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VOLUME XXXVII. he Camden Chronicle CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1925. NUMBER 30. CONVICTED OF BIGAMY j or ?r his C. th bl ind in C'J in if o irt ia n bv ill ? Hud Wife in Norlli Carollnfcd <W Here ? Other Court NeJ Court *?W?1 Sessions conjed Wonday mowing; with Judge T?|as e Sense presiding and after Session until 2 o'clock Wed? ?y ?djou i'?ed until Monday mo >g wh,n the second week ot cour ill b, taken up with the second f t jury serving. ' The cases dispOs his week were as follows: Wayne W. Brown, a former graph operator at Blimey in bounty was up on a.charge of b?*y. Brown was charged with havf a wife and two children in He* Count v. North Carolina. He alslad .wife and -one child now refW with her father at Elliott's,. Brown claims be married the Carolina womhn after receiving tur from his first wife' telhuifm that she Was getting a divorc that he would be free after a c date. Brown had already i eleven months on the public wo North Carolina for non-support tiU wife and children. The deftlni was represented by attorneys l?m ^ North Carolina home towjnd '.Vtorneys Smith and Alexamlof Vhis city. The jury returned *n iiut of guilty and Judge Seasl-n teiK-ed Brown to serve not leslan two nor more than four yeaijmt Stated that after sen-ice of onftar ie would. recommend a pardo^o vided Brown would remarry number two and promise to s her. Lewis -Morse plead guilty to tion of prohibition law and w i-ix-od 10 pay a fine of $l,0f>nd serve twelve months. Sentence suspended after serving one m William Kelly, who operates in- station on the outskirts o am (Umj was convicted on a prol -ion violation charge and was sei ced to pay a fine of $1,000 and I've twelve months with no suspens . Kcna Kelly, who lives with Mam Kelly, was tried on a similar rge and was given a fine of $50C d a sentence of six months in jai She id to serve thirty days and rei ider of the sentence to be suspenJ Oliver Hall, a white man, J has bven mixed up in many liquor |pes, plead guilty and was given a $1,000 and a sentence of 12 lie is to serve sixty days i remaining sentence to be suskled Klijah Dixon plead guilty Ujlat tng prohibition law and was se Vo pay a fine of $5 and se month*. After serving twen remainder of sentence to be s ?*d. Kverett (Tobe) Kitkland iiuittcd on a charge of assaijaml battery with intent to kill. KJand operates the Fountain Filling on lower Broad street an charged with shooting at ,lher negro. A colored youth rec<| a bullet in his leg from the s tended for Kirkland's adversa T. I.. McNaughton, a white I of the Buffalo section of the counjas acquitted on a Charge of manulir ing whiskey. A still was ^?i'n do-" proximity to McNauqi'i houso, l)ut there was not enou den a; to fasten the ownership operation on McNaughton. Kirk land Campbell, an eleveilu "Id negro boy, who caused city L'c quite a lot of trouble by broakinfco two of the banks of Camden, anls finally captured by Chief \\ h|:i un a second trip into one of banks, p'.ead guilty, and. wasji ter.eed to the reform school ? red youths until he becomes of ths. the [iced six ays nd - ac ton ,vas was i )1 fo [ ?s tw ?!"-e years of age. l>an Williams was convicted ;? prohibition violation charge and s -?'ntenced to serve three montl r P-rv a fine of $300. He paid his . Robeckah Roach, a negro wc , ? barged with violating the prohit i ?aw, was given a fine of $500fc ^?nteneed to serve six months, j beckah appeared in court witj \oung baby in her arms and the t< nce was suspended. I.eonard Gripper plead guilty ?'^uor charge and was given a ?f $1,000 and sentenced to serv^ months. After service of three months to be suspended. Tyrus Pimpleton was fined and sentenced to serve six month a liquor charge. Four months of ? nee to be suspended. Daniel Gary and Elizabeth Hai ton were acquitted on liquor charj ?'ameg Williams plead guilty t charge of car breaking and gr. irrrny and was sentenced to s<4 not U* HWIIff IJ' 111 than CA M I )BN BKATK H A IMS VI ! I . K Hard Fought Came Ke*uUs in Score ?>r !? to o. .Hartsville, Oct. 1(5. Th< HartsWlle hi^h 0$sii football team l..^t a strenuous game to the Camden, eleven hero this afternoon, li to 0, tho only soaring of tho afternoon coming in tho first quarter when Camden se I cured the ball on Hartsville's HO ydrd line on a short, punt anil carried it over in h BoriVH of plays. Haynes gaining tho honor of scoring tho touchdown. The game then turned into a stiff defensive battle on both sides. With intercepted passes nipping future drives, Hartsville and Camden both last chances to score when passes were caught by defensive play i ers. Hartsville opened her only real J offensive ii? the third quarter, when j with the stimulant of Fletcher back I in the lineup and with Manners and .Graham doing some good running, the ball was carried to the 25-yard line to be lost on an intercepted pass. Wh'ile Camden never seriously thrcat i ened to score after the fir*t quarter yet their drive was dangerous and i only an improved defense by Harts | vilie stopped the visitors. i llaynes was the chief gainer for! j Camden but he was smothered in the | latter stages of the game. The Cam den line, heavy and experienced, play ed steady ball except in the third I quarter when Hartsville did her best I gaining. Mclntyre at tackle, the two Kings at ends, Manners and Graham i in the backfield were Hartsville's I shining players. Not a penalty was j called during- the entire game. 2 Thomas .1. Boykin Dead i Thomas J. Boykin, a well-known colored merchant, of lower Broad j street, died early Sunday morning j after quite a lengthy illness. He was | one of the older and highly respected ! colored citizens of the town and had been in business for many years and was a substantial merchant. He was I a son of the late Kev. Monroe Boy kin, founder and for many years pas ! tor of Mt. Moriah Baptist church. ' He was a brother of the Rev. Jeff W. Boykin, now pastor of the church, who succeeded his father as pastor, i There were several brothers in the family, but Jeff Boykin is the only ! one remaining. They were all good j citizens and many citizens of bot:> I races will regret his passing. The ' funeral occurred from Mount Moriah ; church on Wednesday and was largely attended. , Veterans Attend Fair Judge W. P. Russell, Messrs. Hira?n i Nettles and James IJeLoache, of Cam den, and B. M. Jones, of Kershaw, j were among: the vetreans at the Stat? Fair Wednesday. Around f>00 of the old soldiers were entertained free of all cost in every way. A grand dinner was served them oh ^he fair grounds ; and the veterans were delighted with ; the day. Speeches were made by I Governor McLeod, A. J. Bethea and 'John G. Richards. Col. R. B. Watson, a 90-year-old veteran from Ridge Springs, made a short talk. 4 years. The presentment of the grand jury] as given to his honor, Judge Thomas I S. Sease, is as follows: "We beg to make herewith the fol-' lowing presentment to wit: j "We have passed on all bills handed j us by the Solicitor. "We beg to report that we have looked over the county jail and the same is. well kept. "We also beg to say that the court house and grounds are well kept. It has been reported to us that the County Hoard of Directors have made another effort to stop the leaks on the Court House roof. The Board is to be congratulated on its efforts to stop the leaks in the Court House building. "The county chain gang is being well .provided for and the prisoners ai*e being well cared for. "We have visited all the county offices and beg to say that they seem to be in good condition. "We have not as yet observed the public schools throughout the county but we hope to be able to do so before the December meeting. "We wish to present Tobe (or Kverett) Kirkland who plead guilty to violating the prohibition law in the city court, Julv 26, 1925, and respect fully ask the Solicitor to prepare and hand us an indictment as soon as possible so we can dispose of the same at once. "We will make a more complete presentment at our last session in December. "Thanking you and all court offi cials for your kindnesses at this term, all of whtch we most respectfully sub mit. Respectfully yours, "G.,A. MOSELEY, "Foreman Grand Jury/' iCamd* n, S. C., Oct. 20, 1*C6. I *????.? I BKTHUNfc NEWS NOTES Item* of Interest us Gathered by Our licgular Correspond* nt.\; . i!< hunt', s. < Oct, -I. Harris* the little seven year old son of Mr. And Mrs. Hujph Oliver, nu t with the misfortune of cutting h terrible gash In his foot Thursday night, when he stepped upon an empty sardine can. Seven stitches were - taken. Some time will elapse bedfore the Tittle !??! low can walk again. Mrs. Gaines, who lias been spend ing some time in Greenville with her children, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. M. O. Ward. Mr. J. C. Poster attended the Con ference of Teachers held in Columbia Friday. Mr. T, M. Clyburn's sawmill was burned two miles below here Friday night. New machinery was installed and work has been resumed on the same site. Mr. J. N. Est ridge and sisters, Mrs. L. M. Yarbrough and Miss Willene Kstridge spent Sunday with their sister, Miss Ruth, who is a student at Winthrop College. Messrs. Rex Josey, Lee, Tom and Thornwell Clyburn attended the , Shriner's meeting at Geiger's pond lylonday. Miss Mao Long was the week-end guest of her parents in Prosperity. I Miss Mildred Billings spent tjje week-end in Lancaster with Hei) parents. | In an interesting game of football played here Friday afternoon between Lydia and Bethune the home team defeated the visitors by a score of 7 to 0. An entertainment was given in the high school auditorium Friday eve ning under the auspices of the Cedar Creek Supday School. Misses Lois and Mabel Watts, Students of Winthrop College, were week-end guests of their mother, Mrs. j Maude Watts. Mr. J. I). Lafitto spent Sunday in I Columbia with relatives. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lane and little daughter were guests of relatves here Sunday. Mr. K. T. Kstridge is attending a meeting of the Synod of South Caro lina in Rock Hill. . Mrs. T. M. Clyburn has been quite sick. Miss Kate Pitts, a trained nurse of Columbia, is in attendance upon her. Miss Hetty Hough of Columbia is on a ten day's visit to her parents, ' Mr. and Mrs. Rochellc Hall. Miss Ruth Watts was the week-end guest of Rev. and Mrs. Bird in Jef ferson. Miss Gussic Hough, who is teach ing at Westville, spent the week-end here. ^ Mr. J. N. Estridge is in Klloree as the guest of his sister, Mrs. L. M. Yarbrough. Mr. <;,and Mrs. Ernest Austin of Matthews, N. C., were week-end guests of Mrs. Austin's mother, Mrs. Maude Watts. Mr. and Mr. Cranberry of Lime , stone College visited the high school here Monday. Mr. Cranberry made | an interesting and instructive talk I?) ; the school. j Mr. Phillips of Columbia, head of (Vocational education of South Caro lina, addressed ^ faculty meeting of the Bethune schools Tu'.viay. Mr. and Mrs. Best and little son attended the State fair Wednesday. Old Fiddlers' Convention There will be an Old Fiddlers' Con vention at the Majestic Theatre Mon day night, Oct. 2(5th, immediately fol lowing the feature picture of the evening. There will be at least six entries and a big time is expected. W. T. Dempster, the old Irish fiddler, is chairman of the convention. Three cash prizes are offered, first prize is $10.00; second prize $.r>.00, and third prize, S2.50. Had Horses at Fair Mr. George T. Little, of this city, had several entries at the horse show in Columbia Tuesday at the State Fair. Among his entries were Star light, Thederbore, Middlebrook and Lou McDonald. After the close of the fair Mr. Little will move his horses on to the Spartanburg County fair and then to the Greenville horse show. Midd!e<brook was a winner in two of the events. Ford To Be Given Away A long list of merchants and busi ness men will award a Ford touring car to some lucky person on Decem ber 29th as a trade inducement. Tickets will be given with every fifty cents purchase on goods or on back accounts. A list of the names of firms giving tickets will be found ir. an advertisement on our back page today. Call for tickets when making purchases. Community Carnival at Water ee There will be a community carnival and Hallowe'en party at Wateree mill Saturday, October 24th, begin ning at five o'clock in the afternoon. Festivities are to continue until nine p.m., with hand concert, games, ei tyrUlnmem and iinunwiiit for I everybody .? * WBINHI KC. (JIVKN PAKIHIN Han Over and K i I li<l Woman a till Child Near Kingstrce dolumbja, S. (\, CK't. 21.- Son- 1 teneed to servo t\yo years for man slaughter in connection with the death of Mrs. \V. R. Koon and her three year-old ehlUl, run down by an auto mobile, May 21, 101M, J. L. Wein berg of Lake Cil-y was pardoned Tuesday by Gov. Thomas (?. McLood, after serving eight months. The pardon was granted in view of statements made by Mr. Koon, prosecuting witness, the trial solici tor, and the circuit judgv, Governor. McLeod stated. Weinberg was ar raigned in February in Williamsburg County on two charges of murder, following the death of Mrs. Koon and her child, who were run down by an automobile driven by Weinberg., The defendant pleaded guilty to involun-j tary manslaughter in each cas>t\ and was sentenced to servo two years for each offense. The statement contained in a letter to the governor from the prosecutor and partly upon which Governor Mc Leod formed his decision for his action i it pardoning Weinberg, is as follows: *" "The driver (Weinberg) of said car swerved from two parked cars and thin hack towards the renter ot'rfhe road. Presumably my wife, concerned and confused about the safety of one of the children^ made a dash for the child which caused the driver tv> svferve around them on the wrong side of the road. Fie succeeded in missing; them with the front of the car, but in swerving again from the ditch the side of his car hit and killed my wife and child. For some reason, which I presume was coward ice, he drove on .without stopping. "I do not belieVxrit possible for the driver to have seen my wife and chil dren until he swerved back towards the center of the road. He was then too close on them to avoid what hap pened." A statement from J ud-ge J. K. Hen ry which was also largely responsible for the decision of Governor, McLeod, is as follows: "I recommend immediate and fuil pardon to the convict J. L. Weinberg. He is to be pitied rather than con demned. I woufd have suspended sentence had it been within my power." Hoy Killed Accidentally Sumter, Oct. 20. ? Solicitor Frank A. McLeod was called to Atkins, Leo County, Monday afternoon to attend an inquest over the body of Ernest Windham, seventeen-year-old white boy of Aiken, who was accidentally shot last Saturday morning when he was getting in his car, after being out all night on a coon hunt with other boys and men. Kershaw County Chicks At the poultry show in Columbia at the State Fair Wednesday Ker shaw County chickens were in evi dence and the following prizes were awarded Mr. J. I). Sinclair, of Cam den on his Jersey Black Giants, the remarkably large and hardy chickens he is raising at his Pine Tree Poultry Farm: First and second cocks; third and fifth hens; third pullet; third pen. S. J. Blackmon of Kershaw was awarded third in a young pen of Single Comb Anconas and first pullet in Hose Comb Anconas. Shrincr's Banquet The Shriner's Banquet scheduled for Thursday evening, November I2th has been changed to Tuesday evening, November 10th. No tickets for the banquet will be sold after Saturday, October .'{1st. Tickets are now on sale at the five drug stores and the committee in charge of the banquet urges that tickets be secured early in order that they may know how many to prepare for. Hot Supper Near Lucknow There will 'be a hot supper at Hall's Mill near Luck now Fridav night, October twenty-third. The girls are asked to bring a cake. Woman May Run For Governor Columbia, Oct. 2L ? Mrs. L. H. Jen nings, of Bishopville, admitted today that there is a possibility she may run for governor in the State primary next summer. Interviewed at the State fair grounds, where she was in charge of an exhibit for the State Federation of Women's Clubs, of which she is president, she declined to commit herself definitely, how ... . FI ^ ini. sijr vDiios' COMING Meeting* To lie Held in Camdeni Church November 1 4 and IS * A meeting was held in \he Camden | Baptist church Sunday afternoon at three o'clock with Mr, R. S. Middle ton, representing the Flying Squad ron of America, and arrangements wore per footed for them to como to Camden November 1 5it h and 13th. The meetings will bo held in the Bap tist church. Uev. J. T. Peeler, of tho Methodist church, will preside at the opening meeting Thursday evening, November 12. On Friday, November 13th, at three o'clock, l)r. Rdwin Mul ler will preside and, at the evening service, ltev. J. P. Graham, pastor, of the church will preside. In the company who \v?il visit here will be three nationally known speak ers, Col. Alfred 1-. Moudy, soldier, educator and lecturer, will speak on the opening evening of the campaign. On Friday, the Second day, Hon. 01 i I ver Wayne Stewart, president of the j Flying Squadron Foundation and ed j iter of the National Knquirer, and j Uov. Norma C. Brown, associate ed-j I iter of the National Knquirer and an ordained minister. Miss Brown filled her father's pulpit, at tin- age of fif teen, and was chaplain of the Illinois ?senate at twenty-one.' She has spok . en in every statr and every capital [j city. Further announcements will b;? made from week to week, and it is I desired that tho Flying Squadron be given a rousing reception, not only ! from the people of Camden hut from ! the rural district as well. CALDWELL PLEAD GUILTY j Sentenced To Serve From Nine To Eighteen Years ! St. George, S. Oct. 20.? Albeit i H. Caldwell was sentenced by Judge I John S. Wilson in the court of gen i eral sessions this afternoon to serv?* from nine to eighteen years on the public works of Dorchester county, or in the state penitentiary after ho had entered a plea of g\>ilty to the1 three counts in the indictment against him. j Solicitor Hydrick stated that the j defendant had offered to plead guilty j to the three counts in the indictment | and had asked that he be recom I mended to the mercy of the court. | This plea, the solicitor stated, the state was willing to accept. The indictment- charged Caldwell i with burglary, assault with intent to | kill, and . attempting to force Mr. C. 1). Dukes at, the point of a pistol! to accompany him to the First Na tional bank of St. George and there deliver to him the available money! ?of the institution. In passing sentence, Judge Wilson j | stated that during the If) years he had served as solicitor and 17 years j as judge, he recalled many sad and I remarkable cases but that this was [ one of the saddest and most remark able ones that had ever come under his observation. Schedule of Train** Effective October 4th the arrival I and departure of trains at Camden over the Seaboard are as follows; Southbound ? Local to Columbin 9:4.'? a.m.; through train to Jackson ville 10:42 a.m.; through train to Jacksonville 10:47 p.m.; through train to Jacksonville 11:07 p.m. Northbound ? Through train to Richmond-New York 6:22 a.m.; local to TIam'et 4:50 p.m.; through train to New York 5:47 p.m. Bishopville Man Dead Bishopville, Oct. 19. ? R. L. Roger.;, a well-known citizen of this place died at his home on Durant street here after a lingering illness of sev eral weeks. Mr. Roger* came to Bishopville about fifteen years ago from Dillon County and was in the fertilizer business. Mr. Rogers was twice married. He leaves four daugh ters and one son by his first union, Mrs. K. T. Keels and Mrs. J. M. Hunt er, of Charleston, Miss Klise Rogers, of Florence, Mrs. C. P,. Oxley, of Kan sas City, Mo., and R. H. Rogers of Great Falls.* His second wife and three children, Newell, Margaret andj Mildred Rogers of this place also sur- 1 vive. He was fifty-seven years old and was a member of Bethlehem Meth odist Church of this place. ^eddy delx>ach, who has been in the Camden hospital, has so far improved that ^ie has returned to Winnsboro wfctre he hofcs i tiHItltfi." <; \s nun i<js c.\|!(;ht A ud ll Is Hrliewd Stolen Ckr Has Itwovtwl ? Two white men givb^> i ujumv^ as J. 1). Hopkins ami Hon A Winklor. u lid saying their residence is N'mv York, are in juil charged with driving away from a filling station at West ville Saturday HNd not paying for t heir. gas. The two mm stopped a good dis tance south of the filling station operated by R. R. Oox, at Westville. Mr. Cox was away from his place ni tin- time and the men asked hi-J daughter for a can of gasoline Co take, to their car. After putting the gas in the car they drove hurriedly away, and Mr. C. K. Whitaker, whose ivsi donee was nearby, gave chase and overtook the men a few miles north of Camden and held them until the urrivul of Constable Stokes. They were driving a Na^h touring car and were without, money, and while await ing the arrival of the. officer tore up all letters that would lend to their identity. They weir questioned as to the ownership of the tar, but stated that it had been borrowed from a friend in New York in order to haul j passengers back from Florida. | Since their arrest officers have learned that the car was stolen In | Jamestown, New York,, on . the 19th {day of September of this year. The men are being held on the larceny of gas charge and will very likely face a more serious charge of larceny of the car. i CONFERENCE HELD HERE ; Bo.vh of Young Menu' Christian Asso ciation To Meet in Camden The Older Hoys' Conference of the j Y. M. C. A. will meet in Camden on : the Oth, 7th, and Hth of November. The hoys, 1 50 strong, will be com posed of Chesterfield, Clarendon, Fairfield,' Kershaw, Lancaster, I.*ee, Lexington. Richland, Sumter and Dar lington counties. Mr. \V. A. Clarke has charge of the registration, and the boys will meet at the Baptist church at 2:30 p.m., an the Gth, and be assigned to their respective homes. Friday afternoon the program will begin with a football game, at 3:30; first session at Baptist church at 0 o'clock and at 7:30 a banquet will be tendered at the Masonic hall. I Saturday ? 0 a.m., mooting at the 1 Baptist church; 12:30 p.m., Confer ? j ence photograph; 2:30, meeting; jt j church for one hour; 3:30, recreation period; 7:30, meeting at Baptist church. ' Sunday morning? Services at the various churches) 3 p.m., boys_ 9 f town to meet with Conference hoys at Baptist church;- 7:30 p.m., Union | meeting at Baptist church. Woman Burned To Death Springfield, (X't. 17. ? Mrs. Ida Brooker Phillips was fatally burned Thursday afternoon when her cloth ing caught fire in some unknown manner. She was discovered in the. back yard of her houie with her clothing practically all burned from her body by a Negro street laborer who went upon the premises for water early in the afternoon. She lived only a few hours and spoke to friends but gave no information a* to the accident that took her life. Two .Men Killed Darlington, Oct. 17. ? Clyde Dutton and Lewis Blackman, white men, were instantly killod this afternoon when a truck in which they were rid ing overturned. Tho wreck occurred on the highway from Darlington to Lamar, and from the tracks made by the truck, it seams to have rolled over at least three times. Every bon?* and the skull of Dutton were crushed and Blackman also suffered a frac ture of the skull. Million and a Half For Charity Miami, Fla., Oct. 20. ? Bequests of $1,000,000 to charitable institutions in Chicago and $500, 0Q0 for the main tenance of the Miami City Hospital arc contained in the will of the late James M. Deering made public today. Mr. Deering, formerly vice-president of the International Harvester Com pany, died at sea while returning from Europe on the steamer Paris. Oyster Supper At the Hermitage mill village at the community house* ; there will' be an oyster supper Saturday night, October 24th. The proceed* to be used for the benefit of tho Hermi tage Baptist church. A cordial invl I i j liJ in M H "1 1 " 11 * * ^ yift Tt ' K* ' - - -4 i -r,:? -