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?be CfjtraU) Cfjroniclc Volume 15 CHERAW, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S. C., MAY 11, 1911 Number 28 MUST HAVE COTTON FOR FUTURE DEALS OYER $17,000 IS INVOLVED Case of Maybaak Against F. )f. Rogers to be Tried In Florence on Its Merits. Columbia, May 6.?The supreme court ruled yesterday that no cotton can be sold in South Carolina unless the bona fide delivery of the cotton is intended. It is emphasized by the court that the cotton must be delivered to make the contract efflective. The decision by chief justice Jones sustained the circuit judge wno overruled the demdrrer in the case of .Maybank & Co. against F. M. Rogers, of Florence. The amount involved is $17,187.61. The cas ewill now go back to the Florence county court to be tried on its merits. The demurrer overruled by Judge <Jary was upon two causes of action, involving contracts for the sale and -delivery of cotton. Two Contracts. In the complaint it is alleged that F. M. Rogers agreed to sell to Mayhank & Co. 500 bales of cotton to be delivered at Florence between September 15 and December 30, in 1909. The price, according to the contract, was 10% cents a pound. In the complaint it is stated that it was the bona tide intention of both parties that the cotton should b cactually delivered. It is further alleged that F. M. Rogers failed to deliver the cotton, i and that on December 31 the kind of cotton in question was worth lilU cents Der Dound. On this case the sum of $11,568.50 was claimed as th te o.-llvered at Flfreuce between vejit-wlei 15 and December l of 100? at the price of ll^i ccuts tier pound. It is alleged that tl? ? market price of the cotton on Decess.o^-r 2 "was 13^ cents per pound. Dama{8 Id this case for $5,625 were claimed. Grounds of Appeal. F. M. Rogers sought to have the . contract thrown out on the following | grounds: "Because it appears that the parties did not intend an actual delivery of j the cotton, and that the transactions | were mere wagers as to the rise and I fall of the cotto nprice. I "Because it appears that plaintiff i iThe woman who begins to eor first. No matter how closely si cults are flat until she learns th. A prescription is just as easy fo a housewife to measure out floui is necessary that a prescription get proper results. Ask any d then get your prescriptions fill< it "just so" and you will get t Ladd's Di The Rexall Store seeks to recover profits by reason ol the rise In price of cotton, aqd demands payment of the differences between the contract price and the market price at the time fixed foi executing the contract, and there is no allegation that plaintiff was compelled to purchase or that he did purchase cotton to replace that contracted for by said agreement, or thai plaintiff suffered any loss by the failure of defendant to deliver said cotton, other than that occasioned bj the loss of speculative profits. "Because the complaint does not show that there was any difference between the contract price and the ! WOI.W nrino of tho timp fixpd ffll executing the contracts, the limit ol YOUCANTI WITH THE you have; PUTW IN THE BANK ^ Bank ONE DOLLAR A DAY? leave It stay for 80 years. At 8 ' We pay 4 per cent lot BANK OF i Chera delivery being December 30, 1909, on the first contract, whereas the allegation was as to the market price on December 31, 1909; and on the second contract the limit of delivery was December 1, 1909, whereas the allegation was as to the market price on December 2, 1909." This demurrer was overruled by Judge Gary and he has been sustained court. fTT YffFr V-73 TU ti'Mniiar DRUGS J TT Ar H >k has all kinds of trouble at ie follows the recipe, her bise knack of mixing them just so r a druggist to till as it is for and sugar for a recipe, but it be filled just so in order to octor if this isn't the truth ?d here. We know how to do he results intended. rug Store Cheraw, S. C. VETERANS INVITED TO GHERAV i CAMP KERSHAW EXTENDS INVIT! Confederate Veterans Incited to I) Gests of Camp Kershaw on June 1 ; At the regular meeting of Cam s Kershaw, U. C. V., last Monday, It wa i unanimously decided to extend an in vitation to the Confederate veteran of the county to be the guests of th BUY A THING MONEY SPENT^^^ ? M *m i. $6 a week?for only one year, and per cent, compounded interest this er^ce^^npo^ded^teregt this terest componnde quarterly. CHER.AW, w, S. C. Camp on Wednesday, June 7th. The entire town of Cheraw will vi with Camp Kershaw in entertainin the old Vets. A program is being arranged an will be published as soon as con: ! Dieted. SEABOARD'S MODERS CARS. They Are Electrically Lighted Thro ought?Steel Trucks and tlndoj body. \ Tpii new day coaches, which ar now being built by the Pullman com pany for use on the lines of the Sea board Air Line, are expected to be on in service about May l.r?. This is f|i first lot of ten of a number of nei cars which have been ordered by t Seaboard for use 011 its lines. Th cars are duplicates of samples whic were built in the shops at Portsmoutl the cars built there having proved s satisfactory that the designs wer sent to the PPullman company to b copied in the new equipment. The Seaboard was the first of th Southern lines to adopt the electri lighting system for use on its train! THIS system IS a m-iei rem iii burning of cars, should there happe to lie a wreck, and also minimizes th danger of an explosion. The new cars are 70 feet long ove their body end sills and 76 feet si inches -over the platforms. L'nde frames and superstructure are all c steel construction,with all steel truck and platforms, the very latest high speed brakes, lavatories in both end of the cars, with mirrors and drest ing cabinets. Inside finish is of Cuban mahogan; inlaid with ebony. Floors are of flej olith construction, which is far si porior to the wooden floors, and is tb most sanitary floor yet perfected. Rubeer aisle srrips extend throug the aisles of the car, all seats are Hal and Kilburn all steel, reversible seat with their latest high-backs and cusl ions, upholstered in best quality < green plush. Cars are heated with most in proved system of steam heating, an each car has its own lighting system, 1 consisting of axle-driven generators, necessary batteries and ten 50-watt i# electric lamps located through center f of car, with small electric lights in lavatories and toilets, and in vestibule. g Ventilation is provided for by eight Garland ventilators applied on the roof of the cars that will change the air in same every three minutes. In ] e addition, there is provided three elecp, trie fans, two in the main body of the coach and one in each smoker to inP crease the comfort of the cars in hot s weather. - The trucks are of all steel construe- 1 s tion, with 36-inch steel wheels and 5x9 c e Journals. ( * f WILL BE A BIG OLD TIME Cheraw is Going to HaTe the Biggest Celebration in Its History This Tear. The board of trade decided at its last meeting to "celebrate" in July. The vote to "celebrate" was unanimous. Even Col. C. F. Moore said he would "like to celebrate." The Racing Association will join in and help pull off the biggest celebration Cheraw has ever held. i All the people along the line of the new Southbound railroad from Wadesboro, N. C., to Winston-Salem will be here this year, without a doubt. All the people from Wadesboro on down will be here as usual as well as those from Rockingham, Hamlet and all along the line of the Seaboard; and then the new lines from Blenheim, Sellesv - Drake, Hartsvllle, etc., will bring in their share of people. Our own people from McBee, Angelus,Jefferson* Pageland, Guess, Mt. C-oghan, Rubjtf, Chesterfield, Evans Mill, y and Middendorf and Patrick, will be from are There will suit the fancy of everj^^^^^^^^^hose ready assured racing, 1 base ball and and base t It has been^^^^^R that the program be arra^^^Ho as to extend i e through two d^^Kind that automo- ( g bi'e races be a feature. It is 3 further suggesl^p that arrangements , (j be made for flijuts by aeroplane. L_ All of these matters will be looked into by a committee to be appointed, |( and the program will be arranged,!] which will be made public at an early ] date. ] ! OUR t \ ummts \ DO pj : THE %M ij WORK) ir " 1 he pain caused by a bruise is s you know that many little blood i- the congested blood needs help Is Id case of a sprain the circulatk j- ly to prevent congestion but to the injury. It is impossible to outside, but our liniments are t for all such troubles and the i them helps stimulate the circi l" without a good liniment, for th< [e ter an injury the easier it is for Rcxall Rubbing Oil should be h ing better for sprains and brui ; Ladd's Di )f The Rexall Store d ? TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE SEMINARY THORNTON C. WHALING NAMED Departure From Loaf Established Rule as to Its Head?Well-known Throughout the State. I For the first time since its estabishment in 1828. the Columbia Thelogical seminary will bare a presl- < lent, word having been received from Norfolk, Va., says The Columbia State, hat Thornton C. Whaling, D. D., had icceptea me oner maae nm 10 ue:ome head of that institution. Several years ago the board of directors of the seminary decided to lave a president to head the faculty, he system heretofore being similar to hat of many of the older educationil institutions, that is a faculty and >oard government with a chairman. In the selection of Dr. Whaling the lemlnary is very fortunate: He has :laims on South Carolina and Colum- r, )la, having married Misa Lacy Muller if this city. He graduated at the Coumbia seminary and afterwards i rved at Cheraw for several years. Afterwards he was at Lexington, Va., ind from there went to Texas. He s at present in charge of the Second 'resbyterlan church at Nerfblk. Dr. Vhaling will take up his sew duties it the opening of the next tern tn September. The offer was nude him >y a committee of the board of direeA 01*8. B , , . . FIGHT AT JEFFUMN. ??? f 4 Vhlte Man and Negro Wist 8affer Wounds. Machwell. a young white ILdCTtBr' * ihot in the arm b ya negre lamed Graham, and the atter was Bbot in the log. Graham ' ^ las since disappeared, It Is said. Pariculars of the trouble are sot ksowS* ; Governor Blease has paraled Jerry 3tnalls, of Colleton, a negr# W rears ? m )ld, sentenced In March, lllfc td tea - -' rears Imprisonment for maaslaaghter. ' 3? Fudge Aldrlch recommended clemency r ' ft' J. M. Howell, a popular druggist of Ireensbursr. Ky., says, "We see Ghent jerlain's Cough Remedy Hi *wn lousehold and know it ! Mceneat'* For sale by all druggists. simply nature's way of tottiag I vessels are broken ana inai in moving along. >n must be stimulated not o?furnish materia' for repairing treat such injuries from ttte he ideal external applications ubbing necessary in applybv llation. You should neter b? ? sooner they are applied afthem to do their work, in eTery home, there Is neifcses. 25 and 50 cents. ug Store v Cheraw, S. C.