The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-08-24

Fall and Winter Woolens on Friday
and Saturday, August 25th and 26th.
Chesterfield Dry Goods Co.
We are informed that the speed
ordinance has been revoked. We be-
lieve that some of our Ford drivers
, believe it.
The crops ali over the county are,
as we predicted just after the flood,
showing marked improvement. Of
course there will be a short crop, but
a good price will be realized from the
same.
Did you ever stop to think what
sort of predicament this town would
be in in case of fire? Maybe we
won't have any soon but if we should
how much water is available? Z?
How many town pumps are working,
and how much nre7fghting apparatus
have we?
That was some entertainment Civ
en- last Thursday by the friends of
Sheriff Douglass. The doors of the
| Amusu Theatre were thrown open to
the public for free admission, and it
is estimated that 5000 people en-
tered.
Services will be held at St. Paul
next Sunday at II am. and $3.50
pm. christian Education" will be
the subject for the morning hour.
A hearty welcome, good singing and
good music await you.
On Wednesday morning Miss Stel-
la Minis with a car full of girls went
to the home of Mrs. John Rivers and
gave a canning demonstration. Those
! present were Mrs. John Rivers, Misses
Lille Rivers, Clara Watson, Cleon
Coward, Nina Evans, Maggie Evans,
Ethel Evans, Serena Evans, Grace
Parker.
There will be a call meeting of the
Chesterfield Commercial Club next
Friday at p. m. A full attendance
is urgently requested, as important
business is to be transacted.
The attention of the City Fathers
is called to the condition of the side
walk on Railroad Avenue, Just in
front of Mr.. Bill Burr's residence.
Someone is liable to serious injury
on account of this condition.
Mrs. lizzie Breeden, daughter of
Mr.. F. K. Bittle, died at the home of
her father last Friday. She had been
sick for about ten days, suffering
from pneumonia. The burial took
place at Friendship church cemetery.
Rev. Paul I. Wood officiated.
There is no better swimming place
IN the county than Douglass Mill.
which is now the property of Walter
Douglass. Every afternoon our
young people spend several hours en-
Joying the cool water.
On Friday ana Saturday, August
25th and 26th, the Globe man, Mr..
G. r. Wearn, will be at our store.
with full, line of Woolens for Fall
and Winter suits. Be sure YOU see
him. Chesterfield Dry Goods Co.
Chesterfield now enioys compet;-
ton again. The price of gaoslene is
lower here than at Charlotte, Colum-
bla, etc. and we do not believe that
the local Fordites would complain
II the dealers would get so wrought
up that they would give it away.
DIR. Reece Funderburl;, who gradu-
ated from the Maryland College of
Dentistry. has opened an Office in
the Bank of Pageland building at
fageland. We are informed that Mr..
Funderburk will probably locate later
al Lancaster
Mr.. Bennett Moore, who was so
dangerously cut in the eye one dav
last week, is still in Charlotte under
the care of a specialist. He has
many friends who will be glad to
Know that he is rapidly improving
and that it is thought his eve will
not be affected
Chesterfield county leads the Ma
ton in the quantity and quality Of
flowers which the yoemanry of this
county are presenting to the aspir-
ants for some of the Offices. Out of
one of the hottest campaigns in the
history of the county we prophecy
that there will spring such interest
IN the culture of flowers as never
seen before. Thus does every cloud
have It's silver lining.