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24 PAGES The Camden Chronicle , -j ' . .... . .. . " v** 24 PAGES *. . ? VOIiUME XXIII. imtm* wmtmmmmm OAMDKN. sot tii C.UCOMNA, im:< i:miu:k 15, joh. Nt'MHKK ?:?. r\ V ' , . ~ - f AMONG OUR ADVERTISERS; TIPS FOR EARLY SHOPPERS home mkkchanth WHO Alls A8K1NU I <>K VOUH CHRIST MA8 TRAI>Kf This issue of The Cbrnlcole con Bints of 24 pages- the largest papor over published in this county, and waa made possible by the patronage of many of Camden's live and pro gressive merchant*, The paper con tuinu many columns of interesting store news and in making up your Christmas purchaaea wo earnestly ask that you consult the advertise rs in this Christmas number and feivo them a share of your patron age. Among the progressive mer b an to using our columns ares ad suggesting ChrlBjtmaa gifts! of all kinds from hldtlarge and se-1 lect jewelry stock. The splendid display of bewildering and numerous varieties of jewelry is a credit to Camden, and the courtesy and polite ness shown customers makes it a great pleasure to Itrade with him. _ Piuruch - Nettles Co. Have been steady advertisers in JTtye Chronicle, but are increasing their space this week to a full page. They have many Interesting things ... to offer? both in the, main store and the clothing annei. You'll bo . sure to find what you want for a Christmas gift for almost any mem t ber of the family at this place. If I it's not right they'll make H right. lioan & Savings Bank. | The Loan and Savings Bapk, of I Camden, opened for business only a ! short while ago, and have already far exceeded their expeotatlons in volume of business handled. Thhs bank is capitalized at $3t>,000 and has the following well known men v as .officers; . L. L. Clyburn, presi dent; W. R. Eve, Jr., vice president; L John S. Lindsay, cashier; Thds. J. I' Kii i: and, solicitor. The directors | are hf L. Clyburn, 1. J. Kirkland, Q. h. lilackwell, Blackwell has an interesting Jq?. U, Hum#, h. >. Gulon. W. H. K v Jr., M. Baruc ? H. I,. Watkins, W. K. Zoinp aud Juo. S. Lindsay.! Tho new bank , solicits ?a share of your buslues*. MmMiIm Bhoo Store. For many yearn this pluco has conducted an exclusive shoe store Mid pWased their many customers. Many improvements have recently been m ado on tho exterior and inte rior of the buildlng?and they in vito you to the place "Where Qual ity Counts" to see their line of new and snappy stylo? to fit tho daintiest feminine trilby to *ho coarser worklngman's foot. Head the handsome half page ad of Ma this, the Bhoe Man. A. I>. KeuiMxIy. The old reliable store of A. I). Kennedy is offering Christmas sug gestions in the hardwaro lino. Ma ny useful gifts for the kitchen and table can be found at this store something that will ? be serviceable long after the holidays have passed. Mathls Coal & Wood Yard*. ( "Keep Warm" 1b tho catch line of a pretty ad of Mathlu Coal and W6od Yards. Order your coal and t wood now so ' thai when the Joyous I Christmas season is at its highest I you will not be* bothered with this [ domestic trouble. You can place an [order by calling phone 128. Cannleii Drug Company "The Toy Shop," urges you to do j Christmas shopping early. Thoy hav? a complete line of holiday gifts generally carried by a woll appolnted drug store. They also carry a complete stock of Jacob's chocolates at all times ? all sizes of special holiday packages. Tho MIkscs Gerald Have an ad extending the greet ings of the season. Hero ulso can be found numerous things appro priate for feminine gifts from their complete stock in their millinery parlor. They are offering greatly reduced prices on their large Btock of millinery - and ladies furnishings. F. Iieslie Zemp, Tho store that has long been known as Santa's headquarters is filled this season with the many things that go to delight the hoar* of the small boy. Having been in the bubl iH'hH of uelucting Christmas goods for many years he krtows what pleases them. Thon, too, gifts for older folks can be had in the drug and aundry department. Whit man's candies in holiday packages. ? ' , ' 4 EJIll' | * iii I * f if ? HllHIvfl "/n iH Hi ? InvitoH yjpur patronage iu the cotton seed, cotton seed hull and moal line; Cotton seed bought or exchanged. Ginning at $1 pur bale. 'Phones 54 ut office or 56 at rosl donce. Cmndni Cuiidy Kll<h?*ii. If it's sweets you are looking for it goes without uaylng you can find it at the Camden CAndy Kitch en.' You can also find the very thing you need in making up that Christmas fruit cake. Fruits of all kinds in season and they have pre pared for a big holiday rush. , The City (J roc cry. It's up town and in u small place but that's no reason why you can't find what you wunt in tho grocery line. They advertlBO to furnish auy thing you w&nt for the Christmas dinner with tho exception of tho turkey. Delivery boys to carry your packages. Uelsenheimer's. ? y" Mr. W. Oelsenheimer now has on a big bargain sale of furnlturo and it affords an excellent opportunity of selecting a gift or a useful artl clo from his big stock. Mr. UelBen heimer has been in business many years in Camden and when you say you bought it at "Geisenhelmer's" it means you got a square deal. If. Bwitsfcor, A new merchant and a new stock of goods invites your Inspection of his line. He's only been hero a short time but during that time he has built up a big trade and it's atill growing. You can get goods from him for any member of the family. D. It. Williams The oldest insurance agent in the city has an ad in this Issue. He represents sixteen companies ? \ in fire, tornado, health, accident, burglary, steam bailor, plato glass Insurance. Ilrufe'o. One of tho neatest and best ap pointed grocery establishments in the city is tho "i'ure Food Btore" of O, C. Bruce. Mr. Bruco always carries u complete stock of th# newest und freshest groceries. Ills dulivtii> wuhuu i* rtlvvnyn <*h go- an unm'stakablo sign that his food stuffy aru In demand, Camden llrick Ck>. T^o Camden Brick <So. is udver tlsftig building brick. 'J'hoy have a reputation for making ti)o beat brick and fill all orders promptly. Many brick are shipped from Cam den yearly and the business 1h steadily increasing under the cow pany'g ablo management. David Wolfe. In asking a portion of your p;.u rouago. Reductions are being made in prices all thruoijt his largo stock and bo invites you- to mako hl? etoro headquarters when on your el&ppiug tour. Dank of Camden. Tlio old reliable Bank o? Camden Id among our holiday advertisers. They aro extending tho greetings of ]tho season. This bank is tho old est in tho county, having at its head men of Individual responsibil ity and sterling qualities and they appreciate your banking business. Tbcy havo a capital of $100,000 and surplus of $85,000. Crosby's Ieo Creum I'arlor. it tB E pleasure at any and all times to ontor as conveniently ar ranged and tastily kept store as that of Crosby's Ice Cream Parlor. But It Is more so now In Its holi day attire. This store's decorations aro beautiful and a stop for a few moments In tho cheery parlor Is good for tho blues. Thei tasty dec orations Is the work of Mr. A. E. Salley, tho soda dispenser at Mr. Crosby'B place. He offers sugges tions for Ideal gifts In some fine candles in Christmas packages. Ti. Sclienk & Company. This firm has an attractive half pago ad offering Christinas sugges tions in their various lines of mer chandise and offer to help you solve, in tho right way, at small coat, tho problem ? of gift- giving. They kvIo H. & 11. trading stamps with cash purchaser valuable for premiums. J. H. Uhitiuo. l/ohg known in tho mercantile bus iueesof Camden Is Mr. J. 8. Khame. Htr httn ?ti nd this paper nnrt cnr rles a full Htock of groceries, fruits, etc.? --to make the Cbrlatm&s dUiiie complete. Ho lnvltos yon to call and Inspect. Wo hop? yon will give careful consideration to oach advertisement and when purchasing tho various thing* advertised, we will especial ly appreciate It If you will mention "I saw your advertisement in Tho Chronicle.'1 Such a statement from you will please the advent Iser, he of benefit to us when soliciting. fu ture business, and givo evidence that you uro an alert, attentive roader. Masons Klcct Officers. The following officers have been eiectcd v and appointed in Kershaw ledgo, No. 20, A. P. M., for tfio on b j1ng yoar: Dr. HI T. Qoedale, W. M.-; Dr. S. C. Zomp, 8. W.; Roland Coodule, J. W.; John Qoodalo, Jr., B 1).; ?Vni. Young, J. D. ; John W. V'llbou. secretary; W. Gel Sen he! Die r. Treasurer; J. S. Williams and C. I*. DuRo^e, stewards; It. B. Williams, tiler, md W. J. Dawes, organist. All of t?ie officers were re-elected, cxcept tho Junto* warden and the senior de?>con. The officers wore installed by tho district deptuy, J. 11. Wallace, immediately after tho '.?lection. The past year has been an excellent one for tho lodge in every respect. Twenty-one candi dates wore raised during tho Ma sonic yoar Tho annual banquet will bo held early In January. Tho worshipful mastor, Dr. R. T. (ioodalo will re present this lodge at the mooting of tho grand lodge in Charleston. , Mr. Team Oettys, of the Colum bia .bar, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Li. Qettys, of WoBt Wateroo, was in Camden last Satqrday. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS IN PARAGRAPHS HAPI'KMNGH OF lNTNHKST IN THKf HTATIO UA'l'HKItlOl) FKOM OUR KXCHANQ^i. Friday last J. W. Harper, who killt-u ISddlo Jiossard, u negro haek^ man rt,t Sumter, laat Christina#, surrendered himself to J?lur Uwoiib. Harper had boon in Cuba and wrote tbo sheriff some time agp tiuit bo would eoino to Sum tor ami ?t ami trial. Mrs. Leila WlthorBpoon, ' of Bum tor, was burned to doatb last Thurs day night at tho homo of bor fath er, I),M.Hmoo.t, in Darlington, wboro she hnd 1 go ho to spend Thanksgiv ing. 81)0 sot a lamp on the man* tieplcco and It fell over on tho hearth, breaking to plecc-H, and Bcnttorod tho burning koroseno ov er her slothing. James H. Harrison, 37 years of age, a lineman for tbo Southern Iloll died suddenly at Spartanburg while BUBpendod from a wire on IS. Main street Tuesday, but }t 1b a nvootod quoBtlon whether he wuh electrocuted or auccutnbed to an attack of epilepsy to which it 1b Bald iio was uubjoct. Tho conmor'a jury refused to commit themselves, merely finding that Mr. HarrlBon came to hla ^>ath while banging from a wire. c .. ) 1 . - : r ? The big barn and atabJeH of tho "Tiverton" plantation two miloB of Wodgofleld, of J. H. Aycock & Song wqh burned Sunday morning, caus ing a Iobb to tho owners of some where between $10,000 and $16,000. The fire caught from an unknown cauao up In tho belfry of the build ing. Tbo barn with all of Its con tent^ bo.twoen throe and four' thou sand bushels of corn, was totally destroyed along with tho stableB and 11 head of stock which were housed in thoiri;. j v THE BANK OF CAMDEN - ? , ' ' ' ? . , Camden. S. C. BEGS to extend the season's greetings to ? our many friends ajnd patrons wishing for them the joys of the Holiday and a prosperous New Year, assuring them of our desire to lend our good offices to further their interests in every way. ? ?* \ '? vt , . 1 ? - ? - ? ? ? 7 ? ' % ' ' . "? *"?< . ' V v' ? '.T ' V V ..-.l".: '* *r - ? - ' ' - - - . ? W, Our policy has always been to build up the business interests of our community and to that end we offer you the experience of 23 years. Our reputation as a SOUND INSTITUTION extends beyond the limits of our State, and offers you a perfect safe depository for your funds, while our officers beg to assure courteous and attentive treatment. Our Savings Department offers every inducement to those desiring to save and we will also allow interest on special deposits, as all departments of our bank are conducted along the most modern lines. We will be glad to have you call, whether you open an account or not, you will always have a wel come, as to that, you may rest assured.