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VOL. 39?NO 25 CHESTERFIELD, g. Q^fHURSDAY, JUNE. IV 1920 ~ ,,7A YKAIl IX ADVANCE At The CHESTERFIELD'S NEW F Hours 7:30 to 11 P. M. ICxc Regular Admission THUR5D ROBERT W IN? "ADVENTURE I Comedy?"Fool FRIDA TOURNI IN? "VICTO Comedy "Ent Tynni SATURD WALLACE IN? HAWTHORNE t MONDA WALLACE ll\? VALLEY OF Tl FREE?Penoni who i Mended this p erf TUESD A A DAUGHTER O 10 REELS 1st Show 3 P. M.; 2nd 7 WEDNESt ETHEL CL/ IN? * "MORE DEADLY TH Comedy "Whose Littl NEW FIRM AT MCFARLAN Messrs. M. M. Campbell and E. T. * Teal have formed a partnership and are erecting two brick stores at Mck 4T Farlan, N. C. The Garris Grocery 'u Company will occupy one store and "ru the McFarlin Drug Company the other. Mr. Campbell will conduct the i Prt! . drug business and Lewis P. Teal, who De . will graduate in pharmacy at Atlan- ' ta next October will have charge of P?1 the prescription department. co i . ."Have you any good ice cream?" l'al We'll taye we have. Try us cncc. ? Laney'i Pharmacy. ' (a l*i CARD OF THANKS We take this method in thanking h'g our neighbors and many friends for > their many deeds of kindness shown P.v us during the illness and death of our 'n wife and mother. May God's richest blessing fall upon you all. f Spencer Vaughn and daughter. .jaml Mm ramramijTc^n I M if a : PUY satis = O' Fisk Tii ; any comp 3< ; assurance o 3 "To be i - lo W(/ in exi^tcm K s P N | | LUCAS - > Strand ?ICTURE THEATRE :ept Saturday 3 to 11 15 and 25c. AY ARWiCK N HEARTS" i?h Girl" Y EUR RY" s With Variation*" AY REID : OF U. S. lY MREID HE GIANTS ormancc before admitted?FREE iY F THE GODS ADMISSION 25 AND 35 :30; 3rd 10:00 )AY liVTHM -II I W I IAN THE MALE" 0 Wife Are You NICHOLSON?GRIFFITH ,\n important event in the social > of Jefferson was the marriage esday of Mr. Clayton Nicholson 1 Miss Jennie (Jritfilh at the home the bride. The ceremony was im ssivcly performed by Lev. W. V. i man. Mr. Nicholson is one of the most >ular young men in his community I has many friends throughout the inty. He is engaged in the meritile business and is a son of Mr. A. Nicholson. The bride is the irming daughter of Mr. James iffith, a well known and successful mor. Her friends and admirers are ion. Vfter a brief honeymoon the hapcouple will be at home to friends Jefferson. Slew Juno Mnga/.incs at Laney'i Pharmacy. j T ' r. * v * /*. '~T. - _ * L Wk iu w fp ction when you bi ifo rcxrS any comf / ti > o AdrAJX. .o T IFTTEd f the Frdk !de?l. he bes?t concern in t'.o v/o for f.nd tho scuaresl conc< cc to do business with.l' fext Time?BUY FISK AUTO COMP zHnmrnnnrnmnnC* , SOUTH CAROUNA NEWS Two training camps for militiamen and student soldiers will be held in 1 South Carolina this week, one at Mount Pleasant at which approximately 400 South Carolina National Guardsmen will go into encampment, and the other at Camp Jackson where between 1,000 and 2,000 Ptudont-soldiers of the Officers Reserves Training Corps of the various colleges and lllli'JM'.dit in< nf tVw* 8m?f V*?oef put through various ntilitaiy maneuvers for five weeks. The Mount Pleasant camp will run until June 29. N. G. Evans, of Edgefield who was elcected a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, left for San Francisco. Before leaving he gave as his opinion that eil'ier Mr. McAdoo or Governor Cox, of Ohio, would receive the nomination. Presidents, vie * presidents and secretaries of the commercial organizations of th" various South Carolina towns have been Invited to Columbia for the purpose of completing tin1 organization of the State Chamber of Commerce. STATE CPvOP CONDI TIONS Saluda, June It?Special: Weekly crop notes for South Carolina for week end June 12: Conditions generally favorable for all farming operations and growing crops have shown seasonabe growth and development. Corn?Crop from one to two weeks late, Stands fairly good. ( olor excellent. Plants growing nicely. Wheat?Harvesting has extended to exterme northern counties. A large percentage of the acreage in other sections has been "housed" in fair to excellent condition. Oats ?Three-fourths of the crop lias been harvested, reported yields being highly satisfactory in most instances. Rice?Prospects in coastal counties rather promising. ('ottos?Chopping practically complete except in widely tlislrihuted seclions, where'weather conditions have been unfavorable. Fields are generally well cultivated and plants have | shown decided improvement.. Potatoes?Greatest portion of the ^commercial crop of Irish potatoes has been harvested and marketed at most excellent prices. Transplanting of v/oet potatoes continues. Tobacco?Weather conditions favorable and plant is making seasonable growth. Ilay?Stubble lands are being -own to cowpeas for hay, l ut the scarcity and high price of seed will mean a reduced acreage as compared kvith former years. Fruit?Apple and pencil crops promising. Karly varieties of peaches ripening rnpidy and shipping is well under way, quality being up to or above the average. Live Stock?No serious epidemics reported. Beef cattle scarce. Milk eows appear to he more plentiful. Pastures good. \i. B. Hare, South Carolina Fiei<i Atrent. Try 30mc Ivory Soap Flake* for washing *ilk. We have it. Laney'i Pharnlacy. WT "2jIB?* "" uy ures. Sanson, 3 5 is the ^ <? i rid Li klM t (. L *3 ANY 1 1 DR. LUCAS CALLED * j _TOH, S REWARD Major Thomas E. Lucas, M. D., ^ died last Saturday morfiing of angina' pectoris, from which disease he had been a sufferer for mapy months. Dr. Lucas was one'of the oldest ^ and best known as wel| as most highly respected and best; loved citizens of Chesterlield CourityT&r.d his death, though not unexpected, was a shock that cast a gloom aVer the entire county. sj This grand old man was born sv in what was then Kershaw County, C but which by changes in the boundary tl is now Lee County, on February 28, ' tl In 18."?G he graduated from the ('it- d; adel and three years later from the hi sa.iitn r<..n ' /mvii v/ui "una iucuiv?ai vwiiu^t*. 11 In that your, 18511, ho canio to "I Chesterfield and began the practice l" of medicine. Shortly r.ftel* his arrival in this community he married Miss v Dorothy Craig Hanna, who by the s< death of her husband suffer.? the first loss of a member of her family. hi When the war between the states Vl broke out Dr. Lucas donned the Cray " and, with a commission of First Lieu- ^ tenant, was sent to Virginia with the ^ Eighth South Carolina Regiment. Before arriving in Virginia, Lieut. Lucas was made a Major. lie served with distinction to near ''' the end of the war when a delegation u from Chesterfield County prevailed ,v upon him to withdraw from the army 1)1 and enter the race for the State Senate. He was elected and served a' the county at Columbia in those troublous times as he had served the m cause on the battle fields. 1 Retiring to private life he again took up the practice of his profession ' in Chesterfield and continued in that ' practice until a few years before his * death. It is related that when the State " was under martial law and a garri- ' son of Union soldiers wore stationed 1 N liere that an epidemicHirolte out in the garrison that the army doctors 1 could not cope with. Many privates died, but when an officer was seized with the malady he askd that Dr. Lucas, whoti^lie lu>(l met, be called in. 1,1 Dr. Lucas hot <pHy saved the officer's life but <\uid|jj}p stopl^d the epidem- " ic. He was then q)ad?'physician in j ' chief of the garrison. ^ Dr. Lucas was the first Superintcn lent of* Kriucntion that Chesterfield County ever had. A few weeks ajro Dr. I.ucas was '! elected Chaplin of the newly organized Chesterfield Post of the A me- '' . . m rican Legion. For til years Dr. I.ucas was a member of the Methodist Church of Chosterfield. All his life he was known as a Cod fearinjj (Christian, practicing: as he professed and following as nearly in the footsteps of Christ as has been the priviledjr *s of few men CC to do. Resides Mrs. I.ucas seven children, fifteen jrrand-childrun ttttd one preat erand-child survive The children are: f)| Misses A. K. II. and Pearl I.ucas, of ( hesterlichl; Dr. B. I). Lucas, of j Alto, Va.: Mr. W. A. Lucas, of Chesm terfield; Mr. 1. T. Lucas, of Char- , lotte, N. C.; Mrs Felix Cannon, of j llamlet, N'. ('. and Dr. J. K. I.ucas, of j ( Chesterlield. SCI The funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev. 15. J. (iucss, pastor of St. Paul's Church. | and by the local Masonic I.odjfe, I)r. , j Lucas had been a Mason sine 1K57 [( nd it was his expressed wish that .. the Masonic* ceremony be performed at his funeral. j( t, THERRELL?FIX Mr. Robert H. Therrell and Miss Carrie Meade Fix were married on | June Id at Burlinjrton, N. C., at the ( First Chri tian Church. Mr. Therrell n i* a hrother of Mr. I'. M. Therrell, of Chesterfield, who acted as best man. Messrs. Henry Pouylass and Kintf Moore also attended the wed ,v dine and the reception which wa , jriven afterward at the hone of the | bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John ( M. Fix. The trroom has a number of friend. j j in Chesterfield County who will b ! pleased to know that he has beconn , hoth popuar and successful in hi ., new home He was in the aviation corps during the war and served a r year in France, Since retuninp t< America he his lived in Burlington E The bridal couple will spend some j time in the mountain resorts of North Carolina, after which they will he at : home in Burlington. i 1 U. S. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES COMING J Word has been received to the effect that three candidates for the United i States Senate will appeal to the vot- I ers of Chesterfield County on Saturday, June 2G. These candidates ar? \ Horn E. D, Smith, the present in i cumbent, who is seeking re-election; W. C. Irby, of Laurens and George Warren, of Hampton. Announcement I will be made later as to exaht time of u the debate. VERY DARK HORSE EPUBL1CAN NATIONAL COP VENTION NAMES OBSCURE OHIO POLITICIAN onvention Manr.gcrs Alraid C Wood And BlnHcd By Borah Discard Their Trump Cards And Play A Duece After a week of deliberatinj leechifyinjr, cheering, sweltering an venting the Republican Nation! onvention at Chicago finally los le names of Wood, Lowden an dmson and other favorite- io< le waste bnslu t and t,-*<Ued out irk horse an i pmc*. ,! 1 forthwith i nnd him the no'iunafiun. 'i he afon lid dark horse is a : >. .n try the na.n r Harding, ?* ' ># comes from a plat tiled Mat'.an in the stale i f Ohio. As a running ma'j Gov< i nor ('a in Cuolidge, of .vtass.ilhu. < Its, w; h led. In respor.se to jhe (pn at on tit a: been asked so oft -ii since tin cm el 'ion, namely; "Who is I!: rdin>r'i le Advertiser has found tiie best a iver in the editorial columns of il e\v York Times and below sets Dili: "Upon a platform fiat las prodi 1 general dissatisfaction, the Chios r> convention presents a candidal hose nomination will lie rcecivi ith astonishment .and de may hy tl arty whose su'frnvo !.? invite 'jirren G. Harding is .1 very respec ?le Ohio politician of tlie secort ass. lie has never heen a leader < en or a director of polieis. For yeai protege of Korakor, he rose to inordinate oflicer by f.iver of "Boss ox, of Cincinnati. P.eaten by .Ju< in Harmon in the rootest for tl overnorship in Itllll, he ha nest town independent s'-cnelh in it ivn Stato save when he was name >r Senator in If 1 I, having a major r of a little more tha i 100,OOP osa is Democrat ie competitor; and nil de Ohio lie has only sueli strengt < he now derives front It's place ; le head of the itcnuhlicun tieke nalor Harding's record at Wasl igton lias heen f iat and calories: e was an undist i.igui hed and indi nguishable unit in :'c ruck of U< ublican Senato' .'1.? t.le lnntiy fo rwed Mr. Lodge in the twi.dings an irnings of that statsman's foray u| 1 the Treaty and llie Covenant. "The nomination of lia'ali. is tli no and perfect flower of the cowa iee and imbecility of the Scnatori: ibal that charged itself with tli . n.ia'cmeiit of the Itenublican Coi ntion, against whose control (lot nor Heecknian so vehemently pr< .-ted. Reject iiu? Leonard \Voo< rohably the stron.uesi can lidate wit ie people the party could l ave cho' 1, because they knew he w? aid nc be dictated to by them, they I'avo 1 Coventor Lowden until Horn rved upon them liis notice of a > of that nomination, la.rah \v; mtmandinix and truculent berate . knew be bad to deal will, a jjrou f wbite-livi red and iaeoiupetei ditieians. If Uepuhlieaii leadersbi td not fallen into the hands of pi} ;..o .a.. ....... ... t'li,....... ......I ive (old Ho rah to lioit and la- hunt I, just as upon (lie issue of (1: pague they would have d>died .Join hi to do hi worst. Hut they ran lik frightened flock, surrendered 01 ything, Mr. I.odge finally thiowin T all disguises and -landing out : le open foe of the Covenant of (I: eague of Nations, even with hi* ow iservations. "Governor Coolidge for Vac Pros nt really shine, i.y comparison wit le head of the ticket, lie at least man of achievement, lie is known t )< party and to the nation. Win ie police force of Ho d mi went o like In* showed himself to he a mat e met that menace to tin puhl ifety with courage and detcrniinj on, and the nation rang with prab f him. It is fortunate tint not ord is to he said again-1 the ohm iter of either candidate. Hut th: lies not compensate for the hit f achievement, for the colorlessne: f the candidate for 'its' place, fi ie manner in which bit noininatic as brought ahou*. I; will he f?* nd said everywhere that the Dear rats at K.:n I'r. n? is<* > have receive roin their opponents at < hicsgo ti ift of a splendid opportunity." NROLLMF.NT PLACES CORRFCTF. The following enrollment oflice nil places arc corrected from la 'eck's list: Grants Mill: VV. T. Meliride, M. I luick and C. W. Ilicks. Place Grnn [ill. Jelferson: L. K. Gardner, It. j IrifTilh and J. T. Middleton. Plac ohnson's Store or the uuai place White Plains: (?. W. Iliicon, T. Lagers and VV.J. Hicks, Place: Hick tore If you get no milk, you w.-\nl MAR ANE which it Self Kiting Flour, i the beat Self Riaing, too. W. P. ODOM. ! AVIATOR MERRILL COiV j. j COUNTY FAIR AbSOCIA' I COMPLETES ARRANGIIMEI FOR STAR BIROMAN j Final arrangements wi re con f I?(I today by ty-crelnry T. K. M j of the ('host; rlield Cou'ity Fni social ion with F. K. Yoiim; i.\??t of Mmphis, Tennessee tor tlx I pealanee here of one of bis f | bivd-nicn, now known as aer? "j i fivers, who will ^ive daily cxhih ? i 011 November !? to 12 inclusive I | added feature free attrucl ion f?i l(i Local Fair. ,, j it will he remembered thai n , Merrill attempted to ^ci. hen lo j fl'tflits last year, but met with a . culeni on the way ilrit pr?ciu.ti u, |ri i\ ai. That no ru?h occurence ... prevent the arrival of a (lyei jyeai is a.sun.d by the fact tha j. i <- her aviator n;nl atari ine will ,s I readi ie s to suost ilule in case < jc' lent to Mr. Merrill or bis tna< u In addition to daily e\hi m | liijfbls the outstanding ie.itui "? j wbieh will be 'aiini stunt llyii m developed by Annv Pilot Putin i?. I Iji'e war, the Aviator v. II carry it's, ijietv over ("hi terlie.l and it j .irons by special arr-.itii.cei'i!etit n ic toe olf bouis oi i;is e||i>;.;-i inent. i- i a limited ntr dew of pa . i mri > to ! he accomodated is this pilot d 'Safely First." ;.!l the way whel u* j one else in the machine, nltl s. he throw? eautim to Mr- winds t- .iiihition flying, id Mr. Voiin';' has oho>n Avhitoi ?l' i dl a former Inst ructor in the rs Govonmoiit during the period of a as the pilot for tin- local fair < i" and lie is said to he one of the e I- e. t flyers in the uaaie today, h >c j heen in exhibition work for a I w >f several years before poinjr i*: the (iover; iiieiit service and h d 'lown j.t numerous Fairs in thii t i< 11 ye i rs ayo. ''' The macliine used is of the t- tiss Lite Improved Army type a h posith 'dy the safest training it developed durinpf the War, am t- nine ship type deve! >>>ed nun t- f?> tin.' Government than any u ed. Space fotinerly ocen i-r h s* fiver's is given over to passi md tl o -e who wish t > view CI lield and its environs from an d tilde to lw I'hini.n ioil?? n? ahold sue the Local Fair Sen and make nrirnyeinonls as iar possible. .Mr. Vkiih); has !.i a dir ? t in '' t"U''s of niiK1 of the rt '< flyi tin" < ?in. i\ ,-iiuc 1 , the inrt of Aviation in this country, and v" ..tor Morrill is one of t ho ho. ) most consorvtili\ c o.lo's on his ' which luimlii rs t .v ntv ion.. Tl '' c.il Fair AsMjriation !oas span expense in yetting tiii. atliaetio :heir dales ;(nd arranyenn at -' ai 1" iny made to handle the hi cowds in the hi tory of the As ti'ii). The hair i hiyjer, Initio hriyhter in every depart . tl hi hits are I a rye, and tljo jif miu. '' iceordinylv. I.et's < <> -,t r. f d t W n*"\\ <> Curs and can ^iv ?- We also sel is General 1 ires, 1 ? Ciity ?( it 'k >r ?n It - m / '' ' 3/ ul P .V I /' ' ni / '' .V St | \ \ * 1 lapr . are not necessnrilv the mo; tistic selections, r.nther the. j our stove you will iiod vah >s wel! worth >'Our while. Wo have just unload bought before the last ad' Y gains. "I Farmers I F1JJQ MORE HATS IN THE RING Fein candidates for county offices ' have heeri added to the list of anNTS r.ouncemcnts this week. Mr, Walter .1. Douglass has come lplet- out for Clerk of Court. It was pretty ulloy well uielei tood that Mr. Douglass ' on the verye of launching into Inc.) 'i.-al v.alei.-, hut it wa ; n.>t known ' :,p Ull j what office would prove to star he tii>- lure. Mr. Douglass needs no matic J;:! *- ><!ii< i, 411 rlield Countv limn vo..rs. lie vv.i m tin1 Navy duras an in. tin W*?: 1?I War. 'i' tin* \i . J}. Hruou will contest for the olV e of .Magistrate for Court Mouse Mi. '|'..wn bio with Magistral-' 'J'eal. Mr. r tor . el i> also well kmrvi <o the voters in ar- .if t rie c iijtily. ' I hi . ' c. n. (lulleil^e announces his shall ... 'it the rao" for Coroner. this i r. ( u'leiiv" is a -uhstant:ai farmer it an ' the eoiiniy. !!< has a lif.e record ' " m i township commissioner and is a >t ar- t.-onjr man in his community. hine. Mr. White ford I.. Mate also anhition t,i>11 nces for ('oner r. Mr. Mate has e "I* uaile the i.u- i ef ire and the rente as .-u|t w! mi .-I: ' luraeiny as to cause tr tin .1 to I y a<;ain. p v. . . ii C !.. Mualev has made i'ii- i,, , . e.ii his friends say that, urinj; ... j, . . i.i i h.s ..onl that he will Only n> *11 rare for 'lie House of Ileps can ,, - !*;. i\. . Mr. llunley is one of the plays I. wyt is in the county and " any mi.- imd | >, i.ius experience in eonloui/ii ductile a ca. pait^n. in his ? ? A. F. DAVIS MARKET War *Jii" Finest Fresh Meals late.-, j p '-st Fancy Groceries J . 11 Grade Canned Goods avinp i 'tin Besl of Fvcrythin" for the K'l'ioil ' into Table F. DAVIS MARKET jAt Last! A Tire I III! ! 1'ilo..-. j '".my car owners grope in the ' '1 !> trying to solve the tire question. I We want to help you with the Tire ''' ' problem we think we tan. W? have |v! 1 '" certainly had a lot of experience with ,'11" many different ma he : of Tires and we have reached tit ia conclusion: ft "i: " j We Stake Our Reputation On GOODYEAR TIRES pi loll j ''lG ^a',a0?'' clincher si7.?'t?partie-.i.ti iy, . . we stall Vly have strictly cuality of 1,1 j vyi flTjl unquestioned worth to 1 ^ AX ' B 1 ,,rCe' t,vc>,"y any l;rj pj: LUCAS AUTO CO. "i;x; & t ll Essex v taking orders for these e immediate delivery. 1 Kelly Sprinelield and 0,000 miles guarantee. ervice Sta. &V ^ f ^ v V TT, J > n- ,, v v, ^ / ?\.'v Jsr' 1 J.'^ ^ ;;;?: /}' % *i$kt ? F -// / \s" , / vfir.V^ >a -- " /r >y Homes it expensively furrtished. n a vast outlay of money, and here at ics that will make your investigation *tl a car of Now Furniture that was /ancc. .Can give you some real barHardware Co. ;'