The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 16, 1926, Image 1
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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 $5,000 has
been furnished and Mr. McCaskill is
continuing in his official capacity,
Mr. McCaskili Tuesday afternoon denied
reports current earlier in the day
that he would resign from office and
- stated when interviewed that he still
expected to be a candidate to succeed
himself in the approaching primary.!
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Presentment of, the Grand Jury.
The presentment of the grand jury
which bears the signature of R.-a
Williams, foreman,?wee- -delivered
Tuesday and appears in full as follows:
"We, the Grdnd Jury of Kershaw*
County at the summer (July 1926) I
term of Court of General Sessions or
the said County, beg to make this our
presentment to the Honorable Court:*
"We have passed on all bills prese"tod
to us by the Solicitor.
"We find the - Court House and
grounds in good condition.
"It has come to our attention that
some repairs and renovation ia badly
needed at the County Jail. The foreman
of this body with the Sheriff of
the county, and the Chairman of the
Hoard of Directors, have made a personal
inspection of the jail and have
agreed upon the changes that should
be put 1n at once to rendpr the jfafl1
?nn'tary. and the board of county directors
has promised to hav? this
work done a? sooir as this * : present'
?rm of court shall clear the jail so
bat the work can be conveniently
done. ~
"The County fiscal wear has just
closed (June 80, 192$) 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 ? ~ ]
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MAKING GOOD IN THE WEST ^
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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,
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. 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.
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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. \
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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
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> 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.
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MILITARY COMPANY HONORED
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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.
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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. '
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