The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, March 28, 1917, Image 2
^^VPageland Journal
^HHTishcd Wednesday Mornings
The Journal Company
C. M. Tucker, Editor
WSubscription Price $1.00
Entered as second class mail
matter at the post otfice at Page
land, S. C., under Postal Act
of March 3, 1879.
March 28, 1917
DO YOU WANT FLIES AND FILTH
From the fact that we have
heard no comment upon a citi
zen's proposition that Pageland
have waterworks and sewerage
as outlined in this paper last
week we judge that the time has
not come yet. These improve
ments would cost about a barrel
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vii mullet, iu uc sine, uuu per
haps it is better that the matter
be left off for a while.
But there are a few things
Pageland can do, and a few
things that must be done. The
old open, offensive privies may
be replaced with sanitary ones;
the hog pens may be made large
enough to prevent excessive
filth; stables may be cleaned
regularly or have contents treated
to prevent flies; all holes and
low places where water accumu
lates may be drained, and all tin
cans may be removed or punched
to prevent mosquitoes. These
are jobs that require little money
but quite a little systematic
effort on the part of the citizens.
We are arranging to have an
expert from Clemson College
come over ana Help us in a
campaign for more sanitary conditions.
He was to have come
last fall, but as his efforts are directed
to some extent against
flies it was thought best to post
pone his coming until spring.
Spring has come, and we ex
pect him within a few days.
Perhaps the date mav be announced
next week
There were a few cases ol
fever here last year. There will
be others this year unless precautions
are taken. Do you
want tvphoid in your family?
How would you like for your
son or daughter, your brother or
sister, or your parents to have
typhoid this year? How would
you like for your baby to die of
some uiarrneai disorder this
year? Then join us in a fight
for the health of your family
Do what you can to help. If
you are a iked to spend a dime
for sanitation, do it. Better that
than dollars for doctor bills and
funeral expenses
Every ?.!d tilthv open privy
is a veritable death trap. They
should not be tolerated any
longer. The soil of the town is
being polluted bv this filth.
Flies will soon be swarming in
millions to carry deathly germs
into our homes.
Thig mav not be considered
by some to be much of
a boost for our town, but our
idea of a boost is a fight to better
conditions rather than ill
chosen boasts with uttle foundation
in fact. Pageland is not the
worst town in the State in this
respect, but it is bad enough to
have a remedy applied. Will
you help?
For several days it has been
almost like Christmas times
down at the express office. It
seems that it is liauor and more
liquor. It is less than a month
now, however, until it will come
only in quarts. A man said ihe
other day, "\Vho in the d
would go way down to the court
house for a quart of liquor.-'"
He seemed to think that the fel
lows who live near the court
house have been given a big ad
vantage over the unfortunate
ones who live in other sections
of the county. Come to think
of it, that will be a long trip for
a sick man to make, and, of
course, a fellow who isn't sick
will not try for his quart.
Storm Kills Many in Indiana
New Albany, Ind , March 23.
?Between 25 and 50 persons
killed and probably 100 or more
were injured by a storm which
swept over New Albany, demolishing:
scores of residences and
several industrial plants.
Twenty-five bodies have been
recovered, and it is exDected
this number will be materially
increased when all the debris of
wrecked buildings have been
cleared away.
The lighting: system for the
residence section of the city was
put out of commission by the
storm, and the work of rescue is
proceeding with difficulty.
The storm struck about
two miles from New Albany
and moved southwest. Enter
ing the city at State street, near
Haly, it swept through three
blocks. At the intersection of
State and Pearl streets, it left the
ground and then struck again at
Vincennes street and the Charlestown
road nearly a mile away.
At that point, dwellings in three
blocks were demolished.
In its progress along the Cory
don Pike, the storm uprooted
hundreds of trees and destroyed
many small houses, many of
whose occupants were injured.
Great Meeting of South Carolina
Methodists
The South Carolina Wesley
Bible CJass Federation of the
S. C. and Upper S. C Conferences,
M. E. Church, South, the
largest religious gathering in this
state and the oldest and largest
federation in the South, will
meet in Washington Street
Church, Columbia, March 28 29
30.
The first session of the federi
ation meeting will begin at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
March 28, and continue through
the noon on Friday, March 30.
With nearly 1000 classes enrolled
and others enrolling every
day, with a membership of nearly
25,000, and representing a
Sunday school enrollment of
nearly 100,000 and a church
membership of over 106,000, between
1500 and 2000 delegates
are expected and it is possible
1 that it may exceed 2,000. The
third meeting held in Spartanburg
in 1915 reached the high
water mark of that number.
Sunday School Convention Here
The aanual meeting of the
Chesterfield County Sunday
School Association was held
here last Thursday and FridayState
Secretary R. D. Webb, and
Miss Agnes Ravenel, field sec
retary. were present and took
an important part in the pro
gram. The meetings were very
interesting and helpful, and it is
believed much good was done.
The following officers were
elected for next year: W. J. Til
ler, president; R. T. Caston. vice
president; L. M. Evans, secretary;
Mrs. A. H. Mangum, teenage
supt.; C. M. Tucker, adult
supt.; Mrs. L. M. Evans, elementary
supt.
The county was divided into
four districts instead of three as
heretofore. H. A. McLeod is
president of the district composed
of Cheraw, Pee L?ee and Cole
Hill townships. W. M. Phifer
of McBee is president of the district
composed of Alligator ant!
Jefferson townships C. G. Mor
gan is president of the district
1 composed of Old Store and Mt.
Croehan townships. C. C.
Douglass is president of the dis
tiict composed of Courthouse
and Steer Pen townships.
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IUUVS IU TTuimmcii
Please pay your dues by Saturday
or you stand suspended,
lean not pay for you. If you
can't come the mail will bring
it.
J. W. QUICK, Clerk.
Little Edna ran to her mother
after .?.ing punished by her fath
er for being naughty, and said,
between sobs, "Mamma was he
the only man you could find?"
Criminal Court at Lancaster
Lancaster, March 24.?Th
March term of ihe court of ger
eral sessions for Lancaster cour
ty which has been in sessio
here for the past two weeks ac
journed yesterday afternooi
This was the longest term c
criminal business transacte
here in a good while, and th
court disposed of an unusuall
heavy criminal docket durin
the two weeks of its sitting, j
number of the cases tried an
disposed of, however, in th
court were cases that had bee
continued from previous term
The following cases were trie
this week: Two negroes, Risto
White and Walter White, chart
ed with murder, were foun
guilty with a recommendatio
to the mercy of the court. .
new trial was granted Risto
White, but refused as to Waltc
White, who was sentenced t
life imprisonment; Duff Ma
shall for murder was convicte
of manslaughter and given fiv
years on the public works or i
the penitentiary; Sandv Hunt*
for house breaking and larcen:
entered a plea of guilty as t
grand larceny, and wassentene
to 15 months on the publi
works; Edward Armstronj
charged with the violation c
the prohibition law, was coi
victed and given nine monlt
on the public works of tl]
county, 8 months of the sentenc*
however, to be suspended do
ing his good behavior, after se
vice of the first month of th
sentence. William Haines ws
tried and acquitted on the charg
of stealing cotton; Sam Reev<
and Poteat Truesdale, on th
charge of murder and carrvin
concealed weapons, convicte
of carrying the weapons, an
acquitted of murder charge
they were sentenced to pay
fine of S50 or serve 30 days o
public works; Harvey Brougl
ton, on the charge of attempte
criminal assault, was found n<
guilty; Hoyt wells, charged wit
the murder of his brother, wi
acquitted.
Report of Road Com
Tov
FOR LAST QUARTER OF V
Total received from County
1916
Nov. 1. P. M. Arant, work
? 1. Pageland Hard wan
? 1. Reuben Funderburl
? 1. K. P. Stewart, worl
1917
Feb. 1. John Sowell, work
? 17. G. C. Smith, scrapin
? 17. Ervin McCray, worl
? 17. Tom Railings, worl
? 17. J. A. Arant, work
Mar. 5. J. E. Agerton. Co.tii
Total
Helen <i into . ao ' .>?! -. ?1 ?5* ei
running away to sonic o' her play- ]
mutes' homos, anil her tnaimua liinilly
put a stop to it by tyiu^ hot* up a
few times as a punishment. Tin. other
day she wanted si new rope to replace
a broken and worn-out oue on
her sled, but her father wasn't able ,
to locate one around the house. Then
Helen said: "I know where there's u
piece of rope, but that's the one mam
s
Ellsworth had been invited to
e a birthday party with several liti
tie playmates, and was condncti
ing: tyimself with a propriety
n that would have greatly surprisI
ed his long sufferirg mother.
3. During the luncheon, the little
>f host took advantage of the situad
tion and behaved shockingly.
"Donald," said his mother, at
last in despair, "just see how
* I nicely Ellsworth behaves. What
^j will he think of you?" "Oh,
\ j never mind, Mrs. Gould," said
d Ellsworth, loftily, "it\> all right,
is He's only trying to show off,
n That's just the way I act when
s. I'm home."
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furniture, a farm implement,' or
II something else which they have
if discarded and which they no
y, longer want.
0 These things are put in the
:d attic, or stored away in the barn,
[C or left lying about, getting of less
and less value each year.
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is Mt. Croghan Friday. Chester
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missioner for Old Store
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Snapping It Back.
"This town would be all right if
there were not so many fools in it 1"
snarled the Kansas City drummer
whose orders had not been as plentiful
as he felt that he deserved. "But. on
the other hand, Mr. Purt. if there
weren't any fools here probably you
wouldn't sell any goods at all," replied
the landlord of the Petunia tavern,
who was filled with local pride.?
Kansas City Star.
Food for Thought.
"Tou say you want to marry my
daughter. Have you spoken to her?"
"Yes, sir," replied the young niun,
"and have gained her consent." "Well,
If she has said *Yes,* that settles it.
Anything I might say or do wouldn't
have the slightest influence." Then
the young man went home and wondered
if he were too young to marry
such a girl.
Eggs as Large as Pearls.
I was waiting in a Jeweler's shop
(writes a correspondent) for a repaired
watch, when another customer
said to the jeweler: "Do you sell odd
gems?loose diamonds, pearls, and so
on?" "Oh, yes," was the reply. "Well,
then," said the customer, "show me
a new-laid egg, for I can't get them
at the grocer's."?Manchester GuardIan.
But He Meant In Size.
"You mustn't ask the Indies how old
they are," said the mother jokingly to
her little boy, who had been questioning
her mother's guests as to their
age. The little boy was silent for a
moment, then he turned to his mother
and pointing to a young girl in the
room: "Can I ask her how old site is?
She don't look like a lady."
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Keeping in Practice.
Mrs. Bleeker?They say Mrs. Nagps
has acquired the chewing-gum habit.
Bleeker?Well, I'm not surprised. 3
Mrs. Bleeker?Why not?
Bleeker?Her husband Is away from
home half the time, anil a woman has
to exercise her jaw in some manner.
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No Cause for Complaint.
"Were you successful with your first <
case?" asked the lawyer.
"I sure was," answered the physlclnn.
"The patient died all right, but
he had his life insured for $">,000 and
his widow paid my bill without a murmur."
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A DIFFERENT BURN.
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"That poet who lives next door told
me this afternoon that he is burning up;
with the fire of genius." 1
"Yes, and his wife borrowed a hod
of coal from ine tills morning."
All the Same. '
A kiss from a homely girl tj
Is to my old-fashioned mind
As good as one from a pretty girt? i
That is, to a man that's blind.
Called His Bluff.
"Let me kiss you for your mother," I
said the fresh young man. i
"Nothing doing," rejoined the pretty
girl. "What right have you to meddle
with mother's affairs?"
Not the Same. j *
"They tell me you are a good Judge
of human nature," said the fair widow.
"Yes," admitted the old bachelor,
"and I have also a few ideas about
women."
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