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If Toe Don't Rond THE CHRONICLE Ton Don’t Get The News. (Elttttatt (Ehrmucb THE CHRONICLE » Strives To Be n Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable. VOLUME XXV CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1925 NUMBER 17 » • J r i i f 4 ♦ t 0 4 v UURENS COUNTY TO STAGE HISTORIC PAGEANT FRIDAY Pi I Laurens, April 19.—Laurens county jn pageantry—from the coming of the white man in 1760 to this good year of grace, covering a period of 175 years—will be given in eight episodes by the Laurens county department of education next Friday, April 24, at the loCaL athletic field on South Har per street.' The pageant event is to take the place of the annual spring time school day festival, and extensive preparations have been made for an elaborate staging of the 4 county’s prin cipal historical epoch. Miss Kate Vixon Wofford, who has gained distinction as county superin tendent of educatibn and in other fields of educational endeavor, con ceived the pageantry idea and has pro moted the scheme and organized the selected school forces of the county, with the hearty support of the teach ers and their pupils, to the end that unit and collective rehearsals for the event are about finished. The pageant will be the biggest thing of the kind ever attempted in Laurens, altogether unique, in that it purports faithfully to portray the historical incidents of outstanding importance — from the time John Duncan drove two fine bay horses to a wagon from Pennsylvania and located on what is now known as Duncan creek, in the eastern part of the county, down to the present time, covering a period of nearly two hun dred years. Beginning with the first settlement of white people as led by John Dun can the initial episode will open with a group of white settlers and a band of Indians coming together, when a pledge of friendship is made between the two representative groups^ About one hundred children from six schools will present Part 1, using suitable cos tumes. Duncan brought an African slave with him and was therefore the first slave owner in Laurens county. He erected a cabin on the little creek and some few years later there was quite a settlement of whites, mainly from the other states of the north. The Indians forgot their peace promise and in 1766 the first impor tant battle between the natives and the new settlers occurred and the white men, led by the intrepid Jona than Downs, who was to play an im portant role in the history of the county, were victorious. This episode, the second of the series, will be given by the Hickory Tavern school, It. P. Todd, Laurens high school boy and descendant of the distinguished Jona than Downs, will play the part of his ancestor. The battle of Hayes Station near Milton during the Revolutionary war will be depicted as the thir,d part and will be given by the Belfast and Wadsworth schools. The fourth episode will show a cele bration at the home of Charles Allen in honor of th£ formation of the new county, which had been carved out of the old Ninety-Six district. Allen is said to have been the first county judge. The celebration was in the form of a big picnic and three other leaders, contemporaries of Allen, as sist him in the role of host to the people on this historic occasion. The three referred to were John Hunter, Thomas Wadsworth and Jonathan Downs. Their parts will be given by boys from the Laurens high school. After the fourth episode follows an interlude showing the period in the history of the county from the Revolu tionary war to the Confederate war. In this drama will be shoyen life on the plantations and the slavery time customs. Then will corpe Episode 6, showing the arrest of the patriots in 1872, following the political disturb ances of 1870, and through the two years when there were unrest and carpetbag rule. The patriots arrested here referred to included: Maj. J. A. Leland, Dr. Thomas McCoy, Capt. A. W. Teague, Beverly Foster, Capt. Alex McCarley, Enoch West, Capt. R. E. Richardson, B. F. Ballew, W. T. Finley, Samuel Bolt, Watt Allison, John Allison, W. E. Black, James M. Hudgens, Sam Oliver, and John N. Wright. The men were taken to Co lumbia and imprisoned. The same Bible that was presented to the pa triots by the Rev. J. R. Riley, pastor of the” Presbyterian church, when the men were leaving home under guard of deputy marshals will be used in the play and the part that the Rev. Mr. Riley played in the long ago will be reenacted by Lawrence Kilgo. He will be supported by the boys and girls of the Laurens school. Episode 6 will deal with the stirring period, known as the “Red Shirts” time of Laurens county, showing a meeting of the organization the day before the election in 1876, when Wade Hampton was elected governor and William D. Simpson of Laurens, lieutenant governor. Another interlude will be shown here as the time when the spirits of discord and reconciliation appear on the field, the latter winning. Episode 7 will reenact a scene com mon during the Wotld war, period of enlisting and thf leaving of the boys, and the eighth and closing chapter will represent the “Land That Is To Be,” showing the spirit of progress as she takes a peep into the future. - Two exhibitions will be given—the first at 3 p. m. and the second at 8 o'clock in the evening. 3 TO SIX YEARS JAIL SENTENCE Rock Hill Policeman Convicted of Manslaughter and Sentenced By Judge Memminger. York, April *18.—An intermediate sentence of from three to six years on the public works or in the state peni tentiary was imposed at 5 o’clock this afternoon upon Policeman R. Morris McFadden of Rock Hill, convicted of manslaughter last evening for the killing of Dewey Simpson, prominent young Chester man, when he shot into an automobile driven by Bonnie Cook of Chester, in which Simpson was a passenger in Rock Hill on the evening of February 27. Most dramatic was the scene in ses sions court when Judge Memminger announced he was about to pass sen tence. W. Blackburn Wilson, chief counsel, and John R. Hart, assistant j counsel, made most earnest pleas that the court pass the lightest sentence the law allows upon their client. Reviewing McFadden’s record as a soldier, Attbrney Hart declared that Morris McFadden was the first ser geant of the 118th infantry of the i Thirtieth division to lead a platoon i against the Germans in France. He , said McFadden, who rose to sergeant ifrom the ranks, had been selected for ! that honor because of his moral char acter, his courage and his coolness. ; He stated that after the soldier had ! been wounded he faced the front time , after time again, and that the mis take he made in shooting into the automobile in which the ill-fated Dewey Simpson was a passenger, was ,a mistake of the head and not of the heart. Both attorneys pleaded that the court take into consideration the un protected wife and child of the de fendant. The Rev. Dr. R. S. Trues- dale, pastor of St. John’s Methodist church, of which McFadden is a mem ber, made a plea for leniency for the young policeman, speaking of his beautiful home* life and his clean Christian charactej\ The Rev. Nat E. Smith, pastor of the York A. R. P. church, made a similar plea. * In passing sentence Judge Memmin ger told McF4adden he was convinced that the killing of young Simpson was not intentional, but that the officer had shot believing that he had a right to shoot in view of the fact that he held a commission as special constable from the"gT)vernor. The trouble was, he said, that McFadden, like many other officers, had a mistaken idea of the import of his authority and must accordingly suffer because of his ignorance of his legal powers. He questioned the wisdom of granting such special commissions to police of ficers indiscriminately, citing as a reason for his question the tragedy that had come to the young Rock Hill officer. . Counsel for the state'had no word to say. McFadde^ was as erect as a soldier while the judge talked to him and while sentence was being passed; but there was a moist gleam in his eye and the muscles of his throat twitched convulsively. Supervisor Darby Smith said to night that McFadden would go to the penitentiary and not to the county chain gang. John R. Hart, of defense counsel, said this afternoon there would be no appeal. Released on Bail Rock Hill, April 18.—R. Morris Mc Fadden, . motorcycle officer of the Rock Hill police department, convict ed last night of manslaughter in con nection with the fatal shooting in February of Dewey Simpson of Ches ter, and late this afternoon sentenced by Circuit Judge R. W. Memminger to serve from three to six years, was released on bond in the sum of $5,000, arranged here at 6:30 o’clock, pending the outcome of his appeal to the su preme court. McFadden was smiling bravely and expressed hope of securing a new trial when he arrived here in custody of a deputy sheriff. He was visibly disappointed over the outcome of his trial, however. “I don’t mind for myself,” he said. “If the court says so, I can easily serve my time and come back among my friends without shame. I didn’t do anything dishonest. It’s my wife and babies that worry me now.” His wife has been practically an invalid for some time and he has sev eral children. 135,367 Methodists in South Carolina Now % According to the latest figures there are in South Carolina 12 districts, 297 pastorial charges, 865 congregations, and 135,367 members in the two Methodist conferences. There were baptized last year 3,103 adults and 2,638 infants. There are 771 Sunday schools with 8,262 offi cers and teachers, and 104,221 schol ars enrolled. There are 370 Epworth Leagues with 11,821 members enrolled. There are 477 Women’s'Missionary societies with 14,967 members. The church raised last year for all purposes $1,- 815,044. The church owns property in the state valued at $9,113,302. There are 1,114 students enrolled in the three colleges of the denomina tion in the state. J. Roy Crawford SURVEYOR CLINTON, S. C. . Telephone 2604 Which Soap? AH soaps will cleanse, but they will not destroy disease germs. Germicidal Soap not only removes grease and dirt from the hands, but it destroys disease germs and perspiration odors. Germicida^Soap is three things in one: a cleanser, a germicide, and a deodor ant Germicidal Soap is a good general soap for toilet and bath purposes. It frees the skin from perspiration odors, from the germs of infection, as well as the tiny parasites that cause skin eruptions. Get a cake of Germicidal Soap today, f rice 25 cents. sadler-oWens PHARMACY AT UNION STATION Teh 400 ' Tel 400 CLINTON, S. C. I 1 Gift Offer—Next Week Only With your Hoosier you get all these Hoosier Mount Vernon Dinner Set During this sale you receive with your Hoosier this beautiful Mount Vernon Dinner Set. It is attractive enough to grace any table. It is a set you will be proud to own. 10-Piece Cutlery Set 14-Piece Glassware Set Fourteen useful glass contain ers for coffee, spices, etc. They come as regular equip ment with your Hoosier High boy at no extra cost. This is Hoosier’s high-grade domestic science cutlery set which regularly sells for $6. You can get it with your Hoo sier Highboy. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER- Y0U MUST HURRY V ' Remember, we have only a limited number of these Hoosier Cabinets for this special dollar- down sale. Don't wait. You may be disap pointed. Come in Monday and select your Hoosier white these liberal terms and these . special inducement prevail. WHAT THIS GREAT OFFER MEANS TO YOU o . . » If you ever intend to buy a kitchen cabinet this is your big opportunity. With» every Highboy and Beauty Cabinet bought next week we are giv ing—at no extra cost—a wonderful set of dishes and the sets of glassware and cutlery shown here. Come in and see the Hoosier for yourself. See these fine sets that are being given with it. Then—if you desire—just pay a dollar down. Your Hoosier will be delivered to your home with the three gift sets. Sale Starts Monday, April 27th - ^ Closes Saturday, May 2nd & E. 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