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The Camden Chronicle ' . /*.: /? ;v ; .i V?" ?? ?'"?< J.< \ . r, '? . 'v. ? . ' > ?' . " !v . .. ? ;? ?- '? ??.' ;v . \ ? >, K - J ; ? ? ? ' ' ^ 1 ? * ' \ , : '/ ' ' i i 'i ? i i i i i i 1 t ii i mi i ii lin !? i i i i iii i mif i i ll iii i i ? 1 " jj 11 , VOLUME XXXIV. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1923. NUMBER 49. ? i i i ? i . i .i , hjmi.. _.i mm .. .iwy _ ij^ | bethunb news notks. Happenings of Interest As T.ld By Our C6rro#i*ondcnl. i r March 7. -Thursday Mik M?UU, E. Thorn**. ot .wiling iVl1 . with' the 1>? Colomb.a of the *?;' ?JSft ?X?m! ?V3fcaswsrx 5*0SSKR Launn; Vict' 1 lc8;t!t,lv,1? a Trues Smith! Secretary, Mr*. E . Z. Tr?? ill . Treasurer, Mrs. J. D. ^}. . Seventy-five members were enrolled. k', h? rine Truesdell entertained a ? w of her little frlonds Saturday ?'lu! '.won wit . a birthday party. The a iK boin if too ideal for indoor *musi incuts. outdoor (jam* a v *ero en- ' joyed until they ??? 'table. boarinK eleven litchted ?indies, announced the ago of the lit .SniRll baskets filled with I home made candies were given as fa V?AlU .1 M. Forbis returned Sat urday from a visit to her old home U Mrs.^M.* d- Ward and daughter, Helen Pope spent Friday and ?lav in Columbia, shopping and at- J ending the Billy .Sunday services. William Clyhurii, of Camden, v.as ihc week-end guest of Ernest liuts Gussie Hough, Mrs. ' Irene Bate man and daughter, of Kershaw, ".ore the week-end visitors of Mrs. K Mr handdMrs. F. M. Bethune, of Cheraw, spent several days with rela tives here this week. ^ _ **?.<, Relatives and a few *rienc<s of Mrs. Joanna Gaston' assembled at her home Saturday in honor of her bnth day. A picnic dinner was served and Vw. pleasant day was spent. lliss Helen Pope Ward, cn Coker Vol lege, returned to Hartsville Mon day, after a visit of several days to her parents here . Mr and Mrs. L. K. Yarborough, of Sumter, were week-end visitors to rel atives here. , .Misses Kathleen Clyburn and Ma mie Lou McDonald spent the w.eek . lid with their parents at KershaNv. Mrs. Oswald Graham, of Columbia, spent several days' with her aunt, Mrs. A. B. McLaurin. . Mrs D. M. Mavs was called to the bedside of her father, Mr. G-. S. King who is desperately ill. ^rs* Mays li ft Monday night for White Springs, Fla. She was accompanied by her uncle, Mr. G. B. King. Miss Dana McSween, an eldeily la iiy of ninety years, to quite vsick with pneumonia. * :: . u. Mrs E. /'. Truesdcll, Mrs. A, K. Md.iturin, Miss Stella Bethune and Messrs. N. A. Bethune and A. K. Mc Kaurin motored to Columbia Tuesday :t, attend the Billy Sunday .services. Catholic Church Services. Fourth Sunday in Lent, . March ! Ill h, services at the Catholic church Will !?? as follows: Masses 0:16 a. m. and 11 a. m.; Sunday school 10 a. in.; afternoon services at 4 p. m. Sermon at 6:15 on "Freedom of the Children of God." Sermon at 11 -.'clock, "Feeding of the MultitiKles.^ ^ermon at 4 p. m., 4 lhe Thud Spoken on the Cross.' All are cordially invited. Rev. M i. Iteddin will conduct all the ser < ires. Cottage Destroyed by Fire. The five room cottage on North Broad street belonging to Mr. Law rence A. McDowell, formerly of Cam den, but now residing at Tampa; Hor ida was completely destroyed by 'ire early Tuesday morning about l2:!10 o'clock. The blaze had gained iu'h headway when discovered there a- as no hope of saving the building .r its contents. The house was f - nished but had not been occupied since last summer and it is not now the fire originated. A hard wind and rainstorm was raging at the lime. The house and contents were ;iar: inlly covered by insurance. To Exempt Hail Sufferers. An act has been created by the present general assembly whereby < ertain counties in South Carolina whose citizens suffered heavily from hail losses during 1922, will be ex ??mpt from taxation for that year. The senator from this county had Kershaw county included in the act, j and as there seems to be some mis- i understanding as to how much prop erty will be exempted the letter be- j low from Comptroller General Dun- ! tan addressed to Senator Fundcrburk, i* self-explanatory: "In reply to yoi^js of March 1st relative to exemption from taxation certain taxpayers in Kershaw county in, the hail district, I beg to advise that it is my opinion that they are exempt from taxation on all property as I can find no provision in the Reso lution reforred to which would limit: the exemption to land under cultiva tion at the timr of the hail storm." Samuel V. Mcrrick Dead. Mr. Snmuol V. Merrick who has f>een coming to Camdon for many winters, died al his home on Kirk wood Heights Saturday after an ill ness of several weeks. Mr. Mcrrick was a native of Philadelphia^ but spent the summers at Prouta Nee k, Maine, The body was nent to Phil adelphia for interment. Me*. Merrick, and a daughter, Mias Mary Merrick, ware with him at the time, and accompanied tho body home. THE CASE AT BASTROP. " ! ' *"? ?" ' 1 Alleged .Killing* by Klan Befor# Grand Jury. Bastrop, La., March 5. ? The More hoflae pariah grand jury was drawn today. State Attorney General A. V. Coco expects to appear tomorrow and submit evidence obtained at the open hearings here in January into kidnappings, floggings and other ai> tivities of masked bands, which the state charges were composed of mem bers of the Ku Klux Klan. He will ask from 110 to 60 indictments, rang ing from assault and battery to "mur der, the last in connection with the kidnapping and slaying of Watt Dan iel and T. F. Richard of Mer Kouge, last August 24. From tlx? panel of 20 summoned for jury duty, District Judge Odom selected J. C. Evans, of Okridge, a farmer, as foreman. Estimates of the number (if klansmen on the jury run as high jis six, but this feature did not seem to be regarded as of im portance. Nothing concerning its inquiry is expected from the jury until it makes its final report to the court which will be ready,, it is believed, within a week or ten days. Judge Odom delivered his charge to the jury in two par(ts, the first part an extemporaneous address along routine lines, and later a leng thy written charge devoted entirely to the hooded operations, and obser- ; vance of the law. Captain J. Kr Skipwith, exalted Cy clops of the Morehouse parish Ku Klilx Klan, who figured prominently in the testimony of witnesses at the open hearing, and who was anions the spectators in court today, declar ed it "a very good charge." Judge Odom supplemented the pre pared charge with a lew extempora neous remarks and concluded: "There is only one law and that is the written law. If you should find that anybody has violated the law, punish him." ? The judge in referring directly to the Ku Klux Klan, in his charge, said: "The violation of the law to which 1 have called your special attention has been laid at the door of the Ku Klux Klan. Whether that organiza tion is responsible for these outrages or not, is a matter which does not concern you in the slightest. You are not here to unmask Klansmen or to disrupt the Ku Klux Klan as an or ganization. You are to present and indict criminals without regard to their affiliations. "Before the law, ail fnen, whether they be members of the Ku Klux Klan, the Masonic fraternity, the Knights' of Columbus, the B'nal B'rith, or the Methodist church, Mand precisely upon the same plane; they are an 'equal. You are to deal with men,'rto\ with organizations, so cialists or fraternities, "If in your deliberations you be come convinced that a certain citi zen has violated the law, it would never occur to you that you should then inquire whether he was of the Christian or Hebrew faith, or wheth er he was a Mason or a Woodman of the World and if such a course should be suggested to you, you would feel insulted. Why, then, should you be concerned over the question of whether these crimes were committed through the klan as an organization or by klan individuals. "I make these suggestions, gentle men, in the hope that I may im press upon you the fact that it is your sworn duty to help enforce the laws of the Mtato regardless of sen timents, and regardless of the affili ation or creed of the individual who violates them." The judge arraigned groups of men who take the law into their own hands. "As concerns us," he said, "if we have reached that state, or condition of society, where men may organize into bands or groups and condemn and punish citizens when, and as they see fit, without regard to the laws of the land and the estab lished rules of judicial' procedure, then, gentlemen, the day of our doom is upon us. We have seen the end of civilized, organized society. The laws of civilized government must be enforced, otherwise civilization could not survive." County Council Meeting. There will be a very interesting1 meeting of the County Council of Farm Women, March 10th, at 3 O'clock, at the rest loom. Mrs. L. C. Chappcll, of Columbia, president of1 the state org-anization. and Senator L. O. Funderburk, of Cassatt, will be present to address the members. \ social hour will be enjoyed after the meeting. All the ladies of the Home Demonstration Clubs are urged to attend as this meeting promises to hp j a delightful one. Christian Endeavor Meeting. The Christian Endeavor society ( will meet on Sunday evening in the lreture room of the I'Yesbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock. Tbe topic is "The Stewardship of Self, Substance and Service." The pubH? is cordially invited to attend this meetine\ Civic League to Meet. As the league president, Mrs. E. C. Richie- is ffv*ay and will; not>feturn until/ next Wednesday the \ ItW; there will b<* no meeting of the league on Monday afternoon. How ever, Mrs, Richie extends a cordial invitation to^ the members to meet at her home, Friday ICth, at 4:30 in the afternoon. A full attendance is earnestly desired and members are urged to keep this meeting and th*ng? of pUce in mind. ANNUAL HORSE SHOW. Fifteenth Equine Event to He Held .Saturday, March 17th. The fifteenth annual Camden Horse Show will bo hold at tho practice polo field in the pines on Saturday, March the 1 7th, starting at 2 p. m, Owing to tho largo numbers of horses in Camden this winter unusual interest is being shown. Entrance fee will be $3.00. Entrios must be sent to Mr. Stephen Bull Robinson before noon Wednesday, March 14th. Parking spaces can be secured from Mr. Robinson or at the Kirkwood Hotel. Classes will be as follows: 1. Polo ponies, heavy weight, prize $10. 2. Polo ponies, middle weight, prize $10, 3. Polo ponies, light weight, prize $10. ?1. Ponietf, suitable to become prize ponies, $10. 5. Branded hacks, prize $10. ; 0. Combination saddle horses, prize $10. ... 7. Five gaited saddle horses, prize $10. ? S. Three gaited saddle horses, 15-2 or over, prize $10. 9. Pair harness horses, prize $10. 10. Roadsters, prize $10. 11. Three gaited saddle horses 15? -2 or under, prize $10. 12. Hunters, ladies, prize. $10. 1.'*. Hunters, gentlemen, prize $10. 14. Children's ponies, prize $10. Saddle championships, prize $15. Championship polo mounts, prize $15. Grand champion, prize $25. TAX TIMES EXTENDED. C?; Executions Will Not Co Into Effect Until 15th of April. Walter E. Duncan, comptroller general, with the approval of the gov ernor, Friday extended the time for the paying ot state, county And school taxes for 1922 until April 1 without additional penalties. The two per cent penalty for January and Feb ruary must be collected under the terms of the extension, but the five per cent penalty scheduled to have been added March 1 was taken off under the order of Mr. Duncan. Executions are also extended until April 15 under the extension. The treasurers were ordered to place the executions in the hands of the sher iffs on that date. The order of the comptroller gen eral was as follows: "Under the provisions of Section 7G7, Volume 1, code of laws of South Carolina, I, Walter E. Duncan, comp troller general, with the approval of .the governor, do hereby extend the time for the paying of state, county and school taxes without penalty, un til the first day of April, 1923, and the time for turning over tax execu tions to the sheriffs of the various counties to April 15, 1923. v' "Walter E. Duncan, Comptroller General," "Approved: "Thomas G! McLeod, Governor." In New Office Building. The office of the Camden Water and !,ight Department has been moved t4 the new municipal office rooms recently erected on Rutledge street adjoining the opera house. The office was formerly on the lower floor of the Crocker building on -DeKalb street. Tho city has had four commodious office rooms erected for the use of the various city departments which centralizes all into one building. The first room will be used as police head quarters. The second and largest room will be used by the city clerk and the health officer, and also as a council . chamber, when the council is in session. The third room is the office of the Water and Light Department, where Superintendent Allred will also have his office. The fourth room will be used" as a supply room for the same department. - .Two of the rooms are fitted with l^yatories and toilets and all are heated by .? parlor Areola system. All being on the first floor and in the same build ing the new arrangement will prove much more convenient to both em ployees and the general public and be a saving to tax payers in rents formerly paid out by the city. To Moot Sunday. The young1 communicant's guild of Grace Episcopal church will meet on Sunday evening at half past seven o'clock at the church. The subject is "Faith." Valuable Booklet. There has just been issued from the press a valuable little guide book entitled "What to Do and See in Camden." It is filled with interesting and valuable information about the historic and fascinating town, and is the booklet long been needed for a hand book for visitors. It was com piled by a northern visitor and has been placed on sale at several busi nc.s? houses in the city, the proceeds of the sale to go for the benefit of tho Camden Library. Extending the Paving The paving of North Broad street will be extended on to tho city limits on the north near where tho Seaboard railway crosses the highway to Char lotte. At first it was intended to stop the work at the top of Kirk wood hill, but the city has recently decided to carry it all the way. This will give a continuous driveway from Mt. Moriah Baptist church on the South to the city limits on th* north. ? v ' NKWS OF KIRK WOOD 80CIKTY 1 Happening* of Interest Among Our ; Northern Visitors. ? J Never in its more than twenty 1 ?yearn ns a whiter resort haa ( am Sen had within her gates more tour ists than are here now. It is not at all unusual for sojourners stopping on their homeward way from Florida to go from place to place seeking ae commodat ions, # and eventually having to take the next out-gointf train. The eold weather of February nut tie the spring more backward than it ha3 been for the past two seasons, but the mild days of the past week haw caused all 'nature to Ipuf'st forth into bloom. Camden's gardens are among the finest in the South, and thev are now approaching perfection. With daily polo matches, golf tour naments, picnics, teas and card par ties the first woek of March slipped rapidly by. Wednesday afternoon tin* Gymkana races held on the small polo practice field, was the Mecca for all visitors. Mrs. Reginald Cault, Miss Frances Todd and Miss Helen lloyne were the ladies committee, and made the affair as great a,, success as they have ever done. Many fine horses are now here, and several fine' riders, so there was good sport and very amusing contests. Many pre planning to go over to Aiken for the Ilorse Show on tin* 12th. and doubtless Aiken will be rep resented at Camden's Polo Tourna ment which starts on March HHlv. Friday a luncheon will be jgiven at the Cabin egiht miles above town, at .which most of the cottage colony as well as many from the hotels will | b? guests. For Mrs. A. Martin Pierce and .Miss Alice Pierce, of New Bedford, one of the season's most delightful receptions was given on Monday aft-j ernoon at her home by Mrs. Henry Savage. Mrs. Pierce and her daugh ter, who have been the recipients of many* social attentions during their six weeks' stay in Camden, left on Tuesday for a visit in Beaufort be fore' returning home. Mr. and Mis. Robert Martin of Brooklyn have arrived at the Kirk wood- for a visit with Mrs. Martin's mother, Mrs. K. A. Wilcox, who is here for the winter. After two* months in Camden Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Austin returned on Tuesday to Washington. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Besse arc at Ilobkirk, coming from Springfield for I their return visit, having been in Camden in early December. Mr. McGregor Jenkins, of the At lantic Monthly of Boston, accompan ied by Mrs. Jenkins and their two daughters are at Hobkirk Inn for March. Miss Helen Stone is entertaining at her home Miss Elizabeth Percival of Chestnut Hill. Mrs. J. Converse Gray, of Boston, j who has been visiting Mrs. W. H. I Andrews is. now at the Kirk wood foi the remainder of her stay in Camden. For trophies given by Mrs. A. S. Colebrook of Rochester and Mrs. Frank H. LaPicrre, of Fnst Orange, golf tournaments are now beinf, played over the Sarsfield course.' Gardiner White, former metropoli tan champion, and Walter Travis, arc attracting large galleries in their daily round at the Camden Country Club. ? Both golf courses are now so c rowd ed, that players have to vie with each other in an early start in order to drive pff without a long delay. The Guide Book to Camden, which Mrs. Alexander B. Towbridge has so kindly gotten out is now ready, and will fill a long felt need. The pro ceeds from the sale of the book, which will bo placed at all the hotels the tea rooms and library, will bo given to the Camden Library for the purchase of up to date periodicals. noiei Arrivals. Hobkirk Inn ? Mrs. C. A. Crocker, ; Miss Elizabeth Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. i L. W. Besse, Springfield ; Eugene i Carver, Jr., Boston; I)r. and Mrs .?S. C. j Milligan, Pittsburgh; I)r. James W. Worcester, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. It. i L. Coue, Toledo; Mr. and Mrs. C, IL Bomwilger, Pittsburgh; Charles R. Adams, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. Mac-, Gregor Jenkins and family,' Boston; 1 Mrs. M. C. Bumgarten, Montreal; Mr. J and Mrs. T. A. Arthur, Pittsburgh. Kirkwood ? Mr. and Mrs. Loomis Nichols, Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Keep, Miss Barbara Kee, Lock port, N. V.; Miss Katherine Thomp son, Andrew M. Thompson, Lewis town, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cra nier, Lake Forest, 111.; Charles Pret zel, N. Y.; Mrs. John H. MacCracken, J Miss Louise MacCracken, Easton; : Mrs. F. A. Constable, N. Y.; Miss' Lilliart B. Ilockefellow .Germantown; ' Mr.tand Mrs. Thos (J. Mulding, Chi- J c ago; Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Inslee, N. ' Y.; Mr, and Mrs. Walter M. Meser ole, Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Corbet, Elizabeth; Mr. and Mrs. Ed win F. Maynard, Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Stoddard, Worcester; Mr.' and Mrs. E. O .Emerson, Jr., Titus- j ville, Mo.; Robert I^ehman, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Yanllusan. Detroit;! Mr. and Mrs. G. Frederick Farrel,: Ridge wood; S. M. Ratcliffe, Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Payne, Sum-' mitt; Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Batten, fHin-J ton Whiting, I)r. and Mrs. Russell Beekman, Dr. and Mfs. W. S. Cur rie, N. Y.; M/*s. J. Converse Gray, Boston; Barnett Walker, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Pah Icy, Rochester; Mr and Mrs. A. F. Reed, Rochester; Edwin B. Day, Mrs. Clifton I*. Em bury ami son, White Plains. Ctfurt Inn ? Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Parry, Miss Penelope Perrjr, Boston; Miss Phoebe Perry, Charles Perry, Crowds saw man fall. Htreiriejack Was Climbing Hotel Mar tinique on Hroadwuy. Ni?\V York, March !>. With -J Rroudway *rowd standing <m.? juu\ ie machines clicking out then yards of celluloid ribbon, Unity r. Young, self-styled "spider, V)lunJ^J ten stories to his death today J^hdo attempting to acali1 the sidu 01 tin Hotel Martinique. ? Women fainted and diaordci en sued. Rolice leservcs bad to be called before the body could be ?e muved and traffic restarted. Among those who crowded C.reeu> square watching the performer at his stunt was his wife, with whom he had jus* lunched. Shu swooned. Revived in a drug store nearby, she was re moved to a hospital. The square was packed when Young appeared. Clinging to points ot van tage on the Thirty -third street ele-. vated station were dozens of camera men. Windows of every skyscraper in the vicinity were filled with men and women laughing and talking ex citedly as Young began Ins climb. ? J he police estimated the crowd at -O.OUU. Young wore a white shirt, trousers and white shoes. which served to outline his figure against the drab wall. On his back hung a sign reading "Safety last -?for Young was an incorporator ot the "Safety Last society" formed last week by human flies, parachute jump ers and folk of adventurous liking, whose occupation caused them to be iistod by insurance companies as bail i* i s K ^ ' 1 ** The "spider" began his ascent at the north end of the hotel. He el imbed up a surface that seemed from the street absolutely^ sheer but hose and there had small identations on which the performed was able to cling with finger or tM'. 1 he fourt i floor was gained without incident, at that point Young climbed over a bal conv'iinil walked over to the center of the building as if to afford the crowd a better view. Young ^prob ably felt he would meet death, for people in windows past, which he 'climbed, said later that they heard Ivi i muttering to himself: "I can i make it! I can't make it! But he kept on. When he reached the tenth floor his foot slipped. Down he plunged." From the crowd rose a groan that grew like the moaning of the wind. Falling close to the wall, he era su ed onto the balcony. His body was deflected out into the street. - Young, who was 25 years of age arid lived in this city, had engaged m stunts for several years. llis cap. proclaimed him "America's tin.quo and original steeplejack and an nounced that work was guaranteed "on flagstaffs, church steeples, wa ter tanks and impossible places to reach." He had performed many times for the Red Cross and many time;* had sculcvl Broudwuy buildings, He leaves a widow and a young son. The sign which Young bore on his back at first was taken to indicate that his climb was intended to adver tise the, "Safety Last society." In hi* pocket, however, was found a contract with a motion picture con cern and from another source it was reported that a now* picture soon to be put <""i the screen would feature a hu man fly stunt. The fact that a largo battery of movie cameras recorded the begin ning and the end of Young's tragic adventure raised a question as to the probable course of some producers who might desire t<> release news j films. At the office of the Motion Picture I'roriucers and Distributors of America it was stated that the officc could not attempt to censor the ac tions of any theater managers, nor could there be any prohibition from showing t/ii' details of the affair. It was said that strong reliance was placed on the good taste of producers and managers, precluding any possi bility of scenes of a morbid nature be-, itig shown anywhere. No Court This Week. Owing to. illness of Judge J>hipp scheduled to preside at this term of court no court was hold this week and t lie first week jurors were ex- 1 eused. The grand jury and second i week jurors have been notified to b<V (>ii hand next Monday morning at 10 o'clock when it is expected the jail cases will come to trial. Judge Russell Holds On. reason of the fact that he holds a commission dated to expire some time in May. 192-1, County Auditor W. F. Russell refuses to vacate the office to his successor, Mr B. h. Sparrow, who was nominated last tall, and who now holds a commission to the office. There was some delay in Mr. Russell getting his commission confirmed by the senate when he was elected to the office four years ago, and for that reason his commission does not expire until the year 11)21. Mr. Sparrow has employed Attorneys F. D. Blakcoey and M. I- Smith to represent him and legal proceedings will be instituted at once to oust the old auditor. Westerly, R. I.; Mr. and Mrs. J, G. Riehey, NVw Haven; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robinson, Spring-field; Mr*. Ferris W. Wister, C. D. Newhall, A. B. Price, Philadelphia; Dr. W. L. Weed, Norwalk; Mr. and Mr*. F. U. Paorson*, SpruifffteWj; Mrs. Luctu3 Brown,* Norwich; Mr. ana Mrs. Cal rin D. Paijw, Southbridffe; Mrs. J. McFerran Barr, Ix>uisville; A. G. Richardson. Boston; Willard C. Frank, BuffaU; Mra^ W. W. (Dreary and son, East ? Oi l) HOARD HOI. OS ON. Count) Huh Cniquc Distinction of Having Two (Joverninn Hodies. The newly created Hoard of Direc tors <>f Kershaw county held a formal mooting at t In* court housi* Tuesday and .through their chairman, Mr. 11. CI. Carrison, Sr., in a wry courteous letter, requested that tin* office of tho former county commissioners l>e turned over to them, but tho old . Board declined to do so and' contin ues to hold the office. Wo under stand that the members of the old beard as well as the new hold com missions to the office and it is ox peeled that the case will have to go to the courts for a final settle ment. Attorney K. I), . Hlakeney and M. 1,. Smith are representing tho old board. Mr. Humphries, a member of the old board, tendered his resigna tion at the Tuesday meeting. The correspondence ' between the old and new boards in given below: Uy Authority of Hoard of Directors, Kershaw County, State of S. C. Ca'mden, S. ('., March <>, 15)2.1. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: ' As the representative of the Hoard of Directors of 'Kershaw . County, ^ desire to road and file with ytui the following statement and solicit your earnest consideration and formal re ?,Jy: Under and by virtue of. an act of the Legislature of South Carolina duly passed and approved by the govern ment, we, the undersigned, were ap pointed a Hoard of Directors for said county. We have qualified, received out; commissions, and organized and are now prepared to take ov?ir the management of such affairs of the county as pertain to -tin; office to which wo were appointed. Now gentlemen, it is currently ru mored that you, as commissioner* ? whose office as such automatically i xpires at this time under the pro visions of the act creating our board, purpose to decline to vacate, and con test our appointment as a Hoard of Directors. We have not been author itatively informed as to the correct ness of such a report. We, however, have leairted that by your order all keys to the loom in the court house known as commissioners office are to be denied to our board. This we beg to say we regard as unnecessary. We nre at least citizens and taxpayers yttd looked upon by tho Community 'as honest men, and have no desire to interfere with anything that doesn't belong to us. Now, 1 know 1 voice the sentiment of every member of <^ir board when I assure you that litigation of the kind said to be uhder consideration is absolutely distasteful to us as in dividuals and as a board, for an office that no member of our board asKcd for or even solicited but wo have our commissions in due form, have accepted the office to all inter ests and purposes and if there is to be litigation, our self respect impels us to contend our rights, to say nothing of our due to tho public if we cor rectly interpreted the verdict of the voter at the last primary. Now gentlemen, we are all friends and citizens of a county whose best interest should be our care, we beg you to give this document due* con sideration and favor us with a prompt reply. So with malice- toward none we re spectfully submit our case. II. (I. Carrison. Chairman K. C. Jones, 1 1. T. Mickle, A. H. McLaurin, A. H. McLaurin. Camden, S. .Man li <?. lUU.'J. Messrs. H. (I. (unison, Chairman, K. C. Jones, R. T. Mick If and A. H. Mc Latj/ in. Claiming under the Act of miiy. Gentlemen: The Hoard of Commis sioners of Kershaw County desires to acknowledge receipt, of your com munication of today and to convey to you its appreciation of its ad mirable tone and to assure you that a reply thereto is prompted by it. similar spirit. At this time, however, we mufil decline to yield to you the possession of the office or any of the books and papers thereto belonging. It is our hope, however, that lili nation may b<- avoided and without the slightest prejudice to the legal rights of any of tin- parties, we would be glad to vubmit within ten days from this date a proposition which we Must may result in an amicable ad justmrnt of the whole matter. Respectfully yours, I. V. S'oung, Chairman .1. I.. FTinson, S. H. Mirkle, C. A. Johnson. Hoard of Commissioners for Kei ? haw County. Death of Young Boy. Ferris Reed, a three year old t?on of Mr. and Mrs. Nero Heed, residing on lower Hyttleton street, died last Friday about midday. . The furvera. services were held at the Catholic church Saturday afternoon and t h <"? burial was at the Camden cemetor>'. Mr. Reed is a lower Main street mer chant and ha? been making h?s homr in (Camden for a number of years and has many friends in Camden who sympathize with him. l>on't fail to see the Legion Mu sical Comedy "All Aboard" next Thursday and Friday nights at the Opera IIous*. Ticket* on wile at Rdbin Zemp's Drug Ktorp next Wed nesday. Reserved scats 1 1.00 ?nd The. Genera) Admission 6 Or.