The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 28, 1926, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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H. D. Nile* . . Editor and Pobllaher
Published every Friday at No. 1109
Broad Street ana entered at the Camden,
South Carolina, pos toff ice as
second class mail matter. Price per
annum fg.OO.
Camden, 8. Friday, May 28, 1926.
No, young man, just because you I
have a college dijdoma, is no sign that
you are educated. It will tuke ten
years in the "school of experience"
to let you know how little you know
now.-- Yorkvillo Enquirer.
Former Governor Morrison of
North Carolina, has announced that
he will be a candidate for United
States senate from North Carolina in
1982, provided his health is good at
that time.
Unusually warm weather prevailed
over the eastern and New Knglan 1
states on. Tuesday. The mercury
touched 75 degrees at noon on Tuesday
at Portland, Me., the (Varment
weather for that date in eight years.
Hobert Scott, Confederate veteran,
88, from Nacodoches, Texas, attend-,
ing the reunion in Birmingham, Alu.,
died in that city Monday night. He
w.as stricken on the train before
reaching Birmingham.
George Asher, 16, was drowned in
I.akc Michigan on Tuesday, while diving
into the lake for a nickel his
brother had thrown into the water.
The Stone Mountain Memorial association
now has on hand assets of
$100,000 with which to carry on the
gigantic memorial work on Stone
Mountain near Atlanta, (!?., and no
/ debts, to hjnde^i it.
Man Died From Beating
Gaffney, May 26 Lonnie H. Bolin
died at 8 o'clock this morning as a rc?=~
suit of a fractured skull sustained
curly Sunday morning. ^Coroner Parker
has impatinflcd a jury to view the
body, but taking testimony will probably
be postponed until tomorrow.
Six white men are in jail in connection
with an alleged assault on
Bolin, the prisoners including Oscar
Rutledge, Tom Hesley, Oscar Owens,
Elmer Wans, Alfred Harris and Ray
Martin.
MURDERER TURNS SAVAGE
Spits Viciously Into Face of State's
Attorney Who. Prosecuted Him
Baltimore, May 21.?Riohurd Reese
Wittemore was found guilty of murder
in the first degree late today by
a jury that deliberated one hour and
five minutes. The penalty, death by
hanging or life imprisonment, rests
with the criminal court judge, Eugene
O'Dunnef
The "Gaudy Kid" turned suddenly
savage as he heard his life turned
over to the discretion of Judge
O'Dunne. As he was led from the
courtroom he spat viciously in thti
face of State's Attorney Herbert R.
O'Connor. O'Connor Ls only two
years . older than the convicted
slayer.
Mrs. Margaret Whitt< more fainted
when the jury foreman, J. 11. Bauer,
pronounced the verdict without adding
the words "without capital punishimnt,"
which would have definitely
saved her husband from the rope.
Earlier she had foi the first time
broken into tears a.-> O'Connor demanded
her man's lift'.
.Judge O'Dunne announced lie would
impose sentence next week. Edgar
Allen Poe, Whittemore's counsel, did
not immediately indicate whether he
vvouhi appeal.
Worse and Worse
Shortly after an indignant neighbor
woman had gone to the Brown
home. Mrs. Brown came in to the
door and called her son.
"William." she said, "Mrs. Crahbe'
here tells me that you called her an'
ohl fool. 1 >i<i you?"
" Ycs'm."
"Well," sighed his distracted moth- j
rr,?t am glad you are truthful."
And now she wonders why Mrs.
Crabhe doesn't speak to her.?Coun '
try Gentleman.
Opening of the air-mail service be-j
twecn Elkc. Nevada, and Pasco, j
Washington, biought nearly every
city m the Pacific Northwest within t
forty hours of New York City.
"Painted lady" butterflies are so
thick m California at certain seasons
of the year thai they literally obscure
automobile windshields. The
butterflies can cover fifteen miles a
day in flight.
The marriage license of a foreign
couple, living in Boston, was stolen
by a jealous brother of the prospeel
ivc bridegroom. Not knowing
that a duplicate could be obtained, the
betrothed couple postponed the wed<Bt>g
for three and a hAlf years until
the tN1ef returned.
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SIX WOULD BR GOVERNOR
?
Flock of I'utrlotN Would Serve South
Carolina in Hight-at Office
Columbia, M/?y 24.?At noon of
June 14 the lists for candidates closes
in South Carloina, and while thero
is plenty of time for additional entries,
there is no talk of any added
names on the list which is already
growing long. The. state campaign
of this week brought politics to the
fore, and now there is much added
interest in the forthcoming campaign.
Already there are six candjdbtes
announced for governor, and one or
tv\.? other names have been mentioned
though not very dt finitely in recent
weeks. The >>ix announced candidate!
are It. W. Crouch, of Saluda, a lawyer;
.John C. Richards,, of Liberty
Hill, member of the state railroad
commission; Carroll i), JSance, of
Laurens county, chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
last house; Thos. 11. Peeples, lawyer,
of Columbia and member of the last
house; K. 11. Jackson, of Wagener, at
present lieutenant ' governor; and
George K. Laney, of Chesterfield,
lawyer and farmer and former member
of -the stato senate.
The name of ira C. Blackwood of
Spartanburg; solicitor of the seventh
circuit, has been mentioned a good
many times as a possible candidate,
and he is one of the few persons who
have not already either announced
themselves or denied they were in the
running. The name of former Associate
Justice Marion of Chester has
Been mentioned, as has that of I). It.
Coker of llartsville.
The other offices, about which there
has been a great amount of talk are
lieutenant governor, and commissioner
of agriculture and the seat in the
United Stales senate now occupied by
E. I). Smith| *Fdgar A. Brown, of
Barnwell, James F. Byrnes, of Aiken,
and Senator Smith are seeking the
office. For commissioner of agriculture
the lists now have the names
of J. \V. Shealy, incumbent; R. II..
McAdams, of Abbeville, and B. J.
Pearman of Anderson. For lieutenant
governor, Senator T. B. Butler of
Gaffnoy, Senator J. (i. Padgett of
Walterboro and Representative J. O.
Sheppard of Hdgefield are announced.
DFRRK K SAYS CASH OVER
Accountant Writes of His Findings in
County Treasurer's Office
In a communication addressed to
The Columbia State of May 14th,
N. E. Derrick, certified public accountant,
who made an audit of the
county treasurer's books after the
Sweonie audit, writes of his findings
in the following way. The statement
j of A. J. Beattie, comptroller general,
was carried in this paper last week:
"Relative to the statement made
in your paper of May 13, headed 'McCaskill
Short, Beattie Charges,' I
wish to state that I did not find the
treasurer, Mr. I). M. McCaskill, short
but over, in his cash. My audit was
made for the period in question?
j July 1, 15)23, to June 31, 192.r>, inclusive,
and to March 31, 15)2(1.
"I also wish to state that the item
of $2,149,015 was charged to the treasurer
by me, and all other items that
are chargeable, in my opinion.
| "Please pi low me to state further
that 1 ?m perfectly willing to submit
the audits to three unbiased accountants
for their interpretation."
Card of Thanks
It is with hearts full of sincere appreciation
and gratitude that we wish
to thank the many friends for their
kindness, beautiful flowers, and
words ol sympathy during our groat
sorrow and loss. These tokens of
sympathy and friendship help us to
bear more patiently our grief. Very
sincerely, W. L. Stokes and family.
Suggests Mr. McCaskill
To the Democratic Voters of Kershaw
County:?We, the many friends
of the Antioch. section of Kershaw
County wish to suggest the name of
our fellow citizen, Mr. D. M. McCaskill,
as a candidate for re-election
to the office of County Treasurer.
Mr. McCaskill has rendered twenty-!
two years of service and there is not
a more congenial officer ever occupied
an office in the court house. We '
want to see him re-elected, not only
for his own good but for the taxpavers
as well. Let us hear from
you. Murdoch! VOTERS.
Miss F.lvina I.nndreth, 2K, was instantly
killed Tuesday afternoon
when the automobile in which she
was riding with other members of!
her lnmily, skidded in a sand bar!
near Pendleton, Anderson countv.
The car was occupied by three sis- !
tcrs of the dead woman, including
j Mrs. Tims, who was driving and three
1 small children.
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| FINAL DISCHARGE
j Notice is hereby given that one
j month from this date, on Monday,
June 28, 1920, I will mnke to the'
Probate Judge of Kershaw County my
final return as Administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Mary E. Schrook, deceased,
arid on the same date I will
apply to the said Court for a final
discharge as sAid Administrator
T. BENTON BRUCE,
- ? Administrator.
Camden, S. C.. May 27. 192A *
Found at Last
"When I wu8 a little boy," Lieutenant
Bruce addressed his men, "I had
a set of wooden soldiers. One day I
lost those soldiers and I cried very
much. But my mother said, 'Never
mind, Tom, some day you will get
your wooden soldiers back.' And believe
me, you bunch of wooden headed
dumbells, that day has come!" 4 *
Wants--For Sale
FOR RENT?Two-story house on
Broad Street, opposite the Court
Ilpuse. Apply to L, A. Wittkowsky,
Camden, S. C. 9-tf
FOR SALE?One "Majestic" double
oven rantfc, center fire, double water
backs, insures plenty of hot
'J U . !.!. I . I I in i
' water. Suitable for cafe, hoarding
hou.se or hotel. In excellent condition.
Apply to A. A. ShaukH, Camden,
S. C.
LOST?On May 10 one medium sized
male hound, white black and tan.
Black spot on right aide, black at
root of tail and tail partly black,
black and tan. head. Had collar
with nameplate on same. Notify
E. R. Frietag, Camden, S. C., and
receive reward.
PEACHES?Good fresh Georgia
peaches, $2.50 per bushel crate.
Much lower prices in 6 bushel lots.
Now shipping Klbertas and Carmens,
Buy a crate for your summer
ice cream. Write for quantity
prices to Grimes Brokerage Com-'
pany, Room 429, Kimball House,
Atlanta, Georgia. 8-28-sb
CAMDEN ICE COMPANY Service
Station, at corner of DeKalb and
Market streets, is undor management
of Mr. Haynes who would
r*
thank you for a part of your
JMronage. His ice is made in
^Bmden in the most sanitary way
of the same kind of water that we
use for drinking, lie guarantees
quick and honest service at this
station. Open from seven in the
morning until eleven at night.
9-pd
LOST?On DeKalb street in front of
my home small box containing
ladies' wearing apparel. Reward
for return to Mrs. W. J. Dunn,
Camden, S. C. 9-pd
FOR RENT?Completely furnished
bungalow in desirable location.
Reasonable. Call at the Chronicle
Office.
FOR SALE?Good sound corn, $1.00
per bushel at the barn. W. R. Out~
law, Lockhart Farms, R.f.d. No. 3,
Camden, S. C. 7-tf
ROOMS FOR RENT?Four unfurnished
rooms, second floor, very rea
? ?
sonuble. Apply 1203 Lyttleton
Street. 7,tf
FOB SALE?63 acres land, one and
one-fourth miles west of Camden
on Wateree river. Suitable for
cotton, grain or trucking, price
$5,000. For further information inquire
of H. L. Richey, Executor,
Camden, S. C. 1-9-sb
FOR SALE?Pure Improved Big Boll
Blight-proof Dixie Triumph cotton
seed first year f*om pedigreed
breeder. Planted, handled and
ginned to preserve its purity, 30
pounds pa bushel recleaned $1.00
per bushel F. O. B., check with order.
Reference, City National If
Bank, Sumter, S. C. E. S. Booth,
Sumter, S. C. 1-tf-eb '
WANTED?No. 1 pine logs. Highest
caeh prices "paid; year round de
mand. Sumter Planing Mills and
Lumber Co., Attention E. S. Booth;
Sumter, S. Q. ? l-tf-sb
For The I
CHARLESTON CONTEST I
To Be Held at I
THE MAJESTIC THEATRE I
June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
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UNIVERSITY .OF SOUTH CAROLINA ~~
Scholarship and Entrance Examination*
The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in the
University of South Carolina and for admission of new students
will be held at the County Court House Friday, July 9th, 1926, at
-?9 o'clock a.m. Applicants must not be less than 16 years of age,
Scholarships are vacant in the following 18 counties:
Aiken Chesterfield Lancaster
Allendale Dillon Laurens
Anderson Florence MoCormick
Berkeley k Greenville Marlboro
Cherokee Greenwood ?>conee *
Chester Jasper Orangeburg
Applicants for scholarships should write the President for Scholarship
application blanks. These should be filed with the President
by July 6th. Scholarships are worth |100.00 plus free tuition
and fees, The next session will open .September 15th, 1926.
For further information write to:
Prea. L T. Baker, Univcraity of S. Cm Columbia, S. C. j
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