The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, October 06, 1904, Image 8
* 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. Vaughan.
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