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NOTED NEGRO DEAD . *??. Charles Walker Ww Forwwo*t " Preafher of *H? Rare. ||S|V&' *. *i I pu n i ,.A Hot. Charley T. Walker, commonly said to bo the greatest negro preacher of bii time* died ut )? Im homa in \n gosta, Ol'i Friday. m Dr. Walker whs vice president ot tbl National Itaptlst Convention of the United States; vice president of the Georgia Baptist State < Nmvcntion ; & moderator of the Walker association, aud pastor of Tahomaele Jlaptlst Church, Augusta, for the past forty years, excepting five yoars when he was pastor of the Mount olive Baptist church, New York City. He founded the colored men's brain h V '* M. 0, A. IHBth street, Nt?w York and also found ed the colored Y. M. C, A. iu Augusta, and was president of the latter organl /at ion from Its foundation some nine teen years ago to the time of his death. He hafe travollod extensively In Kurope and the holy land and was the author of a number of books of travel as woll as sermons. As an evangelist he was known from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast In the United Htates, and no colored .amu- -not even Booker Wash ington ? ever drew crowds larger than Walker did when people fiocked to hear him preach. HI* cljureh In Au gusta was the place of wornlilp of hun dreds of northern winter ( tourist*, among them Former President Taft, John 1). Rockefeller, the late (ioneral i Hush C. Hawkins; the late Pa'vld <Jregg and Lyman H. Qoff. The lu fftltutlonal church at Augusta, erected by him, but which was not quite com w pleted at the tliue of bis death <*ost $185.000. Kershaw News Notes. Miss Georgia Cook eldest daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. tt. F. Cook, and George M. Fa He, of Timmonsville, were quiet ly married at the home of the bride's parents Sunday morning In the pres. euce of the mentors of the family. The ceremonj&wa* performed hy the Rev. John S. Nichols, pastor of the Kershaw First Baptist church. The bride and groom left by the early train for Ashe ville, N. C., und after a hrlef honey moon will be nt home In Timmoftsville. Miss Ida Morgan, of the Midway sec tion. and Frank J. Perry, of Concord, N. C., were married Tuesday,' NJuly 20, at the home of the Rev. P. E. Black - mon, who performed the ceremony. They left for Concord Wednesday nfternoon, where they will make their future home. Dr. Ii. R. Gaskiu, recent graduate of the Medical College ut Charleston, was among the applicant" f?r license to practice who stood successfully the examination before the state board of medical examiners. J. D. Gregory, county engineer, and J. V. Young, highway commissioner for Kershaw county,; passed through Kershaw Monday en route for the Liber ty Jill! *cet ion tif look nfter the improvement of the highway connect ing Ktoneboro with the road of the Southern Power Company in the Gum Swamp section. Another road in pros' y)ect. is one leading from Kershaw to the. Bethel section, going out from Ker shaw by way of. west Marion street and through the plantation of .1. L. Sowcll. Mr. Sowell offers the right of way through his place freeof charge This road 'would be a great (conven ience to the people of the Bethel sec Lion and intervening points. A .Matter of Diet A negro employed :tt one of the movie studios in I .Yngcles wa< drafted 1 ? \ a director to do a novel comedy scene with a lion. "You get into this lied." ordered t lie director, "and we'll bring the lion In and put him in bed wlfh-you. It will be a scream." "Put a lion in bed with me!" yelled the negro. ."No, ^>^h ! Not a tall! I quits right here and now "But," protested the director, "this lion won't hurt you Thi* lion was brought up on milk." "So was I brung up on milk.'' wail in! the negro ^_"hut 1 eats meat now." The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. a corporation, has brought suit for libel against the I.os Angeles Express Publishing company, a corporation demanding $150,000 damages for the publication in three issues of an ar ticle over which appeared lines read ing: "Great Ku Klux Outbreak," "Ku Klux Terrorize South." and "Ku Klux Reign of Terror" The article, which ?et forth Ju full in the complaint filed in the superior court at Ix>s Angeles, Wednesday, credited certain raids in southern Ktutos to "secret organiza tions similar to that of the Ku Klux Klan of reconstruction days." , The r&mrpiaiui iccuci LL&t the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan are organized as a "fraternal, patriotic and ritualistic so ciety of national sco^ef* and states that the corporation's purposes are to promote patriotism iiati Injur? fcjro tection tcfr the happiness of the peo jr4e, among other things. Oigarette smoking has become so popular in London that Britfth society women now shun them. i ^ . Death of George Heath George O. Heath, a former resident of . this city ftled at Ills homo iu Mioo rue, Saturday night of pneumonia which waw caused from . accidental burns received last Monday night. Mr. licattr* family was away from home and whou htl* retired he lighted % cigarette. ? He went to Hleep and the cigarette stub dropped on the bed, net ting It on fire and before Mr. lleath Vwoke, his clothing had ignited ami wan considerably burned before the {Jre could I>h. extinguished. (ieorge t'happel Heath w as II yearn of age. H?* wn? the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. ?). 1*. Heath and was born in Union county, November 1H, 1880. HI* boyhood wan spent In hauciiMtor, with the exception of a few yearn his parent^' lived In Norfolk. He resided In Monroe front J.894 to 1005 at which time he moved to Lancaster where he became the head , of the Heath Jonee Mercantile CO. On April 12, 100(1 ho married Miss Connie Davis of this <>lty and to them three faqsf George, Ililly a ml Karl Heath all of whom are living were born. Besides his own family, Mr. lleath 1h survived by his mother, who lives ;it Midland, four brothers. Webb, Kr nest, Crawford and Harold and by a sister, Miss ITcllen Tlcath. Mr. Heath had been making Monroe his home for the past eighteen months and was engaged in the cotton business. ,v George lleath was' n blg< hearted, generous man, a loving husband and I father, was honest and upright and he had many friends, who are saddened nt the news of his passing. F*unerfll 'services were held Sunday afternoon from the Central Methodist church Jn Monroe, being, conducted by T )t: Cr C. Weaver. ? Lancaster Cttiren. ? Watorce Mills News* Superintendent H. I?. HftRett and M*s. Hallett are spending their vaca tion at Myrtle Beach, S. CL JO. II. Whitney, who has been at Wateree Mills since last February , has gone to Montreal Canada, In the In terest of lyoekwood, Green & Co. He will be gone about three months. A ease of scarlet fever is reported In the Helms family. *p order to pre vent 'an epidemic, everyone Is asked to co-operate with tho Board of Health in maintaining ii strict quarantine. While the case Is a mild one, every precau tion is necessary to prevent other cases. An event of great Interest to swim mers, will take place at the Wateree bathing place September 20. 27 and 28, when a representative of the Ameri can Red Cross Life Savin# Corps will give demonstrations of the methods used ? in saving drowning people. Classes will 'be formed, and those who van qualify, will be given certificates making them members of the Ameri can Bed Cross Life Saving Corps. These classes will be open to every body. and all are urged to learn the best methods of lire saving. Norma n H. like, has returned from Boston. Mass., where he spent his va cation. Mr. Rice made the trip In his car, and reports a very enjoyable time. Nettles Lindsay Is spending Ills va cation In the mountains of North < 'a rpllna. A b'all team, comprised of High School boys and the Wateree 2nd team are having a hard batt'lc for supre | niacy. Last Saturday those teams . played a scoreless tie and Tuesday ! evening they played five Innings with ; the score ending to ,'i. The batteries I for the High School were Hough and jfioodale: for Wateree. Bilker and I Robinson. Another game will be i played sooil j The coupon hooks fur trade at the Mill Store, are nicer r?g with fine ap proval by our people. These books al low those who work in the mill. ad vanceil credit on their time and give them thy opportunity of trading at the finest store in this vicinity where quality is highest prices are lowest ! ami cleanliness and courtesy prevail | A branch of the Hoy Scouts has been ! organized at the Wateree Mills and ! nearly thirty boys have become mem l?t?r*. B. T. Davis is at the bead of the organization and has been elected Scout Master. Rollings in Lieutenant. The hoys meet each week and may he seen drilling through" the streets of the village. ).et each one of tho older pe<qd>\do overy thing in his power to cneounuh"? ihe boys in their work. Miss Thompson will throw open the doors of the Disjnmsary Friday even ing to nil boys who have such good times there each week playing games. Called To Door and Killed Greenville, Aug. 4. ? Ned B. Metcalf, thirty-five, a farmer of the River Falls section of the county, was shot dead in front of his home about 10 o'clock n??hf, ?ft*r >><??! bCCr called from the house by a man who gave -hi* name as Hunt. Leroy Har den and Carl Austin, white men of this city, were arrested and lodged in ?be county Jail today by deputies fob lowing the Inquest this morning, and are held In connection with the shoot ing. Both men disclaim knowledge of tbe affair. SUGAR he per ft ? The Cash Store. nid Hatfield riuq, WtH Virginia (Jiaiman nui> to ' AmmHHin. ' , sid Hatfteld'? oit^e in w?->i vtr ginta ended Monday oft the court house steps uf Welch, Went Virginia. '? n mains for H coron. m s jury fa pa** Judgement ?? to who shall be hold for trial on a charge of having fired i lie idiot Hun ended ti.< life uf a | figure in the Industrial *trife of Mingo county. <\ K Lively, U private detective, In tola* held landing a ver diet. Hatfield, former chi$f of police at Matewan and central figure In the trial early this year of more than a score of mtn eha rged in connection with the killing of a private detective I I months ago, together with I?Ih% friend. Kd Chamber*, hIho ?? defendant In that trial., fell as a result of pistol shot won in is suffered tho two men Were entering tho little COUrt house where Hatfield wa* to faro trial oft another shooting charge. According to person* nearby l!ai Held, with a purty of friends, np pmached the entrance to tho court house Just 'before noon where they met Lively and a group of companions. Friendly greetings were said to have been eveju, nged, but a n\oment later those (in either side ware noticed to as sume a hostile attitude. Ix>ud talking was Indulged in and this was followed by the crack of pistol fire. No one however, could or would tsay who com menced shooting. Hatfield and Cham hers were seen to fall.- Examination revealed that Hatfield had been shot In the chest and Chambers In the head and breast. One of the guns carried by tho Magnolia constable ? witnesses said he carried two ? had been dis charged. it was said, by those who rushed forward. All shells |n (he pistol were empty, it was said. It was stated further that Chambers had but one gun. Some of the shells In it also had been fired, It was declared. The shooting, although creating some excitement, did not cause more fhan a flurry and the large crowd In Welch for the trial was dispersed qulcklr by local authorities. The charge of which Hatfield was to have been tried today was In connection with the shooting up of Mohawk. W. Va., about a year ago. Mrs. Sid Hatfield, who formerly was the wife of Mayor C. C. Testerman, one of those slain in the Matewan battle, which resulted In the deaths of seven private detectives, and three citizens, was In Welch to attend court at tho time. Her marriage to Hatfield was solemnized two weeks after the death of Matewan's chief executive. O. E. Lively was the "surprise " wit ness for the prosecution In the trial conducted in connection with the death of Albert f\ Kelts, director of the hand of private detectives which had "been sent, to Matewan ?for the . purpose of evicting miners' . families from the houses of a coal company. This trial was the culmination of a street hattle In the West Virginia mining town one year ago last May 10. When the bat tle started that afternoon the detec tives had completed their work and were 011 their way from the hotel at which they had been stopping to tho railroad station nearby. Immediately after the acquittal, by a jury that had listened for many weeks to testimony in the case. Hatfield and tin* code fondants returned to Matewan. Shortly thereafter, Hatfield was re moved from the office of chief of police and Immediately elected as constable of the Magnolia district, an office he ?etalnod to the time of his death. Although only *2(1 years of age. Hat field's name was known to almost every West Virginian and to many persons outside the state, on account '?f frequent pistol episodes to which he had been a party lie was one of the witnesses recently called by the senate committee investigating industrial noud it loirs in the Mingo eon I fields. Cheaper Than Ire Cream. ? Down in the Jewish section of New York, during the very hot spell last August, 11 father and son went '<>r a stroll together. As they passed :t ven der of ice cream the boy turned ?<? his father and said lovingly: "I vish you'd puy me some lee (.?roam, fader, I do feel so varm." Ills father gazed at htm for a few seconds In mild surprise and then ex* claimed: "No. no, I key, my boy; but I'll tell you vot I'll do; I'll tell you some ghost stories vot'll make your blood run eold." Bridge Contract l>et. York. August 5. ? (Contract for the erection of the York -Mecklenburg brldee over the Catawba river at the Buster Boyd site, near what was for merly Wright's ferry, was awarded thn Ifardaway Construction company" of Charlotte at a joint meeting of the commissioner* of the two counties i? tereated, held In Charlotte yest<f>day, the price being $96,614. The contract call* for the completion of the bridge within 250 work days. Building opera tions will begin as aoon as material can be placed on tbe ground. - B?k*ry Mulling M < The Elwtrlk Maid Bake ry opened lw r?- ImmI week tii tbe delight of the housekeepers of Cauodcn and there has hardly been a <)ay that tbey do not aol,l ont their ?nt in* output. The manage ment II litNvlDf bard to please the patron* and no fui tbey have succeed ed. MIkm AIiiih liradley has charge of tbe sales depart incur. Fletcher Property Sold. * Tbo proi-crly of T. K. Fletcher was 8pld Tu?s?la.v morning. Tlio Hottling Plant wai' purchased by K. V. Trues da it- and A. \j. Mobley, both of Ker shaw. .). T. Stevens, of Kershaw, and J. A. llcik, of Camden. bought the en tiro atoek of good*. ? Kershaw lOra. ? ?? Wants? For Sale ( ASH FOR LOOS? Wanted, strictly high grade Cypress and Ash (ge lt verea f. o. b. our now Sumter Hand Mill. What have you to offer? The Sumter Hardwood Co., Sumter, S. C. 39-20 LOST ? -Franklin Hub Cap, Kinder WW please return name lo tin* Speeds way Filling Station and get reward. lOlMl. FOR SALE ? Preserving pears for sale, phono 21, Camden, S. C. ltp. FOR RENT ? <hie office room in nice location. Apply at 'Chronicle office. KODAK FINISHING ? Quick service guaranteed. M. B. Buddin at \V. Robin Zemp's Drug Store. Camden. S. C. - 121 f. FOR SALE ? One 01 -gallon reservoir, In 'gOod condition. Apply to Cam den Candy Kitchen, Camden, S. Q. 1A4f NOTICE? To Farmers and Poultry men : We want fresh eggs every day. Highest cash prices paid for same. Electrlk Maid Baku Shop, l)j?Kft+b Street, next door to Majes tic Theifrre. I9tf. Carbide For AU Makes of Gas Generators ? Save trouble and delays bjr buying from T. B. McClain*. at Manufac turers prices plus freight to Camden, T. B. McClain Cam den, S. C. 48. FOR RENT? Three rooms (flose in. i Kent reasonable to couple without' children. Phone 401. I9pd. AGENT WANTED ? For Worthmor* Hair Preparation. See or call on Madam K. H. Belton.* T713 Gordo a Street. Camden. 8. C. 20t? IDLE? ? Big business is ready for you. Sell 137 products direct to farmers on credit. If you own team or auto, are under 50, can give bond, we start you. Twenty million use our pro ducts. Good territory opep. Write ,T. It. Watklns Co., Department 115, Winona, Minn. It's your life chance. 18-19pd. WANTED ? To buy all kinds., of cast iron scraps. Camden Iron & Brass Works, near Southern passenger station. Camden, S. C. ' Otf. TRY A CAN of Temptor Syrup and you'll have no other. 76c per gal lon at The Cash Store. ' , KODAKEKS ? Correct developing means better pictures. Send your kodak films to us and get the best. Columbia Studio, 1423 Main street. Columbia, S. C. Write for price list. We are ready to gin your cotton. Our ginnery has just been equipped with new saws and brushes. Our capacity is sufficient to gin your cotton promptly. We will appreciate your ginning and your seed business. J. H. OSBORNE, Supt, Wm. KING, Manager SUMMONS Tor RELIEF The Stilt*1 of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Court of J3$mmou Pleas (Complaint Served). Hank of Uidgeway, Plaintiff. against Calvin Brown, Lizzie Minis, Ella Goff, Kmhia Knox. Dors la Brown. Scott Jlrown, Melva Brown, and ..William J. Johnson, .Defendants. To the defendants above named : You are heteby summoned ,and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers j^t his office, at Wiunsboro, S. C., within twenty days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated at Winnsboro, S. C., Julv 18th, A D. 1921 . W. D. DOUGLAS ?0 Plaintiff's Attorney. To the absent defendants, Dorsia Brown and Scott Brown: Take notice that the Summons and Complaint will be filed iu the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for the County of Kershaw in the State aforesaid and that the foregoing is a copy of the Summons. W. D. DOUGLAS """ Plaintiffs Attorney. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF 4 The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Court of Common Plea* (Complaint Served"J. Ut'.na Mi'fk. IMaintiff. against Jennie E. Meek, Mimnaugh Meek. '(.Jlns eow Meek. Denwith Meek. Jimmie E. Meek, Hilda M. Meek, lfattif, 10. Meek, Defendants. To the defendants above' named : You lire hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a ropy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy <>f your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office in Cam den, S. C.f within twenty days after the service thereof, exclusive of the ?lay of such service ; aud if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded In the complaint. Dated JiHy 29tli, A. I). 1021. J j. A. WITTKOWSKY Plaintiffs Attorney. To the 'defendant . Mimnauijh Meek: Please take notice that the Sum mons and Complaint in this action has been filed in the office of the Olerk of Court for Kershaw County, South Carolina. J j. A. WITTKOWSKY Plaintiff's Attorney. To the defendant Mimnuugh Meek: Please take notice that the plaintiff Rena Meek will petition B. B. Clarke, Master. Kershaw County for an order appointing the defendant Jennie E. Meek of Camden as guardian ad litem to answer for and represent you Ju the above entitled case if you do not apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within Mhe twenty days ?|rfter service herein of the summons by pub lication. . . L. A. WITTKOWSKY Plaintiff's^ Attorney. CITATION State of South Carolina County of Kershaw (By W. L. McDowell, Esquire, Probate Judge.) Whereas, Mrs. Ellen Brannon made suLt to me to grant her letters of Ad ministration with the Will annexed of the Estate of apd effects of Ella* Brannon. There are, Therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Ellas Bran non, deceased, that they be and ap year before me, in the court of Pro bate, to be held at Camden, S. C., on August 17th next ufter publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration sh'ouhl not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 3rd day of August, A. D., 1021. w. l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. Published on the r?th and 12th days of August, 1021, in the Camden Chron icle and posted at the Court -House door for the time prescribed by law. JOIN THE ARCOLA CLUB ? _ Special Club Prices To The First Six Buyers of The Ideal Areola Hot Water Heating PRICES COMPLETE, INSTALLED READY TO USE ~ Areola and 2 Radiator,, ^ Arcou and 3 Radia.or,, S IS Areola and 4 Radiators, Areola and 5 Radiator., .ZZZZZZ g? S Larger sizes for larger homes. 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