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in i i ^ ? y* LOOKING BACKWARD Taken From the Filth of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Yearn Ago THIRTY YKAKM A<;t> January 17, HHM) A prchB dispatch from Frankfort, . Ky? u|]? of the a*aa*aination of governor William Goebel, democratic nomirtc*-. The killing put Kentucky on the verfje of ?-iviI war. Sam Boyle*ton, Winnsboro boy, joined Boer forces in war againat British empire. Mrs. Kileiola K. Turner, mother of Mrs. Waddy Thompson, dead at her home at Welford, S. <', Columbus M. Newman, formerly of Camden Cotton Mills, die* at CJranby Mills, Columbia, and burial was in J'ihgah cemetery. Governor M. B. MoSweeney issuen proclamation for arrest of Sam Williams for murrler of William Kelly and olfers one hunrlred dollars reward. [Mat of new to?ri, Lynch wood, now Bethune, exhibited in Camden by S. ,T. Gardner. New mill, known ax the Wylie Mills of Ch?-!.-r, bet; g organized with cap-1 ital of $100,000, -ubn- : bed by Ouster people. Child labor bill defeated in the ^ South (Carolina Senate. i Frank W. Savin, retired member of i the New S ork Stoek Kxrhange, yyho died recently, hit hi* entire fortune of $10,000,00(1 to his fourth wife, who formerly was u servant in his home. He left nothing to a son and it daughter, explaining that he had previously provirjed for them by < ash .settlements. FIFTEEN YKAKH AGO January 22, ltH5 Major Patrick J. Grew, of ftarn> well, elected to succeed (.'apt. K. C. VonTrenckow, of Camden, as preaident of the South Carolina National Guard. William Price married to Miss Kmma Freeman, of Lugoff^ Tom Katrees, neiiro, arrested in Charlotte for having stolen M. F. Chipley's pocket book after accepting a rale with Chipley. Robert 11. McGaskill, Robert Pat? , W. I,. Stokes, Jr., Arthur Stokes, Johnnie Murchiaon and Andrew T. Jackson, winners in boy's corn club at recent county fair. The winners were named by F. H. Arrants, county agent. Mrs. Kd. Prison, of Clover, S. C., gives party announcing engagement <<f Miss Kmily Wright to Dr. Ralph Mevenson, of Camden. GcWi~Jlrown, man who burglarized residence of c. ft. Smith in fteulah i i Hon < aptu11 -i by ( -1abl? J. I>. .ni !.. ' : ; i ...? : A. G. Whitaker. It .Cert J. Turner, hi year old ve?.-j eran, father of I>r. W. ft. Turner, dies h? Kershaw. Rev. Jabez Ferris, former pastor of Camden ftaptist church, resigns' pastorate of Kershaw ftaptist church. ; Northwestern Railroad takes ofT i j asSenger train- between Camden and Sumter and announces only mixed trains will Is- operated. William IVake, of Ridgeway, married to -M.s.s Maybe!! Peake, of Lu- j golf, by Notary Public J. M. Porter. State Service Office Help to Many Men Columbia, Jan. 1-I.-?Something of ' the value of the State Service office, authorized by the general assembly three years ago upon request of the American legion for the purpose of assisting veterans of the Spanish American war and the SN orld VS ar ir* obtaining benefits allowed by federal legislation, can !>e learned from a summary of activities which will be reported to the general assembly at an early date by K. Henry Cappelman. During the year 11>29 the depart* | ment assisted veterans and widows of veterans and dependents, a total ! of $861,149.29 in benefits allowed under the compensation, bonus and warisk Insurance acts of congress, through the pension laws, and from the. American I^egiop Kndowment fund for children of disabled veterans ;ind reimbursement for funeral expenses incurred. Disability compensation claims obtained for veterans amounted to $514,799.05. Death compensation received and insurance paid to depend nts and benefi- iaries tota ed $227,ixb.K.d. Other1 laims?ypaii! were: Ad?, :usted compensation for dependents, . > 11.07; funeral expenses, $ *>,148.01; from American legion Endowment fund. $1,115. Aside from compensation benefits, totalling $78^,725.29 the department handled |>cnsion claims aggregating $71,121. Investigations were made in every county in the state and the work is increasing each year and will continue t<> ;n< tease until the peak of disabilities from the World war is ached hi l'.?42 according to an es timate made by the \ cte.runs Bureau, to-, ording to Mr. Cappelman. Tin- .-tan* of South Carolina app - ; tcij Slo.OOU f }- the work in I hI \ Kxhumed ting under <>ffi* :.C a J'- the dy of Wyatl I'af . - trie negrn j h ,vas ass.i v-inat ?! and robbed on trie Saturday ni-rht p-eeer!ing Christmas, was exhumer! and an autopsy^ w as made by Drs. L. T. Gregory and W. B. Turner on Tuesdly morning for the purpose of discovering whatever evidence might be gained to aid in fixing the crime. After the removal of the body from the place where the crime occurred a gun shell was found on the ground nearby. A number of shot were found in the side of the head where the load entered. The officers are still busily engaged in trying to apprehend the one.who committed the deed, and it i. reported that they have gathered some , .ery material evider.ee. They are ! ot g.. rg out any information for. ; ublie.v '. however, until they have oniple'* .J the job.- ? K* :-h iw Era. j Harrowing Tale Comes From the Sea] I > uthp-'-t. N. Jan. 14.?The en-i r,. w r. >>f Southpoi t turned out lay to welcome home William Lar >n. local fi-herman. who spent five : iv- drifting about the Atlantic in a small dory before being rescued te yesterday by the Danish steamer Key Olsen. What :imounted to a public reception was held at the home of Larson's fishing partners while Larsen who suddenly found himself in the role of hpro_ -elated the harrowing experiences encountered while tossing ab .'.it a vexed Atlantic in his tiny craft. Larsen said he lived for five days on raw fish and rain water. Twelve times the mountainous seas washed him overboard. lb signalled twelve passing steamers unsuccessfully. The thirteenth, the Key Olser, hove to and the fisherman, almost famished and suffering from severe injury to one of hi- hands, w as b: ught into port. Ihirgg the br:> f but severe cold -ran !n-t Id.day night, Larsen a. :, he i!m r.t to sleep, but : ugi.t :: tin- miniNe because ko* ah.'.t : :it ? ' "1 u.dn't st would he : ?;.: *V ." i '.I* tor Modoc, th* V an. 1 Manning ar. 1 .i-- i ined in th* 1 - :t'rman. i 'I.- 1 * - attracted by . 'are. So m:.< * where La' 'rift from ti.e ' ng fleet. Died From Lion's Kite 1 a* . .1.,* a -Charle- T. H?.-o? k. -a; i t* > .; t-ainer f??r the Mi lv Id-!;. -- - > .*. . ,* oil in it ( har''< ; t:;'. hi*. ' r. ght from i it t r . ;- "\ a r-.a.iiy lacerat. { ,.i'm he* !?-f!ved Sunday night win *, he w a- a'.' u keii by a lion at the - w w ! ?; ;.i . : - : < ar Charlotte l; u k >\ a- tukt r. t St. Fetor's hospial. wlu a he r.a- ho n in a seriou nditmn -iroe .,. -nffered the s> r . us injury. A:*:? . - rvmg the liny t his supper. H 'Uv k, who is head art; i a.al t: a; ;.cr f< r t r.< carnival, begun j t" stroke the annul on the head ( through the hca\ \ iron bars of the > >ge. Th^ Tiob grabbed the man'arm ana pulled him toward the cage. Other showmen. hearing Houck'cries, rushed to him and pulled him from the clutches of the beast, only after his right arm had been severely mangled. Parrot Fever Causes Worry To Doctors Washington, Jan, II,?With two dead from parrott fwer and eleven caws of that mysterious malady reported from distant sections of the country, government health authori tie* are taking steps to prevent the ? spread of the disease. The deaths occurred in Toledo, Ohio, where Mrs. Percy O. Williams succumbed to the ailment, and in Baltimore, Maryland, where the victim was Mrs. Louise Schaeffer. Four additional cases were reported from Ohio and seven from Maryland, with unconfirmed report* of three more cases in the latteV state and one in California. Surgeon General Hugh S. Gumming has been advised that three cases in Annapolis resulted from contact with a recently imported parrot that had been purchased from a New York pot slore and has informed I)r. Shirley Wynn, the city health commissioner. Fumigation of the !vtore is expected to ensue. Fire at Kershaw F?re as discovered about midnight Monday night in the office of Hilton and Blackrwell, cotton buyer*, and but for the prompt response of the fire department much greater dagamc might have been done. Stor ed in the back room of the office were 21 bales of cotton and about a bale of loose samples.^ The fire originated in this room, destroyed about all of the loose samples and badly damage might have U-en done. Storably. The fixtures in the front office were also badly damaged. The cotton uas fully covered by insurance on the fixtures.?Kershaw Era. (I AIMS BASSE I) BY BOARD OF COVNTY DIRECTORS. DECEMBER 3. 1929. I , Kc- haw 1 .u m be - <o., lumber ? J'.'T.hu I. I. Firkland, Jr., resetting f' n. e -o.oo B. irt'-dale, supplies .... 2 id.5ft The Peoples Meat Market, supplies 26,5jj -Catoe Brothers, supplies .... 145,65 C. K. Bowen or bearer, rent planer and rip-saw 75.00 Hayes Pharmacy, medicines, etc 23.10 I Kershaw Grocery Co., meat etc 24.05. S. W. Rose, bridge keeper . . 100.00 Kershaw Mercantile & Banking Co., supplies 321.06 J. I). Bui ley, lumber 180.79 T, Watson, meat, etc . 19.90 Blanuy Co., supplies 20.05 J. VV. bowel!, wages, guards an<l supplies 109.00 Elmore Brown, service extra keeper at bridge 14.75 C. A. Johnson, guards and supplies >18.66 II. K. Munn, salary road superintendent 125.00 J. L>. Adams A Company, road machinery parte . . . . ,. . . 4.62 K. A. Jenkins, auto supplies 48.20 Ilirsch Bros. & Go., dress and shoes . . . 4.00 Mrs. Gillie M Dunn, salary 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters Board of Registration 37.50 Kathleen B. Watts, salary and postage 110.20 S. W. ffogue, Treaa., note paid S. C. National Bank . . . . 8,000.00 MfCaskill & Loll is, groceries 110,50 J.V'-W. Sowell or bearer, salary Supt. Chaingang 125,00 B. E. Sparrow or bearer, salary and stamps 56.80 S. YV. J logue, salaries self and clerk and stamps 84.55 M. II. Deal or bearer, salary bridge foreman 125.00 G. K. Clements or bearer, salary 4th quarter Bd. Regis 12.50 S. P. Watkins or bearer, salary and expenses- 155.00 H. A. Rabon or bearer, salary and expenses 155.00 J L. Guy, lumber 384.53 J. L. Hough or bearer, salary and expenses . 155.00 G. B. DeBruhl or bearer, salary and expenses 155.00 Home Furnishing Co., blankets rug, heater, ete 28.65 Welsh Motor Co., auto parts, labor and garage rent .... 51.97 Burns & Barrett, hardware supplies 184.67 Galior. Iron Works A Mfg. Co., road machinery parts .... 80.00 Carlisle Courten^y Home, keeping five children in November .. 50.00 Laurens T. Mills, salary clerk and, poor fund 300.00 Jeff Hunt Road M ach. Co., road machinery parts 341.06 Myers Service Station, one tire 10.00 F. D. Goudale, pair of glasses . . 2.00 Walter Jacobs or bearer, salary Janitor 40.00 i J. H. McLeod. salaries self and jailer, jail fees, etc 310.68 Lena M. Lineberger. salary Deputy Clerk 75.00 G. F. oCoolev, .-alarv Deputy Sheriff . ' 125.00 j W. E. S. Trapp, 10 cords wood at $5.00 50.00 Rhame Bros., Inc., hay, oats, etc 260.90 J. H. Thomas, examination . . 5.00 W. E. Russell, salary coroner 41.67 I Wolfe-Eichel Co.', clothing supplies 21.13 | City of Camden, W. A L. Dept., water and lights 41.20 T. B. McClain, 400 lbs. carbide 26.00 L. B. Ogburn, services bridge keeper 100.00 J. M. Moseley, services Supt. of Distribution 60.00, j Aussie West, services bridge- j keeper ioo 00 H. D. Green, salary and travel 99^99 ' 1 J. A. Thorn or bearer, salaries and wage* maintenance .... 369.00 J, K. Lee, meat 67.00 . <& Camden Hospital, 13 days and medicine, Ale* Teams .,.. 36.00 Alma M. burgess, salary and travel .... 136.36 H. L. Schloaburg, clothing supplies ...... 4,00 W. Robin Zemp, office supplies and drugs .. 19.50 Carolina Motor Co., Inc., auto supplies, kerosene, etc 27.65 Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., office supplies ,, 3.21 j Zemp & DePass, drug supplies, , etc 36,35 Sowell's Drug Store, drug supplies, etc ,.,, .. 105.05 S. W. ATcCaskill, M. D., lunacy examinations 55.00 H. K. Mu<m or bearer, drafts paid by bank of Camden .. 1,695.16 \V. L. McDowell, salary, lunacy and commitment papers .... 93.00 .Southern bell T. & T. Co., telephone rental 46.40 W. H. Clyburn, examinations, attention, etc 116.00 T. K. Trotter, Treas., nurse ap' propriation 426.00 hi J. Whitak'er, supplies 25.20 S. U. Ross, groceries 180.80 Dr. C. A. West, medical attention and examinations .... 16.60 H. K. Beard, 1650 gal. oil at 42c 693.00 F. H. Ross and Co., elothing .. 310.00 ? W. F. Nettles, furniture, and mirror .... s. v. 56J>0 Standaid Oil Co., kerosene and - ? ^ ' inspection tax y,.. 22.40 John Whitaker, hay, oats, flour - and sugar ~. 200.42 David Pearce, It. W. and damages No. 1 E. Camden .... 50.00 H. G. Carrison, Jr., salary Co. Bd. of Directors 100.00 J no. W. Corbett, M. D., medical attention Columbus Bush .... 50.00 Williams Insurance Agency, bond R. A. Bruce . .. v 3.00 S. A. L. Railway Co., lease of space at Camden 21.00 W. Sheorn & Son. clothing supplies 25.65 Carolina Contractors Equip; & Supply Co., 2 wheelbarrows. . 18,54 Total $19,877.85 L. T. MILLS, Clerk. ^1 . - | In Buying Food You Want The Best Indeed, in food, the heat in all you ahould have. And the beat ia exactly what you receive at Rogera ?alwava. I'hia ulao hold* true with our aervice, i So, when you huy at Roger* you know it ia not i only better?hut the BEST! I BEST AMERICAN CREAM CHEESE ? 37* Try if m a macctr -m ;n,i >. fuvjc combination. CAMPBELJ S TOMATO soup 6 vc;49* V-w " " . Jicf, for fiuilili. CAMPBELLS pork ? meatus & 49? ill f-ii-.i - i. . tii"uitir uiiu'ir. LIBDY OR DEL MONTE WHITE I Asparagus TIPS N;'J 39* Iiu'x ? 1. j ill T] ARMOURS STAR H A M S ' 37* , .i- fm?i *. uif f?; ui?( to serve. I L1BBY OR DEL MONTE SLICED Ij: Pineapple X3&* j I'Sf km/? i>f all fro^icrd /tniH. 1TKLLAMS HIGH-GRADE Peanut Bu 11 e r 1 " 13f/^* CAMAY SOAP ' .ikrx *9 *9 iS \notlier Cake H for JLM*> I K EE! 5^" lye hominy n2a?/10$ sauer kraut n?n' 14$ r^" sugar corn 14$ our choice peas can 16$ j ROCERS lOO- PURE SANTOS COFFEE "> *9? Plcoxi tJvr most duenna runts* co#c* ilnniuss. 1 j I., ? e ? I EYES EXAMINED t and Glasses Fitted 1 THE HOFFER COMPANY I Jewelers and Optometrists J j ?y ?... Cr/ I "STRONG, COURTEOUS, HELPFUL" The Man With Cash I can make money out of circum- I stances that spell disaster for people I whose reserves are less readily j available. Protect yourself throughout the New Year with a substantial checking account at the First National Bank. (Values all about you. Some one is ji j buying them. He saved. | % The First National Bank j Camden, South Carolina