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1894 THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON SOCTH CAROLINA, TIICRSDAY MORNINO. NOVEMBER 11, 102O. VOL. 27 NO. 1.0.
DILLON MAN IN
( ON I I MOV OF NAMLS
^ Mr. J. F. Met ritnt-x <>t Dillon Live
/ Mock I o.. N?a Dead Man in
Jacksonville.
A confusion o: names mixed tilt
name of .Mr. J. F. McCraney of ihej
Dillon Live Siack Co., with a minder
mystery in Jacksonville, Fla.. but I
Mr. Crancy of Sillon is very much 1
alive and loolis like auvthing else1
but a dead milk T.he loilo\vin0 is|<
taken from Monday's State:
"J. W. McKaa, thought to be a for-!
mer citizen of Columbia and to have'
a daughter liviifg in this city. \vas|
shot through the head and killed in;
Jacksonville Friday night, according'
to advices reaching this city yester-li
f day.
Murdock McCraney, fireman at en-1
gine house No. 1, received a tele-!
gram from H. Lillenthal, an under- i
taken of Jacksonville, wsicn saia
> that J. W. McKaa had been murdered
Friday night and Mr. McCraney was
requested to notify relatives of Mr. :
McKaa. It seems that the undertaker i
had been informed that Mr. McCran- '
ey would probably be able to find
relatives of the dead man, hence his
wire. Mr. McCraney at once answered'
the undertaker to the effect that he!
did not know the man.
Fireman McCraney has a brother;:
named J. F. McCraney, who conducts i
a stable in Dillon. Thinking that
perhaps he was the man referred to <
by the Jacksonville detective, he telgraphed
the Jacksonville officer informing
him of his brother's name.
The reply received was to the effect :
that the man killed was a night i
watchman at the Clyde docks. ThenL
the Columbia fireman telegraphed a;
friend, Bert Pearson, who lives ini
T?ji->tcnnvilif> tn find nut who the slain n
man was. Mr. Pearson telegraphed!
Mr. McCranev that the man's nann ,
was J. W. McKaa, that he was killed'
at the docks, that he was 65 years!
of age and that his home was in Co-j
lumbia. Mr. Pearson also said that j
Mr. McKaa had a daughter living)
in Columbia.
Fireman McCraney's brother in)
Dillon is much youuger than 65'
years, as he felt assured that the;
slain man was not his brother. Mr. Is
McCraney does not know who the!
daughter of Mr. McKaa is and is!)
anxious to locate her so that he may 1
inform her of the Jacksonville mes-'
sa ge. 1
Efforts made last night to locate''
relatives of Mr. McKaa were un-|
availing."
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* GREAT LAYMAN'S MEETING AT !
^ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Laymen's Meeting for the
Pee Dee Association held last Sun- ,
day afternoon at the First Baptist
church of Dillon was a success in every
way. This service had been planned
by the pastor of the church and
was endorsed by the Association in
its recent session and made an associational
matter. The church was
filled with laymen from all parts of
the associational territory, nearly all
the churches being represented and
some by large delegations. The congregation
overflowed to the galleries
and it was said that it was the largest
which had ever gathered in the
church. The ? "ding was the first of
its kind and .s necessarily largely
of an inspirational nature, but at its
r.inoo tVio lavmpn nresent decided to
make it an annual affair and in ad-:
dition appointed a committee of sev-j.
en consisting of J. H. David, J. R.
Reaves. J. W. LeGrande, J. R. Bivens,
A C. S. Evans, R. J. Blackwell and C.
? A. Carmichael to decide upon a time,
arrange for the next meeting, and
consider the advisability of undertaking
work of an intensive character,
and if so to plan its details, and put
it into operation. The addresses of
the occasion were delivered by Mr.
C. B. Bobo of Laurens, S. C.. President
of the South Carolina baptist
State Convention, "The Layman as
a Soul Winner," and by Judge Gilbert
T. Stephenson, of Winston-Salem,
N. C., on "Christian Trusteeship."
Both addresses were very fine;
and made a splendid impression.
Both of these gentlemen addressed
the congregation of the church at
the morning service. Mr. Bobo speaking
on the "Layman as a Soul Winner,"
and Judge Stephenson on "The j
Manliness of Being an Avowed!
Christian." All in all it was a goodL
day for the church and the Association,
and greatly enjoyed by those
present. It is planned to have a good
representation from this Association
to the State Laymen's Meeting next
spring.
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SENTENCED TO OWN JAIL.
Conducts Campaign Through Bars!
and Beats Judge. j.
Whitesburg, Ky. Nov. 5?Probably!1
. the most unusual outcome of Tues-|
day's election in Kentucky was the!
victory of Fess Whitaker, jailer of '
* Whitesburg over Stephen Combs. Jr..
in the race for county judge. Whifa
ker had been sentenced to his own '
jail for a term of six months by;1
Judge Combs on the charge of attacking
county officers, including the.'
sheriff.
After being placed in the in it of
which he was the legal keeper WliiH i
ker escaped, was recaptured and a'*ain ;
sentenced for .iail breaking. Follow-;,
ing one of the most exciting eam-i1
paigns known to tlie mountains o1-1
Kentucky. Whitaker. though in In 1
won over Judge Combs by inor,. thai'
a thousand majority. Governor Mnr
raw three times refused to pardon <
Whitaker. 1
kills young man
TO ASSAl'LT GlKLb.!
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.John Fold Loses I.il'e in Attempt to'
Protect Young Wonien.
Charlotte. N. C.. Nov. 8?Two un;?lentit'i?-d
negroes early tonight h< l?i
up an automobile party of two young
men and two girl.-, white, on tinHighway,
three utiles trotn Gastonin. 1
N. C.. kill* d one of the young men.
John Ford, of Lincolton, N. C..
dragged the girls front the automobile
into the woods and assaulled them,
and made their escape, according to
telephone messages to the Charlotte,
police department.
Late tonight Charlotte police of-1'
ficers. with a posse of ofiicers and
armed citizens of Gaston county]
were scouring the countryside in
search of the negroes, who were be-lteved
however, to have hade the ir1
escape on a passing freight train.1'
Feeling was said to be intense.
The two young women were taken!
to a Gastonia hospital, where it was!
said late tonight their condition is!'
serious. Their homes are in Gastonia. I1
The two young men, John Ford and'
Ransom Killian. both of Lincolnton.l
were said to be unarmed when at- j
tacked by the negroes. Killian was
not injured. Ford was shot and J
instantly killed when he offered re-!;
sistance to the negroes in their at-!1
tempt to take the girls from the au-'
tomobile, according to the report re-!1
ccived here. '
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Search for Negroes.
Gastonia, N. C.. Nov. 8?Posses are ;
searching for the two negroes who
killed John Ford, of Liner-lnton, and
attacked the two girls who were his
companions, after holding up an antomobile
three miles from here yesterday.
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DEATH OF FORD ! I
NOT CLEARED FP.i
No Solution Found for North Caro-'1
lina Tragedy.
Gastonia,N. C., Nov. 8?After a i
night and day of investigation and '
search, officers late tonight were ap
naronilv nowhere near a solution of 1
*?'
me mysterious tragedy enacted three |
miles irom here last night when Juo.
Ford a well, connected young man
of Lincolnton, N. C., was shot to
death and a young womau of Gas-,
tonia, was probably fatally woundid,
while on an automobile ride with
Hansom Killian of Lincolnton and ,
another young woman of Gustonia. j,
No arrests have been made. i,
Officers returned tonight from j
Blacksburg. S. C., where they went,,
today to investigate a report thati,
two negroes had been arrested there |'
on suspicion of implication in the!,
crime. The report proved unfound-l
ed and the officers returned without I
new information. They were accompanied
by Hansom Killian, who was
taken along to identify the negroes
reported held there.
Excitement which was high last
night, greatly subsided today and in- !
terest centered in the account of the
alleged holdup and killing as given
by young Killian, at the coroner's!
inquest. He said that while the four J
were riding out toward Bessemer
City, they stopped and Ford and onc,;
young woman got out of the car and,
walked out of sight, while the wit-!
ness and the other remained in the
automobile. After a few minutes, a
negro approached from the woods, (
held him up at the point of a pistol
and robbed him of a few dollars, '
firing his revolver three times, one!,
of the bullets striking the young wo-j
man. About the same time other I
Khnts were heard in the direction!1
Ford and the other girl had gone!
and a second negro approached andj
said he had shot the other man j
"down yonder." At this point Kil-'1
lian's testimony was interrupted by 1
the officers who took him to Black-,
burg.
The shooting is said to have occurred
about 7:30 p. m., but it wasl;
not reported until nearly 10 o'clock
when Killian and the girls brought
the body of Ford to the city.
City council in session tonight offered
a reward of $500 for the arrest
of the guilty parties or evidence
leading to conviction.
Coroner W. N. Davis jury adjourned
late tonight after an all day;
hearing, without having completed its
investigation. The inquest will be resumed
Tuesday.
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STOLE FOltD TOURING.
vruervu mr ni uuw x im- uuu
ed Sheriff's Suspicious.
A young white man was lodged in
jail Saturday charged with stealing a
Ford touring car from a Fair Bluff
citizen. The man was at a local garage
offering the car for $200.00.
but as the car was almost new the
bystanders were suspicious and would
not take hint up. One bystander noticed
that his sign was missing and
asked him where it was. He said i'
dropped off while he was crossing a
swamp between Dillon and .Mnllins
and be got out, picked it up and put
under the seat. Asked how lie beard
the sign drop when the car was running
he failed to make an itite|lig< rit
answer and moved off up street.'
Sheriff Lane heard about the ear ;tnd|
started toward tb(. young man with
the remark that he was the man In
was "looking for." Tin- fellow jump
ed out of the car and started to run
away, but the sheriff grabbed him.
and put him in jail. Owners of the]
rar were found in Fair IJluff. ,
TltAITOKS iillAVE OPENED. [
I
if'.Mysterious Woman in Itlack E\-|
i linines Condemned Ofticer's I:
iiody.
i There has ju.-? happened ai I.uiu-i
?. vilie an event liial recalls the so. her';
l' days of September, 1! 11. relates the!I
. i:. w spapi v. Le I'etit I'arisien of Paris. :
y'That event is the clandestine exhuni-ji
- anon of the body ot Cotnmandani 11
s Wolff of the 30th .intantry, who, ar-j'
d lest* d o:i the fit Id of battle by one ot' <
t his officers, was taken before a coun-|i
11 oil of war. condemned and immediate- j
d! ly shot. p
J The censor did not permit at the ]
, time of the execution, the publication .
"Xk;ht-kii>eks" visit imllo.n
Cards Left at the Haines of Some a
tht. Colored Folk Hear yuecr
Inscription.
There w,is some little xciiomen
in Dillon .Monday when it becam
Known thai a body ol men stylin
themselves "Xight-liiders" had visi
td several colored homes Saturda
and Sunday night and left cards ad
vising them to go 10 the cotton field
Monday morning. The cards tixei
the price of short staple picking a
11 per 100 and the long staple a
11.50 per luO. The cards aiso lixe
Saturday as wash day and at the ho:
tons was signed "Night-Riders froti
the old north State."
It is said the cards were left a
several homes Saturday and Sunda
nights between the hours of 11 an<
12 o'clock. The visitors came in an
tomobiles and departed as quietly a
they came. So far as could be learne
there were no demonstrations. Th
automobiles drove up to the house
the party was called out and handei
a card and the "night-riders" lef
without saying anything.
Naturally, the affair caused quit
a lot of discussion and throughou
Monday there was some little excite
ment among the colored population
Some of them were ready to dispos
of their belongings and leave on th
next train, while others took it a
a joke and proceeded to work. Mon
day afternoon a meeting composed o
the representative citizens of th
community was held at court hous
and passed resolutions disapprovin
the activities of the night-riders am
the methods they are pursuing.
By Tuesday morning the negroe
who had given up their work wit]
the expectation of leaving town re
turned to work and the situation be
came normal once more. So far a
can be learned, cotton pickers ar
ready to pick at an agreed price
whether it is a dollar or twice tha
much, .but when they are offerei
more than a dollar a hundred the
sav thev thev cannot he evnected ti
refuse it.
Reports from many sections sa;
there were many pickers in the field
Tuesday and if the present gooi
weather lasts a short while longo
the bulk of the crop will have bee;
fathered.
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STOLE BONDS AND MONEY.
Robbers entered the home of Han
nah Page, an industrious colorei
woman living near town, last wee!
and stole liberty bonds and mono,
valued at $600.00. There is no clu
to the robbers but it is thought tha
it was some one who knew some
thing about the premises or wa
aware of the fact that the money am
bonds were concealed in the houst
The loss falls heavily on Hannah wh
in a hard working woman, as th
bonds and money represent the sav
ings of years.
The robbery should serve to remim
people that it is dangerous to concea
money, bonds or other valuable
around the house. Money and bond
should be placed in the bank. Th
banks have burglar proof vaults an
they carry burglar insurance. It rol
bers should enter a hank and steal al
the money in the vault the bank i
protected because it is insure
against loss. It is a habit with sum
people to conceal money around th
premises when times get a little hart
This is the very time they should pu
it in the bank. The money is put i
circulation and does the comtnunit
some good, and again robberie
are more frequent when money i
aictue ( i 1(111 w iit'll 11 piejliuili.
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John Henry lift lien's Trial Tomorrow
The case of John Henry Bother
the nepro who phot and killed Deput
Sheriff J. A. Kitchen in liobeso
county last spnnp, will be called i
the sessions court at Lumherton tc
morrow. Bethea and his brother wer
returninp from North Carolina wit
an automobile which contained whis
key, when intercepted by the offif
ers. In the shoot inp which followe
Bethea's brother was killed and B<
thea is charped with havinR kille
the officer. He escaped to the wood
and after remaininp in hidinp fo
several days surrendered himself t
Mr. J. H. Meadors, cashier of th
Bank of Little Bock, who accompan
led him to Columbia and turned hir
ever to the proper authorities.
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Mullins Enterprise.
Mr. C. O. Dixon lias returned fror
the tobacco markets of North Care
lina and Virpinia, where he spent
week or more amonp tobacconist:
Mr. Dixon stated that the South Cai
olina tobacco prnwer had no room t
kick on his averape prices for tii
past season, as our farmers realize
more money than what is beinp r?
reived on the old belt market. H
further said that there was a lot of t'
bacco stored away and the farmer
should be careful in plantinp tliei
crop for next year If they expect any
lump Jil\f i;ur |'i n-i-> mi |i.
Dixon keeps tip with the tobacco !?m?
in ops and his opinion is worili sonii
Ik in?.
sornr <wuoi.iman i r.i:< ri:i?.
Norfli Carolina's text lioiitonanl
pto\onior will be a former South Cat
olinian ? \\". I:. Cooper, promitieii
business man and banker of Wilrntnt
ton and one of the well-known Coot
er broth* rs of Mtillins. Mr Coope
received a hi? majority over his n
publican opponent, 1. 11. Tucker.
of the details and so it came that i
t i there were many versions ot the case I
v! the most common one being that
j i Wolff who had a brother in the Ger- i
_ j man army, which was advancing on I
? Luneville, purposely led his regiment l
djinto the range of hidden German ma- i
f.(chine gunners, where the men were I
. | slaughtered by the score and that as
[j I soon as he had his men in the trap he
I tied a white handkerchief to his i
sword in token of surrender. The
e officer second in command arrested
('him at once and he was sent to the
t rear under guard. That night he was !
( I tried and the next morning shot by <
p| survivors of the regiment which he :
p'had betayed. Other versions are. for 1
s the most part, only variations of this i
_ story.
f The body of the officer was buried <
ei at Remenoville in what came to be i
pi known as the "accused corner." Ev- '
r,j every year a very well dressed worn- I
Jjian, wearing deep mourning, visited 1
I the neglected grave and placed a 1
pl wreath and cut flowers on it and soon '
h! after each of her visits the wreath I'
J would disappear and the flowers <
'would be trampled to bits and cover- i
8 ed with filth.
pl A few days ago it was noticed that 1
, I the grave of Commander Wolf had
t'been disturbed. Officials opened it
rt'and found that the bones, except for i
v two or three small ones, had been re-ji
'I moved. That discovery set Luneville h
|to wondering and several persons re-,
y i called having seen the mysterious wo-1 i
J man in black sitting by the Wolff!i
^ I grave and the next afternoon a resident
of a neighboring village met aj
n woman in heavy mourning carrying |
a willow basket down the road. She1
asked him to help her to the station I;
with her burden and he did so. It i,
was supposed that she took the train j,
there. There is no clue to her identi-.,
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k BLACK HONEYMOON
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? French Bride is doing to Put Lover,,
to Ileal Test.
Calling marriage "a tragedy for
which the mind must be adequately!,
j prepared." Germaine de la Ilodes-;
' siere. the dashing French artist, has
ui designed a black apartment in which
01she and her prospective husband will,
"jspend their honeymoon before leav- {
"ing for their villa in the south of
'! France, relates a Paris dispatch.
l'j The nine rooms of the apartment (
h,are covered with black; some with
s black velvet, others with satin,.
'.' others with lime or wallpaper. Curtains
and portiers are black, black j
J" is the furniture, black the bed,
black the sheets and black the ta-j
* bleware, while the bath tub is ai
huge block of black marble.
e| The bride's trousseau is a mass
01 of black chiffon and Chant illy lace.
' 'Onyx is tiie only stone used m iier
I jewelry, while she has sent notes
II written with white ink on black
paper informing her friends tha'
only black-clad persons will be n-r
s reived during the "tryinpr" period. 1
| Mile. de la Bodessiere's content ion
| is that if her husband is able to statu!
iv the strain of a black honeymoon he
will face undauntedly the prospects,
i, of a brilliant future.
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n A t'AIU) TO Hit; ITItLK .
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>- In justice to all parties involved;
e 1 wish to offer the tollowing explah
nation in regard to the meeting held
' 'here Monday afternoon: It was for
'"I the purpose of allaying feeling and
J any possible misunderstanding, tor
'-'peace and harmony and for the best (
d interests of the community as a',
s whole. The citizens feel that the obr
ject of the meeting was accomplished i
? and resulted in a better understand-'
e ing and better t'eelin? between the
'"j races. In this connection 1 wish to
11 j urge upon all classes ill" importance)
of coining together in mutual under-,
[standing and working and cooperai-j
jing together for the purpose of gathn'erintr
the cotton crop before it suf)
fers looses in grades. The community
cannot stand still: it must go for-,
1 ward. We must work now to put ourselves
in position to make anotheri
n crop, and tinles. we gather and get j
(l the most for what we lia\,. mad-- we
,1 will not have the means to pitch an
other crop, and if our farms li<> id 1?
0 next yenr there will he much s11'f
ing anion? both whites and blacks
t* Therefore it is as much to tie im< r
r est of one as to the oth? r i<> work ,
Hilwn.iiflf until fillt* ll.'irVf-'
r <d and n-ady for ninikot.
Sinr?,r?*! y.
J. H HWIKK, Mr" <?: .
JI'MOI! OfMU'U TO UVVOII-I
Tin' !"? :. 1 ,!nii'iir < ' I; ' o- d
in\ 'T 11 i? : t jt *?fitm * liano'O 1
\v}iii ! 1 \vii h? lnld or t|>?- ov.-nm:- o?
- fin- J M li ix'sriniMM :t? o*? Io< '
- 'I'll* tnt'tolw > .'I*!:! ?>! ir ' ' \v?l'
it :!s.-?'!s:!?! at '!: Iial! v.do-r. aldr-<
: will ! ?? d"liv?*rd l>\ w< II known sp^nk
i-. < ry, and af Ho* roivln ion i ?' ad
r:di?ssos flioy will u<> ! > Mi*- 1 *:i 1 :n u??
?- Cif<* wln-ro flip hanipirf will !? > ror !
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MAHLHOKO BANKER
MAY lit SIH IIH
Shoes. Coal and Hat, heft <?n Haul
of River.
Btnuettsville, Nov. 6. ? A deo|
loom was cast over Uennettsvill
this afternoon when a telephone mes
-age was received from the sherif
jf Uichmond county. North Caro
lina, which led to the belief tha
Fhomas Breeden McLaurin. presiden
of the Mutual Savings bank of Hen
uettsville, had taken his own lift
Mr. McLaurin*? coat, shoes and ha
were found on the bank of the He
L?ee river and on these were fouiv
Mr. McLaurin's card, on the back sid
of which was written: -,I thought i
best to do this."
About the middle of the afteruoo
today .Mr. McLaurin had his chauf
Feur send a public car to his of
(ice lor 111111. -Mr. MCL.aurin lett 11
this and nothing more was heard o
him until the message was receive!
rhe clothing was found at Blewet
Falls, about nine miles above Rock
ingham, which is 25 miles from hen
Many men have gone from here t
search for Mr. McLaurin tonight.
Mr. McLaurin is the son of Forme
Senator John L. McLaurin and is on
af the most substantial business me
in Marlboro county. He has larg
farming interests and in addition t
being president of the Mutual Sav
ing bank was also president of on
Df the large cotton warehouses hert
So far as known, there has not hee
the slightest intimation that th
financial status of any of the insti
tutions with which he was connecte
had been in jeopardy. Mr. McLauri
was particularly well known an
well liked, and the entire communit
deeply shocked and grieved by th
report.
Mr. McLaurin is 38 years old an
has a wife and one child.
Later?Mr. McLaurin was found i
Charlotte Monday night. So far a
can be learned, he offered no expla
nation for his strange disappearanct
but it is thought that hp was suffei
ing from a nervous strain due to bus
mess cares. Friends brought hit
back to Bennettsville.
Friends Believe McLaurin Alive.
Bennettsville. Nov. 9.?The faniil
and friends of T. B. McLaurin at
satisfied he did not commit suicid
as was suspected last night but i
suffering under a mental aberratio
and will return home soon. C. C
Adams, cashier of the Mutual Sar
ings bank of which Mr. McLaurin i
president, says the affairs of the ban
are all right but he and the director
will not open the doors of the ban
until the state bank examiner come
and makes a complete examination.
Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 9.?Twent
four hours' vigilance on the part f
the local police department, incluc
incr inquiry at all the hotels in th
city, failed to reveal any trace of 1
B. McLaurin, Bennettsville, S. C
banker, who was reported to hav
come to Charlotte after having lei
clothing and a note on the rive
bank near Rockingham, N. C., it
dicating suicide.
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IVMITY roit MRS. BI IK.
A delightful little affair of Wednei
day afternoon was a party given i
honor of Mrs. R. M. Btiie. who wit
Pr. Bub*. left for their now homo i
North Carolina Thursday. Tho part
was a complete surpriso to Mr:
Bum and was planned by Mrs. W. I
S. Chandler and the other niemhot
r?f the Mission Study Class., of whic
Mrs. Buie was a member. Tho part
took place at the home of Mrs. \V. r
Buie who had invited the honor pue;
to spend her last night with he
Soon arriving, after completing at
rangemonts for the trip, she foun
the home attractively arranged wit
cut flowers and handsome pof plant:
and friends coming to spend the las
afternoon with her and wish h*
"God speed." Mrs. W. J. Carter an
Mrs. Wilbur Kniclit greeted the men
hers and cuests and ushered them t
the sitting room. After all assemble*
Mrs. Chandler distributed attrartiv
cards containing a clover flower cor
test. After this good wishes were wri
ten by all for Mrs. Buie. Later ic
cream and fruit and cake with co
fee were served by different men
hers, and Mrs. Chandler with a pre
ty speech presented Mrs. Bute with
cut glass dish for the class to whic
Mrs. Buie responded Mrs. Buie mad
a number of friends in D'llon wh
reeref that she and the doctor hav
decided f'? make their home ols?
where. It. T.
FINDS $75,000 WORTH
OF JEWELRY IV TAMCA
New York. Nov. S Wanted ? Ov
nor of ?7;'.ooo worth of iowl<. Tli?*
wore found in -i taxieah by Mi-'-. !
Smvvi r and turned over to tin' polic
toilrrr.
I.at no lit while ridin" in :t t.n
rah Mr-- Simvvit found :i small blue
canvas mvi v ! ' arid t?:ion tin s
Kvaminat'oo ?lu?wod that it rnnraii
id '. ral arth'l"-- of i.tnitrn" \v< n
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I POLK E lUSCOVKIi
WHOLESALE THEFTS
i
k' SI,<KM> Worth of (ioods Found in.
House of .1. F. Suber at
licnnett >viile.
t. For several months merchant?
. i have been lot tag goods stolen from
f1 cars at the Coast Line station hero.
.'Police officials say that the railroad
11 authorities did not report the thefts,
t but policemen learned through mer.
chants and others that goods were
i.'being stolen, and have been making
i investigations.
e' Last Monday Chief of Police Cun[jiningham
looked into the locker of
t. J. F. Suber at the electric light
i plant where he was night engineer,
land there found six hams, five carts
cJof coffee and a box of tobacco. He
arrested Suber and got a search war:
rant and searched his house on Jen?
nings street. There over a thousand
:f dollars worth of new goods were
j I found, a lot of middy blouses, bolts
t of cloth, union suits, cans and coffee,
_ hams, silk stockings, kid gloves, ete.
, These goods have been identified as
0 having been stolen from Coast Line
cars.
r Suber is a bright colored n^gro of
e above the average intelligence. He
n has been engineer at the light plant
e for a number of years.
0 Suber made a confession to officers
p. in the jail Tuesday and professed to
e have been aided in the theft by two
> white employees at the Coast Line
J * mt ?~
n I Uepui. 1 iie.v were ill iraicu l urounj
pl afternoon and pave $500 bond each.
I.1 Their names will not be published;
j 1 unless evidence is developed at the
n i preliminary hearing sufficient to hold
d 1 them for court, as it is not believed
v 1 that Suber's unsupported statement
* lean be relied upon.
Orrell Also in Jail.
fj Several days ago J. A. Orrel, white
the day engineer at the electric light
plant, had some grievance against E.
C Morrison, the superintendent of.
11 the plant, and while Mr. Morrison.
,s was inside the big engine wheel, at
work on it, Orrell tried to turn on.
I' the steam and start the engine, but
was caught and stopped by some cplored
men. Mr. Morri.-on then dis11
charged him, whereupon he struck
Mr. .Morrison, but was kept from seriously
injuring him.
For this escapade Mayor Crosland
>' fined Orrell $40 which he paid It
e j is said that he got the money to pay
e | the fine from Miss Lucy Usher and
Is Mrs. Rebecca Wheatherly. though
" they did not know for what purpose.
He already owed these ladies over
$500 which he borrowed from them,
is j several months ago, promising to pay
k'a high rate of interest, and claiming
"sito have a nlantation in .Marlboro and
k Cherterl'ield.
'Sj When the ladies learned of the dif
jficulty at the light plant,, they begarv
yian investigation and found that Orrelk
if | had no plantation anywhere. Thej
I-j then had liim arrested for obtaining
e; money tinder false pretense. He is
P. I in jail and ha* not a.-.ked for a hear
.. i ing.
e P. S. The young men accused by
rt Suber demanded an immediate in
r vistigation and were given a hearing
i- before Magistrate Gibson yesterday
jatiernoon. There being no evidence,
itipon which to hold them for court..
I Judge Gibson dismissed the indict nient.?Pee
Do,.. Advocate.
I o
n1 lHt. 1)1 .SCAN TO SPKAK.
n| The following from the Spartanv
i burg Daily Journal of recent date
(S. j will be read with interest by the
1.1 people of this community:
si Dr. Watson D Duncan, pastor ot
h the Main street Methodist church at
y! Dillon will be one of the leading
V I speakers on tin* State Convention proit
gram of the South Carolina Sunday
r.'School Association. Notice of his acr
ceptance was received by General
d Superintendent Leon C. Palmer Frill
day evening, and it was announced
u. | that Dr. Duncan's subject would U
u given a leading place on the program
?r i Dr. Duncan is considered one of the
d leading pastors and Sunday school
i-l workers of the State, ami his ptom
o isod participation on tin- State Con
Invention program was recei'od with
-p much gratification, lie is actively in
interested in the work of the South
I- Carolina Sunday School Association,
-ojot whose State Kxecutivc Committee
f-|he has been a member for many
l-'years. In accepting the place on tho
t- program, he wrote: "I shall be glad
a to be of any service that I can, and
h will lot you select the subject. May
Ip Go<1 bless you in your work."
o Superintendent Palmer announced
e that the subject assigned Or. Duncan
- would be "The Voting Life of thfr
Church Trained for Service," and
i that it would probably come on tho
jotcnitiL' day of the convention, fot
It lowing the address by Gov. Robert
1 A. Cooper.
j Voting Man Serioiisl} Injured.
! .Tehii Williams, a young white man
eriiplnved ;if ||. Dimlap & Son's
'saw mill ar f.iftle ltork. was painful
's l\ injured Moiidav afternonn when a
ttata ?ar tatt over him The wheel of
the car passed o- . r Mr. Williams'
1 .? I. fi.irin. flu- sr:il|i away renin
tin for. ?o i||. of tin- brain.
II' 11 i i?' .11 - - ! ions but not n>-<;
< -: : !! . f f: I !|. v.a* talf.'ti to :i
In ; i'; ' :it t'lio M ila\ ni: lit. Mr.
M'iT *i-i -rnart ' i! 11? a ttioiilb
a .
"HV
c' I IMut'i r-' !'ii-i! ^urnlav frottt a
*r>? " Halfitooro antl N?-\v York.
. 1 Mis* Ma in in ('"Kit: of f'lio spent the
: I v i i " i -.<} with Iter si.-f< r, Mrs S R
j StonoT