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VOLUME XXXVH.
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925
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NUMBER 23
' BETHUNB NBWS NOTES
Itemrt of Interest as Gathered by Our
Regular Correspondent.
Bethune, S. C? Aug. 20.- The &?
<hune graded and high schools will
open Oil' 1 925^1900 session Monday,
September 14, with Mr. J.. C. Foster
of Hartsville as superintendent and
teacher of agriculture and Miss Ruth
Watts of Bethune principal. Other
r.'-. teachers in the high school are Mrs.
R. K. Thowpkins of JCtorshaw, Miss
Eddie Bradham of Pinewood and Mias
OlHe Farr of Chapin. Home eco
nomics wiH be under the supervision
qf Miss Alberta iStuckey 'of Hem
mlngway. Music will be taught by
Miss Lizzie Mae Riley of Orangeburg.
Mr. J. E. Flowers of Darlington Ts
principal of the grammar school and
will teach seventh grade Wfrile the
sixth and fifth grades respectively
will be taught *>y Misses Carrie Yar
brough and Stella Bethune of Be
thune. Miss Mitred Billings of Lan
caster will teach fourth grade, Mijjs
Eva Mae Caston of Heath Springs,
third grade; AnSaEITse Hook of Irmo.
' second grade, and Miss Mae Long of
Prosperity and Mrs. Margaret Marlon
of- Bethune will have charge of first
grade.
The Shamrock school will be taught
by Misses Grace Perry and Bertha
Arnold.
Misses Ethel Williams, Pearl Gun
ter and Mamie Lou Hilton will teach
the Timrod school.
Mrs. M. O. Ward and' daughter,
Misses Popq and Katherine Ward,
. spent Monday in Columbia.
Sedley King IeTtSunday for a visit
to his brother, Mr. Mark King, fn!
Neeses.
Miss Sara Hammond has returned
from a yisit <to friends in Kershaw.
Born? to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace.
King, a daughter, August 29th.
Miss Mary .McKinnon complimented
the members of hpr Sunday school
class of the Presbyterian church with
a picnic at Big Springs Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Watts entertained the
boys and girls of her Sunday School
class of the, Methodist churcn at her
home several miles above here Wed
nesday.
o Mr. Clechly of Cope was the guest
of his sister, Mrs. J. D. Lafitte, Mon
day.
Mrs. Smith of McCormick ife visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. B. W. Bes\.
Ben Levenson, merchant of Bishop
"Ville, has opened up a dry goodg -store
here in the building adjoining Hugh
Oliver. Charles Levenson, brother of
the proprietor, is in charge. He is
being ably assisted by Miss Annie
Willie Gardner, whose home is sev- j
eral miles -below here.
Mr. J. E. Flowers of Darlington
was in Bethune this week. _ He in
tends returning several days, befone
school opens to begin football prac
tice.
Dr. E. Z. Truesdale paid a profea
sion&l vigit to .Columbia Wednesday.
Mrs. H. W. Northcutt and daughter
of Cary, N. C., were week-end guests
of friends and relatives here.
100 Year* Ago Was Dry
Camden special to News and Cour
ier 100 ye^rs ago last Thursday*
August 20. ? W.e 1 earn that the pros
pect of the cotton and corn crops^
is not so flattering as could be wish
ed. The intense heat and drought
for several weeks past have withered
the leaves of the cotton knd destroy
ed the late corn. Wo never witness
ed more luxuriant growths of these
articles than about six weeks since
? through the upper part of ' this
Ktate every .field gladderted the heari
of the agriculturist, and to .the eye
of the traveller presented the most
pleasing prospect; ' but ' all are .vis
ionary ? anticipated pleasure, dwin
dles in the reality ? and in nothing
even the ihost obvious grfod,' carf We
exult a mothent. ? ^
Junior Rally Shc^I ;
The flrs\ Junior Rally, ipt . Kershaw
Association was held at Bethany Bap
tist church Saturday, August 22nd. A
large number ox representatives
f rom several churches were present.
The R. A.'s and S." A.'* had complete
oharge of the splendid ^program,
which was arranged by mtfs. r.
ftlackmon, ? For the past year a great
work lias been done in these two -or-'
ionizations,- and we beHeve great
results .will be obtained if we encour
age them . Several are already 'A-Tl
organisations.
The ladies of the community served
u delightful dinner -on the grounds,
which was enjoyed by* all. "I"
Another rally day trill be held
-ome time next summer, and it is
hoped that morg. churches will join in
""d try to make the Second Rally
even a greater success.
. Sandern-Mitchell
A beautiful wedding and one of i
much interest _to a large circle of i
friend* ivns thwt of Miss Ida Lenoir j
Zanders, - daughter of Mr. and Mrs.'
( W. Sanders, to Emory Clyde,
Mitchell, of Leesvilte. at tho Churcn
"f the Ascension, Tuesday- evening,
August IB, at 6 o'clock. The brau
Wul and impressive seryico of
Episcopal church was read by. the]
Rev.
vilte,
R.
O'i C'AM!>EN BUSINESS MKN
" V* * V - ' v ' - svS'.
Must. Be Awake To Make Camden
"The BeHt Town."
It is easy mid it is common to suy
that Camden in the "best town in the
world." In somo respects it is, per
haps. In others it is not.
Home pne organisation, that is the
chamber pf commerce, son\e few in
dividuals, and the local newspapers
in every town, me the most loyal, per
sistent and effective . booster* any
community has. Yet even their facil
ities for reaching the cars of the pub
lic cannot, unaided, convince the
people what they should accept as a
truth, and act accordingly, that the
town in which they live i* "the best
town in the worliT."
I truly believe that Camden has as
reliable a set of merchants and mem
bers of the trades and professions,
as well posted on their business, as
those in any other town of like size.
I believe they carry as large and
varied a stock of dependable mer
chandise, with proper equipment, as,
any other small city. I further be
lieve that'^hey are entitled to, and
should receive the support of all who
get their living in Camden and in the
country surrounding which benefits
Ay the presence of this market town
so close to theni.
?But it is reasonable, to suppose that
these thousands of people would like
-to be shown by these business men,
in the first place, that the latter
really desire to have their patronage
and that they have the goods they
need|.and want, that they are of late
design and good quality, and that the
price is right.
.The policy of sitting down and
waiting is sadly antiquated. No Wusi
ness man in these days of keen com
petition can take things for granted.
Ndr is the old idea that every man
must save himself is recognized as
the right principle.
As so well pointed out by Mr.'j
Griest, manager1' of the Chicago Re
tail . Merchants Institute, in -hit* talk
:giT?n here in the spring, a community
spir.it and a definite system of ~co~
operation must be fostered by anv
^community that woul|$ save itself
from disintegration.
Mr. Giriest showed from statistics,
that on average of forty per cent
of the moiiey spent by any given com
munity is sent out of local circula
tion, so th?t it would never again
benefit any one in that vicinity. He
showed that mail order houses, big
city department stores, and chftin
stores were, demoralizing, local trade
as never before and that live, progres
sive methods must. be adopted- both
by the individual mercKant^ and the
community as a whole if people are
to be induced to support | their home
merchants and other local institutions
as they should. .-X t
Ft is apparent to me . that scanty
co-opemtioh is given by many and
none at all by some in every effort
madi to advance the general ihtefAfct
of this town, arid incidentally the
surrounding country. t
Bet te* wake up, people I Talking
hard times, dull fewness, and 'be
wailing money going to other places
never gets one anywhere. We are
living under new conditions and had
just as well face them now.
; For' one, I have, and will continue
to do my part in every effort looking
to the development of this' good town
and adjacent territory. ; Both' town
country .shoukK work as (one Hto
bui'Ul up, to develop^, and to bring in
a greater era of prosperity, for what
helf>s one benefits all.
? "What will it profit a man if he
ahould gain the whole world and lose
his. own soyl?" In other woru?, w?
a moral obligation _ to our
neighbors even in. a bt&mess' Way.
, Yes, Camden is a fjtnfc location for
Various industries. .But who. is going
to get tKcm here unless we do it?
And "how are we going to do it unless
we are united and organized and are
working at the job?
Do you merely live in yotfr com
munity*? or do you live for it ?
' <"? * . ? ?' B. G. Sanders.
Cotton BadJy D?maf(ed.
Fire last Sati^tfy. night badly
damaged ? frcifl^JjHar and forty-two
bales of co^onjflffed for shipment.
The ear waVR-Wear the Souther
freight depoMfcnd was a long waj;i
from the nearest fire hydtant, bat the
ftre department did good work in put
ting the flames under control. A care
fa] watch bad to be kept over the
cotfctm to keep the Are from fla/ine
up U been
SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY
Uni of Teachers to Servo For the
Coming Fall Term
The Camden City Schools, including
the Mill Schools, will open on Mon
day, September 7th, at 9 a.m. The
list of teachers, their homo addresses
ami the colleges from -which , they
graduated is given below;
Camden Grammar School.
First grade? Mrs. L. T. Mills, Cam
den, Newberry College graduate;
Miss Kllie Zemp, Winthrop graduate.
Second grade ? Miss Ada Phelps,
Camden, Winthrop graduate; Mrs.
Whit Lenoir, Camden, Winthrop
graduate.
Third grade? Mrs. Leslie MeLeod,
Camden, Winthrop graduate; Mrs. J.
E. Jones, Camden, graduate of Ander
son college; Miss Eleanor Mitchell,
Greenville, Winthrop graduate.
Fourth grade ? Mrs. Susie C. Tay
lor, Camden, GreenviHe .Female Col
lege; Miss Willie Belle Mackey, Cam
den* Coker graduate.
\ Fifth grades-Mrs. Selma P. Me
Kain, Winthrop graduate: Mrs. Leo
nard Schenk, G. F. C. graduate; MIsb
Marjorle Hannah, Farmville, Va,
Meredith graduate.
Sixth grade ? Mrs. J. R. Montr
gomcry, Columbia College graduate;
Miss Margaret Henagan, Dillon, S.
C.. Flora McDonald graduate.
Seventh grade ? J^iss Margaret
Burnet, Camden, Winthrop graduate;
Mrs. j. L. Guv, Camd&n, Winthrop
graduate; Miss Cornelia Oliver, Cafl>
ney, Winthrop graduate.
High School.
Mathematics ? W. A^. Clark, Jr., Co
lumbia, University gtSduate; Science
? M. A. Pittman, Richbourg, Citadel
graduate.
Latin?Miss Albei'ta Team, Cam
den, Converse graduate.
.? English?Miss Mary Blackwell, of
Kershaw, Winthrop graduate.
English ? Miss Henrietta 2!femp,. of
Camden, Columbia College graduate.
French- ? Miss Agnes Corbett, Cam
den, Winthrop graduate.
History? Miss Gertrude Thurmond,
Edgefield, Winthrop . College grad
uate.. ? .?
Domestic Science ? Miss Louise j
Johnson, Columbia, Limestone grad-j
uate.
Science? Miss Lena Taylor, Nich-j
ols, Coker graduate.
Mathematics ? Mi?B Mary, Byrd, of
'Harts vllle, Coker graduate.
Mill School.
Miss Ernestine Bateman, Canylen,
principal, Coker graduate.
Fourth grade ? Miss LuciA Mae
.Nettlps, Hartsville, Coker. gradufgfe.
MThird grade? Mrs. J. Gi* tttemfwl*,
dKCamden, Winthrop gradurfpir
^"Second grade ? Miss LUliaiii?Fatter
son, Columbia, Chicory 'graduate.
First -grade ? Mns. W?u ' Pearce,
Camden, Winthrop graduate.
'?Fir^t grade? ?-Mrs, D. M. McCas
kill, Camden, -^Tinthrop graduate.
I .. Music ? Miss Margaret. Bolton, Co
lubia, Chicora graduate.
Texas Crops Burning Up .
Rev. Walter Simpson, of Cearaicana,
Texa^, who is visiting his brother,
Neil ?i'inpsont in talking, with a rep
resentative of The Record, stated that
everything' was burning up out there,
and that the people will make prac
tically nothing this year. Rev. Mr.
6impson lives in the midst' of. the
great cotton belt. The cotton that
should be Waist high is very small
and ^as only a few bolls to a stalk.
TJhc people are, giving away tljeir
cattle to keep~theifi fropi starving to
death. _ A good Jersey co\^ can be
bought -for $5. ? -hock Hill foecord.
?>' Five Killed at Crossing.
Reidsville, N. C., 'Aug. 30. ? Five
persons were killed at a grade cross
ing here about 7 o'clock tonight when
the !&utomobi\e in which they* were
riding was struck by Southern pas-,
sehger train No. 35. 1 The dead are:
? >Jack,;H. ,?arter, of Reidsville and
New York; Mrs. Eugene Irvin, of;
Reidsville; Mrs. Mtknton Oliver of
Reidsville; wife of the publisher of
(Reidsville Reyjew; Mrs. John Oliver,
widow of John Oliver, of Reidsville;,
Kip. Mine 'Johnson Cone of New
York. ^
?v, "Canned Music" Barred <r
, On Complaint of many citizens ;
Mayor fl. G.f Garrison Tuesday or
dered a musical truck of an out-of
towK "baking concern to cease~ opera
tions on the streets of Camden. The
proprietors pbt up a stiff protest
stating that they had paid a license
to operate. The officer informed
them they had paid a license to sell
their products but ..not to operate 'a
musical truck as a public nuisarjee.
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Meeting ai Refuge Church.
We have been requested to an
nounce tha; a meeting will' begin at
Refuge Baptist' church on Sunday,
Septembe' 6bh, at 3 p, m. Tfce preach
ing will be by the pastor of th*
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New Acts Are Here.
The new Acts for 1925 by the lest
General Assembly have been received
here and Qerfc of Court Ctybarn re
quests the of the various
A 14V IS KS 1101 i >1 \ ( ; COTTON
Commissioner Harris Predict* Shorter
Crop Than (Government R?tlma(?
The Chronicle is in receipt of the
following letter from 13. Harris, Com
missioner of Agriculture, in which ho
predicts u shorter crop J>y far than
the government estimate and he ad
vises jiot to sell cotton but hold for
a higher price. -His letter reada aa
foilo W* :
*Tifc Government condition report
up to] August 16th, was put at 62 per
cent., | estimuted yield 18,990,000
equivalent to 500 pound bales. In
, August and up to September the cot -
' ton c|op has been generally deterio
iratedfand 1 believe in the final wind -1
up w'V are going to find it the same
way ihis year. It Is plain to see that
within the last two weeke cotton has
invert been known to deteriorate fas
ter than it has this year. Cotton that
promised to make a bale to the aero
two |fveeks ago, 'will not make over
half ft bale to the acre today. Bolls
as lftrge as marbles are easily fulling
off ifnd opening prematurely this
year, which is easily proven by the
ginm)rs' report of over half a million
bnleik up to August 16th.
."j.jwant to call your attention tJ
the fact that the bolls are small, the
lint fhort and only five to seven seed
to th?e lock when It should be at least
0. se$d to the lock. In a. great mapy
of the fields in this state whei'e tlio
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IcOtton is now being picked this is all
that "will be gat-he1 red. I have *beefrt
farming for fifty years and 1 have
! neyer known so many of the fields
to be opened in August, which proves
that' it is prematurely opening, also
the large ginners' report shows this
is the case .practically all over the cot
ton l^elt.
I f'f have never krtown such adyer.se
seasons as we have had this year and
it seems to have been confined almost
entirely to the cotton \ belt states.
Taking one year with another one
man's guess is just about as good as
another, for it is mostly guess .work
about the; size of the cotton crop. I
do not believe we will make over 12,
500,000 bales this year, or if we
should-reach -13,000,000 bales we will
not have enough for the world's con
sumption next year. We need not be
afraid of overproduction lartd accord
ing to the law of Supply and demand,
cotton srhpuld sell for thirty to thirty
five dents, per pound. This year's
crop will bring that pjkse if the far
mers will absolutely stop selling: and
there isn't any use to sell at present
prices for there is plenty of money
to bo gotten by. holding it-ofT the mar
ket.
"Tw^rit to iirge the farmers of the
State to warehouse their cotton, take
receipts for same to the bank, draw
money on them, pay their indebted- j
ness, and hold their cotton until it
will sell for a price that will pay you
a profit for growing it. There isn't
any reason why you should throw $60
per bale on you** cotton away. Cot-'
ton today is selling, for 10 cents per,
pound less than its actual value. I ? j
the farmers only get cost of produc
tion for their cotton, certainly they
will not have any money to spend
with the business men of our. 'State;
therefore, every banket; merchant
and business man should interest
himself and see that cotton, which Js
our money crop, sells for a profit.
The cotton producers can no longer
afford to rai$e it at slave prices. Juft
think for a moment that the world
has got .to have this cotton within the
next twelve months, or else every
cotton mill in the world will be closed.
My advice t<f the farmers is to ware
house their cotton and "Sit steady in
the boat." * .
j ... Car Went Over Embankment. ^
An aged Overland touring car went
over an embankment just this side of
the Wateree River bridge last Friday
afternoon and was badly torn up. The
occupants are said, to have been Mr.
and Mrs. * Thigp?n, from Georgia.
Both parties suffered fractured ribs
I and were brought to Camden for
medical aid.
Circus on the Way.
Tuc5<tlay ttois week arrangements
were made for the appearance here of
the first 5-ring circus to ever play
[Camden. .Christy Bros. Trained WHd
Animal Show received a city license
and -will play on the Fair (J rounds
Tuesday, September ' 20th, giving *
big street parade at noon.
Christy Bros, have a big show, with
probably the largest menagerie trav
eling in America today. The show
travels on its <Jwn special train of
twenty cars and the five rjrigs are
filled with some of the great novel
ties of the circus world.
Plenty pf elephants, plenty of
clowns* plenty of everything to amuse
the boy, whether his age is six or
fixtyj is what Christy Bros, promise
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PLANNING FOR THE FAIR
Cattle Mnd Hoffft Will tp an Attraction
For Annual KxMbit.
f*l%na ui<- fitting under way t<><
the unmui) Kershaw County Ffir
which will be hold this year Novem
ber 11-12-13. An attraction this year
will be tho fact that cattlo and hogs
will bo placed on exhibit. Last year
the facilities for showing live-stock
were lacking and there was ho ex
hibit in that lino. **
The laic management has made i
eontract with the Nat Reiss shows
to furnish the amusement features
for tho fair. They have been careful
to select one as near free from ob
jectionable features and judging by
press accounts they have gotten a
good one. Tho Parkersburg, West
Virginia News, where the show *s
now .'exhibiting has the following to
say of tho Nat Reiss shows:
"The Nat- Reiss Shows are much
bigger than the carnivals that usually
visit the Greenbrier Valley Fair but
the site is not the most noticeable
feature of the show. T}ie lack of
immoral attractions ' and the cleanli
ness of tho concessions has probably
attracted more attention than any
other feature of the big .show. There
is no semblance to a dancing girl
show, nor do any of the attractions
permit smut or suggestiveness in
.their performances And in tho con
cession row. tho law is being strictly
complied with ip every respect. We
are infonmed that so far not a single
Complaint has been registered either
with the fair's secretary or with any
of the county officials. There are the
usual wheels dispensing blankets,
candies, dolls, cigarettes and other
merchandise, but they are operated in
a legal manner and the amount of
valuable articles that arc being car
ried away by fair visitors is fair
proof that value received i%. bqjng
given in every department of tho
Midway.
"It is hoped that arrangements can
.bo..nvu.de to' get the Nat $<ps Shows
back next year. It is an organization
that has convince^ Greenbrier people
that a carnival can still be a carnival
and yet be decent. It is the best one '
wo have ever seen and foas restored
and increased our respect for show'
folks in general."
fr Boy in Killed by Father. |
Timmonsvllle, Aug. 31. ? Little j
three-year-old William Joyner wan j
?accidentally shot and killed here to- 1
day by, it. is stated, his father, Payl '
Joyner, a butcher of this plaec.
The tragedy occurred about 1:80
o'clock in the Joyner barn, where Mr.
Joy nor had gone to butcher a cow.
In trying to^eparate the cows, it is
said,.. Mr. Joyner struck at one of
them with a loaded gun. Little Wil
liam at the time was in the barn
peeping through the bars at the
cattle as tfhe gun fired. The bullet
struck his arm and passed through
his heart, causing jnstant death. Mr.
and Mrs. Joyner arc heart broken
over the tragedy.
Sends Their "Wash" Away
Spartanburg, Sept. 1. ? Because of
a shortage of writer in Anhcviile,
larg< hotels in that oily hava begun
to"aerid their "wash" Spavtanburg
laundries. Asheyille launderers arc
new negotiating fgr the use of local
plants at night to help clean Ashc
ville's soiled linens.
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Accd Ford Delayed
A Ford tourjW car of the vintage
of 1908 attracted much interest here
j yesterday when placed* on exhibition
i by Sam Draffin, of Leslie, says a'
Rock Hill special to Monday's News
?iid Courier. Charleston. The car is
said to have been bought at Yorj^
and to have cost $1,000. The body is
open, having no swinging doors,
while the vehicle ;s fitted .with brass
trimmings and bearings. We have no
record of the oldest Ford in Lan- j
caster county ,but from the movo- '
ment and looks of some on our high- !
\frays, they were used by Balaam on I
his trips .from Jerusalem to Jericho.!
In the Buick family, W. G. Strait of!
this city has in his posnession the i
sixteenth four-cylinder oar made by
Buick, a stripped-down 1908 model, 1
"Which has been discarded and sits in j
his back y?rd, but which, with a small j
outlay of capital, could be repaired
and made to run like a Waltham
waft'h. Though the ancient vehicle
has stood out in the rain and sun
for several years, the nickle ami
brass on the various parts of fht
chine look to be as good as
Will last for many nv>r.
Lancaster News. ' ; v
SI M IFK MAS Ml ki>i:k
Nfghi Arretted For Killing and Ac
ne^ Another.
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Sumter, Sept. 2. The arrest this
morning Of Alex Ballard, negro, was
followed by his confession that Willis
Jackson, his son-in-law, was the per- .
son who last night shot and killed
W. A. Howard, Atlantic Coast Lino
patrolman,
? Jackson, according to Ballard'*
statement, loft last night after the
killing and police are" today searching
for clues which will aid them in find
ing where he hits gone.'
Jaekson is of medium height and
build, and the index finger on his
left hand was injured last night when
ho was abusing the helpless body of
Howard, according to information se
cured by local officers.
Howard was killed about 7:80 ?
o.'Glock when he was endeavoring, It
is said, to prevent Jackson from using
the Atlantic Coast Lin$ right-of-way
as a thoroughfare. As the officer
was protesting, the nttgro suddenly
turned and shot him six times. The
officer fell, and according to Anna
White, an old negro woman who was 1.
the only witness, the assailant start
ed off, but then turned baok and be
gan beating the helpless man in the
head. After this he shot Howard
twice more, eight bulle.ts In Hajl pierc
ing the upper portion of Howard's
body. The killing occurred near the
railroad right-of*way in the south
western part of the city,'
Howard, it is said, bad previously
had trouble with Jackson and other
negrops in this section in keeping
them off railroad property and tills,
it is understood, lea to officers golAg
to the. home or Alex Ballard this
nioVning. They demanded that he get
the dead man's gun, which . ho did
after some argument, and later led
them to C. C. Taylor's store, where
Jackson left his own gun, after eji- >
dcavoring unsuccessfully to pawn it
to Taylor;' 'Ballard admitted having
flven Jatkson five dollars for - the
eiid officer's gun. Officers now
have both guns and Jackson's bicycle,,
which was left at Ballard's home.
Blood stains Were found on, both guns
and also at Jackson's home, the lat
ter probably from his injured finger,
it is thought. *
W. A, Howard came here from
Florence about six months ago. He
has been with the Coast Line for
about one and one-half years. Chief
Detects Dotted of Florence, stated
today. He is thirty years old and a
native of Kentucky. His body 'is be
ing held in a local undertaking estab
lishment until relatives can be got in
touch with.
There was considerable feeling: ex
pressed by citizens here Tuesday
night and also today at the killing of
Officer Howard, especially among
railroad employes, who deplore the
tragic death of their fellow employe. .
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>- Kills Sturgeon With Stick
Mr. It. B. Clarkson, ot West Wat-! ?
eree, caught theorize fish of this
section. While .walking around Hie
edge of hi* lowlands bordering th<>
Wateree river Sunday he saw a big
fish swimming in shallow water with
its back exposed. Wading in, he
killed it with a- heavy, stifle' ft lid3?
dragged it to shore. It proved to' be
a sturgeon weighing 248 pounds and
measuring seven- feet eight inches
in length and four feet two inches in
girth. It was hauled to Camden in
a truck and placed* in the ice plant,
where Monday afternoon it was
butchered aricT the stefck offered for
sale. Many were attracted to a spot
near Hampton Parle where the big
fish wai hoisted by chains to a
scaffold and butchered.
Back From Florida and Broke
A fellow by the name of Qofcion
and his son, the father a printer and
the son a pressman, stopped m Tha
Chronicle office yesterday seeking ,
work. They were on 'their way back
to their homes in Pittsburgh after
spending a disastrous few weeks in
Florida. Gordon said that he &ad
been attracted to Fldrida by the tales
of easy money , and that he expected
to find a soft snap. ' He left Pitta
burgh in a car' with two hundred dot*
lars in cash and was broke when he '
left Miami. He had been catching a
few days work in .towns enroute and
had made his way this far. When
told that we eould not use him. in_the.
shop, he asked for a stake with which ~
to get a meal. He says that you can *
take your stand on most any road
leading into Florida and count one
thousand cars per day going into that -
state. The congestion at Mianif has
become so great he says that the
authorities" are stopping the. tourist
cars with their camping outfits and
I do no\allow them to go into the city
| limits. For miles outside of the city
I it has become one large camping
ground. He predicted that there
would be more comtng away soon ?
with barely enough to get bnck home
on.
L . White ..Man /Jets Parole "
[ ; Robert Sharpe, a white man of this
section, convicted several years ago
[Of slaying hiv fn'her, whk amon*
mm number r,f penitentiary j)riao?*U
cm receiving freedom at th* Hands
' of the pardon board and Governor .
? McKeod la?t week. ^
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