The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 01, 1931, Image 2
REBUILDING WfLIJAMSBtKC
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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. '
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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,
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Camden, S. C.
IEYES EXAMINED
and Glaiidi Fitted
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Jewelers and Optometrist*
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Improve the Lint I
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I Reduce Wilt
Increase Yields I
] Thousands of farmers, from Arkansas to Virginia on H
I both clay and sandy lands, are giving their cotton extra pot
ash?in addition to their regular fertilizer. H
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H muriate per acre on clay lands and 100 pounds on sandy j
H lands. Some, use high-grade kainit. Muriate is eoncentraI
j . toil kainit and potash in muriate is cheaper. i
I They are also using extra potash with profit on tobacco, i
corn, small grains, peanuts, fruit, sweet i>otatoes, potatoes. J
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EXCURSION FARES
Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
> Effective March 27 to October 25, 1931
: One Fare Plus One-Fifth Round Trip
Between all joints. Good returning
Tuesday's following
* * Extremely Low Sunday Tickets
' Sold for morning trains to all points
I, within radius of 100 miles at
One Cent Per Mile Traveled
Return limit date of sale
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Two daring thieves outwitted threj
policemen at Detroit,** Mich., Monday
and stole $28,000 in cash and checks
from the money cages in the odffice of
the city treasurer. One man, suspected
of being one of the bandits,
was later arrested, but had none of
the money on his person.
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
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Lumber I
Wholesale and Retail I
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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
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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
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