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V.W Job Printing MM* VOM MK XXIV CAMDKN, SO I 'Til CAHOIJNA NOYlvMltKlt I, MM Si M'.MItKH 27 vttend The County Fair Which . ?" ? Here Next Week, Nov. 7-8-9 LvKltYTHlN" ,s ,n I I gjSADINMHI jk\)M < \\K\l\ \j, Ulth >,Hn> At* (notions Will He Here. 'ifL I m nival I<> !><? hold in Cam den uil w00,< commencing Monday, Koveui l>^r 4, promises to outclass [jiytllJDtf H? k,n<l evor J ibis fliiy- 4*1 Tlie carnival in America n? it has' 4?veiop?<' <1 urlnu the lust year in to iday one ^ the moat Interesting and juo#t import features In the cut-! ^ory or public- amusement. It fills I j,|aco tiiui could not possibly bo filled by any other agency. It lu today a first-class conglomeration of the well Known forms of circus, mu" ^um, theatrical, vaudeville and ath letic attraction!* on , an elaborate scale, and by offering this variety 0f amusement, the better known md bigger carnival companies in America have not only succeeded In ^coining "popular" in the common acceptance of the word but also in reaching a position well alongside of clrcUH and athletic sports. Krom a poor beginning not many years ago the carnival spirit went forth In ninny cities and the first Ihiug any one know earnlvuls had de Moped into a great annual amuse peut event In the greater number j Df large cities and other small filacer in the country. Hundreds of ertile brained individuals have de-j jroled their time and talent to per fecting the idea for better entertain ment for the masses. Johnny J. Jones, who is to sup ply free attractions and big shows tor the coming fair, is among the foremost of these latter day plana-; &ers with new ideas and new meth-j >ds for the elevation of this partic ular line of amusement and enter prise. ?. When a sightseer visits. his niid-| fay it is said the feature which at racts "is the character of the cVowd-j in attendance, as they say in the lociety columns, "the elite of so jtety" is there hh well as the mas les, and no matter what class they Wong to or what their nationality! nay be they will be enjoying thom leivca. It can easily be imagined there tore, that to satisfy their desire the fun in the in id- way will ha fast and lurious. Delighted crowds of pleas ure seekers will doubtless find that [he various shows with the Johnny I.Jones aggregation, are really mer itorious, and of a character that ap peals to them as worthy of patron age. The reputation that the firm brings with it to Camden as pervey ors of amusements is of the highest. He has gained it is said in many other places the fullest amount of praises as a man of sterling busi es ability who fulfills his .word fo the public faithfully. It is doubt, ful if many other than his employ es, know this man if they meet Mm on the streets, he is unosten tatious, pleasant, modest in appear ance, very quiet in action and .mild In temperment. N For many years he has beeil ca sing to countless numbers of dls :rimlnating amusement ' followers, ilways trying to obtain the so much lesired popularity, supremacy ai\d leadership that goes with success.- ? idv. u Notice of ? 1 There will be a Missionary Insti ute held in the Presbyterian church >n Nov. 15th. There will be several ?ine addresses and much of interest. The Presbyterians in the county tre urged (o send delegates ?and he public is cordially invited~to at *nd. &*?e in Mfett - ->.1 .;r j - .* 4_ ~ ? ? "V V,\l'<i||AN ADMITS (HII/I > ? . t> fWJOWig I'lra I,,, M?'i?y Miulc to Have Ills l.iiV, in the hope of. finding mercy wlii.i, would hpair i,? him |,IH lift;, Thurston u. Vaughn, former Hupor in tend en t Of the Houth Carolina Odd Follows Homo, uoar this city, this morning bared the lifo of sham which he hud fed while in charge of the institution, Calmly, dlKpasHlon Utei^vho told of having hud crlmi Wl relation* with f i v t? <>f the Utile i>.t i <mi i i?'hh girls who hud heen placed under it Is care. Ki(?ju?Mitiy the Hhrunkcii figure pleaded for mercy at* lie told tike twelve men who wore to pAfljg upon Ms fate of hip Hhitinc. Tears rush ed into the eyes of the Judge, the Jurors, wltuesHt'8, court officials and those few spectators admitted by 1 tho court. Many faces were covered by handkerchiefs. I*ut no mercy was granted. The Jurors had retired from the court room only about six minutes when a rap on the door was hoard*-- u sig nal that the Jury had agreed. The door was opened and tho twelve me Hied solemnly in> After being poll ed they were naked If they had agreod upon a verdict. The fore man replied that they had. It was read by the Clerk of Court and was "Guilty." For a few seconds there was deep silence in the court room. The defendant moved not, although in the' shadow of death. Apparently | he was as cool as on the yesterday when he was fighting to show that he was innocent. * Thurston U. Vaughn -? today found guilty of a number of crimes so heinous and revolting that oven men in conversation with men find difficulty in grasping words that are not to obscene anjj/ vulgar as a vehicle of expression* ? is a man of small stature, compactly built and claims to i)e thirty-three years of ago. His father and mother live at their home near the town of Greer. Vaughn's education was had in the Greenville graded schools and he entered them at an age so ma ture as to have rendered him ordi narily, ineligible to its benefits. He matriculated in the seventh grade and was so faithful in the prosecution of his studies and ex emplary in hfs deportment, that he soon became a model student and as he began so was the end, with thje result that he was the school's valedictorian and the winner of the Purtnan University scholarship. I | Vaughn pursued his studies at PUrman for awhile, but he did not| continue to the point of graduation.; In 1905 Vaughn, seemingly a loy al Odd Fellow, a young man of i grit, intelligence and determination I and manifesting at all times a most worthy zeal in Christian work, was tendered and he accepted, the su perintendency of the newly created Odd Fallows Orphans Home of Sout Carolina. Between the time that he left college and his induction into' the work at the orphanage, Vaughn taught school. ' The concensus of opinion at the time that Vaughn began his work at the orphanage was, that the Odd Fellows had been fortunate in get? ting a man of ability, Christian character and energy with tha prom-: ise of long ysefulness that his youth promised, to direct the affairs of their just established Orphans Home W^eu rumors began to be rife that thife trusted man had been guilty df crimes that would bring the blush of shame to the most be stial minded and debauched, there wfti universat?^nogeduilty, and it was' only when the seeraingiyTncon trovertible truth came out, that many people could be brought to believe in the possibility, of his guilt. "T7 Vaughn tendered his resignation of the orphanage in September iylO to take effect January 1st, 1912. In hi^ cross examination he testified that a visit of one of the trustees of the orphanage to the home, in a| drunken condition* was the cauBe of his resignation. The amount of money that Vaughn had seemingly accumulated while occupying a position that supposedly couid only pay a living, was the cause of considerable comment and speculation. Just" *ior to leaving the "home" be began the erection of ? dwelling j house in the city with the idea of j occupying it as his family home and [h>4 only been in It ft short tlmej V1< i: rui KHH N i m\i> ?luiuo* H. Hti? iiiiaa Away At IIoiiio in Now York. Utlcft, N. V., Oct, 30.-^ After a long, illness Vice l'resldej(t James H. Sherman died at hit* homo in thin cit y at y:4li o'clock oT uremic pot noil, caused by brlKht's disease. lit) had b(?en HlnkiitK since tally morning and it was realized that death wuu only a question of a few hours Then* wuk a slight relief shortly after 7 o'clock, caused by apparent Improvement in the con dltlon of the kidneys, but it did not prove real or lasting and at bent gave only temporary hope. At i> o'clock the patient's temperature roue to 10<?. From that time his condition rap idly became worse until the end. 1 Mr. Sherman was unconscious when the end came and had been in that condition for an hour.- All the niemberH of tho immediate fam ; ily were witnesses to the final sctne. The 27th vice president of the Unitod States, and the only one re nominated, was christened James Schoolcraft Sherman. Hut, in near % I ly quarter of a century of public life' "Jim" Sherman ho was to his inti mates, and probably half the nation referred to him as "Sunny Jim" a sobriquet he earned aw one well might imagine by a never-failing, all year-round sunny disposition About tho Auto Accident. \ _ Wehave been requested t.to pub lish the following which has been handed us: "It seems that the newspajters have been misinformed about the accident which occurred on Monu mental Square on Monday night of last week, and it is only fair to the one who Is at pVesent incapacitated to give a true account. Mr. Rose borough was going up on the right side of the street, but had cut off the gasoline and was turning in to his boarding place on the left, which accounts for his being on that side. Dr. Burdell- was going down for his lights and at thd time had only dim oil lights, which Mr. Roseborough could not see from Ills position, consequently he turned directly in front of the car, which lie did not see until it was on him. Mr. Roseborough had a lantern on the motorcycle, which Dr. Burdell says ho saw but thought it was a hack and that .it would keep to the right, The lantern was afterwards picked up behind the automobile." Real Estate Deal. Jos. Sheheen and Bro., this wqek purchased the Smith property on South Main Street, and will convert same into two stores. Mr. J. Wx Melton, factory distributor for the Kimball Piano Co., and Messrs. Stewart and Ra'ley, the bakers, will occupy the two stores. Wbrk Is now under way getting the Stores ready for occupancy. The sale was made through the real estate agency of C.. P. DuBose & Co. The price paid was $4,500. Fire at Lugof f. ' Between 12 and one o^lock Tues day morning fire destroyed the gin and oil mill at Lugoff owned by J. M. Smith & Brdr~ About 6,000 pounds of seed eotton and a small quantity of bagging and ties were also consumed. The property was formerly owned by the Southern Cotton Oil Co., and was located near the depot. P o r 8 * 1 e. No. 32 Bulck car in good condition with three -new tires, price 140 (L . J . C. Blaqkwell, Camden, S. C. when his oxposure and arrest came. Vaughn was one of a family of six children, he now has five broth ers and sisters living. In addition to these and the father atid mother, he has a wife and daughter Irving. Opportunity, unconlrolled "passion, Coveteousness and a warped moral ity in a man has brought suffering, sorrow and shame to many lives, and the terrible discredit that the so hypocritical life of an apparently zealous Christian' has brought to the cause of Christ Is to be deplor ed. Judge Purdy sentenced Vaughn to die In the electric chair on De cember 20. He Was immediately carried to Columbia and placed in the penitentiary for safe keeping ? Greenville Piedmont, Oct. 26. IIICTIUN*: M:\NS NOT KM. Social Hittl I'muiiHl I'roiu our N?4glib?>riu|[ Town < Bethune, 8. C., Oct. 21). ? Kural mall route No. 3, Iiuh been orgaplmid with A. K, McLuurin Hervlng tempo rarily until llui regular carrier la appointed. 1 1 Ik duties began l^rl - day the drat . Mft?tor William McNanll, wince thy mcent death of hit* father, has gone to Dillon to make hla hom*> with hli? uncle, Dr. Da v iti Hrown. Mr. Thomas llilllunl spent several daytj in Kioreneo with hlH mother this w?u<k. Mrs. A. K. McLaurln, Mi?? Ola Beth une, l)r. and Mrs, K. 55. Trues dell, wurif in Blnhopvllle Tuesday. The trip wax made In Mrs. Mcl-.au rln'u Reo touring car. No school wau held after \V?h1 new day afternoon on account of Stat<* fair. The faculty and good many of tho pupils attended. MIhb Fannie Set/.er In visiting her father's family in Hock lllll. Misses Ola llethune and Maggie 8. Turner are visiting in Wlnnw boro Mr, and Mro. C. O. Terry went <o Camden Monday night to see "Mutt and Jeff." Dr. D. T. Yarbrough was in Cam - den- Wednesday. Among those who attended the fair from here were Mr. and Mrs Jim Clyburn, Mr, and Mrs. C O. Ter ry, Mlaa Cleo Clyburn, MeasrH, .J. N. and A. B. McLaurln, Bradley Be thutie, Leo Clyburn, Mark King and Leonard Yarbfough. Br. E. Z. Truesdell was at Ltl goff Thursday on business.. ! Messrs J up. McDonald and Horace Gardner, of H^rt^ville, spent Tin. > day In town as the gueatH of Mr. John McDonald. Mr. Will McDowell and daughter, Bernice, were in Kershaw shoppin. this week. Mr. D. M. Bethuno was In H.iri'.v vllle Tuesday. A Hi? ml .nine Monument. Complying with the provisions 01 tlie will of the late Captain iiurdi.li Mrs. Mattle T. (lettys has had &rpt ted over the grave of Gdptaip LVi (lell a Monument both com/nanvlm' in appearance and byautilui k v simplicity. It h of dark grim.* . about eight fcjet. high, and a.'yTli ? bag? is about ten fedt square. ? in his will, Captain liurdell directed that "a suitable tombstone" b erected at his grave and requested1 that Mrs. Gettys have ihe super vision of erecting the stone. It is one of the most imposing monu ments in tUo cemetery, and Mrs. (iettyB lias displayed most excel lent. taste in the selection she made. Deaths. Mrs. Susan Arled^fc, ~ mother of Mr. W. E. Arledge, of Camden, died at the home of her grandson, Mr. l-onnie Watts, near Cantey Hill, last Thursday evening. Mrs. Ar ledge was eighty-five years of age. The burial took place at Flint Hill church. Mrs. Motley, wife of Mr. J. W. Motley, of near Blhney, (lied last Thursday. The funeral services were held from Union Baptist chimb conducted by Rev. T. J. Cupstid. Mrs. Mary Branham, wife of Mr. \$m. Branham, of West Watered, died on Thursday, Oct. 17th. Mrs. Branham was the mother of sixteen children, and is survived by numer ous grand-children and #ther rela tives. Mrs. Branham was sixty seven" : years of age. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist cliurch. Her remains ' were interred ! at Ebenezer burying ground in West Wateree. Annual Settlement. Mr. Carlton *W. Sawyer, chief clerk in the office of Comptroller General of the Statef was in Cam den on Thursday, afternoon of last week and made the annual settle- . TObnt with the County Treasurer, Supervisor and Superintendent of Education. Of co.urse he ? found everything In fine shape and it took ?? only a short time to effect the set tlement. * While here Mr. Sawyer took occasion to say somo very pleasant things about the Kershaw , county officials. He said he always finds things in such good shape it is an easy matter to make a settle ment, and it is always a pleasure for him to come here. < oi,oiti:i? r.\nt Htul May i:\liihiis mid Mu<h Inter i<?i Tho second annual Colored Fair <?f Kei'bhaW COUHty WUH In-Ill )i?*n> from Oct. 24 th through Oct. ijtflh, in the Od?l HVllovyn Hull, which wan l>t ii ui II u I ly U' t Di aii 1 1 . and I hi Iftifli binntri UA&irliiK iiu- Ipiortp tlon, "Welcome" made everybody teel that it wan a fair for all of llto people. In the beginning i* iw well to know that the management of the fuJr waB bettor prepared thin time < bun that year, hecuubo tho dlrec* torb and officerw profited by the ox perionco of last yuar'b session. 10 vl donee of the Improvement In the hupervibion ib been in tho fact that no exhibits were received with names, but by numbers and a* a re sult, thO decibblon of tho Judges were more appredated. Another thing that addod much to the suc cebb of the fair wub the strong uiul appreciative support given to it by the hubiucbb and profcbbionul men of the city, including white und colored. On last year the white merchants of tho city Hhowed their support and approval of the lair by givinn I many very useful premiums, and thib year they did no less; but en couraged it to the end. The follow tug gttvu premiums: Messrs G. L. Biuckwell, Harueh-Nottlos Co., A. ii. Bobbin, Bruce, Burns & Barrett, A. J. Heattle, Camden Drug Co., J. C. (.Cunningham, Enterprise Mercan tile Co (Jeisenheliner, HlrschBros. t o.., A. D. Kennedy, 1). T. I^ang.l Lewis At Christmas, McCaskill Bros., J. C. Nicholson, Hhame Bros., an<l W, V.. Bmlth, Springs & Shannon, Shenk & Co. .Shebeen, Spero Beleos, J. ?. i'rapp, Wtttklns, C. (J. Whlta David* Wolfe and Zemp & l)e I'ass. , The following white ladles pre m iued nice articles: Mlab Ellen Tweed contributed some beautiful pot-piants and Miss Mutt to (lerald ?a rt^ry pretty hat. The exhibits were very good ami showod that the colored pe<fi)le here hnve caught the agricultural Hpirit i* ih<> age. Some of them were as follows: Alfalfa, 'bell pepper, cit rons, corn, cotton, fancy hand-work fruits, greens, men's suits, silk and plain quilts, oats, peas, pumpkins, pickles and turnips. In the booth containing the fruits were air tight fruits such atf: snap beans, tomatoeB, blackberries, peach es, apples and pears, bfandled cliei^ rles and blackberries. ? There was also some blackberry and -grape wrlno and peach brandy. There wofe some apple, haw, Black berry and pear jelly, blackberry Jam and fig, peach, pear and watermelon rine prefierves. Aside from these were some sweet, tomato pickles. ? > In another booth was very fine taffy candy, made and sold by W. W Certain. The booth containing the fancy work attracted everybody's atten tion. One of the sofa pillows had the image of a beautiful girl worked on it, and another was in the form of a cockle-bur; on the other hand there were: center-ple?>eB, table cloths, crocheted slippers, hand bags and bureau acarfB. There were also some very good home made shirts. The Camden Harness and Shoo Repair Co., was well represented by the harness that was made by Wil lie Duren. In the live stock department there were some fine cows, calves, bulls, hogs, pigs and colts. The poultry department was vary good and had all of the standard breeds represented In It. The decisions in the horse and mule arena were made by Mack Col lins, Ben Doby, and William Stovll. The stock exhibited was very good and the announcement of every de cision was heartily cheered by the spectators. ? ? ? The Benedict college band was hero and furnished music for tho fair, which was much appreciated. From all acoounts everything pass ed off pleasantly and the* members of the fair association wish to thanlt all and especially the white people for their kind support. C. C. Lowery. _ For Sale. One new Dixie Flyer Motorcycle. Apply to G. W. Crosby, Camden. 3. C. < \si:s to in-: Titii n AT NOVKMIilUt TliHM Miuiy ( 'uses to Occupy Court Wllirll Convene* t>u Nov. II. Tbl followlllK || 11 of civil ami criminal cuaca to ho triod ??? thin lorin of court which cQUYOne* on th?? )lth of Novomhor, with Judgo (J. W, Ga&t*. presiding, Civil. KtOVODl Mcrciuit lie Co, Vi Q, jjfl Nicholson, l?\ M. PlUpatrti'k, v? K. K.'VllU PlglUV J. N. NicholHon VH K. H. Vll?? pljguo. JoMcph McKoo vh A. I). O'Brien Htitvcrm Luinhor Co., vh J. J. &B(i A 101IU, I 8l>rlngH & Hhnnnojt vh J. ti. Hin Htm. M. H. Hoyktti vh N. W. U, It, Co. J. K Hriumon vh W. J, Lunglvjr, Koruhtiw M. & H. Co, vh P. h. Truvudoll, (?. \V. Crobhy vh So. 10xpr?HH ?o. J. 10. 1,. Uranium vh 8. A. L. Ry Go 1>, \V. WuttH vh , llormitfigo Cot ton Mill. I). H, VVlUiumii vh So. fly. Co. Charlotte Miller vb So. Ry. (Jo. I). U. W il liuuiH vh N. w! 11. R. Co. Carolina R, HhitIh vh M. F. Chip ley, * J. S. McDonald and M. L. Andsr Hon vh J. M. and J. H. SpearB. I). T? Yarbrough vh J as. Stokea. W. J. Roddey vh M. Ij. Smith. M. M. I?ll its, ot al, v?i W. J. Mot ley, et al. John, McDowell, el al, vh T. W. Watson, el ill. G. W. McClomapk vb . Fidelity Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. W. S. Joiijoh vh S. A/'li; Hy. 0, A. Bowen vb 8, A. L. Ry. Mamie M. McCain, vh Southern Cotton Oil (Jo. Sarah B. BaCon, vb S. A. L. Hy, niHl A. C. L. Ry. M. I). Kelly, vb S. A. U lly. [ J._ A. and M. E. MoHOly vh 8. F. | Bnudngton. ' - ? - ? - U. W. Crosby, vh J. I*. Guy. Marthu L. Catoe, vb E. D. Biake^ ney and J. F. Gardner, Jr. Dr. I*): A. Coward vb Kershaw Co. Mack Fulton vb S. A. 1j. Hy. v Jacob Moorti vfi T. C. Sessions;"' Geo, W. Mclittin, et al, vs K(Jw. Allen, et al. ^ H. L. ScliloBburg vh S. A. L. Ily. Catherine Luster? vb Emma Alex ander and Millie Young. Theyer M. Heed vb S. A. L. Ry. ^xpella Bookman, vb Crystal Lake ?Development Co. Delia Bookman vh C. A. Bowen. Delia Bookman vh Jobbo T. ROSS. Delhi Bookman, vb Mrs. J. M. . Thornton. L. L McGowan, et al, vs S. A. L. Hy. A. D. Vorij, vs S, A. L. Ry* Criminal. R. E. Bowers, obtaining goods under false pretense. David Sutton, Murder. ? J. A. Vincent, obtaining goods by false pretense. R. T. Moore, disposing of proper ty under lien. Ceaser Williams, violation Df df*- ... pensary law. Jno. Anderson, assault and bat tery with intent 'to kill. Aaron Boone, Fannio Barrett, Elisabeth Morse, assault and bat tery with Intent to kill.. Rufus Moseley, breach of peacf>. Caeser Perkins, larceny. EXCURSION RATES Via Southern llotlwny, Premier Ow^ rfter ot the South. Washington, E>. C.~- Account Uni ted Daughters of the Confederacy. Tickets on sale November 6th "to 14th, Inclusive, final limit December 1st, 1912. Atlnata, Ga.< ? Account National Commercial Gas Association; Tick ets on sale" November 30th and De cember let, final limit December 10th, 1912. Augusta, Ga. ? Account Negro Falnl Association. 4 Tickets on sale Novem~ ber XiJSSr to 14th, Inclusive, final limit November 18th, 1912. Augusta, Ga. ? Account Georgia Carolina Fair. Tickets on sale No* vember 3rd to 8th, Inclusive, final 'limit November 10th, 1912. For information as to tickets, : rates, etc., apply to ticket agents. | "" Found. A gold watoh fob. OWner can have same by calling at this office and paying tor this ad.