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Chronicle volume xxxvi. camden, south Carolina, Friday, January 23,.i?25. number 43. - V ?' " :' : : ? " ? " KAIN DOES DAMAGE Hurts Travel Both By Kail and Auto mobile*?DamH Suffer Heavy rains Saturday and Sunday and Monday played havoc with near 1^ all roads in Kerahaw county many of them being rendered im passable?the same being true of nearly overy county in the state where topsoil roads are in use. The Charlotte Thompson High School eight miles southeast of Cam den had to close for the week on account of the roads in all direc tions. This school operates severa trucks in carrying the pupils to ami from the school and it was consid ered dangerous for them to operate The school will reopen again Monday morning. About t?n feet of a high fill on the Southern railway . just north of (^amden where JBrevard's branch flows under the dHU blew out some time during Monday night, ai)d South ern passenger trams had to transfer their passengers at that point for a couple of days. There were ,no freights over' that line unty a crew repaired the tracks Wednesday. ? Water in the Hermitage mill pond three miles east of Cqirtden became so high it was feared the huge dam would blow out, and in order to safe guard the majn dam about sixty feet of the southern edge of the canal was cut and the water turned loose At that point. Later oh this was insufficient to carry the mass of water off and another cut was made in the canal'near the mill. At some places the water was running over the dam. Due to the excessive rain a large brick culvert on South Church street caved in and a barrier was placed across this street until the culvert can be replaced. Water flooded most of the yards, and other minor damages were re ported. Ten Dead and Missing With the list of dead and missing at ten, railroad and motor traffic de moralized, and a heavy property loss sustained, the crest of the flood which has been acute in several south ern states since Saturday was believ ed passing Tuesday. In South Geor gia where the menace and damages were probably the heaviest, the streams are said to be receding with fair weather in prospect for the day. Fair weather is predicted generally for the states where the floods have been most serious. Traffic on the Atlantic Coast Line- and Southern Railroads in South Carolina has been delayed by high waters. Train ser vice between Augusta and Greenwood and points north on the Charleston A. Western Carolina line were cancell ed last night on account of washouts. Highways generally throughout that state continued in .a dubious condi tion and the authorities discounten anced unnecessary travel. New Agent Appointed The appointment of the new home demonstration agent for Kershaw county was made January 14 and all i lub members have been voi'y much pleased with the election of Mr3. Miller Boykin, a former resident of Camden. Mrs, Boykin is well known throughout the county and has taken an active part in demonstration work for some time. She is well trained for this position, being an A. B. graduate of Winthrop college, with a home economics course, consisting o'f two years in cooking, two years in sewing and one year in millinery. Mrs. Boykin opened the,office last Wednesday and has already begun field work in the various communi ties. Her first meeting was at Lu goff, where an all day meeting was conducted on meat cutting and cur ing. A number of interested club ?women were present for this lesson. Mrs. Dora Ia>c Walker, coffsCTvntion specialist, was present and she and Mrs. Boykin gave a demonstration in fanning meats. All interested persons of the county are asked to call on the new agent freely, as she is now arranging her work for the year and will fill her schedule with the requests that come in. A Houston, Texas, young Woman is suing a Texss railroad for $11,500 damages for alleged injuries. One of the complaints forming the basis of her suit is that sbe has a scar on her leg caused by a railroad ac cident and the scar so plain that ska rairngt wear thin silk stockings. TOURIST NKWS Heavy Rains Interfere With Spurts Hut Boost Social Activities The torrential rains of the past; week having put a quietus on out door sports, Camden's winter visitors turned their attentions to .social af fairs. , Many charming parties including dinners, teas and cards were arrang ed to while away the hours until the > sunshine caused a resumption of ac tivity. I One of the very delightful affairs 'was the postume party given on Tues day evening at their home by M(r. and Mrs. Augustus Floyd. The quests who were dressed as children and, raikde merry playing children's games i included: Miss Olive Whittredge, Mrs. Howard Dews, Mrs. William Ker-, Miss Ella Coursen, Miss Keller, Mrs. Samuel V; Merrick, Miss Merrick, Mr, and Mrs. J. Leonard Graham, Mr. i and Mrs. C. M. Taintor, and their ! house guest, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Boykin, Mrs. Elisabeth Thomas, and 1 Mrv Frank Coursen. With gay aban | don all entered into the fun, and enjoyed later the delicious ? supper 1 and warm hospitality of the hosts. With the opening of Hannah's Cabin at Mulberry Plantation this J [ wee^/v the list of attractive tea rooms ;,is complete, and visitors need never be at a loss to entertain at lunch eons,,. teas or dinners in these charm ing places. L . Mrs. Catoe Douglas Glover (Miss Ellen Williams) and Miss Florence Herring of Montclair, who made such a marvelous success last season are again managing Hannah's Cabin, and will, as in the past servt^ delicious popovers, waffles, spoon-bread and other dishes characteristically Souths ern. ? ^They also have a very fine collec tion of early American pine furni ture, which is now so much^sought after. The Studio, the Holly Tree, Spring dale ary! the Womans Exchange all open and. will attract many visi-: 1 tors, Mr. and Mrs. Albert JReid and Mrs. George White of Manchester, Vt, have taken a cottage here for the J winter, :and on Monday Mrs. Nathan Hayward of Wayne, Pa., will come to the Bull cottage wj^ch she has leased for the season. Mr. H. P. Kendall and his mother! and sister, who are in their home on Fair street, are taking meals at Hob kirk during their brief stay in Cam den. Mrs. Arthur Korth and children have come from* New York and are in the Big Bungalow at Hobkirk for the winter. Colonel Charles Clifton, Mrs. Clif ton and Miss Alice Clifton, who for; many winters have made their honfie at the Court Inn arrived there from Buffalo on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shelton motor ?ed from Aiken to the Kirkwood to remain several weeks in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Balfe and Mr, Harry Balfe, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Fred erick T. Fiske of Montclair are also among recent arrivals at the Kirk wood. Mrsi.ltalph Ellis and her mother Mrs. Warden of Washington are at the Court Inn. It is a matter of great regret that the Ralph Ellis home will not be opened this win-: ter, Mrs. Ellis after a short stay in' Camden will join Mr. Ellis in Call-; ?forma. For Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wil ; son' of Pittsfield who are guests at the Kirkwood, Mrs. Charles P. Du Eose gave an informal but very charming tea at her home on Mon j day afternoon. Other guests were: ' Mrs. Bratton deLoach, Mrs. Edward i DuBose, Miss Virginia DuBose, Miss ! Etta Zemp and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Burbank and Miss Leila Shannon. Mrs. W. L. Shackiefordi Mrs. T. i Hall Brohme and Mrs. Floyd Lank ford of Baltimore and Miss M. L. Estep of North River, Md., " Mrs. Ensigh and Miss Lyman of Pitts field are recent arrivals s?t Hobkirk Inn. ? i Birth Registration in South Carolina The United States department of commerce is now making an investi gation to determine the completeness of birth registration in South Caro lina, and with that end in view 100,000 post cards are being distributed by postmasters and carriers to'the homes In this state. ? , v If you fret a card, fill ft out and mail it. No postage is required. You will recshre in rtfctrn a lithographed y^trstion card from Wsihington. DEATH OF MR. LAFFITTB Ridge Spring Man Died Here Sunday and Hudy Sent Home for Burial On Sunday afternoon, January 18th ?at one-fifty p. m., Charlton Brown Laffitte, formerly of Ridge Spring, S. C., died here at the home of. his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Vardelle Walsh, Jr. His death, while sudden, was not unexpected, for Mr. Laffitte had been in ill health for some time and '"at times hovered between life and death. Saturday morning Janu ary 17th he became unconscious while awaiting breakfast and never regain ed consciousness. His death was peaceful, and without a struggle as he passed into the great beyond. The cause of his death was heart dis ease. Funeral services were held at Ridge Spring, S. C., on Tuesday morning at the Methodist, church, being con ducted by the Rev. J. E. Mahaffey of Gray Court, S. C., a former pas tor and beloved friend of the deceas ed, assisted by the pastor, Rev. N. K. Polk. Ihferment was at the Ridge Spring cemetery. Beautiful floral offerings and messages of sympathy to the bereaved family from all parts of*the state bore evidence of the numerous friends that Mr. Laffitte had. Pallbearers were from among his closest friends and were Messrs. J. O. Jones, J. K. Millford, J. R. Timmertnan, W. H. Stuckey, B. T. Boatwright and Dr. D. V. F'rontis. g Mr. Laffitte was born in Barnwell, S. C., June 15^ 1868,. being the son of John Hancock Laffitte and Eliza Bruton. His mother died when he was only a child and he was reared by an aunt, Mrs. Julia B. Easter ling of Barnwell, S. C., who now sur vives him. Having been born in most momentous times he often spoke of the Federal Occupation of Barn well by General Kilpatrick and of the War Between the States. He partici pated in the EHenton Riot in '76 and was a member of several or ganizations for the- advancement of ,whit? supremacy irt this state, in cluding the Red Shirts of General Wade Hampton, whom he greatly loved and admired. , Having been born during such troublous times,' Mr. Laffitte was a true Southerner in every respect, but he instilled true patriotism into the hearts of his children so that in the recent con flict his two sons were both in the service, one of them having seen^ser ; vice in France. This was always a source of great satisfaction to Mr. Laffitte and a point of" pride as well. Being a candid man Mr. Laffitte was often misunderstood, but he was true to his conviction and was always found on the side of right as op posed to wrong. No one ever doubted where he stood on any question and no one ever doubted his position once he had taken it. He was true to his friends. Mr. Laffitte was a consistent mem ber of the Methodist church and at one time was active in Pythian cir cles. Hd was a former mayor of Ridge Spring and secretary of the local board of health. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Mary Asbill Laffitte; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Vardelle Walsh, Jr., of Camden; and two sons, John H. Laf fitte of Columbia, S. C., and Fletcher A. Laffitte of Ridge Spring, S. C. j The widow will continue to make her) home with her daughter. Died In New York The remains of Horace I^atham, a young /veteran of the World war were brought to Camden Monday for burial here. Mr. Latham was the last sur viving son of tho late Mr. and Mrs. 6. B. Latham, for many years promi nent citizens of Camden. He was ?about 32 years of age and left Cam den n good many years ago to enter the army and had seen, about thir teen years service in various branches of the service. Mr. Latham died in a government hospital after a linger ing_ illness. His remains were met at the station by members of the Leroy Belk Post of the American Legion and escorted to the cemetery. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Paul Walker, of Columbia, and Miss } Margaret Latham of Greensboro, N. C. Roth on Judiciary Committee > liouse committee appointments in the General AsseThbly were announc ed Monday morning by Speaker Edgar A. Brown. Representative M. L. Smith was placed on the judiciary committee, as was also Represents fives W. L. DePass, Jr., of Camden. ?A ^ THE fOMMUNITY MAHKRT Fair Weather Will No Doubt See Produce For Sale Here Saturday On account of the floods that de scended upon us and sticky, slidy, Kuhimy roads, there were very few farmers who dared try to bring their products to the community market last Saturday. There were probab ly a great many pounds of sausage, and dozens of fr$sh eggs, and per haps some of Mrs, Rembert's cakes lift reposing in plantation smoke houses and pantries and perhaps there were some families in Camden who had to do without their favor ite pudding last Sunday beyause the required number of fresh eggs could not be obtained. Kershaw county has undoubtedly had all the rain it needs for a week. Let us hope that Saturday, January 24, will be bright and fair. Th? town people will come to the com munity market Saturday morning to buy country sausages for their Sat urday night supper, butter and cream for their Sunday morning breakfast, dressed chickens for Sunday dinner, ancNfresh vegetables for a salad Sun day night. If the country people will bring these things to the community market the town people will go home in blissful anticipation of the good "eats" they will have next day, and the country people with a happy con sciousness of less waste at home and more money in their pockets. Cheater Child Killed (Chester, Jan. 20.?One of the most 'distressing and heartrending acci dents tb occur here in a long time was "the death this afternoon of Louise Barnes, the lovable seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Watson Barnes, when a truck driven by a negro, Howie Bratton, struck her, hurling the little body over on the sidewalk. The child was hurried to |?ryor hospital where she breathed her last just about the time she Waft carried into the doors of the institution. -?; I EORGIA BOYS TO HANG Friday, Thirteenth, To Be Fateful Day For Murderers Butler, Ga., Jan. 17.?Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth were sentenc ed, to be hanged February 13 at a court session held here today. Judge W. E. H. Searcy pronounced the sen tence, Coming here to preside in the place of the judge for this circuit who was disqualified. Jones and Bloodworth were to have been hanged January 9, the exe6ution being halted by a court order from Judge* Searcy thi the ground that the arrangements for the execution did not insure pri vacy as provided by law. That1 another effort may be made to save tlie lives pf the slayers of Howard F. Underwood, a traveling salesman December 3, 1923, was indi cated when attorneys for Bloodworth and Jones objected to fixing of the new date for execution. C. W? Foy, Homer Beeland and Walter Steel, representing the convicted youths, claimed that the action should have been taken at a regular or called term of the Taylor superior court. That Judge Frank McLaughlin, of the Chattahooche circuit, who is dis qualified in the case was without au thority to sign the order setting a special session of court for today to be designated a new date for the double hanging, was another conten tion put forward. The emphasis placed by the u at torneys on their motions which were -ferruled by Judge Searcy, indicat ed that they may launch andther fight in the courts to save their clients. Jones and Bloodworth stood mute and were apparently not moved by emotion as the judge fixed February i 13 as the date for their execution. v John Dowling, 76, believed to be the youngest Confederate veteran in South Carolina, died in Columbia at the Confederate Soldiers' Homo of 'pneumonia. A native of New York he came at an early age to the South, and iri 1863 he enlisted at the age of 15 in the Confederate navy in Char leston, serving the la^t year of the war. His only known relative is Wil liam F. Reid, of New York, a ne hcw. partm*?- ^Justice agents have aiding ***** >n # their JpWiTilii ? HKTHUNK NEWS lntereHting Happening of Pijil'WeeK In Our Neighboring Town Bethune, S. C., Jan. 21.?Mrs. S. B. Padgett gave a party last week in honor of her spn, S. B. Junior's seventh birthday. About a diften little folks were present. AJfter games the children were invited into the dining room where the birthday cake with its seven candles was the cen ter of attraction. Jello cream and cake were served. Little baskets were given, as favors. Mr. I). M. Mays and family, Miss Cecilia King and Mr. W., A. McDow ell left Friday for Tampa and Lake land, FIa., where they will spend sev eral weeks. A message was received here Sat urday bearing the news of Mr. Ervin Anderson's death in Timmonsville. Mr. Anderson is the father of Mrs. R. M. Bethune. Miss Alma Pitts of Estill was the guest of Mrs. Bessie Seegars last week. 1 Rev. M. B. (iunter is attending a Bible institute in New Orleans. Mrs. D. T. Yarbrough was the re cipient of a telegram Sunday an nouncing the arrival of a little daugh ter?Katherine Elizabeth, to ^fr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnston at Trenton, Tenn. Mrs. Johnston before marriage was Miss Kate Yarbrough of this place. Rev. and Mrs. W. V. Jerman had as their guests Friday the stewards an<J their wives of Mr. Jerman's four churches. About thirty were, present. After a business meeting of the stew ards the guests were shown into the dining room where an old fashioned dinner of turkey, chicken, possum find boiled ham with accessories were served, ending u}? -with pound and fruit cake and ambrosia. Prof, and Mrs. O. R. Bell delight fully entertained at a course dinner Friday evening. The following guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune, Mr. and Mrs. R? E Mc Caskill and I)r. and Mrs. E. Z. Trues nieHr Second Week Jurors C. C. Padgett, Bethune; E. S. Mc CaskiJl, Bethune; F. N. Gay, Ker ?haw; R. T. Cook, Blaney; J. B. firanham, Lugoff; Ernest Ellis, Lu goff; Douglas M. Mayes, Bethune; G. G. Goff, Camden; Albert Fauiken ?berry, Kershaw; W. L. Branham, Lugoff; Z. L. Braughton, Kershaw; W. E. Hill, Camden); U. Nv Myers, Camden; Thos. A. Gardner, Kershaw; H. N. Rodgers, Cassatt; W. J. Moore, Camden; W. 0. Bird, Kershaw; W. E. West, Kershaw; W. D. Barrett, Cam den; W. L. Robinson, Camden; H. C. Robinson, Cassatt; W. E. S. Trapp, Camden; L, E. Bowers, Kershaw; C. C. Joyner, Kershaw; S. T. Catoe', Kershaw; R. I). Phillips, Kershaw; J. T. Sinclair, Camden; C* P. Cauthern, Kershaw; Samuel Hunter, Bethune; G. T. Catoe, Bethune; A. A. West, Camden; E. T. Pearce, Boykin; B. K. Rose, Blaney; F. C. Jones, Camden; M. L. Raley, Camden; L. T. Anderson, Cassat^. james a. Mcdowell dead Was Life Long Resident of Flat Rock Section in This County. James A. McDowell, aged Confed erate veteran, died on Wednesday eve ning at his plantation home near Westville. For several months past Mr. McDowell had been in declining health and, while not unexpected, the announcement of his passing will bring genuine sorrow to many friend^ throughout this section. Mr. McDowell was a life-long resi dent of this county and served during War Between the States as a member of Co. D, 5th S. C. R. He was ap proaching his eightieth birthday and leaves, besides'his widow, the follow ing sons: Dr. W. C. McDowell of Ker shaw; Frank McDowell, C. K. Mc 'Dowell, and Peter McDowell, of Wests ville, and an only daughter, Miss Kato McDowell of Weatviller - --l Mr. McDowell was a prosperous farmer, a kindly disposed neighbor and highly esteeiVit'd by all with whom he came in contact. He was a mem ber of Damascus Methodist church, near Westville, at which place the funeral and burial was conducted yes terday afternoon. "The Bible is a book of faith,{ and a book of docUine, and a book "of morals, and a book of religion, of Special revelation from God; bu? it U fefao a book which teaches man his own individual responsibility, his own flifitity, and his equality with his fel low man."?Daniel Webster. NOTKI) HAN I) IT CAPTUR18P Cerald Chupntun Who KMcaped From Atlanta Federal1"Prison Arreated Muncie, lnd., Jan. Itf.?Gorald Chapman, notorious bamlit and prison breaker, for whom a nationwide search has been made, was captured hero this afternoon by Muncie polica* after a pistol battle. Chapman, who escaped from the Atlanta penitentiary while serving a 25-year sentence .for participating in a $2,000,000 mail robbery at New York, was seen walking near a trac tion" station by four detectives who wore passing in an automobile. De tective Fred Plunkett accosted the fugitive, who immediately opened fire. Tho bullet went wild and thek, officers overpowered him before he cquld shoot, again. After a grilling at police head quarters Chapman admitted ft to Iden tity, but other than that would nnlake no statement. When searched he was found to be in possession of two bottles of nitro-glycerlne, a pistol and $4,963 in cash. Chapman was taken td Indianapolis tonight under guard, where he was turned over to federal authorities. About four months ago tho police, were "tipped" that Chapman was in this city but he made his getaway when the officers got close on his trail. . He has been in Muncie sev eral times since then, police said, but always has until today been success ful, in eluding the authorities. Motor Policeman Collins and De tective Goodpaster saw Chapman at 11:80 o'clock this morning one square from the court house. Officer Col lins trailed the fugitive while Detec tive Goodpaster went after Captain of Police Puckett and Detective Brown who were waiting for Chap man to appear at a place nearby. Collins, trailed Chapman for five squares while the other officers got in a police car and prepared to make the capture. Captain Puckett drove alongside Chapman and inquired "ddfes My. live along here?" Chapman saw the" other men coming near him and he turned his back for a_second, then _ whirled around with a pistol in his hand. He shot in the direction of Captain Puckett but Officer Collins leaped on Chapman's 'back causing thfe'-shot to - go wild. The offieers? wrested the revolver from him and handcuffed him. Postoffice Inspector Kelley was called from Winchester, Ind., and ar riving here remarked to Chapman, "you are a smart fellow," Chapman," The fugitive replied: "Yes, but look at me now." You Are Always Welcome * '? ? ? , , ? ? ??/' If you huve difficulty in making up your mind which church to > attend ? next Sunday, January 25th, please re member that Wateree Baptist church is still in the community and that you are as welcomo there as was the sunshine and blue sky of last Tuesday. Morning worship atf ll^'l o'clock, sermon subject: "Christ in the Heart." Evening service at 7 o'clock, sermon subject: "A Saying* That Says Something." Sunday , school at 10 a. m. In case you are_ _ liable to forget even this reminder; ~ tie the time-honored string around your finger and be among the attend ants at Wateree next Sunday?w? aro looking and preparrpg for you. . ? ? 1 * J ' Negroes Get Ivong Terms Willie Williams alias ''Money King" r Joe Williams, Wellons Goodson and Fred McAllister were found guilty in federal court yesterday of breaking \ into the Bcthune postoffice and steal- ~ ing postal funds December 0, 1924, Willie Williams wan given five years in the Atlanta federal penitentiary and the other three defendants were given four years each in the same prison.?Thursday's State. The four negroes above mentionedtv were escaped prisoners from the Flor ence county jail and were captured in the early morning here in an at tempt to break into the jewelry store of M. H. Heyman ahd Co. The cap ture was made by police officers G. F. Cooley and Hollis Hilton. The Williams negro Attempted to shoot officer Hilton, but his gun failed to fire. Williams had served two years in Atlanta for breaking into a post office in Florence county. U- As a result of a quarrel between I two negro children in Anderson, both 40 years of age, on* la in jail charged Vijth the imlatar of the other. Tfa* killing occurred Monday and the In strument need was a l$otgua. -/ - ? ?