The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 26, 1925, Image 1
CAMDEN. SOOTH CARQLINA. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1?4*. lg|
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NUMBER 13.
JUDGE WOODS DEAD
Wan Judge of United State* Circuit
Court of Appeal* at Richmond
Florence, June 21? After an llln*M
f several weeks with encepmalitis
lethargic*, or a lorro^ ot '.leepinK
sickness, Charles A. Woods, of Mar
ion judge of the United States Cir
cuit Court of Appeals sitting at Rich
Va.. died at the Florence In
-firma'ry here at 5:15) o'clock this af;
^During his illness Judge Woods
suffered little pain and the end cattle
oeaccfully. Several members of the
family, including Mrs. Woods, were
at the bedside when he passed away,
ft, moT than a week the di.tin
guished patient had been in a state
of coma and only *t rfcre intervals did
ho show a return to partial conscious
ness. Several times, it was thought
' fhat he' could survive .only a few
hours. :v But each time he rallied In
such a manner as to cause physicians
t0 wonder at his strength and vi
Thc most remarkable of these ral
lies came two day* ago when ho an*
Kwered several questions asked by nis
nurses and Ate a hearty breakfast of
soli(i food. He a^*o took nourishment
voluntarily at the dinner hour. This
gave rise to some hope -but later on
the same day he went into another
*nd more 'severe sinking spell and
since that time his death had been
momentarily expected.
Several'' weeks ago at his home m
Marion Judge Woods suffered a mild
attack of iitfKienza. In 1918 he had
a seyere case of the disease and it
is believed that he had never fully
recovered from its effects. From this
recent attack, however, he had ap
parently recovered, and although in
? a weakened condition and against the
advice of his physicians, went to Nor
folk* Va., on June 2, to hold an im
portant special ..term of the district ^
court. , vV -
Not having fully recovered frpm
the influenza and from the excession
of heat at, that time, he suffered i
a severe collapse which at first ap
peared to be due to no other causes ^
than those mentioned^ > ,
He was brought tQ the hospital
here on June 7 in a state of utter
collapse and" later a mild encephalitis
iethargica, which is spoken of as
sleeping sickness developed. This con
dition lasted two weeks when general
erebro spina* meningeal symptoms
appeared.
On June 5, 1913, Judge Woods was.
appointed by President Wilson M*e
of the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals at Richmond, Va., which
position he occupied at the time 0
his death, and which he filled with
ability. He was a clqfce personal
friend of the >te President Wood
.ow Wilson, the two having made a
tour of England and Scotland on t>i
f-yclea in 1902. John W..Daviv?f
West Virginia, Democratic candidate
'or president, was endorsed /for
position to which President iJson
appointed Judge Woods. v
Judge Woods spent about lour
months of the year in Richn^owd^tp?
remainder of his time beirig passe
at his beautiful home dn the out
skirts of Marion," where he lived
among his books. He was always a
public spirited man. was . t e
founder of the public* library a
Marion and had been invited to make
the address at the opening of the
new public library in Florence. Whi e j
acting as circuit judge Mr. Woodi
several times sat as district judge,
"having heard several important cases
:n West Virginia ? particularly. Judge
Woods was married three times. His
first wife was Miss, Belie Culp, o
Chester, his second wife Miss .'8ally
W artnamakcr, xof Orangeburg. His
widow, who' was Miss Catsy Spain,
A Darlington, a slater of the late
Judge Thos. Spain, survives him. N<r
children weTe left by any of the
unions.
Heavy Lom From Fire \
On Monday morning: at the early
hour of a&out three-Vclocl^ the -large
barn gnd stables on Ifc . L. So well's
Blackmon farm irt the Buffalo section
was discovered to be on fire and so
much headway had it gained that the
'building and all It* contents, which
included eight mules, the corn supply
for the season, oat crop jttst harvest
*d, farming equipment, etc?> were to
tally destroyed .without s^hance of
wag saved. The only insurance was
186? -on the building, which alone WM
wth about $1500, and the destruc
tion entails a very heavy loml on Hr.
t AIJGHT AFTER 12 YEARS
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Man Chaffed With Wrecking Bank
Brought From London
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Providence, H. f? June 21 John
Wesley do Kay, sought for 12 years
in connection with the wrecknig o t
the Atlantic National bank in this
city in 1913, arrived here today in
cu$tody of United States secret ser
vice agents from London, where he
fought ^extradition for months. He
was quartered for the night at tho
Biltmoro hotel under close guard. Ho
will be arraigned tomorrdw morning.
Henry (de Kay, a brother, was pa
roled January 2 last after serving 20
months at Rhode Island state prison
as a federal prisoner on charges
growing out of the $200*000 bank fail
ure. Edward P. Metcalf, president of
the bank, died in this city last July
six yf'urs after his parole from the
rederal penitentiary at Atlanta, where
he had served three years.
The Atlantic National bank closed
its doors April 15, 1913, and five men
were indicted following the discovery
of the misapplication of $200,000 of
the bank's funds. The men were:
President Edward P. Metcalf, indict
ed for misapplication of Kinds; Henry
E. and John W. de Kay, James F. j
Allen a^id Orion R. Farrar, indicted I
for aiding and abetting Metcalf.
Henry Bn. de Kay was arrested in
Yonkers, N. Y., October 14, 191&. I
He was convicted after a trial that
lasted four months and was given a
five year sentence but was paroled j
afjer serving 20 months January 2, |
1925.
Men Held for Woman's Death
Florence, -June ?2.? On a warrant
sworn out by Coroner B. F. Cole
man of - -Florence county, Albert E.
Dorrity and Corbett Wilson, both
white, men were "pa Iced in jail hfere
tonight, for investigation in connec
tion with the death of Mrs. Mildred
Monte Hatchell Ameq?on, aged 30.
Dorrity and Wilson claim that the
woman committed' suicide.
! A Beat Step-Child To Death
Florence, June 22. ? John Carraway,
stepfather of Httle twenty months. old
Laverne Locklear, who is out on bond,
charged with cruer mistreatment of
his stepdaughter, will be charged with
murder following the death of his
stepchild, Laverne Locklear, after he
is alleged to have whipped it bru
tally. ? ,
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Case Agahist Dozier Dismissed
Rock Hill, S. C., June 22.? The;
case of tlMP&tate Against O. B. Dozier,
charged with Assault and battery upon
the person of Mrs. L. B. Simpson,
wif<f of a farmer of the Leslie com
munity, in connection witu'the alleg
ed hurling of a rock through the
windshield Of the automobile in which
the woman was returning from Char
lotte, N. C., with jher husband, was
ryesterday dismissed wheh called for
preliminary hearing before Magis
trate J. B. Swinney, at Newport. ?
Magistrate Swinney held that there
was not sufficient evidence against
Dosier to .warrant sending the case
to higher court.
Mrs. Simpson ha/ recovered from !
-her injuries.. Her skull was fractur
ed in three places and she suffered
a deep gash in her forehead from
?the experience. Tho affAir occurred
on the Charlotte-Rock Hill highway
about One ftiile from the city several
weeks ago. 7
Opportunity To See Florida
Aladdin tales of . .Florida doings
have attracted the attention of so
man/" people the Atlantic Coast Line
is offering special low fares to Sa
vannah, Jacksonville, and numerous
South Florida points, good on all
trains June 30th, and limiteifrto per
mit an extensive .visits including the
4th of July. This is aft exceptional
opportunity for our people to visit
our competitor as the most talked
about state in the Union. AdVertise-'
ment o#* these excursions appears in
another column. * ' ?
Will Cfcecfc fffttiiK. ** ****
Columbia, June 16. ? Samuel Mc
Gowan, chief highway commissi? nen
today asked W. S. McCrady, chief of
motor transportation of the motor
vehicle division, to secure at once a
copy of the schedule of every bus
line operating within the limits of the
state. T9te commissioner ' calls At
tention to the fact that some of the
lines have schedules which call for
a rat^ of travel in exceeaotftbe legal
?peed limit in the state and aays he
desires a copy of the schedak*, "to
Like end that this speed taenia may
be cfcred at oaee." *. '
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NEW CHURCH TO BR BUILT
Member* of Trinity Congregation To !
Have Brick House of Worship |
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Beginning at elevon o'clock last
Monday morning the ground-breaking
?xerctses for the new Trinity Meth
odist church, colored, were held on
the grounds 6t old Trinity.
From the early hours of the morn
ing the people had been Assembling
?to witness this very significant oc
casion and to see the beginning of
,the realisation of. a long nourish^
dream, 4 A new church," For several
weeks workmen had been assembling
the materials for the new building.
The pastor Rev. B. F. Bradford had
sent out his appeal to all members
and friends to be present and be pre
pared to give a day's labor ih the
digging of the foundation. With
some of tho material from the old
church the workmen had arranged
a platform for the speakers and the
choir and -seats for the congregation.
At tlje beginning of the exerfcises the j
pastor caljed all the people" forward
to be seated and join in the solemni
zation of the occasion. The men for
the most part were garbed in over
alls or working clothes.
After addressing tho assembly Re^>
J. W. Brown of Camden, former pas
tor of Trinity and said to be the
oldest resident of Camdeii, was con
ducted /to the ground where the foun
dation had been marked off . and
there he was accorded the distinc
tion of 'being the firdt to break ground
for the new foundation.
The plans for the new church havo
been completed and the church will
be built at a cost of $25,000 or more,
under the supervision of R. D. Bel
ton and T. S. Levy, The , seating
capacity including the baJcony will
be about six hundre^. When com
pleted this structure will not only be
a fitting tribute to Christian wor
ship but' also a thing of pride and
beauty to the colored people of this
Congregation and a pleasing addition
to the city of Camden.
Death tft Mill Village ?
Mrs. Maude Player, aged 24 years,
die^ at the Wateree Mill Village op
Saturday, June 20th. The funeral
fend burial took' place ait the Wateree
Mill church*, services being Conducted
by -Rev. J. B J Shiver.
Jurors For Second Week ?;
The following jurors were drawn
Tuesday ^morning to serve for the
second week of court ^of general
sessions: /A. R. Catoe; Camden; B.'
D. Gardner, Kere^iaw; C. I?, Lorick,
Camden; Oscar Sullivan, Kershaw; S.
B. Kirkland, Camden; T. N. Smith, <
Bethund; J. i L. Hornsby, Camden;
Astor ThreattT^Camtfen; Thomas Ca
toe* KersHaafjJ^ A. Purser, Camden;
W. P. SoWelfj^Kershaw; C. W. Hasty,
Camden; VtrA. Shears, Cassatl; Dock
Hunter, Bethune; D. G. Joye, Cam
den; E. B. Truesdell, Westville; L. T.,
Bradley, Camden; W.- B. Joyner, Jef
ferson; L. K. Clyburn, Kershaw; L.
K. McCaskill, -Kershaw; J. C. Kirk
land, Kershaw; W. L. Seegars, Ker
shaw; J. L. True?dell, Westville;
Shay lor Crowe, Kershaw; H C.
'Raley, Bethune; Rufus Moseley, Cam
den; Amos G. Hall, Camden; Char
ley Roberts, Kershaw; J, Walter
Br<^wn, Camden; W. P. Bowers, Cas
satt; W. H. Stokes, Westville; G. W.
Gardner, Camden; ? Yancey Adams,
Kershaw; 15. H. Watts, Lugoff; J. T.
Croft, Camden; J. C. Horton, Bethune..
Married In New York '?
Of genuine surprise and sincere in
terest to many friends came the
announcement of the marriage of Mr.
Sam F. Evans, of T^amden, to Miss
Doris E. Pell, which occurred at the
home of bride's grandparents, Cap
tain and Mrs. Garrett deGraff, at
Sayville, Long Island, New "York, on
Monday, June 22nd. Rpv. Dr. Van
was the officiating minister.
Mr. Evans is the only child of Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Evans and is very
popular in this his home town. He
is associated with his father iit busi
ness. The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mh. George? E.-^Pell, of Mont
clair, N. J., and Orlando, Fla., and
is not altogether a stranger here,
having with her family been a guest
at the Klrkwood hotel a few seasons
ago. She is *a young woman of
beauty and charm. Mr. and Mra.
Evans arrived home Tuesday night
and are receiving congratulations of
their friends.
PROFESSION A LN OTIC E J
Dr. G. Clarence Tranthara an
nounces that he win fe* out of the
city for several weeks taking a spe
cie! ceraree in tbe dental profession.
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HANDLED BY I'KQBATK JUDGES
Attorney General's Office Interpret*
Recent Act
Probate judges of the state are 1 ?
quired to perform the duties of ad
ministrators in estate of under $500
and this also in c^ea when real prop
erty is left in additiop to the personal
property of $500 or less, it is held by
the attorney general's office in twfc
opinions construing the act of the re
cent assembly,
-Both opinions are contained in let
ters answering j queries of judges of
probate.
One the letter of Cordie Page, as
sistant attorney general, to Joe Cabell
Davis, judge of probate of Dillon:
"Replying to your letter of the 9th
instant inquiring whether the recent
net' of the legislature requires you
to pay the debts of an estate under
$$00 or pay the money- direct to the
distributees, I advise that tho act pro
vides:
44 4It shall bo the duty of the pro
bate judge to receive such estate and
Say out same to the distributee and
istributees of said estate without
-the requirement of an' administra
tion, etc."
"We consider the purpose of this
act to do away with the necessity
of administering and not to change
or vary the parties who would be
entitled to receive the money. Where
creditors are entitled to the money, it
should be paid to them. It-requires
the probate judge to perform' the
duties of the administrator and as
certain the debts of the estate so
that the money may btf paid out at
the end of one year just as an nd
miniHtrator would do."
The other the letter of John M.
Daniel, attorney general, to V. ?
Martin, judge of probate of Oconee:
/ "Replying to your letter of tho
22nd instant I advise that it is the
opinion of this office that tHe fact;
that real property is also left as a
part oif an estate would not relieve
you of the duty of settling a personal
property estate of the value of $500'
or less. It is also the opinion of
this office that the act imposing the
duty upon the probate judge to set
i tie such personal estates is exclusive j
and supercedes the right of certain
persons to letters of administration."
Woman To Serve Ijfalf Year
Greensboro, N. C., June 18. ? Mrs.
Annie J. Breedlove, a middle aged
and respectable looking farm woman,
was sentenced, in Guilford superior
court to serve six months in jail, after
a plea of guilty on charge of possess
ing and .transporting liquor. She Avas
up in federal court recently on' liquor
Charge and entered a plea of guilty,
but Judge ?. Yates Webb refused" to
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court.
Prohibition men said they had
been trying to catch her for a year.
Fire Damages Residence
Fire on Monday morning: badly
damaged the two story ten room resi
dence of Senator L. O. Funderburk
on north Broad street. The blaze
originated in the attic of the house
and was discovered by Mr. Funder
burk as he was driving into the yard.
A mass of - smoke wps isflUing from
the roof of the building, fhe fire
department responded promptly and
by good work saved the walls of the
house; but moBt of the ? roof was
burned away. It is not known how
the blaze originated. The house was
formerly the property of the late
Mrs. Valentine Jordan /and was an
excellently constructed residency be-,
ing erected about 35 years, ago. tVhile
Mr. Funderburk carried $4,000 insur
ance on the building he carried no
insurance on his furniture, and the
damage to the furniture was great
caused by water and breakage. The
loss oh the building will very prob
ably be replaced by the insurance.
Flaying With Guns
A Greenwood traffic cop playfully
pointed his gun at one of the city fire
men, pulled the trigger, and the fire
man fell over, painfully, though for
tunately, not fatally shot. It was an
accident, and deeply regretted by the
policeman; but it is further evidence
of the fact that there are entirely too
many men parading around as offi
cers in South Carolina who seem 'to
have no adequate conception of what
tfe do with their guns and* what not
to do, and are about as unfitted for
their jobs as they could possibly be. ?
Chester Reporter.
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COTTON PICKING MACHINE
Said To Have Bwn Invented By
AugUMta M?n
The following appeared in an issue
of last week's Augusta, Ca., Chron
icle:
Augusta has another new industry
It was, announced yesterday that The
Foueher Cotton Picking company U
to manufacture its products hore,
which is an invention of an Augustan#
Harry E. Foueher. The enterprise,
which has for its purpose the manu
facture of a practical cotton picker,
is financed entirely by Augusta capi
tal and located in this city in the
faoe of indUcivo offers from other
cities in this section of Georgia and
s.?nth Carolina.
? Already, it was stated by a largo
stockholder in the company orders
have been placed for the manufacture
of TOO of the cotton pickers, and these
machines are now under construction
in Augusta. Hundreds of other or
ders are expected in the very near
future, just as soon as the farmers
learn of the advantages of the picker
over the old methods.
' The picker, it is stated, will aver
age 65 pounds per hour and will pick
the cotton cleaner than by hand. It
has a life of ten years and according
to its inventor will pick as much clean
cotton in a day as four men or 'hands'
Ttie picker, it was announced, will bo
sold for approximately $150 each, The
machine is run by a smull storage
battery and is carried on the hand,
picking the cotton and conveying it to
sacks in a very light wagon which is
pulled by the person who operates the
"picker."
The light wagon which is pulled
along row by the person operating
the "picker" is -very light in construc
tion and has six empty canvas bags
of a capacity of 75 pounds of cotton
each. When a bag is filled it is drop
ped along the row. ' The wagon is 15
I inches wide and 40 inches high . and
is so light as not to hinder operating
the cotton picker.
It is the claim of the inventor that
the machine will absolutely not pick
trash with the cotton. Mr. Fourcher,
according to his own statement, work
ed 18 years in perfecting the machine,
which he says is now at the point of
such perfection as to be of absolutely
practical use to the farmer.
It is expected that experiments that
will be conducted by the "picker" will
lead to sales of the machine through
out the entire cotton -belt that will
utimatply mean the establishment of
a great plant here for their maim
facture. It was pointed out that the
possibilities of the machine are un
limited in consideration of the great
saving of labor that it represents.
The fact that it does not pick trash
and is operated so handily is pointed
to by the manufacturers as t^e means
of assuring its success.
Across Continent by Auto
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Parker*, of
Berkeley, California, arrived in Cam
den this week for a visit to relatives
and friends. The trip was made by
automobile and Mr. Parker says that
he did not encounter any trouble on
the road except a few punctures.
Brooks Parker left Camden about
twenty-five years ago and since that
tinie has been a professional musician,
playing with musical ? organisations
throughout the country. He finally
settled in Berkeley, near San Fran
cisco, where he has made his home
for many years. He* is still a musi
cian an<? also is a contractor and a
real estate dealer. He at one time
set type on The Chronicle in the old
days. Mr. and Mrs. Parker came
over the southern route to Camden
and .were sixteen days on the road,
before returning they will visit in
Charleston and the trip will extend
from coast to coast. They will re
turn by way of New York and from
New York will go by the northern
route, skirting Canad^ on back to
California. Mr. Parker has consented
to play at the morning services at
the Methodist church Sunday.
Winn National Spelling .Prize
- Washington, June 18. ? Frank Neu
hauser, 11 years old, of Louisville,
Ky., proved* himself the best speller
of two million American school chikK
ren when he won the national spell
ing contest tonight. A gold medal
and $500 in gold were the rewards
to the winner. Second place was
won by Edna Stover, 11, of Trenton,
N. J., who received $250 in prize
money. Helen Fischer, 12, of Akron,
O., was third, winning the $160 prize,
end Mary Daniel, 13, of Hartford,
Conn., won the fourth prize of flOOv
A Japanese in London raises gold
fish in a small hatchery in hi* back
yard. Ht feeds the fish butter and
eggs and they command a high price
because of their fcewtjr.V ?
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CELEBRATION AT WATEREE
Annual Olcbr&tlon Will I*aat All Day
at Mill Village
A a in former years, Wateroo Mills
will celebrate the Fourth of July
with an all day program beginning
at 9 a. k with a band concert. While
the original plana for a big celebra
tion have been greatly reduced be
cause the merchants of Camden are
going to keep their stores open on
the Fourth a very attractive pro
gram it* being arranged that should
appeal to all. A large committee is
at work on the various features and
no stone will be left "unturned to.
make the day a success. The fol
lowing- program has been definitely
arranged with a number of other
events pending;
9 to 10 a. m. ? Band e'dncert.
10 a. m. ? Ball game, Camden vs.
W-ateree. \ ? V
1 to 1:30 p. m. ? L. P. Anderson
Show.
3 p. m.-? Ball game, Camden vs.
Wateree.
5:30 to 6:30~^-Swimming contest.
7 to 9. ? Band concert and com
munity sing.
9 p. m.1^ Fireworks on lake.
During the day several prizes will
be awarded. There will be a gate
prize of $2.50 in gold to the person
holding the lucky ticket,
In each ball game there will be a
prize of $2.50 in gold to the player
who shows the best all around ability.
A like prizfc will be given the player
who does the best hitting.
First ahd second prizes^ will be
awarded in each of the swimming
events whieh will include diving, .
swimming and undefr water swim
ming.
During the band concert in the
eVoning^ a patriotic speedr" will be
delivered by a prominent speaker. The
program will close with the firoworks
on the lake. ?> . ?*>,
FREE TUBERCULAR CLINICS
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to Be Held at Rent Room in Camden
Wednesday, July 1st
A^ free clinic will be held at the
Host Room, in the Camden Opera
House, on Wednesday, July 1st. White
people will be examined from 9 a. m.
to 1 p. m. and colored people from
2 to 4 p. m.
Dr. G. S. Clinkscales, specialist
from Anderson, S. C., assisted by
local physicians will m&ke the exami
nations, he will also be assisted by
Mrs. Louise Brown, the county nurse
and Mrs. Lee Cain, the field clinic
worker for the South Carolina Tu
berculosis Association, tfhese free
clinics -at Camden and Kershaw are
made possible by the sale of ' the
Christmas seals, Mrs. W. J. M-ayfleld
chairman for the county.
Proclamation
Whereas tjie South Carolina Tuber
culosis Association co-operating with
the State Heard of Health will con
duct a free clinir on July 1, 1925,
at the rest room in the town hall,
between the hours of 9 a. m. and
4 p.m.
I, the mayor of Camden, do hereby
issue this proclamation calling upon
the citizens to give full co-operation
in this work for humanity in order
that the sick may be made well and
the health of our community pre
served.
H. G. CARRLSON, JR.,'\
"Mayor of Camden.
June 1'Jth, 1925.
Fighting the Boll Weevil /
A Chronicle representative was in
vited to witness a dusting demonstra
tion on the magnificent; farm of Mr.
W. Ancrum Boykin Monday after
noon. Mr. 'Boykin has around five
hundred acres of the finest cotton
ever seen in this section, but he says
it is heavily infested by boll weevils
and he is making every effort to
save his crop. He. is using calcium
arsenate with a Niagara duster which
spreads over five rows at a time. The
arsenate is put down at night so the
dews will settle on it. There are~
several other farmers throughout the
county using the Niagara duster this
aeaaon. Calcium* arsenate is about
the only preparation recommended by
the government- and experts and the
results of the applications will be
watched with interest by those Inter
ested in cotton planting. If there La.
any relief to be gotten from this
method we believe Mr. tBoykin will
find it out for he is giving it * most
thorough test. The Niagara machine
is sold through the Mmckfey Mercan
tile company who has the Agency for
this county.
Ice Cream .FflatfiaL
An ice creamfestivAl vrfll be given
at the home of Mrs. H. L. Smyrl on
the 8rd of July, 1925. beginning at
7:80 p. m. A special invitation is
given everybody.
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Catholic Church Services
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Services at the Cathol {^church on
Sunday, Juno 28th will be as fol
lows: 'Mass and sermon at 7 a. m.,
sermon on The Uncertainty of
[Tftwthly Things/* All are cordially
invited to ,