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w jmfjWJU ' Il^ippi 3ftp Oi((oti Kerafd. I^TABLISHED IN 1895. ^ DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 8. 1909. VOL. IS, NO. 23 ^NEW COUNTY NEEDS X MORE TERRITORY. So Commissioner Mace AI- ^ es in His Report to the di - * governor. Wants Another f. LI' Survey of Enf re County, a Concedes that New Coun- 01 ty has Enougi Population ^ and Taxable 'roperty. :v bi Commissioner ^ce, on behalf S of the old county alleges in his tl report to the governor that the New Countv doej not contain 400 square miles, ftr. Mace has had k a surveyor rec'ecking the field b< notes of Mes.?rs. Hamby and re Beatty and cXims tnat he has ^ in discovered and-jrror that will so tj change the line; as to reduce the C( New County aea to less than 400 w square miles. It is not stated at fe what point th error was discover- ^ ed, but Mr. dace will no doubt ai state specifially just where the Sl ^: 1 uia^ic^iwicy ? wucn ine governor tr has a hearirr on the matter. As 01 to the ot'er constitutional ret r quirementsin regard to population and Laxable property Mr. w Mace say the New County has a si sufficient mount of each to comply ti with thclaw. ^ y' clarVttfl*1 move on the New cc we now bhess board will be a ?rs, they>efore governor. Just theD**"s hear*ng will be ordered poo? known. Gov. Ansel has w anc^ated that he would employ D *Hcpert to recheck the survey- n< ^7field notes himself, and if he ^ <fpts this course it is likely that er \ hearing will be delayed sever- ip ^ '/weeks. One of the official sur- m /eyors has said that it will take m /six weeks to recheck tjie field notes ^ thoroughly. ^ It is understood that Messrs. th j Hamby and Beatty will stand by tu j their report until the last. They / do not believe any error exists. Differences of opinion as to cer- g' tain details of a survey can change ai the result but Messrs. Hamby and b< Beatty were too well agreed in hs their points all during the pro- : gress of the survey for there to be jj, any room for a mistake that would reduce the area to less than 400 C square miles. It is understood that in the S1 cc event an error is discovered Com- pl missioner Mace wants another p? survey of the county, but this bi would be a needless expense The plat made by Messrs. Hamby and Beatty should show that Marion does or does not contain CI more than 900 sqr.are miles and D that 400 miles have been taken VI off to form the New County, ^ leaving 500 square miles in the d Old County. If there is not suffi- fo cient area the New County project should be dvopped, but if there is ^ sufficient area the governor should not hesitate to order the election er and there should be no more w stumbling blocks put in his way. bi The people are getting tired of ^ these needless delays and the ex- ?a pense incident thereto and want w this question settled one way or th the other. Messrs. Hamby and sp Beatty were official surveyors, one in xt. . ^ J *1 v tvjjicstumig me uiu coumy <11101 one Jl"'" other representing the New Counv, ty. Had they disagreed the law jn provides for them to call in a third Sa party, but they have agreed and reported to the governor that there *h is a sufficient amount of territory in the New County and enough ^ has been left in the Old County to to comply with the law, but still the of accuracy of their report is ques- v< tioned and the word or opinion or es judgment of non-official and partisan surveyors is put above I their's in order to establish grounds m for contest and to bring about unp fV necessary and expensive delays. If the law permits such then the Sf law ought to be changed. As pi The Herald sees it, there was no tit icessity for the appointment of ficial surveyors in the beginner. ^ m % ? x S. DEADLY COW TICK. Quite a number of cows have ed in this section recently from fever caused by 'j.e bite of a ck. The tick is about the size of field pea and multiplies sorapid' that once a cow is attacked it is ily a question of a few days be>re she succumbs to the ravages : the vicious iittle pest. Quite a nmbcrof people have lost cows at the greatest loser is Mr. R. P. tackhouse who has lost seven in ic past few days. Mr. Stackouse reported the matter to lemsou and asked their advice, at they could give no informaon that would be of immedia'e mefit to him. They could only Tnmmpnfl icnlotinn *> * .IV/Hl V. IVl 1 IW picvtlll je spread of the disease. Accord igf to the advices from Clemson iC tick sucks the blood from the >\v and her condition becomes so eakcncd that she develops a slow ;ver which always proves fatal, he average cow is supposed to mtain about 50 pounds of blood id it is said that one tick will lck about 5 pounds of blood from le cow every 24 hours. A vig*ous young bull that belonged to [r. J. S. Thompson contracted le fever and died. Just before lath the bull's ears and tail ere cut off, but there were no gns of blood. It is thought the ck was brought into this section V cattle shipped from Texas. It said to be quite common in Let in seuuuns 01 xexas. ? ^ ? ^ Quiet Home Marriage. A quiet wedding ceremony as performed at the home of r. and Mrs. A. J. Evans Wedjsday afternoon when Miss Julia obley became the bride of Mr. r. J. Irwin. There were preslt only the members of the fatn/ and a small number of intiate friends. After the cereony Mr. and Mrs. Irwin were *iven to the depot where they ok the 6.20 train for Charleston, fter a brief stay in Charleston icy will go to Chester, their fuire home. The bride is a native of Heath prings but for the past year she is been teaching at Reedy Creek, he is a sister of Mrs. A. J. Evans id a great deal of her time has ien spent in Dillon where she is many friends. She gradua d from Winthrop in 1903 and a young lady of many accompshments. The groom is editor of the hester Reporter and has been igaged in newspaper work ever nee he graduated from Erskine liege. He is one of the most ominent of the younger newsiper men of the state and has a illiant future. MURDERED BY FEDERALS. The following is taken from the lio correspondence to the Pee ee Advocate: "Mr. Daniel Barrentine is on a sit to his brother, John Barrenae, our efficient mayor. Mr. aniel Barrentine at the age of urteen was present during the mous Sherman's raid, in Anson untv N. C., when Major James attingham, formerly of this county as infamously murdered by fedal soldiers. Major. Cottingham as not accused of any offense it was ordered to stand out and as shot to death most brutally, aniel, the lad, knowing what his te would be, made a dash for the oods a few rods away , escaping, e minnie balls fired at him ed by, and he is here now thank g providence. Miwndmtood. "What we want," said the man the frock coat, "is a safe and ne Fourth. " "You bet we do," agreed the an with the wispy whiskers. 'We should put a stop to the lseemingly noises that shatter ie very air upon that day. I say you, sir, that on the occasion ; the celebration of the anni;rsary of the birth of the greatit, grandest, most glorious >vernmental structure that ever is"? "Yep," interrupts the other an. "we ought to choke 'em off. m good an' tired of listening to iose flapdoodle, spread-eagle >eeche? myself." And the man in the frock coat issed on with an of the haughsst kind of hauteur, I THE RALES. / The first meet, of the newly j Organized Pee Dee Circuit which combines the several driving as | associations heretofore in the racing game was held at Dillon July 1st. The day was not propitious for racing, dark clouds and frequent | showers necessitated calling oil. the races for that day. The next ' day, Friday the clouds had rolled away. The heat was almost unbearable but as admission was free 1 for all the crowd was there in striking evidence, and the races, twenty four in all, with names that would have astounded the patrons of the amphitheatre when Rome was mistress of the world J and at the zenith of her glory. However Dr. Davis at 1:30 o'clock rang the bell and the races were on. First heat, free for all, five entries, Sandy Hal, Marguerite, Al- ; buta, Alfonso, Maxine Paine. Purse $200.00. Marguerite 1st. money, Sandy Hal 2nd., Albuta 3rd. 2nd. heat, five entries, Brownie 1st., Hebe 2nd. Radium B. 3rd. ino. 10 ana KODDie m. were last under the wire. Third heat, six entries, Sir Hen- 1 ry, Trilby M., Roy Wilkes, Bell of Darlington. Traveler and Pat W. Roy Wilkes 1st money, Sir Henry, 2nd., Trilby M. 3rd. Fourth heat, egiht entries, Si Wassa, Frank M., Lady Bonifide, Virginia Deer, Little Wilson, Harry, Ivis, Dolly Dillard. Virginia Deer, 1st money, Dolly Dillard ] 2nd, Frank M. 3rd. Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia were represented. 2:14/4 best time made in the free for all. Good humor prevailed and all, both small and great, expressed themselves well pleased with the day's sport. Vf t n J J I i uarguerue, i-?. auwarus Day mare, won 1st money in free fori all race, also I. B. Gibson's bay ] mare, Brownie, won 1st. money in 2:30 class, Sir Henry, E. T. Elli- ; ot's roan gelding, won 2nd money in 2:20 class. . To see the "ictor on many fields, ' Prone in the dust laid low, Alfonso made the people shout, ' Will we hear it nevermore? i But phoenix like he'll rise again Renewed in strength and speed, And when Drake sees the mon ey up, Alfonso sure to lead. 1 | Free State News, """"j Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Bethea, ?? Marion, spent a few days last week with the family of Mr. Andrew LeGette. Mr. J. P. Rogers is in Columbia taking a business course. Mrs. Oscar Fenegan returned 1 Acf 4^-v iniJL f f wuuuouajr 1 k V>111 CL V 1311 IU relatives in Kingstree and Lake City. Miss Kate Cobb of Rowland spent Thursday and Friday with relatives in this section. A number of our young people attended a picnic at Reedy Creek Springs Saturday. Miss Nina Jackson of Dillon was in Free State Saturday. Rev. W. C. Allen is conduct- ! ing a series of meetings at Cat fish Church this week. Mrs, Nancy Greenwood and i daughter, Miss Mary, visited relatives in Gibson some few days ago. "Cor" RACES AT BENNETTSVILLE. Following is the result of the races at Bennettsville Monday: Free for all: Alfonso 1st., Sand}' Hal 2nd., Albuta 3rd. Time 2.15 A. 2.20 class: Roy Wilkes 1st., Trilby M; 2nd., Hebe 3rd. Time 2.19 A. 2.30 class: Brownie 1st., No. 13 2nd., Radium B. 3rd. Time 2.25 A. 2.40 class: Frank M. 1st., Robbie M. 2nd., Richmond 3rd. Time 2. 27. ii in i n'i Ismail 11 HENRY bDENS. It is fit and meet that the works of all good men be perpetuated in verse or prose, and after a conversation with the subject of this sketch, The Herald's poet was inspired to pen the following lines: Only a few decades ago, On a lovely summer morn, Near where Sweat Swamps waters flow, The subject of this sketch was born. In early life was prone to dig, Strenuously for a boy his size. But great the genius he displayed 1 In shaping up his big mud pies. 1 Mud was the field he chose to win ' Renown aDd wealth-attain to fame On massive structures-brick or ; stone, , Some future day inscribed his name. The vears rolled on, he faltered j not, He plied his trade through heat and cold, I /\nu tne music nis trowel made, j Brought content and glittering ( ffold. In later years his dreams have changed, No more with pride he views his trowel, ' Manual labor he loves no more, Prefers to wielJ the sponge and ( towel. Hear ye afflicted the joyful news, Whose lives are burdens-all hope has fled, Grim death can never claim you, If Henry's by your bed. The good Samaritan in his day, Was never a better nurse, Or deft hands to dress your wounds, A.nd drive away the hearse. When in trouble call on him. He'll fix you up alright, At any time when sick in pain. He's at your service day or night. -M. ? y^ife Kills Husband by Mistake. Vienna Correspondence London Leader. It is reported from a village near Steinrmanger, in Hungary, that a farmer named Veres, who had just returned from America, was murdered by his wife without her knowing that he was her hu sband. Veres emigrated 12 years ago, and after making a small fortune decided to return to the village where he had left his wife. He 1 arrived there on Friday night, and the first persons he met were two cousins, who, however, only recognized him after being told who he was, so greatly had he altered in his appearance. Refore leaving them Veres remarked that if his wife and mother-in-law whc lived together in a lonely house outside the village should fail to recognize him he would not at once reveal his identity, but would hear what they thought of the absent man. When he reached the house neither the wife or the mother-inlaw guessed who the stranger was who begged for food and shelter for the night, whereupon he promised payment, opening his handbag containing money and valu ' iiuics 10 prove ms aouuy to pay. The two women thereupon admitted him, but the contents of the handbag suggested to them to murder the stranger, whom they believed nobody in the village had seen, and whose disappearance therefore would not attract attention. They brought him wine containing cyanide of potassium, used as rat poisen by the peasants here which the unfortunate man drank ar.d soon died. The women buried his body in the garden that same night. When yesterday morning the two cousins came to hear how the returned husband was received the horrified women made a clean breast of their crime and surrendered to the police. m m ^ DRAKE S CORN BEAT n- i u Willi-? t- - i i/i j . xi. n miamsuii says uc nas some fine corn; 13,233 stalks to the acre. It will average 3 to 4 ears to the stalk, making something over 40,000 ears. 100 to 120 ears will make a bushel of corn. At this calculation, Di. Williamson is going to make 350 bushels of corn an acre. He is thinking of putting out soda and increase the yield 50 or 75 bushels.?Rockingham Post. f WASHINGTON LETTER, k fr< In News from our busy Capital. ty \v< Mr. Charles M. Popper, the (it special agent who has been in- be vestigating fiscal affairs in Eu- ca rope, h is made a report to the bureau of manufactures of the Department of Commerce and Latx>r which constitutes an itnpor- 1S tant contribution to current diselusion of the proposed income tax. Mr. Pepper says that for the fiscal year which ended March pa 31. 1909, the revenue from the atv income tax in Great Britar. was thi $ 165,000,000. This tax in 1908 was the greatest single source of revenue, exceeding the excise imposts by $1,500,000 and the customs receipts by $23,000,000. Incomes under $800 are exempt re] from the tax, and graduated abatements are allowed on incomes between $800 to $2,500. P In this very interesting report Mr. Pepper analyzes the various sources from which the tax is 1X1 drawn and shows that the principal source comes under the group of business and professions and particular properties, such as railways, canals and mines, and ^ foreign and colonial securitcs, and the next leading source o: revenue is from the profits from the ^ ownership of houses and lands. According to a statistical abstract of the Dnitcd States to be issued in a few days by the bureau of statistics of the Department of ^ Commerce and Labor, about onethird of the eighty-eight million population of the United States, including: Alaska, live in the thir- yj* teen orignal states; another third live in the states created from the ^ territory ceded to the Union by wj the origfnal states, and the remaining: third on the area added by ^ purchase or annexation. ^vc thi The total number of immigrants into the country since 1820, the Pe year of earliest record, exceeds 25,000,000. In 1900, the date of h.8 the last census, the total number of persons of foreign birth living vd in the country was 10,460.000 pit which}was 13.7 per cent of the J\x total population, while on 1890 ^ they formed 24 8 per cent. M< Announcement is made that the ^ American Red Cross is prepar- j.j ing for a unique exhibition in an Washington the latter part of Dc this month, when the six hundred odd designs for a Christmas stamp, to be used next winter during the holidays, will be placed on display. Several designs have rc( been received from Honolulu and K< an associate committee of artists tal will pass on the designs and award the cash prizes of $100, . $50 and $25. A year ago the sale 'to of the stamps netted the Red ye Cross $138,000. M m th It was demonstrated recently tri that the big battleship Missisisppi ca can accomodate five thousand vi- ta sitors at one time and not be overcrowed. to ap Much discussion is reported to have been going on in the navy as vi to the advisability of making: some th changes in the methods of con- tr? ducting: canteens on board ship. 1S rc These canteens are virtually small an stores where enlisted men may ov buy certain articles of use, and the do suggestions is made that the g:ov- *e] ernment buy out the present can- ?n is teen the stocks and place them on a firm and business like basis. a ] Heretofore naval canteens have ha been run on much the same plan ?c as the company fund in the army. su. Under the airangement proposed ^ canteens would be conducted like army poSt-exhanges and would be under the pay officer of a vessel, T1 ..." i . ho "would replenish the stocks om the most reasonable markets, i this way the variety and qualiof the stocks of gocds carried ntld be increased, and the pros would be disbursed for tho nertt of the men for whom the nteens are maintained. The stubborncss of tarifT facts beginning- to percolate the Reblican cranium at last. According to Washington distches the language in the Seti: has been keeping pace with ? thermometer in that city. ^ 11* ? JACKSON NEWS. The Bennett Mill Pond is very v and bridges bad; the commuV wnnlH K<? orlorl if fUotf too**'* J "V smv? .1 UI1.J Wl.1V., laired. The crops are very fine, and ospects good. Mr. R. M. Jackson has a piece the finest corn in the upper rt of Marion county. Mr. R. M. Jackson has been ry ill for several days; we sinrely hope he will soon be well ain. We are also sorry to hear of rs. Joe Andrew's illness; hope c will soon recover. Miss Lela Wright of Gibson, X. , is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Jane Bennett and Clarence >vington of Clio spent last Tueslv at Dr. Smith's. Miss Pauline Edens of Clio, is siting her sister. Mrs Daiulert >ttingham. Miss Mollie Andrews one of Dwland's charming young ladies ent last week with Mr. and rs. Joe Andrews. Miss Mary M. Jackson left last lesday to spend several days th friends in Bishopville, S. C. On account of rain last Friday ternoon the people of Judson :rc disappointed in not having eirjpicnic at Bennett's Fond. Last Wednesday evening" Mis?j arl Heustess gave in honor of r cousin Miss Lela Wright a dchtful reception. It was one of i best receptions given around dson in quite a while. Those 10 enjoyed Miss Heustess's hosality were: Misses Mary and ina McLaurin, Lela, Jeanett, ite and Gertrude Wright, Ek?ise, try M. and Marie Jackson, itkken Cottingham and Miss :Phall. Messrs. J. S. and Ali McRac, Hoyt, B. A. and R. ttingham, O. N. Jackson W. Calhoun. W. Heustess, Hugh d Luther McLaurin, M. Mc>nald and K. Alford. "A Reader of The Herald." DILLONITES ABROAD. The editor of The Herald is in ceipt of a letter from Dr. W. J. ;ller who is at Vienna, Austria, king a clynical course. Dr. slier, who is accompanied by rs. Kellar, has been at Vienna out three months, and expects remain there the balance of the :ar. The Doctor says he and rs. Keller like Vienna very uch, but he must contess that ey prefer Marion county to Ausia. There are about lOo Amerin doctors at the university king the several courses taught ere. It will be gratifying to r. Keller's many Marion friends learn that he has recently been pointed assistant to one of the ofessors. The clynic the Docr is attending is the largest in ienna, about 10,000 cases of roat and nose diseases being :ated there every year. Vienna a city of modern ways in many spects, but the Doctor mentions i old custom they still cling to er there of locking the street ors to all anartmcnt Virmcoe nf r 10 at night. After this hour e has to pay 20 "hellers" (which about 4 cents in Americana aney) to get in or out. This : law of the First Napolean and vU|?, s been in force ever since ^\ton cupied Austria. His motiv, prob. ch a law was to keep in tc^ave8 th the movements of the r Three x at night as well as day. u man. m ,a m ad iea. ta pitylon Herald fft.SO a year to