The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 22, 1910, Image 1
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VOL XXIV.
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"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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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ONWAY, S. C., THURSD7
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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
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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 !
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to assemble in the court house at j
Conway, on next Monday morn|
ing, at .1 o'clock. The public is !
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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,
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