Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? l?lx THE MAJESTIC Camden ? - South Cardfaui Wednesday and Thursday, January 4-5 ? "COLLEGE'' Starring Buster Keaton, the .frozen face comedian of the screen, in the greatest comedy of his career. More giggles than a laughing gas laboratory. He burned the midnight oil un til "Prexy" turned his down likO a wick. He took an edu cation {fit everything but "his tprain. East, West, North, South, are attending ''College" i'cr tiie biggest laughs of all times It's a Kampus Kut Comedy. Also Pathe Review. No increase in prices. ? Friday, January 6 ? '?JESSE JAMES'? Starring Fred Thompson and his wonder horse, Silver King, in one of tho most daring pic tures ever made. See Fred play the part of Jesse James as it has never been played before. ' This is the type of picture that men, women, and children will enjoy. Don't miss this thrill ing picture. Also comedy. Saturday, January 7 ? ' "THE FIGHTING HOMBRE" Featuring Bob Custer in a thrilling picture of the West. See Custer at his best in this .thrilling picture of the out doors. Also Chapter No. 9~, "Perils of The Jungle" And Comedy "FIND THE KING Coming Soon ? BEAU SA BRUER the running mate to BEAU GESTE. Watch for dates. Death of Mrs. Slrtlie Caskey Mrs. Sallie Caskey, widow of Jos. l- Caskey, died at her home in Heath ?V Springs Monday and the body was buried in the Old Salem cemetery ff near that place at 11 o'clock Tues day morning, Rev. F. T. Cox, her pastor, officiating at the funeral ser & emonies. Mrs. Caskey is survived by her two sons James E. Caskey and Ernest W. Caskey, both of Heath Springs. Her husband, Jos. Caskey, died several years ago. Mrs. Caskey was a devout Christian wo rr.an and her passing will be mourn ed by a wide circle of friends and relatives. ? Lancaster News. Or ' '-i AffcestM at LtHcaster on Robbery Charge I Robert Campbell, a mlddle-atfed white ntan of the mill village, and Dave Dees, a white man of about 30, were arrested by the authorities on Tuesday charged with the burglary of the B. C. Hough jewelry estab lishment in Lancaster last Sunday night. As soon as the robbery was discovered on Monday morning, th ? affair was reported to the sheriff'?, office and Mr. Hough and the au thorities began an investigation. The first clue found was a crowbar left in the vicinity of th< place on en trance at the rear of the store. The crowbar was identified .as being owned locally. Mr. Hough made a hurried check up of the missir.T goods and descriptions were given to the authorities in nearby towns with the result that a man who jjave his name as Robert Campbell was .located in Fort Mill in possession of articles that answered the descrip tion of some of the missing jewels v. He was taken into custody and th? Lancaster authorities notified. He is said to have admitted having a part in the robbery and implicated Dave Dees who was located and ar rested in Great Falls. Only a small part of the stolen goods had been recovered up to Thursday noon, but it is thought that the greater part of the loot will he located. It is understood' that Campbell's home is in Fort Mill, and that he wvj working here. He was suspected < f the theft of some articles from a trunk in the home where he' boarded and an investigation of that matter revealed a cue to the robbery of th? jewelry store. Not much is known of Campbell here, but it is under stood that Dees' home is in Lancas ter. Both men are being held in jail awaiting further developnv nts. It is understood that the Fort Mill >ffic had a hard fight putting Camplx 11 under airiest. ? Lancaster News. Paving Commenced Work began Monday preparatory to paving Market street from DeKalb to Rutledge street. This is a port ion of the city council contained in the recent contract let by city council. Several other pieces of paving will also be done. The holiday visitors of Mr. and Mrs T. P. Brown were Mr. and Mrs. J. 1). Gates, daughter Virginia, of Carters ville, Ga., whore Mr. Gates is now employed as superintendent of Mc Creary Fnginecring Works; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Lewis of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Lewis will spend a while with her parents. She is convales cing from a recent illness. Mrs. J. B. Kelly of Bishopville, S. C. motored up for a. short visit to relative's in Camden during the holi days. New Location ' /JJ)E ARE NOW IN OUR NEW LOCATION, STORE ROOM RE CENTLY OCCUPIED BY C. C. WHITAKER, WHERE We Are Ready to SERVE You j WITH THE COMBINED STOCK WE HAVE A GREAT VARI ETY OF SHOES, AND GENTS GOODS TO SELECT FROM. Let Us Show You Our Line WE WILL MAKE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO TRADE ' WITH US. Shoe Repairing Department 5- OUR SHOE REPAIRING DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO BEEN TRANSFERRED TO OtJR NEW LOCATION, AND IT IS WELL EQUIPPED AND PROMPT AND SATISFACTORY SERVICE I WILL BE GIVEN EVERY CUSTOMER. ' VVy; ; LOMANSKY BROTHERS | ?m, ?*< RVRRY UP-TO-DATE MpM' i METHOD HEBsw*4f ^ Known to skilled automobile mo chanicft and repairere in used in thte shop. You are sure to get satisfaction and service and your eir will run better and Inst . longer it we do the repairing and overhauling. 1 HR&. v L. A. CAMPBELL AND CO. ]}? , Garage At Hay's Old Stand less Prisoners at fentent iarv Just One More Negro Than Whites in Prison and on Farms ? " Indicating a decrease in number of prisoners of approximately 12.3 per cent., figures from the South Caro lina penitentiary yesterday showed that there were 447 prisoners con fined at the penal institution and up on its farms at the end of 1927 as compared to 510 prisoners Decem ber 31, 11)26, according to J. N. Pear n.an, superintendent. There was only one execution at the penitentiary during 1927, that of McKinley Thomasson, 18-year ole York county Negro, found guilty of murder and electrocut e August 12. Yesterday there was or.e more Ne irro prisoner than white conf n -i ..t the pen tentiary and upon its farms. '1 he total of whit, prisoners was 22ii and the total of Negro prisoners 224. Twenty-four less white ma'e prb:o !U-rs were confined on tl>2 v ;u .1 y.-j terday than war; confine. I a year a go, yesLerday's tabulation being 2il as compared to 235. The number of Negro male pri to ners Jay totalled 111 as com pared toiV* December 31, 1926. The number of white female pris oners confincd showed an increase of ' five during the year, there being 12 '?onfined yesterday as compared to seven last year. The number of Negro female pris om rs decreased ten during a similar I period, yesterday's figures indicat ing 39 while thef igures from the pre ceding year were 49. On both farms also, the Dessaus sure farm and the lit id farm, the number of prisoners wan smaller than on December 31 of last year. Tho prisoners now at the Dessaussure farm number 38 as compared to 66 i't llJ2u. Instead of the total of 46 prisoners confined at the Reid farm or- December 31, 1926, theire an* now ten less or only 36. ? The State. Col. Leroy Springs Moves Residence j to Charlotte Charlotte Observer, December 24: Colonel I^eroy Springs, millionaire South Carolina tetile magnate, pur chased a $75,000 home on Queens road, \Wst, in Myerg Park yesterday and will move here next week. lie (also will open an, office in Charlotte t ohandle his numerous business affairs, he said in discuss ing his change in residence when callcd over long distance at Lancaster ter, S. C., by The Observer. Negotiations for Colonel Springs in purchasing the Myers Park resi dence were handled exclusively by Frank F. Jones, prominent Char lotto real estate man. The new Springs home was bought from Dr. and Mrs. J Rush Shull. The deed was filed for record at the Mec klenberg courthouse yesterday Several adjoining pieces of prop erty nlso are included in the trans action as well as old Shull property in Myers Park, according to Mr. Jones. Colonel Springs told newspaper men that he is moving to Charlotte because '.it is more convenient for him to handle his business affairs here than elsewhere. He said that he plans to spend most of his time in Chp^ott:: :r. the ffture. Reattie Makes Call for all Unpaid Bills Comptroller General A. J, Beattie has written to the heads of all state departments asking them t/> report to him a correct statement of all un paid bills due their departments Dec ember 31, with a view to ascertain ing the correct finatneial status of the state treasury. All unexpended balances in each department, less un paid bills outstanding yesterday, will | be turned back into the treasury, he said. Mr. Roattie requested each officer to turn in such reports on forms fur nished by him by January 8.- ? The State. NOTICE OF ELECTION For Alderman For Ward Six fer City of CaVnden I A Democratic primary election will i be held in Ward G of Camden on Tuesday, January 10, 1928, to fill tho office of Alderman left vacant by Mr. VV. R. Hough. The Club Roll Rook is ft the stolre of Mr. E. R. ftuddiri, Club Secretary. All voters must enroll by midnight Saturday, January 7th, when the books will close. All can didates must pay assessment of 112.00 to the undersigned by midnight, Jan uary 7th. Voting will be at Mrn. (I. K. Taylor's residence. Managers ? Mrs. (}. E. Taylor, Mrs. N. C. Arnett nbd Mrs. John It. Lungford. LAURENS T. MILLS, Chairman City Democratic Executive Committee. Definition?Farmer, " a person who produces from tho soil his needs first and then the monoy c?ops." "I left my Dad, his farm, his plow, l'.ecause my calf became nis cow; I left my Dad, 'twas wrong of course, L c^u e my colt became his horse; I left my Dad, to sow and reap, Because my lamb became his sheep; I droppud my hoe, and stuck my fork, HCvUU>e my pin became his pork; The garden truck I made to grow, \S us his to sell and mine to hoe." '""^""SrDidn't "With Dad. and me it's half and half, The cow I own was once his calf; No town for mine - I will not bolt, Becau e my horse was once his colt; I'm goin^ to stick right where 1 am, Because my sheep wos once his lamb" I'll stay with D;ul? he get:* my vote Because my hog was once his shout. It's fifty-fifty with Dad and me, A profit-sharing company." We would refer our farmer friends to the meaning conveyed in the above lines. The Bank of Camden A STRONG BANK Heath of M.H. Johnson of Lancas ter In th? death Tuesday evening of M. fl. Johnson, which occurred at his residence at the west end of Gay street, Lancaster loses another of her best citixens arvd long-time residents. Mr. Johnson was in the 74th year of his life ajhd ha>d resided in Lancaster for the past thirty years, being a native of the Rich Hill section of the c?unty. Mr. Johnson had large farm ing interests in that section and prop erty interests in town. He never aspired to public life, preferring to remain a private citizen. He is sur vived by a large family of sons and daughters of his first marriage and by his widow who was Miss Virginia tinker of this county. His first wife v a8 Miss Theodocia Brasington, of Kershaw, a sister of Dr. E. C. Bras ington. The funeral services were held from the late residence on Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. J. S. Corpening officiating, and intor ment followed in Westside cemetery. Mr. Johnson was a member of the First Baptist church of I/aneaster, to which he was a liberal contributor. Besides his widow are the follow ing survivors: Mrs. Latta Hood, and Mrs, Jos. K. Connors, Lancaster; Mrs. Margaret Zemp and Mrs. I/essie V.'hitaker, Camden'; Mrs. Zelma Mc Intyre, Asheville, N. C.; Otis and B \V. Johnson, Darlington; ?ons and daughters, and a sister, Mrs. W. T (?regory, Sir., I>ancaster. Among re latives of the family from outof-town who were here for the funeral were Dr. Brasingiton and family, Kershaw; , Mr. ami Mrs. William Whitaker ami Mrs. Zemp, Camden; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson ami Mrs. Henry Johnson of (Jaffney; Mrs. M. A. [ C'-onnelley, Woodruff; Otis and B. W. Johnson, Darlington. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of the J. F. Mackey Company. ? I*ancas ter News. J" Wroaen to Death. Florence, Jan. 2 (By A. P.).? John Willis, 70-year-old watchman em ployed by the Atlantic Coast Lino Railroad company, froze to d<*ath n< ar his shanty last night. The mer cury dropped to 13 degrees last night, the co'de.it recorded here in eight years.?' The State. *> Dover, Eng.? 'Miss Ethel Jackson was arreted. .for trying to smuggle diamonds hidden in the heels, of her shoes. I >>.?( _ .A, . ? ? - >'? ? Removal Notice I wish to announce to ir y customers that 1 have remov ed my Vulcanizing Works From the corner of DeKalb and Fair Streets to the build, ing next west of Little's Mo tor Company Where I will be pleased to have you call and see me whenever I can be of service to You. Thanking you for past patronage and soliciting a continuance of the same, Huggins Vulcanizing Works T. I). MUGGINS, Prop.