The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 23, 1911, Image 1
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VOL XXIV.
jtcitiinipi
r Of the Testimony in the
Floyd Afnrder Hearing.
EVIDENCE NOTSENSATIOHAL
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As Many Expected That There Would
Be? State's Efforts Seemed to be to ,
Connect N M and Lloyd Hayes With
the Killing:-Some Interesting: Read- 1
ing in Connection With the Shooting:
. There is a wide spread interest on
* the part of the peooleof this county i
in the deplorable affair at Tabor in
which a prominent younj? man lost !
his life, and as a result of which a i
prominent young woman, and her
husband and bis brother, are cbarg- <
ed with the killing and are now confined
in the jail at Whiteville to
?A 4 I rinrl n ml f Viol r
answer au iljc oar ui vjuu auu vuv?
country for the crime. The Herald i
has obtained a correct transcript of <
the testimony which was taken at
the preliminary hearing at White- <
ville last week, and it is published 1
be) w, so that the people m y read <
it and judge fnr themselves. i
The witnesses were called by the
State and they testified as follows in i
t~e order named:
Did Not Warn Her of Her Rights. ,
L C Mills, being duly sworn, testifies
as follows: I
I knew Robert Floyd; has been to *
my house manv times. I last saw
him alive last July. 1 saw him the i
. fourth day of this month at Mr
xTaiii Ha?i c hnnstt nn th<> norch near
Uiil Jk.Jk.SMJ' U w? - f
the door steps; be was dead; his feet
were near first post of the porch,
his bead toward the wall. He was
dressed with his overcoat on. He
lay there until I summoned a jury
aud empannelled them. I searched
him and found two small pocket
kniver; they were shut; found pockeibook
in his pocket, and in his ;
pocketbook $43 35, I think, and
a receipt for one hundred dol|Gl
REAT I?
^ OAKS Che
From Little Acorns
Grow.
lars and I found a letter in his pock- i
et. I can't testify as to how he came ;
to his death; I heard Mrs Hayes i
make a statement as to how he came
to his death; it was made before the i
Coroner's jury; she was sworn; I <
told her to tell what 'she knew and i
what she did not know to let it alone; i
that was all 1 sail to her, did not I
? uQr. f i rVn f a T was ores I
wuru uci uut . _ ,
ent when he was undressed; did not i
examine him critioall/. I saw eight
or nine bullet holes; I counted them; <
thov were located, two hole3 in the ,
thigh, dou't know whether or not
one bullet made both holes; one-just
below his naval, one in the right
side of his breast which went throu
and lodged in his back; one went
into his face about his eye, there
\ were three or four went into his
right arm, I think it was four; I
did not see any powder burns or
stains on his clothes, but one in
his face about his nose. When they
were undressing him I thought
about that by seeing no powder
burns or stains on his clothing;
whether*" or not one bullet made both
holes, one just below his naval, one
in the right side of his breast which
went through and lodged in his
back; one went into his face about
his eye; there were three or four
went in his right arm; I think it
was four; I did no see any powder
7*^. burn9 or stains on his clothes, but
one in his face about his nose.
Laying Foundation for Conspiracy
Th^nrv.
Von Watts, being duly sworn, I
say 9:
I live at Mt Tabor; have lived there
all my life about 16 ye^rs; I knew R
M Floyd:he sold book* through there;
I did not know Mrs Hayes until she
moved to Mt Tabor; I knew her face
when I saw her; knew her as Neill
L Hayes' wife. Am not related to
T<- Floyd nor Haves I knsw Lloyd and
Neid Hayes; I wa9 at Mr Auty Baldwin's
stables watering a horse the
ni'*ht of February 4tb*I herwd some
shooting and thought it was behind
the house; did not count shots,
thought it was about 6 or 7 shots
Afterwards I saw the hall door of
Mrs Neill Hayes' bouse open and
saw the light of the pistol and heard
the report I saw them coining out
--the man and the woman?Mrs
Hayes and Mr Floyd; I do not know
which came out ahead; they kept od
coming until they got at the end
when Mr Floyd fell backward; I
heard two^hots on*the porch. After
Floyd fell I heard one more shot
I was inside the stables then; it was
about one and a half or two minucf s
after Floyd fell 1 heard the other
shot; then I came to back end of sta
ble and looked around anj Ne 11
Hayes and Chester Watts rua up
Then I went and got my horse and
' put, him into the stables and went
' Continued on Second Page.
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CONTRACT AWARDED.
A Long- Felt Want So n to be SupPlied
by Building Commission.
The Budding Commission last
week awarded the contract for the
construction of the steel highway
bridge over the Waccamaw River
at Conway, to the Southern Biidge
? - ? . 1 A 1? ? 1 ~
Uo , or turmingnam. /\m., *?
concern represented by J. C. Nor I
ton, of this place The bid at whicb
tbpv trot, the work is the sum of
18.170.00 and this was the lowest
bid submitted by any of the various
competing concerns. The other concerns
who tiled bids for the work
were as folllows*
Austin Brothers, Atlanta Ga.,
C. W. Curry. 18.700 Cj
Carolina Engineering Comnany,
Burlington, N. C , E. E. Hanks,
*8,775 00.
Roanoke Bridge Company, H. R.
Crie*zberg, $9,500 00.
Porter & Boyd, Charlotte, John
Porter, $10,575 00.
There was an item in this paper
recently stating that Congressman
x n tm i ? u?? /,/At ii n Qnt. njctt)r 1
J. Jli Ejiitfrueo iiau uu ? .? ^ ?u..v.v.
through Congress authorizing the
3onstruotion of this bridge, and allowing
all necessary work to bo
done in relation thereto. This was
necessary by reason of the fact that
the Government has charge of all
navigable streams. The fi'*st site
which was selected by the Building
Commission was not acceptable to
the G >vernment Engineers and for
this reason the proposed site had to
be moved a short distance from the
old location. The location of the
bridge may still be described however,
as being near the site of Howell's
Mill. The bridge will be 150
feet from center to center, with two
approaches of 90 feet each. The
time allowed for the completion of
the work w 11 be six months from
the date that the plans are approved
by the G)vercment. It cannot
bo stated just when the wurk will
brgin on the bridge, but tho-e in
charge understand that it will begin
in the near future
Across the Waccamaw River from
Conway, is a laige fertile territory, J
- Wk
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ck Account I \ ! jji/J
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now becomirg more densely p pualted,
and needing more than ever
an outlet to market There are
prosperous farmers living on that
side of the river now who are obl'ged
to use an ordinary boat to get
into town. The bridge has broa
needed for years, and Conway has
lost quite a let of that ha^
been going to Georgetown, Wilmington
and Little River The
Ruilding Commission is composed
of Col C P Quattlebaum G meral
J P. Derham and Mr J. C Spivey.
Most of the funds for the building
of the bridge is furnished by the
jail and new court house balance,
out as this has not been sufficient,
the commission has been hammered
by lack of fuuds. This will be provided
for.
Tortured for 15 Years
by a cure defying stomach trouble
that baliied doctors, and resisted all
remedies he tried, John W, Modders
of Moddersville, Mich , seemed
doomed. He had to sell his farm
and give up work His neighbors
?aid, "he can'6 live much louger."
"Whatever I ate distressed me," he
wrote, till I tried Electric Bitters,
which worked such wonders for me
that I can now eat things I could
not take for years. Its surely a
grand remedy for stomach trouble,"
Just as good for the liver and kidneys.
Every bottle guaranteed.
Only 50c. at Norton Drug Co.
Judge J CKIugh notified the authorities
last week that owing to
illness which he recently suffered,
he will not be able to hold the term
of court here next week When
this fact became known in Conway,
4 1? ? t?vn \ xn in nn A
I QtJ IUUUJUUIS Ul liUC JJ?1 ?
resolution and sent to the Supreme
Court asking the Supreme Court to
recommend Colonel C P Qualtlebaum
to be appointed as Special
Judge to hold court. A copy of
the resolution was also mailed to
Governor Blease. Unless other arrangements
have been made before
the recommendation of the bar gets
there, Colonel Qjattlebaum will
likely be appointed.
John Holt has received his commission
as county treasurer of
Horry County, and he took charge
of this office on yesterday Forxer
treasurer J N Jenrelte will remain
in the office for several days o
straighten up a lot of old vouchers.
Wanted the reading public to
know that I am still selling out as I
am going out of business. The sale is
still oo. J. E Nicholas.
D C Johnson, who is one f the
proprietors ot the Conway CocjCoIh
Hotting Company, will m v? his
family from G ibvaots Ferry waore
they now are, to Conway.
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CONWAY, S. C., THURSI
fiimjiwij
Mules Became Frightened
and Ran Away.
YOUNG LEWIS MEETS DEATH
Charlie Lewis, a Bright aud Promising
Young Man Residing with His
Uncle and Aunt Near Conway ReInUrndl
TninriM in n Run
WIV^O lllVVi IIWI mmm ??
Away Accident and Dies.
On last Friday afternoon Charlie
Lewis, a promising and industrious
young man of this vicinity, was the
victim of a run-away accident in
which he received internal injuries
from the effects of which he died on
last Wednesday evoningafter suffering
e,xcruciating pains.
The young man resided with his
uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs S
J Lewis, about four miles from Conway
on the Dog Bluff road and on
the fatal day he was on his way
home from work when the mules he
was driving became frightened at
something along the roadside and
wildly dashed off. Apparently the
voung man must have lost his nerve
'for the time being in the unexpectedness
of the dash and he lost control
of pnimals by having the
reins je?.> ?u from his bands, and under
tne impulse of the moment,
or rather in obeying the instinct
that self preservation is the firct
law of nature, be^ jumped from the
wagon and sustained a oroKen arm
just above the wrist and other injuries
which eventually proved latal
Dr J A Norton was called in as
soon as possible and rendered all the
assistance he possibly could but with
all his skill the fates decreed against
tfie recovery of the young man and
Tuesday his condition grew worse
until Wednesday night he died at
the age of 22 years, 2 months and
10 days.
Subscribe for the Herald.
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NWAY, S. C.
Toddville Tidings.
Miss Josie Harper spent a few
days in Conway last week the guest
of relatives.
M iss Maude Long is here this i
week visiting Mrs A, M. Dusenbury.
Oue of the most important cases
to be tried at court next Monday is
the case against Mart Moore and
family for the killing of Stepney
Mention, which occurred at Bucksport.
The sentiment in this town
ship is very strong against the defendants.
Quite a number of people attended
the party at the auditorium last
Friday night. The most amusing
feature of the occasion was the cake
congest between Miss Mary Oliver,
of Greenwood, and Miss Grace Haseldon,
of Toddville. It was understood
that these popular girls were
to choose sides and the one who
raised the most money wa9 to be
declared the winner. When the
time limit had expired it was announced
that Miss Oliver had $13.00
on her table while Miss Haseldeu
had $12 10 making the nice little
sum of $25 10 for the cake. Miss
Mary Oliver was accordingly awarded
the cake amid cheers for Mus
O.iver and cheers for Miss Haselden.
There were fourteen couples
who entered the cake walk coutest.
Mr Belton Llusenbury and Miss
Grace Haselden had the honor of
winning this coveted prize. Tfce
money realized from the sale of cakes
boxes, etc , will be used for school
purposes. We thank the people for
their liberal response. Chief L. R.
Ambrose, Mr Walker Cook.and other
?\AAnU f H/MV\ o /llO 1 O OO
|JI UliilUCLI V pCVSpic; 1IVSUJ a UIOIUUUV
attended the play. Forecast.
A Surprise Prayer Meeting:*
Through the diHgent and quiet
efforts of the Epworth League, the
pastor of the Methodist chnrch was
treated to quite a surprise on Wed
nesday night of last week. When
he reached the church he found the
church tastefully decorated in the
League colors of white and gold. A
congregation of a hundred persons
was gathering, and the meeting
soon n under the leadership of
Mr A. i. iroldfinch. The singing
was unusually good led by an en*
thu-iastic choir of young people
The following made addressee: A.
E. Goldfinch, J W. Dawsey, B G
C illins and Rev E F. Scoggins
The pastor made the closing talk,
and expressed bis heartfelt appreciation
of the service and the spirit
that prompted it.
Fertilizers! Fertilizers!
Mr Farmer:
If you are a cash buyer on carload
basis, it will pay you to call on me for
prices at once.
T. a SMITH,
Manufacturers Agent,
iBank of Horry Bldg.
JAY, FEBURARY 23, 1911
Meeting of the Horry Teachers' Association.
The State Teachers Association
will meet in Columbia March 23 25,
and it is very important that the
r.,-?iintw Tnnnhprft' A ssnnhit.inn meet
at some date previous in order to
prepare a report.
Tbe eommiiteo thinking Saturday,
March 4th, rvill be a very gooc1
date decided on that date and 1 ve
prepared the following progr
1st. The benefit Horry has derived
from the Horry School Improvement
Association. Miss L<3t
tie Harrelson,
2nd. Can the graded system bo
successfully used in the one teacher
school Misses Reba Dnsenburv,
E?sie Derham and Liucile Cnoner,
3rd. The best method of discipline
large pupils. E S. C Baker.
W D. Watson and M. L. G I more.
4th. Talk on Primary Methods
Mbs Fannie Fields.
5'h. The best method to bo u-ed
? < i -1 A 1 ! ?
in securing regular anonuance. i>jisAnna
Jordan, J. C. Peck and W.
N GerraM,
6h. How can we make our school
rooms and grounds attraet.ive? Miss
Nina Lewie, Arland Biker and
Knock Allen.
7tb. Round Tab'e Talk.
The Association will meet in the
auditorium of the graded school
building at 12 m . immediately after
the lower division of the "County
School Improvement Association
adjourns. Committee,
y. Obituary.
Annie K Hardee was born May
16th, 1891, and died February 7th.
1911, aged 19 years, 8 mouths and
22 day?. She j lined Pleasant Meadow
Missionary Baptist church in
1906, and remained a member until
her death. She was married to Andrew
Hardee September 27th, 1908.
She leaves a husband, one child, a
father, mother, two brothers, four
sisters. She was laid to,rest on the
9th of Februarj' in Pleasant Meadow
cemetery to await the resurrection
morn. Andrew Hardee.
Deport Pfatlti
Savings Account! 1f11 Ml
tfi H W 1
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas it has pleased our Heavlenly
Father to remove from our
midst, our dear brother and sovereign,
Edgar E. Vereen, Be it resolved
by our Camp, W. O. W,, No.
522.
First: That while we bow in
submission to Him who doeth all
things well, yet wt feel that in the
death of this dear brother,our Camp
and Woodcraft has loss one of its
best members,
Seccnd: That our Camp extends
heartfelt sympathies to his loved
ones, who were so heart-broken at
bis sudden death.
Third: That a copy of these res
olutions be sent to his wife and parents,
also to each of the county papers
and Sovereign Visitor.
B F. Watt?,
W. B Clardy,
E. A. Stalvey,
? Committee.
Conway Methodist Church.
Services f r Sunday, February 2(>:
Suaofcp school at 10 a m. Prea 1 ing
at lla. m. Subj^c': "Mir. '
Epworth League at p jo.
Preaching at 7:15 p m. Subject:
''Searching the Scriptures."
Prayer meetiug oa Wednesday at
7:ffO p. m.
Preaching at Alle.o on Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
Notice Administrators Sale.
By authority of the Court of Pro
bate in and for Horry County, the
undersigned will sell to the highest
b'dders for cash, beginning at 11
o'clock in the forenoon, on Saturday,
March 4'.h, A D 1011. at
Livingstone's Cross R tads, at Little
River, S C , ail and singular the
personal property and effects belonging
to the estate of Robert
Livingstone, Sr., deceased, the same
consisting of stock, farming implements,
house-hold and kitchen furniture
and various other articles of
1 ^ _l Lv. ?U.v
personal property as snuwn uv iuu
inventory. J. C. Blum,
Administrator of Robert Livingstone,
Sr , Deceased.
Dated February 17, 1911.
Notice.
AH perrons holding claim against
he estate of Robei fc Livingstone,
Sr , late of Horry County, deceased,
are hereby notified to file the saine
duly attnsted vi'htho undersigned
wi h n the time provided by la*, or
this notice will be set up against their
recover;. ; and all persons indebted
to the taid estate are hereby notified
t) make payment to the undersigned.
J. C. Blum,
Adm of Robert Livingstone Sr deoeased.
H H Woodward, Attorney.
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fathered by a Hera'd Man
on His Rounds.
CAUGHT 0N~THE BOUNCE.
Stray Bits of News Gathered by
the Wayside for tiio Information
and Instruction of Herald
Readers- Happenings of Interest
About ttic ti(v.
T A. Lee was in Conwav ono day
1 i : week.
S S Anderson ,r*as in Conwav last
Sa1 w day on i u.- i.< ss.
F A Hux w in Conway last
Thursday on business.
J T Shelly was in Conway one day
recently on budoe-as.
FOR SALJC: ? At low p*dcft, good
horse. Apply J F. Nicholas.
H B Watts was among the farmers
visiting Conway last SaturdayJ
G Butler, of Boris, was in Conway
one day last week on business.
W P II rton, of Galivants Ferry,
was among these in tne city last
week.
W A Spivev, of Gulivants Ferry,
was am >ng the farmers visiting the
city reef nily.
Que more car of li ie mules and
horses just received at Conway Live
Stock Company.
B F Moore was in Conway last
Thursday, a witness in a case tried
before Magistrate Sweet.
W T Powell, of Tabu* N. C., was
among those visiting Conway last
week on legal business.
L B Owens, a prosperous farmer
of the Myrtle Beach section, was in
Conway last week on business.
R D Owens, a prosperous farmer
of Socastee, spent last Tuesday in
Conway on business.
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CONWAY, S. C.
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' The Kingston Hotel was lull to
overll)wing last week, there being
no rooms to spare. Many drummers
visiting this pupular hostlery .
J Sid Bellamy is now running the
tug "10va May" from his p'ace at
Wortham's Bridge to Conway and 1
his facilities for towing and freighting
on the Waecamaw between these
points.
Please Take Notice.
Criminal O dinances Town of Conway
Section 47
All persons doing business or liv- ?
ing ou the public square, Main <
street, and side streets anj^mt.
thereto, are nereoy riquir iu
throw sweepings or trash, p c or i
a fuse, etc., into a barrel, v, or
other receptacle, in an ac ibio or
convenient place. The box,
or other roceptacie, after having ,
been emptied of such tra h. paper
refuse, etc , by the street hands,
must betaken ctT the streets by the
owner ibticof. No person shall
empty or place ptoer, b usb or
other rubbifh upoa any street or
sidewalk, or up in t o public square,
or where the same may be blown <
thereon.
TinE TO ACT
I)?,..'t Wait tor the Fatal Stages of
Kidney Illness. Profit by Conway
People's Experience.
Occasional at'acks of backache,
irregular urination, headaches and
dizzy spells are common early
symptoms of k'dney dl?ord^r*. 1 '? I
an error to neglect. these ids. Tub
attacks may pa<s off for n tunrt ho*'
return witn gieat iniuu&iiy. li
there are spmptoms of dropsy puffy
swellings below the eyes, bloating
r\f limha and uidflrtS. f)l* 1111V tiai't of
the body, don't delay a minute. Begin
taking Doan's K dney Pills, and
Keep up the treatment until the
kidneys are well, when your old
iime health and vigor will return
(t >od deeds Conway prove the eff
otiveness of this great kiduey
remedy
Mrs. Dora B irroughs, of Conway,
S. C , say?: "Doan's Kidney Pills
l ave been very boot fioiafto me and
I do not hesitate to recommend
them. I was subject to dull backactus,
pains through my kid Leys
and other symptoms if kiduey complaint.
I got a box of Dean's Kidney
P.lis from U e Norton Drug Co ,
a-ul their u e as direcud entirely
rt liev.*d me "
For sale by all dealers Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Bat!do,
New Yo; k sole agents far the IJni
ted St ites,
Remember the name?Doan's?
and take no other,
No 46
Magistrate's Court
Magistrate N Sweet hel l a court
aere last Thursday and disposed of
the case of Mary A Uux, PUintifT
gnnst David J TTux The case
h'id b^en started before Magistrate
N H Smart, at, Dongola, and the
venue was charged by the defend ?nt
to the Magis'rate who tried the
case. The action was brought by
Mrs Mary A Iiux to recover certain
articles of borsch Id fu uiture,
which sh* bad owned duriug the
1 fetime of her late husband, ?J is II
tJux. Sr , and which had been claioie<.
by her son, the defendant, by
nason of a gift, as r.o stated, from
, , . .. ? ^ r u :
ii s moi-ner, unu uv i i-uauu m ma
havirg p kid a certain sum of money
in the set tlemrtit of the estate of a
younger brother. Toe defendant
moved out of the old house where
they had all lived since the death of
the husband and f.Pbor, and moved
out some of the articles which bad
tnen sued for. The jury ?*a ; comi)
"sed of B T Kymon. J N Daniels.
J C Spivey, W T Goldfinch, L H
Burr.mghs and O E G Villi x. Taey
rendered a verdict for the plain tit?
for ail of the prop ?rty sued f >r.
The Time Changed.
Please chaig? date in article in
last week's paper, abou* the closing
of Doris school, from the 14 U uo
Priday, the -t.h, at 10 o'clock.
Respectful' v,
Lettie Harrelson.
Those interested will notice the
change in dates and govern theuasolve
accordingly.
Wife Cot Tip Top Advice.
"My wife wanted me to take our
boy to the doctor to cure an u^ly
boil," writes D. Frankel, of Stroud,
Ok la 4 I said 'put Buck Ion's Arnica
Salve on it ' She did so, and it, cured
t he b>il*in a short time." Quickest
healer of Burns^calds, Cuts, Corns,
Bruises, Spra'.ns, Swellings. Best
Bile cure on earth Try it. Only
25j at Norton Drug Co.
N M Todd was aimnu those who
paid the herald oflije a pleasant
visit I ist week.
! OUR TOTAL RESOURCES j
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MILLION nOLLAKS
Notice of Discharge.
Notice is hereby given th it the
uncle; signed as Guardian of Ida K.
Hardee will apply to the Court of
IVnhat.e at Conwav. S. C.. at 11
i>'clouk in the fnrenoan,on the 27th
day of March, A. D. 1911, for a tiaal
discha^e as such (t lardian.
W A Prince,
Guardian of lua E. Hudee.
February 17, A D. 1911.
NOTICE.
All Strawberry growers are requested
to meet at Loris on Saturday,
February lath, at 2 p m., for
: he purpose of hearing the plans of
operation of the Carolina Fruit Ex
cnange. YV. A. Prince,
Sec'y Loris T-^c^ers A?su.
Pure bred H. I. Heds for sale.
Cockerels $2 00; hens $1 50 to $2.00.
E?/i?s f'om first pm $1 50; S3cond
put $1 00,
Wanamaker Poultry Farms.
N'cho's, S C.
2 a 47.
State of South Carolina, (
County of Horry S
COURT OP COMMON PLEAS.
Joseph M Gause, Plaintiff,
against
George W Bryant, T P Hardee, YV M
Hardee and M 1 (dies nut, Defendants.
Copy Summons for Relief
(Complaint not Served)
To the Defendants: George W. Hryant.
T. 1*. Hardee, YV. M. llardec and M.
i. Chestnut.
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer the complaint in this
action, which has been filed in the < tlloe
of the Clerk of the Court ot Common
Plea*, for the said county, and to serve
i ct py of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscriber at ids ollh-e at
Conway, S. C., within twenty days after
the service hereof; exclusive of the day
of such service; and if you fail to answer
the complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiff in this action will apply to
the Court for the relief demiuded in the
con plaint.
January 28.h. A D Ifll.
a' a WOoinVAHD
Plaintiffs' Attorney.
A t.lpet:
W L BHYANCCC P. [ L. S.J
To George w Bryant, t P Hardee and
M I CnestniP, Absent l)of ndants:
Please take notice that the complaint
in the foregoing state ' action ami the
summons ot widen tie foregoing is a copy
were Hied in the olliee of the Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas for !lo?ry
County, at Conway 8 C.# on the llth day
of February A 1) ltd",
11 II WOODWAKl)
Plaintiffs' Attorney
W h RKYAN C 0 CP 6*31