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Hoy Killw Brother \YiiiMsluno, Jan. 2G.-~A tragic acci dent occurred near here yesterday morning when Grady Timmti, aged 15, accidentally shut and instantly killed h?H brother, Sable Timnis, aged 13, iH'iu t in -ir homo in th<e Hickory Ridgy section of Fairfield county. The l?^>ym had been out hunting Saturday with their cousins, .-?pending tlu- night at the home .Of their aunt. Sunday morn* ing when they left for tjieir home their aunt made them unload the gun before starting, but on the way home one of the'boys put one cartridge in the double barrelled .shotgun without his brother knowing it. When Sabie stopped at the spring to get some water he laid the gun across his brother's knee. Grady, thinking it un loaded, pulled the trigger, the whet en tering Subie's brain and instantly kill* Ing him. THIS WEEK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE The cross word puzzle this week by Magdalene Tuck is a time limit tea t, This i?vr/./U- should N worked in ttdt losw than ad van minutes. There. are only two seven letter words and two five letter words, and not a hard or difficult word in the whole puzzle. There is jh> need of a dictionary as all you will Have to do is wrinkle your brow 'and think a bit. Kquip now with a watch and pencil and see how far you can break the record of seven minutes. For every minute under the pre scribed time mark score yourself a plus- which means yours is better thfin ;thc average intelligence, For instance, if you can work it in five minutes, instead of the allowed seven minutes, your'intelligence i* plus two. On your mark. Gft set. (Jo!,. (Answer next week.) I (OK I/O NT A r. 1. A male member of the family, i. Not. I >!?? truth. ? ?. Kj.ryptlan Sun CJo<l. ?'>. A mi ticral. S. To perform. 1 f>.. Name of ,-ihi uhhei y. II. (ii.\eiiu-.-s of I he famil\ I-'}. Uii that pa\<- In-- In!!.-. ! I. (!enill<; I r?. A numhe'. Hi. A point <.| ill. coiup.i.v IP.-I'.?? owner ?>' Spark l"uu. : 0. A l'at ti-Jiing prml-iu-: J'J. l!.\t i.uiiatiufx. U I. To enlarge. J.".. Verb. Soiiu-t hi i'tf that live- in water. L'T. To keep from starving. VKllTKAI. !. Hiee*. . J. Loiiir A metal. I.. A man's nickname. f?. A Jove paet. 7. A Mate (ah.) fruit (plural.) Part of the verb "to be l.'i. Small .-.tone (ah.) IT. .Vol written.. IX. I'ii walk through water, ill. Kditor (ab.) A pronoun. 'That tnintf. Answer to l.rtst NWok's Puzzle Arresting Lawyer Boy* "Two young lawyers, one from V7ir ginia and the other from a North Carolina city, were arretted in Ra leigh within the past few days in connection with the statutes .bearing the names of Messrs. Volstead and h Turlington. It is possibly to conceive that a lawyer might fracture the ? statute*,. in a moment of weakness, Same as other folks. The surprise is that they art' arresting lawyers. That ' is contrary to the practice. Kither I the Raleigh- police arc growing care I less, or th?- lawyer buys failed, td ex I hibit the proper credentials,? R. R. ? Claik in (in ? 11 - bt > i<> Uaily News. The North Carolina lawyer had to j fall in his partner from Charlotte to | help him "put his feet on the ground." ! Recent disclosures in Raleigh would : indicate that tin* capital city is prei i ty well shot through with meanness i of one sort and another.^-tiastonii ? Cazette. The story v> being told of a motor ist who vv*as so anxlvua to come from Newberry to Greenwood the other day when high water prevented tra vel on the highways near Chappells, that he drove over the railroad bridge and made the trip with little loss of time. Having surveyed the situ ation with a number of other travel ; ers who were helpless on the New ; berry sides of the river with IS inches ' of water pouring over the road, this j motorist declared; "Well, I've got to get over," and he drove his car to a point where he could get on the railroad tracks and then mounted the cross ties and bumped his way over the Saluda, a distance of about a quarter of- a mile. RUPTURE EXPERT HERE F. H. Seeley, of Chicago and Phila I delphia, the noted truss expert, will ' personally be at the Jefferson hotel, land will remain in Columbia this j Tuesday only, Feb. Mr. Seeley , says: "The Spermatic Shield will not ! only retain any. case of rupture per ? fectly, but contracts the opening in ; 10 days on the average case. Being ; a vast advancement over all former methods -exemplifying instantaneous effects immediately appreciable arri withstanding any strain or position in) matter the size or- location. Large or difficult cast's, or im-issional rup ture. (following operations) special ly solicited. This instrument received the only, award in Fngland and ijL Spain, producing, results without sur gery. injections, medical treatments or prescriptions. Warning?All cases should be cautioned against the use of any.elastic or web ti.uss with under j siraps, as same, lest where (he lump J is and not where the opening is, pro ! ducing complications necessitating i surgical operations. Mr. Seeley has j documents frotn the United States j government, Washington, 1). C., for | inspection. He will be glad to dem | onstrate without charge or fit them if : desired. Business demands prevent j stopping at any other place in this section. | S.-?Every statement in this no ! tice has been verified before the Fed i eral and state courts.?F. II. Seeley, : Home office 117 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. CONVICT RETURNED' Had Karaped From Held Farm Near ^umdi'ii and Gone to Kansas Columbia, Jan. 23.?- Attempt to prevent the Uxuanco of extradition papers allowing J- P? Harth, South Carolina constable, to return to this state with Odeil Sims, Spurtanburg county negro, who escaped in July. 1 U'J2, from Reid state farm, on the grounds ihat South Carolina had a kind of peonage system >*s did not exist in Kansas marked the hearing before the Kansas governor. Mv. Harth said yesterday on his return with the negro. Sinus and his attorney argued that the. negro would.be whipped, beaten and kilh'd in South Carolina, but the l-tant attorney general told Go*. Hen S. I'aulien there was no reason apparently for the denying of tho Requisition, Mr. Harth. said. Whereupon the state constable left Kansas City with Sims Tuesday and arrived yesterday afternoon in Co lumbia to place Sims back in the penitentiary to complete service of his six years' sentence;. Sims was convicted in Spart'anburg county of assault and battery with intent to kill in connection with the shooting of K. I.. Green, a railroad conductor. Two other negroes, Utley Michels and "Cootey" Weaver were convicted of the same offense and are now serving sentences. Sims escaped from the farm after being there only 14 days. IIo ran all the way through Kershaw county, he .told Mr. Harth, went to work as a roundhouse fireman at Charlotte, going later to Richmond, New York, Cincinnati and other places. At one time he returned to Spartanburg, ac cording to his statement, expecting to be arrested. He afterwards went to Kansas City, Kan.', where he has been profitably employed for some time,.according to his statement to the South Carolina constable. Investigation by railroad detec tives led to the apprehension of Sims. Notification of his discovery \va> j eeeived last week by A. M. Scar borough superintendent of the peni tentiary, from the office of the ?in i il l' of Spartanburg county. Requi sition papers were issued by Gov. Thomas <!. MeLeod and Mr. Harth w? ni lo Kansas^-. > On the ivturn trip Sims was met by a host of friends and relative.* ::i Spartanburg, Mr. Harth said, and. there supplied with''money.' Government operation of the rail roads during the World war caused the nation a net loss of $1,764,500, according to the final summary sub-, mitted to President Coofidge by Di rector General of Railroads Davis. The Soviet government of Russia, reports the sale of 75,000 tons of Russian oil to France, and rejoices that this is the beginning of a trade that will increase considerably and beconje permanent. 0 s IF NoT IIAVlvVor CONSIDERED THE REASONS FOR YOUR FAILURE? DID YOU USE THE BEST FERTILIZERS OR .JUST THOSE YOU COULD BUY CHEAPEST? Farmers who used Congaree Fertilizers made away above the average crop last year THIS FERTILIZER IS SCIENTIFICALLY MADE OF THE VERY BEST MA PERI A LS AND WILL MAKE A CROP IF ANYTHING WILL. ASK ANY FAR MER WHO HAS USED IT. HAD YOU NOT BETTER BUY IT THIS YEAR? WE I'LL ALL GRADES OF CONGAREE FERTILIZERS AND WILL MAKE YOU ? InsE PRICES. SEE US SPRINGS & SHANNON (INCORPORATED) Dr. Percy Pue, chiropractor of Chi i'UK'6, is held by the police chargod with being the loader of a gang that has stolen $100,000 worth of jewelry and motu y iii the last thirty days. NOTICE OF SALE sti^tr of South Carolina, County of KorJihaw. L, K. Mi!!. ' Plaintiff, against John Tucker and one Ruick Touring-j Car License No. C 7614, Defendant. Under and by virtue Of an execu tion directed to me by Samuel N. Nicholson, Magistrate, in the above entitled case, 1 have seized and taken into my possession one Uuick tour ing Car License No. C-7614, which I will offer for aale w the highest bid der for, cash in front of the Court IIoim1 door in the City of Camden, County and State aforesaid, on the tiist Monday in Fibmary, A. D. 1026, during the legal hours of sal \ the proceeds of said sale to be, dis posed of according to law. V W. L. 11IJNNICUTT, Constable. PINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Saturday, January Hist, 1926, I will make to the Probate Judge of Kershaw coun ty my final return as guardian of the estate of Heckling Jones, ho hav ing obtained his majority, and on the same date I will apply to the said Probate Judge for a final discharge from my trust as said, guardian. PAUL E. JONKS, Guardian Est. Heckling Jones. Camden, S. C., Dec. 31, 1924. PINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Monday, February 23rd, 1925, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw Coun ty my final return as Executor of the estate of Bina Dink ins, deceased, and on the same date 1 will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Executor. JAMES GETTYS, Executor, Estate of Bina Dinkins. Camden, S. C., January 17th, 1925. NOTICE Notice to the Stockholders of Cam den Loan and Realty Company: Please tuke notice thai a meet ing of the stockholders of Camden Loan and Realty Company will be held in the directors' room of the First National Bank of Camden, South Carolina, on Tuesday, Febru ary 3rd, 1925, at 4:30 p. m., to con sider a resolution of the directors .of said Camden Loan and Realty Com pany, providing for the reduction of capital stock-of said Camden Loan and Realty Company from Twenty five Thousand Dollars (.$25,000.00) to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and for the distribution among its stockholders. of the capital in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). John T. Mackey, Vice JPres. and Sect v. MASTER'S SALE State of.South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Court of Common Pleas The Hank of Bethune, S. C. Plaintiff against K. S. McCaskill et a!, . Defendants. Under an order of his honor, W. II. Townsend, Judge Fifth Circuit, dated January 10, 1025, the Master for Kershaw county 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 second day of February, 11)25, the fol lowing described real estate: "All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situ ated in aforesaid county and state and containing sixty-five (G5) acres, more or less, and is bounded as fol Lows: on the north by Lynches river and Buffalo creek; on the east by estate lands of W. T. McCaskill; on the south by estate lands of W. T. McCaskill; and on the west ' y waters of Buffalo Creek. This being the tract of land deeded to me by my father W. T. McCaskill and is re corded in Book A. M. Page 316 of the record of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw county. Also all my right, title and inter est in and to all those certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land situated in aforesaid county and state that my late father W. T. McCaskill died seized and possessed of including one hundred fifty (150) acres, more or less, and is bounded as follows: on the north by Lynches river; on the east by Lynches river, on the south by lands of Davis, and on the west by lands of E. S. McCaskill and M. L. Raley. Also seventy-five (75) acres, more or less, bounded on th#? north by lands of the Cook estate, east by lands of R. B. Baker, south and west by lands known as the Norwood lands, my right, title and interest in and to said lands is a eight-tenths interest, one-tenth being acquired as an heir at law, and seven-tenths be ing acquired by deed from Mrs. Net tie Horton, Ella Hough, S. II., D. M., M.' C., C. A., and Neal F. McCaskill each separately for their interest as heirs at law. B. B. CLARKE, Master. January 14, 1025. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Monday, February 0th, 1925, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administratrix of the estate of John R. Dinkins, de ceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said court for a final discharge as said Administratrix. MRS. JANI& W. DINKINS. Camden, S. C., Jan. ft, 198ft. pd Haintifr Thirty million copies of Bibl wor^ sold last year. MASTER'S SaTF~ State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Court of Common Picas W. B, Turner, againtt (Jussif Hough, iMehdaji Under an order of his honor W H. Townsend, Judge Fifth Circuit' dated January 10, 1925, the Master of Kershaw County will sell to tta highest bidder at public auction (J cash before the Kershaw county Court House door in Camden, in state, during the legal hours of gal? on the first Monday, being the secoirf day of February, 1926, the following described real estate: 1 All that certain piecet parcel or lot of land, situav, lying and being in the town of Kershaw, county of Kershaw, state of South Carolina ? fronting one hundred five (105). feet east on Matson street of th? saU ,toWn and expending back westward of a uniform width to a 'depth of two hundred ten (2}0) feet; bound- - pd north by West Sumter atroet, of said town; east by Matson street of said town; south and west by parcel of land hereinafter described. AH that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and beinjf i in the town of Kershaw, county of i Kershaw, state of South Carolina, \ containing two (2) acres, more or ; less, bounded north by lot first here inabove described, premises now or formerly of . Brewer, lot now or for merly of Ree&and an alleyway; soutlv by premises now or formerly of Jo* Hougtv and on the west by .promise*'-* now or formerly of Brewer. That any person, before bidding < at said sale, shall deposit with the Master one hundred ($100.00) dollars \ in cash, or a certified check in like sum on some responsible bank, aa a guarantee "that such bidder wilP comply with the terms, of his or her bid; that should the purchaser at , such sale fail to comply with his or her bid the said Master shall re-sell said premises, without further adver tisement, upon the succeeding sales day, at the risk of the former pur chaser. B. B. CLARKE, Master. ,-?? January 14, 1925. Dr. Wade Hampton OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Will be at the Commercial Hotel Wednesdays and Sundays Starting Jan. 11th Telephone-175 for appointment' Hayes Bus Line CAMDEN TO Columbia, Bishopville, Hartsville, Kershaw, Lancaster, Charlotte. For information Phone 181, Camden Hotel Dr. C. F. Sowell DENTIST (Office Over Bruce's Store) CAMDEN, S. C. A. R. COLLINS Undertaker and Embalmer AMBULANCE SERVICE Camden, S. C. Telephone?Day 41; Night 380 N. R. GOODALE t Plumbing, Heating and Roofing Contractor Any work needing special attention in this line call Phone 49-W, Camden, S. C. T. B. BRUCE Veterinarian Day Phone 30?Night Phone 11* CAMDEN, S. C. c> dr: g. c. trantham DENTIST First Floor, Crocker Building PHQNE 450 PIANO TUNING Lewis L. Moore 242-W PHONE or 46 CAMPgW, 8. C- ; ^