Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f |if?j?fK:E 1 We have sold our entire ? I ? stock ol hardware and | I this is to-notify each and , I | every one who is indebted | fei i_.? a r it t t i j to tne ^rmneid Maraware | Co. that this debt mvst be J I satisfied at once. g We mean business. Call [ at once and settle and I save trouble. g Armfield Hardware Co. I i \ / Just a line in which to wish tall our friends and customers v a happy and r "prosperous New Year. The Chesterfield Dry Goods Co. jrfl .gs ftiii!! MTillV MtGiZINES s-f gsi ; 1 And &*.* F?per-A!l One Ye-v - ? 1 \\ .3/ (My j lA' / .1 * \ torn i I"? K> S V- I \ I' Ffef;./i i \ *> \ i \ mbissfe*/ 1 I E Get The Most Tor Your Mowey By taking advantage of tl.is remarkable offer now, you make a cdVli saving ' of $1.10. You ' .ot u year's subscription t.) our pap-jr and to these four splendid i| magazines?a total vdf no of $2 35 for only $1.25. This offbr is open to old and new subscribers. If you ore already a eubB' acriber to any of tnosa mofcnzinoa, your sabacription will be extended one year front data of expiration. This offer also includes a FREF. dress pattern. When you receive your first I g* _ x- copy of Today's, select any dress pattern yoa dp.ire, send yonr order to Today's j Maft-rjiuw, ?;vin? them the size and number of the pattern end they will sena it to you It? ' charfee. Never before hrs any nev/spapor beep able to offer magazines of such hihh K character at this price. We are proud of 'thie offer and we ur&e you to tare I y advantage of it at once. *. $1.25 S8n*Your 0n!Br Befors You Forget It H 25I .The Magazines Will Siet Prtgtjy When Time Is Up ^=| H Subscriptions to %. The Advertiser Are Payable in Advance. WML W -k?? Vki?- "4 - ML. i I I II I ! I-"" . tfhert Mema cf I Miss Elizabeth Byrd is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hursey. * * ? Mr. Emsley Armfield visited his parents in Monroe this week. * Dr. S. M. Carter and Mr. L. P. Teal visited in Rochingham Sunday. * * ? Miss Lucile Du Bose, of Lamar, is the guest of Miss Mary Pusser. * * Miss Mattie Gaddy is spending the holidays at her home in Wingate, S. C. * * * Miss Claudia Sullivan is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Douglass. * * * Mr. J. H. Perkins, of Dunwoodie, Ga., visited relatives here during the holidays. * * Mesdames Ackerman and Spears are the guests of their sister, Mr3. W. P. Odom. * Mrs. P. A. Murray, Jr., and little daughter, Sarah Page, are visiting in Cheraw this week. * Messrs. P. M. and R. H. Therrell visited their parents at Heath Springs Sunday and Monday. * * Dr. R. R. Rigby, who has been sick, for several days, left one day this week to visit his parents. * * Mi3S Pearl Turner has returned from a visit to her parents at Columbia and her sister at Abbeville. * Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Teal and little son Frank, spent Sunday in Wades Doro, visiting the parents of Mr. Teal. * ? . * There will be preaching by the pastor, the Rev. B. S. Funderburg, at the Baptist church next Sunday morning. * ' High grade watch work guaranteed.. Wingate Jewelry Co. * Miss Lucy Gardner, who is teaching at Center Point, is spending the holidays with her parents at Springfield, S. C. * * Benefit* derived from your Savings: We pay 4 'j per cent if left six months or longer. C. P. Mangum, Cashier. * * * The Friday-night Club met last week at the home of Miss Sarah Moore, where a most enjoyable evening was spent. * Wingate is still selling Jewelry cheap. Remember Christmas is not yet over. Wingate Jewelry Co. * * Dr. Trotti and Mr. J. A. Welsh went bird hunting Tuesday. They bagged? well never mind what they bagged. They got back the same day. * ? * The Rev. B. S. Funderburg will attend the Baptist State Mission Board at its annual meeting, to be held in Columbia, December 28th and 2'Jth. I ? * Flour it high and going higher, but at Hurst-Streater Co. you can get the best at $9.50 per barrel; full patent, $9.00 a barrel. a * * A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. W. P. Swinnie on Christmas day. A tree was decorated for the children and grand-children and a merry time was had by all. as* There will be a call meeting of the Commercial Club of Chesterfield on I'iiday, December 29th, at 8 p.m., in the club^fooms. Important business is to be transacted and a large attendance is desired. Uncle Billy Gulledge wore a handsome suit down the street on Christmus day that looked as though it might come from the tailor's only the other day. Mr. Gulledge says he has been wearing the suit occasionally for the last forty years. # It is said that the school authorities will ask the General Assembly for an election to allow the raising of funds to enlarge the present school facilities in Chesterfield. Better school accommodations and waterworks are Chesterfield's twin necessities. You mutt learn the letton of economy. Bring ut your Savings; we put them to work for you. We carry fire and burglar insurance. C. P. Mangum, Cashier. * * * Among the college students in town for the holiday senson are Misses Rosalie Funderburg, Flense Buchanan, Vera Melton, Mildred Laney, Eva Teal, Mary Walsh and the Misses Jackson; the Messrs. King and Roy Moore, Roy Hurst, Isom Teal, S. B. Boston. There were a lot of thirsty people in Chesterfield on Christmas day. There were 175 cases of thirst-quecher locked up in the express office. There were approximately 175 men on the heels of Mr. L. M. Sfanley, depot agent, all of whom had a very sick wife, a dying baby or something else just as bad that needed just a wee sip of the o-be-joyful to save a terrible tragedy. But do you think Mr. Stanley cared? Not a bit. Ho just said "Rules is rules/* . Afid fit frmyie about ^Yery cfuiet, a *' i %eeal Jntere&t From the number of Wadosboro automobiles that hang around the Chesterfield express oflice it is estimated that about half the booze coming through this office is destined for that tight little town only eighteen miles away. You see Wadeboro can get a drink occasionally, but it's a much smaller one than the law allows in thfs State. * Sunday schools of the three churches in Chesterfield had Christmas trees with appropriate musical exercises, The Baptist Sunday school celebration was held on Saturday evening the Methodist on Monday evening and the Presbyterian on Tuesday evening Excellent music was rendered on all three occasions and all the children and many grown folks were madt happy by the many gifts. * * Gov. Manning has recently parole*] Pleas Henry, who, it will be remembered, was convicted of assault and battery on the person of a Mr. Sellers He was sentenced to 18 months on the gang and had served about hall his sentence. It is said that Gov Manning is also being petitioned t<; pardon Farquer Straud, convicted of manslaughter some years ago for kill ing two James men, father and son * * * One of the most pleasant parties of the Christmas holidays was that given by MissfCora Craig on Wednesday afternoon at her home on Main street About a dozen guests enjoyed Miss Craig's charming hospitality. A contest that created much amusement was the free hand drawing of objects that Christmas suggested to eacli guest. Mrs. W. P. Odom won the prize, a five-pound box of candy. At the close of the contest delicious re freshments, consisting of fruit cak<> wafers, hot chocolate and home-made candies, were served. !? * Ciemson College is going to estab lish a branch ac-rieulturnl nschno somewhere in the State. This schoo will operate in conjunction with tlu larger school and will be in a meas ure preparatorty to entrance in the same. Bids arc being asked for b> the managers of the institution, anit is understood that McBee has beer able to make an especially attractive offer. The Seaboard Railroad offer: a large tract of land and the enter prising town of McBee has signified c willingness to put up all the nionej that may be necessary to draw the school in that direction. We woulei like to see this school landed in Chos terfield county and here's hoping thai McBee is successful. Hanna Realty Company has a tracl of 1,000 acres in Chesterfield Count} one half mile from railroad station same distance from school ant church, that they will sell as a whole or failing in that, will cut into smal tracts and sell. FOR SALE? One $50.00 Victrob and 24 record*; new. Firkt part} with $40 get* it. WINf.ATP irwci dv nr\ CORRESPONDENCE HOPEWELL The Hopewell Baptist Sunday school was re-organized last Sunday and the following officers were electee to serve for l'J17: M. V. Rivers, sup erintendent; L. (1. Lisenby, assistant superintendent; T. L. Huntley, secretary; Fred Gaskin, assistant secre tary. Mr. Charlton Sellers and Miss Mollie Griggs were quietly married nt the home of the Rev. A. B. Smith Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr, Sellers is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 1, P. Sellers and Mrs. Sellers is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Griggs. Their many friends hope foi them a long and happy life. Mr. E. A. Lisenby spent Christmas in Camden with his cousin, Mr. Judson Hancock. Mr. J. B. Huntley and Mr. \V. C. Sellers spent Saturday in Wadesboro. Mr. Ross Rushing, of Mt. Croghan, spent the latter part of Inrft week in this community. * Mrs. Louise Lisenby is expected to I.r o 1-_ - iui vviiiiiucn in a lew days to spend several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fincher. Mr. T. L. Huntley spent Tuesday at McBce. (Second Letter From Hopewell) Mr. E. W. Huntley is sick at the present writing. e Mr. John Wallis and family visited at the home of Mr. Watson on Christmas day. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Gin Sellers visited Mr. W. B. Atkinson Christmas day. We had a fine time at Hopewell on Christmas, there being two Christmas trees in the community. e * * Mr. N. V. Rivers was elected superintendent of the Sunday school for the next year. The youngg^olks enjoyed themselves very^rmtfch Tuesday night throwing fire balls at AUu N. L. Lisenby. * * * Mr. Lewia Lteenby la vary l There was a Christmas tree at Bay 7 Springs church Monday, which was E greatly enjoyed, by the children. B Those on the program were Lula P Odom, Alma Odom, Dealia Odom, Grace Shaw, Margaret Smith, Lillian Irby, Ilearly Irby and Bennie Rivers. * * ?? Mr. E. O. Green is very sick at the H present but we hope for him great im- 0 provement. ^2 * * * J Miss Dora and Alma Marson are SB spending the hoildays at the home of g Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Merriman. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Carl Douglass spent S Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K , Sidney Douglass. ff PATRICK i 1 Mrs. D. P. Smith and little daught- I i er, Sidney, of Glenn Springs, are a spending the holidays at the home of fl Mrs. S. L. Gillespie. * * * f? I Prof J. J. Murray left Saturday I /or Suniter, where he will spend the B I Christmas holidays. * * * R, 1 Mr. R. P. Gillespie and family, of I llartsville, spent Christmas with rela- | lives in Patrick. ' * * Mr.J. G. Copcland is spending the holidays at his home in Elhart. * * Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harrington, of Rockingham, and Capt. and Mrs. W. L. Gillespie and children, of Cheraw, spent Christmas with Mrs. S. L. Gil" lespie. I Mrs. T. P. Campbell and children .ire spending the holidays with rela' lives in Columbia. * * * Mr. Thomas S. Buie, of Clemson College is spending the holidays at his old home in Patrick. * ? The Baptist Sunday school gave the children a tree Christmas . afternoon at four o'clock and the MeI thodist Sunday School had another at I six o'clock. All seemed to enjoy . themselves very much. ? * Mr. C. C. Ingraham, of Albemarle, , N. C. is spending a few day at home. i , Mr. T. S. Buie and Mrs. t). F. Buie . spent Tuesday in Cheraw. * * ? Miss Mary Ingraham, of Cedar , Springs, is at home for the holidays. TEALS MILL I We are enjoying a lovely Christ. mas in old Teal's Mill section. * I | There was a lovely Christmas tree J at Bethel school house last Friday night, which was greatly enjoyed by x large crowd. * * j Mr. and Mrs. (i. W. Rivers, of near Shiloh, visited the latter's father, Mr. . S. W. Ilicks, of Teal's Mill, last Mon- I day. * * * Misses Nettie and Minnie Hicks vis- ( ' ited Mrs. Will Brown last Sunday ev' ening. * * The Methodist Sunday school of Mt. Olivet church greatly enjoyed a < Christmas tree on last Monday eveni ing. ? * Messrs. Frank and Robert Vaugha i ' were the pleasant callers at the home ' of Misses Nettie and Minnie Hicks I last Sunday evening. | Mr. Aiken Hammond and Misa T.i? /.ie Teal were happily married on last | Sunday evening, the ceremony being ' performed by the Rev. Paul T. Wood. There was a little romance about this . wedding as the plans of the contract- , ing couple were known to only a few ;j i friends. Even the preacher had not i been taken into their confidence, but j was called from a neighboring house, , where he was making a pastoral visit. He met the bridal party in the road not far from Teal's Mill. The cere- .[ money was performed with all nnrtios J remaining in their respective buggies. At the conclusion of the ceremony the groom took up the reins and the long and hap.py drive through life wan begun. We w sh for Mr. and Mrs. Hammond many years of happiness. ? Mr. E. M. White and Mr. Arthur Rivers visited at the home of the Misses Nettie and Minnie Hicks Sunday afternoon. Mr. Rernie Rivers is now superintendent of the Raptist Sunday school at Lower Macedonia. Mr. Rivers is one of the most intelligent young men of this section. ? w ? 1 ??v iiuys un- K<?'ng possum hunting to-night and we are going deer hunting Wednesday night. With best wishes to The Advertiser. A Vivid Past Husband (telling of accident)? And as I thought I was drowning my past life came before me in one vivid flash. Wife?William, you never told mc before that you had that kind of a past. i While the present supply lasts we ' will sell flour at the following prices: j Very best, $9.SO the barrel; full pat- j ent, $9.00 the barrel. HURSTSTREATER CO. Of Foreign Growth "I studied painting abroad," said the artist, with conscious pride. "That explains it," said (us rustic pri'tc. "I knew I hadnever seen a 4ffi V__,_J Sale of Valuable Land I The heirs of the estate land un- I der the v\ ill of Thomas F. Davis will mt offer the Thomas F. Davis land for | sale on Dec. 28th, 1916 at 11 a.m., at I the residence of the said Thomas I r The 122 acres will be cut into three or four I , tracts and will be sold in separate tracts and then A as* one tract and which ever brings the higher JS price, in sections or one tract, will be considerWJ a the sale or sales. H Plots showing the different tracts will be g shown on day of sale. 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