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STATEMENT FROM MR. BL.EASE. <iovernor-Elect Explain* C-onnection With Act Creating Jockey nub. Newberry, Nov. 19.?Special: The Associated Press dispatch of Friday, to the effect that turfmen in New Orleans were anticipating the opening of a race track In Charleston .as a result of the approaching administration of Governor Please, and the dispatch from Charleston to the PtfPP^ thai a **?? ** ...v % ???. u iavv ti av.n w<va vuutemplated, though the forthcoming Blease administration was not in any manner, so far as was known, connected with the matter, was the subject of an interview which was requested of Governor-elect Blease to-night. It so happened that when the bill to incorporate the South Carolina Jockey Club, of Charleston, was passed. Mr. Blease was a member of the State Senate and that he proposed an amendment to the bill, which provided that no hetting should be allowed. Upon disagreement of the two houses of the legislature the bill went to conference and the amendment was killed. Governor-elect Blease said: "The first news I had of the matter at all was when Mr. Horton, of the Columbia Daily Record called me up over the 'phone yesterday, directing my attention to the Associated Press dispatch in question, to the effect ihat with the advent of the administration in January preparations would be made for the opening of a big race meet in this State. I said to Mr. Horton: 'I have never heard a word about it and don't know what it means. Nobody has ever discussed the matter with me, and the information is absolutely news to me. i don't know where they could have sot it. 1 have not seen nor talked with a race horse man in some years, although 1 love a good race." "After thinking over the matter, 1 recalled that while I was a member of the Senate in 19o? Mr. Cosgrove, a member of the House from Charleston, introduced a bill in the House, No. 171, to incorporate the South Carolina Jockey Club, which will be found ais finally incorporated into a law on page 820, Volume 25, Statutes of South Carolina. "When this bill came from the House to the Senate I moved to amend the bill by adding to Section 4 the following proviso: 'Provided, . that the said club shall not permit any betting on the said races.' This amendment was adopted, and there being no further amendments, the bill was given its third reading and ordered returned to the House, as will be seen by reference to Senate Journal, 1907, page 585. The House lefused to agree to the amendment and a conference committee was appointed. Their report will be found in the same Journal, page 629, In n-liir.1. Kov w,,1 # I. ? CJ?? " ??*vn I.MVJ ICVUU1UIC1IU UKU II1C or"ate recede from the amendment to Section 4, which was my amendment. It seems that this report was adopted by both houses and the bill was ratified on the 16th of February. as shown on page 717 of the said Senate Journal, and is now an Act, the bill having been approved by the Governor on the 20th of February, 1907. "This is the record, and shows my position in the matter. Further than this 1 have had nothing to do vs ith any matter concerning any proposed race meet in this State, eithei directly or indirectly." A Drunkard's Dream. (Contributed.) Almost in sight of the eternal world ! paused to make survey. While shrieks and curses were at me hurled, And demons thronged the way. In flames of fire I saw my doom. All hope forever gone. No mortal eye could pierce the gloom. Though Satan beckoned on. An awful lake, all red with blood Lay beyond the gates of hell. And men were sinking beneath the flood, In countless numbers no tongue * cau tell. Oh! the horrors of the night, /i?> I lingered at the verge of death, Where every prospect ends in blight, And pain eternal is not a breath, Though Satan's gates were left ajar. For me to enter in, A warning voice yet from afar, Calls me off the haunts of sin. No longer by Satan s smiles beguiled His rugged paths to roam, The hand that followed through the wilds Will gently and kindly lead me home.' With faltering steps 1 turned away. Amid the scenes of black despair, And in the dawn of a brighter day. I lingered no longer there. To the hills of refuge I made haste, My wandering feet to rest, Though I stumble in the race, I hope to reach the highest crest. The terrible warning I shall heed, Though coming in a dream, A life of vice no longer lead, This side death's cold, chilly Stream. ?S. 0 TO RECOVER MONEY CALF ATE. Mrs. L. (i. Calvert, of Glendale Will t?ei iNti K i? t n oi 1 uun|( ?ovine's Meal. Spartanburg, Nov 26.?Mrs. L. G. Calvert, of Glendale, will recover $78 of the $118 recently chewed up by a calf. The wad of greenbacks sent on to the treasury department In Washington several days ago war found to contain pieces of three $20 notes, one $10 note, one $5 bills. The calf either kept the rest of the change or some other calf was implicated. The pieces of predigested currency as put together thA I rAQBii rv fionartmnnt ata An exhibition at the Bank of Commerce and ere attracting considerable attention. THK SKTTLKMKXT OF HORRY A Brief and Interesting History of thr I'lonww of the "Independent Republic." (Mrs. F. H. Hyatt in Colubia iState. > While South Caorlina was under the royal government, during the administration of Gov. Robert Johnson, in 1732, vigorous measures were adopted for the more speedy settlement of the province. You remember that just previous to this time the territory of South Carolina had been curtailed and that it was not only territory that she lost, hut the population v as i greatly reduced also; and the pop ma won was now confined almost entirely to the seacoast. Now, Gov. Johnson was directed i to make out 11 townships in square i plants on the sides of the rivers, each consisting of 20,000 acres, and to divide the lands within them into shares of 50 acres for each man, woman and child that should come over to improve them. Each township was to form a parish, and all the inhabitants river. So soon as the parish increased to the size of 100 families it was to have the right to send two members of their own election of the assembly, and to enjoy the same privileges as the other parishes already established. Each settler was to pay four shillings (24 cents) a year for every hundred acres of land, excepting the first ten years, during which they were to have the land rent i free. Eleven townships were marked out?two on the river Altamaha, two on the Savannah, two on the Santee. two on the l'ee Dee. one on the Waccamaw, one on the MASTElt'S SALE. Pursuant to an order granted by his Honor, Judge J. \V. DeVore. in the case of the Bank of Dillan, as assignee, against Julia J. Reaves, notice is hereby given that I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, before the court "nolist, door in the town of Dillon, on Monday, the 5th day of December, A. 1).. 1010, between the usual hours of sale, all that certain piece, parcel or lot ol' land, with a seven-room cottage thereon, situate and being in the county of Dillon, facing Jefferson street and Tenth avenue, and hounded on the north one hundred forty-two and one-half (142%) feet, more or less, to cross fence by lot of Eiuma B. Murchison; south one hundred and fifty (150) feet by land of Emma B. Murchison; south one hundred and forty-two and one-half ( 142% 1 t feet by Jefferson street and on the west one hundred and fifty feet by Tenth avenue and being the Bame lot ot land conveyed to the said Julia J. Reaves by Emma R. Murchison. Terms of sale, cash, purchaser to pay for all papers. Any person I failing to comply with bid said property will he resold on the same day or some subsequent sales day at the risk of the purchaser. A. B. Jordan, ' oi Master Auction Sales. C* V\To t Ir i n c ???.? CA.1.AAO , au\-i luavvi , Will v^uil duct sales of real estate, merchandise, household furniture, horses, mules, wagons, buggies or any other real or personal property at isuch times as will suit the convenience of the public. Special sale of horses and mules every first Monday. Satisfaction guaranteed and the highest possible price obtained for your property. Terms reasonable. Best auctioneer in the south. F. Watkins, 'i _ RE.LIE.VE Neuralgia "?rlT'r W PAINTHE IS GONE. "I have awful spells of Neuralgia and have doctored a great deal without getting much benefit. For the last two years I have been taking Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills and they always relieve me. 1 have been so bad with Neuralgia that I sometimes thought I would go crazy. I i ^ntYl f>t i if ic r? apaoci rtr *r\ I ? " w take two of them, but never more, and thev are sure to relieve me." MRS. FERRIER, 2434 Lynn St., Lincoln, Neb. M by everywhere, who re eMtherlaed te return prlee ef flret eeoke?e ?f they feH te benem. MILM MWICAL CO., BIMtert, Int. , , Wateree and one on the Black . river. t After these townships were laid 7 out great inducements were offered 1 to settlers, and the population be- 1" gaii to flow into the up-country. 1 Ihere were many immigrants from n Germany, Holland, Switzerland,? 1 Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ii The township that was laid out on the Waceamaw was called King- g ston. It derived its name from the is man who first settled t lie re. t< In 1801 the territory was organ- a ized into the county of Horry, so N named in honor of Gen. Peter Hor- c ry, who distinguished himself in o the Revolutionary war and was a v brigadier general under Gen Fran- $ cis Marion. fi Thus we find that Horry, which forms the northeast cornor of the n State and fronts on the ocean, and o Is the fifth county in size in South w Carolina, was, in the original di- L \ision of the State, embraced with-| b In Kingston township. jti This district was settle about tiid same time as Williamsburg?172C-? t1 principally bv immigrants from Ire- t; land. 1 add some items of interest from p an old volume of statistics of South v Carolina by Robers Mills, published in 1826. e Kingston, or Conwaybomugh, is o< the seat of justice of the district, p and contains 20 or 25 houses and li about 100 inhabitants. The village is situate on the west side of the ei Waccamaw river, at the junction of , the Waccamaw lake. There is another settlement made P on Kittle river, near the seaboard, li ol about 25 persons, who carry on a considerable trade in lumber, te pitch, tar. etc. They export timber, jb tar, octton .and rice. lit | Dillon Stoi We wish to stoiv 2.~? cents a bale per is l4Nt valuable to in;; an<l rotting. V y*~ ance to the full val y? warehouse anil you ? y? cy on our receipts. y? We carry a full li lor oats; niivetl fe y~~ acitl phosphate am meal. Prices right J; liberally fertilize on We buy cotton ?C y~ meal for seed. We neoil as well as wo# will pay you to see ing. i We are agents guano ami all kind; ami we hope to quot ;g: i?ti. muuuuiuuiuuuuuuuuttui | Dillon Sto fcuMUMWMMWMMMW > > v > > v v > >?: :? ! %?%.r.?% ?s> %.% a aaa a a ! JUST RECEIVED > | A large shipment of Fa j| Full line of the best shoe t and children especially f t Our line of groceries ah 11 Mens and boys clothing t and up-to-date general % patronage solicited. I W. M. FORD, m I ?l? ? a A NCW 1NMJKANC I'urt i?ipating policies at less tl iNxlied in the guaranteed fifty per the PHILADELPHIA LIFE INSURE 1'his policy guarantees your ii price. ( uarantees a policy increasing <i uarantees a loan of HO per c< from date of issue. tiuarantees the full amount of ^ iii caw of death. Guurunteos paid-up rash Slirrend alter Hit* third year. OTHER NOTABIiE FEAT I An individual account with ea Company owned hy its policyh A policy without restrictions. I'ronipt payment of claims. Aaseta invested in non-fluctua A square deal for everybody. AGENTS WANTED. HI _ I The census of 1700 gave this disrict 2,606 inhabitants, of which 0" were slaves. The census of 820 makes the population as foldws: Whites, 3,568; slaves, 1,34; free blacks, 23; total, 5,025? taking an increase in 20 years of , 457, although many families dttrng this time emigrated to the west. Thn ? - I- - ...v Muaiuuin wri v immiiy rnapod in cultivating tiio soil, which ? rich and highly productive, t'oti?u, corn, rice, wheat, potatoes, peas nd pumpkins are the productions. Nearly all provisions raised were onsuined in tlie district. The price ( labor and the cost of living were cry low. Board is quoted as from :> to $S per month, according to ire. The rivers of the district were avigable and the waters were full I fish. Of game, there were deer, ild turkey, ducks of various kinds, esides foxes, wildcats and a few ears. Hunting and fishing were u chief amusements. We find that the poor, of whom lore were few, were supported by a ix 011 the general tax. There were private schools and ublic or free schools established cry early. The Baptists were the most tiumrous religious sect, next the Metlidists, then the Presbyterians The eeple generally were moral and regious in their habits. Many of the citizens distinguishd themselves during the Revoluotiary war, for their whig prineiles and devotion to the cause of 1 c^-ty Bear Bluff, on Waecamaw river. 1 noted for a battle fought there Ctween the Whins and Tories, dur tg the Revolution. !!mmjww!iwnwwm?| rage Co- \ mmmmmmmmmnrf your rotton at ? month, Cotton ?* risk fire, steal- ^ I'c cary insur- ?* tie of cotton in 'an borrow moltne of fertilizers ~*^ rtilizer. kainit, "* 1 cotton seed ZZm and it pays to it crops. CZZ ed or exchange "^3 handle car load " ^ ton setsl anil It ^3 us before sell- ZCZ for Perruvittii s of fertilizers ZZ5 e you prices for UiUlUUUUilUiUUimm^j rage Co. | j! UUiUiliU UIUUUUUUUM ????????? > > + v { > > .> <..>.> ^.> .j. 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HOLLIS, | M Agent for Eastern Carolina jj| Bennettsville, S. C. fl __H *i 4 ? I Christmas is Coming | X v v ?? * * > JL * and of course you must have * JL f % ... * % V * something nice to give your ? Y y * 4 Y V J wife, child, sweet heart or S Y I . $ f V * friend. We have a well * V > * * *> * Y > $ selected stock of Holiday * V J * Tit * * Goods and ask you to sec * | our line before making your * <|? & purchases. A V | Yours to please. j? V X V ? J *t* | Evan's Pharmacy | % The Rexall Store. % ? The Supreme Proof of Ideal Management High Investment Earnings?Low A record unequaled by any cornLapse Rate. pany of its age or order. THE SOUTH ATLANTIC LIFE A u issued . thig com INSURANCE CO., P,Cy 1SS. ,f com OP RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Pttny eliminates all embarrassE. Strudwick. Pres. ment *or our loved ones should realized 69 per cent, interest and death overtake you. It insures investment profit during 1909 confidence by giving substantia' fcnd increased its insurance 63 aid when assistance is most needper cent, of the amount written, ed. u a v race i in - - iyi/\a taoo, L,ocai representative, Dillon, 1 if N? Man On Earth i| / 455? \\ KNTOW5 WHICH IS ii'i / * \ TTiE best watch ' 5 Vw-?Jfeto ) OW BARTH better \ i than your jeweler v> / V J ' / !: .^'w,y Some jewelers, who do not have v V' Rock ford Watches, may offef you the kind which can be pur 1 cV i'i-m \\ *.n :5l order house, a department store, or ' rr.- <i oe si ere. t.'key pride in the tact that he is an . % t *. c! .'<< i, v'jmt?; to sell you the best. vvVv "ait sell you something else, if yon . '.-re i . it-i! ,-s her give you what, iu his judg .Oi i . " u <?'.y i i.*. " 'i i?(rcnji.se, it wm pay you to have a .' va*.v! *'fth Bell & Jorc T ,fe;v We also cany a full iut glass and sterling jewelery reparing a s fteH & Jor&a, Mkm,S. C / \ t > \ t. Vk'. L.? -