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!ine l iquor Kills Child 0, Tenn., Oct. 12: Tryw the example of mouni drinking corn liquor toie life of little _ Davii jibing ton Oarmaflc, eighti of Willie H. Carmack, >g in the hills near here.' ernoon "Wash," the child saw som? men drinking He found a glassful and the men laughed at his p*. "Papa, it burns me," i he gulped the fiery dew." When night fell us raving in delirum with >r. Tuesday morning his ght the boy in a dying > the office of Dr. C. E. 1, riding the 16 miles on h the boy in his arms. The could do nothing. The tonight. ' a eterson, negro escaping Greenville county chain uesday, shot a guard in j a finger. He was later y a posse of about 800 turned to the gang. TAX NOTICE reasurer Kershaw County, , } >. C? Sept. 12, 1927. 9 hereby given that the be opened for the collectate, County and School i October 16th, 1927, to i, 1928,?A penalty of 1 ill be added to all taxes uary 1st, 1928, 2 per cent st, 1928 and 7 per cent 1928. per centum for Kershaw s follows: Taxes school, 4 Taxes, 7 Taxes, 8% ?1, ; % utional School Tax 3 ncy School Tax .... % t&l 29% 1 Township Road for DeKalb Town' 2% $1.26. All dog owners are make a return ef their County Treasurer, wWb is furnish a license tag. All t without the license tag will be Subject to a fine ' imprisonment not more lays. owing School Districts 1 levies: strict No. 1 18% strict No. 2 16 % strict No. 3 ...... 19 strict No. 4 20% strict No. 5 1 istrict No. 6 18 strict No. 7 10 istrict No. 8 . 1 istrict No. 9 1 istrict No. 10 6 istrict No. 11 8 istrict No. 12 19% istrict No. 13 1 istrict No. 15 1 istrict No. 16 2 . istrict No. 19 1 _ istrict No. 20 1 istrict No. 22 19% istrict No. 23 1 istrict No. 25 1 istrict No. 27 1 istrict No. 28 1 istrict No. 29 7 istrict No. 30 1 istrict No. 31 9 istrict No. 33 11 istrict No. 37 1 istrict No. 38 1 I ofn001 district No. 39 5 [School District No. 40 20,94 School District No. 41 . ..... 1 1 School District No. 42 ...... 1 ISchool District No. A3 1 'School District No!^ 46 .* 1 . School-DistrLet No. 47? ?1?The Poll Tax is $1.00. All able bodied male persons from he age of twenty^one (21) to fifty 50) years, both inclusive, except resdents in incorporated towns, shall ay $;>.0(j as a road- tax except minisers of the gospel actually in chafge 'f a congregation, teachers employd in public schools, school trustees, wd persons permanently disabled in jhe "i i I i tary sCrvicfcof: the/Stale and persons who seryed in the War Beween the States, and all quarantine jervice of this state and all resident* who may be attending school ^college at the time when said road ** *{iall become due. Persons claimng (inabilities must present certifi-t from two reputable physicians " this county. All information with reference to *xes will be furnished upon applicant). , ;S. W. HOfeUE, County Treasurer.Keep Kidneys Active! Can't FalWMVto**KUnty, S ActSbxtbMy. r t . Wood, and are apt to make one wit5 ouH UdLdicnci, dizziness and 7 often nagging backache. A common warning that the kidneys are not nctlngrrighr U aciutfr or burnlii secretions. Aiiritt the kidneys tvith"Devon's Pill*. poMti'f, a stimulant diuretic, increase kidtiry activity. Are endorsed from coast to coast. ? Atkyow neighbor/ D PAN'S -??^WlsariX.Mti "hsa, Killing in i'he?tvrfield Tuesday afternoon, October 4, about1 5:80 o'clock. Pt-ie FunderJjurlb X0lflr?d* WAa ahol ami instantly killed by Lgnnii* Threatt. The shooting was done ut the home of Lonuio Threatt about four miles from Pageland. The pistol ball entered the negro's back on the left Side below the shoulder and ranged upward to the right, penetrating lungs and heart and lodged in front of the right shoulder. About 9 to 10 o'clock on the * liight of the killing, officers were notified and Deputy Itivers and I Rural Police Melton went to the I scene and a coroner's jury was empanelled as fol^ws: Ed Red f earn, foreman; Ben Outen, B. R. Price and Duncan Davis. Dr. (jriggs made a post mortem examination and the jury after Threatt's acknowledging doing the killing, rendered the verdict that Pete Funderburk came to his'death by a gunshot wound at the hands of Lonnie E. D. Atkinson, coroner signed the verdict. Testimony before the coroner's jury was to the effect that Peto Funderburk had ridden with Mr. Walker Arant to the home of Mf. Lonnie Threatt, Mr. Arant's nephew. iThe negro is said to have left the cur and gone to speak to Threatt, i when after a few minutes, shoot-1 ing commenced, resulting fatally to Pette. Threatt it is said, admitted firing the fatal shot, stating that the negro fired several shots ut him as he ran toward his house, that it was then he returned the fire. FoUr bullets had hit the porch and one had hit a well house in the opposite direction.?Lancaster News. ' SHERIFF'S SALE NOTICE State of South Carolina, * County of Kershaw Bank of Kershaw, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of South Carolina, Plaintiffs, against Murdock T. Hough, as administrator of the estate of J. T. Hough, deceased, Defendant. By virtue of an execution, to me directed, in the above stated case, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, within the legal hours, of sale, at, Camden Court House, on Monday, the 7th day of November, 1927, the following ' described property, to wit: An undivided onefourth (1-4) interest in and to all tracts of land, lying, being, and situate in the County of Korshaw, State those certain pieces, parcels,-T or aforesaid, near the town of Cassatt, bounded and described as follows: 195 acres more or less, formerly of J. D. McCaskill, bounded North by lands of J. P. Elliott and Silcox land, East by lands formerly of Mary B. McDonald and Christine McCaskill, later conveyed to the heirs of J. T. Hough, South by lands of Bank of Bethune and Mary B. McDonald, formerly of J. P. McCaskill, West by lands formerly of Benj. Campbell. 64 acres more or less, known as part of Bay Tract adjoining the Radcliff tract "and lands formetly of D. T. Yarborough, D. M. Bethune, Christine McCaskill and Mary B. McDonald. 23 acres more or less, bounded North by Seaboard Airline Ry., South by No-Head Branch, East bv lands formerly of Christine McCaskill and Mary B. McDonald, West by lands of McNeely. -* i Levied on and to be sold as the property of the estate of J. T. Hough, deceased, to satisfy the ^aforesaid ex^ ecution and costs. The _ above described tracts of land to be sold as a whole. Terms of sale Cash. J. H. M6LEQD, ,.! Sheriff of Kershafcri County. Dated, October 11, 1927. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF ' j????{Complaint Served State of Sout'h Carolina I; County of Kershaw (Court of Common Pleas') E. May Clyburo, Plaintiff . against i ^P. N. Smith, A. J- Smith, J. B. Smith, Thelma , Smith, T- E. Smith, Mrs. J. L. Shaw,' Mrs. J. D. Welborn, Mrs. C. S. Watkins, and Bank of Bethune, Defendants. ' , To the defendants above named: 1 Ypu are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint-1!!!, this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of yotir answer to the said camplaint on the subscribers at theil^. office at Lancaster, Sodth Carolina within twenty days after the service hereof, Exclusive of the day df.soeh service; and if you fail to answer the. complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in This action will apuly i to the Court for the relief demanded s.i Watkins, non-resident and absent Defendants herein: Take notice that the original Summons and Complaint in the above case are filed- in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Kershaw County, *t. i.f j ni > . .wj at Vsamuen, ut iut o?iu mtuv, miu that a copy thereof with postage prepaid was mailed to you at yeur last known address ' JONES A JONES, Plaintiff's Attorney# Dated, Lancaster, S. C., October 18, 1827. ' J. H. CLYBURN C. C. C. P. k. C. I???? REV. r. II. SHI I.KR nr. \ i) -, i? Had Bmii Member of #?uth Carotin* Conference* Thirty Years -The Hev. Frederick II. Shuieiy for the past two years pMtor of Trinity Methodist church died at the Tourney Hospital at 0:30 o'clock Sunday night after an illness of two weeks. Rev. Sbuler was 60 years old and was for 30 years a member of the South Carolina Conference, serving in many important charges during this time and was one of the leaders in his denomination in this state. He was a trustee of Wofford College. ,^ Rev. Shuler had Ideen in Hi health for some tinje, but tvf^weeks ago, he collapsed and was |femo\d to the hospital, where it was fouipl that jnilf condition was hopeless. For the last week he had been unconscious most of the time and his death was expected momentarily. Mr. Shuler is survived by his widow who before her marriage was Miss May Whitmore of Greenville county, and by three daughters and a sow, as follows: Mrs. W. R. Plowden of Sumter; F. H. Shuler, Jr., a student at Wofford College; Miss Helen Shuler, Student at Converse College and Miss Mary Shuler of Sumter. Mr. Shuler was a man of outstanding character and worth and was very popular, in every place where he resided, not only with his own denomination but with the people ut large. During the short time he^ spent in Sumter he made a host of" friends and will be greatly missed in the life of the community. Friends all over the state who knew him as pastor in days gone by will feel a personal loss in his passing.? Monday's Sumter Item. Teachers To Hold Meeting The Kershaw County Teachers Association will hold their first meeting of the year Saturday, October 22, in the Camden High School Auditorium, at 11 o'clock, according to J. C. F'oster, president of the Association. Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, of the South Carolina University will make the principal address. All teachers urged to be present. MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina Cotinty of Kershaw. ? (Court of Common Pleas) Mattie F3. Gerald, Plaintiff against W. E. Johnson, Jr., Defendant Under and by virtue of a Decree made in the above entitled case and dated June 21, 1927, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, for cash, before the Kershaw County Court House door, Camden, S. C., during the legal house of sale, on the first Monday, being the 7th dav of November, 1927, the following 'described real estate, to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land about 17 miles north of the City of Camden, in the state of South Carolina, and county of Kershaw, on the waters of Beaver Creek and Wateree River, containing 214 1-2 acres and bounded on the north by lands of W. Z. Hilton and of the Wateree Power Company, formerly of Chum Cunningham, on the east by land of W. Z. Hilton and lands of Wateree Power Co., formerly of W. E. Johnson, on the south by lands of Wateree Power Company, formerly' of W. E. Johnson and on the West by Beaver Creek and Wateree Riven Anyone bidding on said sale, ex-\ cept the plaintiff, shall first ^deposit with the Master the sum of Offk Hundred ($100.00) Dollars in cash, or a certified check in a like amount on some responsible bank as evidence of good taith. Any deposit made by an unsuccessful bidder to be returned at the conclusion of said sale. R. H. HILTON Master Kershaw County. October 19, 1927. MASTER'S SALE ' : ~ ? j V State of South Carolina ? County of Kershaw (Court of Common Pleas) JF. ,M. Zemp, Plaintiff against n Frances M. B. Wooten, Wooten and D. M. Jones, defendants. Under and by virtue of a Decree made in the above entitled case and dated August 23, 1927", I will sell Up the highest bidder, at public auction, for cash, before the Kershaw County Court House door, Camden, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday, being the 7th day of November, 1927, the fallowing described real estate tc wit:- v All that certain piece, jjftTceltSr lot of land whereon my present dwelling house is located, lying, being and situated in the city of Camden, county of Kershaw, stiite of South, Carolina, fronting east on' Lyttleton Street of said city, with beginning point on: Corner * of lot upon which* is located the Presbyterian Mrinir, running thence South along line of Lyttleton Street eighty-three and one half (83 1-2) feet, thence 1 . . 1 - - 1 rnm?mmmmmmmmmmmllBmmmim* i i ??ww Klein st/ify 1 ( ?$gf ) ) fas J>een ) <fe/e$?e</ &y J 7Z7T$2k/w?. "I feci thul my trouble ban been repaid ii Bill likes his supper. And now he always enjoys it because 1 buy DeKalb Grocery's meat." DeKALB GROCERY PHONE 137 In the report of the W. C. T. U. convention at Elmira, N. Y., Saturday, it was found that there had been a rapid decline in the death rute in every state except two, New York and Michigan, the two prohibition nullification states. The people have becpme more a nation of milk drinkers than whiskey drinkers. 4 FINAL DISCHARGE I Notice is hereby given that one month from thia date, on Monday, November 21st. 1927, I will make to, the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administratrix with the Will annexed of the Estate of Mrs. Helen C. S. Green, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said court for a final discharge as said Administratrix. | MRS. HELEN S. BROWN, | ,Administratrix with the Will annexed of the Estate of Mrs. Helen C.' S. Green. I Camden, S. C., October 20th, 1927. NOTICE i The Board of County Directors of Kers haw County will, on the first Monday in November, 1927, (being November 7th) during the legal hours of sale, before the Court House Door in the city of Camden, offer to the highest bidder for cash the Poor House, Farm, lying about four (4) miles east pf Camden, containing one hundred (100) acres, more or less. H. G. CARRISON, Jr., Chairman. STATEMENT I Of the ownership, management, etc., required hy ti^> Act of Congress of August 21, l!n2, of The Camden Chronicle, published weekly at Camden, S. C., for October 7, 1927. State of South Carolina i County of Kershaw. Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and County uforesaid,, personally appeared H. D. Niles, who having been duly sworn, according to law, deposes and says that he is the publisher of The Camden Chronicle, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of Aug- \ ust 24, 1912, embodied in Section 448, Postal Laws and Regulations. 1. That the names and addresses* of the' publishers, editors and busi- j ness managers are: Publishers?H. D. Niles, Camden, S. C. > | Editor and managing editor?H. I).' Niles, Camden, S. C. Business manager?-H. I). Niles,1 Camden, S. C. ! 2. That the owners are H. I). Niles, Camden, S. C. . 8. That the known bondholders, I mortgagees and other security hold ers ure?-None. ! H. D. NILE?, Publisher Sworn to and subscribed before mo this 7th dav of- October, 1927. j. f. Mcdowell, Notary Public. NOTICE OF SALE The undersigned will on the first Monday in November, 1927, being November 7th, during the legal hours of aale, before the Court House door in the City of Camden, S. C., offer to the highest bidder for cash the following described reul estate, theretofore known as the property of Ben Connors, deceased: "All that parcel or lot of land," in the City of Camden, County of Kershaw, and State of ?outh Carolina, fronting one hundred twenty-five (126) feet, more or leBs, south on Chestnut Street, and extending back west to a depth of one hundred seventy (170) feet, more or less, bounded on the north by property of Andrew Williams; on the east by property of Marshall; on the south by said Chesnut Strpet and west by property of Frasler. Terms of_sale: Cash. LAURENS T. mills, Attorney. -llaju?L X~. . L. -J, J1 .LI 1 . !J- Jill.. I| i. . ... jl I. JJ. ?1 1J ^ -y.-i " I * I General Electric REFRIGERATORS I The Lant Word in Electric Refrigeration. ! 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