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, Volume XXIII. Camden, S. C., May 26, 1911. Number 4."
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I lie groceries sold at this 'store are quality
for quality, the cheapest you can buy in the
town.
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A NY of your neighbors will tell you THAT. We made
*?? it a rule when we commenced business ? and have
rigidly adhered to the rule ever since?to give you tjie top
market value for your money, even if we occasionally lose
ourselves. That you appreciate this is shown by the way
our trade is growing?and by the selectness of our custo
mers. You are missing a whole lot if you do not come
ifjto this store and look at our quality and prices.
Bruce's -- "The Pure Food Store"
Telephone 66. ' Camden, S. C.
PROMINENT ATTORNEY
DIED LAST SATURDAY
Victor E. DePass, Former Camden Boy, Passes
Awajh-Had Many Friends Here.
The friends and ftc.quaintaincds in Cam
den. live boyhood homo of Mr. Victor ft.
DePass. wc'to pained ftiifl surprised to
learn of his death which occurred at Greens
boro N"C, Saturday morning
Mr. PoPnsn wh^ horn in Camden, be
ing the flotr of Mr. and Mrs W. De
Pas*. Ho was a grtidutfte ol t'?e Universi
ty of SouW) Osro'inaand moved to Union,
S O. where he met. with great. success in
bin e}K'8?n. profession, thuf. of practicing
law. While at Union he was married to
. Miss Frances Douglap,. who with three
ohildren survive him.
lie was a young man of friendly di*po
_-sltiroi and-gathered around hjm a host of
friends wherever be resided.
Mr. DePass was a resident of Columbia
at the~t.iine .of hi v death, to which place
liis body. was taken lor interment. The
funeral services were hold from hi* ro*i
, deuce and worn conduct ! d by R?V. W.
1?. Gordon, of C*niden The Interment
W8F in SltUjfQdH cemetery. The pall
hearer* were ft.' I. Pep'ass. Dr. A. K. D<*
Pass. Mi M Del'ass .and W. L. PoPh^s,
brotl?er?-ef the-deeeased, nnd'II- R. P^
i'ass and K. O. PePass, his cousins.
Besides his wife and children ho i?r sur
vived by hi? mother nud Ave brothers ^<nd
t,wo sister*. S .0 PePasS, of Ogden,
Utah , M. M. PePass;-of Darlington ; H.
l.DePafs, Pr. A lt. PftPap, \V. L. De
Pass nhd'Misses Llllie and Florida Do
Pass i all of Columbia, n
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Hot 'Weather Talk.
You will notice tho attractive display
,( nd in another place of tho Famous (lilt
? -Edge-Store. i'hey haVc'scmeihing of in
tertst to the ladies, telling of tho. hand
some, materials snitablo for making cool
garments for tho hot weather. Mr. Ville
pigue. the proprietor, i? one of Camden's
oldest and most reliable merchant*, and
goods bought at tho Gilt Edird store is a
guarantee that they are gtltedge
STEAM LAUNDRY TO
BEGIN BUSINESS SOON
The Sanitary R.team Laundry, recently
organized, in Camden with a capital
stock of 94*000, will in the coptae of a
few weeks ho ready for business. The
old .Sittglefon-"building located on Main
street and owned by Mr. A, P. Kennedy,
will be retoodeVed by contractor O. M.
Fort and put tu shape lor the pttohig of
the machinery, some of which has al
ready Arrived!
The officers of the concern are' 8. F.
'fyauington. president and treaHurer, W.
R. Eve, Jr., yiee president and T. Kv
Hndgenfl?:S^oretary and manager.
Manager Hudgens is pushing thd work
9f getting ready and is anxions to begin
business. They have already rectired
out of town orders, for work, and the ne#
enterprise means rouoh for Camden.
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' Death of a Baby.
Mendel Kugene Porter, toa of Mr. and
Mj?. J. M, Porte#, of-West Wateree. died
on Thursday, May 25, 1911. at at 'J p. m .
aged one year, seven months and'9 days
For the Purpose of Ad
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Om (mtcm fr?a Ikk c*Mty wU Mter? Hm acWI i
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For etc., aMTMt L N<?t Vtraon.
Spartanburg BuiitieiS'
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Why Not
order your Groceries
from the store where .you
get quicker delivery and
prices that are right?
-We have a complete
line and in addition offer
fresh vegetables.
Just give TTyour or
der and Watch results.
The Kirkwood
Grocery
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Telephone 37.
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF GRADED SCHOOL
A larffe and represent at ivo Audience
greeted the members of the Timrod Lit
erary Society and the other pupils of the
Cnoiddn (traded School on last Monday
evening when they fame before the fo >r,*
light* with another of their very pleas
ant entertainments.
The little "tots'' handled Iho drills well
and plea?ed everyone. Littto MIp? B?:l.?
tie fhiile. and Master T^iornwell Hay
captured the house
A play entitled "My Aunt from Cali
fornia," was charmingly rendered by thy
following young ladies: Misses Charlotte
Boykin, Cleo Mitchem. Mamie Smyrl,
Vivian Yatea, ilenn Lindsay Mini.it;
Craig Taylor andifcl^abeth Oarriaon.
The debate '* Resolved, that Soufh
Carolina is the best state t;) live in, and
Camden the best town in tV? Ntalo ' was.
represented rn the affirmative by Messrs
iialph Shannon and Magsenherjr Trotter,
and tho necatlve by Messrs. Ralph Dunn
and Will Wallace* Mfiin, IhrcUipore,
Rowan and Heyman acted aH jndfrcH, and
awarded the medal to Mr. Ralph Dunn.
Mioses Rachel 8tnyrl and Hilda Dawes
entered the contest for the declaimers
medal. Both gave graceful and pleasing
recitations. The. medal went to Miss
Hilda Dawes.
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To Clothes Buyers.
iiaruch-Vet ties f<>. . Camdau's popular
young merchant*." who cater especially to
the wants of young men?and old ones
too?in the clothing and *furnisbmg line,
have an interesting letter to clothes buy
ers in another place in this issue which
you should read- They make a specialty
of the famous Hart J3ciiaflner & Marx
clothes, and can furnish yoa In most any
style or color you could wish.
Notice Teacher^.
^ Thn white aoh
<'onnty are carnevi
tha tWt House
POPULAR YOUNG MAN
DIED THIS MORNING
Mr. Donald M. Z?mp Puhi Away ?t HU
Horn* Af?cr <1 Uiiv*rin? Ulti?n
'So fade* a ?umin?'f nloui-? any ;
Ho ?i"ln lh* #?''? wlif'i r* /irin- nil- n < ? :
Si L't'iitIv chills ih* *?>'?? ol day t
$odl>H u wave along the shon."
])on*'d M /erne loe.itled b'"?
the how' ?? f I? ?x * J?r? ami Mr.- F.
irfUlin /> flip at #>X ?? ol rk ih|.s ntoriti ?g
For r>tHny Wfvk-' ?>??* popular vn n
ttiHM l?ad I' i*u <1 "i ?ii?* r om.
parents knew tliaf it wuh only a rpieotion
bf AfiKrxi ItU?* h f >? e le milfl |)x ii?iiv
from (h in The e ml fit ?|1y If*5
n inplv c dm i| lift ?>' i f J.I1 i (>'?? ml i jj
? 'hi Vv 11 i \> r i s lit dr i.t fv <ij ii*
onuih ?1WU'"frtT>. a* d lies .I '.vii plena*
Hit itii'.-Uns " l>rtf -t(i? r tinv nigtii nf'cr
night, loving h?d ii iniser d nn'o
llinj. Thoy on'v n?Hd??h's 'lis' hour# nioie
rom'or table andtonldnnt stay toe c I
hand of deal ?'.
The deceased w?K ho'n in C'lt U'lm 2?
year* ago. Ho w?a a moth ?t. una?
cuming younwr man. of fx^t-Teni ttharac
? (fti' hiii) l.itbitH- Ilis.goinu' hwkv will
cause many hearts to ))? tad l?*ncd, and
his pan-nta an<t other relatives have the
deaueat sympathies of all nur people
This f ii'oral and burial service* will he
conduct* <1 tomorrow morning ?t 1> o'clock
at iIih t'auiden .ceinctoty.
Personal Mention.
Mia* Alma ('tutJien, "f Wostvillo, \v?h
tli# KU?'Mi ot relative* an J frieiy):* heiM a
few dft}'# thi? week . ' j
A collection wiik takon at the Bnpiitt
Church laal Hund.jy for th?? Chinese suf
ferer# Something over $f>0 was raised
Charhy IT in hin, who hart Imoii with
the Aiken S 'litinol for some time, was
on a visit to homefolks a few' flays tlds
week,
Supervisor M 0. \V??t im in West Wa
teie i tAday wher. he will reoeivo Itids for
thy building of a l?ridg^ over "Twenty
Cr?ek," known a.) Bnjley'a bridjtc.
The Kirk wood Grocery h?& a nevfr ad in
this i?8U- which y<>n should read. They
make a ppeoialty of K'lcphoriH oidor's and
carry>i full lino of fresh xroc?*i i?'B
Mr, 1. K. I*.'Neathery, editor and pr--'
prtetor <?f "The 9outh t'arolina Odd Fel
low," paid us n plcapun' call on Tueaday.
He met with the local lodjjt^ Tuesday evt-.
nin/j
The friends of lUooki I'aike'*. a fonntr
Caiudfi; h ?y, wh > left ii?*re several years
atfoT we.re yljtd to s<e. him in Camden the
ixot week lie is now rebidiiifr at Suitile,
Washinwton.
Head the n< w ad vsin t )? in iasiie ofTMlsg
Mattii* Gt-ralfl. fler millinery pa?lor is
st' eked with beautiiul heutlgeMr lor latiies
and children HtfjPfchp takea pUaKttte in
showii.^ yoy.
Mr. II. L. Mni>*on. \\h'> formerly 50r
d?i'cted a photogrirph biiMio^is io i'a>ri<Jen,
hut who is now at. t he '<<ou 1 hot 11 I'ow- r
Co., at (-trout. Falls, S- is in Camden
for a few d?iy*
Mr. G. J j Dlackwell h sa now ud in
this issue calling attention to his lumd
'sotno lintf of je*elfy Ho has a p;e ty
line of wroo is. Hititao ? f <r wo iding and
other gifts, nisi article'? "f jewelry snd bil
verware uoeful ?e well as ornameoiai.
Miss Rhzibeth T<. "ot d left Thnruday
morning lor Hendersnnvillff',--where she
ex pec s t > spend .several weeks Frnn
the.ro >he will go to Baltimore tn fill t.hv
po^iti'i.t of head nurse a* thw Tnomas
Wilson sanitarium for children--f?/o.u n
bia fteeord M ss lieiml is if daughter ol
Mr. Henrv B- ar h-uf, our eity. '
FORMER CAMDEN MAN
DIED IN COLUMBIA
Remains of Captain John B. Lyles Brought Here
For Burial--Wm Well Known Here.
Captain John Belto^ Lyle<, formerly ot
Oamdo'ti, but of lnMO'< ars u res.dent of
Columbia and Abbeville. ?iioc! at l>ia home
in Columbia last b'rirfav afternoon. J
Captain Lyles bad b?-en in ill health for
several \ ears and^ad retired from btisi
ti?-6s. He was tro years of ajze and was
b^rn in Columbia, and pp^nL unny years
of bis lite in Camdea, liookkeepii g for the
mercantile firm of W. L. Arthur & Brnf
From Camden bp movetfc to Abbeville
whore h? whb < as bier. of the National'
Bank, at ihit place
Captain Lyles nerv< d in the Confeder
ate army. enlist ng from Camden. He
was a member of ihn Masonic fraternitj.
A widow and four children survive him?
the children ar?} J. Helton Lyiec, of Spar
tanburg; Mi?n Mary Lyle*. .f. V. and W.
F. Lyles of Columbia. lie i? also sur
vived b> a fciMor. Mis* Mary Lyles. for
merly of Camden
' His b>dy was brought to Camden Sat
urday afternoon and buried in the ceme
tery here. The following gout hminn act
ed hs pallbearers: Messrs VV. R. Hough,
J. S. Lindsejr, O J. Shannon. Jr., Brat
ton DeLoaehe, L. T. Mills and H. G.
Carrison. Rev. W. B. Gordan officiated
at the gra?e. * *" ?
. Notice. '
The Saddle and Paddlo Club has all
bathing privilege* of the Factory Fond.
A chHrge of $1.00 a aeaaoh will be made
foru?eof Clalk'a bathing holw, and $1.60
for ure of Club bathing hole. Apply to
Secretary ot Ci.ib for eeaaon tioke:s
Excuraion to Jackaonville and Tampa,
Fla. via Atlantic Coaat Line.
On Tu''<"l?b June 6 b? 'Ji* N W
"R...R 8. O. will ?el? round trip
via A'liCojSJ*S_IiVna from
Ca*ndi?n to J vlita, F'a, nt
?7.00 H??d to I'nmp* at $9 00, limit
ed r^turnlnu to r***ch Ctmd??n not
later than midnight on TiH-adaf,
June 13, 1911.
Kxtra alee pi og (vv? and oat-hea
sufficient to Hocofuodaie all paasen
gera ??ill U* placed on train# and
everyihiitjityw|l| he dope hv the man
agement ?>f the Atl iniio Coaat Line
to tnaktMhto a first r.)ata ex<Mir-too.
PropnriUMo*te^_ra . a will >><? mide.
from V?M?er potnie in Vtrgii li,
NoTtlt Carolina ?n<i S>u?h Otr..lt;> ?
For ticket*, pnilman acommwl ??'.
lion* and aalM?d?*li?fr-a*? n.ir.
rat agent* or add?-r*a F. O W t? m <,
General Paawoger Agent, or W. J.
, Paaaenger Traffic M?.B?Rer,
ir, N. C.
THE V/ORLI* LOOKS
different to the
MAN WITH
MONEY
fume
DANK
HE KNOWS HE IS
SECURE
Charles M. Schwab, the great steel magnate,
banked the big money he made when President" of
the big steel corporation. Now he owns steel works
of his own. YOUR employer will trust you more,
and promote you, if you save your money,
Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank.
We pay liberal interest consistent with safety.
The First National Bank
j OF CAMDEN, S. C.
HOW important that the gift to a bride should
be in good taste in order to express your good wishes
properly. Especially when it is something she want* to keep and treasure
for year* to come, maybe for a vrholo life time. Gifts of this kind
only be bought at a store like ours. It doesn't cost any more to get son
thing ip good taste, something that will last, it only requires the proper
judgment in selecting the placc where you buy it. We have a large aisortment of good*
of this kind and are always glad to give you any suggestions, information or assistance in
making your telection. .
G* Of A I JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
? L. DL W E1L.L1, Camden, South Carolin*
PLANS RE-MOPELING
OF OPERA HOUSE
Plane btvn ItefTi sutyii'Tilwl to
City Council f<*r (he remodeling of
the C-tmden Opera H< u^e. TIi*,
drawings are now on display ir? the
drug store of F. L# Zntnp and
v???re made by Anbu^ W.
*n an-hiteet of Colunitd-t.
According to ihe pinna thi* will
be qui'e an improvement, over the
present one and will nive Cimdtn
?a modern playhouse in every pur
iiout*ti.- On the first floor will be
two store* of equal floor *p*oe with
ihe maid entrance to tlie theatre
between the store*. y
Tbe second floor will B(tnta|n tbe
ratib auditorium wiih a sealing oa
pit oily of 480 . ?nd two >h.>x- Meat*.
I'lio atagn which has heretofore
hni'O entirely too will tie ?'n
Urged aoii will be on tiie rear of
this floor. The b&lqoDy will iaiso
he improved Willi a eeftllng'-napscui
of 19*
Kxiis from ? wry side of tbe
building and- Are eso?bi-s will !?*?
pUeed ?o All eidewr-- ijhie dei! Haw
not bran i-.lo* d, buV leirn itiM
thrill I p^Wl i'U ii iy " jHans will
br t?ce-p" rt. ^
?md*t?^ "of "O^mrlefT,
S Cjj Jisj? ?>ef.fi vlftitmg-WUa. Br-4^
Jaiknoo, of 1721 Silryjr ?trtsn, dor.
tog the Baptist oMeolioD, and
irtnr&ifK
To Open Branch House.
TIim Camden Motor Company will CP
tablieh a branch In tbia city, tho mM?n
g?r. Mr. DojUoache. having built up a
nub?iantlal and growing business Here al
r*'ndv. Ground has been broken for the
ercetion of a largo gHraao for thin compa
ny on West Liberty street and the wotk
on it will be rushed an rapidly R9 possi
ble.?Surotor I)?ily Item.
Administratrix's Notice.
All parties indebted to the ??Mato of the
l?te Dr A. A Mooro are hereby ootl
fled to make Immediate payment to me,
and all parties if ony, having claim*
against said estate will present same duly
attested.
MRS. CARRIE A. MO0RR.
Administratrix.
May 19 1011.
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Bridge to Let.
Ilfotica is hereby given that the con
tract for building a new ..bridge over
??Twenty" creek, at the Daily Bridge
crossing. will be let at the bridge Friday,
Mav 2?. 1911, at 19 M.
The right to reject, any and all bids !?
reserved.
M. C. WEST.
Supervisor Kershaw Co.
May 11. 1911.
I MmjnisMtofs
ts4ndeh?>4 to IhaeetsHQt the
B. Drakt ford, are hereby
mediate paytnettt to
?f>n\\ having olaima
gwlU p*lr<nt the
Some things below that are
essential to your comfort in
? W
weather:
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What is cooler than a Dress made of our white ^
or colored Flaxon. I he 20c goods we have cut to
1 5c per yard.
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Beautiful line of white goods, "sheer and CQO?l"
in plaids ond stripes, at only 10c the yard.
PRIDE OF THE WEST. The prettiest sheer
plain white goods on the market at 10c the yard.. 4 J
40 inch White I .awn at only 10c per yard.
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A few pieces mercerized Oxfords. These :;good?
sold at 25c the yard. Special cut price 15c per yard.
Splendid for skirts.
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White and Coldred Linene at 10 and 15c yard*
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Brown Dress Linen from \2l/i to 25c yard;
1 lot Colored Batistes and Lawns 10" to- -
ity cut to 8*^c yard.
Big bargains in Ribbons. Show case full at 10c m
yard, widths up to 100, values up to 25c yardv |ji8||
CHILDREN'S DRESSES. These are great;
prices from 25c to $2.00. White and colored. New
goods, latest styles. Just ready to put on the little
ones. '; ,v .
Ladies and Childrens Straw Hats,;, Big-v - ?
in shapes and colors at popular prices, vy >?rc?
Big'lot silks going at 25c yard. White, black
and colors. These are right new and sell every
at 35c yard. ; '
Special cut prices on Furniture coverings/' ;
Another shipment of those "Grass" Rugsvjust vin,
from the smallest size to the 9x12. These are the
best floor coverings on the market.
LADIES' NECKWEAR. All the new things for
hot weather in Dutch Collars and Jabots.^- ? -44^65^4^,
Ladies and Childrens Oxf/^ds. afid st
velvets, patents, tans and whirc canvas, at prices to
plea8e
The J W. Carter line "Solid Oak" Shoes for men
The' shoe with the flexible sole, Pumps and Oxfords.
Agents for the Ladies Home Pattern Company.
Full stock patterns on hand. Come and $et a f?
style sheet.
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Come and see us. We have bargains for you all
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over the store.
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Yours respectfully.
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