The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, February 24, 1921, Image 8
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Coming and Going
Mr*. John C. Hayes of Elberry
was In town on Monday. |
Miss Omega Ellerbe is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ida Rogers, of Blenheim.
J. C. Bethea, ex-clerk of Dillon
county, was in town Saturday.
Mrs. H. B. Berry of Marion is visiting
Mrs. W. Dal Bethea.
H. T. Hartley of Brownsville was
in town Saturday.
S. T. Campbell, of Ebenezer was in
town Saturday.
. L Campbell of Ebeneser was in
town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Z. McKay of Ebeneser
were in town Saturday.
Willie Rouse of Fork was in town
Saturday.
L. B. Rogers, from the Dotfcan section
was In town Wednesday.
F. O. Moody of the Zion section
was In town Wednesday.
L. T. Sessions, Jr., of near Floydale,
wa8 in town Wednesday.
F. M. Haselden of M&llory was in
town Wednesday.
J. F. Easterling of near Temperance
was in town Wednesday.
W. E. Rogers and little son of
Blenheim were in town Wednesday.
P. Y. Bethea of Marion was a visitor
here Wednesday among relatives.
H. W. Weatherford of Bethesda
was in town an Wednesday.
W. E. Allen of near Dalcho was in
town Thursday.
E. W. Allen of Clio was in town
Thursday.
B. B. Sellers of Sellers was in town
Thlirsilav
Jas. A. Galloway of Mallory was In
town Thursday.
M. D. Meggs, of Smithboro was in
town Thursday.
S. C. Taylor of Floydale was in
town hursday.
S. L. Smith, a planter of Oak
Grove was in town Thursday.
W. B. Sanders of Dillon was in
town Thursday.
C. Singleton of Dillon was in town
Thursday.
L. C. Harrell of Dillon was in town
Thursday.
Wade W. Wise of Oak Grove was
In town Thursday.
R. M. Utley of Floydale was in
town Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Page of Sellers
were in town Friday.
J. W. Edgerton spent Thursday in
Florence.
John C. Hayes of Elberry was in
town Friady.
Rev. F. H. Shuler, Presiding Elder
of the Florence District, was
in town on the 17th.
Miss Eunice Pearsall of Red Springs,
N. C., has returned home after spending
some time with Mrs. R. J. Dew.
Mrs. Gordon Wells and children of
Florence spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Pope.
Mrs. W. H. Car and children of
Roanoke, Va., are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. C. G. Bruce.
E. B. Price, representing Southern
Fruit Co., of Charleston, was in town
Wednesday.
Miss Lula Hoffmeyer of Florence
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. H. A.
Edwards.
C. M. Allen, Manager, Swfit & Co.
Oil Mill, Columbia, was in town Wednesday
on business for the company.
N. B. Hargrove, a prominent lawyer
of Dillon, was in town Wednesday^
looking after his interests.
Mr. Flowers, a lumber dealer and
planter of Marion was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. J. O. Bethea and children of
near Sellers were in town Wednesday.
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tiaiucs l/. uciuca auu xiavcjr
Fore of Oak Grove were ln town
Wednesday.
P. A. George, a prominent planter
and llve stock man of Elberry was
in town Thursday.
Mrs. Cowles of Columbia is making
her home with Mr. J. R. Taylor,
so. companion for Mrs. Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Fenegan spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Reaves.
Mrs. J. R. Reaves viBited her
daughter, Mrs. S. E. Fenegan, during
the past week.
C. G. Bass, who has been visiting
his brother in Florida has returned
home, looking fine and feeling good.
Mr. Lucius Tippett of the American
Brokerage Co., of Havana, Cuba, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. J. J. Tolar.
J. D. Haselden, after having spent
several weeks with his sister, Mrs.
H. A. Edwards, has returned to Detroit,
Mich.
Miss Flora Belle McLeod, of the
faculty of Dalcho High School, is
RnpnHinc lh? wsolr onH with Mian
, Martie Atkinson.
C. G. Bruce left Monday morning
the 21st to accept a position with
his brother, Col. W. W. Bruce, of
Asheville, N. C.
J. H. Yelton of the Insurance Department,
A.' C. L., was here Wednesday,
looking after the company's interests.
Mrs. T. C. Covington returned
home Monday night from Richmond,
va., where has been visiting her
, * sen.
L. H. Smith and Frank Watkins
went to Charleston Thursday the
17th. Mr. Watkins had his eyes
trrfated while there.
U. M? Edwards of Lumberton vfrho
represents National Colliers'Co., of
Rcanoke, Va. was in town Thursday
trying to sell coal.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Reaves and little
twin sons, of Fairmont, spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Reaves.
. Miss Delle Bethea, who has been
attending Mary Baldwin Seminary, Is
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ews Depa
Conducted by VV. Ellis Bethc
'at home sick, not seriously, but too
| sick to continue her studies at present.
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her daughter Delle home Tuesday
from Staunton, Va., where she has
been going to school, but Is now
sick.
Miss Caroline Reaves and Miss
Reaves Alford of the Coker College
faculty, spent the week, end
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Reaves of Floydaley
Dr. Rufus Ford of Marlon, an eminent
divine, and the new Baptist
minister of that place, Dr. Fall, formerly
of Florida, were in town Friday
of last week.
E. W. Mclver, representing Reid
& Co., fertilisers, was in town Thursday
and finds fertilizers harder to
sell than usual at this time of the
year.
Clifford R. Crawford, son of J. O.
Crawford, formerly of this place, but
now o f Sumter, S. C., has been called
to the Methodist ministry, and he
is pursuing his studies at Davidson
College to this end.
Miss Hope Manning and Miss Bessie
Rowell left for Wilmington on
the 21st, the former to visit her sister,
Mrs. C. E. Bethea, and the latter
to be treated in one of the hospitals
of that city.
Capt. O. D. Fitts, who was for
twenty-five years conductor of the
Latta Branch, but now conductor of
one of the fast trains from Florence
to Richmond, passed through town
today on his way to Clio to see his
family.
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Social Events at Latta.
Mrs. D. C. Edwards entertained
for Miss Eunice Pearsall of Red
Springs with Progressive Rook on the
I evening of the 18th. After the game
a sweet course was served. Those
present on this delightful occasion
were: Misses Bessie, Christine and
Mae Berry, Gertrude Manning, and
Teressa Dew, Messrs. S. J. Edwards,
R. T. Fairey, M. H. Cox, H. E. Parham
and O. J. Zeigler.
Mrs. J. J. Tolar entertained a few
friends at Rook on the 17th. After
vur games were nnisned, fruit, punch,
sandwiches and candies were served.
Those present on this delightful occasion
were: Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Fenegan,
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Watson, Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Summerlin, Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Bass and Mrs. Ada Edwards.
Mrs. W. J. Summerlin, who
is an artist along the line of music,
furnished delightful selections for the
occasion.
Mrs. Ada Edwards entertained the
Sewing Circle at the residence of her
aunt, Mrs. Ellen George, on Tuesday
afternoon the 15th. After two hours
pleasantly spent, in sewing and chatting,
dainty refreshments were served.
Those enjoying this occasion
were Misses Mary Moore Stoneburner,
Gertrude Mahaffy, Eloise Linson.
Uertrude Manning, Annie Covington
knd Mrs. Kate Rogers. This club
meets once each week and the members
always have a delightful time.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Stafford entertained
a few friends at dinner 011 the
21st. After partaking of a bounteous
meal from a table loaded down with
ali kinds of good eats, we were invited
into the parlor where a few
selections were rendered by Mrs.
Stafford on one of the finest instruments,
I dare say, in this Pee Dee
[section. Those present were: Rev. E.
C. Bailey, Mrs. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Ellis Bethea, Mr. B. C. Stafford.
1 nephew of Mr. A. G. Stafford, and the
family.
Mr3. J. D. Coleman entertained the
Columbia College Club Saturday afternoon
the 19th, at her l<yvely country
home. Mrs. Coleman greeted the
guests in her usual happy manner.
' When we entered the mrln? ",A
found a cheerful fire in the open fire
place, and a large bowl of yellow narcissus
was on the mantel. The minutes
of the last meeting were read
and approved. Miss Gertrude Manning
gave a delightful sketch of the
College. Miss. Flora Belle McLeod
had a paper on the college girl of
today. Miss Omega Ellerbe had a paper
on the college girl of fifty years
ago and of today, and in the absence
of Miss Ellerbe, the paper was
read by Mrs. E. C. Major. Miss Agnes
Davis gave a reading. This concluded
the business, after which Mrs. E.
( B. Berry, Jr., gave us a solo, and the
accompaniment was played by Mrs.
W. J. Summerlin. Miss Agnes Davis
,came in with a letter directed to
Miss Daisy Atkinson, Room 16, Columbia
College, Columbia, S. C. When
(the letter was opened it announced
that a box had been sent, and Just
I at that time, the box arrived from
nome, and we all helped to open the
box and everything good which a
school girl could desire was found in
the box. Purple and white napkins,
the college colors, were used, and all
sat down on the floor and enjoyeyd
the contents of the box. At a late
hour the guests left and all agreed
that we had a most delightful afternoon.
The members present were^
Mesdames T. J. Bass, H. A. Edwards,
H. A. Bethea, T. W. Berry.
W. C. Kirkland, and E. C. Major.
Misses Sallie Bethea, Estelle Ellerbe,
Gertrude Manning, Lillian Bethea,
Flora Belle McLeod and Martie Atkinson.
The visitors present were:
Mead am ea Hoyt Watson, E. B. Berry,
Jr., W. J. Summerlin and Miss Agnes
Davis.
tALO, MLIiOK* IOVTH OAKOUHA,
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I News Item* of Interest in and Around
Lttts.
A splendid dwelling belonging to
tbe estate of Mollis Cousar, a colored
woman, was burned about 4 o'clock
a. m. the 17th. There was only a
few hundred dollars of insurance on
It.
Tbe following members of the Dalcho
Lodge No. 160 of this place visited
Clinton Lodge No. 60 at Marion
on the evening of the 17th at a
special communication: W. S. Pope,
E. J. Brown, M. L. Watson, M. H.
Cox, A. L. Smith, W. D. Bethea, and
W. Ellis Bethea.
R. L. Bird of St. Paul, N. C., passed
through Latta Thursday. Mr. Bird
had just returned from investigating
I the sudden death of his brother, He'
zekiah, age sixty three, who died at
' their old home below Marion last
! week. On first hearing of his brothers
death he feared that his brother had
'been foully dealt with, but after a
thorough investigation, found that
he died from natural causes?heart
failure.
During the few pretty days of the
past week there must have been hundreds
of gardens prepared and planted
in this section, and if our people
will continue to encourage and push
this line of agriculture during this
year, and should cotton go even low|
cr in price, than it now is, and we
have every reason to believe that it
' will not be much better if any, we
| will not feel so dependent next fall
as we were the past fall.
W. Ellis Bethea, who will represent
the Twenty-Second Masonic Dis'trict,
as District Deputy Grand Master,
at th? meetine of th? Grand
Lodge in Charleston on the 23rd and
24th of February, left here on the
morning of the 22nd, on 83 for that
city. T. J. Bass, W. M. of Dalcho
Lodge No. 160 A. F. M. who will represent
his lodge in the Grand Lodge
left here on the 23rd on 83 for that
occasion.
Dewey Freeman, a young man of
this place, was in a railroad wreck
something more than a year ago, and
it was feared at the time that he
would loose both legs, but after several
operations, and much suffering,
he improved enough to walk on
crutches, and finally with a cane. He
is now in the Florence Infirmary
where he is having a slight operation
and his doctor thinks he will
be able to walk without any assistance.
His many friends will be delighted
to know this.
There was much cotton to Dick in
this section during the past fall and
winter, and there was no doubt a loss
on every bale that was gathered from
the fields during the season, but this
is not the worst part of our story:
The farmers have neglected to plant
a very valuable crop, in saving our
blue cotton, viz: Oats, which cannot
be grown successfully, unless plant'ed
in the fall. I see many of our farmers
now trying to plant, and it has
been an up-hill business with weather
conditions like we have had them
'so far.
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i Mrs. John D. Bethea, who has been
1 sick for about two weeks, and who
has been living with her daughter,
Mrs. W. C. Parham, died on the evening
of the 18th. The funeral and burial
services were held, the former at
the home of Mr. Parham, and the latter
at Magnolia Cemetery, at 4
o'clock the 19tlr. Mrs. Bethea, before
her marriage to Mr. Bethea, was
a Miss Manning, and has numerous
relatives throughout the Pee Dee section,
both in Dillon and Marlboro
counties, who will be grieved to learn
of her death. Her immediate family
consists of her husband, Mr. John
D. Bethea, and her two sons, Herbert
and T. M. Bethea, and three
daughters, as follows: Mrs. N. M.
' McLean, Mrs. W. C. Parham and Miss
(Leila Bethea. The floral tributes
were many and beautiful. The following
relatives and friends were the
pjtn-oearers: Hon. J. H. Manning, T.
| W. Berry, H. A. Bethea, W. Ellis Bethea,
P. C. Henry, E. C. Bethea, M.
M. Monroe and J. F. McDonald.
The monthly meeting of The Parent
Teacher's Association was held the
17th in the auditorium. The very enjoyable
program of the afternoon included
reading by Miss Annie Covington,
violin music by Mrs. E. B.
'Berry, Jr., vocal selections by Miss
1 Mae Berry and Mrs. Ada Edwards
[and instrumental numbers by Miss
Teressa Dew. Each number was effectively
rendered. Patrons and
' teachers of the Latta Schools feel the
j Parent Teachers Association has been
a great factor in facilitating co-operative
work, and the town is Justly
! proud of this organization. At this
timc the association president is Mrs.
IH. A. Edwards. Her executive com!
mittee consists of Mrs. W. H. Smith,
Miss Gertrude Manning and Prof. R.
, T. Falrey. The Secretary of the Association
is Miss Mary Moore Stoneburner.
During the social hour,
which followed the programme of
the afternoon, the young ladies of
nit- rugn scnooi, unaer inc supervision
of Mrs. O. J. Fenegan and Mrs.
J. A. B. .LeGette, served dainty refreshments.
It will be remembered that two
Latta students at the Citadel during
the Christmas holidays* were held up
and robbed, fn the city of Charleston,
111?I IT MOlUfUKi, FUMJAK1
right U? ufht of the Calhoun monument.
Tho atudentg were on their
way to take tho oarly morning train
for Latta, when tho yeggmen jumped
out of a car and placed a pistol
In tho face of those two young men,
and stripped them of all belongings.
Biggs had all his clothing, consist
ing of a very costly suit of clothes
and 112.00, and Bethea only had
17.00. This was taken from them, and
the boys phoned immediately to police
headquarters, describing the parties.
and the police picked them up
in about one hour's time. In the mean
time the two cadets borrowed more
money and were ready to board the
train for Latta when they received a
call from police headquarters for
them to come and identify the men,
which they did, finding some of the
stuff on them. Mr. W. Ellis Bethea,
father of Philip, is Just in receipt of
a letter from hlB son stating that he
has been attending court in Charleston
most of the week, and that the
yeggmen plead guilty, and sentence
passed on them, it being five years
each in the penitentiary. The relatives
of these robbers have made many efforts
to get Biggs and Bethea to settle
with them on the side, but of
course the boys would not hear to
this.
Jeweler
and
Watch Repairer
Just what Latta
has needed for a
long time.
Old clocks overhauled.
All work
guaranteed.
L. C. STUART
Afam St. mar Latta Hotel
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I have a fresh car of Cypress
Shingles, several grades, and
sizes. Cotton is very low, and so
is the price of these shingles. I
have also a fresh car of No. 1
Cedar Shingles, Just from Vancouver,
B. C. I invite competition
on these.
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