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'ESTABLISHED 1804
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SLICK NEXGIIO SWINDLER.
How He Bamboozled Hock Hill Darkey?Old
Trick Cleverly Worked.
Rock Hill, July 7?Peter Jones, a
well-to-do negro fanner, living about
N . two miles from Rock Hill on thej
Cherry road, is a victim of a well
. planned confidence game, and the'
dvQtjs Roads (colored) Baptist church i
treasury is minus $240, as a result.
A few days ago a negro man, rath- j
er well dressed and of a ministerial j
nnnparnnri> nioH. iVio g?niialiit<?i?.l
of ."lie Cross Roads neighborhood and
introduced himself as Rt. Rev. George
Washington Moore, of Columbia. He,
was welcomed into the home of Peter
Jones, treasurer of the church, and
for several days administered spiritual
needs to the family. Feeling indisposed
the second Sunday after his
arrival, he remained tit the house
while Jones and his family went to
worship. On returning Jones was
astounded to learn that gold, in large
nuggets, had been found on the place
by Rev. Moore. He stated that during
their absence he strolled around the
farm and accidentally discovered the
gold, but as it was not his, he would
not touch it until their return that
night. Moore suggested that they go
at once for the treasure, but cautioned
that he would have to "conjure the
'*Wr>ts" before it could be found,
, whereupon the Jones' decided to wait
until daylight. Early next morning,
after gathering necessary articles,
goblets, a Bible, some' vinegar and
cotton, picks and spades the party
started in search of the hidden treasure
led by Moorn who carried an in
. strument that he claimed would locate
it. The place was found and all
. were cautioned to be quiet, and not
q word was to be spoken lest the
"spell of the spirits' be broken.
With everything quiet and sol-j
enin, not a sound to be heard except!
the turning of the leaves of the Bible,]
Itev. Moore assumed a serious expres*
sion, mumbling strange and mysteri-|
ous words, between weird moans and I
words, between weird moans and
groans, while he placed the goblets!
over the hidden treasure. He then;
poured vinegar in each glass, and
the negroes stuff cotton in their ears,
so that no sound might enter, and
placed a large piece of cotton in the]
center of the space around which
I the glasses were placed. He then
poured on a dark liquid which lie
stated would "unnouit the spirits.' j
and tossed a match into the mystic
square. A flash and dense smoke foll'nvdd?all
was agreeable with the
"sii.-rits." Digging with a vim and
soon nuggets of yellow metal, having
the appearance and weight of gold
were unearthed .With eyes bulging
and tongues paralyzed in excitment,
nervous hands brought forth the
treasure.
The Rev. Moore prepared the
bullion for shipment by express to
the treasury department at Washington.
While waiting for an answer
fjo in Washington th0 preacher was
a much honored guest of the Jones'.
The letter came after due tiine was
allowed for its return. The amounr
du4 the negroes was given. The negrcq*
were then inforind that in order,
to 'get the money from Washington
h> itl^'jst send money to an official in
Columbia, and that lie would require
a.certuin per cent for lii.s share.
Tteasurer Jones having no money of
his own, willingly drew from the
church treasury $240 for the purpose.
The money was placed in a return envelope
and mailed in Rock Hill,
Moore doing the mailing.
Every one concerned was jubliant,
and a great feaSt was to be
held that night at Jones'. Moore was
to be the honor guest- He went to
Charlotte to get his fiancee to help
enjoy it. The feast was prepared and
eaten but Right Rev. Geo. Washington
Moore failed to return. The lineal
d for envelope came back, filled
wit^ scrap paper.
This samc scheihe lias been worked
in other sections of the county, it
is said, supposedly by (he same neg-1
ro, and officers are op tne alert for
orfo Rf. Rev, Geo. Washington Moore
of a very drak hue, aged about 40
years, and about 5 feet 10 inches in
height. 4
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Mr. Timothy Bowen.
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Mr. Timothy Bowen died at his
home near May on the 13th and was
buried at Mt. Cavalry on the 14th,
Rev. J. A. Langley conducting the
funeral services. For many years Mr.
Bowen operated a farm for Mr. J. R.
. Regan, about Ave miles east of Dillon.i
I*ast year he was with Mr. Jno. Hugh
|^?^Ptackhouse near Floydale. The first
L^Af the year he moved to May where
n was operating a farm for S. D.
V.ne. Mr. Bowen was a hard work/g,
honest, industrious farmer and
nad the respect and esteem of all who
/knew him. His death wes causeed by
_/ a complication of typhoid fever and
Bright's disease. Mr. Bowen was
about 60 years old, and he leaves a
wife and seven children. His funeral
was attended by a large number of
.friends and acquaintances. For many
years he was an active member of
Mt. Cavalry church and was for a
long time superintendent of the Sunday
school, ^
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THE DILLON HERAJ
Saml IjUgs X?>t Wnnltd.
If the tobacco planters of South]
Carolina are to realize finally the]
benefits from their cutting of acreage
this year, they must now exert every
effort on good curing and carefulculling
of their c|pp." says Mr. T.:
Denton Young, secretary of the South)
Carolina Tobacco Association, speaking
for the growers*, for the South
Carolina Warehousemen's Association,
und for the buyers association.
"We arc dependent this year, absolutely,
on the old line buyers, because
the independent buyers are not
able to make the financial arrangements
to operate. Th0 buyers have indicated
that they will do their best
by the growers, and pay ns much
money for good tobacco as they can j
pussioiy pay. uut tiiey are demand-;
ing of the growers that the growers|
shall offer only good stuff."
Through the various associations,
of the different interests of the in-{
dustry, the extension service of thel
state has been interested in the situation.
and is aiding in spreading infor-l
niation regarding it. Over the signa-j
ture of Dr. W. W. Long, director. 15,.!
000 letters are being mailed to indt-1
vidual growers in every section of thO|
tobacco belt.
Important points stressed ii) this!
letter are as follows:
First: It will be useless waste of
time and money to harvest the lower j
"plant bed" leaves or inferior
lugs." Of course this does not mean
that none of the lower leaves are de
sirable, but the cheap trashy ieavesi
and such leaves as become burnt j
would best be left in the field for ua- i
nure. as we can not hope for them 1
to bring cost of curing and handling.;
Some think that guch grades will not
e\en get a "bid" on the warehouse
floor. About this we do not know, but'
we do know that such goods, if sold.!
will only stand out statistically
against the farmer and make prices
lower next season.
Second. We get from good sources
that this year it will be absolutely
necessary for the farmer to let his tobacco
get ripe before gathering. The1,
green grades which have t^en selling
well in the past are apt to be a drag
on the market. These grades have
been exported in the past, but the
foreign market is in such shape that
you cannot depend on it. If the hands
or "croppers" pull some green leaves,
cull them out from the curi^ before
marketing. At the end of the
season, after having had them bulked
down, market these green leaves
from all your curings.
Mr. Bright Williamson of Dar-1
lington, president of the South Caro-j
lina Tobacco Association, is making,
every possible effort to induce the
companies to come into the market
July lf>. when it opens, with all buyers
in all markets and taking alll
grades. He is handling this matter
through T. H. Carrington, of Wash-!
ington, D. C., president of the rutted1.
States Tobacco Association. Such an,
opening would tend to establish prop-'
er prices, Mr. Williamson believes.
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Highway Meeting ToninritAv.
Every person interested in the Calhoun
Highway movement is urged to
attend a meeting at the Court House
tomorrow (Friday) at 11 o'clock.)
The Calhoun Highway is coining by
Dillon. It is something that has been
handed to Dillon on a silver platter,
and the object of the meeting to-i
morrow is not to ask for funds or
increase taxes, but to meet a scouting
party from Atlanta, Birmingham and;
other western cities and agree upon'
a route out from Dillon to Wilmington.
The route has been secured to
Dillon, and it is up to the Dilion peo- (
pie to map the route from Dillon to
the North Carolina line. There are'
several suggested routes. One is bv
way of Bake View, another by way
of Worth Burns' and the other byj
way of Rowland and Fairmont. Dillon
is building a good road to the
North Carolina line by way of Hauler
and Robeson in building a good
road by way of Rowland to the state
line. A good road is also being built j
irom rairmont 10 tup state line by
Worth Burns' place.
The object of tomorrow's meeting
is to meet the scouting party and
agree on a route out of Dillon coun[ty.
The party will arrive in automobiles
tomorrow morning and the
ineeting will be held in the court
|house promptly at 11 o'clock. Let
every person interested in good roads
development in the county ?><* present*
I Commissioner Adams Resigns.
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At the last meeting of the County
I Commissioners Mr. J. C. Adams tonIdered
his resignation as gupcrintendjent
of the county's affairs. Mr.
Adams has been with the county for
nearly two years and has done some
very efficient work during his administration.
He leaves thc employ of
the county to go with the Farmers
Tobacco Warehouse. Mr. Adams is
succeeded by Mr. Geo. Bond who will
have charge of the road work and
other outside matters. Mr. Bond is a
splenuld business man and it is a
foregone conclusion that he will give
the county a goo<j administration.
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bD, DILLON, SOUTH CAKOLIVA. '
HAltD T1MKS IN SOUTH
Congressman Make* Trip ami Itt'pnrt
Says He's "Certain that a Largo
I'art of the I'cople Are
Underfed."
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Washington, July 1?Returning here 1
today front an inspection trip through
North Carolina. South Carolina and i
Georgia, Representative Summers. <
T? xas, chairman of an agricultural
sub-connnittee investigating the cot- '
ton situation, declared in a statement 1
that the poor farmers were having a I
hard time getting food for their fain <
ilies and stock, and that he was eer- '
tain a large part of the people w<*re 1
underfed. \
"I have talked to farmers, coun-'c
try merchants, country bankers,
wholesale merchants, city bankers.
cotton merchants, exporters, cotton
manufacturers and exporters of cot- t
ton goods. The condition is about f
as 1 expected to find it. The people *
are doing their best, with very little I
complaining, considering their cir- cumstances.
Most of the country
banks have practically suspended 1
loaning and merchants are selling (
very little, either on credit or fur '
vusu. i u*- puur tanners are navmg a
hard time getting food for their fain- 1
ilies and their animals. I aui certain '
that a large part of the people urr J
underfed."
Mr. Sunitnerns declined to express 1
an opinion as to remedial measures. ?
except to say that agriculture must '
be given emergency relief.
"I do not believe that we can ov- '
eiestimate the gravity of the situation
which will develop when the
new crop conies on the market," lie
added, "unless an extraordinary effort
is made in advance of that time
to strengthen the position of agricul- (
ture. If we can get by this next mar- '
keting period without too many fail- ]
ures and too much agricultural distress,
the gradual return to normal
world conditions will make easier the 1
solution of our agricultural and oth- '
or domestic problems, but if we per- '
ir.it our farmers and country banks ''
to fail this fall we may expect years '
of depression and industrial and poli- 1
tical discord."
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Fork
Mrs. \V. F. McNeil and son Willie, <
ar0 visiting relatives at Dublin, N. C. j
Miss Lena Taylor of Nichols is the
guest of Mrs. Colon Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. E. \V. Fort, Mrs. i
| Ruby Fort Cartniehael and Mrs. O.
L>. Johnson spent Friday at Rowland.
N. C., with Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Carinichael.
Mrs. Maxv Adams and baby of Dillon
spent a few days last week with
i.Mrs. S. A. Owens.
Mrs. Boyd Edwards and children of ,
Marion spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Melton Rogers.
Miss Ora Rogers, Mrs. J. O. Rogers
and Misses Alma and Kathleen Rogers
spent the week end at Myrtle
Beach.
Mr. C. E. Taylor i* visiting relatives
at Melrose, \'a.
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Elberry.
John ('. Allen has about coinplet.od
his handsome residence on the
road leading from Elberry to I.atta.,
There was a dead man found on
Traeev E. Fore's Brown's Creek plantation
last Friday. The coroner was
promptly called and an inquest hold.
The verdict was that he came to
his death by lightning striking him.
The negro proved to be Jnn Fulton :
from Latta. !
New* was received het'o Saturday 1
afternoon that Miss Cora Allen of 1
Brownsville was dead. <
Mrs. 1). L. Cottingham returned 1
to her home in Savannah last week. <
.Miss Thelnm Hayes is visiting M?r. n
O. M. Jiainer of Bennettsvillo. She i
will visit friends at Tat tint and Clio
before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Ard of
Hemingway were calling on relatives <
in this section last Sunday. Mrs. Ard;1
is pleasantly remembered here as 1
Miss Louise Fore.
Theo and Calhoun Hayes who won',
scholarships to the short courses at 1
Clemson College left here Monday A.1
M. for Clemson. !'
Mr. Eugene Williams and mother,
Mrs. J. L. Williams of Mallory were J
calling on friends here Friday.
Miss Etta Sue Sellers of Latta was*1
in this section Monday looking after)'
the interests of h"r work.
Messrs. P. A. George and R. J.'
Dew were hosts to about sixty friends
on July 5th at u very enjoyable fish
fry at Mill Creek. The guests de- 1
parted late in the afternoon all voting
Messrs. Dew and George as wide 1
a wake hosts.
The following gentlemen went to
Columbia Friday on important busi- '
ness: J. D. Coleman, T. E. Berry,!
Tracey E. Fore, C. P. Hodges, John!
C. Hayes, H. L. Tillimn and T. L.i
Fore.
Misses Marie and Vera Newton of'
Tatum returned to then' horn,. Sunday
afternoon after spending several day.here
with relatives.
Oak Grove.
Messrs. T. E. Fore, T. E. Berry, Jno.
Hayes, J. D. Coleman and C. P.
Hodges went to Columbia last Friday
to represent the citizens living along
the route of the Bennettsville and
Cheraw railroad from Bennettsville to
Sellers In a hearing before the railroad
commissioners on the question
of discontinuing the road from
Brownsville to Sellers. The rail road,
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THURSDAY MoiIMMi, .It I.Y -II, 102
Dil.I.O.N KY AXHKI.IST
IIOIJ? 1*1 NI: Mi l! I I \<*.
Ilrv. I-:. ( . Caldwell O I* ??.*. I??t ^I *t
iitu in Hamilton t ir I \.
The followiiij; from ill
Guardian will be iva<| wnii nt i<
>y many Dillon folk:
One of tin- at'eatesl i? \ i\;t 1 ie. ;
nas ever held in llamnten ? jint (
uinmenced at Varnvilh . S. c . o1
I title 17th and closed on June
Phis meetina was conduct* <| 1> K? .
.uu v^aiuweti ol IMlion. S. (V. and .Mi
>. E. .Manors, cvuiiki listic singer of
Chicago conducted tin music. Tin
nceting -wan hindered some b\ t!i '
aiii, but in spite of all hittdram*) .< i [.
ins a most glorious revival. About (
ine hundred professed conversions. ;
"t\ joined the Methodist church, twoj
he Baptist, hud on? thc Missionary.
Rev. Caldwell is only 23 years old.
ind iB now devoting himself to evan:elistic
work. It is predicted that lu 1
\ill become on*' of th,. greatest
ireachers the country has ever known.
\t the close of the meeting Rev. (lob,-*1
Ninith. pastor of th? Varnville church '
iske (i everybody to stand who want- 51
>d Rev. Caldwell and Brother Maness x
o come back next year. Everybody I
stood up. Brother Maness is a very t
'ine singer with a great deal of ex- 1
Uession. His so'os were especially en- .
ioyed by everybody who heard him.
This community heartily lecom- ;!
nends these two nobl? young men to ,
ill pastors who tire looking for help (
>: their revival meetings.
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IMI.I.O.N MAN (TI.\IU;E|)
WITH SERIOUS CRIME.
W. II. I.. .Mclaiurin Held by X. C.
Authorities for Alleged Assault.
W. H. L. McEaurin, former Dillon
ounty citizen and ex-minister, ts 1
:ield by Charlotte authorities charged i
with assault upon several little girls. 1
The grand jury has returned a true i
Jill against McEaurin. and he is be- i
ing kept in hiding until his ctpse is ]
'ailed for trial. McEaurin disappeared
from Dillon county some ten years ,
ipo after being charged with immoral
onduct. He went to Florida and it
is said that he repeated th,. offence
in that state and served a term in
prison. He is prominently connected
in the county and th<* news of his
third offense has caused considerable
comment. He is a man of more than
average intelligence and for many
years stood high in the South Caro
1 ir:i rnnfi?r..niw. ll? i ? -1
^v...v uvr. iiv
churches hi this section with iihility.
Ir is generally conceded that McLaurin
is suffering from sum,, deiangoin<
lit of tho mind. McLaurin is a native
of North Carolina but made his
home in this count\ lot' many years.
The follow u<g comment on liis case
is taken from" Saturday's issue of The
Charlotte Observer:
A true hill has been n turned
against \\\ 11 1.. McLaurin. white,
tvho several weeks ago was given a
preliminary hearing before the r* i
r-order. l>ase<l 011 the statements of a ,
number of little girls. i!m\. in all. ,
that be hud taken them out riding ,
and bad attempted criminal assault.
McLaurin was arrested and tvltev,.
ic is beini; kept is not known. ;o ,
cording to statements made by offi
inls here. Tli,. criminal docket indicated
that McLaurin was indicted (
in the criminal assault charge, and |
the findings of the grand jury, a an
noil need by the deputy clerk, are ;
tluu true hills have been returned. :
Pee lie? Park. ,
On my way to cburcli the other j
Sunday we saw on the gate of the
['ark; "Closed on Sunday!" Well,
[ took a good long breath and t
n-oathod this prayer. "Clod bless the ^
)w npr" who sees something else in
ife besides money. "Closed on Sunlay."
What ;i powerful sermon that
ftus to those who desecrate the Sab- j
until and incarcerate themselves.
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officials claim that thov aro losing '
money on this joint of the road and
lhat the amount of freight being
shipped in and shipped out does not
justify them in operating the
road.
It was pot definitely derided as
to what the rail road commission
would do in the matter, but it wasj
intimated that an extension would
b( granted till the first of January
next during which time the people
living along the rout,, are expected to
ro-operate with the railroad people by
giving them all the freight possible
to handle over the road- 1
A rail road like any other business '
cannot continue to exist when it does J
not from year to year meet expenses <
and the continuance of this road in's
this section will certainly depend up- :
on the patronage of the people livings
along its line. ,
Hev. J. L. Mullinix of thr Browns-:,
ville circuit begins a meeting at Beth-!]
lehem church next Sunday. The fol-',
lowing Sunday, July the thirty first,
he will begin a meeting at Bethesda.!,
Iii this meeting thc pastor will be assisted
by Rev. Mr. Lever a young
man recently admitted into the conference
and who has hecn teaching in 1
the Carlisle school at .Bamberg.
Most of the crops in this section '
are doing nicely. There has been marked
improvement in corn and it looks
now as if there will be plenty of corn
made around here for another year.
There is some talk of boll weevil, '
but so far no perceptible damage ha* i
been done in this community by this ,
enemy of cotton.
Splendid rains have fallen in the
past ten days doing the crops consid- '
etable good. ^ i
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Tl;? > \v. ; .'athfri'il it: H orn of
- I'ru. That sda i \ ( ji
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< inai k? (! < r.'I' iiuii:, "but u >:
nor,, i? an tiu?. out <?i our whob 1
ainil> of nativ,. sunk* s i?r? positm
?us." John Dlobler. at' authority onlj
nakoolopy. < lialb uu?mJ this ~:at<>. \
ii? lit promptly "That i- al! stuff (
tbout criaiti kinds of -nnkes not t
us able to kill." replied Mi I?i -f?I
Thoy at< all danm-mus, localise i!
?u,. of any kind ever bites in* !'> i yo
I't to lie ! ietii ilnu'ii ??.? - :
put
"All snake* do not kill with their .
imgs." remarked Bob Oliver who had ,
oinod iIn* crowd a fow minute- he- ,
ore. "When 1 was a boy tin father i.
in nie and a gin all colored bo\ down ,
n n field on the back of ih, planta- j
ion to do some plowing. It was along
ibout eleven o'clock in the morning i|
vhen the sutt was getting iiot. anci as .
plowed np and down the rows I ,
ried to think up sonn excuse to (
tnock off till later in the afternoon. .
Ml at once the boy who was plowing ;
11 the opposite row gave a yell ltk? i
i Comanche Indian. 1I(. broke into
i ?un and began yelling at tin top
>! his voice. 'Fer d?- lord's sake, look '
,vhat a snake.' I looked, and there 1
ust itt front of me between the rows
vas the largest and longest sunk,. I
ver beliedd. I slopped m> plow and,
started toward him, when his snak* -hip
seemed to give his bod> a sliglit
shako and before 1 realized what was
.appening lie was right in front of n
not over six or se\,-n feet, with his
head and body standing straight up
in the air at least four feet high. H?
hsii1 :? t'lsii * * - *
I can see that sharp tongue <>: ' idarting
in and out ??f his mouth tor
several inches as he hissed at tin-. It
was too much and I backed away.
When I had put a sab distance between
nit. and that snake I turned
round and I b< lievt. I broki tin
world's sprinting record across 'hat
field. The negro was nowhere in
sight. I came to a tail feftct. and it
occurred to ine that could take a
uood stout rail and kill that snake*
By this time m> courage had return
ed, and seizing a rail I went back and
there stood tin- snake in the satin p
sition in which 1 had left him. 11.head
and body was four in the
air. supported by the lower end of
his body, which formed graceful curls
mi the ground. H<? was in a belligerent
attitude and as 1 approached '
with the rail 1 saw that It" was i i?
I in red for a fight.
"Again and again. like Basins ?-:'
lightning, his tongue darted In and
>ut. Perspiration began to p< p > ' '
\et my body in g'vat big drops an--.
1:? thottglit flashed though my
iiitid what a fool ! was to com,.
In re to do battle wi'U thi- ir.--nsb
; npprdached him cautiously and just ;
is his huge body began t" trout
ind sway hack and f -rt h foj u:,at 1
Concluded was to be a leap towai i tm> '
came down on him with that r: 1 ;
I'he rail broke, but win :i tin b. 11!
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^ to u > * ni~ aim :\rr*nij? i u * *;* *t * t
ii> l'fft I tied a rope around hi ,
tn?| d rapped him honu H wa? .1 <
vhip. and when, my father measured '
ii 111 he turned to nu and ?ni !.
'Klcven feet and seven incite-."
The silence that followed 11
ellinp of 1 ths thtillinp sua! sto i
vas broken t?y Jno. 1?i? t>'. 1
nan who tell- a pood snake story." \
aid Mr. 1 holder, subjects lti:
1 certain amount of suspicion a i .
am known as a truthful man 1
vays hesitate to relate this thrillin
\perience. Some years aao wis n theater
in Little Pee lv-e was veiy low 1
[ went down to the river to catch 1
ionic fish in a lake 1 had been watch- 1
tip for sonic tunc. The water in the
hk< was so low ttisit 1 went around
1 nd took ou? from under stumns and '
ogs with my hand some of ill. finest
ed breast you ever saw. 1 was having '
nige sport. It was a pret'y sight to
?ee those great tdg porch almost as
arpo as your two hands floundering '
ibout on the bank. 1 came to an old '
dump on the edge of the lake, and
'tinning mv hand under its roots I
begun to take otit some extra large .
ierch. They wer0 so large that 1 had (
o exercise extreme caution in grip- ]
[?lng them with my hands. "Ml at ,
>nce onL. of the largest water mocca-',
dns >ou ever saw stuck his head out
o within it few inches of my face. Hell
Aas a vicious looking snake, hut I '
took my hand and pushed his head(
sontly to one side. Again he swung, i
tiis head around to a point where it '
interrupted me in mv work and once."
more 1 took my hand and pushed his <.
head gently to nn0 side. 1 related |
iliis Incident to Mr. W. J. Carter. i
"Now look out, John," said Mr. Carter.,
"no one is pushing you.' Ami 1 !
replied, 'neither was anybody pushing
that snake.' "
The governor has appointed Mr. i
Jno. D. Coleman of Latta a delegate i
to the Drainage Conference to be held
it St. Paul, Minn., in September. The
Dther delegate from the Pee Dee sec- j
Hon ts Col. Monroe Johnson of Mar- ^
ion. I
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topped.
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vol.. S!7. >.<?.. 11.
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Muui< itial \llaii'?.
\\'< wish to submit a i< \\ la< ts for
1 rolled* 1 a' ion o! th? |? ople of
I > iIon.
Win n tin- ju'< > ut c:?> .id mi', id raoi.
iik offic, .in in\ -ti'. -.ii ii' i was
; " !i-<l ill a 11 <: !?: rt i t? ?: ! In- ~ o\
i i i. and coutii! iocs t mild with
\ hid. ill public 1:11 III- |i til
liilia:. Ill MI-W of Cl'MI. Ill coll.; I iocs
a hid: \.t. have fo il. i. howtvor, wo
ioi c a a d'.iiy to ili< p bin- f t tin y
?o now at*qii:iin"'U mo'o fully with
f;ic's, a: <1 '1 - ipphi ' p: vtn-n:
il> 'o tftc Jii f. and v\.it : -ruaiou.
Vpon takliif. office wt found the
I'nblii- Work? Commissi' owim. np'
iMUiitl'l . > J " i in i iirn.nl
ndebtedness. 1'ractlenlly all o* this
epr? sents floating accounts, past t|u,.
tlid upoti which on? suit lias been
"ii? (1 11 n*l others thr> at?-n? <1. Nothing
lits be. added to this indebtedm s
-iltci we took offi<". as this department
has been making a iitlh above
'uniting ? xpoiisi s.
Mr. Lovejoy, by betculoan elforts*
K.?s been holding; the old plant together
liowi-viT, you n.a> imagine
lu conditions that ovist wlini tin unierwriters
have cancelh it all insur.nce
and refused to p iitstir, until
i number of itnptoveim nts I a\e boon
made.
Confronted w'tl tins. conditions
?e decided to pet ejipert advis?. Wo
employed The ICan Kngitn ering Co.
n? submit tluir recommendations.
Ttds 111s In on doiio. They recommend
tin installation ol two burning ?npities,
one of t;o?.? notso po\\< r, the
other 2f.o horse power with othet
equipment that ts mics-ary. They al
so recommend ..itain imprnvi mumus
:.nil ? \teusioiis of the water and s<wetave
system, all ol which will cost
a little abov. ^Ta.OuP no Tin- report
may be set.n by an\ one -11rt icientlj
interest, d to po to th? town
i?t lice.
Tinte is on* thing which w, think
it well to mention ,tus? In r< The
entire personnel of tin adminiv
trillion was in fa\orot ti .kin; connection
will: son., pew. .< r,i .. i> if
sncli collltl ho doll". Tu we- investinated
and ih" iieart--t ; ppnunh to
Jin agreement that could h. r< a< hed
was that within two v. ars < id
tin.-,, companies would pic hah! !
-in th" co.-trt: tn a o: a ? !'., dam.
A111 i t la- coiupl"' i n <*' t hi- r he
c< mpaiiv tnuT.t j'os-:h!v cc-iihr
C' ti inp to I?; 1 *>ii. hut not w it hi t !r ?
?M four j ? ar- t h, ? t- r Th ; p
In .ired "111 it "l; too > runt "o : s>
rious cons deration. An "Dm; wi. also
Head, to a- i u :ivi * fin ll
Dillon Mill.- It: oribr > do t v
would be requ red l> luy in .' ; .
ooii.On worth o. I'.achitii ; a: : paj
ml 'n's 1" r h \V. i < iii.
with no fa.ai'i.D .: i" ippl
all o! i i c i rt" nt i h. 1 we ' t iit
in-* ! Th;- apP"dr? <1 i'.*" ' - ' I'aetorj
to us and :. a t- nin
Liu ri on.
W't \\ ; to u t t h* i*i' i>f
Dill*.n th i it i- ou: \\;-!i that oil
liorott: lily f. !: alii . r
W 1 ' ,. ' lit
."I la K, too < : ' . .*. < V,' *
I I in* fact . id Ih '. :t a?
; > '-..ii h? t'.ik' . T: - a* pli* not
:tl> i' th? ( : dit on- pi , vn>'i p at
In tiin, \ i in. "
hen.
I; i - t In pi t i i n" nt in- > > on
1.1 petition- ash : p D ! : Vi : on a
loin! - - . -tni >
i ii ; ? IM'U
'
.. : it* l'ubl i<- V> * ' '
ihov. r?Terr?-d i .1 to its': 11 an
tp. to <)a , p) jjt . ; ov ('t ,i i<?r in
he estimate I .ii" i- tlx- K>..n
?v i: r. _ t
]t is tb ' p'nioi '' ' l''
ii.foriii- xiii ..ii :.a' v'i for
i t i. nt ' > i! ' mis :ii! i - x ' ' ic o.v.
.
iiit-- per K. \V. :'h< J believe
h:t; this b< nd issm will lint mid to
he Intrden ot lnx:vtii<t us they beieve
tin \ can l tor t!:,. plan in
nil within ten years, or ix tin tho
aim will need any lepluct n.x.'s
\\'< art also inform* d that v,? may
easonablv figur* on a r< luct n in
nsuraneo rates of approximately 'Jo
>cr cent from those now of fore* .
We wish this clearly understood.
AY are rot asking that the*,. bonds
u voted. \V( are merely -.ihniittirif
he facts, and the tacts present the
ilternative: Either vot* th. bonds or
:o without lights and \\at<
Those who are supposed to know
'tat*, that the plant is liahb m.
onie useless any day. The boilers
iia\e been condemned, and should one
31 them explode \ou may well imag
ine the results.
We deplore 'he necessity that
makes this statement a duty, but wo
ire confronted with facts and theorizing
will get us nowhere. We are not
responsible for the existing conditions
as they w<;r? an inheritance.
IV e shall give you an opportunity to
ay j-ist what you wish don, in the
[ remises, and your declaration will
meet with our approval.
G. G. McLanrin. Mayor.
L. C. Braddy, Jr.,
Ch'm. Tub. Wks. Commission.
July 16ih, 11121,
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O. C. Croxton and family have reurned
home after a two weeks stay
n the mountains.
" O "
Mrs. W. B. Guill left Saturday
morning to visit relatives in Western
<orth Carolina and Virginia. 8he f
*as accompanied by her grand-daugh. f r
ler, Kva Bridgers. , _ ?
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