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I The Camden Chronicle HuUME XXXX. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY U, 1920. NUMBER 42. K T-r - L I ' ! Li-. u '1.IL-1. Ill' 'I ' 1 W???1??? iree Are Injured; Auto-Train Crash d?K Ethel Fletcher, ID; Mia* Viola ,ch?r, 17, and Henry Fletcher, 8, e placed in the Camden hospital dnesday afternoon buffering cuta I bruises said to have been received en the light coach in which they re traveling collided with the Uthern passenger train, Ker?h#w to niden, at a point one mile south Kershaw. I'he young people, all children of and Mrs. M. G. Fletcher of Flat ick, are reported to have been enute to their home from school, key were picked up by members oi f train's crew and upon arrival of i train here were removed to the fcpitnl in ambulances of C. W. ans & Son. lM! of the injured were Thursday truing reported as resting as well could be expected. 'ICounty Officers Re-Named For Year I it the first meeting of the KerY County Board of Directors held [the year Mr. H. G. Garrison, Jr., I re-elected chairman of the Board, Attorney L. T. Mills was reted as County Attorney and Clerk he Board. dessrs. Aussie West, L. B. Ogburn 1 S. W. Rose were re-elected as pers Of the toll bridge over the teree river. 'Mr. J. Madison Mosewas named as superintendent of t oil distribution plant recently cted near the Seaboard passenger ktion, while Mr. J. W. Sowell sucids Mr. Mo.seley as superintendent the DeKalb township chain gang. lemson To Test Cotton Seed Free fcotton' seed throughout the areas Kted by the September storms are siderably damaged according to Its made of these seed at Clemson lege and are unsafe for planting Jrposes. It is recommended that ) seed be used fur planting that ists less than seventy per cent, ermination and that when these are Bed double the usual quantity per re should be planted. In order at farmers may know the condition their seed free tests will be made Clemson College. Farmers wishg cotton seed tested should take mples as follows: Take several iuble handfuls of seed from different aces in the pile. Mix these tosther thoroughly. Take one pound seed from this and put in a cloth g, with name and address on inside d outside. If more than one batch seed is to be tested number the mples or write variety of seed >ng with owners name inside and tside. Mail to R. W. Hamilton, emson College, or bring it to J. W. nders County Agent at Camden, his should be done at once in order | get a report on the seed in time l' it to be of value. Named on Important Committee Representative Norman S. Richards, Liberty Hill, has been named as a ember of the important Ways and eans committee in the general asmbly at their Tuesday's meeting, epresentative R. E. McCaslan, of 'eenwood, was named chairman, her members of this committee are: Melvin J.- Ashley, J. Arthur BoyV Wr P. Conyers, G. L. Curetou, illiam M,->Fair, James M. Fair, rues W.! Hamer, ]R. Beverley Her ? John P. Isenhower, L, M. lones, K. Keenan, Samuel T. D. Lancasi W. H. Lightsey, Howard Mcivey, J. J. Mason, E. Gettys Nunn, ^ert Muldjow, Wade H. Nicholson, M. PegueTs, W. J. Revell, Sam Rit*>erg. Allen M. Sapp, Olin Sawyer, *Tey G. Seiiseney, W.~W! Smoak, ?es H. Sullivan, J. M. Thomas, ank A. Thompson, W. W< Tripp, A. Westibrook. " J Death Suspends Life Sentence ashington Griffin, 60-year-old ored life-timer, died at the Statfc 'ison farm in this county Saturday, cath was attributed to pneumonia Mlowing influenza. Griffin waa serving a sentence of imprisonment for the murder of 8 wif? in Greenville county six ears ago, ^The body was prepared for burial F A. R. Collin*, local undertaker, "tJ^PP^ ,1be negro's format in Bimpsoavflie iSnday. Former Camden Man Dead at Blaney Arthur T. Simpson, aged 46, died at his home at Blaney Monday after a short illness. Mr. Simpson was well known not only in his community "but throughout this county, und his sudden death was a great shock to relatives and friends. Mr. Simpson was born March 1, 1884. For a number of years he | made his residence in Camden where the was connected with the postofftce department when the office was located in the Burns property on Main street. He moved to Blaney where he has made his home for many years, and was held in high regard by his feUow townspeople. Ho had been connected with the Blaney Mercantile company for the past seven years. He was a Christian man and had much influence for good. He is survived by his widow, and by one son, A. T. Simpson, Jr.; and by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Josepn Simpson, of Riehbourg in Chester County. Three brothers?W. H. Simpson, of Hortop, Kansas; J. Earle Simpson and R. Norman Simpson, of Lexington, and Miss Alma Simpson, of Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services were held at Har^ mony Baptist church near Blaney at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Mr. Padgett, the pastor, and interment was ;n the churchyard. Pallbearers officiating were Tabmage Bo wen, Carroll Bowen, Boy tin Rose, J. D. Bailey, Irby Maddox and Maxey Butler. Prominent Kershaw Citizen Passes Away I Kershaw, Jan. 7.?Funeral services I for John M. Lowery, prominent in ! the business and social .life of the j community, were held Sunday. Mr. Lowery died after a short illness. He had been in failing healtft [for about two years. Mr. Lowery was | a native of Chesterfield county, combing here about .28 years ago from , Jefferson. He was long identified with the hnsiness life nf the .town, being ;a member of the firm of Threatt and Carson, also the Merchants' Furniture company. He was also an officer in the Kershaw Building & Loan association. For many years he was a memI ber of the board of trustees which .gave such a creditable school system to the town.* Mr.. ILowery had reachj ed the age of 56. He was a member ; of the Presbyterian church, in which I the services were ^conducted. | He is survived by his widow and j two children, William of Lancaster, jand Sara, a student at Winthrop; alsoj by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. L. E. Haley and Miss Fannie Lowery of Jefferson, Mrs. Baker of Augusta, Ga., Clyde .and Roach Lowery of Jefferson, Henry of McBee and Hemp of Charlotte, 2*1. C. He was laid to rest in the Kershaw J cemetery, the services being conduct. : ed by his pastor, the Rev. Mr. Steven:son of the Presbyterian church. ' \ Banded Goose Killed In Wateree Swamp Mr. J. Elmore Jeffers, who resides in the Doby's Mill section of West Wateree, while hunting in the Wateree river swamp on Wednesday killed a wild goose with aluminum bands attached to its legs. An inscription on the band reads: "Write Box 48, Kingville, Ontario, Canada." One band contains, the following Biblical quotation. "Let us consider one another," Hebrew 10:24. The second band carries this quotation: "He careth for you," 1st Peter 5:7. The address given on the band is said to be that of a man who makes a specialty of feeding these feathered creatures and the geese get so tame that he walks among them without the birds taking fright. He was formerly a great hunter and trapper, but in late years has spent his time in caring for wild creatures. Copeland-West Mr. Otis West, of Kershaw,... and Miss Vesta Co pel and, of Be thane, were married in Camden on January 7, by Probate Judge W. L. MoDowelL ' "1 Wages-Rosa (Mr. Howard J. Ross and Miss Sptvey Driska Wages, both of Itfi&ty* wars married in Csmden^on^Janu^ New Model Chevrolet Attracts Attention The new Chevrolet Six?"The outstanding Chevrolet of Chevrolet history?? Six in the price range of tho OUr ?-'*me to town on Saturday morning and found a berth in th-j show room of Welsh Motor Company, w ere it has been viewed by scores o Inteiested folks who were wanting to see the latest production of Chevrolet builders. ! ' b< < ai itself is not disappointing, t lives up to the claims of its builders and of the many local people who .visited the show room to see this new General Motors Company product there were none but who were p eased at its handsome appearance, Ihere were many comparisons of the ,Chevrolet of today with the motor) cars of a decade ago and many were ready to say that the new Chevrolet looks better and acts better than did the cars of ten years ago which sold lor three times its price. | The new car is fitted with a Fisher body, about four inches longer ami four inches wider than is to be found on the four cylinder Chevrolets that have been so popular during the past iyear. The fittings and trimmings of the new car are of good quality and make the now Chevrolet look like a real automobile selling for much higher prices. The motor, a sixcylinder, runs quietly, eitheV when he car is motionless or on the highways, develops about forty-six horsepower and will attain a speed of 60 miles per hour or more, if the driver's nerve and inclination makes th.at speed desiraJble. The new car includes in its makeup practically all the newest wrinkles and gimcracks that add to convenience and pleasure jn driving , and comfort of those who may be occupying the car. When running on the road the machine is especially easy to steer and handle, land has a getaway that is almost breath-taking when the driver steps on the gks. \ Ancrum Rewards Fire-Fighters ,, Chester, Jan. 5.-I? reco/nitl of j e fire fighting done by the Chester | fire department at the big $75,000 of the Southern Cotton Oil company a few nights ago, this company rough its Chester manager, Thomas Ancrum, presented the firemen with a check , for one hundred dollars, to be used as they see fit to spend it By quick work the Chester fireinen Kept the blaze confined to one building. Otherwise the loss would have been a much hevier one, ft8'on one side there was a warehouse containng 1,100 tons of hulls, while on the other side was a warehouse full of valuable meal:- -Then the gin, fertilizer plant and several other warehouses and a large number of bales of inters were closeby. Camden Schools To Open Monday The Camden City Schools will open Monday morning at 9 o'clock for the first t,me since closing for Christmas Holidays, according to an announcement issued from the office of Superintendent J. G. Richards yesterday Two changes will be noted in the high school faculty when classes are resumed on this date, Mr. Richards j stated. Mike Sherwood, of Greensboro, N. C., and a graduate of the University ? - -Prfch Carolina, will serve as athletic director and head of the science department. Mr. SherWood takes the place of C. F. Shaw whose resignation recently became effective. Miss Joe Godfrey, of Louisville, Ky., and a graduate of the University of Louisville, will direct the homo economics department which, until ( her recent resignation and marriage, < was headed by Miss Louise Johnson/I While welcoming the new faculty members pupils and patrons of the high school will at the same time deeply regret the removal of their former teachers whose visit and services in this city have been most acceptable to all. Brought Here For Burial Funeral services for Jimmie Mickle 22-year-old negro who died ai J*y Buy, Fla., Monday, were conducted at Good Hope church in the Cantey auction Thursday afternoon. Jlickle was m native lfid "~fr?^~ Senator Johnstone Dead at Newberry Newberry, Jun. 5.?-Alan Johnstone former senator from Newberry coun- ] ty for 20 years, died this morning j shortly after 0 o'clock at Ws home on Johnstone street, following an ill \ neBs of heart attack. Mr. Johnstone | hud been in declining health for some 1 time, hut the end was not expected j > so soon. jj He was a farmer and followed thut^' occupation all his life. Through1 hard work and good management he \ had acquired considerable property. ] He had much good farming land in \ the county und owned some of the i moat valuable property in the city. < Mr. Johnstone was 7(J. was 1 born August, 12, 1849, in the John- 1 stone home near where he lived a'1 his life. He was the son of Chan- 1 cellor Job Johnstone and Amelia De- ' Walt. Mr. Johnstone was elected 1 a member of the house of represonta- ( tlveB in 1906 and served in that ca pacity for one term. In 1908 he>.ran 1 i for the senate from Newberry coun- ^ ty and still held ^hat iwsition. However, during the summer, he did not 1 offer for re-election, deciding to with- 1 draw' from politics the rest of his life. ' Mr. Johnstone, besides being Sena- ' tor from the county for the past 24 * years, had been a member -rftfv.tho board of trustees of Clemson college ^ since the organization of the college 1 with the exception of a short time, ^ when ousted 'by Governor Tillman. : Later he was elected by the legislature. He was president of the T&ttiers' Oil mill for a long time. The < ^ mill is one of the most successful in < jthe state. He was responsible to a < large degree in making it thus. He ' was an elder in Aveleigh Presbyterian church and was a regular attendant .! at church services. He was president pro tern, of the senate and a member of the board of the federal land bank, Columbia. ^ir> Johnstone was an outstanding man and had thousands of friends in Newberry county and in the state. He had been a leader in the affairs of the county for a long time. In his death the county and state will miss a valuable citizen. Mr. Johnstone worked hard for good roads nnd always led a fight for the colleges of the state. Besides a widow, who was Miss Li 11a Rail Keimerly of the upper part of the county, he is survived by the following children: Mrs. George McCutchen of Columbia, Mrs. L. T. Mills of Camden, Mrs. W. W. Coleman of Aiken, Mrs. J. W. Bountree of AtGa., Thomas K. Johnstone, vice president of the National Bank of Newberry, Alan Johnstone, attorney, of Baltimore, Md., and J. Malcolm Johnstone, . connected with the Lexington Water Power company. He is also survived by two sisters. Miss Fannie E. Johnstone of Newberry and Mrs. J. N. Fowles of Columbia. ; The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at the residence, conducted by his pastor,1 the Rev. M. C. Dendy of Aveleigh Presbyterian church. Interment will be jn ' the Johnstone family burying ground at the edge of the city. The active pallbearers for Senator Alan Johnstone will be his sons t*nd sons-in-law, T. K. Johnstone, J. Malcom Johnstone, Alan Johnstone, Jr., George McCutchen, W. W. Coleman, L. T. Mills and J. W. Rountree. The honorary pallbearers by his request will be President Sikes of Clemson : college and the board of trustees of .Jemson College. Methodist Church Services 1 Services at the Lyttleton Street : Methodist church, hear . Hampton Park, George PierceWatson, pastor, Sunoay, January 13th will be: Bible school .10:00 a. m. witb-elasees for all grades and ages. Epworth League at 6.46 p. m. to which all the young People are invited. Public worship 11:15 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. conducted by the pastor. Themes for the day, morning "The Master's Major Test for All of His Followers." Evening thenie, "A Memorable Day," Midweek ferayer service Wednesday' 7:80 P. m.. The aim of the pastor i^ to *> present scriptural themes tfcaVthc hearer may be both interested and encouraged for Hi* Usk, and ( iencea of daily life. The pubUo U i most cordially livited^ST aSF^p a Details of Death of Bar field On lust Ihui.Miay morning W. R. Harfteld wu? caught in the outside i shafting at the Kershaw Oil Mill < *hile assisting 1). A. Barfield and inch Parker in stringing power lines , Wn the mill to the seed house near- ] jy, und received injuries in beiiiK I vhirled around the rapidly revolving ihaft that caused practically unfiled- i ate death. < Messrs. I). A. Bar fie Id and Parker < ivere on top the seed house, while ' Mr. W. it. Barfield was standing on' I * shed belorw the eaves attaching the A-ire to ropes with which it was being 1 iruwn to the top. Both men on top 1 had shouted warning to Mr. Barfield below to stand clear of the wire. When Mr. Parker suddenly felt the!' wiie tighten which he was pulling up,! and realizing at once that it had'1 fastened to some object below, he! Jut the wire us quickly us he could with his wire pliers, and on looking' 5ver the eaves of the building was horrified to see Mr. Barfield below being whirled rapidly around the shafting. The engine which drives < the shafting was stopped as quickly i as possible, but not until Mr. Bar- i field was horribly mangled and life extinct. The remains were prepared for i burial and were held at the home un- i til Friday morning to await the ar- ( rival of absent members of the family. Mr. Barfield was a highly respected citizen of the community, and his death in such a manner is most highly' deplored by all. He was about 62; years of age and left surviving his1 wife and the following children: Mrs.' Eva Hornsby and Mrs. Etta Turner,1 of Camden, Misses Ada Leila, Alma.j Margie and Ernestine, of Kershaw Rev. W. H. Barfield, of McCormick, and Ernest, Cecil and Raymond, of Kershaw. The remains were laid to rest In the Kershaw cemetery Friday morning at 11 o'clock, following funeral services conducted at the home by Rev. J. C.' Corpening, pastor of the First Bap-; tist church at Lancaster.? Kershaw Era. Junior Order To Hold Big Meeting The district meeting o; the Junior Order United American Mechanics will be held in the hall of DeKalhl Council, No. 88, of this city Thursday evening,-January 17, at 8 o'clock. This district is comprised of the counties of Chester, Lancaster, and Kershaw and a large attendance, according to local officers of the order, is expected in Camden. D. J. Creed is councillor of the local organization with I* H. Jones as the recording sectary. Lancaster Lets Big Bond Isstte Lancaster, Jan. 8?The county commissioners opened bids today for the sale of $250,000 of highway reim-! bursement bonds of Lancaster county.' The bonds carried a rate of 5 per cent, and were purchased by Stranahan, Harris & Otis of Toledo at par and a premium of $2,000. Proceeds from the bondB will used to pave highway _No. 26 between Lancaster and the North Carolina line under reimbursement agreement with the state highway department. The county commissioners will offer another $450,000 issue in 90 days proceeds to be used on the same project. It is said that paving will bo ' completed sou time this summer, < thus giving a paved highway direct < from Lancaster to Charlotte. , Fresbyterian Church Notes c The sennon topic for Sunday morning, JanuarxJ3, will be "Bags Which Wax Not Old." The subject of the midweek service Wednesday evening, January 16, will be the "History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States.^ The Senior Christian Endeavor will meet Sunday evening at 7 Q'clock. Sunday school 10 a* m. You have a most cordial invitation to all these services. Named On Committees Senator Grover C. Welsh, of this county, has been named chairman of the committee on Federal relations in *tate senate. HTTa also a mam. >*r y aw eommtttw on commerce end industries, natural resources and Two Nef/roes Die; Other Pair Saved Columbia, Jan. I.-Tile atcrn hand W the law reach*-,! out today and -laimed the lives of two murderers. I wo others, convicted for the same ?r?me. were saved when Governor Kichurds commuted the death sentence to one of life imprisonment. George Palmer and Sam Brown the iwo put to death went to the electric hair in the state penitently here icclanng their tfuilt and proTe.sting Uu'" romrades in the death house, Sam Tolbert and John Pickney wore innocent. All were convicted murder of Charley Loy, CharlesIon ( hinese laundryman. it was not until after Palmer and Brown were executed that Tolbert H p?nckney were told that they would not have to go to the death chair. They received the news without marked demonstration. Both thankod Col. J. N. Pearman, prison superintendent, and Pi Orkney reqnested a cigarette. Approximately 60 people crowded in the death chamber to watch the electrocution. Included in the group that saw Palmer electrocuted were four women. A son and ? cousin ot the murdered man watched both ex ecutions and later expressed disuatisf action that the death sentence of the other two had been changed. The Governor's letter was sent to Col I earman several days ago with instruction not to be opened until time for the electrocution. It contained provisions specifying that if any of the men changed their atory as to the innocence of Pinckney and Tolbert, these, too, were to go to the chair. A group- of negro ministers were with the condemned men prior to the execution, praying and leading familiar hymns. They watched the execution. Charles Loy was killed last August in Charleston, his throat being slashed with a razor. A roundup of negroes was started by police soon r thejrime^and in a little more ........ a.. ?uur, the four, ail of whom later confessed to the crime, were in jail. Pinckney and Tolbert later repudiated their confessions, saying they were forced to make the statements. Minister Able To Be Out R?v. J. W. Boy kin who has beerf confined to his home by severe illnessfor the past five weeks was able this week to be fiiingling with his friends on the street for a short time. Rev. oykin has been for years the beloved Tn8| ?u ^ Moriah Baptist Church is held in high esteem by both races He wishes The Chronicle to " thank all of his friends for the many kindnesses shown him during the period he was a shut-in and a sufferer He tells U8 that he did not want for anything, and people from all denominations administered to his needs. It will be several weeks yet before he can resume his pastorial uties, iind he is looking forward to putting on hiB anniversary services soon. , Kelly-Spears Lugoff, s. c., Jan. 7.?Miss Lula* Gertrude Kelly, of Logoff, and West Spears, of Cassatt, motored over to Bishopville on December 25 and were married in that town. Mrs. Spears?is the daughter of Representative and Mrs. Newton Kelly, and was a popular girl in the community . Mr. Spears is the son ?f Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Spfcars and is a promising younp man. They will make their home at Cassatt where Mr. Spears is connected with the Spears mercantile company. Mr. and Mra. Hpcan; have ahoator frieiuls ? f*t<!n<i 'o them hearty eongratulations. " Card of Thanks ? .. We wish to take this way to express our heartfelt thanks to all for the kindness and comfort given during the illness and death of our beloved Father. Also for tlie many and lovely floral tributes. Misses Willie and Meme Turner. Hiekabee-Ruaaell Mr: Charles Wallace Russell, of Camden, and Miss Lola Faye HucfcZ bee, of Book Hfll. were married i? -on Saturday by Rev. George _ Wnon,' of tho ISSSton VetMK ess? -