New York Man Buys Business Property – Poultry Shipped to Northern Markets

Camden, April 21. – One of the largest real estate deals ever made here was effected last Thursday when the Crocker, building, located on the corner of Broad and DeKalb street was sold to C. W. Godfrey of New York. The sale was made through Camden Real Estate exchange. The sale was made through Camden Real Estate exchange. The price, it is understood, was in the neighborhood of 40 or 50 thousand dollars. There are a number of office in the building, all occupied, as well as the Loan and Exchange bank and the Clyburn Drug company.

The first large shipment of poultry from this country norths made last week. Only about half a car load was secured. The car stopped at Blaney Thursday were about 800 pounds were obtained, at Camden Friday where 1200 pounds were purchased and Saturday at Bethune which more than doubled Blaney and Camden, Bethune furnishing about 4,000 pounds. The car was taken on to Hamlet, where another half car load was ready for shipment, thus making a full car load.

U. N. Myers has given a contract to C. B. Spradley for the erection of a six room residence on Sarsfield street, which is a new street recently opened up.

Harry B. Kendall, owner of the Wateree Cotton mills, and the recent purchaser of the Thrift Manufacturing plant in Charlotte, appeared before city council Friday evening to discuss with council the proposition of being voted outside of the corporate limits of the city, in order ot be relieved of city taxes, as he contemplates extensive improvements to his plant here. The meeting was “open,” and a number of citizens attended. A good deal of property here has been acquired by the Wateree mill recently, all of which is just beyond the corporate limits of the city, but the cotton mill was erected within the corporate limits. No definite actions i is understood, was taken at this meeting, but the question of voting the mill out of the corporate limits may be brought before the voters of the city later.