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VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, J924 NUMBER 33 FAIR OPENS NEXT WEEK Many Attraction Offered to Victors During Entire Week. < Fair week is almost upon us. The two big tent*, which will house tho exhibits,'"will bikrCady to receive ex hijjits on Tuesday. morning of next week, and the# county agent will re ceive non-perishable exhibits as early as Saturday morning of this week in his office. Fair week will be opened on Mon day next by Fr^nk West's Shows who will show all the week in Camden and on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the fair proper will open to^the pub lic. Besides tho, exhibits and the mid way Wednesday's program will in* i hide pony, horse and mule races in the afternoon at. 2:30. On Thursday 'afternoon Camden High school will play a game of foot ball at the ball park. Alexander High school of Charlotte being their oppo nents. Free moving pictures will also be Jihown by the county agent at the old court house at the same hour, .'i:30 p.mv Thursday night the fashion show will be held at the ?1<1 court house and this event will no doubt attract interest. Friday will be school day, and per haps the fullest day of the week. At 10:30 a.m. thq great parade of all the school children of the county will be held, and tfho winning schools will receive splendid cash prizes offered by the county v superintendent of schools. At i?:30 p.m. the Athletic events and track meet will be held, all schools of the county being eli gible to enter contestants. At 1 p.m. free moving pictures will again be held at the old court house. The fair will close Friday night. A rousing meeting of all commit tees was held on last Friday, morn ing and it developed at this meeting that every part of the county was working for the success of the fair. The home demonstration agent, Mis^ Madelyn Thompson, was not present, being ill in a hospital at Charleston and her absence will be greatly felt. Mrs. B. R.-rTruesdale has been ap-" pointed to look after part of Miss Thompson's work, and'is proving her self thoroughly capable. Miss Jennie Boyd, former agent here, has been in the county three days to help in the work of Miss Thompon in her ab sence. An interesting feature of the fair; not before mentioned, will be the bee exhibit \$hich will be put on by Clem son college. A large glass hive will be on exhibition ami the work of the bees can be seen through it. This exhibit has created great intyrest Wherever sho^vn, and we are fortu nate in securing it for Kershaw county. Keep the dates in mind, November 19th, 20th, and 21st, and come to the fair. Your interest this year will make -a larger and better fair next year, and there is nothing better for a county than gotting the whole people to work for the best fair that the county can put on. ? ???.'?*?r; v County Property Assessed. The abstract of duplicates in auditor's office for Kershaw couhty show foV 1924 as follows: 479,470 acres, at assessed valuation, $1,875,355.00; 2,432 lots in cities and towns, valuation, $309,975.00; 7,742 buildings, at assessed valuation, $1,446,690.00; Assessed valuation of personal property, $4,009,194.00;' Assessed valuation of all property, $7,041,214.00. This will raise for purposes as in dicated below: For state taxes, $45,847.30; county taxes, $72,591.53; Camden Hospital. $5,730.90; DeKalb bonds, $11,357.02; Three-mill Constitutional' school tax, $22,923.64; special and local schools, $151,071.44; Poll tax, $4,312.00; road ! tax, $9,288.00; Total raised by taxa | tion in Kershaw County,,^^;1^1.83. Now Located at Miami. ?Mr. M. Whelan.^for many years connected with The Kirkwood Hotel in this city under the management of the late T. Fdmund Krumbholz, is now located at Miami, Fla., where j he is manager of the Dallas Park, Apartments. This is a, modern eleven story, fireproof, steah^ heated ami elev^tui' ?>p? m"pf??with one hundred and ^twenty-nine apart* njents from one to live rooms. All apartments are said to command magnificent views of Fort Dallas Park, Biscayne Bay and Royal Palm Park. Miami is called the winter playground of the United States. BOTH UN B NEWS NOTES Uappenings of Interest Ah Told By Our Correspondent.* Bethune, ,S. C., Nov. 11.?Miss Malloy Hearon was at home Satur day evpning in honor of the college girls spending- the week-end here. Music and progressive games were features of the evening. A salad course was served. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKinnon at tended the silver Wedding anniversary of the latter's aunt, Mrs. Fletcher, at McColl Friday. . Mr*. C. g, Padgett is tho guest of .relatives in Cheraw this week. Misses Carrie Yarbrough, Mary Louise McLaurin and Liv/^ie. Kate Djivis of Chicora College spent the week end at their homes here. Mr. and Mrs. Loring Davis and Miss Stella Bethune were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bethune in Cheraw Sunday. Miss?JBeulah Taylor spent the week end in Bishopville as the guest of Mrs. Pate. Mrs. Steve Lane and little son of' Cartersville were week-end guests of M rs. J. P. Bethune. ? Miss Louella Covington spent the week-end in Chesterfield. Mrs. Pate Davis suffered a broken collar bone in an automobile accident Friday while returning from the fun-! eral of Mr. G. Spradley near Bishop-! ville. 'Mr. and Mrs. Arthur received a I message bearing the news of the death of their son in Philadelphia Friday. They left immediately ao companied by their daughter, Miss Mary Arthur. Mr. B. W. Brannon and family have moved into the bouse recently occu pied by Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Rozier. A game of football was played Fri^ day between Lamar and Bethune at j Lamar,^resulting in the score of 13 to, 7 in favor of Bethune. Mr. Johnson of RheVis is the guest of his son, Dr. L. O. Johnson. Christian Endeavor Meeting. The public is cordially invited to attend the regular Christian En deavor ? meeting at the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at 7:30. Special music will be furnis"hed by local talent. MM. SINGLETON DEAD, Popular City Clerk Found Uncon scious in Bed Tuesday, Morning. The announcement of the death earjys Tuesday morning of Mr, [Howard Crosby Sirtgleton brought sorrow to the many friends not only in Camden but throughout the entire county of this popular and well known citizen. Mr. Singleton at tended the meeting of city council Monday evening and retired that night in his usual health and it was in tho early morning that Mrs. Sin gleton heard a gasping noise in his room and found him unconscious. Be fore medical aid could reach him ho was (load. ^ Mr. Singleton had held the import ant office of city clerk and treasurer for the past seven years?the first tew years he served as city recorder.' He had followed clerical work nearly J all of his life and was capable and j thorough in all of his duties and his books were a model of neatness. For years he was employed as bookkeeper for Mr. George T. Little in Camden and at Bishopville and held other i positions of honor and trust in this: town and county. j l He was 50 years of age, a native I of Camden, being the son of the late j | Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sfyigleton, \\ho I for years conducted a bakery in CAW- j "den. He is survived by his wife who was Miss Kfttet Huckabee of this city, j who has always been a devoted help-1 i mate. A brother, John A. Singleton, of Greenville, S. C., also survives. Always accommodating, of a genial disposition, with a pleasant word for everyone, and being well known throughout this section few men had more friends than Howard Singleton, as' his friends affectionately-, knew | him. He took a lively interest in all things relating to the upbuilding of ! his town and county and was a most loyal citizen and friend. Mr. Single ton got his early education from the 'Mqt.p Prof. Leslie?McCandle.'w,?who was known to be one of the nio.?rt thorough educators of his day. The funeral was held from his late residence, 1107 Lyttleton street, Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, services being conducted by Dr. EdwiiiiMuller, yastor of the Presbyterian church, as sisted by Rev. John P. Graham, of the Baptist church. The members of the city council and police force acted as honorary pall bearers and the active pall bearers were K. S. Williams, H. K. Sparrow, C. P. Dulloso, W. H. Pearee, C. H. Yates, F. M. Zemp, T. Lee Little and W. F. Nettles The burial was in the Camden cemetery. Mrs. Lachicottc Injured. Whilo Mrs. F. W. Lachicottc, of 217 Vail avenue, suffered intensely yesterday at the Presbyterian hos pital, where she was taken Saturday afternoon after falling from an aU-> tomobile, her condition is not thought tfy be serious. X-ray pictures re vealed no fractures. Mr. and Mrs. . Lachicottc and a friend were enroute to the Davidson Clemson game when a door of tho enclosed ear Hew open as the machine rounded a curve near the hospital, precipitating- Mrs. Lachicottc to tho pavement. The above is from the Charlotte Observe of Wednesday and tho friends of Mrs. Lachicottc, who was formerly Mrs. Polly Shannon Zemp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Shan non of this city will be pleased to know that she is rapidly improving from her hurts and that she is not pe rrnanen 11 y i nj u red. Some Recent Marriages. Mr. Benjamin Homer Davis, of Bethune, and Miss Maud L. Haley, of Lucknow, were married in Camden on November 1st by Judge of Probate W. L. McDowell. Mr. James Clyde Owens, of West-*y ville, and Miis Bern ice' Sowell, of Kershaw, were married at Westville on November 5th, .the Rew P. K. Blackmon officiating. Mr. Thomas J. Neal, of Ridge ways and Miss Fannie Jackson, of Lugoff, were married on November 2, Judge of Probate McDowell performing the ceremony. Warning lo Motorists. The Camden Clothing Company* re quests us- to warn the public an^ motorists not to leave their coats or packages in their cars whilo visiting the- county fair next week. They have made special arrangements to take care of your packages and coati flee of charge. VALUABLE LOTS FOR SALE Extension of Hampton Street Opened For Residential Lots, Parties owning property between North Broad and North. Lyttloton streets have donated enough land to make possible an extension of Hamp ton street through that block and tno city has recently built a roadway through this property and lots havo been placed on tne market for sale. The stivct m- roadway enters through the Carriion poperty oi\ north Broad and continues through the property of Messrs. McDowell and Block on north Lyttloton. The owners of the lahd through which the street passes will have several desirable building lots for sale. Mrs. Garrison is offering the great est number as will be noted by a diagram of the property shown pn our last page today. A proposed -street, to be known as Jordan Avenue, will very likely Ik- opened up in the near future giving an entrance for Chestnut street on the north. Mrs. Carrison states that these l^ts will not be sold for speculative purposes, and it the desire of the owners not to have residences orected on these lots costing less than $5,000 in order to insure a first class resi dential section. Another new street recently o|x*ti led is that between Lyttloton and Broad, entering Broad street between the property of Messrs. J. B. Wal lace and John W. Smith, extending through the block and coming into Lyttloton street betweep the .proper ty of Messrs. (Jeorge Wilson and Ja cob Hirsch. This too, will place son)e desirable 'lots on the market for sale. Arrested For Wife Beating. Charlie Shaylor, a white man, re siding a few miles south of Camden," was arrested and placed in_Jail?la^i Friday' charged with assault and bat tery with Intent to kill. It is said that Shaylor took a piece of stove wood and severely beat his wife over the head with it while in a fit of anger. The injured woman .was brought, to Camden where she was given -ihedi eal treatment. The Shaylors arc parents of several children. KING HAIGLER SAYS: "THE FIRST HUNDRED YEAftS WERE THE HARDEST" white, mam hae> ONE BIG- TOUGH ROW TO -Hoe SINCE, \1S~1 BUT SURE. MADE-. -HEAP Biff-"PROGRESS ANb G-0 EA6TE.R, THAN EVER,??MOW <DNl -