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?ie Cfjerato Ctjrcnick . ' \\ ") ' <- ' "Tis Not in Mortals to Command Success, but Well do More, Sempfonlous, Well Desert# It" ? ? -:> Volume 17 I CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S. C., JANUARY 16, 1913 Number 11 6LEASE REMOVES": MANY OFFICIALS ? M CONSTABLES AND COMMISSION . ERS OF DEEDS OF 80UTH 4 CAROLINA -FIRED." < INCLUDES TWO BIG 6LAS# The Qeyprnor's Decree <56ts Off tiu h Contmleeione of All 8pecial Officer* and Railway Men of the St*t?lj--Blease Makes Statement. * y'tr Columbia?All South Carolina. constables, Including special officers em- 1 ployed by railroads and other carriers and all commissioners of &eds tor j South Carolina .have been removed } by Gov. Cole 1>. Blease, according to announcements .contained in proclamatiens sent out 'recently. The two proclamations announce that the governor, by virtue of the constitution power lodged in his , hands, revokes the commissions of , all the officers mentioned. The com- ( misaioners are Invited to apply lor ( new .com missions; nothing is said to ( the holders .of constables' oommis- ( sions. s The revocation of the .commissions, , the governor announces, is to date ^ from January 21st, next. ' , The governor in his proclamation ( revoking the commissions of all con ( stable* gives no reason for the ( change. He merely states that he as .governor, has decided to revoke their ( commissions, and forthvdth does so. , The reason given ror the removal , commissioners of deeds, who J lorni a considerable gprtUm? pf commercial-legal machinery of the j state, is that many of them hare lost their commissions, and that others ( have not carried out their duties in , -a manner satisfactory to those do? j ing business with them. The com- ( missicncrs of deeds are possibly the , most numerous class with which the , governor has yet taken action. They nro rnciHonta of fnrelen countries whc have taken out commissions and whc | perform legal services, such as reg istering deeds, for property in South Carolina. The governor announces that any who may wish reappointment may secure commissions on the endorse ment of the governor of the state or the American consul of the foreign country, where they live. I Pee Dee Presbytery Meet?. The Pee Dee Presbytery has just ^ ,closd a most dlightful conference , at Florence on educational and other church matters. The attendance from the different counties, making ( up this presbytery was most encouraging. One of the most interesting and instructive of the talks was made bv Rev. Melton Clark, formerly pastor there, on the boy and his chances and his development. He showed the stages of a boy's mental and moral development, along with his physical, and showed how the boy had not been given a fair chance, and that the work for the world In the future must be done with tbe boy and he must be understood. Cherokee County Teachers Meet. The regular winter teachers' examination was held in the office of the superintendent of education, Mr McKown, in the court house, and was stood by quite a large number of the young women of the county. There were also three young men and two negroes to stand the examination. Among those trying for the teachers' certificates were: Misses Fettie Hubkey, Laura Plonk. Laura Bridges, Inez Rogers,. Mae Garriscn, Fannie Jones Oozie Austell, Nannie Long, Bertha yuinn, liau \\ uiiamson ana j. ?. McSwain, Robert Robinson and 0. N. Lovelace. < To Create State Life fund. Following the suggestion made ir his annual report, F. H. McMaster, insurance commissioner of South Carolina. has prepared a bill "to create a state life fund for the granting of life insurance and paying annuities.. % COMMERCIAL MEN'S MEETING " -ucius E. Wilson* Talks About Work. Come to Columbia to Make Plans and Hear Addresses. . 7 sdfebtKtobfa.?Secretaries of commerIRl bodies of eight cities of the state hist In the rooms of the Columbia chamber of commerce and heard & :alk on the work of commercial sodles by Lucius G. Wilson. The secretaries were entertained at dinner ay thd Columbia body. A committee lomposed of A. L. Johnstone, Greenville; Brooks Marshall, Greenwood; k. V. Snell, Charleston, and , John Wood, Spartanburg, was appointed to autline a policy for the state charaaer of commerce. A resolution was idopted by the secretarial "indorsing the National Corn expod&on; representatives of the exposition being present at the dinner. < The resolution reads: "We, the undersigned secretaries of South Carolina Chamber of Commerce regard the National Corn exposition as a great opportunity to aclualnt the world with, the advantages >f South Carolina's climate and, soli, ss well as her commercial futureV'We ?arnestly urge every community In ? lie state to endeavor to co-operatf ^ with the meeting of this great educa ? Jonal Institution at Columbia. For :wo weeks following January 27 South Carolina will be the agricultural centre of the world. "Am the people of.- this commonwealth realize the importance ef the National Corn exposition they will in la increasing degree avail themselves )f the advertising value to the state, is well as its educational value to the nation as a whole. "We urge the business men of the m 3tate to unite with the farmers lr f making 'Sddth Carolina Day,' January 28, the greatest agricultural event in :be history of the commonwealth." gtate National Guard Meeting. The fourth annual convention of the National Guard Association of South Carolina will convene in Colum bia on February 5, the first session occurring at 4 o'clock. All commissioned officers of the National Guard, ire eligible for membership and the association' numbers as members a majority of the officers of the organized militia of the state. Capt. A. E Legare, secretary of the association, announces the following subjects and ^ speakers: "The Meeting of the Naa onnnlof inn o f Mnrfnllr " LIUlliXi UUttlU AOOUVtauvu Uh A1V? bviM| by W. W. Moore, adjutant general of the state. "Rifle Shooting?Individual Organizations," Capt. Edward H. Cantey, Second* infantry. "Desired Legislation and Permanent and Sys- ? tematic Work," by Capt. J. C. D. Schroeder, Third infantry. "Riot ? Duty ? Comparison With Other States," Capt. J. Frost Walker, Jr., First infantry. Conference of High School Teachers. The conference of high school teachers from all parts of the state will convene in Columbia on Friday, Jan aary 17. In addition to the public and private high school teachers, most If not all, the colleges will be repreA lororo numKot* nf tho hlrh 9CUIW. rx mi uuiu vvi vl vuv schools have been directed by the local boards to close in order to give the teachers an opportunity to attend This is stirctly a working conference in which live hig-h school questions are discussed in an informal way. The meetings will be presided over by the state high sohool inspector. The educational institiAtlons of Columbia may be depended upon to give a hearty reception to the visiting teachers. An effort wiH be made to cause every visitor to feel it home. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state hae issued a commission to the Marlboro Loan and Exchange bank with a capital stock of $100,000. The petitioners - ? t t M.tK?onn T T Modlln nnrt A.. L. Hamer. The bank is given the right to increase its stock ultimately to $250,000. A commission has been issued to the Mayfield Company of Denmark with a capital stock of $5,000. The petitioners are L. A. Mayfield, J. K. Mayfield and W. D. Mayfield. The Camden Mule Company has been commissioned with a capital stock of $10,000. The petitioners are Lewis Conder and W. W. King. j Start; Little_? THE NICKIES and dimes sa and, as time wears on, ' money, all fa^* of adversity or dispelled andy contentment and WE PAY 0 PI INTEREST 0< ED ANNUA! frmrrom nmm J.AU0X X uuv We act as administrators, g r' ' J ' ' . , Maynard-Raley Real Capital $25 f4 ' mi J. W. J<AYNARD, President. J. O. RALEY, Sec. & Treas. ' 0 * I Deposit yoi IN the Bank' C CKereww, STBONGEB THAR ALL OTHEB BAR 40 compoui 0 in savin] ? r;rTTi c TP-rm T.rtano A RnAr.in.ltv. ColJctions Made Speedily Favorable Rates. E?ry Accomodation Consist With Safe Banking Method Extended To Our Patrons WE PAY 4 PER ' /I Growpiig ; i (red soon grow into dollars with your money making sudden mis-fortune will be c happiness reign supreme. J !R CENT. DMPUTjLY ON ? 8 : * ? T aardians and executors. 1 t i Ity & irust Lo. : ,000.00 1 F S. G. GODFREY, V-President. i R. T. CASTON, 1 Attorney. [ ? . 8 i" a . c c i 1 c ir money J t = : c )f Cheraw i ; V c ft Q {% 1 Cj? v** n K8 IN THE COUNTY COMBINED ' c t c tided quarterly > is department 1 f 717\TC D A L/JLyl^U LII IHERAW, S. C. Capital 50,000.00 R. E. RIVERS, President. ^ J. A. WATSON, M. B. SMI ^ Vice-Pres = T. C. EVANS, Cashier. m YOU NH I Your CC ???You Wot rnTT a VJJJJ X XX If You N YOUR DO] tent You Wil is Get on CENT. INTEREST ON TIM Modern Morale. ? "This latter-day or new morality la oo lax for me." The speaker was Jerome S. MoVade, the Dulnth millionaire. H? on tinned: "This new morality, which seems n its tolerance rather to encourage ban to oppose wickedness, reminds me >f a lad In my Sunday school class. "Now, Tommy,' I said to this lad ine Sunday afternoon, 'now, Tommy, rhat must be do before our sins can >e forgiven?' "*We must sin,' Tommy replied." Low Wages for Rescuers. The appalling number of suicides in It. Petersburg has creited a new ooinpatlon for the workless. Many catchers assemble every day on the tanks of the Neva and the canals on he lookout for attempted suicides, rbr each rescue the "hero" receive* 12.50 from the perfecture of police. In >ne week one man made |7.50 in this ray. tichland County Teachers Meet. The Richland County Teachers AsMnn heM Ua fourth monthlv neeting in the McMaster school bulldog. There was quite a large attendmce. An excellent programme had teen prepared, but, owing to the abtence of the chairman, and other anl void able circumstances, it was not tarried out. The meeting was then if a practical nature, and several tems of' business were acted upon. The Unverslty Glee Club gave two elections which were splendidly exicuted and enjoyed by the teachers. )yerrules Motion For a New Trial. Overruling p motion for a new rial Judge Prince sentenced Robert ' ^awson to a term of five years in the >enitentiary or a like period on the tounty chalngang. Law son was copIcted of manslaughter several days igo for killing his fittber, W, F. Lawton,.on the strHM * CBhtoh Ml Oc obe'r. Pending Aa appeal 'to the mpreme court, bail in. the sum of |3,100 was granted by the court. After tennug muttons- for a new trial and isssing sentence in other cases, court idjotirned sine dip. 8. A. L. Changes Schedule. The following is the new schedule in the Seaboard for trains arriving n Cheraw. It will be noticed that the ihanges are very slight. ' vnuTtmnrrvn to. 66 Due to Arrive at 8.13 a. m. Co. 58 Due to Arrive at 6.50 p. nu Co. 84 Due to Arrive at 9.02 p. m. SOUTHBOUND Co. 57 Due to Arrive at 8.55 a. in. Co. 8J. Due to Arrive at 9.35 a. m. Co. 43 Due to Arrive at 9.35 p. m. INK I RF.AD! th, REFLECT! adents. RES0LVE| :VER LAID )RN By lid Never r>DnDi vjivv/I ; ever Lay LLARS BY II Never Top! E DEPOSITS ft I