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Ml' -ti V ' ’ .! <7.V / PAGE TWO THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1924 A. B. Henry Dead Pasned Away Friday Morning After A Prolonged Illness of Several Years. A. B. Henry, a well known citizen of the community, after being confin ed to his home for several years past, answered death’s summons early last Friday morning. The fun eral service was held at the residence Saturday afternoon, being conduct ed by Dr. D. J. Woods. Interment followed at the Presbyterian ceme tery, the services at the grave being in charge of the local Masonic order of which he was a life-long member. The deceased had resided here all his life and for a number of years successfully operated a meat mar ket Declining health several years ago forced him to retire from active business and during the past few months he had gradually grown worse. The end therefore did not come unexpected. Mr. Henry was a man of a high-sense of honaa-and his passing brings genuine sorrow to all who knew and loved him. He is sur vived -by his. widow, one sister. Mrs. J. Henry. Dead Negro Is Found In Woods Thornwell To Meet Sumter High June Johnson Shot In Head by Un known Partyj—One Arreat Made In Caae. The body of June Johnson, color ed, was found in the woods on the place of W. G. Hunter near here on Tuesday morning. The coroner was immediately notified and after hold ing an inquest, the body of the slain negro was brought to the city to the local undertaking establishment. The case remains a mystery and so far the officers have been unable to reach a decision in the matter. It is stated that June Johnson, accom panied by Will Thomas, disappeared Saturday afternoon and nothing was heard of his whereabouts until his body was found in the woods. He had been dead several hours when the dis covery was made. Will Thomas was arrested in the case and is held pend ing a further investigation though he denies any knowledge of the affair. TO GIVE CONCERT The Thornwell quintet will meet the renowned Sumter High School basketball team Saturday night, Feb. 16th, at 8:00 p. m., in the College gym. This is the first time that these two schools have ever met in any branch of athletics, and the first time the Sumter team has ever come to Clinton. Both teams have a good record for the season to date. Thom- well has not been beaten by a high achool team this year. They have won four games, totalling 191, points to her opponent’s 90, while Sumter has an impressive record in the low er state. As stated before the game will be played at eight o’clock, February 16, at the College gym, and the admis sion will be 26c and 35c. The peo ple of Clinton are asked to come out Saturday night and see these teams, who have never, met, play their first game. j*. The McCravy Bros, of . Laurens, will give a concert in the orphanage chapel tonight at eight o’clock. Messrs. Frank and James McCravy, accompanied at the piano by Julian Holloway of Texas, are presenting a program of good singing and enter tainment wherever they go, and their program this evening promises to be one of interest to all who attend. Cranberry and Rairin Pie Mix three cupfuls of cranberries and one cupful of seeded raisins to gether. Stir two tablespoonfuls of flour with two cupfuls of sugar, add two cupfuls of boiling water, then the fruit, a pinch of salt and a teaspoonful «f vanilla. Bake In two crusta. ASPIRONAL We guarantee Aspironal to cure that cold. 50c bottle. . 8ADLER-OWENS PHARMACY Telephone 400 Telephone 400 CARO-CO SHAMPOO A shampoo comb free with each bot tle while they last. SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY Telephone 400 Telephone 400 Dr, Felder Smith OPTOMETRIST MODERN SERVICE Specialist Jacobs & Company Building Phone 29 1 •••i ••• v SN II! Suits and Dresses for Women and Misses We are now showing a group of charming models— carefully selected for style and quality—both dresses and suits. Youthful styles for the miss; simple, dignified models for the matron. Suits:—The tailored suits in our collection are new from tip to toe—svelte—slim and man-tailored. Dresses:—This is an exceptional group of dresses— each of .which is an exceptional value. There are dress es for street, sports, afternoon and dinner wear in black, navy and all the delightful Spring colors. Prices QUAINT CUSTOMS SURVIVE IN dTT Jalap*, Max,, Captured by Rebels, Clings to Past Jalapa, capital of the Mexican vtata of Vara Crus, which waa oaa of tho first towns to fall to tha insurrection ists in Mexico's newest revolution, la a cul-de-sac In which old Spanish and Indian customs and tha flavors of past centuries linger to a greater extent than in most of tho other cities of Mexico," says a bulletin from tho Washington, D. C., headquarters of tha National Geographic society. "There the 'milk wagon' is a Jar- laden mule, lovers nightly /play the bear* before their sweethearts' barred windows, and with each booming of the hour by the cathedral bells, watch men sound their whistles and call out the tidings of the night. “Only In the past few years," con tinues TOT’Bulletin, "has"* there added a dash of Twentieth century ap paratus and Twentieth century ways, and as yet those traces of modernism Serve only to accentuate JalapUTl quaintness as the few grains of salt that an expert chef scatters bring out the flavor of a custard. Has Its Human Burdsn-Bearera. “The railroad bound for Mexico City passes Jalapa by on a lower level. Spread out and upward on Its hill sides, Jhe old city has gone on its an cient way little disturbed by the trains that roll by several times each day. Some of the freight that goes up to the city from the station is carried on mule-drawn tramcars, but most of It is borne on parallel poles, each end of the device serving as shafts between which plod solemn mules. And competing with the mules is an ewn more ancient method of freight transfer, that of the cargador. Your trunk, If you stop off at Jalapa, will probably be taken to your hotel bal anced on the sturdy back of one of these human burden-bearers, the weight held forward by his broad head- atrap. “As In modern cities of the United States there are few horse-drawn trucks In Jalapa. But while horse- drawn vehicles are becoming passe In Yankeeland, their age hga never even been reached In Jalapa. AH day one hears the musical tinkle of mule-bells as trains of the animals pass along the streets laden with sacks of coffee and sugar from nearby plantations, cans of milk from small farms, bags of charcoal from pits in the hilla^ or fearsome collections of native pottery for the market. The city Is in the edge of a rich plantation country and its big warehouses fairly bulge with coffee and sugar ■ • * “The prominence of the mule in Jalapa gives rise to one of Its most characteristic features. Scattered over the town are big open courts formed of narrow-roofed stalls where are quartered alike mules and mule teers, while against the walls are plied great tiers of pack-saddles. These places, reminiscent of the wagon-yardq of our old West, a re Jal apa’s" font ms and coffee shops—the Fultah Fisher’s boarding houses for her dry-land mar iners. Fires glow in the courts In the evenings and about them the mole drivers loaf and Joke and curse, swap ■yarns, drink mescal and-settle to their D •Fire Insurance WILL— ■LIMINATE CHANCES AND RISK; SUBSTITUTE CERTAIN FOR UNCERTAIN LOSS; AKE CARE OF YOUR CREDITORS; (jONSOLE YOU IN DISTRESS; ELP THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS; HABITS OF FRUGALITY; Support commerce and industry;' I *■**'■■ - S Transact business on larger scale; .NTICE BANKERS TO LEND MONEY; EBUILD HOMES. V TAKE NO CHANCES-INSURE NOW FOR LIFE, ACCIDENT, HEALTH, FIRE, HAIL, RAIN, TORNADO, and AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE. SEE L S. McMILLIAN, Agent Office at L. B. Dillard’s Store Telephone Number 142 $9.75“ $25.00 liking the affairs of their turbulent republic. < "Law of tho Pot Shot.” “In Jalapa live old Spanish fam ilies whose history there runs back almost to the days of Cortez. Some have palatial city homes and also wide- spreading haciendas and commodious country houses not far away. In the early days much dependence waa placed on ‘mlradores,’ tower-llke look outs on both town and country houses, between which signals could be ex changed. Only a few ‘miradores* lin ger on old Jalapa houses, but the con ditions that made them necessary have not altogether passed. They were most useful in the days when Jalapa was a post station on the old high way—named like moat other Mexican roads, ‘el camino real*—that led from Vera Cruz to Mexico City. Highway men Infested the country around Jalapa to attack the coaches and mule trains; and often, growing more bold, raided neighboring haciendas and even the town itself. A law that recalls strikingly those stirring times still ex ists on the statute books—a rule that an American might well call the law of the pot shot.’ By it a citizen is privileged—it almost becomes his duty —to shoot on general principles at any horseman leaving the city at a gallop. “One American who has cast his lot in Jalapa has brought to the city most of Its modern trimmings. But he has worked slowly lest In mingling the Twentieth century with the Six teenth he bring about a sort of so cial and economic indigestion. Twenty years ago he built an electric light and power plant Two years ago hs Introduced ‘Jitney* buses and gavi LET US SUPPLY YOUR COLLEGE NEEDS Just unpacked another big shipment of beautiful Boxed and Pound Paper in all the correct sizes, shapes and shades, and at popular prices. Drop in and see it. WRITE A DIARY OF YOUR COLLEGE LIFE \ A-Line-A-Day, Five Year Comparative Diary is some thing you will enjoy—it will furnish recollections that will stay. We can supply them in different sizes, cloth and leather bindings. EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR THE CLASS ROOM Tablets, Pens, Pencils, Erasers, link, Note Books, Com position Books, Loose-leaf sheets, Desk Pads, Blotters, Pencil Sharpeners, etc. College boys are always welcome here.. Let us serve you any way we can, anytime. YOUR BUSINESS APPRECIATED B. L. Ring 8 Son THE LADIES STORE Clinton, S. C. zj errj errj b most of the Jalapenos their first sight of an automobile. Then, after observ ing the ways of Main street’s booster clubs, he constructed an amphitheater for civic celebrations, built for Jalapa a full-fledged scenic driveway, and or ganized a merchants’ association. “But fete days pass, automobiles pall, especially on Jalapa’s bumpy cob bled streets, and the 'chlpl-chipl’ blot* out even the 'Road of the Clouds.' At beat the things of the Twentieth cen tury merely graze the edge of Jnlapa'e consciousness. Beneath, the Jalapenos live happily In the atmosphere of the centuries that are geoe." \ “ Publishing Company •k. v Stationery Department I' M L A i ■ A . V