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^ * ' ' j" ^ V _ _ , , . .... T i-?t jfs i^ ^up:l1|l\^?-|-$ ""'&& /--h- ;c* >f; ? ' ' * ' 1 , VOLUME XXXVIII ' ' ^ ' ,.. ? i* ^ ( CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. JULYS, 1926. MMMMTO ? ' ^ JiUMBIiR 15 WATEREE HAD A GREAT DAY. Quadruple Celebration Enjoyed By Large Number* of People. Perhaps one of the largest joint celebrations of the Fourth of July evSr field in this section was that on Monday when the- four units of the Kendall Mills, incorporated, met on tthe Wateree Mills property here for a quadruple celebration. The mill property here situated on the "Old Factory Pond" for many years dear to the hearts of picirfckere, furnished an ideal setting for such an occasion*' Invitations had been issued to the Addison Mills, of Edgefield, Thrift Manufacturing Company, of- Paw Crefk, N. C., and Oakland Mills, of Newberry, resulting in Oakland sending around one hundred people and an eighteen-piece band, ^accompanied by John M. Kinurd, George W. Sumner and J, N. MoCaughrin,. directors; A. S. Paine, plant manager and Dr. Carroll Sumner, all of Newbefry. Addison Mills* of Edgefield, along with plant manager T. A. Hightower, sent a contingent of around seventyfive people. Thrift Manufacturing Company, accompanied by H. K. Hallett, plant manager, brought the largest contingent, Numbering around,two hundred people. Manager Hallett brought his^ folks in grand style, having'chartered" several new buishes out of Charlotte for his folk to ride in The program started off with a game of base ball at 10 in the. morning between Oakland and Addison, which resulted in a score of 6 to 2 for Oakland. Then followed a grand patriotic address by Lieutenant -Governor E. B. Jackson of W&gener, who is now a candidate for governor. His address was a moat delightful one and was listened to. with great interest. >, The best of all came next?theLimr. mense barbecue?ip which rice, hash, pork, tomatoes, pickles, . potatoes, bread and- lemonade were-eerved to a gathering estimated at sixteen hun-' dred people. The 'barbecue had been prepared in grand style by George Taylor of Columbia, who has had 30 years experience in this line. Teh hogs, estimated to furnish 800 pounds of meat* furnished meat aplenty And then to spare for the crowd. A base ball carnival, scheduled, .llfld to omitted for lack of time and the next on the \ program was the baseball game between Thrift and Wateree. The jpjl -game rpight be termed a burlesque affahr from the size of the score?-19 to 4 in favor ' of Thrift. Mode did the pitching for Thrift with Strickland catching. Wateree had Enloe pitching and Miles catching. In an effort $o strengthen his team at the - last minute Manager Cobb made the fatal mistake of puttingrlh several new men?coupled with bad breaks in* luck^the home- team suffered a severe .^defeat,"" Lawning, center-fielder^for Thrift, hit two . home run8-?first one with basis full, scoring foui^ runs. Fagin, Miles and Dorrity for Wateree hit for three sacks each.' The band contest, followed the afternoon'game in which Oakland band from Newberry cdptured the $25.00 prige. ' Th^ fireworks display at nine o'clock under the direction of Will Sanders, electrician at the mill, finished one of the 'most delightful events and the last one of the day. The fireworks were set off on the western bp^s of the pond and the onlookers lined the banks on all sides ?the reflection in. the clear lake vision and it was "indeed a pretty sight. The firework*, .display came froin the Vltalie Fireworks, company, of Newcastle, Pa.," and consisted of a reproduction of Niagara Falls, aerial bombs, flares of red, white and blueall appropriate to . a Fourth celebration. All of the plant managers and their wives wete present. Mr. Hollis F. Cobb was general chairman at the whole works and was ably assisted by Manager A. 8. Llewellyn' and the followlhg. committee, all of whom worked' ^rd to make the da^one of pleasutei John Sanders, chairman of , barbecue; 'Frank Murphy, chairman of cold drinks; Hi? Lottie Barnes, chairman In charge nf decorations; Mr. Llewellyfi, chairman of Nte*^ and Mr. L. S. Helton, in charge.^music. The employees^of Waieree and all I ^tfifeas a grand get-together gatherd 'ing of a loyal set of *brkejrs fostered by the head of a great organisation and it is needles* to J *ay that thei workarTunder Mr. H. P.^|enjS|B extremely grateful to ttlh^ and hit cowoffr, for thU^and other pleasant OLD MAN CAMB TO GIHBP Became Confuaed Enroute lo Camden For Visit To Sister 1 , Sixty-two yea-re ago, John Marion Brrinson, then a Jad of 16 years, ran away, from his Sumter county home to join the Confederate army. And yesterday for the first time in all those years he gazed upon the face of his own l^inspeople. The 78 year old veteran some short while ago through the postal service located his sister, Mrs. A. G. Bfiiley, who iB a resident of Camden. At that time he resolved to visit his kin and see again the scenes of his boyhood. July 2 he left his home in Andrews, La., where for many, many years, he I has been a highly respected citizen, and boarded thl^Jtrain for Camden. Reaching Columbia Saturday night he became confused in changing from one railroad to another and lost himjjelf in Columbia. Late Saturday night officers o| the Colombia police I department received a call to go to the 2700 block of Park street, where a man had been hbistedfrMfi the deep cut of the Seaboard Atr Line railroad. The man proved to be John Marion Branson. The old man was badly confused, ijiough, physicians said,' unhurt, arid was able to tell officers little more than his name, "John; Branson." So be was cared for at headquarters ^ntil yesterday morning, when Chief Bar Police Fred S. Strickland and Detective M. C. Allen, at work on the case; discovered that possibly the old man was the visitor from Louisiana. Communication with Camden officers supported this theory so Chief Strickland and Detective Allen took Mr.: Branson by motor to .Camden yesterday morning and there jjhe aged veterari was reunited with bis sister after 62 years. His relatives visited Columbia yesterday afternoon in an cffort-^io locate- baggage whic^i Mr. Branson said, he waa. carrying; He told relatives that someone was jayr^ suing him when he fell into the 36foot cut in an attempt to escape^ Monday's Columbia State: I Another Tragedy at Ocean Drive. ; Conway, July 6.?-Ernest ?farce, Monday during -practice juatj thr rciratar races were scheduled-to i" which Pearc.! was riding was being driven at the. rate of, 72 miles -ah hour. ! The car ran into Singleton s wash And turned over, crushing ^the mechanic's head. He wasruahedto the Forence infirmary, but died on the _' Witts Appointment' To Annapolis j " Leo-Moseley, graduate of this year a lathe CarodjiF High ?cbe#j ceived an appointment to Annapolis Naval academy, through the recommendation of Congressman W. F. Stevenson. Young' Moseley is a son of Mr. and Mrs.'Rufus Moseley, of route No. 2, residing ten miles east of Camden and acquired his high school education by Btei will go first ;to a naval prehistory iehooVrat. Mario*,tri. the central part of H years of age and his friends are predicting that he will make good. Gaskin Seems Better. . Henry Gaskin sat up a rolling chair at the Baptist hospital v today. Yesterday he was ?*>l? to J*ke ishmcnt, such as. drihks, own hands and swallow them. However, he is not considered entirely out of his condition. This seems KJ*** S^he best, day Gaskin has Witt* 85 At Oo'Tlotk this ^["^ ^urt^u 9th at about 6 o'clock.--Wednesday s fm ^sS23k$Brcaks Hfca Arm/ JSmI |&^ffhoTedfWf.^ dent happened when th. Ud wa. OT a climbing expedition^ He was earned, to the Camden ltfwpi^ whfretfe? broken bone was aet and hjn? now at his home recuperating. J VOCNG De 8AUSSURB DROWN KD * I I y? Atlanta Lad Who Lost Life Was Son of Former Camden Lady The death by drowning near Atlanta last Saturday of Kit-hard de Saussure brought sorrow to many Camden people. His mother, before marriage was Miss Sailie Clarke, of Camden, who is pleasantly remembered by many of our people. The young man was also a nephew of .Mr. B. B. Clarke of this; city; The following detailed account of the tragedy is taken frojn the Atlanta Georgian of Tuesday: The body of Richard Champion de Saussure, Jr., prominent yoipig Ailantan, dragged from the deep waters of Lake Rabun early Sunday, will be committed to earth Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, at West View cemetety after services at $t. Luke's Episcopal church. J1 In the meantime, there is a pall thrown oyer the celebration of the Fourth of July at La>emont/ the fashionable Atlanta duronwr colony, I where young de Sauasure met his death, to which hundreds of pleasure seekers?ignorant of the tragedyhad gone for the holidays. Though it is now apparent that de l Saussure was drowned Saturday morning about 10 o'clock, it was not definitely established that he was lost until midnight Saturday. The guest of Rutherford 'Ellis, a leader of the Lakemont colony, the | boy had started out witlLMr. Ellis to lay flag buOys to mark the course of the -boat races scheduled for the afternoon. Both were attired in bath-1 ing suits. ' . Aftep some few minutes of this work Mr. de Saussure announced that he wanted to go ashore./ Mr. E1H* steered the boat close in to the bank m b>s companion lowered himself I ^ the stern. He.. w^s a . .gipodJ swimmer and no fears were enter-} tained as to Ms *ab!Hty to swim theJ short distance that intervened , b?-*| tween -boat and shore. He dropped off and struck out;! while Mr. Ellis, with his hack to thai swimmer, paddled on down the lake to lay more buoys. The incident was dropped from his mind.1 -He returned to shore about lunch! . wJ one Bad seen him. Then came the] information that the boy had been seen in the launch? of some merry-J makers bound for the Pigeon Mountain club, some miles up the lake. | Again the matter was dismissed. Came the hour of the boat racfes, and still Mr. de Saussure had* failed to put in an appearance. The alarm grew, but still hope was entertained, | for the party had not returned from] Pigeon Mountain. The fact that all of his .clotheij w^re found in the room in which j?| had dressed for- -bathing,. .however, I caused the gravesrt misgivings, it] wasn't thought that he,would plan a| trip of that distance clad simply in I a bathing suit. ' Midnight came and the throng from! Saussure was not among them^Theni search of the lake began. Mr. Ellis had sent to Atlanta for] dragging, equipment, and soon the lake was dotted with motor boats, all I working feverishly. 1 About 2 o'clock in the morning the] grappling hooks .brought up the body just a snort distance o^f Roper's | I^pint, very near where the hoy had gone, overboard. Physicians who examined the body said that no water was found in the lungs, indicating that death had come from heart failure rather than from) drowning. * - ;| -jYoung DeSaussure was 22 years] old and had entered business in Atlanta wit? tbe Grinnell Fire Extiftguisher company, after a brilliant record at Georgia Tech. He was the son of Captain Richard Champion de Saussure, prominent broker. After attending Boys' High School, from which hi fpii graduated with honors, he entered Georgia Tech, where he wai graduated in 192# with honors. At Tech DeSaussure was on tiie honor roll the entire four y4ars and Was awarded a gold scholarship "T^-for oumtandlng work, I^JEe was a m?m>er of the ?fii Phi fifeimty; th# Phi Kappa Phi W&horary scholastic fraternity; the Phi Delta Epsilon honorary journalistic fraternity and the Tan Beta Pi, honor(Honettea. the Oil Can Club and other I DOQy orKBnitiuoMS. - * ? WBWIPP? TRIPLE FUN BR Alt HELD. . For Willie Osteen and Two Sons-in r Law Who Lopt Lives Sunday. Many Camden people were saddened when they read in the gress dispatches Monday morning of the difek. trussing tragedy which occurred at Ocean Drives Estate on the Horry Strand Sunday. At one fell swoop three women were, made widows when W. E. OSteen and his two sqns-in-law were drowned. Mr, Osteen was bom and reared in Camden, and left here a good many years ago. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mra. W. E. Osteen and is a brother of Mrs. William G? Wilson, of Camden. The Florence News-Review carries the most complete account of the tragedy and was written by an eyewitness. The News-Review Of Tuesday morning says: A triple funeral here today is the solemn sequence of a triple tragedy on the Horry strand where W. E. Osteen, JRobert L. Blackwell and James W. Qee, lost their liveB fn the surf Sunday afternoon. i Mr. Osteen, With his two daughters, and Miss Cole, accompanied by his two sons-in-law, Mr. Blackwell and Mir. Gee, motored over to Ocean Drive 'feSfates Sunday afternoon to be there for t$e opening of this new development 'on the fiftft.?; " 7"" tfhe happy family group had just partaken of .their lunch, when one of the ^iarty suggested their going in iqr bathing. They hurried their plans for bathing, due to the fact that they .-Obtttemplated -a motor boat trip at 4 P* "V They were seen to enter the water, where only four other bathers,, all good.- swimmers, were riding the waves at a considerable distance out. The party of 10 apparently werej safeiand happyr-when n clry- for help! was beard. Mr. Osteen seemed at first I glance to be floating atop thf .WR-YftfL-j TKi^herV wVre struggling franticaF ly in the water.,Mrs. Btlackwell came in unaided. Mr, Blackwell aifil Mr. Gee seemed to'disappear from view. Three mbn on the beach 0 rushed in with their clothes on and fought their way out through the high breakers tp 1 where the, six that remained -were fighting to keep above the water; Mrsr' (tP* ynapnad much?agullisl her will, making numerous ^attemptings to fpjurn to where her husbahd had gonei down. Miss Cole, was rescued * after | she had swallowed quantities" of salt water, /but was readily brought around. The other five o$me in almost unaided, * W. 6. Covington, secretary'of the local "Y", led the~wqrk of trying to revive Mr. Gee, wh<J. was the.laatJtft. be brought in. Mr. Blackwell's bodyj was found a few minutes later, about Itftkiyards out. Mr. Osteen was much .furtherrout, but could be plainly seen 011 top of the Water. With the aid of a rope and a coil of wire, a good swimmer led the way to Mr. Osteep's body. 7 Every effort was made to resuscitate the three Florence meiF Willing "wooersrubtied arms and legs. The bodies were rolled over logs, but for gfi occasional artificial gasp there was no sign of r|tmming life. For more Hgpttwo hours different shifts workled. Dr. P. H. Brigham, of Florence, ??d Dr.'W. E. Stone, of Little River, were soon on the scen^and gave hyperdermics, but to no avail, c The tragedy happened at 3*05, and at 4:10 the. family had. been notified and ambulances had been dispatched. Dr. J. M. Barnwell and Dr. F- H. JdcLeod both left immediately foy toto, but everythihg that could be done, had already been done. ft was a very sad fourth and' fifth1 for this city. These three men h^d stood at the top in their ; respective lines, were beloved in Florence, and the shock of theHripl* loss has stunned -thely host uf- friends: v/.; 1,17 . Mr- Osteen came to Florence from Bamberg years -ago and has been identified with the bottling business here and in Marion for some time. He was the owqer of the Men's Shop of this city, to which he gave all .of his time the past few years. He was on every booster committee of the Chamber of Commerce, was a devout Methodist.' Mr. Blackwell, 26, came -to Florence to engage In the automobile business, but more recently waa assisting Mr. Osteen in the Men's Shop. Mr. Gee, 25, only s^n of Dr. Gee, ' *prominent dentfct h?*, was dibfeloyed at the Planters Produce and Btor months ago. The stores of Florence will close this morning between the hours, of'ft and 11 out of pro?oq^*??pe?t r for these worthy citizens, and a feeling of deepest sympathy for the distressed family. ? One service wilj be .held for all three, from the late hdme of Mr. Osteon, at 9:80 this morning. Interment will take place at Mount Hope cem?* Rev. W. V. Dibble and Rev. P. H. Martin, as is ted by Dr. H. Tucker Graham, will be in charge of the services. -r;/'-v . r ,He is- survived by his widow, who was Miss Eola Rice of Denmark, and Ave children: Mrs. .Gee, Mrs. Blackwell, Miss Ethel Osteon,- Edward and | Henry Osteen. Mr. Blackwell leaves his young wife, who was niiss Jean ^^<^?-Tiv^^>rothcwfe H?ftry J., George" W. Blackwell of -Florence, fVcighton Blackwell of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Francis Blackwell, of Orangtbuig, and also Qa sister, -In '??smisr WrrowtisaasiS^S rents, leaves surviving a sister, Mis* ; Edith Gee, and his widow, who wa? %|i f| i r\ . ? . i ? ^? a TWO AUTOS CRA^II Near Serious Accident on North Br?a4 Wednesday Afternoon In a collision between a Hudson sedan and a Ford *badster Wednesday afternoon around 6:80 o'clock, Mr, E. B. Mob ley, manager of the Camden Lumber company, received injuries to such an extent he had to receive, medical attention, The accident happened at the intersection of Broad street and Hampton avenue. The heavy car wad headed south and Mr. Mobley was headed north and was turning to his left preparatory to entering Hampton avenue where be resides when the crash came. The heavy car turned the lighter car over and Mr. Mobley received several cuts and bruises hut is not thought to be badly injured. In the heavy car Were Dr. W. J. Beiber of Bethlehem. Pa.; Mrs. Elisabeth J. Shannon, of Camden, N. J.; Mrs. J. F, Armentrout, of Koanoke, Va.; and Miss Ida Burch, of Richmond, Va. They are said to have been enroute to Florida oji a pleasure trip. Dr. Beiber was doing tne driving and is said to be a prominent physician of his home town. He rendered first aid to Mr. Mobley, but soon found he himself needed surgical treatment from a gash in his head. The ladieB were only slightly bruised. The doctor is quoted as saying that it all happened so quickly he hardly knew how to recoqnt it. They are all prominent people and seemed to regret the accident exceedingly. V , Officers^ who visited the scene of the accident say the heavycarskjdded for a distance of more than sixty feet and was evidently running fast. Mr. Mobley was on the left side and from all accounts it" seems agreed that it was just one of those unfortunate unavoidable accidents. Both cars were badly damaged and the northern party will have to be detained here for several days awaiting repairs on their car. The Hudson car bore Pennsylvania license No. 370610. .V Cnmden Celebrates Sesqui-Centennial The sesqui-centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independcelebrated in Camden' Sunday afternoon at the grammar school auditorium. Mayor C. P. DuBose acted as. chairman- of the assembly and wasr^I8{ated by James DeLoache, Jr., commander or the local post, American Legion. ? The address of "the afternoon was delivered by Former Judge Mendel L., Smith who gave interesting statistics about South Carolina and the very important part this state played in the forming of an independent nation. Judge^ Smith^ p^aised^^e records and stated-thalr^thege' responsible for the Declaration of Independence had given the greatest force in the political conscience of the world. Prior to She services in the auditorium a special musical program was \ rendered by the Wateree Mills band, afid. later the patriotifBsong service | was led- by the Baptist Sunday School I orchestra. ? - . * The Uselessness 'Of It ' The Chronicle this, week received a comimiriication asking a prominent citizen of Camd-en to enter the race for magistrate for DeKalb township and was signed "Eastern Kershaw." Eastern Kershaw comprises a lot of territory and The Chronicle could not identify the sender by that signature. And we can't see Why Eastern Kershaw woul<L be-trying to pick a candidate for DeKalb township* - Then too we received a letter wlfcre a little Boy had returned from a hospital. It had no name signed. - After returning^, the letter to the parents ofj the boy for their signature, the postoffice *ends it .back marked "unclaimed." So there you are. You can save your stamps, your trouble and save us ~ixmoyance by signing your communications. We dont want your name for publication, but we air not going to let any one puftapything anonymously on us if we know ? 1? WORK OF TUP COURT # Only On? Out of Eighteen Escapes Sentence For Liquor Law Violation > Court of general session* convened here Monday morning with Judge W. H. Townsend presiding. Only mipoi' cases, mostly prohibition violations, have been disposed of. The grand jury was dismissed Tuesday for the week, but will be called together again Monday morning. The case of Stewart Barrett, white, of near Kershaw, has been set for trial for Monday. The cases disposed of up to Wednesday afternoon are as follows: Bessie Stradford1 was tried on a liquor charge and found guiity. The court has not yet passed sentence. James Blair, a negro, plead guilty to * charge of manslaughter, *nd re- " rig ceiyed a sentence of from two to four years. He killed a nqgro in the northeastern section of the county. % Albertus Ballard, negro, plead guil- * ty to a charge of simple assault and received a sentence of 8 days or pay . a a fine of $60. ;g._; Hamp Wilson, white, was fotfnd guity on a liquor charge and was sen- 1p| to need to serve one year. After serving four, months, remainder to be suspended. Manning Brown plead guilty to a liqpor chargo, and the sentence was 6 months, but he was to serve two months with remainder to be sus- ' !?! pended. , .-JjB Filo Grooms, violating prohibition law, was sentenced to serve four months with-three suspended. Major King and Zeland Barfleld, young white men, Avho stole a Ford car from Dr. A.' W. Humphries and ^ dismantled it, aetlln* the Sparta resuited in Barfiqld pleading guilty and received a sentence of not less than one year and not more than two. A beqeh warrant had been issued for the ' arrest of Major King. Early Hinson, young white man, plead guilty to a liquor charge and was sentenced to serve four months with three months suspended. Don Defs mid. Henrietta Anderson, ??**3h| wore up on W charge of assault and battery. *Deas plead guilty and re- ({% ceivpd a straight sentence of two years on the chain gang. , A bench warrant ha# been issued for Henriet- - -^^SB ta Anderon. , Tom Humphries, white, whs con- 4 'M | yicted of simple-assault and was son- /IlM fenced to serve 80 days or pay a fine < of $100. Bob Small was found guilty of V; house breaking and laroeny and was sentenced to serve two months. Bond in the sum of $500 was put up pending an appeal. Virgil Boone and Elizabeth Ray, upon a chargeof adultery, were found not guilty. The testimony 'in this 'COTC^wailMrordfd. ? ^ Andrew Robertson was found guilty (i on a/liquor charge and was sentenced to serve six months, with four susMelvin Hall and Arthur Sharpe, white, and Pat Richardson, negrd, ' >: pleacl guilty on a liquor charge and were all sentenced .to serve eight months with five suspended. Maxey Jtefferson plead guilty to a liquor charge and sentenced to serve six months with one suspended, Charlie Williams plead guilty to a liquor charge and was sentenced to serve salmonths withfjve suspehded^v^^^^i Calvin Bell plead guilty to a charge of bigamy and- was sentenced to serve six months and pay a fine of $500. Joe Jackson plead guilty to a. prohibition charge and also to being a "root doctor" and was sentenced to serve three jhonths or pay a fine of $50. He^pald the fine with fifty one ceiving stolen^goods an* reived a straight sentence of six months. Dan fisher was tried in Ms ah- ^fj sence on two charges. Scaled ver- , dieter first and bond of $800 was-or- J dered escheated. Nol prossed as to 2* second case? . v Trant Mungo was upon two charges of liquor, violations and plead guilty to both charges. He was ordered to serve eight months of a former suspended sentence. * Jim Haile, pegro, plead guilty to a liquor charge and wa*; sentenced w . > . serve six months wiwL^ve suspended. Sam Carlos was'declared not gtitlty ^ih&?rM^SWery was Cried in his absence on a liquor charge, a sealed verdict was left |nd a bench warrant issued for his arrest# ric.. Jacob Belton, plead'guilty to u ^ , "PS liquor charge and received a sentence of six months with five suspended. a i Walhalla, July 6.-^R. H. Alexander, former Oconee county treasurer, was found guilty of embezzlement here tod*y, the jury in the case dellberat* frEal ing less tbaft two "hours. The former officer i was charged iJj&d&SaHi with' embezzlement and breach of trust with fraudulent Intent*,. To Bpeak'jHefe Monday. ".. The thrc<r eandidattg?7.seeking, the "^j" office of United States SenatoT from South Carolina, will address the vflfera ^T;.-*? . nf Ke?hafr CountyCamden . on Mom^r^July 12th^ The candidates