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RIO HUHIIKItV IN f^LUMWA ll?tge Ham Taken *Vaw Oflke of County Trf??iw Mplgner ? < ttiuuibin, B. iXt Yob. 24. ? IturgUra - entered the vault in the oflh-e of 1'. B. ? Hplgncr, treasurer for Blehhind county mdneUhie Iwfweeti Saturday evening knd ihUt morn I m and wtole iMtWMO $18,000 aud $1)0^00, pmrMcaJly all ??f wh'eh, it Ik reported, wan in ctirreuoy. About |A00 iu currency nud a number of <?hcck>? were left In the vault. Kutinuo- into t!i<? vault wan cUmUM) from tbe interior of tbe tr*a*un?r,a office through the Klde wall of tlm vault, ttu insecure brtck atructure. 'Tbe burglar puu?-hed a hole fchrouftl the wall with the ?teel a||| of a buggy, taken frpnj a bluekwuiith shop in the rear of the v, court bou*e. The vauK 1h constructed of brick, with u thin layer of crumbling mortar betWceu tboiu, the wbHn being not more than four fpH thick. It wm a comparatively eaay matter for an en? trance to be eff noted. In addition to Um? buggy axle, there were f&iftul a curved pick and a Ash ing pole with twtated wire at the end in tbe obnpe of a hoop. It ia pre* sunml that ttje burglar intended to drill 4 unall bote In tibe wall aud flab the money out w it'll ?the wire bobk, but when be found that it waa auch an cany mat ter to break tbroucb the wn&11 be made an aperture large euough to crawl through. When he got inside the vault he found everything convenient. The money was laid out ou a wooden shelf along tbe side of thi; wall aud an inoandeaceut tight neart>y. Tim robber used diecritni _ nation. According to the treatmrer he took TiUwflew of bills done up In pack ages of $ft00 each. The loose Currency ami silver were left behind. It 1b evident that thou* who rilled foe vault knew of itw flimsy construc tion .and were finmillnr with the office. Entrance into the office wn* not effect ed through the windows, as the iron bara guarding thesn were nort tampered with and cobwritr* and dut?t on all of them SUMMONS FOR RELIEF State of South Carolina. County of Kerahaw. Court or Common Pleas TJh?? Wtvtyrtprise Puilding and Loan As ? sociatioh of Camden. S. C\, ? \ Plaintiff. 1 aninxt Matilda Miller. ? / Defendant. To the Defendant: Von arc hereby summoned and requir ed to answer <the domplaiut In thin action, of whicb - a copy lit herewith served upon y??u, and to serve a dopy of your answer to tin* said complaint on the Riibscribor at Ills office at Cam deu, Hon tli Cnrolinn within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of swh nervice; and if you fail to answer the co>mplniut within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in thin action' will apply to the Court for the relief domanded In the complaint. W. M. SHANNON. Plaintiff* Attorney. Dated ut Camden, S. C.. o February 20th, 1010. To the Defeudaut, Mntilda Miller: You will please take notice that the Complaint herein was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County at Camden, 8. C., on February litlth. HU1T. ,% \V. M. SHANNON. ' Plalntlff'H Attorney. CITATION. " - 'State of South (Carolina. 0 'County of Kershaw. By w. li. McDowell. Ksquire. Pro hate Judge. Whereas, Maud Itracey made suit to mo In grant her I<et)ter of Administra tion of the Instate of and eflfecta of Dock Hracey. These are therefore t?? cite and ad? monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the sahl Dock Hracey, de ceased, (liat they be and appenr before ~ Hie, iu the (3ourt of Probate. t.o he held at Camden. S. C. on March 12th next after publication thereof at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any tbey have, why the said Administration should not ho granted. Given under tn.v hand, this 20th day i.of February, A. I>. 101!). ;-r-: . \V. I.. McDOWKIJ., '"'J Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. ~*V. Published _<uijh the 28th dav of Feb. t'v AfTcT the 7th day of March. 11)10, in - the Camden .Cbronlcle and |>outcd at the Court House, door for the time prescrib Si** by law. wer, uudUtuiM. There ?? Hurrw on the door to .ho* tb?t It h?d been op.-?. It l? bel'Md * the |x>lil-<- thm wImwvm outers! !>?? >' j lU,. either had a key to the door or rhat it *mxatoA*k Jinltor t/oufesaea. <*MI T4mmojh^|?J3BS. >?,lor ftt *** court tiouae, made u euufewdoo at the lwUct) stati..n mttrdu *tt*r 'D whkh he e*i?uined the robbery from th? vault of the cyu** treasurer of more than #lft,<>00. Iu hi? con f edition he ilj-, plicated unothem^ltlUor, Henry Dark, ? uud alio e*prc*?ed tV1 opl?iou tl>Mt ttU* other person al*o participated in the theft. The robbery occurred .. Sunday inorulug and when K berame known yea terUUy that the vault l)ad b?w outered, tU city bussed with excitement. i.ast uifht at 7 o'clock the o?cers working on the oa*e had recovers* $12, BIO. Chief lUcbardaon uud Officer* Short er. Ford and T. A. IleiM, deputy aher Iff lowered ?lO,4ftG from a cloaet un der a ?tairway on the first floor of the court bouae. Ohio# Uichardson, Constable \Neatb erly and T. A. Heiae; deputy sheriff. ,UmWi *2,015 from the basement of the home of J. Frost Walker, . , One $10 bill waa recovercj from ] Untie Walker, negrf**. Thompsou dl F?H*tod the officera where they could fl?4 the mouey after he oonfesad to hi* part tn the robbery. ? Hermitage Mill Newa. Camdeu, H. ft, Feb. 25.-ThurKday night the Night School pupils were given a surprise at the cloSe of the evening. Mia* Jones nerved them .with fruit punch nnd wafers. Wvery two wceka something is served, but the fact la never known until after they have finished lessons. The pupils are certainly going right ahead in their work. We have never been more, gratified oyer the progress of any undertaking. The health of the folk* in the village baa certainly been xplendid lately. Kver since we recovered from' the epidemic of influenza, all of our people have enjoyed pood health. There hare been less eolda than In any other winter. ~We have this to be grateful A am all dance was enjoyed at ? the Cottage on Friday night. ThoseH?re?ent had a good thne. Mrs. .T. F. Christmas gave an apron party for iior sinter Miss Kate Gardner on Saturday 'evening. Much fun wa? had over the cutting of a mysterious cake, \v1iieh turned out to be stuffed with cot ton. For a while, the men sewed dili gently on the aprons. Mr. Trovers Thomp son wnti the prize, a box of candy. De lightful refreshment* of ice cream and cake were served. Willie Mae Loveless celebrated her tenth birthday on Monday afternoon with a party. Several children helped her enjoy it. lee eream and cake w'ere serv ed during the afternoon. Stockton Newa Notes. Boykin. S. C., Feb. 27.? Mr. and Mrs. George Laney and Mr. and Mrs. Will Tiller and two children of Chesterfield ppent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. It. M. Pearce. Mr. Henry Gopeland of Iiagood ?pei^t last Sunday with his sister Mrs* Bettie Cameron here. ' _? . Mrs. Elisabeth Turner of Piedmont iff [? spending n while with Mrs. Annie Tur j ner. I Mrs*' Henry Bnker is visiting her sis i ter Mrs. Copeland of Hopkins. I Mrs. Levi Bradley and children of Camden are visiting her sister Mrs. 11. II. Young. 1 Mr. George Turner spent last Sunday in Pisgah section. .Mr*. Tiller <>f Chesterfield i? spending a while with her sister Mrs. B. M. IN'Hin'p here. Mr. anil Mr*. Kluier Chapman arc spending a while with Mr. and Mrs. B. M. IVarre here.' Mis. Mat tie Shiver is very ill anil many friends hope her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Iv C. Pearce and child ren wp?*nt last Sunday With Mr. and Mrs. .1 K, Pearee. Mr. Kugene Pearee visited friends at i 'hesterfiehl last week end. Cedar Shingles EAST INDEFINITELY ?ONLY THE BEST MKDA1-, OF HONOB AWABDKD Gm?. Muuim PmMtN Medal of J?wm 1>. lit . lot to Moth.-. . The < '<?.?Kr?-hN>oulU Medal of Hoium . the very highest ft ward of merit that is h.>stowed by the Ignited State* gov t i anient. was SuIumIh.v iMi M'iilctl M Mi Carrie (?. Ilerl^C. The medal wan wou by her Hon, J auie* Davldnou Heriot, w0 ,t |i|( H >il > buttle UltdvOf France. whni 8(Hh Dlvlslou was making history for itM-l/. and proving to the WO fid tin- stuff that was in the boya from the Sunny Month. The presentation wai made to Mi 1 h> riot by Ma J. Gen. llewy G. Sharp.-, iu charge of the Southeastern Depart ment, with headquarter* at Charleaton. It was a formal, but very quiet ceremony. The presentation wan made: at the re?i* dence of Mr*. II. T Abbott ou Wash ington Street,, and besides Mrs. Ileriot and Gen. Hharpe, the only others pres ent were Messrs., Robert L. and Joseph <X Ileriot, brothers of the yoqn^juiu whose heroiam was beiug officially recog nized, Mrs. Abbott, and Lieut. W. C. Bacon, .an aide who accompanied the general from Charleston. General Bharpe made the presentation by a reading of thecitaMon for which the nr?ed^l was uiven ami the regulation# governing the wearing of the medal. The F^**d was a posthumous one* JatriW D, Heriot hav ing mVt his death at the time of hi* heroic action,, which won for him this distinction, that hat> been accorded' to only forty American no Idlers up to tms time. Mrs. Heriot and her two sons came from, their home in Lee County this morning to meet Moj. Oen. Bharpe, .who* came up from Charleston for the specific purpose of making the presen tation. By previous arrangements Gen. Bharpe called at Mrs. Abbott'* home and there mot Mrs. Heriot. The ceremony was formal. > but simple. It took place at about lOt.'H) o'clock, General Bharpe returning to the Claremont Hotel and Mrs. Heriot and her sous leaving soou afterwards for their home. The Congressional Medal of Honor is n warded by the president of the United States on behalf ofthe congress of. the United States and is an award for per sonal valor. It is the greatest honor which any American citizen can win. It is of heavy goid~in~the' fonn of a cross with a bar across, on which i# written the name of the person winning It. -. A chalice of lanrel leaves Is wound around N >. f the face of the medal. 'On the reverse side is the date and place at which the deeds done were worthy of so high an honor. The name of "James David son Heriot" was that inscribed on the bar and on the reverse side the date *and place were "October 12. 191& ? Vunx-Andigny. France." The medal is usually presented by the president i6 person, but in this in stance, as the presentation had be made posthumously. Maj. Gen. Bharpe of the Southeastern Department was , designate rd to make the presentation and receiv ed the duplicate receipts for the medal, showing that it had been presented. Gen. Bharpe stated today that he had one other of the Congressional Medals of Honor to present, also to a Southern man, the second one to go to North Carolina. ? Sumter Item. " *" Had Bed I'nder Floor of Well-House. Lancaster, S. C., Feb- -22*? -Mauley Cook, a young man of this county who has beeu wanted for several months on the charge of desertiou from ('ant]) Jaek soif, was arrested yesterday at the home of bis mother in the Taxahuw section <tf the co u rvty . Yesterday Sheriff Hunter proceeded to inn])oct a well house on4 the place and (Vok was captured under the floor where he had a bed and other things to make him comfortable. He was taken to Camp Wadsworth this morning by local officers. Kershaw County Casualties. Wounded, degree undetermined ? Pri vate 1 t??r I >. Floyd, Rfd. 2. Kershaw. Wounded Klightly? Corporul Paul K. Sinclair, of Camden. Wounded slightly? Private Jacob Hoy kin, of Cumdea Wounded severely? Private Sam It. I.ui-as. of Kershaw. "No Beer ? No Work." /? N?>w Vork, Feb. 21. ? Strike* on July 1. to make effective the slogan -"no beer ? ~rrn ? work." have been voted hy the Now York iron workers. shipbuilders, loni?shoremeu, hatters, stationary fireman, ?avers and rammers' unions, it was an noun?s?d at a meeting of the Central Federated Cnion here tonight. William Cooper, of Columbia, fleputy I'nited States marshal, was found dead in bed at Florence Sunday morning". It i?? sup|Hv*ed that he died of acute in digestion. us he was complaining of in <liR<?*tlon before he went to bed. KKI) CEDAR SHINGLES-? We have for sale one car load of r??d cedar shin gles at attractive price. Mackey Mer cantile Co., Camden. S. C. NITRATE OF SODA ? Is cheaper now than former TnntHttonV and plenty to be had. and lower prices expected in the season. We also have a lim ited amount of acid phosphates and mixed good at prices lower than pres ent market quotations. We also hire s limited amount of blood, fish tank age. lime, 7 per cent meal, fish acr^p, tankage and all grades fertiliser ma terials to offer. Write us for price*. Southern Brokerage Co., Sumter, 8. C. 36tf. ?? i* *.*? " ' REGISTERED F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY Norfolk, Va.' Unltimoiv, Afil. Toledo, O. Tarboro, N. C. . Charlotte, NY 0 Columbia, S. C-. ' SpaJtenbung, S. C. ' Atlanta, Ga. Macon, Ga. Columbus, .Ga-. Montgomery, Ala. Wants?For Sale RED CEDAR SHINGLES*? Call Onf Oh-Four. We have the best that can ? be manufactured. Mid-town yard ? old McCreight lot nexit Oour iiousc; David* v son and Co., Office ('rocker Building tf FOUND ? One pur*c containing some, money. Owner can get same by calling at this office, describing property, and r paying for thi* advertisement. lti-pd FOOTER'S DYE WORKS can save you buying a new hat by cleaniug and reblocking that old one. J. Ferris McDowell is their agent in Camden. Phone 145. FOUND ? Sunday on -Knight's Hill road, north of Kirk wood Hotel, piece of lady's fur. Inquire at Kirkwood Hotel FOR SALE ? One Stieff piano in good condition, used only one year. Colonial case. Can be seen at 2030 Lyttleton Street. For price address It. F. D. No. 3, Box 20 45-6-7-8-pd NOTICE ? For a nice, cheap coffiin or casket call at Billing's Bros.. rant's old stand. - BATTERY RE CHARGING? Wc are now equipped- t? charge 22 storage batteries at one time and can charge your battery without taking it out of the car. Just received a shipment by express from the factory of the best storage batteries in, the world ? Diamond Grid, guaranteed 18 mouths. W, Q. Hay's Garage, Camden, 8, - G? . 39-46 FOR SALE ? I *ure bred Barred Ho?k ejfjcs for hatching. $1.50 per setting of 15. Mrs. L. I. Union, Logoff, S. C WANTED ? Live turkeys, fowls and eggs wanted af The Court Inn, Camden, ? 8. i\ OXY ACKTYLENE WELDING ? We are better equipped than ever to take rare of yoiir welding in any kind of cant material. Caat iron and alumi num our specialty. W. O. Hay's Gar age, lower Broad Street, Camden. 8. C. 45-0-7-8 ANYTHING to be cleaned or dyed by Footer's Dye Works will be called for and delivered by Ferris MdDowell, Phone 145. WANTED ? AH owners of Franklin Au tomobiles to know that we have on .hand special Monogram Oils for these .cars, and we especially recommend thb? oil for your Franklin engine. Con solidated Auto Co., Camden, S. C. 44-5-0-7-pd. ANNOUNCEMENT? We now have an expert vulcanizer, and having enlarged our vulcanizing department we are in portion to give you quick service, and best workmanship on all kinds of au tomobile tires both plain or cord tires. Prices reasonable, and all work guaran teed. Consolidated Auto Co., Cam den, 8. C. 44-5-6-7-pd. FOR FERTILIZER for immediate de livery see J. L. Moseley. second-hand organs wanted? Will buy any make. Address Walter Parkef-, Camden, 8. C. Box "228. t ? AXIIENS IflDB COMPANY, of Athens. Georgia, are largest buyers of express shipped green cow hides in the South. Ucasou is, "They Weigh the Weight." Mule aud horse hides $3.50 each. H.' Mugene Fant. Manager, Athens, Ga. Nov. 8-0mo BUILDING MATERIAL ? We have a full stock of cedaf and pine shingles, <ukiliii|T. flooring, siding and rough lum ber. J. L. Guy Lumber Co., near 8. A. L. Freight Depot.^ 42tf. AUTOMOBILE BARGAINS? We have un hand fors sale at exceedingly low prices ?flght. . automobiles uswt~"by tBnT (iovcriuncut ; also Mix aujoinobilet* that ^ave never been used. bought at a bargain. Prices $850. 00 to $1050.00. . AIno want agents in each county for a good line of ears. Columbia Sales ?Agency, Columbia, S. C., Phone 378a. 1^0 R SALE? <-20 pure bred 40 lay White Leghorn heu? and . 2 cocks at $1.25 each or the entire flock for $22.00. Also threu pure bred Mammoth Bronze turkey hena at 35 cent8 per pound. Apply to Mma Moody Hough, Camden, 8. 0/ 45-40-pd. Collins Brothers Undertakers for Colored People TelepbeM 41 714 W. DeKalb St. DR. R. E STEVENSON DENTIST Crpcfter Hnildtng famrfru, & C. ITS A l_i; SURE FRIEND I>II) YOU EARN THAT MONEY? WELL YOU WORKED FOR IT, DIDNT YOU? WHY CAN'T YOU PUT, BOMB LITTLE ? PIECE OF IT IN THE BANK EACTI DAY, BO THAT SOME DAY IT CAN WORK FOR TOUT5 YOU WONT ALWAYS BE ABI^JK^WORK ; EVEN IF YOU ARE ' WELL. THEN IT WILL. JUS A FINE FEELING TO HAVE THE MONEY YOU BANKED, WHILE YOU COULD WORK, WHICH 18 NOW. BANK IT, WE ADD FOUR PER CENT. INTEREST. The First National Bank OF CAMDEN, & C