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XX. FROM OUR NOTE BOOK. THINGS YOU KNOW AND THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW. Items of Interest Gathered Here and There. Some of Which Is Porsonal Others Concerning Business and Social Events News is rather scarce. The ju>? trade still continues brisk G. J. Watts was in town last Friday. M. V. Stanley has moved back to Conway. M. T, Harris was in town one day recently. W E Hardee spent last Friday in Conway. Ed Jones passed through the city recently. R D Cox spent a day in the city recently. Some more brick stores are needed in Conway. Col D A. Spivey spent last Saturday at home. P. P. Johnson was in town one day recently. The tobacco ucrage will probably be increased. Farmers have settled down to work in dead earnest. Call at the Herald ofiice for good paper and new typo. When you have anything to buy or sell come to Conway. D W Oliver, of Socastee, spent . last lahursday in Conway. The new vault was put in at the Dank of Conway last week. H? N. Sessions went to Georiie town last week on business. W L* Mishoo spent several days away on business last week. John Bird James was among those noted in Conway last Friday. Repairs are still going on at the store of Spivey Mercantile Co., H. C. Gore paid the Herald office a pleasant call one day last week. J. J. ru 11 wood was in town on business one day last week. H. L. Lee paid the Herdd a pleasant visit one day last week. The street force is still at work improving the streets of Conway. There are many pretty residences and places in and around Conway. J. H. Cook of San ford was in town on business on day last week. The talk about a plant for the manufacture of ice here is be.ug revived. J F Butler and Zack Russ were in town on business one day last week. S. A. Tindal called at the Herald office while in the city one day last week. The last of the Hughes' stock was onlrl /mf Inct TlVi/lnif nn/1 t lin efown ov/iu wu t iuo v ji ? luwjr uiiu vuv oiui closed. Sometime Tuesday night pnother cold wave from the wild and wooly West arrived in Conway. All kinds of country produce, esPfieflMv chickens and eggs, yet command high prices, P. C. Prince, one of the leading merchants of Loris, spent a day in Conway last week on business. Col and Mrs C P Quattlebaum attended the wedding at Willow Spring churgh last week. The railroad people have recently been at work on the Myrtle Beacn end of the railroad. Miss Bessie Rollinson, who has been attending school at Littleton, N. C , has returned home. J. W. Stevens, J. H. Harrelson, A. V. Lewis, O. H. Beverly, were all in Conway one day last week. John Holt spent a day at his home in the country laft week; for the first time since he has been in his office. Conway now has a roller skate ri lk. It was opened in the old tobacco warehouse building Monday evening and was well patronized. The warm weather we have been having has caused the fruit trees tc swell and the berry vines to put out their blossoms. A child of Mr. and Mrs. W F Vick died Tuesday. The afflicted parents have the sympathy of the entire community. Miss Nora Spencer of Suburb, N. C., who has been visiting at the home of Capti and Mrs. J. M. Oliver foi some time, returned to her home yesterday. I All persons who have selected lota it Lakeside Cemetery and those who want one, can get deeds foi same by applying to C. H. Snider, See. Board of Cemetery Directors It. / mt We know of no bet ter olace than Conway for the successful operation of a stock and poultry farm. Conditions are admirably adapted for the establishment of such industries. Hon. J. P. Derbam has introduced a bill to amend section 403 of tho civil code relating to the report of County Treasurer. We notico it has passed to the third reading. Possesses wonderful medicinal power over the human body, removing all disorders fiom your system, is what Hollister's Hoc icy Mountain Tea will do. Makes you well, keeps you well. 35 cents, Tea or Tablot, Norton'drug Co. The county authorities have decided to take in the contract for the now roller bridge across Kingston lake. It is stated that the lumber will l?e furnished for the work by Mr J T Shelly, one of our saw mill men near Couwuy. That's the house the Doctor built, The biggest house you see, Thank goodness he don't get our money, For wo take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Norton drug Co. Y. N. Gore, J. P. Ray. W. E. P. Cooper, H. S Chestnut, Levi Anderson. W.'M. Lewis, E T. Lovell, C. V. Bullock, were all visitors in Conway from the country last week. Mr. D. G. Spivey, of Conway, S C , has been added to the corps"of salesmen at the Spivey Trading Co. Mr. Spivey is a splendid young man and a capable salesman and will, no doubt, prove a valuable addition to ii.:? >4 i A. ?t ?. /M. itius in in.?jriuuitriu wuserver The J, G. Butler Company last week received its charter from the Secretary of State. It will continue the business at Loris heretofore conducted by J G Butler. The others interested in the corporation are J F Butler, Jr., Zaclc" Uuss and George Russ. C J Prince recently killed five hogs which netted 10113 pounds. The hogs were but seventeen mouths old when killed. This can hardly be beat in the State, and it shows what can be done in raising bacon in this county when it is gone about in the right way. The new warehouse on the property of Col D A Spivey and which lie is having erected for the use ot Ilorry Hardware Co., is rapidly nearing completion. The next enterprise that is likely to be placed along Main Street are the new brick buildings about which the Herald had something to say a few weeks ago. The Herald has recently added to its equipment, a large iot of new job typo. You can </rt the benefit of good printing by leaving your orders here. The right materials in the hands of a man who knows his business, and good work is the motto of the Herald's job department. E M Johnson has purchased the stock of goods owned bv A J Bass He is replenishing the stock with new goods and proposes to carry an up to date line of almost everything needed on the farm and in the household. He will make s'.mo improve ments to the interior of the building that will add greatly to its convenience and attractiveness. A dispensary constable who had never been here before recently spent some weeks iu an effort to discover the dispensers of blind tiger whiskey. He- left a few days ago no wiser than when ho came, so far as the results aro concerned. Tho law and order league is quiescent and the dispensary authorities baffled. There is no change expected in tho state of affairs. Complaint reach us of bad delivery of the Herald over the routes leadingj out from Boris. We regret to have to complain, but when our subscribers fail to got their papers on time wo cannot be expected to do anyit! TTT - ?II 1 I tin(j^ circ. wo can inis matter once more to the attention of the postal officials, and we trust we will not again have to mention it. A 1 hint to the wise is sufficient, or ought to be. Something has already been said i about the Clemson car, but it is well ' to*keep the dates well in the minds of the farmers. There will be the , meeting at Homcwood on Feb. 9th , and at Conway Feb. 11th. There f will be many things in the car to interest the farmers, and thev will havft aliincr n nnmhoi' r?f ttr\r\t1 onnnl/. ?. - vrvt V * ^VVAI o p^on l ers on subjects pertaining toagrieul) ture. Attend the meetings and you ? will be benefited. The Herald office will be pretty much 1 in a chaotic state for a few weeks I while the new plant is being install! ed? The new press has been shipped and is expected here this week. It takes much time and labor to in' stall a uew plant and make changes ; in the accustomed order of things, k but we trust our readers will not ' grumble if the paper may uot be as good as usual while the office is torn i up. Remember we are doing the > very best we can, and trying our. best to arrange to give you a better , printed paper, and as much better in other ways as we can possibly make it. MM conwAy, s. c., thurs CHEMICAL WORKS BURNED LARGE QUANTITIES EXTRACTS PROM LIGHT WOOD LOST There was no Insurance on (lie Plant, and the Loss Is Estimated at Over $17,000. The Retorts Were not Injured and may be Used Attain, aud the Copper Pipes and the Like are Worth Something as old Metal. Tho plant of the Walker Chemical Works, situated on tho Conway, Coast & Western railroad, across the river, in sight of town, caught on fire last Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock and quickly went up in flames. The manager, Mr L. D. ( McGrath, was in Conway attending) the performance of tho Lyric Glee Club at the Burroughs School Audi-) torium, and the fire was not noticed until the crowd was leaving the school house after the entertainment. A crowd of men went over with Mr. McGrath and got there iji time to save his dwelling from tie flames and also an oil car and a e?' load ol light wood that happened |> be standing on the railroad traof. Tl?n li/AiiKii it citimtrnl imn> ( Si A UVy 11V/UVJV ?*. 01 If HfVVVI ? IV H I HM' I bunk of the river and the wind blow the flames the other way. There were several explosioAfrom the choa ieals stored about tl? place. There was a large woodojj tank on a small dock on the river side. This was blown several hundred feet up into the air where it circled round and finally exploding and throwing the staves and fire in every direction, setting lire to the woods on the opposite side of the river. Near the railroad track were three large steel tanks full of oil extracted from pine knots. Explosion of these tanks was expected every minute as they slowlv had their foundations burned from under them, but in falling, the valves and pipes were broken, giving air holes through which the oil escaped. This made the hottest fire of all, and made such a glare of 'gas light, 'hat the rails on th'; railroad truck could be plainly seen in bright lines all the way to the works by persons standing at the river. The contents of the, tanks were sometime in burning, but they made a big fire and roared like thunder. The oil in the three largcj tanks is said to have been worth $3,5^0 00 and that contained in the tank on the dock was worth abouthalf that sum. The total damage wrought by the flames is estimated at $17,000 00. 'Pi,,, i in; i! umui viiuiiiiLai w ui i\n uc gan the erection of their plant here in 11)05 They made valuable extracts from lightwood knots and trees. The manager of the business was Mr L. D. McGralh, who has made many friends since became here to lake charge of the business,' and he has the sympathy of the) town in his loss. There was no insurance whatever, as the insurance companies will not insure a plant of this kind. Mr McGrath stated that the plant would be rebuilt. From the Sand Rldjre. The woather conditions are very favorable for school, church work, mail routes, etc. The farmers are preparing for another crop by getting their fences and ditches in good condition. The Sand Ridge school is progressing well under the carcful supervision of magistrate Jos D. West as principal and Mi?s Catherine King as his assistaut. The school is supplied with new books and has Ian enrollment of sixty-six. The average attendance is good Tho Rev Mr Stanley delivered his monthly sermon to an attentive congregation at Eden the second Sunday. There is Sunday school every Sunday morning at the *Sand Ridge school house at nine o'clock. We are going to have a R. F. D. mail route through our section, which will be to great advantage. The mail will start from Myrtle Reach and go by way of Burcol, Stalvev, Socastee to Bucksville and back to Myrtle Reach. Several have put in applications to carry the mail. J. M. Hardee went to Conway recently S. S. Owens has gone to Florida. It is rumored that he will move his family there when he returns. Listener. ThcRtarht Name. Mr. August Sherpe, the popular overseer of the poor, at Fort Madison, la., says: Dr. King's New Life P1119 are right named; they act more agreeable do more good and make one feel better than any other laxativ.e" Guaranteed to cure bilious ness and constipation 25c at Norton Drug Co's. drug store. It DAY, JANUARY 24, 1907. A l.ctfcr From Hon Lllcrbcc The editor addressed a letter recently to Congressman J. E. Ellorbec asking his assistance in obtaining mail facilities for many people ^ around Gideon post oftice, which has been discontinued by the depart ment since putting in the rural free delivery route beginning at Gali- , vants Ferry. We have just received the following letter from our congressman, which leads us to believe that he is doing all he can for all his constituents. The letter folows: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON. January 16, FJ07. Hon H. II. Woodward, Conway, S. C., Dear Sir:-Tho matter has been taken up with the department. We will < do the very best we ean. It noth ng 1 is done in the course of a few weeks, i please write me again. Always glad to hear from you. Yours very truly, J. E. Ellerboc. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ^ Lucas County. \ Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the tlr.u of F. J. Cheney A: Co, doing busi ness in the city of Toledo, county , and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every ease of I Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure* Fit ANK J. CHUNKY, Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this lith day of December, A. 1). 188(1. ... u A. \V. Cileason, v' 1 a 1 Notary Fublio. I HaJFs ('atarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood, and mucous surface of the system. Send for testimonials free. Adldress F. J. CIIKNKY & CO. iTo.edo, O. Said bv all l)ru??iMsts, 7T> . Take llall s Family Fills for const ipation, Daisy Items. Tho health o" this vicinity is generally <^ood at present Though in mev seems to be very scarce on account t-f short crops last \ ear things seems t?? be lively here in the way ?>f improvements. Old houses have been moved; now ones built., and an up-to-date street lamp on 1 lie corner We have been requested to announce that there will he tin entertainment tit Mr, Win Carter's Sat urdav night, February 2nd, for the Ortlr. ~.wv<r ..r An...! I-..: 1 oviu 11 vi i | ui amnvui" iinr I I 11*11.1 | Carter our appreciation for .?nr vices rcndi red by hi01 for the past several years. It is a well known fact that lie has been called upon scores or times to prepare coflins and caskets for the deceased of this community for which he never makes a charge. Therefore the people of this vicinity are cordially invited to meet at the time and place above mentioned with something of value to present to Mr. Carter in recognition of his services. The writer will guarantee your gifts to be highly appreciated, therefore, come one and all, old and young with something of value for Mr. Carter. We don't mean to say that our friend Carter is so needy, but we should not try to ride a free horse to death and not be willing to help keep him able to ri le. Wo also expect to have nice organ music as well as a sociable by the young people. Don't forget the time. I L C and J II IT. The executive committee of the Waccamuw Association met at Doris, January 19th, Rev C . F. Stanley, chairman presiding. There was a majority present. The chairman announced the house ready for business. Rev J. D, Harrclson made application to the committee to recommend to the State Board for the pastors' salaries to be supplemented lor Union Valley and Pine Island churches, also asked that a geueral missionary be recommended to travel in the bounds of the Waccamaw Association. It was agreed that Union Valley and Pine Island be supplimented $50 each. Agreed to recommend Rev J. M. Dorman as goncral missionary and colporter in the bounds of the Waccamaw Assneint.inn rind t.r? dnvntn his entire time at a salary of $50 per month. The committee ordered 13. McCaines to attend the Welch High school at once, and that the faculty draw on J. C. Spivey, treasurer of the Waccamaw Association for $8 per month for his expenses. It was recommended that the salary of J, H. Stanley at Eden he supplemented H H. Holmes was recommended to receive assistance from the aged ministers relief board. J. L?. Boyd, J. C Spivey and W. L. Mishoe were appointed a committee to see to the raising of $1,500 for missions from the different churches of the Association. Trespass Notice All persons are forbidden to enter upon, shoot, hunt or otherwise to trespass upon the lands of the undersigned under the full penalty of the law. Ella I). Smith, ian 24 4t C. C. Barrel 1. ???????i t mmtammmm?mammmmm DUSENBURY--JONES. WLRl! UNITED IN IIOLY BONOS OP WEDLOCK. Social Event at Willow SprlnffH Clitircli Nca v Conway. Witnessed l>y I.arire Conxreiraiion. I'lte Bride a Ponnlar Voiiiimt Lady of This County, and the tiroom a Successful Business Man of (Mill litis. A large congregation of people gathered last Wednesduy morning, January 17th, at Willow Springs Methodist church, three miles from Conwa.t, to witness the marriage of Miss Fannie Pusenbury lo Mr Will W. Jones, of Mullins S. <\ The church was beautifully decorated, and . was tilled with people when the bridal party arrived at the hour appointed. While the wedding march was played by Mrs II. II. Woodward, a cousin of the bride, the crootn ad vaneed up the left aisle on the arm of Mr Albert Jones, a brother of the fjronin and his best man, and at the same lime the bride with the maid of honor, Miss May Dusenburv. marched up the ritrht. They met in .1 semi-circle inside, the chancel in front of the Kcv CI. 1*. Penny, who performed the ceremony in 1 he slan t but impressive form of the Method ist church. After the ceremony the or^an pealed forth the march n?cun, and the couples mnrelied out in the usual form. Messrs A. K. (Joldlineh, of Con way, and .1. M. Dusenbury, of Todd ville, acted as n.?hers. The bride wore a lovely dress ot pearl cj'ay mI<, with lace triiiiinin^ and gloves to mate.h . ??* ? * \ \ t \ i 1 ho maul 01 nonor, :?ia\ Dusenbury, worn n beco'nii g dress r>f pure whilr t rimmed in I mn and rihbm will) ?jlovc-> tc? match. Tin* ^I'lioiii and his 1 e^t man were attired in the lvgulat on suits of black bro.td ehdY In l ho af li-rnnnn Mr and Mi's .io'iis took tin*, iruin fur their heme at Mullins, S. C . carrvihg with them the well wishes of a larjjr circle rd bin. U , nere and in tit* county Mr Jones is to he coii}* -ululated np.tii winning a very pretty and chat mine bride. Two Marriaifts. Miss Ten pie Rotals to Mr l'Ynnio Holmes, on last Sunday night tit 7 o'clock, sit the l?<?thlehem church, the Rev ) ?) llnrrclson performed the ceremony Miss Addle Todd to Mt .1 M Gore on January (Mi. at Shell. S. Notary Public II L Smith performed the ceremony. Card of Tlianka. I desire in behalf of the Walksr Chemical Works to tender my sincere thanks to the many friends who in spite of the grave danger, so willingly assisted and rendered such valuable services in fight'ng the lire on the night of the 10th inst. Lawrence T). Mcgrath, Manager. A J Dew visited Conway one day last week. Mrs. J M Lewis was in town one day last week I II Hard wick was a pleasant caller one day this week. W. H. Hardee paid the Herald a pleasant call one day last wckk. \V T I Jour ne was in town on business one day the first of this week. J W Richardson of Homewood /vas amoiiL' our pleasant callers one day recently. nW. A. Squires was in the city one day last week and paid the Herald a very pleasant call. D. II Patrick added his name to the Herald list of subscribers while in town one day last week. D. V, Richardson of Rucksport was amontf the business men visit ing Conway last Tuesday. Rowland Chestnut, who lias been living in Orangeburg for several years, has recently moved back to Conway where he will now make his home. hast Sunday many people went over the river to the scene of Satturday night's fire. As a general rule the railroad bridge is left closed out on tins particular occasion it was open and those who went over had to hire a boatman. The Kev. J. Davis Harrclson was in Conway last Saturday on his way to his appointment at Warn pec, but lie failed to get conveyanco to lakohim up there, and so missed meeting his congregation. He states that he will be present on the next fcurth Sunday and tho evening beforo. ^ y I No. 42 "Docs Prohibition Prohibit?" In view of tho fact that "Horry Hoy misconceived the author of tho article which ho criti/.es in this issue and as there may ho others laboring under tho same impression, 1 ileein it proper to state that neither the Herald or its editor wore committed to any of the views thorein expressed. The Herald is no more responsible for the views expressed in the article under the caption'* Does Prohibition Prohibit?" than it is for the views of "Horry Hoy". It was a sitfued article and as such entitled to a place in the columns of the Horry HeraM or any other secular newspaper. Now, in order that there may not bj room for further misconception and that censure, if there be cause for censure, be placed upon the shoulder of him who is alone responsible, I shall use mv full name at the close of this article. In what respect was the article of the ilrd January misleading? Was it because 1 said the prohibition of the sale of whiskey by lejral enactment was a failure? If w, does not "llorrv Hoy concede the correctness of this contention audioes even further and declares that the (droat Architect of the Universe whose laws are immutable and whose power is unlimited in heaven as well as in the earth could not and cannot enforce a prohibitory law? There is a distinction with a wide dilVeronce between the crimes enumerated bv "Horry Boy" and w hiskev selling and wldskov drinking. Since the tires and thunders of Sinai both divine and human laws have forbidden the first and permitted t.hi'second. The prohibition of the former, as far as it lies wuuin iiumnn power to do is essential to the preservation ami purification of boll) divine and bullion governments, as well human society itself. To the contrary not one ? ord was upon the tables of stone ? forbiddir.nr the use of intoxicants and human cover.:mont recognizes their leei'imaev as articles of commerce by le^.iiizim.f their sal" and society upholds the government by enoourajjiny their side and use. I can yo further, but I am rot advocating the n.discriminate use <.f wliiski y but cmlcnd \ nat 'ihat if im.n will drink and cannot be perya.uled not to do so then legalize the sale of whukcv 'hiouyh the di&p-usury which pro\ id- > hat. no sale shall be -1 ? union ueioro sunrise or after sunset, nor on Sundnv, nor I o minors, nor to intoxicated persons. nor in 1 ess quantity than half pints. " Prohibition in Horry has ?leereused drink I deny the allcgu tion and demand tin; proof. No. column sense leaches nothing of the kind, but it does teach that as long as grain grows man will make and use whiskey and the preponderance of evidence goes to show that the more convenient it is the less is consumed because smaller quantities are purchased and less ofteacr. ' It is a deplorable fact enormous quantities of whiskey is being shipped into Horry" and as a consequence of these "enormous quantities" being unlawfully sold Horry is deprived of a large revenue from these shipments, now as long I as whiskey is being sold in "enormous quantities" and if our jails, penitentiaries and asylums are being filled with our boys and girls, is there any rcaso n why Horry should not receive a rovonuo from its sale an order to help support theso penal and charitable institutions'.'' Hy what rules of lo^io does "Horry Hoy" reason that Wilmington and other cities should ship whiskey into Horry in violation of the la-v of our Stato to debauch its citizens and corrupt our morals? If whiskey is to be sold unlawfully, why not sell it lawfully under the restrictions named above? J. W. Ogilvie, - i ? ? ? Mattic Items, I I Sw-. 111. ~ f It * ? licaiv(4 ui wiu community is generally good. Tlie farmers are busy preparing for another crop. Jt almost seems like spring has opened. John Clark and family have recently moved in this section. Mr Clark will do carpenter's work. He is now building a nice little eottago for Mr Todd. Mrs Dela Stanley has returned home from Florida after being gone about 11 months. Hob White Cured of Lmijj Trouble. 'Tt is no w cloven years sinco 1 had a narrow escape from consumption," writes C C). Floyd, a leading business mu/? of Kershaw, S. O. "I had run down in weight to 135 pounds, and coughing was constant, both hi. dnir nnrl l\.' I 1 v?y >mj uuu >J)( J." lllilliy I began taking T)r. Kind's Now Discovery, and continued this for about si* months, when my cough and lung trouble were entirely gone and I was restored to my normal weight, 170 pounds[" Thousand of persons are heald overv year. Guaranteed at Nortou Drug Co s. drug store. 50c nud$1.00. Trial bottle free.