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ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1909. VOL. 14, NO. 13.
FATAL ACCIDENT
ON LUMBER ROAI
Mr. James Carmichael am
David Lewis Killed
v Near Mullins.
1 TRAIN RUNS INTO HANI) CAI
p*
r v*
Crash in Darkntss Ends Two Lives am
Causes Injury to Three Other
Persons.
Mullins, April 23.?A pall o
gloom rests over Mullins today am
ine activities ot trie Business lit<
are practically at a standstill. A
least five homes, though two o
the.m are those of negroes and hum
ble ones, are saddened and a
young bride of only two weeks ii
a widow. Last night about 1<
o'clock news reached the city o
the awful wreck of the logginj
crew employed by the Mullins
Lumber Company, Messrs. H. O
and S. H. Schoolfield, proprietors
The physicians of the towr were
hastily summoned and telegram;
were sent to Marion for others
The news soon spread and man)
citizens hastened to the scene tt
render such aid as they could. Tin
accident happened about two mile:
- northeast- of -mA ...............
w . ?Mini4o uuu nao waus
ed by a misunderstanding: of orders
The mill keeps a crew of about si>
men in the woods and these usual
ly are the last of the working- force
to leave for the night, when they
return on the hand car. The en
gine usually makes three loads o(
logs from the woods each day, but
owing to an unavoidable delay, the
third trip was after dark. Th?
woods crew under Foreman A. C.
Smith waited for the engine anc
finally decided that it was so late
the engineer had abandoned hit
last trip and set out for town. Or
the hand car were six men. Mr.
James Carmicbael and Mr. A. C,
Smith and David Lewis, Waltei
James, Delaware Murry and Jim
Spain, colored. Mr. Carmichae!
was sitting on the front of the car,
The road being very bad at that
section and the hour late the hor?/t?
who were at the crank were working:
hard and the car rapidly moving
along. The engine, in charge
of Engineer Rhodes, was backing
down for the woods with 18 empty
flats when it likewise was endeavoring
to make up lost time.
There was no light on the hand
car, neither was there one on the
cars as the engine was backing.
It was dark and the noise of the
hand car made it impossible for the
men to notice the danger until it
was upon them. Of the six men
only one, Jim Spain, escaped unhurt,
and his escape was nothing
short of a miracle. Spain said that
he jumped just as the cars came
together, the flat car striking his
? foot. As quickly as possible he
ran over to where his comrades lay
buried under the wreckage.
The first one he reached was
* James Carmichael. He picked
him up in his arms and saw that
he was dead. He was crushed
ond manorln/1 fAar#nil.. Y?
WMV. AWMAA.MI1/. 1*11 . V^rtl "
michael's neck, arms and legs
were broken and he was otherwise
disfigured. He then went to Mr,
Smith, who had a broken leg and
was internally injured. Dave
p 3 Lewis, colored, was crushed inter
a? aally and had an arm broken
i Lewis died soon after the accident
Walter James, colored, had a hrok
" " ~ ' '
en leg and other injuries. Delaware
Murray, also colored, receiv
ed some painful, if not fatal, injuries
in the side and arm. Every
thing possible was done for th<
>y survivors. The Messrs School
field personally attended to theii
needs. Much sympathy is express
ed for these gentleraen as the>
seem to regret the accident so much
Their wives have also ministered
to the wants of the sufferers al
day and are raui^i affected.
I To just what extent Mr. Smith
' is injured is not known. Physicians
have been with him con1
stantly since the accident and have
done all in their power to relieve J
his suffering'.
Mr. Carmiehael was buried this
aftern?-?on at 3 o'clock at Miller's
* cemetery.
Just two weeks ago yesterday ,
1 Mr. Carmiehael was married to
Miss Sadie Oliver of Marion, and
to the young bride the tenderest
symyathies of the community go
out. She has not lacked for attention
and condolence, for hundreds
of friends have mingled their
2 tears with hers over the sad fate
which befell the noble young man
to whom stie had plighted her faith
and love just two weeks ago to the !
1 day. She returned to her former
s home in Marion this afternoon, accompan
ed by her father, sister and
^ brother Mr. Carmiehael was a
* very popular young man, which
' was manifested by the large con'
course of friends who attended the 1
mnerai. wmcn was perhaps the
largest assemblage ever gathered
for a like occasion in this section. (
]
Rev. J. B. Carpenter will lect- ,
ure on Sunday School work in the j
Latta Presbyterian church on next
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
How it Works. <
When politiciuiiB look their horns <
The tag of War is oil for sure. .
No device that': known to man,
Whether or not tis false or true. 1
Bnt is lagged into the fight for place, '
The whipperius with ettgaruesK, <
Leave uo tuft or stone nntnrned
, Solely to feather their own nest.
Little the champions ever care
t For h,m, the man thev advocate, (
TU.. ? 1 >? ' -
mc pii'iu uiiiy u pmce tor sell, <
' They feel themselves his running mate.
I i
Sordid grows the hniuan heart
! When steeped in modern politics,
Selfish, deceptive, unfeeling thing, J
' Who cleverly truth and falsehood mix.
1 M.
Don't forget that Salmon Novetly
Works is prepared to do all ^
1 kinds of gin work. ,
I '
Unclaimed Letters. i
; List of letters remaining in the ,
Post-Office at Dillon S. C. un
called for to be sent to the Dead
; Letter office, Wash, D. C., May,
: 3rd-1909. .
B.
. 1. Mr. Lessie. Bakr,
2. Miss. Fannie. Bakor,
I 3. Mr. W. Baker,
s 4. Mr. J. P. Bethea,
1
5. Mirs, M. J. Breedem,
! 6. Miss. M. D. Breeden.
! 7. Mr. Evander. Briman,
; 8. J. P. Bowen,
i 9. Mrs. Belle. Campbell,
. 10. Mr. B. J. Campbell,
'11. J. A. Cousar, i
: , D.
; 12. Mr. Ned. Dunmore,
G- i
> 13. Miss. Lane. Graham, ^
H.
14. P. H. Hudson,
i 15. Rancy. McLeod,
1 16. Miss. Famiey. Mcduel,
M. t
I 17. Mrs. E. McCraney, .1
. 18. Mrs. L. J. McEachern,
i 19. Mr. M. J. Miller, t
20. Mr. John. Miles, <
, 21. Mr. John. Miles, ^
1 . S' i
22. Mr. Eddie. Stackhouse,
. 23. Mr. J. L. Stackhouse,
. 24. Mr. B- Stackhouse, / '
, 25. Square Deal Mere C?, (
T.
. 26. Mr. Jerry. Townsend, <
. Letters returned to writers from <
. Dead Letter Office.
. 27. Willie. Blilthea,, {
; 28. Lizzie. McAUum,
. 29. Ward. Lane.
r When calling for these letters *
. persons must say they are adr
vertised, giving date of list and !
i number of letter.
I Dillon, S. C. T. G. Husbands,
I Marion County, Postmaster.
7 f %
THE RAILROAD
IS COMING.
Mr. Bonsai was in Dillon
last Thursday and He Assured
the Committee on
Right-of-Way that He
would Bring the New Railroad
to Dillon. Work
Commenced Monday. Can
Finish in 90 Days.
Mr. W. R. Bonsai, promoter of
the North & South Carolina Railroad,
while in conference with the
committee or. rtjjht-of-way at Dillon
last Thursday, stated that he
naa aeciaea to bring his road on
to Dillon. Mr. Bonsai has the
choice of three routes, but he has
not as yet given out which one he
will take. One route comes by
way of (lallavon, another route
comes by way of Judson and the
third route runs between the two
first named. The committee on
right-of-way have turned the options
they secured from property
holders over to Mr. Bonsai and the
selection of the route he will take
is lefr entirely with him.
The location of the depot at Dillon
is as yet undetermined.
Messrs. J. W. Dillon & Son have
affered a site free of charge below
the Methodist church. The
site offered by the Messrs. Dillon
is 150 feet wide and 900 feet long. (
rminoil Uoe oIca *
h/vuu\.i 1 imo uiou l au LV. U <1 J III"
Df-way down Seventh avenue, 1
jiving the railroad the exclusive
jse of the avenue for tracks and !
operating purposes. Another
?treet right-of-way has also been
granted down Second avenue from ;
i point near the Dillon Cotton
Mills to Main street. The object
>f the railroad for wanting this !
second named right-of-way is to
istablish a siding and warehouse
>n the block opposite E. T. El- (
iott's stables for the handling of
reight in car load lots. i
Mr. Bonsai said that work would
5e started on the extension from
)lio to Dillon Monday morning.
The road should be completed
vithin 90 days.
Since the above was written it is i
earned on good authority that Mr. i
Bonsai has selected the route hv
vav of Gallavon and Little Rock. 1
A force of hands was put to work i
it Clio Monday and another force 1
lumbering 125 men was brought
n Tuesday. ,
Maple Dots.
Supt. of Education Joe P. Lane 1
vas in this section one day last
veek.
Mrs. Clarence Fore of Latta vis- i
ted her father, J. H. Berrv last
veek. (
Max Fass of Dillon was in this
lection last Friday.
"Simon" attended the dedica- I
ion of the new Baptist church at
L,atta Sunday. (
W. C. Wallace will represent \
he Pleasant Grove church at the
southern Baptist Convention
vhich convenes at Louisville Ky., j
n May.
Mrs. S. J. Bailey visited her sis:er,
Mrs. Harvey Jackson, Sunlay*
??
Mrs. H. J. Jackson and son, H.
j., visited relatives in Latta Sun-1
lay. i
W. H. Breeden of Dillon was '
n this section one day last week.
Mr. Charlie Norton is confined
(
:o his bed with paralysis.
J. B. Berry visited in Latta ,
Sunday.
Simon.
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The Dilllon Herald $1.50 a year
PETITIONS ARE IN
GOVERNOR'S HANDS
Petitions Playing for an A
mendment to the New
County Lines have beei
Filed with the Governor
Matter Now Under Consid
eration and Governor wil
Appoint a Day for Hear
ing Arguments for and A
gainst Granting of Amend
ments.
All the petitions askin.tr for ai
amendment to the New Countj
lines around Latta have been filet
with the governor. There was nc
trouble in securing: more thai
enough signatures to the petition:
and as soon as they were returnee
to Commissioner Dillon he lost nc
time in placing them in the hand:
of the governor. When accepting
the petitions Ciov. Ansel said lit
would appoint a day as soon as lit
could conveniently do so in whicV
those opposed to and those favor
ing the amendments could appeal
before him and state their reason:
for opposing or favorin the pro
posed amendments. 1 lowever, uj
tn tllic tinio tindil-.n-U.... U I.
?.Y, viiiii 11 in v ii?7Uim^ Iitir* UVCII IIL.lIk
from the governor and it is under
stood that the delay has been eaus
ed by the re-checking of the sur
veyor's held n nes which the gov
crnor is having done to avoid tin
possibility of any error that migh
exist in the surveyor's calculations
This does not mean that Gov. An
sel suspects that any errors exis
in the surveyor's work, but tin
governor is a careful, thorougl
and painstaking man and one o
his principles is to satisfy himsel
that a thing is right before he takes
any action on it.
When Mr. Dillon presented tin
petitions to Gov. Ansel he was ac
eompanied to Columbia by Ma/01
Allen, of Latta, who stated to tin
governor that the Latta peopk
wanted to come into the New Coun
ty and that they favored the pro
posed amendment.
The granting of the amendmeni
is not a statutory provision, but is
optional with the governor and as
there is no opposition to the proposed
change in Latta nor in tin
territory of the proposed New
County there is every reason tc
hf?1if?W tV?at if \iri11 trrinl../!
Free State News. j
Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Ellen, ol
Dillon, spent last Wednesday with
their aunt, Mrs. M. A. Ellen.
Mr. M.J. Fenegan of Clio, was
visiting in this section Saturday
and Sunday.
M iss Ada Hays is on an extend
ed visit to her sister, Mrs. D. A,
Dunaway, of Augusta, Ga.
Mr. A. C. Ray is at Jacksor
Springs on business.
Mr. D. L. Cottingham of Florence
spent Saturday with his sister,
Mrs. Oscar Fenegan.
The second quarterly meeting,
en Rev. C. M. Peeler's work, will
be held at New Holly next Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Rowland has gone tc
Rowland for a fet\ weeks stay.
Cor.
Rev. J. R. Carpenter of Richmond,
Va., will lecture on Sunday
School work in the Dillon P res by
ivi mil Viiuivu uii iiual r i iuiiy unci
noon at 4 o'clock and also at 80'
clock in the evening of the saint
day. He will also talk to the Sun
day Schools of the town, on Sundaj
afternoon at 4 o'clock. ' He wil
also fill the pulpit at the Presbv
terian church both morning ant
night on Sunday.
Forgotten Philosophy. ISE
"There is never mighty moil- r,
' arch. *
Clad in raiment rich and tine.
Hut his lite was shaped and
_ molded , , No
By a mother s love divine;
r Sure she built his future kinj,rj
dom,
As his baby locks she curled,
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.''
? "There is never ship o' cotn.
merce.
Sailing o'er the vasty main.
Hut its earjjfo or its ballast,
Is the farmer's jjolden jjrain
Should the farmer cease his labors,
wil
Every sail would then be furled, drc
I For the hand that swings the ^.;1
; cradle, .
; Is the hand that feeds the world'1 1C
tor
> And the man who feeds the fur- jns
II naee, ,
.1 That iiuilro tin. wn
, V<?V " IH-VIO lIlVWOdUL
J roll, HitWhile
the- bosses who control wh
J them, pct
> Are the ones who get the gold.
M- L
sUl
The Last of the Spring Poetry. the
1
(I'rt.m The Ulta Ncwk.i a 1'
All things are lovely now, 'l,s
Did you ever expect to see "
Dillon and Latta vow, "u
^ A friendship "eternallc."
^ Thev have done the deed, co'
And eiasped each others hand,
Now they have forever freed, 1,1
From the bottling plan. t*cl
This is better, to be sure, Ju'
Than run a greater risk.
t Depending on the Woodbury cure, an'
Or any other legal twist. i Jlu
But since the tleci is done, t"(
^ And all things seem so bright, 1
Old Marion is the one, ^ll>
^ Who ask us is it ritfht?
They say we led her on,
. To help us make the liffht, tor
And as soon as they bej^an, ol
Then Latta took a fright. cS*
4 She be^an looking at the j>oard,
And then she bejfan to tremble,
r There *s danger upon my word,
We musttfet out if we ' dissemble." *
She saw the crooked line there,
And Woodbury the "octopus," *er
Her tentacles taking" her where ^ei
She would not be worth a "cuss." ^>,(
^ So' jfooil bye to the ham bone, -'lu^
The bays, and swamps and all,
For we will be forever jrone,
Before the coming fall. Cai
J
ed.
r Dillonites Aoroad.
' (Conway Field.) Dai
Mr. R. L. Sherwood of Little ^ol
Rock is in Con way on a visit to his Wn
I brother E. 1. Sherwood. Chi
\ Fru
| Mr. O. C. Hayes and son Jack- j
son of Little Rock were in Conway "
^ the latter part of the week, passi
, , . ner
1 ing through on a business trip
through the country.
* Misses Pearle Norton of Mullins, p;st
Pearle Stackhouse of Latta and ton
Ethel Bethea of Dillon who were the
here last week to attend the Ep- '
. worth Conference remained over jn
until Saturday the guests of Miss file
{ Mabel Norton. tor
Mr. J. W. King, president of the rca
Conway Hardware Company, and
a prominent traveling salesman of a,K
Dillon was in town several days sta
last week on business. Mr. King at
' was accompanied by Mrs. King
' who visited relatives and friends *'r
here. tna
' The Dillon baptist Church at
the usual Wednesday night service
car
ordained four more deacons. Broth- .
ers C. llenslee, S. W. Jackson,
W. S. Ivey and M. A. Stubbs. aI
r Owing to the late arrival of Revs.
R. Ford of Marion and W. C. Allen ,
I _
! of Latta the order of exercises was l"
*1 somewhat interrupted. The pas- ^
; I tor was assisted by the above
- named ministers and Rev. J. I.
r Allen. The Board of Deacons \
1 consist of those just ordained and at 1
- Brothers J. H. David, J. W King, ant
1 H. 0. Webber, W. A. Blizzard and bet
W. C. Tolar. wo
VERE PUNISHMENT
OR CRIME OF PERJURY.
rth Carolina Judge Unearths
Old Judgment in
Ashe County, Wherein the
Defendant was Pilloried
and His Ears Entirely
Severed from His Head.
An Interesting Document.
Vw people of this ilav and time
1 believe that less than a hund
years a.vjo the savajje spirit
*ned fiercely in the breast of
Antflo-Saxon. However, hisy
hands down to us numerous
tances of savajje cruelty in
ieh the courts of the land inted
horrible punishment for
at arc regarded nowadays as
ty crimes, Iless than a hundred
irsago cultured New England
rned witches and heretics at the
ke. Cruel as this may seem
. sUioiKWv t* \ e.-.- ...11.. ~c
. . V^. / iHtll ILilM Ul
nan who was pilloriu<l and had
i ears severed from his body in
ike county not more than a
ndred years ago.
"While holding court in Ashe
nnty last week, Judge James L.
.'bh unearthed an old judgment
a criminal ease, wherein the
fendant was convicted of per y,
the sentence inflicted upon
: poor wretch being horrible
d barbarous. The date of the
lament is March 13th, 1809,
; sitting of the court being one
ndred years ago the 13th of
>[ month.
"The punishment, as executed,
rrible as it may seem, is set
th in the judgment, a true copy
which follows and is an inter
ing document.
State ol' North Carolina,/
March, 1809.
'At a Superior Court of Law,
fun and held for the county of
he, at the court house, in Jefson,
on the second Monday,
ng the l.Uh of March.
;sent: The lion. Francis Locke,
?e.
State
vs.
rter Whittington.
udgment?Perjury. Jury charg'Jas.
Dixon, Chas. Sherrar,
niel Moxley, Josiah Connelly,
Ling Edwards, Alex Latham,
a. Powers, Andrew Sherrar,
ris Crider, Thus. Tirey, Chas.
inch, Jesse Reeves, jurors,
ury lit id the defendant, CarWhittington,
guilty in man
and form as charged in the
of indictment.
'David Earnest and Elijah
;ep deliver up Carter Whitting,
he is ordered into custody of
sheriff.
'Reasons in arrest of judgment
the case of Carter Whittington
dby Wm. McGomery, his atnev,
alter solemn argument,
sons are overruled by the court.
Judgment?Fined 10 pounds
1 the said Carter Whittington
nd in the pillory for one hour,
the expiration of which time
h his ears be cut off and en:ly
severed from his head and
t his ears so cut off be nailed
he pillory and thereto remain
il the setting of the sun, and
t the sheriff of this county
rv this judgment imiuediatelv
j execution and that the said
tcr Whittinffton be confined
il the fine and fees are paid
)aniel Dixon and Morris Baker,
i., securitys.
Jolicitor's fees of 1 pound and
hillincs Daid bv defendant "
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