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ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 15. 19M. VOL 14, NO. II.
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BUTTON'S NECK
t SCORES JIAMOd.
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K . And Indulges in Some Sarcasm
Anent the Woodtury
Township ProposiL
tion. Britton's Neck,
[ Woodbury's Neighbor,
does not take Kindly to
Annexation Idea.
Editor The Field:
I chanced to see a copy of The
Field of March 25, and read your
interesting comments on the proposed
annexation of Wood berry
7 township in Marion to Horry county.
Wh.le I am not a resident of
Wood berry, I am a resident of
Britton's Neck township and live
near the Woodberry township line
and have some knowledge of the
conditions in what is known as the
' 'neck'' of Marion county. Knowing
this, I would like space in your
paper for a few comments on the
situation
First, Mr. Editor, let's draw a
picture and see how it will compare
with the situation in Marion county.
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a iav,t v wao tx mail uy
the name of Mr. Marion. He was
very wealthy and the law allowed ,
him to have as many wives as he
wanted. Well Mr. Marion took
unto himself about 13 wives, some
were very wealthy, while others
were not, but Mr. Marion was very
proud and boasted of the great
^ wealth that all these wives brought
to him.
But suddenly there appeared a
stranger in Mr. Marion's family,
one Mr. union. Mr. union was
also pretty wealthy and very proud
like Mr. Marion. This Mr. Dillon
began to fly around and court some
of Mr. Marion's wives and things
went on smoothly for a while, but
finally Mr. Dillon finding his suit
agreeable, proposed to some of
Mr. Marion's wives,?Mrs. Kerby,
Mrs. Little Rock, and three or
four others of the most wealthy to
divorce from Mr. Marion and mar
ry mm, saying tnat ne tnougnt he
could do a better part by them than
Mr. Marion could, as he had so
many.
Well, this made Mr. Marion mad
and he told Mr. Dillon that he
could not give uu these wealthy
wives; that it would make him too <
poor and the law would not allow
so much of his property taken ,
away. Mr. Dillon, however, was
very earnest and said he must have
them and would prove to Mr. Marion
that he had enough to divide
according to law. Now Mr. Marion
saw that it might be possible that
Mr. Dillon could out do him, so
he called some of his smariest sons
together for a counsel, and said to
them:
"Sons, there must be something
done, I can't afford to give up all
of these wealthy wives. Now there
is Mrs. Wood berry way down yonder
wedged in between the two
rivers. She is very poor and is
worth but very little to me. I
'' have some very good sons down
there but they don't compare with
^ all these others I am likely to lose.
5ow I want one of you to go down
, there and try to persuade Mrs.
Wood berry to divorce from me and
' marry Mr. Horry. Tell her that
I love her alright, but I can better
afford to lose her than the others;
tell her I will build a bridge and
make a good gangway between her
and Mr. Horry and it will be much
handier for her to live with him."
i Now the question arose as to '
which one of her sons should go.
It was soon decided to send Jim
as they thought he was the sharpest
and had the most influence
with Mrs. Woodberry. So Mr.
Marion said to him :
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"Now Jim I have held you in
my lap and have given you every
honor and every luxury in my power,
now you must go to Mrs. Woodberry
and do all you can to persuade
her to go to Mr. Horry and
I will pay you handsomely if you
will get her off."
Jim promises to do his best and
off he goes to see Mrs- Wood berry.
When he gets there and knocks at
the door, Mrs. Woodberry opens,
and is very proud to see Jim and
welcomes him in. He tells Mrs.
Woodberry how well he loves her
and her sons but he has come to
tell her that Mr. Marion said she
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Mr. Horry. Well Mrs. Wood berry
didn't like this much but Jim
plead so hard and things looked so
fair that finally Mrs. Woodberry
told him she would leave it to her
sons, so he went to them and they,
after hearing his fair promises,
agreed to come together and decide
the matter by a vote of Mrs.
Woodberry's sons, and when the
vote was taken they said: "No
Mother, you shall not wed Mr.
Horry; we will remain Mr. Marion's
children."
So things eased off for a while
but Mr. Marion got another scare
lately and sends Jim back to Mrs.
Woodberry; but what will come of
his last visit we can't say but think
the result will be as before. If
he can get Mrs. Woodberry to
marry Mr. Horry all his other
wives and their propprty will be
safe and Mr. Dillon will be left cut.
Now, Mr. Editor, I think the
above picture compares favorably
with the conditions in Marion county
and the cause of the proposed
annexation of Woodberry Township
to Horry.
It is no voluntary act of Woodberry,
neither is it any generous
act in Marion to giv> 'his territory
to Horry. It isom? a scheme
to push Woodberry off to save a
more wealthy part of the county.
If Woodberry township was cut off,
Marion would not have enough
territory to divide into two counties
and Marion's motto is to drive
off the poor and save the rich.
Now it is known that Marion
county is in the shape of a ham
and Woodberry township is locked
upon as being the shank but if I
was a son of Woodberry and Jim
corns fooling: around me again I
would give him a reception that
he would remember as long: as he
lived. I would also make him wish
the foot had been cut off of that
shank long: time ago.
I would say to the good people
of Wood berry, ' 'better go slow and
look well where you are going:.
There may be a trap set for you.
[ hear they have promised if you
will vote yourselves out they will
build you abridge across the river.
Tell them to build the bridge and
then you will tell them what you
will do, but you will reserve the
right to use your own judgment
as you think you are capable of attending
to your own business and
you don't want any more of their
insults, and besides you don't know
that Horry would have you if you
were to vote yourselves off, but
likely they would not."
To the good people of Horry I
would say while there are as good
people in Wood berry as there are
anywhere it would look hard for
them to voluntarily leave their own
county just to please some of their
more wealthy and greedy neighbors
and call on you for shelter;
better always try to get safe property.
Brittons Neck.
Place your orders for tobacco
barn flues. We are now running
on full time. We make the best
flues. Dillon Hdw. Co.
Bernstein 3 piece iron beds
guaranteed perfect. See our Furniture,
and cook stoves, Dillon
Hdw. Co.
WASHINGTON LETTER
Newt From Our Buy Capital
Mrs. Taft deserves the thanks,
not only of the citizens of Washington.
but of the entire country
for the idea she has conceived of
making Potomac Park one of the
famous esplanades of the world.
It is a beautiful spot and wherever
the eye rests historic ground is
seen. The river sweeps one side
of it mirroring the Washington
i Monument in its water and with
peaceful Arlington in clear view
on the hill opposite. To the east
and north is the White House and
farther eastward the domes of the
, Capitcl and the Library are plainly
visible. The President has giv
en orders for the erection of a
bandstand and the concerts of the
famous Marine Band, to be given
twice a week, will make the park
one of the most frequented places
in Washington during the pleasant
i season, where the river's banks
will be thronged with residents and
visitors. There is an abundance
of space for tennis courts, baseball
: and polo grounds, and other out.
door sports, and it is the hope of
the President and Mrs. Taft that
the esplanade will become a great
recreation ground, similar to those
' which make foreign capitols so ati
tractive, where the notables of this
country and the distinguished representatives
o f foreign governments
and other visitors may see
and be seen. The President and
Mrs. Taft propose to attend the
opening: concert, and as many more
as their duties will permit, and
they deserve all praise for this laudable
movement.
The War Department is in the
market for 100 cavalry horses, to
be shipped from Seattle to the
Phillippines. They are to be g:eldingrs
of superior class, of solid colors.
bays, blacks, browns, chestnuts,
or sorrels, and are to be free
and easy at the walk, trot and gallop.
To cut or not to cut, that is the
question. Whether it is better to
cut the governmental expenditures
10 meet tne customs ana oiner revenues
or so revise the tariff as to
increase the revenues to meet the
government's financial necessities
is the most up-to-date thing in fiscal
policies that is troubling the
wiseacres at Washington.
It is reported that a new $3,000000
office building of the House of
Representatives is overrun with
mice, attracted there by the thousands
of packages of garden seeds
which many members have had
sent to their rooms in the office
building. Doubtless this is a cause
of much more serious concern to
the many women employes, stenographer
and clerks, than is the
prospect of an increase in the price
of feminine wearing apparel proposed
in the Payne tariff bill.
The clear and plain speech of
1 Senator Bailey, of Texas, last week
in replying" to senator Aiaricn in
the discussion over the manner of
making: up the tariff bill, is a val'
uable contribution to the tariff
discussion. It not only is a fair
statement of the Democratic attitude
but is a warning: that the opposition
is on the lookout. The
best and surest way to bring out
, the truth in this tariff legislation
. is constant vigriiance and courageous
speech on the part of the
opposition, and Senator Bailey can
devote his talents to no better
cause.
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i The fight in the Senate on hides
and lumher promises to be memo
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rable. The advocates of free hides'
have opened headquarters in
ington, which will be maintained
until the tariff bill is a law, gfad
the lumbermen are there in force.
They have stirred up many enthusiastic
supporters among the
Southern Democrats, and declare
they will have votes to spare for
the retention of the present $2 rate
on lumber. The House will never
consent to the retention of the
Dingley lumber tariff, and close
observers are of the opinion that
the conference committee will be
forced, ultimately, to accept Si, as
a compromise rate.
A STRANGE SENTENCE.
Punishment for Murder that was Mare
Cruel Than Death.
(From an Exchange.)
In 1901 a man died in the Catskills
who had been condemned
by one of the strangest sentences
on record. Ralph Sutherland
was born in 1701, and lived in
a stone house near Leeds. He
was a man of violent temper and
morose disposition, shunned bv
his neighbors and generally disliked.
Not being able to get an
American servant, he imported
a Scotchman, and according to
the usage of the times, virtually
held her in bondage until her passage
money had been refunded.
Unable to endure any longer the
raging temper of her master, the
girl ran awav. Immediate!v un
on discovering her absence the
man set off in a n angry chase upon
his horse and soon overtook
her. The poor woman never reached
the house alive, and Sutherland
was indicted and arrested on the
charge of murder.
At trial he tried to prove that his
horse had taken fright, ran away,
pitched him out of the saddle and
dashed the girl to death upon the
rocks, the jury did not accept the
defense, and Sutherland was senten
ced to die upon the scaffold.
Then came the plea of the insufficiency
of circumstantial evidence
and the efforts of influential
relatives. These so worked
upon the court that the judge delayed,
the sentence of death until
the prisoner should be ninetynine
years old.
It was ordered that the culprit
should be released on his own recognizance
and that, pending the
final execution of his sentence, he
should keep a hangman's noose
about his neck, and show himself
before the judges of Catskill once
a year to prove that he wore his
badge of infamy and kept his
crime in mind. It was a more cruel
decision than the sentence of immediate
death would have been,
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with the spirit of the times.
Thus Ralph Sutherland lived.
He always lived alore. He seldom
spoke. His rough, imperious
manner had gone. Years follfci*^
ed years. At each session of tn^
court the broken man came before
the bar of justice and silently showed
the noose that circled his neck.
At last his ninety-ninth year
came, the time when the court had
ordered that the utmost penalty of
the law should be executed. For
the last time the man tottered before
the judge's bench, but new
judges had arisen in the land, new
laws had been made, old crimes
had been forgotten or forgiven,
and there was none who would accuse
him or execute sentence. Indeed,
the awful restriction that had
bound his life so intimately to the
expiration of his crime was now
legally removed.
But the spirit of self-punishment
continued, and when Sutherland,
after he had passed his hundredth
year, was discovered dead, alone
in his house, his throat was found
to be encircled by the rope which
had been placed there nearly three
quarters of a century before.
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Amended lines
take in latt/
Controversy Over Crooks
Line Around Latta is En<
ed and that Thriving Tow
BecomesPart of New Coui
ty. Citizens Meet at Di
Ion and Latta and Pledg
Each Other Mutual Suj
port in the Formation <
the New County.
The controversy over the crool
ed line that leaves Latta out of tl
New County territory is about
end. The citizens of Dillon ar
Latta have got together and
seems that long standing diffe
ences over the question of formir
a new county are about to be am
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made any concessions. The r
union was brought by a few co
servative men who seemed to ha1
a better grasp upon the situatii
than the public had.
Latta has been opposed to tl
New County because she honest
believed that it would operate
her disadvantage in a commerci
way. Then, as is natural wi
two ambitious towns side by sic]
there is something of a commc
cial rivalrv which made Latta lo<
upon the effort to make Dillon
county seat with some misgiving
But the more thoughtful an 1 cc
servative citizens, it seems, ha
come to look upon the New Cou
ty as something that must come
the natural course of events, a
therefore when a petition was c
culated in Latta a few days a
asking: the governor to amend t
New County lines so as to inclu
Latta in the New County territo
it was liberally signed by the re
resentative citizens of the tow
A delegation from Dillon, whi
apprised of the action of the Lat
people, went down and joined
a public meeting of some 60 ci
zens who by a rising vote pledg
themselves to support the Ne
County provided Latta was tak<
in. The Dillon delegation retur
ed home satisfied thr.t Latta real
wished to become a part of tl
New County and when a pub)
meeting was called at the ope
house that night 150 citizens r
sponded and by a unanimous vo
extended Latta the right hand
fellowship.
The acquisition of Latta ad<
materially to the strength of tl
New County and now there
much rejoicing over the happy te
mination of what at one time pror
ised to be a friendly but spirit"
political fight.
No time will be lost in circul
ting petitions asking for the pr
posed amendment to the divisi*
line and it is not unlikely that ;
election will be ordered within tl
next 90 davs.
Maple Dots.
Mr. Preston Hyatt died la
Wednesday; he had been partial
paralyzed for two years, and gr<
\orse Wednes4ay and died with
a short while. His remains we
laid to rest at Pleasant Grove cer
etcry Friday morning.
Billy Hyatt of Latta was in tli
section Monday.
Mr. Sprunt of Dillon was
this section Thursday.
Irving Hyatt of Marlboro cou
ty attended the burial ofhisbrot
er, Preston Hyatt, Friday.
The majority of the people
this community are new* coun
advocate^. We had the pleasu
of talking with some citizens of i
ctujuiuiiiK Lviuuiuaiiy <tuu icui in
that the majority of them were
favor of the new county. We s<
no reason why any one should I
opposed to it. Hurrah for the ne
county. Simon.
\ Death of Mrs. Sherwood
^ PatsV Sherwood, one of
thtrtoest-known of the older resident*
of the Little Rock section,
j died suddenly at her home Monday
morning. Mrs. Sherwood was
1" 87 years old, hut despite her adU
vanced ape she had en joyed comparatively
pood health up to the
hour of her death. She arose at
1- her usual hour Monday and was
re lookinp after her domestic affairs
' when she was seized with an attack
of nausea. Her prandson,
)f Mr. W. H. Davis, went for assistance
and when he returned to
the house Mrs. Sherwood was lyk
inp upon the bed apparently ale
sleep, but it was soon discovered
to that the summons had already
id come and the spirit of this pood
u woman naa gone back to the One
r- who gave it. Heart trouble was
ig th*e immediate cause of her death.
ii- Mrs. Sherwood was a woman of
as remarkably strong characteristics
e- and although she had long since
n- passed the age when one feels
t'e an interest in the ordinary things
>n of life she still maintained that
spirit of cheerfulness which had
he made her life so full of usefulness
ly and such a pleasure to those who
to surrounded her. She will be missial
ed not only in her family circle
th but by the entire countryside who
ie, enjoyed the privilege of her friendir
ship and acquaintance,
uk Of her immediate family Mrs.
a Sherwood is survived by an only
fs. son, Mr. T. C. Sherwood, apromm
inent farmer of Little Rock, htr
ve husband having preceded her to.
n- the grave many years ago. Tuesin
day afternoon she was laid at rest
ad in the family plot at Sweat Swamp.
ir- Her death removes probably the
KO oldest landmark of the Little Rock
he community.
ry Death Claims Mrs. Delthia Stackhouse.
Mrs. Delthia Stackhouse, ren"
lict of the late W'm. R. Stacken
house, died at her home three
miles west of Dillon Saturday. Mrs.
Stackhouse had been ill for some
^ time and her death, though not
unexpected, was a shock to her
fc\v
family and friends. Prior to her
gn
marriage Mrs. Stackhouse was a
" Miis Stafford, being a sister of
* Mrs. Laura J. Stafford, Mr. N.J.
,e Stafford Mrs. Daniel MeKav, of
lie
Rowland and the late Harvey
ra Stafford.
? She is survived by several children
tc
? and a number of grandchildren,
among whom are Mrs. H. B.
Floyd, Mrs. S. C. Watson, Mrs.
, S McL. Bethea and Mr. D. S.. Stacktie
. house. The interment was made
at the Roper Cemetery Sunday
afternoon, the services being at,
tended bv a large concourse of i>eosd
pie.
The deceased was a consecrated
woman and her life, while not
actively devoted to the service of
^ her Master, was so full of good
^ de^s that she will live long in the
momory of those whose pleasure
ir was to know her and feel the
'influence she exerted. May she
]rest in peace.
Moody-Martin. '
LSt Over at Mullins Cupid held high
court last Sunday morning and
|n before his altar appeared Miss
re Azile Martin of Mullins and Mr. ,
n- Bob Lattie Moody of Dillon. The
services of the Rev. Joe M. Daniis
iel were called in to adjust matters
between the loving pair and in
jn short order the name Martin was
changed to Moody and soon after
Mr. Moody took his charming
h. bride to his father's home in Dil1
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ty For Rbnt or Sale? One new
re four room cottage in good location.
an Apply Dillon Ins. Agency. Joe
^ Cabell Davis, Mgr.
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^ FOR SALE?Good milk cow./*
;w Apply to Mrs. J. R. Reaves, R.1*~
2, Dillon.
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