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\ ; CIRCULATION 1,700. : We Giiuriiiu?e tlii* ('imitation to all Adverttaer*. Our Hooka ' ultvu >'n ope i tor ln?|ie?tloii. > ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, j l >***??*?? VOL, XIX. THE ELECTION ORDERED. PETITION SIGNED EAST ERIDAY BY COUNTY SUPERVISOR. J. S Ruck. W. I.. Richardson and M. A. Royals. Notified as Election Commissioners to Hold Election Oct. t ' The County Supervisor upon his return lust week from u trip through the county in the interest of county ultuirs, signed up an order requiring tin' commissioners of election of State and Count v Ofli CGl's to hold the election on the question of "Dispensary"or "No Dispensary" in Horry County asked for by the numerous petitions filed with him on last salosday. The committee appointed to present the petitions to the supervisor had asked for the election in September, but as court convenes in that month and as it takes considerable time to appoint managers, gating out the the boxes, and have the managers qualified, the supervisor decided to give plenty of time to advertise the election and prepare for it, and fixed the time in his order on thV first Tuesday in October. A copy of the order was at once handed to Mr. J. S. Buck who is chairman of the election commissioners. fie declared that on account of other business pushing him just now he would have to resign the place and let some one else be ap. pointed in his place. But he promised to notifv the other e.miimwKinn era uud try to get them together, and in the mean time notify the authorities of his resignation. Some Lames were found on the petitions who are not registered voters. There will be but one more opportunity for 'hem to register, as the board of registration will meet for the last time before election on the first Monday in Seotember. Those that art not rtjj&ysti red and wish to vote will do well to heed this fact. Notices of election will be prepared and published in order to meet the legal requirinent in this regaitl. There are several questions connected with the matter from a legal standpoint as to the proper way to take certain steps in tin4 elections under the lirice law, and the election officials cannot be two careful to see that everything is carried out right. It is generally conceded that the rules applicable to general elections should be followed iu the conduct of the election. The expenses of the election will tie paid by the State, and if there should happen to be no funds in the State treasury at this time, the claims will have to be allowed and passed at the next session of the legislature in the usual way in matters of this kind. THAT RUSTING MACHINERY. Supervisor denies that Machinery is Laid up and Rusting:. Mr. Editor?Will you bo so kind as to allow me space in your valuable columns to say a few words in regard to an article signed by Jeremiah Smith in your last week's issue. I want no newspaper controversy and intend this article for nothing along that line. 1 note that Mr. Smith refers to a lot of road machinery having been bought and paid for and allowed to lie out and rust. For his information or the information of any one who may wish to know, 1 wish to say that the machinery referred to has never been purchased by the county. It was shipped down here by the- Company and re jeeted by the County board. I will give as reference to this fact Mess. W. L. Hardee and J. If. Baker each of them a member of the county hoard at that time. As to the startling report of the grand jury referred to in the supervisors office, every dollar of the so called shortage has been paid and Horry County has not. lost a single cent. I'will refer Mr. Smith to the Treasurer's books for his satisfaction . As to the lot lying between the court house and jail the county did purchase that, and doubtless it was a good investment. There has been no money recklessly spent or squandered. I did not write the article out lined ''Facts and Figures." M am only writing this for the information of Mr. Kmit h in regard to matters as to which lie has been wiongly irnformed. MOIIK FACTS AND FIOUHES. Mr. Editor, will you be so kind as to let me have space for a few more facts and figures. At the annual settlement in May 1904, there was $(>,719.87 on hand. Suppose $5,000.00, the dispensary profits, had been taken from that amount last year? Tt would have left a balance of $1,719.87 and it is a fact that the last settlement was for fourteen months instead of twelve months. The cheeks issued for the months of May and June amounted to $1,300 23 which very clearly shows that if the county could have realized the dispensary profits this year she would have been in as good a financial condition now as she was twelve months*tvgo. > John Ti. Boyd. (The w c LOCAL ITEMS. i ? Prices an- high at tin4 Horry Warehouse. I The price of lumber has gone up lately ou all grades. -Old newspapers for sale cheap at the Herald oHiee. ?There was very much cooler weather last week. Onlv twenty cents per hundred for old newspapers at this nfV'ce. The clerk of court is preparing for the September term of the i General Sessions. ; The magistrate's court here was busy yesterday in the hearing of several criminal cases. ? The people here were sorry to \ \ P A \ 1 . ^ near 01 me ucuin OI Uapt Williams , at Spartanburg. I ?Several loads of fine watennel- 1 ons, about the last of the late crop, | were sokl in town last week. j Pianos and organs put in order, \ thirty years service. R. B. Shaw Tuner. Commercial Motel. i ?Tkc town has had some hands 1 engaged lately in getting rid of the 1 weeds in some sections of the town, i ? Sales were good here all last week?will be larger this week, . with stronger prices, now prevail- ' j ?L. DeLory, an aged citizen who I has lived in Conway for the past few i years, passed awav last Saturday c morning. ' t ?The Herald has heard some ' little talk of a cotton factory at Conway but not as much as it 1 would like. ? ?Court convenes on the 11th of ? September and the usual large | crowd of people is expected to bo in J Conw'av. t 'ill. . : - ' - j. in: jury fiiiiiiiiissKiiu'rsiiici vos- ' te.rday for the purpose of drawing c tlu? juries for the approaching term h of the criminal court. 1 c Sell a load of tobacco at the tl Horry Warehouse this week and get |, a chance at a pot of money Capt. t Coles will give away on the 2(>th. The last excursion of the season 11 will leave Conway Scpsember 2nd * with cars cnouirh to accommodate 1 every one that will go. We are go- * inrain or shine. Go with us. t ?The staging that stood for sev- [ eral weeks in front of the new bank s building was torn down last week, ^ the front having boon completed. ( ?There is but one more time to t register if 3on wish to cast your >. vote in the dispensary election i Take warning in time if you wish to i count. * i ?The dispensary investigating 1 committee has beon invited to Col J umbia, where it is said there is much corruption in the dispensary j business. ?The county board of control consisting of Messrs. K. Van Graham, I John II. McCaskell and J. I). Vereen, i held a meeting last Saturday morn- | ing at the court house. ( ?The excursion to Wilmington Saturday September 2nd will tie managed by W. K. Holt, W. W. ( Russ, Hudson Muss, S. M. Alien, W. 1,. Mishoc and J. W. IVince. 1 We will have good order. ( ?The Herald returns thanks to Allen J. Dew of the McClellan's Hay * section lor ji nice watermelon left t with the editor last Saturday. He ' lias made many improvements at his ' place since ho moved there last year, i ?The funeral sermon in honor of I the late Mrs Dollie Lewis will bode- 1 livered at Brown Swamp on the 1 third Sunday in September by the * Rev. Tomas Bell. All friends and ' relatives of the deceased are invited 1 to attend. ( ?The Atlantic Coast. Line had a | largo force of hands at work las< week putting in steel rails on it. track along Main Street. It is an im , proveinont that has long been needed, the old rails being much worn and out of place causing the cars to . run oil' the track more than once. There is less vibration caused by the | trains since the change. ( ?The Herald is imformed that I ho fiminl.lf Iir\'ili.it! t/> build the bridge across the Waeca? maw near Con way as was rcccom- J mended by the grand jury at the : last term of the court. The maps ' and estimates have been made, but ' as there are no funds at present ( in the county tresury, no active , steps have so far been taken to | build it. - - I>II;I> Mrs. Idela Gore died at her home near Kldorat'o last Friday morning after several days of illness. She leaves a father, mother, a husband and seven children to mourn the loss of a wife and mother. Her body was laid to rest the same day that she died between sunset and dark. May god help the little ones left without a motherand show them the right way to go. A Friend. vm ONWAY, S. C-. THXJI PROFITS NO ARGUMENT. A I I W i lli W KUMY TO "I ACTS AND FICiL'KES-" Tliw Hcv. W. I.. Wall of Mclliodlst Cliurcli F:\presscs l?tron? Views on tliu Question of DispensaryI'Mitor Herald:?1 Mouse allow me space to say a few things in reply to vour article in last week's issue en titled "Some Pacts and Figures," ind also the eonimunieution from " 11 entitled "Dispensary money." It seems that the advocates of the Dispensary in these two articles desire to make the light in favor of retaining the great moral institution >11 the ground of the profits derived "rora it. We are willing to take up lie gage of battle from that standloint. In fact, that is the only argument that ever has been olTered n favor of this nefarious business. [t certainly is not flattering to the ntelligcnce, the patrotism, or the norals of the people of this county Mr anyone to make such an arguncntas that contained in these two irticles. It is equivalent to asking ho people of the county to barter die souls of our young-men for lilthy ucrcto the amount of $11,000 or ^12,000. Judas Iscariot betrayed lis master for thirty pieces of silver, ml that was not half as moan as it would be?io debauch even one of our :itizens (not to say hundreds of hem) foY $11,000. And yet, that is ust exactly what wc arc doing. We ire corrupting the morals and disroying the souls of the very Mower mil hope of our country for $11,000. But let us see if the county is eally making a gain of $11001.00 t is true that this amount is actualy paid over to our school fund from he State and county dispensaries, mt is it all clear gain? These arti:les would have us believe it to be io. 1 have not been able to lind out ust how much the aggregate sales >f the dispensaries in this county unount to. They very discreetly cecp that in the background. The gross earnings of the dispensaries n this county for the past year imount to $0100.07. Of this amount >3014.Oil goes to pav the expenses of he institution and the net proceeds ,o the school fund is $.">.*>.">1.71. If lie county board of control iinioscs thesame prolit as the State )oard, i. o., ten per cent, then the lales of thedispeusaries must amount ,o ${11000.70, very nearly one huuIred thousand dollars' In other vords, our people have spent nearly 1 I Hi i uu\ r ' * * ... mvfw,wdw ior someining winch is ibsolutely of no benefit to them and cceiving in return $11,000. Is that 1 good bargain for sensible people to nake? If we did not have the dispensaries wo would be richer by i>SO,000 or $00,000 every year. We could put ton times the sum derived roin the dispensaries into our public schools and be none the |)Oorer by it. Again, this tremendous out lay or dispensary whiskey i? made as a *ulc by those who aro least able to >ay it. The men who patronize the lispensary need the money they pend for whiskey to feed and clothe dioir families Many a mother and hi 1<1 have gone without food because die husband and father have spent heir little money for that which leprived them of reason and degraded them below the beasts. But if the profits of the dispensary were ten times as much as they are they would never do us any good. The curse of God rests upon it. When Judas Iscariot, smitten with 'emorsc, brought back the thirty pieces of silver and cast them down it the Pharisee' feet, they gazed ipon the money with horror stricken countenances and said, "It is not awful for to pay them into the treasury, because it is the price of olood." With more hardened consciences, we take the dispensary profits, representing, degradation of u"t*ils, destruction of souls worse 'i in piood-money and smilingly cast il into tlie treasury and apply it to that most sacred cause, the education of our children. Verily, we ire worse than the Pharisees The daily papers of the past wee k have startled us with the exposure of fraud and corruption with which the dispensary is recking in Spar-! tanburtf. The county board of con Irol is corrupt. Dispensers pay as in urn jor men* positions as thru* salaries amount to. They must make it back in soine sort of crooked find unlawful way. ft is more than intimated that the State Ihmrd of Control is venal The whole tiling is reeking with corruption, is debasing our people and is a blot on the fair State. Let us drive it from our County and from our State. W. L Wait. Aug 14th., 1005. _1 Mb -You get a ticket any <la.y that you come wi tli a load of tobacco this week, which gives you a chance to draw the pot of money. J. K. Coles Manager. ?-?? Prices range from to 28 cents this week on the Conway market, * V ' Pi" >4 *?IV? V , Jjfc f* . iAA 'iiir ^ J! 4lf iSDAVAlKU'ST 24 I DEATH OF CAPT. WILLIAMS.! (?ri\l:KAI. MANA(il K WACCA MAW I INI: STI-AMF.KS. Capt. II. 1> W illiams was Identified Willi Tliis Steamboat l ine for .Many Years and was its Lea din k Spirit. 1 lie many friends of Capt. If. I). Williams were pained to hear of his death on August 18th at Spartanburg, S C . whither ho had gone several weeks ago, when the state of his health demanded his leaving his post of duty hen*. He is survived hv two (-Iii!111*<>n l.'i'nf I rP Williams and Mrs. J . II. Mullineaux, both of Spartanburg. Capt. Williams was visited about a year ago with a severe attack of illness and from this it appears that ( lie never fully recovered, although ho returned after a time to his duti- , es here where he remained until a few weeks ago. He was quiet and unassuming in his manner and , paid strict attention to his duties ] as general manager of the Wacca , maw Lino of Steamers which posi tion he had held for many years, coining here when the old "Juniper" was the only boat of the line and ( seeing the system grow to its present proportions. Socially he was , very genial and entertaining in , conversation Ho had many friends , and none failed to love him. i ???^ 9 ~ - 5 PURELY PERSONAL. , C. K. Gorrakl visited Conwav on ( Tuesday. * J ? II. W. iMishoo was in town \ last Tuesday. ! ? Ij. \Yi . Cooper was in the city ' last Tucsdav. v \ Miss Alice Harrison visited Mrs. \ J. M. Oliver last week. N ? Miss Annie Altaian visited 1 friends in Conway recently, ?J. M. Howler visited relatives in c the country recently. { ?J. T. AI ford of Hurley was among < our callers last week. 1 J. M. Hell paid the otlice a pleas- , ant call onoday last week. v ?Mr. and Mrs. K. L, Oliver were I in rieorgetown last weok . t ?O. W. McMillan returned home | last week from Caluhan, Fla. ? Rev, II. L. Singleton visited ^ Conwav last Thursday. f < Unison Spivev has been quite sick but is said to bo improving. -Miss Ada Gore of Wilmington I is visiting Mrs. A. T. Collins. i ?J. Fred Grant of Laurel was in Conwav a short time ln-^t l?VPln.v ?Jeremiah Mi shoe was among the ' the crowd in town last Saturday. 1 Mrs. Honors of Fair Muff is visit- ! in# her daughter Mrs G. II. Jenkins. ? Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McDormott I have returned from (lien Springs. < ?N. F. Nixon and Tlios, I', flam- . mor were in town on business last Monday. --C. I). Harrclson of Tabor, N. C., was in town 011 business one day | last week. F. N.Tompkins paid the Herald office a call while ir. town one day last week. , J. T. Todd of Forney was uinong 1 those who visited the county seat < last Friday. Mrs B. W. Crouch and child- ( ren of Saluda arc visiting Dr. and, Mrs. E. Norton. , Mrs. Bcttie M. Lon^ was in the city last Friday accompanied by ! Lieut. S, C. Lontf. J. M. Connerly of Wanamaker spent several days in Conway on business the latter part of last week. ' 1 # < A. O. Thompson left "last week for the northern markets to buy now stock for Conway Bar</ian I House. < A. I\ Johnson left hj,st week for Baltimore and other cities to buy a new stock of t^oods for fall < trade. Mrs F. A. Burroughs and Mrs. fl.nl. \j. Ruck went to Reorgctown ! tfio first, of this week returning < home on Tuesday; i The Hon. Robt. If. Scarborough and family arc spending several weeks in the mountians and will not return home before about the last r>f this month. i ! Mrs. R. T. Iiyinanand son Elmo, Mrs. .J. M. McKoithan and little i daughter, Cecil, all left last week to visit northern cities and they will be away about three weeks. I - The excursion from Conway to Wilmington September frth has been called off, and wo will run the largest excursion ever run from ' Conway Saturday September 2nd. Will give you a happy good time. 1 r- a . >**1 . * vulri. M>5GO I III IN I.OI1AKS. \V. II. Berry, Brother of G. Wnytttoiitl. Itaiscd SSOOO Here But run to I .it tit By Other C r i i 11 c s. W. H. Horry, 'it* 111it%r of the famous C Kayiuoi i I Jerry of Marion County, passed t nigh Horry County, some week- ,,, and while here managed to y fly dollars from Mr. 'J'. M. I an, by means of a forged i hock <>i ,v bank at i'ayottevillo, N. C. Ti , licck was payable to one J I). Hrown, who on the back had made it ; tyablo to Horry. Herrv applied to Mr. Inmdy to endorse t ie ? icck foi purpose of indentilication The Hank of Con way found o it the eheeh was a forgery and it was returned by the bank at Faycttcvillo. A few days ago the nving appeared in tho Columbia ba e and from this it appears that other and higher crimes are 'aid at I Jerry's door. "Wade Hampton Horry of M.trior county, in jail here on the charge of larceny, may be taken to Charle ton to be tried on the more serious Charge of bigamy lirst. Herrv is a brother of the former supcrinti nd?nt of education, G-. Kaymond Hwrvy, whose whereabouts are unknown. Horry was arrested here a few weeks ago on the charge of lareei.v :>f a bicycle from S. B. McMasU r ind on a preliminary hearing was sent up to the higher com t. A short time afterwards ShorilV Colenan heard that he had been married twice, lie found a peculiar state of attains on investigation. Berry about live years ago married i Miss Mary Perrit, a highly res )cetable lady of Marion. He liveMi with her several years and then suddenly left her, taking up with Carrie Norris- In Charleston the ,wo stopped at a King street hotel tnd a <|uarrel arose between the avo, the woman swearing out a warrant for Berry, charging him vith assualt and battery, before he case came up, howevor, the two verc married, Berry giving his )lace of residence as Sumter. Berry came to Columbia anil his irrest and the discovery followed. sherilV Coleman communicated with he Marion people first and obtained evidence of his marriage with Miss 'orrit. He then wrote to Charlcs,on and obtained evidence as to his narriago with Carrie Norris. The warrants have been issued by iho Charleston authorities where Berry vill have to be tried and it is not /vt known whetlier the bigamy ea e vill be taken up first or not. The atlidavit accompanying th<? warrant for Berry's arrest is aollows: 'State of South Carolina, County )f Marion. " Personally appeared W. II. Hamilton, who on oath says that lie s vwoll fii'iinnintr>rl ivif.li W II Uai. y, who is a native of marion county ind State aforesaid, and knows the 'act that ho is a married man. 'That he married Mary Pcrret ol the /ion neighborhood, in this coun. ty, about five years a?jo. 4further information can be supplied by S. A. Hamilton, Dillon. S. C., H. W. Proctor, Dillon, S. C,; Mostly Perritfc, /ion,S. and Asa Perritt Mullins, S. C., brothers ant brothers in-law of llerry's wife. (Signed) llXV II. 11 ami 1 ton. "August 10, 1005." This affidavit U sworn to iu usual form before a notary public. I? .YlecHiijc of Camp Ituck. There was a meeting here las Saturday at 12 o'clock at the eour bouse of damp II. D. Buck, Con fed irate Veterans. The following veterans attended W. H. Carter, Win. (farter, Join Causey, W. 0. Cause, II. D. Marlow It M. Tompkins, J D. Vercon, S. S Sarvis; W. II. Smith, T. S. Deo, H H. Cox, It. B. Sin^lctcn, Jeremial Smi fell. One of the purpose-Is of the meet ine was to raise funds for the pur nose of on?^ravintf the namt'S of de eased veterans on a tablet to lie pk .*0(1 in the court house. Messrs. W. B. Carter, Win, Car Lcr, John Causey, and W. C. Gaus had their membership transferred ti Carnp Tolar at Doris. lienminber the date, Saturda; September 2nd will be the day o pleasure seekers. We have fount the til ace. Go on the L'r:ind excur sion to Wilmington, take the trolb /ars and oo to Wriohtsville. Wi lire always ready to help out on f riends. Peculiar Disappearance. .1. I). Kunyan, of Hutlerville. (). laid the peculiar disappearance 01 his painful symptons, of indi^estioi and biliousness, to Dr. Kin^s Nov Life Hills. He says: "They are ; perfect remedy, for dizziness, soui stomach, headache, constipation etc," (Juaranteed at Norton I)ru< Co, price 25c. - Don't forget to take in the excursion to Wilmington Saturday September 2nd, the most orderb exeuision aver run. I * ? I >????> f#i I f THE BEST I i ADVERTISING MEDIUM j , ; IN THE 6TH DISTRICT. Ill Miiccciafiil Hil?lii<'?? 'Iiii A?l teniae III tit e II Kit A l?l? TRY IT FOR BEST RESULTS. NO. I !> CLAMS AND OYSTERS, THIS V l:\lll Oil SI ION is IMS CI SSI l> \ I I I.Mi I II. ! I lie Condition ol' Vffairft at Mur- * rcll s Inlet. Were Stated and Other Matters .Mentioned. ICditor Herald: ? I wish to put some mutters before the puhlie through the columns of your paper. I roe ret to speak as I shall, but I see no other way out of the situation except to bring facts face to face. Our country seems to be running into a base condition. What is to be thought of a man who refuses to eat out of the same spoon that lie is trying to feed others out of. I feel (piite sure that the general sentiment is that such men are void of honest piinciplcs. Can a man make his tracks large enough to hide thorn? The readers of the Field will remember that last spring Mr. J. Fred Grant of Murrell s Inlet wrote a lengthy article, strongly advocating a licence law on the Fish and Shell (ish industry along the coast. lie went so far, as to say that without a license it was unfair to the upcountry-man. He claimed that a lieenso would add a revenue to the funds of the State and thereby lessen the taxes, and the legislature did through a mistake, in my opinion, make a law that Canning Factories aad men who ship clams and oysters out of the State, shall pay a license of four hundred dollars a year. Now let me show the upcountryinftn how far Mr. Grant's good feel ing reaches with them,unless it is where through them he can knock t lie feet of his fellow man from under him, that he might turn the financial current into his own channel. Now the law is passed and Grant is the lirst man to screen the law and to enter into the elatn business without paying his license. He now claims that he owns the creeks and beds of natural Growth clams and oysters, where he is now gathering. Now if Grant can hold these crooks and beds under a private ownership right, then other men can do the same, this being so, would take up all the creeks and beds of the State along the coast. Then on what grounds does Grant think it fair to the up country man, to have a license law, and how can the Legislator make a law imposing a license for canning and shipping the products of the public waters, marshes and beds of the State, when it can be held as private property and the State has no jurisdiction over it, as is predicated. Now by Grant, ac cording to his own actions in tho 1 matter, if Grant together, with a few others can maintain the right to claim and hold the creeks and ! shell fish beds along the coast, under a private ownership right, then when r the upeountryman comes down along I i 111; VA/tl.Tl/, SUIIIU illKI oysters to cat, if Wo can't get consent from the so called owners to get them, then he will have to look , on with his mouth watering for them i and can't get them. 1 This is how far, Grant's good feeling goes for tho upcountry-man, according to the steps he is now taking. 1 am no lawyer, but I have I had occasion to got information at various times within the past several years in reference to the shell fish law und you will find that the Law says that the State can 't sell or grant a franchise on any marsh lands, that contain Natural Growth Beds of shell Hsh. The law says they are to the free right and use of the cit /.ens of the State. The law does 1 grant the right to let out barren tide ' water lands for cult ivating purposes, ; and this '.s in my judgement common sense, and about the only practical 1 law, that will give each citizen of the Slate their true rights, and to prove further that the State has assumed no control over the Natural Growth beds of shell fish. About 1 six years ago, when Breslaur Lachieotte wCo of Wavorly Mills, S. C. obtained the lease, which they are '* claiming to hold in the vicinitv of l} MurrolL Inlet, there had to be affidavits sigrcd to the sinking fund com missioni I'm, stating that there was y no Natural Growth Shell Fish fit for f marketable purposes, in tlio.secreeks I and bods in that portion of Murrella . Inlet win re they are pretending to y hold undi r a lease from the State, [? and those affidavits, no doubt were i? signed by the lease holders and a few other men around the VVaverly business mostly darkies, a black leg business, matters made plain. It is kno vn that an affidavit is a t sworn Statement, and all those men > who signed those sworn statements i t-> the Sinking Fund Commissioners tr stating tlier? were no .dams or oysi tcrs lit for marketable purposes in r those creeks, bein^ hold by Breslaur Lachicotte & Co , swore to falshoods t for it can be proved, that those same creeks have over abounded in tine Natural Growth elams and oysters, that can be, and have been gathered and sold annually every year, both f on the nothern markets, and local Continued on last pa#e. i