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Severe Indigestion "I had very severe attacks of indigestion/' writes Mr. M. H. Wade, l farmer, of R. F. D. I, Weir, Miss. "I would suffer for monthsat a time. All I dared eat was a little bread and butter. , . consequently I suffer ed from weakness. I would try to eat, then the terrible suffer ing in my stomach I 1 took medicii^St but did not get any better.; The druggist recom mended ? Thedford's BLACK DRAUGHT and 1 decided to try it, for, as I say, I had tried others for two or more years without any tm Kovement in tuy health, i soon und the Black -Draught was acting on my liver and easing the terrible pain. "In two or three weeks, I found I could s;o back to eating. I only weighed 123. Now I weigh 147? eat anything I want to. and by taking Black -Draught I ao not suffer. Have you tried Thedford's Black-Draught? If not, do so today. Over 8 million packages lold, a year. At,dv ilers' .1. II. llunU'r, Spartanburg. younu man, was arrivsli'il in Aixlfrspn Kri- I day on the rhartfj* of stealing an auto ?nubile ;j| * he hall park in Spartan-' liui'tf ami ^ellinn it in \ ndt-ison fori ?27;.. ? 1. ('HEED ( ietieral ( -on t r actor Estimates Furnished I J I 1 DcKalb Si Phone ll'Ll.J CAMDEN, S. C. T. B. BRUCE V eterinarian 1 , \ if Irtoii Si., ^ Phone 11^ CAMOEN, S. C. DR. G. <: TRANTHAM DENTIST' First Floor, Crocker Building phonf: 450 Dr. C. F. SoweS! DENTIST (Oflite !)v.*r (r'ruce's Store) O MO F.N. S. C.j COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, SL1NDS AND LUMBER PI. A IN .V ? i . IK ? Phone 7 1 co; Mt>,' a. c . DR. R i; STEVENSON i>KN I 1ST ( r/>rk' r ( .humIci.. S. ( THE POWERS m DUTIES OF THE PROBATE COURT Apparently comparatively few peo ple- outside of tin- legal profession realize how far reaching ?nd numer ous ai<- the duties of the Probate Court, the power and dignity attached to it, nor have they any true concep tion of the great responsibility rest i i upon the one who presides over the court. The same discretion and authority, in many matters, and the right to maintain order, that is given the Cir cuit Court and the Supremo Court i? also vested the Probate Courts as the following sections from our pres out Code, (PJIU) will show: Section \'(^ 1: "lu case any person shall commit any misdemean or or contempt of any Court of judi cature in this State, by word or jos I u 1 1 ' , )?. nal| and ma* he lawful for the *1 udge s of every such Court to net a Hue on nich oifender, in any sum not exceeding lift y dollars, for tie- use of this State, and may commit the olfen d< r l ill payment; but if any pcrso'i shall, in the presence and during the sitting of the Court, strike or use any violence then-in, such person shall be lined at the discretion of the said Court, and shall be committed till payment:' Provided that no citizen of this Slate shall be sent to jail for an\ contempt of Court, or supposed contempt of Court, committed during the sitting of the Court, and in the the disturbance of the Court, until he be brought before the Court, and there be heard b> himself or counsel, or shall stand mute." Section 70, Vol. 2: '"Proceeding-* in the Probate Court (except trial by jury) shall conform as nearly fis may be to the practice of the Court of Common Pleas as provided in this Code of procedure." Seetjon 72, \'ol. 'J; "The .judge of the (Probate Court may keep order in Court, and punish any contempt of his MUlhotiiy in like manner as such con-' temp"! might be punished in the Cir iiut oi Supreme Court." Now, it is not my desire or inten tion m any way to be arbitrary o:' dictatorial,' but all persons coming in'o the Probate Court room are re ! quisled to use that decorum, and to in/ \W t h that consideration that the law sifys that the Court shall have, I and which the law required the pre- j I sidinir officer shall enforce.- The busi ness df Uie Couit has beeji interfered , with on some occasions, (unwittingly ' of course, but derogatory all the nnu ) by the rather noisy and undig n 'lied < onducl of some witnessing a marriage. To my mind marriage is ! a vi ry sei ious matter both to the con 1 t ract ing parties and the one who ad i ministers the mariiage vows, and (luring the performance ??f so impor ; taut and sacred a transaction, and making the records as required by i law, is no time for nonsense or fool t ishness. If an error is made who is hold responsible for it ? Not the S$cc ' talors. ' Would you go into the Supreme (Court room of South Carolina while that Court is in session, smoking a ' pipe the fumes from which wouM paralyze a yearling, tell smutty jokes,, chew tobacco and spit the juice there : of upon the walls of that Court room? You know that you would not. So let us be ni<c at home as, well as away from vl. The County offices SHOULD be conducted IN KVKRY PAKTIC- ! f ' 1 ..\ |{ upon as high a plane as the j Si all* oftiros, and tin* Probate office *.f Kershaw County SHALL be, \U air uclrdinc tu witness a inar tjauc or i fi(1 piTl'oi inaii'.'f of any ?>( her Miiiy ??r I >i?' ('nun, hut I must at ail i itile> ask for that deeorum and order h; ail .s|un tator* that is so neeessary ic- i }|i p-i4n^pr discharge of t lie dutie. ? I ' itt t oui t. i :i in Miv llial this tt i|U<vjjl will be .i-i .hat lurt'ssarj to insure in the fn'uie the very Iwst conduit in the I'l-.-hat- < ? f Ij i e , for in alt of tin: many ! .? ? of m\ puhlii serviee I liavr al i . f. und thf- people i ? 1 Kershaw 'till' iead j t " do I ! 'J i 1 1 it* t he \ t* ! i ? - U <?!. said til;'.' "the duties of 'I i I ' ; t ) li;? i ?? t.ft'u ?? arc :tj immeiou-t a ?a . Weighty a- a ind!?toj|? : ? ? ? t - .iinn a s the v; ra \ c. and ' ? > ; ? . <ii ? I'.. 1 1 u? ? iinn requires ; .Mi anil r : ^Ir. eou -ne-s." And ? i . ? t. : - -> >. : : I ! ? I to l; i\ e tin pub . ? i . ' tin magnitude and ; . ;.i i ? : it: i ? coming u nd ? ? f i ? : ! , ? ? ? ! 'he i 'l ohal <? I '< ?u rt ? !. ! . I .if- ?? Olle of I hf Ta. : I..M ! ! . .. i ^ ai ?: t: 1 . n ^ 1 '<?! it ion<- for I ? " i. \ i : 1 1 > r. -t i a' ion. Taking ! 1 1 : \ I n . 1 1 . : *? i 1 a 1 1 ' i - . < 1 1 a t i on s h .. I ' i i-d .! "i - . -X ppojnt ? \ i . n . ? . I - - uir ^ U ;it . ? \ ? a; ?????: ' \p| ' if..: \ ? ? i ,' > ? . ? _r \ ; : ' a ? ? ' i : < ? n t ?? . i ' ' ? : \ p! ? I- . ft' o< ? ? ? > i i . I ? ? : i I -u * i ? ? ? ; ? ? 1 1 , .i ?? i i t \ i .i ' 1 .1 I r! . ? i ? i .?? I* * * i ? t ?' \ :n? .. ,i ('.? >< i - ? * i ? \ > ' l * ? 1 I (!,(!'' f i < . ? ? . H- ? < . and !? ;? V J. of : ? ? ' i ' i a ' i ! .? . ? :? V i BLACK & DECKER MFG. GO'S Electric Drills, Drill Stands and Bench Grinders. HA VK IN ST< MK "/? " Drill i:m? r\ }.???!- .?? I>.im ?v Hrill * I Of>.OM f!rn< li (inn(lcr> with ? j" Drill $GS.(hi Kent n Dr:Ilintf Mar.d Sii* '?< Write u - <?r come in an<i >ee then.. Columbia Supply Co. 823 W. Gervai * St. Columbia , S. C. urv being properly administered, tak ing rVturns '.of Guardians, citing Ad' mini^tratorn, Kxecutors and Guardr ians to make returns, Admitting Wills to Probate, Hwearing witnesses to Will, Issuing liters Testamentary, Recording Wills, 'Filing Wills, Index ing wills, Proving Wills in Comnion Fo^m, Proving Wills in Solemn Form, Proceedings pn alleged loss *pr dc . 1 1 not i??n of Will, Nun-cupative W i 1 1 , ( 'ompetency of withessds to Nuncup ative, wills, Kindred' to be cited to con test nun cupative wills, Time 6f 010 bate of nun-c?putive wills, Proceeding in ra-.c q( non-residents, Summons, Proof of Signatures of ? subscribing witnesses', of Property noA- Mention, d in Will, Provisfon for Children born after the making of a Will,- Share of child dying*sin -lifetime of Testator, when lawful for Executors to Sell Land, When Kxerutor* are to give Bond, Judge of Probate to Grant Or detf, When not to Sell, Liability of not taking Sufficient Security, When to Sell Personal Property, Power of Pro bate Judgo over Personal Kstate, Con M-yance of Kstates Held by Infants in Trust or by Mortgage* When Heal Kstate is Made Liable for Debts, When to Advertise Property and When not to Advertise It, How Long the Advertisement is to run, Appoint ment of Trustees and Committee, Ad ministrators, cuna testamento annexg, Administrators tie bonis non, Admin istrators de bonis non cum testamento annexo, Revocation of Appointment of Trustees or Committee, What to do Upon the death of a Guardian, Dis charge of Guardians, How Custody of, Minors May be Disposed of, When Minors are to Join in the Petition for the Appointment of their Guardian and when not to, Committing Patient to the Insane Asylum, How Insanfc Persons are to be examined, Proceed ings when Patient Becomes Possessed of Property, How Lunatics are to bo Discharged, Hearing Litigated Cases, Swearing and Examining Witnesses. Certified Copies of any Paper or He* cord in the office, Issuing Rule against any Defaulting Witness or Party Failing to Account. Furnishing Certified Copies of Proceedings in Cases of Appeal, Searching for any Paper mi record in the office, sending White Boys to the Industrial School at Florence and Colored Boys to the Reformatory in Lexington. Committing children to the Rescue Orphanage in Columbia, preparing the Confederate Pension Roll, (white and colored) and disbursing the funds thereof, issuing and recording Mar riage Licenses. The new Inheritance Tax Law has further increased the duties of the ?Probate office by making it incum bent upon the Probate .Judge to ob tain from the applicant for Letters of Administration or Letters Testament ary a complete list of all heirs to^the estate, their ages, post- office ad dresses and a complete description of the property, both real and personal, and where located, and a complete copy of these records have to be made for the Tax Commission office in Co lumbia as well as for the Probate office in Kershaw county. And to determine whether or not the estate is taxable. Before the publication of this ai'-p tide, I doubt vol / seriously if therH were' twenty-five people in Kershaw cjountv, outside of the legal profes sion, who knew that the duties of the office were so numerous and ^'spon sible, and the above is only a partial list. There are many other matters which claim the attention of the Pro bate. court, the publishing of which would make this article a great deal longer than what it is, but enough has been mentioned to show that the filling of the officers not so easy and light a matter as some might suppose, Respectfully, W. L. McDOWKLL, ?1'iidge of Probate Kershaw < ounty. Camden, S. April IP, 1 Kxplosion Wrecks Home. I'aducah. Ky. April tfu. Mrs. Hen rietta Wa^ener and M N. Kmma Skill nian w eif an e>ted and charged with wilful murder a*- the result of i bomb explosion today that killed Mrs. Rnsetta Wai reii. whose home was wrecked MetKNDON A BANKRUPT. KvangcliHt'a Bankruptcy Is Explained By Friend. % v Charlotte, N. C? Afril 17. Rev, B. F. McLendon, popularly known an "Cyclone Mack," an evangelist, who has cioatcul a namo for himself in many st ates, has gone into voluntary bankruptcy at Bennettsville, S. G., his homo town. The action has given rise to many rumors, ami in regard to these, J. Preston Gibson, of Dennettsville, h|?? written th^ following lettet1 t ?? Tfie Observer: ' ''There have been much surmise, speculation and incprrect accusations relating to the reason why, Evangelist B. F. McLendon, of this city, went int<V, bankruptcy. *No tvuCJJ,- more courageous and conscientious man live; than McLcndon. 1 have known ihini from his infancy and for several years he has conducted evangelistic revivals throughout the United States He Stands at the very top as one of the ablest preachers in America. He hafc received large sums of money at his meetings, but he has spent his money generously and liberally. "If there ever lias been a man that has obeyed the . divine injunction, "Hear ye one another's burdens, it has been Baxter McLendon. He has bought more clothes for poor, needy; people, educated more buys and girls and paid more doctor and hospital bills, and alleviated piore suffering with the money that has come through his hands than any -man that I have ever known. "The word 'No' was not in his vo cabulary as long as he had a dollar, if some one needed it. Ho has been known to hold an evangelistic .cam paign and get several thousand dol lars, and in less than a week's time he-would give it away. "It has been reported that 'Mack' put all of his property in his wife's name in order to rob his creditors. Of course, it is to be expected that scandal mongers would scatter this kind of a lie. The only property that is in his wife's name is the home and that has been in her name for several years. They mortgaged it to the full est extent and put the money on his 1 debts. "'Three or four years ago, during the times of inflation McLendon bought some property and resold it and had to tak?< it back, -and after having paid twice the real value of the property was forced to give it up To make a long story short, one of our leading business men said that he had never known a man to make tin* sacrifice to pay his debts as Bax ter McLendon had. No om^has lost one dollar on McLendon,.. and every claim against him has and will bo "Y>aid, one hundred cents on the dollar. If jtny one has an idea that Baxter McLendon is rtot loved and respected by the people of his home town, let them come here and taik with the leading businessmen of this city." Lieutenant Arthur Killed. Lieut. 1). H. Arthur, of the -avia tion branch of the United States army, was killed when his airplane fell at Langley Field, Va., Tuesday afternoon. Lieutenant Arthur, who was a native of Union, was weil known in Spartanburg, where he had been a frequent visitor. He was an aviator in France during the world war and made a splendid record. About two years ago he was married to Miss Hillccn Farrell, of Columbia, who survives him. Auto Wreck Near Columbia. ) Columbia, April 2K. ? George Lott J sustained a fractured collar bone and j leg injury; Ben M. Sawyer, secretary I j of the state budget commission, was I cut on tin* lace, and K. A. McDowell, j secretary to Governor McLeod. was bruised when the ' automobile ' driven by Sawyer went into a ditch near Lexington last night. The party had ! i bet n attending a fish fry. The lights! on the car went out. One hundred cottages were buinelj and I, (MM) people made homeless by 1 lire which destroyed the property of i j coal company at Burke, \V. Va., Sat-: urday. That there are more than Eighty Noble Peaks in the Southern Appa lachian Mountains that tower 5,000 to 6,000 feet above the sea ? That Mount Mitchell, which is 6,711 feet high, is the highest moun tain in Eastern America ? .... , ? . I ? . Appropriately called ? - "THE LAND OF THE SKY " The Vacationist's Playground. All but - of - door sports. Make your plans now. Reduced Summer Fares, begin ning May Fifteenth. V I Southern Railway System TAX EXECUTIONS. Under and by virtue of sundry tax executions to me directed I will sell in front of the court house in thc-CiU* of, Camden, S. (\. on the first. Monday ii$ May next, being the 7th day thereof the followin property, to wjt : Two iols and building in the City of Camden, bounded On the north l*y J. K. Withers, east by Campbell Street, south b^* F. II. Dibble, west by J. F. Withers. Levied on and sold as the property of Joseph DuBose for taxes 1021.' Also One lot in the City <>f Camden, S. <\, and bounded on the north by Lucy Brooks, east by F. Picket, south by Taylor Powell, and west by Market Street. Levied on and to be sold as the property of B. J. Lloyd for taxes 1 0 1 U\ 1 920 and 1 92 1 . Also Two lots in the City of Camden, S. C., bounded on the north by lot No. 21, east, by lot No. 10, south by lot No. 2 1 of the Team property, and west by Campbell Street. Levied on and to be sold as the property of K. \V. Su' ton for taxes 1020. Also One lot and building in the City of Camden, S, bounded on the north by DeKalb Street, e$st by Church Street, south and west by Dr. Thomas I H' vied on and to be sold as the prop- , erty of Fliza Clemants for taxe* 1020. 1 Also One tract of iand in DeKalb Town-'i .-hip, Sehool District .No. 1. Kershaw] County, containing 12 acres, more or ! less and bounded north by waters of j Sanders. Creek, east by lands of estate Anthony McLendon. south by lands, of -Bri-va rd, west by lands of Bre- ? vard. Levied on and !<> be sold as the! prop??rty of William Ah L> iid?.r. for taxe*-- vear 1 1. A No < >re tract of iand in I >? -Kail* Town -hip. School Di-tMc' \'o. ]. K. rshau County, containing Sixteen acres, lands now or formerly of Essie* Cham more or less, and bounded north by pion, east by lands of Dan Williams, i?VJith by lands of Brevard, west by tyYids of William McLendon. Levied hn and to be sold as the property of Estate Anthony McLendon. for taxes year 1921 . Also One tract of land in DeKalb Town ship, School. District No. 1, Kershaw County, containing One Thousand f Twenty-Six acrbs, with building thereon, bounded jiorth by lands of Cureton, east by lands "of Camden Brick Company, south by lands of H. G. Carrison, west by the waters of Wateree River, levied on and to be sold as the property of G. A. Guig nnrd, for taxes years 1920-1921. Also One tract of land in DeKalb Town ship, School Distinct No. 1. Kershaw County, S. C., bounded north by lands of J. H. Burns, east by lands of Frei tag, south by waters of Bine Tree Creek, west by lands of Gurnard. Levied on and to be sold as the prop erty of Camden Brick Company, for taxes years 1920-1921, sard tract of land contains one hundred sixty-two acres, more or less. Also One lot De.Kalb Township, School District No. 1, Kershaw County, and bounded on north by S. A. L. Railway, east by property of James Brooks, south by E. Moore, west by Benson Carlos. Levied on and to be ssold as the property of D. T. Taylor , for taxes , years 1920-1921. Also , Two acres 'of land situated in De- i Kalb Towtishipp, School District No. j 1. Kershaw County, S. ('., bounded north by estate lands E. B. Cantey, oast by lands of Dan Williams, south by Eliza Salmonds, west by estate ? lands of E. B. Cantey. Levied on and . to Ih- sold as the property -of Edward and Louisa Anderson for taxes 192J (J. C. WELSH. Sheriff Kershaw County. ENROLL TODAY A X I > ^ o 1 \\ ILL SOON RE I) R I \ I N ( ? O IH ' ' \\ N FORD CAR. 1 1 E R I*, is Y O I R OPPORT UNITY In fU'V A FORD CAR IN A SIMPLE. EASY. AND PRACTICAL WAY. YoC KNOW THE AD VAN :.\<;e en.h >ykd ry voi r friends who drive their ow n motor cars. they can ca KN AND WHERE fllEY CHOOSE. IE YOC ARE INTERESTED IN PI RCIIASINCi A FORD CAR ? ? * ? 1 ? ? 1 - V r> i V I V 1 I <_\ \ \ ? T 11 1/ \\ III < OME IN AND LET CS EXPLAIN HOW Till ?R< THK WAY FOR REALIZING THAT Dlv IRE i I \ !?; :?oiL.\l;> ENUOLIS YOU ; SMALL LAY ME NTS WEEKLY. START TODAY BY MAK:.\'<, i.iL INITIAL PAYMENT AND THEN AR A C ..... ?*???,?. i i . . i i 4^ i/ ill A * I AVJIKM.- u \VFFKI V PAYMKN ?> Willi II Wll.l. HK ( KF.DITKI) TO YOUR A ;!;%? INTKREST AT THK REC.UKAR SAVING RAW \YK WILL (H.AI.LY GIVE YC : , ,, PAKTH II.'aRS or vol CAN ask THK K K R : ? II A U MOTOR , o . K..RI. UKAl.KRS. The Bank of Camden