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There Will Be a Patriotic Mass Meeting at the Courthouse Wednesday, October 24th, at 2 P.M. Fine Speeches?Important?Be There! * <5l)? Chester field TA&vertiser i VOLUME 36?NO. 31 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1917 ?1.00 A YRAR tn atwam.^v. I; Chesterfield County ? Secured a Big Mr. Walter K. Sibley, the owner of j**. / i . Sibley's Superb Shows, was In Chesterfield Wednesday and closed a con!v tract with, the officers of the County I ' I Fair Association, whereby he will bring Sibley's Superb Shows including a $5000 Merry-go-round, and a Monkey Speed Way. and eight other * 'high-class attractions to tho Chcsterfield County Fair, November, 7, H, 9 | __ J l/\ Oil o-Ll " ??iu xv. me oiotgy s csupero Shows furnished the attractions at the Deleware State Fair, at the Valley of Vir& gtnia Fair, Staunton, Va. and numerf bus other Fairs in Virginia and North Carolina. Mr. Sbley's Shows are now playing at the big Army Camp at Charlotte, N. C., and play at Salisbury, N. 6. next week. Then they play at Badin, N. C., then come to t Chesterfield to the Chesterfield County. Fair. Mr. Sibley assured the County Fair Officials that all his Shows are the hghest class, and that his merry-go-round is a brand new one, and that he has the amusements and rides that will delight BC'- " *n? many thousands that will attend the Chesterfield County Fair has held four successful Exhibits in the past, and have already furnished the pub^ lie the best to be had in the line of amusement and free attractions. ? ' ^ 1 ' == SOW OATS Oat-sowing time it at hand and every farmer should sow oats. Prepare your land well, an seed is too high to be wasted on poorly prepared soil. Every farmer should sow rye or clover in his cotton middles for grazing during winter, and especially for turning under in the spring. It will (icaviy reuuce your ierunzer Dili. This applies especially to sandy soil. Now this is no experiment. It win save your soil from washing and increase its fertility. * ^o it and put it in. Fcrtlizor will be all out of proportion in another year. TO SAVE YOUR PEACH TREES It is very necessary to remove the ^ mounds fj-om around your peach trees between now and the 20th of Oct. Pull down the dirt that you put there during July; look for borers in the tree trunks and use u knife if necessary to remove them. Then apply a wash from the branches down, ^ made as follows: Lump lime, 20 lbs., soap (laundry or home-made), 3 jMp pounds; sulphur, 4 pounds; water, 25 gallons. To make the wash, dissolve the finely shaved Soap in three gallons of hot water; make a thin paste of the sulphur and add to the soap solution, and while the lime is slacking (in half barrel) the solution of soap and sulphur is poured over it and the whole gradually diluted to 25 gallons, which is suflicl, ent to wash 200 to 300 trees 0 to H P years old. Apply by use of paint brush. W. J. Tiller. I PEACE l^In Every Horn* That Trades with Me WH? Docv.;e-> ? lh-5 delicious Steaks, w"?h r*. h fine flavor will keep ove-yono i i pood humor. And jou - v sure to call for more. ! Cc-"r'?*o line of r-NNCY GROCERIES '& Ca^l 0:1 r.:c for what you want |i. It Jonnson market P* m ,' v ' Hl Fair Has Carnival Company Balloon Ascensions at the Countj Fair. For a free attraction, the Countj Fair will furnish tho public thii year, with balloon ascensions each day by one of the most expert aer nauts in the business, Capt. Jacl Hucklister, who with his balloon has furnished free attractions for a nurm ber of the great State Fairs in th< middle West during this summer anc early fall. Capt. Jack goes up higl and makes a thrilling 1000-foot droj from his mammoth balloon, and ther as his large parachute unfolds he ii wafted gently to the ground. Special Notice. The price of admission to the Coun ty Fair is 25 cents for adults and al over the ace of twelve* 1K cont? fm | children under twelve, with all child ren under six admitted free. Sea J son Tickets, non-tranfcrable, good t< , come and fro all four days during th< Fair will be on sale for $1.00. N< "pass out" tickets will be issued. N< one will bo allowed to pass in and ou of the Fair Grounds except those hav ing season tickets which are goo< for all four days of the fair. Pleas* do not ask any of the Fair officials o: employees to break this rule for you as they are without authority to di so. COMMUNITY FAIRS ( There will be five Community Fair held in Chesterfield county the wee prior to the big County Fair. Ever community that is progressive, soor ci vi niter noius a community ran and this is already come to pass i Chesterfield County. The first Corr munity Fair this year will be held i Patrick, Tuesday, Oct. 30th. Tli following day, Wednesday, Oct. 31s Middendorf will hold her Communit Fair. Thursday, Ndv. 1st, Macedor ia, near Anpelus, will slape her ar , nual Community Fair. Mt. Crogha j Community Fair will he held on Fr Nov. 2d, and on Saturday, Nov 3t I the pood people of Wexford will hoi their Community ^air. | In every one of these communitic the public spirited men and womei are alive to the thinps of the houi Every one of these Community Fair will be placed on exhibition Novem ber 7, 8, 9 and 10 at the County Fair The Community Fair exhibits at ih< County Fair will bo worth poinp i pood lonp ways to see, and there i an intense rivalry for the prize n $25.00 for the Community Fair ex hibit. There are also second, third and fourth prizes of lie.00, $10.0< and $5.00 respectively. THE BAPTIST W. M. A. Owinp to conpested conditions ii the city, Charleston finds it impos.<i ble to entertain the S. C. Baptist W M. U. So acceptinp an inv'tatioi frnm ttin .'l.nwl. ni I ? ? ?v V..UIVII Mi? i^tiui i*(ir? u M'.SSHJl of the superintendent of association: 1 and their assisting officers will b< 'held there Nov. 13 and 14. The superintendent, with nssociat< superintendents of Mission Study, Y W. C. A. work and Sunbeam Worl are especially ur^ed to be present al this meeting. If you are going, please send youi name at once to Mrs. J. R. Fiser 1300 Hampton St., Columbia, S. C. EDNA V. FlINDERBURK. Blissful Ignorance It was during the nerve-rackinc period of waiting for the signal to attack that a seasoned old sergeant noticed a young soldier fresh from home visibly affected by the nearness nf fhr? r?rm*inci? fwrhfr TTia f pale, his teotfi chattering and his knees tried to touch each other. It was sheer nervousness, but the servant thought it v as sheer fright. "Tompkins," he whispered, "is it trembling you ere for your dirty skin?" "N'o, no, sergeant," said he, making u olavo nuempi lo Mini in* iuiiOM"I'm trembling for the Gorman*; they don't know I'm here." ?? PATRICK PLANS FOR A COMMUNITY FAIR r An enthusiastic meeting was held in Patrick Friday, Oct. 12th. to organize for a Community Fair to be held Oct. 30th. t The following officers were elected: Pres.,?Prof. Jacob W. Shealy; r Vlce-Pres.,?Mrs. D. F. Buic; Sec. j and Treas.,?Miss Sarah Williamson; i Chairman Farm Department?Mr. B. F. Timmons; Chairman Poultry Dc. partment.?Miss Nina Gillespie; Chairman Culinnrv ni'nirinmnt } , Mrs. Ingram; Chairman Fancy Work Department.?Mrs. Scott; Chairman j Flower Department.-?Mrs. Brower; Chairman Children's Department.? 1 Mrs. Buff. ) 1 McBEE BREAD DEMONSTRATION i Miss Stella Mims, County Agent, and Miss Rosa Pcgues, Asst., gave a - Bread Demonstration at McBee, Oct. 1 10th. This work was especially inf teresting, as wheat substitutes were - used in all the breads. After the demonstration the ladies > organized themselves into a Home 2 Demonstration Club. Officers were 2 elected as follows: 2 Pres.,?Mrs. Guy; Vice- Pres., Mrs. t Ingram; Sec'y.,?Mrs. Sexton. 1 PATRICK ? Mr. J. O. Baggot is spending the c week at Johnson. , Messrs. C. L. Hunlcy and W. J. a Tiller came over Friday and assisted in organizing a Community Fair Association in Patrick, with the following officers: Prof. J. W. Shealy, President; Mrs. D. F. Buie, Vice8 President, and Miss Sarah WilliamIt son, Secretary, with a number ol y committees for the various depart ments. It was decided to hold thr ' Fair on October 30 and everybody ir r? the community is invited to tak< n hold and help make it a success. i_ Mrs. D. S. Brown spent Tuesda; ^ in Hamlet, N. C. Lieut. T. S. Buie, of Camp Jackson ie spent Sunday at home, t, Dr. J. M. Earle, of Greham, ii y spending a few days in Patrick. ?- Mr. H. E. Teal, of Bennettsville i- . is in Patrick again this week, buying n wood. i-j 1, BRITISH VICTORY d IN MESOPOTAMIA s The British report the capture or 11 ' September 28 of Mushaid Ridge, s . strategic point in Mesopotamia about s ' sixty miles from Bagdad. This ends - n long period of inactivity in the Turkish campaign undertaken severe al months ago with high promise of a success by General Maude. After s the capture of Bagdad and Samara, f the British went into summer quar ters, for the heat of Asiatic Turkey, , like the cold winters of northern Eu} rone. ? * . , ..hfin-saivu wariare alj most impossible. Tho chief events in ' recent months in the Turkish thenter I of war have been the Russian defeats 1 farther south on the Prussian fron tier. The British have another army, , aided by a large force of Arabs, to 1 the south of Palestine, but this army 1 also has been halted in its advance * I by hot weather and imperfect means of transportation. While the wini ter is slowing up the war on the va! rious European battle fronts, there . may be very important military oporc ' ations in western Asia. The British t and Russians now have the initiative, but it is rumored that Germany will co-operate with Turkey in an expedi? tion to recapture Bagdad under General von Mackensen, provided, of course, that men can be spared for the purpose. f THE BEST j I Of F.verellonrf ;| TO EAT ;! I At Lowest Prices j A. F. Davis Market {Will pay binbut market price i for Hide*. * CHESTERFIELD RED CROSS 1 H The following is the list of Red i Cross members of the Chesterfield Unit to-date. The membership is growing daily and enthusiasm is increasng. Various supplies have been j ordered and very soon all or nearly ' !au mc ladies will be engaged in some ] phase of practical Red Cross work. 1 And "over there" some brave boys | I ] will "call them blessed," for the ( good they have done. The Red Cross button now being : worn by many people here is the re-! ceipt for "local Red Cross dues," and j is not given for any other reason. j1 The names of members follows: Messrs. C. C. Douglass, L. H. Trotti, i C. L. Hunley, I. P. Mangum, B. R. 1 Spencer, W. P. Odom, Paul H. Hearn, I P. M. Therrell, D. P. Douglass, Floyd : Douglass, H. L. Spencer, E. E. Porter,!. J. R. Millard, James E. Millard, I). L. I Smith, J. L. Tyler, D. H. Laney. Messrs. J. C. Rivers, H. E. Wilson, L. M. Stanley, W. J. Douglass, J. W. Hanna, J. T. Grant, J. T. Deas, J. S. McGregor, W. R. Eddins, J. W. Hancock, M. L. Raley, W. W. Cole, W. B. Duncan, C. E. Davis, R. D. Sellers, J. G. Burr, A. M. Reid. Messrs. W. G. Guy, T. E. Mulloy, I T. H. Douglass, A. L. Griggs, Pete i i Zounis, A. F. Davis, Duncan McGre- [ j gor, M. J. Deas, Lester Gibson, Manley Griggs, S. S. Oliver, W. A. Mc-1 Nair, Andrew Moore, H. C. Lisenby, i .lGrayland Douglass. * | j Messrs. H. H. Harrall, J. P. Brant- | ley, R. E. Ilanna, D. A. Douglass, i J. A. Davis, T. C. Melton, W. A. Doug- I lass, J. S. Smith, W. J. Perry, G. N. | . Clanton, R. L. McManus, W. J. Streater, J. P. Campbell. t i Mcsdames II. M. Odom, D. H. Lan' ey, L. H. Trotti, W. J. Hanna, P. A. Murray, J. W. Ilanna, J. F. Porter, i P. M. Therrell, D. P. Douglass, E. E. i r 1 Porter, J. R. Millard, S. M. Jackson, \ C. C. Douglass, C. K. Curtis. Mesdames Grant, E. E. Hearn, T. . ' E. Mulloy, T. D. Spencer, F. M. Cannon, T. W. Eddins, W. G. White, G. ' | K. Laney, W. P. Odom W. M. Red-j ; fearn, Mack Davis, J. A. Welsh, W. 'r! J. Perry, J. T. Hurst, C. L. Hunley, C W. S. Lewis, C. II. Rivers, E. T. Teal, A. M. Pinkston, I). L. Smith. Mesdames II. E. Wilson, J. M. Redi fearn, Paul II. Hearn, U. L. Gardner, J. W. Griggs, M. L. Raley, R. E. Ilannn w a r? ?? ( ...., ... uuukiuss, Anna inreatt, t ! N. O. Owens, R. T. Redfearn, J. A. k j Weathersbee, R. D. McCreight, J. R. . McGregor. , | Mesdames T. G. Griggs, I. C. RedI fearn, J. H. Hancock, W. B. Camp bell, rf. H. Harrall, A. A. Hayden, A. 1 , i W. Hursey, Frank Crawley, D. A. ! Campbell, Wm. Steen, R. M. Newsoni, | C. L. Gulledge. j Misses Millie Douglass, Ruth Han-' na, Pearl Lucas, Ann Lucas, Annie' Barentine, Mary Walsh Cora, Craig, . Lynna Gulledge, Flora Belle Stegall, , Maggie Lucas, Sallie Lucas, Annie Burney, Ruth Caaon, Etta Graves. Misses Ethel Griggs, Delia Guinn, Pauline Campbell, Annie Gulledge, Ruth Kimball Douglass, Helen Benson Douglass, Stella Melton, Margaret Griggs, Francis Gilmore Ralcy, Mattie Gaddy, Gertrude Meehan, Elizabeth ? uvia uuiiiilH. RUBY ORGANIZES RED CROSS UNIT Ruby, Oct. Ifi.?The people of Ru-^ by are trying to do their "bit" by or- | Kanizinp an auxilnry to work with the 11 Red Cross Chapter of Chesterfield. I A number of ladies met at Ihe home ' < of Mrs. M. I.. Raley on Friday aft<?r- | noon October r>. For the purpose of | orfranizinj*. As a result Mrs. .1. R. ; | Millard was elected chairman; Mrs. t M. L. Raley, Secretary, and Mrs. It. t M. Newsom, Treasurer. Most of the committees were arranged also. I At that time there were about 1 twenty-seven members; since then I several other have joined. It is hop- i ed by the chairman that there will* s ho 511 Innol fifl" " - ?" 1 " - uii run uy me next C mooting. r Mrs. J. W. Hanna, of Choeterfield, ? was prosont at the organization ; nd ; very kindly assisted in outlining the work. Knitting was adopted as a spe- a | rial work to be uone. it is nopeU mat ' the yarn may bo obtained at afi early date, that work may begin at once. C I Local Board Meets The local exemption board met Wednesday in the Courthouse with :he followinir result: Exempted. Martin Jackson, Henry McManus, rhos R. Johnson, David Brown, Sam'l VI. Webb, Ezekiel Scott, Leonard E. Burst, Will Chapman, Thos. Horn, R. Boyd Euhanks, O. Graham Pressley, Livon Pegues, Lawrence Lewis, J-. Dscar Hurst, Ben C. Jackson. W. Augustus Jordan,?to Dec. 1st. Not Exempted. Gillium M. Tiller, Howard Blakeley, Jessie J. Sutton, Lemuel Hillian, Walker Davis, James Patterson. Correction: Lewis Hurst, last week in exemption list, should have been Lewis Hunt. The following (colored) will be sent to Camp Jackson about Oct 27: James J. Lane Julius Johnson Robt. Mosely Whiteford Threatt Isom Rogers Abraham Powe John Wilson Son Flowers >? William Ingram David J. Johnson John Hough Eddie Crawford ^ Boston A. Williams '? Lemboston Seegars John Jefferson Tom Grooms Son Flowers 1. J. DAVIS, SR. Mr. I. J. Davis, Sr., one of Chesterfield's oldest citizens, after a few days' illness died at his home in Chesterfield early Sunday morning. Mr. Davis was a Confederate veteran. Soon after the War between the States he was married to Miss Isabelle Teal, who died in 1898. He was married the second time to Miss Laura Boatwright, who, with the following children survive him: Joha, Ben F? T. E., and I. W. Davis; Meedames Eliza J. Eddins, Vick Campbell, M. S. Watson, Mary Boatwriglit, N. P. Watson, and C. J. Eddins. By hard work and economy Mr. Davis accumulated good properly. One of the last acts of his life was to place a small monument at the grave of the Rev. Mr. P.irker, the founder of Zoar Methodist church. Mr. Davis was buried at this church, the funeral service being conducted by his pastor, the Rev. J. L. Tyler. A Card from Coker The people of South Carolina are responding patriotically to the call for service in the food saving and Liberty Loan Bond movements. . . Every citizen in the State is urged to give his or her support to these two causes, which are so vital to America's success in this war. Several thousand workers have volunteered fni- ,-. ? 1 *1 ... ,ivo in ine registration of 250,000 home in the food saving movement. Hundreds of men and women are in the field selling Liberty Bonds. South Carolina must not fail in this crisis. It is the call of the government. The success of our war will depend largely on the success of the two campaigns. The people must save food 10 that the hoys in the trenches can lave plenty. The money must be provided to support our armies. The great work must be completed before the end of the month and the people of South Carolina are urged o put their shoulders to the wheel ind push. Especial appeal is made to the armer* of the State to invest in Li>erty Bond*. ^ 1 " . ..v uunui oner the >est outlet for the million* of dollars n surplus capital. There never was o much capital available in South Carolina. The farmers and buasless men should fortify themselves gainst the possible hard time aftfcr h." war. Now is the time for service. It is plain case of "Service For All.". . , DAVID R COKER, Food Administrator For SoutK arolina. ^ f