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i b V ,rt . Jf. ■ \ \ •iki J People asked TO GIVE THANKS EVIDENCE SHOWS WOMAN MURDERED P. C.-CITADEL GAME TODAY Gov. McLeod Issues Thanksgiving Proclamation and Speaks of Biess- . ings People of State Enjoy. Columbia, Nov. 26.—Governor Thos. G. McLeod of South Carolina, today issued his annual Thanksgiving day proclamation in which he called upon the people of the state to join with the nation in a day of gratitude for “manifold blessings” enjoyed during the year. The proclamation follows: “It is a hallowed and treasured cus tom of the people of the United a jati Once a year their gratitui to God tor His goodness and ifianifold blessings. The people of South CarolinA may join the nation with genuine sincerity this year in. observing the Thanksgiv ing' season. Especially may we be grateful for health, prosperity and progrp-- -v difficulties. The state has rot suffered from plagues or pestilence, and the people have re sponded with unusual liberality to the call of the suffering when calamities visited us. Contentment and faith in the eternal verities *of life abide in the hearts of the people. Many are our blessings, few our afflictions, and great should be our gratitude. “Now, therefore. I, Thomas G. Mc Leod, governor of the State of South Carolina, do hereby set '*'dd'» and pro claim Thursday, November 27, as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer ’to God for the rich blessings He has Dark Stains Found in Lutheran Par sonage. Remains Found Week _ Ago Partially Cremated. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 24.—Evidence tending to show that Mrs. Addie Sheatsley, 60, found practicalljr cre mated in the furnace of Christ Evan gelical Lutheran parionage in Bex ley a week ago, was murdered, was unearthed today in a minute search of the house .by investigating officials, according to a statement tonight by County Prosecutor John R. King. Dark stains, which may be spots of human blood, found on a table cover ing stuffed away in an upstairs closet, on a. pair of blue trousers, on 'a floor heat conduit directly above the fur nace door, and in other places, Prose cutor King said, proves to him, with other evidences he has in his posses sion, that Mrs. Sheatsley was a vic tim of murder, and that her body was cast into the furnace ?n an effort to hide all trace of the crime. The only other possible theory which Prosecu tor King has in mind is that she might have committed suiciude and her body been placed in the furnace by some person who did not want it to become known that she had taken her life, he said tonight. Other discoveries, termed by the prosecutor as “important”, included the finding by David Shadrack, Bex ley marshal, of an untumbd fruit jar lid containing about half an ounce of red fluid, which Chemist C. F. Long said closely resembles human blood. Bits of tissue which might have been Johnson’s Eleven in Fine Shape For Thanksgiving Encounter in Charleston. For the past week Coach Johnson has had his team going through care fully designed practices in order to *get them in shape for the strong Cita del team on Thanksgiving day. Only- one scrimmage was indulged ip dur ing the past week and the men are fast recuperating from many injuries that have held P. C. back somewhat all during the season. ' The cancellation of the game with Piedmont by the Piedmont authorities gave the Blue Stockings an extra two Let os thank God oar nation la at ■■L t peace tad our boya are at home. Let ns be thankful, too, that be hind our frank Amerie-i. smile, behind our whimsical Wit, behind our seeming carefree indifference, there stands, rekindled in the American character, that power, that courage, that love of country marked in the iivea of the Nation’a founders, and upon which rest the safety of American ideals. Thanksgiving is perhaps the most beautiful of American holidays. It opens the floodgates of mem ory, it draws from the heart our human love and links anew our kinship with the Christ. Yet, what say we of those among us who are lonely at thia hour, those who try, bewildered, to fathom the mystery of Almighty reasoning, those who in their suffering look with pleading eyes to learn what, , they have at hand for which visited upon our suite and He people ihllman f|Mh w( , re found on a st during the past year. I earnestly hope thi , cellar stairway . ih their time of sorrow, to offer thanks. In the suffering heart to-day let there be thanks for Jesus and His ability to run the gamut of divine emotion to the last resonant tone. God has ruled that only from out the melting pot of the agonies may come the gold refined and pure. Ail is' well. The nation lives; angels kiss the cheeks of sleeping childhood, while those who have E one to rest repose in the arms of God—at peace, et us give thanks. that fh*» sitmificance of Our observ ance of the day may be found in the hearts of the people ( and not in the manifestations of a holiday. I es pecially urge that our citizens gather in their houses of worship to give thanks and praise to God. May all our people mindful of their allegiance to an all-wise Pfovidence, bow on this day with reverent hearts before God, the Giver of all good and perfect gifts and fervently thank Him for His mer cies, love and bountiful blessings.” l^TOO^CTKR,! P. C. SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR For Gridiron Menu for 1925 Calls Nine Games With plate’s , Leading Teams. The football menu for* the P. C. varsity for 1925, has already been prepared and was announced yester day through Prof. H. E. Sturgeon, faculty representative. It will include nine games with the opening gun to be fired at Clem son on September 26. The season will close, as this year, with the Citadel classic in Charleston. Oglethorpe and Furman are the two new teams to be included in next sea son’s schedule. Relationship has been renewed-Writh Furman, and -Ogle thorpe has been added to the list, al though the date is still pending. Next year’s indications point to one of the strongest teams P. C. has ever put in the field. The schedule ar ranged is an ambitious one, and al ready plans are under way to make the 1925 season the greatest football year in the institution s history. The schedule complete, is as follows: Clemson at Clernson—Sept. 26. Erskine at Due West—Ort. 2. Oglethorpe at Clinton . (pending) Ott. 10. Davidson (place undecided) Oct. 17. Newberry af Newberry—Oct. 23. Furman at .Greenville—Ocf. 31. Wofford at Clinton—Nov. 6. Carolina at Columbia—Nov. 20. Citadel at Charleston—Nov. °6. Red finger prints were found on the door of the clothes chute in the base ment by Detective Harry Carson. The supposed blood stains will be analyzed by Chemist Long. The bottle of poison which turned up missing from the medicine cabi net in the Sheatsley home last Mon day night, according to authorities, was found in the medicine cabinet to day. According to Mr. King, the Rev. C. V. Sheatsley, Jiusband of the vic tim, told him it was missing when he went to look for it, noticing acid fumes in the house after he had dis covered the bodyT Authorities say they are unable to account for its dis appearance and reappearance. Informed of the day’s developments, the Rev. Mr. Sheatsley, in a telephone 4 for practice have been lost and except for the evening P. C. freshmen played Newbert-jr freshmen the varsity has been out every afternoon. Although no serious injuries were sustained in the Erskine game some that played in it were already on the wounded list and have not been able to do much since. Griffith has been on the shelf now for about three weeks with an injured knee. He attended several practices last week but did not take part in the scrimmaging as his knee is still in bad shape. If he is unable to play against the Citadpl it will to some extent disable the Blue Stock ings as he is a very accurate passer. All other injured have rallied and are back to don a uniform again be fore they meet the Citadel. Warner who has been out for sometime with a bad knee is back again to groom his toe before meeting the expert Berry of the Bulldogs. Wilson also is fast recovering and in fact has parti cipated in several scrimmages of late. He is indeed a veteran at the quarter position and is an expert field gen eral but due to prolonged illness Cx- CLINTON 70 OBSERVE TODAY AH Business to Suspend for the Day. Union Services at the First Baptist Church. FINE SHOWING FOR IftTADEL WORKS COUNTY TEACHERS ; tending over a period of two years he I of the an j versf In | has not been able to couch himself in fatfAng and prayer j, ■ his former style this year. Edmunds, I trrribl(i dron.-v,* was Today, November 25th, is Thanks giving Day.. It has been so proclaim ed by President Coolidge and every where it will be observed as a nation al holiday. Here in Clinton, as else where, all -classes will unite in observ ing the day. At ten O’clock in the First Baptist church, a union Thanksgiving service rmpse^TpresiSent of Lander College bf Greenwood, will preach the Thanksgiving sermon. All denomi nations in the city are invited to take part in this service. A special col lection will be made to be equally divided between the church orphan ages of the slate. . All banks, stores and business houses, and the postoffice will be closed. The city sehoo’s, orphanage and cpllege will observe the day and a holiday spirit will reign supreme throughout the day. The usual Thanksgiving P. C.-New berry football classic is rot on this year’s program. Instead, the Presby- (erinns left yesterday for Charleston where they will meet Ihc strong Cita del eleven this af emeon f>n the grid iron. A number of Clinton people are in.Charleston forth*' event. Thanksgiving Day is not without histcffcal inteiest- It is a day es pecially set apart••€«>«,the offering of thanks. After the 1 ' first harvest of the New England colonists in 1621, Governor Bradford made provision for their rejoicing together by offering praise and thanks to the Great Maker 1623 a day of in the midst of a conversation from Paris, Ohio, this afternoon, said the stains were “prob ably rabbit blood,” he having killed several while hunting Saturday. He said he was glad the poison bottle had been found. In an effort to determine the effect carbon-monoxide gas, generated with in the furnace would have upon living animals, Chemist Long and Dr. H. M. Brunade, a pathologist, late this afternoon placed two guinea pigs in the fire. For a minute and a half they scampered about in the fire vault, Mr. Long said. After their bodies were partly consumed they were renrioved; and blood taken from W o 17 4 rp T) "rr ■’'“V v terrible drought was changed into a ISHiA 1 r. L. | a newly found half, is still going good. | day of thanksgiving by the coming of Ik i — i Th5s 3 T0Un * fell ’> w has labored for train* Gradually the custom was es- Join the County and State Teachers’ Charleston Eleven To Stage a Driving three years on the scrub team but | t, ab tj sbed of appointing a day of Associations One Hundred Per i Offense Today Against (recently has shown up fine in prac-1 th an lt S annually after the harvest. Cent Strong. i Clintonites. tice. L oach Johnson gave him a ! These appointments were made by According to information obtained Charleston, Nov. 24.—Drive, drive, J chance in the Erskine game and ! pvodanmtions by the governors of ihe at the office of the county superinten- drive. That’s what the Citadel was undoubtedly the individual star of ( p r gi a p d colon,vs. During the dent of education, Laurens county' coaches are aftdr this week in prepa-jthe game. Unfortunately this is his I Revolution a day of thanksgiving was teachers have joined the county and ration for the game with Walter last year but he says he is going to « wcnrwcl u^^ < ongiess. Since state teachers’ associations 100 per > Johnson’s Blue Stockings here |iflYe the Citadel all he has . Thanks- cent strong for the current year. Thanksgiving day at noon. Drive, There are 206 teachers in the coun- drive and more drive. It must be had ■1684. the ftesUtonl of .Abe U;4Ud Stat'es has" appo'nted a day of thanke- ty, and the annual dues are collected if the cadets are to win from the Clin- and forwarded by the county superin-; tonites and they realize this. That is tendent. In addition to such .a fine 1 why the men are devoting more ener- showing in membership of the county gy than ever before, so it seems, to and state organizations, 173 teachers perfecting this type of offense. Ho- have joined and paid their dues as; grefe has been about the only consist- members* of the National Edifi*htion j ent lire plunger and the coaches are association, with heftdqOhrters al trying to lia've'Kilpatrick in condition Washington. to be of great help to him when John-! evdry man there arose a grim de giving, so the iTulldogS might expect trouble from this source. [giving (usually the last Thursday in •Taken as a whole the Blue If use: November) and the proclamation has are running smoother now than they | bl , on f 0 ii owt . d similar proclama- have the whole season, says Coach, t j ons from the governors of the re- Johnson. A tone practice last week j Rpwtive ?tatcs ,! own to the p resent he was heard to ask his men, “why ( dKto lt is a j ty : n wh j ch the p >0 . haven’t you been running like this J ple of Clinton have always shown an all season. This was a hard ddes-! j ri j cr( , s ^ a ., d * ; ,j s will be no ex- tion to answer but in the heart of, option. In a letter to Miss Kate Wofford.! son’s men are faced in the final game, l erm i na ti ori continue the good work relative to the receipt of the enroll ment report to the Nation .1 associa tion, Chari Williams, fie! . ^secretary of the legislative division, Washing ton, had this fine word of commenda tion: “The further fact that your teach ers were all enrolled in local and state of what Citadel men consider a de-1 :U|( 1 *f possible wind up the season cidcdly successful seasqn although J With a victory from the Citadel, like other South Carolina elevens, it! Z associations is the best evidence I ; is hot pci feet With Capta : n Wagoner to open holes on one side and MacFarland or the other the Bulldogs 'are hoping for a touchdown or two from sheer driv- WELCOME FOR NEW PASTOR Vesbyterlan'-J Plan Christmas Cantata their lungs will be analyzed for trac-j know 0 f the high professional stand ards which must prevail in your couhty.” NOW NEARING COMPLETION es of carbon-monoxide poisoning. Mr. Long also took samples of gases gen erated by the furnace for examina tion. Blood taken from the lungs of Mrs. Sheatsley, which Mr. Long analyzed i fur traces of carbon-monoxide poison- i ing, showed negative results, the chemist reported to the prosecutor. Mr. Long said this proves the victim was dead before her body entered the furnace. Axhes taken from the furnace pit were sifted by the authorities late this afternoon with the result that almost 50 bits of charred bone were turned over to Dr. Brundage for ex amination. No trace of teeth or bones which The new post office building on! Positively could be identified as part North Broad street is now nearing t be skull Were found, Mr. King completion. * Whthin the next few weeks it is expected that the finishing touches will be added and it \vill be said. been Conflicting statements made as to whether the have skull was attached to the body which was ready for occupancy not later than buried at Baris, Ohio, last Thursday, the 15th of January. LADIES TO HOLD APRON sal: Just before Christmas, watch ^the Clinton Made Aprons made tor by Clinton Maids. The Woman’s club will hold this sale, the date to be an nounced later. according to authorities. In an effort to clear up this phase of the mystery, Mr. King tonight held a conference with undertakers who prepared the i body for burial. He intimated he thought the head- might have been severed from the body. A pachet, with bits of unknown substances and a few hairs on it war found 'in the cellar and turned over to Mr. Long for examination. ing power. They may get it that way LOCAL CLUB TO HAVE BANQUET Rev. L. P. .McGee Received By Vari ous Denominations At and they may have to resort to the J Methodist Charge, overhead attack to got it and then j Laurens, Nov. 24.—In honor of the they realize that during this time the | Rev. L. P. McGee, r.ewly appointed to Presbyterians will be doing some scor-j the pastorate of the First Methodist big,attempts of their own. They are! church here, the congregations of the fully aware that it is quite difficult | other churches of the city last night to score on a Johnson coached team 1 united with the Methodist church in! Choir Now Wo*k ng lo Present Spec ial Program S o day Night Before Ch/bitmas. W. P. Jacob*,* dire*-tor of the <hoir of the Fust Pre-hyte/ian church, h is just announ i#il the rrmpletipn of plans for an elaborate musical pro gram in the form of a Christmas ean- lafa to be presented by the ch ir on Sunday right, December. 21. On ih t occasion lhe a entire program will he given over to rnir i 1 '. >An c-ne’iallv attractive and tuneful Members of Billy Sunday Club Plan Anniversary Meeting at Festal Board. The Clinton Billy Sunday t^lub will hold a banquet and inspirational meet- guing up against, ing on the evening of December 4th. This is the anniversary of the club and arrangements are now being per- fected by the committee in charge to! P^'-'ted !o play h make it an enjoyable event. Nesmith, Berry, :it ail and that is why they are driv-' a welcome service. Following the ser- ing every afternoon. Last year .the! mon, which was preached by Mr. Me- cadcts fought them to a scoreless tie i Gee, Dr. W. H. Dial, member ef the at Clinton and this year they are hop-i board of stewards, in beha’f of the ing to win, but they know what they • board and membership of the church, organ, all .wing Mrs. Yv. P. Jacobs, Cantata “The Bountiful Prince of Peace,” has beer seleilcd to he p:e- «cntod. Miss .Sybil Burdette, of Chi- corn Colic, e, wi 1 ! probably play extended greetings anal a warm wel- til*' present organist, to sing with the Promise of an interesting game is come to the new pastor, and then in- made. It will be the last appearance 11reduced Dr. Weston Bruner, pastor ^ for Captain Wegener and he is ex-1 of the F irst Baptist church, wno .ox- Follovving the serving of the din ner, there will be several inspiration al addresses from prominent out-of- town visitors. It is expected that the entire me mbership will be present for the occasion. . his best. MacFarland,: pressed his delight ih the privilege of Weinberg-and Mat-i "'iiing with the Moth; dists in a wtd- ihews have one year more and the; come service to Mr. McGee. In a rest of the squad is composed cf so- happy vein the new pastor responded phomores. [iq the expressions of love and febci- j L ation and said it rfhall ! e his chief i i prom te *he cau'se -of lhi?, church and longdom building in Lau- . ens. The - Presbyterian church at Egypt is buying great quantities of j desire coal from Great Britain. present is vvilhoui a t a. ONE MONTH MORE Just thirty days to Christmas. Those will be long days for the chil dren and short days for the older FORMER PASTOR TO SPEA*K HERE SUNDAY OPEN YOUR HEART! Rev. \V.‘ H. Stevenson, of White - . i Oak, will occupy the pulpit of the As- folks._Do your Chnsimos buyuig os i50ciate Rc . formed p resbyterian church early as you can. If for nothing else,! next Sabbath. Mr. Stevenson former- shop early because of the larger selec-; ly served this church as pastor and 1 t.on to pick from. You can save time i is universally loved by the cbngrega- by reading The Chronicle adverlieo- ‘ H l 6 . retu . r . n ‘1>* «‘y will be , . , i welcomed by his people as well as merits and planning your Christmah his friends of other denominations shopping accordingly. THE CHRONICLE “The Ps^er Everybody kcads” b v ' • The Rock of Gibraltar, commonly called the “Watchdog of the Mediter ranean” is about 1,437 feet high. Christmas is coming. Are you going to unlock the bars of. your heart—wide—to the generouf emotions which well up from deep inside of you? It is more blessed to give than to receive—more joy- ous-4-more thrilling. Even old Scroogs of the Dkk»ns story, learned that life is not all stermhess and struggling—not all coldness and hostility. No—for the spirit of man is made of something nobler which tries to come to the surface—especially on Christmas Day. And is there anything which is really more fun than making the children happy. How many little curly-heads are waiting now for that magit^ Christmas morning? How many youngsters will be standing before your Christmas tree this year—wide-eyed with joy? How many of your older friends will you remember this year— » friends you love even though you cannot tell them so? Man! Why not stretch and stretch and stretch that Christmas gift list? Add and add and add to it! Open jour heait! Go gift-hunting in the stores today and tomorrow—and the next day, too. Catch the Christmas spirit. l . “At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Cjiristmas comes but once a year.” . OK Mr. McGee was appointed to the • ion o; first chinch at the r< c n e Upp*r South-Cavofina <>iinTij{ence, and moved here from Sp.a'tu..pueg during the past week, lie { reached his first sermon for Ih; eon- I gregation Sunday mo•rn ; ng. , n- sue- 1 . ceded the Rev. P. F. Ki. who h ■.■•• {taken up his.work as p r riding el J?: ‘ of the Andeiaon district. M> . Kilgo ! completed the quadrennial a pas.or | of the First church of L-t ens, a no j on the eve of his departure for Ar»- choir on that orva^iWl The following choir members are expected to take part in Dm progra m. No prunes: Mrs. W. P. Jacobs, Mrs. \. W. Brice, Mrs. D. M. Douglas, Mrs. S. C. Hays, Miss Norma Hallett, Mis*. Nan Copeland, Miss Myra Learn an, Miss Ruth C raw ford. Altos: Mrs. B. O. Whitten, Mrs. li. A. Cnpolard, Mr-. N. K Young, M Clara Duckett, Mivs B. Copeland, Miss Benet Godfrey. Tenor: Dr. A. E. Bpencer, Dr. i> O. Whitten. Bass: W-. P. Jacobs, C. J. Killen, T. D. Jacobs. As it .s the first strictly musical program presented at the F’irst Pres byterian church for some time, the an- nouncemert ; s being received with a great deal of interest by the rat:sic lovers of the community. The public will be cordially . v. ited to attend. GONE TO MARKET AGAIN i derson union servuc; ' his honor. w he'd in THE CLINTON CHRONICLE rFv "The Paper Everybody Reads” v Chan rrpsi Made In School Faculty r Y n L K’ng left last night for New Yoik to rcplenifii hh s.oek of ladies Copeland has resigned he: position as a memb'r of the Provi dence (Lydia) school faculty,, effect ive last Friday. Miss H leri Bailey teacher in the city schools, has been transferred to Miss Copejaml’s first grade work, P.nd Miss Essie Young Bailey as third succeeds Miss’ teacher. ready to wen* - . This is his second trip to market this fall and is made tif\e sary by the splendid sales mad» y Ins f:i-.'i daruig the oast lew AT BAPTIST CHURCH • In the absence of Rev. Fidwani Long, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Mr. C. H. bobo of bayrens. occupied the pulpit,,laat Sunday morn ing. and at the evening sen-ice. Dr. Dudley Jones was the speaker, both being heard by largi congregations.