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. ' r'W FA,LURE TO ENROLL WILL FORFEIT YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE-S.GN THE ROLL OF YOU* CLUB TODAY , -- The Camden Chronicle ?' ^ - ''' -^^CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA rain?v ,...^ - ..7-""" -- i-^?b='^?? ' NUMBER IS. ' i . . ' ?.? >.rr-v? - ? ~ BARRETT DRAWS LIFE-TERM Court Clone# Tutml?y With McCaskill Case Upon Continued Docket Nearly the whole of Monday and Tuesday of the second week of court of general sessions was taken up with the tNal of Stewart Barrett for the murder of John Hinson, Both were residents of near Kershaw and the killing occurred on the cotton platform of the Threott-Carson company in Kershaw. Barrett has remained In the county jail1 since the killing which occurred on December 29, 1926. Many witnesses testified as to threats and counter/threads by the two men, but there was no eye-witness to the killing. The wounds on Hinson's body showed that he was shot from the back. Messrs. E. D. Blakeney, R. H. Hilton, of Camden; Copeland Massey and Attorney Gregory represented Barrett, while Attorney M. L. Smith assisted -Solicitor Spigner in the prosecution. John Hinson was a man of about 50 years of age and leaves a widow and two children, while Barrett is about 48 years of age and has a wife and five children. Bad blood is said to have existed between the two * men for a long while. Guilty of murder with recommendation to mercy was the verdict rendered against Barrett and this automatically carries a< sentence of imprisonment for life. Composing the P jury in this catfeWasJohn Rabon, J$g ? as foreman, and M. M. Evans, L. L. Truesdell, J. E. Jackson, Lor ing 4 Davis, W. T. Holley, S. E. Belvin, J. C. Gillis, J D. Motley, P. N. Smith, J. B. Branham, J. E. Jeffers, Jr. , Henry Patterson, colored, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition law and was sentenced to serve four months at hard labor with three months suspended during good behavior. Solomop Davis, colored, plead guilty to violation of the liquor lfgpre and was sentenced to serve foifi months 'with three months suspended during good (behavior. ~ / J. B. Norris, white and formerly a mill worker, appeared before the court to plead guilty to a charge of drawing a fraudulent check. Attorney -R, H. Hilton made a plea for Norris on the ground that he was mentally deficient and unable to, serve at'hard labor. The sentence of the court Was that Norris pay a fine of $25 or serve fifteen days in jail but tfyia, was later suspended during good behavior. Upon motion of counsel for the defense,'the case of D. M. MoCaakill, for, more than 18 years treasurer of Keishaw county, was continued and did not come up at the term of court which convened late Tuesday afternoon. . , . The grand_ jury Monday afternoon banded in two true bills charging Mr. McCaskill with breach* of trust, with fraudulent intent and Tuesday presented four additional indictments, charging forgery of school claims ranging in amounts from $30 to $450. The sums represented in the indictments amount to around $12,000. Bond in the amount of $5,000 has been furnished and Mr. McCaskill is continuing in his official capacity, Mr. McCaskili Tuesday afternoon denied reports current earlier in the day that he would resign from office and - stated when interviewed that he still expected to be a candidate to succeed himself in the approaching primary.! . a ... ,~Lr . Presentment of, the Grand Jury. The presentment of the grand jury which bears the signature of R.-a Williams, foreman,?wee- -delivered Tuesday and appears in full as follows: "We, the Grdnd Jury of Kershaw* County at the summer (July 1926) I term of Court of General Sessions or the said County, beg to make this our presentment to the Honorable Court:* "We have passed on all bills prese"tod to us by the Solicitor. "We find the - Court House and grounds in good condition. "It has come to our attention that some repairs and renovation ia badly needed at the County Jail. The foreman of this body with the Sheriff of the county, and the Chairman of the Hoard of Directors, have made a personal inspection of the jail and have agreed upon the changes that should be put 1n at once to rendpr the jfafl1 ?nn'tary. and the board of county directors has promised to hav? this work done a? sooir as this * : present' ?rm of court shall clear the jail so bat the work can be conveniently done. ~ "The County fiscal wear has just closed (June 80, 192$) and the ofllce Old/Comptroller General- of South t^rolina has given notice of its readiness to make its annual check of the! county officers for the year. In .view of this'feet this -body has deemed it best to make no examination of the booka of thfe COHhty officers at this time and to defer that duty until the fall term' when we have the benefit of the settlement made with the Comptroller General for our information and guidance*"The roads of the county are in good condition. It has been reported to the Grand Jury that the Hough Bridge over Lynch's Creek was condemned on April 13th by Mr. P. M. Kirkley. The foreman of the Grand Jury took this matter up with Mr. Kirkley, who is a member of the Kershaw County Board of Directors, and; he assures the Grand Jury that this \ bridge ifeould be put in first class con- j 4jtion within a very short time. "Wswhh to thank the Presiding! Judge, the Hoii^ttorgnd "ITT the' Court] officials for the courtesies show u/gal at this ? ~ ] ^ \ . V- * . 4 tsf,. MAKING GOOD IN THE WEST ^ f . Former Camden Boy Now Prominent Attorney in San Francisco. A friend of The Chronicle sends us a newspaper story clipped from the San Francisco Examiner under the heading of "Snappy Shots" and carries a picture of the subject of the sketch. Charles V. Rarfield, known to his Camden friends as "Sully" Barfield, is the man the Examiner features under the caption. They take up prominent men of their city each day and write a pen picture of him. "Sully" Barfield is a native of Camden and started as a messenger boy here, became a telegraph operator and in time won the world's championship in telegraphy. He worked at night and went to college during the day and finally was admitted to the bar of San Francisco. He has made himself without any assistance. He is highly thought of in San Francisco, where he has a nice home, a fine wife and two splendid boys. He is still very loyal to Camden. The Examiner article follows: Yes-s- suh! Charles was born in. Saouth Caholinah. A soft swelling roll in his voice is suggestive of candied yams, fried chicken, fragrant iced drinks and? mosquitoes. He was born in Camden, where he lived until he was 16. He then went over into Alabama. Ah, Alabama! A name with which to conjure. Something in it suggesting candied yams^ fried chicken, fragrant iced drinks, and mosquitoes. Before leaving Camden Charles had become cxtraordinarjh^proficient as a press telegraph op<gj$tor. He worked at the key in varioua. parts of Alabama until 1911, when he came back to San Francigco. Charles worked here for a great time as a press telegraph operator. Ap,d it was during the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915 that he achieved in -taking high honors in a AelkPof many contestants as & &Ullar~-pres8 operator.-No meair key-man, this boy! from Camden. While working press operator here Charles began the study of law. He entered Hastings College and was admitted to practice in 19PL He is especially interested in, corporation law and personal injury cases and is specializing in this branch of his pro-1 fession. His hobby is tennis and his ambition is to stimulate plans for the construction of an adequate public tennis court here in San Franciscp, easily accessible and suited to the needs of the city's tennis fans. Y4s-s? suh! Born in Saouth Caboirnah! And proud to be in San Francisco. And he aims to stay here. Has two native sons! Yes-s- suh! Now if he cap become as prolific in his contact with juries as ha was with a telegraph hey?. . -ptr ' ^vT"' Yes-s- suh! Baseball Saturday, ? a . Wateree tackles Oakland Mills of Newberry Saturday in a game of baseball between two divisions of Kendall' Mills, Inc. This* game should be a good one as both teams are out to win. ^ x ' Wateree took the first game between these teams by th^. score of <4 to 2 in a close and interesting pitcher's battle between Baker and Bodie. Baker won this game with a-? three bagger while two men . were on. Wateree has been strengthened by the return of Bert Wilson,. crack infielder, who will remain with the team throughout the stag on, . -~~ The. Wateree Mills' Band will furnish music throughout the game, to whkh the public, is invited. The game will start promptly at 4:00 P. M. CANDIDATES Sl'EAK HERB Edgar Brown Make* Attack on Smith's Campaign Manager Quito a large audience heard the three candidates for United States senate address the voters of Kershaw county during the recess hour at the court house here Monday, court being in session. The place for the speaking had been arranged fpr Monument park, but the candidates thought they could reach more people at the court house. Senator Smith spoke first, followed by Edgar A. Brown. After Mr. Brown's speech the audience had become restless and hungry and very few remained to hear Mr. Dial: .. The Associated Press man following the campaign party sent out the following relative to the meeting in the daily press of Tuesday: "The senatorial campaign was enlivened today by a spirited denunciation of J. H. (Jake) Woodward by Speaker Edgar A. Brown,, of Barnwell, who is opposing Senator E. D. Smith and former Senator N. B. Dial for the seat now held by the former. Speaker Brown applied several epithets to Woodward, who until recently was sta^ hospital inspector, and declared the latter had abused him <m: the streets of Camaen, although, tns speaker charged, Woodw^d had some weeks ago sought to enter his employ as a political worker for the campaign. He described the^ former. inspector as 'a camp follower of Senator Smith. Senator Smith, the Barnwell candidate declared, has a whole horde of fellows following him about and distributing 'his yellow-backed circulars.' He repeated his allegations that the Senator 'goes about year after y6ar demagoging about the state as a farmer.' VJ.. "Referring to the statement on Senator Smith's circular that he is the only Senator whose sole occupation is farming* the speaker asserted that there ere many rep*e-~ sentatives Of agriculture in congress, klfSough they may have other interests, and added: "I don't call that false pretense: I won't say what it is. If I've got to go to the senate by false pretenses and by making you promises -1 know that I can't keep, then I'll stay at home,' he declared. , "Senator Smith, reviewing his record in part, said: "I don't believe any man or woman can find a single instance in my record of eighteen years as your servant where I have not upheld the dignity and welfare of my state and nation to the limit of my abiliiy.' "Fprrner Senator Dial also recounted his record and continued his advocacy of safe and sound, principles in government, with no special class to be favored." v Officer Kills Suspected Msd Dog Acting Chief of Police Hilton demonstrated his ability as a marksman Wednesday morning when, standing upon the running 'board of a speeding automobile in pursuit of a dog . said to have been mad, he phot and killed the animal. The. chase started when the animal attacked another dog at the corner of Broad and DeKa|b streets and terminated pn . Broad street near Walnut. *1 .?'.!> ? r --? 1 - : . Little Girl's Condition Improving Frances Shaw, 18-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lane C. Shaw of this city, has returned,*? the home of her parents much improved in health after receiving treatment for pneumonia at a Columbia hospital for some time past. aTShank Loads AutpmoMle While parked in front of Lee's Market on DeKalb street the car of A. A. Shank was stolen Wednesday evening about eight o'clock. Mr. Shank discovered the theft within ten minutes after it occurred and with local police officers co-operating had shortly^ thereafter notified every ailjoining town but efforts to apprehend the thieves had up until Thursday afternoon been without success. The car was a 1922 model Ford roadster and in addition to practically new tires it carried sporting and fishing equipment valued at $150. Notice To Enrollment Committee. The various enrollment committees are required' to close the enrollment book on the 27th d?V of this July, 1926, and return sanie to the undersigned at his office in the Crocker Building, Camden, S. C., within three uaya aner said closing.' R. H. HILTON, Chairman of Kershaw County DemoI crattr Executive Committee. \ L 1 KKV. JABBZ IK KRIS PASSES Aged Clergyman Waa At One Time Pant or of Camden Baptist Church Many people of Camden will learn with sorrow of the passing of the Rev. Jabez Ferria, of Batesburg, who served as paetor of the Camden Baptist church for a number of years prior to 1908. During his stay here Mr. Ferris endeared himself deeply in the affections of all by his Godly life and deep interest in the spiritual welfare of all citizens of the community. The following account of hie life and works appeared under a Batesburg dateline in the Columbia State of Saturday: The/; Reverend Jafbez Ferris, generally regarded aa Batesburg's "grtatest citizen" died at the Leesville infirmary l^sfc night at eleven o'clock, after a lingering illness Of several year/r. He was born in Greenwich, Conn., June 20, 1840. During the Confederate war he was listed In the Union army but was required only to gender home service, he being a ministerial student at the time. Ho came to the Batesburg Baptist church in October, 1908, end served a pastorate of two years, having previously rendered a .similar service at Kershaw. In 1908 he again acceptednr call to th^Kershaw church, where he remained until failing health compelled his retirement, when he returned to Bsteeburg. In the years following, so much as he had strength* he served as . supply to various churches in this community. Prior to bis coming to this state Mr, Ferris was married, his wife dying shortly after he came to Batesburg. Two children survive this union, Irving Ferris of Philadelphia and Miss Alice Ferris of Wilson's college, Chambersiburg, Pa. In 1907 he- married Mrs. Mamie Y. Fox of Batesburg, who also survives him. It can be truly said that no citizen of] ad$ community, .ever secured- a higher place hi the estimation of his fellows than Mr. Ferrls did in Batesburg. He was loved by all, regardless of condition or oreed. He was a man of considerable learning, but modest withal. Quiet and unassuming in manner, yet he would grip the heart and conscience of those with whom hff came in contact and yield an influence only for good. He was often referred to as the "grand old hum," and none that ever knew him doubted the consecration of himself to the cause of the Master he loved and served so well. "Service" was hfl only rule of conduct. Home Demonstration Notes Miss Alma Burgess, home demonstration agent, will ? go to Dillon on Monday to carry t Miss Margaret Johnson of the Antioeh Girls' club* who will represent Kershaw County in the room improvement.contest for this district. Mrs. Dora Dee Walker of Wiqthjrpp College will be in Camden Wednesday, July 21, to give an all day canning demonstration to the home demonstration dub of Lugoff. Mrs. Walker will deniohstrate fancy packs for exhibits to be psed in the county fair this falL _?1 V-/.; / . The market will be reorganized and run under new plans this Saturday, July 17. It will be opened at 8:80 and close at 10:80 o'clock. The prices will run on the same plan as the local self-service stores the ladies of the town and county ai$ ftfc vited to come out dtid'see the display. Box Supper;TonightThe Chronicle has been requested to announce that a box supper and ice cream supper will be held at Refuge Baptist church fourteen miles northeast of Camden on the Lockhart road Friday night, July 16th. The public is invited and the proceeds of the sale will go for the benefit of Refuge church ?. It is also announced that the Rev. B. S. Broom will commence a protracted meeting at the same church oq the night of Sunday, July 18, the meeting to continiife for one week. Notice To Candidate*. . Notice is hereby given to the-VA*ious candidates that the time for qualification expires on the 14th day oi August, 192G. Before one's name car 1 be entered on the ticket it is necessary that he pay ,his assessment t( the undersigned oh or before' thai date and also Ale with him a pledg< which will be furnished free of charg< ; i together with another page whicl must bo Aled with the oferk of^couri I W ** * ?. Hl&TON,, M Chairman Kershaw County Demoera I tic Eiecutivf Committee. Biriii rflw*8P v- - CAMDEN PLEASES V181TORS Physician and Parly Find Solace in Wake of Auto Accident As reported in the last issue of The Chronicle, it will be recalled that Dr. W. J. Bieber of Bethlehem, Pa., Mrs, Elisabeth J. Shannon of Camden, N. J., Mrs. J. F. Armentrout of Roanoke, Va., and Miss Ida Burcli of Richmond, Va., composed a party that happened upon a most ^unfortunate accident when their heavy sedan collided with a Ford roadster driven by Mr. K. B. Mobley of this city on North Broad street Wednesday afternoon of last week. The. party was enroute to Florida on a pleasure trip but damages to the car were such as to make a continuance of the trip inadvisable and when 1 repaired the car will start on' its homeward journey instead. While awaiting their time t.o leave these delightful people have made many warm friends in Camden whose best wishes ' will go with them and whose pleasure it will be to bid welcome to their early return. Before leaving Camden, Dr. Biebe*, in giving some impressions gained while here, favored The Chronicle with tfe& following valued communication: "Judging from the purely materialistic point of view, it was our great misfortune to participate in a col lis- < sfon accident in your city, which resuited in considerable damage to both 1 cars. Adjustment ha* been amicably and satisfactorily made by the parties 1 concerned. 14 However, 'tis an ill wind that blows nobody good, and our apparent misfortune was but a blessing In disguise, since it brought us into more or less intimate contact with the most delightful people whom we have had the pleasure of meeting in ; many a 4 long day. ' >< "Our experience began with the kindly offices of the lovely people hv< ing in the neighborhood of the acci- ! dent. Then came the kind and touching care which wo received at 1 your neat and thoroughly complete hospital? lA.tpTj because we were detained for necessary repairs, we became acquainted with So many kind, solicitous, generous, truly hospitable and genuinely friendly citizens of this, fine Southern city that we have been j almost overwhelmed with favors and expressions of sympathy. 44Words must fail adequately to convey to you our wonderful apprecta- ' tion, our heartfelt gratitude, our deep, 1 tender feeling, our actual love for 1 you Camden people. # 44You have an artistically planned, J .well-managed city with wide, clean 1 streets, cool, shady parka and fine J inviting homes. ?our noble, towering ' trees rival the finest to be found in , the New England States. No locality j anywhere, we firmly believe, can rival your thorough goodness, your genuine ' hospitality, your helpful friendship." I Camden Represented at Ad Meet R. M. Kennedy, Jr., president of >jDie Camden and Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce, in company with L". A. Kirkland, Henry Savage, B..G. Sanders and C. J..Shannon, Jr., attended a meeting of commercial secretaries and business men from every section of the state gathered at Columbia Tuesday. The meeting wai called for the purpose of discussing an extensive campaign to advertise Ithe resources of South Carolina and one notable feature a# proposed vfould include a trip to Maine, in return for the visit made this section last fall by Governor Brewster and his party. L-J , " ' Named SecoiM^Lieq^ebants ~ K. Foster'Murray; Washington correspondent of the Charleston News and Courier, sends the following press dispatch to his paper under date of - July T~~ "John B* Dotterer, of Charleston, Herman Bauia -of Camden, and Thomas A. Sharpe of Darlington are among the?; South Carolinians announced tbday as having been appointed second lieutenants of infan* try in the officers' reserve, U. S. A." " PTcnTc Enjoyed By Many. .. The Presbyterian Sunday school had a very enjoyable picnic at Holland's Lake on last Thursday afternoon, i The cars loaded with young folks left] at three o'clock and after swimming j j and boating they were served a delightful supper by the ladies of the ~ church. All had such a good time jjthey voted to have another later in ' : the summer, - : .. . r_ i > i'or Road Superintendent, tj To the Democratic Voters of Ker jshaw County: At the solicitation of jj friends from different sectibps of the li County, I hereby announce myself , a I candidate for -road - Superintendent, ;.and will abide the result of the pri ! mary, and will appreciate the support r1$l the voters. Henry E. Munn. ' MILITARY COMPANY HONORED . / Ladies ?>f Camden Serve Picnic to Members of Company M. The ladies of <3amden proved their loyal friendship to Company M, local unit of tho South Caroline National Guard, when t<ln Wednesday- after- r~" noon they prepared and served a bountiful picnic lunch to the members of the company at Boydon Arbor. " near Camp Jackson, Where the militia is now stationed in annual encampment. Everything good to eat and lots of it waa placed before the man and needless to say they went to it with much delight after ten days of army rations. Mrs. Marvin Reasonover and Miss Etta Zemp, who are largely responsible for the success of the affair, found a hearty response in the mothers and friends of the boys in old Company M. Many wero the words of thanks expressed in shdft after- ' dinner speeches by the boys of the company. Mrs. S. C. Zemp, wife of a former captain and loyal friend of tho company, made a fitting response for the ladies. Sergeant Hobson Hilton, a former member of the company, made a splendid talk relating to his siperibr? ences with this unit in the American Expeditionary Forces. The present personnel of Company M has * wonderful record to sustain hut their friends have a firm confidence that they shall carry on in the same fine style. ; BETHliNB NEWS NVIVB Items of Interest as Gathered By Oar Regular Correspondent Bethune, S. C., July 14.-i-Mr. and Mrs. John G. Richards, Jr., returned Friday from their bridal trip to the mountains of Western North Oaolina and from a visit to Mr. Richard's old home at Liberty Hill. They accompanied Mrs. Richard's sister, Mrs. Oi 0. Terry, who with her two little daughters,, has been spending several? Weeks here, td Augusta Saturday, where Mrs, Terry boarded a train for her home in Ray City, Georgia. Misses Eva and Francos Severance . and Dr. R. E: Severance, returned __ Thursday front a visit to relatives, it* the lower part of the State. Messrs. James and Karl Roseborough of Lugoff were guests of their tinclc, Dr. E. Z. Truesdale, Sunday afternoon. Miss Katherine Ward , returned .V home Monday from the Baptist Hospital, where she underwent a thpqat operation last week.- She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. M. Q. Ward. Mr. Manly Smith and family of Bishopville have moved into the resi-. dence just south of Mr. J. A. McCaskilf. Mr. Smith has purchased the market owned by Mr. C. L. McKinnon. Mrs. Boyce Baker and litt:e daughter, of Sumter, are guests of Mrs. Baker'ss parents, Mf. and Mrs. H. TV Johnson. A game of baseball was played here Tuesday afternoon between the home team and Jefferson, resulting in the score of 9 to 6 in: favor of Jefferson. Mrs. Creason of Columbia is the guest of her brother, Mr. S. B. Padgett. Miss Beth Norwood of McBee was the recent guest of diet cousin, Marga-ret Truesdell. The Girls' Finger Club was entertained Friday afternoon*'by Mtasss Dorothy and Margie Parrott. The dgb decided to hold a. picnic at Watts pond several miles north of herd Tuesday. Ice cream and wafers were served at the close of the meeting. Misses Ruth Watte and Eva Sever- . ance and Dr. Eldon Severance were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Austin in Matthews, N. C., Friday and Saturday. The B. Y. P. U. of the Timrod church, several miles above here, pre* seated a play entitled, "Ruth," in the school auditorium Monday evonlttf.?? X ntat.som was realised from t}ie evening's entertainment. Mrs. Ella Twitty of Cleveland, Ohio, is a guest in the home of her brother, Dr. E. Z. Truesdell. Mrs. Eva .Belch and children of Cayce are guests of Mrs. Belch's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mayes. - .? " ? |. "I 1 "I .1 ?> o Expense Blanks at Clerk's'Office - According to announcement T^hg statement blanks for candidates in the coming primary will be found In the office of the clerk of court. Candidates are requested to call for these i blanks and have them properly filed. JjUST 10 DAYS LEFT I Just ten more days remain in whl^ymi scan put on the Democratic club n.tTs. ('nil on your secretary and pll^Vypur . nnnie on the roll before it is too lute. The hooks close Tuesday, ; July 27th, at midnifbt?but don't i f*vait till . the laM minute. The g book for the Camden club P lid nt The Chronicle offer. ' - : ' . " '1