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^mmSm^^sm^^iS^^m^maml^-^-- - . ? __ - < . - >- * * - - ^-- ,-,r^ CAMDEN, S. C., OCTOBER 28,1886. * > ' v, i'5 ,r.'- |-^N<K-|&. -.*^ ag^^Bmm^^H^a^^"jaBtjgB^ - t- *-. ? A- - + 1-- na-Jgi.: |||yProprietor |Mr in Advance. M Year, $150. i ^ n will be published ^Mesx we are placfd iu Wf the author. 1 wonji&Z?for the views rrrespondents. 1 ations for personal ad i for at the rate of one ' if Candidates in usual ! rrri'C n/1 T . I one men, r i r ^ v*/- , rges are to he paid strictly j KCceptions whatever will be ^ ties, Mortgage Sales, etc., *( id 6f Transient Advertise- 1 ( oer/isements must be set-, < sefor $5. ' , ] $5, advertises a firm ? swspapcr. Now, we c ^ j* o this for the very t at we are not in that t . Bat we can sell a . c srsey suit of Clothes ? is from $2 to ?5 , 1 he}' can be bought !,!?. markpf. (\ srowaay wnere ei&e m una uimuv., 9 Vina stock the size of ours we, of <. course. l,ave a number of attractions d lt|y which it would be almost impossi- ^ 9 ble to enumerate, and we will only t _s$y to those fellows who in over- n to' 'Ranting their lest winter's wardrobe t m ' 'fiaHkeir coats and vests tolerably 11 SB goa^biit tlie Trousers far gone into HR'< "innociioua desuetude." That a ^ Hm ray ti hope appears through the &H? thick cloud of discontent (or the thin ^ the breaches) speaking elo- p MIS "qaeptly of the magnificent stock of t laH odd ?nnta we h <ve laid in, both in 1 ,;i^ii&nd (iapk shades, for just such D ^ith the new pants an<t a j" Igl bat (we can cifTer you many j n ^IfjBjHN*** prices to select from) i n trpfnncT pat on & lot' X oFstyhj'whTCh paralizes your rival 5 trith envy. .For the Boys wliq need a suit we t are well pjgpnred. Look at those ^ ? who hav^sejzed this golden oppor- ? tnnity ani bought their fall outfit p from us. You can spot them on the' t street by the fit of their garments t and g^nerol nobby get up. We have also a large loc of service- p able goods in Shoes, Hats, Clothing j &c.. for every one'is not all for style, and we want to suit'all classes of trade. We have a quantity of Umbrellas fj and Rubber Coats, for yon are one j f andall hound to have these goods ( when t' e cold and wei weather sets in. 1 ?* IAs cotton goes down we put goods * down,, till in. our Grocery Depart-*f riicnt it is Card to determine whether J it is better for a farmer to get a high c iprice for Lis cotton or not. Give us ? , ,. c . .a chance to prove this to jou. j "We have devoted our talk almost entirely this time to the Gents, but 1 next week we want to ask the Ladies to spare us a few foments while we ? teU them of the beauties we have ^ laid in which interest them. Dress t goods in Cashmeres, Trico.t Alba- r tr'oss, Flannels, Buntings, Ginghams, * JCalicoes, Gloves, Ribbons, Collars, r Shawls, Cloaks, Rubber Circulars in ? the new Royal Folsom shades, &c., y &c., &u a . Springs Heath & Co- a ^7ogax. I^JEMST5 a i New Street Lamps. I Towu Council have purchased ten new gasoline lamps for our streets. < They-give a brilliant light, and, add. c ed to those already in use, we may r expeci to see our streets pretty well 1 f- illuiniottWti at night. Aquitted. f ; Mr. W. A. Jarnes, whose trial was' e still going on m Sumter when we c went to press last week, was acquit- e v cel. The jury were out only fifteen r H minutes. A great many persons r *1 t *i - x 4.1. ~ J:^4. ^ t I;xniTJK wiat ine veruici uji^ui,- * eons one. Cut Paper Patterns. The Buttcrick Patterns are now kept constantly on hand and for sale by Miss Ellen* R. Tweed." Also stamping doneon short no* &. Big Pig. T Mr. Kenneth McCaskill, of the Lynches River section, hns n pretty h Inrge pig for 20 months old. It o ncnfinres fi feet 10 inches from tin r: jf nose to tip of tail and weighs C ibovt 500 pounds. It is certainly a ir jig pig to be raised in this part of n die country. g t! Congressional Election. fr The persons appointed to serve N is managers of the Congressional T Section at the various precincts in tr Kershaw county on next Tuesday iz ire specially requested to call at the Iourxal office in Camden on next E :aturday. the 80th inst., and get iheir printed instructions in refer- w ;nce to the election. ra . lij 1 Strange Fact. . bi Some people in this county, who ^ ive some distance from the Railroad, 01 lay that since the Earthquake they w :an hear the rumbling of the trains er nnch more distinctly than before; w< hat-where they rarely ever heard Wl he trains before the earthquake, they ^ lear them now continually and quite ^ listinctly. This is a strange fact.? to hunter Advance. 'y ac ilurder. kr A report reached Camden yesterlay to the effect that Richard Howell, Si olored, had killed Sam Adams alias inm Haile, also colored, on Tues- ha lay night near Boykin's Turnout* Ci ?be only particulars we could to ;ather were that a woman was T< he cause of the troub'e The Coro- ns er went down yesterday afternoon a o investigate the affair. Howell to ad not been arrested up to last ac- ar ounts. , la; he Ln Honest Man. A stranger came to our affioe 0f pcently and asked ns if we knew him. be Ve answered, "no." Well my name O] 3 and I owe you for 0I] he Journal for 1882 and 1883, and to want to pay. I will never rob any ian who has been as kind to me as 8t v.u have" We had trusted him, nd our faith was well founded? ]0< luch more so than it has beenjn of lany other similar cases nearer orae. > .1 ' ' mj - - ." ? an 'He Best Yet. For $2.50 in advance we wilf send he Oamden .Journal and the Southern Cultivator to any address or one year The Southern Culti' w( ator is the hest and largest farmer's a >apcr issued in this country. It reats of everything that is of inerest to the farmer and to every icusehold. Come in at once and Ft ubscribe for it. Regular subscrl vi! >crs can take advantage of this offer th f they wish to. wi an farmers Convention. . fiv At a mppfinrr' of n. number of dfl >rominent farmers in Camden on last hn Cuesday tliey decided that the county it 'armers convention should meet in da Camden on Saturday, November 6th. la: or the purpose of organizing a per- th nanent central club, and for electing be lelegates to the State Convention of ch armers which meets in Columbia on wl ^ovetbber 9th. All the farmers bj iluhg in the county should send dele- sh fates to this convention, as the Mganization may eventually result sa n much good for them ov low It Is, , th The farmer who raises his own w( ocni nnrrlnn bnmo mAi*fl u^Mb auu uiwau uaiuvo nvuiv tuv^v noney when he sells his cotton Br ban the one who raises cotton to my those articles with. And the wi nan who raises provisions on his arm seldom has any mortgage to aise, because it is not necessary to >laut such a curse in order to get .(lvaoces to run him through the -ear. A mortgage is the hardest !lc< rticle to raise, after it takes good inf oot, of anything known to a farmer, .nd yet it is the easiest to plant. Pa Jeware of it, everybody, and plant ^ .nything else in preference to it Pa mproving the Wateree. cq We under6taud sbat a gteam Iredge and holster will soon be in an (Deration unon the Wateree river re * - ?L? ooving the logs and snags and )lacing that stream in good eonlition for navigation The work *. yjll be in charge of Mr. Reid Whit- e ord, of fcfye United States . En. ;ineer Corps, and, fr.pm what we Wf an learn of Mr. Wbitford, we feel 91 < ?..?+ f.Vio nnnrnnrifttinn will I 1H illlbticu bUU.' VWV ?-f ~t lot be squandered this time in idle, less and slipshod work". He 'is o j> horou^h-going and competent mA.fl iyj or the position, and one who will n ieo that full value is returned for n he money expended. Wetrustjlliat ^ hr.:,e of o lr eitizfiis who are in-1 ercsted in tlio improvement of the iver will render him every assis- in ,ance necessary in pushing forward I) :he good work. C he C. C. & C R R. To be Built, Co). Blanding was in Camden on ist Tuesday, and in conversing upn the probability of the. propos'd ulroftd from Charleston via Sumter, 'an.den and on to tbe northwest belg built, he assured us that armaments had been made for beinning work within sixty days, and le road wonld be in running order om Charleston up. to some point in orth Carolina within one year, his is good news for us, and we net that the assertion will be realed. ain. ^ After a long and severe ^drought," e were visited by a good fall of iin on last Tuesday night. Several gbt showers fell during the day, - ' - i a. 1 AL. J 1 it tliey only serve,a to lay tue uubo hich for weeks had been almost ifling. The rain was certainly a elcorne visitor to most of our farm's, as they had been waiting for eeks with the hope that they ould soon have rain enough to wet e .soil and permit them to sow eir small grain. They can now eo work with a vim, and we sincerehope that they will sow a larger :reage in grain than was ever lown in the county; gnal Service Station In Camden. The DepartJfcit of Agriculture is made a proposition to furnish amdon mi'fli t.lin TOPnf.hpr rpnnrt# r each day if our citizens or the jwn Council will furnish the sigil flags. The flags will cost odIj few dollars?85 to $8, according quality?and all the dispatches e free, so that for such a small onty we will receive daily reports. We ipe that the offer will be accepted. The flags indicating the character the weather that Will prevail could i displayed from the top of the pera House, and thus afford every ie an opportnnity of knowing what, expect during the day. * , ill Shaking!* r. A few minutes after 5 ?o'clock op ?t Friday morning a strong shock earthquake was felt in this sention^ a create^ some,aiarm ^raong^iiF. ore nervous persons. Between 2 d 3 o'clock on the same day other shock was felt, and many rsoM( say that it was much more vere than the one in the morning e learn of several brick walls that ?re cracked by the last shock, and few chimneys were toppled over. TITE QUAKES EL8EWHEBE The shocks of earthquake on last idav were very severe in Summer lie and Charleston Nearly all -of e new brick work in Summerville is more or less damaged by it, id it is said that at lea9t seventye chimneys were thrown down or imaged so mnoh that they will ,ve to be rebuilt In Charleston was also severe, and did much image ti'ere. Though it did not st as long as the severe shake on e 31st of August, it is said to have en next to it in severity. Many iraneys and brick walls in Camden nch apparently were not damaged r the big quake on August 31st ow cracks and openings now. Our people were beg'nning to feel fe, thinking that the trouble was er, but Friday's renewal of the lakes has almost unnerv< d some or envand they are afraid that the jrst has not yet come. evities. You can now look for frost. We 11 probably have it very soon. Don't forget to turn out a->d vote the election on nest Tuesday, rery Democrat should do his duty. \dminister Sbriner's Indian Vermifuge jording (o the directions. In the niornt is the best time to take it. The books are now open for the yment of your taxes. Don't put off to the last day, but go up and y now, Fresh Fruits and vegetables nstantly received at T J. BarId's, and sold at lower prices than y other place. It is asserted by many persons at a cool wave follows immediately ter each shock of earthquake is It. Have you noticed it? A Lodge of the Knights of Labor is established in Darlington on jtober 6th, and it is said to be grow% rapidly in numbers. A very handsome lot of Lamps at jJ. Barfield's, and they are almost veb hWiiy. Splendid stock of Crockery and assware a? T. J. Barfield's, at the ry lowest pr ces. Cap*. T. H. Clr.rk, being employed j an important murder casein the', arlington Court, will be absent from j amden for a few days. 1 Mr. "W. S. Alexander, the photographer will be absent for a week or ten days, but will return in time to furnish all the pictures you want. Some of our fishermen have been having nice sport recently catching red horse fish. They olso claim to have taken several fine specimens of the German carp. One of our fanners asserts that at least one fourth of the cotton under lien by small planters finds its way to the seed cotton shops instead of tn thp. lflJnnr t.lins denrivinc t.hn ? ??? ?r o ? lienor of his jnst dues. Ttfo brothers, E. J. and E. L. Row" ell, of Rnmberg, S C., pot into a quarrel last week when E. J. Rowell fired upon his brother with a shot pan and killed him. Round trip tickets to the 5&at? Fair will be sold over the S 0. R. R at three cents per mile, thus making a ticket from Camden to Columbia and return about $1 86. The low price ought to induce a good many of, our people to go. i One of our most successful farmers told us last week that he did not believe we would have any more rain this winter?or, at least, this year. He said that the wbol> supply for the year had fal'm in Jnrie and July. He was mistaken. lit may be well to know that a few drops of ammonia in a glass of water will at once relieve an acrid stomach J I 1_ - I J _ -1 A -1 _ At anu ureaa up a neauacne. a uioui wet with a weak solution tied around tlid forehead is also beneficial. Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell, who lives hi that section of our county near Tiller's Ferry, was 101 years old on the 4th day oC .1 uly. She is in good health and remarkably active for one who ha^ seen so many summers come.?hd pro. A few days ago she wny'eneasred in picking cotton.? jPlifcterfield Advertiser. n Judge Cothran held last week that vegetables include watermelons, and a negro Iboy was convicted of stealing melons from the field. From this holding it seems that this anient diversion, like many other recns^oma of tbc country, mjyit gcvfiefore the'jifogress and- civilization of the times.?Marion Index. Potton Market. The snpply of cotton is very full now, and the price, a. little off from our last quotations- The best grades are now quoted at 8J cents. Important. READ! READ! READ! All who owe us please take notice! All fertilizer accounts and notes fall l due November 1st, and all accounts,! mArfA.n/vo fr\i* dnnnli'ncj wOfo i tiuica Ul UIUI IVi ou|;piivo nviu due October 1st Guano claims must be paid promptly on November 1st, mortgages and open accounts, due October, 1st, which, of course, are past due, will be put in an officers hands for collection if not paid rn a few days. Is it not better to pay at once and save cost? We take this method of notifying you, so that should you fail to meet your obligations when they fall due, no blame can attach to us if yon are made to pay the cost There is no use talking about our waiting on or carrying over to another year any one. We are bound to collect, and trust you will come promptly to our assistance Remember, the bridge that carried you over cannot stand nnless you keep it up. Carrying over balances to another year won't work, we have tried it. No firm can do a successful business on that principle. We shall certainly not do it. So don't spend your money expecting us to do so. We think it to trie interest 01 an parties tu speus. plainly on this subject. Very Respectfully Springs, Heath & Co. "Do, Mr. Deyil, Don't Chain me!" A large dog belonging to a gentleman living in Summerville wns stolen from him several days before the great shock. Like many others, the gentleman on the night of the 31st of August ran out of his house to escape being crushed. -While he was moving around jn the darkness the second shock came and with it his faithful dog dragging a heavy chain. The animal leaped upon him, but the gentleman, not recognizing him and hearing the" clanking of the chain, threw up his arms and exc'aimed; "I>o, IMr. i'evll, cionr cnain me; please Mr. Devi), don!t chain me. I'll go with you. but don't chain me." It was some time before his dog could make him understand lie was nor, the devil.?Sunday Dispatch. Mr. A. D. Kennedy has the largest and most complete stock of lmrd: ware to be foand in Camden. Go and see it for yourself, This. All parties indebted to me for medical ? services or for drugs, medicines, &c., from my Drug store, Flat Hock S. 0., are requested to come forward at. once and set- tie their accounts and save me the trouble and expense of sending tbeic accounts to them. I need the money. J. E. W. HAILE, M. D. Oct 14,-lm. ' SPRINGS, HEATH & CO., . Cotton Buyers and ZBA-IEriKEiiR/S.Notice to Trespassers. I hereby warn all persona?excepting the tenant, Dapl. J, J. Bell and hisi em* ? ployees?from trespassing upon my plantat ion...in',as the I Moble'y place, for any purpose whatever without first obtaining permission. Any e porson found violating this notice will be ^ made to answer for so doing. imks. M. a. Moblet. i] Oct. 14-4t. INSURANCE! INSURANCE! \ Fire Insurance & Collection it ' Agents, y CAMDEN. S. C. The nmlerBigneil have formed a copartnership under tbe firnr .name . of Kennedy & Williams, for the purpose of conducting a J JimMFire Iosoraicev . AND^:.; . ^ Collection Business, u Ponmaan fin t* (Ka J MnS 1A lifiwiV*! ?t?WAntl "V|"?CMH r?^ ??W ?a,^uu15 well known Co^pnlites-J^.- ; ~ - V GEORGIA HOME. " HOME of New York. COMMERCIAL UNION. . LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, I GERMANIA, * NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, PBECBNIX of Hartford. SPRINGFIELD Fire and Marine, UNDERWRITERS AGENCY, or New York. SOUTHERN. S And are prepared to writefpolicies on all elates of risks at the lowest tariff rates. ] Gin Houses In&uranco a speciality, KE?& WILLIAMS, Fresh and Piire CANIffE? GOOOS of every variety, and at the very * lowest prices at T. J. Barfleld's. * FJEfcESII ? Confections er jo of every variety, and at one-half less g in price than you have to pay for it elsewhere. , T. J. BAllFIELD. 7 Bagging & Ties * for every farmer at bottom Pi 18 rxvxv/jDO ub tic T. JT. Barfield's fm 28 to The l argest Stock of CRACKERS J IN CAMDEN is at ' Sl( T- ?* ?5 airfields. They include every variety, from a common soda cracker to a cocoa 0f nut cake, and are received fresh ev. Th evry week from Clausen's steam u i all bakery. of thi Co READY TO GIN YOUR COTTON. S: ii Uavins: ren'ed the stea*n mill of Mr. J. 0. Man, I ai: now ready to sn] giu j'our cotton without delay, and 0c my gins are noted for the FINE QUALITY OF STAPLE _ and the full turnout of lint. Only S1.75 for a 500 pound bale, and 50 cents for each extra 100 ' pounds in a l.ale. p(l( \ Y AUG IIAX. oul BLACKSMITH WORK. HORSESHOEING a specialty, and all work guaranteed. All other kinds of Blacksmith Work done in the host of style, and [ jj a J at low prices. Wo warrant an or ^ our work. Give us a trial. So T. J. WILLIAMS & BRO. Arthur's Grocery is the p LEA IXfi ]I?tPE| For ^ -'j* Fine Family Grooves, ' CHOICE GOODS ?* at : " * i LOW PRICES, * . " 4 To the Public. While we pay particular attention o the handling of FINE aod^ i'ANCY GROCERIES and lead very house in Camden in this pqpicular line, we do not want our'fariy * aer friends to forget that ?e are aar # qually well prepared to giv^ them . he very lowest prices on HEAVY f GROCERIES, and all other goods a our line. Give us a trial before ou buy. . "? ARTHUR'S GROCERY. ' J v > Ai Harness and' Saddles. We have a fine assortment lese goods.' All new stock, and we ill save yon money if you will give 8 a call. * b ? ARTHUR'S GROCERY. *7 f - iV J? ' v J . ' v > _ * i 3agging <ftTie$ Lard, Bacon, amj' Mackerel,. ugar, Coffee fcnd Molasses, Loweeit^^oa . , ...v r At ARTHUR'S GROCERY. ~w'i Flour! Flour! < . ^ Just Beseived. 200 Barrels Flour From $3 50 np. Get our prices befere you buy. ARTHUR'S GROCERY. esh. Meat. I hereby inform the public genally that I have opened a stall adining the little brick store of T. A. imes. one door north of Springe, eath & Go , for the sale of fresh eat of all kinds. All orders promptfilled and prices low. ri. n. T/fvv Public Schools. he trustees of the various school Districts Kershaw county are hereby instructed open the free schools in their respective stricts on the first day of November, 86. As the business of the present scbolasyear has now closed, I will not be ind in my office until October 27th and ih inst.. when I will be there and ready transact any business that may require r attention. JOEL HOUGH. 8. K. 0. Oct 21-11. CITATION. ite of Sou'h Carolina, Kershaw County in the Court of Probate. J.D. PUNLAP. Probate Judge. Whereas John IT. Thomas made suit to (. to grant him Letters of Administration the Estate and effects of Robort D. omas These are therefore to cite and admonish 1 and singular the kindred and Creditors the said Robert D. Thomas deceased, it (hey be and appear before me in the urt of Probate to be held at the Court nise in Oamden on Monday 1st day of vp.mber next after nublication hereof at o'clock.in the forenoon, to show cause, iny they have, why said Administration )uid not be granted. [liven under my Hand this 16th day of tober, A. D. 1886. J. D. DUNLAP, Probate Judge, K. C." umber! Lumber! My steam saw mill has been placed in trough repair aeain, and I am now prei mi -ii ?j r? TTTAtnm ?.:.v re?i 10 ii11 mi urnvrsi iui .uuuu utm* l any delay, and at the very Lowest Rates. E. IS. Cantey. Wm I>. TRAXTiSAffl ATTORNEY AT LAW iw Range, Camden, S. C. ^Practices in all ihe Courts of this ite and the United iStates for the Di?? ct of South Carolina.