Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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much real estate HAS CHANGED OWNERS _ Coonty Auditor's books Shows ,1 Actintj at Closer of Year by Thole Dealing in Dirt. - I ..... . ' ' t j John T. Nettles to Henry Hutton, I jot In city of Camden on Chesnut m? $100; Kuto Singleton to Sallie W. Mose ty, 1 house and lot near Graded iebool building, $3,500. Kuto Singleton to G. I,. Lilaokwell, lot near Graded School building, 500. \V. H. iWatklnB to J. H. Watkins, 5 acres, $200. W. H. WatklnB to Jumes If. Wat las. 30 acrosr $1. T. K. Elliott and W. H. Ruff, ad I ilnlBtratorB, to Win. Kelley, 126 q >ros, $600. J. N. Jones to Easter Smith, 1 ere it* town of Lugoff, $26. 1>. A Dean to W. H. Morton, 49 crea. John It; Baker to N. A. COhjler. lota, $1,000. M. A. Conder to W. A. Shaw, 2 ot? $100. A. L. C. Kinard, et al, to Lizzie Kinard, 80 acres $1. W. H. Watkins to Eliabeth Par ker, 30 acres, $1. G. C. Welsh to Thompson J. Shaw, 1 acre and 1 building, $100. ^ Kershaw Grocery Co. to W. O. Croxton, 1-2 acre in town of Ker <hawf $200. Kershaw Grocery Co. tp W. L. Iroxton, 1-2 acre in town of Ker thaw, $200. Lizie C. Kinard to John W. Spires, iO acres, $1,000. William Washington to Janie R. Jateman, 4 acrres, $120. J. N. Jones to John T. Cameron, ( acres at Lugoff. J L. Guy to Hugh McCallum, Jr., i?8 acres, $16,000. C. Ij. Dye to George W. Sowell, 100 acres, $500. Sallie Denton to' G. W. Mobley, 3 icres, $30. W. J. Jones to Deln Jones, 120 acres, $2,000. Jeannle Hpugh and Lenda McCas- j kill, 20 acres, $1. Abble Baskin and Jeannie Hough to Kenneth McCaskill, 20 acres, $1. P. B. FMelds to Mrs. M. A. Hum phries, 17 acres, $150. Abbie Baskin and Lenda McCas till to Jeannie Hough, 20 acres, $1. J. A. Hall to J. M. Carson and V. . Threat * 35 acres, $500. Kninia C. Williams to W. J. Jones 270 acres, $6,000. Henry Savage to K. S. Villepiguo, 1 lot iu city of Camden, $5. John A. Thompson to C. C. Scott, 10 acres, $40. L. A. Wittkowsky to Clyburn Live Stock Co., 333 acres and 1 building. *3,050.?' ... ' S. W. Parker to John Collins, 2 lots in Kirkwood, $40. S. U Folsom to James W. Outlaw, S5 acres, $3,600. D. R. Trapp to H. H. Holland, 137 acres, $1. ... Amanda W. Hopkins to J. Wesley "Raley, 247 acres, $2,470. ^ . I). A. Boykin to Mary E. Boykin, 1 lot in city of Camden, $5. Cornelia E. Ruff, Louella Alexan der and Mamie A. Witherspoon to C. p. DuBose, 1 fcouse and lot in Kirkwood. W. J. McPherBon to (Henry' Sal Bond, 73acres, $1,600. James A. Rabon to Maggie Rabon, |()f) acres, $2,600.. M. Perry and John Abbot to W. ? Stewart, 16 acres, $400. J. T. Cameron to Victor W?rd, 4 'Vres, $200. Thomas J. Kirkland to City of '?amden, 338 acres, $$7,260. W. L. Blackwell to J. E. Jordan, J02 acres, $1,200. Sallie Jackson to C. L. Wray, 30 *cre s, $300. W. H. Wood to John Q. Harold, $5 nures, $1,500.* _ . G. A. Guignard to E, J. McLeod, 1 lot in Camden,, $100. Alice Dial, ot al, to T. C. Nelson, 1 lot on DeKalb St., $5. Honj. Tidwell to Henry Williams, '0 acres, $100. M. W. Hough to A. R. Dees, 235 $2,3 50. Josephine Latham, et al, to Mary, ^ Hruce, house and lot on Lyttle ' r?n St., $1,000. ft. Ij. Parker to W. E. Hall. 1 *cr<\ $75. T. \y. Watson to Laura D. Evans, ? acres in town of Blaney, $100. T. Wataon to W. B. Evans, 2 *Cres in town of Blaney, $100. Chaa. Hollls to K. S. Villepigu?. Drowned in Lynches Itivor. The body or Mr, J. M, Watt?, who dlsappoarod from hib home near Hothuno last Friday about 12 o'clock wag found Hundny afternoon about 3 o'clock la Lynches River, I mile bib residence. Tracked from his homo to the river, fears were entertained that he nmy have drowned himself as It was knpwn that for some time he had been In a despondent Mate of mind, owltiK to bad health for ovpr a year. I'artleH had been search ing; for him slnee lie wait first missed from Ills homo, Mr. Watts wan considered to be one of the county's best citizens, and waa honored with the office of Kchool (Commissioner about eighteen years ago, which he filled most ac ceptably. After the expiration of his term of office he spent hlfl time on his farm and' teaching in the various schools of eastern Ker shaw. He was- well connected and was considered an honorable and up right citizen and there are many who will regret his tragic death. Mr, Watts is survived by his wife and seven children, five girls N and two boys, besldea other relatives. The funeral and burial took place ion Monday at the old Bethol bury ing ground, conducted by Rev. J. M. i Forbes. Goo<l I>ay at Tax Office. Possibly the largest amount of taxes ever collected* in Kershaw county in one day was taken in by Treas. McCaskill last Tuesday the 30th. Twenty-one thousand, six hun dred and fifty dollars and thirty Blx cents ($21,650.36) was the amount collected, and In balancing the books that night there waB only a difference of two cents. o ? ' Cotton Crop for Keralutw. According to figures recently mffde public by the Census Bureau the total number of bales of cotton ginned in Kershaw county prior to December 13, 1913 was 24,858 an against 2 4,837 for the same period for the year 1912. Total for the state was 1913, 1,277,641, against 1912,1,128,850. ? Cut in Head. A colored boy, named Murray, was severely cut in the head by a young negro by the name of Meeks*, while at a dance near Team How one nigli last week. A physician was summo ed and it was necessary to take sev eral stitches in tho wound. . The fight caused the dance to be broken up. Meeks made his escape after the cutting. John Smart, a negro from the Betty Neck section of West Wateree, died at the Camden Hospital Tues day from the '-effects of an opera tion. 3 acres $10. Li. L. Clyburn to Blanche Clyburd, 1 houBe and lot, $ll. . Robt. M. Cooper to J. S. Hyatt, 2 lots at Cassatt, $84. J. 8. Hyatt to D. M. Melton,' 2 lots at Cassatt, $112.60. J. M. Wright to Frank Wright, 22 acres, $100. Charlotte Wright to argaret Gas kins, 22 acres, $100. Mattle Wright to J. M. Wright, 8 acres, $10. J Charlotte Wright to Rebecca Wright, 20 acres, $100. D. Anna Drakeford to Charlotte Wright, 21 acres, $100. J. M. Wright to Hampton Wright, 20 acres, $100. Charlotte Wright to J. M. Wright) 18 acres, $100. * *J. M. Wright to Odls Wright, 22 acres, $100. Nancy Oasklns to Wm. Gaskins, 40 acres. H. H. Holland to Joseph Furman DaviB, 100 acres, $3,900. John M. Watklns to Amos A. Wat kins ,16 acres, 2 years labor. Harriett R. Jordan, John R. Jor dan, Victoria Jordan Lipscomb to Henry Warren, 10 acres, $100. L. R. Rollins, et al, to W. I>. Grigs'.^, 387 acres, $4,660. P. II, Clements and Susan E. Clem ents to E. L. Clements, 78 acres, $600. Lula Munn to F. L, Miwn, 16 acres, $100. J. A. Munn to F. L. Munn, 20 acres $200. John T. Stevens to J. E. Williams, 16 acres, $9 00. - . A. C. Jumper to John Jenkins, Jr., 1 lot in Camden, $3 7. W. H. Cook to S. H. Ross, 66 acres, $226. Pat O. Howcn to S. H. Ross, 102 j acres, $1,000. j I'KIWONAL MKXTlox. Mm(Uih of (ionnrnl lateral .Secure I by Our IU)|)or(?iii. Mr. A. 8, Bhuw, of Hethune, wuh' in Cuiudtti) Wednesday. Mr. F. K. Mathls, of Greenville, 1h spending u few dayn In Camden. Mr Henry Btrohecker, of Charles ton, is visiting frlendn in Canlden. Mr. Henry C. Workman, of Havan nah, Ga,, wan here for the holidays. Mrs. A. Kuriwli spent several days with relatives at Barnwell this week. I ?? Misses Jennie and Willie Dixon spent the week-end with friends in Bishopville. Rev. John A. Davison is on a vis it to his former home atComer, Ga., to be gone about ten days. Mr. Leconte Mackey, of Lanoas Ur, is th? guest of Mr. John. T. Mackey, Jr., for the holidays. Mr. Robert McCreight, of Colum bia, was a visitor here during the holidays. Misses Julia. Keenan and Julia Hand, of Columbia, are the guests of Miss Jean Lindsay. Miss Maggie Parnell, of Colum bia, was the guest of Miss Kate Murchison during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Funderburk spent the holidays in Cheraw with relatives and friends. Mr. Albert Freldhelm, of Rock Hill, was the guest of Mr and Mrs. M. H. Herman, during the Christines Messrs. Bissell Kennedy and Carl Rhenberg spent the holidays in Cam den. . - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Latta spent several days during the holidays at Cheraw with their son, Mr. Albertus Latta. Mrs. R. M. Gifford has returned from the Columbia hospital where she has been for treatment for sev eral weeks. Mrs. J. E. Gault, accompanied by her little daughter, Miss Lorlne, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sam Mc Casklll, on Laurens street. Messrs. K. W. Murchison and T. Lee Little spent several days dur ing the holidays in points In Vir ginia and Maryland. Misses Janie and Hattie Simpson, of Rldgeway, left Thursday for their home after spending the holidays with Mrs. it. D. Williams. . Prof. Henry Strohecker, a former teacher in the Camden City Schools, has been spending several da^s in Camden during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Methal, of Jacksonville, Fla., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. 'Walter Parker during the holidays. Mrs. Methal is a sister of Mrs. Parker/ Rev. Dr. T. M. McConnell, former pastor of the Camden Presbyterian church, but now located at Morris town, Tenn., stopped over in Cam den a few days this w^ok. Mr. an<^ Mrs. G. E. Lee and daughter, Miss Virginia Lee, of Ashe ville, N. C., spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Gilliam in this city. Mrs. L. W. McCutcheon and Mr. and Mrs. T*. D. McCutcheon, of Co lumbia, were the Quests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McKagen during the hol idays. ' Mr., R. B. Mackey and family, of Lancaster; Mr. W. B. Twitty and family, and Miss Gladys Twitty, of Heath Springs; and Dr. T. M. Mc Connell were new year's guests at the homo of Mr. John T. Mackey. Miss Catherine West, sister of Su pervisor M. C. West, who was oper ated on at the Camden Hospital several days ago, is rapidly improv ing and it is expected that she will be able toi>e up in a few days. KIM/IN(J NttAIt UAMDKN, W. J. Ilukt*r HIU lleiiry Kofi's oil H?'h<1 With <iun. The only tragedy of th*? holidays reported wan t' e killing 011 Christ man night of Henry Rodgers by 0. J, Baker at the homo of the latter about nine miles east of Camden. | Kroui what wo can learn of the affair Rogers was a tenant on the farm of Maker, and according to the evidence the man had been drink ing and IiIh wife Bent for Bakur to come to help her manage him'. Thorej wan Home difference in the t^stinfony by the witnesses at the coroner's inquest, but It# 1h stated that Rogeru got his shot gun to nhoot Baker, aud that Haker wrench ed the gun from him. Rogers then made at him w4th another instru ment and Haker struck him a blow upon the head from which he died booh after. Other bruiBeB wore found upon the man'B body other than the one which cauacd hlB death. There were several eve witnesses to the killing-? Mrs. Rogers and her ten yfeftr old son, and a son of Mr. Baker. Tho coronWs Jury rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death from a blow upon the head with some blunt instrument. Rogers was a man Jit about .15 years of age, while Baker is nearly s xty. The dead man leaves a wife and several smaR children. Baker surrendered to thel authori ties the following morning and has been confined in the county jail since. He has employed attornoy M. L. Smith to represent him, and application will Immediately be< mad for ball. Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Johnson, of Wlnnsboro, spent the holidays in Camden with the Messrs. Cureton. It was Mr. Johnston's first viBit to Camden and he expressed himself as being highly pleased with this city. Contractor W. G. Adams has the contract for building an office room in the alley on Main street between the Enterprise Mercantile Cov and the store of the Camden Candy Kitchen. Work on the building will commencce next week, Harvey Little was accidentally shot in the foot Tuesday while he and Bucck Smith were in front of McCreight's undertaking establish ment. The shooting was entirely an accident and the young fellow's friends are glad to know that it was not a serious wound. Mr. Dan MccDonald and family are moving this week to Kershaw, where they will reside In the fu ture. Mr. McDonald has been en gaged in clerking in Camden for the past two years, and he and his fam ily have made many friends during their stay here who regret to lose them as 'citizens. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Riddick, who have resided in Camden for several months, will leave this week for Tar to??, N. C., where Mr. Riddick has purchased a farm. Mr. Riddick made many friends in Camden wher he worked In the capacity of a sales man and they regret to see he and his wife leave Camden. Dr. Henry W. Barnes and two sons, Raymond and Richard, of Roanoke, Va., are on a visit to their old home near DeKaib. Dr. Barnes is an old Kershaw county boy who has made good in the business world, and one who always remem bers his native home. He brought his two boyS down to enjoy a few days hunting at his childhood home. While here Dr. Barnes paid The Chronicle office a pleasant call, and says there Is nothing he enjoys like reading the ^Camden papers. HIE THREE CHIEF H KOMMCNDATION S SOUTH _ __ CAROLINA . - _ - . AGGESSIBILITV ? CLIMATE" ENVIRONMENT IT HAS COTTON MILLS. BANKS .CHURCHES] HOTELS i s? ALL KINDS OF ! FIRST CLASS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS Mr. William liunlrJI Dead. Mr. Win. llurdell died Kunday night ut 11 o'clock and the burial took place at Sumter, s. Mon- j day He w uk horn 111 Kershaw county I In 1833, being 80 years old last Oc* ! toher. lie was a huby the year the stars fell. His present family consists of Mrs. Medford, of (leor gla; Mrs. Sanders, Miss Madge nnd Mr. V. J. llurdell, all of Florence. His devoted wife preceded him on ly two years ago. He hatt been sick only one month. lie buffered a great deal but boro It faithfully. All of his neighbors and friends will miss his genial smile and kind words. He was a friend of every one and especially to his neighbors. We will miss him as he used to sit On bis front porch as he cheered t^oao as they passed on their Jour- i ney of life. llod's love was ex pressed to him in a loving and use ful life,. As expressed in those lines by a friend who loved him "Could 1 with ink the ocean fill; Where the whole JCartli of I'arch ment made, . . Where every blade of grass a quill, And every man a scribe by trade; To write the I?ove of Qod above, Would drain the Ocean dry; Nor could the scroll contain the whole, Though spread from sky to sky." -^-Monday's Florence Daily Times. Mr. Burdell at one time resldod in West Wateree in this county, and was a brother of the late Cap tain John Burdell and B. H. Bur dell of this county. CHIIjD HUKNKI) TO DKATH. Y/>u?g Hon of Mr. and Mrs. Levkoff Horribly lluraed Wednesday. Biddie, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Laz. Lievkoff, met a horrible death Wednesday afternoon, at the home of its parents on Mill street, when its clothing caught fire from a stove. Mrs. Levkoff bad left the little fellow in the room where a fire was burning in the stove and was ab sent only about five minutes, when she was attracted by the flames and met the child running towards her. The flames were put out but the little victim was so badly burn ed that it died that night about 12 o'clock 'after intense suffering. It was a bright little follow and the idol of the parents, for whom much sympathy is felt. The re mains of the unfortunate child were buried in the Jewish cemetery! here. ? "BOUGHT AND 1?AII> FOR" Will be Presented at Opera House Tuesday, January lft. When "Bought and Paid F\>r" come to the Camden Opera House, Tuesday Jan. 13th, It will be played by the entire company that has ap peared for many weeks o? the origi nal run at William A. Brady's Play house, in New York. This comedy drama ran for (fifteen months, win ter and summer, before leaving the ! theatre where it first started upon Its really marvelous career. The interpretation and scenic production, just as it will be shown in this city, received the earnest approbation of the New York critics, no less than that of the great crowds who flock ed to see it month in and monh out. When Mr. Brady organised this cast and caused the members to play for a considerate term at the Playhouse, he inaugurated a new system in management. "No company of mine will be hastily thrown together for the cities else where," he decclared. "Beginning with this play, my traveling organi zations will first have to satisfy New York. If they cannot do that I will disband them. Theatre pa trons in J,he other placeB are enti tled, to performances identical with those on Broadway, and this 1b what T am aiming at when" I send out 'Bought and Paid For' with a cast contathing not a single person who has not played his or her part con tinuously at my New York Play house." ? Adv. Mr. J. W. Holden, of KerHhaw. was in the city Wednesday, and paid Tiro Chronicle a pleasant call. Mr. Holden is a great believer in Ker shaw county real estate, as is evi denced by <he fact that ho has re cently purchased the large tract of land in Buffalo township containing 105 acres, recently owned by Mrs. John Phillips. Besides this proper ty Mr. Holden owns valuable farm ing lands adjoining the town of Kershaw. WINTER RESIDENTS ARE ENJOYING STAY HERE Despite the Bad Weather Members of Tourist Colony Seem to be Having Good Time. The downpour of rain all day Christmas did not seem to dampen the Christinas h|>I rit of the wlntor colon Ints. MIhh Hum Whltredgo, of Summit, N. held a '"neighbor hood" tea and cggnog party from 5 to 6 at her wlntor cottage on Fair stroet, In which many wore In eluded outside the neighborhood. Mrs. I*effingwell gave a moBt at tractive dance to her two. daught ers, Mlaaea Kdlth and Adair l?offiiiK well, Those attending were MIhh Frauds Hoy kin, MIhh Klara Kruin holtz, Miss Todd, MIhh Phlpps, Mw srB. Halmond, Pete Johnson, New ton Boy kin. Mr. aud Mrs. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. T. Edmund Krumholtz. While at the Klrkwood several dinner parties wero hold : Mr. and Mrs. J.. II. Todd in honor of - MIhh | Whitredge. Mr. and Mrs. T. Kd mund Krumholtz had as their din ner guestft Mr. and Mrs. T. Ashley Sparks, of New .York. An Impromp tu danoe after dinner in the parlors of The Klrkwood, added to the evej nlngs enjoyment. Mr. Gaylard Taylor Gillis, of De troit, is down spending the Christ mas holidays with his family, who are occupying the Dow cottage for the winter. Mr. W. F. Harris, of Boston, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Whistler for the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. I^eroy Springs, in their "Winton" car, passed through Camden on their return trip ' from Cuba and lower Florida. Mr. and MIhh Minor, of Sarahac Lake, N. Y., have been spending a few days at the Klrkwood, enroute to St. Petersburg, Fla. Open houBe with a house full of guests from New York and Wash ington, Mr. and Mrs. 4talf Ellis, of Jerico, \j. I., being the hosts and untiring in their many modes of en tertaining, parties on horseback ac companied by dogs and guns, may be seeiu daily enjoying the sports in the open, such as fox hunting, cross country riding ajid quail shoot ing. On their own place a most dif . f.cult trap for clay pigeon shooting helps pass away time and adds to their enjoyment. On New Year's night the first club house dance was given at the Camden Country Club. A dinner was served at The Klrkwood before the dance, aud music was furnished by the Columbia^orchesijra. Col. and Mrs. John Dillenbeck, (U. S. A. retired) are again guests of The Kirkwood, and Mrs. W. F. Wilcox, of Chicago, who has spent the past four winters at this hotel, is expected down shortly. Miss D. Eleanor Brown and Miss f Wallls, of New York, are at their winter home, '"Villa Rosa." They will have as their guests shortly Mrs. Chas. Dickenson and daughter, from Asheville, N. C. A recent arrival at llobkirk is Dr. Edward W. Emerson, of Coiw'' cord, Mass., a nephew of Half Wal do Emerson. He will spend the winter in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. George C. Irving, of Claremont, California, are regis tered at Mrs. Lenoir's. Also Mr. E. C. Laurence, of Southhoro, Mass. At Mrs. DuBose's are Mrs. C. C. Regal, of New York, and Mrs. Dr. Manning Simmons, of Charleston, S. C., with her son, have located here for" the winter. Recent arrivals at Hobkirk Inn are Mr. and Mrs. Linov&ee Blagden, of New York; MIbb M. Wheeler, of Jacksonville, Pla. ; Miss L?. Wheeler, of NewNYork, and Mr. Bledgc, of New YorlL who has come down for the wlnter\ Mr. Sledge is an author ity on having played on many of the courses in England- and Scot1 land, and seems very much pleased with Sarsfleld course, which is al ready giving good Hport and prac tice for the early comers. Mr. and Mrs. Liston Smith, of F'ittsburg, may be found daily on the links getting in good trim for the coming tournament events whlctr are now being arranged and plan ned for by a committee appointed to take charge of these events. di ED- -At his residence in-Cam den, S. C., on June 16, 1913, Thos. P. Cartor, colored, aged 34 years. Even a mind reader couldn't hold his head to suit the barber when he is getting his hair cut.