Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-03-05
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reality. Ground was broken Mon
day morning by the contractor D. ~
Grandy, of Charlotte, n. G., and WORK
has been rapidly pushed since. Inc
contract calls for it's completion Dv
June 1st. The building proper Will
be 3O1s feet wide by 76 feet long, one
s,ory hign, and will have a concrete
floor and in front walk 500 feet long
The structure will be of brick veneer.
II will be fitted out with all modern
conveniences and will be the equal IN
every respect to stations in towns
MANY times the size of McBee. The
total cost will be near $4,000. SeV-
eral new tracks will be laid and the
present passenger station WILL De
used to handle freight. The station
will be located about 100 yards above
the present one on the right hand
side of the railroad.
The snow which started falling
here Wednesday afternoon at tSO
and continued throughout the night
and until 10 o'clock the following
morning, was The deepest seen here
in ten years, according to some OF
our oldest citizens. The average
depth was near sixteen inches and
in places the drifts measured several
feet. Snow ball fights, dove shoot
ing and rabbit hunting were the order
of the day. In some cases the fuel
ran out but in the majority of cases
the citizens were prepared, and con-
sequently very little suffering has
been reported. Considerable damage
was done the city water works. For
several hours at time the town was
without water but the pipes were
quickly mended and conditions placed
in normal condition again. Most of
the snow, except in spots, has disap-
peared.
. 1t has been announced by the civil
engineers who have the matter in
charge, that the proposed route for
the new sand-clay road, ieXtending
north of McRee nine and one half
miles 70 the township line. has been
surveyed and that the board of .pWyi
lie works will adrertise- for niSS:trorr
contractors by March 14th. This will
be the first dgthe46ur main roads to
be comleted and will be offered to
the E6hlflmission who have the Capital
to Capital auto highway in charge,
to be used as a part of their line
through the township. Road building
materia! was found to be plentiful
along the proposed route; the aver
age haul being about six hundred
yards. There are several prospec-
tive buyers for the $4,000 bond issue
in view, and as soon as a favorable
report from he New York firm OF
lawyers who have the issue under in
vestigation as to its legality, is re-
turned. the sale will be made.
Miss Velma King has been confined
to her bed for some days with an at
tack of measles.
The Dramatic Club have announced
that .hev will give their new play,
The Heroic Dutchman of &C." on
the evening of March 10th. This play
will take we'll with every one. 1t is
brimming full of wit and humor. COM
bined with many dramatic situations.
which will hold the audience tense.
Mary Thompson, he little daugAtc:'
of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Horton, died
Wednesday afternoon at 3.15 o'clock
after a lingering illness of several
weeks Her condition was seemingly
50 much improved on the day before
her death that high hopes were held
by her friends for her recovery and
4 was a distinct shock to hear of her
death. The funeral services were
held at he home Friday afternoon at
. o'clock, the Rev. Beckham oftici-
ating. and the body laid to rest in
the McBee cemetery. The following
relatives of the family were present;
Mrs. VIM. Sowell, of Kershaw; Mrs.
Emma HOugh of Camden; and Mr..
Dan Mcdonald, of Camden. The SYM
pathv of the whole community is en-