The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 05, 1902, Image 2

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P IJ BUS H KD E V KR Y VttlDAY ? BY W. Xv- MrBOWELL. Phone ... - 130. fJUBSCJUIPTION Hatk? : ? Ono year , J I .60, nix nion the, 7 6 oentn; three tuontha, 40 Katkh roa A ovkrtisino :-~Ordinary transient advcrtittmenls, first insertion $1.00 per square; ?aoh auhscipieut in ?nrtion 60 conts per square. Obituaries charged for at, same raten ordinary advertising. 0?tii|i>iai?5H' (hud a' lor County olllces $6.00. Ooii^rossioiwtl flO.OO. * Businoas 1 ? j c n ! h , 6 CfiilH par lino each In HHrtiou. Communications will ho published whon oflntoroMt to the uuneral public and ll>)t of a defamatory nature. No le ' sponslhility will h? assumed for tho views of correspondents. AH' ?*>??# OiUnicatioilH audresaed to thin paper must ho accompanied tiy th"true imine and addreaij of t >??? writer, in or der to insure attention. Reject* <1 man nacripts will not l?o returned. Rates for coutract advertising will l>e An nounced upon application at tho oJlice. Remittances i?y chocka, drafts and postal " monoy orders should ho roa<ie nayalde to W. JJ. MoDOWlwTi, ( !n m'h'it A,S. - GRAND JURY'S I'ltKSKNT MKNT. ^ Tho prrBenlmont of the prntxl jury, while it "is uot a long ono is a good ono It shown that a deeper intorost j is being taken in public matters Heretofore some matters that should have received tho attention of the jury, unfortunately, Imve been passed ovor unnotified, The reporting of a party for a breach of the peace and "violation of tho Sabbath by shoot ing ft gun on tho pnhlV road in '"or tainly a stop in the right direction. This reckless hab t of discharging firearms prevails to ?n alarming ox tent and should be stopped. Wii commend tho jury for their action in this matter. Now their next utep should be against obsfono and pro. fano language that is indulged in as freely as the violation of the Sabbath or the wanton dhelmrging of lire arms. What is unlawful should not be tolerated. Let the grand jury do its whole duty ? and wo boliovo it will. Tho excellent condition tho jury reports the various ottiecs of the county in is a ma? tor of uongratula tion, It is unfortunate, however ' ' . , /%. . * ? ? roans in the condition ot some, " . . <t ? . */Ad ami also thut tho county i-V- i? i ? - . ^nghways are being in ? some of . . , . vf*'Pon oy pertain planters. that Stops will bo immedi ately taken to romedy both. C A l*T. SI. L. SMITH FOR Sl'KAKKIt. i A majority of tho presont house of representatives liavo been re flected Aft Speaker Stevenson will no longer be in it, considerable in terest is token in political circluu rb to who will be his Bticecasor. Mr. T. Y. William*, of Lancaster, and Mr. M. L. Smith, of Kershaw, aro Avowed candidates for the plaoe. Both are young men and both have hod much experience in the legis lature, both having taken promi nent parts iu tho proceedings. Others no doubt havo their eyes cm the place, but thoy havo not iu \et announced themselves. ? Columbia Kecord. Capt. M. L. Smith, of Camden, has 7 ; been re-elected to tho Ipgiahiture from Korelmw^ without opposition. This is well. Copt. Smith has made a magnificent record already. nod is one ot' tho ablest young men of the State. 11 o will bo a candidate f<>r speaker of tho next Hous?sv nnd hia ? -fiionda in Sumtur county hope tint. he --.may bo oleotcd. Certainly, none could be more worthy and cap ' '?> of filling th is honorably position.- .. am tor Herald. __ VV u are much obliged tu uur w- i teemed contemporary for its kind j cxpreasion regarding our feliosv townsman. Wo are ?ure that uur very excellent young friend would ! fill tho place acceptably and v\e hope sincerely to seo him honored with the Speakers^ i p. W. liOVl> EVANS TO I hi: PEOPMO. I desire to express my thanks to my fellow Democrats iu South Oaro ^ Uva for their expression of confi : dence in mo as a candidate for Hail road Commissioner in tho primary, leading my opponent for the aecoml race by nearly two thousand vote*, And beg Ho sub. nit my claim* to T the voters, asking for their suffer 3L ftges in the second primary. All of my opponeuta and myself dia cueaed the question in reference to th? Railroad Commissioner's oilloe .Wellfare of the people in OQnLy, and separated as onent* is from the same as the tiro incumbents, r. Wiiborn retires, the rn, north-eastern and rn sections of the State,] Bg tbe largest pari of the j the largest railroad mile absolutely w&represent- j Board. LivlM in the! of the Stat *. e" to v ty I whb endorsed for the position. I submit that 1 am in ft position, if elected, to sec that all auction# of our progressive State are pro per ly represented. If 1 am hoooied wit'h your suffr age*, you may r?*at assured that I will perform t)>o duties of the o'll^ of Railroad Commissioner with the fidelity that i have served my peo ple in the pawl. Dr. J\ H. Mell, of Alabama, has been elected president of Clurnson College. Dr. JVIell is 02 years old and is a distinguished educator and it* ssid to possess in a high degree the qualities that were desired in a president for Clomaoii/ Alt ia un derstood that he will accept the position and will come to Olemaon at once in time to he present at the opening. The college opens Sept. 10, and Col. Siuipaon say* tho proa peots are very bright for the t Session and lhal tho barracks will Tie lllled with students. Gen Floyd, after making n, can vass for congress, declares that lie made l> in sampaign on good, old Democratic line^, hut ho ia of the opinion that (ho people are tired of old rnofiaback issues and want some thing up to date and in keeping with the spirit of tho times I if -tliiw Don, Floyd i ^ eminently correct. Wo are a progressive! people and cannot for ever run along in the old ruts ?Co lumbia Rocord. (iQVf'rnor McSweeny appointed Judge W. () Purdy to hold court at Mcaufort In place of .Judge (1. W. Cage, who met with a painful ae eid i! hi. While overseeing some re puirs on the guttering of his house at Chester Thursday Judge Gage slipped and fell from the ladder on which he was standing ami broke hia left arm just below, the shoul der. Jj President Roosevelt narrowly es caped death on Wednesday last, lie was riding out and a trolley car crashed into bin carriage. William flrai", of the secret aervieo.wof Vdlod .... ?r no were in i. enrriagn received serious injuries. The President escaped, it Is siiid, with a slight bruise about tho face. Defeated candidates are inclined to explain how it happened by charging I hit the other man bought his votes. What a lightning-like Lehange of opinion in one day ! Be foro and up t(? the tirst primary it was the unpurchanahle, ineor?upla--; hie, independent dear, dear jfieople? - -< Record. 4,I cannot, say ? woril against the newspapers. What to 1113' rrind in remarkable i? the endeavor, the en terprise, the work that they have oxpcndfd In collecting the return*, ami that they could bo r?a accurate! as they uro in the necessary hasty collection ol ncv/a ia marvelous." ? VV. .1. '1' albert. 'The corn, wheat and out. crops of the great grain growing noith-wca tern states are safe, ami the flnofet made in many year?. Thla abun* danco should not only make flour, moftl, bet f and bacon cheaper but enable those western i'avorites of the seasons to buy more cotton gouda than usual. Yesterday 'h daily papers state that there may bo u gM'wt rise i it cotton 1 on account of tho government's last report which i>lac?<<? the average crop at til per cent, while the er?-p in Texaw is only one half. Wo trust that the good price will bo realized. A sensible Georgia editor says: '?Sorne of the authors who devote their time to the wiitingof tedious histories of the devil, could better employ that time in pointing out a safe way around him." Oovcruor McSweoney haa re vived the ?j uttstlon of building n now executive mansion, which lie recommended in his tuusflngo laat winter. Loe ('onuty cnjoya the dubious distinction of bfinn the only county in the State which gave a plurality of its votes for Jim Tillman. ? Mimter Herald. .Jim Tillman will now sit down and slay "aot." This last word is not Kogliah, maybe, but it ap plies to him with much appropri ntcncss. ? Ex. | One of our exchange* says: "Having chopped out the crop of candidates to two to a stand we will procced next Tuesday to "lay by." ('resident Roosevelt is to visit Tun? loo and North Carolina the m*!t part of tfcie mooii " l:_.- . ? -- ? ? .-V ... w , The Second Pumary. The following candidate? will lave to run over at the primary next Tuesday, ilili inst: For IL S. cenato Latimer and Kvans, for governor Iliywooil and Calhert, for lieutenant governor SJohii and Oary, for secretary of t S t x i ? Wilboru and (ImiU, for comp troller general Walker ?nd Jones, for adjutsnt and Inspector general j Boyd and Kroat, for railroad com missioner Kvans arid Caughrnan. Improvement Southern Railway Din ing Car*. Southern Railway is making an especial feature of dining car aer vice on many of its through trains, and in order to make dining car* more attractive than ever, are now equipping ?ll theso earn with elec trict fan? and olectric lights. A number of the dining cars in through Iiuch between Atlanta and New York l?ave been equipped with elec tric fans and electric lights, and these improvements will continue until all of the dining cars on the ?Southern System will have these advantages There aro very few roads in the world that have elec tric lights and electric fans in their dining cars and this improvement will add much to the already excel lent dining car service of the Southern Uailwav. W. II. Tayloe, Asn't Gen'l Pass Agt. (< Items Over Uic State ami Klfw where, Mt. Pclofl is again in violent eruption. Fireproof vaults ftro being placed in the office of the clerk of court and judge of probalo iu the Orangeburg court house. There will be only one county office to run for in tho second pri mary in Lancaster county. M. C. Gardner and Jj. J. Perry will run over for county Supcryisor. Mr. .1 T. Tarrnr, of Columbia, lost a line horse recently which died from hydrophobia. The horto and a cat were bitten by his valuable Irish Hotter. The cat also died. There nro Smiths employed by the Government, 1,52H Jones, 1,102 Browns. and 1,004 Johnsons j '! here aro 18 George Washingtons, 2 William McKinleye, '] William I3ry lilts and two Grover C.evelands. Tho fJafT/iey Lnrhmr r. , " !'u .f faivi ^ wonders if a I man iu really good enough lor lier. At twenty she wonders which man is I the most worthy of her. At tyventy j liyo hIio wonders which of the several | worthy men alio has in time past re fused will come back to her. At twenty-eight she begins to wonder which man Mie can get. Auditor 1{ K. Brewton, of Spar tanburg, committed suicide last Sun day morning by cutting his throat with a ru/.or. Mr. Brewton was a uallant confederate soldier niul dur ing tho war received two wounds ? one in the head and one in the body --from which he suffered much, and, it is said, this was perhaps tLe indlroct causo of his rash act. A gentleman from the up-country reports a caso which is vathor extra ordinary and excites sympathy. On 'tho very day that Mr. VV, W. Bright wns buried his county.? -Pickens ? k'nvo hi to uuanimoua endorsement for tho oflico of county snperlnten dent of educatiou. Mr. Bright's death occurred on the 2Bth and his name was on the official ticket which wns voted tho day following.? -State. W. K. liyman, a young merohant i of Titnmonsville. who bad recently moved over from Cartersville, has disappeared. Ho lift* been absent fi>r several weeks now and his i friends havo asked that hia absence he noted through tho paper?. Mr. llyrnan ia a bright and energetic young man. lie wns doing well in I businoBa, there arc no oomplications as fur aa Anyone knows, and hia ab sence ia unaocountablo. It is feared that he has uiet with foul play. A apecial from Anderaon to the Columbia State, dated Aug. 29th, ray a t "News 1ms just reached horo of (he attempt at suicide at lna home 01 Hart county, Cla , of Mr. dames McConnoll, boh of Mr. K '? McCon nell of this oitv. It is thought that the attempt will result fataiiy, and t lie ocourronoo in mado more tragic by tho fact that Mr. McConnoll wns married just the day previous Mr McDonnell, who la a yonng man about 22 yeara old, has beon living in Hart county Ga., for several years. Rccontly he notified relatives here t lint he was to bo married la?t Sun day to Mica Teasloy, who livos in the lowor part of that count}', and hift father went there to be prosont at the wedding Mr. McOonnell re turned to Anderson on Monday af ter having seen hia son married on Sunday, having left there Sunday afternoon Late Monday afternoon he reooivod a telegram that the yonng man had attemptod suicido that morning by cutting his throat with a razor and was not expected to live. The older Mr. MoConnell started for his sou's home immediately on tho ro ceipt of tho telegram and has not yet returned Tho young man lives in an isolated section, fr.r ren.oved from telephone connection, and nothing has been heard as to hia condition aince tho receipt of the telegram Monday night. Yonng Mc t'onnell was reared in the Starr aoc tion of this county and is qnite pop ular where he is known. He is said t > have been a qniet, steady young man, aud r,o reaaon can be assigned for his rash act, lie was one of the ?sry last persons one woo Id base ? gsouxi totaksfcislifs," ^ * - J :? : ~ \:rr <r> I GO cr> 2 3. ? S * r> ? V rs i < ^6.7 aSlS"!* $ 3- ^ ? ' * r* r! '?$ r\ 7. F-1P ? /?*, *1"'. fr ?A c?uv $? J i *? ? 2 ? ~ '* <g 'id 41s5?Sfft gSiSS- s - a 1 u- 3.? i ? If ri?Zss hi 2 ? ? ??- w e " ' v*u & t ?.S z.'*z* Ji r' *M? 2 ?#*? a f ?. tt. o ,w 3 itfrlU ?c|o ""2 II H*ii ftw s'% Sw 5 Fire Sale. Having quite a lot of good# slightly damaged by removal, etc., during the recent lire, I am offering same at regular fire wale prices. Oome in and get some of the bargains before they are all gone. They won't last long, go come at once. Respectfully, JDJ^-VXID WOLFE, GLENN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER. Nature's Greatest Remedy FOR DISEASES OF THE Liver, Kidneys, Stomach and Skin. Physicians Prescribe It, Patients Depend on it, and Everybody Praises it l^or Halo l>y tlio Camden llruj>: Oo. 2111(1 /"lll!> Ac STILL GOING ON. PLENTY OF PLUMS LEFT AT ZEMP & OEPASS' OLD STAND. PRICES SLAUGHTERED ^FOR Spot G CIS A. NO TUMIIE} TO W. H. ZEMP. - Ginning, Ctoap Ginning! TAKE HIDIt CIHIICIi ON, ?? HUMS ! -BAoaiird-Airri r tibis! 9 Yards new 2 pound Bagging ami 6 Ties $ 1.00 Ginning 75 Total cost $ 1.76 6 yard* new 2 pound Bagging and t) Tic9, *80 Ginning ' 4 75 Total cost $1.55 ,0 yards second hand 2 pound Bagging and ti Ties 75 Ginning 7& Total co.-t 1.50 0 yards second hand 2 pound Bagging and G Ties, 60 Ginning 75 Total cost $ 1 u5 Four now 70 saw MUNGEIt gins and all appliances to k^ep saws sharp. The bent system of ginning, because it gives the best re sults. We can gin a bale in 12 minutes. We buy your seed or return it to you life you wish. Give us a trial and will never leave us. WE ARE NOW REAIJY TO GIN. CAMDI2N OIJL M1LI ? Branch of Southern Cotton Oil Company. ? - ? : ' ft*? riarp : ? ? ? ?? ^?^ Court Proceedings. The court lins disponed of fol | lo?lnjf oa?fH : 1 Zick Lewid- ? nnd hat?efy with intnit to kill Not yuiliy John Adam1* ? GamMing. Piend cjuilty. 3 nioujliu aod Mattie Maroog ? Murder. N'? ?? guil ty, T J* DcBruld ? Murder. Not guil Ruben Wood ami Mark Moore? Burglary and larceny. Guilty. Wood ft yours, Moore 2 months John Wo?ly Carter ? Larceny of bicycle l'lead guilty. One year Adam Lee ? Injury to public biflrb* wav. Guilty. Two months or $15 The following is the presentment of the grand jury : To His Honor, Judge Chas. <? Dantz ler, presiding at the September, term of Court for Kershaw County, YYV, the Grand Jury, be# to make this our presentment. We hare passed upon all hill# handed tons. We hn?eex-J ? mined the lwu>ks of W. It. Hough, ] County Treasurer. P. T. Bruce, County Auditor, J. IS. Phelps, Countv Suporvi ?or. It. B, Clarke, Hunt, of induration. Joel Hough. Clerk of Court, J. S Trant ham, Sheriff, and L. A. Wittkowsky. Matter, and flnd them correct* We have examined the Jail and find it in very good condition, exoept that water supply it needed haiu.v hut we have been inform* d by the Supervisor that n complete water supply is being put in. W? have examined the County In Hrmary and iind it in good condition and the inmates well cared tor. Upon inrfcstigstion of the condition of public roads and highway s we And them too narrow in some sections and used for agricultural purposes. We recom mend that the roads he widened according to law, and all trespassers prosecuted. We call attention to the Stokes Bridge road from Briar Branch to the Sumter lino and road from Kershaw t> the Lock hart road ami Bridge at Granny's Quarter need* immediate atteution We alpo find an inmate in the County Jail Leonard Dixon, who ha* heen there for several months, who we think ought to be removed to the St*te Infirmary aa he has beon adjudged a lunatic. Mr. William Cauthen has heen re ported to us for committing a broach of the pt'ace by shooting a gun on the Sabbath, on the public highway. Wit nesses, T. N. Reaves. S. .?. Vincent, b. A. Vincent and T. H. Vincent. We recommend that t lie proper stens be taken to bring (he alleged offender to justice. Thanking y ur H'>n ?r and the Solici tor for the courtesies shown us. ltcspctfuhy J. J. (tOODATjE, Fortran. Larnnd - w vnarlottc, N. C. On September 'Jlh the Seaboard Air Lino Railway will run a big excursion to the beautiful city of Charlotte, N. C, A special train will leave Columbia at H a. m., and will leave ('amden aboui 7 a. m. Special coaches for white and col ored people. The rato from Cam den has not been announced, but will not be more than $1 or $1.25 for the round trip, tickets good re turning on special train same night. Tickets will be sold al 00 cents higher rate and will bo good re turning on any train the following day. Call on agent for tickets nml information. VV. W. McCutcben, agent, Cam den, S. C. J. J. Puller. Tray. Pass agent, Columbia, S. C. ( Advertised letters. Tho following is a list of lettors remaining uncalled for in tho Cam den pout office for the week ending Ang. 81 i L~ B. L. Barnes, Burnet Arrant*, Eddie Barnes, Cato James, J. E. Tail'?, Henry Turoiae, II. T. Cose, Willie Ballard, Rame Britt, Liars Cheatnut, Thos. Jones. Ella Bur roughs, Gertrude $yrl, Minnie B. Douglass, Mrs. Nvllic" Gasklns, IV) aggie dodgers, Hattie Smyrl, Mrs. W. D. Tranham. Parties calling for these letters will please state what week they were advertised. > C. J. Shannon, P. M. Sft, Steoctman, Qotto/i 3$uye/\ Office at H. G. Garrison's, Platform in Rear. DR. PElNNEWd GOLDEN RELIEF cunts any COLIC Dropout* In itotpiUmln fOc.$J. For a?|e by F, M. Zemp A, DoPmi. ? xanvtaotu&sbo or? Doors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding Building Material, Sash Weights and Cord. CHARLESTON, S. C. Purchase our makes, which we guarantee superior to any sold South, and thereby save money. Window and Fancy Qiaos a specialty. July 4-1 i. \ . --????"*? ? - - V. ?>. .. ? furniture Hepatred. ('apt, T. B. Dentou has opened up in tbr otllce oue door eaat of tho po*t ofUee where he ia prepared to ilr? {feaerul repair work of all kind*, ( t*peei(.!i) furniture) repairing, eto. CJdpt. Denton in ats old and ex* perienced l> h n d at this aorl of work hikI ho invites the public Kiu'ti tin y need work of tlii* kind <o give him h triftl He aure to b?o him ? next lo pout olllce. Foi Sale at a Bargain. A five -room cottage ?aud 1 1-2 acre lot at Bolt) une, S'. C., for bale at a bargain. Kesldence Iikh all convenience for ploawapf home. Growing town, good acbool and church privilege!. Twenty milea - from Camden on S. A. L. railroad. Apply to K. N. Petersen, Betbune, S. ('. l'ouaobslon glvqn the 1st of October. Aug. 22-lm. Carpet warn plea to select from at. Geisenbeimer'e. Machine noedlos and oil. Gpiaenbeimer'n. < Auction Sale. (>ur buyer is in New York- It in tho auction sales, sheriff's Hales and ail other places to get 'em cheap every day in t tie year except Sunday*. lie watches /or bargains* always tue heat ? rier r touches trash ? grabs them, fires them to Camden to Oaddell , and always writes "got 'en> cheap~sell 'em cheap and quick." Keep Hut ball rolling and Cad dell does it. We have not tried to *<d I all the goods in Camden, hut we sot in to soil our share, and the 1>est evidence that wo aro doing the people good is the fad that they come back to us. We are fair and square ? nothing shout us ex cept we get good goods? get them cheep and sell them cheap. We oclieve we are goinc to build a big business here in Camden for we hare started on the right track. We are not going to lose our head ; the more trade the people give us the uneaper we can bring goods th?-y need to them. Drop in, see what tho saving is buying of us, W. J. CAD I) ELL, in the Cly burn Block. ROBBED Of my rightful place of* business by the recent lire, I have nought refuge for the piesent in the stord of Mr. G. 0. Bruce ? two doors south of Mr. J). K. Unison's ? and ut this stand T shall take pleasure for the next thirty days hi giving my friends genuine bargaioa in goods elicap and good. Hoping to have an early call iroin my old friends and the public at large, 1 remain - Respectfully yours, F, E. MATHIS. SECOND ? Piimaiy Election' Notice; Notice In hereby given that a necond primary election will be held on Tuei. day, September Oth, 1902. The poll* will opep at S o'olock a. in,, and elote at ? o'elock p. in., when the votes Blm)] bo counted and the re?u|t? do clarcd. The following perBons are appointed managers of said election. fialt pond ? J R Dinklna, Geo M Watts, J. II. True. Beulah? J E Ruah, J 0 Mofioley, Jnmea McCaaklll. Camdon <\>tton MiW-D B Shirloy , J J Munn, S'im'l Catoe. Cnreton Mill? J T Rosi, Dave Jackson, Lewis J)ye. Buffalo ? C A Johnson, J G Sowel. M A feliaw. Antjoch? J S Brown, T P Brown, J J Player. 4 LnU-rpriae? G li McCoy, L H Myera, C B Spradlay. vHhavlor'? tlill ? S W Ilornsby, W II Barfleld, It L Sroyrl. Pine Tree? Bin Tldwell, II II Stok??, K A Elliott., Liberty Hill? S II 'Cunningham, N 8 Richnrda, K L Jono>?. Beaver ])am? W T Bell, U T Mlokle. Jan A Bahon. Weatville? ? I) G Fletcher, J, T. Youngr, W F Ru.toll. White Pond-K G Hinaon, S W Ro?f, i J L Gay. SiwkIv Grove ? J W Watkius. W H Rfttcliff, II 0 Hal!. Roland ? T J peBrqhl I^owia Watts, J A W?it. Rilov'a Mill? M LBaley, Amos Wast, M W Hough. Granny's Quarter? W F Truesdell, L LClyburn, P F Owens. DeKalb Cotton MM-J T Smith, J K llendrix,U ft Hodgsr*. Pobfs Mill? II A Martin, 11 W Po* tar, P E Spenoer. logoff? J A ftoabocongh M B Rabon, R J T Smith. Harmony? p U 'Bn?, J M Butler, W P Qrig&by, r '? fctookton? O W Ammons, J D Mc* Caakill, L T Pixon, Shamrock ? H T Johnson, R L Mo* Nflughton, A M ]{orton f ? Bwift Creek ? L W Boykin, Geo W Arrnnta, A H Koykin, jr. 3CWVV W Croxton, J S Bar 8 eld, I, S G a" then. Abney ? H T Horton, S A West, W G Onten. Hinging Rock ? J T Wolsh, T 8 Boll, O II Watson. Rutaell Place? G P Hammond, G T Peach, J S Addison. Oakland? Frauk Peebles, J B Barfield 0 F P?te. PeKalb? E. J. Bisiell, E B Cnreton, T B Denton. Wateree? T J Wilton, D F Diaoa, J W Wilson. Bethune? N A Bethane, .8 N Naw- ?' man. D McDonald Manager* can get ballot l^fltea by call ing at The Maaaengcr offlca any Ume aS- Z tor the tlat of August M. L. Paofeh, ^ Chalrmna. O. W. Bircbnwe