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. it tp remain in .the Yccord-tmtil that
v question had bean decided. The de
?' fenss, objectedv strsaaomety to the
?.? testimony , i
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i.' esMatisw si EaiiayrMm-Onaw t?t
ified that Mra. Black tame to her
home in a greatly worried state of
mind the Saturday preceding the killing
when, according to other witnesses,
she*had had an altercation with
the .defengtat^ * '
? Edmund Bingham and his wife and
two daughters .followed, the trend of
the testimony -closely for the greater
x portion of the day although at times'
yawned. From time 'Ub time he "con*
ferred with bis counsel. Trades of
, emotion were manifested by him dur'
ing tlie tepllinuny of Dr. Smyser relative
to exhumation of fits mother's
. body*
_ " Dr. flmyay's testimony was largely
of a tech meal nature. He qualified
as an expert on gunshot wounds by
delating his experiences in attending
? ; emergency cases in Baltimore hospitals
and attending wounded soldiers
in Franc**.,--,r'\
Offertiifc the will of Mrs Margie
' Black>as the final link in the chain of
circumstantial evidence it ha* been
forging, the state rested late Tuesday"
in the fcecond trial of Edmund D. ^Bigham,
charged with:murder in connection
with the death of L. Smiley Big-,
ha(n> his brother, Mrs Black, his sister,
Mrs. M. M. Bigham, his mother,
and Leo and John McCracken, small
adopted children of Mr*f Black.
' Judge Hayne F. Bice reserved deti*
, ~sion until Wed. on whether or not
Mrs. Black's wilj would be admitted as
evidence. The state lad examined 30
, witnesses from the opening of eou^t
last Thursday morning until Philip H. i
Arrowsmith, assisting Solicitor L. M,1
Casque in the prosecution, announced
?^ that with the introduction of the will
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?c^dul?d to begin-presentation of it
wHmmm immpdiately alter Jud|
Rice's decision ou the will it ai
no u need.
_ Two state's witnesses Toesda
iwon that Edmund D. Bigham had i
his po^aaaiaa the pearl handled piaU
which was found* in Smiley Bigham
right hand on the day foUowtag th
Bijfii'am' Mrs! Black, and the two chi
dcen had been found shot to deat
and' several hours before Smiley
body was located in a clump of tre<
about a half mile from the digital
home, they were Mace Cox of Ro<
Hilt and John W. McCracken,,yrt
said he was "supposed to be the fat!
cr" of the~*wo slain children. Bo1
tostifie<rthey spent the night of tl
tragedy at the Bigham home aei
Pamplleo lh Florence Countj^wttl^ti
defendant, members of his famil
and several neighbors who dame 1
sit up with the dead.
!"% Sknlf of Mrs. Bigham
the bullet pierced skull of Mr
Bigham was introduced as eyidem
early Tuesday during the testimoj
AfVPr- 'V. W Finlrl?* nf Hvman, wl
gave it as his opinion that the woui
the woman suffered was sufficient
have produced instantaneous deat
During the exhibition of part of h
mother's skeleton, the defendant lea
ed forward showing interest in tl
examination and the words of the wi
ness, but there were no signs-of ag
tation visible upon the pallid cquq$
nance although he swallowed ha
once 'tor twice. '
V?. H. Williams a farmer livipg ne
the Bigham home, told of observii
foptprints leading from the scene*'
The tragic occurrence in the directi*
of th, spot where Smiley Bighair
body was located early op the mor
ipgi following^, sever
hours before' the finding of the bo<
in the grove of trees. Gor and W
ant left his 4vouse?early that day ai
! was gone for approximately 30 mi
I utes without saying where he jjj
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h. No other type and-j
jives "uiosea ?jar uom
i Car Cost" Everyone 1
sents highest closed ct
is why k is the larges
inder closed car in^ th
it adds the proven supe
on tires?greaterridingl*
arance, improved road $ti
irks another margin of a<
leadership that all ackn
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it ?TT"T financial transactions was re- 1
a Is ted on thf stand *>* R- A.,.BInek, J
* widower of Mrs. ICnrtfi* Black, and J. 1
i- Bogan Cain of Florence, hrother-in-_ ^
law ^ Cain, whose j
y wifa, now dead, was laths Bighhm,
n testified that when she died In Fhhru- '<
>] ary, 1820, about 11 months bfore.&fee 1
' tragedy, five-sixths oftht Bigham
te land estimated to be 1,000 acres valu- I
s^- ed at $76,000 was in her name and the J
1- remaining one-sixth~in-the nam* of.-1
h MrsTBIack. Deeds to the tw$r#?m?n j
'a were made out, Black testified-h*- '<
fe cause Mrs. M. M. Bigham and Smiley
m were on the'bond of Grover Cleveland <
:1c- Bigham, another brother of the de|o
fendant. Dr. Bigham, according to the
i- records, was convicted pf the murxW ;
:h of his wife in Georgetown county .
ie about five years ago,, but appealed
ur and was released on bond pending 'a
IS hearing. It was this bond that his
ly- motherland Smiley were on. The reto
cords show that the physician jumped
his bond and so far as is known; he
had not been heard from since his disb.
appearance. It was indicated in
bs. Black's k8tim<inY that the transfer .
iy of the Bigham property was made in
to order to avoid payment of the amguint
id of the bondT
to ? ' Sought Te Buy Interest vr *
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n. | Alter,airs, tain b aeam, ner nuoji'
band testified, Edmund* came to him
n- j and sought to buy his interest in the
tie estate, saying: he was acting for his
X-1 mother. The- deed was not closd how;i-1
yer, and" later Mrs. .Bigham, Smiley
e- j and Mrs. Black engaged counsel to
rd got the estate settled. It was. develop.
ed that Attorney Arrow&mkh was tear
1 tained by the Bighams Jor this purpose.
Cain testified that it was under0f
stood that Edmuhd D. Bigham had aljn
ready received his share of the est>8
tate since the Painplico tragedy Janun
ary l5?, 1921. Cain said he understopd'
al tTuxt A. L. King of the defense county
set in the present care had aeted for'
c. the state in making settlehient.
d> . -Attorpy, Arrowsmith stated that'
nd the will of Mrs.- Black made on "the
n- Saturday preceding-;''the killing was
ad relevant in that it showed "the connection
of tl^eeifchanges of deeds and
m property with the case of the proaecu
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Edmun* Bigham".ltiile4 . the other
eedbeeT of tile family in order to
com* into posession qi the Bigham
Bdmand D. ^igham is the aple surviving
heir of Mrs. Bighaip, whose
irhareahouts is kpown? both of his
brothers-in-law T?stifiedvThe" other ;
heirs were the two witnesses and the
pine yet- cW son of Cain,,bi&?ldea Dr.
Cleveland Bi?ham, who, it was said,
had never received his portion of the
estate. ' ' U?s~- . .1-? ? Coin
told on -the Stand .that the
deeds torn fro hi, 'the-record book of
the Florence County Clerk of Court
were those that conveyed the bulk of
the'Bighain property to his wife. The
mutilation of the records for which
Clerhc*of f*ourt E. M. Singletary in
hia testimony. blamed Smiley .occurred
shortly after Afra. Cain's death,
the missing records were later found
under the Bigham borne.
A dramatic scene was precipitated
by Mendel L. Smith of defense
counsel* in cross-examining McCrackfp?
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evergreen s. i. a. "
- :r " TO meet OCT. 3 i
The- Evergreen School "Ipiprovement
Atftociatiun will hold Its regplar
meeting at .Evergreen ~ School
house Friday night, October 3, 1924.
.Refreshments will be served hy the
Ladies oof the association.
The public is invitedjto come.
FOR SALE__lT3 acre high land
farm* good buildings * recently
built. Price less tfcan $30.00 per
acre, ea^y terms. B. F. Whit"Mngtoj^owner.
Lor is,-S. C. R. F. D.
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Parent-Teachers
Meet October 7
The Parent-TcdchersfjAssociation
of the Burroughs High School will
meet Tuesday*5' afternoon, October. 7
at 4 o'clock in the Auditorium. At
this meeting the officers for the coming
year will be elected. * / .?
A large attendance is desired. ^
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V.~ ^lr. Alton' Anderson is leaving
Thursday for Montgomery, Alabama,
inhere he will visit friends. Mr. Anderson
is an em p]oy ee of the. seaboard
air line raihvav Co.
llhe aSSjectofthe mot iiIiik sermon^
our Church Sunday'"'morning. Thit
I constitutes our chief challenge as a
denomination today and all 'will dc
well to consider the question in the
light of God's word. ~ ~
Despite weather conditions a gw?at
crowd, gathered 1st Sunday School rast
Sunday and plans for larger and better
"things in this department are being
worked out frdm week to week.
'. > The young . people are moving almost
in maad toward a . goal that is
'Well worthy of ahy Church of car
size. - . ' '
In order that a local color mnj> be
given the .consideration of the City
problems we will invite the Chamber
of Commerce to come with us and
lend, their , attention to some things
for the good of Conway; f ? '?
Come along all yoh-merchairts and
professional men of every walk of
life in o?r little city. ^ ? .< /.''We
will encourage every mah, his
neighbor and make of Conway a larger
nnd_better place.in which to live.
Come along everybody.
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BOX PARTY^AT ZION
SCHOOL HOUSE
r-^iirhere wilt i> & a^boi. party at Zion
school, Galivants Ferry, Friday night
October lOffy The public, is cordially
invited. Come and bring a. friend. _ /
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Mayor Needs Help-<
In Selecting Most
. ' Beautiful Girl
Who is the prettiest girl in Con- 1
A?ay? That is the question now
irontipg: Mayor Sugg's. He has been
requested^to select the prettiest girl
here toreprenwnt Conway in the huge
Farm Festival tip be held at Florence
ih connection With the Pee Dee fair ,
Whiclj begins Oct. 13, ??d he is won- j
ering jjjst. how he will go about this, j
There ari^Sny^jmaiber of young |
ladies here who should qualify for ,
the position, and it is because bfJLbi*
that MayflfTSuggs is worrying him- (
self bald. He dosen't. know which one
to select! He doesn't krioj# Which one
out one, then he will'make the others
then he-will.make all them .mad. ...
So, there you are. Will some one
suggest a method of selecting a
young aldy- to the Mayor, fie is greatly,
in need of help; and stated that he
will greatly appreciate anv assistance.
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j The fortunate young laay win dp
the guest of the yity of Flor#qce-#n
Wednesday^. Oct. 15 and she will conj
test With other young ladles from Ujl
over the Pee Dee section for the pn'vilege%of
being crowned queen of the
-festival; which is quite an honor for
any towjri in this seetion.
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frajne Tournament
One of Ihe first social events of the
-season, among the Club Women of
Conway was a "Game Toi^rtanyent"
last Friday* afternoon given, by The
--Fine,Arts -Club at the home, of Mrs.
T. B. Ludlanf.J -& '*
fereqt games, and pa very happy afternoon
spent by tire forty-seven ladies
and a gentleman who were pres.
ent.- ' . * .
, - Mrs. Ludlom's lovely home was
more than pretty with the beautiful
fall "flowers everywhere.
_ The guestfi were me? by Mrs. E. P.
Walsh and W. XT-Freeman and^ intro'
duced to Mrs. G. L. '-F%rd who was
' presiding over the "collection plate,"
where 60c. was deposited; Mrs Ludlam
and 'Mrs D. G. Spiveyv/President
of the Club, met the guests here and
, ous sweet course,' was served by the
, reception committee.
|T The/'Fine Arts Club" is one of * the
, most .alive an interested, among the
^'Federated Clubs in thiB County. Their
work is heing felt nfbre .and more in
the community' life; and the money
raised at the parties" and-other events
Under their -auspices is always wisely
invented iir community work.
4??+o? ?FISH-FRY
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One of the roost enjoyable events
of the week was the fish^fpy, given by
Miss Essie Elliott on F>fday evening.
Leaving here about aeven '.o'clock'
the jolly crowd'' of young people
motored to Bupksville. Under a huge
oak near the-rivev fires were lighted
and the fish prepared. The various
. couples alternated turns at" the irying-pan
while *the others sang and
chatted. . ' '
Anjo'ng those who-enjoyed thS. outing
were: Misses Essie Elliott., Edna
Taylor, Grace Swicord, Celia Swicord,
Mary Alice *Leath, Lucy Timmecraam
Lucy Little, Elizabeth Stjlley, Mary
Gentry,- Sarah' MpMillan. Ella SeSsioney^-Lee
^Jooper, Martha, Dykes,
[Grace Woojptfard. Messrs.; lmck vyinjatendi
B: L. Easterling, Kenneth
Sugriw'Joe McMillan, Clarence Sedsiprti,
Henry "\Voo<fward, Paul Little,
, H. Marlow, Pajrfott.
and Mrs -A.. ))[ J$u*ret.chaperone?Kt^e
crowd, - ?_
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Colds Cause Orip and Influenza *.
% LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablet. renin*
tba caiue. There is ooly one "Brorao Quioion'
JL W. GROVE'S sifnatw* n? boa. 30*.
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:* NOTICE TO CREDITORS'
In the District CouVt of the United
States for the Eastern .District of'
. j South Carolina, injthe matter of-N.
, Ferris, bankrupt.,^"" "
Notice is hereby .'gtven that the
above named bankrupt has filed a pdj,
rtition for discharge and that a hear-'
* v__ 1 ? ? Ka Vittrl Wnnn tltp
lng njttjJ umii ui uv? n> vv >?v.
] -on the 15th day of October,
A>D. 1924; before this Court, at
Charleston, S.t C. at ll o'clock in tho
for4ip>^, ^which timer and place
- alf and. p*n?r Pftfsons
in interett may appear, and
t ihcmK^Wimy tttfr htte, ?f9?!
. prayer of tha^naid petitioner should
not be granted/ y-"
y StCHD. _W. pUTSOfr, Clark.
. For publication in ?ha Field, Saptember
IV*? ?*1924;
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Si$TTHCMMST6? 8.' J.
i ttAILY DAY
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Miss Mary Lemmon to",-? , ;.V
Speak Afternoon
" and Night ''I*'." ^
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Every Methodist and friend of the
Methodist Sunday School ip Conway
is cordially invited"to attend the Ral- y. y
ly Day exereises * in the various I)e
partments of the School^xjpndueted by
Ihe Department Superintendents. . ' ' t
Jno."~ E. Watson, President Hut-"
Class. " T' ^; "
-Miss Ella Sessions,", President .?
Service Glass. . . " \
Mrs glla P. Smith, President Spsanna^-Wesley
Class. " > '?
1>. Gaslfue tYCsident"Younjf - *.
Peoples l^spartment.
Mr. R. W. Lane, Superintendent \ '
Senior Department. .
Mrs G. P. Watson, Superintendent
intermediate rieftAKhiont. * ""^7" "
Mrs. L. Burrfuyrhs, Superintend- }. .. . *
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?n't 1 rr|rw^i iiivtti ? ; ? .?
MrsTJTM. Burroughs Superintend-'
Mrs. A. C. Thompson Superintend- * t
ent Beginners Department.
'Mrs V. F. Piatt President Mothers , ' * - Class.
. ' - Mrs.
Dscor D. Richardson Supcrin-1
tendent Cradle-Roll.
These officers with their, teacher.* _..w %
will do" all in their power to see which-?.-??
department reports the highest average
'on attendance. The Hut Class - ;
and the. Service Class will'vie.with
each other in seeing that the old folks
and the babies on the.cradle roll have .
some means of getting there. If anyfine
knows of anyone that needs conveyance
to get to the school n.-Jtify* r~ -V-- *
Mr. M. R. Smith, Assistant Superintendent
of the School. .* v
i?The Eleven o'elock hour will be devoted
to topics from various, departinept
s of .the ,ScHb6lon the Forward ' .
"Step, movement- for Childrens-.week.-?<
M ss, Mary Lemmon Superintendent
of Elementary work .for the South - t
Carolina Conference will, condu'et a
parent-teacher, round table at threethirty
in the afternoon and will ad- .
dress the congregation at the evening
i *. ?n
nour. a run iri'ai in ru ;>wic iui an
who believe "The Race Moves Forward
on the feet of little children."
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'Mrs G. F. Stalvey"~dIe<I at her
home in Lake.. City Monday morning,
September _ 9"^She had been.serious- _
ly ill for months. She was well knoyrn " i
.here, as Cop^ay had.. heefr her home
up to abotft fifteen years ago. There ' ?
are many relatives and friends here
who^/aympathize with her husband. / ...
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In Cedhr grove section adjoining r
the Pea Dee school grounds, 1 place
for Quick sale, containing 73' acres- '..-J*'
35 acres cleared. One six room dtfell*
ing and out bbildtpgsr?Two tobacco .
barns, l-'pnck house* and 3?room jten?.V;L,
ant house with out 'buildings.^ . ' /
^ J. BEN H.UCK-6! .
Conway, Star Rt^ No. 4
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NOTICE OF SALE y'
Under and by virtue of the. decree
'and judgment of the court made by
his Honor S. W. G. Shipp presiding
Judge, case ?f J- E. Dawaey, r "
J. \y, Dawsey^et' a^,'defendants,
and dateMftfvfe 10th day of
Sept. A. D.1024, I, the tuuk>rj?'gned ' TT.
W. L. Bryan, us Special ^Master of
Horry Co-.,1-and-State of South Ca$>- * . :9
auction," to^-thc highest bidder befofjb ? ...
the.Court House ddtor, jit.Conway, in -j ,^* _
Horry Country State of South-Caro*- J; ' ^ -f_
Una, during lefraJ houTa ofaaJe/ 0|v, v ^
snlesday fn'Octaher^next, it being the ' ?=
6th day of- said month, nil and singular
that certain, real estate situate m ______
lagrry County, and described aa fol> V
lows,, to wit: i'"rr.
< ..AH and' singular ajl that certain * y :?;:
piece, parrel or tract of land in Gaii- , '
^antjf Ferry tdWnship,; County * of
worry and State-of South Carolinav?containing;
two, hundred ninety-Six - ?' y
<2Jy<>) acres, "more or less,>bouifided'' V\
and described a* follows, ' to" witr "* ????
bounded on the.north by "the lands of *. *>
W. E. Graham,\ on the east by the
estate. Iq^ds of Daniel Graham, on?-r~
the south by the estate lands of Waterman
Grainger, Treadw^ 11 Swamp,
the line, and on the waafc by 'the hwd?
9? If. JtTTtan&brt* and^Wrtrht^wiU
Timi
pay for papers and stamps, \4 ? .
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;*< > W. ^.BKYAN, C. C. C: IV']w\
Horr* County. .
T. B. LEWIS, \ .
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