The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, March 18, 1909, Image 1
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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."
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| 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Free State News. { i
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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." ^
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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*
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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
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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 _
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