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Social and Personal Items It was a pleasure to us toliave met in Camden yesterday Mr. J. E. Swear ingen, who served South Carolina bo efficiently as state superintendent of education-, and who is making the race again for this office. He was accompanied by Mrs. Swearingen and their attractive son, John, Jr. Miss Ollie Nettles, who was vacat- 1 ioning with hes mother in North Car olina, had the misfortune odT having both arms broken. She pot a fall while on a tennis court which caused the aocider.t. Her.fviunds will -be glad to learn that sho is getting ulor.g as well as-could be expected. Capt. J. W. Hamel, editor of The j Kershaw Era, one of South Carolina's 1 1 influential weeklies, was ip attend ance upon the state campaign meeting at the 'school auditorium yesterday ' afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. \V. P. Huggins and children, who :\re making their home in Maryland, are visiting fiionds and relatives here at their old home. Wife of The Governor Has Successful Operation Mrs. John G. Richards, wife of the governor, successfully underwent an operation at the Columbia hospital Monday morning for tonsils und phy sicians say she is resting comfortably. Mrs. Richards went to the hospital Sunday night preparatory to the op eration and Governor Richards was at the hospital during the operation. ? Columbia Records. Majestic Radio Dealer Preparing for Fall Season Mr. E. R. Hunter, of the Camden Furniture Co. is attending the Majes tic .radio school in Charlotte this wnek He is preparing himself to render more efficient service this fall than ever before, and due to the eve.r in creasing popularity of Majestic radios the season (promises to be a very suc cessful one. New Announcement. vMr. L. Rex Jones, of Kershaw, is ranaounced in The Messenger this week for probate judge. Mr. Jones is a well known attorney, who since Ihis rwduation in law has been ,'.rac vticing his profession in Kershaw. Acts Received 'Clerk of Court, J. H. Clyburn, has Teceivcd the Acts of the last legisla- 1 ture, and magistrates entitled to a j copy -of them can got theirt at the clerk's office by receipting for vhem BLANEY NEWS Dr. S. H. Ross, .lr., left here last , week ?6r Spartanburg whdre he has J accepted a position. The many 1 friends cf Dr. Ross wish him much happiness and the jireatest of success with his work. Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Grigsby left last week forJmeir summer vacation. We wish the?Ti?*(ch pleasure on their trip. Y Miss Helwl Outlaw. of Columbia, ! has been the gu s', cf.,h?.r sister, Mrs. GVover Abbott, * r three veeks. MWs Eva 1\7 e!y. of Calun.bia, wn the week end ? :est here last w;?ek. Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Dowry an 1 two 'children, spent a very pleasant after noon in Columbia Inst Saturday with ; their friends r-d re'a lives. Mr. R. J. r.anhr.yi, Jr. spent the jfiifht in WiTsbsro l".-.t Sunday with his little f >n. Mr. E. L. P. an' a. 1, accompanied Mr. Olin D. J hns -n, candidate lor Governor up here one night this week to -ee Mr. Branhr -'a relatives and friends. Mir. Curtis Wilson wat away from 'here last Saturday on account of bus iness caUing him to Winnobofo. Mr. C. H. Wilson wer.t to Camden Tuesday on business. Mrs. Eva Outlaw, of Columbia, was the guest here Sunday cf her iater In-law. Mr. awl Mrs. T. T. Bookmen and son, Fred, c,r,i Mr. Elmer Haynes, spent a ver;/ pleasant evening in Co inn this week. Mr. Walter Bvtltfr was a visitor in Columbia one fcfWfttooh last week. ?; V ' ' ft;1.' ????' . I... I ?11 Remodelling His Store Mr. C. J. Shannon, Jr., is remodell ing the store room recently occupied byt the Tltm of Spring! Si Shannon, toy converting it into two rooms. The change 1ft now being mad??. < '? fc'- ? " ' state Candidates speak HERE Large Audience Greeted Them at Court House The state candidates invaded this peaceful territory yesterday, and were given atpJend'id attention by a larpe audience at the court house in the j morning. The meeting was. presided over by Dr. S. P. Brasington, county chairman, and was opened with pray er by Rev. J. B. Caston, pastor of the First Baptist church. Candidates for secretary of state spoke first, follow- j ed by the candidates for attorney general, candidates for Lieutenant Goveronr closing the meeting at 12:30 when a recess was taken for lunch. This left only the candidates for i Governor, eight of them. The can- I d'i dates who spoke in the morning were each given seven minutes, but the candidate*- xor Governor were giv- j en twenty minutes. [ Concluding the meeting here, an in- ' vitation to address the voters at Be thune was receive!, beginning at tight o'clock, ard :he campaign party ' moved upon th.'t progressive com munity where th : good people of Be thune had an oppotrunity of. hearing thorn. I At 2:30 vhe candidates for Gover nor were hi aid at the school auditor- 1 ium where .here was plenty of room. ' H. Beverly Herbert iead off. He tlis- ' cussed taxation, and then launched into a dijeussion of law und order, declaring Hiat recent events in Sourh Caiolina forced' such an issue in this campaign. Lawlessness, unabashed, prevailed. Berkley, Sumter, Green ville, Union, were mentioned where recent crimes occurred. The boot leggers, slot machine operators, lynchers were not for him in this race he declared. He was against lynch inr*s, and "to hell with the constitu tion" meant to hell with human life, to hell with the sch:ola and churches. He made some criticisms of his op ponent, Asht6n Williams, and want ed him to declare himself along these lines. Getting back to tax reform lie cited instances where wealthy men were escaping a property tax. Olin D. Johnson gave a history of; his career, his struggles to get ?an , education; his opposition to the bond ' issue without a direct vote of the j people, speaking generally along the < lines hertofore discussed by him. , Gol. Keith criticised Blackwood for his change of position, tsmoak also came in for some of his criticisms, j His chief plank, Keith said, was de cency in jiovernment. A. Frank Lever said he was feeling as well as he looked. He stressed the need of relief for farmers. Re cent happenings in -South Carolina raised an issue in thi? campaign, he declared. When a citizen who has served 20 years in the general assem bly is wired out in a moment it raises an issue that cannot be escap ed. It is V.me that South Carolina u woke to the fact that the law., must be observed to secure safety to her citizens. Referred to editorial in the State newspaper calling attention to one candidate who was being sup ported by bootleggers, and re&d a t'opy of a telegram he had sent to the | editor of the State asking who the Ibeneficary of "such a sinister move ment and as your fifty years of courageous, fair dealing with the peo ple will you allow any one man or set of men resting under the stigma plac ed upon them. I ask that you in fair jness to tho other candidates for Gov ernor specifically name in your next j issue that candidate who has become the direct beneficiary of those o|pcr jating 'gambling devices and the boot leggers'." . John J. McMahan took up his time in ft criticism of Gov. Richards, which it was evident did not meet with tho approval of his hearers. Ho also {criticised Mendel L. Smith, and when he concluded his remarks Chairman Brasington sfcid to the audienco that 'so long as South Carolina can elect J to the Governor's office Christian j men such as John G. Richards or Men jdel Smith she would be safe. These I remarks were taken as a rebuke to I the criticisms made by McMahan and were applauded. Smoak made his usual speech, fol lower! by Williams who confined his remarks to prohiMton in wl)loh he ad vocated the sal^ of wine and beer and whiskey for medicinal puttposes by druggists, declaring that the revenue from such} sour ecu w>ukl aid in the cost of maintaining the state govern ment. I. C. Rlackwood? troubled -with a de W I . "* ? ? ? - ' BETHUNE NEWS. ! Bethuno, July .27. ? A Union Daily Vacation Bible School, under the su pervision of M.re. T. R. Bethune, :? being conducted at the Presbyterian church and will continue for vwo weeks with hours from 8-10:30 a. m. Efficient teachers hnve been r.ecui ed from all i/he representative churches in town. Mrs. R. E. Mc Caskill and Miss Stella "Bethune ; re in charge of the music. Miss Glady.i Baker and Neil Truesdale supervise the play ground. I Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Clyburn, Jr., and child of Eton, Ga. and little Miss ! Louise Clyburn of Kershaw were :e- j cent guests of their sister, Mrs. Lor ing Davis. A barn#beionging to Mr. W. T. Pitts, a farmer living a few miles a- I bove here, was struck by lifiJjtning Wednesdaynight' during an electrical storm and destroyed by fire. A num ber of valuable farming implements and twenty seven bales of cotton were consumed. No insurance was) carried Miss Kathryn T-iuesdale is the guest of Miss Effie Brabham in Bam berg. ? Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gordon of Ashe ville, N. C. are spending sometime with Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Gordon. Mrs. J. M. Clyburn was hostess to j the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Monday after- i noon. The president, Mrs. J. L. King I presided over the meeting. After the business session several delight ful numbers were given as follows: Duet by Misses Dorothy Parrott and Gladys Baker; Reading, Edith Cly burn; Poem, Gladys Bakor. During the social hour a sweet course was served by the hostess. I Mis. C. C. Best of Hartsville was the recent guest of her son. Mr. B. W. Best. i Miss Patty Epps of Ki.igstree is the guest of Mrs. Love Hearon and Miss Stella Bethune. June Truesdale, who attended sum mer school at Newberry College spent several days last week at his h >me here. He returned on Satuday t^> re STimff""his position on the Cduvi'le baseball team near Clinton of which he has been a member since the open ing of the college summer session. Mrs. J. B. Hillhouse and iittl? daughter, Esther Love, ami Rev, J. T. Keels and Miss Mary McKinnon at^ tended services at old Tirzah church at Waxhaw Saturday. The series of meetings hel l last week in the Baptist Church conduct ed by the Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Kershaw, closed Sunday evening. Great inter est was manifested "in the services and a number of candidates were re ceived into the ofiureh. Bitten By A Snake Mr. Lee Tidwell, while fishing jn a creek near Beaver D/im last Friday, was bitten by a snake, and has suffer ed considerably since um a result. He had caught a fish and in some way it got tangled in the line near a log, and in reaching down to take hold of the fish, a snake supposed to be a moccasin, struck him on the hand. He wns brought to Camden and given medical attention. Assistant County Agent for Kershaw County Arrangements have just beer, com pleted for Kershaw county to have an assistant county agent., much work was developing due to the over increasing operation on the part of the people that County A rent Green called on Clemson for assistance Mr. J. T. Reason is being sent by Dr I*>hg. Dr. T*ong has given him a very strong recommendation. He was graduated in 1028 from Clerjrtson College and comes here from Green wood County where he has been do ing County Agent work. Cedar Creek Baptint. Church P. E. Blackmon, Paator Sunday School 3 P. M. ; B. Y. P. U. H:00 P. M. Preyer meeting Wednesday H: 00 P. M. Preaching 1st and 3rd Sun days at 4:00 P. M. The church With a welcome. feetive voice, spoke of? hn? record and declared himself in favor of the en forcement of law, and lynchers and bootleggers need not expect assist ance or sympathy from him. This concluded the speaking in Camden. The candidates went to Bethuno where they addressed the voter? there last night. Death* of Mrs. Ilazel Belk - This entire community was Badder. ed by the recent death of Mrs. Hazel I Belk, which occurred July 17th at 7:30 I P. M. at the Florence Hospital. Mrs ! Beik had been ill about 10 days with j bronchial pneumonia. Everything was done that loving hands eouli do ; but the death angel willed lo take 'her home. She was laid oo rest Pn day afternoon at 4 P. M. at the Mc Bec cemetery, the Rev. Mr. Cook, conducting the services, assisted by 1 Rev. Mr. Curry, before one cf the largest crowds which have attended a funeral there for some time. The i floral t ibutes were many and beau*: ful showing the esteem in which sK we.2 held by her many friends i> r and wide. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Belk were formerly of Camden but moved out here in the Union community about 4 years ago due to the condition oC Mr. Belk's health arvd had made a hast of friends since coming here who are much saddened at her sudden ill ness and death. She leaves to mourn her death her husband D. Hazel B-.lk, two children D. H. Jr., 9, and Hogov Hudson, 0, besides her parent--, Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Stegall of Wingate, N. C., four sisters and three brothers of Nonh Carolina and one brotlui of Pennslyvania. Much sympathy is ft It for the bereaved husband and small children. McBee, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Belk resided at 10'.3 Fair Street, for a number of year ;. Mr. Belk being associated in the lum ber business. Death of Mrs. Lingle Mrs. Lingle, wife of C. C. Lingle, died in Sumter early Saturday morn ing after an illness of three weeks. Mr. Lingle and family, who formerly resided in this county, moved to Sum ter about three years ago where Mr. Lingle was engaged in operating the Elect rik Maid Bake Shop. The an- i nounceiuent of her death brought gen uine sorrow to her host of relatives and friends in this county. Mrs. Lin gle was a daughter of the late Mr. | and -Mrs. Alex West. She is surviv ed by her husband, and two sons? Ben C. ar.d Wood-row Lingle, four sisters, ! Mrs. T. A. Spears, of HaYtsville, Mrs. ! W. E. Elliott, of Beth-une, Mrs. D. T. 1 Blackmon, and Mrs. Thomas Black- ' mon, of Columbia, A. A. West of Cam I den, and Henry West and W. ' N. West, of Cassatt. (Funeral ser- ! vices were held in Sumter Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and the inter ment was in the Sumter cemetery. Sincere sympathy is felt for the be reaved family in their great sorrow, j Accepted Call to Flint Hill Rev. P. E. Blackmon, pastor of the Hermitage Mill Baptist church, has accepted a call to Flint Hill Baptist church, fourteen miles north of Cam- j den, and will preach there twice a . month ? 2nd and 4th Sundays, in the | afternoons, for the -present at four o'- ' clock. Mr. Blackmon also preaches at Bethany church, Westville, where he pieached for some years before moving to the Hermitage mill village. Death of A Good Woman (Written for The Messenger > On July 23, of last week, there passed away one of the faithful mem bors of Hermitage Baptist church, Mrs. J. C. Johnson, wife of Jacob C. Johnson. She was. sick for many months but bore her sufferings with patience and faith in the Lord. She was resinned to Go-d's will, ami when the summons came, she said she was ready to go. Her life has been a great blessing to a hr^t of people. ?She leaves surviving her, h?r hus band, J. G. Johnson and four children, J. G. Jr., Cleo, Edna May and Navo line. Iler son J. C. Jr. is in the U nite4 States Army and did not get home for the funeral. She alsio leaves surviving her, the following, hor mother, Mrs. Annu Oonyers, of Wadenboro, N* C. and the following brothers and sisters, Talmadge Gonyers and Mrs. Hevtha Lewis of Darlington, Hfcyward Con yers of Gowards, Lawson and Wesley Gonyeus and Mesdamcs LilHe Difea, Pearl Hicks, Riihy T^ee, Gladys and Bernice, Oakland, Florida*; Mrs. Ida Moody, Wadesboro, N. G. We, as members of Hermitage church deeply mourn the passing of this good lady, realizing keenly our great loss, May w? cherish her memory in our hearts, and try to follow the example set for us in doing hor beat for the Master. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the stricken family. LIBERTY HILL Mr. Editor: ? Our section was vis ited on Sunday by a very lefreshing and acceptable shower of rain, coin ing as it did after several days of hot sunshine and drying winds it will be of much advantage to growhig crops, especially com. On Sunday .noining Dr. C. M. i'.ich ards occupied the pulpit <>f t ht* Pres byterian .?nu iv n. :le'o!c beginnirty his sermon he admini^itere ! the of baptism ;o the infant son til Mr. and Mrs. John Rod<ly, son-in-iaw and daughte: of Governor .'.nci Mrs. Kich aids, after a sh rt but very learned and instructive talk on the rights ar.d privileges as well as the dui.i *, oi li pations and lesponsibilitie ; of the ( arents and the Church to the child. The scene and service was very s.d enin and impressive. He then deliv ered an able and interesting sermon from the text, "The God of lsaa His discourse was cl sely followed by hi-;" hearers. The song servi.'" v. is also a pleasant feature of the oc.:i : r. Gov. and Mrs. John G. Richar.is, Mr. and Mrs. John Roddy. Misses Re kah, Margaret, Mildred an I J.ihnu.v P.". hards were visiters hero Sir ? y. Mrs. (). I'. FTk and little daugh'or, Ruby, of Isiandton. are speniiivr i w'ni!e with relatives here. Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards an i daugh ter, Miss Jane I.eighton, of Davidson, N. C. were week end visitors in the home of his brother, ' Hon. N. S. Richards. They left for heme M 11- . day morning. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clements and children, and Mr. Willie T unliiv m , t f I rr.jhburg spent Sun. lay with latives here. Rev. F. A. Drcnnan expects to leave ; on his annual vacation soon. We \ hope he will enjoy a very pleasant ? ?eason of rest. Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Small and | child'. on of Lancaster were here for 1 a short while Sunday evening. I, Probate Judi>e J. P. Richards, pop-!] ular Lancaster county official s.rent Sunday evening with relatives on 1 I*e t "Hill"! ? -'I Quite a number of our citizens n'e , in Camden today (Monday) to hear, the addresses of the State campagn ! party. Your reporter apprecates the ] privilege of a ride down with Mr. R < C. Jones, who also had as traveling j companions Rev. F. A. Drcnnan ar.d | Hon. N. S. Richards. D:ed in Canraster Mr. John T. Fruesdaje, who for I < many years >vas 1 resident f this . county, died in Lancaster Friday, ;.nd 1 the body was brought hf;:e :*or fnter- j ment in the cemetery at the Wateree Baptist church. Mr. Truesdale was a- j bout 90 years of af-p, and is suivived ] by a laige family connection. j, Death of Mrs. B?.ker I Mrs. Annie I. Baker, 'who died e cently, was born February 7th, 1851. s March 5th, 18G5 she was married to ^ Addison Baker. To ihis u'.vi-m eleven , children were born, Pencbpc, John.'j Thomas, of Bishopville, Melvin, Cam- ! j den, Holly B., Camden, Mary K Rod gers, near Sumter, Esteile, Cobin. j Idella Love, four sons. She became j a widow in 1800, and by hatd wcrk | manap^d to keep her children toge'h- I er as they grew up and , married. She ' visited all but made her home with . Holly B. on her own place near Red Hill not far from her birthplace where she spent most of her lon?j and useful life. She was a good neigh- ' bor and loving mother. Foir many ? months she suffpr"d untold misery with cancer of her nose. It finally j went into her eyes and for several weeks she could not see but knew her children by their voices, and would say I am so glad you are here. She leaves one sister besides her child I ren to mourn her death, Mrs. P. J. 1 Robeitson. She belonged to that lit., 1 tie church called God's church near Red Hill, of which she had been a faithful member until she became too weak to attend. vShe enjoyed the songs they would sing. Cod has call ed heir to be with Him. Sleep on, dear aunt, 'till the angels bid thee rise to meet the loved ones in the sky. One Who Tioved Her. WANTED, you to know that homes are acquit ed by members through this Association at a net Interest cost of less than 0 1-2 per cent. August Series stock selling now. ENTERPRISE BUIDDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENI Protracted Meeting A series of meetings are in irress this week at Cedar Cl*4 'church. The pastor, Rev. P. IJlavkmon i s be in,? assisted in th< services by Rev. T. W. N*. Faile Tax: naw. Thi- pastor, Rev. P. K. Blackmon,; will hold a series of meetings at Be?4j thar.y, Wtstville, beginning th? 2nd-; Sunday in August. Rev. J. B. Cas ton, pastor of the First Baptiol church of Camden, will assist tho pastor in this meeting, and R. D. Phillips will lead the singinp. Hermitage Baptist Church P. E. Blackmon, Pastor Sunday School 10:00 A. M. ?>? \ . P. U. 11:00 Prayer meetng Wednesday evening :? ' J 00. Preaching Sunday evening at H:U0. We welcome you. Come worship with ns. Bethany Baptist Church (Westville) Rev. P. E. Blackmon, Pastor Sun lay School 10:00 A. M. Preaching second and fourth Sun days at 11:00 A. M. Come, we welcome you. Flint Hill Baptist Church P. E. Blackmon, Pastor Preaching service at 4:00 P. M. \ second and fourth Sundays. Come vi and wo: ship with up. Beaver Dam Baptist Church Rev. T. P. Christmas, Pastor &? Sunday School 3 P. M. preaching at -7 1:1") P. M. You are invited to attenic^S 1 l ? ? these services. i Cassatt Baptist Church T. P. Christmas, Pastor Our annual meeting will begin Suiv $ lay, Au.?4'.ist 3rd, 8 o'clock, Rev. W ?'f: M. Howell of Asheville, N. C. will helps in t.he meeting. Sunday School 10:30 :j M. Mt. Zion Baptist Church T. P. Christmas, Pastor A meeting is going on this week,V Rev. D. L. Munn doing the preaching. A 3ome and be with us in the meeting.^ Antioch Baptist Church T. P. Christmas, Pastor Sunday School 10 o'clock, preaching || it 11. Let's not forget the Sunday ? ?School drive. Come and take part. Lyttleton Street Methodist Church il George Pierce Watson, Pastor .d Sunday, August 3. Bible school 10:00 A. M. Mr. 1/ C. Shaw, Supt. | E'pworth League, 7:45 P. M. Public i| worship, 11:15 A. Mj conducted by J :he pastor. The sermon will be fol-'ji iowed by the holy communion. The ^ evening service is recalled. (Midweek J service, Wednesday, 8:30 P. M. Tho public is most cordially invited tc ;'I worship with us. Visitors are ?spec- li ally welcome. Come and bring your ;j fi ier.tls, Revival Services | Be<rin nt Damns-,, . -r Methc.dist Church Sunday Night I ovivrl services will begin at "??'?'is Methodist Church West ville Sunday night, August 3rd, at 3 o'clock. The. poster, Rev. J. F. fT;>f fni?-vi : . will do the preaching All air cordially in v itfd to come and wor ?hii) with .is. Services will b? each n-'-n'mg. except M< rv.fav, and every night. Tho D'imasciio VVoman'-i Mission ary Society will meet Friday after noon, August 1, at 3:30, at tho homo of Mrs. Forest Truesdale. Released on Bond Application w,n made before Judge W. H. Townsend, in Columbia, Frl-y 'ay morning for b'>r.'l for Henry Frank Clyburn, who on the night of the 14th inst. shot and killed Stephen ('wens and pe* ir>us!y wounded James Owens. Young Clyburn was repre-;: Iponted by former Judge M. L. Smith. Bail was granted in the sum of $5,000 which was furnished by the 'Iftfer lant's father, Stephen Clyburn, ar. l hi? uncle, T. M. Cljburn and tho was released from custody. Young Clyburn appeared with his attorney, before Judge Townsend. Ja.meu Owens is still a patient nt tho Cam-! den hospital, but i? improving and It, is thought that he will recover.