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mm ? 'I 1 yOyjMK XXIV. 1 m M Ml IKK IS. v- c ? -st :^v-' "** .-lJ.I...,t-^.Jl. U- JJ-U- il JLL-U-4JU OAMOBN. HO IT 11 CAROLINA* 1IUUAY, JULY Hi, IfUk Farmers institute at f COURT HOUSE TUESDAY tmx MM ALL aitiindajiok HUT IM'KKKHTINO AliMHlfiHNlfiH i WHWi OKUVKHVO. I ?pbe County Institute held at the Court House on July 9th was not attended by as larfa a number of fawner* as was hoped for, but the members of the Coru and Tomato Clubs who attended made the aud ience an Interesting one. We were glad to have so many boys and girls present. There were twenty members of the Tomato Club present with two visitors whos immes have been added to our club list for next year, and thirty-three members of the Coru Club. r The Institute was In charge of jgr, w. K. Elliott, of Winnsborp, district agent for the farm demon-, titration work. Mr. I. J. McKensie however, acted as chairman of the meeting and opened with a few words of welcome. Prof. liarr, of the experiment sta tion at Clemson, addressed the au dience on the "Diseases of Plants/' Prof. Barr said in part, that sci?n~ tifts and , experimenters had found that many of the diseases of plants were caused by germs very much like those that cause diseases in the human body, and, that probably St some future time, this study of pleat diseases would be very help ful in the study of medlolne. He] advocated the spraying of fruit 1 trees for the diseases that destroy 10 many of our trees each year, and jinked if at any time there were lay diseased plants 6r insects of I any kind that gave trouble on the farm that 'they would be glad to have them sent to him at Clemson. Information as to the ways of pre resting or destroying could then be sent at- once. , With reference to] tbe disease 'ot the tomato? that is leaf and fruit diseases, he advocat ed spraying with Bordeax mixture] &nd a little Paris green. Prof. Napier talked to the farm ers on the old, , but interesting sub ject of corn growing. He said: "On my way to a meeting of the Institute the other day, I passed al Bar load of corn with a large tag )n It marked '300 sacks of corn for Kersha/w.". "That corn was brought here and ?old at $1.26 a bushel, when It )nly cost those Western producers! from 1 to 2 aenfs per bushel to wake It. The reason for this is that those farfarer*- never jmtS fcny-| thing but from a two to six-horse plow in the field. Witth this gang plow they break their soil thorough ly and then plant the seed. Weedrl srs about 8 feet wide are run thru J ,he field and'.* they thin two rows! It a time while the Southern farm er has hands thinning his corn by I land. Instead of gathering the Jorn as we do in the South, a com larvesteiv i8 run thru the field and He corn is cut, tied and shocked all |t the same time. Besides the re luction in labor by the use of ma? :hinery the Western farmer does't lave the $30,000,000 fertiliser bill 1 a' the southern farmer has." \ I ? NaPier said tthat the average leld per acre in South . Carolina on rainary land and with a reasonable! JUBhels. This low yield - was part-j X due io the g?ed. A loss of 16 imount of fertilizer was 30 to 40 1nR? Per aero, is due to the seed fcCd that '? th? caaa the armer will have to get busy and ^are ot t]trelr seed corn. The ieid is the proper place to select ?eed corn. . > . J vlft?T, Na?ler's talk the Boys' -orn Club went up stairs and Prof. fatkm f ^ them on the cultM toi* f5r"llzat!on, etc., of their ;?pe, and the farmers had a talk o (Over crops by Mr. W. R. Elliott; on Plowing, L. c. Chappell; on >tb?r ralS ngtby Prof. Jackson, and mSL 8Ub}ect* of Interest to th<* mf1"8 ?uch '*? seed selection, ri e Pgc*? ot Camden, talk !l?h ? ?eitt*>?rs of the Tomato 'eck TLlnter Kardeuing." Miss ZkJ?" *Lrl? what a great op [ardenln tr #Gy ^.ad h?re for winter Sttth V the 8011 htore ln this ver! ? ndAOf ours could be worked ?roflLt ?n *t?n the year. At the esent day the demand of the pub-[ (Continued on last page.) J < TitAUlO I>EAT1I OF YOUNCi MAN. u Front Window iu Apartment Hum and InitUuitly Killed. . y . .? i ' V; LL - J ( V A telegram received In Camden, on Wednesday morning by Mr. Har-| old H. Blrchmore, of the Messenger office, announced the death In At lanta, Qa., of his brother, Mr. Cha*. C. Blrchmore, which occurred on| Tuesday nig ht. Deceased is a Hon of Mr. T. B. Blrchmore, of Maxeys, Qa., and a nephew of, Mr. 0. W. Blrchmore, of Camden. Mr. Harold Blrchmore left Imme diately for Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal of Wednes day contained the following account of the young man's tragic death: "Charle* C. Blrchmore, for nix teen yearn private secretary to Ham ilton. McWhorter, of Athens, divis ion Counsel for the Southern rail way, fell out of the 7th story win dow of his room at the Plckwlok apartment, 77 Fairlle street, just before daybreak Wednesday morn ing, and was killed Instantly. "According to his room mate, W. Y. Allen, a member of the Oeorgla; legislature frog* Upson county, the two men came in shortly before midnight. Mr. Allen and Mr. Blrch more prepared for bed. Blrchmore complained of the room being atuf fy, before he retired, and his room mate believes he rose during tbo night and sat ih the window to cool, and then felMpf. The fut t) ? theory Is advanced that may have been walking in his sleep, ''The ImprtntTor bis left hand,, showing how eAch linger wjui pull-] ed across the coping of the sill as the young man endeavored to catch himself, were found to be clearly marked on the stone. " 'We had been room mates (or two years,' said Mr. Allan, '.and I've never know a finer fellow, it's; horrible to think about.' "Deaft had been instantaneous. Que side of Mr. Blrchmore's skull bad been crushed by the fall. He] was clad in bin night clothes. * is the opinion of all who knew, the young mAn and are familiar with the circumstances, that his I death was an accidenW He . had no cause to do any rash act, and had been in an exoellent humor all evening. I V "Mr. Blrchmore was 80 years of age, and was the oldest Bon of Ed ward Blrchmore, ol Maxeys, Ga. His mothw is dead, but be leaves sev eral iglsters and brothers. He was not married. He was a graduate of the University of Oeorgla, and delivered the address for his law class on graduation dayw At col lege hb became a tfthember of the Alpha Ta* Omega fraternity. ,;He was a prominent Elk, and was ?, an officer In a lodges In south Geor gia. Mr. Blrchmore was Jone of the. most popular young men ln>tha state and was widely known." Business Changes. There have been a number of fastness changes to take pla<;e late ly and several more contemplated among the merchants. - Mr. R. L*> Moseley, who conducted a green grocery, is now travelling for a wholesale firm, having sold his bus iness to H. T. Gladden. ' C. W. Billings, who conducts a grocery store has jnoved into the building made vacant by Mr. Gladden, and M J. C. Nicholson, formerly of the firm of Nicholson & Wilson, will open a store in the building made vacant by Mr. Billings. . Baruch-Nettles Co's annex cloth-" ing store Is moving in the building being made Vacant by J. Ci Cureton, and Mr. Cureton is moving into the store formerly occupied by branch store of Baruch-Nettles Co.^ The improvements on the build ings occupied by the Loan & Sav ings Bank and 0. L. Blackwell are noaring completion. . In New Quarters. ??' ' ' i By reference to an advertisement! In another place will be seen that| Mr. J. G. Cunningham has moved his stocl^ of goods to the annex for merly occupied as- a clothing store by Baruch-Nettles Co. This firm was formerly known as the J. C. Cureton Co., but Mr.. Cunningham has purchased Mr. Cureton's Interest and is now sole proprietor. Mr. Cunningham will always car ry an uptodate line of merchandise, and extends' a cordial invitation to his friends and custdmers to visit him In his new quarters. ,, HWM1NBWT U?V PKAD. Mm, JulU M?ui?Ii?k 1>W ?t Her Home Near Boykins. The entire community was shocks and grieved to bear of the death of Mrs. Julia Manning Boykln, wife of Mr. A. H. Boykln, which occurred at her home uear Camden on Sunday, July 7th, after a few day* Illness^ Mrs. Boykln was In her 62nd year and was the daughter of Col. Brown Manning, of Clarendon county, and is survived by her husband and thre children ? Mias Mary Cautey Boykln and Messrs. E. Miller and Wm. Davi boykln, to whom the heartfelt symp th, of our people la extended. Mrs. ilovkln was richly endowed by natur with a graoloua and chartniug per aonallty that won for her the love o ri-leudB and the admiration of stivngers. And added to these per sonal charma and graces was a love ly Christian character that shed joy and sunshine In dark lonely placea, and strewed Ufe'a rugged pathway with deeds of love, mercy and, kind ness. The world owes a de?t of gratitude that It can never pay to a woman of that type, who makes Hf? brighter and who sheds gladness an sunshine along their path Instead of sorrow and gloom. "She lived in the sunshine, not In the gloom; She carrfed tome gladness, the worlc ' to illume." Mrs. Boy kin's presence always brought a ray of .^unahine, and her aad and unexpected death has brought Borrow to many hearts If this Is felt outside, we know that the beautiful home 1 n which she reigned as queen, must indeed^ be dark and gloomy. The shadows tha have fallen across the brightness pf that home are long and dark, the desolation of night has settled around it, the light has gone out, hut "Like a star that is lost when the daylight is given, she has faded away to shine brighter in Heaven." . The funeral services ; were held a' Grace Episcopal Church Monday conducted by Rev. B&rhwell, of Statesburg,. attended by a large con gregation of relatives and friends. The burial took place at the Quaker cemetery, .? New Owners in Charge. Messrs. McCasklll Bros, have ta ken charge of the stock of goods recently purchased from Mr. F. E. Mathls and are ready to serve their customers. We direct your atten tion -to the display ad to be found elsewhere in this paper. They are offering their entire stock for the next thirty days , at greatly rednea* prices. Mr.' J. P. Lewis vifho first purchased . part interest In the Btock has sold to Mf. D. M. McCas klll and the new firm will bear the name of McCasklll Bros. * Clean-Up Week. It Is most gratfyling to the Civic League to hear the praises of our Clean-Up Week sung on every side. Of course It Is a free will contest and everyone understands that the Inspection must be voluntary and anyone for. any reason can. say that they do not wish their premise^ to be inspected ? in fact, can put a no tice to that effect on gate post or front of house and they wlll^ he passed by. Mrs. E. C. vonTresckow, Pres. Expecting Large Crowd. Mr. H. T. Johnson, of the Buf falo section of the county was In the city yesterday and tells 'tis he Is expecting a large crowd at the Shamrdtok picnic to be held on the ?25th of July. Mr: Johnson has been in correspondence with all ot the candidates for Congress and all have promised to be present. He states that fully one thousand- visi tors are expected, and that . he hopes all the good housewives of the community will be present with well filled baskets. The Influence of Clothes.. He. ? "Did you ever observe what a difference clothes made on one's mind? Nbw, when I am In my rid ing togB, I'm all horse; when I have on my business suit my mind's full of business; when I get Into my evening dress my mind takes a pure ly social turn." She.? And I suppose that when you take a bath your mind's an ut ter blank?"? -Stray Stories. MIC. HOUGH WITHUKAWH. Popular Clerk of Court WiU lle<lrv U. After I'rwMUt Term. In a curd addressed to the Dem ocratic voters of Kershaw coUuty, Mr. Isaac C. Hough announces his Intention to retire from the office of Clerk of Court, at the end of hU present term which expiree In Jan uary of next year. The following lb his card: "Since announcing myself as ..a candidate for re-election to the of fice of Clerk of Court, 1 have de elded to retire from office at the expiration of my present term. Ac cept my hearty thanks for the fa vors so generously bestowed upon me and for many assurances of con tinual support." To say that this announcement Will be received by the people of Kershaw oounty with regret does not fully express the situation, for we believe the feeling Is more akin tq Borrow than that of regret. Thoroughly competent to fill the office, ever courteous, polite and accomodating, and a thorough (?Ottoman with It all, Ike Hough ha# endeared himself to every one who has had business In the Clerk's office durlgn his tylmlnlstratlon, aa4 no wonder that he would have been unopposed for re-eleotlon this Jtfgr as he was four years ago when 1 he was elected without opposition. In his retirement from the office Kershaw oounty loses one of - Its i very best officials. Ur., Mr. Hough has not announced ! h|s plans for the future, but what ever they may be he will carry with him the very "best wishes of every citizen 0f Kershaw county. Mr. Hough's retirement has chub ed a great deal of speculation aB tp iwho will be his successor. Ma ny names have been mentioned as probable candidates but. only three have formally announced ? -Mr. R. B Williams, who first announced as ?; Candidate for oounty auditor, has ijirUhdrawn from the race for that office and is the first to announce for Clerk. Mr. P. T? Bruce, of thf Beulah section of the county, and Mr. W. C. Salmond, of Camden, jm? the other candidates. Marriage. Married In the Probate office by Probate Judge W. L. McDowell, on Wednesday of this week, Mr. C. M. Marsh and Miss Leila Corbett. The gjroom resides In the eastern part of Kershaw * county and the bride Is an attractive young lady of Lee county. The young couple start out in life with t.he beat wishes of ma uf good friends. -- ? Meetlag at Mfc. Pisgah. We have been reQuested to an nounce that a protracted meeting will begin at Mt. Plsgah church In the upper part of the county on the fourth Sunday In this month at 8 o'clock p. m., and that Rev. M. L. Lawson, of Camden, Is expected to assist in the meeting. Man Killed by Lightning. Llghtniiig struck a house on the plantation of Mr. 'L. I. Gulon in the .West Wateree section Sunday Af ternoon, instantly killing Dave Sim mons, a negro man. There were five persons In the hoUse at the time. Simmons In 'company with another man was standing in the door when the flash came, he being killed but the man near him was unhurt. None of the *ther occu pants of the house" were injured. The dead man was not a resident of West Wateree, but came from , near Cantey Hill to spend the day wfth his- brother. Suggestion for Clerk of "Court. ? Publishers Chroncle: Please al low us to suggest the name of Mr. James H. Clyburn, of Lugoff, as a suitable man for Clerk of Court. He has had considerable experience in the??ondnct of the office during the administration of his uncle, Cant. Win. Clyburn, who so ably filled this office for a number of years. We trust Mr. Clybnrn will consent to be a candidate. Let us hear from you Mr. Clybura. Friends. y Protracted Meeting. The protracted meetting will com- 1 mence at Swift Creek church Sun day, July 14th, at 4 p. m., and will continue for one week. The pub lic is cordially invited to attend the meeting. NKW MCHKUl!LK Important ('IwuKtw Went Into W* ? fact ott ttenboard Sunday. # <? J* v The Heuboard Air lJne announces Important changes In their schedule effective Sunday night, 12:01, July 8. 1912* &h follow*: No. 66 from Columbia arrives at 6:47 a. m. No change.. No. 68 from Columbia, formerly arrived at 7:68 p. in., now arrives Camden at 6:18 p. in, j No. 84 from Columbia, formerly arrived 10:62 p. m., now arrlvea at 7:26 p. in. ? No. 67 from Hamlet, formerly ar rived 10:06 a. m., now arrives at 10:20 u. in. No. 81 from Hamlet, formerly ar rived at 4:60 a. in., now arrlvea at 11:16 a. in. No. 43 from Hamlet,* formerly ar-1 rived at 11:40 p. m., uow arrlvea at 11:36 p. m. No's 67 from Hamlet and 68 from Columbia making connection with the South Carollua Weatern Hall way at MeUee for Hartavllle, Dar lington and Florence; at Kojlocku for Bennetteavllle; and at Hamlet for Wllnftlngton, Rockingham, Mon roe and Charlotte. Another Noblentnn at Heat. ' ?' ' * j . The and new a of the death of | Col. Ralph Neablt reached here at 10,30 on Saturday morning, and ex pression* ot profound sorrow and regret fell from the lips of his ma ny friends In Gtorgetowa. Col. Nexblt, for several months, had been ailing, but no one dreamed of any serious condition until about one week ago, and while his condition seemed critical for a day or two, yet on Thursday and Friday Im provement was so marked that his family and physician were hopeful that he would soon be himself agalr A change came on, however, on Sat urday morning and bo rapidly did he fall, that "at 10 o'clock he pass ed to the great beyond. Col. Nes blt was 73 years old, and/apent his entire life on Waecamaw, and was the last of the old time rice plant ers left In this community. He ^aa one of the few successful plant ers of this county _nnd many years ago established a brand of seed rice for which there was large de maud from all of the rice growing sections. He served gallantly in the con federate army , and reached the rank of colonel and was one of George town's noble sons who could always be depended on to uphold the hon or of South Carolina. He married Mies Cork. Jordan, and three children were bom to them ? Ralph, Jr., Valentine J.,> and Mrs. Emily Shannon, all' of them surviving him.', Col. Nesblt was a man of quiet, Inoffensive nature, but one of the most superb characters of his time. He lived entirely by the golden rule and his multitude of benefactors were known only to himself and the recipient. : Generous to a fault, he was always doing something to make others happy and comfortable. Being a man of exceptionally I fine judgment, he always counselled | wisely when appealed to, and hence his advice was often fought for in rboth public and private matters. He. waB true to his God, true to him self and true to his fellow men and his rectitude of life and conduct made It better for the. world that he had lived. Georgetown has produced many true and noble men, nien who have been an honor not only to their county but to their State and coun try; men whose nobility of charac ter have 'marked them as perfect types, and now to the long llBt of these, Is to be added the name of Col. Ralph Nesblt, who will 41*9 be remembered by his friends with a loving and profound admiration. He was laid to rest in the family lot at All 8aints parish churchyard on Sunday. The esteem in which Col. Nesblt was held was attested by the large number df both white and colored people who attended the funeral from far and near. ? Georgetown Times. A' Suggestion. Believing that Mr. Heiuy T. John son would make a suitable man to represent Kershaw county In the state legislature, we suggest his name as a candidate and hope he will consent to make the .race. Friends. CITY AND COUNTY, NEWS / PUT IN CONDENSED FORM MATTRR8 OF GBNKRAL INTJMt KHT HfcX)UHKI> BY OUR RUPORTKIU*, MIhh Willie Watktna Is vUtUK to Cheraw. mi?h Elisabeth t'ltni^on te at Wrlghtsvllle Beach. Mm. H. G. Carrlson ban retnrncd from Pawley's Island. Mis* Ada Phelps is vtsttbt* friends in Georgetown. Miss Phyllis lilcksou, of Cfceruw. la visiting MIsb Hallle Garriaon. < Mlaa Ethel Persley, of Hack 1111), la visiting friends in the county. Miss Hilda Dawes left last Tues day for a viait to frlenda In Vhv raw. i Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Salmond, of Columbia, spent Saturday and Sun day here. v Mr. David Perkins, of Darlington, spent several days here during the past week. Mrs. Helen Jones is on a vinit to relatives and friends at Merldktn, Mississippi. Miss Tillie Ge(senheimer la at Henderson ville where she will epenu the summer. Mrs. H. L. Schlosburg and chil dren are among the visitors nt Sul livan's Island. Miss Lois Williams and ffaoter Claud Williams are spending a week in Charleston. Miss Lucile Lewis has retnrnod from a visit, to friends in Athens and Atlanta, Ga. , Mr. E. S. Nettles, a former Cam den boy, now of JaoksOnvili*, was in town this week. Mrs. H. L. Watklns and children have returned from a visit to rela tives in Durham, N. G. Misses Virginia and #inule Taylor left Tuesday to attend a bouse ftarty in Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Zemp and family fyave gone to Wrlghtsville Beach for a month's 'stay. Misses Nina and Charlotte Xoncs, of Lancaster, were the gues& for the week end of Miss Francis Boy kin. Mrs. J. T. Hay and dattg^tei-s, MisHeH Jolee and Adelle Hay,' of Boykin, ?re visiting Mr. and Mrs. w o: H*y. . Miss Pearl Cowart, who ha* been visiting the Misses Habon *4n wWoet- : ; Wateree, returned to her home at Bennettesville Monday. Miss Nancy Lindsay and faster Nettles Lindsay have returned from a two weeks visit to relatives in Hock Hill and Chester. Mrs. W. M. Hinson, of North QMfr ollna, and M?s. C. L. Watkims, of Newberry, are visiting Mrs. fi. M. Hendrlx on LaFayette avenue. j*rof. Henry Stroheoker Has re turned to Charleston, after a .stay of ten days In Camden, where fee was with the Boy Scduts jn camp. . Congressman D. E. Finley w$s?tn Camden last Friday shaking Jbands with his friends. Mr. FinUty ban many friends In this section y.h* are always glad to see Mm. > Rev. M._ L. Lawson leaves tomor row for Bamberg county for t^lsit to friends and to assist Rev. JJ. A. McDowell in a protracted meeting. Mr. and Mrs! Cooper Griffin, who. have been making their home at the Central Hotel, will in the fu ture be at the home of Mrs. R. D. Boykln. we Were shown this week sever al fine specimens of "wonder" grass grown , by Mr. Corbett Meeefc*y on bis farm near Westvllle. It if said this grass makes ideal foodatofr for Stock. ' a Mr. G. H. Baum ^returned this week from a three Peek's stay in New York. Mr. Baum says the peo ple there are enthusiastic ovnr the prospects of the election of Wood row Wilson for the presidency. * Miss Etta Watts, of Camden, who is spending^ a few1 weeks wit!/ nor brother, Mr. C. B. WatU, i/^ulte sick with typhoid fever. She \n be ing attended by her sister, Mrs. Huckabee, of Camden. -?Parian* This is The Guy Who Patronized The Mail Order establishments M n.N-ssXn \ \\lrteo?: f&reR- r (LU WX ITftT \\ k^iHoene SJ 0\ V^\ \ .yjV * TOO 060 IT MAOtV Q*#*L 1 WANTtO TO TMMA WtlfY | W*kM **' Tmft I I^TIHWCU. iKfiow HnrTY WAttit TO MO lf?Ttt*Sfc frOOO AN' ttC** IVM* A>HOW(N' WITH TH4 COIM I OAV#? 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