The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-05-22

arlG 10 ScG Il SuOu "u hIh "ii'ii N''i
inp the past season, when he Sic
cecded in bagging him.
Brevities.
Services in all the churches last Sum-
day.
What is "quen sabe?" I don't
know.
Tee cold soda water and ginger ale at
Kirkley Il Smiths at 5 cents a glass.
River freights are increasing as the
sun draws the turpentinc.
An insurance man was stepping off
the town last Saturday.
About one-half the street lamps did
not burn Sunday night.
DR.. DrSaussurn has q field Of oats
which he estimates will yield seventy
five bushels 10 the acre. 4.
Mai. Adams has brought his reaper
to town, and is prepared to harvest
wheat and oats.
The chicken cholera has again made
its appearance in town. An ounce OF
prevention is worth pound of cure.
A party of gentleman left town to-
dav for a fishing excursion to Black
Lake.
4 telephone is in operation between
Metts's shops On Broad street and Gil
bert Bros. shops on York street.
The fifth annual meeting Of the
South Carolina State Press Association
will convene at Spartanburg on We'd
nesday, juno 1llh, 1879.
When Shakespeare spoke of"patience
on a monument" he did not allude to
doctors patients. They generally 20
mt'cr the monument.
\ good-looking young lady was seen
smoking a cigar the other evening, and
gave as an excuse that it made it smell
like there was fellow around.
We are glad to be able to announce
that we have been informed which
young lady wore the prettiest spring hat
at the Church or dedication day.
MIR. S. Wolfe wants wool, hides, bees
wax, and other articles enumerated in
his advertisement, for which he will
pay the highest market price.
We are indebted to Mr.. #. S. Myers
for a bunch of the finest spring turnips
we have ever seen. He will please ac>
cep5 cur thanks for the same.
1t is enough to make you think the
millennium is near at hand when you see
the peace that beams in Charley
Brucc's face as he is selling 4 mule.
Several very annoying typographical
errors got into our ,pssJsr last week. We
ask Il kind public to pass them by. We
were in too big a hurry to get to the
picnic. -
Love is like a game of baseball. He
throws his affections, and sue generally
catches them on .thc fir-t bounce. In
the end both fetch un at the " home
base"
Rev. ". \. Therrell and J. L. Bra
singtcn returned last week from the
Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta.
They report the work done there as
very encouraging and satisfactory.
Our devil has-d discovered that the Sc.
duclion of the negroes into migrating
to Karsas is sharp Yankee trick.
They want them there to cat up the
gra>shcpp"rs this summer.
The largest snd finest assortment Of
hardware to be found in Camden is
that to be seen at J. W. McCurry'S
He il constantly aidinL 10 his stock.
and sells at the very lowest cash prices.
A young friend Of ours has an Irish
potato vine upon which h. is trying the
results Of very careful cultivation. He
expects i. to produce potato as big as
barrel, or a barrel Of big potatoes.
During the storm on Saturday the
lightning strucl; one of the tall pines
in the grove opposite the JOURNAL Of
fee 1t peeled off strip Of bark from
the Top to the bottom Of the tree.
The Winnsb2ro NcrS and HcruW man
is we'll treated by the barkccpcrs of that
burg. they send him around nice
mint jul"ps during The hot weather to
kerr him cool--and on their side Of
the house.
That patent soap, for which Mr.. n
w. Jones is agent, still continacs to
take like wildire. Every family who
has purchased the right to make it
thinks that it is the best thing Of the
kind out.
Judging from the size and quality CT
some Irish potatoes given us by Mr.
'Lum McDowall, he must be the cham
rion gardner Of his section. They are
as large as goose eggs. We tender him
our thanks for them.
The friends and acquaintances Of Mr..
Joseph S Thomas will be panied to
lcarr Of his sudden death at his home
in Marlborough county on the ID ult.
He was brother Of Mr.. r. D. Thomas,