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ST*: r x Messenger TERMS: $1.6* IN ADVANCE P?B ANNUM .The Hand ? ^ Umgut sh.u RlU#, ? \ CHAS. W. B1RCHM0RE. I'KOr Voi* 41' ? Camden, Kershaw County, 8outh Cat olina, July 7th, 1925. \ ,\ ~ ' V ?, ) \ No. n SOCIAL AND PERSONAL V u w u u U ti Comptroller-General A. J. Beattie, accompanied by his wife and son, Dawson Beattie, were visitors to Camden Thursday afternoon. Upon their return to Columbia they were accompanied by Mrs. Hattie C. Smith iuouicr of Mrs. Beattie, who will make her home in Columbia with her V*UU^ ll A ? Pxof. Norman Huckabee, superin tendent of the Charlotte Thompson school, is attending a house party at Folly Beach. Mrs. Jack Eason and daughter, of Columbia are guests this week of Mrs! F. M. Zemp. Mrs. G. II. Baum has returned from a visit to Florida. Mayor H. G. Carrison, Jr., and fam ily have gone to Myrtle Beach, where they have taken a cottage for the summer. Mr. J. D. McDowall, a former cit izen of Camden and a native of this city who left here some years ago to make his home in Charleston, W. Va. accompanied by hjs daughter, Mrs. Edward Salmond and two grand daughter, Misses Rebecca and Annie Salmond, are guest at the home of Mrs. F. I. Proctor. Mr. McDowall has a host of friends in Camden who are glad to see him again. Mrs. C. W. Birchmore and daughl er, Miss Ethel Birchmore, accompan ied by Mrs. Jeff Boyd, spent Thurs day in Columbia. Mr. Henry Stoddard, of New Have Conn., was a visitor to Camden last week. Mr. Stoddard came here just to see Camden and to look at some property here with a view of making some investments in Camden. He was very complimentary in his re marks about Camden, and it is hoped that he may make an investment here of a home and spend some time ' in this best of all South Carolina towns. ! Dr. E. Z. Truesdale, of Bethune.j was a visitor to Camden yesterday. | Mr. Oscar Stogner, one of the pro gressive farmers of the Timrod sect- 1 ion, was a visitor to Camden Monday. Messrs. Henry B. Kennedy and Al fred E. Kennedy, of Atlanta, Ga., were visitors to Camden last week Their many friends here are always glad to see them. Mr. and MrB. W. R. Hough and their son and daughter, Charlie and Miss Mary Emma Hough, went t.> McBee Saturday to spend the Fourth of July with relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. McCaskill and children visited relatives of Mrs. Mc Caskill in Bamberg laBt week. , Mr. and Mrs. B. CJ. Sanders will lenvc today for quite an extended [ ttip. Th ey will ftop for a couple of I weeks at Haver Hill, Mass., and from there will go to Canada. They ex pect to be away from home about six weeka, and their many friends in Camden wish for them six weeks of real enjoyment, and a safe return home. Miss Lou Nettles nnd Miss Emmie Alexander, representing the Camden Chroi..i:lef will attend the State Press Association which meets in Greenville this evening. Mr. & Mrs. Broftks Parker, of San Frahcisco, Cal., w^$> have been visit ing relatives of Mr. Parker in Cam den, returned laBt week. They will go by way I of New York, taking a leisurely trip through the country sight Beeing in their car. Mr. Parker had not been here in a good many years. He is a musician of consid erable talent, and took part in the ^musical service in the Lyttloton street Methodist church while here. ^ ? We had a pleawint call yesterday $ from our valued Liberty Hill corres I pondent, Mr. O. R. Clements. Mr. C. M. Rodsrorn, of Riahopvillo. wan a plonnimt visitor to our offic. r ono day lpwt weok. I I Mr. Hfinry K. Board, city rlrrk of ^Hartuville, and hin Ron, Mr. John N Beard, of Columbia, wera viidtorn to Camden Sunday. & Mian Carrie Vernon Rcnfrow, of 8i MatthowH, N. C., ia a jruost at th?> home of Mr*. J. S. Rhamo. ?l&iL Extensive Improvements to be Made. Extensive improvements are to be made this summer to Charlotte Thompson school. The hav.dsomo old J residence at the Terraces has been used for the school, but the progress j this school has made .since thf trus ' tees acquired this handsomo piece >>r ? propert; has developed to such mi extent that a<lditional room will have to be provided. There will be two ! more class rooms built and an audi- 1 jtorium, which is very much needed.) I At present the school is without an j auditorium, and wht'n this i^ provid ed it will add greatly to tne conven- ' ience and comfort of the school. > i 1 Dance Greatly Enjoyed. A dance given at St. Mary's Hall and promoted by Messrs. George Coleman and Joe McKain was greatly enjoyed by a number of young peo ple on Thursday night. Among thy out-of-town attendants upon the dance were: Misses Katherin Carroll and Lucy Beck of Sumter, Miss Maud Klynn of Charleston and Lucile Roddey of Lancaster. The Georgia Tech ' Orchestra furnished music for the occasion. Twin Calved. Damon Lawson, a well known col ored man, who lives on Laurence street has a Jersey cow th;.t ga' ? birth" about three weeks ago to twin calves, both males. Lawson says that the calve., are gutting along fine, an t the cow is giving a fine supply of milk. He has ten a his vamily an<! they get all the r.iiik they want an 1 then some for ihe twin calves, 'i ho calves resemble each other, each being a deep brown color. Third Quart*. i!y C. ren -o. The third quarterly conference of the Lytt'.eton street Mo;h<<di.sl church will be held next Sunday morning im mediately after the preaching ser vice, conducted by Presiding Elder McCoy of the Sumter District. Mr. i McCoy will preach Sunday morning. 1 This will be his last year as presiding ; elder of the Sumter District. One j more quarterly conference will be J held by him. He is a very forceful preacher and there will no doubt >be 1 a largo congregation out to hear him. : Watermelons are Coming In. Quite a number of watermelons have already been briught to this mar ket whkh were raised in this coun-j ty. Some were brought here the lat ter part of June. We have seen some very fine ones on the market so far, ' and if they are an index to what th^ melon crops will be this year we are ' going to have some very fine ones. Rev. J A. White Seriously 111. Tbfl Rev. J. A. White is seriously i ill a? his home in College Place, He | was stricken seven weeks ago and up i until ten days past he seemed to be ? improving. He has been in the Moth odisb ministry 35 years. Four years ago he gave up active ministry for. one year but for the last three years has served the West Kershaw dia- ! trict. He was chaplain of the house of representatives for three years and in that position won - many friends.? The State <">th inst. Marriage o fa Popular Couple. Mr. Otis Arrants and Miss Mae Mc Caskill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0 M. McCaskill, were married Friday night in Lee County. The bride is a very attract v;? young lady and t a graduate of the Antioch High school of the class of '2.r>. Mr. Arrants, who is an adopted son of Mr. F. II. Ar rants, is wel| known here and is a splendid young man. The best wishes of a host of frienrls is extended t.h>! I happy young couple. , Mirkle-l ><al. The marriage of MisR Mamie Micklo daughter of Mr. and Mrs .It. T. Mickle of West Wateree, to Mr. Mil ton Deal, on Juno lXth at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. I'. I). Stokes, was * of much interest to their many friends Rev. J. T. Peeler, pastor of the Meth odist church. The bride is an attract, ire young lady and very popular witli ,a host of friends, while the groom is | a young man of much promise. For J some time he has been connected I with the highway department of th? jocunty in which position he has giv |e? efficient service. The best wisho ? attond thorn. During a rain and wind storm '>f ordinary magnitude Wednesday t.hore was a oonsidornhlo hail ntrVin in cer tain gectlor of t to "'Mjnt,\ On *h? farm of Mr. (}. T. I ? '.tin noir C'a-,i.l >n considerable damagr was don ? ,oi m<9 Cf.tton crop. A few milo^ south of Cm n den there was n,?' > noiv h:iM but it vat not as honvy there ns k \ ?? .> ?% in the neighborhood of Mr. Little'* fnrm MONDAY CELEBRATED FOR THE FOURTH Attractive Programme Staged at Wateree Mil!. The Vourth of July in Camden was not generally observed, but there was some evidences of it being recoginzed by the display of flags and the clos ing of the postofficce. It had been decided to observe the Cth instead of the Fourth. A good many towns were more orthodox and observed the Fourth, but as stated above Camden was among the towns that decided upon Monday, the Gth. Practically all business was suspended Monday and the day given up to pleasure, the chief center of attraction being stag- 1 ed at the Wateree Mill. A match 'frame of base ball was played in the J morning between the Camden and the Wateree mill team. It was an ex : citing and closely contested game, it being necessary to play thirteen inn ings to decide, the mill team being 4he victors by a score of 6 to 5. N. A. Dodgin, who has won quite a re putation for his export playing, won the prize for best batting and Royell ; Roseberry for bent all-round playing. The gate prizes went to James Andcr son in the morning and D. A. Boykin in the afternoon. The game in the afternoon was won by the Camden team by a score of 4 to 3. Mr. L. P. Anderson's show afforded amusement at the midday hour. The Wateree Mill band, a splendid organization with twenty pieces, fur nished delightful and inspiring mus ic throughout the day. At the conclusion of the afternoon 'tame of base ball the Kershaw Guards gave a demontration drill which was witnessed by a large and interested audience. A swimming contest was staged at Red Bank beginning at six o'clock in which there were many contestants j the banks of the pond being lined j with interested spectators. Miss Bet, tie Haile gave a number of demon strations, illustrating various strokes and with each one was liberally ap plauded. Mr. Hollis Cobb announced that the programme for the day would be con cluded after 'the supper hour ? with band concert on the base ball ground, ?followed by an address and fire works on the lake. A large number assembled for the community sing3 ;>nd band concert which was thorough ly enjoyed by every one. Mr. L. T Mills was introduced and made an interesting ai^d instructive address. At the conclusion of Mr. Mills' address Mr. A. Stanley Llewllyn, superintend ent of the mill, came^upon the plat form and in a few appropriate words thanked Mr. Mills for his splendid address, the people of Camden for their hearty cooperation in the a musements of the day, and expressed the hope that all of them be present on the next Fourth ofi July celebra tion. The display of fire works on th^ pond was the last feature of the day. [I* was witnessed by a large and en thusiastic audience, something rather novel here as our people are accustom ed to fire works at Christmas time, j But fire works on the 4th of July i.i jthe custom in the north and we ' predict that it is going to become the j custom here. I It was a day of pleasure through Unit and nothing occurred to mar the i pleasure of any one. j Mr. J. C. Humphries, of Sumter, ff.r many years a resident of the Iiculah section of this county, is a vis , itor at the home of his nephew, I)r. ! A. W. Humphries. i 22nd Annual Convention of Letter Carriers. The 22nd annual convention of the South Carolina Rurnl Letter Carriers Associnti6n will meet in Beaufort to day and will be in session three days. Kxtensive preparations have been |niado t > give the carriers a fine time. II. is hoped that there will be a large attendance of these workers, nnd that they will get real good out of their i meeting together. They have one 'central aim, and that is to render I the best service possible, and they deserve every consideration possible. '1 he town of Beaufort joins with the local carriers in extending an invi tation to the delegates in the follow ing enticing language: ' Beautiful Beaufort, bright gem in the diadem of Soulh Carolina's sen islands, welcome you. | "While hero Beaufort hopen the I invigorating rest of its atmosphere will refresh you, its histroic environ ment intrigue you and its flower-be IdjCked ratting entrail you. "To you, evangola of communica |tior?, Beaufort opens it* heart." BETH UN E NEWS Bethune, July C. ? Mr. Fletcher Pos ton, a resident of this town, while cutting timber in Lynches Creek swamp a few miles above here last Thursday, a limb from a falling tree fell on him, crushing his arm from i the shoulder to elbow, and otherwise ! bruising him. Mr. Poston has ft wife j and three children and is a hardwork- \ ing man. We were in error in regard to the Rush Lumber Co. putting a planing mill here. They will handle lumber, | cement, and building material of all kindB, including brick, lime, etc. This establishment will prove of great ben efit tq the people of this community and we heartily welcome them to Be thune. Ray Copeland, the smnll son of Mr. Wiliie Copelf.nd, of Bishopville, spent last week with Eddie Noland here. Little Miss Ruby Gold Pate, of Jefferson, is spending some time with relatives here. Jim Copeland returned a few days ago from a stay in New York and New Jersey. ? jj, n Mrs. j. Clyburn and children at tended the birthday dinner of Mr. Z. M. Backwell, Mrs. Clyburn's father, on Saturday, July 4. The juvenilis baseball team from Camden came out last Friday after noon and played the Bethune kids, the J game resulting in a victory for Be- j thune by a score of 12 to G. The Fourth of July passed off very ! quietly indeed here. There was no \ indication that it was the "Glorious Fourth" except that the banks and . postofiice were closed. We saw no ^ indication of drinking, no fussing or disorderly conduct, etc., although we learn that there were one or two near j fights at or :u\\r the Big N'v > - Th ? colored people had a couple of baBe ball games near town and a smu.. suv barbecue. The condition of Mrs. K. T. Estridge ' who li? suffering w:th gall stones and1 hijvh blood pressure, and of Mr. Noel l L. Cassady, who has can.-er of the brain, continues very grave. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lafitte spent the Fourth at Mrs. Lafitte's old home at Cope, S. C. Mr. Willie McSween, of Darlington, who recently underwent a serious o- J peration lit the Florence Infirmiary. j is spending sometime with relative? in Bethune. I On one occasion a man was wob bling down one of the principal ! streets of Charlotte. He was glorious ly drunk and wanted folks to know it "Everybody git out of my way," he howled. "I am a whale, I am, and if there's anything biggern that, I'm hit." Well, if there is anything low er, viler, filthier or more degraded than a scandnl-monger, or common talo bearer or news toter, a he one ; ' a*. tuen we haven't met. him and don't care to. A tale bearer is the! most cowardly being on earth. Mrs. C. O. Terry and children, of Bay City, Gu., arrived this morning to spend some time with Mrs. Terry's! parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mc Caskill. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson and ha-] by, ot Trenton, Tenn., are expected to j arrive here on Wednesday to spend a ' while with Mrs. Johnson's parents, j Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Yarbrough. Miss Lorivera Blackwell, of the Clyde section, is visiting relatives in ' Bethune. Mrs. E E. Tiller nnd daughter, i Miss Louise will leave tomorrow for a few days' visit to relatives at Mayes vi lie. | A delightful dance was given Fri day evening at the Camden Country Club to the younger set. A Progressive Hen. We were told a few days ago by a friend from West Wateree that a gen tleman who resides in the Blaney sec tion has an execeptiinally progressive ihen. She is the mother of some ba ? by chicks, turkeys, ducks and guineas She hns a few of each, and all to gether it mnkes a right good "carry" I for one hen. Our friend was unable I to tell us whether or not. the hen hatched the whole lot or adopted some [of them, but she nevertheless hnd j them all and was "carrying" them i with a good deal of pride. Stolen Car Located. I T.he Dodge car stolen from Mnyor ;H. G. Garrison's garage In his yard some weeks ago has been located in Richmond, Va., according to informa jtion fecelved by Mr. Garrison. The thief or thieves, howover, were not detected. Mr. Garrison, is advised that his car is In very good condition and he will go to Richmond and bring it back with him. It in hoped that the paritoa who stole it may yet be detected and pinishod as they deserve I >-> u .H . i ?. L' RT. | A Number of Cases Disposed of Yes terday ' The summer term of court for Ker 'shaw county convened Monday morn I ins, the Oth inst., with Judge W. II. Townsend presiding. The machin ery of the court got into operation very quickly and with the amount of business disposed of for the first day it is not likely that there will be two weeks of court although juror* have been drawn for the second week. Cases disposed of Monday were as follows: T. M. Tigpen, violation of the pro hibtion law. A plea of guilty was entered and the defendant given a sen tence of four months, two months of j which to be suspended upon good be havior. W. L. Hunnicutt, W. L. Stokes and JS. P. Watkins, officers who engaged i in the arrest of Murphy McKnight a few weeks ago and who with his brother, Ben McKnight, resisted ar rest and opened fire upon the con stables, with the result that Ben Mc ) Knight was killed and Murphy wound led, were tried yesterday and the :couit directed a verdict of not ^uilt>. | Murdock Graham plead guilty t-> i house breaking and larceny, and re iceived a sentence of six months on |<he chain gang. I Eugene Heed plead guilty to lar ceny and receiving stolen goods, and was given a sentence of three months Lester Sims plead guilty to big rir.y and was sentenced to one year and a fine of $500. Don Dees plead guilty to larceny and receiving stolen goods. The de fendant in this case is a small negro boy about ten or twelve years old, end was committed to the custody and care of (J. G. Alexander. N. (J. Player, charged with non support of his wife and children, had I is case transferred to the contingent ( ockei pending settlement and upon promise to support his wife and children. The case of John T. Melton, charg ed with murder, will likely come up Wednesday for disposition. John Williams, plead guilty of vi olation of the prohibtion law, was sentenced to serve six months, three months of which will be suspended uf tfn good behavior. Clarence Galloway plead guilty of violation of the prohibition law, and was sentenced to serve nine months. After serving three months balance ol' sentence suspended upon good be havior. The case against Lun Morse, charg ed with violation of the prohibition law, was continued until the next term of court upon the promise to plead guilty at that time. The case against Macy Cassady, vi olation of the prohibition law, ?? is ' scheduled to come up Wednesday morning. A case of importance involving some legal points is that of J. R. Mor ton, of Lancaster county, charged with the murder of Will Shaw, u 1 young white man. The shooting oc-j curred in Lancaster county last Nov- j '?mbor. Shaw was taken to a hospi j tal in Rock Hill for treatment. He wast later brought back to his home m this county where he died from th'? i wounds inflicted by Horton. Tha , question raised is, shall he be tried inj [in Kershaw county where the death l of the victim occurred, or shall he be, ] I tried in Lancaster county, where the shooting took place? The defendant contends that he should be tried in the; county in which the shooting occur red, while on the other hand it is con j tended by the state that he should We I tried in the county in which the man died. Before the case goes to trial this question will be argued by a strong array of attorneys on both , sides. ISAVE EARLY HATCHED PULLETS Clemson College. July 7.? There is | just now n big temptation to sell all i 1 he early hatched chicks on the farm; i'?Ut if we want winter eggs we must j keep our early hatched stuff for i that purpose. Pullets, in order to lay well in th" I winter, must have well mat ured i bodies. As a rule late hatched pul j let r do not mature well and, there fore, do not lay in the fall and winter 'while early hatched pullets get body 'growth and have the power to produce pggs. / *'er a <?' i I '.ij . ly !i ? omi developed, good care and mangement .are also necessary^ for a welldevelop ed body cannot under any circum | stances give eggs unless it has Do | proper food material, and proper food .materials cannot be utili7^>d unless the poultry is properly handled and cared for.- ? D. H. Hall, Extension Poultry ' Husbandman. ? I LIBERTY Hll.L Mr. Editor? On Saturday evenin.: lust u heavy cloud accompanied by .1 strong wind carrying a regular cioud of dust, passed over this scclM'ii. T)k' conditions looked quite favoiahle for a good fall of rain, but it proviul i<> i>e very light, not enough to penetrate the dry ground sufficiently to be ?>:' much benefit to crops. On Friday evening last a moon light picnic was given on the pni ; here under the auspices of the ladies ( .iliaiy Society of the Presbyterian , rch. "Everybody" was m\ .ted i > j . ? nd and with fine weather con Jc * ns a very enjoyable evening was s ji t. Good eatables were present ii ??, undance, including almost every th usually found at a picnic. K very - uu ? appetite was satisfied, an I v. h we say that your correspondent, Mr ^ ardlaw and Magistrate Thomp son re present, you may know that ample justice was awarded the cul inary skill of our good ladies. The children played, the young folks sang a few selections and the older folks talked until breaking up time set a ;ated the crowd who went their way feeling that a very pleasant time ha I been afforded all Mr. Drennan preached ;i vim y inter esting sermon at the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning past. Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Jones were vic tors to Camden one day last w ek . Mr. and Mrs. K. L. t'ienu-iits aii'l three little girls, of Lynchburg .cat* ? up Friday evening and spent until Sun day with relatives here. Hon. N. S. Richards, who has been near Kurt Mill for sometime, spent Sunday at home. Con. 'table \V. I,. Stokes war look ing around in this section last week. Reports from Miss Louise Johnson who is 'in a hospital in Chester, are that she is doing nicely. Important Meeting. An important meeting of the school trustees will be held at the c >u t house on Wednesday, July lotn.^ut 10 o'clock, for the purpose of consid ering the advisability of adjusting the local levies and putting on of a t\.\> mill county levy to take the plac ? of such local levies as may be tak. n tiff. This is a very important mat ter and every trustee should be in attendance. See the notice publish ed elsewhere in this issue of The Messenger. Carolina Men Regin George H. Wittkowsky of Camden, N. A. Theodore of Charleston arid : W. ("Fat"') Adams of Columbia, grad uates of the law school of the Uni versity of South Carolina, class of 102"), have opened joint law offices at i2l"> Washington street. Mr. Wittkowsky will practice by himself. Mr. Theodore and Mr Attains will begin their professional career together. All of the young men were popular at Carolina and were prominent in. tire life of the Un iversity. ?The State, 7th inst. Mr. (tPttys in Office. Mr. J. Team Gcttys has assumed lu< duties as county superintendent ' > I* education, and from the slat! is giv ing close anil careful attention to every detail of Ids office. We feel sure that he is going to render I in very best service possible in thi^- :m portant position. We were very ?him-ii pleased to note Ilia! Rev. J. M. I' i> is of Rethune has eonstMited to lie come a niember of the county l><> ; ! I of edunction. Mr. l-'orbis wa? a nr o her of this board during our minimis tration as county superintendent of education, and he was always very !..ful m all matters pertaining to the schools of the county. Su| ' I ? G. Richards, Jr., is the other mem | her of t he board with Mr GeH \ s jchairnian. If is a fine board e. I i each one can be depended upon ' d > ibis full duty in a courteous and ef i ficinet manner. I County S. S. Convention, i ? The annual county Sunday school [convention will )*? held at Filnt Kill l Raptist church some lime in August, I the exact date not having vet been dc l _ I titled upon. Mr. I). M. Kirkley is | president of the convention, and an nouncernent will be made a little Intel of programme and date. The people of Flint Hill will (five the convention (a cordial welcomi*. It. has met there before, nnd a fine convention held. The Fkulele singers will be at t h" R. Y. P. U. meeting in the Raptist. church Thursday evening at? eight o'cock. They furnish delightful mu sic. Come out and hear thorn, i