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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
A TRIP TO THE OLDEST CHURCH
IN THIS COUNTRY.
George w. Hooks.
In ChdbOrn, N. c., Herald.

A good many Of you will, no doubt,
question, the truth of few assertions
that am about to make regarding the
Oldest church In this country and its
surroundings rs they stand today
within a stones throw Of the main line
Of the leading railway company Of the
south and right near where one Of the
greatest rivers In the world with its
neverending stream Of ripping waters
flow In majestic splendor toward the
Queen Of all the waters Of the earth.
say you will question it. Never-the-
less am writing as I saw it, and as it
was told to me by people who claim to
know.
Imagine yourself ON moving train
ne Of the twentieth century kind, with
steel cars, electrically lighted drawn by
latest model Baldwin, and playing
through space to the time and Of "a
nile n minute" accompanied by the
comfort and get there idea" Imagine
rourself going over the same trail that
the old stage coaches from New York
70 New Orleans Travelled daily a hund-
red years ago and more. set 1t in your
head that you are going to stop of and
spend the night there in the same town
in the same tarven, and In all prob.
| ;llities the same room where your great
grand father slep, and right where he
buckled on his sword ITO fight the
British. Then all ut once your hear
the muffed sound Of the engine whistle
the door opens-aarkey in a blue uni
form with a dinky cap, enters and calls
out "Cheraw" Instantly you catch
up your travelling bag and make boil
Cor the door. You want to he on thu
spot when the train halts, and you are
You decend flight Of step out on t.
the conductors footstool. one more steI
md YOU hit the plain hard ground, 81
there you are confronted with a typ
ical southern town, Of thirty-five hun
ired people. with streets a hundred fee
wiede with three rows of trees eigh
miles of them, and styled as eth
prettiest town In Dixie"
You go down to the dining room
lclear flowing signature down on tn
register, side Ct that you put the nan,
Of the state and tho name Of the TOW!
In which you live. Yon draws6s
4 rnc.,. 49,
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

You go down to the dinning room-a
large comfortable dining room with
walls that rise high with pictures and
lowers and you get one Of the best
meals the south affords. The cakei
are just the thing the biscuits and
coffee are the same as mother makes
ut home, the corn flakes, the eggs, the
ham and the everything else that II
takes to satisfy the appetite Of a hun.
cry man.
Your capacity having been reached
and probably expended a little, you
turn ayay at the same time you NAV
notice little sticker OH the wall as an
Idle curiosity seeker, you proceed tc
read 1t. Probably it reads "Visit Col.
McArthur's Grave" or it may read
"See the Hartzell house 1sOO-head-
quarters Of Gen. Sherman 1855 while
on his march through this section" but
the largest one-the one arresting your
attention for good, Is the one inviting
YOU to see "St. Davids Episcopal
church Of England-the oldest original
church in this part Of the uountry.
Your curiosity Is aroused Mt that The
little house OH Huger stree in whihh
James Thornwell the great Presby-
terian diviness was brought up and edu-
Gated loses its charm. You are de-
termined to see that church. You hike
out down n winding street, with hungry
eyes Going up to the buluetin board at
the depot you find the train by which
YOU VIII depart due Mt eight-fifty is re-
ported one hour and forty-flve min
ntes late. Any one with two days road
experience knows that to mean two
hours, tleast. so you have plenty Of
time, or I did
Yes sir 1t was All old church when
vas a child and am sivty now, said
Il nat looking ruddy cOmplexiOned man
- me in answer to my inquiry, as he
struggled his shoulders and tried to
draw his iron gray head deep In his
over coat collar, long yellow coat
that covered him right down to the
ground. He gaZed at the wooden
cross that seems to he the last piece of
material nailed UP and which it takes
to complete the job. 1t Overlooks
else around it. High up OH
the very top af the steeple it stands.
1t has stood there for a century and a
half. Go there thousand years from
now and you will see it. Yes sir, we
look at 1t, and the longer we look, the
higher 1t seems to aim. We stand there
and gaze In its direction till we are
tired. We want to see what its like.
We thin': VIC Rave seen something like
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County Of Chesterfield.

County Of Chesterfield.
In obedience to the order of Court
OF Common Please for Chesterfield
county, S. c., in the case of Bank of
Cheraw, Plaintiff, VS.. j. r. Teal, jr.,
Defendant, I will offer for sale at
Chesterfield Court House within the
legal hours of sale on Monday. 4th
Of September, 1915, the following real
estate:
All that certain tract OF land, situ-
ate, lying and being in said State and
County. containing one hundred
acres, more or less. bounded on the
North by land of Alex Willss' estate.
on the West by land of J. p. Poison,
on the South by run IF Juniper
Creek, and on the East by Cow Branch
the same being about three-1uarters
OF a mile Southwest of I-atrick on
both sides Of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway and was conveyed to the
said j. r. Teal, Jr., by Joan G. W,lks
by deed dated 26th of January, 1911.
Terms Of sale-Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers
p. A. MURRAY, Jr.,
Master Chesterfield County.
September 10th, 1915.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
Jute Wins Over Cotton In PostOffice
Department.

Washington, Sept, 27.-Jute instead
Of cotton twine will be used bby the
POstoffice Department during the year
beginning November 1, for tying let
ters. The contract for furnishing jute
has been awarded the Ludlow manu-
featuring Association of Boston, Mass,
at $O.O99 pound deemed to be the
lowest bid for furnishing either jute
or cotton submitted to the Depart
ment. Cotton is being used this year
at $O1323.
The cotton twine bidders were:
Beaumont Manufacturing Company,
Spartanburg, s. c., at $0.16S7; Glencoe
Cotton Mills. Columbia, S. C.. at $O-165
and the Lancaster Cotton Mills. Ian
caster. s. C.. at $O.15S75. Subsequent
to the opening Of the bids the Lancas-
ter Mills was permitted upon its re-
quest to withdraw its bid.
During the year 2.5O0,OOO pounds Of
jute twine will be used by the De-
partment Cotton now is being used
The jute contract amounts to $247.-
600.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
TEACHER'S EXAMINATION.

The semi-annual teachers examina-
tion will be held at the court house
Friday, Oct. 1st, beginning promptly
at 8 o'clock.
The examination will cover the fol-
lowing branches: Algebra, Arithme-
tic, History Geography. English
Grammar, Physiology and Hygiene,
Civics and Current Events, Agricul-
ture and Pedagogy.
According to the rules governing
this examination, as laid down by the
State Board of Education, an average
OF S0-per cent on the nine subjects
and not less than 50-per cent on any
branch entities the applicant to a first
grade certificate. A 70 per cent ave
rage on all the subjects and not less
than As per cent on any one entities
the applicant to a second grade GER
tificate
A general average of 60 per cent
with not less than 40 per cent on any
branch secures a third grade GER
tificate to the applicant.
Under the regulations one branch
is as important as another. Algebra
Is as important as Agriculture, Peda-
gogy as important as Arithmetic.
R. A. ROUSE,
County Supte. of Education
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
Gasoline Explosion Kills 81 and In.
jures 200.

Ardomore, Okla, Sept 26-At least
81 persons were killed and injured seri-
ously here this afternoon when a 25O
babrrel tank car Of gasoline exploded
In the heart Of the business district.
The force of the explosion shook
down many buildings and threw burn.
ing gasoline in every direction. A few
minutes Ardimore was at the mercy
Of score Of fires. At o'clock the
fires were under control and the city
was under martial law.
The property loss Is estimated AT
$5O0,OOO.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
HOw's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-fve years. and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
tho Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex-
pelling tho Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cnre for a short time you will sec Q
great Improvement In your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid OF catarrh,
Send for testimonials. free.
r. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio,
Sold by all Druggists. 76c,
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

Chesterfield s. c., Sept. 21, 1915.
Editor The Chronicle
Cheraw, S. c.,
Dear Sir:
There will be "Bccsting "trip
around Chesterfield County on Tuesday,
October 5th, in the interest of the
County Fair. The start will be made
from Chesterfield at a. m. The follow
ing towns will be visited:
Ruby, Mt CrOghan, Pageland,
jefferson, McBee, Middendorf, Patrick
and Cheraw. This will be grand
ninety mile parade around the County.
Every automobile owner in Chester
field County is invited to go on this
trip, and to carry several of their
boosting. friends with them. zone
hundred cars in line" is the slogan.
Emphasis is made of the fact that
the Fair is COUNTY FAIR,-all
that the name pmplits. Every one
should be interested in the County
Fair to he held November 8, 10. II, IL.
So get ready to join the Boosters"
You are invited to go on this trip Tues
day, October 9th.
c. l.. HUXLEY. Secretary.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Phone 1sS
County Of Chesterfield.

County OF Chesterfield.
Pursuant to decree heretofore
granted in the case Of w. F. Phillips
against ]. I. Wick, will offer for sale
before the Court House door at Ches-
terfield, S. c., on the first Monday I'm
October, same being the 4th, between
the legal hours of sale, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following de-
scribed real estate, to wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land, in the above State aud
County bounded North by the Mon
roe and Chesterfield Public Road :;
East by land Of Annie Wick: South
and West by w. ]. Brewer, same con-
tanning 16 acres, more or less.
P. A. MURRAY, Jr.,
Master Chesterfield County.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

was the AfSt Bishop q He was
rector OF this church whe1 he received
this appointment. Then I'VE are at
tracted by the tomb of Chief Justice
Henry McIver right about in the path
If the skirmish Of Gen. Lhgan Of the
Federal army and Gen. Htdee of the
COnfederates on March 3r& 1866 and
here we find the last rstiIG place Of
about fifty COnfederates whS fell. Di-
rectly in front. the largees, the one
bringing tears to the dryest eyes is
where fifty English soldiers, after dy
Ing in the church while it served as a
hospital, are buried in one grnve. We
move over to the corner Of the church
ward and view the place where Mr..
William Robbins-the great phil
anthropist whose old home was in
IsOston-sleeps his last sleep. On his
tomb we read the epitaph written by
his own hand. I get down on my knees
and read every word I am careful to
get In every word and mark them just
like he made them:
MY name-my country-what are
they to thee.
What-whether high or low my
pedigree.
Perhaps-I far lsurpass all other
men!
Perhaps-I fell below them all
what then?
Suffice is stranger, thou seest
TOMB
Thou knOwest its use-it hides-no
matter whom"
So gentle reader, as I view these
things, and have viewed them-perfect
Tuiet--when the shadows Of night with
the glimmer OF the moon made one
scene too glorious to last--and as here.
tofore stated am not surprised at nv
and my reasoning power becoming
vocabulary shrinking into nothingness
worked and as think Of them I be.
come more thoroughly convinced tbat
the task Of describing them Is too
difficult n problem for q lone man to
solve.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
In the Matter of the Chesterfield CQul-
ty Fair

The following letter from the secre-
tary of the Chesterfield County Fair
has been received and speaks for its.
elf:
The Chronicle hopes to see Cheraw
cars turn out enmass, and help
Chesterfield boost the Fair. Besides,
it will do Cheraw people good to get
out and see something Of the great
county Of Chesterfield, and meet some
Of the best people on earth.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

Everybody is complaining Of the
abundance of mosquitoes In town.
Must be coming from the Pee Dee
river. There Ia pretty good evidence
of this, for q certain Cheraw man says
he was bitten the other night by n
;snaggle-tooth mosquito which he i'm
mediately recognized as being the same
mosquito that bit him last spring
while he was fishing just above the
water plant.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Matter OF II. Mel Watts,

SOUTH CAROLlNA
In The Matter OF r. Mel Watts,
Bankrupt.
To the creditors Of r. Mel Watts, of
Cheraw, in the county of Chesterfield
and District aforesaid, a Bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the
21st day Of September A. d. 1915, the
said r. Mel Watts was duly adjudicated
Il Bankrupt, and that the first meeting
Of his creditors will be held ut the Off
ice of Stevenson & Prince, Cheraw S.
c., on the 9th day Of October A. d..
1915, at 10 O'clock, in the forenoon at
which time the said Creditors may at
tend, prove their claims, appoint a
Trustee, examine the bankrupt and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
Robert J. Kirk
Referee I'm Bankruptcy
September %. 1915.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
A BIG LOAN UNDER WAY.
Allies Of European War Want To
Borrow Billion Dollars

The Allies asked:
A credit loan Of $1,OOOOOO,OOO.
An interest Of not more than 8 ne,
cent, including expenses.
Inclusion Of all exports in uses to
which credit may be put.
Admitting Russia into unparticpa.
tion In the BENEFITS Of the loan.
America offers:
A credit loan Of $5OO,OOO,OOO.
An interest rate Of per cent, plus,
to the investor, excluding expenses.
Exclusion of purchases of mimi.
lions, restricting credit to commodi-
ties.
Requiring that separate arrange
ments be made for Russia.
What the parties agree to:
rhat no collateral shall be required
for the loan, the joint credit Of Great
Britain and France being held sufri-
cient.
That the bonds shall be payable on
maturity In dollars, not In pounds
sterling or francs.
That the bonds shall run for five
years, and that then they shall be
convertible into fifteen or twenty
year bonds. bearing lower rate Of
interest.
That the money to he raised by the
credit loan shall remain in this conn
try.
try and be spent solely for goods pur-
chased in this country.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS DEPEND
UPON YOUR LIVER.

That sluggish liver with its sluggish
blow Of bile Is what makes the world
Ook so dark at times. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills go straight to the root Of the
ifficulty by waking up the action Of the
iver and increasing the bile. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills cause the bowels to act
more freely and drive away those
moody days" 25c. a bottle.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

A short trip the last few days by
the editor clearly convinces him that
much more than one half Of the cotton
crop has opened and has been gathered
especially is this true where cotton
was apparently planted early, and from
every where the report is heard that
the crop will fall far below expec,
tation of even a few weeks ago.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

miles to the rear. This offensive is
still in progress.
The British gains have been made
to the north Of Arras. They have
taken the town of Loos and the quar-
ries northwest Of Halluch, and have
compelled the Germans to draw OIL
their reserves to check to advance.
For the time being the dramatic
develOpement of events in the West
have OverShawoded those in the East
ern theatre, where the Russians have
stayed the progress Of the Austro-
Germans at many points, and have
apparently succeeded in getting them
selves well in hand for futher offen-
Sive and defensive operations.
The quick answers Of Greece to
BulgarianS mobilization has probably
been a factor in clearing the atmos-
phere with respect to Bulgaria's in
tentions. The Bulgarian Government
has notified the Powers that the mo-
blization OF the Bulgarian army was
ordered In the National interests and
that 1t was not intended as an Often
sive measure. Individual mebers Of
the Bulgarian Government also have
expressed themselves to the same ef-
feet. Nevertheless, both Grece and
ROumania continue to make ready for
any eventuality.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

Francois Joseph, emperor Of Austria
and king of Hungary, S5 years old, has
resigned for almost sixty-seven years.
Not for thirty centuries, since the great
Rameses reIgned In the land of the
Pharaohs, also for sixty-seven years,
has there been a sovereign who has
been 30 long in actual possession Of a
thrune.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

nuke IT, Dut we havn't No we couldh
make one liye it either. Its type OF
the original, the one designed by tli'
Almighty Himself, the one OH which
His son Jesus was crucifed more than
ninteen hundred years ago, and In its
presence you lose sight Of your own
personality. Plain as day-just as 1t
was'after the din Of battle, and exactly
the same as when Corvallis soldiers
under Col. Macarthur used it as hos
pital-this church stands-its every
day the same. We get right up at 1t,
we forget who we are, we don't care
anything about that. What we want
Is to see all there Is to It, so we take
little view Of the cross up up yonder.
1t Is just so long from where it leaves
the top to its extremity
piece that traverses the horizontal
shaft Is the very same Mt both ends
there's no difference. Opening the
door and going inside We came to spot
where some Of our great great grand
fathers worshipped. We see the nails
they drove with their own hands, and
the benches where there their wives,-
our great-grand mothers sat with old
gray bonnet covered heads and eagerly
listened to the truth al It was told in
the good old days. Yes and we see the
spot where they kneelf down away
back yonder in seventeen sixty-eight
when they dedicated It to Him-the
great Rector Of all the churches in the
world, and in that holy hush we pay
homage to those whol proceeded us
There is no pulpit. You could moi
make a gold one and barry it inside
The main object is to keep it as it is
the very heart Of longIeaf pine. If 6
board decays there is another put ir
Its place, nailed just precisely where
the other was; and so complete Is the
job that you couldn't tell that any
change had been made. Going outside
where the tombs are almost too thickly
placed to step, all proceeds to view
them and take few Inscriptions. The,
are absolutely all round the building
everywhere. Over at the gate under
:, brick mound is the 81 we Of Col. Nc
Arthur-cOmmander of Pie list Scotch
Regiment in the Revo1 tion. He wa.
second I'm command Of Obrnwallis' army
at Cowpens and Guil1fd Courthouse
His last resting place marked will
a birch tomb. On the 9TH side Is tn,
first Confederate moIA ent ever er
ected. We 60 there ant ok at 1t, it Il
unliked any others y takes frs
, honor in keeping alivs deeds, ant
Il memory Of the mn >Iyed in t.
!. Cont erpnt 2
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

All Cards Of Thanks, Resolutions OF
Daspst, Obituaries, or notices OF other
a1Rsrs Hss sf public interest, and all
uStiess e . personal nature Is charged
~ at the rate OF ono cent per word
lpr each insertion. Such metter IL
~ AewA
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
Great Struggle Of War Now Going On.

The t:.r! Gay Of the great struggle
between the Allies and Germans In the
West is still In progress The
British lost one vessel In q sea battle
begun at the same time as the land
battle. The forces Of England and
France are making a mighty effort
to drive Germans back, while
Russia is apparently holding her own
OH the other side. The next few days
may bring forth decisive results in the
worlds mightiest war. The following
Is synopsis Of yesterdays news and
there is nothing special in today's dis
patches:
Twenty thousand unwounded Ger
man prisoners and al unestimated
number Of dead and wounded OH both
sides is the toll taken in the first two
days drive Of the Anglo French forces
who have begun a great offensive move
ment along the western battle line,
which extends from the North Sea to
the Swiss frontier.
Two distictive operation are under
way, one north Of Arras and the other
in the Champagne region, while there
has been an incessant bombardment
along almost the entire front.
| Both the British and French have
been successful, carrying trenches ex-
tending over distance Of 20 miles
and u depth varying up to two and a
half miles. 1t is officially reported
both from Paris and London that the
advantage is still being continued, and
that the ground gained in large meas
ure has been held and consolidated.
Berlin admits the retirement Of the
German force at various points but
minimizes the result Of the engage,
ments.
For several weeks the British and
French artillery have been pounding
liercely and continuously ut the German
line. The toward movement Of the in
rantry began Saturday morning wheI
thnIsands OF Allied troor. threw them
selves against German trenches III
which, thought battered and toorn by
heavy shells, the Germans waited, hav
ing long expected the onslaught. Much
II the fighting was ut close range, hand
tc hand encounters being carried from
trench to trench. The heavy artillery
continued to poor forth rain Of heavy
projectiles, while aviators took the all
to direct the fighting and themselve.
engaged in many combats.
In addition to having captured Scu
.hez, a much disputed point Of van
tage. the French have succeeded h
1 es sths Esst ,ssEyss
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

the increase in
IL |gs in the South
are pub eek in the Manu-
1acturerso South Carolina
Leads all 8 States, her increase
being 20 sent over last years
supply. Georgia and Texas rank Sec
ond, each showing a net gain of 10
Per cent West Virginia shows the
smallest gain; his State increased
its percentage by only 2. New Mex
leo and Arizona also shows an increase
OF 20 per cent The gain for the
saree States is nearly three times
greater than the average increase for
the United States as a whole.
II you can steer q ship of state
Through troubled 1waters narrow,
And save your country from a fate
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

No doubt life would be one grand
neet song if " copid mir erdR1S
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30
HOW ABOUT YOUR MARKET?

HOW ABOUT YOUR MARKET!
Do You Get Fresh Meat AT All
Times.
DO YOU GET CHOICE CUTS AT
1S CENTS. IF NOT TRY
j. A. HALL THE MARKET MAN
He VIII Do All OF This For You
Phone 1873
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1915-09-30

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