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*f2.' v '. ? ? ' *' ' A*. ; ' ' '. ' ?>" .... i ? . VOLUME XXXVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1925. NUMBER 45. ? ? 1 ' i ??? in ii ii NEWS OF THK COURT Only Minor Catted Disponed of During Fir?t Few Days The February term of court of general sessions convened Monday morning with Judge Featherstone, of Greenwood presiding. The court was organized Monday morning and work started at once. Several, of the firat week jurora were excused for cause and the following extra jurors were drawn to serve for the first- week: W. A. Marshall, T. T. Truesdell, John M. Villepigue, W. D.- Whitaker, Fletcher Moore, T. Lee Little. In the case of the City of Cam den against George b. Shore, an at torney of Sumter, S? C., who was ar rested here on New Year's (day charged with reckless driving and sentenced to pay a nominal fine by Recorder Mills, the court sustained the recorder. This case created quite a bit of notoriety at the time, Mr. Shore being somewhat manhandled by Chief Whitaker and former po fjceman Cooley while resisting ar rest,-. Carl Hinson, Bennie Hinson, Haf fwd Shirley and Arnold Trapp, young white men up on a charge of trans porting whiskey were acquitted/ The. young men were said to have hidden a jar of whiskey hear a stump. Con stable Stokes testified in the cage. < George Cunningham and Samj Stover charged with violating the prohibition law in the case in con-1 nection with the Hinson, Shirley, j Trapp case were next tried. The case against Stovec was nol prossed. Cun ningham, who attempted to plead guilty before Judge Memminger but whose plea was not accepted, again plead guilty and was sentenced to serve twelve months. After serving three months the balance of sentence to be suspended upon payment of $100 pending his good behavior in the future. *' Jessie Glaspie plead guilty rto vio lating the prohibition ; law and was sentenced to serve six months. Sen tence to be suspended during good behavior. . West H. Ellis and Arch E. Ellis were up on a prohibition violation charge. The case against Arch E. Ellis was nol prossed. ^West H. Ellis plead guilty and was sentenced to serve twelve months. Four months was suspended pending good behav ior. s . Charlie Clyburn, Lin Clyburn and Murray Clyburn were up on a vio lation of th? prohibition law. Lin Clyburn was found not guilty. Char lie Clyburn and-Murray Clyburn were each sentenced to serve six months, but upon payment of $50 each the sentences were suspended on condi tion of their good behavior in the future. Fannie White, who was black, was up on a charge of assault and bat tery with intent to kill, and was found guilty and sentenced to serve six months in the county jail. She was to be released after serving four months and upon payment of a fine of $100. All conditioned upon her good behavior. The woman used a knife with terrible, effect upon the face of another woman of her color. Owen* Case Being Tried The case of the state against Bel ton Owens, charging him with the slaying of Jack Smith at the Wateree river toll bridge on the morning of Monday, December 1st, was taken up Thursday morning. The state is being representee! by Solicitor A. F. Spigner, M. L. Smith, and E. D. Blakeney. Owens is rep resented by W. Bratton deLoach and I. C. Hough, of Camden, and Claude N. Sapp, of Columbia. The jury as drawn consists of J. M. Villepigue, foreman, W. P. Rodgers, L. J. Whita ker, T. L. Little, J. E. Coats, G. W. Harrisoh, Lewis Williams, Fletcher Moore, J. H. Watson, J. J. Campbelle, W. B. Evans and J. E. Severance. The witnesses examined up to the recess hour were J H. McLeod, C. W. Evans, J. A. Rabon, James Murphy, J. M. Moseley and J. M. Capell Ijarge erowdft were in attendance on Thursday and it is expected a large crowd will be inattendance to day. The case is not expected to con sume more than two days. " Grand Jury Presentment To His Honor, Judge C. C. Feather atone, Presiding Jucfge Spring Term of Court, for Kershaw County. Dear Sir! We beg to herewith make our presentment for tnis term of court.. We h&Ve passed on all biils banded by the solicitor. We otganteed and appointed our various commit tees, and through thee* committee* ?isKed the various departments of MEN F1KE1) UPON Bullet Crashed Through Hear IiIuhh and Car Sped On Florence, Feb. 3.?J. M. Lawton and T. li. Haynesworth, contractors, of this city; W. J. Fortner, electri cal contractor, also of this city, and K. It. Gustassoii contractor, of Co lumbia, narrowly escaped injury to night about 8 o'clock when the car in which they were riding was fired into from ambush at Rhodes' Mil), five miles out of ilunn, N. C.t accord ing to a message received here from Mr. Lawton in Fayetteville tonight. Mr. Lawton said that his party had left Greenville for Fayetteville in the late afternoon, and were making good progress. Mr. Lawton driving. At Rhodes Mill, Mr.. Lawton said, the report of a gun was accompanied by the breaking of the rear glass of his automobile, a bullet whizzing over the heads of Messrs. Haynes \yortfy and Gustasson, who were on the back seat. While the two men on the back seat were covered with glass, the bullet injured none of the occupants of the car. "I stepped on the gas. We did not stop, to investi gate the ambuscade." Mr. Lawton sa id. New Signs Placed The Bank of Camden has recently had placed on each side of their en trance handsome bronze signs. The Western Union Telegraph Co. has had placed over their building an alternating electric sign?the first of the kind on Main street. Six Pay More Than $500 According to a list of income tax payers published in the Greenville News of January 11, there were six persons in Camden who paid more than $500 state income tax in South Carolina on incomes earned in 1923. that these departments are being: well cared for. We especially desire to make mention of the improvements done on the court house by the county board of directors. The chairman of the board, we are told by the court house officials has been very aetive in trying to stop the leaks in the roof of the court house building, and that this is to be especially men tioned. We would like to suggest tljat the board make' some changes as" to the drainage in the court house basement, so as to stop water from collecting in the cellar. We suggest the using of an iron pipo from the basement to the Btrec- ,| an the water out in. We find the road gangs in good shape with the exceptions of the Sam Kirkland gang. This gang is badly in need of a tent for their negro laborers. The one that they have is leaking and is in bad shape. We have, some complaint that there is some irregularities in the Three C'b school. We respectfully recom mend that the trustees have full con trol over the teachers, and that their wishes be carried out, as to the sys tem of the running of the said school. We find the county offices all in good shape, and well kept, and the sheriff reports that he will be ready for a final settlement of tax execu tions by March 1, 1925. We find that the sheriff has been very active in trying to collect all outstanding taxes, and we want to especially [commend him for his activity along J this line. In fact we desire to es-; Specially mention the good record of | all our county officers. We suggest that something be done at once to repair the old wire road leading off from the two notch road at Lugoff. This road is in very bad shape, and in some places very dan gerous to travel. We also recommend that a bridge be built at once across Swift Creek at Shiver's crossing. This should be attended to at once as it is very much needed. It is recommended in an audit of the county officers which has recent ly been made that a bookkeeper and purchasing agent be employed under the County Board of Directors. In place of this we would recommend the purchasing of all goods by the County Board of Directors on com petitive bids, and that these goods be placed in the county's warehouse and that the County Board of Direc tors employ a bookkeeper, and store house keeper at a moderate salary, and that this bookkeeper be required to keep the County Board of Direc tors office open each day in the week, and that he be required to de liver goods from the warehouse to the various departments ofxthe coun ty on orders from the county chair man, or chairman of the County Board of Directors. We recommend that the county's delegation inquire as to' what such a bookkeeper would cost the county, and that they make ample provisions in their supply bill to take care of this recommendation. We recommend that all stationery and printing be dono on competitive bids, as provided by law. We beg to thank you your honor for your kindness at this term of court, at well as the other court of ficial*, all-of which we bag to re* apectfully submit. r ^ ......... > Foremanfl^iSerihiw Co. BILL TO FRKE THE BRIDGE Introduced by Sen. Funderburk Would Have Road Paved First ' Following is the full text of the bill introduced in the Senate January 27, by Senator L. O. Funderburk, rela tive to the freeing of the toll bridge over the Wateree river near here. The bill in expected to pass without opposition as it seems to meet with the approval of those interested. It has been amended so as to exempt all school children residing in West Wateree: "Section 1. The Board of* Direc tors of Kershaw County, upon whom has devolved the duties of the Coun ty Commissioners for said county, under the provisions of an act en titled 'An .act to authorize and em power the County Commissioners for Kershaw County to construct a bridge across the Wateree river, in said county, with viaducts and approaches, and to issue the bonds of said county for such purposes,' approved Febru ary 17th, 1917, are hereby authoriz ed, empowered and directed to put aside in the sinking* fund so much of the toll fees arising from the said bridge as will be sufficient, together with the amount already credited to said fund, to retire the bonds sbld under the provisions of1' said act at their maturities in full, within three years from the approval of this act, if the tolls therefrom amount to so miich. If a the end of this time, to wit, three years from the date of the approval of this act, the State High way Commission has completed the construction of a hard surfaced road from the Richland county line to said bridge; then the said directors are authorized and directed to turn the said bridge over to the State Highway Commission to be received and ac "Cepted by it as a part of the^state system of hard surfaced roads, and to cease to collect any tolls for the use of same. Provided, that upon the acceptance of said bridge by the State Highway Commission the county of Kershaw is thereby discharged from any liability arising out of the use of the same,- and is freed and dis charged from any duty to keep the same in repair. If, however, at the end of the said three years the State Highway Commission has flot com pleted the construction of the said hard surfaced road from the Rich land county line to the bridge, then the said County Board of Directors of Kershaw county are hereby author ized and directed to continue to col lect" toll fees for the use <of said bridge, as now provided by law, and after paying the expense of collect ing the same, and keeping the said bridge in reasonable repair, to apply the remainder thereof to the construc- ! tion of said road from the Richland county line to said bridge, under such contract and in such manner as they may deem most advantageous to the county of Kershaw. "Section 2. That if the State High way Commission shall complete the I construction of the hard surfaced | road from the Richland county line to the said Wateree river bridge at an earlier date than three years from the approval of this act, then and in that event the Board of Directors of Kershaw county are authorized and directed to turn the said bridge over to the State Highway Commission, and the said bridge is thereby freed of any toll charges thereop. Pro vided, the said State Highway Com mission shall pay over to the Treas urer of Kershaw county such sum as taken with the amount of the sink ing fund heretofore collected and provided for herein will at that timo be sufficient to retire the principal of the bonds sold under the provis ions of the act referred to in section 1 of this act. . | "Section 3. All state officials and persons holding commissions under the laws of this state, traveling on official business, and all self-propell ed vehicles, and the horses, mules or head of cattle drafting any vehicle in which such officers may be riding, are hereby exempted from the* pay ment of the toll fares required in section ft of this act above referred to." Aasignment at Lancaster The Rodman-Walkup company, do ing a general dry goods business in Lancaster, filed a deed of assignment Tuesday for the benefit of creditors, naming L. E. Brown of Chester as assignee. A meeting of stockholders and creditors will be held on Febru ary 9, until which ting the store will m<tW jhiwi?4iwMtfr Newt. BJ8H0PVILLJS MAN UBAD : . ; J Hints Kdward Stuckey Was Twice j Mayor of BishopviUe Bishopville, Feb. 2.'?The entire town and county were .shocked^.th's afternoon to learn of the sudden | death of J. Kdward Stuckey, which occurred at hi? home on South Church street, shortly before 2 o'clock. The in^xediate cause of Mr. Stuckey'* death was acute indigestion. He was .on the streets during the morning and was in his usuah*good health appar ently. Going home for dinner he was .taken ill suddenly, and doctors were summoned. It was thought he was out of d linger, when the end came without warning. James Kdward Stuckey, eldest son of. the-late Dr. and Mrs. Henry Stuckey wap born about three miles from Hishopville, November 1, 18G3. All of his life was spent as a citizen of this county. He was one of the county's largest farmers and for many years has been prominent in the business affairs of the town. He was one of the oldest shriners in the county. He served two terms as mayor of the town and for several years was engaged in the mercan tile business, resigning to accept the postmastership, which he held for several years. Since resigning as post master he has given his entire time to h is large farming interests. ? Mr. Stuckey is survived by his wid ow and the following children: Dr. >H. J. Stuckey, of Bamberg, M. G. Stuckey, of Florence, J. E. Stuckey, Jr., of Greenville,, and G. Thompson Stuckey of Bishopville. Also one sia jter,,'Mrt. H. W. Remberi, of Bishop ville, and tjiree brothers, W. A. Stuckey, and George M. Stuckey, of Bishopville and Dr. H. M. Stuckey of Sumter. Classified Ads Read Abroad A prominent young professional man of Camden received a letter th,is week from Mr. Clarence Morgan, win ter resident of Camden, who has been in France since June, containing two advertisements clipped from the clas sified columns of The Chronicle. The first ad wanted to know the where abouts of a ham boiler some good housewife had loaned out. The ad following was bungalows for sale. He made the proposition that if the pro fessional man would return the ham boiler he'would buy five and a half of the bungalows. This goes to show that you can never tell how great is the circulation of Thfe Chronicle. It also shows that Morgan must be enjoying The Chronicle and is in fine spirits in sunny France. Camden friends miss Mr. and Mrs. Morgan from the winter colony. Mrs. W. A. Cauble Buys Residence Mrs. W. A. Cauble, of Chester, S. C., has purchased the attractive bungalow on Chestnut street formerly owned by Mr. W. D. Trantham, the sale being negotiated through the real estate and insurance firm of C. P. DuBose & Co. Mrsj, Cauble has come to Camden to join her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. J. D? Fischel, who have -been in Camden some time and made many friends. Mr. Fischel is the efficient manager of Schlosburg's Department Store. New Barber Shop Joe Harrison and Walter Wright who have been associated with Mc Lain's barber shop for quite a num ber of years have rented the new store on DeKalb street next to the Electrik Maid Bake Shop and will within the next week open a barber shop in that store room. They ex pect to start it off with five chairs and later increase it to a ten chair shop. They also expect to have a department for ladies. Services At Wateree Come to Wateree next Sunday the eighth of February and join in the singing. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Morning subject: "A Bundle of Sticks." Evening subject: "The Second Coming of Christ." A warm welcome for all who will attend these services. Died In West Wateree Mr. Gabe Parker, who resided in the Jordan Mill section of West Wat eree, died suddenly Tuesday night. Mr. Parker resided in Camden for a number of years, but spent the last few years in West Wateree. He was 62 years of age and is survived by his wife who w?s a Miss Branham. The funeral vm held at Pine Grove churrh Thursday. UETHl'NK NEWS NOTES Happenings of Interest as Told By Our Regular Correspondent Bethune, S. C., Feb. 4.?The eleven yoar old son of Mr. John J, Folsom, living .several miles southeast of here was bitten by a dog owned by the family, about two weeks ago. Noth ing was thought of the wyund at the time, but when the dog disappeared about ten days later, after acting strangely, it was sought and found. The head was sent to Columbia Wed nesday and it was found that the dog had died of rabies. The youth is taking the Pasteur treatment here. In a contest put on by the Ath letic Association for the raising of funds, it was that tin1 losers entertain the winners, or rather the side securing the least amount for the treasury, entertain the more ener getic side. The entertainment was held in the town hall Friday even ing. Mesdames K. E. McCaskill and T. R. Bethune acted as chaperoned. Hot chocolate and sandwiches were served. Miss Lizzie Kate Davis, a student of Chicora ObllegC, spent the week end with her-.fathcr Mr. W. E. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. (J. B. McKinnon, Mrs. W A McDowell and little son return ed by motor from Tampaj Friday after a two months stay with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. McDowell. The party left Tampa Monday but owing to the heavy rains and bad roads they were on the way almost a week. Mrs. Loring Davis spent the week end at Cbicora College with her sis ter, Miss Marguerite Clyburn, who is a Btudent .there. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bethune have moved into the house formerly occu pied by Mrs. Mary Bethune. Mr. and Mrs?J. P. Rplhnrw> qnd Mrs. Eva Belch have rented the house belonging to Mr. H. E. Hyatt, s Dr. R. E. Severance of Columbia spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Severance. A telegram was received by Mr. | N. A. Bethune announcing the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Mark King1 ! of Neeces, S.~C. February 2. Mrs. King before marriage was Miss Ola J Bethune of this place. The School Improvement Associa- j tion will entertain you Friday even ing February 6 at the town hall. Come and see what's in store for you. Mr. Lewis E. Gardner of Jefferson died suddenly Saturday afternoon and^ was buried at that place Sunday. Mr. Gardner was about 72 years of age and has often visited relatives here. He is an uncle of Mr. J. E. Gardner of this pldce. Mr. B. W. Best is convalescing from an attack of flu. Mr. G. B. McKinnon has accepted a position with the Lancaster De partment Store as bookkeepers To Diftcontinue Train Beginning about February 16th the Southern Railway will discontinue its passenger train *>? 117 from Camden to Columbia. The train will stop at Camden and retuf-n to York at 2:50 p. m. No 117 will arrive in Camden at 10:10 a. m. and make connection here with the Seaboard Air Line train to Columbia. The Southern will perfect an arrangement whereby pas sengers and baggage will be trans ferred free of charge to their patrons from the Southern to Seaboard sta tion. Other trains operated by the Southern will remain on the same schedules. MrH. Moseley Dead Mrs. Jane Moseley, for many years a citizen of Camden, died at the home of her only son, Mr. Capers Moseley, on Lyttleton street, on Sunday, Janu ary 25th, and was buried on Monday afternoon after funeral services by her pastor, Rev. J. P. Graham, of the Baptist church. Mrs. Moseley j was the widow of the late William W. Moseley, and befve marriage was a Miss Janie Holloman, daughter of the late J. A. K. Holloman, of Orange burg county. She was long a mem ber of the Camden Baptist church and was one of Camden's good Marriage Mr. Hellory Nesbitt and Miss Mary Atkinson, both of Bethune, were mar-; ried in Camden on Sunday, Febru ary 1st by Probate Judge McDowell. Baker-Hall Mr. Casmore Hall, of Cassatt, and Miss Polly Baker, of Wettrille, were, married in Camden on Sunday,. Feb ruary 1st, the probate judge offldat ?T/rr^.V M MAJOR CAMWEM' DKAl) Was Confederate Veteran and Lawyer of Newberry Columbia, Feb. 3.? Major J, F. J. Caldwell, of Newberry, was found dead in his room at' a local hoiel shortly before noon today. Deafl^^ was due to influenza and old age/^ according to a physician who was called in. Major Caldwell was last seen aljve at 9:30 o'clock last night. Born in Newberry, September ID* 1837, the son of James John and Nancy Morgan (Mc^forrUes) Cald well,* James Fitzhugh Caldwell at tended school at Columbia, Anderson, Pendleton and entered the South Car olina College now the University of South Carolina for his collegiate edu cation. Completing Ms course at the institution he went abroad where ho studied law in the University of Bov lin, Germany. Upon his return, he was admitted to the bar in January, 1850, and prac ticed law in partnership with Major Suber, of Newberry, from 1870 to 1800, when he entered, into separate practice. " ? He has served as director and at torney for a number of banks in the state. At one time ho was a trustee of the University of South Carolina. In 1868 and again in 1877, he was elected chairman of the Newberry County Democratic committee. Mr. Caldwell was a Confederate veteran, having served in the First Gregg's Regiment of South Carolina Infantry and as aide de camp to Gen. Samuel McGowan in McGowan's South Carolina Brigade. He is the author of "History of a Brigade of South Carolinians." In 1875 he married Miss Rebecca Capers Connor, of Cokesbury, S. C. Death of Mrs. T. S. Bell Mrs. Nellie Cauthen Bell, wife of Thomas S, Bell, of the Hanging: Rock coknmunity, died Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Fennel infirmary i?i Rock Hill of pneumonia, and her re mains were brought to Kershaw Mon day on the noonday train arid were taken to Hanging Rock?ehureh ?or - interment in the Hanging Rock cem etery after funeral services conducted in the church by her pastor, Rev. B. J. Guess. Mrs. Bell was sixty years of age. She was taken to the'Fennell infirm ary in Rock Hill Monday, January 12, for an operation which was sucJksH-* fully performed and she was getting along nicely until attacked by pneu monia just a few days prior to her death, when she grew worse very rapidly. Mrs. Bell was a ^voman of splehdid Christian character loyal to her church and to her friends and neigh bors, and was ever ready to extend a helping hand wherever her services were needed. She wfils a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willia Cauthen, and was married about forty-two years ago to Thomas S.. Bell, of Lancaster county, who survives her, together with the following children: W. T. Bell, of Vivian, La.; Paul Bell, of Long Branch, Cal.; Claude, Walter and Jack Bell, of the Hanging Rock-.J communlty; Mrs. E. L. Horton, of Kershaw; Mrs. W. L. Phillips, of Heath Springs; Mrs. J. B. Pope, of Rock Hill, and Inez Bell, of the Hanging Rock community. All of these were present at the funeral except Paul, who could not be reached in time. As ? mark of respect, the Hanging Rock school, of which Mr. Bell has been a trustee for a number of years, suspended operation for the day of the funeral.?Kershaw Era. His Father Dead Mr. G. F. Cooley, superintendent., of the county chain gang was called to Greenville Tuesday morning to at tend the funeral services of his father Mr. William A. Cooley, who died in that city, Monday at noon after an illness caused byx pneumonia. Mr. Cooley was 64 years of age and is survived by two sons and two daugh ters. Hi3 wife predeceased him about five years ago. The funeral and burial occurred at Wflliamston, his old home. Their Names The Same The Greenville News of Sunday carried a picture in its society col umns of little Miss Katherine Little, daughter of Mr.^and Mrs. T. L. Lit tle, of Greenville. Camden hM a Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Little and they also have a little daughter, Miss Kather ine A Greenville friend o 1 Mr. and Mrs. Little clipped the picture out ?