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- VOL.25 ' CHERAW, S. C., JULY 28, 1921 x NO. 38 ,
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Never before in the history of
Cheraw have the merchants of our
town banded together to give to the
people of this community "a day o
bargains." You have seen the individual
firms put on almost every kind
of a sale and you have possibly seen,
several merchants put on special pri. I
ces on some one day but on Tuesday
August the 2nd merchants in almost'
every lire of business in Cheraw are
offering big bargains in order to advertise
their stores and give the public
some big values at a time when
sorely needed.
Everybody who sees these pages is
urged to read every advertisement in
this issue for it will mean a money
saving to you whether you need the?
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articles now or later.
The Individual Anns are advertising
different specials so it will be
necessary to read each advertisement
and make a mote of those who are
ottering the articles 70a wish to purchase
or better still bring this paper
to Cheraw on Tuesday August 2nd. 1
These bargains are put on for one
day only but they make the purchasing
power of the. dollar greater on
that day than Chesterfield county has
, seen in years. |
The following merchants have advertisements
in this issue and will
sell you merchandise at prices that
will make you glad: '
Dry Goods Md .Gents Furnishings. ,
\ J. J?. Burch Co.
The New Store
L. M. Evans Co.
Walters Terrell Co.
S. Adeimy L Bro.
E. S. N. Rollins. 1
Horton's Cash Store. i
H. E. Ballard.
Groceries
E. V. Melton.
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Community Cash Store.
Cash & Carry Store. . I1
J. D. Sharpe.
E. S. N. Rollins. j1
Brags.
Ladd's Drug Store.
Cheraw Drug Co. t
Hardware 1
Harrell's Hardware.
Cheraw Hdw. & Supply Co.
XoTlng Pictures
The Lyric Theater.
Jewelrjr
Crown Jewelry Co.
Farnlture
Dolr oiotar Rrnq r
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/ Tolson's Garage.
Inaruee
Guaranty Loan & Trust Co.
AIT of these mercants wish it understood
they are not trying to make this
a money making proposition but want
the people who come to Cheraw on
Tuesday to visit their stores whether
they wish to buy goods or not.
Many thousands of people took ad,
vantage of a similar Dollar Day Sale
in Anderson a few weeks ago and the J
newspapers report that the people ^
who profited by values offered were (
delighted with the success of the undertaking.
Remember the date?Tuesday August
2nd and come to Chearw. It will
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Clthcen Likes Movie?Suggests Free
Exhibition for Good of
Community.
Mr. Editor:
.Pleas" allow space for the following
frocu one who is "agin" the general
run of so-called Moving Pictures.
The picture, ''Everywoman" presented
at the local theatre last night
is one that, in my humble opinion,
would pay for the churches to arrange
with all theatres to show absolutely
free to every person over, say 15
years of age. It would pay to bring
this picture tiere again ana arrange
for a free exhibition as suggested
as suggested above.
"Citizen."
LOST?Non Skid Goodrich Casing and
Rim, size 33x4?Anderson car. Find-,
er will please notify
REV. N. L. BANKS, Hartsville, S. C.!
or Chronicle office.
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GOVERNMENT WARNING ^
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Letter From Department of p{
Commerce. bl
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We publish the following letter at
the request of the Department of t
Commerce which explains lt3elf. The ^
Department warns the public that it ze
might enforce penalty. tu
Dear Sir: i
The Censue Bureau is now in the gj
midst of an investigation to ascer- ex
tain the amount of he encumbrances 8i|
on homes. This inquiry is made in fr
compliance with the requirements of
the Act of Congress approved March
3, 1919. It Is deBired to show ' Jc
total number of homes in each city lh
that are rented, the number that are pc
rented, the number that are owned pe
free of mortgage, the number that g(
are subject to mortgage indebtedness frj
and the amount of such indebtedness. yi(
Scheduels of inquiry calling for this gu
information have Leen sent to all
of the persons reported in your ci gt
as owning homes subject to mortgage, bv
but unfortufiately, a large number of Cc
the citizens have not replied to the kll
official request. Wb imagine this in. fo]
difference on their part is due to the pu
fact that they do not appreciate the m(
importance of the statistics, and I fn
write to you in the hope that you will (
give some publicity to the census inquiry
so more prompt attention will '0a
be given to our communications. W(
I enclose a copy of the 'schedule jn
Inquiry. Two requests have already W{
been sent to your citizens. A third an
reqdest is now about to be m-iiled. tJc
The law providing for this inquiry ^r{
contains a penalty for refusal to fur- tQ
niBh the information but it has not g0
been our practice to enforces this go
penalty and we hope it will not be
necessary to depart from it. I be- ^
lleve that your citizens will give more pe
prompt attention to the (inquiry if cj?
they are assured that their replies j
will be treated as strictly confiden- tlj(
tial and the figures used only for the wJ
fnmniiotinn of totals similar to those
contained in the enclosed statement
for the District of Columbia.. ea
This is a very important inquiry. wj
The statistics will go far toward show mj
ing actual conditions that are exist- w(
ing in the different sections of the .
country, and I trust that it will be gj
convenient for your paper to give vj(
publicity to the matter. If you de j4
sire any additional information or al]
additional copies of the report in the
District of Columbia, to be used as
samples, we shall be glad to hear
from you.
Very truly yours,
W. M. STEWART,
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' Boys Celebrate Birthdays. Blj
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Two most enjoyable celebrations of bri
birthdays took place in the county j
last week. Mr. E. Watterman Robin, pri
son, well known all over the county Th
celebrated his 75th birthday on last Lei
Friday with a big dinner and barbe- un
cue at his place near Chesterfield | Re
Ninety-five guests were present and^dis
enjoyed helping make Mr. Robinson's mic
day a happy one. jihe
Mr. Robinson is still a boy as far att
as health and strength go; only a
few weeks ago he took a 40 mile Mr
horseback ride in one day without soi
feeling any ill effects. wa
Besides his neighbors and relatives pir
in the county the following enjoyed lea
Mr. Robinson's birthday party: Mrs. old
Janie Smith of Rock Hill, Misses cot
Dudley and Edgar Harrall of Benn- ste
ettsville and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mc-'be<
Cown and son of Florence. ) 3
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Another enjoyable birthday dinner.'0
was given by Mr. I). M. Chapman whoi*1'"
passed his 70th milestone last Friday. |?'
Only the members of Mr. Chapman's'
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i&llilIV nxic j;i C9CUI mill IVO
to say they enjoyed the occasion. Mr.
Chapman is still in the best of health >
and Is still "one of the boys." bei
Mr and Mrs. C. C. Chaoinan and we
Mrs. Marvin Jamison, daughter of ind
Mr. D. M. Chapman, were at home for wh
the celebration. sul
Th/3 Chronicle wishes both Mr.'at
Robinson and Mr. Chapman many $1.
happy returns of the day. Le
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hid Entertainer?* to give Concert at
the Lyric.
On August 11th the Blind EnterIners
of the Columbia Association
r the Blind of S. C? will give a
ncert at the Lyric Theater. The
llowing letter tells of the work of
ese blind people and shows how
>rthy they are of your patronage:
?ar Friends:
In South Carolina there are between
)00 and 1,100 blind people, by far
e majority of who;m are unemployed
lich means that these unfortunate
djviduals are receiving their sup.
>rt from parents, relatives or. friends
fie idleness and inertness, which are
i often thought by many sighted
*>ple to be characteristics of the
ind as a class is an unjust accusain.
The unemployed blind of South
irolina are yearning for an oppornity
by which they may become intpendent
and self-supporting citlns.
It is only the lack of oppornity
that is responsible for the
tlplessness of the blind as a class,
ind people are absolutely normal
cept for the lack of their physical
?ht. The blind, like their sighted
lends and relatives, are not gifted
ike. It is unreasonable to believe
at any blind man can become a
>hn Milton, it is equally absurd to
ink that every sighted man should
isses8 the talents of William Shakesare,
therefore, the blind citizens of
>uth Carolina, like their sighted
lends, must have various ways proied
by which' they can make their
pnort.
Last July the blind people of thf
ate held a convention at the Pres.
terian Theological Seminary in
ilumbia. We organized what is
lowfi as the Columbia Association;
r the Blind of South Carolina. The
rpose of this Association is to pro.
Jte the general welfare of the blind
the State.
On September' 27th the Columbia
isoclation for the Blind of South
irolina opened the doors of its
)rkshop with a class of four pupils,
this workshop, the blind men and
>men are taught to make baskets
d fiber furniture of every descrlpin.
It is a course of six months
lining, which is given free of charge
any white blind man or woman of 1
od moral 'standing, residing in
uth Carolina. After completing
e course in the shop, the pupil is '
en made a self-supporting, indendent
citizen. We are dismissing a
iss of twelve pupils on the first of (
ly, another class of fifteen will take
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eir places and still it leaves 113 ,
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th a long waiting ust or men ana
>men, longing to become Indepen- ,
nt. The men and wofmen are now ,
rning for $12.00 to $15.00 per week, ,
lich brightens their live3 and ('
ikes them feel as if they were
>rth a little something In the world. (
rhe Columbia Association for the
ind of South Carolina cordially in;es
visiters to its workshop at No.
31 Calhoun St., Columbia, S. C., at
times.
Yours truly,
E. R. MURRAY, Field Secty.
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rhe following clipping was taken
im the Early County News, of
ikely, Ga., July 21, which will be J
interest to the many friends of the (
ide. \
\. marriage which came as a sur.
.se to their friends occurred last j
ursday evening, when Miss Norma
e Rae and Mr. Will G. Jones were
Sted in marriage at the home of ?
v. H. C. Jones, pastor of the Metho- s
t church, who performed the cere,
my, Mr. Crawford Fryer and the t
ither of the bride being the only ^
endants.
rhe bride is a daughter of Mr. and ^
s. J. T. Rae, who came to Blakely (
netime ago from Bainbridge. He
s day superintendetn of the Em- .
e Cotton Oil Co. The family were t
ving the day following for their
[ home in Cheraw, S. C., so the
lple decided to marry at once in.
a
ad of in the near future as had f
;n planned.
dr. Jones is a valued employee ofi,
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s News force, and this puper joins J
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with other menus in wusnmg iur f
11 and his bride all the best things j
life.
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Notice to Nod Subscribers. ,
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iVe have been sending out a num- i
of sample copies for the past few|
eks but we cannot continue this f
lefinitely so we wish to urge those i
o have not sent us cheek to cover t
jsclrption from July 1 st, to do so r
once. The subscription price is s
50 per year payable in advance,
t us hear from you.
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' Bargain
Hamlet Holds Dlstlnstion of Having
First Peach Show.
Hamlet holds the singular distinc.
tion of functioning at the first dis.
tinctive Peach Show held in the Unitpd
States during; the 20th and 21st
of July. The attendance was large
and enthusiastic and represented
seven states and forty-eight commu.
nities. Exhibits came from orchards
about Hamlet, Marston, Aberdeen,
Southern Pines, Pinehurst, We3t End
and other points in the Sand Hills
of North Carolina.
From the section about Hamlet
seven hundred and fifty car loads of
peaches are being shipped this season.
Three hundred oar loads have
been sold under one contract through
the Sand flills Fruit Growers Association
at $2.50 and $3.00 F. 0. B.
shipping point. Approximately one
million dollans will be paid to the
growers in Richmond, Moore and
Montgomery counties in North Caro.
lina this summer for -peaches.
One exhibit of J. H. Hale variety
from I. T. Cox's orchard near Hamlet
included a six inch twig carrying
three peaches weighing two pounds
eight ounces. The largest of this exhibit
weieheri fourteen ounces. An
exhibit of Elbertas from W. ,P. Cochrane
orchard, Nest End, N. C., Included
some fourteen ounce specimens.
Belle of Georgia exhibits were exciellent.
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Addresses were made by State Horticulturist,
C. D. Matthews, of Raleigh
Marketing Expert, E. W. Sttllwell of
the U. S. Bureau of' Markets of Wash.
Ington, D. C.; Assistant State Horticulturist.
L. H. Nelson of Raleigh, N.
C.; Prof. G"" "^"lct'sr of Clemson
College, S. C.; H. T. Prosser. planter
of Hamlet, N. C. and others.
T. P. Moffett, Secretary of the Ham.
let Chamber of Commerce arranged
tours for visitors through vineyards
and orchards in the section. *
The great success of the Institution
was due to the fact that the
Hamlet Chamber of Commerce had
the co-operation of the U. S. Dept.
of Agriculture and the Departments
of Agriculture of the two Carolinas
gad the 8. A. L. Railway.
HOTTO SUGGESTED
FOR CAMPAIGN USE
*In Hoc.Slgno Yinces" Pnt Forward
as Battle Cry of Farmers.
Over 200 bales were signed up in
;he cotton cooperative marketing
campaign in Spartanburg county
VIonday although no united effort was
nade on that day to secure slgnaures,
according to information given
lut yesterday at the offices of the
South Carolina Cotton * Growers'
Cooperative association. The intensive
campaign for signatures to the
contracts was scheduled to begin
Wednesday. Several farmers were
jiven the opportunity of signing up
n Monday, hdwever.
Committees have "been appointed in
jvery township in the county to
nake the canvass. These committees
:re comnnsed of the' most renresen.
atives farmers In Spartanburg couny,
it is said, and a'.l are declared to
)e enthusiastic over the plan.
Maj. W. L. Glessner, managing clior
of The Carolina Fartmer and
Stockman, suggests 4'In Hoc Signo
Winces" (By this sign thou wilt coniuer),
the motto under which the
jreat Emperor Constantine won the
greatest victories as the motto of the
'armers of the state in the cooperaive
marketing compaign.
"By this sign," says Major Glessner,
the signing of the contract with the
south Carolina Cotton Growers' Co.
>perative association, will the farners
of South Carolina conquer in the
>attle for independence from manipilation,
speculators and profiteers who
lave fattened upon their toll for
hese many years.
"By this sign?and the farmer owes
t to himself, his neighbor, his couuy
and hs state to sign?he will
onquer poverty and hardships.
"Hy this gign?and. ? the farmer
ihould not only Bign but get his
leighbor to sign and help enroll the
tecessary number of signers?he will
nroll himself as one of the conluering
host who will redeem the
armers of the South from servitude
o greed.
''By this sign?and the time to
ign is now, not tomorrow or nex'
veek?the farmer will conquer the
ight ,to enjoy the fruit of his toil
n peace and comfort.
"By this sign?and in signing the
armer will be enlisting in freedom's
irmy?thou wilt conquer the isolaion
and individualism that for so
nany years has made the farmer a
lave to his" prejudice."
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The Chronicle $1.50 a year.
Day Tu<
: Rev. A. S. Thorn an to leave Cheraw.
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Although hoping to the contrary,
Cheraw has felt for two weeks that
we were to lose Rev. A. S. Thomas,
rector of St. David's Episcopal church.
Since a call came from St. Michael
| church in Charleston, a much larger
held than the Cheraw pari3b., the
members of his church here regretfully
realized that his decision would
be to go where his work would count
the mo3t in the great service in which
he is enlisted. So that, his announc
lueiu ui uis resignation as rector 01
St David's church, from his pulpit on
Sunday morning, while not a surprise,
was sorrowfully received by the entire
community.. Mr. Thomas cam
to vCheraw about ten years ago
and has won the admiration and love
of the congregations of all our
churches by his spirit of co-operation
and his efforts to bring the
churches in closer relationship with
each other. In the giving up of Mr.
Thomas to Charleston our town feels
keenly the loss but will rejoice in the
greater service being rendered humanity
by reason of our sacrifice. Mr.
Thomas will move to Charleston about
October 1st.
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth T. Womack.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas Womack
died at her home here at 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Her health had
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been steadily failing since the death
of her son, Mr. Oao. Womack in 1918
until last week while on a visit to
her old home, in Cameron, N. C., she
became very ill and had to be
1>rought homfe, gradually growing
worse until the Reaper claimed her.
| She was 64 years of age and had
Deen a loyal ana consistent memDer
of the Methodist church since early
youth. She was the mother of 14
'children, Ave of whom died in infan.
cy, one in 1918 and the following
survive her:
! Mr. P. P. Womack, of Cameron, N.
C., Mr. F. R. Wafmock, of Carthage,
N. C., Mrs. W. E. Powe, Mrs. J. E.
Bottoms, Miss Ethel, Arch H., Ernest
and Jno. M. Womack of Cheraw.
The funeral service was held at
the home of the deceased ' at four
o'clock Wednesday evening, Rev. G
I P. Kirby officiating.
J The many beautiful floral offerings
attested the love and esteem in which
this beloved woman was held.
Cheraw Masons Invade Pageland.
A special train on the C. & L. R. R.
'crept out of Cheraw Tuesday evening
loaded with 15 Cheraw Masons
bound for Pageland to show the boys
in the upper part of the county
exactly how Masonry should be
taught to those seeking to know the
mysteries of this ancient order. A
few months ago the Pageland Lodge
came to Cheraw on Invitation and
demonstrated their ability to impress
on candidates the lessons of Mason,
ry and this was the fulfilling of a
return date promised at that time.
As the train wended its way to the
county line it took on passengers at
all the towns along the way, so that
on arriving at their destination 47
visitors enjoyed Pageland's hospitality
which from every report was truly
royal.
The visitors were given a banquet
at the hotel and reveled in the third
degree work so much enjoyed by
members of the Lodge until twelve
thirty o'clock when they started their
weary journey homeward arriving at
Cheraw at 3 a. m.
The entire party enjoyed the trip.
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Chesterfield County Man Dead.
Mr. Frank Keziah died suddenly
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S. C., last night at nine o'clock. He
did a full days work, went home, ate
supper heartily and soon afterwards
had an attack of acute indigestion
and died ten minutes after he was
taken sick. Mr. Keziah was bom and
reared in the Wesley Chapel community,
eight miles west of Monroe. He
was 62 years old. Mr. Zeziah anoved
from this county to Chesterfield county
about six years ago. He is survived
by his wife and several children
Messrs. J. W. Keziah, J. M. Keziah,
Thomas Keziah, of Union county and
Robert Keziah of Mecklenburg
county, are brothers of the deceased
and Mrs. Nancy Griffin and Mrs.
I Baxter lioraon are nis sisiera. wn .
Keziah was a faithful member of the
Baptist church and was a good citi.
zen. Funeral will be at McWhorter
cemetery, near Esq. J. H. Winchester's
residence in Sandy Ridge town,
ship at ten o'clock tomorrow.?Monroe
Enquirer.
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jsday, Au
They Are Wearing
Satin hats are beginning to appear,
these in new fall designs in all black,
. sometimes in cire finish.
Bright slippers and stockings were
the feature of a dance attended recently,
rose or red satin slippers with
' matcnmg Hosiery Deing worn e*cu
with black dresses.
Lace draped hats arc getting more
and more popular.
So are Japanese paper parasols.
Many dresses are decidedly longer.
Dark dresses ' sashed with bright
color are fashionable, many of these
sashes being simply looped over In
the front and hanging straight to the
hem of the skirt.
The all.black costume continues to
be extremely popular for all occasions,
although many bright sports
clothes, as well as black and white
ones, are wocn.
A woman strolling on the Avenue
yesterday morning wore a very full
taffeta dress with a cross-bar of
white. The skirt of ankle length was
gathered onto a semi-fitted bodice
and was at least four and a half yards
wide at the hem. The bodice was
cut with a square opening at the
throat and had tight elbow sleeves,
with which were worn mousequetaire
/ gray gloves. She wore a marquis
hat draped to the right with a Chantilly
veil.
Another interesting dress noted
was made of white foulard, with
Japanese figures in black and black
crepe. There was a foundation of
the crepe with the white forming a
straight back and front, a black crepe
apron breaking the line at the front.
This apron had a black band around
the waist, from which straight bands
fell to the hem at either side. The
short sleeves rind sides of the dress
were black and it was worn with
black shoes and stockings and a black
hat
'White and pale gray hats made of
felt, stitched and plcoted at the edge
! are popular.
An envelope purse in shjny T)lack
I learner fruss-uuneu in wnue, wuh
j carried by a woman who had Just re'
turned from London and proclaimed
by her the .smartest thing from the
I European standpoint.
Knitted bathing suits are outnumbering
all other types on exclusive
as well as popular* beaches.
Blonde stockings with black shoes
are worn with black dresses nowadays
more often than gray.
Gray stockings with white shoes
are the choice of many wearing gray
sweaters with white skirts?a popular
combination.
Canton and crepe de chine onepieqe
dresses are popular worn with
matching capes lined in Georgette of
a contrasting shade.
A smart young miss at a resort
restaurant wore a white Canton crepe
frock on simple lines, the hem bound
in green in battlefront form. A cape
matching the dress, and lined and
bound in green was worn fastened
around the neck but before seating
herself she arranged the cape as a
tunic on her skirt, fitting rather
tightly to the figure around the hips.
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DADDY DEAR
By Margaret A. Richard.
With her daddy dear
Playing hide and seek,
Janie looks the joy
That she can not speak.
Dancing with him. to
Time of (music sweet.
She spells gladness well
With her twinkling feet.
Which of these two games
She would rather play,
I am sure 'twere hard
For the child to say.
Less the game she loves,
Fain would I declare,
Than Just playing with
Her own daddy dear.
CHE RAW BASEBALL
Cheraw has had her ups and downs
in hasohnll thi? wppk Shp Wfltl Mon
days game against Chesterfield by a
score of 3 to 2. Driggers pitched a
good game.
Tuesdays game with Chesterfield
was one sided an$ not very interest[
ing though Lide pitched a good game
j and Fisher batted well getting four
hits out of four times at bat.
[ Florence beat Cheraw in Florence
I on Wednesday by a score of 3 to 0.
Cheraw is again playing Florence
this (Thursday) afternoon, the game
being in progress as we go. to press.,
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1.50 gets The Chronicle one year.
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What's In a Name?
Up to a few years ago Cheraw,
South Carolina, was the only rail.
road station in America by the name
of Cheraw, but recently the railroad
guides snowed tnat tnere is a cne|raw
in Mississippi, another in Arkan.
sas and still another in Colorado.
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I One of our citizens who has some
'curiosity wrote to the passenger
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agents of the railroads on which these
! three Cheraws are located ask- *
j ing if he could tell how these stations
received their names.
| The Passenger Agent of the New
Orleans and Great Northern R. R.
. wrote that Cheraw Mississippi was
named CHERAW by its leading citizen
and merchant, Mr. J. A. McLeod,
who used to live in Cheraw, South
Carolina. We have been unable to
find any one who remembers \Mr..
McLeod, he probably left here many
j years ago. t
, The Passenger Agent of the Frisco
railroad replied that Cheraw Ark., , was
named by W. R. Powe, when
Gen. Freight Agent of the Frisco, in
honor of his old home Cheraw, Si C.
Of course all of us know Mr. W* Robbins
TPtowe, who has a brother and
sisters now living here.
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J The Agents of Santa Fe wrote that
Cheraw, Colo., was named by Mr.
Malyne Wiley, a prominent citizen
and president of the Colorado Sugur
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Cheraw, S. C. Many of our older
residents remember Mr. Wtfler when
he lived in Cheraw.
The latest railroad guides omit the
name of Cheraw Ark., as the static
which was a very small one has been
abolished. <
So it appears that this old town
Is the mother of the other three.
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MARLBORO MAN
| DBOWNgF IN POND
B. F. Whitner of Bennettsvllle Loses
Life.
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Bennettsvllle, July. 27^-B. F. ^
ner, a prominent undertaker of this
city, was drowned late this afternoon
at the Burnt factory pond, five miles
north of Bennettsvllle. The body
wa? recpvei^ed about (9 o'oolck tonight,
some tlft-ee hours after it is
believed Mr. Whitner met his death.
It is thought that Mr. Whitner was
drowned when he "feot Into water over
his hPfld nn.i was unable to swim ta
safety, or else that heart failure, to
which It is said he was subject
to, caused his death. Mr. Whitner
was a poor swimmer, and may have
been unable to swlmi to safety when
in deep water. \
In company with several persons
from Bennettsville, , Mr. Whitner ,
went to the nearby pond about 5
o'clock this afternoon. Those Id the
party say that for some time Mr.
Whitner was In bathing with them
in the mill race, that he then stated
i that he was going to the. mill house
to dress. Mr. Whitner was seen to
leave the pool and to start towards .,
the pond on the other side-of the
mill dam, He was last seen alive by
a young man who stated that he met
Mr. Whitner while going from the
pond to the race. It is supposed that '
Mr. Whitner suddenly decided to go
in the pond before dressing, and that
he stepped into a hole and went down
In water over his head. There was "
no one in the pond at the time he
was last seen, so there were no eyewinesses
to thf drowning. Mr. Whitner
was not missed for some time.
When the rest of the party prepared
to leave hey found that he had not
left, his clothes being found in the
mill house. Search was immediately '
begun with the result that his body '
was. found in the pond in seven feet
of water about 25 feet from the mill
dam.
Mr. Whitner was one of the best
known of Bennettsville's business
men 'and numbered his friends by the
hundreds. He had been a resident
of Bennettsville for a number of
[years and was widely [known
throughout this section. Ho was
originally from Jacksonville. Fh.,
being a member of a prominent
Florida family. Surviving him are ,
his wife, who was Miss Eva Lewis of
Fredericksburg, Va., and one son, v
William Church Whitner. Several
brothers and sisters also survive. He
was an active member of the Presbyterian
church, and also a leading
member of the local K. of P. and
Woodmen, in which orders he had
held high offices.
Special Meeting.
Tuesday evening at 8:30 a program
with special featuers will be offered
by the Young Peoples Christian Asso.
ciation at tne uay.i&i^cnurcn.
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