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"? T^TTTTT vr-? : ? ? . PUBLISHED KVKHY FRI DA Yr HY 1 W. Xi. MrDOWELLi pa 1 -? OAMDKN, S. C., JAN. ill, 1898. Somschii'TIon Ratrk One year, $1,00. ?lx month*, WutJUts ; throe montha, 2-'> eon4*. In advaiuo. On time t>or annum, Katkh for Advkktisixo N~()rdi??ry tranaiont advor turnout*, tlrttl Inaortiun $1.00 per Bijuiiv; each ?ui,$o<piont in sertion 60 cent* per 8?ptare, Oftih mlt>? for WaAt?, Loat and Found, Ac., not e*?e<?ding five liiu n, u ? centr eaelt inaction and fi p.pnto per lino for ea?d? addjjfional lino. ?uaiuo?ft ltkuiu, 6 cunts por lino eutfli Iu sortlon.^. 0%lal and Ttyal noticoH at thy rnt?> al lowed hy laff. Ratoa for eoutmet advostl.siiitf will bo ?n nounoed upon application at thooffieo. Remittance* by clieckn, drafta and postal uioney ordf.ru should ho iuhiIo payable' to W, L. McDOWKJJ;, (Jamdon. K. O, The Chronicle, has purchased (he power press an<4 printing outfit of The Camden Journal and now has the oombtued out fit * of both pfi/ier*. J making it one of the beat equipped of fices in the Slate. Fro# Pond Chronicle a. Thoro was it mooting 1 1 c 1 < I a t the Frfog Pond school house lust Sat urday for tho purpose of organiz ing H Loral Cotton Growers Ahmi elation. Tho meeting w?h called to order by Judge Solomon Noitell, who in a few well chosen remarks stated the object of l.ho meeting. Mr Oils Iluntor was elected 1 * i f h i - dont and Prof. Burton Hindi See rotary. Al r. Iluntor on taking (he ohair, referred hriellv to tltu de pressed condition of our cotton growers anil said that, tho truo rnmodv for all our ills is just laws, that tho thing for us to do is to send good men to Gongiosa and tho Legislature. Am aoon as the orgnni/.-vtion wan a (Tooted Mr. Alex Smart introdue ?d tho URnal resolutions with an addition of threo w here/Bsc* and seven resolved?, after speeches bv several of our leading farmers, it seemed that the Bontiment of the mooting was unanimously in favor of tho resolution a. Hut just as the ohairtran was about to put them to tho house Judgo* Noitall took the floor and in n thirty min ute speech completely knocked the bottom out of them. Ho said that now is tho time for the Frog Pond farmers to pla nt. every aero they can in cotton, that now when evcrv one else 1b going to reduce, ia the time for us to expand. He hud de voted much tune and thought tV. the subject. Jle liad out a deck of cards three t linen and eurh time ?* i n ten spot card, which i* an infall ible sign that cotton will hring ten cents next ' ? 1 1 - (Hut ho had , not trusted to his own powers of look ing into tho future.' He had * got Mrs. Sorccr to turn a cup for him nnd the grounds had formed a per fect ten. Not onlv had ho done all this, but to he doubly sure nhoitt the matter, he had consulted that final authority on nil future events, Dr. Wytche, who had fully assured Lim that cotton will bring ten chills next tall. ? After tho Judges powerful speech ?ve*y one present, without waiting for a vote on Mr. Sin a it's resolu tions, started home to prepare foi ling to town on Monday to make ..Arrange me tits about tetting gunno. Dr. Cir,tino recently performed one cif the moat, wonderful opeia tions known to the histcry of kiii gory. It yrn* ihr ex^han^ln^ of the sen I pa of Miss Hertha H inus and Dinah Ivhinkilwd. Now Hertha does not have to nit up nights putting her hai# in papers, nor does Dinah have to friend all her spare tiuie wrapping heVs with' strings. The operation /W pro nounced by the Frog P^d Indies t he crowning triumph of surgical science. Tins Croaker attonded the Hap list church 1 tint. Sunday and hoard a very able and most appropriate ' nnw vears sermon fr<pn thn pastor the Rev. K. H. Duckem. H 0 at ho pave a resume of lnxt years work, which ho bad intended fciving in his eloninji sermon lant year Imi? lie had boon unabl? to moot his last appoint men'-. ITe said ihnt. there had boon twenty-throe addition* i?> the church and best of all livo of thom wort from other churcheo. Key. Calvin DoKeese the learned and eloquent pastor of the l'rop Pond Presbyterian church has re ceived a call from a chinch in l*n ion County. lie has not yet an nounced his decision, but Mrs Thsseigh says Mrs. Delvreese aav* that he considers it a call from the Lord and will accept. We bn? voice tho sentiment of the whole community, when we say that wr hope he will remain with us. Cal Croak or. .. ]JI?e?tional fiolaom. . -The mutter for this col mri n is >fnfnl*Tlc<T by County Snperlntendont of Kdm-ntion L. L. Copelsnd, and all cavwutnicatiuK? . inimdfd for this department should be "* addressed to him at Camden. S. G. r\) ,,, ?i *i . .... Tl? collection from Toll tnx are HOOMwttftt more ?ld* year thsn kotv - ITfitiir iill be. foubd the number of for each District : Na ' " 2-^354 " " ? ^02 4-..S0. ? L ? . ,, .* *. /? . 104 ' " 8-374 vw* " 0?201 " 10 ? loH " It 15H " ia? mi " 10- 7 " 14 ? 71 " i r. ? no " 1 6 ? 104 " 17? 00 1h? :i7 Wo will #end statement to I In* Chairman of on h board of trustees giving tho amount of Toll and spe. rial tux collected for their district. Kvory M-hool claim prCHented slii^v 1 1??? tirst of .Inly |ft!>7 has heen paid, and nil claims which wyfc out standing at that time, muouidiniT ?o 8j, (W0. 4 1 ; l ave !?<?? 11 Kotiled T o ?Mioola of tbia county aro now run nin.Cf <m a rash bana. There in onoUfjli moiu y to pay every clntm Hint can be legally drawn before Jnlv, 18i)H Tins n rnueb hotter for all concerned, end will f.?ve our tcachera one tloiiann<l dollars per annum which they lu?v?? been pay nr. nn dtecwttU to tronoy on Ibcir elaim.s. While Mornn r?iav rbjoct, we do do n o I nee 1:o\y wo could have. d<'iu> otherwise, in view of the fact that thn fcohool law of 1808, plainly says tluif the I {??ur< 1 of I' location Klmll apportion tho money collected by the Crtunty Ti'ftMHurer arid has not one word to Hay about wbut will he collected eighteen months hence. \V o d ia'ike to soy anything nboat tlua matt or, and ohiiiu to havo, done no more tlian our duty, but aomc a*', verso criticism Ims been indulged in. and we mention thin so Unit nil mny understand wlmt has b'-en ilone. Whatever the ? ftVii-t. upon us, thco is Mill this connotation ? no teacher wit| ever again be forced to discount his claim against Urn fehool fundi, unlcsti then* is fi npn rflioinl ndhcon duct on tho purl, of those charged av iili 1 he luPnl of the school*. ?tr * * Wo tiro not yd able to say whaf amount this county will >>ot: from the Dispensary ?onund. Supt. MayPiyld shvs l.)ml. !?r< and the CU?vernor have been ii ut hori/.od to disburse I }>*? fun, Ik on lund, ?>r? > v i ? I o? I . tho A 1 1 *?r noy General advises biipIi dishure* incut to bo io;rnl. When tJ* *? v will act we cannot say; but they must net noon, if they comply wit h I lie constitutional provision governing t bis mill tor. pFom 0? t1 (Jope^nnUony. SI. Charles Ah ii ft Mow "ucu wrote to Ii i m Klrl, "I will take mv pen in hand to drop v < hi a f*w lincH," for pub lication. Wo ?ii<! not, intend wri? in?T P"> oil r) v, but as wi? 1 1 ;i vo two more subset ihera for Tho Chronicle thought we would not let tin m bo on suspense about the 'paper, so wo give ye Mr. Ed. their n Attikh jjIsc wliorc. not fail to send your most valuable paper to tlioin. Wo hope to induce others to take The Cb i onicSo. Mrs. J. Ii Smith and chiblren have returned liome after spcndin?jr some time with relatives in Colum bin. The funeral of Mis. Abigail (.'h rist mux was presetted nt Well's .Met liodjst, Church on last Sunday, hv Iiev. ?J. Iv. Smith. Mis. Christ inas was twice married. She wus the mother of Mr. (J. J. linker, eastern Kershaw, who was shot^a few days ft'^o. News reached this neiyhbothood >cslerday to the ef fort that Mr. Maker whs dead. Y out fieri ho heard t??- ?1 n v that Mr. Asa Money ham and Miss Ada Tullent were mariied recnnt.lv. We eoni*rat nitron the piin<; eon pi" and sincerely wish them a lout! p'> eili<' life, with only enough clouds to made a golden sun set.. Mr. Ilazrl W. Copcland, of this place, has fjone to Camden whore, ( wc learn) ho will cleik for Mr. Re die Moacby. Your scribe went (tunning l< - dav, ns n result, w?? will have rab bit and jrirtridijG for breakfast ii> the morning. For fear out letter will be two long, wo will extend our fori a good bye fur this tjine, but will write again just ns soon us we can fltid aomethinu to wiito. l.A I i n. H'o. Cornstalk says we hive pn' him on record as a mudslinger. Wo deny the charge, wo have not put him or anyone else on record as such characters. We simply suited. Mint "we preferred the religion of .lesns Christ to that of Joseph Smith nnd Brighnm Young, but still if others prefer tho latter no have no mu I to throw nt them. Wo would call tin attention of Cornstalk to the person id pronoun ice. Tt' (hat is not plain nnouuh, will nay that I hftvo no mud to throw atothoxa tif a different op n* ion. Ho asks what sort of u mission ary would he (I'tto') make telling e*eryono trt worship what, how find who tliey pleased. We never on* 'ime ndvisoi! anyone to worslrp what, how and who thej' pleased. We simply sl-nted lh.it Mthis Is a free country and that people can worship when thev please, what th?y pleane ?n<l in any way they ploAse, and 2 he fellow on tho other side cf i lie fence couh) do likewise (signifying that every one had liberty of fpeccb and thowghL) Why did not Hro. Corn tUlk qeote ns thasf Should we 1* oomdoas of tbett (ooraoat or sny IfTOUl djukllM, wo should t'xlu) t the in to road the Mihlo and o.tt on?i church, yon, wo] should prny for them. Hut if they niton Id continue to hoM to and prnn ticfc thftt Which V\?' ludievo to ho w i on*' w? will not ho hfcld aooount. nhln f<>r thoir wrongs. "For we lutiht all eppenr hi'furo tho iudj/e. munt arnt of t'hrH\ Yen, wo i^m! ??<*?'?? viz. I ho tl>ii)fr for f.cnjdo to do | thnt lmv?' nvnoointod t tmcns^l with tho church ol Hod, if they hnv? ro liuion (I mi ni t > ? ?* f ?n r?* religion ? ? f J ( Mi ri at > in '<> inula- il altrnetivo to tho >r:?l Strive- to intl totloo men hv their ittnhthlv eharaclor and hwooI ,limf-K '.i??n to cnihraen |!u* only re ligion io 1 he \v<.rd ,'ihe ro'ijfion of] , loses ' hr;#t ) (I >d? pcopln ghnu'd ho n ? lir-'vc nfl i hut us harmlc^ UH dovos. .tits' how Hro. ('ornRtn'k or rivvono eVo can fco io tho nhove anything tlmf \um!il (end to ori'oonr ai'o othe>? to worship ii nv othor bov in# Hiivo (4u 1 wo cannot see, or un dcmtnnd Jfo'lioanta of having "haekl ono, and * 1 1 st i. ot\ottffVi to eon* tend for t ho r'tjttt and condemn Iho wrontr.'' Tln? writer ?i\q a noarj neljdd or of Cornstalk when (ho Mor. inr?n*? fust, invaded I* i? nnlffhhntltqod ti fovv \enrs avo ?tn<l would lileo to] a^k Idm if wo failod !<> .condemn mornionisin both in puhlio and pri vate places., Wo did not abuse them and perhaps that is what Hro. Cum ftt?ll< wishes UB to d<\ hut ho il from u? to do ?it"h a thlmr. Wo] I know mormon history from tho ho- J "inning up to 'he present and nt- no i (into I nvo w<> hoen ro wenk Kneed as ; to remain silent when olhera were itt tho act of hoint? nhdnetod or ear I ried n way with tho doolrino. Hut | wo havo n ever om>o r< commended oarholio noid mm a remedy. hu' tho | Mood of tiio mock and Imvlv N'e'/ t ! rino. Mr. Kdifor by no moans di<l wo intend entering a eont.rovorsv with anyone through the oolua-.n^ of vour paper, hut. it seems that if wo havo a "hne|< t'ono'' wo muni, let it hn | known Wo know Oorimtnlk. an<l ! this little oontrover^V i^ eonduoted on tho ho-t of I'-tina, no hard fool in,"H existing on oil* or sido. The only tronl-lo brini* that- wo both j have "backbones." 1'uer. Rural, Tlioio w;?? n Hdcinliln yivrn at (lit j roftido noo o!" M r RUarlt*v MoKiohem (in Mm I lih imt, (ju to a munlicr of I, ho you it;* fol; h worn proaont and accmod t,i Imvn a nioo t* mo. Mrs. .1. Jiradloy Quite ill at ' 1 1 5 h writing. W o wiah lor lior a spordy rooovorv. Tlicro wiii n biir oorl< tujht at, this plaoc on I lio JiJth ami 1 llli inat. l>o t \v< on ]>iahn;>ville and ('iMndon lor a one hiindrod dollar premium from wlnoh (ho former carried I lie booty M r. and Mra. J. M. Smith, o' this plaro, sponl Sunday wiih relatives at St ci k ok lirid^o. Miss Ml (a lj n'jfj'ns, of S'umtor, i* spending R'?iuj linr.i willi boroonsinM 1 1 io M issoh WalHori. .Fust (Iiiphh. JfiS.L. HAILE, I COTTON. BllVER: Kor AloxsmdiT S>runt & Son. OIIJpo nl II. K. llal?aU'.H ftloro. My Livery Stable is now ready for the Winter trade het krpivpand than ever: Sev-| rial new horses and turnouts just received. The town trade will reeeive my pn'.mpt atteu tiun. Kespeett nil v, KVANS COLLINS Jan. 12, 'OS. ! Sheriff's Sale, jSoui'i Carolina ? Kerxliiiw Count v. William II. II in'son / vy. I enclosure. ,l.>h n A A matron#. ? I r tutor and l?v virlure of :i decree for forccl usn re, lef.dered in the above sf:it <?.1 case by tin- Hon. ,h>*. II Karle, I *r?? hjilin^ I ti ? 1 _r *?. o.i the 9th of l-Ybrmiry, | H05, I will *dl in front of thy Court in Cnindew, S. on llii' lirst Monday in I'Ybtiiary, 1807. within the lcirid honr* of sale, the following do ofiil o.l real estate: All tlmt piece, par eel or tiaet of land, situated in tin? eiiy < >1 i ??nd? ii. ii? tbo County of Kev.-diaw, mid State of South Carolina, known in the p'an of s,ii?l Cit v an lot No. 1 1 70, ami bounded on the North hv IVKsll> street, Ivh-1 by lot No. 1171 inn! part of lot No. I ! 7.1 So. .tli l>v lot N'ii. I1H|, ard Went I by lot. Xu. 1 iiii*. Alio all of tbc tiiiht, title and interest nt the defendant, John A. Armstrong, (the aame ho in (J ono-aeventh thereof) in ami tojJJ timt pkee, parrel or truck oi land, situated in tie) County of Kerahftw and State of South Carolina, containing twenty two hundred mid twelve (2212) arres inoro or Ic-is. and boundt-d on the North by land* lormcrlv of W J Jonea, laoda formerly of William Dixon, and land* of A I> .fnnr*, of J G Kiehnrdt mid the Mo Willi"' plantation. Kaat and Sonth by Beaver Crock, and W??t hy Water*# Hlver and landa formerly of \\ J Jonea. Terms of Sale : One-third cash, and balance In two equal annual in*talm"nts flroin Ihe date of tale, with interest from day of ?alo, to l?e secured by bon4 of purchaser and mnrlngt of prraiwa told, _ ? ft K Vi JM. II, itt?. _ Am CATHARTIC CURE CONSTIPATION ?? U r^ESSBBSBSS^KSU i AKSOfiHTRLY flllA R ANTRRH i? f"'c n**y ?'?,,<?orr?.7H?tir>j*Uon. fa*?ar<>U *r? the lilr.il I.ai4-i UVOUUUlOjUl UUnUiliXiufil/ tiro, nerrr rrlp or (rrtpr.t>ut uuu <???; natural results Sum f (?!?> kin( iHx.kUt AO. MKHUMi tlKt|f!l)V 4 o?, dti'mr'. Montr**l. Tun. , or A>w York. til. I ? V- IL-?0?-??-0 ? ??.? %. ?>??????> A !iO?? HKIHHS11. lt?W WrOfiRffl: 110 NOT FAIL Consult y<>nr itlbniitM Icni I'ur .() vnitrs?Tliin ih my ivoonl. I Jim doinp ftii<> w ill roiiiimu* to tio tho l)l?ST WOlMv I 'tin ii.it making iwi.v proiniarsi but will U'l in v wo. k hpcak ( -r Itm-ll". CLIi'K U K(. K I.I X' i , ray non, an up-tu<!ato phntoifrnplter, hoftlty t In* \\<>? <l on Pliildicn'* ?>n<l Haliy'M | r?>^. I am the first w ho int ihiIikviI 1 1 1 ?* etMiuim* < ?.\ K|!UNKT'J K l'JIOTOt i It A I'llS. Th?y coino h liltlo liicluir, but aro well worth t!i?< ?ii'lori'iict*. RtCKLihi'G'S PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, 1435 MAIN ST., Columbia, s. C. ?-*!:* vi - 'X. ij IT* li ,*>< Tho American Gentleman's Whiskey. TEN" OHIjTD: Warranted a PU.UK TON IC AL STIMULANT, Re commended by Physician* and known as the CHOICEST WHISKEY For Club, Family and Medicinal U^e. VVM. LAN All. IN & SON, HnKliiioro, Md. TO lit: )I\I> AT Al l. JUSKKNSAHIKS. I wi.'h to announce that 1 ; have taken charge of thej boarding house, on upper Main street Intel) conducted by Mr. | K. M. Hendrix, and will in fu- j hire conduct it upon a first? I elas.s plan. The iiouse will bet well furnished, and the table' supplied with the boat the mar- 1 ket a fiords and prices will "be moderate. A call is respect- 1 fully solicited and we guaran- ? tee satisfaction. Respectfully. J. 11. CLOU J). / "\ / 1 '.Tax Heio^s for 1800, Ofllee of ('onn'y Auditor, ) Kershaw Conn I y, ('aniden, S. Nov. :;o, '!)?. ) .Notice is lirtviiy jjiven th^t I Ain'i t <},'?. rjiiop for v. <?< ivir. k SI a to and t'ounly 'n\ iv'urns will be ojjiii from ?) miliary Us I, l- '.ts, t,, I Vbriiuiy ;!lit!i, IStKS, (Sundays ex copied.) I'lm dales of I lie appoinTiUjtnts id whirl) I me the A mlitor or h:& deptity will vixil i he usual places in the county for receiv ing ret uriiH aro given lu low: Turkey Crock church (school house) Monday. .bmuarv :i I -I . l?y?5oiiby\s (W. S. Smil h's) Tuesday, Fob. I t. . *? K dov's Mill. Wednesday Feb. 2nd. ihilfnlo (Kirklcv't* Store) Thursday, Feb. >1 r< 1 . NVe.xi vil!.', Saturday, Feb. 5th. Cantey Hill. Monday, Feb. 7th. Liberty Hill. Tuesday, Feb. Sth ( uilI )u's M ill, Thursday. J'\'b lot'i. i ltahon's X Koads, Friduv, Feb lltli. I IMTOK PANT. It is important that taxpayers in m.ik- I I ii?u- their rclums, S?o cai^fid to htntr* the school distrii'l ? whclhor new or old ? in J which t hoy resident the time of milking nturus. Also to state if it. is the samel district as when last return was made.. I WHO SlIOl'U) MAKF. l(F/I Ui:.N,>. j Tin' law requires ihiit :dl pcisons own- I iinr property or i t ? any\vi*e having. charge .if viich pr<>p?'ity ? it licl' I'iT'. Pl. luirlmtid ! i euardiiiii, t ? ustoe, vxeculor, administrator, ! 1 &o.. lelurn the same under oath to the Auditor, who requests nil persons to be j prompt in making their relurns and snvef I lie ,")0 percent. penalty, which will i o add- j ?-d to the property valuation of aT jji*iso:is who fail to make ret m ils within tU^ time prescribed bv hw. I now aS'd what to uktuk.v | As es-ors mi l taxpayer* will oilier I Jic | lirst p-i v. u name of the taxpayer in full, I. also make a spiral" return for each par | l\ f.?r tin* touuship tin* | r-ipcriy if in :uti! | where i lie taxpayer owns ic?l'.v to insert ' I ! ??? post office us their place of residence, anil thoso who only own personal property I o pi vo 1 lie parly's nil in?' who oSvns tite laud they live on, and in each and every ca>je lo name ? 1 ir? No. of School District the property is in. ? Aii personal and real Property tyvnod on (he 1st day of January, 1 S!W, must lie re turned for taxation ; and nil changes or transfers of real estate noted. I n order to a v oi?| confusion, part ie- mak iii;.' returns should state nuniher of acres of land owned al time of making 1st re turns in columns market! Ileal Proper- J ly." A ny real e-fate acquired or trans ferred since la-t returns should lie entered in columns for thai purpose givm** name of party or parlies fioni whom l;ou.,lil or to whom .--old. All new liiiihlintrs should be returned as "Re d Propei I v" ncipiired since last return 'J'Sli: Pol. I, TAX. The new Cons; ii hi ion which wont info! 'fnil npiiMtl '??n after the I'Mst of 1 i m I ?? ? r. ; provMe* for a t ?? ?S i lux of Olio Doihir : 1 1 ] on j?1i ?*ii izons ??f I 'hK_ n??<s of Twenty-One and Sixty years. ex cepting Confederate soldiers above 1 1. cage of Kiftv years. Parties milking' icturns for I ho vrar will hoar ill mind t bis Const it ntional provision and govern tfiMn>. Tv i s iiconnlin^Ty. All iclnrqs must i>e made ?ji? ???? l*?f??r?* ? the 80th day *?f February next. 1 cannot I take returns after that date r.n tjur oJhorJ work of Hm: ofiU-o mu*t <?*? All ro- J turns m hi If aftor t ho 20lh of February are ! subject to Ihi 50 per cent. penalty. Alt ruluruiscut by mail must 1m? mad* | out on pn>i>cf -btntfks and sworn to befora j some pmpc^ officer qualified to administer | KlidoAlh, Oiln tv-tt tftrp tci.l u:.i te j ed a I iffirt on r'O-rH*. The law provides tlwit 'Insurnneo agents J ?4?all make rvturna for the business done, hy each company. ? ' The County itoaid of Equalization wirt meet at the Auditor's office on Wednesday, March 11th. 18W, for tho purpoae of equalising property, hearing complaints, protest*, etc. iNO/ftowtAKRrom Mill II i H?#bawCe. 1 1 - ? 1 UNTAPPED LUMBER, T have established a saw mill at which can bo gotten fiiYe untapped lumber for only S5c per hundred feet delivered. This is the only mill at which you can get i|ie real untapped lumber. Prompt attention to all. /iddrcs mail orders to (Jantw P. O. A. W. WATTS. Jan. 1 1 , '!J8. Th;S Eland of Fate ) . .'! ??? ???.? i >v(.|!i ?n v h?? tailed, ? ' . !? i ? .. i: n iuiriioiiilWii xlioillil nut to : i* .. wonderful rouiedy \ ' w.il i ?- Vuiir MHll'W >our ?. md :>rkng I tlit*'vi*uulv und fnutli; .. >nx,|i. It m truly vroirtuii'd N-st, I :n?. u'tii ' n:i'' r,- iili'lv lum t# titan n r. ulti! it-Io (if *> i : i ?? ? ivmi-iIIcm. hi'llcnto v 'hit ?! t Lii'.l ! ltd iii" riUfiUi.u 1;.* M 4?| n ??**? -? s;:-.- iin-l tmfnilin?;, re??iitiititig, -'?"ts, , I UMiify iiij: mid liulldilix i. " ?? I' iCUil'. \? ill find a f.S'ip t ^ v -X* -n gOod.luithful ?\/i u - 'J v niciid - 4 L ft ^ s UOSSYPIUM ?;? infill | I t'i rl.ni . ovurloil ^ i'l: i ; u u .-lniUHf df life It vill us..: -i i. iHi.> f.- ? M*-rily mid t; .! i.Mler lu-dity. . > : i jm u|*?ii| !'? any . if <11 l. /Itl Citli lll.t liurij'x <!*' &FG. CO., Athnta, Ga. i-->. --<u <0- 4^* Fast Schedules. Through Freight <!v Passensvr Scrvicft l>. All l*oints On the Ohio Klvrr&Cliarlt'Ji ton' Ami the south Cnro ii;i <V (Jeoru'ia Road.s. SCIILIH'LK Kl'FK' TIVIvO'T. 18, '97. North Carolina Express. Lv. 7 W a"> Charleston Ar. 8 00 put 8 67 Uranchville rt Art 10 2"> KiiiKvillo 4 4 1 7 00 Col'imhia 10 10 0 20 Augusta 10 4", 12 o."> pm Camden 3 00 1 0") K orsliaw 2 00 1 4> Lancaster 1 00 " ;$'J ('atawha J oiict 12 1;> 2 rtrt Ho(:k Ilill 11 Aft am :J. ;:0 YorkviHo 11 1 '? Ar. 4 :>S * Blnckshurg Lv. 10 10 Lv. 4 SO I'-lacksliurg Ar. tt ?0 rt 20 Shelby ' * !t*20 "> f>5 Henrietta 8 3"> 0 12 Format <'itv 8 20 f. 27 Kutlicrforilton 8 0.*, Ar. 7. '50 Marion Lv. 7 00 Lv. ?! :;0 Bhtckaburg Ar. 7 25 Ar. 7 05 Ciaflncv Lv. 0 50 Fast Through Freight. Lv. 1'* DO pin Clnrl?.ston Ar. 7 35 am I 50 hiii Urnnchvlllt) 1 30 5 00 Kingviilo 10 00 pm l.v. n 00 pm Columbia Ar. 7 05 am 7 00 Augusta 1 1 00 0 00 am Camden (' 40 pm II 10 KctsIirw "? 3'-? 1 Oo pin Lancaster ;i .*0 2 (0 Cut aw l>n J unci 'J 40 4 .50 Rock I [ill 12 40 c> CO Yorkvill? * 0 10 am Ar. 7 .".0 lllaekxbtirg Lv. 800 l.v. 7 40 Hin Hlark*bnrj{ Ar. 6 JO pn> ^ 1)20 Slu-loy a 30 ji 05 Henrietta 3 65 1'orQHt City 3 ,35 10 5(1^ Kinlii-'-fonHon 3 OS Ar. 12 20 pm Marion Ly. 1 30 i.v. (HUf a m BJark?bnrjr Ar. 7 50 Ar. C 40 Qoflhcj /"{Lv. 7 15 A Nos. a (i.(l 33 will ?? t dinner et Kcr- j Throe ateamcrs per \veek CAeh w?y be tween Charleston and X^w York. Two aluAinurik f*?r w?-?tk e*ch wnj be tween <!h?rlr?ton and ttoftlon. Clone connection with Clyde Lino SUwu**fci|> Co. to und from New York, Ronton nn<) nil Northern and New Eng- 1 land vitie*. For farther infonnatiqp an to rmte.i, Ciyd* Idna aattiag*, tic J call on ]<oc^ Contracting nd Traelinf A*enti^?7 Losh roads, or T.. A. KMBR80N , TnUT.o Manager, Sooth Carolina A ** B.F.OI .... Frt Aft ; OM?j I? riMtoB, 8. C. I - Treasurer's Report. The following is tho Annunl Statement of the City Treas urer of tho City of Camden, ,S- C? for the Fiscal Year 1897: Cash on Hand January 1, 1897, $ 1 C?i 22 * RECEIPTS DURINU THE YE Alt: Opera llouso Rents, Opera 1 louse Store Rent, Market and Fruit Stall Kent, Town Land Rent, Sca!e Receipts, I Jispensary Proceed^, Commutation Taxes, Oeneral City Taxes, 7A mills, Sale of Homls, Licenses, Fires from Criminal Docket, Incidental Receipts, Total Receipts, 1 18 45 656 64 271 90 66 95 36 00 1,077/38 00 4,418 54 2/, 00 QQ 574 98 580 50 26 77 $10,S11 SB. DISBURSEMENTS FOR YEAR: Salaries of Mayor, City Cleric and Treasurer, City Attorney and Clock Keeper, .. Police and Police Expenses, Culverts, Street Lamps and other work on streets, Regular Street Hands, j Town Mule and Livery Accounts, Repairs of Town Property, Insurances, Taxes on Opera House, Office Expenses, Printing and Stationery Accounts, Expenses Hoard of Health, Interest, on Rondsand Ronds redeemed, 3,110 17 Incidental Accounts. 481 94 Total Disbursements, ^ ? Cash-on Hand January 1st, 1S08, 895 73 1,180 25 1,186 04 867 20 205 10 6 55 276 25 122 50 17 85 189 W 105 07 $S 144 05 $2,667 28 certify that tho foregoing statement is correct, i C. L. KIRKLEY, Clerk and Treasurer. -7 . . A $2,000 Word I -^5' This 'paper announces, in connection with The Atlanta Weekly Constitutution, a new ofTer in which everyone may have a chance to supply the missing word in this sentence: < "" A 7 FIRST IT WAS CONSIDERED BY THE ? AS A GOOD OMEN." ~~ ' ' ' ?> The sentence is taken from a well-known publication. Th? word Is a familiar one, and it may readily suggest itself. s-r^ Contest Began Ian. I? Ends March 1, '! TO ENTER THIS CONTEST YO'J MUST SUBSCRIBE FOR. IN CONNECTION WIT THE CHRONICLE, $1.75 AT THE EXTREMELY LOW PRICE OF In connection with this Clubbing Rate, we will, if you send your guess with the subscription price, forward all for you and thus Q m YOU A CHAKCE AT THE WISSlMfl WORD FUM? ^ At Hie end of period covered by thi# content The Constitution will pay oat to the hucccskiuI party or partie* (he full prize amount that has accrued In the eon lest. The plan Is simple and these come* I a tiav? become ?<? popular and have been conducted with such uhsolute (almost* to all thai they have been widely eoplod after, but none have become equal to The Constitution's meat original series. IN ONE YEAR THE CONSTITUTION HAS PAID OUT, N E ARLY $6.QOO IN CASH In these missing word contests. It sets aside 10 per cent of the aubscflp tlon fund received from subscribers guessing the missing word, and this fund to the successful guenser or guessers In the contest. The fyj^Vl* distributed wlih absolute fairness, and the fact that Th? Weekly Constitution has MO HE THAN 1S0.W*1 subscribers and that It puts aside 10 per c?-nt from a'l guesscrs' subscriptions for this distribu tion fund ?hows that tlfe amount to be divided at each Interval la large ; ... enough to h?* worth sir vlng for. It Is not a catch-penny or a deceit ful proposition, but the p'nn Is op^n and simple and I* ADMITtRDtu Oi? br ihn !?(??? (Ifflrt I>*partmeiit*M a merit orlixis contest. jrar Tljr book from which tire rcntence it. t?k?>n In depoeltmi in h safety vault, under setil. and will be <V|rrnri| ?t tl)?- close of 11i?- contest before a comix-tent comi>illt?v, which m:.fces the ?w?ri) after an iiMtlon ul tJjc subncrl|>tion Looks ? I11 one of these contests (here was only one successful guessef, who received more than $1.0)0; and In addition to this In one year I5.00# has bc-en d strlbuted among successful guossors. Remember that, wholher the missing word Is supplied or not. It cost# '] noth cg to guess, and even though not ssful, the gueaser get* j THE GREATEST OF ALL WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS FOR OWE YEAR Keep that In view and send your guess with Your clubbing auBfrtriytlon for your home paper and The Weekly Constitution. Should you already be a subscriber to your home paper, remit $1 to this paper for The Weekly Constitution for one year, ..and. it will be forwarded to The Constitution with your guess. The .GrflTstitutloii guarantees that the amount of the award will not be less than $ftOO in cash, and it may he as n ueh as $2,000. TUT WEEK I. Y CONSTITUTION IS THE GREATEST WEEKI,> NEWSPAPER IN \> THE WO R I. IV It "ft a TWE1.VK-PAGE, SEVEN-COI.UM! STO-T1IE-PAGE NEWSPAPER', containing EIGHTY- FOUR COLUMNS evedy week. It hat no c?|u?i as.s Weekly Newspaper in Amcrica; its news reports cover the world, and . its coi respondent* nnd stents ate to be found in almost every bailiwick of the South* e?n *nd Western Slates. AHA SIJMJAJCINK It prints more matter thsn Inordlnsrily found In any mawtne In the eoun&f. AH Alt KOIC tTAH H tnnnchoolTioiKw l/i lov tf: * yenr"? of The Oonstttutton ta m liberal aducattoa. .~pp ?<rK4'IAI. FEATVtl KH con>n??*nd It ittpwHtdiy to every fsnu borne In Atneiio*. ITH VAK *1 AND FAKHKIIS* f>Kt'AltT!VIRN **? Its WtmiHs'* Itspsrnsrat It* CMU jrrm'm Uei>?rtiw??m ?r?- <?ll nm)?f *hle .miction, and are specially HUr.?ctlve to tfcoae to whole Sirs* detriment* are ?.U?w~e<l. -r.?e OonMttutlon to !>cia*er*llc lis Politics, ju4 UUs lie arty s4 ?est? tftln >rlucl?l?a ?sssel?tr4 Is the Nallsssl Plsifsrn sf Um Party. rat mtoinyB >iie the eorofioiw jr the tomw^v Ten Pei Cent of the Guessers' Subscript tions goes to the Fund to be difcftied. In other words it this Subscription Fund amounts to $30,009 for this period then the fend tofoto the successful guesser woutd be $3,000. . ** AWgWCTyee mm e wfni iof ?**??? psnmw pvrwii R7 V SSrSS2SS33S WCUI