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"Til Not in Mortal! to Command Success, but We'll do Mora, Semjironious, We'll Deserre It"
Volume 16 CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. S. C., APRIL 11, 1912 Number 24
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WATERWORKS AN
WIN!
VOTE WAS'GRATIFYI
One Hundred and Ten Vc
dred and Sixty Regis
Votes Agains
The election on the question of is
. oniric hnnriR for the installaion o
x a system of waterworks and sewer
-age and for tbe improvement of th
municipal electric light plant va
held Tuesday as advertised.
On the question "Shall the Towi
"Council of the Town of Cheraw, S. C.
be authorized and empowered to issu
.and sell 40 year coupon bonds of th
..said town, bearing 5 per cent inter
est, with the privilege of redemptio:
-after twenty years from date there
of, to an amount not exceeding forty
seven thousand dollars, ($47,000) fo
the purpose of installing and main
Gaining within the Incorporate limit
of said town a system of waterworks
with all its necessary appurtenan
mf 110 votes were cast of whic
"104 were for the proposition md
against it.
To handle this propsition the fol
lowing gentlemen were elected: Mcb
-are. Wm. Godfrey, G. W. Duvall an
M. B. Crigler.
On the question "Shall the Towi
^Council of the Town of Cheraw be au
thorized and empowered to issue am
-sell 40 year coupon bonds of th
said town, bearing 5 per cent inter
est. with the privilege of jedemptloi
^ after twenty years from d^te tbersol
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"fltlll!U!l SCHEOULES
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWA1
Southbound
.No. 81 Arrive in Cheraw 3.12 a. m
Ho. 57 Arrive in Cheraw 8.22 a. m
.No. 43 Arrive in Cheraw 9.45 p. m
Northbound
-No. 84 Arrive in Cheraw 12.30 a. m
No. 66 Arrive in Cheraw 8.22 a. m
No. 58 Arrive in Cheraw 9.48 p. m
No. 58 Northbound makes connec
tion at Kollock with the Bennettsvile
& Cheraw R. R. train.
No. 66 makes connection at Kol
lock with Bennettsvillc & Cheraw R
R. train for Bennettsville and al
points on the B. & C. system beyoni
Bennettsville.
No. 57 makes connection at McBe
with the C. M. & C. R. R. fo
Jefferson, S. C., also with the S. C
& W. R. R. for Hartsvile, Darling
ton and Florence.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILWA1
Southbound
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No. 63 Leave Cheraw 5.30 p. m
Northbound
No. 62 Leave Cheraw 11.57 a. m
No. 60 Arrive in Cheraw 10.10 p. m
No. 62 makes connection at Wades
boro with train for Winston-Salem.
No. 61 mokes connection at Florenc,
with trains for Charleston,*Columbia
and Wilmington, and at Darlingtoi
with train for Sumter and Columbia
No. 63 makes connection at Flor
ence with trains for Columbia, Char
leston and Wilmington.
CHESTERFIELD & LANCASTER RY
Westbound
No- 7 (local) Due to Leave 7.00 a. m
No. 35 Due to Leave 4.50 p. in
Eastbound
No. 8 (local) Due to Arrive 4.50 p. in
No. 36 Due to Arrive 3.45 p. m
No. 36, if on time, makes connec
tion with the Atlantic Coast Line, No
63 for Darlington, Florence, Colum
bia, Charleston and Wilmington.
No. 7 subject to annulment.
ID SEWERAGE
> BY BIG MAJORITY
NG SURPRISE TO MAN!
>tes Cast Ouf of One Hun
tered Voters?Only Six
t tho Propsition
i- to an amount not exceeding thirl
f thousand dollars, (30,000), for the pui
- pose of installing and, maintainin
e within the incorporate limits of th
s iaid town a sewerage system, wit
all the appurtenances necessary t
a its complete and successful open
tion?" 108 votes were cast?102 b<
e ing for tbe proposition and 6 againi
e The law provides that the town coui
cil shall appoint a board of commii
Q sioner, two of which may be membei
t- of the council, to handle the sewei
- age proposition.
r On the question "Shall the Tow
- Council of the Town of Cheraw, !
8 C., be authorized and empowered to ii
i, sue and sell 40 year coupon bonds <
- the said town, bearing 5 per cent, ii
h terest, with the privilege of redem]
6 tion after twenty years from da!
thereof, to an amount not exceedin
- eight thousand dollars ($8,000), ft
i- the purpose of increasing the adequac
d and efficiency of the municipal ele<
trie lighting plant, already in open
a tion, together with all its necessai
- appurtenances?" 109 votes were cai
d ?100 being in favor of and 9 againi
e the proposition. Of course If the ele<
- light plant la ?old to the Radkln Riv<
l Power Company the $8,000 t
* PATRICK NEWS !
There will be a hot supper at tb
Virtiann TiiaoHqv n I ?fh t Anril 1
D^uyui UUUOO X UWVUUJ u?Dub ?r? ?
for the benefit of the M. E. churcl
All are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. S. L. and Miss E. L. Gillei
. pie returned Friday night from a vis
. to relatives in Fitzgerald, Ga.
Mr. D. M. McNair made a flyin
* trip to Cheraw Monday night.
We regret very much the chang
* that has been made in the schedul
' of the trains here. Before one cou]
J go up to Cheraw at night, but nott
ing doing now.
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r Dr. A. A. McManus, of Jeffersoi
* was in town/ Monday.
Mis? Veil Williams visited reh
tives in Columbia Saturday, Sunda
L' and Monday.
Rev. W. C. Bowden preached
very lme sermon last Sundiy aftei
. roon.
Miss Fannie Hodge, of Osborne, ?
I C., is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. J. S. Folson left a few day
ago to take charge of the Osborn
e (N. C.) Section. We wish him ever
,J success.
1 Rob Roy
FOR SALE.
My residence corner Market an
Marion street, also brick store build
in on Second street. Apply to
THURLOW BELK.
"My little son has a very severe col
I was recommended to try Chambei
Iain's Cough Remedy, and before
small bottle was finished he was a
. well as ever," writes Mrs. H. Silk:
? 39 Dowling Street, Sydney, Australia
. This remedy is for sale by all dealers
We have a few tons fertilizers fo
sale. All grades. I)o you want a fe1
sacks for your garden? H. W. Harral
(IVES NO PROOF
' ON INSINUATIONS
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PROBLNG INTO OLD DISPENSARY
Review of Work by Legislative Com
mittee. Governor Blease Bey
fuses to Appear
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. From The State.
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No definite announcement has beei
i- made?as to the date of the next meet
J- ing of the legislative committee ap
5t pointed to investigate the charges b;
the governor as to the members of th
Ansel commission and Attorney Gen
r_ eral Lyon in connection with the al
fairs of the old State Dispensary. Tb
next meeting will be called by Sena
g tor Carlisle, the chairman of the com
1 mittee. The meeting will very prob
ably be held following the filing o
the final report by the Blease com
mission.
. Members of the committee state
te .
g several days ago that it was the in
tention of the committee to subpoen
the governor. He has been requeste
' to appear three times and refused.
n The members of the investigatin
>y, committee are Senators Carlisle, Clii
ton, and Sullivan and Representative
jt Daniel, Cary and Evans.
A Urged Investigation
' \ Thd^overnor sent a special mes
jt H&e td|the genera} assembly inlAl
j. resolution providing tor the lnvestlgi
j, tlon was,passed and sent to the chie
j, executive^ for his signature. He ap
plied the veto, and the bill was sen
ie back to the last general assembly
g( It passed over the veto. Abou
t! the first witness to be called upo:
to testify before the committe
was Governor Blease. He refuse
j. a second request to attend the session
lt and stated that he did not purpos
to be troubled by the committer Th
members of the committee took th
g position that the governor ought t
know something about the wrong do
ing, if there was wrong doing, an
rg thought he should appear in persoi
|e and testify because he made th
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FIND OUT WHY?
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CALL IS ISSUED N
I FOR CONVENTION
r COMMITTEE MET LAST NIGHT A1
State Convention on May 15?Connty T!
Conventions on May 6?Town*
ship Conventions April 27
The executive committee of the Dema
ocratic party met in Columbia last 0f
night and issued a call for the State ^
convenion t o be held in Columbia .
h in
on May 15 at noon. The county cony
ventions were called for May 6 and 0<
0 the township or club meetings for ch
April 27. sh
Col. Wiley Jones, for 14 years State p(
e Chairman, announced his retirement
from that position.
The last convention was composed cu
i- of 334 delegates. The number will ?
if be increased considerably at this meet- be
i- ing. V in
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Hon. E. Walker Duvall Tepresentd
Chesterfield county at the meeting lo
of .the executive committee last night.
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d charges. All efforts have failed and ,
.. el
tne commitete win very propaoiy reg
sort to the courts.
Holds the Letters. w
b H. H. Evans declared that the gov
ernor had a number of the "T. B."
if to get the letters but failed. The oi
>- committee made formal demand on r
t the governor for the letters and he
. replied that he would not give them gl
it up except upon the orders of the
u courts. 81
e j The governor went up to Newberry
d several weeks ago and among other 0
s things, declared in an interview, that
e the legislative committee was apply- 15
e ing the "whitewash" to the situation. 00
e This led the members of the commiso
sion to make request for a third tim?a ^
i? for the governor to appear in person
d or to name in any witness to give ce
a testimony. Again the governor failed
e to appear. cc
. The charges contained in message
No. 4 were aimed at the members of ct
the Ansel commission and Attorney
General Lyon. The members of the ce
Ansel commission are Dr. W. J. Murray
Columbia; John McSween, Tim- co
monsville; A. N. Wood, Gaffney; Avery
Patton, Greenville, and J. Steele Brice Pe
of Yorkville. These men were dis-J
missed by the governor 011 the ground ne
of "incompetency." 8*3
Many Witnesses failed ca
th;
Over thirty witnesses have appeared ^
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IASS MEEEING
AT 8 O'CLOCK
LL CITIZENS SHOULD ATTEND
le Question of Disposing of the Municipal
Electric Light Plant
to be Decided.
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As advertised In last week's , issue
The Chronicle, a mass meeting of
e citizens of the town will be held
the town hall this evening at 8
:lock at which time it will be deled
whether the electric light plant
tall be sold to the Yadkin River
>wer Company.
The matter has been thoroughly disssed
during the past week but Theironlcle
thinka it will probably not
i amiss to put before the citizens
concise form, the proposition of the ,
idkin River Power Company. Folwing
is the proposition as we unsratand
It:
The Yadkin River Power Company
fers the town $10,000 cash for th*
ectrlc light plants. This includes
igine, boiler, dynamo, transformers,
ires, etc., the power house and land
1 which it is located. They agree
at the town may retain for its use
WwnvflpBr' to
id to be turned on one-half hear
ter sundawn and not to be turned
I until one-half hour beforei eunse.
k . .. -fr..
The Yadkin River Power Company
larantees the city against any, claim
>r damages that might arise as a re- '
lit of any accident.
Following is the rate to be charged
r incandescent lights, based upon a
inimum rate of $1.00 per month at
i- cents per k. w. hour, and dis unts
are to be allowed as follows:
Up to 17 k. w. hours 10 per cent,
scount.
From 17 to 27 k. w. hours 20 per
nt discount.
From 27 to 35 k. w. hours 30 per
nt discount.
From 35 to 42 k. w. hours 40 per
nt discount.
From 42 to 50 k. w. hours 45 per
nt discount.
From 50 to 57 k. w. hours 50 per
nt discount.
In excess of 57 k. w. hours KK
r cent, discount.
It is stated that the average busl- *
ss house of the town burns fifty to
cty k. w. hours per month and by
Iculating a little it will be seen
at the above rate will be lower than
e rate now charged by the town.
ie rate will not be quite as low for
e small consumer, but after about*
k. w. hours have been used per
)nth then the rate will become lowthan
it now is, but consumers will
ve lights at their disposal both day
d night. The Yadkin River Power
mpany further agrees that this
te shall be as low as any other
te charged by them to any other
vn and guarantees that if the rate
reduced by them in any other town
; rate in Cheraw will be reduced. /
The franchise and contract asked
' seems to us to be reasonable and
appears to us that the citizens of
; town are amply procted in aU
iir rights.
rhe construction and maintenance
the lines in town are to be under
i supervision of the city and the
mpany is to pay a penalty when it
is to make any needed repairs
thin a reasonable time.
Let every citizen come out to the
seting -tonight and if there is any
ng you don't understand ask queens.