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r'' Oiteoii Keraftt. ' *"1 ESTABLISHED IN 189S. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 22, 1909. VOL 14, NO. 12. WOODBURY MATTER ? . WILL NOT DOWN, m be; Ne Mr. Sellers Replies to Mr. 1pr< Johnson and Presents the Nt Woodbury Proposition in a to Stronger Light. Marion c would Disown Woodbury no in Her Hour of Poverty. - CfKJl Some Interesting Reading. To the Editor of The News and Courier: My friend, Mr. Johnson, th< and I arc not so far apart in a mat- wfc ter that happened some years ago lav and were it not foi his unfortunate pr< habit, (which, perhaps, he cannot die help, owing: to his long: continued cr< training:,,) of splitting: hairs and ths drawing: nice distinctions between, du a reply to his long: tweedledum and Pei j 'tweqjjledee article would hardly be ex< necessary. Let us try to keep the vis record straight, and not befuddle us matters. Bear in mind, please, th< that we have not been, and are not Nc now discussing what may or may "S not have happened in "Woodber- th< ry" Township th.rteen years ago for in reference to the attempt of the tra Marion politicians to kick that shi township off intc Horry, but we frii are discussing- the Britton's Neck pei and Woodberry townships' peti- thi tion?the mass meeting held in tea Britton's Neck Township?not a ' Woodberry?at which the Marion Fo orators were outclassed by a stur- ing dy farmer of Britton's Neck Town- is 1 ship?how that petition?the Brit- fri< ton's Neck and Woodberry peti tht tion "got lost." "disappearing," Br between the Governor's office and pel the office next adjoining. cus Whether a new petition was af- pa] terwards filed as to Woodberry *o, Township alone, leaving out Bri- Dc ton's Neck, and an election order- go ed and held I neither affirm or de- ion dy. It may or may not be so, I the ^ don't know, but I don't believe bei Mr. Johnson, or any one else, can he show from the records of the Gov- thi ernor's office or the clerk of the am Court of Marion that any such e- an lection was ever ordered or held, sig It was stated by the Columbia Reg- is ister that an election was ordered toi by the Governor as to Woodberry tio Township; not Britton's Neck, on th< the 12th January, 1897?the same th< day the first new county election sta was afterwards held, but this the 1 Marion Star denies December 30, Mi 1896. The Marion Star did pub- St< lish the names of the managers of int the election, for an election order- of ed for Woodberry Township, not oui Britton's Neck and Woodberry. of "The election ;n question," which Ja? Mr. Johnson in his first article so tor ? J 1.1.. - ric i 44 ? vAJiiiiucniiy ararmcu, was oraer- cu: ed and held, and the proposition me defeated at the polls." See how the my friend juggles with places as 1 glibly as he does with figures in rea order to befuddle the jury. He the speaks of that famous meeting of tin the Marion orators with the be- we nighted voters of Britton's Neck cot and Woodberry, a t which one cot (r% Koimm/v * *?? * V? ? r\C uuuguij iaiuiv.1, Having U UU1 clUU justice and the people on his side, the showed how true is Holy writ, ' 'one Pri can chase a thousand and two can as put ten thousand to flight," as if an< it occurred in Wood berry, when coi Mr. Johnson knows full well the cer meeting was held on the line of the Britton's Neck and Woodberry an* townships at the Britton's Neck an< Church, a few tniles below Nebo. of The fact that the meeting was a Ba joint meeting and held on the line tor of the two townships shows conclu- bu sively that both townships were cot equally interested in the petition pre that had gone to the Governor to see annex both those townships to Hor- my ry. If Britton's Neck Township ing was not included in that first pe- are ? tition, why was it, pray, that it pre was a citizen of Britton's Neck no^ Township who took charge of the eff< meeting and protested so vigor- dee Vj ously that he "got such a move" ing ^ r??f thf? M arirvn nr?tr?r? that nn<> nf I lu 1 J >heir number did not stop till be ord landed in the Governor's office, of bright and early the next morning? bee Why, the answer is very plain, "ti Those Britton's Neck people are bei a reading people, and especially of eac the Marion Star, and that paper ing had been discussing the Britton's bui Neck and Woodberry petition, and tin; they knew full well that Britton's ?f f Neck Township was included in boi the petition that had been sent on mo to the Governor. imi By the way, Mr. Johnson twits an< me with being an assiduous read- wit er of The News and Courier. I cot take pleasure in commending that 1 excellent paper to Mr. Johnson, shi r. * Biii iii i' ' i'i .nil Jam iffhitii 3 also the Marion Star, especial the back numbers of both those pers during October and Novemr, 1896, in which the Britton's ck and Woodberry Township tition is fully discussed, both i and con. Those Britton's ck j>eople were not such fools the Marion politicians took them be. I notice that my friend xjestly confesses $ at he "maned"?mark you, "managed"? t to make his nicely prepared jech, but he did "manage" uehow or somehow else "to rangue the crowd, and so did nator Montgomery." Mirabile dictu! Put it down as i first instance on record in lieh two trained, able and adroit vyers were unable to make their 2viously prepared speeches, but 1 "manage" to "harangue the >wd" just a little bit, whatever it may mean. My friend introces with a great flourish of tmmts a certificate signed by those cellcnt gentlemen, Fontaine Da? and Charlie Dozier, and asks to "listen," and this is what 4^ aU-i. r* _ sixy as iu LiiuL nrsi dniton s :ck and Woodberry petition: >o far as we have ever heard ;re had been no petition asking an election on the subject of msferring Britton's Neck Townip to Horry County." My ends, Davis and Dozier, are deading on their memory as to s matter, and daily observation iches us that human memory is wonderfully treacherous thing, rtunately for me, I am dependf not only on my memory, which :airly good, but also on my old end, The News and Courier, 'files of which show that the itton's Neck and YVoodberry :ition to the Governor was dis>sed in a communication to that per the latter part of October, 18and if my friends, Davis and zier, will take the trouble to to the Public Library at Mari they will find in the files of i Marion Star of date, Novemr 4, 1896, an editorial article aded. "I nconsistency "in which it commnuication to The News d Courier is quoted in part, d in the editorial reply to this fnificant and specific language used in reference to the Britl's Neck and Woodberrv petin: "If the people ask it, as ;y have done in this particular, ; Governor is bound, under the tutes, to grant their petition No doubt both Mr. Davis and *. Dozier read this article in the ir at the time, for they are both elligent men, but after the lapse thirteen years it has slipped t of their memory. The owner the Star at that time was Mr. >. D. Montgomery and the edis w^re Luther Clark and Mar > Stackhouse, and these gentlen were leading: the fight against ; new countv. It makes "mighty interesting" iding to look over the files of i old paper at this long ago le. The inside was filled with 11 written editorials on new rnties, interspersed with lengthy nmunications from gentlemen the Bar, some of which bear ! earmarks of Mr.' Johnson, ^dictions most dire were made to what would happen to new 1 old counties alike should new inlies hft fnrmpfl nndpr ro. ltly adopted Constitution. In ; lifcht of the wonderful advance 1 prosperity of Spartanburg i Cherokee, of Sumter and Lee, Darlington and Florence, of rnwell and Bamberg, of Collei and Dorchester, of Orangerg and Calhoun, old and new inties, these old prophecies and Mictions of the long ago do ;m purile and simple now. But r friends of the Bar are improvr somewhat in th'is respect and : gradually going out of the )phecying business. They seem v to be concentrating their :n^s in kicking off poor and ' 'un>irable" citizens into neighbor; counties where they are plain-' twld they are not wanted, in ler to keep the prosperous town Latta forever in the old county rause we are 1 Id Latta has vo banks, two churches, just ng completed, costing $15,000 :h; an elegant new school buildbeautiful residences and other ildings." A clear case of putg im dollar far above the man >aganism of the worst form, ving down and worshiping the ney god, while treating the mortal man, because he is poor 1 lives in a region surrounded :h swamps, with contumely and itempt. rhe people of VY oodderry Townp, who, the Marion politicians propose to kick off into Horrv, live on and own the spot where the first settlement of Marion County ! was made, when all the rest of ! the county was a howling- wilderiness. On her soil was erected ] the first church for the worship of Almighty God. The only landmark of the P evolutionary war in the country is to be found in the breastworks at Dunham's Bluff, erected by Marion, opposite Snow's Island, where Marion and his men had their winter i quarters. The people of Woodberry Township are the lineal descendants of the- officials and tne leading men ot the county in the early history of the county. Now, because the people are few in number, poor in purse and surrounded with swamps, they are ordered from th_* house of their fathers, so that it will be impossible for Latta evr to become a part of the new county should it be formed, because Latta has "two banks, two churches, costing $15,000 each, a magnificent school building, fine residences and other handsome buildings." Shame! Shame on such a spirit! m ? In Memoriam. Mrs. Martha Sherwood, perhaps the oldest person in the Little Rock community, passed to her reward early Monday morning: April 12th. She di d at the ripe old agfe of 87, having: been born on Feby., 14, 1822. Up until the morning of her death, Mrs. Sherwood was in comparatively good health, splendid health for one of her age. About an hour before she passed away, she awoke and went to the room of her grand-son who was in the home, and told him to go for someone on the place, that she was sick. When her grandson returned to her, she was breathing her last. The interment was held at the old Bethea burial ground near McLaurin's mill and only a short distance from the place where she wa; born and raised. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. C. Owen, her pastor, and pastor of the Little Rock Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. J. I Allen of Dillon. A few kind words of rememberance were also spoken by Mr. O. C. Hayes who was a neighbor of the deceased Quite a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends were present to pay tribute to her beautiful life. Among those who came from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Willie Caldwell of Lumberton. N. C., Mr. Chas. S. Scarborough of Conway, Mr. E. J. Sherwood of Conway, Mr. H. P. Sherwood of Mullins. Mrs. Sherwood was a member of the old and honored Bethea family and in her death has taken away the last child of the lat2 Wm. Bethea and the only grandchild of the late John Bethea. She has lived a widowed life since the struggle of 65 when her husband, Rich ara snerwood, died in a hospital. She met every emergency with a brave heart which is characteristic of her family, two sons of whom only survive her. They are Mr. T. C. Sherwood, a prosperous planter of the Little Rock section and Mr. H. P. Sherwood who lives near Mullins. She leaves a large number of grandsons and daughters and a host of more dis< tant kinsmen. She was a member of the Little Rock Methodist Church and always looked to God for help. Her life was an open book and each day she looked and waited, ready for the Master to call her. Her life was a benediction on the community and she will be sadly missed. Just received Bates Shoes, the newest thing out. At Morris Fass Department Store. The best line of Men's Shirts in the latest designs just received at Morris Fass Dept. Store. \ _ ' L ~~ WASHINGTON LETTER News From Our Busy Capit It is gratifying to learn th the Republican majority in ti Senate for many of the items i the tariff bill is so small that u: ted action by the Democra proves most effective. The S nate substitute for the Payne bi contains many duties which me: nothing short of robbery of tl consumer for the benefit of trus and already over-protected n.ai ufaeturers. Fortunately, thei are a number of Republican Sei ators who if assured that they c:i count on the undivided support the Democrats will rebel again mis excessive protection. L UUi these conditions, the fate of tl consumers rests with the tninorit The frankly avowed policy of tl Republican leaders is to .ttra certain "sops" to the Democra and thus divide them that a eoa ition between the disaffected men bers of the tnajoi itv and the n nority Senators will be an impc sibility. It remains to be se< whether Senator Aldrieh has tfa jfed aright the breadth and stati itianship of the Democrats, whet er they can really be purchasi by a few crumbs of protection the industries in their respi live states, or whether, as \ fondly believe, they will rise that level of statesmanship ai patriotism which will lead the to stand above petty and lot considerations and vote as a in against the oppressive schemes the representatives of the intere Is this country losing its Dei ocratic ideals? We are moved ask this question bv the repoi from Washington which indie? that it is almost impossible 1 President Taft to attend chur on Sunday without being almc mobbed by curious throngs sight-seers on the streets of t national capital. On Raster mor ing a great concourse of pcoj: who gathered outside of St.Johr church, where Mr. Taft attend service with his wife, practical compelled Mr. Taft to stop ai hold an open air reception befo he could return to the Whi House. We have always bei 4.^ ii,.. ?1 KJOAIY IU nuituic uu; J^ir^iibii WJ make fools of themselves ov their royal family, standing < the streets for hours to see i members pass by and cheerii themselves hoarse on such oec sions, but if we are not careful w will give the British press an o portunity to indulge in no ei of sarcasm at our expense. Mor over, such conduct is un-Amei and un-Democratic and the seems to be little excuse for i truding to such an extent on tl privacy which even the Preside: ought to be permitted to enjoy c one day of the week. Certain newspapers which ai far longer on theories than con mon sense are seeking to make martyr out of Cipriano Castr< former President of Aenezuel and are indulging in criticisi of the government for exerting i good offices to prevent Castro landing in the vicinity of his fo mer country in order to stir u trouble and if possible foment revolution with the object of s curing his own restoration to pov er. All their urguments sour very well on pipeY but they won stand the test of good, hard cor mon sense. Cipriano ('astro u; dertook to make an outlaw of nation. Under his administr tion, Venezuela violated eve tenet of international law, disr garded every obligation, pavi the way for European invasii and gave the United States amr warrant to bombard her citk and seize her custom houses. Th United States, with jjrcat forebeai a| anee refused to believe that Ver ezuela was inherently dishone5 ll and not only retrained from ac ,c ministering summary justice t n the contumacious little Republi but exercised its g'*od offices t ts prevent foreign nations, whic e" had ample provocation, from d< l" ing so. The position of the I'nite in States, conistently adherred t< ,c was that Castro was the outlaw ls that given sufficient rope he woul [1" hang himself and that when h rc power was gone, Venezuela woul :1* evince the same disposition \ 1,1 ileal fairly and honorable wit other nations as other South J sl merican republics. Time has den' L'r onstrated the aecurayc of th; K> estimate. Castro is an outhv Y- and Venezuela under the lead < le her new President has show nt everv disposition t<? settle hi ts debts and ileal honestly with th and with other countries. Wh 11" then, should Castro be an obiei n" of sympathy and why should n< ,s" the United States, paitially as sn means of protecting its own right u* take such steps as may he nece "s" sary to prevent the outlaw from ; gain securing control over Yei c/.uela's affairs? to True to his instincts "Uncle J< rc~ Cannon took the floor and made vc desperate effort to save the Sta lo dard <>il Company from lo :ul through a reduction of the duty ( ni petroleum. :al Senator La Follcttc announc it. the Senate that he is a gre st- civil service reformer. Mr. La Ft lettc is sublimely unconscious the exposure at Macison of tl m" manne: in which he debauch) to the state machinery to perpetua rts his political power, not only cot periling the game wardens to pr ?r mote his* interests but paying the L'h expenses out of the state treasur; )St _ ? IB! ^ Teacher's Meeting. he ? , , ()ne ot the pleasantcst occastot in the history of the Dillon His j-j. School was the meeting of the l/j e(| per and Lower Marion Count Ij Teacher's Associations at .t h school building Saturday morninj rc There were about 5 0 teacher te present and some interesting an ,,n valuable talks on education wet rio made by well-known educator; Following was the program of tl er jn y" "Some Ooaiifications of tk ltS Teacher," bv Prof. S. H. Et monds, superintendent of the Sun ter Schools. "The Professional Spirit," b n, Dr. J. L. Mann, superintendei of the Florence Schools. "The Temptations oftheTcacl 1 er," by Dr. E. V. Baldy, of C( ker College, Hartsville. County Supt. of Education j. 1 Lane was present and made an ii teresting talk on the recent lav that had been adopted providin aid for public schools. ^ At the conclusion of the addresi es the speakers and the visitin rc teachers were invited into a cla? 1 room where an elegant dinner w: a . - ati vpu. \_'uuc a numoer 01 tn 3 I ^ l)atrons of the school shared in th pleasures of the occasion. II Card of Thanks. s r. I take this method of thankin p the many kind friends who b a their loving words of sympath e. and willing assistance, were sue o Knl i\ an/1 * " -* 4 A b nvip miu V.V/1IIIUU IU lis clL IIJ K1 death and burial of my mothe ,t' Martha ?Sherw<xKl. May God n. richest blessings be bestowed upc n. each of you. a T. 0. Sherwood. a- " 1 ry For Rknt?New 4 room hou; e. with passage and closets, larj ecj front and back porches. HealtV 3n I location, nice resident portion i )]e town. Apply to Morris Fass. . * CROWDS CAME TO SEE DOCTORS i ;t i- But the Medical Men Failr 9 '? to Keep their Appoint;^,r> o with the Pubiic. Article h from Charlotte Paper Exd plains their Strange Con duct. ^ For several weeks The Herald has been running an advertisement I for the Cleveland (Ohio) Institute " of Medicine and Surgery. The ^ advertisement s'atedthaton April 15th socialists from this institute l" would be at the Price Court Inn lt for the purposes of making examinations of persons suffering from ^ chornic diseases. No charge , n would be made for the examina;r tion. April 15th came but the ls specialists didn't. (Juite a numlN ber of ]>eople from the country and neighboring towns came to see the jt specialists and as is quite natural a they were disappointed when it s' was found that the doctors had s~ failed to keep their appointment. This is one of the few times The 1_ Herakl has been imposed on through its advertising columns. )C When the advertisement was se.it a to us it was accompanied by a n" check; otherwise it would not have ss I been published as the Cleveland )n i Institute of Medicine and Surgery I was unknown to us. However, I last week the Hank of Dillon ntn, es tied us that the check had b1"* at returned from the Cincinnati bf'" VI- * stamped Payment Refusequ ()t This aroused our suspicions, 'to 'lc it was too late to make any c ?d *< rcctions in the paper as the lastnv tc sue before the 15th had aire; n~ been sent'out. The specialists o- . " appointments at other towns wl 11 for some reason they failed to m k' We clip the following trom Rak' News and ()bservcr: Yorkville, S. C., March 2'nm. An advertisement, occupyinari rj^ bout three-fourths of a colt and space, announcing that speciavool !)* representing the Cleveland Ii ty tute of Medicine and Surgerv, >l,M" e gaily chartered and incorpora1'''^ r. at Cleveland, O., would vhor~ Yorkville and be at the Sham hotel to-day, and for one day on appeared in the Yorkville Enqu^,*v e er of March 23 and 2f? It- ; " "lit s. sufferers from diseases of the n<sid, ic vous system, heart, lungs, kidi^-. stomach and kindred troubles, old, not under the care of a regularpracticing physician, to call ana *" have a free diagnosis made of their i- ailmi-nts. From 9 a. m. to 7:30 p. m., were mentioned as office hours. ,v At an early hour men and women commenced to arrive and by 9 o'clock not less than fifty persons who had come for the sole purpose i- of consulting the representatives ' )- of the institute were in town. n_ In order to comply with the 1. , made and provided, one of the physicians, Di. William B. Smit i, l" of Dillon, S. C,, visited the off ce rs of the clerk of court, presented g what lie considered ample evidence ' that he was Dr. William B. Smith, s_ of Dillon, S. C., tendered 25cents, ?*s the prescribed fee, and asked to t ^ registered as a regularly license ^ is physician of this state and entitle- ftS is to practice in York county. The ie clerk stated that it would be neces- n sary for the applicant to be identi-1" lC fied by a physician of the town. Dr. Smith suggested Dr. R. A. " Bratton, and was advised that Dr. Bratton's identification would be satisfactory. Dr. Bratton was sent K for and on arrival identified Dr. >y Smith as the genuine article, but iy advised him that he had been guil ty of unethical conduct in that his coming had been announced in a , lc newspaper advertisement, contra- 7 r ry to the usages of the profession, * 's and that if he undertook to carry ,n out the plans set forth in the advertisement his license to practice 1 in the State would undoubtedly be * revoked by the state medical board. Dr. Smith surrendered without * se firing a gun, and in view of the re fact that the physician who accom- * J- panied him here was not licensed by this but by New York State, he would do notning except in connection with Dr. Smith. I