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I THE FIRST N I WM. GODFREY EDWARD MclVl Si G. GODFREY g 4 Per Gent Inte 1 Dep Jfe LOCFJL Sheriff Douglas spent Monda; in the oity. Auditor Jowers is on hi rounds taking tax returns. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Godfrey left Sunday night for Pkilade] phia. jL Miss Hannah Wilson, of Dai m ling-ton, is visiting Mrs. Weq J _ Hickson, Jr. The editor of the Chronic! spent Friday last in the hustlini little City of Ruby. ~ Missr Fannie Duvall is bac! home after a visit of several week with friends in Charleston. Mrs. I. J. Pemberton, of Fay etteville, N. C.? is visiting he daughter. Mr& .T. P. Har.al. Miss Elizabeth Waddill, afte spend iusr several weeks at home f^rned to Newark, N. ?. havenot sufc W - 7 ?r has returne ,v w n?(r aomQ. This is the day when advertis Ids properly placed brings n suite. Investigatethe column of the Chronicle Don't forget that Hawks' opt - dan, who is now at the Oherai Drug Go's, store, will only b there three days. The members of the Westmir ster League are invited to mec with Mrs. H. "W. Harrall to-moi row night at eight o'clock. Mrs. E. W. Duvall is in Colum bia with Mr. Duvall, who is re presenting Chesterfield in th lower house of the General Asseno hly. ^ The Methodists of the pre gressive town of Monroe are pre paring to bnild a handsome ue\ church, at a cost of $8,000 or $10, 000. Hawks' Optician is with th Cheraw Drug Coompany. H< will only be in our city three day and those suffering in any wa; with their eyes will do well t consult, with him FOUI Sa^l^ARTA^ YEA INCOME. Premiam Interest f v . > S* ' . . Tola! Income .? ASSETS. Mortgage Loan* Cash at Interest and interest Bearing A Cash in Office and Ruuks. Dae from Agents Dae and Accrued Interest Doe apd Deferred Premiums All other Assets Total ,_k"v "'/ i,? .. *: ' J '' ji VAnj '*J;>,3 Policies in Force D $1.74 o _ "& -**. 'j j,^-. :-" lTIONAL BANK I [ERAW President. H . .*. *%$ h? f T. /, '.. 15 R, Vice-Precident., , I Cashier. H :est on Savtn^e H )8I18 % . mm { H ? I^BI ^B ^B The carnival shows are .here in full blast. Mr. Lewis Page, of Bennetts ville, spent Sunday in the city. - Miss Nannie Thomas, who has been visiting friends in Jefferson, has returned home.' Mrs. J. W. Maynard, who has been in Baltimore'lor the' past few weeks, h?s returned". Miss Ida Stogner spent Saturday and Sunday last with friends in Wadesboro. / ? Miss Henrietta. MalJoy* - of Bethune; is spending a feW d&ys in town with friends a!nd relatives. - . Miss Gandy will go North next week to purchase the'' latest styies m miwnery, returning 10 Che raw the last of the month. The O. & L. railroad bad a slight wreck ^t Mt. Croghan last Thursday afternoon. A flat car loaded with lumber turned over against the passenger coach. Very little damage was done and fortunately no one was hurt. ' . ^SHght symptoms^pmetimes anything wrong about your eyes. He will be in our , town to day, tomorrow, and Saturday only. ^Cg3CgK?3CgXgEg3C?Xj3Cj3CSXg3C?: ' ^ <?> I Let Us I < >" P <5?-. 1 Prescr r Special attenti portant depart ? Cheraw : - s. C. CRAHi 'k "The Little Drug Stor 'zt ' TH ANNUAL STATEME Life Insuran BURG, SOUTH C I ENDING DECEMBER 31 f85.084.59 Death Claims (In 10,588.92 Surrender Valnw Commission and . Medical Fees and ' ' 'Advertising, Priir Home Office Expo . Tuxes and Linens oa r~Q ?f 1 : ' * Total Dlsbi f 96,51 8.5*vs. j Excess of in * "? i 4 '* ? ,-* , fl 44,510,00 sets.. 88.115.40 Policy Reserve (n 1,084.09 Outstanding Dent 4.784 00 , ment. 5.147.98 Interest and Prfn 4.3S3 00 Accrtie<( Exnwnao. . . .. 1,002 00 8ar|?lu>* to Policy .fl99.04fr.04 * Tot ?l Liabiliti?'B NSURA^JCE STA^MEN: "f % .No cember 31, 1909, 1,48 Assets for Every $1.00 of 1 TC|, PEN' theasterh life Ins. IW, %0?th Cai 1- B^ch andthe MfferelrtFac- : II tlons are, Working Tofether J The following is from (be i I Wadesboro Messenger and Intelligencer and will be read with interest by everyone. The completion of this work meanrmtich to this entire section. The last chapter has been played in th?'conflict which h&s been waged for 18 months by con- * flicting interests in the Rockingham HV>wdr Co. All the lands and. interests of whatever nature J belong! hg to the company have x been.deeded to the Reorganisation Committee, and this committee is now at- work on a plan to ^ raise the necessary money to j complete the hydro-electrical de- 1 velopment at Blewett Falls. It is understood that it will take ^ approximately $2,000,000, in ad- t dition to theM'$l,$00^KK> already J expended, to bomplete the de- J velopment. "The lands held by Hugh McRae & Co , the ownership of 8 which were in litigation, were in-. ^ eluded in those deeded to the Re- a organization Committee. r V January 27, 28, 29?the dates 1; tKof. tTntnlro' .Arvfi/tiow* a4> ? MUWV 4Aan AO -vpviviou YV 111 UO au S the Cheraw Drug Co's. store. t Mrs. Mamie Smith, who has been critically ill for several days ^ with a bad case of blood poison, is reported Considerably improv- 1 ed T. E. Pratt,: col., has botfght j l;he Rear don lots on North Sec- ^ ond street, and is preparing- to * erect thereon a very handsome f residence. ~ j Sixty Italians passed through a here last Thursday. They were { going to the camp about one and a half miles north of Morven, where they are at work day and ** night cm the new railroad. ' " Little Mary^ daughter, pf Mr. <2 and Mrs. F. F. Rivers, whose e life was despaired of for several a days the past week on account t of an attack of pneumonia, is c thought to.be(slowly improving. , , ly and thereby drives the^old 1 from the system. Children like I I it?pleasant to tajte. Sold by all 1 I druggists. "' ' J JL^JLgXgJLgJC^X^JCgXgJL^JL^JL^JL^J^a i < M Your I 1 t iption. |l * \21 ^ on to this im- y V 8 :ment. y ? y i Drug Co. ?1 \M, Manager v*> v e Around The Comer" *5' o ' - ii <5* a 8 5 -T- | NT. OF 'v' ? ce Company carolina ; 19?9. j, DISBURSEMENTS. E c r?8 Reinearnnce) $27,500.00 and Notee Voided 8.202.47 P Vgen-y Kx|><'1jho8. 18,534 18 tl Iimp-ctions 2 772 50 'I ting and Stationery 2,145 00 Pl nam 0.428.50 ^ e8.... 2.248.10 ? irscmentH. $70,015.88 P nnni U nvan nSak?*??"-4- ?" ^ . V..UI Wijuuiomiliuw, . . , itO.OOf.QU o 90,678.51 n LIABILITIES. 1< ot).; $111,039.00 ?. rh Claims in Conrso of settle- a 1.000.00 11 linms Paid in Advance 3,198 78 a 889.35 n Holders 84.436.06 " $199,087.04 I r * 1 u >. Amount. t' 8 $2,551,945.60 liability. :ral agent, b _ <>< Co., 5 olina. b ... urs 10 oar city toaay. The examination for census enumerators for the Fifth district, -will beheld in Gheraw, Sat lrday, February 5thj Mr. O. W. Teal, of Chesterfield, vho has' beeliKquite sictf with rrip, was a visitor iu our city yesterday. Glad indeed to see iim out. M rs. G. K. Laney, who has been dsiting relatives Lmmtu, left his morning, A^p|B>adied by tfrs. B. R- EksterUil|TOr a visit >f several d&ys with relatives in Lancaster. h?*: Mr. R. A. Dodd, well add favor,bly know n to many a# our peo>le, will sell at auottohln Wadea>oro next Monday a fc't of horses ,nd mules. Read hi advertisement elsewhere injuo issue. The Chronicle h^roLded neary one hundred new. ames to its mbscription list dux tig the past wo weeks. Not gvery bad, (specially consider!] g the bad veather. There issll ^room, how ' X yJL OVTCICU. ^ muic Mr. Chas. A. Rocot~who was facial stenographer rfbr the 4th Judicial Circuit* baeJi&lered his esignation, to tataumect. February 1st. The rtfMgg&lion has >een accepted anoJBr. Woods )argan, of DarlUtjmcL has been appointed by Judjmffatts to the Mrs. Woodward^kf Fairfield lounty has presenjgno the state tenate a portrait Q%B?r late hus >and, Col. Thos. TfiBpWoodward, ne of the best Jnp the state iver had?a man wjttLwas very ctive and influential^ ridding he state of the^Kfcwag and carpetbagger It is getting time^Lw to think bout groundhqg^^^the 2nd ;ole. If he sees l^^phadow he vill go back, becaV^ tliat will >e a sign of late spflt fr; but if he loes not see his dB *w will nean an early spnlfc and he vill remain out. >*. Mr. G. W. Bates, Mjeral agent >f the Southern HfFlnsurance )o., with headquaif/fcs in Cheaw, has moved to the nnlayson-Whitle^fSprtld ing on >econd street. only a emporary move, however. He vill move back to (blr&erchants nd Farmers Bauteyuilding as oon as the remod^lbg of same s completed. W$?3wbu this reoodeling will be begin) in a short ime. There will be stLen$ertainmeut :iven at Lieague Q&Ui on Friday, Pebiuary 4th, under the auspices f the Little Sunbeams of St. )avid's church.' Tffilattractions nil be many; fanttrVftrticles to lease the most atwafic; dainiy ulinary for the most fastidious; alentines fo r ard ei)\ awvethearts; nnoo ovirl #.?K*I1?? P,? L..IU xaui IU9 iUT VIIC luvers f little folks. CoriMwl 4 o'clock f you wish to see Wiuter nd his court. Vou'll feel better afteif taking DeVitt's Little EarW ^isere, the &fe, sure/ pleaafao/,1 gentle little iver pills/ If yon weald be sure 11 good resUtWioe? it De^itt's Jarboliied , WitcH Wifeel Salve, he oritfinah f0r big ut? or little ones, amffcfcecratchea r bruises or big one*/ bat it is specially good for 'pil^s. Sold by 11 druggists. - ' r : The railroad commissioners, fessrs. Caughman, Sullivan and learle spent yesterday in the it y. They were here for the urpose of hearing-evidence in he matter of the Chesterfield 'elephone Co. It teems thai omplaint has been filed with the ommi8sion against this comany and yestsrday was appoiDtd for t.ho hflarlnrr ~ ?? "J ?HIW lent, Mr. P ,B. Swmnie, presieot and general manager of the ompany, and Mr. Hough, ttorney, met the commissioners 3 Cheraw. The commissioners, fter bearing both sides, took the latter under advisement and will ender a decision in % short time, n the meantime it is hoped mature will be so arranged that betar service can bejgften the parons of this compaityi. Pneumonia Follows* Cold. utneverfollows the tA of Foley's loney app Tar, whicll stops the ough, heals the langl, and exels the oold from ycmr system, 'ake at first sign of ft edld and void a dangerous tUfteee. Sold y all druggists. 1 - " ' . .JSS DEATH Of JUDGE JAMES AfJ RICH f ' Passes Away Sunday at His Hon t in Aiken After a Short Illness Judge James Aldrich died Su day morning at his home in Alk< j after an illness of about a wee He waseixty years old and wj born in Barnwell county and tl r early part af his life was spei in that county. Shortly aft< the war between the states 1 1 entered Washington and Lee Ur ersity at Lexington, Va., at > was a student at that universil nrKMn n W T tt uno vjrcu. MQUIi. IK. JJW W1 president, i Graduating from this instit tion he returned to Bqgrnwc where he began .the practice < law. He served in the legislatui from Barnwell several term He served on the bench unt 1900 when he was compelled 1 retire on account of ill healtl He made a fair and impartii judge and leaves a substrntii record behind him. HPHE best reoon t vehicle can ha guaranty that it v satisfactory servic It is a <s Easy pssswap Balanced, P. B. HUNT The Li The Litt is in ( ONLY 3 Your Picture on Pos Gem Over Merchants Mr. Jeff Walters, who wascal ed to Texas last week to the bed side of bis brother, Mr. J. ? Walters, return d last night, ac compaoied by his brother. Mr. O. H. Watson, of Kershaw is in the city, having been calle* here on account of the illness o his son, Mr. Jas. P. Watson. W are glad to annouuce, however that Jim is considerably bette today. What goes with all the mulei and horses? Hiutley has sol< six car loads here this season al ready, Cheraw Live Stock Co about the same number and als< T. S. Gregory. Cheraw is cer tainly the best market for stocl in this part of the country. Don't trifle with Kidney or Blad der trouble. Take "K"ul ney and Bladder Pills as directed and you ^ ill at once satisfactory results. Do Witt's Kidney am Bladder pills are antiseptic, heal ing and soothing. Be sure to ge DeWitt's Kidney and Bladde Pills when you ask for them. Re fuse substitutes and imitations Look for the name on the pack age. gold by all druggists. Dachshund's Pedigrss. "Has your dachshund a pedigree?" "Pedigree? Look at him! It make him sag to carry it." A Society Card Of Any Character Printed at f Office CET BEST v temple* Shown one Prleet fur niched on Application . - -i HI :I MERCHANTS 8FJ "4 CHERAW nt 4 ' 3r 4 ESTABLISHEI ie 2 Capital |d 3' Surplus and Profits by 4 Resources is 4 ??? 4 A strong, conservatively ii- 4 ITIPPts th#? rpniiirpmpnk nf u - ? ... w?w ivvjVtlBVlliVlli^ VI 01 4 spirit of fairness to all inter 4 :e 4 We extend a most cordial b. 4 well as large Depositors to 1 ii 4 with us. *3 Ell 4 al 4J- . Attttttttttttr -% ' - . imendation that any It f~ ve, the strongest - j. rill give its purchaser e, is the fact that . s Will OutrfgfsjgSr* W.gZ, / 7-i LEY. Cheraw ttle Man ? ? ith s; le Picture J %er&w, ros O Clc y Positions) :s==z Si it Cards 75c Per Dozen, *3 Studio, 1 da (8L Farmers Bank. da tei I: Plant Wood's Seeds * ' Q For Superior Crops 0 6V; I I m. -?_ .Ai< . ? ? - ? 11 ^ ^ , now 5 win Annual mm hook an j is one of the most usefhl and com- _r f plete seed catalogues Issued. It T gives practical information about U e the best and most profitable seeds L1 >t to plant for r The Market Grower The Private Gardener gu s The Farmer or i A Wood's Seeds are grown and 1- II seleoted with special reference to no , Y the soils and climate of the South. S. ' and every southern planter should nr have Wood's Seed Book so as to ^ be fully posted as to the best seeds { for southern growing. Mailed free on request. Write for it. T. W. WOOD ft SONS, ft Seedsmen, Richmond, Va. 1 We are headquarters for j11 tr Grass and Clover Seeds. Seed Po- lei i tatoea. Seed Oata. Cow Peas, Sll 1 8o)a Beans, and all Parm and Garden Seeds. PC t I1 . L-X I LI r Or. Johnson and Bagpipes. n, * Dr. Johnson's prejudice against the ' Scots stopped short Just where so many Englishmen's toleration ends? . at the bagpipes. Boswell records the , great man's confession that he did not * like music and had hardly any pereep- IJ a - - ? - uon or it. He knew, he said, "a drum tioi from a trumpet and a bagpipe from a Wft. guitar, which was about the extent of *** * his knowledge of muslck," and he also p1^' said that It seemed to be a "method r of employing the mind, without the ove labor of thinking at all and with some ?tri applause from a man's self." But In ing | the highlands be appeared to be dls- 81 tlnctly fond of the bagpipes "and used L often to stand for some time with bis OR ear close to the great drone."?London , Chronicle. ? __ p p flakes Marvelous Cares ia Blood Poi P. P. P. purifies the blood, builds t strength to weakened nerves, expels dise; happiness, where sickness, gloomy feelings t ?u uiuou pumoii, mercurial poispn, ma wd skin diseases, like blotches, pimples bead, we say without fear of contradictioi purifier in the world. Ladies whose systems are poisoned and dftion one to menstrual irregularities, are derful tonic and Mood cleansing propertl Root and POthasium. r. v. LIPPMAN, SA Sold by Theo. E. VI X>" * * ' 50.000.00 IT 34.714,00 L 274,202.00 L managed Bank which w its customers with a ests concerned. ? invitation to small as p ransact their business p l-TTTTTtTTTT . Vmong The Churches >chedules of the Various , Churches for the Coming Week. i Baptist Church. rkn r tr ti._*? jl/xv* u. xjl. unuua, jrasbur. Sunday School 10 a. m. Morn* jf service 11.15 a. m. B. Y. P. 6.45 p. m. Evening service JO p. m. 'f Presbyterian Church. Rev. A. H. McArn, Pastor. ~ Service Sunday morning at 11 :lock, and Sunday evening at 10 o'clock. rhe Westminster League meets . indav evening at 6.45. Sunday school at 8.80 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday suing at 7.80 p. m. * ? / St David's Episcopal Church. Rev. A. S. Thomas, Rector. Services and sermon by the >ctor next Sunday at 11 a. m. mday school at 10:00 a. J^^Hffli^Bunday at 11 a. m. fLl:30 p. m. Sunday School at 8:80 p. m. J. ? Smith, Supt. It is very earnestly desired at every member of the Suny school be present next Snn* y. Some very important matrs are to come before the achonl it no one be absent. Devotional meeting of the Ep>rth League on Wednesday ening, Feb. 2nd, at 7:80. To all of these services the ^ blic and strangers in the town e cordially invited. business Locals. REPAIR SHOP?If you have a n, or baby carriage, or wagon, . clock needing repairing, take Bill to J. W. Warr's. Sign rth of Huger street, Cheraw, C. He will do you good work, ompt. 2w 1 20-10 Land For Sale. I have 350 acres of land, about miles north of Patrick, S. C? iti T TO 111 coll at a rPl ? ? u^ii uu u uai ^aiu. X UU ice is right and will make :ms easy. Apply to A. J. nitli, who will show-the land to rsons wishing to see it, or to ). ^ J. 8. WHITS, Hartsville. S. 0. lilway Mail Cleric Wanted e Government Pays Railway Mail Klerks $800 to $1,200. and Otker Employees Up to $2JS00 Annually. ncle Sam will hold spring examinais throughout the countnr for Railv Mail '"erka. Custom House Clerks, nograpliers, Bookkeepers, Departital Clerks, and other Government titions. Thousands of appointments I De made. Any man or won an r 18, in City or Country, can get inaction and free information by writnt once to the Bureau of Instruction, N. llamliu Building, Rochester, N. Y. .KING'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Step That Ce?h. p. son, Bbemnatkm and ip the weak Mid debilitated, gives ?ro, giving the patient health aad ind lassitude first prevailed, ilaria, dyspepsia, and in all ^>lood , old chrome nlcers, tatter, scald x ^^ | h10?*