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Iomrnr I I ( Ol)e Cfyesterfielfc "3\&rartiser 1 pj UJME 84?NO. 28. CHESTERFIELD, S. C., SEPTEMBER 80, 1915 - $1.00 A. YEAR IN ADVANCE i ? /" Ilourt Makes SI [ of Long C Irhe September term of thej furt of General Sessions contned Monday morning with tout fifty criminal cases on the icket. It adjourned Tuesday ternoon after trying one case, liioh resulted in a mistrial, udis Houor, Thomas J. MaulL of Pickens, presided, with licitor Spears prosecuting. m good deal of surprise was Aiifest( >1 when it became Hwn that the Grand Jury failed to find a true bill jHist J. G. Hamilton, charged ^ burning the barn of Mr. Ivjuweage near jcury. ,id that one v itnoss testiat he saw Hamilton runiroin the ham about the Le fire started. K>nly case tried was the list Mr. P. K. darner, of B> County, charged with | Bg money from the MerB and Farmers' Bank ^Ase pretenses. After be^Botn (I p. in. until 11 a ^By was discharged, not ^^Lto agree. It is report H^B' jury stood eight to B^Bi' of acquittal. The claimed Br ^B contrary torus representation to ^B the bank. Defendant cla'imed B that the bank understood the ^B situation, that, the bank charged H him usurous interest and had not H allowed him tail credit for cot BB ton sohl to them and also that they had refused to cash his wK checks when he had money on B^ deposit- The case was a comB| plicated one. The murder cases growing out of the ! ageland . -t larch B5 have been continued until the xsmssEasmmx I The crowds that swamped us in crov WE A ,777s; V In our Hardware J HF I Harness, Hridles, Saddle I jestie Ranges that we In I You can save rnor All marked in plain ligi lower than the lowest I t I I We havn't room 1 J r us show you. P b | Sai W v! Qk | | - ft n\ I 1 \ w ^sr v HbB| ,m 2Tj|j jP HB hort Shift Sriminal Docket next term, which will be in February of next year. It will be recalled that two factions, the Arants on one side and the Wallace-Wests on the ->ther, met on the streets of L'&geland last March and engaged in a general combat. When smoke of battle cleared away four men were down; several others were slightly wounded. i\e ?-u~ nitAf \/l flic? iwui niiui wuw n, vstit;, Wesley Arant, was killed in-1 stantly; Dock Wallace died five days later. The other two, Babe1 (Arant and a West boy, though badly wounded, recovered. Solicitor Spears made no attempt t?? bring the case to trial at the .Iune term of Court. In drawing the indictment, the Solicitor incorporated a'l cases and all defendants in one indictment, his position being that the a Hair was a mutual com bat and all defendants were equally guilty. When the case was called Tuesday morning the attorneys for the Arants asked for their Constitutional three days; the attorneys for the Wallace-Wests asked for immediate trial. On motion of the state the Court ordered the trial continued to the next term, j Some of the law-abiding citi j zens are wondering when, if ever, this ease is to come to trial as there is slim chance of a trial in February. Several other cases coming up i were either continued or the de fondants pb aded guilty, receiving light sentences. If your vY'utc i or Clock needs repair. Carrv it to McCail. He ' has a dipl.una, but will repair it jas cheap us the one who hasn't one. All work guaranteed. m-a a a a have flocked to this ; ^ again. Kvery clerk yds. Thousands of d RE POS S A L E E Money's Wot Department we have a fine assort *s, several good buggies, also a f lye put the knife to. ley by buving these articles rigl ires and we guarantee the pric liere to quote prices. Come in day, Oct Report of Grand Jury Following is ohe report submitted by the Grand Jury at the in September term of Court: et To His Honor T. J. Mauldin, ti Presiding Judge: fr The Grand Jury having passed tl on all bills and other matters j( submitted to it by the Court re beg to make the following report : ti The committee appointed by A us to look after the poor house bj report that the poor house is t( neatly kept, and in fair condi 'tiou, but needs new buildings cj for negro inmates, also a negro w nurse, which we recommend be secured at once. L' The committee on the jail report it neatly kejJt and in good ? condition. We recommend that the old bridge or. the Wadesboro road at Oraigs Mill be torn away by the u owner of same for tear of dam- a aging the new steel bridge in time of freshets. Our committee on chaing gang h | recommend that the prisoners ( i have suitable clothing and bed- 11 ding to meet their needs. Nv Our committee on having the P books of the oilices of the Coun- 15 ty audited report that they have c employed an expert accountant * ivhn in nntv oncriwriwl caiMn it As this auditing covers so long ^ a period we heg the indulgence P of the Court for more time to complete this work, n We recommend that the Su- v perintendent of Education em- ^ ploy some clerical help at a sala- 11 ry not exceeding $*J00.00 that he c i may be able to give more time * , to the school8 cf the County. * Having no further business we ^ wish to thank the Presiding j.Judge and other ollicors of the , Court for the courtesies exteni ded, and that we be excused,^ \ from further duties at this ses- * sioo of the Court, all of which is ^ respect!ully submitted. .1. W. Miller, Foreman. l?il store from the Opening was on the jump the e ollars worth of new tr?( ITIVELY =DR.Y GOODS : N D S S I "th Si .ment of AVe ann ew Ma- Day" at our a; men in our Sli the shoes. it now. e to be Next. S? going to make terfield retaili Shoes before i aml ily and the ki other kind sol ober 2, 1 liELE The Booster Trip A great deal of interest is be ig manifested in the big boost trip next Tuesday to advei se the County Fair. Report om ail over the county indicat jat automobiles are going t tin the grand ninety mile pa ide. The schedule of the entir ip is printed on another page .t all these stops short, snapp seeches will be made in the ir irest of the County Fair. Sheriff Douglass will act a hief marshal of the parade an ill lead in the "scout car. The Premium List of the Count air with many handsome prize ffered will be distributed o lis booster trip. The Fair ai liorities call special attention 1 I /? X t 1- - 1 1 I a lie nrms tnrougn our. ine counx ho have been liberal with the dvertisements in the Premiui ist. It is very fitting that this, tl rst booster trip ever held in tli Jounty, should be held in tl: iterest of the County Fai 'hich is for the benefit ,of all tl eopie of the County. This Fa i promoted * by public spirite iti/.ens who have the welfare < he county at heart. After a ual expenses are paid all div ends are held as surplus to in rove the Fair. If vou are a public spirite lan and own a car you are ii ited to join the parade at ring your friends. If you ai n f AVAflf A/4 1 ?-* f h /\ ?(?/%! (n MA /vP li tt & cdicu aii tnu n ciiai o ui jfui ounty yoa are invited to mei he boosters and whoop it up fi he best County Fair in Soul Carolina. Lost. Mondav in public road ne lopewell church, a purse co anting ft or ($$1. bills ?Leave Vdvertiser office and be rewar W. W. Pater eon, Kuby, S. C. Day, was a sight t ntire day. From e ?rchandise have goi GOIN( > END OF 0 UURD WES! SHi ounced last week that Saturc ale and it was a Howling Sn in? 1 )?.r?nrtni*?Tit ?n<l iturday is to be the last day > it a RED LETTER DAY i ng. Re sure to come in and it is loo late. Shoe for ever nd of of Shoes that are m Id here. s Red 1 erfield, Sou^^l Cotton Market 1 i- The highest price paid for cotton in Chesterfield Thursday was - 12.25 cents. 8 Seed is bringing 48c per bushel. * ? Smith Predicts e Rise for Cotton < e s. 1 "Cotton will certainly go be- j y yond 15 cents. Just how much j l- 1 won't say ; but cotton is going above 15 cents a pound." I The above was United States ^ d Senator Smith's optimistic summary of the cotton situation y when in Columbia Saturday. 1 ,s His conclusion, he explained, n was based on two factors : ' , One, that the 1915 crop will ' 0 not be more than 10,500,000 bales; 1 v the other the exorbitant demand i"r for cotton for the manufacture [n of war munitions, which is becoming more urgent each day to , meet heavy orders from Europe, plus the impending crisis in 16 Mexico and the appeal for inI c creased armament in the United 1 States, incident to threatened \ 6 complications with European j countries. ^ Recent disquieting rumors that bankers were not properly re. spoiiding to the federal reserve board ruling that money should be loaned on cotton at 0 per , cent, also came in for attention by the junior senator. He ex1 ( j plained that he had been in Washington with the reserve re board, and that while there, at ir his suggestion, the board had agreed that the stream of money or . ^ (available for discounting cotton receipts would be shut oil' from that bank which discounted cotton paper at a higher rale of interest than (J per cent. Such rular iug, he added, precluded the idea n. of the bank's icquief.*?nce in the provision of the law as being op- | , ! tionul. 'I'he banks were compelled to comply, he asserted, to remain an active part of the federal reserve system. [>/?> Yt :o make your heart g arly dawn to long into t ae out of our store at co ; TO CL l/R BUSINESS^ ? A Y, OCT 9ES! ' lay would he "Shoe Ec< iccess. We had five qje us, they sold the of our sale and we rue r-v n the history of Cliesget your supply of y member of the fumade of Leather. No -rjAm 1 yflHiu Hie Great War; * Allies Fighting Hard Successful attacks by the Brit- i sh and French to the north of i Vrras and by the French in the Jhampagne region are announcid from Paris. The enemy's ad- ] ranced positions on the entire Champagne front attacked are mid to have been occupied and , ;ontinued progress is reported. French batteries cooperated .vit,h P.ritish warshms in bom barding German positions on Dhe Belgian coast* The German War Ollice officially announces that) the AngloFrench artillpry preparation was of great intensity and that the long expected offensive movement by the Allies has begun. The Russians are believed to be more than holding their own. Iti the West the artillery is the only arm that could be considered at all active, while in the Dard&nells and the Italian frontier a few local infantry attacks have broken the monotony of the artillery fire. The German aggressive in the Kast has become noticeably weakei the last few days. VVitn the increasing extent of their penetration of Russian territory the impetuous strides with which the Germans for a time made fa of lino/1 ivotr KlUO hnnn fifTAiln. &M>0 V 1IV.WUUUJ *?? ? V? * '* v? | ally shortening i p. At the same time the Russian offensive, with the replenishment of the army's military supplies, is growing more stubborn. On the western front the British and French captured in two days more than 20,000 unwounded prisoners, according to the French ollieial communication of Monday. The Situation In Germany Three questions of tlie very gravest importance are at present occupying the minds of the j u n lad- Last Saturday :he night they flocked st and less the past f< OSE 01] 1 OB E R 2 IK) TT T -\ZS\TT rTiin YV ILsLi I 1/1/ Oll/l" onomy is the road to you start the quicker What are you going Dn't miss the Big of All D ^SATURDAY, O Th lerman people, money, soldiej-s ind thd economic situation. ' The strongly patrioctic 44Vos>ische Zeitung" states that j A-hile the three war loans issued respectively on August 14, 1914, v.j December 2, 1914, and March 20, 1915, asked for twenty billions marks only thirteen billions were raised. Other papers frankly admit that at present the country's financial position is j desperate. Anew effort is now to be f M made to raise new armies to / J make up for the dreadful 'losses / sutfered in I'oland and Itnssia. / fl The three classes of 11)17, 1D1H / M and 1919 are to be called to the / colors at once. Part of the German press also j takes a very gloomy view of the / military situation particularly I Thus the "Neuchener Neuste Maehvichten" writes: "The ohject of the German army should be to destroy the Russian armies rather than capture fortresses. The Russian armies continue to carry out a retreat that was planned by a master mind and spendidly carried out. Only in the open field may we hope to win a victory that will seal the fate of the Russian armies. j The capture oil fortresses is all / j^H ?n ;f ,.r.. .I.. VBLV WUll, UUU 14 C UV# m hh but that, the Russian army lead- / ers will have every reason t tM SH feel exultant. The great ques* 1 tion is, when shall we succecJ^. I in annihiliationg the Russian '.r army. To be or not to be is the ;y t question which today faces tin* t German as well as tho Russian / armies. ' / The Balkans / As a "moasur. of elementary prudence" Greece has ordered $ mublili/.ation of her naval and/ millit&ry forces. A Thus Bulgaria's millitary pre" paratio i have brought 1 ; 1?9^ ^H| remain*ii/"rirtnlfc.n stat?^z|W^?ee^B|^^D [arms, lor Ro;r^aTnT^bTi?nme J time has had h *r tioops ready for an emergenc; lF7r\ij? they completely . to this sale ;V -W days. . | IT THE !nd, 1315 ! V AND THINK? J 1 wealth. The quick- i I you will get there. I ] to do about it? f ' gest air1 av ^ ^BR6B9hHHB