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? " ' " " ' "" '' *mv-~^ ! ; isifl^iSfii JTfKrt Htl 1 i*tt 7(?rtvn!^ I&iss&s^j ) mHUne.-y II Flil E ft. ? 1 El ft^ ^ | | | | ' * f?*** ?* the lowest ,,rice*. ^ * ) J l?i ?r ...ivimlulna thi. h,.i,.' r ^ ______ ____^ . I ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1011. Vol. 17. No. 9. ?========?==?____ . . > PEN PICTURES OE DILLON | PREDICTS BRI6HT FUTURE FOR DILLON TOWN UNO DILLON COUNTY * THE VALUEOFFARMING LANDS a ) An Editor's Impressions of the Most D Fertile County in the State. Inhabited by Dive, Progressive, In^ telligent People. Editor \V. W. Smoak.of the Wal-i terboro Press and Standard, who spent a few days in Dillon recently, i) { writes as follows of the wonderful possibilities of Dillon and Dilllon ! , county: The editor of The Press and <J Standard had the pleasure last week of spending a few days in the baby county of Dillon, that heathlv little infant which is the newest addition to the counties of the State. What , we saw there convinced us that there 1 5A Wn 111 f 1 mnro hoa rr\ f mm Oiia V*a_ by cour. Composed of the best farming nds, and with a people prosperov " intelligent and progressive, the * nothing that will keep this cou. from forging to the ffont, am *at with rapidity. The town of Dillon, the county seat, is only a score of years old,but it numbers in population 3,500 I souls, not taking in the mill villages and a thickly populated suburb, | which refuses to "merge." This is a live little city. Its streets are! well graded and drained sand clay 1 roads, its sidewalks are paved. Am- 1 pie railroad facilities and a little ] competition between the Seaboard ?v and the Coast Line, give the town the advantage of cheap freight and excellent passenger service. 1 A lot was recently purchased on which to erect a court house. $ 1 0,- ]! 000 was paid for it, and $100,000 will be expended for a jail and ,1 0 court house. The Methodist church ! stands on the site to be occupied by the court house, so the members of this denomination will erect an-1 other handsomer church at a co3t I of $30,000. The Baptists, not to be outdone, are also planning a i fine brick edifice. With an enrollment of more than 500 pupils, the present graded school is too small, so there is to be erected a larger ' and more commodious school building. So there is no doubt of there being a boom in Dillon. Rllt the most strikinc thine- 1 saw and heard of while there is the almost fabulous prices paid for farm lands. $150 and $200 often being paid. But then the lands i there are lands to be sure. The staple crop is cotton. Cotton is king in Dillon county. The cotion farmers are very happy over the : high prices cotton has been bringing, and many of them have much i larg.er bank accounts as a conse-; quence. On an automobile ride with a college mate, "Doug" Manning, we saw many beautiful fa? r , some of them real true "picture farms." Splendid homes crown the hills, each with its waterworks plant, electric or acetylene lights, beautiful lawns and driveways. As far as the eye can see fields stumpless fields, of cotton lands prepared for planting, and some of them being already planted. The "lords" of these mansions live like princes sure enough. They have blooded horses and automobiles for use and pleasure, and plenty of labor to till their their farms. Be- (1 ing President of the United Spates J would hardly prove any temptation * to many of these sturdy planters, and we would not blume them, for who would want to give up such a life of ease and affluence Ibr the turmoils of a political career. But the very most substantial and best '1 citizens uccejueu omce unuer me new county government, and we are told that the baby is well gov- ! erned. We were entertained while in ' Dillon at the beautiful and hospit- 1 able home of Editor A. B. Jordan ' of the Dillon Herald. Mr. Jordan is one of the most progressive edi- 1 M tors of a weekly journal in the ! State. Burned out a year ago, he 1 was nothing daunted, but went to j work with renewed energy and he ' now has a well equipped newspa- ' per office, which will compare very favorably with the spotless sane- 1 turn of Editor Knight of the Bam- j berg Herald. He is one of the few ] newspaper men of the State who \ have so far installed a Junior lino- i type. He is much pleased with it ] and by its aid he is getting out one ] of the best weeklies we have ever ] such surroundings, swdi A^eople and such a newspaper Dill^ii ^ /^imnot but succeed. \\ \iiwei*y Interests from the list of f |S corporations. All the petitioners for 11 the Dillon commission are residents 11 of the Pee Dee:J W. Dillon. Wil-'ii liam M. Hamer, A. J. C. Cotting- ?i ham, 8. C. Henslee, J. G. Gibson, I i J. K. Rogers, R. P. Hamer, Sr., < Knox Livingston. Allen Kdens, R. 4 A M. Jackson, A. L. Bullock. \V. T. I Bethea. G. I). Barlow. Not more than one-tbird of thej t $760,000 of capital stock, it is stip- , < . ulated, is to be preferred. The three mills involved have an j' aggregate of 51.120 spindles, its fol- 1' Q lows: Maple mill, Dilloii, established f1 1903; capital $98,300; spindles, 13,- ?' 868; bauds employed, 350; 6,000 j I" f spindles added, at cost of $100,000.1 a' Dillon mill, Dillon, established i ' 1900; capital, $147,500; spindles, j ' 8,8644; hands employed. 150; 5.000!]; \ 1/ | LARGE CROWDS ATTEND THE UNION MEETING SERVICES AT THE PALMEnO WAREHOUSE OVER 100 PRESENT SUNDAY Indications Are that Union Meeting Will be One of the Greatest Revivals Kver Held in Dillon. Morning and Night Services. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock the; union meeting opened at the Pal- j metto Warehouse with one of the 1 largest audiences ever assembled in j Dillon. The meeting is being conducted by Rev. Wm. Black, the well known evangelist of the North Carolina Synod who is assisted in the singing by Mr. Burr, of Canada. and Mr Pnnlo jinH hia noi no Mica Poole, of Raeford, N. C. The services are conducted every morning at 11 o'clock and every night at 8 o'clock. All of the merchants have agreed to close their stores for the 11 o'clock service and there was an; unusually large crowd at the Mon- , day mornig service. The warehouse has a seating capacity of about 1 ,000 and the audience at the Sunday morning service was estimated at 700. The people are manifesting! great interest in the services and the indications are that this will be one of the greatest revivals in the I history of Dillon. Dr. Black's ser- , uions are strong and forceful and j the singing by his corps of assist- 1 ants and the large, carefully select- ' ed choir is particularly inspiring. This is Dr. Black's first visit to this section as an evangelist, but he is no stranger to many of the | Dlder residents of this section as I he taught at Little Rock school j about 30 years ago, before he en- ! tered the ministry. While in Dillon Dr. Black is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Moore. DILLON ITEM ENMOYINO OUTING (raveling By Auto From Dillon to Savage Party Enjoys Fish Fry and is Most Hospitably Entertained. On last Thursday morning it was the pleasure of Messrs M. A. Stubbs, E. T. Elloilt, W. T. Bethea. W. A. Blizzard and S. W. Jackson to leave Dillon in Mr. Stubbs' high-powered auto for a trip to Savage and return. The party went by Marion at which point they arrived after an hour's run. After a short stop the journey was resumed, the party going by way of Centenary and crossing the river at Allison's Ferry. After an uneventful but very delightful journey through an interesting country the party arrived at the home of Mr. J. W. King, who until recently was one of Dillon's most substantial and public-spirited citizens. One who has never visited Savage and enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. King might be at loss to understand why they preferrpri thplr npoazint Homn ^ T\<11 1 on,, but \tfhen one has inspected Mr. King's magnificent home, surround- j ed by hundreds of acres in a fine state of cultivation, he is convinced | that Mr. King's removal was but I another evidence of his fine busi- i ness judgment. In the afternoon i our genial host gave us an exhibi- ' tion of shad fishing which resulted in as fine a catch of the finny tribe as it has been the pleasure of the writer to see. The next day we were taken for a ride over Mr. King's large plantation which is without question one of the best farms in this section of the State. Domiciled in a magnificent country home, equipped with all modern conveniences, and surrounded by broad acres of fertile land, Mr. King is enjoying the well-earned rruits of his labors. Long may he live and continue to enjoy that peace of mind which conies from consciousness of duty well-performsd. After a most delightful stay at the hospitable home the party turn- \ ?d their faces homeward, and with- j in a four Knttru ?nro TVill?? ? ? ?v. " ?wMi o T?c? t af,aiu in I'll i\J II, ifter enjoying one of the most de- I lightful outings in the history of their lives. S. W. J. Mr. J. W. Moore and family have moved to Fayetteville where Mr. Moore has purchased a large plantation. The Herald is glad to announce that Mr. Moore has not left Dillon permanently, but will probably return after spending some months improving his North Carolina home. The account of the entertainment it the graded school, "Mrs. Briggs y^the Poultry Yard," was unintentionally left out of the last issue irter it had been written and put in type. It was one of those mistakes that sometimes occur in the makeup of the forms for which the' sditor always receives the blame. ? Second Municipal Primary. In the second municipal primary i lield Friday Mr. J. W. Gaddy was sleeted over Dr. J. H. Hamer by a rote of 94 to 77. In the first pri-; mary Mr. Gaddy and Dr. Hamer received the same number of votes 1 md a second primary was necesmry to fill out the ticket. The full deket was voted on at the general | election held Tuesday, which was merelv a formal matter pnnf( rmin? I :he result of the two primaries, rhe town officials for the next two rears are N. B. Hargrove, Mayor; 1/ L. Bridgers, J. F. Thompson, J. 7f/ Oaddy, V. L. McLean. R. L. Sfoody, F. McC. Curtis, wardens. UL in 1? MADERO STANDS FIRI SAYS WAR WILL 60 ON ONTIL 01 RESI6NS ABJURES PERSONAL AMBITIO Willing to Step Aside if <?o<hI M* Is Otosen for President, Sa; Insurrecto l<eader. Madero's Camp, Bustillos Estat Near Chihuahua, Mexico, Aprill \Vkn> V. ? .1 1 1 - - >- - - - nuai uc: ucnuieu IU ne HIS Ull matum on the question of pea* was delivered by Francisco 1. Ma: ero, the insurrecto leader, in can here to-day. While insisting c the demands that President Dh retire and that the country I given a new election, Senor Madei said in the interest of possib peace he was willing to make a personal sacrifices and to that er would resign as "provisional prei dent," and. if necessary, would a low a provisional president to 1 selected from President Diaz's ea inet. Discourages Pence Tulk. Tile tenor of Senor Madero's il terview was rather to discouraj the possibility of immediate peac He said no peace overtures wha ever had been received by hit either through his father * through any one else. He had r ceived no message on the subjec nor did he intend to move can toward the border or anywhere el with a view of receiving any pea< commissioners. It was the first formal intervie Senor Madero had given since tl complete text of President Diaz messages was received in camp. Seated beneath a bower of a pie blossoms in the patio of tl great palace where he had esta lished his headquarters. Senor M dero dictated a statement. Afti reading it over carefully he said might be accepted as a defini expression of his views. The stat ment in part follows: All For Country. "I know the damage the war doing to the country, and if it wei possible by negotiations to sett the war 1 would be pleased, thoup it should be necessary to make son I concessions from each side. 1 a disposed to make all personal coi cessions, and 1 will ask only tl necessary guarantees to have new election perfectly free ar open to every voter. "1 will not consider as a guarai tee the promises of Gen. Diaz, b cause he has never fulfilled h previous promises. To have pea* in Mexico, it is absolutely essei tial that Gen. Diaz shall retire. ] sucn case a provisional preside! will have to be selected by bol sides. It is not necessary that or any of ray friends be chosen, would accept as provisional pree dent a member of the Diaz arir if chosen by both sides, and If v are granted the right to select few provisional governors. Great Concessions. "This to us means great coi cessions, which we will make 1 settle the war. If the ambitioi of Gen. Diaz oblige us to contini the war I am sure very soon v shall be victorious. "When 1 left the United Stat< there was no talk of peace negotii tions, for which reason I did n< name any peace commissioners. "Notwithstanding that it is na ural that my father and frienc have taken advantage of the fir opportunity to consider the matte I approve their efforts because consider them patriots. If any pea< negotiations were actually openei I undoubtedly would appoint ir father as one of the commissioi ers. Trj to He Kind. "If we are described in the Ui ited States as being unfriendly t law and order, I wish to tell yo that in war we attempt to be kin and considerate. We pav no sala ies to anyone but to the familit of those fighting in our ranks. W distribute food and supplies. "President Diaz's message arou es one's rislbilitiee." he said. " will have no influence on us. the people will understand how o ten we have been promised, the will not accuse us of selfishnes Especially do I wish it understoo thht I am not fighting for person! aggrandizement. I would sacriflt myself and everything I posset for the good of the country. No Interference. "We intend it as no affront t the U'nited States when we say w care for no foreign interference This is a family matter. Far di ferent conditions prevailed whe Russia and Japan sent peace con missioners to your country an when at Portsmouth Mr. Rooseve helped settle the difficulty. Tw oountries had been at war, and was feasible to have a third or meditate. But here we are a pe< pie of one country divided agaim the other. We desire peace : much as any one, but we have n< aild will nAt rntronn^ J _ .vxvuvii 11ivlxi our ui mandB." Officer Bain made a raid on tt. "Tenderloin District" Saturds night and rounded up about 1 dusky denzies and their paramour It was a complete cleaning out of district which has gained much n< toriety lately on account of i(f Sa urday night brawls and at the Ma: or'B matinee Monday morning fin* ranging from $15 to $50 were in posed. Several of the offendei took the "time" on the streets an Mr. Bain has a well-organised chal gang at work this week. M MINSTRELS DIEIN FLAME! A2 TWO PERISH IN BA66A6E CAR FIRE J HARTSVILLE N SIX OTHERS IAQLY BURNFJ in Tragwly Occurs in Car Occupied b Men aiul Train?l Animals. Vit tims Present Pitiful Sight. Hartsville, April 8.?Special: Tw J- members of the "Eph William Famous Troubadours Company "e were burned to death and six otli ers very badly burned and injure 'P ' in a baggage ear fire, which tool ,u place on the siding at Hartsville a lz about 5 o'clock this morning. Of tin Je six others so badly burned, it i ro probable that two or three ma le II fit rfrnvpr Thic noiri-n niinclr,, 'I company gave two performance id here, the last -of which was Frida; lj" night. Their tent and several train ed animals and other fixtures wer )e gotten into a baggage car afte midnight and in this car the fir occurred. It seems that some ten or twelv n* men are accustomed 10 sleeping ii ;c this car. with the animals, scenery e- etc. The animals were hitched am all doors shut tight and the fire n> which was small in itself, and di< ar little damage to the car or bnggag e~ , was so intense and rapid in th close car that the inmates wer 'P burned by the superheating of ai ie within and suffocated by smok :e and fumes. IMetl Witlioiit A wakening;. w One negro was found dead, ap le parently not having aroused t'ri.r 8 sleep, sitting in the seat of one n the .how buggies: the others mad P" frantic efforts to get out of th ie car and succeeded in getting th b- doors open finally anil in gettin !l_ some of the animals out alive. Bu pr two men in the car escaped entirel 't the others being horribly burne 1? about the face and upper extremi e~ ties. Of the eight or more spier didly trained animals, two wer burned to death and the others s 's badly burned as to make their ri re covery doubtful. 1?' The alarm was given bv the o mill whistle and a small crowd a le once collected at the spot. The do< m tors were called and arrived on th scene at once. The sight that me ie , the eye was a most pitiful and dis :i tressing one. Naked negroes wer 'd running wildly around, burned in frightful manner, and begging fo a~ some relief from their misery, altei natelv rolling over in agony an is rolling over in agony and runnin :e wildly through the water and mu around. 'n Taken to Hospital. 111 O,'ates were quickly administere h and temporary dressings done fo I the poor fellows, and they wer 1 ; hurried to the barracks at th 'I-! town jail, where they were mad iy comfortable until this afternoon' ?e; train took them to the Sumie u Hospital. They were carried ove ; in a snecial bacea^c car The occurence has been a mos a- horrible one for Hartsville to hav< to witnessed. It was a case of beini is caught in a trap with no chance a ,e all. The wonder is that it did no happen sooner, as it was inevitable ! under the conditions of packed mei -s and horses and baggage in one car a- where it was a puzzle to see when at I they were all put. How it hap pened is not known or even conjee t- tured by the owners of the show Is One of their men passed the cai st a few minutes before the fire an< r. saw no light within at all. The gen 1 eral opinion is that a cigarette e smoker dropped his lighted cigar d. ette near some old clothes or ragi iy found to have been burned. It need a_ ed small fuel or time in this air tight hole to do the rest. One Victim From Hartsville. a-, The proprietor of the show wai to very solicitous for the care of tin u men and spared no expense to hav< id them properly looked after. Tliei: r- names it was hard to get or theii homes. It seems that they ar? re picked up from month to montl x and at various places, and be s- come scarcely known by name. On< it of them, however, was a young ne If gro well known here, who had gon< f- to work for them that night. H< y I died after some hours' suffering s. I Many people were attracted to th< >d scene of the burning and to th< H 1 jail. Citizens who were early 01 "e the scene were quick in their re ss sponse to the demand of the occa I sion and contributed anythiug need 1 ed for the relief of the suffering. :o Eph Williams, the show's proprie re tor, a very intellligent negro, ex e. j pressed great appreciation for every f-j thing that was done for his men in i Superintendent Warding, with Mr fi- Meeks and Mr. Stamand, came upoi id the morning train and spent th? It day here rendering what assistant 'o they could in the matter. le 0_ Deputy Sheriff Bethea wai thrown from a buggy while drivinj lK near Minturn Monday and as th< result of the accident he is suffer e_ ing from a badly sprained shoulder Willie Bass, a young negro boy escaped from the custody of l)epu ty Sheriff Bethea Saturday. Th< ,e . boy was being held on a minor of 'y i fense. He did not go very far anc nan 111?i\ i\ iv iuitii?u uy ?wr. ?- Mrs. Geo. C. Leonard returnee a this morning from a visit to friendi at Dillon and Little Rock. Mrs Leonard is an honorary member o: V~ the Indies Missionary Society oi Dillon and by special invitatioi went down to attend a social sess '"J ion of this society.?McCall Times id In The pension fund for Dillon coun ty this year is $3,174.40. 5 TO BRIDGE BIG PEE DEE IT MOVEMENT STARTED FOR ROAD OVER CASHOA FERRV D A NECESSITHORTHIS SECTION }' X? Way of Crowiing the Kiver K\eept at ('lieraw?Many Prominent Business Men liitmsUil in the () Movement for a Itriilge. s Florence. April 10. ? Special: There is to he a movement started - soon looking to the erection of a d cause way and steel bridge over the * great Pee Dee River near what is ' known as the Cashua Ferry, some i? fourteen miles Northeast of Flors ence, so that vehicles and automoy bile drivers might be able to trawl I the Eastern section of the State s more readily and rapidly. V The necessity for such a cause way and bridge has been felt for f very many years, in fact it is hard r to understand why such a movetnent has not been started up long since. ^ Several years ago there was a II bridge over Pee Dee at Society Hill, liut it was owned by a stock comtl pany and tollage was never suffi' cient for the upkeep and it was fin^ ally allowed to rot and decay until e it soon became unsafe, so that fine ally the government declared it e unsafe and dangerous to navigation r and such portions of it as extended e over the main run of the river had to be pulled down, the freshet of 1908 did the rest and now there is '* no evidence hardly that a bridge n ever spanned this powerful stream f at that point. e The only bridge over the great e Pee Dee is the one at Cheraw and e had it not been that the freshet & swept it away and the people final' ly come together and voted a free > bridge, Cheraw to-day would probd ablyably be without vehicle and aui* tomobile access to Marlboro county, from which it draws a large pere | centage of its very best trade. ? Leaving Cheraw there is no way * of crossing Pee Dee river at any point by vehicle, other than ferryil ing. There are several ferries, howlt ever, but not one of them in such shape as will permit the transporte ing of a .vehicle or an automobile * rAW|ii at great danger and risk ol ?" life and property and many timet e not at all, for the approaches to a these ferries are such as to make r it impossible at times to reach the *" flat that is used for ferrying. Leaving Cheraw for the mouth ol P the river there are the following d ferries, Cashua ferry. Mars Blufl i ferry and Alisons ferry, only three land each of these merely make " ! shifts for a ferry. r The movement that will be starte ed soon will be to get the four e counties bordering on or adjacent to e , the river, Darlington, Florence. 8 Marlboro and Dillon counties, to r vote bonds in an equal amount for r such a sum as will be needed, after a proper survey has been made 1 and estimates submitted, to build e a suitable and substantial causeway P through the swamp from hillside to hillside and strong and substantial 1 I steel bridge over the river at a '? point near Cashua ferry, or near 1 what is known as "the pocket" on * ! Pee Dee. s It is reliably stated that this will " be the most convenient and best " point to build the causeway and the one that will be the shortest ^ route through the swamp. 1 At this point the counties of Darlington and Florence on the West side of the river run together and * Marlboro and Dillon counties touch 8 near the same place on the East side of the river. At this point is where the scout 11up party of the Columbia Record with Mr. I). H. Winslow crossed the * river last summer by the means of 1 block and tackle and done some 2 very hard "stunts" getting up the ^ banks after "hooking ou" to some of [;the tall cypress trees as a stay for ? the "guy ropes" to "pull up" with. 1 This was a most perilous undertaking on the part of the scouters but J it saved a 75 mile drive up to Che~ I raw and back to rech Florence from I Dillon which is by a straight line J only about 32 miles. I, A party, last summer, left here I \ for a trip to Dillon in an automobile and was compelled to drive to 1 ; Cheraw 50 miles, thence to Dunbar ^ i 25 miles, thence to Little Rock 10 ", miles, thence to Dillon 6 miles, ' making a total of 109 miles to get i there and a like number returning " or 218 miles drive instead of 65 l miles had the bridge been in posi" j tion across Pee Dee at Cashua Fer* J ry or thereabout. ' It 1h rroposed to get a public , | meeting at one of the four towns. I Darlington, Bennettsville, Dillon or [ Florence early in the summer at which time the supervisors and the j boards of commissioners of the s J four counties together witn all our ?j people who are either directly or ^ indirectly interested In this move. | nient to come together and "rub heads" and see what might and t1 what can be done in the way of get' i ting a highway opened up across > this bold and dangerous stream and I j thereby permit the people os East1 em Carolina as well as others to j Become neighbors and instead of j I distant friends and acquaintances. sj Among those who it is stated are ! heartily in favor of such a movef - ment are the following well known f business men and farmers of the i four counties: Senator Tom Rogers, Col. Knox Livingston, Hon. John L. McLaurin, Dr. J. L. Napier, the Rogers, the - Mcaurins, the Meddling, the Strauntons and others of Marlboro coun COUNTY FAIR PROPOSED I FOR THE EXHIBITION OF DILLON COUNTY PRODUCTS IiMEETING GALLED FOR APR. 24 1 It is Proposed to Erect Suitable Kuildings at the Race Track and Hold County Fair This Fall. The Herald has been requested to call a meeting of the citizens of iHlllon county at the court house on Monday, April 24th at 11 a. in.. for the purpose of discussing plans for the establishment of a County Fair. It iE proposed to hold the Faid some time in the fall, probably during the month of November, and the purpose of the meeting to be held on the 24th is to organize an association, elect officers and adopt such plans as may be necessary for the successful government :?t the institution As this is a matter which every citizen of the < is interested there should be a large and representative gathering at Dillon on the 24th. The track offers an excellent t<? cation i ir the tair ground. The track is- in excellent condition ind it would only be necessary to erect additional stables and a building for the agricultural exhibits to have a first class fair ground. The buildings could be erected outside of the enclosure and the yard for the exhibition of cattle could be located in the track inclosure without obstructing the view of the track from the grand stand. Three are many reasons why Dillon county should have a fair association. The grounds are practically established and the only additional expense will be in the erection of buildings for exhibits. Then, too, being one of the richest agricultural counties in the State Dillon would only do herself justice in bringing to the attention of other sections her rich and varied agricultural products through the medium of a county fair. It: addition to the agricultural and stock exhibits there can be provided amusements in the way of , horse shows, automobile races and aeroplane exhibitions. It will give the farmers ol' the different sections an opportunity to get together and 11 discuss the different methods of i cultivating crops which in itself will : i he a beneficial feature. >1 The meeting will be held at the court house and it is to be hoped i that every citizen of the county will ; respond to the call. ! is a. matter :| in which ever; farmer, whether large or s.liall, should be vitally interested. HON OK KOIJL. Dillon High School For Month of March. Report for the seventh school month shows the following record: Per cent, of attendance by first grade, second grade 88, third grade 85, fourth grade 91, fifty grade 92, sixth grade 85, seventh grade 94, {eighth grade 90, ninth grade 78, tenth grade 99, eleventh grade 98 There were no tardies in the second, fifth, seventh, ninth, tenth and eleventh grades. One each in the third, fourth and sixth grades, The one in fourth grade had good excuse. There were four tardies in the eighth grade without excuse; there were six in the first grade, four of which were made by two children just entering school and having to walk four nriles to school; anc her had good excuse. So in the whnio school there were only seven unexcused tardies out of the total 13 for the school, the best record yet. . Those leading it scholarship in the various grades arc as follows. First grade, Cecil Hracey, Courtney Ivey. Second, Mai {on Kiuurd, Rosa Bailey. Third grade, .Julia Bethea, Mack Britt, Jesse McEaehern. Fourth grade, Dexter Evans, Emma K. Mclnnis Fifth, Hettie Bethea, Douglas Blizzard. Sixth grade, Alice David Seventh grade, I-ila McDonald, Raymond Evans. Eighth grade, Estatena McDonald. Ninth grade, Marie Smith. Tenth grade, Virginia Rogers. Eleventh grade, Mabel Leigh Evans. I ty; then Dr. J. H. David, Mr. Dan Di'lon, Ool. Manning, Mr. Berry and the EHerbes of Dillon county; Mr. L. f Wellington, #Hon. \J. Monroe 'Spea.s, Hon. Robert McFa*land, Mr. Carl Hewitt, Gen. W. E. James, th? i Williamsons and others of Darlington; Mr. Walter Gregg, Dr. R. F. ; Pearce, Dr. C. Johnson, Mr. J. H. I Clarke, Hon J. Willard Ragsdale, Mr. Frank M. Rogers, Mr. Henry H. Husbands, Mr. Hartwell, Mr. Aper, Hon. J. W. McCowan, Mr. John MrSwoon i u..* " ? ,iicul, *jruv. *.<1*#n?? A. Smith and others of Florence county. This news item is given after a request by a prominent citizen of Marlboro oounty that it be done | and after an enthusiastic conversaI tion with a number of interested gentlemen in the city to-day. The gentleman in question Btates that j there is a great demand for the bridge and highway on his side of the river and it is positively known that the people on this side are equally anxious and will demand the opening up if the movement is started now. Henry H. Husbands.