The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, August 12, 1920, Image 2
JURY .REVERSES 5
MATH ESQ) WILL.'
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Hold* That Maker Did Not Have Men* a
tal Capacity. j 1
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Bennettsville, Aug. 7?A jury in 11
the cou^t of Common Pleas here this 0
afternoon rendered a verdict hold-1
ing; that the late A. J. Mathson did a
not have the mental capacity to make n
a will and ordered that the will as ii
probated be reversed. Id
Court of Common Pleas convened ii
.here Monday morning with Judge r
Edward Mclver presiding. The en- n
lire week has been taken up with the p
trial of the case involving the will of |
the late A. J. MathesOn and has at- ii
traded quite a great deal of atten-;li
tion. J. J. Matheson, the oldest son, s
brought an action to set aside the!
will, alleging a lack of Capacity on!
the part of his father at the time the 8
will was "made in that having suffer- ed
a stroke of paralysis about a year
before that date his mind was so af- >
fected that he was incapable of mak-.A
ing a will and on the second ground b
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mat ne was uuuuij luimvuw. _
youngest son, A. D. Matheson.
The contestant was represented by
Messrs. Townsend and Rogers and S.
H. Tison and J. J. Evans of the local
bar, and Messrs. Thomas and Lump- j
kins and Mr. W. D. Robinson of Co- _
lumbia.
On the other side were Messrs. McCoU
and Stevenson, of the local bar,i~
and F. L. Wilcox of Florence. .
The issues were submitted to the
jury after a charge by the judge early
this morning and the Jury return- r
ed this afternoon about 4:30 o'clock
having found that A. J. Matheson at the
time of making of the will did
not have mental capacity to make a d
will, that A. D. Matheson had not t:
exerted undue influence over his E
father therefore the will propounded
was not the will of A. J. Matheson. Judge
Mclver signed an order in accordance
therewith and directed the d
judge of probate, who had previous- t
ly admitted the will to probate, to o
reverse his findings. A. J. Matheson .
was one of the most successful men
that had ever done business in Marl- j
boro county. He was a great bene- t:
factor to his county town and he suf- i
fered a stroke of paralysis more than
a year before his death. He left a _
large esta.e valued at approximately
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THE RICH PEE DEE LANDS. E
The following is taken from "Views r
and Interviews" in the Yorkville Enquirer.
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"We talk about our crops and our r
hinds and all of that; but really I
don't think that we are in it so far as _
good crops and good lands are concerned
as compared with Marion andjd
Florence counties," said yesterday a'r
well known York county citizen who
has recently returned home from a _
-visit in those counties. "One sees little
or no red clay in those counties; j
but the soil is a rich black loam. Com- ?
lag out of the town of Marion, S. C. [
the other morning I became engaged
in conversation with* a farmer who
was traveling to Columbia. "Pointing ^
out the car window at some land he
said, 'oh that kind brings from 1300 J
to |600 an acre when it Is for sale.
We grow tobacco as well as cotton and
corn down this way and the prospect
for this year is fine in cotton, corn
and tobacco. We don't think we are d
doing much farming unless we get
eighteen bales or so to the plow.' P
Won that made me doubt him a lit- ~
tie; but after a closer Inspection of
the country through which I was pass- d
ing I came to the conclusion that he ?
must be about right. I notice too that ?
there are few skips in their crops ? ~
but all is even and smooth. However,
I learned during the trip that their d
cotton bales hardly ever weigh over 11
350 pounds?400 pounds is a great ?'
big bale. They have good crops and ~
good lands; but I didn't notice as
many fine looking houses and good h
schools and good churches as one sees *c
in York county. I guess this is the Jjj
beat county after all." N "
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TOBACCO GROWERS ' d
HOLD COXFEREXCE. ti
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Association Favors Length ing Season p.
?Xo Tobacco Should l>e Sold for _
Lass Than 5 Cents.
Florence Daily Times. f di
Tbe Executive Committee of the Jc
South Carolina Tobacco Growers As- tl
sociation met at the court house here
yesterday and discussed many phases _
of the marketing situation in this
'state. di
They discussed plans for lengthing 0J
lite selling season, bringing out the tt
fact that the tobacco selling season
for South Carolina was entirely too _
rshori and that farmers did not have
*in*e to properly prepare their tobacco
for market and with the great sj
rush necessitated by the short sell- "
ing season glutted the market thus
causing the prices to drop. The buy- _
. ?rs and tbe warehousemen as a rule
were in a hurry to get through with ^
the South Carolina crop and get back i'
to the North Carolina and Virginia ji,
markets.
The fact was brought out that the
average price paid for tobacco in ?
4?nNh Carolina last year was 20 cents ?
a pound while the North Carolina |
crop averaged 49 cents and that of
?be Old Belt averaged 55 cents. One ?
rpffton assigned for this was tbat all r
tobaccos in North Carolina and Virginia
are graded, while the South
Carolina crop is dumped on the market
and the price paid for tobacco is a
reckoned by the cheaper grades in a
the pile.
The Association went on record as v
urging the farmers and warehouse- ^
war* not to market any tobacco sell- r
ang for less than 5 cents a pound
Any tobacco bringing less than 5 tl
cents should be used for fertilizers
and not placed on the market at all.
This grade merely had a tendency to d
glut the market and give rise to the 1
rslatemont that large quantities of tobacco
was in storage while as a niatUi
of fact much of this does not re- /
present really marketable tobacco.
When the price falls fanners are
urged by the association to withhold J
their tobacco off the market.
It was stated that the farmers of
Sumter were preparing to ship their
crop to the North Carolina market in *case
of a slump in prices.
fotice of Stockholders Meeting.
Whereas, at a meeting of the direcors
of the Dillon Mutual Building
nd Loan Association on August 5th, s
920, a resolution was passed author- 1
sing an increase of the ultimate cap- ]
talization from $120,000.00 to $500,- i
00.00. 1
Therefore, The stockholders of the
foresaid Association are directed to '
leet at the office of G. G. McLaurin.l
i Dillon, South Carolina, on the third!
ay of September, 1920 at five o'clock 1
ii the afternoon to pass upon the said 1
esolution. All stockholders who can- 1
ot be present should leave their j
roxies with responsible persons. j
You will further take notice; That:
mmediately after the aforesaid meetng;
adjourns a regular meeting of the
aid -stockholders will be held.
By order of the board of directors. 1
G. G. McLAURIN, i
12 4t. President and Treasurer. I
Luther Gibson sold tobacco with ]
leal & Dixon Bros., Mullins last 11
londay for good prices. 240 lbs. |<
rought $54.00 per hundred. 320 lbs. i
rought 59.00 per hundred?It. ]
Candidates Cards 1
I hereby announce myself a candi-,1
ate for Clerk of Court subject to the j
ules of the Democratic Party.
Sam McLaurin.
t
I hereby announce myself a candl-j
ate for th9 office of Clerk of Court
or Dillon county, subject to the
ules of the Democratic Party.
Jack 0. Moody.
I hereby announce myself a candlatt
for the House of RepresentaIves,
subject to the rules of the
>Hinocratic party.
EARL R. ELLERBE.
I hereby announce myself a candlate
for the House of. Kepresentaives,
subject to the rules of the Demcratlc
Party. Jas. W. Hamer.
I hereby announce myself as a canidate
for the house of representaIves
subject to the rules and regulaions
of'the Democratic Party.
J. W. McKay.
I hereby announce myself as a can .
idate for the House of Representaives
subject to the rules of the
)emocratic party.
W. H. Muller.
I hereby announce myself a canidate
for Solicitor, subject to the
ules of the Democratic party.
J. Monroe Spears.
I hereby announce myself a canidate
for sheriff, subject to the
ules of the Democratic Party.
Clyde Sessions Bethea.
I hereby announce myself a canldate
for re-election to the office of
heriff, subject to the rules of the
democratic Party. S. V. Lane.
I hereby announce myself a candiate
for the office of Sheriff of Dillon
ounty, subject to the rules of the
democratic Party.
Don C. Martin.
I hereby announce myself a candiate
for sheriff of Dillon county, subjet
to the rules/Of the Democratic
arty. S. S. Proctor.
I hereby announce myself a candiate
for re-election as Coroner sublet
to the rules of the Democratic
arty. B. F. Casque.
I hereby announce myself a candiate
for Superintendent of Educaon,
subject to the rules of the Demcxatic
Party. J. S. Fair.
The friends of N. Br Hargrove
ereby announce him as a candidate!
-- 0?r.Q..intor?HAnt nf I
tl L11C unite U1 UU^VWUVVMUVM* .
ducation, subject to the rules of the
emocratic primary.
I hereby announce myself a candiate
for re-election to Cougress from
ie Sixth Congressional District, subset
to the rules of the Democratic
rimary. Philip H. Stoll.
I hereby announce myself a candiate
for the offiee of Sheriff of Dil?n
county, subject to the rules of
it Democratic party.
J. Ben Edwards.
I
I hereby announce myself a candl-i
ate for the office of superintendent
! Education, subject to the rules of
ie Democratic party.
L. B. Haselden.
I
I hereby announce myself a candiite
for Superintendent of Education
ibject to the rules of the Democratic
irty.
H. Mahone Moody.
I heeby announce myself a candiite
for th eoffice of sheriff, . sub ct
to the rules of the Democratic
irty.
Larkin Britt.
fading Candidate
or Railroad Commissioner.
I stand for a clean campaignbetter
enforcement of all laws
9 applicable under the superlaion
of the Commiasion. A
tter freight and passanger trafic.
A more liberal provision for
tie traveling public comfort.
Courtesy, strict attention to
uty, and the welfare of the pubic
interest, is my motto.
Ask my home folks about me.
bey know.
Sixteen years treasurer of
Cershaw County.
D. M. McCASKILL,
Kershaw County, Camden, S. C.
undulate for Railroad Commissioner
NOTICE. I w
01
This is to notify any and all persons
that I firbid them to hire or
larbor my son, Teby Jackson, age
L6. Any person firm or corporation M
lot complying with this notice will
>e dealt with according to law.
W. R. JACKSON,
7 29 3tp. Latta, S. C.
Houses which remain empty in ^
Manchester, England, by reason of ~
ligh rent or the preference of landords,
are seized by the municipality
tnd soldier's families installed therein
it reasonable rents.
3tate of South Carolina,
r\f Flillnn
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Whereas, a petition signed by more I
:han one-third of the qualified electors
and a like proportion of the resident
freeholders of the age .of twenty-one
years of Harlee School District
No. 3# of the county and state aforesaid
asking that an election be granted
in said district on the question of
increasing the levy for common school
purposes by 4 mills, has been present?d
to the County Bodrd of Education;
now by the authority vested in us unler
Section 1741,. Civil Code 1912,
said election is hereby ordered held
an Tuesday, August 17th, at Harlee
^chool building.
The trustees shall act as managers
3f said election and o nly such electors
as return real or personal propsrty
for taxation and who exhibit
:heir tax receipts and registration certificates
as required in general elections
shall be allowed to vote.
Each elector who favors the proposed
levy shall cast a ballot with
the word "Yes" written or printed
thereon and each elector opposed to
said levy shall cast a ballot with the
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lion, By Joe Cabell Davis, Probate
;dge:
Whereas, W. S. Alford, has made
it to me to grant unto him letters
administration of the estate and efcts
of Tommie Jane Alford.
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monish all'and singular the kinded
and creditors of #the said Tomle
Jane Alford, deceased, that they
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i Ion on Thursday, August 12 next, af'
I ter publication hereof, at 10 o'clock
i in the forenoon, to show cause, if
any they have, why the said adminis- a
tration should not be granted. *
1 Given under my hand this 28th
day of July, Anno Domini, 1920.
JOE CABELL DAVIS,
Judge of Probate, I
8 5 2t. Dillon County.
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