The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-05-08
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will fill the barn at harvest time" !"
will be true this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. C. johnson were
in Chesterfield on Monday.
About two weeks ago the body of
colored man was found in Black
Creek near the bridge on Mr.. X. C.
Johnson's place. Investigation prov
ed it to be Nathaniel Smith, who was
supposed to be on visit. Nathaniel's s
wife and colored man named Char
lie Benton we're placed under arrest.
On last Saturday she made a full
confession, saying that Charlie killed
, Nathaniel with an ak and carried his
body to the creek in a buggy and
threw it in. He told her if she
screamed he would kill her. They will
both remain in Jail until the trial.
Mr.. Alfred johnson and grand
daughter, Mary, spent a very pleas
ant day in Cheraw last Saturday.
Mr.. Charlie Johnson was a visitor
in Marlboro county for few days
last week.
Mrs. j. A. Rowe returned Friday
after weeks visit in Hamlet with
her daughter, Mrs. Stricklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Rowe and chill
dren, Howard and Hilda, took din
ner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. w.
A. Johnson Sunday.
Mrs. Charlie Clanton and little
daughter Emma, spent few days
with Mrs. Clanton's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. b. Sims.
Most of the folks who went to
McBee Thursday morning to see the
train sent out by the government,
showing the people the ammunition
and guns belonging to the 3Oth Di-
vision, were very much disappointed,
as the captain refused to open the
car and ordered the people away, on
account of the rain. Many of the
people had ridden miles in a down.
pour of rain, and after most of them
had gone the captain opened the car
for a short time. Many went away
very much put out and will refuse to
buy bonds on that account. We
should remember, however, that what
the captain did was no fault of our
government and we should do what
we can in the Victory Loan drive.
Mr.. Ernest Sims was on the sick
list for day or so but is able to
greet you again at his new place in
the postoffice.
Something should have been said
ere this about the exercises given at
the close of school, but lack of other
news prevented.
We have been blessed with good
music all winter, but it seems the
Misses Melton saved the best till the
last. Everyone enjoyed the excellent
music they gave us on the last night
Of school. The boys and girls that
sang did well. Also two of Miss
Vera's pupils, Jamie Johnson and Isa-
bella Weldon, are worthy of special
mention.
Major Gillespie gave us a splen-
did talk on his experiences in France
and we hope that he will come again
soon, as he has promised.
Superintendent Knight made a
very helpful and interesting talk on
the progress our school has made
and should make in the future.
wonder if we in the community are
going to let pass the few words he
spoke about the boy who desired to
study more English. Are we not GO
ing to get busy and see that he gets
what he wants, when we can do it
for the asking? There are so many
illiterates in our community and
many who would willingly and gladly
Learn to read and write if we would
organize school, whether at night
or day. In my home State, Okla
homa, in just few short years, they
have almost completely banished il
literacy. l have known of old men
and women, of 70 and 80 years, who
learned to write their name and read
their most treasured book, the Bible.
Cannot we, not only as community,
but as county, teach every man,
woman and child to sign his name at
least? Why should we not go fur
ther and teach our girls domestic
science and our boys agriculture? 1t
takes such very little equipment to
furnish kitchen in one of our un-
used rooms, and most Of the equip
ment will be donated. By securing a
teacher who has studied Domestic
Science, and with the help of our
county agent we can teach the girls
the most important lessons that she
can learn, to prepare herself to make
the most of her natural gift, that of
housekeeping.
With the help of Mr.. Tiller and one
man in our community to superin.
. tend the boys we can have a school
farm, the procedes to 90 for school