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\ ? The Pageland Journal Hay 3,1916 f Local News Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. B. Funderburk Sunday a son. Mr. J. A. Laney lost a good cow Friday when she became entangled in the rope, fell and broke her neck. Mr. W. A. Steen of Ruby, who died on April 17th, had been a member of Cross Roads church for 40 years. A wife and ten children survive. The school at Palmetto in the lower part of the county taught by Miss Ruth Chavis closed last night. She is expected home today or tomorrow. Miss Nancy Knight, Mrs. R. H. Nelson and Messrs. J. E. Agerton, A. F. Funderburk and Lonnie Blakeney left yesterday at noon bv auto to attend the State Interdenominational Sunday School Convention at Charleston. They expect to return Saturday or Sunday. Mrs. A. J. Wallace underwent an operation at Miss Alice Threatt's private hospital here Saturday, and is now recovering nicely. Dr. Pieslar of Charlolte, perfoimed the operation. This hospital is getting under way nicely, though on a small scale of course. T1 a__ 1 -l - e i i ue euuuiy ooara 01 eaucation met Monday and canvassed the results of the field day con tests in this county a month ago. In the high school events Pageland gets 1st, McBee 2nd, Mt. Croghan 3rd. In the rural schools Plains gets 1st, Pine Grove 2nd, Zion 3rd. The prizes are in cash, and are to be used in school improvement. Mrs. Gatsv Pate, widow of the late Levi Pate, died at her home at Lancaster on Tuesday of last week. She had been helplessly paralized for six years. She had been a member of Charlesboro church for a long time. Six children and one brother, Mr. Levi D. Robertson, survive. The body was buried at Lancas ler weanesiav. She was 81 years old. Mr. T. E. Cato, the local registrar under the vital statistics law, states that the people are not reporting the births and deaths as required by law. The physician or mid wife should re port each birth. A burial permit must be secured before a body is buried. The undertaker or person who has charge of a corpse is required to do this and report the death. The physi cian is also required to report the death of any of his patients. A heavy fine is provided for violations of this law, and ere long some innocent man or men will be arraigned before the courts for violating this law. The au thorities are already beginning to investigate. Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse for its violation. Mr. Reuben Outen, an eighth grade student of the high school |)pro iitqc ontr*ro/4 K?? VI V ffiio VIIiwl tu \>y i lull L/UKt'S in the inlerscholastic oratorical contest held at the University last Thursday night. Forty five high schools were represented and from these representatives ten were selected by preleminary contests to enter the final con test. Mr. Outen was one of the ten selected. John F. Floyd of Newberrv won first place and received the gold medal. Win fred Godwin of Rome took sec ond plade Mr. Outen is making a fine orator of himself, and by the time he is ready for college he should be able to walk off wito greater honors. His subject was: "The Teacher, the Hope ot America." He is a son of Mr. zud Mrs. H. Z. Outen who live three miles east of Pagvland, There will be a children's day service at Bethlehem church on t next Sunday night. The public 1 is invited. Mrs. M. C. Clark returned 1 home Thursday after spending t several days with her mother, s Mrs. Amanda Allen. Former Deputy Sheriff J. R. < Abbott was elected policeman 1 at Chesterfield at a meeting of ! the town council on Tuesday night ot last week. Miss Mattie Davis, daughter of Mr. P. J. Davis, of Lanes Creek fAttrncliin time nnrr?n/1 r% l-irvo IV ** uaiiipf vvao wauitu iv a iivo* pital in-Charlotte last week for treatment. The 4-vcar old son of Mrs. Mol lie Blackmon, of Mt. Croghan township, died an April 23rd and was buried at the Gulledge graveyard on the following day. Rev. J. D Purvis conducting the service, Messrs. D. E. Clark and W. T. McGuirt have leased a half interest in the Pageland Telephone company, and will be as sociated with Mr. P. M. Rodgers in the the business. Mr. Clark will be secretary and tresurer. Miss Mamie Moore, eldest daughter of Col. C. F. Moore, and Mr. R. G. MacFarlan, son of Rev. Allen MacFarlan, both of Cheraw, were married on Tuesday evening of last week in the Methodist church at that place. It is rumored that the heirs of John R. Jovce, who was killed under his overturned car in the lower part oi the county a few weeKs ago, will bring suit against the county for damages. It is claimed that the curve where the car overturned is a very dangerous one. Careless plow hands are plowing into the road ditches and dragging plows in the road in certain sections of this township, and these violations of the law are being observed by the prop er authorities. It is stated that there is no desire to arraign any one, but that this carelessness must not continue. Prof. John S. Dudley of the University of South Carolina will deliver an address at the Stafford school house next Friday afternoon. This school will close at this time with exercises by the students. Mr. J. C. Parker is the teacher, and under his management the school has had a very successful year. Mr.Parker spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives here and in Lanes Creek township. The body of Walter Stack, son of Mr. Seaborn Stack of the Tradesville section of Lancaster county, was found in a field about a mile from home Sunday afternoon with three bullet holes through the head. On Saturday morning Walter's father had sent hira to the field to show his hands how to mix some fertilizer while he went to Tradesville. The bod> was found two or three hundred yards from the forks of the road where his father last saw him. There were tracks of two men, Walter and another walking together in the plowed land, and tracks of an other in a nearby field leading to the same place. Two doctors examined the body and stated that either of the three shots would have killed instantly. Walter had not recovered fully from a shot in the neck by a man Truesdale at Cassatts, S. C. in February. This was a very < dangerous wound, and his head was drawn to one side from the effects of it. The coroner's inquest was held Monday. As a i result of testimony given at the . inquest Ellison and Tames Par- < ker, brothers in law of Walter Stack, were arrested and carried A rr*t_ io jaii. me r.exi criminal court i in that county is in June and it i is expected that the Parker boys will be released on bond. The 1 coroner's jury charged Ellison Parker with the crime, with i James Parker oa an accessory. |i The dry weather continues, 1 /ery little cotton is.up, and many ' armers are fishing or resting. F A negro was killed one day ast week about 3 miles north of Chesterfield when a mule ran away. f ^rs. B. F. Parker, of Lanes Creek township, visited here I and at Guess from Friday until Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Sutton, who were married at the bride's 1 home in Rock Hill last Wednes- 5 day, are boarding at the Pageland hotel. 1 Mr. Copeland Aldridge, of ? Lanes Creek township, was car- 1 ried to a Charlotte hospital last l week for an operation for ap pendicitis He is recovering ' rapidly. I Mr. Smith Boone, who formerly lived in Lanes Creek township, died at his home at Stouts Friday night. Consumption caused his death. A wife, 3 1 children, 5 brothers and 3 sisters survive. Coot Stanley, a negro who was recently released from the gang, entered the store of TealJones company at Chesterfield Thursday night, stole a few pairs of shoes and other articles and escaped through the rear door. He was arrested the following , day, and then confessed. Mr. Tom Griffin died at his ! home in the Wolf Pond commu < nity Monday night after an illness of several weeks. The body was buried at Wolf Pond Tuesday afternoon. He was about 55 years old, and is survived bv a wife and several children. He had recently joined Wolf Pond , church. Miss Cleo Attawav, ot Saluda, 1 S. C., organizer of the Womans Christian Temperance Union of , South Carolina, will speak at the Presbyterian church here on Sunday night, May 7th. She < will speak at Dudley in the morning of the same day. She 1 takes collections for the work, ] but not for herself. , Mr. L. D. Robertson thought he was getting to be an old man until he met Mr. D. A. Williams i at Lancaster last week. Mr. i Williams was Mr. Robertson's \ first school teacher, and he is now in his 93rd year. Mr. Rob- , ertson returned Friday from his i visit of a few days at Kershaw, 1 Heath Springs and Lancaster. At , Lancaster he attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Gatsy Pate, i The County Convention The County Democratic con 1 vention met at Chesterfield Mon , day at noon. W. P. Pollock was re-elected president, and W. I P. Odom was elected secretary j and treasurer. W. F. Stevenson was re elect . ed a member of the State execu , tive committee. j The following delegates were i elected by acclamation to the i State Democratic convention in 5 Columbia: D. S, Matheson, W. P. Pollock, G. K. Laney, R. B. | King, M. M. Johnson, R. H. ] Blakeney. The following alternates were 1 also elected: J. S. Smith, J C. Rivers, R. W. Caddy, W. P. < Odom. M. J. Hough was re-elected county chairman. W. P. Pollock was endorsed as a delegate to the National convention in St. Louis, Mo. Resolutions were passed indorsing President Wilson's ad ministration, the Laney-Odom 1 insurance bill, the candidacy of W. F. Stevenson for Congress, { the county to-county plan of Stale campaign, and the candidacy of VV. T. Thrower for rail- road commissioner. Speeches were made by W. Pollock and W. F. ?>tevenson praising the administration of Woodrow Wilson. Stevenson's candidacy was upheld by W. P. Pollock, M. J Hough and others in short speeches of praise of him as a man, lawyer and atatesmon, BUSINESS LOCALS or Sale good second-hand range cheap. J. D. Watts. or Sale?car Cottouseed meal. Lowest market price. A. F. Funderburk 'or Sale?7 sacks 8-3-1 fertilizer for $25 a ton cash. H. II. Sowetl. :or Sale?plug mu'e cheap. C. L Gulledgc. :?r Sale?one fine Jersey cow, 2 1-2 gallons a day. Also fine blooded Serkshire pigs. H L. Powe, Cheraw, >. C. Lost?stolen or taken from Pagcland Mercantile company's warehouse 3 bags uf 16 percent acid. Please report to H. N. Askins. Lost?on Monday one ladies' hand bag containing about $7.00, trunk key and other articles. Return.to G. H. Watts and receive reward. Millet Seed, 15c a pound while they last. D. E. Clark. For Sale or exchange for good milk ~ cow one surry in good condition. C. L. Gulledge. For Sale?good milk cow. R. F. Smith. When you want to go Over the Land, see Fuudy, and go in an Overland, and not walk as he did. Price $745 and $665. Morris Sugar House Molasses, 2 gallons for 98 cents. T. hi Cato. For Sale?A good clay land farm of 75 acres 2 1-2 miles north of Pageland, 40 acres in cultivation, two new houses, and good well of water. Will sell at a bargain and give good terms. R. F. Smith. 10 lbs. good Coffee for 98 cents. T. E. Cato. For Sale?6-room house and 2 lots in west Pageland, painted inside and out, good barn and well of water, good location. R. F. Smith. Riverside Plaids, 12 >ards for 98 cents. T. E. Cato. * J-4 Sea Island Sheeting, 22 yards for 98 cents. T. E. Cato. Cottonseed Feed Meal at $1.75 a sack; lintless hulls, sacked, at 85 a hundred. Nluugo Bros. 1-4 Sea Island Sheeting, 16 yards for 91 :euts.' T. E. Cato. For Sale?or rent one house and three lots in South Pageland on depot street, known as the S. W. Watts house. T. 3. Watts. White Leghorn eggs from prize winCA * nr\ ?- ? via. tuit a aciiiiiK* ui -pi.uu uy parcel post prepaid. We won 3 first prizes at he last Co* xuy fair. Mrs. H. B. Graves, Pageland R. 2. For a good second hand Sewing machine, any kind, cash or credit. See me at once. G. R. Knight. We ?will grind corn on Thursday, Friday and Saturday cf each week. Page and Novelty Works Don't? fail to .sec our line of Horse, Tattle and Hog Powders. Mungo brothers. ' For Sale?extra good milk cow with I young calf. D. V. Hendricks. wanted Sound white corn. Pagcland Sovelty works. %in now ready aguiu for your repair ,vork. Will be glad to have you call inytime. R. B. Rubanks. For Sale for cash one car load cottonseed meal. Mungo Nros, Pure apple cider vinegar in bottles and jugs at Mungo Bros. Overalls and Work Shirts. Mungo Bros. Mungo Bros. Sell the Best ' llothing for the pilce. Veterinary Surgeon Calls answered day or ni ;ht. Phone No. 48 two rings. Full stock of horse and cattle wwders on hand at all times. L. P. GRAVED Dr. R. L. McManus DENTIST Pageland, S. C. Pa^elnnd Tuesday of each week, Mt. Cro^iian Friday. Chesterfield balance of time? - ? The HUPMO Welcomes If you will come with an morally certain the Hupm< you that it is the car for you We expect it to do so, firs performance?by the abun amazing flexibility and sm pie, four cylinder motor. Its comfort and its size higher than you usually ei car Its economy records will and the free coupon-servie conviction. You obligate yourself in i asking the Hupmobile, in t tablish its right to your co phone or wire us. McGregor A ntn r a Di x mutvf AI.1 Agents, for Chesterfie boro and Darlington Coi EATAI We specialize on nice fresh people show their appreciation we can keep them fresh. COUNTRY and other produce bought and Home-made rlour and Mill you should buv. We have b< headquarters for buying and s< D.E.C President advice is, il you are BUY IT NOW. Our advice is, bu can get it the cheape: Pageland M Comps MMMHHMMWMi m i i BILE : Doubters I open mind, we feel obile will convince ' i to buy. t, by its magnificent dant power, and the i oothness of its sim- ? will reveal quality acounter in a S1085 influence you next; :e will clinch your > 10 way whatever by lemonstration, to es- , nsideration. Write, ^ -Raley | iby,S.C. I Id, Anson, Marl- & inties. *LES things to eat, and the [ by buying here so that HAMS sold. Feed is the kind you )th. Make this your filing. lark Wilson's I going to buy it, | y it where you 1 st. See eicantile | my