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? P ' VOL XXI1. i in j im; Election of Officers for the Ensuing Year. A COMMUNITY BUILDER, ? * The Hooks of This Hank Showed a [Vet Hani in k of 11 per Cent I.oris Is One of the Host Colloti .Markets in the County. A t [\ moot i n?r of t ho stockholder* of the Bank of Loris, in the bank's office, in the afternoon of the Sth inst., the following directors were eleetc d. J C Bryant, ' P C Prince, CJeor^e J Holli'hiy, Thomas K Cooper, J N Jenretto, Dan W Hard wick, K L Sanderson, Subsequently life directors met and elected tfm following officers for the year, lJfOb: Thomas K Cooper, President. J C Bryant. Vice President, K L Sanderson, Cashier. The directors expressed tbemolves as bains? very much pleased with the showing the bank has made. Although the bank was opened in the face of lhe panic if showed a net prolit of 1 I per cent. The ban k h is done much toward the town and a jjreat convenience to the farmers and business nion of the community and is generally known as the "town's pride" One visiting Loris now cannot help but note the dilTere.nce in the busy little town-what it once was and what it is to-day and what she is to b'j in the future. Loris is one of the best cotton markets in the county and the largest, tobacco market 111 this section of the Stile. having sold near ono and 0110 half millions pounds the past season. , INew Btiildinirs. Contractor It. I'. Little last week closed a con trad with It CI. Collins whorebv he is to build on Main street for Mr Collins adjoining the post office building, a largo new brick building, t wo stories high and measuring 110 x 80 feet. The lirst floor will be made into a largo store, but itisnot known who will occupy it As to the second floor the whole of it will be taken up with a new hall for the Masonic Fraternity and the ? necessary reception and ante rooms banquet hall and the like. Mr Little stated to the ITeoild man that while the contract or lease for ten years which the Mis ias will have, has not been actually signed yet all the terms have been agreed upon, and that they will take it is a certainty. M >st of the materials for this building is already purchased, some of it. is on 1 ho <nvinrnl nml t.ln> work will begin without delay. Furniture Held tor On last Friday the t'ial of the case brought by li T. yman vs Mr , and Mrs W. W. Crosby on an account was call"d for trial, but the case was not heard. S. me weeks a<jo Mrs Crosb> moved to Dothan, Ala , and Mr Crosby went to Byrtlsville. N C. Just before Christinas Mr Crosby came back and was about hboliip tbe furniture to llyrdsville lie iiiiMr d.vman had it attached for a u-'ocery bill The agent at, the depot at the same time had orders from Mrs Crosby to ship the furniture to her The furniture, however, was taken by the otticer and was not shipped anywhere, but has been held under the attachment. Mr and Mrs Crosby hot!) came to Conway last Thursday and Mrs Crosby made a claim before the magistrate that the property was hers, and not Mr Crosby's hoping in this way, no doubt, to get the furniture. Ii developed that the account at Mr ll v. man's had been made bv Mrs Crosby ,^Vnd the groccryman did not know / Ar Crosby in the matter. A now ' Taut was filed against Mrs Crosby, and the furniture held under proceedings in that ease and this trial is to be .had on February 4th. a Businoss Ciininre. A recent change has taken place in the New York itucket Store run by W. W. Ruse, who up to u few days ago was the solo owner of the business. He has taken in as a partner with him, Nathan C Adams, who wss bookkeeper in the jiar.k of Con way until January 1st, when he resigned that position, it is stated that the business will be incorporated in a short time with the above named gentlemen as the ^A'ineipal owners of the stock. The ;.*>re has been popu'ar from the bogftinwg, and the business will j<ain with the addition of Mr Adams to its force. J. T. Sessions of Cobu, S. C., visi\ ted Coriway one day last week on business. Ho has sold out. his business at Adrian to his son G. T. Sessions. > * A IN APPItO AGtllING MAKKfAliC Of Two Promlnctit Voiin>f Socicly People of Coil way. Invitations to a marriage of more ihan local inler^fc have? boon sent <ut this woo* which read as follow? : Mrs Sarah Frances llryan requests? your presence at the marriage of her daughter Lou i so to Mr Henjamin WolTord Wait om the afternoon ol Wednesday the twenty-seventh of January at two o'clock At Home Conway, South Carolina Mrs IJryan has made her hotrso c?? i I.. . 111 vuu nay MUti! nujiu'iH un til lasi year. For many years prior there to she uail lived at Union Point., Georgia, Miss Louise Bryan taught in the Burrouebs Graded School last year ar.d up fo Christmas of the present term The universal regret occasioned by her resignation will now be changed into wishes for her happiness. Mr 15. Wo (lord Wait has been a member of the Conway Par for the oast four years, and is well known throughout the county and State The wedding ceremony will be performed by Usv W. L Wait, the father of the ^rooui, at. the home ol i he bride's mother, in the presence of only the immediate relatives and ami a very few intiinale friends. Shortly after the ceremony the bride and grooin will leave on the afternoon train, bearing with them ;he wishes of a host of friends for a loii<j and happ3r life. diem John fj Boyd, born Ati"ud, S'.h, ISr.i, died February 7th, DOS, need 5(1 years, 5 months and 2!! days. At the e;.:" oi 2d he joined tin* Missionarv Br pi :st church at Cain Branch in 1SCU. Soon after, in the same year, he was elected church cleric. Some years al erwurd he and Other-, constituted B ulah church mar his rft<..irh?;if' * S t< ?oi'Vi?rl :k < ? tr for it several years. He was elected Supervisor of llovry county and served several vars as one of her county otlicors. During this time he was elected Clerk of the Wuecainaw Baptist Association arm served with tidcli y md zeal until the day of his death. ; ft* was a nmrubor of the executive !>o ;,nl for the good eau-e and cheerfully served to lite end He was a man who made many friends wherever he w nt. Flo was one who always contended for the good of the cause ?>f the Lord He was the first B ble teacher in the Sabhath school. He was among the first to support the gospel at h one md in fove;gu fields. We cannot give him too much credit for what be has done in the name of the I .ord for the advancement of Christ's kingdom and the uplifting of fallen humanity. We all knew him and we ail loved him. We greatly miss his presence and influence in the church, the Sut day school and the community. He told us that ho had made his peace with his creator and his foot prints while sojourning in this vale of sorrow proved it to lie so. II is physician did all that lie could do to stay the disease, but all in vain The Master had called for him to enter upon his reward in the city of many mansions. After several had gathered around lis death bed to view the la^t of his mortal remains his bereaved companion kindly asked the Uov I) D Cox tc talk some and sing and pray, aftei which his remains were taken tc the burying ground at Coin Branch where they were tenderly laid away j to await- the resurrection morn Some months afterward Ins funera was preached by Dr Caugston, o Conwav He left a wife and six 01 seven children and many friends cc mourn his loss and while we fee that it is our loss wo are consoler with the blessed assurance that i is his eternal gsiin. Submitted by committee of Beu lah church. Rev 1) R Cox, Rev ,J W Cox, Deacon II W Boyd. Card oi' 'I hanks. 1 take this method of thanking my many friends for their kiiidnes during tho sickness and death of in; ; dear husband. May the Cord bios them all. Mrs. L. S. Cooper. (iooJ.% ICoadH. TI13 now county supervisor ha asked the legislature to appropr'ati to the county the sum of $10,000,01 to be used in the building and re pair of roads and bridges in th county. No subject is of more im portanee to the people of the coun ty than this, and although it ma make taxo a little higher, it wouli be the best investment that couli bo made. We hope the legislator will give him the appropriation as It od for. T. B. Cooper was in Conway yef tcrday morning CONWAY, s. c., THUR! IMli Held Its Regular Annual Meeting Monday% , CODE OF MEDICAL ETHICS ' Discussed l>y l>r .1. A Norton and i Otlur i>\cml?orsi of the Society 1 Other Important I'apcrs Kent) ami will l>c I'ulilislicd. | The Horry Covin! v Medicat Society mot lust Monday with the follow'hilt I members present: A. I). Lewis, 10. i Norton, J. A. Norton, II. If. I3ur- I roughs, 10. A.Stalvev, J. W. Floyd < and J. S. Dusoubury. l)r I3a^?jett, ] of Tatior, N. (?., who is a member of ? the Columbus County Medical Society, was present as a visitor. ev- 1 oral papers of vory instructive and < interesting nature pertaining to the professioi were read by the mem- ; Ivors. I)r J. A. Norton read the ; urct !>i ?; series <>l papers on the sub1 ft of "/he Code of Midio al Ethics" i 'i'liis subject was finely discussed by ;.!! physicians present and these pa- i i per s will bo published later, dealing as they do with the relation exist- ; ' it.k between patient and physician, ail between physicians themselves, and, therefore, are of much interest 1 and imp irtance. 1 : I)r 11 T. Kirby and Dr \V. E. Mc- < Pord made application tor membership. Dr Kirby has recently located I ,; at Loris having come there from ! South hynchbuij^, The next meet- 1 iu<,'of the Society will be on ilio i s? cond Monday in February. The c t. me of meeting has been changed .? from afternoon to evening. From Hickory tirovc. , Editor IJkrai.p:?Please allow 1 mo space in your paper for a few i words from this place. The health of the community is jgood, or at least we hear of io sickness, Everybody seems to be enjoying life as well as usual. Wo have no deaths or marriages to report i s Mr. Wilson Elt;e and family of. \ heir Eons, have moved in our ( n dt'hborhood, we welcome them , I a id wish for them a pleasant sojourn among us ( Rev. .i W. Todd filled his ap- ^ j pointment at Hickory G rove on last j Saturday and Sunduv. ?' ' # t i We had a box supper at Hickory j Cirove church, Saturday night J?vn. ^ Dili mst, as was published in your . columns of last wee!;, the amount | raised was $211 10 for winch we , I thank the members of the church and Sunday Schoyl and the public ( gt neraliv. The proceeds will be used for the painting of the church j as was stated last week, waich v w ill help Oi in g the church clear of r any of her building and painting j debt excepts.")', which I as a member of the building and painting committee) feel proud. j Now the box supper which was ^ bitterly opposed by "A Young La- . dy" in la>t week's issue was con- (j 1 templated and voted on by the Sun day School at Hickory Grove and I am quite sure that the Sunday School or its Superintendent did not mean to have a ball or a frolic as "Young Lady of last week" in- ^ smuates. The box supper was con: ducted in a religious manner being ' opened by singing and prayer, then 1 he boxes and cake wcie sold with , ' the above results which was all 1 done with a good intention by the } church and Sunday School. Now if "Youi g Lady" has any more to say 1 hope she will come out and sign her true name to her article as no young lady would care for giving her true name to any article she [ would write. With best wishes to the Herald , and its readers. ? W. E. Hardee, ' Secretary and Treasurer Huilding 1 ' and Painting Committee, t A \v??r<l I'rimary S. S. Teachers, If some one had a message for you and asked you to meet them halfway, wouldn't you hasten to hear what the friend had to toll you? Woil, Miss Grace VV. Vandiver is corning about four hnndrcd miles to tell the primary teachers of this I county what she knows about handls inchildren in the Sunday school. V All that is left for vou to do is hum si up the road to Loris and meet her there. This is a rare treat for Horry county, and it. will cost tho Associaiion eon$i?h.; able to have Miss Vandivor come ..It this way to be s with us. This nftidy will be the on^ ly opportunity > on will ever hove of U hearing her, so let no primary Sunday ;>ciiool teacher in the county fail r to bo at Loris. '? ocre is but one more Sunday now before the convention, so make up your minds now to ,, jio, and ask your co-workers and cj friends to oo with you. You need (j all the help possible to teach those t, little ones God has entrusted to your guidance. Go to Loris praying for ? enlightenment and you will ^ctit. I? Igmmmrn?? J- E. P. McQueen was in town on I business one day last week. I SDAY, JANUARY 11, 190!). NO VV FOR I.ORIS. I'lic Second Annual Convention of llorrv County Sunday School Association. Yes, this liino last your there .vere those who said Horry could lot win the State Hanner. There vre those now who say wo cannot i uild it. What about it? What do rou sav? 1 say we can, and we will. This means though that you nust do your share. One of the )i^est parts of that share is for you to attend the convention at Hons. We will expect to see you ! here. There is but one more Sunday now before the convention, so ma Wo your plans now. We want no school in the county to have hiss than two leleoates. That means you and at least one other. See to it that yoa .to not alone. There are many township ollieers, a*ho are willing to work, but who lon't know what to do. Kvcry phase of the work will be taken up it lioris. Attend the convention! ind .yon will learn more about the work in throe days than you will earn at home in three years. If vou have not already done so, mail your statistical report to Mrs Mary S. Hack, Bueksville, as soon is possible. I have on my desk a letter from Mr W ay. He states that he will bo with us, and is expecting a bi?j convention. Let's make it the bi^oost *\cr held in the county. Programs of the convention are [)eii x mailed to the superintendents n the county whoso address we iave. Will the superintendents have ihcm distributid and road them in lonccrt next Sunday at Sunday school. Pray for the convention every day nul come to Loris on Friday, Satirdav and Sunday, 22nd, 2'Jrd and Mill praying God's blessings on the neotin^. Paul Quattlebaum, C ounty Prcsident Reply to "yoiiinr Lady." Kiutou IlKUALDt-Please ?ivc me .pace in your piper for a few words u regard to the box supper at I lick>ry Grove church last Saturday btfht. I as a member of Ilickorv Grove Church gave my eousent to have the >ox supper. It was gotten up by iro. II. F Uurdee, a faithful man 0 his church and Sunday School. Ic got the supper up in favor of he church and for a good purpose md with a good intention. The >oxos were prepared by the young firls and ladies of the neighborhood. The meeting opened at seven >'clock by singing and prayer, and 1 good talk by our beloved pastor, lev. .1. VV. Todd, then the boxes vere sold and it, seems to mo that very one that bought a box bought t with a good free will. We had food order and good behavior. Now Mr Kditor, ! really believe hat there was more harm done in hat piece that came out in your pu>er last week signed "A Young Laly" than the box supper. W. (J. Chestnut, Hsiyljoro Items. Mr. A. llell who has been very ill or the past three months, is imirovir.g fomc. We hope he will bo ible to attend his work again soon, We arc also glad to say that lire, i. U. Gerrald is improving. We have been having some very ool weather, which is vtfry much ippreciated. Farmers are getting ready for mother crop I don't think many >f the farmers will plant cotton this ifoo v 7 tirill l*w > m ao t 1 i? a 4- /a Vs* i /./.a I yuui . t u yv 111 mi ihuouj lwi ii} unjivuiiu iiul potatoes. The pastor delivered a very inlerestin^ sermon at the Baptist ahurch last Sunday to a very lar^e [irowd. Wo have called Rev. I). D. Cox to pastor at this church and we are very well pleased. Mr. A. J. Cox has resigned with] Mr. li. M. Prince and has moved to his business at Nichols. Mr. It M Prince has moved bis mercantile business toGurley, S. C. Mr. John W. Prince and Miss Kate Smith visited in the Blanche section last Wednesday Lets hear from all the correspondents. P(-'K? The farmers are now wanting tobacco with which to plant the beds for the crops of 11)01). The Ilorry \Y arehouse is looking for a large lot which they have oidered and which they will give away to the farmers as soon as/they get them. Col D. A. Spivey and L. 15. Singleton, Ifi^q ,loft ihclirst of the week for Columbia to bo present at the opening of the general assembly. Mr Spivey goes as Senator for the county and Mr Singleton with Mr M. M. Stanley are the Representatives in the house. ? Miss Riggs, of Orangeburg has been elected a teacher of the Burroughs oraded School to (ill a vacancy caused by a resignation / tall t [? II [SB.* ' Gathered by a Herald Man 011 Ilis Rounds. CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE. Stray Itits of !S'cw? (iatlicrcd !by tlic Wayside for tbo Information ami Instruction of llvraul Kcaclcrs-'llappciilnflfs of Interest About the City. P. V. Dunn was in Conway recently. 11. P. Grantham was in town last Saturday. George Price was in town one day recently. H. C. Tuton spent several days in Conway last week. M. M. Martin, of Dongola, was in Conway last Thursday. Mrs. W, K. Britt has been very ill at her home near the Gully. P. M. Dew, of llomewood, was in 1 Conway one day this week. S. J. Lewis, of Joppa, was anion*; j the fanners in town last Thursday. The Skating Kink opens Friday I evening, uood music and good 1 lights. 1 Johnee Floyd and N. A. Shelly were in Conway on legal business , last week. A car load of Mules and Horses ' just in. Your credit good with us Conway Live Stock Co. Shoos repaird. Dost workmanship and best material. I) L. Davis, 1 next to Conway Live Stock Co. ( The ollice of county treasurer will bo turned over to the new treasurer about the first of February. 1 FOU SA LK?One John Deere rid- \ ing sulky plow. New. Price reason- j able. Address, Box 72, Conway, S. C. \ The Skating Kink opens Friday evening. <iood music and good lights. !i J. S. Cooper lias purchased the a cottage of W. P. Hardee and has a sold the cottage which he recently ? occupied to G. W. Bacot. C, B. Newton, of Soeaslee, was in Conway recently. His daughter, Miss M. E. Newton, left that afternoon for college. B T. Holmes, J. K. Harrelson, J. t T. Hatcher, C. C. Gore, K. A. Law- a rimoieand K. II. Hucks were in * Conway one day this week. h F. Marion Johnson has purchased a Hie Illlll Island f:\rm in ftimne/ui Creek township froin W. L. Misboe, t and will move there with his fain- a ily in a short time. s Uamp Long, J P. Hirdee, Geo. s Slalvey, S J. Lewis, W. M. Rhodes, W. 11,' Roll, .1 VV. Cox, Li. G. Gil- ^ more, l?. IlulTkin and I. A. Hell, all visited Conway last week. The Skating Rink opens Friday evening, oood music and good a lights, I The ease of W. Li. Lewis vs W. M. Parker was to have been heard in ( the magistrate's court last Thurs- | day, but by agreement of all parties j the case was continued until tomor- t row. , The largest turnip the Herald ' force over saw was brought to the ( oflico last week by J. T. Hatcher, who raised it at his place in Dog BlulT township. It weighed nine pounds and was truly wonderful in si/.e. One day last week quite a number of oW iron safes and old furniture of oyery description including pigeon holes and filing cases that were used in the old court house were sold to various persons at auction on the public square. The Skating Rink opens Friday evening. Good music and good lights. Hon Ti. B. Scarborough and Mr Will A. Freeman returned last Thursday from Wilmington, N. C., where they spent several davs on legal business connected with the Kanawha Lumber Co. IJ. L. Buck was employed by the grand jury to advise a new system of bookkoeping in some of the county ollice.s made necessary by recent In# A 4 i /% n t lt/k n 11 bi/ *A 4 fP LA I iv^i^iativiu wii nit' qui^jcuu. 1 uu iui ill i of the new books for the clerk of court which he has prepared is complete in every detail. D, F. McGoilgan and W. L. Singleton, members of the County Hoard of Commissioners, remained in Conway all of last week uptil Thursday I afternoon assisting Supervisor W. K. Holt in winding up the atYairs of j his olliec so that he could turn the i samo over to Mr A. C. Murrell, the j new County Supervisor. I No. 40 J. P. Derham was in Conway tho lirst of this week. []M P. Davis has opened a lunch counter on I'rd Avenue, next door to O K, (jrillin. The office of county clerk has been Idled for the oust year vey efficiently by .!. N. Jenrettc. fie was recently elected treasurer of the county, and has resigned his former office to take effect as soon as the work of this month has been completed. Conference of l.ocal President*. Mrs. (Jeorge Oflicer, president of the Waccamaw Worn tn's Christian Temperance Union, Mrs. I). J. Nuttall, State Superintendent of the Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction for the State Union, and Mrs. Mary A. Iladley president of Homowood Union, were in Conway Thursday January Hth, quests of Mrs. Alfred K. Wait, president of the Conway Union A conference regarding matters of importance to the work was held. Work in progress for the Prohibition law, the lecture tour of Mrs. KmmaG. Deitriek who will soon return to South Carolina for an extensive lecture tour, beginning her itinerary in Horry County, and oth er things or which "more anon" woro considered. Owing to the long, cold drive be fore them the Eddy Lake ladies who were accompanied oy Mrs. Nuttalls little son, Master Edwin, were compelled to depart early in the afternoon. Mrs. Iladley, with her daughter, Miss Edith Herkimer remained over antil Friday to attend the meetings >f Evangelist McLees at the Presoyterian church. E. low's Tills? We offer One Hundred Dollars Howard for any case of Catarrh that :annot be cured bv Hall's Catarrh Dure. F J Cijenky, & Co., Toledo, Ohio We, the undersigned, have known F J Cheney for the last la years, and relieve him to be perfectly honorable in all business transactions and inancially able to carry out any obigatiotis made by his linn. Wai.dinci, Kinnan & Mauvin, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, (). Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern111, acting directly on the mucous iirfaces of the system. Testimonials ent free. Price, 7a cents per bottle iold by all Druggists. Take Hull's Family fills for contipation. ? - ?? ? Adrian. The Herald seoms to be appreiated here judging from the size of he bundle and tho eagorness of the ubscribers to get it. Our new pastor, Mr White, met is congregation at Poplar last Sun? av for the first time. He preached very impressive sermon. G. T. Sessions has bought the inerest of his father in their business ,t Adrian and is running it at the ame old stand, We wUli him much uccess. C. W. Booth killed two shouts a few lay8 ugo that netted 172 pounds. ?hoy were raised in the woods and vere fifteen monthsold. How about hat Mr No Fence Man? I). I). Anderson has been getting ill the ripe strawberries from his >atch was were needed for table ise. Miss Anges Booth, the youngest laughter of the late Iiev K. P. Jooth, was married last Sunday to dr Ohm Boyd at the home of the uride's mother. Mr Chan let* Todd, totary public, performed the corenony. We are listening for the wedling bells to ring again soon. McD Don't Oct a Divorce. A Western judge granted a divorce on account of ill temper and bad breath. l)r King's New Life Pills would have prevented it. They cure constipation,causing had breath liver trouble the ill temper, dispel colds, banish headaches, conquer chills. 2f?c,, at Norton Drug Co. Obituary. The death angel visited our home add took dear papa. L S Cooper was born April 9th, 1841, and departed this life Dec. 29, 1908, age(>/ years. 9 months and 20 days. While suffering he repeated the first versos of the 14 chapter of John. The words that Christ gave his disciples, "T go to prepare a place for vou, saying I am one of them " He expressed his willingness to die, saying, that lie would be at rest. Pupa is gone, oh we are so lonely, how can we do without him, no one to advise. But wo mourn not as those who have no hope, for our loss is his eternal gain. Asleep in Jesus far from thee, Thy kindred and their graves may be; But thine is still a blessed sleep, From which none ever wakes to weed. His loving daughter, Isa,