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The Pageland Journal t November 29,1916 ] ' : Local News The home of Mr. R. M. Myers at Chesterfield was destroyed by fire on Saturday night, Novem ber 18th, and other houses were * threatened, but were saved by hard work. The soldier boys of the First 1 S. C. Regiment left the border Saturday and are expected to reach Stv* near Pnlnmhia <-? day. They will reach their homes in a few more'days. The home of Mr. A. A, Doug- < lass a mile south of Chesterfield was destioyed by fire on November 17th, Very little was , saved from the building. Sher- 1 iff D. P. Douglass owned the house. Mr. H. B. Sowell advertised bibles for sale in the Journal last Wednesday* and before the ( week was gone had an order by I mail from a man in Hagan, Ga, "It pays to advertise," said Mr, Sowell. ! Someone stole a sheet ot cot ton from Mr. S. F. Ingram's < field one night last week, and i Mr. Ingram wants us to tell him to bring it back. If you see the fellow, tell him, and if he returns it Mr. Ingram will pay you. The second number of the Lyceum course for the winter comes to Pageland tomorrow, Thursday, night. Something i about this attraction is given < elsewhere in this issue. It promises to be an evening of , fun and rare entertainment. A , full attendance should greet these singers and players. ( A tenant house on Mrs. Mar- 1 tha Owens' farm 2 12 miles I south of Pageland was burned nr? s - * ? uu i uesuay 01 iasi weea., It is not known how the fire started. , The house was occupied by <, Snow Meadows, colored, and i nearly all his household goods were burned. There was no in surance on the building or con tents. ^ , The 2-year old daughter of 1 Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor died at their home near Guess early ( Friday morning, after an illness ( of several days with pneumonia and colitis. The child had an eye removed by operation ] about a year ago, and it had , never tfeen strong. It was a ] sweet little girl and wis almost ] idolized by its parents and other | members of the family. The little body was buried at Provi U T? 1 t. I uviiv-c Liiuikn rimay uiiernoon, . Rev. J. D. Purvis conducting the , service. I Robert Miller, a negro about ] 40 years old, was buried under < several feet of dirt in a well more than forty feet deep on Mr. , Minor Hicks' farm 3 1-2 miles . southwest of Pageland last Fri- | day aiternoon and smothered or drowned, and was drawn out lifeless several hours later. He was at work in the bottom of the well when the dirt ten or twelve ! feet above him gave way and buried him as he was bending ! over his keg. He was not killed . instantly but was heard groaning for some time. No one could be induced to go down at 1 the risk of his life, and so a curb 1 had to be made before the work of exhuming the body could be- < nri 1 kiu. i Ji^re ivvis si curD reach- 1 ing down a few feet from the 1 top and one about eight feet I high at the bottom, leaving a 1 long space between. The dirt 1 fell about 2 o'clock, and it was 1 well after dark before the body 1 was dug up and brought out. 1 Lawrence Blakeney went down * and did the work, for which he ( was paid by the bystanders J when he came out when the hat ? was passed around. t \ Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, nit maybe you had heard about t. Christmas is the next stop. Do your shopping as early as you can scrape up the cash. Cotton sold on this market yesterday for 20.50. Seed $3.20 a hundred or 96 cents a bushel. Mr. Frank Tucker of Ruby was carried to the Presbyterian hospital at Charlotte yesterday for an operation for appendicitis. Mr. L. B. Price is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. T. Mills at Charlotte, and from there he will go to Lincolnton for a few weeks with his cousin Mr. E. Brewer. Bora to Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Little Thursday a son. Mr. Dan has named him as substitute carrier on Route One, effective sometime later. Mesdames D. E. Clark, M. E. Redfearn, Thos. Duncan and J. E. West are all reported to be doing well at the Brenizer Sanitorium at Charlotte. Mr. A. W. Funderburk has resigned as policeman here and has gone back to his farm id Butord township. Mr. T. W. Gregory has been appointed to fill out the time. Nathalie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Gordon, of the Guess section, died Monday. The body was buried at Antioch church Tuesday morning, the funeral being conducted by Rev. J. W. Quick. Some Northern capitalists were at Jefferson a few days ago looking over the mine property near that place, but no purchase \vas made. This property belongs to Mr. Bill U. Clyburn, and it is said he refused an offer of 1100,000. Mrs. Emma Keziah has moved from Mr. L. A. Griffin's farm 3 1-2 miles west of Pageland to Lancaster. Mr. Griffin has moved back to his farm and Mr. Charlie Allen has moved to the farm a mile west of town where Mr. Griffin lived this year. Mr. Sam Turner was operated on for rupture Friday night at the Hamlet hospital, and is said to be doing well Mrs, Blanche Moore went over and stayed with him from Saturday until Monday. Mr. Turner is expected home in a day or two to stay until he recovers. Rev. J. W. Elkins left yesterday to attend the annual South Carolina Conference of the M. E. church South, which meets in Florence this year. Rev. Mr. blkins and wife have made many friends during their stay here, and it is hoped by many that they mav be returned to this charge. Mrs. J. R. Cato went to Florence Thursday and had a troublesome toe removed. She had been bothered by it for two or three years, having suffered much with it. The operation was performed almost without pain, and she was able to go to Cheraw the next day, where she is sp< nding a few davs at the the home of her daughter. The union prayer meeting will be held at the Baptist church tonight. A large attendance is desired, as this will be a special Thanksgiving service, and a ? .1- - -i " ? Luntxiiuu iui me starving millions in Europe will be taken. Those who have anything for which to be thankful are thus given an opportunity to take part in a real service. Mr. and Mrs. J. Sidney Smith 3f Ruby returned Thursday from a visit of several days in Florida. Mr. Smith says the boll weevil has played havoc with the cotton crop where he went, and that !hey didn't stop with almost totally destroying he cotton but that they are eatng the okra and peas a! o. Mr. >mith is very much alarmed >ver the probable coming of the )est to this section. He says the anners here niav as well grow ill the cotton they ever expect o grow in the next year or two. Rev. J. W. Quick was return- ni ed to the Pageland charge at the Di North Carolina M. P. conference which met at Winston, N. C. last week. The appointments wati were announced Monday. Rev. Aiti J. W. Self goes to Lincolnton Tt circuit; W. D. Reid to Denton, J. H, Moton to Falston, O. D. ^ Stacy was not given any work. La ii Uncle John Helps to Organize 1,1 *a Local Farm Loan As- are sociation 11X5,1 cute "Yep," chirruped Uncle John, Port as he dropped in for a short visit, pici "since we've finished gatherin' wi our crops we've been a-studyin' wa up on this new Gov'ment farm be loan business. Had a meetin' ~or out at ol' Union the other night S(1 an' discussed it pro an' - con, up piec , an' down, an' back'ards an' for' ards. An' 'fore we got through, Co* we found out that the main lc , a Li _ __ -1 e -? iruuoie wnn mosi 01 us wuz mai | ^ we didn't know much about : how the thing worked. mus "F'r instance, Sam Sykes, who on as you may know, is one o' these Hor i yere all-cotton, time-prices, corn- ? 1 buyin' fellers, 'lowed that he un- 561 i derstood the Gov'ment wuz For a-lendin' money without securi sU ? ty or maturity, an' he fer one ston wanted some of it. Another said Mcr that he knowed they wuz some trick in it, an' he proposed to For hold back an' let sombody else git skinned fust; an' still others ? obiected to bavin' to take stock For an' let this stock stand good for In the other feller's debts. ?~ "But it happened that one o' the boys brought along one o' H?n them farm loan pri mers that the dcai Gov'ment is a sendin' out, an' we found that it answered Lbout 5 p, any question any of us could pr think up. Friend Sykes learned, instead of it bein' a 'without se- 3 F? curity or maturity' proposition, that it was a matter o' business see from beginnin' to end, an' that if cc he wasn't willin' to do business in a businesslike way that he'd 0i< have to stay out. An' as for thi? takin' stock an' standin' for the Brt other feller, that pri mer makes Cot -it pretty plain that where ordi nary business sense is used in "*cc appraisin' there's mighty little For chance for anybody to have to la^J dig up because some feller ker- well flunks in his payments. "Well," the old man went on, NIrf, "the upshot of it all wuz that be- difft fore we adjourned we'd got ourselves organized, an' by the ledg time our Uncle Samuel is ready phe with his land banks in January ba we propose to be ready, too. CoAn' let me tell you somethin'," ^ he concluded, "when wp get (5 an' 6 per cent money on long time an' no commissions, you're p gona see our ol' neighborhood pQV wake up an' pick up an' blossom for fair, I'm for this new rural credits business an' don't care who knows it,"?Progressive F armer. J | Povidence Items | Miss Mattie Hazelden was the g guest of Miss Gertrude Tadlock last Saturday. i Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Graves spent last Sunday near Chesterfield. . Mr. M, H. Tadlock and daugh ter* Frances, spent the week end jj in Marshville. s Mrs. P. H. Evans of Angelus ; spent the week end at Mr. G. 1" ! Evans'. Mrs. ]. E. Robertson and ; daughter Vinnie, and Messrs, Bruce Robertson and Reuben E Outen spent last Saturday with I relatives and friends near Marsh- I i ville. I The box for Connie Maxwell P Orphanage will be prepared at I Providence church next Thurs- I day night. Please bring your 1 Rlinnlipc onrl rlnli.i/,- '" '' " ?r r..^u uuu ucuvci ii. ij. i: Outen or G. F. Evans. A Thanks f giving service will be given at |2 7:30. The public is invited. Jack. ^ "Why, Willie," said the teach- I er in a pained voice, "have you fc been fighting again? Didn't you IE( learn that when you are struck [' on one cheek you ought to turn ? the other one to the striker?" S "Yes'm, " agreed Willie, "but he P hit me on mv nose, and I've oqlv I got one," >wmm JSINESS LOCALS I Received New line of Dry Goods. < me and look them over. R.* L. ts, Guess. tr ihis week we will grind only ou jesday and Friday. Our new Feed I is ready for work. Will not gin < more at lower gin but v'ill finish at I :laud. J. E. Agerton. ] id posted?notice is hereby given 4 at my farm and the old Porter place < posted against hunting or in any ? >assing. Violators will be prose- < d to the extent of the law. C. W. ? er, Jr. nty of bagging on hand for those , ho need it. Pcopies Gin Co. < nted?home-grown corn. See me fore you sell. C. L. Gulledge. Rent, residence on McGregor cet near S. 11. Laney's recently occu1 by 11. L. Munnerlyn. J. A. Arant. n?bring your corn to C. L. Gul- 1 dge for highest market price. ' Sale?horse five years old weighg 900 pounds for sale cheap at once; i >vmi. /visu oqe-norse iMiicncii wagand harness used two years. Sam ton, Marshvillc, R 3. 1 your corn to C. L. Gullcdge. Rent after January 1st large two yry brick building with two large ; rooms, now occupied by Pagcland cantile Co. T. B. Watts. Sale?100 acres sandy land near ngelus. Lies well and may be ght very cheap. J. J Terry. Rent?nice 6-room painted dwell g in southern part of town. T. B. is. S. Graves?is buying seed instead H. B. Kedfcarn. Harry Is gone but ry will give you the same square ings, and the top of the market, . Agerton. aunds of Cotton at the present icq will clean out your watch. B. B. anks. irrow Grain Drills?You should >w your grain with Cole's grain drills, y $20. at Pageland Hardware Co. :?R. F. Smith before you sell your >lton sped highest market prices and exchange. ' iave opened up stables at the Melton 1 1 stand. See me when you need any- i g in my line. R. F. Smith >0 vour cotton seed toC. L. Gullcdge. ton seed should be sold to C. L. ollPdgj to get the top. l Jdy to pay you the highest price for ton seed. C. L. Gullcdge. ' Sale?43-acre tract of nearly level 1 ay land on State line north of Page' ' I; one 4-room dwelling; new barn, I, about 26,000 feet saw timber. R. mith. e line Cameos just arrived, set in ngs, scarfs and brooches. Something irent. B. B. Kubanks. J it received big lot of Dry Goods, o not buy until you see C. L. Gul- i >ne batteries, just received a fresh ' irrel, 35c each. Pagcland Hardware j Veterinary Surgeon "alls answered day or night. >ne No. 48 two rings. 1 ull stock of horse and cattle vders on hand at all times. % ' L. P. GRAVES On The Corner Mules, Mul Our Stock Dealer, Mr. Arrived from the Western the Finest young Mulei Market. These Mules were Selei the Farmers of this Sectio See them and Make you Mungo On The Corner REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Bank o! Pageland. \t Pageland, in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business Nov. 17, 1916 RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts, $193,428.23 Overdrafts, 1,860.76 Furniture and Fixtures, 3,794.68 Banking House, 12,105.15 Ouc from Ranks and Rankers 30,951.16 Currency, 3,085.00 Cold, 577.50 silver and other Minor Coin, 489.28 Checks and Cash Items, 1,283.08 Total $257,574.84 LIARILITIES Capital Stock Paid In, $30,000.00 surplus fund 3,000.00 Undivided Profits. less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid, 157.57 Due to Rank and Rankers, none Dividends Unpaid, none Individual Deposits Subject to Check, 96,233.79 Time Certificates of Deposit 66,843.87 Cashier's Checks, 6,340.11 Total DeDosits Bills Payable, including Certificates for Money Borrov/ed 45,000.00 Total $257,574.84 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Chesterfield. Before me came C. G. Morgan Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. C. G. Morgan, Cashier Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of Nov. 1916. A. K. Funderburk, Notary Public CORRECT ATTEST: L. L. Parker R. H. Blakeney E. M. Railings Directors. Large Family Bible $2,50 value for only 1,00, Size 10 1 2x12 inches, bound in imitation leather, embossed gilt title, full page illustration, hand some Dresentation Dace in col ors, complete concordance and 40,000 marginal references, also containing marriage certificate and family record of Marriages, births and deaths, I want to place oneTot these" Bibles in at least five hundred homes in Chesterfield county within the next sixty days. This Bible has extra large print printed especially for old neople. Agents profit on this bible is at least $1.50; my profit is only about 13c on a bible. Do you j think tbat is too much? Call in and get one or drop me a letter saying, "Inclose please find check for $1,06 for which please send me one of vour bibles," The six cents will I guess pay postage. Yours Respectfully, H. B. Sowell. On The Corner 3 es, Mules. r* n mr 1 i i. vj. k,. iviungo nas just Markets with a Car of s ever Shown on this cted to Suit the Need of ?n. r Selection Early. Bros. On The Corner Tax Notice The Tax Books will be open for the collection ot taxes from October 15th until 31st day of December 1916. Tax Levy for State 6 1-2 mills Ordinary Countv 7 1-2 ? Constitutional School 3 ? County Road 1-2 ? Total Lew 17 1-2 ? SPECIAL LOCAL Local School llonds Cheraw Graded S3 4 Marburg 3 Pee Dee 3 1 Pine Grove 3 Vaughn 3 2 I Juniper \ 3 Dudley 3 Mangum^ 3 Wallace 3 Pat's Branch 4 Stafford 5 2 1-2 Bethel 4 Center Point 4 Wamble Hill 4 Center 4 Wexford 4 5 Buffalo 4 Plains 4 Friendship 4 Long Branch 4 Green Hill 4 Middendorf 4 5 Sandy Run 4 Bay Springs 4 Lewis 5 Black Creek 5 Center Grove 5 Cat Pond ^ 5 Cashs 5 2 Bear Creek 5 Zion 5 Bethesda 5 Harris Creek 5 Snotf Hill 5 Patrick 5 1-2 4 Parker 6 Pageland 6 Ousley 7 Palmetto 7 White Oak 7 Orange Hill 8 Spencer 8 Cross Roads 8 New Hope 8 -^fter^rT~~^pp^fi ' j ; McBee 8 4 1-2 T T ? ^ union 8 Mt. Croghan 8 4 Chesterfield 8 1-2 3 Shiloh 10 Ruby i0 4 i 2 Cheraw township (Outside 2 Winzo 2 Mt. Croghan, (O.) 2 Five Forks 2 i Old Store, (O ) 2 Alligator 2 Road bonds, Alligator Township 7 mills Road bonds, Jefferson Township 6 mills Road bonds, Cheraw Towhship 2 mills W. A. DOUGLASS, County Treasurer. Sept. 15th, 1916. < AdrartlnAmnnt) ISIntiPA A 1VUVV/ Notice is hereby given that boys and others who trespass on cotton yards, smoke, tear off tags, etc. will be toned according to ordinances covering these offences. Some persons* have recently violated these ordinances either thoughtlessly or maliciously. R. H. Nelson, Mayor. Notice of Election Notice is hereby given that anJElection will be held in the Town of Fageland on January 23rd, 1917 for the purpose of electing a Mayor and four Wardens to serve for a term of one year. The books of registration will be open on and after this date at IX E, Clark's store until live days before the election. Ali qualified voters will be permitted to vote in this election. In order to vote in this election you will have to register and get a new certificate, R. II. Nelson,'Ma\ or, U J. \N atford, Clerk,