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? ? - VAMUNN. MOUTH OAHOUKA, MAIMJM 1?, 1MW. VOhVMU The Fourth annual Hohse Show March 27?28, 1912 Will be a big Event brasington re-nominated MAYOR IN TO-DAY'S PRIMARY \ .vi - V W " : *'?* ' . . " ? V ? v < '*'? WTi.-F ?SR.'282J( Jr..* homutuin" OF the mkn who WJIJi IfOI,U IWIfifi OF CITV (JOVKHNMKNT FOR KN BUlNCi TWO YK^W. ? *7'. -Ty, -*?; The Municpal electolln held today wag one of the moat exciting that Camden has witnessed since the close race between Dr. W. J. Dunn and Mr. H. 0. CArrlaon about eight years ago. Hlnce then there was very little interest taken In elec IWRr A .j, tloiis. This year it la entirely dif ferent; the candidates hare been busy for the past two months' shak ing hands with the voters and tell lag them what the city needs and in how many ways the city can be benefitted, etc., and tel^ng them that "I" am the person to eleot to sboulder the burden to see that the city's needs are fulfilled and to make Camden the best city in Amer Pr ? ICS. The officers elected today have the Interest of the city at heart, Mayor Brasington. and it is believed that they will do all in their power to make Camden the best towtf ' M the state. It is up to the citizens to give them any assistance that they can. Do not let them shoulder aU of the wprk. If you have any suggestions for the good of the town, tell .your alder man or the may^'and if the sug gestion is reasonable or practical ble, you may rest assured that they will do all fn their power to carry out the suggestion. If your candi date has been defeated: Jh the elec tion don't sulk and try to pour cold water on the new administra Uon. > The fOll^i^ W thereto in ea^h of the six \%ards,: . . :'-r i Ward 1. For Mayor. S. F. Brasington ? ? ?? Dunn . . . . . . V"'? 41 For Alderman. J. L. BraBington . 32 Huckabee . . 24 Qlad&en 18 Brasington Bunn ? '? i > Mathis Beatti? For Alderman, Ward 3. For Mayor, ?unn . . Brasington Malone Zemp . Ward 4. For Mayor. Bunn .. ? Brasington For Alderman. Yates . Wooten Dunn . . Brasington Mackey ; . . Johnson Dr. B. P.. Braslugton, the present encumbent, wan born la Lancaster county, Oct. 7, 1873. and U the sou Of Hev. and Mrs. J. T. Braslngton. When l>rv Braslngton was five years of age hi* parents moved U> North Carolina, regaining there until he was 17, Jjat which time tti&y made their residence in the town of Ker shaw, when Dr. Braslngton entered the LouiHvtlle Medical College, grad uating there as a first honor inan in 1897. For two years he practise at Kershaw. For the past twelve years he has resided in Camden, Where be has been successful In big practise as well as in bUftnes* enterprises. He was elected mayor two years ago without opposition. Mr, J. L. Brasington, better known' among his friends as "Dick," was born in Camden on May, 29th, 4875. He attended the city schools and later entered the railway ser vice j where he has been einployed since. In . 1895, he married Miss Llszie Strak. This Is Mr. Brasing ton's Initial appearance In. politics. He la one of the few candidates who can claim Camden as his birth place. Mr. M. O. H'uckabee was born in Camden on May 20th, 1875. He has resided in Ward one since. On May 26th, 1905, he married Miss Lottie Doby. Mr. Huckabee attend ed the City schools of Camden. He has been employed for' a number of years as a clerk. He Is now con nected with the firm of Springs Shannon/ ? f AldeitaftB Mathll ~ ~ ^ Mr. S .M Mat his -Was born in Camden, Aug. 27, 1876. When he was about four years of age his pa rents left Camden to reside in Lan caster. In 1902, Mr. Mkthls re-^ turned to GJamdon, taking' a posi tion as clerk at the Seaboard rail way. In 1903, he accepted a simi lar position at the Northwestern, depot ,and in . 1904 was made agent of this road and has held that poai*; tion since. His early education was obtained in the schools of Lan caster county. For several years he was engaged la the printing bfl? Utefts. tiMn Alderman 8. O. Zemp Dr. S. C. Zempi the only man without opposition, from Ward 6,| is the sixth son of the lat? Dr. F. L,. Zemp. He, was born March 2, 18?8. His early education was re celve^ from Mrs. M. C. Thomason and from . Prof's. Jamison and arned thedrugbufr hls father, after ^ich he went to the wholesale drug store of Dowie &, Moise, at Charleston. ? there he went to the medical of -Ihe g of la, ' graduating In 1806. Dr. Zemp Ghafds the rank 4*nfcrtm*nt atpartmeni, UNION REVIVAL SERVICES ATTRACTING CROWDS ' ' ' ' i ? ? ?V - ? ? r* ? - . : \ ? " ' ? " ? ?? * l>ll. WHAKTON DKIilV KllKD FINK K&KMON C TO 1MMKNSK <X)N (JURATION on JLAHT V MtillT. All of the churches of the city united in a grand union service on Suuday night last ut the Lyttletpu Street Mot hod 1m t Church to hear the noted preacher, Dr. Wharton, of Baltimore, who has been con ducting a union revival here for the past week. ^ Probably the largest crowd ever gathered in the Metho diat church greeted the speaker on thie occasion. I Services ^were opened by song, led by the sweet singer, Mr. Bush, after which Eev^ Law Hon offered * beautiful prayer, asking divine blessings upon the 'meeting and the speaker. Dr. Wharton began by reading the First Psalm. He told the congre gation that be had been living in the past on Sunday, for it brought back recollections of * memorable and exciting St. Patrick's day spent in New York City when his wiff was injured in the great Windsor Hotel fire of that city 14 year* ago in which . many people were killed and Injured. The speaker began his remark* by quoting part of the 26th verse of the 82nd chapter of Hxodupc "Who is- on the Lord's side? Let him come unto me."? . He pointed out very forcibly the greait dangers otf non-church members and being on the wrong side. He delivers the plain truths in. a plain way and al ways makes a profound impression on his hearers. Dr. Wharton preached to a largo and attentive congregation at the Episcopal church on ftunday after *K>on*at- 3. o'clock. Tlie meetings will continue through the r week until Sunday night. Services at 11 a. m. and at 8 p. m.. , Monday morning Dr* Wharton's subject was: "The Mother's Pray er." This morning "Jesus in The Home." Wednesday morning's subject will be /'The Friend of Out Home." Thursday morning "The Enemies of Our Hopae." Friday rooming "Our Home in Heaven ? Shall we know each Other There?" Or. Wharton made a special re quest of the business men to attend the morning services. Large con meeting continues to grow in inter -relations are attending and the meeting continues to grow in in-, terest. AGED LADY DEAD. ? ? . Probably Oldest Woman In County j Dlod Thursday Night. Mrs. Nancy Missouri Kelly, relict of the late Mr. John Kellyj^ died at the residence of Capt. L; L. Cly burn, near DeKalb, last Thursday night, the 14th inst., about eleyen o'olock. ' Mrs. Kelly was possibly tbe oldest wjbite person in Kershaw county. She wad born on the 22nd of November, 1819, and Wftr there fore 92 years add nearly 4 months old. She was 'the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Owens, and was married when she was. 18 years of age. She leaves surviving her three children? Messrs. M. P. and B. F. Kelly and Miss Edna E. Kelly. The burial took place at Bethany Baptist Church, of which she had long been & member, on Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock in the presence of a large conootfrse of sorrowing relatives and friends, to whom wie extend our deepest sym wm mmm The death of a christian, Is onlyj a happy change to a better life. So it ;" is v with our aged sister. Weary and worn she has lain down to gentle slumbers to awake in a better and brighter -world where the broken links of Jife will "be re united. i hi . i i ?? as the De ofi South* cotton WATERS OF WATEREE REACHED HIGH MARK KOA1H* TO TUK sot th \ M> OF CAMDEN CUT OVV BY WA8HOUT8 AMI HACK WATERS. For the past few duys all roads leatlliiK to Camden from the south and east have been out off, owing to the high wafers of the Wateree river. The height of the freshet came within a few feet of reaching fitty* highest point ever recorded. On the road leading from Camden to Columbia the waters crossed the phbiio highway Just a few yards this side of the Wateree bridge. A distance of 40 feet was washed a way, causing a dangerous hole and interrupted traffic on this road. The Charleston road was com* pletely cut off, owing to the back waters and the bridge over Towh Creek being washed away. " On this road the water reached the top of the hedges which skirt the , high way on each side. The road leading from the' east h ? Blshopvlile and other points ? wt&s cut off. The only means of reaching Camden from that direc tion being by way of Adam's Mill. The bridge and railway spur track leading to the HermLtage Mill were completely submerged. The -wa ters yesterday morning had reced ed and travel was resumed. The high waters put the Camden Brick Co'.s plant out of commission I for several days. All the clay pljts were flooded and the water was sev eral feet deep In the offices of the company. The raging waters proved a great attraction Sunday and many took advantage of the fine afternoon to visit the high waters at different points.- * ' Reports fTom all over the state, jtell of ^damage -to - roads and J the. ^bridges? -train Bervloe being inter rupted at many points. At Augusta the waters of the Sa vannah river reached , the stores and manufacturing plants and caus ed considerable loss. 1' PLOWING WET SOIL > ;? ?' , Causes Great Injury Says a Well] / ^Known Sumter Man. 1 ' " ' Sumter/ March 17. -?Richard I.] Manning, of Sumter, besides his oth er. interests; is first and last a far mer. He was born and raised on a farm, and has been a farmer all hirf life. Mr. Manning has always been mueh Interested in farming co dltlons and anything that leads to the betterment of soil production and the comfort and success of the rural population. Mr. Manning has just returned from a trip to Clem son to attend a meeting of the trus tees and finds from observation and talks- with people from differ ent sections that everywhere the land Is water-soaked, and that the farmers are impatient to get- to work. ? These conditions have in duced Mr. Manning to issue the following open letter to the farm ers of South Carolina; giving his experience and/ advice for what it is worth: "A very unusual season is on us: the long continued and heavy rains have saturated the soil, and this condition has prevented ' prepara tion for the coming crop. *No plow.-| ing or land breaking has Jj^en done, and it is now past the middle of March. Farmers are eager and Im patient to begin < plowing. All far m*ers~ of observation and experience however, r&allze the lasting and great injury to land and to the coming crop from plowing the land wet. It is an Injury that can not be 'corrected - or overcome ,in ? one season. Notwithstanding the ldte* ness of the' season and the f urther [delay in plowing, I can not too i strongly ' wani <tarmdh? 'against plow till the soil is dfy enougir~~fO pulverise when plowed. "Better be late than to injure I rthe land by wet plowing. Do not] let impatience lead our farmers to plow wet. A few days' wind may jdry off the surface; but the under soil would Still be too wet, and plowing would ? do irrejMu^ble harm. I urge and wtern farmers of this! the State against this! Rich'* I. Manning." <A HOSPITAL NOW ASSURED-, SITE HAS BEEN SELECTED Mil. UARKJH MKKTH WITH COM MITTKlfl \\i? AUllKfttt TO 1'UIK 'ttAHK ?1TK A Nl) IIUIM> iiosrri \ i,. ?. . ' . d - ? ?- ~ Mr. Bernard M. Baruch of New York, came to Camden unexpectedly Friday . and asked to see the hospi tal odmmlttee of the Chamhor of Commerce. He wanted to know what they had dqne toward putting the proposed hospital In a tangible shape. When shown the plaint for. the bulldlug and the earnestness which the citizens had gone after the work he seemed very much pleased. He lqunlerd Into the fi nances of the hospital, eto. When told that the building would cost ?bout $3^,000. and the building site ?bout $6,000 he told the commit* tee to purchase the site and to oomiiience work on the building at once, as he would pay for both. The citizen* are elated over the unselfish and generous gift. It will be recalled that Mr. Baruoh wrote W. R. Bye, Jr., secretary of the chamber of commerce, a few weeks ago stating that he would give- $20,000 towards the hospital. His doubling the gift Friday as sures one of the handsomest hos pitals in the South for a town of the size of Camden. The citizens will equip the hospi tal, this to oost, about $10,000; James B. Urquhart, of Columbia, has been retained as architect. t Mr. Munich wan pleased with the build ing plans. He will have a New York architect to assist Mr. Urqu httrt with the work at Mr* Barueb'e | expense. Tbe $75,000 left by the lute Capt. John Burden will bo u * od .tiH an endrcwmeut fund for the hospital. The endowment fund* building site, hospltul building and fin nUhlng / will represent about $ X Si 6,000. Mr. Buruch \\uw born and railed in Camden. He ia the aon of pr. Bimun Maruch, now of New York, who praotlced medicine in Camden for many years. The Presbyterian, manse waaohos on aw the lodatton of the Camden Hospital at a mooting of the Com mittee In Capt. Win. Shannon's of fice at 11 o'clook today. Captain Shannon is chairman of the hospi tal committee. Ther location for the hospital '^11 be an ideal one. The lot fronts on Fair ptreet for several hundred feet, and runs back parallel to the street leading to the factory pond to Mill street, a distance of about 1,000 feet. The Presbyterian church fisked ! $8,000 for the lot, but they gave the hospital a rebate of $1,500-^ maklng the lot cost $6,500. Th* bouse will likely be rolled back to Mill street, where there will be a plenty of room. 1 The contract will bo awarded la-^ tor for the erection of the Hospital. James B. Urquhurt, of Columbia* is the architect. He will be assisted, by- a New York architect. The se lection of the sit* will no doubt please everyone. . * OI Viq . UflACJUK MKKT1 NCJ. Huiall Attendance But important ] HusiiK Hs Discussed. This March meeting was held, as) usual, at the Graded School build ing with business o t much impor tance to dilis^cuBB, bift a very * meagre attendance. To give "facte pnd fimiroH," there were bu-t teif pre- 1 sent, including the President, tho' there happened to be fairly good weather conditions, and there was) no excuse on that score why the rest of the fifty odd members could I dot have come. The limited mem bership is another cause for sur prise and regret, for ft does seem there should be ten times fifty clt izens who wtould feel an interest | In, Improving and adorning our be loved city and making it a. model for other places, for health, clean liness and beauty. We would not only find great pleasure in it our selves but it might be made "like a rock ? In a weary land," to the strangers who annually spend a season with us, for rest ana recrea* tion, and it would add ten-fold to the numbers who would want to come, if we made Camden the gar-| den spot it could he made. This view is presented for the benefit of those wiho like to hav* beauty and utility coknblned, b<U%o they become really interested. There was a discussion of the best nutans of preventing Injury to the fountain in Kershaw Park, and to prevent the new benches * being monopolized by the nurses and the children, and it was decided to pe tition council to provide feeats m one particular section of that and the other parks for their accomoda-' tion. The ladles have .tried hard ?Xo'-get plants and Vines to .tfjow about the fountain, and are much ^discouraged at the way they are trampled and killed, so it is to be hoped' thtir petition will have a favorable response from the city 'fathers.,;,* ' r' * ; ;1 f Another thing they ask is for the protection of the trees In the graded school grounds, that are be ing barked and ruined by horses hitched to them. Half a dezen fine shade trees were counted that are. almost irretrievably ruined and it there ^rere four more hitching posts added to the two already there and the scholars forbidden to hitch their horses to the treeB, a lot more damage will be prevented. Think of the insignificance of'.- the cost of hitching posts agalpst planting of trees! This should looked after at once! , Plans were discussed for an old fashioned May-pole dance on one of | the public squares of the Civic _wlll be chosen and and Ice $ream sold, and tt will stop raining by May and the charming out. | fit was pi 3. Moore, o rerslty, to < lecture ? ' AKRANUHJBJ&ATH CHAIR, Committee Appointed to Inspect De vice* In Other State*. ; At a meeting of the board of di* doctors of the State penitentiary it was decided to send a committee to Raleigh aud ; tljchmond to inspect and specifications for 'the erection of a death chair at the Bouth Caro lina penitentiary, Its is provided by a law enaotod: at the late session of the general assembly* t When they reach a conclusion they will imme diately communicate with manufac turer^ ?f electrlo choirs iwd secure a builder .for the t>ne to be erected at the State penitentiary. * 'i ; The death chair is to be installed in a separate structure, Just In the rear of the main building on the north side of the prison. The building will oontaln two rooms. } One will be the eMotroctttlon, in which the chair will be placed and . in which spectators to the execu tion will be allowed; the other will be the death chamber* in which the condemned prisoner will be confined for a period of not more than 20 days before hie death, nor less than two days, as is provided under the electrocution act. The building wlHi have to be large enough to, reserve space for clergyman, physicians, the family of person to be executed, newspaper men and 12 official wit nesses. The directors desire that the building be up-to-date In every re spect and modernly egutpped, and that the death chair and all of its appurtenance# will be the most ap proved typ?K' There tare several typed of death chairs, buit the direc tors want the jno?t modern. ,Thia , chair must he installed In 0 (V days, as there are executions set for the month, ot June, ? The, chair la to be installed under the supervision of the board Of directors and the su perintendent. Three prisoner? are to be electro cuted at the prison durlpg June, two negroes from Charleston, and 8. N. Hyde, the Anderson county: white man, who is under sentence of death for killing his wife. Ool.< D. J. Griffith, superintend ent of the State penitentiary, and A. K. Sanders, chairman of the board, compose the committee that will go to inspect the , electric chairs in the penitentiaries In Ra legh and Rchtnond. They will take vfith them, Albert Todd, of Charles ton ,*a?L architect, to make the de signs and to see what improvements can be made ou the different cham bers. ? Columbia Stat^E#'- wB&z '< .. .