The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 25, 1909, Image 1
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VOL XXII.
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Gathered by a Herald Man
on His Rounds.
(pyjT ON THE BOUNCE.
Strav Bits of News Gathered t?y
the Wayside for the Information
and Instruction of Herald
Readers "Happenings of Interest
About tlic City.
News is scarce.
oarden true* looks fine.
Slumberland the Great.
The shad season is nearly over.
Call at the Herald office for pood
Wanting
\ L Edge was in town recently
on business.
"Slumberland," the great play
of the age.
Some radishes have made their
appearance in our market.
More brick is being hauled to the
site of the new Baptist church.
Con way is crawling-up two mail
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truiub cav ii wajr uuv ui n
Tho pay train came down yesterday
and made many a heart to rejoice.
The promise is that we will have
plenty of cream and peaches this
year,
Clerk W. L. Bryan visited his
former home at Little River last
week.
The revival at the Bethel A M E
Church, which has been going on for
the pastsevoral weeks, has come to
a close.
H H Woodward, Esqr., was absent
from the city the first of tho week
on legal business.
The cold snap that we have been
having lately, has injured the truck
and berry crops somewhat.
General A. W. Jones, of Columbia
spent several days in Conway last
week engaged in official business,
M F Sarvis, the well known land
surveyor, and one of Horry's best
citizens, was in town yesterday.
Quite a lot of real estate is ad
vertised to be sold at the court
house next sales day which ii
April 5th.
J. W. Dawsey has constructed c
photograph gallery on the oppoalt*
side of Main street fiom his place o
business.
Attend divine services next Sun
day. There is no reason why yoi
should not attend church at leas
, once on Sunday.
The jury commissioners, consist
ing of Auditor C E Barker, Treas
J iN Jenrette and Clerk W L Bryan
will draw the jury for the specia
term of court on April 1st.
"Slumberland"? the big city pro
duction next week.
We were mistaken as to the Wan
represented by Alderman Sherwood
He represents Ward G and Dr Mc
P-nrA Wn.rrl in whifih the nilis
complained of exists. How
ever, we are glad to be assured tba
Alderman Sherwood agrees with u
that this piece of public improve
ment is needed and should be at
tended to.
Joe Linguish, a young white mai
who was employed at the lun.be
v mill of J T Shelley near Ayuor S C
was recently lodged in jail charge
with attempting to wreck a train
It is stated that for so~ie time
unknown parties have been placin
scrap iron and railroad spikes on th
track of the Kanawha Lumbu
mj^rooration, and several narro*
escapes have been made from derail
ing the train. Some parties wh
were on the hand car one day sa
Linguish place a lightwood knot o
the track ahead of them soon aft<
the warrant was sworn out for hii
and he is now in jail for want 4
bail.
The railroad Commissioners <
South Carolina, paid a flying vis
to Conway yesterday in referee*
to the proposed double daily pai
senger service which has been a$k<
for by the town. The matter wj
finally placed with the Railro^
Commission,and they came down 1
hear arguments in its favor, an
4/% rrat.hat* all nnauihla dat.a Wnfn
W ^MVUVt VtMWW UV>V
tuning to a d cision. A complet
. bowing has been mode to thet
and those who have been keepii
up with the matter feel hopeful th
the extra train will be put on,
the change Is made it will give qul<
connection to places which are no
hard to reach from Conway. Ti
great increase in travel and traf
at Conway demands the change.
Don't forget Slumberland.
THE ANNEXATION SCHEME.
Klarton Want* to Dump Swamp*
and Sand Hill* on Horry.
Certain rumors having been repeatedly
circulated to theeltect tha*
a movement is on fot to annex the
lower part of Marion county to
Horrv. a Horalri renort*?r took the
liberty of Interviewing Col D A Spi
vey, Senator from this county,
whom he regarded as being the best
informed person on this subject,
so as to be able to give to the readers
of the Herald an accurate statement
of this effort to annex that
territory to Horry.
The Senator was asked if he knew
anything definite as to the scheme,
a*?d if so, to give us the present status:
"My first intimation," said he,
"of such a project being contemplated
was the week before I left
for Columbia to attend the Legislature.
I was approached by an attorney
representing, as he claimed,
the citizens of Woodbury township,
in Marion county, and wanted to enlist
my support in the interest of
the cause. The plan as I gathered
it was to have the Legislature to
p^>8 an act ordering an election in
the township mentioned to determine
whether they would join Horry
or remain with their mother, Marion
As you are aware, the upper part of
. t !iL T"V! 11 A. 1
Da anon, witu umuii uh uut'.utrt;. uuh
for years been endeavoring to secure
a new county by dividiug Mariou.
This scheme, as is well known, has
been vigorously fought by the people
of the town of Marion and vicinity.
A recent survey has showu
that the county had a bare sufficiency
of territory under the Constitution
to form the now county
and leave the required territory of
500 square miles in the old county
' So when I was approached by the
party referred to, I readily under1
stood the scheme and frankly told
. him so. T suspected it to be a plan
i to defeat the Dillon county movement.
To cutoff Woodbury township,
an area of about 28 square
. miles, and annex it to Horry would
so reduce the area of Marion so that
it could never hereafter, be divided
?thus defeating Dillon county for
all time to come.
'While I was not prepared to pass
on the merits and advisability of
- having Woodbury township join us,
? I refused to allow myself to become
a party in a fight which belonged exclusively
to the people of Marion
county. Until the Dillon county
' matter was finally disposed of I refused
to take part in the scheme
. above referred to The bill was
. actually drawn and the attempt to
j have one of our delegation present
it. The members of the House from
Horry, however, likewise refused to
* align themselves in favor of the an*
nexation proposition.
' "Now, the town of Marion and
lcwer portion of the county are
_ fighting the Dillon movement, and
j I fully appreciate their position.
k Were I a citizen of that section I
would likely do the same thin#. T
can understand that the success or
" failure of the Dillon new county
means much to old Marion. But I
? dd object to them involving Horry
* in the light, or attempting to draw
her representatives or any of our
citizens in this family affair of theirs.
- "Let them tight it out on its merits,
and if Dillon fail9 in its aspirations
, then we can take up the Woodbury
proposition and discus* it stiictly on
' its merits.
4<I am not prepared to pass upon
" the advisability of having this tert*
ritory annexed to Horry. It has
occurred to me that we have already
sufficient territory. What wo need
~ most just now is to have that territory
developed. Lower Marion has
good citizens, and we would be deD
lighted to have them all migrate tc
r Horry soil. But it is a question ic
j my mind whether we would like tc
have them bring the Pee Dee swamps
lt and the sand hills of Woodbury
, with them
^ 4<The Governor, I am informed
l6 takes the same position I have as
ir sumed. He refuses to act until the
v Dillon election is disposed of,
1. have since learned that the mattei
o bas been carried to the Supreme
w Court by the attorneys who wishec
n to foroe the Governor to order th<
?r election, but the Qqvernor was sus
m tained and the motion overruled "
,4Tha oovemor, however, has ap
pointed a commission to ascertaii
und report to him certain facts ii
the case. This commission is com
jl posed of four members?two fron
;e Horry and two from Woodbur
g. township. Mr S T Sessions is com
missioned aft the member oppo>in;
iS the scheme and Col C P Quattlebauc
l(j as being In favor of annexation. A
fco to their exact ^duties I am not full
d posted. I take it that they will a*
re certain tbe area, the population, tb
e wealth and locate tbe proposed linei
D etc.. and report their findings to tb
,g Governor, along w ith such recon
ai mendation8 or suggestions tbey ma
jf deem wise and proper. With th
commissioners from this count
m above named, I feel that Horry's ii
he terest will be protected. *'
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See tbe Hippodrome of Music
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CONWAY, S. C., THURS1
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Designated a State Deposi- 1
faw f/w Ctnln Vnmilo
iui j iui uiaic JL uiiuBt
A STRONG INSTITUTION.
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Wonderful Growth of the Institution
and the Progress of the
Town and County.?Over Doubled
Its Capital and Increased Its Business
Fourfold.
Announcement is made that The
Hank of Conway has been designated
us a depositiry for State funds in
Kastern Carolina This is a wellmerited
compliment paid a deserving
institution by the State Finaueial
Hoard.
As the m< st of our readers know,
the Bank of Conway was organized
during the days when Horry was
regarded as isolated and Conway
was but a country village of a few
hundred population.
Oar citizens were burdened with
debt and money was a rare commodity.
Upon its organization,
though with a small capital, it
immediately took up the cause of the
people. Through this channel aotual
cash was imported into our county
and advanced to the farmers and
business enterprises. Tho results
are well known and need not be
recited here. Following this importation
of cash and the impetus
the Bank has given to business generally,
the county has made wonderful
strides and its seat of government
grown to be a thriving little city.
With a modest capital stock of
420.000. to begiu with, in ten years
it had over doubled its capital, and
increased its business over four-fold.
At that time it held sixth place in
the "Honor Roll" among the 300
odd Banks of the State those having
a surplus fund more than its capital
stock. To-day it has a capital and
surplus of over $50,000 00, and total
assets of about $250,000,00. It has
thirty-one stockholders composed of
leading citizens of the county. And
its books contain names of over 500
depositors.
The volume of business had increased
to such dimensions as to
necessitate increased office force,
and a recent addition was made in
the election of Mr Hal L Buck as its
cashier. Mr Buck is well known
throughout tho county, being a
native and life-long citizen of the
'Independent Republic." He is a
young man of ability and experience
in business, and will doubtless add
strength and stability to this already
popular institution.
Mr Spivey who was the moving
tigure in its organization, and who
has been its cashier and active head
ever since, still remains with the
Bank as Vice-President, the same
position he has held for the past two
years. Mr B Q Collins, whose name
in Horry stands for honesty and
integrity, is nominally the President
and still irIves to the institution the
benefit of his ripe experience and
business judgment,
This is but a brief history of
this nourishing organization and is
an illustration of what one institu
tion may do for a community and
for itself when properly managed.
See the gorgeous costumes and
electrical etTects in Slumber^aud
Extravaganza
> Missionary Rallies.
In addition to the places given
last week, arrangements have been
made for missionary rallies to be
held at the following churches:
Cane Branch Sunday April 18th,
PleasaDt Home Sunday April 4th.
Mt Zion Sunday April 11th
The above moetings will pe conducted
by Rev H B Roberts and Mr
> W A Prince. Rev J P Colerran will
* also conduct one at each of his
J churches during the month but we
* have not as yet learned the dates,
r J C Spivey for Foreign M.
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g Notice Of courtNotice
is hereby given that in
accordance with an order made by
rr \r r nuut t i??
i- iiuu i j rujjc, v/uict juaiuju in mc
a Supreme Court, a special term of
a court of both the Common Pleas and
i- General Sessions, for Horry County
q will be held on April 19th at Conway
y SC and continuing for two weeks,
i- all jurors, witrn juses aod parties will
g govern themselves accordingly,
n W L Bryan,Clerk of Court.
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v Spc lal Term of Court.
e Judge Robert Aldrich, who wat
j prevented by illuoas from holding
e regular terms of court in most oi
j. the counties of the oirouit, recovered
v so that he attended in Georgetowc
g last week and disposed of certaii
equity matters and cases that die
not require a jury. The suprem<
court has ordered a special term o
court for Horry county for the tria
of both civil and criminal cases, *
ai con vene at Conway on April 19th
Judge Aldrich will bold this oourt
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DAY, MARCH 25, 1909.
A BRILLIANT ATTRACTION.
Sluinberland. a Superb Musical
Extravajraiiza April 2 3,
The children and older people who
ire to lake part in the production
)f that magnitlcient musical extravaganza?Slumberland
are faithfully
rehearsing their parts and Mr Foote
is well pleased with \ he progress
they are making and remarkable
dramatic and musical talent has been
developed.
Nothing like this cxtravagnnzi
has ever been seen in Conway and
it is probable that it will be many a
day before anything near its like will
be presented here. No idea of its
grandeaur aud magnificence can be
told. It must bo seen to be appreciated
and to miss this opportunity
of witnessing it will be a direct loss
to your on joy men t and pleasure To
accommodate Slumberland nicis"
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Sllitui l>UO CUiai ^CUI^'Ll U U1 vliU
at the auditorium and it now extends
the entire width of the auditorium
The building has been
wired so as to furnish tho electricity
to produce the beautiful electrical
effects called for in the production of
this attraction. The leading characters
with the ditTercut troupes, gorgeously
costumed, together with the
immense choruses assisted by Conway's
talented young people, the
grand ensembles go to make up a
charming picture well worth anybody's
money.
Annexation Scheme.
There is an annexation soheme on
foot that has evidently been kept
vorv ouiet and hap only leaked out
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during the last few days. It appears
that the Marion county delegation
in the legislature or at least
some of them desire that they want
to annex Woodburry township of
Marion county as a part of Horry
county. The reason for this desire
on their part is the fact that they
wish to reduce the area of Marion
county so that part of it cannot bo
taken to form a new county, wiih
the county seat at Dillon.
They found that by annexing
Woodburry township to Horry
county the area of Marion would be
reduced to the proper limit to prevent
the formation of a new county.
Several schomes were attempted,
but it seems that the only one which
carried was a resolution or act appointing
commissioners in Horry
county, one favoring annexation and
one opposed to it to confer with similar
commissioners iu Marion county,
and make report thereon. It is
said that finally S. T. Sessions and
C. P. Quattlebaum were appointed
as commissioners from this county,
Col OnaUlfhanm favoring the an
nexation and Mr Sessions opposing
it. Mr Sessions a few days ago received
a notice from the Secretary
of State announcing that his coinmission
would be issued to him as
soon as he filed bis bond, and also
statin# that Mr Sessions bad been
appointed in place of Mr J. A. Lewis,
who had refused to serve.
Mr S. T. Sessions and Col C. P.
Quattlebauin, the commissioners
from Horry in the matter of the
Woodberry township annexation
scheme, met with other members
fr^m Marion on Monday last at
Potato-Bed Ferry. Messrs M. F,
Sarvis and H. C. Cannon have been
employed to make the survey of the
proposed territory. Nothing further
was done at this meeting. The
commissioners returned Monday
evening. In conversation with Mr
Sessions be gave it as bis impression
that the whole scheme was 6imply
n v-> offnrf r\f t.ho M jirlnn ntt.nrnAva hn
defeat the Dillon county move. As
a matter of fact, he believes that
the great majority of the people
over there are opposed to tho annexation
One of the commissioners,
Mr Williams, stated that while
two thirds of the citizens in the
proposed territory signed the petition
for the election, that he doubted
very much i> a majority would
vote for the proposition when the
time came, should an election be
had.
Messrs Saryis and Oannon, the
Surveyors returned from there this
tqorning. They both say that from
the sentiments the were able to
gather that feeling was much against
the scheme of voting themselves In
to Horry. Without a bridge across
the river and considerable money
spent on improving the roads, it
would place them to a greater dis.
advantage than they are now They
believe that a vote would go largely
against the proposition. ,
Court.
The cases of Nixon vs Lewis anc
Jones vs Lewis concerning the t.res
pass committed on lands were in
1 yestigated before Magistrate Sweei
' last Thursday. The defendant ii
r Hamilton Lewis, and he has built i
i small house on land of Mrs Jonei
1 and fenced up a part of the sami
1 tract which fell to Mrs Nixon. 1
1 was found that the Magistrate wa
5 related to Mrs Jones, and the casi
| was continued as to her.
i. "Slumberland" tickets on sal
t, next Tuesday.
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Eastern S. C.
A FACTORY TO BE BOUT.
Our Enterprising- Sisier City un the
KoacJ Will Probably be ttic Most
Important Tobacco Mnrkct In
this Section of ttic State. Anyhow
Arrangements are now being
Made to This End. -Mcsers Thos.
E. Cooper nttd E. I.. Sanderson
back of the Movement.
Loris, S. C., Mch 11)bh?The Loris
Tobacco Warehouse Co , of Loris, S
C., are arran^in^ to handle one of
the largost crops ever handled . The
oflicers of the Loris Tobacco Warehouse
Company, Thos E. Cooper
and E. L. Sanderson, are full of
oner^y and behove in making all
things they aro interested in succeed.
The past season on the Loris
market tfoes to show that they are
^roiritf to push the Loris market to
the front. Thev also have assoc
iatcd with them Mr P, li. Casey,
who is well known throughout the
country as one of the best judges of
bright tobacco in the Carolinas, Mr
Casey, at present is in Winston, N.
C., arrauging to bring one of the
best auctioneers down with him
that has ever auctioneered in tho
State. The new warehouse that is
now being erected will be managed
by Mr Kemper McDnflle, of Mullins,
who is the farmers' friend at all
times, Mr McDuffie is well known
to all Horry farmers and will add a
great additiou to tho Loris market.
We understand that there will also
be a large and roomy storage
prize factory built before the season
opens.
Went Up in Smoke.
The residence of M. L. Rico, at
Allen, was completely destroyed by
lire on Wednesday night of last
week. In addition to the dwelling,
he lost all of his furniture and all
of the clothing of the family except
the clothes they wore, and addition
to this $175.00 in money The mills
at Allen are now running night and
day. Mrs Rice was at a neighbors
house and was waiting until time to
awake Mr Rice at midnight to go
back'to the mill. Mrs Rico discovered
that tho house was on tiro and
for somo time thought that Mr Rice
and a child were burning in the
house. Mr Rice, had, however,
awakened in timoto escape with the
child. His hair was scorched as he
rushed out of the door. Tho cause
of the lire is unknown.
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Two Important Killings.
Hereafter all births and deaths
in Conway aro to recorded. A recent
rule of the Hoard of Health
makes in obligatory for the attending
physician to report births and
-j ?L,. . ? i u ? C? ii n i
ucauis ll> iuu occrctary ui me uuuru
whose duty it is to record the same
Another important ruling of the
Board is the one requring all bar
bers to use a clean towel on every
patron, that is he is forbidded to use
a towel on one customer and then
use the same towel on the unext."
According to the eternal fitness of
things this rule should be extended
so as include hotels, boarding houses
etc.
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Obituary.
In memory of our dear sister,
Mary Jane Rabon Sho was sick for
a long time. She bore her sickness
with Christian patience. She was
born March 21st, 1854 and departed
this life March lSth, 11*01). The fun
oral services were oouducted by tl
B. Roberts at Pleasant IJnior
, church. She leaves a mother 8:
years old, H brothers, 8 sisters ant
, a host of friends to mourn her loss
We shall meet to part no never
In that resusrection morn.
, Geo W. Rabon.
Obituary.
In loving memory of Catheriv.1
' Claredy Rabon. She was a brigh
' little girl and was the daughter o
Mr and Mrs Tallie Rabon. Shi
' died March 11th, 1110!*. She w?
nearing her fifth year The funera
services were conduced ?he follow
ing day by Rev H. H, Roberts an<
the remains were Uid to rostat
. Pleasant Union church.
Weep not in hopeless sorrow,
Jesus has felt your p*in,
" He did the lamb but borrow,
He'll give her back agiin.
' G S. Rabon
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3 We call attention of our reader
I to the advertisement of Chas. M
B Stieff in this number of our papo
B and we advise every re;.d r to fo!
low these ads fro.ti week to wee
and you will undoubtedly tind thei
interesting, especially to those wh
e are contemplating th? purchase c
a piano.]
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No. 50
Hulf" Island.
Kind Editor, Please allow me
space in your valuable columns for
a few words.
Your paper is a pleasant c?allor at
our homo every Friday and is read
with interest,
The health of our community is
good at present. V*
Our farmers are quite uusy now,
preparing for planting corn and
fixing for tobacco and from the
amount of tobacco beds we see and
hoar of wo think t lore will boa third
more yrown this year than list.
Mr J J Allen and sister Kate have
boon visiting the home of S P and
N n Hughes and W S Cox.
We have preaching at Spring
Field on 2nd Sunday and day before
in each month by Rev o W llarrelson,
our pastor.
On our last Sunday by his request,
Rev Jatnes Stanley filled the
pulpit and we all listened to a very
Instructive sermon delivered on
charity. The text will be found in
1st Cor 13th chapter and the 1st
verse. He told in a plain and unassuming
manner who all of us are?
who claim to be Christians. He said
in part: ,4l cannot understand why
their light doesn't shine with more
brilliance." The answer is plain,
is plain in his text as in many
others. Because without this love
that thinliith no evil we are nothing.
Now dear seekers after truth
let us all search ourselves and soe
if wo possess this grand jewel
love. Vestus.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, )
Lucus County. \ 8 '
Frank J Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm, of
F J Cheney cl Co., business in
the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that firm will
pay che sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Frank J Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this (>th day of
December, A D 188t>.
[Seal] A W Gleason,
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taKen internally
and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
F J Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Sanford.
Tho hon.lt.ti r?f t.tio nnmmnnltu ia
? ~ ..-vv. v.. v. W..W VWII4IIIUIIIVJ to
generally good at this writing.
The farmers are most
ready to plant. Somo have already
planted.
We have a very progressive Sunday
school at the Stevens school
house. Anyone wishing to join will
find a welcome.
Our Oox supper and cake walk
turned us out $23 50. That did verv
well for a small crowd. We thank
the people that he'ped us.
Our school, which was under the
management of W. M. Harrelson
closed last Friday. Mr Harrelson
is the best teacher I ever went to.
T can cheerfully recommend him to
anyone and I think the rest of his
students will do the same. Wo want
him to teach for us again as ho has
improved our school wonderfully.
He will start again the first Monday
in July at the Alligator school.
School Bov.
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Near Death la Biir Pond!
It was a thrilling experience to
Mrs Ida Soper to face death.?
"For years a severe lung trouble
gave mo intense su fieri eg," she
writes, ''and several times nearly
caused my death. All remedies
failed and doctors said t was incurable.
Then Dr King's New Dis
covery brought quick relief and a
> cure so permanent that I have not
1 been troubled in twelve years."
- Mrs Soper lives in Big Pond, Pa It
works wonders in Coughs and Colds
\ Sore Lungs, Hemorrhages, La
> Grippe, Asthma, Croup, Whooping
1 Cough and all Bronchial affections.
50c and $1,00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by the Norton Drug Co
Cool Spring
ii?very wiiu^ quici, joic mm,
Farmers are b"??y prepvring their
c lauds and binding new tobacco
^ barns It l?.Us very much like
I there will be a iarge crop of cotton
a and tobacco p'atr ed around here as
s our people ui-j buying fertilizers
I heavily.
Our school dis rict voted a 2-mill
j lux f ?r xi o ! p .? poses last Saturday
without any opponirioo. We
hope thai this and the dog tax will
lengthen our school.
Aunt Jule Ann Johnston dipd near
hero recently and her remains wero
laid to rest in tho cemetery here.
We are told she was upward of
eighty years old.
Not much visiting now?our peo8
plo are too bu^>.
* Rev H. IJ. Roberts preached al? ^
I Salem Saturday und Sunday.
' Farmer,, 'fiSmi
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o TLook at our sample?, note the
>f quality and ycu will hive your
I work done at the Herald office.