The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 28, 1908, Image 1
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VOL XXII.
Horry's Public Buildings A
and Turned Over I
Beautiful and Commodious Bnlldii
lure and Conveniences Tliousnn
tieipute in Hie Ceremonies.
ICvor since it, Ijocuhiq noised
around thai, the jail h id b?en completed
and accepted by tlie Commission
and later on when the court
,S /;.\ A/<> li a ./ IK) L LI DAY
U ho dvntniuli<1 Liiyfch/ to the r*,tssii(/e
of the Act.
house was said to have been practically
finished and only awaited the ac/vmt
n in* ? h : 1 I?i * tieoln I a.?? n M
|f"i?iiV "tr "IV m i.'11'U i?u .>M h
h 'it.iHM' Wilkins, of Wilmington,N
for them to become tin; property
of the county, the people have been
wondering why the buildings have
not been occupied and the wheels
?)f justice turn within its wnlls.
However, hYiday last witnessed ilie ,
formal turning over the buildiugs
?.THE NEW C<
/
bv Hi1 Commission to the
custodians of I hem. The occasion \
was a gala one lor n.e people ji
of Conway and 1 lorry and ri?*ht I
royally did they accept lhc occasion
as one r< pairing general observanee
and universal celebration.
In anticipation of the important
event ?important because it marked ^
the dividing line between the :
hopeless future of the Iforry of the
}>ist and the glorious dawn of a new
era roseate with great possibilities (
ofdcvelpment and substantial achie- 1
vemont as well as permanent progross-the
people of Conway made
elaborate pre parations to royally on 11
tertain the invited guest. Decked ]
in holiday attire, with bunting on "
on public buildings and private resi- ,
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urin w, iUIU Mil I illljl I JJ <1 nil IIJ^JS
proudly Moating therefrom as if *
caught with I ho spirit of ihe occa- .
s?on the city presented a pleasing
picture of warm hospitality. The 11
balance of the story is told by others.
The act providing for the new
court house and jail was passed in v
February 1000. By it the money '/
was to be raised through $10,000 00 1
in county bonds. 11
On October Mlh, 1000 the commission
succeeded in selling the $-10,- 1
000.00 bonds for $10,700 00 and contracted
wiih 11. P, Little to build 1
the court house for $24,050,40 and
with the Pauley .Tail Co , of Wash- 1
irgton, 1). C , to build the jail for
the sum of $0,400 00. The commission
has paid to Mr Little for extra
work on the court house $200.00 and 1
to Pauley Jail Co , for extra work
on jail $00 00 1
The actual cost of the court house
as shown by statement of Mr Little
is a little over $21,000.00 and the ^
jail, as stated by Pauley Jail Co.,
cost a little over $10,500 00. 1
The size of the court house, main
building HI x 70, eleven large rooms
outside of the main court room, 1
which is 43 x 70. Court house well
furnished with the best oak desks,
tables, seats and the like. All offices
i&. * k t ' I ,, -. . -
m
ccepted by the Coinmissio
to the Custodians.
ijf* r.<|iiipnc<l Willi Modern rum
itls of People in Attendance to l?o
furnished with mo till eases and on!
nn furniture. The main court roo
will seal lad.
The jail has six nice rooms in 11
00 L O. /'. 01 WIT J M
Chair man of //.# Cnur' //<n.<< am' ,
( '"/// m i ss in n .
dwelling part an four lur#.* io>u
up stairs and t? cells t a h I
enough for two pi isoiau s. < I s a.
so arranged that the >juiic i i ti11><
o' c 'Us may bo l.u*? <1 <?n o p of ti o
if needed. The s./.o of main j:?
buildii x is !I5 x f)0.
'J lie work or thoo hut di ?.?s < < n
innni I'd In O. t bui* Ibi o . 11(1 u :
<: mpl to i about Jai u r / I I., l.hlThe
euinmi.sbion w It mv.1 <>1 I l?uil?
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w::>+X;:v. :: : vAr- :x>-v. .
DURT HOUSE
f?r n.l">on!. $10,000.0
<Vill pay for both, court h .','1'i/1/
ail and have about $0,000.00 for
iriilk'cs.
Ill J A ill liS II KMC V It I <' ?. Jit.
With a precision that is remarkblo
as well as unique, tlu* proc sj-io.i
wuntf into line 1 h s moiiiinjr uiuler
he leadership ol Marshal Raul Quit
lebaum, who handled it like a vetran.
Tuo day was a success, the
rowds larjfc aid enthusiastic and
he pio^rain was carried through
eithout a hitch and in perfect time,
'his is said to he the llrst time thai
o ? .1 t\ . i * ' '
, ^uyoi him m ouiii ii v.aroima nan
>een seen by many present and the,
iccaston was notab!e--a dies ilia,
lovernor Ansel arrived at. b a in ,
nvvinjj; si>ent the ni^htat Chndbourn
vhero lie was entertained by Col J.
V. Brown, tlio man ' who brought
lown the first colonists from the
lorth west.
On arriving at Conway, Governor
Vnsol went to the Kington hotel
v'aore he was looked after by a
ipocial committee, lie took his place
n the carriage at the appointed hour
ind received cheers as he moved off.
The following Was the order ol
narch:
Program.
i0:00 A. M,? Band Concert on
Main Street
.1:00 A. M.?Formation ??f Parade,
m..Ui i- e . * '
vi^tiv runwn^ 111 iroilL Ol l/ltii!wood
l/iwn, loft ex to tiding down
by City Hall.
.1:15 -Parade moves to new Court
House and disbands.
11:30?Meeting called to order by
Temporary Chairman, Hon (1 J
Holliday, State Senator.
11:80?Opening Prayer b> Itey Ci VV
Qatlin.
1:35? Music?Led by Conway Musical
Club assisted by school children,
1:45?Meeting turned over to the
Har Association, represented b.y
Hon R B Scarborough, who presides.
CONWAY, S. C., THU
MtWn .WHu *v IKi ???WM??i??
12:00 M Reading Legislative Act
11 providing for Now Court House
and Juil bv Hon J I* Dorham.
12:15 l\ M.?Address, formally
turning over Huildings to the
County-by ColC P Quattlobaum,
'* . Chairman Huildin^ Commission.
r- 12215 Address Accepting the Huild*
in?js in behalf of tho people of
the County by Hon I) A Spivoy.
v- 12:15 Acceptance c?f Court House
in try Clerk \V H Mi shoe as Custodian,
ie 12:15 Acceptance of Jail by Sheriff
I1 .! Sessions.
12:5b (Vab rof the Day-Governor
Martin P Ansel,
1:25 Mu.de, S lent -Idee] b> Conway
O* chesi ra and School Children.
1 :.'50 I h nec'ici ion by Dr W J Lan/jsston.
i :;<) General Hiskct Picnic and
( V 1 ' i rheeiio
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run path/>:it or run ////,/, pjto
run nuw couitr l
I'nrniMtirui IJorn.fn
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PAUI. (Ji aTTLEBAUM, ciiiof Mar- '
nlial, '
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1st -Mounted Police under command
of Chief Kortosouo.
2nd---Artillery Band Prof Owens,
M.nst or.
, !?rd?Millitary Escort?Horry Tin- (
an rs ,
1th -Carriages containing (a) the. '
Oovernor, (b) Commission, (c)
I Court OITlcials, (d) i lorry Dele- '
gallon, (c) liar Association, (f) '
! County ohicers, (g) City Conn- '
eil, (ii) Invited 'Juests.
r> tl i ?Carriage with Conway Musical
Cut). i
Cub !i/-?/ ?! Cl.!l,1? 1 ii- ?
..w.#. winiiirrii aim i' m'.iiiiy
commanded by Prof Ik-thea.
7ili. --Confederate Veterans corn- '
rnnnd of Cap!. Jeremiah Smith. 1
Committees in charge of Colo- '
bration.
Itth.-?Committee on Kntertain merit.
l()Lh.---Fire Department.
11th ?Other Carriages ahd Floats in 1
charge of Capt J JB Coles.
12lh.--Pedestrians commanded by *
Mr .1 T Proctor.
Under Articles 11 and 12 everybody
is invited and exacted to join '
us in the Parade. 5
Itouto of Parade will be: Up 1
Main sh oot, to (>th avenue, west to 5
Kim street. Down 101m street to
New Court House and di abend. 1
Sttl> Formation. j
Carriages containing the Speakers <
Olliccrs, Committees and Invited t
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RSDAY, MAY 28, 1908.
Guests will form on Fifth Avouuo,
between Main aim Laurel streets.
Conway Musical Club v\ill form on
Fifth avenue, we t of Main street.
Confederate Veterans will form on
sidewalk between M F Church and
Commercial hotel.
School Children and Faculty will
form on Luke.wood Lawn.
Committors on Celebration and
Knlorlainment foi m on S<(iiaro between
Lakowood and Lee's Store.
Mounted Folic.e. Military Lseort,
Fire Department will form on
Fourth Avenue, east of Main street
( Kher Carriayos, llucgmv, Floats
and other Vehicles will Item on
Fourt h A venue w e* I of Main street.
IVdestrains will form on Main
street, frontier on 1nk < f Conway
extending down hyCi'y Mall.
F.ich of thee res j m e I i \ o seoiions
will take its j>1. tm? in the main jvv
rnde at. the ((inmand ol the Chid
Mars! iul and m<ve pionmtlv at
11.15
11 y (u der ?>f
Fan! <1 matllobnum,
Chi f rsl.al.
O ) ?rri\ iM" .! ihe <,;,? nnl> 1h<
pr??r ssi mi i)isi) i i'ii (i .mil ilia ( Ni I"
eUes b? ^ .'i u ii 'i .iii iu 1 fmhi.'i iuii
it n<l ex plana' i >n In ft r-ti lor (if >i <jf
J. Uol iilav as I. inp rar. i haii-num
AfU i t ;:l ; the moalii <: IO one
a ml s t a 'i n n || / it , t ihj.>ct> i a ^cl
SLMVKY
V11)1 \<! FOU 'I'll/ ; K/,'ay"HON <>F
toua a; /i ;v/> .iml
jhoson word5? ho in trot! need the
venerable servant of (?od, Itev (j. W.
Jatlin, who 11 *s bean worn out in
I,ho eauso of Christ. Mr Catlin's
prayer was one of ihns" toucbingly
beautiful petitions that none hut
righteous, clean of heart, and life,
:;ati lav at the throne of grace.
At the conclusion of t.ho prayer,
Senator Hollidav read the net, authorizing
the bond issue and creating
a eominiH-ion to look after the work
[>f selecting a site and of building a
court house.
Mr Scarborough, who :i c t. o d
throughout as ina-tepof ceremonies
lind who discharged that duty with
consirn it o jjrvco and :na tery, introduced
Col Quattlebaum of the.
commission, .vho j/avo an account
:>f tho work of the comiri's ion, its
lillieul ties and n< cnmplishmerits, <pv
in^ a detailed financial statement. of
the work's cost. lie paid a hiiyh
tribute to T.citnoi' Wilson, architects,
who desiyrod and overlooked
the work ; ho likewise paid a similar
compliment to Contractor II. 1*.
Little, oT Conway, who did the actual
work. Col (^unt th-haum ros * to
loqucnco at times and declared that
i people's culture was judged in the
main by the public works. Time
md again the people of I lorry c ?untr.v
had demanded a new court muse,
ts shown by reports of various grand
inries, When the old building that
3ad stood for nearly a century was
reeled in the midst of a wilderness,
he people had done amazingly well
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for that day and time. The progress
of Morry county had boon wonderful
alone many lines. She had won
honor and encomium for her progress
in agriculture, education and
lor her religious work, as shown by
her winning the Sunday school banncr
at Union some time noo over all
competitors. The commission had
taken a crave responsibility and
had undertaken to tfrasp it. It is
for 1 he coui ty to say; the fruits
were in the finished edifices. The
e nnniission was authorized to issue
f> pur (."Mit bonds; they aetuully
UON ././?. ni-:iurAM
.'/< r nj f'li Hons, (mil (' in/'/ IIdii.si it ml
J it H ('nut misxinn,
p\uo~t tIr^ bonds at I 1-2 por cont
it >d tr >t premium lor tln-m. <'ol
<>iic I baipo in i'l." a c;Var strong
s li nn ni. ;u.<1 'it 11 n> concliisioii of
lii ; oTuirl/s t!o keys of tin; court
h so and ja'l wore turn d over to
I'oITorrv do'< ^ itini and roooivod
for i.u( delegation by Col i). A Spivey
At this pou.t lion U l? Scarborough
n;4_r:? in pointed and boautir
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Tul rem irl-:s, <|iiotin^ Henry Grady's
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s'<jdit of t.In* World 8a?r(, h<?r?io
had caused th<ederB- ?f t.hi* threat
dome at Wa-il'rpm7 v fade from ,
his mind. IV? , *ou<(h went j
further and stated *ory achieve \
incnl, was horn of a thought and that
lh" beautiful court house was horn
in the thought of 1 he people of llor- '
ry. It < wt5 him ))leasure to intro- '
duoo the man who had conceived the
idea and e.arrlcd it out, Col I). A. i
Spivov. 1
Jot Spivev happily responded and
was particularly to the point in what (
he said. <:
Col Kpivey sdoko on a subject very i
near his heart and he made the >
vpoeeh of his life It was listened to (
with groat interest by iho large
tr-vthering present.
At thoconclusion of Col Spivoy's '
n marks he presented the keys of
the jail to SlierilT Sessions, who
"hoped t/nat ho would never havo to <
use th >m" and t.tx* keys of the court I
house to Clerk of Court VV. Ij. Mis- 1
hoe, who received thoin with a bo- \
fitting speech 1
Governor AiikcI. j
Cover nor Martin 1<\ Ansel was <
then introduced by lion It. II Scar- r
borough who spoke of him as a governor
of whom wo could be proud t
and who honored us by coming hero, j
Tho governor was nai t'cular hap- j
py in his response and his in trod uo- (
tion was the signal for prolonged j
cheering, lie spoke of the resources r
of the county in timber, land and
water -these three great natural re- j
sources, and spoke of that greatest c
of all resources, a Christian citizenship;
told how proud ho was to soo
tho Horry delegation to tho Sunday I
school convention win the banner at t
Union and go away with it. He hail
bjen especially struck with the
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fact, of Horry's winning the banner. *
The governor spoke of bis visit to
Washington and of the groat conference
of governors held there Ho
begged the people of llorry to preserve
their forests, especially to stop
the practice of firing the woods now
so prevalent here. The governor's
remarks were received with closo attention
and he had applause at tho
end. What ho said was entirely
suitid to tho occasion and marked
good taste.
When the governor had finished
ids remark*, Hon It. U Seat borough
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./. c. s/'i r/;r
St r<Idt'jl of'('mhl \h>'i.ir muf ,/nil Coil),
in i^sion.
announced that dinner wruld be served
in the pr<>\o, just after the boned
iet'on, which was pronounced in
impressive in inner b/ Uov W. J.
lampion, pis! or of tho Baptist
cburcli.
(),i i lie stand wi li the governor,
newt-p.p r in- n and vari ius quests
ai d iiieinb u's of the i: uniii s^iOii and
of various committees, wa? Jud^o
J. II. Hudson, of Hennettsville, in
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vpo.l by the Inr of Conway, an 1
Jud^otthipp who is to preside next
*r ?-V'pJilie new court house.
.? *?t 1 v' niVn^nlshod the t.
The Marion ban.. -.vie.uand
nusic that lo t the procession ^
ntorspersed the speoehos with var- ,n_
ous airs. 9
The barbecue dinner was prep#ar il
under the direction of Mr lieon
I. IfurrouLihs and was a good one.
The various tables were served by
,h? young ladies of Conway and the
pth/?> r?nntL'<l moo fo/l ml I ? I- A
ui w " VI nil w UUIMit, U IllU'n
ind without a murmur. The crowd
>ontaincd some six or soven thousand
as variously estimated although
t might have been even larger as it
vas hard to estimate it properly, *
>wing to the way it was placed.
At 2:30 the govornor hold a re eption
at the court house, where
10 met the citizens of the county.
With the governor's reception the
lay was over--the greatest day in
Horry's history in so far as signaling
achievement wont. The day
vas an unusually warm onofor these
n I i i n/loe V\nf II.** /ih/\i?i/1 '* " ^
iv.uuuun uut miu tniwu wiis U llttppy
md ordorly one. Thore was not a
1 runken or rowdy person at the
neeling. 0
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The Independent Republic has
;eored again and marked the
ung of a now era. Larger and bet^
or buildings are now the rule all
>ver the county and in a comparative- /
y short time they will be too comnon
to need extended not'ce. *
The general conditiou down here
s good and everybody is hopeful and
ontidont for the future.
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The farmers aro paying muoh at- g.
cation to diversified farming and
he people to diversified industries.
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