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REBUILDING WfLIJAMSBtKC / Former UpiUl of Vlr|ini? Being Iiefttorcd u Colonial Wirfne Imagine, if you can, an "A, A 1\" tore of aome 160 ye*r* alp- Wfit, . uch an Inth century institution, with 20th century prices, will shortly be seen at Williamsburg, Va., where j Rockefeller money is restoring the old town into something like it appeared j wtifffi the meat of the royat cotrmy* prior to the Revolution. The undertak-1 ing not only contemplates preservation of famous old homes and public buildings .but the transforming of at ores into harmonious aspect, though we have ?ome doubts a* to how ratio' repair shops, etc., will look in pro-! Revolutionary setting. However, the work goes merrily o.i We paid a flying visit to the scene and were quite astonished by the pro-, greis. They have reconstructed Ka- I leigh Ta.ern, famous in colonial his-) tory, and a half dozen other build-j ngs. What is more, the inn ha? j been painstakingly furnished in keep-i ng w:th the period, and one jnay smoke a long ?lay pipe bearing the ;o>a) insignia and sleep in an old four-porter with thfc assurance that, thy roof, a clever imitation of the original, is fire-proofed to prevent a repetition of the same fate which overtook the building in 1859. ' j?r r Keconstroction it being done in al systematic way. They want a live I town, not deserted one, to they are buying op not only old buildingt but comparatively new onet and tearing down the latter to make room for repJicas of structures that ttood on the same sites when Williamsburg was in its gIpry as the capital of Virginia, then encompassing most of the Unit* ed States. IAicky owners of old mansions are offered the opportunity to WIT WHTT the JWWTtege of T?f?Tn~ ing in their old homes, rent free, for two generations, at the same time knowing that the places will be kept jn good order and repair with Rocke-i feller funds. Many of the more elaborate homes have little buildings fronting the street. These served as offices of the estates in the old days. There, together with other authentic rebuilding*, will be included in the reconstruction, f One of the most interesting build-, ing* to be rebuilt is the governor's "palace" (yes, they called it that ir rojal days!) No one knew where it stood until agent* sent to England found the plan* of the building in the government archives. Armed with these, workers excavated at a place where the oldest inhabitant did not know a building had existed and sue-! ceeded in uncovering the extensive foundation* of the old palace. In the case of building* where no plans or remain's are to bp found the architect] must u*e hi* tonagi nation. This is, perhaps* one of the most serious criticism* of the undertaking. 1*. ;s oa a par with the rebuilding of Washington's birthplace at Wakefield in * *tyle which no one can say for certain i* appropriate. Also, there some question of the wisdom of going *o far a* to equip reconstructed boa.-, es with windows made w .thorn the movable sash. Digging operations have uncovered man J' old relics, including jocks,1 hasps and nails. These are used in I the rebuilding, alone witn duplicates made by hand. Even the new bricks are hand made from the native clay. About a hundred buildings will be xe| built. All evidence* of modern equipment such as telephone and electric' light wire* are to be carefully concealed from the observer. Even the concrete sidewalk* and pavement.*- are to be torn up and replaced by material to help give the town the appearance it had when George Washington lived there. Of course this A I UP IP *J?I" ? ? . I HIM" I lllf I III . . I kind of restoration will tgkc place only in what I# known ns "old Willi*?d?rf." Th? present town h*? a population of more thou 2,000, mo?t of whom live or will Hire in the new residential section. Williamdtar* *u originally laid out to form the initials "W. M * to honor King William sod Queen Mary. Evidence of this it attH found >n the region of the campus of the College of William and Jffcry, founded in to? the end tfwi the tlrorch of Virginia may be furnished with a seminary of ministers of the goapel," This college possesses what is believed to. be the only building in America designed by* Sir Christopher Wren, famous designer of churches, | Starting from the college, Duke of Gloucester street, the town's main thoroughfare, stretches for a mile to the site of the old house of burgessse, only the charred foundation* of which remain. According to "Pop'uiar Questions Answered," Governor Francis Nicholson, who both a statehouse at Williamsburg in 16(f8 wa: the first to apply "capitol" to s gover.iment building in America. It wa.? at Williamsburg that Patrick Henry, in 1766, ?* credited with startling the conservatives of colonial time? by shouting: "faesar had his B/utus. Charles I his Cromwell, and George 111 (cries of treason, treason!') may profit by their example." Another building that will probably be reproduced in replvea is the first ) theater ever built in America. It wa* eroded in 1716 during the admin.-wattoe of Governor Alexander Spotswood. who was pioneer patron of the Imle theater movement- In the records of Yorktcara (set apart with Jamestown and Williamsburg by President Hoover as the Colonial National Monument) is an old contract by (which William L?evmg*t<on, merchant, agreed with Oiarles Stagg and his 'wife, Mary', build in Williamsburg a theater "for the enacting of comed>es and tragedies :n said city." In .1748 the old playhouse was sold to the city for use a? a town hall and a nerw theater erected. It was in this second playhouse that the "emperor" and "empress" of the Cherokee na, tion and the "crown prince" were present at a performance of Shak?1 speare's "Othello" in 1762. 'lhe barbarian empress was so alarmed when j she saw the actors fighting with j swords on the stuge that she sent one of her attendants to prevent them from killing one another. George Washington'* diary reveal* the fart that he wa* a frequent attendant of thin theater in the year 1771 while erring in the hotiae of tjfrgeeeen. The corporation organised u> rehaild old WiUiaaarburg ha* ehw purchased Surrender Field at York town, several miles away. It was en this field that Cornwallie' army of 7,000 redcoat# march out in 1781 and #urrendered to Washington. feller, Jr., became interested in Williamsburg reconstruction, is interesting in itself. It seems that the RevWiIlium A. K. Goodwin, rector of Old Bruton Parish church and a member of the faculty of William and Mary college, had long entertained a dream of seeing Williams- 1 burg rebuilt as a perpetual shrine of the colonial period. Some time ago I the junior Rockefeller attended a Phi Beta Kappa fraternity meeting at William and Mary and while there met Dr. Godwin. It was only natural that the latter should mention his ambition. Mr. Rockefeller became interested and the upshot was that he agreed to finance the scheme no matter how much it might cost, although it is estimated th?t the work can be done for $5,000,000. Judge John S. Wilson Dead Sumter, April 26.?John Snowden Wilson, 75, judge of the Third Judicial circuit of South Carolina, died at the Tuomey hospital here at 9 ) i o'clock this morning. Judge Wilson < suffered a collapse .Saturday .morn- ' ! ing from which he failed to rally, j He was the oldest circuit judge in point of service in South Carolina. Judge Wilson's health had been poor for the last two years, but he had continued to attend to his duties on the bench until a week ago. Two months ago he suffered an attack of influenza in Greenville. He was forced to remain in bed for two weeks at that time. Last Monday he was confined to his bed again but was able to get up Wednesday and seemed to be much better. Friday night, however, was taken ill and Saiurday morning lapsed into a coma. He was removed to the hosrpital at noon Saturday but never regained consciousness. A W. H. Be'.k, head of the big chain of stores, says business is gradually growing better and business people more optimistic all over the two Carolina*. "Business is good," Mr. Belk said. "Our business is fo per cent . ahead of this time last year. And now, too, it takes more merchandise to make a dollar than it used to do. Everything is all right if a fellow just gets down and goes after business; but it takes some hard work." Rev. Dr. Lewis S. Mudge, stated rlerk of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church of the United States of America, is optimistic over the outlook for church unity among five branches of the Presbyterian church, and expresses hope for vhe eventual union of Vhe Presbyterian ' church and the Methudist Episcopal church. He states thkt theologians have agreed that wthere was no "real difference" between the creeds of the Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches. Central New York and Massachusetts were shaken by an earthquake jdone. j ROUT. W. MITCH AMj A rchitect Crocker Building, I j Camden, S. C. 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MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina County of Kershaw (Court of Common Pleas) Fidelity Building and Loan Associa tion, Plaintiff, agatinst Francis Portee, Defendant Under and by virtue of an Order of Court made in the above entitled action and dated the 12th day of March, 1931, the Master for Kershaw County will offer for sale at public auction, boforo the Kershaw County Court House Door, 'Camden, Soutn | Carolina, during th^legal hours of sale on the first Mflfcay, being the 4th day of May, 1931, the following described real estate: "All that parcel or lot of land in the County of Kershaw, State of South Carolina, located just North of the City of Camden, in Monroe Boykin Park, being known and designated as lot number twenty-eight (28) on plat of subdivision of Monroe Boykin Park, recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in Plat Book number 2, page 12. The said lot having a frontage on Second Avenue of fifty (50) feet and extending back Northward therefrom of a uniform width to a uniform depth of one hundred twenty (120) feet, and bounded North by lot number forty-two (42), East by lot number twenty-nine (29), South by Second Avenue, and West by lot number twenty-seven (27). And being that lot conveyed to me by C. C. Whitnker and T. K. Trotter, by deed which will be found of record in the office of the Clerk of Court for Kershaw County in Book B-V at page 754." ^ Terms of sale CASH I will also sell at the same time and place to the highest bidder for cash, five (5) shares of the capital Stock of, the Fidelity Building and Loan Association, held as collateral to plaintiff's mortgage. 1fl W. L. DePAiSS, Jt.M. Master for Kershaw CouVai April 17, 1931 || MASTER'S SALE "*H? State of South Carolina i'i'. County of Kershaw [ h (In the Count of Common Plt^ I V Fidelity Building & Loan Ant? tion, Plaintiff . I against Lv> Phyllis Brown, et afl., ect., DeftadnH Under and by virtue of an Oti? of Court made in the above enti? action and dated the 6th day of 1931, the Master for Kershaw Cot?'' will offer for sale at ptfblic auct? before the Kershaw County t? House Door, Camden, South Carol during the legal hours of sale on? first Monday, being the 4th da? May, 1931, the following descr? real estate: I "All that piece, parcel or lot? lon/j situstvd in tHc County of !a^E shaw, State of South Carolina, SH and northeast of the City of (? den, containing one-fourth (-%) ofW acre, more or less, having a fro? age of 160 feet with a depth of H feet and designated as Lot No.? represented upon a plat made brM B. Boykin, Surveyor, of date F<|? ary 21, 1923, and recorded in tW? fice of the Clerk of Court for I? shaw County in Plat Book N't| page 177. 'Bounded North by I/>! ,? 8A; East by lands now or forflj? of Ella Brevard; South by lands? the estate of Rebecca Lee; West Lot No. 4B and being the same ? of land conveyed tto me by Ko? Shields by deed dated February ? Terms of sale CASH. | I will also sell at the same and place to the highest bidtofi? cash, five (5)) shares of the Stock of' the Fidelity Building? Loan Association, held as colli? to plaintiff's mortgage. 4 W. L. DePA'SSj, JR.? Master for Kersdiaw Cooni?"7 April 17, 1931* ' ? TAX NOTICE J May 1st, 1931, last day ?f M ment -State and jCounty tu*. ;y? MS. W. W?UE,1 Treasurer Kershaw Cou Camden, S. ?. a ... t;. > ; |?'? :i*y ffiqif fejl j|| Lumber I Wholesale and Retail I ~ ?*r, ' . ' "r" JH ??? r ? 1 " ' " . 1 ' 'I 'wii.i I ? i mi . i.i > n.?? p i ?? We wish to call to the attention of tho public we are operating a RETAIL LUMBER YARD in con. I nection with our WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING I PLANT in thi* city. I j We have on hand at LOWEST PRICES a com. |1 1 plete stock of Air Dried and Kiln Dried pine lumber a? for all building purposes, Alio Cypress fence po?u, p framing and boards* Ok j| GET OUR PRICES BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDER I I Guy Planing Mill & Lumber Co. I Phone 241 ' Camden. S. C. jrl s insurance! I have associated with nag. Miss Lai? K. Blakeney in the writing of all forms? of Insurance. Located in Camden Build-1 ing & Loan office, Broad street entrance! j to Crocker Building. Will be pleased t? handle a share of your insurance. JH John s. Lindsay i i SATISFIED J j You'll be satisfied with your new building if r you use only thfi high quality building mate* J rial we sell. Come in 4 and talk over your building plant now. I BURNS & BARRETT I I TELEPHONE 94 CAMDEN, S. C. Is asft&KaIN COR" Bnwiikruwfclfcee lei* ?HWT> 1> lone STAR CEMENT CO, ALABAMA ? ' ~ ' - -:.-f k ?:. ;:x- - V ?' ?T. 1 ^-w~ ^ y.,<,&i. .>4 ** rUjfll*