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CAMDEN. SOOTH CARQLINA. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1?4*. lg| "I'll I ! 1 1 I '"J- J ? L.S NUMBER 13. JUDGE WOODS DEAD Wan Judge of United State* Circuit Court of Appeal* at Richmond Florence, June 21? After an llln*M f several weeks with encepmalitis lethargic*, or a lorro^ ot '.leepinK sickness, Charles A. Woods, of Mar ion judge of the United States Cir cuit Court of Appeals sitting at Rich Va.. died at the Florence In -firma'ry here at 5:15) o'clock this af; ^During his illness Judge Woods suffered little pain and the end cattle oeaccfully. Several members of the family, including Mrs. Woods, were at the bedside when he passed away, ft, moT than a week the di.tin guished patient had been in a state of coma and only *t rfcre intervals did ho show a return to partial conscious ness. Several times, it was thought ' fhat he' could survive .only a few hours. :v But each time he rallied In such a manner as to cause physicians t0 wonder at his strength and vi Thc most remarkable of these ral lies came two day* ago when ho an* Kwered several questions asked by nis nurses and Ate a hearty breakfast of soli(i food. He a^*o took nourishment voluntarily at the dinner hour. This gave rise to some hope -but later on the same day he went into another *nd more 'severe sinking spell and since that time his death had been momentarily expected. Several'' weeks ago at his home m Marion Judge Woods suffered a mild attack of iitfKienza. In 1918 he had a seyere case of the disease and it is believed that he had never fully recovered from its effects. From this recent attack, however, he had ap parently recovered, and although in ? a weakened condition and against the advice of his physicians, went to Nor folk* Va., on June 2, to hold an im portant special ..term of the district ^ court. , vV - Not having fully recovered frpm the influenza and from the excession of heat at, that time, he suffered i a severe collapse which at first ap peared to be due to no other causes ^ than those mentioned^ > , He was brought tQ the hospital here on June 7 in a state of utter collapse and" later a mild encephalitis iethargica, which is spoken of as sleeping sickness developed. This con dition lasted two weeks when general erebro spina* meningeal symptoms appeared. On June 5, 1913, Judge Woods was. appointed by President Wilson M*e of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Va., which position he occupied at the time 0 his death, and which he filled with ability. He was a clqfce personal friend of the >te President Wood .ow Wilson, the two having made a tour of England and Scotland on t>i f-yclea in 1902. John W..Daviv?f West Virginia, Democratic candidate 'or president, was endorsed /for position to which President iJson appointed Judge Woods. v Judge Woods spent about lour months of the year in Richn^owd^tp? remainder of his time beirig passe at his beautiful home dn the out skirts of Marion," where he lived among his books. He was always a public spirited man. was . t e founder of the public* library a Marion and had been invited to make the address at the opening of the new public library in Florence. Whi e j acting as circuit judge Mr. Woodi several times sat as district judge, "having heard several important cases :n West Virginia ? particularly. Judge Woods was married three times. His first wife was Miss, Belie Culp, o Chester, his second wife Miss .'8ally W artnamakcr, xof Orangeburg. His widow, who' was Miss Catsy Spain, A Darlington, a slater of the late Judge Thos. Spain, survives him. N<r children weTe left by any of the unions. Heavy Lom From Fire \ On Monday morning: at the early hour of a&out three-Vclocl^ the -large barn gnd stables on Ifc . L. So well's Blackmon farm irt the Buffalo section was discovered to be on fire and so much headway had it gained that the 'building and all It* contents, which included eight mules, the corn supply for the season, oat crop jttst harvest *d, farming equipment, etc?> were to tally destroyed .without s^hance of wag saved. The only insurance was 186? -on the building, which alone WM wth about $1500, and the destruc tion entails a very heavy loml on Hr. t AIJGHT AFTER 12 YEARS f - - . x. . _ Man Chaffed With Wrecking Bank Brought From London ? v & , 4 - i w ?ii. i : Providence, H. f? June 21 John Wesley do Kay, sought for 12 years in connection with the wrecknig o t the Atlantic National bank in this city in 1913, arrived here today in cu$tody of United States secret ser vice agents from London, where he fought ^extradition for months. He was quartered for the night at tho Biltmoro hotel under close guard. Ho will be arraigned tomorrdw morning. Henry (de Kay, a brother, was pa roled January 2 last after serving 20 months at Rhode Island state prison as a federal prisoner on charges growing out of the $200*000 bank fail ure. Edward P. Metcalf, president of the bank, died in this city last July six yf'urs after his parole from the rederal penitentiary at Atlanta, where he had served three years. The Atlantic National bank closed its doors April 15, 1913, and five men were indicted following the discovery of the misapplication of $200,000 of the bank's funds. The men were: President Edward P. Metcalf, indict ed for misapplication of Kinds; Henry E. and John W. de Kay, James F. j Allen a^id Orion R. Farrar, indicted I for aiding and abetting Metcalf. Henry Bn. de Kay was arrested in Yonkers, N. Y., October 14, 191&. I He was convicted after a trial that lasted four months and was given a five year sentence but was paroled j afjer serving 20 months January 2, | 1925. Men Held for Woman's Death Florence, -June ?2.? On a warrant sworn out by Coroner B. F. Cole man of - -Florence county, Albert E. Dorrity and Corbett Wilson, both white, men were "pa Iced in jail hfere tonight, for investigation in connec tion with the death of Mrs. Mildred Monte Hatchell Ameq?on, aged 30. Dorrity and Wilson claim that the woman committed' suicide. ! A Beat Step-Child To Death Florence, June 22. ? John Carraway, stepfather of Httle twenty months. old Laverne Locklear, who is out on bond, charged with cruer mistreatment of his stepdaughter, will be charged with murder following the death of his stepchild, Laverne Locklear, after he is alleged to have whipped it bru tally. ? , ? ? Case Agahist Dozier Dismissed Rock Hill, S. C., June 22.? The; case of tlMP&tate Against O. B. Dozier, charged with Assault and battery upon the person of Mrs. L. B. Simpson, wif<f of a farmer of the Leslie com munity, in connection witu'the alleg ed hurling of a rock through the windshield Of the automobile in which the woman was returning from Char lotte, N. C., with jher husband, was ryesterday dismissed wheh called for preliminary hearing before Magis trate J. B. Swinney, at Newport. ? Magistrate Swinney held that there was not sufficient evidence against Dosier to .warrant sending the case to higher court. Mrs. Simpson ha/ recovered from ! -her injuries.. Her skull was fractur ed in three places and she suffered a deep gash in her forehead from ?the experience. Tho affAir occurred on the Charlotte-Rock Hill highway about One ftiile from the city several weeks ago. 7 Opportunity To See Florida Aladdin tales of . .Florida doings have attracted the attention of so man/" people the Atlantic Coast Line is offering special low fares to Sa vannah, Jacksonville, and numerous South Florida points, good on all trains June 30th, and limiteifrto per mit an extensive .visits including the 4th of July. This is aft exceptional opportunity for our people to visit our competitor as the most talked about state in the Union. AdVertise-' ment o#* these excursions appears in another column. * ' ? Will Cfcecfc fffttiiK. ** **** Columbia, June 16. ? Samuel Mc Gowan, chief highway commissi? nen today asked W. S. McCrady, chief of motor transportation of the motor vehicle division, to secure at once a copy of the schedule of every bus line operating within the limits of the state. T9te commissioner ' calls At tention to the fact that some of the lines have schedules which call for a rat^ of travel in exceeaotftbe legal ?peed limit in the state and aays he desires a copy of the schedak*, "to Like end that this speed taenia may be cfcred at oaee." *. ' ' , '? * - NEW CHURCH TO BR BUILT Member* of Trinity Congregation To ! Have Brick House of Worship | . . i . . j Beginning at elevon o'clock last Monday morning the ground-breaking ?xerctses for the new Trinity Meth odist church, colored, were held on the grounds 6t old Trinity. From the early hours of the morn ing the people had been Assembling ?to witness this very significant oc casion and to see the beginning of ,the realisation of. a long nourish^ dream, 4 A new church," For several weeks workmen had been assembling the materials for the new building. The pastor Rev. B. F. Bradford had sent out his appeal to all members and friends to be present and be pre pared to give a day's labor ih the digging of the foundation. With some of tho material from the old church the workmen had arranged a platform for the speakers and the choir and -seats for the congregation. At tlje beginning of the exerfcises the j pastor caljed all the people" forward to be seated and join in the solemni zation of the occasion. The men for the most part were garbed in over alls or working clothes. After addressing tho assembly Re^> J. W. Brown of Camden, former pas tor of Trinity and said to be the oldest resident of Camdeii, was con ducted /to the ground where the foun dation had been marked off . and there he was accorded the distinc tion of 'being the firdt to break ground for the new foundation. The plans for the new church havo been completed and the church will be built at a cost of $25,000 or more, under the supervision of R. D. Bel ton and T. S. Levy, The , seating capacity including the baJcony will be about six hundre^. When com pleted this structure will not only be a fitting tribute to Christian wor ship but' also a thing of pride and beauty to the colored people of this Congregation and a pleasing addition to the city of Camden. Death tft Mill Village ? Mrs. Maude Player, aged 24 years, die^ at the Wateree Mill Village op Saturday, June 20th. The funeral fend burial took' place ait the Wateree Mill church*, services being Conducted by -Rev. J. B J Shiver. Jurors For Second Week ?; The following jurors were drawn Tuesday ^morning to serve for the second week of court ^of general sessions: /A. R. Catoe; Camden; B.' D. Gardner, Kere^iaw; C. I?, Lorick, Camden; Oscar Sullivan, Kershaw; S. B. Kirkland, Camden; T. N. Smith, < Bethund; J. i L. Hornsby, Camden; Astor ThreattT^Camtfen; Thomas Ca toe* KersHaafjJ^ A. Purser, Camden; W. P. SoWelfj^Kershaw; C. W. Hasty, Camden; VtrA. Shears, Cassatl; Dock Hunter, Bethune; D. G. Joye, Cam den; E. B. Truesdell, Westville; L. T., Bradley, Camden; W.- B. Joyner, Jef ferson; L. K. Clyburn, Kershaw; L. K. McCaskill, -Kershaw; J. C. Kirk land, Kershaw; W. L. Seegars, Ker shaw; J. L. True?dell, Westville; Shay lor Crowe, Kershaw; H C. 'Raley, Bethune; Rufus Moseley, Cam den; Amos G. Hall, Camden; Char ley Roberts, Kershaw; J, Walter Br<^wn, Camden; W. P. Bowers, Cas satt; W. H. Stokes, Westville; G. W. Gardner, Camden; ? Yancey Adams, Kershaw; 15. H. Watts, Lugoff; J. T. Croft, Camden; J. C. Horton, Bethune.. Married In New York '? Of genuine surprise and sincere in terest to many friends came the announcement of the marriage of Mr. Sam F. Evans, of T^amden, to Miss Doris E. Pell, which occurred at the home of bride's grandparents, Cap tain and Mrs. Garrett deGraff, at Sayville, Long Island, New "York, on Monday, June 22nd. Rpv. Dr. Van was the officiating minister. Mr. Evans is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Evans and is very popular in this his home town. He is associated with his father iit busi ness. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mh. George? E.-^Pell, of Mont clair, N. J., and Orlando, Fla., and is not altogether a stranger here, having with her family been a guest at the Klrkwood hotel a few seasons ago. She is *a young woman of beauty and charm. Mr. and Mra. Evans arrived home Tuesday night and are receiving congratulations of their friends. PROFESSION A LN OTIC E J Dr. G. Clarence Tranthara an nounces that he win fe* out of the city for several weeks taking a spe cie! ceraree in tbe dental profession. ? * * HANDLED BY I'KQBATK JUDGES Attorney General's Office Interpret* Recent Act Probate judges of the state are 1 ? quired to perform the duties of ad ministrators in estate of under $500 and this also in c^ea when real prop erty is left in additiop to the personal property of $500 or less, it is held by the attorney general's office in twfc opinions construing the act of the re cent assembly, -Both opinions are contained in let ters answering j queries of judges of probate. One the letter of Cordie Page, as sistant attorney general, to Joe Cabell Davis, judge of probate of Dillon: "Replying to your letter of the 9th instant inquiring whether the recent net' of the legislature requires you to pay the debts of an estate under $$00 or pay the money- direct to the distributees, I advise that tho act pro vides: 44 4It shall bo the duty of the pro bate judge to receive such estate and Say out same to the distributee and istributees of said estate without -the requirement of an' administra tion, etc." "We consider the purpose of this act to do away with the necessity of administering and not to change or vary the parties who would be entitled to receive the money. Where creditors are entitled to the money, it should be paid to them. It-requires the probate judge to perform' the duties of the administrator and as certain the debts of the estate so that the money may btf paid out at the end of one year just as an nd miniHtrator would do." The other the letter of John M. Daniel, attorney general, to V. ? Martin, judge of probate of Oconee: / "Replying to your letter of tho 22nd instant I advise that it is the opinion of this office that tHe fact; that real property is also left as a part oif an estate would not relieve you of the duty of settling a personal property estate of the value of $500' or less. It is also the opinion of this office that the act imposing the duty upon the probate judge to set i tie such personal estates is exclusive j and supercedes the right of certain persons to letters of administration." Woman To Serve Ijfalf Year Greensboro, N. C., June 18. ? Mrs. Annie J. Breedlove, a middle aged and respectable looking farm woman, was sentenced, in Guilford superior court to serve six months in jail, after a plea of guilty on charge of possess ing and .transporting liquor. She Avas up in federal court recently on' liquor Charge and entered a plea of guilty, but Judge ?. Yates Webb refused" to ? * ? i t -1'. l court. Prohibition men said they had been trying to catch her for a year. Fire Damages Residence Fire on Monday morning: badly damaged the two story ten room resi dence of Senator L. O. Funderburk on north Broad street. The blaze originated in the attic of the house and was discovered by Mr. Funder burk as he was driving into the yard. A mass of - smoke wps isflUing from the roof of the building, fhe fire department responded promptly and by good work saved the walls of the house; but moBt of the ? roof was burned away. It is not known how the blaze originated. The house was formerly the property of the late Mrs. Valentine Jordan /and was an excellently constructed residency be-, ing erected about 35 years, ago. tVhile Mr. Funderburk carried $4,000 insur ance on the building he carried no insurance on his furniture, and the damage to the furniture was great caused by water and breakage. The loss oh the building will very prob ably be replaced by the insurance. Flaying With Guns A Greenwood traffic cop playfully pointed his gun at one of the city fire men, pulled the trigger, and the fire man fell over, painfully, though for tunately, not fatally shot. It was an accident, and deeply regretted by the policeman; but it is further evidence of the fact that there are entirely too many men parading around as offi cers in South Carolina who seem 'to have no adequate conception of what tfe do with their guns and* what not to do, and are about as unfitted for their jobs as they could possibly be. ? Chester Reporter. ? ' Subscribe Now The Chronicle is this week be ing mailed to nearly one thoasand names aa a sample copy. Many of these papers are coiif to for* mer anbseribers who have let the paper toiallme. Wo wast these old friends- back with as and as many new mm as wa can get, Send In jmr ??hfiiilign today. The price for the paper for oae yOar is ti.M. COTTON PICKING MACHINE Said To Have Bwn Invented By AugUMta M?n The following appeared in an issue of last week's Augusta, Ca., Chron icle: Augusta has another new industry It was, announced yesterday that The Foueher Cotton Picking company U to manufacture its products hore, which is an invention of an Augustan# Harry E. Foueher. The enterprise, which has for its purpose the manu facture of a practical cotton picker, is financed entirely by Augusta capi tal and located in this city in the faoe of indUcivo offers from other cities in this section of Georgia and s.?nth Carolina. ? Already, it was stated by a largo stockholder in the company orders have been placed for the manufacture of TOO of the cotton pickers, and these machines are now under construction in Augusta. Hundreds of other or ders are expected in the very near future, just as soon as the farmers learn of the advantages of the picker over the old methods. ' The picker, it is stated, will aver age 65 pounds per hour and will pick the cotton cleaner than by hand. It has a life of ten years and according to its inventor will pick as much clean cotton in a day as four men or 'hands' Ttie picker, it was announced, will bo sold for approximately $150 each, The machine is run by a smull storage battery and is carried on the hand, picking the cotton and conveying it to sacks in a very light wagon which is pulled by the person who operates the "picker." The light wagon which is pulled along row by the person operating the "picker" is -very light in construc tion and has six empty canvas bags of a capacity of 75 pounds of cotton each. When a bag is filled it is drop ped along the row. ' The wagon is 15 I inches wide and 40 inches high . and is so light as not to hinder operating the cotton picker. It is the claim of the inventor that the machine will absolutely not pick trash with the cotton. Mr. Fourcher, according to his own statement, work ed 18 years in perfecting the machine, which he says is now at the point of such perfection as to be of absolutely practical use to the farmer. It is expected that experiments that will be conducted by the "picker" will lead to sales of the machine through out the entire cotton -belt that will utimatply mean the establishment of a great plant here for their maim facture. It was pointed out that the possibilities of the machine are un limited in consideration of the great saving of labor that it represents. The fact that it does not pick trash and is operated so handily is pointed to by the manufacturers as t^e means of assuring its success. Across Continent by Auto Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Parker*, of Berkeley, California, arrived in Cam den this week for a visit to relatives and friends. The trip was made by automobile and Mr. Parker says that he did not encounter any trouble on the road except a few punctures. Brooks Parker left Camden about twenty-five years ago and since that tinie has been a professional musician, playing with musical ? organisations throughout the country. He finally settled in Berkeley, near San Fran cisco, where he has made his home for many years. He* is still a musi cian an<? also is a contractor and a real estate dealer. He at one time set type on The Chronicle in the old days. Mr. and Mrs. Parker came over the southern route to Camden and .were sixteen days on the road, before returning they will visit in Charleston and the trip will extend from coast to coast. They will re turn by way of New York and from New York will go by the northern route, skirting Canad^ on back to California. Mr. Parker has consented to play at the morning services at the Methodist church Sunday. Winn National Spelling .Prize - Washington, June 18. ? Frank Neu hauser, 11 years old, of Louisville, Ky., proved* himself the best speller of two million American school chikK ren when he won the national spell ing contest tonight. A gold medal and $500 in gold were the rewards to the winner. Second place was won by Edna Stover, 11, of Trenton, N. J., who received $250 in prize money. Helen Fischer, 12, of Akron, O., was third, winning the $160 prize, end Mary Daniel, 13, of Hartford, Conn., won the fourth prize of flOOv A Japanese in London raises gold fish in a small hatchery in hi* back yard. Ht feeds the fish butter and eggs and they command a high price because of their fcewtjr.V ? - - * . * . ; _? ? ^ . V . - - 1 ' . ' - > ; ^v/ CELEBRATION AT WATEREE Annual Olcbr&tlon Will I*aat All Day at Mill Village A a in former years, Wateroo Mills will celebrate the Fourth of July with an all day program beginning at 9 a. k with a band concert. While the original plana for a big celebra tion have been greatly reduced be cause the merchants of Camden are going to keep their stores open on the Fourth a very attractive pro gram it* being arranged that should appeal to all. A large committee is at work on the various features and no stone will be left "unturned to. make the day a success. The fol lowing- program has been definitely arranged with a number of other events pending; 9 to 10 a. m. ? Band e'dncert. 10 a. m. ? Ball game, Camden vs. W-ateree. \ ? V 1 to 1:30 p. m. ? L. P. Anderson Show. 3 p. m.-? Ball game, Camden vs. Wateree. 5:30 to 6:30~^-Swimming contest. 7 to 9. ? Band concert and com munity sing. 9 p. m.1^ Fireworks on lake. During the day several prizes will be awarded. There will be a gate prize of $2.50 in gold to the person holding the lucky ticket, In each ball game there will be a prize of $2.50 in gold to the player who shows the best all around ability. A like prizfc will be given the player who does the best hitting. First ahd second prizes^ will be awarded in each of the swimming events whieh will include diving, . swimming and undefr water swim ming. During the band concert in the eVoning^ a patriotic speedr" will be delivered by a prominent speaker. The program will close with the firoworks on the lake. ?> . ?*>, FREE TUBERCULAR CLINICS * , to Be Held at Rent Room in Camden Wednesday, July 1st A^ free clinic will be held at the Host Room, in the Camden Opera House, on Wednesday, July 1st. White people will be examined from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and colored people from 2 to 4 p. m. Dr. G. S. Clinkscales, specialist from Anderson, S. C., assisted by local physicians will m&ke the exami nations, he will also be assisted by Mrs. Louise Brown, the county nurse and Mrs. Lee Cain, the field clinic worker for the South Carolina Tu berculosis Association, tfhese free clinics -at Camden and Kershaw are made possible by the sale of ' the Christmas seals, Mrs. W. J. M-ayfleld chairman for the county. Proclamation Whereas tjie South Carolina Tuber culosis Association co-operating with the State Heard of Health will con duct a free clinir on July 1, 1925, at the rest room in the town hall, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p.m. I, the mayor of Camden, do hereby issue this proclamation calling upon the citizens to give full co-operation in this work for humanity in order that the sick may be made well and the health of our community pre served. H. G. CARRLSON, JR.,'\ "Mayor of Camden. June 1'Jth, 1925. Fighting the Boll Weevil / A Chronicle representative was in vited to witness a dusting demonstra tion on the magnificent; farm of Mr. W. Ancrum Boykin Monday after noon. Mr. 'Boykin has around five hundred acres of the finest cotton ever seen in this section, but he says it is heavily infested by boll weevils and he is making every effort to save his crop. He. is using calcium arsenate with a Niagara duster which spreads over five rows at a time. The arsenate is put down at night so the dews will settle on it. There are~ several other farmers throughout the county using the Niagara duster this aeaaon. Calcium* arsenate is about the only preparation recommended by the government- and experts and the results of the applications will be watched with interest by those Inter ested in cotton planting. If there La. any relief to be gotten from this method we believe Mr. tBoykin will find it out for he is giving it * most thorough test. The Niagara machine is sold through the Mmckfey Mercan tile company who has the Agency for this county. Ice Cream .FflatfiaL An ice creamfestivAl vrfll be given at the home of Mrs. H. L. Smyrl on the 8rd of July, 1925. beginning at 7:80 p. m. A special invitation is given everybody. / , . ? _? Catholic Church Services ? - ? ? . ? ?. ^ Services at the Cathol {^church on Sunday, Juno 28th will be as fol lows: 'Mass and sermon at 7 a. m., sermon on The Uncertainty of [Tftwthly Things/* All are cordially invited to ,