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Jeat H YDRO-ELECTRIG plant TO BE BUILT NORTH OF CAMDEN r^thern Power Compahy An nounces Signing Gf Contract for Construction of Water power Plant Said to be Larg. eit in The South. ?>. Churl. 'If observer of Thursday ? , i the following announcement K.(l wjn he ?.i* groAt Interest to the ? J^l, t.I I III'- SCCtlOH. r^mici the terms of a contract just Ldc l?> ,,H> Soutlhorn Power Com pa W sll inniH iisc hydroelectric power ?L |S to !"? erected on tho.Wateree ?L j^voii nillen above Camden, s. O.. < Ejch wlil be two and a half th^es hi -.'f us i in- largest plant of this KLgny now In operation. It 1m re tht> contract will represent an Euyof ii ) ?proximately $(5,000,000. ? new plant will be known as Bfner^," and win develop I0o,0t>o Ltimtvi'i', and Is to completed on Kkf(?v \ovond>er 1, tftlfc. The eon Kirt for ill*- construction of this plant K. ikh-ii ift to 'lie Hardaway Con fcfing <'?>ni|iany, of Columbus. Q^? L company which recently complet pihc Fishing (-reek plant and which ft ii.'? ensured In building the big ?int at Hrlilircwator. north of ^U>'' fcnli.il. ill I h i ^ state. v I Tlw new i Hiicivtr dam at Wutei'ee Mil Ik- nearly a half mile long, In ?rt. slightly mure than J, fit m? fecf, ! ?id will iuiiNMiiid water which y.lil Irirf five unit* of hydro-elocffie in ?bluer v. ea?h with a capacity of 20. no ehvirir horsepower. Tills jKiwer lit: !"? turned into the Southern Hirer \v<iem through a 20-inlle t ruiis lissic; liiic from VVfltcrec t<? Trent I ?a.!-. .iiiil w'l! there tie i i ) f < > the in ore j fti.il! I JWS ? miles of three-wire, flilgh- j Iwivi"" tiiiii^inKsion system of this! lomwin . Tbr site ' I ill" new plant is. near) f ui' the Watcree Creek \ K . i'ii- < it;r.vli;i Kiver. which he ire ? holing known the Wateree Hiver. < in! will make till- seventh plant lo it?il i*M thi- stream. The otthers are ? ,rc;i: fail-. Fishing lYeek. Koeky ) rf'k. ( 'af:t\\ I'ii. Lookout Shoals, ami irvLvwati'i . Ml except the latter are ; uu in i ?? ?? i ai it>n ami the work on: Muvnati r has been nmler way since. i>t Sumnic. Thi* |>!aii! i- to he hv far the larg > t'Vri' ctected hy the Sontlhern ( ?w?-r ( '? >1 1 1 1 >.'i 1 1 > Fishing Creek with j -Mpai-itx of 10,000 eleetrh* horse-' iwcr ln'inir the nearest to it. That. I i* nf hat 1(mi,(KK> elect lie horse* imv! instead of being inneh larger aflrihiitahlc. it is said, to the in* I'ilit} nf the company to seenre need J rt'iil estate ;t t a price which would wif\ the additional expenditure. It a*' planned to erect a much larger lant than this and all arrangements reliuiinaiy to trhe letting of the eun ?act we n ? completed to this end. hut h* failure to obtain the needed lands t a seasonable price resulted in a tateria 1 reduction in the size of the lant. Tho contracting company ? which a* tho contract is already at work ii tho ji>l? to the extent of gathering taterin 1 and gettitng on the ground ?<b' Jfor actual consruction wxn k. tobouj;h the contract is immense to company has contracted to turn ovcr tii the Southern Power Com ?n.v (in or before November 1 of w yo:i r. which means that its con tortion win be pushed to the limit f efficiency in an effort to put it into pprntioii tt tiu? very earliest possible Nttient to care for increasing demands ,r cheap power. J- h. I>uke. president of the Sou th ro Power Company, who 'returned 'Now York last Monday, after sev *1 days s | >en t In an inspection of * "he of the new plant, atfixed his platan- t ? . the N contract for the T1**rt\ s dcvelopmen on Wednesday ornin-. An Appeal for Help. -Thr fhrmnele I* Id receipt of the Mowing ? 'onununi cation from Kershaw ?nw? hy Rev. .T. M. Neal, with the *|o*st tlmt we publish name: 3H1 ? y^H ? ptea*e ? nrgv pas to ^7 'tuclu'v. Sunday Schools and imlivid 'k who may read this appeal for f'r? t?> veiul us a sn*all amount to u.s huild a house of worship at the *?*ha\v Cotton Mill soon, as we are 11 of 'lours and are struggling to at on<*e. Send collections to W. ( hriNtuuis. chairman of building coin or J. M. Neal, pastor, and fatly hc!j) H worthy cause." Magistrate Nifholson. sa:iiU.-,i X. Nicholson who was **<??! Magistrate for DeKalh town "P iu the last general election a* "mod tho f t u t i ? *-m of the office Tuesday. mutkhIs Mr. h. M. Ftncher who ls hH.l this office for the past twelve *r Mr .j. botcher Ba tenia n has ^ imnirni as deptity for Mr. Nichol and has ent<*red upon his <lu* H M. Klncher and fam^y have J?***' to Kershaw, where they will ^ the future. ? VALI AltL*: LOTS SOU). Friedheiin rroprrl) Passe* Into Hands of Geo. T. Utile. Mr. Ueo. T. Little tills week pur chased two lots fronting on ih-Kalb street fhun Mr. Julius Prlcdholm, of Hock Mill Tin* two lots combined liave a frontage of ??(( feet with a depth of 1(M> feet. Mr, Little has not I decided what will ho placed on tho pro|>erty, hut says ho Is certain there will ho now buildings on these lots within tho no\t twelve months. Mr. Frlodhlem owns sovoral moiv lots Iii tho v it-iii 1 1 > of tin1 poxtollUv and it is vory likely t'liat ho will build on them In tho noar futimt lk'Knlh st root, hoth east and wost, is fast becoming a business street. Mr. Houry Savage is now having erected on oast Ik'Kalh a largo . nd roomy garage to ho occupied hy tho Kershaw Moti?r Co. when completed. i A portion of Tho Chronicle lot was sold this wook to Messrs. Savage and Crocker. They have plans for an ad ditional garage ami also for a con siderable store room to ho used hy tho Southern Hell Toh'phono Co. Kutvancel to the buildings will ho from West HeKalb street. Delighted With Camden. Mr. Julius Friedheiin. of Hock Hill, who has been visiting in Camden for tho past few days, received a letter from a well known professional man ' in Hock Hill since arriving here which1 reads in part as follows r "1 wish li was so fortunate as to be visiting in delightful Camden these lovely day.*.; 1 know you are enjoying your visit. ' Yon eonld not do otherwise with jour surroundings." It is not often you hear Hock Hill people boosting any town except "A Hood Town" so we think it worthy of mention. Mr. Friedhiem induced bis, friend some time ago to come to C-un don for a visit and he knows whorooi he speaks. Visitors always leave elnit'hied with Camden and her people. LKFT TOWN SI'DDKNLY. Tailoring Finn Owed Large Number (if Camden People. The firm of Ha rues \ Hyman wa> rather abruptly dissolved or diseoutiu ued Saturday night when both parti.es left town and have not returned. Those men came here something over a year ago and established a tailoring and : pressing establishment in the Mann building on Main street. Their busi ness dealings since coming to Camden ! had not been altogether square and ; many people looked upon them with ' suspicion. It is said that they loft town owing a large number of debts. ? Furniture was moved out of the house wtliero they resided before the land lord could collect his rent, advanced collections had been made on orders . for tailored suits and many other bills [ were left unpaid. Parties who knew these men he- j fore coming to Camden say that they i had left other towns in the same ! manner. They carried with them a | Ford truck with the name of Harnes j and Heyman painted ?u]>on its side. J Nothing lias been heard from them | since leaving Camden, but we have in- j formation which leads us to believe J that they have gone to Smithfield. ' N. C. Whether there will be any at- | tempt to bring the parties back to Cam- i den we do not know. Hoth were married men and had j families. Their families had left town several days prior to tlheir leaving j The Audience Joined In. A pleasing feature at The Majestic Theatre last Uhursday night, (Wash ington's birthday) was the j>atriotio slides placed on the screen during the intermission. ' Pictures of Iyee ami Gfrant. Washington and Lincoln and others were shown together with slides containing patriotic verses to national hymns. The orchestra struck up the music and the large audience composed of representatives from the" Nortlh arid Squth and many foreign !*>rn Joined in singing the "Star Spain&ed Hanner" "Dixie" and others. It was indeed a pleasant evening and ? created ? much favorable comment. The picture for the evening was "The Awakening of Hel ena Hitehie."' James Hale Stephenson I>ead. James Hale Stephensop, sixty years of age. difHl here Wednesday after noon at the home of his son, George) Stephenson, on Limestone street. Mr. | Stephenson had l>een living in Shelby, j N. C., and he came to Gaffney Wed nesday afternoon on Southern train! No. 11, arriving here about 12:3o. He was already ill. After going hjs son's home he rapidly grew worse until late in the afternoon he expired. The body was sent to Westville, in Kershaw eounty, yesterday for bur ial. Mr. Stephenson was a native of South Carolina. He lived in C?affney for a number of years, conducting a grocery store here. I>ater he moved to Shelby where he continued his mer ,chajtidUlng business. ? Gaffney ledger. IMVKR.SAI. SKHVKK MIL Would Provide For Army of Four Mil lion Miii. Washington, Fob. liU. Tin* Army Ceiioral *Staft universal NOfvlvo bill whs t rii nsiult t?nl lo iJbt' SolUlfo Mill i it i > i 'onimlttee today by Secretary ltakor without a definite er^rosslon by tlu> Administration either on the general subject *>r the s|ieclflo pro posal. Tho Secretary suggested that wide publicity I'v given the .sta'fT plan "to the end that both Congress and the War I 'opart luont ran. in any subse quent consideration given to tho sub joot. have the benefit of an i'nilght t-ncd, thoughtful public opinion upon the needs and wishes of the conn try." In round mi 1 1 1 1 htm the staff plan would supply a trained f'ir<e of 4,* 000,000 men with oue year of in tensive military i list motion. It is es timated by the War College that ap proximately .100.000 boys in their nine teenth year would be available for training annually. They would, under the plan bo liable to oa'l to the color until ,'iii years of age, and thou would pass into tho unorganized reserve until 45 years of a pre. The bill's purjM>so is to constitute a first reserve of 1 ,500.000. ready to respond instantly to a call to anus. A second reserve of equal size, but only partially equipped, would require some time to take the Held. Eventual ly, there would be 1,000,000 additional men ready to till In gaps at the front. In addition, there would be a regu lar aVmy of 24.400 officers and 2K5. SNO enlisted men. < >f these. 07.000 would form tho oversea forces and ?JO, 000 tho frontier forces, tho remain der cnmiKtsiuu tho permanent train ing personnel which could take care of the instruction of reserve recruits annually. If the proportion of avail able men for trainlne was greater than estimated the perinaiient train ing force would have t<? be propor tionately increased. Memorial I'laccd in Urucc Church. On |;iv! Sunday tho services at (Iracoj i'piseopal Church were marked with I .?special interest by the setting apart j piv \ e: <>f a Processional Cross,; ;1 ?? '-lit! ??:' Mi?., Thomas A. Tjuwtou J ? I Newport wh ? \ i>its f'aiudeii in win-! lei- . t ; id attend- iJrace Cliurrfr. Mrs. ! l.av. ton niu\?- tin* irift in iiiejnorv of i . ? i her --.ill ( ' >1. C. I.. 1 '. uobinsMii born .Inly !Uh. I s. 7 I. died .1 nl \ 0. 1010. J Col. Uohinsoii held iniii v promi- ! uent positions in busi'ie-?. and social life ;ind was also-' closely! IrtnvttTod with religions work, other j memorials have been placed elsewhere J to hi> memory. Tho Cross is of beau- | tiful design and workmanship, made j by (iraliam it Co.. of Now York, and will supply the need made by the I institution of the vested choir which lias added so much to the Impressive- j noss of tho services at Craco Church. \ til AKT \ -MONTH HILL Signed l?> <ioverm>r ami Will Hwomt' Uh in (>0 l)a> s. Manning signed ?\esterda> the "quart a untUlh" llqu'.il' Mil. pa ?'?sot I at ilif recent session- of the general as.sCUlhlV. It will ImM'OIIIC effective within tin days. The ? I ? i ? ? I* executive simultaneously atiixcd his signature I" I lit* Mil pl'olllhltiug publication of liquor advertisements in newspapers, magazines ami |>erindicn I* published, circulated <>i* sold within the State or adv t rt Iscmcnt of intoxicants by Mil hoard or postrr. Tito latter ait will become effective within 'Jo days. Provisions in chief of the "quart a month" art are that no whiskeys may ho imported for I leverages. Oath must be mado before a probate Judge that the order is for medicinal purposes and a permit to procure the shipment Is Issued upon |Miyiuent of a fee of 10 cents. The act does not conflict with the provlskaiK of the Heed ajncudmcnt which forhlds shipments into States where liquors are not ma n ufa etu ml or sold. Congregations ma\ obtain one gallon of wine each month for religious- pur|K>Ncs. Wiv men not the heads of families stu dents and minor* may not receive shipments of liquor. Violation Is punishable "by imprisonment for not more than one year, or a tine of not more than $1,000, or both." Haggles, wagons, automobiles or other vehicles, used for illegal transportat Ion. with the! knowledge or consent of the owner, may he eonliscnted. Violations of the act j relating to advertising are pnnishahle "b\ a tine ol* not less than $50 u*r more than $o(Hi, to which may he added, in the discretion of the court or the judge trying the case, imprisonment in1 the county jail or at hard labor for the county for not more than six , months." "Secures Iiirt:c Contract. "* The CT.ero<\ila l'.oitling Company of Camden, has sci-ured the exclu sive right to l'uri'i !i the ll'irdavay. Construction Company. now located at Lugo IV and tiiat \ i ? ? i ? s i t \ . ah bottled ' drinks which nftiy be -old In tin* *"Pi pan.\ ' - commissary. Working nearh a thousand nion it will necessitate the doubling of the output' of the Chero-(\?la (!i)iupany to supply the demands which will be made on t hem for the next two years. Tin is is only one of the evidences tli.it ti:is drink i- growing in popu larity and the sales are steadily in cr?'.isiug. The llardawa.v Construct ion Co. will soon be engaged in tie '.??loping the Wateree Power Co. near Kagle's Nest <nort hue- t of Camden, and will lie in this ierritor.\ for quite a long time on account of the immense amount of work to be done. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank our friends for their kindness to us during the illness and death of our child. Mr. and Mrs. \V. <;. Todd. N?w Congressman For Fifth District. Hon. Wm/ F. ?Mtrrrai?*m, who has j Just l>een elected to nprewut the Fifth j congressional district- In congress, whs j horn In Iredell county, N. C., on No-, vember i?i, I>s61. He was raised on a farm, working at the usual farm routine in the summer and going to school as opportunity offered in the winter. After very good preparation at the Taylorsville academy he enter ed Davidson college and was graduat ed from that institution in June. 1883. Shortly afterward he began the prac tice of law at Chesterfield Courthouse, and served as mayor of the town. On November IS, 1888, be married Miss Mary K. Prince. n daughter of the late (ion. XV. L. T. Prince. From Chester field he moved to Cheraw, where he now reside*. Hi* wns mayor of Che* raw for a time. He has served terms Jii the house of representatives and was a*t one time speaker of that body. He has long been prominent in the busi ness affairs of Chesterfield county, hav ing served as president of the Chester and Lancaster railroad and later as a director of the Seaboard Air Line railroad. Also he has been extensive ly engaged in the banking business. He first became a candidate for con gress in 1914. and made a remarkably creditable race. He missed election , last summer by a small, maryjp I ?County Authorized By General Assembly to Sell Bonds For Construction of $100,000 Bridge to Replace one Wash ed Away Last Summer. I 1 COUNTY TO SOON BUILD BRIDGE ACROSS THE WATEREE RIVER hi uccordaiiiv with 1111 act passed u( lilt' late session of On1 tienernl As I scmbly County Supervisor West is to tiny advertising t lit' suit* of $100,1)00 bonds for the erection of a bridge over the Waterec river to rephuv (l?o one washed away last summer. .It is ex peeled work will go forward rapidly >nee it gets under >vay. The I oration of tho now bridge iias not U'cn fully derided upon, hut the committee and eounty otlieers have praet ieally agreed that the crossing should he plneed near the.moutii of Twenty -live Mile Crock. a hou t one and a half miles north of t lie old site. Tlie roUd leading to the new site gm's through the property of <Jeo. T. Idttie. An engineer will probably arrive to morrow and the site will then be detl nlteiy decided upon and bids for the erection will then bo asked for by the commissioners. The following is the act entitled "An Act to authorize and empower tin1 County Commissioners for Kershaw County to Construct a ltridge Across rhe Waterec Hiver in said County. with Viaducts and Approaches, and to Issue the I h aids of said County for Such Turpi ise-'."' Sec. I. Ho enacted that the County Hoard of Commissioners for Kershaw County he autJiiorixcd mid empowered to construct a bridge for public travel across the Waterec river at such point within said county as they may select, together with viaducts and approaches, and to obtain by gift, purchase or con demnation i he needed land :i i id rights of way for such purposes. Sec. "J. That in order to procure tllie Hinds for constructing such bridge the < '>uuty C immissioiiers ? n> hereby an , i hori/.?-d to issue and sell the coupon i bonds of Kershaw county, and thereby j obligate the county to an'ainount not 1 exceeding in the aggregate $100,600 i Any bonds issued in pt instance of this 1 Act shall he in denominations not ex ceeding $1,000 cjich, to be payable not exceeding years from date and lo Near interest from date at a rate not exceeding per cent per annum, pay-) ;il>le semi-annually, as the Commission ! eis may determine. Such bonds shall be signed by (the. Supervisor. attested by the Clerk of the Hoard of CotilUlis- j sioners and s??;i 1 of the county ; but It shall be sufliclcnt for the interest coll- j pons attached to bear only the signa ture of the Supervisor, which may be' fae simile, engraved or lithographed. i See. The bonds herein author!/- 1 ed may Ik- made payable to beaivi. or j registered andv redeemable in series, or payable at the same rate, us tihe Com- j missloners may require, and shall be exempt from taxation. See. 4. The said bonds shall be ills posed of by the County Hoard of Com missioner^' for cash at not less than par, at such times and in such amounts and upon such notice by advertisement and competitive bids as the said Hoard shall deem proper. Sec. n. That the County Commiss loners for Kershaw County are further hereby required to levy tyll for use of and bridge constructed in pursuance of this Act. as follows: For each horse, mule or head of cat tle crossing, five cents. For each automobile, or similar sclf propellcd vehicle crossing, fifty cents. Such tolls shall 1m> collected In such planner as the said County Commiss ioners may provide The toll fares above prescribed shall cover return trip until midnight of the same day. Sec. 6. That tihe profeeeds arising from the tolls herein prescrilwd, after payment of the costs of collection, shall e?\ch year prior to the maturity of the Interest coupons of any bonds is sued hereunder, l>e turned over , to Um* County Treasurer, who shall keep the j same as a special bridge toll fund and be applied by him upon warrant of the Commissioners so far as needed or as "same will extend, to the payment of In terest coupons, or of any notes herein after authorized given for money bor rowed to pay interest, the remainder to be annually invested as u Sinking Fund for payment of the principal of said bonds when due, and other pur poses li^reinafter designated. Any n mount by which the annual proceeds of aucfi tolTs above costs of collecting may exceed the interest and -'annual sinking fund herein required in that year, may be applicable upon warrant of the Commissioners to the mainten ance, repair and improvement of the Ifrrldge, structures and approaches or upon the roads and bridges of the county generally. v See. 7. That for the purpose of meet ing the interest upon any bonds is sued in pursuance of this Act and In addition thereto the annual sum of two thousand dollars for a sinking fund, it shall be the duty of the County Com missioners annually to fix and cauac j 1 1 it I ?o|lected b\ ill*4 Trea^ Ul'ct' of Ker slniw coiint\. a siulH ii-iil tu\ fur such purpose 1 1 1 ?? > 1 1 nil Ili?> tn \ n \? U' pri'iHTt v in said county : Provided, That such ln\ ^ I121 i I not be levied In nil) year In which there in. in lie in 1 1 a 1 1 ? I . ami set apart from I lm bridge fulls or othci fuml or revenue of I h?? couii'n 'available for such purposes, a sutllclont amount to moot tlio Interest of thai year and two thousand dollars for sinking fund additional : any deficiency in such fund* to In* raised by tax I * ? \ i ? ?? 1 in d'lse lino* lo pro\ ith' I herofor. Sec. s. That an annual sinking fuml of not less than two thousand dollars for | >a?\ incut of any bonds Issued here under shall l>o raised as above pro vided, by taxation or out of tolls, or other available fund, ami shall ho se curely invested hy tin1 Count \ Com miss loners for suoli purpose. See. P. 'I'hat If in any yoar tin- time for payment of interest ooii|R>ns ujnhi any homls Issued hereunder may have arrived, ami there ho not In hand from tolls or other source an available county fund to moot the same, and not sutllclont tlmo within which to levy ami collect a tax for such pur pose. the County Commissioners uro hereby authorized to borrow upon the promissory notes of Kershaw county drawing not exceeding six per cent, interest, the amount required for such interest cou|muin, and to pledge in i?uy nifii t the tolls whh'h may accrue from the bridge and tliie proceeds of taxa Hon levied to meet the Interest thus paid or notes given therefor, such notes to he pahl ami retired so soon as suf tlch'Ut funds he realized from tolls or taxation to pay the same. Sec. lo That if any pii?ceeds arising from sale of bonds issued luMVtindcr may remain utter c^mplct Ion of the bridge and appurteuaut structures and purposes herein authorized, such lull unco may he applied hy the CoUnt.\ Commissioners to the payment of in terest u | miii siidi homls and sinking fund ihoreln provided for. Approved the ITtli day of February a i>. ion. Hh'h. I. .Manning. ( ( loveriior. I)K. SNYDKIt TO liK HKI1K. Will Address Touchers of This County At Meeting in March. To the teachers, trustees, and pa trons of t he schools of Kershaw county: We have succeeded in securing I)r. II. X. Snyder president of Wofford College as (lie speaker for the next meeting of the Kershaw County Teach ers Association, to he held March the I >r. Snyder is widely known as one of our greatest educators. ills reputation as a speuker is much more limn statewide, in fact lie is consider ed one of the iKfst sj>eakers of the South. Ills knowledge of educational conditions in South Carolina is such that we ma j' expect from him Informa tion of groat value to us. Having a man of his ability to s|>eak to us, in addition to an interesting and im portant program consisting of a rei>ort from committees to the Stale TeaJhers meeting, and an important discussion of Field Day with final Instructions, from Field Day committees, wo expect and should have the largest attend ance that we have ever had at any former meeting. At this meeting we hope to hare present, not only all the teachers of the county, hut every trustee and as man / as jH>sslhle of the patrons and people Interested in the schools of flhe county. These meetings are open to every one interested in our schools, and we in vite you and earnestly urge you to be present March 31st. We teachers are working for you, you have Intrusted to us the ediffefttion of your children, u work which should be of vital import ance to you, it Is therefore both your privilege ami your duty to meet with us. to give us Che encouragi-ment of your presence, and to find out what we are doing. It. J. Syffrn, Pres. Kershaw f!oiinty Teachers A.sso. Reception To Their Pastor. The congregation of the Cainden Bap tist Church and friends of Rev.. John A. IMvIhoii fftet at the homo of Mrs. Laura Nettlefi2fcMHjyttletou Street last night to ?ay good-bye to him. I Miring the evening a handsome gold watch with the following engaving: "To J. A. D. from Camden Hay 1 1st Church, 1913-1017" woh presented to their departing pastor as a token of the c^tfem in wfhich he Is held by them. The presentation wan made by Hon. W. R delx>ach In his u.?ual happy manner. Mr. l>avlflon goes to the i>astorate of the first Baptist Church of Holine, Ala., one of ,the largest churches in that state. He leaves Oamden this morning. Rev. I.. A. Mitchell, of RhinebecJc, N Y. former pastor of tiie Camden chi^rch, will supply the church until a regular paKto^ Is obtained.. Married. Mr. Samuel M. Hugglns and Miss i/ouella Krum. Ivoth of Camden w*rv married Friday, February 28rd. Rev. John H. Craves of the Methodist church T&TtcArfr. _ .