The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 19, 1904, Image 2
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Camden, 8. C.
O MDEN. 8. 0 , FKU. 19. 11)04
M it'll UK o<' the City Executive |
Committee*
. The city Democratic Kx. Com.
- fuel last night at the Opera House
fttul organized wlifi the following
members who were elected by the
*? vMral ward clubs : VV. K. Rted,
F Hammond, C. H. Lewin, It. H
Williams, M. Haum, I). K. Hiuhon,
Pr. Joo. VV, CorbefL II. L. WatUins,
nrid W. L. MoDoweN a delogate ai
large to the Executive Commit tee.
Mr. M. Batim wan reflected
Chairman and I)r. Jn<f> W. ?in beti
Kicretary and Treasurer, a Well de
served compliment to both these
gentlemen who ha\e tilled these of- j
floes s'tf well.
A motion was curried that no1
one cau Vote in the coming pi imar>
election wIioho name in not on the
c.l nb roll when turned over to the
Executive Commute three days be
fore the primary election.
Presidents of clubs were urged to
tnko up a collection to further de
fray expenses of primary election.
It was also urged that Seoiela
jita enroll all qualified voters and
tfivo thO*e rolls to t hi Executive
(TimmHteC thr<o days before tin
election wiiieh ti.kea place on iht
third Tuesday (the 15th day) oi
M arch.
The next flfeeliug of the Com
mittee ?ill he held on the 10th da\
of March at 7 p. in. at which time
nil" further Arrangements vull he
made for the primary election It
was r< quested that Presidents be
prepared at this meeting to hand
in u Hat of malingers ( for the pri
mary election.
The following rules were adopt
ed for grveiuing the priu.iuy olic
t ion :
1. That ^1 days beforo the time
hereihaflcr fixed for ihe boldiug. of
tho primary ejection it shall be the
duty of the City Kxecutivo Coin*
...mittee, through its Ciiairman, to
notify tho President or other pre
siding officer ef each club that b
primary election for tho several
offices to be filled will be held.
2. That iiniDCiilatel v upon re
> eeipt of such notification the presid
ing officer of each club shall give
notice cf holding such election, at*
?et forth . in the nollfloaLlon of the
Oily Executive Committee, such no
tice to be given by publication there
l. ofin tho city newspapers, and by
posting such nt the polllflg places.
8. C'n the 3rd Tueiday in March
In each election voar?thcro Bhall be
h#Id at each ward precinct a primary
electiou for tho nomination of s
mayor and an alderman from wuoli |
ward.
4. The polls shall lie opened at,
8 o'clock A. M., nnd kept open with
out intermission until G l*. M., when
? they shall be closed.
6. At each ward precinct there
shall bo three (3) Managers of Klee
ti.;u appointed by the Kxecutive |
Committee, who shell bo members i
of ?uch ward club. Should any
manager bo unable to serve, bin
pluuu shall be supplied by the City
Chairman. And if a majority of
the legulsrlv appointed mtniiucip
fail to serve, the vote in such ward
m*y not be counted by the Exeeu
t i v f ? Co id mittee.
1}. The K xeoulivo Committer
ehi.ll furnish a ballot box for eae.li
yard, for tiie secure keeping of which
the managers shall be responsible
Immediately before opening the
polls the managers and their clerkn
shall repeat tho following pledge:
'?I do solemnly pledge my nscred
honor that I will faithfully perform
all the dutioa incident to my posi
tion ha qi ft n ?ger of the pr! m ar3' elec
tion to tho best of my ability."
[The chuk using the term "cleik"
instead of "manager,"]
7 At tho opening of tho polls'
the ballot boxes Shall be empted of
iJk ?i ? l contents and exhibited by the
managers to all persons in atten
dance upon the polls. Tho boxes
shall then by closed and shall so ic
main until the polls ?ro closed.
-8 rite managers shall elect one
of their number Chairman; shall
keep a tally list and a poll list, and
fojr this purpose shall appoint a
cjerk.
?r-Ar- Tbe -Secretary of each clnb
shjdl pieptre an aphabetical list of
-*ll the enrolled members of ihe club,
sod three days before such flection
shall deliver the same to tl^ Chair
h t?at? of the Rxecuitvo Commtltee.
? ? shstHuhicTlbe
~od rend 5 days before said rlec- 1
mill nf tU ty
MM tin follo*ls|
pledge: ?'! do siHrm that 1 am a
Dwniocrat and solemnly pledge rn>
sacred honor to abide by and sup
port the nominations of ilie Demo
cratic party in said primary elec
tion, ami not to accept cither a
nomination or an offloe from any
source other than the regular con
stituted Democratic organization."
And it shall he the duty of the City
Chairman of the Executive Com
j milieu to furnish a list of I he p?r
I sons so pledged to the managers,
wit ii the hall ot box.
1 1 . The voting shall he hy ballot ;
In one box every voter Jo ea*t a
single ballot upon which shall tie
the names of the mayor aud'alder
man for his ward for whom lie de
sires to vote. The ballots used
*hall be either punted or written,
part priced or part written, and,
shall contain the names of onl>
such persona aa are included In the
preceding list, and any oilier names
shall he considered scattering and
not counted.
12. Before being permitted to
eaat a vote, each person shall tak?
in good faith the following pledge:!
"I solemnly alllim that 1 am an en- 1
rolled inemiter of this club. That
1 have not voted before at this
election " A refusal to lake this
pledge or any part thereof, shall
be a good ground of challenge and
rejection.
13. At such ptimary election all
person* eligible to yotu at the next
election nf thcolty ofllceis shall be
allowed to vote in the ward In which
they reside who can satisfy the
mauttgera by the vouching of known
Den oerats or otherwise that they
are Democrats and will vole the
l)emocrut,ic ticket at the next gene
( id election. Hul no colored per
n hhhll he allowed to vole except
such mi roted the Democratic tic
kit at the election of IH70 and has
continued to vote the same since.
14 When the ballots shall have
been counted the manugcrs shall
malic ou', iu duplicate, returns
itihowing the munbitr of ballots cast
[for each person voted for and the
total number of balintB cast, and
<diall deposit one of the returns in
the ballot box with the ballots and
lile t he other hh one of the records of
i lm club. Tli<? returns shull be
-Itfuf'd by till the managers, who
hIkiII 1 i k?; vv i?r> certify to the cur
rcc.tnesa thereof. Am many volets
hh are in excess of tho number of
names on the roll shall bo d'upotcd
of by I lie manages as prescribed
by tlw law in general elections.
15 The ballot, box containing the
btillot?j, lli?j po'l list, the certified
return of t. h managers, togethei
wiili any other papers t h??y may
ili'fltrt proper to include, n li a 1 1 on
i hn next, day , foil ?winj? uf?er such
election bo forwarded, ftecureU
locked nnd s/Mled,' to the Chairman
of the City Executive Committee ut
the? Opera House. For the purpose of
thus forwarding tho managers shall
select otic of their membefs to act
ii? messenger, who shall before he
enter upon the duties thereof, re
pent in the presence of the other
in finale iH the following declaration :
'* I do solemnly pledge mv sacred
honor that 1 will faithfully per
form all the duties incident to my
position hh messenger of the pri
mal y election to the best of my
ability." %
16. The Executive Committee
Hhnll meet on tho next day nf'.er
t.lio electfon at 12 m , and the Sec
rotary, having in its presence opened
the boxes and tabulated tho returns,
shall publish the aggregate returns
in thv presence of tho commiUeo in
open session.
17 If any person shall have re
ceived n majority of all the volet,
cast for the otlloc for which he is a
candidate, he shall be declared the
nominee of tho Democratic pnrtv
for such office. m
18. If for any olllce It bo found
that no candidate bus received n
insjorlty of all the votes cast at the
priinriry election for such ? ftl>e,
t he Ci ty.Exeoyti ve Committee thrill
forthwith com m u n icato the result
to tho several clubs, and in like
manner an hereinbefore prescribed
mder a second primary election to
ho held on thc4lh Tuesday in March
ufter the election. Second elect ion
nh'ijl be held under tho sarno ruUs
?m th'? (lr?t.
10 At such second piim*ry elec
tion only tho two candidates rc
I'civiittr i ho highest number of yii'is
I 'it tin; former election ahull b?
' voted for.
20. At such second primary elec
tion the. two candidates thus an
nounced bh.ill he voted for nil
voir s for other parties heiug con
sidered bh scattering and not conn- 1
ted. Tho results of this elect ion
shall he mide in tiio same manner
hh horeinhefore prescribed for t ><??
llfNt.
21. The person receiving the ins
jorily of tho votes at thv second
election slittll be the nominees of tin
I)i nioeralic party.
22 It shall tie the duly of the
City Executive Committee to hear
and deteituino all protests and con
tested primary election eases, nnd
notice of all protests must be filed
with tho Chairman before the elec
tion is declared ; and the grounds j
of protest in cases to be con
tested muet be submitted the same
dsy to the committee, which
must then be in session tn hear and
dele rmine sllfuch cases. Provided.
That no caudidale shall bo a m m
h?r of the Kxeoutive Committee
while entertaining a protest.
23. That the names of every can
didate f ir the ??rioas office* to be
fried shall be printed upon one
slip of p*f>?r, a?d th^'tfiicb voter
craw nil uameS tfat those Ue
wishes to volt: for, hefotp fitting
his baltot. In <*.8 we no erasures are
nJftde, the whole ticket wh all he
thrown out. If necessary erasures
are 10 title (or some offices and not for
otheiu, then thn names shall he
counted only where proper erasures
ar? hi n 'Ac. Knrh candidate for May
or sh nil at the time he (lies lti?>
pledge with the chairman, psy the
sum of $5.00 ; and each csndidft
for Alderman the sum of (<2 00
to h>' used in the exptnsrs of llif
election. The uaiqch of all the
camlidat.es who contributed said
sum shall tie piloted on the ballots
to he died a t the ensuing primary
election, th? Chairman of the Kxe
ouiivo Committee to furnish said
ballots to the managers with the
ballot box.
24 Kach voter shall lie present
and for himself tske the pledge and
deposite his hsllot in tlie l?ox, snd
the Managers of Khction shall un
der no other circumstances receive
a vote.
The report of the Joint committee
to investigate the condition of the |
State house has aroused quite a
sensation. Wholesale rascality is
charged. We giye in ^supplement
the full report made by the exam
lulrtg committee.
Death of Rev. Churchill Batterleo)
Indeed the Episcopal church is
In sack cloth and ashes during this
l/Ontcu season, when at its begin
i n the announcement was made of
the death of tho beloved pastor of
old Trinity church in Columbia,
the Kev. Churchill Satterlee, son of
the lit. lie v. Bishop Satterlee of
Washington. and a m?n of purest
christian lif?-, an earnest wotker
hi hiu Master's Vineyard. One
who followed in Christ's footsteps
and gave hin whole life and heart
to his church, his religion and his
God.
White Partridge.
Mr. Robert J. Turner of Wrutville,
brought to our ofllco on Saturday
last i he wing of a white partiidge
which was lulled on his plantation
oim day last week. Mr. Turner
says this white partridge lias hem
are n with a ccvey of hiids for o
long time, but not until last week
could they succeed in lulling it.
It was killed by Mr. Hetj. Claik.
PACKAGE
TEAS
Don't
forget.
Chase &
SanbornV
Package
Teas,
No other 1
They arc always the
same, r r&grant and
delicate. Kept so by the sealed
package. . >
Salmond Brothers,
Studio And Fancy Grocers.
Election Notice.
Notice Of Special' Election In
School District No 13.
One-third of tho Electors and a like pro
portion of tho freo holders ot School Dig
trict No- 13 of Kerahaw County having
in writing petitioned or requested the
County Board of Bducation for Kershaw
County that an annual tax of four (4)
mi lit* on tho dollar on reaaand personal
property in said dlatriocoe lovied and
collected to supplement any special or
constitutional or other tax for school
purposes therein.
Now therefore, the Board of Trustees
for siud school District No. 13, aro here
by or.l -red and required to hold an elec
tion at. UnnuiNg Hock voting precinct h>
s.ii I School District on Friday, Feb. lSHh
I ->04, to deteimiue whether said levy shal:
ho ni.ule .
At said election, Messrs. F. P. Tr.no*
del, II ii. Bl.u-kmon and L. C. Hough
who compose the Hoard of Trustees o.
tmi.t JliiUiet. will act au managers. Tin
po!U will he opened at 7 a. ra., nn<
eh>>ed at 1 p. in., and tho election shal.
he c??i. pt\.vid; ! by law for the conduct
ot i eiiend elections.
i'.y order ol tho County Board ot Kdu
catiou f<?r Kershaw I'onnty.
K. C. Pruce, !
K? c. Board.
! Camdoe, S. Feb, 5th 1U04. !
[
[lection Notice, i
i
Not ieo Of Special Election In
cSriioui ir iv irict No. 27. ,
<>,:eth,til of tho Electors and a like;
proportion of the free holders of Schoo i
District No. i!7 of Kershaw County hav- i
itV: in writing petitioned or requested tho i
(Vunty Bi?.?ril ot F.ducation for Kershaw '
County that an Annual tax .of two (2.
mills on the dollar on real an/1 personal i
propei t y in said district he levied ami .
collected to supplement any special or!
Constitutional or other tax for Bchool .
put po.sc? I herein.
Now therefore ilio Board of Trustee*]
for s.iul syhool District No. 27, are hore
l>> ordered and required to hold an eleo J
lion ut ll;in?injr liock School I loose in j
said School District on Friday. Feb. 19th. ?
1!>04 to determine whether said levy shall ,
be made.
At Mid election Messrs. W. H Girt?
orv,.l Antes Williams and |? 8. Cautheu ,
who ??onipofe tho Hoard of Tiusteesol'
ssid jL) it.tr it t, wilt act as managers. The 1
polls will Ik? opene<l at 7 a. m ? and ,
closed at 4 p in., and the election shall
be as provided hy law for th* conduct ol ,
K?-tmi.il I'WtlfttMi.
By order ot the County Board of edu-j
cation for KomhaV County. .
H. C. Brnc*,
Heo Board. \
Camdett, S. C., F*b, 5; Wi
\ V. ^
Indianapolis, Indiana, Jan. 4, 1904.
Received of il u State Life Insurance Com
pany -Five Thousand
Dollars, in full t ?r all claims under tins pol
7 1
icy No. 111015 now terminated by the
death of the injured, Elias Miller Hoykin,
and paygnent to me , ...?
Newton (J. Boy kin, Admr.,
Kslnte Elias Miller Hoykin.
In presence of \
ThoH. J. Kirk land;
.J no. S. Trantham.
Indianapolis, Ind., JDec. 14th, 1903.
Received of the State Life Insurance Com
pany Five Thousand
Dollars, in full for all claims under this pol
-tucy No. ,110857 now terminated by Death
ofiuHui'ed. 1 Mary B. Zemp.
In presence of
Jan. R. DeLoocl.e,
W. W. Mills.
id. b.a.:m: cox;,
Gen. Agt. State Life Insurance Oompany,
Columbia, 8. O.
GENUINE PERUVIAN GU
ANO.
A Complete Natural Manure.
The Guano deposits art) situated in the rocky islands and
in gullies along the count of Peru. These places have been
for ages the abode of innumerable Rca birds, such ns pelicans,
penguins, etc. Here when? their living and breeding places,
{?is well as their cemeteries, bo that the guano was formed not
ionly of their excretions, but also of their bodies and the re
mains of the fish upon v hich the birds fed.
' We are the Sole Agents in the United States for the sale of
| Gnano Peruvian Guano, free from all adulteration chemical
(treatment, and we believe it t> be the be?t all 'round fertilizer
[known f 'y
| Reports have been persistently spread by sellers of various
{brands of Manufactured Fertilizers that the Peruvian Guano
! Deposits have long been exhausted; but we nro glad to say
i that, there is no foundation for such reports, as is evinced by
.the fact that we have imported during the last year over
j 10,000 tons of this material and expect to import during the
looming year at least double that quantity.
Peruvian Guano is a complete, well-balanced, Natural Ma
Inure, containing the principal elements of plant-food in the
|most suitable condition, and is completely blended and incor
porated thtyt it can never bfc equaled by any ordinary com
{ pounded Chemical Manure.
| All Genuine Peruuian Guano is packed in even weight 200
pound lied Burlap Bags with our name and analysis printed
thereon. V . '
The 6000 ton cargo which we have just received per steam
ship "Strat hmare" anal) set:?
4.00 per cent AMMONA
3 82 - ' AOTUALPOTASH
20.50 " " PHOSPHORIC ACID
. Our Price fortius material is $30 00 per. ton of 2.000 lbs.
"packed in red burlap bags delivered f. o. b. cars W~New
York or Charlton. L. ss than ton lots at the rate of $32.50,
iper ton. We will ship one bag of this Guano as atrial to any
| town east of the Mississippi River at $3.50 delivered. Special
! price on car load lots and over.
j 11. G. Garrison, of Ounuleu, is our agent for the sale of Gu
;an<> in Kershaw county.
!v ? " Edmund Mortimer 6c Co.,
I Sole Agent for the United States.
j Referring to above I beg to say I am taking orders for Jan
uary, February and Mrrch delivery. The supply is limited,
i those who expect to buy are ri quested to let mo have their
orders now.
H, <3*. Cavrison,
GROCERIES, ETC.
My stock of Fan ay and Ho ivy Grocetie^ lantation Sup |
plies, und General Morch uuliso is all tkat\coulA be desired, -
and when in need of anything in this lino wlVl be glad to servo!
you/
Very Respectfully,
He G, O AIIRIHON.
Lost
A liver and whiin point* r dnp.
Answers to tho name of * Fiiz."
A suitable reward will he given,
upon his return to Hobkiik Inn.
ZPlumbing /
a Jf. JfcawkinSf
Plumbing, G??, Steam Ami
^Ilot Wator Hottting. Also
Tinning, Etc.
All Work Qtiarunleedl II!
Phone im 5
(?
Lumbar Wanted
In large or ?mail qunintitics.
Come and ict us bay all jou cut.
Catndcn Lumber Mufg Co.
Oct. 16-tf.
S,V*rrAKV PUIHKING.
Plumbing la a idence. - 1 make a
?peoial ?tudy of all it* branches and
look altar your interest. Tak*e*re that,
your Master Plumber Is an efficient E&
ginoer apd understand* bis huvineae
thoroughly, that is where the secret of e :
food job lie*. See me personally abort.' i
your work, become my clkrat and you |
?hall bo the owner of a , first-claw sani*
tary system. You would be eurprieed
to aee the old work that I am tcarin#
out every day* beeaase U wsa doae poor
ly by Inevperieoaed men. 8ea me. Sea
me, ?ae is#.
Restart folly,
nm*w.
Announcement;
The New Era Manfg. Co.
M ?? . .. .... ? ?
{ Tfot Sncorporated, j; _
The above iiiiimmI Company having purchased the plan
ing mill of Mr. O. C\ Vaiighan are now in position to htrnisU
Siding, S heating, Boxing Boards, 1 urned Columns, Newels,
4 ' ' "
Balusters, Top or Bottom Kail, Mouldings, Plinth or Corner
Blocks, and anything for the outside trim of Houses. After
February 1st, they will be in a position to furnish any st)le^
of Inside trim aw well as Flooring or Ceiling, and will nfonu
<? :
facture Caskets and Cutlins. They have engaged the services
of Mr. O. P. Bossignol who is so well and favorably known
' r*- 'T r ) XV
to the contractors, to manage their ira.
v ? i j i. h? x
h ? 1 ? < ? ?? :
Referring to the above I beg my friends and those needing
any e bove to see nie bef e trading elsewhere. The
same onservative and courteous treatment as heretofore wiH
be extended. . Respectfully, Viv}"3:.'
C. SP. SPoss/yno/,
Camden, S. C., January Gth, 1901. **
An Undisputed Fact! ;
More Money In Hay Than
Cotton! I _x
Buy a Deering Ideal Mower and Steel Hake ? the great j
hay savers.
Buy a Thomas Grain Drill ami Fertilizer Distributor. J
/Grain drilla save seeds and protect plants from frost and \
r ? ? \ ?? - ? ? ; -7^7
We will need all the small grain we can raise this yar.
Corn will be high. The government reports for July poorest '
ever shown.
Vulcan Chilled Plows ? one and two horse.
Thomas Disc and Outawuy Harrows, Chattanooga Cane
Mills aud Evaporator Pahs.
\ \ \
J _ . " . . ^ - T * .
Pipe and Engine Fittings, . . ' ?
Special attention paid to our Hardware Department.
A ^choice line of (Groceries on hand at bottom prices.
Agent for the Woodruff Hay Press. *
A. D. KENNEDY.
E. S. NETTLES & SON.
We hereby announce to the
public that we have opened p
first- clays
MEAT MARKET
in the store formerly occu
pied by Mr. J. ?. Vaughan,
where we will bo glad to serve
you with anything in the line
of fresh meats.
We carry also a full line of
Staple and Fancy
GROCERIES,
and extend . to you u cordial
request to call on U9,. ?
EVERYTHING FRESH.
EVERYTHING FINE.
Bids Invited To Repair Or
Rebuild Three Bridges.
Notice hereby given - that bids are
invited for repairing or rebuilding three
(8) Bridges In Kershaw county, vis;
Granny's Quarter Bridge on Liberty Hill
Roftd, Dubv'a MUl Bridge, la West
Watoree snd Nu wane? Greek Bridge "on
Ridgeway and JLongtown Road. The
Commissioner* will he ai the various
place* on the dales named b low :
^ Granny's Qnarter Bridge (Liberty
Hill Road) Moaday, Ftrbuary 82nd, at
12 m.
% Doby's <31111 Bridgo (West Water*e)
Tuesday, February 23rd at lwn.
8a wanes Creek Bridge (Ridgmy
and Longtown Road) Wednesday, Fab*
tuarj X4th at 12 m.
Parties wtebing to bid 00 the above
; work must submit plans And tpedflca*
Hoes. The Board reaorrea the *lftht to
reiect any and a>) bWs.
By ordsf el Us Cony
co iwnfir*11"' \
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Of A Dispenser AnaUlerk
For Camden. A
Notice is heroby fiiven that an ?lec
tion for a Dlspecaor and Clerk for the
Camden Dispensary will be held on
Tuesday, Maxell 8th. 1-UC4 Applicant
for these poeitidna must fiV their apph
cst'ene with tho undersignM^?
By order of the Dispenaany ^Soard
H. Tfuesdell,
r. v Clerk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Of A iieor Dispenser . Tor .
Camden,
Notiuo is hereby given that sn cler.
tion for a Beer Diapenapr for Camden wiiV
beheld on Tuesday, March 8th. 100-4.
Applicant* for this poaition toast file th< it
applications with the undersigned*
By order of the Dispensary Board.
H. Trneidell, *
-jk Oierk.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Of A Dispenser For Bc
thune.
, X *v'?? ? ??? - ? '
NGtfoe 15 hereby given that an elec
tion for a Dispenser for Bethune trill b?
held on Tuesday, March 8th, 1904. Ap
plicants for this position most flls their
applications with undersighpd.
By order of the Dispensary Board.
Otor*.
Notice Of City Renlslration.
~ -Notice it hereby gWon that Uio boot*
of the Supervisor of U?K|ptrAtio* for' the
city of Cuntdcn wilt be oiwn M the
I Oouwty Auditor** oftiae for um retlstra
t Uon Of ?ll qualified Voter*,. frW Jwionry
8th. 1904, to and including lttttfc 27 th.
1904.
W. R McCrrifjil bw
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