The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, May 19, 1921, Image 1

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mm*"*-w pP-; I Watch Label on Your Paper \ \-4r & ^ j| v'%-4^ S The Date on the Label is the ^ gtar, U. S,b,Cr.p"?, 2t*XiIlIXl i sS?d~r P*K' "* tT^-fV -=? - ? ? - ) ESTABLISHED 1804 THE DILLON HERALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORMXO. MAY 19. 1921. VOL. 2T. NO. 38 TALKING GHOST IN HOME OF FARMER. Conversational Denizen of the Spirit World Has Principal Residence in House in Historic Harnett County Neighborhood Strange Story Told. i r Dunn, May 9?A ghost stalks < through the peaceful valley of placid < Little River in the neighborhood of historic Linden and not very far from old Averasboro, where North Caro- ( lina thought once to build its capi- i jal. He has his principal residence in the home of L. A. Smith, a sturdy ( farmer who purchased the place about a year ago. Not only does he knock on walls and do the other stunts usually attributed to denizens 1 of the spirit world, but he actually, according to Mr. and Mrs. Smith and some scores of neighbors who aver ( that they have held conversation with the shade. According to stories told by the Smiths, the ghost first began his visits last September. Then he confined his manifestations to knocks on the ceiling. Hte became so noisy that Mr. Smith determined to investigate. Mr. Smith sawed through the ceiling, and was greeted by a welcome sight. A ^ few days afterward, the stories say, ^rSr' the ghost began to talk. Here is the story as it is told by one who professes to know it. Some Ghostly HistoryEight years ago Jim Reeves, a half wit, disappeared from the ken of his neighbors around Linden. Nothing has been seen of him since. The ghost now haunting the Smith home, claims, according to his audience, to be the spirit of Jim Reeves, and states that he will continue residence upon earth until his murderer is punished. Two hundred yards from the Smith home is an old wood-pile. It lies to the northwest of the home. The ghost is declared to have said that he was murdered in the hall-way of the home and buried under this woodpile. A party will this week dig at this spot in an effort to find the man's hones. In the hall-way of the Smith home is a large, dark spot, Mrs. Smith believes this to be the blood of Reeves. She says she cannot cleanse the spot no matter how hard she tries. It is noticed that the ghost never makes his presence heard until a liti daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith ?aVb asleep. During the past week thousands of visitors have gone to the home in the fearful hope that (?ey might witness the manifesta ons. Some claim to have heard the ^'.lockings; a few say they heard ghostly words coming from nowhere. All agree, however, that this was noticeable only when the little girl slept. Daughter Not a Medfum. Little Miss Smith does not claim to be a spiritualistic medium and she knows nothing of things psychical. She is just a plain little country girl and hasnever heard the name of Sir Oliver Lodge. In fact she knows nothing of the Reeves' affair and is not conscious of ?nv Dart she may Dlav. in the seances that are attracting bo many to her father's home. Saturday night whena large num* her of visitors were there, the little Vl ^clrl "was so excited she could not i Wee p. It was suggested that a purse ' -oi made up to induce her to attempt to sleep. She slept, but the ghost did not appear. Later, when the child slept naturally, the spirit is said to have declared that he was not interested in money and would not allow himself to be made a show. He is interested in having the man who killed him punished as the story goes. It has been found necessary to place guards around the Smith home to keep curious visitors from the place. o CHURCH CASE OIUC.INATES I-V LiATTA. Colored Brotlier Sues Bislmp for Defamation of Character. The following is from Tuesday's ' otf.te: Negro churchmen from various parts of the state were in the Rich- ' land county court house yesterday when the case of the\ Rev. H. D. Delaine against Bishop Chappelle was called for trial. Every seat in the negro section was occupied by witnesses and spectators. The plaintiff is Asking for $45,000 in throe ' causes of action. 1 Witnesses for the plaintiff testified that they attended a conference at Latta last November and that they heard the bishop make what they thought improper statements V about the plaintiff who at that time : ' , was pastor of a church at Bishop- i /Ille. In answer to a question one of s !tho witnesses said "he was not ex- < / uctly a preacher, but he gets in the < pulpit sometimes." Another witness declared that he heard some onte say something about putting out the 1 Rev. Delaine and that the marshal said, "Bishop I am here to do what ' you tell me to do, but I want to say 1 I aint going to put my hands on that 1 big nigger." Tire plaintiff alleges that the defendant uttered defamatory state- 1 ments which Injured hl? reputation 1 and standing la the church. k' Hp FARMER RELATES STORM'S TERRORS R. P. Elliott Tells of Hhvoc Wrought in Horry County Friday Afternoon. Marion, May 15?The terriffic tornado which Bwept sections of Horry county Friday afternoon, leaving death and destruction in its wake, was graphically described by R. P. Elliott, a farmer living on the plantation of E. M. Meares, apparently the point of greatest damage. "I was out in the yard" said Mr. i Elliott, "shortlv hofnro fVlO fnrn-Hn I came. I am naturally uneasy upon! the approach of a storm and thoughtj it best to get out and look around a; bit. My wife and two boys were in J the house. "It grew blacker and blacker un-! til it was almost as dark as night, \ and soon in tho woods across the} field behind the house I heard the > most crashing and shrieking noise I had heard in all my life. I was too terrified at first to know what was happening and almost believed judgment day was at hand. "I ran to the house and shouted to my wife and children to conic out. We started for the other big open house. Just at that moment a Ford car came into sight. The driver seemed to be trying to outrun the storm and was racing along at a high speed. Races With Storm. " 'Get out! Get out! I shouted undertaking frantically to wave him! down. At first he paid no attention ( to me, probably unable to understand what I said for the noise In the ! woods. Then he seemed to under-1 stand his danger and scarcely waiting to stop the machine jumped from it. "By that tlme the wind was clearing the woods. It came shrieking and whirling across the field, a cloud of foliage, branches and dirt in its embrace. My wife and children and I myself were in the big field across th0! road by this time. We ran as fast as we could, hardly knowing where wc were going or what we were doing. We became separated and 1 tripped and fell. "The storm was upon us by this time. The noise was deafening ? a crashing, splintering, rending and tearing filled the air. Boards and planks, stove wood, bits of clothing and all sorts of things sailed overhead. I tried to rise but the violence of the wind hurled me to the {ftound as if I had been a fluttering autumn leaf- My wlfe and children, too, were down. "I buried my face in the dirt, ex-1 yeuuus tra.cn minute 10 ue tne last. Foi the life of me I couldn't say how long the storm lasted. M y anxiety and fright were such that I was unable to think. Then the storm passed. Everything was quiet once more and the stillness seemed almost deathly after the hubbub. Ilnnie Bl</.vn Away. "What a sight greeted my eyes as I looked around. With the exception nf th? lritrhen nnd dininc rnnm mv. home was a complete wreck?literal-! ly twisted into bits. As I looked upon' this heap of deribs, I thought of whati would have happened to my wife and; children if I had been inside. 'They were coming toward me?my wife and two boys?from their bur-! rows in the field and apparently un-! injured. This at least was comfort! ing. "The Ford car had been lifted out! of the road and dropped over in thei field. Part of Mr. Meare's barn was! gone. An apple tree in the field had j been uprooted. Over in the woodsj whence the tornado had come a well: defined path could be seen. The tops ( of pine trees had been snapped, oaks bent and broken and branches stripped of their foliage. "John Floyd's house just a little way down the road wag a shapeless pile of splintered timber. And from it, I realized for the first time, came piteous cries for help. It was John's wife. I could tell her voice. "By this time people bepan to collect. Some of them came from the big house and some of them came from up the road. We all went to Mrs. Floyd's help. Pretty soon another woman's voice started up and; somebody said it was Mrs. Sam Jones, sister-in-law to Mrs. Floyd. Pinned Under Wreckage. "We found that the two women were pinned under a piece or ttie roof. After a while we got them out. They were badly bruised up and about crazy from fright. "Mrs. Floyd began to scream: "Where is my baby! Where is little Francis! He was on the bed with us.' We began to look for her little four year old adopted son and before long found him caught under some timber. He was still and quiet and we feared for the worst. Sure enough the life had been crushed out of him., "We began to discuss the extent of the damage on the place. Levi Elliott's house was lifted unharmed off the pillars, somebody said. Fletcher Causey's house is gone and so Is Chancey Sugg's, somebody else Informed the crowd. _ "It was learned soon that little Monflte Elliott, daughter of Mrs. Dollie Elliott, who lived not far away was badly hurt. Gomery Causey and Ruse Mlncle, men on the place, were Revival Services / i^^v'' r " ** ; 'x^^Hlto? ll^-? fe.it -jJr$L ~ z "? Dr. John K. White, Pastor of the S. C.f Who will Conduct the llevivRogiiinhig Sundi Revival and evangelistic services have been announced by the pastor, Rev. W. C. Allen, to begin at the First Daptist Church, of Dillon, on Sunday, June 12tli, and continue for ten days or longer. Dr. John E. White pastor of the First Baptist Church, ot Anderson, S. C., will assist the pnstor and do the preaching during the mpaMnp Tlr Whlin is ?' one of the largest churchee in the state, his membership numbering fifteen hundred and he is a preacher of national reputation, and ha* been quitei successful as a pastor-evangelist. He is a native of North Carolina, and was formerly Secretary of State Missions in North Carolina but for a number of years he has been actively in the pastorate having been pastor of the noted Second Baptist church TOMBSTONE PICTURE" EASILY AND SENSIBLY EXPLAINED. What Some People Regard as a fire it Sight this Visitor Thinks is Naturally and Simply Explained. To the Editor of The Robosonlan. Please allow mc space In your valuable paper to say something in regard to the picture on the tombstone at Fair Bluff. I went to see it Sunday. May 8th. It is a great sight to some folks, but I want to tell you just what I think about it. It is a stone made of chemicals and other mixtures and there is a crack in it, and the air and water has got into it, and has circled and splotched it. You can turn a cup, for instance and look at it and imagine great things. So you need not worry about it. I made a careful inspection of it, but I can't make anything out of it other than what is stated above. L. P. NYE Fairmont, N. C.t R. F. D. No. 2 May 9, 1921. o Big Money in !'< rrk'S. Pee Dee Advocate. J. E. Spencer lias tbree white orpington hcng from which he commenced counting the eggs two weeks ago. Since then he has gotten three eggs every day except four. Mr. Spencer is also n successful truck and berry grower, as well as a, fine photographer and printer. He hag a strawberry patch five by 50 feet from which he has already gath-' ered 55 ouarts of berries Ibis year. I This would bo at tho rato of 9580; quarts per acre, and would amount! to $3353 per acre at 35 cents a' quart, the average price at which Mr. Spencer has sold his berries. o Kl?s Expert Urges Ban. Washington?Tf you want to die an old maid, kiss your sweetheart1 good night. This was the cheerful information conveyed to girls of America by Dr. Charles E. Baker, eminent psychologist in an address here. More girls have been robbed of fuftirn hnshrmrto r>s o recult of the! pood night kiss than for any other reason. also reported injured- So a doctor was sent for at Nichols, a town about seven miles away. "And this afternoon," stated Mr. Elliott, winding up his account of the tragedy, "the only actual casualty I have heard of so far is little Francis Jones, although the wife of Liston Goodyear, a negro man living over the branch, is in a mighty bad way. Her legs arte crushed and they have taken her to the hoepttal in Mulllns." \t Baptist Church 1 ^ , HAMmUMl I WHB MM | - ] ITR i>L 111.1! W*r igjjuj First Baptist Churcha ?>f Anderson, . ftl Services at U?e Bapt,?sl U'uu'cli, rv, June 12th. P of Atlanta, Ga.. for quite a whilc. be-P fote coming to Anderson where hop has now served for six years as pas- ] tor of the First Baptist church. The p People of the community will bop fortunate in having an opportunity of,1 hearing this distinguished minister, p Mr. J. B. McCravy of Laurens, S. ' C., has been engaged to lead the'' singing .Mr. McCravy has had consid- j erable experience as an evangelistic ( singer and has recently returned from J Chicago after completing a special j course to better prepare him for this ' work. P Other announcements of the meet- p ings will bo made later, but from tlm above it will be soon that plans have P been perfected for holding a meeting ' which it is hoped will prove helpful f to the church and community. * OFFICER SEIZES CAR AND BOOZE r ! |1?. P. Walker of Savannah Taken b With Several Cases of So t<h. i jli I Rural Policeman John McCracken !f [with Deputy White made a rich haul \ [Thursday night when he arrested D. 'n 'p. Walker of Savannah, tin., and found in Walker's Buick automobile QPVAml t'Ct L'fK? r\ f Conti.li With Walker when lie was arrested ;( |was his nephew. J. II. Walker, who, was taken into custody at the same 4 time. The arrest was made at the '' ;home of I-. D. Seymour near Mallorv n where Walker and his nephew had ^ put up for the night. ' Walker, whom it seems was known in this section, arrived from Savan- I nah during 'he evening, having driv- r en over in his Buick roadster. He was putting up for the night at the home of Mr. Seymour. Officer McCracken got wind of his presence in the community and went after him. When v found at Mr. Seymour's Walker was rast asleep. His car was seized and s. a seorch revealed several cases of whiskey. After putting Walker and his ne-! ' phew under arrest Officer McCracken j" put the whiskey in his car and started ; toward Dillon. Deputy White was put in the car with the Walkers and the two cars started toward Dillon. All! went well until at n turn in the road '< just outside of Latta Deputy White ? claims that he was pushed out of the ^ car by the Walker's who then stepped on the gas and disappeared down V the road. A chase at that hour of the^ night was out of the question. ?.nd's] Officer McCracken went on to Latta C where he aroused Sheriff Tlothea and they followed the Walkers through si Ftomietfsvillo and on to Cheraw'p where they found them asleep at a]sj hotel and took them into custody.S( tipain. On the return Journey the ' younger Walker made his escape, but j, the officers brought the elder Wal-; ker on to Dillon where he was given a preliminary before Judge Haselden;^, and put under a $1000 bond. Walker ' had with him about $500 in cash and, he went to a bank and wired for the J" other $500 which arrived about 4 1 o'clock in thr afternoon and he was;'1 released. Walker left, town the nextih morninK- P Thn whiol/mt 1 e cAAiirnl tr 1 A/?l* n.l tn the vault at the sheriff's office and|d will bc produced at the trial at thd tl June term of court, provided Walker returns to stand trial. The hip: Buiek roadster Is being held by the sheriff and will probably be sold under confiscation proceed- n ings. If o 2 At a meeting of city council last Friday night, Mr, L. F. Britt was 9 elected chibf of police. Mr. Britt ser- o Ted for several years as deputy sher- o Iff and is not unfamiliar with his dut- n ies as a peace officer. P IH;IIAM'S n.KA f'' IHiMEIl UV < Ol ItT.j t< ?!>" Itefu^cs t<? Cir.int the ""rit ol U' Habeas CorpuH. Columbia. May 13?The Stat' Sui''ixo Court, in a" opinion handed; own yesterday afternoon, refused to l> rant the writ of habeas corpus ask- w <1 by Edward I>. Bingham. convicted!"i t Florence. March 28. this year, of t! he murder of Smiley Hicham, his'tn i other, at Paniplico, Florence roun-ip; >. At the time that Smiley Bigham I vj .as murdered, his mother, sister and[sf ii.- sisters two adopted children w :ere killed. Edmund D. Hicham, has'., eon indicted for the other alleged j* uurders, but has not boon tri< d for hem yet. Through his attorneys. Bingham!',' loaded that the court tlint convicted iim lacked jurisdiction, in that it 1,1 ras h? ld two days over the statutory imit; or that it should have endcil ,frlarch 26. but instead Judge K. W.tl lenuttinger, continued it through u" larch 2S. whfvm lie was scheduled to h pen court at Georgetown. Thelsi pinion brushed this reasoning aside Iti vith a question front the court which !li illowg a judge to extend the time or a lis court for the trial of the cases, f, ind the chief justice has to appoint tr i special judge to open his oth? r a ourt. Bigham's petition likewise contend i\ t It ft f it' 1 V\n con ft or-iMio<) hi.' 1% o _ " " ?" * - ???>ras corpus plea. then ho would have Q o bo freed; for, as lie had already ) >oon convicted by a jury, his 1 if? j onld not bo jeopardized f01 the same ( jffense by another trial. ^ COINTV NEWS. ?! Sellers 11 Rev. S. L. Watson preached at Au- .( iooh Sunday afternoon. Rev. Watson'0 ivill preach at Latta, Catfish and An-]1 [ioch for a while. , * Mrs. J. C. Sellers, and dauehter t Kathleen and little granddaughter ' \nnic Grace, will attend the com-If mencenient exercises at Columbia A College this year, Mrs. Seller's daugh- a ei Elizabeth being a member of the f graduating class. ? The negro school building is ahoul n omplcted. They now have u large *' modern building on a two acre plot, h rhis community now has three mod- r rn school buildings, and there is no V excuse for any boy or girl growing b ip in ignorance. 1 School will close Friday, June c LOth. Rev. S. I.. Watson who received his elementary training here. Mill tl leliver an address on Monday, June h [3th. ;n For many years it has been the id1 ?olicy of this school to have a nine '' nonths term, and there has proba- f* dv been a largv-r per cent of college red men and women from this school h ban any other in the county. We iavc two graduate.^ this year, Mary fl bin a I fa.sold en. a descendant of hljor James Haselden one of tl rlginnl trustees and Kathleen Seller- "i aughter of the late John C. Sell, rs, f' rho stu nt his lit'.- in and for this '' mmiiuiuiy. , Friends and relatives will be inter- '' sted to learn that Miss Bessie God-,tf" old and Mr. John A. Pheppard were hi larried at Tallelmssoe. Fla.. roc; nt- hi y They will make their home a* ?i kaufort, S. 0. hi Miss J oa net to Aiken and Mr. J lT" toward l)ahbs oi' Camden were also f!i eoently married. I hi o ; st Fork. jio Mrs. John Braeey of ltanier is.m {siting Dr. and Mrs. N*. N Seliofield . !hi Miss llhoda MeDuffh of Mar or n! pent the week end here with friends. B; Mr. C. M. Taylor of Melrose, Va., ia : spending some time with Mr. and at Irs. C. E. Taylor. Misses Annie and Effie Jackson of tti Rowland, NT. C., are tlie guests of.si Irs. Ira MeCormaC. :it< Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Rogers of Oil-' in and Mrs. and Mrs. Oscar Rogers f Mullins spent Sunday with Mr. and Irs. J. O. Rogers. Miss Marguerite Goodyear of Rake 'lew is visiting Miss Julia Rogers. Sr Miss Margaret MeRnurin of Clio tii pent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. el olon Pearce. hi The Fork School Improvement Ae- tii nciation met at the school house G riday afternoon. Refreshments conisting of ice cream and cake were ^ ?rved. J' o ns|?ect1<>M by fjen. W. W. Monro of 'K tho National Guard Company. Iin The Coast Artillery Company of; ational Guards being organized |_ ere will be inspected the first of ext week by Gen. W. W. Moore. The 'U enlistments for the Company S< ave almost been completed and the hysical examinations are being comleted. W Anyone desiring to enlist or to seuro information get in touch with \Y lie recruiting officer at once. J. C. Henagan, Jr., S?? Recruiting Officer, be o bj J. L. Bridgers, local A. C. L. agent. Di nnounces in an advertisement pub- elshed elsewhere that beginning May 3rd, No. 82, the northbound fast M *ain, will arrive at 8:52 instead of : 20 p. m. as at present. The change M f schedule puts No. 82 in New York ne hour earlier. No. 78, Fayettevlllc P. orthbound local, will arrive at 9:30 >. 11. instead of 8:50 p. to. vi I:K DI:K A i?icuji;cr ixitKii fikk. " ol. Monroe Johnson Alleged that Wiggins landing Crossing is Impractical. Work on tlx stool bridge over ig Pee Do* river is being beld up bik- the engineers and commission's ar? making investigations as to if probable cost of building the ring* at Wiggins Landing a? conitred with the cost of building it at ars II1 ?iff Ferry. Col. Monroe John?n of Marlon claims thot $100,000 ill be saved by building the bridge t Mars Hltiff. Several weeks ago the commission's from the scv, ral counties and the mincers h< Id a joint meeting at lorence and decided to build the ridge at Wiggins Landing. This Hiding is on the west side of the A. . L. railroad bridge ?t a point near te month of Toby's Creek- This site as selected because there was a igb bluff on the Florence county ide of the river. On the Dillon coun. side there is considerable swamp. l was proposed, however, to build causeway through this swamp with oncreto bridges at sev?ral places to ike care of high water. Tiids were sked fur and the contract given to a ridge builder. Monday a week apo the contractor ? pan to unload material at Pee Dee. ieveral car loads of material had rrived arid several car- were In ransit. it was a foregone conclusion hat the bridge would be built a*. Viggins Landing. Then came the announcement that ilorion county was opposing the Wig:ins Landing location. An informal neeting was held at Florence and ?m. Jamison siateu that after going >ver tlio two sites ho was convinced hat a mistake had been made and hat it would mean the wasting of irobably ? 100.000 to build the tridge at Wiggins Landing. It was minted out that while the swamp at Viggins I.and in g was narrower than t Mars Bluff, the causeway at the oruier place would have to b? built ip to a considerable heipht to avoid iverflows during freshets. The govrntnent and state highway engineers eld that it would he more economial to build a high causeway to the Wiggins Landing crossing than to uild a long crooked causeway lirouph the swamp to the Mars Bluff rossing. Following the controversy between he engineers, tlie commissioners eld a meeting at Florence last Wednesday and after a four-hour session eri.led to leave the matter entirely ) the engineers. They at. making > irtlier investigations a< to the two tes under discussion and their rei rts will ho submitted to the comlissioners. In tm"ant nic work on. u bridge is suspended. Billon county's part of the tost of nstructing the bridge i >25.000liis agreement was reached with to understanding' that Marion was i but!;! r. rend f:o:.' Selleir ti TVe e< to conned with the highway oni Marion to Pee p.-. Some chang. !. it is understood have been made mis iif-Tot mem. 'f lh,? road is not iilf from S?>ll"TS to Poo Dor the tl> way t'? tii* brid^i will be any of Morion. Tlio government ad now under construction from 10 Marlboro line to the Marion line ! wa> of Dillon ami Latta runs raiirht from Latta to the Marion :i- w!ii rr it connects with tin Matn road at a point about idx miles it from Marion. The new road runs Sardis church and through the an'ations of Sheriff Lethca Carl ass and others, thus cuttint the dience from Latta to Marion down lout two miles. No further move will he made on ie bridge project until the commisoners reach a definite decision t** r location. o Voters Honor D''Ilon Boy. In the city election at Winstonilem last week Lawrence IF. Cotncham, a former Dillon boy, was etod a city alderman. Mr. Cottingim is a son of the Jut? H. K. Cotng'ham and a brother of Mr-s. C.C. raham of Dillon After graduating om a Richmond business college r. Cottingham kept books for W L. oore. Several years ago he wxmt to rinston-Salem whore he accepted a isition as bookkeeper for a tobacco anufacturing establishment. He is present bookkeeper for the Winon-Salcn) Journal, an afternoon i per. o M'vices at Tlie Methodist < lunch. Main Str(-?f MnOiAjtui -' ?1 T> ...rmuuisl, CllUlt'U, Ul atson R. Duncan, Pastor. Sunday School at 10 A. M-, Mr, H. Muller, Superintendent. At 11 A. M. the Commencement rmon for the Dillon Schools will s preached in the school auditorium Dr. R. E. Staekhouse. At fi F. M. r. stacKhouse will preach at this mrch. Junior Epworth League at 3:30 P. Miss Sarah Hargrove, President. Senior Epworth League at 7 P. M. isfl Lelia Braddy, President. Prayer Service on Wednesday at 5 , M. Public cordially invited to all aerces. J