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, ? , ^ ^ . . 1 ^ . -s t I 1 " ' 1* . 'ill CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 27. 1930. NUMBER 37. VOLUME xxxn. F3FK5SS N M XX MmiAUXBI) ~ * ? Kruiu Thlu City, to Br In Tlur?? Million Hollar .Memorial Hull - *<? < . (SfW Vork, Aug -"?? lWJUniuf that rt'offMal ?u?ualiy ? ? |m?i t issu?'<| oi ishiaglou !>y U?e Adjutant tiCJieral UJ k^vjiuplluiK'U'U to a gr^iu. extent frltmlx. <,f ki,i' ?a'a ligations ri, wlii<-)i 1 i>f deceased were id<?liti i ,1,, Arni.v ui!<t Navy < 'tub of Amer ^ endeavoring Thfpugh eorrexjKUid-' fiyto cotppN1* ? eoaipjote, authentic , of tii<* offi'lyr* who died in the |.,;j ?'? with other data1 hearing Uj,. , ? :? v i I ami military life ? ?f t In* men ? mad*- Hi** "supreme i f will jlitvriv'il in a $H.OOO,(M>ty memorial ,! Wfi? ??rj; clubhouse to he prcc): city of New Plans : Ihr ni' iii"1 i;' '? which will be iji the jture of a t patriotic <rentei\ were lutHijH-ful a few days ago by the Kcar lltuiral Kradley A. Flsk?\ \\ S. N. president of the Hub. ? In Hie IM ? ? ! asuui|lr>j issued at PBthlinrt\?ii, S.nitli Carolina is credited lib 50 officer* who lost thelp lives, tfrjfttumber 2o >yere killed in action. J ir'l of wounds. Of disease, 4 of iid#nt ai'id-tlK' n>ni.*t!ad?'r of imdefcr Iufd en uses. rhf tall paid by the city of Cannlm g foiif. Kvery ?' sect/on '-of the state . ffprestMiOd in the list. The record Mleiit ii'si'm"iif>?l.to Hn> South Oaro 0 met). Tbe famden officer# who will he Mvra listed in the beautiful building _ he t-m-li'd in New York are; Idout. |bi) F. A it Inir, 2i!?i Fair Street, fdeut. b. Ifelk. 1 lil 1 Mill Street, Xieut,' Han) 1! l>? I.oacb. Jr.. 1/105 Lyttle, Stro't. ii nd Lieut. Augustus M. ?Otter. They :?? vy riii) ?it tip* at the Army and hoi'iduuaters, 3f01. Madison remit-. Nf\v York. the names of the jority of tli<> dead for South Carolina bcr iwaji's known to Ik; missing |a efforts ;ii/' i.oing made 'hy the cHTK sccui'c tjnTii through relatives and end=. ,,f tl?e frtm?*Wt?f the nyV{\ ami of organizations lnclnd . Hubs, lodges. fratemlUes, business ic*ru?. ami churches is requested in kr to make I lie f ilo as accurate as ssiltio. <juestionnaries have, been iM to the next-of-kin of all officers <*e names arc now on the club fife, J similar action will be taken imme iMy' on receipt of addition to the list this way it is hoped to secure suffi Bt materia I to compile a complete re tt of thP WrVb^' -My c&ch officer. fdmirjil l-'iskv cn mostly des'ires that persons < h'? lost sons, brothers or re^ ir*s who* wore officers in the war, to nmunicatc with him at 201 Madison j Mop. Now- Ytirk. l/adinsr architects of the country, tkinjr in competition will submit the as for the' building . The structure iluly will he erected around a cen ij court or hall with bronze pamelel lis where the names, and records of i 3,500 officers who died will be paved. Wiile the memorial feature will pre ninato. the fact is stressed that the WiiiK \v i 1 1 contain all the comforts i conveniences of a modern clubhouse will r?c too t?o<l rooms, and a large witorv whole officers? passing wigh New V..rk may always find ac Dodatinns \ library and reading wns. rec^pti..: rooms, men's dirtl.ng IB for I h ? 1 i ** < . j large auditorium for TJotle a^'-rutOages or halls, an<l many w iiittTf?t in-/ details are to be in T>ora t *?? I in ;' <? j.laiiS. Nearly L'tin.ooo officers in all branches thv v.r\-; w-re commissioned dur-j 'he war are eligible to mem ?"hip w . ? .,]] other officers ln d;i'? Hi,, vi:,'.. miutia. There also' ,n :1>M" i'" 1 -I ' mhership of>en to civi bswh,, ;tr, 'crested in the progress ,h* ar'iA- navv Vanderhilt hea<ls the. ta?it?er ..f , t r:. .f lc women who will 1' mi,, niovement. Other I Diuiu.^ v. , hair men follow: Civ- j in- H-i,r\ p hnvison; Ardy, (Jen M?nl \v | _ N;1VV A<]miral s Sims ; I ;? < ol. John W. Prentiss) \dm1ral Kiske;' all J, '1'"" ' ' eiui. h<?u*e wiH bo ex _ f?!j .'ii.kUt;, jn keeping with the ted s uf the men of the army It :4,r. ajni nf the-organ n ( niaiitt.y., ]lo (n make the (?MlDiT a ??/- e ; for officers, who here-1 f !?! t lie problem of a stay o.R ^ vrry we nous matter l>e Ui ' " eii-re.lillg high cost *of 1 i V NOTICE MANAGERS 4 * , ?p.- .-ted for the Primary J?ie???. M, y^e CtifOttWe of- - > | Saturday Aug. 'Jfc. for boxes, tick I Me. ^ A Mri)owell. See. v Tlw Death Record. < .Mr*. Matilda toung Huekabee, wife of Ml W. S. Ilm-kahce, ill.jJ Tu<silti\ ai her home Ifi Charleston, she u-uves her husband and several children aOf viviuf, ,The body was Drought to ram ?U'ii Wednesday and" ear Hod from here to ltt>av?>V Dam church in t he eastern l>rt r? of the county for h\irial. Funer al services were conducted by the Rev. M. M. "?* Milton Smith, a ojie year old in fant *on of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Smith, who resided on the Uuiguard farm near tV^nden. died Tuesday and the little luidy was sent to' .Piedmont. H. (?., the former home of Its parents. > M r*. Annie Jacohson, aged about (i.'l years died Friday last In a hospital In Columbia and , her wody was brought to Camden Sunday for burial in the Jewish cemetery in this cRy. Mrs. Jacohson was a sister of Messrs. David and Jsmlore Wolfe, of this city and was the mother of Mrs. Ilenry Eiobel and M^ss llosa Jucobson, an<l also has one ion, Jnllus Jaeohson. residing else where. Mrs. Nora Seott, wife of J. G, Scott, of the Spring Hill section of Sumter county, died Thursday afternoon, last at? the Camden hospital. Sim was 50 years of age and is survived by the hus hatid and several children. The burial was at Spring Ilill chureh, "The Brat" an idyll of fhe world's "otlktr half" showing today at the Ma jestic Theatre, featuring the great Nazi mo va ' Marriages Married at the home of Probate Judge W. Ii. McDowell on Sunday lartt, Aligust 22nd. 1920. Mr. Ervll Leslie Davis and? Miss Estelle Sallie Norrla. of Camden : Sir. William Klrby Pran hain and Miss Daisy pell Joy, of Cam den. and Mr. David I^awrence Pradley, of Camden, and Miss Tbeo Pane, of Kershaw. All these young people are Well known and jiopular and start out on. life with the. best "wishes of a host ; ? ' ?? of f rend ?. ? i_ Lightning Killed Minister I. a porn te, Ind., Aug. 10.? "If liifhtn Tt i ? should strike this tent tonight, how many would lie ready for if?" the Rev. John Timber, evangelist, asked a con gregation of Free Methodist crowding a tent at- Springfield, near here, last nijrht. Oufsile a storm was threaten ing. A few moments later, a bolt, of liglitnimg entered the canvas top, killed two ministers on the platform, burned thf Rev. "Mr. Timber dangerously and knocked down many of the worshipers. The dead are: The Rev, Henry I.enz, presiding elder, Belvider,, 111; the Ruv. I j. W. Huston, field agent of the Evans* ville seminary. ? Cornelius Vanderhilt, reputed mil lionarle (newspaper reporter -of New York, is con ternpa ting buying a half iy terest in the Washington, a monnlng new spa is?r owned by Congressman Al bert Johnson Of the state of Washington Application Blanks for Victory Medals. Application forms for Wtory medals cqpi lie had at my office. Crocker Build ing, DcKalh strict, by ex-service men ? ? ? desiring to obtain the medal etc. The orginal discharge certificate of the applicant or .a copy thereof, certi fied to by a Notary Public, must ac company the application. ? Next of kin desiring, to obtain the victory medal etc., due a soldier 'who died before or after discharge from the service, cam make application for same. I will lie glad to furnish any informa tion I have <in the above, and all pos sible assistance. * E. C. von Tresckow Secty. James I.eRoy Belk Post No.l7.j To Itrhlge *The ShiiIiy. A big V meet ing to which all J citizens of Sumter were invited, wasi held at the school house in Summerton1 today for the purpose of securing the> building of a bridge across' the Santee river at Pickney's Landing. This, bridge will T>e "the first in this state and will reduce fihe distance from Sunftor to Charleston about 100 miles. In the daysjof mounting freight rates this bridge will l>e of great Iwneflt to every one living fcn Clarendon, Herke loy and Sumter counties. A movement is on hand to get this brfflge built by the counties affected, with federal aid if possible, but If this fails they will oganizc a stock company and build it making If n toil birdge. * There is about two miles- of swamp at that point and the estimated cost of making a crosstag thor*? will 1h> $30^,000 and it will 1m? the intention of the company t?> carry on this business until the state will relieve them.-- Sumter Hera Hi. SCHOOL DAYS NKAtl 1, 1st of Teacher* Nan??l for ('arttiwi traded and High Nehool for the year, . The -Camden City Schools will OJMU tiieif doors for the 1020,21 wtiion on Mtniday Sept. Oth, at iiitri^ o'clock, at which ail pupils will |h? MpiMcd to be 'on hand for enrollment. In connee t ion with tills statement we wish to in il Hie attenton of the patrons to the compulsory. attendance act, Ucunlai' . a t *? Adopted text books will l>?' used, a list ??f which will be publish ed la tor. Patron* of the -schools are roqticate^l t<> see that pupils have their promotion Vmds oil hand on the first day as well s certificates for conditioned work made up,? provided there were any such conditions, Pupils having failed to make their grades fl^rdlng to the ru'es of the school will l?e required to do work of the .same grade again. The following Is a list of teachers for the coming year: High school, Miss Agnes Corbet t, Miss Phebe Oswald, Miss Nancy Carroll am) Miss Oliver who comes highly recommended from CoKer College. She will twitch majhe ui.it ics ami chemist ry. (Jraded sehooj i Seventh grade, Miss Margaret Unmet;; Sixth gra?le, Miss Eileen' r.iti-le of CarnesvlMe. <Ja., fifth grade Mrs Clifton McKatn : fourth imide, Mrs, Susie Tayor; third grade* Miss Albertfa Team : second grade, Miss Ada Phelps; first grade, Mrs. L. T. Mills. Mill school; Principal T*?t elected: intermediate. Miss Mary Simpson ; first grade, Mrs. Lou Pearce. Malvern Hill school: Principal, Miss Sarah Copi>er and assistant Miss Tay lor <>f Lancaster. F<>r the past year tlie white enroll ment of thy schools of this district in creased to a total of 1,001 while that of the colored 'schools was 731. Owe iug to the larg& enrollment expected, we .must say that although wo are always glad 1o have pupils from tho adjoining districts in our schools if t he graded school room* become over crow 1 1 ed only pupils of districts Xi un ite (Ino will he admitted. However, should there be room others will l>e re ceded . We wish the jwople of the county to understand ?that we are glad to have any pupil in good standing to enter our high school and enjoy the benefits that are afforded. This as well as other public high schools of the state if ojkmi to any pupils in the state without tui tion charges'." '"W<T~are glad to beaT^e To state that for The past year the Camden -high school was credited with 20.5 units by the state board of educa tion. ~ 2 i ? , J. f?. Richards, Supt. <3 Charged With Shooting Another Ne<l Ca toe, a negro residing at Ker shaw. was arrested and placed in jail this week, charged' with having shot and serious/y wounded .another negro by the name of Stover at Kershaw Sun day nighbof last week: The wounded negro wn,s ^carried to the Fennel! In firmary at Hock Hill for treatment and Cafoe will bo held in jail pending the out come of Stovers wounds. We Want the Returns As *it is the custom of the Chronicle on election years we are going to give the news of the eleetion for state and county officers next, Tuesday night as quickly as is possible for us to obtain the figures, and they will be given in front of the Chroniele office as they are brought to us. We cannot do this without the co-operatioi. of the man agers of election and our friends, and \ve hope that some one at ^aeh precinct will take it upon himself to either phone or bring the returns to us as soon a* the votes are conn ted. Our friends are invited* to be with us Tues day evening to get tho returns. ?>7 People in a County Washington. Aug. IS. ? Census of the least populous county in the country Cochrane county. Texas, was announced today by the bureau. ; It ha* just (17 people. Th*t is two more than enumerated 10 years ago. niakng its growth slightly more than 3 i*>r cent. Conk countyr Illinois, including the city of Chicago, -ftrohably the most populous county in the country. Its population has not yet l?een announced but itJs expected to oxcee*l~2,.">00,000. Cochrane is not the smallest country in the United States as it has an ar<*a of square miles. Its density of population, thereore s one person every 13 square miles. The country is located in northwestern Texas Adjoining the New Mexico t>order. It is unorganised and hadn't even a i*vt?>ffiee. ? AN PISIIIL CASK - ? Neither Parent lirts Custody of Utile Welkins ltoy. S|m riatilui?K, Aug.iy Kidl umd Watkins. si\ of NN?S HVVArdjed tp th)) custody of Mr. and Mrs. J.W . Sherman of Valdosta. <?h., to (Jay ah the result of habeas corpus pro e.etulhlgs iM'foi'tv ?. Judge ThtHUa? -V. Sease her*. Charted i.. waikm* of Columbia m suit against iiis formed wife, Mv<. A i t ltui ltoso of New Orleans ami Mr. and Mrs W. Sim-man to obtain possession of the rlfild. Mr. 811(1 Mrs. Watkins in May 1H17. In 10)8. Mrs. Watkins filed a bill of divoiye in Valdosta and obtained the decree in the fall of 101P. Mrs. ,1. W. Hhermajrf took charge of ht?r son, Clar <'n<v Kdward Watklns. On the l.tth day of August, rfbo. ?Tjidjc0 Sease signed an order that the ch'ld he turned over to Ml','). Anna B^H ?{<>- ?. iH'o Watklns. and remain in her possession until the IKth day of Au^nnt, the day of all the Jiea ring. Ajt the time Mrs. Kosc was visiting her parents, Mr. and -Mrs, W. M. lllusoii, 432 North Chun*1! street, and1 Mrs. J. W. Sherman wax also .there, the writ being served upon her at the time. Charles L. Watklns, the petitioner, was represented by \V. N. Graydpn of Columbia, and K, 1>. Hlakeney of Cam den, The respondents, Mrs. J. W. Shorm'an and Mrs. Arthur P. Hose, were represented by H. K. DePass of thjs rlty and his brother, R. (V. re pass of Columbia. The hearing consumed most of tjbe day. Arguments were begun at 5 rind lasted until T oVlockAmnight Justice lasted Until 7 o'clock tonight. Judge Sease rendered his decision Immediately upon the conclusions of the closing argu inent by Mr. Blakeney. .fudge Sease required bond of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sherman In the sum of -S l .<?<i<L ; as guarantee ..'that tlie <-l?ild would not be turned over by them to the custody of either * Its father or mother, but would be kept by them and natnred as their own. ? This Mrr and Mrs. Sherman agreed to and the bond will be prepaid! and signed as soon as possible. Judge Sease said that he believed the Sliqfmans good people to take eare of the little fel. low. The bond Is to be made payable to the child's father in case the Sher mans fail to live up to their agreement. Judge Sease explained that this was a surety that the mother would not get. "possession of t>'<* ^hildi Both mother and father are at liberty fo visit tlie child at atuy time they desire, but. not at the same tinh*. PROGRAMME - For Sub-IMstrict Institute For^Sunday* August 29, 1920. ? Theme: "Organization." . ? Morning Session, 11 o'clock. l>evotions and Song Service; H. C. Hardy, Jr., Chairman. Talk: "The value of thorough organ ization" by District1 officers. Talk : "How to organize and grade the Sunday School," by Rev. R. M. Du Bow< Talk: "An active Cradle Roll Dept. in every S% S. What? How?" by F. M. Zemp. Talk: "Organization needed In the begimuer, primary and Juniors Depts," by Rev. W. Xf. dealon. Talk : "The Sunday School organized as a Missciouary Society," by Rev. F. S. Hook. Enrollment of Delegates and Appoint ment of committees. Adjournment for dinner at 1 : o'clock Aftonoou Session: 3:o'clock p. m. Devotions and Song Sevice, by IT. C. Hardy, Jr., chairman. , Reports, from Schools "What classes should be Organized? How?" by Rev. W. H. Perry. "Making the home department count" by C. W. Birch more. "Organizing or teacher's traiifing" by J. W. Hamel. "Sunday -School Organization in our Conference and District," by Rev. W. W. Daniel. Itusiness. Adjournment. p. m. Special Term Called Off Owing to the fact that there were no eases ready for trial the special term of court called by Judge Townsend for the first weeks in September the spe cial term has been called off. We have been requested by Clerk Clyburn "To state that the jurors drawn and sum moned to appear need not appear to server The Jurors, "however*, will be offiVa lly notified by the sheriff. Highway ItotMrtmrnt Men llfM Arthur t\ Coward and \V. J. Court ti? >. .?f the Sia,te Uljrliway Departineui unv in C|D)dfH loofcllUf after the oollootion of auto lieeiwe taxen. Tilt? A' ,?'11 <>s t lu*> have a ooup'e ?;f hundred dollars in Kershaw and Camden the past few days >11 the wu.\ of liaok license luxes. Their is a fine qttaohed to the lion payment, l?i*t in nio^Lnix's tin- dealers ami ear own ith were lot off with tho payment of the.lwtek lax.. In one ease t !?*?>* toll us that ? truek v . .. -? owner wan made to pa>' for two years. He had hoen ofieratiutf under Ida last yea rs ?nk- Two yearn ago iio was made ttV pay the haok tax and a $25 fine was imposed. VITAL STATISTICS. Number of Deaths and Births Registered for Past Month. Birth* In DeKalh Township July 4 <?ir?, to Mr, and Mrs. Jas, I!. Kay. July .V Itny, to I^>uls ami Nellie Stewart. ' 4 July 5- Boj , to Mr. and Mrs. A. "TtfrTrttnuMdl. _ July "11- Girl. to ijanioh ami Lottuj I. aw son. July II Hoy. to Mr. and Mrs. Ja<. M. Flinson. .Tidy l-t Hoy. ro lssae and Rebecca Fletcher} July 15 -Boy. t<> Chalmers and Cora Johnson.,. July 17-'? Girl. to Willie and Ella Shannon. July IN *ilrl. to James and Betsy Brown. July 11) Girl, to Watyer and,Murie Alexander. July 21 ? Boy. to Mr. and Mr^i, T. A. 4 Spradley. July 23? Hoyr to Mahalay Nelson. July 2r? <;irl, to Harris and Abide Ciy'burn. . July 2'K? -Hoy. to Jacob and Lutish Alexander. July '30? Girl. to Hafi'y and Pollie Johnson. " t __ ? Jdlv ai~ Girl. o Laniies and Lottte Wacrad. Births In Camden July 2 ? <ilr1, to Mr. and Mrs. \V. C. Scarborough. July 7- Girl, to Jafe. and Ruth Thom a s. I July ft ? Girl, to Mr. and M.r.< H. L. wjisoii. July lf? ? Girl,_ to Mr, and .Mr?. W*_ 1). Trantham. July 20 ? Hoy, to Mj. and Mrs. J. M. Vlllepfgue. July 2.1 ? Hoy, to Clarence and Edith TrCscol t. July 22? Girl, to James and Mary Ella- Allbrook July 20? Girl, to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. If. Olarkson. July 2J. ? Girl, to Sam and Lorcna Gary. Deaths In DeKalb Township July 4 ? I>lcd, Josepliipe Williams. July 3 ? Died. Richard James J ply 10 ? Died, Zack Printers. July 15? Died, Herbert R. Stewart. July 17 ? Died James Belton, July 18 ? Died. 1/Otiise Cook July 10 ? Died. Horace' Carlos, Jr. July 2.1 ? Died, Adeline Champion. July 24 ? (Died, Mrs. Alice Watts. July 27 ? Died, Randall James. . July 2H? Died, Ivovy Fletcher. Deaths In Camden July 15 ? Died, Rltza Reed. July 19 ? Died. Mrs. Lula D. Cureton. July 21? Died, Mrs. Carrie E. Rax ley. July 20? Died, Hana Balden. Awoke After Two Years, Waukesha. Wis., August. 21.? Mrs. Clara Jorgenson. ' Racine, who has been asleep at the county asylum for more than two years. has regained con sciousness. A sister In-law of Mrs. Jorgenson i visited the institution, ~ bringing with her, her six-year old son. It is thought the child awakened the memories In the woman's mind that restored her to a normal condition. Block-Baruch. of interest to Many Friend* will be the marrage' of Miss Theressa Hlock and Mr. Herman Harueh recently solemn ioed In Nrn* York. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Ja cob Hlock of New York and a nelce of Mr. Lewis Hlock of Camden, In. whose ht>mc she spent several years of her girlhood, making many fast and life long frlen<1? who are pleased to wel come her back. The groom Is the son of, Mr.' and Mrs. Herman, Harueh of New York, so well and favorably konwn In Camden. The marriage was sol emnized In the presence of immediate family only on account <?f n recent sorrow. Mr. Harueh has a business position here, and the young couple will make their home itt tVtmrtrTT. TO IIOM> IIARBBOI'K HKRK ONunlMf of H'ommejr** lo Have <?et lo <ii>lhor ,M?yt of Towii ami Counly ? ' . :\ . ? ? The Chamber of Commerce of Cftftl den hold an Interesting meeting at the opera Tuo-day with a fuir'.N good Sowrai matters of liupoi^ to m**' t-ftnip up for <H?cu**loUi;th'o most important among Ubcu) was that .ularv. ranging for n barbecue mul public speaking at ionic date in the early fa!', to which all of the county people will be invited to attend in an of fort to create a cI.imt spirit between town Itiul fount y'. Messr*. Hubert M. Kennedy, H. (I, ' ? * Canlwm, Jr., and T. Lee Little were appointed as eonnnlttec to look after the a rranjjincnt and t lu? date of the meeting will lie announced through. theJoca I papers. Messrs. l'\ M. Wooten. Kalph Shan non, I.. \V. Hoyk.lt i and ,1. it. Hum* were \ named H* a 'committee to work with the County Agent J. NV. Sanders and M Us Lois Krvln In the interest of tlie south Carolina Cotton Association in an effort to got new members for this association. ^ The Chamber of Commerce at this moot in# agreed for the uj?k?*op of the Host Room for one year, taking the burden off the hollos of the Civic League. 4 The Matter of the const')* figttros for Camden also came tip for discussion '"if nothing deflnte was done along this jiuc. Tliey I^ook Better ^ The block of buildings In. whieh arc loot ted the Liberty Motor Sales Co., The Camden Motor Co. and the Ker shaw Motor Co., have all had neat signs painted across the buildings which adds greatly {o the looks of fheseT~how places. The painting was done by Messrs. Hrakebill & Rich, of (Charleston. They will return here in a few weeks to lirfln ftihfTlfhV paint* hig. . \ ; ' IfiKOTHKK KILLS HKOTIIKU Shoots at Another Man, 1 Hut Hits Wrong Person Fdgefleld, August. 10.--<Julnuey Mot ley yesterday afternoon. It Is alleged, shot ami' instantly killed his brother, John t he -homicide oocuriing at Plesant Grove Baptist church, three miles west "of this pla<H?, where a revival service was in progress.-,. TUc -fuel* atUmdinK lln? Imnili-lllii n.; till ttv t hi1 several CVP witness are*., .that there was n Strang man on the church ground* playing a guitar, singing vulgar songs, cursing and otherwise cfeatlng a disturbance, that the Mosley brothers, with others, approached him for the pun>osc of put ting him off the grounds, that the un known man showed fight and made at Quinuey with a knife, when the latter drew 111** jdstol and fired at the man, but in the mix-up hit his brother, John, the ball taking effect in the breast of the deceased, who was there to assist, his brother -in an effort to quiet the strange man. Qulnney lias ^>een ar rested and will be held to amswer to the charge of murder. This is the sec ? ^ ond homicide that has taken place at this rhnreh this year. LANCASTER COUNTY NEWS. , Happenings ?f ^Interest FroVn Neighbor County as Told by Exchanges. .Mrs. H. M. Parks died at five o'clock this morning at her home on Market street, death t>elng due to paralysis. She had been iii tor some tiri?e and her death was not unexpected. Mrs. Parker was (12 years old and Is survived by her husband and several children. . Funeral services were conducted by Rev. 10; R. Mason, Ret \V. S. 'Patterson and Rev. J. A. Bledsoe. Charlie Dunn, ,an employe of the Lancaster cotton mijls, died at the home of Ids mother, In the mill village. The remains were taken to his homo in Jefferson for burial yesterday. The death of J. J. Oambell oceured at hi.> home in the Mil! village Wednes day /right, being due to heart trouble. His remains were taken Thursday to Saijdy drove church cemetery. Ker- ' shaw county for entermAht. Ira SI layer, old^u son of Mr. P. M. Shaver, passed away last Thursday at the home of his father' in Brooklyn. Funeral services wr re conducted by Rev J. F. Gibson, interinent taking plrfee at Flgin Friday afternoon. J. Russcl Minter, former principal of the Lancaster Graded <*chools and a nephew of Rev. H. Mnrehlfion, has l>een appointed Vice Gonwl nt Cape Town South Africa and sailed from New York last week for his post* of -duty.