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ESTABLISHED ISM
MAN BOBBED BY SOLDIERS.
Stripped of Clothing and Bound and ]
Gagged.
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St. Matthews, June 12?While on j
hib way to Sandy Run Lutheran ]
church today a young man by the i
name of Livingston was held up by <
three soldiers from Camp Jackson, 1
beaten, stripped of his clothing, rob- '
bed of the car in which he was rid- ]
ing, tied hand and foot and left in
tne woods.
Young Livingston was engaged in
carrying relatives to and from church.
Ho had taken some of his people
home and was returning for another
load. He overtook the three soldiers
and was ordered to stop. They entered
the car taking the back seat. After
they had entered one of them
struck Mr. Livingston in the head
with a pistol, rendering him uncons-ious.
They then took charge of the
cat and drove into the woods near
Criders Spring on the state road. The
boy was stripped of his clothing and
tied hand and foot, he was then left.
After the party had gone he regained
consciousness, worked himself free
and went to a negro home and gave
the alarm. Sheriff Hill was immediately
notified and was soon on tho
scene. Upon his arrival he was informed
that the soldiers in the stolen
ear had already passed through St.
Matthews and were on their way toward
Charleston. He communicated
at once with citizens at Elloree who
^ immo/lio tolv urnnf a f Kn rno d Tn
II uuivu>atvij nviu iu vuc i vau. X LA a
few minutes the soldiers appeared.
Magistrate Evans and Rural Police- '
man Ballard had assembled a good 1
force and when the soldiers appeared
they were arrested.
Sheriff Hill was not on the scene
and arrived at Elloree within a few
minutes after the soldiers were ar?
They had in their possession
an o.?._.try 3 2-caliber pistol, two 1
sandbags, made according to the taste j
of the professional and the clothes
of tha assaulted boy, it is said.
The men, it is alleged, admitted the ;
assault and made statements giving
their names, addresses and the details
of the affair as above related. The '
names aR given are Herbert Annis, 1
Brockton, Mass.; Leslie W. Edison, !
Whitman, Mass,.; O. B. Logan, Eureka,
Cal. Logan, it is said, says that
he is the one that struck the boy but
says that the others assisted in the
other parts of the affair. The entire
community at Sandy Run at once
turned out to give the sheriff all asRistance
nnnsihle and the Rheriff
states -aat cooperation on the part of
citizens, both at Sandy Run and El- !
loree was splendid. The men are tonight
in jail here under warrants
charging them with the offense. Considerable
excitement prevailed for a
time throughout the community.
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ANDREWS MAKES PLAN
Tri-County Fair Will Be Great Event.
Andrews, June 13?Preparations ji
for the completion of the plans for
the next tri-county fair are rapidly |
going forward. Thousands of dol-:
lars in prizes will be given to win- j
ncrs. Everything possible is being
done to make this the best agricul- !
tural fair in the state outside the an
nual state fair. Last week the Unit-ji
ed States secretary of agriculture, li
Mr. Wallace, formally accepted invitation
to be present at the Tri-'
county fair in Andrews next October, j
He will be here on the 14th. The
invitation presented to the secretary
was engraved in sterling silver and
enclosed in a handsome leather case. I
Messrs. S. P. Harper, president of .
the Tri-county fair association, W. H.
Andrews, Representatives Stoll, Logan
and Fullmer compose the com-!
mittee who presented the invitation
to the secretary last week. The com- i
mittee was accompanied to Washing- i
ton by James D. Lee, secretary and ]l
general manager of the fair associa- i
tion. It is the purpose of the com- (
mittee to have the secretary of agri- i
culture present an 18 karat gold medal
as the highest award to the far- ]
nier of either Georgetown, Williamsburg,
,or Berkeley county who makes i
the best average crop this year. A J
cash prize of $100 also goes with i
the medal.
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Dr. Duncan in Rock Hill.
Dr. Watson B. Duncan attended i
the State Sunday School Convention i
which met in Winthrop College, Rock i
Hill, last week and delivered an address
on "The Youth of the Church <
Trained for Service." On the evening
of the address the evening paper,
"The Evening Hlerald," had the following
to say: "It is expected that
a large number of the townspeople
will be present for the closing session i
i tonight. Dr. Duncan is one of the i
foremost ministers of the Methodist |
I denomination in the South and is an
eloquent speaker. He was formerly |
I Pastor of St. John's Church here and i
has many friends in the city who will 1
I be delighted to have the privilege of ]
,Again hearing him." I
, The next morning "The Charlotte <
' Observer" had the following to say: <
. "The concluding address before the 1
) convention wag delivered by Dr. Wat- i
son B. Duncan, of Dillon, ,a former i
f Rock Hill pastor, and he was heard |
by a large number of townspeople. \
I Dr. Duncan is one of the foremost
pulpit orators of the Methodist de)
nomination in the South and hie mee- <
sage this serening was most appro- 1
| prints and Inspiring." i
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THE DILLON HE!
BIG HAM ASKS NEW TRIAL.
Florence Daily Times.
Before Judge S. W. O. Shipp today1
Mr. A. L. King argued his motion for
a. new trial in the case of E. D. Bigaam
who is now in the penitentiary^
under sentence of death for the murier
of his mother, brother, Bister and
two adopted children of the letter.:
The death sentence was stayed by appeal
to the supreme court.
A. L. King appeared as attorney
For E. D. Bigham at the hearing this
morning and P. H. Arrowsmith represented
the state. Mr. King gave as
his ground for the motion of a new
trial the allegation that George White
&nd H. Haselden had made remarks
prior to the trial which tended to
show that they had made up their
uiiiug no iv (ue guui ot me aerenaani
before being sworn in a8 jurors.
Publication of a news article in the
rimes in which it was statefci that the
Seventeenth Chapter of Deutermonomy
had been resorted to as a kind of
guide during the deliberation of the
|ury was also referred to in the attorney's
argument and he argued that
the Jury therefore had undertaken to
substitute the Mosaic law for tbe law
applicable to the case and that this
tended to show prejudice and bias
igainst the accused.
Mr. Arrowsmith for the state in
rebuttal produced an affidavit from
H. P. Haselden, foreman of the jury
trying the case, that if he had made
any statement referring to the use of
the Bible by the jury it was only
done in order for the jury to determine
its duty. Performance of duty
was the idea uppermost in his mind
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clear. The statement in the affidavit
of Warley Wilson that he had
heard George B. White, a juror, express
an opinion as to what he would
do if drawn on the jury was denied
in a counter affidavit of George B.
White. Affadivit8 were introduced by
Mr. Arrowsmith from Sheriff Burch,
A. H. Gasque, A. M. Singletary and
H. A. Brunson upholding the credibility
and integrity of Messrs. Haselden
and White. Judge Shipp will detei
his decision in the motion pending
study of the arguments.
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COLUMBUS JAILER
JAILS SON-IN-LAW.
Former Whiteville Resident Charged
With Bigamy and Placed In
County Jail.
Whiteville, June 10?Jailer J. L.
Spivey i8 in an unusual predicament
through having in his keeping a man
wno is cnargeq witn Digamy and
whose second wife happens to be Mr.
Spivey's own daughter. The man in
question is W. C. Dixon, and since the
arrival here of wife No. 1, on Monday
of this week he has been held
in default of a one thousand dollar
bond.
The story had its beginning last
summer when Dixon, an industrial insurance
agent, came here and stayed
some time canvassing the county.
He met Miss Sadie Spivey and an attachment
sprang up between them
which culminated in their marriage
last December. Previous to the marriage
vague rumors had reached here
to the effect that Dixon had a wife
some where in the north. While
some attempts were being made to
verify these rumors the couple ran
away and were married.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
Dixon went to other parts of the
state following up his work. They
made occasional trips home and seemed
happy and devoted to each other.
A short time ago they went to Tampa,
Florida, and while they Were
there the lady who claims to be Dixon's
real and legal wife was heard
from in Boston, Mass. Mr. Spivtey at
once communicated with his daughter
in Tampa and summoned her
home, giving illness of a relative as
a reason. It was supposed that Dixou
would accompany liter, but he lingered
for several days and did not
arrive until Saturday. He remained
here without being subject to arrest
until Monday afternoon when his
alleged wife arrived and swore out a
warrant charging him with bigamy,
and he was then jailed.
Mrs. Dixon No. 1, a neat and not
unattractive little woman with an appearance
of delicacy, is staying at a
hotel here pending the hearing. Her
Btory, is that he was born in Ireland,
came to the State8 when Quite young
and lived for several ytears in Boston,
Mass. She went to Tampa, Fla., several
years ago and there she met
Dixon and married him on November
6th, 1916. The couple lived in Tampa
for some time then went to Charlotte
and resided there as man and
wife until December 19th, 1920, when
Blve went to Boston on a visit and
two days later Dixon arrived here and
persuaded Miss Splvey to elope with
him. During the residence of the couple
in Charlotte Dixon was always
absent from home most of the time
working at his occupation. His wife
had no knowledge that h e was forming
other attachments elsewhere and
did not actually learn of his marriage
until quite recently when she at once
Instituted step* to locate him. In this
she was assisted by Mr. Spivey, who
was anxious to do everything possible
to clear up and straighten out the
tangle.
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Misses Amanda and Sadie Godbold
it Del ray, Fla.. and Miss Norlne Williams
of Nichols, are visiting Mrs. D.
3. Stackhouse.
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ElALD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA,
FIRST BET ON RACE
BRINGS HIM $275,000.
London, June 10?The first prlxe
In the Calcutta Derby Sweepstake,
which is worth 69,000 pounds (about
$275,000) has been won by Captain
Alban Jones, D. S. O., who is an official
of the Union Castle Steamship
Company and lives In London. It was
the first time he ever had a penny on
hores or sweepstakes because he does
not believe in gambling, but says he
was forced into buying the ticket
which brings him 69,000 pounds. He
had refused to purchase other tickets.
So little interest did he take in the
Calcutta Sweepstake that he was under
the Impression he had torn up
the winning ticket, but subsequently
found it stuck away in a grip with a
lot of other papers. He intends sticking
to his Job and this evening rodei
home from his office in a bus.
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COUNTY NEWS
Lake View.
As there has been no news from
our little town lately will let you
know that we are still alive.
The farmers are talking of needing
rain now as they have their crop clean
of grass.
W. E. Spivey spent last week end
with relatives and friends in Lake
City.
The Children's Day exercises were
held at the Methodist chureh Sunday
morning with a very interesting
program and was attended by a large
crowd.
K. S. Curmichael who has resigned
I as depot agent will leave the 15th
fox Spartanburg where he will enter
Wofford College to study for the
ministry. Mr. Roseboro from Cheraw
has accepted the position as depot
agent.
Mr. Worth Powell and Mrs. Pearl
Anderson of Coronace, S. C., were
married last Wednesday, and will
moke their home here.
Court opened Monday at Dillon
with the following Jurors from here:
Messrs. L. W. Temple. W. M. Ford.
Chas. Bullock, R. W. Wise^, D. K.
Ford and J. B. Arnette.
W. E. Ford made a business trip
to Dillon Monday.
All of the boys from various colleges
have returned home for their
summer vacation.
On Tuesday evening May 24th. a
gloom fell over our town when it was
learned around that Ed Hill had passed
away. He had been in failing
health for about a year and spent
several weeks in John Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore but without any
real b.enefit. However all that loving
hands could do for him was done, but
when God says come up higher
man's efforts fail. It was the writer's
privilege to know Ed Hill from his
earliest recollection. Well do I remember
visiting his home as a small
boy and going hunting and fishing
with him and theta too I remember
his family after which he set up in
jearly life and maintained until the;
I day he died. His remains were taken;
jto the Baptist church on Wednesday!
,tho 25th at 3 o'clock and his funeral
'was preached by the pastor, Rev. W.
H. Simpson. The large auditorium
was filled to capacity, and while the,
pall bearers were removing the cas- j
; ket the choir sang "Abide with me"
In a very short time the hearse mov- j
' ed off to the cemetery followed by'
many automobiles, besides a large'
i crowd that walked, and as the writer
; stood there by the open grave and J
'while the steel vault was being low'erd
the oration of a well known ora- |
tnr no mo ??? *--u : ? *
vv/> vuuiv i I V lUlJk Ut'lUIQ lilt; WHICH I
'think would have been very befitting.;
i I shall quote it from memory of!
twenty years so if I make a mistake
pardon me. "My friends, we have met j
here to pay the last tribute of respect,
to one who in life was Ed Hill, our j
fiiend and townsman, who died when;
manhood's moving hand had reached
high noon and while the shadows still
! were falling toward the west, he
| layed down by the way side and usj
ing ,his burden for a pillow fell Into
: that dreaming sleep that kisses down
; his eye lids, still while yet In love;
i with life and rapture with the world 1
ho passes to silence and pathetic
dust. Yet after all it may be best just
in the happiness summerest hour of
all the voyage while eager winds are
kissing every soil to dash against an
unseen rock, for whether in midocean
or upon the breakers of the
further shore a rock must mark at
last the end of each and all. And
every life no matter if its every hour'
is rich with love and jeweled with!
a joy will at the close become a
tragedy as sad and dark and deep as I
can be woven by the warp and woof
of mystery and death. This brave and
tender man in every storm of life was
oak and rock but in sunshine he was
vine and flower. Often have I heard
him quote the words, "for justice all
peace and temple and all seasons
summer." And if every one for whom
he did some deed of kindness would
place a flower on his grave ho would
rest tonight beneath a wilderness of
flowers. He was born December 20th,
1S65 and died May 24th, 1921. His
wife, his mother and deveral brothers
survive! him. A Friend.
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Fork.
Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Johnson and
little daughter, Emma Laura, of
Nashville, Tennessee, are visiting
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THUR8DAY,M(>HM\(i, JVXK 1G, 1
MRS. JOHN MORIUS IS
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.1
Andrews, June 9?A gloom was
cast over the town when it was learn-1
ed that Mrs. John Morris had been 1
killed in an automobile accident. The
accident occurred about three o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Whites Bridge;
one mile from Georgetown.
Mr. and Mtr. Morris were on their
way home from Georgetown. The!
road whei<e the accident occurred was1
recently built by the state highway 1
commission. There is a considerable
fill on each side of the bridge and j
the bridge has not yet been raised on
a level with the fill, so that there is'
a considerable dip down to the
bridge. The accident was caused by!
the front wheels of the cor becoming
locked in the sand near the bridge;
ana tne car turning completely upside
down in the water and mud remaining
in this position for several minutes
until some colored men came
along and lifted the car.
It was found that Mrs. Morris had
been seriously bruised and was bleed- j
ing at the moulh and nose. Mr. Mor- i
rie had only slight bruises. Mrs. i
Morris was rushed to Georgetown and I
put on a train which reached here'
at five o'clock. She lived only a few ;
minuses after being taken to her;
home.
Mrs. Morris who was Miss Long be-!
fore her marriage, is survived by her
husband and one little child. She
was 22 years old. The funeral and interment
took place at Elom Methodist
church this afternoon.
Mrs. W. K. Fort.
Miss Lucile Betliea has returned
home from Greensboro, N. C.t where
she graduated from the high school.
Rev. and Mrs. K. S. Carmichael
and baby of Lake View spent laat
week with Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Carmichael.
They will leave next week
for Spartanburg where Mr. Carmichael
will enter school.
Mrs. C. M. St. George, Miss Laura
Larson and Mr. Frank St. George, of
Southport, N. C. visited relatives here
last week. While here Mr. St. George
and Miss Larson were married at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rogers
by Rev. J. S. Garner. Only a few
relatives witnessed the ceremony.
Mrs. Bill Rose has returned to her
home in Columbia after spending
some time with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Calhoun.
Mr. Clarence Blake and father of
Charlotte, N. C., are spending a few
days here. They will be accompanied
home by Mrs. Blake and children.
The monthly meeting of the Fork
School Improvement Association was
held at the school house Friday afternoon,
June 10th The following
program was carried out:
1. Song. "America."
t. Bible Reading..
3. Roll call and minutes of last
meeting by Secretary.
4. Paper, by Mrs. W F. McNeil.
5. Reading. "Mother and Daughter."
by Mrs. Colon Edwards.
6. Recitation, "What of That,"
Lillian Jones.
7. Paper, "Americanism," by Miss
Sara Taylor.
8. Paper, "What Every Woman
Can Do for Education in Their Community,
by Miss Bertha Moore.
9. Business session.
30. Social Hour. Refreshments consisting
of ice tea and cake were served.
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Mrs. Rufus Poindexter of Cameron,
N. C., Is visiting relatives here.
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Calvary.
From the appearance of some of
the corn fields caused by the hot dryi
weather it seenis that the corn crop
is going to be cut along with cotton.
Mt. Calvary people were very much i
impressed with the military funeral
of Ceorge E. McDowell which was
conducted here Thursday last.
A series of meetings will begin
here on the third Sunday in July.
Announcements of the hour of wor-'
ship will appear in a later issue of
this paper.
The pastor, Rev. J. A. Langley,(
preached an excellent sermon here'
Sunday afternoon. Subject, "The need j
of a new emphasis."
All members of Hamer Lodge K. j
of P. No. 171 are requested to be:
present this Friday at seven o'clock (
that we may arrange for our mentor-1
tal services which are to be conducted ;
Saturday p. m. at four o'clock.
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Floydale.
Miss Katherine Fitzsimmons of
Spartanburg is visiting Misses
Reaves and Mary Alford.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bryant of Rowland
spent Sunday with Mrs. H. L.
Calhoun.
Mr. and Mrc. W. J. Turbevllle, Jr.,
and baby are visiting in Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Taylor visited
friends at Lake View Sunday.
Miss Ruth Berry is home froiu
Greenville College for the vacationMr.
and Mrs. Sam Turbeville and
little daughter are visiting near Clem,
son College.
Messrs. C. P. and Austin Hodges
visited J. H. Stackhouse last week.
Mr. Harvey Floyd visited his sister
Mrs. G. K. Way at Rains.
Miss Elizabeth Alford left Monday
fcr Winthrop College where shte will
attend summer school.
Mrs. Bob Bethea visited her sister
Mrs. McCormick In Robeson county
Sunday.
A number of Floydale folks enjoy
at lit. p
1921.
TOWN COUM'IL NEWS.
The regular meeting of the town
council is held the second Friday
night ol eacli month. Al the lust;
meeting Mr. Gerald L>. Ryan of Co- I
lu in out was elected consulting engineer
to advise us in regard to some'
improvements in the light plant,
some improvements in our water supply
and sonte extensions of our sewerb
and water mains. He will promptly
make a study of our present sys- i
leni and make a report in writing of
what he advises us to do.
If it is found legal to vote as much
iuv.uuu.uu jn oonus we ane going
to advise a bond issue of tbat
amount to make the improvements.
Oi this amount $26,000.00 will have
to be paid for past indebtedness and
only $75,000.00 will be available for
improvements.
We contemplate installing two of
the latest model semi-deiBel crude
oil engines of two hundred horse
power each with direct connected
generators. This will give us about
four times the power being UBed at!
preseent. If we do not have enormous
growth these two engines should take
cure of our needs for the next teu
years. It is believed that we oun produce
current so cheap that the
plant will more than pay for itself in
ten years besides giving us street j
lights and town hydrants free of j
charge.
We also plan to bone an eight inch
j deep well and to build a concrete res-j
jervoir to hold about 250,000 thous-1
and gallons of water. Also, to put in
, two fire, pumps of largo capacity to
give adequate pressure during fires, j
We hope to be able to make some
extensions of the present water and
' sewer lines.
j We have bargained to buy a Ford
truck for our fire department. It
| will be equipped with ladders, cheniical
engine and one thousand feet of
| new fire hose. We still have on hand
all of the old fire hose which the
I town had, but it is getting old and is
!not dependable. This is especially
| true if we increase our water pres!
sure.
j Also, we plan to put $3,000.00 or
perhaps more in the new government
I highway which is now being built
(and which will extend from the Mar!
ion border beyond Latta to the Marl!
boro border on the Clio road. It will
jbe necessary for the town of Dillon
to put in the county treasury one half
the money necessary to build fhe
I road The other half will be furnished
,out of a government appropriation
, which has been set aside for this
{road. The road contractors now at
work on the road will build through
Latta and Dillon. I understand that
.Latta has arranged to put her half
of the money just as we plan to do.
We hope the road through Dillon
will be surfaced with gravel which is
to be obtained from the Dr. David
piace. lae contract calls ror 25001
| cubic yards of gravel for each mile. J
This is used to surface the road after I
the earth road is built.
I We have arranged with the county!
1 chaiti gang to put our streets in or-|
!der. They ore now at work cleaning i
ditches, filling up the worst holes,1
and they will machine up all of our;
principal streets.
Wade Stackhou.?ee.
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Entertain for Bride and Groom.
The following is taken from the.
Johnston correspondence to the Edee
field Chronicle*.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Sloan Maxwell
were hosts for a lovely good bye
evening party last week complimentary
to Mr. and Mrs. James Gordan
Ilalford, of Dillon, to which were invited
the members of the Bridge Club
together with their husbands and
sweet hearts. In addition other
fiicnds were present. All enjoyed a:
oH^uru f^aiut' ui iuur, ui it*r vv UlC'ii I
the prizes were awarded to Mrs. C. j
P. Corn, a bottle of loilet water, and ',
Walter Sawyer a tie. Mr. and Mrs.1
Hal ford were given a handsome sil- i
ver platter as the guests of honor.'.
The refreshments were beautifully
served and most tempting. Besides
getting the beautiful platter the bride ,
went home in a new auto and got
check for purchase of a handsome i
suit of furniture, the gift of the parents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crouch, ;
at whose lovely home the party was
held.
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Services at Baptist Church.
Dr. John E. White, of Anderson,
who is conducting the services at the '
Baptist church, arrived Monday 1
morning and preached his first ser- 1
mon Monday afternoon. Services are 1
being held in the afternoons and at 1
night. Dr. White is one of the strong- 1
est preachers in the south and there 1
is every promise of a most successful '
meeting. '
1
ed a fish fry at Britton's Neck Fri- ]
day night. (
Mrs. Frank Bivens of New York is l
visiting her father, Mr. J. S. Beaver. I
Miss Maybelle McLaurin has re- <
turned front Emporia, Va.t where she 1
has been teaching for the past term.
Mrs. S. E. Fennegan of Latta is <
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. <
R. Reaves. ]
Misse* Reaves and Mary Alford en- 1
tert&ined a nuir.ber of young people 1
Monday night in honor of their <
guest, Miss Fituimmons. 1
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VOL. 27. NO. 49.
WALKER PLEIADS C11LTY. {j
Savannah Man Indicted for HwliSf
Scotch Receive* S500.00 Fine.
There was u brief session of the
summer term of court of General
Sessions this week. Court convened at
10:30 o'clock with Special Judge T.
M. McDow of Yorkville presiding tn
place of Judge Melver who hag been
unwell for several weeks. Solicitor
Spears and Stenographer McCrelght
were at their posts. The grand Jury
went into session immediately after
the convening of court and in a short
while the indictments were in the
hendg of the solicitor.
The only cas^ of importance was
that of the State against P. D. Walker,
charged with transporting Intoxicating
liquors. Walker is a citisen of
Savannah, being it is claimed an excaptain
of police of that city. Some
weeks ago Walker was arrested In the
Mallory section of the county by OfMcCracken
and White and a considerable
amount of whiskey was found
iu nib auioiiiouue. 'ine orncere seized
the automobile and whiskey and
were on their way to Dillon with
Walker and his nephew when they
escaped. Sheriff Bethea followed th?
men to Cheraw where he found them
asleep at a hofel. They were arrested
and brought back to Dillon. While
bond was being arranged the younger
Walker escaped. The elder Walker
put up a 1000 cash bond which was
later reduced to $500 by the solicitor.
Walker returned to Dillon Monday to
stand trial, but shortly after the convening
of court he entered a plea of
guilty and the judge imposed a floe
of $500 and one year in the penitentiary.
the penitentiary sentence being
[suspended during good behavior.
Walker paid his fine and returned to
Savannah that aftrnnnn The antnmo.
bile is still in the bends of tbe sheriff
and will b?- sold under confiscation
proceedings if the court does not
sustain the plea of Walker's counsel
that the automobile was not the prop erty
of Walker.
The other cases heard at this term
are as follows, most of the defendants
entering pleas of guilty
Charlie George, alias Buddy Boy,
was convicted of housebreaking and
larceny and given 12 months at
hard labor on the county chain gangJames
Austin Bethea was convicted
of housebreaking and larceny and
given two years on the chain gang.
Roosevelt Werley, who was indicted
with Bethea on the same charge, was
acquitted.
Harry Davis was convicted of forgery
and given 12 months on the
county chain gang.
I John and Bob Manning and Sam
J Clark were convicted of larceny and
sentenced to 18 months on the chain
gang.
Andrew Hamer was convicted of
housebreaking and larceny and given
12 months at such labor as he is
able to perform.
Sam Caldwell was convicted of vioIntinrr
V, . ,? .* i *
luvum ?ne uisifciiAiiry iaw ana given
12 monthes on the chain gang, nine
months of the sentence being ensponded
during good behavior
James Lewis and Henry Simmons
were convicted of entering a house
with intention to steal and given 20
days each
Henry Thomas was found gullt.v of
housebreaking and larceny and given
12 months
Carl Porter was found guilty of
violating the prohibition laws and
given 12 months on the chain gang.
si> months of the sentence being suspended
during good behavior.
Ardell Bachus was found guilty of
housebreaking and larceny and given
"0 days on the gang
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"MK'ltOIlK OF 1X3VW
A Musical Comedy Under the Auspices
of the American lvegion.
Miss P<earl Burks began work last
evening with the Local Talent that
T...1 f.in- me i>i?y .^ucrooes or Love"
under the auspides of thc Local Post
of the American Legion
This play has been in several
neighboring towns and it is considered
the best hit of the season, which
keeps everyone laughing from beginning
to end.
The play will be June 24th at the.
School Auditorium.
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Pfes in Million.
Florence Times.
The death of Mr. W. L. Gregg, oldest
brother of Dr B. G. Gregg of this
city, and father of Mr. Chas M. Gregg.
also of Florence, occurred in Marion,
thc home of the deceased, yesterday
morning and the funral will be held
there this afternoon at three e'elook
Several friends and relatives of the
deceased are attending the funeral
from Florence. Mr. Gregg was the
oldest native of Marion. He had been
lu failing health for several years and
his death was not altogether unexpected
For thlrty-flvc years Mr.
Gregg had been in the cotton business
representing Sprunt of "Wilmington.
He was 76 years old. The deceased
leaves a widow and the folowing
children. W. lAwrenee Gregg.
Jr., of Goldsboro, N. C., Chae M.
Gregg of Florence, Benjamin W.
Gregg of MarioiT, and Mrs. W. W.
Bethea of Marion. There survive also
the following brothers and slaters:
Dr. B. G. Gregg of Florence, R. J.
Gregg of Comer, Colorado, and Misa
Llxzie Gregg of Mario*.