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NUMBER 23 CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1921 VOLUME XXXIII FII.KI> FOK l?ROB.%TK J " T 1 1 ? ? " Chippy llemeinbeivd Man> of 1 1 1 iriemls in 1 ??* M ami Testament. Tin' In si.. will and testament of tho i,:, M. F ObJpldy who i" Caw jon la*' ?'W'k was filed with tin* Judge 0f l'robate last Friday to so on toeord in ih?' will. book. The dbe.umeut w'iis nlgned by .Vf. F. Chipley and wan wit- j by A. vIa Celsenheimer. J. H, j Clyburn and H. It. Kirkland, dated j Aunn-f lib. tlU'l, aud was iprepured by Attorney I. C. llough. Quito a ntimlw ??f townspeople wore remeim to. red by Hit' old man who had spent J nearly Ills entire life neon inula ting a! peat deal of property by frugal llv .>!>'. TI. L. lllelioy, of the Cam den Wholesale Croeery, wjis named ns o,\eeiitor of the will. , Fotlowlug is a copy of Hit' document : I, M, 1"'. Chipley, of Camden. Ker shaw County. do make, ordain publish and deelare this as my last Will and Testament. hereby revoking all wills and testa men is of a testamentary na tnre heretofore by me made. Item 1 I will ami divert that my nwiitor, hereinafter named, shall ipay air uf iii.v jo>tt. debts. wMli the first money roininu' into bis hands as sueh e\rriitor. I (fin - ? I will ami devise the house inid lor mi Fair street, Camden, being the lioitse and lol whereon 1 now re *-id?'. lo m\ daughler, Oraeo Chipley, >"iK*lifr, her heirs and assigns forever. In disc i he sa ill i.'raee ChTpley shall pre ?IpcO'hm? tin. then and in sueh ease. I will mid devise the said house and lot hereinabove, Munlioned, to my nephew, S 1). Chlph-.N. and lohi.s two sous, FOVke Cliipley and Roy. Chipley and to . the ilfliisllter of Miid S. I). Chipley, by his (S. 1>. Oliipley's ? firs! wife, to them, their re<peoi j\v heirs and assigns for ever. lVem I will ami devise to George Cliil>I?\v.- i he *on of s. 1). Chipley, an of .riuit certain parcel of land, contain i?n about throe aeres. situated in tlio county of Kershaw, adjoining lands of Ma r\ Harris, lands of Josephine Caret on. the ?public road leading from I'nnidcn in Mm? .old erosalng on the Wilt oroo river. for and during the term of natural life nnd no longer. Immediately upon the death of the said George Chipley 1 will and devise the fa ill parrel of .land to any mole legal issue of the body of the said George Chi ploy and to the aforemen tioned s. I) chipley, Flake Chipley and Hoy Chipley to them, their res pective heir* and assigns forever, share ami <.|?are alike: but should cither S. s. Chipley, Flake Chip ley ->r Ko.v ('hi ploy predecease {he (ieorge Chipley, I ?i!l :i <j? J ilin t that 'the portion that nitlii-r woiiM have taken shall go to tile jnali' j^snc of the body of any tiirvivin:; or cither who shall so :,aliir i") i !."v;ki> the 'said George ' l'i| lc\ in io. their In i?'^ and a^ -i'.'IIM foi l \ .'I . ? brut ! ! in\ daughter. Carrie X|j2'- !| iMiiiir in Kaieas City, *!iVv,"iri. 1 i-.i.l ;,,ti| bequeath ? " in re ? hundred dol ';,,v l" i' v i rghter (?ra?*<> Chipley , Wl"' ' ; 'M"?,ith lie* sum of two ?iiii-'lri I ' ! < ? or- In rase t be sa id ' 1 ?s'!-'n -I'm!' predecease me then ?i 1 :iii.l i.. -pii.:it|. t|?? ?nid three Mint., , , i .! , !? J - in the ^;i i ? I Ceorge ' 1 :lK" ' 'liipley and Roy ' y ' ' Craee Chipley J>|1:|11 I"'"'1, in" then 1 will mid i'3; ;???' --ittl two hundred dol ?i v to i 'i ' liipley, Flake Chipley , j. ' f"P < >? .share and share IttMn i . i ; i iid bequeath to Kt 'a WiKitu mu'I to her present and only ?nfaitt ihnu'l.!. r the sum of $2o<). upon 'Ik* ?>? >n< i i : mix licit my executor, shall ?)ep<i>it the v-,;.) in Hie ltank of '?flmilpn < mi -avin^s ih-posit ami t li >i t 'I"' 1 : t : W'iNuii shall he allowed dm \\ i!,.- interest that shall iriv' fi"i.i ilic ?;nne for herself ami '' r ' i' inf.: m ilanuhii-r ; hnt when the -hall arrive at the "f -I v? ?:! r ? I will and direct that 'iii.l - 1 1 1 1 ? of mmiey may he wlth li"iu ?l?v o-ij ami to he equally i' Ic I :.. r I, the ?aid Etta Wilson '1"1' * :i i 1 i. fant daughter. l!'"> 'I T \ HI and direct that my i di'|u?-ii in the Hindi of ni,i ?' '? ' :i>- i in of S'J.'K) on ^itne or "?'* ? p ? ? ind that Marie Chip l Utw.-d to draw nut the I ari-e from the said I>v her for herself, -a ill Uoy Chipley and I v. ill and devise two ??trd situated in Mon ti k inst north of Camden -i t r<- a like to their heirs ?Ik. ? ?'t'rih ,,| '? I!.. VI ?fill "i i. ~ .ii .1 t v I i; ?licit Itoykiu. eolored. ?In* p. _'! !??-. Mamie. 1 will and i ? i lot on Ilntledjje street -'rtiMnu . . ? . I and extending hack "r"< '? . of to feet; hnek tli" \ ? line, and known as 'Mini It.-. .1 ' ;,,t. To Mat tie Jenkins, colored, *i 'ri.tin ?mall lot of land In V Sr. i ? t , < ???. part of Camden, nnd ft' part of propery formerly ?nown "Peter Cole property." "-I a?.<> v,.r There is ? Violence ln" c * ;.t> or *10 and I direct that JJJ pay %nid amount to T. .1. *>Tkir. receive said money :,1?t .v j. Iu"n 1" I ui.l and direct that my v '' r ? *??1 1 AT certain tract of I?ir ? .,.,.,1 hv me \from .7. C. ?irr:.?n. v . . w . , a* my "Hwamp Place" rj"f "<nr th^ Wateree River and ad ? a r . - 1 - r.f Cureton whenever he *r' ^?tain the *nm of five thousand ,'jr N the ?jme; and that out of 1 " amount, so to be raised hy H''l that he make for me the fol I r.V>5 WqTie?.t?- To W. B. doT^a**. NKOB0 SHOOTS WHITE MAN " . j Armed Men j<?ather in Search For NV* u?'? Who is l'lucod In Jail. ' ? Murdock Hough', aged about 2H years ; was shot and badly wounded "by a! young negro naiuod Oille Washington, WHO is 'a'bout U5 years old, late Wed nesday evening. Tbo shooting oh olirrod in tbo store of West Watktns at CasuQtt. It is said tbat there had been some previous trouble between (bo two when Washington walked into the store and shot young Hough in! the right breast and fled. . Officers at Camdejj, and lloihuuoj were immediately notified and in an! hour or less, fully one hundred armed J men had joined In the search, guarding bridges and highways. ? The negro realizing that escape was ini|K?SsJl?le I went word to Sheriff Welsh that lie ! was ready to surrender and he Wasj found about two miles distant from where the shooting occurred, and avhs immediately brought to Camden. No attempt was made to take blm from the officers. The bullet fired' from an automatic -ptsrol went into the right breast and | enure out by tlio shoulder blade. Mr llough was carried Immediately to the Camden hospital whore his wounds were ' dressed, but it is Impossible to state yet how severely lie Is injured. Negro Tries to lleece Another Negro. A forged telegram came near fleec ing au unsuspecting country negro to the amount of here one day ibis Week. I?. C. Alexander, a negro, for merly of the ('.an toy section, hut \v>ho Is now residing at Winston-Salem, had -prepared a telegram to himself signed by Washington Drakeford, supposed to 'ie 'under sentence of electrocution at Hristol, Tonn., stating lhat if he could get his brother, (Ins Drakeford, at Camden, in this county, to put up $2(10 that he though he could get legal as slstance. Gus . Drakeford was about to put up tbo' money when he showed the message to Deputy Henry McLeod, who defected the forgery. Instead of returning to the waiting negro with the money he carried the officer along and had Alexander put in jail on n ehnrge i)f forgery. Ills Arm Severely Cut. Unglish Jlabon, son of Mr. Abe Ru ben, of near Tajgoff, was brought to Camden one night. last week to' have' bis arm dressed from wounds received while opening a fruit jar. The young man bad bis wrists severely lacerated in several places cutting the arteries and lost n great. deal of blood, lie was, given attention at the Camden hospl- 1 tal and i* now getting all right. Sunday School To Ke-Open. j Tiie Sunday School of (.'race Church' wifl re-oiien Sunday afternoon at five] o'clock and all teachers and scholars j arc requested to he preseut. There j will be no service Sunday morning. Old Fire House Sold. Tin? <>!d brick fire house, known as. reel house No. 2. located on Chestnut I street, has been 'sold by the city tot 'Henry Savage, who is having the odd building converted into a dwelling j bouse. The city realized about $1,000) from the sale. Sumter Couple Married Here. Air. William Hough and Miss Marie. Crtrner, both of Sumter, were married in Camden Monday evening at the resi- 1 deuce of Mr. W. C. Hough on DeKalb! street, the Itev. M. M. Bensoo^offleiat- 1 ing. I .tit her (iocs To Big league. Sumter, Sept. 4. ? It will he of in terest to funs throughout the entire Slate to know that "Punk" Luther, star N'e wherry College moundsman, who has pitched stellar hall for Sum t er this season, lias been signed hy a scout for the Chicago White Sox team ond that he will report to them after the <*oin<plet ion of his college course next June. For the past two seasons I. other has heen regarded as the hest college pitcher in the State and it was rumored sometime ago that sever al f?ther hitf league teams were after Ifi ni. It was at Florence last Wednes day that Luther was persuaded to af fix his signature to a Chicago contract, the scout having seen him pitch the day before at Cheraw. Luther has all a pitcher needs, speed, a sharp, fast breaking curve and a wonderful change of pace. In addition he has splendid control and seldom ever walks over one man a game. Ills 03 reer in the big circle will he followed with interest hy his many friends and admirers throughout the State, who confidently believe that he will xtick and become a star. t.VY* ; ? o !. C. flo-ugfc, $2y>; lo Mrs. Willie Perry, formerly Miss Willie Watkins $2.V>; to O. A Rhame. $2.V) ; to I. J. MvKenxle. $2oO ; to C. M. Cole man. $2TtO : to Jack Watkins, $250, and to II. C. Singleton $2A0. and to S. I). Chipley $2,000 and that he also retain on i of said money from said sale the sum of $TM)0 for himself. So long as Hiy ejtecntor cannot get the npset price above named, for the paid tract of land he is to rent the same out and col lect the rents from the same. Item 11. ? I nominate. conaUtute and appoint H. 1a Ritchie an executor of thl* my Last Will and Testament. ? . * ? : : CAMDRN MAIS III VS STOCK Other News of Interest From ter Excluuijje*. ' 1 The bankrupt, stock of the Chester Dry < eOtupiipy was sold I'" i* U1 a y . It brought #8,070, accounts for $10,tMHi included. and was bought by SrhlOsbuyg of Oalnden. It was re sold. The merchandise stock, fixture# aiUl ncciunts brought $l.tx>o profit. Jefferson Hohins, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. II. ItobliiN Of Chester, was painfully injured Prltiay when his bi oyule. collided with a ,\yagdn. He is severely bruised. practically all over his body, and has been suffering con siderable pain as ? result of Ills M;o&s|ng accident. A case of considerable- interest throughout the 'county was tried be fore Magistrate Thompson at liberty Hill' '.-yesterday.' A Marion tUai'kmon. of l lie I'ork Hill settlement, was ehaiis'i'd wiili hunting foxes out of season and in a jury trial lie was ac quitted. lb- was represented by It. S. Stewart of Lancaster and Attorney Itieliards,-' of" Liberty 1.1111. while Copeland Massey. of Kershaw, con due* j ted the prosecution. The I >ort touring ear which was found in the woods near lielalr "some weeks ago by local officers is still in the posession of the authorities. It has beeti found that the car was so hi' by a Colunibia dealer, but the officers have not been able to j;et any nearer than that to it* present owner. About the time this ear was found a young man was arrested in Charlotte, for the Danville, Va., iluthorities on a charge of breaking jail, having been arrested in the Virginia city on the charge of stealing an automobile. It was said that for several days l>efore he was arrested in Charlotte he had been driv ing a Port touring car around the city, and it is thought, possible that this is the car which local officers found. i . ' Prominent Couple Married Here. Of interest to friends throughout the state will be (lie news of the mar riage of Miss Dorothy Manning, of Co lumbia, and Charles Frew of Rock ; Hill, which occurred in Camden on ' Saturday evening ; Hev. W. II. Hodges !, pastor of the Camden Methodist church being the officiating minister. Accompanied by C. Pride Simpson, of Hock Hill, Mr. Frew motored to Colombia Saturday, th^ party leaving at once for Camden where the cere mony was performed. .Miss Wilbur MH'alluni, of Camden attended the bride. Mr. ttimpsou being beat man. Mr. and Mrs. Frew left at once in their ?-ar for .Charlotte, where they were guests Sunday of t lie groom's sister. Mrs. .lames Marshall, going on from there for a short lnidal trip to the mountains. As Miss Mit lining, the bride was quite popularly known in itoek Hill where she entered Winthrojy College last session, attending also^'the sum mer school session. She is the only daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. A. S. Man ning **f Columbia, the former of whom is president of the Idborty National Hank, <?f the capital city. She is a most attractive yojnig girl and will re ceive a cordial welcome in Hock Hill. Mr. Frew Is the son of the bite Mr. and Mrs. C \\\ Frew, of Rock J 111 I and is widely connected there. He holds a responsible position with the London I'rintery. l.'pon their return to Rock Hill the bridal couple will begin house keeping at once. ? Rock Hill Herald. Country Residence Destroyed. The pretty country residence owned jointly by Messrs. R. 11. Clarksou and J. H. S. Clarksou in West Waterce was destroyed by fire early one morn ing last week. It was situated on a large hill surrounded by a beautiful ..oak grove and made au ideal country residence and l he loss is a heavy one to the owners as we learn fliey only carried about $1,1200 insurance. , Old Colored Woman Dead. Aunt .1 nl i:i Benson, an obi time colored woman said to have been a round ^O years of age, .lied ? I her home on Mill Street la*f Thursday and was buried on Friday afternoon from Trinity Methodist church. She had resided at the same home for many years and had reared a large family of children and grandchildren, some of them tM-ing our be^t colored cit ixens. Says Buy Coal Now. In writing to his home paper in this state n * Kupcrintenrtenr of a coal coinpanv in Illinois advises people to bitv coal now and not wait until win der, as%lt is his opinion that mines will have trouble with strikes and car shortage greater than last year. He says the milter* will not stand for a cut in wages and something will have to be done before the winter is over. His letter conclude* as follows: "They get $1.25 for every ton. they load and a lot of then makft as much as $20 a day, so you see what mine owners are np agaln*t.M KMUXKNT CHOP IN YKAKS , Soui )i Carolina llll Il?rd liy 8hftrl Clop iUMl KueagCS of WWvUn. Washington, Sept. 1- I'oiitm grow in:; lia just suffered 1 1??' most dis astrous 'month in lis history. The 1 11 dlvuted crop will be till* smallest in tAe In st thirty three years. while its condition now is the lowest ever rec orded in any .month in the history of the industry. Uavagcs of the boll weevil are principally the eausb of the severe decline of thu crop, amounting to a loss of 1,110,000 hales in prospective production since last month's forecast, The Department of Agriculture In announcing today it* forecast of < a total production of 7, 087,000 equivalent 500 pound bales, based tin a canvass made August 25, declared everything seemed to have gone wrong with the crop. A yield of 1-7 pounds to the acre is indicated for the donntry as a whole this year. Never in the last fifty-six years has the yield been so low. The ' nearest approach was 1L1> ' pounds in ISOti. Only 10 per rent of a crop is promised in some counties of South Carolina, n l'arts oS Oklahoma will lisiVf not more than 15 perTent of a crop. About one- third of a crop or less will be produced in portions of Texas. South Carolina and Georgia. A half a crop or better maybe .produc ed in .Mississippi. Nortlier-n Alabama Northern Georgia and Northern South Carolina Stales on the Northern edge ol' the cotton belt may have about two thirds of a crop The production was forecast a month ago at 8,203,000, hales, based on the July 25 condition of the crop, which was (54.7 per cent of a normal Last year's crop was 1.1,480,00ft bales and the August 25 condition was U7.5 per cent of a normal. The average condition of the crop on August 25, for the ten years 1011-20 is <17.7 per cent. The decline in condition from July 25 to August 25, was 15.4 points, com) >a red with an average decline of 7.7 points for tho ten years. Tho condition of the crop on An gust-. 25, and the forecast of produc tion based on the condition, by States where : Virgil) hi : Condition 03 and produc tion 11,000 bales; North Carolina 02 and 523, 000 ; South Carolina 50 a mi 74-1; (MM); Oeorgia II and 827,000; Flor ida 50 and 10, 000; Alabama 53 and 172,000; Mississippi 57 and 070,000 ; Louisiana 45 and 211,000; Texas 42 and 1,938,000; Arkansas 63 and 720,* ?XHl; TeilrteSSC<r<^a nd 235,000; Mis "s'outi 7>> and 50,000; Oklahoma Is and 474.000; California S3 and 75.<hM?; Ari zona 85 and 17,000: all other Stales 85 and blank. Tin' oondi t ion of ijot ton on August 25. was the lowest it lias ever been in any month in die history <*f the cotton crowing industry, according to tin; records of the Depart ment of Agri culture. in commenting on the condi tions the department, in a statement sa id : "The damage lias been (lie greatest in the area from Central Oklahoma to North Central Texas, the fall in condition amounting to from 25 to .'50 point* Declines of from 10 to 20 points are shown for Southern South Carolina, for Ceorgia, Northern Ala bama. the Delta section of Mississippi and throughout the bell west of the Mississippi river except in the north ern edge where v(?in^ slight improve ment occurred. "Conditions are especially bad. not above 15 per cent in Southern Okla homa and not over a third of a crop Is promised in the adjoining portions of Northern Texas. In Southern and Central South Carolina the promise is far less than n third and in ?ome counties not over 10 per cent ??f a crop. The <i?ntra! belt of Ceorgia and most. 01 l-aist and South Texas promise about a third. "Everything win* to have gone wrong Willi the crop. In Southern South Carolina, in (Georgia and in Ark anstis and in portions of other States excess rainfall and cool weather have combined to give a big weed which t he' boll weevil in the flush of early Invasion has attached voraciously, de ?stroying all squares and bolls set dur ing August nod even ana'^'eg ger bolls. "From 40 to JM) per cent of the bolls are affected in Southern Sooth Caro lina and the proportions run very high in other State*. Westward from Georgia through Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana to Texas and Oklahoma the weevil has multiplied far beyond tho usual experience. In Oklahoma, notwithstanding heat and drought, it i* worse than erer experienced. In Texa?. It i* the ehlef can*e of deter* i SCHOOLS OPHN MOM>\V Sii|H>rlutml0 A?K? tVoperfit Ion of 'Pupils ami I'atrons, The Camden city graded and high schools win reopen on Monday with a teaching force almost double what li whs ijist Perhaps some will wish io know i he reasons for the In crease In teaching force, with only one school I > 1 1 i I ? I i 1 1 k iivallahle. In the first, place the stale hoard of education has given to nudcrstiind that unless we lower t lie number of pupils per toucher considerably there will lie no state aid for the Camden s.hools. Vou will re member thai the average nnniher of puplis per teacher in iie graded school <asi year was t.ver sixty, a niftuher fur too la rge for any tc.i.her to handle it one time. '('heii. the expectancy is ? !?jii iiic new graded school building will he ready sonic time about the lie ? Mining of lite second icrin Which would necessitate the euiployineni of eVtra teachers at n time when they Monot he scoured. For the next several mouths the pa irons, pupils and teachers will he sul? Jccted to many iimonvcnlenees.. more than during the past session. This time not only must the high school pupils attend school In the afternoon, Inii sections of five other grades. We ! assure you thai the arrangement will J>o I ?l antUM I Avil.li the utmost care and i*k that you do everything' iii* your power to help the situation during this ivied. The sahio"Vitii!itn?ii has arisen 'M 'other towns and has been? sneee-s? folly inel hy the close working I ogetheV of patrons ami school authorities. * l?i-oil one hundred and seventy five to ?wo hundred children will he selected ' ? come in the afternoon along with the high School. In select lug. I his number the authorities will <Io their best to ininimi/e the Inconvenience- of the situation. Monday the pupils of ;ill grades be ; low the eighth will meet at the graded school hulldlng at eight thirty. The pupils above the 7th will assemble at one thirty at the same place. All pu oils are expected to be present the first day, bringing hooks, promotion cards and proper evidence of vneclna t Ion. The -MalverU Hill school wiN also open Monday. .1. G. Richards. Supt\ ttets Scholarship to The Citutlel. .State Superintendent of Education .1. K. ? Swearlngen has been sent the scholarship recommendation from the Citadel for the scholastic year 1?21 22. Thirty-eight vacancies in thirty one counties were to be filled. The eoipflH'l it ive examination was held at. every county court lionse Friday July Sth. .Tapies J. Wallace, son of -Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Wallace and a recent gradu- j ate of the Camden I-I l.tch School, has been named for a scholarship fronTj Kershaw County. Death of an Infant. An infant daughter of Mr. ; 1 1 1 ? I Mj ?1. A. Hough. d^e<J, Sjunhi.v afternoon. | The little ?'hih| was only thrno days ??f ? oge. I ' ' Still Destroyed. "Constable Stokes and I'olieeinan ' C Wliimker destroyed an illicit whiskey still on the (Jeorgo T. I. it tie property known as the Adams property five miJes east of Camden hist Thursday. It had been located ior some time by the officers' and they hod constantly watched the place with the hope- of catching the owners, hut they seemed to have been pur wise because it had not been operated Tor more than a month. Fearing that they would re move it It was destroyed. The officers have a pretty good idea who it be longed to. but could never catch them in the act of making the stuff. Another Burglary. The store of D. Snyder on the cor ner of Broad and DcKalb streets was entered some time during Sunday night of last week and the front door was found open Monday morning. Mr. Snyder is confident that his store was robbed, but he could not make an es timate of the amount the thieve- touch ed him for I iora t ion. "The mild winter held i esjHjn-ible foi sharing an unusual number of weevils ;i> ell as othvr insets which have multiplied 'beyond measure and are deva sting the new growth in prac tically all the area of its present range The army worm i< present in hirge numbers throughout most of Arkaieots. Tennessee and North Mis sissippi. but the defoliation of the heavy growth i* not looked upon as an unmixed e\ ij. Boll worms and the usual pcsfH ,i re present in greater hrr~ rt:,~r. nut their damage is small compared with the weevil. In North I'arolinn and Virginia the long drought has been almost a" destruc tive as the weevil uU?where. "The northern edges "f the belt, from V irginia and North Carolina through Tennessee, North Arkansas and Northern Oklahoma promise about two-thirds of a crop. Missinsippl and the northern portion* of Alabadfa, fJeorgla and South Carolina still fore^ easts better than half a crop. SON KllJiS FATIIKK ' Palricijl* Occurs Four Miles Fast of Camden Friday NIkIu. .1. K. ?harp. a whli<\ man, aboht ?"??"? years of age, was shot ami mortally i ? wounded about 10 o'clock, last Friday night and died at the Camden hospi tal about two o'clock Saturday after noon. The shooting occurred at the dead man's lioute about four miles east of Camden near I ho county poor farm and t ho shots were fired by Kotiert Shai'i). aged about '<2, a son of the slain num. J. 10: Sharp was a guard on i ho ohaln gang and Hobcrt Sharp Is a carpenter working In Oouulttli. Moth. resided In tlni sanio house. The elder Sharp loaves a wife and several children. The ' >on has u wife and f villi' children A eoronev's jury composed of A. < ?. Hall. W. I,. Hunnlontt, C. N/Myew. A. I ?. Mel. cod. W. II. Wast, (J. NY. Tur ner, Tom Cornell ami JcjwIo llurnelt, held an Inquest over tin* remains Sat urday afternoon at lOvans undertaking paclors ti nil rendered a verdict "That .1 lv Sharp fame to his death from gUnshot wounds in tin1 hands of Kobert Sharp," V Thr?u? *vjLtu#sso? were heard Ar thur Sharp, a >?iii of the dead man and .Mis. Hal lie Sharp, wife of the do '?eii>ed, and lir. S. F Ilraslugton i est i fled as to the wounds prodUcjjJg de/ith. Tin* shots were fired at (noise range, hiking effect in his lungs/ and arms. Arthur Sharp and Mrs. Sharp hotli testified to practical the same. Hotli stated that husband and. father came home' and began cursing the mother and threatened to kill tint mother. He drove away a short distance In his on i" and said Unit when he came back that lie would clean out the whole place. The mother then called the assistance of Hubert Sharp. The el der Sharp soon returned with pistol in hund and attempted to enter the house, when ho was fired upon twice by Kobert Sharp, the pistol failing from his hand when the second shot wn? fired, no the testimony stated. The Sharps formerly resided at Hlaney in this county. 'Kobert Sharp was taken into custody by the sheriff the following morning and is now In jail, hut it is understood that ho will i make a |>pl ica liou for hall this week. Fine Went The Wrong Way. For making an unwarranted arrest a week or two ago upon a citizen win. in it is alleged had refused to pay ? :t di->ht and who had violated no < ? i ly > ordinance, the City id' Camden had | to ??nine across with' $1(10 as settle ment to the man arrested. It is said | that the citizen arrested had engaged [another Camden citizen to move some furniture in a truck and upon his re fusal to pay, the arrest was made on 1 rtmiplainf of the second party. Tho : arrested man sought legal advice and I lie- result was a compromise l<\ tho |' ity paying over $100. .Civic League to .Meet I Tin' regular monthly , moot i 11^ of thu i Civic League will ho held at the Li brary next Monday, September 1'J. at ."i .30 p. hi. This is the first meeting since July and members are urged to"' attend. This is an important organi zation thiil has for its motto. "Tho City Heautiful." and is an organization that should claim the interest of every woman Hn Camden. A cordial invita tion i^ extended to all. if you are not i member already, eonie out next Mon day and join. The annual dues are only fit) cents. If is by united effort that the wheels are turned and prea t rttiugs accomplished The League has already worked wonders in old Cam den and made it. to "bloom like the rose" Camden is your home: do you not. fee I an interest in all things per fa in i np to its welfare? ' Meeliup in Progress at Baptist Church. \ protracted meeting is in progress a t the Camden Baptist Church, hav >: 'g commenced la?'r Sunday The | 'p-a I h i mi is being dulie by f>l Cur ie to II Martin of Florence, assisted by h i ? *inger. Mr Frank MeCravy. of 1 reus. I ?r Mhi'Hm >- (i very interesting and forceful speaker and Mr McCravy Is lit man of unusual attainments and ald I i ? v a ? a singer. j The* hours of service are 10:00 a m. find s p. in. Considerable interest is ixiriL' taken in the meeting and the congregation* are increasing in inim !*???. hi every service. PERSONAL MENTION Mi.v? Virginia T?yb??* ?? 2 yJriTcr r.i Blowing I lock. N. this week. 'Jeorge Coleman was the guext <?f James Burns In Sumter this week Mr Harry I'orter has returned from 1 visit to relative* in VV'ellesley, Mass. Mrs M. K. Kvnns, of Kershaw is visiting her daughter. Mrs. S. F. Braxington. Mr." and Mrs. It. 'B. i'ltti ami child ren are spending some Unit* nt Blow ing Hock, N. C. - Misses Elizabeth and Martha Work* man, who hare been spending fhc unm mer In Atlanta :tr* kcre o:t> a vi*lt to :cUUjre?- _ - -V _