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; , V VOL XXIV. SSH "f-Will Be Held in the Court House Monday. BETTER ROADS DEMANOED. It in Honed that There will be a Large Attendance of our Citizen** Upon this Meeting, as it is a Very Important One. A notice appears in this issue * calling a meeting of all the people, who feel au interest in good roads throughout Horry county, to meet at the court house next Monday at II o'clock. Under an act of the legislature which we published in our issue of last week, the people may voto for good roads. The progressive people of the county have always favored good roads as well as some who were not progressive. It has been agreed by all, that the only way to build the roads, is to fnn/io wit.h which to carrv VIIC luuuo II >?U ? u on the work, and the odIv way so far devised for the purpose of raising funds is by taxation. The interest which the people have felt in the matter lead to the passage of the act. The poople demanded better roads. There was no other way in which their demand could be answered. To carry out the enterprise the legislature has given us an act which, in its various provisions, is as good as the legislature could make it. There is nothing perfect that is human, No achievement of man was ever free from defect and criticism. As always, there will be found those who have objections to raise to the gocd roads movement. No great thing in the interest of he people was ever started or carried out without opposition from some body. No system could be formulated that would suit everybody. The plan which is now on foot is as good as we need, in our humble opinion, and we hope to see a large crowd out on next Monday lending encouragement to this greatest rural movement of modern times. ? m> Death of Zacheus William Dusenbury. Zacheus William Dusenbury died at bis residence near Toddvillo, on last Saturday, September 17th, 1910 after an illness of several weeks. He was born on May 10th, 18-48, not far from the home where he died He was in his sixty-third year, and he had followed his occupation as captain of one of the steamers of the Waccamaw Line, from the time that he was comparatively a young man just started in life, up to the day on which he was stricken with the illness which caused his death, During his long service as captain on the river steamers, he proved always devoted to his duties, and not only tbe interest of his employers were looked after, but the shippers over the line, no matter how small, always received the courteous con sideration that wore due from one gentleman to another. Every man who came in contact with him in a business way, was thereafter his friend. All those who knew him him for his hii/h Ill lilltll* VV^ijr iv/ t v/v. ? n standards of life, his faithfulness to duty, and his unspotted integrity.' It has been said that he left not one enemy among all those whom he met or knew during his life lie was devoted to his family. Their interests were held higher than everything else at all times. He married first Miss Mattie H Wilson on January 27th, 1872* She died on July 17th, 1873. He married tho second time, Miss Hatty Elving ton about tho year 1880, He is survived by her and five children, two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Cook, and Miss Jessie Dusenbury, and three sons, Helton, Donnie and Carl All of the three sons aie just growing up into manhood. The bereaved wife and children were prostrated with grief, but they are bearing their sufferings nobly. The funeral took place on Sunday at Uoion Methodist church, the services conducted by the Hev.. O I " T?U?. I JN. noun tree, iu?j pusuur. xuc church was filled to overflow with friends and relatives of the deceased The remains were laid to rest in the church burying ground, nearby, and the grave was decorated with flowers. Tears we.e shed by man} as the earth hid from view the lust remains of this good man. He ha.^ gone to his reward. While it is impossible to look beyond the Vail with earthly eyes, yet we are certain his reward is great. Millinery Opening Sept. 28th and 30th. The public is respectfully invited to come iu and see our line of fall and winter millinery. Respectfully, Mrs Julia S. Causey. I want to buy all the cotton in Horry County. See R W Lane. 0 (The c IN THE MESHES OK MATRIMONY. Magistrate Grainger Tics the Knots Hard and Fast. Married, on August 21. 1010, at the residence of the officiating magistrate, by Daniel Grainger, E q? Vlr Frank Drown, of Fair Bluff. N C , to Miss Sue Hoiden,of Britfcon's Neck, S. C., in the presence of a large number of friends. On September, 7rb, 1910, at the residence of Mr M O Anderson, Mr Ben O Hardee, of Allen, S C,, was married to Miss Eva Tompkins, of Adrian, S. C., Magistrate Daniel Grainger performing the ceremony. Tne attendants were Miss Delia Tompkins with Mr J Howell Smith, Miss Isa Tompkins with Mr Bellamy, Miss Mattie Tompkins with Mr Nelson Ludlam, It was a joyous occasion in which the goddess of love and beauty were the leading characters in this beautiful drama in the lives of the happy couple and accompanied with the sweet chimes of the marriage bells the solemn words were pronounced making them husband and wife until death do them part. After the ceietnony the newly wedded couple received the congratulations and well wishes of their many friends for their future happiness and prosperity the bridal party and invited guests repaired to the dining room were all partook of a sumptuous wedding supper. Mr Hardeo is a faithful and trusted employee of the Trexler Lumber Co , at Allen, S. C. Miss Eva Is the charming daughter of Mr David W ToiQpkins who by her personality and sweetness has gather around her a large circle of admiring friends. Answer to Mr Watts. Editor Herald: Please allow us space in your valuable paper to reply to a letter published in the issue of September 8oh, iu which O. M. Watts said that R. J. C, Ward was telling intoxicating drinks under the shadow of the church and in less than one fourth mile of Zoan church. That hruRK-k nnoks and nistols have * ^ ? ? ? r taken up mostly with church members and that they are allowed to sit in the seats with their owners in time of services. Therefore, we, the undersigned citizens and members of Zoan church sav that O. M. Watt's statement is false and without foundation. H. B. Elliott, Joe Strickland, W. T. Graham, A. J. Elliott, W. P. Hooks, S. W Johnson, P. C. Sarvis, B. Perritt, Albert footers, F. M. Elliott, J. T Hay,Sam P. Elliott, J. G.-Hubbs, J. M. Martin, J Q. Johnson, A. N. Sarvis, Elijah Tyler, D. A, Norris. News From Mary. Editor Herald: Will you allow m#> Knaf.fi in vnur nnnar for a few lines from this place. Cotton picking is the order of the day. Rev Mr Scoggins and little son Ojtis, visited at the home of W C Jones last Friday. Mr Claud Johnson, of Jordauville, visited here this week. Miss Carrie Jones is visiting her sister Mrs J W Johnson, of Jordanville this week. Married on August 28t h 1910, at tue residence of the officiating minister, Rev D A Calhoun, Mr VV C Jones and Miss Isa Cooper. May their pathway be strewned with flowers. Black Eyes. A Man With Iron Nerve. Indomitable will and energy are never found where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of order If vou want these qualities and the success they bring, use Dr. King's New Life Pills, the matchless regulators, for keen brain and strong body. 25c at Norton Drug Co. Box Supper. There will be a box supper at the Allen school house Saturday night October the 1st, 1910. The object is tu Luruiau nraun iui uui ucw ouuuui building. Good order and a fine time is anticipated. Everybody is invited. Committee. Card of Thanks. I desire space in the Herald to express wy thanks to my many friends for their support given me in my race for Magistrate in Dog BluiT. [ expect to be a candidate two years hence. C C Reynolds. \ Jfm ONWAY, S. C., THURSD7 . . M UK Objects to Proposition for ~ Reasons Stated. provisions'! BILL ABSURD Mr J O Norton Finds Many Reasons for Opposing Mr Spivey's Improved Highways Proposition, Chief Among Which it Creates a Highway Commission and it Disrupts the Entire County Government. Your publication of the Spivey Bill last week?the Act to provide that Horry county issue highway improvement bonds- gives us some timely information. VVeare to vote on the proposition at the general election on the second Tuesday in November and would, therefore, like to understand it. But you have made it somewhat hard. Published alone, the bill would have been more readily understandable; but taken with the explanation by the author the real elTect of the bill may very easily be missed. In so far as the Spivey bill provides for the issue of bonds for highway improvement, it could be discussed from the point of view Mr Spivey takes in his explanation and Mr Spivey's explanation would be serviceable; But the bond issue is a very small part of the provisions of the bill. Mr Spivey does not call atlontion to the fact that his bill totally disrupts the County Board of Commissioners' powers, takes nearly all the duties from the County Supervisor, and seriously affects the whole county government detrimentally. The whole bill, except as to issuing bonds, is constructed upon i a wrong principle, is utterly incoherent in conception and disruptiye in effect. The county go/eminent would hardly get over the evil results of its action in half a century, If the Highway Commission's duties were confined to finding an advantageous market for the bonds and selling them in such a market, it might be said that its duties were largely to relievo the Supervisor of handling the finances and allow him more time on the road. i But the Highway Commission is given full power and authority to i lay out, survev, change, alter, open and make public highways in Horry < county, This section 8 takes ail power and authority over roads i a way from the Suoervisor and his Commissioners and gives it exclu- i sively to the Highway Commission. : The law allows the Superyisor, as < Supervisor, no time on the road, so i what's the use to make arrangements j for him to spend more time there, j About the only duty left to the Supervisor is to preside over the Board of Comuiissio'ners while they are passing upon poor claims and salary warrants. Tu lieu of the present duties of the < Supervisor, the Spivey Bill gives the i Supervisor the privilege to vote as a member of the Highway Commis- < sion on all questions of improving ] the highways in the county. He cannot vote on any matter relating to the issue and sale of the bonds; i he cannot vote on any question relating to the organization of the Highway Commission; or have any- < thing to say as to who shall be engineers of the work, or who shall i A l _ L ? i. U ~ nave contracts, ui wuuu tun icrms ui the contracts shall be. Very possibly he could be denied the right of voting upon the opening of a highway on the ground that his right to vote on highway improvements is limited to highways in the county at the time he votes. Certainly the terms of the bill make the only road officer in the county elected by the people a useless appeudage to both the county board and the highway commission. His vague and questionable relation to the highway commission is hardly more than a ground of questions and quarrels. It appears to have been placed in the bill more to get votes for it in the House than as a bona fide attempt to form as perfect an organization as possible to spend the bond money usefully The highway commission itself, while given nearly the whole power and duty of the supervisor, is made an irresponsible body. It can have no settled, coherent plan or consistent policy of its own. The] provisions of the Spivey Bill make it absolutely dependent upon the an nual good will of the legislative dele- I gation. The commission consists of I three men. One of these is appoint- < ed every year by the members of j the delegation. The membership of i the commission is continually de- ' pendent upon che delegation. Therefore, if the delegation should happen to want the commission to build roads, the commission, if it knew how, would be free to build; but, if the delegation wants to be reelected why, the commission must attend to that duty if its members are to be reappointed. Can't you put your finger on more than one Horry politician who would be willing to guarantee any respectable looking '1! Mt ^Y, SEPTEMBER 22, 1910. Good Roads Rally A mass meeting in the interest of the Good Roads Movement in Horry County, is hereby called ! I to assemble in the court house at j Conway, on next Monday morn| ing, at .1 o'clock. The public is ! I most cordially invited. The subject of Good Roads is one in which every man, woman and child in j this county should feel an inter- j est, as no more vital question has presented itself to our whole people within the last quai ter of a century, or is likely to present i itself to us within the next de- , cade. Let every good citizen, then, lay aside all else and attend this ; I meeting if possible, Come one, come all. I C. P. QUATTLEBAUM, President of Horry Co. Good Roads and Drainage League. September 20, 1910. Conway Tobacco Market. The sales of the Conway Tobacco Market will bo closed on September 24tb, and all the farmers are urged to bring in tho last of the crop for sale before that date. The mana- ' gers of thd warehouses, will bo here however, until between 5th and 10th of October, and if any of the farmers fir.d it impossible to get tho last of tho crop in by tho 24th, the \ managers will try to sell it for them the best they can, any time beforo they leave. Horry Tobacco Warehouse, Per J ii Hosvles, Manager. 1 Farmers Tobacco Warehouse, ' Per J E Coles, Manager. ( man from three to five hundred s ..sxtsvn if r? t n hi r? lnoUinif VU ICO 11 U Li 14/ U I vwvivy man would guarantee in his turn to i put the politician's hand into a pot 1 of $100,000? The highway commission is not j only an irresponsible legislative appeudago given exclusive power to make us roads to the extent of $100,000 under the direction of th3 < county legislators; but it takes up I other duties besides the collection and disbursement of the bond issue, 1 and it remains with us, a useless attachment to the county government, . for the next THIRTY YEARS. Whether or not the people of LI or- j ry county should vote bonus for highway improvement, 1 do not care to discuss under the terms of the Spivey Hill. It may be a good thing, or it may not be a good thing, as a question alone; but, under the dis- I ruptive, incoherent, hodge-podge I provisions of the Spivey Act, there j is no question of bonds to oe con i sidered. A special highway com- i mission to take charge of regular, i routine, permanent work of the Supervisor and County Commissioners, whose membership is absolutely at ( all times in the hands of the legislative delegation, very few of whom have ever in the past shown any j great interest or capacity in the or- . dinar}' county affairs; a special highway commission,; whoso discnnMvo nnwors and legislative inia tive continues to harass the county for thirty years, is a great deal ( more than any people should be call- ' ed on to support. It is a great deal ? more than they will support in spite 1 j[ the thinly veiled threat of the ' author of the bill that it's all they 1 will ever get from him. ' There are many other evil pro- } visions in the bill. There is much } vagueness that may hide jokers. These may if necessary be discussed 1 it auoiher time. The bill is said to lave been practically copied by the Vlarion couuty delegation and made e a law without submission to their ^ peoplo; but this is very far from the "act. The Marion bill is very dif- < ferent, especially in the more im- ] portant provision of administration. a Lt is somewhat of an improvement, t and we may as well wait and see low it works, The peoplo of 1 Lorry county want ^ood roads and want them very badly. This poorly digested, crude and foolish scheme of tearing down c all we have to get something worse ^ in its place will put far into the t future any practical plan of securing ] them. It is a pitiable farce, but we t must face it as best we may, wait- j ing as patiently or impatiently as l our temperaments will allow for our l good luck to secure us iiuaiiy some good sense in legislation. J. O. NORTON, Conway, S. C., Sept. 1910, Soli your cotton to R W Lano. Call or 'phono "8." valrt. 1 WALK ECHOES Gathered by a Herald Man on His Rounds. CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE. Stray Bits of News Gathered by tile Wayside for the Information and Instruction of Herald Keaders- llappenliiffs of Interest About the City. Highest prices paid for your peed cotton and cotton seed. L II. Burroughs Company. CJ A Dusenbury spent last Thursday in Conway. The weather was considerable cooler last week. Highest market price paid foi chickens and eggs. Kingston Hotel. B A Richardson was a pleasant culler last Saturday. Magistrate J B Sawyer was in town lust Thursday. Rev T) I) Anderson, of Adrian was in Conway lust Saturday. J i> Sawyer wa^ among those in the city one day recently. Highest market price paid for chickens and eggs. Kingston Hotel. Claude Livingstone was in Conway last Thursday on business. E O Lamotte, of Bennettsvillo, spent Sunday at Conway recently. Mr and Mrs Y C Tompkins were in town last Saturday from Dog Bluff. We want to buy all of your seed cotton and cotton seed* L. H. Uurroughs Company. Send us in your past due subscription at once. It is now Fall of the year, and you cannot rightfully ask us to wait any longer. A N Cox, the expert deep well man, has just obtained au unusually large How of artesian water at the residence of Mr R Stalyey,on Laurel Street. According to a notice appearing elsewhere in this paper, the regular sales at the two tobacco warehouses liere will be ended by the 24tb of this month. Read the notice elsewhere for fuller information. Will buy cotton at Conway during season uow beginning. Bring me all you have to sell. K W Lane, H, E. Hewett, a prosperous farmer of Centenary, S. C., sold the tohacco olT of Lvo acres with Neal & Dixon, at Mullius, for $400 82. This leads any prices yet heard of. The civil case between L W Lud lam and A J Todd before Magistrate N Sweet, which was set for trial last Thursday, did not come off, jwing to the absence of the Plaintiff who it seems, misunderstood the late fixed for the hearing. We publish the act relating to^the bond issue for good roads in our last issue. It is very plain in regard to all questions that have been raised concerning this important matter. Let everybody read it and understand it fully before the time to vote in November. Ncal & D:xon sold 4223 pounds of Ahnonn frn? rm.> mivr? in thn nninrli \_S V7HV/VV/ i\/ i Wiav> ? &A -11V * WA^ u ast week for $804,57. Average $10 01 per hundred. Best pile, 600 pounds, irought $25 U0 per hundred. This s the highest price yet hoard of where tobacco sold in the rough and iot graded. The managers of the primary deetion at Socastee request us to say ,hatal the election at that precinct J D West, candidate for Magistrate, eceivod 70 votes out of a total of oast and the opposing candidate cceivcd only four. By oversight when the votes had been counted, ihere was no ollioial report prepared n regard to the race for Magistrate. L'he above results were woli known ;0 all concerned. It has beeu circulated that Neal fc Dixon's warehouse was so crowdid with tobacco that you could not fvit in. We wish to say to tho thinkng people that there is a a reason or our having a crowded house. 3ut tobacco is not so plentiful now ind all who wish to sell tobacco with is can find room. PMeal & Dixon. Burroughs School Opens. The Burroughs Graded School >pened last Monday morning, beginning the term under very favorvble circumstances* The total enrollment is 202, and in the high school department the enrollment is >0 The 10th grade doubles that, of aht year The eflicioncy of the school lias been increased. On the opening day, addresses wore delivered before the pupils by Or Gangston, Rev A S. l)oak, and Rev G. E. Edwards. After October 1st, no pupils will be admitted to the first grade until the second term bogins on January 1st, 1911. No 24 Favors the Spivey Ad as It Stands. Kditor Herald: i have carefully road Senator Spivcy's bill a nil also his explanation cf same together with your editorial of September 8th and I agree with you, that this is an opportunity that wo should grasp, as it may never pass this way again. I think this bill shouhThave passed without submitting it to the vote of the people; and my reasons for thinking so are that their are so many voters who haven't foresight, intelligence and T)ub!ie enough to vote for the bos: interest of the conn ty. A 11TI ? - ngain? when we el <ct men to the house and senate to represent our best interest we should be willing to trust our interest in their hands. If a man is blind he should submit to be led by those who can see. If two men are in deep water, and only one of t hem can swim, what would be ttie best thiug to do? Why, of course, you would say, let the man who can swim carry the other man to shore, and just so I think we should trust our interests in the hands of those who we elect to represent our interest. As long as our representatives do nothing, as many of them h.wedouo in the past, thero is peace in the camp, but when they make an effort to do something to better our condition, a great many are ready to say von don't know what is best to do, and will say a good many hard things about their representatives instead of standing by them and giving the in the uoe tied encouragement. They are like the man who set the dog on the hog and then beat the dog because lie caught the hog, Now, if we know botter than our representatives we are to blame for not running for their place. We need our best men to represent our interests. We all know wo need better roads and belter schools and a g'eat opportunity is now offered us for improvement. If the people were more educated we would have less trouble along the line of improvement. \\7 ~ ? . I- ~ I ? l--- . 'I--' O . . vv u uuu t utap uuo see Miai oen; tor Spivey's act is in favor of the poor man from the fact that lie pays less tax and uses the roads mom than the rich; at least that is tin case in this county. Ignorance, don't-care and the lack of public spii it arc the great draw backs to progress of the county, X Adrian, S. C., Sept. 20, 1D10. What's the Mm'-.. "Where ignorance io uM?t' u ;i folly to be wise." We arc up in ignorance in this part ut our county. We have no school trustees; can't go any to accept the position. Only one serving now. Can't got the Superintendent of Education to change the board or, at least, I have this through other sources The children have no school house; when they go to school they have to rent a house for that purpose. I now learn that the owner of the building has sold it, what are we to do? We are taxed for schools; some money raised for same, but looks like things educational In District 9, .Little River township, has gone to the dogs. What is the Superintendent of Education elected for? Is it not his duty to see after the schools and see that trustees are appointed in each district and at the nrnnor time? If tinC wh\r not ? Something must he done and that soon or I ho vv liter will have an investigation of the matter if one can oe had by going to the State Superintendent of Education for it. Parties have ottered to give land to the trustees time and again, but they, at that time, would not accept of it; rather rent a building. Don't need one up this way. 1 certainly hate to write this about my nome, yet it is a fact and a shame on us all and the writer feels it very Keenly as he has children that will need all the schooling they can got. Will send the only one of scho ding age olT to another district October 1st, simply becauso we can't sena him at homo. Co\\ Card Form Mr. Adams. To the Voters of llarry: I wish to thank^tho voters of [lorry County for -their support given me in the second primary, which nominated tncfor the ofllcc of County Auditor. While the majority is small yet 1 appreciate it in the highest degree And as I told you 011 the campaign 1 will put forward every effort to make you a good Auditor and to keep you an oilSo that will be a credit to our County Very truly, N. C. Adams. Thoroughbred Cockerels For Sale. H. 1*. Kocks a ad S. C. Whi'e Leghorns of finest I ay in# strains from Pennsylvania and Maryland. To make room will sell now for $2 each; worth $5 each. For information write to, Box 02, Marion, S. C. W A Prince, who has Ik on very sii k at nis home near Boris for two weeks, left on the early train Tuesday a m. with Dr. Kirby for tt e hospi tal in Wilmington, N. C, -I