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h Are : Froeee41?f? of Comrt of General (Unulnmo -If 1 rl>. tjvooivaoi ? | ... # . ;pH l\ y I Court of General Sessions, Judge H. F. Rice presiding,convened Monday at Chesterfield^ and adjourned on Tuesday night. Thle was Judge Rice's first visit to Chesterfield and he made a very favorable impression. The following cases were disposed Jno. L. Newman, charged wltn assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons. Defendant diJ not appear tor trial. Tried in hl& absence and "found guilty. Sealed sentence. ' Jesse Mack. Alias Boss Mack, colored charged with assault with intent to rape. Found guilty. Sentenced to 12 years imprisonment Malcolm Mitchel, colored, charged With murder. Found guilty and fceb teheed to life imprisonment. The (jrime occtired Oct 3rd last year aboui -I, tniles South of Patrick. Mitel:el kilted with a shovel a negro woman trith whom he was living. K Phei Henry, charged with assault Bn<i battery with intent to kill. Found ftillty of assault and battery of high ihd aggravated nature. Sentenced to IS months on gang. The defendant In this case severely wounded Mr. Levi 8oweil of Jefferson in Nov. of last year. Attorneys gave notice of appeal and Heiiry ' now is in Chesterfield jail pending arrangement for bond. Henry Mease, charged with larceny. Plead guilty; 1 year on gang. Ben Thomas, charged with house breaking and larceny. Plead guilty; 2 years on gang. Tillman Donaboe and Sailie Jordan, charged with adultery. Plead guilty and setttenoe of court In each case one year Imprisonment or a fine of $200. Sentence suspended, on good behavior. and that Donahe leave the State for 10 year* >' Teate Wilkens, charged 5 with stealing from person. Found guilty and sentenced to gang for one year. Will Lyon, violating dispenssary law. Plead guilty to five counts. Fifteen years or fine of $500. , IT. C. Crawford, charged with disposing of goods under lien. Pleaded guilty; sentence suspended. Randolf Sellers, charged with disposing of property under lien. Plead guilty; sentence suspended. Wilson Lewellen, charged with disposing of goods under lien. Plead guilty; sentence suspendod. J. Paul Jones, charged with assault and battery with Intent to kill. Found and aggravated nature. Sentenced to 18 months imprisenment. Notice of appeal given and defendant out on an bond. I Grand Jury Presentment. State of South Carolina. Chesterfield County. To his honor H. F. Rice, Presiding! Judge. The Grand Jury having passed on all matters submitted to it by the Court begs leave to make the following1 report: We hare appointed a committee of each of the Grand Jurors to look after the County chain gang, while in their respective locaties. We have also appointed a committee to look after the various County offices and public buildings. j We recommend that the County Supervisor receive bids for supplies for the County chain gang. Also for material that is used in the building of bridges and other material for the miliums or roaus. We wish to thank the presiding Judge and other officers of the Court for the many oourtesies thd fovors extended us all which is respectfuly submitted. ' * '* *" * J. W. Miller, ? v Foreman. Bend Elections to Be Held May 4th Pursuant to an Act passed by the recent (leneral Assembly the County Board of Commissioners will order an election to lie held 011 the 4th day of Uexf' May in each township in Chesterfield Codnty for the purpose of determlng the question of issuing bonds for permanent road improvement Each township will vote separetly and the >mnnnf? tn ha voted nnon are as follows: Cberaw township,, $40,000; Court House, $40,000; Mt Croghan, $30,000: 01(1 Store, $25,000; Cole Hill. $20,000; Steer Pen, $25,000. Tbe bonds will run for a period of twenty-five years, and bear a rate of Interest not to exceed 6 per cent. All II You < Grea iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiuiiimtamwaa Marvels of Landscape, at Huge Panama-P LOW ROUND TRIP RATES AFFC TAKEWONDERFU These pictures at best can lndicai tlonal exposition at San Francisco to v Forty-two foreign nations, and mo have sent to this wonderful 150,000,00 the. eleven.colossal exhibit palaces ar ing built in most cftes in a style of a 000,000 has been invested in the "Zon arc conducting the most woi fdn Celebration on earth. \ tifrftrder to pat the opportunity 0! Ml ft people tlie railroads have cut 1 tto&ts of the city have agree to keep t] - Complete information regarding 1 ager of the Bureau of Publications, fOmla, who will forward to any addre formation regarding the glories of thlf one OFTHtfWt hi. 'ijtHj ^ i|| 0} f J: I End view of GraeoorRoman.coloni tional Exposition, at San Francisco, ai mountlngtheoe pillars are beautiful i hause is the designer of these groups. Dome of Philosophy and the grand c< | | ~ THE BUIL Whore Lincoln Beachey made the ma-Pacific International Exposition, S: marble, which is used on the Penney qualified electors will l>e entitled to vote. At the same time said election is held, the electors of each township will elect a Board of Public Works, consisting of three members in each township. The act provides that 'the said Board of Public Works of such township as may issue bond shall have power to employ an engineer at such salary and ujKtu such terms as may l>e deemed proiier and shall have full authority to determine the location of roads to be built or of i tortious of roads which are to be improved, to determine the width and character of same, and shall the funds derived from this source to have i>owpr and the right to insitute condemnation proceedings (to obtain as the County Board of Commissioners rights of way and road material just J of .said county are empowered to do under the law and such l>oard or hoards may contract, for building, for improvemay purchase or lease machinery for use of roud work or do any and all things exi?edient. or proper in the development of maintenance of roads in such townships as may issue bonds hereunder resi ectivel.v." " < nimmiHiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiHiini Groillg test I Sculpture and Architec 'acific International Expo >RD GREATEST OPPORTUNITY L JOURNEY AND SEE FINEST [ te but feebly the indescribable marvels vhich the people of all nations are thro re than 80,000 individual exhibitors, r< 0 show the best of their present-day a id also in the butldingB of the state at rchitecture characteristic of the state e," the 3,000-foot amusement street of \ iderful and most original sight-seeing ! seeing this most marvelous of all expi ates in bait to and irom ban *rancis< leir schedule of prices down to normal :his wonderful world's fair may be hai Press Building, Panama-Pacific Intern ss a beautiful sixty-page booklet, lUut i great celebration and a complete dea< rld's most beautiful arch iade extending 1,100 feet before the Pa id curving in a graceful sweep along t igures of women gazing into an urn, i Over the foliage and forestatton of tl mtral dome of the Palace of Educatlo :di^ world's first indoor aeroplane flight, tt an Francisco. This enormous structur Ivania Railroad Depot in New York, an The Act provides that "Each ineuibe of such board of Public Work shal give ImukI satisfactory to the Boar of County Commissioners of said cour ty in the sum of five thousand dollar for the faithful wvtorinanee of hi dutv in the handling of funds or dl reeting the work under the care o such Boanl of Public* Works for th proper attention to his duties in gen eral as a member of said board am each meml>er shall be entitled to tw dollars i>er day for not more thai ninety days in any one year for actun time sjK'iit in the discharge of his clutj After the first election one mem la?r of the Board of Public Works wil County, having l>een born at "Sawyer serve for a full term of six years, i second member for four years, and tb third member for two years, thus ever; member elected except two will sem six years, the term of one mem be: expiring every two years. '1 lie act- provides ior a levy or oni mill on every township voting bonds l>e used in the maintenance of roads Job Printing at right prices at Thi Chronicle office I / I 1 i ? i i I \ SSS^5nSBu5BSmf5 $ to th y Sxposi mi ture, Wonderful Exhibits ation, San Francisco OjF A LIFETIME TO IISPLAYS OF WORLD'S NATIONS presented by the Panama-Pacific Internalizing. presenting every country on the globe, chievements which are now displayed in id foreign group, the latter structures beor nation represented- More than J10,thla great fair, where the world's premier and pure-fun attractions ever assembled osltlons within reach of the greatest numso, and the hotel and restaurant associa1 figures. 9 free for the asking by addressing Manational Exposition, San Francisco, Calibrated in colors, containing detailed insrlptlon of the Panama Canal. ITECTURAL SIGHTS J /A I / s Jmlwmu ' Ia- ' * ro88P?^8 B wee-of Fine Arts, Panama-Pacific Internals shores of the Fine ^rta lagoon.' SurjajreBsive of Art and Beauty. Eric Elleri4 Fine Arts lagoon can be seen the Half I rDT'OFNAILS ~ le giant Palace of Machinery at the Pana e is surfaced with imitation Travertine d other notable structures. r, Appointments for Chesterfield Clr " cult, Sunday, March 7th. d is St. Paul?10 a. m. Sunday school a C. P. Mangum, Supt. [. Shiloh?11 a. m. and 7 30 p. m. f Preaching, 10 a. m. Sunday school e G. W. Rivers, Jr.. Supt. L- Zoar?2.30 p. in. Sunday school, J. d tV. T. Rivers. Supt. 3.30 Preaching 0 J. L. Tyler. P. C. n Dr. J. B. Fearn, one of the most 1 prominent missionaries of the Methodist clturch. South., will speak at i-|Shiloh churcn on sunciay, iwarcn 1114, ljat 11 a. in., and at St. Paul that after- 1 '* noon at 3.30. Dr. Fearn is making a a special visit to South Carolina and e Chesterfield lis indeed ^fortunate to ' F have him visit our community. 3 The Florence District Sunday school r conference will meet nt. St. Paul church on Monday after the fourth 3 Sunday in this month and will con- 1 tinue in session for two days. The 1 i. laid plans for the entertainment of J the hundred s of visitors which this < e gathering will bring us. '< J. L. TYLER, P. C. '( i iiiiiiuiiiiiiiiniiiiii HiniiiiiiiiiiiHiimtimuii Le Woi tion? iiiimiiiiiiimnn?mmmmmimn?ni??Mmi A. W. JONES HEADS TAX COMMIS- f SiUfl ' RESIGNS AS COMPTROLLER GEN. J. P. Dei-ham, of Conway, and W. G. Query, of Spartanburg, other Members Columbia, Feb. 27?The State tax commission was appointed by Governor Manning this morning as follows: A. W. Jones, of Columbia, chairman; W. G. Query, of Spartanburg, and J. P. Derham, of Conway. Mr. Jones immediately resigned as Comptroller Gen- i eral and the Governor appointed 1 Charlton W. Sawyer, of Orangeburg, I to succeed him. * . ' The State tax commission was se- (i lected by the Governor after careful i study and after giving the closest at-'' tention to the personel with especial l attention to their fitness and ability, ' and it is believed that he appointments made by Governor Manning on this tax commission will meet with < the unqualified approval of the people o fSouth Carolina, for they are 1 each peculiarly fitted for the work. i AUTHORITY ON TAXES. < ?> A WT T?n/u. n-hr. fVlA nhalv. I ilil. A. TT . U uuto, ?? livy id uic vuu?i ? man of the commission, has been 1 Comptroller General for twelve years i and in that time has made a special i study of the tax questions so much so 1 that he is recognized throughout the I country as an experHind an a libority on the matter. This comes in with his line of work and rounds out a j career of usefulness and- service. For several years Mr. Jones has been recommending a central tax commision and no one is better qualified than he is to equalize tax aissessements and make the law uniform and inpartlal. , Mr. J. P. Derham. of Horry county who was also appointed on tna tax ' commission, was comptroller general j of the state before Mr. Jones and is , himself an expert on the question. ] His fitness for the position is also 1 well known over the State. SPARTAN FARMER. | Mr. W. G. Query, the other mem- 1 >er of the tax commission, is a farm- ' er of Spartanburg County, and at , present a member of the General As- | sembl.v, which position he \will re- I sign. ^ He first came in prominence as 1 forman of the grand jury which , took such a fearless stand for law | and order in his home county and I went after the lynchers. His splen- ' did grasp of business came into , favorable notice during his work as 1 forman of the grand jury in lnves- 1 tighting the county officers and his recomeudations as to the comunity finances. He is one of the most promising of the younger men in public life In South Carolina, and no appointment that Governor Manning has made will meet with more universal approval than this one. The Gov- | ernor Manning as Comptroller GenIng three such abie and worthy men to serve on the tax commission. THE NEW COMPTROLER. Charlton W. Sawyer, of Orangeburg, was today appointed by Governor Manning as Comptroller General of South Carolina vice A. W. Jones, resigned to become chairman l-i 4. ~ s lis A . apiKUIUllieill I'l mr. Ott?> ,> CI in u icvognitlon of merit and ability which are the main reasons why the Governor selects an individual for appointment. He is being heartily congratulated on selecting Mr. .Sawyer, to whom there is no more worthy or more pouplar man in Columbia and South Carolina. The new Cojnptroler General has, field his bond and taken charge of the office. Carlton Wilkes Sawyer, Comptroller General, is a native of Orangeburg dale,' in the country. He is the young-' est of eight children, all of whom are living. His mother was Klizulieth Romberg, sister to former State Treasurer Issnu Bamberg and the late General Francis Marion Bamberg, and died shortly after his birth, and his father. Wilkes, moved the family to the town of Orangeburg in 1S88 in order to educate his children. I Taft to Speak In Durham. Durham, N. C., March 4.?It was | Qnnnn?Mii h'prt> tndav that former I President William H. Taft would deliver an address before the Durham Bar association, March 19. He will ieliver'an address at the University )f North Carolina, Chapel Hill. N. C., m the same day. 11??* MimwBmB Id's I M T In 1916 Reassessment of All Property Will Be Ordered. Reassessment of all personally owned real property and all ^personal property will be ordered made In 1916 by the State Tax Commission, chairman Jones stated on Monday. The gations this year tetaointatlnaoinra commission will confine Its investigation* this year to assessments of property of the textile manufacturing plants and later in the year t* railroad property, with a view of e?piallsIng the assessments for taxation, he explained. Discussing unofficially tn*- Unsatisfactory" present system oP returning property for taxation, Bfir. Jones described as particularly difficult the work tbat lies ahead of the commission. He expressed for th?-commission he heads a determination, to develop a system of returning jpoperty (or taxation that ill be as Qporiy just throughout the State as is go?B>Le to [IpvIAP. , As an illustration of the hmprilties ' of the present methods o? assessments, he mentioned that; 1st some counties horses were value# at $90 and in other counties as low am $30, on the average, when being nalurned For taxation. He declared fee knew this variance to be unjust, iiatfee light of information in his possespfee and stated it could be taken ac *.description of the general conditio* obtaining throughout the State, I Kidney Remedy JliMsiment Brought 6re? Happiness I take pleastun in stating tRsbihave ised Or. Kilmer's Swamp-Ron# that 1 ivia gr^y^ bsnaflted j&y tlm spw and ^ < ion. when quiteyounjrMi##gn|Mn ) ladder or kidney affliction. 1 idM It ny physician, be attended MmWdG aim no good. Almost by aooMsftt I aotlced in advertisement |tnt the :uratlv? properties of Dn $Mmsffs Swamp-Root. I procured apsttSs and rave it to him according to dlveetloa^ r? kin. a# athal ?M 11 UUIVU uuu v? Wfmmwmm s i|mo?t Impossible and the fame with others ef my family. I haw W*ft itronf faith la 8wamp-Root thai <j fiave never dope without It la my fhnpt lly sine* the wonderful cure of my sop \ i? well as myself. I' recommend It to ill who suffer from kidney or Madder troubles and I am led to jxllmt tb*t It Is one of the best medicine* for, til* purpose for which It Is used, that nig ever been discovered. This Is my experience from ths as* of Swamp'Root Wishing thei promoters of this wonderful medlcla* *. large ale to the suffering public, lap. Yours respectfully. W. H. Ilia?<11|, It Broytes >t AtlaafpG*. Witness, R. O. Williams, Notary it*#* Letter to Dr. Kilmer 6 Co.. Bfafhamton. N. Y. Prow What S warn p- Root Will IMfcr Yot Send ten centa to Dr. Kllqprl Oti, Binghamton, N. Y? for a sawgP sift bottle. It will convince anyPP Yog' will also receive s booklet off WfWMf Information, telling about tip Pdaajrf and bladder. When wrltlnp la faW and mention the name of tip WPeg Regular flft>-cent and fWPbottle* for sala at ail drug gMMNfr DR. J. ?. FUNDEBBCB* Dental Surgeon Phones: Office 138. Resideopa 174 Office over M. & F. Bank feriMing a. d. chapman: Liverj and Feed StaNai Sand and Gravel for. si*. CHE RAW, 8. C. / Next to Ranard Hot# Reasonable prices. Prompt Sqplcfr V DR. 0. A. BUNCH, JR. Dental Snrgeon Office Hours: 9 to 1 and 2 to 6 Phones: Office 222. Resident 72 POLLOCK & PEGCES Attorneys-at-Law Office. Chlquola Club Building. One member of firm will be at Chesterfield every Monfcx > *; J