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VOLUME XXX.
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1?19.
NUMBER 49.
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N?lK,,b?ri?g County m, ?i.v
Tht< Semi-W?wWy
y,?. IJ W. <Jraeber iH't u>.ln> i,M
,;?ilf,.nl N, <*. when- >!m> will
^m| stmf iim<' with reUtivw.
(,'itl.bl., will loav* tomorrow for Hiwh
(ll,v.j|l,. to Ml> >i* duties 4* county
Mt#t in l#ee c?otl?iV- Mr*, OrAebur will
j,,i? hi... thi-re lutcr.
? Mis* Mo?tfo?e VVil-sun. of Uuthfvf.ud
too. N- ( w?s takeu t 1m* poHitiou of:
jua?HK#*r of the Wwteru Tnlon Tclfgittph
.>&?<? in I.um-aater.
M is. W. .1. funuiugham, who has not
^en well for some time has gone to
Kock Hill to spend some time with iior
daufhter. Mrs. Jftok White.
Mitts Klounie Hnipea, of kaneaat?r KM.
4. bavins linfshed a business course at
n Colutnbiu business allege, has accept
Hi * position with Mr. M. M. Johnson,
lawyer, ?t Camden.
.fames Alien, Hr., wa? sentenced to
! tleath in the (Wtrfc ejwir on M#y 0,
beitne convicted of murder. Jame* Allen,
,li.. and William Allen, convicted by the
jurjr of manslaughter, were seoteuced
radi three yeai-* ou the public
woiis. ; ?/" ?:
Jarae* t\ lluntec agsd 69. died at
liis bomeon Hair atreet yc*tertfay nuirn
in* Ml I :H0 following an Hlne** of two
we^k* with intiuetuta and pueiiraoola.
Hi* condition had fceeu considered hope*
te*<H for several days on mrcuuut of
weakness brought about by a stroke of
paralysis suffered some two yeai* ago.
Hp is Hui-vived 'by his wifej who be
fore ber marriage w*m Miss WatHe Wil-j
liamsou. of this city, one brother, Sheriff
,ft>bo P. Iluut*v?' and one staler. Mrs.}
W. S. Horton of uear KershAw. Hifi
'ctal.T sou. Krantf M. Hunter, was u vic
tim of influenza two months ago. J
sir. tiuater bud been postmaster in!
Lancaster for a - number of years and J
was h oiau well known ?nd well liked)
h? tho general public. He was familiar
ly known t.> practically everybody as
'Tncle Jimmie." uud be wan so called
as ;t token of affection. He was appoint
ed postmaster b.v T Resident Hoosevelt
without having asked for the office in
ftn-t. the appointment 'came as a sur
piw.l# .the people of the city. He spent
hi* entire life here and waa one of the
IkM known men in the fcounty. ? He was
born March 10, 1850. son of the late
Mr. and Mrs, .fames H. Hunter. He
a member of the Methodist Church
since his boyhood. x
?lark Hilton, negro. ? Who shot to
death Walter Watt*..- also a negro in
rb* store of J. A. Bridges and Com-,
pany at Heath Springs last fall sub
mitted to a vendi** of manslaughter
and u sentence of twenty year* at hitfd
labor in the eoirH of .general sessions
for I.Hneaxter county yesterday morn-;
jnir. - ' |
Mr. and Mrs. J. I\ ftogers. of Mon-j
roe. N. C? have announced the marriage
?f 1 la*i r daughter Ruth Cerbrindc. to
Samuel DeWitt Hougli. ' to take place
ar t licit. home Thursday Mlirb liO.
Mrs. l?itlq Cajckey, wife of Ira M.
1 ';i>kev. at ttje New Cut section o?: |3*e
"?iinty di?d'I Saturday afternoon at 4:80
o'clock after a short illness with influ
enza nnd pneumonia. She was the
'laughter of Mr. and Mrs. 4*um Cald
well. of (*>atawfea Junction. Surviving
r'-r IjunImukI nnd ' three small child-!
' "n. ? ? 4
' 'il. . V T
Mis.s Mjtud Moore, of the (,amden
"??in.?o| faculty s]?ont the weetc-end ?
v > t li hor parents, Judge and Mrs. KrneSt
Mir.?rp, ' ? 1" -!."3r?T ?'
Meeting of Veterans.
AvU^.iinHo.- ,1 froiu Mr. IK
^ McLaurin which was published in
"><? dally papers, a niuni>er of Confed
? rut., veterans met last Monday at the
probate Office .Kf Kershaw County ( for
'??<* purpose of selecting thfPe (Vinfed
' rail* veterans for reootqilncndation to
State Commissioner toy ajipointin^nt
t- the Pension fJ.'.'ii'l for Kershaw Coun
cil"1 recent act Off the J^ejrislature put
"Thj* action was brought about by
' 'iR^npon the honor roll all (Confederate
>"Idiei-H and sailor* and widows of Con
federate Koldier* und sailors. and" com -
I'onoatr them . for services rendered from
to As there Was not a full
"presentation- of the _ Y>t*ran*_ it was
decided by those present to defer action
"ntil a more thorough notice ?could be
->'iVf,n to fb?* Veterans, whereupon Satur
'?ay. Mari.h 29th. was set for the time
"? tbr wxf meetft** when it i* !*ped
?fry (Confederate veteran in the County
he present Mr. W. 1.. McDowell
^ elected Clerk of the meeting and
'ostruieted to prepare a notice to he
;? Jblisbed In the county paper*, calling
I he Vetera to meet on the date above ^
rationed, and al*0 to inform the JHat^j
' ^mmNsloarr of thl? aetio?.
? i ? . ? . ? ii
?l obo Jacob Aator. Jr.. .the potdbutnu*
' hUd of Colonel Aator, died ia the|
'??iisnie faster, mfli l-re a fortoae of
?VC?T^5Sf #hen h? r*?ebes the age of
II
WINN I H < n HONOK
R. li Milton, 118tli Iiifunti>,
; Awarded Congressional Medal.
Charleston, March 1-. ? Kich
Hilton ot the Out' 1 1 uudl ed
(ind Klghtceuth lufautry. Thirtieth di
vision, now undo r hospital treatment at
Fort &lcl'her&ou, aear Atlanta, will soon
be prcseuted with the congressional med^
a! of boiiot'. (titlMr by Maj. Oeu. II. fik
Sharpe, ? -ununaiuliiiK the Southeastern d?:
partnteut.. Qt by au officer of the de
partment representing hlui, and it in
probable that .1. I>. Hilton of Weatville,
father of the gallant soldier, will go
to Atlanta to witness* the -memorable
event. Sergeaut Hilton lout an aroft as
a result of wound" received in the brll-,
At' " 1
liant exploit which won him much glory.
Hut for the fact that ' Sergeant Hilton
was sent back to America the medal
would have been presented to' 1dm, by
Ocneral IVrnhlng In France.
('barging a machine gun nest, kiUiug
six UermAns. and capturing tea prison
n.- is the notable act for which the
South Carolina hero was awarded the
rare medal. The citation for bl? act
reads: "For vonapiclou* gallantry and
intrepidity above and beyond the call
of duty iu action with the enemy Btj
Itranvourt France, October 11. 1918.
While Sergeaut Hilton's company was
advancing through the village of Bran
court, It wax held up by intense inflad
iug tire from a machine gun. Discov
ering that this Are came from a ma
chine gun next, among shell holes at
I he;, edit of , the town, Sergeant Hilton,
accompanied by a few other soldiers,
but trell in advance of them, pleased
on toward thin position tiring with his
rilfe until his ammunition was exhaust
ed and then w;ith his pistol killing six
of,, the enemy und capturing ten.
the course of thin daring exploit, he
received u wound from a bursting shell
which resulted in the loss <flf 4?l$ arm."
Attention. Confederate Veterans.
I am requested by a number of Con*
federate Veterans who, held a meeting
at i?e Probate office Last Monday, and
of which meeting I was made Clerk,
t.i issue throujth the local papers a call
to all Confederate Veterans of KCrshaw
< 'ounty to meet at the <^ourt Hb'ufte in
Camden. im Saturday tbe 29th inst,, at
VJ o'clock, for the purpose of electing
three Confedeitite Veterans for recom
mendation to 1>, \V. McLauriu. l*enjrfonr
C*>romissioner,for appointment uh a Pen
sion Board for Kershaw County. This
action is made necessary by a recent act
of the* I.egfolature, and it .is earnestly
desired that every (Confederate Veteran
of ' Kershaw < 'ounty wiH be present at
that time.
W. I/. -McDowell. Clerk.
. , Have Fine Dairy Herd,,
Men*!*. Vv iu arid"' "Roland ? 'tfond
gotta of Mr. and Mrs. Nt It. (Joodalej
huve converted a part of the large glass
greenhouse near their home into a model
dairy. They have gathered from differ
efif section* eleven of the finest Jersey
<?owh tliat auyone wants to look at and
has theui housed in this grefcnevy. ' Tliey
luive purchased an dectric milking ma
xbine which gives' great satisfaction and
oil t* labor down to a minimum. Many
visitors have called to se<? this remark -
able machine iii operation. The young
men find ready sale for all the milk
produced. They have started with a
small herd as an experiment and the
herd may be increased at a later- date.
The pkee is kept *o sanitary and the
herd so completely KoUSed from view
that ina?y of the cftl*ens in> tbftt neigh
borhood did not kno'^jahflt a dairy was
to .<}>eyatioi?. ^ .
Had Quite a Rough Trip.
Mr. Fred E; Stone went down to
Charleston one day last week to drive
a' large Cole car back to Camden. He
hud Ipid the ear shipped by water fiotn
Boston to Charleston and he had <^uite
an experience wHh the - roads between
Charleston aud Camden. H?t wasac
<<owpanied on the trip by Renuie'&nift
and Fred Bfcfene. Ji4.. an? the party
had to get out in the mud and Water
in the low country and build roads un
der the Car in *od?e places. Upon reach*
in# Camden he found that the Tlvet
~~wf* iip~ and - he? had- -to leave his ca?.
at logoff sj>d walk ton into Camden,
.lust another illustration of the need of
good road* in thfs sttfte. Mr, . 8 tone
has tbi* car advertised for ael* in an
other place i*-4hi* paper today.
? ' i ? ji ,* iy^i i jfti**' r i' 7 " "7
ibettag ?* H??e tiwmy. .
- In response to a call from Mr. H. tt.
Caerisou.Jr.. secretary of Osadeo Hose
Company the, member* met at their head
quarters Tuesday afte rnoon and elected
Mr. H. H- Birchmore. fortora a?4F-*r.
W. I*. K?i*h* auffistaot foreman. Tbel
matter; iotfwoeiCg -the company**,
equipment diweusaed aad a ?
tee appoloted to * 4o ?*ej
company at Hs meed** t? ?#tt ^
d*ya#*r?0OC.
i 1I1IC ill. i ll on TUN WAV
< rtxvk Division Kxp?rtwl To lot ltd At
Charleston Next Sunday. * ?
< 'harlestmi. S. C.. Mai.-li 17. S,?utli
t'UHtfrn department headquarter*. was
officially notified by th? war depmlmeut,
todi i.v that tho t run. sport Koittfigln der
N ede riauden, anuouueed us hound for
Newport N?W? fix>m France with n num
ber of'ttOth division unites nfouuti. among
them being tin- 1 0.1th ammunition train,
made up of South Carolinu troops, had
been diverted to Charleston. The ve*?
tw?i is* -due here on Sunday. March
The troop* will be Kent to C*mp J?fk*
??on f<?r sanitary treatment.
The following Ik tafceu froin the)
Oiveuvllle News of Tuesday:
MA cablegram received here last ui ght
by J. Newion Watklns from his *on
iu-law. Major William 1>. Workman, ?
batalliou commander of the 118th lih
fan to. bringing the message "Sailing
Sixteenth for Charleston" 1m taken here
as indication that thin regiment is in
all probability on it* way home apd
will debark at Charleston.
uThi* news .will flU many heart* with
gladness for thin craqk regiment of
South Carolina fighting men, a part of
the :*>th lMvision. most of whom ar?
from the Viedmont section, Js composed
of old uational guard companies from
cities and towns of the atate. Accord
ing to the construction put upon Major
Workman's message, the 119tb will like-"
ly land in Charleston about the tii^t Or
middle of next Week.
Company A of the l)8tfc is the vld
Butler Guard company, Greenville's own.
In the fighttag this company lost, sever*}
m,en and suffered many casualties^ lit
did every' o4*aniaatk>u in th<v regimen U
The other companies of the 118th are
composed mainly of men from the fol
lowing cities and townijf:
Company B, Andersen.
Compuuy C, Pelser;
Company t>, 1 .aureus.
Company K, Union.
Company K, Spartanburg.
? Company <?, Fort Mill..
tympany It. Rock Hill.
r i i ,,, ? t?t.-'i ? .1'- ?? '
Company I. Cheraw. ^
Company K? Anderson.
. (jompan.v I,, Hartsville.
Company M. Camden.
COl'NCll- TO TAKK CHAHOK
Mrnht. Carrlson and rills Appointed
As Members of Advisory Bo.-ird
v '
At a mpettbg of tyty ? mi 4 -i 1" held
Tuesday night an audit of the books
of the Comm Vision ws l'ublic Work*
at Camden was prdercd made and as
s<h?u us this is done city council will
take charge of the electric Hght .and.
waiter plant that baa bom under the
commission form since the new plant
wjis installed several years ago.
? Councilmen. <?. I*. DURcse. IC. S. Wil
liams and O. A. Rhatne were named
as tbe committee to h?k after the eon*
du<l of the plant with Messrs. H. G.
('ah iaoiu. Sr.T and H. B.IPltts, two well
known business men as an advisory coat
mittee to work with thr comnrittee from
round).
As soon as the audit bus been made
it is expected a manuger will be appoint
ed to conduct tbe plant and some changes
will be made.
At this meeting a request;- came in
from the advance man of a carnival
aggregation asking that they be allow*
ed to bring bis show to Camden. Ooun
? *i I refused to let the show ??ome here.
Mayor Brusinicton requests its K>*cor
a statement appearing in last week's
Chronicle where we stated- iBSt'The law
as *o the sale of /fasoline without a
-ttrtwit.. wuuld.- be eqforqod. Thin was
Wrong. The council agreed to let "oils
erf tbe garages remain open on Sunday
and febey would permit the sale of gaa*
nlin" and emergency parts where iiefes
Each of the garages will alter?
nsV on keeping open on -Bui^day.
Mr. Kirby Dead.
Mr. A. I*. Kirby. a*ed 75 J*e?lr*, ?!ied
at the liome of bis son ifi ,the' Wateree
Mill village Wednesday inoruin* last
after an extended illness. ? * He Is sur
vived by - his second wife and five child*
ren. Air. kfrby was a native of the
'RaddUfe Mill section of tehe county.
The imirral and burial occurred Thurs
f'hurcb.
. ^ ;
In as?p?^
By reference to a large, ad in The
OhroaMh' today it wlft>e a? n- tha t the
Gent's Furnishing Ooropa ay "'(Men*
:Jtbe.p ) expwt tpf bit up far tta* to
??erve 4he Heater trade. ^ Wo ritmen are
at wot* m$m nverhauliax the vacant
store ia the Mann Block making it ready
4ea sad the aemaiader . ia . oa the way.
They are acofag to -Shake a - sptjjtelt?.
of ../high olsss go aad
Mae apt fcmuifyee h? lllsd ia Oamiea.
|i a<.iI |VkAi mJK las a rt/slWai. n I #?v/(a V
P> "an T in TMwGWy .
S^HlCrVSf
KICKSHAW NKW8 NOTKS
Interesting Happening Gathered From
The Mr* of That Pfofft
\s' 4i.;-\V - v v,;.'- it. ?? utiyfe.'
In wt'ordum'c w(t^ the Wlnritt he
sv u I hi? niotliM' from Halt Afilouin,
Tr\,i\ i.icut. Huiol - I'lyler arrived at
home -iu?i Thursday. ? long ab
sence, numt ot tiu?e wax spent
wHb the American force* oversea*. Soon
after the I'nUod States entered the world
wi\r Lieut. IM.vler offered hi* services
u> hi-, <-ountr> aud wen^ into training
#6r the aerial' aei'vioe. After training
tu th,i* oountry, ,or *otne time he was
transferred t\? Canada. whrtivt ho tiuish
ed his training with the rank of Idee
teuant. After being in servh-e for some
time abroad hi* plane weut down be*
hind the enemy lines one day while in
action and from that time untH th?
biguiug of the armistice h? was held f
prisoner ?;ln Germany. Being reloaded
afteawulxl* he turned bis face homeward,
m < tlvinjc his discharge in his own na
tive Innd, and came bom? #ee JW*j
nv-'ther. who So long a time m
*?1* in unxious suspense regarding his!
wetfave. Mr*, l*lyl?\r gave a dinner in
honor of her son on larit Friday, having
present a number of relatives from l?an
on "for and .fcffer*rtn. and several friends j
in town.
3gi?. Ml In K. Gauthcu had the. good
fortune to find hrr diamond ring among
th? things that were waved from the
rttjfe w lieu her, home wan burned*
H. I>. Htaluaker and two child*
i? n of Manning, spent last FHday and
KnUrday In Kcrwbaw visiting Mrs*
Ktaluaker,.'* ,uM*t;b**y Mn. W. F. Rvgn?.|
W. K. flower* left for Douglas Qa,
Wednesday to 'become Farm Demoaatra-I
J?|b Agent for the county In which '
; fought* ?s situated. ?
aSo; ban been reported to the Kra that
Yilaud (Griffith was Very seriously shot
Ui'?t Friday night at Jefferson by Dr.
G. W. Gregory, the ball passing through
.Mr body. Griffith was taken to a hos
'pitnl-in tkdumbia but we are uu&tttc
t?V state anything as to his condition
this rime. Domestic trouble was
f-tjted to be the cauae of t^he shooting.
? M'Vf -ptradforQ. who wa* prominent
u'l^-nir the colored- people of -the com-.
"w ed .f tan Saturday of pneumonia
Mlilgffli influeufcu and was lurried .0#
Sunday afternoon whb the honors of
the fraternities of which he wns <1 ' mem
ber. - "i_"- "?\ U
sty. und .Mik. T. J. (iregor.v returned
Saturday fronv their vlfdt to Haltlmnre
and New York.
'l*ho luauy. friends of <''u|ttttiii S. ,1.
teuton will regret to learn thut he has
been qpafined~~to his bed for. more than
a week on arcount of siekne??K. We are
pleased t6::..agy thai he vas Nomewbat
improved yesterday.
I>; Ga?xtnert a>ho HVew .oaly j| shorty
distant -e east of town, on the Haile mine
i-oiui. suffered right severely from tire
Im?i Wednesday, when his <x>tton house
Wtfrf bii rued, together with eight, hales
of cation, about oue hundred bushels of
c?n-u, his farming Implements and a bar
rel of painj^ which he had just bought.
There w?s a small *mo{?t of insuranor
on building but ngtte on <t|e eon
tent*. It was only through heroic work
of tbuse who ^ame to help tight the
lire that JMr. Gardner did not lose his
lioiae and other bniWHngs besides seyenr
teen other bales of cotton and about elgbt
hundred bushels v>f <-om. A Mnall ne
gro giii only Ohpnt Mix seved yedrt j
old. set the cottou afire.
Y'O.L ;tlN*U'KKS KMPLQYKK8
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Southern Cotton OH Company Takes Out
U- -^Hfewrwiw Fw Air It* Men. L. 'g$L
ti /jj v ? ? ? " T^'
Thc Southern Cotton (HI Company
Iniv prfM?n'r??H lif.- ii)MU rancc fur cach ' of
it* employe's who have been ' re*tti<trly
Jn tbe aervlec for as lonR ox mix month*,
the amount of intturanw running from
five hundred ty one thousand dollars,
according to the salnry paid to each
employee. The policiea . art to hf ?t?
ried by the company at it* own ex peon ?
iu favor of the families of tbe implovcc*
mo ioiiK an they remain in the employ
*4 ? 4b* - company. : -J*,' "* v. : V
Tbe insurance tbun carried ban already
proved of great value to the*e employe**,
?*peelaljy did it do**o,in the iafluenxa
epidemic when tbe bead of the family
wait eplled in *> many inatuaco*. Tb|l
amount ~qL insurance rftc+Ued lu thaae
<?*e* helped to tide over many dittenM
t^7 ""*?
placc*.
*r Tbe big corporation a have tbeir fauka
like tbe little one*, and like individuate
to o, imt tbe adoption of thl* plant- of
make it* dividends possible ahaw that
tbb" company U not entirely xelfish and.
unmindful of other people.
? i. ? i
To MM Blma Rauae. l&jjjtt
?*?*? -- ? w" V r~ '
r-' J. Horace Thome*. oa* ?J <>md*a'e
colored phyakdan*v baa let. the tntmtl
for tW nractiott of another brum 'agpr
the one owned by him on W?* ZMBM
street. The ?o* 1*tt toe awm* IBM*
aad work ?Wt nommeaee io a few day.
NKH ROADWAY HKJtiKSTKI)
< ..mmitte Would Have Htrhtght Highway
i-Yoni t'tfmden to New Brld?r
TU?- Ural regular mooting of tin? ncwi>
ovgapiaed 4'bau?bor of CowmenY wux
ht-Kl u( U>* Op?*?'*? Uousr lust hVula>
# ft o moon . Mad ttKVwl to be a very eu
thi?*Ut?t4c one. ,y >|r,. Oarriaon the pres
Uh?ut';apoke very Intercxtingi of ft vWit
U> Hock Mill Where be went in aearch
of Idea* for rtvr iimeeH*fuJ .oi?e'ration
.?f ft body <?f thU kind.
Mctfyat matter* Mrere d?*cu?sed at the
meeting, principal among them being the
queKtK.ii ?.t holding m <Vjunt> Foir dur
ing tbe coming fall. It whs detiuitely
decided to hold the fair, and ij. rommit
U* was appolutcd to begin art ouec' to
Vurmulate the piauw for some. It wa?
vi?tcMf4 that an effort be made ?to
wecure tbe next annual Fireman's Tour*
uamcnt. but diwrusMon of the queMtiou
wus stopped wbeu tbe meeting wa* re
minded of tbe. preaeut dilapidated con
dition of Camdon'a Fire equlp?^u|. The
idea of u tire truck bavin* beeb aban
doned. Mv. .1. H. Hharoe, chairman ot
tbe comoiXtytee on CfvK* lu?provcmeat
wax requested to aaoettajn what the
prospects were of getting. uot a tire
truck-, but a new hone wagon. Tbe
tHt.v Council a nil the tire department
are now working on a u to kkui?
m bow wa#oo . In the near future, and
xvHh thin new impetus added to the
movement -H if i\>ntidentiy hoped that
a wagon will be xecured within a abort
time which will at least be aafe for
tbe Hremcu to ride" oh. ,
What promised to be the most InUtft
estiug di^usslon of the meeting ^ was
brought about by a complaint which
had beeu made to tbe Chamber of Oom
mefae hymre of tfcb tourbft* 4u rugurd
to a heavy Ane which , had been placed
on bin chauffer bythe recorders court.
The i'om}>laint wan presented to the of
tk*ern of the (Chamber of Commerce claim
in&ibal there bad.'been discrimination
againKt this part>> and the officers ' took
th?* position that it was within the
province of tbe organisation to deter
mine yrliethcr or not tyere bad . been
df^rlmination. while others preaent oon
tended that the matter w*s no* a quea- >
ti?n to be settled by the Chamber of
Commerce. V* The 7; recorder, >lr. V.jttv O.
Klnglct^n. however. v very courteously
appeared at the. meeting and explained
tin* case iu question. which showed eon
c|u?ively that Ihe line imposed w?k n
PSpnity Miiprrviyor 34. <\ West re-]
<tue*tod thaf? u (?otqiiiittM1 from the C'ham-i
ber of t'ommerce bo appointed to veooitt
mi'utl to tb<- t'.iunty Board of
xtonor* the, route to be Nolwtod uh the j
approach .. t<$ -the ?fw bridge. Messrs.
H11? i,uJ 'V* J
inittee nnd tbe.v have determined the
route wbleb will be trcom mended. * This
mtimmrndatfoa jw in no way binding
and Will br further <fi*ouKMed bj the
mettthfliw y}t the C'bumbrr und the County
Supervisor. .The committee* report to
[ fV^kSdent r.nrriKonof tb?- Chamber of
Cftnimerco is a? <o11owh :
"Tho < Vim mitt ee by vmi (j
rc<<ommoncl a route for the new road to
ronnert the new river b rid go with the
City of Camden; wishes to report that
tbey have examined the ground. In com
pany with Supervisor Wm, and recom
mend that u road bo built from tbr
on# of tbr bridge, .in a.* straight a line]
iw prarticafc to ?? point on the Cheat
nut Ferry Itond about tbree hundred
yards South uud:^West of new house |
6u Kittle estate, (pointed out to Mr.
West toy. ??) themje following Chestnnt.
Ifarry Head ?t&rttm railroad track to a
poipt a bout tWo /hundred and fifty feet
from the Itftter. ttwnwe in a* straight u
I line uk practical to tire Ipterseciiouof
1 DeKulb and WyRe Street*.
"We also recommend that Hutledge
Utreei he carried dirough by the City .
from'Tis prevent termTtiDHTTSppo *1 t r the]
Htvwning m-ho?>l to -its Intersect ion with
WyKe Htreet and that Wylle street mj
completed from this '.point to its inter
section with DeKafb street.
"We ulaotvopinmendthatthe Super
visor- remove any misleading *ljtns at
phure* whfff otlu'i .mods ihtcrHwt the;
new rood mid fornrsb properl.i w.yrded
?dgtis nt such placed ^
gT r.vr ? - - ?*?
Boohs Put ,,ln Kine HI, ape. - ,
fc. Wertr oF C61ffrt~JMneH H. CTytyfll'ir ban |
reueotly had nearly uN of the mortgage
and Htk> baoks in W* office Indexed and
rebound which odds greatly to the look**
ol the record room and will give * lon
ger lease of life Jo muoy of these Im
portant rwoni boots." A great many*
?f them had been badly worn and they
are hp good now aa when ?*w- The
work w aa <tdn? by Mr. and *Lrs. C.
|g*M* af the fftm M Spoon er and Kfaw
i *n in ??>?* jr? ? ? - ,r ^
, tlOK.SK SHOW NJKXT WKKK "
* .
Nfw (iruwi SUuil lh Now Heine Krectod
To Care For (Vowd FJxpwN.
Jydyiag frotu tin* ntu-mi.uu .? || tho
races held nt the i'aindcu Kidiug uuJ
I ?ri viti?r Huh track last Wedue*da> a&
II I noon ami antlcipatlug U IQU4-U Iuik? i
attendant upon thrtwo days of the
U?>r*i? Show to be hold WVdueSday aud
TIuumIu.v of next week, the management
In v having a larger g raud*taud erected
to can* for the crowds on thc**? two '>
day*'. \y , '???
The show this year uudei the uiau
mrcment of Mr. J. II. Crocker, baa beeu
more thoroughly advertised thau iu any
previous year. lie has been untiring in
his effort* to give it wide publicity and
It Is expected that the eleventh annual
*how will draw the largest attend? n<?
over K?H?n here for u similar event.
Tickets for the Orttad Stand wiil bo
on nato Friday morning at W. Kobiu
Zemp's and Zemp and DePgaa* Drug
st*r*. else ?! all the hotel* Admission
ticket* for both day* can be1 procured
at the mime places. Also tickets for
te nerved Parking Hpaee. On jour t}ok- )
et* early and* avoid t be rush.
The road running ffom the back of
the new Polo Field to the Heabouvd
PtiMseoger xtation has been repaired a?d
offers a (convenient route to tie Kace
Truck for those wishing to avoid the
crowd ?t the rjkilnoad bridge. Going
fix>m town over this route keep straight
on for 1?K nolle after crossing at the
station and turn to right in front of
row of knwUl bouses. ; \
Kutrlfx for all the Horae Hbow event*
uv#, ?t>orjo* in faat and the beat and
moHt ararml.v <*onte?ted programme we
lmv<? i-ver bud fc unsured.
There will be t?lentx of raclu* of all
kind* -ad ti?? added thl*
wMk u Vm foi' All Trot or Pace for
Houtb Carolina owned horse# with $100.
in pvUes lu addition to the Great Free
l\n All Trot whifb b|? $175. in prra<*
and till thr faat onen In the, Rtate oans
W oxpeoted to appear.