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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE . ? w?-^* " ' 1 ur'w. ? **3V T" f, II. I>. Nil. M hihI , m N. S| 1 "WWR-:] ? I*iit?llstu??l every Friday at lUHt No. Broad Si root, ami entered at the Cam den pO*to1IU*t? HH HeCOltd t'lHNH lllll i I 111(1 1 - ter. Prlee per annum $1 ?M' Wq an* glad to rwclvc conmiui^lcn lions of a reasonable U'liiclli, lait an lin|H>rtant condition of their puhlica t Ion Ik that they shall In all castas be accompanied by the full name ami exaqt address of t lit* sender. oldtu arlcs, resolutions of res|?ect, and church notices will not la* charged for. Mat < tors of purely a personal nature will t>e charged for at the rale of live rents a Hue. Whiskey or patent medicine advertisements will not he accepted at any price. Hates for display adver tising aiado known on application. Camden, S. January I, 11115. "Filled with Christmas spirit, he pulled his weapon and " would he a pretty good way to start some of the holiday stories.- -Oreenwood Journal. It would very fittingly describe the killing Just above Camden Christmas eve. We understand that an effort will he made to suppress the lawlessness In that section of our community at an earl,\ date. 1 >? . ( aco. \V. I tick, of Sumter, has lieen nominated hy Congressman A. F. I.ever for the i>osltlon of postmaster tn succeed Ueo. I). Shore, at the expira tion of his term of otllce. This Is prac tically equivalent to 1 >r. I tick's ap pointment to I hc> othce, as there will prohahty he no serious opposition to ills ajiffi'lntmciit. There seems to he more Interest In orcharding In South Carolina this year than ever, according to reports being received at Clemson College. This is the time for pruning old trees and setting out new ones. l>on't wait un til spring to work on the home or cha rd. Boost the build now movement. It is a favorable time to build, and the man who has the money ought to hitlld. The man who wants to hulld and lacks the money, should do some tall hustling for the cash. The op portunity offered by present condi tions means hlg savings to all who build at once.-? Hook lllll Herald. Those planning to enter the butter scoring contest of the South Carolina Live Stock Association must make their applications to I'rof. J. M. Bur gess. of ( 'lemson College, secretary of the association. There Is but. a short time before the annual meeting of the stockmen will be held in Columbia. KKASONS FOR III II,1)1N<; NOW. In lino vvll l lie* position constantly taken h.\ the Manufacturers Itecord of Into months, that now Is the tlino In \vl> icli manufacturers and others who aro liuaiiclnlly able should (to such hulhlinn and improvement work as tlio,\ know l. hoy must do within tho no\t year or so, |s a leaflet hy tho Tur nor ( 'oust ruot lou Co.. of Now York, on f It 1?m1. "Is Your Courage Ktpial to Your < )f?]?oi*f unity ?" Ill which sonic specific facts of interest are given showing that a partienhir buildinn which in 1 i M )S cost $Pi.U(Ml to construct con hi now ho 1 >11 II t for jK.XO.tMHi. Tho general husl ? noss depression has brought ahout a ?!oo ron so In the cost of tmitorials, lum hor. stool ami other things as well as ? larger supply of lahor to such an ex tont that building enn he done at a much lower cost than It con hi have heel i done a few years a no. and much lower than It can" ho done when the next period of activity comes. ? In showing the tluctuatlons in tho cost of building operations, the Turner " company says that this particular hulhlinn was erected hy it in 1IMI8, ami that the other figures from year t ? ? year nro the estimates which they would have put on tho same Job. hasod on a thorough study of similar esti mates sent out on other jobs since IPOS in polutlnc out why present condition should he availed of lu or der to net the host results in lower cost of const ruction, the company says: "It mlnht at first appear, from a study of tills cost curve, that the stea dy doorcase in concrete buildinn cost for seven years past promised a fur ther drop which justified the pros, peotive builder in wait Inn for even lower figures. This is not the case. Considering the admittedly abnormal business conditions In this country dur ing the past ti ve years and the ex treme drop in the last few months, ev ery indication |>oliits to a sharp rise in the cost curve in the next year. The best that can be expected for tho J next few mouths is a loveling-oiit at present prices, similar to that appar ent at two other intervals in the curve. The man who waits for the bottom of the, market never buys. To most men's minds a tidal wave of prosper ity is juM over the horizon. Its arri val will br inn demands for lamer man ufueturinn facilities. The time to let the contract for the new bulldlnns that will surely be needed is within the next two or three months." County Agent* Reporting. flomvou College, 1 ii'i'. The conn- j ty demonstration agents are now nafh- j ering and compiling the facts that are! to go Into their -ttnoua! reports and submitting these report* to state Anent I W. \V. Long, at Clemson Coileue. The | state agent's report of all the demon- j stratlon work for the jear will bo made up shortly after the Him ..f thej year. The report for 1914 will con-, tain Information Indicating that < 'lem ; son College and the natfoital govern ment have assisted the farmers of the state in larger measure this year than ever tiefore and that the next ye?r; promises f o see the college still more ? helpful to the farmer*. Do Not Advertise. "The merchant* in this town do not wm to do much advertising," remark ed the caller. "No," replied tin' editor of the ^9<'al paper. "Some of them are ho fwM** hind the times that they still Iia\e pictures of Roosevelt, in their *how windows." ? Cincinnati ICinpilrer. tmm/wmmm P? i mm . ? I , I , , ., , _ WAKNINd TO (iKKAT HHITA|N j Kereived With but Utile Nurprli* by KtiKllMh IMpkmmim London, Dec. 'jtf,- The United States' protest to tJreat Hi-itlvuii against de tention of American cargoes by Mri tish warships caused lit t K* surprise in official circles here. For several IllOlltllS negotiations till the HUbJOCt have buen In progress between Anilm* sudor Page iiihI Foreign Weero.tnrj? (Jrey, and Hie American ii??t??, a Hynop sis of which was published hero today, |h regarded as a summary ??f the Krlov iinrcH of tile ( ' liit imI States III this con nection Tlu? 1 1 ? ? t ** itself has not yot reached tlx* foreign office and until it docs no olllclal comment Is cx|>ected. Tho foreign ofllce lias constantly reit erated Its regret at the delay l*? Amer ican ships and high olliehtlH have ex pressed a desire to ex|H'dlte cxamlna iloir of American cargoes as much as possible under the existing trying eon < 1 1 1 ions. Statements that the delaying of car goes hy the British authorities is held responsible for a certain depression in American trade have created some surprise. Olllcials expressed the opin ion today that Americans holding such views must fall to take into consider ation the sweeping effect upon Amer ican commerce of the disappearance of (iceman merchant ships from the sea, iin well as other effects of the war hoyoml control of (Jreat Britain and her allies. It Is believed generally In London that the foreign olflce will tgake a de tailed statement as to the activities of the navy In detaining suspected ear goes which will put these contraband troubles In a different light. The for eign office again has expressed its re gret that cmrchauts In no way violat ing the laws of neutrality should suf fer delay because copper and other ar ticles declared contraband frequently have been fotind hidden under coal or >ther cargoes. At the same tune 11 takes the position that transshipments at Hea and other sharp practices have made careful bisection ltni>eiatlve. Frequently cargoes are so loaded that an Inspection makes necessary shifting of virtually everything In the vessel. The statement that the American protest is tliroly approved by President Wilson has created much comment here and hak added weight to its effect. There Is some disposition In London however, to regard It to a certain ex tent as a measure to satisfy insistent demands in congress. Particular surprise has been ex pressed by officials at the disposition of certain Americans to bold (jreat Britain partly responsible for the de pression in cotton. Officials believe that to be due to overproduction and not to any action on the part of the government. WOUNDS NOT DANGEROUS. Young Women of JoiieKville (letting Along Well. I'tiion, Dec., 27. ? Information frmrr .lonesville today with reference to the condition of the young ladies who wore wounded last evening in that town by a shot from the piutol of a negro, who fired at another negro. Is to the e fleet that neither of the young ladies are dangerously hurt, unless complications develop. Two negro men were firing at each other on the streets of Jonesvillc. when a hall from the pistol of one of them struck and went through the body of one young lady and slightly wounded her companion. Several hundred white men had gatherer when SherllT' .1. Hay Fa nt arrived. There were many dem onstrations, i ? ii t the sheriff succeeded in landing the negroes in jail without either of them being injured. The pis tols used were of large calibre, and it is almost a miracle that the young wo men who were hit were not killed on the spot. John \Y. Davis, of Orangeburg coun ty. was shot and perha|>s fatally wounded by a neighbor named Snioak Mr. George Smith, a well known farmer of Hay Springs section, was found dead in his home Monday with a shot gun by his side. The top of his head was blown off and was lying several feet away. He had pulled off one shoe and sock and held a fire poker in one hand. The suppositional* that he pulled the trigger with his toe and tired the shot that brought instant death. He was about <10 years old, and he lived by himself. lie was worth good pro|?erty. At first there were suspicions that some one had kill ed it I m. but these were not -founded. There is a story that he was an iin : successful suitor for the hand of a lt> j year old girl of ills section, and the grief incident thereto Is ascribed as the cause of his rash act. The de ceased was a brother of Mr. .1. S. .Smith, of Kuby, and au uncle of Mrs. .1. C. Blackwell. of rugeland. ? I'age : land Journal. At Florence two young boys who I were playing with a parlor ritie on Christmas day. brought trouble to their parents. A son of Mr. (iregg i Banks was shot through the stomach by a son of Mr. Morgan ('. Hewitt, out in the Back swamp section. The boy was brought to the Florence Infirmary for treatment and the attending phy sicians thinks that he may possibly survive if pneumonia does not set in. The gun was discharged accidentally. Brooks Younge. Wade Younge, Olin Varnadore and Ijiwrence (Jlbson, all white, of the ltossville community are In jail in Chester on the charge of stealing horses. NOTICE. ( '. L. Klrkley, a merchant of Smith vllle. in I /<M' County, has made an as signment for the benefit of hi? credi tors. The general merchandise stock of this estate is now for sale by the agent of creditors and assignee. This -t<M k amounts to about Thirteen Hun dred Dollars (1,.100.00> and bids are Invite*! to Ik* made for same as a whole. Tills sale must !>e made not later than .January lfSth. 1015. Anyone who may desire to bid on this stuck is Invited to call on either of the undersigned at Smithville. S. C.. and examine the stock and file a bid for same. <J. A. MOSELEY. Assignee. D. V. KEELS. Agent of Creditors. Dated J)eceml?er .list. 1014. VhoM THK OOAIMINMIONKKH "? HP -? . . < Continued froin ^lrnt I'uge.) ? J/ i i H.ii ? Hi >n ? <i fciimini m ilium was made willi resqlt that the leakage t est showed a loss through tint mains of .'W|H gallons during the two hours The leakage of the system uf ol<l mains under tost was s.7 uilles. The leak age thru the mala* then was 217,4 gal lium per hour iht mile of Hue, or up proximately 5 1-2 times the amount al lowed. by the contract. We take the above frotn the report furnished us hy our oiiKlueer, which 1 think wan concurred in by .Mr. Ludlow, who wax the engineer for Mr. Harrington, and who came hero representing him. The leakage of JiSlH gallons tn two hour* I* approximately 2ft j?er cent of,; the rato of ooiiHUinptlon for the whole City of Camden, so says our engineer in IiIk ?a hi re|M>rt. N'Pw I am sure the C?ommlsMloiiors would have hwn ' Justly criticised If thtSy had (Wild Mr. Harrington for a plja* line U certain price agreed u|kui, which was to Htand a teat when that teat allowed* that the pl|?e line had. a leakage ft 1-2 times the amount allow ed hy the contract. While tlie City of Camden liaa an ahundantt supply of water and the loss of the water Itself would not have hcen a very exiamslve one to the City, yet the burning of coal to pump that water is one of tlje greatest c\|>enscs connected with the municipal plant. It has heeu estimated that the leakage in the lines as s|uiwn hy the ro|M>rts heroin, would .cost the City In the neighborhood of Five Dol lars per day. You can make your cal culations and see how much we would lone during (he twelve months, so you see the Commissioners have heen liv ing up to their contract as they see it. and have heen endeavoring to protect the rights of the 'citizens of the City <?f Camden. We would like to state here that sometime after we had en tered into our tlrst contract for the purchase of these said mains, we learn ed that the old plant was In no condi tion to continue to furnish water to the citizens and certainly was In no condi tion to furnish any pressure If a fire should break out. With this In view, and after a discussion of the matter with some of the business men of the City, and t,aklng the same up with our engineer, we entered Into this second agreement whereby we were to furnish the citizens with water from the muni cipal plant. We are sure the citizens have never realized the condition that the City was in at this time, and we did not care to alarm them, but went, to work to remedy, as best we could, the matter, and since taking over the said pi l >e line we have been furnish ing water to the citizens ami also tire pressure. At about {lie same time we learned that tin? said old plant was so dismantled or in such physical condi tion that it could not furnish lights to tiie citizens but a very short while, and as the citizens know they were without lights for a while. We press* ed forward our work as rapidly as possible In order to give them lights, and we did this also in order that the (>1(1 electric lines of the old plant might be removed from the City, 'ft s. we un derstood that they had become very dangerous. In fact, we have been in formed. that one man was killed, get ting the current from one of these lines which had heen hanging down in or near a public place, ruder these 1 circumstances we were very anxious to have the old lines removed and they were removed. We have endeavored to exercise great patience with these representatives of the <?ld company, but we feel sure that they have never appreciated it. as it seems to us that they have endeavored to give us all .the trouble that it is possible for them to give us. and it seems to us that they have very little consideration for the Commissioners or for the citizens of Camden. We certainly did not want t<> deprive them of any of their rights. There is a time for all things, and as wo urged upon them when they de manded this test in December at the time when the hotels were l>eing filled with guests, and at a time when the Commissioners were desirous of ob taining this business and giving to the hotels and all of the citizens the very best service, we were called upon by Mr. John T. Harrington to give him this test which It does seem to us could have been given two or three months hence without any very great inconvenience to the citizens, and we do not know and we do not so charge it. but it would seem that when the *abl John T. Harrington demanded of us that we turn back to him our pipe lines stating that he could furnish the citizens with water at almost a mo ments notice, that perhaps the revenue during the winter from the citizens and the large hotels was some Induce ment for him to make this demand. Please allow us here to state that we would be delighted to have any of the citizens of Camden to examine into the work of the Commissioners and we would be glad to have them examine the books of the Commissioners, which our most efficient bookeei>er, Mr. John J. (Joodale will take pleasure in going over them at any time showing them the cost of construction and all the money cx|>ended by the Commissioners, not one cent of which has l>een sj>ent unnecessarily, and all of which has been spent with the greatest care look ing to economic management. We con fidently believe, that with proper eco nomical management that this munici pal plant will not only give to the citizens the best service for water and lights, but will pay a good revenue in to the City Treasury. This of course cannot l>e existed at once, as we have got to get the plant running. We are always ready and willing to correct any errors that we might make or that might lie made, as the plant cer tainly belongs to the citizens and not to the Commissioners, and the Com missioners are merely serving the citi zens. We hope, at an early date, when we get the matter settled In regard to the wafer mains, and when we get them properly repaired, which repair ing we asked the said John T. Har rlngfon or his representatives to allow ns to do ourselves, so that we would be sure that they were repaired, and not merely repaired to stand standplpe pressure temporarily, to *et the insur ance rates In the City of Camden re duced. Mr. Watklns, fThlef of the Fire I>epartinent, has stated to the Com missioners that at a recent fire in the City, that they had plenty of wafer and a high pressure, and with their fire equipment they readily controlled the said ig? W B. deLOACH, for <5on?mlsHlonerH of Public Works. ? " ? V .V-1 ? rrrr^t . ? -i J. Atdrtch WjTtiwrr- w - tunpp ptanter 1 and one of Hamburg's foremost cttl- 1 k?i?h, shot and Instantly kIM I negf6 tenant on his farm about , three tulles from Kambcrg Monday afternoon. A movement has Ixtfi started to have the legislature ihihs a compulsory education The $75,000 Y. M. C. A. fbr 0Um?* hoii is assured. ' Administrator'* Notice. AH parties Indebted tp the estate pf BenJ. H. Burdell, Accessed, are hereby not Itlcd to make payment to the under signed, ami all p&rties, If any, having claims against the said estate will pre sent them duly attested within the time i re*eribed by law. H.G. OAK HI HON, . Admin 1st raptor. l>eeeuiber 24, 11)14. ...M S>V Notice io Pensioned*. All persons who wish to make * ap plication for a Pension must do so during the month of January, ltylft. Those already on the roll do not have to iuake new application, they can re pork to uie in |>erson or hy writing me, mo 1 can carry their naiuea on the roll for the enauluK year, W. F. ltrSSELL. Dec. 10, 1014. 3t Administratrix's Notice. All parties Indebted to the estate of John S. Brown, deceased, are here by lpotifled to make payment to the un dersigned, and ad parties, If any, hav ing claims against said estate will pre sent them duly attested within the time proscribed by law. MRS. ISABEL BROWN, Administratrix. Dec. 12, 1914. TRESPASS NOTICE. All parties arc hereby forbidden to trespass' upon my lands near Cassatt, S. C.,' known as the N. J. West lands, for any purpose whatsoever. Any one disregarding this notice will be dealt with according to law. S. J. E. PEACII. December 19. 1914. Administrator's Notice. All parltes indebted to the estate of J. T. B. Elliott, deceased, are hereby notitied to make payment to the un dersigned, and all parties having claims against the said estate will present them duly attested within the time pre crlbed by law. J. F. ELLIOTT, Administrator. Dec. 19. 1914. SERIES NUMBER ELEVEN Notice is hereby -given that the En terprise Building & Loan Association has opened books of subscription to the Heyenth series, which will be issued ? January 1st, 1914. Subscribe for stock j now. There Is iiq better or safer hi vestment you can make. Call upon the secretary To-Day and subscribe for as many shares as you can carry. $1.00 per share, payable first Monday in each month. Series Number Eight Will be liquidated December 31st, 1914. W. E. Johnson, Secretary and Treasurer. TAX NOTICE. office of Treasurer, Kershaw Co., Camden, S. C., Sept. 15, 1914. Notice Is hereby given that the books will be open for collecting State, Coun ty and School taxes from October 15th, 1914 to March 1st, 1915. A penalty of 1 per cent, will be added to all taxes unpaid January 1st, 1915; 2 in;r cent. February 1st, 1915; and 7 per cent. March 1st, 1915. ? The rate per centum for Kershaw county is as follows : Mills State taxes 0 County taxes 414 Special taxes 1 2*4 Road taxes 2V6 Schttol taxes 3 Special School taxes 1 Total 19 The following school districts have special IpvIpm ? Special school tax District No. 1 5 Special school tax District No. 2 4 Special school tax District No. 4 3 Special school tax District No. 6 4 Special school tax District No. 7 4 S|>eclal school tax District No. 8 2 Sj>eclal school tax District No. 9 4 Si>ecial school tax District No. 10 5 Special school tnx District No. 11 5 Special school tax District, No. 12 4 Sjieclal school tax District No. 13 4 Special school tax District No. 14 3 Special school tax District No. 15 3 Special school tax District No. 17 3 S|)eclal school tax District No. 18 4 Special school tax District No. 19 4 Special school tax District No. 21 2 Special school tax District No. 22 4 Special school tax District No. 24 4 Special school tax District No. 25 3 Sj>ecial school tax District No. 26 2 Si>eclal school tax District No. 26 2 Special school tax District No. 27 6 Special school tax District No. 28 2 Special school tax District No. 29 4 Special school tax District No. 30 2 Special school tax District No. 31 6 Special school tax District No. 32 4 Special school tax District No. 33 4 Special school tax District No. 34 4 Si>eclal school tax District No. 40 11 Special school tax District No. 46 8 Special school tax District No. 47 4 The poll tax is $1. All able bodied male persons from the age of twenty -one (21) to sixty (60) years, both inclusive, except resi dents of the Incorporated towns of the county shall pay two dollars ($2.) as a road tax, except ministers of the \ gospel actually in charge of a congre gation, teachers employed in public schools, school trustees and persons permanently disabled in the miliary service of this State, and persons who served in the late war between the States, and all persons actually employ* ed In the quarantine service of this State, and all students who may be at tending school or college at the time when said road tax shall become due. Persons claiming disabilities most pre sent certificates from two reputable physicians of this county. AH information as to taxes will be furntAtoed hpotf application. I >. M. McCASKILL, ' - County Treasurer. ^ :f A ? . ? Tm <-Acffirsss ircSK^ss" <? ?wm IprING3 SPLENDIDLY developed water PftWER on Which 18 located the only rou. Km OMR M1IX IN KERSHAW COUNTY. ABOUT SflOOOWlX OT THIS MILL IN BEST WORKING Sfr THE MILL AND WATER POWER ARE SJe?i WORTH THE PRICE OF THE PLACE, AS ^EVi^IS BEING PLANTED IN LARGER QUANTI. WHEAT S EVER BEFORE. ALSO RUN IIP. amf POWER ON PLACE IS SITUATED ONE OF THF BEST GINNERIES AND GRIST MILLS IN THE COUNTY. ENOUGH LONG LEAF TIMBER ON PLANTATION TO KEEP UP THE PLACE. ANNUAL RENTAL $1,000.00. PRICE REASONA BLE. TERMS EASY. .I.. ?. m. <i .. Kennedy & Shaw REAL ESTATE AGENTS , | J. W. McCORMICK, Prop. ? _ "E. W. BOND, Manager MCCORMICK & CO. Funeral Directors and Embalmeri Night Phone 232-L . V } Day Phone 70 AMBULANCE SERVICE All the From January to December you wil a select line of Candies, Fruits and put the finishing to any meal. Hot Drinks in cojd weather; Cold Drinks in hot weather--or atf'you like We Qfe ready and anxious to serve you any day ii VT jggj Camden Candy Spero Beleos, Proprietor.' Phone 78. *' '??? Camden Und . ? 3P C. W. EVANS, Manager ' FUNERAL - - ? :~r City and Country CallnAttioultd Promptly -rr r - -i ?r-'-n.-'-' V ' DAY OR NIGHf Office and Show Rooms Office Phone 91 "It ::Ttr*' We supply duct