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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-12-08
c.. ]. NICHOLS
District Manager

swer the complaint in this action of
which copy is herewith served upon
you, end to serve copy of your an
swer to the said complaint on the SUBJ
scrlbers at the office Of Geo. X.
Laney, Chesterfield, South Carolina,
within twenty days after the service
hereof, exclusive of the day of such
service and if you fail to answer the
complaint within the time aforesaid
the pla intiff in this action will apply
to the court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Chesterfield, S. c., October "a,
1921. -
George X. Laney and M. J. Houhg,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
NOTICE
To the above named defendants
and to all parties and persons, their
names, ages, whereabouts and ad-
dresses unknown to the plaintiffs and
they being collectively designated as
John Doe, having any interest in or
lien upon the estate of Murdock
Shzw. who died in Chesterfield coun-
ty, & c., about Is years ago, as dis
tributees, heirs, legatees, grantees or
otherwise, please take notice that the
complaint in this action, together
with the summons, of which the fore
going is a copy, was filed in the Office
of w. J. Douglass, Clerk of Court of
Common Pleas and General Sessions
for Chesterfield county, in the State
of South Carolina, on 25th day of
October, 1921.
w. ]. Douglass,
Clerk of Court.
George X, Laney and M. J. Hough,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
State of South Carolina,
County of Chesterfield,
In Common Pleas.
ORDER
John Shaw, ct al, Plaintiffs. y
VS..
Caroline Shaw, ct al, Defendants.
On hearing the verified petition of
M. w. Shaw, one Of the plaintiffs in
this action and it appearing to the
Court that the matters therein stated
are true, now on motion of George
X. Laney and M. ]. Hough, Plaintiffs
Attorneys, it is ORDERED, that ].
A. Knight, a suitable and competent
person, be appointed Guardian ad
Litem of said infant defendants, for
the purposes of this action, unless the
said infant defendants, or someone
In their behalf, within ten days from
the service of this order as required
by law shall procure to be appointed
a Guardian ad Litem for said infant
defendants. And it is further order
ed that this order be served upon said
infant defendants by publication of
same in The Chesterfield Advertiser,
a newspaper published in this coun-
ty, once week for three consecutive
weeks. Witness my hand and Official
seal 25th,day Of October, A. o., 1921.
w. ,. Douglass,
Clerk Of Court. Chesterfield Coun-
y 8oufh '(!sro1inn = s N n a.. a r &,s2
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IL Takes Grit

Couldn't you put up q blunr
mo. had neither the rocks nor the
sand."-Boston Transcript.
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Indicates Wisdom.

what makes you think Browns ad-
vice is good2" Because he nsvsr
gives II until II Is asked for"
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No OthAn

North-"Has Alice any Of ths cid
fashioned virtues7" West--sT SUD
pose so--most Of them are"
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The best thing for . scrub sire -
an excursion trip to the butohss's
block with no return ticket.
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Netpe Dosinssa

Business was duh for two Of tho
drivers who s~n their own tax4es in
. southern Indiana town that faces
Kentucky, They were talking over
business.
why y zen always keep that old
Dill ocsx isyias - the floor Of your
car whea Sou are parted slops the
curS. Dfiifs
-oh. that hslps bastnosa You would
% ssf1s,asa Asw many people sec It
ana sst IN to take . short ride. II
heapo btsiuesaN Jee."-Indianapo,is
News.
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S~V W t~o YtUfhY
issdas sAA sts~h were walking up
Main street tsStAsr.
'TAsss sess 90 old buddy Of nina. !"
Psrkins rsanafksa % q mao passed
"Whs 10 hsY' asked Brown.
"Bill Bsistow-poor old BilIm
why psse ~ BtHr"
"WsaL ne tAls way" Perkins az.
platnsd. when the war broke out
enlisted AID Bill got married."
yes. 20 sA."
well. can't you sect got q dis
charge more than two years ago now p
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No Wond~.

BiI--whAdjamean your insomnia %
due - hsredityf
Dir--My father was night editor
= 0resniend nswspaper. Boston
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The Enxlsus Pansnt

HAS his schooling been Of benefit
70 your boy Joshr
some" replied Farmer Corntossel.
II often wish I had had his advan-
tages SOS ! could say agriculture in
stead Of farmin' without stoppin' to
think"
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Local Lodge of The.
FRATERNAL AIDUNION
TO Be. .Organized In Chesterfield

"A pew Lodge of the Fraternal Aid Union is now
being organized in Chesterfield, S. c.. >by District
Manager C. J. Nichols.
This Society has been doing business in South
Carolina for over twenty years. and has alarge
number of Local Lodges.
Both ladies and are admitted into the So
clety on equal terms Certificates issued from the
ages of sixteen to fory-fve, in any amount not to
exceed 100000 and from forty-sis to forty-nine
not to exceed $5,OoO.OO.
The Fraternal Aid Union is Ia fraternal Benef
clary Society, organized the Lodge System It has
assets OF approximately four million and member
ship OF over 100000. its own homes in Law
renee kans., Denver Colo. and Baltimore Md It
maintains the full legal on it's American per
cent certificates these being issued on the wholefe
PLAN 'ten fifteen and twenty year limited pay with
cash loan extended and paid up values 1t also issues
monthly income certificate, carrying indemnity n
case of accidental DEATH
The Society is hundred per cent. sound frater
nal organization 1t has during the past two years.
issued refund vouchers to all American per cent
certhcate holders, that has been in force for two
years or longer 1t was the first Fraernal Benefit So
clety IN America which adopted the adequate rates
ana Is now writing at an average of million and a
half new business each month
For further information apply to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
NEW METUCHEN
CLUB BOOSTED
Community Workers Expect
to Take Big Step Forward
at Meeting Tomorrow.

METUCHEN, March 9.-Further
matters of Importance in relation to
the building of a community house
i'm this borough will be taken up to-
morrow night at a meeting of the
Carnation Community Club, to be
held in the post office building. The
meeting is held to determine what
the requirements are and the gen.
eral construction of the building.
The matter will be carefully laid
before the members at this meeting.
The American Legion and Metuchen
AthleeZ Club are to attend and
voice their sentiments. The general
committee also requests all citizens
interested to be present.
The building of a community
house seems to have struck a popu-
lar cord in this borough, as every
one is interested in the project. AL
ready many committees have been
formed and are going along rapidly
with the work mapped out for them
and from all sides the Carnation
Community Club, which is back of
the movement is meeting with en-
enlargement.
Everyone seems willing and anx-
ious to do everything possible to aid
the project Legal aid has been Of
fered as has also the services of an
expert engineer. 1t is thought that
every resident in the borough will
support the project. The meeting
tomorrow night is expected to clear
up many important points that now
are in doubt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
T0TTENVILLE

Martin Burroughs is home after
the past several months in Mama,
Florida.
r. w. Wood was at Philadelphia
yesterday on business for the S. S.
White Dental company.
/. Lester Bedell. of Orange. was a
visitor in town this week, with rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Matheson,
have been entertaining her mother,
Mrs. Edna Pearce, of West New
Brighton.
Charles f. Hoyer. secretary for
the department of health of the
borough of Richmond, is recovering
from recent illness.
Mrs. Maude Fay is home after
IN operation at the Hahnamann hos
pital, Manhattan.
Mrs. r. w. Wood will entertain
the members of the Five Hundred
Club at her home tomorrow after
noon.
A box social under the auspices
Of Richmond Rebekah Lodge. odd
Fellows, will be held tonight at Odd
Fellows hall.
Washington Council. Daughters of
Liberty, met last night.
Grand Knight James Mckinney.
of Assumption Council. chairman of
the charity ball committee for the
X. of C. ball to be held April 1. at
Sacred Heart hall, West New Brigh-
ton. with a delegation of members of
the committee were at the meeting
of Tottenville Council last night.
A special meeting of the w. c.
t. U. will be held at 2:3O Wednesday
afternoon. March Is. at the home of
Mrs. A. Anderson. 2l0 Fisher ave-
nue..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mrs. William S. Weed of Balti-
more. a former resident, was a WIS.,
itor here Monday.
George Golden is rapidly recover
ing following an operation at the
Post Graduate hospital, in Manhat-
TAM.
Hugh McCabe. of Syracuse, a for
mer resident. is the guest of relatives
in town for a few days.
Charles Lee, returned Monday,
after the winter months in Florida.
David Johnson has been confined
to his home for several days with an
attack of rheumatism.
George Cole visited in Perth AM
boy yesterday.
Henry Boley has been confined to
his home i'll the past few days with
an attack of tonsilitis.
William Traub has begun the
erection of a garage in Blooming
dale road.
Fred List. Jr.. has taken a posi-
ton in Manhattan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
ST. PAUl'S LADIES AID
REFLECT MRS. STILES

[By Evening New stan Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE. March 9.-The
annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Society of st. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church was held Monday
night in the lecture room of the
church., when the election of Off
GERS took place and reports of the
February committee for the work
done during the past month was
given. In the selection of officers
Mrs. Henry G. Stiles was again
chosen for another year. Mrs. Stiles
in taking up the work for another
year was presented with a large fern
from the members of the society. In
the selection of the other officers the
following were named: First vice
president, Mrs. Walter Beers: sec
ond vice president. Mrs. James
Laing: secretary. Mrs. William +.
Pepper; treasurer. Miss Anna Van
Name: collectors. Mrs. r. E. Meyers
and Mrs. George A. Moore.
MIS-. Moore, captain of the Feb
ruary committee, in her report for
work done by the committee for the
month turned over the sum of S97
to the society. After the business
session the ladies were agreeably
surprised by the February commit
tee. when the doors back of the lee
ture room were rolled back. reveal
ing a table laden with all kinds of
good things to eat. Covers were laid
for thirty-two. At the close of the
collation. impromptu speeches were
made by Mrs. j. F. Bindenberger.
Mrs. Arthur F. Decker, Mrs. Henry
G. Stiles, Mrs. Walter Beers. Mrs.
Richard Christopher. Mrs. George
A. Moore, Miss Ida Bedell and Rev.
Mr.. Bindenberger. pastor of the
church. The feast. together with the
talks, were greatly enjoyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
SAL00NKEEPER
SSENT To JAIL
Stephen Lovasz Convicted in
Federal Court of Selling
Booze, Sentenced 80 Days

lBy Evenins News STAFF Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE. March 9.-Step-
hen Lovasz. forty-four years old.
proprietor of a saloon at 5000 Ar
thur Kill road, Tottenville, was found
guilty by the federal grand jury
in Brooklyn. yesterday of a viola
ton of the Nolstead act and senten-
ced to thirty days in jail. The case
came up before Justice Garvin in the
federal our in Brooklyn and SEN
tence raj pronounced at once fol-
lowing the conviction. Lovasz was
arrested on February 15, by Pro-
hibition Enforcement Agent Thomas
Edwards. when he walked into the
place of Lovasz and called for a
drink of whiskey. After being serv-
ed with the liquor, he paid Lovasz
the sum of fifty cents for the drink.
He then placed Lovasz under ar
rest charging him with a violation
of the Volstead act and took him to
the 60th precinct station. T~ottenville.
where he was released in bail by
Lieutenant Mccarthy, before his APP
pearance before United States Com
missioner Mckay I'm Brooklyn the
next day.
After a preliminary hearing at that
time he was again released in bail
LII Tie u Adi llldl LUX place ytSIeT-
day. Lovasz is the first saloon
keeper from this end of the island
caught who has been SEM to jail
under the charge. Lovasz was in
court on Monday following his ar
rest on Sunday on a charge of in
~toxication during a fight in trout. of
his place. He received a suspended
sentence on this charge. When Low
asz was arrested on the violation of
selling liquor, Enforcement Agent
Edwards disguised as a laborer,
walked into the place about 6 o'clock
that night and had no trouble in
getting the booze. In a recent order
sent out by the police department
no bail a be accepted by the lieu.
tenant at the station house In the
arrest of anyone for a violation of
the Volstead act, the prisoner must
be delivered Immediately to the fed
eral authorities or be locked up in a
cell over night should the federal
1urt be closed for the day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
COM. VAIL IS SENDING
OUT WATER TAX BILLS

IBy Evening News Staff Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, March Com
missioner James l.. Vail. If the de-
partment of water. gas and electric
ity for the borough of Richmond is
sending out notices to all consum-
ers of water of the borough calling
their attention to the %nearness of
the time limit for paying water bills.
The notice takes the form of a quo
tation from the appropriate section
|ef the city charter which says the
Annual frontage rates and extra and
miscellaneous charges are due on
January /, and if not paid before
the last business day of March are
subject to a penalty OF five per cent.
If allowed to run until the last day
of June the penalty is increased to
ten per cent.
If the water tax is not entered for
January 1, but is entered in any
fuarter of the year. the five psf cent.
penalty is assessed. if not paid ov
the and oe the following quarter.
This same regulation applies to ne
ter charges. All of which mea rs
That if you have not been billed for
your water supply, - must he paid
by the end o: this month, unless you
want to pay the add .i;unal per CEN
.tum enalty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
KEASBEY SCHOOL HONOR
ROLL FOR PAST MONTH

KEASBEY, March 9-School No.
. was again among the highest in
per cent for their school. The pupils
month of February. The pupils at
tanned an average of ninety-four
per cent for their school. The pupils
of the second grade of which Miss
Amy Sharpe, teaches. won the class
record with an average of ninety
nine per cent.
Miss Beatrice Meyer has been
welcomed back to her duties at the
school again after having a. leave Of
absence for three months.
Township Truant Officer Thomp-
son visited the school last week.
There has been very few cases of
truancy here for the past two years
and in consideration of this. the
truant officer had the teachers as
his guests to refreshments.
The following pupils have gained
a place on the school honor roll for
the month of February:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
SOUTH AMBOY

4 number of civil suits are sched-
uled to come before Judge Forgot
son at the City Hall tomorrow.
South Amboy is represented at
the hearing being held today before
the State Highway Commission on
the matter of the construction of
the new state highway bridge over
the Raritan river. A delegation from
the local Chamber of Commerce is
looking out for local interests.
Contractors Lambertson & Reese
are rushing to completion the new
stores of c. l. Bergen on Stevens
avenue.
Ex-senator Daniel c. Chase, Mrs.
Chase and daughter Edna returned
on Monday after an extended visit
to Bunea Vista. Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il. Rose. of this
city, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ten
Brock. of Wilmington, Del, have
left for a short trip to Florida.
Joseph Jerome is able to be about
the city once more after having been
confined to the South Amboy Hospi-
tai following an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
The regular meeting of the
Daughters of Isabella will be held
in the clubrooms of the Columbus
night.
Yesterday afternoon there was a
meeting of the directors of the
South Amboy Woman's Club at the
home of Mrs. William S. Dey. on
Main street.
Leo j. Coakley was a Trenton Wis
itor on Monday night. He was a
member of the Democratic delega-
ton from Middlesex county that
waited on his honor. Governor Ed
ward /. Edwards.
A bill introduced in the House of
Assembly would increase the salary
of the assistant surrogate and the
under sheriff.
Levi Moss Sven passed away at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Charlotte Methner, of 1856 John
street. yesterday after an illness ex-
tending over a period of three
months. The deceased was eighty
six years of age. Funeral services
will be held from his late residence,
the Rev. II. J. Allsup conducting the
funeral services.
Members of the Robert Emmett
Dramatic, Association of st. Mary's
parish are rehearsing for their an
nual St. Patrick's Day theatricals.
A card party was held in the
knights of Columbus building Mon
day night under the auspices of the
Daughters of Isabella.
There will be an important Lent
en- service at st. Mary's church to-
night. Rev. Father McHugh will
be the principal speaker.
Monday and Tuesday night of
Holy Week the Passion play. en-
titled 1.-THE Upper Room" by the
late Monsignor Benson, will be pre-
scented in ST. Mary's Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09

William B. Leeds. Jr.. known as
Nhe richest boy in the world" has
come rushing home from the Orient
to be treated by eminent medical
specialists for the bite of a poison
u Sumatra fly. He reached San
Francisco recently on the liner Ven
ezuela enroute for New York. after
lying for several weeks in a Shan
ghai hospital under treatment. Fear
was expressed that the arm bone
might be infected. He was bitten
while tiger hunting in Sumatra.
Young Leeds. who is but seventeen
years old. is the son of the Princess
Christopher of Greece, formerly
Mrs. William B. Leeds. widow of one
of the wealthiest steel manufacture
ers in America. The lad vigorously
denies reports in America hat his
mother in any way financed the
fight to restore King Constantine of
Greece to the throne.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
LAKE ASSURED
FOR MATAWAN
New Project Being Discussed
--WiII be Larger Than One
Originally Planned.
tBy Evening News corresponeent1

tBy Evening News Corresponfent.l
MATAWAN, March 9:-Matawan
is to have a lake. and in the near
future. too. This new project will
not be the one which has been pro-
posed for many years. with a dam
at the bridge of the New York d
Long Branch railroad, but will start
in slightly more than half a of
the borough limits and be about a
mile and a half in length and from
a quarter to possibly a half mile
wide.
Construction of the dam will, It
is expected. be started shortly. The
dam will be similar to the one at
Colts Neck and built of heavy tim
Der. This lake. it is maintained, is
only the f~orerunner of the two larg-
er lakes which can be made by
building a larger dam at the rail-
road bridge.
Some time & when a meeting
vas held in the high school audi
forum, at which the lake question
was discussed. the citizens of the
borough did not take kindly to the
building of the smaller lake, 1t be-
ing decided at that time. that in
stead of spending money for the
smaller one and then building the
other after, all the money should
be spent on the larger dam.
Some people of the borough are
of the opinion that the construction
of the small lake will put to rest for
all time all thought of the larger
lakes. but those who own the land
on the proposed small lake say that
when the property owners in the
rest of the borough and township
see how the small lake has benefit
ted them. they will work all the
harder for the larger lakes and they
posed dam, which will be placed at
Middlesex street, is not of perma-
men construction. although il will
$ md for a great number of years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
AVENEL

John Lynch, of Avenel. was ar
rested by Officer Leonard last Sat
urday for stealing wood and fined
SIS.
A W is being laid by Liddle
& Pfeiffer. CONTRACTORS of Perth Am
boy, from the trolley line as far as
the Avenel high school; although
work for the present has been stop
ped because of the overweight of
the digger. This is to be replaced
by a lighter one and work will be re-
sumed in a short time.
Miss Virginia Mckee. of Jersey
City, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Harry Baker.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
NEWS

Many steamers are due in the To-
cal harbor during the present
month, and shipping in and out of
this port. which has been low for
some weeks is beginning to show
an increase.
The steamship "Guanco.' which
sailed from Guanco. S. A.. February
%. arrived in the harbor Monday.
This vessel was Tue yesterday. but
owing to the good weather on the
trip to this city she locked a day
ahead of time at the Barber Asphalt
Paving Company.
The vessel Compton Anderson"
sailed from here Monday afternoon
for Tampico. Mexico. where she
will be reloaded with oil from the
Mexican Oil Company docks in that
place and will return to this city in
about a month. This vessel is one
of the largest boats that arrive
here.
"Matura" is due to sail from Trim
idad on February % and is expected
to arrive in this city about March
II.
The steamship "Mayaro" will sail
from Trinidad March 3 and will ar
rive in New York harbor on March
Fl, coming to this city on March 23.
The tanker PARMA" is expected
to dock in this city on March 81,
after arriving in New York on
March 10. She will sail from Trim
jdad tomorrow.
The steamship "Bermudez" will
sail from this port Friday or Sat-
urday of this week. She is now at
the Barber Asphalt Paving Com
pany's docks being unloaded.
The vessel "Huguenot' is now in
New York harbor. where her cargo
is being %lightened and will arrive in
this city about March 10. This
boat is n of the largest vessels
hat come here and is capable of
making greater speed than most
ocean going vessels to dock in
Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-09
FRERICH'S NEW D
SYSTEM BILL PASSES

IBy Evening News Staff Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, March "a bill
of great interest to the people of
the borough of Richmond, intro
dliced into the legislature at Albany
by Assemblyman Frerichs. of Tot
tenville. representing the second as
sembly district of the county of
Richmond with regard to a new in
dex system in the county clerks Of
nee of the county of Richmond, is
in the hands of Governor Miller for
his signature to become a law. The
bill passed both the assembly. and
senat last week and will Probably
be signed by the governor this week.
This new system is a block system
and is said to have been badly need
ed In the county clerks office on
Staten Island in the filing of deeds
and other papers, it Is said. Mr..
Frerichs was a tax searcher two
years ago and frequented the county
clerks office, then at Richmond. and
saw the need of such a system.