The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-02-29

each month; Prayer MeetlHS ih"is'"J "' :
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TuE FREE BR1DGE.-Mr. j. Is. LaSalle
has made hid ,Sur, the coustructioE of the
bridge over the Wateree. The commission
and the County Col. missioners hold it under
advisement.
LENT READISG.-Mr. Fogartic advcrtises
choice collection of.books, adapted specially
to the Lent season, which is now being OBJ
served in the Episcopal church. 4 pcrusal
of his catalogue is invited. He pays speclat
attention to orders from the country.
IMroRrANr MEErlNo.-Tko Bridge over
the Wateree. A meeting of the Joint Spec
ial Commission the County Commissioners
and Stockholders of thedate Camden Bridge
Company, was he'd on Monday last. The
Commissioners, agreed to purchase the piers
oStAeSeh bridge'fer s3109:
Boat YARD RoAD-We understand that
the County Commissioners have, determined
TO repair tAes Old Boat 1ard Road to ike-
landing placoof the isis on the "atcrce
River. This will give great facilities to
shippers by that route The isis still con-
t;nucs her regular trips.
0Rff. .AsMJsrAKE.-A report prevailed
]s, ]s,sEf hi }<sstSne <sstSne extent. about fortn ght ago,
thaf tfiiie bridge over the Wateree, built By
the ". CG 4, r. r., had been washed
away b7 the late frcshct. Upon inquiry, we
learn that the report was untrue and uE-
founded
An OLp Man DEAD-Mr. John Graham,
"a citizen of Camden, recently died. aged lol
years. IIc was, probably, the oldest person
IN the County. 1Io died in great want ffc
served in tho s. c. Militia in the waroflSl2
and had made application for Pension, but
owing to the laws delays" had not received
i.
.iRs1ovAL.-Wm Coha respectfully an
novvess to bis fr;cuds and tho public, that
he has removed his loot & Shcc shop to his
residence, Oh Rutlclyc Street, (cast side)
fggcrly occupied by Mr.. Geo. Alden; where
he is. prepared, with increased facilities
t'1cSccutc all wcrk in his linc.
-.N'SSTrD.-.tt this Office. an able bc'licd,
lar i.f.aturr,l, ba,l trmre9ci, mt-t"-bss pas--
,Faf a f,.t:to.E.b b;ckcd d'wn, frccklc.ticcd
s,a,ss, p.au, to. go!.:,at iI:r li,is rar1r, lle
rhtst' Talllis!I lis o~E horse, saa!!e bags,
Yhkkey. pistols b mic knife an4 cow-h'dc.
We VII furnish the actnu;:si 70 such we
rsun.:sc r ~ ~.co,stalpt aud ab,rinus employment.
s;sIIiLE;lE ST,-Owi & to the pressure
II, ,n cur columns, and our dcs,le to give
M,i isSpl,iY Of :csdias matter to our subscrb-
crs. VIC have this wecl; issued 4 supplement,
which will Le fund TO contain, arirng other
;hires. al almost o:sl..c;a list of tic. DE
rnoucnt Lands" advertised to be sold on
.th. 2rd Tuesday of March, fer taxes. The
remaining dc'inqueuts will be found in the
lcJM tSe'psfeE = :. -.<..5--.
TIE LOVERS LEAP.-A few days ago, o
':dorg" undertook to investigate the interior
of the McAas Baum's store, and being caught
in the aet Of tapping their till, was pursued
by one of the clerks. Intent upon escaping,
lie made for one of the windows on Main
Street and executed a leap which carried
him through large pane Of glass, doubtless
greatly to his astonishmcnt, and certainly to
the loss of the Messrs Baum.
ASMALL FoRruNE-A Forty,fvc Thous-
and Dollars (45,O0O) reward has been offered
l., tho State Of North Carolina and Robson
County, for the apprehension or killing of
Henry Berry Lowry and his, gang Of out:
laws.
Hitherto, ihey have escaped the clutches
Of the law, but it seems to us that a reward
of s45, 900 ought to tempt party to- essay
their capture Or destruction.
The reward is certain, where are the con-
tcstants.2 ; t....
BRIDGE hEETINo.-A meeting of citizens
will bcAeld, ap Saturday, the 9th day Of
March next; at y o'clock NJ, to discuss
matters appertaining to the building of the
Free Bridge over Watcrcc River, near Cam
den, at the Town Hall. ,
A sqaiiar neqting viii be held at the mil
of T. II. Clark, Esq, on Saturday, the 10th
day Of March next. Afml attendance is
earnestly desired.
.,r-, I - w. NJ. SHANNON, Chm,
feb. 2s:2t Special Comm.
Lo TIE Poor RoplN Poor robin red
breast has been suffering all the agonies of q