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*8^ ESTABLISHED 1894. THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 6. 1920. VOL. 24. NO. 85.
? COUNTY NEWS
AND HAPPENINGS
NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR
CORRESPONDENTS.
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News Itenii of Interest to Herald
I Readers Ebb and Flow of the
Human Tide.
OAK GROVE.
Mrs. Tracey E. Fore, Mrs. W. H.
Fore and Miss Claire Fore attended
the meeting of the Federation of
Women's Clubs at Fork last Saturday.
Mrs. L. T. Philips after attending
' 4V" nrnmon i? Micdinnarv SocietV
" jA LUC f T umvu 0 ? .
V meeting held at Bennettsville last
week, visited friends in Brownsville
and this section before returning to
her home at Rowesville
The brick for the foundation of the
Ni new Methodist church to be erected
&. here has arrived, and as soon as the
/ framing can be secured, work will be
started on the building.
A great many farmers in this section
bad to plant their cotton over
again. Generally speaking, the
stands are the poorest so far, in
years. Corn is backward, but the
oat xr^p is very promising.
The Oak Grove school will close
next Friday, May the 7 th.
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FORK.
L Mrs. Blank of Brook Neal, Va., is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Taylor.
Mrs T. W. Carmichael and chilJ-?
"""lonil orient lent U'ppk here
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with relatives.
Mr. J. W. Atkinson, J. W. Jr., and
Aubrey Keith of Southern Pines, N.
C., are spending a few days here.
Mrs. /Mary Rogers is- spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
?11 Jones of Nichols.
Mrs. McLaurin and children of
Hope Mills are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Frank Berry of Orangeburg
spent several days with Mrs. Frank
Rogers last week.
Commencement exercises will be
held in the school auditorium Friday
evening. The public is invited to
attend.
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LAKE VIEW.
BR Miss Louise Culbreth of St. Paul,
IB**. C., spent the week-end with Mrs. j
g^BJ. B. Arnette.
Mrs. Lola Bracey and two children
Mr. John Bracey and Miss Ino of
Fairmont spent Sunday in town.
Misses Ellen White and Alma
W- Goodyear spent the week-end in
I Dillon with Mr. and Mrs. Jack WatV
son.
l Mr J. B. Arnette is spending a
L few days in Charleston this week on
business.
f Mr. and Mre- J- G. Regan of Gaddy's
Mill visited relatives in town
Sunday afternoon.
Mr* D. Leon McCormac spent Friday
and Saturday in Marlon on business.
The Lake View High school will
close May 7. There will be exercises
Thursday and Friday nights, beginning
at 8 o'clock.
A lively interest was shown here
in the Overall Club which was organised
last week'. Quite a few of
our prominent citxens appeared on
the streets and at church in the blue
jeans, Sunday.
Mr. A, P. Hayes is spending a
few days with his sister at Conway, j
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Rev. Mr. Housell, formerly of
Lexington, Va., preached at the Bapb
tint church Sunday morning and
night. A call has been extended to
Mr. Housell but it is not known
whether he will accept.
The protracted meeting held at
i Kemper last week closed Sunday
night. There was much Interest |
' manifested and quite a number of
conversions.
LATTA.
Mrs..Oliver of Murrel's Inlet is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Gordon Vereen.
. Rev. E. C. Bailey of Edgefield visited
friends in town Friday.
Mr. A. M. Odum of Blenhein spent
Thursday in town.
Miss Agnes Davis of Elberry was
in town Saturday.
Mr. Howard Bass has been very
sick but is better at this writing.
Mr. Albert Allen and children of
Columbia spent Sunday here with his
brother, Charley Allen.
Miss Emma Bass, who has been
teaching at Cowards, is at home for
a vacation.
Charley Myers and family of Little
KOCK spent ouuutty uwe mm mo
father, B. H. Myers.
Mrs. Will Reynolds of Hillsboro,
N. C., is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. Paul Allen of Montgomery,
Ala., spent several days here last
week with his mother, Mrs. Elmore
Allen.
# Mrs. Otis Armstrong has returned
from Honea Path, where she has
been visiting relatives.
Mr. Dal Bethea and little son Bil\
He, left Saturday night for Atlanta,
Ga.
Miss Cora Conner of Timmons
ville is visiting her sister here, Mrs.
J. H. Graves.
Mrs. Dunn of Rocky Mount isvisitlng
her son here, Rev. H. C. Dunn.
The Sunday school convention held
here last week was well represented
from all parts of the country.
Dewey Freeman left Saturday for
Florence Infirmary for treatment.
Miss Irma Reduce of Chicago was
in town today on business.
Mrs Ed Edwards of Charlotte, N.
C., is visiting her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. E. L. Brown.
| COUNTY FAIR MEETING.
On Monday afternoon the stockholders
of the Dillon County Fair Association
held a meeting at the
Courthouse and elected officers tc
take charge of and run the fair foi
! this year. A large number was pres
ant and a splendid spirit of enthusiasm
was manifested by all present
and if the people of the County will
' give their moral support and assist
'the officers elected, Dillon County
will have a fair this fall second tc
none in the state.
The Fair will be held on the 19th
,20th and 21st of October, the week
! proceeding the Columbia Fair. A
contract has already been made with
'the Grouse Greater Shows, one ol
the leading carnivals, and Dillon was
fortunate in getting the same con'tract
that the State Fair has with
! this company. There will.be races
each day during the fair and either
Friday or Saturday will be turned
over to the colored people.
The Constitution and By-Laws ol
j the Association were read and ap
proved by the stockholders. ThereI
after the stockholders elected the
.following directors:
W. B. Stackhouse, J. B. Gibson, E.
| T. Elliott, R. S. Rogers, J. H. David,
I A. V. Bethea, J. W. Hamer, A. B.
Jordan, John W. McKay, R. M. Oliver,
J. D. Manning, R. J. Dew, J. K.
Cottingham, E. R. Ellerbe, J. C. Davis,
N. N. Schofleld, A P. Bethea W.
W. Evans and Jenks McQueen.'
After the election of Directors, the
Directors then held a meeting and
elected the following officers and
I the following committees wefe appointed:
I A. V. Bethea, President; John W.
jMcKay, lBt Vice Pres.; R. J. Dew,
12nd Vice Pres.; A. P. Bethea, Secretary
and Treasurer. ' *
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: J. B.
Gibson, J. D. Manning, Dr. J. H.
David, J. C. Davis and Jenks McQueen.
FINANCE COMMITTEE: J. W.
Hamer, W. B. Stackhouse, A. V. BetV?I?
Q "P ncroro onH P. T* Plllntt
FAIR GROUND COMMITTEE:
John W. McKay 4 S. W. Epps and J.
C. Davis.
COMMITTEE TO HIRE A SUITABLE
FAIR SECRETARY: A. V.
Bethea, J. D. Manning, J. B. Gibson,
and J C. Davis.
PRiNTING COMMITTEE: J C.
Davis, A. P. Bethea, and J. D. Manning.
FARM PRODUCTS COMMITTEE:
Walter Arnette, S. W. Grantham; W.
W. Evans D. B. Mclnnis, M. S.
Britt, L 6. Braddy, S. W. Epps and
T. L. Manning.
ADVERTISING COMMITTEE: A.
B. Jordan, L. Cottingham, J. B. Gibson
and A. P. Bethea.
RACING COMMITTEE: J. W.
Hamer, E. T Elliot, J. B. Gibson and
A. P. Bethea Secy.
BUREAU 6F INFORMATION: A.
P. Bethea, L. Cottingham, and A. B.
Jordan.
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RACING NEWS. i
During the past week horses have
been working well at the track here,
and from reports received from the
other three tracks in the county the
horses at these tracks have likewise
been working satisfactorily and some
fast work-outs have been shown.
Great enthusiasm prevails among the
owners and their friends, and all the
racing fans will be here on Thurs<lotr
^>ia Thoro ia nn mioetion
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about having horses here to fill the
races. The only fear we have is that
they will be too crowded, each race
will undoubtedly have seven or more
entries in it#
The management expects to turn
off these races fast and only ten minutes
will be allowed between each
heat and the spectators will not be
required to suffer the delay which
has prevailed at our races in the
past. If the horse is not out in ten
minutes after the last heat closes the
race will be started without such
horse going.
Another feature that will cause
great interest in these races is that
practically all of the horses will bfe
driven by their owners. The flag will
i?n iViora will ho nn lavinp' lin
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or jokying. As we have no professional
trainers here the public will
be given an oportunity to see some
high class amateur racing, which after
all, is the most interesting. It
is the purpose of the management to
have good clean sport free from petty
bickering. A good sport is a good
loser, and as all canont win you
will see some good sports here on the
27th. Let everybody be on hand a*
two o'clock as the races will start at
that time.
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Warehouse Cojnpany Wants Site.
| A site for the Warehouse of the
Dillon County Warehouse an^ Marketing
Corporation is desired. Anyone
having desirable property situated
o the railroad or both roads will
please communicate same to me as
quickly as possible. The locations
will be looked over by a committee,
sealed bids will be asked for on the
several properties, and at a special
meeting of the board of directors a
decision will be made, the bqard reserving
the privilege of accepting or
rejecting any and all bids,
j Very truly,
L. Cottingham,
Sec.-Treas.
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| The public is invited to attend the
closing exercises of the Kempei
school on Thursday evening at 8:3C
o'clock, May 6.
I PROMINENT WILLIAMS.
BURG CITIZEN DIES
- Senator Hugh McCutcheon Passes
i After Lingering Ilness.
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r! Senator Hugh McCutcheon, one ol
- leading citizens of Eastern Carolina,
-!whe died at Kingstree Friday, was
t a brother of Mrs. L. Cottingham of
1 Dillon and has visited in Dillon many |
t times. In writing of his death the'
' Kingstree corespondent of The State
> says:
"Tlugh McCutcheon died at his ^
. home i.. Kinestree this morning at 5 ,
: o'clock after an illness of three,1
. Months. In his death Williamsburg
i county loses one of its best and most
' i niversailv beloved and respected citi
i'ens. He possesed a ge\ial and so
_cial disposition making him a general
i favorite with old and young and his
i noble Christian character won f?r
'; him a high place in the estimatior of
I his fellow men.
j "Mr McCutcheon was born in the
':old indiantown section of Williamsburg
county on December 11, 1859,
and was the son of Col. and Mrs.
f, James McCutcheon, the latter of
; whom w as prior to her marriage Miss
Mary Jane Gilland. In 1886 he was
1 married at the Indiantown Presbyter|ian
church to Miss Louisa Dobbin of
Clinton. N. C. He succeeded his fa- '
ther as superintendent of the IndianJ
town Sunday school, and at the time
of his death was an elder in the In- <
jdiantown Presbyterian church, which 1
j honor he held for 35 years. I
For about 15 years after his martriage
Mr. McCutcheon made his home ]
nn his nlacnt.at.ion in the Indiantown
! neighborhood, until he moved to ]
| Kingstree 20 years ago. He con- :
tinned his farming operations and al- I
j ways took a keen interest in the agri!cultural
enterprises of his county. 1
| At the time of his death he was <
state senator for Williamsburg county
and was president in the following <
local concerns: Wee Nee bank, Wil- j
liamsburg Live Stock company,
Farmers' Supply company, Fidelity
Development and Ginnery company.
! Besides his widow, he is survived
by the following brothers and sisters:
J. G. McCutcheon and Thomas Mc- <
Cutcheon, Kingstree; Mrs. J. P. Rus- <
sell, Lumberton, N. C.; Mrs. J. F.
Cooper, Fowler;' Mrs. L. Cottingharm <
'Dillon; D. E. McCutcheon, Indian- I
jtown; Prof George McCutcheon. '
University of South Carolina, and Dr. <
W. L McCutcheon, Sumter. '
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ItOWELL-FAUST.
j SavaAnah, Ga., April 28.?A beau- j
! tiful spring wedding of much inter-'
est to the many friends and relatives .
in and around Dillon, was that of
Miss Pauline Maretta Rowell of Savannah,
Ga., daughter of Mrs. M. A.
Rowell to Mr. William Winfleld
Faust, of ^calla, Fla., which took 1
place' at the Epworth Methodist '
TifArinno^ov ovoTtincr Anril
UliUl^U Vii *? cuncouuj w? VM?M0| r* ?
21st, 1920. The ceremony was per- i
formed by the Rev. N. H. Williams, i
pastor of the Epworth church. The <
bride wore a traveling suit of dark ]
I blue tricotine and white crepe geor- 1
[gette blouse* and her hat was of crepe ]
'georgette to match and trimmed in 1
| tiny pink ana blue crushed roses. The '
bride carried a shower boquet of i
bride's roses and lillies of the valley. :
[The matron of honor was her sister, !
;Mrs. Rhoyden F. Vawter of Madison, i
Ind. Mrs. Leo W. Banks, another i
, sister of the bride, wore a lovely <
, dress of torquoise blue georgette and 1
,picture hat to match a carsage do'quet
of pink roses.
| Mrs. J. Oade Arnett, of Ivanhoe,
iGa., also the bride's sister wore a
[black satin with crepe georgette over 1
I drapery and a picture hat of black 1
(.maline. Her flowers were pink roses. 1
The bride's mother was dressed in 1
'a beautiful black taffeta and a small i
black hat and carried a boquet of 1
; sunset roses. 1
Only the relatives and intimate]
friends were invited to attend the
Wedding. Following the ceremony, <
; there was a buffet luncheon at the
home of the bride for the bridal par- i
ty, and the members of the family.
The house was beautifully decorated]!
i in pink roses, ferns and Easter lil-j'
lies. !
After an extended trip through :
Florida and the North Mr. and Mrs.!"
; Faust will spend the remainder of j
the summer in Savannah, Ga., Tybee
Island, Anderson, S. C., and Ashe(ville,
N. C.
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I Services at The Methodist Church, j
Main Street Methodist Church, Dr. |
Watson B. Duncan, Pastor. Sunday
, School at 10 A. M? Mr. IV. H. Muller, j
.Superintendent; Preaching at 11 A. j
M. and 8 P. M. by the Pastor. Morn-|
ing Subject: "A Mother's Plea for
Iter Child''. Evening Subject: "Questions
Concerning The Dead": No. 3.
I "What Are The Dead Doing?" Piayer
Service on Wednesday at 8 P. M.
Teachers' Meeting on Saturday at 5
P. M. Public cordially invited to all
services. Mothers' Day will be observed
on Sunday. All are requested
to wear the white flower, the emblem
[ of Motherhood.
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OFFICERS CAPTURE STILL.
Officers Hamilton and Jackson,
captured an improvised whiskey still j
near Latta Monday afternoon, and j
Jim Cook colored, on whose premises
the still was found, was tried before
Magistrate Allen at Latta Monday
afternoon and fined $100. The
i still was concealed in the back yard
under a pile of straw, and contained
? about 50 gallons of beer ready to be
turned into whiskey
PERFECT HARMONY PREVAILED
AT COUNTY CONVENTION
Democrats Meet, Elect Officers and
Delegates and Quietly Adjourn.
perfect harmony prevailed at the
County Democratic Convention Monday.
it was almost a love feast. Not
that conventions in the past have
been the opposite, but heretofore
there has been some little '"pep' out
into the proceedings by the introduction
of some kind of resolution . on
which sentiment was divided, or some
question lias come up which brought
delegates to their feet in a lively battle
of words. But there was nothing
of the kind at Monday's meeting.
Several resolutions were passed without
a dissenting vote and the only
election in which there was a con-:
test?in the selection of thg delegates
10 tne siaie cunveuuuu?was ramer
a tame affair in which no one seem-i
ed to be particularly interested. One
delegate who has attended many coun
ty conventions said you could not at- \
tribute this apparent lack of inter-,
est to indifference. He said the people
so busy they did not have time
time to let their minds dwell on matters
political like in the days of old |
when the average man didn't have(
much to do except talk politics. Wait i
until times get normal again, continued
this gentleman, and a pretty hot
contest comes on for some important
office and then you'll see the people
get interested.
The Convention was opened with
prayer by Rev. W. C. Allen, and A.
B. Jordan was elected temporary
president with A. P. Bethea as temporary
secretary. The temporary organization
was made permanent.
A. B. Jordan was reelected County
Chairman and A. P. Bethea was reelected
Secretary and Treasurer.
The following delegates were
elected to the state convention: P. L.
Bethea, J. H. Manning, J. W. Hamer,
E. R. Ellerbe, J. H. David and C. L.
Wheeler. Alternates: H. McRae E. R
Hamer, E. L. Mooret A. V. Bethea,
L. M. Rogers and L.'Cottingham.
T. W. Berry was reelected state
executive committeema by acclamation
J. B. Gibson offered a resolution
endorsing the administration, the
peace treaty an<i the league of nations
which was unanimously adopted.
Dr. J. H. David was unanimously
endorsed as a delegate to the national
convention from this district.
The Convention adjourned and
those present hear^ a splendid talk
t?y dol. Monroe Johnson of Marion in,
behalf of the Memorial Campaign for!
Dillon county
THE WOMAN'S* CLUB MEETS.
Mrs. J. Monroe Rogers was hostess
to the Woman's Club on Monday afternoon.^
The members and a large number
of guests asembled at four o'clock,
and were greeted by tha hostess, who
:onducted them to a beautifully appointed
punch table in the hall, where [
they were served by Misses Effie i
Ramsey ana Beatrice Kogers. a num-1
ber of hands of progressive rook!
were played, and then Mrs. Rogers'
assisted by Mesdames Pierce Rogers!
uid Jas. Rowland served delicious
block cream and cake, in a color
3cheme of pink and white, which was
also the colors used in the vases of
carnations and roses which effectively
adorned the rooms.
KILLS MANY WIVES.
The modern bluebeard J. B. Watson,
of Los Angeles, Calif, whose own
admission of horrible crimes make
the bluebeard of story books a tame
and anemic person, will spend the!
rest of his life, apparently, in San 1
nrlonn t/\ qMno fnp t hP Til It T
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der of four of his wives, at least. i
He confessed to District Attorney;
Thomas Lee Woolwine, on condition;
that the death penalty not be asked.'
William H. Doran, deputy district at-'
torney, today announced that when'
Watson, alias Harvey( pleads guilty |
here to the murder of Nina Doloney1
the prosecutor's office will ask foi
life imprisonment. Perhaps the reason '
for his move is the belief of all offi-'
cials here that were the case to come
to trial an insanity plea might prove j
effective. , I
While confession, co\ering sixty
typewritten pages, was being transcribed
today, Mr. Wolwine, with a
number of deputy sheriffs and newspapermen
were on way to Borneo j
Valley where they hoped to discover
the buried body of the Doloney woman.
They were following instruc-;
tions given by the bigamist.
In his confession Watson told of
an insatiate desire constantly to marry
women and then make away with
them. He saij he had always felt
relieved when he had killed a wife,
five of whom he remembers having
killed^ and believed that he had dons
his duty.
In answer to a direct question he
said that he had never had a desire
to kill a man, but could not resist the
"urge' 'to marry and make away
with women of all descriptions and
stiata of life.
Watson made two attempts to kill
himself when arrested ln San Diego
some weeks ago, aparently realizing
that his game was up. If the district
attorney's party does not find the
body of the Doloney woman tomorrow
Mr. Wolwine will wait until the
"bluebeard" has recovered sufficiently
to make the valley trip himself,
when he will be taken to his private
grave yard and made to show the location
of the body.
WAREHOUSE CO. OROAMZES
Elects Officers and Arranges for the
Erection of Building.
On Saturday morning, the subscribers
to the stoek of the Dillon
County Warehouse and Marketing
Corporation held a meeting at the
courthouse and paid in 20 per cent,
of the amounts subscribed. The capital
stock of the company is $50,000
and the shares are of the par value
of $100 each. The stock is scattered
over the county and in no case
does any one person own over 10
shares. A board of directors was
elected at this meeting, as follows:
W. W. Evans, T. L. Manning, R. S.
Rogers, J. R Regan, W. H. Smith,
H. W. Rogers) M. V. Bethea, Dr. J. H.
David, and L Cotingham. The board
of Direciorc met this morning for
the purposes or organizing ana getting
bupj. The following officers
were elected: T. L. Manning, president;
Dr. J. H. David, V-Pres.; L.
CV.tliigbanr;, Secretary Treaiurer.
The corporation is organized for
the- purpose of storing, grading an i
soiling cotton and other farm products.
lis chief attention at the present
time will be upon cotton. A grader
and rtapler will be employe'! ami
sales of cotton will be negotiated
through the warehouse. \ provision
Is made by which all the wareho lses
of the county may be member warehouses
and receive the service of the
system.
A warehouse will now be built as
quickly as possible with at least a
10,Out) tale capacity and it wil1 he
equipped with all modern warehouse
facilities for handling cotton. The
marketing feature will be studied out
and developed along the lines best
suited to aid the farmers of the
county in obtaining the highest possible
price for their cotton.
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R. L. Stanton Candidate for Auditor.
It affords the boyhood friends of
Baldy L. Stanton much pleasure to
note tne esteem in wnicn tie is neia
in his adopted home. He was raised
in the Little Rock community. His
friends .remember him as a zealous
youth and as one to be reckoned with
in mathematics and spelling. That
he now aspires to the office of Auditor
in his adopted county, Marlboro,
is no surprise. For several years he
was clerk of the county board of
commissioners. He is at present Secretary
of the Marlboro Fair Association
and treasurer of the Knights of
Pythias and actively engaged as deputy
clerk of Court. He nas numerous
friends in Dillon county who will
be glad to hear of his electlon to this
office.
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"(.host Beckons" ? Whole Town
Rttns.
Lima, May 3.?The "Guardsmen's
Ghost" is lying low and chuckling
gleefully at the fuss it has stirred up
here.
Spiritualists from Lima and many
other Ohio towns are here to speak
to the "spook.*' The Ohio National
Guard is greatly riled up over the
seeming cowardice of some members
of the local company who were completely
routed in their encounter with
the uncanny spirit.
"Heard Groans."
The muss started when V. K. Fries
stnd his family wer<? compelled to oc
cupy a house at Pine and Albert sis
or stay in the street all night, because
of the house shortage here.
The family declare they heard
groans and saw the form of a woman
at the head of the stairs beckoning.
They requested protection the
next night. Several members of the
local O. N. G. company volunteered.
This is the story one tells:
"A truckload of us went out to the
place and all went well uDtil 11
o'clock. Then we heard groans. The
men began to worry and to whisper
among themselves. We stood the
groans till midnight, though, and
then?
"We all were standing near the
rear of the house when, at the witching
hour of 12 a woman's form appeared
at an upper window and
beckoned us. Three of the men, Captain
Ward, Lieutenant Snyder end
Lawrence Bresler, fell as if struck
down.
"At that, some one let out a yell
and we all fled. Fries and his wife
and two babies beat it, too. It's no
kidding mutter when you meet face
to face with such things."
Cops on the Job.
Police are taking precautions each
night to prevent recurrence of the
demonstration when a crowd estimated
at 1000 men, women and children
engaged in a pitched battle with
patrolmen in front of the ghost's
abode.
The throng wanted to enter the
house and see whether there was a
Drxl lr*r\ rofncnrl ipkfi
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were used freely, and a number o 1
persons were hit by flying bricks. So
were most of the windows in the
house.
A number of spiritualists from this
city and surrounding towns are here
trying to talk to the spirit or ghost.
So far thP wily witch has eluded
them. Police are investigating the
whole affair.
The house has had the reputation
of being haunted. A skeleton is said
to havp been found in the house years
ago. Families have not lived in it
for any length of time for years.
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I Harold Letcher of New York spent
th0 week-end with friends here.
Miss Sarah Barlow spent the weekend
in Bennettsville.
WHITE MAN
RUNS AMUCK J
Will Freeman Seriously Injures Negro
and Then Attacks White
Man.
Will Freeman, a white man who ,;,1
[formerly lived at Dillon, while craz- ' '
etl from drinking moonshine whiskey,
struck a negro with a jug at
Smithboro station Sunday afternoon,
inflicting injuries which may prove
fatal. Freeman who lives neax i
Smithboro came to the station In an
intoxicated condition. He made the
attack upon the negro without warning
striking the negro on the head
with the jug and felling him like an
I ox. Mr. Luke Covineton who works *
j with the Dillon Motor Sales Co., was
at the station waiting on a train that
jwas to take him Jo Mullins. When
the negro was struck down he went
up and asked what was the trouble.
Freeman turned on Mr Covington and
made a vicious pass at him with the J
partly broken jug. The blow landed. ?
on Mr. Covington's ear and inflicted
'painful injuries. Mr. Willie Anderso,
of the Rogers Motor Co., was with
(Mr. Covington and he grabbed Free- ^
man and began choking him. The
two men fell to the ground. thenstruggled
to their feet. Freeman< ,3
made another rush at Mr. Anderson
! but Mr. Anderson stopped the onrush .
| with a well-directed blow with his.
fist which caught Freeman in the
eye and knocked him down. Freeman
' a moo nullori himaelf toeether and !
I vent off down the railroad track. - a
'Sheriff Laae arrived on the scene
shortly afterward and arrested Freeman
who is in jail awaiting a hearing
on the charge of asault end battery
of a high and aggravated nature. The
negro's skull is fractured end his j
condition is seriouf.
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v "Wonmnless Wedding" at Dalcho.
'
On Thursday night, April 29th, at
9 o'clock, a "Womanle'ss Wedding" y
was staged at Dalcho Schol auditorium.
The characters were men and boy^s
from the entire community liberally ?
assisted by representatives of Dillon,
Latta and Sellers.
The "charming" bride was Luther
C. Bass, whose ample figure was ^
draped in regular bridal costume,
with cap, veil train, etc. Eugens
Berry was the "happy' groom.
Clyde S Bethea arrayed ln sacerdotal
garments performed the bur- . ' )
lesque ceremony to perfection,
i The cast in the order of entry,
was as follows: ,
Pianist, W. Dal Bethea.
Soloist,' Jack R. Watson. ^
Quartet, W. Dal Bethea, M. Hj
Cox, S. Ed. Fenegan, Chas. J. Allen..
FAMILY.
Aunt, John C. Hayes.
Uncle L. N. Hatchel,
Grandmother, M. L. Galloway.
Grandfather, John D. Coleman..
Mother, Walker E. Allen.
Cousin, W. M. Coleman.
Sister, Theo Hayes,
i 'Ole Mammy", Eugene Williams
j Ribbon Bearers: Freddie William*,
. Charlie Powell, Rembert Hayes, Calhoun
Hayes.
j Ushers: B. Homer Atkinson, John
jj. Allen, Jas. A. Galloway, David
Manship. ^ ]
I Minister: Clyde S. Bethea.
Maids: Earl Atkinson, Harry Sellers,
Will J. Galloway, Marvin Hood,
John Manship M. D. Biggs, Major ^
'Coleman, Carlos George,
j Groomsmen: Marlon Allen, M. H.
,Cox, J. Burke Berry, L. F. Ellis, E.
L. Powell, Dr. W. L. Rogers, Sam
Edwards, Lawrence Hayes.
I Ring Bearer: Marion Atkins.
; Dame of Honor, E. Burke Berry.
Maid of Honor, L. E. Dew.
I Flower Girls: Asbury Williams,
LeRoy Powell,
j Bride, Luther C. Bass,
j Father: J. Fred Williams,
j Groom, T. Eugene Berry- ,
Best Man, Everett Atkins.
| The bridal cake was cut on thestage
and provoked considerable mer- f!
w* nnl
A lUiVUbi
i Supper and ice cream were served
after the wedding.
j Too much cannot be said in praise
i of Miss Turner to whose untiring el
forts and the assistance of several
lady friends is due the successful
rendering of the whole merry program.
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Auto Accident.
Automobiles driven by Dr. R. M.
Bailey and Mr. Gregg, representative
of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance,
came together on Main
street Thursday afternoon and the
Ford limosine driven by Dr. Bailey;was
turned completely over. Dr. Bail!ey
was coming down the street, Mr.
Gregg was in the act of turning
tound in front of the steam laundry.
Tha si it pcj nf thp cars came together
and the front wheel of Dr. Bailey's
ear mounted the foot board of Mr.
Giegg's car and went half way up the
hood. Dr. Bailey's cur eased over on
| its side. The cars were slightly damaged
but neither of the occupants,
was hurt.
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"A Womaiiless Wedding."
"
Mr. and Mrs. Alford Stackhouse re.
quest i he honor of your presence at
the marriage of their daughter, Juanita
David Brumbies, to Brig. Gen.
Ralph Utley, on Thursday, May the
; sixth, one thousand nine hundred and
twenty, 8:30 o'clock, Floydale school
'auditorium.
' Adults 25c, children, 15c. Reception
after the ceremony.
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