The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 04, 1910, FIRST SECTION, Image 1
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Mr Winslow Made Instruc^
tive and Interesting Talk
tie peopleTre enthused
The Most Important Meeting Held in
Conway in Recent Years was that one
Held Monday in the Interest of Good
Roads, and Much Good was the Result*?Some
Expressed Themselves
in Favor of Voting the Bonds foi
Good Roads.
rXbe meeting here last Monday in
the interest of good roads, was enthusiastic,
and the speech of Mr D
H Winslow was enjoyed by a large
crowd of Horry citizens. Twe good
roads party consisting of Mr C W
Moorman, of the Columbia Daily
Keeord and the Government expert
D H Wisnlow arrived in Conway at
an early hour Monday morning by
automobi'e from Georgetown, and
spent the morning until the hour
appointed, talking with loading
citize'ns of the* town and county.
The m meting has awakened interest
in the bond issue which will cocne
before the voters of the county next
November. Heading men say that
they will do everything they can to
carry a vote in favor of the bonds
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The ttecora has tne ronowing w say
in reference to the meeting.
Horry county turned out in force
to attend the rally conducted under
the auspices of the local newspapers
and The Record's Good Roads campaign.
This County is in a state of
great uncertainty pending a vote on
the question of whether the county
shall issue bonds to th8 amount of
$100,000 for the improvement of the
loads.
Mr Window made one of the
strongest and most efTeq^ve addresses
he has delivered during the
rampvign. He devoted most of his
time to a discussion of a bond issue
After he had conclude! a permanent. I
orginiz ition was formed with Col C
P Quat'lebaum as president; Supervisor
A C Murrell, vice president;
W L Bryan, secretary aud Joseph
0 F Harper, as treasurer. Executive I
'committeemen from each township
ti/iii ho nnniint.^ affc.-?r deliberation. I
K -la
acepting the position of president,
Col Qaattlebaum made an earnest
appeal to the voters of the
county to inform themselves on the
meaning and importance of the
bond issue. ?3He also urged the local
newspapers to disseminate information
oa the subject. He is an
ardent advocate for the bond issue.
The meeiiag was presided over by
Supervisor Murrell. The handsome
new court house was tilled with an
audience that showed its interest in
the good roads question by the attention
given to every word uttered.
This court house is a credit to any
county.
Death of Isaac J. Williams.
Isaac J. Williams departed this
life on July 2Gih, 1910, at the hos
it _
pital in Aanevtlle, in. u , wnere ne
had been taken somj time before, in
the hope that he might be benefitrted.
The remains arrived here on
Thursday and the interment took
place at Lakeside cemetery, the
religious services 'bcung conducted
by Rev. G, E Edwards of the
Methodist church. The funeral was
attended by many friends who learned
to know him during more than
twenty-five years that he spent at
Conway. The deceased had been in
poor nealth for a number of years,
though his illness was not real zed
by his friends, owing to his always
good humor and cheerfulness
Some months ago he was advised to
/ return to Hendersonville, N. C ,
where he was greatly benefitted
last year. Re was taken to Ashe
vil'e, N. C., several weeks ago,
where he died following an opera*
tion.
Mr. William3 came to Horry
County from South port, N. C.,
about the year 1884 and accepted a
position under his uncle H. T. Williams,
as engineer on the Steamer
Maggie. Prior to that time he was
a travelling salesman for a machinoi-v
hnnsfl. After moving to Con
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'cp> way, he became interested in the
Waccamaw Line of Steamers, and
some other enterprises, and he held
a position of one kind or another
with this steamboat company until
the time of his death, He was a
skilled machinist, and everything he
undertook to do was done well ^He
was a member of the Lodge of
Knights of Pythias at the time of
death, and a committee of the lodge
met his remains at Chadbourn*
His cousin Prof I T Williams, of
Spartanburg attended the funeral.
A. T. Thornton, our auctioneer is
one of the best in South Carolina.
Farmers' Warehouse,
Conway, S. C,
G J Witts was in Conway last
Saturdapr
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r In Loving Memory.
. On May 28ih, 1910, the death anI
gel visited the home of Mr S. K
' Stevens and taken him to that beautiful
home above where there is no
, sad parting and no farewell tears
are shed. He was sick but a short
while and all that loving hand and
skilled physicians could do was done
, to arrest the fatal illness and turn
I the ebbing tide of life, but in obedience
to the divine will, death claimt
ed the victim and the grave received
its occupant. The remains were
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' laiu iiU rest on tuu luiiuwin^ uuy m
t the presence of many sorrowing
relatives and friends.
He was a good man and was lo/ed
1 by all who knew him. We feel sure
that he is at rest and know that he
is through with the trials and
troubles of this sinful world. He
has suffered his last pair and is now
. resting in the arms of Jesus. He
i was ready and willing to go at any
i time.
He leaves a loving wife, six children,
two grand children, two
brothers, one sister and a host of
friends and relatives to mourn their
loss, but we mourn not as those who
have no hope, for we fee) sure that
we will see him again if we live such
a life as he did. Ho was a good and
loving husband, a kind father and a
good neighbor.
We shall meet him no more in this
world but hope to meet him again
in that world where parting will be
no more. Through all the charges
Jof time we shall miss thee, but from
our oearts tbe sweet memory snail
never depart. Glorious sunbeams
always kiss the soil that covers the
last resting place and through the
encircling gloom at night may
bright stars shine keeping their
vigils above ihy grave. His bright
smiles and kindly greetings will be
sadly missed by those who knew
and loved him.
Good bye dear father thon art gone,
We cannot see you here,
But may we all meet again.
In that happy home so bright and
fair,
A good oli friend from us is gone,
A voice we love is still,
A place is vacant in our home,
That no one else can fill.
My trials on earth are great,
My love for him was more,
And I hope to meet him in heaven,
And rest with on the other shore.
Our father the heaven hath gained,
Out living the tempest and wind,
Hts rest he hath sooner obtained,
And left his companion oehind.
Still tossed on a sea of distress,
Hard toiling to make the blest
shore.
Where all is assurauce and peace, ,
And sorrow and sin are no more.
We ask God's blessings to rest
upon the bereaved family and we 1
bow in humble submission to His
divine will.
His loving daughter-in-law,
Grace Stephens,
Clarendon, N. C.
Powells new warehouse at Fair
Bluff opened up July2Gih, with good
sales and during the week ending
July 20vh, had sold more tobacco
than during the same period last
year with 24 per cent increase in av- <
erage price. . 1
With 16 regular buyers represent- 1
ing the largest concerns in the 1
world with the best lighted house to ^
show your tobacco, and the best all i
round force to handle your tobacco. <
why hesitate tojbring your tobacco I
to E. J. Davis & Sons, who will al- 1
ways get you me top market priee i
every time. i
Yours to serve, I
E. J, Davis & Sons, j
W. It. Mincy of the Wanamaker 1
I section sold two curings tobacco 1
Saturday July 30th with E, J Davis 1
& Sons, Pair Bluff, N. C , as follows (
702 pounds ($ $9.50 and 737 pounds
($$11.25, Mr, Mincy was well 1
pleased with his prices and said '
Pair Bluff was the market and K J. 1
Davis A Sons the place. i
W. C. Miller of Horry County *
sold two curings tobacco with E J.
Davis & Sons Juty 29th, 870 pounds
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farmers bring your tobacco to
Fair Bluff and sqfl with E. J. Davis (
& Sons, if you want to get the worth
of your tobacco. I
The pa?r that wins. Neal & Dixon, .
are starting off selling tobacco with
a long lead by selling nearly two to
one Jim and Dick may adopt the
Bryan platform before the tobacoo 1
season is over by selling sixteen to 1
one. This is one pair that does ?
business on their merit and not the 1
demerit of others. They have but
few if any equals in the warehouse <
'business.?Mullins Enterprise. j
Many friends sympathize with Mr ^
and Mrs J S Vaught, because of the j
death of their son, Mr Willie Vaught
last Sunday. He was a young man (
of promise and kindly bearing. He
was ill for several weeks and everything
possible was done to restore ,
him to health. The interment took (
place at Lakeside Cemetery on Monday,
attended by a concourse of
relatives and friends. ,
Wm. Stalvey, of Marion county, <
spent a day of two in Conway last i
week, I
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CONWAY, S. C., THUF
TAX LEVY N
But the Burden Taken Fro.
Other Ckissei
EQUALIZATION SY
'Hon Jeremiah Smith, Horry's Represen
Tells of the Injustice Being Done
Share Holders in Cotton Mills. Tli
rich the Bloated Bond Holder. A (
Taxation is Imperative.
Hon. Jercr
Mr Editor: As the State campaign
meeting for Horry will be held in
Con way today (Thursday), will you
kindly give me space for the following
as it may suggest the discussion
of some other matter in our State
government as well as the ever
present and never dying liquor
question?
Your readers will pardon me for
saying I am an unbompromisiog
State wide Prohibitionist, but the
liquor question has been threshed
out, over and over again from one end
of the State to the other for more
than a decade. Every intelligent
citizen has his mind made upon this
question, and, therefore, the continued
discussion of it is a waste of
time at the expense of other State
interests. Every candidate professes
to stand for good roads, im proved
schools, equality in taxes
and lower taxes, respect for and
obedience to law.
What some of us would like to hear
discussed is the plan by which these
desired results are to be accomplished,
In my judgment the best,
guarantee for the accomplishment
of these results is the respect for
and the enforcement of law in pur
tax department, which, is, as now
operated, the most delusive, farcical
and unjust method that could
possibly be devised. It is not only
unequal as applied to the individual
in each class. To illustrate, take
two cotton mill companies. hach
one built a mill costing the same
amount and each having the same
number of spindles, cards and looms,
and not a dollar's difference in the
capital invested bv the two companies,
Now, it seems to us common
citizens that the tax imposed would
be the same on each company. But,
not so. They are not taxed on the I
mill but on the market value of
their capital stock. One may prosper
and pay dividends until its stock
is at a premium, the other may as a
result of bad business methods, water
its stock, get into the hands of
receivers and run the market yalue
of its stock down until it is not
worth 25 cents on the dollar on the
market. Now, notwithstanding the
visible property is the same, the
prosperous company would be paving
four times the taxes of the
other.
The agricultural and commercial
classes are taxed on their visible
property and not on the proceeds.
Why should we assess one class by
>ne rule aud other classes by an
nher rule/
Again, the corporations, especialy
the cotton mills, contend that,
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Items From Galivants Ferry.
Mr Editor:?Will you please alow
me space in your valuable pajer
for a few lines as I haven't seen
inything from this place in some
iime?
Mr Albert Rabon's wife has been
)uite ill for some time. We hope
or her early recovery. Mr and
Mrs Kirk Martin's little daughter is
fery ill at this writing but we hope
or her a speedy recovery,
Mr Goo J, Holliday has just pur.Unnn/]
nf fha lafaof
;u?acu UUC V/l VUU ?WVVJV imytvixu I
cotton gins,
No weddings to report at this
writing, but listen for them in the
aear future. 8-10-3.
Misses Inez Wilkes and Floy Lewis
two of Chadboums fairest and lovely
laughters returned home Tuesday
after a pleasant visit to Miss Elisabeth
Ogllvie, In Goaway.
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LSDAY,
AUGUST 4, 1910.
OT REDUCED
m the Mills and Placed o>
i
s of Property.
STEM A DELUSIOh
tative on State Board of Equalizatio
> the Holders of Property Other Tha
le Farmer Foots the Bills in Order to En
Change in the Listing of Properly fo
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niali Smith
. they pay a higher rate of taxes thai:
other classes of our citizens Tho>
get the record of sales of land
from the Clerks of Court in several
counties. Tney apply that same
value to all the land in the county
and State and by that misleading
rule they claim to prove their con
tention, when, in fact, the rulo is
misleading aud fallacious. Their
rule works all right when applied to
their capital stock. If $100 00 of
their stock sells at par then every
hundred dollars is worth the same.
But not so with land Land values
are determined by quality and location.
If a man buys a piece of land
upon which to make a home for himself
and family, he buys good land.
The price doesn't represent the intrlnuin
\jn 1 i1 r?f nil ill ix hinrl i n +.li?
county and State /That rule for ascertaining
values will prove that
because a line Jersey cow sells for
seventy or a hundred dollars all the
cattle in the State should be listed
for taxation at the same price of the
Jersey, and, because a line horse
will sell for $500, then every horse
and mule should bo assessed at $500
each. The contention that the sales
of the best land should be accepted
as the average value is so absurd
that it would seem that even an
idiot would refuse to accept the
proposition as logical and just. And
yet that kind of an argument sometimes
controls County Boards of
Assessors and State Boards of Equalization.
[f we had proper respect
for the Cons tit j tio n and the law,
and return our property in obod'idience
thereto, we would increase
tax values, the assets upon which
the public does business, and ihus
force capital to contribute its share
to the maintenance of public utilities
for the benefit of the public.
We would add 100 per cent, to the
school fund, which should be a State
fund and distributed according to
cirqumstances and conditions all
over the State and thus help the
public schools in the rural districts
If the law is all right' why not respect
and obey it? If it is wrong
J.heu what is necessary to make it
right? We would like the candidates
for the Legislature and Governor
to give us ideas of their plan
for correcting the evils in our governmental
policy, some of which are
referred to in this article.
Now, Mr Editor, if you will pardon
me for taking so much space in
your valuable paper, I will close
with best wishes for you, the Herald
and its readers.
Jeremiah Smith,
Struck a Rich Mine.
S W Bends, of Coal City, Ala.,
says he struck a perfect mine of
health in Dr Kings New Life Bills
for they cured him of Liver and
Kidney Troubles after 12 years of
suffering. They are the best pills
on earth for Oonstipatiorf, Malaria,
Headache, Dyspepsia, Debility, 25e
\t x\orton Drug Co.
The Herald always stood for
material improvements in the town,
the streets, sidewalks, and public
buildings. We will advocate the
voting of the $100, 000. 00
in bonds to be used in building good
roads throughout the county. This
is the most importaut thing to come
before the people iu the coming
elections, it is more importaut than
the election of candidates.
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'Will
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i oinr in hi 1/ rminrc
I olift nflLll luIIUlo
Gathered by a Herald Mai
i on His Rounds.
CAUGHT 0ifTHE BOUNCE
1 Stray Bits of News Gathered t>
tlie Wayside for the Informa
tlou and Instruction of Herai<
n Kcaders*-llappeniiif s of Interea
n About the City.
5 or 6 doses "666" will cure an
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c
f
W. D. Martin was in town las
Tuesday
W. J. Singleton was in Conwa,
one day recently.
Dr. R G. Sloan spent some tirm
' at Myrtle Beach last week.
M. W. Collins was at Murrell'
Inlet several days last week.
V C Todd, of Simoson Creole
was in the city one day last week.
C 1 C. P. Quattlebaum spout sev
eral days at Myrtle Beach last week
W. J. Hendricks was among th
prominent farmers in Conway th
first of the week.
R. L, H Brenton and daughter
of Port Harrelson, were in Conwa
one day last week.
Magistrate R. H Rhodes, of Mat
tie, S. C.. was in Conway las
Thursday on business.
D. V. Richardson spent severa
days in Conway recently makin;
the trip here in the new Reo.
, The large ad. of Nissen-Todd Co.
r appears in this issue and it will pa}
[ the buying public to give them j
. call before laying in supplies.
W. A. Prince, of Loris, was ii
Conway the latter part of last week
He was strongly solicited to make
the race for the house of representa
tives.
We spare no expense in our ef
, forts to accommodate aud please
our customers. Always glad to see
the planters at the Conway ?arm
ers Warehouse. .
The county campaign opened al
Jordanville last Saturday according
to schedule. The candidates were
not warmed up as they will perhapi
be by the time they get around the
county.
The wife of Dr W. J. Langstjr
was taken very ill recently and her
relatives were sent for by telegram
The friends of the family hope for
her early^recovery.
A negro boy named Buddie Johnson
and a negro woir.su named S;
CI O j. 1 - i -1 ' ?
o, o win ion were lougeci in tne county
jail the first of this week from
Burcol, upon a serious crimiual
charge,
Mrs E M. Gasque, and her charming
young daughter, of Jacksonville,
Fla , loft the first of the week for
their home, after spending some
time here, visiting friends and relatives.
They spent some of the
time at Myrtle Beach,
The friends of Mr J. S. Vaught
will be sorry to learn that on account
of illness in his family, he
was compelled to forego his race
for the office of Judge of Probate.
His pledge was not among those
filed last Friday.
The people cannot be too csreful
at thisjseason of the year about decaying
vegetation about the home,
and garbage of all kinds. Be sure
and keep the house tlies and musquitoes
out of the house, especially
exclude them from the sleeping
rooms.
A piano tuner, who was in town
last week, nlvintr his trade, was ar
rested by the town marshal, upon
the strength of a message received
by him from Ridge Spring, After
he had been in the lock-up for a few
minutes another message was received
to turn him out and this was
done.
Henry Buck, a prominent attorney
of the Marion bar. was very ill
for several days at Murrell's Inlet
the latter part of last week. Dr
McEntire of Marion was in the party
at the beach, and Dr Badger, of
Diiiou was hastily summoned. Dr
Badger made the trip from Dillon
to Murrell's Ialet in five hours. Mr
Buck's friends will be glad to know
that ho is out of danger.
Dr R G. Sloan, of Little River,
was solicited by many friends to
make the race for the house of representatives
from Horry county.
Dr Sloan is a brother of the late
Lieut Gov. Sloan, and Columbia is
his old home. At the last he decided
not to enter the race. His
friends would have made a strong
light for him, and some of them
were no doubt disappointed when
he decided not to run,
We have built for the Ilorry
farmers a tobacco warohouse second
to none in the State and our sales
are guaranteed to be up to the best
at all times in prices.
Farmers' Warehouse Co.
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No 16
news
n One Negro Ambushes Another
and Kills Him.
. r. w. davis,The murderer
y Two Well-to-do Colored Farmers Living:
Near Conway Have a Falling-out
d i
t and Davis Kills Kirton.?The Murderer
Was Captured and is Now in
Jail.
r Thadeus W. Davis, a well-to-do
oolored farmer, living about four
" miles from the County seat, shot
and< instantly killed, Harrison Kiry
ton, one of his colored neighbors,
last Friday night. Friends ef the
dead negro came and notified the
0 sherilT and he went to the scene of
the killing, together with Chief L.
s R. Ambrose. They found Kirton
I VI n cr in t rnnvl niar thn raci/lonvA
.j . .. n - -- - ? w ? \/mv? t? ?v?k v*-IV> i v.OIUVliV*'
of Davis, dead, and Davis himself
? sitting quietly in his house, wiih
his gun across his knees, wuitng for
- the sheriff to take him. Tne sla3'ei*
was lodged in jail by the sheriff.
Dav's and Kirton were neighbors,
** living in sight of each othei. It is
said that there had beed bad blood
between the two few* a long time,
' that a mule belonging to Davis was
y found near Kirton s place in a
swamp drowned, and Davis charged
Kirton with causing the mischief,
t There were words between them
and hard feelings over this and other
little difficulties. Kirton was
'' bad natured and worried Davis it is
? said no little.
Last year the wife of Davis fell
, dead without warning. She was
* white, and very little, if anything
i at all, is known of her origin here.
After that time Davis seemed to go
wiong in his mind, and he gradual1
ly grew worse. lie was well known
* among the business houses in Con}
way, and was good pay, having a
good bank account, both in tho
savings department and on check
account. Those with whom he had
i . .... .
^ oeeti Lransactiug business, baa noticed
a decided change in Davis, and
some of them have remaked that he
had partially lost his mind,
t When the officers returned from
\ making the arrest they stated that
; Davis talked freely of the act. That
s he ^aid that Kirton had passed his
s place some time in the earl/ night
and something passed between Kiri
ton and a son of Davis, which made
. Davis mad. He loaded his gun with
shells, and waited until nearely ff
. o'clock for Ivii'ton to come along on
his way back. Becoming impatient
he took his gun and went in search
of him. That he met him in the
road and called to him to halt three
times, as Kirton did not answer.
1 That ho then shot and Kirton fell
dead. After the shooting Davis
went and notified the dead negro's
. people.
The gun was loaded with buck
shot, and thirteen of tho shot ent.OTAfl
tlio rm<ri*n'e hr?r1\r Pumnor'
H. H Burroughs stated that any
one of the thirteen shot was sufiicient
to cause death, most of them
entering through the large arteries,
the lungs or the heart.
On Saturday morning Coroner II.
II H. Burroughs empanelled a jury
of inquest, and a verdict was found
in accordance with the facts as
above outlined.
?
To the Farmers of Ilorry.
Mullius, S: C., Aug. 3rd 1910.
Our sales opened on the 21th inst.
with prices about the same as last
year, nothing being offered except
the low grades. We look for prices
on the better grades to be fair when
offered. We have not been able to
get to see you in person, but suppose
that you have been bothered
with drummers enough anyway.
Our idea is to do our drumming on
our warehouse floor by getting you
the top of the market at all times.
We have nice, clean rooms, beds,
elc., for you, and good stalls for
your stock. Market your crop
gradually, with exceptions of your
first primings, or anything you may
have that is high in order, market
these now.
We opened the season with more
tobacco in our house than any two
in town. We thank our friends for
this evidence of their faith in us and
hope to see you keep it up. We will
do our best for you all the time.
Soliciting at least a share of your
business, and assuriug you in advauce
of our appreciation of same,
we are, Your friouds,
Geo H Yarboro & Son.
We look for the Imperial's buyer
to be on our sales August 3rd,
Farmers' Warehouse,
Conway, S. C.
Capt Chas J Epps, returned to
Conway last Saturday, after several
weeks absence engaged in military
affairs.
Good service at the Horry Tobaci
co Warehouse at the old stand on
i the corner opposite Main Street
business blook, Give us a trial*
J R Bowles.
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