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niMHiiiwiwii rn CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1914 VOLUME XXVI NUMBER 27 COUNTY FAIR IS NOW ON; SATURDAY TO BE ftlG DAY Favorable Weather and a Good Show Brought Out Large At tendance ? Exhibit* in All Departments of the Highest C!aM-?Two Big D*ys Re main. Horse and Colt Show Attracting Attention. The Sixth Annual" Fxhlblt of the, Kersiww County Fair Association open ed Wednesduy with ii goiMl attendance for the (lint day. The weather was Hue unci the crow<l in k?xhI nnlrjtta to takt; in the sights. lOxhlhltH in ?ll dp partwein are larger by fur t)>lM year iliiin ai any laoviouH nhow ? especially Is this true in the farm product* && partnuMii und the Jellies, preserves, pickles, et?v These ure unusually fine. The "I I*mi i t of the Farm" la what Mr. Frank Ammts wtyie* the display over which In* presides, and 110 nun . has worked hurder to gqf up a creditable exhibit than he. Mr. Arrants 1m the county demonstration agent' for this county and has collected a really re markable exhibit of hay, grain and KruKM'E ? Right at thin especial time it 1m great Inter&t to the farmers when they are thinking of turning from the all cotton idea. All kinds of clover, retch, alfalfa and hay Is to be seen in the exhibit. Near Mr. Arrants* pxliibH wUl be found the cotton and corn displayralso potatoes and nearly every kind of farm product, Of especial mention is a bunch of sweet potatoes raised by Mr. Moody Hough, some ef iffiean weighing as high as nine pounds, A young lady ffi passing these potatoes asked her gentleman friend wliat they were, and hl? reply was "pumpkins" and they Hreallylook it. ~i~-? In the garden display there are some handsome collections. Also a tfood col lection of fruits and vegetables. An other line display is that of the home raised, home cured hams and bacon hanging high upon the walls. Miss Fannie Lee Setzer, of the^a li ning Club has a tine collection of can ned good* on display. Thi? is one of the first exhibits to catch your eye upon entering the main building and it is well worth , looking at. Miss Setzer has succeeded in getting up a highly creditable exhibit, and like Mr. Arrants *?he will take her exhibit to the State Fair. Mr. Heury Savage has a line showing at Aberdeen Angus cattle, from his Westerham Plantation in West Wa teree. Many other exhibits in this de partment are great. - The poultry deptirtment is well 1111 ?ed with the county's best selections of pore bred fowls and makes an exceed ingly interesting exhibit. j To mention all of the commendable exhibits at this time would tax the ?pace <>t" the paper, for there were ?*ny of unusual merit. T%e full lbrt prize and premium winners will be j ?ade public by The Chronicle as soon ?? a complete record is made by the pcretarv. One of the i,ig attractions' for open-' day was the horse show in which j W8 centered many of -the fine animals .ti the county. Special' interest center ed in the colt show in which was en :.\te*d sixteen handsome prancing colts j [from all sections of the county. The jfefalfT was ko keen it took consider ate tlmejto annonnoe wlnnprg of the entries In the colt classes [were by Messrs. G. Vj Cooley, I* S. Clarence Tralitham, R. T. ?*ickle. j. a. Johnson, S. C. Rose, l?. flGutou. ('. Wi t) unn, W. D. Whlta |j?*? W. ('. Thomas and Miss (Charlotte 3C Thompson.' ^ i The winners anuounced by the Judge, 0. Williams, were : , Cla?s No. i ? Colts under one year] T l ittle, first:* Miss Charlotte p second, j , Ko 2 ? Colt* one totwO years R.W. K. Hall, first; J. K. Rush, #ec a? Colta" two to three years] RTBenry Pate, first; W. H. Tiller,] *fion<l. rh the spetlal class for 'Golden Raln oolts the winners were as fol-l Pt": Miss Charlotte Thompson, first,! P?- Johnson, second, li. $?] Bggt.. third, $1$; G. U Trtnthsm7| >k, t ss N?,. 1 1 Best mare and colt, I | J" , u,u - first ; G. F. Cooley, second.] K L *s Nn 18 ? Mule colt under one F 01,1 1,1 which there was only one] iIr Newton Kelly, was the wln ^ ? Mule colts, one to two] years old, Henry Fate. llrst ; <!. F. ('ixjley, second. \\ -| Th|* aeroplane flights uforutng and afternoon l?y Frank J. Terrill and the tra|K?r.e and novelty acts by the lot Noles twlw dally attracts a great deal of Interest. ThjMe two latter exhibi tions are free act* Inside at the fair ground**. Two more hig day* remain for you to attend the hig show ami If you have not yet seen different displays you will miss a great treat If you fall to attend. The Cotton Show and pa rade on Saturday promises to be one of the interesting days of the fair. Tin- nijmio-M'int'iit is expecting u large at tendance on the last two da>K of the fair,. i ' ? <j> Winners in Horse Show Yesterday. The following were winners 1'it the hptafc hIiow Thursday afternoon: ? 'Class No. i- Best horse shown to hugg.V, I*. L. West, first; Kd Workman, seeoud. Class No. 12- ? Best stallion shown un der halter? G. T. Little, tl rat : C. It. Little, second. Class No. 9 ? Beat three gal ted JAad? |lte irorser O: T. Little, first; C. B. Llt tfe, second, (Hums No. 5 ? Best horse showti to buggy ? Miss Mary Allgood Jones, first ; (horse owned by Gf. T. Little) ; C. R. Little, second. > Class No. 7? Best pair horses ? West and Workman, first; H. K. Fate, sec ond. Class No. 17 l-'J ? Best saddle horse ridden by lady, there was only one entry and won by Miss Jones on horse belonging to Mr. Little, Class No. 6? Best horse driven by lady ? Miss Mary Jones, first; Mrs. -W. C. Moore, second. Took First at Augusta. ,v u, ? Mr. L. I. Union, the breeder of fine Hereford cattle in West Wateree, re ceived a message from Augusta Wed nesday telling him that hi# c&ttle at the Georgia-Carolina fair had taken first and second prizes over all herds at ther-shoW now- being" h&ld in that city. His pure bred cattle is attract ing wide attention and doing a great deal toward furthering the cattle rais ing Industry in this section. ? Florida Boosters Making Long Trip in Automobile % Prank M. Thomas, of the Florida Publicity Bureau, spent a few hours in Camden Friday afternoon having left Tampa on October 8th. He is making the trip in a big Lozier six, and has aboard Mrs'. Thomas and his two sons, and two small 'gators from thfe Land of Flowers tucked snugly away in a small box. Mr. Thomas brought a card of greetings from Mayor McKay, of Tampa, to Mayor Yates of Camden. The/3 party is to cover a distance of some eight thous and miles through twenty states in the interest of Florida, and are to be back in Tampa by March 8th. The same party passed through Camden last sea sou on a similar trip and are bringing -before the i>eople of the north the ad vantages of the South as a winter re sort. . \ SENATE PASSES BILL For Issue of $35,000,000 in Bonds to Buy Cotton Columbia, 8. Q. Oct. 21. ? The issue of $35,000,000 in bonds for thfe pur chase 'of cotton by th? State of South Carolina was authorized in a bill passed by the State Senate today by a vote of 25 to 4. The>bIH now goes to the House. . The measure provides for expending the proceeds either In direct purchase of cotton at 10 cents a pound or by loans at 9 cents a pound. In the event the measure is finally adopted It must be submitted to a referendum of the people on Novem ber 3 and a two-thirds majority of the qualified voters of the State must fa vor it before It becomes effective. A bill providing for total elimina tion of cotton production In this State next year was killed in the "House to day by a vote of 64 to SB.~' Much Wheat Being* Sown. KefK>rts being received at CI em son College Indicate that more wheat Is being sown this winter In South Car olina than ever before. Reports tell of large areas, being sown, fn wheat Iti sections where the. crop has been almost unknown In recent years. Camden Civic League Held Regular Monthly Meeting. T|u< regular mi >iit It l,\ meeting of, tin* Camden Civic league was held Iii IIm1 auditorium of t lit* < ; nun mar School on Monday. OWoIht 1 lit Ik. , TIip usual mil rail aiul minutes were read. The va rious chairmen of tin* Park OoDinitV ggV6 In favorable rO(M>rU> The corresponding HHWta.rjf rej?orted that the authorities of Cleiusou College eould give no HuggeHtton to help along the l^eague.'s efforts to eradicate the prick ly-pearg In Monument Park. The Re*t Room wan reported to he free from debt for the year ami in very gpod condition. Twp Interesting articles furnished hy Mrs. S, K. (Imsi ale were read ? the one concerning the Endowment Fund and the other con cerning the ?object of study f<jr the League during the coming winter, The Cotton Fashion Show to be held .at the Kershaw County Fair was discussed and the ladles of the were ear nestly requested to co-operate heartily with this movement. One member of fered tlie suggestion that the County Jail be visited periodically and any ir regularities investigated. The Carne gie Library was also mentioned and the fact that the application would be placed before the Roard was report' ed by the President, Mrs. vou Tresc kow. The meeting, adjourned-at glx< thirty to meet agalu on the second Momhiy in November. t ' Kleo Wright M it chum. Recording Secretary. They Were From Miwouri; On Their Way to Florida. ? 1 ? 1 * :>? A party of Mtssoariains- spent- last Friday In Camden traveling from Mo berly, Missouri, to Homestead, Florida, making the trip in an Everett car. On reaching Camden they had covered a distance of 1,800 miles, passing thru many of the northwestern states. Tlie party consisted of Messrs. Vic. tor Olven, C. J. Coons and J. E. Mc Qultty. They left Mol>erly on Septem ber 29th, and thus far had greatly en joyed tlie outing. Mr, McQuitty Is a printer and stationer of Moberly and of course after spying a print shop could not pass us by without paying his ^respects. _ J ? ? Accident at Oil Mill. Muck Wilson a negro luborer at the Southern Cotton Oil C o's. plant here was. caught in the machinery and thrown to the floor Wednesday, break ins his leg and otherwise receiving bruises about the body. The injured man was carried to the Camden Hos pital where he received treatment It is not thought that he Is dangerously injured. 4 A Mr. Oscar Meroney Dead. ? t ? A telephone message, received In Camden yesterday announced the death of Mr. Oscar J. Meroney, which oc curred in Columbia early tliat morntug. Mr. Meroney was a former Camden man aud long a resident of this city where he had many friends. ' For a number of yearfe he had been in the employ of the Southern railway. He leaves a wife and several children. Foot Ball Today. A great game of football is sched uled to^^take iriace this inorntng at the fair grounds between the Camden High School team and the Lancaster High School. The game will be call ed at eleven o'clock and an admission to the fair ground? will 'mean an op l>ortunlty .to witness this game. FRANK DENIED NEW TRIAL Under Sentence^ of Death For Murder of Factory Girl. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 17. ? Leo M. Frank, under sentence of death for the mur der here in April, 1913, of Miry Pha gan, an employee of a pencil factory of which Frank was superintendent, was denied a. new trial by the Georgia supreme court. This was Frank's fifth attempt to obtain a retrial or annulment of the verdict which was returned August 25 last year. He still has pending before the state supreme court an appeal from the lower court's denials of a mo tion to set aside the verdict on the ground that he was not in the court room when it was returned. The decision of the supreme oourt ? in wMck ful* flench concurred, wag ohYrank's appeal from the decision of the Fulton Cottflty sSpirlor court deny ing his > extraordinary motiou for a new trial on the grounds of newly dis covered evidence. ' ? . .. . ? Frank's appeal on the motion to set aside the verdict la expected to be ar gued before the supreme court the last of <H-tober. ONLY SIX ACRES ALLOWED TO EACH WORK ANIMAL. Text of Cotton Reduction Bill As Passed by the House Last Thursday. I ' licit' I x the ?'< ?t t/?ll r&ilK't loll l>|ll UK ll passed .the House lust Thursday ami wlint Is likely to Ih* the only hill along thai line; Section 1. That It Hint II !??? unlaw ful for any immhoii, hy himself, Ills agents or employee*, to plant or cul tivate In this State In any year a greater nuuiltcr of acr** of land In cotton than one thinl of the total acre age of land planted ami cultivated hy sucli person in said year: Provided, however, That In no case Khali any IKM'bon plant or cultivate In cotton more than six acres to cach regular work animal uxwl Iii his fanning op erations hi s#ld year. See. J. That any i>ersf*i vlolutlug lite provisions of this Art shall for. felt as a penalty a sum of not less than twenty-l^ye dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars. for each and every acre planted or cultivated in excess of the number herein allowed, to lie re covered In any Court of comjietent ju rist l l?t Inn in an action or proceeding brought lu the name of the State; and said penalty when recovered shall be paid ouartothe county treasurer for the use df the county in which the said offence was committed. Said penalty pud the costs of the proceed ing lu which the aame is recovered shall be a lieu upon all of the proper ty of the person adjudged to pay the same, subject only to liens existing prior to the passage of this Act and lieuH for tflxe* : Provided, That judg ment for , sa 1^1 penalty and costs be en tered and enrolled in the office of the clerk of court of general sessions and common pleas as other judgments are now allowed to be entered and enroll ed where the recovery Is had in such court : And provided, further, That -Where the recovery-is had ln a Magis trate's court the same be entered and enrolled in the office of the Clerk of General .Sessions iu Common Pleas as judgments of Magistrate's Courts are now allowed to be entered and enroll ed in said office. ... Sec.- 3. That after any proceeding has been takeu against any^person or persons for a. violation of this Act it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court of General Sessions and Common Pleas for the county in which the of fence Is charged, upon application un der outh Of either party to such pro ceeding, to issue a rule of survey in the case, giving three days' notice thereof to the opposite party, the costs of such rule and survey to be taxed in the bill of costs in the final adjudi cation of the same. ? Sec. 4. That all sheriff's deputies, magistrates, constables and rural po licemen shall be charged with the du ty of Inspection, the production of evi dences aiuKthe prosecutions for viola tion of this Act Sec. G. The word "person" used in this Act shall be held to Include part nership. voluntary association and corjK?ratlons. Sec. 61 This Act shall go Into ef fect Immediately upon Its approval. Jurors For FiritWeek of November Term of Court. Following is a list of Jurors drawn Tuesday morning to serve for the first week, of -the November term of Court for Kershaw County, which meets the .first Monday in November: ? Hyram Nettles, Jr., TAigotf L. J. Baker, Bethune V. D. Estridge, Bethune - A. S. Brown, Bethune J. F. Baker, Bethune B. W. Abbott, glaney M. H. Horton, Bethune * 8. W. Hornsby, Cautey J. K. Gardner, Cassatt J. NT. Andersen, Cassatt . A. I* Watkins, Camden . W. H. Jones, KerfthAw Ben Tidwell, Cassatt N. K. McKinnon, Bethune E. 1>. Hornsby, Blaney W. U. Moseley, Camden II. 11 Elliaor, Illaney F. m Hilton, Westvllle J. 10. Holley, Jefferson J. B. Bay, Kershaw ' A. T. Huckabee, LugoCf W. C. Watkins, Bethune J. A. McCaskill, Bethune Y. D. Montgomery, Camden C. A. Johnson, Kershaw B. H. Baum, Camden J. It Young, Cassatt Alex Boon, Camden C. W, Dunn* Logoff W. D. Baj% Kalb A. B. Shiver, Camden A. C. Baker, Camden W. U Kinard, Lugoff J. M. Spears, Camden E. K. SfegorTt Kershaw ? B. M. Bay, Kershaw Will Young, a prominent Chester county farmer, was drowned at Great Falls Inst week. New Undertaker to Locate In New Dibble Building. -\ii .1. w. ,\ic( 'nriwit'U. of Columbia, ! was In Camden Tuesday, milking ar j raugeiuCntx to u|HMi mi ii kliiK es tablishment III Camden. The new concern will begin business Novemlier ir?t It. ill the IICW IMbble building near the corner ??f ltroail and ? Delta lb streets, where we understand Mr. McCormlck hag secured a lease for three yearn. Complete arrangements for the new establishment have not heel} nnuie. iih Mr. McCormlck wuh call ?m! away by telephone while here, and Is now In New Orleans attending an niniertakers convention, hut will return in a few days to complete his plans. It Is his Intention to have the store front changed with entrance at one HlrtC. thereby giving one large window for display. It is also his intention to have stables erected to the rear of the building In which to hoyxe his hearse, ambulanee and horses. Mr. MeCOruilek Is one of the lead ing undertakers of Columbia, lattng suc cessor to McCormlck & Fletcher, his place of business being at llill llamp. ton street. He also has a branch es tablishment in the city of Rock Ilill, being successor to J. J. Keller Co. Great ^Tourist Season For1?" South and California. Chicago, III., Oct^ 19. ? The railroads are pre|>ariug for a record-breaking travel to the Mouth and the Pacific coast this fall and winter, as the re' suit of Europe being closed to tourists. The American winter resorts are co operating loyally. The railroads are arranging for extra trains and Flori da hotels are announcing enlarged ho* tela and longer seasons. Thousands who usually go to the Mediterranean will this year go to Florida and the South or California. No Lights at The Depot. Complaint ts iffade that there are no lights at the North Western depot in this city upon the arrival of the passenger train from Humter at nlgftt a ml- that passengers have to gett off the train In the dark. 'Parties going there at night to meet passengers have to sit in a dark waiting room. The proper authorities should see that4Uls Is remedied. Daniel A. Tompkins Dead at Home in Montreat, N. C. Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 18.? Daniel A. Tompkins, co-founder with J. P. Cald well of the Charlotte Observer and for more than 25 years a central figure in the industrial world of the two Caro lina's died at his summer home at Mohtreat, N. C., this afternoon, aged 02 years, his death following a gener al vyeakenlng for a week or more of his condition which had been that of partial paralysis for about three years. Born at Edgefield, S. C., Oct. 12, 1802, he was educated at t?" Unlversi-N ty of South Carolina anu Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. C., and ,for years was a master mechanic in the employe of New York and Penn sylvania corporations. Returning to the Houtli in 1882, he loCated~lh Char lotte and t>egan the development, en gineering and contracting, that made Charlotte a manufacturing center. A pioneer in the cotton seed oil mill industry he built perhaps two hundred such plauts in this section, while more than a hundred cotton mills are the result of his initiative and advice. Mr. Tompkins was appointed by President McKinley as a member of the industrial commission and by form* er President Cleveland as director of the Equitable Life Assurance Co. Mr. Tompkins was a stockholder in the Greenville News. Hfe with the fate J. P. Caldwell bought a controlling in terest in The News some ten years ago, but since that time the Interest has changed hands, Mr. Caldwell selling out his interest and Mr. Tompkins re taining a part of his. Burglaries Tuesday Night. Several burglaries were reported to the police on Wednesday morning when It was discovered that attempts had been made to enter places during Tues day night,. The store' of McCasklll Bros, had been entered from tt^ back way, Schlosburg's department store and the court house entered through a win-, dow. Money seemed to be what the thieves were after as the desk drawers f at the Clerk and Treasurer's offices were I>oFft broken into. Only a few cents and a fountain pen. were missed at the court house. McCasklll Bros, report the loss of several caps and at Schlosburg's they got nothing. This Is the second time stores have !>eeu entered within the. past few weeks and the city is having lights put In the back lot* .to tbs rear of ' the business houses. J v-- ?v-'p . .Jill:. SOLVING THE WATER PROBLEM FOR HOGS Directions for Constructing In expensive and Practical Con crete Hog Trough. 9 ? ? nemson College, <k?t, L'i nmhi tin* inci-oascd i 1 1 1 1 ? 1 1 ? i in Uog-rill?lUK that In being manifested in South Carolina thin autumn eouien 1 1 ??? problem of pro viding proj>er equipment for this work Otie of tbft ehlef requisites of success fut hog-ralsing 1? plenty of good water and bore enters the problem of having good, cloau water for hogs at all tiim>v No small Item In tho sOlut ion of the water problem, according to It. H. Low r y, of the agronomy division of Clem soii College, 1h a good eonerete trough whleh Is durable, Cleanly and which, be< anst>M?f lis weight or by being made part of the concrete foundation or feed lng floor on which It rests, cannot be pushed about by the hogs. Concrete troughs may be made of any size to suit their locatlou or tlm iiuuiIkm* of animals to be acoomodatftd, Mr. Lowry glVes direct ions for run structing one, stating that a very sat - is factory size and one In eomuion use In many of the hog-raising sections of the United States can be made by con fitructlng- a 'wooden box of T-llYch pla n k H feet long, 12 Indies broad, and 12 Inches deep, for the outside form. For. the Inside form saw two triangles 8 Inches high and 12 inches broad. Nail these on the Inside of plank 5 feet, 0 inches long to make a V-shaped trough. This trough Is inverted and placed In the bottomless box, or out side form, and two small triangular strl]>N are placed lengthwise of the^* forms and Wtween them to give the ' top a square shape. Two strips are also placed at each end at the siime distance from the top as the triangular Ktrlpw to make the ends and the side* of the same height. <irease the Inside of this form thor oughly and place In It a rather wet mixture of one part cement and three parts of elean coarse sand. Common fence wire may be used for reinforce ment by placing it In the form about one Inch from the sides and bottom of the proiKKied trough before placing the cement. This wire should lap well irtwrot the ends of the trough.' No. wire 1b sometimes used and It is sat is factory if enough is used and;'lt is made to run all the way round the trough.. Smooth wire is preferred for reinforcement. Concrete troughs may easily be made parts of a concrete foundation or feeding floor where one Is constructed. Inlet and drainage pipes are Insert ed through the forms at the desired points before placing the concrete. Fine Kershaw County Colt*. Tho sixteen or more handsome young colts at the Fair grounds Wednesday attracted a great deal of attention. >They came from all parts of the coun ty and shows that the county Is tak ing a great interest In stock raising. Mr. J. O. Williams, of Olemson Col lege acted as the Judge and in speak ing of this part T>f~tIiS show said that It wax as tine a lot of colts as he had seen at many of the big horse show events. Mr. Williams has acted as judge of shows In the north and north- ~ west and has been through the great stock raising sections. County tn Good Shape. County treasurer, D. ;.M, McCasklll, lutormK uk that at the close of bus? ineus for the mouth ending October 35," 1914, the books show that Kershaw County has to Tier credit the snug sum of $10,710.14. A Small Matter. Persons writing for a newspaper Us ing a' pencil are requested to use a pencil. Next one you buy you call for ' a No. 1 or a No. 2. The Daily Mail receives * lot., of . matter that has the appearance of being written with a naii. Newspaper workers in all branch es are compelled to use their eyes prob ably more than any other line of busi ness, and moonshine writing helps send them to the oculist that mnoh gnonpf ?Anderson Daily Mail. What Clemson la Advising. Clemson College fs urging four prae-' tlces upon tiouth Carolina farmers for this season. They are:. ?Sow oats and wheat Have a vegetable garden - Raise all the hogs you can oive as much attention a* possible', to* i>oultry. ^Etjifr.^ry goods store and hair dress ing establishment of Mrs. F. K. Blanck at Columbia, was damaged by lire last week. Through the efforts of the fire men, ttfe flames were confined to the basement under the store. ?