The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, December 09, 1909, Image 1
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^ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1909. VOL 15.
fWG NEW COUNTY RALLY 1
WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.
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Everybody Invited to Meet ^
at the Graded School To- *a
n>? r row Afternoon, as
- Speeches will be Made by ^
Representative Men from ki
Other New Counties Show- 01
ing the Manifold Advan- ^
tages of Smaller Counties. w
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* COME OUT AND BE WITH THE CROWD te
fc. BRING YOUR WIVES AND SWEET- 81
HEARTS. a'
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Everybody is invited to attend
) the big New County mass meeting ?r
to b# held in the Graded School ^
r tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at
tor 2 o'clock. The invitation is not ^
restricted to New County advo- je
^ cates only, but a cordial invita- .
^ . te
tion is extended to those of our ^
friends who differ with us on the ^
wP question of dividing Marion. gt
Among the speakers will be prom ?,.
inent men from othe*- New Counties,-that
have been formed with^
in the recent years, and these ^
gentleman will give you the bene|pF
fit of their experience with small^
er counties. There will be a gen- ^
tleman of prominence from the m
new and prosperous county of
\ Calhoun who nniwavl ?Via .limvian
p he
of old Orangeburg because he
gjF thought taxes would be higher
|e^ and that the condition of the pco- j
pie would not be improved, but er
Sfejr Who is now an earnest advocate
New Counties because he found
lit, after Calhoun 'was foi\ned,
agfjjjBitt he was mistaken. This gen- w
rc&>^ttBan will have something inter
t . in
to say to the people of ^
r-M* ! Ip section because he is a man
^^ -Bfeneans and intelligence and he ^
5p?:; Mpj quick to see the economic valML
B|>f smaller counties. Another
p.fcc speakers will be a resident tu
* C^teamberg county which yta.s ^
H|?LHpied out of old Barnwell 15 nr
ago. Before the formation ^
Bp; Bfcamberg county the relation of q>,
R Hbberg and Barnwell was ident- sa
with that of Dillon and Marion jr(
Sj||?lji^?liow 15 years after the new ra
of Bamberg formed condi- [ j
^J;*^^??re so much better in' bo'h wj
B" Hkies that Bamberg would not Q?
; goflEkck to old Barnwell if she jn
sir A^OdBfeand old Barnwell would not ??
MB . Ky Pd
pvtUbr back if she wanted to go. pr
p^B?Hprg and Barnwell are two of sw
BfhcBBost prosperous counties in
B tt#te, and at the spring term
ft; of JBlrt in Bambertr the nresidino
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complimented the people of
jrg because the county was j0,
gr out of debt and had a low- ^
t than any other County in
ite. Bamberg- is the smal- ne
jttinty in the state, hence fa,
i. Raid in reference to Bam- T1
Ought to be of particular <jo
k just now, as the main ar- an
against the formation of un
r County is that it is too
.
Sfbody is invited to come
Ifcr this open, honest, intellihtfussion
of the question of
^counties, whether they are i is
of the New County or he
PK'dlBt is a question in which the v"
vitally interested and
m^B^^KLdesire of the New County
^IpP&pMts to enlighten everybody ha
"feBpnestion before it is finally th<
g| Bad to the voters. th<
the speakers will be; J
|j| KDaughman, Saluda county, I fir:
^ Dt. R. Commissioner; J. C. cit
^^^ffiHpenator from Cherokee, J. J?'
Wannamaker, of Cal- as
g Bounty; Olio M. Dantzler, (-e
SSmmMI of Calhoun county ; Adam; be
^^ Esq., of Orangeburg; Jas. we
^^^Hnckson. of Aiken county. ;
Ngg|Bbe Dillon Herald $1.50 a year, enj
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Dunksgiving at Old Kentyrc Church, y
Way back in the 17th. century,
hen Scotland groaned under the
jrsecution 6f a Catholic despot,
hen eclesiastical law was omnipant,
when burning Presbyterians
id other dissenters trom the esiblished
church was looked upon
> a religious duty, and one well
leasing to God and their country,
riven from their native land, front
indred, home and friends, the
ily refuge open to them was with
ncivilized savages in the wilds of
merica, where christian men and
omen have wrought out a civiliition
that has no equal on this
rrcstrial globe. A wilderness
ibdued, the grainery of the world,
id an open door to the oppressed
le world over.
Among the noble souls that fled
om the wreck and carnage that
id overtaken the land of their
rth, were the Mclntyres, Mcacherns,
Carmichaels, McKinys
and the Campbells. The latr
of the noble clan of Campill,
of which the Duke of Argyle
te hereditary head which has
ood in Scotland for the crown
? -r T /->!. . - ?
iu vuvcuttui ui jesus v^nnsi, sua
rainst the encroachments of King
td Priest. One mile from Campill's
Bridge on Little Pee Dee,
leir footprints remain to this day.
he old Pee Dee Presbyterian
lurch will ever stand a monuent,
sacred to their memory.
Long since these noble pioneers^
ive gone the way of all flesh, but
> the advance guard that planted
iristianity along the banks of
ittlc Pee Dee, they will remain
ishrined in the hearts of those of
ndred blood, and all who appre4-1
?ic tut- mfcinv D'essingr. coming'
rough them. In after years
hen peace and plenty came, the
creasing population of the little
ilony demanded expansion. It
as decided to build another church
rther up the river, and where
en tyre now stands was the site
lected. In this the 20th, cenry
since the Angels sang a '' Saour
Born" the desendants of the
>ble Scots have been faithful to
eir church covenant. Bach
lianksgiving day is- a day held
cred by the congregation of old
entyre, and should be an inspition
to all christian communities,
ere old and young come, not
ith empty hand, but like Israel
old each with their thank offer
g. Then led by their faithful
stor, Dr. Buckner, songs of
aise and thanksgiving ascend as
reet incense to the great white
rone.
Short talks on subjects pertaing
to the up building of christian
aracter and the spread of the
yful news of salvation among the '
nighted nations'of the world.
Next on the program was a dinr
that only the well to do in a 1
rming community can spread,
le christian was warmed up to
greater things for the Master
d the day to all was a day of 1
[alloyed pleasure. 1
A Good Show.
"The Two Old Cronies" played j
re Monday and Tuesday night ,
the Jno. B. Willis Comedy Cogenerally
conceded to be the 1
st all round show that has ever 1
sited Dillon. Manaor^r <
^ i viiai i
mred the company under a 1
avy guarantee, and while the
:endance was not as large as he
d expected, still those who sa^
> performances were profuse im ^
iir praises of the show. There
ire 13 members in the troupe,
d the show would be considered
st-class in any of the largest
ies. The comedy work of
hn B. Willis and Henry Mack
Prof. Kreitzmeyer and O'Don
on Duff was particularly fine, the
irn.an dialect of the Professor
ing perfect, The comedians '
ire backed by a fine chorus of
me 10 girls who were all artists
their line. The company made
great hit in Dillon and
iy will play a return
gagement here next spring.
taw county holds ^
BIG MASS MEETING.
A Big Crowd was in Town,
Call was Issued in an Hour
and the Result was One of
the Largest Gatherings
Ever Held in Dillon.
There is no doubting the fact
that the New County is a live
wire. Never before in the history
of this section have the citizens
been more deeply interested
in a question. Mention of the
"New County" secures instant
attention and there is no subject
that will hold the unflagging attention
of an audience longer. At
New County Headquarters "New
County'' is discussed all day and
far into the night. The subject
is taken up the next morning
where it was broken off the night
before and then all day long it
is kept up as incessantly as the
ticking of an eight day regulator.
After the 14th. the New County
people will find it hard to turn
their attention to something else.
Many of them, no doubt liko
Alexander the Great, will weep
because they have no more counties
to conquer.
A call was issued Friday afternoon
for a mass meeting of the
New County people in an hour's
time. There was a large crowd
in town from the several sections
of the New County and the object
of the call was to bring the people
together for a public discussion
of the question, and incidentally
to see how much interest the
people had in the movement.
Some thoucht it imnossihlo to crAt
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a crowd together in that briet period
of time, but if the call had been
made a week ahead the crowd
could not have been larger. Thev
responded at once. Stores were
closed without asking any questions,
traffic on the streets ceased,
business was suspended and in less
than an hour the whole town looked
as if some mightv power had
reached out out and commanded
"Peace, be still."
At the Town Hall was gathered
all of Dillon's business men and
nearly every one of the large crowd
of visitors frojr from the different
sections of the county. It was a
spontaneous gathering, entirely
informal, and extemporaneous
speeches were made by citizens of
the town and by New County advocates
from other sections.
Of course, they were all friends
gathered together under one roof
and only the best of feeling could
prevail, but one impressive feature
of the gathering was that everybody
was SMILING. The contrast
in the temper of the people
at this and the mass meeting
held just before the election
in 1901 was strongly marked.
Everybody seemed to be happy
and sanguine over the result of the
approaching election. There was
not a sullen face in the entire
gathering and one could not help
but note the absence of that apprehensive
feeling everybody
w uavb UtltllC LUC last
election. They had the SMILE
that won't come off?the SMILE
that seemed t o say "WE'LL
WIN!"
It was a meeting full of inspira-,'
tion and encouragement. / >
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Dillon Chapter No. 46* R. A. Hi.
Companion J. L. Michie, Darlington,
S. C., and others will be
with us at two o'clock Friday afternoon,
December the 10th to re
Mire a^pneuiions, Dai lot on appli-1
cations, and confer degrees- Wc |
will also confer degrees that night
at seven o'clock.
Yours fraternally,
S. C. Henslee, H. P.
J. R. Rogers, Sec.
The Dillon Herald $1.50 a year
k THINKING FOR HIMSELF
lmtle Rock, S. C., I >cv- 5. 19<u.)
Editor llerald:
I have been read ng villi un
usual interest what you have hat
to say about the "tax argument"
the old county people are usinjj
against the new county. There
was a time when 1 had an ideti
that taxes in the new county
would bo higher because I thought
it would be cheaper to feed one
horse than two, but since you
have called my attention to the
fact that about the smallest item
of expense in the total annual disbursements
of a county is the salary'
item I have come to the conclusion
that taxes in a smaller
county that could he economically
managed would be much lower
than taxes in a large county
where there is so much unavoidable
waste in the building of
bridges and roads and in the purchasing
of supplies. The only
possible item of expense there
could be any increase 011 is the
salary item and as the total salaries
for officers in the new county
would not exceed S5.000 per
year it is quickly seen that even
if this additional expense was put
on us without any saving that it
would be so small that even the
largest taxpayer would nevr feel
it. While the opponents of the
new county are having to say s<i
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Illlll.ll ciLHJlll III^IK'I lil \W? tllUI
showing1 so much solicitude fur
the well-being of the "dear
pecpul" it is strange they do not
say something about the big sums
of money |K>or people have to pay
out every year going way down to
Marion to attend court as witnesses,
and the great amount'of time
and money lost in having to go to
the court house on first one pretext
and another. The average
man's time is worth Si.50 per day
(as a laborei) and when he is
called to the court house at Marion
and has to stay there three or four
days as a witness at 50 cents per
day he loses more in those few
days than he would have to pay
in taxes in five years. Then
again, there is no reason why the
people could not save more than
enough to pay the officers' salaries
by the more economical administration
of public affairs in ;i
county no larger than the new
county will be. I can't see anything
in the "tax argument" the
old county i>eoplc have made such
a "hub-bub" about, since I have
taken time to study it out for myeelf.
It is also noteworthy that
the new counties all over the
state, with but one exception,
have the lowest taxes.
Six votes were polled against
the new countv at Little Rock
before, but our people have found
out a thing or two and I wouldn't
be surprised if we didn't "goose
egg" the ol d county at our poll
this time. Tax Payer.
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Woodmen Banquet.
Written for luat week.
The annual banquet of the
Woodmen of the World, held in
the Woodman Hall Tuesday nignt,
was a most elaborate and successful
affair. There were present
about 100 guests including the
Woodmen, their wives and daughters,
and a few invited friends.
The address of the evening was
delivered by Hon. P. B. Sellers.
\v)?ose subject was "Woodcraft"
ifnd other addresses were delivered
by Revs. H. A. Willis, W. C.
Wallace and Dr- A. G. Buckner.
The banquet hall was handsomely
decorated in national colors and
presented quite an attractive and
inviting appearance. The success
of the occasion was largely due to
the efforts of the committee on
entertainment composed of Messrs.
W. E. Hall, S. F. Bailey, Arleigh
Husbands, V. L. McLean
and T. C. Jackson. The Woodmen
is one of Dillon's most prosperous
and flourishing secret orders
and the delightful occasion of
Tuesday night is an earnest of the
excellent spirit of fraternalism
that prevails in theii lodge room.
DR. DANIEL AT DALCMO.
Kev J W. Daniel, I). I)., of
umbi.i, will lecture at Da
High School on Wednesday ni
Dec. 22nd. He will deliver
I of his most famous and entort
ing lectures, "The Soutl
Mule." which involves a dis
; sion of tin; race problem from
entirely new point of view,
i i >aniel is a very witty and er
tabling speaker and no o.ie t
of his talk from the beginning
the end. In addition to the
ture there will Ik- rendered
excellent musical program.
will be greatly cnjoyeih^The \
lie is invited.
Dr. DAE?-?^titles and Dej
Sheriff Do/.ier were among
visitors in town Tuesday.
k. A. Welsh, Esq., attorney
the New County, is in town
week and will remain here t
after the election next Tuesda;
Dr. N. F. Kirkland, of B
berg cotiny, is visiting at the h<
. of his son. Rev. W. C. Kirklai
Rev. W. C. Kirkland left t
the X. \ S. C railroad Tues
morning for Ablieville whore
goes to attend the annual state <
fercnee of the Methodist ehuri
Free State News.
Mr. I). S. Rogers and daugk
Mi<< Strl li if. .-I- -
.>? <) ix.? 'u in Itl^l WtCK 1
relatives near Wilmington.
Miss Blanch (iaddv of Latl:
visiting her aunt Mrs. M.
1511en.
Messrs. W. C. Fasterlingan
R. Watson of Dillon visited at
1 home of Mr. Andrew Led
yesterday. Mr. Leflette is
confined to his bed.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Fenc
of Clio spent a few days with
lativi'S here last week.
Mr. !<? tl Me Lucas of Ma
( was in our section on business
Thursdav.
Mrs. W. R. Allen enent Fri
and Saturday with her son,
B. F. Allen, who is very sick
Latta. Co
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N. & S. C. Running Trains Dail;
The North A South Caro
railway is operating: double d
trains' regularly irnv between
Ion and Hamlet. The new r
is opening to traffic of all k!
and shipments of freight arc be
i received from all points by Di
merchants. A mail service
be put on the road next Sun
1 and the Dillon postoffiee will h
lock pouches tor Little Rock, N
. turn, Clio, McColl, Gibson
Hamlet. The rural routes wil
continued as heretofore,
trains leave and arrive Dillon
' follows:
: Leave Dillon at 4 a. m. an
i p. m. Arrive Dillon at 11.5(1
, m. and 10.55 p. m.
The regular schedule is jj
lished elsewhere in this issue.
?Mr. G. E. Raneke retur
Tuesday fro^'Pillon, S. C., wl
lie had beenJflMting since That
giving at th?5jfc>me of his soi
law and daugWer, Mr. and >
F. M. Lane'. Mr. Rancke fo
many improvements in Dil
Among other things, a passer
train began running Sunday
the new road between Hamlet
Dillon. It is the intention to
tend this road to Mullins or Paj
Mill.?Lumberton Robesonian
Notice of Election.
s\ peuuon signea Dy one thir
the resident qualified electors
one third of the resident
holders of the age of twenty
years, in school district nurr
22 having been submitted to
County Board of Education, i
ing that an election be orderei
decide the question of levying
collecting one mill special tax
addition to that now in force
school purposes. Such an e
tion is ordered to be held at <
Grove school house on Tues
January 11th 1910 between
hours of 7 A. M. and 4 P.
Tlw Irinili'r'v 'if uoi.i el.""'
triet shall act as managers of
election and only such elector
return real or personal prop<
for taxation and exhibit their
receipts and registration eer
eates as required in general e
tions will be allowed to vote.
Joe P. Lane,
W. F. Staclchouse,
W. W. Nickels.
County Board of Education
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The Dillon Herald|$1.50 a y<
i ii ihat lot .; not ru
ASKS FOU BODY
p?1" New York. N? ?" ?*>>
ICho have t v :><!.-!. 'oad:ght,
Patrick, whose sen v.-; ; n- a. ! ti
one for the murder of \\. < > .' i'-"' 1(- r !
:ain- Rice, was commuted to life im^. i.
ern onment at Sing: Sing:, appeared to- <
an ^ay bcf?re t^c appellaj^-tffvision
L)r. court of Brooklyn to arg^ie l?.U
iter- within thejaw he has already v
ires vjutfeajd^eath and thus has oaid,
je^? hja^tlebt to the State in full and>r P?t
should be set free. t
[iieh Patrick contends that he soli-*.v?n 1
>ub- tary confinement preced ng the ,
electrocution has been helc by the*lr r
)Uty United States supreme coun to be - 11
t*ic part of the penalty decree* in,,'*'1
f ?or deathsenter.ee. ? i (ni < our
this He served that time i. - b|'
iniu uuw mases me point tna ih, :
V the court of appeals re-aftiri. :i. thei*
am- decision of the court ofconvi i>uI!*
J,ric' and set a new date for tht
am id iuhok > i
tion, it transgressed his c K\ rv toad
)Ver
, tior.al right in ordering ft" ?% n P?'av,aa>
j r il l 1h* ilian
lle serve another period of sr , j i
con- confinement, thereby duplies bad invested.
punishment that he had 11 they
? . jn(s b-i
suffered. Thl, (a>.
The failure of the warded bav. u?
iter, electrocute, in compliance w\**>',11M
ivith ^fst or(jer 0f the court, ..
Patrick, constitutes an act 1 : tj. in*
i* js leasauce. ,jv,n' *
A. iini-clay
, i a at tlv
J ?At the last regular meet,-, .i,r.:nit
fde the Dillon chapter, No. 46, Tliousa
,elte Arch Masons, the followi >f < m-tii r
still cers were elected: W. Pm tin :r ch: i
high priest; Dr. J. &he|ic:,.ci nt use
maniking; 1Jr. J. H. DaviJ ^ an"
re- T. L Manning treasure.'J;. '
Thompson, secretary; (',
Phelph, captain of the ho .
V?!I W. C. Kirkland, priucip:
,ls ner; L. A. Manning, Jr> sooni.'
arch captain; G.D.Bar in <
iday tci of the third vei; ?naf.li fi.-i
Mr michael, master iter thar iai* \s r<nn;
at veil; Dr. C. Hen) awaj alt. ij
r. the first veil; T. Jivt! 1 a:;i:
nel.
* Interesitci?.
lina These of our frienls wht ro;
ailv so well pleased with .heir ' "f,oc| :o
Oil- mas purchases last y:nr wi' !
oad in mind that wc have in 1( k
inds the Dr. Badger old s1ann'in\_. ^ Lhe l
;ing site the passenger st
lion Railroad avenue, wh?of ?u >r v town
will have on display a lof koocI roads is
day substantial and preti"* us it i to
ave ever before. Hera,Uii; the betterment
fe and a closer i:
, ? ? people of town
. ssenlne of wear and
II be Invitations hav?_' fhe betterment o
in Dillon to the marria*,". which t
as Louise Bethea to Mr. Ithe
Henian Smith at the First M ua!
" "* ist church in Latta on ihe
1 a> I noon of the 21st. instant'..'
| bride-elect is a daughter *
Annie Bethea and is cy" thai
most i>opular youn e buiWli
Latta's social circle, create i
ned is a prominent busi ly the l
iere Latta and is well-knoa? l!1 1
iks- county. On account cin H"
n-in larity of the contractin a<1
Irs. the approaching event.".''^
and sual interest to Mario0',
Ion. ciety. is ?n < :
J?er m m m <
<>n invo'ti.i nt
and An inquest was held I><1 Wl
cx* the body of young: Tt'1 ;,k
?e's Was killed by another y ,K)S:
named Tuttle last weei
verdict of the jury was 1 b"'ri b
er came to his death by~
wound at the hands (?,,stn
d ?t There is nothing: to bt:omi'anies
and the account of the killir ,s econoai
^ree peared in the l*.st issun 8tron? 1)r*
,b? Herald except that Tuc ^ ^ t\
ed down to pick up a rhe c03t of tra
c I had been shot by Tuttl< As a chain is
?umiaimtu u y xuil.kest link, so
a tc? touch the rabbit. Tuttlgon road Is
a. the gun at Tucker and epest hill or
,n boy was in the act of j?atural roa'or
gUn was discharged anay neverl
r?C," No. 5 shot entered lln;? ,mPract'1 ?
!ak It is thought the Tuttl<*" "'?" " ?
dav /- . , , ce arises the net
the 5 ?Ver ^U CCt con.tnuttkm a:
M t0 fn^hten him' ,The ver Republican
. regarded as an act '
"'z5* carlessness and the
the will be hdd on th;: prevalent am.
s as Neither of the boyra Minor that t
iity years old. ? worn at a,i
tax .he better It 1
tifi- ? ama protecting It
lec- t a. ? .. ? ,d acd llie sun
The Ladies Aid So<t is it not un
Presbyterian church rearing nuga l
fancy work sale next \ midit of atnnn.
and date to be anno" standing a
All kinds of dainty h
tides will be shown
presents, and you c
ear. miss seeing them.