Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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In Ail t he 1 ires there Isn't one that won't iiiect its Waterloo sometime. Tho lurk Iiik f'?rk t>r the sparkling glass will reach Its ortats and then ? bring lr here. we'll execute REPAIRS promptly and unless tho tiro lias rolled off too many centuries, re store It to Its original condition, jticyrle sundries a specialty. We weld broken parts of bicycles. H. E. BEARD CHOICE CUTS OF MEATS We are selling on Kut ledge street, near Western Union Office, the very choice*! native meats, and are ask ing you to look over the following pricees for Cash: lU'of 10, 12%, and 15c pound Choice Stew Beef 12%c pound Choice Steak, or Roast 15c Choice Pork 17 and 18c Pork and Heef Sausage mixed. ...20c All l'ork Sausage, special order..25c All of our meats are from the ?very highest class young native cat tle. that have been stall fed, and yon can't find better. Wfc will not purchase an old cow for use in our market. A trial order will make you a regular and satisfied custo mer of this market. CASH CENTRAL MARKET W. C. HOUGH, Prop. Phone No. 1 Camden, S. C. COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER PLAIN & HUGER STS. Phone 71 COLUMBIA, S. C. Collins Brothers Undertakers for Colored People Telephone 41 714 W. DeKalb St. J J. H. M A Y F I E LD Photographer Studio Over Bank of Camden. All kinds of photographs made In the studio and at the homes. All Kodak developing done free of charge. Ar tistic tlaxh light home portraiture, etc. Ovor Bank of Camden. CASH Green Grocery ? Telephone 24 We have opened a meat market and green grocery in the stand formerly oc cupied by Campbell Bros., where we will carry at all times a choice line of Fresh Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb. Mutton and all meats us ually found in an up-to date market. We will make deliveries promptly and there will be no long awits. L- B. Campbell Manager ItKTlt.W Kit's I JFK TAKKN. Man Who Handed MIh? Cavell Over to (?frniaiiN is Slain. Further ilHalls ?n? reported from tin* Belgian frontier of t h?> as.sas*lna t.lon Of aSioU do Kudo, llit> Belgian who In alleged to have hot rayed Mis* ICdlth ('a vol, the Fngllsh nurse executed at Brunei*, to tho German authorities, relate* a dispatch from Amsterdam, t lollaud. 1 A wording' to this story, tho body of a you mix man who had boon killed h\ two revolver shots was found In a st root at Schaarhook, a suburb of Brussels,. early one morning, llo was at once recognised as do Rode, a man of 1*5 yoars, son of a retired major of tho Belgian army. The body lay hoforo tho door of tho man's parents, but the father refused to receive It and It was taken to tho publto mortuary. Immediately (lie Gorman authorities heard of tho case they gave strict ordors that tho affair should bo kept as quiet as possible, but Instructed the j>olloe at \the same time to make every effort to discover tho assassin. Tho news spread like wild tire, bow ever, and l>efore noon all Brussels knew that a man regarded by the Bel gians as a traitor had been put to death. The slain man, it is said, had been susj>eoted for a long time of spy ing for the Germans. It Is reported that, ho, together with an Individual of the same stamp, had made a specialty of ontlclng young men to take service in the Belgian army and then when they were on the point of leaving tho country, deliver ing them to the Germans. Hut recent ly, it Is stated, proof had been obtain ed that it was do Itode who betrayed Miss Cavell to the Germans a* well as the architect, Bauoq, who was put to death with her. From that moment lo Kode's death sentence was signed. There Is it appears, a sort of society In Belgium whose members have sworn to levy "justice" on those who do spy ing service for the Germans. Those ?vho shot do Rode are said to have found papers on him that will enable them to trace other such spies. In reply to this challenge General von Hissing, the Gorman governor of Belgium, not only imposed a fine of $125,000 on Brussels, but levied a lino of $12,500 against Schaarhook where tho deed was committed. Further the civil police at the latter place, 100 strong, have been disbanded, and the municipal council had to appoint (50 sworn and paid agents In' their place. MEETS AT SPARTANBURG. | Large Number Delegates at IJ. Y. I*. I', j Meeting at Sumter. Sumter, Felt. 17. ? This afternoon's session of the Baptist Young People's Union was featured l\v the election of officers for the ensuing year and the selection of the First Baptist church. Spartanburg, as the place for the 21st annual meeting next year, which will j be held on Tuesday.^ Wednesday and / Thursday after the second Sunday in j February. The officers chosen for the year ?ire: President, the Hcv. ('. K. Hurts. I). 1).. Columbia, who was re-elected for his fourth year : vice presidents, the Hcv. j; A. Davison. Camden: B. W. Patterson, Spartanburg : B. E. Woodruff, Darlington: general secre tary, the Rev. Thos. J. Watts, Colum bia : recording secretary. J. <?. Allen, Latta : treasurer, S. I). Preston. Co lumbia ; executive committee, A. B. Kennedy, chairman; Miss Maude Dus enbury, Conway; Cleo M. Ward. Dar lington; T. C. DeVore. Ninety-<Slx ; the Rev. .1. A. Ansley, Manning: Miss Leila McKinnon, Columbia : Ceorge Tisdale, Sumter; the Rev. A. C. Sher wood, Bennettsville ; Leroy Croxton. Chernw; Miss Ruth Jackson, Dillon, and all of the officers of the organiza tion. More than one hundred delegates had arrived up to last night and today delegates continued to come in. mak ing the number total up to more than j 150 delegates and visitors from other places here for the convention Tn- , '?oming trains were met today and the) delegates accomodated upon their nr- j rival by the reception committee, places ; having been provided for them in the! homes of citizens. The meetings have ! been well attended and much interest | ' manifested in the convention work. | Makes Formal Announcement. I Columbia. Fob. 22.? Cole T ;. Please, j of Columbia, today set at rest the rn | mors that he would not be in tin* race j for governor by definitely announcing : I over ids signature his intention of op posing Richard I. Manning in the coin ing primaries. He also gave out his platform, among the planks of which was one advocating local option in set tlement of the whiskey question. Mr. Please was governor of South Carolina 1 for two terms, and was defeated for the United States senate in "the last orimary election. Pays Death Penalty. Father Hans Schmidt, the prfest who murdered his sweetheart. Anna Am ueller, was put to (tenth in tl e electric chair shortly before six o'clock this morning. He was one of the merest men ever executed and the contest pcr hoii in the room when he was strapped to ht chair. Rts last "words weie : "I send a hearty pood-bye to my mother: my last thoughts are of her." He for gave all who had offended him, and asked forgiveness for himself. Three fehocks were necessary to cause his death. KK(USTI<VTIOS OK LANI) TITIJW: j iWreus System Made Available To I Owners of South Carolina. Columbia. Feb, 'Jt. The regUtratlon ??f html title*. us ' proy hied In I ho Mil by Messrs. (*arey. II, it. Harris ami I.. M ltogers, recently enacted. Is vohui tary on (he part of tlx* |?etltlouer. once sis-ured. however, the title hear lug 1 1 u? seal of the state can not he quest lotted ; or if questioned no addl tional expense is incurred l?> the hold er w ho 1* protected under an nssu r an<v fund. To register a t It It* under (Ids "Tor reus system," a holder of hind must petition the county court of common pleas, which Is given competent juris diction In the matter. The petition must be accompanied by a list of all persons possibly Interested In the land for which a title Is desired, Including the names of the adjoining owners. This |K't It lou N then referred to three or more licensed attorneys, who have been appointed by the clerk of court as examiners of titles. If the title appears to be good, summons are' Is sued through the sheriff on all parties named In the petition, thereby milking them defendants. Advertisements in it newspaper Is also required, if any of the defendants tile an answer -then n hearing Is held by the examiner of tl ties, who must rentier n decision with in ;l() days. If any defendant files ti disclaimer It relinquishes hlin and all persons thereafter claiming under hltn. ltlght of appeal is granted. I'pon a title being declared valid, the register of mesne conveyance tiles the original certificate in the county hooj^ for such land registration ami Issues a duplicate to the petitioner. The owner of the land then pays one tenth of one per cent of the assessed value of the land for taxatlou for an assurance fund, out of which the own er may secure compensation in case of grievances arising. "IOvery decree rendered shall hind the land and bar all persons claiming title thereto or Interests therein," the hill provides. "Shall quiet the title thereto and shall be forever binding and conclusive upon and against all persons, including the state of South Carolina, whether mentioned by name In the order of publication or includ ed under the general description, 'to whom if may concern.' It shall not | be an exception to such conclusiveness that the person is an infant, lunatic or is under any disability." The act becomes effective May 1, 1P1(>. This measure, providing for the "Torrens system" of lain! registra tion. was passed by tin1 lower house at the 11)15 session and by the senate this year: it was advocated and its passage urged by (Jov. Manning It: his annual message to the general assem bly. The "Torrens system" was first in troduced in Southern Australia in INoK; its benetits and prospects were noticed by other countries, which have since adopted it. In the Canadian provinces the system is practically Compulsory: similar systems are in operation in England, Wales and (ier many. In the United States Illinois adopt- ! cd the system in INOfi, an<l has since been fallowed by California. Massa chusetts. Minnesota. Colorado, Wash ington. New York, Phillippine Islands and Hawaii, largely under the local option feature. Daniel Cannup, a well known white man living on the Cherry place near Rock Ilill, has been lodged in the York jail charged with the murder of his brother-in-law, Thomas Taylor. About a month ago a party of young men went hunting in Rock Hill and during their wanderings came upon the skele ton i'f << uuiiiiiii i hey notified the officers and the coroner empanel ed a jury of inquest but was unable t<- secure any information. ? The phy sicians testified that the skeleton ap peared ti? bo that of h n aged man and i that he h;id probably been dead about! ,-ix months. Since then the coroner J disci i\ i*red that Taylor disappeared j about six months ago. which taJlb^d j closely with the evidence of the phv- j sicians as to how long the man had ' been dead ; the coroner then secured some of the clothing found near the skeleton and although it had been dam aged and was somewhat decomposed it was close enough to permit blent i- j flea t ion as the same material Taylor! wore when last seen : be then dlscov- j ered that Cannup was alleged to have) threafned Taylor's life, if Taylor ever returned to the Cherry farm, where! the two men were living at the time, i and that on the very day Taylor dis- j api>eared Cannup Is said to have nd- 1 vaneed upon him with a club and at tempted to do him injnrj\ which was prevented by the Interference of out siders. Earth shocks were felt throughout the Southern states Monday evening. The earthquake was distinctly notice able in upper South Carolina, observ ed by some in Columbia and barely per ceptible in Charleston. The force of the shook w as felt in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and Ten nessee. No damage haa been reported. MONEY SPENT IN THE SOITH Large Sum Paid Out For Construc tion Purposes by Southern Railway. Washington, |> Ft*)' '..M For ev oi\ dollar which the Soulh paid to ; Southern Kit 1 1 w a> i'ompan.x fur trans i I ?< ?ri .1 1 1? >11 during I ?oeomher. IHIft. the ; Company paid to Individual* and In ?In -.1 rles located in I he South for In hor. material. supplies, ami other pur pt?v $1 17, this lu'lntf due to the la rue aintuiuts CM>oml<cd for const ruction pU l'| n <>?os, riu? total amount disbursed by tlic tVmpany dm inn 1 *ocemher for labor material, supplies, and other purposes was $ft,stH.R1U <(f whh h $ft.0X&tlS7 or ^<171 per cent was paid to Individuals and Industries located In the South. ihU lieliiK los in excess of the t<>t i! moneys paid I ? v the, South for transportation. according to tluures an noiinced l?y ?Comptroller A. H d'lant . I 'I he expelnllturoH hy the Com pa n v i during Uoeeinber for Improvements t<> Its roadway and structures amounted to $<l!t)a<tU0.08 as against $N4A.ftO-t.-HI during' December, 1JH4. and $11>&IS1~ - ITi during December, llM.'t During the six months ending with December the exiH'ndlturo* foi* 1m pro\ 1'inents to roadway and structures were s:t.i:i7.Wl II) as ' against $4.KM. -ilTt 17 for the same period In. 1014 and $ I . during the same perhul In IPl.t. "THE KOSAKY" To lit* Shown at Majestic For Benefit IWiyterian Sunday School. Manager Little of the Majestic thou- ' tre has hooked the seven-reel Sellg Hod Seal play "The Kosary" for Saturlay, Feb. 20th. "The Rosary" will he play ed for the benefit of the Presbyterian Sunday School . building fund, and at whleh a large crowd Is expected to view this wonderful picture. This production is adapted from the well known play by Kdward 10. Hose and tells the story of the many events which crowd the life of Father Kelly. In his early years his struggle between the love of a girl and the call of the church is shown while late in life he becomes the pivot about which a do mestic tragedy revolver. Ills ward, a young broker, unjustly suspects bis wife of being false to him and Father Kelly, who Is visiting them when they quarrel. Is at least Instrumental In uniting them andaganl bringing happl n ess into both their lives. Charles Clary makes a beautlfufl character out of the Priest while Kathlyn Williams and Wheeler Oakman portray the young couple in a wava which makes tli el r characters* appear to really live. From start to finish the film teems with dramatic action and its artistic treat ment makes it a production which, once seen, will never be forgotten. ? adv. TAX NOTICE. Office of Treasurer, Kershaw Co., Camden. S. C., Oct. 4th, 1915. Notice is hereby given that the books will be open for collecting State, Coun ty and School taxes from October 15th, 1915, to March 15th, 1910. A penalty of 1 per cent, will be added to all taxes unpaid Jan. 1st, 1910; 2 per cent March 1st, 1910. The rate per centum for Kershaw county Is as follows: Mills State taxes 7 County Taxes ...J Special taxes )....10% Itoad taxes ) School taxes 3 ... i .3 Total 20% The following school districts have special levies: Special school tax District No. 1 5 Special school tax District No. 2 4 Special school tax District No. 4 3 Special school tax District No. 0 4 Special school tax District No. 7 4 Special school tax District No. 8 4 Special school tax District No. J) 4 Special sell )l lax District No. 10. .5 Special school tax District No. 11 5 Special school tax District No. 12 7 Special school tax District No. 13. ...4 Special school tax District No. 14. ...3 S|rt.*ciui school tax District No. 15... .8 Sjiedal school tax District No. 17. ...3 Special school tax District No. 18. ...4 Special school tax District No. 19. ...4 Special school tax District No. 20 . .4 Special school fax District No. 21... .2 Special school tax District No. 22 Special school tax District No. 23. .Special school tax District No. 24 4 Special school tax District No. 25 .4 Special school tax District No. 2C....4 Special school tax District No. 27... .0 Special school tax District No. 28.. .0 S|>eclal school tax District No. 29 ...4 Special school tax District No. 30....2 Special school tax District No. 81 0 Special school tax District No. 82. ...4 Special school tax District No. 33. ...4 Special school tax District No. 34 ...4 Special school tax District No. 35... .4 Special school tax District No. 40 .11 Special school tax District No. 40. ...8 Special school tax District No. 47 4 The poll in x is $1 'Mi. All able bodied male jwrsons from the age of twenty-one (21) to sixty ((H)) years, both inclusive, except resi dents Bf the Incorporated towns of the county shall pay $2.00 as a road tax, except ministers of the gospel actually In charge of a congregation, teachers employed In public schools, school trustees and persons j>ermanently dis abled In tlie military service of this State, and persons who served In the late war between the states, and all l?ersoim actually employed 1n the quar antine service of this State and all resi dents who may be attending sohool or college at the time when said road tax shall become due. Person* clalm. ing disabilities must preJient certifi cate* from two reputable physicians of thla county. All Information as to taxes will be furnished upon application. ? D. M. McCASKIIX, Oonntjr Treasurer. l>*. I. H. AWiaaiar Dr. K C. SUhmm Alexander & Stevenson DENTISTS OHx? broad and l>?k?lb Hi*. TAX RETURNS. i (?f County Auditor, K?<rshit\v County. Cannton. S. <\, lHx\ 11, 1015. N'otlw In nlvon thnt tlu* Ami (tor's ortWv will ivo o|km? for rtniMvlnti tux roluriiH from JitnuMry 1, 1WH1, to I'Vhrunry 'JO, 191*1. Inclusive. Thoso fnllln*! to make returns within said IhtWhI, us required by law, will Ik* sub Joot to a penalty t?f JVO per cent, un I cannot lake returns after the 20th, n?* (ho otlUT I?USIU0KS of tills OlttoO lUUMt no on All ' ihm'sodn between the ages of 21 ninl ?li ? yours Inclusive, urn require*} to pay i h >1 1 and road tax, unions ex empted b,s law. All trustees, guardians, executors, administrators, agents and others hold In^ pft>|HMiy In charge, iuu?t rot urn same .Tbo Imiuno tux will Ih? enforced. Parties soudlug tax returns l>y mail must make oatb to satno before some (|ualltio<l ntHcer. and till out tbo same in m proper manner, otherwise they must bo rejected. \V. V. UIWSKL, Auditor Kershaw (Vnintv, y. C. Looking Ahead It will soon be time to look after your farming implements for next seasons crops. We are in position to sell you many things needed on the farm. Get your supplies from this store. SPRINGS 6c SHANNON THE STORE THAT CARRIES THE STOCK Insurance on Barns We wish to advise that we run write your Barns and contents at the old rates, without the warranty as to storage of hay, fodder, ete. Kates on frame Bams with shingle roof, $! 20; with metal roof, 90c per hundred. lyook us up at Pearce ? Young Hard ware Store. COOPER GRIFFIN COMPANY Real Estate and Insurance CAMDEN, S. Ck J. W. McCORMICK, Prop. K. W. BOND, Manager Mc CORMICK & CO. Funeral Directors and Embalmers Night Phone 23. AMBULANCE SERVICE. Day Phone 70. Country Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night. Camden Undertaking Co. C. W. EVANS, Manager FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EMBALMERS AMBULANCE SERVICE. City and Country Calls Attended Promptly DAY OR NIGHT Office and Show Rooms at 535 DeKalb Street ?v / (Mm rtMM *1 ImHmm Pkwt X1U