The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-08-23
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Mr.. H. s. Allen, of Polkton, N. c.,
was in this Office Monday.
Mr.. Roy Moore spent yesterday in
Columbia.
Mr.. Walter J. Douglass spent the
past weekend in North Carolina.
Mrs. Wilks and son, Clyde, of the
Douglass Mill section visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Douglass.
Mrs. w. H. Craig, of Atlanta,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. d. Craig.
Misses Lexie Huntley and Lessie
Burch, of Ruby, were in town yester-
day.
Misses Stella, Vera and nellie Mel
ton are spending the week in Jeifer,
son with their sister, Mrs. Byrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watt Ratliff, of MOI Ib
Carolina, visited at the home of Mrs..
w. M. Guledge this week.
Prof. Coker and family are visiting
friends and relatives in Lawrence and
Lexington counties.
Bring your panamas and other
straw hats for cleaning and rebloch-
ing. Make them good for next sum
mer. S. NJ. Winratc
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Hanna, of Whit
mire, are visiting at the home of Mr..
Hanna's mother, Mrs. w. j. Hanna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minis Cason and child
rem, of Missouri, are spending u while
with Mr.. Cason's mother, Mrs. NJ. Z.
| Cason.
Mr.. T. L. Robinson, of North Caro-
lima, visited at the home of Mrs. w. J.
Hanna this week.
Miss Gertrude Meehan, Who visited
recently in far-away McBee, has re-
turned and is again dispensing post
cards and stamps at the same old
price down at the post office.
Mr.. James +. Hunter committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head at the home of lis son-in-law,
Mr. Will Hunter, six miles from PAGE
and, yesterday morning. Mr.. Hunter
was 55 years of age and had been 4
successful nerchant of Chcr3lw until
recently when he had closed his busi-
ness there.
The canvass of the county in the in
terest of food conversation has been
about completed. There were over
100 signatures for Chesterfield and
vicinity. The remainder of the coun-
| " &c 70 hn 4
|of these was an agreement on the part
of the signer to help save all the food
they can to help win the war for hu-
manity.
! Mr.. Claud Melton, Of Spartanburg,
mas been appointed teacher of the
nigh school department for Chester
lield High School. The fall term be-
Gins September l1th, at which time il
is hoped the annex will be about com
plcte. Under the management of
Contractor j. Aaron Sellers, the CON
struction work is going rapidly for
| ward.
Provision has been made for an as
| aistant home-dcmonstration agent for
Chesterfield County. The place has
Jeen offered to Miss Rosa Pcgucs,
daughter of Mr.. w. A. Pcgucs. Miss
Pegues is well qualified and if she de-
cides to accept the position no doubt
will be of great aid in the further d
yclopment of the county.
Messrs. w. NJ. Redfcarn, James
| Ross, w. A. Rivers and frank Porter
made trip to Columbia recently by
auto and had an exciting experience
on the return trip. In crossing the
Wateree River on the ferry q passcn-
ger allowed his car to get from under
mis- control, when it dashed at high
speed across the ferry and nto the
river. Though the top was up and the
water deep the man managed to free
himself and came to the surface.
Are you taking in some of those
free prizes at The Chesterfield Dry
Goods Co? Every week, valuable
prizes are given. For the month end
ing Aug. 20 a gold wrist watch will
be given, absolutely free. Anybody
can enter and win.
Several trips have recently been
made by farmers and others inter
csted to the darying industries of
ice County. Milk routes and dairy
farms were inspected under the guild
ancc of Mr.. w. j. Tiller, county de
monstrtion agent. Mr.. Tiller is ready
to convoy any number of interested
people to study the work being done
in Lee County along this line.
There was a call meeting Of the
Commercial Club of Chesterfield
Friday night where enthusiastic but
small group attended. Mr. l.. NJ
Stanley reported about 20 members
either paid or promising to pay all
dues. 1t was decided hereafter to