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_ ^ ,p VOL. 40.?NO. 6 . ~ " CHESTERFIELD, S7 C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 9 1922 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCF TREATIES SIGNEDi ARMS ! FIRE DESTROYS BARN I 1 PARLEY ENDED S I Washington, Feb. 6?Its covenants finally signed and sealed, the Wash-J ington conference was passed on to history today by President Hnrding as "an example to imbue with new hope all that dwell in apprehension." Speaking before a plenary session which brought to a close the negotiations begun twelve weeks ago at his invitation, the President declared the record of achievement /oiced in courageous tones "the first deliberate and effective expression of great powers in the consciousness of peace, of war's utter futility," Before him as he pronounced his anpraisenient lay, newly signed, the treaties by which the predominant nations of the world engaged to put a limit on their navies, to guarantee a new deal for China, and to set up an' international coneord to keep the peace in the Pacific. *** "It matters little," said Mr. Harding," what we appraise as the outstanding accomplishment. Any one of i them alone would have justified the| conference. But the whole achieve-1 mont has occurred_ the atmosphere' that it wili seem like breathing the refreshing of a new morn of promise. "It ma" I ? " at the na?-i?l hoii,day here contracted will expire with the treaties, but * do not believe it Those of us who live another decade pre more likely to witner-s a growth of public opinion, strengthened by the new exporj nice, which will make nations more concerned with living to the fulfilment of God's high intent than with agencies of warfare and de rifiictiori. "Since this conference of antions has pointed with unanimity to the . way of peace today, like confercnces in the future, under appropriate conditions and with arms well conserved and definite, may i illumine the highways and byways of 1 human activities. The torches of un- . derstanding have been lighted, and they ought to glow and encircle the globe." I' 1 ( Truthful Man j Wtfey?When you proposed to me I you said you weren't worthy to wipe < .the dust off my shoes. 1 Hubby?Well, why are you throw- i 'jnjf that up to me? 1 1 Wifcy?I'm not throwing it up to , i youl only want to say that what-j ever else you were, you certainly I ( were truthful. || GOTOYO KNEE Ston | Then you can en | been longing to enjo; 1 Eat anything youi || KNEE-4StOm* I ter and you will nev I It costs more I Because it is in con? II We ask you 1 II worth $2.5 II You Can't I 11 Bujr bottlo of K.m-4 Slot B | tie to th< Cheraw, Feb. 5.?Fire at 10 o'clock this morning destroyed the barn and contents of Major W. L. Gilcspie. Telephone service is discontinued on Sunday between the hours of 9 and 3 o'clock and the alarm could not be quickly given. The members of the fire department were attending morning service at the different churches, consequently the building was practically in ashes before the fire truck irrived. The firemen were unable to get the accustomed pressure and the -tream of water was small. Ten bales of long staple cotton, stored in the barn and for which Major Gillespie recently" refused ninety cents a pound, and an antique mahogany sideboard, a family heirloom, were burned. He succeeded in getting fifteen head of cattle out of the barn before the fire gained headway. A large quantity of hay was also destroyed. There was no insurance. DEATH OF AUBRY TEAL The death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Teal, of Patrick Route 1, last Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock and took their little son, Aubry. The little boy had been sick almost two weeks nn<t Vin*l o.,a? ? >.v. mx* outivitu a lUl uur- j ing his illness, although, it was thought that he was Improving until the night before he died when he began to grow worse He was almost five years old and' was a bright and loving child. The little remains were laid to rest Monday in the Short cemetery near McFarlan, N. C. Our deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved family. CITATION NOTICE The State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield, By M. J. Hough, Probate Judge: Whereas J. F. Gaddy, made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of P. H. Gaddy. deceased. These are, therefofe, to cite and' I admonish all and singular the kind-j red and creditors of the said P. H. | Gaddy, deceased, that they be and appear before me In the Court of Pro-j Date, to be held at Chesterfield, S. C..1 >n the 21st of February, next, after aublication hereof,at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause if any they lave, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 6th day >f February, Anno Domini 1922. M. J. Hough, Probate Judge. UR FAVOR! iND INSIST ON i * ( INT1I 4 | CONS iach Medi joy that comfortable fee y after a good hearty m * heart desires take a hi \ch Medicine in a er again have that unc Riiv o R/t+fl** M# bTMJ U A^UiUU 1H than others. Yt WHY? centrated form. And you thirty-three days to judge for you >0 to be rid of It .nd Constipatior -ose Under Our nach M*dicine. Try it four days and if i (tor* wharo you purchased it and |* Manufactured and Dlstributod By Medicine Compj Will I C* VMIV People in this section are busily preparing their land to plant their crops. There was a belled buz/.ard seen near here last week. Miss Loma Brown spent Sunday night with Miss Ethel Odom. Miss Helen Campbell spent the week-end at her home near Angelus. j She also attended the wedding supper, of Miss Virginia Johnson of Angelusl and Mr. Ben Hoffman of near Middendorf at the groom's father, Mr. Isaac Hoffman. Mrs. Will Brown of Middendorf spent last week with her mother. Mrs. W. D. Odom. Mr. Lee Davis of Hartsville, spent a few days in this section last week. We are glad to report that Mr. Roy Melton, who has been very sick is ableto be up again. Miss Gladys Rayfield, who is teaching school at Upper Macedonia, spent the week-end at her home near Center Point. Sunday School and preaching at 2 o'clock. Everybody come and lets help out. WANTED?Man with car to sell low j priced GRAHAM TIRES. $130.00 I per week and commissions. QRAI HAM TIRE CO., 3128 Boulevard, Benton Harbor, Mich. ltp FAGGED FEELINGS DRAG SPIRITS DOWN Caused by Decayed Wa?te in Blood | Pepto-Mangan Needed When a mans feelings get into a crumbling condition and the fabric of his strength seems unstable, and he begins to look sullen and think dark, discouraged thoughts, it is usually caused by stale blood, clogged with waste which acts like a poison on the system. In stale, weakened blood Gude's M.n - 1 m. v|n,u-maiiKau suins u cnangc. It | feeds the blood with iron and other j ingredients that make blood red and I full of vigor. There is immediate evidence of the restorative powers of enriched blood. Perhaps it is more noticeable in the smake of flavor of food. After sleep" there is a sort of triumphant feeling of refreshed health. ' * Physicans recommend and pre scribe Gudes* Pepto-Mangan. It i3 a recognized blood builder, and it has genuine medicinal value. Sold in both liquid and tablet form. adv. TE STORE I GESTION inrn a tia\i a lirAIIUN 1 cine | :ling that you have 1 ieal. d alf a teaspoonfull of g half a g\ ass of wa- pj omfortable feeling. >W I it it costs less. I a bottle will last lj irself if it is i ndigestion I Guarantee || not ?eti?fie?I return the bot- B t every cr*?t heck H t - f -w - * AM* I any, Inc. I II. _ ^ij CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES AT RIPE AGE Mr. John N. Sanders, a well known and much beloved citizen died at his home near Pageland Thursday afternoon, Fcbiuary 2, 1922, after an illness of two weeks. He had always been a very active man until about four or tive years ago when he began growing feeble but had never become helpless until just two weeks before 1 he died with a stroke of paralysis, which rendered him helpless, although I he was conscious and could talk almost until the last. Mr. Sanders was probably the oldest citizen of his community. He was torn November 7, 1837 and was therefore over 8!> years of age, and had lived his entire life in this community. He married Miss Francis Beavel* it- - nt-M - * uciuie wf vovu war, wno preceded him to the Great Beyond six years, and since her death it has been his great desire to follow her soon. Their devotion to each other was truly remarkable. Mr. Sanders was a galant soldier of the Confederate war. He served the full four years and was a member of the 2Gth S C Regiment, Company B. He was a consecrated Christian, being a member of Five Forks Methodist Church, where he served as Superintendent about thirty years. Funeral services wtre conducted by his pastor, the Rev. W. V. Jerman. Interment was made in the 7?ion Church cemetery, Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. A large concourse of friends and relatives had gathered there to pay their last respects to him, and to show the high esteem he had heid in their lives. He was buried with Masonic honors, having been a Mason himself over forty years. Surviving him are one son, Mr. J. C. Sanders, and one daughter, Mrs. A. F. Threat, bcth of near Pageland. His friends are numbered by all who knew him and this community has surely lost a valuable friend. The bereuved family and loved ones have the deepest sympathy of a large circle of friends who also mourn their loss. Twice in less than a week this community has been shocked by the .death of another of its much beloved citizens, Mrs. Louisa Courtney, who died January 28, 1922. DEATH OF MRS. LOUISA COURTNEY Mrs. Louisa Courtney, widow of the late Win. Courtney, died at her home near Pageland, Saturday afternoon ol.n.W A T oo ...... ? vj .iwift, iJllllUill'y ?0, 1922. Mrs. Courtney had been ill about one week with pneumonia and other complications, developing a few days before she died. She was buried Sunday afternoon in a family cemetery nearby, amidst a large gathering of sorrowing friends and relatives. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. W. V, Jerman. She is survived by one son, Mr. W, K. Courtney! who has been a dutiful and faithful son to his mother. Mrs. Courtney was 76 years of age and had always lived near and in the community in which she died. She was a devout member of the Five Forks Methodist Church, and had a beautiful Christian character. She was always very active in civic matters, a Dorcas in her community and because of her many traits of character had endeared herself to an ever widening circle of friends She will be greatly missed in her community and by a host of other friends who have the deepest sympathy for the grief stricken family. IN MEMORIAM At a regular meeting of Chesterfield Council No. 87 Junior Order United American Mechanics, held Saturday, January zist, the following resolutions were adopted: "Whereas, It has plensed Almighty God in His divine Mercy to take unto Himself our beloved friend and brother, J. B. Burch, and remove him from our midst, therefore be it "Resolved: That it is but a just tribute to the departed one to say that in regretting his removal from among us, we mourn for one who was in every way worthy of our respect und esteem. "Resolved: That in the death of J. B. Burch we recount;-e that this council has lost an upright faithful member, and the Order a* large, a fearless exponent of its orinciples. "Resolved: That in their bereavement we tender the family of tl.c dc-j ceased the universal sympathy and friendly feeling of our council, and that with them we mourn our mutual loss. ' Resolved: That as a mark of esteem our Charter be draped in mourning a period of thirty days, a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased brother and inscribed on the memorial page of this council." Signed: \ GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR COTTON GROWERS' ASS'N Columbia, Feb. 6.?The state is aflame with enthusiasm for the cooperative marketing of cotton, judging from reports and letters coming into the offices of the South Carolina , J Cotton Growers' Cooperative Associa- | tion here. Every mail brings signed , contracts and letters telling of enthu- , siasm for the movement in various sections of the state. Darlington county observed "Sign- i up Day" last Tuesday and contracts ( representing 4,880 bales were signed, bringing the total number of bales 1 signed in that county to over 15,000. | Chesterfield sent in its first report, ? contracts representing over 2,200 l bales. A letter from the Abbeville 1 county director,J. F- Hill,reported en- | thusiasm in that county. George R. Briggs, county agent, for Oconee ( county, reports fine headway being , made in that county. ? v??i -r " nimci nciiiucis ui me uenerai ( Assembly are signing the contract. | Senators George K. Laney, of Ches- , terfield. P. L. Bethea, of Dillion and j F. C. Robinson have already signed t and in the House of Representatives t Clarence J. Jackson, of Sumter, John c W. McKay, of Dillion, L. R. Windham j and Julius S. Mclnnis, of Darlington; ? F. Gentry Harris and J. H. Mnrby of \ Spartanburg have already signed. I The campaign for contracts will be c pushed with the greatest possible vig- ji or all over the state during the next t three months. s c VAUGHAN a We are having plenty of rain and r there is a controversy as to the grond hog prophecy. Some say he p did not see his shadow, so he staid s out and that means forty days of fine e weather. Others say later in the day a when the sun was out and he saw his i shadow. He went back for forty days f of bad weather. We think the former (j is true ourselves. t Rev. A. B. Smith filled his appoint- a ment Saturday afternoon at David's s Grove and preached an able sermon but was rained out Sunday morning. r Mr. Smith will preach here the first t Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock and f Sunday morning following until ^ further notice. ^ Mrs. Lucy Adams invited a few of a her neighbors to a sawing Saturduy t night. After which a bountiful table was spread loaded with good things to eat. j Mr. Jeff Lisenby killed a hawk the j other day that measured four feet fl from tip to tip. t Mr. Reason Williams is very sick ^ and has been in a low state of health t for sometime. ^ WAMBLE HILL * Several of our young people en- ^ joyed a social gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Brantley's last t Saturday evening. A Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Miles spent Sat- 1 urday and Sunday in the Friendship community. M essrs Karl Teal and Hugh Doug- ' lass spent Saturday night and a part of Sunday at the home of Mr. J. W. Gulledge. Mr. Henry Brantley and family spent Sunday at the home of Mr. W. N. Brantley. s Wilson, the little son of Mr. and 1 f Mrs. .I. A. Rivers has been very sick with pneumonia, but glad to say the 1 little fellow much better. M isse Ruth Smith and Mae Vick, ' the popular and atractive teachers ' of the Snow Hill school spent Satur- 1 day at the home of Mr R. K. Pittman's. 1 Mr. Thomas H. Jenkins who has * been sick for the past year in Arkan- ' sas is at home with his parents here. ' M ises Marie and Thelma Sellers T spent Saturday and Sunday, the f guests of Misses Eula and Amy 1 Brantley. Mr. Carl Sellers, of Ruby, was a visitor in this vicinity Sunday. Mr. Hardie Gulledge happened to t the very painful accident of cutting 1 off a part of one of his thumbs one day last week, while cutting stove | wood. Mr. Bobhy Pittman and Dr. J. Wil- ^ ton Earle spent Friday evening at t "Snow Hill." Those young "breth ren" nre especially fond of a cold climte. There will be Sunday school at t Ebenezer next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and preaching at 11. I AUDITOR'S NOTICE The Auditor's Office will be open for the assessment of all classes of property,both real and personal,poll,road, and dog tax, from January 1st to ^ February 20th, 1922. All ablebodied men between the , ages of 21 and 60 are required to return poll tax and those between the < ages of 21 and 55 years are required ] to return road tax. The law requires a penalty of 50 , per cent, on all property not returned < for taxation on or before the 20th ] day of February, 1922. I T. W, Eddins, Auditor. , HUMAN SKELETONS MARK PATHS AROSS RUSSIAN SNOW FIELDS Ufa, Volga Region, Russia, Feb. 5.?When the snows melt next spring the Russian stepes will be strewn with skeletons They will resemble the high prairies of the American cow country in the days when big cattle outfits had insufficient hay to carry their stock through a hard winter. Hut among the skeletons of cattle and camels there will be bones of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children, who fell exhausted in their quest for bread; who lived the simple lives their peasant incestors lived for centuries and had ittle conception of the political upleaval which made this famine more :errible than that of 1891. They wandered, and millions of :hem are still wandering. There was lothing to eat in their homes so they itarted on the trek for bread. Some 1 rifted Westward to the Volga and 'ound death in the tvnhus-riddon mil vay centers, or among the horrors of efugee camps along the Volga; oth rs started for Turkestan, still oth rs moved Eastward toward Siberia, he land of gold and wheat which has ilways been so alluring to the Rusiian moujik, who heard little of its rastness, its hardships and its heartessness. The peasant knew nothing >f modern ways. They were unable to ret rides on the trains burdened with he Red army and food for Moscow, ind Petrogad. When their animals Iropped dead the families walked on ilways hoping that food lay over the text knoll. But the country districts have no rrain, or if peasant families have a mall supply they conceal it in the ffort to prolong their own lives until mother crop is harvested. In the larg>r towns there is food far sale at abulous prices but the starving refugees have neither money nor goods o exchange and can only sit down to iwait death or trudge on until they ink of exhaustion. The bodies that lie along the railoads are collected on cars and hauled o centers where they are piled in rozen, snow-covered heaps to await iurial Freezing refugees remove all arments from the dead, so the bodies ire nude when the scavengers collect hem Families drift apart and wander limlessly on to their inevitable fate, luman instincts are lost and become ittle better than beasts. The cities ind town populations are so hardened o suffering that they are little moved ?y the misery which lies all about hem. Death seems more merciful in he country for the refugees; they ink into the white covering of the ndless plain, and wolves strip their >ones. From Ferm and Ekaterinburg to he Caspian sea death is stalking over he steppes. Russians, Cossacks, Kalnucks, Kirghiz and Tartars alike are neeting their end with hopelessness ind patience begotten of centuries of inpfllinl cl vilffolo n t*r% ?,??? uvi uggtc ?f,??uot |?uiiiltUI t'A* ortion and unfavorable climatic conlitions, made worse by ignorance of icientific methods of tilling the soil. American corn will be too late to save many of these wanderers hrough the stepes as well as the "amilies who have elected to make heir fight in their villages remote 'rom the railways rather than enlure the hardships and deaths their leighbors have suffered along the nain lines of transportation. Entire village populations have lied in the provinces East of the Volja and the animals which survive are to weak it is impossible to get adejuate horsepower to deliver food to he thousands of snowbound destitute settlements far from the food staions. WEXFORD Miss Marie Smith spent the week nd at|iVingate, N. C., the guest of ler sister, Miss Mildred Smith, ^fcorn, to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Allen ast week an eleven pound boy. Miss Nannie Huntley spent the veek-end in Wadesboro with relaives. Mico a.?uu - ...... .ivouc oiiuiii was qunc SICK i part of the past week, but glad to eport she is some what improved at his writing. M isses Elsie, Evans, Perniele and lackson spent Saturday in Charlotte. Mrs. Jack P. Gulledge has been juite sick the past week, but glad to <ay she is much improved at this vriting. Mr. J. G Lowery was in Charlotte ecently Mr. G. L. Moore was in the Patrick section Sunday. Mrs. J. D. Lampley and Mrs. Mike Watson were the guests of Mrs. J. L. Davidson last Wednesday. Owing to the bad weather there ivaa no services at the church Sunday. Sunday School next Sunday at 2:30 P. M. Mr. Claude Watson spent last Wednesday in this community. WORK ON WATERWORKS AND SEWER PROGRESSING NICELY Work is progressing very rapidly on Chesterfield's modern waterworks and sewerage systems. The Contractors are the J. B. McCrary Engineering Corporation Co., of Atlanta, Ga., who have constructed a majority of the waterworks and sewerage plants for the smaller towns of the south for the past twenty years. Their Superintendent of Construction in charge of the work here is a Mr. Taylor, a very clever and afiiable gentleman who has already made many friends since his arrival here in December. Mr. Taylor is assisted by five separate foremen, all with a large bunch of hands. In all over 100 men are engaged in the construction of the two systems and their weekly pay roll every Saturday is large, and, incidentally, nelps the business of the town. All the work is being done under Jhe supervision of the Ryan Engineering Co., of Columbia, with their Mr. Miller in charge as resident engineer. To date the sewer lines have been laid in the central and western portion of the town, the lines on the west extending to just beyond Mr. Ira C. Rodfearn's house, the city limits. At present the ditching machines and the forces engaged in laying the aewer lines are working in the eastern section of the town. In thirty days all the sewerage lines will be complete. All the sewerage lines from the eastern section of the town turn at Craig street and, after crosing the railroad run parallel with same until Scotch street is reached; the lines from the western section of the town turn down Church street, thence down the railroad; the lines from the Court House and from the Methodist Curc'n come together at Paige street and thence across the railroad and down i Railroad avenue to Scotch street, ' where all lines converge, the size of the lines from there on being increased. The main outlet is three hundred yards south of where Scotch street crosses Indian creek, where a septic tank is now being built. The water mains will be laid as soon as the sewerage lines are complete. Already work is progressing on the 100,000 gallon concrete reservoir which is located on the municipal lot across the railroad on Craig street. The foundations for the reservoir are complete and the forms for the walls are about coir.plete redy for the pouring of the concrete. The reservoir will be constructed of reinforced concrete throughout, including the roof. The 75,000 gallon steel tank is located on the county lot in the rear of the jail. Many stop these days to watched the skilled workmen as they climb around nearly 1O0 feet in the / air placing the massive steel tank together, shipment having been T| ade in sections. The well contractors, Virginia Deep Well Drillinc Co.. have arrive#! oh the ground and work has commenced in drilling for water This is the unknown quantity in any water ^ system where reliance is placed c.? deep wells. A filtering plant is the ideal system but on account of excessive costs, the engineers will depend on drilling for water. The entire system, if water is found within a reasonable depth, and it is believed will be, should be complete by the 1st of May. This is made possible on account of the fact that the contractors have placed double forces on this job, they having idle crews at this time on account of lack of usual amount of will have an up-to-date water and work. When completed Chesterfield small city. PINE GROVE We are having some rainy weather this week and the farmers are getting along very slow with their work. On last Sunday Messrs John B. Davis and Herbert Thomas and family were the guests of Mr. Daniel and Mr. Willie Campbell. Mr. Jakie Watson was in this section Sunday afternoon. Mr. Spergin Rivers has been suffering from a wound in his foot by an axe. We are glad to report that he is much improved at this writing, Miec * " ....... i/nvi? speni Saturday afternoon with Eletha May Thomas. Mr. Lucas Teal spent Sunday with Mr. John B. Davis. There was preaching at Zoar Church Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Charlie Rivers is real sick at this writing. We hope her a speedy recovery. A. F. DAVIS MARKET The Finest Fresh Meats The Best Fancy Groceries High Grade Canned Goods Tho Best of Everything for the Table A.F. DAVIS MARKET SURVEYING See me for your land surveying,