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Olje Chesterfield Advertiser "^y VOLUME 85?NO 89. CHESTERFIELD, S. O. DECEMBER 14, 1916 $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVA^Olgjjjj J : ? -4 't: X$ Spp O NliBB ^a'w ^our > We have a compl W y Cut glass of ever) A Varied AMor,mCn, of Toile, Stationery in beai Articles that will Please Every A complete line of Boc Feminine Member of the Family little folks. - ^ "Safety First" First National Bank CHERAW The Only National Bank In The County \ No depositor in National Banks in | South Carolina has ever lost a cent Strict Supervision by \J. S, Government Pays interest, on ^Savings Deposits -.WX " ' /")0 ' WRITE US AND START AN ACCOUNT BY MAIL Wm. Godfrey, Edward Mclver, S. G. Godfrey President Vice President Cashier rn ~ ui 13 Stop and Ju5t Think; a Moment We are going to put before the public M,000 Worth of Handsome Jewelry AT A SACRIFICE Diamond Lavalliers, Rings. Watches. Cam anrl I w r - p ? WW MlSV*. Jewelry of all kinds. Jewelry has advanced almost 25 per cent, but as^my stock was bought before the rise I am going to give my customer^ a real Xmas present by selling this jewelry at a sacrifice price. Sale begins Friday, Dec. 15th and continues through Dec. 23d, 1916 THE "" JEWELRY STORE OF THE TheWingate CH?3AS I Jewelry Co. MASTER'S SALE I branch, thence with said branch to STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Rocky Prong Branch, thence up County of Chesterfield. Rock* P'ong Branch 21 ch#in"' 10 mouth of spring branch, thence up Pursuant to a decree heretofore spring branch W. 16 chains to markgrunted, I will offer for sale on Tues- or> thence north 60 W. 20 chains to Hbv tk. OA j~~ ?~ January, iui7 beginning, bounded north by J. B. C. (Monday being a legal Hbliday), in Hunt and L. C. Parker, south by Alex front of the Court House in Chester- McFarlan, east by Levi McFarlan and field, S. C., within the legal hours of wMt by J. B. C. Hunt, sale, to the highest bidder for cash, p. A. MURRAY, the following real estate, to wit:? Master for Chesterfield County. Two hundred and fourteen acres, _______ more or less, situated and being in exnaiP the county and State above written, OLD-TIME MILL STONE described as follows: Beginning at a Have your corn ground on the old light wood stake near Calf Pasture Roland Kite Rock. It was famous in Brsnch, thence N. E. 96 chains, with Civil War days. Now remounted and ; said branch to where it interects with run by gasoline power, making the i Rocky Prong Branch, thence up same excellent meal as of yore. Is Rocky Prong Branch, 22 chains, to to-day the finest mill stone in the > the mouth of Big Branch, then up county. Bring your corn to this mill Big Brunch to gum 8x4, thence 8. 82, once and you wfll continue to come. W. 18 chains to pine, thence S. 42 W. I grind every day. On T L.OO t' 16 M chairs, to pine 8x0, thence 8. lot, nepr the railroud. ' 16.62 W gum 8x0 In 8tp ^ W.?. 8.00 j ur Gtri ist Season for Christ stocks are fresh; get Gifts Worth WI >em to please every mi * you will find lovely sil in both solid and hea^ i_A_ r ete assortment ot leath r description. Fancy hi itiful holiday boxes. >ks for the children. Picture Book Fair Association Meets The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Chesterfield County ! Fair Association was held in the s rooms of the Commercial Club Tues- 1 day afternoon. t The following were elected direc I tors to serve for the ensuing year: J. i A. Welsh, J. T. Hurst, W. P. Odom, j Emsley Armfield, L. H. Trotti, C. L. Hunley, W. D. Craig, T. E. Mulloy 1 and W. J. Tiller. J At the Directors' meeting, held immediately after adjournment of the < stockholders' meeting, the secretary- 1 treasurer made his financial report, 1 showing all bills to have been paid and a nice cash balance in the treas- i ury. i It was ordered by the Directors that in the future no pass out tickets < be issued at the Fair, as this is a great evil and not practiced anywhere < else. ,via, ! 4 1 ' rhdTfollowing officers were unani- < mously elected: President, L. H. Trot- s ti; vice-president, W. J. Tiller; 2d vice-president, J. T. Hurst; sec'y.- ' treas., C. L. Hunley. < Emsley Armfield and J. A. Welsh, with the President, form the executive committee. The Chesterfield County Fair is on 1 a sound business basis and its healthy financial condition reflects credit up- i on its management. < ] CHRISTMAS PLAY 1 The pupils of the Chesterfield High School will give a Christmas * play entitled "Jolly Times with Santa Claus Band," on Wednesday night, 1 December 20th. A small admission fee Hill be charged and the proceeds ' will go to the benefit of the school. | About fifty pupils will Dartir innfp I _ m in this play. Their Jolly Time is made more enjoyable by the comiK of Uncle Sam and Columbia, with the daughters of Columbia, the Japanese maidens, Wind Fairies, Spirits of Love and Good Cheer, Grandfather's Clock, Postman, Night and Stars, and numerous other strange and interesting characters. Be sure and see them. Enjoy yourself and help the schol at the same time. MRS. ELIJAH McDOUGLE Mr*. Elijah McDougle, an aged lady of the Shiloh section of this county, died a^ her home last Friday, after only a few days illness. Mrs. McDorugle was born in this county and was twice married; first to Mr. John Hurst, who was killed in the war between the States. Soon after the close of the war she married Mr. Elijah McDougle, who survives her. The brothers and sisters are: Mr " I 4/aiiiCI ^ampDcll, Mrs. S. N. 1 Campbell, Mr. P. S. Campbell, Mrn. Margarett Douglass, Mrs. Eliza Woodward, Mrs. Mary Campbell, Mrs. Kate Douglass, and Mrs. Laura Shaw, all 1 of whom are well known and highly ! respected residents of the county. < All of the children except one, Mr. i N. A. Douglass, of Alabama, live in i this county, and show in their lives < the splendid training of their godly i mother. The children are, Messrs. John Id. > Hurst, D. C. and H. A. McDougle; * Mrs. J. M. Rivers, Mrs. J. E. Gaakins. ? Mrs. McDougle was a life-long i n.ember of the Methodist church and i though for several years unable to at- 1 tend services very ojRen, she never 1 lost her interest in the church. < On Saturday morning the body was < laid to rest in the Campbell cemetery, ? near Bethel Methodist church. The 1 services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. J. L. Tyler, assisted by the Rev. W. V. Jerman. FULL-BLOODED POLAND CHINA Service of Boar, $1.60. i 1 L. J. RAYFIKLD.ti \^nterfleld, " istmas ! mas Shopping is t the best selections ii!e Toyla ember oi W< ver ware ed in a vy plate. will gla< er goods Shop early a gh-grade == nr s for the very V a High School Notes The cantata, "Jolly Times Wit Santa Claus," will be given by th ichool pupils next Wednesday nighl We are expecting a large audience a .he play is unusually good. The monthly tests were stood las week and reports on this work wer jiven out this week. School closes for our riirlotmn lolidays on December 20th. The nex tession will begin January 2d. All the pupils are enjoying the Ly :eum numbers, which so far hav seen good attractions. The lectur ast night was especially beneficial. The basket ball team is in practic now and we hope to have some ver interesting games soon. Several new books have been adde k> the library lately. The Wade Hampton Literary Sc :iety met last Friday and elected ?h following officers: President, Brya Odom; vice-pres., Margaret Grigjje ?ecy., Carl White; critic, Dosi Threatt. No program was r-enderec ia the one set foT last Friday will b :arried out at the next, meeting. HONOR ROLL First Grade?Evelyn Gullege.. Advanced First Grade?Mary !Enj lish Mangum, Mary Charles Rivurs. Second Grade?Hclon Hursey, XiOi se Jackson, Maude We6t, Eyety jaddy, Eva Rivera, Mamie Gulledg* Kate Rivera, Margery Teal, Els Mangum, Paul Parker, Jr. Third Grade?Edry Bittle, H'est? Ciriggs, AKce Funderburg, liizz Douglass - ? * , .. a mjcis, /^.unie > >en Streater, A.. J. Rohr, Jr., Ross Porte Lucile Teal, Jack Trotti, James Br ors. Fifth Grad e?Iceland Douglass, Li lie Rivers. Sixth Grade?Eugene Abbott, L: vina Cokcr, Bessie Hursey, Cust Melton, Josie Porter, Laurin Re< fear, Maude Garland Welsh. Seventh Grade?Neazie Burr, ERu nor Gulledge, Ruth Hurst, Annie \ MacRae, Bennett Mooi'e, Flora Bell Rivers, Sallie Mae Threatt. Eighth Grade?Lila Teal, Lessi Pusser, Emma Terry. Ninth Grade?Bryan Odom, Crai Odom, Doris Laney, Ethel Johnsor Jack Douglass, Jennie Humphries. Tenth Grade?Leonard Campbcl Nelle Melton, Kirbj Melton, Pearl Moore, Mary BeHo Welsh, Arnol Gardner. Eleventh Grade?-Docia Threat Sarah Moore, Maggie Lucas. JUDICIAL SALE Purnuant to a judgrrfent of fort closure and sale rendered by th Court of Common Pleas for Chestei field Countyin the case of J. D. Ir gram, plaintiff, vs. M. E. Covingtor defendant, I will sell at nuhliV tion before the Court House door, Chesterfield, S. C., within the leg* hours of sale, on Tuesday, Janua.r 2d, 1917 (Monday being a legal hoi day)' to the highest bidder for casl nil that certain tract of land situati in the aforesaid county and State, ii Cole Hill Township, containing 7! seres, bounded North by lands of J A. Poison; on the East by J. A. Pol ion's lands; on the South by Junipe: Creek; and on the "West by lands o 7. W. Williams and John Gailey?be irg the same lands conveyed to .hi mortgagor, M. E. Covington, by tb plaintiff, J. D. Ingram, and also th Innd described in deed frpm Funni Croswell to M. E. Covington, record ?d November 11th, 1915, in Book 26 it page 264, for the record of deed 'or Chesterfield County, S. C. P. A. MURRAY, XP . Master for Chesterfield cVjntj COWS BOUGHT AND SOLD I will buy and sell cows of any di icription?milk cows or beef. So tie before selling any cattie^^flrf 42p ^ J. K+gMBM Specials he Early Season. I > ncl?Santa's He* 6 have the finest line o store in Chesterfield. Jden every childish he; ;nd avoid Christmas week rash. Coi esterf ield 1 LOCAL ITEMS h At a recent meeting of the Chese terfield Lodge, No. 220, A. F. M., the -t following officers for the next year _ 1 u/nrij dultr owd 1 o ?-l.. * * a rr-? - rJMJj *? *>?,???? ?..u ivguiai?jr installed; W. M., B. F. Teal; S. W., W. W. Davis; J.'W., J. L. Tyler; Treas., t J. M. Wright; Sec'y-. T. E. Mulloy; S. D., R. L. Gardner; J. D., Joe H. Culf jerson; Stewards, C. A. Douglass and x James T. Grant; Tiler, J. S. Rivers. The installation ceremony was conlucted by District Grand Deputy, Dr. e T. E. Wannamaker, of Cheraw. The e Masonic Order is growing rapidly in .his community, e Mr. Lester Huntley, formerly with y H. W. Pusser & Sons, is now with Odom Bros., where he will be glad tc d meet his friends. A public land sale set for the first >- business day in January that is at e tricting considerable attention is thai n offered by Hon. W. P. Pollock, ol i; i Cheraw. This land is eight mile! a. from Chesterfield and two miles fron: 1,, Patrick, on the Old Scotch road, alst e known as the Chesterfield-Hartsvilh road. The property is near Sugai Loaf mountain and consists of aboui acres. There is a good dwellin; on each of the two tracts of lnnd Some lively bidding is expected or i- this property. 11 Ground has been broken for th e? erection of the auto sales room am garage. next to the building occupiei by Rursey Bros. Co. This building f will probably be two stories in height e the npper flor to be occupied by th e. Y. M. C. A. of Chesterfield, as i seems to be an assured fact that ii v- the near future the young men of th town will have such an organizatior 5- The movement for a town Y. M. C A. was started through the efforts an the gift of $100 of Mr- T. P. Craif ia By this act Mr. Craig has forged on t- more link in the already strong chai of affection by which Mr. Craig i I- bound to the people of this town, bot r? old and young. ? It is understood that McBec is t have an agricultural school. Detail ? of the movement of this progressive little town are not yet available, bu ? it is said that McBee has put up he shure, the Seaboard has put its shar of the funds necessary, so we suppos U the State will do its part and the.r ? will be a school that will really toac 4 young farmers what can be done i these sand hills, tr Flour; plain, self-rising, at The City Market. A sure sign that the farmers of thi county are not depending on cofcto e 3ny longer is shown in the great num ber of wagons loaded with countr produce, which are seen in town ever , day. One farmer of near Chesterfiel sold his chickens at 10 cents pe pound, one hen netting him 70 centt <2ive Sister Hen a chance and sh y ivilf mitigate the boll weevil evil. j_ R. E. Hunna. rag., was in Bennettf x ville attending court the first of th , week. Brin? your chickeni and egg* to ui j Th* City Market. |, A call meeting of the Cabinet o the local Jodge of the Society for th r Prevention of Useless Mistakes i f County, State and Nation will be he! io the Assembly Hall at Chesterfiel Drug: Company, on Friday at 10 a.m p , to discuss what advice to give t B I) President Wilson as to Chancellor vo [j Bett^sann Hollweg's proposal fo peace. The meeting should hav been called sooner, as President Wi 'H son is anxiously awaiting the decisio of the brethren, but the Gent^ 1 Dii cusser being absent from town, r was necessary to postpone this in I -oortant conference until Friday. " | NOTTCB (. i Books af the town of Chesterfiel i .are nownpen for the pbrpoae of cc [ripA|gy^Uj for the year ID 10. M. MYERS^ta^ p Buy now idcfuarters f toys ever displayA glimpse at them art. mpetent and Courteous service )rugCo. CORRESPONDENCE HOPEWELL 1 Miss Nancy Clark, who has been sick for the past two weeks, seems to ' be improving. Mr. W. B. Atkinson spent the latter part of last weekin Albemarl, N. C., the guest of his grandson, Mr. H. K. Smith. Mr. j. 13. Huntley and mother spent last Saturday and Sunday in Anson county, N. C., the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. 1 W. C. Sellers. Mr. T. L. Tucker 1 spent Sunday in Pageland. Mr. Mauden, of Albemarle, N. C., i j spent a part of last week with his i I daughter, Mrs. D. C. Therrell and > Mrs. Therrell accompanied him home. Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Lisenby visited t, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester - Davidson Sunday afternoon. C Misses Ida and Daisy Sellers spent J Spnday afternoon with Mrs. L. G. > Liaenby. j Mr. Ross Sellers, of Columbia, who > has been visiting his parents, Mr. and ? Mrs. I. J. Sellers, returned home Frir day. t ? I Btnefiti derived from your Sav ings: Wc pay 4 la per cent if left six 1 month* or longer. C. P. Mangum, Cashier.1 0 1 Ask for a "Cake like mother used d to bake" at A. F. Davis' Market and f? one of those delicious cakes for 10 cent*, made by the Stone Co., of C Atlanta, Ga. t n SNOW HILL e Moving has been and will continue ' for some time to be the order of the ' day. There has been a lot of small grain f? I sown in this section and it is looking 0 fine. n We are sorry to report Mr. R. W. a Gaddy sick at this writing. He is h some better than he has been. The boys all returned from the bor? der last week and they look well. 1 Mrs. 1. R. Melton and son, Roy, w spent Saturday and Sunday at Wexford visiting relatives and friends, i' Mr. VV. B. Duncan spent a part of e last week in Columbia. He was ac* companied by Mr. Isaac Davis, e Mr. W. E. Cason is spending a part h of this week in Wadesboro with rela? tives and friends. Mrs. Babe Crawford and children of Wadesboro, visited Miss Olivia Cason Sunday. ^ The Rev. Paul T. Wood preached a n fine sermon at Friendship Sunday af i- ternoon. Mr. Wood tried to get the y boys to pledge themselves to let booze y alone. d The Rev. B. S. Funderburg will r nrnonK of tlf ' 1 /"i? * r.v?. ,1 m. n tr?nieni threes i^nurcli ?. next Sunday at 2:30 o'clock. This e may be his last appointment at this church. ?- Miss Mary V. Sowell is teaching c school at Wexford this season. Mr. John T. Parker was thrown i. from an auto Thanksgiving Day and was painfully hurt. f e McBEE n Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Middleton and d Mrs. Sam Rawlins, of Jefferson, visd ited the lattcr's brother, Mr. Robert , Fletcher, at Hattsville, Friday, o Mrs. Tom Hearon, of Bethune, n spent the week-end with relatives ir r town. c Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Beattic accom' 1- panied by Mrs. Ed. Williams, spent n Friday in Hartsville. ?- Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Middleton one it children sper t Saturday with relativei t- in Jefferson. Mrs. A. W. Atkinson and Miss Mol lie Poston spent Monday shopping ii Id Columbia. 9a?Sc&5 r*TSf B Bunk Myers Is Our Santa Glaus Mrs. Mary Davis and little daughter, of Chesterfield, were the guests of Mrs. Davis' sister, Mrs. Lee Mel- Ji ton, at the Bolin Hotel, last week. Mrs. R. J. Bolin left Saturday to ' visit her daughter, Mrs. Rutlidge, at ^ Heath Springs. 1 Mrs. Kelly has returned to her JM home at Sanford, N. C., after spend- /O ing some time here with her daugh- 1 A A T~? _ 1 * * rei, ill.I a. t\. uonn. I We are still selling bread at 5 I cents. m The City Market, y '"el Flour is high and going higher, but at Hurst-Streater Co. you can get the V best at $9.50 per barrel; full patent, $9.00 a barrel. . WEXFORD frt Picking cotton and sowing grain ' seem to be a thing of the past, and ' | the farmers are all mostly busy rab- ' ), bit hunting. Jk Mr. Fred Milliner has moved his J( family to Virginia. His many friends hope for him a happy home. Miss Grace Davis has returned from the hospital and is improving nicely. H Mr. Tom Sikes and family visited the family of Mr. Sikes' parents at llornsboro Saturday. The box supper at Tompson Creek was a success. The proceeds, $8.10, I will be used to buy water cooled for H4 Wexford school. .Vlr. Roy Melton and mother visited ^^^| Mr. John Davison Saturday. It seems that the wedding bells will soon ring in at least two homes in this Rev. J. D. Purvis will preach at Thompson Creek church next Sunday at 11 :30 a.m. Everybody is invited to come. Sunday school at 10. Let ^B everybody be on. lime Our aim is to make the best be: tot Let every correspond* bo f BH better paper. \V. euro oycd ?**. H ing the lexers . ~ SHERIFF'S TAX SALE by '? "** contained in certain tax execui H issued by W. A. Douglass, coun H Treasurer, and directed by me, I have levied upon and taken exclusive pos- H session of the following real estate, 9H to wit: DH One house and lot in the i Cheraw, known as It. J. Brewer lot. One house and lot in the town of Cheraw known as Alfred Knotts H Two hundred acres of land in Al- H ligator Township, known as the R. P. H Hyrd and J. W. Severance land, and hH will sell same to highest bidder for ^E8 cash within the legal hours of sale before the Courthouse door at Che terfield, S. C., on the First Mond January next. D. P. DOUGLASS, JH Sheriff. SALE OF LAND AT f PUBLIC AUCTION I will offer for sale at pubUCA-. .. tion before the Courthouse door on ^ the first Monday in .January, 1917 the following tracts of land: (1) All that piece of land known a$ the Jno W. Boan and Hattie M. ^ Boan home place, containing lOu acres more or less, being part of the , Levi Cassidy land in Cole Hill Towni ship. *1 ^ ! (2) All that other tract adjoining \ ' >< . the above described tract, containing or | part of the Levi Cassid)Hfifl||^^HS^^^| which the said Levi Casa^HBMB^HBH^| These will