The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-02-19


brick stores, instead of store ant
dwelling, as we reported last week.
Bacon in quantities at Gl and beef,
steak at ~ cents per pound in Cam
den. How ish dot vor high
The suggestions Of our Shaylor's Hill
correspondent are commended to the
consideration Of our readers.
! a revival of the Penny Readings
during the comirg summer is spoken Of
Mcssrs. D. c. Kirkley and J. j..
Mackay are both prominently spoken OF
in connection with the next Intendancy.
The question is asked IF the fool
killer were to visit Columbia now, how
many Legislators would he leave alive?
Quan titles of bacon are being sold in
Camden at 6! cents per pound. This
is cheaper than buying pork at I cents
gross.
A wagon load of chickens, Oac year
old, were being offered for sale on Broad
street, Wednesday evening, at 20 cents
each.
The only persons who will regret the
adjournment Of the Legislature will be
the bar keepers and peanut vendors of
Columbia.
Wagons, many Of which come into
town empty, may be seen going daily
from the depot. heavily laden with
fertilizers.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather, not as many young ladies visi-
ted the post Office on last Thursday as
was expected.
Planters, be sure Of your corn crops
this year. You have given away your
cotton this winter, and to do so again
would ruin you.
Properly managed, the public schools
are the highest blessing As now con-
Quoted, they are, with few exceptions,
nuisanccs.
Our merchants are now disposing of
the remnants o: their winter goois at
astonishingly low prices, to make room
for their Spring stocks.
A distcmpcr is prevalent among the
horses in this vicinity, very similar to
the epizoot;c, but not in as 'rulent a
form as several years ago.
Rev. p. G. Bowman, of Darlington,
is expected to preach in Camden in
short time. Due notice of his coming
Will appear in these columns.
Bruce, the colored Senator from Mis-
sissippi, says that he is the last Of his
race who will occupy seat in the Uni
ted States Senate. Very probable.
Wade Hampton Latham and I'ilden
Hendricks Nets are the names Of two
bright little fellows in Camden who may
he the heroes of the next generation.
Three Of our most valued exchanges,
the Edgefeld -Advertiser, Abbeville Me-
dunn, and Carolina Spartan, are edited
with marked ability by young bachelors.
Now that the limits Of the town are
reduced, the police should be more eff.
cicnt in preventing the firing Of pistols
and the use Of profane language on the
streets.
The highest price paid for valen-
tine by Camden young man vas FIVE
dollars. This amount, judiciously in
vested, might have bought nice bible
and cook book for his sweetheart.
Darling, you are growing DID," is
not good song for glee club to select
for a sercnade. 1t might create Thoughts
in the recipient which would detract
from her full enjoyment Of the occasion.
Solicitor Abney will have his hands
! full at the next Court of Sessions. His
fame is abroad in the land, and associate
counsel for the prosecution is thing
seldom heard Of Low.
1t is with qualification bordering on
pride that We mention the daily acces-
sions to our subscription list. As here
tofore, the JOURNAL will do wha. In can
to advance the interests of our people.
Straightout is the password of the
coming campaign. Every Democrat,
who cares for the past, regards the pres
ent, or hopes for the future, should
align himself at onco with his people
by joining the near.st Democratic Club.
A friend Of ours got paid twenty-five
cents for sitting on a jury in Trial
Justices court last week. He felt SO
clated at lis fnancia! success, that he