The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, August 03, 1922, Image 1
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VOL. 40?NO. 31 " ; CHESTERFIELD^Sra, THU^PAY7AUGUST 37 1922 ~~~ W~ ?i c? a ^ . ?
WOULD HOLD E'
OF JUS!
The following extract is from t
gpeeoh of Senator Laney at Camdi
last Monday:
George K. Laney also emphasiz
that if he were elected he would <
his utmost to see that all laws of tl
state were enforced impartially. 1
would seek at all times to hold even
the scales of justice between the hij
and the low aVid the rich and tl
poor.
Mr. Laney said some one was to I
elected governor within the next fe
weeks. lie did not know whethi
they wanted a man like him for go^
ernor, a man of the people, from tl
people and a man for the people. Tl
Chesterfield candidate spoke earnes
ly of his efforts in the general assen
bly 20 years, which he said were a
ways with an eye single to servi
for the masses of the people. H
had always sought to be economica
He had fought for lower approprif
tions so zealously that he had bee
often regarded as a crank. He woul
fight for a reduction of a sum s
small as $25.00.
It was foolishness to tell the pec
pie that the legislature had mad
them bankrupt. The voters knew tha
the legislators did not cause any rra
to go hungry. At the last session o
the general assembly the appropria
tions of the state were cut from $5,
000,000 below 1921 and $2,000,00
would be raised by new tax measure
ior wnicn ne nan taKen xne icaci i
having1 created. These new measure
hud cut the state levy five mills, thi
amount being taken off real estat
and personal property. Mr. Laney re
ceiveu several bunches of flower
when he had concluded.
LANEY FIGHTS THE RING
The Calhoun Times (St. Matthews
has this to say of Mr. Laney:
Geo. K. Laney, candidate for Gov
ernor, pulled on his fighting clothe
at Marion Tuesday. He says that hi
saw the "political ring" at work dur
ing the morning and urged the mei
and women not be led to the poll
"like sheep to the slaughter," aa<
that "we will be governor." Tlv
Times outlined the sly campaign o
"The Columbia ring" last week aiw
we are glad Laney has dragged then
from the underbrush and forces then
to fight in the open. They know tha
Laney in the second race can bea
Blease by a much bigger majorit;
that McLeod but they have doubt:
about putting a ring in Laney's nose.
I. B. MERRIMAN UNAFRAID
Mr. I. B. Merriman walked int<
The Advertiser office several day;
ago with a handful of fine long staph
cotton, 1 \\ inch, that was opened this
season.
He has ninety acres of this cQtton
planted on and around April 15th
which began to open on the 26th o
July. This cotton, which he calls 90
day long staple, he developed fron
two varieties. He believes he is goinj
to pick the largest yield of cotton this
year that he had had in sevral years
Mr. Merriman is by far the most op
tiniistic farmer on the cotton outlool
with whom we have conversed thi
summer. He firmly believes he has th<
solution of the boll weevil problem
which is briefly: "The use of a quid
producing variety; early and repeat
ed use of sweet poisoning; prope
fertilization and rapid cultivation."
As to the results of his method e
poisoning he cites the fact that las
year he was eaten up with weevil am
this year, though they were present ii
his fields early, there are none t
be found there now.
He believes that if the weevil shouh
suddenly appear in his fields now ii
great numbers he would be too lat
to do much harm as his crop is prac
tieally made.
I LEAvrrr 4 porter
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Those who employ us have the
assurance that they will receive the
highest degree of service and satisfaction.
We are equipped to
handle a commission in a thorough
manner. Our services are dependable
and polite.
QUALITY
DEPENDABILITY
SERVICE
Calls Answered Day or Night
VENLY SCALES
riCE, SAYS LANEY
he VAUGHAN
en \ Plenty of rain and hot weather
about the condition at present.
ecj The farmers are through laying I
_jo their crops and enjoying a long neet
ed rest*and feasting on watermelon
young chickens, green peas and sue
Ie like.
ly Mrs. Minnie Bolton of Randlemai
jn N. U., is spending a few days her
ie with her brothers, Messrs. Will an
T. F. Curtis.
)C Mrs. D. A. Eddins of North Care
lina, spent the week-end here with Mi
and Mrs. F. H. Short.
F?r
Rev. F. M. Cannon preached
le strong and forcible sermon to
le large and attentive congregation a
I. David's Grove Sunday morning.
Mr. E. B. Vaughan and family o
1- the Cason Oldfield section attendee
ie the services at David's Grove Sunda;
[e ind spent the afternoon with Mr. nm
1. Mrs. G. R. Vaughan.
l- Mrs. Lisenby of the Hopewell sec
n tion is spending a few days here witl
" her son, Mr. Jeff Lisenby.
? Messrs. I. R. Melton and J. F
Griggs of the Wexford section attend
ed preaching here Sunday.
e
t Mrs. J. A. Knight was over here th<
other afternoon and organized a lay
^ by school which means much to thi
community, as there are several tha
wish to attend one of these schools.
0
s FRIENDSHIP
n The farmers are through laying bj
s and seem to be enjoying their rest.
s Born to Mr. and Mrs.James Camp
c bell, Sunday night, a boy.
Mrs. Hump Cason was visiting Mrs
J. A. Swinnie Monday afernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McClure ant
children of Concord, N. C., and -Irs
^ C. C. Rn|!in? of Albermarle, N. C.
were visiting at the home of Mr. W
R. Henycutt last week.
s Miss Evelyn Gaddy has returnee
8 hrrrrre after spending sornfc-ttm'e trr St
Paul, N. C.
1 Misses Allean Huneycutt and Rutt
s McClure visited Mrs. Thomas Eddim
d of Chesterfield Saturday afternoon.
k Misses Annie Bell and Majre-ie T.or
f Streater have been visiting Mrs
I James Campbell recently.
1
1 WEXFORD
t *
t Married last Wednesday at the
home of the officiating minister, Rev,
^ A. B. Smith, Mr. Carl Baker to Miss
Elsie Caddy. Mr. Baker is the son ol
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Baker of the
Vaughan section and Mrs. Baker is
} the charming daughter of Mr. anc
? Mrs. II. C. Gaddy of Anson county
N. C. The happy couple has the besl
* wishes of the people of Wexford.
Mr. J. F. Griggs and sons, Leak and
Hughie, accompanied by the writci
attended services at David's Grovt
P Sunday and heard a good sermon
preached by the Rev. F. M. Cannon, o1
Chesterfield.
Miss Mildred Smith returned home
^ Saturday from Winthrop College
where she h i? been attending summei
schocfi. Miss Smith reports a sue
cessful term.
1 The Thompson Creek W. M. U., wil
meet at the church Friday at. <t P. M
It is earnestly requested that all oi
' the members be present.
Some of our people from here at.
tended the church life conference a1
r
Chesterfield last week. All report t
^ good meeting.
^ A successful meeting came to t
^ close Sunday night at Ruby. Thert
^ were IB baptized Sunday afternoor
by the pastor, the Rev. J. D. Purvis
Mr. Purvis did all the preaching dur^
ing the week.
The Sunday School class taught b}
Mr. Clyde Burch will picnic at th<
Hursey mill Saturday afternoon. A1
of his class is invited to go.
Mr. Paul Melton spent a part of thi
~ past week in Florence, S. C., wit!
friends.
Mr. G. J. Lowery was in Charlott
Saturday on business.
Miss Ruth Smith of Ruby was th
guess of Misses Mildred and Kathleei
Smith recently.
JATirr Ar a a ^ - - ?
ivCi ur ^rtivir AlurN Mtt 1 INli
The remaining County Campaig
meetings will be held as follows:
Brock's MH1, Wednesday, Augus
16th. . .
Cheraw, Thursday, August 17th a
night.
Patrick, Friday, August 18th.
McBce, Saturday, August 19th.
Catarrh, Monday, \ugust 21st.
Jefferson, Tuesday, August 22nd.
Pageland, Wednesday, Augui
23rd.
Mt. Croghan .Thursday, Augui
24th.
Ruby, Friday, August 25th.
Court House, Saturday, August 26tl
'magistrate teal
collects more fine!
rMr. John Roscoe, who lives abou
five miles from Chesterfield was ar
rested last Saturday by Deputy She.
~~ riff Sellers and Officer Abbott.
He was brought before Magistrate
is Teal last Monday, where he pleadec
guilty on three counts, keeping a men.
,y ace, selling vinous liquors, and stor1_
>ng such liquors.
Sf He was fined $25.00 or sentenced
:h to serve 30 days on each count. He
elected to pay the fine.
^ Bonnie Davis, colored, was arrested
J and brought before Magistrate Teal
^ on Wednesday, charged with obtsructing
and causing damage to the public
highway. *
Thomas lives on the W. and
r' Highway about nine miles from Cheraw.
It is charged that he built an
a obstruction that caused the ditch wata
er to run across the road and cause
lt damage. The county authorities had
this obstruction removed and the road
f repaired. Thomas then replaced the
il obstructoin, ater which he was hailed
yr to court and fined $50.00 or 30 days
3 on the gang. He paid the fine,
i iiiwi'iii1* 10 mo moccasined feet. Ann
still the strange figure stood arms
1 folded, motionless and silent. Nellheij
the attitude nor the silence was quite
pleasing, and the girl's supple slenderness
stiffened, her arms went rigidly
to her sides, and a haughty little snap
sent her undlmpled chin upward.
"Who are you and what do you
want?"
It waa a new way for a woman to
e apeak to a man; he in turn waa not
t pleased, and a gleam In hlM eyea
showed It.
"I am the son of a king."
She started to laugh, but grew puaaled,
for she had the blood of Poca-,
f bontns herself.
"You are an Iitolan?"
I He shook his head, scorning to ex-^
plain, dropped his rifle to the hollow j
of his arm, and, reaching for his belt!
JUNIOR ORDER MEETS v1
Regular meeting of the Junior Ord.
er will be held Saturday evening at
8:30.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
^ iiuiM W. F. Stovenaon _ v J
"I hereby announce that I am a
Candidate in the Democratic prima1
ries of South Carolina, for the nomi5
nation for Repi'escntative of the 5th"
Congressional District, for the 68th
> Pnnirvnca c* rl T r?L? A ??Ii
W.^.VDU UIIU 1 LORC una ujipuriuillLy
, to thank the people of the District
for their loyal support in the past and
to say that I shall endeavor to deserve
their support and confidence in the
ii? the future."
STATE SENATE
J. A.. Spruill
We are authorized to announce the
' candidacy of Mr. J. A. Spruill for the
State Senate, subject to the action of!
the Democratic Primary.
J. A. Knight
' The friends of Mr. J. A. Knight
present his name to the voters as
: candidate for State Senate, subject to
? the rules of the Democratic primary.
LEGISLATURE
; A W. Hur.ey
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the legislature, subject to the
rules of the Democratic Party.
A. W. Hursey.
r
F. M. Moore
I am a candidate for the House of
, Representatives subject to the rules
of the Democratic Party,
p F. M. Moore
i
? Dr. W. J. Perry
v| We are authorized to announce the
. candidacy of Dr. W. J. Perry for the
- Legislature, subject to the action of
the Democratic Primary.
f
s C. H. Spencer
' To the Voters of Chesterfield County:
I respectfully announce as a can*
B didate for the House of Rapresenta^
tives subject to the rules of the Democratic
Party,
e If elected it shall be my gTeat desire
and earnest purpose to study
e and rightly solve the great issues in
n which the people are so vitally concerned.
C. H. Spencer.
S W. L. McCoy
n I am a candidate for the House of
Representatives, subject to the rules
of the Democratic Party.
W. L. McCoy,
it
P. C. Campbell
I hereby announce myself a candi/
I n t /I /aw f Ua II <V 111. A a/ D
M?ivv 1U1 uiv iivuao Ul iVfjHUMJIlUllIVeS
on my original platform, "Peace, Lib.
erty, Justice and Freedom to all the
st World." I will stand by the rules ol
the Democratic Primary.
*t P. C. Campbell
C. L. Thomas
h. "I hereby announce my candidacj
CHURCH LIFE CONFERENCE
5 VERY SUCCESSFUL
t The Church Life Conference for
. the benefit of the Bap.ists of Chesterfield
County was held at the Chesterfield
Baptist Church beginning on
; Tuesday evening of last week and
I continuing through Sunday evening.
This conference Was for the purpose
. of training in Chrjstian work.
The meeting oil Tuesday evening
I was featured by k spler.did address,
, "Workers together with God," by
Dr. C. E. Burts. ; 1
I Rev. P. J. McLjean t>.ught classes
I daily in the B. Y.' P. U. manual and
Mr. M. J. Howardr tooic up the work
of the Sunday School normal manual.'
At the session Of the Conference
Monday afternnodji Rev. A. L. Pickens
discussed in a mast?rly manner
the two "Hemispheres of the Sunday,
School." Dr. T. J. Wattr, also delivered '
special addresss. |
Miss Elizabeth Nuckols discussed
the children at the Thursday after-1
noon session, m" t
The two llbrmons by Rev. C. J.
Thompson were among the finest ever
heard in a Chesterfield pulpit.
Sunday was a rqid letter day.
( ^ Dr. E. W. Sikesadelivored two adI
dresses that will long be remembered
in the town by thosA fortunate enough
to hear him. The jjpeakcr eloquently
portrayed the gosp& and its effect up- !
on mankind, qpd hfW it develops and
upholds the hightest standards of civilization
and its power to sustain in
all the hard places of life in sorrow
and in death?thus showing men how
to live and how to die. The gospel, said
the speaker is not merely a beautiful
idealism but a practical, live and vital
force in the community today.
MIDDENDORF INVITES
CANDIDATES
Candidates for county offices and
candidates for Magistrate of Alligator
^Township are invited and expected to
speak at Middendorf school house FriicrVlf
Annnie*' 1 t. ! S? *
i ?j ou^uiib aovii, ucginning at
| 8 o'eiock.
?!
C. C. Htrton
The- may fliiailwl Qt ftiiMmw of
McBee, announce him as a candidate
for the House of Representatives,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
party. His Many friends, p
A. F. Funderburk
We are authorized to announee the 1
candidacy of Mr. A. F. Funderburk,
for the legislature, subject to the rules
of the Democratic Party. p
FOR PROBATE JUDGE 1
M. J. Hough
| Appreciating fully the honors givj
en me by the people of my county, I
j most respectfully announce my candidacy
for re-election as Judge of Pro
uaie, suojeti 10 me rules oi the
Democratic Party. M. J. Hough.
William Thomas Hunt
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Probate Judge,
subject to the rules and eegulations
| of the Democratic Party. If tiecleu I
promise to serve the people to the
best of my ability.
William Thomas Hunt
MAGISTRATE
C. B. Brock
I respectfuiiy announce that I am a
candidate for Magistrate of Court
House Township, subject to the rules
of the Democratic Primary,
p C. B. Brock.
J. S. Wad*worth
I wish to thank my friends Tor their
suppotr at the polls ir\ the past and
hereby announce my candidacy for
reelection as Magistrate of Mt. Croghan
township, subject to the rules of
the Democratic primary,
p J. S. Wadsworth.
/ _____________
L. P. Groom*
The friends of Mr. L. P. Grooms
hereby announce him a candidate for
Magistrate for Cole Hill Township.lp
I . L. Teal
This paper is authorzed to announce
the candidacy of T. L. Teal,
Esq., for re-election to the offce of
Magistrate for Courthouse Township,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
Primary.
I Jaa. H. Ratliff
I am a candidate for Magistrate in
Mt. Croghan Township, subject to the
rules of the Democratic Primary.
Jus. H. Ratliff.
, W. N. Lee
I hereby announce my candidacy 1
, for re-election as Magistrate of Jeffer
son Township, thanking one and all
for their past support, and soliciting
I a continuance of the same, subject to
the rules of the Democratic Primary,
p W. N. Lee.
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HOME DEMONSTRATION SHORT
COURSE HERE NEXT WEEK
Chesterfield County Home Demonstration
Short Course will be held at
the court house August 9, 10 and 11.
Tuesday afternoon, August 8, the
club girls will meet at the court house
for registration and assignment to
homes. Tuesday night a lawn recepI
tion will be given at the home of Mrs.
i Geo. K. Laney.
I The program will begin at 9 A. M.
and 2 P. id. each day. After devotional
- exefcises each morning the regular
work will bo carried out.
August 9, canning, preserving and
pickling will be the work of the morning.
In the afternoon a health program
will be given. Wednesday night
the girls will attend prayer meeting.
Thursday morning, August 10, instructions
in sewing will be given. The
afternoon program will consist of lessons
in cooking, table serving, etc.
Thursday evening the girls will be en.
tertained at moving pictures.
Friday, August 11, instruction on
how to make the home convenient and
attractive, and demonstrations on
poultry will be given.
The visiting demonstrators for the
short course ar6 as follows:
Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, state specialist
in food conservation, Winthrop
College; Mrs. Harriet F. Johnsn, state
specialist in cothing, Winthrop College;
Miss Juanita Neely, state poultry
specialist, Winthrop College; Mrs.
S. O. Plowden, district home demonstration
agent, Dalzell, S. C. and Miss
Katherine Y. Chappell, home demonstration
agent of Richland county.
All those who are interested are invited
to attend these meetings.
Mary C. Haynie,
County Home Dem. Agent.
Mr. Broke?I can't raise $5; that's
all there is to it! I received a notice
from my bank this morning that I had
overdrawn.
Mrs. Broke?well try some other
bank.
ship, subject to the rules of the
Democratic Primary.
p L. O. Johnson
Fr?d C. Coward
We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of Mr. Fred C. Coward, for
Magistrate of Alligator Township,
subject to the action of the Democratic
Primary. p2
J. H. Bittle
Th<? friends of Mr. J. Hossick Bittle
announce his candidacy for Magistrate
of Courthouse Township, subject to
the rules of the Democratic Primary.
L. C. Sellers
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for re-election to the office of
Magistrate for Cole Hill Township,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
Party. L. C. Sellers. p
C. B. Williams
I respectfully announce that I am
a candidate for Magistrate of Alligator
Township under the rules of the
Democratic Primary. C. B. Wiliams.
J. T. Blackw.il
I announce myself a candidate for
Magistrate for Jefferson Township,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
Primary. J. T. Blackwell.
W. H. Boan
I respectfully announce that I am a
candidate for Magistrate of Cole Hill
TownshiD. subiect to thn riilpa nf I
Democratic Party. V*. H. Boan.
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COTTON WEIGHER
Robert E. Rivera, Jr.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Cotton Weigher, for the
Town of Chesterfield, subject to the
rule.- of the Democratic Party.
Robert F. R'vers, Jr.
J. David Fincher
I hereby Announce myself a candidate
for the office of Cotton Weigher
for the town of Chesterfield, subject
to the rules of the Democratic Primary.
J David Fischer p
H. A. Wataon
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for re-election as Cotton Weigher
for Chesterffield, subject to the
rules of the Democratic primary.
I wish to thank*fny friends for their
support in the past. II. A. Watson
W. R. Huneycutt
Thanking my friends for past support,
I hereby announce myself for
the office of Cotton Weigher for the
Town of Chesterfield subject to the
rules of the Democratic Priipary and
if elected I will not betray the trust
put in me. W. R. Huneycutt.
A. P. Smith
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of Cotton Weigher
CHESTERIELD C(
MORE TH
While the tabulations are not complete
up to last Wednesday evening
the following facts were learned as to
enrollment of voters in the Democratic
clubs of the county.
Out of twenty-eight precincts,
twenty-five reported, Bethel. Center
Grove and Pee Dee not having been
heard from. From this it is estimated
the total enrollment will pass
5,200. It is thought nearly 25 per
cent, of these are women. The last enrollment
was about 3,800.
The following figures were taken
from>the largest precincts:
Courthouse enrolled 700; Cheraw
No. 1,?596; Cheraw No. 2,?155;
Jefferson, 425; Pageland, 468; Ruby,
212; McBee, 335; Mt. Croghan, 248.
JOHN GARY EVANS OFFERS FOR
HOUSE AT SPARTANBURG
Sliai ?:irihiir?r Tnlu OO T..V.. e?..
? I-., ---j. -? "uaij
Evans, form- r governor 01 South
Carolina and national Democratic
committeeman, today announced his
candidacy for the house of representatives
from Sparantanburg county.
MARKET OPENS FOR TOBACCO
The State:
The South Carolina tobacco market
opened today with sales totalling nearly
1,000,000 pounds, prices ranging
from three to fifty cents.
Sales were largely confined to Mullins,
Lake City, Conway, Darlington,
Marion, Dillon, Nichols and Lamar,
where socalled independent warehouses
are being operated. The largest
sales of the day was on the floors
of the Lake City warehouse, where
550,690 pounds changed hands, a record
for the Lake City market. Prices
at Lake City averaged 21.33 cents a
pound, the general average for the
state's markets being approximately
17 cents a pound, nearly double the
opening day average of last year.
Double sales in the four warehouses
at Mullins saw the transfer of over
200,000 pounds for an average of 17
cents a pound.
Tobacco offered on the various
floors ran the gamut of grades. Higher
prices are expected when the better
grades begin to be sent in. The I
season marks the inauguration of the
tobacco grading law.
WHITE OAK CLUB MEETS
Miss Mary C. Haynie met with the
ladies club at the home of Mrs. Dease
on Saturday afternoon, Ju;y 22nd,
1022.
There were about ten members
present. Miss Haynie was delayed in
getting to the meeting; so she did not
give a demonstration as she expected
to do, but she gave some interesting
talks, that are helpful to everybody.
The home demonstration short
course will be held at Chesterfield,
July 9, 10 and 11 and let's as many
as possible be present. There is lots
to be learned at this course.
The club will meet again on Thursday
afternoon following the third
Sunday in August, this being the 21
of August at home of Mrs. W. D.
Odom. Let's all be present.
(Miss) Mayme Wadsworth, Secretary.
PALMETTO
The boll weevil is not doing as
much damage in this section as some
of thd people thought it would.
Mr. Ervin Odoyi of White Oak was|
in this section Sunday.
Messrs. Guss Clanton and Lee Da
vis speni Sunday in the White Oak
section.
Miss Mary Poston of Columbia is
visiting Miss Carrie Johnson.
Mr. Sam Clanton visited near Middendorf
Sunday afternoon.
"Messrs. Jessie Sellers and R. P.
Hurst motored to Rockingham recently
Mr. Steve Ratliff, Misses Carrie
Johnson and Mary and Eunice
Poston of Columbia, who is visiting
Miss Johnson visited near Ruby, at
the home of Mr. B. C. Wadsworth's
Sunday.
Rev. Purvis of Ruby conducted the
revival meeting at Palmetto last week
and did some fine preaching.
Mr. John Brown visited at the home
of Mr. Clanton's in the White Oak
section Sunday. /
H. u ?
An American bride went to Jive in
that faraway American dependency,
the Philippine Islands, where all
household servants are native "boys."
One day, just as she had finished
dressing, the boy entered the room.
"Juan!" she rebuked. "You should
never enter my room without knocking;
you might have found me dressJjjg
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1UNTY ENROLLS 1
AN 5,200 VOTERS
s
50 ILL OF POISON PIE;
PANIC ON BROADWAY
From New York Times:
Ambulances from all parts of the
city yesterday rushed to Broadway,
between Twenty-fifth and Twentysixth
Streets, where between fifty and
sixty victims of blackberry and
huckleberry pie were writhing in agony.
Eight or ten stomach-pumps were
being operated at once in the Towsend
Building at 1,123 Broadway and in
nearby office buildings. Nearly all
those who were suddenly taken ill reported
that they had eaten pie in a
restaurant in the Townsend Building.
An inquiry was made to discover
whether a line of poisonous pastry had . ?
been sent out by any wholesale house,
in which case similar stomach-ache
panics might follow all over the city,
but it was discovered that the restau
rant in question advertised that all
its pastry was made on the premises.
The first victims of the ill-made pie
sickened between 2 and 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. Men and women employees
in offices fell over on the floor
or cried out in agony. Panic prevailed
on some floors in the Townsend
Building as one employe after another
turned pale, then blue and began
to complain of intense pain.
At first private physiians were called.
They administered emetics and sent
for stomach pumps. The first physicians
were helped by volunteer assistants,
among the other employes. But
the volunteer assistants began to
grow qualmish and uneasy and the demand
for stomach pumps outran the
supply.
Office after office was converted into
an emergvncy hospital. Big buildings
began to take on internal appearance
of ocean liners after the first
rough sea. It soon became apparent
that there was some far-reaching common
cause for all the agony. Never
having heard of a stomach-ache epidemic,
physicians began to crossexamine
the least afflicted of their
patients. The sick ones told where
they had lunch and what they had
eaten. Tho sick ones had all lunched at
the restaurant nearby Tbev bad all
had pie.
Before the eight or ten private physicians
had finished tracing the cause,
the casualties had become so heavy
mat employes were sent out for ambulances.
Calls for help were repeated
until ambulances from New York,
Belevue and two other hospitals had
arrived.
All hands were orded to the pumps.
Between fifty and sixty had been
treated before the last of the victims
discovered their plight.
MIDDENDORF
Crops are looking fine in this section.
The boll weevil is very active.
Mr. S. D. Hodges spent Saturday
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Newton Hoffman.
Mrs. C. D. Johnson and children
have returned to their home in Gastonia,
N. C., after a few weeks visit
with friends and relatives in this section.
I Misses Mnrio 'C "** "'
aim i ?iy mcmanus
were the attractive fruests of Miss
Maggie Hoffman Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Hughie Morris and
son, Rollin spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Johnson.
There will be Childrens' Day at
Wilkes Chapel Saturday, August 5th.
Everybody invited to come and bring
well filled baskets.
Sunday School at the Baptist
Church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Let's everybody come out and make
our Sunday School a success.
Dynamite Used to De*troy Still
Greenvile, S. C., July 29.?What
is declared to be the largest and most
complete distilling plant ever seized
by raiding officers was captured near
here by a group of Federal prohibition
officers.
The outfit was too large to be destroved
with 4 *' '
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dynamite were set off under the apparatus,
blowing it to bits.
The plant consisted of a large
brick furnace, over which was a steel
riveted boiler having a capacity of approximately
400 gallons. Two copper
condensing outfits were connected
with the boiler, each having a capacity
of ninety gallons. Five thousand gallons
of rye beer was poured out by
1 the officers. No arrests wore made.
I "Your face is no longer flushed
with drink."
"No," replied Uncle Bill Bottletop.