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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The general circles of the ^ttls ton street Methodist church met Wed nesday afternoorv- with Mri. Dora Trapp on Haile street. Mrs.^I. J. McKenzie presided over the meating whi':h was a very Interesting one. Mis:-: I rcridie K night, of Lancaster, and it La %I.ouise \Vutkins, of Green wood, recent visio-rs to Panama, werj giusl ia:l week of Mica Willie Boll MaOkcy. Mr. Albert Albca, who was man agcr of the J. L. -?.liniuuu?h ?: Co. -t'oi'o r. Csiv.cen but who returned to Cc.lun.bin recently, spent the wec.< end in C:imden. Mr. Albea v/hil" here in:; dp m.ir.y friends who v.erj i;'.ad to :;e*; him ag-in. Mr.i. 1.. \Vr. Nettle.-;, who has been on ini c .'.'.ended vi it '.o the l<ir we. i. ;.n v c i ;ti homo Friday morning hav- 1 injT c 0:1:0 direst from Ca'if >n.i.i, lc.?. ? , ins ' hu1. stalo Mor.duy c! lr.st weer I L:':;o is o::'diu;ly welcome J homo by hcvl many f.;?nds in.Canden. A Oar. co wi'.l ^>0 given at the civ.'* hevn-c St. r-L.-.k'. Day, March 17th, for "he 1>*. ncfit j:' oe Carndc Ilospiwi: 1. TV.c Xirh\v:io.I orche:<u >. I will furnish musi:' fa:* the occasion. I The civic league met Monday ternoon at fr.v o'clock in the rchoi * ' auditorium. This is one c<f Camden' | act've c:gar?'r:ation , and the cfiicien*. | presi dent, Mrs. Cor* Ancrum, vem-- i r.ever to tire in doing somcl'.:it!:; n .* j the improvemotvt of the "City !.>au- | tiful." She has a number uf very active co-workers. Mr. Robert W. Cunningham, who has been with the Camden Chronicle for the past year as linotype operator, has resgned his position on this pa per and returned to his home in Btih opville. -Mr. Cunningham made a valuable man on the Chronicle. Ho is iracceeded by Mr. J. Ferris McDow ell, who is quite ah ^rpert operator and a splendid JtoungmiVi; a native of Camden, having first 'Tfenr'nftd tho machine in the Chronicle oftlce. The friends of Mr. J. Frank West throughout the county will regret to learn that ho has been lujite sick and was -taken to a hospital in Columbia recently for treatment. He is report ed now as being considerably im proved. ' i Rev. an 'J Mrs. J. C. Rowan and two of their children nvtored to Camden Friday from their home ith Concord, N. C., to spend the day. They re turned late Fridny afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. M. ICaplan\md baby J boy and Mis: Pearl Kaplan, of Macon, Ga., arrived in Camden Friday even ing." They cam.-: to bo present at tho fiilver anniversary of Mr. and ISfrs. H. L. Schlosburg, puronts of Mrs. Kap lan. The many fr*. ?':*!? of M*\ B. D Ticknor, of Lho C .11 1 Inn, wi'.l regrf '. to loarn th".t ho in ciui'.o pick, and * will wish for his an e ivly recovery. We had a call 4 hi morning from Reprsfentr.t "ve R. VunYt. Ho '.va:; on his way to Columbia. M.r G. B. Moscl.y, who i : employed in BlackwelTn jewelry store, whs tak on to Columbia Saturday to be oper ated upon for appendicitis. His mo ther aceompanicd him. He i' a pop ular young man and his host of frierAln wili hope for his speedy re covery. Dr. W. Curtis Moore, who former ly resided in Camden but who for some time past has been located at Fort Mill, t^n/. in Camden Inst week. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. West, who af ter thoir marriage went to Florida to reside have decided to return to Camden and make their home hern again,/ Mrs. Ellen D. Gault, of Union, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sam Mc ? Catkill, of Camden. ? Glee Club to Give Program. The Glee Club of the University of South Carolina will give a program s at the grammar school auditorium Mbnday evening March 17th at 8. The Program will begin promptly at eight In order to allow time for th<!>ce who wish to atfend tho St. Patrick's Dance This is given for the benefit of the Oamden schools. The Public is cor , vdtaliy invited. Admfe?ion 50 *nd 75 cents. No reserve #eats. mm ' ???.v. ''?* . ? V.:. ; 1 Commends the Board of Directors. To the Editor of the Watere? Mes senger: ; Dear Sir ? It is not my desire to be j led into a controversy in the news j papers, ^ut as considerable has bcten : written in criticism of the present 1 Board of Directors of the county by ; one man, I cannot refrain from ex I pro sir.g a feeling "thai I believe is ! predominant with nir.e-tenth3 of the | thinking taxpayers, that pur county j a'.Yair?: arc in as gaod hands under ! this board as it is possible to place j thorn. The millibars of the board j in each instance, are making big per Ltr.al sacrilices to look after the at | fairs of the county for a nomit^l ' ccnipen ation, and were the county j to try to h.re n;cn of equal ability and I c.'iyr.cr'.ncss, the salaries that men of thin type can command in any com mercial enterprise would be beyond the reach of the taxpayers. The re ^ultr, at the polls in the past do not | .ti'y to a like confidence in the crit ! who wrote the former articles. A.; I 'aid at the beginning, I will : <v enter any controversy, but nag of th.ii sort, is responsible for I n:r di. "acuity in into public I '>r.;ce, men of brains and ability, such m. we were fortunate in securing in '.he present board. R. M. Kennedy, Jr. Death of Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. Eliza Kelly, wife of Mr. Ad dison Kelly, of Wes. Wt^erea, died ."'.le.i'lay of but week, a^rd Tfiyears. Mr.-.. Kelly was a well known lady ,r.u her death bring sorrow to all " ho kiiew her. .She was twice mar ! Iler tirst -hujband died many v rs a;:'j. She is survived by her ceo n.l husband and several children by her first marriage and several by her : ??cond marriage as well as a number of grand children ond other relatives, ' She was a sister of Mr. A.. E. Rabon and Mrs. Dave Hays. The funcial services and burial took j lace at Springvale Baptict church of which she had long been a member .Wednesday in the presence of a large nurabor of friends urd relatives. She wits i he rnot'ne ivf Mr. Abe Kelley who resides near Westville. We ex tend"^ to the bereaved qnes oup s?u. ^erta ?}mpathie&? - - - <-v FREE MOVING PICTURES. You. I; re invited to attend a Free '.'?ivinrr Picture on Growing Cotton jtiJ.-r Boll V/eev 1 Conditions to be h'v.vn at the Majestic Theatre, March 1 .th, at 11 A. M. This picture has bean rhov. r. all over the South to If : ;7? nui'unca and prestnts care i \j l;.v: luteal and most approved . of growing cotton econom 1 y u.i.'.er Loll Weevil conditions, picture has been arranged so as '. ?> jr.rk:> it in'.ere .ing to ladies and . tl.ors bee id or. tha farmer, and as tfce p cture is absoluts'y frco, nil who aro interested in this important cvbjcct are cordially invited to at !. TH is nv? opportunity you an't afford to mips. Come and brinp: ? "i Arlnni sion is ab olute ; 'EE. .v.;:ep.ty hill ? r.v: ? A "erirc of meeting >i ??..-.e.icc at the Presbyterian " re r'onday night and last u i ho weak. Dr. Miley, an C l!; t, and Mr. Buie, a song \ 111 conduct the services, hf.ve just cloned a very ^uccess ? c irg ?.t He 'th Springs. We !:-i? ail who can will come. BILL BOOSTER SAYS Opevuovu Cau \woa* wrT -okae, But vac. cAuf AiJVjANa GO TO Ar^/VtuGNKAC.1 \ T/wce 'e>A m_l Pocrr 8*tt, B^SVCETWKU., 0/>S6 ?auv-, ate ? aaoufte \ EvjjjON '&?* ^vjo * ?6ue\>e IVi ?aVJ^OPXWiO ME VVDVAe WRINGING UP BIG' QUESTION Wateree Mill Would Secede from tiJ ' City. A/committee from the Chamber c Commerce in behalf of the Watere Cotton Mill appeared before the cit council Monday evening:, and present ed a recuestithat their proye: y bo lei t ut of the corporate limits .of the citj The reason for/tljis as staced the mi authorities y;ontemplfclfe" Vtxtehfl\v building improvements in their plan including a number more hous.es fo: their operatives. We have no author itntive statement as to the amoun of the projected expenditures but i ij understood that it may reach j million or a rniliion and a half dollars I', is proposed to increase the numbe of spindles from 18,000 to o 1,000. I the plans of the mill authorities ar cai rioj out it will mean a greatly in c:ea ed pay roll. Thu raises an irn portant question, and one that should b<r studied closely from every angle. Thecr is no question of the friendly feeling of the people of this com munity towards the mill people. City council t^ok the position, we un^ei^ otnnd, that it was a matter that should bo presented to the people of community and decided by them at a? election. Were it within the powei of the city council to grant the ro quest of *vhe mill authorities, it woul< only be n proper thing on their par to u. certain the sentiment of the poo pie whom they serve. Should the corporate limits of the city b<? chang ed so as to put the mill outside, it wil mean an increased levy" for. municipa purposes of at least two mills. It is urely a business proposition on the part of the mill, -and in dealing with a capable and progressive ciiy coun cil the taxpayers of the city may be ure that no change will be made in the corporate limits of the city until they have been given an opportunitj to express their views. The changt will put a good deal more money ir circulation, and will cause {in increas* in the city levy while it will mear the adding of considerably more ti the tax books cf the county. Mr. and Mrs. Schlosburg Celebrate i Sliver Wedtffffg: Mr. and Mr3. H. L. Schlosburg cele brated the 25th anniversary of ?h$ir marriage at their attractive home c^>r r.er of Laurens and Lyttltton street I - 1 t evening. Shortly after eight; o' clock the guests began arriving and in a . hort while quite a large number were present, among them a nuljriber I'ro.n out of town. The reception room* vlS very tastefully arranged fdr the^ occasion. In the receiving line, were Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Schlosb.-rg, Mr. c: Mrs. A. Karo^h, father and rtjothei of Mrs. Schlosburg, Mr. and Mrs. M. vluplan, of Macon, Ga., t'/ie latter a daughter of Mr. and M Kaplan daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Schlosburg. The guests were invited into the din-' ing rouiii where a number of charmingl y. iing ladies served them with delic ious cake and ice Cream. The delight ful cup cakes with their white icing had on them in attractive figures 1899 --19124. And those dainty little shoes in which Ice-cream were served- They looked too lovely to be eaten but they were. Fruit take and fruit, fruit punch werer also served. Our friend "Harry" and his attractive1 "bride" were the recipients of many lovely pieces of silver, and on the table with this display of silver lay a check for $.r;00 for Mrs. Schlosburg. i The evening was cool and there was a, evening was cool and there was a brisk fall of snow , for a few minutes, but this did not interfere w , ',h the ? leasures of the evening. To us it was a special pleasure--orie that we Mad been looking forward to, f<ir I wen y-five years ago we went to Uranchville to attend the marriage of ?Mr. SchlosBbrg to Mi s K afresh, th6 I first Hebrew marriage it had been ouij j privilege to attend. There was a kiri'J of fooling of satisfaction with us thrfTl we had been privileged to attend the, :ilver anniversary of our good friends, and along with their othei i friends we extend them hearty con^l gi atulations, and wish for them manft more years of happiness and prosper^ ity, May thyy live to see their golden: tvcddingl >v J t Methodist S. S. Institute '? A sub-district Sundfty School InstV lute will be held at Lyttleton street] Methodist church in Camden on Marchj SOth, at 3:H0 in the after-noon. Thi* ;<ulwlistriet, includes the following Sunday schols: Iteulah, Marshall Bethel, Sandy Grove, Camdeh Ebenozer, St. John St. Paul, Saley :md Smyrna. Ifhe superintendents W these schools are requested to att?ft( Iho InAtitu^Q, and nil members of sChoolft are invited also. I'rominaW spoakerst will address the institute \ - m jjENATORS ADOPT "PAY-AS-YOU fiO" HIGHWAY MEASURE. Sfouth Carolina Will Hav# $6,000,000 ^Annually for Honda, la Estimate L Columbia, March 7; ? The Senate pday passA the House bill provid a? for tho so-called "pay >as you o>( plan if constructing a State high fay sy'tem. ' Final approval of the Measure, with certain amendments, raa given after a last moment effort b kill the bill in the form of a motion y Senator Wrlghtman, of Saluda, for ^definite continuance, was rejected, !) to 0. * The "pay as you go" plan, accord lg to its sponsors, when the federal jid funds expected are added, will [roduce $6,000,000 annually for road ildiiig and maintenance and it is itimatod that the entire proposed stem 'of some 2,800 'mile.* can be mpleted w!i.hin fifteen years by this ithod. Tho principal revenue provisions of bill woulfl increase the gasoline to 4 cents a gallon, tho Senate ing added 1 cent to the tax as posed >n the house bill, and in ease the license fees for motor ve licle licenses approvimately 55 per |ent. Three cents of the tax on each allon of gfls<*Jine is to be devoted to ie good road program, and the fouitli :'nt is to go to the counties, accord frig to the Senate amendments. The pouse bill provided that two, cents (Should be used for the road program p.is year, the third cent going to the Bounties, and after this year, the en fere 3 cents was to have gone to tho Hjjoad bulling plan. ft) May Go to Confercene. Unless the House concur- in th.? enate amendments the bill will have j go to conference. } Tho measure stipulates the roads n each county to be incorporated in tie State system and specifies the .?;es of paving for each roud. Fbr revenue measures, desgned to j.-'.q approximately $800,000 were ! imadc special orders for Tuesday bight. i They were advanced to the third J Reading with notice of general amend- I rt.umts on motion of Senator H- H. jjf&Ws, dfTJctfchW^ chairman *f tho finance committee. bills provide for abolition of Jfn|ptl6nal business license stamps, a sttftnp tax 'on chewing tobacco and increase a manufacturers' tax of too w- tenths', of 1 per cent, and ad ijifcnjkl tax on public utilities. /Thefy school. building code bill, am 6hded Vfor ratification after concur - [Fence In Houste Afifendments. The pleasure is designed to prevent a re petition of the Cleveland school fire, which last year took a toll of nearly ..eighty*1' lives. Senator Funderburk, of Kershaw, was a foremost advocate fpi the bill. ,Io Primary Election Will Be Held. ?jl Today >s tAe date for the city pri mary election. It so happens that "Uiere will bo no opposition to the can didates, and the executive committee jlccidcd#yesterdny that since this was the case they would declare the can didate for Mayor and the six candi-| Ida tea for Aldermen the nominees of | 4he party. This procedure is the first foil record since the primary system !Of making nominations became efFec Rive, but it looks like a reasonable thing to do. Tho incoming city coun cil will be the same as those at pres ent serving with one exception. Mr. |'R. S. Williams has represented Ward iTwo for a number of successive terms Land while he was asked to stand for another term he declined to do so. Mayor Garrison is serving his first hnd it is qnite a compliment to him as well as the other gentlemen asso ciated with him in the council to be [honored with re-election without op position. It is a fine endorsement of i^heir administration. Mr. O. J. Smyrl will succeed Mr. Williams in Ward Two. The candidates are as follow. : FOR MAYOR H. G., GARRISON, JR. FOR ALDER MAN WARD I. W. L. Jacksory WARD II (>. .1. Stnyrl. WARD III ?I. H. Osborne WARD IV. E. G. Zemp. WARD V. D. O. Ilouser. WARD VI W. R. Hough. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. I Three Murder Cases .Disposed ..of ! First Week. ? A Number ..of .Other Cases Heard. Court of general sessions for this county convened Monday morning of last week with Judge M. L. Bonham presiuing. In additon to the cases re ported last week the following were tried: Jannie McLendon, white, maintain ing house of ill fame, guilty. $50 fine or 60 days in jail. Charlie Atkinson, colored, larceny of automobile; guilty; two years. John Atkinson, white, larceny, not guilty. W. W. Price, W. N. Price and Jeff Price, assault and battery;. guitly. W. W. Price was given a sentence of 30 days or a fine of $f>0. Each of the others were givtn JO days or a fine of $2 ?>, and all three were given 30 days in which to raise the money. William Allen plead guilty to lar ceny, and was given G months on the chain gang or penitentiary. Frank Brisbane, assault and bat tery; not guilty. j Clarence V. Galloway and his son, If. S. Galloway were charged with vio lation of the prohibition law. The enior Galloway went to trial and was acquitted. II. S. Galloway, against i whom a charge of non-suport of his wife and child also re. ts, entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to serve one year on the chain gang or penitentiary, six months of which to of $500. of a fine of $.">00. *> When court convened Wednesday morning Solictor Spigner announced that an agreement had been reached between counsel for the state and the defense in the case of T.J. Ray, charg ed with the killing of Willie Wil .liams, to accept a plea of guilty /f of manslaughter. The plea was made and a verdict rendered in accordance with the same. Judge Bonham sen tenced the prisoner to ten years at hard labor on the chain gang or peni tentiary. Ray is 65 years of age. He killed Williams December 9th, 1922, on the streets of Canrnl^n by 3tabbing himr in the neck. wiihv ,?a Hay was la?er_put on trial but tf mis trial was made. His case was con tinued from the last term of court un lil the present term. Grant English, colored, violation of the prohibiton law,-#uilty7 six months on the gang, two suspended upon good behavior. A bunch of women were charged "with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. A nol pros ? was entered in tho case of two, and > the others acquitted with the except ion of Marie Lanes. Will Rodgers, white, violation of the prohibtion law; rot guilty. H. F. Clyburn entered a plea of vi olation of the prohibiton law and was :'cnte?ced to four months or pay a fine of $100. Wade Reynolds, charged with tho killing of Willie Harris, was put on trial Friday morning. He was repre sented by G. G. Alexamder, of the local Bar, and ex-Gov. Cole L. 31ense, of Columbia. A verdict of guil'y of' manslaughter was rendered with a re commendation to mercy. Saturday, morning he was sentenced to servo ten years on the public works of the j county cr penitentiary Notice of a rrotitfn for a new trial was given and the motion will be argued later. miton for a new tral was gven and the moton wll be argued later. Immediately following the trial of Reynolds the case against Robert Get tys for the murder if Baker Hart near Bethune a few days ago, with Will Graham as. Accessory, was taken up. This case wrts concluded Satur day shortly after the noon hour. A verdict of not guilty was rendered. Monday Morning. Court re-conventd yesterday morn ing. The first case disposed of was that of Willie Knox, colored, charged with the murder of Sam Page, which was committed some weeks ago near Bethune. lie was convicted of man slaughter and of carrying concealed weapons. Knox put up a pretty good defense for himself, showing that the deceased was advancing upon him with an open knife at the time he shot him. He was given three years sentence in the penitentiary or public works of the county at hard labor. Abram Gailliard and WilliAm Outen charged with violation of the prohi bition law, entered pleas of guilty. Abrnm Gailliard was sentenced to thntfl months on tho chain gang and a fine of $150. Uf>on payment of tho vfine the sentence is to be suspended. Outen wns sentenced t.6 fix months, three months to be suspended upon good behavior. M. O. Hatfield was placed on trial this morni for the killing of Earnest Stokes, a jg' i school pupil of the Be thune sch<v. This case is attracting considerable attention, every inch of space in the court room being occupied This will be the last criminal case hcrad at this term of court. Coburn Taylor, who was convicted of murder at the July term of court for the killing of Will Kason, and sen tenced to be electrocuted, appealed to the supreme court, and aboned his appeal and was re-sentenced by Judge Bonham to be electrocuted April 25. .An appeal for commutation of sen tence may be mado to the Governor in his case. J. M. Mickle, who was convicted of violating the prohibition law and sen tenced to three months in the peniten iary, appealed but lost his appeal. He was taken to the peniteniary to servo his sentence. Acts Passed by the Legislature. Among the important measures that have been passed this year, by tho legislature are the following: The "pay as you go"highway bill providing for a statt system of high ways, the couivty-to, -county highways to be hard surfaced. The resolution for a ten million dol lar bond is.-ue for permanent improve- ' mont at state educational, charitable and penal institutions. The resolution for amendments to the state constitution providing for bi-enniel sessions of the legislature, four-year terms of office for state officials. The governor has signed this. The resolution to change the state's fiscal year to begin July 1, instead of January 1. This too has been s\gned. The bill to creute a state office build ing. This us regarded as a business like investment for the state. It is now law. The absentees voters bill, provid ing for balloting by mail for persona who are kept away by biisiness reas ons or sickness from their voting pre cincts. This also is now a law. Tht state tax program, now in pro cess of perfection, is one of the most important ever faced by a legislature. There are plans now in ,the making fo$ a solution of this problem. A biff- is to be introduced iri ,?he legisla ture this week providing for a reval uation of all property at full value. The two branches will " also ' this ? % week consider several measures to %.'X; provide for a new. indirect state rev- :/ enue, including a tax on chewing to- '< bacco and snuff: an increased tax on public utilities; an increase of the manufacturers gross income tax from one-tenth of o}nc per cent to two tenths of one per cent; an increase of the stamp on "smokes" and candies by elimination of the fractions of centT and possibly other measures. The problem o? covering an appropriation bill which is approximately a million and a half dollars higher than the, total of 1923 appropriations, and that without increasing the stale levy or ' without cutting tho appropriations to any departments of government or in- V stitutions, is about to be solved. The seriate will this week probably y debate the Mabry bill, passed by the '?% house last week, to require men, to y'l stand medical examination and secure ? .? health certificates before being grant* ed marriage licenses. A bill, passed by the senate to pro vide a seven month's school term for all common schools, is to come lip in the house. A Suggestion. Mr. Editor ? We, the voters of Ker shaw county, beg to suggest the name of Mr. G. A. Moseley for the office of \ clerk of court. We think that Mr. ' Moseley will make a good officer. Voter. Camden, S. C., March 10. Sold Out. Messrs Stuckoy & Mcl^endon, the young men from Bishopville who re- y^j ccntly came to Camden and opened M up a wholesale store ne$t north of 'V Goodnle's China Store, closed out their^ stock to H. L. Schlosburg Thursday' and have left Camden. They were clover young men and It is regretted that they did not remain in business here. Hot Supper. The ladies of Springvale Baptii church will Ferve a hot supper fc benefit of their chuTch at the r? denco of Mr. and Mrs. J. C^Ford nt Rabons Cross Roads on the evening March IHlh, beginning at eight flt* clock. An invitation is extended all. Mr. Will I.atta, formerly of Cam hut. wh:> has been spending a fmrt of his time in Washington, D. Is on n visit to Camden.