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TERMS CAMDEN, KERSHAW COUNTY 80t ?- ? ? . ; Ill "ll PRO* WrTFi mW ???? Mr, D. S.Tranpi _ recently went to New Jersey expect ing to make that their home for a while, returned last week. Mr. Trapp came- hack to beting hi? family as they preferred their old hK>me? but Mr. Trapp has returned to New Jer sey and will make trips bask home aa often as his engagemerjts will per n(it. Camden will still- be Some to them. | ? ' ' . I ^^4r. an-di T'rs. B. G. Sanders return- j ed -home last week after spending several wee !cs in Florida, I ? ? ? m ^ Mir. E. O. DePass, prominent Co lumbia atbciraey, waa in Camden yes terday on professional business. Mr. DePass is a candidate for the legis lature in Richland county, ? and his host of friendb in Camden wish^him success. > , ? - j Mrs. W. J. Mayfield left Saturday, ftox Long Beach, Cal. to be present 1 Saturday, 12th inst., at the marriage of her ?on, Lieut. Dam Miller, to -Miss Dorothy Hartt. Her many friends at home wish her a pleasant trip. j ' r Mr. and Mrs. Victor Myers and son," Victor, Jr., who have been in Miami, Fla., are visiting relatives here. They leave in a few days for Notfth Caro lina where Mr. Myers will reconstruct , his j&rehestra. His many f riends wel- ' come him back to his old home town. ' *** Cawison, Sr., has gone' to Chicago, Illy to visit ber daughter, MJrs. Summer Waite. She will be a: j way several weeks. ? ? - ' Mrs. Cora Anterum ar.d two .^MMiren are visiting at the home of the f at m- j er'a (parents, Mr. and Mrs. H> G. Car rtson, Sr. Their many friends in Camden aire glad; to see them again. / > . ' . - / ' ' ^'?'Mr.-H. L. Schlosburg Wor.t to Hen-1 rsonviile ea&y Sunday morning to home. Rev. (}. P. Watson, who attended the Pastoo's School in .Columbia, re sumed home last week and ?illejl his pulpit as usual Stinday morning and ^?Veninr. .V I;..- Mr. Dewey McCaskill, who is with the A & P store in the meat market substituted the past 'wo weeks for ft meat cutter in Columbia during his vacation. He returned ho>me Satur H. C. Hardy, whose woeklv let tef?flv in The Me?se, rigor have became quite an interesting feature, ha* re turned home from a visit to Walter |jb? Mr. Jack Watkins, who for nome time was with the Firat National of Camden, but who left here to go With a bank in Miami, Fla. came home last week. New Law Firm ^ Atinou,ncem^nt hr?. Vx?en made 'Thitanas J. Klrk^r/.l, L. A. Kirklav.d and John K. d? T **ch ihavo formed a partnership fo- the general practice 'of law, to be 1? own as Kirkland and >ti? Loach. Each cf the members of Jaw firm aro w*M known and 'popular attorney#, their friordk :pien orally will wish them success. Making fir'eftiWc Improvements The Home Fu* nishinpf Company are Shaving extc.nsive improvements made to theif store. The back of the sure ts being extended a consider a!>l>) dis tance, and the front Is to bo made very aWrnotive. This company ha# . been) in biwtams In Camden for some time, and have enjoyed a liberal pa tronage, ^nd witH their increased fUxxr ?pace will be enabled to carry even a larger at ock than heretofore. Mr., Lewis Gardner has the contract for the work. i v TO Be Let Thin Month I A rood nany of u* are ifttereatcd i In the dlotfrt'* up of the gtff) c. t road | between Camden " ar?d the Sumter 1 county Ithe, whfrh he* for some time tfwlng to a dieafftca rriewt, but that ha- beftn ?ettM aw! (the <*ld *<*>& bed ia to be ttfed. *W? hive it 01* #ood authority that the contract for thi# wftl be let during tfol* ?? ith, wMih w? Ukc H. id will te completed be- . * open* up. We hApe j fe'i : .J^itkana, Jttly 7.--^T>e Jujnior A- | merican Legkm baseball U>a?m eooach Vd by Neil Truesdell played Wateree .Mills at Camden Monday afternoon scoring 14-0 iw, the fifth inning in fa jvor of Bethune. - , 1 Again the teams- pdayed Thuradayv afternoon on-' the local diamond to de- j cide the county championship sparing ] 15-0 in favdr of the locals. Jones i pitched a no hit game on both occas ions. i I Rev.* J. T. Keels spent the Fourth j in Columbia* with his paTefnta. j Mrs. R. E. McCaskill was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j McChesney at Waterloo laist week. ' ' MftV G. Sedley King, of Atlanta and: 1 Miss Louise Kin^ of Neeses were fche week end guests of their sister, Mrsv 1). M. Mayes. \ ' Mrs. M. L. Kelly is spending some jtime in Johnson City, Tenn. with her son, Fly.n Kelly. [?. Miss Eunice Severance was the re cent-guest of Relatives at Lamar. Mess Kitty B-tot of- Columbia visit ed friends and : Natives here last week. . " j ( Master Robert King returned to his home at Neeses Tuesday. He was ac- , cornpanied _by his s\unt, Miss Stella Befrhune and Miss Kathryne Truesdale who spent .several days as , guests of Mrs. Mark King. i ; Mrs. J. G. Richards of Asheville is spending some' time with her parents, , Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCaskill. Miss Beth Norwood of MoBee was the- 'guest of Misa Margaret Trues dale last week. | Mrs. Ratcliffe and son, MrN V. C. Ratcliffe, of WadeBborough, . N. C. were recent guests of Mrs. Ratcliffe's daughter, Mrs. C. E. Brazwell. k | Mis? Julia Lee is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Eva Mor gan. | Mrs. T. R. Bethupe and! little son, | Thomas Reese, Jr. were recent guests of Mr?. Bethune's parents, Mr, and; Mrs. B. B. Blakeloy in Clinton, i Friandtf.pf-M^aa ' ,'C^i^tt w4U be interested tn th? . clip ping from Akron, Ohio 'stating, that in company with Mr. a<nd Mrs. L. D. Hall of Akron, she is making an edu ! catronal tour of the States and Can ada. ? ? : : . ..v Miss 1 Lilian Laittimer of Bishop ville was a guest in the home of Mrs i Eva Mo/gan Sunday. Mis? Effie Brabham of Bamberg is the guest of Miss-' Kathryne Trues .dale. \ ' - Mlra. t/orin^ Davis spent last week in Kershaw with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Clyburn. Mn?. John) McSween of Darlington wr s a recent guest of her <Jaughter; Mis. W. B. Davis. * Dr. C. E. BTazwell, the genial (phar macist of the TrueMlale drug store, with Mrs. Brazwell and little daugh ter, Mtargaret, are spending this week in Atlanta with relatives. Mir. and Mrs. Letcmarxi Brannon of Wiinnsboro wem guests of relatives herer Sunday. Dusting Machine Demonstrations The Pd&niers Produce & Storage Co., of Florence, broupvht a number of dusting machines to Oamden Thms.'Jiay and gave, a public demon stration of what the machine? can do i in the field of cotton of Mr. John E, Rhame in the lower section of the roity. Quite a number of Kershaw county's progressive farmers were in attendance. Several types of ma chines weire seen in operation and ap peared to work perfectly. If there is tony virtue in dusting cotton to get rid of the boll weevil,, and we have | not the slightest doubt but theft there I Is, every farmer should own fate of .these dusting machines. In watch - l&ng the opeatkmu of the* machines the thought came to us that if a number of fattnerS in a community w<iuld cooperate and buy one of these ma chines ajnd systematically dust their , cotton, they would find it a fine in jVestnjsftt. NOTICE TO VOTER8 The Attention of fche cltteen* thr?urty>ut Kershaw county La called to tho irtiptortance of loloolnxr their n?me? on the Deatoeratle Club Roll. Tho book? are conveniently located in each preelpct *r*l each voter i* to quftfed to ehroll thto. yt>ar or he <dt ?he will rot be able to vote in th?r Print *h(:'elect!orK.t'J>o (i %>*> filtAftmOTOiK. 1 1 m County dHrtrmau. M HlBiHHHini LIBERTY HILL vening 0..vful caaions. Conunun.^ feeW alto* the morhin* ? third Sunday in July. the force of men engaged in pi ting in the culvers on the new p< t'ktt of highway 07 north of the "Hall'! will soon complete their work, ami hear that the grading is toing ac vanced very satisfactorily but muc Ja yet to be done. Mr. A, P. Brown a native son of Liberty Hill but later a prominent merchant of Heath Spripp*3 ? ard ?other town ? but now, and for several years past in business in Lexington,' Ky. was. here last week for a short yidit 'to his old tfcne home. We axe sorry we. did not get to see him. . Dr. and Mjs. T. G. Hall and two children, and Masses Bes? and Annie Hall all of Westminister, and Mes*i Theima A&hmore of Greenville werto visitors in the home 6f Mir. and Mrs. JR. C. Jones lastweek. Dr. Hall a,Tid) the Misses Hall and Ashmore, . accompanied by Miae Jen| ? nie. Jones, left c<n Thursday momint? for a motor trip to Washington, D. Ct and other points of interest. will be away for a* number of days. Mt3. Hall and the children remained to speraA-the time with her parent# s and relatives here where her girl hood' friends bre always gladl to se?, hen J j K^r. F. A. Drennan was in Chair- ' lotte a couple of days last week wher<b his daughter, Mis?- Carolyn is. undeir go'rxy treatment at a sanatorium f<?2ir ? a slight nasal affection. Magistrate L. P. Thompson made i business trip to Gaston ia, Hickor t and other towns, in North Carol it i , last week. - ' )i ; Mass Mannie Waidlaw has returne I heme after an extended visit to rela :> Itives at Tabor, N. C. ar<3 a visit t URfXJ&e Peach. ' _> A ji [ Mr. E. L. Jones made a visit raj Charlotte on July 4th. Mr. A, W. Cunningham a former popular citizenn of thia place, but for a number of years livimg in: Charlotte, | is on a visit to his brother, Postmas ter C. D. Cunningham. M.i&ses Lizzie and Lai Richards were shopping visitors to Lancaster on Saturday last. - "r I .Mr. and Mirs. P. ?r. Richards are visitors in the hicime of the former's . parents, Hon. and Mrs. N. S. Rich ards. V >-*"!??! Mr. J. B. Qxnwton wa p here on Sun day. He came up to take' his moth- . er, Mrs. M. Gt Cure-ton down to spend J a while at his home in Camdien. Mr. J. B. Anderson of Camden is spending r\ few da^'jUW the home of Mr. and Mm W. Z. Hilton where Mrs. ( Ahderson and the baby have been with hrr parents for some time. I Magistrate L. P. Thom.psoi^ Hon. 1 N. S. Richards a,nd Mr. R. C. Jones., are attending court in Camden today (Monday). fWe enjoyed a ride down with Mir; Thompson. Mr. W. C. Perry is attending court i this week, a member of pny panel. Little Miss Margaret Perry isv spending a .few days with relatives j in Camden. BLANRY NEWS Blaney? Mta? OUie Rose of Blane^ and Flrrley Griggs of L/Ugoff wore married in Camden Saturday, June 28. They left immediately for n short horeymoon and- will make their home in Florence. 1 Mr. and Mra. GHlend! Ro?e and children >of Spartafiburg spent several days with their parents, Mr. arid Mrs/, S. W. Hose. . V t Mrs. C. P. Chewning of Pampiioo are vl?iti*vjaf her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Sessions. Mr. and Mr*. E. H. Ro?s arxl child ren of New Brookland spent the week and with relatives. ' Mr. and* More. J. D, Bron, their daughter and sow, Cremer and Har ry, of Spartanburg, spent the fourth her*. ' ? ' i v: . BiH Kiker of North CanoJina was a visitor hete recently. Mm. W. B. Evans, and son Wade, ? left Sunday to viait relatives in dlff-, erent parts of Georgia. v^'' Vi* -ilk'v ' " *' " ~ " . Mr. tfewia Moore it spervKdfe a few ?(Jays in Camden, hia former home. He attended the Men's Bible class at the Methodist ohurch Sunday nvor^imr, and played the piano at the opening services of the cfaaft. 1 I ' . r-? > < . ' rs~ -7 r ~ T ' " 7^*** * ? voters to enroll lor the ap? pnoaching democratic primary. It is the p^tf of every good citizen who is otherwise ' qualified to vote in the democrats .primary to see that his or her name is enrolled. Bach one must attend to this for himself or herself. , The approaching: el cotton is an im portant one, for the voters are to name a United States senator, Gov ernor and on down to the smaller of fices. July 22nd is the last day for ^enrolling, so attend to this at once and avoid being disfranchised. In <this connection we are requested to announce that the (roll book wall be at T. b. Blyther's store for enrolling voters of the Airttioch club on Satur day, July 12th, at which time all vot ers in that club are urged to come that day and enroll so as to save .trouble an<d possiblo failure to get your name on the club rolL Enroll ment committees for each of the clubs of the county have been publish ed in each of the county papers. En roll! Enroll! Slightly Mixed The business houses in Camden have been taking a half hoMday on Thursday afternoons for seme time, but as July 4th came on Friday, some of them thought that the half holi day could be cut out so as not to be i closed; far a day and a half, conse- I quaintly sorpe stores remained open j while others closed. Just got slight ly mixed*. Hail Damages Crop This community, was visited again Wednesday aftemnoon and night with cojntsidcrable ? wind and rain. In the afternoon there was a considerable fall of haiK Mr. Joseph Shebeen, who farms quite extensively a few miles southeast of Camden, suffered from hail perhaps mofe than, his neighbors. Mir. Sheheora for several years past has boon cultivating to-, bacco along with his other cmpe, and the hail greatly injured. his tobacco He also was doing somevroclwii pecially pi anting tomatoes for the local cannery. His loss from the hail is ripht heavy. Death of a Good Colored Citizen Re>v. Hampton Sutton, whose seri ous illness, was mentioned) in The Messenger last week, died befotre the paper corvtainirvj the announcement had reached many of our reader?, for hev died Tuesday evenvrng. We had known him f!or many years; and re garded him as one of the most indus trious, upright and dependable mem bers; of his race. Through his indus trf -he accumulated a sight good bit of (property, but reverses came to him as to many others and he found it a struggle to keep intact Ms hard-earn ed gains. He had) good cr^it and could always get what he needed. He was held in hi.r^h esteem by both white and colored. We do not recall a more tireless worker. To be busy, to work seemed to be his delight. Hte could always find something to do whether | at work f<xr himself or for some one ;who engaged his services. With all the activities of his farm he found time on Sundays to go among his ! people end preach to them. A godd many years ago he was in our employ tindi later when) he launched out for himself, he always rtwporndei to ev ery request we made of him for hi" 'services even when it was to his ad vantage wot to leave his own work. Ho had the kindliest feelings for him, for he waa faithful arJd withal a Christ ian man. He is survived by his wid ow, but had no chi' V en. FuneiV services far him. were, held Sund? iiftemoon at three o'clock. We shal' cherish- the memory of Hiampton Rut ton as ofie of our vory best colored frienda. We attedwed the funeral Bervlcea in company with M'r. I >eon Sehloa burpf, vfhleh were ocwcluctedi by I>r. B, F. Bradford, tM#trict Superintendent aaslated by Rev. Paul Reddish, the pnfltor 0# St. Pawl church, alonpj with a number of other n^ifetter* There I Wan one of the largest crowd* ever In attendance upon a funeral ftervtce {present. The church, although a large building; could not nearly) ac commodate the crowvJi. many having I to remain on the outalde of the build in*. The 4th of July death toll Irt the United; State* wfw-178. But for the many plea* f^r a ?afe- and *fme 4th, . the toll might have been even tniioh >l?Tf?1r. "A>* M&'l- >,V? -j ?/; ? ? iv- . *??- ' V- . _i ??' AN APPEAL TO GOOD CITIZENS - ? ? i ? .Our . Public Library Needs Your Support The citizen has his duly towaixte the Lihrary. First of all he should enourage larger appropriations of 'funds. TOp result of my own study , of the question, What is the best gift whiph can be given to a community ? Is that Library occupies the first place, provided the community will accept and maintain it as a public i~ istitution, as much a part of the city property as it? public schools, and, in deed, and adjunct to these. Every dollar expended for Library purposes ts reumed to the community tonfold, net necessarily In dollar and cents, but ir.' the more permanent, more val uable assets of greater happiness, comfort and prog.?<ess of the people. The same reasons which justify thei[ j support X)f free public Libraries.^ i They, like the school?, are necessary to the securement cf an intelligent 1 citizenship. The selection of litera ture anrJi the making of it available to | boys and girls at the right time is much more important than is a sys tematic attempt to t^ach it. Every boy and girl in our commun ity is entitled to a chance. The wny to pive them that chanice is to ??t them have access to the best books in the country. If every family in the city would pledge themselves $1.00 per year towards the upkeep of the IVbrary, the Library would/ flour is. ' Library work with children is the | promotion of human welfare by f i **- ' thoring through ' books the develop- . ment of ideals amdi the growth of i knowledege of those who are later to cari*y the full responsibility of citi zenship. Suoh a return from an ex penditure of $1.00 by no means is a bati Investment. The librarian wishes to .announce that it is n?c>w time to ipa-y annual dues. It is hoped that those who so willingly grave last year will again ? ji>iir the association. sky: . ... "-j "To the friends of the Camden Pub lic Library: k "In oiSder to maintain the Camden Public Library, it is necessary to raise about one thousand) dlollars. annually, i The only fixed! income is five hundred dollars fnom the City of Camden, 1 therefore, five hundred dollars has to ; be raised by voluntary subscriptions ' and (donations. The funds are getting low andi any contributions^ would be appreciated." Facts About The Library Thinpts, you ought to know about your library are: The total circula- 4 tlon of books during the fiscal year ending June first was 11,095 accord ing, to the report madie by the libra rian, Mrs. Prances M. B. Wooten. This same report shows that wf the total 5,, 8 50 books read were fiction; 5,000 juvtftvile and 245 non-fiction. At this date the library, has a stock of 4,330 volumes. v There are 668 borrowers' einds in circulation, 187 of these are for child ren under twelve years of Pgr, 101 are between the ages of twelve an'' sixteen and 380 anre adults' cards. New books added to the shelves are: "E^ile", by Warwick Deeping*; "The Door", by Mlary Roberts Rine hart; "T/oyal Lovers", by Margaret Widdemer; ''Young Man of Manhat tan", by K. Brush. | FRANCES B. WOOTEN, ! LibraTia/n. IBO pcopje were killed in Automo bile accidents In South Carolina. for the flrnt five months of this year. V/hat a record! A Hint to Merchant* We would suggest to mefohant* who aro filing Chesterfield rlgar ettes that they otlve .Rperial attention to <a dlwpJ^y. of thenrv at thto time. -The Messenger is bogioTilivg this week with an ' intensive advertising cam* palrwi for this i?K>pfol*r cigarette and Merchant* who show them attractive ly will find their tales increasing. ftoldiern Go On Encampment Company M, 118th Infa.t*try, Cam dfn'M splendid Hilary company, left Monday Waning over the Seaboard for Tarhp Jack?on, where they go far a fifteen diays training. About fifty enisled men ad n three office form ed the oonf*n?*m<k Their' ir\#r\A* rt home are Interred in 'them and We that they will have a fine trip. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mt. 1'isgah Baptist Church ?Rev. M. B. Gv nter, Pastor Sunday School Sunday morning at ,10 o'clock. Preaching at 11 o'clock. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:30. * First Baptist Church B. Caston, Pastor The following services are announ ced for the week at the First Baptist Church: Sunday School at 10 o'clock, Mr. W. G. "Wilson, superintendent. Preaching by the pastor at 11:15 on the subject: Witnessing For Christ, evening service at 8:30, preaching by the pastor on the subjec-t: The Pro dinal Son. Prayer meeting Wednes day evening at 8:30. B. Y. P. U. will meetiA Thursday evening. The pub coijdially invited to attend all Vwe - services. :\jMf mmerVkrm of court / 0QNYENES ! Court of general sessions for Ker shaw county convened Monday morn ing, with Judge W. H. To wr.se nd pre siding. Tho court lasted onJy one day when an adjournment was tak en* until Mc/nday of next week, the in tense heat doubtless having some thing to do with the postponement. A number of cases/ were disposed of Monday. Earl Pearce, a negro, was. acquitted of the murder of Rich ard Odoms r.egrov an escaped convict who was serving a sentence on the chaing ganp* for a criminal assault. C. H. Beckham was tried) in his ab sence for vdolaiton of the prohibition law, and a sealed sentence awaits him Eli Isenhoward connected1 with thei same case was convicted and given a sentence of six nvooitKs, five months suspended. ... ' . ?Press Gray and Chalmers Johnson, ' kroft It inpr<uul 1 ? roan v. . Johnson plead guilty. TKe case against was nol prossed. Se.n/tence not yet passed in Johnson's case. II. L. Richardson, violation of the prohibition law, fivo months, with two months susperndled. Boots iSalmond, violation of the prohibition law, guilty7 five months, jj three nuspended. James Smith, who plead' guilty of the violation of the prohibition law, was given a sentence of one year. Chalmers James and Claud Bailey, house hreakiJVfe' and lar-eny, James pleadd guilty and was Hven a sen tence of one year in the Reformatory for Negro Boys. He is 15 years of age. Case against Bailey nol pross^ ed. | Press Johnson was given a sentence of one year for house breaking and larceny. George Harris, a minor, was given a sentence of three years in the Re formatory for Negn- Boys for tho theft of an automobile. Dor* Dees and Mary Jane Sutton | were charged with house breaking and larceny. Dees was convicted and riven a sentence of two years-. Case , against Jane Sutton nol pressed. | James Thomas, plead guilty of non' support, and was given a sentence of six months, but upon giving bond for $200 andi paying $8.00 per month for support sentence will b<> suspended., j L. J. Dun-can plead guilty of the violation of the prohibition law and received a sentence of one year. John White had two cases checked Up against him for house breaking and larceny and received i n each case of one year. I When court convenes next Monday ? the case of Tom Whitley, a young white man charge!) with waylaying and> killing Wya't Patterson, a norrro, and robbing him will be called. 'MessVs. I. C. Hough and J. K. de Loach have been appointed to defend .him. At a forme" *e-m of court a 1 mistrial was made in this case. j The ease oif Arthur Small, charged with the murder of Prko Johnson, is set for W<vliwsi'Say of next week. As Small is without? an attorney to re present him the court Han ."^pointed B. M. Smith and W. L. DePass, Jr., to represent h^m. T&e gyand jury is expected to mako Its report at the convening *ot <f0nrt next Mo+kfay. >*s . wniiK I ; ? ?.? * ?? i ' fi > : ? S v'' ? * ' A g'od f^erde^' is one room in na ture's great health laboratory. . V;'" ' ,v ? . - ? v \ ?"< A Number^^aWk Disposed of First Day. ? AdjourV^Until Next Monday