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VOLUME XXXIV.
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1922.
NUMBER 23.
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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