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. . * f Tfyi (El)eslerfiel6 ^6vertUet St ' VOL. 37.?No* 40 / CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1971918. ~ $1.50 aTeAR IN ADVANCE I D I I J I B m All Re ^ 1 Vali B | A] llllllllll llllHli MR. JOHN M. WRIGHT After a.i illness of less than ten , dr.ys Mr. John M. Wright died at his ' home in Chesterfield r.t 4 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 17th. "* ? * w.i uuuuajf, uvc. sui, nr. Wright contracted influenza, and a few days later symptoms of pneumonia devel-< oped, which rapidly assumed a violent form. All that loving hand and ^ medical skill could do were of no avuil. The body was laid to rest in Chesterfield cemetery on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, his pastor, the Rev. B. J. Guess conducting the funeral services. .John, as he was known to his friends, was a native of Chesterfield county and about 33 years of age. He is survived by his wife and one child; his mother, three brothers, Jim, Ech and George, and one sitser, Mrs. Maggie McNair. John was industrious and conscientious in his business dealings. He was universaly liked by those with whom he came in contact. John will be missed in Chesterfield. This paper feels a personal loss in the death of John Wright, as he had vi> inuic man one occasion served it faithfully in the capacity of foreman in the composing room. We extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved. MR. M. A. KELLEY Mr. M. A. Kelley died at his home in the Shiloh community on December 16th. He had contracted influenza, which developed mto pneumonia. He was sick only two weeks. Mr. Kelley was well-known over Chesterfield county. He will be greatly missed in this community. He leaves to mourn his death a wife and two children; his mother, Mrs. A. T. Kelley, a sister, Mrs. J. C. Sellers, and two brothers, A. N. and Dr. W. N. Kelley, besides a host of friends. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved ones. W. H WilraA.U Mr* - ? m? .. - - ? ?>* </ ) U| lotto, will be in Morven, at the Misenheimer Hotel on Friday, January 3d; t at Wadeeboro, at the National Hotel, Saturday, January 4th. The doctor limita his practice to the medical and surgieal treatment of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat diseases and the fitting of glasses. 42 . PECAN SEEDLINGS ' Fine young Peeaa Trees ready to set out. Prices 60 cents to $1.60. The most profitable tree that grows. Mow is the time to sot out. 0 T* X. LUCAS ISSO eginning >.al and Personal be sold to tl Liable Real STABLE AND LOT AND FIX THREE DESIRABLE RESIDE! One well-impro One Mile from Chesterfield. T Carolina, and all of it is capal ciently rolling to be well draine that has cut four to five tons t of this land is in a high state o half bales x>f cotton to the acre, a large barn on the land, also i ning water.. RMFI1 111? SUFFRAGISTS HONOR SENATOR W. P. POLLOCK Washington, Dec. 16?The following story, which will interest friends of Senator W. P. Pollock, was carried in the Washington Post to-day: "The National American Woman Suffrage Association gave a supper oarty at its Rhode Island Avenue leadquarters last evening in compliment to Senator and Mrs. Pollock. Mrs. Maud Wood Park, chairman of the comgressional committee, received with Senator and Mrs. Pollock, Mrs. Wesley Jones, Mrs. Charles B. Henlerson r.-nd Mrs. Medill McCormick issisting. Among the guests were Senator Carroll S. Page, Senator and Mrs. Wesley Jones, Senator and Mrs. Miles Poindexter, Senator and Mrs. Charles S. Thomas, Senator Joseph E. Ra)isdell, Senator and Mrs. William E. Kirbyt Senator and Mrs. Joseph I. Prance, Senator and Mrs. Charles B. Henderson, Representative Medill McCormick, Mrs. Mary H. Schluter. Following the supper there ivas a half hour of mimic Louis Thompson. FRIENDSHIP Little Roy Gaddy entertained several of his little friends last Sunday in celebration of his 9th birthday. All the little fellows seemed to enjoy the occasion thoroughly. Miss Edna Gardner spent Saturday and Sunday in Anson county with relatives and friends. She was iccompanied by Miss Canolia Adams. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gardner and family attended the funeral of Mrs. Hancock, of Cheraw. Mrs. Hancock was the sister of Mr. Gardner. Her remains were laid to rest last Thursday in the McFarland cemetery in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends. Many letters have been received from Roy and Pierce Melton by their parents since the surrender, the latest letter being dated Nov. 23d. The boys continue to get along o^. The members of the Friendship Sunday school are requested to be at the Sunday scohol next Sunday at 8 o'clock to arrange for a Christmas tree. Mr. Grady Watson, of Camp Jackson, is home on an honorable discharge. We are glad to hav# Grady back with us again. A happy Christmas to the editor and the many readers of The Advertiser and a happy New Year, to all. wwmmmmmmwa H ??11II1 a?II1111 fl? llll IIWl IU III 1111IIIV111V H urn 10 A M. Prnnftrtv Nnfpc - - - I- w www le highest biddei Estate LTURES, CHESTERFIELD. NCE LOTS IN CHESTERFIELD. ved 69-acre Farr his is one of the best small farms i ?le of cultivation. The land is j? ?d. There are six acres seeded in o the acre for the last three yea f cultivation and has made one a There is a well-built tenant ho an everlasting spring and plenty ELD-P W. H THIRTIETH D1VISON PAYS HEAVY TOLL IN KILLED AND WOUNDED Washington, Dec. 16.?General Pershing cabled the war department to-day that practically complete reports of deaths in action among the expeditionary forces should reach the department by December 20, and of severely wounded by December 27. Total casualties to November 23 in the Thirtieth Division (North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee National Guards) were given at 7,623. The casualties were classified as follows: Killed in action, 1,168; died of wounds, 238; died of disease, 15; died of other causes, 5; severely wounded, 1,181; wounded, degree undetermined, 805; slightly wounded, 3,073; missing or captured, 193. This report was in refriy to a specific question cabled by the war department. In asking regarding the casualties im the Thirtieth Division, the department said there had been "much apprehension" here about the ' losses of this unit, which helped the British army break the famous Hindchburg line. SNOW HILL Everybody seems to be making preparations for the coming of Santa Claus. We are glad to know that Mr. Will Freeman is improving. Miss Mamie Winfree was the guest of Miss Notie Freeman Monday evening. The friends of Miss Maud Freeman regret to know she ham been sick. Messrs. Otho Parker and John Freeman were guests at the home of Mr. Sandy Bittle Sunday afternoon. Mr. Allan Fr*?m?n ?n/t Maud, spent Sunday afternoon at the homeof Mr. Jim Gulledge. Miss Elma Duncan is at home for the Christmas holidays. Private Crawford Cason is at home with an honorable discharge. Snow Hill school is planning for a Christmas tree. Mr. Jasper Adams and T)ewey Spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. Randolph Freeman. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIBERS TO UNITED WAR WORK FUND I. R. Melton fl.00 W. P. Allen 1.00 A. N. Stroud 1.00 John Vaughn, Sr. 1.00 S. r. Daris 1.2S intwwujiJiuiwiiiDffliiiiniiiiHimuiiiiummiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillll ON r pub mfield Saturde and unpaid accc Property cons De n? in South ist suffiAlfalfa rs. All UU wi use and of runORTE I. PORTER, Man: 'thirtieth shows highest class; wounded returning , New York, Dec. 16?Homer Weeks of Epworth Ga., 117th Infantry, who came home with a wound received in the attack of the Thirtieth : Division on the Hindenburg line near j St. Quentin, was among the hundreds of men who returned to-day on the Leviathan. "There never was a bunch of men who could fight like the Thirtieth," he said. "The only kick we had was our officers would not let us go ahead as fast as we wanted to. The Boche is some scrapper, but we showed him something mew in that game. Home by Christmas is all we are asking now." JohnL. Jackson, of Bridgeport, Ala., of the same regiment, has his leg still in splints from a shrapnel in the Somme battle. "Well?it was some fight and we all sure did go af- ; ter them," he said. "This little old i wound of mine is nothing to what some of the boys got and the only i thing I feel sorry about was that my wounds stopped me just when the , going was getting good." Many of the troops brought troph- j ies of battle and one soldier, Private , James W. McDaniel, of Alabama, who servea in trie Kainbow Division, marched proudly down the gangplank wearing a "pickle paube" helmet which he had captured in the Argonne Forest,and carrying a German rifle over his shoulder. Lieut. L. D. White, of New York, who as a result of gassing, lost a lung at the battle of Bellecourt, praised the men of the National Guard and the National Army?the Twenty-sevcnthand Thirtieth Divisions?who fought with the British in Northern France and Flanders. Of his own division Lieutenant White said they were "poor trench fighters" as it was next to impossible to hold them back "when there was a , fight up front." In the Leviathan's sick bay the seriously wounded, like their convalescent comardes, largely from the Twenty-seventh and Thirtieth Divis- , ions, were loath to talk pf their ex- ] perience. Private Z. L. Jenks, of ] Henry, N. C., with both arms and legs i cruelly torn by shrapnel, would not ( have missed "the show" for any- 1 thing. 1 i Jeia the Red Cross. It oaly takes a heart and a dollar. DIIUHUlllMllllflll SAC1 LIC A -Portei ty, Dece/ >unts of Armfield >ists in part of th sirable Stuf FIVE AUTOMOBILES FORTY HEAD OF HORSES NUMEROUS BUGGIES, WA ALL YOU FOLKS WHO C FIRM HAD BETTER PAY ACCOUNTS WILL BE SOLI REMEMBER THE DATE?S. 10 A.M., AT THE STABLE RC01 iger 111 WILSON IS CONFIDENT OF A FULL PEACE AGREEMENT Paris, Dec. 17.?Informal conferences between the President and both American and foreign officials, which means so much and decide so much in laying the groundwork for such a task as is before the Peace Conference, continue to make progress. The President is seeking to get acquainted with the men with whom he is to deal, so that he may discuss with the greatest freedom the problems arising and develop the value of the personal equation. From the President's point of view, it is indicated there are plain things to be said, and he wants to say them and avoid antagonisms because, despite all the points to be cleared up and those upon which wide divergences of views have been expressed as representing public opinion in England and France, the President is confident that an acceptable agreement will be reached before the Peace Conference adjourns. It is recalled that diplomatic history shows that conferences of this kind usually, if not Invariably, assemble without definite programs to work with, and that such conferences 1 probably never accomplish precisely, down to the last details, what is expected of them, but that they always accomplish something. The Americans familiar with the history of dip- ' lomacy who are attending this com- ; ference are convinced that it will be < no exception to the rule. While things are shaping up for the great gathering President Wilson is evidently working out his own plans and for the most part keeping his own council. SCHOOL ELECTION State of South Carolina, County of Chetserfield. To the Board of Trustees of Stafford School District No. 13. A petition of the qualified voters! of the above district having been filed in the office of the County Superin-1 tendcnt of Education asking for an i election for an additional levy of four mills on the property of said district for current expenses, you are j herewith authorized and required to hold at the school house in said dis-1 trict on Tuesday, December the 31st,' during the legal hours for elections , under the law controlling general I elections, an election and report the results to this office. 11 1. A. KNIGHT, I | County Superintendent of Education i iiiiiiiiiniiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiuii UFIC ucnc Stabl iiber 28\ Porter Company e following: f A Kir\ m.mm n nn nnu mULLd. gons, harness, gear, etc IWE ACCOUNTS OR NOTES UP AT ONCE, OR your not D. aturday, dec. 28th, begin1 s of armfield-porter cc VIPAN lillllllflllllillllllllllllllli PARIS PAPERS THANK j < WILSON FOR HIS TRIBUTE , 1 TO FRENCH SUFFERINGS < " i 1 Paris, Dec. 15.?The friendliness j of the welcome priven President Wil- [ son and the cordial tone of the j ( speeches delivered at the ltfncheon ( at Elysee Palace are dwelt upon by the newspapers to-day. L'Homme Libre says that Saturday's manifestation was "a triumphant welcome to a great man." The presence of President Wilson in France, says the Petit Journal, is an assurance of the practical and as- ' siduous co-operation of two great I democracies of the world in the pur-; suit of the same ideals. "The speech of President Poin- ! care," the Journal comments, "was not only a magnificent piece of ora- | tory, but also set forth the problems of the Peace Conference, asserting that peace demands justice and se-i curity. The reply of President Wilson was tactful. French public opin- , iion will be particularly grateful to ^ him for the tribute which he paid to our long sufferings. Justice, of which President Wilson has made himself the champion, will know how to safeguard the settlement of all accounts." j President Wilson, in full agree- t ment with all the Allies, says the J Matin, wants a peace of justice and 2 security. The welcome given him by 1< Lhe people of Paris, it adds, has voted IWE WILL HAVI Home Chris Cam Also Fruits, Busy ?< . _ !IRIIIIIIIIIII>lllllll!llllllllli| E I IN | es ( th | / will . . TO THE ~ES AND jM NINGAT 1MPANY. !Y | confidence in him for the future, while thanking him for the past. The Petit Journal quotas President Wilson as making the following remark to General Pershing: "I expected a cordial weleome, but I never could have dreamed of the Bincere welcome Paris gavs me. I am greatly pleased." RUBY HONOR ROLL Following are the names of the pupils of the Ruby Graded School who made the Honor Roll for the first month of school: First Grade: Franklin Bureh, Raymond Hancock, Lois Gibson, Louisa Sellers and Perry Steen. Advanced First: Katie Lea Griggs, James Graves and Lloyd McNair. Second Grade: Cleo Gibson and Beatrice Campbell. fifth Grade: Vernon McNair. Sixth Grade: Ruth Hancock. Seventh Grade: Eva Eddine and Iris McNair. Ninth Grade: Fay Burch, Flotaid Surch and Frank Smith. Tenth Grade: Carson Griggs. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE The State Council of Defense has >een asked to aid in locating Private unius Toney, of McBeo, S. C., Route who is reported "absent without cave." He belongs to the Casual )etachment, 63d Pioneer Infantry. ? : PLENTY OF Made tmas dies Nuts, Etc. ze Cafe ? > ? miiM, ? ?! ' ! ' ^ Jj-t.. i?'_*. '4 f _ .. .