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AND PERSONAL [r pleasant call SaUirday L. Andrea, of the Blaney s school is making mark ?. The school spirit in is fine and good work is p v McLeod, accompanied by 'j, T. C. McLeod, of Rem ittors to Camden Satur Ibe u box party it Cen K Grove school, near Cas ly night, October :27. 'ihi Kiially invited. ones, of Longtown, was Jamden Wednesday. Mr. number of friends here ys pleased to see him. idson, Frank Sowell, Walter Rhanie, John meat Sheheen, Clemson i Camden, spent the lome. Davidson, who is locat ig, visited his mother it week. Miss Margar [> of Manning, was a Davidson. I Hay, of Columbia, is n, Mr. W. O. Hay. leasanl visit this mora T. H. Coker, of Harts bditor of the Hartsville [e was accompanied to , H. McLeod, an attor ville, and T. H. King, Uveas man of that city. feat, of the Timrod sec 3oIumba Friday to un itt at a hospital there, ords hope that he will and be able to return Sinclair, one of the Lee county chain gang, fly filled a similar pos rfemtly in this county, Saturday and paid us H. Mr. Sinclair Bays t . that some prisoners ve Lee county Rang re mistake. It has beor. knee there was an es g<ang. ones, prominent mer f Hill, was a visitor to ay. rul Social Event, llightful social events >k was the entertain he charming home o*f igh on Tuesday even uspices of the Rebec rcle of the Lyttleton ; church. Membert pcles were guests ol i Ida Kibble conduct services, and ohe wa. iters. Mrs. J. W several piano selcc ?ead a piece. There ? musical selections ps the chief featur wa3 the "Scriptu. . i intro.lucod by Mr This proved a very re of the evening's re was quite n h'rj" for they all km>>\ 9 In store for them l' an hostesH. Krui' was served during etinjc Saturday. !ourtty Teachers ^s *ir first meeting of ol yearn on Satur C. Foster, of He been the efficient d to serve for an was succeeded hy rf the Blaney school. Uglas, of the Char ichool, was electe<l d Prof. W. B. Stev Iway school, was e One of the v?ry was the presence of fcrdlaw, of the Uni Carolina, who made ilk to the teachers, native of this coun !x>ro at Liberty Hill, iod teachers, preach lliwyor* come from frowning feature of splendid Gov "was a very in ; well attended, ?ton of the regular ladies of the. High finished a delightful Isltlng teachers and THE STATE HOSPITAL A Splendid Work is Being Done foi The State's Wards. The editor of The Messenger, with Col. J. M. Witsell, of Walterboro, who are members of the State Wel fare Board, made a trip of inspection to the State hospital for the mentally diseased, on Friday of last week. The inspection was about as thorough as coo Id be well made in a day. Dr. C. Fred Williams, the superintendent, started out with us and gave us as much of his time as he possibly cqufd do, when Dr. E. L. Horger, a mem ber of the medical staff, accompanied us. Ther^ are now more than 2,700 inmates, or to be more exact, 2,771 inmates in the hospital. The whites are something in the majority. Un fortunately the number appears tc increase from year to year, and were it not for the fact that about fifty each month are paroled it would be impossible to find room for them all unless much larger quartetrs were provided. South Carolina, if we mis take not, has the distinction of being the first State in the union to ereo an insane asylum. The building which was first erected for this pur pose will be one hundred years old in 1928. It is still standing and in s very good state of preservation, and will be kept intact as it should be. Something )ike forty acres of land is embraced in the plant at Colum bia, while out at State Park there are several hundreds of acres. All the inmates at State Park are colored, and also a number in the plant ir. Columbia are colored. New build ings are belifg completed at State 'Park, each fire proof, which does not apply to each of the buildings in the city, but every precaution has been taken to prevent a fire, and to care for the patients in the event that otne should occur. The work is splendidly systematiz ed, and everything: goes on like clock work. We went into every ward, in to the laundry, kitchens, cold storage, in the dairies, over the yards and saw just how every department was look ed after. We could but think of t^ie wonderful work our great State is doing for its unfortunate wards and the deep sympathy and interest dis played by Dr. Williams, the superin tpndent. The work there was some thing of. a revelation to us and we were glad' to have an opportunity to make this personal inspection that we might h^ve at least come firs-l hand information as to the care of the mentally diseased. It was the i first time that we had come in con tact with Dr. Williams, although we knew him by reputation. He is an exceptionally fine man, amd Souti Carolina is fortunate indeed in hav ing just such a man at the head of this important institution. Dr. Hor ger is also a very fine man, and the committee feels indebted to each of them for the interest and courtesy shown them by Dr. Williams and Dr. Horger. It is the ultimate intention of the management to aepuvnatto the races us ing the State Park exclusively for ooloared patients ami the original plant for the whito patients. As a matter of fact they are now separ ated of counjse. Separate quarters are provided for tuberculosis patients and for the various types of inmates. We could say much more of what we saw with reference to the State hospital, but time and space forbids. However, we will add that South Carolina has been liberal in its appro priations, but not too liheraY, for thi* restitution, and much larger sum* could be used if availavle without 'waste but to quite an advantage. A good, work is being done by the state for the mentally diseased, who are wards of the state, and finally all of the buildings and' equipment ne: crssary will be furnished so that there will not be such a crowded con dition. Building Brick Re?ldertff?. I)r. R. E. Stevenson in having two modern brick residence* built on the Carriaon property. They are of the moat modern type of residences, awl when completed will be. quite attract ive as well a? very convenient. Operated on for Append'citin Sam IMvla, Jr., 18, son of Mr. Sam Davis, Sr., of Bethune, was brought to the (Camden hoapital Saturday and operated on for append ici tin. The lad in getting along nicely, and if no compliofttioma arise he will be able to return home next week. He id a bright boy and his friends wiah for him a apeady recovery. LIBERTY HILL HAPPEN INGS Interesting Items Gatherer by Our Correspondent Liberty Hill, Oct. 24 ? Mr. Editor: We are now having some of the mos ideal weather, c.car sices and brigh sunshine, just cool enough for indcov comfort and fine for open air oxer ?rise and ,work. % Planting oats is now in OiJer Some of our farmers have alread. commenced and othero will jirobabl this week. Messrs. Mackey, Jcncs & Go's, gi: was kept right busy the latter par!, o* last week, but the season's cro, yield is much smallm than last year, and nearly all of it has bee<n ginned. Our little village was well repre sented at the State Fair. We- think the greater part of our citizens went, many on Thursday to see the foot ball game and quite a number be sides the entire school, faculty, stu dents and trustees, in interest of School Day. The weather being fine and the roads good we think they enjoyed th^ outings. Your reporter put in a few hours rambling about in the fair grounds on Friday. We* saw some mighty big hogs, a large and varied assortment of chickens ar t other fowls, the "fat woman," the "Old Plantation" and a grea/t asrort ment of nice agricultural products including some especially fine indi vidual and community displays, 'a he Lugoff booth was tastefully and nr tistically arranged and seemed U contain every produot that could be used or thought of. It is encourag ing to see what can be, and is being, done right here in our own county. Who ever is responsible for the Lu goff display certainly is deserving o much credit for their splendid accum- ' ulation of their section's products and possibilities along agricultural lines. Mr. F B. Floyd, who has been saw ir.g lumber near Heath Springs for some tome* has reeept'y meved his mill on M*. C. D. Cunningham's' place near here. Mr. C. C. Sfcroupe, popular lineman for the Southern Power Co., has re cently bought a new Chevrolet coach. Miss Oallie Jones, popular member of the Columbia school faculty, spent the week end at home here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jones. M*. J. W. Thompson, of Charleston, popular traveling salesman, r.pent several days here with his brother, Magistrate L. P. Thompson, at the old home. Mr. E. J. Cunningham, in business in Spartanburg, is spending a few days at the old home here with his brother, Postmaster C. D. Cunning ham. Miss Carolyn Drennan, Chicora College student, came home to spend the week end with her parents, Rev. and Mrs, F. A. Drennan. No. While at the Fair last week we did not ride on the Ferris Wheel, nor the Merry-go-round, nor throw balls at the Doll Babies. We thank Mrs. A. C. Cureton io. a sample of her fine late tomato crop. The one sent us weighed nine otinces and was smooth and of fine shape. Has New Manager. Schlonburg's B, 10 an<l 2">c Rt^v has a new manager. Mr. C. A. Price, of Laurence, who has had consider able experience in this line is now the manager, lie has aa hia ftsalftt ant manager, Mr. G. H. Whltlock, of Darlington, who in also an experienc ed man. The attractive windtrw dis plays they are making indicate* that they know how to handle thin line of trade. They give evidence of be ing energetic and capable young men, and we cordially welcome them to ^ur city. Hchloaburg'a Big Sale When IfU'hlosburg's <hepartnVpnt stores put on ft sale it really moans something for the buying: public They put on n sale beginning Fri day ami Saturday it was noised a broad that a aale wan going on at ScWos burg's and the store wan crowd ed with ciwtomern. The sale in stilj going on, and if yon want to save money on your purchases do hot dt lay making ? visit to this kell known and popular store, for the goods are# there and the prices have beon slash ed. Read theHr page advertisement in this week's issue of the Measenger, but do not conclude that just the ar ticles advertised are all they a^e of< fering you, for there are many more items that will interest you. DEATH OF AN ESTIMABLE LAI)V ! Sheriff McLeod Lose? His Mother Mrs. Susan Catherine McLeod, wife of L.' H. McLeod, of the St. Paul "sec tion of West Watwee, passed away suddenly Saturday morning. Mrs. ! McLeod accompanied her son, Sheriff J. H. McLeod, to Columbia Thursday to viBit the State fair She returned home Friday. Saturday morning Mrs. McLeod appeared to be about as well as usual, and went out into the lot and milked her cow. Returning to the house she was discovered pros crate upon the floor by a grand-child, who immediately called Mr. McLt-od I in. A physician was immediately summoned, but it was too late for life was extinct. Mrs. McLeod was born in March, 1859, and wa; there fore in the C8th year of her age. In January 1888 she was married to Mr. L H. McLeod, and to this union sev en children were born, six of whom with her husband survive. The chil dren surviving are J. H. McLecd, sheriff of Kershaw county, D. G. Mc Leod, of West Wateree, Mis. \V. P. Trotter, of Columbia; Mis-. Gertrude McLeod, a trained nurse at Lir.wood hospitaJ, Augusta, Ga., L J). MjL:-.i, | of Great Falls, T. A. McLeod, of *E1 lerbee, N. C. Each of the children reached home in time to attend the funeral services, which were held at St. Paul's church Sunday afternoon at. 4 o'clock, and which were attended by one of the largest gatherings ever witnessed at St. Paul, and the floral tributes were many and lovely, all attesting the esteem in which ih: good woman was held. Before h.r marriage she was Miss Susan Mc Gaskill. No one was better kn-wn i. her community than was Mrs. Mc Leod, and she was great y ia m for her many acts of kindness. Al ways r<-ady and willing to be of ser vice, she drew around her many warm friends who aire sincerely be reaved at her sudden passing away. The bereaved husband and children have the sincere sympathy of ever} J one in their sorrow. I Graduating Exercises. Graduating- exercises /or ?he . ,urses will be held Wednesday evening at tl>e school auditorium at eight o'clock There are two nurse j to gr j:i from th& Caanden Hospital at thafcj time, Miss Margaret Scotta Thome ] and Miss Ola Rose Gregory. Rev. A. D. McArn proachcd to the graduat ing class Sunday evening in the Pres byterian church. Serv'ces Sur.dnv Afternoon. Preaching services, in charge of Rev. T^P. Christmas and Rev. W. B. Whalfey, recently ordained Baptist ministers, were held in the hall at the corner of Broad and Rutledge streets Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. We understand that it is the intention of the consecrated young men to have services every Sunday afternoon tw>, three o'clock in this hall. I' if I h District Meeting of Teachers rlans are fast approaching jerfe tion for the first district tea/heiv conference ever held in the Fifth Con gressional District as a project of v,he program of work. Indications are now that this first conference will he nr.et with a record of attendance. There are 1200 teadhers in this dis trict and fully 700 are exacted here for the confernece Friday evening, Octoher 28th, antl Saturday, October 29th. The feature of the entire program, will be the appearance of Dr. James ? Tippett of Columbia University who will appear on the program four times. A letter just received from the officials of the I/aurens District meeting states that ho was the out Standing attraction of that meeting end Bent the teachers away with a new determination and new viaum of the teaching profession. The following is n statement, about I)tr. James K. Tippett of Columbia Un- | iversity who will appear four ?imes on the program on the Fifth Congres sional District Teacher's program in Chester on October 28 and 29th. - I)r. James S. Tippett is officially connected with the Elementary De partment of the Lincoln School, Teachers College, Columbia Univer sity, New York City, lie was ?ovm jeily connected with the Penbody Col lege for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. j He has made a specialty of olenton ,tary school work and is very popular ( as A lecturer and. demonstrator of modern tendencies in class room pro cedures. He is an outstanding au thority on what is known as uiformal 'sehool work. BLANEY NEWS Special to the Messenger. Blaney, October 22. ? Mrs. C. S. An drea has as her quests this >veek ni r mother, Mi's. Victoria Smith, Mrs. Knis Smith and little daughter, Betty | Lee and Mrs. Fred Ashemore and lit tle daughter, Mary Frances all of Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Ross and child ren, of New Brookland, speiv. lask I week end with relatives in Blaney. ! Mr. and Mrs. Walter Doar, of Georgetown, visited their daughter, i Miss Virgnia Doar this week. Mrs. L. II. I atterson of Savannah, j Ga., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W i B. Evans. Oscar Ross and George Motley lef. Saturday for Jacksonville where ihe.v [ will enter school. The School Improvement As.-.oj'a tion will meet Tuesday evening in the school auditorium at 7:45 o'clock. A demonstration school will be the fea ture of t,he moeting. All of the teachers attended th< Kershaw County Teachers' Associa tion in Camden Saturday. Each teach c-: in the school is a member of the local, county, state and national rsso cial.ion. Miss Jean S Larnas spenjt the \/eel end in Ridpeway with her mother. Mrs. D. W. Traxle>r and little daughter, Margie, have returned from a long: visit with relatives in Branch ville. | Miss Mildred Evans had us he. quests this week Misses Whaley an: Ruby Kelly of Columbia. Mr. Jesse T. Ross was in Charle ? ten on business this week. Mrs. J. F. Eddlonmn and Mrs. J. F Kelly and little son, Luther, of Co lumbia, spent Sunday with their r ir ents, Mr and Mrs. A. K. Rose. Mrs. Hasford Jones and -hiklr.n of Columbia, have been the guests of her sister, Mrs, Nettie Ha rrels.m. The senior class of the high school held a class meeting and elected the following officers: President, Ed wards Maildox; Vice president, Sarah Dinkins; Secretary, Ltlye lio.t", ^ 1 1 s torlan, Josephine Ti.ornto.i; CI us Committee, Cleyle Rose, Edna Shell and Mildred Evans. Mrs. E. H. Bowen has returned from ? vi*J^ to Hawthorne, Fla. Mrs.x-Jv W. Garrison and daughter, (Xirolyn, of~ &?noi, Ga., have ret Mr n ^'l^ome after a visit to her father T. P. Shell. ^ b/ahaw Citizen Dies. E. V. TruesdaVe, nromine'it ! rerchant and a former pestmaste; .u j Xershaw, died at his home there Fri day morning. Mr. Truesdalo hael been in poor heaiith for some \,ime ' hut his death was rather unexpe led He is survived by his widow and uev 3 1 1 children. The funeral services were held from his home Saturday morning and were conducted by lie v. G. W. Davis, of che Methodist church. Catoe-Taylor Miss Molly Catoe of Mt. Pisgah section and Mr. Paul Taylor of Ker shaw were married at the Baptist par sonage at Westvillc last Tuesday uf ternoon. The ceremony was perform etJ by Rev. P. E. Blackmon. The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. L. Gatoe ami the groom is the son of Mr. Leavy Taylor. They will make their home in Kershaw. Their many friends wish for them much happiness. Services at the Wtaeree Baptist Church A fine congregation was in attend ance upon the services at the Wa/teree Baptisv church Sunday morning. Mr. Kendall, president of the mill, and Mr. A Stanley Llewllyfi, superintend ont, were among those who worship ped with this congregation Sunday morning. There was also a fine .it tendance at the Beaver Dam Baptist church Sunday afternoon, of which Dr. T. I j. Willingham is also pastor. Next Sunday morning he will use as his subject, "The Lord's Supper," and at the evening hour his subject will be, "Changing a Shadow for a Sub stance." A Correction. In the monthly report of the Coun ty Board of Directors, published Inst week, thin item appeared: ''H. (J. Oar rison, Jr., 75 bushels oats, $75.00." I1, should have been "100 bushels oats $75.00." The clnim on record in *he office of the directors shows ,he cor rect amount and the correction is made in juatico to Mr. Oarrwon who always watches carefully the expend Mures made for the county and no such overcharge would have been oer jmitted by him. SOCIAL A.SI) PERSONAL Mrs. Thomas Lawton WillinRhar Mr. aiul Mrs. I'ursloy on Hampt Street entertained with a merry oil day party for Master Billy, who w .nine years old Friday. The decor; ions were yellow and black. Hal ween gamps were played and V twenty-four children were made ve ] happy. Delicious s-efresments wa i served. Out <xf town guests' we ?Master L. I). Broom and sister Mel from DeKalb. i I\ T. A. News An enthusiastic meeting of tl Cimden Parent Teacher's Associatio the first of the season, was held the School Auditorium last Thursda Mr. Heyman presided aiul __plans f< the winter were discussed. It wt decided to hold t tic next meeting tl second Monday in November, committee was appointed to arrang a tea in honor of the new teacher This committee met on Monday ar. perfected plant for this event, whic will take pllice on the ,'Ust, Hallowed a* in the afternoon. The te&.*vil be held at the resilience of Mrs. K. I'itts and every member of the Ass-) ciation is urged to be present ar.t give a hearty welcome to the new teachers who have come to us thif year, and also to greet again those who are beginning their \\\,rk anew. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall ami Mr. and i.Mrs. Llewellyn attended church in the Wateree Mill village Sunday. This is ,M rs. Kendall's first visit to Cam den and she received a warm welcome. j Tl.o Kershaw Baptist Association The Kershaw Baptist Association .vill ine:?t with Fi ?gah Bupti t luirih. October 27-2K. Visitors coming by rail should stop at Camden, wht : e they will ho met by C. O. Stogner, of Bcthune, if he is notifies! in time. On the first day reports will be made on Missions, Benevolence, Religious Lit _?}?.. ture ami W. M. U. work. On the ?.M-ond dny reports will be male on Education, Cooperative Progra.ti, j Sunday Schools, B. Y. P. U. and Col portage, and Public Morals. Benefit Card Party. In order a> raise uheir contribution for the J. Marion Sims Memorial, :he Auxiliary to the Kershaw County Medical Association will give a ben efit Card Party at the home of Mrs. I. W. Corbett Friday, 2Hth of Oct., be ginning at 1 o'clock. The Memor al s something all of South Carolina is interested in and all the ladies are in vited to play at $2.00 per table. Those not wishing to play are asked in '?o tea at r>:H0 o'slock for 25 cents. Re member the date and phone table res ervations to Mrs. A. W. Humphries, 'phone No. 10. A dance was given for the nurses of the Camden Hospital Friday even ii g at the Crescent Lake Club, which vas a very enjoyable occasion. Re freshments were served during the 1 1?\ ening. Re'igiottx Not iff There will he preaching serviq' t very Sunday afternoon in the hall ?wr Whit-aker's dry goods store, cor ;( r Broad and Rutledge streets, hy local preachers. Dr. T. \,. Willing ham will preach for us next Sunday, October ,'iOth, at 3:00 I'. M. This ser vice is lor men only. Rev. W. H. Whaley preached at the hall Sunday afternoon last using as his subject, "Walking With God." T. V. Christmas, Committee. Conri Convened Yesterday Court of general sessions "or Ker shaw county convened Monday morn ing with Judge Rice, of Aiken, pre siding. The following cases were 'heard on the first day: Richard Royd, transporting licpior. Cuilty. George Cunningham plead guilty ? % iolalion of prohibition law. II. I,. Kllisor plead guilty to hav ii.g whiskey in his possession. Gordon Watts an<l Wallace Jack son, violation prohibition law. Nol pros as to Watts. .Jackson plead Kuilty. Ksscx Reid and Richard Hoyd. Vi olation of prohibition law. Nol prow as to Reid. Hoyd found not guilty. Hoots Stark, charged with house* hronkinjf an<l larcetiy, entored a pica of Kuilty of privily stealing from a dwelling house and was given n ?(.n tonct of six montths on the chain gang. Sentences were not passed upon the eases hoard Monday.