The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 13, 1925, Image 4
tHE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
H. if. S II.KS Kditui and I'abUahcr
Published every Friday at N'o. 1109
Broad atveet and entered at the Cam
ten, .South Carolina postoffice as
***eo??d rlaj?.s mail .matter. ? Price per
.innunt $2.00.
Camden, S. C., Friday, March 13, 1925
COL. dargan m \ i?
Was Prominent C &> of Statehurg
Community
Sumter, S. ( '., March 10.?Funeral
.services for the late Col. John J.
Dargan. of Stateburg, who died at
his home, "Marston" .Sunday nigh4.,
were held at noon Tuesday at the
Church of the Holy Cross whore the
throng attended the funeral services
attesting to the high esteem in which
The noted educator was held every -
where in South Carolina.
The death of Col. Dargan ended a
career of one of the most picturesque
figures which ha* ever taken a promi
nent part in the affairs of Sumter
county. Col. P#rgan was 7(J years of
age. He had been in feeble health
for several months, but not in a dan
gerous condition ami therefore when
the news spread today that he was
dead, it came as a shock to the peo
ple of V>umter county, many of whom
had long known and highly regarded
him.
Col. Dargan was born In Darling
ton county and came of the well
known family of that name. As a
young man just commencing the
practice of law, he settled in Sumter
and served with success and distinc
tion by hard worifand brilliancy soon
winning a place at the head of the
bur association in the city. It was
about this time that a conceited ef
fort was made to rid the state of
negro and carpel baggers rule and
in this movement Col. l>argan was
i?ne of the leaders, acting as a lieu
tenant to the late Col. 4James D.
Blending and Judge T. 15. Fraser, who
were the heads of the movement in
Sumter county. He was also editor of
The True Southron, a newspaper pub
lished by Ostei n and Darr, and won
distinction as a publicist ;*j this ea
-parity.
'Subsequent to the redemption of
tfie statu by the' Hampton adminis
tration, Col. Dargan was elected to
the' legislature, where he served for
several terms. He was afterward"
? lcctcd solicitor, which office he filled
with efficiency for several >ears, re
tiring bovau.se- uX scruples in the prus
ecution of cases.
After retiring from the office of
solicitor. Col. Dargan moved to
Stateburg, where he farmed for a
number of years before moving to
Darlington county, where he taught
M-hool, an occupation which he had
followed before he began the prac
tice of law in 1K7fi. After teaching
in Darlington count\ for several
years, he came hack t?< Stateburg
* .
and became editor of the Freeman,
IT newspaper |>ubil>hrd by} I',. F.
Miller. Later lie founded the Ucti.
Sumter ^lcmoi ial Academy at Slate
burg. of whicliMn was the head un
til forced to ietire from active work
becauM- ?>f advancing year* and
feeble health. In letent years he ha.
devoted him.-c'.f to the itudy ?/: lps.
tory and rconnmit tpn->tinns. His his
tory i'f Si?utn ' "ai <>! ina we'! known
in the school# of the state.
Col. Dargan married in 187tf to
M)>%H Thcodosia Williamson, of Dar
lington county, who with ten daugh
ters, iurVjvfi him. Those daughter*
arc: Mrs. K. D. Klud of Sumter; Mr*.
T. ogers. Mrv J. L. FjW|?j
Mi "37O. IMgwden, Mr*. S. V. Tup
per, Sttt^'burjf; Mm. Edward Brown,
iir?* ( a11l LaBurde, Mrs. .James'
Cntllal^ Columbia^ and Mr.<. Ambrose
Hampton, Lancaster, Mrs- McKensf?
M??ore. Charleston.
\\ ill IfoK* TN Ad* ?*rlisinK Writer
When Will Rogers' bonus arc inches
bi ncath the sod, hi* Stone will bear
a new epitaph. Theie will be no
10 -ja|l<-n of hi* fame *> cow punche
, . , ,.f h.> K t of humor, no
eulogy (,t his enrc^r befOT? the hoi
Ihs blight lights and the movie Kleig
<Hghti, H'l goi?g ti? be an original
i?pitaj?h, the one and only one In the
.wotld. It will read:
Will Kodg?ra'"Aft Honent Ad Writer"
Will hung out his shingle in the
advertising profession by agreeing to
write Bull Durham advertising. For
the first time .in the history of the
printed word, a copy writer was Riven
carte blanche to .say whatever he
wished about a product, Rogers was
to write as he felt.
The first startle he gaye the ad
vertising world was to write a tes
timonial advertisement about Bull
Durham, in which he talked of noth
ing but cross word puzzles.
"Everywhere you go, everybody is
figuring out a cross word puzzle.
Nobody is working or even exercis
ing. America will lose t^e next war
but win the next puzzle contest. It's
the greatest craze that has hit the
country since prohibition.
"People says to me 'Why Will,
you don't understand. It's an edu
cation. It learns you more ways to
?av one word.' If you know one way
to say a word, what do you need to
know any more for. Nobody is go
ing to give you something for noth
ing. I don't care how many ways
you ask for it. This puzzle has done
one thing. It has learned us which
is horizontal and which is vertical."
This paper is fortunate to b
among those in which the Bull Dur
ham advertising is running. The next
time you see an advertisement head
ed the "Bulls Eye"?-read it. We
guarantee it will make you laugh, no
matter if you're suffering with chron
ic dyspepsia.
Conductor (J. W. Smith, of Colum
bia was slightly injured, seven freight
car'% and the. engine derailed, the
track toin up for a distance of sev
eral hundred yards and traffic block
ed for hours when the first section
of through freight No. 54 crashed
into a box car on the Charlotte-Co
lumbia line of the Southern at In
dustrial mill switch, one and one-half
Triiir-S raft of Hock Hill, late Saturn
day afternoon.
K. T. Gillespie, former citizen of
Rock Hill, died Tuesday nt Effingham
aged eighty-four. The body will be
laid to rest in the historic cemetery
at Ebenezer, north of Rock Hill. Dr.
Richard T. Gillespie, president of ('o<
lunibia 'fkcological Seminary, is M
.son of the deceased.
Annie I.ee Williams, colored school
teaehcr. was run over and fatally in
ju11 d Tuesday at Branchville by a
I i"i ? driven by Cecil Watson, twelv"
.
I yi a j- i.!?i white boy.
!Lav\ >novv> have driven elk and
dert into the town of Banff. Alberta,
whorl* they make the rounds of tin
hoirtt - in .-earch of food, which is not j
domed them. !
SERVICE
The amount of patronage given The Chronicle both
in its advertising and job department has been earned
by the service we give to our patrons. It comes to us
\ oluntarily for our customers know they can depend
upon the right kind of work and the right kind of
rervice, and if it is not right, we have a liberal policy
of making it right. We invite competition and com
petitive bids where quality and service is taken into
consideration. We do not try ?o influence or get bus'
ness through any other except legitimate, honest
methods. Our advertising columns are ker>t filled
with the very best class of business houses asking your
trade. Our printers are kept busy turning out the
class of printing a down-to-date business man would
want to send out. We have a large stock of printer-*
jtat.v'.ire'-.-, ->nd if we do not carrv what
;? on v Tt . slock, #? h ?v an on en account with
nearly ev??,?% pap-r supply house ir the southeast, ana
can supply your wants in twenty-four hours. If vo i
re not a patron of this shop we wnnt von to b?*
TK.c Pk
NEWSPAPER AND JOB PRINTING
VmtHiian Dead Carried
to Grao* on Gondolas
A Venetian funeral * displays
picturesque and romantic character
which Iimm ulWMys been ssaoclated with
the ceremonlOH of th* city, whlrh Mtlll
remains our uf the most religious placti
In JlNlv, a< < ordio^ t<> thtt Chicago l/atly
Newa. The grandeur of the ipMi)
funeral barge varfen, of course, with
(he mean* of the family, thoae hired
hy the wealthy being very magnificent.
At the funeral of a high official of
Venice recently the coffin wai placed
on u barge. ? fe^t In length and pro
t>elled by four gondolier* In uniforms
of black velvet <ge<orated with gilded
iMoicihu? - of tiorMi design, skull* ?u<!
crortshoiiet. and h?> oh.
At til? stem was nn angel with OUt
at retched wing* leaning on a broken
pillar and itt the stern Was another
gilded tlgure of Time with Ids Scythe
and hourglass. Tup canopy In the
center, oov?tpg the colttn, was Support
ed 1 ?.v glidedangelsand vt UW? corners
of fhe ruOf burned four candles.
lte versing ?be customary usage. the
relatives and mourners precede In
stead of following the body, which la
conveyed in the funeral barge across
llie half nille of water to the eerhe
tery Island, the only burial ground of
the city. Il ls a small place, as the
gondoliers say, but with room enough
for all Venice. i
Middle Age for Women
From Twenty to Fifty
-When is a woman middle-agedV" Is
a question capable of many answers.
According to the country In which the
matter is being discussed, and the
number of years to the credit of the
people discussing it.
The Other day I? was shaflng my
eight o'clock breakfast with my small
and extremely precocious son, Kve
Adams relates, in T. I'.'s and Cas
ael's Weekly, who seized the unpro
pltious occasion to remark: "Muuiniy.
1 suppose now you're mlddle-agMV"
"Perhaps 1 am," 1 replied acidly ami
noncommittaily. "1 shouldn't he sur
prised,'^ continued this embryo diplo
mat, "if you're even over twenty!"
"Neither should I," I agreed, much more
genially, as I hastened to turn the
conversation Into h'ss personal chan
nels.
On the other hand, I was talking
with a friend the other day, who has
passed the allotted span of .three score
years and ten, and he was deprecating
a state of nffifl^s which allows women
tp hn\e a t;ike in the [xilitics of their
country. "At all events," he grumbled,
"the \?>te should be restricted to sen
slble middle-aged women." What do
you mean by 'sensible mlfldle-aged'?"
1 asked curiously. "Fifty, and not a
day under." was the Irascible response.
How Anta "Sew" Leavea
Kdward Step. K. L. S., In the Lon
don Sphere, tells about a little red ant,
widely distributed, through all of the
countries of fhe Far Kast and South,
which constructs shelters for its do
mestic cattle among the branches of
trees, uniting a number of leaves to
gethcr by means of silken threads. A
large number of workers pull and
haul me edges of growing leaves into
position while other workers bring up
larvae from the nursery, and, holding
thetu in their Jaws, apply-ihe grubs'
mouths to the leaves that are to be
connected, Intimating to them in some
way that they are to emit fluid silk.
The threads arc drawn from leaf to
leaf, anil h* the silk hardens imme
diately upon exposure to the air, a
largo number or" such contacts have
the value of stitche>. and a roomy
lexf batr is constructed. *
Esperanto's Prospects
Allhoiiuli ?tr.*>> ha> been placed on
tin* ?Mi<'Muauitii: ??prend of Ksperanto,
it m?t possible lor the average per
son to I.??!ifv?? il.Mi :t tini\??fsal tongue,
absolute^ :ii t ilt.-i;.! in its origin. ever
will it 111111 ^'iit'r;'l u*e, or e\ en make
enough |?ro.;r. xs io /s/ciliinte under
standing anions tin- peoples of (lifer
ent speech. It Is much more probable
that ICnullsl will become tin* most
widely spoken <>f :if! modern languages.
JIovv?? ve r, it i-. pleasant to know that
the KspceantniiN have as their aim the
universal brotherhood ami there is no
doubt that their work will ha\ e a
reconciling, harmonizing effect wher
ever it Is introduced. The Argonaut.
Three Immigrants Watched
A number of our standard trees are
importation^ from distant corners of
the world Some specimens were
brought in \ears Ago by seafarers who,
admiring a tree's beauty, would bring
home a .\<>uni< shoot and try to make It
crow other M}M>citaens were imported |
from laii;liiu<l and southern Kurope to [
um?estates of wealthy men. Such (
chnm e methods of Introducing a tree i
*\?? ijI? i !>e tou slow ii'iw, and too ha/- I
:t;? >i<>11. Kverj Immigrant tree uiust i
j? i:s healthiness at a port en- i
try lest li hrlng In a disease a< ? Ir.-4nl- j
j 1 a - til.- San .To?u? sr.de o- ? . ( I
nut I ?! i' i'
Jewels That Keep Ttm%^
A it .'i urnvt'uien! I' M'...:.- I
dou*> >?' ? ? >i? - ' o <1 j iti i ni -i' 11 - i' j io |
i.'Vff wr.-l 1 he I'lllanci' .. i.eW | ?' ?? *,1- .
run ??i? l?enrin?.? in..U< c of ;
Jewels In hij^h-gr.i ie v . ' ? the
!?e:i rin? - o' ; I .? ent ire \\r*<-1 ? ? ? en?
arc .!*?*? , !?m|. The i ;? >vels
*.ire i: o.'e of, sv.pphire- o ')!>,? >, the
h<?tifM-r kru'b* ?.f gamet, m .| it... !<???
r\f f.Tilin.'ir1, r?? . >-?* i
There are from siNcn to tu e:u> tiiTve
points of je?vis in a v\;r. , and un
less they sre nil of good r valitv and
St :he wheel pivot* j?er*erfir the
1\atch wiM bm * pavr time; vten
tt if doex r\m.
Regular attendance at Sunday
scjiool during the formative period
of ^outh would close the doors of
the criminal courts and jails, says Su
'IMt-mc Court Justice I^-wls L. Faw
; celt, of Brooklyn.
Wants-For Sale
OFFICE ROOMS for rent in t>6oker
j Savage building. Apply to B. B.
Clarke, attorney, Camden, S. C.
49 sb
, FOR SALE?Ninety da^- velvet beans
$?'5.00 per bushel freight pa?d any
j point in South Carolina. Peas $4.85
per bushel freight paid. Addu -
(tombert Plant & Seed Company,
Hembert, S. C, 5052-pd
! FOR SALE?One mule, Price $85.
Can be seen at my farm in West
Wateree. Apply to Henry Savage,
Camden, S. C. 49 t?b
FOR RENT?One six room house
with bath. All conveniences and
garage. Apply to M. G, Purseley,
LaFayette avenue, Camden, S. C.
50-51-pd
PEANUTS?For seed, for feed. Valu
able for the family. Especially val
uable for growing children. Five
bushels and over $1,50 per bushel,
f. o. b. Camden. Half bushel by
parcel post for $1.00. One fourth
bushel by parcel post 60c. W. A.
Edwards, Rt. 1, Westville, S. C. 49tf
FOR RENT?Two houses on Broad
street. Apply to L. A. Wittkowsky,
Camden, S. C. 50 sb
IF IN NEED of a new battery a rea
sonable allowance will be made in
exchange on your old battery.
Broad Street Filling Station, U. N.
Myerst proprietor. 49 sb
AMIR RIVER PRIVET for Hedges
?jEvergreen plants well rooted.
Par thousand, one year old, $6.00;
two years old $10; three years old
$13.00. In lots of 10?000 or more,
one year old $5 per thousand; two
years old $8.00 per thousand; three
years old $10 per thousand. Ad
dress T. R. Hamlin, Sumter Farm
Nurseries, Mt. Pleasant, S. C.
50-lpd
WANTED?No. 1 pine log*. Highest
cash prices paid; year round de
mand. Sumter Planing Mills and
Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Booth,
Sumter, S. C. 29-tf
FOR RENT?The Haile property,
containing seven rooms, in good
location. Rent reasonable. Apply
to Marshall Brothers near Seaboard
passenger station, telephone 309-J.
50sb.
ROOFING AND NAILS?Just receiv
ed car load roofing and nails.
Mackey Mercantile Co., Camden,
S. C, 49 sbi
SHOE REPAIRING?Call at the Red
Hoot Shop, 619 Rutledge street,
Camden, S. C. for shoe repairing
A. M. Jones, proprietor. 50-5-st^
FOR SALE?One Ellington piano in
good condition at reasonable price, i
Address T. T. Alexander, Hermi
tage mill, Camden, S. C. 47-50-pd j
WANTED SALESLADY experienced;
in ladies' ready to wear and- milli
nery. Apply at The Outlook, South |
Broad street, Camden, S. C. .r)0 sb
JUST RECEIVED Car load red cedar
shingles. Mackey Mercantile Co
Camden, S. C. 49 sb
LOST?A silk Chinese scarf with
black border, lost somewhere in
Camden last week. Reward to finder
if returned to Chronicle office,
Camden S. C. 50 sb
WANTED? Position as bookkeeper.
Address P. O. Box 106, Camden,
S. C. 48-50-pd
WHITTON GENUINE PARTS CO.,
Columbia, S. C., The largest Parts
Distributors in the entire Soutk.
A complete stock of genuine and
replacement parts for all cars and
truck*. aug. 7-sb
JUST RECEIVED Car load red cedar
shingles. Mackey Mercantile Co.,
Camden, S. C. . 49 sb
FREE!
y ?' v
With <6T9Ty c?*h purchase from DOW
until Saturday* April 18th, we will
give with every cash purchase a cou
pon entitling the holder to a chance
.
at receiving one set of Goodyear Cord
Tire* and Tubes 30x3 Vs valued at
$58.00. Tickets given on repairs, bat
tery service, gas, oil and accessories.
BROAD STREET FILLING STATION
U. N. MYEftS, Proprietor
ROOFING AND NAIL8 ? Just re
ceived ear load roofing and nails.
Mackey Mercantile Co., Camden,
S. C. 49 sb
FOR SALE?One cane mill and evap
orator at a sacrifice. Apply to H.
R. Hall, Bethune, S. C. 48-51-pd
JUST RECEIVED Car load red cedar
shingles. Mackey Mercantile Co.,
Camden, S. C. ' '49 sb
FOR SALE?Several used Ford cars
and tracks, spme late models.
Terms and prices right. Broad
Street Filling Station, U. N. Myers,
Proprietor. 49 sb
FOR HIGH CLASS Electric Wiring
call Will E. Johnson. Stockroom at
H. E. Beard's Service Station,
phone 486. 3-pd
WANTED?Saleslady in Camden to
handle our line of concrete front
? yard furniture. Good commissions.
Every good home a prospect. Ad
dress No. 5 Carolina Bank Building,
Columbia, S. C. 48-50-pd
FOR $ALE-H0n<5 six room house, all
modern conveniences. Terms rea
sonable. Apply 1215 Fair street,
Camden, S. C. -l'J-50-nd
ROOFING AND NAIJ,S ? Just re
ceived car load roofing and nails.
Mackey Mercantile Co., Camden,
H. <kv .t - I 49 sb
HEMSTITCHING and Plcoting; ntft
and prompt service, 8 cents per
yard for cotton goods. Miss
Rebecca Jones, Kershaw, 8. C.
FOR RBPAIRSr-We specialize on re
pairing Ford cars, Mr. Joe Pet
tlgrew is in charge of repair de
partment. Broad Street Filling
.Station. 49 >9b
NOTICE
The- Midway Grocery Company sit
uated between the Hermitage Mill
and the Wateree Mill has been chang
ed to the Jamefe W. Outlaw Grocery,
Company. The public will please take
note of this change." 48-50-pd
?t r -
The Camden Oil Mill will de-lint
planting seed during the week of
Marc^ prd. The cost of de-linting is
ten cents per bushel. Terms cash.
FAROUHAR "DEEP FIRE BOX"
You can make good money operating a
sawmill?NOW. Farquhar "Deep Fire
Box" Boiler has large capacity fire box I
and two fire doors for wood or coal. An*
easy, quick
steamer.
Tarquhar
Double Belt
Saw Mill has
r.^uhMr -Drrp Fire ?i??"large capacity, r?rMUh.r no.bi? iM( ??*
Su\* milt hi*. does accurate Mill
cutting and is easily operated. Write for catalogs.
A. B. Farquhar Co., Ltd., Box 435, York, Pa.
ATTRACTIVE HOMES FOR SALE
I)
We offer this week at sacrificial prices two of the most desirable
homes in Camden?each with five baths, large and beautiful grounds
and complete in every detail. Some discriminating tourist should own
one of these places.
We also offer three well built and well located modern cottages
worth more than the price asked and on terms.
We also have lots of all sizes and in all parts of the city and will
assist you in financing a home of your own.
It's a pleasure to show you our listings
CAMDEN REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
B. G. SANDERS WE SELL LOTS" * t. k.trottBR
k \ v ?-?. 4* V. x~ > + Tt-j; '-jL ?.