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b v J ESTABLISHED 1894 THK DILLON HKKALIK DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1021. = VO!?. NO. 28. NO. 7
XJPEE DEE IUVEli BIUlKiE.
Open letter to Mr. W. R. Barringer
Mayor of Florence:
Dear Sir:?When Florence County
consented to a low water bridge and
spillway crossing at Mars Bluff I
think your section made a great mistake.
It is never too late to reconsider
a public folly until the intention
lias been carried out.
Ladt February the Bridge Commission
met and received a report from
expert ortage engineers recommending
a crossing six thousand feet above
the A. C. L. R. R. The State Highway
lepartment endorsed the location as
best suited to get approaches from
both sides of the river. At this meeting
every county paying a part of the
cost was represented except Dillon.
Sickness in my family prevented my
being present at any meeting of the
commission before the May meeting.
I was not present when the site for
bridge was selected; neither was I
piesent when the contract for building
the bri,dge was closed. I am informed
that a vote to locate the
bridge was tinanimous, including every
vote from Marion county. Bids,
were asked at this meeting. A few I
days later another meeting was held
and several bids opened for the con-;
struetion of the main bridge across
thy channel. At this meeting a bid
sate duly accepted for about .?06.
* ^ 4^0 from Hyde and Baxter, Wash-)
SPH. D. C. and Marion unanimous-.
Carol) to aecopt iVip iiici. Further,,
\ I commissioners were put on.
V '..imittee to secure n right away!
^ ^ the swamp from Mrs. Gibson. |
Chairman Cottingham called the next
meeting ot tno commission expecting
to close 'he matter by having each J
county put up the money pledged.
At this meeting it was charged that
the real engineers had not located the
bridge; but that "Boys" sent out by
the Department had performed all
work done. That in place of costing
four hundred thousand dollars toi
build the bridge it would cost $740.000.00.
It was claimed that Mr. John-i
son had plans and specifications to
build a bridge and road of like quality
at Mars Bluff perry at a cost of
about $280,000.00; and that as a!
matter of cost it was desired to have
engineers make a new survey nearer
Mars Bluff Ferry. The claim as to
Government estimated cost was made'
notwithstanding a construction com- >
^ panv rated at nearly one million dollars
was willing to close a contract,!,
protected by a gooA and sufficient
bond that they would complete the
I oject at slightly less than four hun- ,
A ed thousand. The bridge engineers
wished to make a report and submit |
blue prints but the commission refused
to hear their report unless Mr. (
J. M. Johnson be allowed to report
on his findings. It was stated that the
engineering cost of the bridge project
above the A. C. L. R . "R. had cost
more than #1500.00. Also, that the
cost of making surveys near Mars
Bluff Ferry might cost almost as:
much and that this cost plus any
damages charged by Hyde and Baxter
Construction Company by having
broken their contract, would have to,
come out of Marinn and Florence
Counties. Mr. Hughes replied he did
not care what the cost of the surveys;
t* at as chairman of the ways and
re ni committee of the legislature.'
would have the Governor pay all
such costs out of his contingent
fund
This Government has adopted a
policy to br.ild roads and bridges just
as definite as to build post offices
and to improve rivers and harbors. If
we should build a high water crossing
over the Pee Dee there is no reasonable
doubt that we would get Gov-;
ernment aid to build and keep up
hard surfaced roads approaching this
bridge. There is now building a government
aid bridge across the Santee
River. A bridge is sure to be built
across the Savannah river at no great
distance from the city of Savannah.I
Oiii Pee Dee bridge and hard road'
frroaching would simply be a link
in a great national highway. It
would seem that Marion and Florence
counties are willing to pay from
twenty to forty thousand dollars more
,for a low water crossing in order to
dollect some tolls, rather than have'
a better bridge that ran be crossed
at all times free from tolls. Do they
piefer to lose two hundred thousand1
dollars freely offered by the Govern-1
mcnt? Do they so much prefer a tolt
bridge that they are willing to so antagonize
the bureau of public roads,!
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?nfi. tt c tin iirtri i'': ri t\ i U oui
face roads approaching the bridge?
Do they think the National Govern-,
ment or any surrounding counties will i
help build hard roads just to improve
their tolj receipts?
A few very sore and Jealous old
county people, mostly confined to the
of Marion, have tried to beVr^lpud
the bridge situation on the
.rounds of economy. They hope to
xei some advantages over Dillon
| 0 county by changing the location of
*. 'the bridge. Under the present plan
Florence will get off of any national
highway, and in so doing will lnse the
good will of our national road and
bridge engineers. I cannot believe
that the people of Florence county wll>
let fully fifteen thousand dollars of
good money be spent In addition to
the eighty thousand dollars now provided
for, for order to give a slap at
LARGE PLANTER I
DIES IX MARIiBORO
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Henry C. Cottlnnli?n> Passes of Para-1
lysis?Policial Held in
Benneftsville.
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! Bennettsville, Oct. 31 ? Henry C. j
Cottingham, one of the largest and ! 1
'most prominent and successful farm-:1
ere of Marlboro, died last night at x
10 o'clock with paralysis. Mr. Cot- 1
tingham was 67 years of age. He had 1
been married three times. His third P
wife, formerly Miss Covington of,'
Kockingham, N. C. survives him. She!'
has no children. His first wife before'1
marriage was Miss Parrish of this '
county and two children by her are 'J
living, Mrs. Reid Childress of Spar- i
tanburg, and Colin Cottingham of this '
county. His second wife before mar- '
riage was Miss Odom of this county. \
One child. Vance (Nottingham, is liv- J
ing in Bennettsville. The funeral an?l c
burial took place this afternoon at 4 s
o'clock at McColl cemetery in Ben-^
nettsville. Mr. Cottingham was a
Christian gentleman and substantial 0
citizen. He resided three miles north 1
of Bennettsville. c
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Floydale.
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Rev. and Mrs. P. K. Crosby and t
Miss Pauline attended the State Fair tl
last week. a
Miss Elizabeth Alford who is teach "
ing at Charlotte spent the week end v
with her parenis Mr. and Mrs. L. BN> '
Alford. ' ti
Mr. J. R. McLnurin spent several a
days at Greensboro, N. C. last week f
Miss Reaves Alford who is teaching t
at Coker College spent last week at a
home. She was accompanied by her li
friend Miss Holland. v
Miss Grace Moody a student at *
Flora McDonald College spent the c
week end at home. t
A merry evening was spent Friday >
last in the school auditorium when the li
numbers of the Ladies Improvement ^
Association gave a hallow'een nartv. v
The auditorium ivas lighted only by p
jack-o-lanterns and filled with all the a
hallow'een designs. The crowd was j<
met at the door by the ghost who v
ushered them in. The rest of the even- c
ing was spent in merry panics after a
which lemonade was served to the 1<
crowd. c
The regular meeting of the Ladies li
Missionary Society of Dillon Baptist si
church met with Mrs. M. J. Rogers t<
Thursday afternoon. After all busi-- 8i
ness was over one hour was spent so- v.
cially. Mrs. Rogers served fruit and li
pound cake and grape juice. p
Mr. H. L. Calhoun and family spent 1;
Sunday at Rowland. ,h
Rev. Will Campbell is visiting his tl
brother Mr. Jim Campbell. a
Miss Carrie Reaves a teacher at t;
Coker College spent the week end
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. s:
Reaves. 1.
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I-OWI.S DKSTIUH A\ KE\IDS c
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Cotton Pest a Delicacy for Chickens t
and (inineas. f
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"There may not be anything to it," ?
observed Mr. McW'horter of Siloam, o
Ga.. who was here last week with a f
car load of fine Herefords, "but I had h
18 acres of cotton near the house i
and every day I noticed that a drove p
ol' about 35 guineas I had on the place n
had a peculiar fondness for roaming h
around the cotton field. I asked one
of the men on the place what the b
guineas were doing in tin cotton. He t
said they were after the boll weevils, r
I did not pay much attention to them (J
I had the boll weevil all over the '
place and knew they were damaging fl
my cottont but strange to say I gath- t
eted nearly a bale to the acre on that 1
13 acres while I did not make a bale v
to every three acres in other fields. J1
I believe those guineas destroyed the
boll weevils as fast as they hatched. ;r
I had some neighbors, an old couple,
who planted just a few acres of cot- *
ton around their home. They raised j]1
lots of chickens and those chickens '
lived in the cotton. About 18 inches (
up from the ground this old couple
made good cotton, hut the stalks were,*
bore of fruit from there on up to thel
tcp. That convinces me that chickens
and guineas will destroy the boll;
weevil, but whether or not it would
be profitable to raise chickens and t
guineas for this specific purpose I h
am not prepared to say." Mr. Mc- 6
Whorter lives in the midRt of the boll t
weevil territory. The weevil has been p
in his section for several years. it
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tne orrer of our Hiplnvav Department' ?
If Marion county is determined top
lurk out of harness, I feel sure we can g
net some help from Marlboro county 0
if we pro hark to the first site select- p
erl. I feel sure the coming legislature P
will enable Dillon and Charleston q
counties to supply any ,shortage of,P
funds needed. . t
Thip Pee Dee section for all time to R
come is destined to be the garden d
spot?the agricultural Show Place ? i;
of the South. Surely we havo the vjs- n
ion to locate a bridge and good roads j
that will show the world what we a
have. Urge your people to bury local ji
jealousies and prejudices and let us t
get together on a high water bridge
with Government aid.
Yours very trulv,
WADE STACKHOUSE. c
I'IMSH THE C1UAUNAL.FVB1JCLY
Ur. Muldtow Draws Patallel Between
Past mid Present-Day Punishment.
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Jear Old Herald:?
In this present Chaotic age in which
ivt are living tis beyond the ken oi
nan to reach any conclusions us to
vhat the future holds in store for
his country and its millions of peo?les.
Two great political powers at
aria nee with each other, the conten1011
between capital and labor, the
>oll weevil which possibly may come
o the cotton planters as a blessing.
3ut ho v.- to check the terrible inroads
hut crime in all of its form is spreadng
ov< r the land. It seems almost a
loptit&s tuon 10 arraign a criminal
lefore the courts expecting justice to
>e meted out to him. The scales of
ustice when money, a sharp lawyer
ind a tender-hearted jury is on one
:ide and justice on the other, the reult
is easily imagined. In the old days
wen up to the Confederate war,
curts and jurors were not so scrupilous
. as to the manner in which
riminals should bo dealt with. These
'Id timers believed that the only way
0 lessen crime was to give the people
ibject lessons, showing them the end
hat awaits evil-doers. When a murlerer
was to be put to death it was
great public event. A gallows was
veeted on some convenient spot and
1 lien the hour for hanging arrived
lie sheriff and hie prisoner came
ipon the scene> the latter dressed hi
white shroud, sitting on his coffin.
Assisted by the sheriff and his deputy
> mount the gallows steps, his hands
nd feet tied, the rope placed around
lis neck and i?i a few moments he
."as suspended between heaven and
arth?justice was satisfied, a great
ibject i? sson for the silent spectators
hat crowded around the place of ex
vution. This starilin.tr object lesson
as been taken away from the people,
lerolv electrocuting a murderer primely
between four wall disturbs the
ublic very little and the opportunity
f giving the people a wholesome obict
lesson is lost. When any person
as convicted of manslaughter the
Id timers meted out justice to hitu in
way that gave the public an object
'sson that stayed with them. The
cnvicted man was taken to the pubic
square at the county seat by the
heriff. The culprits right hand fas?ned
in an immovable position, the
heriff armed with a branding iron
rith the letter "M" attached, this
eated red hot iron was thrust on the
aim of his hand and held there burnig
deep into the flesh until after he
ad repeated the words, "God Save
he State," three times. Another valuhle
and soul-inspiring object lesson
aken from the people.
And again these old timers' had
nnd in tin-ir craw, knew Mow to make
aws and enforce them. Thieves of all
eeeriptions had a hard road to trav1.
These famous old law-abiding
itizens iiad whipping posts i:i the
cunty in front of the court house,
i d every convicted thief was tied to
his post and the sheriff gave him
r#rty lashes (save one) on his or her
ack. Another great protection to
en coops and other valuables blotted
ut. A shining object lesson exchangd
for a chain gang. When these old
aws were jn operation crime was not
ampant as it is today and mobs excuting
justice on account of courls
nd jurors failing to do so were unnown
in these days.
And in the christian world object
-ssons in the way of exclusion from
he church the saints that prefer card
arties to prayer meetings, or any
ther misconduct not consistent with
he vows taken upon themselves to
0. But alas, the precepts set before
he saints cf today by the devout eld
imers seems to have pone into obliion.
The idea of excludlnp members
tot living as a church member should
s simply looked upon as preposterus.
Just as lonp as they pay their
ssessment they are safe within the
olds of the church. Not only object
fssons are needed, but of far preater
mportance, danper sipnals are needri
to be hunp out.
ELI HIT MULDROW.
'air Bluff, N. C. Oct. 27, 1921.
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Services at Little Rock.
There will be a special meetinp in
he Methodist church at Little Rock,
spinning next Sunday morning the
th inst., which will continue
hroughout the following week and
ossibly for several days more. Specil
preparations are being made. The
l urch has been lighted?a system of
chfs having been installed for perlanent
use. The services of Prof. A.
1. Walton of Atlanta have bee,n en
apod. Prof. Walton will have charge
f the singing and will assist the pasor
otherwise in the meeting. The
vening servces wli begin at 7 o'clock,
'lie morning services will be at devil
o'clock or as announced from time
n time. The singing will be made a
pecial feature of the meeting. The
lay services will include several specal
days which will be announced,
'he pastor will do most of the preaehng
and the old gospel themes, sin
nd salvation will be prominent. The
>uhlir is cordially invited to attend
hese services.
E. Z. James.
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Miss Louise Moore spent the week
nd in Rockingham, N. C
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EVERYBODY TAKES TOLL.
ij Y on Pay 23 Cents for "Detouring" ir
Marlboro.
"Up iu Marlboro county a few milet
jthis side of Cheraw is a 'toll bridge
tbat caps the climax," remarked Mr
J. S. Thompson to a Herald man. After
driving over about as tough t
piece of road as I ever saw I came tc
a place in the road where they wen
putting in a little concrete bridge. ]
saw men at work around the bridgt
[and brought my car to a stop. A
.car just ahead of me paused a sec
|ond, turned to the right and disap
pcared down a slight incline. I con
eluded that it was safe for me to gc
ahead, but I had not gone very fai
ltf-fnViJ T ttrnc olnnno/l n *?*? ! *
a pad and pencil. I asked what the
trouble was and the fellow wrote or
the pad, "This is a toll bridge and yon
, must pay 25 cents.' I looked ahead
of me and saw a rough looking detour
, bridge about 60 feet in length. Enquiry
developed the fact that the
county was putting in a concrete
bridge and the owner of the abutting
property had constructed this detoui
bridge and was collecting a toll oi
25 cents out of every automobile that
passed. The owner of the abutting
property had the foresight to put ?
deaf and dumb man in charge and
there was of course no chance to argue
the matter with him. All you
could do was to cough up and ' proceed
on your way. 1 don't know who
! < I'psnnnsihlo frit- tliic ovrnnirniiiont
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'but I understand the owner of ihe imi
provised fiO foot bridge has a gold
mine in the investment. His tolls,
so T have been informed, amount to
$100 a day."
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K. W. Fort Wins Herald Prizes.
The Herald sweet rotato contest
closed Tuesday and Mr. E. \V. Fort
of Fork wins first nr.d second prizes,
a year ar.d six months subscription to
The Herald. The potatoes were weigh!
eo Wednesday morning by a committee
composed of Messrs:. A. B. Welch,
M. A. Stubba and E. P. Hayes, who
declared the following to be the results:
We, the undersigned, have carefully
weighed the potatoes in The Herald
sweet potato contest and declare
,the following to he the result:
E. W. Fort. Fork 6^lbs.
E. W. Fort, Fork 5% lbs.
Max Fass, Dillon 5 lbs. 6 oz.
, S. B. Weatherford, Latta. " 5 lbs.
. T. T. Moody. Dillon, r ; 4^1bs.
1. T. Moody. Dillon, r 2 4Hlbs.
D. S. Staokhouse, Dillon . 3 4 94 lbs.
I D. S. Stackhouse, Dillon r 3 __4 lbs.
J. W. Williamson, Hamer __ 4J,?lbs.
J. W. Williamson, Hamer 4*?lbs,
J. F. Tindall, Lalta, 4 lbs.
J. F. Tindall. Latta 4 ?4 lbs
We therefore declare the following
as the winners: E. W. Fort, Fork,
wins 1st and 2nd prizes.
A. 13. Welch.
M. A. Stubbs,
E. P. Hayes,
Committee.
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Mint urn
Miss Charlton John of the Little
Rock school faculty spent the past
week end with Miss Annie Henapan,
Quite a number of the young folk
enjoyed a"possum hunt Friday nielit
Messrs. M. A. Wilson, P. L. Bethea,
J. S. Alford, James McCormac,
V/eatherly Bethea, Victor Berry and
Dr. B. F. Hardy attended the State
Fair last week.
Miss Verna McQueen spent the past
week end with Miss Lucile Cottinpham
at Wesley.
Mr. Johnson of Parkton. N. C. is
visiting his son Mr. D. A. Johnson.
Jack Henapan of Dillon spent Sunday
here with his father,
j The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church met with
Mrs. J. T. Proctor Thursday afternoon.
An interestinp and instructive
propram was carried out.
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The T^as Amipnus Club Kntertains
I The Las Amigaus Club delightfully
I entertained Thursday evening at the
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viQuiiiui ii unit- in i?i r. ill ill Mrs. fj. kj.
Moore wllh a Hallow'een party.
The shaded lights cast a warm
! glow over the rooms, gay with decorations
of witches and black cats,
i The girls were dressed in appropriate
i Hallow'een costumes of crepe paper,
j Punch was served from a prettily appointed
table. Prom cards were distributed
by a ghost and various contests
and dancing were enjoyed
throughout the evening.
Those present were: Misses Beatrice
Rogers. Louise Hodges, Lyda El
Iliott Mary Murchison, Marjorle Ol|
iver, Leila Braddy, Louise Montague,
j Laurie Easterling. Dorothy Moorp,
'and Messi-a. Jord Jordan, Lessespe
Bichbonrg. Jack Huntpr of BlenhPlm.
Mack McQueen of Minturn.
jTUhprt Smith TIarvey McLean, Bniflt
Jordan and Powell Jones.
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Young Men.
If you have an hour to spend don't
Bpend It with BQme one who hasn't.
The Bprenn Class for young men will
help you to use this hour in a real
constructive wav. You are cordially
Invited to meet with the Berean Class
of the First Baptist church every
Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m., Prof. T.
L. Ayers, teacher.
Earl J. Hayes, Reporter.
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COUNY FAIH PREMIUMS.
i Ust of 'Winners Whicli Come in Too
Bate for Publication East
Week.
Cattle Department.
S. W. Epps. Chairman
(iiieiiiseys
i Bulls, 3 years old and over?1st
) J. W. McKay, 2nd T. B. Thompson,
? 3rd J. N. Hargrove.
[ Bull, junior yearling?1st S. W.'
i Epps.
l Bull, junior calf?1st J- W. Mc-1
- Kay, 2nd J. W. McKay.
Cow, 3 years and over?1st M. M.f
- Sellers, 2nd W. E. Allen.
v/uiv, t. yvnrs oia ana unaer tnree
?1st S. W. Epps, 2nd J. N. Hargrove,1
i 3rd M. M. Sellers.
Cow, junior yearling?1st J. T. Mc-j
i Queen, 2nd S. W. Epps, 3rd W. E.I
l Allen.'
I , Heifer, junior calf?1st J. W.
McKay, 2nd S. W. Epps.
HerefoiUs.
Bull, 2 years old and older?1st A.
I J. Carmichael, 2nd A. V. Bethea. i
;! Bull, under 2 years?2nd A. V. Be'jthca,
3rd P. L. Bethea.
Cow 2 years and over?1st A. V.
:i Bethea.
Grades.
Grade Jersey cow, 2 years and over
l' ? 1st G. 1). Barlow, 2nd G. D. Barlow,
j Grade Guernsey cow, 2 years and
over?1st J. R. Watson, 2nd M. M.j
Sellers. 3rd J. N. Hargrove.
II Grade Guernsey heifer 1 year and
under 2 sired hv n. mire lived hull ?
1st K. L. McDonald, 2nd T. B.
Thompson, 3rd I). M, Miller.
Best grade Guernsey heifer under
1 year sired by a purebred bull? 1st
W. E. Hall. 2nd fi. W. Epps, 3rd J.
H. Watson.
Best display of grade beef cattle
to consist of four or more animals
sired by and shown with a purebred
bull?1st A. V. Bethea.
Corn Club Department.
S* W. Epps, Chairman.
Class A. Best year's work as per
rules governing Corn Club work.
1st Walter Brigman, 2nd Wallje
Turbcvtlle, 3rd Theo W. Hayes. !th
Boyd Harrelson, 5th Dudley Fore.
Class B. Best ten ears of corn.
1st Boyd Harrelson, 2nd Walter!
Brigman. 3rd Dudley Fore, 4th Theo
!jW. Hayes, 5th Carl Bryant.
Pig Club Department.
S. W. Epps, Chairman.
Class A. Best year's work as per!
rules governing Boys' Pig Club Work.'
1st Boyd Hayes, 2nd Murphy King^
13rd Ralph Barfield, 4 th Carpenter!
Brigman.
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i Class B. Best individual pig.
1st Murphy King, 2nd Ralph Bar-'
jfield, 3??1 Boyd Haves, 4th Carpenter j
Bripman.
Poultry.
White Leghorns?Mr. S. E. Ledbetter,
1st pen, 1st pullet, 1 cock. This
' cock was the best male bird in show.'
Buff Leghorns?Mr. W. B. Church,
; 1 st cockerel, 1st pen.
White Orpington?Miss Olive II.
'Moody, 1st cockerel, 1st pullet, 2 pullet.
Silver Spangled Hamburger?J. C.
Carmicliael 1st cock 1st hen.
White Wyandottes -? Miss Nellie'
. I C.**{? K 1 1 ' ' - ?- " A
: j aiuuii ibi tucitcrfi, ^ i ii punei, otn
t; pullet; Mrs. L. A. Manning let pen.]
, 11st pullet; Leniniio Hall 3rd cocko;;
rel; Mr. W. H. Flowers 2nd pullet,
, 3rd pullet. 2nd cockerel.
White Rocks?Jack Watson, Jr.,j
, 1st cock. 2nd hen. 3rd hen, 2nd cock-!
1 erel, 1st pullet, 2nd pullet. 5th pul-l
let. This 1st pen of White Rocks
iwas the best pen of birds in show. j
White Rock3?-Maxine Watson lstj
hen. 4th hen, 5th hen. 1st cockerel'
3rd pullet, 4th pullet. 3rd pen. 5th
slpen. This 1st hen was the best fe-!
! male bird in show.'
J Speckled Sussex?Maxine Watson
11st hen. 1st cockerel, 2nd pullets,
3rd pullet, 4th pullet, 2nd pen. 3rd
pen. 1
Jack Watson, Jr. 2nd hen, 2nd cockerel,
1st pullet, 5th pullet, 1st pen
4th pen.
Barred Rocks?Mr. W. J. David,
Jr., 1st cock, 1st and 2nd pullet; Mr.
E. C. Stanton 1st and 2nd cockerels.
Brown Red Games?Mr. Willie Bar- 1
f IclH 1 ot one Ir On/I nn/l O _1 -..It-l
tiviu j ni \ uv n | auu (lllU OI CI pUII^lK.
Mr. W. M. Rising 1st cockerel, 1st
pullet.
Red Pyle Games?Mr. R. A. Pow-,
ers 1st, 2nd and 3rd cockerels.
R. C. R. I.?Miss Corien Rogers
3rd cockerel, 1st and 2nd pullet. Mr.
Arthur McQueen 1st and 2nd cock- 1
erel.
Ancona?Mr. G. Q. McLaurin, 1st,
2nd and 3rd cockerel, 1st. 2nd and 1
5th pullets, 1st pen; Mr. E. J. Rrown 1
2nd and 4th pullet, 2nd pen; Mr. J. 1
E. McDonald 3rd pen.
Jack R. Watson, Chairman, 1
\j. U. jviCLAurin, V. Chairman j'
W, E. Hall, Assistant.
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Messrs. O. W. Jackson and A. P. j.
Rethea are'in Columbia this week at-;,
tending IT. S. Court. I
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We received from Prof. p. T. Fairey
too late for publication a lettei' re-,
questing tliat all teachers attend the1
teacher's Association at the Dillon|
high school next Saturday. The three <
departments will meet in their re- l
spectlve rooms at 11 o'clock. At 12 i
o'clock the members will assemble in <
the main auditorinm. The address 1
will be delivered by Dr. E. C. Wade I
of the Florence schools and dbiner* i
will be served at the building. (]
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EVANGELIST J. H. DEW.
(Dr. Wm. M. Vines, D. D.)
In the passing of Evangelist J. H.
Dew, the South has lost one of the
most consecrated and successful revivalists
in all the history of Southern
Baptists! Indeed, I doubt it the
South has ever produced a greater
winner of souls. His death brings
to me a keen sense of personal loss.
In this feeble tribute I covet the gift
of expressing my heartfelt sorrow and
in conveying my real opinion of the
ability and versatility of my dear
friend. As a fellow student in the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
I first met him. Then a revival
which I conducted in Liberty, Missouri,
I found him a most sympathetic
and brotherly fellow-helper whom
I learned to appreciate and love most
fervently. In two revival meetings he
assisted me with glorious results. His
phenomenal knowledge of the Scriptures,
his analysis of truth and his
power to bring the gospel in its practical
application to bear upon the
lives of Christians and the unconverted
alike, together with effective illustiations
combined to make him a unique
Preacher of the Word. In both
pathos and humor lie was superb.
In personal contact with the individual
I have never seen him surpassed.
In heart to heart conversations he and
I bared our souls to each other and
I was convinced of his deep sincere- /
ty and earnestness. I regarded him as
one of my dearest friends. As State
Evangelist in Missouri for several
years and in his larger ministry
llianv thousands \vnrr>
churches.
For a number of years he ondoavorl
to save a part of his earnings and
invested his money in an institution
which failed and left him heavily involved.
He labored to pay Tip his
losses and proved himself an honest
man "the noblest work of God." He
really 'burned the candle at both
''teds and succeeding in paying all his
indebtedness but his nervous system
went to pieces under the strain. In
hit tireless efforts to win the lost and
prove himself a true man of integrity
lie literally worked himself to death.
The collapse was inevitable.
Thousands all over the South arc
deeply grieved and profoundly sympa- .
thize with Mrs. Dew. wlio so nobly
shared his toils and triumphs through
the years. Farewell, Beloved Brother,
en the shining shore by God's grace
we shall meet apain where "we shall
know as we are known."
Never more to walk alone for ?"we
shall know each other better, when ?
the mists have rolled away."
Most emphatically may we say of
Brother Dew "He was a pood man,
and full of the Holy Ghost and of
faith: and much people was added untn
the Lord.
"Blessed are the dead who die in
the Lord from hence forth. Yea.
saith the Spirit for they rest from
their labors and their works <"o follow
them."
His life was pentle, and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature mipht
stand up
And <jav to all the world, "This was a
man!"
"Servant of God, well done,
Thy glorious warfare passed;
The hnttle fought, the victory won.
And thou are crowned at last."
?The Baptist Courier.
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COI.OKFD FAIR NOV. 2:5 TO J4G
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Dillon's Colored Citizens Making
I'rejuirations for Rig Annual
Event.
The Dillon County Colored Fair Association
will hold its Fair Wednes- '
day, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23.
24 and 25th. The officers of the Association
are making preparations
for a great Fair and the indications
are that the number of exhibits will
be doubled this year. They have made
arrangements with a big carnival to
show at the Fair grounds all the week,
and there will be a free attraction
daily during the Fair.
Dillon county has many good colored
farmers and there is every reason
why the exhibits should be of a
high'standard. Attractive premiums
are being offered and it is likely that
a strong spirit of rivalry will develop
among the exhibitors.
Wednesday the 23rd will be known
as "Fraternity Day" when members
of all secret orders will be admitted
at half price.
On the race course there will be
seven races and the purses will aggregate
$500.00. There will also be foos,t
races and "potato" races every day.
The officers of the Association are:
Clarfield Bethea, president; Tracey
A1 ford, vice-president; R. M. Graham,
treasurer; R. C. Collier, race secretary;
A. J. Carinichael, supt. of M.
k F. department and A. W. Bethea,
secretary.
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Dillon Man Jfonorcd.
At the annual meeting of the South
Carolina Poultry Breeder's Association
held at Columhia'last week MayycLaurin
was elected vice-preslient
of the Association. Mayor McLaurin
has given special attention te
the raising of standard bred chickrT.d?
and received prises at the State j
Pair last week aggregating $150.00. M
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