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MMIItilt 10.
UNFORTUNATE PATRICIDE
OCCURS IN WEST WATEREE
Melt A K KIItKLAND 18 HHOT AND
INSTANTLY KILLED 1JY
W1LL1R KIKKLANI).
Willie Kirkland, a white man is
in tho Kershaw county jail charg
ed with the killing of his father,
McHuo Kirkland, on Monday last.
Tho tragedy took place In West
Watereo near Doby'n Mill and from
the evidence at the Coroner's in
quest held that night it was utated
that the older Kirkland had KOtten
lingered at his wife and children on
Sunday, and struck his wife several
blows with a whip. She and her
several children loft their home
und went to the home of Mr. J.
N. Dunn. Tho following day the
father followed them and In hie ef
fort to make tho mother return
homo tho soil Bhot him In tho head
with a Colt's revolver. Mr.
Kirkland had succeeded in getting
his wife In the' buggy and when
Bhot fell to the gtfound and expired
Immediately.
The older Kirkland was regarded
as a dangoroua man when angered;
was about 00 years of age, and a
man of powerful build.
When the remains of the dead
man wore viewed by tho Coroner
ft bottle of Btrychnlne and two large
knives wore found In his pockets.
The jury empanelled to hold an
Inquest, with Mr. Wynne as fore
man, brought In the following ver
dict: "That McRao Kirkland came
to his death by a revolver shot In
tho hands of Willie Kirkland, his
son." V
Mr. Kirkland accompanied Copo
ner O. L. Dixon to Camden and sur
rendered to Sheriff Trantham Tues
day. When Been at the jail by
Chronicle man Mr. Kirkland was
asked for a statement, but would
'not talk of the affair.
AGRICULTURAL TRAIN
Spent XoRteriluy in Camden.?The
Lccturea and Exhibits Good.
The Clemson Winthrop demon
stration truln in ItB stop in Camden
yesterday has shown a great many
valuable things to those that visit
the cars, not the least valuable of
which is the spirit in which the
work is carried on. There is no
Idea of making the train an exhibit
?of which the colleges are doing,
but to give to the rural districts
some real educational demonstra
tions. Only such apparatus is car
ried as will accrue to this end.
The whole is pitched on an in
tensely practical scale.
The live stock experts on the
car show the cattle, pointing out in
lectures the good and bad points,
of the animals at hand. One of the
cars is given over to the stock;
there are three types of cattle, the
dairy, beef and dual purpose stock.
The Jersey and Holstein for milk
and beef, which is the cow for the
average small farmer. The speci
mens on the car are particularly
fino. The pair of Purcheron mares,
weighing 1,650 and 1,710 lbs, are
intended t>o show the type t|est for
the roaring of good farm muleB.
Dr. D. N. Barrow is in charge
of the train. This is the first of
its kind ever run in the South, for
instead of making 4 or five Btops
a day, it stays a whole 12 hours at
one place and really teaches. As
sociated with Dr. Barrow are Prof.
Archibald Smith, head of division
of animal Industry; Mr T.. F. Jack
son who is loaned from the cotton
seed crushers' association; Dr. E.
Barnett, veterinarian of the Exper
iment Station, and Prof. A F. Con
radi, who lectures on insects.
Miss Hyde, in charge of the Win
throp exhibit, is trying with hor two
assistants, graduates of Winthrop,
. to do for the women what Prof.
Barrow is for the men. Easier
methods of housework, more sys
tem aa lightening the daily load,
economy in labor and in material
things?the brightening of the home
by removing all that is unnecessary
is the purpose of the Winthrop dem
onstration. Utensils are shown and
used before the eye* of the audi
ence^ the most improved methods of
cooking, etc.. are dwelt on In talks
by Miss Hyde.
Br. Barrow Is genuine in his
praise of tha railroads that-hara
so mucti/ aided' in the work. They
, fc*ve 'afforded cars and crews and
speelat transportation?the Southern
orsw has bean with the train ntow
Ill-ANICY NKWH NOTKH.
< -orroHpondrnt Tell* , of luiprovtv
iiM'iitH ami ()U?w MmIKth of
Interest lu 11 lh llurg.
Blaney, H. C,, July 0.?The far
mer* over here are buffering very
inuoh for water. Hiuce our lant
communication to The Chronicle wo
have had a tremendoub (shower of
Hoe and bugB which haB proven very
dlHautnouu to the cotton crop. How
ever wo are proud to note that thoy
aro disappearing now.
Mra. Milton l'eake, who went to
the hospital at Columbia wome dayb
ago for an operation, died on the
3rd lnbt. " Her funeral wab preach
ed and hor romalub Interred In the
Pine Grove cemetery on the 4th
lngt. Mrb. l'eake wab an affection
ate wife and a devoted mother.
Bhe leaveb a liubhand and six
children, together with a host of
relatives and frlendb to mourn hor
lobb. The deceabod wab a daughter
of Mr. W. Branham, of the Ra
hon'b Crobb Roadb.
The Blaney Huh and Buggy Co.,
lb contemplating eroding a concrete
building on Main street. _for the
purpobo of doing a gonoral whole
bale bublnebH in groceriea, hard
ware, crockerywaro, bagging, tleb,
etc.
Wo aro getting along nicely on
the new well on Church Street.
Hope to get a plenty of good water
thero boon.
Capt. Earl H. Bowen lb contem
plating putting up an industry at
thlb place consisting of a cotton gin
and gribt mill. Capt. Bowen lb a
fellow who knows no failure.
Rev. A. E. C. . Pittman ib preach
ing this week for the people in the
vicinity of Ridgeway and Blythe
wood.
Rev. T. J. Cupstid and family
are visiting relatives and friends
in Georgia and Florida.
Mrs. Meares 1b visiting relatives
and friends In North Carolina.
Fmi'iimth to Ikcelvu Weather Ite
port? by Phone.
Through an arrangement perfect
ed between the United States Weatb*
er Bureau and the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, more than 2 6,
000 Southern farmers will receive
the daily weather reports by tele
phone beginning soon.
The daily weather reports will be
furnished the Telephone Company
by the Weather Bureau, and the
report will be read to the farmers
by telephone operators. At a given
hour each day a general alarm will
be sounded, calling everyfarmer
to tho telephone. When they are
all assembled tho report will be
read. Any farmer who is not able
to answer the signal and hear the
report has the privilege of calling
the operator and securing the In
formation. \
Almost every farmer's telephone
line connected with the Bell System
has six or more subscribers, and by
reading the report to each line the
work can be speedily accomplished.
This is the first comprehensive
and systematic effort to furnish this
Information without cost to the far
mers of the South . The spread of
the telephone in the rural districts
in the past few years has made It
possible to reach such a large num
ber of farmers through the Bell
System, and the dissemination of
weather news by telephone Is one
of the many pra'ctlcal uses for tho
telephone on the farm.
'< The territory of the Southern Bell
Company covers the states of North
and South Carolina, Oeorgla, Flori
da, Alabama, Virginia and the south
ern half of West Virginia .
Heath Springs Man Gets Good Po
sition In Columbia.
Mr. J. A. Stoddard, of ?Heath
Spring, Is here to become chief
clerk in the office of tho State su
perintendent of Education, vice Mr.
Lueco Qunter, resigned. Mr. Stod
dard has been principal of Heath
Springs ^ public school for four
years.?Columbia Record, July 4th.
Gent's Furnishing Store
Baruch-Nettles Co., are cleaning
up and remodelling the store form
erly occupied by the Camden Milli
nery Co., preparatory to opening
one of the finest gent's furnishing
establishments in this'seotton. When
they open for business they say 'it
will be no trouble for men to fit
themselves from head to foot,
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for two weeks and t>r. Barrow o*n
not say too much to theeir oredit
as making the .work possible.
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GENERAL PROGRAMME
OF MANASSAS JUBILEE)
HM KH AND THK GHAY8 WILL
MKKT AGAIN ON OLD DAT
TLB DllOUNDH.
The Chronicle Ih In receipt of a
copy of the Manassas Journal, of
Muiiushuh, Vu.. ii neatly printed pa
per containing Illustrations of Inter-)
eating war time scenes, and a pro
gramme of the MaUBBift# National
Jubilee, the chlof event to be held
on July 21 iof thU year. Among
the notables and Interesting events
on this day will bo hIiowu In the
following programme:
*'AI1 surviving veterans of the!
[Great War of 18til and 1806 are
Invited to assemble on Henry Hill
ou the morning of July 21, 1?H.
I at y o'clock. The Henry House I
yard will be reserved for the vet-|
erariH who will be welcomed ut 10
o'clock by Colonel Edmund lJerke-|
ley, of the Eighth Virginia, and byl
Senator Thomas S. Martin. General I
John E. Oilman, Commander In j
chlof of the Grand Army of the Re
public, and Gen. Geo. W. Gordon,
Commander In chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, have adopted
Invitations to bo preBont and havoj
been. aBked to speak. MemborB of
the Senate and House Military Com
mittees, who Berved In tho war.
have also been Invited. These In-!
elude Senators Henry A. DuPont,
Francis A. Warren and Joseph For-i
ney Johnston,?and?Representative |
Thomas W. Bradley. General Ju-j
Uan S. Carr and Major D. It. Low-j
ell have been Invited to represent
the organization known as "The
Blue and the Gray and their Sons."
"Colonel Robert M. Thompson, of
New York, has aignlfled his lnten-,
tion to present every veteran with
a Bouvonir badge, and Is expected
to accompany hlB generous gifts
with appropriate remarks. The
time will be taken up with five and
ten minute talks from veterans un-j
til noon. Then the veterans will bet
asked to form In two lines and to
march to Henry Hill, 200 yardB dls-l
tant and each will clasp the hand
of hla former foeman. Such a
scene has never been witnessed In
the history of the world and tho j
committee is arranging to reproduce |
It into a living picture by the host
photographic art. The state will
be represented by Its finest militia
companies and the United States!
army by two troops of cavalry.
"There will be a general picnic
and love feast. The Daughters of
the Confederacy and other ladles |
will serve coffee and other re
freshments.
"Between 2 and 4 o'clock the
veterans and their friends are aBk-1
ed to return to the town of Manas-1
sas, where a Btand and seats have
been provided under the shade of j
the trees. Here the veterans will
be met b>' forty-eight young ladies,
each representing a state In thei
Union, standing with hand clasped
In hand, forming a circle represent
ing the Re-United States, and sing-1
lng the Manassas National Anthem
known as the "New America.
"Addresses will be made by the
Governor of Virginia and by the
President of the United States and
the proceedings of the great day of j
the Jubilee will come to a close at|
6 o'clock."
Negro Died Suddenly.
Marcus Durant, a negro in the
employ of the Sumter Coffin and
Casket Co., died suddenly Saturday
at the factory. He was at work
during the forenoon, but feeling un
well stopped work and laid down
on a pile of boards. Shortly after
wards he rolled off the boards and
when some of the other workmen
went to hiB assistance he was un
conscious. Coroner Flowers who was
summoned to make an Investigation
stated that the man died of apo
plexy. The body ofDurant was
sent to Camden for burial. He
was 02 years old and was a quiet
and hard working negro.?Sumter
Dally Item.
Shuford?Powe.
What was poralbly the last mar
riage in Kerahaw county without a
license took place at the residence
of Mr. J. L. Guy, of Camden, on
Friday night laat, Juno 80th, when
Mr. Jacob L. Shuford, of BlahopvilUv
and Miss Florence M. Powe, of Che
raw, were married by Rev. H. B.
Brown, paitor of the Lyttleton
Street Methodist Church. The
MM tft ft ?mw of )&?. j. L. Oar*
PARTY SPENDS PLEASANT
DAY AT THE STATE FARM
UIX)WIN<J DKHCIIIITION OF Mil.
ANI) MltK. (aitDNKK'N
HOWriTAMTY.
Wo wore! uiiioiik u number of for
tunate oiioh Invited to upend the
Fourth with the family of Mr. VV.
K, Gardner, the manager of the
Slate Furui, and the duy proved a
most enjoyable 0110 In every par
ticular.
1 ho weather, though warm, wuw
jln a happy mood, us wan our par
ly, as wo boarded the I0:0r? train
for our ride, and whon wo drew up
at the Hint Ion, u short while later,
we found Mr. Gardner and his trus
|ty drlvor, Shoppard. already walt
'?K for uh with a capacious car
riage and splendid horses. a do
IlKhtful drive, ovor a perfect road
way. carried us straight through
.the promising crop* of the State
farm, and brought us to the hospi
table home of our host. Our ap
proach afforded a beautiful view of
tho buildings of the Farm, gleam
ing white through tho rich groon
follago of tho troos. On our arri
val wo wore delivered unto the ten
dor mercies of Mrs. Gardner, and
her lovely daughters, who proceed
ed to make tho day an Ideal one.
There are many things to Inter
im one at tho State Farm?bogln
"'?g with Miss Eva's French poodle
ranging on up through .tho
the blood hounds in tho pen and
the prisoners in the stockade, fo
tho splendid growing crops. The
farm is kept in tho most perfect of
condition, a proof of Mr. Gardner's
thrift. While we sat upon the por
tico enjoying HOme fine fruit, as far
a" the eye could reach wero green
fields of cotton and corn. Mr. Gard
?er cultivates twelve hundred acres
of land, and this year has thirty
eight mules and seventy hands.
The Governor has recently pardon
ed some of the convicts at the
fcarm, and His Excellency's clemen
cy has removed the very good cook
that served Mrs. Gardner, for nine
years, but on tho occasion of our
visit a most efficient substitute was
found, as our senses attested at
the noon hour. Wo have heard of
tables that groaned under their
burdens of good things tc eat.^nd
now wo have Been one. Every
thing used on the table was home
produced.'
The afternoon passed all two
speedily away with music and laugh*
ter and pleasant conversation and
as the train hour drew near Mr.
and Mrs. Gardner again showed
themselves the ideal host and host
ess by "speeding the parting" as
they had "welcomed the coming
guest,'? and five minutes of train
time found us at the station, thank
ing Mr. Gardner for a day of
thorough enjoyment.
Oh, ye, to whom an invitation to
visit the State Farm may some
time be extended, remember that
you are asked to be the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gardner and
their charming trio of daughters,
and hasten to accept.
UNION RE-ORGANIZED.
Farmers Meet ?n<l Elect Officers.
Delegates Appointed.
On Saturday last at the Court
HoUbo in Camden the Farmers'
Union for Kerahaw County was re
organized by the election of the
following officers:
President?Newton Kelly.
Vlre-Pres.?W. W. Croxton.
Sec. and Tread.?J. S. Brown.
Mr. J. W. Reed, State Secretary,
was present and made an addross.
It was movod and carried that
one man from each township be
appointed to work up interest in
the Union. In accordance there
with Mr. Newton Kelly was appoint
ed for West Wateree; Mr. P. T.
Bruce for DeKalb; Mr. W. W.
Croxton for Flat Rock and Mr. D.
M. Klrkley for Buffalo.
Mes?r?. Newton Kelly and 8. H,
Mlckle were elected delegates to the
State Union which meets in Colum
bia on the 26th of July.
The election of a Business Agent
and Chaplain was postponed until
the next meeting which will be on
the firtt Saturday In August.
Annual Picnic.
Tlx* annual picnic of the Liberty
Hill Rifles will be held at Liberty
Hilt on Saturday, Inly IB. All art
rvrttallT larltai ft ittitl
A* ri. i
MltKHTY HIM- NOTKft.
Interesting i 'ommunlcMt l?>u From
Our t'ormipumleilt la North
wiwt Kershaw.
Liberty Illll, H, C? July 6.-'-Am
it hut! boon some time allien wo
have seen any Liberty Hill iiowu,
perhaps a few dots will be uppro
clatod.
The crops in (his community are
needing rain prutly badly
Misses Lizzie unit Annie Richards
have returned homo aftor avlsit to
their uncle, llov. C. M. Richards,
ol Davidson, N, C.
Mrs. Uuth Hell, Mr. and Mrs. L.
A. Detwllor and little son, of Flori
da, are visiting Mrs. Hell's sister,
Mitis Laura Mathi'Hon.
Miss Mary Adams. who has boon
visiting Miss Sadie Richards, of this
place, has roturuod home.
Mr. I). N. Matheson, of Wlnna
boro, Is spondluK some time with
his aunt, Miss Laura Matheson.
Mr. Muthvson is Just recovering
from an attack of typhoid fovor.
Mrs. G. 11. Clements and little
daughter, Frances are visiting re
latives in Camden.
Misses Mabel Hallo and Marie
Cunningham aro at homo again.
Miss Cunningham has been visit
ing relatives In Chester and Miss
Hallo has boon visiting Miss Gladys
Twitty, at Heath Springs.
The young people of this place
enjoyed a party given by Miss Lou
Perry in honor of the birthday of
her brother, Mr. Clyburu Perry, on
last Wednesday night. Delightful
refreshments wore served at ten
o'clock and again as the party dls
banded. Those present wore MIbhob
Louise Jones, Clara Johnston, Ilena
Clements, Sadie Richards, Bessie
Floyd, Calllo Jones, Dot Matheson,
JobsIo Clements, Lou Perry, Loulso
Johnston, Mary Adams, Eva Perry
and Messrs. Edward Halle, John
Clements, Steve Perry, Prloleau
Richards, Ed. Clements, Helton
Cureton, Stophen Richards, Lewis
Perry, Walter Cunnlnghum and Cly
burn Perry.
The annual picnic of the Liberty
Hill Rifles will bo at Liberty Hill
. on July 15th. Everyone Is invitod.
So como and bring woll filled bas
kets.
Miss Nannie Floyd, of Frederick,
Md., ia visiting her parents, Gpn.
and Mrs. J. W. Floyd.
Mr. Willie Floyd, of Columbia",
came over Saturday to spond some
time with his parents, Gen. and
Mrs. Floyd.
FIRST MARRIAGE LICKNHJbl
Granted to Joshua llalllvy^ of Flor
ida, and Cella K. Williams, of
West Wateree.
The flrat marriage license In
Kershaw County was issued on
Tuesday last. The applicants were
Joshua L. Hartley, of Pottsburg,
^la., and Celia E. Williams, of
West NVateree, both colored-^
Not being familiar with the law,
Bartley made application without
his prospective bride, and when told
that she too must appear he was
groatly disconcerted as his bride
was fully fifteen miles away and all
preparations had beon made for
the nuptials at 1 o'clock the next
day and to make the trip to her
home, back to town and back to her
home again in time would bo al
most an impossibility. But when
told that the law must be complied
with Bartley got busy and before
dark had his bride in the Probate
office, whore they both took the
necessary oath and the license was
forthwith issued, upon the payment
by the groom of the $1 foe.
? They left smiling and happy with
overy prospect of meeting the im
portant engagement.
How to Knter the Office.
Advance to the inner door and
give three raps. The devil will at
tend to the alarm. You wll give
your name, postoffice address and
number of yoars you owe for the pa
per. You will be admitted Into the
sanctum and will advance to the cen
ter of the room, where you will ad
dress the editor with the following
countersign: Hold the right hand
about two feet from the body with
the thumb and fingers clasping a
ten-dollar bill, which you will drop
into the editor'* hand, saying,
"Were you waiting for me?" Tho
odltofr will grasp yiottr hand and the
bill, preaalng it, and will iay, "Yon
batl"?-Tkajrar (Mo.) Dtatrt*t.
? ,
case of Ohllla and W*
COTTON CROP CONDITION
OF SOUTH LOOKS GOOD
INDICATION** auk that C'JIOl*
Wllili Hti OF M,4flS,OO0
UALUS.?1NCHK.AHK.
WHehlngum, July 3."The condi
tion of cottou ou June 'Il> wub estl
mated (jy the Department of Agri
culture ut 88.2 per cunt, of normal,
compared with 87.8 May 26, 80.7
Ihmi year aud 8U the 10-year aver
se.
By matHH the condition is: Vir
ginia 98; North Carolina 89; Mouth
Carolina 84; (loorgla 94; Florida
96.
Dr. N. A. Murray, acting chief
of the crop reporting board of the
c.opartmenr of agrlculturo, made the
following statement subHequent to
the Issuance of the cotnon croy re
port.
"The report shown tliu condition
of the crop higher than on any cor
responding date in the last teu
yearH. A month ago the general
condition wau 8.5 pur cent above
the ten year average. Today It In
10.3 per coiit above the ten year
average. The acreage of cotton
thla year la about 86,000,000, al
lowing for the average amount of a
bnndonmoiit, about 1,000,000 acres.
Indication are that approximately
34,000,000 acree of cot.tion will be
harvested."
The condition Indicates a proba
ble yield of 202.8 pounds per acre,
which on 34,000,000 acres, would
mean 6,896,000,000 pounds or about
14,426,000 bales.
"Thin caluculatlon allows for the
average depreciation. The critical
period in cotton growth la lu Aug
uut und September, so any estimate
at this time muHt be takeu with
Home allowauoe.
"The largest previous production
of cottou in this country was in
1904 whon It aggregated 13,679,
9 64 baloa of five hundred pounds
Oflflij."
Improving Our Plant.
Mr. J. D. McFadden, the clever
and popular salesman for the Key
stone Type Foundry, was here on
Wednesday. The Chronicle plaoed
a large order for handsome job
faces, rules, borders, etc., which will
make this ono of the completest Job
establishments In this section, n Mr.
McFadden in au artist in his line,
being a great help to printers in
selecting the most attractive and
labor - saving appliances, and is
very popular with the printer men.
Au Appreciated Compliment.
The Camden Chronicle haB dis
carded the patent outside It has
been running so long, added a Ju
nior Linotype to Its plant and has
all at once become a first class coun
ty paper. We desire to congratu
late Editor McDowell on the re
markable improvement The Chroni
cle is showing editorially as well as
mechanically and to offer him the
benefit ofl our belief that the people
of Camden and Kershaw county will
certainly measure up to every re
quirement of the new situation.
The Chronicle now deserves more
support than any Camden paper has
ever deserved within the reoollec
tlon of this writer and It will get
what Is coming to It.?Yorkville En
quirer. ,
Our hats are off to you! We ap
preciate the above?especially as it
comes from the publishers of a pa
per which has lon^ been known as
the best semi-weekly in the state,
if not In the Bouth.
Mrs. Corbett Entertains.
One of the moit pleasant social
functions of last ?yeek was the
bridge party on Friday morning,
with Mrs. Jno. W. Corbett as hos
tess and Mrs Hughes, of Charles
ton as honor guest. Mrs. Corbett
is well versed In the art of enter
taining, and this occasion was not
an exception, a delightful salad
course was served. followed by
cake and ices. Mrs. LeRoy Da
vidson was the fortunate winner of
the score prise?a pair of silk hose.
The guests prise was also a pair of
?ilk hose. Those who enjoyed Mrs.
Corbstt's hospitality wsre Mesdames
Hughes, of Charlsston, K. F. Boy
kin, Atlanta, Wm. Shannon, r; Ida
Heath, Lucy Boykln, D. A. Boykln.
C. C. Whitaker, Douglas Rich?rd
?m, B. O. Boykln, LeRoy Davidson.
Miller Boykln, L. T. Mill*. J. W'