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'^V t- f t #V TBKMS: ? $1.5o IN ADVANCE PER ANNUM '- +t Vol. 41. ESSENGER "The Hand of the Diligent Shall Rule" Caihden, CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, PROP. South Carolina, July 14th, 1925. NO. 42 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL & the Kershaw County Medica- As sociation spent a delightful evening on Jj/S&rsficld golf links Wednesday even ing. ThiB was a change of their pro gramme. Heretofore they have been Meeting together either at the home of a member or at one of the hotels uwhen a su.per wiix served, but \,'c 1. 'nesday evening they had a fish fry, and on this occasion had their wives ?with them to enjoy the evening. l)r. w B.. Turner invited the association to hold their next monthly meeting at ICershnw as his guests, and the invi 'tation was promptly accepted. M". a".d Mrs. Wm. L. Goodale lef'. Thursday in their car for a trip to iHendersonville, N. C. Mr. A. Karesh, a prominent mer chant of Camden who has been con fined to his home for the past ten jdays, is now much be^er and hope3 soon to be able to r> turn ic his store Miss Dorothy Smith and Miss Wil bur McCallum have gone to New York where they will spend several weeks before returning home. Mr. W. B. Aired and family have gone to Moorhead City, N. C., for a visit. Mr. Aired is the efficient sup erintendent of the Camden Water and jLight plant. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whitaker and lii tie daughter went to Folly Beach for a brief vacation last week. Mr. Cantey Villepigue, who is en gaged in business in Norfolk, V.a, is at home for a brief visit. Dr. John W. Corbett, after spending a couple of weeks in the north has returned home. Mrs. J. E. Ross is on a visit to re-' latives in Orangeburg. j V Mr. John T. Nettles, a well known! business man of Camden, was taken ' to n hoBpital in Columbia Tuesday 1 tvhere he was. operated upon for j" 'indie! tis. Mr. John I Bowers, one of the sub stantial farmers of near Kershaw, V.as a visitor to Camden Wednesday. ^ We had a visit Saturday from Mr.; Claude S. Chewning who was engaged last year in teaching school at Pax- j ville. Prior to that Mr. Chewningj was principal of the Antioch school.1 lie expects to return to Kershaw f^unty next fall to take charge of the j Midway school. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Barfield, of the | !t C'S section, were visitor to Camden I Saturday. \ The many friends in Camden of M rs. E. C. von Tresekow were delight j od to meet her here a few days ago! yor some time Mrs. von Tresekow was in Chile with her husband who | holds ? oonruJate there. They re- j turned to America some tim" rg o and Iiave been spending some .. ,ie with relatives in Atlanta, Cla. Services at Beaver Dan. There will he preaching servi ro,- at Peaver Dnm Haptist church Sunday ! afternoon by Ilev. J. H. Shiver, past >r' at The oublic is cordially in- I vited to attend. Married in Atlanta Mr. George W. Nicholson, son of j Mr. and Mrs. C. Nicholson, of Cam den, was married iti Atlanta, On., Saturday, 11th inst., to Miss Sarah Dempsey of that city. Mr. Nichol- ? son was engaged in teaching school {' at. Georgia Tech last year and met L Miss Dempsey while there who has now become his bride. The groom r ' 1s one of Camden's chociest young men and a host of friends here heart lly congratulate him and wish f'?r him and his charming bride a long and happy life. They are expected t<fc arrive in Camden today and will spend .a few days in Camden with the Groom's parents and then will re t turn to Atlanta where Mr. Nicholson ||p^iU be engaged in teaching a sum I flier vacho'ol. Guards heave for Encampment. The Kershaw Guards left Sunday for Camp Jackson where thny will be camp for fifteen days. About fifty ' privates and three officers were in the ?company when they left. We hop.> |that they will have a pleasant time, : tflid that aU ??jn return home In due time feeling fine. BKfc, ... ? 1 WANT WJDKU AND BETTER KOADS 1 Meeting Held at Charlotte ThomPsoii J School House Friday. I A meeting attended by citizens of ' Cam do i with the citizens ol' the Boy kin set lion px the county was held at 'charlotte inompson school house Fri day nurn.ng, looking to the improve - ment oi sonic of the public .roads in that section. Capt. B. H. Boykin was requeued to preside and Mr. Will.s Cantey was elected secretary of the meeting. Capt. Boykin explained th-.? object of the meeting and was follow ed by I)r. J. i ? Hay, one of the school trustee s, who stated that some of the public loads leading to the Acliool hou.-e were tAo narrow and the con dition "l the roads at certain seasons of ti.e year too bad to drive the school I'liriw over, and it was desired ? > ,.':ik, t>.c roads wider, giving sufi'i iient r -t-m for vi nicies to pass each otht r. Mr. W. Boykin commented on the coiidit i oi i' e roads in his iiu luedial- neighborhood, and in order te improve t lie i a it is known that Mr. Boyk.r. at his own expense took tennis and hands and made some rej aii ; ti the road. Mr. Willis C.tnn-y stateu .n some detail the conditions and the real needs of that section of our ocu.it and referred to the "heel that hni. been bi. i ? i -' ' i-emh. rts Waning *.>?? wards llagood, which would have tin* effect if taking I v. ?.n> ss front a i -v. miles o: Cam len to Sumter. He ex plained mat n s sec won of the >:<?>??> ty was i' t "? kit -(,r spfe-iitl ins : v but sinviy for what rightfully b"i 1 . ed to them. They wanted a road vvid enough at least and put in such a con dition as to be absolutely depiicnab.e all the year round. Mr. J). M. Kirkley, director i'rom Buffalo township, was present and commented upon the condition of the j roads ; 1 1 I. is section and the needs there as well as in the Boykin section., He stated that !?1-1,SU0 had been ex pended lei ts king cart of tue i <?(.- , in DeK.ub township last year, and in his township they had a large school building p.nd there was difficulty in driving over the roads leading" t' it. Senator L. O. Fundcrba. k was pre- 1 sent by inviintion and took deep inter- ! ctt in the discussions am'. v.*as asked some cjt. s'. n n ahe.ut 'uio reads and the ^ manner >1' maintenance, which he an-j wered ? very satisfactorily. He j was requested by the v" -al. up with t he state highway department, or Mr. A. B. Langley who is in some degree iv>p msible for the conditions of Sl.ite Highway No. 2<i, which was describe*,, as being in such a conditio.' at one point as to be a disgrace to the county, a: d to give them an engineer who was efficient to Iouk after th. piece of v >ad. Other.'- - ho had so me c. minents to make wci\ i .-. H. ltuymnn, preside!.'. i : .e Ch;mixr o/ t mtrce, 1;. .?!. r.t n.iedy", J*-. D. Vv>. ?? I and C. I'. I ni Hose. A men. on made oy Mr. Dull- " Was adorlrd thai the cit- j izens of -!? ' boy'; in soctu n appoint ( a committee to meet with the county board of one; tors to explain to them | just vvha :?? nd of !%?:. I C.iey de sired, I and that a , .sr.-nittee iru.i the chain- | 1 or of ( amerce also we appointed, to eoopei J uii'n tlu-m. . he citizen of Boyl.ii -'-ire aisnred that the bus iness i,,! .f Camden would cooper , ? "u ;.i it!, t Vi.i in getting th ? i o,.<is d - r'-d. .; i b'.-fo. - i lie meeSi:HT 'journe I Mr. L. '1'. M.h ? made very ciear and t-om; rehen -i vc stat. un.il ol the conn ty finances u.d w'n.t amount had boen exj Mr"' i i? y"U'- Sc.??,2.l(?>^. r. M ! ' slated 'In. t If county had retired the can .o b nd . and would be able to retne the l>i iug< bonds with th ? ai.n.unt already se aside for l Ids purpw- ? and what won! be collected in tolls w.th.n the tin.i specified for the turinr over of th bridge t> the hi': n way department, nnd aiso fur rot. .nig the radio; ?. j bonds when they ma. tired, and tha , tho count y was in good finan. a. i shape. A I. the out'-c1 Mr. Mills stat that Mr. H. C. Ca1 ri^on. ehainnan o the county board of <1. rectors, %mi unable l< he present at tue meeting as he was <?ut of town for t<-n <? i> | requested ';im ?.> make this expl.ma ition for him*; that he wi -. very .: ' i interested in the conditions f,f t ! roads in tV. 's section as well as else where. Mr. '.'lill1* gave : - ;ee l<>e' nnd figuivs that the shou ' know, and an sta'ed r. o hi- d. ? this in a v e i y cUer ;f in " -he. pi' > way. ?/. t!.<> r ' t ' . 'b ? motion was u .ide by r '? V , . . tey, thanking the bi . > ' '? " Camden for t he -v it.'. Ing th'- meeting was : s d ?>d. The following gentlemen ?" ?? ?? ? Camden were present: M. II. Hey Horton Case (Joes to Lancaster. Argument was heard before Judge W. H. Townsend, presiding at the summer term of the court of gener al sessions for ivershaw county, Fri duy morning as to whether J. R. Hor ton, charged with the murder of W.l lie J. Shaw, should be tried in this county or Lancaster county. Judg > 'i ownsend decided that the case should be tried in Lancaster county. Shaw," who had a wife and two small children, was residing upon a . farm of Morton's in Lancaster county last November when the difficulty occur lcd. Shaw, who wrts 23 years of age being shot by Horton. lie was taken to a hospital in Kock Hill where he re mained for several months when he' was brought back home and died at! the residence of a relative only re- j Lt-ntly in Kershaw county. The jrrand jruy were allowed to re- 1 turs home Wednesday and to report! Friday morning in court, which they ' .lid. They were discharged after the decision had been made that the case be tried in Lancaster county. Attractive N^w Homes We took a ride witn our friend, Mr. N. C. Anu'tt, a few days ago u ? Broad street, where he i.s having a handsome brick residence erected. The <ors are all of hardw\M;d, Jie door?: made of birch, the porch cement with tile covering, and the general appoint nsents of the interior are well de signed. Mr. It. W.Mitchum, mir local j r.vchitect, drew the plans. We also vis i Led Highland avenue with Mr. Ar net where some eight or ten modern bungalows have been erected with others in course of construction. Thi.- 1 I i.? a new street just recently opened 1 vp leaui >g from Hampton street t;> I S.auryncc, and in very easy reach of i the business section of our city. We 1 ad not been on that street before and so attractive did everything look '? J "'e\could rot but get a new vis ion of what our town will really be . n the neaV future. A number of new i ?e'ddences liave been built within the last year orVo and a number are now under construction. Interesting Services. j liev. Arthur II. Arnold and his sing crs were at the B. Y. P. U. meeting J at the Baptist church Thursday even- ! ing and a large number was present! ?,o hear them. Only words of com- j mendation have been heard of their I ;art in the evening programme. It is hoped that they will come again. | Meeting at Mispah There will be an all-day meeting at j Mispah church just beyond the coun- j ly line in Lee county next Sunday. In the morning thcr ? will he .v.-oa h- 1 ing service and a di:..>er will hj j served, after w'nich in the :? ft no >; f there will be several short talks. A j I rot i i . -ted meeting will begin at th.> - evening service. Rev. Arthur H. \rnold is the pastor of this church.. The public is invited to attend the ser i vices -)n Sunday and the revival ser- j vices that will follow. A Card of Appreciation ' 1 take this method of sincere! v | I thanking Dr. and Mrs. S. M. McCas- . kill and Miss Florence McNeill, who I were so exceedingly kir I to ns dur- 1 ing the recent sickness in our home, j | They answered many calls, and a! iways did it so cheerfully and so I promptly. Miss McNeill is the com Imimiy nurse at the Wnteree mill, and i* tireless in her efforts to be of ?"i ? Ice (o those who need her help. 'I wi: h also t<> thank the mill owners ? for furnishing us with power free to j *i< ??::((? an electric fan. There was jh?rn in our home a fine baby girl, jtiie eleventh child that has blessed jour enion, and in appreciation of the | doctor and his wife, who is also a I trained nurse, and Miss McNeill, we [have named the child for all three of them, Sarah Mac 1/oe. K. LEE. Death of Mr. Ifnl?; i Mr. A. Hal!, a well known eit.i zen of the Car-salt, section oi 'iiir coun j t y lied at an early hour Wednesday Invtrning. Mr. Hall had been a life Inojr resident ?f 'bis county and had a large family connection. He ha-' | been engaged in farming all of hi* life and was regarded as a quiet, good citizen. He is survived by his wife land six children, all grown, for whom, sincere sympathy is felt in their be reavement. man, L J. Whit.aker, Senator I,. O. I end' rburk. C. I'. Dullose, A. 0. Moselev, Ij. T. Mills, K. M. Kennedy. Jr., I). M. Kirkley from Buffalo town ship, .. id C. W. Blrchmore. LIBERTY HILL Mr. Editor ? Wa* had a good show er of rain here on Saturday and an other on Sunday, but not near e riough to thoroughly wet the dried and parched earth. To the cast of this place the lall of rain was heav ier each day. During the electric storm on Sat urday a tenant house on the farm of Mess. Mackey, Jones & Co. west of the "Hill was struck and set on -fire by lightning. Web Brown (colored) 1 who occupied the house was away from home at the time and his wife thought she put the fire out and then | left, going to her son's near by. Soon ' the house was discovered to be in. flames and with its entire contents and the barn and outbuildings was j destroyed. On Sunday evening last the tele- j phone line *'1 Mess. Mat-key, Jones & ( Co., wus struck by lightning near j Ceil<?r Rock Church and several poles] were reduced to small pieces. No! oilier damage was done. J 'I he showers on Saturday and Sun day wet the ground enough for sev eral of our gardners to be preparing ; and planting their gardens again. Owing to tne long continued dry weather mobt kinds of fresh vege tables are very scare in this section. We are sorry to hear that Mrs. li. C. Jones g..i one of her aiv.u, right badly hull ia.it week by a windou i s:.sh falling on it. Rev. l)r. Alexander Martin, of | nock Hill, was a visitor of Maj. Rich- j a:\ls for a short while one day .asl ! week. He came down to bring ."lis* ] MiliiJed Richards, who had lu-eii on a visjv to friends in Rock .Hlil. Mir,: Ci;.:a .Johnston, who hay. been' ,v:th he i s.^t.r, I.ou .->o, who re (.eiUij tsiid^i'v. v!it a seriou , ". ..ration a < ! i. hospital, is ul h<?.ne : g: .a, li.-r sister being much improv ed. Miss Howell, popular young lady (>.' hi hopville was a visitor in the ! homo of .Mi*. and Mrs. It. C. Joik's on j u..y wt't'K. iii i: . Jen. hi; Roberts, of Can.den, i - ' spent! ng a few days wiih her cousin,: Miss U.na Clements. Mi;: Leila Lucas, who was the PSi>yJ r voa.'J-.er of the school here th;? ! l?.;'t two sessions, is "visiting In the! h;>.;.e of ;.Ir.j an<l Mrs. Richards. Mc;-3. L. P. Thompson, F. 15. Floyd, i H. y. Higg ns, .J. II. Clements and Al- i vin Stover were visitors to Camden : during the past week. Mis. J. A. MeCaskill, of Kershaw, was <-n the Hill last week visiting, her daughter Mrs. VV. C. Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Deal, of Cam-' den, were here last week for a short j visil to the family of Mr. R. C. Jones'! Mr. E. L. Jones has bought a Ford' Coupe. . II n. W. P. Robinson and Mr. Los- i ter Robinson of Lancaster, and Mr. ! L. .1. iiailoy, cashier of the Peoples J Ban it of Kershaw, were visitors to I tnis section one day last wek. Longer Rail Standard Adoptded by Southern Atlanta, Ca., July 13. ? AniV/unce- ' r.'.ent is made by the Southern Rail- : way Syrtem that 39-foot rail has j been adopted as the standard for fu ture use, replacing Ihee 33-foot length |wh;ch has been the standard ' for j n i n n y years/I Advantages of the longer rail are ir-aid to include smoother and safer, j track as well as economics in lay ing rail and in maintenance. As is I veil known, the weak spot in all rail-, l way track is the joint. I?y substitu ting 39-foot for 33-foot rail, the mini- 1 be;- of Joints in a mile >>f track is re idu ed from 320 to 271, a net saving of 49 joints per mile. j The rails recently ordered by the SSouehcrn for delivery during the last Jhajf of 1925 w II be cut in the, longer I dimension. Recent advances in mill practice and improved devices for 'laying rail have made the adoption of tin longer standard possible. Meeting in Columbia, i Several members of th? board '>f i i onty directors with Mr. L. T. Mills clerk of the board, the delega tion nnd some interested citizens w i!. to Columbia this morning to meet with the state high way commission. T ie qucston ofrpaving the Columbia road from the county lin? to the riv er bridge w II likely l>- discussed as wel| a? the freeing of the bridge fro* i toll. An act was passed at the last sess'on of the legislature t:> free the bring* : s roon as t !??'? highway com mission paved the road to tho bridge, but it seems that t.hey want tli" hffdge freed and let them arrang* their own t:me about the paving. This they will hardly be able to g"t the consent of our representatives to do. Tho act passed we considered ex ceedingly libernl. i?LT iiL'NE NEWS. | Bethune, July 13. ? Yesterday af ternoon, while Miss Gertrude Stuck ey and Air. H. F. Lee were driving a ! Ford ear on the highway between ] here and Mcliee, a large car, driven ?by a son of Clerk of Court J. H. Cly-j i burn, of Camden, rammed into the rear end of Mr. Lee's car turning it. over two or three times, throwing the occupants out and demolish'*"? the car. Miss Stuckey's leg \ ? broken and she was bruised about face and head. She was rushec "I" | the Columbia hospital, accompa! V? J by Dr. Truesdell and her leg was | and dressed. Mr. Lee was sevei s* bruised about the head and face, hi:; wounds are not supposed to ? serious. ? k N1 A slow but rather close game ?? baseball was played here last Thu ^ day afternoon between the Oats ami Bethun* teams. At the end of th-j ! ninth inning, the score stood 4 to-l, , but owing to some misunderstanding j or differences between some of the j players the visitors refused to con - i tinue the game. I Miss Moselle Sacher, a charming young lady of Ward, S. C., is visiting her cousin, Miss Katherine Ward, here. Miss Josie Blackburn, of Darling to.i, is ^pending a while here with her sister, i>irs. L. O. Johnson. Mr. .1. J. Hurt. m spent several days last week with relatives near Ker shaw. Mr. ai d Mrs. C. C. Padgett spent yesterday at Cheraw. They were ac companied home by Mrs. C. A. Kirk Ivy. .\s alivauy announced Mr. Horace G. v?ardner will open a 5 and 1U cents : -Lore here the latter part of thi< month or August 1st. He will oc upy the town hall building and is al le.uly putting in goods. A revival meeting will begin in the Bethune Baptist church next Sunday I and will continue several days. Rev. j Cu'.p w:lj d.) the preaching. Mrs. W. 1,. Clyburn and her son, | Mr. '1 hornwell Clyburn, of the "fur- j key Creek section, returned last week : from a trip to relatives in South Geor gia. Thi*y state that crops are "just" ( fine" down there. "T)l\ and Mrs. W. W. Gardner, ot' j H?:rtsville, are spending a few weeks with Dr. Gardner's brother, Mr. E. K j Gardner and family below here. I Miss Georgia Outlaw, of the Os- 1 v go section, in Lee county, is visit ing relatives in Bethune. Work has begun on the new resi (l- i.ce of Mr. L. C. Watford in the upper part of town and will be an at- j tractive home when completed. The old frame store building form | erly occupied by Mr. Hugh Oliver, was moved up Main street last week op poste Mr. I). T. Yarbrough's home. He will have a neat residence made out of tiiis building and it will add much to the attractions of that part of town. Mess. Jack Baker, (J. H. Fowler, Lewis Fields, John Bethune, Alvin Clyburn, W. M Best and Lamar Jer man, and Luke Johnson Rpent Sun ci?-.y at Tybee Island. l he ladies of the Bethune Methodist! il urch will give a musical entertain ment on Wednesday night of this week, the loth, at the high school auditorium for the benefit of the church. Youthful Burglars. A few nights ago some small col ored boys robbed tin? truck of the > tiero-Coln Bottling Plant of about * i hundred bottles of ('hero-Cola. Thv.' i nek was driven to the rear of the ?ant and left in the garage, the door Hi' which did not fit very close anil 'ley managed to get in and help themselves to the drinks. Last night two of the boys were detected by th<? police attempting to rob the New York Cafe. They were arrested and .? vned up to the robbery of the < 'hero-Cola truck and implicated oth er boys. All six of the boys were ar 1 1 sted and were in the guard house this morning. Sunday night burglars ? it en d the Bank of Camden, entering from the rear door. They were look .! g for valuables evidently, but did f t find very much as the money of I he bank was all locked up in the \;u'lt. They found, however, a ladies ! urse whi. il had been left on the desx < f 'the canhier, which contained about 12 in cash. They also swiped a cou ple of pistols. The hoys arrested de ny any connection with this burglarly, however. A health sermon in five wordp: Drink milk, eat leaf vegetables. Which being interpreted means have ? 'u! cows and good gardens. $1.50 for your home paper one year. Courl Adjourns. ' Court of general sessions \vhi?U 'convened Monday morning, had tin ished the business for this session Wednesday, but was not adjourned until Friday after hearing argu ments with reference to the Horton case. I Several additional cases were dis posed of after we went to press last week. Frank Harrison plead guilty of vi oaltion of the prohibition law, and was given a sentence of six months, four of which was suspended upon good behavior. John Thompson plead guilty of vi olation of the prohibition law, and was given a sentence of four months with three suspended. ' i Reuben Coleman, negro, uml llonry ! A'atts, white, were eonvited of viola tion of the prohibition law. The ne I irro entered plea of guilty and was I given a sentence of six months with I five suspended. Watts was sentence;! to one year with six months suspend ed. W. M. Outlaw was convictwd ol' vi olation of the prohibition law and was g-ven a fine of or three months with two suspended. Richard Davis plead guilty to car breaking and larceny and was sen tenced to one yoar. Lewis Thomas was convicted of breach of trust for which ho was given a sentence of not less than one year nor more than three years. A new trial was granted Sam Gary, sentenced at a former term to serve twenty years for attempted rape up on the grounds of after discovered evi donee. (?rand Jury Presentment. To ilis Honor , Judge W. 11. l\>wn send, Presiding Judge Summer Term of Court: ?AVe beg to make herewith our pre sentment. We have passed on all bills handed us by the solicitor. We find through careful i;l?-er\ a tion, and from reports that the roads throughout the county are in as g.iod or better condition than they have ev or been. Our officials are u> be .;ratulated on the fine work they are doing along this line. There have oeew several new roads opened J*up, ?;nd several cross country roads work t'd, and widened. We find that the chain gang is being well kept, every thing is sanitary, and the prisoners are well cared for. We would like, however, to recommend that a kitch en be arranged immediately, as the one they have at the gang is entirely ii. adequate for the use of the gang. We find that the jail is in good condition, with the exception of one or two little leaks, which we recom mend that have attention. The jail is being well kept, and the sheriff, and jailer, are to be congratulated on the splendid sanitary conditions we find there. The Court House is in good shape. The leaks heretofore, have r: 11 been stopped, and the general ap pearance in and around the building is very neat. We would recommend, however, that the county officials be proviedd with window awnings, where needed, as the morning and ev ening sun is very unpelasant to those who have to stay in the offices. We think, too that providing the build ing with such awnings would add much to the appearance of the court house, and y/Vnild not cost much, when, thft comfort and looks are t<ik"n into consideration. We have visited all the county >1' ficos and beg to say that each offic presents a very neat appearance, and would indicate that the officers are doing their duty. We have been in communication | through our foreman and the county treasurer, with the comptroller gen erals office, and the annual audit from that office will be made? within the next few days, and the findings will be incorporated in our next re port. We would like to recommend tha' in the prohibition rases, where the defendants are found guilty, that the presiding judge give them both a sen tence and a fine. There is hut one way to stop the illegal sale of whisk ey, and thnt is to punish to hurt. We beg to thank you, the presid ing judge, nnd other court officials for the many considerations shown us this term, all of which we do pi<>fd respectfully submit. Very respectfully, (}. A. MOKE LEY, Foreman Grand Jury Kershaw County Camden, S. C., July 8th, 192ft. FOR HALF, Two Tons Nitrate of Soda. Apply to .1. II. Burns. Pay your suhncriptlon.