The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, September 15, 1921, Image 1
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AND STILL, WORKING.
Hon. H. M. Stackhouse Believes Hard
, Work WU1 Prolong Life.
The following article by the staff
correspondent of the Greenville News
will be read with interest by the many
Dillon friends of Hon. H. M. Stackhouse
who makes occasional visits to
Dillon to visit his son. Dr. Wade
Stackhouse:
Clemson College, Sept. 3.? Hale
and hearty, walking as sprightly as if
he were still in his teens, Hugh Mil.ton
Stackhouse, now in his 83rd year,
lg an interesting character.
yr. Stackhouse, for the benefit of
those not acquainted with that fact,
is secretary of the Board of Fertilizer
Control of 8outh Carolina. Since his
connection with the board in 1901
the amount of commercial fertiliser
has increased from 30,000 tons to
1.253.890 tons In 1920. The amount
foi 1921, however was considerably
less than in 1920.
Mr. Stackhouse Is generally recognised
by South Carolinians and others
familiar with the situation as being
the best informed person in the Palmetto
State on the fertilizing question.
Although as modest as a school
girl, Mr. Stackhouse is proud to believe
that he ha8 the confidence ofi
">oth manufacturers and consumers?
L confidence won by always handing
square deal to all.
A more interesting career than any
other South Carolinian of today can
boast of is Mr. Stackhouse's. He was
born in Marion county, June 21, 1835,
and after attending the rural schools;
of that COUntv entered Wnffnrd Pnl-'
lege, being a member of one of the
oldest Methodist families in the state.
Served In War.
He did not complete his college!
course, however, as the clouds of war;
were fast gathering over the South-;
land. Enlisting in Company E. 4th
South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry,!
Mr. Stackhouse served throughout the j
war and with others from this state'
apd throughout DJxie, laid down his
arms at Greensboro when Jos. J.
Johnston surrendered.
Being a farmer because he was
roared in the country and loved the|
call of the soil, Mr. Stackhouse again j
took up farming, although for two
years he engaged in teaching, largely 1
tc assist the youth of his communi- j
ty.
About this time Mr. Stackhouse re-j
moved to Marlboro and for 35 years;
h6 was rated as one of the best farm-'
ers in this garden spot of the Pal
meixo siaie. !
In 1892 he was elected a member,
ot the board of trustees of Clemson!
College and served in that capacity
until 1901 when was elected to his
present position. He also represented
his county in the state legislature for'
eight years, four of which were In
the lower house and four ip the state
senate.
His Hobby is Work.
Mr. Stackhouse has but one hobby ]
and that is work. Unlike John >D. j
'Rockefeller and others who are con-'
stantly found with their golf sticks
and similar equipment, Mr. Stack-]
house does not care to a great extent
for any particular sport. He likes
sport for the other fellow and has
no objection to the youth of the land
enjoying baseball and football to their
heart's content. But as for himself!
he finds recreation and happiness (n
work.
Worry it is that kills people, it has
been said. In that event Hugh Mil- (
ton Stackhouse will be spared for
maity years to serve the people of'
his native state. Any visitor to his
office is struck with the cheerful, op-!
timistic spirit which fills the room
and as far as Mr. Stackhouse Is con-1
cerned there is no such word as wor-1
ry in Noah Webster's dictionary.
As a newspaperman sees it, this,
grand old man has but one fault. Hej
dislikes to talk about himself. What'
information is obtained is by strategy;
and the most persistent use of note
pad and pencil. Mr. Stackhouse prefers
to talk about anything or anybody
else and always has a cheerful
story appropriate to the situation.
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LITTLiE BOY LOSES ARM.
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There was a distressing accident at
Dr. J. H. David's ginnery two miles
south of Dillon Thursday afternoon
when little Tom Hamer, Dr. David's
grandson, had his right arm so terrl-j
bly mangled in a seed conveyor thatj
it had to be taken off between the;
shoulder and elbow.
The little fellow had slipped into
the gin house, climbed up on the conveyor
boxing and was in the act of
getting rosin off the ceiling when he
slipped and fell. His elbow lodged in
a hole in the conveyor box aDd was
so badly mangled that it was hanging
by a few shreds of flesh. The little
fellow managed to extricate himself]
from his perilous position and was
going down the steps when his cries
:ttracted the attention of Mr. H. E.
/Dixon who went to his assistance. He
was placed in an automobile and
) driven to town as rapidly as possible
where his arm was amputated immediately.
^ At the time of the accident Dr.
David was in Columbia attending a
meeting of the Cooperative Marketing
Association and could not be informed
of the accident until he reached
l^ome that night.
Little Tom is a bright, active boy
and the distressing accident which
cost him his arm is greatly deplored
not only by his own little friends but
by the numerous friends of the family.
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-THE DILLON HERj
THOUSANDS VISIT <
DILLON* NIGHTLY.
Dillon is not on the National High- <
way and according to the reports sent 1
out from Florence she stands a slim '
chanceNof getting on the Coastal High- 1
way, but notwithstanding these disad- >
vantages she is the stopping place
every night for thousands of travelers '
who are making their annual pilgri- <
mage from Canada to the Guir of
Mexico. Dillon is generous enough to
offer free hotel facilities to these 1
visitors and judging by the crowds J
that arrive late In the evenings Dillon
evidently is put down as an im- 1
pcrtant lay-over station on their tour- 1
ist map. t
Late Sunday afternoon," said Dr. t
Henslee, "I noticed a large drove of
chimney sweeps circling round the 1
Baptist church and a8 I watched them t
they made a circle or two and then f
went into the large furnace chimney.
They flew straight down into the 1
chimney. I became interested and e
Monday morning I got up early and
went over to the church and saw 1
them come out. They poured out in a f
'great big stream and for ? minute or ?
two it looked like all the chimney t
sweeps in the world had roosted in c
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vu.uiuc; uuiiii^ me nigni. me I
chimney sweeps headed out toward
the east and disappeared over the t
horizon. This is the migratory season s
for the chimney sweep and I found
out that for the last two weeks great c
droves had been coming in from the t
west, roostinK in the church chimney
during the night and leaving early 1
next morning for the east or south, j
The chimney sweep spends his summers
in Canada and his winters some t
where in the Gulf of Mexico. At t
what place in the gulf no one seems
to know. I do not know how many j
miles they travel a day, but they have c
their official stopping places on the (
route and Dillon is one of these plac- i
es. I think they have couriers or sen- r
tinels Hiat go back and meet the next
drove and pilot them to the regular , j
stopping place. As a drove goes out \
in the morning on the southern jour-L
ney new couriers or pilots are sent'*
back to meet the next drove and the.
couriers or pilots that were on* duty
the preceding day join the drove in |c
the morning on its journey toward j1
the KOllth t h 11Q - 't
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courier or pilot system from Can-ja
ada to the Gulf during the migratory ^
season. I noticed Sunday night that)4
after the drove had gone to roost one
'or two sweeps kept circling around f
'the spot and then disappeared. I take 4
lit for granted that they went back 1
;to the stopping place of some drove 1
farther north and piloted them into ?
the Baptist church chimney late Mon- t
day evening. It is a great sight andh
well worth one's time to go to the 1
church late in the evening or early 1
in the morning and see them arrive 1
and depart." 1
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Family Keuirion.
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A very pleasant occasion recently 11
was a family reunion at the home of! \
i Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Surles when all i?
me members of the family came together
In a reunion which lasted two
days. In addition to the parents there
were present Rev. and Mrs. Floyd
,Surle8 and children of Mound Valley
Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Surles of
Danville, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Surles and children of Sumter; Mr.
and Mrs? John Surles and children of
Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Thorn,
of Florence; Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Drlggers and children of Clio; Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Amnions and children
of Dillon. There were present on this
delightful occasion 29 'children and
grandchildren.
I Following the reunion Mr. and Mrs.
Surles took their children down to
their farm near Latta and divided the
I place between them, giving to each
child a nice little farm.
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Weekly Cotton L<etter by SaTannah
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1 On Friday, September 2nd, October
j futures in New York closed strong,
at 17.88. New York remained closed
until the follow:ng Tuesday on account
of Labor Day Holidays. Liver
r?. ovvuvu tv icau&c uh u u a a > tuiii if
I the American cotton crop was really \
a very small one, and that market ]
advanced 61 English points while New t
jYork was closed. Liverpool made fur- t
t her sensational gains during the fol- t
lowing two days. New York respond- ?
' ed to this advance, and continued to a
soar until September 7th, when Octo- <|
ber touched 21.5 and the spring c
months went above 22c. Spot cotton i
sold aa high as 21 l-2c to 22c basis *
middling. At this level a wave of prof- j
it taking set in and futures broke t
sharply. October touching 18c on t
Thursday. The market is now fluctue- d
ting between 18^4c and 19 ^c, with f
an advancing tendency. r
The ginners' report was published ^
on September 8th showing 481,288 |c
bales were ginned up to September I j
1 st. This was more than the previous i
year, but 118,000 bales less than the t
ten year average. The official figures r
were as follows: t
Ginned to September 1st:? t
1021 _ 481,788 bales ?
1920 351,589 bales J
1919 142,625 bales 1
1918 1,038,078 bales f
1917 614,787 bales
1916 850,668 bales f
Ten year average, approximately 1
600,000 bales. (
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Profession without practice will not ?
add to our power. f
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AJLD, DIliiON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Court of General Sessions conveneu
Monday with Judge Jas. E. Pueri- i
Toy of Walterboro presiding. The i
locket was heavy and court remained
in session two full days. Following I
ire the cases tried at this term: I
Solomon Brown, assault an<j bat
Lory of a high and aggravated nature, i
JuUty of simple assault and battery. <
Sentence $100 or 30 days.
Lonnle Bethea. housebreaking aAd >
arcenry. Sentence 5 years with two 1
years suspended.
Sandy Clark, Dan Johnson and 1
*4eedy Nichols, violation of the dls- I
?ensary law. Needy Nichols plead
Mli 1 fV tn maniifiiKliii-ln. ?? ? I*
, ? .w ...mm%.4mvvuiiu5 auu w ao ocu- A
enced to one year. 1
Nathaniel Crawford and Sam Toney I
lousebreaking and larceny. Sentenced;^
o one year, 6 months suspended on|t
;ood behavior.
Bruce Campbell, housebreaking and,v
arceny. Two years, with 6 months a
n'spended. |o
Fulton Surles and Walker Smalls. ;u
lousebreaking and larceny. Surles b
;ot 5 years with 2 years suspended. j a
>malls got two years on condition C
hat he report to the clerk of court ,c
tnce a month, attend school regular- t
y and make his grade. r
Geo. Sealey, violation of prohibi- P
ion law. Plead guilty. Sealed sen- ^
entence returned. ii
Clyde Tart, assault and battery and ^
tarrying concealed weapons. Not gull- P
y. jP
C. C. Stanton, forgery. Plead guilty, t
Two years and $500. One year sus-i
tended. 1 s
Charlie Williams, assault with in- 11
ent to ravish. Plead guilty and sot v
en years. !r
Lou Blake Luther Brooks, Hamie 11
)avis, Mack Maple, Prince Allen, Jno.'
>osland, Booker T. Ellerbe Howard f
Crawford, Daniel McBare, Ben McFar- '
and, housebreaking and larceny. Re-/
nanded to magistrate.
Henry Coleman, Rufus Coleman,
)aniel Coleman, larceny. Henry plead
guilty and the case against Rufus
.nd Daniel was continued.
Officers Found CJuilty.
A case that attracted a great deal *
u attention at this term was that ot ^
he Slate against Rural Policeman F. 1
Sitton, Chief of Police L. F. Britt,a
ind Special Officer Stanley Hamilton. (
VII of Tuesday morning was conauin- t
?d with the taking of testimony. j
The case grew out of charges pre- erred
by Mr. Miller, a young drug rlerk
of Wallace, N. C. In his testi- ?
nony Mr. Miller alleged that he was t
>u his way to Latta to see his wife r
md child who were 'visiting at the J
lome of Postmaster Ed. Bethea, his1 J
wife being a niece of Mr. Bethea. He;r
irrived in Dillon about 3 o'clock in J
he morning and hired Will Stack-Ie
louse, a negro transfer driver to take c
lim to Latta. They left for Latta t
ibout 4 o'clock. Near the cemetery,!
in automobile passed them and stop-J t
>ed. In the automobile were Mec3rs.
Sitton, Britt and Hamilton. Mr. Mil-11
er claimed that the officers searched c
he car for whiskey, forced him to v
ilight and when they failed to find ?
vhiskey they began to abuse him. -<j
Arhile the car was being searched he i 1
valked back to the officer's car und;\
alked with Policeman Britt, telling, t
lim he was a Mason. He said Officer |l
3ritt told him not to be alarmed, that:!
10 one was going to hurt him, as the t
ar in which he was riding had been n
inder suspicion for some time and n
hey were looking for liquor. After c
naklng the search, Miller claims that t
ie was told to get back in the car h
ind proceed on his way to Latta. A t
nile or so down the road they came a
lpon the officers again. They stopped li
he car and Mr. Sitton asked him if c
ie could prove that he was a Mason. 1
fle said he could not answer in the f
iresence of the other officers if they d
vere not Masons. He said that he t
valked off with Mr. Sitton, but he t
roiild not remember the Masonic pass a
vord and that Mr. Sitton then began g
o curse and abuse him and finally s
nade him put up $25 for his appear- t
nice before the proper officer to v
trove that he was not a suspicious a
:haracter. This he did and proceeded ii
m his way to Letta. The next morn- f
ng Mr. Miller, in company with sev- I
ral Latta friends, came to Dillon and c
rent before Sheriff Bethea to estab- B
ish his identity. Thin he did to the <1
tatlsfaction of the officers and the q
iond was returned- At this investiga- *
ion Mr. Miller claimed that Officers c
iitton and Hamilton had cursed and
ibused him, but the negroes who t
Irove the car" testified that the offl- t
:er8 did not curse and abuse Mr. Mil- t
er. There were some hot words pass- g
td at the investigation,'but after the ?
natter had been adjusted Mr. Sitton a
old Miller that if he had done any- h
hing, in what he conceived to be the t
lischarge of his duty, to give him of- ?
ense that he was sorry for it. Miller c
eturned to Latta^and swore out a a
varrant against the three officers, c
barging them with assault upon the t
>ublic highway and the case came t
lp for trial Tuesday morning. At
he conclusion of Miller's testimony j
lunlerous witnesses were offered by f
he prosecution in an effort to prove f
ihat the officers were drinking. Sev- c
tral witnesses also came over from <
dr. Miller'u home town to testify to t
lis general reputation, which they I
taid was g-ood.<
Rural Policeman Sitton was (he 1
irst witness introduced by the do- f
'ense. Mr. ftitton said that he and Oficers
Britt and Hamilton were going t
lown toward Latta to locate a liquor <
:ar. They hbd a puncture near Buck *
Swamp and went to the road camp to I
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THURSDAY, MOIl.MN'G. SKPTKMB1
Carol! tut.
Mr. Leon Norton left last week to
resume his studies at the Presbyterinn
College, Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stone who have
been on a visit to relati\es here returned
to their home near Raeford
Saturday. Misses Bettie and Maggie
Mclnnis accompanied them home for
i several days visit.
Miss Johnnie Johnson of Rowland
nsited her sister Mrs. Gury Webster
ttst week.
Mr. and Mrs. George White and HtU
son are visiting their mother, Mrs.
dary Mclnnis. '
Misses Emma Kate and Maud Mcnnis
and Pearle McLaurin returned
Tuesday to resume their studies at
^lora McDonald College. Miss Willie
llnm Henderson also enters college
here this term.
School opened here Monday under
ery favorable circumstances. Quite
, number of the patrons were at the
inr*nivfc?r nrn?-/?lnrto n n ^ "
rvM*up> v? ciaca. i\cv. V/. Vjr. Drown
nade the opening address followeu
?y speeches from Hon. J. W. McKay
nd Supt. of Education H. M. Moody.
>ur school is fortunate in having seured
an uble corps of teachers for
he coming term. Miss Laura McMuray
from Lancaster comes back as
irincipal; Miss Katherine Adams of
leriwether, S. C-. ha.s charge of the
ntermediate grades and music and
liss Annie Bell Poole of Clinton, the
irimary department. The opening
mispects promise a bright future for
he coming yea*.
Mr. S. W. Dendv, one of the field
ecretaries of Christian Endeavor,
net with our society Friday. He met
ritli the Junior Society in the afterioon
and with the Senior Society that
light.
Mrs. Eli Amnions and little dnughers
of Jackson Springs. N. C. are visling
Mrs. Amnions' sister, Mrs. A.
i. Webster.
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Pee Dee Very Low.
It is reported that Big Pee Dee
iver is the lowest it has been in many
ears. Old river residents claim it is
he lowest they have ever seen it. At
lar's Bluff Ferry the water is so low
hat the bottom of the river is visible
.11 the way across and the approaches
o the ferry boat are becoming hard
o get over.
;et a jack. They could not fix the!
luncture and came back to town, uriving
here about 2 o'clock, and got!
Jr. G. C. Johnson to go to the Dillon
Jotor Sales Co's. and get them an inter
tube. The hour was late and Mr
ohnson demurred, but they explain-:
d to him that they had this car lo-,
uted and it was very important that
hey reach the place before daylight.
>Ir. Johnson went to the garage, got
he inner tube and the officers left,
;oing toward Latta. Near the cemeery
they came ^cross the Stackhouse
ar which they recognized. As the car!
ms already under suspicion, said Mr. j
Jitton, they decided that it looked[
loubly suspicious to see it out on the
tighway at that hour of the night.j
Vhen they went to search the car (
hey found it contained a white man.!
"he white man was Mr. Miller. Mr. I
filler interposed an objection, saying
hat it was on outrage to hold up a|
nan on the highway in any such manicr.
The officers told him that the,
ar was under suspicion and that
hey wanted to look through it; that;
ie was in no danger whatever and
o keep quiet. After searching the car ,
nd finding nothing in the shape of
iquor they told Stackhouse to proeed
on to Latta with his passenger,
'hey went on ahead of the car and before
they reached Latta they began to
iscus.s the claim made by Mr. Miller'
hat he was a Mason. Mr. Sitton said,
hi8 in itself looked suspicious to him]
nd they stopped the car and he be-;
an to question Miller again. Ha
aid Miller told him he was on his way
0 Latta to see his wife and that she
iras visiting a "Mrs. Bethea." He
sked what Mrs. Bethea she was visitng
but he did not seem to know her
irst name. Mr. Sitton said he ques- i
ioned him further as to his Masonic i
laims, being a Mason himself, but
Jr. Miller could not give him the relulred
Masonic signs. He then re- i
luested Miller to put up a bond ]
rhich he did and allowed him to pro- ]
eed on to Latta.
Mr. Sitton's testimony was corroborated
by Officers Britt and Hamilon.
Mr. G. C. Johnson also testified ]
hat when the officers were at the I
;arage at 2 o'clock they were sober.
Jessrs. J. D. and Carrol Hargrove
.nd P. B. David testified that they i
iad seen Mr. Sitton around 12 o'clock t
hat night and he was perfectly sober. \
At. Phil Cook, at whose house the
fficers stopped to enquire the way to
1 certain place shortly before they i
ame up with the Stackhouse car, <
estified that they were sober when s
hey were at his house.
After deliberating several hours the
ury returned a verdict against the oficers
on the first charge, to-wit. mis- ?
onduet in office, the second 1
harge of assault and battery being
lismissed. The'court imposed a senence
of $500 with a 12 month's sua- .
>ended sentence on Mr. Sitton and a
rine of $250 each against Messrs. <
Britt and Hamilton, with a suspended l
ifvntence of 12 months.
The defendant's attorneys gave noice
of appeal and the case will be i
larried to the supreme court in an i
?ffort to set'aside the verdict and ob- '
tain a new trial. i
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:u 13, 1921.
XOIX.VTIK IVXOSliad
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Miss Louise Blizzard left Monday ?
for Converse College. t
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. McKac spent it
last Friday in Fayetteville, N. C J t
Mrs. W. Murchison spent Wednes- i
day in Florence.
Mrs. Thelrna Edens of Florence r
spent Sunday in town with relatives.!*
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Miss Alice David has returned,n
from a visit in Warrenton, N. C.
M1s8 Effie Hani8ey spent the w;ek C
end with friends at Mullins.
W. G. Lucas spent'last Sunday in 1'
Fayetteville. II
Fred Hargrove and J. F. Elliott '
left Tuesday for Clemson College.
Miss Ella Gaddy of Gaddy's Mill!
visited Miss Cora McKinley this wek.l
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Misses Maggie and Sallie McEach- j
ern of Hamer were visitors here Tues- \
day. ^
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S. T. Atkinson of Columbia is (
sj'ending a few .!? -
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week. J
Misses Mary Elizabeth Stackhouse' f
and Emilu Moore left Wednesday <
morning for Converse College.
Miss Floride Lesesne of Charles-'.!
ton visited Mrs. T. S. Richbourg this
week. 11
Messrs. Julius Blumberg and Wal-J!
ter Barefoot spent Sunday in Ben- ;
nettsville. | <
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S. S. Elfenbein returned Friday af-.
ter an extended trip to the northern,!
markets. |l
Mrs. W. B. Guill returned home':
Monday after spending several days
with relatives in Rocky Mount.
Mr. M. R. Hanier of Spartanburg'
spent several days in the county this
week with relatives.
Mr. E. I.. .Moore and family have I
returned home after spending some
time at Hendersonville, N. C. c
C. E. Lipscomb returned to Dillo.i t
Wednesday after an extended tiip s
to Boston, Mass.
Miss Pauline McKinnon left Mon- *
day morning for Red Springs, N. C..r
wnere sne will attend the Flora^Mc-j^"
Donald school. jj
Albert Allen left Tuesday morning
for Clemsoru College.
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I. T. Townsend of Richmond, Va.,
was a business visitor here Wednesday.
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>irs. iranK Kobinson and children "
of Charleston are visiting Mrs. A. B.!
Welch this week. a
Mrs. E. T. Elliott, Jr., and sister,
Miss Louise Hodges, have gone to t
Mississippi. ^
Mrs. Charles Parker, who has been
visiting Mrs. A. B. Welch left last
Thursday for McColl.
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Miss Thelma Hamilton returned ^
home Sunday after an extended stay p
at Myrtle Beach.' " s
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Messrs. Tom David and Don Bethea
left last week for Davidson Col- n
lege. ,
Norwood Richards, of Richards, N.
C.. was a business visitor in town
Tuesday and Wednesday. g
Mr. and Mrs. Weitus Gaddy' and P
children of Gaddy'a Mill spent Sun-jtl
day with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lane. >h
Messrs. W. Murchison, A. V. Be- e
thea, Walker Floyd and W. B. Stack- c
bouse spent Monday and Tuesday at n
Murrell's Inlet.
Mr. Charlie Alley and son. Wade, 1<
who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. P
L. C. Braddy, returned to their home tl
in Washington Sunday. ' r<
Miss Mary Sprunt Bethea left Wed- n
nesday for Red Springs, N. C., where o
she will attend Flora McDonald Co1-|m
lege. 1 p
Edgar T. Thompson returned yes- E
lerday to the University of Soutli Car-.F
?lina. Mr. Thompson completes the|t<
senior course at this terra.
Miss Bessie Garrell of Whiteville. jsl
N. C., returnee to her home Wednes- w
day after an extended visit to her tl
brother, Jesse Garrell. p
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Mrs. B. A. Fore and daughter, Mrs. a
Tames E. Sizemore, spent Tuesday in tl
Florence with Mrs. N. B. McKenzie si
nf Lake View, who is in the hospital b
there. rr
Mr. Carlisle Bracey left Friday w
night for Norfolk to take his little R
nephew, William Carter, Jr., who ha? r
been spending some time here with g
relatives. ' p
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VOL.. 27. NO. 52.
Big Fir<* Loss at Flo}dale.
The large mercantile establishment.
31" the Klovd Company at Floydaleras
completely destroyed by fhre*
lbout three o'clock Monday morning^.
The large building and its entiredock
of merchandise a completdoss.
When the fire was discovered^
he flames had gained such headway
hat none of the goods could be saved*.,
"or u time the depot was in danger.,
ind it way only through the heroic eforts
of the fire-fighters that this>ullding
was saved. The loss is estinated
at about 135,000, including
hf building and its contents, with
>etween $15,000 and $20,000 insur,nce..
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Jheraw Chronicle.
Mr*. J. M. Rogers and daughter,,
fiss Beatrice, Miss Columbia Rowand.
of Dillon and Mrs. P. P. Philips.
of Darlington, stopped over in
Jheraw a short while today enrouterora
Darlington to Dillon.
D. A. It. Meeting.
The Rebecca Pickens Chapter, D. A_
t. had a splendid meeting 'with the*
'ice-Regent. Mrs. Earle Bethea, on
"uesday afternoon, who was assisted
n entertaining by her mother, Mrs..
ibson of McColl. The Regent, Mrs
. R Craig, presided.
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.. .-nunr-i mi iiuiias3?e. tne).
A. R. Mountain school, was one
enutre of the meet inn and a number*
f splendid books were contributed.
Miss Lacey Jackson was elected
orrespondinp secretary to succeed"
diss Sue Sellers, resinned.
A splendid paper "North American'
Indians; as the first settlers of onr
ountry" read by Mrs. James M.
~pruni was followed by the Indian
song "Red Wing" on the Vlctrola. The
committee on refreshments was Mrs.
Karle Bethen. Mrs. T. W. Bethea anrf
Mrs. C. R. Taber an() a delicious frui:
salad course with Ice tea was served'
late in the afternoon.
Miss Estelle Braddy left Wednesiay
morning for Columbia College.
Miss Edith Elliott left Tuesday- for~
Fayetteville, N. C., where she will",
:each in the Graded School.
Mrs. Charles C. Hayes and little*
lauphter, Hazel, returned to Durham,
S'. C., Saturday after spending, some
inie with Mrs. Haynes' parents, Mr.
tnd Mrs. S. W. Jackson.
Chas. F. Barlow has returned tcv
he University of South Carolina
'iicir nt- win cuiupieu- ihp senior
ourse. after which he will take theunior
law course.
Mr. Herman F. Duncan who gradlated
at Wofford College in Jun*', and
fho made a very fine record at that
nstitution, has been elected ton i>oition
in the Sumter High School. Ho
irill teach Latin and English in that
chool and will ccach the baseball
earn.
Services in the Presbyterian church
t usual hours on next Sunday. Theublic
is especially invited to attend
he 11 o'clock service which will be
he first service held in the auditornm
of new building. Evening service
i) be held in Sunday school room on
round flour for the present.
The D. A. It. Chapter will have a
ousehold shower for TamasseeTountain
school for girls on Tuesday,
eptember 20th. Articles are to beent
to Mr. .Tames Hargrove's store
nyume during inc (lav ann a cornrmuee
will be there to receive them. AIT
lembers and any friends of the chapei
wishing to contribute to this worhy
cause is asked to do so.
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A potato weighing 5 3-4 pounds wa^ent
to The Herald office ihst week,
y Mr. E. P. Lee of Hamer. Mr. Leelanted
quite a large crop of potatoes,
his year from which he reali*e<f e
andsome profit. The crop came ofr
arly and he sold them at' good pTies.
Mr. Lee says it ?s a profitable
rop and he will increase his acreage
ext year. ,
W. C. Easterling, a well-known Dil>nite
who is making his hone- ii?
lant City, Fla., is spending- some
[me in the county with friends and
Natives. He is accompanied by hie
aughter. Miss Leila. Mr. Easterling
loved to Florida about two years ago
n account of his daughter's health,
[iss Easterling's health did not imrove
very much in their new home
nd they decided to come back to*
illon for a stay of several weeks. Mr.
lasterling is delighted with his adop?d
home, although he says he loves
dllon and it is a genuine pleasure forim
to get back home for a handhake.
Asked as to how conrfittonsrere
in Florida, Mr. Easterffng said
ie truckers realized falrily good
rices for their fruit and truck and
mney was circulating pretty freely.
It hough not as much so as during
he war. Florida was one of the first
tates to recover, and business is
ack to normal. Mr. Easterling said*
lany farmers from the weevil infest[1
sections of Georgia and Alabama*
rere moving to Florida and buyfhgtnds.
They say cotton in their statem
i a thing of the pact and they arm
etting into new crops as rapidly am
ossible.