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?b* (Sljcstcrfklti SVbtoertiGer VOL. 38.?No. 23 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1919 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCK^^^B CHESTERFIELD TEAM . JUST CANT LOSE Chesterfield won two games in buccesison from Chester. The first of these, played Tuesday, resulted in a score of 2 to 1, in favor of the locals. Wednesday's game was again won by Chesterfield by 6 to 4. To-day the third and last of the Chester-Chesterfield series is being played on the Cheraw grounds. Considerable disappointment was occasioned by the failure of Wadesboro to show up for the game at the Fair Grounds advertised for last Monday. Quite a number of people came I from distances to see the game and, I of course, could not be notified that it was off in time to save them the long ride. It seems that Wadesboro was unable to get her players together for this game and the message was considerably delayed in getting to Manager C. C. Douglass. STREET IMPROVEMENT REPORT DELAYED BY MAYOR'S ABSENCE ir . ? I On account of the absence from the city of Mayor Trotti it has been1 thought ad"isable to hold in abeyance a report as to the progress made with regard to improving Main Street. The Advertiser promised its readers a report in this issue and regrets ? that it cairnot divulge what it knows regarding this important matter withv out the consent of several persons who are absent on vacations this week. Among these are Dr. Trotti and Mr. Ira Redfearn, one of the tdwn wardens. The Advertiser can assure those interested that interest in the project is being kept up and that when news is given out it will be the kind that ^cheers. SHORT?4THERRELL Married, last Saturday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, at the home of the of-1 floating- minister, the Rev. F. M. Can- ) non, Mr. Farris Short, of Anson county, N. C., and Miss Pearle Therroll, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Therrell, of the Shiloh community. Many friends are extending congratulations and best wishes*to these popular young people. TQBACCO WAREHOUSES OPEN Railroads having resumed normal operation the tobacco warehouses at Cheraw opened last Monday with a rrtsh. Jij. fact, the first three days of this week indicated that the Farmers' Warehouse would handle more tobacco during the week than during the entire period of the season previous to the shut down. Mr. C. K. Waddill, who is giving ^0 (his warehouse his personal attention, W . is more than pleased with the way 'business has resumed. It is Mr. Waddill's opinion that by the end of the season over half a million pounds of tobacco will have been bought on the floor of this popular warehouse. Why P*ouU Buy Rat-Snap in Preference to Rat Poison ?(1) RAT-SNAP absolutely kills j rats and mice. (2) What it doesn't |1 kill it scares away. (3) Rats killed il with RAT-SNAP leave no smell; they K| dry up inside. (4) Made in cakes, no tL . mixing with other food. (5) Cats or 6w * dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 25c, . 60c, $1.00. Sold aftd guaranteed by B. -Farmers' Hardware Co., Square Deal Drug Co. and A. F. Davis. 7 ELECTION NOTICE State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. To the Board of Trustees of Wamg.:. ble Hill School District No. 22: A petition of the qualified electors onH frp? KnM?ra nf U/omKlo Mill HI "? k School District No. 22 asking that an - election be held upon the question of K voting on four additional mills for I ordinary expenses of the said school, these are to authorize you and comI mand you to hold the said election at the school house on Thursday, August 1919. Polls to open at eight A.M. ant) close at four P.M. and the General Election Uws of the State te .govern said election. And the ^^B people of said district will take noB^B tko that said election will be held BH st the time and place designated ^ hereto. J. A. KNIGHT, County Supt, of Education. WB*r Temple H Garden o Davis Market WBB^B<ain-in?i-in? m( STATE NEWS Pat Major, of Anderson County, has sold his 400-acre farm for $140,. 000. Monday afternoon much damage was done to Anderson county cotton by a severe hail storm. Sheriff J. B. Morris, of Barnwell County, has handed in his resignation. He is going into business. Dr.- Wm. T. Breeland, aged 88, is dead at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John A. Hicks, at Laurins. Henry Hinton, a convict guard of Greenwood, committed suicide by shooting, when the girl to whom he WH? rpfllSPfl to mnrru him B. J. Brown, an enterprising negro farmer of Barnwell, brought in the first bale of cotton in that county. It graded middling and weighed 430 pounds. A car load of sugar has arrived in Columbia and is being distributed by the city to the merchants, who will in turn release it in small quantities among their customers. Governor Cooper has gone to Salt Lake, Utah, to attend a conference of Governors of the United States. He will be absent from the state about two weeks. Dr. Walter Cheyne, a prominent 1 phyiscian of Sumter, died suddenly in i that city. Dr. Cheyne had been as- I sistant surgeon iff Belleview hospital in New York prior to moving to Sum-' I ter. 1 Tobacco markets throughout the State have resumed business and sell- . ing and buying is much more active now than at the sales previous to the shut down, which was caused by^the railroad employees strikes. ( Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Wray, of j Ridgeway, and Eugene McCarrell, of Concord, N. C., were killed when a 1 train struck the automobile at a grade crossing near Columbia, Sunday afternoon. Arthur McCarrell, Miss Louise Cozart, Mrs. Joseph Parker and Willie Nelson, also occupants of i the car, were all*dangerously injured. I MIDDENDORF 1 1 Messrs Horace Wilhelm, Gus Howe ] and Jamie Johnson were visiting in Chesterfield last Sunday. 1 Middendorf is improving. A new store is coming in the first of September. The building across the . street from the Post Office is being 1 put in good condition for the new 1 goods soon to arrive. Is it not time we, as a community, < honored our returned soldiers with a J picnic or something of the sort? Some ] one get busy. The campaign against illiteracy is on in this county and throughout the ' State of South Carolina. Let us hope 1 that at least half of the illiterates of ' this state will know how to sign their ' names by the end of the term. The classes in this community are progressing rapidly. It is remarkable how quickly the pupils have learned to read, write and figure. Having been a primary teacher and knowing that a child does well to write his fiame at the' end of a nine months term, I must confess that I had my doubts as to very much being learned in twelve lessons. But, much to my surprise, all but three of the thirty pupils learned to write their names in the first lesson. After the first lesson in figuring and reading the pupils have progressed rapidly with little, if any, trouble. Let us hope that within the next few years illiteracy will be banished from our State, if it takes me eniorcement or me taw 10 ao it. | Mrs. J. A. Rowe passed away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johnson,1 on Friday August 1. Her death came as a sudden shock to her relatives and many friends. Although not in the best of health herself she tried to visit and comfort the sick and was on such a mission, to see Mrs. Johnson, when she was taken with appoplexy and soon passed away. She was a member of the Methodist church since girlhood and has always lived a true Christian life. She had many friends and,-as one girl said, "I feel that 1 am a better woman for having known her." She stated to the writer, as she lay on her death bed, "I have tried to live so that those who knew me can say 'She has done the best she could." And those few words tell the story of her life. A husband, six children and rr\finy relatives mourn her loss. The children are: D. M. Rowe and Miss Irene, of Middendorf; Mrs. Stricklin and Mrs. McManus, of Hamlet; Mr. G. W. Rowe, of Columbia. Mr. Claude Rowe Campbell, of Pittsboro, N. C., is a grandson whom she jhad raarsd. CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPTEMBER FIRST Chesterfield High School will open on Monday, September 1st, one week from next Monday. .The opening exercises, to which all parents of students are invited and urged to attend, will start at 9:30 o'clock on the morning of that date in the school auditorium. Superintendent F. H. McKinney will have the following assistants: High School, MisseB Elizabeth Lindsay and Beulah Porter; Sixth Grade, Mrs. J. W. Hanna; Fifth Grade, Miss Alma Googe; Third and Fourth Grade, Miss Jennie McKinnell; Second Grade, Miss Pearl Lucas; First Grade, Miss Ann Lucas; Music, Miss Mattie Gaddy. The Seventh Grade will be taken care of by the High School teachers. The School Board is well pleased with its success in securing such excellent teaching talent and feel confident of fine results. Mr. F. H. McKinney, superintendent, is from Donalds, S. C. Miss Porter lives at Lancaster. Miss Lindsay and Miss McKinnell come to Chesterfield from Chester. Miss Googe resides in Fairfax and MiRs P.nHHv ;? of v. Winnate, North Carolina, when not in Chesterfield. Mrs. Hanna and the Misses Lucas are Chesterfield ladies. WANTED: BUILDERS WHO '* WANT TO BUILD BUILDINGS Chesterfield county is up against a serious problem in regard to building schools. Bid* have been advertised Tor and inquiries have been received, but no builder has, so far, submitted i bid on any of the proposed new buildings. % Seven new school buildings have been authorized and it is hoped to lave some of them ready for late fall ipening. Thus, the lack of interest >n the part of builders is causing iomc concern to the county educators. The districts where new buildings ire to be erected are Pageland, Winslow, Linton, Bay Springs, Leland, Ureen Hill and Buffalo. County Superintendent J. A. Knight is most anxious- to get a part or all of these buildings under way at the earliest noment and is much disappointed by this turn of affairs. MEETING AT SNOW HILL There will be an important meetng at Snow Hill school house on Tuesday, Aug. 26th, at 9 P.M., for .he purpose ?f discussing extra tax evy for the school district. Meeting >vill be addressed by Mr. J. Arthur Knight, Superintendent of Education. <M1 school patrons are urged to be iresent. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids for building the follow-j ng school houses will be received at! my office in Chesterfield, S. C., up j jntil Sept. 1st. Certified Check for 5 per cent, of amount of bid to ac:ompany bid: Winzo, No. 3; Bay Springs No. 21; Buffalo No. 27; Leland No. 47; Green Hill No. 50. i All to be design D, of State Plans. Linton, No. 37; design O, and Pageland No. 43. Blue prints of all alans may.be seen at the office of the County Superintendent of Education, Chesterfield, S. C. J. A. KNIGHT, County Superintendent.^ JfcAL'5 MILL Miss Nezzie White, of Columbia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Coit Hicks. Miss Aleen and Dora Honeycutt visited Miss Nettie McBride Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hunt visited Mrs. Jessie Johnson Sunday. Mr. Amber Grant the dinner f?uest of Mr. Kdmond Whitaker Sunday . Mr. Elmore Coward was in this community Wednesday., Mr. Carroll Turnage was in this location Sunday afternoon. Misses Mary Rivers and Flora Bell Harden were the guests of Miss Carrie Honeycutt Sunday. Mr. Isom Teal was back in our community Sunday. Mr. Willie Rainwater visited hereabouts Sunday. * Mr. Luther and Miss Eva Hicks were the guests of Miss Nezzie White Sunday. ; Miss Mary and Mr. Luther Johnson attended services at Mt Olivet Sunday. Miss Cora and Mr. Jim McQuaigh were the guests of Miss Ella Turnage Sunday. Mr. Bud Watson, of the Shiloh sec. tion, spent part of last week with Mr. Carroll Davis. Mr. Dewey Watson has taken charge of the Teal Light and Power plant. We are sorry to report the illness of Mrs. T. W. RiVers. Mr. B. F. Turnage is ill in a hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. W. M. McBride is in a hospital in Florence, but w are happy to state is recovering nicely. Mr. Walter Vick, of Chesterfield, is vistylng his sister, Mrs. John Odom COUNTY FAIR WILL BE HELD NOV. 12-15 PATES FINALLY FIXED AND ATTRACTIONS ARE ENGAGED | (The Premium List la Now In The Hand* Of Tiae Printer; | Broadway Shows The dates for the Chesterfield County Fair have been set for November 12 to 15, inclusive. Thus, a glance at the calendar will show that the fair begins on Wednesday and ends on Saturday. The last day, as usual, will be the colored folks' day. Contracts have been entered into between the Fair and The Broadway Shows, whereby these shows will furnish entertainment not to be found in the exhibition buildings. The Broadway Shows are the most pretentious group of exhibitions yet contracted for by the Fair Association. RpftifloR flimiaKinrr iKo nmnoAmAwf concessions for the "Midway" they ' will furnish bands and free shows. | In the day time one of the free exibitions will be a high dive. In this feat the diver will leap, head first , from a platform 65 feet high, into a small tank with only four feet of water in which to land. At night "the leap for life" produces a big thrill. Compilation of the premium list1 for exhibits is now under way and the important innovations, of which several are promised will soon be an- j nounced. One of these will be prizes for tobacco. All tobacco growers 1 should note this and save some good samples for exhibition. I The Advertiser, as usual, is preparing the premium list. It will be in the form of a booklet and will con- 1 tain about fifty pages. In order that | this list shall be self supporting adver- ' | tising matter is being accepted,' up to a limited point. The covers have l been printed in colors and an attrac- < tive memento, well worthy of being ] saved, will be the result of the care- ' ful and expert work being put into i this year's premium list. < Five thousand copies will be prin- \ ted and distributed; one or mor<? will i reach every reading family in Ches- < tcrfield County. Recruiting Party i Arouses Interest' Lieut. Henry F. Gaylord, of the i Air Service, U. S. A., together with 1 Sergt. Snyder and Corporals F'owler and Clancy, compose a general re- J cruiting party sent out from Camp < Jackson to tour this part of the state. < This party travels in an army car < completely outfitted for the purpose. The officers are presenting in a Very i attractive way the many advantages of the army in peace times; advantages that could never obtain in war times. Now that there is no fighting to be ' done the arpiy is teaching her soldiers peace-time vocations. Every useful trade from plumbing, automobile meI Vl a n 1 / u f ru/il/ ? *-?<? chanical engineering to agriculture, ! live stock raising and horse shoeing 1 are taught and taught thoroughly. 1 For the backward recruits there are grammar schools and primary schools. An education is assured. There are opportunities for the advanced scholar as well as for the beginner. In fact the courses have been initiated with a view of combining practical working knowledge with theoretical training. Lieut Gaylord reports the following enlistments in Chesterfield counPaul Lefler, Luther Griffin,-Jhldie Poison, Aice Stokes, Fairy Mathews, C. O. McGee, Robt. M. Lynch, Willie Watson and David White, all of Cheraw. From Mt Croghan: Theron Belk, Clyde Tucker, Carl Petrie, Clarence Petrie and Craig Johnson. Chesterfield is represented by Ollie Jackson. The party has not given as much time to Chesterfield as to the other places and, on that account, will be here again next Friday. A number of others have signi.ed their intention of lit aintr CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank the many friends who were so kind and thoughtful of us during the illness and death of our wife and mother. We appreciate every word and deed that was done to .flake her life more pleasant during her long suffering. May God bless and be with you all. W. P. Swinnie and children. NO MORE RATS or mice, after you use RAT-SNAP. It's a sure rodent killer. Try a Pkg. and prove it. Rats killed with RATSNAP leave no smell. Cats and dogs 1 won't touch it. Guaranteed. . .25c. sis* (1 cake) enough for Pan. try, Kitchen or Cellar. 50c. sixe (2 cakes) for Chicken House, coops or small buildings. $1.00 sime (5 cakes) enough for > all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings, hold and Guaranteed! by ' Farmers' Hardware Co.*. Square Deal Drug Co. aad A. F. Qavia /j4 ^ ^ CAR STRUCK BY TRAIN; PLAYERS' CLOSE SHAVE Chesterfield is a lucky town. That is one reason she has such a fine ball team. That is also the reason why that bajl team is playing the Chester team in Cheraw today instead of attending the last sad rites of two of its most popular players. For, those who do not believe in fate and can see no reason for the intervention of Providence, must attribute to sheer luck the fact that "Stonewall" Sowell and Gene Lowery are cavorting in their accustomed places on the ball team to-day. At about 11 o'clock Wednesday morning Messrs. T. F. Sowell and C. E. Lowery, these gentlemen being the same referred to above, had their Ford car knocked from under them by the morning train on the C. & L., at the Scotch road crossing. That the results were not more serious is remarkable. The two rear wheels and the back end of the car were demolished. The boys were practically unhurt. They were coming up the hill into town and, owing to the bad condition of the street and the fact that a growth of shrubbery and weeds completely conceal the track from view in both directions, did not see or hear the approaching train. In"order to climb the hill, which is badly washed out at the point, it is necessary to speed up. This the boys did and had bounced fairly into the middle of the track before being aware of the presence of the train, which when seen was within a few Feet of them. Here's where "Stonewall's" baseball training came in. He opened up and headed for home. The Ford responded, but not in time to make a clean get-away. That part of the vehicle containing the boys made it alright, but the rest of the machine was too slow and was brushed off the track by the cow catcher. The car was thrown around, almost in a circle, but was thrown clear >f the track and the train whizzed by. The engineer had applied the air ind made a quick stop, but of course not quick enough to have done any <ood in case Mr.^ Sowell had devoted any time to thought before acting, it was action that counted. Both boys had a severe shaking up and Mr. Sowell lost a small quantity jf skin from near the left knee. Otherwise all is well and the games proeeeded as announced. COTTON PRICES ENTIRELY IN HANDS OF THE FARMER Columbia, S. C., Aug. 18?Commissioner Harris has gone to Oklahoma to deliver a series of addresses in that state in the Campaign to organize the American Cotton Association. Before leaving, Mr. Harris gave out a itafement in which he advises the Farmers not to rush their cotton to the market. "I wish to urge the farmers" says Mr Horriu "n/xt *rv fi *^4 ing of cotton: while it is green. If they will pick it and put it away in a house and let it stay there for four or five weeks the lint will grow and get heavier and it will make a much better sample. The gunners' report will not be so big and it will Wve a good effect on the market, both for cotton and seed. "I wish to beg the farmers not to sell until the price goes above .15 cents. I have examined quite a good deal of cotton and 1 find that, it has been drowned by too much rain and it cannot recover. By the. 25th of this month the deterioration will be great although it may not be noticeable irf the next government condition report. "A great deal of cotton is now turning yellow and "is shedding the young fruit. The cotton crop is going to be the shortest, according to acreage that it has been in many years. "Now the situation is entirely in the farmer's hands, as to what price ho will take for what he has on hand and for wh/.t he grows this, year. As to the 6,800,000 surplus we read ir Secretary Hester's report, it can'l he found. We know that the henn would make desperate effort to driv? the market down just as the new cro{ was getting on the market. They havt sold October very heavy ant^ thej know that they will be called for de livery of acthal cotton. Just remem ber, they don't spin board cotton "A^ain I jmyf sit steady in the boat Don't be bothered about these fluo tuations, and keep your new cottoi out of the tt>n and your old cottoi out of the market and thintts wil come rittht for the farmer." THE C. A. B. HAT COMPANY JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA. is the owner of and is carryintt on th< Mail Order business formerly handle* by the fl. W. Clarke Hat Company All orders should be sent to their THINGS IN GENERAL Department of Justice detectives have located stores of hoarded Roods throughout the United States. Several arrests have been made. Others - are promised. The street car strike in Charlotte is at a standstill. For nearly two weeks Charlotte has been without car service. The Prince of Wales has reached Halifax on his visit to Canada and the United States. King Emanuel, of Italy, entertained General John J. Pershing at dinner last Monday. In Detroit investigators for the Departmetn of Justice have found a hog that has been in cold storage for twenty-five years. Forty grave diggers have gone on strike at Newton, N. Y., demanding an increase from $4.50 to $5.00 a day. Donald Fether, wealthy Cornell student, is in jail at Ithuca (New York) charged with the murder of Hazel Crance, 18 years old, who went boating with him and failed to return. Congress has taken the first real step looking toward the reduction of the high cost of living. A resolution has been adopted authorizing an investigation of the causes of the advanced prices of shoes. The United States has a new volunteer army of more than 100,000 men. During the week ending Aug. 9 the 100,000 mark was passed. Of the 100,000 recruits more than 08,000 are reenlistments and of these nearly 35,000 saw service in France. There are 16,000,000 gallons of whiskey stored in bond in the state of Kentucky. About 8,000 gallons have been withdrawn since July 1 for shipment abroad. Agitation over the high cost of living has not depressed the barley market. On the contrary the price on the Chicago market is the highest of the season, having reached $1.50 a bushel. Rye jumped with barley. Exports to Europe is the cause. Two American aviation officers, Lieuts. Harold Peterson and Paul H. Davis, were captured by bandits in Mexico and held for $15,000 ransom. Half of the money was delivered, as it was feared the men would be put to death if it was refused. The officers were released and are now leading an army in pursuit of the fleeing bandits. Washington is worried over the outlook and serious events may occur at a moment's notice. Andrew Carnegie wus buried at Sleepy Hollow, N. Y., after a very simple ceremony at his late home near Lenox, Mass. There was no eulogy and no pall bearers. The Presbyterian minister read a few passages irom the bible, a quartet sanf? "He leadeth me," and the body was placed on a funeral car and taken to the prrave. New York is completely tied up by a car strike. Fifteen thousand employes of the Brooklyn and Manhattan subway, elevated and some of the surface lines are out. Seven hundred two-story busses will be the only method of cheap transportation available. Mayor Hylan says its h "frame-up" between the men and the bosses to force the public to pa> higher fares. Annoui i A. L. Lati : Paige Avenui ) : Will be open and v : v Will carry a line < 1 second to none in the i If its a part of we have it. * B IB L M. EVANS COMING - V TO CHESTERFIELD ^ ! CHERAW MERCHANT WILL OPEN , STORE ON MAIN STREET V NEXT MONTH. 9 Hi* Grand-Father' And Great-GrandFather Were Pioneers *^M| In This Section. The final arrangements having been j r [ made it is now definately announced J that L.? M. Evans will open a depart- ./ .'{ ment store in Chesterfield. x Mr. Evans has been contemplating this move for several months and a number of times tried to consummate the arrangements, hut each time some complication intervened and caused , a postponement. Now, however, it only remains for the Quarters tn ho ni-<ir>o?J 1 4L .w -v. ptvpuft vu auu tilts stock moved in. # Goods have been bought, some of them are here, others are on the way and it is pretty safe prophesy that another month will see the new store under full blast. The building now occupied by the White-Buchanan parage has been leased; White-Buchanan have secured another location and have vacated tho premises. The building will be completely rebuilt inside; fixtures will bo put in and The Big Store will open. Mr. C. G. Townsend, of Lumberton, X. C., will be the manager and Mr. Evans personal representative. Mr. Townsend will come to Chesterfield to live soon and will superintend the preliminary arrangements, together with Mr. Evans and Mr. Lindsay, who will ,w > act as general advertising manager for both the ('hesterfiehf and the Cheraw stores. It is Mr. Evans intention to conduct the business on the same plnn that has made his other enterprise so successful. The big underlying principle of his success has been keeping faith with customers ."When you see it in Evans ad its so," has been his slogan and all employees are coached in the importance of making an Evane promise come true. Very few of the present generation know it is more like a homecoming for L. M. Evans to come to Chesterfield than like a business venture. Yet such is the fact. The grandfather and great-grandfather of Mr. Evans were pioneers of Chesterfield. It was way back in 1825, or somewhere abouts when the first Evans came to this county from Virginia. With him was his son, John C Evans, who learned his a-b-cs in the first log school and meeting house that tho sturdy frontiersmen of 'those days built. When John C. Evans marri'd and moved into a house of his own it was on the site now occupied by tho residence of Mr. W. I). Craig. A few years later, after John C. Evans became County Court Clerk, he built the house that Mr. Craig now occupies, on West Main Street. It was shortly after this that he retired from politics and decided to go into the mercantile business. It was then tLi>4 V-. ? ....* LI?1? > * " mill ?|?- laiuun.siiiMl me liouse OI i\,v- % ins in Cheraw. That was in 1867. ^ After the hard times during the old reconstruction days, Mr. Evans was succeeded by his son, Mr. A. L. Kvans, who ran the business until 1902, when he retired leaving the business in the hands of his three sons. The three Evans boys ran the business until 1916 when Mr. L. M. Evans succeeded them. And that's the way it stands today. Mr. Evans has just returned from New York where he spent the bet. ter part of the month buying goods 'hat he knew would mcetthc demands ' of this?section. Unlike most buyers who give the orders? for goods and re turn and wait for the purchases to i he shipped, Mr. Evans stayed in New i York and personally saw his goods Ijshipped, so that he knows that he will r get what he bought and also when he will get it. 1 ncement ta's Garage e, ^nesrerneia, ready for business soon. ' of automobile accessories State. Prices ri ght. a Ford Car you need, Gars