The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-01-25

* OV4ucioeut Win tne appropriation
Of $50, 900 for the Improvement of
n.xigation in the Congaree River
there has been . movcment -inaugu-
rAted which will mean much to this
noMn,and the surrounding community,
namely: the restoration Of navigation
BY water on Great Pee Dee River. A
number Of Georgia capitalists are
having tentative surveys made so as
to be able to give the government an
estimate Of what money will be ne
cessary to open the river for naviga-
tion up to Cheraw. It is rumored
that Bernard Baruch, multi-million-
aire, of New York, who has recently
been in the limelight in connection
with the so-called Lawson leak Incl
dent, and who is interested in prop
erty around Georgetown, is interested
in this matter.
The well-known former citizen of
Cheraw, Mr.. Henry w. Finlayson, has
made good in New York in the whole
sale drygoods business. Mr.. Finlay-
son formerly conducted what was,
perhaps the largest drygoods business
M chesterfield county, occupying
then the largest floor space of any re-
tail store in South Carolina. Henry
Finlayson's many friends will be
pleased to know that he has made a
name and fortune in what is now
known as the metropolis of the world.
Another town in Chesterfield
county will have the benefit of the
DuVall service, as, in addition to con-
tinuing to operate the Cheraw Hard
ware Co., one of the largest retail
hardware stores in the State, under
the name Of The Chesterfield Hard
ware Co., they will operate the hard
ware business recently purchased
from the Armfield Hardware Co. Mr.
Wilson, who has been assistant man.
ager Of the Cheraw store for about
five years, will be in active charpe
Of the Chesterfield branch. Cheraw
regrets to lose Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
from the social and religious life of
our town, and they are assured of a
warm welcome should they ever re-
turn 20 Cheraw.
1t 1s rumored that the s. A. l..
Railroad Co. will, at an early date.
commence the erection of a large
brick warehouse on Front st. This
Will be quite convenience to the
business interests of Cheraw.
Mr.. E. l.. Gailliard, who of recent
years, has been operating the st. John
Hotel in Columbia, has arrived in
Cheraw and has assumed the manage
ment OF the Hotel Covington. Mr..
Gaiiliard is an experienced hotel man.
and under his management it is as
sured that the Covington will be on
Grated in first-class manner.
There is a great deal of agitation
among the progressive farmers near
Cheraw for the establishment of a
Creamery here. AS matter of fact.
the money Is now ready to start the
creamery just as soon as a sufficient
number Of dairy cows can be made
tributary to the new creamery. Gov
ernment officials estimate that there
should be minimum of at least four
hundred cows before the establish
ment Of the creamery.
Quite a number of Cheraw young
people attended a dance in Chester
neid last week. Amonk them were
the Misses Moore, the Misses Chan.
man, Miss Schroyer, Messrs. Lanev.
Tracey, Chapman, Womack and
Chapman.
Ihe town council has ordered that
the town hall be thoroughly renovated
and considerable sum of money will
De spent on same to put it in first
class condition.
frof. Smythe Henderson, who is
the instructor Of the recently organ
}zed brass band at Chesterfield. has
Rovement under way to have this
sii0 made the official band for the
LIST Regiment, National Guard of
south Carolina. Those who have
neard Prof. Henderson's pupils say it
Is amazing the wonderful progress
tney have made in so short a time.
The officials Of the Chesterfield &
Lancaster Railroad are daily looking
Tor the arrival of the handsome 12.
passenger motor car which they have
ordered for the purposes of furnish
ing additional passenger service for
the patrons Of the C. G. L. R. This
car has been ordered quite a while
fed upon its arrival will be put into
commission at once. It will leave
faseiand early every morning in time
70 make connection with the 8. A. L.
Trans at Cheraw, returning to Page.
land that night after the arrival of
the 3. A. L. local from Columbia.
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