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MAKE OUR EXHIBIT BEST. . Aural School Supervisor Urge* Exhibit at State Fair. The School Improvement atftoclatloii ??f the state will have (in exhibit Ml the stale f?ili thl* >tin In coiuutc t ton with thin, UU! hJx counties of the HI lit <? having (hi' most progressive Hch<Hf|s llM V** l><*CII llskl'll to have Indl vhlual exhibits. Kershaw county has ItCCII HCllM'ICtl IIH dill' of tin* mU, 1 know t In* t a number of the rural school* will liot often In tl.UM* to help furnlnn i wit of the exhlhlt, ho I uui HHkliiK t how schools now III scmhIou and tin we ojienlug within the noxt two weekH to |>ut forth n H|H>chil effort to prepare something for It. The more l|i?l i v l< Inn 1 1 1 >' hIiowii In the exhlhll the better <*ooklng, sewing, uiiiuuiil trail) )ug, drawing, M)MM'hu<MiH of class room work, any and everything showing dif ferent phases of school work In hotli the town nml rural schools should be Included In this exhlhlt. Any of the ehthlren IIvIiik In the rural districts, who h 1 1 1 1 have articles which wen* ex hibited at -the Comity School fair, anil will notify me, I will he tdml to get them for the . Stale exhibit. We ilo not want a Mix exhlhll from each school, hilt want variety ami eac)l ar ticle to In* <if the very best, With -the eo;ojK>nitloii of every teacher ami pupil, I don't nee why we can't make Kershaw enmity's exhlhlt the, very best one of the six. Kate Simpson, 1 1 i i i'ii I School Su|>crvlKor. The total number of arcplane pilots killed thiiH far In the war ly estimated at lift y , divided among the tK>IMgercutH an foil own: Kusslnn Id; French 12; Fngllsh 4; Herman IN. This does not take Into consideration pllotH and the * crews of dirigibles, many of which have been reported destroyed. A young laundress wearing the uni form of a French sohller, was among thp wounded who bUYe an-h ed HI XoV sy-le-Sec In the Department of the Seine. The ymilig woman had fought by the side of a company of Zouaves in the trenches and her sex Was not discovered until she was wounded. The couiinaui^lng officer complimented her on her hrnvry before sending, her to the rear. 'Silage is the best and cheapest form In which to supply mteculyiit fee?l for winter use. hi 5 Last Meal On* can of RAT CORN Is better than ? dozen Cat*. No matter whether you have one Rat or a thousand RAT CORN will do the trick. Ail your drain lot booklet , "How to Dwlrojr R*U. For tale at all Store* Prlca 25c., 60c. And $1.00 dv ;?i Mfg. by Tkt I*(mInI Mf|. C#., lac. 31 5 Race St.. Phil*., Pa. GROCERIES If it's High Grade Grocer ies you are looking for we have them. For this week we have a choice line of HAMS and BREAKFAST BACON just in. Prompt and Efficient Delivery Service. LANG'S HIGH-GRADE GROCERY TELEPHONE No. 2. VIRGINIA GOES DRY. Prohibition WtaT By Big M# jority in Old Dominion. Kh'huiojid, Vu? H*tpt. tf2,---Htato-whW* pr^hiMilon won m nwgtfpiug rlutur) at i in* i #i in in ViritMta i"?i;i.v, return* at mldnlKht HltowiiiK Unit Jtw Hii|?|K?rt??rM 1 tit 1 1 nvoii hy a major!!) of 'S2,X'2'>. Thin iitfini' wfii i>?* increased largely lit fa rotyyof (lie dry* when further return)* rtHvivwl from count le* which tonight lire f With complete re turilM from nil t lu* #ttl?0 ami H of ilu loo r?iuilji*H ami with ftHatlerlng re turn* from other count le*. the total vote }h IJUtiJ. It 1m twtliituN that ttie total vote will reach 150,000. Of Hils vote the ilryH received 77, 4&1, um aKiilnwt 14,018 for the local optlonlHtri. ? The cltlew, widely were expeetfXi to roll up a majority for the local option iKtM, Hprnnu a HtirpfiMO l>y giving 1,1115 for the dry*. Only four citieH, Alex andria, Norfolk. VVllliamKhurK and Richmond returned majorities for the wet*. The total vote cmd by the cltlea Wiih 40, 077, of Which the dry* got 21,140. I'uder an act of the hod legiHlatiin*, the governor wiih (llrw^d to call to dayV HjXK'iai election upon |>etitlou of one-fourth of the imm'hohh. voting at t lie preceding ? November gweral election. Approximately 70,000 ihhxoiih willed the | iet 1 1 Ion. NEWS AMONG THE MILLS. A. W. i:. CaiM'l, of Troy, one of the most prominent cotton mill sn?n of the state was stricken with paralysis Home lime ago ami ii is feured the stroke will be serious. His left side is affect* ed mut Ills sjM'ech Is not clear, but hl? mlmt Is not alYected. lie is president of the <'ii|>el Cotton Mill ami treasurer of the.Smlthcrman Cotton Mill at Troy and owns stock In mills at Briscoe, Uamsner and other point* In the Htitte. He was a promoter of the Deep IUver Cotton Mills In Kandlemuu several years iigo ami Is well known In thlR county. He Is a man of considerable means. . , By i'oii T. Ca I'd, formCtTyor^twTTed: ford, Mass., has become manager of the Fitzgerald Cotton Mills of Fitz gerald, (?a. ? The product of this plant Is wide drills and medium weight sj>o i laity cloths for the manufacturing trades and Is sold through the Turner Hasley Co. The Fitzgerald Cotton Mills was Incorporated In 1004, it has a capital of $12f?,00o, and an equipment <.f 10, (KM) sp ndles and '120 looms. Mr. Card for some time whs agent of the i lowland. Uotch and New Bedford Mfg. Co. mills. Later he entered the em ploy of William Whitman and after ward went South as ageut }>f the Tal lassee Mfg. Co., Tallassoe, Ala., having charge of all the ? company's property Including the stores and houses in the village. W. 1 1. Bradley has resigned as presi dent of the following mills: Palmetto Cotton Mills, Columbia, S. C. : Saxe liotlm Mills and Lexington Mfg. Co., of Lexington. S. C. ; Middlchurg Mills, Batcshurg. S. C. ; and Valley Falls Nl fir. Co.. Spartanburg/S. C. TAX NOTICE. < Wllce of Treasurer, Kershaw Co., Camden, S. C., Sept. 15, 1914. Notice Is hereby given that the books will be o|k*ii for collecting State, Coun ty and School taxes from October 15th, 1014 to March 1st, 11)15. A penalty of .1 i km* cent, will be added to all taxes unpaid January 1st, 1015; 2 i*>r cent. February 1st. 11)15; and 7 per cent. March 1st. 11)15. The rate per centum for Kershaw county Is as follows : Mills State taxes 0 County taxes .1 4V4 S|>eclal taxes 2V4 Road taxes 2V6 School taxes ; 8 Special School taxes .... ...1 Total ID The following school districts have special levies: SiHH'ial school tax District No. 1 5 Special school tax District No. 2 4 Special school tax District No. 4 1 Sjieclal school tax District No. 0. ...... .4 Special school tax District No. 7 4 Special school tax District No. S ...2 Special school tax District No. ft 4 Special school tax District No. 10 .5 Special school tax District No. 11 5 Special school tax District No. 12 4 Special school tax District No. 13 4 .special school tax District No. 14 8 Special school tax District No. 15 It Special school tax District No. 17 3 S|>eclal school tax District No. LS 4 Special school tax District No. 10 4 Special school tax District No. 21 2 Special school tax District No. 22... 4 Special school tax District No. 24 4 Sp??clal school tax District No. 25...,^. .3 Special school tax District No. 'JO 2 Special school tax District No, 20 2 Special school tax District No. 27 0 S|>eclal school tax District No. 2S 2 Special school tax District No. 20 ...... 4 SjHH-lal school tax District No. .'10 2 Special school tax District No. III. ti S|KM-lal school tax District No. .12 4 Special school tax District No. 33. 4 Special school tax District No. .'14 4 Spoclal school tax District No. 40 11 S|H?cial school tax District No. 4d S Special school tax District No. 47 ... 4 The poll tax Is $1. All able bodied male persons from the age of twenty-one (21) to sixty HMi) years, hoth inclusive, except resi dents itf tin' lncor|>orated towns of the county shall pay two dollars ($2.) as it road tnx. except ministers of the gospel actually in charge of a congre gation. teachers employed in public schools, school trustees and persons l>eruMiioiitly disabled in the military service of this State, ami j>ersons who served in the late war between the States, and all i?crsnus actually employ ed In the quarantine service of this State, ami all students who may In* at tending school or college at the time when sajd Wad tax shall l>eeome due. Persons claiming disabilities must pre sent certificates from two reputable physicians of this county. i All information as to taxes will l>e furnished upon application. N J>. M. \leCASKILl? 2 ?County Treasurer. KERSHAW NEWS NOTEJ. Items Clipped From Laat luu? of Th? Era. Mis* |?eouu Cate?,<of Ncv\|>ort, Tenii., Is here (o ttpend some 1 1 idc with her cousin, Ml* II. |t. W or*ley, . Mayor Orover t?. \WUh and J. Frank Gardner, Jr., went to Chester Thur* ? I j i > llitftll lit t?> InUr I he higher de khm' lii MiiM<?iir>. Tli?> I m >t h returned a 1 1 \ e Attorney W. H. of Cain ?It^ii, was lii Kershaw tiiHt Thursday to a pi tear In Isdialf of it client In u trlul I m*I? I In the ?0urt "f Magistrate It. ,N. JollCS. I " ,;> ? F. I,. MpWdjli <>f Mm- West Wateree section of Kershaw county. visited hi* hrotherf W. II. H^Wtll, IumI week. Itoy. T. A. J>abney Iiiih Iiwii elected at a salary of $1,000 to the pastorate of IMeawunt Plain church. He will de vote Ills tntlr# time to the work of this church. W. I'. Kstrhlge wan re elected Sii|>erlntendcnt of the Sunday school, and re|s>rts that the school Ih doing flue/work, Pleasant lMaln \Js the only rural church In thU coin in u nlty having the services of a pastor for the entire year. Miss Fssle Jones, of Trio, who has lK?en a frequent visitor In Kershaw at the home of her aunt. Mrs. J. M. ('ar son. was married In Trio laid Thurs day to John II. Howell, who Ik hIho a resident of the same town. MIhh Jones has many friends and relatives thru out thin section who will wish for the young Couple long life. proH|ierlty and happiness. Miss Flla llcattle, who had l>eeu a sufferer for many .\enrs from pellagra, died in Columbia rfanday night of hod week and Iter remains were taken to the family burying ground at Stone lioro for Interment on Tuesday morn ing. A. J. Heattle. of Camden, and T. M. Heattle. of Me Hoe, brothers of the deceased, accompanied the remains to their last renting place. Premium lists and other udfyertls Ing matter concerning the Kershaw County Fair were distributed In Ker shaw last wwk. Several county fairs have been called off owing to condi tions since the war started 111 Furoi>c, but the Camden Fair will be held this year as usual, and we liespenk for It at iiiidii.nt riicccss. Miss Virginia Taylor, of Camden, spent the week-end in Kershaw with Miss Sara Hen ton. Mrs. J. 1). Hutchinson, who spent a couple of weeks In Kershaw visit ing her "helve. Mrs. Jasr H. Hamel. re turned to her home In Columbia last Saturday.. Mrs. J. H. Hegler, of White Bluff, was taken to tin* Fennell Inllrmtiry in Hock 11111 Monday. She was accom panied by her husband -and her physi cian. Dr. F. C. Hraslngton. # _ _ ? ~~ 1 .. More Paroles by Governor. (?overnor Blcase Monday granted a. pardon to Corley,. a white man. who was convicted <?f assault of a high and aggravated nature during the June. 1014. term. of court ami sentenc ed to pay a fine of or to serve two years on the county clialngang. He was tried and convicted along with A. C. Campbell and Milton Williams for the alleged cutting of Dr; F. M. 'Durham of Columbia on May 'J, 1014. While returning from Leesvllle late on the night of May 'J. in an automo bile, I>r. Frank M. Durham, residing at 1111 Pickens street, was set ui>on by live or six men and was cut in th? cheek, thigh and about the body so se verely that he had to he. placed In a local hospital. The assault was made upon I)r. Durham as he was crossing the (Jervlas street bridge. Ralph Boy lest on. white, was paroled during good behavior. He was convict ed of murder during the July. 1009, term of court of general sessions for Barnwell county before Judge Thomas S. Sease und sentenced to life impris onment in the penitentiary. John Belcher and Jim Belcher, two negroes convicted of assault and bat tery with IntenJ to kill during the Sep tember 1012. term for Abbeville coun ty before Judge Memmlnger and .sen-. . teiiced to seven years each in the pen* Itentlary or on the public works of Ab betllle county, were paroled during ' good Ix'havlor by the ({overnor. 1/OiiKtown Items. l.ongtown, S. C.. Sept. 21. ? Miss S:il lie I.ee Watts, only daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. E. H. Watts, of l.ongtown went to IJmvood College. (Jastonla. \. <\, to enter as a pupil. Mr. Joe Smith, of Chester, Is speiid j inn a few days with friends and rela ! lives iiLthLs section. . Mr. Krnest Bell, who has l?oen In the Camden Hospital for the past two weeks, wo are glad to see him home again. v EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. All pnrtlos Indebted to the estate of W. A. Clyburn, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the under* j signed, and all parties having claims against said estate will present them 3 duly attested within the time pre- j ?ttrlhed by law. IS. B. CIA* BURN, % Kxecutor. Camden? S. C.f Aug. 27, 1914. We Are in The Race for Lead There is news from Europe that heartens the cot ton crop. War may end soon. - A decisive iresult seems probable. If peace comes quickly we will be playing on VELVET. It it does't ? and war is mighty uncertain, remem ber? WE'RE SAFE ANYHOW. Nothing but a disaster to the South could stop this "Buy-a-Bale" movement now. LET'S HAMMER AWAY ON THIS "BUY-A BALE" PLAN AS IF WE KNEW THE WAR WAS GOING TO LAST FOR YEARS. THEN WE CAN'T LOOSE. 0 This movement will not pause to watch develop ments in Europe, what it is doing does not depend on the outcome there. IT DEPENDS ON US? EVERYONE OF US. The "Buy-a-Bale" movement has spread to all parts of the cotton belt and otheFregions too. THE INTEREST THAT WANTS CHEAP) COTTON ARE UP AGAINST THE SOLID SELF CONFIDENCE OF THE SOUTH NOW? WE'RE MOBILIZED. ' \ ' ' ' " ' < ' ? t ' * Let us have a whirlwind campaign which will bring this county up to a mark that will compare favorably with others, in the Buy-a-Bale-of -Cotton movement. . WE AGREE TO ACCEPT THE NUMBER OF BALES OF COTTON OPPOSITI OUR NAMES AT TEN CENTS PER POUND ON ACCOUNTS DUE US OR FOR MERCHANDISE OR TRADE. LIMITED ONE , BXLE TO THE CUSTOMER: G. C. Bruce ' 50 Bates . W. T. Smith 75 Bale* D. T. Lang 5 Bales Watkins Bros 25 Bales Camden Shoe Co 50 Bales Camden Furniture Co 25 Bales kf ?V , , -x " . I t Lewis & Christmas 10 Bales Hirsch Bros. & Co 250 Bales Wolfe-Eichel Co 50 Bales ' " J. G. Cunningham 20 Bales Baruch-Nettles Co 200 'Bales A. Wittkowsky 1 Bale McLeod & Kelly 10 Bales McCaskill Bros 30 Bales r " ; . ? *. . .? ? . - r .Y.itV" * ' * LevkofF Bros. 100 Bales , ~ - H. L. sSchlosburg (No Limit). ...300 Bales W. G. Wilson 10 Bales .. J. F. Baseman 6 Bales C Cv Whitaker . .. t G. T. Little.. ...400 Bales M. L. Gilliam 1 Bale T. J. Arrants 10 Bales 4. Enterprise Mercantile Co. 100 Bales W. R. Zemp 50 Bales E. H. Kerrison, D. D. S .. 1 Bale < Burns & Barrett 50 Bales W. Geisenheimer 20 Bales Malone-Pearce- Young Co. ...... 50 Bales L. J. Whitaker 2 Bales Max Mogulescu 50 Bales Rogers 5 and 10c Store n 1 Bale A. J, Beattie 100 Bales J. W. Watkins 30 Bales ?1 ?' f ?* r.'j ? MORE TO FOLLOW