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Phone 2, TUB PURE POOD STORE - HEAI >QUARTERS FOR Good Things To Eat ? And the Purest and Best things To Drink. FINE TEAS GUNPOWDER, YOUNG 1 1YSON, ENGLISH BREAKFAST, OOLONG. CEYLON AND INDIA. BLENDED IT'.AS loi Icing, in 'bulk, 50c, 60c unci 80c per lb. in PuclcAgttS Wc . Have TFTLF-Y'S, L.II'TON'S. NEW I ON'S, LEGGE I S, PERRi WAt LA, SUNBEAM, Etc White House Coffee Just Received. BRUCE & LANG. Joeal ~Jfpr? A Card From Mr. Elliott, Mr. Killlor : ? I bin in lo notify : th? voters <?f Hu'Fnlo Township that I will not raake the race fni 1 Magistrate. VV. K. Klliott. CI?meou Uadote To Bo UcuiHtateJ ^ t At a recont meeting of the Hoard1 of TruHtoes of Clomson College jt| was dtfcidvd that. ab<jut om: hundrtd of the recently expelled cadet* ' should be reinstate*). i Will Not Sorve Circam Thit* Evfmng:. ? K w.'tfl announced lint wuek thn? the Indit-H of tli". Presbyterian ? Church would ?prv-! I-t CriMim or. th<? lawn ?t (be SkUing Rink thi? (Kiidav) evening, but on account of the meetings al the llapUnt Churoh, tMc ladies have pofdpouetl the nerv ing until Tuesday night, June l?i. K v?ry body ebouhJ coiuu out and help the ludiea. Damaging The Hbtde Trees ("Join plaint in bOir./* made ?? 1 tin* wot minj; wanton d?fitr uction of norm; of our most b?'? u li f ul shade tr^i ". b.v the Water, Lif'b1. & I ?? Con-pn- ; fiv, in placing the eloetrie wire-*. i tb it. t voveiv baud* ' niiuie treco'tfi fron'- of 'bo W ki ns residence in Kirk wood, hn\e i>e<:n, horribly inulilatod. Camden prides t herself in Iter lovely shade trees ant! ; they should not be uuucceaoariiy j da uiagcd. Will Probably Clone Sunday. The scrips of meetings now being j held at the Baptist Church by Rev-} W. L. Walker, of Atlanta, will | probably close Sunday night. The Bf r vices are being largely ottondod J and none who go there come away without being benefitted. Mr. 1 Wakei's sermon lost night upon the I Hcoond coming of Christ was a most 1 interesting one and new light | to many upon thin nil important sutijftct. Mr. Walker has done n j world of good in Camden and the players of hundreds of our people i wid follow him wherever he may go j Oocd Work by the Supervisor. It wng our pleasurw on Tuesday nfiernoon to take a drive down the | Chai lesion road, and fornix niil?>H j (hh far as wo went) the condition! of the highway will compare favora b'y with the condition of I ho ulree t* ? of Camden. Thcr.hain gangis-now a', wotk on the Black river road rear tho residence of Mr. D. IV C. Muiohieon. Mr. Wc?t thinks that when oil the roads of the county are brought up to the standard he wiKht?a to see then: il will be a com paratively easy matter to keep them up. Liberty Hill." Jtyr. Kdit'or; ? The Liberty Ht!i Wuliooi taught by ftjisnee Pauline I- WbiUoy and Rosa R. Mcintosh closed a very successful session op May 20. Prof. L. T. linker, h n ?ted educator and a member of the faculty of the South Caroliim University, niodo an interesting and in^truotivo * address at 11 n. m. hi ginning at a p. m,, the foiiowiug program was carried out, Progi am.. I> net ? -In Tho Starlight. Sadie Richards and Callie Jonee Play ? Mother Goose. Recitatiou ? Aunt Melissy on Boys Viola Clements. Essay on a floy ? C-urry (Jynning nam. pUjlogue ? pad Says H>"> Anyhow, Music, Recitation? Bachelor's Sale. Su wie Cunningham, Ma?k Drill. Recitation?The Dead Pussy Cat. Frank Richards. Tableau? Flower Girla. K ?citation? Bill Uoiilh. Netti< Clements. Play ? Cms of Suspension Music. * v ?* ttl?r Dilll. lt \ * "Bwtfo." We l\iy Yi>u to Save. Ask Anyone? wlin !;as 1 j ml h flavin^H account if ?' tiuitf 1 ho accumula tion of the small amount# were no l (icfdetl lindiy, or if the oaf li>tr were not thy cailSO of ft ? t >* 1 1 'M h'laineis. St art .an account oven wiili ii <l<>Uat, adding Hinall ? nrcnrt tti often A3 poUftllde ? ii i vi' money in the bank - (mill w lii I c you .til Vf . Tnvfsli /ate. the advantages of our Sit v n.'/s Department. \ HE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Camden, S. C. \OTll, ? Wishing' on, I). ^ , June 1908 I ii.tliiv appoint Mr. Mail tics Haruch ri; y i cj iw,l lawful Aeeui. :;:id to repiii- ! ><mu nu (Jur'ns; ilv ahs'r.cp from thtf i is late of South Carolina. M. IUUM. j A Record to Be Proud Of. Sid Sjiiib, for tbo four yearB he lias been playing professional base ball, has pluyed in 477 games. His batting average for tho four years is 2H8 htkI fielding average 970? a record any hall player should be proud of. ? State, 1 1 Lb. MKKTING OF J>. A. H. Cauiden, S. C., June 4. 1908. Tbo last meeting of tbo D. A, H, ? until worlc is resumed on the first Thursday in September ? was lieid at the residence of Mrs. C.J. Shan non, .Jr. In a delightfully t o for m - nl mauner dainty refreshments were sorved in Colohful fltyle. The Ro guni lies sftvpr.il times entertained tin* chapter during the past year, and it i.s principally through her gracious hospitality, untiring iutfcr t n t , ready assistant?'* and kind en couragement-, that the remarkable success of tbo Chapter is due. After L !j o usual business was 1 1 ransartcd, the UrRcnt addressed ihe m<etin^ with reference lo the I purcha^tj '?f li;'.* old Court House ! hut I din? and lot. i She Hitin^ly pointed o tj t the ne cfsaity of permanently staying the 1 hand of rjthlcaa modern Idea?, to tijp end that, at leant one old pub jiv l.jnJninrk reniain in its original iiiy, ami perve as a nilent wilnesn, and monument. to those who help el to make Historic Cauulen, and V.O Ul IIM* ??i < ate the architectural ideas of the men of tiiat d*j ? in which chivalry ami valor reigned jmi pre me. jt will be of interest to note that a Committee of five ladles was ap pointed to take charge of the clean ling up and repairing of this build i inir, ami we hope in the near future I u> have it ready fur use. t j The Vice President of tho ({. D. jr. being present the- liegen t inform I ,mI her that as aor>o as t|ie rnPOlf i Aero i eu>l on,< would hp oj^rCtl M X j relic room ',<j vllfll ^'^au'izatloo, as it j wo tild Hirtke is. much more altrac ! nve to have the Historical ^ocieVy l(?.nd the United Daughters of tho ! i 'oDfedcrecy co-operate with us in ?keeping up the interest in thiu Old ! building Afui aiij^urbm?3ut in May,- tho I liegeut requested the Secretary to 'epitomize the proceedings and 1 vvoi kings of the Chapter, in all of jils biancbuo, for tho past j/ear ? fot jihe edit! at ion of the new members land those who have not been rogu? )'lar attendants. This paper read at this inecllng. The members of this booiety will be notified through the pap?r wh?re the next ?M.bi held? ?. N. 0? ?tor?l Mfi * ' ? ? PKKbONAL Mi?*? Kujiiy Cartoon lufl t bit* wvil ' (or h trip ?br?md. Mrs C J hlmnnan, Jr. and baby , Mm) Master* italph Shannon Hid ( ?h*l>uou I tea lb haye gone toFawky* j. I ftlund (.'?pt A. M HraiUford and M??aer? ' W K Walking, S M lohusou and J 1 W Porter. of our (owu look in th? re ' uuioq in Hirminghaiu thiu week. Mm F F. Ma(hi? und children, Mihh O'ulni) aud M iihlnr !* \V addy, ol , (jroetivlllc, urn in Camd<n, touch to , Uih delight of their many frieud* bcru He v. Jahtr. Ktiris, of Kur?haw. oame down on Tueaday to attend the iDoetiPK now in pro^fta at (he Hap li?t tJhureh. )io returned on Wed nesday. II ? vi?it nun nil too short Hon V 1) ltiit lor, of OalTnoy, wn? in Catmint) laatFridav. Mr Hntler it* quite iv plfuiHim.! gouMetoan and made a nunihwr of frienda ?v hi lo hero. Mr liutler will he a candidate for Con Krone from thin Dktriot and hie an nouncement will appear in dm* time Maj S II Attain*. Dr J W Cot bolt, Measie W K Hou^h, \V F Malone, Hun Fearoe. K F Snyder, (J K Hoyn ton, Lorov Davidson, N K Ooodale W L DePase, 0 ?) Shannon, Jr, H It Mc.Creight, and F It Alniaudur ure in Anh?vllle. N C attending the meeting ol the ShrinorR Mr aud Mrs Arthur Gorald. of Au l?ii9ta, On., are visiting Mr Gerald's parents, Mr and Mrs \V C Gerald of our town. Their many friend* bote ure glad to Bee thaw u^uin and to know ttiat Mr Gerald in nncceediog nicely in that huatling city. Mr Gerald in a member of the firm of VonKinp, Vaughan & Oe'aUl eon* dueling qnite an' extensive dry goods businesa. Three Bald Headed Judge*}, The following lines were compos ed by a young lady of Camden, who sitting in the gallery of ? 1 1 o Opera House during the graded school ex ercises, I ?> Ht Thursday night, could see only the heads of the judges in the con test for the do batei's medal. Three bald heads nat in a row, Were they wise heads? Well I guess H'?, Judges they hnd conic to he What they decide wo noon shall nee Who urc the so men with ""heads so bald? Two of them short, one of them tall. One is ?i druggist and Mayor o ! the City, A very bright man and often quite witty. Thu "tlier h merchant of great ro nown, A man more charming couldn't be found. President of the finest bank in towu The tlr'd :s a preacher of world-wide fame, Just wait a minute I'll tell you his name. His sermons are marvels, he sure is r talker, He hails from Atlanta, his name is Bill Walker. But what is the cause of all these bald heads? It always is so a8 soon as man weds But the Preacher, you say, no wife has he, Well, his comes trom early pletv. Sketch of W. Hampton ?obb, Can * didate lor Solicitor In another column of Vue CUiou iclo appears t.ho announcement of W Hampton Cobb. as >\ candidate tor Solicitor of this Circuit. The name of Mr. Cobb is I'ami'iur to a great many Kershaw pecpl?, n?j Uu wiip former 1 j' a correspondent to loo Camden papers from "West Wateree. and a brief inoulion of his life will not. be n mins. Wado Hampton Cobb wae hum thiily-ono yoars ayo nt Meaaevs Mill, which pear iho County line and a bunt half way between Camden am* Columbia. ile attended the best Rch'jolu then available in liifj commu nity, an<\ for a whilo the famous Richland and Keraha* county Joint School? KDglish KnqVp or wlmdy Grove ? NU. " Howell Morreil was itt* principal lie afterwardH at tended a private school in Columbia 'aught by tliar veteran teacher, Vuf James S. Heyward, ap,d Vl;Ou look the special \e$f.hei3' uoureo at the SoaUi Oarolina College. This com plo'cd his literary education. He was then elected principal of tho Mount Pleasant school, which one of the bet't and bi^ey^ sclioole in the centra) portion of RichlandJ ' und cerved' that school for eo*' ' locutive yoara, dfoli(\i?jj r? eJ*''uon During hi9 Pmf!,.-- a te;oher be (ftvds * .yV active part in the 'tieilk* aud moral development of his community and aided very ma tonally Jn tho organisation of de bating societies and; Sunday School convention? <n the eastern part, of Richland and western part of Kor thaw. Hcing desirons of entering tho U:gal profession, Mr. Cobb read the books prescribed by tho State Su preme Court while teaching, and aN tor passing a very creditable exajni? nation before that tribnnal was ad? milted to the bar in 1899, and af i terwards moved tp Columbia and )>egnn the praotioo of law. la 1902 l?? became a candidate for Jodgo of Probate, and after a warm campaign was elected by a hand i some majority; hia aervicee there protlng satisfactory ta? was re-elect Uln 1WI WlllMBt tffdiUi*** . * New A6v?rll?(rtti<?iitt* Wu iliNCl )t>ui illvnUun 'si> tlu' ful lowing opw ariyrrttermeuU wtilcb appear in i'h? Chronicle lo*tiay : Hint Nalloual Hank , W \V IJuikatme ? AuQoun<-?menl J Ctcmeoo Agricultural College j Southern l<v . ? Summer K?Ue ] M lieu m ? Notice of Aypoiuimt ul 1 of Agent M G lluckalMtf ? Announcement W K KllloU ? Auu?>uucem*nt 01 em ton Agricuturai Collage Iximln- ' aituu . Tho examination (or ih? award of HehoUrahii* in Clomtou Agricultural (5??IU?pj will lit' held ui the t.'ouulv i'nurt li oust* on Krl'Uv' .luly 3rd. ui 9 a, m. Applicants niUHt Hit out projMM lorniB, to l>? u< cured (ruin tb# County Superinten dent of Kmicutiyn, before t li^y *?ill !??? al lowed 16 atuod (lie examination*. For '1??( Hilo'l information u? the Supt. of ftlucntion or to the rr*s?Mi"ii if Chun ?on (.olle^t) A |>|>l .Cmii t h for ttdnibiCioii to 'be colleyi', wJ?o ure not seeking for tin- Ni-htdartbip*, will also frUnd entrunce examination* at (In1 court |iou?e July ;lr<l The Seliobir#ldp? .?ro worlh $100 and fr?<o lb It Ion ? ' The next' scstion of the college opens |>t 'J, tltlis For catalogue and information ai?plv to I' H. MKLL. President. Statement of The Hank ot .Camden, Lnuutvd Hi <SaHvo<m, 6. At the eloaa of business .J unti 4, 1908 RESOURCES. Loaus and Discounts, ?322,817-39 Dtman J Louns % 900 95 Bonds und stocks owned by the hank 91,000 00 Banking House 111,215 45 j Furniture and Fixtures 1,55(5 75 Duo from Hunk* und Hankers, 2:1,9112 19 Currency, 3,9110 00 Gold, ' 15 00 Silver, Niekele and Pen nios, l/s,?.l '. 7 j Checks and Caah Items, 0,705 05 i Exchanged .tar Cotton - 1,4.92021 Total, $408,658 07 j LIABILITIES. Capital^etork paid in *25, 000. 00 j Surplus Fund 25,000 00 j CJndivi led Profits, lesa i 7 I on ireiit ex p. nod 1 laves paid, 101,917 29 j Due I'npaid Divid'hdn !1,00>1 00 ! Individual Deposits Mtih jocS to cheek 175,907 01 | Savings Deposits 87,079 77 | Hills Buyable, 50,000.00 Total, 4(408,658 07 State of South Carolina, ) ( County of Kershaw. \ Before me came C H. Vales,'"! j Canhier of the tilmvo. n amed hank,) who bein^ duly sworn, says that the . above and foregoing statement ip i a truo condition of said B?u>k, ?ih j shown by the hooks of oaid hark. 1 C. H. Y ATES, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 8th day of June, 1908. J. B. Wallace, Notary Piiblie, S. C. Correct Attest ; H. O. Carruon A. D. Kennedy. ^ Direotura. VV. M. Shannon. Aii Ordinance : ? ? . J I To Kegulnio Tbu riai iiig of; ! Gnibugt* in the City of Cum-! den, S. O. \ H?? it or?Umf?l, by ? lie City Coiiiti'il of thi CMy ??f * K C.. from urid *? f - w?? tin- of OiiH ()r<lin<4 (?<'?' : I. "1*1 m t It ?linit h?? unlawful t >r any jwrios at |>i r*?>ii to j lny, or tlrpo?U. Of to rmifr t?i hf placi'rt nr ll??pOfcU*iJ, on any ?t t li** purkm. Mffi'td or ii4<'*rtlki? of the | C'tly uf Cauuh-n, any d.npl aniuiul oi fowl ' 01 Htty il"<,?yin? animal or ?ey?tithif mat \ l?T or ail) tilth or MW<'*piu?? of rvKiilen Ivm, Kturm, olti<vt or other l>iiil<hng> or | nny whk|* pajw, ?traw, hay, broken | Ia? k, |>ivt? of (in or niMtnl ?f nuv ? |n<l wliut?ndr. which in the opinion of the Mayor nr City t'onin-il may in* a mil-' Hain't*, or whirh m?y pn dan per podfstri ?iii? ji iho#n *rlio travel tii whicIoM I 'J. *1*1 nit nil iniKh. tilt 1 1 ? tfwrhrtjii' or ?h!i cr mailer iin'iiliniU'ii in the prpeeetliiii; j nwiinii. fthall he ho plared upon l In- 1 ?r ?- m ieea.nf tlm pinperiy owner* from time to limn thi! the fhiiio may bo ??o.nvi mem ly I tiiuvn froth witid premi^ea hy tin- amenta or npri'it'iiUtivfii n| tin* City of Camden. Thitt atiy.perann violating the pro. visions ?f thih tirdiiMliOO ?hull u |o >n rmi i vict,iou l>(? lim.'l in a Mti in not yxi't'Oiling i*fiit\ dollar* if'JO On) nr b,' ini|iiitfont>il foi a (h'ii.ki not f icvttuintf tvp (10) ? I a > ?, in i In* diKeretion of the Ke^oi der of ihu | <Jit y of Cannh'ti. 4 'l*l> At all < inliiianceH or par'a <>f "r iliiuuio * of the City of Camden. <*., in* conHist^iii with ihf proviahuja of i liiM ? >r ?limin<v am hereby repealed. < It milled in t'cum il B?->??ihbh <1. ii\ the Ma\nr ami Aldermen of tjfie C.itv oi C.ini den, S C , thin 19tlj i!av of Mav, I'.mk, V. M. ZttMP, Mayor, Al tc'fci . ? J j.fiOqruLK. Clerk Camden, 6. (V, May 22ml, 11)08. An Ordinance To Secure The Closing of All Places of Bitumens on t lie tSsibbutb Day in the City of Oumden, S. O. I!e i! o.-duinod b\ tl..- City Council of ('mudon, S. 0 .. That l rum and imnu'tli. "aTeTv after trie piihsage of thia Ordinance nil placvp'of husinest. shall be closed and ninl all secular otu*n |?uti<>HH shall ceaso withii! I ho, incorporate limits of the City of Camden. s. C., on the Sabbath "lay. <u>?i.<ntoidy called Sunday. Any person or pi 1'rtoits wh(> shall keep open any placo of twin ess, or !?li ;? 1 1 noil <>r liar tor, i?r f \' potto loi hulc, auy uuodn ware-. iticiohan ilist , < li?llel, or ? >r ii, r article w iiatsuovor, v.t v.'hu hIi?11 engage in Kitv *r>ciitltr occu pation or bu?>n??M of any kj:id vrhatao .ivcr, or ;u?y poison or pornoan wlio shnll publicly work mi labor within I lie City of ('iimdcri on the Saliliath day. except in caeea of emergency or ncccsaity, shall he guilty of a misdemeanor and nhall upon conviction he fined not !e?s than ten dol lars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50 00) or be imprisoned for a period of not less tliau live 0) dnytfnnr more than twenty (isO) days; Provided, that the pro visions of thin Ordinance ahull not apply to practicing physicians of modloino or sorcery, or to livery stable*, and shall not he construed to prevent druggists and phnrmnclsts from lining proscriptions for I l?e nick, or selling menicinea ; And, Pro vided further that deliverer/* < f ieo may deliver 'C? to their customers on the Sah 1 with until 1 o'clock, hut it shall he un lawful for ice wagons to he on the afreets of Camden on the Sabbath day after the hour named. Ratified by the Mayor and Aldermen of t'ue CiVy Camden, 8. 0., in Council a? ftemhled, this 10t h day ?f May- ; K, M. Atte.1! Mb)"" tv- Clerk. ? oden. S. C., May '22, 190K. N. C. BOYKIN, FIRE INSURANCE. Dwelling And Mercantile Risks A Specialty Represents Only The lSest And /Most Reliable Companies. Real Estate And Renting A^ent. SUMMER EXCURSION RATES VIA :s? wishers miw?. | Round trip Summer Excursion Tickets to Seashore and Mountain report points are now on sale via Southern Railway greatly reduced rates. Tickets good returning until Octo fber 3lst, 1908. Ashevilh\ Waynesville, Hendersonville, in ; the "Land ot the Sky," Lake Toxaway and the Beautiful Sapphire Country, now in their glory. Apply to Southeru Railway Agents for rates, tickets, etc. J. L. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. J. a LUSK, Div. Pass. Apt., Charleston, S. O. A. D KENNEDY. Headquarters For When in need of anything in the Hardware line call and see me. A. D. KENNEDY. BARGAINS BARGAIN^ "For The Genuine Article" C^ofne To GUt lEdge Siorel ) We have decided to "Slash" the price on nearly everything in our immense stock beginning Fr^ay, paay 22 and will continue for 2 weeks. Every article named below is way below value and we only give a few of the many rare Bargains that you will find here: 7 8 Sea Island 5o yd worth 8 1.3 1000 yd 30 in Lawn, short lon^ihs, 10c, 1'2 l-2c, 16e values at 6 l-2o 15 po liyhi colored Cotton Knitinge 30 in 15o values at lOo yd All of our 12 1-2 and 15c Ginghams going at 10o " " '1 10c " " " 8 1 3c " " 12 1-2 and 15c Percales reluced to lOo 1 lot ligurod Lawn 10 and 12 l?2c valuos at 8 l-3c Big lot Laces At 5c yd 40 in White Lawn 15c value, reduccd to 10c Big lot Kmbroidory at rcdaccd prices 36 in White Cor led and Checked Madras, 15c goods reduced to 10c yd Children's ready made Dresses 25o and 50c All of our ready to- wear Hats at reduced price Ladios' Muslin Underwear ut rilau^'btor lVioes 1 lot Cotton Voile 15c value reduced to 7 l?'2c yd 1 bale plaid Homespun at 5o yd 1,000 yd (ihort loiigllm) I 4 Bleach ami Cambric 12$ and 15c valuo at 8?o i Ladies Calico Wrappers ai 49c I lot bleachod Table Damask (short lengths) full width reduced to 4fic yd Turkish Buth Towels at 10c each 1 lot Silk Mulls evening shades 25e to 35c valuo at 10 2 3c yd Come and Look and compare our Prices with Others. Yours Ro&pjct fully, P. T. Villepuruo. Proprietor.