The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 13, 1901, Image 2
*
KVKHY ? FRIDAY
j? ? '? BY
w. Xj. MuBOWiilLilj.
fe" . ?, ?
^8ir?sciun i?>N Ua?pi -Oito yt>ar , $1 .#<>,
*,?x mouUi*. 76 ci'iilt; throo' month", 40
oont*. - .
'"'RlTRlsrvf'ff* ? Ar>v : ? O filk/n >
? .trtfWtent advortiMinenta, (Triit-tfjHornon
fU.00 par Hritiare ; each Mibsoquenf in
-f 60?nts por$<]uarf>.
- ?andhfntOK Oh rtlt f or (bounty oflict-H
#3.00.
0asine?8 local#, 6 t'i<iit8j>&*Jino each iu
aortion. '
Qacnmuulcatlonti will bo publiatti^l whjuri
^ gt iii^orotjt to tho muKu al pulXio ami
n")t of h ilufamatory ji.iljnu. Vo rc
Bponnibility will bo uHBumod for tho
viowH of corro8|)t)M(UntH. 1
r JliieHior 'uoutrnot adverting will be an
jrfr1 upon .application at tbo ntlice.
V RemTtUTifco by ciuu'kH,drrtfth ami po?tal
>y order l?lo
"*f
he North mid Tho Charleston
w . Exposition.
Tha following whioli la duly recip
by tho South ul?<I especially
jralued by $outh Curolina mid Char
iton appeared in tho Now York
a record dato :
especially invito the attention
,w, vbornors with a littlo loisuro
hcjjr Imndft this winter to the fact
t|io South Carolina Interstate
. We6t< Indian exposition opens
w^Jay. ^Hflltthcro i? all through t*?o
North a friendly fooling toward thin
~j>artf6bl?r enterprise, wo are sure,
and we sbqnld like to seo it take
. JV&etft:al form during the coining
winter in every way that can eontri
.tli'liute (o its snccows both an a spocta
i~-V ::Cle and i?s a financial undertaking.
_ Ytfff bent and mutually the most pro
""?"?"tltable way in which well wishing
Nor I berners can manifest thin Henti
inent is to farry down to Charleston
^ their good wishes in person."
? J. .In a recent i?peeoh in Atlanta by
iff harden t Moore of the nat ional good
association ho said (hat the
came of tbo bad roads in M>o ...south
vt as the fact that the whites of the
?onth wero moving to the cities loav
V ing their plantations and country
roadti to tho caro of tho negroos.
st bill signed as prewident
eerfosk nitod Stot"s by Mr. Kooso
inoetvas tho act, to admit froo of du.
p .'^JrK'niJ to permit tho transfor of for
eign exhibits from the Pan- Ameri
can exposition to the South Carolina
Interstate and West Indian exposi
tion at Charleston, ,S. C.
Tho negroes any that a man hat*
?'done gone to keep books for do
^raljbhs" when he takes to tho woods
to\?sespe arrcut for selling a orop
under lien. Advices from B'rur
Rabbit are, that ho i? overrun with j
bookkeepers this year. ? Sumter
Watch man.
Senators Tillman and MoLanrin
had ft lively tilt iu tho Knunta Mon
' **3day. Tillman challenged McLau
r' )1 n to join him in tendering: immo
4 dlatc resignation of their neato, but
WQo not accepted.
" ? ? - ?
Hems Over the State
And Elsewhere.
The Lancaster cotton roiUn wl:l
hajre an exhibit at tho Charleston
With hor hotly burned' fearfully
from tjhe waist <iown, Mrs. H. T.
Iturchl of Florence, lingered over
86 hourti before death came to re
lievo her from suffering. At her
homo near the oity, ahe waa mend
iug a cotton quilt when a spaik
from the fireplace ignited tho lint,
which blazed upon tho instant.
Mm. Rurch's cift-MH caught. and
though assistance oumo quickly, it
was not before she who fatally
humid. The houan caught lire,
hut was easily put out.
It. la estimated that five million
eaten in tho Ignited
S r on Th anknglving ,day.
net tit t
ouaas J. Hampton, n negro
''"wfto was hanged in Florida ] n nt
week, confoseed on the gallows to
shaving committed five murders.
) In a difllculty last Wednesday
ftilght between two colored convicts
on tho chain gang in Lancaster
county, Dave Brown and Wm. Rut
lodge, tho former was stahhod hy
the latter with a pair of sheep
^shears. It is thought that the
wounded negro will die.
A press dispatch , from Washing
-Ukn RtLyu, William V. Crawford, of
outli Carolina, will not be appoint
-<1 a lieutenant in the army. Ho
jilted his fiancee and the letter of
explanation tocher mother, which
Secretary. It optfbade the test, has
proved to"1>e unsatisfactory. ? 1 Vhe
^secretary has therefore announced
cih?t President Roosovelt'e decision
%Ui*Und and Crawf<yrd'? comipis*
fit"!)?'!*:
II)' PFftfr
Tmi-hTTm
lill* fu't'l
Interest
'mwrosrTXQNS*
POCAHONTAS .
Pocahontas wmjiii American Indian
artd waa probably born In Virginia about
twelve yeara befoio Jnmeatown w.-?s bot
tled. Slip WftH a pof ?jl friend of Captain
John Smith and t lio Jamestown 1 1 lc*rn.
Once when J-oli/i Smith wna sailing up
tho Chick ahominy Klver vi'ith t wo ot' hi*)
moii the Indiana captured them, and
k i 1 1 eel tho inen and were nkoUt to kill him
tail ho gave thti ehffif a pocket compaen
and ox plained bill) its u*?. Thia ao in
toroBfod tho chief, that he would not
kill him but took him to the Indian vil
liago and kept him as a primmer.
While ho waa with Die Indiana he l>e*
joamo ac<pitfntod with Pocahontas, th?
?laughter ot tho chief whoso name wtiN
Powhatan. Ho stayed whh Jho Indiana
along time, but was always treated with
ft gr. at deal of rc&pect.
At laht Powhatan got tired of Smith
and whh determined to havo him put t<>
death. IIo wt\H hound hand and foot
and wa.-4.laid on tho gr?und. A largo
stono whh rolled whoro he whs, mid Ilia
head w'mh placed on it. Then two mighty
warriors ateppod forward and raised their
chtba to striku hia brain* out. Pocahu/i
tiia rushed between the warriors' tduha
and Smith, am) begged for hia life, aay
I ing th?J.j/ they woro going to kill liiin
t hoy would ha Vo to kill her first. Of I
courao Powhatan would not havo hisj
daughter killed, ho Ik* ordered them to
nnhiod him and aond him homo.
When tho Jamestown aettl<?ra needed
food, alio waa fliuir best friend. Sho
would bring it to tluiiu ovon at the risk
of her lifo. On one occasion, who hoard
that tho Indiana woro going to kill all
the white people, ao she ran ahoad of
them, and warned the aottWra in time to
save their livea.
Onee an Knulishmnn named Argoll
told hur that if alio would como on hia
whip, ho woulu give her a copper kettle.
She did ho expecting to get what ?ho
came for. but instead of getting it sho
wart taken priaonor and carried to Kn in
land. Sho wan afterwards brought hack
to America. Sho found her father atill
living. Sho had fallen in loro with a
white man named John K?dfo, ao alio told
lior father hhe whh ^oing to marry him,
lie ngrooFT to ii hIih did ho. Thoy
wont to Kuglatid and everybody mado a
great deal of her and oalied her '4The
Lady Kola-con." She whh to g o hack to
America, but before sho got ready to yo
alio died Clarence Truntham
Ago 1 1 ? grade G.
OCU WOODS AM) KIKLDS IN AIJ
TI'MN.
I think Autumn is the prettieat aeaaon
of the year, ft ih the time when all of
tho trecH are turning from their fri'sb
green color (o nianv other pretty colors
of the iohhoii. Il one should take a walk
through the woods about now, you would I
find that the trees havo juHt turned into
their moai beautiful colors. Tho beauti
ful oak tree Ion voh are red, and others
are yellow, brown m n < ! many others. The
pine tree is green, whiter and summer;
they make a very good Hhadein summer.
The tiohlH in Autumn are very pretty
ami green. 'I he oata, rye and barley
wi'l grow in Autumn, no it will make
the horses nice food for the winter.
Age 12 ? grade (J. Waddy llinaon.
POCAHONTAS.
In the time of the settlement of James
town, Va., 1G07, there lived a little In
ilian girl, who waa about ten years of
ngo. Her father was un Indian chief.
When the Kngijah pnopio enmu ovwr *..d
?ettled, Captain John Smith waa at tho
(load of the colony, Poouhontun vinitf*<|
the people very ofton Rlio aoon lelj-4tr
love with John Smith. Tho Jam(jxfown
[?olony had a very hard time the first
year. Smi^h would tiado 4rinkctH,
i>ead? and thingo with tho Indiana for
food for the colony. One day the chief
took Smith prisoner. Thoy lead him
froid vintage to yilliago.
At last they decided to kill him. They
brought out a club and laid bis head on
IP, and tho warriors onmo out and atood
in a circle aiound him. just ready to ace
Ida brains beat out, when Pocahontaa
threw her firms around ids neck anil
said, "Von aball not kill him, without
first killing mil,"
And then the ohiof would not kill
him, booauao his little daughter asked
him riot to kill him. Afterward John
Smith wont to England and Pooahontaa
wont with hitn, ami whiio nil*' w-as in
England alio married John Itolto, who
?aa tho first man to ralao tobaooo In
Virginia Hbo had o?e (dtljd. and ahe
named it Thomas. Mlnnlo Mooro.
^rade 6 ? n|?o 15.
Advertised ?ett?ra.
The following is a I i rL of letters
remaining uncalled for in (ho Cam
den post oHlce for tho week ending
Deo. 1 j
Ollft Outlaw, Toraas Ballard, J T
Bally, C O Parkor, J II MoSwatn, S
S Boswell, Dave Roykln, Bailie I,
Davis. (Jornelie .Johnson, Lizsio Mc?
Donald, W II Hall, Anna Brandt,
Marth J Anderson, Virginia Walker,
101] a. Hlaftdingr, Nannie K Davis.
Parties calling for tbeso letters
will ploaso nUto t chat tvetk they were
adveriiflod.
G. O. Ale^Candkr, P. M.
Locomotive Burned.
Lftat Saturday night all the
wooden parts of an ougine on the
yard at the Southern depot were
completely destroyed by lire. The
conflagration rendered the locomo
tive entiroly useless and it had to
ho sent to Charleston for repairs
Tho fire is thought to have been
caused by an incendiary. Tho en
gine had been left thero only a
short time before by Mr. W. K.
Frietag.
Historical Relic.
A special from Sumter to tho Co
iumbia State, says : "An historical
relic which will attract much alien
lionet tho exposition* will bo a bit
of oandlo nsod by Cornwallis at
Statebnrg, when he had hia head
quarters there. The relic Is the
property of Mrs. Thos. Child* and
will be placed in the woman** exlrb
it from thin county."
For Rent.
A l^Room Hotel in the City of I
Xramden, 8. C.t centrally located,
ind commodious in every respect.
ThtfHoto! I^lacally as the Park v.
Howl. Z *1?o offer to ibo ranter I
m *lo* ?alu of bed room for
?lira
^ - ^Mndta.S. C.
| SHORT LOCALS.
On yesterday the town authorities
closed ft contract with Andrew#
Mi'oh., who bored tho wells at the
Lancaster colton mills jaml are now
boring ono for the town of Laocs*
tor, to bore a deep well in Kershaw.
? Kra, Dlh- * ^
One nlghjp last woek ? tutelar
entered the residence of Mr. H. K
Monni yham at Klliott, getting in
through a window and going into
Mr. Mnoneyham's bedroom, from
which he took hit trousers in the
pocket of which were the key* to
Mr. M onneyhain't store and sw fo. I
The robber went ont of the house
through the front door. Having
tbe ki tya, he found no trouble in
effecting an entrance to the utoro
and b ft fir. In the cash drawer of
the safe was >305 which the robber
got.
Machine needles and oil.
Geittenheiraer's.
Chi nu Closets at
GelseuheimerY
licantlful Helection of Chairs at
Geisenheimer's.
New Home Sewing Machines, at
Geisonheiujor's.
Carpet sautplea to select from at
Qeisenheimor'a.
Lounges and Hed Lounges, at
Geisenheimer's.
Kelt Mattresses at Geisenheimf'a
Hammocks at
ftaiseabtiner't. *"
Dr .Fenner's BOLPEM RELIEFI
II
id
7TT.TH..rU;.W,Hmlli,nhAUmAll?m,Weur?I(JU,
A TUUM ?PBCIVIO IM AI.L
?clip ( 1 mlnuUO. Colit fto r ?-? , Ke 1 o M. etc . ot c .
"Oolde." Forming Fevera. QRtP,
S'J
t? ?
?:3
0URE8 AMY PAiW ?K8IDB OR OUT
In onn lo tlilrly inlnuU*.
tly lHnlen. 'iiiu Wc. by tit*U ?*? Kroaoul*,*. i.
For >alu 1>v F. M. Zomp A Dol'un.
,!. M. PARKER,
Wheelwright And llluckHiiiith,
Camden, S. C.
General repair work ? both
wood and iron. See 1110 be
fore sending your work oil',
aw F nin mire I can please you.
Yours for business,
J. M. Parker.
Citation.
South Carolina ? Kershaw County.
By C, C. Hullo. Probate Judge.
Whereas, J. E. 'Creed, made auit
to mc. to vrant him Letter* of Adminis
tration of (ho Estate of and effect* u f
A- C. Watt*, deceased.
Thaie are therefor* to itftt* and admon*
t*h nil and eingular the kindred and
creditors of the said A. 0. Watt*,
deceased, that thoy be and appear before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Camden. 8. C., on Saturday, the 21st
?lay of December next , after publication
theroof, at 1 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to
?how cau*e If any they have, whjr the
ftftld Administration should not be grant,
od,
Given under my hnnd, this 6th day
of Docembor, A. D., 1901.
C, 0. HAXLE,
.Tudveof Probata. Kersbaw County.
Published on the (Jib day ofDeoomber,
1001, in the Camden Chroniole.
Tax Returns for 1902.
Cocmty Auditor's 0?rtcK,
CamdrNi 8 0., Dae. 6, 1901.
The County Auditor's offioe will be
open to receive tax returns from Jan
uary 1 at 1909. to February 90th, 1809,
All parsons who are required by law to
make retuma mult do so )>oth of their
r?f?l ufid personal property by February
30th, ltK)9, *h fifty per cent penaltv will
bo ndded after thst time. Persons
owning property in town* and cltiea
mual make a generate return of tlioir
oity property. The County Auditor will
visit the following place* for (ho pur.
poae of recel ing roturns,
Luoknow, January 0,
Turkey Croek. January T,
Ptthune, January I.
Kaley'w Mill, January 0.
Bower's School Houae, January 10,
Abney, January 11,
Kerihaw, January 13,
Woatvllle. January 14,
Libert/ Hill. January Id,
Habon's X Roads, January 17,
Cureton'a Mill, January is.
No return* will be received unlet*
they are properly made out and sworn to
before "ft magistrate or notary public.
P. T. BRUCE.
Auditor Korsbaw Ooupty.
Tax Notice,
Ortlce of Treasurer Kershaw Ooun
ty Camden, 8. C., ffdjjt., 19th, 1901
In accordance with the act to raise
supplies for fiscal year commencing
January 1st. 1901, notice is hereby given 1
that the Treasurer's office of Kershaw
county will be open for the oollection of
taxoa from the 16th day ef October, 1900,
until tho 1st day of January, 1902.
The rate oer centum for Kershaw coun
ty iH an follows 1 Mills
State Tax us 6
School Taxes 9
County Taxes 4
Rail Koad Taxes ??*'
Total J 14^ j
The following Special levies bays bees
made alao: Mills
Special School tax District No. 1. 8 .
Special Sohool tax. District No. 1,
for interest oa School Jfotfds
< J ruled School Building. Mills I
District No. 1 H
Special School tax District No. 1, 9
' ' ' * 2. \H\
' ? ? ? r 4, 9
" ? ? ? 7, t
' ? ? 10, ?
' ? r- k\ i +
. ? ? * /it.t
* :-? ? *
? - # . ? '
Ali informatfcw a* to tax* will fmt- 1
* No liei of saw
be reoetved sll*M ths
??sarJ5?tfr
<?> :-4
rj&y,
Wo uMroiimvd through theao col iinnn about ten days ago, that we wouM inaugurate a
To Hfi'$ that we have Huec-oded. would b<; put>ia^ it mildly, aa wo art) in the midst of the largest coat sale that has ever
taken place in the city of Oamd> n. Hoiks by tiie hu dreds have visited our mammoth eatabli^liment, made pui0iiW08?a
went home happy, carried the good i.ows lo their, ue'^iibors, that the old reliable^ firm oi IlIliNOIl 1>K()S. &0 . wa8i 0
place to nave money.
We are the acknowledged Leaders of Low Prices; handling up-to-date merchandise ? only. ,
Square, fair dealing t</ all, has been, <md will continue to be our motto. a
Til K MOST CP-TO DAT:; L NE OF DRESS GOODS IN THE OITY.
We have sold hundreds of jpatu row during thi ?< sale, but have lots left for those, who have not been able to cull.
; CLOT
We not only earry more elo' lung tltfan uy of tho merchants in Camden
pat together, but we have koI.I nunc dnritig this cost m wo than all
?>f the merchants In Camden ha\e sold uurinj; ilie entire fall.
50 boys suite, Bison from I to lf>, at 50c. worth 1 .'?().
25 boys iuits, sizes from 4 to 15, ut 75c, worth I 2.*>.
50 boys suits, sixes 4 to 15 at 1 25, worth 'J CD
75 boys suits, all woof, sinew from I to 15, at 2 Ho, worth ?? 00.
25 mens suita, all wool, Dickie Kers< y Suits at OS worth 0.50
50 due dreas suits at 5.00, worth ft ,V>. 4V
50 all wool 8uit? former prfhe 12 50, ut 7.50.
SHOES SHOES.
We have them, this etoek has not been broken, it is lull and c< 'uplete.
100 psin Ladies Luce and Huttou Shoes ut One, worth 1 00.
150 pairs ladles Dougoiu lace anil button nimcs at 75c worth 1 25.
100 pairs mens Oreedmore. Ties at 85<\ worilfl 5<>.
150 pairs mens nice Dress Shoos at I 00, worth 1 5".
LADIES WRAPS,
Talking about slaughter sales, hire in whore tho battle has 1 o n hot.
1st Lady?*-,,Ob I where did you net. that beautiful wrap?" 2nd Lady ?
"At Hirsoh's of oourse, they keep tho most stylish wrapr in tosva."
100 Ladles cloth C^pe" at 50j?, regular primi 1 75.
50 Cloth Jackets at 1.75 regular price 1.75?'
75 Ladies Plush Capes at 1 00. r?gulur p r i i ? ?> 1.75.
50 Cloth Jackets at 1 75 regular pr.ee M.00.
Cloth Jackets extra poo?l vain s ut 2 5(> former price 4.50.
50 Childrens Reefera at 1 25, w mc.Ii 2.50.
Hig lot of walking Skirt* from 1.50 t-> 5. On
100 Ladies Skirts from 75o to worth double.
SOME, SNAP SHOTS:
Oar ontire stock of muiea Tailor made suits Will b-j sold regardless of
prices, H9 we will not carry thorn over.
2,500 yards Standard Prints 1c.
1000 yards Good bleachinn, freero from starch 5c,
5000 yards Unbleached Sheeting, yard wido lu.
5000 yards Unbleached Sheeting, yard wide, extra hoavy, 5c.
2,500 Outings, beautiful patterns, standard co'ors Just received, rogu'ar
price all over town lOe, will be sold now at 7 Jo.
5000 yards Nice Outings at 3o.
2000 >a|l|s Fruit I oom Bleaoliing at 6c.
Some Kecent Arrivals Just In:
50 d'-z Ladies fast black Hose, tjie regular 20c kind, cost sale price l2Jc,
50 doz Ladles Handkerchiefs, -fe. .
50 Ladies Embroidered Handkerchiefs, regular price 15o and 20c, going at
I lOcts. *
25 gross Mens Handkerchiefs 10c regular, yours uow at 5o.
GENTS FURNISHI'GS
The entire stock at coat. Nothing reserved. Everything slaughtered*
This is our pet hobby ? the largest and most up-to-date Millinery depart*
ment in the city. The entire stock comes under this cost sale, a? we wllj
not carry anything over to next season.
1 ) , ft
Thig cost sale was gotten up for the benefit of the public generally, not to
force the plher fellow to follow hu, but beina th largest dealers in merchandise
in this section, the people look to as to help them out when hatd time come,
We are Hatisfied, our cin-foinerc an) satisfied, and we trust everybody will bovsatisfied.
Thanking the general public for tbeir generous patronage. 3
/V WE ARE TRULY YOURS,
THE BSCS
THAT HONEST, UP-TO-DATE MERCHANDISE RESTS
UPON IS A FAIR EXCHANGE. WE HAVE THE C00D8
AND YOU HAVE THE MONEY. WHEN YOU TRADE
WITH US, WE ALWAYS MAKE A FAIR EXCHAuCE.
GROCERIES
Fruits, Vegetables, Canned Goods, Farm Supplies, Shoes,
Buggy Whips, Tobacco, Etc. [?5iPStocsk all nice and
fresh, and patronage will be greatly jipprociatod.
Respectfully,'
R. B. WILLIAMS.
psomn so.
OANTE V &
A. . .
CANTEY.
General Insurance Agents, Bro
kerage, Real Estate and Col
. looting Agents,
Caut*mx? t - - Se. to,
y ? ? =-=
C. ZEICLER,
Mrmtjimti ? t I a*mur, tl.c.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Money to loan oj|S\^pr'>* "1 RmI
tAtOjSccnrlty, at wwn p?r cert. 1
terms. No coraoMoii* churma*
L. A. WitUwwtkj. r m4*?, * C,
0. U WlaW#?#it WUlWWfcj
Jul;- if.
Anything and Everything
-AT
S. I SOWll & CO.
A " I
O tf
We have our store and warehouse packed with n$w
goods. Onr stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes and Hats it
complete and dur prices are right down to bottoiu]oii ever/*
tiling. .Tust jfa feivcd a
m LOAD OR (MINK AND HEATING 8TOV8S
which will bo sold low down. They are new and made of
best material and we guarantee to be under market price OA.
them.' We have an
Up-To-Date Line of Clothing.
and can fit you in a nice suit at Any price to suit yoorpoekl^
Just received aiiof line of Union Made PAnti in aJltlje l|p
test pattern# and will l>e glad tosliow you. Remember w#
buy And sell ail
GROCERIES"*