the day time,, yore corry spondtmt, inr. mike Clark, rfd, led the quire without musick at the morning service and. sung sevveral quartets ever now and then. ..more monney would have benn took in if a circus had not showed at the county seat which mought night milked our little congregation dry euduring the series of meetings, the vissiting speaker had (H verry strong voico for the first 4 or 5 days and ho could bo heard as fur as the lire department, so they didden't attend; lie weakened towards the last with a frog In his throte, so both of them como reggular after that. ..some jlned by fuith, others Jinod by letter, and 3 was prossy-lited from another denotn-ination as they thought It would help their business In flat rock as nearly everboddy, but them livvlng here belongs to rehober. someboddy broke In the church and stole the fishing pol^s on Which the collection bags was hell, and it had to po took up in a liat after that. ..art square thinks the vissiting pasture is seeking greener pastures than his home church, and expects to be called by rehober, but after he finds out that the loudest our little church can call is about 125$ promised and 75$ paid in ever 12 months, he mought not be so anxious to locate in a small town, he told torn head that he wanted to raise his familey as far away I from a pool table and whiskey stoar [ as possible, and that Is why everboddy thinks he wishes to be asked to relieve bro. walte ansoforth. . yores trulie, mike Clark, rfd, _ * . corry spondent. THANKSGIVING DAY PASSED OFF VERY GENTLY tN FLAT ROCK deer mr. edditor:? O ? thanksgivving day passed off fairly quiet in flat rock, two of the leading-families of our cltty, including yore corry spondent, mr. mike Clark, rfd, et big turkey dinners and everboddy in the said families are resting ?s well as could be expeckted today. skinny simkina and his brother went rabbit hunting, skinny will be berried tomorrow at rehober churtft with rev. will waite in the pulput. the rabbit he was shooting at (when he missed it and hit skinny) got way. no inquest was hell, as It was a common thanksgivving axcident. scholl was closed for the day and miss Jennie veeve smith, our afficient scholl principle, and her twin sister, sallie veeve, went to the county seat by way of buss and enjoyed 2 settings thru the movies, they allso done some shopping at the 5 and 10 . . . which kept the back door open. all 3 of our grocery stoars ciospd up except the cash and carry, but it didden't sell nothing much, folks who were not able to have a turkey gob" bier thanksgivving dinner et hens, roosters, pullets, and a few killed a ginnie or a duck, mebbe both, where they had over 10 In the familey grocp. a few fire-crackers were shot by the Clark ehlldrens in the front yard which* made everthing sound like Christmas. but no stockings were hung up that we. heard of. the poleeeman arrested 2 drunk mens in a strip down ford, but they got away while he was feeling in. his pockets for his hand-cuffs ansoforth. ~ v , sevveral vlssltors from the county seat drove down and dinnered with friends and rell&tives in order to get a square meal instead of sammon halls and light-bread, of which they hare grown verry tired, only 7 wrecks took place to End rock, but fortunately only 1 person got killed, and 5 badly hurt it was not as bad as some of our Sundays have benn. we would like to have you as our thanksgivving guess next thanksgivving day. X year hence, yores trulie, mike Clark, rfd, ife-a&: t fiiv Burned To Death Trying To Save Dog Greenville, Nov. 2#.?lx>ve of Iuh dog cost tju? life of Boyce Hughes, 45, real estate man of Greenville at an early hour thla morning. Kluiucri discovered bluntly after 3 o'clock destroyed the Hughes home ou Pails Mountain road, 4 miles from the city. Arouaed by the ahouta of neighbors, the futnily hastily tied to uafety; * ""Xrnviuif 115 We yard, Mr. Hughes discovered that hlu dog was Inside. Turning back, he went Into the building and never returned. The building collupaed as other members of the family stood helpless. ~FI8H AND GAME ~ Chapter Organised For Pageland in Chesterfield County. A local chapter of the South Carolina Uuino and Fish association was organized at the Legion hut last Friday night. Thirty-eight were present. Mr. J. D*.Nock, of Cheraw, president of the Cheraw chapter,, made a splendid talk on the activities, advantages and possibilities of the orgaul- ' zotion, the purpose of wliiiih is to conserve the game und tisli and to replenish the supply. G. W. Kennington was elected president; C. B. Smith, vice president; and J. L. But ton, Secretary and treasurer. A committee on membership was also uppointed, and divided into two teams?foxes and birds. H. J. Funderburk is captuin of the fox team, and K. P. Stewart of the bird. A two week's drive for membership will bo put on, and the loser will furnish the chapter with a bird supper. All sportsmen and those Interested in conserving our wild life are urged to join this movement, which is gaining ground every day. Regular meetings will be held ut the Legion hut.? Pageland Journal. . Protesting against high food prices, hundreds of women paraded through the principal streets of Vera Cruz, Mexico, Wednesday. Don't Get Up Nights' MAKE THIS 25c TEST Use JunipeV oil, Buchu leaves, etc., | to Hush out excess acids and waste' matter. Get rid of bladder irritation that causes waking up, frequent desire, scanty flow, burning and backache. Get Juniper oil, Buchu leaves, etc., In little green tablets called Bukets, the bladder laxative. In four days if not pleased go back and get your 25c. Get your regular sleep and feel "full of pep."?IJeKalb Pharmacy. Shooting Spree; One Dead, Two Wounded Luiuberloo, N. C., Nov. 29.?Thanksgiving, couvivlality ran high in an Indian community near here and wound up with Willie Scott and Jaipur Locklonr "playing western" und shooting at each other from behind trees. The net result was that Scott was killed, Jasper wounded und Simon Loekloar, who sought to interfere, also wounded. - ' . . Sheriff Mark Pago said Jasper told him all had been drinking and he and Scott were "just playing" und held no malice when they began shooting. c? An inquest was called for Saturday. Bethany Baptikt Church Church services at Bethany, Wostvllle, S. C., Baptist.church next Lord's day as follows: Sunday school at 10 a. in., II. B. Gasklns, superintendent in charge. Breaching service at 11 a. in., pastor in churge. .The theme will he: "Acquaintance With God," B. Y. P. U. at 6 p. in., T. C. Fletcher, director. Let every member of this grand old church be present, und all visitors will bo cordially welcome.? J. D. Gulledge, pastor. Columbia Man Killed In Highway Crash Uturens, IHst*. A. Hell, of Co? luiubiu. died early today'of injuries suffered in uu automobile uecldout near here last night in which four other* were hurJL The others injured were L. H. Siau, ciiairnian of tlie board of Georgetown bounty Commissioners; C, C. Morris and Frank tiurvla, also of Georgetown, and A. W. Farrell, of Columbia. Fur*"* roll suffered, a broken' Jaw und severe lacerations. None of the Georgetown men was seriously hurt. 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