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FThe Dillon Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. A. B. JORDAN Editor. SUBSCRIPTION. SI.50 PER YEAR Kntcre< at the po.t office at Dlllou, 9. ('., a second-oaaa mail matter Di on.[S. C. November 25.1909. The Main Issue. Now let us all make a mighty pull foi the success of the New Countvon Dec 14th. The $25,000.00 <ontributed by Messrs. J. W. an<IT. A- Dillon for the erection the public buildings, providecT t e county seat is located at Dillon, emoves the last obstacle in the \ay of the movement and the tine has come for every loyal New County man to put as much tine and energy into the fight as he can possibly spare. There aie no strings to the contribution made by the Messrs. Dillon. The money has been deposited ii the local banks and two . , . . < cnecKs i*r j>i2,ouu.uu eacti nave been male payable to and issued to Mr VV T. Bethea, trustee and treasurer of the New County Central Execative Committee. The miin issue is the New County, and the little friendly rivalry that might arise over the location of he county seat is secondary tcthe main issue. Every town, hanlet and community in the territory of the New County ha^ a righ to make a bid for the county sea and Dillon is not so "hoggish" in the matter that she does n<t want other sections in the terriory to show an ambition to beccme the capital of the New Count]. Dillon isfully alive to the fact that there i: some little commercial advantage in having a court house right at its doors, but it realizes also that the whole upper .Tad of Marion county will be orpnflv ftorl Kt? ? 0 uy imvinx a I county of its own, regardless of where the county seat is located, and they are not, by any means, allowing the location of the county capital to overshadow the main issue. The object is the New County and people who have fought as long and as persistently without flinching and without a murmer of complaint at the great odds and overwhelming difficulties put in their way by the opponents of the movement are bound to succeed and our prediction is that the 43rd. county will be added to the map of South Carolina after Dec. 14th. We haven't heard so much about the double-tax argument since The Herald showed some weeks ago that a county's smallest item of expense in its total annual expenditures is the salary item. Our old county friends say the legislature will not create the New County because it does not contain enough territory. It is to be hoped our old county friends will confine their efforts against the formation of the New County to a right in the legislature, altogether. It was only a whisper, but like the shot that was heard around the world in '61, it was heard around the county. Said one leader of the old county to another: "If those New County people don't ijci iu rowing among tneinselves they'll win I" And the best evidence that we'll win is that peace and harmony prevails and there is no rowing among: ourselves?not the slightest indication of it. While conceding tc other towns the constitutional right to make a bid for the county seat, there are many strong reasons why the jpounty seat should be at Dillon. Dillon wants the New County first, but she wants the county seat also, -? because the court house will b^ accessible to every resident in the New County. Look at the map of the New Cocnty and then note how the A. C. L. and the North & South Caro.ina railroads cut the territory irto squares, with Dillon as the cettre. Located as she is, almost ir the centre of the New County ard with railroads radiating: north, south, east and west, there is not a resident of the New County wha cannot reach the court house by rail and return home the same day. This fortunate circumstarce makes Dillon geographically, logically and practically the place for the count> scat. The contributon by Messrs. J. W. and T. A. Dillon settles the question of court house and jail, and now that it i:; over and there is no possibility of the people beins taxed for public buildings, we want to ask why the proposition to bond Marion county for $75,OOC .00 for the erection of a court house at Marion died so suddenly at the last session of the general assembly? There is a possibility af this proposition being revived, whether the New County is form ed or not, and as there is hardly any one or two men in the old county patriotic enough to put up $25,000 for this purpose, it would be good policy for those who opposed the New County because they did not want to be taxed for a court house and jail tc * vote themselves out of the old county. BERMUDA REPLIES TO "T. C." Editor Herald:?In loookinj over The Marion Star of the 17th instant I note an article headec "A Deplorable Condition" signec by "T. C.," an alleged residen of Bermuda- Now in all fairness to "T. C." and all other old coun ty men (as every man is entitlec to his opinion) I think "T. C.' has gone a little too far when h< says "the last New County elec tion at the Bermuda poll the New County managers did noi let the old county men have tick ets until late in the evening.' And as the New County is strongei at the Bermuda poll now than ii was before I don't think this state ment should go unchallenged. 1 am not seeking a controversy, bu I am f -ee to say that if there is anv old county influence at thi< poll there are no New County vote: for sale. Now if some good mar trom Dillon would come over here with a quart of one jX he mighi get an old county vote changed "T. C." wants The Star to set that managers are appointed ir the next election so that the olc county voters will get justice, anc I am heartily in sympathy with his suggestion, as the new countj men have done so much in the past they will bear watching, What we have'been striving foi all the time is justice and no one will be happier to see justice ad ministered to all concerned in the approaching election than the writer. We are praying foi the success of the New County an, we hope to see all of our Nev County friends turn out and vote for the New County on the 14th NEW COUNTY MAN. r , ^ , LATTA BOOMING. Editor Herald:?Latta is a grow ing town. We understand tha Messrs. Tolar Bros, are going te open up their property near the Graded School which will offei some of the nicest building site ever offered to the people o Latta. They will begin at onc< to grade new streets and sidewalk: and put out shade trees. Thi land being well located we see n< reason why it should not build u\ rapidly, and will give those wish ing to come to Latta to educati their children an opportunity t< buy a nice building site at a rea sonable price. The new sub-divi ainn ic fVia rilaaa ? 4U uiv P??ww kU II1VCM yuu money, even if you do not care t< build as lots always increase ii value as soon as the erection o buildings begins. They will ad vertise this property and have ai auction sale which will be seen ii your paper later. Attention. Dillon Chapter, No. 46, Roya Arch Masons will hold their annu al election of officers at the regu lar meeting next Manday night Nov. 29, at 8 o'clock. The Dillon Herald $1.50 a year ^ 5 BF i state! Sth carolina EXEClM^B>EPARTMENTr^ ngv WHE^Wetit'ons signed by v . more that^N^piird of the qualified electors of that portion of Mar- ( 1 ion Cour ty to be out off to form g 1 a new county, called in the peti- r ! portion of said county be permit- * i ted to vote on the establishment t . of a new county, and; ? WHEREAS, commissioners were appointed, as required by the act of 1905 to ascertain and report r upon the allegations of the peti- 1 tion and to employ surveyors to ^ make a survey and a map of the t proposed new county, and, WHEREAS, the surveyors ap- ^ pointed made a map of the terri- s tory and filed the same with the " commission which was filed with ^ 1 me and which contains and em- j r braces the following territory by ; metes and bounds, to wit: "Beginning: at the month of \ t Mill Creek where it empties into v Big: Pee Dee River and in middle ( of said river at said point; thence ' up the run of said creek to the v [ bridg:e on the river road to a stake X 111 N.; thenc N. 75.56 E 46 , 95 feet to a stake X 111 N. at ( the intersection of Gum Swamp . and Cud Swamp; thence up the *( run of Cud Swamp . to the public [ road leading: from L. D. Hasel- , den's to Sellers' to a Stake near J bridge; thence N. 82. 47 E 3061 , feet along: said road to the town 1 limits of Sellers to a stake: thence N. 10.226 W. 3496. 5 feet to X|j . Z>\. XKLKZ A, LllClUJC 1M . 0/.?K* Hf. ?1UUU^ } feet to a stake X; thence N. 53.22 \ . E. 1335 feet to a stake X; thence S. 56.32 E. 1107 feet to a stake X; thence N. 82.30 E 11801 feet to a stake; thence N. 60.40 E. 5678 , feet to an iron stake west side of ? the Marion and Latta public road < \ near David Watson's; thence N. 1 . 88.30 E. 2305 feet to an iron stake \ 1 on the public highway leading t 1 from Latta towards Marion, S. C. t on the old Bryant place, the said j ? roads and points being the ones f heretofore referred to in the ori- c 1 ginal petition setting forth the > ' boundary line of the proposed new * ; county; thence S. 89 10 E. 6940 1 - feet to a stake X; thence S. 68.27 ; E. 4920 feet to a stake X; thence ( t S. 60.10 E. 20545 feet to a stake - X at east side of railroad; thence ' N. 51.37 E. 4242 feet to its inter section with Buck Swamp; thence . t down the run ot Buck Swamp with 1 - its various courses and distances 1 [ to its junction with Little Pee Dee ] t River; thence a straight line N. 3 48.40 E. 17300 feet to a stake X ? 111 N., thence a straight line S. ; 44.48 E. 18924 feet to a cypress " i tree X 3 N. at the juncture of Ash ; Pole Swamp and Lumber River; t thence Lumber River the line to . the North and South Carolina ; State line; thence the North and i South Carolina State line; I the line to the point I where it intecsects the line bei tween Marion and Marlboro r Counties; thence the line between ; Mrrion and Marlboro Counties to , the median line of the Great Pee r Dee River; thence down the mei flipn linp r?f coirl ? ...?W i IVWi LU lUC UC" - ginninj? corner." i WHEREAS, the boundaries of i the proposed new county, the num; ber of inhabitants, the taxable property, as shown by the last tax r return, and that the proposed lines ; do not run nearer than eight miles . to any court house building now established, are also set forth in said petition, AND WHEREAS, from the report submitted to me by said commission as provided for in the Act " of 1905, I am satisfied that the requirements of the constitution as 3 to area, distance, wealth, popula; tion et cetera have been complied r with and that the number of square * miles in the proposed new county called in the original petition Cals houn County is four hundred and s four plus square miles, leaving to s the County of Marion more that 3 five hundred square miles, ? NOW THEREFORE, I, M. F. Ansel, as Governor of the State of e South Carolina, by virtue of the 3 power conferred upon me by the Constitution and laws of this State, do hereby order that an election be r held in the territory embraced with3 in the proposed new county on the * fourteenth day of December A. D. - iyuy upon the question of creating the said new county and that at 1 such election the qualified electors 1 within the proposed area shall be allowed to vote upon said question, those favoring the proposed new county to vote "Yes" and those opposed to vote "No " .1 That the Commissioners of . State and County Elections of the County of Marion shall make all neccessary arrangements for hold' ' ing said election; shall appoint managers and do all other things necessary for the holding of said . election; that the County Super-1j ^5tASls risor of said County shall ha Prepared printed tickets and fi lish same to ihe Commissioners Election to b4|hept out to the Ms igers of Election for the use of t raters. That at the said election t ]uestion of a name and a coui eat for such county shall be st nitted to the said qualified electo That said election shall be h< inder the saamjntfML^Mlrcgu ions as are provfd'eJ nanagers shafl it Seven o'clock in the morni ind keep the same open until to I'clock in the afternoon, when t >olls shall be closed, the voi runted, a return of the number rotes polled for and against, sig :d and certified to by the manag< >f election which together with t >allot box, ballots and poll 1 ihall be turned over to the Co nissioners of Election as requii >y law; that the Commissioners election shall then, as now luired by law, tabulate the v tnd make return thereof to 1 lovernor of the State and to t Secretary of State, and file a cc >f same in the office of the Ch >f Court of Common Pleas for 1 ;aid County of Marion. IN TESTIMONY WHEREC [ hereunto set my hand and cau: :he Great Seal of the State to iffixed at Columbia this 2nd. c af November in the year of < Lord one thousand nine hund: ind nine and in the Independai af the United States of Amer the one hundred and thirty four (L. S.) M. F. Ansel Govern By the governor. R. M- McCown Secretary of Std ^ Master's Sales. (Monday, Dec. 6.) In the Clase ot William D. 1 iptiinst Nancy C. Garmichael and ( ;rs all that tract of land contain 218) Two Hundred and Thirteen ac nore or less, bounded North by lai if Silas Stephens; Sonth and Cast he Daniel McKenzie lands; West he Betsy Ann Fore lands. Terms ot sale, one third cash; balai n two equal, aunual payments, secu: >y th? Bond of the purchaser and nu tage of the premises; interest from < >f sale, payable annually uutil vhole sum be paid, with option of )urchaser to pay all the bid cash ; p dinner to pay for papers. dtTs Page, b s. c. Civii. Engineer. All sorts of surveying, Draugl ng, Leveling, special attention Parm and Timber Surveys, C Lots. Guaranteed Accuracy. DILLON, S. C $ INBWARi We have FA, M E Our Shoe Stock, 1 jf OUR S HP ii L_ i ' ' v ' ' ve Trespass Notice. ir" Notion is hereby given that ail pareoi ot are forbidden to trespass npan any c in- the lands of the Estate of the late D he J- F Bethea. Hunters are stnotly fo bidden to hnnt upon any of the lan? above named and any person who vi< "e lates this r.otioe will be fcroaecuted ity the fall extent of the law. lb. Mrs. H. Jane Bethea. Dillon. H. O. Nov. 16. 09. Administrate li"! Special Column Hut.!?. ^re For Sale.?One two stoi "he room Dwelling house and L 150X160 ft with good barn an m_ Stables. Rich garden desirab d location in the Town of Dilloi of A bargain for an early purchase Applv at the Herald Office, ate 11-18-21NOTICE. )py Anyone wishing to buy two bus ,rj. ness Lots on Railroad Avenui the ^ne Dlock from the Depot See \\ F. Stackhouse, Dillon S. C. >f i " sed FOR SALE?Desirable tract jjC land, one mile from the growii |av town of Pembroke, N. C., on tl 5ur main road to Lumberton. 3 rc(j acres; will sell as a body or tracts 25 acres up. Terms re jca sonable. Apply or write to th R. W. Livermore Co., ' ll-18-4t Pates. N. C. yV0 Mens suits carried over frc de. Jf to 2 seasons, original cost $7.i /*$8.50 and $10.00, will sell the Friday and Saturday for $4.9 These goods are now on at* bitii in the window, see them; Mori lay Fass. )th Last Appeal. nds Keep your stock off of my prer by ises. And avoid being indictc by for trespass. Nov. 16, 1909. ?co _ Allen Surlesred Lost, lay White and black spotted d( the about 5 months old. Answers the the name of "Joe". Reward f ,ar* return_to Allen Surles, Dillon. An opportunity to make a sa E investment in town property Dc 2nd., at the grand auction sale town lots to be sold at Little Ro< regardless of price. Real estate is a safe investme to and town property in a secti< jty developing as rapidly as is tl Pee Dee is a safe investment. 1 with the crowd at Little Rock < the 2nd. of December and buy choice lot. RIVAL OF Ni opened up another large LL AND Wll\ RCHANI can supply your wants in Ladies Ready-to-wear lines, an are the best to be fonnd. TAPLE LINES ARE G( -OOK OUR STOCK O^ H, D U IN riff f r\\r c / J* V I, 55 Ladies Jackets carlH j from 1 to 2 seasons, origiMMjlk $1.50 to $5.00, we will r a r. Friday and Saturday for* J* goods are now on exhibitj J" window, see them. Morri',,, WTj ko For Sale.?To Colored0je five nicely finished Cattf ^ >r good location Terms easy_,iv *1 C. L. VVheele, JU e Administrator^ .... $ ^ STATE OF SABUl ( > '? COUR'^^^^H^. ; U K'l DELTON 'Sits, r.'.i - I _ 2T tVatorof I 1 S. Estate of Joseph ' mKs ^ and Martha H. Wrigh^^HHMtfj^^j^Hfl ?. - ?Neili L. Sinclair, Duniul 1 y I ESRa -T rntfilW.hoTTl n.l/l' ot Bryant and W. W. Evans,"^M^!^Br ? id Defe ndantic^jBB; jjBF I# In obedience to a deoreetal on! : 4 a. granted in above et.titled action, I wl r offer for sale to the highest bidder 5k j cash, before the Conrt House Doo? . T Marion, on the ttrst Monday in ^ ber next, during legal hours of eofjr following two pieces, parcels org i of land, situate in tlieOonntv ov^ ' fj in the State aforesaid, that i -1 ) sB* J1" One Tract, containing One HoIl M B. Acres, more or less, and describeBfc J, follows, to wit: beginning at a stB a 3X0 on a ditch and running thcnceni 55 E. 36 to a dead pine 3X0; thenctH j 34 W. 6.85 to a Block Guui 3X0; thiK B of N. 56 \V 33.40 to a pt.ji!"r 3X0 on ^ Brnnch; thence up the ditch by its va^&fl |lc ious courses to a stake at the begin-^HH n ning corner, as per plat made by L. MrV Laurin, Surveyor, on the 8th day of B in August A. D. 1808. (fi a- One other tract, containing Ninety jf (901 Acres, more or less, and described B as follows, to wit: Beginning at a B stake ou the east edge of Little Pee Dee jB Swamp about 122 chains hplow the dwelling house on said lands, and run >m ningN. 75 E. 16.16 to a stake; thence^BBj 10, N 66 W. 16.56 to a gum corner of sait^Bpl branch t.n Mim rn?rt lenriimr m Bridge; thence West with said rounH * east edge of Little Pee Dee SwampVKa on thence down edge of Baid Swamp to beris ginning corner, and being the same pE tract of land conveyed to Joseph O Sin- MB clair by Sarah M. Alford bv deed dated fe January the 2nd. 1900. Dj Purchaser to pay for all nece ssary n- papers, and in case he fails top onply A with his bid, said tract or tractMo land p will be resold on the same or some sub- _ P sequent sales day at the risk of saldgpUP purchaser. U.K. Wright li S-3t. AdministraM V or Masters Sale. I # By order of court in the case of LBf d .rj ?_ Smith and others against Eruily .,1|^ Smith the Master will sell on sales day*;-c* Dec 6th, 1909, that valuable plantation HB of known as the " John L. Smith lands", ck containing '300) Three Hundred acres, P ^ more or less, bounded by lauds of R. R. P? Rogers, Annie M. Bethea, Sarah .flJ ^ nt Smith, S. M. Jones, L. K. Belliea, ami by the run of Buck swamp. Terms o|l-/_i , sale, one third cash balance payable ii.HMP one and two years equal installments J-Ii-H je secured by bond of purchaser and mort-vftt on 8a?e ?f premises, interest lrom day of^Up[ , a snle. payable annually. Purchaser to pjfc [pay for papers. J. D. McLucas, ^ B W GOODS.|f * w J i shipment of I, p ITER 11 DISE || d Novelty Dr?*e KM K I <i HI DMPLETh. |g # i/ER. | J i? ft k g; mjQ