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I ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1011. Vol. 17. No. 9.
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> PEN PICTURES OE DILLON
| PREDICTS BRI6HT FUTURE FOR DILLON
TOWN UNO DILLON COUNTY
* THE VALUEOFFARMING LANDS
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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!];
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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.
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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.