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i The Camden Chronicle I 4LUME XXXIX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA^-FRIDAY, DECEMBER ?, 19X7. NUMBER 37. I tot'HWT SEASON 18 NOW ON I M?t|X)(tdcnt Notes Many ImproveI -penis Hero in Post Half Year ^turning visitors will find many Apges in Camden this winter. The improvement# since last season seen abnobt unbelievable. Many estates hive changed hands, houses been erected, roads cut* ana on every side ' one notes the upward tendency. That Camden as a winter resort is takin| immense strides cannot be disputed, and the name# of new property owners as well'*?'these ,wno have- made their homes here for twenty years or longer insures a most delightful winter atmosphere. To chronicle all the changes in one report is irnposBib^ so for-today we roust neoe?1 sarily note only a few which strike the returning winter residents# he takes H brief survey of the locality. . First the hotels one and all have kept the pace by new usint. Improvements within and without. Hobkirk Inn, always the first to open its doors grows yearly mdre up-to-date and attractive, its popularity being attested by the many guests who always make it their winter home. Already Hobkirk has many visitors and heavy bookings for the season. The Court Inn with its beautiful gardens, fine golf course and club bouse, noted for its comfort and home atmosphere opened under'' the perjsonal direction of Captain Dwight Partridge on the first' of December, and as in the past will soon be filled to the limit. With Mr. Ross Thompson as manager under the.direction of the Abbott chain the Kirkwood will open on the 24th of December. Mr. Thompson anticipates a large number of%early arrivals and the t Kirk wood's season promises to be fully as large as in any year of its history. It has many unique attractions being unusually well located with two golf courses and polo fields surrounding it. stnd is known throughout the country ?dor its splendid cuisine and management. Leaving the Kirkwood and driving about three miles west one approaches the old Springdale property, the onetime home of the late Colonel Edward B. Cantey and later used as a country club. The estate has been purchased by Mr. Clark Williams of Field Point lark, Greenwich, Gbnn., who i& making a beautiful home there. . Splendid footing preserves on the estkte make KSKF wu8U#1ty~'"prttractive to Mr. -Wii* | \\awv, who is an enthusiastic sports| man, end during the season he will f fove many house guests. [ Mr. McKee Graham, of Sewickley, is having an attractive home built - near the Newton Boykin place, and the Kirkland property has passed into new ownership and will doubtless , be improved shortly. A road has > been out through the pine woods fronting this property, and on an attractive corner lot a handsome coI lonial home has been built by / Mr. ! Lawrence A. Kirkland, which Mr. and rMrs. Frederick Rowalls and family, j of Sew London,-Conn-, have leased for the winter. Continuing along the new road one sees the charming new residences of Mr. Kirkland Trotter [ and Miss Marie Kirkland, and turning to the left th^ beautiful home of r Mr. and Mrs. C. P. DuBose, who taking the Johnson house which is so well loi ated on Green Street haye made of it one of.the most beautiful places in town. Mr. and Mrs. S. Dacre Bush, of Boston have built across the way from the DuBose home, and then coming to the wonderful Holly Hedge estate now owned by Mr. Ernest L; Woodward, of Genesee Valley one gasps with pride and interest in the voters being wrought ift the interring gardens which will eventually .rival'the famous ones on the Ashley. The Robinson house on the oppoI *jj* corner ha? also been bought by W oodward, and will be occupied this winter by Mr. H. D. Kirkover, of Buffalo. . Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jffcjrintor, of Sevickley, nothr own the Cureton cottage, vhich they have made.most charming, Mr. and Mrs. Van Clief j of Bttffa-? ?> will have the J?hlstler Cottage on wttleton Avenue. [Mrs. Edward W-ardwell and Miss Ward we 11' of Woodstock, N. Y., have fed Mrs. William Shannon's home, Jfd Mr. G., A, Dimond, of New York, Davidson cottage. "V ; *r. and Mrs. F: M. Rhodes, who Ive houfeht the DuBose house, on rth Fair street, aire occupying the % Bumgalowr at Mobklyk Dm ?t is ready. Also at Hobkirk Inn '?9 Charlotte Campbell, of WashIton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. HT. -Marvin, and Mrs. T. E. Krumbholz ? Miss Klara Krumbholz are w? urning until the opening of The rkwood. A distinguished visitor at Hbbklrfc *in this winter is Judge Robert W. Ijjjton, of Durham, N. C., whose rthcoming book *?The fclfe of AnJW Johnson" will be published in Jwuary by Henry -Holt and CJora, v- Everett Macy, of New York, [**8# at Hobkirk for an indefinite H vT1-- OAUass gj Cleveland for if brief r^aiTift BL Camden home this week, and exreturn later. Mrs. William B. NisbeVof mt JwVrJMr- Strickland ? Knesss, Mr. and Mr? A-.D. CiP' of Bedford, Mrs. M. W. J* J. M. Charles, Miss AdKrt4ft^9. amPMrs. C. W. Hols _ I .. my . , I i i. , fornia are among the early arrivals at the ourt Inn. *-V -..V'V ?;/. <r% U?m? -IKtlwIi IIIM r< A \ \ **a* ? ?aa? a?^*ya> ft Oj|uu vytmov . ( Middlefield, Conn7f are guests of Ca|>tain and Mrs. Dwight Partridge in their cottage. Mr. and Mml John R. Todd, of Summit, are in their home on Kirk wood Heights, and Mrs. Carroll P. Bassett after a short stay ha^ returned to Summit.- ?-?< ? - $ - Mr and Mint; Robert Wk: Pomeroy, ilM. W.,N. jit:- fewrit a ? a , Jit . a ? a.' p^p * m thfir nomrs iw wUfwr* GOES TO NEW YORK Miss V*fy SJws and Ben Delxmche I To Enter Final Content Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 8.?Mist* Mary first*!. 1 2?' ?f Wchmon<,? v*-? won i first bonom in a radio audition <&m- j E? &! SiV Urf fie,d r?P??ent- ] ng tan Southern State*. it was an* nouncad by auditor# for the Atwatep* ] Kant foundation, under whoso auspices the auditions were held, f. >' I i def's r D*Lo*f,b?: 'r- of c,?aen, ?. ^ won first place among the < male contestants. , Kunners-up among the women for I ?r?t place honors, in the order named, i were: (Miss Aiyce Blanche Trigg, of / Hattiesburg Miss., Miss Florence , r * ?! {?nn,in*8? l*-. Miss Christine Lamb, Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. i K. Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla. In the men's division DeLoache . was followed closely by Ellis Frakes i of Covington, Ky., William S. Perry, Nashville, Tenn., William J. Lee, St! , Augustine, Fla., and James U. Wilson, < Near Orleans, La. xt Misa Sims and DeLoache will go to i C^i rk 10 comP?ta in the final . auditions December 11, when $17,000 ! in prizes will be awarded the winners. The entire country will be represented at the New York gathering. < Mr. DeLoache, 22-year-old baritone, 1 was born in Camden, 8. C., Septem- , ber 11, 1905, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hen P. DeLoache, and is the oldest of , seven children. His early education was with the ! view of becoming a doctor, but with , development of his voice as a soloist for a college glee club, and encour- \ agement ,by artists who had heard hfm smg, be began to plan for a musi- j cal career. He graduated fr&m Wofford Fitting school at Spartanburg, S. C., and attended Wofford college for three years, during which time he began serious singing. He went to New York for auditions and on advice of ( experts returned to the South and , took up vocal study. He is now a pupil of Charles E. Burnham, at Ashelocal AT* Way 8'n8^n8T iii The youth and young lady winning first place in this national contest each will receive $5,000 in cash, two years' conservatory tuition,? gold decoration and tlie foundations sponsorship in radio concert and operatic work. Second place winners?each will reeeivc $2;69fr cash 2in<L?ne rar'8 tWtion; third place, $1,000 cash ,and tuition; fourth place, $500 cash and fifth place, $250 cash.Ihe finalists will visit Washington, D. C., on Saturday, December 10, for a day of entertainment before goinir jin to New York. Preaches Last Sermon Sunday. - Rev. J. T. Peeler will preach his farewell sermon to the Methodist congregation Sunday morning at 11:15 o clock. Mr. Peeler after serving the church for three years, has been transferred to Trinity church, < Charleston. _ While not speaking dis paragingly of the new pastor, the entire congregation regrets the removal of Mr. Peeler and had earnestly hoped that he would be allowed to stay the full four years. He is a good preacher and pastor and is well liked by all denominations. - There | will be no services held in the Methodist church Sunday evening. ^ Business League To Meet. The Young Men's Business League of Camden will meet in regular monthly session at the Betty Thoma3 Coffee Shop Monday evening at eight o clock. Important matters are to be discussed a^this meeting as it will mark the close of this year's work by the league. MORE GOODFELLOWS ADDED Responding Generously To Plea For ?Help For Poor at Christmas. The Chronicle is getting a hearty response to its plea for money for the poor and needy at Christmas time. All you have to do to enroll is hand in a dollar at this office Or at The Wigwam and proper credit will be given. This money will go towards^ vjell filled baskets of fruit and necessities for the poor and needy during Christmas. Sixty-five had joined ut> to last Thursday' and the names of those handing in their dollar during the week are: . Previously reported $65.00 Sam Karesh . . .... . 7 / 71.06 E. M. Boykin, Jr. .. 1.00 WT O 1.00 W. S. Beckham 1.00 S. W. Hogue . 1.00 Dr, John w. Corbett ..... 1,00 Mi;g. W. L. McDowell 1.06 Mrs. W, R. DeLoache ...... 1.00 Judge W. L. McDowell? 1.00 Mrs. W. D. Barrett 1.00 G. P. DuBose . . . I. 1,06 W-L. DePass, Jr 1.00 TJ. C. Coster 1.0O Mrs. H. D. Niles 1.00 Mrs. W. J. Mayfield ... 1.00 PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT l>r. Whit? To Hold CUnic For Crip- 1 pled Children Here Next Thursday Mrs. Isouitie M. Brown, regintereii nurse in charge of public health work i in this county, has issued her report ] for November, which reads as follows: 1 Home visits to school children 21, ] prenatal visits ?, postnatal 2, babies ? 1 month to 1 year 18, prebchool child- i ren 12, midwives supervised 4, visits ^ to registrars 8, consuHationa with 1 doctors 16, calls on tuberculosis pa- J tients* 19, other, communicable diseases, ( 9, other nursing visits 80, tuberculosis ] cases examined 2, found positive 2; J lent to State Park Sanitarium 2, r specimen blood sent to. laboratory 1, t well water sent - to laboratory 8, k achools visited 0, classes in home hy- { Ifiene 2, literature distributed 48, t orthopedic cases treated 1, anti-ty- i phoid inoculations 5. rj Dr. White, a member of the staff t> of the new Shriners' Hospital *'at c Greenville, will hold a clinic for cnp- 1 pled children on Thursday, December the 15th, at 2:80 p. m. at the Rest t Room, corner Rutledge and Broad } Streets. Any crippled child under 14 <j years, white or colored, of sound I mentality, is urged to take advantage i of this opportunity to be examined by I a specialist. There is no charge for ^ examination, and thosev who- can be r treated will have the chance to file \ an application for admission to th<v i Shriners' Hospital. Remember the date and be sure and bring any i crippled child you know, who ha$ not t been treated, to see Dr. White on that < afternoon. ?\ The bright little Christmas Seals i are again on sale, and we are anxious 1 that enough of them will be sold to j finance two clinics in this County this year. Last year the sale of them < paid for two chest clinics, one in Be- i thune and one in Camden, giving 1 many people an opportunity to secure ( expert chest examinations free of j charge. J ?,?< , i More Taxes Collected ! Taxep amounting to $15,586.35 were 1 collected here through November, ac- i cording to. a statement issued yester- , day by S. Wylie Hogue, treasurer of i Kershaw county. This indicates an appreciable gain in collections of this date a year ago, as, according "ttfi figures in the treasurer's office, collections through November, 1926, \ amounted to $10,654.19. ? Death of Mrs. Stella West Mrs. Stella West, wife of O. W.' West of the Kershaw section died at her home Wednesday, November ! 30 at 1 o'clock. Mrs. West was in ' the 25th year of her life. She is [ survived by her husband and four: children, two brothers and four sis- ! tors. Funeral services were held on ' Friday at 10 o'clock in the Pleasant < Plain church. Rev. Mr. Dabney, officiating. Arrangements for the interment were handled by the Ellis Funeral Home of Lancaster.?Lan- 1 caster News. Hayden Hodge Acquitted St, Matthews, Dec. 2.?The jury returned a verdict of "not .guilty" | here this morning in the case of Hay-! den B. Hodge Who was charged with j assault and battery with intent to j kilL sheriff O. B. Limehouse, of Dor- j cheater County, on the evening of1 August 11. The twelve men returned I to the courtroom with their decision after .being out one hour and fif-! teen minutes. ?.1 The Hodge case which brought I crowds here from Dorchester county i eacb day that filled the trial room to j overflowing, was closely contested 1 throughout by both counsel for the Stpte. .and for the defense. Solicitor A. J. Hydrick had the assistance of four attorneys and the defense was represented by Lou Weeks, of St. George, and Gressette & Gressette, of St. Matthews. Objections were frequent and called for many rulings by the presiding judge Lanham, of Spartanburg. The case was begun^ about 12 I o'clock Tuesday and continued until | noon today. So much time taken up.that~the-Wr-B$rTRrkington criminal libel case, scheduled to follow, was continued. Boy Scout Notes. The weekly meeting of Troop Two /was held on Friday night at 7:80. After the roll was called we repeated the Scout oath and the Lord's prayer. The meeting was then turned over tb the Panther Patrol*. This patrol had charge of the* program for the night. The program included jokes?-Joe Jenkins and George Rhame. Reading ?Homer Baldwin, and an account of our overnight, hike, by Jim Loughlin. After the'' Bible was read closed the meeting with the Great Scoutmaster's benediction. The usual tfntdoor games were prevented by rain,1 but we had indoor games and instruction in First Aidf?Duncaa- Lang, Scrib* V ' ' - -U-J" SumtWr I>ec. U.?T^ie lifeless body^ of W. Alfred Bryan, 46, used filling-station shed near the passenger depot Monday afternoon, ending a search since Friday night. Death was due to heart failure, an examining physician stated. The deceased was foimdr one of the leading clothing merchants in waster and was well known and popular in this sectioitrHHe is tttrrfved by his . widow, nine . children, his JAMBS I). LKITNBK I)KAl> former Csmden Man a Suicide in I Atlanta Hotel Laat Tuesday. The Atlanta Constitution of No-, 'ember 30, tells of the death of James c >. Lei titer, a native of Camden, who t eft here many years ago. Mr. \ >itner was the son of the late Major md Mrs. Zack Leitner, the former a t wl known attorney of Camden. He i born in Camden whore he spent 1 lis early manhood. He is survived 1 ?y one brother?Salmond Leitner, of < Renter, and two sisters, Mra.*Annie J As it, of Holjlv Hill, and Mrs. Margaret s AaAtyer, of Olar, S. C. The nr atonr from the Constitution ( eads as follows: < "The body of James D. Leitner, 55, S ormcr employee of the Atlanta Na- I iopal bank for many years, was found an downtown hotel rooin by a negro I naid Tuesday morning. He had been h ihoit through the mouth. By the side I >f body lay a 32 caliber pistol. 1 tMications pointed to suicide. f "Mr. Leitner registered at the hotel ( ibout 2:80 o'clock Monday afternoon. ( iVhen found by the negro maid Tues- c lay morning, the door tp the room was S inlocked, the lights on and the cover- 1 nds on the bed undisturbed, leading J >ofce to believe that the fatal shot j vas fired Monday afternoon, although J nothing was learned of the shooting 1 intil discovery of the body by the 1 naid on her cleaning rounds. "According to an acquaintance of j 8 dead man, Mr. Leitner was doing ( cial work for Peat, Marwick, Mit- e )1 s and company, after having I virked for the government as bank ] tuditor and previously been employed } >y the Atlanta National bank for 20 ] w** ?. i yOn the table of the room two seal- 1 idi letters were found addressed in the * urtjne handwriting with which the 1 lotel register was signed, one to Mrs. 1 3jpce B. Jackson, 229 Ponce de Leon J svenue, and the other to William j R, James, at 1610 Candler building, j Mar. James, an accountant, was in ( Savannah when notified of tbe letter, j it# will return to the city immediately, < it was. stated The letter to Mrs. a Jackson contained certain requests j regarding funeral arrangements. ] /'Articles found in the dead man's !1 pockets revealed a newspapej clipping |j snowing recent cotton quotations, a j receipt for $250 from Livingston and COtnpany, and papers showing he had j iWAently drawn $889 from a local bank -j deposit. Nine dollars in cash, a num- < ber of small bills and receipts and a ' watch were found by the police. "Surviving Mr. Leitner is a brother | at Chester, S. C., and two sisters, i said to reside at Greenville, S. C. i Their names were not learned by the |, undertaker." i( Burglar Pleaded Guilty York, Nov. 28.?Otto Musgray, 30, < negro ministerial student, who is believed to have been responsible for > the series of midnight burglaries j that ^ aroused and almost terrorized! Hock Hill recently, pleaded guilty j to burglary and larceny in general i sessions court here today and was ; given an indeterminate sentence of from seven,JLo 14 years. The specific offense of which he admitted guilt here was the the theft of a costly necklace from the home of King C. Tolles. Musgray is a native of Jamaica. He says that he is a British subject. Bank Closes at Lancaster Lancaster, Dec. J.?The Farmers i Bank and Trust company failed to j open its doors today. A notice posted on the doors signed by Albert S. Fant, state bank examiner, reading "The Farmers Bank and Trust company of Lancaster has been closed under Resolution of the board of directors and is in the hands of the state bank examiner as provided by, law," was the first intimation the public had of the bank's condition, vii The closing, it/is said, was due to the ^inability of the bank to realipe on a lot of it$ paper. This blhk Was organized about 20 years ago with a capital of $60,000 The last statement showed surplus and undivided profits of $40,000 ahd deposits of $250,000. The ^officers are Robert . S. Harper, president; W. R. Moore, vice president, and Max G. Brlttain, cashier. It is not yet known whether a reorganization will1 be effected. This is the first banki failure that has ever occurred in Lancaster. f BUt CHRF?TM AjTSEALS N^W The pretty little decorative Christmas SCSw 7?" Silv ii* rrumtroui places in Camden and in this county. Mrs. W, J. Mayfield la chairman of the Seal aoles for Kershaw County, and it is hoped that thi ''tales will reach more than $6100 this year. M?ki Mayfield urges everyone to buy, a? this-money is used, in the fight against tuberculosis. Clinics are held in each [county in order to tell who has ttih I dread disease and also to help hi get J^ng patients into sanitariums foi PREACHERS ASSIGNED Rev. Peeler Transferred To Trinity | Church at Charleston Hishopville, Dec. 4.?Assignments >f the South Carolina Conference of he Methodist Episcopal Church South vere announced as follows: * Charleston district: George F. Kir- ^ >v; presiding elder, Allendale, W. F. Wiggins; Appleton ct., J. B. Presser; * Jeaufort, W. C. Kirlcland; Bethel ct., J V. E, Sanders: Black Swamp ct., W. J. Ariail; Bul/fton ct., A. r. Ragan; y Joone Hill ct., J. P. Winningham, JJ "S^arleston, Bethel, D. M. McLeodjL Cumberland, D. N. Busbee; North ~ Charleston, L. C. Sanders; Spring " itreet, J. T. Fowler; Trinity, J. T. K >eeler. e| Cottageville ct., Paul T. Wood; )orchester ct., W. S. Heath; Ehrmrdt ct., L. T. Phillips; Estill ct., g t. P. Turner; Hampton ct., G. A. " Teasley; Hendersonville ct., D. T. , >moak; Lodge ct., J. W. Ariail; Mc- v 'lellanville ct., F. P. Hutson: Meg- H fetts ct., P. B. McLeod; Ridgeland (J t., J. B. Guess; Ridgeville at., E. F. ^ >ooggins; Summerville, Eben Taylors M -Valterboro, B. L. Knight; Yemassee, I. M. Collier; Parris Island Marino >astor, C. B. Burns; superannuate, JJ f. W. Wolling; university student, * 1. M. Bowen; university student, l^. ). Hamer. f Florence district, T. G. Herbert, iresiding elder. Bennettsville, S. O. . 3antey; Bonnettsvillo ct., J. C. Inibinet; Bethlehem ct., J. B. Weldon; Brightsville ct., Gobe Smith; Oheraw, , t. H. Jones; Chesterfield, W. P. 1 Way; Darlington, W. I. Herbert; ^ Cast Chesterfield J. J, Stevenson; ? 3pworth, H. T. Morrison, supply; *. Florence. W. V. Dibble; Hartsville, * 1. W. Daniel; Hartsville ct., J. V. r doffmeyer; Jefferson, S. D, Bailey; ^amar, G. W. Dukes; Liberty, J. R. Sojourner; Marlboro, T. W. Law; VIcColl, W. B. El well; Patrick, J. O. J 3unch, supply-; Tatum and Hebron, . 3. S. Felder; Timmonsville and Pis- i. j-ah, J. R. Johnson; Timmonsville , :t., L. W. Shealey; director super- ' innuate endowment, S. O. Cantey; _ mpcrannuates; T. B. Owen, J. H. ? VIoore, P. A. Murray, W. L. Wait, W. W. Williams, J. N. Wright, O. Nf. E&ountree, A. *S. Ijesley; O." K. Whitiker. f Kingstree district, M. W. Hook, . presiding elder. Andrews, P. K. Rhoad; Bflack River Tr-W,- Williams; V Cades, J. W. Jones; Cordesville, G. , T. Rhoad; Georgetown. Duncan . Memorial, W. J. Snyder; George- . town-West End, H. F. Collins; , Greeleyville and Lanes, F.' L. Glennan; Hemmingway, M. G. Arant; Jamestown, A. C. Corbett, supply; Johnsonville, J. K. Inabinet; Kings- t tree, W. 1). Gleaton; Lake City, F. K. Garrison, C. F. Wimberley, supernumerary; New Zion, A. Sassard; Pamplico, C. P. Chewning; Pinopo!is, K. S. Carmichael; Rome, R. P. ( Hucks; Sampit, 0. B. Booth; Scran- Jton, ,B. S. Hughes; Trio, H W. Shoaley; Turbeville, A. M. Gardner; sup- r crannuates W. H. Perry, R. W. Spig- t ner. ^ Marion district, G. F. .Edwards, ^ presiding elder. Ay nor, W. V. Jerman; South Ayhor, S. D. Tomlinson; v Blenheim-Brownsville,. B. H< Covington; Bucksville, J. L. Mulliriix; Centenary, L. D. B. Williams; Clio, W. A. J . Beckham; Dillon, *C. C. Derrick; Con- H way, W. C. Owen; Conway ct., Rrn-L est Dugan; Floydale, C. T. Easterling, Jr.; Lake View, J. P. Attaway; . Latta, Woodrow Ward; Little River, I M. G. West; Little Rock, H. D. Shu-J: ler; Loris, F. E. Hodges, H. L. Sin-1 gleton, supernummerary; Marion, L. 1 L. Bedenbaugh; Marion ct., M. M. Byrd, supply; Mulllns, J. H. Danner;]. Mullins ct., A. V. Harbin; Nichols, 11 G. L. Ingram; Waccamaw, W. T.J, Bedenbaugh; superannuate, S. J. Be-1 thoa. ij Orangeburg district, W. R. Phillips, J presiding elder, Bamberg, D. A. j Phillips; Bamberg and Orangeburg Mission, W. O. Henderson; Barnwell, M. L. Banks; Bowman, W. R. Jones; Branchville; J. A. Campbell; Cam-1 eron, E. Z. James; Denmark, H. Hodges; Edisto, T. G. Phillips; Elloree and Jerusalem, L. F. Peeler; J Eutawville, S. D. Newell; Grover, J. I M. Shingler; Harleyville, F- B. Johnson; HoHy Hill, S. D. Oolyer; Norway, G. . Gardner, North and Limestone, Hamlin Etheredge; Olar, 1 Paul K. Crosby; Orange, J. F, Way; Orangeburg-St. Paul, F. L. McCoy; Provide ncfijC. M. Peeler; Rowfesville, [ F. H. Beokhani; Smoa\s, WTM. Mitchum; St. George, J. B. Inabinet; St. Matthews, J. F. Clark; St. Matthews ct., H. D. Inabinet; Springfield, R.1 W. Humphries; Spring Hill, VD. 0,1 Spires? student Yale university, J. F.l Ford Q. C.; vice president And treas- J urer Columbia college, A. J. Cauthen; | Conference S. 8, Superintendent, A. I I). Botts; Editor Southern Christian Advocate, F. O. Watson; conference missiunAry secretary^,. WelbourneJ ^Summers; superintendent Sunday school extension; George K. Way; superanntkJrtfes; J. C. Atkinson, C. W. Burgess, Doyle, H. W- Whit- j aker, W. A. Betts. Sumter district; Peter Stokes, pre-^ "aiuinig *' eioen "pfthane. ;r. R Wfr rick; Bishopville, J;,. H. ^?Taves; Csmden. Q, . H. Watson; College ? Place, T. E. Morris, S. shAemumerarv: Coltttnbia ct.. H. L. ~Y, ShuTer; "Heath Springs, R. Bravace f Herbert; Jordan, G. H. Vam; Ker. shaw, F. W. Davis; Lyochburg^XJW. i Elk ins; Manning, B. G. Murphy; \ Oswego. S. E. Led bet tor; Pinewood, T. W. Oodbold; Rembert, J^ E. Cook; Spring Hftl. W. L. Parker; Summer. I ton, J. M. Rogers; Sumter-Trinity, Q. T. Harmon; Sumter-Broad Street, R- R. Tucljer; We*$ Kershaw, EC V. ' Be*:; W?tle?;?tap?V and Hebron, jL ^\Tvf:: [W. Henry; Protestor Columbia, Collego. Mason Crum; professor Brayara ^Institute, S. C. Morris; con- v v. qference treasurer, N?U^ wj| ^-5^ erannuates; G. ilk WaddoU, G* ? Smith; T. J,*WMts: Btoworth^ajciw , field secretary, J. G. Ferfctmm. KKKSHAW NBWS N0TB8 ;J ntereating News Notes Gathered From The Kr? ef That Place On last Friday Mrs. Mary H roughan, who was moving bark to her ome in the Flat Roclt section from te Shamrock section, was caught etween a truck and her barn and -as considerably bruised but most artunately escaped sny serious iniry. The truck was moving up to x? barn with ? load of feedatuffs > Pf dopoaited in the barn when the cciaent occurred. November &th, 1927, at ,4:80 o'clock, at her ome in the new mill village. Mrs. *nl*ht? wif? of Mr. Joeph D. Knight, Mrs. Knight was fifty-eight years . 3 [ age on the 22nd day of April past, he was a loyal member of Oak N J *dge Baptist churchy Mrs. Knight aves the following to mourn her ?ss: Her husband, Joseph D. Knight, Irs. fhos. Phillips. Mrs. Samuel 1 unter, Mrs. L. J. Ballard, Mrs. Troy ichardson, Mrs. James Hunter, J j^alter Knight, Miss Zelma Knight, liss Wilma Knight and Miss HHsie ^night, all of Kershaw and nearby. r-1!?' n'Kht was laid to rest at Sand [ill Baptist church Saturday followig. Rev. James Outen preached the inera1 and a large congregation of iends relatives and sympathisers ere nresent to pay the last tribute to ie deceased. - f Dr- J Y* Thompson, who has been inducting a drug business at Henersonville, N. C., had the raiaforine to have his stock, and. fixtures reatly damaged by fire last week nd owing to the fact that he cared only a small amount of insurnce as a protection against lofes the >8^uw 1 ?aH he?vily on him. The following marriage announceient has been received in Kershaw by datives and friends of T. B. Clyburn r., popular young son of Mr. and H T- B- Clyburji: Mr. and Mrs. /\ E. Armfield announce the mar?L their daughter, Clara. Etta, !i !noI' Clyburn, Jr., November th, 1927. At home after November .:if 8th at Ariton, Ala. Mr. Clyburn, 'ho is superintendent of the schools t Ariton, Ala.; is a graduate of lavidson College, N. C. and Whs ormerly engaged, in the insurance usiness in North Carolina and Floida, having received his training in hat business in New york-Citjr.- fie as a host of friends with whom he i very poplar, and they?will be much -iia fiterested in the announcement of is marriage. ; .JiS HANDS .DOWN DECISlONf s \ -j ' ' upreme Court Affirms Decision as to Roadway Litigation. IJie case of l>r. S. F. Brasington. gainst Ellen M. Williams, a Kershaw ..ounty case, involving the closing of I roadway leading through Mulberry ... limitation to Belmont plantation, has >een decided by the state supreme ourt in an opinion handed down last Wednesday. The dih'nion of the ower court in favor of'Dr. Brasingon is affirmed, in an opinion by As(ociate Justice Cothran. . ^he case was one involving suit - - -1 . .yt|f or damages and petition for inunction against the obstruction of a oad through land owned by Mrs. A'llliams. The verdict of the lower -ourt was $1 for the plaintiff and an njunction against the obstruction of he right of way claimed by Dr. Brasngton. .... The case has been with the supreme :ourt for about a year atid its de/2 nsion has been watched with interest t>y many attorney ft;* and the opinion will settle many road disputes in the future. Attorneys representing Dr. Brasington were M. L. Smith and L C. Hough, of Camden; while D. W. Robinson of Columbia, and E. D. Blakeney and J. Team Gettys. of Camden, represented Mrs. Williams: Work StartedOn New Road commenced this week on State^ Highway 26, between Camden and Sumter. Forces commenced at the Sumter County line, hut owing to injunctions proceedings instituted by B. H. Boy kin, Jr., the work was .held up on that end the forces were immediately transferred to a point nearer Camden and is now proceeding. Detour signs have been placed about one mile and a half south of Camden, near Carson's mill directing Traffic to the left over the old Black River road and then cornea back into tha highway over the Gantey Lane topd? thence fcmowln* the pre?ent highway on to Sumter. t The inunction ' ^roreeding. I. ^ scheduled to be heard before the au- r preme court next Monday. Death of Young tBii ? Funeral services for Giadw\Raak, ten years of age, who died of'pneumonia at the Camden Hospital Tuesday evening were held at Pine Grove church Wednesday afternoon. The c little girl is survived by her parents, Mr. ahd Mra. A. R. PoaV whn r^.Mo tn ihue Betty Neck section djT^we^1'"?ZlX2 w"t*re6- >