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* The People * OCT of Whereas the white citiaens of the city of Camden have bqen so sympathetic and considerate to wards And for the educational interests of the colored people, in that they have given them such an excellent building for school purposes, a building B6C.* ood to none in the 8tate for col ored children, and far surpassing many in all respects, and Whereas we know that the colored people of Camden do ap preciate such acts as unselfish and not prompted by mercenary motives, but that it is an expres sion of the fact that the white citieens desire to see the moral and educational conditions of the negro made better, and Whereas we believe that the many and varied helpful acts on the part of our best white peo ple toward tne negroes is an in dication that they are satisfied to have the negroes live here with them in the South, aside from the fact that they are as good friends as the negroes will find anywhere; they regard them as home in the South and want them to stay, and k Whereas ^fee -believe that such ? kind and thoughtful acts will tend to alleviate the restlessness and timidity of the negroes to ward the white people, and en courage tbeui ? to do more for themselves, and thereby make -themselves a more stable factor in the development of the city, and Whereas we have not seen any thankful expression on the part of the colored people of the city and believing it to be an over Bight, Resolved, 1st, That we the Of ficial Board of Trinity M E. Church, together with the pas tor, Rev. J. B. Taylor, do here by, in the behalf of the. mem bers of the Method ist church and all.tfee thoughtful and good Colored people ot Camden, ex tend our heartfelt thanks to the Board of Trustees and their co workers for this kind and benev olent act shown our people. Resolved, 2nd, -That we ac cept this school building as act expressive of their good feelings toward vis as a race, and the de: sire to see us better educational ly, morally and financially. Resolved, 8rd, That we assure the good white people of Cam den that the colored people's eyes are not closed to any ot their acts of kindness and will endeavor to prove themselves deserving of the same. Resolved, 4th, That these acts so often repeated, will tend to foster in our hearts a deeper in terest in our white people and the affairs of the city; %nd also they may ever have the assu rance of our best wishes for the progress of the city ulong all lines, and as for us and ours the relation of the races is safe. Yours very faithfully, Benjamin Murphy, E. J. McGirt, E. L. Gamble, J. W. Simmons, Winyaw James, J. B. Taylor, Committee. Our* ?old In HtMI. utennolt'i ChocoltUi Uitttn QtHnlM. ??y to Uk* mm <i?tak to cwt coMta htadaM ion Did you ever think what a strange letters is? It is a ser pent in disguise. Listen, yon ean bear it hiss. It is the wizard of the alphabet. It gives poss ession and multiplies indetraitely by its touch. It changes a tree into trees, and a house into house's. Sometimes it is very spiteful and will change a pet in to pest,a pesr into spear, a word into sword a laughter into slaugh ter, and it will make hot shot any time. The farmer has to watch close ly, it will make scorn of his corn and reduce every piok into a speck. Sometimes he finds it useful. If he needs more room for his stock it will change a table into a stable for jbim,' and if he is short of hay he can set out a row of tacks. It will turn them into stacks. He must be careful, however, .not to let his nslls lie around loose. The serpent's breath will turn them into snails. If he wishes to use a engine about bis farm work he need not buy any coal or have watf r to run it. Let the serpent glide before his horses. The team will turn to steam. ? ? '. ^ If you get hurt caliche serpent to your aid. Instantly your pvln will be in spam. ? ? - Be sura to take it ,/^th you next time you climb a mountain. 1/ you desire to witness a roar vel. It will make the peak speak. But don't let it come around while you are reading now. It If will make the tale , Stale. If this piece does not find" its way to the waste basket I will come again. With best wishes to The People. ! ' ?' ' ? Odd fellow. Cotton Mill SafeT Mill men of this Cfcy arfe'taking considerable interest rn the sale of the DeKalb cotton mill, which takes place in Camden on Octo ber 12. It will be remembered that this mill was sold. Vihc^ for $155,000, but a new said1 was or dered by Judge Brawley at a hearing ot the creditors in Greenville. New Hup't. oft education. Mr. W. B. Turner ha* been appoint ed to All out the unexpired1 term of Mr. K. C. Bruce, resigned. Trustee* and Teachers will note this Mot. Mr. Turner's post office address in Camden 8. C. TAKE NOTICE. A. C. Somors has returned from North Carolina ?nd wishes to announce that lie is bet ter prepared this season than ever to make new harness for you and to repair and renovat* Saddlery & Harness of all description Han<l-?Ma<le Harness made to order Has now on hand a fresh stock of Bridies, Line*, Halters, all made of best stock. Call on me at office one door East of stables of Geo. T. Little, . A. C. SOMERS. I ZIom 8?ethm. Oct. 4?Some time ago we were complaining of the* incessant rains and now it is the continued drought. Not long ago we were smiling broadly because of 10 ct. cotton. Now we are looking sore and feeling discouraged be cause it is getting cheaper. A few years sgo we bad more labor than we could use to any advant age. Now we are grumbling be cause we connot get it at all. Negroe demanded 40 cts. per hundred for picking cotton when it was worth only 20 and 25 dol lars per bale and we foolish farmers willingly paid it because it was worth just as much to pick it as when a better price. Now we are getting double the price for the staple and the negros demand 50 ct. for picking and we are paying it not because it is worth more or any harder to gather than before but be cause of the narrow one sided views of some few men that do not care for any but their own interest. They do not care if their neighbors never get any help just so their work is done. But such is the way of the world's human nature cannot be satisfied and apparently do not want,to be. Farmers are hustling now try ing to' pick out all of the cotton and sell it at once. We believe the bulk of the crops has already been gathered where labor can by procured at all. - . Mr. Jesf.e Myers is home now with fever. Hope he will soon be out again. Mrs. C. U. Myers has been visiting relatives in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hammond of Camden spent Sunday with the latter'slather in this section. Miss Beulah Stokes is spend ing a few days witj^ relatives in Camden. :' "'*y' . . Mrs. Nancy Myers Spent Sat urday night and Sunday, with her daughter Mrs. Ed - McLcod in the Mispah section. Mr. Frank Campbell of Cam den spent Sunday with his "best" girl. With best wishes to The Peo pie and its uinuy lu?ppy rcadrs. Pete. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons whomsoever are hereby warned not to trespass upon my lands in Kershaw County in the Cantey section, the said lands being known as the Barnes place. Anyone vio lating this notice will be prose cuted and punished to the full extent of the law. Henry Bnrfield. There wftH be m Haafflnc In Cam Ami on the 4tb of November. At (his term of the Court of General Stdioni Aaron Williams, a coal black negro, was convicted of the charge of baring committed a criminal assault upon a respectable white lady of this eountj. The ladj in question of oourse had to take the witness stand to testi fy against the prisoner. Before giring her testimony. Judge Purdy asked all the spectators in the court house ex cept the officers of the Court snd the witnesses in the case to vacate the room to save the lady from as much embarassment as possible. Judge Pur dy stated to the assembled crowd thst while he had no power to order that the court bouse be cleared of the audi ence he hope those present would ac cede to his request in this esse. The audience (white and colored) therefore promptly left the court House room. The orosecution testimony against the prisoner was convincing. The pri?oner took the stand in his own behalf, and ho cast aspersions up on the Isdy in the case by claiming that in order to get some moat y from lnm, which he claimed to have found, sIm* followed him about and commen ced playing with him in a suggestive manner against his protest, and that her husband caught her. That the wo man reported bun on this charge be cause he refused to loan her one hund red dollars of the money which he said he found under some rocks in an old Arid while plowing on a Mr. Porter'* plantation. The defendant in giving such testi mony as above, added perjury to his other crime and the jury within Ave minutes after the case was submitted to them, found hnn guilty and within the next Ave minute* the Judge had passed sentence upon him, fixing the dace for Aaron's execution on the 4th of November. At the time of the commission of this offense, the citizens of that com munity would no doubt have lynched Williams, but he was taken to the pen itentiary by the Sheriff and confined there for safe keeping until yesterday when Sheriff Trantham brought his prisoner back from Columbia, and he was given a speedy trial with the re sult as above stated. The Old Reliable. C. C. YAUGHAH'S COTTON G1MMG PLAIT. Now ready for business. Ginning $1.00 Second hand Bagging nnjj Ties BE) Total $1.65 Ginning $1.00 New Bagging and Ties 1.00 Total $2.00 I need no trial as my gins are known to give the best of all GOOD TURNOUTS. Call on me at my old stand on Corner of Pair and Laurens Streets. C. C. 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