The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 07, 1916, Image 1
SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1816.
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NUMBER 12.
FEAR FOR INNOCENT;
HOPE FOR GUILTY ']
jd Be Written Over Petit
ry Room Say# Judge in Hit
arge- - Outline* Duties of
nd and Petit Juror* Very
t*rly.
Chronicle is Indebted to the cf
eourt stenographer. A. M, Deal,
following copy of Judge M. 1?
* aide charge to the grand jury,
kin"\v ll will Ih? read with in
i,v those who wepi not present
tourt to hear It :
Kuroaian ami gentleifceji of the
Jury: ThV Court asaiuue^ thut
former term of the court y<>u
.Hilly instructed as to your du
| h j;oiioral nature. The recognl
jf that fact. however. din's not
L tin-, Court at this time from
Ilxintf ivrtaln phases of your
, my Heet Ion to the l>eneh in
ate it became my purpowo and
illation to endeavor to impress
irles with the real dignity* and
ikv ??f their position, and If
[in my |K?sitioii should succeed
K so. even in part, it would
)? vindicate, at least, the wla-i
the choice In elevating one" tdj
v.
misII Ion of itraitd Juror Is the
ijM>rtii nt and significant in the
system. lie is (lie <>uly one
?s the right, officially. to enter
etiice. from that of Clerk of
own to the most insignificant
} demand an Inspection of eV
:>k or paper tjmt contain* the*
of a pul die transaction . to
11 fall ami satisfactory ex.:
hi of every i-eeeipt. voucher,
r other pajH-r that evidences
mlituie of one cent- of t|?e
Iniuls. tn pass upon the faith
and eoinpeteiicy of every jief-*
9 receives one cent of the pith:
s as 11 compensation for Her- 1
nilered. to criticise, -ctmdetmrj
,ove the business methods of'
Ifio are Mit rusted with t.lie man
1 of public affairs, to supervise i
fiistltntion. establishment, pub
dinir. road, street or acl^(X)I |n|
nt.v. to stand us a monitor or I
> to watch closely evtfry ? tirX
ery administrative . levy, the
j.v ui ??m| for every I Mind ihsue,
iso juid promote those things
til ltd for the health-, iwjacts
a prosperity t?f- 4tfe : jfeoptft
nty mid for the development
rcs-otirrcs. and to stand bt)uare
flst every agency or condition
oiistriu'ts real progress. ? You
e right. officially. to l<x>k into
latter* hence the dignity and
Deo of tii,. position immediate
lr.
imt only tin* privilege of a
itror to do su t >ii t It Is. Ills siil"
tli which y<?u have taken, Mr.,j
, is the measure ami the 11m- ;
of your duty, and I desire to
we references to certain phases^
oath and couuneiul its oonsld
to your IhmIv at tills tliue.
? its sanction you are to "(Ull*
Inquire, and true presentment I
if >t 1 1 such matters and things
l?e ?iven to you In charge.' i
clause relates particularly "tiH
indictment which the Solicitor^
?for your consideration In the :
>f your duty and upon "Which]
to art The grand jury, is
trial tribunal. Kxclufdlng till
of defense, whose force rests
admission of the act charged
offering of s|a>clal matter by
?xciim' or justitientl<?n. exelud
? mat.ters. if the testimony sat
? it i ? ; n h I jury that there Is* a
ca-f of ^ullt made out against
tised. that unexplained and^
idictcd. a iK'tty Jury would lie
'<?<1 in. (hiding a verdict of guil
i il U your duty to Hild a truej
Itherwise it is not.
airse. y . mi must <-onflnc your
a consideration of the testl-.
fore you.
has l>eeii more money wasted
l? Carolina in trying useless
eases than In almost any Ot,S?
eause connected with * the ad
Ition of justice. 'How often
he ^o??J. common , sense and,
Bit of a urn nd juiy, when it j
?"hind a prosecution a little,'
iotive of envy. l?e a?!?erted tt
K advantage if It threw It out,
tich money could l?e saved and
?Hi annoyance spared. if they
?? act and only present for the
at ion of the Court those cases
ffford a proper opportunity to
SHie law and promote the true
justice.
next clause hi your oath to
he Court will direct your at
hrlefly. is. "the State's coun-i
Iie people, of your fellows, and
n. you shall keep secret." v. -:
Dreman. publicity Is the great*
?guard in humau government
I Injustice and oppression.. i
nt rases which have been persj
In this world, everywhere the|
m tyranny haa held its sway,
upon the desecration of tra- 1
rty and upon the untold agony
mind and soul, have Hourish
?p council* of governmental
*et. It becomes at time* nee
? the highest Interest mnd Tn
(pnUghtened form of govern
t there should be secrecy. In
ative department of our gov-!
?tl * provided that both ho? ?
?t*H> In the transaction of
totlnued oo La at Page.7"^a^
WAR AS LAST RESORT
>S*y? President in Speech Be*'
fore .New York Pre** Club.
?. .
New York, June .'U>. 1'iesideut Wll
muii id iitlo It plain in lil.s at the |
Now York Press Club banquet tonight ?
that ho will i ii> i countenance 11 war with
Mexico until thoro Is no other alterna
tive for settling tho IkirH'T troubles.
Auain ho ikvlurcd that ho whs ready
t ?? saorflice his own i>olltlcal fortuity
In order to oarry out his oonvli'tioiis us
to what would Ito the just oourso to
pursuit in the situation.
llalubiige t'olhy. who placed Theo
dore Uoosovelt la nomination (or tho
presidency at the Progressive <x?nven
tion at Chicago, |?ahl President Wilson
high tribute in an address hut ilid not
declare unqualifiedly that he would sup
port him in the coming campaign. as It
was reported he woultl/flo.
In his address President Wilson said :
"1 realize that I have done a very
Imprudent thine; 1 have eotne to ad
dress this thoughtful company of men
without an.v preparation whatever. Rut
gentlemen; as a matter of fact, I have
heen absorbed by the rosiMHislbllltlos
which have been so frequently referred
to here tonight.. and that pre-occupa
tion has made It Impossible for me to
forecast even what you would like to
hear mo V<))k about. Mr. Colby said
something that was among the few
tiring^ ! had forecast to say myself,
lie said that there are some things
width It is really useless to debate, be
cause they go as a matter of course,
t "Of eojirse. I.t Is our duty to prepnru
tills Nation to take eji re of its honor
and of lhi, Institutions. Why debate
any part of that, except the detail, ex
cept the plan Itself, which Is always de
batable?
"Of course. It Is the duty of the
'(b>vermnent which it will never over
look,, to defend the territory and i?co
ple; of this country. It goes without
saying that it is the duty of the Ad
rat ion to have constantly In mind
with the utmost sensitiveness every
]K>lnt of National honor.
"But. gentlemen, after you have said
and accepted these obvious things your
program of action is still to be formed.
When xvlll you act, and how will you
act?
"The easiest thing is to strike. The
brutal thing ; is the impulsive tiling.
No man has to think before he takes
: aggressive action- but liefore a man real
ty Conserves the honor ^iy realising the
ideals of the Nation, he has to think'
exactly wliat he will do and how lie '
will ,lV> II,
"))o you tldnk the glory of Ameri
ca would be enhanced by a war of, con
quest In Mexico? I>o you tldnk that
aiiy action of violence by a powerful
TO&pfe UlvC thl*. agaiyst h weak ami
J^lestVw^tive neighbor would reflect dis
tinction 11 pi mi the annals of the 1'nlted
states? - ?
"Do you Jhink that it is our duty 1
to ckrry delf-defense to a point of dic
tation into the affairs of an other peo- {
l?lci ? The Ideals of America are written :
plain upon every page of America!! his- :
tofyv
"Ami I want -you to know how fully
I realise whose servant I am. I do not !
own the (loveriitqent of the I'nited '?
States, even for the time being. 1 have j
no right in tjie use of it to exi tvasfs my J
own i?assious. 1 hnve no right to ex- J
press my owu ambitions for the devel- 1
opment oft America if those -ambition* '
are not coincident with the ambitions j
of the Nation Itself.
"And I have constantly to remind,
myself that I am not the Servant of
those who wish tA enhance the value of
their .Mexican investments, that I am
the servant of the rank and tile of the
j>eoplo of the lTnlted States.
"I uet a great many, letters, my fel- i
low cltizeps. from Important and in
fluential men fn this country, hut I get i
n great many' other letters. 1 get let
ters from unknown men, from humhlc.
??*>meii, from jieople whofee names have
never been heard and never will l>e re
corded and there is but one prayer in
alt of these letters 'Mr. President, do
not allow anybody to i>ersua<Ie yon that
the people -of this country want war
with anybody.'
? "I got off a train yesterday and ax
( was bidding good-bye to the engineer,
he said in an undertone* 'Mr. Presl
dent, ke^p out qt Mexico.' And If one
?man has said that to' me a thousand
have said it to me as 1 have moved
abmit the country. i
"If I had opportunity to engage
tftem further lu conversation they say
'of course, we know that you cannot
govern tty; circumstances of the case
altogether; and It may be necessary,
but for God's sake, do not dtt It unless
it >5jQeCeasajy^r^;.;_.r.^7."r;~-: I'Jii
. "I am for tlie time l>eing the spokes
man of such ]?eople, gentlemen. I have
not read toiatory without observing, that
"the greatest foreea In the world and the
only permanent forces are the moral
forces.
"Force will not accomplish anything
that Is permanent I ventnre to say,
In the great struggle which la going on
on the other aide of the sea. The per
manent things will be accomplished af
terward* when the opinion of mankind
is brought to bear upon the issues, and
the otily thing that will hold the world
steady la this same silent, Insistent, all
powerful opinion of mankind.
"Force can sometimeH hold things
steady until opinion has time to form,
but no force tjkat waa ever exerted ex
|cept In respdnse to that opinion waa
ever a conquering and predominant
[force.
"I think the sentence in Aawrican
history that I myself am proudest of
l?lh>t In thelntrodoctory MBtwees of
the Declaration of Independence where
the writers aay a doe inspect for 'the
opinion of mankind dejnands that they
atate the raftaona for what they are
about to do. I venture to any that a
.decent respect for the optnkma of-man
klnd demanded that thoee who started
the present European war should have
KEfcSHAW NEWS NOTES.
Interesting Happenings Gath
ered From the Ker*h*w Ere,
Miss Maggie l'each died a I the homo
of her father, Mr. Win. Peach, about
two miles chhi of Wostvlllc, Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. She was a
christian lady of tlno ijlnyacter and
ha<l many friends throughout t lie coun
ty who wtlli ho grieved to learn ? ?f her
doath. Mis?* l'each was .'is years of arfo
and Is survived hy her father, 'four
sisters and one brother. The remains
were Interred at llcthol churchyard on
Sunday morning aftw funeral services
hy her pastor, Hew A. R. Fuliner.
Mr. Martin I tower*, of the IMcasant
Ulll section, died at his home )ast Fri
day and was hurled at Saleni <vnie
tory Saturday. Mr. Mower* was about
tK? years of ago and left a widow and
several children. Me was well known
throughout the county oil, account of
his active interest In politics and had
many friends who will regret fo learn
of his death.
Mr. Dove Knight, who. left Chester
field eounty twenty-six years ago to
make Ids home In I^mlslana, where
he has made #o<>d as a citizen and
biialmsi man, arrived in the city sat
urday to "t?|K?nd alsmt a mouth visit
ing relatives and friends in this Mic
tion. He Is spending tlds week In Ker
shaw with ills alstor, Mrs. C, 10. Day Is.
I Hi r not Wldtaker of the clerical
foree at the Kersluiw oil Mill, left
last Thursday to Join his company, the
Kershaw Guards, at < /ft nip Moore. Mr.
Wldtaker was not under <aoiupulslou to
go at this time, l?eing on the reserve
list, hut his patriotic spirit was too
stron# to see his company go to the
front and leave him Iwhlnd. Ahd he
Koes as a private, {riving up a good
position.
F. Ii. Zenip, of Camden was a visitor
In Kershaw Monday between trains.'
Mr. Zenip is an electrician and was at
one: time connected wWli Kershaw's
electHc lighting service.
Kershaw'** etticlent i>olleomon made
several seizures of lltpior Saturday.
They are determined to break lip the
hllnil tiger business here If It can pos
sibly he done. As the new law. which
requires chain Kan# service for thin
offence, is now In force, "they w ill have
hotter supjHirt to their effort*. Very
few will care to have to pay both a
tine In the city court and receive a
chain gmig sentence from the higher
court. ^
The enrollment hook * for Hanging
Rock 'club Is at the otilcc of Magistrate
11. ' N.'Joties.
The lH?ok for :Hvh club Is in the
hands of .1. Itoht. Maglll.
MuXcy Croxton arrived in Kershaw
Sunday from hjs Florida home to join
ids family, wlin have beeri heVe for
some time nt the home of Mr. Crn^
ton's parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Croxton. . '
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Fletcher. Dr. W.
C. McDowell, -ani! Carlisle KlrkMVy arc
attending the Wesle.\ f'lhle Class Foil
oration at Sumter.
World's Richest Woman Dead.'
New York. -Inly .*t. ? Mrs. Hi-tty Green
said to be the wealthiest woman In tin*
j world. dle<l at her home here today at
I H :Of) o'clock. She was born Novem
: her 21. ISftfi. at New Bedford." Mass.
! Her father was Kdward Mott Itobln
; son. who left his daughter a fortune
| of Jfb.(HXMKK). She leaves one son. Ed.
| ward Howland Green, who has been
? president of the Texas Midland rall
| road since 1SIW.
To Speak at York.
Judge Mendel L. Smith,, one of the J
best kniown men in South (Carolina's :
public life today, has accepted an invi- ;
tat ion to come to York for the chau- ;
Uiuqun. July 15-10 and has agreed t<> J
tlellver an Address on the first day of;
i the chautaiupia. which Is "Farmers'
Day." Another splendid speaker se- !
| cured for the three-day ehihitampia is
: Dr. R<r>lx>rt A. Hayne of the South Car- 1
I olina State Board of Health. He has j
I accepted tl^e invitation tendered him
and will come to York and deliver an
address on the last day of the Chau
tauqua. which is "Health Day." Dr.
Hnyne is no st ran per tif York people.
? York News.
I . _.
Will Work For Wilaoti.
Washington. July 2. ? J. He- j
ney, of California, a leader of the ;
Roosevelt delegates to the Republican j
convention in 1012 and afterwards ac
tive ill organizing the Progressive par
ty, telegraphed President Wilson today
that he would work actively for the
president's re-election. He declares the
nomination of Mr. Hughes represented
"the fruition of the political -corrup
tion which was successfully practiced
by the Republican national rommittee
four vcars ago," and told the president
that "through your personal efforts
most of the important planks t?f the na
tional Progressive platform of four
years ag4> have i?l ready been enacted
into law."
# ? m ?
stated their reasons, but they dttt-aot
pay any heed to the opinion of man
kind and' the reckoning will come when
the settlement comes.
"So, gentlemen, I am willing no mat
ter what my personal fortune* may be
to play for the verdict of mankind.
Personally, it will be a matter 'of In
difference to me what the verdict on
the seventh of November Is provided I
feel any degree of confidence that when
a later juryslt* I shall get their Judg
ment in my favor. Not my favor, per
sonally ? what dlfferepce does that
make? but In my favor as an honeat
and conscientious spokesman of a great
National convention.
~rr "There are some gentlemen who are
under the delusion that the power of a
Nation < owes from the top. It does
not. It eoesc* from the bottom."
BETHUNE NEWS NOTES.
Chronicle of Happenings From
Our Regular Correspondent.
1 Itcthnue. .Iiil.v ti. ?Mr. Sunt li. Pad
gett. uf ItctintUc. and Mrs. Oertmde
>Mel.aughtin, from illarlsvHlo. wrrt1
UMirtUsI at the residence of a Mr.
*on. h relative of the brhle. a few miles
from thai town, on last Thursday af
ternoon, June 2i?th, Key. J. M, Fortds,
of this place i>erforndug the ?vrvmouy,
The hrldal party returned to ftethune
immediately a ft of tlu1 eefemony and
a re?*eptlon wan held at the resident
of t !??' groom on Thursday night at
tended I ? v a few Invited guesh
A now Itaptixt church wax organ
ized recently near the home i?f Mr. S.
W I *la?*K \\ ?-H. Just across l.ynchos riv
er froth Tiler's Ferry, with a substan
tial- membership.
A clu|r<'li conference will be held
at Harmony Baptist church next Satur
day evening, with prayer meeting* set
vice.
A large crowd went from this plaee
to Kershaw on Tuesday to attend the
Fourth of July jvlebratlon.
A hunt eighteen of Hethune's >y>ung
society set will leave next Monday for
the mountains of North Carolina, where
they will s|ieud about ten days. They
will travel by automobiles and will
he accompanied hy ltev. and Mrs. J,
M. Korhls, who will eluiiierotie the
party.
t*ne of the biggest rain falls of the
year f*?l I In this vicinity last Sunday
evening.
Miss (ienova King, of Klngfitree,
oh me up Sunday evening and will s|>end
sonic time here with the family of
.her grandfather, Mr. <L S. King..
.'Xr. Mrewer Copeland ami family, of
Jefferson, have heen spending several
(lays with the family of Mr. 10. 1..
Corn-laud, near town.
. Mr. Hen Hrannon, who went to the
.Otifluinbla hospital for an oi>eratlon
HOyeral weeks ago, returned home on
Sunday last.
Mr. Ikuittlrfs Mays spent Sunday at
finlumhla and at Styx.
>lrs. <\ I j. Mays, Miss MaUile Mays,
Mr. Jack McLaurln and Mr. F. II.
Beanie s|icnt Tuesday A\i Columbia.
They went over In Mr. MeLaurln's
ear. ,
Mr. W. Feeble* and family and
Lee ('lyburh, Mr. Peebles' nephew xif
;Pitts. fifto. ate spend i lit; ? while with
relatives in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. S. It. Padgett. Mr. <?'.
<*. Padgett- and Miss I^eona Nurthcutt
spent Monday and Tuesday 'in Colum
Iuh.? i: . ^
Dir. ('. I?. Tomas. of Jefferson. was u
Visitor in town last Sat Urdu, v.
.^Messrs. K. H. King and T>. W. Copo*.
land. enrrlers on routes one and two.
at lidded the State Couveutloji of Jflu
ray letter Carriers In couvcnTtou ;it
Columbia tills Wffelt.'
Miss Nancy-' Mathis. a charming'
youiig flid.v of St. Mary's. Flu.. arrived I
hen- Tuesday ' aftcruobii and stayed ;
over until today. when she left for a j
visit to .relatives at Sharon, York eouu- |
fy. a<*cotnpanied hv Mr. F. II. Bcarde. j
While here Miss Mathis was the tfuest 1
? if tiie Misses Mays.
The < 'hroniele Is a mighty Kood eoun- i
ty news|)H|K*r and seeius to Ik* very
populur In this vicinity, as we loaned
our last weeks copy to nine different ;
persons and they are still Itorrowiug j
il. We are always jrlad to accomodate j
folks In this respect, hut ? oh. the suh- j
serlption price is only $1.00 for twelve I
months ? 52 Issues. Send a dollar to
tlu? editor.
The school hoys of Bcthune played
three games* of base hall recently with
the McBee school team, the first and
lust games going to the Hefhune team
:iim1 the second game to McBee.
The Fourth was very quiet here. A
laigcC crowd went to Kershaw, while
ii numlter visited other places.
.Miss Katie Mays, Air. Douglas Mays
and Mr. ^ YflrWoUKh will leave
tomorrow for Atlanta. Miss Mays will
s|k*ihI several weeks there with her
sister, Mrs.- .1. V. Davis. Mr. Yar
h rough goes t?? Atlanta after two new
Maxwell cars and he and Mr. Mays
w III bring them ha.vk through the coun
try.
.Misses ( J ussie and I/ols Iiouirh, of
Kershaw, came down Tuesday to sjieiid
severnl weeks with tlielr sister. Mrs.
K. T. Est ridge.
I,ittle Miss Carrie Yarbroi.igh Is quite
sick at present.
Miss Ella Ilortoii, of route .1. has ac
orptCQ^pfidthm with Messrs. I'lyhurn
& Davis and hegan her duties there
July 1st.
Mr. .and Mrs. it. S. Catoe are the
proud i possessors of a new son. which
arrived at tlielr home on Monday
hdifMi g '
A party was 'given at the residency
of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. King compli
mentary t<? the visiting yountf Indies
in town.
Mr. J. JCr Harfleld was a visitor In
town on Tuesday.
The.. .writer has not seen a single
watermelon this year, and July in al
ready old.
The town of Befhune has not had
a single picnic, game of brtsehftH^hjur
no chamber of commerce, IsMrftl of
trade, etvic league, never has a con
cert. entertainment, etc. This is a
grsHl towh alright ami we would cerr
ta inly like to see 1t on the map.
vBBffiiiunf rinor .iiovm,
MeOormlck & Co. have removed their
undertSkllJi establishment from the
Dibble building on Main street to the
Sullivan property on North Main street
recently, purchased by Mr. McOftfiiilik.
Mr. K. W. Bond, the manager, and his
family have also moved Into the aaiM
building and will occupy the two up
per floors. The entire lower floor of
several rooms has been nicely arrang
ed and eqnlpped for an undeitaJUpg
parlor. Mr. Bond will be there at all
times day or night to attend any call
promptly. V V
CONTINUE ADVANCES, j
?; ' ^ " v J
Teutonic Forces Being Ham
mered on AU Sides.
!? roueh troops co ? ?! H?r<i 1 1 ?ik with the!
Million in the Somitio rcgioii, have
Ml I'lliuhtelicd I l?ol I* line l?\ (ho capture
'?f Ha riot) x. Itelioy KuXantcrro ami |0s
tres, mii.I it iv advancing oil a ?
erald.x wider front lot ward IVronno,
At Kshvs, who to .VK) prisoners were
takeu. the lighting Is still Knin>: ??
furiously.
Oil tl?o Itritisli end of tho lllie slli?ht
progress has hoen made at some iHiints. j
I'uotftcial dispatches say thHt the en
tire Urltlsh from of ninety miles |M !
hearing lu- hill share of tho halth\
hut It Is toward tho south Dial tho
heaviest tii^ht Iiik Is under way.
A IiIkIi Urltlsh official Is authority
for tho statement tliht artillery prep
h cations will pmvdo all further In
fantr.x attacks, as tho resourceful noses,
determination and lighting qualities of
tho Oorniaus, as woll as tho |h>wov of
their dofvinvH, are woll rccounUisl.
Steady Advance.
Although tho French are making a
stoady advaucc In tho Soiaaio sector
without apiaitvntly h<*avy casualties,
and now faces an easier task, accord
ing to ex pert opinion, to roach their ob
jective. the river Itself, the Verdun
army In engaged iii i>artleuhirly heavy
tlghtlng, the Qermnns not having per
mitted tho hat tie of tile Somino to In
ter/ere with their o|>erations for the
capture of the Krent fortress. The (Jer
mans have taken the Thhiumont work
for. the fourth time, after a terrltlc bom
bardment and l?y a massed attach.
Around this work, which lias been the
*'?ntr<> of desperate attacks ami coun
ter attacks, for many days past thous
ands of men have fallen, for (Ids Is a
position which Is essential to the (Jer
mans for carrying their advance nearer
to \ on) un Itself, und to tho French to
keep their resistance Intact.
Uusslan.s and Italians are lending
all their strength to tho cprtihiiiml hiow
against tiie Central Powers, and Ihich
arost report* a significant inoveraent of
ltnssian patrols, who are saitl to Have'
advanced from Kiui|>olung, in Jtukowl
na and entered Hungarian . torrltorv.
All along the Hussian front engage*
monts of tho severest character are hi
prQjmjfla. and the 'Russians, driving
north from Koloiuoa. have advanced
more than twenty miles, and arc threat
ening to outflank <{en. Von Hothinor's
army and tho Anstro-Ccrmnn forces in
the 1 aruopol region. .Should this Hus
slan movement prove NUWMMfi|i, Von
Hotithior may havo to fail hack on
berg. '
The Russians report the capture- of
many guns and more than .'1.000 pris
oners 011 the various sectoro of the
eastern front. .v.
Though the official communications
with ros|?o?-t to the hnttfo* &iotig tiie
Aiistro-Italian front give only a mea
gre Idea of the situation as a whole
that Issued hy the Italian war ntthi*
Indicates that the artillery ami hifan
tiy fl^ltlin^ is of a pontliious and dos
jH'rate nature. The Austrian war of
fice is silent regarding the oporatlons
against the Italians.
Soldier Hoys Appreciative. /
I Ik* Chrobiclo has revolved the fol*
I Paving commniiicatioii from "Camn
Moore." Styx. S. C? with tin. reipiost
that we pulilisii same:
I ho Kershaw (iiinrds, oach and ev
ery one of them,' request the Chronicle
to publish their heart.V thanks and ap
preciation of the many kindnesses of
the ladies of Camden toward them.
Hesldes the royal send off which they
were given upon leaving Camden. \v<mI
nesdny morning in camp they received
boxes of delicacies from the ladles of
amdon. There was enough for ev
ofy hoy to have a generous share and
t need not he said that they enjoyed
Jt Hhcn the boya know that- the la
dles at home are thinking so kindiv
of them they feel a much stronger
tiT, <a c'ount''-v loyally
1 he Camden hoys ho])e to do honor
t<> Camden and to the homes that semi
them nut."
Letter From a NuhHcriber,
4 friend of The Chronicle, writing
from Wnfe^bury, Corny, under date of
June 28, : ?_
"Am enclosing payment for aubscrip
tion. It given aw great pleasure to read j
??? the grrnvik and pi ?>n|>erity of ('ain
den. Have" traveled extenHlvely fait
Camden, with it* beautiful home*. If?
places* of hiatorlc interest and nice cli
mate Ih unexcelled. For t lie jmihI yfrar
have l>een employee] in building u ra>
f*ltk>n factory, covering five a crow. All
concrete floor#. We} employ aevcu hun
dred men. Lal>or is at a premium.
I The portion of the plant now in oi>era
| t!em workK three ahifts ? eight liourK
each. Make several jthouaand sia-iis
4tdi.v."
Shot in Stomachs f
James Miller, a negro from Horatio,
hi^Htnntor county, wag brought to the
-f^amden Hospital Friday afternoon suf
fering from a bullet wound in his
'stomach accidentally inftfeted. The
accident occurred a ahort time before
the Southern paKHengcr arrived at Ho
ratio and he wan placed aboard and
brought to Camden. An immediate op
eration waa performed and physicians
state that he baa a fair chance of re-,
eovery., \
Attended Opening of Hoepitftl.
Tft, John- W. Noarbett, of Camden,
was at Wadesboro, N. O., a few daya
last week where he waa invited, along
with other prominent physician* of
North and 8ooO> Carolina to fttend
the opening of a, hospital at that place.
While there l>r. tV?*bstt On* as ?trto
ride over *ome of Kortfe OaroHaa'a
good road* aM?|l that county
ae-.^e^t road.* In the state.
CRIMINAL COURT CASES
DISPOSED OF QUICKLY
Long List of Caiei Tried and
Many Recruit# For County
Chain Gang ? Some Unique
Sentences Passed by Judge
Smtih.
The ilrst week of tin' summer Uinu
of cuini convened Monday morning.
Soon after the roll rail of Jurors Judge
Mendel I.. Smith, presiding, delivered
his charge to the grand Jury, ami the
eases were Immediately gonevlnto, No
time Is being lost and tlu). eiimlual
docket will eotno near being cleaned
up at this time. Solicitor <\>hh Is ael
lug for the state and ait uuuauuI nuiu
her of ronvletloiis have resulted.
The promptness with whteh Judge
Smith Is carrying on the business of
the eotirt, and his elear charges to the
juries has boon the subject of much
favorable, comment. I'p to the hour
of going to i>i'ohs yesterday afternoon
the following eases had been dls|*>s
ed of :
lt. It. Tiller, charged with dlsi>osjLng
of pfeppfty under lien, wns found not
guilty.
II. 11. Stephens and S. S. Sheorn,
selling and handling alcoholic bever
ages unlawfully. Nol groaned.
Sam Taylor uud Joseph O-nrlos. lair
ceny. Nol pressed.
Whit iJary plead gullt.v to larceny,
and was sentenced to 30 days.
Perry Bradley, Henry Brannon, Till
man Munn, and Henry Bradley found
guilty In One of the Magistrate's courts
of being drunk, disorderly and curb
ing and shooting, I/ower ipottTt of
Magistrate (*>i>elnnd afllrmcd.
I.. L, Barker, giving false cheek.
Not guilty.
Willie Harris etmrged with hurglsry
and Iftrceny, was found guilty with
rccomiuehdatlou to mercy, and was glv
en a sentence of live years.
Joseph Scott plead guilty to lar
ceny. Sentenced t?? one year.
Robert Salmon charged with burn
ing woods, was found not guilty.
Henry Wilson plead guilty to house
breaking and larceny, and was sen
.tiiUlaMLIo. eight- months.
Anderson Murtgo and Sylvia Cregg
wofC fonnd guilty of adultery. tte_uv
TOnees, Mungo 11! mouths Cregg Mix
months. , ? '
10(1 English plead guilty of Rolling
whiskey, ti iitl w^is Htuitenced to otfe
year. tl mouths of the sentence was.
suspended. . . :jy
Maticta Triwsdell whs found guilty
of forgery, iiihI was Hcntonccd to one
year mill to pny u line of one dollar.
Harry Brisbane plead guilty of
Ing whiskey, ami was sentenced to 12
month*, i<lx months* tj>f this mmtpnc?
was KU?iH?inU-(l, inn Brisbmie also has
I lu ce months coming to him which
wit* puHpcndcd from a former sentence
ami will make nine months that he
will have. to serve.
Tom Williams was found guilty of
selling whlnkey, ami sentenced - U? lit
months, leu .mouths being suspended.
Olhltcs Scrlven was Hcnteuced to 11!
months for selling whiskey, ii part of
which was suspended.
Tom Lawson was found guilty of
selling whiskey, and received a sen
tence of twelve mouth*, ten months toe
ing suspended.
Joe 1'ettlgrew, charged with selling
whiskey was foupd not guilty.
Coot Arthur plead guilty to selling
whiskey and received a sentence of
twelve mouths, 11 months suspended.
Artliur was found guilty of selling
whiskey in another case ami was sen
tenced to two years, Eighteen. luuntliH
of this sentence was susftemled.
Thomas reach was found guilty of
Helling whiskey. Sentence not yet
passed.
Jih' McCirt was found guilty of sell
ing whiskey and received a sentence
of IS months, twelve suspended.
The cane against W. E. Arledge,
charged with selling .whiskey resulted
lit a mistrial, hut yll) likely he cAlled
again this week.
Wit I'auly was -sentenced to twelve
months for tilling whiskey. 10 1-2
months suspended. v "
niimiI Williams received n sentence
of ?lx months for selling whiskey. 4
months ^suspended. - , b4
? Hetty Alexander, wan sentenced to ,
six .inouthM for Helling whiskey. Half
of this nenteiice. was suspended.
u JsJco Monroe, charged with
\Vhlskay. Found not guilty.
NWorty Belton received a sentence of
twelve months for Helling whiskey, Jfcii '
month* l?elng nusi^ended;
- Charley Johnnon wan sentenced to
18 month for selling whiskey, 14
mouths being suspended. *? ? ? ? ~
In passing sentence on Robt. Browu.
charged with,., stealing $1,240 In cijr- .j
rency from Mr. J. |? Hall. Judge
Smith told Brown that he had it in
his power to sentence him . up to twelve
years, but that He was going to give
him the privilege of saying what he
thought would be sufficient to keep .
him from' committing the same offense .
again should the opportunity present
Itself. Brown was a little averse to
sentencing himself, but finalljr stated
that he thought five years would be.
about Ttght? irud?? fcmtth then toJd^~
the negro that he was going to do bet
ter by him than he would Mfji ddfeST?
stating that he" had about decided to i
give him four years, but that fce would
<*ut It down to three year*.
In the caHeof WgafiHuntcr, charr
ed with selling whlskay, . the Jttty
brought in a verdia|| of guilty Md ask-'- '
ed that thff ^ovrtho light Jn^ passing
man made a plea In Hunter's behalf, .
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