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V ■ PAGE TWO THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. Cj THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1$27 j 'City Must Move; - Book Store Briefs j River Is Menace A— Pencil Tablets, 3 for for Sc. 10c. Also 2 Bradley prices. Water Colors at reduced Roseville Pottery looks mighty pood. Come look it over. True Story 25c, and other McFadden publications. ^ • WOMAN HELD ON ROUTINE MATTERS MURDER CHARGE BEFORE COUNCIL laid out by the Indians in 1770 and. looked upon favorably at 6ne tir e as the site for the nation’s capital, "will have deserted its ancient location and Be an entirely new city by next Thankspivinp day, Marion Rust, na tional Red Cross director said today. The c’jty yesterday started an en masse movement frofh the Mississippi river front to a 140-foot bluff half a mile distant, where it will be safe for ever from the inroads of the “Father of Waters.” Chanpinp of the current of the river by the recent flood precipitated direct ly:, against the front of the city, mak ing it necessary to remove it to anoth er location. Ten houses were washed Come select your “Yule-tide” Cards ' awa y during the spring flood, going and let us have them engraved for the way some forty-two other houses you. Get busy now as Christmas will soon be here. , Columbus, Ky., Sept. 4.—Columbus, Bride Jailed As Slayer of Her Father. Preliminary Water Survey Soon To Be We received about one-third of our book order which was placed in June. Peopfe wonder why they cannot get all books they need. W’e refer them to the State Board of Education. had gone during the last fifteen years Thirty houses will be rolled intact to New Columbus, and approximately forty more will be knocked down and r^fhiilt, Mr. Rust said. Some new houses also will be erected, and it is expected the new edition of the city will have as many as 150 houses. About the time of the Civil war, Co- See US for what you need. VN e jlumbus was a prosperous shipping cen- are offering Barley. Rye, Seed ter, with a populationj)f between 8 f 000 Wheat, Texas, Apeler and 100 to and 10 ’ 000 - The city ’ s dan * erous P 081 ' Ukeleles $2.25 and up. SEED GRAINS OF ALL KINDS Body 1 Oats. We invite all farmers to tion, together with the development of railroads, worked against its progress call and see US and let us serve I until today there is a population of you. Our prices are right anjd' * ess t^ an t.ooo. Real estate declined your business will he appreciat ed. Found In Cellar After Completed. Other Matters Up : Much Digging. a For Consideration. Reidsville, N.'C., Sept. 3.—A day] City codncil held its regular monthly and a half of back-breaking excava- meeting Tuesday evening with Mayor tion in a dark basement under a resi- McMillan and Aldermen Holland, Bla- dence here, shortly before noonday lock, Duncan, Harris, Wilson and Car- brought to a head a ten-day murder ter present. _ . mystery with the finding of the bodyHaskell H. Martin, Greenville archi- of J. S. Smith Petty, once an overseer tect, appeared before council and pre in a local cotton mill, and who has sented tentative drawings of a city been missing for about a year. j hall building. The proposed building The gruesome find confirmed a sto--would be two storiesAnd adequately ry told to officials by the Rev. Thomas arranged to take care of the city’s in- F. Parduc, an evangelist, that Petty terests and afford a large auditorium had been killed. It landed Mrs. Alma upstairs. Mr. Martin explained the Petty Gattling, bride of two months details of thejbuilding and stated that and daughter of the dead man, in the it could be built of fire-proof construc- county jail on a charge of murder, tion, in his opinion, for approximately She was arested soon after the body $30,000. Council had already before it was found and this afternoon Coro- for consideration, an offer by E. W. ner Wharton summoned a jury and Forguson to sell his garage property after a brief session the young womaSi on West Main street for $30,000. was ordered held for a grand jury ( After a general discussion, Alder hearing. man Harris offered a motion, second- Up to midnight, however, Sheriff J. ed by Aloerman Duncan, that the S. Smith said no other arrests had proposition of buying or building a been made. He said that a report that city hall be indefinitely postponed. In Eugene S. Gattling, chief of the Reids- offering the motion he stated that in ville fire department, husband of. the his opinion, the matter of paramount LEGAL SALE the side track of C. N. & L. railroad, between Milling Grocery Co., and the two-story brick warehouse, the same now being occupied by the Farmers Exchange. Also the vacant lot, 55 feet-on West I will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at Laurens, C. H., S. C., on salesday in October - TOtf, it being Monday, the 3rd day of | Main 8 t r« t rad7oirdng MrriTs. Bai: the month during the legal hour, of,, „„ the west and the two . story ' sale, the following property and aaaeta brick buildi on , he east 0 „ e . half ot the J. V. Copeland Co. of Clinton, the wa|| t0 this lot: Sold subject to the right of way of the rail- II aerer of land in Hunter township' road company. five miles south of Clinton, known as j All notes and accounts held by the the Joe Suber land, bounded by the said company, said papers have a total public highway from Clinton, lands of. face value of approximately thirty estate of J. C. Davis and Dolly Craw- thousand dollars. f° r d- | Further information with respect to /248 acres known as the Lester C. i these accounts and notes may be had Doughtery place in Jacks township, upon application to the undersigned, bounded by lands of the Duncan place, J- W. COPELAND, SR. Rice place, and being a part of the; 9*29 : 4tc .• Clinton, S. C.‘ Alcey Young land. % One brick warehouse, situated on THE CHRONICLE—$1.50 YEAR Farmers’ Exchange T, J. BLALOCR, Prop. Clinton, S. C, until at one time it was possible to build a four-ro(*jn house for as little as fifty dollars. The new position of the town is expected to be of great ^ revival value from an. economic standpoint. Card of Thanks 1 still have several beautiful one-acre building lots just outside cit\ limits at low prices. See me quick. GEO. H. ELLIS Real Estate and Insurance, ■ KODAKS, FILMS, DEVELOPING We give 48 hour service on dev eloping. SADLER-0 WENS PHARMACY AT UNION STATION Phones 377 & 400 Phones 377 & 400 We wish to thank the people of thte and other communities for their kind ness during the sickness and death of our dear boy, Hubert. Words cannot express how we thank you all. We moved here as strangers last year and have felt vefy lonely at times away from all of our relatives, but relatives couldn’t have done any more for us than you did. Especially do we thank the members of Hurricane ! church who stood by us so faithfully ; all the way through and .brought so many beautiful floral offerings. May God bless you all. is the prayer of his broken hearted father and mother. MR. AND MRS. A. D. RUMPH. i > For a short while yet we will con tinue to give permanent waves at special prices and free instruction with each wave also. Prices re duced on other work. Come in and ask us about it—it will be a pleasure to us to tell you. ABRAMS-FULLER BARBER SHOP made,” he said. 1 proposition should be tabled until a The search and investigation was later date. Council was unanimous in undertaken two weeks ago, Solicitor the adoption of the motioh. Gwyn of Rockingham county, and, Mayor McMillan gave to council a Sheriff Smith said today. The story report jon the preliminary work that told by the minister that a young Wo- has be^n done in the matter of survey- man had come to him after one of his ing a line to Duncan’s creek and mak- meetings and confessed to ing an investigation into the problem slaying her father and disposing of the of carrying the city’s water lines from body, was first brought to them at-the present dam at Beard’s Fork to the time, they said. The preacher’s the creek to relieve the pressing wa- story did not give any clues as to ter shortage. Engineer F. M. Bailey jvkere the body blight have been hid- of Hendersonville, is now' making blue den and the search assumed the aspect prints and an estimated cost on the of a hunt for the proverbial needle in building of the line is to be referred j \ > a haystack. There were those in the back to council within the next few community, who as talk went its days. With facts and figures in a con- rounds, scouted the minister’s story, crete form to present to the people, ^ ► Four days the hunt was carried on, but the whole matter umII then go before with many believing that Petty, known the freeholders for approval or rejec- to have disappeared at times for weeks tion through a bond issue, and months had riierely gone away i The matter of removing the tele- j a gain. ' ; phone, city, telegraph and railway Last Wednesday, the solicitor said poles from the business section of the ^ today, a semi-official inquiry was held, square, was again discussed - . A pre- At this inquiry enough information vious ordinance adopted called for the was gathered to warrant Smith and removal of these poles in a designated his staff of deputies digging in the district but thus far nothing has been basement of a house occupied by a done in regard to complying with the man named John Price, but since last ordinance. Council expressed itself March occupied by the Petty family, as'strongly favoring the enforcement i ^ Y'esterday morning^Sheriff Smith and of the ordinance and the mayor was n three deputies went to the house. They instructed to take the matter up with began digging in the basement. The the franchises involved and demand search was fruitless until this mom-j that this work be completed as soon ing when they tackled a pile of coal as possible. stac ked in one corner of the basement. | S. W. Sumerii appeared before The coal removed, they began mov- , council for ajlnal approval and sign ing the dirt directly under it. When ing of the contract for group insur- they had reached a depth of about ance to the amount of $1,000 each on three feet a piece of clothing was en- | all full time city officials. The con- countered. Carefully digging, they tract was approved and ordered sign- disclosed a body. jed by the mayor and clerk, following Exhumed, the body, although de- a motion offered by Alderman Carter composed, was recognizable as that of and seconded by Alderman Blalock. Petty.—“There is not the slgihtestj Alderman Harris called to council’s doubt the body is that of Petty,” said attention the need of re-marking the | Sheriff Smith this afternoon. “It was ’streets of the city. He offered a mo-1 easily recognizable.” J tion, seconded by Alderman Duncan j Medical examination of the body and unanimously approved, calling for disclosed that death had been caused the naming of all streets on the curb by a heavy blow on the back of the 1 comers throughout the city, head. The skull was crushed. | matter of remuneration for ju- Mrs. Gattling, held without bail by rors } n t|, e recorder's court was dis- the coroner’s jury, sat in the woman’s cusse d and Alderman Blalock offered ! J ^ section of the jail apparently unwor- a motion that amounts varying in the ried by the charge against her.”“I did discretion of the recorder, from 50c to not kill my father," she said. “Neither $2.50 per day, be paid jurors, the did I ever tell anyone I did so.” She amounTter be- arrived at by the length said that she had always believed he D f t j me required. merely had left home as he often had | Council flxed the tin)( , for the pay _ <►1 before. ment of city taxes Sept. 26 through Gattling asserted that he personally , ^ „ With the approval of the knew nothing of the case and that un-1 month!v bnis the meetin? ad journed. til the body was found he, too, thought j * Petty merely had left home and failed Gin Your Cotton - , ■ ■ • . j r - At our up-to-date, well-equipped ginnery. We have during the summer put on . NEW SAWS - NEW RIBS NEW BRUSHES t and other repairs that make our outfit good as new. We can gin 80 to 100 bales per day. Also we furnish good bagging and ties at low est cost—retail and wholesale. First Bale Ginned FREE CLINTON COHON OIL CO. “Headquarters for Fertilizers” Night Phone 2403 Phone 62 !to return. He expressed every confi- * ^dence in the innocence of his wife. SINGERS TO MEET The South Laurens Singing conven- j! | tion will meet with the Laurens Mill i Baptist church Sunday afternoon at A Direct Line to Beautifully Cleaned Clothes is No. 28 The fact that you can gain so much ad ditional wear from your clothes by having them cleaned frequently is important enough that you call 28. For then your clothes are subjected to a scientific process that -removes every spot and stain, and brightens the colors without harming'the sheerest of fabrics. . Have all of your clothes cleaned now-^- just before the coming of fall brings forth many social activities. Prices are very mod erate—and the service as rapid as a big plant can make it. Remember—call 28 and one of our drivers will call for your clothes. Buchanan’s Questionnaire For Sunday School Class ,, ^ j • ^ * he are cordially invited. “Kleaners Who Klean” Phone No. 28 Notice for Payment of City Taxes Notice is hereby given that Town Taxes for the Town of Clinton, will be due and collectible between September 28th and October 31st, for the year 1927. The Tax Books will be opened for the collection of taxes at the Office of the Town Clerk on September 28th, and will remain open each day thereafter, Sunday excepted, up to and through October 31st. ’ . A penalty of fifteen (15%) per cent^will accrue on all taxes not paid on or before Monday, October 31st. The levy for current fiscal year is forty (40) mills; twenty (20) mills for current operating expenses and twenty (20) mills for interest and sinking fund on vari ous Bond Issues outstanding. The foregoing notice is given pursuant to Ordinance passed by the Town Council, September 6th, 1927. Dated Sept. If 1927. MARY C. HOLLAND, ( Town Clerk. WANTS Dr. D. J. Brimm wishes his Sunday school class prepared on the following questions next Sunday: 1. Who was the only old maid in the ‘ Bible so far as we know ? LOST One dog, black with white 2. W'hat orphan girl became queen * feet. $5.00 reward if returned to of the mightiest empire of the time? 1 T. J. L«ake. Itp 3 What woman maoe fun of her j WANT to s«U your land? Uat of al- husband for bein* too religious? , mast J0# famlh ^ in Valley, 1. What woman refused to obey an■ ^ ^ Kav< . lo nlove> for $| The imperious order from her husband and New ^ S( Ke„berry. S. C. 2tc got divorced in consequence? | 5. What woman ventured to make a, WANTED—To selfish, worldly request of Christ and got turned down ? 6. What foreign woman made a per sonal request of Christ and it was granted with commendation? 7. What woman was given a son without asking, 8v a reward for kind liness ? sell 5 shares stock Peoples Bonded Warehouse, Clin ton, S. C. Apply to Chronicle office or make your best offer. Itc SATURDAY Sale NOTICE—Beginning this week, our Cannery will open every Saturday < morning in addition to regular days. Clinton Cannery. Itc 8. What woman had to prove traitor 1 SBW ]NG WANTED—1^1 prepared to her own people in order to show her, U) do kjnd]> of Mwing and wiU al y tin. . ’ i j * j ■ be glad to serve the public. Mrs. M. 9. What royal woman adopted and ^ reared a waif only to have him bring] disaster on heb people ? 10. What woman was annihilated j WANTED _ By m jddle-aged, experi- for disobeying an angels order? j ence d lady, position pertaining to 11. What woman furnished a feast care of home ^ chiUlren Would con fer dogs ? . gjder other work. Address W. E. F., 12. What girl disgraced herself to care Chronicle office. ' Itc compass the death of a noble prophet? Motes. 1 street. phone 321, 90 Ferguson 9-15-2tp 13. What beautiful widow, without designing to, caused the death of a young fellow who wished to marry her? SMALL FARM BARGAIN WHAT DO ' P. S. JUANS DOT; 1 have for quick sale a 20-acre farm, i good land, on Calhoun Highway, close to town, for only $400.00. This is a good buy. y GEO. H. ELLIS Real Estate and Insurance Phone 51 / Saturday morning We will offer one lot of men’s regular $2.50 and $3.00 Shirt values for— $1 .69 Each Men’s Department Copeland-Stone Co. “One Price To AU” Phone No. 47 — ! Clinton, S. C. A / 4- i ~57.-> , *' .L-