Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m mm chronicle H. 1), N1LES Editor uivi PttWUher l^ubJjfiht^jBVory Friday at No. 1100 Inroad Street arid entered ut the Cam den. South Carolina pontoffic? second C'lattH mail matter. f*ric,e per Mil It'] III $? 00, onmiii. !>? i niwii.1 >?, i ??mi. ?)? I ii .will yii i n?" ii ? u mmm?mrn Camden. 8, < Friday^ July l>, " I he riinchlit'ld" Country. Columns Upon columns arc being written b> our friends of the South Carolina Press Association, who journeyed over the Carolina, fclinch field and Ohio railroad last week, 'of the bt-autiea of the country the "Olinchfield" railroad passe* through. /?V As many of them nay, it is impossible to describe the change of scene and the glory of the mountain**, ? 0. K. William!*, writing in the. Rock Hill Record, says: "It seems strange to say that quite often we ;J*ave right at our 'front door,' and don't know it, things thut many go r.,iles and miles, to see and then don't find their equal. This is true in regard to the wonderful mountain scenery along the Clinch Held and Ohio road, over which the members of the State Press and Prin ters' association was given a trip last week by the Chamber of Commerce of Spartanburg, with the Clinchtfeld co operating. 'This route, possibly not more than 260 miles iri length, traverses the grandest mountain country imagin able; not like the barren Rockies, but [ . wonderful mountains covered with the most beautiful trees, vines and Mowers Many places you??ee the purple and olher color*- of the rhododendron al most within arm's reach of the cars." And ro-mnrry of the newspaper peo p fe were impresed with the remarka ble sccnic beauty of the region be tween Spaitanburg- and Klkhorn City. Very few people have any conception of the rhnracter of the country be tween Dante, Va., and Klkhorn City. It is here the railroad passes through the gorge of the Big Sandy river, one of the most rugged regions in Eastern America. Some day w'heri through pasenger trains are operated over the "Clinchtleld" from the Middle West t< t r.?* Southeast the world will be let in on the Wonders of that country. Th ? greater part -of it is in Dickenson county. Virginia, a county, in which it was said, only a few years ago a wagon wheel bad never been. The mean;* of transportation was by sled ari'l horseback.?- Spartanburg Herald. The joint committee of the Retail Dealers Association and the Cam den and ' Kershaw County Cham ber of Commerce has purchased a limited number of beautiful "Camden, . S. ( pennants for automobiles to be u used on July 1 2th, which will be sold at actual tost ? fifty cents each. The committee has also had several bun dled pretty "Camden and Kershaw County" badges printed, to be worn by all boosters who go to Kastover an I Statesburg on .luly 12th for the bridge celebration. These badges will be distributed from the Chamber of Commerce and from the office of Mr. Ralph Shannon, president of the Retail Dealers Associaton, to all wlio are go ing to be in this big aggregation of boosters and get-together Citizens. Tl, * Retail Dealers Association and the Chamber of Commerce have taken th ? trouble to induuee all places of bu >.:;ess to close at 12 o'c lock, noon, Ti.ursday, July 12th. in order that th.' men and women who make up the ei piuyees group of our citizenship may participate in this movemenut to plare Camden and Kershaw County in closer touch with several other and adjoining ?. -unties. I l)?*.Ker\?v4 No S) nipat h\ . bete is a possibility, of course tli \ t Edmund I). Hicham is innocent of the nuirde.r of several members ?f his family, but the fart that he w i? convicted upon circumstantial evi.lence aftei ? terrific titfht in his behalf is proof t onckisive that the e\ . leree mu-t be of the most con yi. ;::v: k:nd. There i> too gt;eat .1 tc;::fer.cy or; the part of South Caroli na iwi'tes nit line to ieniencv to ntiL.' it possible that the evidence a*;a.:.^t l!]^rhani .vas no: of the most ?v rvrru ;ntf ehaiavter. That Hicham ha.* won a re-pile, vshich mav result 11 the re-open. i. ? of his ta-e. may l>e 1) y *l t'.?r the ( a tiu i ??:' !(.??; but it . - ? :???(. p!e b?*(ie\e he ha-? had pj-tlce. ni ! ' hal ,'U-t .> <? r?'ou;r< - ii >\\ i ^ the sp ? :> adm ini? J ."7i! .or. nt t <->urt'-i ;><!. :ce. [ hm ?: i n: ? t ?? ? S?*uth ] ( . iu? ha', i ? I .* i .. .< . i. til ? . f a. . ? he.p et! aiotltf by tf:e ! (-.rtaiti v. notable t .'i-- ? 4"*" 1 y; but * he i a i. >t may be b . . . k by a' u::?\pe? p.,] j.<yj apparently unt a!i".i f ? > r delay ! i { ? v Biffham ca.tc which w?t.- the ni'iti atrocious murder South Carolina ha> ever knov^n. ? Chester Keporter. Antioch Cemetery. 1 r.a membership of Anlioch churcn ani all who have loved ones buried there are requested to meet at the church on July 11th, to clean off the cemetery. . IS* THIS JLSTUK? Greenville New*. "President Harding refuned to in terfere with the sentence ot Mayor Briuly of Boaufort, and thf mayor ha* begun serving hi* sentence of h year and a day m tl# federal penitentiary at Atlanta in addition to the pfcymeni of a $1,000 Aim. A prominent and substantial Citizen of Greenville, in whom the people have publicly and repeatedly ex pleased their confidence, and who is familiar with the Brady case, says that if it iH po*sible for him to do so he is. going to Atlanta the day Mr. Brady is released, meet him at the Kate of the penitentiary as he comet* out, puts his arm* around the mayor'* neck and toll him that he has not lost one scintilla of the respect of tkpe peo ple on account <?f having served a ler.it) in prison. There i? sufficient reason for this man to feel that way about the matter, and every one else who is not prejudiced and who 1* fa miliar with the vase. i? of the ?amo mind. Mayor Brady was convicted of as. vaulting a federal inspector. The mayor had charge of the business affair* of several lady friends and WHoft th* inspector insulted these la dies by insinuation Mr, Brady, hit him with his list, just as any other gentle man would have done. If it had been an altercation with a private., citi^ejt Mr. Brady would probably ha v? -been fined $10 in police court and the mat ter closed. As it was he was hulled into federal court, fined $1,000 anil sentenced to serve a year and a day in prison. Let the people think of this- (pro ceeding and get u glimpse of what ia going to be taking place all over the country within a few years if things continue as at present. Here is the mayor of a South Carolina city, elect ed by the people who know him and have confidence in him, an upright Christian gentleman, an officer in the church, husbund of one of the best women in the state, a man of unim peachable character, a member of as good a family as the nation affords, and a direct descendant of Revolution ary soldiers who spilled their blood on battlefields that their children and their neighbor's children may live in a I land of the free. And the freedom Mr. Rrady gets from the country which h.s ancestors gave their life blood to found is a prison sentence and the taking of his money because hi- had the nuuthood to defend the name of ladies of his acquaintance! Has America come to the state where it can send arrogant spies and inspec tors among the people insulting the womanhood of the country and grind under the heel of government machin ery all those who dare defend the names of ladies? It will be difficult indeed for the people to see the justice of such treat ment of a man who simply resented an insult, when they see bootleggers come into the same federal courts and convicted time and time again of vio lating and holding up to contempt the sacred law of the land be released up on the payment of a small money fine. Does the United States government mean to tell the people that it is safer to defy the constitution of their coun try than to resent an insult by a bull-dozing spy? In Germany and other countries ruled by kings, it was once the privi lege of soldiers of the crown to insult civilians, both male and female, to cut down with the sword and trample them under horses' hoofs, and the people had no rights of protest. While there are unmistakable signs that the United States is drifting in that di rection, such things have never before been possible here, and by the eternal gods the people will see that such things never will be possible. Let those who would give the federal gov ernment all power stop long enough to sec the danger which lies i^head of such a program. Next Wednesday will be a day in delibly imprinted upon the memory of Mayor Hrady. On that day he will Ik* sitting in his prison cell of iron Imrs and stone walls and his thoughts u.'.I travel back through time some ; lfiO years and see his forefather*/ Uk'gl?i>K Upon the batletirkls- in an J effort to establish the Independence j of this country so that he might be j fiee; and through the air will come j the voices of thousands of patriotic) poopie in every section applauding ! th<- principles of our government and J je.io icing in the greatness of our na- j twn; foi that dav will be the fourth wf . f U : > . ill r;:v rr.-arv of the signing of, I ,. | Vclarat :???? vjf Ind? oendence and i ,.f 1 1;.- -Mud t h?- fiv?? and h?ov?e f < -I'- b'M' ? ; One Person Killed. 4.1 Injured. ?".nt Lake City, Utah. .July 4. One !?. ...n w.?* killed and 4'i were injured.. ?>, .. .al seriously, here tonight when t ! mporiiry grandstand loaded with hur 1rods of persons watching fourth' of July celebration at Liberty Park ; gave way and crashed, burying under th* wreekage many of th*? tnitirwl. i Ruby Soderbury, nine years old, died of a broken neck at the emergency hospital. Almost all of the injured suffered broken limbs, body abraiions or head injuries. More than 80,000 persons w mr* in the park , when Jtfte accident occurred. o. Letters From The People KrMolutionM of ~ < . Whereas, the Great and Supreme Ruler of the Universe haw entered our Council and removed our Brother, W. F. Mangum, be it Resolved, That with a deep realiza* tion of our loss, out hearts are made sad, but in humble submission we bow to His will. Resolved, That while the golden chain that binds together is broken, we hope that when the pilgrimage on earth itf done, we may meet again at the dawn of a new life. Resolved, That we extend to his dear wife and children our deepest sympathy in their hour of heavy sor row. Be it further Resolved, That these resolutions be entered on the Council minutes and a copy be sent to the Camdon Chronicle for publication. J. E, Davis. - C. O. Stognar, W. C. Newman, Committee. ICE PLANT QUITS FIELD. Hermitage Mill Will Cease Operation Of Its Ice Making riant . To the Camden Ice Consumers : **<-Some years -M?, we arranged to install in our mill a small ice plant of sufficient capacity for the mill re quirements only. At the urgent so licitations of many of our friends, we increased the size of this plant to what we understood would meet the requirements as to ice of the entire City of Camden. This step was prompted not so much by the expecta tion of profits, but our Board of Di rectors, citizens of Camden, felt that we could render a real service to the community in relieving a situation which was at that time nothing short of distressing. In carrying out our plans we were unfortunate in two dis tinct ways, first, the capacity of our plant was overestimated by those installing it and also the total re ?uirements of Camden had been uri erestimated to us. Finding that we were unable to meet the entire situation with our plant, we immediately Sought a Cam den connection through whom we could dispose of our output of ice and from whom the City of Camden could be assured of an adequate and con tinued supply of ice at reasonable price. Our connection was made with the Camden Ice Company, and our in formation is that since that time Camden has never been without an adequate supply of ice, even though at times this ice has been secured at con siderable retail loss. ? ? ? ? - Since the building of an ice plant in oUr city which will adequately pro vide for all the needs of Camden and community there has been no need for the ice which we manufacture, and in our desire to work in thorough har mony and cooperate with the enter prises of the City of Camden, we have decided to sell our ice plant even at a price representing considerable loss to us. On and after July 2nd, 1923, our ice plant will not be in operation, and we will not engage in the ice bus iness so long as Camden is able to secure efficient, satisfactory and ad equate service^from local plant. We want to thank the public of Camden, who have used our ice, for their patronage and want to ask your thorough and hearty cooperation with the Camden Ice and Cold Storage Company in their efforts to furnish satisfactory ice service to Camden and community. Hermitage -Cotton Mills, R. B. Pitts, Pres. and Treas. Camden, S. C., June 28, 1923. A Plain Question to Newspaper Men. We would like to ask just a plain question of the newspaper men of this territory. We don't know whether it will be considered of enough impor tance to merit an answer, but the question is just this: If a man put* over a deal on another man and se cures something that the man has for sale without paying him anything for it, is it a square deal? In other words, if you succeed in fooling a man out of something that is valuable without paying for it, is it honest? Whenever a newspaper man publishes a veiled advertisement as a news item in our opinion he is helping somebody to steal, and the fool thing about it, he is rohhing himself. ? Cochran .Jour nal. The Bigham case has been postpon ed again ? about the fortv-'leventh time. Hut what's the hurry anyhow* If the courts will just let hini alone he will die after awhile. ? Newberry Ob server. Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Tuesday, August the 7th, 1923, we will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw Coun ty our final return as Executors of the Instate of J. N. Jones, deceased, and on the same date we will apply to the said court for a final discharge as said executors. NINA J. JONES. OLIVER P. JONES, Camden. S. C., July 3, 1923. Administratrix's Notice. All parties indebted to the estate of J. E. Pearce, deceased, arc hereby notified to make payment to the un dersigned. find wti oarti**. if ?nv. hav ing claims against the said estate will present them duly attested within the time prescribed by law. NELLIE E. PEARCE, Administratrix, Estate of J. E. Pearce. Camden, S. C., June 28th, 1923. WOULDN'T BE WITHOUT IT % ? ' V ' Suffered 29 Year* Before Find ing Relief in Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup "I wouldn't be without a bottle of Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup in n>y house for anything," said A. J. Walker, 1003 N. Third St., Wilming ton, N. ('. 'After I had suffered twenty-nine yiars with an acid stomach and had eczema all over and had spent a small fortune without finding relief I read' about Dr. Thacher's Liver and blood Syrup and got me a bottle. It did me so much good I took four more bottles and by tne time I hu<l finished them up I couldn't tell that 1 had ever had acid stomach. N < more heartburn, no more indigestion and my skin is clean and healthy. I eat anything 1 want and it does not hurt me." l)r. Thacher's Liver and Blood Sy rup is sold by all and if you are not satisfied the purchase price will be refunded. HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS [CP You FlGGUHS OUT 3 PE iaAn whut done M?$sep HE CALt'l M ' YOU 6INALCY HHPS OUT HC S440T^ TOO Ml 6N * j A. R. COLLINS Undertaker and Embalmer AMBULANCE SERVICE Camden, S. C. Telephone-^? f)ny 4t; Night 380 Diamond and Kelley TIRES Recent reduction in ^prices enable* us to meet any price* in standard tires. ; ?' f# , t ? ? - - *4 ; ' Exide Batteries ? ? ? ? ? h.w . ? . ... ; The Guaranteed Long-Life, Trouble-Proof, Battery. New Low Prietos TAKE YOUR CAR TO LITTLE'S PARAGE FOR ALL MOTOR TROUBLES The automobile distance from Co lumbia to Greenville ia 110 milea. ? NOTICE OF SALE One Hundred Thousand Dollars Cer tificates of Indebtedness For Street Improvement of City of Camden. Sealed proposals will be received by the City Qouncil of. the City of Camden at the of Ace of the City Clerk, until 8:80 P. M. on Friday, the 29th day of June, 1923, when there will be publicly opened and read and purchased One Hundred Thousand ($100, 000.00) certificates of indebtedness for street improvements for the City of Camden, in the denom inations of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each, and bearing inter est at the rate of six per cent <6 per cenL) per annum, payable semi annually. " The certificates of indebtedness are due and payable as follows: One fifteenth on the 1st day of April, 1924, and one-fifteenth annually thereafter for fourteen consecutive years from the 1st of April, 1924, together with interest from the date of the adoption of the Assessment Roll, at the rate of six per cent. (6 per cent.) per annum, payable semi-annually. .* Principal and interest payable at the Hanover National Bank, New York city. Fifty-nine Thousand Dollars ($59, 000.00) of said certificates of indebt edness will be delivered at once; the remaining Forty-one Thousand Dol lars (41,000.00) of said certificates of indebtedness will be delivered /in blocks as may be hereafter deter mined by the City Council, the pur chasers to pay accrue^ interest on all of said certificates of indebtedness. Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and marked on the outside "Proposals for Certifi cates' of Indebtedness" and addressed to the City Treasurer of Camden, South Carolina. Bidders* must deposit with the City Treasurer before making bids, or present with their bids, a certified check drawn to the order of the City of Camden, South Carolina, upon an incorporated Bank or Trust Company, or a sum of money equal. to two per cent (2 per cent.) of the face amount of said certificates of Indebtedness, to secure the municipality against any loss resulting from the failure of th'e bidder to comply vRtti the terms of his or its bid. Said certificates of indebtedness will be sold to the highest bidder at not less than par and accrued interest. The purchaser of said certificates of indebtedness will have printed -and delivered to the City said certificates of indebtedness, ready for signatures, within fifteen (15) days after the pur chase of same, ajt the purchaser's ex pense, and will deposit money in pay ment of said certificates of indebted ness to ?he credit"! of the City of Camden, South Carolina, immediately upon receipt of the signed certificates of indebtedness. / The ri^ht is reserved to reject any and all bids. . By order of City Council, Camden, South Carolina, this 18th day of June 1923. H. C. SINGLETON, City Clerk of the City of Camden. Kill The Weevil Use Hill's Mixture ? O ? ? ' # . . ? r There is no good reason why anyone in this County should not make a crop of cotton this year so far as the Boll Weevil is concerned, be cause I have a poison that is 100 per cent effic- I ient. Don't take my word for it, but ask any of the following gentlemen who have already used it this season: Messrs. Henry Savage, F. M. Woo ten, Charley McCaskill, Ben Wylie Gettys, ?. M. Shiver, or W. H. Shiver. If you want Hill's Mixture and it is inconven ient to pay cash I can use an approved paper in settlement. Now is the time to start to using it ? Don't wait until the weevil has your bottom crop. . I will be glad to make a test for you, if you are in doubt, and show you that Hill's Mixture ' 3 will kill all the weevils as we claim.