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V~. " - 4 The Dillon Herald. ; ^BUSHED EVERY THURSDAY. 1 ( 6? ; A. B. johOan Editor. t f_ . SUBSCRIPTION. SI.50 PER YEAR 1 ' ' ;v t Intend ?t the pwiuOcit at Dillon. S. r? a eaeoed-caw marl matter \ ill-_-Uli ! J-H - 1? J ) DiRon. S. C, January 13. 1909. , I he Status of Dillon County. 'l The new ctfttnty situation is t ; about as hopeful as could be de- 1 sired. 1 Today, Tuesday, the bill to t create the County of Dillon was in- \ trodoced in both * houses of the \ i general assembly and the measure r , has every promise of plain sailing ' through the law-making body of f of the land. X ucic may uc aoinc uppUSlUUIl to the passAge of the measure by s the opponents of Dillon county, J c but the opposition is not b^eV^to \ amount to anything, as, ^6 far as I we can see, our Marifth friends i have no fight l^'gfound to stand a . \ upon. C ,s ^ New County has complied c with every legal requirement and 1 where it is shown that the 1 conditions have been met the crea- i tion of the New County is not 1 optional with,but mandatory upon, the general assembly. Of course, there are in the general assembly representatives who , opposed to smaller counties,^ ' mot.t while their sympathies may , with those opposed to the di- , s^iion of Marion, yet their oath of , M * .1 ' olhce compells them to vote for the . establishment of the new county, j *\ when it is shown that all the provisions of. the law governing the , formation of new counties have been complied with. As soon as the bill becomes a ] law and is signed by the governor the commissioners will be appoint- | ed and the work of organizing the county machinery will start. Un- j til the public buildings are erected i the commissioners will have to ^ provide temporary, quarters for the transaction of county's business. The general election, at which s time Dillon county's first officers f will be elected, will be held April '* ^n-d., and the county machinery t wis-uld be in motion early in the t - ed t\?h,mer- < f course, the bill may meet 2 uilelays in going through the s 1 assembly, but those delays \ .II , Uei be taken as an indication t I 'ate 2 measure will not become ? There is lots of red tape s ut 1ation and if the bill does < sentm>. .. . .. jng c?itp through as easily as you ( prox-k it shculd don't get alarmed, j Thfwill come out all right in the i 2J4, . 1 "Your Honor, the court is now : veady to proceed." Oh, you candy-date. I*. Ere many days have passed the ^candidate will be abroad in the ^nd. trsw. ^Dillon county raises about 35,^' 00 bales of cotton, or a little more than two bales to every inhabitant. t The next important matter be- ' ore the citizens of the Dillon coun- ^ cy is a system of good roads. I With a new county and a new 1 -ailroad, and the prospects bright 1 or a third railroad. Dillon should make rapid strides during the year 1910. ? I ' < As a site tor the new court house ' The Herald suggests a spot in the middle of Main street directly in front of the 'Methodist church. This would be an ideal location be\ - ca?fw the court house would show off to excellent advantage and m would be accessable to the business district. Dillon could not do PSjfcetter than follow the example of !',!ffee ,'fate which has - its principal Wp>Vbrnmeiat building: located "in fpjbe cehterof the capital city's Main White the country is prospterou uid the bank vaults are bulginj with money wouldn't it be a gocx idea for the Dillon people to tun :heir attention toward the estab lishment of a few small industria jnterprises? New county fights, fights amonj Uncle Sam's solons and Bull? anc Bears scrambling for cotton. Bu he N. & S. C. railroad is pushing lead a head forMullins.and befon the 4th of July when fire cracker yegin to fizz and pop, Georgetowi will hear their locomotive whistle Dillon seems to have reachec hat point where she now is leadquarters for live stock, ferti izers and last hut not least, furni ure enough to refurnish all house :eepers along the Little Pee Dee >esides a regular outfit for every lewly married couple that proposes bileing" their own turnips in this >rand-new county. Whenever the man is who is an LUthority on answering any kind it a conundrum or hard question ve would , be pleased to havt lim tell us why, here within 10 miles of Dillon, north, south, east ind west we have such a multitude >f old bachelors and maids of un tertain age and 90 per cent of then lave valuable plantations and fail jank deposits? Did cupid nevei shoots his darts at these lone, un oving hearts? Who will answer. Now is the time for capitalists 01 this town and surrounding country to come together and devise wav< to make Dillon a great manufact uring town. They have the means to do wonderful things. The fielc is wide and many enterprises coulc be established that would enrich the promoters and build up thf vacant lots that are an eyesore tc any town. Farm implements Furniture, a plant for making anc repairing everything made of iror and wood?all this and more woulc teep ihe enormous amount of moniy expended elsewhere ai aome.Who will lead in an effort tc nanufaeture our needs right here n Dillon? There is an object lesson to b ;een daily at The Herald Book store. To the white population, tis a lesson that should profit them o the extent of seeing to it that heir children should be at school. Conditions in life do not abate the eal of the colored race. None are ,o poor but that they can find the vherewith to purchase books foi heir children, and as a rule they ire like clock work, to and from ichool, loafing on the street during school hours is rarely seen. Bui in the other side how different, md it does seem as if some pa rents fail to see or look for a fu ture of usefulness and good citi zenship for their posterity. Our Latta friends cannot se riouslv object to cultivating a clos er acquaintance with her sistei towns, especially with this town Just now money is easy with far mers and merchaqts and the bank: have their strong boxes near unt< bursting. 'Tis the propitious tim< to figure how to make things hun for the year 1910. One feasabh scheme that would be a lasting blessing to Latta and Dillon woult be to connect them with an elec trie railway. The people alonj the line are too patriotic to charg< for the right of way and the powei plant could be established midwai TU& r?nncue Kitr^oM to a liv wutvaat *0 wuipwiu ing because applicants for posi lions as enumerators in the nex census are not coming in fas inough. The position of enuraer itor lasts about 60 days and pay; ibout $5-00 per day. Any persor with a fairly good common schoo education can fill the position anc i circular letter sent out by Direc ;or DuRand, detailing the dutiei H enumerators,expresses some sur prise because there is such a deartt A applicants. No doubt it is pretty hard to find many persons "witi i fairly good common school edu nation" who are willing togire up . "r ' ' ; .. ,11 II. ?JP1 It I I 11,11 P' s aad of sufficient capacity to run t! I cars and light up the twin citie 1 Think over the matter. The Herald is not advising tl 1 Atlantic Coast Line how to run i railroad, but it does appear to i if the railroad people would ru I their trains a little further ape 1 the public would get much bett< t service out of the many exceller X passenger trains the Coast Line i 5 now operating. The service is a ? that could be desired so far as th x number of trains is concerned bi . the trains are tco badly bunche to meet fully the requirements fc j which they were intended. On th , present schedules three trains lea\ Florence every night for the nort withiu 20 minutes of each othei and in the morning three trait arrive in Florence from the nort r within a hour of each other. Th . Coast Line's greatest need is a mic . day train, north and south, arri\ ing Florence about 1 p. m. ] dees seem to us that one of th j three trains going north and sout I every night and morning could t used as a middav train and if tti I J *" 5 Coast Line will make this chang j its passenger service will be pei , feet. Mrs. K. R. Richardson, of Ya ' is visiting her daughter# Mn H.A.Willis at the Baptist pan r nage. MURPt f ) Now occupy the 1 i known as New County i | to be be Headquarters t of Heavy and Fancy Groci i L also Fruit, Dry Goods, and F ? for past favors, we ho* Murph a permanent position paying les i than $5.00 per day to accept a 6G day job even at $5 per diem. Whe the last census was taken ten year ago $5 per day was considered pretty good price, for performin the very arduous duties of enuni era tor, but since that time the Re r publican party has advanced th i price of foodstuffs and the othe ' necessaries of life to such an alarrr t ing degree that $5 per day doe . not leave enough to start a ban account after the household e* - penses have been paid. Person with a fairly good common scho< education are worth more than $ oer dav. under the exactions of th high protective tariff, and whil there maybe some few who ear less, still in our judgment the ma jority is an the other side. Tb government can fin plenty of men who will take a 6( day job for less than $5 per daj but the men really worth havin B are filling permanent jobs at higher figure per diem than th j government offers. In order t be consistent the governmei should advance the wages of il r [ employees along with the price < those articles named in its tari schedules, which are so neceesaT J to the existence of man. We d not blame persons with a "fairl good common school, education for declining the government's o t fer of $5 per day for the perform il*?n ?. 1* /I ?W t ouv;c ui wuu iimi wuiiu uuuu the price. ! j~M. JOHNSON, Jr ! C. E. SURVEYING * ENGINEERING Drafting and Blue Printing. Represented by W. P. p. Johnson, Oflh* ormt COTTON MILL OFFICE, DIJ.LON, SO. CAROLINA. The Dillon Herald $1.50 a yei ?mm?i? i "i ie Fountain pen ink at The Herald ,. Book Store. 1 All'kinds of ledgers and blank j books at The Herald Book Store. , te ? te 2. 3. 4, and 500 page ledgers, double and single entry?just the 18 books for farmers?at The Her1U aid Book Store. Don't forget The Herald Book Jr Store is headquarters for all kinds ] of blank books. ( The Herald Book Store is the 1 place to buy letter files. We save ,e you the express charges. 1 it < ^ Mr. J. M. Stewart has bought < t the Myer's beef market and will 1 . conduct the business at the same I ie'old stand. re | h! Lost?Black setter dog with < r 1 white spots on nose and feet. An- . 1 swers to name of Bob. Reward I tor return to J. M. Sprutit. < O I L_ iC ~ For Sale.?Two good five room houses at a bargain. For r- further information apply to W. [t A. Blizzard. ? ,e FOR SALE?One fine Jersey , h milk Cow. W. A. Blizzard. >e ie Ledgers,Single and double en'e try, cash books, invoice books, r- note books and all other kinds of books at The Herald Book Store Just received 25 ladie's high ' grade sample suits at less than manufacturer's cost. Morris Pass- j The Dillon Herald $1.50 a year, t I !Y BROS. spacious brick building, Headquarters, hereafter for the best selected stock I , tries seen in this market, j 'eiers Famous Shoes. Grateful >e to merit a con t inn a I I \y Bros. 9 ;|ane I W | With the y J Quality 6 H ^U1" ex*enS*Ve ^ispla; r> H . Ladies Gow a El trimed Lace anc '0e El White Pette ? H flounces rf M Corset Cove s, y H Ladies Dra\ y H flounced, trimm '* H kinens? Towel H ine oesf ar | W. H | / H r^o FOR Si looded poin- 1 jex dogr 4 Good fielder and excel \ Gtiaran- C teed to be d? Entitled s to registr . y to S. T. Moore. R Dillon^ It THE STA- I <1 CAROLINA, Com By P. B Hamer, Probata Judge: Whereas, M. A. Stabbs has made suit to me, to grant him Letters jf Admiuistratiou 01 the Estate and effects of Jessie Hyatt: These tire therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Jessie Hyatt, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Mrrion, S. C. on January 22nd, 1910, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoou, to show ?ause, it any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted Given under my hand this, 31st day of December, Anno Domini 1909. P. B. Hamer i , abate. l-6-gl *? ? - TAX COLLECOii ; NOTICE. County Trf Office, \ Marion, S. . ? i o, 1909. J The book: lection of State, County aau Tax will ] ] dc open rrom uct. 15, 1909, to ( Dec. 3e, 1909, those who prefer ( to do so can pay Sta.e and County ] taxes in Jamie -y, 1910, with 1 per ! cent additional; those who prefer paying: in February 1910, can do 2 so with 2 per ce-t additional; e those who prefer paying: in Mrrch, c 19l0, to the 15th of said month, t can do so by paving an additional 7 per cent. (A ter said date ' the books will close.) Road Tax can be paid during * the fall but if those liable prefer , doing so. they can pay the road ' tax during January, and February. The commutation tax is $2 for 1910. Taxpayers owning property or . paying tax for others will please 1 ask for a tax receipt in each town- T ship or Special School district in j which he or they own property. This is very important as there are so many School Districts. Those who do not wish to come to the office can write me < not " later than December 25th) and I will furnish then: the amount due ] and they can remit me by check, money order, registered letter. Please do not send me cash without registering same, as it is liable to be at sender's risk. The Levy is as Follows: State tax 5l/i mills ( Constitutional School Tax 3 mills ^ Road and Bridge 1# mills 1 Poor House, Poor, etc. V/i mills 1 Salaties 2 mills * Total General Levy 13# mills ^ fwYI HUE SAL 4 ttractive Pt and Low i ,? , gc=aaHMMM|i???? y of White Goods, Embrc Underwear., ns, made of Cambric and I Embrodery and Pin Tuc icoats, made of Cambric, ; of Lace Embrodery 48c I Lace, Embr dery and Ril vs, Nansook and Camfc ed with Lace and Embroc s, Bed Spreads, Pellow C; ray ever Show I. DUN VLLON, s. a *- " i,i ?"<?* - ~ ' V ., w * ... ! *? leaves Carolina District (special (0~ (special school.) l^r kittle Rock 3 mills leedy Creek 4 mills V lamer 2 mills K (*Dillon 8 mills 1 \ (ew Holly 3 mills 1 linghairi 2 mills I Centyre 2 mills 1 Jnion 3 mills I 'JL 3agres Mills 3 mills I? Bermuda 2)4 mills /(fcluck Swamp ?-. 3 mills ' WSe -atta 7 (fcDalcho 2 mifla t F Dak Grove 3 mill* I i<r tfichols , .lli J:, iJI ?ork nn':). IW^ reraperanee + m:,i ! ML, Pine Hill 4 j ' ; ' spring Br'h 7?iion .>V, r' jjCa fillers . r gr Pl^as'nt Hill klullins n?-Dk> I 0T rodd's >r.: .a I Sdarion [ AW Dedar Grove / _ iVahee I n il > fAi?* Dentenarv j nr" w jtw Sulonia o miij, I Palmer 2 > .. niill*\ ?r WT K ^ ncdo > mil's o;' Brittons Neck ; mips ft 3ft1 Dakion j raids -* Dlivet 3 viiPs i w Pleas't Hill J mills scotch 6 mills | * Poll tax $1.00. Every male citL 1 q ien from 21 to 60 years is liable 1 :xcept Confederate soldiers, who 1 ft lo not pay after 50 years, and ft. :hose excused by law. ftAft J. D. MONTGOMERY, County lj* Treas. Sept-11 U| |i 3TIS PAGE, B. S. C, E. Eg Civil Engineer. aft All sorts of surveying, Draught- ft ng, Leveling, special attention to ^ ?arm and Timber Surveys, City ^ots. Guaranteed Accuracy. ' DILLON, S. C. i I I R. E. & E. N. BEATy -j Engineers and Contractors ES nvil engineering sewerage and f ? waterworks, land survbt8 and sub- m hvisiok8, estimates made and contracts taken for tile drainage 1 'ARMS, concrete bridges, concrete v.\i.ks concrete curbing. ^ sar| f matures of H j Prices. | tideries and Muslin B H N UM .M 1 H ases and r HR n in D aw; MjH mm I s