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1 We cordially 1?J attenc Fall T? Ope I Friday, Sept. 3 And Consujt Repr< Hopkins T Or Balti About the Fall Workmanship, - VJUCII TEAL-JO The Home of Pt D _ 1 jive a n | We have bee B stock and re-marke (declined in price a real bargains in Furnitui Ra i Harness, C< Our Pric< Farmers DISCHARGE NOTICE On 10th October net at 12 o'clocl M. I will apply to the Probate Gourl of Chesterfield county for a discharge as administrator of Estate of An drew F. Moore. p A. E. Moore, Administrator LAND POSTED?Hunting with o without do^s, or trespassing in ain way on our lands positively for bidden under penalty of law. 1 Cary II. Davis, 3t-40 L. B. Davis. RURAL-CARRIER EXAMINATIOh *The United States Civil Servict Commission has announced an exami nation for the County of Chesterfield Sr C., to be held at Cheraw on Octo ber 22, 1921 to fill the position of ru ral carrier at Mt. Croatian. The salary of a rural carrier on j standard wapon route of 24 miles i; $1 ,800 per annum, with an additions $30 ptr mile per anuum tor each mil< or fraction there in excess of 2\ miles. T a salary on motor route: ranges from $2,450 to $2,000 pe anntim, according to length. j. c. RH n t oerore lo ] ( ' > . " Flour, ? n n* V .? . > invite you to 1 our v ,s uloring r ning ? v < Oth & Oct. 1st. MR/SMITH ' ssentng ailoring Co. more,Md. Suit or Overcoat Fit and Quality anteed iNES CO. Good Clothes I ^oiiiwnHniHHianHi ice [^tion in through our entire J _ , i ,1.1 u every article tnat has nd can give you some | re, Stoves nges >!!ars, Bridles is Are Right I r-_ l> i iuw. \^u. a _Ji (HE UNIVERSAL CAR The new prices are the lowest for .1 which Ford Cars and Trucks have ever been sold, l.ist prices F. O. B. Detroit, are now as follows: r vr m*w Uld / Prices Prices Chats!* $295 $345 $50 Runabout 325 370 45 Touring 355 415 60 Truck 445 495 50 Coupe 595 695 4 00 ' Sedan 660 760 10O "' No reduction has been made in the * J price of the Fordson Tractor and , none is contemplated. Go over these new prices, see how - little it costs to become Che owner of ,a Ford Car or a Ford Truck. Can you really afford to do without one any ' 1 longer? g Let us tell you more about, and ad' vise you regarding the delivery of! e the particular type of car in which' 1 you are interested. LUCAS AUTO CO. : ERSSG( u Buy Get Our Hay, Cori And Oats / ^ , Meat and A ? . 1 ! II LOCAL ITEMS Mrs. R. E. A. Huey of Lancaster ? the guest of her daughter, Mrs. H. J. Wilson. I sell raillfeed like hot cakes beajgse I l^ve the right price, for thr ?ost grade. W. P. ODOM. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Stralton ana ions, of Charlotte spent Saturday md Sundny with relatives in the city. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Byrd and chil-, f Iren visited at the home of Mr. T. v 3. Melton this week. t When you need lard, meat, sugar. ? coffee, etc., see m?. 1 have it at thr right price. W. P. ODOM. [ Mrs. R. M. Newborn and son of Ru- I by spent several days the past week with Mrs. J. T. Hurst. I I have a barrel of that old |ime Peabevry Coffee thgt makes such a | delicious drink. The use of Peaberry | will cnnble you to stand Prohibition I with more patience. Try it* 1 W. P. ODOM. 1 1 Mr. T. T. Lucas of Charlotte r spending several days here this week. ' Another car of that good chear rclf rising flour is now riding the rail* toward my warehouse. See me for your flour. W. P. ODOM. Mrs. J. R. Efird and daughter, Lou- i ise, of Columbia, have been visiting^ Mrs. B. ,F. Teal. I will have Seed Wheat of the high est grado the first week in O -tober. Leap's Prolific, Red May and Fulcastcr. W. P. ODOM. Mr. and Mrs. J as. T. Teal visited their son, Mr. B. F. Teal Friday and Saturday. I have vetch ant' the inn?culation for its growth. W. P. ODOM. Messrs. J. B. Allen and E. V. Fenton spent day in town Friday. If you nee interested in any kind of High Grade Seed*, n'e. W. P. ODOM. Misses Hogue and Rawlinson teachers of the fifth and sixth grades pave their pupils a picnic at Craig's Mill 'Friday afternoon. When it con.es to buying grain of any kind to be used for seeding, 1 buy the very best. It is the very poorest economy to buy a chea,) grade of seed of any kind. W. P. ODOM. The Chesterfield High School haorganized three 'Literary Societies in the high school, each consisting of thirty or more mejnbers. These societies intend to do some pood work this year. Bring me your Seed for Cash or Exchange at the highest market prices. You can get the Cash or the meal RIGHT NOW. A pound of seed gets a pound of Standard South Carolina 7 per can*, ammonia or 36 per cent, protein Cotton Seed Meal. Either Feed or Fertilizer meal at the same rate*. W. P. ODOM. Mrs -T W 1 ? ?. W, ?, MiMvnuvil (lllU 0UII a 11VI I daughter, of Jeiferson, vipited hcr| siater^Mrs. J. P. Gurpranus last week, j Mr. and Mrs. Dan Knipht, of Jef-l f arson, visited relatives in Chester-1 field Sunday. The Civic League of Chesterfield will Rive a social for the benefit of the ladies of the town next Wednesday afternoon at the Courthouse at 4'o'clock. This affair, which promises to be very pleasant indeed, is for the ladies, all the ladies and only the ladies. So every lady in town is expected to attend. 1 am the Cotton Seed man ;n this I marKe1., 1 promise no more the11 I can j do, and ALL I promise, Trade your S?ed where you have no trouble in getting your meal in time and of the right quantity and the right quality, W. P. ODOM. There will be a meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society at the Methodist Church Thursday afternoon, October 6th at 4 o'clock. The firm of H. W. Pusser & Sons have opened up in the store room formerly occupied by the Chesterfield Dry Goods Co. The barn of Oscar Sellers, who lives in the Hopewell 'section, was burned Sunday morning at about daylight. All of his feed was destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. 1 am now unloading a car of Red Rust Proof Se*d Oats of regl food quality. See me foi your Seed Oats, and make your purchases before they go hifher. All the oat people are predicting higher prices for Seed .Oats. The Texas crop was a failure, and se?d oats of good quality are exceedingly scarce. W. P. ODOM. "tlW D AIM V JLTJ1 1\LJ 1 % Prices On s 1 N I Lard _ ' I I I I II , I L 11 Mystery of the Silver Dagger By RANDALL PARRISH (Continued from preceding page) iiuer. j ci iuw? ? ? nu uuier ??J i? vhlch I could learn the meaning of all hla, or be prepared to Intelligently ilny m.v part later with Harris. To rap the fellow I must know his pur)ose, be able to answer his Inquiries md seem conversant with his vitality. t The door opened toward me, but It would be suicidal to attempt viewing the <-aom beyond through that opening. The only thing I dare venture was to gain such survey as was possible by means of the narrow crack below the hinge on which the door swung. This afforded tne the merest glimpse of one side of the room, revealing four or Ave men sitting motionless on a bench against the wall, evidently listening Intently to what was gotng on opposite them. With the exception of Wine, who was third In the row, no face I saw was In the least familiar?two being pronouncedly Spanish, the others not so easily recognized as to nationality. I had no difficulty whatever In overhearing their voices, and grasping the sense of what they were saying. As n general thing the words used were English, although occasionally nump one requested an explanation In Spunish, v)hich was immediately given. However, almost the first sentence overheard convinced me that I had arrived too late to learn directly the nature of those instructions received from Washington. Alva was asking a question. "But we are ready to act now," he said impatiently, his foreign accent faint, yet plainly perceptible, "have been rendy for a month past. What necessity then is there for further de Iny?" The woman, whom he evidently ad dressed, must have beeu very close tc the door; her voice soft, but speaking with clear enunciation, soundeil almost wltliln reach of my hand. "The reason Is Valparaiso, 01 course," she said; "It Is not Washington at all. When you strike, the people must he ready there. You say you art prepared, senor. That Is what 1 wat sent to learn, and I find you are not prepared." "Not ready 1 We are organized and sworn to service." She seemed to lean forward, hoi voice changing almost to a whisper. "I see that, your engerness, your do voi ion. i?ui Hint IB not readiness fni such n duty. Who hns been eliosen foi the act itself?the post of danger? N( one. Until ihe mini I need not nanu dies, we can accomplish nothing. Yoi have taken no ballot. If the slngh word was flashed tonight, 'Go.' and it may be, who among you is authorize! to execute the order?" She paused, hut no voice spoke. ."Nor is thnt all; the money from England yet lies untouched. Surelj your Instructions were clear, and notli ing is being accomplished for tlu cause while It rests in the vault. II will require all of thirty days to dls iriuuie mis into the proper hnnds here and In Chile, yet nothing hat been done. We supposed it was already In circulation. What caused tin delay?" One of the men on the bench spoke a heavily built fellow, with a long gray mustache, and horn spectacle* shading his eyes. "AH I know ls8 et valt on der order of Gustavo Alva to be Indorsed by Senor Monde/,. I hoi* ett so In trust, front the agent. Ett was In a private safe, a pnckage of currency, only I know where. The bank hav* nothings to do with der denl." "I understand. The agent gave you personally the letter of credit, which you immediately cashed, and you now hold the currency subject to hall?" "Ortalnly ; dnt vos how ett vos. The agent he tell me." "The agent? Oh, you menu 10S? Whnt about that arrangement, Mr. Horner 7" 1 recognized Harris In the reply, his voice perfectly calm and confident. In all probability lie lied, but It was done most convincingly. "Those were iny positive Instructlons In London," he said coolly. "The banking house there was not to be Involved In the slightest degree; no trope of the transaction was to nppenr on their books." "But why hns the money not been drawn and used?" "That Is for Alva to say. 1 tried to get hlin to act, but he refused without another authorization from Mendez and special Instructions." "You never received these, Sen?e AI vi. V "So. I asked by code; I Supposed he would answer by messenger." There was n p^pse, a silence. 1 Imagined I could understand some thing of what Harris was endeavoring to accomplish in this delay, this getting the entire sum transferred Into currency In private hands. It was one more step In his lntrl?*ate scheme of robbery, but so cautiously concealed as to arouse no suspicion. What else had he done to this end already? To achieve delay, and thus gain opportunity, had he Intercepted, or even changed, the code message sent by Alva to Washington? All this was possible enough, yet It was evident that the woman accepted the qxplauatloii as satlsfsctnrv / - ? ? "T do not know how true nil thin In." she said at last, slowly. "I was told the money was already holm; used. 1 do not helleve there Is any necessity of any further Indorsement, as flenor Alva Is working under direct commission from the junta, with full authority to act. However, I will verify this tomorrow. I am going to retire now, scnors, and leave you alone to dlscusa the matters 1 have presented. Above all It Is necessary that I should know at onee who you select for the Important work', and when we may expect results. This information I must post ttvely take hack with me." "Whan do you return f* "On the midnight train. 1 hay* three hours yet," ^ tfhe Chested! NOVEM / We expect to ha^ fairs ever held. Premi efent departments as 1 your exhibits and get i COURT TRIFS 2 MI1R0FR 1 AM) MANY OTHER CASES (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE) with several bullet wounds in his body. He told of later being taken to Monroe where he idsjvtified Abraham Lincoln and Will Boyd as the two strange negroes that he had net on the fatal morning. Dr. Funderburk of Pageland, testified as to the nature of the wounds received by Cans Funderburk. Sheriff J. T. Grant told the story of taking up the tral-?the shoe tracks of two men?at the stump and following it along a creek bottom to the .or... ?.r ? -.1 ...i i vui v/x uu;vc kycu^ais piat'L', w nt'iu it was lost, The trail was a^ain takon un when he secured information of two strange ne;?roes who had visited a neighborhood church the preceding Sur. lay. AfJer considerable wor'. suspicion pointed to Will Boyd i nd Abraham Lincoln, residents of North Carolina. The t.vo wer*. arrested and brought to Chesterfield. Will Boyd went crazy and was sent to the State asylum. Lincoln made a full confession, s&id the sheriff, after he had been- in jail for sorac time. This confession tallied with all the facts in the case that were already known to be true. Though the jury was not pemittod ta the testimouy that implicated Steve SfBfAr:c mnMi nf if to do vth Seegnrs and h?s boys. Abraham, confessed, he said to shooting Gans Funderbi\rk; while Boyd shot Itelias. Tie told how Seegars and his boys had induced him and Boyd to visit them and then urged upon them the killing of Gans Funderburk who had killed Will Soegars, son of Steve and cousin of Abham Lincoln. He said they had been plied wilth drink on several occasions. Sheriff Grant said the negro gave as his roason for confessing I that he wanted to get right with God. ! Abraham Lincoin vvrs next called to the stand. His confession was in complete harmony with the testimony of the preceding witnesses. He seemed to make a deep impression on the spectators who crowded the courtroom and congested the isle. More than one spectator was heard to say. "That nigger is telling the truth." ? His attitude was that of a very nnnit^nt uinr.or u/Ka ? oo u.oxwft p tt.iv nao iuaxYlll? tUU" fession of a sin the contemplation of which seemed to overwhelm him. He did not spare himself except to lay the blame for its incentive at the door of Steve Seegars. He told how he had been brought to the Seegnrs nome in Seegars' buggy by a Seegars boy and how the fellow Clark took him to church that Sunday and introduced him to the Funderhurk hoys. He and Will Boyd went out before day, at the instruction of Seefcars, he said, on the morning of April 20th to the field where iho F'unHorhlirka w<?nM ai\nn ? # work. He told the same story of their professing to be cold and hungry and how, after a fire was" built, Laney Funderburk went to the house for some bread and while ho was away the shooting took place. When the prisoner had told of the shooting at the stump which preceded , the killing the judge asked him who j had laid the plan for the aci.ual kill j iiik. it men developed tor the first I time that the method of shooting the two men had not been definitely planned. Cans Funderburk, he said, I saw his pistol in his pocket and asked | to see it. He next asked permission | to shoot at a stump near by, which , he did with Lincoln's pistol. He then handed it back to Lincoln and fired \ at the stump with his own pistol. j ) "Then when he went to look at the I "stump and was- leaning over, 1 shot him and Will Bcyd at the same time 1 shot Relias Funderburk." He said ! they started away immediately and | ! ll/Sll I? 1 *- ? - nni uuyu returned ana nreu two more shots at Rt lias. He told of meeting Steve Seegars in the woods back of his place and of telling Steve what they had done. | He aaid Steve shook their hands and thanked them. He could not be shaken from any part of his story. The next 'witnyss this paper's representative was able to hear was Steve Seegars in his own defense, j Steve made quite a contrast ta Lincoln. He is a much larger man ( !?^rK"" "TO? ',! -'...-j ' 1 LV' l^ppq iiiii ' H* 1 i?? ? i ? i'?n ? nM ? ? ? L ? eld Com Will Be Held IBM 15-1 ve one of the most inter iums will he offered for las been customary at h ready for a grand time c He carried that look so characteristic, of the colored man who is a leader in his community. It may be said here, by way of parenthesis that Seee-as was nnmi. nent in his community and bore an excellent reputation amonp both the white and colored population of that section. Steve entered a general and complete denial of any part in the crime, only admitting that his nephews, Lincoln and Boyd,had visited him on the occasion in question. * He stated thai he was perfectly satisfied to let the law take its course with Gans Funder burk for the killing of his son, an that these boys suggested the killing of Gans and he pleaded with them nc* to do it, stating he had had enougl trouble already, and that he v/.inte. the law to take its course. On cros: examniation he stuck to his story. This was-?s interesting a legal ba tie as has been waged in this court house in many a day. It was tin result of the death of three men The death of the two Fundcrburk. was f >r a time shrouded in mysterj and was solved enly by shrewd am persistent detective work on the par n the sheritf and those working will him. The battle in the eourthou < was a three-cornered one. There we was a three-cornered one. Ther< w?s the solicitor demanding the co?-< viction of Seegar:; and Lincoln. At torney Sykcs, of Monroe, plead f>> mercy for his client, Lincoln, whor. he characterised as a weak man un der the inflyenee of a stronger. At torneys Laney and Hunley made ? determined fight for Steve Seegars And this seems to be a case in wbic' all contending parties won. Both met wore convicted for murder, whir"' satisfied the State. Both got reeom 'iiciiui'Lions icr mercy, which was a! Mr. Sykes asked for his client and i recommendation for mercy wa. considered by many the best thai could be hoped for for Seegars. ? Thurada y Daniel Johnson and Dick Ransom charged with violating the prohibi cion law. Found guilty. Melvin Pringle, violating prohibi tion law. Found guilty. Bert Woodard anil J. VV. Rushing house breaking and larcency. Piea< guilty. Eunice Wilkins, violating prohibi tion law. Found guilty. Case of Jule Funderburk, Frei White and J. B. Buchanan, continu ed. The forms of The Advertiser wen neiu open lor the results of this cour; until Thursday afternoon. At that time the only sent?nce pro nounced by the court was those indi - ated. In the^caae of Seegars am Lincoln it is believed the sentence will be life imprisonment for both. Sentence* Steve Seegars, murder, life. Abraham Lincoln, murder, life. Melton Prinpfle, prohibition lyear, 8 months, suspended. Will Halley, murder, 7 years. (J. S. Wilhelm, prohibition, 1 year, (> months, suspended. Kllis Short, prohibition, 1 year. Daniel Johnson, 1 year. Dick R nsom, prohibition, 1 year, 8 months, suspended. * Charlie Ganie, storing whiskey, 1 NEW MAN / I wish to info am now at the Forks Morgan Garage and I all my friends and ci I | give me a chance at i All work guatt l * also get free air an J > CHAS. H. ' .upw =S=5S=" ity Fair . ?_17_1? VJ?JLJI ~A.KJ I esting and instructive j exhibits in the differ- J armer fairs. Prepare j luring the Fair. j year, 10 months, suspended. Ellis Spencer, prohibition, 1 year, 10 months, suspended November 15, Emma Pegues, prohibition, 1 year, suspended. Bert Woodward, store breaking and stealing and J. Vv'. Russian, same charge, reformitory until 21. Curtis Knight, clear. Perry Jenkins, clear. Eunice Ogburn, 5 years, 4 months, suspended. Hewitt Allen, store breaking, 5 years. Recommendation for parole. W. K. Johnson, 1 year, 8 rifonths, suspended. GOVERNMENT AS GOOD AS i TLn LL WANT SAYS JUDGE I CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE) I njr the immors/l living next doot. That man never made any effort to lave these conditions cleared up. Tiie great body of our citizens want j o do right, but when it comes to ac,ion they want somebody else to do it. Mr. Foreman, the de-tiny of the nimfv? io itA 1 ?wi . ? r iL * . ... I I vt i. I IH.t Ul LIIC pt?Opie. fhere is no use to t.y to shift the espcnsibilily 'to the judges, the ju| ios, the lawyer;* or the laws. Con-, 'i'.ions today are what we make them r.d conditions tomorrow will be the -osult of our conduct today. Accordas your ideals are low or high vill the younK manhood today be;ome a low order of manhood or a noble manhood. 0 It it is with us. *Ve haxe just such rovernment as we want. The most beautiful tViin? out during the late war was the coderation cf men, women and chiliren against the common e ny, lermany. Our greatest enemy today s a laxity of moral principle and inluence that oondones crime and proects the criminal. If we could bring I o bear a small part of our patriotsm to fight this enemy at home conlitions will be greatly improved. \. e are going to s?e that This counV and S-I\tt? arc cafo f/v >ur children in. It re.ts upon us all io\v to do our duty as we have light, t rests upon us to see the light and novv the truth. You have taken your >ath to diligently seek and know the ruth. nm r% ? I he btrand THURSDAY 4 PAULINE FREDERICK . ?In? THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE" Also a Special Educational R^el , | . ' FRIDAY _ JEAN HERSHOLT ?in? 'THE DECEIVER" A strong fighting pictured ' ? SATURDAY ^ HI ? w, T " EDDIE POLO "it ? > ? In? "KING OF THE CIRCUS'V Harold I.oyd in n 2-rell comedy "An Easterner Wosterner# ^ Patho News Iteel jl agement! U I 1 rm the puplic I r i.[ i-of-the Road, at the will be glad to have i istomers to call and repairing vour cars : i -j ^ " "" ,k; anteed. 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