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VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1924. ' NUMBER 34
TWO MEN REPHIKVKh
Kin); and Hkrrell Will Nut Die at
Penitentiary Today.
Columbia, Nov. 15^?Mortimer N.
King and Frank Harrell, under sen
tence to die at the state penitentiary
here next Friday for the murder of
Major Samuel H, McLearv, today
were reprieved by Governor* Thomas
(i. McLeod until Friday, December 6.
The Governor issued a statement in
which he asserted that the reprieve
was granted by him in order to allow
additional time for investigation /and
consideration of the. case.
"It has been impossible," the Gov
ernor said, "for attorneys who are
earnestly representing these unfortu
nate men to present the case to me
until yesterday, and I have just re
ceived a transcript of the testimony
in the case,
"1 feel that I must and I will give
to this case every consideration; and
in order to do so, in order to investi
gate the various angles presented,
more time will be needed. Engage
ments at the governor's conference,
made some time ago, will take me
away from my office for the greater
part of next week. The reprieve,
dated as of the day set for the exe
cution of the sentence, allows two
weeks, exclusive of next week, for in
vestigation and consideration of the
vase. , . ?
"The allowing of the reprieve does
not presage the granting of clemency
as asked, but the enforcement of law
#and the lives of two men are at
stake, and as in all other cases I
must make the fullest and most com
plete investigation of all facts avail
able to mfe.''
Major MoLea^ was slain on the
K a leigh-Cdlumbia highway on the
afternoon of July 2 about 12 miles i
South of Chetaw, after he had given i
King.and Harrell a "lift" in his auto
mobile. About a week later the War
Department instituted a search for
him w.hich extended over the South
eastern. States, resulting in the arrest
of , King1 at his home near Canton,
N. C.\ and later of Harrell with- his
brother near Nashville, Tenn., where
he had fled.
Leading a party of army officers.
>tate officers and a'newspaperman to
'the spot where the murder occurred,
King identified a heap of bones as
those of Major McLeary. It was
brought out at the trial in Chester
field, in which county the murder was
committed, that Harrell had signalled
when the arjny officer's car. had
reached a lonely spot, at which King
drew bis pistol, and ordered Major
McLeary to halt the vehicle. Both
King arid Hajrell, it was testified,
drove the ma^OT ahead of them into
the woods, Harrell returning to shut
off the engine and to watcb for
passersby. After robbing the ^htajor,
according to the evidence, King*.shot
.and killed him.
Both . were convicted of murder
without recommendation to mercy
and were* sentenced by Judge C. C.
FeatherstQne to death *by .electrocu
t.ion at the State penitentiary here on
November 21.
For/several weeks the Governor
has been receiving communications
from citizens writing pro and con in
regard to commutation of Harrell'*
sentence. EU;Iday a petition signed by
? 500 citizens of Chesterfield county
and eleven members of the trial jury
was presented by defense attorneys,
asking commutation of both sen
tences to life imprisonment.
The death hduse in the state peni
tentiary late today was the scene of
a little drama when the reprieve was
transmitted to penitentiary authori
ties by State Detective Hart. B. K.
Kvans, captain of the guard, entered
the death house*and announced:
"Kirrg and Harrell, the Governor
has reprieved you until December .r>."
"Gee, that's good," exclaimed Har
rell, "I'm sure glad of it.
The only other occupant of the
chamber of the condemned, Edmund
D. Bigham, convicted of slaying- five
members of his family, listened with
interest to the announcement, it is;
^aid. King and Harrell were visibly,
cheered by the temporary respite.
Baptist Association to Meet.
The program for the fifth Sunday
meeting of the Kershaw Association
which will meet with Flint Hill Bap-j
tist church November 29-30, will be
a? follows: I
Saturday?10:00 a.m., Devotional!
service, Broadus Broom; 10:15, Or-[
Kanization; 10:30, Jtelation of the j
pastor to his people, S. B. Hatfield; I
11:00, Duties of the deacon, F. L. j
< -opeland; 11:30, Why we shou'd j
finish the 75 million campaign, R. L. j
Smith; 12:00, Why we should adopt
the 1925 program, John P. Graham;
12:30, Lunch; 1:30, Devotional aerv- j
'ee, J. H. Hunter," 1:45, Is religious;
education vital and why?, W. E. Fur-j
<ron; Some vital needs of the
< hurches, M. B. Gunt-er; 2:45,- M iscel
? aheous and adjournment.
Sunday?10:00 a.m., Sunday school;
11:00, How to develop Christian Fel-1
lowship in our association, J. M.J
?Veal; 11:30, Stewardship, M. L.
Smith; 12:30, Lunch; 1:30, Devotional
service, Clctus Blackmon; 1:45, The |
churches' part in prohibition, E. F.i
Kicej 2:30, Final adjournment.
Output qf'the Gins.
Accqp-ding to a census report of the
department of commerce there were
12,6lQ bales ,of cotton ginned in K&r
*haw county nf t<*-November 8th, as
?-onap#red to 17,209 bales lod a like
Period Jn 1923. For the ?tate tfre
114 bales in IQ24
In IMS. -*i
?ETHUNE NEWS NOTES
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Happening** of Interest Ah Told By
? Our Correspondent.
Bethune, S. 0., Nov. li).?The whole
town and surrounding community
were saddened Thursday morning by
the death of Mrfc. G. E, Parrott after
a short illness. Mrs. Parrott was
the wife of Mr. (J. E. Parrott, cashier
of the Bank of Bethune. She was a
woman of the highest type of Christ
ian character, beloved by all who
knew her. In her death the Metho
dist church here, of which she was
an active member, and the school
whose interest she held, have sus
tained a distinct loss. She was A
devoted wife and mother and leaves
besides her husband four daughters,
Dorothy, Margie, Eflfie ? Mae and
Sarah. Mrs. Parrott is also survived
by her father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Best of Hartsville, two
sisters, Mrs. Pauline King of Bishop
ville and Miss Cedel Best of Harts
ville; four brothers, Mr. Toland Best
and C. C. Best, Jr., of Hartsville;
Fred Best of Columbia and 6. W.
Best of Bethune. The interment
was in the P.arrott plQt at Bethel
cemetery near Hartsville Thursday
afternoon at four o'clock. Rev. W. V.
Jerman, her pastor, conducted #?e
services assisted by Rev. J. M. For
bis and M. B. Gunter of the Presby
terian and Baptist churches respect
ively. A large concourse ,of friends
accompanied, the remains -to Betbei.
The floral tributes > were many and
beautiful.
Mr. Wiley Blackwell who resided
about five miles above here, shot
himself Friday afternoon and died
instantly. Mr. Blackwell was about
i 75 years of age and is survived by
an aged wife, who was Miss Kitty
tVebb. The interment was held Sat
urday at Bethel cemetery one mile
north 'of here. '
Mr.* Arthur, a well known architect,*
has returned from Philadelphia. He
was called there on the sad mission
of attending the funeral of his son,
who Ynet his death by asphyxiation
in that city.
Misses Josey Blackmon and Hattie
Lyles of Darlington were the week
end guests of Mrs. L. 0. Johnson.^
| Mrs. .John McSween of Darlington
i is visiting her daughters, Mesdarnes
IW. E. Davis and Otto Hatfield. V
j Mr. Leonel Best of Sumter spent
i the week-end with his parents here.
M\iss Kathleen McCaskill, who is
I teaching in the Marion high school,
spent the week-end with her parents,
1 Mr. and' Mrs. J. A. McCaSkill.
\ Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davis of Bish
I opville were the guests Sunday of
! their son, Mr. W. E. Davis, Jr.
| Miss Lillian Brannon is attending
| business college in Columbia.
Dr. McKeiver, pastor of the Pres- j
byterian church of Bifchopville, r is
assisting Mr. Forbis ih a series of
meetings here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. King of Harts- |
ville were the guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. G. B. King.
First Week Jurors. I
Court of General ? Sessions' will be J
opened here December 8th, with I
Judge R. W. Memminger, of Charles- j
ton presiding. t Jurors drawn for the J
first week a re'as follows:
f B. F. Gregory, Kershaw; Sam i
Baker, Kershaw; J. E. McCaskill, Be
thune; W. T. Smith, Camden; J. S.I
j Arledge, Camlden; H. C. Faulken-j
berry, Kershaw; J. M. Workman, I
j Camden; Luke Blackwell, Camden;
' W. T. Holly, Jefferson; J. L.? Ford,
Lugoff; H. B. Davis, Camden; T.
Pcarce, Camden; W. T. Hasty, Cam-*
den; V. L. Holly, Kershaw; Carson
Rodgers, Bethune; F. C. Jones, Cam
den; C. P. DuBose, Camden; Walter
iMobley, Kershaw. . H. C. Christmas,
Camden; E. C. Pearce, Camden; P. N.
Smith, Bethune; H. S. Hunter, Be
thune; Willie Hammond, Bethune;
E. L. Catoe, Kershaw; L. Billings,
Camdtfn; W. M. Elliott, Cassatt;
H. E. Munn, Camden; J. ,M. Hoffer,
Camden; B. E. Young, Kershaw;
Dewey Creed, Camden; S. E. Ross,
Blaney; J. L Bowers, Kershaw; G. W.
Rabon. Lugoffr J. Walter Brown,
Camden; S. N. Horton, Jefferson;
V. R. Jackson, Lugoff.
Episcopal Church Services.
Services at Grace Episcopal church,
as announced by the rector, Rev. I.
deL. Brayshaw, ior Sunday, Novem
ber 23, will be observed as follows:
Holy communion, 8:00 a.m.; Church
school, 10:00 Men's Bible
class, 10:00 a.m.; MoFftlRjjf service,
11:00 a.m.; V. P. S. L., 7:00 p.m.;
Evening service, 8:00 p.m.
At the morning service the rector
I will preach on the subject, "Church,
I State and School," being a fit subject
for the close of American Education
I Week. At othe evening service the
I subject of the address will be "How
| to Talk to God."
A most cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to worship with us at
all the services of this church.
^ First Frost and Fee. N
1 The fir'st frost and ice of the sea
' son occurred on Wednesday and
! Thursda y morning. Reports from
i N'eu* England and around the. great
| lakes region tell of intenso cold in
i these sections and several persons
have met death by freezing.
I" Bethune Couple Wed Here.
Mr. Clifford Nebraska Wifliams
and Miss Robbie Janet Williams, both
of Bethune, were married yesterday
by Probate Judge W. L. McDowell.
; Highly esteemed and popular these
younr people start out in life -with
(the good. of many friends.
TO AUVBRTJ8K CAMDEN
Knthuniastic Myelinic Adopt. Plan to
lioottt City.
A plan which its sponsors hope will
have far reaching consequences of
u ^van,taff? *h making Camden
stin better known among the riifht
sort of people, was launched 6ti Mon
day evening at a conference called by
Mr. B. G. Sanders, chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
Camden Chamber of Commerce.
Those in attendance at this first pre
liminary meeting were Messrs. H. G,
Carrison, Jr., mayor of the^ity, C. C,
Whitaker, J. If. Burns, J. M. Ville
pigue, C, P. DuBose, R. M. Kennedy,
If" J- B- Zemp, W. F. Nettles and
Dr. R. E. Stevenson.
For some time the idea has been
growing that the great natural ad
vantages of Camden ati a place to
work, to live, and to sojourn for a
part of the winter, should be made
better known to the people of the
rest of the country. This meeting
was called to see how this could W
most effectively done.
A great deal of profitable work is
being done along similar lines by
<Uher cities and states. Georgia,
rlorida, and California are finding it
to the advantage from everv view
point to make their attractions known
to prospective citizens or visitors.
Individual cities are having the same
experience, an example of which is
GreenS^oro, N. C., which has been for
some time conducting publicity of its
attractions, and where the bank rer
?sources have increased in the last six
000 oo</IX?rtl 'ab?Ut ?7,000'000 t(> $22?"
The consensus of opinion of this
week s meeting was that something
similar should be done for Camden,
jit would ba difficult, perhaps, to find
a place* of comparable size offering
more natural advantages, both to the
[ business man and to the tourist. Its
| excellent pavements, 'artistic street
lighting, nearness to raw materials,
| avaliable power for mnnnfncturing
j.and other advantages, appeal to a
man wishing to locate in a prosperous
and growing community, while its
restful yet invigorating climate, near
ness to large centers of population,
golf courses, and delightful social life
make it an ideal place for winter
residence.
Those present at the meeting
Pledged their hearty support to this
purpose and several tourist friends
nave offered to contribute $100 00
each and larger amounts. It is hoped
j that the hotels, one of -which does
several thousand dollars worth of j?d
iveitising annually, will combine tneir
1 appropriations with this - common
fund, and that the railroads, the
banks, the business men of Camden
generally, and some of the property
owners of the city will add enough
to it to make an advertising fund of
fair size for the first year. The be-.
? -i8 ,1 ^ to *his is added public,
?spirited effor^ by Camden's news
papers arid Business men, and the co
operatioh of an advertising'agency of
Standing, which has been offered, that
the results will .be sufficiently satis
factory in dollars and cents to insure
its continuance on a larger scale for
succeeding years.
A meeting of the directors of the
chamber of commerce has been called
for Tuesday evening, Nov. 25th, for
further discussion of this matter.
Itns planned to advertise Camden in
such a way as to reach the sort of
people Camden desires for citizens
and visitors, and not to. popular
Camden in such a way that its dis
tinctive atmosphere?one of its great
est assets?will be , in any way
.changed, but to take advantage of
present conditions that seem to indi
cate that the time is right to foster
line.'f10 al?ng the right
It is thought too that this move-1
ment may develop into a state-wide
effort o advertise South Carolina as
a whole, but this is a matter for
later consideration, and the present
effort is to be directed to the benefit
ol the prosperous and delightful
town of Camden. ~ !
Her Mother Dead.
M rs. J. R. Goodale was called to
Philadelphia about two weeks ago to
the bedside of her mother, Mrs. R. J.
Lindsay. Friends in Camden where
she was known will be grieved to
learn that Mrs. Lindsay died Sunday
and tho burial occurred ^on Tuesday
in Philadelphia where she had been
making her home for many years.
Mrs. Lindsay was 60 years of age
and was a native of Virginia. The
following children survive her: Mrs.
H. F. Seago, Mrs. C. W. Watkins,
A. L. Lindsay and C. P. Lindsay, of
Philadelphia; Mrs. A. M. Dwight, of
Wattis, Utah; Mrs. C. O. Brown, of
Salisbury, N. C.; and Mrs. J. R.
Goodale of Camden. Mr. and Mrs.
Lindsay were one time residents of
Camden engaged in .the hotel busi
ness.
Notice to Subscribers.
The Chronicle has mailed out state
ments of subscriptions for all whose
papers expire in October. Our mail
ing lists will be revised before an
other week and if you fail to get
your papt-r you will?know that the
account has not been settled. Look j
at the date on your label and remit
promptly.
Thomas If. Ince, aged 43. veteran
motion picture producer and a load
ing figure in the industry ginco 1911
died at hU home at Hollywood Wed
nesday. Death wma due to angina pec
toris
DAUGHTERS NA^K OFFICERS
Two Ladies From Camden Named as
State Officer* of I). A. R.
Newberry, S. C? Nov. 13.?The
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion are ending: their convention here
this afternoon. During the morning,
proceeding the election of officers,
lichen Mr#. W. B. Bumey, of Colum
bia* was re-elected regent, a memorial
service was hold presided over by
Mrs. Bumey.' Twenty monitors of
the organisation had passed away
since the last convention. During the
reading of the name* the delegates
stood up in silent prayer for the be
loved members who had left this
earth.
? |4rs. W. H. Hunt of Newberry was
elected second vice regent, Mrs.
Joseph E. Hart, of York, third vice
regent; Mrs. J. C. Jeffereys, assis
tant historian, Miss Leila ?Shannon,
auditor.
. Mrs. Foster McKissick was elected
to the board of Tamassee in the place
of Mrs. F. H. H. Calhoun. The
second member of the board will be
elected by the Columbia chapter.
Mrs. W. B. Burney, of Columbia,
w*s re-elected regent. Other officers,
voted today, are: vice regent, Mrs.
L.Hnrnes,/Union; Miss Oscar K.
Mauldin, of Greenville; recording sec
rotary, Miss Minnie Clyburn, Cam
den, corresponding- secretary, Mrs.
M; V. Stribbling, Greenville; geneolo
gist, Mrs. Jqhn M. Kinard, Newberry;
registrar, Mna. W. O. Cromer, Abbe
ville. >
At one o'clock a luncheon was
served the guests by the local chap
ter.
Before adjournment a rising vote
was given Mrs. W. T. C. Bates by the
conference, for her work as chairman
of publicity. - ?
OFFICERS ELECTED
To Serve The Chamber of Commerce
For Another Year.
At a meeting of theJ directors of
the Camden and Kershaw County
Chamber of Commerce held recently,
M. H, Heyman was re-eleoted presi
dent of the organization; L. L Guiom,
of Lugoff was elected vice-president,
and B. G. Sanders, treasurer.
The directors of the organization,
elected by the membership art* as
follows: M. H. Heyman,' L. I. Guion,
B;' G. Sanders, N. C. Arnett, J. H.
Burns, R. E. Stevenson. J. M. Ville
pigue, David Wolfe, A. i5.. Llewellyn,
W. F. Nettles, C. C. Whitaker, Robin
Zemp, J. W. Cantey, R. M. Kennedy,
Jr., J. B. Zemp, R. N. Shannon, W. H.
Pearce, Mrs. N R Goodale, Mrs. Cora
Ancrum, Miss M. A. Clyburn, H. G.
(garrison, Jr., C. P. DuBose.'
Citizens of Camden and the entire
county will regret to know that IVJr.
E., J. Trotter who has been the effic
ient secretary, of the chamber of
commerce for the past year has ten
dered his resignation, effective De
cember first, to go to Titusville,
Florida,, where he vfcilJ accept a sim
ilar position in the Florida city. Mr.
Trotter is an energetic young man
and has made the Camden chamber
its best secretary. Mr. and Mrs.
Trotter came * here , from ^Cedertown,
Georgia, and during their stay here
have made many friends who will
regret to know they will leave Cam
den, and the very best wishes go
with these- you<Q people.
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One Day Late Ntxt Week.
On account of Thanksgiving Day
falling on Thursday The Chronicle
next week will go to press On Friday
noon instead of Thursday afternoon.
The office will be closed oh Thurs
day in order that the force can ob
serve the holiday. Advertisements or
communications should reach tMs
office not later than Wednesday rxfon
to insure publication.
Given Road Sentences.
Gaflfney, S. C., Nov. 19.?Fred and
Perry Rice, brothers, and Doc Black
well, were convicted in the court of1
general session* here tonight, Judge
Devore presiding, with assault with
intent to kill State Senator Lattimore
of Shelby, N. C., the latter two being
sentenced to twelve months each on
the public works, the sentencing of
Fred Rice being deferred until to
morrow because of his absence from
the court.
A car in which .Senator Laittimore
and his chauffeur were driving in the
vicinity of Gaffney last December
was wrecked by a car in which the
Rice brothers and Blackwell were pas
sengers. Senator Lattimore and his
man wer% attacked by the members
of the .bther party and roughly
handlel, it being necessary for Mr.
Lattimore to be treated for his in
juries in a hospital. It was indicated
at the time that tho assailants had
been drinking.
To Have ChriHtmaK Bazaar.
The annual Christmas bazaar of
the Presbyterian auxiliary will be
held on Thursday, December 4th, at
the Delvtfache Motor Company on
Broad street. An unusually large
number of beautiful articles will be
on sale, also cakes and candies and
a turkey dinner.
Adolph Eskstein, football star of
Brown university, Providence, R. I.,
is paying part of his college expenses
by selling his blood st $50 s pint for
transfusion purposes. He sold six
pints.Isst year snd so fsr this ymat
hat sold two pints. Hs has promised
to Quit selling hU blood until sfUr
the football sessoti is over.
RANKER KILLS SELF
Convicted in (ireenwood of Violating
State Banking Lawn.
Greenwood, S. C., Nov. 19.?B. F.
McKellar, Sr., former president of the*
defunct Peoples Bank of Greenwood,
who, with O. I). Duckett, his cashier,
was convicted of violating the state
banking laws by a jury in county
court hero this afternoon, committed
suicide in the back yard at his homo
here, shooting himself through the
head with a fr2-calihre Colt automatic
revolver at 8 o'clock tonight. Only
one shot was tired, and he died In
stantly.
Mr. McKellar is said to liave'
brooded over the two court trials in
which he has been a defendant, as
well as over other matters in con
Jeetion with the failure in January,
921, of the bank of which ho was
the head. Following the verdict of
guilty this afternoon, he appeared
more than usually depressed, his
friends say, and was very much wor
ried over the sentence which would
be pronounced upon the reconvening
of court tomorrow morning,
Tonight J. W. Sproles and J. P.
Jennings, neighbors, had called at his
home and were endeavoring to com
fort him, they stated, when ne showed
evidences of undue excitement and
talked incoherently. He wept upon
the arrival of Mr. Jennings, and soon
afterward walked hurriedly into the
front yard, repeating the question,
"What has happened?" Upon being
told that he had nothing to fear, he,
is said to have excMainwd: "I know
something has happened to my chil
dfen!" He was quieted for~^a few
moments, Mr. Sprolesvstated, but a
little later walked from the living
room toward the kitchen and back
door, with Air. \Sproles following.
Just as Mr. Sprolei* reached the* door
he saw Mr.' McKellar snatch the
weapon from his pocket, place it tj
his right temple and fire.
Mr. McKelar was about 50 years
of"Ti~ge and a native of (?recti wood .
tie was regarded as one of the lead
ing business men of the city, having
accumulated considerable property
through a successful furniture stora
he built up from small beginnings
years ago and the Peoples bank,
tyhieh fie;1 Willi "Mr. Duckett, organ
ized in 1910, enjoyed a fine bilsines^
until within a few monthq^ctf-fail
ure, nearly four years ago.
Several ? indictments against Mr.
McKellar " and other officers of the
bank were, presented b^ the grand
Jury last spring charging violation
of the banking laws,^th<^ majority
of which were for the alleged mak
ing of excessivp loans. The first trial
was held at the September term of
court and resulted in a mistrial. ' Ih
this case, he and Mr. * Duckett were
charged with having made a, loan
of $15,OQO to the Peoples Trust com
pany, owner of the Peoples ? Bank
building. The second trial was held
this week and the charge involved
making loans aggregating $225,000.
The case went to the;jury at 10:20
o'clock this morning and a verdict
of "guilty" was returned at lp.ni.
County Judge Tillman announced that
he would not pronounce sentence, be
fore tomorrow morning.
Mr. McKellar is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Katie Kd
monds, of York, Ala., and several
children. B. F. McKellar, Jr., a son
by a former marriage, 1s in
ery business* here.
TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTICE
Sheriff Ordered by Law tfi Publish
Names of Delinquent**.
Attention of all taxpayers is direct
ed to the new law requiring the
sheriffs of the state to advertise the
property and amount of all delin
quent taxpayers in every county.
Sheriff Welsh requests us to repro
duce the following portion of the act
malting this provision and state that
this is now the law and if you have
taxes due this publicity can be
avoided by calling at his office and
making a prompt settlement. The
act reads as follows:
"Provided, that sajd sheriff shall j
make a report and turn ovdr all
moneys collected every thirty days
to said treasurer and not later than
six months after the tax executions
have been placed in his hand** and
shall make a complete return; that
ftaid treasurer shall, within ten days
thereafter, publish in a, rtewspaper
within the county the names " and
amounts of all delinquents and taxen;
the cost of such publication to be
taxed against said delinquent as costs
fin such proportion as said delin
quent's taxes bears to the total cost
of such advertising; Provided, fur
ther, in cas^s of nulla bonas or]
'double entries the cost of advertising j
shall be paid from the county's ordi-i
nary fund; and. Provided, that all I
sheriffs and treasurers shall be liable,
on their official bonds for any viola-1
tion of this aet."
i
Same Recent Mtffrlafrefi.
Mr. K. L. Fautkenlx'rry of West
ville and Miss Blanche Lee Sharp of
Camden were married in Camden oh
November Iffth, Probate .Judge W. L.
McDowell officiating.
Mr. E. Hyatt of CasRatt and Miss
Sadie Brasington of Wewtville were
married in Camden on November 16,
Judge of Probate McDowell perform
ing the ceremony. ? rl_
Mr. Willis Stoney Huckabec of
Camden and Mis* Era Rebecca West
of Cartatt were married in Cawrfigl
?R Ncvraber fftr, the P.
Ofaham performing the ceremony,
SCHOOL PARADE TODAY
FEATURES COUNTY FAIR
I the agricultural conditions
of the county the Kershaw County
Fair of this year ia a splendid exhibi
tion, surpassing the fairs of many
bettor years. Two tents house the
exhibits, and as one enters the first
of these tents, on the left is one of
the best poultry shows that, we have
ever seen In this county. About or.'.'
hundred pens of puro bred Kershaw
county poultry in itaelf forotolla the
activity of the future along this line.
Also in this tent are the excellent
general farm exhibits, and the indi
vidual booths of Mr. J. C. Milton and
Mr. K. B, Elliott, which show that
these gentlemen surely "live at
home." In the second tent will be
found the general household exhibit
with beautiful hand work and em
broidery of every kind and descrip
tion, and cakes, preserves and other
things edible, which show splendid c<>
operation on the part of our ladies.
The school and community booths aro
very creditable in every respect, as
are the home demonstration and girls'
clubs booths, The following are com
munity booths: Hermitage Mills,
Wateree Mills, . Midway, Truesdale,
Homo Demonstration booths: Char
lotte Thompson, LugofT. . School
booths: Midway, Charlotte Thomp
son, Camden Grammar, Camden Mill,
Camden High Home Economics,
Pleasant Grove, Pine Grove . and
'Shamrock. T'he Girls' Club, booth hart
some splendid work shown in it.
The Camden Moral Company hast
an excellent and interesting exhibi
tion .of their products. The* Public
Health and Red Cfross have a combi
nation exhibit which is very -credit
able.
Iii addition to the above there are
some private exhibits. ..not competing
I for prices, as follows: J. M- Hoffer,
? Mirrors, Camden Paint Shop and
j Khame Brothers.
The Midway appears to be the
(cleanest and best catenival attraction
iwe have had in many years and is
' also the largest show we have had.
! Today, Friday, will be the^ig day
of the fair, School Day.' ? *? 10:,'iO
a.m. the schools of the county will
assemble al the monument ? o<*
Laurcfis street^nd parade to the fair
grounds' every child in tile' parade
being admitted free to-, the grounds.
This wiJl be followed by the fiyld day
and the committee has a splendid pro
gram of athldtic events schedule*!.
After this part of the program, Cam
den High School wiJl nlay a football
game with Alexander High School of
Charlotte, N. C., which promises to be ?
the greatest game this year. Tonight
the Fashion Show will be held at the
old Court House and the public will
have a chance to see $he latest in
clothes for both men and women,
shown by young ladies and gentle
men of Camden. The Fashion Show
will be followed by a dance.
The success of the fair this year is
attributed to the hard work of tho
whole fair committee, under the lead
ership of Mr. H. 0. Garrison, .Jr., and '
Mr. J. W. Sanders, our county agent.
WORLD'S GREATEST CIRCUS
i
Returning to Camden Under Auspices
of School AuRoeiotion.
The combined Adam Hindpaw and
Barnyard Bailhay Kingless Circus
which will give a performance at the
grammar school auditorium Wednes
day evening, November 2(5, has al
ready returned to Camden for this
occasion. They have with them over
120 people including twelve comic
clowns with their celebrated band,
th? great menagerie consisting of
elephants, gook, hootus, ostrich,
wampus cat and many others. These
animals are all trained and do many
wonderful tricks. The trained ponies,
act like humans. A band of gypsies
and ten Kickapoo Indian girls also
lend color to this great show. The
performance begins promptly at 8
o'clock and is given for the benefit
of the Camden school equipment fund.
The general admission is twenty-five
and thirty-five cents. Reserved seats
are fifty cents. Absolute satisfaction
guaranteed or your money refunded.
The public is cordially invited.
j Don't Go To The Circus?
I If you have a weak heart, you
might not live through rtr.
If it hurts you to laugh, you'll be
in misery.
If*""you're a grouch, it'll ruin your
disposition.
If you're a tightwad, you'll have to
spend.
If your kid? have to stay at home,
better let them go instead.
If you don't .like music, there'll be
lots of it there. %
If you don't want to see your
friends, they'll all be at grammar
school f^jditorium Wednesday, Nov
ember Ztith, 8 p.m.
Presbyterian Church Services.
Bethesda Presbyterian church, De
Kalb street, Rev, Kdwin Muller,
pant^e, Sunday school at 10 a.m.,
Morning service 11 ofclock. Wednes
day prayer meeting at 4 p.m. Christ
ian Kndcavor 7:80 p.m.,' Sundays. All
seats free, visitors - cordially ; wel
comed. ?
Catholic Church Services. /
Service* at the Catholic churcm <jn
Sunday, November 23rd, will be at 7
a.m., conducted by Her. II. J. Keddfa.
All ere cord is Uy invited to Attend.