Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rafH ??, Mli I^OMPVPr* OOVTH CAROLINA, JAN U Ally ? . ??? J -JUU -I -JIT J'- 'J I*"- ' v* y;^ ?'?n r , ~'C i .--? ,r 1 ? M S?SS^??55SHR^W NUMItUH ??. pend Upon Ddim-t,^, rZ g? " ? - '?'??? Printing as Being Thp Right Kind ELECTRIC RAILWAY LINE ? COLUMBIA TO CAMDEN . ? ________ HlliJU UKFOHK JUKGISI^ATUHKI AOKINO FOH JNCOH^ORATION OK TUB OObUMBIA 4k < 'AMDJON KAtJLWAY COMPANY. It will b% of interest to the peo ple of Cameen and Kershaw county L to know that a bill Is before the I Legislature in reference to iuoori>oit> atlng a railroad known as the Co lumbla & Camden Hallway. Should thin line be built, It will benefit Camden and Kershaw County ' in many ways. The following Is a copy of the bill, asking the JUeglsla^ ture to Incorporate the road : "That B. L. Abney, C. A. Oulg nard, B. M. Thompson,' W, Boyd lSvans and P. H. Weston, all of Co lumbia, S. C., and such other per p. sons as they may associate with themselves and their successors and assigns be, and they are hereby, created , a body politic and corpor ate, under the name and style of Columbia & Camden Railway ?om pany, and by that naW may , sue and be sued, make contracts land do all other corporate acts/ and] m$y accept, purchase, hold, lease or otherwise acquire and dispose of property, real or personal, use a corporate seal, and in addition to - the fights herein enumerated, have the rights and powers conferred upr on railway corporations by chapter 48 of the code of laws of South Car ollna of 1902, and by all amenda tory and supplemental acts. Said corporation may adopt by- laws, de , termtne the number of directors, . which shall not be less than five, nor more than divide same Ipto 3 classes, and prescribe their powers and duties, and the duration of their respective terms. " "That the said railway company M .Is authorized to construct, maintain I' and operate a ltne, or lines of rail*-; K i way for the carriage of passengers p or freight, ... wltfc one or more ? tracks, to be operated by electrlcl t ty, steam or other motive power, ty, steam or otn$r motive power, beginning at any point within or nearr the city of Columbia, run ning eastward to Camden. That said railway oompany is further au thorized to construct branch lines Of" railroad. And it may construct, "' maintain and operate along its right of way and extending ,into any vil lage or towns through or near whlc It may pass, lines of railway, tele phone, telegraph and electric pow er transmission, with all suitable poles, towers, . fastenings and ap pliances therefor, and shall be en titled to charge and collect reason able fares aqd tolls for all mes sages. and for power furnished: "Provided, however. That said corporation shpll not be entitled to extend said lines- along the streets of any village or town on city of this state without first securing the consent of the municipal authori ties. "Said corporation is hereby given express authority to utilize any. wa ter power or other power which it may lawfully acquire to generate and produce electricity, light, heat or power, and for other purposes; and to erect poleB along the public highways, roads, streets and alleys upon obtaining consent thereto of the local authorities, and to hang wires ther&on for the transmission of electrical current, and to supply and sell and to otherwise dispose ' " an have! r- . the right and power to construct, ^maintain and operate street rail ways, run by electricity or other improved motive power, in the vil lages, towns and cities through or * ? may atuH ? ? #UI*/ . necessary^ -Provided, uowever, that - nothing contained in this act shall be held to authorize the construc tion and operation of a street rail way In any village, town or city , of this State, except unaer or In pur suance of a franchise from, or the consent of, the municipal authori ties thereof. "That said corporation shall have the right to purchase, lease or oth erwise acquire the railway and oth er property, Ilncludlng the rights and franchises, of any other rail road company or street railway now in existence, orr hereafter created, i^ this State Or other state, and ma hold, possess, operate and dispose of the same, and shall alsd have the right and power to pdrehase or oth=. erwtse acquire the Stock, bonds orr Other securities of any such rail road or street railway corporation, Including the right to vote the said stock and to guarantee the payment of dividends or Interest on any Hhares, or other Secures issued by such corporation, or 'to aid In, the development of the;4 business; ( and said corporation shall further, have the; right to mak? such traffic Agreement* attd With .Baltimore Gets Convention. ? ' Washington, Jan. 10 ? When seen at his office at the capltol, after the National Democratic committee had v closed ltB ?work by selecting Baltimore as the place for holding] the National Democratic convention on June 25, Senator Tillman express ed himself as pleased wijth the gen eral situation and outlook of the party. The senator voted against seating Quffey as committeeman from Pennsylvania, but voted . for Baltimore as the place for, holding the convention. In fact, the sena tor's vote settled the matter, for If he-had voted for St.Xouls, the bal lot would have been a tie. Camden Gains Good Citizens. S^eral ^eeks ago Mr. J. A. Mel ton, who resided In Eastern Ker shaw, decided to break up from where he was then living and come to Camden to lite. with hi* son Mr. J. W. Melton, now occupies )the Braslngton residence on lower Fair street, where ?he- will conduct ; a track farm. Mr. ** W. Melton Is advertising manage* for South Car olina of the well known Kimball Piano Co. We are always glad to welcome such men as citisens of CMBdtt! ^ REAL ESTATE DEALS ? ? SHOW GAIN ? VALUES , r'V ? y/f7;.(, ? ?' J-- ? ^ ' ,|i l'KOl'KBTY IN HOUTHIfiKN ^HIOC TION OK CITY WUNUIBrii I li<X)I) PIUUKtt. CUT JUOWN EXPENSB8 BOYS' CORN CLUBS PLAN CAMPAIGN! BOL'TH CAROLINA HOYH TO UHT TOUKTHHK FOH ADWTIONAJL b KNTHVM1AHM. " " . Under the co-operative arrange* ment between the Farm Demonstra tion Work and Clemson College, it '? planned to couduct a two weeks campaign from January 27, to Feb ruary 10, In order to arouse addi tional enthusiasm and extend the organisation of the Boye* Corn Clubs. In view of the fact that the Na tional Corn Show will be held in Columbia just about ouo year from how, it lg exceedingly im portal t what every effort be made to have a splendid corn club in South Caro lina. if the boye in a number of the other southern states should surrpass the South Carolina boys in thla work, it would be very uofor , lunate. The 80 u-tb Carolina boys took the lead in the work in 19 J 9 end 1910 in some of the moat im portant particulars, eapecially in {yields. In 1911 in several of the 1 stuteu the enrollment surpassed our lstate. The boys also got ahead on jyl?lds and production. This is ac 1 counted for in a measure, of course, ! ibecause of the dry weather which {prevailed in the Palmetto State. I In the campaign for larger and a bettor corn clubs this yearr It is ex 1 pocted that the demonstration {agents, the professors at Clemson y College, the leading eohool officer* and teachers, as well as other pub-| ;llc spirited citizens, will co-operate. Meetings will be held In different j parts of the state at the same jtlme. Those in charge of the local {programs will be expected to select and invite their own speakers, k This work is in the immediate Charge of Prof. S. B. Haddfcn, of ^lemson College. He will be glad *0 help the campaign in every rfay ] ?hat "he^can. Messrs. X., L. Baker, of Bishop ville, and W. H. Barton, of Slmpsonville, district agents in the S>monsrtation Work, will co-operate rdlally in promoting the objects ? the campaign. It is also expect ed that Mr. W. W. Long, General . ?Fleld Agent of the Demonstration ^Work, Q. B; Martin, in charge of PS?e Boys Work, and O. H. Benson, ( Assistant, of Washington; will aid $jn.,the campaign and attend as ma ^ny Of the meetings aB possible. The following summaries of the work of i the boys from South Caroli na who won prise trips to Washing ^ton In 1911, will be of great inter ; est to all interested In this work, j Doubtless many boys will find & to ! their advantage to study these sum maries carefully In order to get concrete Information In regard to their crops. The boys who made these trips to Washington, as well as thousands of other boys in the Southern States, studied the sum maries of the crops of Jerry Moore and the other boys who went to Washington in 1910, Claude McDonald, Hamer, S. C? sandy, loam land with red clay sub i soil. Planted in cotton last year, i Has been farmed about 69 years. Broke land 10 to 12 inches deep in February. Harrowed thoroughly. Used white Dent corn which produc ed two ears to the stalk. Epws 4 1-2 feet apart. Corn 6 inches in the drill. Yield 210 4-7 bushels at a cost of 33.8 cents a bushel. " Miller Hudson, Timmonsvllle, S. 0 member of Florence County Corn Club, the same olub of which Jerry Moore Is a member. Prepared land early. Planted prolflc corn. Rows 3 1-2 feet apart, and corn 8 inches in the drill. Yield 161 1-4 bushels at a cost of 41 cents a bushel. O. B. Martin. ? ' - ' ? ? Had to Olose^The Poors, Saturday last was a record-break ing day at the Bale now going on at H. L. Schlosburg's. Twice that day the doors of the store hiad to be closed to prevent the crowdB rushing in. The. cash receipts for that day amounted to two thousand and. five hundred dollars. * Popular Young; Couples Wed. Mr. JLucas Holland, son of Mr. J. J. Holland, of Beulah, who formerly resided in the Beulah neighborhood, but who is now a resident of the Cantey Hill section, and Miss Nan nie J. Drake ford, eldest daughter of Mr. R. M. Drakeford, of Cantey Hill, were married last Sunday, January 21, at 2 o'clock at the home of Probate Judge W. L. Mc DowoH. +he Probate? Judge, officia ting. The ceremony was. witness e<T~T>y about thirty-five -friends of the bride and groom, moSt of whom came with the blrdal party. The marriage was a most pleasant af fair, and the excel lent^young cou ple havea host of friends whose good wishes go with them through life. \ vAt the same ?>lace and by the same officer on Tuesday morning, January ifetV about 10 ; 80 7$o'elock, Mr. Joe Hough, of Bethune, young est v eon r of the late Col^L^C. Hough, and Miss Minnie Louise Reed, of Lancaster, were Joined in the holy bond* of matrimony i Mr. and Mrs. Hough left immediately on the Seaboard for a brief visit to Columbia, after which they will be at home to their friend, at Be uno. , - ' : ? ? LITTLE LOCAL LINES OF CITY AND COUNTY FOLKS ITKMH TOO WHOHT FOK A HKAU GA'llIKKUl) AND QUOUPID i ?>k <juu;k rkauing. Johu W. Wilson Is out attain af- 1 Ur having been tlok for the past week. The paper most, widely read In your locality is the oue to pub au advertisement in. . I Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. Arledge of West Wateree loet their fourteen months old ohlld recently. , Clyde Hough, who has been em-i ployed at Mr. Swltser's store, is now with Mr. David Wolfe. | The street slgnu all over the city are being re-palnted black, which adds a great deal to their appoar ance. A bill has been introduced in reference to deducing the township commissioners from three in' each township to one. < Mr. Jus. H. Burns Is building a four room house on his property between the ^Plne Creek and Hermi tage Mill villages. Mr. Kohn, the auditor of the Carolina Mutual Insurance Compa ny 1b spending a few days here. He visits Camden every few mouths. Mr. ltobln Zemp has announced] his candidacy for Alderman in Ward three. Mr. Malone of the same Ward has also announced his candidacy. The Oil Mill usually finishes Its season's crushing during the month of February, but' on account of tne largo supply of seed this year tbo mill will run.uivtll the latter part| of March. During the past month, accord ing to repftrt of Insurance Commis sioner McMaster, Kershaw county has had three fires, upon which In surance amounting to $2*916 was carried on the burned buildings. ? Work on ? the office at the South- 1 ei% Cotton Oil Co., which was dam aged by fire about ten days ago, la progressing nicely, The replac ing of woodwork will be completed thlB week, and the paining wul be completed next week* Senator Hough has Introduced a bill In the Senate in reference to selling part of the Jail lot. ? The bill reads "To authorize the board lof county commissioners for Ker ? shaw . county to sell and convey the portion Lof the Jail of said oounty, not uped or needed for county pur poses." Also "To fix the umes for holding Courts in the 6th Judi cial circuit." Rev. T. la. Cole, paetor of Swift Creek and Pisg^h churches was in Camden last Monday. Mr. Cole is doing a splendid work at these 'churches. He has already served the Pisgah chufrch longer than any one pastor the church has' ever had. Mr. Cole has rented out his place oq which he has been living for | several years and Is looking for a house to live in. If he oould find a suitable one In Camden he would move his family here. I Bide have been tasked for the construction of the post-office at Union. It will likely be three years more of patient waiting be fore bids will be asked fo*w * the construction of the <ifeover#jnent building here unless the proper officials are shown the urgent need of the building here. Bids have also been asked for the con struction of postofflce buildings at Gaffney, Aiken and Orangeburg. Is Camden to be three or four years bettlttid these other towns? A bill which has been introduced In the Legislature by T. P. Brown and Thomas H. Peebles, in refer ence to white person* teaching in any school, public or private, at hy at* pftrmlts the attend 'ance of any pupil, who Is a negro, or mulatto, or any pupil who shall have one-eighth negro blood. Any person violating the act to be fink ed not less than $600 or Imprison ment not exceeding a year. : Should this bill pass It will hit the Mather Academy of this place hard, as It Is taught by white women from Boston. Senator Hough, of Kershaw, has Introduced in the Senate a bUl to provide for the review by county boards of education of acts of school trustees. The bill provides that all acts or rulings of boards of school trustees 1 may be review ed by the county boards of their respective counties, and upon such review the boards shall have au thority to affirm, reverse or modify any act or ruling of said WJnqol TR>ard of trustee#; ? Aay reslden4-ot any school district desiring to ap peal from any act or ruling 6t said~ school board shall within ten days after the meeting of sald^oard of trustees at which said action; ,wafl|f. taken or ruling made give notice of intention to appeal to the coun- > ty board of education by service of his notice and ground's of appeal on the chairman or clerk of Bucn board who shall thereupon file all minutes and papers in conneotlon therewith Within five days after an an order reaulrrlng same signed by such superintendent h ob served on the chairman such board ofjrpsteey, order Is to ? within thirty Capt. J. J. B?U, of Went Wa was in Camden yoBterday. Miss Minnie Alexander left Tues day on an extended trip to Florida where she will vtult point# of Inter y^'* yLl r - ri. , '"j* | I. ... lr - j ' L -g - ' - ? ; I L - j Camden Lodge, No. 119, 1. O. O. F., met on Tueuday night for the purpose of Installing the officers who had been elected at a previous meeting. Mr. Starke, the official photogra pher at the Klrkwood, has return ed to Camden for auothor season. Mr. Starke baa been coming South for many years. Mis? May McKaln, a student at St. Angela's Academy, Aiken, who h has been visiting friends and rela tives In and near Camden, return ed to Aiken last Sunday. On Saturday the teachers of the county will hold a mooting at the Graded School building, and will be addressed by Miss Rudd on school improvement topics. The streets which have been In a bad condition for iho past week, are being smoothed over with the split-log drag. A few more days of dry weather and they will bo in an excellent condition. Treasurer McCasklll Btates that the last month has been a busy one for him. From December IB, to Jan. 15, h chad collected $46, 000 In taxes, and the money con tinues to oome In rapidly. Examinations at the Grammar and High School end today. It has been a hard woek on the pupils. Examination week Is dreaded by nearly all pupils, especially by those who fear they will "flunk." Mr. W. A. Christmas, who was at work in the card room of* the Pine Creek Mill on Monday was painfully cut by the machinery. Al though there were many painful wounds about the head, he Is rest ing well. A box supper will be held at the home of Mrs. Belton Owens on . Thursday night for the benefit of the Swift Creek . ChUrcb. A" num ber of town people will attend the supper, which is an occasion every body enjoys. Dr. W. J. Burden who moved to Camden last \ week wilt have his j offico.;lompofarily_ to F, v Zemp drug store building. He lias ? 'ordered a set of office furniture and will later move into the second . floor of the Burdell building. Ernest C. Zemp, who has been with his brother, J, B. Zemp, in , the dray business for about four years, has accepted a position as travelling salesman with Christian & Co., of Richmond.. Mr. Zemiv wlfl spend about two days out of the week here. Mr. George Wilson, who has/been bookkeeper for the Southern Bell Telephone Co.; for the past year, has resigned and accepted a posi tion With Mr. W. G. Wilson. Athol Hinson, who has been employed by the Postal Telegraph Co.. has ^ao cepted the position with the Bell. Andrew S. Ancrum, formerly of Camden, but nojr of Columbia, has for the third season in succession won the championship of the Ridge wood Golf Club, of Columbia. Laet year he won the deCoucy cup and last week won the Harvey Hick man cup. He holds the record on the golf course there. At a meeting of the County Board of Commissioners last month a rep resentative^ of. the Art, Metal Co., 1 appeared beforre (the Board, and submitted a bid for supplying met al files, book" shelves, etc., for the Treasurer's office. The Board will make known their declslion at their next meeting, ' These Improvem?^*44 badly needed in this ottlofl, Messrs. Andrew Whitaker Willie Watkins gave a fox hunt oently, 4n which about twenty-fiv^ persons attended ? -about twelve la dles being present. A. fox was turn ed loose near Spalding and ran in the direction of Cool Springs. The chase was exciting from beginning to end, and was a novelty to, the many ? tourists-? it being their fox liunt. Twenty dogs were ubed in the chase. A plan is on foot to charter a special train to take ? a cxTowa to Columbia on Tuesday or Wednesday J to witness a performance of the ; "Pink Lady," which will play there. on the 30th and 81st. If it is im possible- ^to^-seoute ihe tram,v_jgSE number of people will l^avo^nere on the afternoon Bouthern, and return? on~ the -"Florida Special" passing Columbia between 11 and: ; 12 and reaching Camden a?< JtyPkH later. > "-W- ?