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MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE KERSHAW COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS TODAY watch the date 0N YOUR LABEL The Camden Chronicle 12 PAGES THIS WEEK volume xxxy CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1923. NUMBER 33 School Parade Feature Friday . v V- ' -f ? Large Attendance Expected at County Faif Today? Ex hibits Unu?uaMy Good in All Line*? Fine Poultry on Exhibition. The Kershaw County Fair opened Wednesday with a moat creditable exhibit in all lines. It is being held in the old eounty court building on lower Broad street, and the upstairs has been divided off into booths for the various departments. Both eotton mill villages have com munity booths and they are fine. The home demonstration depart ment has a most interesting exhibit and the displays of. canned gootjs arc pretty. , In the farm exhibits can be found almost everything to be produced 6n the farm and these exhibits are un* usually good. Quite a handsome display of fine strain chickens, geese and turkeys are on exhibition in the court houso yard and many handsome birds are in the collection. ? The attendance so far has 'been good, but today (Friday) will be the big day when school children from all parts of the county taking part in the parade will be admitted free. The fair is well worth a trip of miles to see and t^iose citizens of the county who have not attended should be there today sure. <?>.-> The Scott's Greater Shows, ,a car nival aggregation, is furnishing most of the amusement features and it is considered an unusually clean carnival with many interesting attractions. KILLED BY BOMB. Texas Man Meets Instant Death Upon Opening Box. Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. 14. ? A bomb today blew to piqees J. A. Barnes, prominent real estate dealer, fatally injured his 12 year old son, Jesse, wrecked the Barnes home and shattered windows in residences for a block. Mrs. Barnes was injured by flying glass. The bomb, contained in a small wooden box, was sent by express from San Antonio. It was addressed to Mr. Barnes and marked "personal." The contents were listed as "maga zines." i" The package arrived here last night and was delivered this morning. Jesse asked his mothe'r for permis sion to open it, but she refused. M r. Barnes came- home about noon and took the box out to a back porch to open it. It is believed the explo sion occurred as he lifted the lid, Which was tightly nailed on. Mr. Barrjes was killed instantly, his body being blown ten feet. The im pact wrecked heavy timbers of which the wall was constructed. The son was found buried beneath the 'lebris, clutching his small dog to his br<>ast. His neck was broken and ho (.Hud on the way to the hospital. Mrs. Barnes was in the house. A heel from one of her shoes was blown through the adjoining house. Two daughters were away at school. According to Mrs. Barnes, her hus band had no enemies so far as she knew. She was unable to supply any motive for the crime. bank messengers killed. ?^fnsjitional Hold-Up in a New York Elevated Station. New York, Nov. 14. ? Two bandits today shot and killed two bank mes sengers in an elevated station of the ^ ? .-i End Subway line at Fifty-fifth and New Utrecht avenue, Hrciklyn, snatched a leather bap con taining $43,607 from one of their vic tim- and fled through an awed crowd '?r- '?? automobile driven by a confed One messenger was killed be ? ??'? he cpuld raise a hand to protect - n>?*if. The other died in an ex 1 y of shots with the bandits. The fetation cashier fainted in her small and was found half an hour rward. I wo hours after the shooting the bandits' car, abandoned, was found at Ha'h Hcach. Working from clues pi<k<-d up there the police began a thor.-ugh search for the robbers, one whom, it was believed, had been bounded. Trie hold up came as the climax to pfriod of sensational criminal ac ' 1 N ? ? y that started yesterday with the waylaying of a Ward Baking company '_Ashier at the door of his office in Brooklyn and the robbery of $18,500 carried. The three robbers made a " an getaway. ? of Am M ^?xington, N. C., Friday night and wade a haul of about 17,000, mostly in | "mail coins and stamps. SPECIAL TRAINS. Seaboard Preparing To Take Care of Winter Travel. (Wednesday's State.) The list of trains to be run by the Seaboard Air Line railway between Northern and Eastern points and Florida and other Southern points du ring the winter has been compiled and the schedules of the trains announced. Included is the announcement of the inauguration of tho Seaboard Florida West Coast Limited, one of the first all Pullman traifis from Eastern cities direct to the Florida west coast. Pullmans will not be run from Boston on this train as it was hoped because tho New York, New Haven & Hart ford is unable to provide the service at present. Good connection with Boston and other New England cities, however, will be made at New York. The old established Soaboard Flor ida Limited between Eastern cities and the Florida East coast will be es tablished again this year With its same luxurious accommodations. Tho first east coast train will leave New York the evening of December 31, and the first northbound train will leave Miami January 2. There will be two additional trails for winter travelers: the Seaboard Carolina-Florida Special from Eastern cities to Camden, Columbia, and Jack sonville, and tho Sowanee Hiver spec ial from Chicago and Cincinnati to Tampa, , St. Petersburg and other points on the Gulf coast of Florida. The .first Sewanee special from Chi cago was run last Sunday and the first northbound train loft. St. Peters burg yesterday., , The Seaboard Florjjia West Coast Limited will make only one passenger stop between Richmond, Va., and Sa vannah, Ga., ? that stop in Columbia. The southbound train will arrive here about noon of the second day, leaving New York at 3:40 o'clock the after noon of the day before and arrive in west coast points early tire following morning. , The northbound train leaves the west coast in th^. evening, arrives at Columbia 3: 1 5 o'clocl^ytho following afternoon Nei$*Vork air- Tl:30 o'clock the following morning. This is the first through Pullman train that has been provided Columbiana and other persons in this part of the state for direct service to the Florida west coast. The first West Coast Limited train will leave New York and Washington Monday! December 3, arriving at Co lumbia December 4,- and the first Car olina Special will leave New York the afternoon of December 3, arriving at Columbia short time before the limit ed. Both trains will start on their northbound journeys December 5..J Valuable Polo Pony Killed. Hamlet,, N. C., Npy. l3^? A polo pony being: shipped, from Vermont to Camden, S. C., met its death in an unusual manner. While transferring from one train to another here on a baggage truck the animal became frightened at a passing engine. The porters in charge let the crate over balance and fall, breaking the pony's back, causing death in a few minute**. From best information the value of the pony is around $2,000. The pony was being shipped from Shelbourne, Vermont, to Mr. K. G. Whistler, of Camden. It was the property of Mr. Clarence Morgan, and was said to have been a very valuable animal. Red Cross Roll Call Now On. The annual roll call for membership to the American Red Cross is now on and a canvass will be made to secure the memberships at an early date. In the meantime those who want to be first can mail their amounts to Mrs. W. J. Mayfield, the chairman. The Red Cross is doing a great work right here in this county in helping the ex Service men, helping crippled chidren and having their legs straightened, paying for the corrective work, pay ing for medicine bills for the poor. They keep a car in service for both city and county and are asking the public to be liberal in their contribu tions. Come Sunday Morning. The Pastor of the Camden Baptist church hereby urges the entire mem bership to be in the congregation Sunday morning, November 18th. The service begins prcirptly. at 11:15. A message every member should hear will be given, and, if heard with heed ing will cause a new day to dawn for msr rhurrh. Thrr ir-im- v7tnAr about- thr* matter, but those who come will judge for themselves as to the correctness of the stAtement. _ ... . _ . D1RBC torsA'otkh iton. Twenty-four. Named From >V hom Twelve Are To He Selected* The result of the Primary election of director* for the Camden and Ker shaw County Chamber of Commerce was most gratifying to those inter ested in this organization. A much larger vote was cast than hitherto, and great interest seemed to be man ifested in the election. A great num ber of the members of the body re ceived votes, which showed that more (topple were interested in the selection of directors. The following received the largest number of votes, and are the twenty-four men/ from whom twelve are to be chosen a? directors, and six ladies, from whom three are to be selected as directors in the final election: Messrs. W. A. Boykin, J. H. Burns, E. I). Blakeney,%J. W. Cantey, H. G. Carrison, Jr., W. L. DePass, C. P DuBose, Rev. F. H. Harding, M. H. Heyman, H. K. Hallett, Sam Karesh, R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Wm. King, T.- L. Little, L. T. Mills, W. F. Nettles, R. B. Pitts, L. C. Shaw, B. G. Sanders, Ralph Shannon, J. M. Villepigue, Da-J vid Wolfe, J. B. Z6mp, and W. R. [ Zcmp. Mrs. Cora Ancrum, Miss M. , A. (HTyburn, Mrs. Robert Marye, Mrs. [W. J. Mayfield, Mrs. E. C: Ritchie. The other votes cast were given for the following members: Henriette Johnson, Mrs. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., Karl P. Abbott, W. S. Burnett, H. G. Marvin, H. F. Cobb, T. K. Trotter, Mrs. H. G. Carrison, Jr., H. G. Carri son, Sr., Dr. John W. Corbett, Mrs. John Corbett, C. J. Shannon, Jr., Ralph Shannon, Mrs. T, Lee Little, A. C. Drawdyf R. E. Stevenson, J. S. Lindsay, G. A .Rhame, C. H. Yates, L. T. Mills, L. A. Wi'ttkowsky, Mrs. L. A. Wittkowsky, Mrs. B. G. Sanders, B. G. Sanders, Henry Eichel, Leon Schlosburg, M. Baruch, J. T. Nettles, W. B. DeLoache, H. D. Niles, Mrs. J. R. Goodale, Miss Louise Nettles, W. P. Thomas, W. R.*Gardner, W. P. Car gill, Maud Botts, Mrs. L. T. Mills, L? J. Whitaker, J. S. Rhame, Dr. F. I. Proctor, C. C. Whitaker, J. H. Cly burn, F. M. Zemp, Jack Mrs. S. A. Burrier, Mrs. David Wil liams, C. W. Evans, H. Savage, W. D. Barrett, E. N. McDowell, J. B. Wal lace, Leo Schenk, Leonard Schenk,W. R. DeLoache, C. C. Coster, Dr. S. F. Brasington, F. M. Wooten, W. B. All red, Mrs. i. W. Cantey, B. H. Boykin* J. H. Osborn, F. E. Coursen, W. L. Goodale, N. C. Boykin, J. G. Richards, Jr., Mrs. K. G. Whistler, Miss Dorothy Smith, Mrs. Mrs. S. J. Miller, Mrs. E. E Mandeville, R. W. Coleman, F. K. Bull, Mrs. F. M. Wooten, Clarence Morgan, W. L. Jackson* G. L. well, J. L. Moseley, Mrs. H. K. Hal lett, Walter Smith, Gus Bele^c, G. C. Bruce, Miss Jane Copp, Leonard Graham, R. J. Thorne, G. T. Little, J. E. Ross, A. C. Paine, A. E. Kennedy, Nick Getty s, T. V, Walsh, Olive Whit tredge, J. B. Crocker, Mrs. Hattie Steadman, Mrs. R. B. Pitts, Mary,E. Clyburi;, Mrs. D. Wolfe, Miss Emily Zemp, Catherine Wallace, Rev. M. J. Reddin, Rev. W. H. Hodges, Mrn. Edwin Muller, J. K. Lang, R. W. Miteham, M. L. Smith, G. C. Trant ham, Dr. S. C. Zemp, Mrs. J. L. Knapp Mrs. R. W. White, B. D. Ticknor, Mrs. M. Baruch, R. B. Elliott, T. S. Trapp, Hughey Tindall, Mrs. C. C. Whitaker, Rev. Ed. Muller, H. C. Singleton, L. J. Whitaker, Mrs. W. S. Burnet, A. G. Clarkson, Jr., Mrs. A. G. Clarkson, Jr., Mrs. U W. Boykin, Jr., L. W. Boykin, Jr., L. T. Mills, J. L. Guy, J. L. Gillis, Rev. J. J. Johnson, Jennie V. Boyd, Mrs. S. C. Zemp. F. H. H. Binhopville Man Loses Barn. Saturday afternoon the barn at the rear of the residence of H. S. Cun ningham on Ridge street caught f\ra and was almost completely burned to the ground all of the large amount of feedstuff being completely lost. It is thought that the fire originated from burning trash, and the bam be ing laden with dry hay, the blpze gained rapid headway, although the fire department responded very promptly. Surrounding buildings were never in danger. The loss to Mr. Cunningham was complete, aa no in surance was carried on the barn. ? Lee County Messenger. A Double Birthday Celebration. Little Miss Meta* Mogul escu and Jack Mogulcjicu celebrated their birth days together by a party on Thursday November 8th. Meta was eight years old on Nov. 8th, and Jack was five years old on Nov. 12th. Thirty of their little friends enjoyed the afternoon mrith fr* cr~nm, cake -and can dy were served and each child took home a souvenir in memory of the pleasant afternoon. DKATH FROM Wll-D ( AH. Negro On Joy Hide Kill* One and Injures Another, Gatfney, Nov- II.?-' Walter Crow, a respectable white cltllMl ot' Gaflfnoy , in lying dead and his brother, Arthur Crow, is at the local hospital with his right leg badly shattered as the re-* suit of being run into while they were engaged in assisting a Mr. Led ford to vtfj>air the lights on his truck on the National highway near GafTney. The car which caused the accident was being driven by a negro named George Foster, who took a joy ride in the machine after Claud B. Pcfol told him to wash the car! Another negro named Walter Brown was riding with him when the smashup occurred. The testimony of the witnesses was to the effect that Foster was driving the Cadillac car at a reckless rate of speed and that he collided with the truck before he could stop. A brother of the Crow boys was in his Ford car, just in front of the truck, his brothers having left his car tb assist Mr. Led ford. Mr. Ledford was also injured but his hurts are slight. The Crow boys were, carried to the hospital Im mediately after the accident, which occurred abctot 7:30, and Walter Crow died about on hour later. A small boy was asleep on the top of the truck and was thrown out into the field but sustained no injury. A blind man and his wife were also pas sengers on the truck but they had left the machine and were not injured. The coroner's jury rendered a ver dict that Walter Crow came to his death by means of, an automobile driven by George Foster in a reckless and careless manner. Foster was remanded to jail without bail and Walter Brown who was riding in the car with him was held as a witness. An Appeal to the People of the State, An appeal to the people of the State is issued by Governor McLeod, Hon orary Chairman, Senator Alan John stone of Newberry, Active Chairman, i and I). Cameron Ralston of Columbia, Director, in connection with the State wide campaign for $10(F,000 for the erection of a building in Columbia for the Association of the Blind and for making the fj^ure success of this or ganization possible. The campaign will be waged during the week of No vember 18th to 24th. The appeal follows: In this year of grace are we South Carolinians going to fail to respond to one of 4he most vital causes of our State and disappoint our blind who, though helpless, by sheer determina tion are struggling to support them selves that they may not be beggars on our streets. Should we forsake them at this time when the people of South Carolina are organizing to put over a $100,000 campaign that they might receive a fire proof building properly equipped that they might manufacture their wares and be self^ supporting. Won't the Palmetto State give them this building for Christmas, remembering Him who said, "It is more blessed to give than receive;" we who can see the sunshine and rain, who can look into the faces of our loved ones. Can we of thin ? State who are so blessed this year turn our backs^ to these people who are so .helpless and pass them by un : heard ? Shall they continue to live in | this veritable hovel, a helpless band of workers ? Take this message to your heart and respond to the campaign for the Association of the Blind. Goy. Thos. G. McLeod, Col. Alan Johnstone, D. Cameron Ralston. Praiae For The Pictures. JuRt a word of praise for two pic tures which were shown at the Majes tic Theatre within the laHt two weeks. The first and best was "The Man Without a Country" presented as a benefit picture for'the American Le gion. It was a wonderful production ? one which every patriotic American should see and appreciate, and I was sorry t6 see so few school pupils there as that picture was worth a dozen history lessons. It was so true, and to see the characters step out. of history and live ? Qven the smallest detail would have registered on any child's memory for all time. The next was "Nero" presented by William *?ox. To those who have visited Rome, I know they looked for familiar land marks, and again the picture stuck to facts and was thoroughly educational. We ovi Mr. Little a vote of thanks tcft giving ua such good clean pic tures, also the newest. F, A. S. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Boykln, and small daughter, of Columbia, spent laat weak end here with relatives. UBRL CASKS HKAHl) IN LKJS Two Bishopville Citizens (Jot Verdicts From Telegraph Company. Two interesting cases hoard in thv court of common pleas for Lee coun ty last week, tried before Judge K. W. Memminger, were those of W. A. James v*. Western Union Tele graph Company am) J. K. Gray, and Mrs. T, H. Tatum against the . same company and J. H. Gray. The action was a ?uiit for libel in the sums of $100,000 in each case. The jury in the ease of James granted a verdict in the sum of $10,500 which was later reduced by Judge Memmin ger to $6,800. For Mrs. Tatum the jury awarded a verdict in the sum of $8,500. Judge Memminger granted a new trial in this case. The alleged telegrams, held to bo of a libelous nature, were sent to Mr. James and Mrs. Tatum from Columbia oh the night after the result was known in the last gubernatorial pri mary. The alleged message to Mr. James, was signed "Statesman" and the one to Mrs. Tatum bore the sig; nature of "Votillion." Both messages were dictated to the Western Union manager who copied same on a typewriter, the same party sending both messages. They Were never signed by the real name of the sender and his identity was complete ly lost ? the telegraph company bein^ ^held liable by the action of the 'jury. .Attorneys representing the plaig tilFx were Mendel L. Smith, W. C. Wolfe, Henry Jennings and B. F. Kclley. For the company appeared Nelson and Mull ins, U. E. Dennis and C. B. Baffin. j v_ Miss Sue McDowall Dead. Miss Sue W. McDowall died 10:80 Friday night ut the home of her nephews, Messrs. W. D. Whitaker and Laurence Whitaker. The funoral serv ices were held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock by the Rev. Edwin Muller, i pastor of the Presbyterian church here. Miss McDowall is survived by one brother, J. Douglas McDowall, of ( Charleston, W. Va., and a number of nieces and nephews. Her futher, Wil liam McDowall, came from Scotland when he was a boy of 12 and settled in Charleston for a short time, then moved to Camden and established the Camden bank, of which institution he was president up to the time of his death. Mrs. McDowall preceded her husband, to the grave in early life. Mr. McDowall lived to a ripe old age and was a highly honored citizen in the town and the State. Miss Mc Dowall was an aunt of Mrs. Claude H. Girardeau and made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Girardeau for .30 odd years, then decided to return to her old home town to spend her last days 'among her relatives and friends. She was a member of the Presbyterian church, having united with the church in early life. Mr. McDowall, her fa ther, . married a Miss Witherspoon, who was a direct descendant of John Witherspoon, signer of the Declara tion of Independence. Both sides of the house were straight Presbyterian people. Miss McDowall's remains will be interred by the graves of her par ents. North and South United. Mr. Frank Ballard Hazard, giving hit* home address as Chicago, Illinois, and Mis? Estelle Wiggins Thrasher, whose home is in Pine Bloom, Geor gia, stopped over in Camden on Fri day, and applied for a marriage li cense at the office of the judge of probate here. They were married in i the probate office by Judge McDowell. I ? ! Second Crop of Cotton. Mr. Ilenry' Savage brought to our office last week from his Wcsterham plantation in West Wateree a stalk of cotton which grew up voluntarily from a last year's stalk and had numbers of open bolls on same ? ap parently as good as that from his other cotton grown this present year. A portion of the old stalk had Lecn broken away. It grew on red clay land and the portion of the stalk had been protected from freezes by the earth. It has proven quite a curiosity in this office. Store Badly Damaged. The old Ilenry Mann building on lower Main Street was quite badly damaged by fire last Tuesday morning but the work of the volunteer fire de partment kept the flames under Cd.T trol. The building is now owned by James McGirt, a colored citizen, and the lowfcr floor was used as a pool room. The upper office rooms were u.'?*J by- Herbert F# McGirt, the color loss. He hsd his office equipped with quit^an expensive library and carried no insurance. HtiTllA NK NKWS NOTKS, Happenings of interest An Told By Our Correspondent, Rethune, S. Nov. 14. -The reg ular monthly muting of the School Improvement Association was hold Friday afternoon in the auditorium. There was a tie between the fifth and seventh grades for the two dollars prize offered each month to the grade having the greatest number of mothers ^reqent. A compromise, was reached by giving both grades one dollar each, After the 'business meeting Miss Gaines, teacher of fifth' grrfd.e took 'charge.* ' An attractive program on "Thanksgiving" was carVied out. Mr. and Mrs. .J. I*. Bethune enter tained tho football team Saturday evening. Others present, besides the husky eleven were the fndy teachers and school girls of the higher grades. Informal games were played, refresh ments served, and the guests departed indebted to their host and hostess for a charming evening. Mrs. G. L, Mayes of CartersvilUe was called last \Veek to the bedside of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. P. M. Mayes, who is now convalescing from ail attack of "flu." Dr. K. Z. Truesdell attended a semi annual meeting of the fifth district medical association held in Camden Thursday. Mrs. Brasingtoi) Rogers spent some time at her old home in BishopviUe last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. y. Shaw have gone to Atlanta on an extended visit to their daughter, Mrs. Annie Fuller. Misses Nanoline Tyler and Rutii Gaines spent Saturday in Columbia shopping. . i Mins Christine McCaskill of Harts villle spent Sunday with relatives here. I)r. and Mrs. John Robertson of Edgemore were, week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Ward. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Truesdale and son, Roy, and Mrs. M. E. Truesdale of LugofF were guests in the home of Dr. Truesdale Sunday. . Mrs. J. A. Graham of Ridgevillo spent several days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald. Mrs. Leonard Yarbrough and chil dren of Ilartsville were the guests of her sister, Mrs. A. B. McLaurin, Sun day. 1, ? Prof. O. R. Bell attended Armistice Day exercises in Lancaster Monday. A game of- football was played be tween Bethune and Lydia Friday af ternoon on the latter's field. The game scored 10 to 0, in favor of Bethune. Install* Radio Receiving Seta. Mr. L. T. Stewart has installed ? radio receiving: sets at his residence and also at the Speedway Filling Station, where he Is receiving the va rious programs broadcasted every evening. Mr. Stewart has the agency for three counties for the "Splendid" radio receiving sets which sell at a very nominal price. While listening in one evening last week a Cleveland, Ohio, lady had requested that the an nouncement of the death of a relative be made, and that nhembers of the family of the deceased were enroute from Ohio to Florida and that stations along the line be requested to find them. The following morning Mr. Stewart called at the tourist camp ground here and enquired for the party and learned that they had left the camp only about thirty minutes previous to his arrival. Other tourists in the party made an effort to over take them on the southbound journey. Death of Fred McCaskill. Fred McCaskill, aged 13 years, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McCaskill, of North Broad Street, died in the Carmdcn hospital at an eariy hour Friday morning after an operation for an intestinal trouble. The little fellow was taken sick about one week ago and his condition did not become I alarming until -a short while before his death, when specialists were called from Columbia and an immediate op eration was deemed necessary, he sur viving the operation only a short while. He was a pupil in the seventh grade of the Camden schools and ten of his little friends, all members of his foot ball team acted as pallbearers at the funeral, which was held .it the Cam den Baptist church on Saturday, ser vices being conducted by Iiev. J. Jeter Johnson, assisted by IW. W. H. Hodges of the Methodist church. The boys acting as pall bearers were El bert Moseley, Joe Gardner, Finest frlOftfi U , ill 1 itttf j* W Airtrfit Ansel Bateman, George Jenkins, Wal ter Rhame, Milton McCoy, ami Joe Moseley.