Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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pbmomal mention. ! Mpm* * +1+ + + * + + * g' Mrs. J. r. Regan una returned from short stay at Olenn Springe. W. D. Tray-wick has remodeled and k* painted his residence. K. Mrs. 8. B. Stoney and children arc H?)S*lsiting relatives in Chester, S. C. Casper Hamilton of Camp Jackson g Is home for a few days. g ' John B. Rowland left Monday for K Charlotte to resume his work. Miss Pauline Webster has accepted Sd rn. nhnlUnn with Ilia I Hlum fn fc., Mu O&ddy of Greenville is visltLv^liif relatives near Dillon. * Miss Olivia Wallace of Wilmington la visiting Mrs. James Sprunt. yi Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Rogers of Latspent Sunday in the city. Li. O. Rogers of Florence was a visitor in the city Monday. P* - Ensign Bowman of Orangeburg, S. & C., spent Friday in town with friends. K* ' Henry Collins and sister, Janie, spent last Sunday at Myrtle Beach. Mr. Clyde Carmichael and son, Reese are spending the week in VirgT"" gfinla. Mr. D. V. Hamilton who has been SOw ?<olr fn<- rf.tio io ?Klo ? I I in. Era. E. W. Powell left yesterday a ten days visit to relatives in hopville, S. C. Irs. C. E. I.ipBcomb is visiting itives in Pacolet, N. C. rivate Casper Hamilton of Camp kson is ai home on a lurlough. Ir. and Mrs. David Edens of Sumspent Sunday in town with rela. W. Moore spent the week end \sheville with his brother, B. L. >re. Irs. F. Skidmore has returned to home in Norwood, N. C., after ting her mother, Mrs. Bell Smith. Irs. . B. Watson of Rowalnd is visiung ai me nome or ner momerin-law, Mrs. J. R. Watson. Mrs. and Mrs. D. L. McPhaul of Fayetteville are visiting Mrs. S. P. Melvin. Mrs. S. W. Jackson, chairman of the County Labor Board, attended a I state meeting in Calumbia last week. Misses Grace Wilkes and Margaret Kelly of Maxton, N. C., are visiting Mrs. D. M. Dillon. Mrs. Hattie David and son, W. J. David, motored over to Surator yesterday morning. Sammie Williams has returned from Racine, Wis., bringing with hi in a Cole roadster for the Pal.nntio Hardware Co. Supt. Moore requests The Herald to state that the Dillon schools will open Monday, September 2nd. David Fass is spending a few days in Charleston. The friends of little Eugene Watkins, who has been very ill with typhoid fever, are glad to know that he is better. ur. m. a. aaieeDy or uumDeriana General Hospital at Fayetteville, Is spending the week with his family. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCormick who have been visiting relatives in North '-Carolina have returned home ||m Morris Blum who has been spending the past few weeks at Asheville, C., is at home again. Mr. H. R. Berry, A. C. L. opera t'vV?. tor at Micro, N. C., has been transfered to Dillon. Corporal Julius L. Ammons of S. C. University spent last Sunday in town with Mrs. Ammons. J. Douglas Salmon who has been At work for several months at Hopeveil, Va., has returned home. Joe Woods of Charleston is at home for a few days pending a call to the navy. (Misses Irma Medlin, Pauline Webter and Louise Rogers spent Sunlay at Latta Mr. and Mrs. Morris Pass have reurned from a Lusiness and pleasure rip to New York. Miss Mae Blizzard of Greenville ipent the week end in the city with relatives. Miss Louise Blizzard left Monday night for York, Pa., where she will spend several weeks with friends. Mr. B. M. Hal* of The Herald f?re? spent several days last week In AshevlUe and Rldgecrest, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Welch left Sunday night for a several days stay yn New York. ! Miss Lois Breeden, of Bennetts1 ville Is the attractive guest of Miss Jenle Gibson. , ? Rev. Edward L. Reaves of Canton, ; jGa., spent Sunday in the city with jhis brother, Mr. John H. Reaves, Miss Mary Elisabeth Stackhouse after several weeks visit to relatives in Darlington returned home this w cca. W. W. Thompson left Tuesday morning for Charleston to enter Uncle Sam's Naval Service. Mrs. Thompson of McColl spent last Monday in the city with her son,' W. W. Thompson who left for Char- I leston Tuesday. ji Rev. W. B. S. Chandler and Le- 1 Roy Williams left Monday night for Wr|ghtsvllle Beach where they will spend several days. Mrs. W. B. Quill and Miss Margar-j et Bridgers have returned from Ashe-, ville, N. C., where they have been {visiting relatives. Mr. W. V. Jones, of the Jones Dry 1 Goods Co., left Monday night for ' northern markets to purchase fall j goods. , I Mr. Wyndall Ramsey, express messenger between Florence and Washington, is spending the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ram- ' 'sey. J Mrs. D. M. Michaux and son, ] Bryan motored to Sumter Monday where they will spend several days ' with relatives i1 i wmiam uricK nas returned rrom Baltimore and New York where he has been buying fall merchandise. 1 He was accompanied by his little 1 daughter, Goldie. K I ' Sam Rosenbaum, who gave up his . position as salesman with Morris Fass and volunteered for overseas, service is on his way to France, according to cards received In Dillon last week. Miss Louise Rogers of Rowland who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.' J. D. Webster left Tuesday for. Little Rock where she will spend several days with relatives. I ^Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jackson of Rowland, Route 2, received a card from their son. Private W. C. Jackson of the 81st Division, saying he had arrived safely overseas. Prof, and Mrs. George McCutchen of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. L. Cottingham for several days. Prof. McCutchen fills the Chair of Econo-, mics at the South Carolina Col-' lege. i Mr. A. Y. Wallace has just completed selling his crop of tobacco and 5 acres made on E. L. Moore's place and the books of the warehouse show that he received for same the 'total of $2936.55. I Marion Star:? j The ed. went up into the Dillon Marlboro country Sunday, where the1 I natives believe that the Good Lord ] made cotton to he nlnnteH on their lands, and made their lands to bear ( J cotton. Since looking the crops over ] the ed. almost agrees with them, too. ^ The social meeting of the Epworthi' League was held on Mrs. Hettie Be- , thea's beautiful lawn last Fri- !, day night with a large attendance. After a number of games were play- ( ed ice cream was served by the hos- ] tess, Miss Mary Bethea. L ! Mrs. J. L. Tyson of Greensboro, N. | iC., who has been the guest of Mrs. J. D. McKinley for the past 10 days ^ jleft last week to visit relatives and ; | friends in Atlanta and Rome, Ga. j, Tracey Stackhouee who is engaged , in the mercantile business in Flor-;, ida spent Saturday in the city with , ^relatives. Mr. Stackhouse was en . route home from Baltimore where ( he had been purchasing fell merchandise. , Master Robert Smith entertained a ' number of his little friends in honor ; of his seventh birthday at the Com- ( uicitiui nuii'i ud aaiuraay aiiernoon , | from S>:30 to 7 o'clock. After playing , , games the guests were invited to the dining room where a table was decorated with roses and in the center was the birthday cake with seven |candles. Delicious refreshments of lice cream and cake were served, then, the rake was cut after Robert had blown out the candles and his lltt'e i friends gave good wishes. This wos served with punch. Master Robert received many useful and pretty pres1 cnts. I ?o? ' Mrs. Frank Niernsiee is in receipt ' of a cablegram from Cupt. Niernsie announcing his safe arrival overseas. ,Capt. Niernsie attended the first officer's training camp at Ft. Ogie' thrope where he was commissioned a 1 first lieutenant. He was assigned to duty at Camp Jackson and later trans brrad to Camp Strbr. Capt. Nternsie la a natural bora soldier and his friends are confident that active service will be the means of gaining him rapid promotion. Mrs. Niernsie and ?he children, who have been staying at Greenville will make Dillon their home during Capt. Niernsie's absence. Thought Germans Are Weaker Than Even the Allies Claim. London, Aug. 20?It is believed in Colonge that the Germans are weaker on the western front than even the Allies claim, says the Daily Mail correspondent at the Hague. He does not vouch for the other sections of Germany, but gives this resume of conditions in the Cologne district. All leaves of absence from the front have been reduced to one half. Men are sent to the front from the hospitals before completely fit. Letters from the men have been discontinued. Deserters are being sent to the front from punishment camps. Wound ed hones are hurried west with bandages still In place. The correspondent adds that it is reported that the Germans have stolen food parcels sent to French prisoners, in order to feed neutral laborers who are striking because of inadequate food. o Notice of Election. Pursuant to the rules of the State Democratic Party notice is given that the first Democratic Primary for the nomination of state, federal and county officers will be held at the various precincts in Dillon county on Tuesday August 27th, and if a second primary is necessary the same will be held on C?i?i/v.?l 1 ' . uv?uu/, uciiicuiiki iviii. ine pons w ill open at 8 o'clock a. 111., and close at 4 o'clock p. m. No one will be allowed to vote whose name is not recularly enrolled on the club roll at his nearest voting precinct, rhe other qualifications for voting ire two years residence in the state, six months in the county prior to the succeeding general election and sixty days in the Club District. ; Before opening the polls the managers shall take the usual oath prescribed for managers of election. I The Australian Ballot At the precincts in Dillon, Latta, Little Rock, Lake View, and Fork, suitable booths will be provided at the polls, and it shall be the duty of the managers to see that no person except the voter be in a booth it any one time, and that no person shall be allowed to approach within* five feet of such booth when a vot-1 er is therein, or Inside the guard rail. Special tickets will be provided at these precincts which shall have a coupon at the top on which shall be printed: "Official Ballot. Club Ward No. No " The number thereon shall run serially from 1 to , and fifty per cent more ballots than names enrolled will be furnished sach precinct. iuc uittiiugers snail De responsible | for tho ballots furnished. When a voter presents himself, he shall be given a ballot. The manager in charge of the poll list shall snter the number of the ballot so furnished next the name of the voter an the poll lists. The voter shall then retire alone to the booth and without unnecessary delay prepare in ballot by scratching out the names of the persons for whom he does not care to vote. No voter shall be allowed to remain in a booth longer than five minutes. After preparing his ballot, the voter readily detatched by the managers His ballot must be so folded that the number can be seen and the coupon readily detached by the managers without in any way revealing the printed portion of the ballot. If the voter is not challenged, and j Lakes the oath prescribed above, the manager shall tear off the coupon, put in on file, stamp the ballot, and | the voter shall deposit his ticket in the box and shall immediately leave the polling place. If a voter shall mar or deface his ballot, he may obtain one additional ballot upon returning to the manager in charge of the ballots the ballot so marred or defaced, with the coupon attached. The manager in charge of I the poll list shall change the number jf the ballot on the poll list, and place the defaced ballot on file. No voter Bhall be furnished h second ballot until he has returned the first one with i coupon attached. No person shall be allowed within the guard rail except as hereinafter provided. If a person offering to vote is viable to read or write, or is physior."y disabled, and did not by reason thereof sign the enrollment book in person, he may appeal to the managers for assistance and the chairman of the managers shall appoint two watchers representing different factions to assist him in preparing his ballot. If there be no watchers, the managers shall appoint two by standers who are qualified electors to assist the voter to prepare his ballot. After the voter's ballot has been prepared, the assistant shall immediately go outside the guard rail. The ballot boxes will be readv for delivery by Saturday, August 24th, and the managers at each precinct are requested to designate one of their number to call at the oTfice of the clerk, A. Pierce Bethea, and secure the boxes. The following managers appointed by the Executive Committee will serve at both primaries: te?=Eegrn===ar i Maple Mill?F. B. Bruce, B. T.l McLain, Thomas McPhatter. Mt. Calvary?E. P. Wiggins, T.l J. Walker, J. H. Moody. jt Oak Grove?J. Rich Hayes, J. S. c Fair, Jno. C. Hayes. I] j Little Rock?M. S. Britt, L. A. if Manning, D. W. Bethea. j t Caddys Mill?Chas. Gibson, C. B. t Arnette, Gaddy Carniieh'i<?l. I f Bermuda-?L. L. Stephens, T. T. ? Moody, C. G. McKenzie. it j Latta?T. J. Bass, Ernest Parham, i Clyde S. Bethea. jt Judson?Dunk McLaurin, J. E. t Vorton, J. A. E. Cottinghain. \1 I Hamer?Daniel McDuffle, Watson;? iMcDaniel, W. S. Campbell. jt nrdNlUl Mill Hi. V. MOOdy, J. (. Marion Oliver, D. O. McDonald. p I Lake View?John Huggins, Charlie Hayes, K. P. Horn, j Fo 'k?Oliver Carmichael, L. K. jBethca, D. A. McQueen. | Kemper,?Parker Barfield, Man- ^ ;ton Hayes, W. T. Moody. | Floydale?L. K. Rogers, J. H. | I Berry, W. S. Floyd. Dillon?B. A. Harrelson, T. S. Richbourg, C. S. Herring. j Centerville?H. N. Cousar, D. S.' ^ | Rogers, W. W. Parham. . A. B. JORDAN. County Chairman. A. PIERCE BETHEA, Clerk. , 8-15-2t. v ? c County Campaign Meetings. t I Following is the schedule of the:a I county campaign meetings for this week and next: L | Caddys Mill, Friday, August 16;: Lake View, Saturday, August 17;] Minturn, Tuesday, August 20; Oak I Grove, Wednesday, Aygust 21; Little v i Rock, Thursday, August 22; Latta, v Friday, August 23: Dillon. Saturdnv August 24. 1 o 11 CITATION. 1 ?2 j The State of South Carolina, Coun- 1 ty of Dillon, by Joe Cabell Davis, * Probate Judge: a j Whereas J. C. Bethea, C. C. C. P. | has made suit to me to grant unto e i him letters of administration of the 1 estate and effects of W. E. Spivey, 1 j These are, therefore, to cite and 8 admonish all and singular the kindred 2 and creditors of the said W. E. Spiviey, deceased, that they be and ap- 2 | pear before me, in the Court of Pro- * I bate, to be held at Dillon on Monday, 1 September 23, next, after publtca- c tion hereof, at 11 o'clock In the fore- 1 noon, to show cause, if any they have > why the said administration should ' not be granted. 1 Given under my hand this 12th day i of August, Anno Domino, 1918. t JOE CABELL DAVIS, ? Judge of Probate, t 8-15-41. Dillon County, f Subscribe to The Dillon Herald. $2 per year in advance. 1 N( I TOBAC ? t | Owing if tobacco i % than usi I housemei !* | to say | Tobacco | close befi !:! / n I ot deptei II W.J. ! A. : : : ' *'V I *? 1 ' > V v > e>< V< ?> > >< IP a 1 A Card from Mr. Pafo. j It having been called to my atten- 1 ion that the charge was being freely :irculated throughout the county that S. Rogers was responsible for me iling my pledge as a candidate for he senate, I deBire to state through hese columns that such report is abolutely without foundation. Mr. Rogers had absolutely nothing to do with ny announcement, either directly orS Hdirectlv anH huil ?n i , , u?v. *iv vuiuiuuiuca- | \ ion or conversation with me about | a he matter either diicctly or indirect- jt y. I made the announcement on my'l wn responsibility, because I desired 'i: o see fair play and did not propose,v o see one or two men dictate the e olitics of Dillon county. a F. M. PAGE. g o d A PATRIOTIC RANK o a Vrites Pretty Strong I setter to Cus- a tomer Who Refused to Sup- |e port the Government. ii In a receut newspaper advertise- s lent The First National Bank of 1 'asadera, Cal., printed the following & etter, co.ii men ting as follows: The ^ bove letter was today mailed to one f our clients. We publish it as inicative of our attitude. In any furher extensions of credit this bank t fill make the purchase or non-pur- ^ hase of Liberty Bonds is a considera- | ion; while we cannot speak for our's ssociates, we do not believe that un-|0 atriotic individuals are going to do e business as usual" at any Pasadena Sunk. a Pasadena, May 2, 1018. 4] )ear Sir: P We hold at the present time about a CO.000 worth of first mortgages be- c onging to you, on which we collect ] ayments for you. We lia\e held as c ligh as $00,000 of these'. We k-iuw a hat you own stock here, and real state in Iowa, that make you a well- t df man. You are what a bank regards as a good customer; and wo' ire indebted to you for past business, j You have not subscribed to either First, Second or Third Liberty joans. You are not a member of trie ied Cross; and so far as we know, ire not supporting your oouutrv in i iny way. i You have not subscribed to elth- < i menace to this comtnur.it/. Tnis < >ank cannot afford to thrive on such < tusiness as yours. We have too ninny | alls from patriotic citizens these i lays to be willing to extend credit to ; 'ou in order that you may reinvest at r per cent. up. You will therefore ' >lease take up your small note of S300 immediately; also call at the Kink and receipt for your securities, ind take your business to some bank hat has money to lend to German lympathizers. Yours turly. L. G. MILLER, I Cashier. | OTIC :co FAB 4-U~ IV L KC J crop is mi tal, we th 1 o/* Mulli that the Market ore the lai mh*>-r m m. w -w Yarboro, B. Ed war Neul & Di W. P. <* % I* I". . 1 * RESULTS TELL. rhere Can Be No Doubt About tkt Results In Dillon. Results tell the tale. All doubt is removed. The testimony of a Dillon citisen. Can be easily investigated. What better proof can be had? J. M. Tolar, carpenter. Hampton It., Dillon says: "Not long ago I kas suffering awfully with my kidney ,nd for nearly three weeks I could lardly get around. Bending over or ifting anything heavy was almost mpossible, my back was to sore and rcuk to allow it I tried several remdles but got no relief. Nights the ction of iuy kidneys caused me to ;et up several times and my sleep id not refresh me. I finally heard f Doan's Kidney Pills and got a box t the Rogers Drug Co. and used them ccording to directions. They soon nded my trouble and fixed me up ii fine shape." Price 60c., at all dealers. Don't imply ask for a kidney remedy?get >oan's Kidney Pills?the same that Ir. Tolar had. Foster-Milburn Co., Ifgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.?8-22-2t o CITATION. The State of South Carolina, Couny of Dillon, by Joe Cabell Davis, robate Judge: Whereas, Mrs. Ketty Moody, made uit to me to grant unto her letters >f administration of the estate and ffects of Stephen R. Moody. These are, therefore, to cite and dmouish all and singular the kinIred and cioditors of the said Stephn R. Moody, deceased, that they be .iul appear before ind, in the Court if Prohnto to ho hol/1 . 1 o'clock in the forenoon, to show ause, if any they have why the Bald idniinistration should not be granted. Given under my h-and this 10th lay of August, Anno Domini 1918. JOE CABELL DAVIS, Judge of Probate, l-15-4t. Dillon County. o Notice of Election. By virtue of authority vested in me as Mayor of the Town of Dillon, notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in the said town t>f Dillon on Tuesday, the third (3) day of September, 1918, for the purpose of electing two Aldermen for the Town of Dillon to fill out unexpired terms. M. A. Stubbs, S. W. Jackson and T. S. Richbourg are hereby appointed managers of said election. (Signed.) J. F. THOMPSON. Mayor Attest: B. A. BEDENBAUGH, Clerk and Treas. 6-22-21. o 1 Subscribe to The Dillon Herald. $2 per year in advance. 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