Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOOKING B A C K W A R I) Taken From the File* of The Chronicle Fifteen and Thirty Yearn A*o l riKTKKN YKARS AGO August 8, 1819 George N. Kaile ami Miss Dora Morgan, both of Kershaw married. ^ S. Wylie Hogue opens news stand on Fast OeKaK) street. Thomas Wilson, well known saw mill man of West Wateree, had twOi loads of buck shot fired at him from close range, but not badly wounded. Will Firiley, 'a white man of Blythewood, said to have fired the shots. James K. Creed, &4, well known citizen of Cantey section, dies suddenly at his home. Nash car driven by *Sam Bo wen collided with a car belonging to Kov. G. W. M oore. Bowen had just bought the car, paying $1,200 in small change ranging from a nickel to a dollar. S. H. White, of Rock Hill, appointed state constable to succeed late J. F, Batoman of Camden. Jim Dawson, who escaped from the Kershaw county jail by running over Jailor Boone, recaptured by Sheriff Welsh. Sam .Shiver, of Abbeville, for thirty years a passenger engineer on Scaborad between Monroe qnd Atlanta, in Camden after long absence. Richland county votes two million dollur bonds to be spent on permanent roads. Car load of sugar received in Columbia to be distributed at cost to various points in South Carolina. Kmbargo on all freight except for human consumption on account of general strike uf railway shop employes. / THIRTY YKAKB AGO August 10, 1904 Kurlv II. B.owen, of West Wateree, market* first bale of cotton weighing Gif0 pounds which was bought by Springs and Shannon and the price paid was J0.M5, Mesdamcs Charles Zemp an<I Kershaw I*ang open dancjng school over Springs and Shannon store. Misses Ix>ttie and Betiy Boykin give lawn pai*y to their . visiting friends. . Supervisor W. H. Seale, of Sumter, kills Magistrate K. C. Folk, near Providence. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mcl^eodowho | have been residing for the past 13 years at Cypress, Fla.; and are here for a visit to his his old home announce a basket picnic to be held at Gum Springs Grange Hall. He is the guest of his brother, A. C. Mcleod. C. J. Shjfnnop, Jr., returns from trip to St. Ixjuis Kxposition. J. A. Sheorn returns from a trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas. W. I. Villcpigue, of Washington, I). ('., back home on a visit. Mrs. K. S. Spann, of Moss Point, Mass.; returns with he^^children, after a visit to relatives here. Havon Bruce, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Benton Bruce, dies. Primary election notice, shows that Camden has two voting precincts in 1004, DeKalb, with T. B. Denton, J. A. Singleton and J. B. Arrants as managers, and Wateree, with W\ F. Reed. J. B. Phelps and C. C. Vaughan as managers. Stockton, Belk Hill, Factory, Hanging Rock, Russell Place, Granny's Quarter were precincts shown. 1 1 Secretaries Make Splendid Reports A. <?. <'Jark-or., >?-. n lai y-t m-jimjior if the Kir -/.a A I'fodUft lull < ! e dit \--i".a'i"r. h.i > \ *J - t 11" t a i I * i * i * !: v? ii > ' t a !iih.a 'a :.t : t* t .'a- oi ' ' a i ; 'a < > c a!:. : : a .. at. .fa Hv :> / a.I - 'a' ' a: a!; "a. ity.-stx . i? ' a : . !i a ! i <<:> ; ii* I! ' r:' . . ' a' ' 11 ii a^4 - i' , i..; : ; ; fi * t >. ; <j. a . a! a ;> " r . < i 11 a : \ < ; V ..I'll !.' '! 11 \ ' a i a ' 1 \ . I - -. . I J a i IVS a : in:.'! i)k' .-< . >\v t i .<!"; wi'ii' i: a a t.fii .a . Mi. i .iuks'ii.'- ]?;ii!t to the i'u:> \ i t 1111111 wa 'Mat lie c\jn-it?*ii to ha vo . ; ir.ihio ur.h ? oli?a : mns; t.hat all Tin ruht'i > thr a - Muia t ion upon whom h** ha?i mad.- in.^jua tarns had >plend id prospects for a tfood crop o-|hm. lally n. the sand-hill .soot ion where they h*ve the host totton crop that hr has scon for years. Ho re ported (hat he thought both the counties > i4!' vi'tl by the association would make their quota allowed by the Bank head bill. He would al>o like to take this op!; .? tur:ity to call the farmers' atten it-i, to the fact that the more cow' m y ale <ih.e to p icture ;n the coun' a.;. m?ar; that tnu h mice money 1 tl' in pay for- h.andiing these .i"'.- . a a .aii'i r oay-ioll in the .11 i in t butchering, piooess%g a a r: r. i r; g < ; this } ?? * ?. lit* < ?" : 11 g ? a . fai me| s v\ ho"*have : > d h.' a-, a : wiia- ?.; that could as A w d tor pa-tu rage to. .a '..i h w.t'r. the rehabilitation . a ? :. <! . a- lit her in Lancaster or, 1 am-a r. .lamia M. Shields, for ten years : a-' pun toai of the junior high . i. ?",! at Wm.-ton-Salem, X. C., has been lived >'iit of his job. Shields wrote a bonk. "Ju.-l I'Jain Iuirnin," that didn't >uit -nine of the local J school authorities. In his book ho i alleged that the school systems were often largely dominated by persons of wealth and industrial power. A daring lone bandit held up a clerk in the house of representatives post otfice in Washington on Tuesday and got away with more than $100 he found in the cash drawer. He accepted the word of the clerk that I t ht" r was no money in the open safe 'in the otfice and thus missed getting ! $7oo more. Police stationed in the . apitnl budding failed to .-ee the banf 1 1 * . It e ' ;n riiwiiy, 1 v. son of Senator \\ i ;n la'.i.iV i f Aikan-as, * ". - ' wh.'-r. ili'tV m'"; .i N- \ r. Mm; :.,y \ :. I: d : -e! I' , M II M a i -i . I - I '* i ? '. It i M .:...? X . . .M v.1 .. r : I ' .;gg -r. b. . i 'o r. -f ? '.! ' i .i i : 11 b u i i f :r. * r;? A t la n't a I'd j - : .i ]' :-oii, after v. :r g t w o '.o-nr1 aba* f the , .m- tax .a w s 1 Ten Million Aninrirani li?r?> u?rd j O.iry M ulfr Crytlalt ? Mime of llicin llrr nrur you, or work wlirro toii work. A?k litem. Try trior I W.itrr < ry?l?l? clc.nno yourarlf of w.i r .mil ioi|?nrlllr? anil are 111 o w (finiil Niiurn run inukc yon tune in ii > I \ I 11 ?\ will". ( II \ K I ( I I I K i \ l ie \ r it i:\mi ?\ \ i i . i I \i < 11r ti ml.1 \ ? DeKalb Pharmacy \ . J3 Prices Reduced On Quality Dry Cleaning Special Prices Until Further Notice Men's Suits 50c Ladies Plain Dresses . 50c All other garments proportionately reduced Above are Called For and Delivered Prices We Also Operate Completely Equipped L^aundry. Telephone 567 D&CHAMPS, (Inc.) OUR SERVICE WILL PLEASE YOU Cotton Certificates Soon To Be Issued ? 1 * The <y-ganization for handling the business of the Bankhead law and for issuing tax-exemption certificates for 11)34 cotton has nearly been completed. Most of the Hank head committeemen to handle this work have been selected and trained and are ready-to begin functioning. However, th^re are a few communities which have not yet been completely organized and committeemen will be put in operation in these communities at an early date. The following committeemen have been selected and trained and will be prepared to begin accepting application.^ for tax-emptlon certificates from farmers who signed cotton contracts and also from those farmers who did not sign contracts. It is absolutely necessary that evey producer of cotton in 1^34 apply for these certificates whether he signed a cotton contract or not, otherwise re will not be premitted to gin any of his 1D34 cotton. Liberty Hill, L. P. Thompson and N. S. Richards; Westville, B. P. Horns by and K. C. Etters; Bethune, M. G. King and J. H. McDaniel; Cassatt, J. K. West and W. B. Stevenson; Charlotte Thompson School, F. M. Mellette and E. T. Pearce; Boykin Mill Pond, W. C. Capehart; Blaney, John Kirkland; Lugoff, Victor Ward and John L. Gettys (at his residence); Antioch, I. J. McKenzie; Camden, H. Granade, Elmo Brown, B. W. Rhame (at county agent's office; Kershaw, W. It. Perry, J. P. Truesdale, Quincey Gregory, Wilson Taylor. Farmers will not go to these committeeman to apply for certificates until they have received a notice from the committeemen stating the date and hour to come. It will be impossible to handle this weffk unless it is taken in the proper order and this is to ask the cooperation of every farmer in this particular. When-1 ever your committeeman is ready to begin functioning and when he is. e.oly to fix your papers he will send i y??u a notice. Pease DO NOT g" to - e .him on this work until you hive] .received V"iir notice.? Henry I >. | Green, ' <>uiity Agent. Added K. Smith, who has always lived in downtown New York, has Ica-t J a floor in an apartment hou-e m -ilk. -Unking district" --n Fifth avenue overlooking Central pa r k. | The number of steel workers ? m- j ployed during the month of Junol -cached the highest total in four years there being loo.POO workers employed, in steel mills. Arthur Misinas, arrested at San Francisco last week, and wanted ii? Richmond,' Va., for the murder of E. I M. Husband, Federal Reserve Rank ' truck driver in holding up bank messengers several months ago, has confessed the killing.v Five balloons started \n a race from Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday night. Three of them landed in Georgia during Wednesday morning. The other two were not accounted for up to Wednesday night. Forty-six Communists were convicted at Rreslau, Germany, on charges of subversive acts and were sentenced to prison terms aggregating 71 years. Notice of Democratic Primary Election Notice is hereby given that a primary election for the nomination j of the following state and county officers: One Governor of the Stute. One Lieutenant Governor. One Commissioner of Agriculture. One Comptroller General. One Attorney General. One State Superintendent of Education. One iState Treasurer. One Adjutant General. One Secretary of State. One United States Congressman, Fifth District. , One Solicitor, Fifth Circuit. One State Senator. Two members House of Representatives. One Sheriff. ! One Treasurer. One Auditor. One Judge of Probate. One Magistrate, DeKalb Township. One Magistrate at Bethune. One Magistrate at "Kershaw. Two Magistrates Flat Rock Township. One Magistrate at Blaney. One Magistrate Upper Wateree Township. One Director DeKalb Township. One Director Wateree Township. One Director Buffalo Township. One Director Flat Rock Township. One Game Warden, will be held at the respective voting places on Tuesday, August 28, 1924. j The polls will be open from eight o'clock frr the morning until four o'-j clock in the afternoon, except at = Camden where they shall open at eight in the morning and close at six in the afternoon. No person will be allowed to vote save those who are dulv qualified, under the rules and regulations governing the Democratic primaries and whose names-appear upon the club roll of the precinct at which they present themselves for voting. The polling places have been designated and the managers appointed by the County Executive Committee and thev appear below: Abney ? L. K. McCaskill. W. D. | Kirkiev. Ben Dease. Vote at Kirk- t ley's Mill. Antioen?C. W. .Shiver. J. J. Campbell. I >. K. Stokes. Vote at School 1 lousg. Bethune?J. N. McLaurin, W. J. Newman. -J. E. Saverance. \'ote at Town Hall. Blaney?S. W. Rose. J. D. Bailey, Mrs. 11. T. Simpson. Vote at School House. Buffalo?W. T. Helms, W. H. Munn, R. D. Phillips. Vote at School House. Camden?C. R. Villepigue, Wiley Sheorn, H. A. Brown, G. T. Little, Jr., John T. Nettles, Sr., E. L. Moseley, D. F .McLauchlin, R. L. McCaskill. Vote at Court House. Cassatt?J. H. Davis, T. A. Spears, B. L. McNeely. Vote at^VaWrs Store. Charlotte Thompson?E. M. Workman, C. B. Thompson, G. A. Moseley. Vote at School House. DeKalb?Sam C. TVuesdell, W. T. Young, J. E. Horton. Vote at Sam Truesdell's Store. Doby's Mill?J. V. Miles, Douglas Arledge, A. E. Kirkland. Vote at j Gin House. 'Enterprise?iW. L. Stokes, Jesse Brannon, R. L. McCoy. Vote at Mt. Zion Church. Gates Ford?A. B. Whitaker, H. R. Horton, Nick Ray. Vote at School House. Harmony?J\ E. Abbott, J. M. Butler, Talmadge Branham. Vote at Abbott's Store. Hermitage?J. H. Knight, W. H. j Knight, S. J. West, Clerk, J. L. De-1 Bruhl. \'ote at C. E. Davis' Filling Station. Kershaw?J. C. Jones, J. A. Whitley, A. L. Cook. Vote at Town Hall.; Liberty Hill?E. L. Jones, W. C. Perry. R. J. Wardlaw. Vote at R. C. ( Jones' Store. Lockhart?C. W. Jordan, Lee Hor- ' ton, J. \'. Baker. Vote at Jordan's Store. , Logoff?J. A. Bell, G. F. Watts, j J. A. Ward. \*ote at John Rabon's Store. Ned's Creek?V. A. Humphrey's, Paul Gregory, Henry Olyburn. Vote at School House. Oakland?Henry Watkins, Tom Corbett, L. I.. McLauchlin. \*ote at Oakland School House. Pine Tree?W. W. Horton, J. E. Brannon, W. X. West. Vote at Midway School House. Rabon's Cross Roads?J* ,M. Ford, I). A. Rabon. G. C. Rabon. Vote at Blyther's Store.- * Raley's Mill?J. E. Davis, J. E. Mangum, Miss Tincie Rodgers, Vm, at Mill House. * > Roland?Edd Barfield, Otis Lem Bowers. Vote at Burfield'a Min Salt Pond?-R. L. Moore, A. D. Bot kin, J. Team Gettya. Vote at Cnl munity Hotise, v ^ Sandy Grove?-C. C. Cobb, W R Stokes, H. R. Hall. Vote at Sciio? House. Shamrock?J. B. Baker, John fo ker, H. W. Baker. Vote at School House. Shaylor's?R. A. McDowell, Sidwi Catoe, C. E. Hornsby. Vote at Crow Roads Store. Swift Creek?B. C. Truesdale J W. C. Bovkin, W. A. Boykin.' Votj at Luke Truesdale's Store, c- Three C's?T. H. Young, J. H. Bin field, J. M. Croxton. Vote at Schoo House. Twenty Creek?J. G. Gardner, H F. Branham, Nathan Williams. V'ot< at Hinson's Store. Wateree?J. W. Boyce, E. h Moore, B. F. Robinson, C. W. Bron Vote at Club House. Westville?T. F. McDowell, R, R Young, L. C. Clyburn. N ote at Workman's Store. At Clubs having more than Fifty names the Australian Ballot Systen will be observed. The especial attf* tion of the Managers is called to thi rules and regulations governing thl conduct of the primary which ruin are sent to the Managers aiong with the ballots and boxes. At Precincts where voters froa more than one township cast their baliwf the voters will give the managers the name of the Township in whid they reside and the Managers will write the name of such Township a the poll list next to the voter's nam* One of the Managers or some member of each club will call for th* boxes, tickets, etc., which will bt ready on Monday, August 27. at the office of The Camden Chronicle. ? S. F. BR A SING TON, County Chairman H. D. NI DEIS, Cpunty Secretary I FINAL NOTICE 1 \ \ 0 j 1 I I iTnlass City License is paid by August 15th, the I f those doing business in the City of Camden I I ""IT , Hceneewill be turnpd over to the Chief of I I poUce1. who will summon them to appear before the I i City Recorder. I By Order of I I CITY COUNCIL I I (Signed) J. C. BOYK.IN, City Clerk I | Camden, South Caroline I ii ? ? | Come see the tire that's the talk of America! 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'More Center Traction (16% morenonskid blocks). i Heavier Tougher Tread. Supertwist Cord Body and 43% More Miles of REAL Non-Skid. ?a?, i DISTRIBUTED BY Carolina Motor Co. DeKalb Service Station PHONE 210 PHONE 211 j]