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Many Stop#. ?Grandpop, what kind of time did the Htage coaches niakeg in the 1 old d?yn T " "It all de|>ondt'<!, my *on.'' "On hsm < 1 ? > $$ icaii.-, wire, 1 aup pono? "And how dry the driver wa?," ? IxmiRVille Courier-Journal. Negro women school teacher# in South Carolina writ pawl $617,1 in 1V22. , ' WE euppose you are a sensible buyer. We wantyour business, Therefor?, we sell Goodyear Tires ? famous thq world over for their fine performance ? and wegivestandard Goodyear Service on every Goodyear Tire wesell.That tireand that service are all we can give you ? but nobody else can promise half so much and live up to it. A* Scrvice Stetion Dealer* u'e tell and recom mend the new Goodyear Cord* loilh the beveled All WeatherTreu (I and back thmm up u>Hh tlmndmrd Goodyear Service Kershaw Motor Co. Camden, S. C. OOOl TEAK y insect bites ? MENTHQLATUM the itching and ves comfort.. Wheir Yoiive Hooked a Hifj Otic That's when you're glad you came here for your tackle ? you know it will stand the tough est fight he can put up. A big assortment from which to choose. Mackev Mercantile Company CAMDEN ICE COMPANY ICE ? 1918 COUPONS ? 1918 .... SERVICE? 1918 .... 1923 1923 1923 1 yio. Days ?i a time *vrli?oii it every day since. Coupons ? 1918. Unsalable ? now easily sold. Service ? 1918. None ? now as good as any city with several times the population. If a stranger in Camden ask any honest man, "Who did it?" CAMDEN ICE CAMPANY TELEPHONE 18 Says He Feels Like New Man Say* Dr. ThacherU Liver and Blood Syrup Hat Given Him a New Lease on Life. m ?? .1 1 ii i ? ?. ? ? ? 4 "I feel as though Or. Thacher's !.;\? r and Blood Syrup h*S given me a new lease on life," said T, B. Moore, R K, No. iiti, Matthews, N. C. "When I started taking Dr. Thach er's Liver and Blood Syrup 1 was in mighty poor shape, . My liver must not have been working right, for I was bilious and constipated and suf fered, from headaches and tha.t tired feeling. "I read that they would give you your money hack if it didn't uo you any good. I could find nothing but praise for that first bottle, so I took three more and it fixed me up fine, my liver and bowels are doing their duty and my head* is clear and 1 am full of new life and energy." Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Sy rup is sold by all druggists and if you are not satisfied the purchase price will be refunded. To Meet at Damascus. The Sunday school workers of all denominations in Kershaw County will meet at Damascus Methodist Church in Westville on Wednesday, July 2ft, in the annual convention of the Kershaw County Sunday School Association. The session will begin promptly at 10:00 A. M. and close at 4:00 T. M. A large attendance is an ticipated and the local workers extend a cordial invitation to all. In addition to Sunday school leaders of our own County who will be on the program, State Superintendent Leon G. Palmer of Spartanburg, and possibly other officials of the South Carolina Sunday school Association will take part. ? ' Among the subjects to be discussed are the following; 'Building up the Membership anil Attendance." 'How' to be a Soul- Winning Teach er.'' 'The New Day in Religious Educa tion." "How to Teach the Bible." "Winning the Home Through the i Baby." "How to Interest Our Young People in the Sunday School." 'Interesting Men and Women in ? Bible Study." "How to Make the Superintendent's Program Interesting and Attractive." A banner will be awarded to the Sunday school having the largest number, over sixteen years of age, present, in proportion to the distance traveled. The officials of the Kershaw County Association are A. J. Beatt'ie, Presi dent, and E. T. Pearce, Secretary. Among the officials of the State As sociation are Dr. D. B. Johnson of Winthrop College, Dr. W. J. McGloth 1 in of Fucmrfn University, Rev. Wat son B. Duncan, I). 1)., pastor of Che raw Methodist Church, who is Pres ident of the State Association Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton, of the Episcopal Church, Rev. II. J. Black of Colum ; bia, of the Lutheran Church, and Dr. Robt. P. Pell, President of Converse College. * I Some Machine. ? "Well sir," asked the typewriter agent ?>f an old customer, "how do you like vour !.. C. Remim'Wrtori ?" "It's wonderful," was the enthusi astic reply. '" Would" you mind writing us a tes timonial ?" "Certainly not." replied the proud owner and dashed olf the following: "Aated useing these atypewriter fro three months an d Over.: 1 unhessi tatinhatly pronounce it tobe al adn moor than the Maanufaeurs cliam ? for it. Burib the tim e in mmy pos session i$ thre moyths i t has nier e than payed for itse'f id the savink ofF tim e anoe laborr." NOTICE. I forbid anybody harboring, shel tering or feeding my children, Annie, Juanita, Ruth and L. T. Williams. Anybody violating this notice will be punished to the full extent of the law. FRANK WILLIAMS. L* 1 ^ ("authen St., Ruck Hill. S. ('. 1 .')? 1 C pd Carl Grinaavage has been placed under arrest a i Sioux City, Iowa, on a charge of cruelty to children, the po!ue having found his four-year old ton chained to a cot in his barn. The child was much emaciated because of hunger. The father offered no ex planation of the child's condition. Mi Maty ( reighton, recently ac quitted at Newark, N. J., on the haige of murdering her brother by &4mi?UterUlJ| poison, in now on 1 1 la I in that city on the charge of having poisoned her mother. BIDS INVITED. ~~~ Sealed bids will be received by the Trustees of Shannon Lane School Dis trict No. 44, for the erection of a school house, on Wednesday, July 25, 11)23, at 4 P, M. Plans and Specifi cations are now on file in the office of Superintendent of Kducation. The Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Bids will be opened in the office of Superintendent of Kducation at above date. S. E. BELV1N, Chairman. C. W. HASTY, Clerk. Members Board of Trustees Shannon Lane School District No. 44,' Ker shaw CMtfnty, South Carolina. AN ORDINANCE* StatQ of South Carolina, County of Kecshaw. City Council of Camden. An Ordinance ordering an election submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Camden the question of the issuing of Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00) municipal bonds, for the purpose of paving the streets an.d sidewalks of the city of Camden, South Carolina. Be it Ordained by the City Council of Camden, South Carolina, in due session assembled, this 18th day of July, 192.'}. ? I. That in response to a Petition of the majority (as appears upon the tax books of the said city) of the free holders of tho~?ity-oX- Camden, South Carolina, requesting the ordering o? an election for the purpose of the is suance of Eighty-five Thousand Dol lars ($86,000.00) municipal bonds of the City of Camden, South Carolina, proceeds . of same to be. used for the purpose of paving streets and side walks of the City of Camden, South Carolina, that an election be, and is hereby ordered to be held in the City of Camden, South Carolina, on Tues day, the 14th day of August, 1923, on the question of issuing Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00) coupon bonds of the City of Camden, for the purpose of paving streets and side walks of ths City of Camden, South Carolina. II. That said bonds be issued of the denomination of One Thousand (SI. 000.00) dollars each, and to bear interest at the rate of not more than 5 per cent per annum, payable semi annually from the date of bonds, and to mature forty (40) years from the date of the issue, with the privilege of redemption by the city of Camden, South Carolina, after twenty (20) years from the date of said issue. That said Eighty-five Thousand ($K5,000.00) Dollars be issued either all at one time, or in^ blocks, at such times and in such blocks as may be hereafter determined by the City Council. H. G. CARRISON.JR., Mayor. Attest: II. C. Singleton, City Clerk, AN^ ORDINANCE. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Citv Council of Camden. An Ordinance ordering an election Submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Camden, the question of tjip jcunij-ijy nf Ton TbniisnnH Dollars ($10,0000.00) Municipal Bonds, for the purpose of extending the sewer system of the city of Camden, South Carolina. Be it Ordained by the City Council of Camden, South Carolina, in due session assembled this 18th day of .July, 1923: I. That in response to a IVtition of the majority (as appears upon the tax books of the said city) of the freeholders of the City of Camden, South Carolina, requesting the order ing of an election for the purpose of the issuance of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars municipal bonds of the City of Camden, South Caro lina, proceeds of same to be used for the purpose of extending the sewerage system of the city of Camden, South Carolina, that an election be, and is hereby ordered to be ht-l<i in the city of Camden, South Carolina, on Tues day, the 14th day of August, 192!?; on th<* question of issuing Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars coupon bonds of the City of Camden, for the purpose of extending the sewerage system of the City of Camden, South Carolina. II. That saH bonds he issued of the denomination of One Thousand ($1,000.00) dollars each, and to bear interest at the rate of not more than 5 per cent per annum, payable serrp annuallv, from ' ho date of bonds, and to mature forty (40) years from the date of the issue, with the privilege of redemption by the City of Camden, .South Carolina, after twenty (20) years from the date of said issue. That said Tt*n Thousand Dollars ( $ 10.000.00 ) w iss"ut-*1 t uiicr all" ?t one time, or in biocks, at such times and in such blocks as may he hereaf ter determined by the City Council. H. W. CAKRISuN, -JK., Mayor. Attest: H. C. Singleton, City Clerk. NOTICE OF ELECTION. n#* H<??' Kow4* -f*f ?? Camden, South Carolina, State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. City Council of Camden. Ia response to a Petition of th? ... ' ^ ^ j?j 5 majority of the freeholders (as ap (W?ri upon the tax books of the said city) of the City of Camden, South Carolina, asking that an election be ordered for the City of Camden. ,Sontl> Carolina, by the said City Council of Camden, South Carolimt, for the purpose of voting the qualified registered electors of the said city of Camden, South Carolina, on the ques tion ??f issuing Ten Thousand Dol lar.s ($10,000.00) bonds, proceeds to be used for the purpose of extending the sewerage system of the City 0* Camden, South Carolina, and in pur suance of an Ordinance of the City Council of Camden, South Carolina, passed at a meeting of said City Council, duly held on the 18th day of July, 1923, ordering a special elect ion for the purpose of voting upon said bonds, notice is hereby given that there will be a special election held in the City of Camden, South Caro lina, on Tuesday, the 14th ? day jof August, IU28, on the question of issu ing ^coupon bonds of the said City of Camden, South Carolina, to the amount oJ, Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) bearing interest at the rate of not exceeding 6 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, pay able in any legal tender in the United States forty (40) years from date, with the privilege of redemption after twenty (20) years from date, for the purpose of extending the sewerage system of the City of Camden. That said Ten Thousand Dollars ($10, 000.00) bonds be issued, either all at one time, or in blockp, at such times and in such blocks as may be here after determined by the City Council. At such election all qualified regis tered electors of the said City of Camden,^?. C,, will be eligible to vote. The electors favoring the said issue of bonds will vote a ticket on which shall be printed "FOR BONI) ISSUE." Those electors opposing said issue of bonds shall vote a ticket on .which shall be printed the words, "AGAINST BOND ISSUE." For the purpose of % holding said election the polls shall be open at the regular polling places in each ward, at 8 o'clock in the morning and closed at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. W ARD ONE, at Opera Hous?. WARD TWO, Southeast corner of Intersection of Brond and DeKalb V\VARD, THREE, Store of D. F. Dixon, east side of Broad Street. WARD FOUR, II. L. Schlosburg's House. WARD FIVE, Northeast corner of the Intersection of Chestnut and Fair Streets. WARD SIX, G. E. Taylor's porch, on -the corner of Broad and Chestnut streets. By order of the City Council of Camden, South Carolina. H. G. CARRISON, JR., Mayor. Attest: .. _ II. C. SINGLETON. City Clerk. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Isnue' 1'aving Bonds For The City of Camden .South Carolina. State of'South Carolina, County of Kershaw. City Council of Camden. In response to a petition of the majority, of the freeholders (as ap pears upon the tax books of the said city} of the City of Camden, South Carolina, asking that an election be ordered for the City of Camden, South Carolina, by the said City Council of Camden, South Carolina, for the pur pau> of voting by the qualified reg istered electors of the said City of Camden, South Carolina, on the ques tion of issuing Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00) bonds, proceeds to be used for the purpose of paving streets and sidewalks of the City of Camden. South Carolina, and in pur suance of an Ordinance of the City Council of Camden, S. C., passed at a meeting of said City Council, duly 4l,,% toil. '0?*? ? ?Viu HIV. 1UV1I ua,t OA UUI y, ordering a special election for the purpose of voting upon said bonds, be a special election held in the city of Camden, South Carolina, on Tues day, the 14th day of August, 1923, on the question of issuing coupon bonds of the said City of Camden, South Carolina, to the amount of Eighty-five Thousand Dollars ($85,000.00) bear ing interest at the rate of not exceed ing ) per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, payable in .any legal tender in the United States (40) years from date, with the privilege of re demption after twenty (20) years from date, for the purpose of paving streets and sidewalks of the city of Camdrn. That said Eighty-five Thou sand Dollars ($85,000.00) bonds be issued either all at one time, or in blocks, at such times and in such blocks as may be hereafter deter mined by the City Council. At such election all qualified regis tered electors of the said City of Camden, S. C., will be eligible to vote. The electors favoring the ?aid issue of bonds will vote a ticket on which shall *be printed "FOR BOND IS SUE." Those electors opposing said issue of bonds ehall vote a ticket on which shall be printed the words "AGAINST BOND ISSUfV' For the purpose of holding said election the polls shall be open at the regular polling places in each ward, at 8 o'clock in the morning and closed at -1 o'clock in the afternoon. WARD ONE, at Opera House. WARD TWO, Southeast corner of Intersection of Broad and DvICdb Streets. WARD THREE. Store of D. F. Dixon, east side of Broad Street. WARD FOUR. H. L. Schlosburg's House. WARD FIVE, Northeast corner of the intersection of Chestnut and Fair Streets. WARD SIX, G. E. Taylor's porch, x>n thft r?rn?r of Broad, ? streets. By order of the City Council of Camden, South Carolina. H. G. CARRISON, JR., Mayor. Attest: H. C. SINGLETON, The average assessed value of land in South Carolina, exclusive of build ings, is $5.80 per acre. AN ORDINANCE To Amend "An Ordinance Authorize ing the Hale of One Hundred Thou aand Dollars Certificates of Indebt ed ne*s for Street Improvements of (pUy of Camden, South Carolina." m It Ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Camden, and by authority of the same, That "An Ordinance Authorising the sale of One Hundred Thousand Dollars Cer tificates of Indebtedness for Street Improvement of City of Camden, South Carolina," and ratified in Council assembled < the 18th day of June, 1923, be and is hereby amended so that when amended said ordinance shall read as fojlows: Sec. J. That the City Council of Cam den offer for sale One Hundred Thou sand Dollars Certificates of Indebted ness for street improvements of the City of ( amden, in denominations of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.^0) each, bearing date the 1st of July, said Certificates of Indebted ness shall be due and payable as follows: Six (6) of said Certificates of Indebtedness to be due the 1st of July, 1924, and six (6) on each con secutive 1st of July for the years 1925, 192C, 1927, and 1928; seven (7) ef said Certificates of Indebtedness to bo due the 1st of July, 1929, and each of the years 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1938, together with interest on said Certifi cates of Indebtedness from the 1st day of July, 1923, at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum, payable scmt-finTUratty, payable at the Hahr over National Hank, City of New York. Section 2. That the City Council sell same either after advertisement, as may be determined, at private sale. .< Section 3. That Fifty-nine Thou sand Dollars ($59,000.00) of said Cer tificates of Indebtedness be delivered at once after the sale of same, and the remaining Forty-one Thousand Dollars ($41,000.00) of saifi Certifi cates of Indebtedness be delivered in blocks as n^ay be hereafter deter mined by the City Council, the pur chasers to pay accrued interest upon all Certificates of Indebtedness. That all bidders for Certificates of Indebt edness shall be required to deposit with, the City Treasurer before mak ing bids certified checks 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 (2) per cent of the face amount of said Certificates of Indebt edness, to secure the municipality against any loss resulting ipom the failure of the bidder t<Swrfnply with the terms of his bid. The purchaser or purchasers of said Certificates of Indebtedness is to have printed and delivered to the City said Certificates of Indebtedness ready for signatures within fifteen days after the delivery of same,, at the purchaser's expense. Said Certificates of Indebtedness to be promptly paid for when executed and delivered by the City. That the City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Ratified" in Council assembled the 29th day of June, 11)23. H. G. CARRISON, JR., Mayor, City of Camden. Attest: H. C. Singleton, City Clerk. NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Whereas, a petition signed by one third of the qualified electors and a like proportion of the resident free holders of the age of 21 years having filed with the County Board of Educa tion asking for an election in School District No. 18 in the aforementioned County and State to determine whether a tax of seven (7) mills ad ditional ^haH? be- ievied for ? aehoeV purposes. The election having been granted, an election will be held at Beaver Dam School House on Monday, July 30th, 1923, polls to be opened at 8 A. M. and to close at 4 -P. M. No tice hereof given in a county paper for two issues. Those who reside in the District and, present their tax receipts and registration certificates will be allowed to vote. The election will be conducted as a general election with the Trustees as Managers. J AS. R. WEST, Chairman. W. W. HOUTON, Clerk. Members Board of Trustees Beaver Dam School District No. 18, Ker shaw Countv. July 11th. 11)23. NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Whereas, a petition signed by one third of the qualified electors and a like proportion of the resident free holders of the age of 21 year* having filed with the County Board of Educa tlon asking for an election in Ca.^tv. School PUtrict NOi 4, in the afan*. mentioned County and Statu to d<*t4r mine whether a tax of nine (9) tatyfe additional shall be levied for purposes. The election having; bt*n granted, an election will be held at Cassatt School House on Monday July 80th, 1923, polls to open at 8 A. M. and to close i at 4 P. M. No. iice hereof given in a county paper for two issues. Those who Reside m the District and present; their tax receipts and registration certificates will be allowed to vote. The election will be conducted as a general election with the Trustees as Managers. J. K. BRANNON. Chairman. Martin S, Rosier, Clerk. J. T. Davis, Members Board of Trustees Ca.ssatt School District No. 4, Kershaw County. July 11th, 1923. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Monday, August 18th, 1923, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administratrix of the estate of John W. Simmons, a?, ceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as Administratrix. ALICE SIMMONS. Camden, S. C., July 12th, 1U23. Final Discharge. Notice ifa hereby given that one month from this date, on Tuesday, August the 7th, 1923, we will make te"" the Probate Court pf Kershaw Coua ty our final return as Executors of thv Estate 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. Notice To Debtors and Creditors. All parties indebted to the estate of C. N. Humphries, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment- to the -undersigned tand all parties hav ing claims against the said estate will present them duly probated to Dr.Ajp W. Humphries,, Bethune, S, C., withijj the time prescribed by law. A. W. HUMPHRIES, A. L. HUMPHRIES, Administrators.. Camden, S. C., July 1th, 1923. CITATION, The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By W. L. McDowell,* Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas C. B. Humphries made suit to me to grant him letters of ad ministration of the Estate of and ef fects of T. B. Hiynphries. These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said T. B. Hum phries, deceased, that they be and ap pear before me in the Court of Pro bate to be held at Camden, South Carolina, on Monday, July 23rd, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Admin- i istration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 9th day J of July Anno Domini 1923. w. l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the. 13th and 20th days of July, 1923, in the Camden Chroni cle, and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. Week-End Fares To Mountain and : Seashore Resorts. Southern Railway now have week end tickets on sale to the various . mountain and seashore resort points. . Tickets are good for all trains Satur days and Sundays, and return trip must be completed prior to midnight Tuesdays following date of sale. These week-end fares will continue in effect until Sunday, September 2nd. The following fares will apply from Walhalla, S. 77 $9,15 Tryon, N. C ft-.?? Saluda, N. C. rr. . . . ??30 1 Flat Rock, N. C 7.65 Hendersonville, N. C 7*?? Asheville, N. C. 8.75 Brevard, N; C 8??5 Lake Toxaway, N. C. .......... 9.60- - Lake Junaluska, N. C 9,90 Waynesville, N. C ' 10.00 Black Mountain, N. C. . . . 9.45 Charleston, S. C 6*5 Tybee, Ga. . 8JW Hardeeville, S. C 8.1? j Tickets for Charleston, S. C., j Tybee, Ga.,.and Hardeeville, are gaM for all trains Fridays and Saturdays, with final return -limit Tuesdays fol lowing date of sale. Also Attractive Summer Excursion - Fares. Tickets on 6ale daily until Septem ber 30th, allowing stopover privileges J at any point in either or both direc tions, with final return limit October 31st, _ For further information, tickets* ?t? -| apply to local ticket agents. DON'T You know that property on North Broad Street is enhancing' in value? We are offering some of the most desira ble lots in that section at Bargain prices. Terms if desired. CAMDEN REAL E, "Ve8dl Pfcoo? 236 -