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CASE OF WARD AND*
INSURANCE COMPANY
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IVIost Interesting Case Dispos>.
cd of During* Time Others
Tedious.
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i Tlir t>uvt of Conn.ion Picas cam'
t >. a ( lose lust Saturday evoninj:
arter wo'-king the entire week on a
limited number of the cases which
were published last week as being
si-Aw trial at" this term. The eyes
and thoughts of the lawyers, so to
speak, are big in looking at what
they think they can do before the
court meets but when they begin to
go into the trial of tedious cases,
they usually find that a case or two
of the right kind where there is a
real contest will take up a whole
week.
As reported last week after disposing
of the case of Lula K. Crawford
vMull ins Lumber Co., the cause of
It. V. Ward *. Pacific Fire Insurance
Co., vufl commenced. The result
of this insurance oas? was not reported
in the last issue of this paper for
tho reason that the jury remained out
for some time. The jury returned a
verdict for the full amount of the
policy of $1,000.00 and interest on
for the time provided by law. This
case was perhaps tho most interesting
of any disposed of at the court
and it took up more than a full dav
t > try.
Af'tcr the insurance case was disposed
of. the next trial on the list was
J. Ci. Butler vs. P. P. Stevens. This
v.as a suit on on open book account,
and it resulted in a verdict for the
p'aintiff for tho full amount claimed.
( In 'I'Vmi ? ./lu if iooi>nin/v tK a /.mnd
II 1 I'.I u? * I1IWI IIIC IWUI I
If nl1; rp 4he ca^e of A. J. Todd vs. W.
H. Vaught, Jos. 1>. Vaught and Rebecca
Vaught. This was a tedious
cave, or turned out to be so by means
of the long time that it took the
plaintiff to detail to the court ids
side of tiie contention. The case involved
a sa'e of an old Ford touring
ear by the plaintiff to the defendant
.1. P. Vaught. The defendant claimed
that Mr. Todd had rccommencd the
machine to be in good fix although
there was a big hole in one of its
cylinders, an ti had a weeping radiator.
Although there was some varying
testimony, there was enough to
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r ii'" uuu II " a v ?*v DM IK V SilPIp"
of Henry Fonl's product, not because
it was originally so when Henry turnout
loose, but by reason of its long
TV<*vice before the time that even Mr.
Todd l>ecome its owner. This case
took up the entire day. The plaintiff
had sold the machine to J. P. Vaught
foi $3:15.00 of which the $35.00 was
paid down, and the balance by two
notes secured by a bill of sale on nine
head of cows. The claim of the defense
was that the plaintiff after thr
trade, agreed to take the Ford back
on payment of the sum of $110.00 and
delivery back of the machine, both of
which conditions were complied with,
according to defendant's answer.
^The jury returned a verdict in favor
of the defendants, but withou'
damage.
There was a verdict by consent in
favor of the plaintiffs in the case of
Cornish Co. vs. J. It. Smith, finding
the piano in question for the plaintiff.
The case of American Fertilizing
Company vs. George M. Kirton was
continued.
t All of the remaining jury cases
that had been fixed for trial were
continued except the case of D. D.
Anderson vs. Atlantic Coast lino
Railroad Company which was taken <
up last and which was not disposed of '
until a late hour on last Saturday, the i
jury finding for the plaintiff $500.00. 1
As to the equity cases set for trial,
a final order was taken In the case of 1
Spivey vs. Conway Lumber Co., this i
case having gone to the supreme ?
court and decided in favor of the I
plaintiff. A permanent injunction s
was granted by the court.
In the equity ens* of J. R. Alls
brook, plaintiff vs. Sessions Bros , J <
Wim
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BAPTIST CHURCH IS
FOUfID SN HRE
An alarm of fire was gi-en las
Sunday morning when dense volume
of smoke were aeon by one pnssin
by, issuing from the ventilators and
grates in the sides of the basement o!
the Baptist church. Examination
proved that the timbers under the
building had caught on fire from
some supposed defect in the hot blast
heating plant, which had been fired
up for Sunday School.
A small hole had been burned in
the floor of the church and the flames
had slowly spread to the timbers 1
supporting the flooring This was
extinguished by the fire department.
The boys of the department were
quickly on the ground and had
streams of water playing on the
flames.
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Lot the Symphony Minstrels enter
on you Friday night. adv
PR98RAM FOR THE
HORRY COUNTY FAIR
Tuesday, Nov., 13, 1917 Confederate
Veterans' Day.
10 a. rn. Fair Grounds open for
5th Annual Fair.
11 a. m. Murphy's (jilt Edge
Shows open Midway.
12 m. Demonstrations in Farm
i Crops Dept.
1 p. m. Demonstrations in Home
Dem. Work.
1:30 p. in. Dinner to Confederate
Veterans by Fair Association and
Citizens of Conway.
2 D. rn. Ma ram rat ?uinrw Wio-W
? - 9 "V J }
j Direr.
2:30 p. ra. Address by Hoa. Jerr
Smith.
3 p. m. Concert by Conway Band
Quailett
5 p. ra. Fair building close.
Wednesday, Nor., 14 Merchant* Day
9:30 a. m. F'air Grounds open.
10:30 a. n:. Grand Parade, Automobiles
down Main Street to 1'aii
grounds.
11:00 a. m. Midway open Murphy's
Gilt Edge Shows. |
12 m. Jud ging Merchants Booths.
1 p. m. Judges begin to judge
Fxhibits.
2 p. m. Margaret Quincy, HighDiver.
3 p. r.i. Concert by Conway Band
Qua ilett.
f? p. m. Fair building closes.
Thursday, Nov.. 15 Automobile Day,
9:30 a. m. Fair Grounds open. j
10:3)0 a. m. Midway Shows open.
12 m. Lecture on Swine by Dr 1
Clarke Hodley.
1 p. m. Lecture on Cow Breedine j
by W. O. Davis.
2 p m. Margaret Quincy, High- i
Diver,
3 p. m. Conceit by Conway Band
Quailctt.
n mo ?-? rv... : e~ * j
ff, 111. i/itivviii^ ior ulo i ires |
given by Fair Association and S. P.
Hawes.
5 p. m, Fair Grounds close.
Friday, Nov. 16 Educational Day.
9:30 a. m. Fair Grounds open.
10 a. m. Schools begin to arrive.
12 m. Lecture on Home Demonstration
Work by Miss Annie Derham.
1 p. m. Lecture on Com Club and
Pig Club Work by W. O. Davis.
2 p. m. Margaret Quincy, HighDiver.
3 p. m. Announcement of winner
of Best School Exhibit
5 p. m. Fair Grounds close.
and others, the court sustained the
finding of the referee that the paper
made to Sessions Bros., by J F.
Watts was a mortgage, though in the
actual form of a title, and that the
plaintiff had the right to sue the
claim. This decision lets in the mortgage
made by J. F. Watts to BurM/Vm.
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i Vilnius ?v mourns i;o., as a third claim
against premises.
In the case of Burroughs & Collins
Co., and S. Q. Floyd vs. M. T. Floyd,
and others, as heirs at law of L. H.
Floyd, the court found against the
contention of the plaintiffs and re- j
fused to reform the deed. This is an 1
interesting case and will be taken to ^
the supreme court by the plaintiffs.
The business of the court was
wound up late on last Saturdoy evening
and the court then adjourned,
Fudge Wilson going from here to
Marion to take his train by way of
lutorhObile.
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Doctor Phipps spent several days I>
Conway last week. '
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)NWAY, S C., THURSDAY, K0\
FIRST CASUALTY LIST
TENCHES IN FRANCE
3ermn:is Cut Off Small Salient (
Kill 3, Wound 5 and Take
12 "Sammies."
Washington. American troops of
the overseas expeditionary forces 1
have experienced their first real ;
clash with the enemy.
In the early dawn of Saturday, a '
German raiding* party swept over the
parapet of a trench occupied by an '
American company and, after a brief '
hand-to-hand encounter, retired to
their own earthworks with 12 prison- 1
crs. General Pershing's first (lis-1
pat 'lies, announced at the War Do- j
;>amnent early today, reported that
hree Americans were killed and
w. !vo captured, and five wounded in
the engagement. Protected by a
heavy barrage fire, the Germans ad
'iiiiccd No Man's Land and stormed
he American salient. Cut off from
cmforooments l>y the rain of German
shells, it is thought the defenders
were obliged to meet a force greatly
superior in numbers. With the exception
of one German captured, nothing
is known of the extent of the I
enemy's losses.
The first fragmentary details made
no mention of the location of the
fight, but Berlin dispatches indicate
that it was in the rgeion of he RhineMarne
canal, in the sector defended
by the Crown Prince's forces.
The official casualty List of the
lossea of American troops in France
in their first clash with the Germans
follows:
Killed: Private Thomas F. Hn right;
sister, Miss Mury Irrin, Pittsburg.
Private James G. Gre?ham; mother,
Mrs. Alice Dodd, Evansville, Ind.
Private Mcrie D. Hay; father, Harvoy
D. Hay, Glidden, Iowa.
Wounded: Private John J. Smith;
Brother, F. D, Smith, Ludington,
Mich.
Private Charles J. Hopkins; brother.
James W. Hopkins, Stanton, Texas.
P.m-t.,4 sv r> * ? ?
uruiyi- u. 150X; latnor,
James L. Box, Alius, Okla.
Private Homer Givens; father, Wm,
F Givens. Cloverale, Ala.
Private Charles L. Orr; mother,
Mrs. Sai*nh Rcgnell, Lions, Kans.
Captured or missing*: Sergeant E 1gar
M, Halyburton, Stone.y Point,!
N. C.
Corporal Nicholas L. Mulhall;
mother, Mrs. Biidgett Mulhall, Jersey
Ctiy.
Corporal Edwin H. Haines; mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Haines, Woodward i
Okla.
Private Herchel Godfrey, father, H.
C. Godfrey, Chicago.
Private Yemen M. Kendall; father
Sam Kendell, Roll, Okla.
Private William P. Grigsby; mother,
Mrs. Lizzie Grigsby, Louisville.
Private Frank E. McDougal; fath-j
er. R. L. McDougal, Maryville, Mo.
Private Daniel B. Gallagher; fath-i
er, Noil Gallagher, Blocton, Ala. ;
Private John P. Lester; father, Wil- '
liam Le.ster, Tutwater, Miss. <
Private Harry Langhniann; Ada R. t
Langhmann, Chicago.
I>rivate Dewey D. Kern; mother, j
Mrs. Eva Tilton, Collins, Iowa.
Private Reckon, cannot be i
identified. t
The list was accompanied by the c
following announcement: 1
"The War Department has received t
a dispatch from the commanding c
general of the American expedition- ;i
ary forces which states that before t
daylight, Novmber ?>, a salient oc-1 c
curred for instruction by a com- j :i
pany of American infantry was raid- | >\
ed by Germans. The enemy put down ! s
a heavy barrage fiie, cutting off the j t
salient from the rest of the line. Our j
losses were three killed, five wound- f
ed and twelve captured or missing h
The enemy's losses are not known, tl
One wounded German was taken! u
prisoner. 1 '
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John P. Cooper of Mullins spent p
several days here last week. He wa^ s1
interested as a party for his company, t?
the Palmetto Grocery Company of w
Mullins. - tl
NewvFair
The new Fair Grounds are
the Court House on Third i
FOLLOW THE
s fw
1$MBER 8, 1917.
LUMBERS OF SALES 1
MADE LAST MONDAY
Quantities of Horry Soil Change
Hands at the Court
House.
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Last Monday various sales wereii
made at the court house by the Clerk |
xnd the Sheriff of the county. Among >
the sales taking place were the foi- j
lowing: !
The Stanley place in Simpson i
Creek went to Mrs. Stanley for
$5,250.00.
The Hatcher place in Floyds of 100
acres went to C. Clemson Enzoi-and
(i. M. Hatcher for $.">,900.00.
In the case of Edge vs. Edge, the
lands ill Dnirwnml V,-*
w x". 1 4H l\ Hl>\
went oft' as follows: Tract N<>. 1 of
acres to T. L. Thorn: s for $530.00;
tuict No. 2 of 75 acres, to II. II.
Woodward for $180.00; tract No. 0 of
overflow lands to W. C. Reaves for j
$1-39.00; tract No. 1 of Mvamp lands, j
known as "Hoar Hone" to \V. A.J
Adams for $8.71.00.
The L. F. Bellamy land iti Litt'c
River Township, was bought in by
Burroughs & Collins Co.. for $100.00.
The I. J. Parker homestead in
Simpson Creek went to Ward-Hal .*
Company for $3,023.00. This was a
Irrge tract of about one thousand J
acres.
S. W. Martin bought a lot at Allen
for *23.00.
Cooper Guano Co., bought 44 acr*?
ia Simpson Creek for taxes.
Tract of eleven acres la Little River,
and 3 acres in the same townshia
went to G. J. Holliday for the amount
of the taxes on it.
1
The b&nkiag; hous? of Farmers X
Merchants* Bank, went to W. W. Rusk
for $2,850.00. Th? other sale.* by the
receiver of that bank wev? as follows:
Tract of 10S5 acres in Luke Swamp
to G. J. Holliday for $825.00; Forney
Pcwell place of 50 acres in Conway
township to G. J. Holliday for $025.00;
L. J. Watts place, formerly sold
to one West, containing- 107 acres
wont to Everett Watts for $252,00;
one lot in Loris known as Roberson
lot went to G. J. Holliday for $125.00;
the Joanna Harrison lands went
tract No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 aggregating
154 acres to G. J. Holliday forj
$815.00; tract No. 5 of 100 acres to
G. J. Holliday for $570.00.
The J J Pitman place near Conway'
we d to H H. Woodward for $925.00.
One acre in Simpson Creek sou!
under mortgage against W. II. Cansee
went to 11. H. Woodward for
$27.00.
The A. M. l.oe farm in Green Sea !
went to A. M. Lee the holder of two |
large mortgages for the sum cf
$500.00.
SECOND LYCEUM ATTRAGTtON
NOV. 15TH;
The Conway Lyceum presents as its i
second attraction for the season, on J
VI I
inursfiay, iNovembor the 15th, at 8:"bj
fclock, Burvough School, The Die-!
,rics. These people have ir.aclo a
itudy of entertaining efforts and are
)Osse"isecl of pleasing personalities.
These refined entertainers have
lehieved an enviable reputation hi
heir chosen field of proving good, ,
'lean, wholesome amp'.scment. The
betries, with their extensive repreoire,
present an entertainment that
loes not tire, the ever changing charicter
of the novelties introduced main
aining a sustained interest throughiut.
These people have appeared in
ib of the largest cities in the West
,r.d Kast and the Press Comments
how that their cnteratinment was
hundering sue'ess.
The Conway Lyceum considers it \
ortunatc in being able to obtain this
lgh class attraction and entertains
he hope that the people of Conway
ill show their appreciation by
rgolv attending.
This attraction will naturally apeal
to the loves of good music and
tage craft. Their songs will bring
? mind fond memories and their wit
11 *
111 produce tno good hearty laugh I
"iat you have beeu longing for.
Grotinds
just one square below '
Avenue.
SIGNS. i f.
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raid.
MR 3,000,000 (
S18NPLED8E CARD
Washington, Nov. "* Campaign
leadquarters of tlio food administra- p
'on announces that at the beginning
>f the fourth day of the food pledge
eek campaign, the 3,000,000 mark
ias been passed in the number cf
ards signed. This represents, for the
nost part, the results of the canvass
n the larger cities in those States r
that have reported, while there are
still eleven Suites that have telegraphed
no returns as yet. The num
ber is an increase of more than 74,000
Dver yesterday's figure. Indiana still
leads the field with 110,282 pledges. (
Virginia is a close second with 100,071,
while Ohio and Maine are third
and fourth, with 100.000 and 07.000
respectively. New Yoik leads all other
cities, with over 102,000.
Storms throughout the country are
till tying up the means of communii-ation
from the outlying districts, and r
:r'2 proving a severe handicap to the t
campaigners. c
One family of lOach Two. i
"The close of this campaign will 1
see one family out of every two in tin
1 nited States enrolled for member,
sl.ip in the I'nited States food admin- j
iflration," said H. ,J. Hill, national (
campaign director, today. "Reports
indicate intense pro-German propa? j
g mda in certain parts of the country,
hut the effect of this has been to
oddity our organization of 500,000
workers and to make evident to com
munities farthcrest removed from
(
v-ar conditions the fact that this is
ifal war work." ,
HQRRYAGENTS
RED CROSS SEALS:
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The Great War has clearly singled *
out tube rcui ok is as among the worst ^
enemies of armies and has shown
that the control of tuberculosis is one
of the most important steps in mobilizing
the strength and conserving the ,
resources of a nation. The 150,000 j
French soldiers invalided back from
the benches and the vastly increased
ravages of the disease among the ei.i.ian
population offer our nation a
timly losson. Every person selling
ucu <. ross Christmas Seals, sold this j
year as every year only for fighting
tuberculosis, has a vital opportunity (
to make our country profit by the s
dearly learned lesson of France, Canada
and other participants in the
War. j
The following have been asked to j
<cr\*e as agents in your county:
Mrs. C, F, DllUosc,
Mrs. Will Stone,
Miss Essie Derham,
Mr. C. H. Snider,
'
Mrs. (ieo. Cribbs,
Mrs. Frank Molliday, I
Miss Lula Stalvcy,
Miss Ellen McQueen.
twentyTightmore :
leave SATURDAY
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The local exemption board has no.
tified twenty-eight more white men
lo appear here at l o'clock next Fri
lay afternoon for military sen-ice; c
\nd those will leave here on the
*arlv train next Saturday morning
il
'or Camp Jackson. The list follows: j
Mike Bryant Bullock, t
Joseph Harmon Capps, (
Daniel Fdrr.'ir Cii ? **>?
o v'"* vv? I ;i
J times Ford Chestnut, A
Benj. Grier Collins,
Dillon Cox, ^
Hence Braker Elliott, ,,
Bruce Grainjver, ((
l,eroy Yeoman Hodges, c
John Harvey Holmes, ()1
Marshall Mace Horn,
"Walter McDuffio Hucks, y
Hollin Johnson, i,
Win, Harley Jones,
Joseph Eurman Kirton, "|
Doc. Ix>ng, ]
Malcolm McDowell,
Robert Mintz,
Carl Phillips,
Joseph Thad Port,
Charlie I). Prinpe,
Burt Ray. . be
Jesse lx>ni? Roberts, til
John Dola Smith, Ji
Geo. Suggs, w
Wm. Kenneth Suggs, fr
James Walter Todd, lii
Jesse Williamson. st
Another lot of about tho same num. tii
or will be summoned it said in a cc
>w clays as soon as a report is re- no
?ived from the district board. yc
NO 29.
>4 NEGROES FACE
A COURT MARTIAL
Jesuit of Rioting at Houston
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in Which Twenty-two
Lost Lives
:OUR SEPARATE
COUNTS IN CHARGES
Maiming Violation of Specific
Articles of War Murder
Charged.
San Antonio, Texas Trial by court
nartial of the (?4 negro enlisted men
if the 24th United States infantry
harmed with mutiny and murder in
onnection with rioting in Houston on
he night of August 23 last, in which
I'l persons were killed began today at
I'ort Sam Houston here. 'n addition
o those on trial here, other members
.o those on trial here, other members
if the same regiment are held at Fil
Paso awaiting trial on less serious
barges in connection with the riot.
\11 are enlisted men of companies I,
VI, K ;ind L.
The charges against the. negroes indude
four separate counts. All
jharge riolation of specific articles of
irar. The first count charges the de'eadauts
with disobeying commands
to remain in camp and turn in their
anna and ammunition; tha eecond
ibargos mutiny, alln^infc that they
refused to obey the command of Major
K. Snow, their commander, forcibly
overrode military authority and
najrched upon the city of Houston;
;ho third count charges the men with
nurder, and the fourth intent t^ cop*nit
murder, .v:..
11. S. mVESSHIPSTOR thf
rfi iff nc ith v
HI. iikuu VI IIHL1
. .. >Washington. American
aid to Italy
n the period of her national emergency
will take the form principally
>f shipping sufficient to transport
supplies needed for relief of the arnies
blocking the Austrian advance.
\bout 100,000 tons of shipping has
pccn promised Italy by the shipping
>oard, and the vessels will be turned
pvcr as soon as possible. Four vessels
ilready have been placet* at the disposal
of the Italian government and
ptl.er tonnage will be diverted in the
i
pcxt thirty days.
The movement of supplies will be
'acilitated greatly by an order of the
Ymerican government suspending export
restrictions on shipments to Italen
ports. Italy's chief demands are
it present for coal and steel.
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Last Monday was legal salesday.
ViEATLESS TUESDAY;
WHEATLESS WEDNESDAY
Washington. Sovnety-five per
out. of the southeastern districts is
low in line with a meatless Tuesday
nd wheatless Wednesday, George R.
lent on, hotel distinct chairman for
he. states of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
nd Mississippi, reports to the food
dministration.
Mr. Benton's estimates that the sav
lg of moat and wli r " ~
.iiiuauy is 11/
or cont. Restaurants and hotels not
r>oporating largely are those operat(1
by persons who do not yet thorughly
understand the necessity for
)od conservation, he reports. These
o hopes to have voluntarily rooperat
\g within a short time.
OBACCO STEMMERY
BUILT F0R_FL0RENCE
Rorejiccy A
owjimuery will
j in operation in Florence by the
me next crop cornea in, according to
iko Berger, local warehouseman*
ho has just returned to Flortjuce
cm a trip through tho North Caro\a
and Virginia tobacco belts. The
eanmery will be built by D. T. M*r~
q, one of the largest buyers in tho
untry. It will employ several hund
d hands at least six month in the
xw.