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"V >;;? v >???. :r-'^- ,v::/ , ,, ?U. . I C AMDKN. sor I II OAKOUNA, I IUDAV, DIOCttMJIKll 1?, *???? ^ ? ? ? ??/ 1 "V 11 ? * CHRISTMAS NUMBER JMM iiw-iy I i,i i jniii,n.miiL NI MIIUII ??. JORELOCK OF OPPORTUNITY DANGLES WITHIN EASY REACH rnmmmmmmmmm [to Thousand Free Votes on Two Dollars Worth of Sub scriptions During Next Nine Days. tES OF CANDIDATES PUBLISHED FIRST TIME TODAY , Opportunity for Energetic Ladies to Win Valuable Prizes Ranging From a Ladies Gold Watch to a Five Passenger Ford Touring Car. Enter Today. The lis! of the nominations receiv up to (lute appear in the Chron today for the first time. Nearly hundred ladles of Camden and Ity have entered the content irmlned to win the Automobile one of the other prizes. The je list of candidates is a surprise moat people but when you stop think of the fine array of prizes aside for the young ladies of till munlty by the Chronicle It is no jrislng tosee so many candidates the race at all. - The contest has attracted the at tion of the public. Every cqr of the county has a Uv^repre mtatlve and with these ladles In ie running and with others sure enter, Kershaw county is going have one of the liveliest cam ;ns it ever went through and best part of it Is that It will a campaign without rancor, or feeling. burprlbcs may be looked for, The iuot Is made each week and the (lative positions of the candidates 111 change from time to time. Mauy of the Chronicle readers ive been clipping the coupons and rtding them back waiting to see ho was in the race and now that the candidates are announced the Wing will be heavy. 'inrough the aid of their friends me of the ladles start out today Ith a good number of votes to ielr credit. Most of the nomlna ?ii8 received were accompanied h a packet of the coupons and some instances ^.he nomination J sent in with a subscription. The nominations are not closed $4any meanB. in fact right now the beat time to go In. Just td in the nomination at once and representative of -the contest de cent will call on you and ex ?>n the contest In detail. Campaign Just Starting, The Chronicle's big contest was nouncfed last week, but the open g day of the contest is today and wrybody whose name appears as ' candidate, has an equal opportu v to win the prize of their choice, ie nomination gives each candidate 00 votes to start wtlth, so hew en *nt8 need have no hesitancy about 'Ming the!.- names In. The nomi Won coupon will be found In the *8e two page announcement. Clip out and send It In today? now 'Mle you think of It. 10,000 Votes Pree., ?ry lady who Bends or brings one subscription of two years, two subscriptions of one? ^year ?. any time before Saturday, De btor 21, will bo entitled to one the big 10,000 vote subscription' '"Pons, found at the bottom of ."T- Thls baUot ad" . n to the regular . number of allowed on the subscription, n sending in the subscriptions, ?nc*of the large coupons Dan?* 1 be 8l8ned by the contest will be good for I0r 4dltinlesi 10,000 votes are in '""HOn to )hn ? **. - ...?. Ehdn-Un ""I" "0 1 VM?3 BUU" b ?#* i wl11 earn according to __ e 8cheduje, and only one of the coupons will bo credited to each candidate. The 10,000 extra votes which are given on the first $2 worth ,of subscriptions offers a big opportunity for those who wish to get & good start. After securing the big ballot, the earning power of subscriptions will be 'according to schedule, which will be found in the large announcement. The big coupon must be secured by Satur day, December 21, but after it has been secured, it may lie held back if the candidate does not wish to have the votes published until later in the contest. t Many are Nominated. |, The fact that the Chronicle has offered so many rich and valuable awards, making it almost Impossible for a, candidate to lose, accounts for> the large list of nominations that '.have been received. Don't wait for someone else to send your name in, just. look over the list of prizes and see what ydu can win within a few Bhort weeks Get busy today. Send in either the information or nomination blank today. Second Grand Prize. Its a $400.00 Kimball! It is hardly necessary to say anything about the good qualities of this well known instrument ? the name, itself is Its own best recommenda tion. The fact that hundreds of South Carolinians and thousands of people over the United States have selected this piano out of perhaps eight hundred different makes, is evidence of its superiority. This beautiful piano is now on dlsplaV at G. w. Crosby's Ice Cream Parlor, Where the public has' an opportunity to go and see it. The District Prizes. ?. The terrleory of the contest has been divided into four districts. In each of these districts a diamond ring and a gold watch will be award ed regardless of the vote in any other district. Great care has been taken in selecting these prizes and the. diamond rings and gold watches are exceedingly fine prizes. Evi dence of this is the fact that they were purchased at a local Jewelry store. Diamond Rings. The four diamond rings which are offered as first prize in the four districts, were selected from the stock of a local jeWeier. They are indeed sparkling gems of beauty/ set In Tiffany mountings. They will be placed on display IV* few days where they were purchas ed, where the candidates and their friends will have an opportunity to' inspect them. Gold Watches. Four gold watches, in the latest style cases, either Elgin or* Waltham movements, have been selected from the stock of a local Jeweler as second prize in each dis trict. The watches carry the guar antee of 4>oth the maker and the dealer and will be placed on display in a-> short time where everybody will have an opportunity to sefc I ? V ? ?. . . luotu. Questions and answers -giving de tailed information regarding . the contest will be found lit thin paper. Nominate voursoif or a friend '<> duy while you thing of It. The Chronicle in buck of overy promise or statement made in thin content, whl^li meant) that every prQtalM will be kept to the letter. On reoepft of h nouiinutlon the contest editor will call and explain the contest in detail. Assistance will be given you in organising your friends us co-workers for you. "A BqUare Deal" in tMc motto of tbe contest and equal treatment will be given overy candidate. No fa vorites will be played. In a few days, uh soon hb the votes can be counted and properly credited, the names of the candi dates and the number of votes each has to her credit will bo published and will appear in each iseuo of The Chronicle until tho end of the campaign on January 29. Getting an early start will mean much to you in the matter of get ting votes. The oontest is open to ladies only, Any lady," either married or single, residing in the territory of the contest, may became a can didate for the automobile ,or any I other prize on our magnificent prize list. ? r* Save the Pre? Votes. Be sure to save the 50-vote cou pons printed in each issue of The Chronicle. Put tfatf name of your, candidate on these votes and either send or bring them to the Contest' Department of The Chronicle. If you do not wish to enter the contest yourself, be sure to save tho votes anyway, for .some friend will want them and appreciate your help. On every prepaid subscription to The Chronicle a certain number of vdtes will be allowed. Tho vote schedule and subscription prices will be found further down in this article and in the large advertise ment on another page of this paper. Ask tho Contest Editor to send you , a receipt book and start right out amor.g your friends and secure their subscriptions and get them to saving the &0-vote coupons so that you will bo able to make a good 'showing on the f.rst published list. Your friends will be glad to help you ir you ask tliem. The contest will le over m a few short weeks and any <?n? of the prizes is well worth the cf.'ort put forth to win them. But i pare time is all that | Is necessary to devote to the secur ing of votes. The contest will close at 8 o' clock, Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, and the prizes will be awarded regardless of the vote it takes to se cure them. The very faot that the closing day will be in the hands of three disinterested business or pro fessional men should warrant that fact; Questions ami Answers. Q. What 1h the total value of the prizes. A. Twelve hundred dollars. Q. How Is the territory divided? A. Into four districts. Q. How many contestants will win grand prizes? .. A. Two. Q. How many prizes will be awarded in each district? A. Two after tfre grand prizes have been awarded. Q. How may votes be secured? A. By clipping coupons from The Chronicle and by securing sub sbrlption payments to the paper. Q. Who will be awarded the grand prize, the Ford Touring car? < A. The lady who receives the largest number of votes in the en tire contest. Q. Who will be awarded the second gr&nd prize, the Kimball piano? A. The lady having the second largest number of votes In the en tire contest. ? r? ? Q. To whom will the district prizes be awarded? A. To candidates standing first and second in their own districts after the grand prizes have been awarded. (Continued on last page.) After This Coupon Hen Btttt Si tncd by Copteit Manager it May be Held in Ret erve f^fissr Good For 10,000 Votes 111 E' According to Condition# llolow ^ for in?ntu^tt *ccompanied by one subscription for two years, or two yearly subscrlptiona, will count UoriK niii t ^otC8 on the automoble and other prises. To be entitled to this coupon the* subscrtp . Bent *n by Saturday. Deo. 21at. Only one of these coupons will be credited to Sach - ? " ... candidate. t Address . . ) , . . ^ClN? Signed Contest Manager. touring car, $400 Kimdkll pi*?\? 4 diamond rings, 4 gold watches and other jffttw to be an nounced later. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS PUT IN PARAGRAPHS HAI>!*1<:niNG8 OF INTKIUOKT IN Tin; state QATHKHBU i kom OUR UXOHANUtS0. F. H, Jones who shot to death B. T. Williams ai Timmonuviile WDW. ? Into wuh roU ;< !>> <1 on bond In the sum of $7,5ou lust Wed lUiHiia . , iiin bondsmen were a. 1*. Vaugtian, of Greenville and .1. T. Jones, a relative. A Kit-Maud county Jury awarded Kolun.t C. Sloue, a* administra trix 120, UUO for the death of Sam uel B. stone, a car repairer In the employ ?f the Atlantic coast Line company. iBaac Hamilton, al^s George Washington, one or the convicts who escaped from <the Charleston chain gang, wit 8 killed on Yamaeraw In land hint Tuesday by rural police men. Mrs. Uachael Hemphill Mtnshall has been appointed postmistress ai Abbeville. Three arrests were made in Co lumbia last Tuesday for selling Cigarettes to minors. The warrants were iBsued at the instance of Mrs. Geo. s. Mullican, agent for the anti-cigarrett? leagtty. ; Miss Christine Crews, a trained nurse of Columbia, saved the life of a patient Monday by submitting to an operation for the transfusion of blood. The man had his shoul der crushed and had lost a great deal of blood and the only way to Bave him was by the transfusion of blood from the veins of another person. Florence Is soon to have a mod ern ^jky-scrapor. The building Is to be erected on the lot * next to tho government building by. Sanborn Chase. The beautiful new Baptist church recently completed in Dar lington was dedicated last Sunday, the sermtMi hding preached by Rev. E. C. Dargan, pastor of the first Baptist church, of Macon, Ga. Mr. T. C.j Durham, who occupies the chair of mathematics at the Greenville Female College, has been awarded the Rhodes scholarship Trom Virginia to Oxford University, South Carolina Is receiving lis share of advertisement at the National Corn Show in Chicago.. Jerry Moore is tho chief attraction. Mr. J. L. Hunnlcutt, prominent railroad construction engineer of Chattanooga, Tenn., and who had the contract for the construction of a portion of the Greenville-Green wood link of the Greenville, Spar tanburg, and Anderson railway, was almost Instantly killed Monday morning by a Southern freight train on the main line, near tho Brandon mill siding. Mr. Ilruc6 to Ijeave. Mr. T. Seddon Bruce, manager of the Southern Bell ? Telephone Co., at Camden for the . past year, will resign His position* and leave this week for hlB former home at Rich mond, Va, This will be a source of regret to the patrons of this Com pany, for Mr. Bruce Is a genial and accommodating gentleman, ever watchful of the Company's interests and has given universal satisfaction. Mr. Bruce goeB back to Richmond to engage In other work. He will be succeeded in Camden by Mr. Thos. C. Rayle, of Rockingham/ <? I V --- rs r-_- T L - ll. - ' ? " r--- .* ? r**- ?'-l- v l>r. McOonnell Writes Poent. A pretty holiday souvenir ^ust out iu the poem on "Alta Vista" by Dr. T. M. McGonnell, of Morristown, Tenn. Dr.- McConnell waa theform er pastor of the Camden Presby terian' church, having Succeeded the late lamented Rev. . W. W. Mills, Each verse has - on the opposite page an appropriate picture to il lustrate same. For the information of those desiring to purchase of the little booklets they are now on sale at Zemp & DePass' drug store, - Have You Mailed ? Your 1'ost Some preachers are chock tall of fun. A pastor in Oklahoma re ceived a request from a whiskey house iu Kansas City to send the names of some people who might become patrons of thtf house, tie sont the . names and addresses of a halfdosen of his church pillars by way of a Joke.- In a few weeks he received a check for $6.00 as his commission.? Carolina .Spartan. A Handsome Residence. Mr. L. T. Mills has rceently re inoueled and ' repainted his resi dence* on the corner of Mill and Chesnut ' Streets. Mr. Mills dis played much good taste and Judg ment in this work and he now has one of the handsomest residences in the ykwsi* \i?i:it M.\\ si k iim s Former Publisher of l^noWUf NtnvH Hills llhns?ir. Lancaster, Dec. t>. A. J. ('lurk. t>i?o of LfMlCAMter't most piomliH nt .iinl lntlunhllal OiUKOnB, who roc?'iii ly resigned the position ot manager of tho Lahcaster News, committed toUkdde early thin nor nitty in the Presbyterian oometery at thin place, using iia uu instrument of death u :i 2 -calibre pistol, with which ho shot himself through the nock, i h?> hull entering from the loft vide and lodg ing in the base of the brain. From the nature of tho* wound inflicted ttyc phyHicinns who examined the body Hay that death must necessar ily have hew 1 infliftl)tuuepu?, No probable awotive la yet as sign^ <1 for Mr. ('lark s rash art which has caused universal sorrow and regret in this community where the deceased has lived and worked the boat part of his life, enjoying the confidonco and efltoem of all with whom he came In contact. The body was found at 2 o'clock ?today by parties walking through the ceniotery. It was .uudor a huge ottk tree near tho grave of Mb wife, who died here Bome 18 months ago. When found the deed was at once reported to" the members of ihe family and .to a sourching party which since dawn this morning had been looking everywhere for him. 1Mb body was found la u roclinr lug posture. He was partially dress ed and had in his right hand the pistol with which he put an end to his life. Mr. Clark was a native of North Carolina from which place he came hbro years ago to engage in news paper business. For 17 years he was editor and manager of the Lan caster Enterprise, which paper was finally merged with The Ledger and lleview to the Lancaster Vub lishing company. He was elected manager of this company, which po sition he has held continuously ever since until about two weeks ago, when, on account of failing health and close confinement in his offide, he was compelled reluctantly to re sign. income Tax Payer*. The following is a list . of the income tax payors in Kershaw coun-. ty arid the amount of income tax paid by them: Jas. H. Burns $ 5.00 H. ?.Garrison*.. .. .. 22.60 ; W. 13. DeLoache 5.00 T. J. Is Irk land ? 7.5 0 Ceo. T. Little . , . . . . T6.00 W. M. Shannon ? ... 15.00 C. J. Shannon ,. ....... 25.00 M. L. Smith . . . . . . v; 7.60 L. Ar Wittko wsky f v ? 10.00- ' C. H. Yates ... 11.80 Zemp A DePfjes 5.00 E. D. Blakeney . . .... . . 5.00 L. L. Clyburn . 13,50 , The law requires that all tax payers whose income exceeds $2,500 to pay a tax of 1 per cent up to $5,000; from $5,000 to $7,500, 1 V4 per cent; from $7,500 to $10,000, 2 per cent. ?W...C j ! Marriage of Capt. Clyburn. Our highly esteemed friend and I feirow citizen. Capt. L. L. Clyburn. j and Miss May Helen Kirkland, of DeKalb, were married on the 4th Inst., Rev. Jabez Ferris, officiating. T~ ? * ? ?" " 1 i? Mrs. Massey Dead > % j Mrs. Catherine Halle Massey, mother of Dr. J. M Massey and Henry Massey, of this city, died at" her home in Fort. Mill Monday morn - ing. The funeral will be held Tues- ! day morning at 11 o'clock and Inter ment will follovf In the cemetery at Fort Mill. Mrs. Maeftey was well known hBrenainr xh?r irewfl ot her death will be received with regret. Mrs. Massey was Born Tn Kershaw county May 20, 1827, the daughter of Oolonel James Halle. In 1845 she was married to the late Capt. B. H. Massey, who preceded her to Ihe grave in 1888. Eight children survive, Dr. J. E. and Henry Mas sey, of Rock Hill; Mrs. J. W. Ar drey, B. F. Massey, Mrs. J. M. Spratt and Mrs. T. S. Kirkpatrick, of Fort Mill, and F\ T. Massey, of Tampa, Fla. ; also one brother, Dr. T. J. Halle, of Fitzgerald, Oa., and ithree sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Mills, Mrs. Emma Shannon and Mrs. Laura Drakeford.,of Fort Mill. ? Rock Hill Herald. - Election of Officer*. Liv? Oak Camp, W. O. W., No. 49, at Its regular convention . held Thursday night of taut week, elect ed the following officer# to serve for the ensuing year: C. W. Birch more, C. C.; J. P. Bateman. AdYi sor - Lieutenant; W. E. Johnson, Clerk; U T. 8tewart, Banker; Fletcher Moore, Escort; D. L. Dab ney. Watchman? W.vJfcx Rote Sentry. Capt. W. M. Shannon, J. It. Clark and M. O. Huckabee are th?* managers. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS ADS APPEARING IN THIS ISSUE 1*01*1' L.Alt MK1M HANTH WHO Alitt I H1NO TH I'j I 1IIIONK lil'J S ADVKMUNQ srAcio. The Chronicle cornea tp Its read ers this wcok containing twenty four pages well filled with Christ uitiH advertising and choice Clirlst mua reading matter. This issno rep rilWtl uir Immunae amount of ex tra labor during the past week and ? is iffade poaalblo by the liberal pat ronage of Camdon'K ropioHuntu4.lv*> UubIuohm men Of course there are a good many merchants! not Tepre settled lu our columns who do not acem to believe In or reullce ^he value or advertising, as a business builder. Wo dwlre to thank our advortihiTH wlio Inivo ao liberally patronized our coluinim and com- , mend them to our readers ami the .trading public in general. Thoy are among our most wido awake nier CliOJU*~and the mere fact that 4-hey are asking a share of your patron age should be an Incentive for you to do your trading with them. ? Among the live and - up?to-date . merchants asking for your patron age will be found the following; W. 11. Zetnp. He wants you to see the biggest collection of the bettor sort of toys and wants you to ' bring the little folks along with you to enjoy the Inspection and purchasing of same. They have goods suitable for Christ mas gifts for every member of the household. He wants It distinctly tindorptood that they do not Intend to neglect their prescription depart ment during <the holiday rush. ; The Batik of Oam<l?n. This well known banking Insti tution has a half page ad in tl\is issue extending the season's greet ings and assuring you of their de sire to please 'those*" doing business with them. This is the oldest bank In Kershaw county, one of the strongest in the State and also one of the strongest in the United States, managed by safe and conser vative business men and they ap- ; predate your patronage. McCaskill Brothers. In selecting a Chrlatmaa gift it is well to select something useful. MoCaskill Brothers offer a full, line of select shoes and no more suitable present could be found than at this store. They also have a nice Un$ pf gCnt's furnishingH to select from. They treat you 'cour teously and will be glad to have you call to see them. - Burns & Barrett. In the hardware line, Messrs. Burns & Barrett are offering to help you In your Christmas selec tion for a present In aluminum cookery utensils and other hand some serviceable hardware articles. Call and see them fend they will help you out in your selection of a Chr latin as present. Campbell Brother*. These young men have In the _ past few months established a neat little market on DeKalb street and are fast building up a good trade. They offer to help you in selecting your meats for a Christmas dinner f#om their sanitary market a.nd they appreciate your > trade and striY? at all times to please their customers. T<oan and Savings Bank. This popular banking institution has a half page ad in tblsv issue. During tholr short existence they havebullt up a list at. 550 satisfl$d_ customers and the number is In creasing dally. This bank Is man aged by a popular and staunch set of businefe men who have the con fidence of the public. They offer, every accomodation to their custo mers consistent with sound banking. They allow i P0r cent on Ravings accounts. WatkiitN llroK. Wat kins Bros., proprietors of the Parlor Meat-Market, have an ad tn thiB issue. They call especial atteu tion to their Choice line of meats always on hand, besides a fresh line of groceries. They have two tele phones at your service and all or ders receive, prompt attention. H. Ii. Bchloslmrg. ? ?? Mr. H. L. Schloshurg haq been conducting a big. sale at his store ^ for th? past few weeks and*. It is atill going on. Whenever ha adver tises a bargain sale the public can rest assured -that they are bargains ndeed. The sale Is still In progress and he is offering many artlftlM that Mill make suitable Christmas glftH. ^gtead his advertisement. i- T?iMiiHBBE? of Unites in THe Chronicle** Ant^mobile Oon teet can be found on last page <it .T1\ thl* section.