Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tonal Three nnot her inking. JfeHHOO ? " gt SO fo? t ???' liloU?gr^Pf>P? 011 ill? r'V(! totally tvept ft way. Camp Hunt b Of gentlemen from Cam ^?rrnnntns for quite an (>x sf?mp bunt in tho up country. 'wjAn loads of hounds t<> be the hunt passed through ? _bn rttio day 1 1 ? i h~ wo< k, being / to tho ground# whore thov V ill pb kept until the hunt conu'9 ofl Death of Dr. Rhett. A telegram received in Camden yfcftterjlay morning annonnet-d the doaih of Dr. Rhett, of Charles ton., Dr. Rhett was one of the most eminent and widely known physi crensTn till' Htate, and Ins Iohh ^ only folt in Charleston, but man\ throughout tho entire S tf? to will mourn lug death as that of a father. Application for Charter As will he seen by the notice of A1m> corporators elsewhere in this Usue of The Chronicle, appieation will ho made to the Secretary of State for the charter of the new ? branch of tli<? S. A. L. raiiroad to fan from Mclleo to Sumter with the riylit to condemn lands for the right of way of the sane. Tho Eank of Camden. ? Attention is called to the thir teenth nnnnal statement <>f the Hank of Camden For all sa'e banking purpopps wo unhesitatingly )?coru " mend this bank, for no otv is bettor ~ managed or is in a more Honrishin" condition tlirin this one. ft easily rankw ntonncr <hn firaf. of tho land ffot all banking business your own n^ereiit will direct you tu the Hank of Coenden. Excursion to Charleston. \ ; A eoromittco of colored men me - advertising an excursion 'o he run on the 20th of Aug., to Charleston over the Const T,i nr. This wili hit thy, flrfct excursion fr om Camden over this road and will no doubt Curry a largo crowd. They proin ? i?e gogd order and. a fine trip for who go with theiu. The ir?in wiii ieayo the Coast Line <te v- pot at 6.30 a. m., \jind returning Iwlil leate Ch||v?BtoiV at 7 30 p. m. The rot^d'tv^ilfckot. is only ?1.2.'). ' r- /? , r ' ** - . D?ath of Mr. W. 31 Bruco. Mr. W. R. Bruce. who for many v yeart resided in Kershiw county and who at one time represented . tbiaeonnty in the State legion tim* IBJhdwracrrrd n% Hcbnoi commis linner for a number of year.*, died .. last Sunday at bia home at Alton, ? {Jnion county, N, 0. Mr. Mru^r wu a brother of , Auditor P. T. Mr. Bmce died of apoplexy, and had just completed quite an animal ?$npf*eb to lif? Sunday School n fewminntea before bis doadi. ; ' _ aO ? ? ? Death of lfr. Joe Myers It it with ??doe?a tliat we chron fkadeath of Mr. Joe Myors, of the Mt. Zion section, which occurred jetfrifocdaT afternoon i?i 5 o'clock, after at IHnalC of several weeks with typio'^ ' ?*?*? Mr. My or ^ wan ? iqnK ?prlprhijtnan. a \ood ciliaon, , ? difoted hawand, ail i ndulgent yfttw.tnd wafl4?igblv essoined by ~ jJt?l?tB?W hi|? He lejves a wife ~ ~nd bHw ohildrfBr-Oiffht whom are whb typfeoW The fu. . .?U5KU ^.Imi wtrs lreld on Tuesday Baptist sistent HWM ? . ?y . J, J, To theJfeireavod family and mSm wi ?w*1* our hrnrtfcit ^tfpitbles.--Bfl|hane Enterprise. i?iceer Wtre Wd on Tuesday -'i Lo^b * Zion B?Pt'st .J,Ltfch. of ?hiehroe was a consistent ?Hab*r. condartM;by Rev. !?"- Ta th? Sereavod fam :.S88 f the name of | of the student reverts to the folnlionary fame, mile from that j?.een built 5tidred and fifty brt is a till plain toes have grown tbut Its original [leen. The cit nrize it as a val foliation, and a ?VBIi&ding it has fcTort and. not ?rated. This is ?oaf intore-t . to Jpty Six \k car - ? r~ I I tbe oat* for always been f fine. The midst qL tj>? ^Wrthin the It have ad Id to BOc per Ifed tbat the< jo or 91 per jr.8ix, proverb [ intelligence ryppkiui WTO f? with tfce E?# m* r- ? ' ^^^HUk'-iMiOn} Sharpened. . \<uir scissors ?,1? a r p Bj^ag or send I fu* in lo Pill K. ^PP^MOI-Hin ?V Son's bml.et 0 to 1 ,C| ? for H )l *\V p >' 1 1 i M i' ^JPWorU guaranteed. Rj&v. 1'eiuojiai, fp/'Mis. David Wolfe and iii tie bain Pflrw on ft visit to Norfolk, Y a. J Mr. Harry I.. Sohlosburg has* gone to Now York fftr a few days. Miss Mattie 0?>rald leaves toda\ j for a visit lo Georgetown. Miss Annie l.oitner i* vis;tin" her ?osier, Mrs. S. M. Keynolds, of tjlr? euvllle. Cnpt. .Jas. I. Villepiguo after a vt'i v pleasant visit to Saluda, N. C , returned homo last Saturday. Mr. Gilbert Smith, of Cheraw, pussed through Camden last Satur day on his way to lio\kin8. Mr. J. K. Piftman, of (J rot ii wood, was in Camden on Wednesday last, working in Iho interest ??f the South Carolina ltapti?t. ('apt, W. H. Northrop, u repre sentative of tl'ffc Pan n ill lJaint and Paint Solder Mfg Co., of Wilming ton, N.' C., is in tin* city with his ?xpert roof painters. M r. W. Tiller, of Chesterfield, phased through Catnden on Mon I . ? ? - . _ . I T.-K-i VKWv, my. ViYiVl K HH JllHt ri! turned from tqe Philippine Islands where ho has been in the IJnitod Slates army. Mrs. F. K. De.Pass, aceompauied by her daughter, Miss Fioride, anil her son, Mr. Will DePass, who have been spending some time at Glenn Springs, returned to Camden on Saturday bat. That excellent gentleman, Uev. .J. Walter Konney, paid iix a pleas ?ml call yesterday. Mr. Kenuey is one of our most zealous preacher and hns charge of churches in thi* and Sumter counties. M r. Kruest Truesdell has taken a position with Messrs. S. N. Sow ell <fe Co. He is one of t'.le best ileitis in Camden and his going theteis quite au acquisition lo this already very popular sine. We received a pleasant call from our good friend Mr. .1. C. Hilton on Monday last. Fur the present Mr. Hilton is located at Dalzel, a .sta tion on tho Wilson railroad, engag ed In the lumber business there. Dr. Joseph M. Biannou who has for oomo lin:o been practicing dent is try in Caiudon will leave lo morrow t ('.)?? southern Georgia, to reside. Rr Pranoon is a plousunt and r liable gentleman and there are many throughout Kershaw county who will unite with The Chronicle in sin ci-re regrets that Dr. Urannon has decided lo leave u?j. 0:i a reccnt trip to Iledford Springs V*., Dr. J. 1 lios. Pate trav eled a part of t'-e way with Mr. -J ?s L. Hughes and in a write-up of hit, trip iu the Southern Christian Ad vocate Pr. Pule thus pleasantly re fers to Mr. Hughes: "The Pullman car conductor was Jas. L. Hughes. He is a Camden man and >ue of my former members. .Jimmie Hughes is a lino-follow and lie is a success, liobert T. Lincoln made no mistake when he put bun 'on the road.' I New Railroad From McBee to Sumter Via Bishopvillo aud Wisucky. A project is on foot, for ar.otlier now radroad, Much, if currioi into IcfTeot will give Ktirshaw County scv (oral milos more of railroad. We J tako the following from the Coluiu-j biu S'ato of Tuesday : "Thero is to be s another feeder railroad line for the Seaboard Air Lino And another largo town iu ?South Curolina will be put on tliai system. A ppur railroad running from Sumter to connect with the; Seaboard at MoH-iC, a station between Columbia and Kerslmw if projected, and ?t is understood that the road will he built at once. The road an proposod will traverse a very rich portiou of the State and ^it is said will pass the towue of jBishopville and Wisacky. "The first steps were taken yester ?lay toward tho building of this line which will give Surnter the third of tho bin railroad system and bettor rates. It caiue in the nature of an application for a charter presented to (lie secretary of slate. In the de claration the name of the company is givon as Sumter and Northern Rail road company, and the purpose of the company Is thus net forth, giving the route of the now line: "That the nature of its business, and tho purpose of its corporation is to construct and operate lines of railroad between tho city of Sumter, South Carolina, and a point on the Seal>oard Air Line at McBce or He thune, or some point on said Sea board Air JLino railroad between those two iowos. ' Tbat said rail road will pass through IJUip townships of Sumter, Swimming A nn 's. Mt. Clio, Carter's Crossing /... V Bishop* v>Ue io the county of Sumter, and Boffalo township in the county -of Kershaw, and Cypross, Stokes' Bridge mod Hartsyillo in the county Darlington, and Alligator town ?hi|pn the connty of Chesterfield, all to the Butte of'South Carolina. That ?aid contemplated railroad will be "8 nudes in length aod will he totally w the 8t*U of South Carolina." The company is to have an initial '^pital stock of $80,000 with au ulti mate capital of $100,000. Tho cor Ponators of ftlie company are well Known business men: A. Brooks ftuckey, Jnllan K. Harby. Riehard [? Marlon Hoise and Wrn. A.BowmZiZi 8+mfn Hobt H L 0m key# of t . gjj?gg| ! THE WATER It! ALRIGHT.' ^ 1 f I I .A I so i ho 1*1* W 1 1 i ? ? 1 1 Mas! Ilccn I'scil in Omiilcn This Suiinnoi'. tmroit /ens will with no ; of relief that tho writ or ,hu I ! *e wh'eh 1 1 ji v bocn ost??l it) IVunden 1 5 1 i h ?tuniiuor have both Moon j PU| ?'. Tilt! KCV? I ill Pft'03 of foviM j which have been in town have na'itr i j.-i'iv eaused Hume apprehension of I ill I* water urn I ico used bore. lint | | Mavor Mo< 'rcisjht and City Clojk, J . ? I. (Soodalc, iwtiufr with tho ldO.nl (board of Menlti), with most com nn-ndabV interest in tho public wel : hue, HO ill ft:>1i)|ihw of both tllC arte sian and ice water to Dr. Robt. Wil son, '..u'tt riHloliujiKi to the I toard of I 1 1 ?*?i 1 1 1 ? i ? f Charleston for nnalvvis, and bin report on samn most effec tually sots nl naught these fears, j We arc mire the public appreciates mod hiyhly the action taken in this I I matter b\ onr Mavor :s n ? 1 Hoard of! Health. The following is Mr. Wil j son's letter which tu'ly explains the ' ??>t u tt on: | Mayor K O. Mct'rcight, Camden, S. C. 1 have tho pleasure to report. the I results of i n y examination of the 1 three samples of water received froie iVnU. TIlO SM ?])) >)(\c ?>/?? )? * ' ? ]' Artr-i'in water from hyJrint," I'dlamlot loo' ami "Stumer lee," re* j ?i| ect ivelv. Tho containers appear* jr.! in good condition and were prop** eilv sealed. In aooordnnco with vour letter, I examined each sample for hftotet ioloffical evidence of fecal pollution, whi-'h I failed to find in any case. These results indicate that tho waters are safe for drink in<j. If the ice bo from nnt urn1 j "(Mircos it is possible, of course, that t .)]<? st ream or pond may have become polluted submit | ;i oil f ly to (he time that I lie Bninplm submitted to me were sent. Uospcni fully. Kobt. Wilson, Jr., M. I)., bacteriologist to Hoard of Health, Charleston, S. Marriage of Mr. Gus Hirsch. j Mr. (Jus llirseh left last Monday for Orangeburg when ho wn.s married j on Tuesday night 1o Miss Dina ; Kohn, ol that city. lVfore t*< * 1 1 > i n rr [ in Ciundrn Mr. ami Mrs. iiirseii will [go to the IlnHnlo exposition, where thoy will spend some lime, after which they will mnke a trip into Can ada and thence to New York and from there t?o t< ? Atlantic < "i ( %? . j Of tbo bride the Orangeburg cor respondent of the Columbia State thus beaut' fully remarks: "The bride is tbo eldest d:i?;*htor of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kohn art! justly or e of th?> most popular young ladies of Orangeburg, being handsome, in telligent Hud industrious. She will be missed here in a wide circle, and owing to t lie many highly cnltivated talents possessed by her. her place will be hard to fill. She leaves for a her new homo carrying with Iter the best hopeH for a prosperous and. lulp. pv future of scores of loving hnd de voted friends. No higher praise aan be bestowed upon the groom than to say that lie won the heart and hand of l>ina Kohn? a prize the winning of which should make any man pioud " Hailstorm. <Juite a severe hailstorm visited portions of the uppor part of the : county last week, doing considerable damage. Some crops are a'most completely ruined. Speaking of this storm the Ker shaw Era says: "bast Thursday night a severe hail storm passed around Kershaw, starting from above, passing around the west side and down to the Wosfville neighbor hood On <he north side those who suffered from if a ^ffocts were Mr. W. S. Horton. the tenants on Mr. T. C. Morion's place. Messrs. C. C. Small. ?T. H. Noal and others in that see tion. Tu < lie Westville neighbor hood, tbo tenants on Magistrate J. T. Cauthon's p'ace, J. T.. W. F. and Lf wis Truesdol, J. S. Gardner, D. (1. and 1) .1. Fletcher, Hey ward j Kirkland and othorp. In some spots the cotton was completely ruined and the corn shredded. The damage to crops was considerable.'' A Five-Toed Pig. I Some fishermen who have been ?loan on tbo Watoroo report that in Kershaw county there is a <fr0ftt en riosity in the way of a live toed pig. This pig is only two weeks old and in every other respect is a perfect specimen of a young rooter. Hut ils two fore lo<:s (iirm>) are highor upon tho body and instead of the usual foot it has five toes, on each of which is a well developed oail. ? Fair fled cor. to Columbia State. Fino Watermelons. Mr. A. B. Young has our thahks for a very lino watermelon brought to us last Tuesday morning, and ? this is no unmeaningly stcrotyped expression ? it is decidedly tho finest one we have seen this year, and the first lemon colored one we hare ever ieen. , ? ^ ? New Cotton. ,Ht 1 We wero shown this morning by Mr. M. C. O. Horton, Jr., an open boll frf this year's ootton. It came from Mr. J as. Tidwell's farm abont five miles cast of DuKalb. If there anything io bo found Mr. Hortob i.-? i lie Oi&n to get it. If jou want the most delicious1 nyl*t8 call on Netties A "Wat kins. Meats at Nettles A Wstkins si n&ya kept in glsss refrigerator free (ma ImmuI dasL Far to* Mid batur go la JfaUkf * WMkiUv ! ^ ' ' 1 , Md&t t TV* l^ot lf?t a tHer ks s i 1 ? i tit* Soi'o-o C'o.it ami l\mts .mius, .>?> to ^10. Kane) PI marl I Mf aiul^ Part < Sails ft I to .v' ! Blue and Kaney K'iinnel (V;;!-. from ? > lo s7. lUuutiful .Lino ut Blue Sitav and Fj.it iVmn I Belts 1 ()o to oOe. Straw Hats T <>o to n 1 .00. Xo^li^'o Whirl's .V)c to s? 1 ? White I Mi j ui' and Linen Shirts. Scri veils Draw org, AO and loo. I ndcishii'ts and Drawers to march :\s 'o 5()(-' ?v In Kaet ANYTHING TO KEEP YOLJ COOL (Jan ho furnished yon at lowest prices ;?K\/ y PsrO-BAxE I JU V FOR S A LM HV A, D. KENNEDY, TSie rr?!*M.x rm^*p *9 > uv, Binders, Reapers, Hakes,' Thomas' i)isc Cutaway Harrows. ? Binder Twine and Grain Codies, i ICE CREAM FREEZERS, ICE TONGS, 1CK PICKS, |T,KMON SQUEKZKllS, COKK hOKKWS, HAMMOCKS. Temperature Tamers. Jnst think of tlin.se fjct,cool. Fruit Jars, .Jelly Tumblers, Preserving Kiltie*, Fly Fans, Window and Door Screens. Fishing Tackle to<1elight the Fisherman's heart, LAWN MOWERS AND RUBBER HOSE. . Careful attention to our GROCERY DEPARTMENT,* A D KENNEDY. | CLEARING OUT SALE 0 of Spring nd Summer Clothing At and Below cost. All Goods Willie Sold LoweriThan the - Lowest For Next Sixty Days. DAVID WOLFE. Wishing fo make a clean swim |> of nil Summer (ioods tin* I'M i ) i ( > 1 1 v (!ilt Kdnv Store is literally slan^li lorin^' prices, and il'vnu wisli In i;et I he t4(. 'ream of t ] ; j ' (vr<>j>v cciiic at once, as lirsf callers will iia \ c a i>eMcr nsfioi f men! 1 o select from. ! Voliis sa'M'i <sn sum tiu'r iroods. Kcmnar i s elos / ? v \ ed ?iii t a t less t hnn/cost , ami in e\ rr y depai luici:! a ^cn - nine lx?nan/,a awaits lliv !my ? r. P>y all means tend . . . *> 1 h l S K \Y l C J ) U l ( ) I U SM lo, as it will increase 1 Jim purclur.-iiijr pov cr of you" money ?'it IVoin Li 5 to f>0 per con I, thereby onal?l iiijH' you to buy in great er variety miu! 'juani ! I than win of 1k;.'\v iso would. Main Hay While Tic Sua Shines If you <1 < > liot need :ill? that you can g?'t just now, l?uy any way, while j on can snvo money on your purchases, and put the goods aside for future use.' The indications are that they will bo higher, u and it may be quite a long while before they ran be bought at as low prices as they can be at present. Ah to what we have, and at what prices the goods are of fered, we will fay that a com plete list would be' tiresome; so will let it suffice to say that :i 1 1 seasonable goods will ^?o at^. prices that, will not be duplicat ed. Trusting that you will favor ns with a call before placing [you r order, we are yours, -?.u Very Truly, .JK ? ? - 1 r ? ** v i ' ?iU P. T. VI1Ic'|hi:iic, Vrop.