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LOOKING BACKWARD Take* From the Files of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Years Ago THIRTY VKAlts AGO * ?c f* December 18, 1001 / t American Tobacco Com pan A ships from Florence atommery aoiim^train load of tobacco consisting of twentyfive freight car# to Durham. N. C. Two cows belonging to A. M. Black, of Lancaster county, lost part of their tongues while trying to pull feed from the horses through a crack in the stables. Tho horses bit off part of their tongues. Mrs. Henry Capell died at her home near DaKalb cotton mills. Invitations issued to marriage of Harry K. DePass, formerly of Camden, to Miss Jane Biasell, of Suffolk, Va. Rev. W. W. Mills, pastor of Presbyterian church for eighteen years, preaches sermon from text: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." W. R. Wat kins, of Camden, marries Miss Kate Drakeford, of Cantey Hill, in Flint Hill church. W. C. Salmotul was best man and Miss Iluttie Robinson was maid of honor. Rev. John Kershaw, rector of St. Michael's church, of Charleston, pays visit to Camden. ^W. C. Hough comes to Camden from Sumter as manager of Camden Brick Plant. i A. B. Murchison leaves to resume studies at Clemson college. , Trinity Methodist church scene or marriage in colored society when Daisy C- Melanin was married to Dr. Kd. I). Buckley, of Savannah, Ga. Several loads of wheat sent from State Farm t<> R. A. Vaughan's Mill to bo ground into flour. t . V FIFTEEN YEARS AGO December 22, 1916 K- G. Sutton, of Blanoy, die.# at Soldiers' Home in Columbia at age tvf 91 years. Robert K. Gonzales, talented para* fiapher of Columbia State, dies near )1' Paso, Texas, while serving on Mexicai) border. Lloyd George rejects Germany's proposals of peace, requiring complete restitution and effectual guarantee/; Allies to stand with Britain. W. G. Adams has contract for building twelve-room house on Kirkwood Heights for George R. Cook, df* Trenton, N, J. Hugh Dennis Oliver and Miss Ethel Brannon, of Hethune, married. Five new cases of infantile paralysis reported in South Carolina -two from Keishaw county. Hall and wind does considerable damage to property and stock in portions of Sumter and Leo counties. Residence of T, P. Sanders, Jr., at Hagood, destroyed by fire. Hardy Hinson, aged 67, dies near Blaney. | Mrs. Maggie Wilkinson, wife.of the ! manager of Chester waterworks station found murdered'. Monday witnessed all kinds of weather?in the morning it was real cold, later in the day it rained, with a thunder storm accompanied by vivid lightning. J. R. Roberts, aged 76, died at his home near Kershaw. Mrs. H. If. Joiner, former citizen of Kershaw, died at her home near Jefferson. -1- 1 Many Kiddies Write To Santa Claus Cnmden, S. C., Dec. 14, 11)31. Dear Santa Claus: 1 am a little boy 9 years old and I am in the third grade at school. 1 want you to bring mo a train, a footlmll, a little bus, a little man sharpening a knife on a grinding rock, some fireworks and some fruit, nuts and canUy. Please don't forget my mama and daddy, opd my sisUirs aryi brothers. Please go by an<Fft^e 4h,?^oor children and take' them some tby^, plot heft and fruits. 1 am olwnyh your loving friend, j Vadris Thigpen. j I ? . - - ->x - 't Camdotl, fC (J., Doc. 9, 1931. , Dear Santa: I want you to bring me a leather clad coat and a pair of) boot pants, and you will find a big surprise. Your friend. Hilly Wilson. Camden, S. C., Dec. (>, 1931. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring me a pair of boot pants and aviator cap with goggles and thick lining', many good candies and nuts. Santa, you will find a surprise. Your friend, Ha by Wilson.Camden, S. C., 210 Haile Street. Dear Santa: I am a little girl 6 years old. I am going to school and I am in the first grade and I sure do love rhy teacher and Santa I have tried to be a good little girl ' - ^ all the year and t want you to please bring me a dump truck, a raincoat, a pair of rubbers, a doll, a Christmas stocking and some fireworks and fruit and Santa please remember daddy und, mother. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Your little friend, Betty Edwards Lewis. Camden. S. C., Dee. 18, 11)31. Dear Santa Claus: 1 want you to bring me a Fox play gun, a pair of boxing gloves and a punching bag. .Also some fruits, cnndy, nuts and some fireworks and anything you would like me to have. 1 Your little friend, | * Henry Niles, Jr. j Camden, S. C., Dee. 12, 1931. | Dear Santa Claus: I am a little j jjoy 4 years old. 1 want you to bring me a bugle, a drum, an aviator's helmet, a big hail^ a little Jack-inthe-Box and lots of. fire works, fruits, candy and nuts. Your little friend. Tallie Ward Rabon. 9 Camden, S. C., Dec. 14, 1931. Dear Santa Claus: 1 am a little girl 7 years old, and I am in the second grade at school. I get on"the honor roll every six weeks, when we get our reports. My teachers name is Miss Sara Wolfe. I want you to bring me a doll, a piano, tarn, a pair of gloves, some one-inch firecrackers and some fruit, nuts and candy. Please don't forget mama and daddy, and my sisters and brothers. Take something to the poor people too. I am always your little friend, Geneva Thigpen. Camden, S. C., I)ec. 12, 193*. Dear Santa Claws: I ? 1,lt'e boy 3 yeura old and I want you to bring mo an aeroplane, an aviator a helmet,, a little tractor, a big ball, a hare and lota of fruits, candy and nuts'." Also some fireworks. Your little friend, Clarence Marlon Cheves. Camden, S. 0., Dec. 12, Dear Santa Clau*: I am a little girl 6 years old. <1 wani you to bring me a Httle cook stove, tea set, lit,!, piano, u littU. a-.ll and'iot. of fruits, candy and SroU. * 1 w,,Ai hoping you won't forget the little orphan children. , Your little friend, Catherine Doris Kabon. Camden, S. C., Dec. 12, D*'*.1Dear Santa Clans: 1 am a little girl 10 vears old. I am in the fifth grade "A" section at school. I have five school teachers. I hey are a good to me. 1 get on the honor roll every six weeks, when we get oui reports. We had a Christmas program at our school house last ^ld^y, December 11. I was in ? the chorus. The children who were in the choruj wore white surplices jfnd held a white lighted candle. J want you to brim; me a sweater, a tarn, a pan of gloves, pencil box and some fiuit, nuts and candy. Don t forget my brothers and sisters, and mama and daddy, and please tlon t forge,L^!J., poo* people. I wish vou a ??rry Christmas and a happy New Year. I am. your loving friend forever, Vashti Thigpen. Oamd , S. C? Dee. 12, 1931 Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl not olcl enough to go to school. P want you to bring me a doll, n tarn and lots of things: some fruits, some nuts and candy and anything you can bring me if you please, thanking you for all you bring. ' . y Your little friend, Sallie Ruth Thigpen. Camden, S. C., Dec. 9> 1931. Dear Santa Claus: I want you to bring mo a rain coat and fix my bicycle and I want you to bring me some rubbers and a lot of fruit and candy and nuts. When you come you will find a piece of fruit cake and n glass of milk on the shelf. ^ Your friend, Beth Wilson. Bethune, S. C., Dec 14 Dear Santa Claus: I am a .little girl 'nine vears old. I want you to please bring me a Bible, fountain pen, ring and some, fruit, candy and nuts. Santa; I sure will thank you if you'll bring what I've asked for. Your little friend, Margie Jones Cassatt, S. C., Dec. 14 Dearest Santa^Claus: For Christmas I would like a pair of slippers number four and one-half, a pair of stockings, and_ some cloth to make some print "dresses. Thanking you, Hattie Cobb Cassatt, S. C. Dec 13 Dearest Santa Claus: I want a pair of slippers. I want pumps, with black toes and Cuban heels, numbei 4 1-2. I want a pair of hose and some print cloth to make me some dresses. Sincerely yours, Jaunita Cobo Lugoff, S. C., Dec 12 Dear Santa: I am a little girl years old. I want you to bring me a doll, some fire-works, and a tea set, and some fruits, candy and nuts. Your little friend, Mildred Jordan Lugoff, S. C., Dec 12 Dear Santa: I am a little girl, eight years old. Want you to bring me a little doll that cries, sleeps and has curly hair. I want a dress, also candy, fruits and nuts. Your little friend, Eunice Jordan Camden, S. C., Dec. 16 Dear Santa Claus: We are five little children and we hope you will bo as nice to *us this Christmas as vou were last. Pat is two months ;>1<1 and wants a rattler and a rubber doll. Bobby is two years old and no wants a tricycle and a drum. I cgcr.\ is four and six' wants a pretty dol and cradle. Hillie is 6 years old and ho wants a scooter, tu hammer and a ?aw Mary is 8 and she wants a verv pretty doll with curls, an umbrella and a pair of galoshes. W e all want fruit, nuts, candy and fiieworks. Please remember all the o.n(.r children. L"ts and lots of love. Pat, Bobbv. Peggy, Billie and Mary Hasty. Camden. S. C., Dec. 16. Dear Santa: 1 am a little girl 10 years old and in the fifth grade \\ ill i vol bring me a d?dl bod. a I piano, a little table with chairs, a blackboard and fruits and nuts and candv Please renumber other boys and girls. Olive McGuirt Camden, S. C., Dec. 1<>. Dear Santa 1 am a little girl in he acwvud g ade. Will you p^ase ' nc nr.- a d-di bod. bicycle, tru.ts m;t> an<: and\. I'lca-e renumber all i.t-.o girls and boys. ! would like to have a b.ackboard too. Santa. . . Peggy McCiuirt Ke -h.aw. S. Dec. 14. 1931 Dear Santa Claus: 1 am a young 'girl thirteen years old and in the Seventh grade. 1 want you to please bring nu- a pair of gloves and a pretty lam. They are all cheap. And brng me lots of fire works and candy, nuts and fruit. Don't forget my i little new brother, Robert, about U i months old. He wants a baby doll ! and a little pair of overalls, fruit, nuts and candy. Yours truly, Margaret Phillips. Kershaw, S. C., Dec. 14, 1931 Dear Santa Claus: I am a boy 11 yc/ars old. I want you to bring me a Beautiful Tiw, boxed?Sheom's. Bradley Sweater Seta?Sheorn's. cap pistol and 2 boxes of caps. Bring me a pair of gloves and 3 boxes of fire crackers and fruits, nuts and candy. Your friend, Stanley Phillips. Bethune, S. G., Dec. 8, 1931 Dear Santa Glaus: I'm a little boy four years ofld. I want you to bring me a velocipede, pop gun that shoots a .cork, some nuts of all kinds and fruits too. Santa, I haven't any brothers or sisters but don't forget other little children. I have one first cousin I sure don't want you to forget him. His name is Edward Huckabee. Your loving' little friend. Neil Huckabee. I Cassatt, S. December It. 193!; Dear Santa Glaus: 1 am a little; girl * years old, am in the second j grade, i love to go to school, I love | my teacher. 1 want you to bring me i a pair of gloves and all kinds of good i fruit and candy. I won't Visk fori much as I know there are many little j hoys and girls looking to you fori something. Don't forget urundpapa. j He wants something too. Little Sadie Mae Tidwell. Kershaw, S. C., Dec. 11, 1931 IVnr Santa < hui?: i am a-boy \r years old and in the fourth grade. 1 want you to bring me a cap pistol and 2 boxes of caps. Brirtg me a pair of gloves and 3 boxes of fire crackers and fru.ts. nuts and candy. Your friend. Roy Phillips. Society Club Hats?Sheorn's. Griffon Suits?Sheorn's. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given. Tha- ;r.de! land by virtue of the Decree the I Court of Common Pleas for K -haw | (County. State of South Carol.' da!- j ; ed the 14th day of Decern be-. ; 931.1 j in the cause of The Kedern Land ! Bank of Columbia, plaintiff, .-.gam-' C. A. Johnson, et al, defendants, I I will sell to the highest bidder or fodders before the Court House ioor :n the Town of Camden. State of South Carolina, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in January, 1932, the same being the 4th day of said month, the following described property: "An that certain piece, parcel or tract (ft land containing eleven hundred and sixty-one (1161) acres, more or less. situated, lving and being about eight miles from the town of KershAw, in Buffalo Township, Coun ty of Kershaw, .and State of South Carolina, bounded on the North by lands of Ben Seegars, lands of W. A. Shaw and lands of Sowell; on the East by lands of J. M. Sowell, lands af J. O. Williams and lands of the estate of J. M. Carson; on the South by lands of the estate of J. M. Carson, lands of Truesdale and lands of R. L. Sowell, and on the West by lands of Robertson and Cauthen, lands of Gus Watson, lands of Erasmus Watson, lands of the estate of J. M. Carson and South by Buffalo Creek, and being the same tract of land in which R. L. Sowell conveyed to the said C. A. .Johnson an undivided one-half interest by his deed dated December ">rh, I'd 17, and filed'for record in. the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County on December nth. I'd 17. and being made tip of three tracts (1 ) tract of 880 acres, which has such shape, metes, courses j and distances as will more fully appear by reference to a plat thereof made by Will A. Clark,, Surveyor, in February, 1015, which was conveyed by W. R. Hough to L. .1. Jordan, R. 1.. Sowell and C. A. Johnson by deed dated December 2.'lrd, 1011, and recorded in the office of said Clerk of Court in Deed Book "YYY" at page 107. the said L. J. Jordan having thereafter <?n the lfith of September, .1010. conveyed all his interest therein to said R.oB. Sowell and C. A. Johnson which (feed is recorded in office of .-aid Clerk of Court in Deed Book "AC " at page (18; (2) tract of 02 acres, wr.a-h has such shapes, metes, coui >. - and distances as will more fully ..ppear by reference to a ]there f made by Will Clark. Surveyor, April 25th, 1917, and whica was conveyed to R. L. Sowell and C. A. Johnson by Irene Bateman by her deed dated 1st October, 1917, and recorded in the office of the said \ Clerk of Court in Book of Deedi "AR" at page 432 and (8) tract of 189 acres, which has such shapes, metes, courses and distances as will '] more fully appear by reference to.f^| plat thereof made by Will Clad, j Surveyor, April 25th, -1917, which was conveyed to R. L. SowaU | and C. A. Johnson by L. A. Witt-J kowsky, Master for Kershaw County by his deed dated 11th September, : 191(5, and recorded in the office orj the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in Deed Book "AP" page HO." Terms: One-fifth (1-5) of the apcepted bid to be paid in cash, and the balance on credit, payable . tt j seven (7) equal annual installments,* with interest thereon from date of; sale at the rate of seven (7%) P?' centum per annum, the successful bidder to deposit at once with bW^ the sum of three hundred ($300.00) Dollars, either in cash, CashierCheck or Certified Check, as carnes* money or evidence of good faith,-tM? same to be applied on the bid should there be a compliance with the sa?3 but should the successful bidder to make such deposit^ immediately-?? the tiino of the acceptance of his bifkthen the said premises shall be once resold, at such bidder's risk, o?3 the same salesday or upon some sou*.} sequent salesday, at the option the plaintiff or its attorney. W. L. 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