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#!W#?KLE Successor to Th? Cheraw Reporter Established July 9, 1885 which was Bn tared as Second Class Matter According: to Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Published Weekly by ? tricklin Printing Company J. H STK1CKLIN \ Editors and V. J. STUCKLIN J Managers Subscription price $1.00 per year J Advertising rates made known on application. Candidates are awful slowabout coming out. Cheap rates on all railroads to Cheraw on July 7th. The grass s growing faster than the farmers can kill it. Farmers are feeling blue, but there's a better time coming. I Thousands of bushels of oats have been ruined by the rain. If you are going away for the summer you will want The Chrlonielc to follow you. The best horse racing ever, and the best base ball, Cheraw, July 7th. Watch for further announcement. Mr. E. W. Duvall has tiled his pledge as a candidate for lieutenaut governor and will be In the race to the finish. 4 The State Campaign. Only six more days from today the office seekers In South Carolina will be on the road. Thecampaign begins June 22 and ends Aug. 27. The campaign opens In Sumter, and the last n1ar.? mi th? nrhprinlp in Wwherrv Chssterield ! reached on June 27. According to custom the candidates will be lnrlted to address the citizens of Cheraw In the town hall on the night of June 27. ??????????? Special For' 3 lb. can Standard Tom; Table Peaches, can Pie Peaches, can Salmon, Alaska brand, < Core Flakes, package Fresh Green Cabbage, i Snap Beaus, 2 quarts fo Dried Peaches, per poui Dried Prunes, per poun Dried Apples, per pnun< Octagon Soap, 6 bars Peaches, per dozen Oranges, per dozen Bananas, per dozen CHERAW CAS R. N. STRICKL Phone 176. i i i THE FIRST NA OF GH1 WM. GODFREY, ! EDWARD McIVEF S. G. GODFREY, < 4 Per Gent Inter Depo The anuou moment of .Mr. S. I!. 1 Keir for .Magistrate for Cheraw J' townshiq appears in this issue. . Mr. Keid has served in this capae- ^ ity for a number o years and needs 1 no utroduetion. Now that the trees in the streets H have been trimed up, and the M grass will soon be cut nice and smooth, we suggest that some : effort be made to till the many & mud holes that are o be scon in 11! the roads and on the side walks -a for several days after a small rain. ' Lets have a More Heautitul ilil Cheraw ' as well as a ''Greater W Cheraw."?Ladies of the Civic ||i League, take notice. MORSFiMNETERM | sri Albert Oliver hi II. W. King 1] T. G. Griggs |(. Naaman Turnage fv, S. J. Post011 bl W. P. Shaw Cordy Windurn W. II. Gaskins Jas. S. Wadsworth II. A. Watson 01 A. J. Kirkley ac W. N. Munsjn ]n John W. Ilorton 0" P. C. Newman he C. W. So well ta Miles Watson rc W. J. Streator . W. K. Woodward C. W. Estes L J. II. Segars aj E. D. Jones ~ K. Mcl. Watts m W. E. Duvall Jas. A Watson J. N. Talbert ,T G. W. Kennington Sidney D. llurscy R. Burch J. R. Catoe J. C. Gathings M. C. Courteney ? (J*] B. C. Moore C. R. Brock m J. C. Rivers AV. J. Hoffman C: J. E. Agerton p) * ^ iir The Pleased One. "Scribbles writes some very pleasing st verse." ,rt "Indeed! I've never beard of it pleas- ? ing anybody." "Evidently you've never observed its >v] effect on Mr. Scribbles."?Birmingham jj Age-Herald. \v ?? ra ThisWeek. ? .V itoes 9c it' 90r> rt] 14c i :an Oc \\ 10c it ler pound 2^c R ll t 5c ad lHc |J( d 11c iii 1 11c ;U 24c ^ 15c \ 25? 20c H GROCERY, t lis, Proprietor, j .j Cheraw, S. C. *1 al ll! ?v 1 i i i i?r tu t!i It <ii v . .1' TIONAL BANK |? ERAW ! j / - t I *. i President. I;" : t H Vice-Precident. Cashier. j i'i ========= I est on Savings n sits 11? I ^ j *j |M 11;: ?????????? I it OTHERS m HAVE I )AUGHTERSi hid Kelp in Lydia E, Pink* aril's Vegetable Compound Ilndaon, Ohio.?"If mothers realized :: good your remedies would do delitepirls J believe there would be 'r"^Z71StL ."i fewer weak and ail#?4;%ing women. Irreg"ole.r and painful ajrv )f*\ periods and such ^ ? raJ; troubles would be 2* relieved at once in r w flm many cases. Lydia f : E. Pinkham's Vcgem. A . table Compound is ::::: fine lor ailing girls and rundown wo$ i men. Their delicate y ft Mi organs need a tonic ' /' 'At /'t "illili tltv VVMll^V UUVI vcs now -tcibition and life from the st dose."?M rs. C> eorof. Stricter, udsun, Oliio, K. 2N*o. 5, Box 32. Hundreds of such letters from other: expressing tlieir gratitude >r what Lydia L. Phikham's Vegetae Compound has accomplished for icni have been received by the Lydia . Pinkkain Uedicine Company, Lynn, ass. Young: olirhs, Heed This. Cirls wl;o are troubled with painful irregular periods, backache, headhe, draggii.g-down sensations, faint, g spells or indigestion, should take lmedi: te action to ward off the seri!s consequences and be restored to alth by Lydia E. Pinkham's Yegeble Compound. Thousands have been stored to health by its use. If yon would like special advice iiout your case write a confidenal letter to Mrs. Pinkkam, at ynn, Mass. Her advice is free, id always helpful. R. R. E. DIGGS SAYS CROPS ARE POOR. r. F. B. Sineath Has Best Crop Between Virginia and Georgia ?Mr. Watson Has a Fair Stand. Mr. Editor?I have been travling for several weeks looking or hhe crops as I go, and I have me over a great part of the two roluas and the majority of the aces that 1 have had the pleas e of visiting have very poor ops and poor prospects?no and, and what stand they have )1 is little yellow stuff. L found three or four places here they had fair stands. Mr. ni Watson has an average crop, 'hen 1 left Mr. Watson's place I cut on to Cheraw and from Che iw I walked down to Montrose. I ,1 l.m?u M iQY'Tk WILTTJU.i*H saw some one off from the road, lowing around the house, as I alked up there 1 thought that it as the garden spot of Chesterild count}, and having a curiosy to know who lived there I went :> to the lie use and to my surprise found Mi. F. B. Sineath there. rdl 1 was glad I went by there, was about ten o'clock in the orning. lie had his boys to take icir mules from the plows and >me in, then we all went to the nise and talked of old times and / and by twelve o'clock rolled 'ound and dinner was served. Iter dinner was over the boys cut back to their work and Mr. ineath walked over the crop and icre 1 found tlie best crop that I nve seen between the Virginia ate line and the northern bouniry of Georgia. His cotton had good stand and an average of I x to eight leaves to the stalk. I is corn was tine also, averaging )out ten inches in height and id a healthy color. We then cut down to his pasture where i had about eleven hogs and seval It It* pigs, all looking fine. Helming to the house we came up ;e hack way through his orchard.) was was one of the nicest orcli-1 ds that 1 have seen in many a d.y. The trees were hanging it!i fruit. L wish that you could 1 his place, everything looks so ice and encouraging, every one icr seems to he enjoying life. 1 ist ihink that if every one in hetertield county had the pros eU of siieli a success hel'ore ,cin t lull In* lias, tlioy would not r so casl down?there would not a so many broken-hearted farmrs. If I could la* there when his nil is ripe I am sure 1 would en?y myself. If the farmers could !l see liis orchard they would nil farming and go to raising nit exclusively. 1 will ring off for this time. II. K. DKitiS. Newberry to Entertain R. L. C. The state convention ao the lira I I jotter Carriers association ill he held iii Newherry, S.C. on uly ' >, 4, and The indications re that the attendance will be irge and the meeting will be an it cresting one. PEE DEE JMMER SCHOOL FWWHITE TEACHERS. Estate fund for summer sch^p being inadequate for the sup^B of two summer schools, whj^Kid colored, in eacli county the^fre several counties are holdKjoint Summer Schools. C<Mty Superintendents, EasterlinPof Morlboro and Rivers of ChesRrfield, have arranged for a jumnfr school for white teachers to beheld i:a Cheraw, to open July 18th,/>nd continue in session for four >eeks. Sufraer school instructors have been lecured and the following courtf of study planed: Prrt E. D. Easterling, of the Univ&ity of South Carolina, who has be"tn taking a special course in Mathematics in the University of Chicagb this year, has been elected principal of the summer school and will te?ch the following branches: Mathematics and Pedagogy. Missjiarriet Godfrey, of the Cherav Graded school, f as been elected instructor in. History, Englist and Civics. MissjErin Kohn, of Columdia, will gile lessons in Drawing and Manujf" Training, probably alternatingjwith lessons in Primary MethocA. EacW branch will receive five hours-jc^eek. Pirsrand second grade teachers .certified?8 are renewed on regular attends ice upon summer schools. Any tej dier in this section of our state xv o wish to avail themselves of ths opportunity may attend. The onlt expenses would be board and raiifoad fare. It would be couveniint for many teachers to return to their homes by rail every Friday afternoon if they wish 5to. Ai y letters in regard to board a< dressed to Mr. E. Walker Duvall, >f the Cheraw Board of Trade, \ ould be placed in proper hands : >r reply. The Cheraw Graded chool trustees have kindly offere 1 the graded school building. Chera f is noted for health and hospital y. Under such favorable cfcnd tions the Pee Dee Sumer ScKoo is expected to be a great success. Genr Bragg Near Death. ' Fond 4ue Lac, Wis., June 10.? Gen. EdJrard S. Bragg is near death, 9 ofelock Monday "Bfgftt- ?n" scious../ftfen. Bragg was consul to Cuba, put was recalled aFter lu had said It was as easy to nuuce t whistle o tit of a pig's tail as tc civilize t le Cuban's. Ma crebus Discoveries mark the wonderful progress of the age. Air Sights on heavy machines telegrams' without wires, terrible wai inventions to kill men, and that won' der of wonders, Dr. King's New Discovery?to save life when threatened by coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma croup, bro: ichitis, hemorrhages, haj fever and whooping cough o lung trouble. For all bronchial affectione [ it has no equal. It relieves instantly. Its the surest cure. James M Black of Asheville, N. C., R. R. No. 4 writes it cured him of an obstinate coug hafte * ail other remedies failed 50 cents and $1. A trial bottle free Guaranteed by Theo. E. Wannamaker 1 * Why iak< Are yo 1 thin, pale, easily tir< strength? Then your digesl thin, your nerves weak. Yc You need Ayer's Sarsaparill; free frc m alcohol. We beli< these s atements, or we won and fin \ out. Follow Ins ad The endorsement of your doctor will certai Pills as a fafnily laxative. Liver pills. A j i?-4?? I Our Line of Com I We sell Fire Life Health ! Accident (Plate Glass and {ill other forms of in IjWe also buy, sell ar j Let us know Wfaddill (a k j Real Estate a | | Cherai I 4 I j Our Penny ColumnRooms for Rent?Nice rooms for light housekeeping located on Kershaw street. Apply to Chronicle office for further information. For Sale.?Nice young Mare. Will work anywhere. For particulars see J. F. Harper, Cheraw. Wanted.?A nice coutry cured Ham. Apply The Chronicle office. Fresh .Green .Cabbage, Snap Beans, New Crop Potatoes. Cheraw Cash Grocery. For Rent?Three Rooms, fur nished or unfurnished. Apply Mrs Mary Sherrill. Fresh Green Cabbage, Sna^ Beans, New Crop Potatoes. Cheraw Cash Grocery. For Sale.?Two pigs, residence lot Main street, also twenty foui thousand shingles. Theodore KeiK. A Womsi's Great Idea la how to make herself attractive. Bu without health It Is hard for her t( be lovely In face, form or temper. J weak, sickly woman will be nervoui and Irritable. Constipation and kid ney poisons show in pimples, blotch es. skin eruptions and a wretchec always qrove a goiaend to women wh< want health, beauty and friends. The; regulate stomache, liver and kilneya purfy the blood; give strong nerves bright eyes, pure health, smoothe, vel vety skin, lovely complexion, gooi health. Try them. 60c. at Theo. E Wannamaker'a Committee Appears Before Rail road Commissioners. The committee appointed by th board of trade consisting of Messr E. W. Duvall, W. D. Evans am W. T.. Thrower, who have bee: working on the freight rates t Cheraw for a year and who hai the matter up before the railroai people in Richmond about a yea ago, and since that time have tat en the matter to every official o the Seaboard, from the Presiden down, asking relief from the dif criminating freight rates, and r< ceiving none, appeared yesterda; before the railroad fcommission ii Colnmbia, and showed to ther Cheraw was circled by five com peting towns, each of which hai a bttter freight rate than Chera\ had, the difference running fror 10 to 25 per cent., and three of th five have a longer haul than Che ' raw, and no one of the five is dc ing as much business as Cherai ? railroads. 1 , It was pointed out to the rai ' road commission that Cheraw 5 was paying from $11,000 to $13 1 000 per year more for freight tha the same business was handled fc any of the other towns, showin n forcible figures how she was b ing overcharged in freight rates The railroad comraissionei , showed great interest in the dii cussion and promised to look can fully into the matter at once am P !- * 1J see lirenei cuuiu nut ue n?u. ' What! Every candidate for office thi > year will favor good roads. Bu ? will a single one of thera be abl to offer a feasible plan for gettini them??Anderson Mail. More Attractive s That business platform of Mi Ilyatt is going to prove vastl more attractive than the eternj liquor question.?Orangeburg Se > Alcohol? ed, lack your usual vigor and tion must be poor, your blood >u need a tonic and alterative, i, the only Sarsaparilla entirely *ve your doctor would endorse Id not make them. Ask him [vice. J. C. Ai/er Co., Lowell, Mass. * -? ^ J 1_ A UM1 tilly gri'iUiy uitrcuc yuui tuuuuciik? m n/wi II vegetable. Ask your doctor about them zzrj plete. ] Liability Bonds 1 Live Stock I Automobile f Rent | surance. I id exchange Real Estate. r your wants. 1 I Lindsay, 2 nd Insurance, g kV, S. C. | 1 Among The Churches Schedules of the Various Churches for the Coming Week. Baptist Church. Dr. L. H. Shuck, Pastor. Sunday School 10 a. m. Morning service 11.15 a. m. Evening service 8:30. B. Y. P. U. 7:45 p.m. Leader?Mr. H. L Powe. St. David's Episcopal Church. key. a. s. thomas, Jttecior. Service and sermon at 11 a. m. . and at 5:30 p. m. , Sunday School at 10 a. m. Service Wednesday 5 p. m. Presbyterian Church. ; Rev, A. H. McArn, Pastor. Sunday school at 10.00 a. m. Church services 11 a. m. No evening services in church * during the summer. Prayer meeting Wednesday t evening at 8.30 P. M. ) Westminster League Sundays i 8.30 p. m. Methodist Church Marvin Auld, Pastor. 1 Preaching Sunday at 11 a. m. 3 and 8 p. m. by the pastor. f Sunday School at 3:30 p. m. ' J. D. Smith. Superintendant. ' Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o,clock. J To all of these services every'* one is cordially invited. ?? ? ~ Chesterfield Mission. James Russell, Pastor. e Preaching first Sabbath al s Ruby 11 a. m., and at White Oak d 3.00 p. m. Preaching Second Sabbath al 0 Chesterfield 11 a. m. A Preaching third Sabbath at 3 White Oak 11 a. m., and at Ruby r 3.00 p. m. Preaching fourth Sabbath at ,f Chapel 11 a m., and at Chester t field 3.00 p. m. Marlboro Circuit. 7 John B. Weldon, Pastor. 1 1st Sunday, New Hope, 11 a. m a Pleasant Hill 2.30 p. m., and a< l' Oak Grove 5 p. m. ^ 2nd Sunday, Shiloh 11 a m v and at Ebenezer 4 p. m. a 8rd Sunday, New Hope 11 a. m e Pleasant Hill 2.30 p. m., and a Oak Grove 5 p. m. 4th Sunday, Ebenezer 11 a. m tV and at Shiloh 4 p. m/ ^ : CANDIDATES CARDS For House of Representatives. ? 'I hereby announce myself t e" candidate for the House of Rep resentatives and pledge mysel s to be governed by the rules o npmnf?r?tip Primarv. J. G. Grant. I hereby announce my candi dacy in the Democratic Prima ry of Chesterfield county fo s member of the House of Repre t sentatives from said county. W. F. Stevenson. Q "VSAAA^/WWWWVSAAA^AAAAAAAAAAAA For the Senate. I hereby announce myself a can ' idiate for the State Senate fror Chesterfield county, Subject to th rules governing the Democrat! - Party- GE0- K: LANEY;, For Magistrate. I hereby announce myself a can didate for reappointment as Mag istrate for the town of Cheraw. S. H. REID. For Governor. I beg to announce my candi dacy for the office of Governor subject to the decision of the Democratic voters of the state Campaign promises are easib made. My purpose is, if elect . od, to give the people a plain honest and business-like admin - istration. Of course I shall ad vocate good roads, good schooli and good government, my atti tude as to the same being wel known to the public for man) years. I consistently advocated prohi bition and was among the first tc give money and lend influence tc push that movement twenty yeara ago. As a business man my chief aim, if elected, will be to con duct a State government along business lines. F. II. Ilyatt. The Cultivated Pea. Prom its original home as a native wild growth In western Asia and adjacent Europe tho cultivated pea has been taken by man to all civilized countries. It has been cultivated for thousands of years, for dried peas have been found In Egyptian tombs. kept the king at Home. "F the past year we have kept the King of all laxatives?Dr. King's New Life Pills?in our home and they have proved a blessing to all of our family," writes Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y. Easy, but sure remedy for all stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Only 25c at Wannamaker's. Vmmkir'S U luaj. 1st?Pure Drugs and Medicines I buy my drugs only from Manufacturers of established reliability. Every article is warranted to be absolutely pure and full strength. 2nd.?Prescriptions. My prescription department is carefully looked after. Puri ty, accuracy and moderate prices are points we aim for.^ 3rd.?Patent Medicines.* I keep all the leading- kinds and am constantly adding new ones to my stock. Some I buyjin large quantities and will be glad to furnish in 3, 6 or 12 bottle lots at special prices. 4th.?Soda Water and Ice Cream. Flavored with pure fruit juices. Very refreshing. 5th.?Wedding Presents Sterling Silver Teaspoons and all odd pieces. 1 personally warrant all to be Solid Stealing Silver. I have also Rogers Platey Knives and Forks (The 1847 Rogers). None better on the marketChina Ware, Cut Glass. - ? i -i -ii A large assortment at an . prices from one dollar to ten ' dollars. 6th.?Stationery. t, Box Paper, Pound Paper, r Envelopes, Writing Tablets, Lead Pencils, Ink, Carbon Paper, etc.. 7th. Blank Books, Ledgers, Time Books, Cash Books, Day Books, Memorandum Books, * Order Books, etc., etc. 8th.?Talcum Powder. Body Sachet, Rice Powder, Face Powder, White and Flesh t Colored. 9th.?Toilet Soaps. A large assortment. All 10th.?Hair Brushes. The largest assortment ever : brought to Cheraw. Careful_ ly selected. Every brush full i value, 10c to 52.50. Combs, - All Prices. Extra heavy ones, f Last forever with ordinary f care. Prices range from 5e to one dollar each. 11th.?Lamps. n\ rtcr I o m no 9C/.flnfc Art vjiajj L-aiupo, iv w ~ cents. Burners, Wicks, chim. neys, kerosene oil, etc. 12th.?Paints, Varnishes, etc. I carry Lucas' Line. They look good longer, last longer, q and cost no more than others. I 13th.?Wall Finishes. Such as Muresco, and Alabastine. All colors and easy - to put on. Theo. E. Wannamaker, Dealer in Pure Drags and Medicines, ~ Cheraw. S. C. IP p.p.1 P. P. P. win purify and vitalise your | blood, create a good appetite and give your I whole system tone and strength. tj A prominent railroad superintendent at I Savannah, suffering with HalarU, Uyspep. 3 sla, and Rheumatism says: "After taking P. P. P. he never felt so well In his life, and feels as if he could live f oreven if he could ] always get P. P. P." If you are tired out from over-work and clot* confinement, take P. P. P. If you are feel In* badly In the spring n , and out of sorts, take M P. P. P. J If your digestive organs need toning up, H take J P. P. P. I If you suffer with heed ache, Indigestion, 1 debility end weeknees, take i . P. P. P. If you suffer with nervous prostration, j nerves unstrung end e general lot down J of the system, uks ^ ; P. P. P. For Blood Poison. Rheumntlsra, Scnf. ule, Old Bores, Meier!*, Chronic FeauJe Compkinte, teks P. P. P. Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium. The best blood purifier In the world. g F. V. LIPPMAN, S Batannali. . OrorgCw. f