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r .. I '' i ..I I.- i. i i i ????????????? ^ VOL.26 ' CHERAW, S. C., DECEMBER 22, 1921 ; NO. 7 COM] Friday Ev The Community Chirstmas tree will be held on the Green at 5:30 Fridav evening. A beautiful tree has been erected in front of the Post Office which will be loaded with hundreds of electric lights. This tree being used is over 100 years old having been planted by uen. tramus rowe some years oefore bis death in 1818. , Every possible arrangement is being made to make the occasion a success. The Chorfcl Society will lead the singing of the songs published elsewhere in this issue and everyone is requested to either memorize the v.ords or bring this paper along and sing. Every white person in the community is expected to be present. Mayor Meiklejohn will make a talk and Santa Claus will be on band to see that every child under 12 years gets a bag of candy. Bring the children and be on hand promptly at 5:30 Friday evening. Christinas Seal Sale. * ?? ^ Paralyzed in both arms and legs, confined always to his wheel chair. Mai Rose, vigorous of mind and indomitable of soul, composed on twenty four hours notice and dictated the f '.lowing peom-' for the 1921 Christ-' mas Seal Sale: ? I Am A Little Christmas Seal. I ,1 am a little Christmas Seal, Oh please, sir, wont you buy me? For I've a mission that Is real, An no one should deny me, , A penny, sir, will pay for me, I'm sure you'li never rue it? My mission is to.,flght T-B, And you musl help me do"it It's more than just a one-hand stunt To slay this thing of terror. So I'm the army at the front, And you're the stretcher-bearer: . n Vr?<> \v? o?vO? Of We gO In foul or-fairest treather, Tuberculosis 1a."our. foe, . And we must stand toother. '? * !* m Both life and heaPh we may prolong. If you will pay the penny; Let's help the kiddies to be- strong? For unfed tots are lhaiiy; .7 And. house to house and town to town . Let's work to save the babies? Oh please* sir, do not turn the down, With promises and maybes. Just kindly kiss me on the back And stick me to a letter, And for a penny and a smack, We'll make the whole world b?tfw And oh, how glad we both shall feel If you'll .But trust and'try me; . I'm just a litMe Christmas Seal, Oh please, sir, won't yen *\v* ~ ?MAL ROSE. ' Services at the MethodJst Church. Methodist .Episcopal Church, SouthL Dr. Watson B. Duncan, Pastor. Sun'dnv School at It) A.-M.. Mr. H x A. MoT end. Superintendent. U Preaching at 11:15 and 7:30 by th* Pastor. Morning Subject:. * "A* 'Christmas Meditation." Evening Subject:" "The Unrecog' nized Christ." A Prayer Service on Wednesday a' 7:30 P. M. Public cdrdiaily invited to all ser* vices. c Y. P. C. A. Social and Christmas Tree The Young Peoples Christian1 Association will give a social and Chris'\ mas tree Wednesday even'r~ in fbr T-'Wn Hall, at 6;30 o'clock, in hono? of those who have been away teachinand in school. It was necessary to defer this social from Tuesday even, ing to Wednesday evening on account of the Presbyterians having their Christmas tree on Tuesday evening. The regular meeting of the Assopintinn will ho hol/1 In thn Fniconnnl church Tuesday evening at 7:30. % o Attention Is called to the apnouncemen of the winners of the doll and doll piano elsewhere in this issue, which were given away by J. S. Burch Co. Rev. Roht. .Phillips, of. Mi am-t. Fla., has been called to St. David's Episcopal church. VIU N ] ening 5:3 FATAL ACCIDENT AT K. R. CROSS1NG LN CHERAW >Irs. Lynch Killed. Ernest King Hurl A most distressing accident secured on Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock at a crossing near where the Seaboard R. R. crosses the Atlantic coast Line R. R. in Cheraw. Mr. Ernest King, accompanied by Mrs. Joanna Lynch, driving a Ford car attempted to cross the S. A. L. tracks in front of No. 4 the north bound passenger train. The train struck the car, reducing it to a mass of buttered tin, killing Mrs. Lynch Jn?*an!ly and injuring Mr. King. Mr. King says he did not see the train but witnesses say they cannot understand why, as the train was in plain \ iew from the road on which the car -was be:r>.2 driven. Mrs. Lynch was riding with Mr. King lo H. B.'Pollock's store at the Co'ton Mill, where Mr. King is employed, to buy groceries when the accident occured. She is the wife of Mr. Gus T. 7,vnch who is the keeper % of the cemetery and was about 46 years of age. Before her marriage o Mr. Lynch she was Mrs. Odom, having been married twice. Her maiden name was Mi38 Joanna Skipoer. - ' The funeral was held Wednesday vening at 4 o'clock. A phone messaee Tuesday from he Hnmle* hosphal. where Mr. King ns carried by special train a. short ime after the accident, told that Mr. King was not seriously injured, buffering only from two broken ribs and a fractured cheek bone A rather peculiar coincident connected with this accident is the fact that the engineer on the train was 'be- one running the train that struck he mule at the Second St. crossing 'ast week and also the engineer of the train from which Mis3 Seiblet fell near McBee a few weeks ago. THE SICK .Mr. A. L. Evans, who underwent a serious operation in a Char'otfe hospi'a! is doing nfcely and ,is m the road to recovery.' I ; v *# Mtrv Moope returned last ' V - f-om the Florence Infirmary V>re she was oporafed on for appen. ':ci'is. H?r many friend3 are delight d that she i3 improving rapidly. ?* Hen. W. P. Pollock, who has been '"i'e ?'c'< was taken 10 Columbia hosnitol this (Thursday) morning. Dr. Watson of Columbia was called o Cheraw on Wednesday and thought ^est to have Mr. Pollock at the hoi ?fal. t Mr. Jno. F. Matheson suffering with \ nose trouble was operated on in I ^arlot'e on Saturday. He stood the peraMon fine and is improving. Mr?. P. H. Hearn, of Chesterfield, vife of P. H. Hearn, Editor of the "hesterfifld Advertiser, who has been n b"d heal'h for some time, was tako to a botni'al in Charlotte for "tmcnt on Tuesday. hrlstnms Cantata Decided Success, The Christmas Cantata sung at the "resbyterian church by the Cheraw ^horal Society on last Sunday niight -as a wonderful success, both in nint of numbers attending and the 'nginrr by the Society, the wonderful orv of the coming of our Heavenly '\ing. The church was filled half hour "fore the service began and every it of space, on which a chair could ">e Dlaeed, was occupied. Many stood 1 ']-> others rot being able to get c ro?>-rr>nt *n their hnmefl. It ;>s possibly tlio largest crowd ever cn at a service in a church in Cheraw. The sinjrers, everyone, sang their oarts of the beautiful Cantata like t*i.-t- ?nd the solos, duets, trios and q-uartoMo* vvre faultlecsly rendered Dr. AVatson B. Duncan, the new MnthoiMs: minister Impressfd his hearers wi.h an appropriate and ' on' tif '1 worded 11 rrjinnte sermor between the second and third part! of the Orn'ata. The choir railintr and platfornr were nrMsMoullv decorated with ferns and baskets of holly. Front expressions on every side, 11 is evid1 it that the service was greatl] enjoyed by everyone presenL. I' II ??II I I I II I ???i [TY 0 o'clock ] FIRE IK CHESTERFIELD Store In Basiness Bloek Boras. Early Tuesday morning Are destroyed the store room and contents occupied bj the Cash Market in Chesterfield. The store is located in the heart of the business section of the town and as Chesterfield is still without waterworks, the fire came near being a very disastrous one. It was with the greatest difficulty that the stores of D. H. Laney on the one side and Square Deal Drug Store on the other, were saved. The stock and building of the Cash Market was a complete loss and only partially covered by insurance. o The New Methodist Pastor. Many of our readers will be glad to learn more of the new Methodist Minister, Dr. Watson B. Duiican. Dr. Duncah has served many of the leading appointments in South Carolina. Among them being Laurens, Rock Hi II4 Sumter, Charleston, 1 D 'Ion and Orangeburg. In many j places he has either built new churchj es or paid off large debts on build-1 i'nas already erected. In all of these Charges he has had a successful career. ' Dr. Duncan is among the few Minis, | ters in South Carolina having sketches of their lives in "Men of Mark in America." He is the author of several widely read books, among them being "Immortality and Modern Thought," "Twentieth Century Sketches^" "Studies in Methodist Literature," "Carlisle Memorial Volume," "The More Excellent Way," and "Character Building." A series of lectures which he delivered at Colum. bia College has been put in book form and the Manuscript has been accepted by one of the leading publishing houses of the country and will be issued under the title, "Ideals of American Poets." The following press^ clippings will he rend with interest by the people of the community generally: B'?nonets for Dr. Duncan. Dr \-yatsoh Duncan** pastor of hoV, M' in "tfofhofftst church is ,?vv - J " l/ein'r honored elsewhere as well as in Dillon. Dd 'ha- recently had ~ 1 tv fluttering offer to go on the Chautauqua nla'.form. Of cours". Dr r^nnraii decided .not to accept, as It would take him out of the regulei f miniBtry, which he considers the greatest work on earth, but the offer Is appreciated by him and his friends generally. i Dr. Duncan Is loved and honored in Dillon. A gentleman who attended services at the Main street church last Sunday remarked after the ?* vice that he had heard the leading preachers In New York, Washington and. other cities,, and be had never heard a sermon superior to the one he heard last Sunday by Doctor Duncan.?Dillon Herald. Dr. flnncsa In Rock Hill. Dr. Watson B. Duncan of Dillon attended the State Sunday School Convention which met in Winthrop College. Rock Hill, and delivered an " ddrens on "The Yonth of the Church Trained for Service.** On the evening of the address the evening paper had the following to say: "It is expected that a large "number of the townsoeople -will be present for the dosinr session tonight. Dr. Duncan is one of the foremost ministers of the Methodist denomination In the South and is an eloquent speaker. He was formerly Pastor of St. John's Church here and has many friends In the elfy who will'" he delighted to have he privilege of araln heving him" ?? -o School Ha* Christmas Exercise* CVIatams Trees. * ????? The Cheraw (Traded Sehoo! etle hr*ted Christinas on Wednesday. At Chapel, Christmas sonar. were mm* and Mr. R. L. Sumwalt played two violin selections. The different class rooms were beatitffu"y decorated ant . Christmas trees were enjoved by r everyone. The presents were provided by the pupils and teachers draw lnjr the names of the ones to whom i thev wosild itfve a present, i The school elosed today for a Christmas holidav and will reopen on i Thursday, Jan. 5th. Mr. Tom Tolson. of Cheraw. and t Miss Bva Bryan, of Charleston, were r married Sunday afternoon In Charleston. CHR J Our Chris IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT ft came upon the midnight clear, < That glorious song of old, , From angels bending near the earth, ] To touch their harps of gold; ] Peace on the earth, goof Vill to men < From Heaven's all-graclous King; The world In solemn stillness lay, < To hear the angels sing. I I1 Still through the cloven ikies they ] come, i ( With peaceful wings unfurled; And still their heavenly music floats i O'er all the weary world: I Above its sad and lowly plains 1 They bend on hovering wing, 1 And ever o'er its Babel sounds J The blessed angels sing. ( 0 ye beneath life's crushing load. Whose forms are bending low, ( Who toil along the climbing way j With painful steps and slow! Look now, for glad and igolden hours ?] Come swiftly on the wing: 1 0 rest beside the weary road, 1 And hear the angels sing. 1 1 For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophets seen of old, 1 When with the ever circling years, ' Shall come the time foretold, 1 When the new heaven and earth shall own ( The Prince of Peace their King I And the whole world send hack tl song - 1 Which now the angels sing. 1 o JOT TO THE WORLD. Joy to the world, the Lord^is come! , T.?* rppplvff hnr Kinc: " J Let ev'ry heart ifrepare him room, , And heav'n and nature alng, And heav'n and nature sing, And heav'n, and heav'n nature sing. i Joy to the world, the Savior reigns; ^ Let men thel?- acngs employ; ( While fields and floods, rocks, hllla ] and plains ^ Repeat the'sounding joy. Repeat the sounding joy, < Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. < No more !?'. sin and sorrow prow, ^ No thorns jr.febt the ground; He eomes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found, Far as the curse is found Far as, far as the curse is found. Ha rules the world vlih truth and ( ffrace, ( And makes the r.aliom prove The glories of his riphteousnfsg, And wonders of his love, And wonders of his love, And wonders, and wonders of his love. ' The crowd who were on the deer 1 hunt in Horry last week returned on j Friday. They report a wonderful time. Four deer and lots of other! game were killed but no Summer Ducka wera molested. . i ... ISTM j! tmas Tree |! ^'p" SILENT NIGHT. Silent night! Holy night. Ml is calm, all is bright, itound yon virgin .mother and child loly infant, so tender and mild Sleep In heavenly peace. Silent night Holy night! Shepherd's qnake at the sight! Jlories stream from heaven afar, heavenly Hosts sing allelulia, Christ the Savior is born! X 4 *-> i" Silent night Holy; night! son of God loves pure/light, tadiant beams from '-Thy Holy face, iVith the dawn ot redeeming grace resus, Lord at Thy birth. 0 ) LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM. - * ' i ) little town of Bethlehem, a " Jow still we see thee lie! \.bove thy deep and dreamless sleep rhe silent stars go by; fe<t in thy dark streets shineth rhe everlasting Light; rhe hopes and fears of all the years k.re met in thee tonight. ''or Christ is born of Mary, \nd gathered all above, Vhile mortals sleep the angels keep Their watch of wond'ring love. ) morning stars together Proclaim the holy birth, Vnd praises sing to God the King, Vnd peace to men on earth! How silently, how silently, The wond'rous gift Is gi;en! ^o God Imparts to human hearts The blessings of his hoav'n. <o ear may hear his coming, 3ut in this world of sin, Where meek sohls will receive himi still. & rhe dear Christ enters in. f I ") holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray: ?ast out our sin, and enter ia, 3e born in us today. SVe hear the Christmas angels 2 i The great glad tidings tell; fi ") come to us, abide with us, ' }ur Lord Immanuel! . . . .. { o j r>. A. R. Poll Will Re Prawn , For Sal ur day. The D. A. R. doll on which votes ire being sold will be drawn for on Saturday at 11 o'clock. Recause there has been some misunderstanding we have been asked 'o make it clear that the doll will be Irnwn for. The chance* or votes are sold for 10 cents each. On every rote bought you place your name. If rou have only one vote you have, a rhance to get the doll if your's Jf the luekv name drawn out of the box Df course if you have a number of votes in the box the possibility of your getting the doll will be greater See the doll in the Cheraw Har<jr. ware and Supply Co. window and buy some votes. AS ' * . ? # \# GRAVES IN ST. DAVID'S CEMETER! CHEKAW In the Roman Catholic portion o the cemetery^ is the grave of Conlaw Peter Lynch Born in Ireland 1790 Died in Cheraw 1870 . . He wa3 a prominent contractor an< builder here eighty to ninety years ago. Among the many buildihgs hi erected wag the Catholic Church . 1332, the old Bank Building, 1835 and the Market Hall, 1836. The mar ket hall was erected on the sam< pains as used for the Catholic church If you will compare the two build ings you will see how similar the} are. He was the father of Bishop Lynch who is buried in the cathedral ai Charleston and the grandfather o Capt. Conlaw Lynch now living here His son Frank, before the Civil war had a shoe factory and tarvard or Front street, that gave the name ol Tanyard branch to the small ^treair running through the towp. During the Civil war it made shoes for th< Confederate soldiers. Methodist Woman's Missionary Socle ty Meeting. .. . . ' i T^e Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church held it's meeting for December at the beauti. ful country home of Mrs. R. B. Laney . Christmas spirit was added to the meeting by the decorations of holly and the singing of the hymn, "Joy tc the World.5'. The Bible lesson, "The Imperative Claim of the Heavenly Vision" was read by Mrs. Kirby and we were' then led In prayer by Mrs. McLeod. Following this was the reading of the Minutes and Treasurer's report. Mrs. jyfcLeod reported on Mission Study C'lass saying that half of the book "Bible -end Missions" was completed at last meeting. A lively interest was manifested in the electidn of officers for 1922, which was as follows: 'President, Mrs. J H. Kinsey; 1st Vice Pres., Mrs. J. W. Lytton: 2nd Vice Pres., Mrs. H. A. McLeod; Supt. Publicity, Mrs. H. A. McLeod; Supt. Social Service, Mrs. J. W. Maynard; Supt. Supplies, Mrs. (x. W. Lewis; Corresponding Sec'y., Mrs. Mulloff Treasurer, Mrs. J. R. Harrelf> R*ebrding Sec'y., Mrs. G. A. Bunch;' Agent of 'Voicp, Miss J. Coward. * Some of the members objected to being: dubbed the "Old Ladies Mis. slonery ^Society" and it was suggested arid unanimously' adopted that' hereafter we would be known as the "Sallle Caston Missionary Society" from one of our members who labored so many years with us. A delightful feature of the afternoon was the delicious salad course and-coffee, which was greatly enjoyed by all. This being the last meeting that Mrs. Kirby would be with us as President' the following was read: Tl^ Cheraw Woman's Missionary Society wi-hes to express to Mr. G. F. Kirbv it's love and appreciation for her loyal and untiring service. She has served us so faithfully and willingly these two years; it Is with deep regret we give her up. "She stretched out her hand to the poor. yea. she reached out her hands to the needy" ?"and let her own works prn's? hein the .gate3." Our esteem and good wishes with our prayers follow whereever she may go. Mrs. H. A. MrLeod Mrs. E. F. Mulloy Mrs. J. W. Maynard Ilnrdy White Pies From Injuries In Automobile Accident. About a week ago Hardy White, who lives on Mr. R. G. Macfarlans place, had an automobile accident near Pleasant Grove church. The car in which he and a negro were riding was in some way overturned. Mr. White suffered no pain at the time of the accident and did not think ho n-i? hurt However he soon found that he was paralyzed from above the hips down. He was taken to the Hamlet hospital where an operation on the spinal column wss performed Some blood was found there but the real .injury could not pe located. He died Tuesday morning at three oclock. Mr. White was about 24 years of age and is survived by a mother and several brothers and sisters. The funeral was held at Brocks Mill at eleven oclock Wednesday morning. . . . The ChroiHcle $1.50 a year. # iim" Mthi "mitf rREE ( THE I ARE WEARING A summary of the winter coats enf countered would demonstrate the popularity of the cloth coat not only trimmed but partially constructed of fur. Coats of this type outnumber fur models this winter. 1 i Metal brocade hats in close draped 3 effects are much worn. , An occasional muff is encountered, - sometimes being carried with evening i wrap. v Many coats of tha top genre have r shoulder yokes and some capes as well. I Velvet continues to be the most f popular fabric for evening gowns , . with a strong preference for bright , colors. i f Slynx and other flat furs are used i in applied bands on eioth, sometimes ; in applied bands on cloth, sometimes ' > forming a plaid. ? * Taffeta seems to be the popular . material chosen by the young miss for evening wear. One fluffy sea green taffeta was shot with silver r thread embroidery, silver lace formi lng the old fashioned collar neck. line. t > The extreme, exaggerated long waistline was worm by a smart looki ing woman at an evening party, th<? dark blue chiffon overdress covering ! a silver lace foundation and beaded i elaborately. The belt line was accentuated by a beaded girdle aid long fringes of the beads. A great many of t^e new silk fabric hats are seen about rown, pur. i ticularly in vivid reds. Embroidery ' and scroll ribbon with metallic edgesj-: are some of the trims netad on the^ off-the-face models. A iL? #Ha. 4V?f naA junuug ui? vHnuui mis i*?l ?ic noted for sports coats this season, one that attracted considerable at. tention was a box coat In a cream caracul with cuff and large collar of kolinsky. Rose pink crepe beaded in sea shells was wofn by a young French woman dining at Pierre's, a metallic urban draned tightly about her head matching the metallic wrap she wore. The gown was cut rather low and had long flowing sleeves heavily beaded. Mrs. T. P. Harrall Entertain fer Miss Wiggins. # The home of Mrs. T. P.- Harrall was the scene of a pretty Christmas party given by Mrs. Harrall in honor of Miss Vera Wiggin3, one of our popular school teachers, en Tuesday night. The house was beautifully decorated with holly and other appropriate Christmas decorations. Twelve couples enjoyed Mrs. Harrall's hospitality. Games of "hearts" and " bunco" furnished the entertainment for the party. Delightful refreshments were served. Rev, and Mrs. Lacy Little Missionarles to China Yblt Cheraw. Rev. and Mrs. Lacy L. Little, of Kiangwin China, visited Cheraw Sunday, Dec. 11th, t at the Invitation of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church. During .their visit to Cheraw they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chapman. Mr. Little spoke of Mission work in China to a large congregation Sunday morning and delivered an interesting address on the same subject at a union service Sunday evening. Mrs. Little addressed the women of the town on work among the Chinese women, at the Presbyterian church Sutidav afternoon and talked to the B. Y. P. U. at the Baptist church r Sunday evening. AH these addresses were exceedingly interesting and Inspiring and were greatly enjoyed by the large audiences which heard them. ?ana?rcrs of Election. The followng are hereby appointed managers of election for the Democratic Primary to nominate municipal officers for the town of Cheraw on Dec. 27th. G.* A. Ma lloy Geo. W. Guinn W. M. McBrlde