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? ? :: " 'J?*? $$&? I ' I I ' ? CHAS. W. BI HMORBl PROf i i 1 i ? Win? ?nd Personal Items HUS&lgpfrs. T. E. Sligh and daughter-in law, Mrs. Waldeck Slight were visi tow in Camden yesterday and were guests at the home of the editor of The Messenger. ? ? Mess**. C. W. Birchmore, Jr. and Corthell Fonts, who left home Sat* mm urday two weeks ago for a trip through Florida and to Havana, Cuba, have returned home. They report having had an exceptionally delight ful trip. The heme folk are glad to have them back again. yr. ______ . Mr. W. P. Rodgers, of the Mt. Pis gah section, wasa welcome visitor to V our office Saturday. Mr. W. Latta, well known contrac tor of Hartsville and a native of Cam > - den, was here ctn Saturday and drop ped in to see us. Will Open Thursday ini ror wie WmM?''' ?nl r?mltrr The Messenger carried some week-? ?go several detailed notices, sent us from the home ctffice in New Yoi* of the J. C. Penney Cthnpany, Inc., who had decided to open one of their stores here. They "leased the store of Baruch-Netfks Co., and it has been altered to oc>nform to the regu lar type of stores used by this comtir any. It presents a particularly at tractive appearance and is an orna ment to the business section of our city. They will have their opening Thursday we understand. Married Sunday Evening Mia& Thelma Trueadale, attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Trueadale, who Teside a few miles north of Camden, was marrreii Sun day evening at the home of the bride's parents, to Mr. J. D. Pearce. of Myrtle Beach, Rev. 3. B. Caston, officiating. The best wishes of a host of friends go with the happy young couple. X High Hill True Light School ? m ' " ' ' r* Will close Saturday, March 22nd. exercises commencing at 10 A. M. Preaching services in the afternoon, and two services Sunday. Every body cordially invited to comie. Two miles east of Lucknow. J. D. REYNOLDS. Mail Carrier Has Accident Mr. Dc*a Baykin, a rural mail car rier at Boykin, was brought to the hospital last week suffering fr.vm in juries sustained in auto accident. Hip friends will be pleased to learn that he is getting along very well and wiP likely leave the hospital the latter part of this week. Lyttleton Street Methodist Church George Pierce Watson, Pastor Sunday, Miarch 23. Bible school. 10:00 A. M., M*. L. C. Shaw, superin tendent. Epworth League, 7:16 P. M. Public worship, 11:15 A.' M. an<* R-00 P. M. conducted by the pastor. Morning theme, The Man Power o* the Church. Evening themo, GodV Threefold Plan by which Maij Is De livered! from the Ravages of Sin. II. - v*Hh. s , Mid-week service, Wednesday, thi" ? *?v*<V 7?80 P. M. The pttblio !? most cordially invit ed to all thj services. Visitors are f<*neei?l1v welcome. Come and bring $ your friends. /35i ' First Baptist Church J. B. Castxm, Pastor The following services are announc $$ for the weak at the First Baptist f>urch. Sunday School at 10 o' clock, Mr. W. G. Wilson, Supt. Preach tng by the paste* ait 11:16 on the subject: Thomas, The Doubter, ev ening service at 8 o'clock, preaching bv the pastor on ths subject: How We Put God First t PrAye* y evening at 8 o' tJ. Sunday eyening at Fred Moseley, Pres. ordially InvltW to I M. . . .V, . KERSHAW COUNTY FIELD DAT Night of April 10th, and All Day 11th V < ? Plans and arrangements are shap ing up nicely for the Kershaw Coun ty Field Diay, which is to be held in Camden the night of April 10 and the day of April 11. Efforts have' been made to plan a program that will in clude all schools, from the smallest to the largest in the county. It ia hoped that every school will be rep resented at this meet. The patrons are urged to cooperate with teachera and others in getting the spirit of the occasion instilled In the girls and boys who ' are to represent their school. The high school declamation and expression contests will open the events Thursday night. In these, rach high school is allowed one con testant in the t>oys' declamation and one in the girls' expression. The schools, who can, are asked to fur nish some musical numbers for this ! occasion. 1 Friday will be a busy day with athletics, spell'rg a::d grammar school declam:' 'Jon and expression contests. The ortW of events has not been definitely decided upon but will be published at a later date. Each school in the county is ex pected to have a boy and a girl from the elementary department ? grades -1 to 7 ? to compete in the declamation and expression respectively, and one contestant ? boy or girl ? from thz primary department. Remember the names of all contestants in declama tion and expression must be reported by April 1st. 1 The spelling contests are the same as held each year to determine who will represent Kershaw County at the Winthrop contests. Only the elemen- , tary department and high school will ; take part in these. The athletic committee has worked out a program that will give the boy3 | and girls an opportunity to try their i skill against those of their own size, j In grammar school the small child j will not have to enter an event with a large child, where the odds will be i p.gainst him, but rather, they are grouped IcWMing1 ~ Mora events are listed for the high school but there the small will have to com pete with the large. ! Prizes will be awarded the winners ' in all events. ! 1 Glad to See It I In passing Hampton Park a few ( days ajao we noticed ai young man in ! the park with a number _ of young nines which were being put out to take the place of those put some time , ago and which did not live. We think - that about 35 per cent of the first setting survived, and it was with pleasure that we> noticed that others were being put out. Hampton Park j was unique fic<r its large pines, but , many of them, about twenty, were sacrificed to the atorm Card of Thankn We wish to thank our friends for i their generous offerinp-s ani sympa thetic remarks in regards to tha loss of our home by fire. I). S. Trapp and Family Negro Convict Slain Richard Odom, who was serving a two years sentence - o>n the upper -ounty chain gang for criminal as rault, and who had ~ served about three months of his sentence, escarped one day last week. It is alleged that he attempted an assault i*p<on a ne gress who escaped him and then he committed an assault on a white woman. The sherriff and other offi cers instituted a persistent search ft* him. The negro was traced ,to R lanky anrjs very early Saturday morning was discovered in A. back yard. Magistrate Donald Watson had" Earle Pearce, a nefiro, watching out for him, and when Pearce saw him Odom picked up an axe in the yard, whether to strike Pearce or for the purpose of breaking into a house is not known, but Pearce did not tftke any changes but protected himself by shooting Odom twice. The ,wo\huls proved v fatal. The otfnvict was brought to the Camden hospital where he died later in the day. An inquest was held Sunday morning by i Coroner Russell, and the verdict of the jury stated that- Odom came to j his death hn a result of gun-shot ' wounds {nflieted by Pearce wfy* was temporarily acting as a constable. He was held for trial, but bond we under stand has been arranged for him. CITY ELECTION TUESDAY { ? ?' : ? v- ' * ? Next City Council Will Have Tw* I New Aldermen ' - V* %... ? , ;?? \ :r ; \vi The city primary election for the purpose of nominating a mayor and six aldermen, was held last Tuesday. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., prominent cOttori buyer and insurance man, who for the \ past four years has represented hit . ward on the aldermanic board/ wad nominated without opposition an ex- 1 pression of the confidence of the cit-j izens of Camden in his fitness and, his genuine good citizenship. W. L. j Jackson, from Ward one, R. 3. Wil liams from Ward two and S. W. van Landingham, from Ward three, were nominated for re-election without op-* positkta. In ward four Leon Schlos burg was nominated over C. C. Whit sker by a vote of 124 to 92; in ward five Henry Savage, Jr., was nominat ed over B. P. DeLcaehe by a vote of 74 tcf 30, in ward; six M. L. Smith, Jr. was re-elected over T. C. Gladden by a vote of34tol6. The new members of council will be Henry Savage, Jr., and Leon Schlosburg. Mr Savage for some time has been very active i in promoting the interests of Camden and Kershaw county. He has been president of the Chamber of ~ Com merce fcr some time, and is engag?>d in the practice of law. He is distinct ly a progressive and capable young . man. Mr. Schlosburg will represent I his ward in the new council. Born ! and reared in Camden, he is recogniz- 1 cd as a young business man df excep- i tional ability and his host of friends ( feel sure that he will render the very | best service. He has always taken an active part in the development of the community, and has done it in an unselfish spirit. J SUMTER DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE Meets in Trinity Methodist Church, Scmter, S. C., Tuesday, March 25 Beginning at 10:00 A- M. next Tuesday, March 25th, over two hun dred Methodist Sunday School Work ers will assemble in Trinity Metho dist Church, Sumter^S. C^ Xotr,fcfceirv annual session. . Dr. D. D. Peele of Columbia Col lege, Columbia, S. C., is President of j this body, Rev. Georne F. Kir by of I Sumter is Vice President, Mr. R. J. j Mathis of Dalzell is Secretary-Trea.s- ^ urer. The opening worship service will I be led by Rev. T. E. Morris of Man ning. There will be addresses during the morning session by Rev. George F. Kirby, Presiding Elder, Miss Mary Lemmon of Orangeburg, Rev. George K. Way, Extension Secretary of the South Carolina Conference, Rev. G. L. Ingram of Bethune, Mr. W. E. Rob erts of Epworth Orphanage of Co lumbia, and Rev. A. D. Betts, Confer ence Superintendent of Sunday School Work. The principal address of the morninp will be delivered by the Rev. A. W. Martin, one of the Secretaries of the General Sunday School Board of Nashville, Team. Mr. | Martin is a very gifted speaker and all will hear him with delight. After routine besiness matters the Confer ence will be entertained at dinner by the good people of Trinity Church. The afternocta session begins at 2: 30 o'clock, There will be .a separate session of the Elementary and thef Administrative groups. Miss Jessie Curtifii presiding over the first sectaon and Rev. J. A. Campbell over the lat ter. There wi' ?. be short addTftsrws by Rev. W. I. Herbert of Bishopville, Rev. S. E. Ledbetter of Oswego. Rev. H. L. F. Shuler otf Lykeslaiul, Mr. C. W. Bfrrchmore of Camden, Rev. G. K. Way of Orangeburg, and Miss Ellie Zemp of Camden. At 4:00 P. M. the entire group will reassemble for the adoption of the goals for the c^minp year, receiving and acting on reports ?lf committees, election of officers, and selecting of the next place of meeting. This body represents nearly ton thousand Methodists in Claremdon, Lee, Sumter, Kershaw, and Lancas ter ocHmties. It Is hoped that there will be a large attenadnce of visiV.tfs in addition to the regular delegates from the various Sunday school dis triots. There are usually from two to three hundred present at these conferences. . ? . ? The group will adjourn about 4:80 I P. M. The Cj'nference lasts only one day. *? /. Another good source of "farm re lief" is more and better labor-sav ing equipment on the farm and in the homo. MBERTY HILL Rev pT^ Sunday morning hSiJH1, Drennan, paator of the ft^ ^,an Chureh P^hed a very ; thoughtful ,nd Impressive sermon* to lyZJZS* UXl "and Nathan said , art thc man". Mr. Dm.na? u-ealed .his theme in a very emote.)"? thoUKht in?Piring manner ' many th?ughts an! .,o. [ ,"s daily intercourse with unh ?re !tttle bought of or Csttl^^' HiS discourse hi? h? Wlth deep interest 'By ,A numbcr ?f jfroni other places were welcome at |tendants at the service. ,ltheSlfittde' ?tiVf Was here 'thp ,,CSt part~of last week helping [the l,cal authorities investigate some ' ' fc mC?,""""Kd in this vicinity.l ohn White was arrested for entering ! j he houses of several colored families nd taking clothes and other articles I zh?rr" of Mr- w- b- Tw|?y of "'n hU r,nfir8, WhiCh Was 1 "m /is car some weeks ago was ; also found where he had it hid in a caw or 7-ully. Clarence James and Claude Bailey, colored boys, were taken to jail for breaking into and lobbing Mess. Mackey, Jones & Co's store, but sufficient evidence not be g developed Bailey was liberated, on ft, The .rher b?ys a eing held in jail. Mr. T. p. Morran our Highway foreman No. 97) has had his force Putting top soil on the clay places through the "Hill", the road from ere to Camden is in fine condition and we are told that work has been commenced on the northern end of the now under ~ntract ?a" Mr. J. c. Cureton ?f Chester wa> a recent visitor of his mother, Mrs. ! M. C Cureton. He was accompanied ' y Miss Lila Cureton who has cleri cal positon in that city, and Mr. A. C thlr?t?n^Jr' Wh? iS attendin<? school there. They came ever to see their parents Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cureton. Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw is spending some time with relatives in Augusta and oUr good frJend? ?Bob? ^ Affftbia ...and his face looks a trifle more serious than his usual jovial manner seems to warrant. We Ruess that preparing breakfast and ,the other intricacies and duties of |hcuse keeping are telling on his i nerves! He has our sympathy! We | know! Mr. E. L. Jones popular salesman ' th? -Mackey Jones Company made a week end trip to the lower part of the State. He went to carry Mrs. P. A. Drennan to see her daughter, Miss Carolyn, who is teachinn in the schools of Estill, S. C. Dr. and Mrs. T. G. Hall and two children "Bobbie/' and Louise of Westminister spent a few days with Mrs. Hall's parents, Mr. and, Mrs. R. C. Jones. The Doctor went on to Charleston for a short stay, Mrs. J. B. McCoy came up last week for a sh:Tt visit to her sister, Mrs. p. B. Floyd, who returned with ?&r to Canvden for a day with rela tives in the City. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clements and children, Lucy and John H. Jr., spent Saturday and Sunday with the lat ter's mother, Mrs. G. W. Perry in Tanoaster. Mr. and, Mrs. W. S. Hamiter of airfield were Sunday visitors of the atter's aunt, Miss Laura Matheson Magistrate L. P. Thompson was in Camden on Saturday. There are many g <?d suggestions and some practical advice in the re commendations of the Kershaw coun ty Agricultural Committee of which our Valued neighbor. JV R. c Jon? s >'s a merWberr. All who did not' read it "unrht to look it up and do so. Mr. Arthur Cunningham of Char lotte was a Sunday visitor with rela tives here. _ Mr. W. C. Wardlaw went fro tfie Capital City one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Peay, of Pair "m?rv?unty flpcnt Svmr,ay on th ,^Mr' 2!' E' Joh,won. ^ninl and oon- 1 tar citizen of Camd?n attended (Church services here Sunday. I Mrs. C. E Richards and. daughters. [ Mlwes ttari, .nd Ul| u> Saturday with Mrs. Richards daughter, Mrs. J. K, leriiot, returning home late Satur day evening V c ? V'> r J. .1'S. . ' ' ' NHTirw hole^'f Ti" t"> " h<,t "upper *' ,h<> ""?c- A. Musier, Friday iSffiLErJ*1,1* at 7m '"<? | crfasrKir BETHUNE NEWS. Bethune, March 17.? The Parent eacher Association met in regular monthly session Monday evening in he high school auditorium with the president, Mrs. R. A. Griffin, presid t A very amusing impromptu pro gram was niven. Those present on tered into the spirit df the evening and responded when called upon. ; A study course conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. E. Williams, was held (at the Baptist Church last week. Miss. Lizzie Kate Davis was the house truest of Mrs. M. D. Marsh in Columbia last week. 1 I The folio-wing Winthrop girls are ' .'spending the .spring holidays at their ' respective homes here: Misses Ruth and Willene Estridge, Sara Ham mond, Sara Lee Heustiss, Lula I^ee I Williams and Eva Baker. | J Mr. J. L. King attended the session j of the Grand Lodge in Charleston! last week. Pie was accompanied by I Mrs. Kinp\ I Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stevens of! Lancaster spent Tuesday afternoon ! in town. Mesdames J. D. Lafitte, R E M"- ' CasklM and T. R. Bethune spent 1 Thursday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. King spent Wednesday in Florence at McLeod's Infirmary as guests of their brother, I L. S. King, whj underwent an opera tion at that institution Monday. An Ejuvorth League Social was riven Friday evening at the home of Misses Margie and Effie M6e Par rott. Music, games and contests featured the evening's entertainment. The Misses Parrott, assisted by Miss Edith Clygurn, served pun?i> and wafers to the guests, which num bered about twenty-five. Miss Annie Neyle Lanndale, one of the primary teachers, was the week mid guest t>f her parents in Walter boro. All the teachers with one exception attended the District meeting held in Rpck Hill Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Blackmon were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McLaurln enroufce from Miami to their home in New York. Mrs. Loring Davis attended the funeral of her grand midther, Mrs. Clyburn in Lancaster Friday. Miss Ruby Norrls, a teacher of the grammor school here, spent the week end with her parents in Newberry, j Miss Carrie Yarbrough, who teaches in the Lancaster schools, waa the week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Yarborough. Mr. and Mts. Mark King and children <a{ Neeses spent Sunday in the home of Miss Stella Bethune. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Severance were week-end p-uests of relatives at Tim monsville. ! Business Places to. Close. Thursday at 2 P. M. for Annual Horse Show We, the undersigned, agree to close our places of business cm Thursday, March 20th at 2 P, M. for the Cam den Horse Show. ?Loan and Savings Bank, The Hoffer Company, Enterprise Mercan tile Company, First National Bank, Camden Candy Kitchen, The Bank of Camden Enterprise Building and I/oan Association, Burns & Barrett, Fischel's 5-10 & 25c. Sto?re, Inc., R. S. Williams, Springs & Shannon, Inc., The Outlook, McLeod-Rush Co., M. Baruch, E. B. Buddin, M. H. Hey fan, J. C. Penney Co., A. A P. Tea Co., (Broad Street), Iodine Stole, (Main Street), IHrsch Bros, & Co., Schlosburg's Stores, The Leader, Heme Furnishing Company, Mass<v beau's, Camden Furniture Company, W. Sheorn and Son, L. Lomansky, | J. K. Lang, Rogers (Broad St), The Fashion Shop, Inc., Miss Mattie Ger ald, Iodine Products Store No. 0, Roner's (DeKalb), Electrik Maid Bake Shop, Palace Barber Sto'Jp, A & P (DeKalb), Sanitary Barber Shop, F. I). Goodale, Central Barber Shop. Williams Insuarnce Agency, C. P. Du Bose and Company, McCaskill and Lollis, Watkin's Market, Mackey Mercantile Company, W. F. Nettles. J. L. Mlm'naugh. | Fire Saturday Night Shortly before midnight Saturday night the residence of Walter Wflght. a well known and well likwd coloted barber r*n Chesnut street was practi eally destroyed by fire. The loss 'falls heavy on him, for he had a very neat and comfortable home, and ho Ihas the aympathy of his friends In bin misfortune. BESSIE ROBINSON STABBED TO DEATH W Lottie Villepigue Held for the Crime A tragedy occurred here Sunday evening: on Lafayette Avenue when Lottie Villepigue, white girl 19 years of age, stabbed to death Bessie Rob inson, 16, of Rock Hill. There had been ill will and several quarrels be tween these two girls about a boy they associated with. Coroner W. F. Russell held an inquest over the dead girl Monday and the jury held Lottie Villepigue responsible for her death, and she has been removed from the city guard house to the county jail to await trial. D. M. Da vis, who resides next door to the Ed enfield home where the tragedy oc curred, testified that he heard some one say, "turn me loose". Some boy had this Villepinue girl by the arm and carried her up street. In a few minutes they came back. The boy was trying tc' catch her. Two other girls were with them. They started up the street again. Mr. Edsnfiehi's daughter called me and told me that the Villepigue girl was trying to make a row. The Villepigue girl came back then and stood on the oth er side of the street behind a tre^. I told her to leave but she didn't an swer me. I went to call the poire and when I was in the house I heat 1 the other girl (Bessie R ibinson) and the Villepigue nirl fighting. I sup pose the Villepigue girl cut her. I didn't see any one cut her. Ruth Outlaw testified in effect that we were standing on the fiont porch in the door. This Robinson girl had been staying with us. The Villepigue girl came up then and ask ed Bessie what she was doins with this boy. The Robinson girl asked her if she belonged to this boy, and she said "Yes". The b^y was Cleo Gregory. The Villepigue girl came running back three or four times. The Villepigue girl stabbed the Ro binson girl and kieked her down the steps two dr three times. Bessie ran around on the porch two or three times and told me to catch her, that Ix>ttie had stabbed her. It was about three minutes after she was stabbed that Bessie fell. Minnie Kate Elliott testified as to what she saw and heard, and about the Villepigue girl cursing Cleo Gregory with a vile oath, and when asked why she was cursing she re plied that she didn't mean it, that she was just mad. The testimony of Lilly Mae Faile was in substance the same as the Elliott girl. Walter Melton testified that he was at a dance Saturday niriht down street at Charles Anderson's home. ?aw Cleo Gregory tha'-e, Bessie Itobinson and Lottie Vi^eoitrue. At he walked in Lottie was sitting on a trunk. <(Hey Bud", she hollered, "come over." I asked her why she wasn't dancing. She answered he is dancing with that d.-n girl. "He may dance with her tonight" and with .an oath said "she won't do it any more. L. R. Elliott testified that he was present at the Saturday night dance and heard the conversation of Lottie Villepigue. His testimony was along the same line as that cf Walter El liott. I/Ottie Villepigue is a daughttr of Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Villepigue. Hter father is an old man, beyond eighty years of age and has been a patient in the Camden hospital for some weeks and is in a critical condition. Announcements The following additional announce ments are made in The Messenger this week: For sheriff ? J. K. Lee ? For Treasurer ? S. Wylie Hory?. Fc? Magistrate ? DeKalb Township ? C. B. Blyther, F. M. Bryant, Jr., and B. M. Smith, inccmbent. Death of Mr. Gardner Mr. J. Furman Gardner, who TeVided just east of Camden near the Hermi tage Mill, died' Monday morning after fn illness that kept nim confined to his bed for several weeks. For a number Mf years Mr. Gardner had been engaged in the mercantile bus iness and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was twice married, and is survived by his se cond wife and several children. Fun eral services were held for him this morning at eleven o'clock and the in terment was in the cemetery in the ITermita^i* Mill village, We extend our sympathies to the bereaved fatu i"r'