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The Camden Chronicle__? i ? kii nuiniru 11 ? ^-Bgea-ggagagg.. uiu-Ji. l... !???????????" ? " ' a" '" ? ' .'"v ' . v ?.Np ift t?22 KUMBWi >?? VOLUME XXXIV. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1? > NKiiRO ATTEMPTS RAPK , Cowm to ClAdtV Where He It* Ar rented and Spirited Away. (From Thursday4# State) Brat ton Boyd, negro frani hand About 20 years old. w*a arrested at ftemden yesterday iifteriiwti ? At I o'olocfk on a charge of attempted crim inal assault ityon the Kl-year -old daughter of a farmer flviug in the up per portion of Richland county Boyd was (placed under Arrest by Mayor Gar rison as he was in the act of indors ing u check, Richland county officers were close behind the fugitive and reached Camden about 15 mluutes aft er lloyd had been lodged In prison. Hoyd told officers he was the man they were looking for. Richland and Kershaw county offi cers perfected plans . to bring the negro to Columbia for safekeeping and Boyd Waf <011 his way to the pen itentiary early this morning. Cam* den of/leers detoured tbe prisoner to avoid j>oskH>1o trouble. .Boyd made a vicious attack on the girl at 7 o'clock yesterday morning within 75 yards of her home, where her mother was attending household duties, according to officers. The lit tle girl sounded the alarm and the brave mother followed the negro and nroused neigl?9>ors as she followed In pursuit. Alined men joined in the chase and in a short time nearly 2<X) men were scouring the woods and open land in search of Boyd. The victim of the attack escai>ed serious injury, ncording to reports. ? Richland county officers left Colum bia as soon as the news was received. Charles Ufa vis, deanity sheriff led them in the race to overtake the fugitive. W. II. Rawlinon, Catlin Bickley and officers Neeley and Trotter formed the squad from Sheriff Heine's office. No tices were sent to "\Yinnd?oro, Camden and other point' and all roads were covered with .men armed with ahot Kuns and pistols. Officers and volun teers walked more than. 15 miles 5 through thickets and over plowed land following the tracks of the negro. The officers trailed Boyd to tbe river bank and proceeded to cross the stream and enter Camden. On arriving t'here they learned that Mayor Carrlson had cap lured tbe fugitive in, the Bank of Cam den as he was affixing bis signature to a check., An investigation showed that. Boyd's clothing was torn and h{s shirt almost in slvrcds, Indicating that the negro had passed through thickets on bis run toward Camden where his sister lived. Sheriff Welch. Deputy' Sheriff MrQ Ix'od, Constable Stokes n nd Chief Whlttaker of Camdfn -participated fn 1hC search foT"~BoyTt and ? thc^y Iiif<T placed men at various (points to head off the fugitive. Richland county officers quest lofted Boyd after ?his arrest and they say the negro admitted thai he was "the one that tusHlcnK with the girl." Tired and hungry, ihe officers " from Sheriff Heise's office returned to Columbia yesterday afternoon at 5.1 B o'clock. They left Boyd, in charge of Kershaw county and Camden officers, who had planned to bring the ne?ro to the pen itentiary in safety. The public roads leading to the Watereo bridge. near Camden were blocked with motor ears during the chase. Angry citizens of Richland and Kershaw counties were making every effort to capture Boyd and , there was much rejoicing when it was announced that the negro had been taken Into custody. Officers Davis. Rawllnson. BickJey. Trotter and Neelcy talked interestingly <>f the chase. They left Columbia on *hort notice early jn the morning and (racked the fugitive over flowed fields and through swamp land*. Determined volunteers walked with the officers and every Inch of ground for many acres was covered during the pursuit. Mayor Carrison of Camden scored another hit yesterday in criminal af fairs. "Last week he arretted a liquor salefanan when he was asked to make a trade and yeterday his gtsxl judg ment resulted in the capture of Boyd. Officers pay Boyd has been employed on a farm in the neighborhood of the attack fer seeral years and that he was regarded as a "#oo<1 negro" until yesterday. Boyd wil be tried in Richland coun ' v and he will l?e given a speedy trial. Criminal court opens . i n Columbia next Monday and It is* probable that So 1 i<-i tor Splgner will hand out an In 'Motment early in the session elinrging Boyd with attempted criminal assault. Arrested in Cannlen. special to The State. Camden, June 14. ? Bratton Boyd, a regro youth, Mid to be nboot 20 year p c>t age. wa? arretted here abont & PERSONAL MENTION IntmliiiK N?v? of People From ftiiu de? and Other Places. Mr. F. Dess Coodalo spent Thxirsday in Suiuter. ? Minttie <Vytmrtr-hrtrr Washing^ ton, 1>. C. this week. Mrs. Meu Halle and children, of (V lumbla, aiv visiting in Camden. Mr. .ami Mrs. J. II. Reese, of Co lumbia were 'visitor* here last week. Miss Maggie W*yor, of Charlotte, X. C., i>? the gui^st of Mrs. F. M. }5emp. Dr. and Mrs. John \\\ Corbet t loft on Wednesday for a visit to Chicago, " Miss KWjih. RJoom, of IVlackvillc is the gue><t of her slater. Mrs. if. M. Johnson. Mr. W. K. DeLoaehe. Jr., of Ooluui bia Is spending sometime hero with re latives. M'iss Saw I,ewls is visiting at the home of her brother, Mr. C. H. Lewis in Atlanta.1' Don't fail to see Mary Ph-kford in her most wonderful success "Little Lord Faimtleroy" at the Majestic next Tuesday. Captain and Mrs. C. II. Fonts and family spent last week in Washington and Haiti more. Miss Louise JJottlcs leaves Sunday for Richmond. Va., for a stay of two weeks; Mr. Hiram Nettles, Jr., was among the graduates at Cflemson college last week. Mrs. Frank Zornij) and little daugh ter, Dorothy, spent the week end in Lancaster. ?M1ss Ida Kibble, of Oberrlton, Va., .vns the guest of Miss Mattle Oerald last week. Miss Agnes Coi!?ett and Miss Agnes DePass will attend summer school at the University of Virginia. Miss Ithetta Nelson, of Columbia has been for the past we^k the guest of Miss Agues Shannon. Mr. and Mrs. It. O Hoy kilt, with their little Martha, are spending a va cation in Waynesville, N C-. Mrs. Ralph Stevenson ami children are at homo again after a month ppenr in North Carolina. Miss Resale Girardeau, of Columbia si>ont tile week cud in Camden with her auut. Miss Sue McDowell. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stokes spent the week end in Camden as the guests of their daughter MrSr,H. T. Lovott. M essrs. I'klwin /Joodale, Thomas Le noir. and Henry Clark are at Home from Clemson college for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shannon are leaving "today for Mrs. .Shannon's old home in Georgia whore they win spend a month with Judge and Mrs. Serc.v, Mrs. Shannon's parents. o'clock (<Hlur |?y city officers a ml-' plac ed In the county jail, Ikdng charged with attempted criminal assault ui>on a 13-yenr-ohl daughter of a white farm er residing near lrtnuey. T|ic alleged crime was commuted in Richland coun ty. just across tiie line, and took place about 7 o'clock this morning. Enraged citizens from Camden and both counties joined officers from this county and Richland in a man hunt. A description of the negro had been phoned to Camden and Royd caught a ride to Camden with. a white lamu Reaching Camden he attempted to have a check casfted at the Rank of Cam den, and upon being asked for his in dorsement on the check, be mndlty subscribed his name. II. G. CarrLson. Jr., the, cashier. who is also mayor, took the negro in charge and placed him iu Jail until he could have him positively identified. To avoid any possible troulfle from 0:1 raged citizens the negro was spirited out of town by auto and it was thought he was taken to Sumter from here, there to be carried to the state peni tentiary for safekeeping. It is con sidered certain that the right negro has been caught. Aside from <the fright and shock, the young girl was nn-Tf^ J tired. Negro Now in Penitentiary. It devested latw the negro uak car ried to Charlotte from Camden and placed alward a train for Columbia. The party earrj'ing the negro to Co lnmbla were Mayor Carrison. Abler man Zemp. Health < )thcer John W. Wilson and Policeman I'. X. .Meyers and G. F. Cooloy. In the ab<enr?c of Sheriff Welch and hi* Deputy Jailor liooiic. Mr. Carxi^ou deemed it wise to take this jrrecautlou in order to save the negro from po.s&ilda .violence at the hands of West Watere citizens who bad already arrived nnd were heavily armed. AMWR80N COUPLK LECTURED. Taken In Charge by While Robed Men and Women. Anderson, 8. June 8. -Itobert W. .Sullivan, secretary of t Ivo (>rr Cotton Mill#, ?h*) Mia? JUfey- Vh??d were kid nartH>d from an automobile in front of the young woman's home here late to oight by u twuid of masked men who "gave them a lecture" as they deaorttoed it, and dropped them In the woods some three miles out of town, y The man w a* warned not to be seen In Mi as Floyd's <?< >mpa ny Hgntn. he told police, but he denied rqporta that ^.had reached them that he had been beaten. He and Miss Floyd and ( lu* Hatter's mother. Mrs, Ada Floyd Informed plie police that the men were dressed in regalia resembling tlnat of the Ku Klux Klan and Miss Floyd as* serted she was positive one of the men was a negro. The couple said they (Would be unable to Identify any of ithelr abductors. Sullivan, who is about thirty-one years of age, was recently taken |n custody at Miss Floyd's home, but no charge was made against him. A charge of "disorderly conduot" was made against her. however, as a re stilt of remarks attributed to her in a /conversa-tion with n neighbor who lia'd complained to the police. She Is abont eighteen years old. The masked band came up tonight in ?two automobiles and four men put .Sullivan in one machine while three Jook Miss Floyd in the other and rapid ly left town. Police were informed by Mrs. Floyd but the only clue they had until the cou|ple made their way back to town was the marks of a struggle around the nars. They were unable to ascertain which way the cars went. i. .I Death of Miss Ruth Nelson. MI ss Itirth Nelson, youngest daughter of the late J. A. Ntflson died at her home in the Union section of West Wateree Friday niorning between the hours of t<*n and .eleven o'clock. She was fill but a few daj-s and her passing was a shock to her community where she was held in the highest esteem Funeral services were conducted by her imstor, Rev.-J. it.Jjbiver at Union Rapt 1st churchy Saturday aftenoon af five o'clock, Intomieivt following In the church yard. Ruth, only sixteen years old, was an active and enthusiastic member of Union afftl ?i ronsccnated worker in the kingdom, of our Ix>rd. The "large gathering of sorrowing friends together- wiOi the .beautiful floral offerings testify to the esteem in which she was held. She is survived by her mother, one sister and a bro ther who hnvc the sympathy of the entire community in their bereave ment; ? , j.- Monej For Schools. \Varrants to the amount of $370,000 have been fo rwarded to the treasurers of 40 <'ouiit.es of the state. a cording to information given out by the office of flip state *uperJuteudeiit of edu cation, this money having been pro vided by the legislature to ho used to carry out the law whidi guarantees a ?cven months' school term. The state tcpartment of education has recently completed the checking up of the ap plications from the districts allying for money from this fund. The num ber of communities which have qual ified for the money is aJmut 10 pet cent. al>ove the nunri>er qualifying last year, according to J. E. Swearln gen, state superintendent of educa tion. The money will go to (MVt schools In 40 counties. To participate in the flistribnlion of this fund, a district must first levy a local sehool tax of eight mills for teachers' salaries. of this amount Kershaw County will receive $S.748. Mr. Shannon Wins Tar. Mr. Ralph X. Shannon held the lucky number for the Chevrolet car given away by the Majestic Theatre last Friday night after a five weeks contest at that playhouse. Tickets had been given witli each admission and a duplicate placed In a sealed box. The stipulations of the cot* est was that the person holding Jhe luck num ber would have to be present In pcr ?on on the night of the drawing. The nnnirlKT went to Mr. fthannon. The. theatre ?cats 4<H pernio and by actual count there were 010 present on the olgbt. of the drawing. Mr. Tom lleattie l>ead. Mr. Tom Heaftie, aged al>ont thirty eight years, died at lila home at Mo Bee on Tuesday and the funeral was held on Wednesday. Mr. Beattie fs jF-wrvhred by a wife and several child ren. -He was a brother of Mr. A. ??. Beat-tie at Camten. MILLS MAKK CHAN'GK W*Ur*+ Mills of This City To Be Under New Management. Special to The State. Waipole, Mass., Juue 13. ? Henr.v P. -Kendelh prenidcnt -mwf- treasurer --nf-j the Lewis Manufacturing coiuivany of Walpole, will take over the manage ment of the Wateree mills In Cam den; also the Addison mills in E<lgo? field. July 1 of this year. When tlie Lewis Manufacturing . coinpany pur chased these two plants from Ixx-k ; wood. <Jroeue & Co.. In 1010. Ml*. Kendall requested Ixn-kwood, . rtrwn Ik Co., to continue to manage these mills until the Lewis .company was projHMly organized to enter the field <?f manufacturing cotton cloth In addition to their regular business as bleachers and finishers. This tem porary period has continue*! longer than at first anticipated, namely, for six years, In athlitlon to the taking over of these plants, the Lewis Manufactur ing. comfo >auy Is to purchase two other mills in South Carol inn on which they have held options for some time.! According to a local re]>ort received from an authoritative source, the Lewi* company is to abandon its local plant and move .South. I^abor condi tions force this move, it is said. In a statement ?--issued to a corres pondent of The State this evoning, Pre sident Kendall refused to comment on the reported moving of the local plant South. "We 'are now prepared to operate these two plants In SoutJi Carolina j in conjunction With the Lewis Manu facturing company and the Slaters ville Finishing company,"' he said. "The Lewis company is sole owner of tho Water ee aj[id Addison mills and with the parent organization now de veloped to take over cotlon manu facturing the transfer at this time Is able and fitting, J think. In addl-j tiou to the two planta we are about to take over two other South Carolina plants for which we have been negotlat lng. Just what or where these are I do not care to state at this time ? not until our final arrangements are made and the transfers, completed. "As to the report of our abandon- j lng the local plant. I have nothing to | say at this time," he added. Mr. j Kendall admitted later, however, Hint j he realized the cost of operation In the South, was less that)' 50 per cent, of what it is in this ?section. American Legion Held Meeting. A I the meeting of the Leroy Helk Post, American legion, held Tuesday ber of. members wore in at tend unco. After a regular routine of business lasting one hour delightful refresh ments consisting of fruTr pu hoh and ; Assorted cakes, with polar bear slices a?- chasers were served. This was one j of the larget meetings held for sonje- . time and all ex-service men are re- ; juestod to join and enjoy tlie use of. our new club rooms and monthly luncheonettes. At tilie business meeting, Mr. It. M. Kennedy, Jr., resigned as Post Com mander, which position ho lifts held for several years and vice commander Mr. Sam Karcsh succeeds Mr. Ken nedy, .while Mr. Ralph iShannon will filJ Mr. Sam Karosh's place fts vice "omnia uder. First Cotton Rlooui. Mr. D. M. Hall, who resides on Route 2, a few mftes east of Camden, brought to our office Wednesday morn ing. June 14th, the first cotton bloom roj>orted for this season. This bloom Is three days earlier than one brought in last year by Mr. C. It. M<'Pn?klll from Fnirvlew plantation. Marriages. Mnrried q n June 10th Hy Judge of Probate W. I,. McDowell, Mr. Charles Henry Hayes, of Camden, and Miss F!dim Rlizabeth Tidwoll. of Cassatt, S. C. Mr. Sidney Stevo Patoe and Miss Rena Mae Dillon, botKLjnf Westviile, S. C. wero married at the home of Judge of Probate W. L. McDowell on Sunday, June Mr. Richard nT Drakeford and Miss Sn.-ie Josephine Hornsliy, both of Cam den, were married in Camden <?n June 13th, Judge of l*robnte W. I.. Mc Dowell officiating. Graduated in Law. Among the two hundred and forty five graduates at Howard University of Washington, I). C? Inst week, is found the name of Herbert Franklin McOirt, stored* of Camden, 'who graduated in law from that inKtitu Uotk HICHAM TO APPEAL Ke- sentenced at Florence ami Carried Buck to Death Cell. Florence, Juno 12. ? Attorneys for B. I>. Bigham stated this afternoon they wrmttl npppa! Tr6m fHi> ruling of.Tu<Tge s. w. c. Shipp refusing him a new trial on the ground of after discov ered evidence. Bigham was carried to Columbia today by Sheriff Bunch and Deputy Sheriff Connor to be placed in the iMMiitentiary to await electro cution on July 14. The ai?pcal to the KUprenH' court, if made, however, will autojiuvtlcally stay thin sentence. In the <*onnty Jail at 10 o'clock last night Bigham took affectionate leave of his wife. lie speaks* of her as "the widow." fCdinmnl I>. Bighim. resentenced hy Judge S. W. O. Sli i | ?i i to die in the slootric chair ou July lt? was brought hack to the penitentiary -yesterday shortly after the noon hour and again l?ln<*cd in his er4J In t?he death house. Bigham was carried to Florence June .1 and renin Ined there a little over n week. At Florence a motion for a new trial on after discovered evidence was made by A. L. King, chief attorney for Big ham, but Judge Shipp. overruled the motion and sentenced the condemned1 man to pay the supreme penalty July 14th. ... - The motion for the new trial wan made by Mr. King upon tfte discovery ofccertnln letters alleged to have been written byL. -Smiley Bigham and adl <1 reused to Edmund Bigham. These let ters, all typewritten, amriported to show that Smiley Bigham was planning to kill his family and their end his own life. Judge Shipp did not take the let ters seriously aiul Intimated that he thought them to be fronds. In case the attorneys carry out their Intention to appeal to the supreme rou rt from the refusal of Judge Shipp to grant a innv trlnl. It is possible that the appeal may 1k? heard early in July. The supreme court will return to Columbia for consultation al>out July 5 and under Rule 30 Solicitor Casque may move for a dismissal of the ap peal on the grounds that It lacks merit. Only four days' noti<?e is necessa ry for motion under Rule 30. The np Ileal in Hie Capplns ea#e was dismissed under this rule. The Bigham ease lias been, before the supreme -court- twice already, the defendant losing both times. Boll Weevil Machine. The Mactkey Mercantile Company lias 'the agency for t?he DqscIi boll wee vil (luster, used hotli by hand and mule 4 anvyr. und has Jiocn giving- demon ?tra ? lions in a field of cotton near town this week. This machine has the rec- ' omiuendation of Clcm.son College ami also (lie government* ex|>erimciit stn tion at Tallulali, Ala. Mr. Pierce, for the company, has already (aken orders for fifteen machines. The poison used is in dust form and Is Calcium Arse nate, BOND ELECTION CARRIED The election held here Tuesday upon the question of voting $200,000 of bonds for paving some of the streets of Camden, was . carried by a vote of 154 to 21. Each of the six wards in the city voted in favor of the bond ts sfce, as follows: Ward one, 11 for and 3 against; Ward two, 13 for, and I against ; Ward three, 53 for and 0 against; Ward four, 36 for and 3 against; Ward five, 26 for and 5 against; Ward six, 15 for and none against. This means that in a short while now Camden will begin a paving program, A portion of Broad and De Knlh streets it is understood will lie paved first. Later on the paving will be extended on these streets. Important to Patrons' The patrons of the Camden School* arc notified that where a pupil has fo make up work during the summer that it positively must be done under tbe supervision of a teacher having n valid first grade certificate to teach in this state. This work is to be, carriod on for six full weeks, an bom each day -for each sulijevt, The teacher giving the course will jrive tin* examination and pass the paper in to Hupt. J. fi. Richards. The sup ertmendent reserves the tight to gtvo additional examinations in any and nil en ses. T'nder no condition will pupils bo Under no condition will pupil* be promoted who hav* summer work, un less those conditions are complied with. Parents will please find out at once if chiMreo have work to make up summer work Is vitally ne<v*#<arjr. J. O. Rfcbard*. Jr. Krrpt. HAI) IJQI OK TO 8K1X Hut Salesman Makes Mlhtuke am) Calls On Wrong Parly. A ix?rt ly looking fellOty. \vell dress ed, awomuanled t>v another foUowt drove Into Camden Saturday morning. They stopped, their oar on DeKaH* street and the stout one who gave bis name as J. '1\ Ward, froiu Aiken called upon Mayor H. 0. Garrison, Jr., and told him that a friend had given him his name as one who might want to make a purchase of monio Scotch whiskey. Mayor (Harrison's wits were put to work at onoe, and he told him he would, and that he had a friend who also would llke*to get some, and Invit ed him to a<vompany him. They walked up street together for a short distance and as soon as Mr. Carrlson located n policeman he eaWed him. The fellow expressed sunrise that he would put a policeman on him. and Mr. Gar rison told 1 1 i in that was exactly what he was going to do, that ho was Mayor of till# town. The fellow lit out run ning, the officer right behind him. Sheriff <2. 0. Welvh happened to he crossing the street at the time and the man toad passed him a few stops, hht the sheriff started for him and caught him at the Army and Navy store and turned him over to the. (police. He was taken to Hie guard house ami locked Tip. As he got tm DeKalb street lie called (o his confederate to move on. and he had his car ready for quick aotion and pulled out rapidly. He was captured in Columbl^ and officer* went over after him. <jlle gave ht* name as O. L. Cooj>er. We understand that no whiskey was found In the car when he was arrested. If they had the stuff with them it was made way with before reaohing Columbia. These fellows fared much worse than one who had Iheen here a few days previous who took a number of orders it is cur rently reported and received the casn with the orders and .then dlsanj>eared with the money without delivering the goods. Mr.' Garrison's friends are con gratulating him upon- tin4 clever trick he turned on Saturday, showing that he is determined to enforce the law against bootleggers. Mayor Garrison says that the slick fellow who was. here a few days l>efore did ntft call upon him, but Ward did with the re sults stated above. Cooper was fined one hundred dol lars in the Recorder's court for trans portation of whiskey, and ten dollars for speeding. The fjUtf was paid Mon day morning by Wyrirl. They Were then each placed under arrest by Con stable Stokes, and are being hold for the circuit court. Bond was fixed at 3UU0 f?u-_ oaoh-uf-lliein. WariLput up a cash bond and wus released, and Is expected to return to CflTHtfOTF thl* " morning ami {put up a cash bond for Cooper. Tluj^ ear wthldh they w<*re driving, a. llniek roadster has been confiscated. Planning a Great Day. -1 According to announcement made a few weeks ago the Camden a ixl Ivor ?haw County Chan&er of Commerce Is planning ;i great community picnic to bo held in this city on the Sarsflcld (Solf Course property on July 4th,' to which all lite citizens of the county are invited. The entire program for the dwy has not lx;en announced yot hut is going to be a varied and interesting one and no doubt it will be the largest gather ing of county ittople ever brought to Camden. Former Judge Mendel T<. Smith. one of the heat known and pleasing *i>oaker8 in the state will do liver an address. as will also other apeaker*. Five military companies- - '.hree from Columbia, one fro'u Hart vllle >ind Camden's own company will be here for competitive drills and maneuvers. A twenty-piece hand from TTnion, S. C? has been engaged to fur nish 4 he music for the day. A committee has been named to get two crack baseball teams here for that day, and it may he possible ot got two South Atlantic League teams to- stag.? i game here. Other interesting fea fu res will be anounccd later. Every h^isewife in Camden and Kershaw CVmnty i* re?n?es<e4 to prepare a bas ket for the occasion. The Chamber of Commerce is going Jo spare neither . money or time to make it -a i?oooo?#. Masons To Meet. A regular convocation of Rising Star Chapter will bfo held Tuesday evening, June 10th, 1922 at 8 p. m. for the pur po*c of tr&nsarcting biutiuo&s and con fe ring the M. R. M. degree. Ail com panions are earnestly requested to be present . XT. frilling**, Secretary; J K coodale, H. P.