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"Tii Not in Mortal! to Command Success, but We'll do More, Sempronlous, Well Deserve It* '
Volume 16 CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. S. C., APRIL 18,1912
FIRST MEMORIAL TO
SOUTHERN WOMEN
WAS USYEILED LAST THURSDAY
-Business Was Suspended and AH Took
Part In the Exercises?Capital
Thronged With Visitors.
South Carolina's everlasting memorial
to the Women of the Confederacy
said to be the first monument to women
ever erected independently by a
jState, was unveiled last Thursday
with splendid ceremonies. The gov
ernor ana otner oinciais, me oiaie
military, the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, the United Confededate
Veterans and delegates of college
/students and other visitors from all
>parts of the State participated in the
ceremonies.
The monument was designed by F.
Wellington Ruckstuhl of New York.
"The centeral figure depicts a Southern
-woman dignified and beautiful, waitJng
to be crowned with laurel by the
figure in the rear. On either side are
other figures representing the South,
^bearing laurel to lay at the heroine's
tfeet. The^nost important inscription
on the monument says: "In this
monument generations unborn shall
'hear the voice of a great people testifying
to the sublime devotion of the
women of South Carolina in their
country's need."
The monument Commission was
appointed in March, 1909, by Governor
RloharfliJj*., Col. T, J, Moore, Capt
C.-JL Reid and William E. Gonzales,
' irecretary and treasurer.
The unveilers were grandchildren
of Confederate soldiers and it was
especially appropriate tha they should
perform such service on the occassion
of the dedication of a masterpiece
reared in honor of the women who
iought a great but silent fight and
who kept the faith throughout the
years of darkness. The children were
Master Benjamin Wilson Walker, Miss
luarugret xucnaras, iviasier inomas
Moore Craig, Miss Alida Gonzales.
The Inscription.
The inscriptions on the 'our faces
of the base were written by William
E. Gonzales secretary and treasurer
of the monument commission.
The memory of Womens deed performed
during the War between the
^Sections is revived in the inscription,
as follows:
To the
South Carolina Women
of the
Confederacy
1S61-65
Reared
by
The Men of the State
1909-11
In this Monument
Generations Unborn Shall Hear the
Voice of a Greatful People
Testifying to the Sublime Devotion
of the Women of South Carolina
In their Country's Need
Their Unconquerable Spirit
Strengthened the Thin Lines of Gray.
Their Tender Care was Solace to the
Stricken.
Reverence for God
And Unfaltering Faith in a Righteous
Cause Inspired Heriosm That
Survived the Immolation
of Sons and Courage
That Bore the Agony of Suspense and
the Shock of Disaster.
The Tragedy of the Confederate May
Be Forgotten, but the Fruits of
the Noble Service of the
South are Our Perpetual Heritage.
When Reverses Followed Victories
When Want Displaced Plenty
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PSL.
BANK EXAMINER BEFORE COURT.j
Right of Appointee of GoTernor to
Hold Office Disputed?Mandam
ns Is Asked.
Whether B.J. Rhame or Hugh Wilson
Fraser will be State Bank Exam-1
Iner will be settled by the supreme
court
Associate Justice Watts signed an
order requiring R. H. Jennings, the
State treasurer, to snow cause Derore
the supreme court on April 19 at 10
o'clock why a premptory mandanus
should not be issued to require him to
honor the draft or check drawn by B. 11
J. Rhame as State bankexamlner for '
expenses during the month of March.'
B.J. Rhame was dismissed several
days ago by the Governor and Hugh'1
Wilson Fraser appointed to his place.
Mr. Rhame refused to vivc up the of-'
flee. In his petition for mandanus '
Mr. Rhame says that "he is th? bank'
examiner of the State of South Caro- (
Una. under the laws of said State,'
having been duly appointed and com-11
missioned to the said office and has 1
been and is still engaged in the dis-j
charge of the duties of the said office."
It Is stated In the petition that during
March the expenses of the office
was $51.95 and that the State treas- j'
urer has refused to pay this amount 1
upon presentation of the claim. 1
Mr. Rhame is represented by Hon. 1
W. F. Stevenson.
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At The Baptist Chareh ^
Next Sunday night at the Baptist
church, the pastor, Rev. John K. Goode
will preach a sermon bearing on the
tragic shipwreck of the taammoutlx
8t9amahip, Titannlc. Tbe loss of Uils | Mr.
Goode has a fine subject for die-j
mission In this great tragedy of the(
deep. Services will begin at eight
o'clock.
When Morning for the Flower of
Southern Manhood*
Darkened Countless Homes
When Government Tottered and
Cha^s Threatened
the Women were Steadfast and
Unafraid
They Were
Unchanged in their Devotion
Unshaken in their Patriotism
Unwearied in Ministrations
Uncomplaining in Sacrifices
Splendid in Forfitude
They Strove While their Wept
In the Rebuilding after the Desolation
Their Virtues Stood
As the Supreme Citadel
With Strong Towers of Faith an<J
Hope Around Which Civilization
Ralied and Triumphed.
At Clouded Dawn of Peace
They Faced the Future
Undismayed by Problems
And Fearless of Trials
in moving JMiori 10 neat
Their Country's Wounds
And With Conviction
That From the Ashes of Ruin
Would Come the Resurrection
of Truth
With Glorious Vindication
Merchants closed their stores and
office men their offices during the
hours the monument unveiling cere- i
monies were taking place Thursday. '
The day was given as a holiday by
the schools and colleges in the city
and practically the wheels of business
were suspended for the time being
in honor of the event. The court
of common pleas adjourned Wednesday
until Thursday, allowing the presiding
judge, court officials and jurors
to be present at the ceremonies. Columbia
enjoyed a gala day and the unveiling
was made memoiable in the
pages of local history. Every one
seemed to have imbued tie spirit of
patriotism and almost reverence, and
the exercises were easily the most
Important topic of the recent local
events.
MEMBERSHIP OX INCREASE
Cheraw Church To Invite State ]
B. Y. P. U.
Last Sunday was a particularly
bright and encouraging day for the
Baptists of Cheraw. Rev. Mr. Goode
preached an unusually able sermon
In the morning to a large and inter- i
ested congergation. Immediately after r
this service 24 were received into the ^
membership of; the church, all with a
two exceptions, candidates for bai>t- a
Ism. This was followed by the reg- 8
ular monthly business conference of
the church at which session the f
church as a body instructed or autho- g
rized the B. Y. P. U. to extend an E
Invitation to the state B. Y. P. U. j
convention to be held next February t
tjo meet wiftt the Cheraw church, f
In the evening the ordinance of bapt- a
Ism was administered to 19 young y
Christians. This was an inspiring
sight for the vast crowd that filled
the church to overflowing, a large
number being unable to secure Beats
and having to stand through the entire
ceremony. Thia was probably
the largest crowd that has ever attended
a regular church service in
Cheraw.
Mr. Goode is entering on his work (
in a remarkably auspicious manner
and we believe that the Baptist church
of Cheraw, under his leadership, has
a wide field for usefullneas before
it, and a promise for the future of
everything that is bright and encouraging
in the work of the Master of
us all.
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Warburg ?nd Pleasant Grove Schools
Marbnrg and Pleasant Grove schools
will be held In the Pleasant Grove
church on the evening of April 26, at
8 o'clock. A small entrance fee will
be charged and the proceeds will be
given to the Pleasant Grove church.
The admission will be for adults
25 cents; for children 15 cents.
The Cheraw band will furnish music
and the public is cordially invited to
attend. r*1
1
Meeting of Base Ball Promoters ]
The meeting of representative in '
the interest of organizing a class "D" 1
base ball league called to meet in
Cheraw on Tuesday was postponed i
till today and representatives from <
Wadesboro, Rockingham, Hamlet, Ben- <
ne|tsvil|e, ' Darlington, Florence, s
Hartsville, and possibly Camden, will <
meet with Cheraw representatives to- i
day at 12 o'clock when no doubt ar- 1
rangeinents will be made to organize
a league to be composed of at (
least six towns. f
It is proposed to begin th? season <
in the event of an organization, about r
the first of June and play ball for at t
least two months.
There's no doubt but that such a
league as is proposed can be succes- s
fully operated. s
>
Deposit yo
IN
The Batik <
Cheraw
STRONGER THAN ALL OTHER BAJ
40 compou
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BOT'S CORN CLUBS. ^
Prize Winners In Boys' Corn Clnbs to
be Glren Banquet at National
Cora Show.
One thousand boys in school togeth- >\
tr is not a rare sight, but a gatherng
of one thousand school boys aound
a banquet board Is unique. And ^
vhen it is said that these one thousind
boys are Corn Club boys, from
ill the corn growing State, what a
dght it will be!
This is the plan of the National Corn
Exposition management, to have a
;reat exposition school for priie win- e
lers in the county contests of the s
Joys' Corn clubs, as conducted
hroughout the Southern states by the
ederal farm demonstaratlon bureau,
jid the city council of Columbia,
vhere the corn exposition is to be 0
teld qext Janurary, has announced *
hat the city will give a banquet to the *
me thousand or more boys attending
he exposition school. p
The school will consist of the two c
toys in each county winning first and
econd place in the Boys' Corn club
ontests. The school wil open on
itonday, January 27, 1913, the opening u
lay of the exposition, and will conInue
ono week. The faculty Va.1 con- r
ittendance on he exposition, which is a
list of agricultural experts from all
>arts of the country who will be in v
t is a great national agricultural ex- 8
lostion, not being confined to corn ?
cuch more than a mere corn show,
done, and the opportunity which it
iffords for agricultural education Is ^
inexcelled. . *
l>^boy. attsnding the^posiito?n e
>f ^representatives of the farh\ demote* *
itraS&a work. The hoys will be or- 1
janiied into a semi-military organiza- j
lion, and while the men of the demonitration
department will have close 1
jupervision over them, it is planned *
that the boys themselves will be given
lertain responsibilities. They will *
visit the exhibits in the mornings and c
In the afternoons will have parades, *
ind will be given special instruction i
n corn judging, stock judging and the
like. The boys will be asked to pre- 1
aare reports of what they see and the *
Dfst of these reports will be sent to ^
.he home papers for publication. 1
Then on Saturady night, the last
light, comes the banquet, given by the 1
dty of Columbia in honor of the Corn 2
?lub boys. There will be speeches by *
mine of the most notable men in the 8
country, and in fact it will be a gen- 1
line banquet, just like grown up folks *
iave. e
Prof. O. B. Martin, assistant in a
:harge of the boys' department of the *
arm demonstration work, will be in 1
hargc of all preliminary arrangennents
for the exposition school, with 11
haracteristic enthusiasm and energy. a
8
Wo have a few tons fertilizers for e
ale. All grades. Do you want a few a
acks for*your garden? H. W. Harrall. u
ur money j!
a
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of Cheraw ?
si
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a
fKS IN THE COUNTY COMBINED
w
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nded quarterly *
gs department I
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SHORTEST MEEnW|
"0 COSSIDEB SALE OF FUJIt V>
"own Council Instructed to vwRM i>1
With Power Company to B?|tLY
Adraitage of Towa.^^ijfrJwA \
The mass meeting; of oltUeidWMB '
d for Thursday night last to^MH
ider the proposition of the YMNHmA
Liver Power Company to take Vieif ('A
tie municipal electric plant and brtoig;'''.
ielr power to Cheraw, waa called*!**^
rder ateight o'clock and Hon. W. Mju
Ivans was asked to act as chatrafl^BB
rlth Mr. D. L. Tillman as secretal|Bra|
The object of the mooting waa
lalned by Mr. Evai|i by reading thMBfij
all as published in The ChronlcldJBgj
Hon. W. F. Stevenson then read WE
tie following resolution, which was ajl
nanlmously adopted.
The meeting was a thoroughly rep- . *
esentative one, there being a large
ttendance of the citizeps.
That there was not a dissenting
ote on the adoption of the resolution
peaks well for the unity of purpos* )
f Cheraw people for the good ot '?>
'heraw. / f
lompaay has rnadd^OY<*ty*tj^jl
the
;enerallyr_
own, and for a contract to furnish
ighta to the town, and has ofTefed
o buy the present electric plant from
he town. I- t
AND WHEREAS it is deemed to
)e for the best interest of the town
>f Cheraw to secure such power, and
o have said company bring its pow>r
into the town:
NOW BE IT RESOLVED by this
nass meeting of the citizens of the
own, called after due notice, that the
rown Council of the Town of Cheaw
be and it is hereby authorized
irapowered and directed 1st to grant
into the said Yadkin River Power Co..
i proper, suitably guarded, franchise
o bring its electric power into the
aid town, furnish lights and power
o the citizens and residents of the
own and generally to conduct its
electrical business in the said town
.nd make a proper and suitable conract
with said company for lighting
he Streets of the said town:
2nd. That said town council be, and
t is hereby authorized, empowered
nd directed to sell and convey, by
nod and lawful titles, to be executd
by the Mayor of the Town, and
ttested by the Clerk of the Council,
nder the seal of the Town, the presnt
Electric Light Plant of the town,
ogether with all its machinery, buildigs,
apparatus, poles, wireing, perlining
to said plant, and sufficient
ind around said plant for the use
nd needs of said Company, on the
est nrica It ran secure: '
ying out of these resolutions be left
) the best judgement and discretion
f the said Town Council.
The entire time consumed was aout
eight minutes, this being the
bortest and most unanimous citizens
leeting ever held in Cheraw.
Court of General Sessions.
Court of General Sessions convened
t Chesterfield Monday at one o'clock.
The Jury was polled and recess
as then taken till 3 o'clock.
TUrv r\f Wllhnlm va Woatorn
Jl UC vaoc VI if liuvuu u. f> vwvv??*
talon Telegraph Company was calld
and a jury was selected. After
ie selection of the jury there being
o other jury cases docketed for trial
bis week, the balance of the first
eek panel was discharged.
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