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pill OF OB. AtCtUft C HINA L Wu Fommi Shot Om4 in Hons r Wlf# Djiaf Liter. (Sumter Herald.) The following is a copy of the last ill ?nd Testament of the late Or. *b* China and seta out' fully hi* sh^.s in the division of hia property ,1a will was drawn in July of 1020, 4 oanu* Mr. Alfred C. DeLorme d the Sumter Trust Company tm? |(aod executors of the eatate. State of South Carolina, Sumter unty. Archie China, of Sumter County, 6?i<l Stale, do hereby make and de ? ; i A R. COLLINS i/ndertak?r and Embalmer AMBULANCE SERVICE C amden, 5. C/ Telephone? -Day 41; Nig&t 380 Dr. C. F. Sowdj DENTIST. (Office Oyer BriKe'* SAte) CAMDEN. S. C. DR. G. C. TRANTHAM DENTIST, . First Floorr Crocker fitting . PHONE "450: PIANO TUNING Moore &42W PflONE or 156 CAMDEN, S> C. T. B. BRfJCE Veterinarian ' "> ' ? Lyttleton St., Pttone 114. CAMDEN, S. C. ? ? :.j i DR. R. E. STEVENSON DENTIST Crocker Building 'i Camden, S. C. t COLUMBIA LUMBER & Manufacturing co. [? MILL WORK BASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER ?_ v P. .. ? uiL'jjwnrji!^- izi-j? PLAIN A HULER STS. Ph??? 71 ? COLUMBIA, S. C. ROOFING Wo have just received ; car load of LOCK-TOP and SUPER-GIANT # "* .. ASPHALT SHINGLES I Makes a * Bettor Roof for Les? Cost. Mackey Mercantile r * - o mpsny ? - ? . , cUre the following to U my last Will aim) Tegument, hereby revoking any former wills mad#- by mt-, I. I direct that my txecutoip here mafter named do pay ?}) ^bta due by me at the time of my death, the funeral expenses, all coats of adminis tration and all chnrgea againat my eatate under the lawa of thia state or of the United State*, and hav**f?ected to my memory a^ombatone auiUble to my station in lfe?. II. I give, bequeath and devise unto the Sumter Twat Cofnpany, of Sumter, S. C., and my nephew, Alfred C. DeLorme, and the survivor^ of t^-?ln'l*yL^ru8t<)ea or trustee, all of the remainder of the property which 1 may own or be enticed to at the time of my death, including , money, stocks, bpnds, chooses in action and other personal property and all reaj estate, in trust for the following uses * and purposes, to wit: l To convert all my real estate, ox-, cept that which is hereinafter specifi cally mentioned, into money, by selling and conveying the sale to the purchas er or purchasers, as a whole or in mparts and parcels, at such price or prices as may t6 them seem adequate as soon after my death as same can conveniently be dohe, in their opinion, ?Without injury to value of rty estate, and invest and reinvest the fupda arising from such sale, together with any other, funds th^ may coitie into their han^s from tiifte to tl**e, with full power to also sell and transfer any part of my estate that may come intQ their hands; investing and rein vesting the same from time to time, except 9s hereinafter mentioned.' There is excepted from the sale of my real estat^ by my, trustees the rfesidence 'and lpt whereon I now re side, on North Washington street, in ,Jh? . Spmter^ and, mX' wife,. Louis* G. China, and ,*<>ur adopted child, Mary Louise CfcinA, shall be per mjtted^the use and octuf>y the said residence, together with the contents thereof, until the" death of my wife. Louisa G. China, at which time the same shall.be sold arid conveyed by my trustees or the survivor of them, in thjp same manner as is hereinbefore provided for the sal<? of my other real estate. * My trustees sha^T permit.my friend, Annie May Lide, to ase and reside in or receive the income and profits from a residence and lot which I <*vn< on Church street, Wtyere she now residps, so long as she remains unmarried, and should the dwelling thereon be stroyed or damaged by fire they shall expend . any fire insurance collected upon ihe rebuilding or construction of a residence on said lot, and after her death or marriage, the same shall be sold and conveyed by my trustees in the same manner as hereinbefoiy* provided for the general sale of my real estate. . Should my I residence be de stroyed by fire, my trustees m^y re build ^upon the same or . some other l9t, a residence for my^fe and ?fdopfcd (child, Mary Louise China,' and they may, at the request of m? wife, Mil and .convey my residence and lot or purchase a lo^ and iesid^nce for .theivip*. - V . 1 : J IV. . My trustees shAil dispose of the ne&income of my estate fn the fol lowing manner, to wit: . They shall first pay to my nephew, Alfred ,C. DeLorme, the sum of one thousand dollars per*nnum, until the death of my wife, or should hepfede cease her, until 'his death, 'the bal ance of the income from my estate is for the use of my wife and Mary Lotkise China, to be tised by them for such purposes as they may wish, and may be paid over by my trustees^ my Wife for the purpose until the marriage or arrival' at the age of ^Jswenty-one of the said Mary Louise, whichever shall occur first, and upon the happening of either of these "j events, one-third of the net inepme frem my estate shall be paid over to the said Mary Louise, and the other i two-thirds to my wife, Louisa G. China, until her death, subject to the provisions for Alfred C. DeLorme. . V. Upon the death of my wife should the said Mary Louise China be I living, she shall receive one-third of my entire estate, and in the event that ; she predecease my wife, leading sur viving her a child or children then such child or children shall take the share to which she would have been entitled, but should she predecease my wife, leaving no child or children, in that event, the same shall pass, together with the rest of my estate, under- tne sixth clause of this Will. VI. Upon the death of my wife,* I devise all of my estate not otherwise disposed of in this Will, to my next of ?kin, according to the statutes then in Urce VII. The bequest and devise herein made to my wife, Louisa G. China, shall be taken by her in lieu and bar of dower ' ? ?" i VIII. I do hereby constitute and appoint the Soihter Trust Company of Sumter, S, CL, and my nephew, Al fred C. DeLorme, as executors of this myJaai Will and .Testament. 1^ witness whereof I have hereunto Helped Baby < Survive His First Winter Every mother know* that the winter Is u dangoroua season for her "ttlc ones. She dread* the approach < wiut,er with its snow, wind and rain, for it Is the /time when many Infectious Infantile ' disease* are prevalent. Colds, catarrh, influensa, Cfoup uro a constant menace, for it tis difficult to keep baby warm and at the xainu timo well supplied with ri\ fresh air. Then Teethlna proves its value to the anxious moth* t. 'Twill save ht?r niar.y- aiv hour of dread uii'I suffering beemiHo it helps to Keep baby svoll and growing. Mra. &T. IC, llam?\ of Charlotte, N. C., writes: "Tcetfclna is Just ?plondld* It hha griped my baby through Ms first winter and the Baby lioohlet ls ho helpful." * Teothimt is sold by all drug-gists, or send 8&q to the Moffett 'labora tories, Columbus. Qa., for a package and freo booklet about babies. KILLED IN BAKBKtt CHAfR, Alleged Bad Man Meets Death at Hands of Policeman. Iva, S. C., Feb, 9. ? Death tonight that has magistrate's constable and well known Anderson county farmer, and Iva's po lice force. Wiles, . acquitted iiw ses sions court of this 'county three years ago qn the charge of murder in con nection with the playing of Columbus Shaw, was, tonight shot and instantly killed while he lay irr-ar barber chair here. Chief of Police Gordon is held in the Anderson jail, charged with murder in connection with the shoot ing. V . ' Wiles was shot four times. The first ,38 Calibre bullet tore Its ^ way through-hts ^ieart. The woundedTman writhed ajid' turned over on his side. Three more bullets, according to Cor oner J. G. Hardin, entered the pros trate maxims back and before medical si d could be summoned, fie was uead. Gordon immediately surrendered. A coroner's jury fixed the responsi bility of Wiles' death upon him. He has mads no statement. - The dead man was 4ft "years old. He was known throughout Anderson county as 'MShack'' W|les. Oh several occasions he has been involved in dis turbances in Iva, and more than' one policeman here has regarded with e>-; treme precaution his activities. Sever al months ago before going to North Carolina to seek employment, he play ed the major role in a pistol duel in a drug store on the most 'prominent cor jile? in town. Neither he nor the po liceman with , whom he was battling were seriously injured. While he took no active part in this affray, Chief Gordon was present. It is believed that Wiles regarded him as partly responsible for the affair.. Ill-feeling hiis existed, 'officials say, since that date. Today Wiles came home'; tonight -ifefcfcfaooting occurred- Whether it re milted in tonight's fatal clfiriax, is conjecture; however there is an,under current of it in ?hc apparently unpro voked shooting, without a word of warning, from the present chief of former police. ?v. Only one material witness ' was sworn at the inqufest. J. WvHilley, n barbed in whose chair Mr. Wiles was. being, shaved at the time he was shot took the'1 stand. According X o klHeyfs /testimony, Gordon "ctm? in while he was at work on Wiles and took a seat about three feel from the barber chair. Wiles raised up and said to Gordon, "are you looking for me." Receiving a negative reply, Wiles said, "Well, I was mistaken," and lay down again. /".Just As 'I turned," testified Hi'lley, who had gone to get hot water, "I saw Mr. Gordon walk up to within arm's length of Wiles with his pistil pointed at Wiles. Mr. Gordon then shot Wiles while he was lying in the chair, with hi* hands over each other on his stomach." The witness said that, after the shot, which physicians later said pen etrated the heart, Wiles turned over, on his fight side, grabbing about his heart and saying, "Oh me." Gordon then shot three more times, the wit- , ness sai(ff^the victim then having his back partis turned toward Gordon so that the Witness could see where the shots hit Wiles in the back. Gordon then left the shop without sayigg a word. Wiftiam Jefferson May, for over 35 years chief of the (folumbia fire de ; partment, died suddenly at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night at his residence 1313 Sumter street. * ' set my hand and seal this twenty-sixth day of July A .LI. WML ~ (Signed) Archie China. (Seal) Signed, sealed, published and de clared by the testator as and for his last Will and Testament, and. we in his presence and in the presence of each other at his request do set our names as wllimm thereto. (Srisar o.. V. Plyr. " , ^ -'?'r ^ "*^|r MBN AND WOMHAN AHHK8TKD. Mrs. Candler Furuiahea Sensation For Gay Atlanta. Atlanta, Feb. 9. ? Mrs. Asa G. Cand ler, W. J. Stoddard and G. W. Keeling were arrested by the police today while Heated hi an aparUnent house around a tyble on which stood a quart bottle, which the police said, contained a small quantity of liquor. They were taken to the police station and re* leased on bonds ?of $100 each, signed by Stoddard for appearance before tfyo city recorder Tuesday morning next at X o'clock The trroatB were nysde by Chief of Police James L. Heavers and Police ? a p tain A. J. Holcombe. The chief said that Mrs. Candler, when arrested, said they were having "a little par ly" in the apartment which belonged o a lady friend of hers. She did not ^ive,the name of the apartment own er, the chief declared. ^TJio chief took the three to the pe li?e station, and; after bond was a'f ?anged, accompanied them back to their automobiles. Mrs. Candler's au tomobile, he Haid, was waiting for her at' the co^ji^r of Peaehtree and North avenue, and Mr. Stoddard's was park ed on Third street between Pe&chtree and Juniper streets. * The apartment house where the ar rests were made is situated, the police said, at 48 Juniper street. They were charged with violating Section 1,768 of the city code. Mrs. Candler was formerly Mrs. Mary Little Ragan. She and Mr. Candler were married on June 20, last in the chapel of Emory University. Her husband, ,Mi\ CandJer, is a mil lionaire capitalist and soft drink* man ufacturer of this city. s Last week he woli a suit which Mrs. Ohezitna De BoucHeT, of New Orleans, and Reno, Nev., brought against him for $500,0*0 for illeged breach of promise to marry. Mr. Stoddar;! is head of Stoddard's Dry Cleaning and Dying Establish ment, of this city. He is president of .the National Clcanors' ami I)yer'* Association. Mr. Keeling is in the brick business. Chief Beavers said that when he and Capt. Holcombe entered the apart ment neither Mr^ Candler, Stod dard nor Mr. Keeling gave him any satisfactory answer as to why they wero in the room. He said that Candler told him that a friend, who owned the apartment, had gone to De catur, a nearby suburb, for the qfter nbon. ' * They admitted, he added, that none of them roomed at the apartment. "We are just having a little party. I doVt see any hai*m in that." Chief Beavers said Mrs. Candler said to him. The chi^f declared that he is a per sonal friend of Asa G. Caijdler, Sr., the husband of Mrs. Candlery And this afternoon in the room at the , apart ment he turned to -Mrs. CandJer and said; * "You ought to be ashamed,of your self. It's an outrage that you should have to be arrested under' touch cir cumstances as these. I am ashamed and. em harassed to have to arrest the wife of a good friend of mine like this. I feel so sorry for him and the mem bers of his family." To that, after a moment's hesitation, Mrs. Candler replied, he s^id: "There are other people . in Atlanta besides members of the Candler fam ily, and besides we were just having a little party here in which there was no harm." The officers reported that Mr. Stod dard expressed concern |>ver the view that Mrs. Stoddard might take of the incident. W , All of the'm- displayed considerable emotion, the chief Continued, when he made it plain that they would have % go to the police station, and have thfcir real names, residences and the des criptions entered on the police blotter, i just like any other offenders and there make bond in the usual way. Chief Beavers and Capt. Holcombe took the three to. the station house in the chief's automobile. After Mr. Stoddard made bond of $100 each for them, Chief Beavers drove Mr. Stod dard and Mrs. Candler, in his automo bile, back to the place where Mr. Stod-, dard's car was parked. Arriving there, Mr. Stoddard got into his own machine and drove away. Mrs. Candler proceeded to her own car which was parked at the corner of^ Peachtree street and North avenue, and drove off. No statements have been issued by any of the parties tonight. Since her marriage to the Atlanta millionaire, Afrs. Candler and her i small twin daughters by a former husband, frequently hare been seen driving around Atlanta in Mr. Cand ler's automobile. , , - .J. Asa G. Candler, Sr., the husband of lira. Candler, is one of the leading business men of the South. He mad* his fortune in coca-col* ,/wd is oftei} referred to aa the Coca-Cola King. He haa served as mayor of AtlanU Jtfid has taken a leading part in more city. Mr. Candler haa given gaiter owe ? . - ? #> ? *? . ? . . $-? i ly of his means to Kmory University of this city, and to charitable and other social activities. Korty-two miner# perished when the bottom fell yut of 9 small pond and Hooded the workings of the' ^tilford iron mine near ^rosby, Minn., last Tuesday, Caught, in the lower levels of the small mine, only *eve?n of the crew of 49 at work were able to gain the safety of a shaft and ascend to the surface. Like rats in a trap their comrades died suffocated by the slimy mud and water that guslled through the workings, soaring in the shaft to within a few feet of the t(?j>, wfthin 16 minutes. There was no extended warning, just a "rumble like a thou sand, automdbiles roaring, down A dis tant road", one survivor said. Then the leaping black wave of death gulfed them, battering its victims against the walls. Night found the shaft opening crowded with scores ot" wives and mothers and children stand* ing, some in frantic tears, others dry eyed and staring, as helpless as were the men about them to snatch from the murky water the bodies of their loved ones.. Charges of fraud h?v?> been tiled against J. C. Otts, of the Spartan burg bar. by L. V. Sou t herd, and Solic itor Blackwood has been authorize! to Ale a^petition in the supreme couri to' have Otts disbarred. . i : F1NA1, DISCHARGE. 1 NoMce ' is hereby given that one month from this date, on Saturday, March 1st, 1924, I will make to the Prolate Court of Kershaw County, my Anal return as Guardian of the estate* o? MettaBaxley, and Willie B Baxley, minors, and on the same date I will apply to fhe said. Court for a ilnal discharge as said' Guardian. \ _r . . . NEAlu.lL.BA XLFA'^L. Camden, S. C., Jan. 31st, 1924. j ? * <;??* ? i'. ...I FlflNAh DISCHARGE.' Notice is % hereby given that one month from this date, on Saturday, March 8th, 1924, jl will, iriaketd* the ; Probate Court oi Kershaw UOUnty piyj final return as Administrator of thf estate of John Benjamin Porter, an^ on the same date I w]ll apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said. Administrator. J. M. PORTER. Camden, S. ('., February 8th, 1924,,' \ i rVi ??, " ii i DOG TAX. t 1 wish to call special attention t?# i he dog license .tax, which can be paid ^ro^'Oc/r&nr 15th, 1928, to? February - 1st, 1 924' % ( February 1st, 19,24, is the Kisi day if OX' the payment of this tiajc.j.',' The ltjRmSB ta* ori each dog is $1.25, and I now havc%the license tags to] supply. , owners of dogs when payiutfi their license tax. A dog is liable, to this tax if six months old or older 6n January 1st, (A /dog born June 30th*! 1928, is liable to the tax January lstfi 1924.) This 1$ in lieu of all other taxes , or licenses on dogrf, either county, mu nicipal or otherwise I Dog license tax' issued i by the Treasurer should bear the inscription. "Dog License 1924," also show the j Serial number and -cpunty. This is not j charged Jon the Auditor!* Duplicate, j nor carried on the odinary tax re ceipt. Separate ? receipt Necessary. D. M. McCASKILL, County Treasurer. 1 TAX NOTICE Office of Treasurer Kershaw County. Camden. S. 0., Sept. 22, 1923. Notice is hereby given that . the books will be opened for the collec tion of State, County and School taxes from October 16th, 1923, to March 16th, 1924. A penalty of 1 per cent, will be added to all taxes un taul January 1st, 1928, 2 per cent 'ebruary 1st, 1923, and 7 pev cent March 15th, 1924. The rate per centum for Kershaw county i? ?s follows*. Mill*. State Taxes ......... ? ? ? ? ? n- ? f County Taxes " V . ? Hospital , ' School Taxes . , . . . ? l>eKsll) Township Road Bonds. . .2*4 ** 21 Dok tax $1.26. All dog owners are required to make a return of their dogs to the County Treasurer who is required to furnish a license tag. AU. dogs caught without tho license tan the owners will be subject to a flat' of Twenty (20.00) Dollars. Tho following School Districts have special levies: School District No. l 2;i School District No. 2 10 School District No. 3 . . .' lt> School District No. 4 . . 16 School District No. 6 8 School District No. 0 16 School District No. 7 .......... 16 School District No. H ....... .... 8 School District No. 9 . . . A School District No, 11 .... 16 School District No. 12 18 School District No. 18 8 School District No. 14 . . . 16 School District No. 16,".,. 8 School District No. 16 .......... 4 School District No. 17 8 School District. No. 18 16 School District No. 10 f 8 School District No. 20 8, School District No. 21 ... * 8 School District No. 22 18 ! School District No. 23 11 School District No. 24 16 School District No. 26 8 School District No. .27 . . . ., 8' School District No. 28 8 3K1VM Ulfrtriat No. 29 v. 8 : 'School District No. 30 . . . .... 8 ? .School District Nq. . 81 ..v .*?... . 8 School District No. 82 .......... 8 School District No. 88 8 School. District fto, 34 16 r^choci District No. 35 15 ^fechool District No. .36 16 Bchool District No. 37 8 ?ilchoql District Nt>. 88 8 School District No. 30. .... 8 School District No. 40 . '. .?. ,, 26 -'School District No. 41 . 8 .School District No. 42 8 ..School District No. 43 , . . .* 8 School District. No. 44 16 "echool District No. 46 . 8 -School District No. 17 8 The poll tax is $1.00. p r1 . AU ablebodied male persons from the age of twenty-one (21) to fifty ^<6Q) years, both iucluaive, exeept res idents in lncoporated towns shall i'l>ay $4.00 as a road tax except roinis fttprtTBf th? -Gospel actually in charge oi' a congregation, teachers employed iii public sch^pls, school trustees, and persons permanently disabled in the military service of tnis State an<| per sons who served in tho War Between the States; and all quarantine service of this State and all residents who' 'may be attending rfchool or college fit the time when said road tax shall be come due. Persons claiming disabil I itics must present certificate from two reputable physicians - of thi* VCOWltyr ---r==r?**er-^ . - ' 1 1 .. , t !. 1 : All information with reference to / tuxes will b4 furnished upon applica tion. ~ ffi ^JMcCASKlLL, County Treasurer. . : We are now carrying1 in stock a full line of M hybcink'fi High Grade Fish Guano, Nitrate of Soda, Cotton Seed Meal, and other materials. We are. also in the marlset for cotton seed; will buy or give' fertilizer in exchange. 3 - CAM I' HELL & SMYRL ? : - w -- *? ? ! \ . ? ? \ ? V* WE HAVE A COMPLETE SHOE REPAIRING OUT FIT IN REjAR OF OUR STORE, WHERE >VORK IS DONE PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY. y ' $ LOMANSKY BROS. We will sell you new' shoes or fix your old ones. Our regular member* are getting their cleaning, re pairing and altering all for $1.50 pe* ? nth win a mil . '.a week. We want only ten more. Who will be the firet? . All Clothes Sterilized and Pressed By -Steam. CITY PRESSING CLUB *9fifiBl9? E- C. BRUTON, Prop. 333 D*IUU>