The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-11-30
STATE ITEMS
or INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH
CAROLINA PEOPLE.

this time with the paving work going
on and much building in progress.
Work on the new National Bank and
the new quarters for the Davis Drug
Store is going forward rapidly.
Anderson.-Two young women were
injured In an automobile accident
when Ford car driven by Miss VIII.
relmina Broyles turned over on River
street. 1t was said that Miss Broyles
made sudden turn and had not Civ
en- the car enough room and SO 1t
was overturned.
Bellwood.-A great many sweet Do
tatoes have been ri'sed about here
this year. and a number OF faremrs
have placed a portion of their yield
In the Potato Growers association
curing house at Eastover to be cured
and marketed by that organization.
Greenwood.-The farmers of this
county are plowing under cotton stalks
and cleaning up fields in preparation
for the campaign against ,the boil
weevil next year. During the good
weather OF the last few weeks, many
farmers have turned under stalks and
other farmers are beirs urged to do
the same.
Hartsville.-Mrs. Trolly, OF the Bap-
tist Sunday school board of South
Carolina Is conducting a class in the
study of the Sunday school manual
at Coker college. Two hours a day
are devoted to this work. Mrs. Troll
ly's lectures are very interesting and
instructive. A large number of stu
dents are taking the course.
Charleston. - 1t was formally an
nounced by their presidents that the
Peoples National bank and the Dime
National bank recently converted from
the Dime Bank and Trust company. a
state corporation, have agreed on
terms Of consolidation which will be
submitted for his approval to the
comptroller Of currency at Washing
ton.
Marion.-The town OF Marion has
purchased an American-LaFrance fire
engine at cost of $12,5O0 w. F..
Miles. chief Of the fire department, an
nounces. The engine will be deliver
ed some time shortly after the first
OF the year. 1t will be the last word
in fire fighting apparatus. The equip
ment will include chemical tanks and
a 750gallon electric pumper.
Greenville.-When his overalls were
caught in the machinery of gin near
Greer. Alvin c. Dobson's right leg was
severed between the knee and the an
kle, and Fred White, a negro who saw
ed Mr.. Dobson from probably more Sc
rious injury by extricating him form
the machinery, suffered severe lacera-
tions when his clothing also caught in
the machine.
standardization Miller, aged 72.
car inspector for the Southern railway
at Hayne. was seriously injured when
repairing a leaking air hose between
freight cars. The engineer started
the train, not knowing Miller was in
danger. When the wounded man was
released 1t was found that both his
legs had been broken and a rib frac-
tured. He was taken to a hospital
where it is believed he will recover.
Greenville.-In an effort to shoulder
the charity responsibilities Of Green
vile county and at the same time slice
the cost OF disqualification, a commit
q
meeting with the county board of char
tiles and corrections considered plan
for the establishment of county
hospital adjacent to the county home.
The plan will be considered further at
an early meeting.
Spartanburg. - BY January 11,4Oo
peach trees will be planted in the or
chards OF the Lone Oak Nursery COM
pany, four miles out of Spartanburg,
just of the lnman road. Two years ago
j. ]. Cudd, OF this city, started on the
development OF commercial peach
orchard on the land and today he has
6.4Oo trees growing and is preparing
to plant 5000 more. This means that
in the Cudd orchard there will be 100
acres OF bearing trees.
Greenville.-Cityc council has put on
first reading the regular supply bill to
raise revenues for the coming year.
There are virtually no changes in the
business licenses and the property tax
Is fixed at the same figure as last year,
29a mills. with the addition of the
special tax of two mills for the sup.
port of the city library voted at a spe-
the total city property tax 31h mills.
Chareston.-It is learned from Col.
Edgar Jadwln, United States army Ell.
gineer here. that the sand sucking
dredge Winyah Bay has been sold to
the government of Colombia South
America. for $4,000. Most of the
Winyah Bays service was at George
town. For nearly year the dredge
has been laid up here. A special crew
will come here to take the Winyah Bay
to Colombian waters.
Greenville.-Ambrus Clifton Brown.
aged Al, was fatally injured in front
OF his home when losing control of the
automobile which he was coasting
down the incline in an effort to start
its motor, he was hurled into fence
and was pinned by the rushing ma.