Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i Jurtiip Seed/ A h'Ofth lot of U II varieties of Buigt't* ? ' Reliable Turnip Seed Wlan tin y . ' jnst l(i. Don't fail to sow Rnta , jB >ga# early. :r *omp & 2)oSPass, S?H'3,3.." .J: l&Jdl-wWaA* SPjtar* mae/ats . At The Opera House. Pob V the entertainment to bejrfvVn at the opera house next Tucsdjsy night, the 19th. It prom* ises tou>e one of the beat entertbin' given here, Loet One day this week in Camden be tween the Bank of Camden and the it-*idertce of Mr?. S. E. Ar rants, on south Jvyttleton atrnet n lady's dus ter wttb a pair of kid gloves in one of the pockets. Finder will be re warded if returned to this office. Attention School T?achar? of Kershaw I ^ County. Aft eiammation fl>r w'hite teachers Wilt bo-^d^at tbo U^unden G<o de?l school buUding on Wednesday the j?7th (twepty-seventh) day of August. l9<K& ^Sxatni nation will open prompt . ly at 9 o'clock a. m. ft B CLARK K. Bupt. of Ed. K. C. ' The First Bale. Messrs. H. G. garrison and J. H. r Steed man are the leaders in the cotton business this year. The ~r?t bale of new cotton was market y^TfTt? it n and was bought Steed man lust Tuesday morning- The' price paid was 9c ?-?JHtA: the bale weighed 49 tt. Thus ; the bail has be?n started rolling. May the year be a profitable one to T?eB)HEar "" County Campaign Mooting. are informed that the Couut^i ||;D9etlng . will be held at^ on Utimpton Square to \ Aa thiSfn Iimq iittle interest m anifested ? meetings it is hoped that all who can pos j will attend thi*, meeting of the county ?T6e ladies are ee in vl ted to oorae ou t and Qfififtiion by tbeii' pres u* School. HSBSSS ^. pg in a list of the therteaohers, attending the scbool now tii "session here. l: m W. Hammond, J. A. Mar I, R. H. Rrynold*. W B. Turner, - JWWne' W, F. Voting, T. H ,Mrs. N. H Nelson. Misses Atkinson. Tyson Bradley, oil, -Mary Burnet, E. Be Cannon, and Min n{e.TroeadtilI. , Thfi school is beiugf taught by Prof. L. T. Mills, m onr olty, anil MIm Mattie P. McMillan, of Charles *** * V ' ' ~ r i# ? m Cotton Buyer. We direct your attention to the Oaird Of Mr; -J. U. Steed man, cotton Jhojrer, I? another column of The 'Chronicle* to-day. Whether the price of ootton is going to be good Of;ba<tl yon want an honeat weight : and the top of the market. From rHf._8teedn?an yoa will get both, for higher record for honesty aiid in ? iegrUy than do*e Mr. Steed man ' and U affords u/ pleasure to as sure all ootton. queers that Mr. Steitdmaii under ata^nd all circum stances w til do the v^ry^ best for tbsm that possibly oaV be done. He^wise and selF your ootton to Mr Stecdman. His office Is In Mr. H. ~Q* Csrrison's store ? platform In ? War. fJ The Niw Firm. -r? * - -c *-? - * - Yonr aUeotion is called to the new advertisement ot~the new firm has aew goods sod new * Wi refer to the firm of L. Sekenk A Co., which' will about Uj^baeiaees in the House Store* We faave once Qftcaeloa to express very oar oplntoa of the ?embers saw flrgt There is no bright and bfstow ~ The Revenue Cutter BertrWe. There i*? to be ? competitive ? x animation ui CharKj^ton. Columbia *nd Croenville on August 25, 2? and 27 under civil servioe regulations tor 'ho po&ition of cadet in tho Unl r?d Stolen revenue cottcr sorviof'. t )*i ane of eligibility i? froui 18 to 25 Oadets will receive salaries of ?ftOU a year* aud after two year.* will oe eligible for promotion to the rank of third lieutenant at a palary ??f $1,400 a year. The higher rank? ire second lieutenant at ?1,500, firat ioutcnaut ;?t frl,8(M), and captain at $2 500 Tb iB uaiito examination ? ?.o b? conducted simultaneously in sll i ho sta'ca and about twelve or ?If teen cadets are to be soleetml Congressman Kinloy cauglvo further information, Deaths Mr. J. D. Tiller, of Bethuno, died tflur a very brief illucsa at hi* lionie last Friday. Mr. Tiller wan n'ek only three day*, and leave* h widow and four little children. Conductor J. W. LaMotte one of the most hifthly esteemed employe?* of the Coast I,ine railroad was killed in the railroad ynd in Columbia on Tuesday afternoon last. He foil bo tween the cars and nine freight boxes paused over him* cutting his body completely jn twain. Ho was dead, it is said, by the tia?e the train could be stopped. Hia wife and children were away at Sahida. N. O., when the dreadful accideut occurred. Mr. l<aMotte was known to many here in Camden, ho having had for Rome tima last winter a run on the North western railroad from Sumter to Caradau. SHOUT LOCAL ITEMS. Only about two week* longer em} the early closing of the storea will stop. w Cell and eee a handsome line of Jeweler " M* " "<7? ???'?? the A protracted meeting will com menoe at Damascus church near woatvillo next Sunday. T' Little's brick building on Oclf alb utreet is ne.arlng ubin-" pletion and ingoing to be a'hand some o*e. Mr. W, K. Osteon will reaumo his hottleiog business here. He will use one of Uje stores irj the Civ burn block, 1 he work on the $rug store of 1"?. Dunn and Burnet, is oearinc Completion, and they will open uu in a few days. Read Dr. F. Leslie Xomp's new advertisement in The Chronicle to day. Something in It that will not fail to interest you, nThc Seaboard. Air Line railroad "fl selling Sunday rate tickets from Camden to Columbia at tae low late of #1 for the round trip. We regret to know that Mr. William West, a resident of the DeKalu Cotton Mill village has two daughters very sick with fever. It^s with sincere regret that we learn that Mr? .y\ K. Mathis' family} oontern plate leaving Camden. They! will leave for Greepyille in about two weeks, | In order to entitle him to vote iul ihe primary every voter's name must) be on the club roll of the precinct at] which he expects to vote at least Ave I flays before the primary election. Tlie Kersliaw Guards under com- 1 mand of Capt. S. C. Zemp were out on parade on Wednesday afternoon last. %lfoy pretested a a. unusqally handaofne appearanoe. . Before making their purchases! let our friends look over our adyer-] tiaicg columns. Those who ask] your patronage are the ones who I want it and W?)4 treat /yo^ight. After Sept. 1*1/ English'# bkrber shop will be waE?V Into tin/store now being used By Dr. C. P. Dn-| Buae. After that time Dr. DuBose will occupy the store qo*t eo#th of the Farmers* <k Merchants bank? known as tho Capers' store. 1 The county campaign meeting J was held at Antiooh yesterday.! The meeting for Camden will be held to-morrow, and this will com plete the canvass. Now for some quiet, hard work bv the candidate until after the ?t)thi and tfoon ? A colored woman who is-* under the impression that it is improper] to use the word "fellow" whence fering to the masculine sex of her race ' perslautd4n .apeakjng . si the 1 colored Odd Fellows who were as-] eemblhd here last week a? * Odd Boys." This is no joke. The late Dr. J.^Thbmas Pate who! died in Florence sevoral months ago, j bequeathed his entire library, com-] prising a large and valuable store of what is best in the world of liters* turc and soienee, to Woflord college. A shipment of eighteen boxes of I volumes reached Spartanburg Fri day. Dr. Jno. W. Corhett is having put in at kia residence a thousand ] gallon water task which will be] kept full of water pumped from his well with a hot sir pnmp. Dr. Cor.] bett is not' waiting for city water; he very cnrreotly surmises that the water muddle is as far from ad justment as it was the night tbe power house was burned. Mr. John S. Reynolds has been appointed Supreme Court Libra rian In the piece of Mr. Moorman, who died recently. Mr. Reynolds te a lawyer, and an excellent gentle- 1 iQwf and is well qnillfled to HI! that] teiitloa. The appointment ie made for nn indefinite period. Since 1676 ?tore have been but two libra gy~Mn Lynch end Mr. tf eec? PERSONAL. Mr Newl<?n Bovkiu returned huuie WildlK'Hiiuv. * Mr. liuury Kennedy, of Atlanta, in in ( 'auidi'tr. M iiehiook visited Bishop t villo ih*? week. Mi*a Nan \\ itLera h ia returned from Greenwood. Minn Henrietta Brailsford ia at I'awley'a island. Mr. Jan. H. Hums is viMtiog l*a*le)'? Island. MnJ. S. U. Atlamn loft on Monday for a trip to McBe?. Mr. Willie Barrett h\s returned from Brevard, N. C. Mins Olara McCook. of Newberry, arrived in the city yestorilay. Mr, 8. N. Soweli, of Luchnow, was in Camden yesterday. Uev. W. B (iordon has gone to join his wife at Brovard, N. C. Rev. \V. W. baa gone to the fnountains tor his summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Clements and chil dren. are visiting Mrs John Boykin. Mr. S. B. Miller, of Statesviile, N.'C., apsnt a few days m the city. Mr. G. C. Bruce wade a flying trip to Bishopville last Sunday. Miss Minnie Davis, cf Ilichland visited Mr. Joo) Hough's family ihts week. Mrs. I.. '1'. Baker, of Lancaster, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Thomas Ling Mr. Kdward Salruoud has taken a position at the store of Mr. VV. II. Hemp. Miss Carrie Gerardoau. of Ooium bin, is visiting her aunt, Mrs (Joo. Young. Mr. Muullry C. filling.', of Lan caster, is spending a few days io Camden. Miss Marie BrUtow. after visiting relatives here has returned to l,un. caster, , Mr. Henry Maasey, of York ogunty, spent a few days in town thts week. Mrs. John Cantey. of {Stockton, visited Mrs. W. 11. Ilaile and iarcjly this week. Mr. S. (>. 8mull left yes'ordrv to spend about a wetk in Chester and Lancaster. '' , , Mi*s Gem^ Beard went to Sum ter Wednesday to be gone about two months . Mrs. Jack Jennings and daughter, are visiting Mrs. Jenning's sister, Mrs A. White. Col. B. F. Simmons, of N<?rth Carolina. is visiting his neice, Mrs. W, D. Trantbam. Mr. and Mrs. ?l. W. Arrante, of Charleston, are visiting thoir son, Mr. F.;U. Arrants. Miss V/Oila Shannon of Catnden in visiting Mrs. Leroy SpriDgs. ? Lancaster Review. Mr. and Mrg. K Miller Boykin are at Glenn Springs. ThTy expect to return home Monday. Mrs. Lizzie Perk?n9 and daughter are visiting Mrs- Thomas Shannon, Mrs. Pcrkin's mother. M 188 Vis&nski, of GeorKetown, is jn the o?4y with Mia. U II Bainu. She leaves to da; for Rook Hill. Miss"Lois Wilson who hat been visiting Mrs. W. J. Dunp, returned to her home at MoUee on Wedne? d?F, Mr. T. N. Weeks, of St. Georges, by taken a position as transfer clerk with the Southern Express company here. Mr. and l^rs. A. J. BeattiC who have been spending their honeymoon at Cleveland Sprirgs, have returned to Camden^ M<s, T' J. Lipscomb returned to her home in Columbia, Bfonday, af tpr pleasantly visiting her old homo for a week. Mr. Robt. Lindsay, of Rock Hill, was in the city Wednesday a?J Thursday, visiting U?? brother, Mr. John tyndsay, % Mrs. J* B. Bozemao returned to her home in Gaffney, after having Rpent several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Black well. Mr, G. W. Cyosby was taken quite sick at his ioe house on Sat urday last, but we are glad to state that he is improving now, Mrs. H R. Hammond and daugh ters, of Sumter, has been on a visit to Mrs. Hammond's father.in law, Mr. W. H.Hammond oneastDeKalb street. - Mr. A. W. Bntler, of Richmond, Ya , was in Camden this week. Mr. Butler's friend* are numerous, and it is always a pleasure to them to see this, genial gentleman. Mr. Robt. Goodale, the prescrip tion clerk for Drs. Dun/i h tiur nst, the new Druggists, has ar rived here. His many friends are glad to have him home sgain. Miss Daisy Pearce, who has been on a visit to her uadlfe, Mr. B. M. Pearce, returned this week to Dar? lington to resume her duties there as a teacher . in the -graded achool. Mr. R, M. Brown, of Tampa, Pis., paid a flying vi*it to his father, Mr. R. Brown.' Mr. Brown left here about 17 ^ars ago and this| is hts eeoond visit to Camdeo. Mr. Herbert Lttti, eon of Mr. and Mrs. W. Latta, went last Fri day on a visit to relatives at Bieh opville. He returned Wednesday and reports having had a most de lightful trip. Misses Luoile S. Hey man and CaUrenne Oppenhetsa, after a de lightful viait of two weeks at ;1ie residence of Mr. and Mr*. Leo Soheak, left to d.y for CbeaUr, re Biisiag there _ uaul Monday, when Vbejr wiil^ retnm t? tMfteMi ^ ? 1 -i.-j > 1 ? 1 ; ? ^ .w J . . Mr. A. K, Hyatt, of LuiUnow, a ho w?ti engaged it ihu nurcau tilo^ukioeaa here In l" ind< n :<boul *year..>g?r, 1m now 1 1 v < i i. ^ jur I ilbert Bros, ?fc Co., ??? l. ~>l? s-tle .liit'< and was in I ' 'i hi 1 ? :? vrfc'. r* ilay. Messrs. Allen Dear , ! unen Wilson, U. W. lUmmoitd, J. '1'. Wunij, T. A. Cauthen, Capt. L 1< ami Co). L. *\ Hough were h thr>*e i frmn this county wl.o aticndcd the j < 'onfodorato re union in Greenville j Ingt week. Mrs U.S. Week*, ' f St. 0. orges, j mother of Mr. W. J. P Weeks, ? >t uitr city, Mrs. W. A. Kinsman and t.vu children, also ??f- -St. Giuir^e*, ami Miss Viola Grnber, i f Chnrh'M ton, are visiting Mr. and Mrs W. J. !'. Weeks. Rev. J. B. Holley, <>? CJnlnavillc, Kla., has beeu spendinp aevoialdaya in Camden at Mia. M. S. S twcll'a, Mra. II oHey*M mother. Mr H??llay is pastor of the first lUplibl church io Gaius?ille and we *ro g'ad to loam that he it) getting on admi rably well. He la off on a month'# vsc&tiou how. Ills uhurih prr aentod him with a purse of one hun dred dollars and told him to take a rest. Dr. I. H. Alexander", who haw b> c?n aponding about ten day in tin4 notth, returned to Camden on WeA< In outlay morning last accompanied by hi* daughtordn law, Mra. Donald Alex ander and her little baby. Ju*g itttf from the Doctor'** appearance ho has certainly had a fine time, for ho looks tcu yeara younger than when be left. Gam den is glad to hoc Dr. Alexander back. Dur ng his absence he was very uaucb missed. ? v-v I ? ?- ? Restored to Citizenship. Mr. Win. Gaskina, white, who about a year ago waa convicted in thin county of larceny of livo Block,1 has been pardoned by tho Governor, j Catkins served ont hia sentence and Solicitor Thurmond recom mended hia pardon 9?tnply to re- j store him to citizenship again. Jurors, M C Alford, W. H. Kiiteliffo, J II Mi'Gougan, T J Davis, John A Mc ''??skill, W T Price. L A Alexander, J B Mickle, F K Sp.irrow, Ben Sum mons, Win West, Henry Bai field. Jr.a Moore, (J S Nicholson, M G lluckabee, W I! Zemp, J K Uham '<?/ T W Spears, T H Kirkley, J W Jiwis, ,J T Osy. J K Dixon. W Kolsoro, K W Porter. Wnltcr HinBO^, Jos DeLoachc. W B Taylor. II jO PotHgrew, Jacob liirsch, W Ij Stokes, 1 B Alexander, C K Shaw, K D Mo Jjeod, .1 W Moore, W It MeOreight, R K Weat. Btunf? to Death. Mr. John L Starr, of Be'hesda township, had a tiue mule stung ao bi'dly by bees that it died iaftt week A boy rode the mule ovor to a neigh Dor's honso and thoughtlessly hitched it np near some l?eo hives. In a short, while one atung the mule and ho began to make things pretty live iy. kicked over a hive, wo believe. The bees then made common cause against the icule. The animal swell ed up terribly and suffered a great deal before death came at the end of three or four days aifd ended ita misery i? Yorkville Ycotuitq. ' ^ ' President, Wegener has filed a ?iaim for f 152,952, money advanced by him for the Charleston exposition, He ia the largest creditor. % According to tiie government re port tho corn crop is better than uaaal everywhere except in the south* em etates. Dqn't forget M. H Heymau's dre sale. Carpet samplos to select from at. Geisenheiutery aCes/Ze Juemp, Pharmacist. r<'vv >n*#'vvvs ? - *v ^ ' One l)ooi* 'North oT ('itindeu Dry (.OOtls CO. w e haven't room hero to display any thing beside* Medi cines, so have decided to sell out all Fancy ( innds Ht once. Pictures, Yaecs, Bisque goods, Wedge wood ware, Dolls, and Wood Wagons, will be sold at greatly reduced prices. It' you have money to speflfc this way, just see our goods, get our prices and you can't help being pleased. Keniember that we can supply you with most any Drug Store articles. J2eslt'e j?emp. SPhono 30. Jffi. Steeciman, Cotton 3iiuje.i\ Office at H. G. (Harrison's. IMatfofjii in Hear. DISSOLUTION OP ? rvriHuun Ih*t lame, S. C5" , Aug. lth, I9'.?2. Notice ia hereby given jhnt the co partnership horemfon* cx isti nmh?r the Jirin name of 1\. T. F.*milgc <V <)<).. in the. town of Hethune, S. 0.. ??? thin iIhv dtaolvpd by Mm withdrawel from rwi'l (Irtn of M?i Julia A- McDonald The huainoHP will continue a? heretofore un <J?*r aame name and style. All liabilities of the aaid lirrn will be paid by the pee*, ent Urni componed of It. L^Iflnekmnn. K. M. Kftrid^o. K T. Khtridiro and It K. Eattidjre, and all parties indebted lu r.aid firm will make payment In tho members of flame, aa above aisled. S K. h. MLAC KMOX, H. V. ESTKIIK'K. ? yi M. J4 KflTKllXiK, K. T. ESTltlDOR. .Jl.'LIA A. Mci)ONTAM.n. } Citation. South Caiollnn? Kershaw County. By G. C. Ilaile, Probule Judge. Whereat, Amanda E. Watera made ; auit to me, to grant her lettera of Ad min \ar ration ofthe eat ale of and efleeta of Wn>. N. Watera, deceaaed, of Ker shaw County. v Tl^eae are therofore to cite and adman* . i ah all and aingular the kindred and thej ore<5i?orB of tlie q??d Win. N. Watera, ot] Kershaw county, deeeaaed, that they be and appear before mt, tn the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C., on the 28d day of August, 1002, after publi cation hereof, at It o'clock in the fore noon. to show cHUrte, if nny they have, why the said ^dminiutration Bhyn'/i not be "granted. * 1 Gf*an under mv hand tLia 18th day of August, A. 1),. 1*02. ? . Published in the Camden Chronicle on the 15th day of August, 1W)3. C. 0. HA ILK, Judge of Prybato. Fire Sale Prices. Mr. David Wolfe wishes to announce that lie in offering bargains the equal of any tire sale, etc. Ho is now in tbo^north securing unheard of bargains tor his friends and customers. Defer your purchas es until bis arrival. <?l 2 \ Dear Mr. Editor: ? Vfc lake the occasion to announce to tho public through your valuable columns, that we have Just Untaxed erecting a Mammoth Store and that we intend to re move into it4>n or a&/ttv-tfhly 1st. Wo are sure, our friends, that we have taken every pains to make this business^resort the most inviting in our city and we flatter ourselyes in think ing Uj at we have succeeded. We invite you all to cone end by your verdict we will abide. Thanking yoa (or your past patronage. We ere.yoare respectfully, I 9l?. ??ci/u/wv 8c Qo. OfAilSumm cr Goods has been instituted a.t the ? Ami will t* >11 1 i i : in for a nhoit while, thus affording an unuminl opport ipd'y to purchase Goods by ltt-taii at about. Wii -loialo Pticos. are tmxiiius to exchange the Summer Goods, wo have on hand, for the money, be \ Hides wishing to make room for our Fall Stock, aiul arc determined to ran them off. Some of the goods included in. tins offer ore such as nil wool Black Batiste, Mousline deSoire, in black and colors, Silks, Albatros, Challies, etc., etc.; besides all colored Lawns, infinities, etc, and if th"re is anything you need in this line b 0m^ DON'T MISS TlilS Ol'l'OKTUMIXY. ? Bemember, the Goods wiil not uniit for you, as the prices at. which thoy arc offered will com pell them to Go, so if you would like to have a good ansoriment to select from, DON'T DELAY COMING. . ? Of course, all Good? sold at this Swip ing. Reduction are for the Cash Only,, as we ? ? ? cannot afford to put the 111 on the books to auy one. '7 'T.t ? ? ~ G Trusting that you will take t'.uio by th ~ forelock, "Strike while tlie iron Is hot," /Hid thus make wise and profitable iiiveftlrnenta, We are yours very lldspect fully, ? ?? i . ?>????? i ? ?? , ?!? ?? ???? ? ? > ????????? ? i . mm ? wmimm The Famous Gilt Edge Store, ... ] P. T, Villepigue, Psfcp.