The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 07, 1905, Image 1

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; CIRCULATION 1,700. j; We <;iiHrMiit?'<> tliiw 4'ircii lution (?> nil Advertiser*. Our ICookN hUviijn oprii lor IiiMpeetlou. j ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. ; VOL, XIX. COUNCIL AND HEALTH BOARD NO BLAME ATTACHED TO THE HOARD OF HEALTH. f Hoard of Health Met In March and Recom in ended that Steps be Taken at once, but none have |IV?cii Taken yet Much has been said of late in the county papers and out about the drainage of town and certain open ditches situate hero and there in Conway, a menace to the good health of our citizens. It seems too that an elTort has been made to lay the blame upon the town board of health and not upon the town council or others entrusted with the sanitary affairs of the town. Jf those who are disposed to blatue the board of health for lack of attention to those matters, will read the records of the board of health kept since the new hoard went in ofliee, they will be convinced that the town board of health has done its duty and that the matters above referred to have time and time again been brought to the attention of the town ^puncil. The last record made in the minute book of the board of health is as follows: "The board of health met this a. nn (Mar. 22nd, 190;>) at otlice of H. H. Woodward and made the follow ing recommendations to tlie town council: (1) That si ops be taken at once to clean ou?, drain and cover that certain ditch running from Kingston Hotel bark of Norton Drug Co. (2) That certain other ditch running along 4lh avenue and those near the Burroughs < 1 railed School be cleaned out and b : kept so during the summer and that the turning and throwing of s< we rage and other tilth into said di <h s bo prohibited (3)That the ordinaae.* in regard to the keeping of garbage boxes or barrels in i^ie business portion of the low 11 IK- strictly enforce and that the removal of garbage from resiliences in the town be provided for at once (4) That all ordinance in relation to hogs and hog pens be strictly enforced and the keeping of hogs in pens be prohibited and that the ordinance or ordinances be strictly enforced " Now from this it appears that in March the board of health held a i *!\ I 1 mAA !? ?/* ? twl n ?II1H cits MM ill ITU tw theso matters which they deemed of so much importance to the good health of the town, and there is a witness who will tostify that the reccommendations were duly read to the town authorities. This being the case ignorance cannot be set up as an excuse for failure to attend to those ditches, neither can the lack of funds be used as an excuse. The duty of the council was laid down in the month of March in time for these things to bo attended to before summer. It is a notorious fact that the ditch referred to in rear of Norton Drug Co., has received no attention at all, and attention to it was deemed of so much importance by the board of health, that they made it a subject of special reference in the recommendations. BIG PLAINING MILL DRSTWOYED BY FIRE. Portion of Atlantic Const Lumber Corporation's Immense Plant Burned August the .list. Georgetown, Aug. 111.?The big planing mill of the Atlantic Coast Lumber corporation was totally destroyed/by fire this afternoon, together with a considerable amount of dressed lumber. The loss is estimated at between $75,000 and $1)0,000 fully covered by insurance. The perfect work of the magnificent fire system in vogue in the plant with the prompt and efficient assistance of the city department, alone saved the corporation and the town from one of the most disastrous conflagrations that has ever occurred here. The work of the flames was rapid and the heat so great that human agencies seemed for a time un able to cope witu it. me mm win be rebuilt at once.?The State. ' Arc You Enframed? Eng; god people should remembei that after marriage, many quarrels can be avoided, by keeping their digestions in good condition wit! Electric Bitters. S. A. Brown, ol Bennetsville, S. C., says; "For years my wife suffered intensely fron dyspepsia, complicated with a tor pid liver, until she lost her strengtl and vigor, and became a mere wreel of hor former self. Then she triei Electric Bitters, which helped hei at once, and finally made hor en tiroly well. She is now strong anr healthy." Norton Drug Co. Sell; and guarantes them, at 50c a bottle ?Sales continue large with ex cellent prices on all grades of lea > tins week. The graded sells best Wc don't know why it is that on planters do not grade more of thci tobacco. ir (The c (>: LOCAL ITEMS. ?The town election took place on the 5th. ?The last days of last week were very hot. ?Head the new advertisement of the Horr v Tobacco Warehouse, ?Sea Side Inn at Myrtle Beach was closed last week for the season. ?The new stores on Main street are well on the way to completion now. ? Big bargain sale at W. Boyd Jones's Aug. 2Gth., everybody invited to go. J. fl. Neely opened the public school at Savannah BlufT last Monday morning. ? A. M. Boooh got the pot of money given away by the Horry Warehouse on the 2nd. ?Some man's wife will get the pot of money this week. Give yours a chance by bringing the Captain a good load of tobacco. ? Read the large advertisement of S. T. Sessions appearing in this is sue and give him a call,during his removal sale. ? Last Monday was legal salesday but no sales were made by either the clerk or the sheritT. Monday was also Labor Day. ?Court convenes next Monday morning. Quite a number of criminal cases are on the docket for trial, among them two murder cases. ?There will be an excursion to Myrtle Beach on the 23d of September. Come one and all and go with us. S. C. Booth, Manager. 2t. ?-New fall and winter goods ar riving daily. Kvervbodv invited to come. Prices low and eorteous treatment to all. W. Boyd Jones. ?It is stated that no legal steps will be taken in the shooting affray that oecured at Tyler's store a short time ago It appears that several were at fault in the matter. ?There was another excursion from this point to vVilmiugton. N C , leaving here last Saturday morn ingand returning on Saturday night It was patronized by a large crowd ? A preliminary investigation will be lie Id here today before magistrate Jcnrette in the ease of The State vs. J. W. Blount in the breach of trust matter prosecuted by W. T\. Holt. Th<> Court of Pnmmnn ...'.11 _ v x/. V^VIIIIIIVMI m. irao n ill convene here on October 23d for the trial of civil cases. The term of the Court of General Sessions which convenes next, Monday will of course be devoted to criminal cases. ?Mrs Rufus McDowell of the Collins Creelv community died on Sept 2nd, and the funeral services took place at Collins Creek church on the following day the services conducted by the Rev. J. F. Carson. The funeral was largeh attended. ? H. L. Lee & Co., the new firm located here from Darlington, S. C., have opened a very neat store in the buildings lately completed for Col. C. P. Quatblebaum on Main street. Their show windows present a very neat display. Read their advertisement in another column. ?Thomas B. Hammer of Philadelphia, Pa., has purchased severa ' large tracts of timber in Little Rivet township, among them the lands ol W. D. Gore, Mr. and Mrs. E. 1) Moseley and Nicholas F. Nixon, Mr. Hammer iutends to locate i mill in that section for the purpose of cutting this timber. TT l1~ 1 ' ? u |hjii m?5 recommendation ol Senator G. .J. Holliday, A. E. Gold finch will be appointed as one of the ' commissioners of State and County election to take place of J. S. Buck lately resigned. Mi'. Buck is act ing in the preparations being madt to conduct the dispensary election ' until Mr. Goldfinch shall be appoint ed and qualified, as the law provide* ! that he shall hold over until his sue cessor goes into ofiice. I ?Harlcy Dawsey of Joppa, S. C. i has accepted a position as sales man with W. Boyd Jones at Justice - S. 0. Mr. Dawsey is a prominenl 1 and promising young man with some business experience, and h( invites all of his friends to call oi him at Justice, assuring them of i hearty welcome, courteous treat ment and the lowest possible prise: j on whatever they may wish to buy - x --Home VVcddink. Mr. Daniel Ivy and Miss Maggii Stroud wore happily married las Sunday at two o'clock. The waiters were Mr. V. M Stroud with Miss Lena Hardee; Mr Willie Ivy with Miss A^nes Stroud Mr. Hains Ivy with Miss Con j Stroud; Mr. Norta Hardee carno it , with the tfrooin while Miss Zilphi Stroud came in with the bride, am all formed a half circle. The marcl was played by Miss Narcie Stroud Rev Charlie Hullock performed tin f ceremony and they went to Corn Gordo where they will make thei r future home. Two of her sisters ant r one of her brothers went with them A Friend. ( ? Mi on S WAY. S. T1IUKH] THE TOWN ELECTION. THE TOTAL NUMBER OB VOTES CAST I OK WARDENS 71. I.. II. liurrntiKlts Elected Intend* cut. Witli W. E. McCord. A. C. Thompson. II. I*. Little C J. Epps as WardensThe annual town election took place last Tuesday. By reason of some misunderstanding or mistake the election had been delayed from the regular time. There were two tickets in 1 he Held as follows: For In tendon t. ? L. II. Burroughs. For Wardens.?W. E. McCord, A. C. Thompson, H. 1\ Little, C. J. Epps. For I n tendon t.?W. E McCord. For Wardens. ? C. H. Snider, "L. II. Burroughs, S. T. Sessions, A. C, Thompson. When the polls closed and the votes counted, the first named ticket was found to be elected. FURTHER REI'I.Y. Sonic Enrtlicr Reason* arc Given l>y Mr. Johnson Against I>ispensarlcs. Editor Herald:?In my communication of the 17th I referred to Mr. Robert's article of the l()th It was not my desire to be drawn into a controversy with any one. In the issue of August 31st , he puts medown as one that jumpped on him with olovcs oil, and a tfnat on the bull's horn. It seems from bis communication that the emits were tickling hint so that his mind was not very wellcotnp >s<-d when he last wrote, for in one sentence he does not favor tin1 ilispens try nor never has, and then jjocs on to a^ree in its favor, un'ess we e.oi j^et soinulhi:i<,' better. We are trying to eive something better. Now, prohibition is better my friend, let's try it a while. We finally decided that he favors the 111 thy lucre coming from it, and this is the only point 1 have heard any of its friends ar^ue. Now, 1 hardly think if any one who looks at that feature of the dispensary will look around them and sec what it costs, they would not favor it any longer. Surely no fair minded man is so scllish as to be ...:i 1: r ? . i. ? "? wining oic poor cniiuren to hi' deprived of $10,000 to $f>0,000 dollars worth of necessities that a few dollars may eome into the treasury to educato our ehildron on? When we look at tins new made graves of men and even boys near our doors that we know is the direet result of this traflic. Can we all'ord to pay the price for the few dollars we got? 1 cannot. The free school system is a good thing, and the education of our chil( dren is a sacred thine. Hut 1 do not favor any scheme to lengthen , them, if that scheme is detrimental to the morals and religious institutions of our country, and we all agiree , that the sale and use of whiskey is. The poorest children usually argued for, are not the ones that re ceive the benefit of the free school (as a rule.) Many of them cannot I get books and other necessities to * enable them to attend school, on acf count of drink. There arc plenty of men whocan't * half feed or clothe their children, i who can buy f>0 cents or $1.00 worth * of whiskey every week, and we, like the Chief I'riests, who had coveC minted with Judas to betray Jesus. . When Judas came confessing his , sins, they said: "What is that to 11 a V " When wo sec that this evil is carrying young men and boys to destruction, can we stand idly by and not attempt to rescue them from it, because a few dollars comes our way from it? The Chief Priests, though wicked 'Mi >>igh to crucify Christ were not ?'ody to take the thirty pieces of > silver that he threw down, the price * of blood, and put it into the trcas> ury. Are we the citizens of Horry coun1 ty willing to take the price of blood - and educate our children on it? Cod 1 forbid that we should continue to do 1 such a thing. J. P, Johnson. ? - ??? l ike rinclifik Money. Finding health is like finding money so think those who are sick. When you have a cough, cold, sore 3 throat, or chest irritation, better i? act promtly like VV C. Harbor, of Sandy Level, Va He says: "I had . a terrible chest trouble, caused by smoke and coal dust on my lungs; ; but, after finding no rcliof in other y> remedies, 1 was cured by Dr. King's i New Discovery for Consumption, * Coughs and Colds." Greatest sale of 1 any cough or lung medicine in the i world. At Norton Drug Co, 5C . cents and ?1,00; guarantod. Trial c bottle free. r ?Farmers are requested to bring A their broom corn in not later than i, the 20th. inst, Atlantic Ilroom Works. 2t. * 'J 0 I* I! P DAY SEPTEMBER THE ARMY WORM. MAS ATTACKED COTTON IN 1 11 TI.E RIVER SWAMP. Tlic Damage Is Much Greater Than tlic Storm of last Year and tlic Eutl Is Not Yet. The army worms have come well drilled bv a destructive appetite winch has caused the greatest disaster to Little River Swamp cotton yet known. It is much worse on the cotton than the storm of Sept. 11th, 11104. It was estimated then that one-third of that crop was lost. We cannot as yet estimate the dam ago to the present crop, but can truthfully say that the greater part of the bolls, forms, and blossoms are now wasted and severed from the stalk. This little pest has almost completed its work for the season. The worms came to the fields three or four days ago and have now consumed all of the leaves. They wore today devouring the boll. The earth is pretty well covered with the bowed creatures and it seems perilous to an ill man to enter the field with them. We believe it the greatest, devastation that has ever yet visited the cotton fields in auy part of the South, rf they keep up their work three days ihore at the same rate they have today there will oc only the open cotton remaining in the field. Do you think tliev will eat it? It. CI H5I: OI: WIIISKTV. Intcrcstinit Article I rom llolmcs of Texas Kditor Herald: ? As so many have had something to say about whiskey, Mr. Kditor, can I write a short let tor on the suhjeet asking a few questions? 1 lived in good old Horry for fifteen years, and I know the most <?f her old citizens It is wondorfulh strange to me that sensible people will drink whiskey. 1 suppose that nine tenths of Horry people are called christians and are trying to lead souls to Christ and a good part of them pray in public and sit in the ainrii corner and shout amen during :v big mooting. Yes, you men who have voted for whiskey to be sold in your county, you call yourselves christians. Now, let me tell you candidly, it is just aseasy for you to pick up your court house and put it. in Marion county us it i< to lead souls to Christ with whiskey. Hut it is an easy job to load them to I lell-lire and damnation with your whiskey. Do you want your children, your neighbors all to go to Hell? If so, vote for whiskev. Do you want a little Hell raised in someof the homes of Horry? If so, vote for whiskey. Some of the fellows who are in favor of having whiskey sold in Horry have said at some time or other that you were followers of the Ulesscd Saviour. If you are, and can find in the Hible where the Saviour drank or voted for whiskey, then go ahead. If you can't find it, then stop. You say you love your wives and sweethearts, if so, prove it by voting its they want you to. If they sa> vote for whiskey or a Hell in their homes go ahead and do it. Hut they will not say so. Now 1 ask you for God's sake and for the sake of the coming generation, don't put whiskey in your county. Have a little self respect for others and for the coming generation and ask your Legislature tc pass an act as Texas has done that any one in the State who sells 01 causes to be sold intoxicating drinks to persons living in prohibition counties shall be lined not less than $50.00 or 150 days in jail and not ovei $100.00 and 90 days in jail, That is the kind of a law to have. Now I want to show you what whiskey will do. 1 used to drink a i good deal when I lived at Galivants Ferry, Cool Spring, Grantsvillc and Snow Ilili. When I could not get whiskey, I drank hard cider and 1 oertainly did get drunk. Hut I have not taken a social glass in nineteen ? years. Why? Because whiskey has never been sold in the towns where I lived, and if I could vote in Horry or any other county on the sale ol whiskey, I would vote against it. You good folks want to go tc Heaven, hut I am here to tell you, there are no drunkards in Heaven but according to the Bible some ol , them are in Hell. There is no excuse whatever for a man to drink whis key, not one bit. f have heard il said by men, that they could drinli ; whiskey and they could let it alone but I have never seen one do it. Now you whiskey voters, remem . ber that when you vote for whiskery you vote for death, Hell and destruc | tion in your county. Hot every man who is twenty-one vote against it and do their be^t t< keep it of out old Horry. As ever , H. Tj. Holmes. i Buy e)ld newspapers at the Herali oftico. M J ? raid. 7 U>05PURELY PERSONAL * Geo. W. King was in town last Friday, J. K. Stalvey spent last Friday in (.'onway. Randolph Shelley was in the city last week. The Rev. H. K Marlow was in town last Monday. A. P. Johnson was away on business last Friday. E. V Host was among those visiting Conway last Friday. J. M. Floyd of Galivants Ferry spent last Friday in Conway. ? NV. M. 1 looth was among those in the city recently. ?Goo. M. Kirton was in town on business last Friday. -Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Armtsrong left Conway last week. ?G. 15. Jenkins has been away this week on business. ?W. E. Porter Jr., was in town recently on business. ? N. E. Paul was in town one day last week from the country. ?A\ , J. MeCracken of Toddville, was am nig those in town last week. ? Miss Edith Ration of Burcol was I in town the latter part of last week. -John K. Voreen of Little River was in town last Friday on business. Daniel T. Holt left a few days a^o for his home at Watcree, S. C. ? II. J. Floyd of Cnlivants Ferry, visited Conway on business last week. ? Mrs. 1'. I), liar roll was in town last week visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. fj. Dozier. ?The Rev II. I\ M. Todd was anions those in town last Friday afternoon. \V. if. West of Socastee paid the Herald office a pleasant call one day last week. ?Nicholas F. Nixon of Little River was in Conway on business last Friday. F. 10. Lee of Dulah, S. C, was one of the farmers who visited the county seat last week. D. G. Spivey was sick several days last week but was out attain at iiis post of duty on Friday. Dr. W. K. McCord and family were quite sick some days a?/o, but thev are said to tie improving. ?J. F. Spivey of Moultrie, (la., spent several days recently in Con. 4 I . . * t 1 '' ,#l way, nit* guvsi 01 relatives wnuc hero. W. l\ Hardee and wife of Tholma, (in , arrived in Conway last Thursday on on a visit to friends and relatives. Thurmond Stone has been very ill for the past few weeks at the Kingston Hotel, attended by a trained nurse. Miss Ada Gore of Wilmington, N. C., returned home last Saturday after a visit of some length to Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Collins. ?Senator and Mrs. G. J. Holliday of Horry county were in Marion for - several days recently visiting at the home of Solicitor Johnson. Marion Star. -Hon. liobt. H. Scarborugh and family returned last week from ji stay of some length at flendorsonville and other points in North Car onna. ?Tlio Rev. J. L. Shinn and family returned last Friday from a stay oi some length in the mountains wherr the former went for rest and recrea tion. ? K. A. Watts of Bucks township has a pear tree at his farm with fifty-four pears on a four feet section of one of the limbs. This can hardl> , be beat. ?A. II. Booth who lias lived ir Newberry for the past several years ' and was recently admitted to tin bar, has accepted a position here ii ! the office of Hon. Robt. H. Scarbor 1 ough. i i _ T \f Mr.nAi.fAll 'C A T u i ?- . " v/wwiiuii) u> /l. VjriJIA", JJ, ' P. Shannon, J. R.Shannon, A. A. f Graham, John W. Cox, W. F. Smith, W. Bellamy and C. M. Graham > all paid this office pleasant calls last week. f ?B. P. Woodward and family ? Clyde Woodward and Miss Annie . Woodward, left for their home ir t Florida last Monday after spending : four weeks here visiting relatives ir the county, ?Contractor H. P. Little left lasl Thursday for Tennessee. lie wil ' return accompanied by Mrs. Little and children who have been spend^ ing the summer in that State witl } friends and relatives. ? Do you love your wife is tin question, If you do, come with i 1 load of tobacco Jo see Capt. Colei this week. ?< ?.*, . r ' f * '* " *" \ ? ** ' .r :l advertisinTmedium IN THE 6TH P'STRIOT. All HualnfM Men A<tvertt?? In the IIKKALD. I TRY IT FOR BEST RESULTS. ! INTO 21. BOARD IS KEPT BUSY. DISPENSARY ELECTION MAKES CITIZENS ANXIOUS TO VOTE. The Office of Supervisor of Registration was Crowded all Last Monday, and Held Over Till Tuesday. Tho Hoard of Supervisors of Itegistration met in their oflice on last Monday for the last time before tho dispensary election, and as this was the last opportunity for voters to register for the election on the question of "Dispensary" or "No Dispensary' in the county, tho oflice was overrun with business the great er part of the day, so that all of the people could not bo attended to and the work of issuing the cirtificatos and renewals was continued by the Hoard until Tuesday. The Hoard consists of N. M. Mishoe, J. .1. K. Harrolson and J. M. Dorman. YOUNG I.Al>Y SUICIDES. Sad Cane of Wltitcvillc (jirl at Dun Saturday. Dunn, August 28. ? Miss Emma Scllars, of Whitcvlllo, died at the boarding houso of Mr. J. W. Langley hero Saturday night at 7 o'clock as the results of an overdose of laudanum which she took the same morning. The drug was evidently taken with suicidal intent. The case was a rather peculiar one. About a week ago Miss Rebecca Jackson, of Dillon, S C., came here to meet her lover, Mr. A Hinson, of Horry county, South Carolina, who was in tho picture business. A few days later Miss Emma Sellars, of Whiteville, come to meet her lover, Mr. I J. Floyd, who seems to be in tho same business and also from the same county. The young men arrived orm day and found Mr. P. S. .Jackson, father of Miss Jackson, in town, and they canvassed in other quarters. Yesterday Miss Sellars seemed to be in trouble, and Saturday morninir about 3 o'clock took a dose of laudanum. Miss Jackson s;rys she came here to meet and marry Mr. Hinson and persuaded her father to go back home, saying that if Mr Hinson failed to come Monday or Tuesday, as promised, and mary her, she would return home. Miss Jackson is about ' 10 years old. Miss Jackson seems to be confident her lover, will be here and make her ! his bride She does rmt wnnm | know much of Miss Sellars.?The 1 Morning Star, Wilmington, N. C. The Faycttovillo Observer gives the following further particulars of tho suicide of Mias Emma Sellars, which was recounted in the Times recently. Saturday the town of Dunn was right much excited over a young woman taking laudanum and killing herself. It is said a few days ago two young men and two young women went to Dunn and put up at Mr. S.' W Langley's boarding house. The men were Mr A. Tlinson and his associate, Mr. B. W. Floyd from South Carolina. The girls were Miss Rebecca Jackson, from Dillon, , and Miss Emma Sellars from Whiteville, N.*0. The two men were iu tho picture business and went off to work this section. ' Saturday morning before day Mias 1 Sobers took laudanum and the doctor revived tier and she was consid ored out of danger, but about 5 o'clock she got the second dose of r something and died about 8 p. m. | Iler brother was telegraphed for and arrived Saturday night and took the body to Whitevllle. Miss Jackson remained, and her lover. Mr. Hiuson, returned in the night and was assestep, Sunday morning a . messenger was sent to Lillington i for the license and about 1 o'clock > Rev. M. Snipes married them. Miss Jackson's father came today and will take them back to Dillon, i Mr. Floyd is at large. IN'ixonvillc. I The health of the community is pretty good at present. We hear of no serious sickness at . this writing. Our school has taken a vacation. . for the purpose of picking cotton, as ? it is impossible to get hando to pick i out. Prof. Dawscy has gone home to spend the vacation. * I ? /"> TIT . ' mr. wscur waison rciurneu homo 1 last week from Berkeley county 5 where ho has been for some time ' employed by the A. C. L. Co., in 1 the Logging business. Mr. Watson 1 has just passed through a severe case of hemorrhagic fever, but is ent tirely recovered and is looking well. 1 The Rev. Allen McFarland preach* ? ed an interesting sermon to an at1 tentive congregation at Salem the i 4th Sunday in August last, and if not providentially provented, will commence a week's meeting there on the 4th Sunday in Sept. Mr. Mc3 Farland is air able preacher and we v would be glad for all that can and 5 will to come out and hear him, and lets have a good meeting* Cor, t i A