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Vol. 4 NO. 36 Sunday School Meeting in [ Cheraw The following letter has been sent to Mr. J. C. Blackweil, j chairman of Pageland district of f thelnter- Denominational Sunday 0 school association, by the county nrpfiiHont Mr W P TTIlic |r? w*%?vu?y tut* If V/? | "On Thursday afternoon, May 28, Rev. John C. Carman, Field y Secretary of the South Carolina Sunday School Associations, t wishes to meet all county and ^ district officers in Cheraw, for the purpose of getting acquainted and planning definite work j for the year in our county. This meeting will be held in the Chiquola Club rooms and has been J arranged for five , o'clock, so ^ that persons coming on C. & L. , train can be present. At 8:30 a J general meeitng for all Sunday 1 School workers will be held in ] the Methodist church. "It is my earnest desire to see j every county and district officer present at the afternoon meeting and I depend on you to pass . the word along to all of your ' district officers, as well as to the superintendents and pastors in 1 your district. "Entertainment will be piovid- ( ed for all who drop me a card, stating that they will be here. ' "Mr. Carman comes to us from 1 Pnlnrfulrk 1 ' vyvriv/i ciuv/f YVllCIC UC UUd UCUll unusually successful in this 1 branch of christian work and as 1 I know him personally I know you will find genuine inspiration ] in these meetings." (Mr. J. C. Blackwell asks us to 1 say that those in this section who ttui and will attend may send ^Br names to him, if they desi]^^HLhe will send them to the ?The | Journal.)^ < Charles E. Trull is Held in Charlotte Jail for Murder. Charlotte, N. C, May 17.? Charles E. T. Trull, former night cashier of a local cafe and said to be the son of a business man of Colubia, S. C., today was committed to jail without bond, coroner's jury charging him with the murder of Sidney Qnrain n cwaaa- G * ? - 1 -1 WITW1U> U ^1UVC1> JWillll (116(1 III S morning: from wounds inflctec with an iron pipe when he was waylaid on his way home. Items From Route 1. Weather continues dry and farmers are grumbling. Let's not grumble. The rain will come in due season. Mr. W. F. Phillips made a trip 1o Peachland Sunday in his Ford to carry Mr. Jarman and Mr. ?nd Mrs. Hamp Carpenter, to visit relatives. Mrs. Charlie Anderson continues on the sick list. Some thief entered the hftmo of Mr. R. F. Home, recently and stole his wife's watch and while the property has been recovered the guilty one should be punished, Rev. A. J. Crane, filled his regular appointments Saturday night and Sunday morning at Salem. His sermon Sunday was fine, his subject being, "A friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Hours for Sunday School have been changed at Mt. Moriah and Salem: Mt. Moriah 1st Sunday at 2:30, remainder of time 3:00. Salem every Sunday at 10 a. m. There will be a debate at the Mills school house next Saturday night the subject being, Resolved, that Columbus deserves greater honor than Washington. XflA CfUWil/Arfl ^^ n ! * . ..vapbanciauic J. T. IMCnarQ- I son and J. L. Griggs affermative; j W. N. Knight and L. B. Price, J negative. ? jfcjtS Au..1 The I PAGI *eace Negotiations Begin Today ; Washington, May 16.?The irrival here late today of the Tuerta representatives to the nediation conference to be held it Niagara Falls, Canada gave he most tangible evidence thus ar presented of efforts under vay to compose the Mexicans conflict?the actual presence at he American capitallof Huerta's ipokesmen, direct from Mexico ?i _i jny auu ciuim'u >viiii picuary jowers. As the three Mexicans?Senors *abass, Rodriguez and Elguero ?with their families and a lumber of officials descended rrom the train thev were met by he Spanish ambassador, Don fuan Riano,' and presented to representatiAes of the state desartment and of the three media:ors. V curious crowd looked on as the Mexicans were taken to a aotel. The Mexican delegates tonight were guest of honor at the Spansh embassy. Other guests were [he three mediators, Ambassador ia Gania of Brazil and Minister Vaon of Argentina and Suarez :>f Chile, and the commissioners Df the United States, Justice Jo seph Lamar and Frederick W. Lehmaun, with the American secretary, H. Percival Dodge, and uumerous American, Spanish and Mexican officials. Secretary Bryan could not attend owing to a previous engagement The dinner was said to be without political significance. First Quarterly Report. First quarterly report of County Supervisor 1914 of Claimi^approved. Outside aid 170 00 H. W. Pnssor tn M. W. Duvall 147 09 Chesterfield Dry Goods co. 4 70 f. W. Roscoe 50 00 rhos Winburn 13 77 f. W. Ousley 50 00 C. B Redfearn 17 70 f. C. Rivers 62 48 F. M. Moore 63 58 VIalloy & Co 59 52 E. L. Therill 1 00 W. D. Craig 33 50 n A Mailer 11 Ol a ? *'*miiv/j / j o^r rhurlow Belk (>8 73 P. C. McLaurin 255 80 (\rmfie1d Hdw Co. 150 65 R. H. Coupons 5,958 00 H. T. Atkinson 18 75 D. L. Crowley 33 32 W. J. Tiller 100 00 R. A. Rouse 250 00 Ingram Live Stock Co 795 80 3. C. Osborn Lumber Co 2 36 Birmingham Metal Product Co 1,578 00 Mational Office Supply Co 48 40 Stubbs Furniture Co 6 0o [. P. Mangum 15 25 Pageland Journal 96 53 \. Sullivan \ C. Burr 73 75 W. J. Streater 3 91 P. A. Nicholson 128 46 [. L. Smith 8 3<> f. W. McCassidy 31 62 I. N. Stricklin 56 10 M.J.Johnson 33 20 Chesterfield Advertiser 46 21 M. W. Duvall 190 90 D. F. Brock 50 00 Ernest M. Moore 225 00 f. R. Jovvers 12 00 (. W. Brock 43 72 W. A. Sellers to (to J. D. Lampley 33 45 B. J. Douglass 4 00 J. T. Grant 225 0o Sulf & Atl. Ins. Co 52 50 W. L. Gillespie 10 00 D. P. Douglass 544 55 W. J. Odom 35 70 [. S. Funderhurk 288 00 I. N. Davis (>3 66 I. A. Welsh 75 00 \lvin Blakeney * 32 0O 1. C. Cams 5 20 [. E. Agerton 176 00 Thomas Melton 7 00 PAGEL/ 5LAND. S. C., WEDNESDA | Land Values for Taxation in! Chesterfield .County. Cheraw Chronicle The following figures have been compiled from the Auditor's books and from the tax returns made this year. The value per acre (tax value) and acres returned for taxation in the different townships are as follows: 1910. Township acres av. per acre Cheraw _.36356 $5.10 Court House 51539 Mt. Croghan 56893 3.09 Old Store 41702.... 3.61 Jefferson 49256 2 60 Alligator 88167 1.551 Steer Pen 86854 1.50 Cole Hill .55388 1.36 Total 466135 av $2.60 For 1914 Cheraw _ _ 38530 $5.41 Court House 51068 4.66 Mt. Croghan 61652 3.33 Old Store 45005.... 3.47 Jefferson 50246 2.82 Alligator 95788 1.80 Steer Pen 78921 1.83 Cole Hill 55225..1.77 Total 477435 av $2.8? By comparing the above figi ures it will be seen that there are 11,301-) acres more on the tax books this year than in 1910, and that the average value per acre has increased 29 cents per acre. The above figures do not include buildings. The value of town lots (no buildings included) in the various towns for 1910 and 1914 ard* as follows: Town Value of lots Cheraw 1910 ...$84,860 ^neraw 1914 168,530 Chesterfield 1910 .... 15,960 Chesterfield 1914 ....21,740 Mt. Croghan 1910 3,190 Mt. Croghan....1914 6,910 Pageland 1910 7,900 Pageland 1914 18,610 Jefferson 1910 11,440 Jefferson 1914 8,710 McBee 1910 12,030 McBee.. 1914 .... 12,740 Patrick 1910 570 Patrick 1914 920 Total value town lots in the county 1910... $135,800 1914 238,860 Total value of lands outside of towns. 1910 $1,214,820 1 A4 i J " iv ii 1,348,850 Griffith-Nicholson Jeffcrsoninn. Mr. Clvde Nicholson and Miss Rosa Griffith, both of Jefferson, surprised their host of friends last Thursday by motoring ap to the Presbyterian Man se and becoming united in wedlock. The wedding was a very quiet one. Miss Eva Mae Griffith, the bride's sister, and Mr. Walter I ( IV*- * vys1"")* miu ivii. w mie s lami.v were present at the marriage. We wish the bride and groom many happy years in their married life. G. A. Sherrill 1,750 00 N.A.White 150 00 Joe Rivets 150 00 | Walker Bv's Cog' Co 30 45 T. W. Kddins 81 00 B. R. Price 17 10 ' A. C. Robinson 6 84 G. M. Rodgers 1 10 ! Pageland Journal 61.65 ! I Cheraw Chronicle 17 16 Dr. J. A. Hardin 5 00 lir ^ . -- - - iv. i_/. jonnson 82 (K> J. F. Sellers 3 35 Respectfully submitted, H. F. King, County Supervisor, D. M. Barentine, Clerk, <j,ND J< Y 'MORNING, MAY 20, 191 2 Tno Salisbury-Monroe Road. Cohcord Chronicle. [The air is rifle with railroad iwk again. This time is in the 1 Sflisburv-Monroe road that is ( slating the agitation. Messrs. K)?rr, Craig and Edwin Gregory, ' attorneys of Salisbury, were in ' me citv Saturday looking: into the validity of the bonds voted by the different townships several years ago for this road. They found that No. 6 defeated the issue of $15,000; No. 8 voted $40,000; No. 9 voted ?15,000 and 10 voted $15,000. No. 8 township will pay $30,000 when the railroad is completed to NJount Pleasant and the other $10,000 when it connects with tie Seaboard Air Line or the Atlantic Coast Line; No. 9 will isjsue their bonds when the road isj running between Georgeville Academy and the Bost Mill; No. 1^ when the road is completed roady for carrying passengers a"hd frfiorHt fitm ? ?_ ill V 11IIICO (HIUU^Il that township to Mount Pleas ant. Every township is to have a'station and a member of the Bbard of Directors. No. 6 in this county, and Litaker town;! ^iip, in Rowan, are the only two that failed to vote their apportionment. Goose Creek township Union county failed on a $20,0^0 issue, but voted almost unaSaimously for an $18,000 issue soon afterwards. iWhile these gentlemen would aive out nothing as to the matiL^hey left he impression that u^^^^ould begin this summer earlydaU^^^B Delegates to Convention. The following gentlemen are t*e delegates to the State Democratic convention which meets 1 ill Columbia today: D. P. TVlll orlnuc Pllnc?or(iAl/l . . . ^ v^iivoivillCJU J.Clifton Rivers. Mt. Croghan M. M. Johnson, Jefferson Edward Mclver, Cheraw J.O.Taylor, Mt. Crcghan Dr. A. A. McManus, McBee. Two for Five Secretary Garrison of the War Department, hoarded a horse car m New York. He had no diange and gave the conductor a five dollar bill. The conductor took the bill, walked to the front end of the car and stood there. "My change?" suggested Garrison. "I can't change no five-dolla bill," the conductor replied. ' "Then give me back my bill," demanded Garrison. "Can't do that either, boss," the conductor replied; but if I you'll stay on the car until we git to the barn you can1 have the horses!" L A Kansas Comeback 4 Merle Thorpe, who is at the head of the Department of Journalism in the University of Kansas, presents this as iiis idea of jhequick-as-a flash comeback. An oldtime Kansas edisor was nitting in a restaurant eating a Mckled pig's foot?or a pig's | pickled foot, as the case may be. A tramp printer came in, saw the editor, and screa.rted: "Git out of the way, you! I'm j the old wild boar from Fort 1 Scott!" "Yes," commented the editor genially; "and I'm eating one of [your paws!" ' I -vt" e::. " OlIRN/* L4 Wood row Wilson to Speak in Cheraw Wood row Wilson, President of the United States, has accepted an invitation to visit Cheraw in July and make an address, the occasion being the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the little city on the Pee Dee River. The Hon. Jo sephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, and the Hon. David Hous ton, Secretary ofj Agriculture, have also accepted invitations to be present and make addresses. The Cheraw Democratic Club has the distinction of Koin<y ? V* u\.iu^ I1K first club in the United States tc pass a resolution endorsing Woodrow Wilson for Presidenl of the United States. At thai time Mr. Wilson was mereh being mentioned every now and then in varous parts of the coun try as a possible candidate. The Cheraw club sent instructed del egjates to the Chesterfield Coun ty Convention to introduce anc supported a similar resolution it the county convention. Mr Wilson, after receiving: the nom inaton at the Baltimore conven tion, wrote letters of apprecia tion to the Democrats of Che raw. He stated that he felt as i he were well acquainted wit! the people of that to x n as hi f til or nnrl nn/xln ' **uvi unv.it UUU plCUUI^l there and he had heard so mucl from them about the town an< its people. He promised to visi the town the first opportunity hi received. W. F. Stevenson wen to Washington and presentee the invitnj^^othe President tf|AdH^^H^^y^^arnes h^lMpPlfc8th or vth7 tht exactTraie to be determined later Plans will be made for special trains and special low rates and trains will be operated from every section of the two Caro linas. Good Location for Small Powei Plant. lefferionian. A dam costing only a few hundred dollars, built across Little Fork Creek, af the foot ol Brewer Mine Hill, would furnish sufficient power to run a saw mill or ginnery, and light the streets, stores, public buildings and residences of Jefferson, anc besides all this, there would be power to run sewing machine and an electric fan in even house in town. This is ar ideal spot for a dam, and the flow of water is sutficent all the year round for the needs ofi small town like this. Durinj the far greater part of the yeai twice as much power could be secured as is indeed. Of course the dam would be only a part ol the initial expense, but the op portunity is there, and some da^ it will be eagerly seized. The east side of Brewer Mine Ilill is a much freauented snoi during the spring and summei The old pit, 160 feet deep, thi long tunnel, abandoned machin ery of the mining company, th< steep hillsides covered with deli cate ferns, trailing arbutus an< \ \ An n\TCI?o1r d u\/ii^jouvmc aiiu tuu UUlUt 5VV1I creek al the foot of the Hill al make it the most charming bi of scenery in this part of Soutl Carolina. There are two reasous wh^ some people don't mind thei own business. One is that the; haven't any mind, the other th? they haven't any business.?Hai i vard Lamoon. I v r $1.00 per year i In Memory of Miss Willie Pearl Sowell. We sometimes say when we hear of or sfce ^ misfortune come to others, "well I'd rather die ? than have that kind of thing 1 happen to me," but when we * are called upon to stand by and 5 watch day by day and night after night while some dread dis ease saps tlie life from one we ' love and we stand by powerless ? to turn aside the thing we see is 5 coming; when we see the dear ' face grow more transparent each day and the thin hands * grow thinner and paler and the ! beloved form wasting away as * time goes, how, O! how much do our hearts bleed and our very 1 souls cry out within us "O! any 1 thing but death, O! that my lovr ed one could live, let come what may," and at last when the weary spirit takes its flight and 5 we have loved from its very in fancy lying cold in death and / the beloved voice silent forever, / I and realize that we can never/ 1 look into those eyes nor hea? that voice any more in this . ... 1J - -> ' ? ? wtjiiu, u?eii 11 is mai we ieei me keenest agony that comes to a - soul in this world. Then it is * that we feel like crying out in f despair "My God, my God, why 1 hast thou forsaken me?" But, in s this deep heart sorrow there i comes to us a fuller realization * of the blessedness of hope bei yond the grave. Then of all t times in our lives we are more ? able to appreciate the hope of a t life in another world. 1 We have passed through ali of m It this in the death of our beloved t daughtenand sis^WilliePean^^^H t though . wounded withg^H^^H^HHHfl ' souls are bowed down^^fll^^^^H 1 the load, yet we can look through this to sweet meeting with her in the bye and bye. "Passing out of the shadow, . Into a purer light Stepping behind the curtain Getting a clearer sight Laying aside the burden" This weary mortal coil Done with the world's vexation ' Done with its tears and toil. Tired of all earth's play things Heart sick and ready to sleep ' Ready to bid our friends farewell j Wondering why they weep, Passing out of the shadow [ Into eternal day, Why should we call it dying? This sweet poin^ fiwnv I " n " J ' ^ A Friend * ^ Negro is Shot r Lancaster, May 18.?Last night * Wyatt Foster shot and seriously a wounded Jim Reed about five miles west of Lancaster, on W. f' J. Hammond's place. Dr. R. C. Brown attended Reed and says r there is slight hope of his recovering. Both parties are negroes. \ The New Catechism lt A well-known doctor of Save annah has two children?a little [ /lo><rvbt<\r n /vr? ^ ?11 uuuguiui, <i^c aiA, iinu u MHH1I i son, aged four. One day he " overheard the little girl putting ^ her brother through an examit nation in Rible history. 1 "Do you know who the first t man and the first woman were?" 1 "Yeth, I do," lisped the boy. "I'll bet you don't know their i? i .1 ? uauics, picsseu mu sisirr. / "I bet I do!" replied the little ir fellow. y "Well, what were their names it then, Mr. Smarty?" r- "Edem and Ah!" answered the little boy.