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| tfkcrt cf Rev. B. J. Guess spent Christmas ' day in Clio with his son. Mrs. Laney, of Monroe, N. C., is visiting at Mrs. B. B. Melton's. Miss Bertha West, of McBee, is spending a few duys at home. ! Mr. Carl Douglass, of Columbia", is in CheBteriieki for u few days. Mr. Paul Sellers has returned from a visit to his brother in Columbia. Miss Peal Melton is home from Middendorf for the holidays. Mr. Roy Hurst, of Washington and Lee University is home for the holi- i days. Messrs. Joe Culberson and Ted Melton spent Christmas day in Patrick. Miss Doris and Mr. Dnn Lancy en- ( tertaincd the younger sei murstroy j night. Miss Stella Mims is spending the ' holidays at her home in Barnwell ! County. 1 M essrs. II. M. Odoni and Townloy I j Redfearn motored to Charlotte last Thursday. Messrs. Jack Douglass and James Griggs, Jr. spent Christmas day in Wudesboro. y Chesterfield High School will open t on the closing day of the old year, r Dec. 31st. Dr. urd Mrs. R. M. Newsom, of c Ruby, are at Mrs. J. T. Hurst's for a the holidays. t Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Gardner were c out of town during the holidays. They visited their parents in the Friendship neighborhood. c Mrs. D. M. Barentine and Miss Annie spent part of the holidays with M rs. Ben Robeson. J ^ Mrs. C. K. Curtis left Thursday ( morning for a visit to Mrs. G. H. Curtis in Paxville, S. C. (] Another gratifying performance of The Merchant of Venice was given last Friday evening by the Ches- o terfield High school. t Mr. and Mrs. Elmore, of Bishop- f villc, tiro the guests 01 miss minure ? i sister, Mrs. S. M. Wingate. v Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Melton and 1 Carroll, of McBee, are spending this week with Mrs. J. E. Meehan. 1^ Prof. T. L. llanna, of Pendleton, is spent! i." the Christmas holidays with t his mother Mrs. W. J. Hanna. Mir.s Eloise Wright, of Chcraw, | spent a few days this week with Misses Annie and Lynna Gullcdge. ; Miss Helen Gullcdge, of Pittsburg, Pa., is spending the holidays with i c her mother, Mrs. H. E. Gullcdge. t Prof. A. R. Poston, professor of ' mathematics at Bcnncttsville, is ^ spending the holidays in Chesterfield. ' Mr. J. G. Copeland, of 10.r?th En- . gineers, Camp Sevier, was a visitor ' on Green St., Chesterfield, Inst week. Misses Sadie and Lillian McElveen, of La' o City, are spending the holidays at the home of Mrs J. A. Welsh. The younger st>t enjoyed an informal dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl < iulledge on Christmas night. Mr. Greer itobeson, of Camp JaoLson, spent n part of the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Robeson. Miss R<ith Hanna, one of the popular teachers in the Whitmire graded school, is spending the holidays at home. Misa.'s Mary Belle Welsh and Sadie McKlveen visited Miss Flora Belle Sty ..'all, of nc.'.r McFnrlun this week. Mr. It'll Gulledge came over from Fort Og'ethorp", on a four-day furlough. He went back Christmas night. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Pusser and Mr. I and Mrs. J. VV. Grieg* took Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. J. Welborn Purser. Miss Mary Morgan and Mr. Mark Jenkins, pupils of the Wamjde Hill j school, were married Monday evening in Cheraw. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Cannon, of Hamlet, are spending this week with M r? Cannon's parents. Dr. and Airs. ' T. R. Lucas. M ifSi.3 Oulledfre entertained n few friends informally Monday e/cning. After several Komes of cardu, cal.e and coffee were served. The editor was the recipient of a handsome Christmas turkey from Soeal Jhitereat j Sheriff Douglass. Thanks, Doug., and a Happy Now Year to you! Messrs. Martus Rivers, Isom Teal and George Wright, all of the U. S. Ambulance service at Allentown, Pa., are Hnor?din?r tha linli<l'ivn of *-r^ ?v iiviuci There was a Christmas tree at the Methodist church Tuesday night and one at the Presbyterian church Wednesday night. Both were well attended. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Douglass attended the funeral last Sunday' in Florence of Mrs. Chapman, wife of Mrs. Douglass' brother, Mr. Sam Chapman, who is well-known in Chesterfield. Regular Communication of Chesterfield Lodge No. 220 A. F. M., will be held Friday evening, Dec. 28th, at 7:30 o'clock. E. A. and M. M. decrees will he conferred. By order of B. F. Teal, W. M. One more Christmas tragedy. Little William Perry suffered the destruction of his dear Santa Claus il?sion when some little neighbor boys vith older heads, broke the news to lim thut dear old Santa doesn't really ome down the chimney. -w PRICE-VAUGHN Miss Bertha Price and Mr. David /nughn, Jr., were married last Sunlay at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. F. M. Cannon. Mr. Vaughn is a popular and suc:essful young farmer of the Vaughn iettlement and Miss Price is one of he most popular young ladies of this ommunity. A host of friends wished them a lappy t;nristmas and a lung and joy- < ius life. * ~ - ?i ( STILL RAIDED < As the result of some clever deective work by the county's police, n illicit still was raided on Christmas ve near Dudley by Mr. Jim T. Grant, leputy sheriff, and Mr. T. W. Gre;ory, magistrate's constable. A fine copper still with a capacity if about 40 gallons was taken and wo and one-half gallons of whiskey , ound. Mr. W. M. Rushing, on whose j ilace the still was being operated, , /as placed under arrest and brought \ o Chesterfield. He was later released on a $500 cash bond. i Mr. Grant said that it had been nown for some time that whiskey , /as being made in that section of he county but as little of it was be-|" ;* sold in the neighborhood, it was' liiT.cull to locate It i? K.iiri Mr RnaVi ig was disposing of a largo part of i si:j product, in Monroe, N. C. i When * suspicion had narrowed 1 lown to a pretty well-defined area, hese two officers decided on a sysematic search of that territory and vere not long in finding *a trail that ed them to the right place. The still hat! been dismantled and ts various parts hidden about in the voods, but a careful search rewarded he officers with the discovery of the vhole outfit. iSaRETARMBB 'lifiKl TAKE |;.A' THE I'! Realizing that tin's year, the i American fairror vri!! be callc tion of the peoples of Th. F.r,; readers to r*.i ? receive The j ognize it as the South's lead;: doctr*1 "s of c ? diversifies1 servr.tion. So important have these p: ident that he has issued an a feed itself but have somethir.i friend3 across thr Seas. A. ....... ?i.J-? t na jmjih ^ uuiy eqiu and guidance or this standu one dollar r year and may li amount nam-jd below. Both Pap ' CHESTERFIELD RED CROSS The Bazaar conducted by the Chesterfield Red Cross was considered very successful. About $.'{5.00 cash was cleared for the Red Cross Funds. The gidfesing contest for the name of the doll was won by Mrs. H. M. Odom. The doll's name was "Florence Nightingale." The contest for the ugliest mnn in Chesterfield was won by Sheriff n n r*_ . i ? i". jjougiass. There were about five others in this contest who were all very willing that the sheriff should have it. Speak this softly: The sheriff has heretofore been considered the handsomest man in the state. It is said that certain of those "unlucky" contestants now look in their mirror's with a new expression of gratification. New Member* The following new members have been added to the roll: Rw. B. J. Guess. Mesdames B. J. Guess, A. C. Douglass, T. W. Gaskin. Misses Margaret Craig Hunlcy, Katherine Amelia Hunley. Master Vernon Faye Teal. TAX BOOKS CLOSE The tax books will be closed during the first week jn January, during which time taxes cannot be paid.Books will open again Monday, January 7th, at which time the first penalty of 1 per cent, will be added. This is-done by order of the Controller General. J. A. WELSH, Countv TrAo?ni-ni TOWN TAXES On January 1st the tax books for the town of Chesterfield will close for one week. Books will again open on January 7th, at which time a 1 per cent, penalty will be added, in accordance with the law and at the * order of the Controller General. T. E. MULLOY, Clerk. RHEUMATISM Why will you suffer from this most ireadful disease when L-Rheumo has proven the Greatest Remedy for the past 25 years? Thousands of people testify to its wonderful cures. This famous prescription should be* in your home. Have it ready when you feel that first pain. Ask to be shown our money-back Guarantee. sale by-?The Chesterfield Drug Co., Chesterfield, S. C ; J. T. lowers & Son, Jefferson, S. C.; Morten Drug Co., Morven, N. C. WANTED?FALSE TEETH Wanted?Old False Teeth; don't ? matter if broken. I pay $2 to $15 per Bet. Send by parcel post and receive check by return mail. F. TERL, 403 N. Wolfe St. Baltimore, Md. 42 No. 666 Tbia it a preacription prepared etpeciallv i for MALARIA or CHILLS 4. FEVEF.'. j I'ive or aix doiea will break any ca?c, and if taken then aw a tonic the Fever will not ; return. It acta on the liver better thri Calomel and doea not gripo or sicken. 2e; YOUR HOME PAPER AND IOGRESSIVE FARMER i j: next and the next rr.nybe, the <J upon to feco il.v .jc > rth, we have errands., h>r u<r Progressive Pari*. r. We ic..exponent :? fV 'ion ai^wl f*r.r. p'S.ts I oblciTis appeared lo ov.r F ppppeal to the South tc no- ^n'v i E; r^ore for our co? e!y i:tp yourself by usinr* the advice i-d form weekly which sells for I e hurt with our paper for tie /hi Na ! >ers $l.hU ? U||? ? ' 1,800 ftftXED) 4,000 INJURED $80,000,000 LOST BY BLAST Halifax, N. S., Dec. 24.?Fifteen hundred killed, 4,000 seriously injured, 20,000 homeless and total property loss amounting to $50,000,- ' 000 was the estimate to-day of HeKtrimfifkn "* ?1 1 ...... ...... UKIIIOKC tuum'll uy tinexplosion of the munition ship Moul Wane, December 6, which wrecked 1 and burned an area of two and a ' half square miles in the north end of Halifax. | HURST-ST1 Aboui | FERTIl Be Sure tc U A Furniture] W-.H Where you Beautiful Bed Steads, C< Chairs., etc. You ih larly the handsc All rcasona We Buy: Cotton, Co Corn Or 1 HCRST-STI 1A CENSUS WA ERAL MONTHS A MATES OF ALM SONS AND ASYL CARE OF THE HI EASTERN STATE. THAT BUT TURK CUPANTS OF TI TIONS. WHO NII1 IGETIIER OVER ] DRED, HAD RE ARIES OF LIFE I] C.iv? Us an Opf You of the Complet yuy niched by Southern jgP Company Policies. I Cfie5terffcld L IW. J. UUUUL ALSO FIRE, ACCIDEFTT^HE INSUR We Buy and Sell -Real m]SL ^ ' j f' An urgent ajQ^^HHB^HrV broadcast for the sufferers in The Red Cross C1'4|V* field and Cheraw are*Wauy contributions of cash and for^^V V^HQHU same to the BufTerers in v FOR SALE OI^IU^Hh J t^Hkl Land for Sale or ReQlaflHP 4 100 acres in cultivntioji^BMH^!Jfl one half miles from' ^^Hjl clay land. B. C. HEATER (^BH LIZERS ?|| ' Vw? 0..fc4 11 Department S l| i will /in* - JM >rr.fortaJUp Bed Springs, W=^=- \ ! LOuld nW?^t ^ ' V . . - . >" .S TAKEN SFVGO OF THE IN- , fV * ^ SIIOUSEg; PRIUMS FOR THE * SLPLESS IN AN IT WAS FOUND E OF THE OC- If & IOSE INSTITUVI BE RED ALTO- FIFTEEN HUNEN BENEFICI- NSURANCE. *4 9f ort unity to Tell e Protection. Furi Life end Truet ^ 1^^^^ j l|?9j 1 iS&rw' _____ f oan $ Ins. Co. *A ASS, Manager ;ALTH, HAIL, LIVE STOCK ANCE -3m y Bitot*?Money Loaned