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VOL. 39?NO 36 "" _' CHESTERFIELD. 3. C.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1921 ~ $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE DEATH OF MRS. T. E. LUCAS Mrs. T. V Lucas died at her h3m< in Chesterfield Friday afternoon, af ter a lingering illness of seveia inonths, At the advanced age ol tigfcto xn early life she united with tht Methodist Church and through all the years was a consistent Christian, Her life was a divine benediction tc the entire community. Besides a great host of friends, she leaves tc mourn her departure seven children all of whom were with her in hei last days. They are as follows: The Rev. B. D. Lucas, of Alta, Va.; Mr. W. Andy Lucas, of Chesterfield Mr. T. T. Lucas, of Charlotte; Mr. J. E. Lucas, of Ruby; Mrs. Felis Cannon, of Hamlet; and Misses Anne and Pearl Lucas, of Chesterliek and the following: sisters: Mrs. W. D. Craig, Mrs. M. C. Durcnt and Miss Mary B. Hanna, all of Chesterfield. The funeral services were conduct ed at the home Sunday morning, the interment at the 'Chesterfield cemetery by the side of the grave of her husband, the late esteemed, Dr. T. w T a ? ? 1 * ? t nr. jLiucas, wno preceaea ner to tneir home above about fifteen months ago. The grave was covered with many beautiful floral offerings from friends all over South Carolina. The funeral services were conducted by Mrs. Lucas' pastor, the Rev. L. E. Peeler, in the presence of a large number of her friends. Intimations have been given in high official quarters that withdrawal of the American troops from the Rhine will be seriously considered as soon as the peace treaty is signed in Berline has been ratified by the Senate and the German Reichstag. No rlofiriif a nrorlinfiAn tuae ?V? o i* u?ii?i*?v |/tvuivv*vii nao iiimuc f uui lb became known that, once peace was actually established, the administration would fee! there would be no necessity of burdening Germany with the support of an army of occupation. / Five South Mission (J.) Miss Clifford Irene Barratt, minster, educational work, Kaifeng, China; (4) Millard Theron Rankin, \ ducatlonal work, Temuco, Chile. From the larger proceeds of tbi Baptist 75 Million Campaign the For ign Mission Board of the Southeri Baptist Convention has been enabled to send out more than 160 new mU lonarles since that movement wa; launched. It is announced, and of thai umber sixty young men and women representing fourteen states, have Juai ailed for China, Japan, Africa, Brazil Argentina and Chile. In addition t( these, Dr. 'and Mrs. Everett Gill o| Kansas City will sail September 14 ft become representatives of the Board In Europe, while Dr. and Mrs. W. A naiiueu 01 auhiiii, leiai, nave jusi ailed for Jerusalem, where they wll maintain headquarters in acting as th< Near Kast representative!* of tht Board. The new missionaries* to China ant Japan nailed from Seattle, Saturday August 27, on the Hawkeye State o the Admiral Line, while thoae for Bra II, Argentina, Chile and Africa sailet from New York on the Aeolua Augus 17. They will be engaged chiefly li evangelistic, eduoational, medical ant agricultural work and will be sta tioned at various points In these fieldi While a Urge number of new worker have been sent out by the Board sinc< the beglnolpf of the Campaign, a least 100 other capable young men ant women could be employed to advant ?? it tmxrj?KTniiftuiv, ovti ci?i, 9. r. Love advises. Mlselen Meney Qete Results. Of the more then $24,000,000 the haehNi collected In cash on the 71 JffUion Campaign to date, about $4 one te foreign mlsgloni TIKihu H09 It possible not only t strengthen the old work on ell field niritwnploy e Urge nmnberof net PAY ROLL OF COUNTY OFFICER" The latest Act of the General As ' sembly allows the following salariei for county officers: i | Clerk of Court, $500.OX) and re I cording fees; sheriff, $1500.00; Depu ty sheriff, $750.00; rural policemen $900.00 each; treasurer, $1800.0( 1 and $300.00 for clerk; auditor $1800.00 and $300.00 for clerk ! superintendent ?f education, $1500. 00 and $300.00 for clerk and countj hnnrfl nf Jam* HA. nUnJ%. j man of county board commissioners $300.00 and $100.00 traveling ex penses; four other commission*. r< , $300.00 each; clerk to commission j ers, $1500.00; Judge of Probate $250,00 and fees; county attorney, $150.00; county physician, $300.00 magistrate, $1900.0fe; county agent $1000.00; woman agent, $1500.00, These last two to be also paid by , United States government. The stato of South Carolina pays twn-third3 of auditor's and treasurer's salaries. The last General Assembly passed ? an act reducing the amount allowed cotton weighers for all places in Chesterfield county to 12 ce"ts per I bale, one-half to be paid by the'buyJ iL- -it * At-- _ n cr, wie uuier nan ny me reiifM . i STRATEGY Three "Scotchmen we*nt to church, each clutching tightly the penny he intended to contribute when the plate passed. Consternation reigned when the minister announced that this par* ticular Sunday an effort was to be made to raise tho mortgage and asked every member of the congregation to make a substanCial offering. During the prayer the Scots held a whispered consultation as to the solution of their dilemma and reached a satisfactory decision. n?p fnintoH #n<j thp ot.hpr t.wn carried him out.?American Legion Weekly. Jt'lJEl Carolinians Si laries (or Chin Breezewood, evangelistic work, Fochow, China; (3) Miss Hannah Jane Plowder IMUiston, evangelistic work, Canton, Chi ? missionaries, but to do much ^otker -, work, including building or making 11 substantial additions to 15 boys' I schools, 17 girls' schools, 37 mission ; residences, five hospitals and dispeni' saries, four light and power plants for t mission compounds, 26 church bulld,! ings, four colleger, seven theological 1 seminaries. In addition, assistance has , been given seven church building loan > associations, six new stations have t been opened and equipped, laud bus > been bought for the enlargement of I several mission compounds, a h me for . orphans In Italy has been established. t and a block of ground baa been pur1 chased In the heart of Home for bead; quarters for the work in Italy, a theo51 logical seminary, publishing house | cburcb and mission residence being 1 provided on this proimdy. Enlarge European Field, f As a result of the Campaign, South - ern Baptists have beeu enabled tc i greatly enlarge their work in Europe, t. They have carried on mlsjlon work in > Italy since 1870, but now they have 1 opened up new work in Jugoslavia, - Hungary and Roumanla, and have made a beginning, through the distribution 5 | of Bibles, in the Ukraine and Southern 9 Russia and Siberia. To act as the t! RurnnAEn ronvounn iailwao a# ?Ka ? i vy? vovuv?vi*V9 wi fcuu uvaiu 1 Id this enlarged program, Dr. and Mrs * Everett QUI of Kansas City were re r cently named. They will probabl) make their headquarters In Bwiiser land. t The fhT.t work 3ou?hern Baptleti i have ever done looking to fbe evangel > Isation of Mohammedan lands has jual i. been undertaken In Palestine and ? Syria, and Dr. and Mrs. W1 A. Hamlet! of Austin, Texas, hare gene to Jem V sttlem, where the'- - ?"rn?rinten'l > GADDY?DOUGLASS I - ... Word was received here that Miss s Mattie Cuddy, of Win;-,ate. N. C., be-i came the bride of Mr. W. J. Doug-1 lass yesterday morning. The wedding incurred at the home " of the bride's parents at fi A. M.t the ; , happy couple leaving- on an early , ) train for a destination in the inoun-1 tains, where they will spend their ' honeymoon. Mrs. Douglass is well known and greatly loved by Chesterfield. For a ' number cf'years she was teacher in " music at the Chesterfield High ' School. Her many friends here are de" lighted to welcome her to make her i home in Chesterfield Mr. Douglass is the geniel and popular clerk of court for Chesterfield county. The Advertiser joins their host oi friends in extending flicitations to this popular young couple. MAGISTRATE'S COURT Magistrate Teal had a ratheT busy ' day last Saturday, when he tried three cases, in which two offenders were sent to the gang for sixty days each and one defendant was found not guilty. Robert Flowers, colored, /was charged with breaking the gang and disposing of uniform. He was found guilty on both charges and sentenced to thirty days on the gang on each charge, Robert was serving a term for aiding his brother, Alfred, to escape some time ago, Norman Lithy, colored, was charged with stealing watermelons and a pistol from* Mr. L. B. Davis. He was found guilty on both charges and sentenced ttf~ serve on the gang for thirty days each. Joe Wallace, whiter was charged with stealing a pair of overalls from Ebb Hildred. He was acquitted. 666 cures Chills and Fever. 40 r ill As i u* A mv a and Chile MII.IMIM?Hm?Hlllllltmin|l| i ill ': ,?k.. ' J I China; (2) MIbu Grace Stribling, Westi, Kingstree, evangelistic work, Boochow, ' na; (5) Mluw Cornelia Brower, Sumter, ' ' ( I thp wnrl nf tlia iiutivu uvanvLl. Ista. It la planned to establish H church, theological seminary and college, hospital and orphanage at Jerusalem aa soon as practicable and thus seek to reach other points in Palestine and Syria from this center. Minister to 900,000,000 People. With the enlarged foreign mission program of Southern Baptists that denomination Is now operating in 18 countries on every aide of the globe, ' and has In its employ practically 500 foreign missionaries snd twice that number of native workers trained In. the ^mission schools. Through Its presedt missionary operations th# Uourd is seeking to minister to 476,. 000,000 yellow people, 4,000.000 brown ; people, 200,000,000 black people and 225,000,000 white people, making a total of 900.000,000 people, or more thfcn half the population of the globe, i Numbered among its workers aire t.iv on the field are 21 foreign physicians i and 8 foreign mission nurses who last i year gave 164.070 treatments. There , are now 611 mission churches on the i foreign fields and of this number 184 i are self-supporting. The average conl trlbut.lons of these mission churches i last rear to denominational causes was I |5 per member, the Christian^ on the . foreign field* responding more llber ally aa a result of the 75 Million Cam' palgn. The new missionaries sailing at this time were contributed; by the following i plates: Alabama tiffti,Arkansas one. Georgia five, Kentucttf, six. Loulsiani t two, Mississippi fouiL Missouri four, I North Carolina thram,South Carotin i t Eve, Teurjejwee flmL. Texas fifteen Virginia 'Sljc,- losra JSk and Pornsyli tmu o^ , < - | TCT PRESIDENT TELL MINERS TO BE GOOD AT ONCE Washington, Aug. 30.?President Harding, in a proclamation late today, commanded all persons engaged !n "unlawful and insurrectionary proceedings" in the West Virginia coal fields to disperse and retire peacefully to their homes before noon on Thursday, September 1. Unless there is prompt compliance, the administration let it be known that martial law would be declared and Governor Morgan's appeal for federal troops granted. Meanwhile Brig. Gen. II. H, Bandholtz, who made a preliminary in vestigation around the MingO district last week, was ordered back to West Virginia to watch the aituation and advise the war department how the proclamation was received. In a re port made public yesterday as the White House General Bnndholtz expressed the opinion that the state authorities had made 'on!/ feeble at emiS" !r it store order. The pr l:'.mot?>?p wa issued by ihe preside-l afTer a day of conferences with 5se ! e:?:y A --.# General Bandholtz and Major General Har- , bord, assistvt chief of staff. A West Virignia de!es;aVo.i headed by Senator Sutherland was also in conference and1 strongly urged the immediate dispatch of troops to the scene of trouble. The intimation was given by administration officials that if troops were semi nere wouia do an adequate force and that "there would be no child's play." VAUGHAN 1 We are sorry to report Mrs. David Vaughan, Jr., quite sick. She is expected to be taken to the hospital this week. We hope she will soon be well again. . Miss Era Gardner spent the past j week at Ruby with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Beedley James and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hinsoa spent a part of the past week in Patrick with relatives and friends. 4 Rev. Clayton Jenkins ami family spent Sunday in this community. Mr. Jenkins was the founder of David's j Grove Church. He will be long remembered in this community. 1 Miss Ola Gulledge has been quite j sick the past few days with tonsilitis, but glad to say she is spma bet- y. ter at this writing. Mrs. I. R. Melton and son, Robert, j spent the week-end in the Wexford community with relatives and friends. I The people of the David Grove ^ prayer services have a contest up on L Bible reading-, we will give each month the numbers of chapters read. s If our good editor will'give us space | in his paper to do so. [ Mr. Johnnie Griggs has just recav-j crcd from an attack of malarial fever. | Born to, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Burr, Sunday, a boy. I We are sorry to report Mrs. L. J. Morris quite sick, but glad to say she is some better at this writing. I Mr. Johnnie Davis and family of near Westfield spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. G. R. ' Vaughan. ' TU? T iOl. .Inc. V... 1I1C uuiic A cupira i. uiaa ujr Mrs. I. R. Melton will picnic at Craig's Mill Saturday.. The class is requested to meet at the home of Mrs. Melton Saturday at 9:30. Little Lillie May Stroud has been [juite sick for the past few days, but hope she will soon be well again. | Mr. Preston Burr and family of Anson county spent Sunday at the home of Mr. L. J. Morris. I f FOR SALE?Fulghum Oats 99 per cent, germination. $1.00 per bush- ( el, also full line field seed for fall j planting. Write us fyr prices. Our ( seed are what we claim, puve. Our prices are right. I 4t-39 The Pure Seed Co., Cheraw. .. . I r UK SALE?1 Hand Sbmgle Mill; 1 16-inch Grist Mill; 1 *^7-Horse Kerosene Engine; 1 7-Horse Gaso-1 line Engine; 5 head Fresh Milk Cowsl or will swap for fat beef cat-1 tie. p. F. Douglass, ltp Chcsterf'eld, R. I. A. F. DAVIS MARKET! The Fiaad Fresh Meats Tn? Bast Fancy Groceries High Grade Canned Goods The Best of Everything for the Table A.F. DAVIS MARKET 1 j For Best Results Use <5SY*t Jlivestock fjREMEDlES -1^1 by OfttgaUt* anJ XX^fUrt j SKULL AND FLATIRON COLLIDE IN YORK York, Aug. 28.?When a large smoothing iron wielded by the strong arm of his irate wife and the skull of John Kelly, negro, came into collision the other night, it was the iron and not John's cranium that was damaged. True, John was temporarily put hors du combat ,but his skull was so unyielding that the weapon was cracked by the impact and he can now boast that he is the man who put the sad in the sadiron. The whys and wherefores of the i row and concomitant. domestic infelicities were aired # before Judge Fred C. Black yesterday, it developing that Josephine Kelly, John's wife, is determined to abandon the role of clinging vine and essay that of an upstanding oak. "Dat ol* nigger's too lazy to go wid me to night preachin', and he don't 'low me to have escort coming back," she declared. Last night he tuk and raised a row wid me as : Ah got home. Ah took and struck | him on de head wid my smoothin' | iron an' dat nigger's head wuz so hard dat it cracked my iron right in de middle. Ah's 'cided, to stan' up for my rights at las', for wimmense kin vote now and is good as mpnu How in " ?I ?J 1 John had brought the charge of assault and battery against his wife, but as it ape?red that he was only temporarily hurt, whereas the iron was permanently damaged, he got off with the costs of the case and a ' ' lecture by Magistrate Black, which j was shared by his pugnacious half,'; that they dwell in peace. CHESTERFIELD ROUTE 4 Gainey?Atkinson Married Saturday P. M., August ' 27, at 9 o'clock, Mr. John Gainey of ' Lvdia. S. C.. to Miss Hattip Atkin?r>n I >f Chesterfield Route 4. I The wedding occurred at the home ?f the bride's father, Mr. S. T. Atkinson. Mr. J. I.. Douglass was the oficiating officer. Most of the evening vas spent serving ice cream and lem- ' made and other refreshments. A c arge crowd of the bride's friends and * elatives were present. ( The young couple will make their * lome in Darlington county and we viah for them much success in their .vvvic uvea. NOTICE TO CHESTERFIELD DRY GOODS CO. DEBTORS I have bought the accounts of The I Chesterfield Dry Goods Co. All persons owing this company will pleasQ tee me and make arrangements for Msttiemorit as quickly as possible. t 1 * H. M. Odom. | fi 1 Lam els r J * si tl p c / o] TURKISH^ H4K3TK lift blehd^mJ -, ,i *' *? * ? ?511 jjgy MHBH RUBY SCHOOL OPENS Ruby ifigh School will open Mon- ' Jay, September 5th. The Vcaohers < for the year are as follows: t Miss Louise Black, first grade- f M iss Adeline Wyly, Adv. 1st. c Miss Fay Fewell, second. g Mrs. Florence Lucas, third. v Miss Fllen Gaddy, 4th and 5th. v Miss Virginia Drumrr.ond, 6tJi and t 7 th. 3 Miss G.urice Dill and Lois High, . ii assistant high school teachers and 6 Miss Bessie Gaddy, principal. ] All the friends and patrons of the school are cordially invited to the ^ opening at nint; o'clock Monday. p T DEATH OF LITTLE GLENN EDWARDS t< n The death angel visited the home n of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards j last Friday afternoon and claimed j R their little son, Glenn. The litte one ; V was sick only a few days with pneu-' s( monia and from the first of his ill- ? ness it was not thought that he would B recover. . R He was laid to rest Saturday at ^ 4 o'clock in the Edwards cemetery.'a: The saddened parents have the greatest sympathy of their friends. | f, A Friend. i jr ! in rAUfcLAtNU'3 KIR5T BALE tj e. The following* communication from , hi Pageland shows how they do things H in that live litt'.e town. The presence fi there of a fine community spirit is manifest in these few lines: ? Dear Mr. relit.J? "Mr. J. A. 'vvant had the first bale r.i cotton lor il.is section "lid* bale af cotton was ginned and wrapped tree gratis by the hustling ginner,' Mr. J. E AgJftoP end sold to Mango w Bros., who are always on tne job, for Si 17 cents, August 26, 1921' * * * * w. woodmen meeting Lt The regular meeting time for Ches- j w :erfield Camp VV. 0. W. has been; s*i hanged from the first Saturday night aj ollowing a full moon to the first Fri-1 A i-.y night following a full moon in aeh month. Meeting hour is 8 P. M. \V 2t-37 By order M. S. Watson, bj Clerk.1 _ ! r. No Option "I hear Charlie's on his feet again." "Yes, poor boy, his creditors took si lis car."?Sydney Bulletin. sr 1 I y< TRIPLETS g< Born Tuesday night, August 30th, :o Mr. and Mrs. L.. J. Morris, two ? ?irls and one boy. lif IP wrm are made fc Think for TTi< Such folks know real quality mt _ * - iney preier uameis because ( moothest, mellowest smoke th< ley love the mild, rich flavor erfectly blended?and becaus IGARETTY AFTERTASTE. Like every man who does hi ant fine tobacco in your cigai 1 Camels. And, mind you, no flashy pa o extra wrappers! No costly on't improve the smoke any i r coupons. But QUALITY! Listen! T1 3am< STATE NEWS P The population of the sAate of South Carolina, as recently announcd by the bureau of the census de artment of commerce, is 48.6 per ent. white and 51.4 per cent, ne? ro. In 1910 the percentage necro ,'as 55.2. The negro population, /hieh was 855,843 in 1910, increased o 864,719 in 1920, an increase of .5 per <J*nt. The white population n the same period increased from 79,161 to 818,538 or 20.5 per cent. Walter und Carl Bowers, father nd son, who were placed on trial in Ireenville Wednesday, for the murdr of Andy Wells, young farmer of 'ravelers Rest, were found guilty of lanslaughter with recommendation j mercy by a jury that deliberated lore tha<n three hours. Notice of a lotion for a new trial was given and le motion will be heard before Judge W. Meniminger Monday. Andy /ells died two days after he was truck about the' head and chest in fight he had with Walter and Carl owers. in a garage at Travelers est, on May 7, last year. The fatal lows were inflicted with an iron tie. Frank E. Alexander, State Senator om Pickens county, was found dead i bed August 24th at Brown Hotel i Jocasse. Senator Alexander went lere Thursday to attend to some real itate business. He is supposed to ive died from heart fuilure. Brown's otel is situated about thirty miles om Pickens courthouse. UCCTCDCiri rv f\nu KJEKl WJU* COMPANY RESOLD The stock, fixtures and accounts The Chesterfield Dry Goods Co., hich were sold last week to H. L, :hlossburg, of Camden, for $8,W70, is resold a few days later. The stock of goods was sold to .'ibowitz Bros., of Wilmington, Del., ho are opening a big bankruptcy ile th.s week. Their advertisement jpears in this week's *ssue of The dvertiser. The fixtures were bought by H. '. Pusser & Sons and the accounts r Mr. II. M. Odom. OOD RHODE ISLAND RED HENS FOR SAl.E This is a good chunca to get a art with Rhode Island Reds at a nail cost. Sold to make room for >ung stock. All good layers and >od colors. S?e me for prices. J. W. Hanna. Rub-My-Tism for Rheui"aiitni. 40 IIII I >r Men who emselves ?and DEMAND it. Camels give them the ;y can buy?because of choicest tobaccos, e Camels leave is own thinking, you ettes. You'll find it ckage just for show, frills! These things more than premiums lat's CAMELSl el? , ^ j _