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TBIPPKT NOT GUILTY. Humtcr Man .^quitted on Charge of Murder of W. 8. Joiiw, Jr. Willi alumni ? <1 rapidity t lie CHHC IIKulllHt ftOggJlU 'J'l 1 1 1| i?'l I , charged with tltu luu.rder of W. H. ?lonca, Jr., on tlto nl((lit of March Oth uii West Liberty Street In thi' hnirt Ot the <11. v of Nuintcr, wa? completed on Wednawday ??vi*nli?K ""<1 h?ft at K:0fi o'clock with the Jury of tweivo mou, who returned their verdict of not gull ty Hi 9 :ft<> last night. 'jWe wuh applause aw the elerfc read the verdict acquitting Triplet t of the charge which has been hanging over him for the past four months, hut ihln wa k speedily silenced by the court ojtleluls. Court was adjourned vjiinl III*' crowd, which had hung about the court house and gathered when II WHH announced that the verdict would be annouueod, k ia dually withdrew from the court room and building. Many of his friends iimdo their way to the Hide of Iho defendant to extend their congratulation*. An order wan 1 Haued by the court discharging the defendant and the cane which ban elicited more intercut In this county tliau any other In recent yearn waa at an end. All day long the court room was thronged with frienda of the defendant and other interested sfiectators. Many 1 1 uicH the coiiHtabies and sheriff had to make the crowd stand back from the rail, where they gathered no that they would not miss a word of the / testimony, as it was given by the wit ueMMe*. who were called tn rapid sue reunion hij)I allowed to give their teMtl mony mii?I leave the stand with vwjr lit tic cross examination. Tin* defense seemed mainly diirtiiK the ft I'm I part of their evidence to place dcpcinlen< ??< on ttu* testimony of numerous wituesM ch thai tin tjflOftfllfld was of had dutl actor and t lut t the defendant was of uo?xl character. Utile itioro than two hours were taken liy the arguments of (he so licitor and counsel. when f udjfe Maul din mad# a full and impressive eharjee to I he Jury on the law In the caw. The Jury retired at 8:0ft and it was Ht a few minutes before 10 o'clock that counrt again convened and tlie verdict of "not Kiillty" returned. ? Sumter Item July & Death of ? ChUd. On Saturday, July the .'{id, the deitth anuel visited the home of Mr. arid Mrs. T. II. Davis and called for IiIh own their sweet little adopted child, Harah Klatie, They had Just adopted ttielr little Klrl one month when death came and took her to her heavenly father. The fond pa rents did all they could, HHKlMted hy lovlllg friend* and the hest medical Hklll that conld tie ohtalned, hnt the l/onl Haw tit to take It home to heaven. We Hincerely sympathize with Mr. and Sirs. Davis tn their Had l>er 'ciivement. The Utile body wan laid to rent the following day at Antioch Itnptist church, funeral being conduct ed hy Itev. S. I). Yates. A Friend. T,^ II. Crenshaw, of Harnwell, wan killed on Saturday when hln automo bile turned over on him. He rail Into a smaller car ctiusliiK his to Overturn resulting an a hove. To Planters of We have installed at this mill one of the most up-to date ginning outfits that money can buy. It consists of four 80-saw, ball bearing M unger gins with all the lat est attachments. This gives us a daily capacity of eighty bales of cotton. * We are anxious to gin your cotton this season and buy your seed, and we expect to be ablo to meet com petition on seed and all oil mill products. Our price for ginning will be 25 cents per hundred pounds of lint cotton, which we believe to be a very reasonable charge in view of the amount of money we have spent to in stall this outfit. N . Any time you are in Camden call on us and look over the outfit. We appreciate your patronage and will be glad to talk business with you. Southern Cotton Oil Co. CAMDEN MILL Wm. KING, Manager THE i-.^uENT MAN' TAKES NO LONG CHANCES HE \ KEEPS f HIS MONEY SAFE IN THE BANK When making an investment it is absolutely FOOL ISH for a man to send his money a long way off and trust it to somebody who has not good enough standing at home to sell his Get-rich-quick schemes THERE Before you make an investment, come in and see us. We will cheerfully give you our opinion on investments at any time. We may save you a loss. Make OUR bank YOUR bank. We pay four per cent interest on savings deposits. The First National Bank (fF CAMDEN, S. C. PERSONAL MENTION. Item* of Interest Gathered by i Our Reporter*. Miss Kale U'liolr ha s returned from Saluda- j mihh Fiien Ho/kiu in visiting friend* At !*??<* Ilnyal. MImm Murdangh I|riiiiHOH 1h visiting In OrauK?bttrK> ,1. I). Wooten, of Columbia, 1m vis Kim Itolanil Moodale. M i. ? Kin-Mil DeLoeefce u vIkuihk i?? And c?)iiinii?iu. Misses Ethel hikI Kulaile Yates have returned from Charl?HU>n. MImm .loan Lindsay Im visiting Ml Frances Nicholson in Union. ? Mi T. 10. Kallcy mid baby an- vis King relatives In Orangeburg. TONIUHT at The Majestic Theatre ri ii : sh;n OF 'rm: cross." Mis* Sallle MeSaussure, of Atlanta, Ik virtitlng relatives In the city. MImh Kntherlne llogue Is visiting relatives In York ami Mock Hill. Miss Nancy Lindsay has returned from a visit to friends in Cheraw. Mr. <?. L. Black well spent the week end with his filially at Spartanburg. Mr. Hheppard NleholHon, of Union, wan In Qaniden last week on business. Miss Eileen < Jault, of Union, I* vis it 1 1 iK her wiHter, Mrs. Bam McCasktil. Mr. 1L C. Hardy, Jr., ilml family left this week for a viHit to Savannah. Mrs. \V. W. Ahhott and family, of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. N. It. Good ale. Mrs. S. Ithame and daughter* Miss Olive Hlianie are visiting in Charles ton. ' * Mi km Carrie Freldhelm, of Itoek Hill, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. H. Hey-V man. MImm Lucretla Maker, of Columbia, Ik visiting her grandmother, Mrs. T. NV. l<ni>g. I MImm Bertha .Iones, of Sumter, is Visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hugglnsj on Fair Mtreet. Miss Catherine Wallace has return e(l from Hoek Mill, where she attend ed summer school. Messrs. Francis Sheppard and Ar thur Tompkins, Jr., of Edgefield, Were.! visiting friends in the city Tuesday. Mrs. C. J. Shannon, Jr., and Miss Leila Shannon left Sunday for a months stay at Clifton Springs, N. Y. Messrs. Mobo Burnett, of Spartan burg; and Claude Edwards, of Chester, .spent a few hours in Camden last Fri day. Mrs. J. T. Hay and daughters, Mjss Jolie Hny and Mrs. V. IL Brooks, of Colnnihia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hay. ? : < ; Mrs. W. A. Aiierum and ehildren left for Boston Sunday, where they will join Lieut. Ancrum, who will be sta tioned there for some time. Misses Ada Phelps, Nan Trantlmm and Ernestine Bateman are atteding the South Carolina Baptist Assembly i}nd Bible Conference at Greenville. Mr. C? J, Shannon, Jr., Mrs. M. A. Shannon, Miss Charlotte Shannon, and' Ualph and Charlie Shannon are spend ing some time at Pawley's Island. Mrs. J. B. Wallace and son, James, have returned from a months stay in Charleston, where they have been vis iting Mr. and Mrs. H. (). Stroheeker, Jr. The trip to Big Springs on July 22nd planned by the Columbia Cham ber of Commerce has been called off Only 50 out of the necessary 150 signified their intentions of going. Mr. Win. King, of Chester, the new manager for the Southern Cotton Oil Co., at this place, arrived this week and has taken charge of the otliee. He will be joined by his family about the llrst of August and will occupy the Stonev cottage on Fair street. Mr. C. P. W. Sullivan and family left Wednesday night for ltoanoke, Va., where Mr. Sullivan goes to take charge of one of the leading hotels in that city. Mr. Sullivan is a clever, high toned gent'einan who has made many friends here who regret to see him leave, but wish him ami his good family every success in their new home. "Cameo Kirlty," the now Jesse L. Lasky feature lUm production in whlehj Dust in Fa'rnuui play t lie title role, wllV he seen on Tuesday, July 20th at the Majestic Theatre. The play, which makes a remarkable film and which was the hit of a New York season in its original dramatic form, may he de I serit>ed as a Southern romance of love | and adventure. Mr. B. It. McCreight and family left Wednesday evening for Roanoke, Va., where Mr. McCreight will he associat ed with Mr. C. K. Sullivan in the un dertaking business. For many years Mr. McCreight conducted the only un dertaking place in Camden, the place being established by his grand father many years ago when Camden was a< mere village. The Chronicle joins "Bev'a" many friends in wishing him well in bis new home. TONKillT at The Majeatlc Thmtre TIIK HKJN OF TH? < 'liOHH." Mi. Frunk Zemp* "r Hurhaku, N. Is uii a visit of H4>vi'ryl day* to Com den. Mrs. Homer Hlackwell . and little daughter, of Lauren*, are vlnltl iik MIhh I i fit t It* t f i* JohllHon Mi*. Jierkwlth tttouey, who left <,'uiu deuxome Mlghteen yfcarH hk<>, wax vU irliiK friend* and relatives here last W eek .\lis, Drew JJaxley entt.'italned a number of frletula Ht eardfc at the home of Mr*, Henry Heard Tueaduy evening. MIhm Jolle flay wan the win ner of !!?*? scon* prize. Mr*. ('. \V. Blplunoi ?? and .Mr. l>o/,|er lHrehntore returned Saturday, from 11 yinlt to Fa* ley. They were aeeoinpaided liuinc liy Mrs. 10. <J. Kir ven and children, who will Ni>end Home tljlie h?'|C. TONKJHT at The Majestic Theatre "?HF SKJN OF THJO CROHN." WANTS FOR RENT FOR SALE Ik ! .JUST RECEIVED ? A car of Chase City Wagons in nil sizes, at prices to suit conditions. See me before jurying. Dr. W. C. Moore, Camden, S. C. 13-18. FOH HALF} ? ( hie White "30" Touring cur in tine condition, for sale cheap. Sec H. E. Heard, Camden, 8. C. ? i ? ? i i *r i FOH SALE ? Prepare for Cotton Gin nlng hy buying one (1) KO saw Luin mus (Jin ; also one (1) <M) saw Gill. Can *he seen at Adams' mill; for price, inquire at 210 DeKalb street, Camden, S. C. ? 13-14.* WANTED ? 25 ladles for winding de partment. Private work room. San itary and pleasant work. Goyd pay. Apply by letter. Enclose three -signed . letters of reference relative to moral character with application. References to he from prominent and reputable business people. Preferably one to be from your pastor. No experience ne cessary.? Sumter Electrical Co., Sum ter, S. C. 12-13-14 TO CAR OWNERS? Wo will sell you Gasoline at 15 1 -2c. for cash. Cam den Motor Co. JIJST RECEIVED? A car of Chase City Wagons in all sizes, at prices to suit conditions. See me before j buying. Dr. W. C. Moore, Camden, S. C. 13-18. FOR SALE ? One bicycle, for immedi- 1 '?< ate sale. Price $12. A. M. Trotter, ION Klrkwood St., Camden, FOR SALE? one horse, surrey, set of harness, all in good condition, for immediate sale. Apply at Camden Oil Mill, Camden, S. C. 12 FOR SALE ? One Oliver typewriter, practically new, for sale cheap. Ap ply at The Chronicle ottice. JUST RECEIVED ? A car of Chase City Wagons in all sizes, at prices to suit conditions. See me before buying. I)r. W. C. Moore, Camden, S. C. 13-18. FOR SALE ? One three horse power gasoline engine, recently overhauled and In perfect condition, will be sold cheap. Apply to W. O. Hay, Cam den, S. C. 12 LOST ? A Singer Sewing Machine re ceipt book between J. W. McNor ton's and Hethune. Finder will please leave with postmaster at Betliune eft" return to owner and receive reward. J. W. Melton, Camden, S. C. Buy Bread from Canideu Steam Bak ery, where you can drop In and see the sanitary conditions. 11 AUTO OWNERS.? Bring your old tubes and cases to Camden Motor Co. and get Oe for tubes and 3c for cases, i in trude. ? Camden Motor Co. Eat Rock Hill Bread ? the Sanitary kind. Made by machinery and baked in a clean sanitary bakery by white ? bakers. 10-it ATTENTION AUTO OWNERS.? Our Mr. Witherspoon is here to do your work at 50c per hour. See if he 'will not save you ? money.? Cniiideu Motor Co., Camden, S. C. FOR SALE ? One building lot on Chest - nut street, near Seaboard depot, 42 feet front by 223 feet deep. Apply to Seille Frasler, 814 Chestnut street, " Camden, S. C. 10-4tp WANTED? Every lady in Camden to try Rock Hill Bread, the sanitary , kind. Phone your grocer and take no other. Ix>ok for the wrapper. - io-4t FOR SALE ? At a great bargain, 2 cvl lnder, model I* D. Maxwell. This ' car is in excellent condition. W. O. Hay's Garage, Camden. 10. Rork Hill Bread is wrapped in waxed paper and the name is stamped on each loaf. Phone your grocer and eat nothing but Clean Sanitary Bread * 10-4tr Don't forget to phone 306- J or visit my place on Broad St, next door to Mrs. S. A. Wittkowsky, for Rock Hill San. k itary Bread and cakes, fresh every O V ' \ V jvi lit n ri .I j| u n .. 1 \ A J * m mviKHt.v , >t t^tinrsnny nnn rrinnyf And other good things to eat Prompt delivery. Terms cash. E. J. Lewis.! 8-tt Killed Hy Train. Jule Williams, it negro man, uib*ed his footing' while attempting to l>otfrd a freight train at the Seaboard pun HtfUgtf Sunday a' t. i if/ou uitu had his leg* so badly iiiaugjU*! >>utt he died at the Camden Hospital fioin the effects of bin injuries. The. negro had been warned against swinging the cam hut did ?>"?! take heed. The led dent happened Sunday afternoon about seven o'clock and the Injured man died about 8 olclock the following morning after his limbs had been a in i >u t<i ted. / v To Deliver Ice Sunday. Manager lJiekenHoi}, of the Carolina Ice Co., of this city, requests uk to state that heglnning Sunday morning the wagons will make a morning de livery to customers. He also uska the public to lend eyery assistance in be ing prompt with their Sunday order* so that It will help the drivers in making a sjafedy delivery. Thin will be good news to ice coiiKUinerK aw heretofore they have had to secure their Sunday's supply on Saturday. '? - ? ?? ?? ??? - "T f " f T\ye daughters of Mr. and Mra, O'Neal Sandel, of IMne Orove, in Cal houn county, died Wednesday mow ing after having been Inoculated with antl-typhohl serum. AN EXPLANATION, on or about. June lJSlt, Mr. G. W. lOvans, the manager of the Camden Undertaking Co., had a representative to see McCormick & Co., undervalues, to know if McCormick & Co., would sell out to them, and their representa tive, who whs Mr. John J, Wotkflffin Was infonned that under the >lrcum Htances, knowing that two undertakers for Camden was too much, and iu or der that one might have all of the business, McCormick & Co., did take them up i?t their own proposition. Offered to sell them at cost, giving a liberal rebate on all rolling ato^k, I'or some reason said company Could not carry, out their own proposition. JO. W. Bond, manager of McCormick & Co., will move to Camden and make this hla future home, and the bufllne&ft will be conducted in tlui future, prom ising the very beat service. McCormick & Company, noiui, Mgr. T# Giu Klr?t B?lr|KrM. \ Attention of the cotton i?lauivr? 1 tlu* county i>* called to the I iiivtH ap|K*atiug this tsnm- ?f UL^yutb'" 0U Mill, branch of tw l ,1 1 oil ? >11 < II Tin- . ? >ll>l>uiiy !,t re<-entl> 1 ui ? I an entire new ?tu \wu inn ami glimory buMt, ^im-iuiii^ 3 tt considerable amount of iuou?y I nttlng it out for the quirk U*,^ of this and future yearn cotton ctvj Farmers are Invited to vail and l^ over tUo nweblnery of thU iWjl The comi>any offer* to gin the tin hnic of tb* pognty hauled to tfyeii ^ (n? of state of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. In the Magistrate's Court. I). T. Lang, IMalutirr against B. H- McCreight ami Kathartoi' n v; Crelght, ' Defendants, Hy H. M. Jfiitcher, Magistrate In at for Kershaw County and state ( South Carolina. Complaint having l>eeu made uul yae by the above named plaintiff tbi you, the above named defendant*, ai Indebted to her in the sum of $Hifi together with ten per cent, of t| I' principal herewith as attorney'* fee being balance due on note exeoufo by defendant)* in favor of plaintiff f( $100.00, dated January 1. 1912, an due Apguat 15, 1012 ; that the sal sum 1h now due and owing and tlu no i?art of the same has l>eeu paid I discount or otherwise. ? are therefore to require yw the said defendants, to appear Moi me hj my office In Camden, oil U 7th <lay of; August. 1915, at ten o'ctw in the morning, to answer the sal complaint, or Judgment will be *lv? against you by default. Qiveu under my hand and seal i Cnmdeil, the 15th day of July, 1915. H. M. F1NCHRR, Magistrate for Kershaw County, State of South Carolina. To the Defendants, 11. It. MeCrelgh and Katharine M<?jfelght': PLKA8 TAKE NOTICE : that the KUtninoi and complaint herein wati filed In tl office of the Magistrate this 15th dt of July, 1015. H. M. VlNCJlBR, Magistrate for Kershaw County, State of South Cardllna. LET US FILL YOUR ORDERS FOR ICE CREAM We havs recently installed tf tiew Ice Cream Plant and are* now able to fill' orders for any amount of Icf Cream at short notice. We * ihanuf acture a strictly high grade Ice Cream. We ask that you give us a trial and you will be convinced. *40c quart 75c per half gallon < $1.25... per gallon '(vanilla) Cream $1.35 per gallon (fruit) Cream Don't forget KERNS Delicious Lunch ( .alios at lOe in boxes. Crosby's Ice Cream & Soda Parlor Prompt delivery to all parts of the city. Phone 44 ATTENTION FARMERS We will pay 5 pents per pound for good heavy fat Cattle for any number of Cattle at our farms. Bulls and small cattle taken at full value. Camden Beef Cattle Farms LUGOFF, SOUTH CAROLINA FRED E. PERKINS, Special Partner HENRY CUNNINGHAM, Mgf. Get The Habit and Buy Goods for Cash ,, , u : i?i-| u? il ? ?**. 10 pound bticket "Snowdrift".. Lai*d ! ' ...( I*-00 5 pound bucket "Snowdrift" Lard , ..... . . 50c 4 pound bucket "Snowdrift" Lard / 4* 10 pounds "Compound" Lard. .......... ^,J?j 10 pounds Pure Lard L.fch?L:f. I1*20 Pure Leaf Lard, 60 lb tubs, per pound! 77 Ill"2' Pure Leaf Lard, loose, per pound 121A Compound Lard, 60 lb tubs, per; pound ? ^ Compound Lard, loose, per pound jl Luzianne Coffee, per pound .........1,...:^ ? Arbuckleg Coffee, per pound 20< Loose roasted Coffee, per pound ^ Loose green coffee, per pound.;...1..13.3... 12 No. 3 Jumbo Tomatoes, 3* cans for .! . We also have a few cases No. 2, which we will close out at 4 cans for 1 pound tall pink Salmon, 3 cane for 26c or dozen for.. $1*0 Granulated Sugar, 26 pound bags, f!*2 Browns Mule Tobacco, 10 lb box for 'fi*2 \? ib ?ox Thoroughbred" Tobacco for *** And all other brands of Tobacco in proportion. ^ We will fllj your 5 gallon can with Kerosine for Lump Starch, per pound u.... Pure Apple Vinegar, per gallon Masons <*uart Fruit Jarsr per doVen w LEWIS & _____ THE STRICTLY CASH STORE.