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Marriages Mr, James Marion Spurrier and Miss Irene Iluckabee, froth of Long (iwn, S. were married on Sunday, October U, at the home of Judge of Probate W. L, McDowell. Mr. T. VV. McNeely, of Cassatt, and , Nfr*. Armeta C. Ingram, of Taxahaw, were married on Saturday night last, October I Oth, by Itev. J. B. Shiver. Johns Hopkins was a Baltimore merchant, bachelor and Quaker. He founded the university that bears his :<amo because he believed only two institution* would endure- "a unlver it.v, tor there will always, be youth train; and a hospital, for there will :u.\ys bo sut't'i'iiii'v to itItvc." TAX NOTICE? T County Tax Books Open at Treasu rer's Of fiice October 15th Notice is hereby given that the books will be opened for the eollec 'ion of State, ? County and School Taxes from October 15th, 1025, to March 15th, 1926. A penalty of 1 per cent will bo adde<l to all taxes unpaid January 1st, 1926, 2 per cent j February 1st, 1926 and 7 per cent March 15th, 1926. The rate per centum for Kershaw county is as follows: Mills State Taxes -. . . . . ..5 1-2 ti-04 School . . ..4 bounty Taxes .& L-2 Hospital ...... 3-4 School Taxes .... 3 Total . 213-4 DeKalb Township Road Bonds, for DeKalb Township, only 2 3-4 I)og tax $1.25. All dog owners are tequired to make a return of their dogs to the County Treasurer, who required to furnish a license tag. All dogs caught without the license tag the owners will be subject to a ;ine of Twenty (20.00) Dollars. The following School Districts have special levies: School District No. 1 23 School District No, 2........ 20 Vi School District No. 3... 23 School District No. 4........ 15 School District No. 5., 8 School Ditftricit ,fto. c'6.n 15 School District No. 7........ 17 School District No. 8. ...... . 8 School District No. 9. P. 4 Schoo 1 District No. 10 5 School District No. 11... 15 School District No.. 12 18 School District No. 13* 8 School District No. 15. ...... . 8 School District No. 16.. 4 School District No. 19 8 School District No. 20 4 School District No. 22 23 School District No. 23. 11 School District No. 25.. 8 School District No. 27 6 School District No. 28.. 4 School District No. 29 8 School District No. 30 8 Schoo! District No. 31. ...... .x 8 School District No. 33 14 School District No. 37........ 8 School District No. 38 8 School District No. 39 8 School District No. 40 25 School District No. 41 . 8 School District No. 42 J5 School District No. 43 .. t 4 ' School District No. 46....?... 8 School District No. 47.......'. 8 The poll Tax is $1.00. All able-bodied malje persons from 'he ages of twenty-one (21) to fifty <">0) years, both inclusive, except res Icnts in incorporated towns, shall pay 33.00 :as a. xoad. tax . except min sters of the gospel actually in charge <>f a congregation, teachers employed ii public schools, school -trustees, and persons permanently disabled in the military service of the Stato and per sons who served in the War Between the States, and all quarantine service of this state and all residents who may be attending school or college at the time when said road tax shall be come due. Persons claiming disabili ties must present certificate from two imputable physicians of this county. All information with reference to I taxes will be furnished upon applica-l lion. D. M. McCASKILL, County Treasurer.! LOST CERTIFICATE Notice is hereby 'given that Certifi cate No. 230, two shares ih Series No. of the Camden Building and Loan Association issued to G. G. McCaskill has been lost, and that after due notice by advertisement has been given. the undersigned will apply to Kiilding and loan association for a duplicate certificate. J. G. McCASKILL. Camden, S. C., Oct. 8, 1925. NO-MO-KORN for corns and callouses Made in Camden and For Sale By DeKalb Pharmacy? Phone 95 Take* .11 'Pound Hans What is believed to be the largest buss yet taken with rod and rtud on any of the Charleston beaches this .season wan caught yesterday by Mr. Edwin M. Barnes, ftjj) Ruttldgji ave nue. It weighed thirty-one pound* when put on the scales this afternoon, after having been captured in the morning, and was an exceedingly h<\nc^ome fiah, measuring 4(5 inches in length and 23 1-2 inches in girth, Mr. Barnes has made some won derfully fine catches during the year, both of sheep&head and channel bass, but this was the largest fish he has taken. It was one of a number caught by Mr. Haines ahd the party of which he was a member yesterday. The bsit used was mullet. "Mr. Barnes ha<f the bass -packed in ice last night and is shipping it t hi mother, Mrs. E. L. Haines, at Rock II ill. ? Monday's,., News nnvl Courier. v A topcoat and bathing su|t are often used uh the same day (n suijv mer by vacationists in* the Colorado Rockies. MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. ' (Court of Common Pleas) Kershaw Mercantile & Banking Com pany, a corporation organised and existing^ under the laws of the State of South Carolina, Plaintiff, against Philis Shropshire, Mary Shropshire, Jim Shropshire, Jerry Shropshire, Robert Shropshire, Same McNelton, George Shropshire, James Shrop shire, Eli Shropshire, Salliu Duren, , Marie McCullough, Daniel Kirk land, Frank Kirkland, Robert Kirk land, Ella Evans, Pess Kirkland, Charlotte Stewart, Grafton An thony, Richard Roe and John Doe; and any other heirs at law of James Shropshire, deceased, Defendants. -4 Under an order of court herein, dated September 30, 1925, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auc tion, for cash, before the Kershaw County Court House door, in Camden, in the State of South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday, being the second day of November, 1925, tho following de scribed real estate : ' "All that tract of land situated in Kershaw County, State of South Carolina, about fifteen miles north west of Camden on Burgess Branch and Hughes Branch, waters of Whiter Oak Creek, whereon I reside contain ing one hundred (100) acres, more or less, bounded northwest by Hughes Branch dividing from land of E. M. Kirkland, southeast by lands of Mose Watts and lands of Robert Brown j and Southwest by the public .road and Hughes Branch." Should the purchaser at said sale fail to comply with. his or her bid within one hour after said sale, the Master shall resell the said premises on the -same day without further notice. R..H. HILTON, October 13, 1925. Master. MASTER'S SALE State of ^outh Carolina, County of Kershaw. (Court of Common Pleas) W. L. Blackmon, Plaintiff, 3 , against J. E. Faulkenberry, Defendant ? Under and pursuant to an order of the Court of Common Pleas of this County, dated September 26, 1925# I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, in front of the Court House door, in Camden, Kershaw County, State of South Carolina, dur ing the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday, being the second day of November, 1925, the following de scribed real estate; ' "All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, lying, being and situate in the County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, containing fifty (50) acres, more or less, bounded north by lands of Mrs. Lula Gregory, formerly lands of the estate of Jessie Trues del, south by Hanging Rock Creek, east by estate lands of Frank Trues del, west by 'lands of E. V. Truesde!, formerly estate lands of Jessie Trucsdel." - - 1 ? ? . The said sale to be upon the fol lowing terms: One-half cash and the balance secured by a note and mort gage of the purchaser upon the prem ises, to be due and payable twelve months from date of such sale with interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent per annum, payable annually, that the purchaser at such sale shall have the option of paying the full amount of his bid in cash. R. H. HILTON. October 13, 1925. Master. Garages and Machine Shops Brushes, Wire Belts, Fan Belt, Leather Blades, Hack Saw Cans, Oil Carbon Remover Cloth, Emery Compound, Grinding Dressers, Emery Drills, Electric Drills, Twist Drills, Breast Drill Presses Dust, Emery Ezy-Outs Frames, Hack Saw Files, All Kinds Graphite Grease Hose, Gasoline Hose, Air Hose, Water Jacks, Automobile . Lacers, Belt Pliers Puller*, Grane Reamers, Critchley JReame^n, Taper Pin Screw Urirer* Screws, Cap, S. A. K. Screws, Cap Standard Screw Plates Socket Wrei>ches Scrtder, Acid Core Stands, Emery Taps, Machinist Torches, Blow Vises, Garage v Vises, Machinist Vises, Pipe Waste, White Wheels, Emery Wrenches, all kinds COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY 823 West GervaU St. Columbia, C WRKUTS AFTER EVERY MEAL affords benefit as well as pleasure. Healthful exercise for the teeth and a spur to tligcction. A long* butting refreshment, toothing to nerve* and ttomach. The Great American Sweetmeat, untouched h v Kaiuli. full of i flavor* J. B. DIKE DEAD Millionaire Tobacco Man Hurled in His Native Town New Yorkj Oct. 10. ? JtHiics Bucha nan Duke, of New York and Char lotte, N. C\, multimillionaire electric power and tobacco pioneer, died at his home here tonight shortly after 6 o'clock. Bronchial pneumonia was given as the cause of death. He had been ill for ten weeks, since suffer in# a breakdown while spending some time at Newport, R. 1. Mr. Duke wag. 08 years of. nge'and was a native of North Carolina, hav ing been born near Durham, N. C. W hen he1 was 18 years of age he bo came engaged in the tobacco business, in which he rose to be perhaps the world's outstanding figure. # Latere he became interested iu hy dro-electric power development and as directing genius of the Southern Power company -built that^organiza tion into one of the greatest concerns of its kind in the' world. Mr. Duke was widely known for his bt nevolenc.es in the cause of educa tion and the church, having recently' given nearly $55*000,000 to educa tional institutions, one* of the chief beneficiaries of this gift being Trin ity College, now Duke University at Durham, N. C. At his death were the members of his immediate family, including his widow, formerly Miss Nannie Lee In man, Atlanta, Ga., and their daugh ter, Dorin, 12, and Dr. Robert Wiley, for many years the family physician. The passing of Duke will in no way affect his many philanthropies a statement issued by him just before his death, said. "Who's Who In America" has the following to say of Mr. Duke: "James Buchanan Duke, capitalist.] Born on a farm near Durham, N. C., 1857, son of Washington Duke. Kdu- ; cated in the county schools. Married1 second time to Nannie (HoIt)~Ihman. Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1007. Began in tobacco business, with his father and brothers at Durham, N. C., in firm of Duke Brothers, acquiring an interest at eighteen years of age. He went to New York <in 1884; or ganized the American Tobacco Com pany in 1889, of which he was presi dent until 1912. Was ' president of Continental Tobacco Company in 1901; chairman board of directors of British-American ^ Tobacco Company, Limited, 1912; director Union Bleach ing and Finishing Company; presi dent Southern Power Company. "V ? = ? Six From Kershaw at Clenison. Clemson College, Oct. 13.? Figures just compiled by the registrar's office at Clemson show that the total enroll ment this year fs 1014 students. Of these six are from Kershaw county, three new students and three old stu dents. Anderson county leads in the num ber of -students with a tutal of 122. Greenville is second with 69, and Spartanburg with 00 ranks third. Berkeley is the only county in the state not represented at Clemson. All other counties hnve at lea^t two students. Twelve states other than South Carolina are represented in the Clem son student body. Georgia leads these with 25, North Carolina follows with 10. There arc four students from Alabama, three from New York, three from Tennessee, two from Flor ida, two from Louisiana, and one each from the District of Columbia, Texas, Virginia, Michigan and Ufcst Vir ginia. One student is registered from China. Of the 1014 students, 953 are from South Carolina. The sun is so hot "in India that when Dr. fif} A. Rom, of the Univer sity of Wisconsin, attempted to cross the street without any covering on jhis head the natives harried to cover ?t. declaring he would strffvr from a headache from even so short an ex* posiire. <> Never Too Late It is never too late to mend. It is always too late to spend. It is never too to save because it, is never too late to nave. Your savings account should begin now. Better late than never. The Sheriff's Wife Conveys Prisoner t Columbia, Oct. 11. ? A precedent was set in South Carolina this week when Mrs. S. F. McLean, wife of the sheriff of Abbeville Count/, brought to the State penitentiary here Pren tice Ashley, convicted of murder and j sentenced to life imprisonment. No J other guard accompanied Mrs. Me- I Lean when she brought the prisoner j ' to Columbia by train. This is the I first time in tho history of the stato that a prisoner has ever been brought to the penitentiary under the lone guard of a woman. , Safety and Mileage For All Roads and Seasons OPERATORS of large truck, bus and cab fleets must have rugged, long-mileage tires if they are to make money. That is why so many of them have standardized on Firestone. Experienced race drivers, almost to a man, equip with Firestone. Car owners can have this same extra safety and economy ? \>y using Gum -Dipped Cords. Gum-Dipping, the Firestone extra process, impreg nates and insulates every fiber of every cord with rubber ? insures greater safety and comfort over rough and sandy roads ? builds extra strength and flexibility into the sidewalls ? an exclusive feature that adds thousands of^ miles to the life of *tk? Come in ? let us save you mone^ by equip ping your pafr with a set of these wonderful tires ? prices are still low. -2?_ . _ _ ' ' MOST MILES PER DOLLAR CITY FILLING STATION, Camden, S. 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