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NOTICE OF ELECTION Under and by virtue of an order made by his Excellency the Governor, notice U hereby given that an election will be held on Tuesday, November 26th, instant 1024, oh the question of the annexation of one 60-100 (1.50) nquare miles of Lee County, on the Western edge thereof, to Kershaw County. The election will be held nt ArrantH Store on the Jiishopvillu Road, situated in the territory pro posed to be annexed. Qualified elec tors residing in the territory will be entitled to vote. The following will serve ha managers of said election: 8. Peebles, Kdward J. Arrants, Albert M. Redgers. Commissioners of Election for Lee County and Kershaw County. A Los Angeles dispatch says the Aim iii-un iftvifiinf public during the past four years has invested about $300,000,000 in oil promotion schemes and about fifty per cent of the inves tors are said to never have sden their money aguin. A Bank Account Never Brings Regrets NO ONE has ever regretted having a bank account. Thou sands regret not having one. Loan & Savings Bank CAPITAL $100,000.00 4 Per Cent. Paid on Savings Deposits MADAME CAMILLE PALMIST Tells Past, Present and Future Tolls just whjnt you want to know, without asking a single ques tion. The veil of mystery removed. If in trouble, cnll and consuli this gifted woman. Tells business affairs, love affairs and in facf, everything pertaining to your welfare. The Bible speaks in many places of tin; power of the palmist to predict the future things "and "give warnings. She removes all evil influences, tells you how to gain success in Business, Love, Marriage, Health, Law Suits, Spec ulation, and in fact everything. She has helped thousands. She can help you. Satisfaction guaranteed. Open day and night. All readings confidential. ^ IN PARLOR TENT Opposite Kershyw Motor Co. CAMDEN, S. C. Build Better and at lower cost with Sheetrock THE wallboard in greatest demand today is Sheetrock, the fireproof wallboard. There is good reason for its popularity. Sheetrock is fireproof? made from rock, not wood, pulp or fibre. Sheetrock is easy to crect ? you just nail it to the joists or studding. Sheetrock maizes solid, non-warping walls and ceilings at low cost. Sheetrock takes any decoration you want. Particularly beautiful effects are obtained with Sheetrock and Textone, The Sheetrock Decorator. Sheetrock is ideal for repairs, remodeling and new construction. Sold by your dealer in lumber or builders' supplies. Made only by the United States Gypsum Company. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY 20S West Monroe S treet, Chicago, Illinois ft I' s r*?f SHEETROCK I HE Fireproof WALLBOARD "Baby Never Has Colic Now" Colic la one of the moat common complaints from which babies suffer. It is caused by Indication and oftm result a from car?l?a> fMdiny and overloading baby'a stomach with too much food or giving aoured milk. liy relieving Indlgaatlon and ref lating the bowela, Teethlna qulekly ovfrcomei colic, helpa keep baby well and gives It an opportunity for a healthy growth and sweet disposition. Mrs. 8. II. Held. 6407 Cherokee Ave., Teinpla. Ma.,- writes: "My buby was subject to colicky apellK until 1 started giving her Teeth lna. Now she never has colic at all ?nd is aa fat and good-natured as you please." ""Teethlna is sold by all drUggiata, or send 30V to MolTett Laboratories, Columbus, (Ja.. for package and FREE BOOKLET AE^OUT BABIES TEETH INA Builds Better Babies Senator Lodge Dead. Cambridge, Mass. Nov. U.?Sena tor Henry Cabot Lodge died at the Charlesgate hospital at 11:14 tonight. He suffered a stroke Wednesday, No vember 5. Stricken at about noon Wednesday the senior senator from Massachu setts lingered for four and one-half days before the end came. During the greater part of the time he had been in a state of coma, but after nearly 4N hours of unconsciousness he aroused for a time to take a little nourishment and recognized persons in the room. The jury awarded a verdict of $25, OOO in the cast? of the Crescent Fill ing station against the Standard Oil company in the court in session in Union lasjL, week. The verdict gave $8,(M)0 actual damages and $17,000 punitive damages. The Crescent Fill ing station in its complaint alleged that the Standard OiJ company thru the. agency at Union had engaged in price cutting, seriously damaging the -ff>rmer's businessr The case occupied three days of court when it was tried for the second time, the lirst result ing in a mistrial, the jury standing one against damages and the other eleven favoring a verdict for the plaintiff. The liner Berengaria. on a recent transatlantic voyage ran'into a school of whales in midocean, cutting one squarely in two with her huge stem. MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (Court of Common Pleas) Fanners & Merchants Bank, Plaintiff, against Mina II, Picket and The Winnsbauo Bank, Defendants. ?Under an order of his Honor, W. H. Townsend, Judge Fifth Circuit, dated October 31, 192-1, I will sell to the highest bidder at public auction for cash before the Kershaw County Court House door, in Camden, in said State, during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday, being the first day of December, 11)24, the following described real estate: All that certain piece parcel .->r tract of land lying, being and situate bi the State of South Carolina, and the"'County of Kershaw, containing Fifty_flcres more or less, and bounded by lands of Mrs. Kitty Lumpkin, A. B. Rabon and .1. B. Jones, being the same tract of land which was deeded to the defendant. Mina H. Picket, by Susan W. Lumpkin, by deed dated May 2fith, 1.016, and re corded in the officc of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in Book "AK" page -154. B. B. CLARKE, Master. November 12, 1924. MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. (Court of Common Pleas) David H. Baum. Plaintiff, against Henry B. Croft, et al, Defendants. I'nder an order of his Honor, R. W. Memminger, Presiding Judge Fifth Circuit, elated October 7, 1924,.and a subsequent order dated October 20, 1924,? I will sell to the highest bidder at public auction for cash before the Kershaw County Court House door, in Camden, in said State, during the legal hours of sale on the fir.^4 Mon day, being the first day of December, 1924, the following described real estate: "All thai piece, parcel or tract of land, containing one hundred (100) acres, lying on the waters of Swift Cre -k. formerly known as part of the (lovernmer.t lands. Bounded N'orth by lands formerly of Mary A. Barnes, now of Charley Burrows, and by lands of Manning Reynolds, Last by lands of Halley Estate, and by little Swift Creek, West by little Swift Creek; being the lands con veyed to Ellis Croft by John Croft, by deed of date February 5, 1H85, recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County, in Book J.J. page 723." Anyone desiring to bid at such sale shall first deposit with the under signed Master a certified check or cash for the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars as evidence of good faith, which deposit shall be returned to the tfmroccessfnl bidder at the con clusion Of th* sale. RBALTY TRANSFERS. Changes of Heal Katate aa Recorded in County Auditor's Office. W. A, Fletcher to O. C. Fletcher, 75 acres near Flat Rock, $1,000. Willie Cauthen to Kate K. and Nancy A. Brown, 10 urrrs, Flat Rock Township, $176. R. H. Clarke, Master to Helen A. Savage, 42 acres, Fh?t' Hock Town ship, $100. T. R. CopeUnd to N. L. Cassady, 1 lot and building in town of Be . thune, $1,900. Walter W. Williams to Rebecca Butler, 1 lot Monroe Boykin Park, $100. N. C. Arnett to Sallie K. Truesdale, 1 lot and building, North Broad St., Camden, $10., etc. *v, Nora L. Harris to Kdward S. Har ris, 1 lot York street, Camden, love and affection. .v Nora L. * Harris to Josie L. Mc Laughlin, 1 lot Church St., Camden, love and affection. W. W. Horton to Hunter H. Hor ton, 100 ? acres, Buffalo Township, $1,000. Anna S. McCallum to John Bran ham, 16 acres, West Wateree, $230. J. T. Gay to J, C. Massey,. 20 acres near Kershaw, $1,000. W. F. Bell et al to G. H. Scar borough, 1 lot town of Bethune, $101. G. H. Scarborough to H. C. Brown, 1 lot town of Bethune, $5., etc. W. S. Smith to Iseral Nelson, 8 acres, near Beulah church, $56. t J English Harris to Board of Trus tees District No. 16, -I acres for school, $200. Boyd Clyburn and Bessie Seegars to Ilattie Mae Smith, 31 acres, near Bethune, $5., etf. Daniel White et al to Williams McKeithern Lumber Co., 40 acres timber rights, West Wateree, $800. Melton Roach to Williams-McKeith ern Lumbmer Co., 20 acres, timber rights West Wateree, $350. Mrs. M. A". Walters to L. J. Wal ters, her interest, 111 acres near Cas satt, $350. - MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of KershaAv. (Court of Common Pica**) Sallic Watkins, et al, Plaintiffs, against Fannfe Baxley, et al, Defendants, Under an order of his Honor, W. H. Townsend, Judge Fifth Judicial -Cir cuit, dated twelfth day Of November, 1924, I will sell to the highest bidder at public auction for cash before the Kershaw County Court HtVuse door, in Camden, in said State, during the legal hours of sale on the first Mon day, being the first day of December. 1924, the following described real es tate in separate tracts: All those par cels or tacts of land situated, lying [and being in the State of South Caro lina, County of Kershaw and in the eastern portion thereof and of which J. M. Watkins was seized at the time of his death more particularly de scribed as follows: (Parcel A) Home tract containing one hundred two (102) acres, more or less, about fourteen miles east of Camden on both sides of Tiller's Ferry-road, bounded North by the Jumping Branch tract of lands of estate of J. M. Watkins, on the East by lands of W. J. Stokes and J. W. Watkins, on the South by lands of Springs and Shannon, formerly of Hughey Thompson, and on the West by lands of Mrs. Catherine Outlaw and lands formerly of J. W. Watkins, now of A. ft. Watkins.' (Parcel B) All that parcel or tract of land containing eighty-seven (87) acres, more or less, and being com posed of Big Fields and Gully tracts of estate of J. M. Watkins, deceased, lying about fourteen (14) miles Fast of Camden arid being bounded as follows: on the North by lands of J. W. Watkins, on the Fast by lands of estate of H. C. Hall, deceased, on the South by lands of Mrs. James Ratcliffe, and on the West by lands of Mrs. James Stokes. (Parcel C) AH that parcel or lot of land containing forty-five (45) acres, more or less, known as the Jumping Branch tract lying about fourteen miles East of Camden, bounded as follows: North by lands of W. M. Thompson, East by lands of J. W. Watkins, South by home tract hereinabove described, and West by lands formerly of J. W. Watkins and now owned by A. ft. Watkins. (Parcel D) AH that parcel or tract of land known as the Cooper tract containing two hundred thirty-four acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: on the North by the old Cheraw and Camden "Wire Road," East by lands of R. M. Cooper, South by lands of R. M. Cooper, and West by lands of A. K. Watkins, H. E. Gardner and Albert Rozier. (Parcel F) All that parcel or tract of land known as the Cooper tract and containing twenty-three acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: North by lands of estate of J. M. Watkins and lands of R. ^M. Cooper; East and South by lands of the estate of Charles Outlaw, on the West by lands of Mrs. Lula Laney and lands of A. E. Watkins. (Parcel F) All that parcel or tract of land at Cassat,t ^.-contaixunK? acres more or less, bounded on North by S. A. L. Railway, on the Fast by Mrs. Lula Laney, oh the South and West by lands of J. L. Cooper. (Parcel G 1 AH that parcel or lot of land at Cassatt containing one acre, more or less, bounded on North by lands of HouKh, I/iwman and West, on the East by land of Hough, South by S. A. L. Railway, and West by the Main Street of Cassatt. Anyone desiring to -fcid at said sale shall first deposit with the Master a a an evidence of god faith, a certified check or cash for the sum of Two hundred ($200.00) Dollars. At the conclusion of said sale I will return to the unsuccessful bidder any sums to deposited. B. B. CLARKE, Matter. Not. 13, 192i.^r^ I>**t h Prom UammI CaoM. Last week a negro on W. J. Josey'.i place died rather suddenly. It is said that the negro had been down with typhoid fever, but was out again and apparently getting on nicely. Later it was learned that he had eatei) a whole stalk of sugar cane and death followed shortly afterwards.'?Bish opville Messenger. ? II. (?. Fokker, Dutch airplane de signer and builder, has arrived in the United States for the purpose of building 100 Fokker planes for the United states. 8?iilest Corn k'rop In Yearn. Washington Nov. 10.?The small est corn crop'since 1913 was the re ward of American farmers this year who planted the fifth largest acre age to that crop in the history of farming. Not only was the harvest substantially below those of the last four years, but the merchantable quality of this years crop is the low eslMfcthirty years, with the exception of Stimulus 2 year' old colt, won a $40,000 purse in a race at PjmUco Track. Maryland, Friday. M STANDARD 32e! anne "The Voice With a Smile" Answers Growing Needs HE rapid increase in the number of new tele ? II phones in South Carolina is directly reflected in the greater use and value of the service as a whole. Approximately 1,320 new telephones were added to the Bell System in South Carolina during the first six months of this year. ? ? The telephone operators are handling an aver age of 298,200 local caHs every day, an increase of 6.4 per cent over last year's record. Long distance calls average 5,200 each day or 6.4 per cent more than in 1923. To handle such a volume of traffic, twenty four hours^a day, every day in the year, requires a highly trained loyal organization of young women operators. They are serving you efficiently and cheerfully and they appreciate the considerate co-operation which you extend to them. MORGAN B. SI'EIK, Carolina** Manager Bell System SOUTHERN BEI^L TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH^COMPANY Om Policy. Om Syrtmm. Uni+mrami Strulmm HERMITAGE WAREHOUSE CO. CAMDEN, S. C. The above Company is now prepared to receive Cotton for Storage. They will be licensed by the United States Govern ment and under Bond, thus assuring1 the Highest Care and Protection. The offi cers will gladly give all information as to charges, etc. C.H.YATES, F. M. ZEMP, Presdent Vice-President - G. A. RHAME, Secretary R. W. KIRKLAND, W TT