The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 26, 1926, Image 1
The Camden Chronicle
' CAMt>EN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1926. NUMBER 38.
MKTIHUJINT APPOINTMENTS
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LyttUton Street ftjpthodiat Church
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Bennettsville, & c., Nov. 2|.-1
Bishop Mouzon today read out the
following appointments for the lower
conference, of the South Carolina
Methodists:
Charleston district: Q. y. Kirby
presiding elder;v Allendale, Woodrow
Ward; Appleton circuit, J. p. Attaway;
Beaufort, W. C. Kirkland;
Bethel circuit, W. E. Sanders; Black
Swimp circuit, W. G. Ariail; Bluffton
circuit, A, P. Ragan; Boon Hill
circuit, J. P. Winningham; Charleston,
.Bethel, D M, McLeod; Cumberland's.
E. Ledb'fetter;\North Charleston,
L. C. Sanders; Spring Street
J, T. FcLWlef; Trinity, W. C. Pwen;
Cottageyille, B. J. Guess; Dorchester,
W. S. Heathj Ehrhardt, L. T. Phillips;
Estill, J T? 'Campbell; Hampton, G. A
Teasley; Hyidersonville, D T. Smoak;
Lodge, H. L. F. Shuler; McClellanville
and Mt. Pleasant, E. p. Hutson;
Meggett, P. B, McLeod; Ridgeland,
R. P. Turner; Ridgeville/E. P. Scoggins;
SummerviH$, E. Ben Taylor;
Walterboro, B. L. Knight; Yemassee',
J. M. Collier; Parris Island and
marine pastor, C. B. Burns; student
, Yale university, B. M. Bowen; student
Emory university, L. D. Hamer.
FlSrence district: Thomas G. Herbert,
presiding "elder; Bennettsville,
E. L. McCojl; Bennettsville circuit,
George K. Way; Bethlehem, J. W.
Ariail; Bjrlghtsville, A. V. Harbin;
Cheraw, R. B. Jones; Chesterfield,
W. P. Way; Darlington, W: I. Herbert;
East-iChesterfieht, J. R.# Sojourner;
Epworth, J F. Hoffmeyer;
Florence, W. V. Dibble and R. Bryce
Herbert, junior preacher Hartsville,
J. W. Daniel; Hartsville circuit, J. O,
Bunch, supply; , Jefferson, Gobe
Smith; Lamar, G. W. Dukes; Liberty,
F. E. Hodges; Marlboro, J. B. Wqldon;
MoUoJI,. W Duncan; McColJ
circuit, J..F. .Campbell; McBee, J. A,
GraRam; Pagelanth W. G. Elwell;
Patrick, J fx Mullinix; .Tatum and
Hebron,. C.. &>Felder; Timmonsville
and> PisgaVW. Henry; Tlmmonsville
^rculCX^W; Shenly. '
Kingstree district: M. W. Hook,
presiding elder;" Andrews, J. R. Johnson;
Black River, S. D. Tomlinson;
Cades,- J. C. Inalfinet; Cordesville, G.
T. Rhoad; Georgetown, Duncan)Memorial
W J.-Bnyder; West End, H. F.
Collins; Greelyville and . Lanes, F. L.
Glennan; Hemingway, M. G. Arant;
Jamestown, iM. 0, .W?Bt; Johnsonville,
yr^rraibinet;^ Kingstree, W. D.
Gleaton; Lake'City, M L. Banks; New
P.
Chewning; Pinopolis, If. W. Jones;
Home, ?T. E. Derrick; Sampit, W. H.
Perry; iBcrantpn, B "S. Hughes;. Trio,
H. W. Shealv; Turbeville, A. M.
Gardner,
/Marion district: S. O.i Caritey, presiding
elder; Ay nor, j. G. Ferguson;
South Aynor, T. W.- Williams; Blenheira
and Brownsville, B. H. Covington;
.Bucksville, H. T>.Morrison,:aup=
Ply; Centenary, L, J). B. Williams;
Clio, W. A, Beckham; Conway, G. P
Watson; Couuway circuit, W O. Henderson;
ftillon, C. C. Derrick; Floydale,
C. T. Easterling, Jr.; Lakeview,
J. J Stevenson; Latta, W E. Wiggins;
Little River, S. D. Newell* Little
Bock, H. D. -Shuler; Loris, K. S. Carmiehael;
Marion, L Jj. Bedenbaugh;
Marion' 'circuit, M. M. Byrd, supply;
Mullins,; J. H. Banner; Mulfins circuit,
S. D. Bailey; Nichols, G. L. Ingram;
Wacoamaw, W. T. Bedenbaugh;
stifteiit University South Carolina,
E V, Best; president Horry Industrial
school, C. Aston,
i OtORgeburg district: W. Roy Philips,
presiding elder; Bamberg, D.,A.
Phillips; Bamberg and Orangeburg
mission, Ernest Dugan; Barnwell, R.
W. Humphries; Bowman, W; -: JL
Jones; Branchrille, P, K. Crosby;
Cameron, E. Z. James; Denmark, W.
H. Hodges; Edisto, T V G. PhiUips;
Elloree and Jerusalem, L^ E* Beeler;
Eutawville; E. J). Shei&? drove*, J.
M. Shingler; HarleyviHel>. E. B. Johneon;
Holly Hill, S D. Colyer; Norway,
C. C. Gardner; North and Limestone,
Hamlin Ethridge; Olyr, J, B.
Ptosser; Orange, J. F. Way; Orangeburg,
St Paul's, G. T. Hawnon; ProvWence.'X.
M. Peeler; RoWesville, Paul
T. Wood; Smoaks, W. #. Mitchum;
Matthews, J *. Clark; St George,
* E Ihkbnit; St Matthewa. circuit
Garrison; Spring Hill, D O. Spife^
extension, Welbourne Summers; student
Yale university, J. E. Ford; editor
Southern Christian Advocate, E. 0.
Watson.
i Sumter district: Peter Stokes, presiding
eider; Bethune, H P. Hucks;
Bishopville, J. H. Graves; Camden,
J, T. PeAerj College Place. T. E.
Morris; Columbia circuit, E H. Back-,
hara* Heath Springs, T. W. L*w; Jordan,
G. P. Varn; Kershaw, G. W.
Davis; Lynchburg, J W. Elkins; Manning,
B. (f. Mtftphy; Oswego, D. N.
Busbee; Pine wood, T. W. God bold;
Rembert, J E. Cook; Spring Hill,
W. L. Parker; Summerton, J. M.
Sogers; Sumter. Trinity, F. H. Binder;
Broad Street, R R. Tuckat; Wait
Kershaw, W. V. Jerman, supply; Wesley
Chapel and Hebron, P- K. Rhoad;
business manager Southern Christian
Ad/ocata, 2. H. Noland; professor at
tBrerard hstiUta S. G. Mm I is, pro
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Brooklyn, New York.
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peared " # tOUriBt ?1 ?H
lv?n Y"*"' i8"ut' of thl' Brooklyn
Daily Eagle, one o( the ,
POJWra of Now England:
Although Camden, South Carolina
Znr;,r:1 thc k'*di"* -?h
old f a Southeast, the quaint
ualitv"'0 l0Sl n0m! of iu in<"vW'
ua Jty an an ante-bellum eity. It J
a home-like Camden, redolent with
memories and traditions of by.
dearr dispcn,!inf t0 a marked
,,T,l oharming hospitality fail
whmh the old South was famed j
I. <"ld as ">c homefolks are to have
the tourists _ share with them the
blight sunshine, balmy breezes and
h!,anma.0f tHe Pi"c8' th<;y Prefer
that Camden entertain the tourists
instead of the tourists entertaining
Camden and so find fellowship and
general hospitality feature the reception
givep to the stranger within its
gates."
''Many things make Camden espe.cially
attractive to the tourist. The
climate is of course one and then the
; soil plays an important role, the character
of the sandy soil being such that
it dries quickly, and after a rain one
can in a very short time get out to
enjoy a game of golf. A city of
pretty homes, the type of architecture
gives Camden a distinct atmosphere
.of the old South and this appeals to
the Northern visitor.- And then it
has the sport of kings, for it has always
been something of a horse center."
Fireman Killed
Southern Passenger train No. 11,
Charleston to Columbia, ran into an
open switch ati 10:15 o'clock last
Might at Moye, about three miles
SOlity oFKingviiie, killing W. S. Hezikiah,
fireman, seriously injuring R.
XX Stephens! engineer, and slightly
hurting W; J. Ansaldo, engineer. The
train, which had been held at Charleston
to accommodate the crowd returning
from % iCitadid-Furman
football game, was using two engines,
which were coupled together, drawing
aijc cars. No passengers, so far as
could be learned early this morning,
were injured.
- According to word reaching Columbia,
the switch lock was found, unlocked,
on the cross ties nearby.
Sunday's State.
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jjThey Went to the Fair.,
"?He management of the Kershaw
county Fair certainly has no "cause to
complfcin at Kershaw's untenit. in the
ovent, from the attendance standpoint
at least. We would hive 'been
pleased to have published the name*.
Some were not satisfied with going
down just for one day. They enjoyed
it so much that they had to repeat
their visit and get another view,
which speaks well for the Fair.?Ke*Ihaw
^Tra: ?r,
Stole His Coupe
,.. Leavihg his Chevrolet coupe less
than thirty minutes, Mr. L. T. Griffin,
a traveling salesman from Spartanburg,
had his cw\ stolen ^ from its
parking, plfcce in .front of the Hotel
Camden early Tuesday evening. The
car w&v* new one and had been
driven but very li|tle. Mr. Griffinhad
it locked and his keys in his
pocket and had stepped to the second,
floor of the hotel for only a few
f minutes and when he returned it was
missing. Police notified all of the
[surrounding towns.by wire early, but
no trace has been' found of the car
for thief. ? - .
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MONEY O/* FARM I
Sumter County Man Proves That It
Can Ik I)on? Without Cotton
The farming experience of B.
Bradford, Sumter, S. C., K. F. D. No. I
4, iu interesting at thiB time. In an
interview with him he was rather!
reluctant in speaking of what he nasi
done and it was only upon assurance I
that the use of his name would add
interest to the story that he wa?
willing for it to be used. J
In his own words he "struggled
eleven years to pay off a mortgage I
on 67 acres of land with .cotton.
Didn't pay a dollar jbut was'forcedI
to borrow money fiw? the bank thel
first of every February to pay the in-J
terest. Was getting nowhere and so
decided give the cow," hog, " and!
hen a try, Eliminated cotton entirely
aijd pajd all debts in four years, end
owe nothing n(fw. Have hogs enough I
to sell several hundred dollars' worth J
and have plenty meat and lard for j
home use. Have a good little herd 1
of pyre bred Guernseys, sell lots of I
buttet, feed skim milk to pigs and I
poultry, and soil is getting richer|
each year. Run only an ordinary I
sized one-horse farm, but keep^ two J
head to do effective work." |
Looking a little further into re-1
assuring experience?Mr. Bradford!
now has thirty porkers, most'pf which j
will soon be ready for sale^or slaught- I
er. He also has 76 whit? Leghorn
hens penned and 75 Rhode Island I
Reds on range. The past year he!
sold a little over $200 worth of pouferi
try products in addition to building I
up his flocks. During the same year J
he sold $450 worth of butter. From
one acre of watermelons he sold ffctA]
worth, and has made a bumper crop!
of velvet beans there on the samel
acre. . 1
His dairy herd is interesting. Eight I
j years ago he got bis first Plirfi bgfidl
heifer. From this start he has built |
up his present herd of eight pure 1
breds and has refused $500 for the I
mother cow.- The
entire farm iaplftuted to $?ed-|
stuffs. Nothing?Except aometimes 1
a little concentrate feed?is bought.
This year he has more than he will
In a humorous way he said , he un?;
Iderstood that the cotton farmers were
hard hit again this year, but that hp
1 has had as good a year as has ever
come his way. He is square with the
world, has bought five acres, of land
fronting on the paved road to build
on some^ayVsnd^^dn^t^laRt
cotton if he were guaranteed 80 cenfe
per ppy-hd; for it.?-Sumter Hem.?
! officer Died of Wound* . . .
Florence, Nov, 19.?E. W. Johnson^
plain clothes, officer of the. Florence
I police department, died at a hospital 1
here this afternoon as a result of |
wounds received . Monday afternoon
when he was shot by Robert Bentley,
2(foyear-old negro, whom he was ml
the act of arresting on a minor j
charge. Inrajedlateiy after the shoot-1
ing. the negro was carried to tl*el
state penitentiary in Columbia *?*|
safe keeping.
Four other negroes are under ar-I
rest for investigation. - They are in
th*< city fail here. Officer Johnson 1
was shot three times. \Prteumonia, I
which set, in Thurpday night, contributed*
to his deafti.^The funeral services
will be^ heldi^ndS^ -^^ >
Mr. Johnson leaves a widow and
several children. He hadheen a member
of the police force here for seven |
years. I
Toll of Traffic
Grade crossing accidents took a toll
of 14 dead and six injured in the
South last week, while 57 persons |
Were killed and 249 hurt in all forms
of traffic mishap^' in11 " Southern I
Mates, repprts to the Associated Press
show. South Carolina reported two I
dead and three injured. j
M.i,
Ker?h?w. Nov. 23.-J. F. P.te,
White, an Operative* of the Kershaw
Cotton mills, was fatally injured while
working at a baling press in the ml i]
this inoming, dying a few hours later,
i No one was with him when the accv- j
dent occurred, but it is believed be |
wa^struck in the head by the control I
lever of the machine be was opera t-1
ing.
A coroner'a jury found that, he had
lost his life accidentally. - ]
x Mr. Pate est a man of family and|
was abouV ^d years age. He is
survived by a widow and several
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Ml*. W. R. GARDNER DEAD
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Well Known Ix>wer Mate Street Merchant
Passes Away
_ Though not unexpected *-Ahe announcement
tyst Friday of themeath
of Mr. Willium Riley Gardner brought
aorrow to a largo circle of friends
throughout Camden and Kershaw
County. His death came at an early
hour Friday morning at his home on
North Broadr atreet following a
lengthy illness, where he had been
critically ill fojr more than a week.
Several years ago Mr. Gardner suffered
an infection of one of his hands,
and was . critically ill .fjrqirL Wftftd
poisoning and he had apparently fully
recovered from its affects but he was
left in a weakened condition.
He was born in Kershaw # County
near Westville, October 5, 1861, and
was married- to Miss Florence Shiver
on June 17, 1885, and is survived by
his widow and three daughters,
Misses Maude Gardner and Ftgar
Gardner, of Camden, and Mrs. J. H.
Irby, of Boykin. For a number of
years Mr. Gardner was the efficient
manager of the state farm in Kerahaw
county.. Lat?r he followed
farming extensively in the Stockton
section up to a few years ago, when
he sold his farm and moved to Camden
where he had conducted the
Farmers Grocery company on lower
Main street, formerly owned and operated
by Mr. Joseph Sheheen, where
he had eh joyed a liberal patronage.
f: t Mr. Gardner was a genial, pleasant
gentleman, who made many friends
and held them. Mr. Gardner was u
member of the Masonic fraternity and
his funeral was held from his late
residence, being in charge of fellow
.Mhsons. Rev. J. T. Peeler, assisted
ibx .Bev, J, P. Graham, conducted the
services. The pallbearers were
Messrs. C. W. Birchmore, W. F. Nettles,
S. Wylie Hogue, W. C. Nicholson,
M. M. R^asonover, and J. Q.
Godwin. Quite a large number of
friends and" relatives assembled to pay
a last tribute of respect to. his memory
and many beautiful floral offerings
covered the new made grave in
the Quaker cemetery.
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To Mhke Address at Wateree
We have been requested by the
Piastor, Rev. T. ]L. Willingham, to
Jtate ^that Former Judge iRtendel L.
Smith will deliver an addhbss to the
people of the Wateree mill community
in their church on Sunday evening,
December 5, at 7i80 o'clock. Judge
Smith" has a wide reputation as dn
interesting speaker aud those attenddng
will,not be disappointed. -Rev.
Willingham extends the invitation to
every one to be present. .
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j a muvi at at r Olivine
Funeral services for J. G. Kelly,
76, were- held at 8 o'clock Friday afternoon
at the Kelly burying ground
near Pontiac. Mr, Kelly had been in
ill hecltlf for some time but seemed
to be very much improved until about
* week before W reath; ;
He waB a man of many fine traits
of character^ and will be misted by
his numerous friends.
Mr. Kel|y is survived by his widow
and.ll children and the following
brothers and sisters, Mrsl Mary Best
of Whiteville, N. C., Mrs. Newton
Kelly of Lugoff, Mrs. E Autman of.
North Caroliia^ -D R, Kelly of Macon,
Ga., W. D. Kelly and Mrs. Judy Perry
of Columbia.?Monday's State
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Rock Hill Bows to Camden
The Gold and Black warriors added
another victory to their list last Friday
by defeating the Rock Hill team
47 to 0 on the local gridiron.
It was a walk-over for Camden/
Campbell, Camden's big "NO. 10"
scored touchdown after touchdown
while ?owell and Trepp took turns in
adding the placements. Sowell scored
two touchdowhk, Campbell four dfed
Radcliffe hit the line for the seventh.
Goodsle and Burns tackled *: Rock
Hill back behind the Camden goal
po&lfolLit touchback. This counted
two points.
Some of the second string men who
put up?aemeTtiff fighting in this
game "were T.'tkrttys, Clyburn, Richardson,
Rhatne and Bateman. Haynes
as usual carried the ball like a veteran
while Rush at half gained time
after time aroun
- Captatn SoweWhOMs the recordsqf
being the only man on the Camden
team to pifty in every game from
whistle to whistle without substitution.
The boys are working fcifd for tot'
chpmpiohahip thla yew.amQTgg
they need ts the support of the home
ywly ??? -^' ^ Contributrd.^
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JURORS FOR FIRST WBBK
To Serve in Court of General Sewnon*
Beginning December 13th.
Court of genera) aeasiona wtjl convene
in Camden on the second Monday
in December, the 13th duy, with Judge
It. E. Dennis, of Darliygton, presiding.
Jurors drawn Tuesday to serve #or*the
first week are as follows:
A. G. Bradley, Camden; J. E. Baker,
Kershaw; F. M Catoe, Camden;
T C. Gladden, Camden; F. M. Jones,
Camden; W. A. McDowell, Bothune;
D M. Outlaw, Bethyncy Sp*elV
Kershaw; C K. McDowell, ~Kershaw; j
IL-JC. Tompkins, Kershaw; Eandv
Bowers, Cassatt; Thos. n. Branhkm,!
Lugoff; J. J. Sanders, Blaney; J. W.j
Jones, Bethuno; W. B. Kvans, Blaney;
W. M; Brannon, Camden; R. A Faulkenberry,
Kershaw; J S. KirkUnd,
Cassatt; W. J. Brasington, WesfcvRle;
W. E. Elliott, Cassatt; J. S. Dunn,
Camden; E. L Sowell, Kershaw; J N,
McLeod, Camden; L. T. Truesdalp]
Kershaw; W. D. Ray, Westville; T. T.
Hornsby, Camden; R. A Maddox, Blaney;
T J. Peach, Wbstville; -Walter
Cauthen, Heath Springs; J. H. Frost,
Camden; J. I. Lovett, Blaney; J. M.
Porter, Lugoff; E. B. Buddin, Cam-den;
Z. L. Broughton, Kershaw; L.
W. Peach, Westville; Willie J. Smyrl,
Camden.
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Class Play To Be Given
The play "Seventeen," which will be
given on the night of December 8, at
the Camden school auditoriutp is being
rehearsed each night by the cas';,
composed of students of the Camden
high school. The people of Camden
cannot afford to miss this play if
they want to see a well presented
play, one of youth, love and summertime.
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The part of the lovesick boy, Will
JP)*y?d by_ Jo? Mogulescu;
Molly Blackwell takes the part
Lola- Pratt, that of the visiting girl
who attracts all the boys of thf?>toWn
by her,?charmlng "baby talk," Thad
Flowers and Louis Lang in the roles
j of'Mr. and Mrs. Baxter will be fine.
Bllen Stewart as Jane Baxter will
add much amusement, The Baiters'
negro servant, Genesis,, played by
Harvey Clarke, will keep the audience
in good humor throughout the play.
Others in the cast are: Louise Jen- I
nings as May Parcher, whom Lola
Pratt is visiting; Moultrie Burns as
ME Parcher, Frances Bissell, Lois
Truesdale, Leighton Hardy, Hebron
Radcliffe, John Richardson, v Billy
Lindsay.
Death in Btshopvitte
Messrs. G. C. Bruce and T. Benton
Bruce went to Bishopville Monday to
attend the funeral of their brother-in^
law, Mr. J. Man Icy 'Smith, a prominent
merchant of that placb, who
died on Sunday. Mr. Smith, was 57
years of age and was a native 6f Lee
county where he had spent his life.
Hp was the first sheriff of Lee
county. He is survived- by his widow,
who was Miss Tascher Bruce, and
twelve children.- The burial was at
Hebron churchyard, a few miles but
af Bishopvill/e.
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Christmas Bazaar
Under the auspices of the Pyefebyterian
Auxiliary, on the seventh , of
December, a bazaar will be given. All/
kinds^ of faney work and other art
icles will be on sale and gifts fbr thal
entire family will bo, displayed in
many booths. ^
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X ' To V^Mway
The School Improvement * association
of the Midway high school will
meet on December I at 2:80 p.m.,
when a special program will be given
by the second and third grades. All
members } are invited to attend and
to bring another- patron. '
OV' *. r?j- r-l A hr-'
Stork Does Rushing Business.
... Snow .Creefc Va.? *Nov/j!L^rhe
stork has made two visits to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wingfield, of
this place within 19 .months, and has
brodVfht fire children. * Yesterday
triplets were born to the couple while
twins arrived last year. Mr. and Mrs
Wingfield have been married 5 years
and have seven robust children. ~ ~
*r ' .">*?. Btolw tettrOrer:??
Stokes, senior member
of the Stokei,EysM company, grde**y
"S^^^^E'hae sold his interest
to that firm to Mr* U. M. Evans, the
other member, who will conduct the
business in the .future. This , store
husi^eta something ?pver
MPWaptMl enjoyed a^mdih.
?f the c<wnly
towiuip^opl#
MAN SHOOTS
J Williamsburg Olli.tr l>i*porately
Wounded by Crasy Man . r 5
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Florence, Nov. 1U.?After four at
| tempt* to wreck Atlantic Coast Wne . "
passenger trainfc by placing cross ties .
| across that portion of the trackage'
tbnt^.run through Tils father's fi$fd,-'
and ax^f attjempi to* kill Sheriff Henry
S. Gamble, wh'o wttnt to serve a war*
rant on him, Harold Wheeler, 30year-old
ex-service man, was berri- \
caded at a late hour tonight at home,
with his mother held captive for pro
tection, defying authorities
and get him, '
Four fast trgln| hM tocemTloa
dead stop four miles south, of fcdke >
City last nighjt to remove cross ties v
thut hpd been placed on the track.
Capt. J. A. Horsey of the Atlantic
Coast Line police*and a corps ot his
men were rushed to the spot, where
they were met by former Deputy
Hazelden of Kingstrct; with blood
hounds., The dogs soon picked up the
trail that led to the^homo of J. T.
Wheeler, a prominent farmer of the
Cades section.
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Captain Dorsey after conferring
with Sheriff Gamble swore out a war**
rant for Harold Wheeler who, he
found, had been an inmate of tfco
state asylum at Columbia up to six >
months ago,
The sheriff and H. A. Wheeler, a
deputy, approached the Wheeler home ...
from the rear and while Deputy
Wheeler talked to the mother and
father on the back porch, .Sheriff
Gamble walked into, the house and
knocking on the son's door requested *
that he come out that he wanted to '
talk to him. He was tpld to "come in"
and as he opened the door, Harold
Wheeler fired at close range . with a > ,
shotgun, the shell being loaded with
steel ball bearings, three of which
struck the sheriff in the upper and
lower jaw and in the throat. Wheeler'
theh ran out of the house taking a
shot at the deputy on the back porch r\* *11
1 as he passed HURT" The deputy return-'
e<| t"1? fire with a pistol but failed atqp
the apparently crazed man who
ran into some nearby woods and disappeared.
v. .
Early this afternoon, Wheeler re- '
turned to the hou6e t and barricaded ^ ^ J
himself, in, darlrig those on the Flor- $
ence to Charleston highway, 76*y*rds
distant, to come and get him. His
mother appeared at the Window with
him and officers are at a loss at this
time as to how to capture or kill the
man without injuring the mother.
David Simmons, an 18-year-old
negro, said to be an eye-witness to
the .placing of cross ties upon the
track as he says, by two,white mOPcWilliamsburg
county jail at Kings* tree
where he is. being held as a maJ,
T. Wheeler, the father of Harold
Wheeler, was questioned very closely
as to the crosstle matter, bub vehemently
denies any connection with
his son's alleged attempt te wrecHjthe
Sheriff Gamble's condition is serious
but some hope is held out for
practically cut from his mouth by one
meets in Camden the 30th of this
jnonth for a three days session, will
plg^e phoneVMri Ganders
Chamber of Commerce office, tender- ,
December first. Your prompt attenUon^will
be greatly appreciated by the
The child, Vinson Dawson, was left *
to play alone 'ft'ltn lilllljii^fTO
Una^ to find him near whe^?ho\ ^
1 1 exhausted