Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1913-05-15

since last June, left yesterday morn
ing for her home in Carthage, N. c.
Miss Nina gained scores of friends
while in McBee who regret to see her
leave. We wish her a pleasant vaca-
tion and hope she will return soon.
One day last week Miss Addie Sow
ell, daughter of Mr.. ]. E. Sowell, Sr,
in cleaning off the yard around their
residence, picked up an arm full OF
shingles with the intention Of carry
ing them from one portion of the yard
to another. On glancing at the bum
die of shingles on her arm, Miss Sow
ell noticed snake staring her in the
face ready to strike. With a truly
feminine shrek she threw the snake
and shingles on the ground and fled
into the house. When killed the rep
tile proved to be a rattle snake of the
Large variety, measuring about three
feet long and had one rattle and a
button.
Mr.. H. R. Mcleod has returned
from Jackson Springs, where he went
to attend the funeral of his brother.
The new reidences being erected
by Mess. H. ]. Ferguson and E. A.
Marshall in town are nearing COM
pletion.
Mr.. Ernest Ross has accepted a
position with the s. A. L. at Raleigh.
N C. We are sorry to lose Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross.
Mrs. C. j. Williamson spent Mon
day in Darlington. She was accom-
panied home by her mother. Mrs. A.
B. Dove, and neice, little Miss Julia
| Law.
Mess. D. L. Guy and W. G.. King,
of Route No. 2, are attending the
| District Convention at Darlington.
They are the delegates from Union
and Ashland churches.
Rev. Foster Speer and Mess. ]. A.
Baker, Lee Byrd, W. A. Sutton and
S. T. Knight, of Jefferson, passed
through here Tuesday on their way
to Darlington to attend District Cor
! ference
Rev. w. A. Massebeau, Presiding
Elder of the Florence District, spent
Friday night and Saturday as the
guest Of Rev. ]. L. Tyler. Mr.. Mas
sebeau was on his way to Cheraw
to hold the quarterly conference for
Cheraw Station and East Chesterfield
Circuit. s.
Mr.. r, b. King left Tuesday, after
NOON r0f DafIhRton to Attend stfe
District Conference of the Methodist
church which is in session there yes
terday and today. MIR. King is a
member of one of the most important
committees Of the conference.
MIR. A. J. Raley spent Tuesday in
Florence.
Mr.. Robert Atkinson spent Sunday
in Columbia.
Mr.. w. N Robertson, Of Laurin-
burg, N c., visited his father, Mr. L..
D. Robertson recently.
Master Weldon CASTOR has return
ed to his home in Columbia, after
spending several weeks with his aunt
Mrs. Robert Atkinson.
Rev. A.. S. Thomas will hold his
regular services on Monday night at
s o'clock at the Presbyterian church.
All are cordially invited.
We are glad to report that Miss
Annie FEMME Robertson, who was
operated on for appendicitis at
Knowlton's Hospital is doing nicely
and hopes to come home the last
of this week.
The ladies Missionary society Of
the Methodist church met on Monday
afternoon with Mrs. IA. w. Atkin-
son. Twelve members were present
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. C. c. Curtis.
Messrs. MaXcy King and L. A. Kerr
brought in early this morning a small
still, about 25 gallons capacity, which
they found out on Black Creek. near
Mr.. Alfred Johnson's place. The
mash" was destroyed.
On last Sunday morning at the
Methodist church, Mr.. Raley, teacher
of the Wesley Adult Bible class, of