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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-03-01
WEXFORD

1t seems that the small grain in this
section is not hurt quite as badly as
was thought.
Mr.. Lee Griggs spent Saturday
night and Sunday in this section the
guest at the home of his grandfather.
Mr.. Archie Sellers and wife and
Messrs. Tiney and Charlton Sellers
were the guests of Mr.. Doll Sellers
and wife on last Wednesday.
Messrs. F. H. Boatwright, C. P.
Moore visited near Mt. Croghan Sun
day, the guests of Mr.. Sam Boat
wright.
Miss Stella Minis held her regular
Women's Club meeting at Wexford
Friday afternoon. Subject: Soups.
The next meeting will be held at the
home if T. T. Burch on Friday before
the third Saturday. Everybody in
vited.
Among the guests at the home of
Mr.. Jim Adams Sunday were Messrs.
Charlie Griggs, Willie, Henry and
Sanford Moore and Miss Dettie Ad-
ans.
Miss Edna Gardner and little
brother Gordan and Clara Ellen
Gardner were the guests at the home
of Mr.. w. w. Davis Sunday
Wet weather seems to have inter
fered to some extent with the main
work of the farms but we have plant
ed some vegetable seed and are pre-
pairing to have something to eat. We
hope all the other ladies are doing
the same.
Mrs. w. A. Sellers, Nettie, Rufus
and Cleo Sellers, visited at the home
of Mr. c. p. Moore last Wednesday.
Master Johnnie Moore was the
guest of Charlie Moore Sunday.
Messrs. Frank Jenkins, and Gus
Lowery passed through this section
last Sunday.
Mr.. Albert Griggs and family were
the guests at the home of Mr.. Beedle
James Saturday night and Sunday.
Messrs. R. II. Vaughn and Clauc
Adams, of the Vaughn section, visited
in this section Sunday.
The many friends of Mrs. w. w
Davis hope for her speedy recovery
Many good wishes for the dear ole
Advertiser.
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HOPEWELL

We had a sermon at Hopewell bv
the Rev. j. X. Hair on the Results of
Liquor, but the most of those who
drink it were not there to hear it. We
are very sorry that they missed that
sermon. 1t was good.
Now, back to the Bitters. We find
that the preachers are with us; the
merchants are with US: the farmers
are with US; some of the doctors are
with US; the women are with US; our
representatives are with us. Now
who is against us?
Now, if the man that drinks the
Bitters sees the man that sold him
the Bitters in the Happy Land, and
should hear the voice Of the Lord
saying, depart ye drunkard," would
MT he have right to look the Lord
in the face and say, Unjust, unjust" !"
Surely the man who sells it is equally
guilty with the man who drinks it.
We hope that the sale Of Bitters in
Chesterfield county is a thing of the
past.
Sunday school at Hopewell next
Sunday at 10 o'clock. Come on, ev-
erybody. Let's see what q Sunday
school we can have.
Prohibition. is a good thing. Why
not have it now?
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Mr.. JACKSON H. SELLERS.

This community was profoundly
shocked on last Saturday evening to
learn of the sudden death of Mr..
Jackson H. Sellers, who died at his
home near Ruby, that afternoon Of
neuralgia Of the heart.
He had complained for several days
past Of an attack of neuralgia, but
1t was not thought serious. He had
been up and about only few minutes
before the attack that caused his
death.
The funeral service was conducted
by the Revs. J. L. Tyler, Paul T.
Wood and Purvis. The burial occur
red at the Sellers buryinC yrount.
and was conducted with Masonic h on
ors.
Mr.. Sellers was Mason and Wod-
man and was one of the bcst-known
and best liked men in Chester field
county. He leaves q widow, one
daughter, Mrs. w. T. Rivers: four
sons, Lonnie, John, Leonard and
Hardy Sellers.
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whereas in the first days of February
neutrals figures largely in the list.
This would indicate that neutral ship
ping was not venturing out much,
and we know that such was the case
IN America. This would for the time
being have the same effect as sinking
them in achieving the German pur-
pose of cutting off food supplies from
England
The chief factor in the problem is
unknown, that is how many German
submarines the British have sunk or
caught in their big steel nets. The
British admiralty has from the first
pursued policy of silence on this
point, probably thinking that it would
have depressing effect upon the
German mind to send out submarine
after submarine and never hear from
them, than if their fate was known.
Doubtless many of them have been
lost at sea through some accident
without the knowledge of either par
ty. 1t is rumored, however, that the
British have captured or sunk more
than hundred submarine. The Ger
man navy yards are supposed to be
turning out submarines at the rate
OF one week or faster. Prince Won
Bulow recently said that the German
and Austrian submarines numbered
22O. On the other hand a French
naval officer, Admiral Degouy, estim-
ates that they have $50. How many
of these have been engaged in the
German war zone during February
and how many have been lost are
questions upon which the public is in
absolute ignorance.
We are not much better informed
as to the extent of the injury done to
British shipping. Admiral Lord Ber-
esford stated to Parliament that 1--WE
have lost since the beginning of the
var four million tons of shipping.
Three million tons which have been
lost have been more or less adequate
ly filled" But the Glasgow Herald
states that shipbuilding in the United
Kingdom amounted to 65O,OOO tons
in 1915 and $4,000 tons in 1916.
The total tonnage of English shipping
is twelve or fifteen million.
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ARE THE DESTRUCTIVE u s
BOATS MAKING GOOD THEIR
BOAST TO STARVE ENGLAND?

The British expect to have the Ger
man submarines under CONTROL in six
weeks. The Germans expect to have
Great Britain practically starved out
in six weeks. 1t remains to be seen
which is right, if either, for it is diff
cult to interpret the meager reports.
1t will be seen that the past
week compared with the preced-
ing week shows a great falling of in
the number of ships sunk. The high
est record of the U-boat war, Febru-
ary 6, was Id ships of an aggregate
tonnage of 44,457, but on February
II this had dropt to four ships Of
7,485 tons. From February /, when
the German submarines began THEN,
new operations, to February 1S they
had sunk, according to British fig
ures, 100000 tons of shipping, of
which 100000 was British, an aver
age of about 10000 day.
German reports reached this coun-
try but rarely now, but when they do
they are considerably larger than the
British. For instance, on the 18th
the Germans claimed to have sunk
seven steamers and three sailing ves-
sells with tonnage of $4,000, while
the British admit the loss of only five
vessels of 1861 tons altogether. But
the two statements may not be so con-
Trajectory as they appear, for the YES
sells lost are not always reported on
the day they are sunk.
The Germans calculate that if thew
could sink $4,000 tons day they
would win. But they did not come
up to this mark except on February
and z, so on this estimation their
U-boat campaign is so far a failure.
The crucial question is whether they
have yet put forward their maximum
effort. An English paper suggests
that they are holding off until Bern
storff is safely thru the British lines.
Others suggest that the Germans arc
waiting until their land campaign be-
gins in the spring. 1t is also posi-
Bile that the fewness of their victims
is due to the scarcity of shipping in
the war zone. During the past week
most of the ships sunk were British,
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BOY sCoUTs
By Scout Scribe.

On Friday night, February 23d, the
Boy Scouts met in Scout Hall. AL
though the weather was rather rough,
every member was present. l sup
pose that the arrival of the badges
had something to do with the large
attendance under unfavorable cir
cumstances.
Each member went before the
Scoutmaster and repeated the oath,
which is as follows:
On my honor l will do my best:
l. To do my duty to God and my
country, and to obey the Scout laws :;
2. To help other people at all
times;
3. To keep myself physically strong
mentally awake, and morally straight
He was then given the Tenderfoot
badge. Although it is not solid gold,
not even gold filled, we are all very
proud of it.
The suits have come! Every men,
Der, except one, has purchased his
uniform, as has also the Scoutmaster
and Assistant.
The lectures which were to have
been given by the Scoutmaster and
Assistant to the Beaver and Eagle pa
trolls, respectively, were postponed
to Monday and Wednesday. We hope
to complete goodly portion of this
second-class work next Friday night.
The sermon by Rev. Tyler was en-
joyed by all and more especially the
Boy Scouts, as he showed the other
side Of the oaths, laws, ETC., which re-
vealed many things which we had not
seen in them before.
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EXERCISES BY
DR.. ADAMS NEXT WEEK.

We are very glad Indeed to an
nounce for next week an interesting
article by DIR. William E. Adams on
breathing exercises with relation to
the prevention and cure of tubercu-
losis.
In these instructions DIR. Adams
does not lay claim to any new-found
knowledge. He is merely putting in
plain and concrete form the accepted
advise of physicians and physical cul-
turists.
This article is written especially for
The Advertiser at the request of the
editor, who has been greatly surprised
to learn of so much tuberculosis in
this county.
We do not know why it should be
common disease in this county, as
this climate is almost ideal and the
natural drainage of the larger part is
excellent. We do believe with Dr..
adams that improper breathing has
much to do with it here as elsewhere.
1t is possible that next to breathing
icome the matter of diet and santa
|tion. On these subjects, if we cannot
get original articles by those who
know these things and should pass
them on to the people, we will en-
deavor to quote from those who are
competent to advise in such matters.
Of course The Advertiser is not
medical journal and does not intend
TO attempt the functions of such
publication, but it is our purpose TO
dihuse such knowledge as will be of
beneft to our readers whenever this
can be done.
With reference to the prevention
and cure of tuberculosis the medical
profession is practically agreed that
medicine is Of little or no avail; that
natures remedies, air, sunshine and
food and rest, are the best and surest
cures and preventives.
The exercises to be given next
week in the article by DR.. Adams have
to do with the use of air, how best to
get it into the lungs in sufficient guam
titles to strengthen that organ and
supply the blood with sufficient oxy-
gen to burn up the disease germs that
may enter it.
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ON THE WESTERN FRONT

From The State:
The daily grist of announcements
from London and Berlin that the Brit.
lsh have taken more trenches while
the Germans have yielded morSs
should be highly encouraging news
to the allies and their supporters
those who look for the |big push"
this spring to break the Tcutonic
lines.
Nothing, military writers say, is
more destructive of morale than con-
stant retreating, and when to this is
added the steady strain of trench
raids which give no rest to the weary
soldiers the effect of the recent de-
velopments in Northern France may
well be of Importance.
For weeks the story has been prac-
tlcally the same. Every day there
are stories of British raids into Ger
man trenches, and every no wand
then there comes the claim from Lon
don, with the subsequent admission by
Berlin, that the Teutons have given
up certain trench elements.
Whether the retirement be relative
ly voluntary, that is not forced bv
sudden storm, or as result of a
fierce charge, is of little Importance.
The fact remains that the British are
showing their mastery in little eli
gagements every day-and this fact
will bear with especial force when the
time comes for another such tremen-
dous effort as that which marked last
summer.
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BEAR CREEK

Mr.. Daniel Boan, who has been
here for the past several weeks on an
extended visit to relatives and friends
Has left for his home in GAINESVILLE, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Hall, of McBee,
accompanied by Misses Mollie Poston
and Ellen Mcpherson, spent a few
days recently at the home of Mr.. D..
NJ. Pate.
Miss Bertha Roscoe, who has been
sick, Is much improved.
Prof. Ingram spent Sunday with his
parents in Cheraw.
Mr.. Sidney Clark, of Patrick, was
the guest Sunday Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Clark.
Mr.. p. T. Hurst, of Shiloh, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. L. f.
Hurst
We regret to learn Of the serious
illness of Msssrs. Furman Cross and
Arthur Rayfeld, who are suffering
from penumonia. We hope for both
a speedy recovery.
Capt. w. F. Pate, accompanied by
Master Marvin Webster. was In oui
|noznnaunf1 f1nSr oo,,k(>v :, zbir -
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vessel, which sank three-quarters of
an hour after the first attack.
The small boats with survivors
pitched about during the long hours
of the night until rescue ships came
up. During this time the two Ameri-
can women, Mrs. Mary E. Hoy and
Miss Elizabeth Hoy, of Chicago, died
of exposure and were buried at sea.
There were several other deaths, not
Americans.
1t was stated officially that no other
facts are needed by this government
Officials are entirely clear in their be-
lief that Germany has committed the
act which President Wilson has said
it was impossible for him to believe
she would commit.
Both White House and state de-
partment officials seem to feel that
the answer must come from congress.
The President, they point out, asked
for authority to take steps to prevent
just such an act at the very moment
when the first news was coming over
the cables.
Naval officers are puzzled over the
fact that the Laconia was torpedoed
at night. 1t has been an accepted
condition of submarine warfare here
tofore that the u-boats were hamper
ed by darkness and that ships in open
waters were in little danger at night.
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Honor Roll Mt. Croghan High Schoo

First Grade: Funderburk Rushing.
Advanced First Grade: Stewart
Funderburk, Wilson Burch.
Second Grade: Lance Baker, Mary
Sellers, Hattie Mae Hendrick, Owen
Rivers.
Third Grade: Steve Burch, Glennie
Moore.
Fourth Grade: Allen Hendrick,
Juel Moore, Nezzie Moore.
Sevessth Grade: Brutus Lowery.
Eighth Grade: Hilda Burch, Myrtle
Oliver, Geneva Huntley, Baxter AL
len.
Ninth Grade: Theron Belk, Leland
Rivers.
Tenth Grade: Burtice Rivers.
Fifth Grade: Leroy Rivers, Myrtle
Rushing, Thomas Redfearn, Vernon
Burch.
Sixth Grade: Edith Oliver, Dasie
Lee Moore, Tom Burch, Gertrude
White, Rae Moore.
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NATION ON THE VERGE OF
WAR; OVERT ACT HAS BEEN
COMMITTED BY GERMANY

Washington, Feb. 27.-The sinking
of theCunard Liner Laconia, on Feb.
26th, by a German submarine was
stated Officially to-day to constitute a
clear cut violation of American rights
Conclusive official information at
the state department shows that two
American women lost their lives, that
If four other Americans among the
passengers and the ID among the
crew were saved, it was only by good
fortune, and that the vessel was sunk
without warning in direct defiance of
all the principles for which the United
States has stood.
Consul Frost's reports from the
survivors show that the vessel was
struck by a first torpedo without
warning at 1890 Sunday night $50
miles off Fastnet. The engine was
stopped as the ship listed to star
board, wireless calls were flashed
broadcast and six rockets were sent
up. Thirteen boats with passengers
and crew got away in heavy sea.
About 20 minutes after the first
torpedo, the reports add, and while
some of the boats were still nearby,
second torpedo was driven into the
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RUBY

The home of Mr.. julie Sellers was
destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon.
Origin unknown.
The Rev. Paul T. Wood was a Wis,
itor to our school Monday morning.
He conducted the chapel exercises.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Baird Camp
bell, girl.
n. Mr.. Henry Steen, of near Ruby,
gave fruit supper last Wednesday
night. Everybody who attended re-
ports good time.
Mrs. J. h. Millard, Miss Ethel
Griggs, Carson Griggs and James Mil
lard were shopping in Chesterfield last
Thursday.
Mr.. .'and Mrs. M. l.. Raley motored
to Bennettsville recently. "Roads
awful" they report.
The Ruby Girls Basketball team
challenged both the Cheraw and Mt
Croghan teams, but neither wanted
to tackle them. ssA
The Mt. Croghan boys Basketball
team came down to play the Ruby
boys Friday, but rain prevented the
game.
A number of cases of measles are
reported in this community.
Mr.. Van Burch has returned from
his visit to Wadesboro.
We are glad to report Mrs. R. M.
Newsome recovering from recent
attack of rheumatism. sx
Mrs. H. H. Harrall has returned
from the Florence hospital much i'm
proved.
Several of our business men ac-
companied Messrs. j. S. McGregor
and M. L. Raley to Charlotte Tues
day.
The Rev. J. R. Millard was sick last
week and could not fill his appoint
ments at Chesterfield and Smiths
chapel on the 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Redfearn and little
son, Floyd, visited Mrs. M. A. Pink
ston Sunday.
Mr.. j. o. Taylor, Of Mt. Croghan,
was pleasant Sunday visitor.
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PEANUTS AND SOY"BEANS

The oil mills of the State are urg-
ing the growing of peanuts and soy
beans, for when the boil weevil strikes
them they won't have the cotton seed
to crush. The value of the meal of
each of them is equal to or better
as feed than cotton seed meal.
Let every farmer plant small
acreage to each of these crops.
will furnish any one that wishes it a
bulletin on these crops and will have
ten or more demonstration plots in
each of these crops in different sec
lions of the county. Anyone wishing
one of these plots will do we'll to noti-
fy me at once as they will be placed
in short time.
w. j. TILLER.
ct is significant that the oil mills
realize that in only a short time there
will be no more cotton seed for them
to crush and that they are calling for
these other oil producing crops to
take their places. Those farmers who
do not believe in the existence of the
boil weevil should begin to wonder
why the mills know that they will
not be able to get cotton seed to
crush.-Ed)
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CARD OF THANKS
litor Chesterfield Advertiser

Editor Chesterfield Advertiser:
Please allow me space to extend
our sincere thanks to our many
friends and neighbors for their every
act Of kindness during the illness of
our family, which sickness of tho va
rious members has extended over sev-
eral months. Our friends Of the Shi-
loh, Patrick and Courthous6 COM
munities will never know hex deeply
we appreciate their Indy considera-
tion. We wish to mention particular
ly DR.. w. J. Perry and DR.. W. ".
Kelley, to whom we are very great
fui indeed, Most gratefully,
I. w. Boan and Wife.
Mr.e and Mr.. Mott Buch.
ane quests Of Misses Mat.
Board, of near Chsraw
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PATRICK

Rev. Peter Stokes, presiding elder
Of the Florence District, preached an
interesting sermon in the Methodist
church Sunday night.
The Rev. J.>W. Quick, of Pageland,
was in Patrick Sunday.
d. F. Buie and little son returned
Monday night from a visit to rela-
tives in North Carolina.
Miss Mollie Poston returned to her
home in McBee Tuesday night.
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MT.cRoCHAN

Mr.. H. H. Burch, Adx1nns2ewey,
Of Cheraw, were IN t6l y.
Mr.. Johnny Threatt, q eraw,
spent Sunday with his sist1 Mrs.
Walter Lowery.
Mr.. J. o. Taylor and Miss Nell
Kinard spent short while in Ruby
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Robert Douglass, of Ruby,
spent Sunday in Mt. Croghan.
Mr.. j. c. Rivers, of Chesterfield,
spent a while in town Sunday after
noon.
Two good basketball teams were
played by the first and second teams
of Ruby and Mt. Croghan February
10th. Both games were won by Mt.
Croghan. guess the Ruby boys will
always refuse to play with them in
the future, if the weather happens to
be little bad. This was the case
last Friday, February 23d, after they
had accepted the challenge and the
Mt. Croghan boys had arrived ready
to play.
Mr.. P. M. Therrell spent Tuesday in
Monroe.
Miss Nathalee Burch, teacher of
the Elizabeth school, was in town
Sunday afternoon.
The Rev. D. A. Brown filled his
regular appointment at Mt. Croghan
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. P. M. Therrell and Miss Nell
Kinard spent while in Ruby Tues
day night.
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CHESTERFIELD. ROUTE 3

Mr.. John B. Rivers has lost the
hands he had contracted with for the
years work.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Rivers went
to Bay Springs Sunday morning to at
tend preaching service.
Miss Florence Pigg has been sick,
but glad to report she is some better
Miss Nicey Johnson is sick, but
her many friends hope she will soon
recover.
Mrs. A. L. Johnson visited her
mother, Mrs. Martin Davis, Sunday
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DR.. II. Smith, Eye-sisht Specialist,
will be at Chesterfield Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, March 9th, 9th and
10th; at Pagelsnd, Monday and Tues
day, March 5th and 9Th.
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SALESMAN WANTEp

to solicit orders for lubricating oils.
greases and paints. Salary or COM
mission Addrs1e LINC0LN OIL
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LUCKISVILLE

Following is the program rendered
at the Cat Pond school on Washing
toms birthday:
Song: America" by the school.
Ode to Washington, by Vera Will
liams.
"a High Resolve" by Edd Tolson.
Something Better" Ula Tolson.
"Shine on Our Flag" Buff and
Sparford Griggs.
February Twenty-Second," by
Maud Moss.
"a Brave Soldier" by Simon Will
liams.
"The Good Old Times," by Ethel
Tolson.
"once More We Celebrate" by
Grafton Chism.
"The Boy Washington" by Pearl
Ruthven.
"Swannie River" by the school.
"For My Country" by Wade Par
ker.
"Tis Splendid to Live so Grandly,"
by Carrie Wilks.
81 Would Tell" by five little boys.
"Washington's Christmas Party"
by Pearl Ruthven.
Like Washington" by Sidney Toll
son.
"Patriotism," by Pearl Ruthven
and Carl Wilks.
"The Call to the Colors," by Bar
ter Williams.
Columbia" song by the school.
I'VE Love Our Flag" by five boys.
Lord of the Universe" by Olin
Ruthven.
"Of with Your Hat" by Pearl
Wilks.
Intending the Old Flag" by Wal.
lace Boan.
"Unfurl the Flag" by Cord Griggs
ITO Thee, o, Country" by Ross
Rosco.
"Crown Our Washington" Mabe
Ruthven.
"Washington,"'by Nora Tolson.
Coming Through the Rye" b,
five girls.
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BETHESDA

Mr.. M. l.. Johnson visited in the
Middendorf section Sunday.
Mr.. Ira and Lonnie Boan visited in
Hartsville the latter part of last
week.
Mrs. Mary E. Boan is very sick at
this writing with grip.
The writer from Merriman's Mill
seems to- be not quite up on what to
write about. Mr.. Green did not teach
the singing school at Bethesda, but if
the writer at Merriman's Mill thinks
ne should have the job, alright Patty.
But give Prof. Green chance at you
before you take his job.
Singing is what you make out of 1t
in all churches.