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? ' NUMBER 46. ' ^ '? - - ? ... , , I I VOLUME XXXIV. iigi.j, .1 j .. j' . I. . j ax CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1923. OKDEK RKVOKKD. Judjfe Townsend Hear* Koad Matter hiuI AUowfc Work tp Proceed. ThrtemjK>r?ry injunction gotten by v MVnesdalo and Jl. C. Bennett i ? thtt^County Commissioners to prevent the relocation of the road int t Kershaw just South of that town, r.mo Up Vr hearing before Judge Townsend in Columbia on Monday, February 12th. The Commissioners showed in their return among other h That this piece of road is a part of State Highway No. 26 connecting . ncaster, Kershaw, Camden, Sumt , ICntg.Klngstree. Georgetown and many smaller places. That the portion of this ro^d ex* tending South from the town of.Ker tZJ? two0 g"ade railroad ;;,iu""u\T\r'oZrhneurdtht^owTo'f s:^onrigrx=: L with 'harp and dangerous t ur.es at several points^? - - ~-r That at least two fatalities have occurred at the railroad crossing nearost to Korshaw, and many qfc rious accidents on this piece of load, many more than on any like distance in Kershaw County. . That when the County Commiss.on ,.,h reconstructed the rest of the ro.id from Camden to Korshaw t hoy were not able on account of lack of funi s ?t that time to relocate this small Piece and a small piece of about the same length on this same highway next to the Sumter County line, and that these, are the only pieces of thin road in the County which are not reconstructed so as to be taken over for maintenance by the State Hig way Department- > . That the? Board of Commissioner* asked for Federal Aid to lix th?f? two small pieces of road, and the survey made under the direction W the State Highway Department and the Federal Government have relo cated this road just South of Ker shaw on the East side of the rail road in practically a straight eliminating both dangerous raih-oad crossings and making a much better approach ? to the town of K?nhaVf and that in the opinion of the Boar it is vastly to the benefit of Kershaw County and its citizens and- the pub lic generally and in every way de sirable that this change be made. That it will bo impossible to se ,ure Federal Aid for this project unless the grade crossings and sharp curves on the 61 d road are chmmated and wider' bridges put 1 n. that the new location cap be niade much cheaper than to attcmpt to ^ mmate the railroad crossings by U"d?/P?h" and overhead bridge so as V> follow * h That Federal Aid to the amount of $16,000 has been KrRn<*d J?? State Highway Deparment and th Federal Government for these pieces of Highway No. 26 neai Ker shaw and at Boykin s Mill on the Sumter County line. . That all of the persons whose lands are crossed by the new road location have given the right of way e*ceP about three, one of whom is the P1 tiff, Truesdale, right oi way ove whose lands will be needed covering about two and one-half acres, a?d the other rights of way needed coVei U" That" the needs' of those coming in An the West side of the said ^'lr^d from the direction of Three C s will bo taken care of by an under paas un der the railroad bridge Rock Creek, and that it will J ot be necessary to keep the old road open as a puDiic roan. That the lowest bids on the work on this new location South of Ker shaw is about $13,000, and that the Federal Government is to pny half of this coftt. That the finances of Kershaw Coun ty arc in good shape. That the County is practically on a cash ba sis, and should be able with reason able appropriations and collections to carry on its business without having to borrow any money in anticipation of the collection of taxes, a position which finly t\*o or three of the coun ties of the State occupy. That the money borrowed from the Sinking Fund has been fully paid without embarrassment, and that the j only debt for borrowed money out- j standing at the February meeting of the Hoard was $6,000.00 which wag paid at that meeting, leaving the County without a single cent of debt for borrowed money. That the Sinking Fund of the County is now over - $100,000, and with the same appropriations which this Board has made to the Sinking Fund continued for the next eight or ten years all of the bonds will be provided for at maturity without further expenditure. Thai on February l*t, 1922, there were taxes uncollected approximate ly $55,000, and cash on hand $17, 056.42, and there wm' then mrt* standing of money borrowed in 1921 and unpaid $Vf?,0Q0. That the Board has not apent all of the money which it might reason ably h*vp coTuWered as arailable frr ?? - t. - v. TO IMPROVK WATER WORKS. City Council Authorizes Expenditure of .Twenty Four Thousand Dollars. The members of the city council Ht their meeting hold Monday evening authorized the expenditure of nround 924,000 for water works improve ments for the city. The funds for these improvement a will be financed by the bank* of. Ctundon and the luons will be met from the earnings of the water and light department, entailing no extra taxes on property owners. These improvements ure necessary to meet the requirements of the rating bureau of the Southeastern under writers and thereby keep insurance rates in the- same class. It is thought that, a reduction .will be made in the rates to light consumers during the coming spring. It is also likely that special rates will be made to those using electric appliances for domes tic purposes. The proposed improvements and 'the approximate* cost of same are given us follows: ? Three electric pumps, installed complete, $6,000. Electric control valve installed at stand pipe, $625. Power and light distribution panel installed, $600. i - Office filing cabinet, $240. Proposed four hundred thousand gallon reservoir to be erected near present city plant, $6,500. Proposed Fair Street and LaFay ette Avenue improvements, including the laying of six-inch mains on theso^ two streets, $5,500. ? ' To1 Meet at Grace Church." The Your^g Communicants Guild will meet at Grace Episcopal Church Sunday evening ?t half past seven o'clock. The subject will bo "Un conscious Influence." Important Notice. , The Chronicle makes no chargu for social or church notices, but we would again respectfully ask our friends to please bear in ' mind that we do not accept these notices over the phone, and especially are they requested not to phefae this office on Thursday tnorning. The entire force is en gaged in getting the more important matters of news ' and advertising ready for tho press and we have not Ihe time to take them'over the phono. To Meet Tuesday Afternoon. The Circles of the Missionary So ciety of the Camden Baptist Church will meet at the Church Tuesday aft ernoon, February 20th, at 3:30 o'clock. A full attendance is de sired. ? expenditure during 1922 and thut on February 1st, 1923, the" taxes uncol lected for 1922 were about $33,000, with cash on hand fdr general Coun ty purposes about $41,000, and with cash in the special Bridge fund $14, 330.08, against which there was due for borrowed money only the $6, 000.00 above mentioned paid on Feb ruary 6th, 1923. That under the law all unexpended balances from appropriations in Ker shaw County may be expended on the County roadsand all the income from the Wateree River Bridge after pay ing the maintenance interest and sink ing fund may be used on the public roads. That there was levied in 1922 a tax of two mills, which can be used only for the construction of high ways and bridges in the State sys tem under the general supervision of the Highway Department. That this levy amounts to $15,52-1.02 if fully collected, and there has been ex pended therefrom only about $1, 000.00. That this Board ha^ pledged with the approval of the State Highway Department the funds arising from this two mill tax and unexpended against the Federal Aid for the con struction of these two pioces of High way No. 26, the one just South of Kershaw and the other at Boykin'.* Mill on the Sumter County line. And to make up any deficiency in the col lection of this two mill tax the Board has pledged so much of the bridge fund in its hands as may be neces sary to fully match the Federal Aid. That the County of Kershaw is not due an'y sum whatever to DeKalb Township by reason of its bonds, but that the whole of said bonds which were sold for $66,931.69 have been expended within DeKalb Township, and that the Federal Aid projects done within that Township since 1920 have amounted to about $89, 000.00, and that the onl^ thing th? County owes to DeKalb Township growing out of its bond issues is to see that its proportion of the two mill road tax is retained for expen diture within the township, and that this had been done by the pledge of this fund for the work at Boykin's Mill to the Sumter County line, which lies wholly within DeKalb Township. On the showing made by the Board of c Couhty Commissioners Judge TV wnaend revoked the restraining or der, and allowed the Board to go for. ward with the contract for this im portant work. HIXJK MORTGAGE FILED. Document Represents More Thun One I Hundred Printed Pageh. Clerk of Court James 1{. Clyburn this week received for record the lar gest mortgage ever placed on record here. It i* from the Yadkin River Power Co., to the Old Colony Trust Company, as trustees, and is dated February 6th, 1923, and represents the huge Hum of fifteen million dol lars. It is known as "First mort gage thirty year five per cent gold; bonds" payable April 1, 1941, and is on property located in this county.' At the same time there has been filed for record the same mortgage in the counties of Darlington, Florence, Lee, Marion and Marlboro in this state and Scotland county in North Caro lina. It is a printed document of 110 pages and it is estimated that it will take at least two weeks to tran scribe it on the clerk's books. Bad Check Man. A white man was arrested and placed in jail Tuesday on a warrant issued by Mr. A. K. IJlakeney for a bogus check given him in payment for an automobile. He gave him three checks at different intervals and Mr. Blakeney had trouble "with them all, and seeing no other re course he had him placed in jail. IIo we verv there are lots of these fel lows still loose and around Camden, and if they were all placed where they belong, we fear Sheriff Welsh would have to ask for an appropria tion for a larger jail. There are men around Camden moving in re spectable society who are guilty of tho same practice and there is hardly a merchant in Camden who does not have more than his share of bogus checks. Deputy Collector to be Here. Major John F. Jones, internal rev enue collector for South Carolina ad vises us that Deputy W. E. Harrell of his office will, be in Camden on February 26, 27 and 28th and March 1st; Bethune on February 24th, and at Kershaw on March 2nd and 3rd, for the purpose of "assisting taxpay ers in the preparation of income tax returns on the dates mentioned. Opening of St. Mary's New Hall. St. Mary's Hall was opened last Thursday evening at 9 o'clock. The address of welcome was given by Rev. M. J. Reddin, who extended a cordial greeting to one and all. He prefaced his address by a few re marks appertaining to the object of the new hall, emphasizing the fact that wo should distinguish be tween use and abuse, right and wrong. In behalf of the hotels, a letter was read from Mr. T. 15. Krumbholz and Mr. 13. I). Ticknor. These respective gentlemen congratu lated Rev. Reddin on his great work achieved in such a brief period and offered their support and co-opera tion. Rev. Hegarty spoke on the impor tance of healthful amusement and stated that no place was more adapt ed than under the shadow of the church. The Hon. H. G. Carrison, Mayor of Camden, gave a splendid address and gave his since rest approbation of the great work that has been accom plished and stated emphatically that lie believed in bringing young people together, emphasizing his remarks by giving a substantial check. Checks were also donated by other friends of Rev. Reddin. Mr. Steve Robinson represented, the tourists and in his usual witty manner did honor to the occasion. Rev. Reddin finally declared the Hall formerly opened and thanked his many friends for gracing the oc casion with their presence. Mules Killed by Electricity. Two mules belonging to the Sani tary Dairy were killed Saturday morning about 0 o'clock, when the team was driven to a trough ad jacent to the pump house, which through some defective wiring, or otherwise, had in some way become charged with electricity. When the mules put their heads to the water to drink, tfofr water was charged and they jerked their heads up, striking the metal roof of the pump house. This was charged with/ sufficient voltage to kill the two an imals as they struck it. TIm? pump is run by etcctric cur rent ffcm the city and in some way one of the Hrc wires had come in contact with the metal part of the building, charging it and tht* damp part o* the ground around, as well as the water in the trough. ? Somter Item. U . 54^. r, mmg. / jjl ' - * - NBWft OF KIKKWOOD SOCIETY j Happening* of Interest Anionic Oy,r i Northern Viuitom. Tlu? inclement weather of the pu# ' week, which interefere<| with* out door sports, made teas, dinner and card parties exceedingly i>opular \vith Canuien'it winter visitors. The crown ing cv*?nt of hoc in I gayety was the Valentine Dance Tuesday evening at tHe Coyntry Club. An invitation af fair by the guests of the Kirk wood, it wa < largely attended by cottagers, istf from the other hotels . andi Camdouians. Gayly decorated in red and amber with eupids und hearts everywhere in evidence as befitted the birthday of jolly old St. Valentine ? the ball room at the Club House I was transformed into a bower of beauty, a fitting setting for the mer ry danefcrs who tripped the light fan tastic to the strains of the Kirkwood Orchestra until after the mid-night hour. Preceding the dance several dinner I part es were given at the Kirkwood rami in private homes. ? ? ? ? ? y. Mi. and Mrs. William II. Kirkbride, of Cool Sprjng, entertained at their h#ne n party of ten, bringing their yuosts later to the Valentine Dance. Mr. John S. Sweeney also gave a uinner for eight guests at flobkirk Inn. v - v Saturday afternoon Mrs. Horatio (J. Lloyd, of Haverford, Pa., gave a tea in the Bog Bungalow at Ilobkirk Inn for Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stan wood, M ss Kate Gillet, Miss Emma John stone, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Spingarn, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Willdck, Miss Ctyffelle and Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. William Lovett Goodale is en tertaining Miss Dorothy Stauffl-r of Pennsylvania at hi^r home on Fair Street. " After two weeks visit in Camden Mrs. Robert Harvie Wessmann has returned to Bayside, L. I. Washington's birthday will be ob s^rvod by Gymkana Races, and n p^lo match on Field No. 1. ?.- Mr.; C. O. Foster has joined the polo players now in Camden. The ftiany friends of Mrs. Alexan der Ttowbridge of Flushing, L. I., are glad to welcome her again to Camden. | She is the guest of Mrs. Edwnrd Du- ! Bose on F<air street. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Balfe, who were here early in the season, going later to New York are again nt tho Kirkwood. Coming from Brooklyn for a fort night's stay at the Kirkwood are: Dr. and Mrs. W. V- Pascual, Mr. and Mrs* E.' K, McGormick, the Misses Deely, Dr. G. E. Deely and Harold Somers. Many delightful affairs were given j last week-end for Miss Elise Kirk- i land and Sherbournc Yardley, whose marriage Saturday afternoon at Grace Church, Camden, was a most inter esting event. For the wedding many Philadelphians and friends and rela- ; tives from various cities were here. Saturday evening for the bridal party a dinner of 22 covers was served in the Kirkwood Grill, and the guests later remained for the dancing. Sun day Mrs. David R. Williams of Mul berry kept open house in her usual charming way for the visiting guests, and other friends. Friday afternoon Miss Leila Shannon entertained with cards, and the same evening Mr. and Mrs. Henry Savage gave a reception at their home for the young couple, the wedding attendants and the fam ilies on both sides. > Hotel Arrivals. I Court Inn ? George E. Bell, X. V.; j Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Handin, Haver- j hill, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lan-j drith, Philadelphia; C. (\ Williams,! Washington; Mrs. James H. Dunbar. Miss Jane Dunbar, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Allen, East Orange; Ed- 1 ward B. Nisbet, N*. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. i F. H. LaPierre, East Orange; Hughj Kennedy, Mrs. Shoob, Buffalo; E. B. Mayo, Boston; T. Allen Hilles, Wil mington; Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Smith, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. T. Dodge, Philadelphia; Miss. J. Sheehan, Utica; M. H. Sheehan, Mr. and Mrs. I., j Goodenough, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Agnew, Duluth; Mr. and Mrs*. A. E. I>awrence, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McAlister, Greensboro, N. C. , S. Bryan Kneaffs, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Kneaffs, Short Hills; Mr. find Mrs. Caleb Crary, Newtonville; Mrs. R. D. Voight, Miss Voight, Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Christanny, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson, Mrs. George R. Henderson, Philadelphia. Hobkirk Inn ? Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Myers, Woolmer W. Myers, Phil adelphia; Mr. and Mr*. ChnrTeA Tra vis, Jr., Ronton; Mm, R. 3. Fairish,' Charlottesville; Mrs. L> L. Gunther, Washington; John K. Winkler, N. PAVING MEN MKRT II Kit K. Thirty or More Kepresentntiv en of Construction Company to be Here. The representatives of the South ern Paving and Const motion Com pany with headquarters at Chatta nooga. Tenn., are planning their an nual get-to-gether meeting and will meet at Camden next Wednesday for a general good time and tu,ta)k over the business of the various projects now under way. The men come from North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississip pi and Alabama and there will be more than thirty, consisting of super intendents and cashiers of this great organization. They now have under way fifteeu paving contracts in towns in the states mentioned, and it is recognized as one of the oldest and most reliable concerns doing this class of work in the South. The men on the paving job in Camden are responsible for Camden being select ed as the point for assembling this year, as they arc all highly pleased with this city, and wanted .their fel low workers to come here. Hotel Camden will very likely be headquarters for the representatives when they come here, and a banquet iA also being arranged %0r them at the Kirk wuod, during their stay. lioll Weevil Machine. Mr. I). CJ. Fletcher has the agency for a patented boll weevil extermi nator and he has been demonstrating the machine in Camden for the past week. He has the county rights for Chesterfield and Kershaw county, and | he claims that it is the best yet put on th<> market. It tarries the usual mixture, of calcium arsenate, molass es and water. Mr. Fletcher says that he will have it on exhibition here during court week. t Don't Blame the PostmaHter. If you should happen to miss your paper for any length of time don't blame the carrier or the potofflco force before you ask yourself the question: "Have I paid My Subscrip tion?" Your notice hns been mailed to you and if you fail to take notice of it your paper will be cut out. In u few wkeks we hope to revise our mailing list and will place the date on the label and in the future we will not mail out state ments but will expect you to watch your label. We have been doing: the courtesy of mailing a notice before the subscription expires but so many people pay no attention to notices that we are going to cut out this use less heavy mailing expense. Y.; M. Worth Colwcll, N. Y. Among the arrivals at the Kirk wood within the past week are: W. A. Barron, E. L. Mayo, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Robinson, N. Y.; Wil liam Strathom, Pittsburg; Mrs. T. T. Abbott, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Joy, Miss .Joy, Danbury, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hall, Brooklyn; J. W. Sander, Montclair; Mr. and Mrs. John Howard Yardley, Miss Yardley, Mrs. Sheldon F. Pott, Philadelphia; Farn ha Yardley, West Orange; Mr. and ' Mrs. S. W. Horton, Albany; Mr. and , Mrs. \V. L. Walther, Weehawken; Mr. and Mrs. F. M. McGarry, S. F. Me Garry, Graft, Mass.; Charles P. Hare, New Britain; Mr. nnd Mrs. Ran dolph F. DeBevoise, South Orange; Mr. and Mrs. Frailk E. Carter, De troit; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hall, Buf falo; Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Read, Ottawa; M r. and Mrs. W. B. Sear borough, Englcwood; Mr. and Mrs. John Fenneley, Kansas City; Mrs. Thomlinson M. Ragsdale, Knoxville; J. E. Duffield, Philadelphia; Thos L. Gaskil!, Morristown; Mrs. W. ? A. Dodsworth, I-ucy M. Dodsworth, En glewood; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Burke, Springfield; Edward F. Douglas, George J. Grammer, Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Weeks, Plainfield; Mr. nnd Mrs. Sidney .1. Cook, Jr.,( Boston; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Spit zrr, Toledo; Mrs. George F. Haff, Pennsylvania; Dr. Wesley C.'. Cowers, Montclair. It is proposed by several of our winter visitors, who are interested in presei*ving the historic landmarks of which Camden has a large number ? one of the most interesting of these ? the gravf of Agnes of Glasgow, with only a tiny slab bearing the in scription: "Here lies the body of Ag nes of Glasgow, who departed this life February 1780, aged 20." This grave has been the subject of j many curious legends. It Ilea Just outaide the Quaker Burying Ground, and to keep it undisturbed it is pro posed to enclose I? In a simple man ner. Contributions for this most worthy cause may be sent ta Miss C. W G filet. IFohkiHc Inn. - . -t* r. ? * .* ; . ? " ' BETH IJN K NKWS NOTKS. Happenings of Interest Ah Told Hy Our Correspondent. Bethune, S. C?, Feb, 1G~ - Miss Mar guerite Davis was at homo to a few of her friends at a card party Wed nesday evening. Refreshments con sisting of hot chocolate and wafers were served. Those participating in the pleasure of the evening were: Misses Kathleen Clyburn, Mamie Lou McDonald, Stella Bethune* Messrs. I/enlie and I^eonel Best, Haskell Til ler and Loring Davis. Miss Mamie Lou McDonald; teacher of third grade; was called to McBee Thursday morning, her grandfather, Mr. William So well of that place hav ing' died the night before. The burial was held at McBee Friday. Miss Alene McDowell substituted In Miss McDonald's absence. Mrs. M. O. Ward and daughter, Katherine, spent Saturday In Colum bia. Mrs. l/oonard Yarborough and chil dren, of llartsville, were week-end guests of relatives here. A public meeting of the Calhoun Literary Society will be held at tho auditorium in the graded school building Tuesday evening. A splen did program has been arranged and a good attendance is expected. Miss Helen Pope Ward, of Cokcr College, spent Sunday With her pa* rents here. Mrs. Frank Be.ahl and children, of Chester, - are spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mays. Miss Kathleen Clyburn spent the week-end with relatives in Kershaw. Prof. C). R. Bell made a business trip to McColl Friday and Saturday. Miffli Virginia Watts of Winthrop College spent last week with her mother, Mrs, Maude Watts. Mr. and Mrs. C. Padgett spent Sunday in Florence with the latter's sister who is very ill In an infirmary at that place. .Mr. Ralph McCaskill, of Columbia, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, A. McCaskill. Mr. Lonnie McCoy, of Columbia, was a visitor in town Sunday. Messrs. J. H. Hughes, Mark King and family of Neeses, were guests of Mr. N. A. Bethune Tuesday. Messrs. Hughes and King returned via Ker shaw leaving Mrs. King and son fo^ several days' visit. Mr. Percy Mays, who has a posi tion with Nesbit and Wilapn Co., is working several days of each week~?t a branch office in Bishopville. Drive to the Right. A good citizen who owns a ear and is a cpreful driver himself ? ever on the alert for the safety and conven ience of. others ? asked, us a few days ago to request drivers of trucks and wagons to use the same methods of driving that is exacted of the auto owners, and that is to always drive to the right of the road. Now that tho? streets are being paved it is caus ing quite a bit of annoyance to auto drivers both in meetihg and passing heavy trucks an^ wagons on tho streets most frequented by travel. To Have Cake Sale. Circle Number Four of the Pres byterian C'hurch Auxiliary will have, a cake sale .Saturday, February 17th, at tin* Standard Grocery on Fast De Kalb Street. Death of Mr*. Frank McDowell. Mrs. Lula McDowell, wife of J. Frank McDowell, died at their home in the Westville section at three o'clock on last Saturday morning and was buried in the Damascus ceme tery at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the funeral services being1 conducted1 by Rev. Wood row Ward, pastor of the Damascus church, of which Mrs. McDowell was a member. Mrs. McDowell, who was before miv:*riag?_? Miss Lula Moore, was H years of age and for twenty years had been a constant sufferer from rheumatism. For the past six years ?die had been confined to her bed. Prior to her illness she was an active worker in the church, and her sweet Christian spirit enabled her to bear her affliction and suffering in per fect resignation and without com plaint. She was always considerate. of others and as far as she could, always stood ready to aid them when ever" in her power to do so. Her amiable disposition and friendly acts won for her many friends, all of whom sorrow at her death. Mrs. McDowell is survived by her husband and two daughters. Misses Fannie Belle and Rebecca, who have the sympathy of their friends in their sad bereavement.- -Kershaw Fro. Washington'* Birthday. Thursday of next week being Washington's birthday a special din ? nor followed by dancing will be givon m the evenirig at the Kirk wood, Gymkana races and polo will fill the afternoon and the winter's guests will be kept boay Celebrating ?be birthday of the Father of his country