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VOLUME XXXIV. Chronicle . . |'i j ' ? I r :??1 ' * ?' ill _ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1922. NUMBER 23. c f SCHOOL OPKNS NKXT WEEK. i , ,i of Teacher* and oilier School News Of This District. The opening of the school* of 1>U triot Number One will take place rn^xt wi^k. The Malvern 11111 school Will oj*n on Monday, the 11th. the Mill school on Tuesday, the 1'Jth, ami the city schools, both high and graded, will open on Thursday, the 14th, No pupils Will t>e required to rejHirt to the new school building before Thurs(-, day but aiew pupils may register on Tuesday or Wednesday before the opening. All pupils should have their text hooks, a llsttof which may be had at the book store, a re*?ord of vaccination and their promotion cards. I'atrons arc requested to read the law on vac?< dnatlon.. Patron* are also reminded of the fact that district Number One has a nine months eompwTsory attendance law. if pupils are not present1 ttu* first day of sehooL, they mu#?t show lawful reason thereror. The following Is the corps of teach er^ Malvern Hill nohool?Miss May Bush, principal; Miss Beulah Taylor, of Lancaster, assistant. Mill School?Miss Elizabeth Yar borough, principal and fourth gVade; Miss Nancy Jeter, third grade; Miss Mary Simpson, ^second grade; Mrs. 1 .ou Pearce, first grade.' High school?J. fe. Hodges, prlnci' pal, Mathematics and Science; Ml?3 Agnes Corbett, History and French; Miss AU?erta Team, Latin and Science; Miss Etta Zemp, English; Miss Louise Simmons, an A. B.-M.A./graduate of Wmtlirop, Mathematics and Science; Miss McKella Watson, Domestic Science. Miss Simmons Is from Brun son and Miss Watson from Columbia. ? Grammar school?*MisS Margaret Unmet, principal and seventh gra^e*; Miss Eileen Little, seventh grade; Mlas Claudia Buchanan, of Wlnnsboro, sixth grade; Mise Jeanette Plovvden, sixth grade; Miss? Amelia DuBoae, fifth grade; Mrs. Clifton McKaln, fifth grade; Mrs. George Taylor, fourth grade; Miss Dorothy Burn#, of Sumter, fourth grade; Misses Ernes tine Bateman and Corinne Lewis, third grade; Mlswes Ada Phelps and Nancy Lindsay*- second grade; Miss El lie Zemp and Mrs. Laurens Mills, first grade. J. G. Richards, Jr., con tinues for the fifth year as superin tendent of the schools. * A music department has been added with Miss Josephene Alexander, a graduate of Converse and a native of Ind'anola, Miss. Miss Alexander will ,have charge of the music# in each sra?le and in addition will give les sons in piano at five dollars a month up to the number of thirty pupils. All buildings will be In readiness for the o)x>ning day. The schools will "KM ;it nine and cTo^e shortly after 'wo in the afternoon, the exact time l?e set on the owning day. The Camden Higl) school will offer three Curricula for the coming year. Ka<h pupil entering the high school must consult with parents and have eurricnlum chosen by" first day of - h.M.i General Curriculum. (Without Vocational Subjects.) Kiiihfh Grade?English; Arithme tic (First Semester); Algebra (Sec ? id Semester) ; (ieneral Science or ( ivir Science in Homo: Ancient His tory: Shorter (Ynirse (Eiast Semes :<ti ; Community Civics (Second Se inr-vtor). ^rtritli Grade-?English : Algebra '?h rough quadratics: Rlology or Civic s< ience in the Community; one unit ive. Tenth Crade?English : Science f>r Modern Language or Plane Geometry; Modern History: one unit elective. Eleventh Grade?English : Science ?r Modern Language or half year Al -??l?rn : one unit elective: American Hivtory nn<l Government. This prepare#* for admission to nit -tate institutions if mathematios is ?Un-ted in tenth ami eleventh grades. Pupils ]>ermltted to take only four unless in upper 15 per cent. ??"-rmwyp cmf cmfwy omftfy emfivyc ttfnwal Curriculum. (With Vocational Subjects) Eighth Grade?English: Arithmetic l irst Semester) ; Algehra (Second ?^mofltcr) ; General Science: Voea fionai. Ninth Grade?English; Algebra 'hrontrh Quadratics; Rlo'ogy: Voca tional. Tenth Grade?English : Science. Modern 1-anguage or Plane Geometry; Nf"dern Historj;: one unit elective. Klevcnth Grade?English; Science. Mmlorn nonage or half year Alte ra : American History and Govern '^nt : one elective. Either tvro years or four years can '?e devoted 1 to a study of one or more * Rational subjects, according to en rollment and teaching staff. In thia fnrriculum. Agriculture. Home Eco nomic*. Commercial Bubjects, and In HHrttth Oradp^-Engtfiih; A!f#yra; NEGRO LYNCHED. Taken From Georgia Sheriff' J tint (hit ?or wmaw and mag?A ~ Athens, (la., Sept, 2.?Jtm Reed Long, negro, who was arrested early today for striking Miss Violet Wood, 1? year oi<l (laughter of the Rev, John 'H*.. Wood of Home, over the hmwl with an Iron bar when she screamed on finding him in the avt of robbing the ho Use of her aunt. Ml us-Pearl Sanders of Winder, Oa., whom she wa? vteit lng, was taken from Sheriff Camp, Just out of Winder, .late today, by a mob, strung up on the limb of a pine tree and lynched. Sheriff .Tamp had been succeaeful in spiriting tin* negiHt from the liar row eounty jail in Winder, where h large mob bad gathered and was In the act of taking the negro to At lanta for safekeeping "under the or ders of Judge Blanton Fort son of the superior circuit court when the road was locked and the negro taken from the sheriff. It Js said that the lynch ing was conducted in an orderly man ner and that no more trouble is an ticipated. Hundreds of automobiles have gath ered since the lyneJiing was carried out and many curious spectators' are said to have lookinl at the bullet rid dled "body <>f the negro. Alt hough Miss Wood's condition is said to be serious, it was believed to night that she would recover. Enjoying the Chase. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Watty ns ?rnd family and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Whitaker and family ami several friends are camped in West Wateree near the Richland county line on Mr. W. 1j. KirkLand's place where they go each year to enjoy fox chases. It is said foxes are plentifu3-"fn that sec tion ami the party have already catight three. They have a pack of flirty-eight fine blooded hounds. A Card From Judge McDowell. To the Voters of Kershaw County: The handsome support accorded me in the first primary is very gratifying indeed and I wush to take this method of expressing my sincere appreciation to all for their endorsement- of my services as Judge of Probate. Faithfully, w. iv. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate. From Mr. Hilton. A Warning to the Democratic Voters of Kershaw County: It lias come to me that certain par ties seeking to bring about my defeat have hatched up ami are circulating a report that I am the ^candidate of the present Administration in this County. I have stated on every stump in Kershaw County that I was the candidate of no man or set of men and I wish to say that the report men tioned above is a deliberate malicious lie and I am perfectly willing at any time to faee fhe person or persons cir culating this and tell them so. I went into this race with clean hands, have avoided personalities, combina tions and frame-up's and am coming ont with clean hands. If I am elected I proj>oso t<> l>e the representa tive of every man. woman and child in Kershaw County. I cnnmit ' tell what other eleventh hour lies will bo sprung l?ot.ween now and next Tues day but I want to ask my.friends to !h? ever on the alert and nail them as they come to their attention. . I believe that I am qualified to fill the |K>sition and I would ask the vo ters of Kershaw County to look well into the qualifications of the different candidates before they east their bal lots. The ix?opie know that I favor a re duction of taxes in so far as this can l>e reasonably accomplished and at all times an economical administra tion of onr governmental affairs, as well as tapping new sources of rev enue so that the burden may to some extent be lifted from the shoulders of those less able to pay and who have borne if so loner. ' My life has, been spent on the farm and it Is my purpose if elected to l>eud every effort to aid the farmer in every way that I can. I?elng familiar with the many things with which he has to contend. Ah stated before, I favor five Com missioners to administer the affairs of this County, to l>e elected by the peo ple. I have stated fills at every cam paign meeting but have 110 way of proving my sincerity unless I am elected. Ag?in thanking you for the hand some vote accorded ine on August liDth, again cautioning you not to l?e mis lead by any eleventh hour j>olitl<?al lie*, and soliciting a continuation of your support. r. h. Hir/roN. General Science; Latin. Ninth Grade?English; Algebra through progressions; Biology; I^atin. Tenth Grade?English ; Modern His tory ; liatin; French. Eleventh Grade?English : Plan* Geometry; American History and Government; French. This prepares for admission to all college* of the state as candidate for A. B. degree except Chicora and Con verse. Each of these require four units of EAtia. Only higher 18 per cent of pnpilft will be permitted to carry five sab tort* at a thaa a ad cbaae oaly ao Urn* ?? tfiejr maintain an average a boot 90 on acholarahlp. 1)1!) NOT HAVK UCKN8K. Charged Willi Violation of Optonnrfry ? law. S Ait interesting trial of .statewide im portance took place iu Magistrate S. N. Nicholson's court last Thursday mom iug when II. li Wilson was convicted! of practicing optometry \vltlio;u a U? COUMe. . . ? t>r. T. A. W, lOlingron of Columbia, secrotary-treasurer of tho South Caro lina hoard of examiners of optome trists, api>oarcd for tho state, testify ing that ther was no one registered to practice optometry In Soutl^Oaro-j llna of the defendant's nauie. It was| brought out that the defendant had touted eyes for glasses, also that he had sold glasses to local people. The optometry 'law specifically | ^states that any person shall be deemed to be practicing optometry who shall display a sign or in any way adver tise as an optician or optometrist or who shall employ any means, other than the use of drugs for the measure ment of tin* powers of vision or the ada'irtation of lenses for the aid thereof or who shall in the sale of spectacles or eyeglasses or lenses, use in the test ing of the eyes therefor, lenses other thaii lenses actually sold. The law regulating this practice was enacted in 1017 and there luive been very few violations, this ease being tho first brought to trial in over a year. It van through the efforts of the local optometrists, G. L. Blackwell and J. M. Hoffer, that the state board was eimbled to obtain a conviction ill this ea se. Escaped From State Farm. Coin ml da, Sept. 1.?Sims, Spartanburg man, serving sentence for manslaughted, escaped from the stata farm in Sumter county, it became known here today. . He escatped while picking fodder in a corn field. Efforts to Ungate him have failed, so f<ar. Urges All Women to Vote Tuesday. Greenwood, Sept. 2.?'In commenting today on the *arge number of womftn who voted Tuesday, Mrs. Annie Gaines Williams, state president of the league of AVomen Voters, stated that much credit was due the newspapers of the state which had been untiring in their efforts to have thef women enroll and vote. Mrs. Williams said that she fully expected the same hearty cooper ation on the part of the papers in an endeavor to secure 100 per cent vote of the enrolled strength of the enrolled women in the second primary on Sep tember 12. M rs. Williams is urgng the women in each community to appoint com mittees to see that every enrolled woman votes and that automobiles are furnished those who have no way to reach tho polls. Goes to Greenwood. Mr. \V. It. DoLoacho, of this city, loft this, week for Greenwood, where he goes to open a iKslge agency in that city. Mr. I>eI,oaehe will have the ter ritory comprising Greenwood, Abbe ville, McCormick and Saluda rountios. in the sale of the well known I>od?e oars. He will also do service work for these oars and <*arry a complete stook of parts. He will still retain his business interest in Camden, and leave Mr. S. Wylie Hogne, in charge of tlio sal<*5 department, with Mr. "Ited" Italdwin in charge of the re pair department. Mr. Dolx)aoho is a live wire in the auto business and we! jwediot suoooss for him In Ills new field. Mrs. I)elx>ache and ehiHren will re main in Camden. JtKI'TK SHOOTS ( IIII l)HKN. j ^ Ta^es Tp Children's Quarrel hihI Fires Y?>rk. Sept. tl.-- Taking up a <ln<n's tpiarrel and ijihil a shotgun loaded with, buckshot, William C. [Fails, <H), textile w?>nker of Clover, [tPU mlbw< noith of York, kllhsl Claude Johnson, 21, and Newt oil Taylor, 13, land wounded Fred Taylor, 21. Mlws I Gertrude Taylor, 18. Mlw I<ela Taylor. 1?,'and Dottle Taylor, 9, Johnson was killed Instantly, New ton Taylor died one hour later on the operating table of.?^ hospital to Oas tonia, N. C., 12 mires distant. where j all the wounded wore hurried Imme diately. He suffered 27 jwrforatlon* of the Intestines and died as the 24th i puncture was being mnved up, ? Fr??d Taylor la not exi>eeted to live, according to Information from the hospital at 7 o'clock tonight. He was J shot through tlie lungs apd will likely succumb to Internal hemorrhages. The other victims of the tragedy are ex t>eetod to recover, though Miss 'Uer-j trude Taylor will have a paralyzed arm as the result of severed nerves. Following the sliootlug Fails kuv rendered to John A. Jackson of (Mo ver. chief of police, who lodgxsl him la the York county Jail at 4 o'clock, On account of the excitement and In dignation prevailing In Clover which made mob vlolen<v a possibility, Sher iff Fred K. Qulnn took Fails out of, the York jail at <1 o'clock thks after noon and removed hhn to pnother place* Sheriff Qulnn, accompanied by Po liceman It. K. Steele of York, left with liis prisoner In an automobile and from the direction taken it Is pre sumed that they went to the state, penitentiary in Columbia. There was opeu talk in Clover of pietlng oiit sum mary punishment to Farls. Fari? did the shooting from the front j)orch of his home, firing across a narrow street into the Taylor yard, immedlately opi*>aile. 4 quarrel between the children of the two families is said to have pre cipitated the tragedy. It appears that the children were quarreling about a well utted Jointly by both families wlieU Farls plunged into the affair by getting his shotguu and opening fire at all the Taylors in sight. So far as is known, all of them were shot down without offering any resistance. Though there were several eyewit nesses, some of the details of the kill ing are conflicting, and it will take an inquest to clear them \rp. Johnson was a relative of tfie Taylors and livx'd wHtli them. The well that was the source of the trouble was recently cleaned out by Farls, It l? said, and his children nccused the Taylor chil dren of throwing trash into it and otherwise polluting the water. Farls said after the killing that he had been threatened by The Taylors. He declined to talk about the affair when in the York Juil this afternoon. Faris has been living in Clover for several years and is a native of north ern York. Ho ha? /t wife and several children. He bears the reputation of l?eing a dangerous man, having fig ured in many rows of a minor nature. He lias retained Thomas F, Mo Dow to defend him, it is understood. Orhn iuaft court convenes here Monday, but it is not likely that Iris case will be heard then. The Taylor family moved to Clover from Gastonia six months ago. J. M. Taylor, head of the faml3y, was at work in the mill of the Clover Manufacturing company when the killing occurred. * Had Relatives In (!oumy. Mr. J. K. Drakeford, whose death announcement wan carried in our last week's i>ai>cr, Ixavftig occurred nt Sum ter lai-rt Tuesday, was a native of Ker shaw County where he had numerous relatives. He was a brother of Mrs. B. Frank Haile, of (Jamden; Mr. Ii. M. Drakeford and WilMe Drakeford of Cantey; and an unele of Mrs. W. H. Watkins. He is alwo a brother of the late auditor .John Drakeford and had other relatives nnd friends here who regret to learn of his death. Sev eral from this eiry ntftended the fu neral at Sumter. Masons to Mee*. A speeiol convention of ltiaiiig Star Chapter will he held at ft o'clock on the evening of September 1T?, 1022. The Grand High Priest, o. Frank Hart, will pay an official visit on this occasion, and reqiwsts that all faster MaSon?? I*? present. The Chapter will open promptly at ft o'clock and then business suspended In onlNr to admit Master Mason*. All are earnestly re quested to he present. J. R. Ooodale, Iligh Priest. M. Killings, Secretary. Mr. and Mr*. Henry McI>eod and Childrm and Mt. and Mm. J. A. Hough and childrcj&*p*at a couple days la* at Myrtle Re?cti. Death of Mrs. W. F. Roberts. ?>11 Friday evening. August 2.">fh. Mm. Kiumn C. Roberts, wife of Mr. \V\ R. Roberts, died at her home near Malvern TIIll. Whfle her health had not l?eon good for some time pant, her extreme Illness lasted but a few day* and her death was a grat shock to her fnjpily and friend*. Mrs. Roberts was fifty-four years old. of a quiet unassuming disposition, devoting: her whole life to hor home and children, who remain living monuments to hor training and sacrifice. She was a momber of the Kplscopnl Church. I lor body was laid fo rest at Malvern IT III Chapel on Saturday, the funeral was conducted by hor pastor, the Rev. F. II. Tlardlncr. The unusual number of friendsattending (he funeral attested the esteem in which r1k> was held as did also the flower covered mound. She Is survived by her huabaud and the following children: Mrs Ronton Sheorn, Mrs II C T^angley, Misses Jen nie, Evle, Addle and Maj?Je Roberts of Camden. Mrs C M Moscley of Weetvllle. Mrs F M Clement* and W C Robert*, of Columbia, and Rcr W A Robert*, of Htgh Point. N. O., who share the sympathy of -the entire com immity. Verily a flood woman ha* MM to b?r rwaaid vkoc* ohUdrtB maf JwMr rW np ami <-*11 her hi esse* V A Friend. SNAKK tUTKS CHILD. Little <?lrl Near Hlaney Made Dcsiht ately III From PoIkou, Utile Doris (Vanshaw, sovoit .fear old daughter of Mr. ami Mi's. II. D, Oranvihaw, 1103 Wood row street, was desperately III at her home last night from the effects ot ft snake hUe she suffered Tuesday afternoon about 6 o'clock near Hlaney. The right log. which the snake .struck, was badly swollen and she Was suffering coj?*dd eraihly.. Tho little girl, in company with a number of other girls and boys, was In a corn field 011 tho Kirklaud place, about seven miles from Hlaney, la to Tuesday afternoon, and little Doris who was barefooted. was trying to climb In the hark of the wagon wlileh n mule was drawing through the field. As the mule was going along through the corn, he gavo a sudden start, and u nvoment later the little girl felt something strike her log. No one caw U Nllilko. Tho leg began to swell almost im mediately and it was quickly seen that the child needed treatment. She was first taken to a doctor at Hlaney who rendered flrwt aid ami then was brought to Columbia, and was de lirious lit times, the heart action show ing tbe effectfs of the poison. Tuesday night two physicians and a trained nurse wore with her almost constantly making every effort to save Iter life. She wan very 111 all day yesterday ami last night was imported as Indng a very sick ohlild. The fact that the snake struck the mule Just before It struck the child is .thought to have lessened somewhat the amount of venom injected into the <wonnd. The mulo ,\>7is also iseriously affected by the bite of the snake but so far as could he learned last evening wnfs still living. He was l>ltten on a hi ml leg.? Thursday's Slate. Primary Results Dcciand,.. Columbia. Sept. 5.?Tha*state dem ocratic executive' eoiniulttee Is In ses sion here this afternoon. After de claring the results of the first prl mAry of last Tuesday the committee ?began the consideration of several lo cal protests. 'Hie result of the first primary, us declared, for state offices, Is as follows: For Governor. 1 ilea we, 77.708. '? Oantey 1,260. # Ooleman 3.797. Duncan 1,780. JiMney 23,164. Mclietnl 65,708. For Lieutenant Governor. Adatus 30,457. Jackson 78,603. < )wens 35.527. For State Supt. of Education, Mrs. Drake 35,150. Hope 37.660. \ Seay 8,663. Seigler 0.112. '? Kwearingen.45,0<?0. Mrs. Wallace 22.126. All In fortunate Omission. In publishing llu? official ballot of I lie cwiinly in ??111* Issue before Hie first primary, the name of Mr. I*. F. Huberts, u cundldaU; for re elec tion to tln> office of into gist rate for Buffalo township at large was unin tpnt ionolly omitted from the ticket. And in tills connection several thous and l>n'llot.<< luid to ho reprinted. The affair was straightened out. satisfac torily to all concerned. Mr. Roberts is in a second race with Mr. W. P. Sowcll. This explanation ,1s made in jusfi<*<' to Mr. Roberts. New Clothing Firm. The Camden Clothing <>>.. is the name of a new clothing firm, dealing in men** and boys clothing and fur nishings to be opened in 'thU? city about October 1st. The new company will be incorporated for $10,000.00 and the officers will be John T. Net tles, president; H. L. Sclilosburg, vice president and Herman Baum, mana ger and secretary. These gentlemen have recently purchased the stpek for merly known as The Men's Shop and will use the same building and store fixtures. Mr. Nettles will leave for the northern markess in a few days to purchase additional .. goods with which to equip thm store, and they oxj>eet to carry an nptodate stock at all times. MNettles will .??t.ill re tain his iriferest in the Raruch-Net tles firm. I^aney Will Support Mclvcod. Cheraw, Sept. 2.?At Chesterfield today Senator Laney gave out the fol lowing signed statement: "As I have been approached for a statement hs my attitude in the next primary. I wMi to state that my position was well defined In my speech at Allendale in the recent campaign, In which I stated that I had never sup ported Mr. Rlease. The principles ad vocated by nn^jjere in line with those expressed by Mr. McLeod and I ex | pect to vote for hiin In the next pri mary. "I take this opportunity to express [xny deep appreciation to those who i?npported me in the recent primary." ? v GT&UKK K. T,AXKY. FOrtillT AGAINST 1W1TIS11 -u Whlow of Soldier of 1813 Resides In ? ? - Kershaw County., (Frihn sunday'a State,) ? ix>ttg ago though tho War of 1812 , ^Jul the Moslemn war seen nowadays ~ almost lost "In tho dark backward and abysm <?f time"- nevertheless even now unless than three widows arc allvo of South Carolinians who served In the War of 1812 and ono survivor Is loft of thai gallant command which stormed Ohapult^peo casije,- the Pal metto regiment. Tlio State has obtained from tho bu reah of ikmvbIws in Washington, through tho good offices of Senator N. It l>lnt. th(^ (Into on file la rospoet of these venerable iH'UKloners. Only ono presides now In South Carolina: Mrs, Mary MoOraw lives noar (Vdunv hla, on It. P. 1). ronto No. 1 from Taigoff. Tho bureau reports on tho four as follow^ 44Armlnla I, Andorsoa, Cedar <?rove, .(Ja., widow of Robert Anderaofi, fifer In Captain Nalver's <*otupany, South Carolina militia. War of 1812. Soldier enlisted November (J. 1814, and wn? discharged March lft, 1H15. IIo mar ried TOllzw W. Sullivan at Augusta, (Ja., February l.'t, 18'2fi. who (Had In 1880 or 1881. ? He married Armlala I. Catletl, February 2T?, 188,'t, In Wal kor county, Georgia. The soldier died January 12, 1887, at Cedar Grove, Oa. "Mary Ann-iCJrlee, H. F. I>. No. 1, Columbia, Ml**.; widow of Jlritton Grlce,' alias Emanuel Moako, private In Captain William Taylor's company. South Carolina militia, War of 1812. Soldier enlisted October 7, 1S14, and was discharged March 7, 1815. He married Rebecca B. Cox,. December, 1854, in Marlon oounty, Mississippi, who died In the same county, March 18, 1873. He married Mary Ana Moore, August 4, 1870, lu Marion county, Mississippi. Soldier died July 21, 1890, in Marlon county. Miss. "Mary McOraw, R. F. 1>. 1, Lugoff, S. C.; widow of Marshall McGraw, private In Copt. James KlnkaidY company, South Carolina militia, War of 1812. Soldier enlisted October ft, 1814, and was discharged March ft, 1815. No date as to his first marriage Is on file except that his first wife. Jenima, died October ft, 1880. He mar ried Mary Hardy, Marelr'l, 1S80, In Kershaw County, South Carolina. "George H. Abney, It. F. 1). 1, .Clay, Miss., corporal in Company L, Pal motto regiment, South Cnrolina Vol unteers, War with Mexico. He en listed January 20, 1847, and was dis charged July 1848. He was In Qult i man's brigade and was with (Joneral ! Shields in tin* battles' of Contreras and Churuhusco and was severely wounded tif Churubtisco, Mexico, on August 20. 1817." Mrs. McGraw, residing now near Lugoff, in Kershaw county, is the "baby" of Jill the "1?12 widows" now on fire rolls, of whom there are 41). She is only 02. Mrs. Anderson* the next youngest, is older by 11 years. The average age is a little more than 85. The oldest i.s lot. Three are cen teuarianK, eight are over JK), 22 are wfoK-ennrlnno and the remainder, with (he single exception of Mrs. Mc CraW. are |?isi 70. The husbands came from 13 state*. The widows now live in 21 states, ten of whloh had not been established when their husbands fought for the flag. Mrs. Abney is 01. The average age of the 7.'J Mexican war veterans is O.'l 1-2 years. The oldest is 102. Cotton Weigher's Report. Mr. S. \V. Hogue, retiring public cot ton weigher. reports that there were 13..,j20 bales <r?r cotton *?>)<! on the local market from September 1?*. 1021 to September 1 vt, 10-2. Service* at Catholic Church. services at the Catholic church will be-held next Sunday, being the four teenth after IVnteoost. Mas# hf 10 h. in., sorttiwi mi 'The Spiritual <'<>ml?i(by Rev. M. J. Reddln. All arc cordially invito] to attend. NOTICE TO THK MANAGERS. The second primary will be held on September 12th, and The Ohroniclc Wonts to thank the managers who &?> kindly sent us fhe returns from their boxes last Tuesday, and respectfully request that the} be so kind as to again fend in the results of the second pri mary as soon as the vote la counted. The entire state Ls looking to tho news paper men of the state to give then) the count and this Is the only way ot get ting the results. We again Invite tho public to be at The ChrovrfcJe offlot on the evening of Tuesday, BeptOBter