The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 25, 1912, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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cM;it ;
Hplendhl I'ri/A l ini Hits liwti
l?MI tip Ht Fair,
Tho third annuel content of the
IJuyw* Corn Club, of Kerahaw county
win be hold ftt tho county Fair Nov.
8th, A aplundid prize Hat Iuih b?tin
gotten up. The? rncrnboja of th?
< lub are urged tQ Send In liu-ir r<
porta to Superintendent -HvKentl'
at once, alao lO Wliil In tholr our
?exhibit.a before the fulr opena. All
boyn who have made 100 buahela or
over ahould lot tho County Superin
tendent know at once aa thla will
put them lit tho statu content. (jut
two dUintorcHted partie* lo wltneaa
tho meaaurGineuta of th<> torn hy
weight Ik the moat accurate and nat
Ufactory, The Fair Committee waa
ho considerate of the boya that it
wad decided to Kivt! them free ad
mittance to the Fair, ho, bAya, in ap
preciation and alao the henefita to
,.bo derived from being in tho content
aeiui in a good report and the beat
ear exhibit you can aeiect.
I. J. McKennzlo,
Manager Corn Club.
AIm>ui. the Old lilack MihiiiiiIch.
Sunday's Atlanta Const Itution
contained the followlnng excellent
tribute to flu? memory of tho "Old
Black Mammy" of -half a century
ago:
Mrs. A. Moore, Jr., of Berry ville,
Va., Iuih inaugurated a inovomcnt to
bul!<l a church, which shall a tau <1
in that town, as* a memorial to the
"old black mammies," and thoir ten
? der care and nurture'of the young
sters of the south for more than a
century. The Virginia incident Ik
typical of Blmlar tendenciea through
out the Bouth. There is an "Old
Black Mammy School" in Georgia,
and in nearly all of the southern
states there in a deposition to per
petuate in concrete form the memor
of these old colored women, the his
tory of whom has never adequately
been written.
In ante-bellum days, it was the
"old black mammy" that solicitous
ly and with an intelligent officlous
ness watched Over the young scion
of the house as, he grew from baby
hood Into boyhood. It was the "old
black mammy" that shepherded the
young lady of the house through
lu?r formative years, decking her
for the gay social functions of that
period and superintending, some
times tearfully, sometimes joyously
the preparation for the wedding. It
was the "old black mammy" often,
that closed the eyes of the master
or mistress of the mansion when
death had dropped a curtain over
the stress and tumult of life.
During the war and be It last
ingly remembered t'o her credit ?
tho "old black mammy" was still
loyally In attendance upon the fam
ily, the father or the brother of
which were often at the front fight
ing to perpetuate t. he system under
which the old woman was .held a
slave. During the occupancy of the
south by southern troops,, it was the
"old black mammy" that remained
on the plantation, and did many of
those necessary menial chores neg
lectod by the newly emancipated ney
gro. 0
Only a few of them are left to
?lay. They linger as rem i rulers of
nn era that will never return, and
for the going of which the old south
is, materially ; better off. Jlnt in
their quiet submission, their genu
ine Christianity, their efficiency
and their unobtrusive service,, the
"old black mammy" set a sterling
exaniplo to the younger generation
of negroes. Were it more conspi-j
cuously followed by the latter, the
so-called "negro problem" would
speedily resolve itself into a myth.
For the "old black mammy" spirit
is the spirit of receptivity, of con
sciousness that one must crawl be
fore walking, and of susceptibility
to discipline. And that is the spirit
most urgently needed by the negro
of our day.
If you know of an item of news
telephone it to The Chronicle. We
will appreciate it and ii will ??nable
us to give you a much better paper.
Don't forget the Kershaw Coun
ty Fair.
J. T. Burdell
Surveyor and Engineer
Camden, S. C.
NOVIOB OF i n < ihin.
ritate of .South Carollua,
County of Kershaw.
Notice in hereby gtveu that the
General Election for Htate and Cqun
iy OHlcifi will be bllj} ul th?- vot
tng precincts prescribed by law lit
? ?'id County, on Tut day, Npvtlotwf
b, 15*12, said day being Tuesday fol
lowing the first Monday in Novem
ber, as prescribed by the Htate Con*
hi it ui ton ,
*
The qualification for suffrage:
Managers of elect iou shall require
of every elector offering to vote at
any election, before allowing hint
to vote, the production of his regis
tration certificate and proof of thu
l?a> Hu nt or all lax??, Including poll
tax, atibt'HHcci aguinst hint and col
lectible during the previous year.
Thy nrodu^Hon of a certificate or
of the receipt of the officer author
ized to collect such taxes shall be
conclusive proof of the payment
thereof,
There shall bo separate and dis
tlact balloiH ai this election for the
following officers, to-wlt; (1) Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor;
(2) Other Htate Officers; (3) Cir
cuit {Solicitors; (4) Htate Henator;
(5) Member# of House' of Keprenen
tativeg; ( ?i ) County Officers. On
which uhall be the itame or names o
tho person or persons voted for as
such officers, respectively, and the
office for which they are voted.
There shall be separate boxes in
which said .ballots aro to be depos
ited and earh ballot box shall be
labeled in plain ltoinan letters with
the office or officers voted for.
Whenever a vote is to be taken
on any special question or .ques
tions a box shall be provided, prop
erly ' labeled for that purpose, and
the ballots therefor on such ques
tion or questions hhall be deposited
i he rein.
Before the hour fixed for open
ing the polls Managers and Clerks
must take and subscribe the consti
tutional oath. The Chairman of the
Board of Managers "can administer
the oath to the other members and
to the Clerk; a Notary Public must
administer the oath to tho ('hair
man. The Managers elect their
Chairman and Clerk.
Bolls at each voting place must b
opened at. 7 o'clock a. m. and closed
at 4 o'clock p. ni., except in the
City of Charleston, where they shall
be opened at 7 a. in. and Closed at
?J. p. m.
The Manager^ have the power to
fill a vacancy, and if none of the
Managers attend, the citizens can
appoint among the qualified voters,
the Managers, who, after being
sworn, can conduct the election.
At the close of the Election, the
Managers and Clerk must proceed
publicly to open the ballot boxes
and count tho ballots therein,
and continue without adjournment
until the same is completed, and
make a statement of the result for
each office and sign tho same.
Within three days thereafter, the
Chairman of the Board, or some one
designated by the Board, must de
liver to the Commissioners of Elec
tion tho poll lbt , the boxes con
taining the ballots and written state
ments of the results of the election.
At the Baid election separate box
es will be provided at which quali
fied electors will vote upon the
adoption or rejection of an amend
ment to the Htate Constitution, as
provided in the following Joint Res
olutions: ;
No." !>H2
A JOINT RESOLUTION/ to amend
Section 7^ Article VIII of the Con
stitution, Relating to Municipal
Bonded Indebtedness, by adding
a Proviso Thereto as to the Town
of Bishopville.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to Section 7, Article
VIII of the Constitution of the State
of South Carolina, be agreed to:
Add at the end thereof the follow
ing words: "Provided, further, That
the limitations imposed by this sec
tion and by Section 5 of Article X
of this Constitution, shall not apply
to the bonded indebtedness incurred
by the town of Bishop villo, in the
county of Lee, when the proceeds of
said bonds are applied exclusively
to aid in the building and purchase
of rights of way of the South Caro
lina Western Railway, or other rail
roads, under such restrictions and
limitations as the General Assembly
may prescribe, and where the ques
tion of incurring such Indebtedness
is submitted to the qualified electors
j of said municipality, as provided in
the Constitution, upon the question
of bonded Indebtedness."
Section 2. That, the question of
adopting this amendment shall be
submitted to the next general elec
tion for Representatives to the elec
tors as follows: Those In favor of
the amendment will deposit a ballot
with tho following words plainly
written or printed thereon: "Con
stitutional amendment to Section 7,
Article VIII of the Constitution, re
lating to municipal bonded Indebted
ness, as proposed by a Joint Reso
lution entitled 'A Joint Resolution
to amend Section 7, Article VIII of
tho Constitution, relating to muni
clpal bonded Indebtedness, by add
ing a proviso thereto as .to the
town of Bishopville' ? Yes." Those
opposed to said amendment shall
cast a ballot with tho following
words plainly written or printed
thereon: "Constitutional amendment
to Section 7, Article VIII, of the
Constitution, relating to municipal
bonded Indebtedness, as proposed
by a Joint Resolution entitled 'A
Joint Resolution to amend Section
7, Article VIII, of the Constitution,
relating to municipal bonded indeb
tedness, by adding a proviso there-]
to as to the town of Bishopville'- ?
No."
No. r?8:*.
A JOINT RESOLUTION* Proposing!
an Amendment to Article X of!
tho Constitution, by Adding There
to Section 14a, to Empower thej
Cities of Charleston and Beaufort
to Assess Abutting Property for;
Permanent Improvements. ;
Section 1, Ho it resolved by the |
C.eneral Assembly of the State of j
South Carolina, That the following :
amendment to Article X of tho State'
Constitution, to bo known as Sec- (
tion 1 la of said Article X, t>o agreed i
Co by two-third* of the member*
fleeted to each house, and entered
on the tuuriittln respectively, with
yeas and nay* taken thereon, and
be wubmltted to the qualified eie?.
tor* of the State at the next geu
eral election thereafter for Jtepre
?<;nittiivis, to-wit: Add the followiiiK
Meet ion to Article X of the Cousti
tution, to be and be known a* Bee
tion 14a. i
Section 14a. The General A**emi
bly may authorize the corporate au
thorn ic* of tin elite# of Charleston
and liMUfori to levy au a**e*Hm< iii
upon abutting properly for the pur
pone of paying for t permanent im
provement* on street* and aidewalk*
immediately abuttiug such property:
Provided, That Improvement*
l><- ok), i. i| only UPOQ the Written
n( of two i hii <l.i or t )u ov. n
of the i>K>pt rty abutting upon the
Mtreet, sidewalk, or pari of either,
proponed to be improved, and upon
condition that said corporate author
ities shall pay ut least one-half of
the cohIh of flitch improvement*.
Hf?tion 2. Tbut tiioHo electors,
at the aaid election, voting In fa
vor of the aaid amendment ahull d?>
poult a ballot with til# following
word* plainly written or printed
thereof*: "Amendment to Article X
of the State Consti! utlon, by addin?
.Section 14a, empowering the cities
of Charleston and Beaufort to as
sess abuttiug property for permanent
improvemeutu -* Ye?." And those
voting against the aaid amendment
uhall deposit a ballot with the follow
ing word* plainly written or printed
thereon: "Amendment to Article X
of the State Constitution, by add
ing Section 14a, empowering the
cltie* of Charleston and Beaufort to
assess abutting property for perma
nent improvements? ^No."
No. 584.
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to Article X of
the Constitution, by Adding There
to Section IB, to Empower the
Town* of (Jaffney and Woodruff
and Cities of Chester and George
town to Aaseaa Abutting Properly
for Permanent Improvement.
Section 1. llo it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, That the following
amendment to the Constitution, Ar
ticle X, to bo known as Section 16
of Bald article, bo agreed to by two
thirds of tho members elected to
each house, ,ajjd entered on tho
Journals respectively, with yeas aud
nays taken thereon, and bo submit
ted to tho qualified electors of the
State at tho next general election
thereafter for Representatives, to
wit:. Add the following section to
Article X of tho Constitution, to be
and be known as Section 16:
Section 16. Tho General Assem
bly may authorize the corporate au
thorities of the towns of Gaffney
and Woodruff and the cities of
Chester and Georgetown to levy an
assessment upon abutting property
for the purpose of paying for perma
nent improvements on streets and
sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks,
immediately abutting such property:
Provided, That said improvements
be ordered^' only upon the written
consent of a majority of tho owners
of the property abutting upon the
streets or sidewalks, or part of
either proposed to be improved, and
upon the condition that the corpor
ate authorities shall pay at least
ono-half of the costs of such im
provements. ? ?. .
Section 2. That the electors vot
ing at such general election in fa
vor of the proposed amendment
shall deposit a ballot with the fol
lowing words plainly written or
printed thereon: "Amendment to
Article X of the Constitution, by
adding Section 15, empowering the
towns of Gaffney and Woodruff and
the cities of Chester and George
town to assess abutting property for
permanent improvement ? ? - Yes."
And those voting against said pro
posed amendment shall deposit a
ballot with the following words
plainly written or printed thereon:
"Section 15, empowering the towns
of Gaffney and Woodruff and the
Cities, of Chester and Georgetown
to assess abutting property for per
manent improvements ? No,"
Section 3. The Managers of Elec
tion shall canvass said vote and cer
tify the result as now provided by
law, and shall provide a separate
box for said ballots.
At the said election the qualified
electors shall also vote upon the
question of issuing bonds not ex
ceeding one million ($1,000,000) dol
I lars to carry out plans to relieve
the congested condition of the Stat?
Hospital for the Insane, as provi
ded by Joint Resolution No. 578,
Acts and Joint Resolutions of 1912.
? Malingers of Election.
The following Managers of Elec
tion have been appointed to hold
the election at the various precincts
in said County:.
Camden Opera House ? J. E. Alex
ander, H. C. Sinleton, J. K, Good
ale.
Ratcliff's Mill ? >
Cassatt ? Wm, Thompson, J. W.
Watkins, H. S. Thompson.
Kershaw ? L. D. Jones, D. K.
Hough, Jim Watson.
Rabon's Cross Roads ? J. L. Hin
son, Jerry Ford, Eddie Rabon..
Bla.i\ey ? Earl " Howen, T. W.
Starnes. J. W. Wood.
Langs' Mill ? Archie Peak, J. M.
Martin, W. H. Hranlmm.
Bethune ? B. L. Norwood, H. W.
Northcut, W. M. McCaskill.
WestYille ? J. C. Hilton, Lewis M.
Truesdel, J. J. Rush.
Buffalo School House ? W. P. Sow
ell, J. R. Cato, L. P. Mungo.
Brewer's Store ? S. A. Vincent, J.
Robert McGiU, Dr. Horton.
Liberty Hill ? N. S. Richards, L.
M. Hilton, R. C. Jones.
McLaln's Branch ? Wallace Horton
I). A. Elliott, J. T. B. Elliott.
Mount Zion Church ? H. C. McLen
don, E. L. McCoy, J. F. Moseley.
Stockton Place ? B. M. Pearce,Jr.,
W. R. Gardner, WJllls Cantey.
Kirk ley's Store ? I). M. Kirkley
John Ray, John T. Bowers.
Raley't* Mill ? p. i_. McXaughton,
M. L. Raley, l.?onnia Gardner.
Shaylor Hill ? R. M. Drakeford, J.
F. Kelly, R. A. McDowell.
Stokes School House ? C. F. Pate,
\V. M. Outlaw, (Charlie McCaskill.
Hermitage Cotton Mill ? W. T.Ilas
ItJJMft**; Wium (illlFHTH.
loudcm* l'nu(ic? of "HimWiH"
I'riiMHim U> I'wtllwtlkry,
A Columbia hp<>< lal to the New*
ami Courier, dated Oct. 15, says:
I a in of the opinion that it lw
"III, ?-u ? I i?*i> too common H thing
oil the part of sheriffs to rush every
prisoner into tho, Penitentiary, It
ii? hero recently that they all
takti a delight in rushing their pris
oners here and creating a great MA*
nut i o 14 about a lynching or a mob,"
.? a Id Governor Hlease in a letter to
^uperinteiidftnt Griffith, of the Peni
tentiary. Tho Governor had filled
6 ui an order for the Penitentiary of
fiolals to hold John Hough, it will
; be remembered, in charged with the
slaying of his father-in-law, It. K.
West,
The letter of the Governor to Su
I perlntcndent Griffith says:
v*l am enclosing you an order to
hold John Hough, hut I &JP <>f the
<>I?u? ion thai it Ih netting ?ntin ly
J too common a thing on the par> of
fthcriffu to rush every prisoner iiito
tlin Penitentiary, and in the future
respectfully , adVise that you accept
none until you have received orders
from this office. It is the duty of
tho sheriffs to protect their prison
er and they y^fOuld do bo, but it
seem* hero ^cently that they all
take a delight in rushing their pris
oners here and creating a great sen
sation about a lynching or a motf,
which in my opinion, In most instan
ces, is entirely uncalled for."
NowlHTry to Henri Exhibits.
Columbia, Oct. 23. ? Newberry
county iu leading off in an exemp
lary manner in preparattonu for the
Fifth National Corn Exposition here
next .January. Some half a hundred
members of the Newberry county
boys' corn club will visit the Expo
sition under an offer made by Co J.
K. H. Aull, county superintendent of
education, who announced during
the early part of the season that
each member of the club who com
plied with the rules, made his re
port and exhibited his best ten ears
at the county contest, would be
given a one-day trip to the Exposi
tion next January, regardless of
yield or prize-winning. Along with
other counties throughout the South
ern States, Newberry will, of course,
send two prize-winnning corn club
boys to the Exposition school for
boys, to bo held during the first
week commencing January 27th.
In addition to the offer by Col.
Aull, the Newberry Chamber of Com
merce has offered a prize of $100
to the Newberry county boy or boys
winning prizes at the National Corn
Exposition. This effer has stimula
ted much interest in the Exposition
throughout the county.
It is understood that similar
movements are being inaugurated in
other sections of the State with the
purpose of securing the largest pos
sible benefit from the Exposition
for their respective citizens.
ty, W. A. Anderson, C. L. Bradley.
Pine Creek Cotton Mill ? W. M.
West, J. J. Munn, T. J. Truesdel.
Cleveland School House ? D. P. C.
Murchison, S. H. Mickle, Hardy Dix
on.
Cantey ? J. D. Huckabee, Henry
Barfield, T. J. Turner.
One of the Managers will call for
the boxes on Saturday, Nov. 2, 1912
J. S. Brown,
R. L. Pate,
Joe Hough.
Commissioners of State and County
Elections for Kershaw County, S. C.,
October 12, 1912.
Mlndlng?Onc'? Own busineM.
"TUp re?i?iOii why men who mlud
their t>wn i uce#?<| Jh becau*#
th?y bav*? ao link* competition." ? Hy*
Ueui.
Seek to Profit by Errot*.
"Tii? Umbt error nfcoul4 1>uiq^ ^
we gbould never permit ?,ea'
?reeteet to dlecourm** ua '
hotter.
Entirely new and Up-to-date this visit Slid
"MUTT
AND
JEFF"
The big $75,000 Musical Comedy. Not Moving
I *'< ture#
but a real show. 50 People: 2 Carloads Scenery. Pretty
Girls, Catchy Songs and a Carload of Novelties. 3 Act,.
See Mutt and Jeff in their New Clothes. It's a Scream
Men's, Women's and Children's
SHOES
Friday, October 25th, at The Twin Bros. Opera
House Store
$4.00 <?l CO
SHOES ??? yltVtf
Mr. Dan McDonald, of Kershaw, is with us and
would be glad to meet his friends at this store.
'?*- * '
Jonannet's Frost Proof Cabbaoe Plants
Are known as the best to be had anywhere by thouundi
of experienced buyers, and are offered to yon at prica
LOWER than you pay for common, inferior plantt IB
HAVE ALL VARIETIES. P hints tied in bunches of 2&
PRICES: 75 cents for 500 lotsj $1.00 per 1000) 5000 mi
over 85 cents per 1000.
JOUANNETS EARLY GIANT AROENTEUIL ASPAIAGB
ROOTS, one ye%r and two year old, $4 per 1000, $1 perMt
COUNT AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED '
Low rates by Southern Express Co. Cash with order,
I?or a profitable crop send your orders early to
ALFRED JOUANNET, Box 1 39, MT. PLEASANT, H
Larj* or Charleston Wake field Cabbar*
' '' " t ? .-.-..A-llllfc
Make Your Decision Nowt
If you intend clearing your lancl, the best and only time is NOW. Begin
just as soon as other farm duties permit. Every year; every month, every day or de- .
lay makes the clearing just that much harder. , --r? .-Jj
Will you continue to pay taxes and interest on your stump land investments
Will you still let the land "loaf," when it could easily be producing the best cr?P???
your farm? Will you have land that's worth nothing and less than nothing throug^
taxes and interest, or will you have rich, prosperous acres that you can convfrt JJJJK
ready cash any time you wish? Will you wait and let the sprouts and brush gr?w
up or will you clear it now while it's comparatively easy? % , .id
Get your Hercules Stump Puller now and begin at once the gathering of the ncfrj
returns it will bring you. This is an offer with big dollar profits in it. for you
practical business man's offer to the practical business farmer.
It's the chance of a life time for you. It is an established fact that the Hefcu
is good for a full days work of stump pulling every d^y for three years. - ? hi
L. C. SHAW, Agent, Route 2, - JEFFERSON, S. fj