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JMIWPIjWWIf Mill II I Jpttl P*l y,ri4 i*>rvi$n. tR.f Df ?'. W of o?? 5*#|*iwWh l# College, preached u the Lvrl^tott s?.rM<t Method im' >h?^? 1a*1 Kutidny raorninjr upon ,|>ri MhlWl of "CttmtiuTl i:>1u??u lauw Hit W?oij, it 4* a*ldl Ola o f the ?v?i (jvlivHikii ber*. V 1i _" _ ? - -- A Qr<'al Succor. The pink ti;ket*+emnHot <>^l? ?.> ,he lonraiuolli ?t?tfo of M. Maorn !??-< tf,^iul*y *i'i T??)H<lav H&fj quit* t? iuuc*a*? even surpassing thecxpec-l ,*<i<?n<? of th<* managers of the sal*. 1 Hie ?wnc)oth &torc novt r un.der akea anythin# unless it does if igUt. ^ JJusmiiw Otill Increasing. Th^busfneaa of Mr. (). RI. Fori, >t?r contractor. still increase*. !!?. is* wore (to Ut* acta nonr poabLbly han otbrr Mm* stfi 3$ bin coot Og amoagatui. This shows uihi lis worth sea contractor and boild jr tebeinc appreciated,-. For good, mnest work at moat reasonable lis ires you should not fail to see Mr i'ort, Worth It* Weight In Gold. Writes a subscriber Vroro the fa> Vest: "The Chronicle is worth iti height i.n gold. It come* hh u tio^t welcome visitor every work." jpt>ithstandi"? its j.jroHt valiio we hargo only #1,50 u year for it ['bus it will be seen that our enb. lingers ave getting many times ?aluo received. We might say ? food deal more but coinineut is UR' >e<je??ary and a word to tho wise in <utllri(int. i A Hu^e Rattlesnake. A day or two ago Messrs. T. J. flrklpa, B, V<. Kl'liott and WttfU ?ttokca were engaged in surveying * trsot of land in Kustern Kershaw, tnd whUp reclining in the shade of i tbieket found themselves una wares "within a- few, feet of a large ?a\tlesriake which was moving di ?jctly upon tbero. As they rost iiic pngke stopped perfectly still ?)ne>of the party secured a pole ibd killed it. It was four feet lohtf ?od had twelve rattles and a but-' on. The skill and rattles were (tripped off and produced in d*1 Donatration of tho above facts, f the snake had not been dt* layered just when it was in ali irobnbiliiy sorno mcmbor or the ? hole party would have been bir *? ia iL wan evidently the reptile's fjt.ention to immediately ''come fown upon t htm. Their jfttidfiumrner Outing. W. if. Roddeyi manager of Oll&lvlo, left Roefi Hill Wed." ay o* latfl, week with a party of t?g agents of the aociety,- W i Ka 3rd annual mid-summer outing, fee party consisted of leading CJits of 1 he KquHablo who have ingnisbed themselves in tb? vol Aihueine^s written duriug the 1$ months. They proceeded; Comfort, -V?., wher? '-will remain unl.il Saturday, bc ntertained at thn^Ch^berJain. joyfnar-tho anrf at Virginia thay will take an QJ(| Do-J joii , steamer for New York, lie in the big city they will be a complimentary luoheon atj efab lir tha JEqdltable ng of New York, attended Ivy sfecativs officers of the Kqal Hongbj of tiffi town f?;3? WilHe Duun, formerly of i?Bty but now of Biahopyille, ?b?re of the party tbdtr^toly business beings anfflcent Vo e thtm to this distinction. \ IFty pcrsopa were poisoned by :re?tnat ftpji^ty near \SCeldob, "N. Wedneudoymid one akd. ?; . ? ?v ' Murder on Excursion TvtJn. i 'be hig excursion fr6in Florence' Augusta wliich passed through city yoaterday, returned th it? f?l*il^7-<^oin|r to Augusta tbo fd was* packed into ninetceu \ but returning thoio were Bty-ftve oar* and all crowded. 16 of th? exonr?iool?t? filled up i Gtsorgla booze In Augusts ralnmlng last ntglit there wss togh houne and a jrowdy.time. ? of the white passengers were Id or bounded, but tome of n am need themselvoo by thoot Vb# window#. . twe of the tiara of the Jttrsi ion of the train whTchwaa filled ? negroes, two negroes got into &V*?d a negro f rom Florouc* ine othor . to death and threw Body from the train atV ^sy fan about twenty miles out I Augusta. The train was i|Afcl a?n! nearly x an bonr was fin t*yin? to JInd an officer to' Mifcetge of the bodyNrf the dead j? to carry the murdftei' jfftii no officer could be 1$;** ?1?? body was left at the ton host whieht <rtr it happened, SM hv* Uw,\ The naur |v*?s e^?rpower?t *** ^ P&RcOkAi.. Mi?*? f&ei{d*r of OU&rlplta "N X. i* vitality? Mi? .1 8 Bihuoeof ttiU <iliy Mra VY, K Hmv/h and elui.Ww liftvo seitnued bojue from * \ i ^ . t ?a Kerahaw. Mits III' Ha VTy?V? ?f II, i, ,.;, v ? M. M. 0. DiSU^ at H f! ?fir. 1?, J, spf lit Uh{ ?,r0J; ' d^rtl?ivW* TaW?v* w:tii hi* iuaU)%! Mrw. A M. Rir.hardwin. ? Measrn. W. H l.nMa and Struck have <tanh sereptftd ft powitiot. at Spring & iibni.uonn IVfr. Simmons Trantharo U-ft <?n ? Tuesday mo^ningr to at t^txl sel.-ool ??t W?|jo Forc?t Col logo N. ?J . Mias Kngtmln Anderson, of Pobtm j Me. in visiting ??or cousins, thoi Mihhcm Anderson in Kirk wood. Much to the r^rret of her ujhi: y i fnends here Mrs. M. A. lirnuson urt ; yesterday to spend eomo tiwr> in Oa. 1 W$*are very plonaed to know thai t jSfaytftr Waddy Hir;son who h?u> bSer, ! qftUe sick with fever is much better. | Mr*. tSojornou and dnotfhter, t Blanche. und Mia# Turner, of Char- j U?tto, N. C , who have been viaittng Mre. W.F. Mulouehavo returned to ?heir homo. Mr, Hurry Trantbam who ha* boon Coaching in the Rummer school hero, will leave tomorrow for Oak Ridge, N 0. where ho haa been teaching for the past two veara. Mr. C. H. Yftto-o hfta returned bom* much to the dobp'it of his many friends hero. Mr. Yatei? was pccoto. panned ba<k home by bin friend. Mr. Hotfj Ticknor, who will ?pond about a week In Camden. Kpv. Mr. Gordon and wife left this week for thoir annna] outing at Saluda, Tho much needed root to a man of Mr. Gordon'a energy and nc livlty will rc-invigorato him for his return to -bin prosaing duties here Try an ad. in The Chronicle. See ad. of Lngoff Oinnory in to day's Chronicle. Sec important notice to school teaehora in another column. ? An excursion is not a complete . success unlnan it winds up with at ! least one killing ? Suiuter Item. Graeshoppera rtre so thiclc in Mon tana that trains run with much diffi culty. The track# are covered with the insocta and eaueea the train wheels to Blip. . A thief wbg captured and shackled by an olffccr at Rawjins, Wyo. The oiflicer went to and the thief. trausfcrrcii-tittTshttokles from himself j to the earner and mad? his escape. A mcrquito hsn -eppeared in Phil a delptiiajwhoflc ating is v<?ry dnnp^or ouh. yne man haa already died from tho effwt/H of it aud soverol $re in the ho'gpjiw being treated. Work Commenced. The .work of raising the Cborle? "fo'ti road above high water mark liaa^bnen commenced. The con Lract waa awarded to Ma j. S. P Adains nhd the work "Will be Buper intended by Mr. G. G. Alexander. Ooff? Watts. tBlr. Willie H. GofT, formeiljy of^ thin county but now of Columbia, and Mins Carrie Watts, daughter1 of Mr. Wm. Watta of Weet Wator ee, were mairied Wednesday ove uing, the 26th, at tho home of the bride, K N. Pratt, of Colum bia, officiating. Mr. and Mra. Goff will reside in Columbia where Mr. Goff baa a position as book-keeper for B. A. Beali & Co., wholesale grocers. Second Week Juror.1 J M B T IMackmon, J W Wood, P. J Branbatn, ~G W Ar-; Vant?, W B Arledge, J M Shears, I C B Smith, S B Moaeley, Joo W SSH?, H H Bell, J T Heath, W R Peacb, W A Boabr, Johnnie Gas k|n, T A Speare, G A Braaington, ?la? DeLoache, P AjClemonts, RL| Sullivan, W G Grigoby, K L Cope land, \V E Kelly, W E DeLoache.l T S Bell, R W Porter, W C Haley, 1 L Irby, B M Hudson, C J Shan, non, Jr., L. W Peach, J P TwiUjtf F H Hays R B Ross, L L Young. J W Butler. ^ ' i . I How The Non do ?lume of "Bill Arp" j Was Gotten. ? It is said that the 'real "Bill Arp'V was a to.qntry wag at Rome, tfa?'an old gsnlus^u^dnpated and nnknows, but a true hearted man and a patriot. M?j Smith wrote) a humorous criticism of president! Lincoln's first call for yo}unteere. Arp. happened near whon it was read. After it waa read he said to the Major: ? "'Squire, them'a my sentimenta. Put my name to it." TTfie Major did so and subsequent articles over that name made the Wrttei'a fat?e> ? Richmond D|s REAjL ESTATE TBAN3FER3. Hayriat Carbon to Ilenr/ Care. *00 1 lot on Yo)rk atreet $85. J G QibbB to j N Nicholaon 140 i&fealn^No 1 north of Camden $25. CJella M Gardner ctaYioW A GftttTr n?r InWraai In. Jjtnde in No 6 $200. Bridge* MoOithrnn Lumber Co. W A Qwdner 66 acrca in No 8 8?tttc to Same 400 acre* in No 3 IIOdL Borick Ixmrnnc* -to-B-M Eng Mafc and i ' L Xfny, Jr., 1$9 acrea in vkuuonal Mr 1). K Hmsou >* at Cleveland Rj?rio<i? Mi E 8. Na't'** *m in JV&hCKftl* r thi t w<?* u Mr <* 1.. litAi kwill t'l'C-nt Sunday in K^rahaw. y,t A'.fi*d K< r.nody lnw r? lurned I ?> -\ I I Ik r> f M Mr. fi. 0. Ihuc.e >penL last Sunday Mi l>:?hopVtlie. Uapt. W. M. Shannon fti'eut Sun ? 1 f* v ni I. sneaker. * M?b* K..'u Jacohbon returned io At 1 in t ti U?t Sunday. Mr. ?J. A. lloguo who has been s?ek i?s ablo t<> be out again Mr<f. M. K MoLcod ami Mrt*. J. ]i Moflfett were in Cauiden this week. Mi8B Mabel Arrant* of Oamdon v'ifcitimf'Misa liOrtiw McKaohcn SUU* :ioite A/r. W. K, Thompson, ?)r., of Liber ty Hilt. i? in the city at Mr. it. H. l)e Loaches. Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. Steed man have moved Into their pretty cuttfl&o on Fiur street. Mis* liaitie Ksitfc McQumo. of Ob lumbia, is visiting )>r. i. II. Alex ander'e family. Miss Auuie Edwards, of Hummer ville. ia on a visit to Auditor Mo (Jrieght'.a family. We .regret excocdiugly to hear of tho continued extreme illneflB of lit tle Cleveland Vaux. 4 Mr. ,J. M. Jenninge-tiashler of the StiiiA^jank of Columbia \?uh in tbe oit.y, hie old home, laat week. Minn Ada Trail than) left this morn, jug fur Bateaburg where *lio will teacli in the Graded school. Minn Chauncy Blackburn of Colum bin in visiting Mias Bertie Treholm at Dr. Burnet's on Fair street. The many friends of Mr. ?!. T. Not ties Will be delighted to learn that he was able to bo ?iut again this week. Mr. J. 13. Steedioan after c. de ligbtful visit to hie family a* Glenn Springs roufrned home last weok >irs. Evio Lege and M4hh A.lloe Ze/up after a pieasaut visit to Paw ley'u Island have returned to Cam den. / 'Mis a Etta Hucgia* will leave Cam den about flic 1st of September to accept a position in a millinery store in Columbia. Mr. Homy Eichel now of Bisbop villa was in Camden Sunday and Monday. Ho returned to Bishop ville Monday ovening. Mrs. A . U. DeLay and children of Tupelo Miss., aro here to spend a month with Mrs. DuLtiy'a mother, Mr3. H. W. De Louche. Mr. J. A. Marshall of Bethanc has been awarded tho New Normal Scholarship in the South /Carolina College for this County. . \ Miss Bessie Alexander left yester day to resume her courso in stenog rnphy and tvpe writtfrg at Mr. W. Mm. W. M. Shannon and daugh ters, Misses lCmma and Harriott, re fumed on .Saturday after a delight' ful month* at Whito 8tone Springe. Rev. &, P. Oatoo has been quite $iok ^ith fever. On thie account he JM&tfaable to fill bis appointment at Second Baptist church last Sunday. Miss ITattio Perkins of Talludaae aee.'/l' la., la wit h Miss Alice Corbett (his week. Her brother, Master Shannon, Is with his aunt, Mrs. Ed DuRose's famiiy, Mrs. Charlotte Reaves, of Manning, and her daughter, Mrs. Ida AuHley, of Ga., passed through Camden last. Satur4lay on their way lo Tisit friends at Kershaw, Heath Springs and Lib erty Hih, Mrs. W. H. Flamming has returned from Spartanburg where she lias beea visiting for tome lime. Mrs. Flem* miog waaACOOiapaniW back to Cam den by her niece. Mm. J. Pelham Caipfibell, who will spend a wbilis in Camden. Miss Ren* Chaffee of Augusts, with ber sister Mrs. Ulaminond at Mr. B. B. Clarke's on upper Main 6treet. .Mr. Hammond has accopted a poaltion at the Oil Mill Wo are plad to welcome such delightful families lo our midst. ' Dr. Hsmer of -Laurenw who ia a graduato of tbo Maryland Uni verity has oomo to mako Camden his homo and practice dentistry here. There Is always an opening for another good praotitioner, where a eity grows as rapidly as oars is doing. The many frlondj of that excel lent g?DtUmj*n, Col, II. K. Dal&Hie, forroerlv'of this plaoe but ubw of New York aity, wcro doligbtod to aee him berj this weok and to hoc him looking so well. He looks ten years youn^or than ha did when he left hore a fow. years ago, Mrr-Kerebaw^annoTr and bTs~irrr teroeting Tatpjlj bare moved to CaW ilen from their oonntry home to one on the comer of Mill and Mow street. Me. Shannon hxJda his position at Mr. A. D. Kennedy's has bought a home here and we welcome him and. his Household to Oam den. ? Mr. and^fclrs. Alien of <3olumbia, who were visiting Mrs. J. M. Stoney were recalled on Monday last by tele* gramas Mr. Allen's services were needed at his bnsiaess. We regret that thoir visit was cnt short. MfA Allen so known m Miss Willie Stoney was one of our sweet est Oamdea girls. t Among the prominent people in Oemden during the past week went Col. and Mrs. Lcroy Spring#, Dr. Mackey, Mr. "^sst* Mm. ;? Cbarlt* 4?tt?e Lancaster. ; Mr. and M re. Stewart Heath and Mr. John fetevena laad Mr. R. D. Blakenty of ?fti*b*w, Mr Ohai?man Heath of Colombia. Mr ." W M* "tt W IIrTiP Mrs. Will Heath of Charlotte, Mr. Paai liaoOrkis of YortrtMt, Mr. Gso. HBMb or qggtf tag, tilgj^ M ? iS lor jUi.l lOS, It Hit. W<> jiro litem in uti tlfe l<itotyf?ttty los \y 2 and o strap S;intla)s, Oxfortla ami New I *< > rl 'i . . / ' Vici :<nd Pat tent ^oljt. Tliey will ploaae youv ey? pocket book. Men's Low (junrtor all grade#. / Hav|) yon seen them ? 1 not, you at? not doing yourself ?rj? A full lino ot Men and's Hoy s Clothing at price* to ploan< w. n. jr. ic >i i ?'w, V. . ' . ; - , - - . " ? ; [ ' . \ Tho Hum And Glotlihig Mini. v? ' s^?m$? ' ? O a 9?fancigecl by fPj'of. 2/A SotsO^or, Of Converse SHusmoss Collie, ^fertanbitrg, Cat. %g^0 THE MOST EX I'E R IEN <f] ED AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS E COLLEGE MAN IN THE CAXOLINAS. Taught by thoroughly competent, teacliors, in High School Building with oil necessary equipments and conveniences. Save board and traveling expenses by taking a course at your own home, now. Latest and most approved system of Bookkeoping, Stenog raphy and Typewriting, the same os taught in our home school at Spartanburg, and at Atlanta, llichmond, Baltimore*, Now York, and others of our large oities. v Special Class in Rapid Business Writing and Stenography for Graded School children. We guarantee thorough and complete work in all depart ments, andwill cheerfully refund every dollar paid by any one who on the completion of the-eourse is dissatisfied. All who secure scolavships during the first week will be al lowed $5.00 off the regular pi ice of either the full Business or Stenography course. Every you^jnan and vouug lady, whether graduates of lit erary schools or not, will find this course helpful to them, and those who wish to secure positions, or increase their salaries, will find it indispensable. Yon cannot aflfofrd to liiisH it. Call on, or writ# to, SPro/l W. Si. Sctsingcr, 7/fgr., Camden , S. C? An Misgted Fact. More Money In Hay Than Cotton! Buy a Peering Ideal- Mower and Steel Rake ? the great hay savers. Buy a Thomas Grain Drill and ( Fertilizer Distributor. Grain drills save seeds and protect plants from frost an<l freezes. ' We will need all the small grain we can raise tfiis year, Corn will be high. The government report* for .T uly poorest ever shown. Vnl ean^hiHoc^ #low?? one and two horse. T homas Disc, and Cutaway Harrows, Chattanooga Cunc Evaporator Pans. ^ \ \ r Pipe and Engine Fittings, { special attention paid to our Hardware Department. A ehoi<je Iin* of Groceries on hand at l?ttoro prices. - - ' ? _*V ~~ ' " y ~ ~ : * "~'i Still fji pfogfess ;^t i Tho Famous Gilt Edge Store. O :.p mM. ? T-< Our bummer Stock muat dowd out r(\i?urAlodri' (>f price ^ and if you would h?ivo money on vftur inn'chanon* coino, und come quickly. We need tlic njiiuc. the goods occupy, and want tho money t hoy will bring\*o Strike While The Iron Is hot ? ? M find improve the , This Clearance Sale in. of course, lor Unleash only, as we' could not think oi putting ??<?, counts on our books at the rtd* kuloasly low prinea nt wbit;h Uiea^goodM will > be sold. , Below we give nrfuw ftcinH 'nrrty as wo for ft urtm? xrxtmdcd listy tynt ? ' *7:: ^ : : .'vE3S WMm n $mk EMM bo those few items must iudicate how very cheap wp, are ing goods. ' ^ White Piques with black and cotcrdfl figures, now 8 l-3c. Solid Colored Piquos reduced from 15c to lOg Fine m^rcori zed Ginghams in solid and fancy color** 25c, reduced to 15c. Line of white Madras reduced to l6p and ^cTjrorth. 30c, respectively. A line of white India Linens, goings at 60 per-eent lesfr-tlMto value, . \ ? Art Assortment of colored lawns going at 2- l?2c. 4cy 5cr - and 8 l-3c, all of whioh/are worth 50 par cent, more. One lot of ladies', mercerized Sliirt Waists in desirable M styles and colorfe sonic of which sold for $1.25, .your ^oicft For 50c. i ; Ladies Summer Skirts going at 25 porfent, l0?? thanprice. La die# Shirt Waist Suits in percale and madras, worth $t. 26 and $1.60, now going at 88o und $1.10 renpeotively. With a special invitation to call and see us before placing your order, we are . Yours very Trulys" -