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It is Now Gome to Gainey near C. & \ I am going to cl low cost all Spring and Su consisting of Dress C Furnishings and N golden opportunity J chandise of use to yo Come At Once LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. J. P. Agerton returned Monday after a visit of several days with relatives at Pageland. Good roads, good churches, good t adhools?now and forever, one and inseparable. Back up Frank King, County Supervisor, in every way possible on the Juniper Valley Highway. Misses Cora and Nell Cato, of Pageland, are the guests of their sister, lirs. George M. Walters. For Rent?4 room Cottage on Kershaw street?Apply to T. P. Malloy. Tenry and E. Smith*| K Bttf, N. '{ Mrs. John Braslngton, ? has been visiting Mrs. J. W. Brasrhgton, has returned to her home at Aberdeen, H5JR^ j ' Mrs. Tom Biggs and sister Miss Jennie, are spending the week with relatives at Hoffman, N. C. Mr. O. B. Funderburk and wife, of Jefferson, spent the week , end in the city with relatives. Mr. Dan Mcintosh, who has been ^ night operator for the telephone com\ i pany here in Cheraw for several V years, has resigned and accepted a position as assistant in the Oheraw express office. Mr. Frank Moore succeeds Mr. Mcintosh in the telenhnnA nffleo H??i, ? ? - ? ? , v?w. uvvu cx> c aiuuiig Vjiieraw's bright coming young men, and they will, we predict, make good in their respective positions. THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN. ? Candidates to Speak In Chesterfield County On Dates Named Below. At this date, Aug. 6th, Mr. Stevenson has been unable to arrange with Mr. Finley for any meetings in Chesterfield county, hi# Mr. Stevenson will address the voters of this county at t/he places and on the dates given in the following itinery and Mr. Finkley will be invited to Join with L.*,n at these meetings: Mt. Croghan, August 20th. Rudley, August 20th at night. Odom's Mill, August 21st. McBee, August 24th, 10 o'clock a. m. Patrick, August 24th, 4 o'clock p. m. Cberaw, August 24th. 8.30 n. m. k Notice to W. X. U. Presidents Notice to the Presidents of the "Woman's Missionary Societies of Chesterfield County: Please send in the names of delagates to the annual convention which meets with the Paceland Baptist churdh, at once, in drder that the committee on entertaanmont may assign homes, i Mrs. H. W. Crosswell L Mrs. K. P. Stewart ^ Committee of Entertainment. 't \ A. or Never ' Store L. Depot lean out at and be mmer uoods X 5oods, Shoes, Gents otions. This is a 'or you to buy meru. ; For Bargains Miss Kate Smith, of Wadesboro,' N. C., is the guest of Mrs. W. A. TeaL ** Big Shows Whole Week In Cheraw. The Greater Argyle Shows will pitch their tents and amusement stands in Oheraw for the week beginning August 17th. This is said to be one of the cleanest aggregation of shows on the road. It is not a "carnival" In any sense of the word, but an aggregation of high class talent gotten together for the entertainment of the best class of {people. RememWr the shoals (will he here all of the week of August beginnihg Monday, the 17th. Mr. W. L. Spoon, U. 8. Gov't Engineer, le the friend of the Juniper Valley Highway?but he would love ue Senate soke to a large crowd at Chesterfield! yesterday. Hie Chronicle man fully intended |^o attend) but work that he could not ossibly leave came in at the last hour and Btopped him. and having made no arrangements for a reoprt, we cannot give a write up this week. As, however, The Chronicle has been covering the speeches throughout the State pretty thoroughly, perhaps it will be permissable to say that the speeches at Chesterfield were pretty much a repetition of what has been said at luc uiuci meeiings. Eddlns-Stafford Miss Nancy Eddins and Mr. James Stafford, both of Chesterfield, were united in matrimony August 2, 1914, Rev. J. W. Warr officiating. There must be some attraction at Camden for Gilbert Smith spent Sunday there. Origin of "Whisky." The word Usk 1b an Anglicized form of the Welsh word wysg, a Celtic word meaning water. It Is connected with the Irish word ulsque, from which the 8axon gets the word whisky. His inference. Robert had been dutifully listening to the conversation of his parents. They were discussing a certain Mrs. Smith who was tagged In their talk as a grass widow. "I say, pa," said Robert after some reflection, "Is a grass widow a woman whose husband died of hay fever?" No Relief. The cynical person was standing tn front of a part of an exhibition of local art talent labeled "Art Objects," "Well, I suppose art does object, an ft I can't blame her, but there doesn't mui uj do any neip ror it," be finally aid. Corrected. Irata Matron?"I thought this ralV road was for the benefit of the pub* lie." Railroad Official?"You're away off. The public is for the benefit of the rgilroad." ' V t'V Vfr.; ?mmmm? ? Death of MaJ. W. A. Evans. Died at his home at Hornsboro, Major William Augustus Evans, at about 2.30 a. m., Sunday morning, August 2nd, in the eighty-second year of his age. Although he had been in failing (health for several years, the news of his death was received with sorrow by hiB many friends. His death has brought the bitter cup of sorrow to .the lips of his friends and relatives. His was a heart of gold. He was one of nature's noblemen in Its truest sense?brave, generous, manly. His was the soul of honor, and his friends flnH frlonHohfna n/nrn oanm/i #> Kim There wag a daily beauty about his life which won every heart. In temperament (he wag mild, conciliatory and candid; and yet remarkable for an uncompromising drmness. In his death a life that has been prominent in the affaire of the county for a long time was ended. He was born and raised near White Plains this county, and made his home there until a few years after the war, when he moved to Hornsboro and there spent the remainder of his life. MaJ. Evans served the full four yars in the Civil War. He was tirst lieutenant in the Chesterfield Light Artilery, known as J. C. Coifs battery. He ably represented Chei.ce rfleld county in the South Carolina. General Assembly in the seventies. He was the last of the charter members of Mt .Morlah lodge of Masons, and the sword ihe carried' dbring the war is still in the ossession of the lodge. He was twice married, the first time to Miss Annie Hennegan, of Marlboro couhty. No children were born to this union. The second mar- | riage was to Mrs. Willie Poole, of Newberry. Mrs. J. M. Hough, of Chester field, is the only surviving i daughter of this union. H was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, and his life bore him out in his profession. The county, and especially Hornsboro community, has lost one of the most active and influential men that ever resided in it. The body was laid to'rest in the the Baptist cfcnrch. \ i 11 i. "Lay?by" time is <here, and this 11 year It would be fine In you and your 1 friends to come in with your labor * and teams and help Frank King.Coun- 1 ty Supervisor, do some of the hard 1 licks on the Juniper Valley Highway. English Agriculture. J As Somersetshire Is devoted chiefly t to dairying, cattle raising and sheep- ( herding the Somerset horned sheep, the Devon long wools, and the hardy Exmoor breed are there found in perfection, as well ae herds of nonpedigreed shorthorns for the production of i1 the famous Cheddar cheese. Agrlcul- I ture is extensively carried on in Glou- cestershlre and Wiltshire also, but one 1 does not there And the variety of Som- 1 erect.?London Mall. ^ 1 Rough on the Old Melde. j ( In a quiet English village there wat { recently held a celebration in the schoolroom at the dedication of a new fire engine. It was a giddy evening, with three speeches by local clergymen and a long-winded oration by a bald-headed politician. The gem of the evening was the following toast: "May she (the fire engine) be like the dear old maids of our village?always ready, but never wanted!" 8oclal Good In All These. There is a great deal of social good to be done in putting down gos- I alp, in preventing misunderstandings, I and in keeping friends with every i ooay.?jowmv I *UBoiJ9tay JompjBa? I Sa|qsu b ao ai|q iqSnso 8qg? ( ..isqana MunoA oj peaBSue jpsjaq | 1*9 JdAd eiiasi PIP q*J?9 ao moh? 1 >uo;^?n>!8 uo tu|l y B88JJ 884J )IOa)8Ct?M'ia88J?I pUBJ* n > ?q?fai I }BqM s,?| '(l?M? ..issiq ? l???8 Pinoqs i j| Suojm eq pino.vi qajqj noA o<j? aiuMO *4) Suiuibn j jajjnb -ag nBuapujo?*uo8 Am '9}]ja sjq bb jfBq pejojoo eumn aqi snq oqM .{quqjB ob jno sjpid ubin b naqm cq uojjiibo? mvj iuohnild b1 )bqa1 'mbj? ixoj ??o ?,u?i vi i navWMMk 4M HHk * ^^m|HCJ I???i % One of the featur free : twice daily during Cheraw's G Auspices Boat . The Big Barbecue and Bafrket Pic "Jic at Mr. Tyler Watson's will take ?lace on Friday, August 14 1914. Ex- s ra Fine Eating and Some Good Talk- j ng done that day. Send your "Dollar * Barbecue Coupons" at once to Mr, iVatson. t Removing Grease. v Eucalyptus oil will remove grease r oil from any fabric, no matter how ellcate, and best results are obtained y gently sponging the soiled parts. ai "? Protecting Telegraph Poles. To protect telegraph po'es from roting In the ground a new French prao- w Ice Is to rur-ound tLelr ends with aarthware pipes and fill the pipes ,j vith melted resin and sand, which tolldlfles and becomes waterproof. Every dollar spent on the Juniper /alley Highway will return five fold n increased valuation of real estate * n the next five years. Rally to Frank ? King, County Supervisor, and help ? lim "put it across." n a t) 8eems This Way Sometimes. 11 Some men succeed in life by minding their own business. Others manage to draw large salaries for neglecting other people's business.? Washington Star. Artesian Wells Long Known. Chinese have obtained water hrough the means of artesian wells 'or over a thousand years. One of the nost famous wells in existence is that if Orenelle in the outskirts of Paris. shore the water 1b brought from a lepth of 1.796 feet. It yields 616ft 1 gallons of water a minute. A well la P Peeth was sunk to the depth of 6,100 b Iset In the "70s. ? 6 Quite the Contrary. "Haye you seen Mamie's engage* nent ring?" "Of course! Did you iare an Idea that she was making an g iffort to hide It?"?Detroit Free t >ress. * ""V a "Been steering a German countess, t She was wound up to turn only one way, and I am groggy. I'll send the colonel over. By-by." "Now, what's stung the boy?" Nora was enjoying herself famously. V The men hummed around her like be^e ^ ... 1 V i ^^EKJSSS?^^ hv*2^ attractions exhibiting: ala Week rd of Trade to 22 Inclusive^ m Not All tho Timo. "You told me once." she pensively aid when tbe.v met after the lapse of* ears, -that yon never conld be happy ritbout me." "1 know," he replied. "And have you been miserable alt his time?" "Well. no. not exactly. I've been a: ridower part of the time, yon know.**' -Chicngo Record-Herald. If the people of Cheraw, Cole Hill' nd Allieator town china lrnow strain" Frank King, County Superior," is in they would rally to him-, ith all the free labor he could pasbly use. The National "Cap to Caif uniper Valley Highway" must beuilt. What Astonished Legal Expert. "The Declaration of Independence ia? wonderful document," said the patrt tic citizen. "Yes," replied the legal. " xpert. "It's one of the ablest docu> jents I ever saw. And the most relarkable thing is that with all thsbility it represents, nobody appearsa have received a cent for drawing I up." Pleasant Mews for Hubby. Young Wife ito older ajid seaatelt lusband)?"Now, dear. Just be as com* 'ortable as you can, and don't worry ibout me. I'm not lonesome. There'* lalf a dozen men up on deck who'* >een awfully nice to me. And such * oke! Tbey think I'm a widow 1"? ftick. The Difference. A pessimist complains he has eateih ,000 oysters without coming on ?. earl; an optimist gives thanks that. . e has eaten that many oysters without getting ptomaines.?New York, fail. Justify Confidence. J HVoneo hoa o r? aaaAAia ' a muvv uuu au OOVWMtlUU WlllVli' I Ives loans on the word of honor of" I he people. It Is chiefly for men or- J /omen who are of humhle position,, fl nd in most cases the money la re-flj urned promptly. ' V Proof of Her Qualifications. j "Is ahe a good musician?" "Very be knows when to quit."?Detroit* T roe Press v