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The Pageland Journal August 30,1916 Local News The county campaign closed at Chesterfield Saturday. Miss Mabel Raley, of McBee is visitinor at thp tir>mo nf Vlr 1 C. Blackwell. Mr Julius Maples, who moved from the Evans' Mill section to Lancaster last fall, has moved back home. ? Mr. G. C. Mangum cut his leg at the knee .Dint with a knife one day last week, and has been on crutches as a result. He is improving however, and will soon be well. There was a severe hailstorm in the McBee section last Friday afternoon. The path of the storm was very narrow, but the crops in this path were almost completely destroyed. Mr. Thos. Vick, of Winston Salem, N. C., is visiting his father, Mr. J. I. Vick. He had never seen Iceland until the other day. The last time he was here it was the Fox Place. Mr. Roy McColl, who left here a few days ago for Newport News, Va., sailed on a large Norwegian steamer from that port last Friday, bound for Buenos Aires, of the Argentine Republic of South America. Mr. J. E. Agerton sold the first bale of new cotton on this market Friday. It weighed 532 pounds and was bought by D. B. Harrington for 14 1-2 cents, amounting to $77.10. The second bale was sold on Saturday for 15 cents. The impending railway strike of the main roads' of the country does not include the employees of branch lines, such as the C. & L. and the C. M. & C. Should the strike come however, these roads will have very little work |T" WfHiIrt , aiVH the trains. Mr. J. A. Arant sold the first bale of new cotton at Monroe last Thursday. It weighed 530 pounds and was sold for 15 1 8 cents. The seed sold for 60 cents a bushel, and the seed and cotton amounted to a little more than $100. Shute & Wilson ginned the bale free of charge, and J. E. Stack & Co. bought it. Mr. George Gardner says it was a sight to see the boys run at his saw mill one day last week when the steam pipe broke and let the steam escape with a loud noise. It will be remembered that a boiler at his mill exploded several months ago, and a recollection of this fact probably aided the "boys" to speed up the other day when thev started away. George says it took some of them two hours to get back. The bridge over Lynch's river at Cooke's mill has been completed and is now open for travel. Mr. W. J. Hicks had the con tract to build this bridge, and was given thirty days in which to complete the work. He worked a large force of hands and did the work in a little over half the time alotted him. This bridge is on one of the main roads from Pageland to Lancaster county, ana it is fortunate that the work has been done. Mrs. T- J. Kayfield died suddenly at her home in Lancaster Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock from heart failure, and was buried at Philadelphia church in Lanes Creek township Monday afternoon, Rev. R. M. Haigler conducting the service. She was about 31 years old, and is survived by her husband, 8 children and several brothers and sisters. She was a daughter of the late Mr. Jerry Threatt. Mr. and Mrs. itayfield moved last fall from the Salem section to Lancaster. ! ? ? HWH jm iu - . ., Personals Misses Louise Simpson and Kate Funderburk left yesterday to spend a few days near Chesterfield. Mr. Zellie Sanders and sister, Miss Carrie, of Elza, Ga., are visiting at the home of Mr. S. A. Sellers. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wright and children, of Lancaster, visited relatives in and near Page land last week. Mrs. W. W. Boone and little daughter, Mary Alice, of Jasper, Ala., is visiting Miss Alice Threatt. Mr. A. R. Collins, of northwest Georgia, was here Wednesday and Thursday visiting. He came home to see his father, Mr. Jordan Collins, who is in very bad health at his home in Lanes Creek township. CENTER CROVE ITEMS Picking cotton is the order of the day in this vicinity now Glad to report Mrs. G. W. Kirkley is improving after a prolonged illness. Mr. J. A. Kirkley killed a rattle snake one day last week that was four and one half feet long and had ten rattlers. < Mr. George Simpson and sister, Miss Loma, spent Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. Fletcher of Jefferson Rev. J. W. Elkins closed a protracted meeting at Zion last Sunday, in which there were ten additions to the church. Sorry to report Mrs. Tine Jordan on the sick list this week. Miss Nellie Kirkley spent thursday with Miss Emma Graves at Pageland. Mr. J. W. Jordan and family spent Sunday at tne home of Mr. D. B. Jordan. It seems from the way the wedding bells are ringing from the different sections, the girls are taking advantage of leap vear. J ' I News Notes From Mt. Moriah t Section { Crops in this immediate secj i tion seem to be suffering for 1 rain but indications are that we c will have rain today, Monday. r Mr. P. H. Mills, formerly of ft this cammunity but now of t Charlotte, was notified by tele- c gram Saturday of the death of t his grandson, Bertice Mills, and f arrived Sunday in time for the t burial. He is visiting relatives t for a tew days before he returns I home. Mr. Baxter Mills who has been visiting in Charlotte for several *1 days returned Sunday. Masters Horace and lohn Brewer, of Monroe, are spending a j few days with friends and rela- c tives in our neighborhood. j. Protracted meeting closed at > Salem Friday night. It was well r attended and the church much c IVVlVt'U. I Mr. J. L. Griggs, who has been j in the mountains of western North Carolina during the summer, came in Saturday to spend j a few weeks with relatives and friends here and in Marlboro county. He will return to school ' about September 20th. Miss Desdine Lowery, of Al- g tan, who has been visiting her c cousin in this section for the t past week, returned to her home Sunday. Mr. Zeb Kay field ac- r companied her. c The wife of Mr. Andrew Mills, t who has been suffering: from . dropsy all summer seems some- 1 whit improved. 2 bertice, the two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mills of the Mt. Moriah section died Saturday, August 26, of diphtheria. He was a bright child and had i been sick but a short while, his < death being so sudden was a < surprise and shock to his parents ? and the community. The body ( was laid to rest in the Mt. Moriah cemetery Sunday afternoon, ; services being conducted by Mr. i Jas. L. Griggs. The family has : the sympathy of the people at i 1 large. G < Lm . * *""* ?T ?% ' * ? J Should the Strike Come It the railroad strike comes it will not be a halfway affair. It is probable that the Pennsylvania Railroad would operate its trains in a way, that company being equipped with a reserve force and having the voluntarily offered services of a number em ployes in all branches, but on all other raifroads the. * would be a complete stoppage of wheels. The Government has no control over labor and it would be powerless to enforce the running of mail trains. The rail roads contract with the Government for the transportation of the mails and in turn contract with their employes for running the trains carrying the mails. In response to any demand that the Government might make for the fulfillment of this contract the railroad managers could only make answer that the men are on strike and it is impossible to move the mails. During the period of the enforcement of the strike the country would be cut off from rail tranportation of any kind. The nostof [ices would have only local business to attend to; the newspapers could not reach out-of own subscribers except by auomobile or other improvised service; merchants could not se:ure freight of any kind and vould be unable to replenish my line of stock upon which hey have railroad dependence. Hie brotherhoods might have :onsideration enough to give a veek's notice that the public night make that much preparaion against the blockade and rive people away froji^ home ppportunity to make the home x>rt before the running of trains should cease. But the strike >nce ordered it would be on m ts completest shape. The oad managers would adopt pnly recourse open to them. They would simply abide -the :onsequences of a total ties<up. hlow long would the strike last ind how would it be broken are questions not easily... answered, [t is possible that the" railroads, lot being faced with the alterna ive of Government ownership, night be able to resume busiless partially, at least, within ess than a week, but it is a question if the managers of the oads would feel justified in making any attempt to readjust raffic with no guarantee that mce again having brought their rains into service they would be ree from a renewal of the trou>le. In case of the stoppage of rains it is the public that will lave to pay.?Charlotte Observir. Buck' Newton Injured By Charlotte Autoist Wadesboro, Aug. 26.?A peculiarly sad- automobile accident ccurred on the public square lere this afternoon, when "Buck" s'ewton, a character known for nany miles around, was run lown by an automobile of con ractor Hilton, of Charlotte. *uck makes himself familiar vith friend and stranger alike, ind has always been accorded ree and extra privileges of the treets of the city. Acquaint inces are cautious when he is iround and prevent his getting njured, but Mr. Hilton, being a tranger, used only ordinary pre :autions when he drove through he streets. "Buck" received a >ainful but not serious wound >n his right foot, the front wheel >f the automoblile having passid over the ball of his foot. Dr. i. S. Ashe dressed the wound md friends took "Buck" home. No Typewriter for Him A large firm that has recenily ntroduced a typewriter into its correspondence department re ceived an indignant letter from i country customer the other lav, saying: "I want you to understand that you neenn't print letters sent to ne. I can read writing?even yours?and I don't want to be insulted by reflections on my education.?Caswell's Journal. Roy Funderburk Writes to Corn ? Club Boys : Clemson College, S. C"?Dear | Friends of Chesterfield county. | After having taken a short ( course of four weeks at Clem I son Agricultural College, I want \ to write a few lines to the Corn t Club boys who did not have the I opportunity of being here. I and especially to the boys of J my community, and tell them \ some of the manv advantages J we have here. ' We have four lessons a day f and one hour for military drill. J We have had many good lec- J tures and have learned much I about soil, fertilizers crops, cat- J tie, hogs, plants diseases, animal I diseases, dairying, orchard work? t insects and manv other things. J We have had some good picture J eV? AiirP nri/1 n 41 ?^ OllUtYOi tiliu it 11UC 11I11C 111 (lit! 3 swimming pool at the Y. M. C. J A. We visited the college farms J and saw the crops there, also the J the experiment station and the J new crops and new methods I they are trying out there. We f visited also the dairy and horse f barns, the creamery, the hog experiments, and saw many in- , teresting things at each place. We all like it fine, but a few of the boys have had to walk extras and carry a bi? gun because of some of their little pranks. Clemson College started in 1889 and is now far ahead of any other agricultural school in the South, and is steadily and rapidly growing. There are seventy-five boys who have taken advantage of the short summer course. I think I speak for all when I say it has been the most profitable month we have ever spent. It makes us see the efforts that we have put forth are to advantage, and also to see the great possibilities there are for profitable farming. To the parents I would say, if it is possible for you to send your boys to an agricultural school do so, for you can not realize the advantage it will be, not only to them but to you and to the country. And if you send your boys to any agricultural crhnnl conrt fViom (a vrwAAWtf WXxAAVfc I11V1K IV/ V/l^lilOUIl Agricultural College. I Roy B. Funderburk. 1 Italy Declares War On Germany I Rome, Aug. 27.?Italy today | declared war on Germany. A = communication was addressed 31 by the Italian government to the n Swiss government asking that Germany be advised that Italy considers itself at war with Ger- P many from and after August 28. A Italy and Germany have been si dsifting steadily toward war. In c fact Italy's formal declaration amounts to little more than of- T ficial recognition of a state of affairs which already existed. c The declaration became inevita ^ ble when it recently sent troops t to Saloniki to cooperate in the c campaign 011 the Macedonian f( front, as Germany is directing the opposing forces and has a troops on this battle line. E Italy's position has been anomalous since she withdrew from the triple alliance and declared ^ war on Austria. Although by ^ this act she arrayed herself against her former allies, Germany and Austria she remained officially at peace with Germany q until yesterday. Germany ex- tj erted every effort to induce her to remain neutral, sending to v Koine as ambassador Prince von Buelow, one of the ablest states- c men of Germany. The prince for some time averted war between Austria and Italy and F< when he saw a rupture was in s evitable he negotiated a special agreement under which, in case of war between Austria and Italy, Germany and Italy pledged 0 themselves to respect the prop- e erties and lives of their respec- e tive subjects in each others ^ domains. This meant for Germany a guarantee of many mil- 0 lion dollars worth of property in ^ Italy and for Italy the safety of^ .? s Financing The ^ The farmer's business oftei J financial backing if it is to gr k That is one reason why he 5 and willing bank behind him, k It is an important function ^ temporary assistance to the f k of us, and who have demonst ^ repay obligations when due. k The best way to have a ere ^ an account with us, and we k only the farmer but every om ground financially to do so. > The Bank of I i kooogogggggoos V Shoes, Shoe We are now recieving one fall and winter shoes ever t and we are glad to say that 1 ceptions, we have no advano have on hand a good selectio are offering at cash. We also have a splendid 1 of every kind that will be o possible price. See us for an tile line. Remember our undersold. Pageland Mi Comps O.OOO Italian subjects in Germany. According to unofficial re- Qn, orts Italy's allies were dissatis ian(j ied and asked the Italian repre- tiay mtatives at the Paris entente t)C l onference why their nation perS( yas not at war with Germany. pora taly had already agreed not to pag< anclude a separate peace and at be Paris conference sanctioned otjle he plan for a permanent high cut ( ouncil of the entente powers of a or future conduct of the war. Ai The increasing cooperation ting imong me entente allies and the com lecessity for bringing into ser- than ice Italy's surplus of troops. Ten vhich could not be employed exce ?n the other fronts without tion ringing on war with Germany, Pa radually brought Italy into such Tow position that it became evident the 3 declaration of hostilities against Jermanv was only a matter of me. V Vanted during the next ten days wool 01 cotton rags. Will pay one-half ^ ent a pound. Deliver them to me at * ageland. Ed Miles. PllOI Fu or Sale two hogs in good condition, pOWi weight a bout lJG pounds gross. S. L. tones, K. 3. MONEY: Unlimited amount R i money to lend upon improvd farm lands at 7 per cent inter st. No charges for attorneys OIun i?es and commissions other than A1111' hat included in interest charge f?ri; f seven per cent. ^llock & Pegues, Attorneys, Cheraw, S. C. oeooooooocxx \ Farmer ? $ n needs a little extra Jk ow and prosper. Q snouid have strong X of this bank to give X armers who seek it Q rated their ability to X b idit here is to carry X cordially invite not ? e who wants to gain X Pageland b s, Shoes | of the best lines of | >rought to Pageland, with only a few exe in price. We still n of Oxfords that we ine of new fall goods ffered at the lowest ything in the mercanmotto is not to be ei candle I iny I Ordinance No/35 u it ordained by the Town ncil of the Town of Pagethat on and after the first of September 1916 it shall inlavvful for any person or r>ns to drive within the cor tc limits of the Town of ?land any automobile or cle propelled by gasoline or r like substance with muffler Dut open or without the use muffler on the exhaust. iy person or persons violathis ordinance shall, upon action, be fined not less One dollar nor more than dollars, or imprisoned net edihg 30 days at the discreof the Mayor. ssed and ordained bv the /n Council assembled this ?rd day of August 1916. R. II. Nelson, mayor. L. J. Watford, clerk. eterinary Surgeon ills answered day or night, le No. 48 two rings, ill stock of horse and cattle ders on hand at all times. L. P. GRAVES Legistratiori Books Open ?gistration books will be i everv first Monday at the iter's office until 30 days bethe general election. S. B. Timmons, dim. K. T. White, drek, W. M. Belk.