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''"V ?v -.V * $? . ' u : , ? sg The Camden Chronicle t? VOLUME XXXV. rAMi\rw . * "r~ r"rr - " ----- - ~ 1 ? 1 ? ?' .1 1 i. ? . . . ' . CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5. 1923 " ? : . NUMBER 27 KKKSHAW COUNTY FAIR. Scot i *8 Greater Shows With Italian Hand To Furnish Amusements. The third day, November the six-' toenth, of the Greater Korsha\V County Fair has been designated as Kershaw County School Day and will be, utilised as a general trot-together celebration of . the unprecedented progress in educational development' in Camden and the rural schools of Kershaw county during the past sev eral years. Allan B. Murehison, county super intendent Of education, J. G. Rich ards, Jr., superintendent of Camden city schools, Chairman C. H. Yates of the District No. I board of trustees for Camden and district No. 1, gavo their enthusiastic indorsement of county school day. and a general holi day for all schools in city, town, and country districts, and their participa tion in the big celebration parade of the schools, of the city, town and country. If. (J. Carrison, Jr., chairman of the Central Committee of Arrangements for the fair, named tho following as a -central committee in charge of County School events, and this com mittee will appoint district commit tees in every school district to work up the interest and have every school in Kershaw county in the spectacular and gigantic parade of several thous and sehool children and hundreds of school teachers: E. I. Reardon, chair man; Allan B. Murehison, J, G, Rich ards, Jr., J. W. Sanders. Fyrtner particulars will be given out next week when the central committee meets. Every school in the parade will have free admission for pupils and teachers to tlve county fair. The Scott's Greater Shows, a clean and wholesome aggregation of amuse men's with ;i splendid Italian band, has been engaged by Mayor H. G. Carrison. Jr., for the week of Novem ber 12th to 1 7th and this fine band will play two or more free concerts every day durjng the fair, November 14th, 15th and 16th, and will play the march for the big parade on Kershaw County School Day. The Scott Great er Shows exhibit here under the aus pices of the Kershaw County Fair with Mayor. II. G. Garrison, Jr., as chairman of the committee in charge of the shows and the band concerts. The following officers and commit tees for the 1923 Kershaw County Fair have been named: General Committee ? H. G. Carri son,. Jr., Mayor, Chairman; R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Vice Chairman, J. W. Sanders, Treasurer, E. I. Reardon, Secretary; L. T. Mills, C. W. Birch- . more., T. I.oe Little, Blakenpy Zemp, Hollis F. Cobb, W. H. Pearce, H. D. Nile*, B. II. Truesdale, R. K. Tomp kins. L. \\ . Boykin, L. D. Vaughn, H. 1'. Ogglesby, Miss Jennie V. Boyd. Committee on Soliciting Entries ? . Miss Jennie Boyd, Chairman; J. W. Sanders, II. K. Tompkins, Mrs. B. R. Truesdale. It. C. Jones, Mrs. A. J.: Smith, Mrs. J. W. Cantey, Mrs. L. I. Guion. finance Committee ? Mayor H. G. Carrison, Jr., Chairman;" J. W. San ders. county agent, R, M. Kennedy, Jr. L. T. Mills. ( omniittee on Arrangements and Concessions ? Miss Minnie Clyburn, Chairman;. Mrs. S. C. Zemp, Mrs.. J. I Mackey, Mrs. S. F. Brasington, Mrs. W. j. Mayfield. Commlttg on Premium Lists ? J. W. Sanders, Chairman; Mollis F. Cobb, J. ?. Zemp. Household Department ? Miss Jen nie \ . Boyd , Superintendent. ' ommittee on Amusements ? L. W. Koykin, Jr., Chairman; R. M. Kenne dy, Jr., \y. H. Pearce. < ??mmittee on Publicity ? H. D. ? i?*s ( hairman; C. W. Birchmore, i iss Jennie Boyd, E. I. Reardon. At Wateree Power Dam Tonight. f'amden Indies and gentlemen are reminded of the delicious hot supper to be j^ivcn at Wateree Power Dam hotel this Friday evening^ at 8 o, clock for the benefit of Ebenezer Methodist church hv the latlies of that church, and to which all Camden citizens have he-en invited. This is going to be one, of the best hot suppers ever put on a table. Quite a few Camden citizens are B<'Uintf ready to motor out, and it is hoped that many others will be able to u<> from this city and show by their presence that Camden is interested in our ^<>od friends of the rural dis tricts This supper is being put on in a mo.st worthy cause and our good friends of Kbenezer congregation cor diai:\ invite and urge their fellow cit izeYi- <,f Camden and of Kershaw eftur:';. to cooperate in getting funds ''?r ar, organ for that church. Quite :rom the pleasure it alw;?**? af fon^' 'he public to assist every cit>, town or country church, it might not he amiss to remark that the of Urur Camden's business and profes Jiofttii men and women ^feisit their friend- in the rural districts the bet r >' ;.?> for both city and country dis tr><? , to tfet together. lhe hot supper tonight presents ' i """* *? " " w a mo?; pleasant opportunity for ( amdon citizens to meet with many of their ^ood friends of a very prosper ous section of Kershaw county and numW-s of mighty fine people of that ?Action. Catholic Church Service*. Scr. 1(es nj 1 1 H Catholic rlmrrh . October 7th, the twentieth ^unriay after Pentecost Will be as fol ">?*"?: Sunday school at 8 Mm? and ?ermon at 10 a. m. All Are eor ??Hy invited to aUaad. Rw- J. ^din will conduct all * X - - BETHl'NE NEWS NOTES. Happening* of Interest As Told By Our CoVrCNpondcnt, Bethunc, S. C., Oct. 8, ? MissMkthel Gainey and Homer Fields, both of Bethuno, were married Sunday after noon at the Presbyterian manse. It4>\ J, M. Forbis officiating. They left immediately for McBee where they boarded a train for a bridal trip. The grdom is the oldest son of E. E. Fields and the bride has been making her home with hew uncle, Mr. John Stokes, i Mrs. O. H. Bell and brother, David Blakeley, of Olio, left Sunday for a few days stay at the home of their father, Mr. B. B. Blakely, in Laurens. Mrs. Hermon Karle Caine and ITt tle son, of Winston-Salem, N. C., spent several days last week with her sister, Mrs, T. E. Hearon. Kev. M. R GuhUm*, accompanied hy his eousin, Miss Frances Williams, spent the week end at his home in Batesburg. Mrs. Dolly Seegarg, of McBee, spent several days with her daughter, Mrs. T. E. Hearon last week. Mr, and Mrs. C. L. Mays, and daughter of Cartersville, spent sev eral days with relatives here last week. Dr. It. E. Severance of Columbia was the guest of his parents here Sunday. Miss Kate Yarbrough is the guest of her brother, Mr. L. M. Yarbrough, in Hartsville. Rev. Mr. Oast on and family of XiypcTTbulg were guests of relatives here Sunday. On Sunday evening he filled the pulpit of the Baptist church, he having been the pastor here sever al years ago. Mrs. G. E. Parrott and children and Miss Stella Bethune spent Tuesday in Hartsville. . The Chautauqua which closed Fri day evening was not well advertised, consequently it was not a success from a financial standpoint. It is a source of regret that it will not return next fall. Mrs. Eva Morgan, Messrs. Frank Lee, and Theodore Clyburn wej*e vis itors in Monroe Sunday. S. H. McCaskill o? Florence1 spent the week-end with his family here! Miss Mamie Lou McDonald, who is teaching in the school here, spent the week-end at her home in Kershaw. Mr. Sam Hunter who lived several miles above here died Tuesday night after an illness of about two years. Mr. Hunter is survived by a wife and a large family of Children. Charleston American Suspends. Charleston, Sept. 30. ? Declaring that a single morning newspaper is the best plan for the good of Charles ton, the American, in announcing its suspension yesterday, carries this statement: "This is the last edition of the Charleston American. With today's issue, The American ceases publica tion. Hereafter, our subscribers will be served by the News and Courier, which has bought the circulation of this paper. . ' "In making this sale, the publish ers of the American feel that the in terests of Charleston can best be served by one newspaper in the morn ing field, and have decided to retire." Negro Fleeced Another.-^ Ned Porter, an old negro said to be about 60 years of age and who works on the farm of Mr. W. D. Whitaker, was the victim of a sharp negro here Saturday and is short something over $600 in hard earned money. The old man was seen by the unknown negro emerging from the Loan and Savings bank with a roll of money^in his hand. The strange negro oWered to help him count tlje money and soon made away and was out of sight and nothing has been heard of him since. The old man had just sold cotton to that amount which represented hard work for the year. The old man claimed that he would recognize the fell6w, but as yet no one has been caught answering his description. Mr*. Shiver Dead. Mrs. Mary Shiver, aged about 65 years, died at her home in the Antioch section early Wednesday morning, after an illness extending over period of six months. Mrs Shiver was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Evans of the Spring Hill section and was the wife of Mr. C. I. Shiver. She is survived by her husband and foyr children: L. A. Shiver, A. B. Shiver, and Misses Ellen and Daisy Shiver. The funeral and burial occurred at Antioch on Wednesday afternoon, ser vices being conducted by Rev. J. B. Shiver of Blaney. Cood Order Circus Day. The police report only cne arrest on Tuesday while the circus was here. Thfe crowd was very large and exceed ingly well behaved. Several extra police officers were put on for the day but ko far as behavior was concerned their services were not needed. One small man created a little disturbance at the night performance.. He was. feeling a little lively. He was run in in order to sober up, but as it was a plain drunk, no charges were made against him. Views of Camden. ? The ?Camden Drng Company has recently had made around thirty dif ferent post caftd. views ? of homes, churches and pieces of Interest In and near Camden^ They are ell colored riewe end are pretty reminders to be aent to friends away from Camden. DINNER FOR MOTOR "MEN. ? T" I.ast Friday Was a Big Day Anions Farm Women 0f County. Friday was H big day of Big DQingH in Kershaw Council of Farm Women aitd Community Market circles in Camden. TheixJ was an abundance of balanced rations of home' raised and h^jne conserved things to eo?t and the enterprising housewives of Camden and Many of the men folks too were out in amply sufficient numbers to help frying sized chickens sizale in the pan and the swan songs of a great many cackling hens and the last crowing of not a few roosters were heard. Vegetables, grapos, preserves, jellies, jams, eggs, cakes, canned goods, sweet corn, and other farm products were quickly snapped up and the cash register rendered sweot music to the ears of the hustling housewives of Kershaw county and to the farmers who delivered the goods and raked in the money, and the Cam den consu?uers were happy also. After marketing was over the Council of Farm Women and Corriv munity Market ladies with numerous gentlemen of the farming districts and of Camden assembled in meeting1 in the display rooms of the Kershaw Motor Company where the community market is held?from now on every Tuesday and Saturday? with Mrrs. B. It. Truesdale, chairman of the com munity market committee presiding, and introducing the ' speakers, with Miss Jennie V. Boyd, home demon stration agent of Kershaw county, occupying the right hand seat of honor and doing her very bdst to keep still and to keep quiet. Iiev. J. Jeter Johnson of the Cam den Baptist Church opened the meet ing with prayer and sciptural read ings. He was followed by Miss Agnes Webster of Winthrop College, mar keting specialist, E, I. Reardon, secre tary of the ^Jiamber of commerce, Mrs. S. O. Plowden, in charge of the eastern district home demonstration club work, J. W. Sanders, county agent of Kershaw county, and Miss Jennie Boyd concluded the speaking program with a short talk of thanks and words of commendation for the producers, the consumers, and the visiting ladies of Winthrop College. The 1 923 Kershaw County Fair was given place in the picture by County Agent Sanders.. About one o'clock the ladies of the Council of Farm Women in apprecia tion of the public spiritedness and co operation of the Kershaw Motor Com pany in allowing free use of their dis play rodms for many months a.s a community market place, and for numerous other courtesies and acts- of kindness- to the women of Kershaw county by this auto sales agency and j garage tendered the officers and all of the employees of the Kershaw Motor Company a delicious dinner, and the ladies were good enough also to allow all of the other men attend ing the meeting and the visitors from Winthrop College, Mrs. Plowden and Miss Webber to partake of the many good things to eat. The Kershaw Motor Company crowd were so full of gratitude, . fried chicken, pies, cakes, jams, jellies, and other things, they consumed, that they couldn't make a speech so they delegated Sec letary E. I. Reardon who is a light but a long eater to return thanks to the ladies for thorn, which he did to the best of his overloaded ability. The Council of Farm Women of Kershaw County' and Miss Jennie V. BOyd, home demonstration agent, Mr. J. W. Sanders, county agent, and the community market committees as well as the housewives of Camden are to be congratulated on their splendid spirit of cooperation in the produc tion, conservation and the purchasing of the home produced commercial commodities. The community market is a great institution, and the Ker shaw Motor Company officers and em ployees as well as all the other -for tunate guests of the ladies are in favor of having a big dinner every marketing day ? provided they are to be the guests of honor. Gets First New Coupe. The now 1924 model Fords and more particularly the new coupe are demanding more than passing inter eat among autoists throughout the country and Camden is no exception , to the rule. The coupe, which has an entirely new body, is attracting most atten tion and deliveries are already being made in the sequence .that orders i are received. Dealers everywhere I are asking for rush orders. The new body design lends distinction in ap pearance, adds greatly to comfort and provides greater convenience. Mendel Smith, Jr., is the first Cam den owner of a new model coupe and he has been busy ever since its arrival showing prospective buyers its ad- I vantages over the older models. T<f Park in Center. beginning Monday ? morning, all motor Vehicles will be required to park in the center of the street. This order^i? issued on advice of the pav ing contractors in order that the Asphalt have the cars run next to the curbing while it is new. The center parking rule will bo only temporary. Cars will park in centor on DeKalb from Market on the east to Church on the west and on Broad from York Oh the south to LaFayette on the north. Building New Horn*. Mr. W. D. Trantham is having a six room bungalow erected on Chestnut street on the lot west of his other residence on that street KU.I.KI) IIV I ' All. Jamoh Hl|^ilUli of Augusta, .Mot His Heath Near Westville. Juttics Haigins, a young1 white man apparently about 2f? years years of age, died at the Camden hospital Tuesday night from injuries received in a motorcycle accident Tuesday af ternooV on the public highway near WeatvHle. As there \yas au eyewitness to the accident, (\>roner Russell did not cieem it necessary to hold an inquest and from papers found , on his body It waft learned his home was in Augusta Georgia. Undertaker Kvans prepared the body for burial and relative* re quested that it be sent to Augusta, and it left, here Wednesday afternoon by express for that city. According to Koy Young, of West ville, who was a witness to the acci dent, young 'Haigins apparently lost control of the motor vehicle, as it was wobbling from side to side, finally being thrown violently to the, ground. He romfoved the motorcycle from his feet and legs, and on examination showed a severe bruise over the left eye. Haigins was brought to tho Camden hospital where it was found that he was also internally injured, causing hemmorrhages from which he died, a short while after reaching that institution. The following is taken from the Augusta Chronicle of Wednesday morning: "Jamys Washington Hagan. of (J27 Moore Avenue, sustained fatal in juries when the motor cycle which he was riding wrecked oh the high way near Camden, S. C. yesterday. Ac cording to reports received here early this morning, Hagan, who was riding from Augusta to Knoxville, Tenn., by way of Columbia and Camden, was thrown fivm the motorcycle abouu 16 miles from Camden.- He was .rushed to the Camden Hospital shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and died at 11J45 o'clock last night from con cussion of the brain. "The deceased was 23 years old and was well known in this city. He i* sur vived by one small son, father, J. W. Hagan, of Summerville, S. C\, one brother, N. E. Williams of Augusta, and one sister, Mrs. J. W. Kendrick of Augusta." HURST FOUND GUILTY. Camden Man Sentenced Tt> Serve Five Years For Bigamy. Greenwood, Oct. 3. C A. Hurst of Camden,* 29 years old, was found guilty of bigamy by a jury in county court ^here today and was sentenced by Judge Henry C., Tillman to serve thiee years in the stale penitentiary, after overruling a motion for a new trial. G. G. Alexander of Camden, attor ney for the defendant, gave notice of an appeal to the state supreme court and Judge Tillman fixed bond in the sum of $1,000. Hurst, according to evidence intro duced by the state, married Miss Mag gie Boyd at Camden, August 6, 1913, and November 12, 1920, married Miss Norvice Bouknight, 16 years of age, of Greenwood, in this city. A telegram from Judge of Probate McDowell of Kershaw county established the fact of first marriage and Judge of Pro bate John F. Wideman of Greenwood county testified as to the fact of the second , marriage. He stajted that Hurst applied for the mafriage li cense alone and swore that the girl was 18 years of age. The second Mrs. Hurst testified that she married the defendant one week after she met him. That a short time after their marriage, they went to Danville, Va., to live and that, on the approach of the 1920 Christmas holidays, he told her she would have to return to Greenwood, because his first wife was coming to Danville. She returned to Greenwood without seeing the first Mrs. Hurst, the witness continued, on money sent her by her father and had not lived with her husband since. Hurst was the father of her two-year old boy, she added. Rowland Bouknight, a brother of the young woman, testified that he heard Hurst say a few days after his second marriage that his first wife was living, but he did not report it to his father Or his sister. The defense offered no testimony. Mr. Alexander argued to the jury that state failed to prove that Hurst's first wife was living when he married the isecond time. The first Mrs. Hurst was called as a witness for the de fense three times, but did not answer. I Home Burglarized. Police officers were called to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kennedy, Jr., on north Lyttleton street Monday night to search for a burglar who was found in the house during the night. Mrs. Kennedy was awakened by some one in her room and gave an outcry. A scarrh of the building fail ed to find the intruder, but several shots were fired at a man seen leav ing the premfses by a neighbor who had been called in. An empty jewel ry box was found in the yard and some Jewelry and gold coins were missed after the thief had gotten away. Commandery Meeting. Sir Knights are requested to attend stated conclave of Camden Com mandcry Tuesday evening, October 9th, 1923, at 8 o'clock, sharp, to re ceive petitions and transact business. No degree work. No uniform*. W. Robin Zetnp, Commander. STOKE STARTS Ol-T will.. MimnnuRh Had Large Oowda at His 0|>?ninu Salr Saturday. Manager Albea, of tho Columbia branch of John L. Mimnaugh ?5c Co.. <ells u& that the big store here started otY exceptionally well last Saturday and front early morning till late' Sat urday night the sales A>rce<:'had all, they could do to serve the crowds. Mr. Mimnaugh was over for tho day and he too was greatly pleased with opening. In fact they say they have done a wonderful business ever since the store began operations. They had so many calls for men's clothing that I a department will be added for that line also. In addition to the regularly employ ed salesforce, quite a number of sales people from the Columbia store had to be put into service on Saturday, the opening day and on Tursday, the day of the ciivus i ruwds, Mr., Mimnaugh announces his salea foree is a? follows: Miss Susie Young, of Camden, for a good many years with a local (inn. Mrs. Annie Turner, of Camden, who has bad quite a long experience as a saleslady. Mrs. M. W. Watts, of Camden. Miss Ella Tallon, formerly with Mc Sween Mercantile company of Lamar. Has had experience as a milliner and j ready-to-wear saleslady for a number! of years. Mrs. Belle Alexander of Camden, in j tho ready-to-wear department. j Mrs. W. .HL^HQlland*.. formerly of the Columbia store. Services at School Building. Dr. Edwin Muller has returned from his vacation and will preach Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the remilnr communion service. The Grammar school auditorium will be used owihg to the faet that the Pres byterian church building is undergo ing repairs. Sunday school services will be held at 10 a. m., also in the school auditorium. j HERE AND THERE Harvard university, Cambridge, Mass., opened its 288th session last Monday. The enollment for the ses sion is expected to exceed 0,000. ' i Viscount Morley of England, 1 best known in America as John Morley, man of letters, died in London Sun day, aged 86 years. Because of the extraordinary de mand for small coins, the Philadelphia mint is being run on a twelve-hour day basis. John Lewis Cochran, prominent Chicago real estate operator, com mitted suicide Tuesday by. jumping from the sixth floor of an apartment house. He had been in ill health for a yelir. - Mayor Hylan of New York, who has been very sick at Saratoga Spring*, for several weeks past, with pneumonia, is steadily gaining in strength. Laurens and Greenwood are going to build a 1,200 foot bridge across the Saluda on the highway at the old Puckctt Ferry. Ordered Martial Law in Oklahoma' Gov. J. O. (Jack) Walton of Okla homa. who placed his entire state under martial law to suppress Aor kinga. He also rorbade a special and extraordinary session of' the State legislature which would Impeach ?ln?. ? He has lieen severely crltl ?ize<4 l?y newspapers. Walton Snowed Under. Oklahoma City, Oct. 2. ? Late re turns from country districts in Okla homa's special election today continu ed to emphasize the overwhelming victory of opponents of Governor J. C. Walton, who sponsored a constitu tional amendment authorizing the state legislature to convene by its own call to consider the official acts of 1 state officers. At midnight, with virtually half the state accounted for the measure was J maintaining fully the lead it assumed j with the tabulation of first returns. Although the rural vote wa/ pro portionately lighter than in th/ cities and towns, and th? tot^i? ??ti mated vote was lessened gonye'what as a re-' suit, the legislature proposal never theless was holding its ratio estab lished early in the morning. At midnight 1,361 precincts had re ported * total of 142,806 for the meas 1 Tin; riK( i;s pi,kasi<;i> | , ?? ! John Robinson's Show Best Fvcr Put On The Road. v 1 The host over! ; Was the verdict of everyone who witnessed both performances o) John Robinson's shows hero Tuesday. Kvery thing and every net about the show was new except tho name. The >n ana foment this year in in capable hands and they set their goal to have something entirely now, and in this , they have .succeeded admirably. From the opening of the great pa geant "Peter Pan in Animal Land" to the last aet t+?e great audiences ? were joyfully entertained wit b clean acts by men and womeh and educated animals. * To single out anyone act and give it special praise would do the other performers an injustice for there w*? not an idle moment of cleam amuse ment. The only trained hippopotamus, the biggest and best ttained' aggregation of lions, tigers, jaguars, bears, cam els, elephants, monkeys, horsfes, dogs and even pigeon's scon hero in some time, delighted the so.veral thousand i spectators. r The clowns Were exceptionally fun ny each having studied out some lu j dierous attire or mirth-making act to entertain the multitudes. Trained hogs, trained pigeons, and trained geese ? in fact Robinson has .?vied greatly from past shows- ? and in ;i. J.'tion to tho animals they have specialized 011 training domestic ani mals. ""The trapeze ricts and fancy women riders h:?vc never been sur passed. No wonder the big papers of the country have been lavish in their - praise of the Robinson shows for they have something that makes the crit ics uiiu* others fall Hi Ifiic* singing their praise. The Robinson show has won a place in the hearts of the people of this section and they will And a hear ty welcome upon their return. > Ford Car Stolen. . Jimmie Brown, who resides on Mrs. A. S. White's farm, two miles east of Camden, notified the police ' Tuesday nigjit that his Ford touring car had been stolen from a spo.t near the Rob inson circus tent. It was a 1921 model live passenger ear and had been used only about ten days. Brown bought the car from a Columbia deal er, and it. bore state tag number 7095G and motor number $?'117965> , with slight dent in rear of body. The same night Mr. M. C. West reported that he had his car near the tent and upon his return ho found a man lying on the ground by the side i of his running hoard. lie touched the fellow with his foot, who jumped up quickiy, stating th.it he htjd lain down and had almost fallen asleep. Mr. West thought no more about the mat ter until his car got. in motion and one tire rolled otT. An examination showed that the would-be thief was attempting to steal the tire and had loosened the lugs when Mr. West . walked up. At Charlotte Thompson School. The ladies of the .School Improve ment Association of the Charlotte Thompson High School of this county arc shaping up for the record break ing hot supper of the season at this school on the evening of Friday, Oc- ~ tober 12th, to raise funds to complete the athletic equipment, beginning at 8 o'clock, to which the public is cor dially invited. The bill of fare will include chicken fried, chicken baked, chicken cooked with rice, boiled ham, Caro lina steamefl rice, hot rolls and hot biscuits, candied sweet potatoes, sal ads, pickles, crackers, macaroni, chicken gravoy, coffee, and doubtless other delicious things. As usual, knowing that Camden and Kershaw county Chamber of Com merce officers huA directors will drop business or postpone any engagement for a fine hot supper, this ? organiza tion has been requested to perform publicity stunt for this approaching hot supper. Kverybody is invited, men, women, boys and girls. Camden citizens are expected to be there in numbers to join hands with the other citizens of Kershaw county and to heip this modern and big rural school to equip its athletic department for the pleasure and physical development ? of the boys and girls of this school. Boys Had Croat Fun. Several youngsters around the "Wigwam" on Hroad street conceived the idea of having some fun at the cx p< rise of circus visitors Tuesday. For the convenience of those who have the time to loiter two rest benches have been placed in front of each window of the "Wigwam." To one of these benches was connecter! a hot shot bat tery. An official "electroeutioner" was stationed on the inside and as an unsuspecting one took his seat the "juice" was turned on, much to the amusement of the big crowds. As one fellow would fcet caught he would de coy another to the seat and the fun kept up all day. Nearly all the Victims took it good naturedly and all took it in the same place. Two ladies occupied the seat but the clectrocutioner took cold feet and although they sat there for some time no amount of coaxing could got him to turn on the juice. , Civic league To Meet. There will be a regular. meeting of .. the Civic League next Monday after noon^ October Sth^at 4j80_??clock at ~ meeting, members are eanestfy Pi que* ted to be present. , _ ~