University of South Carolina Libraries
CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA* FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1920 ^ -*? ? : : ? ? ? ? * ? ? ? NUMBER 32. yQLUME XjtXll f^BKNPK AIPOIWTMKNW MfllnMllst" W?kM WUI ill Aiuttbcr \e?r. * , Nov, 8,-- MlnlNteiiul appoint , (#?>!!)? 1il>por South CuroHna m. .11, iu, o.'nl>i W?t* a iiiiii 1 1 n * ~ * 1 * I : .out.n ii. r h.-iv today. They M follows: 'I ahLmoi. district-- A 10 riolde#, piv rVcliln : Oir-vU^, <* WhlUoyk; loluis N H HrUIWWJ Antrovllle. W iLkwur.l.: t'a'houn rails; J T n.iN'ge, A K l>riw*rs: Hotoeu ,h J B Mal?aff?7 I l.owiidesvllle, N O EiPiivfor ; IN'Ikot, \V ^ullllien; EL; 1 r mUa * Piedmont, J C rinon ; PrluctoO, <i o Hartley; Sen j nConnoWey ; Starr, J W Lewis; Ljfc, s 1' Taylor ; Walhalla, Cir -j, J) A .leffl'Oat West III inlsl Or ; R J, jett, WiUUinvston and Belton ; 3 S girley. s1"<','ut : ','nK)P>'" "n,v<M'*!t v NV Harris. rokosl)iny .iMrU-i- -I W Kilgo. pro EM dd*y. AMtevUle, G. 1*. tWl?p'; bevhlf. .1 >1, Maaon ; Butler. A M fc C<ik? slnirv. A N Bfst ; (Jmni Greenwood iftifa W H Murray; jp B R Turntpseed ; preen Bood. G T D? K Jefeoat ; Klnard*, T< Sbwi'v: MoCormiokt T W Nun Eft! -McKeudree, R X TucktV Sup .\V\vlieny, <>iitral. 3 Ti Daniel; 1^1,0.1 jiikI Oakland, l??ul. Kennell, mfct < >*N?'al?' street. W F Oatih ; ! pewlnTiy Circuit. C F Olarkson ; ^Inc- ' Six, 0 A Jeff coat : Phoenix, W P JlMilors: IMuinhranGh, It I Rountree; om?r':i. i ? O Gregory, supply; Pros fllv, J D Griffin : Saluda. .T T> Singlc o; Waterloo; S II Booth ; Whltmirc, 'piyuipvoji ; 1 under College President, 0 Wilson: Main alfpet, <*> C Prof ior; Lander College, Jfc' O I^awton ; |^>lst!int .Sunday school editor, Tj P Ro il; Associate Head-master 'Carlisle hool. \V* I Snyder. Columbia I >i?t - -.1 It T Major, titling elder; Aiken and WUMston, H Hodg<>-; Aiken CIrouif. S C Dun p:' Ilate.slMirg, A L (Jpnter; Colum bia; ; Hrooklatid. (.J T Hughes, F!dge 'ood. \V M Harden; Epworth to bo I>p|it'il : tJreen street. R ^ Keaton: pain strert. R S Truesdale; Ro.^eliMl, T Hpd??s ; Slmnlon. R F Morris ; isbington St.; !\f -Carly sic ; Wav Jriy, W II J'nlk : W]i;i'l?\y St.. .In mnc ipe, Kdyofjejd. (i x W Taylor; Jrfipld. U I! Sharp*1 ; Gilbert. L W fobnson; Crauiteyille^ _\y_ n J^evris, rno, 51 A niM-kTey ; Sujiply Juhhson, W Keller ; l.angley, .1 C'Cumiinghahi ; A^villf. J II Brown; I> R'Ropp, Sup ?numern ry : Ix;e.sville, Circuit W F lohnson: Lexington:, (Mrouit. H A jHiitton; Xorth JTugusUi, A W Rarr, Ikblaiul. A A Morrltt, Supply. Riilg*' Springs, F I") Roach ; Ridge ?.v. I \V ('(Ktjey. Swansea, R C Grif l?h; Wagoner. .1 II Jlootze'; Epworth itphauag*' Suptr T O Odoll', editor |outhpn? Christian Advocate, R 10 tacklioiisc. ' - I GreeuvilV. District? J M Stnadmnn. ?rffldlu^ older : Clinton, L 10 Wiggins; -T -Paul Patton and one to be KpftpM ; Fountain Inn, H C Chftm firay Court, 0 W Watson, Green ?ik, Ilethel and Poe, O.L Harris: Bjftficry and Ht. LebanoA, J H Bell, ypply ; Rraudott and Poinsetta, A M WoKoti ; Buncombe street, C ' O H^r ?Jrt;Choice Street and Mills, .1 W M<* Wratii, supply; Duncan and Jmlson, V L Bemikntght ; Hampton Ave. O M ?[orris; St. Paul, w B Garrett; West yreepvilK w B .lustus; Greenville, ? ??ii: M M Brooks; Greer, (J M Ab ??j; l4iir<Mis. p F KUgo, Laurens, C HQfiter &pe*f ; Liberty, ? S w Mason ; ?orm. a P Jackson. Supply, Pickens, ?b$B Eibo.ridge ; Pickens, Circuit t) I' Hudson, Supply ? SimpaouviHe. J F Kupe Soinij Kasely, C R Wbltc. Supply. Booth Gr??>r, i{ h Hftrvey and one to v fcuppli* -d ; 'i'ia v<>l?>rs Rest, S B White^ Haofcrencc Sunday school Secy. L K Bftespie. I'ifkons, O O Student. I Oxford university. Filmland, B TP Bfosek" y ? Kock Hill dUtriet ? G O Lenoard, Alder. Blacksburg. U K Mea I Jw; Rla<k stock. J W Shell; Chester: ?*'<inin Mill, s .1 MeConnell supply; ?*hel, H(>t:ry stakes; Chester, Circuit, BC Bou!? n iv ; Clover, J G Httggtn : I<aiii':i?iti>r, J A Bledsoe. Fort l**n. r w wilkes ^ Port Mill. W H Pjtk&ight; (Jreat FaH?, J K Brown; P*kor y Crove, M T Wharton, M 'J ?j^ham Sti|K?rn itinerary ; Lancaster, ^ Mason ; l.um-aster Circuit., F V V**ttaon. *uppfy; Now Zion and C-an H P. Black. Supply ; North Rock Circuit.. J B Kilrfore; Bichburg, J 0 Ui<* Bock Hil? : Manchester and P*Mand park, jj ^ oriffing, Supply; rJokns. j w speaks; West Main J"*'. W B Martin : Bock Hill Circuit., *Ml..lvr< yd ; Van Wycle, T F GH>son; ry?r''- J r>. Holder ; ,B F Boris, ?JWt Junior preacher; York, J K ? .ufcr^nee ^cretary or cduca ffp* and missionary secretary, J C I *r,a" district ? R S Jones, OREOOftV OQKVIttBD Fornier ('?nid<*? Mju? G?1h One Ywr and ' ti l> iy In Vodmil I'Hlon , . . J u, K. Ur^gory, veterinary surgttiiu ul ? ohimhia, was yesterday found goilt.v iu tho federal court of violating u ]>ro< vision of tbe Harrison antl na rco'. ic law ami was wjpi:*nc<?il t?? pay a run- of $1 ,000 ^ajud costs and to serve out- year and a day la the federal peniteutiary In Atlanta. Motion for a new trlttl wax refuged. ; '"A. heavier sentence wiis passed upon F. .1. Hoiliday. formerly agent of the American express company at Orange burg, who entered a plea of guilt} to embedding large, sums of mouey wbWe iff the employ of tin* company. IIoHlday In his confession said the sum enjbtwfcled whs between $15,000 and $20,600 and the assistant district attorney said, the company claimed tho amount* was $'.23,000, Tho Judge sen triced I Tvl ida v to pay a fine of $5,000 aud costs and to serve four years in ili?' Atlahta penitentiary. 1'he trla> of the ease against II. L. Gregory occupied the t?m? of court throughout almost the entire day, the ? ?a?e beginning shortly after 10 o'clock mid going to tho Jury late In the after Tiboii and a verdict of guilty being re lumed on one count of the Indictment ii bout 6 o'clock. Gregory was charged with having vbiAated the antKharcotlc law In that it was alleged be sold morphine and ftoSmb to various parties. The jury brought in a verdict of * guilty on tbe first count which had to do with the selling of morphine and a verdict of not guilty on the< second, or cocaine count. ? Tuesday's State. ?_T~ ? - ~ ? 0 - - Camden Won at Orangeburg. 'The Canulen High School foot ball team went to Orangeburg Tuesday where they played the high school team of that city at the Orangeburg county fair l>cfore a large crowd. The Cam den bovs were the victors by a score of 12 to 7. and Camden remalns'*tthde fen ted for the. season. , The next game ^o be played by Camden will be thfo afternoon at 3:80 jxclock at the baseball . park in this city, when they meet the Batesburg team. Next. Friday they play Colum bia at Columbia. ' The Camden team now stands an ex cellent chance of winning the state championship and f heir-last, game wlM proiiably Im> with the stroftg Charles ton high school team. To Paint Poet Office. ^Postmaster Trantham Is involving bids for repainting the Camden Post office and plans and specifications c{>n be had by appHea^Iou to him this week. The bids will close on November 10th. Mr. Trantham also KUs us that the government will soon have the drive way to the rear of the postofflce made a continuous one with an outlet on De Kalb street. This Witt be much better than the present arrangement as vehi cles going to the back of the postoffice now have to turn around or back out and the new way wttl provide a conti uoiis passage. Mrs. J. T. Mackoy and Mis. W. L. Do Pa 88, were visitors In ? Columbia this week. presiding elder; Buffalo, W G Smith: Campobello, !J II Montgomery ;? Carlisle, .T Tt Jctt : Cbcsnee, R A Brock, supply ; Clifton and Glendale, C P Carter; COWpSfis, J E Merchant ; Cross Anchor, W C JteMy ; Duncan Circuit., P it Kiltfo; Euorce, B M Robertson; Gaff ue)' : Buford street, W A Falrey: Lime stone street. W E Strickland; Inman. W O Buy ton ; Gaffney Circuit.. .T R Copley; Joncsvillc, S T Rl&ckman ; K-Hteu, J F Goflllbtly : Pacoiet. J H Manly; Pacoiet Mills, M B Patricks; Spartanburg: Bethel, F E Dibble; Central, J W Frazer; Drayton and Beaumont, J F Farr; Duncan, It B Hardy: Bethel, J T Frasrfer: Whitney and Savon, Breverly Tucker; R R Bur Kivs<4, Supply junio'h preacher ; Tucapau II O Webb, Supply; Union: Bethel, It F Cogburn; Grace, L P McGee ; Green street. J B Chick: Unity and Rardls, .1 1' Byars ; Woodruff. W M Owlngs; Textile Industrial Institute, President I) E Cainak; Sax ton O C; conference evangelist, J L Ilarley: Centra* O C; Southern Home Institute, President S T Cr#?eb. Transferred, C A Johnson to West ern North Carolina conference ; t .1 Carter.to Korea conference ; J II Danner, to South Carolina conference; K X .Tames to South Carolina confer ence. The conference appointed a commis sion trt consider establishing a state Methodist hospital, which wA In iftiiU <Mte plant at Rock Hill, which Dr. Fennell offered on very libera) terms .aud. any oiber plants rrr altrs that may l*e tendered. - S1.MTKK KAIK KK8T1V\*L Neighbor City t Claiming Hill \Y**ek XavNHlbir. 16, jfia 18, iikI 19, ..... J.4 v. \\V direct attention of our rtoder* th the *|M*.'tueular a tiU entertaining adver lis' iiiom lu this Issue or oui' pa per, of th# Nil III 1 ?' r Merchants IIM and (Jalu Week In ftujiitHl i"i? with The (Sreater Camocoek Couuty Fair at Simi (<'??. XovimiiImt Kith, to tnth. Sumter bad itself famous as n -Kail festival City" In 1SHI ami aifaiii in 1904. Now the ?nt<^|Ri|in| business . men of that ?M.v. and the <N|iiull?4lity)jU' spirited -ftrrnnrs and counfry $ merchants haw combined fours and Uiey *ay In tt?e| r advertise ment that ^Sumter wlW show you bow t<? r?'simi from tM "Crepe Hanger* I'nlon" and banish your grouch to Jonah land. Sumter will put on during t l*?'i r bargain gala week, ho they claim "Carnival of prieo cutting to reduce the high cost of living." Their I0*??0 county fair they sft.v will |V "the greatost ever." A Snint?'r l?<MI<-v?*s in advertising, ad vertising In the iiows papers and hi other legtlmate ways. l>oubtles* that '* why So in tor is always iu I he lime light of publicity, why its business es tahil.-dniieiiu ?]o such a fine business nearly all the time. Suniter 'business establishments are not sitting down and frying over "Old Man Hard Times." Sumter la goiug to entertain its thous ands of friends and customers, and go after new frlonds and n?vw business. Sumter is sending many pages of news paper advertising over Eastern Caro lina for now business and Is sending many thousands of dollars to draw crowd*' lb Sumter v Nov. 10th to 10th. The "(;am<voek City* knows how to ire! business and how to advertise. Campaign Rally 1 '?'hero will be a _ campaign rally at Delia 'b chinch Sunday. ^November 14. at 11 oYiluck. a. m. Hev. J. It. Shiver, of Hock IliU, S. C.. will be the chief speaker. The mission treasurer will submit his annual report showing just liotv we stand in regard to the 75 mil lion campaign and we hope to com plete our first years payment at this time. After preaching, the church will 'meet in conference for the purpose of catting a pastor and it is very impor tant that every member be present. ? J. S. Stnrgis, Church Clerk. WH1 Be a Handsome Home. The large new residence being built in Ivirkwood for Mr, and Mrs. .T. Tj. (Jia I ui m Is now ncaring completion and the family will occupy it for the win ter. it is on a beautiful location over looking Camden where the old Winkler residence formerly stood, and_Js_ jrrotu ably, on the highest point in Camden. Mr. It. W. Mltcbam wag the archi tect in charge, Mr. W. C. Adams was the contractor and the nlnniblng and flXtfiFW were put in by Mr. A. A. Shanks. The residence has about nine teen* rooms Including, basement . and baths and the inter rior is most headti fuHy arranged, with a hundsome sun parlor on the south. | Mr. and Mrs. (rraham make their lion*' iu Massachusetts during the sum mer ami spend the winter and early spring in Camden. They have already arrived for tho* winter. To Sfc# Cake. On Saturday November l.'J tho Young" Wjomons toitoty. M - the Methodist church will soldi cake n t MJss Mattic Gerald's store from 10 to 11 o'clock a. m. - Marriage. .Married by Probate Judge MeDowpll on Tuesday last, November 9th, 1920, Mr. Ho*s Williams Rodgfrs and Miss Anna Pello Martiu, both of Ca mdon. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. DnBose motored to tMia riot to Saturday for the Davidson* Carolina foot ball game. NEGRO BOY KILLS NK(*KO Claims It Was by Accident But Jury Thought Otherwise. Itoosuv<it Simons, a nogro lad of fif teeu years Is in Jail on the charge of having shot and killed Barstow Brlnnon near the Ilicbland county lino north of Blaney Monday afternoon. Simons claim* that ho was inside of a barn about fifteen feet away and had n pistol in his hand and that Brinnon, who wh>i about th<? gamo ago, passed the door of the Irani just as he fired the pistol through tbe door, and that if was an aceideuT. The coroner's Jury r low ing the remains, found that the negro's coat had l?een burned where the bullet entered and this did not tajly with his< statement as to the distance. The boy wa* ordered foeld for murtJer and i? tkM in the county jail. ~ ? H ? AN INHUMAN ' MOTIIKK Lravr* N?w Itom Bubo |?i is to l)i? Without Shelter. A ,j? * Fjiiriiitf Hufnnti a nourca*, ?Umt 'J.'l y* ?!<* of a|c, i ft in tho CtBtdwi liosp1 tal and at a 1-aUr date will l*? ^ran* r?ri<?i i(? lit# roiiiit v in ti to an?w?-r for uu?' mucdtr of hie ww Uftiti ^ain* whbh oivtii'i ?'tl nil \ov<inb<r 2, in the H'lt.v .\<vk M<o|ion <>f We*! \Vat?T?v, The i|??i a i Ik of tho affair are too shocking ??? put in print. Th?> baby was found a hunt ton hour a a ft or birth wh?Tft rain had faNen on It and was found by n youiiK boy while out hunt hiii. It was taken cure of until n'xt day when it died. Th? mother was found and jjavo us b<Jr only reason. ,th*t ^Rhe w?? afraid of her step mother witli wh<?m the resided. Coroner Ulxou h?ld uu iuuu^at over the infuut tho^foJ lowUitf day and the vordiyt of tl?? jury won that ,f lu* mother l?o held for tho erlm<\ WHITE BOY KllJA HIMSELF - - II ml Rem Out Duck Hunting and Hun Was Accidentally Discharged . . r hm . i V ? < * KViiont (J. Goodwyn, aged fifteen years. died at the Cawdan hospital on Sunday from the effect* of a gunshot wound li?fliet*d on Saturday afternoon. The young follow wqs fifteen years of UK'' Saturday and It Is said had a slv?t gun presented him as a birthday gift. In company with a brother and his father ho had been hunting on the Her mitage pond, and when getting out of the boat lie pulled the gun out of the ho?t with the barrel pointing towifl'd him. The gun fired and the load t/>ok ?>f fi'Ct in his side producing the fatal wound. Ilis father and brtithor witnessed the atrcldeiit and before dying lie made i. a statement, that no one was to blame | for the accident and no inquest was i held. The body was prepared for. ship ment by undertaker- O. W. ICvaus and wa^ sent to l.anglcy. S. (X\?he formed home of his parents. NEGRO (iETS TIIKOAT CUT Fatal Cutting Affair on Mflhi Street at Midday. i, Claud Williams. a negro man who re sides on a farm a few miles northwest of Camden. had ids throat cut Monday about midday an<l died a short while a f forwards at t lie Camden hospital where he was taken for treatment. The affair happened on Main street in front of the store of Lewis and Christ' mas, and was dofte so quickly that few realized at pnefe what had happened. From what we can learn it is said that trouhlo had fteen brewing between Wil liams and Mr. Moody Hough, a neigh bor, since early summer and that the ire gro had -acted very insolent towards Mr. TIo u gh on numerous oeea sions, a nd had threatened his life. Monday?- Mr. Hough got after Williams about leaving his lot gate oi>en and the negro acted' rudely ! again. Both canjo to Camden and the affair was renewed 011 the street. After roeelvii^j the gash the negro 'Tail for many yards in search of a phys'ciau aud flnaWy fell from exhaustion on the street and died from the loss of blood a few hours later at, the hospital. Although the affair happened wdiU? a good many people were on Matyi street and standing close by, there were n^ Ley e witnesses nt the coroner's inquest hehl Tuesday.. I.. M. Hall leg fined that ire saw the difficulty but saw no knife used. . Mr. Hough has employed attorney M. Ij. Smith to defend hipi and application for hall was made before Judge John S. Wit's on now holding court here and Mr. Hough was granted bond in the sum of $2,500. - Attorney M. MI Johnson is also en gaged in tliis ease in defense of Mr. Hough. Williams is said to be a Georgia ne gro and efirae to this section to work with the Hardaway eonstructio?i com pany near TiUgoir. RED ('ROSS UNION SERVICE To He Held at Camden Baptist Church Next Sunday. The Camden Chapter of the American Re<l Cross is preparing an interesting program for Sunday at the Camden llaptist Church, it Ik to l>c known as tl?e Fourth Annual Roll Call and is to ho **<'lebrated simultaneously where over the Red Cross is known. The cxeereises wi& b?gin at 8 o'clock Sunday evening, November 14th, and will consist of an excellent nmfcicial program, addressee etc. The pribTlc is ?-?>r?Hnlry invited. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. HaHett hare re turned from a two weelM ? visit ftpeflt with Mr. Hallett's parent* In St I>onls. FIRST WEEK OF COURT fintnd Jury ttreoruMendN N>w Ja|l And Chang* In Handling Funds. The full i * * i" m of coiiii convened Moil iIm.x morning with. Judge. John X. Wll wmi ?Mr Kmnte* presiding, A many < 'M St '?? llllll Uw\\ dls]K>8cd ??f up to Thuisduy ami (Urn* nn- still a great many to 'u> tried. It is cxpectfid that th<1 criminal eases will go Into tho middle of the aoCQlid week, Quite a number of rases wore nol proved by the j/oMoJior. Tho urn ml Jury made Its nresciituicut on Wednesday and will he fo^ind below. The cases tried up to Thursday wlW bo found ^olowr Quito a uumbor of murder cases are to oome up at this term. The case against Will ll?nry charg ed with pointing. firo arms and carrying concealed wea|K?us was nol pressed. Sum Roberts, obstructing public high way, was also nol prossod. The ease n?rnlust laewis Ogburn, di?; posUit of pro|>erty umb'r N9Q* was nol pressed. ? j Tho caso against Fleming Heard, iehargod with seduction, was also nol prossod. I Alfred Ilalle plead guilty to ? charge j of manufaeturlng lk|\?or and was son t t?need to pay u flu** Of ^100 or *'? 'rv : ihm- montiis. lie paid tho fine, j In the case of James IVlaa Furr, tho I white man from Hoek Hill, who was charged with bigamy, having married a jyoiing lady of this county while he had ja living wife residing at Hock Hill, j plead guilty to the charge and was sen tenced to serve three. years and six months 'at hard labor. Ills attorney. Thos. F. McDow, of York. inado a plea for Ifniency f?r the young man. Judge Wlbwwi in sentencing Furr took 'occasion to make some timely remarks ill general on the dangers of voting jwoplo joy rid ing In automobiles ami what it might | lead to. i Noil Henry was found utility of^js. | isault and battery with intent I* kill ami wn*s sentenced to pay a fine of $75 or thirty days in jail. T|i? case of Hutlor L. W. Gay, charged witll IcMTng the Fauikenberry l??\v in Flat Uobk seHlon several weeka ago was continued to another term of court. Allen It. .Wurchison and M. L. Smith ai'p representing (Jay, :iJM The ease of I-evi Mixm'c, a in'jffo Twim West Wateree, charged with' the innrder of another negro In that seetlon a fmV weeks ago was tried Wednesday and the case resulted in a verdict of guilty- with recommendation which carries a life sentence. It, F. Kennington, a white man, ple*td guilty to a charge of transporting whis key and was sentenced to pay a fine <>f , $100 or serve three months: Ttpon pay ment of a fine of $50 the remainder of the sentence was suspended pending good behavior. ? * Thomas Ilinson was found guilty of stealing an automobile and was sent up for one ^eur at htard labor: J. Carter, a negro bigamist, plead guilty and was sentenced to eighteen months at hard labor. > (J Neil Catoe plead guilty to a charge of assault and battery and carrying eon eea led '-weapons. He was given a. sen, tonee of two years at hard labor, , . Manning Hoykin, alias Cftmden Iloy kin. was foiled guilty of a charge of as _*u.u)? and battery with intent, to kjll. James Knox was found guilty of given "one year at hard labor. ^ ('a sen against Harry Aldridgc, inan shi ughter; Sanders Adamsou. murder: ?and Bright So well charged with Jiiurder a re yet to be tried. . Presentment of Grand Jury. To his ITonor Judge John S. Wilson, Presiding .fudge for the fa<ll term of K'ourt for Kershaw County : We desire to say tlint we have pass ed op. aH B'lls handed us by the Solic itor. We have examined aH Hooks of the County Officials. and find them neatly kept and so far as we can toll, WITH (ilAHHKIl OK rOMMKKCK ? . V ?Iroup Meetings Held Monday After noun and SuggeatloiiH Made In connection whit (lie uMirgnultta l(?n <>f tho Camden and K*?r diuw County Chamber of Commeivo tow under way groUpt meetings for the of formulating' a program of ivork for theChBmher W?'VO h^Hi In tho Court Houso Monday weiiing.. One hundred and five members were, pre# ?iii arid oU ent?r*Hl boa rtlly into tiu proceeding* of tin1 evening, * Group Chairmen wt'rc Mrs. Cora C. Ancrum. Mrs. KAwllt Muller. R?V, F. U. lliiril lug, wmioui King. L. A. Klrklflud, \V II. pearco.nnd L. C. Shaw. Many of, Hie suggestion* offered were gpod and iucludod hotter r<>a.'s and streets, C08i? munlty market, hotter educational facilities, a now hotel, cheaper elec tricity and water and publicity to th" financial affairs of the c|ty and county. The elections are helms conducted In aewrdanee with the recommendation* of the African City Bureau. Last Friday evening a ballot together with a complete printed mtanb*r?htp. , was mailed to each merahor. These ballot wer' returnable at any time up to 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. One Hundred and flvo ballots were oast in the primary and resulted lu the .selec tion of th? following 24 names as directors: .Mrs. C, CJ. Ancrum, A. K. Blakeney, L. W. Boy kin, W. A. Roy Kin, .1. W. Cantey, li. G. CjarHson, Jr.. W. L. DbPass, C. P. DuBose, L. 0, Fundcrhurk, L. I. Onion, II. K. Bal leM. C. N. Humphries, R, M. <J?$medy, .lr.. William King. L. A. Klrkl&nd. J?hn S. Lindsay, T. Lee Little, R. rf. I'il's. L. O. Shaw. Janieg TYam, J. M. Vlllepigue, F. M. Wooten, C. Hu Yates, and \V. R. Zenip. Tmvuluy evening . the final ballot with the namoH *>f the twenty. four who received the highest number of votes in the primary was iualle<l to each member. The#*4 ballots arc re turnable up to. Friday afternoon. In lliv final election the twelve who.re cHve the highest number. of vofcg will he declared elected Directors of the new Chamber of Commerce. The Directors wltf elect their own Presi dent, one or more vice presldent+Jr-and a Treasurer, all of whom shall be mem bers of t4w? Board, except the Treasur er. who may or may nof be a meinlicr of the Board. On Monday evening, the 15th, at 8 o'clock will be held the first meeting of the entire membership. At ^hat time the Directors will he announced and a Constitution and By-Laws will he adopted. * The names of the twelve directors 4?? med in thr?ftnal- <ptectlon~^ton!ght will be published In ne^t week's Chronicle. correctly kept. \\'<> through oiir Foreman ivltq^tiwui "the chocking W" T]jo Books of The (bounty Treasurer, Auditor. Superin tendent of Education and Supervisor mid found thc'r Books to tally. -~ We visited > the JaU, and. found the lower floor in had shape. from water leaking from the pipes, from t !??? floor a hove. We recommend that this ho' Attended to at 'once. W* further reeoin twnd that a new modern Jail he tnillt or that the old .llpf be remodeled by adding one more Story and making all improvement#^ to make It a modern and up to date JaU. We find that. Clerk of Court needs (6) Rolling Book -Sh'<#Jvcs', and we re commend that he bo supplied wJth these shelves. We find our County Roads in dejyku*. uhje coudltton. \>> find that a law passed by the legislature In 1014 r<* ipilrlhg aU roads in Kershaw County to be made .'{0 feot wide, and we fiud that a very little attention has 4>een paid t<> this. We recommend that this law he fully complied with. We again recommend that aU money collected , fjom the Bridge, County l*oor IIMiae Farm, ami all other County funds be paid into the County Treasur* er and disbuiwd another Count v funds. We f?t -l that $20,000 or ?25,000 I>o|lars of our public funds Is too great a sum to be handled by any |>erson or jtor sons except he he h bonded Officer. We recommend that if there is no law to enforce this recommendation, that our legislative delegation have such laws passed at the next session of the legis lature. that will insure B* enforcement. We thank you -the Judge, Solicitor and all other Court Officials for alt courtesies shown us. all of which we most ro*i>ectfully submit. X K. RHWAKIN*. - - Foreman. MR. PARKER SELLS OUT. - .? -U .... - mi r ? ? ? ? ? New Owners Soon to Take Charge of Idtrge Furniture Store. Jtfr H, W. Parker who lias ln'pp own- . lug ami operating ??fche large furniture establish nmnt on Main stroer formerly"* the property of the lnte Wm, Oelsen helm<'i\ has wold out hl? business, both huU(|i))K himI content* to -A. G. King, MHer SinlUi HI1?I (Jus IWU*ok, all of Camden. who will conduct. the business in the future. ^ As soon iis. Mr. Parker cart got hiw huslms* affairs in shape 1m* ?nd",hl? family expect to make their, homo in - Florida for ji while. after that. ho has not announced his plans for. the future. Mr. Parker is h native of Horry county and came to Oa union to make his home a good many years ago and- during his .residence in Camden has made, many staunch fronds who hope that he will deride to make his horn*1 hero. Died Front Drinking Poison Burrel) Poby, ? well knovvfr aH&Trcs pected colored man died fast week from the effects of poison which ho ' drank accidentally. The man had been in the hab't of stopping hy a colored harbor shop on West DeKalb street and ? geiting a drink of water on his trip* up. town, and through mistake, drank a lotion that had heen prepared for aterillzing barber instrmnents, dying tl?i?' following morning. l>oby had been ? employed for a mtiuber of yoars as . /I ray ma n for <he Onmrtm Oil Mill, and the <?ii will manngemmr paid his widow $500 insurance which they carry on Ihelr ??mjiffoyeefi. Doby loaves a wife. ~ Mottle Doby and quite a large family of children all well behaved and well thought of. FTe was about seventy years of ag?\ The funerAl-was held > from Mt. Mon'ah Itoptlst Chrtr*-)* and larp<4v attended. Ifrs. W. W. Mickle hftSb returned from an extended, visit to rein tires fn Mo*k Point, Mi??.. and Atlanta, Oa.