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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.