Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Job Printing lob Printing ^1 !? - -=rsr ? ? **~~V>AMDEN GHRQNIfllF 1 ? ? - ? ?? c*?0>ex. BouTH m^.7.. .. linn mi iiiita! " " """ ' I"" MMiti:it I. It WILL BE TO YOUR INTEREST TO READ THE MANY ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE CHRONICLE THK htkamhhii? titanic. Gigantic I>iiiiei?biouM of World's isargept Vwiwl. All that wealth and modern work manship oould produce was embod ied In the Titanic, the largest ves sel ever built, a veritable floating palace, and twice the size of the Dreadnought Delaware, with some 6,000 ton? to spare. This 40,000-ton monster narrowly escaped serious mishap at the very start of her maiden voyage. As she sw/ept from her berth at South ampton last Wednesday there was a roar as from a broadside of big guns, caused by the suction created by her huge propellers. So great was the suction of water that the seven huge hawsers which moored the American liner New York snap ' ped like pipe stems' and the New York drifted helplessly, stern first, toward the Titanic. The Titanic reversed her engines la time, and tugs rushed to the aid of the New York. Thus a bad smash up was averted. It has been estimated that the Titanic cost $10,000,000 before she was finally put in commission. Though 882% feet long, 92 1-2 feet wide and 94 feet deep, w,lth accomodations for a crew of 860 and capable of carrying 3,600 pas sengers, she was built with as much care as is put into the finest chro nometers. . ? The Titanic's tonnage, when she finally took the water, was nearly 1,000 tons greater than that of the Olympic, designed as her sister ship. Though the keels of the two' monsters were laid at about the same time, work on the Titanic wps delayed for a year, so that any imperfection in the appointments of the Olympic, however slight, might be corrected in this newest and the greatest of ocean palaces. Tv Her length and breadth also exceeded those of the older vessel. New names had to be oolned to apply to the 12 decks of the ves sels, nine of which were connected with electric* elevators, in addition to many wide stairways. More than 2,000 ports and windows, brought the light of day into the interior of the monsters. Through any of the funnels two of the largest of mod ern passenger trains might have ra ced abreast. Each link of the an chor chain added 175 pounds to the weight of the ships. She has been compared to a mod-; ern hotel. She was really a city* in miniature, with a gymnasium, ten nis and squash courts, a theatre, ball-room, a sports deck, Turkish and electric baths, swimming pool, palm gardens, card, music and smok iug rooms* while atop, on the twelf? deck, was a golf course, somewhat lt-duced in size. The Titanic had more restaurants and dining rooms > than her sister ship, the Olympic, with a grill and English chophouse to boot. Her ho? pital was fitted with an operating table, and there was a stin room for I Hssengers not in good health. One of the many unusual features ot the Titanic, lacking even in hor sister ship, was the private prome nade which adjoined the main res tautaurant on the starboard side. On to this deck opened a recep tion room, where diners might con gregate before going to their meals ai>d hosts might meet . the guests whom they had invited to sit with them at dinner. Banks of real flowers concealed the arbors in palm garden. ? Two of the suites cost $4,350 each for a single trip. These apart ments consisted of sitting rooms, sleeping chambers, baths and ward robes, with a garden in front, and a private promenade extending the ^hole length of the suite ? some 60 feet? -with its own private sea rail. The occupants or either of these suits could have the same privacy that the owner of a private yacht could comihand, with his own deck, ftnd the added comforts that tfie le viathan afforded. There were less pretentious suites with sitting roohxn in some of them as large as fifteen feet square. Each stateroom on the vessel had *ts own private bathroom, supplying fresh and sea water", both hot and d- A. servant's hail was protid ?d for the valets and other ser vants of the passengers. In theee servant* when not In at tendance on theta* -employers were expected to remain, L M*e her ulster ship, th*' Olympic, 6 Titanic had Jour funnels. Vfrom - - -? ft MKMOHIAji HUKVICEH Held at Cunideu Jlapti&t Church oo UM Kuuday Night. | At, the Cuwden liaptist Church last Sunday night, Rev. M. L. Law ?on, the pastor, preached au inter esting sermon, baaing hU remarks on the (linking of the great ship Titanic when over fifteeu hundred uoulu went to a watery grave. The kervices were in the nature of a memorial to the lout ones. On that day memorial services were held ou every British ship, and It was a befitting tribute that this Cam den pastor felt so deeply the loss of these people that he should use the j occasion as a memorial in his J church. j Services were opened with the old familiar hymn ? the one the band was playing when the ship went dowta ? "Nearer, my .God, to Thee," sung very slowly and sw^eet* ly by the congregation. The pas tor then read the 139-th Psalm and used as a text the first- verse of the 21st Chapter of Revelations. He pictured In all Its attendant horror the sinking of the great vessel; how rich and poor alike went down together, making the world akin In a common sorrow, and a common loss. How man's In genuity paled into Insignificance when the socalled unslnkable ship struck the giant iceburg, the works of Nature. . '?/ He explained how many blessings would oome about from this great catastrophe. Many improvements would be made in trans-Atlantic tra vel In the way of ships travelling closer together ?nd more life boats provided. How it brought million aire and peasant to one common sympathy. And finally "What shall It profLt a man should he gain the Wfrole earth and lose his own soul." the toft of her funnels to her keel measured 176 feet. She made an average speed of 21 knots on her trial trip: In building her more than three million rivets were used to band to gether the massive plates. The plates In the Tltanic's bottom weigh ed four and one-quarter tons each and w^ere 36 feet long. Her rudder weighed 100 tons, and the boss arm 45 tons forward and 73 1-2 tons aft. Her 15 water tight compartments could be closed simultaneously by the throwing of a lever on the bridge, and her builders declared these rendered the ship unslnkable. The launching of the Titanic on May 31, 1911, was considered an event of international importance. Among the prominent people who were present on that day were J. Plerpont Morgan, Lord Pirrie, chair man of the Harland & Wolff Co., and J. Bruce Ismay, chairman of the International Mercantile Marine. ' The construction oof the vessel was supervised by Alexander M. Car lisle, general manager of the Belfast shipbuilding concern. Mr. Carlisle accompanied the Olympic to this country on her. maiden voyage and Was most enthusiastic over the be havior of the big ship. He express ed himself as satisfied that the size of the oceah liners was limited on ly by the harbor accomodations they could find and the price the public was willing to pay. Big vessels, he declared, answered the helm even more easily than smaller ones. A list of her specifications follows Registered tonnage, 4 5,000. Displacement, 66,000. Length over all,' 882 feet, 6 in. Breadth' over all, 92 feet, 6 in. Breadth over boat deck, 94 feet. Height from keel to top deck, 105 feet, 7 inches, Height of funnels above casting, 72 feet. Height of funnels above boat deck, 81 feet, 6 in. Distance ? from top of funnel to keel, 175 feet. o , Number steel decks, 11. Number of water tight bulkheads, 80. Engines ? - Combination turbine and reciprocating. ? Anchors, each 15 1-2 tons. Anchor cable Urifrs, each 175 pounds'. Rudder, 100 tooyi. Weight of rlreu'uted, (three mil lion) 1,200 tone. Weight propellers, each *& tons._ Center propeller, 22 tons. Sidelights in eaeh .ship, 2,200. . Crew carried, ?90. Passenger capacity, 3,500. The Hamburg - Amerioan line Is ItAIJiV AT BIMNKY . I'r??v?l Ki?jo)ttl?l? (K'miuu in Bp'te Of lUd WvaUifr, 1 The bc lio.o I rully at Blaney last Saturday wait a success not with" BtuiullMK the inclemency of the wea ther. ? The meeting was held in the church aa the achool houae wgas not large enough to hold the audience. While the meeting waa a success, it was a matter of regret that the speakers from Columbia who had been invited aud who were expect ed were unable to attend. Speakers from Camden reached Blaney about jll:30 o'clock. Mr. C. W. Blrchmor ^ odltor of the Messenger, waa intro duced and Bpoke along the line of achool Improvement and what It would mean for the development of the county and state. The three fold nature of the child way present ed by him? the spiritual, physical, and intellectual ? and the adequate mcanti necessary to develop these feature# in the child. Mr. I. J. McKenzle, couuty super intendent of education, was present and urged an additional levy of 4 mills that District No. 12, which in cludes the town of Dlahey, might have (sufficient means to properly oonduct the school. An additional levy of two mills would mean ah increase In the school fund of about $6,000, and when the other condi tions were compiled with, the state wjould contribute $300, There are 12 mles of rulllroad In this district and the railroad would pay a large proprotion of this tax. Capt. M, L?. Smith Was the last speaker. Like the speakers who preceded him. he . referred to the cleverness of the Blaney people, and said that It was not his purpose to try to force them * to levy an addi tional tax upon their property, but to state briefly the advantages of better school facilities and then for them to think over the situation and decide for themselves if it were not wise for them to levy such a tax as would bo best for the en tire community. He gave somei very practical illustrations and was listen ed to with close attention. In the afternoon there were quite a numbe of signed petitions asking for a special levy to be made. Blaney is forging ahead and is composed of as good and patriotic people as can be found anyw'here. At the conclusion of the speeches, the audience repaired to the Bla ney spring where a magnificent din ner was served, but all the audience and the visitors especially, felt for the committee who had the dinner Lin charge, for the rain began to fall and dinner had to be served in the rain, which of course was disa greeable, but every one was cheer ful notwithstanding this and enjoy ed the splendid feast. It was a day that will be long remembered and it is believed much good will result from the school rally held. Florence Criltenton Homo And| Training School. Miss Florence M. Young *will spend Thursday and Friday in Cam-| den In the Interest . of the only Florence Crlttenton Home In this State. The home is located In Charleston and 1s doing rescue and preventive work among young girls; a family of 45 having been cared for during the past year. This is the ? oldest Rescue Home In the state; having been established in October 1899. Each year a canvass; of the state is made to raise $.'V 000 running . expenses. Ninety per cen,t of the girls come from over tho| state and the Home depends upon the generosity of the people over the state for its support. Will you help? - Memorial Address. Mr. Caleb Clarke, an old Camden boy, and now a successful lawyer of the Atlanta* bar, is to deliver the address here on the 10th of May. Mr. Clarke is a brilliant orator, and ? the ? Memorial Association is to be oongratufated upon their choice. now building 'A ship, the Imperator, that will be <5,000 tons larger than the Titanic, and the North-German Lloyd is planning for a still larger vessel, measuring 54,000 ions. The Cunard line Is also In the moe fori bigger ships, wfcleh grows keener | each ye#r. The' last named now has the Aqnitasla on The stocks, f whose dimensions hare not been made public. ) ? ' . ?\ A* ^ JWv i-X-VwVi.. ^ "'H: * v prs !t\l,liltO.\l> IU?M>H HOI4>. by Tilt* Aetna l?lfe In Muruiuo Coui|mm?>. Mr. K. J. Blalock, of Columbia, State agent of the Aetna Life lu ?urunce Co.. way hero Wednesday in the Interest of his company In connection with the purchase of the Kershaw County railroad bonds, This i? the Aetna's first entry in to tho jnarket for bonds and their bid won? being $4,940. This means that -the county will receive $99, 940 for the $96,000 worth of bonds. The big bond companies from ail oyer the north and west had rep resentatives here to pu< in bids. The First National Hank of Camden w#rc also among the bidders. Mr, Blalock says he hopes the Att na's entry into the field for the purchase of bonds direct will be followed by the other insurance companies doing business in this state. Supervisor West has been a busy man during the past month send ing out literature advertising' the sale of these bonds and is much gratified at the result of the sale. The large number of bidders from all sections is due to his untiring efforts. The following is a lis-t of the firms represented and the bids offered : Aetna Life Insurance Co. $4,940.00 H. C. Spears & Sons, of Chl cago 3,106.00 Wooden, McNear & Moore, Chicago 4,430.50 Mayer, Duffle & Walters, Cin cinnati. . . 4,427.00 Harris, Forbes & Co., New York . . 3.41 2.40 Townsend, Scott & Co., Baltimore 1,44 4.00 A. B. Leach & Co., New J York T. .. ..4,107.65 W. N. Caler & Co., New v York . . . 3,154.00 8. A. Keen & Co., Chicago 2,859.50 Savings Bank & Trust Co., ^.Chicago 7 39.00 A'i H. Verner, New York 3,106.60 K. M. Marshall & Bro., Charleston 960.00 Livingston & Co., New York. 3,106.50 First National Bank, Camden . . 3,650.00 R. M. Grant & Co., New York 4,769.00 Ulen & Co., Chicago. . . . 3,125.00 Roberson, Humphreys & Wardlaw, Providence 3,511.00} Would be Unmarried. < Not very long ago the Clerk of Court married a couple from Harts ville who came down to the best town In the State to start off their life of connubial bliss, and tiiey got a license here and they were married by the clerk of court, as above stated. You piay imagine the rude^.shock which the genial clerk got a few days later, when he got a letter from the supposed happy groom asking that the marriage be annulled, for, he said, "that woman had no more hair on her head than a turnip." He was propared for rats - and -trimmings and smaller fakes, but for a complete sell like that he wtould not stand for. ? Flor ence Times. F o?r Hale. 100 acres of land in West Wa teree, Known as Cantey Island. 40 acres open and under cultivation. For terms apply to C. P. DuBose & Co., Camden, S. C. Fresh Milk und Butter. Having secured the services of an expertdairyraan, we are now In a position to supply the public with fresh milk and butter. Phone 26. BellBhaw Dairy. lti. Auxilltury To Meet. All members arc urged to attend the meeting of the Ladies' Hospital Auxiliary at 4 o'clock Monday after noon, April 29th. Mrs. J. B. Wal lace, Secretary. Hale Con tin lie*. The big sale commenced at the ?tore of Baruch Nettles Co. last Week is still In progress and has been attracting many buyers. They are not going into expensive adver tising or paying extra help to con duct this sate and are firing their customers the benefit of the sarin g thereby. They are reducing their immense stock in order to remodel their two stores. This firm makes It a role to sell goods exactly ? as advertised. ? .? . ? l?v';: ; .. . " " 1 " * ? ItlCH AIKK.MTKS LNAVINU, Kuy Tlify Will Nut HIhimI Fop Southern Yrmtiut*ii(. Much enraged over the, case of I Frederick (). Beach, charged with] murderously assaulting his beauti ful wife, according to an Aiken dis patch, the entire northern colony hero haa determined to leave Aiken and return to it h northern homed, its members say they will Bell their homes. The exodus will begin Ap ril 20, Among those who will leave are Joseph Harriman, nephew of the lute K. ii. llarrlman; C. Oliver Isellu, Fred Smith, Thomas Hitch cock, Jr., and several other million aires. "The sooner they leave the bet ter," said Mr. Quitter. "They tried to fake us three ways from Sunday and we would not stand for it. I hope to find Pearl Hampton thru my detectives In twx> days or less." "The South may be a tolerably | rotten place," said Mayor Gyles, "but we do not believe In letting money have any influence down here. We intend to fight this af fuir to the limit and then some. "The fact that people from the northern settlement wired $1,000 to ? Washington' to Kfet evidence against Kaughn has omie them no good. It has shown us that they are trying to use every Influence of position and wealth to put the qui etus on this case, and that can not bo done. "Pearl Hampton's story, If gotten, correctly, will shjow you the entire sltuatlou. ' 1 believe in no scandal, but this Ib a cafce when In Justice to Aiken we must come out in the open. "If that negress will testily she will say Reach hit her over the head with a railing ? a fence pal ing." It has been definitely decided by the Aiken authorities to reopen the entire domestic history of Mrs. F. O. Bench and her present husband In case the parties ever return here' to face the charge that Mr. Beach It was, and not a negro, who at tempted to kllL Mrs. Beach. Not withstanding Mr. Beach's cabled as surance that he will return from Europe immediately and stand ar* rulgnment, Aiken officials persist In the attitude of doubt. They re Iterated that they do not believe either Mr. Beach or his wife will come back Into this bailiwick. The Camden Minstrel show went to Kershaw on Monday night, where they gave a performance for the benefit of the Kershaw Graded schools, and were greeted by" large crowd: The Kershaw Era has the following to say of their perform? , ance: "The Camden Minstrels ap peared In the auditorium of the Ker shaw Graded Schools last Monday for the benefit of the Camden Hospital and the Kershaw .Schools. The young men who took part In the show certainly have something to be proud of. Each and every one carried out his part most excel lently and afforded the large audi ence which was. present to greet them an evening of genuine fun and pleasure. The performance would have done credit to profes sionals. Everyone present express ed themselves as being highly pleas ed with the very Interesting enter tainment. The receipts from the sale of tickets were $82.00." Death of Mrti. Campbell. Mrs. Mary A. Campbell, of this county, died at the State Hospital for the Insane Saturday last and was brought to Camden for burial Sunday. Mrs. Campbell was car ried to the Hospital in January of this year and 'was 74 years of age. The burial service was conducted by Dr. H. B. Browne, of the L?yt tleton Street Methodist church. To Speak at Stnteburg. A special to the State from State burg, dated April 20, says: "The exercises on Memorial day, May 10, at Stateburg promises to be of unusual interest this year. "The committee has securest the services of Thomas J. Kirkland, of Camden, as orator, and his reputa tion as writer, speaker and high minded patriot has raised the ex pectations of those who will hear his address that day." . Bay mare mule, weighing about 700 ponads. Notify Willie Jones, ftfAlfo i, Cfcmdtn, ?. ? , "'J? ? ? ?& . ft $ '' OTtep; WIH.'It l l( \< K TO 1IK lU'IliT. IUIImu) offlilutH Hmv I<nn( to Coiifvr Willi IIumIikwn Men. Mr, Strlngfellow, asaUtant gener a| freight agent 'of the Seaboard Air Line railway, of Atlanta, (iu., ami O. O. Donney, of the aume rail way company, tlof Columbia, were In Camden Saturday to confer with tho bualneab men of the city in refer ence to hulldlitK track to the rear of the buajneaa section of the city on Main at root, and running a spur track from tho Seaboard freight depot to a point near the Camden Brick company, to connect with the Southern and Northwestern rail? waya. The propoued road waa aur veyed by Mr. Klrby, of the Sea board civil engineering department about 10 daya ago. It will cOnie Into the buulnoHH section by the buBeball park up to Uytledge atreot and then towlurda tho colored ceme tery, where It 1b Bald that the Cam den Hrlck company will erect a modern now factory, an the proa em plant 1b aubjoct to damnge by high water of tho Watoree river. The matter will likely be definite ly decided upon at once. It not only will Increase the Seaboard'* freight bu8lne?B In Camden, but will be quite a Having to the merchantB, who have to haul their freight from the freight station, a distance of about a mile, and It will encourage ... additional warohouBCH In Camden. Mr. Chaneoler, general freight agent of tho Seaboard of Norfolk, Va., wuh here about a month ago to look Into the matter, and Heemed in fa vor of' building the tfracks. u It haa been discovered that the % < i plore of the Soaboard bridge cause the Watcrec river to change Its ;"r; courao, eapeqlally at <ilgh water, and aa a roault la damaging tho cause way on the Camden-Columbia road, and filling in the bed of tho river ^ bolow Camden. The Chamber of Commerce haB taken up the matter with the engineering department nt Charleatpn, aa the filling in of" the river will effect navigation on the river. The river has almos^cut ft new channel near the old bridge site, two miles below Camden. GR08BKH OF HONOR To lie Presented to Veteran* An<l Descendants of Veterans. The U. 13. C. will present on 'the aft of noon of May 10th, 1912 ? - Me- * t morlal Day ? - during the exercises p held at the Quaker Cemetery crosses of honor to the following veterans '-j and descendants of feterans: . Veterans. .Jesse Arthur W. 8. Marshall,. . Simon Baruch G. W. Mose4ey Herman Baruch J. N. Northcutt R, C. Brown \ J. H. Peebles L. W. Burkett 8. Jt. Perry D; J. Fletcher W. M. Robertson > 0. J*. Dixon J, W. Rose J. A. Grigsby Jas. Sinclair Prank Hammond J. R. Truesdell 1. P. Holland J. F. Turner T. H. Hunter* U W. Watts - A. P. Kerby 8. . M. Wilson" ? V A. C. L. Kinard J. H. Watkins G, B. King Descendants of Veterans. Mrs. J. S. Lindsay Mrs. Jno. Boykln . Mrs. N. R. Goodale v Miss Rebecca Nelson Miss L. S. Nettles R. B. DeLoache W. B. Burns Li. W- Boykln; N, R. Goodale 1 W. P. Jeffers M. O. Huckabee C. J. Shannon, Jr. ? '? ? ?sh&. m _ v A Ilellc of the Past. We have before ub a copy of "The Daily Bulletin/.' published in ? Cam den in 1864. This paper is ad? dresBed in lead pencil to "Jno. Mc Rae," and was found in the public road by a son of Mr J. H. Moore. The paper contains many odd "and Interesting notices. One of the no tices reads- thus: "On and after Tuesday, the 18th, instant, the passenger trains will . leave Camden on Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays at twelve o'clock and forty minutes, Instead of one o'clock, as heretofore; J. Jonoe, Agent." 'Ii O H t, Friday night at Boy's Scout Hail a gold stick pin. Four teat clover design with pearl setting. flrara FUder will please notify this OffiOe. 4 ? ? ? 10r. J. H. Clack, of Sumter, com meroal agent of the Southern rall wty, 'Am la Camden this week.