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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 21, ?#16.
VOLUME XXVIII
NUMBER 14
COUNTY BRIDGE AND TRESTLE j
OVER WATEREE SWEPT AWAYj
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Property Damage By Floods
Run Into Thousands of Dol?
]arA ? All Crops Lost in Low
lands ? No Loss Qjf Life Re
ported in This Immediate
Section- ? Railway Traffic On
All Roads Suspended Out of
Camden*
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Floods In the Wateree rlvvr which
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began Jo rise Sunday ^ following the
Jifnvy ruins of Friday artd Saturday
reached the highest mark over known
lu this section find canned daniage to
bridges and crops running Into the
ttiousabJs of dollarx.
'i;he chief damage whh the destruc
tion of the handsome county bridge
land the Seaboard( railway trestle at
? this point J The county bridge is near
ly a totyfl loss ? the two piers oil '"the
westerii bank of the river gave way
aud precipitated tlfe . Immense steel
uthictuKe overhead ^ into the water.
The approach on the eastern side, to
gether with the plern are still stand
ing. So swift was the curreut on the
western bank that It Is said to haVe
luundated giant trees and it is also
f eft red that the damage to the ra use
way on the western side has been very
great.
The loss 1 1? I he Kcabojir*} ? trestle -iW
very, heavy? the main part of the steel
structure havlng^fallen in, carrying
with it 'many "gondolas" loaded -with
coal. placed there in an attempt to
weight the bridge down, and if possi
ble. keep it standing. 4
The water up to Monday -tiftei'noou
was thought to have reached Its high*
of jHiint abd niany thought the trestle
end bridge would survive. 7iat*? Mon
day afternoon a wire received from
( Forecaster Sull.ivan stated a V rise. of
pet-oral feet was expected during the
rlsrht. and waifilni pi ante in to got
their stock into the highland^.
A continual stream of people kept
n?inx to and from the river Monday
>.ml I'liesday. many coming from Ker
viiaw and Lancaster to watch, the rag
ing waters. About 8:30 Tuesday eve
ning workmen at the trestle ? heard
a crash and reported the county bridge
g<??e. caused by the accumulation of
heavy rafts x*r the piers leaving,
v ' f?''nier toll bridge owned by n
,<N>al '"'npauy was swept away on Au-1
g?st IK. liMis. carrying down with it
thirteen men. several of whojn were
crowned and their bodies were never
recovered. The waters\at that time
were said to have been the highest ever
?iiown. The present freshet reached
? heigh tb estimated at 45 feet, at least
\e n-ot higher than the flood of 1008.!
he I;, to bridge was erected by Ker
tram a"d ? QiWie^'fetletaB-l
' , ?"i"r mo; ? ?,omist
mctlilns over $42,000 ? the occasion
****** with a blK harbefcue
ami K|KHi-h-makliig In GatadenJ The
Mini)- carried ?? insurance on tbe
?? and the waters had not reccded
of ?h?.'VftCrtar t0 mal'e an
at the total damaije will be.
In thi llHN yet heen reported
Inv |S 'hough several parties
?r r"?rted ??*?
mom ,T 11,0 lowlaod?- At Bel
Ua few miles aohth of Camden, on
Rtlln ',,",'rate<, h-v Au<?*r W. F.
?T V I,*0"- ? whit?
t? t?. ?" are known
thon- x " They w*ra ,a"t
n Mtnda.v and the water roue
' M?v'Th T'V t-0,,W not-" escape. ''5rhe
l,, a b0?t? roffltlent. bnt (hey
rapiciv t0? '?w ?own and the
?ink 'tk w",ere them re
hart o,,o, W"' ^ the I*rty
On this to ,Mt several Miay.,
place there were a^- fire
Uo tl, mU"'? tweot* head of cat
??lne whft 2nd head of
Complete ^ <? ?
aorea of (l^T' ,0?eUlcr wlth about ISO
Mr , I nrn "M eStfoD.
I-. cam'. '* ?f Hembort, name
?Wd* the trlIM?e,K'ay' m sald he
w "^- ^'erelng what
by
several r?n ? 7 ?nterl?? Camden
am very htt iwt^Bectk
""non the Z- ^ BwMn!l ?h?l
Win. xt fr are to be heavy
to reported t J- Jackson,
Of cattle b^dL^ta,rV?t,"nn''
Searching purtk's wf ii' sent out for I
him hut up To bis leaving for Camjlc.#
nud ih>( retnnu'd. ^
TiuMh- by rH.ll ami vchbles t<? and
from rmiuli'ii lias been completely shut
uiv h i the Inst train ovi&ii the s??u
hoard late .Monday evening. 1 1 1? to
that tiiiiw several of the SvulMMirtl'ii.
train* over tin' Atlanta division were
facing detourcd h.v way of Cunnfeu as
vyere also many of thb tine Southern
fast I'ullinaii tratnu; dne to bridges be
ing down nil over the Carolina's. Tin*
Seaboard trestle probably stood tin*
strain lunger than . any other- In tbe
Carolina's.
No Southern trains have moved since
Sunday night, except an accontoda
tlon schedule between Cuuiden and
Lancaster. The *Md Southern depot
south' oJ,Caiuden wax several feet deep
In water. The grocery store of Mr. A.
M. Christmas ami the residence of Mr.
Player near the depot creek were al
most completely submerged, only the
robfs i?f the flpuses being out of \vu
ter.^Ve understand that Mr, Christ
ies suvvyi most of Ills groceries, hut
Mr. PlayeTv lost a great deal of his
household goods.
A dozen or more hales of cotton
\\We noticed floating down Monday,
coming from a warehouse swept, away
In North Carolina, said to have con
tained 400 hales. It was rciiorted
Tuesday that the dead body of fl negro
was seen floating down hut /this could
not he verltied. The Southern Bull
way (kiiupany has offered $25 reward
for the recovery of the bodies of jie
groes drowned when thejt^ trestle went
down near Charlotte.
The (iulgnarjl farms located on the
river near Camden, with Mr. Cj. <"F.
Copley, as overseer, was hard hit as
waH also the State farm lucated near
Itagood.
Telephone and telegraphic comiiiunl
- cut ion has l>een almost completely pa
ralyzed, there Indng ut times only one
wire .working between Camden and
Richmond. Only two or three dally
papefs have come to Ctemden ? -The
Chronicle living fortunate enough to
get a copy of Tuesday and1 'Wednes
day's Charlotte Observer.
! The Observer was' dei>endeut nnpn
the Southern *P(jwer Oo'x plant JfrfC It
went dead, Luckily this pa|?er>fias its
own steam plant and it was Immediate
ly put into ojieration and the pajier did
not miss an i^sue.
- Lancaster's current being sujppl led
by the Southern Power (Jo. from Great
Falls, Is still out of commission and
the town is in darkness. Our neigh:
bor, the Lancaster News was put out
of commission, and is this week lieing
Issued from The plant of the Kershaw
Era/ < v :
Only a fwof the rural carriers haw
been aide to get. out of Camden. Mr.
J. E. Hush, on route 4,- on Tuesday
made his usual trip by travelling part
of the distance by boat. The CJu'onl
cle will make every effort to reach Its
readers by automobile residing on ru
ral routes fr^nii * Kershaw, Westvllle
and Bethune today.
Mulberry Place Under Water.
Some of the heavy t losers by the
flood were Messrs. Lewis and Christ
mas and Arthur Gaskins. ,They luid
the larjlfe 1>. R. Williams "MUlbenfr"
plantation leased and had sulirepted
it to numerous parties. Owing to the
bridge being do>yn on the Charleston
road, Mr. Lewis had been unable to
get to his farm and he does not know
the damage to his stock and cattle.
They worked six head of stock and
bad under cultivation 77 acres of cot
ton and a large acreage in corn. Oth
ers, renters On this place and whose
crops were a total loss were W". E.
Arledge.-Dr. S. F. Braslngton, Rbarae
Bros., J. 1). Sinclair, A. G. Whitaker,
Jesse Branbam, 8. D. Hurst, Earl Hor
ton W. F. Russell. Gibbes Scriven,
Evans Collins and R* H. Haile.
Mr. W. L DePass who farms ex
I tensively a few .Wiles below Camden
on th? lowlands, is again a heavy loser
by the floods. ?! \/ r>.
/ Parties Safe at Belmont.
Mr. \y. F. Russel got word from his
farm hands, nineteen of whom h#d
been marooned at Belmont, stating
that they were all safe. They also
succeeded In saving all of the large
amount of stock caught In the flood.
They report the losg of only one hog.
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Windstorm Does Damage.
Reports from all over the county
tell of great damage to growing crotffe
and timber, canned by the high winds
and rain lafct Friday. Ih many places
there were fine lots Of timber in small
bodiea. Mr.JJ. E. L. Brannon, of the
Cassatt section, says the wind laid
waste a considerable amount of yotmg
timber on his place. In the- Oarttey
section a great -???ny treea wore b\< > wn
dOWfl. J
/?'/.?in Camden quite a lot of damage
iraa done electric light and' telephone
wires. flPhe current wis discontinued
all of Friday, but was resumed again
?kt night. The most serious damage
was that to the shade trees of Cam
den. *-A huge oak and pine Ih Monu
ment Square fell a victim to the wind.
Another large shade tree In front, ot
GeO.^^feJ^in'SLJWdence on Lyttleton
sffeeL alao blew down, narrowly JalNF
ing bla home. Fire of the tall pines
atvtfaO ^aboard park were uprooted,
and many other trees in different see*
tieo? of the^ity. fell. The street force
was busy for a cqnple of days remov- ^
ing broken limbs and debris caused
by the wind.
COTTON COMKS l>0\VN ICI Y Kit.
KnlliY Cotton >lill Washed Away By
Mood in North Carolina.
A menage directed to I he chief ,vf
I M>1 !(,'<> here \ Wednesday asked ilyit |'mu :
ties be uh the lookout fur one thou- j
sand. hales ??f <sittou coming down t li?* |
VViticTve rlVer, The 4utysa?e was sign 1
t$l by tlu> Arnnai Manufacturing Coin I
puny.. and stated that* a representative,
of the mill would lit* In Camden short
ly. In Idling of th,' ' destruction of
the plant ami warehouse t li?k ( *ha il? ?? i <?
Olwmcr of Wednesday says:
"Tilt' Armon Mill ?t Mouiitalu Ik
hunt. better known lot-ally its the ?Jd
Tate Mill. one of the tirst textile plant*
to In* erected In this general section, is
a total loss according to vice president
I. <?. Lowe, who Journeyed outyto tin*
river In Ills motor ear yoSTortlay morn
lug. Mr. I. owe went out Monday after
noon lait lie ,eouW gain no otlldal In
formation save the fact thi|t tin* mill
had Ik*?'h washed ?rway. *Yestordi^' the
receding waters left no trace* at all. on
the site of the 7?buit. fth? m
mense tlvc-stnry brick structure lielng
carried away as though by soiuiVSIant
fon-o that had lifted tile hulhUiig in
tact and amoved it hy magbi The Olg
wan-house with some l.tMM) bales of
eotton had also disappeared and every
other structure of every -description lui
ajtinable. Many of. the cottages- for the
help were also lost, those on the hills
taring the only ones sAvefl. ' * -
'"The loss is a very heavy t/ne for the
reasoh that much of" the e<pill>ment
had lieen replaced by neu\ machines.
The buildings were old hut theTicreater
part irf the machinery c<!h)|>nra lively
new. The loss in the form of eotton
Is heavy although the grade of the sta
ple was not high. The mill waj< a
twine plant, turning out all sort* of
<*ord and twine. The loss wilJLapprox
Imate $200,<XM>. ac<K:u'dUig . to The be^t
information ohttfluable.
"The projH'rty belonged to, the South
ern I'ower Company and the damage
to the buildings and grounds w|ll have
to" he home by that Vorporatloiu The
insaof luaciiliierv, material finished an<l
untinished in hand.' and eotton. sjtored
in warehouse, will have to he home by
the Armon Manufacturing Co. This
corporation had the mill and water
power used to drivt*- the plant leased
for a term of yea rs' from the Southern
Power Co. The hi c: roor story, strtfc
ture was hulll <m an Immense r<?ck.
Yesterday morning. looking across the
stream from the hill on -the Mecklen
burg side, thu great rook was there; hut
no mill. The site was as clean as a
pin. The force of the tlohd~bad evi
dently carried tlA* 'building away at
one swoop.
/'The Attnon,/>r Mountain Island All II
was built in 1848 tWien* the laborwKfr
jierformed by shiver It wan 'owned
by the Tates and was one of the show
places In all this count i^'. The, power
was derived from the stream nearby.
Several years ago the - mill was re
eipilpjK'd and conyerted -into a cord
and rwtne milt. ~A. lfc Cohh: superin
tendent. has been there f?>' years.
It. I<\ Craig is general inartf ger."
Armon Kepivsentativc Here.
A representative of the Armon Mfg.
Co., of Mt. Holley, N., C.. arrived lii
< Camden* yesterday. He was on the
lookout for the bales of cotton swept
away by the flood and nay* he has
succeeded In locating^ thirteen bides
along the riveiv^ In ' addition to the
mill, cotton and * equipment^ the com
liany also lost ijliflOff worth of shoea
recently shipi?e<l th<im ami which were
still In Iwixes, having never lieen o|?en*
ed.
Association to Meet Here.
The apnual convention of the Ker
shaw County .Sunday School ass<H la-.
tiou will he held in (Vtiiidcn Au^uat
3rd and 4th. Delegates from every j
white Sunday School in Kershaw coun
ty will be in attendance ami some of j
the- I?e8t Sunday School workers of*
the state st&2 address the invent Ion. |
Superintendents, offieera and teach
era are requested to see , that every
school is represented. Free entertain-,
ment will he given all delegates.
'Further dnnouiKvmenfs will l>e made
later.
Ma-iter Webster Myers, of Charlotte,
N. O., is on a visit fhU week at thfc
home of William Clyde OHliam.
Rev, F. H. Herding left this week
for a trip to the fountains of North
Carolina. ? .
Fy- r.y?V.?
MASS MKKTlNf. IIKU>
To DisrUsN Matter of Rebuilding
lli-idge yvw Waieree Klver.
A IIUISS meeting of the cltlMMIS of
Camden was ijeld at the^'opera house
al *l\ p. in. Wednesday for the pm
pose of discussing the sit unl loo a ris
ing h,v reason of tho recent frwlwl
having washed away tile Wateree
bridge at Camden.
on motion of II. tJ. Cai'tisoii, Jr.,
\Y. M. Shannon was asked- to preside
as I ruiH it of ilu? meeting, Mr. Shan
non discussed the situation generally
and announced tho purpose of the
meeting, Ho Hum ottlled upon Uev.
'Mr. Craves to open tho meet I lit; with
prayer, whlc.h was dime.
L. A. WlttVowsky was asked to not
as secret a ry;
John J. Workman delivered a tues
satro from 'K. I >, Ittakoney, of Korshaw,
on bohalf of .the cltlxt>ns of ltulValo
Ttrtvpshlp, station that they a rt? very
much Injteivstcd in tho building of' tho
l>rldtf<\aml asking that no definite stops
bQ taken at the meeting nntll they
havt? an oyflftrt unity to conlo to Cam-'
dwp oil Friday afternoon to confer with
tho citizens of Caimleu ami other cltl
MU8 of Korshaw oounty, at another
oall meet III- for that purpose.^ OjOBfi*
tlon of "H. Yates, the ?nessa?o was
incepted rts information, raote deriaite
action to Im? taken on same at a later
(lute. x
(>n motion of I*. A. Wlttkowsky, it
was mftved ami carried that the Coun
ty Commissioners Ihv requested to take
steps at ' once to provide a flat to he
worked with a oahle. it l?elug under
s 1 1 u m I this to lie only a tom|*orary ar
rangement. ~
T. J. Kirklahd, attorney for ? the
Hoard of Oouuty Commissioners was
called upon to explain the law as to
the Issue of bonds, ami discuss the
situation generally. Mr. Kirkland gave
the meeting some vijhiablq Information
in regard to this subject generally. ;
MrJH. <1. Carrlson, Jr., announeed
that Tils father. Mr. H. C. Carrlson,
was going North Thursday.. and would
stop ovor a day In Washington ami
see Senator Smith and CongressnflTp
Flnley ami others In regard to the new
national law, proposing to give aid
to certain highways throughout the
country- and Would communicate his
information to the citizens of Camden,
as H(H)ii'as possible.
)t. i;. Clarke thought, this informa
tion should lie obtained as soon- lis.
jmsslble, jpb that wo would/know wheth
er we could get any governmental aid,
ami whether the conditions were tfuch
that we could accept It.
Mr. Wallace, Mr, Craves, Mr. Wolfe,
Mr. W. S. Burnet, Mr. A. J, Hoattie
junl others >di$tcU!*sed informally ns to
h whether the new bridge should 'Tvo a
fre? bridge" or a toll bridge, but no
'action was taken in the matter, as it
was' understood all actloi'irfvould be
l>ost|>oncd until the meeting on Friday,
Dr. W. J. i>h>ui moved that a spe
clal invitation l?o extended to the-cltl-J
zens of HuflTalo Township, ami also
to all other citizens of Kershaw Conn
tV who were interested in the matter,
to meet with the Citizens of Canjden
at the ojK?ra house today (Friday) at
4 p. m. The motion was carried.
There belli* no further business, the
meeting adjourned.
All Hunters Required to Have Limine.
liy an Act of the last legislature it
is unlawful for anyone k> bunt birds
or animals Within the borders' of this
State 'without a license "except land
lords and tenants and their respective
children on their freeholds and lease
holds, respectively." This law went In
to effect the first of this mouth (July.
1016) and to avoid trouble, if yon want
to hunt, you must first see tlm game
warden, Mr. K. 1>. Williams, and pro
cure a license.
MASS MEETING TODAY.1
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To the Citizens of Kershaw County :
You are earnestly requested to
attend a mass meeting to be held j
at the Opera House in Camden, on -j
Fridiiy, July 2H at 4 p. m. for
the purpose of discussing the beat
means of replacing the bridge over
the Wateree River" at Camden, thai
was recently washed away.
^ L A. WITTKOWSKY.
t Secretary Mass Meeting.
STOKMY SKSNiON FKIIfc%Y,
<t?uiily Kverutlve Committee Met (o I
t? !
I he county executive Committee l??H
III I ho court house here Friday last.
< >wlng * Ji? ilii' stormy weather only
twelve ?TuIik were represented.
I lie lirttl matter taken up \vh?. that
of voting for magistrates lu Ituft'alo
t??\V IInIi || ?. II WJ! S adopted I I)|(t all VO
tern, residents of Buffalo township,
vote for nil tl? mm* magistrate* for ituf
fulo township ? one with oft'lcc at Kei
slmw; one with office at ttctlinuo. and I
ono lit targe; iiinl thut candidates nu I
UOUUot* themselves for those ro*i)?vti\ <> :
offices and u.kois he printed Moionl !
iugly.
Another mutter hefoiv the couimit
teo and one which provoked some
stormy dlscusslou was (hot of the<pn^
tlou of moving tho Voting place of Ab
iicy Huh. , Mr. B, 1). Hlnkeiley stated
that on account of some 'persona I feel
UK between some who should lie mem
bers of rh,|, Hll(l who k|IouM Votf. f
thai t'luh and Mr. I>. M. Klrkley. ujhui
whose land tho present voting plneo I*
situated, It was lm|M?ssihle for these
Vf, .T IV RE** K,rkl *>'? ^ore, as
? ? 1 ? "? Knrkley had given them to
understand that they should not come
MooVi'.o V that this
hi!. JP to Alr- K novum ami
his son , tliai .on account. of ]>ast oc
curromt's he did not want them to
eomo onto his place or Into his pre
servo and they might easily register ?t
much li li"1 <,|uh tUnt wa^fci't
math difference In tho distance. Mr
Klrkley moved that the voting plaee of
\ir Ttiii"h r<',na1"' w,lt>rw 11 b?? been,
floi't ! n 'V "lovwl as J? substitute
that the voting place of AJJhev
AhU?y M<',u>0, i
that Ki.-V|Un> a5'' ttM amendment
hat Klrkley s store should remain the
point from which to calculate the vo
ters residence and to determine the
nevVs m !iU> < ,Hh tl,atr!rt- Blake
s t(> 1 ! us u,ne,uhMl carried
Mr. 1). .M. Klrkley then made <t mo
Mr" ui*l Al)ne,v cluh ho discontinued.
of Mr ^ Khi'ry.'TVw!,flmt ^ n,ot,??
done kN'-v s h(' tabled and this was
r It was moved and carried tlrnt those I
I ?V? i tr V ' ' i township Who life,
long to dubs on the line of other. town
ships vole for the magistrates of Hof
falo township. Hesl dents of Flat Hock
and DcKalh townships voting at lino
vote for the magls
I I a tew from their/ respective townships
f|< Ih?,r?;al? WUtkoxvsky called niteu
tlon to the Tact that the hooks of rou
JlLlY , mU> 'urged
cothplc^. 1 lH wn*'
I Section 12 of the rules of the 1 >emo
of ^
"oi? the Inst Tuesday tu .July In each I
election year, which shall he the last
dux of enrollment, the cluh Isioks shall
??" J *?3 :
sii"n ???
? , f,1<> eounty chairman
who shall forthwith cause to he made
;l shall certify a copy thereof ami
the same with tho clerk of the
court for puhll, Inspection at all Umos. J
At least ten days l?efore the first prl
aftPv thr <<0,ul???ee shall meet,
aftei three day's puhllshed notice in a
"will !v]nt h WWP1I c,rou,a?on i? Mie
unt.\ of time aiul place of mcctlni;
and cMimlne the rolls. Any person
may complain of errors therein and thtf
county committee, after hearing com
plaints. shall In a fair aud impartial
TrZZ ITT *n(1
xiriKlUic off the names of all uersonn
not resldiijg In the dull district for
hlch each roll w^s made up or other^
u se improiK'rly enrolled, and addkig
n,pro,>er,v <>?itted: Pro
>ld?d. No name shall he strlckpn^mm
?!>y 01MI. roll without Wri davi-' iT
flee h y mall to the ifd dress aim^rl ?
on the club roll to the
th?nJ]\nrT f? ,K* droPP^ from
me roll t^i show caUse whv uniri
ahouid not Ik? dropped. ^ y ' "an,?
' When said rolls have been revised
" !1' l'.v tho Raid county o?'
niltteo they nhall be eerttfled tn end
of elu h ctnt/n0 /e*fect!TO a^eretaries
r ?,uh "nb and shall thereunon ho
'names t
i J*1 thcre*ter ex
n jurt^ ^ ?
lonHESf1 """pi*!? of said revls
jlon the < oun ty chairman shall Irnme
UKPICKKN CM'TI RKI) TRUNK
I'ut OH at Soalnmrd SUIlvii Contain
ing l.arue 4|iimii( ity Boosts ??
Chlef^of police A. (J. Wltitriker and
(MWwr <J. K. Ha toman selxed ,
a hunk at the Sealniard passenger sta
Hon hero Friday morning containing
ton uallons (it whiskey. Tho ofNeern
say they have reason to believe that
Ha* trunk contained at J 5 gallons
and that part Inn I been removed be
fore It wan captured. ?
Information Innt heen furnished tho
ntihvrs to ho on tho Uiokout for tho
trunk shipped from Jacksonville, l<Ma.
'they state that tho.v had boon inform- ,
cH Hint other trunks Inul been shlp|>ed
ho ro from points north ami tliey wvro
determined liot to lot this ?mo get h.v.
officer Hatomau asked James t\
rin pp. one of the S?*alMiard's opera torn,
to allow him examine the. trunk, ami
the operator declined. l\hlof Whlta
ker whs sent for a search warraut and
while hot h offitvrs left tho station for
a few minutes, Ctapp ami a negro por
ter, Itenlien Williams, entered the
trunk ami reuiove?l ten gallon*. Officer
Hatenmu returned tpilekly to the sta
tion and caught Clapp wltli a live gal
lon keg in his hand. A search of the
dei*>t produced tho other %e gallon .
keg that Inul lieen hidden In a closet.
Clapp and the negro were placed un**
dor arrent. Clapp gave bond In tho
sum of $100 to tho elty and was im
mediately transfer ml to the colli) ty
Jail where ho was released* upon fur
nishing a bond of $200. Neither the
white man or the negro would make
any statement as to the ownership of
the whiskey.
There was no mime or check on the
trunk to indicate It* ownership or des
tlnntlou, except the numher "1R5') writ
ten In elmlk. Officers believe that the
baggage masteiMn charge Of. the train
or some memher of the train crew was \
working in co-o]H?ration with Clapp in
the Illegal* transimrtatlon of the whis
key
Olapp has boon working as night ^
operator at the Seaboard for vera 1
months and? his home It at Khoxvilie,
Tenn., where- It Is said his father Is
chief of police of that. elty.
At a jury trial before Jlecorder
Coodale Tuesday mornlug Clapp was :
found guilty and sentenced to pay a.
Hue Of |W). Attorneys I J. T. Mills and
(J. 0. Alexander representing Clapp<
will ap|H>al the casK
Ken ben Williams faced the Recorder
and was sentenced to pay. a line of^
$40 or serve thirty days.
Enterprise Mercantile Co. Move*.
j The Savage store on Itroud. street,
formerly occupied by the I*niu A Sav
ings Hank, has recently"- *ioen -over-r^
hauled and new shelving put lu* 'The
Enterprise Mercantile Co., for many
years occupying the old Vlllepigue
store has moved into this place and
now has a neatly appointed dry goods
establishment. - * . J .
Krlplo Timbers Dead.
Sclpio Tlmhers, another of Oainc^euV ' 'I
old time darkles died at his home north
of Camden Monday after a very short
illness. Timbers was trimmer ami
gardener for many of the homes and
hedgeo in Klrkwood and was a useful
eitlKen. His funeral at Trinity Meth
odist ohureh was Vfrfy largely attend -
ed. ' &
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- Another Re boring Machine.
Air. W, O. Hay bus ordered' another
machine for rolmrlng cylinders. This
machine will be fitted for reboring
cyliuders of any slue from 13 3-4 inches
up to 5 1-j inches. Mrt Hay ia ex
pecting tbe m>i chine at an early date I *
and will lie in a position with this \
hew equipment to handle anything in
this line. ?r~~ .
dlately tile in the office of the^^lefk of
court a list duly certified by him of all is
names added nr dropped from said roll,
with age, plaee of residence, and occu
pation. which ll>t shall be preserved
by tbe elerk along with tho duplicate >
roll on file In his office and any person
may therexinspeet said roll and list of ;? >
corrections -at all tlmea.
"The original roll shall be returned
to the secretary of each club and by
him delivered ta the managers of the
primary^ election before the hour of op
ening the polls; and na person shall he
allMVMl to vats *t mid w
name does not appear on said original
roll -as herein required."
TO DEMOCRATIC VOWM.
You must enrolLfour name again
to vote in the August election.
You mtwt enroll on your club rd\\
t?efore July 25th to vote.
You roust jrrite on the book
Your full name, under the proper
letter, InittAle Won't do, so (Jo not
|pat your initials.
Your place of address, postofflce.
Your place of residence.
Your age.
Your occupation.
Do not be fooled. The above is
necessary to vote, and if y00.d0.90t..
comply you will not tote In August
ry The qualifications are as follows:
Li..* You must either be twenty-one
years old or yoq inijfAJkcoma-to
before" NVwtnbef 7, 1010.
Yob must have lived in this state
two jreaw. ; : - .J . -
I Yon must have lived In this coun>'
ty sinee May 0, 1010.
\tr: You must have lived Jnryourpre
elnct since June 29, 1010,
Tlii? mu*t be attended to atonea
You may be called away and come
^Mlr t<xrt40e and get mod about not
being allowed lo
nr Do not
have tax
??mi r ??. 1
I T
*ign your
tion, in 1914,
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