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F Tjfw Oitfon KeraCfl. ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1909. VOL 14, NO. 7. | ^ ^/THE SURVEY GOES ON i Df spite the Efforts of Nc?r County Opponents to Block it. Commissioner Wires Mr. Beatty. Official Surveyor for Old County. That He is "DisSi missed." r ^ ? | The Surveyors began a survey ) tf of the amended lines in the New I. f$ County division line Monday * morning. They began at Latta ^ and when the lines have been run around the town they will proceed y to Pages Mill where they will run f ^ another line taking back into the j I New County 14 miles -ofbsrritory. C The work should be completed b y tomorrow and Monday or Tuesday their report should be in the hands of the Commissioners. S. * * Friday Commissioner Mace wired Mr. Beatty, surveyor for i the old county, his dismissal. Mr. Beatty was employed by Comb' missioner Mace tc represent the old county in the survey and under the terms of the agreement it is presumed that Mr. Beatty was to remain in the employ of the old county until the survey was completed and the report, was filed ) with the Commissioners. The en| , tire county has been surveyed, the division line has been run, the re' suit has been given officially to the Commissioners and now when the governor orders a survey of j the amended lines Mr. Beatty is dismissed. However, Mr. Beatty reported for work at Latta Monday morning and armed with his authority f from the governor to proceed he 1 joined Mr. Hamby, the New I County surveyor, and the two 1 went to work on the amended * lines. If the surveyors make & thfeir final report Monday the reL fcort of the Commissioners ought 5 to be in the hands of the governor ^ by the middle of the week. The 2 governor has twenty days in which J to order the election and the elect ?sp ion muse De neia wumn sixty \ i \days after it is ordered. .... ? X Exonerates Mr. Johnson. ' jl| Having: heard that Mr. Legare's explanation to the Governor was ? such that it was thought by some ^ that he intended it understood } that I had caused his mistake in 9 cutting: too little area for the prcposed New County, I wrote him for the following: letter of vindi& cation. J. M. Johnson, Jr. Columbia, S. C., Mch. 9th., 1909. Mr. J. M. Johnson, Jr., j* Marion, S. C jJ) Dear Sir:? Your letter rec'd. In my exjr planation to the Governor as to V *hew the mistake occurred in cal1 culating the area for the New W County, I neither intimated or inferred that it was caused by any Y other's error than my own. I have wT never thought for a moment, or Mb 1 given any one any grounds to K' think that I charge you with any Ef ^auch motives as has been reported you, ray explanation to the fflfcovcrnor was to show that the * County people should not H?sP Kij: from my error. j appreciate very much your Tradf&s to me, and if someone tfljg' re&rted that I ever inferred nit.you had anything to do with HHr error they are lying maliP^fejourily. Yours truly, ^ We heard a . prominent Orangefzt - ^org man say a few days ago that ha could tell when he entered the K borders of Calhoun County by th^ Mr public roads. Just wait until we get on our knee pants, and there Rjf will be more than good roads by K which our territory can be identiM fled.?Calhoun Advance. The Dillon Herald $1.50 a year. * 't lxJ ANjlNJOYABLE SMOKER. Dillon Chamber of Commerce Gives Smoker Which is Greatly Enjoyed byTwo-Score of Representative Citi z e n s . Two-score members of the Dillon Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a delightful "smoker" at the Council chamber Friday night. The occasion was one of the most enjoyable in the history of the organization and the pleasure of the evening greatly augumented by several extemporaneous talks on Dillon's past accomplishments and her future possibilities. The New County, the new railroad, the electric cable connecting Dillon with Rockingham Shoals and the establishment of a cotton compress ah came in for a liberal share o f discussion. Such meetings can onlv result in material good to the city for in addition t o the charming social feature there is an exchange of ideas which brings the citizens closer together and enable them to understand each other better. It was clearly demonstrated at the meeting that Dillonites have become enthused over the future of their town and if one-half the plans now on foot to develop the town commercially and industriously are carried out Dillon will grow by leaps and bounds. ? Encouragement from Calhoun. The citizens of upper Marion county who are struggling for a new county will appreciate the following kind words from the Calhoun Advance, published at St- Mathews, the capital of Calhoun County: "The people over at Dillon certainly have our sympathy in their efforts to get a new county. Every trjek known to men to thwart the ^ans of the new county folks are being resorted to by the opponents. "Someone has truly said, "a new county fight is enough to try men's souls," and it seems that that the new countyites are havtheir souls tried. "We know what it is and can truly sympathize with them. We hope they will be successful, because the pluck and energy displayed by them assures us that a new county composed of such men can't help but stand in the front ranks of the counties of this state. For their encouragement we wish to say that Calhoun's citizens do nor regret tne money they spent in their fight for home rule, and on every hand can be seen the beneficial effects of sell government. The improvements to our public roads alone repay us and we have not heard a single regret expressed by any one of the ribw county's supporters, for their part taken in working for the new county." Attention Woodmen. The unveiling of the monument to Sov. Frank L. Arnette by Cen tenary Camp No. 230 W. O. W. will take place at Pleasant Hill Church on April 11th. at 3:30 o'clock . The public and especially Woodmen are cordially invited to attend. R. L. McCORMAC, Hamer, S. C. Clerk. 3-11-09. Those Kara Linen envelopes at The Herald Book Store are more popular than ever with who know good station^' untij they see it. ^ it WM , The Dillon HeraldThen ,he ** COAST LINE RETALIATES. Believing the Seaboard is Behind the N. &. S. C. Road the Coast Line will Tap Seaboard at Laurinburg. The following is taken from the Bennettsville correspondence t o the State: The new North and South Carolina railroad now running from Gibson to McColl and Clio and soon to Dillon has put on regular schedules and already i? doing a fine business. This road opens up and developes the finest country in South Carolina from Gibson to Dillon and will be extended on via Marion to Georgetown or some other point on deep water. This road will soon be a thromrh main trunk line from Tennessee, Virginia. West Virginia and farther West to the large coaling stations established on the Atlantic coast at the terminus of this road. When the Seaboard built this road from Gibson to Dillon the Atlantic Coast Line at once began planning to tap the Carolina Central road at some point and has decidto extend its road now operating from Bennettsville to Gibson on to Laurinburg, N. C-, one of the best towns on the C. C. road between Charlotte and Wilmington, This road will be only nine miles, but will run through a veritable agricultural garden. Messrs. Wade and Flynn of Florida, two millionaires, who are said to be the moving: spirits behind the Gibson and Laurinburg: road, were here Saturday and went to Laurinburg:, and it is said that work will commence soon on this new enterprise . Tell Us. Man. Tell us, are you advertising: In the same old foolish way That your g^-and-dad did before you, And persist, "It doesn't pay?" Think the whole world knows your address 'Cause it hasn't changed in years?" WmiWn't . V. 1 < tv v/uiviu w I.UW pailiuo Ul aucil IVDrive a billy-goat to tears? "Just a card" is all you care for, Hidden, lonesome and unread, Like the sign upon a tombstone, Telling folks that you are dead. Wake up man, and take a tonic, Bunch your hits and make a drive, Run a page, and change your copy, Advertise and keep alive. Do Yoil Call This a Square Deal? When the South-Atlantic * Life Insurance Company ^of Richmond, Va., began to solicit business in Marion County, it announced the policy of investing, on satisfactory real estate security, all its net premiums re- 1 ceived from that community. We understand they have loaned their policy-holders in Marion County nearly $3 for every $1 received in premiums, to say nothing of the death claims, taxes and operating expenses paid- This looks to us like keeping the money at Vinmo T Tmmmumumaa J uuiuv* v/viiwi iiiauitiiiLx: I Companies are beginning to follow their example; why? Because theM.foynd they had to do it to pri and juVe business. f year. So that i 'a is formed, MarioP and Dillon wilP' wn.teIL,fe' l,!? . \ccident Insurgreat advantage^ t\. now expects, but ti^ Cabell WRONGFULLY j IMPRISONED. N After Twelve Years Confinement in Pen an Inno- ul cent Man Re- (|| leased. ot aj st After serving twelve years in p, the penitentiary at Raleigh, Mr. ,|j Arch B. Norton was last week pardoned by Governor Kitchen. j1; Mr. Norton together with Tom ct White was convicted of the mur- t] der of Jesse Tolar near Red r11 Springs and was sentenced t o p, thirty years in the state prison. ni Some time ago White made a con- a fession on his dying bed that Mr. ? Norton was innocent, so he was pardoned last week. Two or ^ three years ago a petition was t, sigrned by several in this commun- n ity for his pardon. Mr. Norton o1 says he received the very best of y treatment from the officers in 0j charge. He is now living in Me- p Coll with his son Ed. tt ? ?? ? ? ?MMM MMMf M?>? I : b Free State News. { i ?????? [ j Mrs. J. W. Rowland is spend- ^ ing: some time with her sister, o Mrs. Sam Usher, of Little Rock, ti Mr-and Mrs. M. J. Fencgan, ^ of Clio, came yesterday to visit 11 relatives here. V Miss Lallie Rogers is on the c sick list this week we are sorry to t-{ report. p Mrs. S. W. Jackson and daugh- tl ter, Miss Lacy, of Dillon spent A Sunday at the home of J. S. tl Hayes. ? Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Berry of C Mallory passed through here Fri. Cl day on their way to visit relatives ? in the Buck Swamp section. S1 _ _ a J. t*'. Kasterltng ot Sellers visit- {( ed his sister, Mrs. Roy Bethea, tj yesterday. "Cor." ^ n: Important to Magistrates. It will be of interest to magistrates to know that the law requires them to exhibit their com- e missions and sign the roll of mag- s( istrates and constables required sc to be kept in the Clerk of Court's tl office Failure of the magistrate tt to comply with this requirement p< may operate against him in the S auditing of his claim for salary. d> NOTICE. ? A meeting of the White Demo- ai cratic Club of the Town of Dillon tl is hereby called on the night of K March 19th. at 8 o'clock to elect a w new Secretary and Chairman of li< said Democratic Club and to trans- si act such other business as may ei come before it. pt W. T. Bethea, Chairman G A. J. C. Oottingham Secy. Tobacco Flues. G Tobacco growers will please bi take notice that after March 15th. we will be prepared to make all 111 kinds of tobacco flues. Our prices are as low^as the lowest and we T guarantee workmanship and ma- di terial. It will pay you to see us r' before biivinp-. C1 ROGERS & WILLIAMS v< Latta, S. C. til mimim ti Notice 01 Is hereby given that the Spring ^ term of the Court of Common Pleas r' l- qi for Marion county ?vill convene at Marion Monday, March 22, 1909 ai at lOa. m. D. F. Miles, C. C C. P. TV Herald ' ' * WASHINGTON LETTER I* m< an lews From Our Busy Capital jvc I tri The quadrennial inauguration j jlc F a president of the United !m( tates is the greatest jjala event ro " the nation ami by accident or ]jc herwise. it was fixed a century u jo at the fourth of March, a .... ;ason and a date which has | nlj roved the most boisterous and uf isajjreeable of the entire year. he last fourth of March was per- uj( aps the most disagreeable in the ]H. aiturv and it has emphasized su te necessity of a chanjje to a lore propitious season. The ress of the country at this lomcnt is almost unanimous for it? chanjje. A majority of Con- a < ress favors such a change, but mi ic Constitution of the United \vi tates IS a vorv difficult iliipnmont irr - -- * - J .... . .w...k b * ) deal with. If it involved se lerely an extension of the term [ office of the President from larch to May, the amendment f the Constitution would he sim- ls le, but the Constitution con- n* mplates that both the legislative . 1 nd executive departments shall ,n e organized on the same day. 'he Constitution became ope rave on the first Wednesday of larch, 1789. The Prcs'dcr.t was ^;l leeted for four years, represent- sl] itives for two years and senators .... >r six years. All terms date (mi and expire on the fouith ay of March.- To change the residential term and not the oih- R vs. bringing in a new Congress A >r the last two months of tile ex- if iringadministration, would throw tli te whole system out of whack, hi l hill should he enacted making R te congressional term begin in iecetuber. thus enabling a new . , Li? on gross to meet soon after it is Iccted instead of allowing the old ne to hold over for another ses- A on. This also would require an a mendment to the Constitution, J. >r while Congress can fix the Q me of its own sessions, it cannot \\' liange the term for which its jr lembers are elected. \V II R If a man must serve his time at W very trade and his etfieieney lias J. )tne relation to the time of his J. -ivilt, IIIV_II IX1VJ iiilL .^LLlLlill ) X?1 IX. le Treasury, George Bruce Cor- T. lyou, should be the best equip- T. ?d executive ofiic-r in the United G. tates, not excepting the Presi- C. inland Ex-President. 11c has D. ;rved twenty years under the Ri overnment and in Washington. J. e began as a Departmental clerk Hi id served as secretary under R. iree presidents, Cleveland, Mc- G. inley and Roosevelt, and after- Cv ards held three cabinet portto- H :>s, ending with the Secretary- J. lip of the Treasury, varying his M cperience as chairman of the Re- C. iblican Presidential Campaign J. ommittec in 1904. J. J. R. News comes that the Chinese M overnment is erecting a school J. adding in San Francisco to teach ie Chinese language. The inforation cannot be reliable, for icre is no Chinese language, here are hundreds of unrelated P*-1 alects and there is the manda- th< nate language that the "literary th< ass," as it is called, uses in con- dh jying its antiquated ideas, but da ie educated Chinaman, as dis- ed nguished from the literary Chi- ou aman, speaks English, French a 1 Germau as the case may be and PX- a. ? 1 i r ic swntu ucrseil en I ippart wit^ thc automobilcs?" uisition uniUcky day; eh ic sooner nimh]e jn his heels. an ad under^ cragh a howl Qf pain,* \ PI ies end was nigh, 1 pt T . ,nd his hat he wears. /[ It is prob ( U1 a u?.*- A crape for Ply. LI A known now that heavier trains ay be hauled at higher speed id with greater comfort and connienee to passengers with elecicity than by steam. The change iwevcr must be gradual. The imey required to operate the ads in this country, runs to bil>11.* and to discard the steam elipment and introduce electriciI locomotives will cost many illions of dollars. Bit the law the survival of th est apies to machinery an >:oraIf the electric en . :s surior, the steam .-n ; ne must rely go. It is not Oyster Bay, as an ed>r suggests, that is making such Jesparate effort to stay on the ap. The editors and reporters II not permit it to resume its ographical modesty and oburity. It is said that speaker Cannon preparing to distribute the comitte chairmanships of the next ingress but there are those who sist that he will be releived of is function. It is reported that Harriman is Vinjy a vacation but there ate ispicions that he is simply di* :siin;< the railroad system. Someone has said that Mr. oosevelt will be just as safe in frica as he is in Oyster Hay. but this information should reach ic ivx-i'ixsiuont, nc miffftt inflect s exjsed'tion to wild and w oo 1 \ entueky or Tennessee. it of Jurori for Second Week, March 29. 1909, Court Common Pleas. reli Sanderson, Carmiehael . (i. Wise, Wahee W. Braswell, Marion . E. Ha sol den, Kirby ;ison Snipes, Marion io. C. God bold, Kirby . K. Bethea, Kirby . L. McDonald, Manning: . A. Proctor, Manning' . K- Carmiehael, Carmiehael P. Wall, Rowel! S. Hayes, Bethea Winstead, Reaves L. Dill, Wahee J. Walker, Carmiehael W. Leath, Harleesville D. Newton, Bethea J. Gales, Hillsboro pVtnrrl P ritfnnc* Voo!' R. Love, MoOdy iniard Rogers. Hillsboro S. Moody, Moody D. Johnson, Reaves irtis Rogers, Hillsboro . W. Weatherford, Kirby Oliver Jones Hillsboro . L. Rarfield, Hillsboro R. Haggie. Reaves A. Hamer, Reaves C. Brown, Wahee E. Wood berry, Woodberry S. Moore, Manning . W. Fowler, Reaves W. Jones, Brittons Neck Card of Thanks. We take this method of exessing our heartfelt thanks to ase who were so kind and raghtful of us in the recent less and death of our little tighter. Those who rememberand sympathized with us in r bereavement will always have varm soot in our hearts. Mr. and Mrs. Max Fass. Bed room suits, mattresses, airs, bed springs, matting, rugs, id anything in the furniture line. [ANOS. Give me a call before irchasing. W. C. BRACEY, Agt. va _ 3-4-3t ? ? year