The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, April 08, 1909, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON. SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY. APRIL 8, 1909, VOL. 14, NO. 10.
STRONG SENTIMENT
AGAINST ANNEXATION, t
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, DON'T WANT WOODBURY <
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Increasing Comment on the i
HpMarion County Annexa- 1
< '-\ tion Scheme Develops A
gainst Annexation.
In the Field's account last week }
of the scheme on the part of some
of the Marion court house people i
to have the people of Woodbury j
township in Marion county, annex .
themselves to Horry and thus so ,
reduce the territory of Marion t
county so as to render the forma- t
} tion of Dillon county an impossi- <
bility, it was stated that the mat- j
ter had been so little discussed in ,
Horry, that we could not state ,
just what the sentiment of the
Horry people was on this question. (
We added, however, that we felt j
sure that the sentiment was very (
much against annexation. ,
Since the appearance of this ar- j
ticle the people of this county have
been aroused on the question, and '
pretty general discussion has been
heard on every side. The scheme i
won't work as far as Horry is con- (
cerned. This is no guess work
on the part of The Field, but was
gathered from the people of many
sections of the county as they ]
have been seen and approched on j
the matter. It seems strange, but t
it is never the less a fact that we <
have not yet seen a single man
who is i n favor o f annexing
Woodbury to this county. We
i say it seems strange, for the reathat
almost any proposition will t
find warm advocates in almost any t
section?but not so with the i
Woodbury scheme. Horry op- i
poses it, or at least if the scheme s
has any warm advocates on this (
^ side of the river they have not yet
come from their hiding. i
Strange too it is, yet very nat- c
ural in many respects, that very t
few if any of the Horry people be- t
lieve that the initiative in this s
matter was taken by the citizens c
of Woodbury township. They c
don't believe that the Woodburv
people want to pull away from
Marion and come to Horry. This t
belief accounts in part for the op- i
position of the Horry people to r
the scheme. In fact our people have \
little reason to believe that Wood- i
bury favors annexation. They
live i .al near Horry, and come i
here a great deal and so far as we r
have learned, the reports that t
come from Woodbury are that 1:
they do not approve the annex- r
o f '
anui.. t
A review of the circumstances c
4 surrounding the meeting of the i
commissioners at Potato Bed Fer- s
ry two weeks ago, an account of 1
which was given in The Field last *
week, might not be amiss here be- ^
cause it strengthens the general *
belief that Marion court house is s
behind the scheme.
In addition to the four commis- 1
sioners who were on hand at this r
meeting, there was also present '
one of Marion county's public of- 1
| ticials?an old official, in the sense *
j that he has been holding office a *
) long time. He doesn't live in ^
I ' fj^oodbury. But he was on hand *
| it seems was acting as master
1^f ceremonies. It was he who t
1 stated to the Commissioners that ?
sentiment in Woodbury was prac- r
Itically unanimous in favor of an- c
nexation to Horry; it was he who
1 told the Commissioners that they r
I needn't worry about their pay? t
t that "we will see that you are i
/ paid;" it was he who assured the v
j two surveyors selected b y the t
Commissioners that "we will pay
you for your work." Our informant
didn't take pains to asc*?r- j
tain who "we" is and where "we" t
but he%rd the state- ]
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i WASHINGTON LETTER
News From Oar Busy Capital
The social world has watched
with much interest the movements
of the new Mistress of the
White House, and a general
ncnts just the same.
It was this countv official who
las been, andis, living at Marion
rourt house who seemed very
nuch interested in the reputed
'?) that Woodbury was preparing:
;o pick up her belongings and take
ler flight irto the Independent
Republic, and seeing that he was
/ery much interested, this ques:ion
was asked him by one of the
Horry Commissioners:
"Why, don't you hate to lose
Woodbury?isn't she worth a
jreat deal to your county?"
"Of course we hate to lose
tier," was the reply, "why our
Dest citizens come from Woodbury
?they are a fine people; the value
:>f their property is $19,000 and
they have good farming lands, but
then you *ee we feel like the
Woodbliry people should decide
their own matters and you know
we also don't like to enterfere
with a local question like that."
Our informant was not, of
course, so unthoughtful as to ask
this official if the same rule appli
2d when the upper section of the
:ounty wanted to decide its local
issues.?Conway Field.
In addition to the foregoing,
The Herald prints in part Mr.
Jno. C. Sellers' article to the
News and Courier which i t
indorses.
The New County and the new
railroad are coming, so is death,
?o protect your loved ones by takng
a life policy with Dillon's up
:o date Insurance Agency, joe
Cabell Davis, Mgr.
New Counties and Good Roads.
One of the greatest blessings
'hat will come to the people of
his section after the New County
s formed is a system of good
-oads radiating from, the county
;eat to the remotest boundaries
>f the county.
Marion is further behind in
oad improvement than any
Jther county in the state, alhough
for the past several years
he people have been fortunate in
(electing capable men to the office
>f supervisor. Such being the
use, then the enquiry arises,
'Who's at fault?"
No individual is at fault- it is
he county itself, because its area
s so large that the building of
nodern and permanent roadways
vith one chain gang is a physical
mpossibility.
Marion is 75 miles in length; it
s crossed and recrossed b y
nore than its share of swamps;
>ranches and rivers, while its sand
>eds, if collected together, would
nake a desert of no mean propoions.
Before the chain gang
an complete its work in one place
t is needed in another, and so it
hifts from pillow to post, patchng
here and there, but doing nohing
permanent anywhere. Its
vork is like rolling a stone down
jill. then rolling it back to the
iummit and then down again.
The remedy then lies in a smaler
county. .One of the improvencnts
that follows new and smaler
counties is good roads. Don't
ake our word for it but ask Bam>erg,
Greenwood, Lee and Caljoun.
As witness we quote the
5t. Matthews correspondent of the
>Jews and Courier;
The most noticeable blessing to
his section since the formation of
he new county is the present
tnd increasing prospect of better
oads and the superior advantages
>ver the old regime.
This ought to be evidence elough
that good roads will follow
he formation of our New County.
Vnd if good roads are not worth
working for and voting for nohing
is.
Don't fail to get one of our Unversal
Garden Plows, it is essenial
to good gardening. Wheeler
hardware Co.
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opinion prevailed, in Washington
at least, that Mrs. Taft would
institute many radical changes.
Those who knew her best in her
official life in the Philippines and
in Washington, clearly foretold
what would happen?the taking
upon her own shoulder the full
responsibility of the social side of
Mr. Taft's administration a s
President.
Under the regime of the former
gently chatelaine of the White
House there was a Social Secretary
who shared in all the social
pleasures as well as attended
to the clerical duties of the position.
But Mrs. Taft has informed
the social world that she does
not expect recognition of her
secretary, that she is engaged to
perform the duties of a elerk and
that she will not appear at all in
the soeial lists of the White House.
For this position Mrs. Taft has
selected a young woman, a German
by birth, of gentle parentage,
who speaks and writes German
fluently, as well as French
and Spanish and English of
course, so that, through her
clerk, the President's wife will
be able to address her communications
to foreigners in their native
or a famliar language.
The President's wife is receipt
of the greatest quantity of letters,
including appeals for help,
letters from societies and organizations,
from business men
and women soliciting trade, requests
for autographed pictures,
etc., etc , and to all of these
answers win do eitner dictated to
or written by the secretary. Mrs.
Taft's personal correspondence
she will attend to herself, as she
has always done.
That President Taft intends
to conduct the government on as
economical a basis as is consistent
with efficient service is evidenced
by his "Budget Committee",
a committee of three of the
cabinet members whose duty it
is to look over the estimates of
all the departments and, whereever
possible, reduce expenses.
O 1- _ . 1
oucn a movement snouid go a
long way toward bringing about
a responsible relationship between
the expenditures and the
revenues.
According to a volume in course
of preparation by the Census Bureau,
the size of the average family
in the United States has decreased
from 5-8 persons in 1790
the date of the first census taken
in this country, to 4-6 in the same
area in 1900. In 1790 families
composed of six or more persons
represented more than one-half,
while in 1900 they represented
hardly more than a fourth of the
families enumerated.
It is learned that the committee
on Ways and Means expects to retv^rt
not lf?s?s than turn hnnr1r#?rl
amendments to the Payne tariff
bill. Will any of its friends recognize
it after it gets through
this mill?
If the Payne bill does bear any
resemblance to its former self
when the House gets through
with it, it certainly will not when
it is released from the tender mercies
of the Senate.
r1
Senator lvlkins has voiced ljrfV
indignation because the Reoub^can
members of the Finance Committee
are holding hearings on the
tariff bill without inviting any of
Democrats to be present. This
is very good of the Senator from
West Virginia, but knowing the
Senator we venture to believe that
if he had been appointed a member
of the Finance Committee
himself he would never have rais-1
ed his voice in protest against the |
exclusion of the minority.
It is not surprising that the
leaders of the House arc disturbed
over the tariff bill. They have
brought i n a high protection
measure, one in which the advalorem
rate is one and a half per cent.;
higher than in the Dingley bill..
They realize that the only chance
of getting the bill passed without i
material reductions is to secure ]
the adoption of a rule which will
deprive the members of a chance
to vote, and they are gradually
coming to realize that if they compel
the members to vote for such
a rule there will be heavy losses
in the Republican ranks of the
npvt f 'nmrraee
A tax of two per cent, on the
dividends o 11 all corporations
wouki meet with general approval,
but if President Taft imagines
such a tax will ever Ik* imposed by
the stockholding members of the
Senate it is time he woke up.
It" Ex-President Roosevelt survives
his African trip and returns
to take up journalism while Mr.
Bryan is still running the Commomer
there will be parlous times
in the Fourth Estate.
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Double-Barrelled Marriage.
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i^a?i uuuua> mwi 111 11^; Weld Ull
ideal day. The sun commenced
its daily journey through the sky,
the soft South breeze added freshness
and vigor to the earlv risers;
even the little sparrows twittered
out more gladsome songs and all
nature seemed alive with hope
and activity. But over at the
parsonage the worthy pastor
the M. E. Church had barely fihr '
ished his morning nap, when tlur,
sharp ring of his door bell aroused
him to the many duties that faced
him for the opening day. Out on
the porch stood Mr. Leslie Robert
Thompson and Miss Leah Elizabeth
Dickson, both from Goldsboro,
N. C. For them true love
did not run to their liking in the
old North State, so they hied
themselves off to this moden Gretna
Green where two loving hearts
could be made to be i as one in
defiance of irate parents and the
formalities of the law. This young
couple stated then case, the accommodating
parson was in sympathy
with them, tied the matrimonial
knot in due form, gave
them his blessing, received two
great big round dollors for the
job and the happy pair left with
faces wreathed in smiles.
Before the parson had time to
ponder over the many arts used
by Cupid to entangle human hearts
the door bell sounded again and
near the door Mr. Luther Benjamin
Tuner and Miss Eleanor Lewis,
both from Buie, N. C., awaited
the kind office of the parson. Although
as yet he had not had his
breakfast, he told them to come in
and in an expeditious manner, he
made two more hearts beat as one,
and another big round dollar sealed
the compact.
And four loving hearts with
youth to back them have gone out
in the world to fight life's stubborn
battles, but the parson's
blessing will keep even pace with
them until death shall claim
them.
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GOVERNOR HEARD
COMMISSION]
In regard to survey of
mended Lines L a
Wednesday. Mr. M
Argues that Sur ey is
legal While Mr Di
Holds that it is Lej
Governor Reserves
cision.
As stated in these coumns
week Commissioners !)illon
Mace had a hearing before (
Ansel lavt Wednesday ii regai
the validity of the survvy of
amended New County ines.
will be remembered tha. Conn
sioner Mace "dismissed"
Beatty, surveyor for the old c<
ty, a few days before flic sui
of the amended lines began. II
ever. Mr. Beatty ign>red C
missioner Mace's request and j
ed Mr.Hamby at Latta ?n the >
day following and protcedcd '
the survey. Now Ccnmissi"
Mace holds that the sirvey i
legal and refuses to accept
statement of Messrs. Hamby
neauy mai me prqrosea .
County contains 403 siuarc m
The matter was argue! befori
Governor Wednesday and as
chief executive lias tlv matter
der consideration he .vill not
der his decision until some
this week.
The report cf the surveyors
the amended lines is.hat the
posed New County ontains
square miles, that thedivi ;ion
does not run within right milt
any court house ant does noi
an incorporated towi or city,
shows also that 500square n
have been let: in he old coi
and as every othei jonstituti*
provision can be omplied 1
t V\nri? ic ns\ rnoe/m tlin i -s\
nor should not orde an electic
soon as he settles tie controvi
between the commisioners in
gard to the legalityof the sun
This seems to 'a the last
staele in the way of the elecl
and the people nay have an
portunity to vote ?n the ques
within the next 9'days.
^ Unclaimel Letters.
List of letters remaining in
Post Offiee at Dion, .S., C. unt
ed for to be set to the D. L.
Apil 5th., 1909
B.
1. Mrs. JuliaBiggs
2. Miss Ida looth
C.
3. Mrs. N. .\ Campbell
D4.
Mr. Heny Dooint
5. AHice Dllahent
G.
6. Mr. Z. \ Graham
H.
7. Miss Rttie Hemingway
8. Miss Millie Hutson
M.
9. Mrs. da McKenzy
10. Mr. J.ssie Mckenzie
11. Mr. 1. J. McRae
12. MisjLilson McMiller
13. Mr.F. McBride
P.
14. Mr Bab Pcrflo
15. Miss Jase Phene, 1526
Y>uch for Rent.
T.
16. Ionnic Johnnie Thomas
17. Irs. Lillie Tanlle
W.
18. Mr. Colon Wilkes
Vhen calling for the above
ter persons must say they are
vatised.
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illiuil, 1. lit. lIU5U<IUUd,
flarion County, Postmaste
South Carolina.
We have money to loan, o
to see us. Dillon Insurance A|
cy, Joe Cabell Davis, Mjrr,
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Maple Dots.
PRC i \ i
Th? farmers arc planting this
A week
Tin- Sunday School at Pleasant
S t drove has been reorganized and
t is progressing well. We ask all
" the people of the community t<>
; J)- come out and be with us in the
it n(H'd work.
lion
I Warren Jackson of Marlboro
jal. County spent Saturdav and Sun
De- |day with his brother. J. K.
Jackson.
Miss Lena Turbivillc was the
last guest of J. A. Dove Sunday.
and j R. and H. (1. J a kson attend*ov.
ded preach;ng at Dillon last Sun
:d to day afternoon.
^1C Mrs. Marv Surle and Miss
It Beady Dove of Rookie h. X. C..
mis- are visiting relatives i n this
section.
nin- J. X. Jackson went to Marion
rvey Monday on business.
[ow- L). J. Jackson of the Buck
om- Swamp section visited relatives in
oin- this section Sunday. Simon.
Ion- ? " * *
with |" :
aner : < Free State News.
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\V. A. Ferguson is wearing a
an(' smiling face, indeed. It is a line
New boy.
iles. ftev. J.I. Allen of Billon spent
the yesterday with his brother, 1). 1C.
the Allen, who has been quite sick
un_ but is improving.
ren- Miss Nellie I lays of Latta visittime
ed relatives in this section Sunday.
Miss Mary Hays who is keep?
on | ing books at Bannockburn visited
pro- her parents here yesterday.
J. B. Moore of Bennettsville,
,,,1C spent Friday nipht with his sister,
js of Mrs. Andrew Letiette.
1 cut J. P. Ropers has closed his
If school near Nichols and is at
liles home apain.
L,nl- Miss Annie Allen of Latta spent
a few days last week with her paa*ith
rents, Mr. and Mrs, W. B. Allen,
ver- COP.
>n as -? ?
ersy # # ?# ##
re* I Doings on R. R. No, 3.
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(Written for last week.)
lion
op. The farmers of this section are
tion 'n tfrcaf hopes ?f the new railroad
iutd are anxious to sec a depot
instructed at Little Rock or
/Somewhere in the vicinity.
'/ K very body seems to be New
County advocates and we are althe
ways listening and lookinp for
,^jj some favorable and encourapinp
sipns and are anxiously awaitinp
* the outcome of the election.
Arch Leach of Florence is with
his brother, (J. W. Leach at Little
Rock for a few days.
Mrs. Caroline Barringtcn of
Darlington is on an extended visit
to her son. Ebb Harrington.
Miss Blanche Stanton and sister,
Mrs. Johnson, attended E.
Sternberger's opening at Clio
Wednesday.
M. S. Britt purchased a self
playing piano recently and is very
much pleased with it.
We are glad to report that the
health of our aged friend, Capt.
Arch Sinclair is very mnch improved.
C. M. Proctor of Hamer spent
Sunday in this section.
Missjeanette Wright spent last
Wednesday in Clio.
Daniel Cottingham a n aged
gentleman, being in his eightyseventh
year died Sunday morn- I
ing- He fell some weeks ago and
has been unable to walk and partially
unconscious ever since.
He leaves a wife, three sons and
two daughters to mourn his loss.
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adDon't
forget that Salmon Novetly
Works is prepared to do all
kinds of gift work,
r. n
Let one of our Health and Accident
policies work for you while
ome you are unable to work for yovr?en
self. Dillon Insurance Agency,
Joe Cabell Davis, Mgr.