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LOOKING BACKWAR I) Taken From the Filch ot The ("hronicle Fifteen and Thirty Yeara Ago I???? ' I 1 ' " FH'TBKN VKAKH AGO November 26, 1920 Coin puny M , Kornlmw CuurdH r??orgunlzed under uut.hoilty of adjutant, general by Alfred M MeLtiod, Julius Jv Campbell uml Kersliuw debouch. Melton Hunks, convicted of murdering a Mr. Chidden In Weal Watereo denied a new trial by Judge Wilson. John 'I Muekey has Hulck car atolen from hltn while parked in front M tdate capital in Columbia. old "O" shoorn reported to be ionilig out in Ilia euutor oil pruetieo. Artliur ( opolund, of Wostville, mar i led in Miss Mannie Cameron, of < 'ainden. Heard Hrolliera garage on Went lieKail) street rol>be<Cof $200 wortii of then and aecessorios. Several hundred soldiers from ('amp Ihagg to Camp Jackson pass through Camden alter camping for the night at itethuiie ,Mih. Cordy Helk, ti.'?, dies tit Wateree Mill village. ('ainden high m<)iopJ football team defeats Mullit?cAn> a score of JI to (J. Itishopvil le suffers $:fh.000 lire loss when I>lxie Lumber Company and the l^ee County Milling ami Trading Company plants are destroyed on same; night. Hody of Cleveland Outlaw who waa ' killed in France brought bat k for! burial. ?\\ K. Mi Klnnon, prominent tanner of I let h title killed when- struck by ear driven by .William Tolberl. <'arolinu Motor Company has halt page ad to Chronicle as to Sludebnker anion and l-'lsk tires. Mrs. Mary Aiicruin Shannon, M, Jong time btdoved t'amden school leitelier, db-.s at her home hero. Kugeiie I, Most-ley ij ;irri(-<I to Miss I toll II je t ' hi I ke. Mr and Mrs. Clarence M or gull, popular members of tourist cohmy, rein t n fro in Sin -1 bott in-. Y e ru ion t, lor I lie j season. S \V I'ailo-r sell-, out his luriiHufe lei a lie-and una < >, in Florida. I ! I: it it ro w 11. die-, .11 his I to 111 e j ai ilishopv ilh- alter a lew hours id II e S S. I ire ai ltistiop\ilh- damages tiestole ot \\ I-', l-'islier. .t negro hut 1 THIRTY YKAKB AGO December 1, 1905 A W Knight, editor <jf Uuinherg Mi-ralil, un a business trip luCumdeli. Mih. William (JuiHcnheimcT'returns from a pleasant tjfp to Now York. WIIHh Sheorn' rot urn h t <i his work after an JUnean. J. T c. Hopkins, of Me| Air, Maryland, on a v 1 hft (o Camden. ! : ('. von Tn-HCkow, captain of titu Kershaw (ftmrdn ikbuph ordPra for the company to utlond a prlae drill at which prizes of lib, $5 and $2 will la- awarded to beat drilled men. John S Chuffu, of Aiken, married to Mi.su Shannon Withers at homo of her unele, Capl. William Shannon, In Cymden Columbia University announces the; ahollHhinent of footlialj. DeatliH from football numbered no for the huuhoii and the HhI of Injured went to 1 GO. Georgetown plannltiK for a greut centennial eeletirat ion. ('olliHion due to thick fok roHiiltn I ndcath of .sixteen and injuries to sixteen passengers on a Huston and . -r' Maine railway near Lincoln, Mans. ' Krltish matron agrees to have ex hibitH at JaineBtown imposition. Mih WiIlium MeWllliuniH and five children slain ui their farm home near Independence, Jowaf* The. husband and father arrested for the crime. Klngstreo holds election on whether "no," or "yes." as to having a dispensar>. The vote wuh Hf> majority against t lie dispensary The St Matthews telephone company granted a charter with T II I Juke* and (I A I'axter the petition Is Capital Stock .f_',."mo. Tin* Sinootliing Iron Heater Coinpany granted a charter at Sumter, with capital stock of poo. cliant Harbor shop operated hy .lack liradshaw was destro>i-d ( aast I.lie- trains No'. !) and 1operating from l-'.lliott to Lihknow ord. red d is< ont nun d. 11 eo rg'i ! Ideally, dr., 111. dies at his holm- in the Si Charles section 0 I I . e e < o 11111 \ i Lim-d to Liberia tweiits three veal's agu a tamil> ot Soiuh Carolina ngi'oc> ainvr at Noifolk aboard a licit 1 -h si ea nor a 11 r a sojourn in Alriea Mope For Better Radio Programs (Condcnted from The New Republic) The Radio is about to acquire ti competitor iu tire Lulled States, and one thiit may have a Mpriuus effect upon its business. Several yours ueo, u drvjl'b was perfected through which It is possible t(j bring into the homo by means of telephone or electric | Ji?ht wires all the psorts of material j now broadcast. Its use has been held in abeyance because of the depression, but it will soon appear in several American cities. For monthly fees ranging from fl.fui for ordinary home reception to for reception through loud-speakers in restaurants, hotel lobbies, etc.. it will be possible to get "radio" programs entirely tree of advertising, continuously from sovi'ii o'clock each morning until one o'clock tin lollowing morning. I$y turning a switch, the listener rail eliousr one of ill l'ee "channels." The liisi will cnrr\ popular music, unhiding dance tunes p!a\i-d h\ tie* couutrx's li .tiling bands. Most ot this material, and that on tin* oilier elian m is. will conn- t rom phonograph records td a quality, we ,uv promised higher lliau anxthmg m>w eeiuiuer i t:i I! v a \ a l In hie \ s< eoinl ehaiili- I w i i I i .11 ia more si rion - inn--n ( Mi tin- t! n 111 will he broadcast tin- latest III WS. ,|l I t'eq U ' 111 lll!r|\.lls all <!.?> long, lectures, addresses and otln r in ! ni mat i v e mat ma I It Is e \ peeled that tile I lliel clients at ti 1st will he rest a ii i all t s and other places of public entertainment, which will thus be able to furnish programs unniarred by advertising or any otner interniplion. exc. pt perhaps the announcing of the selection next to be heard The advne. iueidciitallx. max i re at t ,t lew problem el uiiolliplox itteiu lor m11sji jails in hotel and restaurant on best ras As for the home, will those who ohj.it to advertising over the radio and the> are many he willing to pay Jix a year to be relieved of it? The sponsors of the now device believe that they will if so, they may exert a salutatory effect upon tlie quality of broadcasting. COPPERHEAD SNAKE < '< >111 in l>in. Nov. I!'. - Tin* copperhead is 111?* most poisonous snake in South Carolina says John A Crawford, <11-, mi tor of physical education tor moil in tlm Cnivmrsity of South Carolina, I who lias caught as many as seven in one day on an island in Lake Murray. Tho reason for their abundance on the* islands Is that many snakes were i driven lo them by the rise of water. | The king snake, which subsists upon ! other reptiles, fttU tl?e chicken snakes, I black snnkes and coachwhlpb, leaving j the copperheads und a few rattlers j not considered pulatable by the king. Ah food dihtlnishes, even sonic of J the venoitfhuH rattlers were devoured, ' hut the copperhead was left in abund lance. Mr. Crawford says that ,1 f he ; had visited the island tho. following < summer, he would hot have found a ' single copperhead as tho kings would lia\e eaten even this species. Tho enpporhead. appropriatoly called lie- highland moccasin" is first cousin of lie- common water moccasin. The two are almost identical as to body stricture. The generic name of < .e li is Am i.-t roiloti." .meaning hook . tool It " flic f?>ru;? r i> also t< rtm-d ! rattlesnake pilot." as it hibernates I v\iih. tie- ratlh r. It t> < rroiieottsly 'h.uighi b> r-otue p. o;d? i<> be the feet tie rntiler History Of The Pretzel I Columbia. Not . Tho 'eating of tie* < oniuion prot/ ?d. now associated jotil* vn itli beer, was once .1 matter of religious obser\anco and ceremony, |sa\s Mar> Owings Milh-r in her tliesI is. 'Influences of Different Nationalities on American Customs. Traditions and I list it at ions." submitted in partial fulfillment of the reipiiremonts j for the degree ot master of arts at the I: ni vers it y ot South Carolina Tile little figure-eight lippoti/.or lil'st appeared centuries ago among the peasants of the Black Forest region in Cicrmany it was then eaten .during Holy Week, and its curious twinings represented the ropes by which Christ's feet were hound. NOTICE OF SALE Notice ih hereby Riven that in m coniunee witli tiie terms mid provision* of tiie Decree of the Court or Common 1'Ichh for Koruhaw county, luted November 11th. 1935, in tiie a-e , of 'I he Federal Lund Hank of Columbia, plaint If?, vjt. II C. Robinson, defendant. I will Hell to the highest bid I tier, for cash, before the Court House i door at Camden, H. C\, during the ! leKttl houiH of Hale on the hrHt Monday in December, 1935, being the 2nd day thereof, the following described propert y: "All that certain plyee, parcel <>r trad of land, situate, lying and belnK In the Htate of South Carolina, County of Kershaw and Buffalo Township, about ten miles northeast of the City 1 of-t 'amden containing fifty (Tit)) acreo,'' more or less, as shown by plat of A.} II. Mcl.aurln, Surveyor, bearing date! or August 17, 1021. Said tract of land;, 1h bounded as follows: On the North,, Northeast and Northwest by the lundH of the estate of .Juh. Robinson, bound- ! 1 ed Fast by lauds of the estate of1' las Itoblnson and J. It. West, South i by lands of J. It. West and William I Klliott, West by lands of James Hob-j iiiHon estute and William Klliott. The.' said tract of land Is the same run- ' veyed to II. (.'. Itoblnson by cjeed J < of Jas Itoblnson dated October 2-i.j 100K, of record in the office of ilm Clerk of Court for Kershaw county 1 in book "WWW," al page 4b." 1 Terms of Sale: For cash, the Master to require of the successful blthl-r, j i a deposit of live (f>j per cent of his { . bid, same to be forfeited in case of |' non compliance; the' bidding will remain open ror a period or 3b days after the public sale. ! ' W. L. Del'ASS, JH., !l Master for Kershaw County j Kl UK I/AN I) <fi del.OACIf I'lalntlff's Attorneys NOTICE OF SALE ji Notice is hereby given that in ac-j eordanee with the terms and provhs-j ions ot ill#' Decree of the Court of1 ' Common I'leas for Kershaw Count>, I dated November 11. 1037>, in the ca-eij of the Federal Land Hank of Colum-! Ida. plaintiff, vs. W. T. Tnp-sdale, .1. j I' Lewis, .J ! :. Christmas and W. !i. j Threat!, defendants, I will sell to the j ' highest bidder, for rash, before . theji Court House door at Camden, S. t during the legal hours of sale on the | first Monday m Deeeinher. 1 hein.'I fh. ml da> thereof, the following l' described pi opel'l V : , ' "All that piece, parcel or lot <>l t land, situate, lying ami being in la-; Kalti Township, the State of South' Carolina. County of Kershaw, about ' s'-\.-ii miles Last of (lev City of Cam- j ' den, containing one hundred twentv i g mil" and four-tenths ' 120 1 i tier more or less, as shown by plat nm:-. l-> Kershaw de|,o;ich. bearing da*- 1 March 23rd. P.?22. Said trait of lit ,1 i^ hounded North by Camden a' ! Darlington Load. separating sat from hinds of George Little ami \ Hirkctt llrain h; on the Fast by Hu-: lus .MoseleCs lands ami lands of !: 1 j C. Drown; on the South by Darlii: ton lloml. separating same from land j of Hrown and Long Branch; West by j lands of Fugene Lee and George T : Little and Hirkett Branch. Said tract| of land is the same conveyed to W. T.- Tnirsdnle by deed or J. P Lewis and J. F. Christmas of recent date." Terms of Siile: For cash, the master to require of the successful bidder. a deposit of five (5) per cent of his bid, same to be forfeited in case of non-compliance; the bidding will remain open for a jieriod of 30 days after the public sale. W. L. DePASS, JR., Mnster for Kershaw County KIRK LAND & deLOACH Plaintiff's Attorneys tax Notice T** books for tne collection ot State, County and School Taxes for the year 1035 will open September 15, 1035. and will remain open until December 31. 11*35, Inclusive without penalty. Please state school district ! in which you live or own property i when inquiring about taxes. The following is a list of total levies for each School District for Sch- ol, County and State Taxes: DeKalb Township M lis ' District No. 1 rji-, .Dist rii t No 2 v-j I >ist rid No 4 . * 4 I > i s t r i ( t No. ti i i .j Dist! id No 2."> 2 j Di-t rid .No 43 2 s ?2 Buffalo Township ! lust net No. 3 *14 Dist 1 id No. I 2. i4 1 >ist rii t No. 7 '. v4 Dist rict No. 17. 2 ' *4 ' District No. 20 2 \ District No. 22 4 *?, District No. 23 2* ^4 District No. 27 3:: ^ District No 23 ?-'V4 ! District No. 31 3" *4 ; District No. 40 . .. 42 >4 ' I dstrict No. 42 22 *4 J Flat Rock Township District No. S 3.'.14 District No. 0 2314 District No. 10 2t,?4 . District No. 13 2D, I District No 10 3 ' >4 ' District No. 30 .- UL *4 i District No. 33 3 < District No. 37 3314 J District No. 41 33*4 ' District No. 40 2014 District No. 47 22*4 Wateree Township j 1 dstrict No. 11 27D4 ' District No. 12 JPj District No. 16 27.*4 District No 20 2V >4 J District No. 3S 2214 , District No. 30 2". >4 Yours respectfully. C. J OFTl.AW, Treasurer i Kershaw County. S. C. New Board Named To Replace Old One Columbia, Nov 21.?Format Ion of a new Ht ui f' highway condemnation l>oafit of <'ilize11h to replace one com posed of ousted highway commissioners uiib announced toduy at Governor Oliri .1 ohiiHton'h office. The new highway- administration created under a military edict October 28, was notified to aelect its con[leinnuiion tribunals liereafter from a lint of 4.'? "responsible citizens" approved by the Kovcrnor and representing nearly every county in the The 46 were notified by Hoy A. ' Powell, secretary of the governor, that they had been placed on the list to,nerve as condemnation board in accordance with the provisions of act 118 of the acta of 1929." The act provides that the governor, name "a Hat of responsible citizen**, ?f the state" from which the high-J way department is to designate hoards )f three as needed. Hoard members receive $lo a day, [>lus travel ami subsistence, when on! ictive duty under terms of the law. Tile law permitted highway commissioners to serve on the hoards, iiul membership had been confined :o commissioners in the past. Howell commented in making public lie list of board nominees tiiat memlership on it did not preclude; holdtig Otiiei public offices. Newton Kelly is nafried to serve for <ershaw county. Those to serve in leighbor counties are: K. C. Wilson, if h.iiicaster; \V. H. Haskins, Sr., of liishopville; John if. Dufflo, of Punier; Andrew J. Bctheu, Columbia; lornce- Trayiol*, of Fairfield; James .eaphal't, of ('llesterlield. Tentative rei onimeiiuations for a I" y?-ar agricultural program, calling or substantial reductions in cotton, orn and wheat acreages from the 929 levels, were disclosed Wednesla>. by oris \'. Wells, acting chief f the AAA production planning secion Huerto Hico celebrated on Tuesday ts discovery by Christopher Columbus ; a I i:c. Honor Roll Baron PeKalb Grade 1?Buzann Bowers, Margaret ('aloe. Alma Caiov, Marjorie A. Cly* bum, Camilla Owens, Dorothy Sanders, Margaret Klrkland, Howard McDowell, Curtis Ogburn, William Horton, Barbara Ann Carter, Sara Kay. * tirade 2? Margaret Barrett, Martha K. Peach, Mary Sanders, Morma Lee Norton, Louise Stover, Douglas Durfleld, Jackie Jones, Mendel Clyburn. Crude ?Margaret Hilton, Barbara Ogburn. Crude 4 ?Johnny Sowell, Nancy Lee Owens, Leilu Workman, Carolyn Owens, Marlowe Burch, Dottle Broome. Crude 0?Marie Holland, Chalmers Hornsby. tirade 7?Nina Young. Crude X?Dorothy Workman, Kuby Young. Crude 9?Ruth McDonald. Crude 10 -Willie II. McDonald. A Three Days' Cough Is Your Danger No matter hotv many ned'ei. . ycu have tried for your cough, chest cold or bronchial irritation, you can get relief now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you cannot allorci to take a chance with anything less than Creomulsion, which goes right to the scat of the trouble 1 to aid nature to soothe and heal the inflamed membranes as the germ-laden phlegm is loosened and expelled. Even if other remedies have failed, don't be discouraged, your druggist is authorized to guarantee Creomulsion and to refund your money if you are not satisfied with results from the very first bottle. Get Creomulsion right now. t Adv / Jobless and Buffering from uaniuu.p. tloii. Woody Murphy, 23, of Warren, Ohio, has offered to ?ell hiu body to a medical Hchool for 15,000, if |l(, Bhould die. He Bald he would leave what waH loft of the money to hi* mother. NOTICE OF SAj.E Notice Ib hereby given that in ac. eordance with the terms and provisions *of the Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw county, in the case of D. A. Uoykin, Conser vator of The Hank of. Camden, s. plaintiff vh. L. A. Sowell, Bessie Lee McCaskill, uh Trustee for Daniel M. McCasklll, Jr., and Charles \v mc. Ca&kill, Daniel M. McCaskill. Jr., CharleH W. McCasklll, defendants. I will sell to the highest bidder, for cash, before the Court House door at Camden, S. C., during the legal hours of sale on the first Monday in December, 1935, being the 2nd day thereof, the following described property: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situated in South Carolina, County of Kershaw, containing one hundred fifty-two (152) acres, more or less, bounded North and West by lands formerly of Hate, later of Maker. South by lands of D. M. McCaskill, 10ast hy lands of Shirley, and conveyed to me by W. L. DePuss, Master for Kershaw county, by deed of date' February, 1929." Terms of Sale: For cash, tin- Master to require of the successful bidder, a deposit of live (5) per cent ol bis bid, same to be forfeited in case of non-compliance; no personal or deficiency judgment is demanded ami the bidding will not remain open after tin- sale, but compliance with (lie bid may be made immediately. W. D. DePASS, JR. Master for Kershaw County. KI ItI\ LAND & deLOACH Plaintiff's Attorney^ FIRE?AUTOMOBILE?BURGLARY?BONDS ? UJ ? DeKALB INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE CO I O ''INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS" < CROCKER BUILDING?TELEPHONE 7 | ^ M. G. MULLER ELIZABETH CLARKE, M*r. & * : a ALL?FORMS ?OF?INSURANCE O OQ hi1 , i ==J Getting Up Nights If you euff*r from Gelling Up Night*. N?r?ouinm l<OK Balne, Swollon Jo rite, Dlxxlnena, Headaches, 1 <oe? of Tap. HumIns, Smarting. Itching Aridity Que to functional Kidney or "Bladder troubles, Iry tlx* Doctor'* fumBlccd !?*? crip Jon Cyetex (filae-te*). Muet brine new vitality In 41 hour* and aatUfv completely In day* or money bark. 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