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HIGH CRAPE
Salmon d Brothers,
Htap'.e And Fancy Grocers.
SANITARY _ MMBii
Plumbing ?h a science. I make a
?peoial study of all iU branches and
look alter your Interest. Take care that
your Master Plumbs hj an elKcient Kn
8ineer and understands bis butintes
lorou^hly, that is where the secret of a
goo4 job lies. Bee mo personal I v about
your worki become my client and you
sh?U be the owner of a first-class sani
tary system. . You would lie surprised
to see the old work tbat I am testing
out Avery day, because it was done poor
ly by inexperienced men. See me, See
me, See me.
Respectfully,
JOfIN ?. JENKINS.
lioture Frames.
. A nice Assortment of picture
( ntfuldings and framing. Out
fit just received at Hums <fc Barren's.
W* make frames to order on short
notice complete with glass, card
board, and fiber backs. Call aud
bring yoar pictures to frame witb
y*u.
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Fire at the Factory.
Fire yesterday morning destroyed
the waste house at the Catnrien
Cotton Mills. The fi;e "WjiS dis
covered by Mr. Turn Kussell who
happened to bo passing at the time
and who in his ell'oru to ex.
tinguishh it by the use of the fac
tory hose got quite a "ducking"
which at that hour was somewhat
chilly.
Clothing Lent.
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On last Saturday the 16th inst.,
two baskets of women's ready-made
clothing amounting in value to
about $12 was left on the froat
-part of Mr. Wittkowsky's store,
Mala atreet, Camden, S. C. Finder
will be rewarded tf the clothing is
returned to me or left at The
Chronicle office.
Lizzie Alexander,
Autioch, 8. C.
Snow and 81eet?
...A preea dispatch from Charlotte,
N C!*, iiftyfi that on Wed nasday last
a snowstorm prevailed in that city
to euoh) an extent that atreet oar
and railway 'service waa Impeded.
A passenger from Kershaw on the
?ante day brought the Information
that considerable sleet fell there
that morning. This, it. seems, la
breaking the record here for late
cold weather.
Heating of Cemetery and Memorial !
Associations.
The annual meeting of the Ceme
tery Association of Camden will be
' held in ibe Presbyterian Lecture
room on Monday afternoon, the
25th at five o'clock.
The ladiee of the Memorial As
sociation will also hold their an
* nual meeting at aame place on
same afternoon at six o'clock.
Members are urgently requested j
to be preeent at these meetings.
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Deaths
. A telegram reoeived in Camden
aunounoetK the death in Qaffaay
, last ftrlday of Mrs. M. H. Outlaw.
Mrs. < Outlaw was the mother of
Mrs. B.XA. -Clsnton, was 45 yeara
old and dftd very suddenly.
^ Harry, the Utile 2-year old eon of
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McCasklll, of
- oar city, died , on the afternoon of
the 14th inat. The burial was at
M tv Olivet on Friday. This is the
?eoond child that Mr. and Mre.
McCaekill bavo lost within a few
JCaacmio mtten,
Mertera Job ti MoSmyrl, K. O. Mo- j
Crelgbt, John A. Singletoo, W. L.
D?P?f& aod Dr. 8. C. Zemp were io
Colanabla Tuesday night where the j
decree of Knight Templar w?n con
ferred upon them. Pre. F. L. Zemp
end W. J. Dann, lliMen J. B. Wel
lecey end K. F. Snyder, And Maj. S.J
B- Iduti attended ae visitor#.
At tble meeting Kx-Qovenor D. H.
Chamberlain waa prreenl and took
U?a degree of Knight Templar with
the Ceradeu delegation.
At a meeting of the Rlelsg S.ar
Charier So. A B. A. M. U?t Wednes
day nlgbt the Royal Arch degree
WaeSoSmrtd BpOP Bi uibai ? Wnp?
9KK
^Cof^T
Barron, of CotuftMi,i*
Cenden west VJedr.ea
taeetiog ?f the Roy
Oocea/ S/)o/s.
Ml 8. C, J, Shannon," J r , wult-r. ;
taiued Diovi charmingly hi W?r;
bsautifol hfttno in Kirkwund ( lit* j
uV<>UDi{ Alatroua CI u U" t? ? I < 1 1 n ^ to J
tin* number of iter quests qaiut * j
I a r n u party of ilut "littbelor Maid*"
in honor of Iwr fritnd ami guest
Miss Rbctt of Charleston Il?T in
vitation* wrre fur Thursday aflfr
oogn from 4:30 to 0:30 ami the
combination < t "\ouih ami b*nnt\"
wan a HUllioit'iil fjuHrxiikMi of its
Joymcnt. Progressive Kuchrc, six
haudod, \*t?b itiu popular tfHine
which wan iuosI ( uthusiaslically en
joyed i>y all. '1 lie grscious ynunjf
hostes* was assinUMl by her tuattfie,
Misses Lt ila and Chajloite Shan
doq, and the afternoou was one ? f
the most delightful of the season'*
social functions.
Mrs. \V. L. DePiiss gave a iu ?*t
delightful luncheon on Saturday at
noort to a number of her young
married friends complimentary to
Mrs Harvy Withwrspoon who left
OQ Motrtlay to visit her mother in
Cheater before moving to ber ne?v
home in Yorkville where ber butt
hand will continue bid lnw practice.
It is with great regret that the C * m
den people give up Mr. and Mr#.
Witberspoon as they have made
many warm friends and admirers
during the past } ear spent in our
midst.
Quite a. number of dinner par
ties havo been given during the
past week at the "Court Inn" by
the agreeable gtivala of that most
popular hotel to their friends In Cam.
den before the close of the season
puts a stop to these delightful in
tercourses between the tourists and
their local friends. The Mensem.
Ticknor know so well how to
tempt the appetite with all that is
delicious and dainty that their din
ners aro always complete and great
ly enjoyed. Their ftue baud of
music which discgtfcrses sweet music
adds greatly to all entertainments,
and the informal dances at night
are quite an attractive feature
Although large number of tourists
are leaving every day, othors are
stopping here en route from Florida.
So Camden is still hustling and by
no means destitute yet.
Pasturage.
We are now prepared to pasture
your horses and cattle at "Belmont."
Our Mr. DeLoaclie will give the in
his personal supervision. For fur
ther information call at Zemp A
DePa8s Drug Store.
DePass DwLoacbe.
Marriage ofMr. Redmond
Mr. Phillip J. Redmond, the
popular assistant at the Camden
Drug Company's store, and JMiss
Louise Wright, of Boston, Mass.,
were married last Tuesday night.
Thejmarriage took place at the hotel
Jerolie, Columbia.
. Bight* Qf the Mail.
The Rural Free Delivery News
has the following: AH United
States mail carriers have the right
of way to public highways, wben on
duty. They oannot be driven into
1% 11 it j i it I na
tiiiutlVw UJ MtJilTtf j MiniiiiU w Dgt/nv
without violation of the United
States mail law, and if a collision
is made by so doing and the maij
delated it will not be long there
after until ? deputy United States
marshal will be looking for certain
parlies who will answer to roll call
at a United States court. This
law applies not only when meeting
a vehicle, but to those in front as
well, when the (Qftil wakes an effort
to pass*
Much Needed Improvements Sug
gested By Major Garrison.
Id his inaugural re do arks, among
other things, Mayor Cfrrieon aald :
*'1 beg to oall attention to tbe
Immediate regulation of tlae an
sanitary oeaepool and the taking of
?nob eteps aa may be foond neoes
aary to give aooraplete spring olean
tog of the entire olty. -
A Qre alarm ?yetem It another
very pressing need in tbe further
equipment of Camden's efficient
fire department.
I heartily favor 'the annexation
of Kirfcwood and hope to ?ee that
desirable atep speedily taken, -
. I am an ardent ?'clty beautiful"
disciple and hope to see an organi
sation similar to many being or
ganijted over the .country aa anxill
ariea to municipal bodies.
i would be glad to promise tbe
citiaens of Osmden that tbe olose
of our adminietratlon would not
find an open ditch within tbe cor
porate limits."
All of the Above are . exactly;
along the right line And show* that
Mayor Carriion lathe right man
in the riskt plaoe. We mre aore I
that he will nave tbe hearty aup
port of eyery well wlaher of Camden
in tbeae mnob needed improvement*.
It In the aineere ditirg ftf Thn
Chronicle to aee every one of them
fully carried out to the letter.
The following oommitteee have
been appointed :
Weye and Meane? P. T. Vlllc
plgne, chairman ; J, ,W. Dnnn.
Fire Department-? J. A; Single*
ton, oh airman ; 8. B. Latham. '
Street? S. B. Lath amrchairman *
P. T. V|Hepign*.
Pellee ?Dr. W. JUat, chair
man ; J. A. Stng^etMr
tle?Itb? Ponactl, mayof , cbait.
mas. ? r rf - - ? ? - -~v
Committee on Cleric and Trean
arar'e Book* ? P. T. ViHsj4gn?*
?**? A. tUgtaoft^
l'K&BONAL.
Mr. K. J I*>W 6 fr JH3I1 1 Mnjtdny in
j Columbia.
I >5 i?? Meta Boy kin whs in the city
Mr. F. V. Vauulwm U-ft ? liitt wfAk to
accept h puiit'iii) in Atlanta.
Mr. Kl(n<>re Brown, of West Wa
I tf rect was in Camden laat.Tueaday
: Messora G. ii hint in an<i 1 4. A
| Wit'kowaky wore in Sumter Wodntuj
' dky.
Mrs. A J Btf&ttie it veiling fri'-nda
in Itock Hill, Charlotte and Fort
Mills.
Mr* Jool Iloogli l? ft Innt Satnr
?lav f'?r i\ viait to friends at IK-Mii
Springs.
Mr?. Leo Srhenolc and little fin.
Kv.tn tt loft, last Fiiday for a v i i ?. lo
t'rienda at Georgetown.
Mra. N (1 Gnnaalfs, of ColnmWn,
visited Mr. .J L Gottya' family in
Weal Watero* Inft week
I)r. \V. K. Clyburn'a offieo is now j
at Dr. 0. P DuBoao's drug store.
111b 'phono N<?. is 111
Mra Mary K. Jenkins, of Green,
wood, S ()., is here oil a visit to her
grandson, Mr. J. F. Jenkins.
Miss Mamie Clytyurn, of Lancaster,
and Mine Ada Ciybaro, of Kershaw,
are visiting frlenda in Camden.
Mr Sherard Kennedy of the Atlan
U National Hank, brother of Prof. H
M. Kennedy, iy on a visit to relatives
here. }
We reclaved a pleasant call ye*ter
(Uy tfon> Mr. VV. G MoNelly. travol
ing representative of tho , Atlanta
Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. P .J. Redmond le.ft
last nij-'ht for Mr. Ren^nond's former
homti in Noith Carolina where they
will in future roeide.
Dr. A A. Moore has been in at.
tendtince upon tho State Board of
Health which baa been iu sesbion
this week in Darlington.
Mra O'Farrcll and children who
have bceo on a visit to Mra. VV. A
Anerun returned fri thior home in
Athene, Go., on last Saturday.
We note with pleasure ('apt. W. A.
Anci urn's Improvement after several
weeks of indisposition. and trust that
he will soon be iquite himself again;
Mr. W. It. Barron who baa been
teaching the "Team's" school in*
WoBt Wateree will leave in a few
days for Alabama. His many friend ?
regret to see him go.
At the/ la?t meeting of the local
chapter of Knights of Pythias Messrs.
M. H. Heyman and W. G. Wilson
were elccted delegates to the grand
lodge which meets in Groenville on
the\7th of May.
Mr. O. O. Mortre's House Burned. ?>
This morning between 2 and 3
o'clock the residence of Mr, C. C.
Moore on upper Lyttleton street whs
completely destroyed by fire. The
house was,- vacated only last week
by Miss King of New York, who
spent tbo wlutefr here, and Mr.
M oove had juat moved his furni
ture, books, etc, there yestorday
preparatory to occupying il hira
?r Jf. Mr. Moore and Mr. Newton
Bojkin were the only ones in Uip
house at the time and they Rarely
escaped with their lives, for
Innately Mrs, Moore and Utile sou
were visiting friends in the country.
The origin of tbo fire is unknown,
but it is supposed to have been
caused by the electric wires.
Never was our need for a fire
alarm system more forcibly thnmm*
atrated than at the fire this morn
ing. The cowpetQ? responded
beautifully, the water pressure was
all that could bo desired, but'i the
house was'' half burned dowfc be.
fore the alarm reaobed the reel
ty|Oute.
Marriage of Mr. Jordan Carriaon.
From the sooiety column of the
Columbus, (Gb.,) Ledger we clip the
following ocoouut of the marriage
of Mr. Jordan Caprison :
of lite most trpiojifaj Lone wed.
dings qt the aesson and one in which
widespread sociul interest oentered,
took place at the residence of the Misses
Griffin on upper Third avenue at 4
o'clock thi? afternoon when Miss Zillah
Whittle Enamel apd Mr, Paniel Jordan
Garrison were happily united in the ho*
ly bonds of wedlock.
The pretty home was beantifally dec
orated for the occasion, presenting a
charming appparanc*.
Dr. John L. Scully, rector of Trinity
Episcopal church, performed the im
pressive ceremony.
The bride waa attended by her aister,
Misji Sarah Bmmel, aa her m*W of hon
or. and the groom'" beat man waa bis
Cousin. Mr. K*lph Ifeablt, of Warerl/
Mills. B.C.
The weddlnti gown wa? white chitfon
over satin, finished with point lace and a
tulle veil, end the bride carried Easter
llllles. The maid of honor wae prettily
attired fn white china silk with lace, and
her houoaet was of white roffft.
After the weddigg oesemony the happy
young couple were tendered an inform*
al reception, and later this afternoon |fr.
and Mrs. Uarrlson "will leave oyer the
Southern on aa extended bridal journey.
Among the out-of-town gueete were
Mr. James M. Whittle, o? Macon, undo
of-4.be bride; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Q.
CarfiKon, of Camden, 8. 0.t the groom'a
parent*: Mr, and Mr*, fjeigh, of Knleigh.
h*. C. } and Mr*. J. V. Dunlap,of Atlanta.
i The bride i? one of tho city's moet
charming and attractive young .ladies,
' having been a leading eoeiety belle slpce
| her debut. She ie exceedingly popular
, la all circles, her frlende being nnmber
, ed by her acquaintance*. It will be re
membered that to this ch*rmjog young
woman the My# of the city w4r* turned
over to daring the I* at carnival in Co
lumbus, the coronation oeremoalee hav
ing been one off her special features oi
the brilliant occasion. Her Queenly
trace and ariatooratic bearing, added to
er charming personality, have combin
ed to make her unusually popnfkr and
loved bv a hoet of fries da fa thtMnd si
' i~t - t, ?*?-- * - ^ A 1
L illW| WB^T O luo tt Wlwii^^pTOWll,
| Mr. Garrison le well known ea4 quite
I popular in both buaWwsa and social cir
1 cJee.and br-t?~ttte rec1pleut of - assy
1 hearty congratulatlAna on Wfew we*
OM trfthecttv** most %ttraedye young
I '"lite wedding gills were both anmerone
and rlvjraut, miay beeatifat and eoeUr
SmMiSr from oot-of
I'aiitdeu- ('tut Untied.
The Commercial Suvtnya Bn*k And
Trtwt An M Sprinyx ?$?
Shannon
BY X 8FEC! A ^ INIr fcTKIAI. ColUUJH'OK
i ? >. k r
Tim Couuwei > ial Shviugn Hunk
( aiiii Trust u< ir. |>t?? v ) whh opened
ut? iIim 23ni i ( Ki iituary Witt
$'2.">,000 iHpilnl paid 11 1> iiovn
1I1.1 ?l? poniis h re ov i $82,000.
Kil* km) S V ux i !.?? Pickidcm,
is tuinny* r . { itn- Siitiiln.rn
Coll "M S? vi| Oil j I a < h ii'l v ??8 willi
th?* RI i n?*m j?iiu M? < i-liMti f itituU i'
CllMlU'HlOO for II \i irs I ) ;i \ it) K
Wlllinmu, Jr., V w;e nt in rn
Ha^i'il ill lliBlil ?;<?<? ll ill I II V?*t tlJ'-n ?
upetnli '???, mi. il i|i?* (.'nr-liUi, Joht
T. Mtti k v * h* -kUi nr.l o>.atii< r ??l
tlu' ll ?nk of I.'i .oHs't r l"i MCM ril
yenra. Tbe (?'??; tv? rr^t Hunk wl I
occupy ono i f < ii
trig* in a U?r of
irnted I \y lb? |>l n;?&.
?Springs A Shannon, Hankers,
Merchants and Cotton Hoycra d<.
noi only ? |,|f, *o, ,|esnl? i)Ul nn vx,
oeptlonally extensive retail trade
and it takes lm Active and ex
perienced uier meeting demand at
the tloieft of the cuinpiny.
Their main building two atotiet
on ih?> main thoroughfare measure,.
100X35 aud a two story L 30X00
feet all brick. The Bond, d (Jut ton
Warehouse at N. W. R. R. lrnck
will In: extended to hold 3000 bale*
and theie are two other wurehousefe
for multifarious go? ds an the\
carry everything in the murrain il,.
calendar pertaining to furnishing
a household and ??ppl\ft|g the
needful In euhstantiNls. V
Meters Spring* & Shannon handle
from 8.000 to 10 000 hales , f cotto?
annually. They btfng in rt ,ir aa(i
eed in car load lots, also meats,
and frequently have half a dozen
loaded oa?s coming at a time with
?,G#? ColFee, haklDg powder and
hardware and furniture in fact If
you don't know all you want tot
the plantation go there and you'll
?ee it. They know what the p.'anter
needs and they have probably the
>est plantation in Kernhaw county
notably 1,000 aorea in one field, and
they raise rioe a* well as cotton aud
corn and stock.
Speaking of business firms as
traveling men will on the train and
elsewhere, a new man ou this dL
vi?i?n asked "How about Springs
^ShannonP' "They are as solid
a? the Rock of Gibraltar" was the
reply.
Leroy Springs is President of
two banks, President of six Cotton
Mills and President of a Railroad
and head of another wholesale house
at Lancaster,
C. J. Shannon, Jr., managing
partner at Catnden was born in
Gam den as goneratioue of Shan
nons l,eforo him. He graduated at
the Utgh School and entored mer
cantile life as clerk ro?e to head of
department then ohlef acoountabt
and iq a year therefrom was made
partuer and has built the trade and
keeps increasing it.
Mr. Shannon i? a man of quick
perception and prompt action, but be
does not Jump at conclusions get
t?ng on tho wrong side of the track
-S^^.^ebu8ines? meu even in
Camden" Ho. He~ 5TT0? ] piimVm
thorough admlnlsti atiye ability and
there is no business house more
, Lm0Di?Uft,V conduoied than that
of Springs <fe Shannon, Camden, S.
V*/
l)evo^C -J[*"odb ;"*~wta7e longer:
The two banks . at Kornhaw have
oonsolidated. .
The dispensers throughout the
State have resumed the use of the re
quest blanks
The County Board of Equllieaiion
has been in session in Camden this
week.
On account of the very rainy and
dtsagreeble weather there >vfl8 no
wrrlce, io the B.ptl.t ohnroli Utt
Sunday night.
Ground ^ has been broken and
material ie beiag pUoed for >4he
erection of the new bank buihifiig on
offlceftCaiH 1<>k ^a8t D?rth ^ the Post
The News and Courier^ the oldest
da.ly newspaper in tba union south
or pallimpre celebrated last Wednos
?n\ httn,|fCtHb y*ar of it.
cstoblU^rncnt.
DR. W. R. CLYBURN,
oh* flwp^aon,
CAMDJBN, S. C
0m*Off\ce %t Dr. 0. P. DnBoae'i Drag
Store. 'Phone No. 111.
??'"Jane Hopkins" branded
<>u a Youth and Boytt' suit is a
uiiar&ntoo ofnuperior woik
maiiHbi|> and material.
Or David Mark'n Sons on a
manV suit will surely give en
tire 8 itisfuetion.
Conic and eco what thoy
look like; yon will bo ^lcaeod.
W. H. Z?MP,
jThe Shoe, Hat & Cloth
; ? ing Man.
J- J*l. 33onsont
CONTRACTOR k BUILDER,
CA.MDEN , fc. C.
Plans ami speciflc.ntionu fnrnUbed,
Plttte-t<la#M fcfore frouta ti HpeelH'lty.
Work ?up(>rint<?nded.
Jyi. iJ if.
Election Notice. .
In accordance with n resolution of the
Board of County CommispioneiH for Knr
?h?w County ordering an election in
pursuance of an net of the General As
sembly entitled ? ' An ad to provide for
tho erection and equipment of a new
court bouse for Kershaw County at
Camden, and to authorize tho issuo of
bonds for such purpose "
Notice ia hereby ? ?i?^?^4h?t~?Tr?Ieo
tion will be held at the gen oral election
precincts o? Kershaw County on Tues
day, May 24th, A. D., 1904, between the
hourn of 8 a. m.' and 4 p. in., upon the
question of the erection nnd equipment
of a new Court House and the issuo of
bonds not exceeding twenty-flve thousand
dollars for such porpotte. Only qualified'
registered electors entitled to 'We.
The natues of managers of election
will be published hereafter/
J. M/Sowdll,
Cotwsty Hnprrrisor and
Chairman B'd Co, Comrah.
April 6th, 1904.
E. S. NETTLES & SOW?
We hereby announoe to the
public that we have opened e
flrst-claes
MEAT MARKET
in tho store formerly occu
pied by Mr. J. E. Vaughmi,
whero we will bo glad to serve
you with anything In tho lino
of freBh meats. ,
We curry also a full line ot
Staple and Fancy
GROCERIES,
land OXtend to you a cordial
request to call on us
EVERYTHING FRESH.
EVERYTHING FINE.
S.H. HARDWICK,
WE RON m
BEST VBTI
MJU TRAMS
ARO HAVE THE
best mm
cot saner j
?IN ENDLESS V
AND WE CORDIALLY INYfTE
INSPECT OUR LINE.
Beginning with Calico, which in probably the lowest ill
the scale of washable fabrics, of which we have an ^ttrao
tive assortment, we ri*<o step by step until wo reach the pin- v
naclc of perfection in our collection of seasonable goods, and
are therefore equipped for the battte for trade; and venture
the assertion that we are in a position to meet the demands
of th^' trade, and to ptease even the most fastidious.
t
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Our line of White Goods wa0iovor more complete, and is ?
a matter of fact that they are "the things desired evi
denced by the frequent purchases^ made from this particular
line. "They are things of beauty And a joy forever?' Though
Cottorf Goods have advanced very materi 1 y in price* W* j
were fortunate in "getting in on the old score" to a:$*
lent, and can furnish the \ moat up-to-date sty]
leasonable prices. ; ; .
Our .Ginghams, Cham brays, Colored Madr&s^-<
printed, Percales, Galateas and Cheviots matt be
appreciated, as they cannot be satisfactorily de*<
We have just received beautiful assortmeniof
ready-to-wear hats, which we are 'selling at prices thai will
captivate. Be sure to see them before buying. Have ym
seen our genuine Panama Hats, for both ladies and gMM&K
men, which we are selling at only 75c t
BH
Trusting that you will favor us with your pf ?
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soon, we are yours
Respectfully And Truly,
TheFamousGilt
P. T. Vilicpigne, Prop'k