The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 23, 1911, Image 3
"WILD JOHN STARNES"
STRANGE MAN IS DEAD
TUN \VIM> MAN OF 4 IIKItOKKtt
fOl'NTV l'ASHEH TO THK
(JIIKAT 'HKYONI>. I
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Olio Uhcrokco'H moHt valuable
in the cIuIiiih of being the
moat Jntoj-eBtlng county in tho atato
lb gouo. "Wild John" Hlaruuti, for
yoara tho great curloulty of thin
purl of ilio country, I'hiuokee'a
wild man, is dead- Hume dayn ago
it wiib discovered that "Wild John,"
ho wuh commonly known, wan
vory ill with pneumoniu. Uu wan
captured and brought to tho coun
ty homo where lie wuh kept until
Bulurday when deuth came. He
wuh hurled Sunday. -"1
Much conjecture hub heeu engag
od In concern lug tho wild man und
ha ban long been tin object of cu
rloHltyi many going to lilu den In
tho wt Ideal und moat aecludud pnrt
of tho county In tho hope# of get'
ting anight of him. Many have
tried and failed while curloalty ha#
prompted many to Heek to obtain
a photo of him but ho far ate there
la any record the picture accompa
by lueaua of Mm prowesa with the
Run and fishing tuckk*. Practical- i
ly thu only mean* of ?v?r tempting
him from big Iuii waa a pint or
<iuart bottle of rye or corn unci
then he wa? kk ahy as an awkward
aehool girl. His eyea, piercing and |
keen an thou** of a hawk were ever
on the alert, watching for aome
false move or treachery on the part
of a vlHilor and tliere in little doubt
hnt that he would ahoot aud Hhoot
to kill in the days when he watt
physically at hia beat, had any at
'crnpi been made to take him into
custody.
Good ? homes were offered hi in
time aud time again but tie would
never accept and although he waa
one time captured and taken to the
home of a relative, he escaped and
wont ba<*k to hi* former mode of
living, burrlcdalng himself in hia
hut like u limited animal after a
hard chase at laat brought to bay.
Some conception of the life he liv
ed may be gathered from the lo
ture, showing hia dress, all of hia
? lollies being made of the skins of
anlhialu lie had ulaln and hia houae
being conatructed of a gooda box.
1L la slated at the county home
that when brought there It waa
much agalnat hia' will aud great
trouble waa experienced with him.
Cut furnished by courtesy
nylng this story 1b the only one
ever obtained by any man, of the
hermit.
It isv stated that John Starnes,
when a young man of some twenty
years, took up his abiding place in
utter seclusion, far from the "voice
of the maddening crowd" and' haB
lived there Bince. All kinds of ru
t mors have been heard as to what
caused this strange action but it
is commonly believed that the her
mit was disappointed in a love af
fair and became mentally unbalanc
ed as a result. .
It was almost impossible to en
gage him in conversation. "Vie was
shy as a deer, never comiifg to town
and never being seen. He lived
of The Gaffney Ledger.
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.It was impossible to keep him In
bed and when left alone he would
leave the bed and crouch in one cor
ner of the room like ahunted ani
mal with head bowed and hands
clasped. It Is stated by the super
intendent of the county farm that
the poor unfortunate begged with
tears In his eyes to be allowed to
get out on the ground and left to
die. He pleaded to be released
from the "house. He seemed to
crave the feel of the earth and the
house and Its covering affected him
deeply. Death occurred Saturday
night and thus passes one of the
strangest figures ever known in
Cherokee county. Wild John is no
more. ?Gaffney Ledger.
Notice to Executors, Admin
istrators and Guardians
Executors, guardians and admin
istrators are reminded that the law
requlros an annual statement to
the Probate office of the condition
of the estates in their charge. In
pome cases this has not been done
and the attention of these officers
ig called to the following sections
of the law bearing upon the sub
ject:
"Section 2666. Executors or ad
ministrators shall annually, while
any estate remains in their care
or custody, at any time before the
first day of July of each year, ren
der to the Judge of Probate of
the County from whom they . ob
tained letters testamentary or let
ters of administration a just and
true account, upon oath, of the
receipts and expenditures of such
estate, the preceding calnndar year,
which, when examined and approv
ed, shall be deposited with the In
ventory and appraisement, or oth
er papers belonging to such estate,
in the office of said Judge of Pro
bate, there to be kept for the in
spection of such persons as may
be interested In the estate.
"If any executor or administrator
should neglect to render such an
nual accounts he shall not be enti
tled to any commissions for his
trouble In the management of the
said estate, and shall moreover be
liable to be sued for .damages; by
any person or persons Interested in
iuch estate.
"Sec. 2666. When an administra
tor or executor, appointed by the
Judge of Probate, shall negleat to
Snake his anhUal return within the
lime prescribed In Section 2666 of
this Chapter, it shall be the duty
of the Judge of Probate forthwith
Co cite him or her so to do; and
upon hie or her neglect or refusal
to render such account within 20
days from the service of the said
citation, such defualter shall be ad
judged In oontempt, and the Judge
of Probate U empowered and \re
quIred to Issue his attachment a
anch defaulter, and he or
1 purge suoh contempt by
fffiiTlSS* lS*? ? Sm
not exceeding twenty dollars for
each and every day during which
such default may continue... And in
case of such recusant administrator,
he may further revoke the letters
of administration: Provided, that
upon good and sufficient cause
shown before such Judge of Pro
bate, he may excuse the omission
on the part of such executors and
administrator to make the return
required In this Chapter within the
time herein limited, and the said
Judge of Probate may give to such
executor or administrator so in de
fault a reasonable time within
which to file his return, not exceed
ing sixty days.
"Sec. 2672. All guardians of es
tates appointed by the Judge of
Probate shall render to him an
annual account of their actings and
doings, as executors or administra
tors are required by law to do, and
upon making default shall forfeit
their commissions.
"Sec. 2673. Any Judge of Pro
bate shall have power to pronounce
a decree against any guardian by
him appointed, upon final account,
which shall authorize such proceed
ings against the sureties of such
guardian as may be taken in the
like cases against the sureties of
an administrator."
All executors, administrators and
guardians who have neglected to
tnake the returns as required by
law are requested to do so before
the first of July.
W. L. McDowell, .
vJudge of Probate. <?
Juno 22, 1911.
Notice of Final Discharge.
Notice jfl hereby given that one
month from this date?on Satur
day, July 15th, l$U, i will apply
to the Judge of Probate of Ker
shaw County for a Final Discharge
1 as guardian of the estates -of my
' children, Sophie E. Richards, An
nie R. Richards, Lai Q. Richards,
Marlon Richards, Abe Richardo,
John Richards, James Richards and
Priolesn Richards. /
Oallie E. Richards,
J una U. i.U -1 m..0"**""'
AVANT CAltfJHT IX TKXAH.
Man Wuiil^l hi Tlllh Stale <*??ii>K
I IliU'i' Alt ,Mlt?t'd Xitliii .
CanWi'ou, TuX.ut, Juijo 20. \\
U. AvaiU, alius WiliiuM Benjamin.
Wctii arrested bore lod(iy l?y Sheriff
Hooks. Availt ib wanted iu (iuorge
low,1, j?, t;,, where he wun tried for
murder wail convicted of muiislaugh*
icr. Following l?is conviction, (ho
cage WUH appealed Ullti the SOIl
tenco wuh affirmed. Upon hearing
of tho affirming of 111m case, Avaut,
uccoiupanied by his wife, fled to
this state about a your ago.
When arrested today, he wan on
tfaged iu selling sewing machines,
and WUH located at a boarding es
tablishment, Upon hits arrest by
(lie sheriff he admitted that he
wuu Avant, and uaid ihat lie would
K-'? back to South Carolina without
requisition papers. He Ih about ?(&
years of ago and la of good up
Pwuranco.
M;\NI,V BHKK.
Death of Yiiuiik Man W'lio Foriuer
ly Lived in This County.
i'a&oiuiicl Nowh and Scout.
Mr. Basil Manley Bruce divd iu
a hospital in Columbia Wednesday
mornWg of pellagra. Mr. Bruce
luut 4Keii in tho hospital Tor sever
al weeks, and it had been known
by bin friends for several day# that
there wan no poKHible chance for
bin recovery, so his death was no
surprise, but extremely Had. Any
death iH Bad, but to see a young
ma:t, with seemingly such a bright
future, c-qt down ho early in life
is doubly sad.
Mr, Bruce whh born near Heath
Springs In 1880, and made a re
markable business career. At |Jie
ugo of 17 he was manager of nie
Stevens Mercantile Co., at Bethune,
S. C., later he was mnnager of the
Shannon, Stevens, Boykln Company,
at Cheraw, which position be held
until that company closed out its
business. Then Mr. Bruce came
to Pageland and organized the Car
olina Supply Co. He held the man
agement of this company until
about six months ugo when bis
health fulled him, and he was forc
ed to give up his work.
He was burled at lleatb Springs
Thursday by the side of bis elder
"brother, who died some years ago.
A large number of friends and rela
tives gathered at the cemetery to
pay their last respects to their de
parting friend.
Mr. Bruce married Miss Lillian
TruoBdelle of Lugoff, who with three
small children survives him.
I'lrst Cotton Blooms.
The first cotton bloom we have
seen this season was picked yester
day morning from tho "farm" of
Master Vernon McDowell. A few
minutes after seeing this bloom Rev.
J. W. Smith, of Beulah brought to
our office two blooms?a white one
and a red one, the red one being
one day older than the white one.
These, however, were not the first
ones from Mr. Smith's farm as he
informs us that he observed some
last Week. ?
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IjO\v Houiul Trip Fares.
From Camden, via Atlantic Coast
Line. Tickets on sale July 7, 8
and 9, 1911. .
$22.46, Atlantic City, N. J., ac
count Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks. Final return limit
July 20, which may be extended to
August 20th, by depositing ticket
and paying $1.00.
Rochester, N. Y., $29.30, Ac
count A. A. O. N. Mystic Shrine.
Final return limit July 18, which
may be extended to August 16th,
by depositing ticket and paying
$1.00.
International Convention, United
Society Christian Endeavor, Atlan
tic City, July 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and
12, 1911, the N. W. Ry. of S. C.
#'111 sell round trip tickets via A.
tl L., on July 3, 4 and 6, from
Camden at $22.46 with return lim
it July 19, but tickets may be ex
tended to August 16th by deposit
with Joint agent and payment of
$1.00. i
These rates are open to 1 the
public. For illustrated booklets
descriptive of each of the above ci
ties and trips" and for Schedules,
Pullman reservations, etc., call on
S. M. Mathls, Ticket Agent, Cam
den, 8. C. ?
For the Purpose of Ad
vertising
Ox Hnw frm tM? c?ty who wUo tW? wliJ
MwMmib Mk Mt?fuy Wy
0? iNiiX wh wgUMtW Fdl Cww, ?r by
Tva Ititoi wke eeek wifl Ukt ? Sb?U Cmm,
-ut >- ?? t- - . _ ?
_ fw wriim, ex.. >Mrm L. NmI V?????.
MkW 1
Spartanburg Butineu
College, fiiJ?
i LWTTKit c akuikhs to meet
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Will <?u||it'i* 'loncilii'i' on <lnl> ;!? I
."ill I ill I'd' I )l'?' t'ilj.
Till* UllUUtil 4 OH V I'll | ill II of till* I" VI- !
nil duller ('artlerb' AttHociiilion t?I '
. tliin slate, which is to Iiv held In '
Florence on July ;t, l and f?. proiu>
lsi?? 10 lie most successful from ev- !
try blandpolut. There will hv a i
number of dlstinuuUhed kuuui* und .
speakers present, ami a most inter-j
esting ami helpful program has boon!
nrranged wlih supplementary. enter-|
luluinentv am) social features of a 1
most delightful and attractive na
i u ro.
Thomas 10. \Vicker, of Newberry,
president of live .association, haw ad
dressed the following onen letter
to the rural carriers of tne state:
"Advices from every section of!
the state Indicate that the couven-i
iion at Florence, July ?'$, 4 ? ?nd f>, j
will Ins tlio biggest and best convert- j
Hon tlio association has ever held- j
; Tlio'*business men and the local t ar-i
rlers at Florence are making elab-1
' orate preparations for Llie outer- i
' talnmeut of the'delegates, and all j
visiting carriers. A special tea- j
lure of the ^ntertalnmont will bo-j
a picnic, couplod with the famous
| pine hark fish Bl.CW of the I'ee Dee
i section. Other features of interest
will he a grand parade of the mo
! torcycles mall riders of the State,
' and a rousing, hair - raising game.'
1 of baseball between the It. I'\ D's
of the upper counties and those of
Uir? lowvr counties. Don't nil:>s the
, baseball if you want to laugh and
grow fat.
"The above has to do with the
social side of the convention; the
business side of the convention will
be of considerable interest, because
of the presence of a number of dis
, tiuguished men, who will take a
part in the discussion of questions
! that will come before the_conven
(ion.
i "Among those who are expected
to be present are United States
Senator IS. l->. Smith, Gov. Cole I,.
lileaae, Llet. Uov. ('has. A. Smith, J
p. u, Hyatt, president of the state.!
Good ItoadB association; a repro- j
sentatlve from the postofflce de-j
partment, and an effort Is being,
made to secure Or. IMatt ol the 15
| nlverslty of North Carolina, who la
a distinguished good roads advocate
and an orator of national reputa
tion. 1 have Invited 1'. V. OeOraw,
the 4th assistant postmaster gen
eral, but I have not yet been ad
vised whether he will come. I
have also sent n special invitation
lo each of the seven congressmen
I of the state, and it is highly prob- |
' able that several of these will be j
i present.
"I wish In closing, to impress
I the carriers ol the State with the
I importance of this meeting. All
carriers are urged to come, wheth
I er members of the association or
j not; don't forget that. There Is
: much business of Importance to be
I transacted. Among other things,
! you must be prepared to elect a
j aew president for the ensuing
j j?par."
Winthrop College Scholarship unci
. Entrance Examination.
The examination for the award^ of
vacant scholarships In Winthrop Col
lege and for the admission of new
students will be held at the County
Court House on Friday, July7, at 9
A. M. Applicants must be not less
than fifteen years of age. ^|ie"
Scholarships are vacant after July 7
they will be awarded those making
the highest average at this exam
ination, provided they meet the
conditions governing the award.
Applicants for scholarships should
write to President Johnson before
the examination for Scholarship ex
amination blanks.
Scholarships aro worth $100 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September 2 0, 1911. For fur
ther information and catalogue ad
dress ' i
Pres. 1>. B. Johnson,
Ro?k Hill, 8. C.
CITATION.
State of Bouth Carolina,
Cbunty of Kershaw.
By W. L. McDowell, Esquire, Pro
bate Judge.
Whereas, BenJ. Halle made suit
to me ,to grant him Letters of Ad
ministration of the Estate of and
effects of Mary H. Halle, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said Ma
ry H. Halle, deceased, that they be
and appear before me, In the Court
of Probate, to be held at
CamdM)/ South Carolina, on
Thursday^ July 6th next, after
publication thereof, at 11 o'clock
In the forenoon, to show cuase, if
any they hare^ why the said Ad*
ministration should not be grant
ed. .? '
Given under my hand, this 2 2 nd
day of June, A. Di, 19X1.
# W. L. McDowell,
JtuUfe of Probate for Kershaw Co.
^rUbllahe4 on the 23rd day of
FJttMptfttf, In ^ iJnmden Cnrbni
cle. ? .
Notloe posted June 22nd, 1911,
|?n Court. Houi<i)oo^ * j!
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WE
IN THt
run
To SELL
THE BEST
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close: lX
MR. FARMKRi HASN'T A POOR IMKCK OF I1ARUWARK
OFTKN COvST YOf FOUR times the price of it BE
CAUSE YOU 11A I) TO LOSE A WHOLE LOT OF* TIME COM
ING TO TOWN TO GET ANOTHER?
BUY YOUR HARDWARE FROM US. AND YOU WILL SAVE
MANY NEEDLESS. EXPENSIVE TRIPS AND MANY DOLLARS
ON REPAIRS.
WE SELL THE BEST HARDWARE BECAUSE IT PAYS US
TO SELL AND YOU TO BUY THE BEST.
. D. KENNEDY
Slit* Minded 11 int.
I hc <* 11ic* 1' wiiH cross that morii
iiiK and was venting his wrath on
tho pretty youug lady who manipu
lated the typewriter.
"Kverythlnn is in confusion on
111 y (leak," he said, testily. , "It al
ways 1h."
"You luslst that you don't want
anything disturbed there," she re
sponded, meekly.
"Well, I don't wish my papers dis
turbed, but 1 don't want this sheet
of postage stamps left there."
??Where shall 1 put them?" she
responded, demurely, as she took
thom up.
"Don't auk ho many question*,"
lif snapped. "Put them any whore
out of my Bight."
"Very well, Bir," slvo cooed, as
softly 11 h a (Jove.
And licking them with her prot
ty red tongue, nhe stuck the sheet
on IiIb bald head and walked out
to seek a new situation. ?Houston
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It taken a Rood deal of tt tinn
to be a bread-winner these days.
More people lay p on a rainy
day than lay up for a rainy day.
THE
Great June Sale!
At
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Baruch-Nettles Co.
This sale has been the most
successful sale we have ever
held. We have added this week'
thousands of dollars worth of
fresh new merchandise pur
chased at a song. You will be
pleasantly surprised at the new
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goods we have received during
this mid-summer sale. You
will wonder how we can dis
pose of them. . The secret is:
Low price on good merchandise.
We continue this slaughter
of fresh merchandise until July
1st, and on that date we shall
offer the most valuable prizes
ever given by any concern in.
this city. ?zxr
Baruch-Nettles Co.
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Remember "This Store Sets the Pace."