The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 28, 1906, Image 1
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VOL, XX.
A FATAL BLOW
JEHU TOMPKIN SUCCUMHS TO
A VIOLENT BLOW ON HEAD
I KOM ^WINGING LOO.
CORONER HOLDS INQUEST.
I lie Deceased was Near a Timtscr
l.o>C which was SwliiMriiijc From
a Cahlc as it was Iteiiiy; Jluiilctf
l>y a Steam Skidder to the Railroad
Track.
Tin* people of Adrian section some
eight miles from Conway, wore
shocked last Monday by the violent
death of Jehu Tompkin, who held a
position with Fitchott Bros , in the
logging department of the Sizer
Lumber Company. YoungTompkin
had just finished sawing a log forthe
skidder and it was safely on its way
along the cable to be carried to the
tramway. He was standing to one
side not thinking of danger when
the log in its course along the gable
struck against a tree and tyas then
caught by a stump and the end of it
was whirled round striking Tompkin
and throwing hiiti against another
tree. His skull was fractured and he
was taken up unconscious. Dr.
Hurroughs was called to attend him,
but all efforts to save his life were
in vain. The accident occurred
about. 1) o'clock in the morning and
he died about ! ! o'clock in the afternoon
.
Dr.11. II. Hurroughs is coroner of
Horry County and as there was not
a doubt of the means by which the
young man met his death, decided
that an inquest was unnecessary.
The relatives of the young man
thought differently and at their
repeated requests to hold the inquest
Di. Burroughs left on Tuesday
morning and held an inquest over
the body.
The deceased was a son of David
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loved by his relatives. His death
from the fracture of the skull was
violeut and very sad.
I'km Sai.k? One Lrood? Jog cart,
cash or good security. Apply to E.
L. Moore, Home wood, S. C. It
H. I*. Little returned from a business
trip to Georgetown last Monday
and went to Wilmington the
following day.
Chaingang convicts may be delivered
to Mr. P. M. Ray, of Zoan,
who will see to their distribution on
the public works.
Mr. Ij. A. Cooper, a noted Kvangalist,
will conduct revival services
at the Baptist Church in this place
beginning on July 1.
There were several cases tried
by Magistrate J. N. Jenrette last
week. The Pitchett case was continued
and other matters disposed
of.
The county executive committee
will moot next Friday for the purpose
of fixing the dates and places for
the county campaign speaking over
the county.
It is likely that candidates will
not be allowed to enter the race
after July 15th, so it is now or never
that you must speak and show
yourself, or forever afterwards hold
your peace.
f \1 .1 C?~l 4 1 4 \ ,1
win owi lias tiu iu&t ?uiu<w UUWN
to business and is giving such
weather that the farmer can hear
ihis corn crack the ground in its hasteto
grow, while the other half of perspiring
humanity are sighing for an
,ice house in some vast wilderness.
K, S. Cultra, the owner of the
Homewood nurseries out at Homewood,
has decided to visit his old
home on account of his health.
After taking a long rest h<> ill
return and resume the management
of his business which of course
he will leave in safe hands while he
is away.
Mr. tioyals, the general manager
of the Atlantic Coast hi/yc System,
and other railroad officials came up
?.fYnm Wilmincrton Mondav in hiu
i private car and inspected the Conway
<>>ast & Western railroad from
Ayaor to Mvrtle iieach. Ttumor
has it that the object of the visit
, of these railroad magnates was to
inspect the condition of the road
preparatory toreceivingand operating
it commencing June, 1st.
Candidates for the Legislature
have been slow about coming out and
showing themselves this year but
in this issue appears the card of Mr.
11. W. iMishoe for this important
j>osition. Mr. Mishoe is Unpopular
freight agent at Ciurley, S.?., which
position he has held for years. He
is a brother of W. L. Mishoe, clerk
of the court of common pleas, and
although he has no political record,
he has been a very useful citizen and
is as well known over the county as
perhaps any man you might name,
.and enjoys a wide circle of friends
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PURELY PERSONAL.
Pink Cooper passed through town
recently.
J. P. Sellers was umoup- our callers
lust week.
Mrs. Ralph Dozieris visiting friends
in Georgetown
S. McMartiti has returned home
from Columbia.
(i. W. Martin was in town one
evening last week.
N. M. Hardee paid the Herald a
pleasant call one day last week.
C. T. Hardee was among those who
visited the Herald otlice last week.
Mrs. lOilen McQueen, nee Curry,
of Loris is visiting relatives in town.
J. 10. Stevens of Sun ford visited
Conway on business one day
recently.
vV.J Jordan of Nixonville spent
some time in Conway on business
last week.
S. M. Steavet\^rPJjlldonu,o was
among our faru?^~ r iown one day
lust week.
Misses Lucy Spivey and Maude
Dusenbury vtsiled in (leoigetown
last week.
Mrs. 10. P. Norton returned home
last week from a visit to Mrs.
Crouch at Saluda
Mrs. J, A. Norton and Mi&s Loula
Jones arc spending the week at
Myrtle Beach.
F. I). Bryant. Ks<p\, ??f the Marion
Bar visited Conway le^al business
last Saturday.
15. J. Sessions, the county sherilT,
was called away on business last
Friday and Saturday.
Frank Lynch of Cool Springs was
in Conway one day recently shaking
hands with his friends.
Mr. McQueen of the upper part of
the 20unty paid the Herald ollice a
pleasant call one day last week.
A. B. Wilson has changed his
post ollice address to May, S. C.,
where he has excepted a position.
J. S, Buck and Misses Annie,
Maude and CJenevieua ILaty attended
the entertainment at Mrs. Sarvis'
last week.
T. T. Turbovillo and Miss Turboville
spent last Saturday night in
town visiting the family of Capt. J.
VI. Oliver.
Mrs. M. E. A. Lawrimorn and
Dozier A Lawrimore of the Jordan*
ville section visited Conway on business
last Friday.
Miss Ella Burroughs of North
Carolina, visited her brother, Mr.
Charles II. Burroughs.?Georgetown
Sunday Outlook.
Mrs. J. E. Nicholas and children
left last Wednesday for Nicholville,
Oswego county, New York, the
former homo of Mr. Nicholas to
spend the summer.
Messrs* Dixon and Yarborough,
two leading citizens of Mullins,
passed through town the latter part
of last week on their way to Murroll's
Inlet where they will spend several
weeks in tents, in company with a
large party coming over previously.
INcjrro Preacher Free.
Several weeks ago, a negro preacher
and lecturer among his race, G.
I*. Pierce bv name, was nnmm5
t/ J .. MW WW?*? * i i v VV>V4
to the county jail 011 a chargo of assault
with intent to rape from the
court of Magistrate A. A Moseley
of Little River. The only testimony
against him was the statement of an
old negro woman who it is said told
'several different tales about it and
the authorities had 110 faith in the
charge made. As he was a stranger
here it was difficult to get bail and
communications passed between
parties hero and McClellansville, tho
negro's home. Finally Capt. Henry
Williams, a progressive negro of
| Georgetown, who runs a boat between
Georgetown and McClellansville
came to Conway in the prisoner's
behalf. The colored masonic
order and K. of P., of which he was
a member took up the matter, employed
counsel, and the negro was
iv>v i,\j uun itirsb r nuuy. nis reputation
proved to be good and he has
the appearance of being honest.
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Ciersliom Dot?.
Mr. Editor: Please allow me space
in your paper for a few words.
The health of this community is
not very good at present.
Crops are very sorry 011 account of
so much rain.
Misses Charlotte and Allie Anderson
of Frinklea section, were welcome
visitors at Gershom Sunday.
Mr. Julius Smith was in this section
a short while Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Less Johnson and W. L.
Crow spent a short whilo at Gurley
Saturday afternoon,
No weddings ' j report.
School Girl.
It appears that no one one wants
to represent this county in the Legislature.
If there are any aspirants
they must be too bashful to let it be
known through the candidates' column
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lONWAY, S. C.. THTJI
A CLOSE CALL.
TIII3 YOUNG CHIl.O OP MR AM)
MRS, W. W. RUSS MAKES A
NARROW ESCAPE.
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
Wtillc Mr. Ross' Two Small Children
Were Playliijr "Horse" One
of Them Was Cuujjrlit l>y the
Sickleof a Mowiojr Machine and
Mad a Very Dangerous Rido.
On last Wednesday the children
of Mr. and M?*s. W. \V. Iiuss had an
exciting experience with a mowing
machine. Two of the children, one ,
six years old and the other about
fifteen months of age, were playing
with a small wagon, the older one
I acting as horse while the younger
one was riding. It was near the
Gully where vehicles fre<juently pass,
and about this time a negro dri.er
l passed along with a mowing machine
drawn by mules. The lines broke
and he lost control of the team and
tlie mowing machine ran ir. contact
with the lit tle wagon. When the I
mower struck tlio wa^on the sickle,
which had been elevated, was thrown
into position and it caught up the 1
younger child by it clothing and
canned it resting on the sharp teeth
| of the knife for nearly two hundred
yards across a bridge before.the
team could be stopped. The child
was bruised and very much hurt but
it received no serious injury.
The t:oiirtli at l ittle Itivcr.
The colored people of Little River '
are anticipating one of the greatest
celebrations of the fourth of July
that has ever been known in the his
tory of 1 lorry county and they wish
to make mention of it through youi
newsy columns if the privilege is
permitted them.
A very appropriate and interesting
program is beinc arranged for
the occasion and such men as the
Revs. IMnderorass and R. (J. Starks,
Profs. O. L Levallie, B. I)., and i
R. J. Cochran of Con way, Rev. W
M. Charlton and Prof L. A. Ford,
of Wampee; Prof. W. J. Gore,
N. W. Gause and I). L. Withcrspoon I
r\t r.UUn
uiuilU 111 YUl ,
This promises to bo the groat- i
est day in the history of Little River
and arrangements will be made to
entertain a large number of people. '
The exercise will be held in the A.
M. E, church and a cordial invitation
is extended to the white people of
the county in general and those in
the community especially to participate
in all of the exercise of the
day. From all predictions they will
be satisfactorily entertained.
The Rev. I). W. Withorspoon is
the prime factor of the celebration
and is the pastorof the Little River
circuit. R.
I.oris to Celebrate Fourth. i
Tho public is cordially invited to '
participate in celebrating the na- ,
tion's greatest holiday at Loris on 1
July 4th. Able speakers are already
invited. The program will '
consist of foot racing for men and
boys, potato race, bicycle race, sack 1
race, climbing tallowed pole and
catching greasy pig. Prizes valued !
at from one to ten dollars will be 1
awarded. Every family is asked to 1
bring well filled baskets and let's
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uiu laniuuil jJlCIHC. VjOOU
time for candidates to hand shake.
Ye Editor is specially invited.
Committee.
Picnic at Windy Hill llcacli.
In reference to the notice previ *
ously given of a picnic at Windy
Hill Beach on July 4th, we wish to
state that everybody is expected to
bring well filled baskets, boxes, etc.
Every effort will be used by the people
of the immediate neighborhood
to supply plenty of fish for the oc
casion. Good order and behavior
will be enforced by Capt. A A.
Moseley, M ag 1 s trate.
T). II. Patrick.
13. F. Vereen, Jr.,
Com mittee,
Cotton lilooms
W. F. Hardee, a progressive cotton
farmer, sent us in a cotton
bloom picked on June 21st.
J. J. Carter of Hardy, S. 0., sent
in two early cotton blooms from his
farm. He has tfood cotton land.
N. G. Hughes, who has a fine
cron of cotton, has sent the Herald
a bloom picked from his farm.
Others have sent in about the same
time but his is early just the same.
J. 0. Whittington, one of the
prosperous farmers near the North
Carolina Stale lino, had plenty of
(?6tton blooms on the 23rd, and sent
tho Herald a sample of them.
Editor Herald:?Enclosed I send
you by request of Alford Fore, a respectable
colored man of our section
a cotton bloom picked from his cotton
field Friday, the 22 r> d inst.
He got here to late to send on to
day's mail Robbie Stalve.v. i
iSDAY JUNE 28? 18
A Wortl for Com niandcr Johnson
Mr. Kditor: l'leaso allow me spare
in your paper for a few lines.
It seems like I must write a few
words in reference to Commander
Johnson. There are many prayers
beintr sent up to the throne of the
Uiohte?us Jud^e in his behalf. The
Bible says that the prayers of the
righteous availelh mucli and where
as many as two afjree touching one
thiiii; it shall be done. 1 do pray
that the guilty one may tie foumi
Ohl Lord, if Johnson had justice
he would not have been where hi? is.
1 don't believe him guilty and I don't
see how any other people can .
know it is all in the Lord's hands and
1 do pray that he will ouide the
minds of the people I have known
both Johnson ami Grainier a lono
time and I know that if Grainier
had no worse enemy than Johnson
he would have been livintr today.
That boy would have befriended him
iii any way ho could. I do want every
body to think and pray over it and
I do think that the one that Killed
Crammer will own it some time, and
when a man's neck is broke after
years have past up to twenty it can
tioi ue put duck together and tin*
wrong made right. I have heard of
men slaving in the penitentiary for
thiit lon?/ and the light man c in fussing
to the crime and it looked Inivd
to think of it ;fnd s nne one ought
to ;?av for ar.d 1 think tinit tliev wih
in a day to conic. 1 thought that
when a man was handed that some
one had to see it or know it. but he |
was sentenced to hang and not ever. I
the meicy of the court asked for
him J list think of it. If lie were
hanged and some one was to confess
to ha vino committed the eriine for
which Johnson was handed, how
would the wrong be righted? 1
think it would he settled in judgment.
I do want everybodv to think
and pray, whether there luis been
justice done or not . Please print
this for A Friend to Roth
llldorado Dot*.
Oneo more 1 ask for a short space
for a few words from this place.
Itain is plentiful at present,
Come on boys let's have some fun!
We will soon slice a melon.
N J Hardee has moved his saw
mill from this place to M attic. Also
Mr. Hardee has bought out
Rogers it-Co., in the canvassing
business. We wish Mr. Hardee
much success.
J. I). Hoy(1 is improving from his
recent illness. We think he will
soon be able to bo out again.
i \ 1 c? a -1 w * *
u. Ml. ObCVUIlS UI1U VY . II. v^lOVvillS
were on our streets a few days ago.
Thoy are successful business men of
Horry.
Will close with best wishes to the
Herald and its many readers.
Look Out.
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Warnpcc Items.
We are having plenty of rain just
now, but crops are looking well con
sidering the wet weather.
We have but littie sickness at
present.
Dr. Thomas Bell and W. A. Bell
ire visiting Morehead City in North
Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Bell are visiting
Mrs. Bell's parents near Nichols.
The Wampee band played at the
home of O. J. Bell last Saturday
June 23rd, and everybody present
reported a good time.
We are still looking for the railroad.
When will it come? We wish
it would come so some of us could
s/ct a ridconetime on a train through
1 lorry county to Conway. Then we
would all go often to see the city.
Warn pee will soon have two new
churches, and we hope to soon see
them ready for worship.
Mr. Harris has been making his
hammer ring for tho last week on K.
T. Hell's house. It will be the
nicest home in Wampee. O. I).
Price has just finished O. J. Bell's
house with the paint brush, and it
adds no little bit to the appearance
of our town.
We are hoping to. have a nice time
the 4th of July at Windy Hill. So
all come to the picnic. The Wampee
band will play for the occasion.
I guess I will close for this time,
as this may go in the waste basket.
Tar Heel.
Daisy.
Kditor Herald:?As I have not
written from here in quite a while
I will say a lew words,
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin died here
recently.
Work is progressing nicely on the
new cottage for L. T. Cartep. J.
H. Hrinson is also having a cosy
cottage erected near hero.
Corn crop is prosperous.
We are glad to see so many-candida.to.fi
for en oor?/ioo?? iVn !>" ?> '
.v. /?? |/?. t f i IJU 1 II 15 111/ | /U IW
?jet one who will do his duty.
Correspondents, please answer
this question: Which do vou like
best, a letter of visits or a letter of
rebukes? Kir i x.
In this Issue is an nnn mncement by
"citizens" of the candidacy of Col. 1). A.
Spivey for reelection to the 7/ouse of
ltepresensatives. The Col. has made a
good record while In ottice and lias shown
himself public spirited in that as in
ever) tiling else, //is goiwl rcccrd Is all
i we need mention.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
THINGS YOL KNOW ANI) THINGS
YOU DON'T KNOW.
FROM OUR NOTE BOOK.
Items of Interest Gathered llere
anil There. Some of Which is
Political, Others Concerning
litislness and Social Invents.
Jones wants 10 Olio .lo/en eons at
once.
J. K. FJlcrbee h is no opposition
for Congress.
There is not a vacant storehouse
in Conway.
lee cold drinks at A Hell's Bavboro,
cents.
In times of peace prepare for war
--prepare to fight inos?piitos
A ear load of salt just received, "? ">
cents per sack, at \V. It Lewis'.
Auditor Lewis has a line growth
of corn on his vacant lot in town.
The busiest merchants now a days
are those who advertise in the Her-,
aid.
From now until tliccml the count v
campaign will grow hotter and
hotter
When in need <?f Hrown's Mulcl
tobacco call on A. Hell at Bayboro'
for a bargain. 2t. j
The electric storm of last Sunday
wasa brilliant display of the art illcrv
of the heavens.
The families of some of our leading
citizens are summering in tents
on the seashore.
The cry is for more dwellings and
there are cone, no, not one. to supply
that demand
Dr. H. II. Maynard, the optician,
will be at Conway Drug Co., on
Saturday, Juhe i'?0th.
The base ball fever has not yet
reached Conway. From which allliction
the good Lord still continue to
deliver us.
Mrs. 11. C. Cowan ef Chadbourn,
spent several days from Saturday to
Monday in Conway on her way to
Myrtle Heaeh.
M. F. Johnson received a telegram
a few days ago stating the illness of
his wife at her former home near
Georgetown.
15. F. Tuton sold out his entire
stock of merchandise last week in
his store on .'5t'd Avenue to A. J.
Bass of Chadbourn, N. C.
Don't wait too long, shoe your
horses when the foot gearing of
your horse gives out Come and
see me. W. J. Benson.
A gentleman is repotted as having
made a narrow escape from
drowning while in surf bathing at
one of the beaches last Sunday.
The WAceainaw Mounted liitlc
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cuiio win meet at wooaiawn oea
Shore ut 11 o'clock July 4th, l!)0ti.
Ralph Nesbit, Pres Club.
We want to see the Independent
Republic and Conway, its capital,
blossom and thrive and prosper in
enterprises of every kind and nature.
Next Wednesday is the Fourth of
July. It will be celebrated in this
county by picnics in divers places.
You pay your money and take your
choice.
The Herald received a cotton bloom
last week from Jos. Green, a colored
farmer of the Warn pee section, and
a subscriber. The bloom was picked
on the 18th.
R. T. HAF
,?wm
Gem
and 1
HA V1NQ purchased
chandise of M. /i?
Hotel corner, 1 will sell ei
old\ price in, order to get /
an entire new stork. Wc
business and guarantee
spert. Come to see me whe
line
Will make a Spe
Country Pr?
PAYHIGHEST
NO 1 1
The in junction recently grunted
t>y n judge on this circuit restraining
tlie sale of the Ormand mill near
Hayboro, was dissolved last Friday
by order of Judge Watts and the
property placed back in the possession
of Thrower and Horry dumber
Co. The property is advertised
and offered for sale to satisfy the
mortgages against the property.
In the injunction matter M r Ormand
was represented by F. I). Hryant.
Hs<|t\, of tin* Marion tiar, and tin*
holders of the chattel mortgages by
Johnson vt <Juattlebaum.
Miss Hertha, the accomplished
daughter of Mr. J. M. Stalvev of
Socastee, and Mr. 11. C, Claredy of
Waverly Mills, were married last
week. The happy couple made a
short stop over in Conway while on
t heir honey moon.
The Sons of llest will shortly reorganize
for the summer months.
'An informal meeting of the Sons
was held in front of the store of a
prominent merchant Tuesday. Chin
music and cracking ancient ehes'
nuts were iho features < ! the oe< asion.
(>ne of the farmers to send in
mi l v cot t.on blonns this season was
11. W Anderson of Hurley. Mis
bloom was picked from his lino crop
on .June ISth, After cotton blooms
tin* Herald will look for the lirst
watermelon. And Horry larmers
know how to raise line ones. .
Thomas Philip Hammer, of the
Hammer Lumber Company, now brine
estab ished at Little Itiver, passI
throweh town hist week spending
Hriday ni"ht in the town. II is com
; panv will have a line plant at Little
Uivor and plenty <if limb"r to suppl y
it for many years. They are the
purchasers of the Nixon timber in
that section.
There was a heavy wind and rain
storm last Sunday about dark ami
ayain about 12 o'clock th it ni^ht.
The clouds were angry looking and
threatening and for a time it looked
as if Conway was to experience the
elTects of another tornado, but for tunately
the winds did not increase
to that volume and no damage to 1 * fc
and property is reported. Never
theless there were some bauly scared
people in this vicinity that night.
j NOTICE OF SALE.
Hy virtue of two chattel mortgages,
one given tiy (j. Orinund to Horry
Lumber Company, and one given by <)rnuiiul
& llorton to Mecklinburg iron
Works and duly assigned to Horry bumlw>r
( 'nmnnnv l./.tl. /.I' ? 1
- v.M..|/UUJ, ?/wni wi nuiu uiuri^v^i's ueing
recorded in the oflxe of K Si. C. for
Horry County, the undersigned will sell
at public auction during legal sale hours,
on .July Othi 1000, at Ormand's mill nour
the residence of (>. M. Watts, in llayboro
Township, //orry County, South CaroUna,
all of the property covered by said
mortgages, to wit;
OneG<j inoh Bimonds Circular saw, one 40
horse power Portable Holler with all
fixtures and belongings thereto complete,
one 10 x 12 inch Steam Engine with fixtures
and belongings thereto complete,
lot of shafting, pulleys Ax .
Terms of sale cash.
V. D.Jolmson, Agent.
June 23d, 1000.
Johnson & Quattlebaum, Henry Buck,
Att'ys for Hotry Lumber Co.
NOTICE OF SALE.
By virtue of a Bill of Bale given by
Ormand & llorton to Cheraw Live Stock
Co., and duly assigned to J. It. Thrower,
and a Chattel Mortgage given by (). C.
Ormand to J. It. Thrower, the under
signed will sell at public auction for cash,
during legal sale hours, on July 9th, 1000,
at Ormand's mill in Bayboro Township,
Horry County, South Carolina, all of the
property covered by said Bill of Bale and
Mortgage to wit:
. One //egg Saw Mill complete, "one
Kdger and fixtures complete, two road
wagons, six log wagons complete, and
eight mules. V. I). Johnson, Agent.
June 23d, 1000.
Johnson & Quattlebaum, Henry Buck,
Atty's for J. It. Thrower.
1MAN
w
eral Merchandise
Country Produce
the stock of .Generot Mrr~
JOHN SOW, Commercial
lerythins* in stock at any
id of it, so as to parchase
odd he glad to have your
Satisfaction in every re
n needing anything in my
cialty of
?duce
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