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1 HE CAMDEN CHRONICLE a. p. SILKS Kdltvr U< Mflrtwr ' ". 'TfL' ? ' i**'- - - ??" ? ?? ~ ' Published every t'rblay at No. 11W JHfottd street Anil entered ?t tb* rurnden, HcNxtb Carotin* itoidofflc* 4 *r aeeond flaiii mall Uiatter. Price pec annum 12.00. (!tmdfu, sf C'./ SffkMtibrr Mli. ItSl, WIhH We llad More llkr TI?U. Win* ? i lit eomea to guiding tlx* law along the Hue* of Justice. Ih'ifO are none superior to IIou. It Wlttiora Mcmmlugcr. No other Judge in the >i m tc ha* presided at a larger number of qilQre difficult trials cases of the most aggravated and uurei|Honftb|c crime where great wealth nought to woii?h?down Justice that rich and v<?\\ C-tXuI malefactor# might eacape It was because of .fudge lituiiolui^r'ti deter Yu Illation t lui t the nut j?*^t V of the law * liot) Id be ii i?)m i? i iimt W. T. Jones wan ( imvK-ifii of the murder of nu wife* re garbles* of (he powerful array of coun sel hired \v I lb Joint's money. ami po?*lhly of bribed W|tne**eH. It U'm> .fudge Mcumiifiger wbo made abort work vt t tin t liigbam iouid?-n-i down |n Florence. and except for .Judge Mcmmlugcr there Would probably have been no conviction. That fellow Tom I In rr I won, who wan on trial In . Green \lllc last week. was about a* unspeuk iii'i'- ;i ur.'X h as Mil- stale has lutown during Ills generation He was a liquor heller, a gamble*', and trader lit the moral degradation of men and women. Ill* wife -imv nf ftie HfftllO ftlflpiv She bud amassed w en It h a long .that line tie fore the two united their fortune* in marriage. and of course she was no truer lo Harrison than Harrison was i o iiej,', It w^s during a debauch hi Tom iTUrri-ion'-H houae thai the shoot ihg occurred Harrison came upon Monk Young, nito'ther worthy of the Mime stripe, in companionship with Harrison's wife under conditions that aroused HaVr.lsoiiV jealousy to' murder <>us fren/y and started hint to shooting Harrison's wlf? wa's killed and Young was shot up so badly that It was i bought that lie would (lie: but be re i -veicd Common opinion in Green ville bad il Unit I la rrisou -wanted to kill his wife so be could 'marry her youugor sister, who bad been educated ut his expense. ami be wanted t ? ? kill Young so ns to Justify the killing of hi- wife. At the trial, however, he S.? light to make il appear t.bat he bad shot Youiig in protection of bi* horjor,. ? ; f d hud shot bis wife 1?y accident. It v\ t? > a most noisesome mess. Hig uinn - \ luul been spent of course, and tlie i ? 1 1 \ bad been sele< ted with great care. There would have been a "mistrial." e.\ eept for the fact tbnt .fudge Mem uitnger hud made it clear that be would boh} the jury until it agreed up on M verdict Of course the lawyers for the defence tboinxbt this was "hor ?ibb" Then there was the usual mo tion for a new trial, which motion .lodge Meinminger overruled. In sen teneiiig Harrison. .Indite Meinminger told him b>> bad gotten about what was coming to him, declaring that own if In.1 did not intend to kill his wife, lie was guilty of manslaughter ;i ! the same Oil account of bis reek - jl I sregu rd of the lives of the peo pie n round him. Hi- lnin?r said that the killing of \fotik Voting would have probably been a good tbltiy for the eommttnil.v. Also liK honor took oc casion to remark t b;i t men like liar rlsott niigbt \ iolu t e the law until they had a eonfcinpl tor it. but the\ eouhl rest assured that the law would get IlietU sooner or later. l''otIowing notiee of il ppca I Harrison's attorneys sought to lui ve b'.ni kepi in jail pending dis position of the ra?e by the Ml, orellic eoiirt : but .finlge Moiiimiiiger signed an order for bis immediate transfer r ? > Columbia, -explaining that the case i- now out of bis bands and it is up lo (to* piipretiio court to do as it sees jnopi r (if course there are those who eom|r|ain that the Judge is high hand ?-d: f.ut in j oint of service lie Is the oldest man on tin- circuit bench, and t ||t' P Oi 'i ? nl>. >ho\\ that all of his im portant rulings are upheld as the best . f i:iw York Knquirer. I'aid l\feight Itoth Ways. Somr \\<-eUs ago The Herald told t b?-"v"t ory of a I Morida man who drop ped ho i ye gln^i-s in a barrel of Irish potatoes and i ( i overed them after a 1 . i p ?t i f -i\ month- u ln.n in- ordered |tj. ;;.|.i;g I |iotatof- t colli New ^"..lk : i : i ? i tin -itnn barrel w a ? ship s\m;k i I'O I \ I <n;s ? |o ?b i? ?, pert back to bitu aooiKNwi. | ltnt mi Incident a I moat ft* strange 1 1??? the Florid* Incident happened In 1 Otllon n few, d?y? ago. ' A IMIlon mer chant gave a traveling uiau an order ' for atone groceries The traveling man represented a wholesale' liotyfte In a dliUat city in ibe order was ^ , ?*rder for a b?3 of chicken fei d. The 1 shipment arrived In due time, but' \'cry mmh to tin Pillon Merchant's astonishment lie found that the whole sale Iiohm* had ? hipped him a hag of Chicken feed manufactured by the ('. i mi Una Milling company i There 1m a moral in the incident ? aud th^t its that It pays to huy at home. The / ? i 1 1 < . i . nic reliant hail to pay Ho* f remit i?oih wa\> Dlljop Herald Federal Investigation ??f the Ku Klux Klan ha* been started in (Mil en go i?\ John V> Cltiiuin, iMtitflAt I nltCil 'State* dint riel Ht'tormfyv an uoum.'rd Tuesday, Nuu?eron> coin plaints have been coining to hi* office slnco the organisation of a branch of the Klan h(*rc three week* ugo. Colon ?-I Cllnnin said. Allegations that the Ivhiu is op)?oAcil u? public polity, that ft makes no accounting of the money it collects, that it injiKes u profit on its regalia ami therefore |> a corporation operating for profit and that lawless M"! -? I : : 1 \ I? i n ;i- | il.( v| . in person* ilei i n in the guUe of tin- K an will Conn t lie ba^i* of the invent illation. ' aCcordlntj to Col Ctliiuin '*1 don't w Mb.; a* yet to cum aiiy reflection up on the organization oj its leader 'ship but If 1 f i nil anything wrong. I'll blow the lid off." Col. (linnin said, lie - ii i<l be had not yet (techlcd whether lit' would ipie.>tiou Col. William Joseph Simmon*. of Atlanta, <?a.. nokitowledg ? ?d head of the org i wi'/.ntloii. Mobile squads of expert prohibition enforcement officers nrv to be aent from Washington to various Atlantic coast cities To assist in combating the flow of liquors being smuggled into the country Internal Revenue ('ouuuis ?doner Blair .said yesterday. Assign ment Lo New York yesterday of K. C. Yellowlcy, euief of the general pro liildtion unit. Mr. Blair sa id. was the .first .step in the prohibit ion 'bureau's program for checking tlie activities of rum runners. Illicit distilling along the scacoaM towns, Mr. ltlair said, was a minor problem compared with siiHig^Iiiii:. particularly Wetween New York and the Fl? rida coast. Assist ance from headquarters he said would be extended lo the prohibition officials of the port -.cities and also along the Mexican border whore the smuggling problem was also serious. Notice i/ficbtors and Creditors. ATI prTTTTes indebted to the estate oCj M. F. Chlple.v, deceased, are hereby, notified to make payment to the uu-J dersiirm d and ji 1 1 |iartles__lf any. having claims against the said estate will j present them dnly attested within the i'ime prescribed h\ law. IT L. UlCHIOY. i K\ cell to r of the will of .VI. !?'. CliLpley. 'Camden. S C September S. 11)21. KXKCI TOIC'S SAI.K j Notice is hereby given that I. as I F.xeciitor of the estate of .lames Brls I bane, descended and by virtue of an I order granted by his Honor \V. I.. Me ! Dowell. Judge of the I'roimte Court of Kershaw County, will sell to the highest bidder for cash, on Monday, the l!)th day of September. 1 i>? I . nt 12 j o'clock M.-wit 50!) King street, Camden. S. ("!.. the following articles of personal j property belonging to the estate of ! the said .lames Brisbane, deceased: One bay horse, 1 1 -horse wagon, 1 uuano distributor, 1 cotton planter, i plow hoes. 1 dixie plow. I bedstead. , j well 'buckets, l pitchfork, 1 half 'drag harrow. 1 safe and 1 dresser. JAM MS \V. STOV KR. Kxecutor Camden. S. September ,"tb. 1 1*1! 1 . FRESH SHIPMENT? CALIFORNIA OKANt.KS CALIFORNIA LKMONS CALIFORNIA APPLKM SPANISH ONIONS ? THE CASH STORE New Fall Goods Are Arriving Now z-' Come in and let us show you what we have to offer at pre-war prices. This store maintains 100 per cent satisfaction and one price. We liquidated our high price merchandise, and are now in position to save you money. Merchandise will be scarce this fall and we advise early buying. THE MEN'S SHOP Teleph one 28 Your S?ti*f?c lion Our Sutctu' 1013 Broad St. pftlttt fc MclJWO BEATEN !?? KvuimI Nmt Kultr*??l Truck fc? Kuml Officer Alei Nwrb. ' At it late iKHtr Friday night jflruce Mcleod. u white uitt it of tile Humbert Motion, vyttM taken frutn tit* home by. (i limit of masked tut1 ll of Unidentified name and unknown number. carried ho mo distance lb uu uu Immobile mid wax neverely aid painfully thrashed with a bor?chldtr whip. lie wa< theii *ai i i?mI to S 1 1 in 1 1- 1 jfuuctUu whore lie -mini I hu t he WHS ordered (?> take the iiiiin utttj get out t?f the slate If lu> valued his life The time limit W?* at two hour*. Mcl.eod was found by ltm.it Officer Alex N'orris. wbo brought hi in t ?> Sumter and placed him in the jail here for the night it ud gum*, intuied medical attention for hU uumer hH >n*lpe? The man wnw s?. badly ' ? alt'it that lie wan utmhh' to walk Mul.eod expvt'?^l^\ hi- desire tv haw the Hi ate -o waft put oil I In- train S;it urday evening by Sheriff Hurst. He had recuperated Komcvrha l froiu hU whipping a i id was able to walk and get ii Iton t with some difficulty, Hruoe was gotten from his bouse by thf masked men by ruse that an automobile was in uee<l of repair.- A "mall boy wan tent for hitn as he was i be only person in thut neighborhood who did mechanical work of this na ture. It is staled that when Mcl .coil i'hiiic |o the ear be was placed in it and hurried off. The beating was tboroug l\ done and well administered. The violence doni'-to Slcl /OOCl in alleged b> have beeii occasioned by Ills having made a remark <?f low and ungentle manly nature about *ottio lady. Mr l.eod has not tin- besi of reputation in hi- < ?uMUiiunil.v. having given trouble ? ii a number of diftWenr occasion*. Hevernl ymrs ago he was irietl in thr Siullter courts Oil charges of KCdilCtloli. hul was finally acquit ted.-? Slimier Wiileiiman. ... PERSONAL MENTION Mj> domic Clybiiru anil daughter. Miss Susie May, of S.ivu'ruah are here ?ii a short visit. Superintendent -I (!. KiehartN. Jr., Andrew fturnet and Albert' Mvaus are attending the coaching school at tin* I'liivei'sity of South Carolina.. The> r?* ori inueh progress. Not ire 1 will be tint of town from tfiilay, September Oth, until Wednesday of next week, September 14th. During my absence the Probate office will be in charge of Mr. I. C. Hough. Those having business with the office will ulease see Mr. Hough: W. I.. MelK?\Vi:i.l, ? 'n iinlt n. S ('.. September 9th, 1PLM. COUNTY CLAIMS PAID Following is a list of (Maims pas?>* * upon ahd ordered paid by the Bo'*" of Commissioner s of Kershaw? Con:-* at their meeting held September 0. 19*Jl J. II. Clyburn. clerk hire $50.1K? \V. V. Russell, salary and clerk,. 131.30 Allen I! Murchlson. salary a nd postage, ? . ... W. Ii. McDowell. salary and lunacy, .. W. I.. Stores, "alary. f?. I.. l>i\on. Jr.. salar> . I?. M. McCaskill. salary and court expenses. . "Samuel X. Nicholson, salary and telephone. (J. C. Welsh, salary ami jail fees, Tom Johnson." salary, . . .. II. E. Sparrow, salary ami pos tage John K. Anil, salary. J. II. Mel.eod. salary and erlini nal work .1. \V. Sander**, salary farm de monstrator. Blanche Tarrant, salary home demonstrator 1 111.17 28.10 i 75.00 11.70 Jo77.lii 77,15 314 80 40.00 01.70 1.0.00 1 SO vjr?.K?, i7r>,:{7 H. I<j .Sparrow, paupers. 177.0(1 Muggins & Iluggins, shop work J. R. Johnson, road work. Kershaw Motor Co.. auto sup plies. ? * Karnest Frletag. salary and e\ penses. U. K. Muliti, chain gang oxihmi ses. Springs & Shannon, supplier hired gang. Karl II Rinven. lumber & work f. M. West- road work. Community <>il Co.. ga- and oil. The Camden Chroniete, advet tising. The Camden Chroniele. print i ? i tr. T I'. .McClain. carbide. Home Furnishing Co . blanket Thomas I' Dunbar. "iirvcy a ndhi'lpe r-. T T Rookman. I>u i I?t i fiir bri'lm ia.85 N0.T4S 101.32 i:ti.s2 03.95 30.03 133 *7 ."?? i i r? 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I ? ? ? . 1 1 1 ? ? i ? ? > n?h m 1 1 '-???} . I t>ci ? \ Mf>r i r S,i i n t i t.! ; i * i > I snito ^ r ? ? r I 1 1 t 1 1 il 1 1 > I S ; I \ 1 1 1 - I : l i . k 1 1 1 ? I IV .i!\ :> ni-iil I i ?:t M fti I S)1 V ? 1 1 4* ~ I 1 M ? : Vf !ll"lli'l ??tl V il I II I'll. .1 M < . ri'u'i h \ in. nl \\Mik I ?? K i 1 l > Imii'l I I \\" I\i< 1 1 i;i ? I -.I k - it I .1 ill:' '- l*i?:t'l work i . in- I r ??? I ion < rr.i I w .1 k I ?.-K I IN I. I..! I > : ii . Mul ??i I ? ? 1 ' j.-l. I <ti rn* \ I '. i i r ? ? r t . ?> H|.* 1 1< ? ? S ( ZiMip .M I'. i \ .i i.i ;i..i : ill. i iiii.ii ? . ?It I* (icitfi ro?iJ work \Y, Robin '/AtiuiK ?tatlouer>. ?ift? T. Utile, feed WU Ker?haw Mercantile u mi Itauk ina To.. wupplles. W, K. Rotter!*, gnotlse #nd oil II. K. \vimitm?. moving klw ^feufe, Stewart -Jone? Co.. road work U miiu ...... .JU W, A. Mel >o well. nil op work anil supplies. Kerxhaw OH Mill, tuppUes . j' 11. Howell, road work. v.. Tlie lYXfift Co.. k'Ust'lini' and oil. Mcrcliiinis furniture Co., furul * Hire. ...i.. ...... Austin WYstern Hoad Maehlnerv Co , Hooter plow. riii. iit ? M -<?? Co.. ahovi-u. I > M. tlroughtou, corn. SoUllMfM Stamp -HUd SUUiuUXUTj CO,, Mil-!. i i jitHlikp*. i.v i. iii y 111 (?<?. report book. .1 1 ? A ? I : i lilt i V. Mild"- foi* ??ui chine.- . Columbia Offjle? Supply Co, fiirfiiiuro and *tat ioner \ Slate I >rpa 1 1 meal , air plane hanger ftinl inlvorilw lUCIlt. . . A Truwidei iStii'ikKc, auto Diippllo^. Camden Iron & ftrafc* Work*, Iron work. C3 a 1 1 Ion Iron Work- A Mfg. Co.. iron work. .. . .1 H. Slaughter. eiflvertti. K (V Bennett,, whop supplies. I ((??<? ue Orphanage. fan* <?f orphans. .. ... i >>? B r Vaughn. t? - 1 1 r > i ?? in qupsr. Walker Evan* ^ Cogswell. trail f?>r book. I inrdtt way Con*tPUetU?n l-"o., kUoj work. , . Kershaw Merca utile A. Baukiuir ('?>.. sunplie-. it olVh 'l*. XeltloHi rent eot ton nla tform Tilpiau Neal. road work, l.ewis & Christina*. supplies. Hillings Bros, coffin pauper II .1. MeManu*. rdrtd work. 1; n. Elliott aiul wlf*-. * flirlit of >vay. P.eti M. BroXvn. right of wny. 15 I.. Shirley, right of way. .Monroe Perkins, right of v\a\. Ca rh??* Brown, right of way. 15 E. Chewuiiig. right of w>i v . WE. l-'urcron. for pauper fain il.v. kurn 28.80 20.00 H' I :ia*.oe . 02.04 *J,O0 H470.ll 23.00 .8.1*2 08.00 00.fM) 1 4 <M? 17 ?L". ^ 1&00 10.00 7 I I on o.-vo _*?? I J J 1 12.7.^ 23.10 ; 27 20 70.WTi 1.1:00 S ? H > :;.ysn 2*t 7 1 r.j ?. ST ?JOO.OO ir?.no 7 ?."? lo.oo 1.'iU.OO 1 Co 12.0O ?jr.. do no ?JOfl.OO oo.no lio.OO B. E. $21,004 ."?< sparrow. Clerk. Not ire To Debtors and Creditors All parties indebted to the estate of Elias I'.rjimioii. deceased. are hereby notified to make payment to the un-j derslgned. and all parties, if any, hav-j .ins elalms" against the said estate will ; present them duly attested within the tiim* proscribed by law. I>. T. YAKBOItOl'CII. Admin istrator with the. Will ? annexed j of the Estate of Ellas t'.rannon. I i'umden. S. Anjntst 23 rd. 1021. i ? FINAL DISCHARGE Not be Is hereby Viven that one Fresh Bread DAILY We handle the bread made by the EJectrik Maid Bakery. It is fresh every day and you can get it by \ phoning us when we send out other Groceries. OUR SERVICE IS PROMPT Lang's High Grade Grocery Telephone No. 2 Member of Chamber of Commerce month from this dale. ??h September ?JJ'.nl, 1021. 1 wilt make to the Probate Court of Korvsha vv County my final return a< Ailmlnlstnitor of the estate of J. A. Tims. deceased. and on the same date 1 Will apply to the said Court for a final discharge its 4said Administrator. It. L. JONES. Administrator Camden, S. ('.. August 20th, 1921. FINAL DISCIIA K(?E Notice i.s hereby given that one mouth from this date, oil Monday, Sep tember IP. 1921. I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw Couhty my final return as l'xorutor of the will of .lames Brisbane. deceased, and on the sanu* date I will apply to tho said Court for a final discharge as said Pxo cutor. \ , JAM ICS \\\ S'l^/VEK, Executor Camden S. C , August Id. 1921 FINAL DISCHARGE Notice i- hereby given, that John Dodd Miller, Executor of the estate of Addle C. Adams, deceased. through his [attorney. \V. It. del.oach, Es<f. has this day made application unto" me for a [final discharge as said Executor, and [ September 9. 1021, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at the l'robate office in ' Camden. S. C.. has been appointed as the time and place for the hear lug & said iK'titloii. W. L. MgbOWULL, Judge of Probate Kershaw Co. Camden, 8". C., August Oth, 1021. CITATION State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. ! By \V. I,. McDowell Esquire. i'robat* Judge. Whereas, C. E. Mcf.nin made suit to iiu' to grant hlin Letters of- Adminis tration of the Katate of and effect* of John N. MoLain. These are. therefore, to cite and ad uiouish all and singular the kindred 11 ml creditors of the said O. E.McLain, deceased. that they he and appear be fore me. in the Court of Prohate to be. held at Camden. S. C\. on September 20th. next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not he -granted. (liven under0 my Hand, this <?tli day ?>f September. A. IK 1021. W. L. McDOWELL, Judge of Probate fur Kershaw County. Published on the 0th and 10th days of September. 1021, in the Camden Chronicle and posted at tbe Court House door for the time prescribed by law. JUST RECEIVED J , CAR LOAD OF American Steel Wire Fencing ALL KINDS? BEST QUALITY DON'T FAIL to let us show you and give you prices on Wagons, Buggies and Harness, Mowers and Repair Parts, Hay Rakes and Balers. See us when you want Nails, Lime, Plaster, Cement, Shingles and Metal Roofing, Bag Ties and Cotton Sheets, Rubber Leather and Gandy Belti ng. We sell all kinds of Hardware, Black and Gal vanized Pipe and Fittings, Heating Stoves and Fire Place Grates. For quick sale, we have special low prices on Maleable Steel Ranges, Cook Stoves and Oil Stoves. SEE US? GET BEST FOR LESS MONEY Mackey Mercantile Co. Camden, South Carolina