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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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