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I f - ^ \ VOL, XX. WHISKEY AND EXCURSION. , I PISTOLS. KNIVES. KA/OKS AND 1 IILOOI) GALORE. i i A Ncjrro Excursion to Georgetown ( Lust Saturday Was tlic Scene of , a Bloody Riot by Reason of a j Too Tree Mixture of Conway Pop \ Skull and Georgetown (ircascd ( lightning? Charly Newton (lets 1 I a Pistol Hall (n Ills Body and.an < Attempt Made to Make A^pice Meat Out of Another Negro. J There was a negro excursion from i this place to Georgetown last Satur- I day on the Steamer V. G. Burroughs, ' and thereon hangs a talc of unlawful 1 4 acts that are really a disgrace to our i Christian civilization. It is attirm- t ed hy some who arc acquainted with t he facts that there was whiskey on hoard both going and coming?more going than coming, but it was on < the return trip that the shooting and cutting took place. The fusses and quarrels started on t he down tfcip and were renewed on the "Jrn trip. When the boat reached Bucksport, or just before reaching there, the dusky belligerants grew hotter under the collar and it was soon evident. that thcrangloof words would i?nd in airi'c tiirht, in which razors and knives and pistols would plav the leading parts in the tragedy abaut to be enacted. When the smoke of battle had cleared away and the excitement bad somewhat subsided it was found that quite a number of the excursionists got numerous wounds and bruises and Chat lie Newton, a young negro man of this place, was shot, the ball entering the left side, striking the last rib and followed it for a distance. The rib is broken and the ball has not yet been located. It is said that the negro who did the shooting got oil' at Bucksport. The first intimation that the people of Cftn way had that there had been a dilliculty on board the P . G. Burroughs was a phone message, from Bucksport to Dr. Dusenbury and one to the Sheriff asking him to arrest Sam Barney, the pilot of the boat, charged with shooting another negro at Georgetown. In view of these facts the Sheriff deemed it best to organize a posse eomitntusj to make the arrests of those charged will) being implicated in the riot on the boat and the pilot as well as those of the excursionists found to bo carrying concealed weapons. On the arrival of the boat here order had been restoredvmd all was quiet The negroes gracefully suomitted to the searching process and some lew weapons were found, but f 1 many mure mmiiiu a liming jnuee ueneath the waters o( the Waccamaw and in the baskets and sachcls of the women folk. The parties arrested were given a hearing before Magistrate Jenrotto Monday, with the following result: Walker Johnson, carrying metal knucks. Plead guilty and paid a fine of $20. Alfred Williams, charged with carrying a pistol of unlawful . size and weight. Admitted his guilt, waived preliminary and made oond for his appearance at court, ? * ? CliariAfC of Maiiai(rcr?. We have been requested to an-, nouncc that the managers of the primary election for Greenwood precinct has been changed as follows: C.Cannon, W. 1). Low i i more and J. J Cook The first named is requested to act as Chairman and call for ballot boxes, &c. Mattie. s Fodder pulling is the order of the day now. Politics are getting warm now. The speaking Vit Daisy Saturdry was well attended, and good order prevailed. Some regret that Mr. Rhodes announced himself for Supervisor when it was expected he would announce for magistrate. There is right much sickness in this neighborhood, A good physician would do well toloeatc at Loris. On the 9th., inst at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cannon, was the scene of a quiet home wedding, Miss Julia being married to Mr Hiram Russ, \1 o/ricfnofr. \f T Pnv unrfArminir A'i U^IOUl UlU 1.1 U WV//V |?\/l 1V/I llllll^, the ceremony. The attendants were T. J. Cox with Miss Lizzie Cannon and C. C. Ellis with Miss D. A, Porter. After the ceremony all wore invited to the dining room where supper was waiting. May their life be long and happy. Another marriage will soon be reported form Hardy. The men who are seeking ofllec say but little about candy. Hut often say to date the 28th. Some want wives, Some good looks, Sorno want kempcr And some want cooks Poctgo Julius Johnson has accepted a position with Calhoun & Co., where he will be glad to wait on his many ^ friends, iL. ?> ifc< . .. . / # (The C< Some distance tins side of Tabor, O . on the Atlantic (.'oast Line Railroad is a crosses where the Pireway and Sandy BlulY Public Road crossing the line of the railroad. Near this crossing is the residence of Mr. Sampson Fowler and :ie has a field on each side of the right of way. For more than a fear past the employees on the passng trains have been in the habit of ruhning by this crossing without Mther ringing the bell or giving even ane blast of the steam whistle. Some months ago, Mr. Fowler and >onie others we're run olY by a train passing this crossing and which failed :.o give any signal whatever of its approach. Last Sunday week when the sjieaial carrying the Hussars came along. Mr. Fowler, in company with i young gentleman, was walking along the track going to one of tin* fields, when the young man happened to look back and saw the special. He and his companion had barely time to jump into the ditch to avoid iloath, and they sustained a fright thill bis tod t.hnm th?> liiilnnf'P of 1 ho day. Such condition should not be permitted in the face of a statute requiring such signals to be given as will warn people of the approach of trains. Pleasant Meadow items. The health at Pleasant is generally good. Farmers are in the rush with their fodder. We have some few pretty days alter a long wet spell. M, C. Causey has the first opened cotton the writer has seen. There was preaching at Pleasant Meadow last Sunday|night conducted by Rev. II. (I. Fowler and we think there was much good accomplished. We will oxpoct preaching again on the 3rd Sunday by Rev. J. W. Todd, our faithful pastor. Mrs. Helen Causey spent a few days last week with relatives and friends in the Ml. Olivet section. She returned home Sunday afternoon . Mr. Editor, I want to say a few words in reply to an article written from Justice last week signed "Whistle Rritches. " 1 would iike to say a few words about grass seed, as he says he thinks he will need some and that his that was riot destroyed by cultivation washed up by the roots. I say that he must not have had the right kind. I think if-Le had some oT my kind they would not have bad washed for the geese have been pulling at mine all the sprint?, and I have been tryi .g to plow if. up and the big rains have been comingon in for the same length of time and there it. is keeping right on ^rowin?? and flourishing and making send and I think I can furnish Mr. ' Whistle Britches" and Mr. Hollow Hants and Sing Trousers all thev want. 1 think it wotdd be a good idea for them to come and buy from me and get. some that they can keep, and il the can't get. all the seed they want I think there will be plenty of roots and stubble left. Mr. Kditor, God made the world and he made it for a good purpose, He made man and he made him for a good purpose, and the people living in peace or not know that they arc living in sin and sorrow and shame. God has all power to save and to destroy and wh it is to become of the wicked the Bible will fell. There are po >ple living today ii hate and malice before God. They will back bite. They will tattle, anc not only that but they wdl bear false a^uiunii i/iiuir iiuij^liuurs U1K #.ien the day of resurrection comes where will they bo able to stand'; God will .jud^e according to the deeds done in the body, and 1 hope that the world will make peace one be able to meet God in peace whei we ?must stand before our Kir.^ May God bless us and help us in oui time of need is our praver. Plow Boy. A Mystery Solved. "How to keep olT periodic attacks of biliousness and habitual consti pation was a mystery tnatDr. Kiug's New Lifo Pills solved forme," writes Jor.^N. Pleasant, of Magnolia, Ind ThjL-,nly pills that are guaranteed t< ^ivX perfect satisfaction to every body or money refunded. Only 2f>< at Norton Dru# Co's. dru# store. Gurley INewa:' Health of our community is pretty good at present. Mr. G. C. Armand is suffering veri much with his leg, which he severcl1 hurt while at wors at his son's mil last week, Crops through this section ar looking fino, but the recent rain have damaged them somewhat. Tobacco growers are very wel pleased with the prices they aro re cM^tig for the weed ^ I had preaching at the Haptis cnui'h last Sunday, conducted b our pastor, Rev. Mr. Harrelson. a. ? ? i ? To Speak at Loria1 am requested to state through th columns of the Herald that candi dates for the Legislature will spea at Loris on next Saturday, Augus 25th. J. K. Prfnce, Chairman Loris. S. C., August 1H. I1KK5. jfctovv ??????? ON WAY. S. C.. THUH FARMERS ARE IN POLITICS. PRESIDENT LEE FRANKLY SAYS THAT IS THE INTENTION OF THE ORGANIZATION He Makes no Apologies for the Action. Hut to tlie Contrary Vigorously Defends it and Gives Logic and Reason for His Position. tTIic Farmers Have Suffer ed Long Enough Under tlie Unjust Demands of Capital and the Defrayals of Designing Politicians. Farmers organizations are to outsiders I at least that is the way it occurs to mojvery much in the same position as kings and queens and emperors are in tlie eyes of the masses of mankind. They are criticised unfavorably if they do anything at all, and made the object of bitter comment and harsh judgment?and onlv when they do nothing at all are they considered of any merit; in proportion as they do. they are blamed, and in proportion as they do nothing, are they held up as models of their class and worthy to be imitated. So far as monarchs are concerned this may bo all right, they have a good time living at the expense of the common people and if they are wise, like Edward the 7th of England and his mother before him. they will enjoy themselves without needlessly interfering with the desires and needs of the common people whom they are supposed to rule. Let well enough alone. Hut with the farmer it is dilTorent, he is not taking from the public purse, with all the pleasure and profit it entails, like a king, but he is on the other end of the string and the more license and privilege the other gets the more hardship and sutiering comes to the man behind the plow, it cannot be otherwise. I suppose it might please some, if the Horry Farmers Union would be satisfied now that it has organized, to be like a tin soldier something for show, and to be played with, but I 2 - 1 1 . , I .. f.? am voicing mo suiituuciib ui uy iui tho creator part of the farmers of Horry County when I say that we are not in this tiling for mere show. We may liiaUc a show, and in the creation we may make some mistakes, for we do not claim to be more than human, but I wish it to he emphasized that we mean business and not play, and if our programme may be criticised and ridiculed, as any effort the farmer may make to bettor his condition is sure to be. we have put our hand to the plow and do n.d intend to look back to seriously consider the scorn and derision behind us, for .t is not worthy of any con1 sideration, but if any one can place before us a more excellent way by which we can be emancipated from our grievous burdens, as we arc in no way tied to any one plan of re demption, we will most gladly eon' sider anything that is calculated to be of use to us, come from where it 1 may. It is charged that we are ^oino in1 to polities and that it will cause our ' "tun. 1 wish to state that we think ; it is hard to spoil a rotten that wo are already crippled and ruined and any change at all so far as the ! farmer is concerned must necessarily he for the better, it cannot be 1 worse. The farmers of Horry have been 1 waiting long enough for politics to - come to them, but the only polities 1 that have come to them in tiie ]>ast 5 have been the song of (lattery with ' its echo of mockery, from the lips of 5 those who have been aspirants to ? l>olitical oilice, the ell'ectof which has I only been to add more bitterness to II the cut> of those who had the trace (of an idea as to what was right, and * most revolting to all concerned who had a spark oj reason and intelligent thought. Let the dead past bury its dead, and we will go into politics: We know it i9 a change, but wo want 4 one. Wh\ cannot the farmer go into J politics? The monied men have al' ways been in politics, why cannot ' the man that woiks? } Capital, the golden image of modern society, has always controlled, " dictated, and so filled legislation in the past that there has been no nook or cianny for the representative of labor?Capital has thus been honor ' ed at the expense of labor. The a nhmiA 4 1?A /.?AA viiiu^ v/i uuuuv/vv; iiiu ui ua^ tor, (labor.) Why, this is the rankV est kind of idolatry, ' Now, labor, the creator, recognizing her most supreme position in the e industrial world, says to the thing s created, (capital), we are tired oi taking a subordinate position in the 1 game of politics, and wo are going !" into politics, even if we have tc crowd capital out. Neither do wc ** think it reasonable or right that the V thing formed should say to thai which formed it, Why hast thoi done this. Hath not the potter pow er over his own workmanship? We believe in the greatest good tc e the greatest number?and in believ I- ing this we think that we must take k a hand in politics to wrest from the it usurpers of our rights and privi leges that which they have so unjust ly gained from us by stealth. We SDAY AUGUST 2.T have organized to get our wrongs righted and Cod helping us we will succeed. One of the greatest wrongs inllieted on this section of people, and that which is',causing more hardship and sulTering on account of failing to meet the payment on mortgages and notes, is the way that the phosphate beds of this Southern country should he so manipulated for the bonelit of the few. That the poor farmer should he taxed threo or four prices for his phosphoric acid, so that the greedy few ufhy make their millions. It is.the most cruel blow of all, that strikes the State of South Carolina in her most vital spot, when the State allows the Fertilizer Trust the use of its phosphate beds for a royalty of 2a cents a ton and then allow them to charge what they please without let or hindrance for the pro duct on tho market. I understand that some of our hardest rocks can bo reduced to powder at the cost of about $3.00 per ton. It certain!v should cost no more to reduce ilie phosphate rock ready or the land. I know they will tell us that the raw rock must i?c first treated with sul phuric acid before it can be available for plant food. Ilut we are beginn.ng to find out that the raw rock ground and put on the land becomes of benefit alter the first year and will slowly give up the plant food until all is used, and by putting on a liberal quantity one season it will last for a series of years without another application thus saving time and energy. Then when we consider that most of the phosphate used in Horry County only annli/.es 2 per cent, and that the raw rock analyzes from 2f? to 42 phosphoric acid, we can form some idea A'hat it would mean to the agriculture of the State. Yes, we are going into politics The farmers of llorrv are going inv.o politics even if in doing so they have to crowd the fertilizer trust out. Yea even if they c *owd it out of existence and although they may say, that we arc making a bad move, jumping out of the frying pan into the lire. We still w;wid answer that any change ninst be for the better, for our condition, as compared to every other profession and business is intolerable; that the heat has been so intense and the lires of injustice I and wrong so fierce that it is truly wonderful that we can do any juinpi ing at all. And so with the intense longing for long denied recognition of its claims, for e<pial rights so all and special privileges to r.onc A grieult ure lvin ?" under the weight of the centuries, with the seal's of unequal struggle, to show the ordeal she has passec, wounded by its socalled friends, the politicians, and by them ever betrayed, she rises from her bed of sorrow and thorns and from the anguish of her soul cries, "Give me liberty or give me death." I. Lewis Lee. ? ? Bisco. Kight much sickness. We have a few days fair weather now. Amonjr our visitors last Sunday we note .1. .1. Powell and sister Miss Jetta of Howard, also B. 15. He wet to of Hammond, I to v. Bradly preached for us Saturday and Rev. H G. Fowler on Sunday, our pastor close:! for each. Messrs. Willie Prince and John Brinson of Daisy gave us interesting talks last Sunday in our Sunday School, they being ollicers of the (toillllli '"S.l n ,1\f Solinnl InL-iitntn UIOVllUU/. Mrs T. A. Stevens, has boon on the sick list for some time. We hope for her a quick recovery. Also Mr. W. K. Skipper, lias been sick for the last few days. We. are glad to say he is improving. Rev. Geo. Tlarrelson preached at Cane Branch the 4th Sunday. Hurrah voters and elect farmers to the legislature. Well old S'Cat I hear nothing from you of late, are you dead? Would like to hear from Uncle Ned. Kity Clover. ? News Prom Mary. Mr Kditor:?As there seems to bo no correspondent at Mary, I will make a trial, because we want her represented. The Herald seems to be a very welcome visitor in each homeitontei here. We have others visiting very ofter and pop calls among the neighbor; of our community. Dr. R A. Bass and his family ol Latta, S. C. passed through thk section a few days ago en route U Murrells Inlet, where they ex peel , | enjoy the p'oasant atmosphere Toi I some time. The saw mill owned by J. T. Shell; P has sawed a great deal of timbei ' here, and the work is stiil progress Everybody seems to be busy witl their own affairs. [ The farmers seem to be in tores tec about the strawberry crop. The public school is being taugh } here by M. A. Hand. If this escape waste basket Mar; j may have a correspondent soim J times. Cor. J, 13. HugheS paid the Herald i > pleasant call last week. raid. l !>()<; FROM OUR NOTE BOOK.1 j TIIINtiS YOU KNOW ANI> I IIINOS YOU DON'T KNOW. IIcmh of Interest (iatlicrcd llcrc unci There. Some of Which is Political. Others (Joncer niiiMr litislnesH unci Social T:veilts J. J. Watts was in town one day lately. M C. Martin visited Conway last Friday. Taiko It. Duncan visited Conwav recen 11 v. C. 1*. Powell was liore several days last week. N T. Collins was a pleasant visitor reeen tly. iteauine new ndvertisemcnt of I J. T. Il.yman. Mrs li.' T. llvman returned home last Friday. A. II. McCoriiiicU was a pleasant caller last week, VV. II. Monro was in town one (lav I recently on business. \V. ('. Martin was in town the alter part of last week Head the new advertisement of Calhoun A' Co., in this issue. J. I'. Mack!in was in Conway on business one day last week. I ueian L Urvan, of Little Uiver, spent last Friday in Conway. ?. I*. (1 ore Sr.. paid the olliee a pleasant call one day last week. \Y. li. Ihiek, of Toddville. was in town on business one day last week. Ceo. M. Kirton of Kxile, S. ('., was aiaonw our visitors last Saturday. (loo. M. Kirton. of Kxile, S. spent some time in Conway last Fri" day. (i It. Jenkins has returned to Conway after a short stay at Hendersonville. Todd vi lie will have the -andidates today and will troat them to a basket picnic. Mr. and Mrs J. C. Spivey and children returned from Henderson yille last. week. Miss Lizzie Caldwell <></ilvio is visiting lier aunt. Mrs. Kate Dullv. in Now borne. N. C. The candidates living in Conway managed to spend some of tin4 evenings at home last week*. .1. T. Shelly can furnish all kinds of rouirh lumber and has a notice now runni no- in t he paper. Jay E. Nichols left last, week for New York* whore he expects to spend about a month before returning. A frightened horse ran away on Main street with a bu?j~v I ist I'Yiday taking : p in the livery st piles f J. A. Me Dcrmol t Co.. Jones, of Justice, has a very tsron<_j line of $.">.00 hats, shoes and pants. In (it, beauty and so;*vice, they are not sur passed. 8w20. Don't oamble with your horse's feet, remember they "row. Carry them to \Y. J. Uensonand have the old shoes reset or now ones put on. Since the campaign was made u;; 1 have made aran<jenicnts for thci candidates to speak at Shell on Au<^ ust. the 25th. II. L. Smith. Miss Mabel Norton and Misses I I rtna and Saluda VanMetro, wlic have boon visiting her, from Columbia. spent last week at Myrtle Beach, The drains recommended l>3r tin Board of Health in rear of th( buildings on Main street were ver> elTective during the rains this sum mer. No water stands there now, J, C. Livingstone brought to tin Herald oflicc last Saturday quite c curiosity in tho shape of an apple, I it is really two apples growing together in a peculiar manner. We have never seen anything like it before. During the pre valance of the , thunder storm last Sunday after. nuon.*a bolt struck the kitchen, which is attached to the dwelling, ol Or, Evan Norton, doing some (lainge to it. The family and some visitors were in the dining room, t, adjoiuing the kitchen, but fortunate. ly escaped injury. Cards are out announcing the f marriage of Miss Sallic Bethenia f Cobb, to Mr. Joseph Boss A11 brooks, - The happy event will take place at tho home ol her relatives Mr. anc 1 Mrs. Edwin UulTin Harris, n lleids ville, N. C. on Wednesday Septem 1 ber 5th, 190b. The happy couple will be at home to their fr ends a1 1 Sanford, this county after Octobei 1st. V Miss Cobb is one of Iloidsvilh c charming and popular daughter* * and Mr. Allsbrook is a popular anc successful merchant at Sanford this a county. The Herald extends it! congratulations to the happy couple NO 2(> J, M. Marlow salesman anil buyer for the Bichardson Cypress Lumber A* Shingle Co . at Bucksport, passed through Conway last week on his way homo from a trip to Baltimore and other cities where he purchased a large no.v stock of goods for his company. Bob Stanley, colored, of Little lliver, and in the employ of Mr. Bryan, had a charge of perjury against him under a warrant sworn out by Bellamy, another colored jcitizen, and the matter was investigated hero by Magistrate Jcorette in his court last Friday Tho Bellamys are under indictment for assault and battery with intent to kill and were bound over to court, recently by Magistrate A. A, Moseley of Little Biver. Bob Stanley being one. of the witnesses against thorn. After the Bellamys wore sent up to court they had. Stanley arrested for per jury allogi ng that ho swore falsely to certain foot prints as being made by the Bellamy's near Wm, Conner's whose house had been shot. The Magistrate dismissed tho case. J. IV. COX \VOUINI>I:l>. Tlic Bookkeeper at Myrtle Iteacli li.nl nlDisputc NVitli Mitchell l.aml), <-i Nejrro. Mitchell Camb, a negro laborer at Myrtle I leach was not satisfied with the pay-roll last Saturday, and gave Mr ,J. 15 ('ox, the book-Keeper, the lie, and was promptly knocked down for his insolence, The part ieselinch ed and fought over about the length of the store, when the by-standors said 1 lie negro had had enough and was either given up or dead: Mr. ('ox turned away to leave him. when the negro suddenly jumped to his feet and grabbing the white man in the rear began to slash him up and down with a sharp knife. ITe inllicted several dangerous wounds before lie was stopped. A physician was quickly summoned to Mr. Cox and at last accounts he was doing well. Collin's Creek Items Uev. \V. S McCa.sk ill preached to a large congregation here last' Sunday. I A. N. Cox, who has boon in North Carolina for sometime, spent a few <l-i ... .... * i.. ..? ? :? -i i i > |nv?isuuiiy ill 11 I i Mi l l ll ll l II' last woe If. I foal til generally . S'veral parties puss this way for Munvll's Inlet every week. .!. II. Sawyer and his niece, Miss Sawyer, passed through here last week* en route homo. There was a lish fry at VVoodlawn L'hiM s lay and there was plenty of lish and a hie crowd. C. STATEM EINT of the condition o'" the Hank of Conway, located at Conway, S. C., at the close of business August 11th. p.mm;. KES< >1J HC MS Loans an I Discounts. $119,003 80 Oveidrafts, 7.177 07 II >nds and Stocks o vnod by tho Hank 18,000 ()0 Hanking House, 10,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures, 1.110.85 Other Ileal Estate 2,000.00 Due from Hanks and llnkrs 0,821.50 1 Currency 2,100.00 ' (iohl 2,000.00 1 Silver, Nickels and Pennies 500.00 , Total $180,802.02 LIAHILITIES. Capital Stock Pai l in $20,000.00 Surplus Fund, 20,000.00 Undivided Profits, less ; Current Expenses and , Taxes Paid 8,311.17 Individual Deposits Subject to Check 71,220.07 Time Certificates 85,1 52.08 Hill Payable, Including Time Certificates representing Horrowcd Money 80,000.00 ; Total $180,892.92 i, State of South Carolina, I County of Ilorry. S [ Hcforo me came I). A. Spivey, ? Cashier of Hank of Conwav. who , being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a ( true condition of said Bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank. I). A. Spivey, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 20th day of August lOO.'I S. T. Sessions, Notary Pub. S. C. Correct Attest: D. T. McNeill, C. P. Quattlebaum, M. \V. Collins, > * Directors. IfPPD M A YOURfEET DRY 1 will repair/ > ur shoes whilo you ' wait. I am always ready 10 wait on you at once. SIIOES HOOTS and HARNESS neatly repaired. Call and see me and ^ivo mo a trial, j Yours truly : F. M. LEWIS Shoemaker, J