The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-08-18
STATE NEWS

Miss Nellie McLendon, a seven
teen year old white girl, who is i'm
Jail for disorderly conduct in Ben
nettsville, attempted suicide in iail
Tuesday night by tightly tying and
twisting scarf around her neck. In
a note left for Deputy Sheriff Hyatt
she said: 81 am not going to see an
other dawn in this place if self murd-
er will prevent. l am tired of life at
seventeen" The girl was arrested in
Bennettsville on July 22 for wreck
less driving and being drunk and dis
orderly in company with Jim Davis.
A cloudburst at Greenville washed
Emmett Smith, aged 10, son OF Ho-
vey Smith of that city, to his death.
win his older brother, Lloyd, aged
IL, Emmett was wading i'm Ricblapd
Greek in the City Park, when a show
er OF rain came up. The boys continu-
ed wadlng though the creek began TO
rise and were caught off their guard
When the stream rose suddenly dine to
cioudburst farther up the creek.
Emmett was quickly carried down
Stream and was found by rescuers
one-half mile from the spot where the
children were playing. Efforts to save
MS lie were of no avail Bruises on
the lads head indicated that a blow
may have caused his death. The elder
BOY was carried short distance
down the stream, but managed to
gain the bank before sustaining in
jury.
James Barfeld. Ira Cook and Hen
ry wheeler are under arrest in the
Lexington county Jail, charged with
completely in the murder of Marcel
lus Cook, of near Steedman, who was
found lying on his own bed las. Fri
day with his throat cut.
With seven ships sailing to foreign
seaports and one to Pacific coast
ports during the remainder Of the
month, the Carolina Company is Civ
ing TO the port of Charleston steam
snip service, which, it is stated. has
not been the case here in past wears
at this season. Officials of the traffic
department of the steamship company
are somewhat elated over the Volume
o1 business secured to be handled bv
the ships, especially when it is con-
Sldered that this is midsummer, and,
therefore, time when shipping at
thls pomt was practically at a stand
still.
People of Charleston are up in
arms over the alleged determinations
by the local board against that port,
charges being made that because OF.
'fon working labor conditions there
all shipping board vessels would be
diverted from Charleston and that
one IRON working concern that had
S:gned an agreement with union met
ais workers, although amply equip
ped, was not being given a square
deal at repairing government mer-
chantment.
w. +. Evans, employment agent at
Greenwood, has been arrested charg
ed with section of the city code.
iofblddlng operation as an migrant
agent or solicitor Of labor, without
paying license of $500.
The city of Greenwood has in hand
100000 from the sale of bonds
which is to be used for additional
paving and sewer extension.
Tobacco averaged Is cents per
pound at Marion last week. 30 to so
cents per pound being paid for the
better grades.
Trustees of Newbelry city schools
have sold $6O,0 per cent school
bonds that were voted year ago.
The Wedgeteld Cooperative Peach
Growers association has been formed
in Sumter county.
Boil wccvils are now operating in
Marlboro county and considerable
damage is reported.
y farmer, named Baker, q tenant
on the Tom Hill plantation of the
Mount Holly Development Company,
near Mount Holly, is in jail at
Monck's Corner, charged with shoot
ing and killing Messrs. Potter and
Hutson, formers living near there, at
his home Saturday morning about
% o'cloc All three of the men in
volvcd in the tragedy are white.