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VOLUME XXXIII. Chronicle * ? 1 ? CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1921. NUMBER 25. ?>; \v. AI-DI KMAN |>KAI> Had Ama*setl u Fortune I" At Alcolu. Alcolu, Sept. 10, - Jlavitl Wells Al denuan, president mid founder <?f t lio j> W. Alderman A Sons Company, Al eoiu. prominent In' Southern industrial development in the South and oue of l ii?? lead Iiik business men in the South Atlantic States, died today at 1 O'clock at his home in Alcolu uft.er a long 1)1 J|c wa?< hoi'H at llarroli's Store, I>u [ili ii (Vanity. N*??rth Carolina, seventy , two years ng?. lie cauie to South Caioliiia forty years ago and as a ?j.ioiii'iii' in the 1 umber industry, In- has ((massed -a fortune. He was one of (ho larik't'st land owners In Clarendon and Hdjujiilng counties. lie is survived Ijy the following;) K. .1 Alderman, IViul H. Aldcrinan, i Mi?* VhrrfTiN Alderman, of Alcolu; .Mrs' I i.o'itl C. .Sliaw. of Sumter; 1 >. \V. Al'-j ilfiiaa.li. .If., of Florence, and Mrs,' flair liice: of Helton, The funeral will Im held ioinorr?rw at 12 o'clock, at i ( ,'a i eiah'ii Ma prist Church, Ab'olu. of Iri.'h Mr. Alderman was tin? founder.1 . - ! Turin! service will ho held at llarrell's; M'uv, l'uplin County, North Carolina,) ? ivsi the remains of his wife !tin! sa ree infant children. The burial j vri VM cs will 1m- hold there Sunday at ? ? >(?!i Mi- Alderman amassed a fortune, es timated at vvrsi! million dollars. 1 Marriages. Mr. II I'. Watts and Miss Kate II. K'dy. hoth of this County were mar tied in ('auidi.Mi on .September 10th. Mr. 1 C. Hough. acting judge of pro bate performed the ceremony. Mr. I.. A. Campbell and Miss Marie Branham Were married In Camden on Sunday, September 11th, the Rev, W, ll Hodges. of the Methodist church i performed the ceremony. Mr. W, A. Smith, of Chester, and , Mis> Mamie Truesdttlo, of Kershaw, were married in Camden on -Septem ber I'Jlh, Rev. W. II, Hodges, of the.' Methodist church officiating. Death of Oood Colored Man. have Whitley, a well known and highly respected colored eifien of Cam den, died at his home in Kirkwood on Tnesday lust. The body was held un til rriilav awaiting the arrival of re latives frr.m the north and the funeral / <'< iu ifil from Mt Morluh Baptist < liiit' li. \VhitU?y was an ohl time earkey and had held positions of trust with m;i tiy of our white people, and i ihm <? are many who regret Ids passing. liusst'tl Out On Hail. < illc. Sept . 21. ? Kenneth UOs - ? t : . yoiinu whte man of Ilonea Path. convicted at Abbeville in ^pril, nf <riininal assault and sen tenced to M'rvc 40 years in the state (?nit<-ii'ti;ir\ . was granted bail hero tod. i v w h rn Associate Justice Thomas I' t-'nthraii of the South Carolina N.ij.t court fixed his bond at the Mini ..f hk i. C.ossott was brought f t ? >111 tin- state ]>iiuitentiary for li-aiiug Ih'Ii I in tin* Greenville -ffiurt house this morning as ? '-nit of .in order signed several 1 !.'? if .1 u<t ice Cothran at the ? i't- -? ,j* i t's attorneys FINAL NOTICE this week mailing a second ?'i oiihxM'ipt ion due The Chron ^ ? h :i \ .? mailed a notice of ^x rlfatitiii !?? ninny of our subscribers ' ? ' 1 1 r 1 1 many have paid n? attention. \s- i. ir rules are strictly cash in ad .? u.. will have to have payment ? ?'t"iv tin. paper can be continued. If 1 t -i ? ! jr,.( your ]>a|>er next week '? h ;? lie* it on the postoffioe or ' 1 1 i? . ? nrrier. but think about the ''??? w- in- mailing you this week ? ' ? ' 1 il l in v-mr subscription account. Home Town Paper Week. \,r\ rare that the average |).mis[s its own business-!. < 1 11 :i lit i t ies of space ill hoosf - ' .i i fairs of others. .<..M(,.Vnfty suggested that/ it was for newvpa]K.rs . ,f the country to I' i wii-k ui which their own busi ? s)Hi;1|,| lie jffven precedent. Hitd the if ie thoroughly endorses the idea. 1 : ? -late v#?t is the second week in v' v,,inU r. 'from the 7th to the 12th, ?*i : r. _r that great world event, Vrniivti,-.. Day. I iif official title for the week will 'Subscribe Kor Your Home Town ? ' ? ?*-r Week '' ? nvmsands papers, will join in ? veut. and our readers will hear about it as time goes on. ! ?" ?' r-ailv to help lu any cause ?- ;r; the Interests of a better nuts hotter living conditions if)-! better government, we now ask readers and advertisers of the h." >jiie,e to turn in and lend a hand V1 ? x "Subscribe for Your Home ' '? I'm |>er and boost for us. Examination For Postmaster An examination for appointment of J^stmAster at Kershaw. H. C. . will he 1(1 st Tamden. Saturday, September 24 th Hermitage Mill Newt*, '(>? M. Y, |'4 i:. hold thejr regular meeting in the 1 tonnltiigje Mills Cliapul ?Mi Tuesday evening. at 7 :?'io o'clock. The program was in charge of group Number Three. W. T. 'Mattox. oliolr Hum. An enjoyable am! beneficial pro mum was rendered. Thin organization is growing in miuft>er ami Influence. Mr. It 1$ Pitts and finally are at It lowing liook, N. C. Mr. 10(1 win tioodalc loft last Tuesday for Clemson Collegot where he begins his eollegla|e ootirMV Wo regret to soo Mr. (JooUalo leave the off loo foroo, but wo arc glad to s ?y ho was the wlnnor of a four year scholarship. Wo wish r<M- hint every siuwss. We arc vor.v proud of our Sunday School now. There were .T2 present on last Sunday. > ' Mrs A J. Shear in Y. M. ('. A. swro irv Darlington Mills, and Mr. Henry Huxley. also of Darlington Mills. spent pjst .Thursday in our village enroule to Columbia to a meeting of state Y. M. C. A. workers. Mrs. .Tim Keunlugl'Ui and faniil.x ! have returned from < J rout Falls were I thev visited the past week. Miss Peaii F.ddinzo has returned to her home in St. Hooriipo after spend t'cw days at t In* home of Mr s. f i. ( 'ml Icy. Miss Carrie Crolley is visiting rela tives in St,, (ieorge. The W. M. U. held their regular meeting at the home * of Mix \V. T. Mattox on last Thunsd<iy evening. PJahs were discussed to. raise money for church a nd preacher. It was de cided that they would meet regularly at the -Community House. One of the most enjoyable events of the woofc was (lie fish fry on the pond ? Saturday at "The Cooks," Mes sr- Dodgin and -Morris went up 'early and prepared the fish which had heen caught from the pond. They were cooked and everyone present enjoyed them. This was the first fish fry of the season, hut . we hOfto to be able to have many more. Mr. M. W. Welseh furnished the fish. Sunday School class Number Three. Mrs. Pearl Crolley, teacher and their friends- enjoyed a real outing and has- , ket picnic on last Saturday. A4>out thirty children, accompanied by Mrs. Crolley, Mr. Mattox. and M4ss Fleming set out to hike to the head <>f the pond. When the destination was reached, a big bucket of lemonade was made, which was enjoyed by all. Lunch wn? then spread, ? and .such goi>d things! This was indeed a 'pleasant occasion. The children and relatives of Mrs. Robinson guve her a surprise dinner on last Saturday celebrating her birth day. Quite a number of the family were present and it was Indeed a hnj? p.v group that gathered around the large table that had h??on spread under the pines near the house. To Re Held At Bethany Church. The annual meeting of the Woman's Baptist Missionary Cnion of Kershaw Association will be held at Bethany Church. Westville. Saturday. Septem ber 24th. beginning promptly at 10:.10 o'clock. Send as many delegates as will attend and help n\ake this meeting a sieves#. ('apt. Shannon .Seriously III Friends iu Camden and throughout the state where he is well known will be grieved to learn that Cnpt. VV. M. Shannon is desperately ill at his home in this city. He returned recently from Chicago whore he underwent an operation for a facial trouble, and Tuesday he was on the street bright and cheerful. Early Wednesday morn ing he was found to he unconscious, having suffered a stroke of.appoplexy some time during the night, and has remained in a semi-conscious state. Captain Shannon is the oldest mem ber of the Camden bar. and one <>f thi* foremost citizens of Camden. This in formation will bring sorrow to many, and his age being around 00 years, bis friends cannot hold out inueh hope for his recovery. Kershaw County Man Paroled Atlanta. Sept. 21. ? I>r. \V. .1. Mc Xaughton. serving a life sentence at the State prison farm at Milledgevillo for the murder of Fred Flanders, a farmer of Fmanuel County, today wa? paroled by (Jovernor Ilardwick Mrs. Flanders, who was jointly in dicted with MeNangbton never was brought to trial. 1 > r. MoXaughton. above referred to was born and reared in the northeast ern section of Kershaw county and has a brother residing in this county. Hundreds Killed In Germany. Mayence Germany, Sept. 21? A grout e.vplositon today at the ehernical pro ducts plant of the Hadlsehe Anilinfab rik Company at Oppau, on the Rhine, wrecked the town and .?*prend death and destruction ??n every hand. The number of killed is variously esti mated at from 1,000 to l.fiOO and the injured close to 2,000. One report "Says that, there were .1.000 men on the spot at the moment of the explosion ami it is believed that about half of these were killed. The town of i>ipau js u scene of utter desolation, more' than a third of the houses having been completely dest roved, while tlio rO"fs the oth ers were swept off as if hit by a whirlwind. Ilere also main were kill ed or injured. ?* The explosion is attributed by some to exfp|9 pressure In two adjoining gasometer* the whole of this part of I the works being literally pulverized. Where the gasometers stood i<? now [a funnel -shaped hole 130 yards wide nn<l 4.1 yards deep, while twisted gird ers and debris of every description lie scattered about. For a distance of several hundred ytrds not n wall H left standing. l it ?: s?:\ 1 1 K I OK ? lVb: Consent Verdict Fur Murderers in ( t>\.iiiKtou County. t.iNiuutou. Stpi . ir?, -tiuiliy with recommendation i ?? inovoy" was the directed verdict in the ease against .lames HavfleUl. Sr.. Mrs. Jnlla Cook, Ira C, < Sunk, Sarah Mimic Cook and Henry W heeler, charged with the killing of Mnivellus Cook near Steed inaii several wfeks ago. Kadi was sentenced . to lift* terms %in the slate penitentiary. I'lic dead man was i h<? husband of Mrs. Julia Cook ami flu* father o f Ira Cook ami Mlnije t !ook. When arraigned Monday all of the ? h'fiMt lent s entered , a plea of not guilty, but when the east* was called this uidrui ng attorneys, appointed by : he court t.o represent the defend I outs*, st a rod that all five of them i< i.l mil t cd their part In the killing, and witnesses wore put on tho stand to* show that the d/'fondents were of low nientality. (J. Croft Williams,, secretary of the state board ??f public welfare, was tlu.- first witness. Il?> testified that he had examined nil of tin* defend ant's and had found Ira Cook and Mimic Cook to ho very low in men tality. wltli minds of a normal child of seven yours, The other, throe, Mrs. Julia Cook, Ilenrv Wheeler and James Hatfield, Sr., of it little higher mentality, but eonslderahly below nor mal. Mr. Williams also read a report of I>r. Arabella Feldkamp of New York, fopveseuting tin? National Com mittee of Mental Hygiene, who had ex amined all of the defendants and found them io bo mentally deficient. Miss Louise Bishop, field agent for the state hoard of public welfare, was next placed on the , stand and testified that she had examined all of the de fendants' and found them to be eon slderahly below the average mentally. She said Mrs. Julia Cook, -18 years of age, had a mind of a normal child of nine years old; Ira C. Cook, 10 years old. a mind of seven years; Henry Wheeler, 20 years old, a mind of nine years; James Barfield, OS years old. a mind of eight years ;? Sarah Mimic Ox>k, 1(1 years old, a mind of seven. She explained the difference between the physical age and tho mental age, and said the defendants were normal physically but their minds had been refftrded, caused no doubt by the sur roundings under which they had been brought up. The state did not introduce anv wit i * nesscs, and at the conclusion of the defense's testimony Solicitor Callison asked the jury to find a verdict of guilty with rccQinnicy.dat ion to mercy 11 said lie did not f?*.?t that tho stale of South Carolina should ask for a more severe sentence under the circum stances. The attorneys for the defense also asked for life sentences. At the conclusion of the arguments Judge S?>;is(. said that since all par ties had asked for the same verdict the only thing for him to do was to direct a verdict, which he did, and sentenced them t<? life imprisonment in the s|}jt(> penitentiary. None of the prisoners at bar seemed to <a re what happened, and Wheeler smiled after sentence was passed. The five defendants were represent ed by Iv. I,. AsiiiH, John l>. Carroll, Cyrus I.. SJiealy ami C T. Craham. all being appointed by the court. Postoffire Discontinued. The post office at Cantey, S. <"., in this county, which lias boon in opera tion for many years was last week discontinued by order of the postof fice dcpartim-nt. Patrons who have been served hv this office will now have their mail <<nt to them addrevxed to rural route <1. Camden. S. ( '. j ' Mail Early. Postma-tt-r Tranthaui a*kn ih t* ? all attention to the "mail early" eamj>alyn now being ptit on through ont the United States. He says if b??uess men will j hi t their letters in tho postoffice at different intervale during the day instead of waiting un til j u t before the niHil* elose, it will work less hardships upon the mail clerks and also insure better service from the department. Ert Soldiers, Attention! The ,'!ea n Up will ??- in Sum ter on Septemlwr 28, 'JO. and 30th. This is a squad of expert* to civ?* at tention to the claim*) of soldier* n ml their families for any nsurnnre. vo cational" education. compensation cliams. or medical treatment, and 1? sent out to Rconr the country for any still entitled to trovernmont aid Any one In Kershaw (3ounty entitled t? nny of the above the above l?enefit? and not receiving them is urged to over to Sumter oo one of the dates jrlven. Take all government paper's ineludfne dhsebarjfe rertlfleat*. Hl{. DAMKI, l>Iv\ll Wan Korww Pastor <?f Lyttloton street Church Here. > ? ?? ? ? i, ? Kthgstrec, Sopt. u?. 'Die Hoy. W. W, DauicJ, D, D., former president of Columbia college and a fading inin ittfer In ? I !io Methodist Kpiseopal church in South Carolina. ?l !??? I sud deniy here til mldtirKht tonight. 'Dr. 1 >ahiol had hccu in declining health tin' las) tVw months, hut was ah 10 this morning to uili'iid (ho opening oxoiflso.s of I ho Kingstroo >ilgh school, ll?' had returned from his summer \acati"ii only a few weeks ago. and ft was thought hi> health was iiiiu h Improved. Dr. Daniel was pastor of the Kiugstrce Methodist rh u roll here.' Funeral arrangements have' not lu'ou made. He was (JJ years old, l?l. Daniel 'wits educated al Now ? helTji college, completing tin urse with distinction wi 1s7J>. lie was ad [ milted by the conference to proa oh i:> | December, lss.'{, ami served as fol lows, in th?; state: Anderson circuit. 1 IMS 1 : Furl Mill circuit. INK;"! ; Vorkviih lS8tMN85?; Che>ter. 1NJM>: Newberry 169J-1MK1 ; Florence. 1S1M ; Washing ton Street, Colombia. iv.i.viyis; St.. John's Anderson, ISS',1. At lilt' SeSsjoll. of tllO OOllfj't'OlM-t' in Oraugcbur;; in December. 1MW?. In-. Daniel was, defied president of Co lumbia college to fill tjto vacant \ caused by I ho resignation of tho ltcv. John A. II iff. I >. D. Hf resigned tho presidency of tho college several years ago because of declining health, and has been serving as pas tor in .Methodist charges siijce that time. He was provident of fho col lege 17 fours'. August 'J9,~ Dr. Daniel was married to Miss Alice Rowcna Aull of Newberry, who survives IvhtfT, To this union four 'children w?Ve horn, three sons and a daughter, who also survive; ? They are: Herman Aull Daniel, of Kings tree ; Mrs. Sid Berry of Wilmington, X. C.. Walter Daniel, who is studying medicine in New York, and Miss .Julia Daniel of Kingstree. The Rev. J. VV. Daniel, pastor of Trinity Methodist church. Sumter, and the Kov. J. I>. Daniel, pastor of the Methodist church in Newberry ore hrot hers. K lira I Community Fair With a view of stimulating a wider interest a nd- creating n greater pride i n T the products, of our ? agricultural communi-ties and for tin* purpose aw akening community spirit Mini life. tln? I )ciiions| ration Agents of Kershaw county and the Women's Home I >c monstra t toil Clubs. together with the .County Hoard of Kdueatl<>n are i ?r? ? moling the Kershaw County Rural Community Fair which is planned to include every person, every neighbor hood. every business and every luisino.s organization in the ??umty. II. ?re we hojx* to exhibit in a I simple though interest lug way. the pro ducts of our individual homes and farms, and furthermore, the products of our various communities, thus en abling the one. jiorhaps, to grasp au ide<i from the other, whereupon the mutual exchange of ideas and experi ence- miglit contribute to the conve niencc ami comfort, as well as to the ]tros|H'tity. of rlie eoiinty as a whole If upon the conclusion of this first attempt to stage a ?-ommunity fair progress is <??en to have heen made in any -if these directions the undertak ing will he declared a success and en couragement will tie furnished to strive for greater a<h ievements f<?r future years in th# same undertaking and with a plea for the close co opera lion .if the j>eople of the county the program is being distributed soliciting exhibits f<?r the occasion anil setting forth a m interesting and varied sche dule for the day which hnc born Mf f < 1 1" f'ridii\ November 1Mb. .J. W. Sandei*. County Agent | Thanks His Friends "We desire to take this method of thanking our friends who generously loaned ns their assistance at the funer :t 1 and re interment of the late James F.eroy Heik which occurred at Kershaw fSunrinv, RspCCl&ITy do we thanic/he members of the local jx?-t of the Ameri ca n I/cglon which bears his name Very respectfully. ?I. ft. Belk and Fannlv \t liaptist Church Sunday. K'-v M .\f. ItAfirtrvn. pa?tor of the Camden Hapti<?t Church, writes to us fr^m Kanna pol i?. C . and requests us j<> hiii^uwt that Mr Joe McCgsIfill, of Concord, N will fill the pulpit at the Camden Baptlnt Chur?-h next Sunday ?t t?ofh rnornlne and evening ?errices. Wutcrpe Mill Ntwvs. Tiic I'ii'Si ?Annual Wateree Mili.v lair will he held Saturday St>i.M:i?niht?v Jdth. tUJt This l'ai? -will he held for i !l?? . iK'HOfll of Mil' < \l l in It'll jllts|iil;ll aWd ill; mvij>is. above t lit* expense* will,he dntia ted to this worthy instim thai; t it order t" make. it a slhx'i'ss a j larue n 1 1 ctidn uce i> necessary and we hope i lir pi oph ..i" Camden will help ns h\ (heir attendance. There- w ill In* I'sliiiai ?? of ' iiuklii^, home-made articles. antique^ cows. | hoys. eanulny and neodhv work. i 'niton in all it* processes will he shown from (lit* bale in (hi- finished cloth, also showing the various h< ?< pilals w It it'll. use the uuuyji' woven ill Walerco Mills- All I h?' by products of cnHon will he shuwn .also. A hoot h of KfOat tntclCM will ho the Health Hoot h. where relaiive food j values M ill he shown .and literature distributed on the care of. children. At this hooth iilsn tooth hru*Jie,.s will he given away. The.iv will he "llit the Coon" and "Hit thcIMl" stands and a Cat man. tall man. hearded lad\. etc. The program will hi-L'in Willi the -Auto I'madc in J p in. and last un til 'J p. in. i t 'old drinks and peanuts will he on jsal^iit all tlnn-s. In tin- ox ? -n i Iiir music will he furnish j ed h\ ii <? piece urcht'sira from s to 0 p. in. Kxeryhod.v is invited to help make the fair a success The admission will In* "Joe to all. .. (iriu'f Chureh Services Sunday. < ?n Sunday morning at 11 o'clock tlh?? Highl Itev. K. <i. Fiulay. I >, I).. Itishop ( \>- Adjut or of' l ho ] <>f South Carolina will visit. Cracc Church Parish and preach. This will ho tin? first time Bishop Kinlay has preached in Crace Chiin-h since his elevation it) t h?< l-'plseopute iiik) his many friends in tJiis section will he glad to welcome him. Tlmce will he no administration of (Vnfirmahlpu until later in the year. All tire eordlully invited to the ser vice. There will he the usual eele Illation of the Holy Communion at S o VI nek and Sunday School at. 5 p. m. Kfird's Lose Charlotte Store. Fire of- undetermined origin, dis covered shortly before midnight of Thnrsdii"$r.'* gutted r lie hit; department store of'* tfn* ICfird Hros.. at Charlotte, headquarters and parent store of the chain of ,"?1 stores in the Carolina* and Virginia. entailing a loss which may, amount to between $LMKl,iW)0 and $3(X),000. The fire was under control nt I :.'U) o'clock. Imii nt J o'clock all the city's firemen nud fire fightinu apiairatus were engaged in vigorous efforts to extinguish the flumes. The store of goods was estimated unofficially at .*.'{iHUMXi at least, and it was declared tlliit the entire stork- was milled. A large pro|xu*tion burned and the ha I and wji s damaged by smoke and the floods of water poured into .the build ing through more than half a do/en lines of hose. The walK of the huil ling were left standing. hilt "the flames burst through the roof and lighted up the business part of the city. No state merit of the amount of insurance cur ried could be obtained. The fire was discovered on the second floor in lh? | rear of the store. Dutch Prophet Make* Forecast September 2o is the central dntc for a very decided change in the weather from hot to cool possibly to cold says the I Mitch Weather Prophet In north arid northwest ?t ii ..ititudes, hi* siy<, will be cold with fr*?~t previous to even the <-rntral ? I :? J ?* . which v\ill move the cold wave for the West forward to i Wednesday and probably to the .same date for the Fast and Southeast, the time for the 'germination" or the cool wave extending from September IS to 2.1. September 7 was another period for a wave arid It occurred in the West and passe.J northward, having Iwcn defect efl bv the Sin Antonio dis t u rba nee Tl." "oniinir winter will be the t<dd ? je?t since 1 1 * 1 T IS, he says. Three snows are indicated for the territory Aouth and fit-il of the Blue Kidge fn ?lientioiis at the same Line arc to the t effect that snow will extend far south, | ate! winter will be accompanied be sides by numbers of snow flurries. "These forecasts will be confirmed nrvre decidedly U' t(j<?er 1. together with predictions as to possible amount of prefipitathm during trrain crop (wheat and o?tv? In this section," the prophet .said yesterday ? Monday'* State. Mr. Henry Savage. Jr., left la*t Fri day for the Unlreraity of Virginia. <\vm y ivc kson is \b\\i>o\i;i) I .;*>( of Soldiers March Avya> I 'r un (olnnibta Cantonment. Columbia, Sept IV \\ li h\ i lie com 41 let ion of I In1 nbnnib>miient > <if CjiUjjp ,)ucksO(i today. willi lite fXcep"! toil of a ?iiuill garrison t.i pioleti goveriihudH' property. Col .InvksuU; *'?.? in i * i ul ?.* v. of I in' t antpnuieni announced t h ;i i (ho ^iivcruincnt whs ready to least; tin* - i I ? ? f? ? i' resident in I oi; industrial projects to ii responsible Io Tlir lease woilhl only lit* terminated b> war. in which I In- government would desire l lui ran toumcnt for mobilization purposes t 'eloih I Tur.ks.oU; member* of the dirortornlr of I lie i IjiiiiiTk'T of cOin II ?? ? i ? anil oritur business men held a ? "ii l'i ii'in'o w illi ( ?i>\ I'l'imr Cooper on I lit* matter today,' and llir executive offered the *ngge'st ion thai ;h the boll wci'V i I. hud t ravers<\!. South < \ir?>li?tu. it might ho ;i yood Idea i?i seen re the rump a* : i center of distribution for*' i he as-cinbllng of grain or potatoes from all parts of tlio State under a co i ipi'tM I i ye system. MK1T. l\M?:s MWOY 1:1 i k Hcntains of Dead- Soldier Buried in Kershaw Sunday. in >.i<Tordu ik'h willi I In* iiiforniii I ion published in t lit* I'.rn sotne lime ag". tin* I nuly of I ,ienicnan-t .lames l.eltoy itrlk son of Jas. K iJelk. nf ( ';i un It'll, wer'c brought hark from Kriincc, where he fell in tin- thick ? ? f t lit' fight. recel v ? iiur ii uiinshot wound In or near oru? of Ii i s eyes. tin' I ?:i 1 1 f u? s< i njj entirely Through liis lirjid. Tin* hotly arrived in Camden Saturday. whore if was kept overnight,. and was brought by motor hearse through tin; country to j Kershaw <ni Sunday, attended by tin' in-mhers of the family, James lav Koy Helk Post , . American Legion, and a detachment of tin? Kershaw Cunrds. and a lm;ge number ?>f Camden citizens. The funeral cortege was Joined at Ker ? haw by member# of Walter Johnson I'ost <if I lie American Legion and clti '/ens of 1 he*. community and surrouding country. who Joiued in paying tribute ?y thelf presence and Interest to the memory of the depurted hero. The fn tu'i'n t and burial services were held at the grave at 12:30 o'clock the re liglous services being conducted by Kov. M. M. Benson, of the Camden Baptist church, and Rev. J. S. Nichols. <>f the Kershaw First. BirptNt church The final salute-was fired by the squad of infantrymen of the Kershaw (iiiJirds taps were sounded, the remains were covered and the mound of earth wfi? hidden beneath a deep covering <?f flowers, the gift of the family and friends, and ail that was earthly was left to await the. call of the final resur rect ion.-- -Kershaw Era. CANCELS "FATTY'S" PICTL'KKS ? Theatre of Tills City Anions Firsl in St ;? < |n Take Such Action. Manager LI I tli? of f li<> Majestic The atre has announced the cancellation of three of t Ik* Arhucklc picture! hooked for mi early showing. They nr<\ "(J a. soling (Jus.* '.Crazy to Marry," and "Melancholy Spirits. " Many. of t In* theatres throughout tin.1 country arc putting their stamp ol' disa |-pi -ova I on the accused murderer <>f Virginia Kappe by refusing to ^how bis pictures. And in doing so they arc gel (inn l he hearty approval of the lovers of ;i clfii n scree1!!. Cotton Fire at Dal /.ell. The cotton warehouse of Mr. .1. S. Folk, near Palzcll, was burned Sunday night and a number of bales of cotton was destroyed. The details of the fit'u have iK^en unobtainable, and the exuet number of bales of cotton )<>st ha? not 1n?en ascertained. It is stated that Mr. <*onrad Folk, brother of the owner of the warehouse was in the Stute Ware hou<c System and the contents were fully covered t>\ insurance- Sumter 1 1 em. A mob "f about 150 men and /?as, i niiiiiv of tlieni cowboy h, 1 i* -? l Saturday night entered the Maverick Theatre at TheruiojKdl* Wyoming. where ;j "Fatty" Arbiickle film was being shown, and shot up the screen and seized the film, taking ir in the .-street and burning purr of ft F '/. BuzzettJ, manager of the theatre. said today that representatives of the I'urlty I-eagne had visited him earlier in the day and asked him not to run the pic ture "I had the picture booked and saw no reason why I should not run it,"' Buzzntti said "I refused the re quest of the Purity League representa tives because I believed f had a right to run the picture and did not need [their advice." N'o damage was done to the theatre other than shooting up the s?rcen, Mr Buzzettl said, and no n! | tempt w;ta made to Injure Mm. Identifying It. "i ?ra n'pop," awked little K?och, "alial'n m quartette?'1 ?'A quartette. Knle," replied old Farmer Beu#>aeker. "is generally com posed of four real strong young men who ought to be in the harvest fleM."