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' ' ' ' " ? . I . ? sy > ^ ' ' * "?'W '< - ; :' ' . * I . VOL 39?NO 27 . CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, .JULY 1 1920 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANrr.R SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS York County suffered $20,000 damage from a wind und hail storm last Thursday night. The storm extended over a strip about seven miles long and a mile and a half wide. Only a few of the farmers carried hail insurance. A mass meeting of the citizens of Winnsboro was held last week for for the purpose of considering street improvements. It was unanimously decided to bond the city and proceed as rapidly as possible with the work. $72,000 will be devoted to paving Main street. Gaffney people are much disappointed over the census figures which K?<ia tuui tay uui u,uju lnnaouants. This is an increase of but 5 per cent, in the last ten years. The first load of new tobucco marketed in South Carolina this year was sold on the Mullins market Monday. It was grown on the farm of Mrs. W. Rogers, who was the first to produce tobacco in this State last year also. Sloan Jones, a young man of Anderson, shot and killed Joseph Statsney Sunday afternoon. Jones was in an automobile and fired four shots at a man named Jim Rogers none of which harmed Rogers. The last shot fired killed Statsney, who was standing near by. The largest sale of hogs ever made in South Carolina was closed a few days ago when Mayor L. D. Jennings of Sumter, purchased $15,000 worth n " vi a/uivc giiu) Hum uiu isuruc Farm at Cartersville. In this sale was one yealing boar which brought $1,000. Henry Burr, a young white farmer, has been lodged in jail nt Lexington charged with attempting to criminally assault a young white woman. FARMERS IN CORN CONTEST Prize* Offered by Bank* (or Largest Yield Winnsboro, June 29-?Special: Several weeks ago the Winnsboro Bank offered to start a contest for farmers looking toward increased production of corn in the county. After further consideration the bank made the contest offer of $200 to the farmei raising the most corn on ten acres of ground in Fairfield County, with the understanding that not less than fifty farmers were to enter. County Agent R. H. Lemmoii succeeded in interestin the Bank of Blacl.slock, the Bank of Ridgway ar.d the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank ef Ridgeway to agree to enter t'?e movement and offer prizes in connection with that "offered by the Winnsboro Bank. Mr. Lemmon aso succeeded in getting iifty-five farmers to agree to enter tnis contest. I At Last Genuine a and 24 Selectioi Each phonofrri finest phonograph ; Now offered u ful instrument wit! teed. Six (6) Exc! A JEW 1. No Needles to Change < never wears out. 2. Guaranteed Longer Lift 3. Plays All Makes of Rcco 4. Always R< ady to Play a: 5. Supreme in Tone b.;ca.e 6. The Pathe Controlla ena volume at will. Yet the P Total I Cost i ^ P. T. GANT1 POPULATION OF U. S. I IS NOW 105,000,000 Washington, June 20--The population of continental United States is estimated at 105,000,000 by J. A. J 'fill, chief statiscian of the census bu- f ;eau. His calculation is based on the combined population of 1,400 cities a and towns for which statistics have e been announced. n The increase over 1910 is placed li it about 15.000,000 showing1 the growth. Others stated were the two e puce with the previous decade. Al- n most complete cessation of immigra- d tion durin gthe war is the chief reas- f< on assigned for the falling off in growth. Others sugested were the two s] influenza epidemics and return of a aliens to their native lands, and K deaths of soldiers abroad and at home b< during the war. I o The approximate population of the n cities and towns on which the esti- a mate was uadc is 41,029,354. This is rr mi average ul pur runt, compared u .vith 35 per cent, in the previous de- | H cade. j si RUBY ROUTE 2 | el Mrs. J. P. Melton spent Sunday j with her daughter, Mrs. N. C. Jones. , W Mrs. M J. Melton is very sick at! M this writing, but we hoj>e for her a m speedy recovery. V Mrs. O. II. Douglass and children, y< spent Sunday at the homo of Mr. B. sj C. Wadsworth ai Mr. and Mrs. Walter Melton and hi and Mesdames William and Matrtrie fi Melton of Chesterfield, visited relatives on this route Sunday. f< Mrs. W. J. Oliver visited her sister, tl Mrs. N. C. Jones, Sunday h< Mrs Minnie Melton was the truest ai of Mrs. M. J. Melton Sunday after- ti noon cl Misses Eliza and Mamie Oliver are s< attending the summer school at Win- M throp. b Miss Jessie Melton spent Sunday si with Miss Essie. Wadsworth.. ir Messrs. Kirby and Roy Melton d motored to Chest'irncld Saturday. tl m LEGION WILL VISIT ! DARLINGTON The Chstcrfield Post of the Am- tl eriran I.eirion lia? rnllod r?ff I tw? rdnntn /.I that had been announced at Teal's ai Mill on July 5. The reason being ir that the Post has accepted an invit- fi tion to spend the Fifth cfJuly with ir the city of Darlington. The picnic will si not be abandoned but will be given a] ut a later date. \ a: REV. MR. SHULER S AT ZOAR SUNDAY is Sunday School Day, formerly p known as Childrens' Day, will be ob- el served at Zoar Church Sunday morn- k ing. The exercises will begin at tl 10:30. In the atfernoon at 4:30 Rev. s< F. H. Shuler will preach. Monday a afternoon at 3 o'clock the third quar- p terly conference for the Chesterfield ti Circuit will be held at Zoar. o You Can Thi&k Phoi J ns, twelve $1.00 Records of your < fOUR OWftf T spring shipment of PAT1? Phone ?an KQt that GENUINE^ATHE F ielivered to yenr homeAis very ds iph in this shipment iMl GENUIN1 nadc and a PHANOwtAPH you i pon most convenlnjlerms, which lin the reach of MMEvery instrui lur.ivc Advantages m ELIXD PATHE >n a Jewelled Pathe. The Sapphii : of Records. cds and plays thMm better. * soon as you 3lip on a recor 1. ?e of the famous Pal he Sapphire ] hies you to increase or decrease ill a the costs i:o more than the ordinary phc $135.: r DRUG STOI > J. S. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES FACE VERY SLIM CROWD The meeting held at the Court louse last Saturday at which, the andidates for the United Stales Sente appeared was very lightly attendd. Between sixty and seventy-five ion attended and they showed very ittle enthusiasm. County Chairman M. J. Hough opned the meeting by stating that a lisusderstanding in regard to the ate of the gathering was responsible or the small attendance. Hon. W. P. Pollock was the first to peak. He delivered a very excellent ddress and received close attention. f/> of ntnrl f n f ? ? * 1* IV nmvcu viiav uiivn III 111V ^IliHU efore, filling out the unexpired term f the late Senator Tillman, he had ot sufficient opportunity to prove his bility or to make a showing comlensurate with the honor bestowed pon him by the people of the State, [e now asks for an opportunity to flow his real worth and make the pcord that will umpiy justify 'his lection. Mr. Pollock was followed by Mr. rarren, of Hampton, characterized by Ir. PoK ?ek as being most t ?o imlaturo for i j: oihce he seeks. Mr. barren proved to be a very agreeable oung man of 33. lie made a good reech, drove home several points nd injected considerable humor in*o is talk. He got several hearty laughs oin his audience. ? Mr. Irby came next. He was unrrtunate in having to speak through jc "dinner time" of most of his earers. Some were getting hungry nd began to figit. Mr. Irby began ilking louder. Then some boldly imbed down from the elevated jats and scrambled out. Meanwhile Ir. Irby tall; ;d louder. Quite a nuiner left and continued leaving, posble some of them being under the npression that they could hear the iscour.se at better advantage from le distance. At any rate lie spoke luch too loudly to he understood in le hall. When Mr. Irby had been notified j iat his time was up and had colluded Hon. W. F. Stevenson arose ad explained that, while unopposed i his race for reelection to Congress rom this district, he thought it no iore than right that his constiluentsrould know something of what he nd the Democratic minority at Washington had done, had tried to do nd hoped to do in the future. Mr. tevenson praised the Wilson admintration and paid his respects to Reuhlican leader Lodge, ^i-om he iiaracterized as a ' hunch of whisers from Boston, which he considers re hub of the universe." Mr. Stevenan's address was most interesting nd caleld forth considerable aplause. The first outburst canu sponrneously at the mention of the name f W. G. McAdoo. Have A ^ograph >wn choosing ERMS vvtl? (graphs has just arrived and 'MONOGRAPH you've been IV ON YOUR OWN: TRRA/TQ C PATHK, the very ire proud to own. place this wonderment t'ully puaran? MP. o o Ball. e tonal *:r~| mojrrapn 20 IE, Jefferson FOUR CASES TRIED COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS HOLDS VERY ?HORT TERM Baxter Oliver Gets Twenty Years? Negro Acquitted of Moon&hin> ing?Almshouse Condition Before Grand Jury The Court of Getieial Sessions convened last Monday morning. Four cases were tried arid 13 continued to the next term. Solicitor Spears not being able to attend on account of illness .J. L. Mclnnis, of Darlington, acted as prosecutor. The most important case to come before the court was that of Baxter Oliver, white, charged with crimnnl assault on a nine year old white girl. Oliver pleaded guilty to attempted assault. This plea was accepted by the prosecution and the jury rendered a verdict accordingly. Judge McJvor then sentenced Oliver to 20 years at hard labor upon the public works of Chesterfield County or in the State penitentiary. Two negroes, Ambrose Croswell and Odet McMar.us, were given 2 and 1 years, respectively, for stealing an automobile. Fred Beacy, a twelve year old negro, was sent to the reformatory until 21 for larcency. LeVan Itoric, colored, was tried for conducting a whiskey still. Upon testimony it was shown that about thir ty gallons of sour mash was found in Korie's Jiouse and a stil! was unearthed in his yard. The juiy did not consider the evidence sufficient and rendered a verdict of not guilty. In liis charge to the Grand Jury Judge Mclvor called especial attention to the unsanitary condition of the jail and alms house. These institutions have just been investigated by the State Welfare Hoard and their report on the almshouse brands it as the most miserable and unsanitary of all such places visited in the State by the investigators. Foreman of the Grand Jury L. L. Parker in his return to the judge called the attention of the County C-ommisaioners to the Whdition of the prevailing state of affairs. A well is being dug at the jail and when it is completed sufficient water will be provided to give proper sanitation. CAMPAIGN OPENS JULY 31 The first campaign meeting of the Chesterfied County organi/.et:on will he held at Wexford on July 31. The Democratic Club books will close on July 27. D inTLirv 4 V n 1 rn-v/ A tunvr'/M^rv dix\ i nun i rni\ i i /\i v* LAr\;i\u Mr. Bud Moore will celebrate his 71*th birthday at his homo in the Wexford community tomrrov, .July 2. He is expecting Mr. K. Griggs, of Texas, and Mr. Jim Griggs, of Oklahoma. Mr. Moore wants all the Moores to come and alt the Moore's friends. He wants ihein to bring their sweethearts or some one else's sweetheart and have a good time and dinner. Fried chicken will lead the way. BILLY COLLINS NOT PERMITTED TO SHOW The Billy Collins mow came to Cnesterfield last Thursday with the intention of exhibiting for the last half of the week, but was not permitted to erect the tent in this commnity, a law barring all such concerss from exhibiting in tins county having been enacted at th-? hist legislature. Judging the law by its working in this case it is an excellent statute, as such so called "big shows" serve no purpose whatever, except to extract a small amount of money from an entertainment-hungry populace. They do not entertain or amuse, for the reason that enteriainess who can entertain do not associate themselves with that kind of ' >w."Ono tfood entertainer, such as those "shows" claim to have a vet number of. can command more money in "audevillc in one week than a v/ho!" r''?ij? show" of this caliber will ordinariily take in in a month. This form of monte'oank entertainment is rapidly passing into drcard and the lav that prevents them from showing in Chesterfield County vill in time I come uuivcr.-e.'ly ,n force, with the result that ten or fif'een able horded men fr< m each such agfriVgation will be available for farm labor, ditch d'tr injr and various other kinds of work fov which there is such a cry in if need. A. F. DAVIS R1ARRET T he Finest Frrth M?Bi M The Best Fancy GroAicj/ High Grade Canned The Best of Everything for the Table A. F DAVISMARK.E1 FRIENDSHIP Quite a number attended the icc cream supper at Friendship Saturday night and everybody seemed te en joy this first ice cream cupper of th< season. Rev. Julius F. Campbell filler the appointment of Rev. Mr. Chewn ing here last Sunday morning wit! one of his best sermons. The subject Mr. Campbell used was "The spirit of endurance." Miss Virginia Watson, of Chesterfield, visited Miss Annie Rell Strcuter Sunday. Mrs. J. P. Parker and son, Paul Jr., and Mrs. J. A Swinnie, visited in Ruby Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. 11. Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Campbell and children, of Sandy Plains, vbited at L.cYeoV meohAtiho...... cmfwy shdl the home of Mr. P>. F. Griggs Sunday. Miss Mary Belle Sellers, of Wexj ford, spent Saturiav nhrht tt>e inn>st of Miss Era Gardner. Mr. J. F. Gaddy and family spent part of Sunday with relatives in An. son county. Mr. and Mrs. Fair Bittle, of West Chesterfield, were quests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gullodge Sunday, j Misses Ola and Jessie Cu'ledgc ai*e j spending part of this week with their sister, Mrs Henry Smith, of Vaujtfhndale. j Mr. John Therrell, of Anson coun' ty, who has been spending some time with his daughter, Mrs. II? rhert Yoder, has returned home. 1 Messrs. Watt and Lester Dawk ins, of Deep Creek, and Mr. and Mrs. Luke Streater, of near Morven, were quests of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Dawj kins Sunday. Mr. Johnny Marsh is able to be out again. Mr. Marsh had a very narrow escape some days ago by being thrown from a mule. The mule Mr. Marsh was riding became frightened while drinking at the well and threw Mr. Marsh in such a manner that one foot became entangled in the traces of the harness, and in this manner, Mr. Marsh was dragged for t|uite a distance, receiving many serious bruises. Protracted meeting is announced to bej^tu at "FrtendshTp on next Sunday ! evening, July 4th. Service to begin at 8 o'clock. The church membership is asked to meet at the church Saturday evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of choir practice for the meet! inc. I Mr. C. J.. Moore and family, of Wexford, visited at the home ot Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson Sunday. And Mr. Kirby Rivera won out in the cotton blossom race this year! We will have to jokingly accuse Mr. Riv! ers of letting Mrs. Rivers raise that plant in a flower house in order to defeat the notable Nelson Remit tt. | Sunday school not Sunday after' noon at 3:30. Remember the preach, ing hour, k o'clock, I\M M1DDENDOK1 Children's Day was observed at Hebron Church Sunday nip tit, June 27. Tne exercises were well carried out. Splendid talks wer made by the pastor, Rev. H. F. Morrison and Mr. ' E. C. Edgworth | Rev J. C. Dawson tilled his regular appointment at tiie Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. Mrs. L. M. Yar'u.rough and cliil| dren spent Tuesday in I!arts\;lle shopping. Mrs. Louise Rowe and daughter, Miss Margaret and Mrs. K. C. Johnson and childr'<1 spent Monday at Laurel Springs. Miss Irene Rowe visited in Hamlet, Raleigh and Goldshoro last week. Miss Linnie Shaw spent Monday in Me Bee. HOPEWELL air, dKcuon xniver was X}>c- eullet at the home of Mr. I). Lisenby Sunday afternoon. Mr. John Jenkins wa ;he p.uest <?> Mr. L. (J. Lisenby Sunday evening. Miss Nettie Lisenby visited at th< home of Mr I). I,. I.'-a nby Sunday, Two members of the family of Mr N*. Ii. Lisenby are ill with fever. Burress Lisenby is in a very serious condition. He and bis family have the sympathy of the surrounding community. Mr. Ed. Lisenby was the culler at the home of Mr. Roy Teal Sunday. Misses Myrtle and Mary Lisenbj visited Miss flrace Bollard Sunday evening. | Miss Eva Teal visited at tl.e bona I *f! ?1 ??' ?? wi miiin riorence wauaeo Mindi'.y. Mrs. II. H. Harralt nnd s??:i I> ivit were motoring in this community I Sunday. Mr. Mart Moore and Mis?n Leili Rawlings motored out this \,ny Sun day. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs Clem Vick is seriously ill. Messrs. Lester Sutton and Melvii Sellers called on friends in this section Sunduy. i Sunday School ne.\t Sunday at 1< o'clock. Everybody invited. i CONVENTIOV UNDER WAY r DEMOCRATS AT SAN FRANCISCO CLEAR DECKS FOR ACTION Sub Committee To Present Platform Thursday?Fight Expected On 1 Three Planks. The League Of Nations, Prohibition and j Irish Question The Democratic National Conven.! tion is hard at work in Pan FrancisL | CO. : The platform is being prepared by the sub-committee and it is expected that it will be present.>d on the floor )f the Convention today. It is pret-. iy su-e to be the subject of much debat". a.-> the throe iiii- ?a.. I League of Nations, with or without reservations, the Prohibition or Modilied Prohibition and recognition of the so-called Irish Republic, each have j their full quota of friends aim enemies. As to candidates, it is impossible to make any sort of prediction at this writing, although the ticket may be nominated by the time this is printed, but it is more than likely that the balloting will not begin before Friday or possiby oven Saturday. A though William (I. iVIeAdoo has asked that his name be with-held from the Convention it has been often mentioned in the prolin e.alios ind each Lime has called fortl. long, loud and lusty cheers, in this connection it may be mentioned that Mr. McAdoo's boomers have announced that McAdoo, while not asking for the nomination, and preferring not to have it, will not throw the party down should the Convention nominate him, but will accept under protest and will do the best he can to be elected and will then do the be.-t he can to make good in the \\ hite li? use. So| far, Mr. McAdo seems to be the big favorite, but there are indications that his opponents and the opponents of the Wilson Administration are lying low and marshaling their forces for a big fight on Mr. Wilson's sonCUa..I I 4-U:.. 1. -1-. a*a-.?ivt. UIIUUKl LIII> l'CSUH 111 U dead lock it is reasonable to suppose tnat a dark horse wii! be trotted out. There are many of these, but none * so dark as the Republicans manured to nominate to head their ticket. Sanator Joseph P. Kobinson, of Arkansas, is permanent chairman and as suci' made thc"key note speech.." He rompd over the Republican Senate for the defeat of the League of Nations and received many i?>unds of applause during his remarks. Senator Robinson laid the defeat of the League pact to the fact that it was talked to death; that tin? Republicans had ruled that a Senator might talk to such an extent that no one but God could stop him. "It is to the shame of the Senate," said Mr. Robinson, "that it took a greater time to defeat 'iie tre?u.\ than it took the Army and Navy to win the war." OFF FOR NAGARA FALLS AND CANADA Messrs. C. ('. Douglass, J, A, Welsh, J. W. Ruse-, (i. W Kddins: and W 11 I'orter, if ('':oslo?T:< Id: M. L. Kaley and .!. A. Si iitb, of Ruby;: J. II. RatlifT, Joe Hendrix and Arthur Rivers, of Ml. Croghan have I..ft r ... v-:. .. ' ..ii - .M .Miiiiaia !' .ill , New York antl ('aiiaoa. *i J, y will he i >;one for a week and be-ides ^eeinsr the falls from ;.ll nnjtles wilt lake in Buffalo and l.<mnto. They .lave nie.de arrant jnents to stay on the Canadian side, presumby on aeeoun: of the 1 strawh? iries and other thirds that are more plentiful in Canada then in the United States just now. MILLINE | HALF Ali Our MilliiT Marked : 50: r f , Nothing Reservt ; Noti We Invite Our Customers * portunity to Secure Millinery at .Chesterfield i i t I COLUMBIA CANAL CASE IN COURT Columbia, June 'J8?The case of tiie State of South Carolina against the Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric Company for the tocovery of the I Columbia canal under an allegation I that the defendant has forfeited its ! title to the waterway because of alleged failure to carry out its conti'act with the Slate to complete the can iii, wmcn iias neen in litigation for several years, and prior to that time was the subject of heated debates in the General Assembly, was finally brought to trial here today. The State, in )8S7, refused to make further appropriations for the canal, and it went into the hands of rustvs and finally into possesion of the predecessors of fie Columbia Runway, Gas and lilectric Company, ome fifteen years ago. The South Carolina Legislature of '917 passed an act declaring that the conditions >f the net of 1887 and the acts supplmented and amoadatoiy thereof had not been complied vith, and that erehy, tie* rie ,t and t.tic* of the G. < to the e: n :i, its appurtenances and i'. e land held, therewith, had . ; forf dl'd end reverted to the Stele. It wa contended Ihsit the acts under which the defendant finally came in; > possession of the canal provided anmiii; other things, that the car I was t< tie completed ro Rocky i? anch, ic low Columbia, in the inci-'-st ?,f i;?\ig-.il inn, hut that his had i t Lc.a done and the navigation between Columbia and ?he coast had thereby suffered. Th 1 Legislature appointed a commission, with Attorney General Peoples as chairman and the chairman of thi of the Senate and House, and the chairmen of the Senate finance committee, to take such steps as were lawful to obtain possession of the property for the Stat-;. The committee held a number of meetings, and finally suit was brought two years ago. The su;t is also !" the profit in connection with the canal since suit was brought. N *" T".? ECONOMICAL IN OPERATION Oelco-i.ight costs no more to operate than ti^e old coal oil lamps. Due gallon of coaloil gives \on lour times as much ight when i id for fuel in Doico-I.ight as it pives in coal oil lamps. Write for Catalog ^ FunderbuiV Elec^"^ C. Dealer for Chesterfield County. | Tlirtc'i A Satir.ficil U?i r N<"ar You^ sSFat PRICE ery Ha^Been I Dowi/ liiny Held Over To Take Advantage ol this OpMuch Less than it cost us )ry Goods Co. ?mmmmm "