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VOLUME 41. CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1930 NUMBER 48 ]
i Notable Visitors
Are Here This Week
Many distinguihsed visitors are in
Camden this week for the Washington's
Birthday Races on the Springdale
Track.
Major Henry Leonard, of Washington,
-here to judge the Hunter Trials,
is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Partridge, as are also Mr. and Mrs.
. Albert Fletcher, of Washington.
Mr. Frqd Bontecue, of Milbrook,
and Mr. Alan Case, pf Toronto, are
also here.
House parties in homes are numerous
and social events follow each other
in such rapid succession as to
render reporting difficult.
Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan was at the
Court Inn for a 'brief stay this week,
lingering only long enough to call on
His old friend Dr. William S. Rainsford,
who was formerly rector of
St. George's church, N. V., of whi^h
t)ie elder Morgan was a vestryman
for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Brown,
of New York and Camden, have been
in New York for ten days, where
they attended the Westminster Show
in Which several of their dogs carried
off prizes. Their daughter, Mrsr
Shults Dougherty having as guests
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Jordan and Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Fisher Brown, is
occupying the home of her parents
during their absence.
Mrs. W. W. Williams entertained
with u charming tea at the Woman's
Exchange for Mesdames II. G. Marvin,
Harvey Lincoln Boutwell, A. W.
Post, A. G. Crombie, A. G. Clerihew,
Guy E. Robinson, F." G. Hoyne, William
P. Swett, George B. Martin,
John S. Sweeney, George Willcock,
Sumner Everingham, Arthur Curtis,
G. W. Abbott and the Misses Marie
Blanchard, Mildred Schingel and Geri
trude E. Eraser.
S Mr. and Mrs. Norman De Mauriac,
I who are passing February at Green
Leaf Villa, had as dinner guests on
H Monday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
H Dwight Partridge.
On Tuesday Mrs. John Beebe, of
I Great Harrington, entertained with a
luncheon at Green Leaf Villa for Mrs.
V J>. I). Ticknor, Mrs. William B. Nis
bet, Mrs. A. T. Barnes, Mrs. A.(
Sharpe Hunter, Mrs. Thomas G. Gillespie,
Miss Stearns and Mrs. Alfred
I Bill.
On Friday afternoon the Hobkirk
Hill Chapter D. A. R. of which Mrs.
Thomas J. Kirkland is Regept, will !
give a card party. Proceeds of the
entertainment will be applied to put-'
I -ting a "heW roof oil the OlcfCourt
House, which the Chapter uses as a l
relic room and is keeping in good j
condition. This'Court House is said;
to be one of the oldest in the State,:
and was erected in 1821. It is one ]
I of the many interesting landmarks j
in Camden, and has been the scene
I of some famous murder trials. The 1
j town has gradually moved away from 1
I it so that, it is now quite out of I
f reach of the business and residential
I sections. The committee in charge
I. of the card party are Mrs. Reuben
I Pitts, chairman, assisted by Mrs. W.
j L. Goodale, Mrs. E. H. Foster, Mrs.
I Henry G. Carrison, Jr., Miss Helen
I Phelps and Mrs. Hughey Tindal.
j Mrs. B. B. Clay has joined Mr.
Clay at Hobkirk Inn, where other
arrivals include: Messrs. Laurence A.
Norton and Robert H. Norton, of
j Cleveland; Colonel Charles E. I)avis,
j of Albany; Mr. Charles E. Davis, Jr.,
1 of Greenwich; Mr. and Mrs. George
I J. Willcock, of Pittsburgh; Mr. W.
1 Scott Blanchard, of Hewlett, L. I.;
I Mr. and Mrs. W. G. King, of Buffalo;
Dr. and Mrs. George Roe LockI
wood, of Washington; Mr. and Mrs.
F. J. Howe, of Rochester; Mr. W. C.
I Belcher, of Lakeville, Conn.; Mr. and
I Mrs. E. J. Sibley,'of Westbury.
| Arriving at the Kirkwood are: Mr.
| and Mrs. Seth W. Morton, of Albany;
} Mr. L. A. MoCurdy, of New York;
I Mrs. John P. Harding, of LongmeadI
ow, Mass; Mr. and Mrs. A. S. MurI
ray, of Orange; Mr. J. Walter Lever'
ing, of Camden, N. J.; Mr. J. F.
I Walsh, of Trenton; Mr. and Mrs.
Everette Bacon, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
I Frank, of Montclair; Mr. Edwin F.
Douglass, of Glen Ridge; Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Reeves, of Pitman, N. J.,
B and many others.
At the Court Inn recent guests in
elude: Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. PeaI
body, of Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Louis
I Altman, of Brownsville, Pa.; Mr. and
f Mrs. E. N. Stuliffe, of New York;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Allen, of
Newton; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ruy
lander, of Litchfield.
The brilliant,' sunny afternoons of
I February have attracted increasingly I
I large galleries to witness the inter- I
osting Polo matches arranged by R.
, S. Allison, manager. The Blues and ;
Whites are meeting three times a
week in some lively skirmishes. Full
teams are available since the advent
of several new men. Among those
j! coming in recently with their horses
lor the matches are Wi Norton, of
Queens, L. I.; Charles Nichols, of
Morristown; Norman Snow, of New
Canaan; Winthrop Taylor, of Smithtown;
C. V. B. Cushman, of Pomfret
t enter, Connecticut.
Saturday's match on Field No. One
was watched by a very Ifirge gathering
of the cottage contingent, and
parking space was at a premium.
Each Sunday afternoon exhibition
matches are played on the Kirkwood
course. This week the match between
Harmon and Hamans against Peacock
and Tait resulted in a tie. The
course record was tied by Harmton
with 66. TV
Captain E. F. Carter, who has been
visiting Mr. W. R. Miller on Brevard
Rlace, played the Kirkwood course
i Jonng his stay in Camden. He is a
xormer Irish champion.
IHhI
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Bush, 2nd, are
visiting Mr. and Mr?. S. Dacre Bush
at their cottage and Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Royal, of New York, are guests
of Dr. and Mrs. James N. Worcester.
Mr. Robert E. Stone entertained
with a dinner for several friends on
Tuesday evening.
Miss Klara Krumbholz has been
twice a winner at the Ladies Putting
Contest at the Kirk wood, and in the
Hobkirk Inn Tourney for men and
women, Miss Marie Blanchard won
for the Indies and Mr. A. W. Post
for the men.
Miss Jane Swords and Miss Ruth
Sparkes, of Morristown, are guests
of Mrs. J. L. Knapp at Deare Place.
It is a pleasure to welcome Messrs.
Lawrence A. Norton and Robert H.
Norton in Camden. They*have opened
their estate for six weekst motoring
this week from Cleveland.
"Thiekety" is the latest addition
to Camden's atrtactive tea rooms,
naving been opened a few days ago
by Mrs. W. D. Trantham. Located
within tasy reach of everything, and
quite near the Sarsfield links, many
will doubtless avail themselves of the
good things offered by the charming
i.ostess.
Parties at the Old Mill continue
numerous, where delicious food and a
most interesting Southern atmosphere
lure many who wish to motor
the ten miles outside of -the usual
routine.
Green Leaf Villa as always is well
patronized, and the Precipice in still
another direction with its pretty miniature
golf course is exceedingly popular.
Several luncheons, among them one
given by Mrs. W. B. Nisbet, of the
Court Inn, and another by Mrs". J. N.
Worcester, of the cottage colony, followed
by Putting contests have been
giveyi recently at the Precipice.
Unique among the tea rooms is
Mt. Pleasant Plantation, six miles
South of Camdeh. The house, one of
the oldest and most interesting in
this locality, is well worth visiting
and the drive down with excellent
tea at the end is interesting hosts
of winter guests seeking a bit of
really Southern atmosphere,
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Desperate Efforts
To Find Boy's Body
0
Wooster, Ohio, Fdb. 15.~-Convinced
that the two men who have accused
each other in signed statements of
killing Melvin Hoist are shielding
others, authorities today made a desperate
effort to find the four year
old boy's body.
A renewal of the almost inces*
sant hummering at the stories of
Charles Hunna, 50, and Earl Oonald,
42, brought hope today that the,
pair might "break."
If their vague accounts of witnessing
Melvin's deuth are true, officials
hoped they would reach the point
where they would tell what became
of the body.
Finding of the body, Prosecutor
Marion Graven and his special assistant,
Walter G. Mougey, Said, is
imperative definitely to clear up the
baffling mystery, of what happened
to Melvin after he vanished from his
Orrville home December 27, 1928.
Mr. Graven said eyery resource at
the command of Wayne county officials
would be thrown into the search
for the body, although systematic
hunts during the last 14 months have
failed to reveal a single trace of
Melvin. *
Both Conald, an old friend of the
Horst family, and Hanna, a former
neighbor of the Horsts, have signed
statements saying the other killed the
child while they were drinking in a
garage the day Melvm disappeared
but profess to know nothing of what
disposal was made of the body.
Questioners of Conald and Hanna
held the theory that the men, assumipj^
their statements thus far are
[ true/ Refuse to tell what was done
with the body to protect themselves
from threatened murder charges, and
to avoid implication of others.
Horst Murderer Confessed
Wooster, Ohio, Feb. 19.?Charles
Hannah, 50, tonight confessed to the
murder of Melvin Horst, 4, Orrville,
Decemlber 27, 1928, according to Ora
Slater, special investigator. Slater
said that to would be unable to give
any more details at present because
he feared that it -would "spoil their
case."
Officer Hurt in Collision
Motorcycle ^officer J. W. Cole suffered
severe bruises Tuesday morning
when he'crashed into an automobile
and was thrown violently to the
ground. The accident happened on
East Rutledge street. Young Thilten
Hasty was driving a car in front of
officer Cole and is said to have made
a qdlck turn to the left as he put
out his hand for a signal. The motorcycle
was too close to stop and the
crash followed. Mr. Cole suffered a
bad scalp wound, a broken bone in
his wrist and other bruises. He was
carried to the hospital for surgical
attention but in the afternoon was
able to return to his home. His injuries
will keep him off duty for
several days,
Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Jeter, of Bishopville,
are guests at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. C. F. iSowelL
Jury Disagreed
On Whitley Case
After remaining out from 3:40 o'clock
Saturday ufternoon until 7:1ft
Sunday morning. " little more than
fifteen hours, the jury hearing the
case of Thomas Whitley charged
with the murder of Wyatt Patterson,
failed to agree. Judge C. J. Kamage,
who had been summoned to court
ordered a mistrial and left immediately
for his home in Saluda.
Three full days were consumed in
the trial of this case and forty-four
witnesses, including the defendant,
were heard in the long drawn out
trial which Clerk of Court James 11.
Clyburn estimates cost the county
slightly more than $1,000.
Thomas Whitley, young white man,
was accused of shooting to death
and then cutting the throat of Wyatt
Patterson, a well known and highly
respected negro of Kershaw. His
body lay in the road for several days
before being found. Whitley was
juiled on suspicion after strong circumstantial
evidence connected him
with the crime.
The testimony of the state was to
the effect that tracks fitting those of
the dead man and those of the defendant
were found leading from the
road across a field the hody. A
pocket book and screw driver said
to have been taken off the dead man
and found in possession of Whitley's
kindred, played a part in the testimony.
Both articles were identified
by the widow of the dead man as
those belonging to her husband.
A pair of- overalls, said by Whitley
not to have been worn since last
June, which had blood spots on them
tallied with the blood found on leaves
around where the body was. found
according to testimony of Dr. George
F. Klugh. a chemist brought here
from Atlanta to testify.
William M. Perry, a gun expert of
Columbia, testified that ?n empty
gun shell found within twelVe feet
of the dead body was the same fired
from a gun which was admittedly in
possession of the defendant \yheu thp
slaying took place.
Various salesmen of Kershaw testified.
It was brought out that
Whitley on Friday before the killing
had sought credit for thirty cents and
yet on Saturday and Monday following
spent about $25 and was seen
with an extra ten dollar bill. He
did not account for any money secured
after his attempt to get credit
for thirty cents.
Cashier McDonald, of the Kershaw
Banking and Mercantile Company,
testified to the fact that he had paid
Patterson the sum of $46.11 on Wednesday
before he met death. No
money was found on the dead man
except a few cents.
Jethro Laney testified that he
heard the W?port of a gun and
thereafter saw the defendant hurriedly
running up a street which led
to the school house near where the
killing occurred.
Whitley took the stand in his own
behalf and attempted to establish an
alibi as tc his whereabouts at the
time of the killing.
The twelve men trying this case
were B. W. Marshall, foreman, J. A.
Hasty, G. F. Watts, D. M. Davis,
J 7. Rush, W. Tj -Davis, J. J. Tolbert,
W. H. Marshall, J. W. McLain,
J. ' I. Turner,- Joseph Sheheen and
L. A. Campbell.
Witnesses testifying in this case
were Nannie Patterson, Pickett Hilton,
J. H. Dinkins, C. N. Houser,
J. M. Ncal, Reese Ellis, Annie Carter,
Jesse Holly, Shine Ellis, Willie
Ellis, Shell Faulkerfberry, Eva Whitley,
W. C. Moore, C. L. Barfield,
G. F. Cook, Anna Truesdale, Clyde
Holly, A. J. Nenl, B. D. McDonald,
Ralph Gregory, T. L. Griffin, J. B.
Hunter, T. J. Gregory, W. R. Horton,
L. P. Ogburn, Lewis Perry, Jethro
Laney, Willie Napier, Janie Mickle,
Dude Patterson, J. L. Sowell, Jim
Byrd, Dr. A. T. Munn, Dr. George F.
Klugh, William M. Perry, J. A. Whitley,
Nell Whitley, Press Whitley,
Brunson Whitley, Mr. Tom Whitley,
the defendant's wife, Mack Jowers,
the Defendant, J. H. McLeod and
J. L. Hough.
Whitley was represented by Attorneys
I. C. Hough and John K. de
Loach, of Camden, while former
Judge M. L. Smith, of this city assisted
Solicitor Spigner in the prosecution.
To Refund Taxes
Senator Grover C. Welsh has introduced
a joint resolution to direct
the county treasurer of Kershaw
county to draw his warrant for two
hundred and sixteen and 45-100
($216.46) dollars in favor of Mrs.
Bessie C. Irby of Kershaw county for
county and school taxes erroneously
paid; to draw his warrant for $11.23
in favor of Mrs. Bessie E. K. Brown
for county and school taxes erroneously
paid, and to require the comptroller
general to draw his warrant
for $86.19 in favor of Mrs. Bessie C.
Irby for state taxes erroneously paid.
Read first time and referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Baptists Held
Meeting Here
3'he Baptist ministers and Sunday
ool superintendents of Kershaw
Association, in a special conference
which met at the First Baptist
church, Camden, S. C., Saturday,
made plans for a great program of
teacher and officer training for Kershaw
Baptist association. Mr. J. L.
Corzine, of Columbia, director of
Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. work
for the Baptist denomination in
South Carolina, and Rev. P. K. Blackmon,
of Westville, the director -of
teacher training for the association,
laid before the conference u suggested
program, which was adopted. This
program calls for simultaneous training
schools in every Baptist church
of the association during the first
week of March ami also the first
week of November. Every church is
invited to co-operate. Teachers will
Ik- arranged by Rev. P. K. Black mon
from among the Sunday school leaders
of the association (pastors and
professional teachers). A special
rally of all Sunday school workers
from the churches of the association,
is planned for Saturday, March
1, 8 p. m.f First Baptist church,
Camden. At that time Dr. John H.
Webb, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Columbia, will address the
Sunday school workers from over the
county, on some phase of religious
education. Mr. J. L. Corzine, state
director, will also appear on this
program. Rev. P. E. Blackmon says
of this meeting: "It is the biggest
concerted effort ever planned for
Sunday school work in KeFshaw association
and we are expecting universal
cooperation from among the
churches, with a great host of our
workers completing some of the
books of our Normal Course."
This campaign in Kershaw association
is part of the state-wide campaign
for better Sunday school officers
and teachers being directed by
Mr J. L. Corzine, state director of
Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Work
for the Baptist denomination in South
Carolina. The movement has for its
purpogj putting in every Baptise
church of South Carolina a definite
program of teacher and officer training,
including the following four
points:
A director of teache/ and officer
training in each church.
A ck'iinite schedule of training
schools. giving, preferably, four
weeks out of each year for this
work.
The definite aim of completing the
whole1 Normal Course by every officer
and teacher in the Sunday
school.
Public presentation of all awards
received for the completion of courses,
including both diplomas and seals.
Mr. Corzine says: "The greatest
need of our Sunday schools today is
better trained workers and this program
is calculated to provide for the
churches."
Near Serious Collision
Two automobiles collided on a
crowded street intersection early
Saturday evening, that came near resulting
seriously. An automobile being
driven by N. R. Goodale, Jr., on
DeKallb street had just entered on
the green light going east, when a
oar being driven by Lester Carlos
was going south on Broad street at
a pretty rapid rate. The Carlos car
-truck tho front left wheel of thr.
Goodale car and swerved, to the paving
at the Fashion Shop corner, running
half the distance of the length
of the building pn the DeKalb strew
pavement. In crashing into the curb
the Carlos car smakhed a wheel and
caused it to come to%a stop. Faulty
brakes was given as the cause of the
accident by Carlos.
In clear weather there is almost
always a crowd congregated where
the car made its path down the pavement,
but a slight rain was falling
at the time and the only one to
suffer damage at the time was Carson
Parker, a Postal messenger boy,
who got out of the wild car's way,
but had his bicycle smashed. Carlos
was fined $10 in Recorder's court
Monday morning after agreeing to
pay all costs of damage to the other
car and the bicycle.
Visit The Market Saturday
The ladies of the Community Market
cordially invite the house wives
of Camden to visit the market on
Saturday any time between 9:30 and
11:00 o'clock to see the many things
they have on sale. Vegetables in
season, meats of all kinds, cakes and
candies, preserves and jellied,' cut
flowers and plants are some of the
articles to be found at the market
each week.
File Names With County Agent
All orchardists in Kershaw county
are requested to file their names with
county agent H. D. Green In order
that they may be. given mqre. Assistance
and also receive the regular orchard
letters from the specialists,
Please cooperate.
Races On Saturday
Will Attract Many
The Races on Washington's Birthday
will assemble in 'Camden many
socially prominent people from all
sections. .Dinners, luncheons ami
teas wlil be given in their honor,
and the coming week-end will be the
gayeyt of the season.
Guests expected fropi Aiken include
MjV_Jl?rry Worcester Smith,
Mr. J. Temple Gwathmey. Mr. Kegan
McKinney, Mr. William Street, Mrs.
Geraldyn Redmond, Mrs. Francis
Garvan, Mrs. Price McKinney, Miss
Polly Potter, Miss Shirley Manning,
Miss Jean Olcott, Miss Jean Regan,
Mr. and Mrs. Oompton Smith, and
many others.
The Hunter Trials will be held Saturday
morning ami at two-thirty the
races will commence.
Judges are Major Henry Leonard
of Washington, Mr. Frederick Bontecue,
of Millbrook ami Mr. Alan Case,
of Toronto.
Major Leonard will be a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Partridge durV.1K
s*ay 'n "Camden, and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Bontecue and Mr. ancf Mrs.
Alan Case will be entertained by Mr!
and Mrs. R. W. Pomeroy.
A dinner dance Friday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. I).
Kirkover will start the festivities
honoring the visitors.
On Saturday a picnic luncheon will
be tendered them on the Race Track
giounds, and after the races a tea
will assemble the visitors and guests
at Goodie Castle the Carroll P. Bassett
estate.
Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
I,. Woodward will entertain with
a dinner at Ilolly Hedge, and on Sun,y
Mr. and Mrs. li. y/. Pomeroy
will give for those staying over and
for other friends a buffet luncheon
ut their home.
Mrs. R. W. Deans is motoring from
New York bringing with her twelve
guests for the Ruces, and Mr. Watson
Pomeroy will also come for the
- events from New York.
Mr. R. W. Pomeroy hus returned
to Camden and is entertaining Colonel
William Simins.
Make Tax Returns Now
County Auditor B. E. Sparrow, requests
us to urge upon all property
owners who have not yet made their
retuins to do so at once. The last
day of Ferbuary is the last day for
making returns before the penalty
becomes effective. There are a great
many more questions to be propounded
to property owners this year and
each individual return takes a groat
deal more time. Make your returns
now.
Newberry Women
Are Hurt in Wreck
Newberry, Feb. 14.?Mrs. A. S.
, Paine, wife of the president of the
i Newberry chamber of commence and
superintendent of the Mollohon mill,
, was slightly injured, and Mrs. B. G.
Woodham, wife of a Newberry mill
official received a sprained back
when the car in which they were
riding turned over near Irmo this
morning. The other two women in
, the car, Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Shep,
ard, were unhurt. Mrs. Paine waft
i driving and the party was enroute
L to Columbia when she swerved the
car to the side in an effort to dodge
, a ctu- entering from a side road. It
; is stated the car was slightly dam
aged.
Banks 1 o Be Closed Tomorrow
, As announced in last week's Chronicle
the three bank's will be closed
; tomorrow, Saturday, February 22 in
, observance of Washington's birthdays
All depositors are urged to make de
posits before closing hour of 3:00
i p. m. today.
Examination For Postmaster
A.
The United States Civil Service announces
an examination at Camden,
, S. C., for postmaster at Bethune, S.
C., receipt of applications to close
March 11, 1930. The vacancy oc.
purred on December 17, 1929, and the
office carries a salary of $1,500. The
, date for assembling of competitors
, will be stated on the admission cards
, sent applicants after the date for the
close of receipt of applications and
will be about fifteen days after that
date. Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the
( Camden postoffico or from the United
States Civil Service Commission at
Washington, D. C.
TEACHERS' MEET SATURDAY
Dr. S. H. Edmunds, of Sumter, To Be
Principal Speaker
The Kershaw County Teachers' Association
will meet next Saturday
.morning at the Camden school auditorium
at 10:30 o'clock. The princi'
pal speaker for ?evasion will be
' S. H. Edmund*, superintendent
' of the Sumter city schools. He is
considered one of the foremost edu
caters of the state and it ia desired
' there be a full attendance of
'| an teachers of the county.
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Liberty Hill Road 1
To Be Built Soon
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A contract for the construction of
eleven miles of grading and top soil- ,
ing on the road through Liberty Hill
to the Catawba river will bo let by
the state highway department soon,
as bids huve been asked for and the
engineers who are to work on this
project arrived. In Lancaster the fore
pait ol the week. This road will connect
Camden, Liberty Hill, great
l ulls ami Chester as a bridge across
the Catawba river that has been used
by the Duke Power compuny can be
converted into a traffic bridge although
it has only been used to carry
supplies across the river.
Most of this stretch of eleven miles
lies in Lancaster county while a part
lies in Kershaw county. The contract
docs not specify what kind of
material must be excavated in the " 'T~*
cuts but it Is believed that the project
will call for the excavation of
much rock as the route lays in that
section of Lancaster and Kershaw
tountles which is very rocky and
i ough.
When this road is completed it
will probably be used by tourists in
going from the populated sections
of the Piedmont belt to Myrtle
Beach. By going through Chester,
Great halls and Camden a fow miles
may be saved.
The cost of the proposed eleven,
mile construction is hard to estimate
as material to be excavated is unclassified
but it is believed that the
contract will call for an expenditure
of more than $200,000.
In ruse the state highway bond
issue is pussed it is believed that a
short jcut road from Ridgeway to
Great Falls will be built saving an-. v "*'
other ten miles in the distance from
Lancaster to Columbia. In case this
is done the distance from this ]J>olnt.
to the state eapitol will be only
about fifty-two miles.?Lancaster
News
Low Bidders on Project
Lancaster-Kershaw counties: Grading
and surfacing with topsoil and
disintegrated granite of 11.273 miles
of Route 97 from Catawba river near
Great Falls to Liberty Hill: Powell
Paving company, Winston-Salem, N.
C., $1(5(1,240.43; R. S. Barron, Lancaster,
$172,340.03.
Hospital Auxiliary To Meet
1 here will be a meeting of the
Camden Hospital Auxiliary, on Monday
afternoon, February 24, at 4 o'clock,
at the Camden Hospital. Members
urged to attend.
Tax Man To Be Here
An agent of the South Carolina
lax Commission, Income Tax Division,
will be located at Camden in
Court House on February 27, 1930,
for the purpose of assisting taxpayers
in executing State Income Tax
returns for 1929.
All persons should avail themselves
of this opportunity of securing aid
which will be cheerfully given without
charge.
Mysterious Bomb
Wrecks Building
Marion, N. C? Feb. 16.?Explosion ' "
Of a home-made bomb beneath its
foundation last night wrecked - the
home here of R. W. Baldwin, pros- - . i
ident of the Marion Manufacturing
company, which was the scene <jf a ?
bitter fought textile strike last fall.
A side wall of*the house was blown
n and the roof fell. The remaining*
walls were blown away and the entire
structure apparently was irreparably
damaged. No one was tn the
house at the time. Baldwin and
members of his family have been inBaltimore
this winter, where he also
maintains a residence.*
The explosion is believed to have
occurred about 9:30 last night. The
Baldwin homo is located near the
outskirts of Mariori. The nearest
residents reported hearing a dull
"boom" at that time, but ifr- was several
hours later before it was learned
that the house had been bombed.
First Week Jurors ?
The first week of court of Common iftT
I leas will convene in Camden Monday,
March 10, with the following
jurors serving for the first week:
L. L. Block, G. T. Little, Jr., F. C.
Hinson, S. C. Zemp, Jr., C. H. Stog?ef'
D- Baxlcy, Robert Babin, ,
John T. Nettles, Carl H. Schlosrtmrg,
Jeff W. Boyd, Harry S. Porter, A. C.
Drawdy, W. S. Beckham, Julian B.
Rush, J. T. Robinson, A. L. McLeod,
Norman Truesdale, J. C. Conyers, L.
W oai2h!11' M L- R<aey? Camden;
w. s. Roberts, Lindsay Johnson, W.
P. Sotwell, T. C. Cauthen, Minor SulvTaS'
F- Rabon, E. v
Kirkland, Lugoff; L. J. Baker, J. C.
Horton, Clyde Hdrton, James A. Mcr
W Jefferson; G? C. Truesdale,
Stoneboro; J. A. Dixon, Wetsville.