The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 01, 1912, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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< 'miimIch, H. Nov. I, HI 1 54.
TIim officer* und roniiulttco ?*of
* tho K?r*diaw county fair w?> bu#y
gotnnj' th* *'i<i court hot)?#
ground* in Hliapc lor' th?> op< uiug
day of |J?o fair next week. Although
tho faJr )i ?*)<1 Iuki our wiih void to
l)M OIIO Of tllO tlOHt ill the Ht H i < ' , tho
of fleer 8 are confidently expecting
a better nhowlng t h 1h ye ar rhan
lawt, l(o her? n9Xt w?'0k and help
encourage thene annual gathering*,
(IuudIm-i of < 'omino?*< o, t
To th? Membera of the t'hauibr-r of
Commerce and Kbpeelajly to Thoa
Who arc Merchant# of ('amdon;
1 wlah ,u> nay a few words to i
you. Homo few citizouH of Camden!
have tried to keep alive a Chamber
of ( !ouiineree, but the- of fort haa
been moMt d t0co.it raging. , Tho mer'
t'liiiii in art- tho ouch who arc moat
vitally iiiter?Htcd in <i uent tonn t hut
affect tthe ?oinnn'rclal ilfe of tho
town, but they tdiow little iniereat
? in tlilK -organization A few people
cannot run a. body of thin kind; It
ill Unit have the support of a large
mini bur to carry Influence or attain
KiiccetfK,
* rpoiinlljv I (jo ii,ot hV'<> that I
gain ntiyt hfrig trying to up im
organization Unit nobody else wmitH
or will support. A meeting with
only wlx (o twelve present can ac
complish practlc&lly nothing. 10 very
man' who comes feels ashamed at
being one of ho small a number,
and real I'/, oh that the sentiment of
th^* community In not at his back.
Homo of oar merchant * have nevir
oven Joined the chamber.
I am .completely discouraged and
would like to quit, but 1 do hUte to
start a tiling and then hack out and
let it drop.
Do you think ? It worth while to
keep the organization going?
At the last meeting It wat* deci
ded to ask the merchants of Cam
den' to buy the tomatoes put up by
the Girls Tomato Club of the coun
ty from the girls Immediately after
t he county fair at the price paid
regularly on the market, In order
to encourage them in their under
taking. Will you do this?
You I'm truly,
Laurens T. Mills.
OKDKK FOR SIMtt l.\ I; HUSSION
i'OlfRT <>r COMMON IM-KAS.
The State of South Carolina,
In The Supreme Court.
Whereas the members of the Cam
<len Bar have presented a petition
requesting me to order a special
term of the court of Common Pleas'
for tho- County of Kershaw. com
mencing on Monday tho .eighteenth,
day of November, next, and contin
uing for two weeks if so much
time be necessary;
? And, whereas, it appears that
there should be such special t**rm
of court:
Now, therefore, 1. Eugene H.
C.ary, Chief, Justice of the Supreme
Court of SOuth Carolina do hereby
order that said court be held.
Eugene H. Gary,
Sept. 27, 15H2. ^ Chief Justice.
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- -'To Serve Dimmer.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will serve din
ner and lunches in the b?\ck rooms
of the basement of the old court
house during the County Fair.
IN lV>HM?:it l>WK
New ttiiicl?"?l H?iCtU*r* **01 Along
Willi Hcmit Material. ' '
i. ,uiy YidI m ' brought dvei 1 ,n'
wuppllcK of how#?hold furnUhlifg*
Tliuy ctmie in Hiiiifll flilpdi which
provided h< arcely ? nough room \tor
tin iiihoIvck, dielr j?rovitdon?, cloth
ing, an? munition and other absolute
n0CM#ttlii of 1 1 r* ? . *??>* Tbf Boston
Olobc |?'ort unat ely , <h?> found In
tho new country a number of thing#
v. ii K it hi'i vcd ilnun wi ll in every
day housekeeping.
The first net t lorn of the Plymouth
built rude both for i heir first 'liOiiltK
The people who ?ani? ov?Jr with, Win
tbrip lu ?' " no, 165*0* "either built
hut? wlih hark aiid branches of
I trees, or erected tents of cloth MM
I they Co nidi provide themselves with
heUer shelter." Ho Hawthorne *0
I l.lt? h SoniM M'IHi I'H d ug little CftVW
! in IhO hillsides, and roofed fhem
j ovi-v with i>i'u ii <? h ? pf ireee, Mill}
; < made log cabins, hut ih< >
, lucked looln for furniture making,
j 'I he k 1 1 <* )i ? * 1 1 WAS ih?< i lilrf room
in those egrly iionifh. n WPVod w
ja place fdr oooklng, eating, Bleeping,
j and wiih often used ad a workshop,
file fireplace was one of the Impor
tant furnishings of Him k 1 1 < 1 1 ? * 1 1
Stoves wero unknown. Firm fire
pi aeon were of green 1.0gs covered
with clay, and fresh root? wero used
for andh-on making. Jenks ostab
flshed h lit Iron workH In Sangus In
104H, and made kjtcheu ware of
iron. Meats were roaHted on a spit
of green wood, or were hung In th?
fire from green hickory switches.
Karly settlers commonly ate
their meals in the kitchen, as did
.Ww Englandfcra for several gen?'1
rations, Home settlers brought ta
h I ?>k with t hem from England. CJth
ers made tables of boards from pack
ing caaoa coming in from England.
Food witK served on wooden j
l.rays. Trenches, or wooden trays,
were used even at Harvard college.
Crockery and pewter dishes were
owned and used by some of the
better colonial families. Apparently
pottery was used in colonial lioniCB
for the general court enacted laws'
regulating the digging of potters'
clay in 104 0, A glass factory was
established in Salem in 1680, but
glassware was not among the com
mon tjibleware. Silversmiths came
from England and settled in New
hury ii.i early times and made
spoons.
The floors of the early colonial
homes were \ often covered with
sands from the seashore or. rushes
from the marshes. The sand ofi the
floors was sdmettmeg molded into
geometrical designs or elaborate, fig
ures for adornment. The kitchen
floor in the colonial home is an ex
cellent present-day example of the
early colonial way- of sanding floors.
Brooms were- made of stiff reeds
or birch twigs, like the brooms used
by some farmers In their stables to
day. Woven carpets and rugs were
ra re. Bearskins and I he pelts of
other animals made warm and pret
ty i-ugn.
There ..were no pictures on the
walls, no bookcases, and scarcely
any need of them, for the Bible7 was
almost the only book read by the.
Puritans. There were few writing
desks, clocks, too, were rare. When j
Roger Williams became involved in
a discussion \Vl?h some rivals, it
was agreed that each side should
have 1 '> minutes in which to pre
sent its case. . But before the de
bate was started. It was found that
not a man in the entire gathering
had a watch, and there wasn't a
clock, not even a sand-glass,! in the
entire neighborhood. So it was
agreed that the presiding officer
should guess at the time. Sundials
in many New England gardens serv
ed to tell the time of day. The
watchman cried the hours of the
(light. Many uolonial hoUbett woru
built fact iik the aouth, and hou?c
wlve? know it wa? uooii when tb?
11 11 wan in th?> bouth window*.
K lictuin friiiku and bathroom (ur
nitihinKH wore among the thing* ?f 1
w|iich early comer* never dreamed
The firnt Betlier* obtained flu-ir
water from Hprlng* or hrook?, l.a
ter *ettler* dug well#. Water wan
brought into house* in huv.kwt*. B?t
ing Meant in ttupply, it wan ?i>aring
ty u*vd. The daiiy bath- watt not a
I'uritan jiraeiice, The family wait
ing wait usually done once a month,
and In iOIDO | H, OHM in i li r. <
month#,
Tha < ii? ;,i .. brought over from
i lCnglund nerved for trunk*, shelve'*)
wore made, pegH worn driven Into1
I ho wiiIIh, for (he bunging of clothes
and corner closets were built '111
kitchens. Tho in tin t ej of tho fl.ro- 1
place, tho walls of the kitchen ami!
the rafters served for the' hanging1
of l>OtH( pailH, ki'tlltfH, gUllS, (Oil:
dried applet*, snowshoes, clothing
and other household furnishings.
( ';i ndli'Mt loks brought from fill
land were in uso, and somo thrin.v
fainilien employed pine torches for
light. Bods and bedding were among
the goods brought by the first Hot
tiers. ('apt, John Kndicott's com
pauy of 100 men, who nettled in Ha - j
torn, wau provided with $0 beds, f> ?? !
mats to lie under, 50 pairs of blaTik-|
etB of Welsh cotton, 100 pairs Of j
sheets, 50 bed ticks with wool to
put In them and Scotch ticking !
There were no springs In the beds,
The typical colonial bedsteads were
large* many being of t he four-posted I
style, wlUi canopy tops, draped with j
heavy fabVlcs.
Bedroom furnishings were prized
ill colonial times. Bertha Curt-1
wrlght, who died in 1640, bequeath- j
od "my bed, my bolster and two
pillows, with a blanket and a cover
let, to in y sister." She also directed
that a pair of sheets bo given to
Mat guret Jackson, and that four]
pairs of sheets be sold to pay Jier;
debts.
Some idea of the general equip
ment of an early colonial home may
be gained from the Inventory of the'
ostate of Joseph Howe, who died in i
Iiynn in 1650 and left his entire es- j
tate to his wife and his 18-year-ohl
daughter. In addition to land and
buildings and cattle, the inventory
showed the following property; "A
cart and yoke, an ax, two wedges, a
load of hay, one cradle, tlireo pounds
of powder, 20 pounds of shot, a box
a chest and other timber, three
pairs of sheets, two pillow coverings
a feather bed and bolster, 4 1-2
yartfs of Cloth, a rug and blankets,'
six napkins and table-cloth, a bed
stead, a chair, a table and two
stools, a hanging candlestick, a cop
per kettle, a tub, a spit and frying
pan, a piece of iron, an iron ;kettle,
a brass' pot, a Kridiron, tray and
dishes, an iron posnet, a chest, some
books and a dial case."
Simplified .housekeeping was nec
essarily practiced in early colonial
t lines.
Mrs. Cleveland to Wed.
Princeton, N. J.., Oct. 29. ? Mrs.
Orover Cleveland authorizes the an
nouncement of her engagement to
Thomas Joseph Preston, professor
of archaeology and history of arts
at Wells college. The date of the
marriage is not yet determined, but
will be announced later.
Mrs. Cleveland is a graduate of
Wells college and has been a trus-j
tee of that institution since 1887.'
Her wedding to President Grover
Cleveland, which took place in the
executive mansion during his first
adminlstraton was one of the no
table events in the history of the
white house. Her father, Oscar Fol
som, was a law partner of Mr. Cleve
land, who upon Mr. Folsom's death
in 1875, became Frances Folsom's
guardian.
CDBN CLUH OONTKBT
Hplondld l'ri?t iilMt Huh lb ?-it <.<???
uti mp ut County Fulh
vTho third annual content of the
HO?*' Corn Clnli, of Kuruhaw iounl>
will he held ut the county Fair Nov.
HUi a up 1** it <1 hi prize )j|t has ix < n
fotteg up. Tbl mcmhoru of the
club are urged to h < * 1 1 ( I in iti< ii m
port* to Huperintendent VIcKenzh
at once, uIho to eend in their ear
?'?xhlbita before the fair open#. All
boyti who have made JOo bu?hc{0 or
over nhouht lot the County Huperln
rtmdom know at once aw thU .< wlH
i'UL thorn lit the Statu conlotU. <i?t
two dl?4nterehted pwrtien to wlinowi
(he HieaHureuientH of the corn by
weight Ih the f))OHt accurate ahd M't
ibfactory, The Fair Committee wan
ao conwlderate of the hoyw that it
vsj?h decided to give them free ad
mittance to the Fair, bo, boyH, in ap
preciation lyul also the benefits *to*
ho derived -from being In the conteHt
i H*>nd In a good report and the be?t
our exhibit you can select.
I. j; McKennsle,
Delia Clarke in Me,"
in "Introduce Mo," the four act
comedy which will bo presented at
the Camden Opera Houae, Saturday
night, November 2, the family
troubleH of George Nichols, an un- ;
successful author, un* depicted ini
an unusually interesting and clever}
manner. The play was written by
Delia' Clarke, the clever author-act
rows, and who appears in the star
role of the cast of characterB. The
play la- written with a moral which
is plainly apparent to everyone, and
the closest attention of the. audience
Is held throughout the performance.
It it* a play founded on real life,
and abounds in rich humor and heart
interest. After her husband'# fail
ure, Mr?. Nichols assumes thetname
of Frances Kverton and entirely un
known to husband, writes a book,
entitled, "Susan" that meets with
great success. Jt is finally decided
to have the book dramatized by Mr,
Nlchol. Mr. and Mrs. Nlchol become
estranged and it is not until the
night the first performance of the
play is to be given that they make
up. There are many strikingly com
ical instances brought about before
the reconciliation is affected. A niim
her of well known people appear in
tlie cast of characters with Miss
Clarke, among them being, Luella
Smith, Hattle Neville, Harriet King
ston, Pauline Woodward, P. S. Whit
man, Cordon De Maine, G. S. Pay
ton and William Barbel*
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Wednesday, November 6th, 10:30 A. M., at Kershaw, South Carolina
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The John Estridge place, containing 458 acres ? more than one-half in cultivation, will be divided into small farms and sold to the highest bidder. - This land is situa
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