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Pioneer Stage Driver Dead Ueno, Nevada, April ll?J. M. Ben ton, HH, pioneer stage driver and stage line ownar o? California and is dead at his homo ii\ (*?r on CHV, NVvada. It was in utn ot . i staKcs Jhat Hank Monk drovo I forage (iroeley over the Sierra Ne? ;<da Minmitains to I'larervillo. Arte ht j , ? _*i. j.?i" lllU.t U.UUUHJI \ >10 ht?d left a record of the trip, K, nliiii was born in SUuIhmi uhiii v, New, Vork, and crossed the plains n I860, settling in (-arson Citv in y : ? > ' ? ' Tobacco seed, from which cigarct obacco is grown, is so tiny that a ingle tablespoonful will product? ants enough to cover ten acres. ? Boy Frustrates Plot , Pine Muff, Ark., April U. ? An 11 year old boy latr today frustrated ;v plot by which J. C. Kinney, hold, as a "KO-U tvw t m" in thv $'2,000,000 Rondoat,;Hl., mail robbery, hoped to q*oap? from ifco J?fffriion County jail hcM e. The youth repoi tod t.> jail aythoritit'.v that he saw U. T. Mi l<anivi?, a visitor to the prison, pass .oniethin^ through the bats t<> Ab Kinney. . ?,/ IK^?ui> sheriffs iiishiti to Mr-Kin ft:} i lii'id' thr uu'iiit nt had bn n Sported t?P thom. A search revealed j MeKinney had hidden in his cell a j <iuantity oV ammunition, saws and files, an, I was aimed with a revolw.. \Jc Daniels was arrested tonight at' Hon ton, Avk. No. :m STATEMENT of the condition of LOAN AND SAyiNGS BANK J,0( AThD A 1 ( A!M1)1'.X, S. AT THE CI.OSK OF BUSINESS v apimi, <;th, hi Kesoqrcea. , V l^Hhs mid Discounts . . . l% /Wr* - . . $ 409,1# J ,79 ? tvt'idiafts , 8 507 90 iU.iuls and Slocks Owned by the Hank '.?..!!! '>5 709 'Xi Furniture and Fixtures . . &'Wli ft? Due from Banks and Hankers ^ 441)80,92 Ctirrtfncy .............. ? 4,640.00 { ? l<? . ' jJAfl en Silver and Other Minor Coin , , . 2 424!?5 Checks and Cash Items 12 871 99 Total , . |jp . . . . ip $514,050.08 Liabilities. < apital Stock I'aid lii. $ 100,000.00 Undivided Profits, less. Current .Expenses and Taxes Paid . 12,350.40 Dividends Unpaid 4.00 Individual Deposits Subject to Cheek, . . . , . . 277,696.12 Savings Deposits ............ . 101,751.12 Time Certificates of Deposit.............. ' 20,8,46.16 Certified Checks . 96.29 Cashier's Checks 1,300.59 401,690.28 Total . . .\ . . > . . . I . $514,050.68 State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Before me came Thos. J. Kirkland, President of thp above named bank who, being duly s^orn, says tL t the above and foregoing statement Is a true condition of said bank-, as shortn by the book)* of said bank. THOS. J. KIRKLAND. Sworn to and Subscribed before uie this 15th day of April, 1925. Correct ? Attest: . n John Whitakej, Jr., Notary Public* Jno. T. Nettles 1 0< T. L. Little * . F. M. Wooten, Directprs. , ... Bank No. 67289. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE BANK OF BETHUNE LOCATE!) AT BETI1UNE, S. C., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 6TH, 1925 Resources" t Loans and Discounts .. . < \ . . . $124,070.5d Overdrafts, secured 1,687.95; unsecured 284.28 ... . . . .-. .... - 1,972.23 Bonds and '?Stocks Owned ' 12,360.00 Furniture and Fixtures . . 2,395.45 Hanking House ....... " 1,482.00 Other Heal BJstate Owned 17,023.68 I )ue l'rom Banks and Bankers 24,631.03 Currency** 4,005.00 Gold . . .' ..... 263.50 Silver and other minor coin f. 493.50 Checks and Cash Items ? ? 4,235.34 Other Resources, viz: School Claims Kershaw County . 265.00 Total , . , ...... $193,197.20* Liabilities ? " Capital Stock Paid in .$ 15,000.00 Su r j> lus Fifnd'r. ; VTT7~.~. rrv . Yi7; 7 T * ? ??? 10,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid..... 2,753.36 Individual Deposits subject t? check. 97,049.85 Savings 'Deposits . . . ..... ???''' ''9,795.03 Time Certificates of Deposit 47,910.60 i Cashier's (Checks 688.45 155,443.93 Hills Payable." including Certificates for -Money Borrowed .. 10,000.00 Total $193,197.29 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Kershaw % - ' Before me came G. E. Parrott, Cashier of the above named bank, wjio be Idk duly sworn, sa>s that the above and foregoing statement Is a true condi tion of *snid bank, hs shown by the books of said hank. G. E. Parrott, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed be|ore me this 13fh day of April, 1925. < \>rn? t Atteft: H. F. LEE, A. B. McLaari'i, , ? Notary Public for S. O. N. A. Bcthune *? ^ G. B. King -a Directors. HOMES FOR SALE ? v ? ? ?y Six room bungalow, double concrete wall con-, struction, laJke corner lot! south and east exposure, charming outlook, best residence section. You will recognize a real value at $5,250.00. Eleven room brick residence, ideally located for exclusive rooming. house withiarge rooms for tea room and shop, could not he replaced for $15,000, large lot, fronts sodth, our price for quick sale is only $10,000 ' We have a number of beautiful old homes with the typical Southern atmosphere which we will take pleasure in showing you. The prices are reasonable. FARMS FOR SALE 100 acre farm two miles north of Camden, young orchard, 35 ?cres in cultivation, 65 acres pasture and woods, two clear water streams, large new born and good servant house. If interested see us at once. -Th ca price' is o,ne vou will not ask us to reduce. BUILDING LOT ? Let us heLp you select a homesite. You may have the impression that lotn are high. We are fortunate to offer a few well located lots at most reasonable figures. Let us prove it..; - Tell us what you want and we will try to find it. We will not take up ydtir time trying to sell you prop* erty that does not suit you. _ ^ C. P. DuBOSE & CO. a Pn.A..\T 19 After 6 p. m. ?*H N. C. Xrnett, Phone 321 Dob i t forget u. when you i,?d Fire Insurance. * VERDICT FOR $17,000 Judge Memminger Tells Why He Denied Swift '<& C'o. New Trial (Chester News) Owe of the largest verdict* rf.il* dei'^I in favor of a plaintiff in Ches ter in recent years was that of Wed :;csd;?j *4?vu a jury nwaruea I>ir. ami Mrs. I ). Watson Uarnes, administra tor and administratrix of the estat of I.ouise Uuines, a verdiet of $17,000 against Swift and Company. Tin- suit was the result of .a truok OWntfd by Swift and Company and dtiwn by lionu'j' Br At ton, colored, striking the child, inflating wounds from which she died soon after. One J half >( t be amount was 'awarded as punitiye damages and the other half avlual damages. ^ud|j? Memmin-j Ker denied the defendants a new trial. They have tc'n days in whii'h to make an appeal. In denying the defendants a nelv trial J udge Memminger said: 14 1 must say the case occurred to mft 4s tme'of absolute clear liabHity, after I heard the testimony. And also the ease of punitive damage*, it was on the basis that no doubt, the brakes on the truck were defec tive. That knowledge was , brought home to the offi< ?> qf Swift and Com pany through the driver, who hesi tated to-' use the truck any more who didn't want to take it out any more. Nevertheless, j it was carried on and used in their business, That yvas bringing home to their knowledge a defective instrumentality they were going to put on the. road. It was only a matter of one or two feet difference if those brakes had slowed up at all. The thing that struck me most in the case was the utter reck lessness of the driver, seeing those children as he must have seen them, not in slowing his car, , True, he may have . been running over fifteen or twenty miles ? the ordinance says he must run it with due regard to the safety of the people. Here is Swift and Company's big truck which he had warned them was unsafe as to brakes. He sees children coming from' school, on the streets. Now, he sdidn't have good brakes, he goes right on. Any man who exercises due care, and saw those children there ought to have slowed Jbjmt true?; down. Every one knows' you can't count what children are going to do; and that is - what a real careful man should have done. That is where I . think he slipped up. terribly. He came, down there and t6ok a chance; and if they arc not liable to punitive damages on that,- I don't see how a case could be established; and if they had it fixed?and if he had had good brakes, running as he was, he could have avoided it; and if he knew he didn't have good brakes, he ought to put his car under complete c&Vtrol, and, if necessary, wredc it the ?side of the road, if necessary fo keep from killing the child. , ,The actual damages, the law gives j a wide jatitudc to the jury, .in pro portion to the injury sustained.. It is not a pecuniary loss, by the death of the child, proportioned to th^ ih j jury which they sustained by reason of the death of that child, to say $8500.00 is too much for that, would be> just as arbitrary on my part ? 1 don't know why in the world 1 should be called upon to say that is | i too much; I don't think it is. Swift : & Company is known as a big con- I i cern; general observation indicates! that; and the jury measured out the amount of damages there, which is I- not, excessive to stop these ' people j | from running these cars and trucks j indiscriminately over them and kill ing them. The trouble is they try | so many men in Criminal Court and i acquit them; and they drive these I cars around the streets in jeopardy [ to every grown people, and not only ! -children. T will have to let the ver dict stand." ; Swift and Co/npany was represent , ed by Gaston and Hamilton of Ches , ter, and Nelson and Mullens of Co ! lumbia. The plaintiffs Mr. and Mn. i: Barnes, were represented by ttamp hill and Hemphill of Chester. First Indeterminate Sentence Gaffney, April 13. ? The first inde terminate sentence ever imposed it is believed in South Carolina was passed upon a defendant in eourt of General Sessions here this morning by Judge Mill edge L. Bonham, act ing under authority of an act passed by the South Carolina General As sembly at the session just closed. Ar- 1 thur Martin, convicted of car break i in# and larceny, was sentenced to serve from four to eight years upon the public works of the county. Heretofore under South Carolina law the judge has been required to name an exact period of service apd today's sentence was the first of the kind imposed in this state since the indeterminate sentence act became a Ifcw / ' ; . A ^old-plated walking ?tjck with *) perfume ho!d?r in the top wa? c*r* m h? liuty viii/ South Carolina Fishery Xearl> Double The catch of fish and shell fi h i?l South Carotin* waters in 1923 was ncarl> double that of 1018, according to a .statistical bulletin of the South Atlantic States! just issued l\y the Bureau of Fisheries of the Commerce Department. The total catch in 1 ? amounted to fi.7il.127!) viAie I at $'28-1.701. as' compared with 3,746, 082 pounds, valued a: $207,000 uu 1 1 ' I v I'll; eateh of oysters i'neve:t-e<{ frotr. 37l?,<t90 bushel.s valued at $90,542 in 1018, to 718, HOC. valued at $113,055, ip 1923; hriinp from 55,400 pounds valued at $(>,220 to 355,000 pound < valued at $12,425; mullet from 200, 750 pounds valued at $128,120, to 105, 50' i pounds valued at $35,200; sea ha s from 1. '>2,000 pounds* valued at $1 3,200 to 218,000 pounds valued at $20,300; anil spot from 02,550 pounds valued, at $4,439 to IOti,MM) pounds valued at $8,4J?Q. i With an awakened public interest in the importance of building up its fisheries within the stati', there should be a steady growth Itlut increased production, especially In the harvest of oysters, in the de velopment of ?<ysirr fanning-, anil proper tare of the natural rock. ? Included in .the group of South At lantic states are North and South Carolina, Georgia and the east coast of Florida. In this geographical sec tion t lie re were more than 15,000 per sons engaged in the fisheries, the investment was $7,424,000, and the vatch exceeded ' 332,600,000 pounds valued at $5,348,000. Compared with '1918, there was an increase of 8,000, 0Q0 pounds in the catch of shrimp, and 757,000 busheds of oysters. The catch of bluefish, catfish, croaker, and flounders more than doubled. On the other hand, there was a considerable decrease in the catch of such impor tant food fishes as river herring, mul let, and Spanish mack^ral. Wine sold foil three cents a quart in the early Homan Empire days. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a Meet ing of the stockholders of the| Caro lina Ice Company will be held in the office of L. A. Wittkowsky at Cam den, South Carolina, Friday, May 1st, 1925, for the purpose of considering a resolution to dissolve said corpora tion. (Signed) FRANK K. BULL, 4 sb Ma ority Stockholder. FINAL DISCHARGE Notion, is hereby given that one month from this date, on Tuesday, April 28th, 1925, 1 will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administrator of the estate of Eli Arledge, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Administrator. L. C. CLYBURN.; Camden, S. C? March 20, 1925 | FINAL DISCHAKGK Notice is hereby given thut one month * from this date, on Monday, May 4th, 1025, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as guardian of Blako Wilbur Keily, hi: having attained his majority, and on the same date I will apply to the sartd court for a final discharge from my trust as said guard ia n. MRS. KATE KELLY. Camden, S. C., March .'{Oth, 1025. FIN A I. DISCHARGE ^Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Monday, April 27th, 1025, I wjll make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final . retui n as Executrix of the estate of J. Sumter Khame, deceas ed, and on the same date 1 will apply to the said court for a final dis charge as said Executrix. * MRS. MAGGIE K. RHAME. Camden, S. C., March 26th., 1025. County of Kershaw. *? ~ j ? .1 By W. L. McDowell, Esquire, Pro bate Judge. Whereas, Pauline Gary made suite to me to grant her Ix'tters of Ad ministration of the Estate of and effects of Edward Brooks. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Ed ward Brooks deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, South Carolina on Saturday, April 25th, ne-xt after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said ad ministration should not.be granted. Given under my hand, this 11th dav of April, A. D. 1025. \v. l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County Published on the 17th and 24th days of April, 102f>, in the Camden Chronicle and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. State -of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By W. L. McDowell. Esquire, Pro hate Judge. Whereas, Catherine Gooden made suit to me to grant her letters of Administration of the estate of and effects of Haskell Gooden. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Haskell CITATION State of South Carolina CITATION Carolina on Saturday, April 25th next after publication thereof, at 11 o'VJofck in the forenoon, to show i.eause, if any they have, why the anid administration should not be granted. Given under n\y hand, this, nth day of April, A. D. li>2,r>, \V, !.. Me DOW ELI., t udge. of Probate for Kershaw County ...? ?U.. * 7* X; Jit); day* of April, 1UU5, in the Canulen J Chronicle and p6*Vcd at the Court Mouse <1imu far the tiuu! prescVtbcd' by law. "citation The* Stall- Of South Carolina, < QUhty of Kershaw . liy \V. L. McDowell. ICsquiie. I'ru- ! baW .huluv. ? Whereat. A. McDowell m^wjfe su>fcl to im- .to $rant him Le^r* o<" Ad* ministration of the Estate of and i ffwift of a. McDowell. These are, therefore, to cite, invt adihontah all and singular the kin i|red ami creditor* of the said J. A. McDowell .deceased, that they be and appear before we ^n the Court ot Probate, (o I"' hi M at Camden, South Carolina v>n April 17th, next after pijljlicjitior. thereof, 1 ' o'eJoCk in iiu> forenoon to s1u>w i atm\ If iny the\ have, why the said admiuUtra 1 ion shonld hot 1>? anted. tiivoh under my hand, this 3rd day of April. V. 4 >. 1 1125. \V . i.. Mi- now i;u.( Judge of iVebato for Kershaw County , Published on the 1 Oth and 17th days of April, 1 in the Camden ?? ?Chronicle, and posted at the Court Utilise door t\>i<tli? tinVv prescribed h> law. Your attention is called to our mod / ' ' ern and up-to-date Electric Shoe Re pairing outfit, occupying the front of the Army & Navy Store, in charge of Mr'. J. G. Hayes, expert shoemaker. Save your shoes and save, money by giving us a trial ALL WORK GUARANTEED Great Sparkling Comedy "GIVE AND TAKE" Original Musical Production "THE , SHEPHERD'S DREAM" THE GREAT LAURANT s?cmE Jugo-Slav Tamburica Orchestra ? Chicago Lyric Singers The Faubel Entertainers Everett Kemp, Reader of Plays ,, 1 Children's Special Programs NOTABLE LECTURES 5=BIG DAYS=5 Redpath Chautauqua SeascfcvTickets $2.50 ffcr-Ti. Chautauqua Week Here May I 5 to 20