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The Pagetoid Journal , Aagust 26, 1914 ] mmmam Local News > Mr. S. W. Watts has accepted 1 a position with D. E. Clark & * _ M). Mr. W. C. Nicholson, who has been with D. E. Clark & Co. several months, has returned to his home at Jefferson. The 8-months*old child of Mr. and Mrs. Jtllius Sullivan, of Jefferson, Route 4, died of cholera ( infantum Friday, and was buried at Fofk Cfeek about 10 o'clock Saturday. Mrs. M. H. Evans returned from a hospital in Charlotte Friday* where she had gone for treatment for cancer of the , Stomach. She is no better. The first bale of hew Cotton ] sold in the State was bought at j Lilesville yesterday for fifteen cents a pound, says the Monroe ] Journal. It was raised by Mr. E. ( P. Liles. The graded school here will 1 be converted in all probability < into a State High school, which 1 win entitle ttie school to $480 1 State aid annually in addition to ' the funds already available. i We go to press late this week, i as it was impossible to get the primary returns early enough to 1 meet the mails. The returns are yet incomplete, but a good idea may be formed from the figures in this issue. < Mr. L. R. Broom received a . telegram Saturday night that his sister, Mrs. Vera Helms, of near . Monroe, was dangerously ill. . He hurried off Sunday morning, . / but found when he reached her home that there had been a mis- , \ take, for Mrs. Helms and all the , family were in excellent health dent Monday afternoon, when t Mr. Miller's car turned turtle. Mr. Miller is very badly wound ed, while Mr. Baker's wounds ^ are nothing serious he is pretty, j badly scratched up.?Jefferson- J ian. , l Mr. J. A. Arant, as is his cus- f, torn, had the first bale of cotton v ready for the market in this sec- i tion. He was ready to have it ( ginned on Thursday, August ? 20th, but there was no market h for it. He tried to sell in Monroe j] but was offered only eight cents c and he refused to sell for that it price. ti The examinations for post- a master for fourth class offices tl were held in the counties all c over the State last Saturday, d Rev. J. W. Quick had no opposition for the office at Pageland, jE L. S. Graves none for Ruby, b i r'rt-./.n **:n ?t? i-? - j. vmiun lTiiuci uuuc iur jenerson and Miss Aleine Rowe none 0 for Middendorf. A Mr. Curtis is p trying for A. J. Raley's place as 0 postmaster at McBee. SI The residence of Mr. Thos. gi Watts just south of town was de- tl stroyed by fire about three te o'clock Monday morning. It was P a nearly new 4-room house, sc Very little was saved from the tl building as the fire had gain- fr ed much headway before it was nr discovered. The fire started in V the cook room and the origin is c< unknown, as there had been no P1 nre in ine stove since Sunday f? morning:. There was $600 insurance. tl The six-weeks-old child of Mr. ^ and Mrs. L. L. Parker was the s< victim of a serious accident tj Saturday morning: when Mrs. Parker tripped and fell as she a alighted from a carriage at Chesterfield, where she had gone to visit her sister, Mrs. I. r. Man f( gum. She fell on the child and its skull was fractured and its body bruised. It was carried to Dr. Brenizer at Charlotte tor t< treatment, and its condition was o such that it could be brought home Sunday. It is now improving. Mrs. Parker substain F pd painful bruises when she fell, s Get the Journal four months or only a dime. The meeting is in progress at Vf t. Moriah this week. The meeting at Antioch begins next Sunday. Mr. J. F. Porter will move his family to Chesterfield next week, where he has accepted a position as agent for the C. & L. railroad. William, the 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gathingswas painfully hurt about the head yesterday afternoon by being struck by a buggy when the mule Nfr. Gatthin^s was driving dashed awav. In Union county's second pri maty last Saturday M. C. Long: and J. C. M. Vann were nominated for representative; H. B. Adams, jr. for recorder and Jas. Winchester for cotton weigher at Monroe. Prof. G. B. Dukes, of Cokesburg:, S. C. has been elected principal of the Pageland school. He is a graduate of Wofford college and has had seven years experience as a teacher. He was formerly principal of Hyatt Park school in Columbia. He comes highly recommended by the State Department of Education. He taught in Bennettsville two or three years and was a member of the county board of 5 ducation while in that county. He is a married man and will nove his family here. Mr. Charles T. Connors, for 15 years editor of the Lancaster News, died at his home in Lancaster last Thursday, after an illness of more than a year with Wright's disease. He was59years )ld, and spent most of his life in Lancaster where he was t)orn. He represented his county in the State legislature for two terms. He was one of the best loved citizens of the county, and aad more real friends possibly :han an}' other man. He was al ways courteous, kind, and ^eM^feve^sons an^^ug^] era. The new rural route to be established from Pageland on October 1st will be 14.81 miles ong and will pay $660 salary, rhere will be, it seems now, ess than seventy-five applicants or the job as carrier. The route vill run by W. W. Jenkins', Mott )eese's, Providence church, j. D. Mangum's old home, Ivans' Mill, J. VV. Graves' old ome, S. I. Evaas' old farm and ito the Jefferson road at Fork reek, and thence back to Pageind. Jefferson Route 1 will be irned back by White Plains nd W. J. Hick3' store and up le new road and into the Lanaster road between J. C. Saners' and W. E. Courtney's. The institute for farmers held i the grove near the old bank uilding last Saturday was atinded by a fairly good crowd f farmers and a few of the ladies, rofs. Hutchinson and Niven, f Clemson College, were the ' >eakers of the day. Each was iven a respectful hearing and te farmers manifested much invest in the subjects discussed, lain talks were made about >ils and their needs, money and te ways to get it from the farm, . . i i.? ' uufc itiiu. m?w iu grow mem anu lany other interesting subjects. /. J. Tiller staled that he had infracted for ten thousand ounds of vetch seed for the irmers of the county, but said le price is advancing and he is aving trouble in getting the ^ed at the right price. He asks le farmers to act together and id him in getting the seed. Get the Journal four months >r only 10 cents. Miss Lena Gulledge, of Chesjrfield, is visiting at the home f Mr. A. C. Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Kobt. Home, of Richmond, Va., arrived today to pencf. a few days here. 4, . - ?. " ;:T. \ Personals Mrs. Geo. W. Walters of Cherow spent a few days last week at the home of her father, Mr. J. R. Cato. Mr. L. E. Cato returned to his home at Winsboro Friday. Miss Ruth Chavis, who has been in Asheville, N. C. tor several weeks, returned to her home here Thursday. Mr. H. L. Johnson, who attended the summer school at Wofford college, is back in Pageland for a few weeks. He will enter the University of South Carolina when the session opens in September. Misses Bessie and Eunice Flynn, of Lancaster county, are visiting at Mrs. T. P. Brewer's. Misses Kate Woodley and Ruby Bennett, of Clio, and Miss Gertrude Morrison, of Aberdeen, N. C., have beenthe guest of Miss Sallie McColl several days. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Sellers Visited relatives near Ruby from Thursday until Sunday. Mr. G. N. Turner, of Crewe, Va., is visiting relatives here. Mr. John S. Marze and family, of the Antioch section of Union county, are visiting at the home of Mr. W. L. Marze. Misses Minnie and Pattie Terrell, of Monroe visited relatives here Friday and Saturday. Mr. J. C. Gale of Olive Branch, N. C., returned to his home Thursday, after spending a few days at the home of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Gale, the latter nf nfVlAm ro4nr?/\/4 V*?4yx v? <1 1IVIU IV.IUI11CU Willi 111111 IV spend a day or two. Big Majority Smith Goes In Over All. A long distance message direct from Columbia this afternoon at 3 o'c-ock just before we close the forms gives the_j)lec ;. tion returns as follows: Blease 51,000, Jennings 2,000, ' Pollock 2,000 and Smith 69,000. These figures are given in round numbers and are subject to slight changes. The entire vote reported to this time is about 125, 000, with from 15,000 to 25,000 votes vet to be heard from. 1 It is almost certain that Smith will win over all his 1 apponents by a good marjority. The votes yet to be reported s will not change the standing of < the candidates materially. : Township MAGISTRATE Pagelnnd ] Evans 111 Funderburk 59 Knight 82 This means that Evans and Funderburk v COTTON WEIoHER Pageland P Funderburk 58 Robinson 187 5 Primary Returns The two precincts from wh r!nr a v > 2 c/5 u* Kiilvy ^3 M 1. Croatian -151 Catarrh 2<) Cross Roads 35 Douglass Mill ^ Snow Hill 28 Ilrock's Mill 61 (Irant's Mill 3 Cheraw 267 Chesterfield 210 McBee 83 Dudley 67 Winzo 20 Plains 36 Pageland 117 Jefferson 179 Odom's Mill 65 Middendorf 23 Ousleydale 58 ~ An<rpln$ 1A Bethel 52 Wexford 33 ran ?mr As will be seen by the table on this page W. P. Odom is ahead for representative, with J. C. Rivers, L. C. Wanamaker and H- N. Askins following in the order named. The returns at this time are not quite complete, and it is not known positivily whether Odom's majority will put him in this time or whether he will be in the second race with Rivers and Wanama ker. If Odom is elected the next two highest will enter the second race and if not the foui highest will run again. W. A. Douglass was nomi nated for treasurer by a nicemajority. T. W. Eddins, M. J. Hougli and G. K. Laney were nominated without opposition. Hanna & Hunley Attorneys CHESTERFIELD, S. C. Sale and Exchange Stables 1 have opened up sale and exchange stables at the rear of Cato's store, and am now ready to buy, sell or swap. If you haven't what vyou want, see me. R. F. SMITHGet the Journal four month: for only 10 cents. r For Smith Uooper, Manning and Richards are running close together, with Cooper.about 200 votes in the go^BJnor, with Bethea slightb' in the lead at this time. A. W. Tones was renominated for comptroller general. W. W. Moore was renominated for adjutant general. Fortner is leading for railroad commissioner, Peeples is slightly in the lead for attorney general. Finley is about 1000 votes ahead of Stevenson in the fifth district, with 1,500 to 2,000 votes pet to be heard from. nn? i > ucket Plains Dudely Winzo Total 19 4*2 136 34 72 * 165 11 13 106 fill enter the second race for Magistrate, lains Dudley Winzo Total 6 65 0 129 8 24 67 336 for Chesterfield ( ich we were unable to get return igress | For Keprcsentati I L1 o? JA t s * 5 . <o a ,c S I 3 1 ? .8 CO ? g > ? < O 2 ^ w Z ^ ? O Q BE ? X -J 95 17 11 55 19 63 30 27 109 81 18 0 0 8 21 53 25 15 48 10 59 21 4 43 5 36 19 2 48 2 27 3 1 57 38 45 13 0 28 29 95 50 5 71 267 192 49 19 170 78 131 22 3 61 79 21 79 0 7 7 at U II w'l 4 32 23 2 47 4 129 175 11 101 25 80 40 20 89 31 69 6 2 61 38 58 H 6 54 17 32 9 0 22 56 45 27 5 16 15 7 3 0 8 46 10 4 0 7 17 1351 669 147 1161 887 i i V in | Furniti S Now on hand that v f tore the rise, and gofl ? prices. Come, tor w r sell at the right p * Suits from $22.50 ?Oak bedsteads from We are having a 1 J Jfc prices. Come and li - p we help you. Reme 2 carry a line of Coffli ' at all times, and our , | Sowell & 1 IP yj Cannot burn?i | / \ are inexpensive. ' / \ churches, schools t / \ the country. L1 ^ F PAGELAND HARD Mill V 5 We Manufacture Door s Mantels, Columns, Balusti Ron/'liop \Y/ ntinn ? IlUilg 1YIU cine Cabinets, Lawn Swings, tals, and in fact anything ir Workmanship and Pagelacid Novel THE MOVIES The Pastime Open every Tuesc and Saturday nights Saturday afternoon Strictlv moral and entertaining C Music each night by Pag< THE MOVIES bounty?Two Places is are Patrick and Cat Pond?Official \ ves I | Trcas 1 c I ?3 o = - I 3 ? ? 5 s- 5 > I * % - ? t k < CQ O-, H 3 75 i 55 55 30 9 18 0 15 140 78 1 24 3 0 1 12 3 9 29 3 " 7 35 6 5 lb U ?/ 5U 11 3 15 8 5 31 32 1 22 1 19 45 53 0 33 4 38 15 12 20 25 4 81 170 176 37 102 5 83 248 153 ] 115 9 4 61 71 69 1 0 0 9 71 65 1 0 0 1 37 10 26 2 0 15 10 31 "24 8 3 37 90 82 1 201 17 16 14 100 152 1 10 41 0 35 87 30 1 33 14 0 9 19 38 0 0 0 0 54 48 10 8 0 46 7 o 1 0 13 41 6 4 16 0 6 34 5 Si4 ibt 57 501 1441 1010 : * it l ' 4 J ure I kras bought be- If ng at the right 2 e are going to irice this tall. 2 up to $60.00. $ $3.00 to $10.00 * War with the tt lelp us, while If mber that we Jf is and Caskets 5 prices are low 2 Knight $ { ddddddddddd :proof lever leak?look well?and l. They cover the best homes, ind public buildings all over I 'or Sale by g WARE CO. Itork ind Window Frames, ers, Newels, Tables, :hen Cabinets, MediFlower Stands, Pedesi the^^binet Line. ( Pric&j. right. Ity Works THE MOVIES Theater lay, Thursday at 8:30, and 4 o'clock. !ome find enjoy yourself Bland String Band THE MOVIES ?not Reported. rote given next week. urer | U. S. Senate ? $ -2 1 i & t % 2 S .5 o o 0-50 rN . ; o -PI ?1 "H ? Ow O < A a. 2 > o a . = g o u g 5 99 73 4 10 50 130 91 3 78 *8 36 81 65 58 1 3 14 43 36 0 2 27 66 36 0 6 29 67 53 0 1 26 184 101 1 143 112 258 150 2 12 218 144 23 61 17 0 9 42 37 32 3 1 32 54 119 3 19""" 100 V/ 8/ D Z1 19U L03 64 3 28 36 39 79 18 1 10 58 53 38 9 0 8 27 m