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(Ekmua tKirmrirlr Volume Jl CHERAW, CHESTERFIELD feoUNTY, S. C.. MAY 31, 1917 Number 31 Local (&> Personal News | ? Mrs. Henry Duvall is visiting relatives in Columbia. I Mrs. C. K. Waddill a?d little daughter spent Wednesday in Rockingham. Messrs. M. L. Johnson and J. D. Morrison, of Middendorf, spent Sunday in the city. Miss Doris Hartzell, who has beenj teaching at Summerville, S. C., is at home for the summer holidays. Miss Hattle Godfrey, who has been f OanHlttor In Ikn LT???*oi?Ul a kl?U tu cue A&aicofiiic Ulgu OtUUUl, is at home, her school having closed. Mrs. ^Henry Mclver and little son will leave tonight for Rochester, N. Y., to spend several weeks with relatives. ** I Miss Rosalie Stricklin, who has * been attending Flora McDonald Col. lege, at Red Springs, N. C., is at home for the summer holidays. ?* Misses Mattie Lou Smith and Ora Sherrill, who have been attending Converse College, at Spartanburg, are at home for the summer holidays. Farm Wanted?Wanted to rent Now for the coming year, small farm conveniently near Cheraw. If you have such, and want to rent, address Farm, .Drawer 29, Cheraw, S. C. The editor had a very pleasant visitor yesterday in the person of his old friend, Mr. E. H. Aull, editor of the Newberry Herald & News. Mr. Aull came over to spend the day with his son, Mr. Humbert Aull, who is a sergeant in Company K, now stationed in Cheraw. To Marry June 12. Invitations are out to the marriage of Miss Marion Virginia Hurt to J. Henry Wannamaker at the First Baptist church on the evening of June 12, graduate of Greenville Woman's college, and was the past year a teacher in the Cheraw high school. Mr. Wannamaker has been cashier of the Merchants & Farmers bank of Cheraw ior Beverai years, ljoui are popular in the community. No invitations in town or on the local rural routes. U. D. C. Offers Free Scholarship. Pee Dee District U. D. C. offers a scholarship worth $100 and free tuition, at Winthrop College, for Sept. 1st, 1917, to lineal descendents of Confederate Veterans of honorable record, who are otherwise unable to bbtaln an education. In applying, be. sides giving information on these sub. jects, state age, school preparation for the college, physical condition, and send a letter of recommendation from the President of a Chapter of U. D. C. Preference will be given those desiring a one year business ocursc. The counties in which this schol. arship is available are Dillon, Dee, Marlon, Marlboro, Florence, Chesterfield, Sumter, Williamsburg, Darlington, and Georgetown. Send applications before July 1st to Armida Moses, Chairman of Education, S. C. Division U. D. C., Sumter, S. C. . . Buneh, Dental Surgeon, office' m Flnlcyson Building. Marke In Ch Saturday, June 2, is CURB And as this is an experiment, wives of the city will cooperat make the day a success. The farmers of the surrouni vited to bring their products, eggs, hams, &c., to town on i side the curb next to the oid t a. m., to 5 o'clock p. m,, and arc invited and urge i to come supplies. On this day no peddl * will be allowed ur BOARD OF TRADE ]j HAVE LIVE SESSION: vCoiumlttles Make Reports Showing Good Work Being Done. n At a meeting of the Cheraw Board t of Trade held May 29. 1917, Mr. J. M. c Long, President, was in the chair. The f minutes of the last meeting were read, " corrected and approved. Reports from ^ committees were made as follows:? ? Mr. J. N. Strlcklin, for the Adver- d Using Committee had nothing to re- r port. , ? Mr. Wm. Godfrey, for the New t Enterprises, reported that an up.todate garage was being built and that Mr. J. A. Watson was having the old '1 Ingram's sales stables remedied and " that it would be used for a wholesale v dry goods company. h Mr. Caston, for Legislation, bad nothing new to report. Mr. E. W. Duval 1 reported that the. R Seaboard Air Line had put him off from time to time in regard to building a new freight station and that he B had written Mr. Walton that unless R the Board of Trade bad an answer by | June 1st. that he would take the; matter up through the Railroad Com- .8( mission. r< Mr. Meiklejohn reported that he had been unable to get much information', as to road work, but that by the next meeting he would try to be better in- b formed and would make a fuller re- F port to the Board. It was brought out' through this discussion that about '^7,000 of the bond money had been R spent. Mr. Caston made the follow c< ing motion; that Mr. Meiklejohn get all information possible by next meet- i ing and that the Executive Committee of the Board of Trade meet at noon, bi June 30th, and try to decide on a man R to fill the vacancy that would be ncaused when Mr. Covington's time j was out. For the Committee on Agriculture, Mr. Kerr reported that a community tc cannery would cost about 130.00 and Ith? t Mr. Schroyer had a daughter who c< wfife fully capable of taking charge of ha KA AA . yy ?? ?v u?u? wi/ fuv.vv a ; month. After a good deal of favorable discussion, Mr. E. W. Duvall P moved that the Chair appoint a sub- b committee of three to assist the Agricultural Committee in establishing n and operating a community cannery. M Mr. E. W. Duvall moved that Town Council and State Board of Defence a be asked to suggest some way to v provide work for the school boys during the summer months. t( A curb market was discussed, but ? no action was taken as it was found d that this was to be tried out on Sat- a urday of this week. Mr. Caston made a motion that 8 Board of Trade meet moiTthly. |? For Special Committee on Bathing, 0 Bool, Mr. Caston reported that a pool ^ 60 x 125 with cement dam and sand n bottom could be built and fenced in and a couple of bath houses erected for about $1 000; that his idea was to form a stock company and sell forty t shares of stock at $25.00 per share. J Mr. Godfrey moved that a committee 1 Of three be appointed to get this stock t company formed and bathing pool t staited with the endorsement of tho c .'Hoard of Trade. j g Mr. C'relgler reported a lot of phone 1 trouble and unsatisfactory service a and after some discussion it seemed a to be the opinion of the entire Board I that the service was poor, and Mr.i JCerr moved that the matter be refer- F ed to the Railroad Committee with f< _ c . 8 t Day! * eraw 0 t MARKET DAY in Cheraw. I it is hoped the good house- ? e and do all in their power to ^ 1 ding territory have been in- I such as vegetables, chickens, t that day and to open up along 1 >ank building from 10 o'clock 1 the housewives of Cheraw * : to this place and buy their [ i ling around the town ; itil after 5 o'clock ; Ml Mu& Register Tuesday, June 5 There should be no confusion in th< ninds of the people in regard to regis ration under the new draft act. N< nan between the ages set forth b: Resident Wilson has the privilege o on-registration. In this issue of Th< 'hronicle will be found full and com ilete Information covering the ruiei f registration together with a repro uctlon of the registration card. Oui eaders should inform themselvei oncerning this important matter ither interesting news appears ir Ids issue of The Chronicle. Misses Eula night and Wincey Ca oe and Bel'e Hurt, who have beer .ttending Coker College, at Harts' ille, are at home for the sunmiei olidays. The ice factory is now turning oui :e. #? Rev. Russell, formerly pastor of th< :uby Presbyterian church, is visitinf r the city. *? Mr. L. C. Plre has bought the Nel. on house on Green Street, in th< ear of the Baptist church. The building recently occupied bj ie Cheraw Wholesale Grocery, is eing put in condition to be used as i ederal Warehouse. Notwithstanding the scarcity o: ibor and the high price of material onsiderable building is going on lr ad around Cheraw. , Mr. Wm. Godfrey reported at th< Dard of trade meeting Tuesday even ?g iuul uie macninery lor tne rioui lill had been received. ??# Hail this week in several sections o] ie country did considerable damage ? growing crops. In the midden. Drf section it is reported the tobac5 crop was about ruined. i marine 20 Miles Away. New Briton, Conn., May 26--J ubmarlne detector has been inventet y Spencer M. Wood, a veteran o le civil war, and the United State: aval auxiliary consulting board hlch has looked over the model hai istructed the Inventor to have plani nd specifications ready within ? reek. The location of a sbmarine is dc scted by a dial which floats on toi f the water and it is said that th< evioe will "find" a submarine boa t a distance of from 20 t<> 30 miles. The cost of manufacture will hi mall and the detectors can be turnei t in a short time. The member! f the naval board who met Mr food told him the invention is aloi ew lines. STOP LEFT OVER COUGHS I)r. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey will stoj bat hacking cough that lingers fron anuary. The soothing pine balsam: oosen the phlegm, heals the irritate* neinbrane, the glycerine relieves th< ender tissues, you breathe easier am oughing ceases. Don't neglect a lin ;ering cough, lc is dangerous. Di Sell's Pine-TarJHoney is antlsepti< ind pleasant to take, benefits youni ind old, get it at your druggist today formula on the bottle. 25c. 'arm Wanted?Wanted to rent Nov or the coming year, - small farr onveniently near Cheraw. If you hav uch, and want to rent, address Fariu irawer 29, Cheraw, S. C. It looks as if Inventors who ar ut to beat the submarine will hav o hustle if they want to get ther rst he repuest that they try to get u >etter service at once. Mr. Caston moved that the . Presi lent of the Board of Trade, the Mayo >f the town and the ministers of th own call a meeting and organize ted Cross Chapter for Cheraw. Thl nove was heartily endorsed by th ntlre Board of Trade. Mr. Lavine moved that the Board c Prade ask that all business of th own be closed next Tuesday, Jun .th, and that a committee he appolr ed to circulate a petition asking a o close and that this committee tr o secure a band and have patrlotl nuslc and speeches for that day. Mr. Stricklin made a good talk o he sanitation of the town. Aftc his was discussed by the Board, M Gaston moved that the Board of Trad ndorse the proposed action of th toard of Health in taking up wlti he Town Council the removal of ur lanltary closets and they act lmmc liateiy on this, deetlng adjourned. H. P. Duvall, Jr. Acting Sac'y. [ PROG High School Commt School Avj ? i 1. Piano Quartette. Installation March > Harriot Godfrey 1 f Page Godfrey f: j, 2. Song. I; My Own United States? } Chor 3. Piano Duet. r Jolly Little Players i Ruth and Lou E i 4. Piano ^olo. li'.vntiiti i? <"'..1... " Elizabeth j f>. Talk by Prof. B. C. Mclvei G. Piano Solo. <" Innocence . Lou Esther t 7. Piano Duet. Stand by the Flag Page and 11 an 8. Piano Solo. 1 Ballade Evelyn i 9. Talk by Mr. R. T. Cast on a i 10. Chorus. Come Where the Lillies I r Music ( Ji 11. Piano Quartette. 1 Zampa Overture Susan K. Smith Caro E. Smith f , 12. Song. Star Spangled Bat 1 Fage 44 in Seho< (Audience is reqi Deputy Sheriff J. T. Grant was ( knocked down by a negro prisonei as | ho was en.ering the Jail laBt r'i t night about 10.30 atd he negr >, ihi. ; \gene Benbough, inaie his escape be. jfore Mr. Grant coilld recover. The o . ,negro struck him o4sr the bead with ti la heavy chair, and (the blow was a Avery painful one W not serious, e tfand search for th<* negro began as ? ^[soon as the dogs arrived. The negro g j !*was chased through the swamps be- g .'tween t'hnrnw nnH Diooforflolil Oo?n?.- ? 41 day and Sunday. At times the pur- g J'suers were upon hiin, and several fi 3 'times he was sighted. Finally the 3 (trail was lost in a negro settlement jja few miles from Cheraw. where he v was probably aided. Monday morn- "I _|ing he was located by Mr. Dan Boan, > j.in a barn near town. Ho waB cap- ? 5j turcd and taken back to Chesterfield I t .and lodged in the jail from which he I ; had recently escaped. This negro c B had made a hole nearly through the i I .brick wall of the Jail before his es- t u'cape and he would probably have oscaped in this way in a short time t (anyway. He had secured a window height in some way and had chiseled )( a hole large enough for his hotly ., through all the layers of the wall ex- 'i(] j, cept the outside one. This negro was j "in jail on a charge of breaking into a'the express office at Cheraw. Sheriff j Douglass offered a reward of $r>0 for 9 the capture of this escaped negro, j |,wv.ich no doubt will be paid to Mr. ,Toan. j | c Farm Wanted?Wanted to rent Now t g for the coining year, small farm , conveniently near Cheraw. If you have , such, and want to rent, address Farm, Drawer 2i>, Cheraw, S. C. v II Some of the senators seem to be so' e put out with Mr. Hoover that they i '?[may overeat themselves just to sp:te \ him. . e c ? ?* PEOPLE f The Ch r o 0 Y Thai's why it would be a ?|> to advertii e V If you want to hira , JL If you want to sell 5 i e If you want to bu: {m If you want to tail 11 JL, If you want to rani y I c y " you want to buy Y If thara is aaythtai n sr Tha qalekaat and b g y That want ia by pla e ?? ment In this papar. h Y THE RESULTS ? Y AND PLB4 RAM ! jncement, May 29 ditorium Rockwell Elelen Ann Ilickson Elizabeth Evans Edwards us Maylatjlir sther Maynard Rohm T?. vnno A~* V UUO r. Oestcrle Maynard Stults riet Godfrey Chopin Smith iloom Thompson ?lass Harold Evelyn Smith Queen Godfrey iner. ol Song Book tested to sing) ELECTS TEACHERS. beraw Board Meets and Selects Corps for Aaother Tear. At a meeting of the school trustees n Saturday night the following eacherg were elected: B. C. Mclver, superintendent; Miss. b Ruth Culbertson. and Harriag^Oodxade, Miss Eleanor Godfrey; fifth ,rade. Miss Susie Mclver; fourth ;rade, Mrs. J. S. Hartzell; third ;rade, Miss Bessie Powe; second :rade. Miss Laurie Harrall? arfvanrml Irst, Miss Nathalie Burch; first grade, >Iiss Mattie Duvall. Tlie entire faculty was reelected vi'h the exception of Miss Marion lurt, who did not apply. No one has et been elected to fill Prof. L. J. Uillwell's place, he having resigned o go to the officer's training camp at i'oit Oglethorpe. The closing exer:ises of the school will be held toilght. The program appears in an>ther column of this issue. NOTICE. 1 want to contract with Boneone o clean away the rubbish from and round my building on Green street, >pposito graded school building. J. N. Stricklln NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that a m?tng of the stockholders of Oheraw Motor Car Co., will be held In the jfTice of said Company in Cheraw, S. C., on the 2nd day of June, 1917, for he purpose of considering a resolution that the said company liquidate all of its assets, wind up its affairs, surrender its charter and dissolve. R. B. MAY. President HELL BIN B. MAY 8o?. A Troas. For Sale?Four beautiful White Wyandott Hena?full blood Fiachel itrain. Apply to J. N. Stricklln. L .V. .v. .tv wt. .A |A A. A.1^k rVW%* VVvyVTvT READ ronicle t profitable for you to v b? in it. somebody JT something ir something 9 jrou far* Y i your houss propayty I tkftt yon waat a Mt way to supply clog aa advsrtlss- v nLL SURPRISE X J9E YOU. ? -?^ Ladies House Kimonas from Double Broile: J. C. Patrick's NOTICE I will be in Cheraw from May 24 .to Saturday June the 2nd. to buy all kinds of Bcraps. Will pay for scrap Iron c40. per hundred, Bones 50c, Brass and all kinds of metal best cash ' price. Turn your trash in to cash. J. B. Qillam. Wrong Guess. A teacher was giving to her class en ' exercise in spelling and defining words: "Thomas," she said to a J curly-haired little boy, "spell 'ibex.'" "I-tHS-x." "Correct. Define It." "An j Ibex," answered Thomas, aftec a prolonged mental struggle, "is where you look in the back part of the book when you want to find anything that's printed in the front of the book."? Christian Register. Sloan's Liniment quickly ttkN the pain out of strains, gpraing, brulaag and all mugcla soreness. clean, alcar liquid easily applied, it quickly peaetratee without rubbing. Sloan's Liniment doee not stain the skin or clog the poree like mussy plasters or ointments. For chronic rbenmatic aches and pains, neuralgia, gout and lumbago have this well-known remedy handy. For the pains of grippe and following strenuous work, it gives quick relief. It all druggists, 2Se. Banks Will Be Closed Jane 5th Notice is given that the undersigned banks of Cheraw will be elosed on Tuesday, June 6th, National Enrollment Day. Merchants & Farmers Bank First National Bank. Bank Of Cheraw. NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION IN CHERAW TOWNSHIP FOR MEMBER OF HOARD OF FLifLli' ttOUkS. > Notice is hereby given that on > Tuesday, the &th day of June next, an election will be held in Cheraw Towjiship, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, for a member of the Board of Public Works for said Township, 1 the term for which Mr. J. W. Coving1 ton was elected having expired. Polls will open at 7 o'clock a.tn. and close at 4 o'clock p.m., and the following have been appointed man. agers to conduct said election: Cheraw?R. N. Strlcklln, Q. W. Ouni, C. F. Tillman. Brock's Mill?Calvin Brock, J. W. Brock, S. W. Brock. The law governing Qeneral Elections will be followed In every particular. Managers will please designate one of their number to call at the Court House for boxes and instructions on or before Monday, June 4th. Managers will select their own clerk. J. N. Strickliu, R. M. Myers, J. O. Taylor, Commissioners of State and County Elections for Chesterfield County. NOTICCE OF OPENING OF BOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION. The books of subscription to the capital stock of The Battery, will be opened at the store building of J. A. Watson. Orange Hill near Cheraw, S. on Friday, June 1st, 1917. J. A. WATSON, E. L. WATSON, J. B. CAUDLE, May 24, 1917. Board of Corporators. IB! Dresses 98c 10c up rs 35c Busy Corner Fir& Class Fresh Meats CALL PHONE 196 CRANFORO'S GROfiFRY. Nothing but the very best im Meats r ind Groceries. m \ BEEF H. A. Burch Hotel Covington Building Nothing But the Very Best Phone 80 and your orders wlAi reclre prompt attention. NEW STORE NEW GOODS We have opened up In the store building recenty occupied by G. W. Lewis and we arc going to handle a full line of fancy and staple grocriee and country produce, and we ask for a liberal share of patronage, which \va shall endeavor to deserve. GIVE US A CALL Phone 250 BROWN & MELTON A. B. BROWN E. V. MELTON May 3. 1017. Auto-Intoxication Causes Death Do you know why you have sick headache, diabetes, neuralgia, rheumatism and liver or kidney troubles? It's because you are being poisoned by products of your own body. Your organs of elimination are not working properly. Wasto material tkat should be thrown out is being retained to poison and intoxicate your system. That could not happen if the bowels were kept open with Granger Liver Regulator. This splendid preparatimi is purely vegetable and non-a'.coholic. Demand Granger Liver Regulator at your drug store?25c a box?and take no other. There is nothing "just ?a good." Maonnlia Ralm LIQUID FACE POWDER. The beauty secret of women who know bow W2^P to take care of the com* plexion. Cannot be S^TU <Jete<fted. Heals Sun/~x \ burn, stops Tan. Soothing cooling, refreshing. y/f l' 'i _ Pink. Whn,. U * / 75c. at 'Drufffet* or by mall hnA Sample (either color) for 2c. Stamp. Lyon Mfg. Co.. 40 South Fifth Sc. Brooklyn. N.Y?,