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qfo> Oieton KeraC6. 1J . __ . ?? r 'I*-**. .. - ? * -- ? y ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 1, 1909. VOL. 14, NO. 9. WOODBURY SCHEME 1' * WILL NOT DOWN. s s Like the Proverbial Ghost it s Bobs up at Unexpected r Moments. Horry and 1 . Woodbury Both Oppos- 3 ' ed Annexation. Marion u Citizens Would Defray J Half the Expense of Build- t ing Bridge, but Taxpayers Would Have to Pay r Other Half. f t:<: . - I x lib vuiivviiy 1' 1C1U tuiliams il II interesting article in last week's e issue anent the Woodbury Town- r ship proposition. According to s the Field, both Horry and Wood- c bury are opposed to annexation *= and there promises to be a lively 1 fight if the movement to push * Woodbury off on Horry comes to s an election. The Field says: Situated in the extreme lower 1 end of Marion County is Woodbury Township. Just what the ^ area of this township is, is not yet s known bui surveyors are at work 1 to ascertain this. It is stated that ^ the township contains something c lilrp npnnlp nnrl fVtn irolno r\f ^ the property of thfc township is a something: like $19,00 "Very 1 well," you say, "what of that?" v Well, we will tell you?that is the ^ section that the Marion County people claim that wants to draw s away from Marion and be annex- c ed to Ilorry?but it is the section a that the people of Horry think the c Marion Court House people want * to "shove" off on Horry. * It is not generally known?in e fact it is practically unknown, but ^ it is nevertheless a fact that there c is movement on in Marion County r whereby an effort has been, and F is being, made to annex a part of t that great county to the Indepen- 8 dent Republic. But the effort is 1< not wholly confined to Marion for t some of Horry's "Loyal" sons t are also very much in favor of the P scheme. e We do know, but haven't yet n said, what is and has been going- t. on in Marion, but we do say that we have never known of so vital 11 a thing as Horry's connection with h this scheme to be kept so very quiet. "MUM," has been the n word, at least with those who are a in favor of the scheme. In fact, v it looked for a while as if The t Field was not going to get hold of 1 anything lor its readers for this h week?but it leaked out and here t it goes. b Bright and early Monday morn- a . ing two of Conway's leading busi- il ness men left home and drove to c Potato Bed Ferrv on thf Ppf n^p this place being the crossing over t into Marion County and into u Woodbury Township. They un- e hitched their horses. On the oth- t; side pf the river, two citizens of 1 Marion County and residents of v Woodberry Township, had also n driven up and had unhitched their h horses. These four gentlemen F had their commissions from the tl Governor of South Carolina, stat- F ing that they were to make a sur- tl vey of Woodbury to ascertain the c jm area, population, taxable property IgC . and to make a report of their find- h . ngs to the Governor. The gen- a * ' Hlemen from Conway were Messrs. c C. P- Quattlebaum and S. T. tl Sessions: those from WnnHKnrtr ? J f, were Messrs. R. H. Williams and t; J. T. Hucks. They are the Com- ji missioners that ha"e recently d been appointed by the Governor u for the purpose above stated, v, ' From the Horry side Mr. Sessions o is strenouslv opposed to t h e li ' scheme while Col. Quattlebaum li was appointed as being: in f?vor of d the scheme. From the Woodbury a side Mr. Williams is strenuously E opposed to the annexation while d ilr. Hucks is in favor of the cheme. These gentlemen selected as urveyors Messrs. M. F. Sarvis nd H. C. Cannon, two competent urveyors from Horry. They imnediately signed a contract with he commissioners and entered ipon their duties. They have ince arrived at Conway and it is inderstood that they have competed their \ywrk, but just what heir findings are have not yet >een ascertained by The Field. Yesterday when seen by a repesentative of The Field, both dr. Sessions and Mr. (Juattle>aum spoke freely of the matter, iotli gave us to understand, how:ver that their duties were largely ninisterial. Mr. Sessions expresed himself as being very much >pposed to the whole affair, "on general principals," he said. He hinlcs as most of we other Horry >eople do, that it is surely a cheme on the part of the Marion ^ourt House people to so decrease he area of Marion County as to irevent the formation of Dillon bounty. Marion loves her posessions, as shown by the bull dog" enacrty with which they have oujfht the formation of the new ounty, and then to wake up and uddenly find themselves so liberl1 a.i to cede to Horry a whole ownship without even the prorerbial "cooter" iff exchange, ooks "fishy" to Horry. Col. Quattlebaum also sees the cheme- it is tco evident to b iverlooked. He was, however, ,s above stated, appointed as fav>ring the annexation, but to The "ield lepresentative expressed limself as having: no feeling whatver in the question of annexation nit is in favor of the bridge aross Pee Dee at Potato Bed Fery, which it is stated the Marion eople have promised to go half he expense on it if they will be :ood "little boys" and vote to eave Marion and join themselves o Horry. The Colonel states hat the people of Woodbury have etitioned the Governor for an lection to determine whether or iot they shall come to Horry, and he Governor will make his decisDn after the return of the Comnifsioners has been filed with lim. The people of Woodbury are inch nearer Conway than they re Marion and if the Pee Dee /ere bridged at Potato Bed Ferry hey would patronize Conway, 'hat's alright, we are glad to lave them come to see us and rad^ with us and be friends to us ut we can love them just as much s a township of Marion as we can f a part of Horry. We are not ourting any additions to our teritory, nor do we want to destroy he oM county line, drawn so natirally as if the work of hands othrthan man, and step over and ake Woodbury, even though Old larion be so magnanimous as to /ant to give us something. The natter has been so little talked iere, until yesterday, that The i'ield has been unable to ascertain he wishes of a majoi ity of the lorry people, but we are sure bat we voice the sentiment of the ounty when we say to Marion: 'Keep your Woodbury, entreat er not to leave you?she is yours nd keep her. for we have all we an take care of," and to say to be Woodbury people: "You are ood people alright, your propery is valuable, you are able to ndge of your own wishes, and we on't believe you want to come to s. We could not blame you for ranting: t o leave Marion and ome to Horry, but we dont bceve you want to, and we also be- ( eve that you see the trick as we : o?that you are not groing: to let few people at the Marion Court louse tell you what you should o?no, never. Stay where are; and after a while we will give you a bridge and then you will want to trade with us, but stay where you are so far as annexation is concerned." Woodbury Opposed. Since writing the above we have seen the two surveyors who have been at work in the Woodbury territory afld they express it as their opinion that the inhabitants of the township are opposed to annexation "with Horry. They gathered this from conversations held with those people and believe that they are decidedly opposed to the scheme. It is nothing but natural that they should be, and this only substantiates the Horry belief that the movement has its fountain, not in Woodberry, but at Marion Court House. The Horry Herald makes the followinc comment on the nro position: Certain rumors having been repeatedly circulated to the effect that a movement is on foot to annex the lower part of Marion county to Horry, a Herald reporter took the liberty of interviewing Col. D. A. Spivey, Senator from this county, whom he regarded as being the best intormed person on this subject, so as to be able to give to the readers of the Herald an accurate statement of this effort to annex that territory to Horry. The Senator was asked if he knew anything definite as to the scheme, and it so, give us the present status: "My first intimation." said he, "of such a project being contemplated was the week before I left for Columbia to attend the Legislature. I was approached by an attorney representing, as he claimed, the citizens of Woodbury township, in Marion county, and wanted to enlist my support in the interest of the cause. The plan as I gathered it was to have the Legfislatnre to pass an act ordering: an election in the township mentioned to determine whether they would join Horry or remain with the;r mother, Marion. As you are aware, the upper part of Marion, with Dillon as a centre, has for years been endeavoring: to secure a new county by dividing: Marion. This scheme, as is well known, has been vigorously fought by the people of the town of Marion and vicinity. A recent survey has shown that the county had a bare sufficiency of territory under the Constitution to form the new county and leave the required territory of 500 square miles in the old county. So when I was approached by the party referred to, I readily understood the scheme and frankly told him so. I suspected it to be a plan to defeat the Dillon county movement. To cut off Woodbury township, an area of about 28 square miles, and annex it to Horry would so reduce the area of Marion so that it could never hereafter be divided ?thus defeating: Dillon county for all time to come. "While I was not prepared to pass on the merits and advisability of having: Woodbury township join us, I refused to allow myself to become a party in a fight which belonged exclusively to the people of Marion county. Until the Dillon county matter was finally disposed of I refused to take part in the scheme above referred to. The bill was actually drawn and the attempt to have one of our delegation present it. The members of the (House from Horry, however, likewise refused to align themselves ip favor of the annexation proposition. "Now, the town of Marion and lower portion of the county are / ? MM ? fighting the Dillon movemei and I fully appreciate their po tion. Were I a citizen of th section I would likely do t same thing. 1 can understa that the success or failure of t Dillon new county means much old Marion. But I do object them involving Horry in the figl or attempting to draw her re pi sentatives or any of our citize in this family affair of theirs. "Let them fight it out on merits, and if Dillon fails in aspirations then we can take iitv ?? wajuui jr j/iui/w^uiuii a discuss it strictly on its merits. '' I am not prepared to pass u on the advisability of having tl territory annexed to Horry, has occurred to me that we ha already sufficient territory. \V1 we need most just no?v is to ha that territory developed. Low Marion has good citizens and 1 would be delighted to have tin all migrate to Horry so;l. Hut is a question in my mind whetl we would like for them to bri the Pee Dee swamps and sa hills of Woodbury with them. "The Governor, I am inform* takes the same position I have ; sumed. He refuses to act ui *.1.^ t^v:11 _i?if 1 tiic uinuii ciuLuun is uisposcru I have since learned that the m ter has been carried to the i preme court by the attorneys w wished to force the Governor order the election, but the Gi ernor was sustained and the n lion over ruled. "The Governor, however, 1 appointed a commission to asc tain facts in the case. This co mission is composed of four me bers?two from Horry and t Woodbury Township. Mr. S. Sessions is commissioned as t member opposing- the scheme a Col. C. P. Quattlebaum as bei in favor of the annexation. As their exact duties I am not fu posted. I take it that they v ascertain the area, the populati< the wealth and locate the propos lines, etc., and report their fii ings to the Governor, along w such recommendations or sugg< tions they may deem wise a proper. With the commission! from this county above named feel that Horry's interest will protected.'' <?* ? For Soldiers' Home. The legislature at its recent s> sion was asked to approprii $16,000.00 for the Soldiers' Hoi for South Carolina Confeden Veterans. $12,000.00 of this mount was for maintenance, a $4,000.00 for furnishings. Oi $12,000.00 was appropriated in however, and it becomes nec sary to raise the $4,000.00 requ ed for furnishings. Each cou: of the State is entitled to sc two of its infirm veterans to cared for in this home, and es county is asked for the sum $50.00. The Marion Chapter, Daught of the Confederacy, have und taken to raise this amount, a every one in this county who in sympathy with this movemi is asked to contribute. The following: grcntlemen hi been selected to receive contril tions: Major McLucas, Mari< Geo. R. Reaves, Mullins; A. Manning:, Latta; and W. Th; Bethea, Dillon. ? FOR SALE. White Wyandotte Egg:s; setti of fifteen for $1.00, two-thi guaranteed to hatch. W. E. H; WANTED?At once, five fii class canvassers for big: nior making: proposition. Apply A. C. L. ticket office betwec: and 9 a. m. The Dillon Herald $1.50 a y< t ?. PEE DEE POSTMASTER "i SHORT IN ACCOUNT: he ud he C. R. Moore Discovered t to be $703.16 Behind, Dislt appears, Leaving re- Note Indicative ns of Suicide. its its C. R. Moore, postmaster at Pe up Dee has been found short in hi nd accounts by a postoftUx inspecto to the amount of $703.16 and h p- has left for parts unknown. Th lis inspector checked up his office oi It the 2-Ird and found the shortajj ve and Moore told him he would ef iat ovor to Florence and yet the mon ,vc cy to replace that which was short ,*er Moore has been tnissinj? since th a'c 23rd and all hope of his return ha ;m now hepil !ilwnf1/inoil IT.. : it note behind addressed to his fami ler ly stating that he was accused ?' ng being short, but that he was nc nd short, and that if they ever foun his body he wanted his family t ?d. give him a decent burial, as Up to two years ago Moore w:i uil a resident of Marion and he mov of. ed to 1'ee Dee to engage in th at- mercantile business. He h?i su- been conducting a store in coi 'ho neetion with li e postnfliee at 1 *c to Dee for about two ycats a**d 1 3V- has also been running a farm i no- Florence County near Winon; He is married and has sever children, one of bis sons bciti er- grown. '1 he bondsmen ha\ m- made good the shortage and tl m- government will lose nothing, wo ? 'p wno /\rc v-oior-.cis anil wn ? Arc uocio 'le One of the most important fc ind turcs of the education of 01 young men i> ;< impart t?? them f? full and technical knowledge i illy our intricate and complicated sv tern of titles in this country. Jn> not onlv teaches them how to hai >ed tiic titles properly when add re 1(1" sing the various persons whoi dh such ornaments appertain, but L's* is a guide to them in their amb tions and shows them in what cla 2rs ses to place themselves accord in I to what title they may aspire ti be and also the qualifications requ site for such titles. Of course ntotr Kr? crn^^o '1? fT.. ?*-*?-? v HUM "V >'Wll iV- W1IIV.I V.I1V.L I opinion as to this branch i es_ science, but as a result of a nun lte bcr of years of careful observ; me tion, inquiry and study, the fo atc lo ing, we believe, is a correi a_ epitome of the rules and reguhi n(j tions on this subject, and is cart fully followed in this office: aU 1. Every supreme court, cii es_ cuit and probate judge, master ( r_ equity, police magistrate, justic of peace and person learned i ^ the law designated to hold coui ke by special appointment, is, < ich course> called "Judge." 0f 2. Every college professo school teacher, piano player, aer< ers naut, hypnotist, sleight-of-har er_ performer, tight-rope walker ar md chiropodist is called '' Professor. . 3. Every physician, surgeoi ent Pharmacist? druggist, dentis vetinary, massuer, osteopath, oj tician and eye glass peddler called "Doctor." 5U" 4. Every lawyer, editor, poe on; hotel proprietor, Confederate ve ?>. cran, member of the legislature acj county commissioner or holder c any public office whatever, n< otherwise title, and every larg rotund male person, especially he have a heard or side-whisker is called "Colonel." ing 5. Every common soldier, ei r(js listing officer, commissary se .. geant, chain-gang boss, railros a ' conductor, farm overseer ar track foreman is called "Caj rst- tain." iey 6. Many others, of course, ai addressed through the mails ar referred to in the newspapers ; n ? "General," "Major," "Honor ble," "Squire," and soon, 7. All unimportant and inco spicuous persons are call< %? Mister." MlltfilttiiBiiriiiiariMliMifliiMliiliHiltaMiiik Races at Dillon. j The 4th meet of the Dillon Driving" Association held its own last Tuesday and judging from the representative crowd from all ? sections of the county, numbering over 2,000 persons, was a striking evidence of the unabated interest in speedy horses, and the growing popularity of Dillon and her enterprising citizens. Promptly at 1:30 p. m. Judges T. L. Stackhouse, Marion. S. C-. D. K. Taylor, Fayc ctteville, X. C.. Dr. ). p. Brown, s Fairmont, X. C.: Starter. R. S. r Bond. Rowland, X. Announc ccr, Joe Cable Davis of our city, e were in the judges stand and the 11 races were on. The races were P - - ~ reversed trom the usual order and ? the free for all entries were tirst on the track. Drake's Alfonso of * Bennettsville, J. \V. Hauler's e Marjyarite of Dillon, and C. K. s Moore's Trilby of Chcraw, tlic a test of speed was winning three out of five heats, one mile each, Alfonso, first money, Marguerite )l second and Trilby third, purse ^ Sino.oO. Second race, J.J4 pace, ?|J. D. Manning's Noah 11.,second, 111. Cannon's Roy Wilkes first, J. LSjW. Hauler's Little Hell third. " 12.3d class, T. W. Berry's Hebe c second, J. B. Dibson's Brownie ls tirst, J. W. Anderson's Nellie Mildred third. The stake race e advertised did not materialize mvle in;4 to the failure of the owners of n Bell of Darlington and Dan 1'. in l* I Wit 1*1 illlilW t<> tin-w* 1>. .o.-JKl.. ,l' since the meet at Bennettsville Alfonso had j^iven these doughty c horsemen the dry jjrins and were lc afraid of the relapse. Not since the first meet has there been seen around the rinjjr rs. a more y;ood humored and jollier :l~ crowd. 'The mana e?vat ijt] :l]l . .nlo and at n. 11 in their power * , . ' 1 result less satistae:l and with the ',f aiHioult ies connecof were pleasedbutenance. s- monotone of f.1 "'"Tlbing that it . ' , \v attention lias lenec had had jn ^0 advana" shadows and thai." s* had come tc? thei declared that ro? ~ . , ,np difficulties that Drake s matel fjjt, jPt|inms have ,t; so, still retains tcrated. qncroi\ and it thit.t; in oonc_ c-, .. . ;. .ck canal." he said, s sides that it wt . , , . d unusual bevonn K horse than has c magnitude. Kn}> the Dillon track to lo\\t?ilar work ors. and also H. Cam' '? Wilkes, J. B. Gibson's his >f and J. W. Hamer's M. or make each in their class sl4S*nirt'on? , .. report on wc,l* lut kind." l~ Come to the next mejigton told joy the day, when the' PTeat wa-t dust will have rolled v < loso that feat L* sec C. F. Moore's T.-.., ,h?ls. al'' pacer of equal speed to j'v of ?<> with her, and the reckli\'1<nt r . , , rk to px" with the new an to and :ie prM}_ watch will be seen after, nls loft :e racers do not run over himm n , m r* Attention! Marion District LeajtANS District Conference of V yon r District Leaguers: Place: kr??*i an .way, S. C. Time: April iav|n8 and 16, 1909. pot,Ii* Delegates: One for id members o r fraction M -Tr Every League is entitled tc, 1 gates, and every Church ol, armv ' charge is requested to send . l' one representative whether P* is a League or not. BARS is Pastors: Every pastor is ally invited and will be li"n - a t, welcomed and gladly entert. *reer t- Send Names: At once L*" ?. e, W. Percy Hardwicke, Coon )f S. C> j was 3t First Service: Four oand a re Wednesday afternoon, Apriutside ;? iona - - .1 i7i/7. s swa s, firing: A sunny smile, a until handshake, your Bible, note r. i- your ideas, plans, experiencerisonr suggestions. "Keep Sweetk ?ther id Listen! No chapter or C id can afford to be without as mar~ > gate, and no delegate can to stay at home. V IfTa re To Delegates: Be in C ^ id for the first session. Rema,e wa* as Conway for the closing s< ,/rom a- While in Conway attend ?onor. session . n- To All: You cannot aff* b"ek j . ? ?Q8 AN) ed nuss it. Do not miss it t^ere* destin? I intend <?re, oven