The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 09, 1912, Image 4
THE CAHOEN CHRONICLE
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Camden, 0. a , Au|, 9, 1 ?li
Bear in wind the county fair to
be held In Camden, November 7th,
8tb and tttb.
Merchant* of Camden can 'stim
ulate trade by using the advertising
column* of The Chronicl.e Try it
and wee.
Mayor Grace made good; he
promised to "nauseate" South Car
olinians- and he did, Hays the Co
lutnbia Record.
The Chronicle welcome# interest
ing news letters this week from I*e?|
thune, Westville and Cantey. We
wish our friends at every postof?
flee in the county would send us
news letters from their respective
localities each week.
"State board of health will please
note" aays the Columbia Btate
"that I^exington babies are in dan
ger of being kissed to death. For
ty-eight candidates are campaigning
that county." What about the ba
ble# of Kershaw county 7
In a letter to the editor of the
Orangeburg Times and Democrat, j
among other things, Senator Till
man says "If the newspapers keep
on publishing such stuff as Grace's
attack on the governor and the die
ttagraph 'slush' they will certainly
make Ble^se governor again."
The Chronicle carries this week
an account in full of the remarks
of each candidate here Monday.
The report is as complete as 'that
carried by any daily or Weekly pa
per published where similar meet
ings have been held and every can
didate la quoted aa near correct aa
could possibly bev> gotten.
Mr. F. H. Howe, special staff
correspondent of the Atlanta Jour
nal, was here Monday to report the
state campaign meeting. His re
port was placed Jn. the telegraph
office here a <t 7 o'clock p .m. Mon
day and the Journal reaching here
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock car
ried a full account of the meeeting.
Some quick work.
The Lancaster News says "The
silence on the part of our esteem
ed contemporaries at Camden as
to the race for governor, Is becom
ing painful." Ft.r our part "wej
are aorry If wo have caused our
brother any pain, but If The News
Is aa buBy aa we are in our shop
they will have all they can attend
to without butting Into other pa
pera' affairs.' We have troubles of
our own.
Some of the dirtiest campaign
dope we have yet seen was that
sent out from Spartanburg by May
or Grace, of Charleaton, appearing
In Borne of the papers last week.
The Columbia Record publlahed the
chargea but very aenalbly omitted
the '"nigger story." No good can
poaslbly come of circulating such
stuff, and we are glad to see that
many of the other papers through
out the state omitted it.
"It was absolutely disgusting,"'
said a venerable old gentleman who
had come up from Sumter Monday
to hear the state candidateH speak.
Ho said it was nothing but abuse of
one another from beginning to end;
nothing enlightening, and that he
had not attended a state campaign
meeting before in many years; that
if that was the best they could
hand out that it would be many
years before he attended another.
CiOOI) HKHAVIOli.
Kershaw County's reputation as
a hospitable, chivalrous, liberty-lov
ing, yet law abiding county was
fully sustained on Monday last
when the candidates for state offi
cers addressed the voters of this
county and where there was assem
bled a crowd variously estimated
at from 3,000 to 6,000 people.
The true southern gentleman Is al
ways courteous to his guosts and
this principle was strikingly in evi
dence on this occnsion. Although
the crowd was brimming full afui
even running over with good natur
ed fun and enthusiasm yet there
was not the least attempt made to
howl down any of the speakers.
Although the crowd here on Mon
day was one of the largest ever
gathered hero since 187 6 we have
never seen better behPvior. Every
speaker was accorded a most at
tentive and respectful hearing, and
at no time during the day was
there the least excitement, and an
other star has been added to our
county's already sood record for
law and ordor. Our people are to
be commended in the very highest
term and other counties of the state
should take lessons from us.
Attention, Veterans.
I have received notice from the
Recorder of Crosses, S. C. Division
U. D, C., that by special request
of many Chapters, applications for
Crosses of Honor will be received
until Oct. 1st. Crosses to be given
on Dec. 20th, 1912. Should a vet
eran desire a second cross, having
lost tke first one, or descendants,
male or female, or any veteran
who has never had one, apply at
once to Mrs. John Cantey, Presi
dent John D. Kennedy Chapter U.
D.' C., Camden. 8. C.
s 7 1 f For Sale.
.. Four city lots on Hampton and Lee
Avenue. fiffiklSO feet each. ***7
term*. D. Wolfe, Camden, 8. C.
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UXVUilX* hi* abhicncis
I'rgwt In WiMtlilflytoB
Cause of Mr.. Ftatejr** Absence.
Washington, D. C.
August 3, 1012.
Publishers Chronicle: ?? I feel
that the people of your county fere
entitled to an explanation of my
abseuce from the campaign meeting*
now being conducted In the aeveral
countle* of tbe Fifth Congressional
District . Heretofore the practice
bat been the Fifth District to have
a campaign for Congress with usual
ly thirty odd meeting In all. Thru'
your paper 1 wish to state that my
duties In ' Washington dulrng tbe
preeent long and Important seeslou
of Congress are such as to cause me
to be uuable io look after my per
sonal Interest in the campaign snd
at the name time give to the peo
ple of the District my time and ser
vice* ft* their repre*entative at my
po*t of duty in Washington, Con
gress *till being in *e**ion. I have
only had the opportunity to make
two political speeches in the Dis
trict tbl* year. We are Just in tbe
closing days of this seselon and It
U expected that Congress will ad
journ anytime between now and the
16th of Augu?t Those who are fa
miliar with legislation here know,
how Important it 1* that tbe Dem
ocrat# maintain a quorum for the
transaction of business, and in thin
connection 1 will state that the Dem*
ocratlc caucus some weeks ago or
dered that no further leave of ab
sence be granted to members ex
cept on the score of sickness. It
is hoped, however, that Congress
will adjourn by the 15th of August
and as soon as I can do so, 1 will
come home and make such campaign
as the time will permit. And a
special r*ason for my remaining
here is the fact that the Postoffiee
Appropriation BiH.tcarrylng more
than two hundred and sixAy million
dollars for the conduct of the1 pos
tal service of this country, a hill
prepared and reported by the Post
office Committee, of which 1 am
the ranking Democrat, passed the
House on the 2nd day of May -and
since that time has been pending
in the Senate and therefore has hot
been agreed to by the two houses
of Congress. When the bill passes
the Senate it will be loaded down
with scores of Senate amendments,
Involving millions of dollars, and
a great deal of new legislation; and
when returned to the House of Rep
resentatives the bill will be sent
to conference. ' The Chairman of
the Committee and myself will be
the two Democratic House confer
ees on this bill and for me to leave
here at this critical stage of the
bill would be such a neglect of
public duty as to bring down upon
me the censure of the people of
?the Dlsttrict and my Democratic as
sociates in . Congress. 1 am plac
ing public duty above my personal
interest and feel sure that this
course on my part will meet the ap
proval of all the people of the dis
trict.- Very respectfully r'
D. E. Finley.
CAROIjINAS* INTEIIU RUAN
Line* lleixiK Built and Muy Reach
Camden. < '
A special to the Manufacturers
Record, dated Raleigh ,N. C.,' July
23, says: "Of equal interest with
the construction of their power
transmission lines is the building
of the interurban railway connect
ing the alert and prdgresslve towns
and cities of Piedmont North and
8outh Carolina by the forces back
ing the Southern Power Co., operat
ing in North Carolina through the
Piedmont Traction Co., and in South
Carolina thru the Greenville, Spar
tanburg & Northern Lines, and the
work has been in progress since
April 1 of last year.
The Piedmont Traction Co., 1b
now operating 24 miles of railway
from Charlotte to Gastonia, and
the Greenville .Spartanburg & An
derson Railway Co. will soon oper
ate from Anderson to Greenwood,
via Helton; a distanco of 43 miles,
giving a total of 57 miles in UBe,
with the probability of having 25
miles more in* operation within 3
months, while 30 miles more are
under construction. Work is being
pushed from Greenwood, S. C., the
southern terminus, and from Char
lotte ,N. C., the present northern
terminus. Twenty-eight trains a
day, 14 each way, are being oper
ated between Charlotte and Gasto
nia. When the road is completed
an hourly schedule is contemplated.
It is probable that an extension will
be made to Durham and Raleigh,
and maybe to Wilmington, N. C.
In South Carolina the company may
reach Charleston, Columbia, Sumter,
Camden, Newberry and Union."
The Crowd Monday.
Life-long residents of Camden
say that last Monday's crowd in
attendance upon the state campaign
wjiH a record breaker. Every train
entering the city brought many vis
itor from neighboring counties.
The Southern railway brought two
extra coaches loaded to their ca
pacity from points north of Camden,
while the Northwestern brought a
special train from Sumter and points
beyond. Many automobiles from ad
joining counties and from Darling
ton, Florence, Clarendon and, points
further were here. The hotels, res
taurants and cafes were taxed to
their utmost to feed the crowds and
the ladles of the Hospital Auxiliary
realized the neat sum of $68 on
lunches sold that day. Excellent
order was maintained,. only three' ar
rests beeing made, and in each case
only a "plain drunk" was docketed.
Buys Bakery.
Messrs. L,?T. Stewart and W. C.
Raley have purchased the bakery
business conducted by Mr. H. E.
Schroder on South Main street and
will operate the same in the future.
Mr. Schroeder has not announced
his plans for the future, but will
probably locate at _ Beaufort or
Georgetown.
11UMA1U KUWTOON NOTIU*.
Notloe U hereby given that a
primary election will be held on
Tuesday, Auguit 27th, lfl*, In ac
cordance wkb the rulee of Ike Dem
ocratic party for the election of
state and county officers, ae fol
low#:
United States neater
Gov.ernor.
lieutenant governor.
Secretary of State.
Comptroller general.
State treaaurer.
Adjutant and Inspector general.
Btate superintendent of education.
Attorney general.
Railroad commissioner.
For congress 6th district.
For solicitor 6th judicial circuit.
Mouse of representatives.
Bherlff.
Clerk of court.
County supervisor.
Coroner.
County superintendent of educa
tion.
Treasurer.
Auditor.
Magistrate.
Couuty commissioners. ' x
Managers of KlecUoa.
The following managers of elec
tion have been appointed: ,
Buffalo ? J. M. Sowell, J. K. Ca
toe, C. A. Johnson.
SC's. ? W. J. Young, W. M. Cau
then, Jesse Barfield.
Qranny's Quarter ? J. W. Boone,
W. H. Owens. E. E. Bill.
Abney. ? L. E. Klrkley, H. T.
Johnson, John Ray.
Shamrock. ? J. F. Baker, M. M.
Johnson, P. L. McNaughion.
Bethune ? J). M. Bethune, a. T.
Gardner. J. H. West.
Raley's Mill.-r-M. L. Raley, a
J. West, Q. L. Gardner.
Hermitage Cotton Mill. ? - C. L.
Bradley, J. Munn, W. T. Hasty.
Twenty Creek Club. ? N. P. Get
tys, Reubln Ervln, Henry Watts.
Beaver Dam. ? Hampton Hall, Ed
die Rabon, Jerry Ford.
Lugoff.?J, B. Parker, J. K. Lee.
J. 8. Hammond.
Sheppard. ? W. L. Stokes, R. A.
Gardner, p. J. Tidwell.
V Beulah ? 8. H. Mickle, Lee We?t,
Hardy Dixon.
Roland. ? G. C. Falls, H. H.
West, John Hough.
Hanging Rock. ? F. P. Trueedel,
O. H. Watson, Robert Perry.
Harmony. - ? H. H. Sessions, J.
M. Grlgsby, T. M. Maddox.
Blaney ? J. W. Wood, W. T. Jef
fers, |F. A. .Nelson.
Stockton. ? W. C. Seagle, E. M.
Workman, W. R. Gardner.
Cassatt.? o- James Stokes, L. O.
Funderburk, P. M. Melton.
Presidents of clubs or executive
committeemen are ' requested to
send In at once the names of man
agers for those clubs that have not
as yet sent In names of managers
Names of managers should be sent
to the secretary. V T 1
Kules Governing Election./,
Attention is called to the follMf
lnog rules:
Rule 1. The qualifications for
membership in any subordinate club
ot the Democratic party til ? this
State, or for voting at a Democrat
ic primary, shall be as follows, viz:
The applicant for memberships of
voter, shall be twenty-one years "of
age, or shall become so before the
succeeding general election, and
be a white Democrat, or ~ a* negro
who voted ' for General Hampton
in 1876, and has voted the Demo
cratic ticket continuously since.
Provided, That no white man shall
be exculded from participation in
the Democratic party, and whose
name has been enrolled on the
Democratic club list five days be
fore the said primary election, and
who is otherwise qualified under
the constitution' and rules of the
Democratic party to vote 111 the
primary elections.
The managers at each box at
the primary election shall require
every voter in a Derftofcratic prima
ry election to pledge ' himself to
abide the results of the primary, an
to support the nominees of the
party, and to take the following
oath and pledge, viz: "I do sol
emnly swear that I am duly quail
fled to vote at this election ac
cording to the rules of the Demo
cratic party, and that I have not
voted before at this election, and
pledge myself to support the nom
inees of the primary."
Rule 2. No person shall be per
mitted to vote unless he has been
enrolled on a club list at least five
days before the said primary elec
tion and has been a resident "Of
the State one year and of the
county in which ho seeks enroll-,
ment sixty days preceding the next
general election.
The club llBts shall bo inspected
by and certified to by the presl
ldnot and secretary and turned ov
er to the managera to be used as
the registry list.
No vote for houso of represents-,
tives shall be counted ? unless it
contains as many names as the
county is entitled to representa
tives.
Rule 3. The managers of elec
tion shall open the polls at 8:00
o'clock a. m., and shall close them
at 4 o'clock p. m. After tabulating
the result, the managers shall cel>
tify the same and forward the bal?
lot box, poll list and all other pa*
pers relating to such election, by
one of their number to the! chair
man of the respeotlve Democratic
county executive committees withlfl
forty-eight hours after the close of
the polls. t 1
Voters of Buffalo township will
observe the following divisions ifli
voting for magistrates:
Eastern District.- ? All east and
south of Red Oak Creek and the
Porter Bridge road and the old
Georgetown road. ?$
Western District ? All betweeii
Lynches Creek, the Liockhart road
and the did- Georgetown road.
Middle District^All the territory
between the Eastern and Western
Districts.
By order of County Execut
Committee.
Thofl. J. Kirkland, Chairmj
C. W. Blrchmoro, Secretary.
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To Hftvo ftitarUiiuMat,
KeKalb Council, Junior Order
American Mechanic#, located at the
Pine ('reek Cotton Mill, will have
au Ice cream eupper aud entertain
ment Saturday night, Auguat 10th.
Mr. H. 8 Stewart, of Lancaater^ a
prominent Junior and a fine orator,,
haa accepted an Invitation to be
preeent Co). T. I). Butter, State
Councillor, haa been Invited to bf
preaent, but It la not known aa yet
whether or not he can attend, but'
Mr. Stewart ban elgnifled his Inten
tion of being present. All candl?
daten and the public generally are
Invited.
Pleaae Hot mrm, m
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A hand satchel waa put in a wa
gon at King's atablea on Monday,
aud through mistake wan left In
the wagon until the owner of th#
wagon drove away. He wl|l pleaae
return uame to me or leave at The
Chronicle office and get reward.
1\ L. McNaugbton, Iletbune, No. 2
Where would jrtm be must. Ukd/' tp
ne?t a frteod or wcxjiuUeUmeoT
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It U m?te that you tho?)4l
t?av? tb# b*t meat. Uwt *1
at our counter ami it will U?t
moled ?u* Y^'u
your friwU ioo. Tht
of your appall
At our Mont ?hOf>, of eoume.
ttee th* Motion Picture* All N<?t W^ek *t Uu? Oper*^3
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We are more than pleased with our thirty days of business. If we had bea
told that'we could have done even half as well we would have thought it aa*
ter of impossibility. Bnt figures do not fake ? we baye them. In view of these
facts we have decided to continue our marvelous sale of Men's Shoes and Oxfords
for thirty days more, at the following prices:
All Men's Sines and Oxfords, formerly $5.00 will be soM at - $3.98
All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $450 will be sold at - - $3.25
All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $4.00 will be sold at - - $3.15
All Men's Shoes and Oxford^ formerly $3.50 will be sold at - - $2.95
All Men's Shoes and' Oxfords, formerjy $3.00 will be sold at - - $2.45
All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $2.50 will be sold at - - $1.85
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We are going to offer the entire stock of Ladies and Children's Shoe* and
Oxfords during the month of August at just what they cost us. Now, if you sit
in need of anything in a frst class shoe ? one that you will not be ashamed tp wear
? one that looks good and will wear better than any shoe you ever wore for the j
money, now is the time to buy. These goods are all of high-class stuff. No old <
stock, no shoddy goods. All goods are new and up to date. Come and be con*
vinced that such shoes were never before offered at such ridiculously low pricey
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We will positively close this offer after Aogust 30th. So if yon need anything
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in this line and want to buy it at a real genuine bargain now is the time.
Make Your Pecision I^owl
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If you intend clearing your land, the best and only time is NOW. Begin wor*
just as soon as other farm duties permit. Every year, every ijfrontly every day
lay makes the clearing just that much harder. - .C) ^
Will you continue to pay taxes and interest on your stump land investment
Will you still let the land "loaf," when it could easily be producing the best crops on
your farm? Will you have land that's worth nothing and less than nothing throogP
taxes and interest, or vrill you have rich, prosperous acres that you can convert m
ready cash any time you wish? Will you wait and let the sprouts and brush gf<>w
up or will you clear it now while it's comparatively! easy? t% t . i
Get your Hercules Stump Puller now and begin at once the gathering of the
returns it will bring you. This is an offer with Qg dollar profits in it for you-*
practical business man's offer to the practical business farmer. " u U
It's the chance of a life time for you. It is an established fact that the
is good for a full days work of stump pulling every day for three ysars.
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L. C SHAW, Agent, Route 2, - JEFFERSON, SX