The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, November 25, 1909, Image 4
FThe Dillon Herald.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
A. B. JORDAN Editor.
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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.
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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
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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
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We have
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Our Shoe Stock, 1
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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 ( > '?
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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, ^
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