Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THB PASSING OF HAMBURG. The Town that Was Once One of the Most Prosperous in the South. Richmond News-Leader The announcement that the town of Hamburg, S. C., is to be re claimed by the State as waste land and sold for unpaid taxes is a new reminder of the vanity of human hopes and calculations and the shortness of human foresight. Far back in the thirties and forties Hiam burg was one of the most thriving and promising towns in the South. It was on the South Carolina side of the Savannah river, immediately opposite Augusta, Ga., and was established, we believe, by a thrifty German named Schultz. Some thousands of people lived and were busy there, and the town had a bauk which was known through out the South. Bills of the Bank of H1amburg were good everywhere when nearly everything else was under suspicion. On all of this thrift and hope and busy life a blight fell suddenly from condi tions which nobody had dreamed of. Nobody in Hamburg had the slight est doubt of the permanency of the town. Land was bought and sold on the lots and at high prices, and regarded as the safest possible in ves tment. A railroad caie through and Hamburg decayed as rapidly as a bit of infected fruit. The bank was closed, the mer chants failed or moved away, leav ing"their stores vacant and for rent, people abandoned their homes, and in a few mouths nothing.was left but emipty buildings, which fell to pieces fast, their windows knocked out by the stone c f the idle passers by, their doors broken open and left gaping. The town Was abso lutely desolate and abandoned. After the war some negroes made a settlement in the few remaining houses 'nLld re-estiblishedI the town with a government of their own. The,y nsde this peculiarly offen sive to the white people coi pelled to pass through on their way to and from Augusta, and in 1876 occurred the ''Hamburg riot,'' which marked the beginning of the revolution that made Wade Hiamp ton governor and overthrew the Re publicans. That was the finishing stroke of I-Hamburg. Nobody cared to claim the land on which the town once stood, for what had been streets were mncre st etches of weeds with gloomy ruins on both sides, also overgrown with weeds and grass. And now, the State has taken pos session and probably will sell it to somebody for a farm. A few sticks of dynamite will remove the last rotting remnants of the old ware houses and the p)loulghsl will turn over the site of a onice busy and prosperous comminunity, des troyed by one of the greatest agents of civilization which carried pros perity to so many other places. IHamburg has depended on river traffic largely and it may be re narked incidentally that if Rich iond had a similar dependence she ould he very much in the same ndition. Christmas Holiday Rates. I 'r the Christ mas I lolidays the itih Coast Line announces a rate eandh one third one way fares ~5c for the round trip between all South Potomac and Ohio IRivers Tast of the Mississippui lRiver. a on sale D)ecemb,er 27(d, 2m h, Iso 80t h, 81lst. and J1ianuary 1st., 'ith final limit J:muiary thb, 1901. Vite promp(t ly, wit refer MorsWhlsle(os I hi. Ho! Fc Good Ch We are right in the thick of rea store, and we place on sale an i to sell them. A Grand Array of Special and Glov-s of all kinds. Handkerck Ladies' Jackets and Furs-noth Fancy Handles. Beautiful styl and Low Prices in Blankets. S prices below the average. Hos mas sale. Underwear at specic ren from 12 1-2c the garment Shoes! - Our Prices on Shoes are Marvels of Cheapnes md up-to-date styles. It will pay you to buy SI nas time. Ladies' Dress Shoes, lace or button, worth $2 Ladies' Fine Shoes, fully Worth $2.75, our Chr Ladies' Fine Shoes, in patent or kid, in all the ng more suitable for Christmas gifts, worth $3. ;2.00. Ladies' Shoes in cheaper quality at $i.oo r ,41.25 and $1.75. Men's Suits, Boys' Suits, Overco:kts. All inI atest Styles of New Goods. Good Suit for Ien. worth S6. ;o. our price ii, Stylish Suit for Ml, worth $io ), our pric' SpleIIdid Suli( for Men andtl Youth110s, worth $ The great public has treated us atmost to please them in this Great riow flock to us, for they know tl ,o reciprocnte, and we are going to standing the big selling of the best ind we have wonderful attractions I Yours for the Pe4 S. J. WOO Heavy' A statement cannot b)e too strong Gray Skirti sh1en founded on fact. Our adver- Gray Skirti :ising would be wasted if it wer Gray Skirti Gray Skirti iot absolutely correct. We stake Checked Sk mr reputation on every representa. Mixed Skir :ion we make, and ask our custom--Axdkr ers to hold us to a strict account All BI herefor. Wec are best liked where >est known. The longer you do Consisting musiniess with us, the bett.er you Chevoits, s'ill apprecciate out low prices, and Zhlns :he more moniey you will save in 'Armours. lie aggregate. H-avinig enijoyed an mnusually large patronage from our1 Mat nany frienads this fall aind winiter or miother ye desire to e:xpressV 01 tlr appec a one of 1m on i n s bsta tia wny nan.1y &-I 4-1 .L J UA T V ki ir Chr teers for E1 cliness for Holiday Selling. - mmense range of sensible gil Suitable Things for Christmas Gifts to iefs in Silk and Linen. Silk I ing more suitable for Christn Bs in Lap Robes. Splendid [ hirts, Collars and Cuffs in all iery at all prices, and nothing Ll reduced prices-all of the b( ind up-all worth double theit Shoes! for such rood quality Ni's IrcsS Slo oes of us at this Christ- for Christmas a11 .00, now i.5. nw istmas price 01 ' $2.oo. Also the cheaper beautiful styles-noth- SHOES FOR TH 25, our price now only A Beautiful Un nid $i 25s, NvorthI fuIIy 1110thet ()I Sistert for ChitaCts Mell;ii t lldI 1 . nownI a t ll\ $3.o 011 S.+S so well this season with a liberal Holiday Sale. We have iiever hac Sat this is THE STORE OF THE PH make the Christmas-tide a time goods has drawn heavily on our Ior Christmas buying and Christm )Ple' g!Ts - plni Dass o dn 'tal Ni enan d t nly 57rt 1 a 79.b Ijoy Knhi. 0 ng worth 6.9'8. soin worlthisOc sat o wih8clbea 1g oday Sae. t hae evr.a ati wth isc aTH STREOFTH P Drooshs Gooawn hiyon our f orgChrs,msbyn n hit CooleDres)Goods( ng worth 75c.(at 59c ng wor t c. a ~t c a iiriti ort 60c. a:t 8c. 111 uiiback,Dress Goods Prune. ll, htcd t >ro n. A1.ieide i To reind brt~e i ouh ..e 3i Istmnas! verybody. rhe Christmas spirit fills our big 't goods at prices which are bound r your Lady or Gentleman Friend. Vluftlers, Ties in endless variety. 'ias gifts. Umbrellas in Silk and atterns in Rugs. Solid Comfort the best and cheapest qualities at but good hosiery in this Christ .st kinds for ladies men and child - Christmas prices. -o Shoes! es, in lace or Congress, all styles, worth $3.25, now .5o OCs, at Spledid linC. w r $3N501 and $4.(X), going grades at right priceS. E LITTLE FOLKS-all kinds for 50 cts. up. of iielt ,i ppers----n ice Ciristmnas presents for wife, lo1%'thi ing! 1.td S,i I oh. i heir real selling 1)1r ice. now I lt t111 Whisz- 5 p rcel 111V patronage that we are going to do our such a successful season, and the peo 30PLE. So it is now a pleasure for is of great good cheer to all. Notwith stock, we have replenished it all along, as giving. S hwe carry tIhe vry best flour t can leat. R assis. N LIes. G rat ed Coco:iniuts, Giranberries Mince Meas, ec 'ORT B& CAVENAUGH 3Main Street. rp,'n' Cigrette .i. All cru an Tobacco ley Iastitute of South Carolina Cementt, -Plaster, a .of i eF4ur I)1ff.