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ESTABLISHED IN 189B. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1910. VOL. 16. NO. 36. j
DILLON PULLING F<
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The Support of Ch
M and Fair B1
Mr. Carson Covers Route in i
Pleased. Will Recomn
Party Goes tc
The indications are that Dillon
will land the great automobile
highway from Charlotte to Wilmington.
Mr. R. C. Carson, a capitally
of Charlotte and an auto enthu- j
8iast cnvorfrf ttio rnnio
lotte to Wilmington last week and
1b bo greatly pleased with the reception
he met and the roads over
which he travelled that he will recommend
the Dillon route to Charlotte
autoists.
Mr. Carson was met at Bennettsville
Friday Messrs C. T. O'Ferrall,
J. D Manning, L. A. Manning, Jr.,
A J. C. Cottingham, E. L. Moore, C.
L. Wheeler and Supervisor Rowland.
Mr. Carson left Charlotte Friday
and arrived at Bennettsville at 2
o'clock, after a most successful run.
He found the roads in excellent
condition. The Dillon party ax- j
rived in Bennettsville several hours
earlier than Mr. Carson and sue- |
eeeded in workinc nn n c i*pu t n ? ? I I
of enthusiasm in the project before
the arrival of Mr. Carson. Super- |
visor Manning, the man who has
made Marlboro roads famous, met
Mr. Carson at the McCall Hotel and
told him that he would build a
highway from the Chesterfield line
to the Dillon county line if he
would persuade his Charlotte and
Wilmington friends to bring the line
by Bennettsville. Supervisor Row,
land was there also and assurred
Mr. Carson that Dillon coupty
would build a highway second to
none on the route If the highway
were projected through Dillon county.
Mr. Carson said the country from
Chesterfield to Dillon was the pret
tiest he had ever seen. He was
extravagant in his praises of the
fnrming lands and the many beautiful
country estates. The roads,
too, were in excellent condition and
he experienced no trouble whatever
in driving his big machine over
them.
After spending the night in Dillon
Mr. Carson left Saturday morning
for Fair Bluff. At Gaddy's
Mill he was met by Mr. W. J.
Adams, who with A. B. Jordan,
piloted him in a Buick to Fair
Bluff. The road from Gaddy's Mill
to the Robeson county line had just
been worked and was rather rough.
However, a good rain and a little
more work will put the road in
good condition. Bad roads were encountered
in Robeson over Ashpole
and Dumber River swamps. Here
there is a stretch of swamp five
miles long, and the great distance
ui rur oiuii irom tne court Douse
, has operated against these good
people in the matter of roads. However,
they are full of enthusiasm
over the Charlotte to Wilmington
/ highway and when the cars hove in
sight there was a party of representative
business men assembled
to meet them. The scout party was
received with cheers, and when the
panting machines pulled up in front
of the Powell Supply Company the
occupants were given a moat cordial
and enthusiastic reception. On
the reception committee were such
substantial business men as Mr.
Dick, president of the Bank of Pair
Bluff, Mr. J. F. Rogers, cashier of
the bank and a former Dillon county
man, the Messrs Powell, of Powell
Supply Company and Mr. B. A.
Anderson,, an all round good citizen
who took Mr. Adams and the
writer in tow and conducted them
to the Anderson Hotel where he
had provided a good substantial
meal that was greatly enjoyed after
the fast ride through the bracing
air. The Fair Bluff people do not
put off until to-morrow what
should be done to-day. Five minutes
after the cars reached Fair
Bluff, and after congratulations
and assurances of support had been
pledged, one of the city's leading
men "spoke right ont in meetlug"
snd said that Fair Bluff would
back up its end of the proposition
with cold cash and that contributions
to the amount of $500 or
more could be secured in a few
minutes. Others then spoke up
and said they would gladly contribr
'r-^'r
)R AUTO fflGflWil
ieraw, Little Rocl
Inff Assured.
t Rambler 50 and is Greatl
lend the Dillon Route.
) Wilmington.
ute their share of the money necei
sary to bring the highway by thel
town. These assurances of final
cial support came from substar
tial business men who do not ir
dulge in idle vaporing. If every tow
on the proposed highway will sho^
the same spirit the Wilmingtor
Charlotte highway is assured.
The highway offers many poss
bilities. Autoists can travel frot
Charlotte to Wilmington in les
than half a day. Dillonites ca
leave Dillon early in the morninf
spend the day at Lake Waccamai
and return home in time for suppei
A person can go from Dillon t
Wilmington or Charlotte, have se\
ernl hours for the transaction o
business and return home tha
night. The highway will connec
with the New York-Atlanta high
way and Dillonites can drive a ma
chine from here to New York i
two days. Atlanta, the nietropoli
of the South, will be only one da
from Dillon by aifto. Fair Blufl
now 22 miles away, will be a nea
neighbor, Bennettsville will be al
most a suburb, and Cheraw will b
only a stone's throw away.
Dillon is going after the high
way in earnes. Messrs. E. 1.
Moore and A. J. C-. Cottinghar
left Monday morning for Wilming
ton and will join the Wilminsrto
pnrty for Charlotte and uccompan
them as far as Lumberton. Yes
terday another party left by aut
for Charlotte where they will mee
the Wilmington p*rtr ~Imd pile
them back over the Dillon routs
Accompanying the Dillon party t
Charlotte are autos from Llttl
Rock. Rennettsville and Cheraw
The party will probably arrive ii
Dillon ob the return trip to-morroi
afternoon.
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Florence Times.
Auditor Smith, of Marion, tell
us that the good old county of Mai
ion is not suffering so much as i
was feared by the cut of from Dillo
cour.tj and the several enterprise
are being undertaken for the devel
opment of what is left and that th
old county will fare very well.
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Married.
At the home of Mr. A. T. Steph
ens In the Bermuda section of Dill
on county on October 12th at flv
o'clock in the afternoon, his oldeu
daughter, Shellie, was married t
Mr. Boyd McKenzic^
The ceremony w'as performed b
the writer, assisted by Rev. Di
Buckner, of Dillon.
.The bride is of an attractive per
souality and bag a sweet disposi
tion. We think "Boyd" is very for
tunate in securing her for hi
bi Ide.
Mr. McKenzie is a prosperou
young farmer of the same section
He is of a genial disposition an<
kind of heart.
There were present quite a lium
ber of relatives and friends whi
join us in wishing for the youni
couple a long, happy and uscfu
life. A. E. C. P.
AFRAID OF HIS NVIFK; HliKKll
IN A GAGE OF LIONS.
She Finds Him, and. Prodding Hir
with a Tent Pole, Pulls Him
a Coward.
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 3.?Rathe
than face his angry wife when h
came back to their tent at the Stat
fair grounds, James Swenson, a lloi
tamer, crawled into a cage wit!
one of his Hons and slept all nffchl
his Head pillowed on the brute*
twvst ?
in/u j
In the morning Mrs. Swenso
went on a search for her recrean
spouse with a tent stake. 8h
found her husband asleep againi
the lion. With a jab of the stak
she awakened the animal tamer.
"Coward," she hissed at him,, a
he smuggled up (o the lion out c
ieach of the stick, "you know be1
ter than to come to me after you'
been drinking, and sneaked off her
to hHs."
'.SKILLED IN COLLISION
TRAINS CRASH NEAR
k McCORMICK.
Dispatcher ltrowtlen Fails to Deliver
Meet Orders and I'asseiij^r
T'rains Collide With Fatal
_ Itesult. I'aswengenf
' Hurt, Many
Seriously.
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Augusta, Ga., Oct. 16.?Owing to
the operator at McCormick. S.
j_ failing to deliver "meet orders" for
(r train No. 8, leaving Anderson, S.
C., for Augusta at 3:50 p. m., passenger
train No. 3, leaving Augusi_
ta at 4.45 o'clock this afternoon
rll for Greenwood, S. C., collided with
v the Anderson train at 6:45 o'clock
iat the forty and a half mile post,
two and a half miles this side of j
(_ McCormick, S. C. The trains were
n running at top speed and came tots
get her in a head-on collision. As
,, a result of the collision five train;
men were killed and seven trainer
men and ten passengers injured.
Five Killed.
0 Both engines were completely
r. wrecked, and two baggage cars
were telescoped and the next two
jt ; cars in both trains were badly dam- i
.t aged.
i_' The list of dead is as follows:
' Engineer Arizona Rivers, of Au?
gusta, train No. 8.
s* Fireman Jint Sprowlers, colored,
y of Augusta, train No. S.
ft Fireman James Ware, colored, of
r Augusta, train No. 3.
|_ Mail Clerk W. F. Acker, of Ane
dcrson, train No. 8.
Train Porter Heard Searles, colh
ored, of Augusta, train No. 3.
I l.ist of Injured.
a The injured are: R. L,. Hartley,
of Elberton, Ga., leg and ankle broii
ken; A. S. McNeal, baggage master
y on train No. 3, of Augusta, mashed
i_ in chest and shoulders, condition
o serious; Engineer F. S. Hughes, of
t Augusta, of train No. 3, fatally in,t
jured; J. G. Stilwell, of Augusta,
>. road master of the Augusta-Andero
son division; Couductor Joseph
e ; Hernlon, of train No. 8, bodv mashr.
ed; Baggage Master H. K. Bros, of
n Augusta, and the following passenK
gtrs were injured:
I W. F. Smith, Hastsville, S. C.,
; leg hurt; W. E. Cutliff, of Albany,
Ga., slightly bruised; B. N. Sego,
of Greenwood, S. C., chest and hip
8 injured; R. D. Seigler, of McCor-j
mlck. S. C., leg slightly Injured; I
Miss Alma Williams, of Greenwood,
n S. C., body bruised; Lorenzo Rivers,
8 : of Augusta, son of Engineer Rivers,
' slightly hurt; Jenny Payne, of j
e Greenwood, S. C., seriously injured; j
l Ross Dawson, dead-head fireman,1
; internal injuries: Pet^r Lvtrh !
scalded and leg bruised,
i- j All of the passengers above were I
1- on their way to Greenwood and
e were sent to that city in a phvsi- ;
>t clan'e charge. A relief truin was |
o made up at Augusta on receipt of
the news of the wreck and this
y : train is expected to arrive in Augus\
i ta at 2 o'clock.
The Dispatcher's I'lea.
- J Shortly after the wreck Dispatchi-'
er Browden at McCormick tele
'graphed the local office of the C. j
g & W C. Railroad and stated that,
he was so busy selling tickets that
s iw> rorgot to show the signal to stop !
i. i train No. 3 for Auusta for orders. !
1 Train No. 3 registered at McCormick
1 and left at once for Augusta. Con- ]
- ducfcor E. L. Foster, who was or; J
0 train No. 3, escaped injury and |
K walked the two and a half miles to j
1 McCormick with the news of th" 1
wreck. There Capt. Foster secured
an engine and ran back to the scene
^ of the wreck and took the coach
from the Augusta bound train back
to McCormick.
The young son of Engineer Riv"
era was on the train with his father,
going 'to Anderson, and was
slightly injured.
r Two boys whose names have not
e yet been learned, are said to have j
e been hurt. One is known to have
n had his arm broken and the other
h boy is badly injured.
8 Tuft ("ounain, I), In Chicago.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 15.?Kittle
n Rosa Liberati, the nine-year-old
t Italian cousin of President Taft. j
?1 was taken from her father by the
it Juvenile Court and ordered sent to
? the Catholic school of Our Lady of
Ix>urdes at Chicago. The father is
* i accused of gross cruelty. Rosa is
f the daughter of Nicholas Llberati,
tr | an Italian grand opera singer, who
d married the daughter of Dr. Taft,
c of Greensboro, N. C., a cousin of
| the President.
DIXON'S I'LAVKK l?ICO\\ X Kl?.
l<t>a<1iiiK Man in "Sin?, of h'tflicr'
i Host at Wrightsville. Tom l>i\on
to I'lay Rule.
Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 16.?
Special: Robert Barton Pahr, age<
23 years, leading man in Tom I?ix
on's play, "The Sins of the Fath
er," presented here last night, wai
drowned at Wrightsville Beach thii
afternoon while in the surf bathing
Heroic efforts were made to sav<
f ho VAIincr U/??r?e Hot ? ?? Tli.
...? WUU(S ??VWI v Uill 111 Vi&lU. I ll:
body has not been recovered and il
may be days before it is washed in
by the tide, although it is hoped
that it may be recovered to-morrow
morning, when grappling irons and
seines will be used at the point
where he was drowned.
Several members of the troupe
were at the' beach when the tragedy
occurred, including Tom Dixon.
The young actor is said to have
been a good swimmer and ventured
out toci far, and was caught by tlie
powerful undertow. Pahr was seen
to suddenly stretch his arms above
his head, and those in the surf immediately
realised that the swimmer
was in danger and started towards
him. He was out so far,
however, that lie sank several times
before the first man reached him,
and when help arrived lie was practically
unconscious, and, different
from most drowning people, made
no effort to get hold -of the rescuers.
He appeared to be making
an effort to swim just before the
first man reached him, but as soon
as he was caught hold of gave up.
For seme minutes four young
men struggled heroically to get him
to shore, but the undertow was so
powerful that 110 headway whatever
vould be made. After considerable
time a line was got to the men. but
just before the one who was to
raaKc the effort to bring the drowning
man to shore started started on
his trip the one holding Fahr released
his hold and he sank to rise
no- more. The young men, almost
exhausted, then made their way
back to shore.
Pahr took the part of Tom Norton,
the son, in Dixon's play. He
was a native of Baltimore and his
father and mother reside there. Mr.
Dixon stated to-night that he would
take the part of Pahr in the play
until a new man can be secured.
Bp to a late hour to-night the
body had not been recovered, but
there is a guard patroling the
beach.
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THE BUSY BINCiHAMITKS.
Paying a (>ood Price fur Cotton.?
Movements of the People.
Bingham, S. C., Oct, 17.?Mr. C.
A. Roach, who has been very low
with typhoid fever, is now improvlive*
noro foot
"b *Vi/
Mr. W. B. Steel's father, Captain
Steel, of Kingstree, is visiting him
this week.
Mies Lottie Cottingham left last
Friday to visit her sister in Mullins.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. llatchell,
who have been visiting friends and
relatives in Florence and Timmousville,
returnde home Saturday night.
Quite a large crowd from here
expect to attend John Robinson's
euei>? ai r?cnnt-iTsvi!i ana fiorence.
Mr. H. B. Bothea and family are
visiting Rev. C. M. Peeler this
weeh.
Miss bee M. Wright, of Graniteville,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. C.
M. Peeler.
Mis. W. W. Perhani and son, W.
C. Parhani, wtnt to batta Sunday.
Mr. Manton Alford was in town
Monday.
Mr. Ernest Parham went to Payettevillo
Sunday.
Mr. Norwood, cl Bear Creek, N.
C\. who has been holding a position
as clerk for C. P. Hodges at Bingham,
return* d homo Mondr y.
Bingham n. > a very good cotton
market nov. . Messrs. \V. B. Steel
and W. W. Parham are buying,
ai d paid t. . ? ry fancy price for
cotton last week. Oem.
Have you explained to your gentlemen
friends and relatives how
they' can get a prize themselves?
We are giving a Lewis Flow each
week to the gentleman who sends
in the greatest numUr of votes or
subscriptions for any contestant.
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Married.
On October 16th,* by Rev. .J M.
Lap* at his residence at Fork, Mr.
Albert Bo wen, of Hamer, to Miss
Madge Perrltt, a beautiful belle of
Zion. May prosperity attend them.
J.
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HHM
A Princess I
For
1 Splendid Offer by P
ii Com]
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' $5. Gold Piece to be Gwen b]
t Gain Nex
' SIMMAKY OF FRIZES. I
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Fintt Prize, $400 IMuno.
Uoaivm.I !>..!?? -x# M ' I
m i IM'? VlltllfT *fl \ rrItifhute
or $100 Durham Ituggy.
(Offered by I lie Holliday Co.)
Thirtl Prise. Choice of JM7JS Ro'
i hate < 'ertificate or Priurcs# j
Range. (Offered by the Palmetto j
Hardware Co.)
Fourth Prize, $134), Rebate Cer- !
tificnte.
Fifth Prize, SI U."?, Rebate Certif- j
1 j irate.
Sixth Prize, Sltb), Rebate Certif- |
icate.
Weekly Prize. $3.(N) Cold Piece.
Cientleman'a Prize. A Bewis Ploxv.
(Offered by tJie Dillon Hardware
! Co.)
' The Dank of Dillon has joined
the new party, the Progressive, by
- offering u $5 gold piece to the con'
te&tunt who receives the most votes
1'iom October 18th to October 2atli. j
j The Bank baa moved into its hand-1
' some new building at the corner of
Main street and Railroad avenue,
and everyone is invited to call and
see the new quarters. The Bank is t
1 well titled to handle the large and
1 increasing volume ot business. This
generous prize is indicative of the
1 public spirit of the Bank of Dillon
a;? well as its progressive and up- j
'jto-date business methods.
'I The rural districts are coming in
strong now and every contestant
should buckle down to steady work. |
No matter if you do staud near the
bottom; by putting forth your best1
efforts you can catch even the lead- |
er. in a contest now going on in
' Florence a certain contestant entered
when the contest was more :
than half over. She went in to win j
and in three weeks time she is in
second place being close behind the
leader. Why not determine to "go
and do likewise."
We take great pleasure in announcing
to our contestants that
the Palmetto Hardware Company
has offered as the third prize a
Princess Range. This is an A1
range, costing $45.00, and has the
reputation of being the best range
for the monyy on the market. The
Palmetto Hardware Company has
placed this handsome prize before
the contestants having seen the de|
termined spirit with which they ;
are going in to win. This progress- |
ive firm is doing its part to make j
the contest well worth your time j
and effort and it is up to contest- j
ants to show them your apprecia- |
tlon by jumping In and going for j
mis nanasome hTlncess Range. You |
'are invited to call in at their hand- j
some new store on Main street un- j
der the court house and inspect the }
range as well as their new line of
hard wars.
The 5,000-vote Bonus offered to ;
j the contestant making the greatst j
j gain from October 4th to October
18th is won by Mrs. Monroe Rogerp
with an increase of 88.900 j
votes. This clinches her hold on :
the top round with a total of 135,- 1
225.
Although the vote this week is
light this is no sign of lessening interest
in the contest. Indeed the
past week has been warmer than ;
ever, not even the bad weather
; having deterred the faithful workers.
They realize that only about
sir weeks remain for work and that
every day counts. You cannot afford
to lose any time even though
the weather is not pleasant for out- '
uoor work.
There are now eight prizes on.
deck, so almost every working contistant
has k chance to win some-,
thing. Besides we shall put ont<
some more special weekly prizes,
thus giving everyone the opportunity
to earn a reward at once.
The Princess Range will be the 1
third prise, alternate to the *$176
Rebate Certificate. That is. the )
winner of this prise can have her I I
choice of either the range or the 1
certificate. By this method of distiibutlon
your individual desires i
are more likely to be satisfied
You may happen to have a buggy
but not a (llano. Therefore the Rebate
Certificate would be more valIuable
to you should you wish to .
purchase a ptand. Or. if you have
^ange
Third Prize*
'almetto Hardware
jany.
f Bank of Dillon for Largest
t Week.
a piano, probably th? buggy is more
valuable t<? you. The same is true
of the range; heuce we give the
piige winners their choice of two
prizes.
The fact of there being e'ght
imui prizes puis ll witnni the r? ach
of every energetic working con cstant
and perhaps some not now
working to win a prize. It" you
hive not heretofore been working,
Miss Contestant, you would do well
to look over the list carefully and
notice how ninny contestants are actually
working. You can figure it
out easily and then compare that
lu mber with the number of prizes
which is eight. Is it net evident
that there is a prize for everyone
who is doing any work? Think of
the weekly prizes to he won, and
then get out and work. 'Opportunity
knocks hut once."
Perhaps some contestant. may
wish to canvass her neighborhood
for subscriptions hut feels to inexperienced
or else a delicacy in going
alon *. If you have had no experience
in such work, it is important
that you learn how it is
done. The contest manager will
take pleasure in accompanying you
and instructing you in the work.
Write at once and make an appointment
with hini, before some one
else goes through your territory.
Dillon.
Mrs. Monroe Kogei-s. l;(.Y-<!5
Mrs. C. R. Taber, 7t>,235
Miss Anna Belle Stanton, 7,700
Miss Lillian Peterkin, 6,4 25
Miss Ida Dunbar, 5,326
Dillon Chapter Eastern Stars, 5,025
Mrs. Mary Barnes, 3,025
Miss Mary Sprunt Bethea, 2,000
Miss Pauline Fore, 2.000
Miss Dannie Stephens, 1,000
Mr?.. C. T. O'Ferrall, 1,000
Miss Ada Smith, 1,000
i?iiss niiunie rioya (route 3) 1,000
I^aUa.
Miss Ada Hayes, R R. 2 9,000
Miss Estelle Ellerbe, 4,500
Miss Hope Manning, 3,500
Baptist Y. P. Union, 3,500
Miss lone Berry, 2,200
Miss Thelma Brown. 2,025
Miss Mamie Braddy, 1,000
Miss Carrie Baker, Route 2, 1,000
Epworth Ijeague, 1,000
Miss Ada Hayes, R. R. 2, 1,000
Hainer.
Miss Ethel McEachern, 70,400
Miss Dora Gaddy, 3,000
Miss Flora Carmichael, 5,000
Miss Mack Carmichael, 1,000
Miss Pennie Culhreath, 1,000
Miss Sallie Moody, 1,000
Miss Shellie Stephens, 2,000
Miss Nora Graham. 1,000
Page's Mill.
MIbb Omega Rogers 4,000
Miss Florie Ford, 3,625
Mrs. M. H. McDonald, 3,450
Miss Madge Powell, 1,225
Miss Cora Grantliam, 1,375
Miss Pearl Edwards 1000
Fork.
Miss Ora Rogers, 1,000
Miss Maggie Melvin, 1,000
Little Rock.
Miss Virgie Britt, 3,175
Miss Annie Sherwood, 2,000
Miss Earl Bethea, 1,000
liinglium.
Miss May Belle Parham, 50,050
Miss Nancy McLeod, 5,475 *"'*
Clio.
Miss May Ivey, ^ 1,000
Eastern Star, 1,000
Miss Ida Currle, R. it. 1,000
Dunbar.
Miss Gladys Stackhousc, 1,000
Marietta N. C. ?
Miss Docie Watson, 1,000
Mallory.
Miss Bessie McDowell, 1,000
J u(l son.
Miss Kate Wright, 1,000*
Kein|?er.
Miss Lizzie Rabbins, 1,00<?
Judges of Contest,
Messrs. W. T. Bethea, of the
Bunk of Dillon, N. H. Sprunt, of E.
L. Moore & Co., and J. F. Jones,
Votes subscriptions will be governed
by the following table:
Subscription 1 year, 1,000 votes
Subscription 2 years 1,509 votes j|
Subscription S years 4,000 votes
Subscription 6 years 7,600 votes f
Subscription 10 10,000 votes
Subscription 26 " 60,000 votes