Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

VOL. 39?" 31' , C11EST1.:RF!10LD;S. C., THURSDAY, , >. ; 2'J v j.r>o A YEAR IN ADVANCE MEEHAN CASE UNDECIDED The tfase of Mecklenburg: County, N. C., against Parnell^ Meehun, charg, ed with hiring labor in said county without, license, was tried at Charlotte last Friday. The district attorney and his solilitor prosecuted the case and the defense was conducted by T. L. Kirkpatrick, ex-mayor of Charlotte, Hunter Marshall, Jr., of New York and Charles L. Hun ley, of Chesterfield. At the conclusion of the trial, during which Mr. Hunley delivered an address for the defense, the judge reserved decision until August 3. It was gncrally thought that the verdict will be acquittal. r * 5 \ BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS Deloo-Light helps keep children on the farm. It makes the home bright and attractnve and offsets city attractions. Delco-Light proves a great benefit in many other ways?by furnishing bright electric light and dependable eleo- j | trie power. mmum "?Ioc&-lcI<k far Write for Catalog Funderburk Electric Service Co. PaSeland, S. C. Dealer for Chesterfield County. There's A Satisfied User N?sr You ... , ^ Eau Wi< S ^ 1 if ' p! {JS 10 x zy7 On F^J Fabric, AH ^ t || 30 x 3?/2 f ' P Fabric, Aotl | ll| i* ' i_J %-W. ... J j. II SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS Camden automobile dealers have organized. One of the' hrst n>.o\es of the newly fomed asosciutior w?3 to announce that on and after August 1 all business %vould be transacted or. a strictly ca..a ba>is. The next move was to cut the price of gasoline from 35 to 34 cents a gallon. i he tiuntberg tobacco market established a record t-u-.uruay by paying v80 a huntrcd pounds for one pile and $G8 a hundred for another. The corn crop in lower Greenville County has sulfered seious damage by recent heavy rains Cotton has al so sucereu somewhat but lavmers are still optimiotic for a bumpe crop. A hangar at the Churl ston Navy Yard was burned Saturday afternoon. Smoke helmets and a miseeianeous collection of navy stores were destroyAnderson County has 11 candied. iho loss is estimated at $100,000. dates for the House of Representatives and (> for Sheriff. Edgefield Jones, of Elloroe, was killed Saturday night at a ciossing of the Atlantic Coast Line near his home. He was evidently asleep on.si cross tie near the truck and was sti uck on the head by the steps of the train. Hewlett ilutchminsori. a student of the junior officers reserve corps at Camp Jackson, was drowned while swimming in a pond .Saturday afternoon. He was 17 years of age and lived at Haralson, Ga. . Greenwood has made all arrangemeats lor a cotton grader at if, will j have a man on the spot before the {lull season opens. I liit io k.. , !. ?*>ivv? t?VJ ? ? V" /*- CllUlll|iV V/Ul iH j Camp Jackson. A special summe; : cliool wili open Aug art J. anil all it literate soldiers will be compelled ui attend three hours daily until they can read and write. '1 here are S'3,000 licensed automobiles in this state, (his is 13,0o(J j moor tnun last year. State Highway officials say that there are persons still operating cars without new li cense tags. Oiiicers are scour ng the state for these delinquents and report considerable success. The plant of the Sumter Steam Laundry was destroyed hy fire last I woe1:. The loss is estimated at $25,? ' 000 with about $5,000 insurance. Lip Youi :h Gooi Goodyea and31 OJ* \ with cha A build hi{! r\?Ma carcass a [> JBh Last yeat \ Bitty were fac f MnUBHlW year Tin ? IBP ^ nil I In order available operating factory d I It you o\ p Maxwell of these i ' f Goodyea A E IJ Goodyea r ) I i'cyr Do* i Lie-Cure ca Goi "iVcafher Tread you KKjycaj^ Single -Cure $^^50 CSWii ra????? ! i in Hugh T. Bramlett, who was convic| ted in Greenville of murdering his mother-in-law, has been granted a j new trial by the supreme court. D. I). Fletcher, aged 01, and I). II. Matthews, aged 70, became involved in a light at Spartanburg, i Matthews : utTcred a pitchfork wound and a fractured skull. Fletcher is in Ii jail awaiting the outcome. Five e:cp rienced rat ti uppers I have i.rrived from New Orleans in ; Charleston to begin the externum1. ! tion of rodents in that city. 5,000 rats will be caught and examined foi 1 evidences of the bubonic plague. 1 Whether or not indications that | Charleston rats are infected i: I found a campaign of extermination i will ' conducted. j Jam. Sharpc, a v.cil known far mci* of near Le:;inpton, was illed by a train on the F ithern railway Sunday niph.. It is t'nouj.ht that I threw himself undo; the train in order to end his lift, as lately h< has been despondent and had threat ' cnod to commit ^uicidc. The town of McCormick suiforee tin- loss of five <>f its best residences Monday afternoon by li '<. The tow it . is without wat< rworks and had tui means of tipMing tno ftantes. 'It' loss is estimated at $15,000. Mary Alice Marshall, aped three, , fell throuph a rot ton platform int< a well at Chester Monday and \v gotten out with much diliieu! y hy .1 ncpro who was tvorkinp near hy. Th' child was unconscious and thovip 1 to I he dead, but by e mtumcd I ii\! wort I hy icini s saved her life and i'. h tliou ;ht she will 1 eeovev. rhree noproos wore killed neat Ches? .Monday when their ear skid led over an jI>-?.* '" lent. They wer? i .rciurniiiK no . to i olumbia from n ' hall y viiu' !': Charlotte*. Two ei lejrro oecupants wen1 badly hi* GRAND STAND IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION Tin* lumber has boon hauled tr the fair grounds am', construction t:.ito?i on iho uraiid s*:in<i fo: the lo :al huso ball diamond. Mr. Thonne i' Ma'ioy, secretary of the Fair Asso, oiation, will superintend, the work * i*: QNpeetecl Lh tin stand wil Ik ready f ir u. * n-**tt vee! . r Small dye at 1 r Tires in the 3Ox 3-, |-inch sizes are man: 1 racteristic Good") ..a: ;h relative value nd trpad LI.Vft V&VUU1 r more cars taki ig * I rtorys-eqiunpcd is thai! V/xi'if. cv to make 1 to users c i: m ^ X the j ievoted to ^ vn a Ford, C".iav: or other ear - < sizes, go now to r Service Stath , r Tires and Goo y . tubes* r ?- ~ ' v iAK xlycar Heavy Tourist r< .1 * arc asbcd to pay f >r tubes ?.? li-ss n\< -i -nRi wiicn such r?.irc protection h ;*v; K 3V2 H,7C '* waterproof baf,..^. f FIGHTING ILLITERACY EFFORT TO TiiACH TE?4 THOU- C 3 AND TO HEAD AND v'/R iTE Tin.- Russell Saf^o Foundation in rating: the educational syVenis of } the sever:.I state. j>ut South Caro-jOp lina at tl>?* libttom ^nd ten \ i ts below Porto IIo. In fconuv.. ;vinjr on this report the I.itjrary Di^t . sev: : "For the record :m?V not f" ' oliU'tiers, it may be mentioned tlmt South Carolina is at the bottom." Realizing: that the state . alTerin^c from such adveif.isin:r as this and ^ | further r< ;;lizin?r thtit the onlv way Ij * / - |S its effects may be counteracted is in e r 'ctinu- iI.e conditions v.-} ' h 1:1 ,Ne ^ ucn publicity possible, Mis-. \V 1 i.oti Cray, State Sup'Wiser r V.Iut? Schools, bys sent out letle t t < teachers in the staleiof which the : ?! j lowing is an cxtrac:: Du' Auku. l vie wish to enroll 1 . at least 10,000 illiterates and t: " iilitenite:- in the (finy-by:' : - hoois. , This can only tyt accomplished *vhiouph active cooperation of all the :eoci.e;\* in I he sta'cejLJVill you t> gnn- ' ize ; ml touch a cziss for at ! -est ' twelve (lays? While you rest at i. ?;.:< i is possible for you to to eh two 'ou'-s pc day. Hy datng thi.- yi u w:!l render the state al distinct sorvie and, al the same tins, will 1 hie to ,,, ia' e some money. Iz you wish to de' vote your entire ti ne to the work ' it will be possible 1 sr you t ) make "s twenty ive dollars iar wei . . If you find it imf wobble to do or- f : nized teaching, tei ch one individual ami encourage s into one else in ' '! vt.u community tc undertake the eruaniv.ml work. T le voti hav :i called upon ^o sign the l?o?r.o . c chib t olls. Wiat showing "- ill on- 1 'Mt or school precinct nakc? ' V:.I it lower or raise the si te's i.ii dard? In lltlG eurhteen-per cut. if ..?(>- signed their names with a n ark. Please teach at least one " liter to write his m)tnc and cac >ur-'' .ge other public spirited citizens to' I . , 7' wi io the same. Miss Fanny M. Poarcy, Chester- !' i ' 1 CH ' hold County Oganizer of Aiiuit SC! ools. h:lJ4 5111 1 ii muntin.r i?f fl>?? ' ~ V?I v.* %> School Trustees and all others in-,**1 - .vst ?.!'>v> should attend t!;i- ^ ' i s-nfri? ^ I 1" ii?i. i | S~-\ I] Lcir tj n* i i t* p-q L JL JL * U 'd a I j ',h vOxs1'?- !! r ; ? <1 \C.Ui' > 3 hi cr-rtf to t ' V(J? V ~ } I . ,:i I. * M til . O'1 > t *\ ? >lr t . ? ? : } . ' ?! * .. s U \ r * ?. i ? V fc - - % ?.* M? k ' | . i r ? is S .1 M s > v " '* "1 . ,i ! 3 f . i <- " [r'i ll jM I " r A . .. f; J <v\ L- ; m f .! t ? J ,i:>' E ^ vhh y- *c k flyti osi iy & jj j| !, ,,v* -''4^2 * " ; " 15 * * l 1 ' mo I : _ [ I i hal!. silason oplits i t^.r'irr.d has a great organization os" fast fla i'eks l-., as., .u'tiiy M>?n'ii;en i i t Mvhan As An Orr;.?n^7:f\ i; '.'.'i ? ! a basa* b? i! a i arni'll M bii. la.- <)imiilb--l. . . .a; : iV.I ! or t'lu". icriiOiil a ! I'i . is .' b UH'h ?>l CXpOf: i by C:.p? In .nui niters, of >it. CroKhna, viio iirat catcher. Arthur is a popular utur man of this t\ vh- | iay: r liall anil < 1 - r : ' o lie,ire team. !?< h no n ?. 1. \ X liiis kimjoa \.i,h Uh"ra\\\ Paul Mea.h i- holding clown li1 -t re. ! e is one e.f the host. Ii" can '<> pitch a ;>ic:tl game and is sure ',101. slarry lX.nn rs - t'.e star pitcher li*.'.- club, tic is it Pennsylvania liny. .nadc good with Charlotte, but i ic s ( hc 11 I'iclti. He can held any i>l in the game, including catching. Mil Its let lor, of (iasionin, is cm r?md base. Ho is fiist and can be uir.od upon when n conic- to batOur old friend Hill Potts, of i. i icftc, is short slo. Hill i.- a " it so st"i.lci and e?n lay down pretty a built a; one would wish oo. Jim Hough, of Halloas;er, is iho I thi v( I as.- mn. He is a first is ma n i si < - cry re poet (a tc r, i unnun University, is also a ird baseman of note. He is at p:c acting as utility 'a i deter. , i.i the ot l fie lei is Pa;-ell, wlm ten i.ot p'.eying ball is a (Iyer. Anr ouiiioider is fit' e l.eiwtty, ?.f *i . \ ii, (ill ? i .IV?> l n* III L ?I IHMp vhoini ii -nry 1 ?'?\i: ';i:s and Dunn Mcfirep'u* : " uLiiity players. \ ni)j;;l.r- is i : ; 1;. t*? of the team, i he sv ason opt .letl last Thursday tn a three pnmc series with Ceopow l. A!! parties wre playe 1 on the nl prounds. Chesterfield won the st two pa me ; with scores ?>f .'} to ind 3 to 1. The third pa me wa t by the vit mis with a score of 1? it. Monday the club went to Heath rinps and a ; reat panic was playe.1 should have resulted in a shut out r Chesterfield, but with the cm": 1 to 0 in favor ?.'f Ceste ;PeTd a\ e bepunnilip of the eiphth somedy pot enroll an I ; e. uaie of > r IVe t.l I' !e to ill ll Sp illp:e .ay C" *.h ,> -i.ijrs < ani" t > ("In s i:i . t.vo ptmie s; r.,-s i at l.y ("lest Ti'ii Id v in p with j. mm. re ol 4 t<> 'J. i y's ? ?m? ; - a pood one. tidiii fe. .u ef v eve t:; s* . . a..p ! .' t , v. iio It '. ile i:oioown wi.i. t ha., and .lie t. i,: . pe ' <lain ' lir.i- Hi. . and J. F\ itiei.a.ds. Ii- at! . Hurtle* pd it i \ :. ... i ami. Wed no i; y's pa me: Chesterfield 4, Vii ' hisUrhtl.l eiuh is now in a -' .11, > ur they pi \ the t o the \ ee :. 1'ron. l.eor.'1-i..wii .a.aii r> at. , \? ?v pay Moral y a .Tuesday I* .oip ls.i '.io toe. . . i . i. .. ! ... Weil in y. i. xt Ihui.d.'.y, A. .;ii . it " ; ' '! ?" ! i usr.'u! .. n -.it, ri ... <r ti e ( it* '. lien: du <i A <i u...e header < ill bt ived v I i : I' t; ('.he.-tcr ' t ;t -.-A secure v. with Che raw. ( lies ; . si -t< r . :?\\ ,i for ; I i n.ue lie sr .we. . i Ml . , ( ? i sir, (' . raw 's ste i i; ncI lv ii uc.ift !. .. MSON j ij i Cs HOME*COR NO ? ii Colli ; . .1 uly 1 . eiyi.. it:, ly for C'en i? i'"...-', '"id oilU); to "come 'mine' om | riday, lurdsis and Suini.;; , .Inly ii Aiiy.mt 1. A eonvni'.tee of loI Clt ni on men !i,i - I . i wokiiij.; i .i ilu* collect* autlioi it ti pre i*t ;. ;* rural in f<r. un! i.- m to lli'mc-Comi'i,r and eus v i out ;i tentative sent Mile : ; part the entetsi.niiu iit 1' >. t e It How, mrh it in realized thut the :i;r i m a e llcgo lloRK (llllllllH is i . i . re eel tins I < itoth r and < e* i* inr old 'cr.-i rd ' < l.e.-o . I he |i>* i i^em ial reception will he i".e "<<yiii" on i r'cuy ripht. A It lire (d tl.C ret*, tion and o! t!ie i 11........ .1 .. i i l i \ mi w ' (< t ^ itri'i wi. Will I) isic i?y the I'.tlnu tt<? Six ,'n /y. <-)r1a, which is a ('lenson organ i; .h, There will als > he dancing and pdoor movie an Itowman i'iohl. Saturay morning "ill he taken up i. lv with a weicom'.i'g o.sei t i -e in pel with talks hj, i\ or c. -hi <>.d mbcr.H of the fatuity ami rluinni i a big meeting of the A 'muni A nation. L)n Satuduy afternoon thert will class reunions, a i?ig wa einition tinvc? movies, te , w die on Saturi' evening there will la an illusLoti talk on t'lem.von < oilege, anor reception and dance, and nunc vies. iev. B. it. Turnip.-ood, cb s - of will conduct a special preachservices for the *'boys" on Sunday ruing. ^ J (BUILDING lb BOOMING "i; 3TERFIELD {. 1 t ; sp'te of the* high cost of material, i..i n " -.< -t - od the ball | to ".ifiii" whe ! ho" ' puttnur Up he wails of a seventeen-foot buiidj ..... < |i e:e?l .. Sellers ii ai 1.1 11 i . . hi ii .. contract l ? i >ninl ;te the building and to ovirnd the wall.-, h.ivk twenty feet, makine, the h< ure ' by :*i. The new owners re Rny Kddins and Clarence I> vis. " ;i /loeery when t;. ii.il li if* i-- con i : ed. -! '< e." II. I . Wat.-i : lias i. id 11 ' w ?i!. i\i\ < . t' e .1 ore that he . ;.'s eoi iiiitin.- t !,,{,! ; . (l . . <'.nt:o:i i' : \ <>ov, gnxoiine iiiliipr ( ' ' it'. .. iii' . ? i of Main i i , and P; Av? uet t MI(M) . . ill ; I. of V." (' ' Sellers . v. > ' v. id' r \v y. Air. Sell0 s ho a on .. thirty ivorkinjr o.. ihi-.- Paige Avi'tiut1 and 1 o:v t t !. move to n lii !?/ t - a: .1 i.hint \?i!l iio in- i . in >., ipriont of this oil- , teiprie, v : it j .oo.i. " to ho the largest fnduntrinl plant in Choster' field. ! .M i?ij, oiiioi huiH.ng plans ;tr tinder v. y and much activity both i i" o. :cl . .. cpecUil lioforc j ' hvlntc,% I 1 THE MASONS L INiTIATE THREE On Friday evening the Che ter ':o ; I. V ( of .Mi,v iii.i will initial* ! .1' i < ' o ?nilii|nto>- </!! w'ii in he 1h<> tirst i i'Kii'i', one t f>< o.-o .1 ar.il one ' tie tiiinl. ! I .in", liopuly (Iru.Ml M" ster T. 11 Wann.tntaker will lie 1 preu.snt. ' SUICiNG SCHOOL AT GREEN HM.L Siiufi ig Sehool v.'ili open at (?re< n .1:1. School li'nee on Au;;u t mi- 1 :ler the ledd"r<hin of !V>f. E. <?. I: ...ii l". ... t i.. s ; ' ' * ?* 1 ' ' * * I I ? U tfi Hitond. ( *! -> ?TGRP.T OF <rt q r vt I i pT * '*p*' " W c?:'c'i V .;!} ?!-. !;o.' r. t rcLi.i J.: U 0 ' ? f i * hp vjoo ly r I Wz Ar?* i.M ?K(, | : ?.? , I.-V }1'V<> j ! :i f/Yv ' 1 ft V x i i . 5 jf y v i. j! a j! IWvM >,f j Ml ti - r A Si toil!? ! f V>'* 'I!'"' I ii J >ii i.si 'aTv; ill fr, : \ : i f ly " i ' V1 /p, W They Make Yoi r Tire Li *i. Tiib( ? .rm; a 1 | IL ' V ^ i (^ I 1 i tC OCj dl r\ i JL?riii> ii " . \ i'/i Oi\- i. i*. ; .. >)\ Ii' I I IN THE MP. f PLACf: w< j | iIM KKX/ ,L (X A! ^ i Ivi \N KOAA''. in tii ir lino. f . L Ai^O! IAN jOCALIC , * < h >si i a lilt! st i;n o I? I! v ilian ii 5 "frlr.rcii i an m.'c'i di:V 1 t iv. i in automobiles. ' CC if. IN an i listen i<? ih v in , ja.ilio* o' ;h. / j AND KSiViCMB' A\ wo .uv 1.-11 the time. * o ' 1 T f r T" 7%' "* f, T I ^ ~n1 ^fT WHO WILL BE FIRST? j :Iy Already Being Arouind A* j To Who Will 3f First Chr?trrfieldian To Take Tjc Air 1 hik i- :>!rc*ii?ly some speculation ; > to . h ? w'l? e the fir.s. :.:r passen< f ' . iatoy Mt*jpurify his stay i* Chesterfield ('ounty* 1 air. 3 a Meet-;!! is in c>try way > i' . count y'. foremost exhibi> > , <ii'n in point of ability i i in* number of (lyitv I lours. Ho i yi?e i. liiy ex! 'biVells of his . i a:i ! -ninny !n hundlmy r mod- j i . iiplui.e on ; !I four days of the /. W . "u li l!.' v.. and ail ul the : i . h op , 1 ui:i , dives and . ! il in "In? training of Ar1 .. fly . will in* pivor. by this in v I'ii t during his exhibitions. .aichir.j Avi.it i* Merrill demi' il ..< i.i I'K.sleiy of his "> ..i .-unit Ilyi , . rare confidence i i.il.n.htl an.J rospeetivc pns iiK i . and is usually a i t ' c> > >> w . 11 be the first up in ti i air as a companion ... > tl'i Merrill. . up to date, carried i a d his record auei. , tie > as far as acci' . e >> ' ' lied and a .rood time as . i n I : ueti. e one i > ured all in . a -. iil. This lijer rei! . ; eveept i.iiiaily lonp utry t'ip n? jein Mi. lounp's lore . vine imvn all .l.e way front . e, i i:ina, into .Mo itpoinery i ' a. o:i> >o;, and bis enpapeit Ath< n , .Ma., and Gains* . (i.i.. imva been tiie most sueP e\e. piven ia those sections, i vie ow li 'inr very much in > maud. A i c- -u.iy 11i. Chesterfield :.)> it lie flies m vi'iai other sir n- heti l>-f;>or jjointr int?> Flo<i?i and has : hi chosen l>y Mr. Veil t . ! ' manair'T, as one of the >f the pa; .y of five t(> tour \y \ ?e; iea duiiii!.; the Winter uont Its. Ai' ' I is the pilot who flew at i i jravr -r.ients at both towns 011 >ne day. LIES IN THE VALUE ' "/E H>:inDjIR you iuise at-.tl then shctv you how ?rc>; or!j i'Ji i iibes > ? \( A ?> I. !" 4i'>n that jd:Co! t 11 MI / li !t ;> ol" {hose alit ,.1-es ill t'u I" 1 4) 1 lie' I .'it? 'Mi lli . I |\V . ' A 4 A? Ito IK' IS Ant 3 Go. ? ? Qgjsj^ ?i !*><.? \ i . ii. iv\ Tom rial :S " ~ ~ "** ~V I <1 i*a | ! di ^l^Ccli | /~V "v ^ /' f \fC\ I ^ h/1 )s v. i \ > I its hv i'( I1.a!V'uh?. | in :.i \ .i.'ij > i'Oi : ], with I vAM'E.:. t i * , ' ;0: ) ! ! ( Ill cnt | I h wo I'.-- v i:i; radix c to | h: >. 11 11 4 h:i .i 11: ivst ; also { I.- \> si. I io pi; i.io/r.iphs as there is j h r i. i tone and 11 p. oduc. j ifcOUAM. I I'jliwiSfS iii's last and all f \ I L DRUG CO. 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Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, July 29, 1920, Image 1