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C.\r<JHMAN CAHK BlKiUN. ii an v HiHH'tAtar* ami Much lntar*t*t IWUm MuuifeNUxl, The trial of the case against T. B Caugbman, charged with tho inui. d?r of A. M. Bateman, a foriher ru ral policemun of Sumter couuty, wa? commenced in General Sessions court Wednesday morning and will probably take up the rent of today and Hiowt of tomorrow., Only two witnesses had been examined up to the tlmo that court adjourned for dinner Wednesday. These were Dr. y K Hoiinan, who had examined the wounded man at tho hospital and J. Hateman, a brother of the deceased. The drawing of the Jury com menced about 11 o'clock and con sumed more than an hour, tho case finally going to trial with only elev en men Hitting in the jury box, both tho defendant and the State hav ing agreed to try the. case with thin number of jurors. Tho eleven, men, who with Judge Sease, will try tho ease are: I>. M,. Dick, foreman; W.' 0 McCoy, H. J. Windham, J. ,B. AllBbrook, Blandlng Ardls. * C. It. Ardis, F. B. CJrTer, C. E. Stubbs,, Jr., A. J. Moses, W. G. Mosos, H. C. Tucker. The first witness in the case was Dr, F. K. Holman. He testified that he had been called to the hos pital to examine A. M. Bateman and found him dangerously wound ed. He described the passage of " the bullet*, one having struck Bate man in the back to the left of the spinal column and ranged upward, stopping near the skin on the right of the abdomen. The other bullet struck in the abdomen awl stopped under the skin near the spinal col umn. Either wound, he stated, iu his opinion wop4a have been mor tal, as the intestines Tyere punctur ed in seyoral placc^A. J, P. Bateman, a brother of the deceased, who conducts a, furniture store at Camden, was the next wit ness. He told of having seen his brother 011 Sunday morning, the , day following the shooting, on which' he died. He Stated that his broth er told him of the shooting, after the operation when he thought he was dying. His version was that Bateman had stopped Caugliman in \ the road and told him that he would y have to take the liquor from him. [ Caughman told him to go ahead, If ; ,he considered that. to bo his duty. When he was placing the package in his buggy he heard tho first shot f\ and felt something like a hot Iron in his back, He turned and Caugli ; man had his pistol levelled with botli hands. Caughman shot Ugaln ? and then both commenced shooting l until Caughman got In his-- layggy I and left. ' On cross examination an effort ? was made by counsel ;:tO show by r the witness that Bateman was a t .bully, but the witness stated that ? he had known little, of his brother Mor the past ten years and could ? not say. At one time a tilt occurred be tween special council for the State and for the defendant, when a ref erence was made by Mr. Jennings l j& lhe Bute's special counsel. M. rL. Smith, one of the special attor neys for the State objected to such ? reference to his being a special at torney in the case and stated that he would not put up with any asper fjjions from counsel on the other side. The State is represented by the So " licjtor, Harmon D. Molse and Men Mel L. Smith, of Camden. , The at torneys for the defendant are L. f jj. Jennings. J. H. Clifton, B. Frank ? Kelly and R. D. Epps." ? Wednesday's* | Sumter Item. . Officers Elected. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Loan and Savings Bank of Cannlen livid Wednesday night, a successful year's business was re Ported for this new hank and the following directors and officers were elected : Directors: T. ' J. Kirkland, M. Bar'ich. j. h. Burns, W. R. Zemp, H L. Wat kins, L. I. Guli 'e, Jr., n? l. Schlosbui ooten, John S. Lindsay. Officers: T. J.. Kirkland, presi UU1V?>| " ? ll> Kv.e, Jr., 11.. L. Schlosburg, P. M., Wooten. John S. Lindsay. Officers: T. J.. Kirkland, presi dent ; \v. |{. Eve, Jr., vice president; ?John s. Lindsay, cashier; J. B. Wallow ? IU)\1>S TO 1IK SOIJ>. Negotiations are now under way lQr thu sale of $125,000 worth of |.?unicipai bonds for the City of tfJMen. A representative of a To le<1o, Ohio, firm was in Camden the , ?Utter part of the week and as soon J* the attorneys for his company can] ytok into the issue the first pay will he made in about ten As soon as the money is received the Commissioners work will be it) a short while on the . cod--. ruction of a modern water works ?JJ2 light plant which this city has :*edod for many years. Already a T&tershed lias been purchased a few V'es northeast of Camden which cT? a supply of two million gallons th ^ ample to supply a J t 111 110 h larger than Camden. I.j The Power station will most like ljo built near Spalding junction, 'this site has not yet been defl ^ely settled upon. : Mnfty thousand dollars of the J??unt win be used for. the^ wator toi Jind thirty-five thous for the light plant. It is not f"own yn whether any of the ma r^l of t he present light and pow f?mpnny will be used. Penalty Added. council is now collecting two Ce^t penalty on all delinqueut ^yors and in a few day? ?even K* <*nt penalty will be added. < \ kin<;k MOUNTAIN Three Ntatcti .Join in (Vpcnionlw Willi liryuii a S|?riik?>r. King's Mountain ,N, (!., Oct. 7.-?* With an address by Secretary of Statu llryan iih a feature the I38rd anniversary of battle of King's Mountain wuh celebrated her? today. A. parade with more than2O,000 per sons In line started tho ceremonies Mr. Iiryuin rode at Its head. Floats representing tho 13 origl nal States, handsomely decorated, veie In the long line, Uovh. Looke Craig, North Caro lina, and Hon W. Hooper, TonnoB sce, on the program for addresses, wore unable to attend. Senator Overman, of North Caro lina, also wuh detained. 1 he battle of King's* Mountain followed the defeat of the colonists under Gems, dates at Camden and Humter at Fishing Creek. Major Ferguson, commanding the British troops, wan proceeding to Charlotte, N. C., to Join Cornwallis. In re sponse ? J callH for aid, citizens of surrounding States rushjud to tho aid ot tho broken colonist ranks. Under Col. Campbell the colonists surrounded the BrltlBhers and kill ed hundreds of them, Including their commander. It has been Bald that the defeat at King's Mountain paved the way for tho final defeat of tbe British In America. Monday Wax Halesday. Monday was legal salesday and quite a number of tracts o( land throughout the county had been ad vertised for sale by the sheriff for past due taxes. Most of the taxes were paid and the sales stopped and others were bid in by the 'par ties who let them go to sale. The following went to sale: One tract in Flat Rock township containing 23 acj-es, sold as the property of Amelia Mickle, was pur chased by K. S. Villeplgue for $106. Tract in Flat Rock township con taining 218 acres, sold as the prop erty of Irene Cureton went to J. B. Cureton for $50. One lot in the city of Camden on Mill street, known as the proper ty of Walter Dawes was Sold by the Master. The property was bid in by E .C. von Tresckow, attorney. Checking Ta^s to Be Use<i. The Kershaw Counnty Fair man agement has adopted the Fair Sys tem Checking Tags to be used at the Fair November 12th, 13th, 14th. Each exhibitor in every department will be given a claim check for ev ery article entered, and the original tag the number of which corresponds witli that of the claim check attach ed to tthe article as' entered. This system Insures the exhibitor of get' ting ba% the exact article entered and in as good condition as it went to the fair in. Visitors at the Fair will he positively forbidden handling any article. A superintend ent will be placed in charge .of the different departments and they will see 'that exhibits are not liandled by visitors or others. The manage ment' guaranteees 'the return of all exhibits, and asks that in bringing the exhibits to the fair buildings that you get a claim check for each and every article left. If you will do this you will have absolutely no trouble in getting your exhibits promptly at the close of the Fair. For Helling Liquor. Sheriff W. W. Huckabee was at Lugoff one afteyrnoon last week where he captured Ed. Durham charged with selling whiskey. Dur ham is now in jail to await trial. Sheriff Huckabee worked up the case against the negro and says the evidence he has against Durham is conclusive and that he intends- .to break up the bunch of whiskey sel lers around Lugoff, where numerous complaints have come from. .. Sent to Higher Court. A preliminary hearing was given Wednesday in Magistrate Fincher's court to the several men charged, with selling liquor, the arrests fol lowing evidence furnished by Garris and Brown, two men sent here at the request of the city authorities by the ltoark d&tective agency. The magistrate considereed the evidence sufficient to hold in all cases and at the November term of the gen .the men were sent up to be tried oral sessions court. J | The men charged aro K. S. Ville plgue, against whom there are six [separate cases; Luke Newman, two ^cases; John Champion, Charily Green, John Boykin and Win! John son, the latter two being negroes. 1 Garris and Brown and the local officers who made the arrests were present to testify in the cases. Villeplgue was reprosecuted by at torney B. B. Clarke, and Newman and Champion by atttorney I. C. ; Hough. ' 1 All are under bonds of $200 each in each case for their appcarance at. the higher court. Contract Let for Bridge. Supervisor M. C. West was in the northern section of the county last Friday where he went to receive bids for tho building of a- bridge over Lynches river known as Young's Bridge. The contract was awarded to J. B. Munn and W. T. Pitts for the sum of $87<QU Momt>cr Board of HcnJtli. Mr. W. G. Wilson has been elect ed as a member of the City Board of Health to fill tho vacancy mttde by the ^.resignation of Dr. R. T. Goodale, who was secretary of that bofly. r.tu meat nioj>u<rrioN Ami htiKifit ( 'h?|>K by li, L. NhleldH, of < 'Unison <1nll?w. The cost of all kinds of meat is increasing frjjm your to yea|\ The chief reason for thin 1? that ale at production 1h not keeping pace with the dfiMiuwl i m mi an increase In population ? r|n fact, the beef supply iu this country 1b less thrtn a year ago. The South consumes a great deal of meat, and thlB same section pro- I duces a mighty Binall per cent; of the amount It consumes, relying on expensive products shipped in from the North and West. If all our farmers would raise enough hogs, etc., to supply their own meat. It would insure a more prosperous condition thruout South, since thousands of dollars leave each county of the South an nually for these products that can he produced so readily at home. The greatest economy in meat production is obtained thru use of suitable grazing crops as 'a supple ment to grain feeding. No one should attempt to raise live stock without first carefully planning for the necessary forage crops. It la possible to have grazing crops thruout the year. The following crops are ro Com mended for hog grazing, time for seeding, amount to sow per acre, grazing period .etc., under average condition h, are also given' Rape ? Sow in late Summer or in early Spring. Amount1, three pounds drilled, six pounds broadcast per acrej time for crop to develop for glazing, eight to ten weeks; the length of grazing peeriod, 3 months. Cowpeas ? Sow from middle of Ap-^ rU to middle of July. One half bushel drilled, one bushel broadcast, time for development for grazing, 2 to 3 months; grazing period six weeks. 8oy beans ? Sow from May first to middle of July; amountt same as for cowpeas; should be planted with the drill; time for deveelopment, two to three months; grazing period, four weeks. Rye ? Sow September first to last ot November; Ond and one - half bushels drilled; time for develop ment, two to four months. Will furnish grazing two to three months. COrn and Peas ? Plant May and June. Amount of corn, four quarts, peas onne-halftk bushel drilled; time for development four months; .graz ing period, all Fall. Crimson Clover ? Sow September to November. Twelve to fifteen lbs broad cast; time to develop, three months; grazing period six to eight weeks. Bur Clover ? Practically the same as for crimson cdover. Clovers and vetches should be inoculatedr Inoculate vetch with vetch or English pea soil; inoculate bur clover with bur clover soil, if sown in the bur inoculation is not necessary; inoculate Crimson Clov er with Crimson Clover soil or Red Clover soil. In each case, use GOO pounds per acre of inoculated soil and harrow in immediately. Oats? Sow September ,1st to mid dle of December, Two to two and one-half bushels, drill or broadcast; time for development, six to twelve weeks,; grazing period, eight to 12 weeks. Vetch ? Sow with oats or rye; 15 to 20 pounds. Sorghum ? Sow middle of April to middle of July. Four to 8 quarts drilled; time for development, six to eight weeks, grazing period, four ?to> six weeks. Peanuts ? Plannt May and June. One bushel drilled; time for develop ment, ninety to one hundred and twenty days; grazing period, all the Fall. Chufas ? PlantMay andJune. Four to eight quarts drilled; time for de velopment, four months; grazing period, all Fall and part of Winter. THE HTATE FAIR. JiulicutioiiH l'olut to ti Record Crowd At Annual Event/ 'Columbia, S. C., Oct. 7. ? Reflect ing the great prosperity which hfcs blessed^ South Carolina this year, and promising the greatest success of any previous undertaking, prep arations have been completed for holding the forty-fifth Annual Fair o* >the State Agricultural and Me chanical Society in Columbia, Oc tober >27, 28, 29, 30, 31. Indications at this writing are that people from every nook and i corner of the state will crowd the fair grounds by the thousands and it is expected that attendnace records will ??et a new high water mark at the gathering this year. The* abundant harvests of cotton, corn and tobacco, the gratifying re turns for the labor of their hahds and the evidence of Nature's favor in tllfe'ftleal harvest weatther have made the farmers of the state wear the happy -smile which comes from well filled barns and storehouses, j and climbing bank deposits, and j they .are now looking forward to the annual gathering in Columbia of their kinsmen, neighbors and friends when everybody turns aside from business to renew their youth and to havo a regular good old time, this being the week of the annual State Fair in October. Brooding Place for lJeetlcy. Noticing a great many dead oaks on our streets, and knowing that these dead trees are breeding places for beetles, would it not ,be a good Idea for the city authorities to havo all such tr$_ea removed before Ham age is done to other trees. If they are removed in time will prevent the healthy oaks from becoming in fested. - - '?IT Savage. NOTKH OF I). A. ll'H, I'lWNimi licit I iiikI in It (<>??? Appointed for Year, List Thursday-? a radiant Autumn day wan u bright and niiHpirlQUS ooiutneiu-ompnt of the now year of the llohkirk ilill CllUpUf, 1). A. it. Tlilh itiHt lobular W^ttinf of tli? chapter year wah held at the pleas aut homo of Mrs. Claude Legge, on Kal<'a>. i t?- Avcuiu', wlih Mih. UgN for tho entertaining hostess, With tho exception of liio Kegistrur, all of tho officers wore in attendance, und eighteen members answered to roll (all. Aside from the choosing of delogatoH -to represent tho chap ter at tho meeting of tho State Convention to he held in Columbia In November, the time wuu entirely devoted to the planning of work, and the appolhting of the different commit tees to servo thruout the year. A now project was planned for this year which Iwih for its ohjoct the introduction of patriotic cduca tlon in the HchoolH. and thy il^g^nt appointed on this committee, Mrs. George Taylor, Mrs. C. L. Legge and Miss Agnes Corbott. Other committees wore appointed as follows: Year Hook Committee-- -Miss Kate Lenoir, Miss Agnes Corbett, Miss Mary Whitaker with the Regent. Chapter House Committee? Mrs. J. L. Guy, Mrs. L. A. Klrkland, Mrs. jf. 8. Lindsay, Mrs. H. L. Watklns and Mrs. Jas. Wallace. Notification and Visiting Commit ter ? Mrs. S. 11. Adams, Mrs. John Cantey, Misses M. L. Shannon and L. S. Nettles. 1 Entertainment Committee? MisaeB B.tlma Parrish, Leila Shannon, Fran ci tr Boykln, Mary Whitaker, Cornelia Nelson and Mrs. S. C. Zemp. Relics Committee ? Mrs. J. IL Burns, Mrs. John Cantey, Mrs, Claud Legge, Mrs. S. A. Wittkowsky, Mrs. L. S,> Lang. Reception Committee ? 'Mrs. M. A. Shannon, MrB, H. G. Carrison, Mrs. S. R. Adams, Mrs... Henry Savage. Refreshment Committee ? Mtb. W. H'. Haile, Mrs. W. S. Burnet, Mrs. W. L. DePass, Mrs. G. H. Lenoir, Mrs. L. S. Porter, Mrs. C. J. Shan- j non, Mtb. Geo, Taylor, Mrs. P. T. Villepigue, Mrs. James Wallace. Readers ? Mrs. S. R. Adams, Mrs. John Cantey, Miss Selma Parrish. The delegates and alternates from the Hobkirk Hill Chapter to the D. A. R. state conference which meets in Columbia November 15th are Mrs. E. C. vonTresckow, Miss Leila Shan non, Mrs. Claud Legge, Mrs. John Cantey, Mrs. J. L. Guy, Miss Louise Nettles. A welcome visitor at the meeting on Thursday was Mrs. Leonldaif Cain, a member of tile Wm. Thomp son Chapter of St. Matthews. After the various business details were regulated the Hostess served delicious cream and cake, and this very -pleasant meeting was adjourn ed to meet with Mrs. S. A. Witt kowsky on November Cth at 4:30 p. m. Addie I). Adams, Recording Secretary. Lugoff News Notes. Mias Jennie Whitaker entertained a few of her friends at bridge on FMday evenning of last week, in honor of MIbb Jennie Sanders, of Beaufort. After the games a dain ty salad course was served. Those present were Misses May, Minnette and Francis Boykin, Mary Whitaker, Jennie Sanders, Clarii Wallace, No nie Ford, Kuth Johnson, Messrs. W. D. Whitaker, Andrew Whitaker and Lawrence Whitaker, B. W. Gettys, Henry Beard, Willie MqDowall, W. D. Trantham, Tucker Boykin and W. E. Johnson, Jr. Miss Ella Workman, of Mayes? ville, Is the guest of Mrs. W. J. Burdell. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. ^McCaa have returned from Atlanta. Miss Nonie Ford Is hero on a vis it to her sister, Mrs. J. T. McCaa. Misses Mary Boykin and Drucilla Baxley spent last Monday evening with friends here. Mr. B. W. Gettys was in Cflmdon Thursday. Miss Margaret Burdell, who is attending school In Columbia, spent thefweek erid here with her parents, D?. and Mrs. W, J, Burdell. Misses Jennie Sanders and~~CIara Wallace spent last Thursday in Cam den. Mr. W. W. Whitaker was in Cam den Saturday. Miss Pearl Davis, who has been visiting in ?Cainden returned home Sunday. '<? - Box Supper at Stont'boro. On Friday evening, October 17 th, there will be a box supper at the Stoneboro school house for the ben efit of ,the school. The public is cordially invited. Ladies will bring boxes and cakes to be sold at auc tion. .Refreshments of various kinds will be served. Proceeds of the evening will :be used in pur chasing black boards and maps for the school. Come and bring your friends. Notico U> Tcuwhcm. All the white toachers-of Ker shaw County are invited to meet at the Grammar School in Camden on October 25th, at 11:30 o'clock. Prof. W. K. Tate, State Supervisor of El ementary Rural School, ha* request ed this meeting, and it is hoped ev ery teacher will attend, as Profes sor Tate will give us some fine sug gestions along all lines of School work. \ Supt? Legge, of the Camden Schools, is planning to have lunch served by the lady teachers of the Graded school to all the rural teachers. Kats Simpson, Vice President of Kershaw County " Teacher's Association, i . / 01 V It J hK AUVK NOTKH. ? IUvs| Koom Proving I'oitUlai1 . 1'liici' For Out of Town Hhoppors, Tho Civic league i? at homo again unci roady for work. The first moot ing of tho soason will ho hold Mon day, October lSth, at 4 : 80 p. in. at High School huildlitK or park in front of building. All me m born are urged to como and hrlng now mom hera. and those who have not done do, try and remember to bring tlioir annual duet* of inc. Members in tho city who can not come to moot ing please ?ond duos to ,Mrn. 10. C. VouTresckow. All merchants and others who promised to holp support tho lt<?Kt Room will please send their sub scrlption to Mrs. Leroy Davidson at onco a? the monoy 1h needed to 4ioop Host Koom open. A lady from West Watereo Haid Saturday that tho Rest Hooin ranked next to the Hospital in Camden's Institutions, At [oust twenty business women v ialt tho Host Koom every day and the reg 1 t hilt more and moro la dios and children from the surround Ing country are using It every week. Another crib for the lit t lo onos has been fitted up and the Leaguo has offered the Koom to tho Fair Committee, thru Mr. Leee Little, as a suitable place for the first exami nation of all babies and children en tered for better Baby Contest. A committee of ladies will welcome the mothers and little ones at the Rest Room on the day appointed and said day will be announced later. Tho work and study marked out for . the League this year Is Inter esting and Important. Come one and all and help thee good work along. We are glad to report that Miss Kate Simpson will probably meet with the ladles and give them a little talk at the meeetlng on Mon day. Mrs. E. C. vonTresckow, President. LIVESTOCK DUliLETINS To Ho lwtuwt l>y Southern Railway lu Interent of Ilrwleru. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 9. ? Ab a part of its work for the upbuilding of the live stock industry in the Southeast the Live Stock Department of the Southern Railway periodically issues a bulletin telling Of atock for sale or exchange and of stock to be. pur chased. The bulletin is compiled from information furnished by tho stock owners and copies are mailed to over 15,000 farmers and dealers. Through this bulletin a largo num ber of sales have been made and many farmers have been enabled to getstockof Just the type desired. In stead of sending good sires to the slaughter house after serving their allotted time with one herd, many owners have thru this bulletin been enabled to effect an exchange whereby each added years of use fulness to the life of a g6od ani mal. The entire expense of issuing the bulletin is borne t by the Southern Railway Co. F. I.. Word, Live Stock Agent, Atlanta, Ga., will be glad to send copies to any farmor or to include in the bulletin* Infor mation in regard to stock for sale or exchange. RocoHfl-Broaking. Crowd. Seven hundred spectators by ac tual count witnessed the comic op era 'VMutt and Jeff" at the open ing show of the season at tho Cam den opera house Tuesday night, it being the largest audience of paid admissions ever gathered at this play house. The show was good and pleased the big crowd with clever songs and dancing and the funny act. ing of the two fellows made famous in cartoon by Bud Fisher. PROSPEROUS BEULAH. (>;mm1 Schools and Churches ami Many New Building*. The Cleveland School opened for the fall and' winter term on Mon day, Sept. 29th, with Misses Setzor und Annie West as teachers. The prospects for a prosperous session are fine. Thia school is the pride of our community and will compare favorably with any rural school In the state. - - There Is considerable evldonce all around of the prosperity of tho community. Mr. D. P. C. Murchi son has a handsome residence Hear ing completion which will be an ornament to the community. Mr. J. P. West has also added improve ments to his residence which makes quite an addition to the beauty of the premises. Mr. L. M. West has a beautiful residence nearing com pletion and expects to move in dur ing the next few weeks. Messrs. Lewis anil Christmas have erected several new -homes on the old Chest nut property jn tho last few months. They are transforming the forests into fertile fields and pretty homes. Mr. J. E. Rush has^also added im provements to his pretty home. We take great pride in the churches ot our community and doubt if there is a communityany whero that can boast of moro Zeal and consecration among its church goers. Rev. T. L. Colo Ts pastor at Mt. OltVet and Rev. E. T. Hud eon at Heulnli. Married. Mr. Jasper Jewltt and Miss Eva Knight, both of Jefferson, In Ches terfield. county, - were married tli Camden Monday morning by Judge of Probate McDowell. The young couple came down on the 8eaboard Sunday afternoon and the quiet marriage followed early Monday morning. They left Immediately tor their home at Jefferson. ' 81 MTKIt YOUTH A ?UIO|UK, Itnlcllffo MciitU, Ago Twelve, l)l?w lly Ills Own 1 1 11 n< I Hum tor, Oct. G. Uatollffti Morris, '(ho J 2-year-old mm x?f Mtb. Ella T, Morris, shot lil niHol r through tho-i heart some 'time Saturday afternoon, tho bodybolung round last night. Whan discovered (the body was Hit ting up in a chair in hju room in front of t h<* mirror, thoplstol wuh lying on the floor by tho chair with an empty cartridge in one cyl inder. The doors had been looked and the windows closod to the j room, showing the evident Intent of tho small hoy to end his own lire. Mth. Morris, who is tho widow of the late Jesse T. .Morris, formerly one of -the guards at tho Btate farm at Hagood hud boon out dur ing tho afternoon and did not know when the hoy came in tho house. That night she began to got wor ried that ho did not 001119 In, hut supposed that ho \yau alill at wm?k uptown. Shi; went to his room und found tho door closed, but although she thought this at ran go she did not investigate further. Shortly be fore midnight uuothor brother came In and was told that his younger brother had not returned from work. As It was long after his work hours and It was learned that he had left there in tho afternoon and had not returned, entrance wub made to the room through -the window and the body was found. No roason Is known why tho boy should have wished to end his life, and the tragedy came as a great shock to tho members of his fami ly. An investigation was made by the coroner and doctor, but it was deemed unnecessary to hold any in quest as everything pointed to sui cide. . Association to Meet. We have been requested to an nounce lhat the Kershaw Associa tion will meet w' l the Sprlngvale Baptist Church In West Wateree on Wednesday and Thursday, the 15th and 16 of October. The meeting opens at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday. The following committees will please report ajl tills meeting: Temperance ? -E. L. Copeland. Home Missions ? Rev. J. W. Ken ny. Orphanage ? L. Q. Clyburn. Layinens Movement ? M. L. Smith. '> Aged Ministers ? T. L. Cole. 13. Y. P. U. ? T. J. Cupstid; Foreign Missions? W. B. Klzer. ; Education ? M. Li LawBon. Womans Work ? W. M. Kabou. Periodicals ? S. B. Hatfield. Obituaries ? -Newton Kelly.' Sunday School ? J.E. Hammond. State Missions ? L. L: Langstoh. Barn I>OKti*>y?*<l. Eire last Friday destroyed the barn and contents belonging to a Mr. Peebles in the Antioch Bectlonn of (be county. We understand that the .building contained one bale of cotton, seven hundred bundles of fodder and tftwo bales of seed. It is not thought Mr. Peebles carried any insurance. Evidently Johnny Was Not. Port Jervis had a big revival meeting, and among the converted was a barber, who had been a bad actor in Ills day. Once he put some home made sea foara on a young man's hair which turned the hair red, and the color didn't come out for *a yeaf, The barber confessed to this and other crimes. It was a hard-won conversion, and the evangelist was elated. He saw a chance for pass ing religion on to a host of Port Jervis citizens, utilizing the barber shop as a gateway. Over in a corner of tho revival hall he talked to the knight of the striped pole. "Now, Mr. Scissors," said., /tho evangelist, "you have . it in your power to do great good in the world. You'ro a man of impresBlv?l personality, and by reason of your position you meet men in all walks of life. '.V "Instead of discussing baseball or fishing with a patron, why not say a few words calculated to turn him into cleaner paths? Remind each, ag you have boen reminded, that whllo ho is largo in life hemust get ready for the end. which comes to all men." Tho barber thought that was a fine idea, and pledged himself. Then ho went back to his shop. , _ (i _ . Little old Johnny Ltooaeleeaf came lii from his day's work at the per fume factory. Johnny was afraid of ghosts and green horses and his wife. He wanted his whiskers tak en off. . Tho barber got through With tho lathering and half of tho shave with brief remarks about tho fog and . the movement to fill up the abandoned canal. He was Just pois ing tho razor over the patron's throat when it revealed to him to address a few words of Inquiry to I/ooseleaf concerning iho stato of his soul. "Johnny," said tho barber slow- ? ly, "aro you prepared to die?" The man in tho chair opened his eyes and saw tho razor, th&n the high light in tho eyo of th* other. < "What's that?" ho shouted. L With which he did a -lightning leap from the. chair, wrested the razor from the barber and threw that gentleman- through his .own.. plate-glaBS window. ELECTION OF POLJCKMAN, City Council will elect one Police man on first Monday .night in No vember. Send in your application. S. F. Braslngton, Mayor. Camden, S. C., Oct. 10- 4ti. >