Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?V?RY ? - MEAL makes your food tip. you more good. Nv>te how it relieve* that Multy feeling after Ivvarty eating. . Sweetens t(??s breath, iccuove* 4 food particle* " from the tee<h, ? ( given new vigor to tlv?J nerve*. Comet to you frefth. ( lean atui full-flavored. f ijisJ Huffoio i hunter of the Souths t <t,' 'rtJ?.ioe> i?n<l captures nlivo mouninin lions in (heir native \vil<l.-i. WE'LL MEET ANY PRICE II low |iri*o ivyour l'irst eon si*J . ration, v. <? can meet any body's price- ? and w t* * 1 1 do it with a lit'riuinr (loodyear tire. That's why ; r.a see so man> ?!oodyea~s around town. .\:?!v an yon? who has ever really tried thorn out, what he thiols ahout tioodvear tires. J BROAD STREET FILLING STATION ! N. M VKIJ.S. Proprietor ilYSTJWY I.KTTKK l?KOI>UCEI> .M?hh Coif Sujh Ormond l.icd Wheu1 lit* Attacked Her Character Kockingham, Oct. 1.-? Mis* Gl'Uo* beth 0<de, 2>J-y ear-old daughter of William I !. ('ole, who is on trial hero fur hit* lift, accused of slaying Wil liam W. Ormond, former suitor for his daughter'* hand, I tared her tragic courtship with the former soldier. It was a, day crowded with stiriifig dramatic events, For two hour* and ; a half the girl, calm under the glare) of hundred* of eyes, replied to a vol ley of quoHtions relating to affairs) l that no woman seldom is ever called upon to divulge. The contents of the letters were admitted .by Judge Finley after coun sel wrangled heatedly as to their compete my. Just before A. L. Urooks commenced bringing out the contents and while 1,500-odd specta tors watched intently, \V. ('. Douglas, | veteran criminal lawyer, leaped to i hi* feet and shouted at the 9 p posing aitoi neys : ? "I warn you now, gentleman, when you begin delving into this young woman's life the responsibility is I yours. It doesn't' rest upon the pros* ? ? ?' . j .? ?' .' ?; .??? . ???'?? ?: ? 1 1 i CcUlio.tr, Mr. ? Drunks wheeled and in :t i trembling voice said: "We accept, the n sponsllMiuy, -iir, and we present to . this court a virgin. You accept the ' responsibility for .your.*' 'side of it." ; "Miss .FJizabeth," Brooks said, "U'> ahead and tell his honor and the jurj w hat was in the letter your father . showed, .you? -the one he saitl Onnon 1 wiot ? to him- -in February,. 1025." . "As nearly as I can remember he wi.it. daddy that, hi was breaking my llua't and ruining my life by t i yint. i to ? }?/ 1 1'vcnt me jfrom marrying him,'' -ivt < plied, "What *..iil you ?ay to \ our father?" i told hiih it wasn't true, that 1 ? was happier than at any time in ;? months without l!ill Onuoinl worry ing; .no- ::kr hi* /hfid been. I .told him to let me. answer .tin- letter, and I ? <lii! answer it." < >nt niiins -lit- .-aid: "I t < ?!? I daddy that I was. bceaking up the love af ,'.1.1 :'<>??! tin- result of any out - 1 : :.!i- . i if '. ucTii/e. I disliked him. he ; , v.; i?u a' m'i woik, he had a hijrh temper w i * i . I I ?; i ? vi V.n't "up t" h;m as "my j k u -Kami." i ' ii'. fi e.'f . ??. t rod ;n <-d t wo, letter-', ? v. ' * - - ? i M'-? ("i.'r ami one to ' < ? ! a * i . i ? H?e lettt-s o^nm. 11 aft< r hard ?VTf'. briu.'tn tV" opposing lawyers. More U tte; ?. it was announced, are ? Pi I/. ('?,!(? I a-te opportuni'v come Tim ti ;-st Icttf ?? introduced was ? ' icir ;) .ied by Cole and read t-> ,l-,. _iu y. U wa.- wiilteft to her soon a t'U ; the estrangement in October lir (ilimrluth* ODhiHUlUT i i'ari'\ iiiv n..( ?v 'n.e' i as- fra lilies in t onneitdon with rec.eiv in*.r t !u? ^itesl !ivws .nin the ASSO( lATKD PRKSS, the CON S< ! J UATKI ? PUKrvS, and the X< )KTN A MKRIOAN NKWS PAPKR ' ? LIAXCK, than any "'her newspaper published in V.e <' . ua 'f \ .1 a:v r: >l .? ivad?*r of Carolina*' t ) i t and i. , t ; ? I-, r. dim iiiii>; bo a reason. If The ( ) i V ! 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Charlotte. N. Carolina. (b'ntlerm n: Enclosed find $ for - months subscription OPSKKYKK S * ? n d - /. r 1 . | d ( ? ? ? pies t ) My rtv.-'?M t'?r not reading I : ? * ? (iTt.sERNi ER is [Name r.-. ' Address l*. .... 4 -- . . . , a year ago. It follow*: "Dear kibbut:-- 1 am sofry you misunderstood me saying I was the only one could make; you happy or insinuate that you would bo happy with me. 1 did not mea n .that at all, for 1 haven't ability to make you happy, but 1 can make you all other vyl p. So \Mitn you hand out ihosi' 'I don't" love you' and about the plans being a thing, of the pant' you did not enlighten mo any- I have known that since the first of August, arid 1 ?iee now why you did n$t ever want me to talk to your daddy, and what you told me the last time we parted was unly a bluff to keep me from going to him then. You have been telling him one thing and me another -and bluffing me since October 5th. I wish I could interpret things like people tnat had good minds at the right time. "Why haven't I the right to tell you one thing and do another? I could not see any scheme other than the one piayed against me, which was very evident from several viewpoint.5 and tall places. ? "And you want things to stay as , they are ? it's fine as long as you havtfc ihe upper hand but when it comes time for me to put my cards on the table, you want to beg off I think just about as much of you now as you do of me. You don't care a *nap for my feelings or anything else ? so why shouldn't 1 have a say so, a* you have had yours? Ye*, it's s omething driving me as it was you ? - i n't that fair also ? "1 don't Wanic you for not loving i t any more. I regi et having such horrible temper, but why is it so ? you can answer that absolutely a:;d I aope ihat will bi* the next thing -t iva i ; yis out of ni y life. "I ran -ay sinceiely that f do n ju.ve you, c-itlvwr;, am glad I found y u out before it was too late. "Sincerely, Hill Qnr.o'nd. "Watch my smoke." The next letter was to W. U/iCo'y from Ormond, written at a t::nt. which caused the letter t<> reach t ho. (. ; i I l- home iii; the celebration of the .-.;!vi r v. uidirig anniversary of .VI'.. and M: >. 'Cole, last February 11, ac cording to the daughter's testimony. The lottcr follows: "IN a: Mr. Cole: You have re ceded two letters from me. One. was a a nice as I knew how t.> .write. and no attention wa- pa'iTl ft7 The other was uiitten with no hard f eel iiiii' "*? 1 simply tried to Nt you know t'n rilation that had existed between your daughter .and myself. Ile:ilizin?; as 1 cio just her position 1 think it nothing but right and .iiist to her ard family for me to clear my ski^t? as a man. by making this my last effort to inform you of our relations and !t;.yi the matter with you. I am j honest in coming1 to you. and ail my stat< mints are tiue from my heart, I will feel better knowing that I have '???en honest with you. "1 haven't any hard feelings to ward you for this, but still you do ii?*t what you have done to her. I a.m only pleading for her "ake, wh;.; would she feel like marrying j sonic i nc aftei we have had relations', i a man and wife for over a year, she ; would he miserable a]; her life ! h< - "i-v-. 1 know -sin- is pit ting up i ;; ix i<l f'?*nt, but down in her heart j ? d> >?? - not ki.ow what -to do, and ? '? need no' be >'.i:pl!*ed a' what ? *t. f ml'-ht dr?. I 1 - fwi \ < ;i: - ; i k ? ,. ! I .tii. glV i . the ? .?. fin I. w* had; I t <!?.:.< what vi ha\c tiitou^h de i \'?tld loV! f< . ! i !l I'thlV, I .VOUld have dropped th?- matti r when^she told me. ho' 1 th.nk i nou^h of the family to -aw it fr?>in exposure. "In y.fur e.-timation I know what you th;nk of me but it was not all together my fault, * f ? 1 1 1 I love you enough to do anything arid we are goin^ to get married soon, Do you think I would do thi> if [ did not love you Hill," As 1 -cr it we have com ovii-U^l no except, iu iocieLy. ^ "You did not show her the first letter I wrote you. I doubt if you had the heart to heart talk with her. I would be glad to know that the weight on her heart was lifted, you have no idea what >h?- is going through with, trying to please you. "It is vers evident to me during my last visit to town that the whole family hated me, -till at the same time I felt sorry for them, they not knowing the fact*. "I hope you take this in the same -pirit in which it is written." "Sincerely, \V. \V. Ormond." After reading the letter Miss Cole [ >airl that ^he told her father: "Thin is a l.c and ab--o!utelv untrue." ' She -aid h? i father told her that ' f >he and Oinvmd had born living i together a* mat. and wife that she ! should Ko ahead ,.nl marry him; that i he would take caie of them. "I told daddy," Miss Cole continued, "that Rill knows wh\ we broke off. I told him (Mr. Cole) that I could not marry Hill now if he was the las^ man In the world." The witness testified that Colt cried until they started back home. ,4I took daddy to the office,'/ she said, "upon our return to town. I told him 1 was willing to be exam ined physically. H? -a ui "No I don't doubt your word." Miss Colo said that her father wasn't the same man after receiving j the letter; that he was very quiet; j paid no attention to anyone. She .said she found him on various tuca ions on his knees pi ay in).', ? After a trip to ttaleigh February 29th he appeared tu 1).' imi'MiWil, tfejt'j witness testified. Following that ho; made another trip to Ualeigh in an ( ff >? : "to settle jt," ? | The first Sunday in May, this year, Oi mond, the witness testified passed by the Cole home 12 to 15 time* blowing his automobile horn. At dinner time Cole appeared to be in the- same condition as he was in Feb- j ruar.v, he wouldn't eat, and remained alone the greater part of the day. The girl then described how her father continued to fail; he lost weight, couldn't sleep and even moved his room down stairs in order to be alone. Between May and August the witness said her fa the spent much of his time in prayer, especially after other members of the ?family had, retired. Miss Cole then testified that she knew Ormond's Ford car, that she ha 1 ridden in it often. She described ?tire saddlebag contraption attached to, ?the left door. In this bag, she said, the pistol holster containing a pistol was kept. The boy always carried a pistol. .. ) The railroads of Colombia, South America, are -hot standard gauge throughout, making it necessary to break bulk at each railhead. In wet haying seasons, Norwegian farmers hang their hay up on fences to dry. STATEMENT Of the ownership, management, etc., required by the act of Congress oi' August 24, 1912, of The Camden Chronicle, published weekly at Camden, S. CM for October 2, 1925. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally appeared H. I).. Niles, \vho having been duly sworn, according to law. deposes and says that he is the publisher of The Camden Chronicle, and that the following is, to the best (if his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, manage ment.' etc.." of ?the aforesaid publica tion for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of Aug ust 21, 1912, embodied in Section 14.!, Postal I.aws and Regulations. !. That the names and addresses of the publishers, editors and busi ness managers are: Publishers ? H. D. Niles, Camden. S. C. Editor and managing editor? II. I). Niles, Camden, S. C. Business manager H. l>. Niles, Camden, S. (\ 2. That the owners are II. I). Niles, Camden, S. C. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other security hold ers are ? Loan and Savings Bank, of Camden, S. C., Merganthaler Lino type Co.. of New York, N. Y. H. D. NILES, Publisher, v Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd' day of October, 1926. JOHN WHITAKER, JR. Notary Public. THE SOUTHERN SERVBS THE SOl/TH All share the benefits of this gain in operating efficiency ' . " v/ ? ? ? y--r ? ' : ' We are now carrying 130' ^ more freight than we did twenty years ago, but with an increase of only 10% in the mileage run by our freight locomotives. This increased efficiency has been made - possible by the large investment of capi tal in more powerful locomotives, larger freight cars, greater track and terminal facilities, and the reduction of curves and grades. The results have {)een - - Better transportation service for the South; Higher wages for our employees; Freight rates lower in proportion to the general level of prices than they were be fore the war; ? learning power that will attract new capi tal for expansion. All share the benefits of this gain in ^ operating efficiency. SOUTHERN, RAI LWAY SYSTEM Guernsey is often ? called "Eng ) land's Glass Island, " because of the immense quantity of glass used there in the cultivation of the tomato.. Throe To Six Years For Winjjo j Laurens, Oct. (?. ? William Penr. J Wingo, former vocational teacher of i agriculture in the Laurens city j schools who was convicted a week ago in general sessions .court here of , a charge of grand larceny in congec , tion with the alleged theft of an ( automobile was this afternoon given' j an indeterminate sentence of three to | mx years by .Judge M. L. Bon ham. ; Defen.se counsel after consulting their I client, abandoned the intention of ask I ing for a new trial, explaining to the ! court that it had been decided to ac j cept the verdict and to ask the len ! ior.cy of the court in passing sentence. | Win go is 26 years of age, is a grad uate of Clemson collcge and has at wite and child, the latter 11 months old. This disposes of a case that has boon before the court for some time, though not coming to trial until last week and a case that created a sen sation here when the ypung man was arrested more than a year ago yn a charge of larceny. Killed Wife and Self Clearwater, Fla., Oct. 3.? After fatally wounding- his wife. Grady Hughes, formerly of Greenville, S. C., irtiploye of a local automobile retail company, fired a bullet through his own brain from a high powered re volver here late tonight. The double tragedy, according to the police, was occasioned by jealousy* Mrs. Hughes died almost instantly while the mati survived about half an hour. Cotton Ginning Record Figures compiled by the govern ment show that there were 8,^61 bales of cotton ginned in Kershaw County prior to September 16th, 1925, -W compared with 2,754 bales for a like period in 1924. The total for the state of South Carolina for 1925 is 301,763 as eompared with 100,9ft4 in 1924. eived CAR LOAD Fulgrum Seed Oats Red Rust Proof Seed Oats Winter Rye Abruzzi Rye Plant Oats and Rye Early this Fall SPRINGS & SHANNON, Inc. " # _ I ? t CAMDEN, S. C ^ y ^ j *. t