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* ' .; ' ' !&'?..; ? "" I ? a- . V ' /*T? * I; VOL XXV. MYRTLE h,'u i ' * ' . >' ." / . * * * St John & Son K , ?' S : . \ :k ' v nag ?a? t"u ^rrSBr' & The people of Conway and Horry ) county can congratulate themselves' up*?n the improvements being made at Myrtle Beach, where the Messrs St John & Son have taken charge of the Myrtle Beach Hotel. Since their assuming charge of the hotel many improvements have been made -? f J and almost every day some new iue?| has been thGu^ht out by the ujautigers, something to improve the service and popularize it in the minds of the public. <3f one thin# the public can rest assured, the managers have es.ablished a high standard of Children's Day at Union Church. The congregation of Union church is very much indebted to Mrs A. M. Dusenbury and Miss Grace Haselden for the beautiful and varied program which was rendered on last * Sunday, June 18ih, in celebrating * Childrens Day. ^ ' The church wag tastily decorated with ferns, raosser, garlands and flowers. In the center of the church was a large banner bearing this inscription: "Childrens Day Our Day" Long before the hour for opening, the church was filled to overflowing. The congregation being seated, the school marched in and took their places around the organ and sang: ^ "We give you a welcome today." The opening exercises were conducted by Mr J. F. Harper, the superintendent. Following is the prjgramin full: Prayer, By Pastor. SoDg, Sing for Joy. Recitation, Hail to Summer, Ulric ' -T T narper. Con Recitation, We welcome you. P Con Recitation, Childrens' Day Our Day Song, Merry birds are singing. Con Recitation, A garland of roses. Solo, Suffer the children to come, Grace Haselden. Recitation, As the brook joins the sea, Maude Long. ^ ' Con Recitation, The Sunday school army. Song, March along. Recitation, Tne ilowers, Bel ton Dusenbury. Con Recitation, If we try, Four little girls. Recitation, It is Childrens Day, Tom Hucks Song, Wo will follow all the way Recitation, I am happy. Albertin* Ha&lden. Con Recitation, Flowers we bring. Recitation, Little children, Bet sie Dusenbury, Rjek of Ages. Josie Harper arc Aloertiae Haselden, Recitation, Joy Bells, Zeke Singleton. Con Recitation, Wave little leaves i i t Albertine and ifidna Haselden. Recitation, Crowning Children* Day, Hal King. Song, What birdie sing, Albertim Haselden and small children. Con Recitation, Tnis is Child rens' j Day. "4 Song, Jesus little ones, School. Recitation, What shall 1 give Him Kate Dtzitr. What Childrens' Day stands for. ; By Superintendent abd School, Collection i Drill. Five Girls. Address, Mr Barnes: Song, Farewell,^ By School. Dots From Galivants. The health of this community i. generally t/ood at this writing. The neonle are very busy wit! tbeir crops siuce the recent showers Cotton is cowing up and corn an< other crops are looking oetter. What is the trouble with Blut v Eyes? Can't he let us hear from Mrs O. I M iriia's garden and tht f lantern again? He must have tfone to Charley W. Johnson's and forgotten his duties. No weddings to report at thl^ time but we are expecting to hear the bells ring out at any time. Best wishes to the Herald and its readers. June Bug. 5 or 6 doses 4'6t>6" will cure any case of Chills and Fever, Price26 :-TTf ?i(W!fx? "T'/ v% ~srjy'. ***** * '}**<'**mm -wr- *v (The % BEACH A Popular Seaside Resort. now How to Cater to the W / excellence in conducting the hotel and will endeavor to cater to the I bestclass of trade. The word has gone abroad that Myrtle Beach will this year have a resort of which we can well be proud and already many who in the earlier years of the existence of the hotel gave it their support and patronage are planning to return. A. number of engagements have _i . i_ .1 a. _ iv/t aireauy ueen maue auu uie lrjessia St John announce that almost daily they are in receipt of inquiries for accommodations. Myrtle B^ach is To the Corn Club Boys. I suspect that within the next week or two you will be putting the top dressing of soda to your corn. Tne contributions to encourage you to grow two bushels of corn where one grew are very good this year. Not only the business men are con tributing, one of Horry s progressive farmers bas made a handsome contribution. If you are using any grades of guano made by the Combahee Fertilizer Co., the McMurphy, formerly Willcox & Gibbs Co,, or Ashepoo Fertilizer Co., don't make any changes. These guauo companies are uoiog an extensive business in this county and have received letters from them expressing their willingness to give one or two tons of their 8-4 4 corn guano to the boy who raises the most corn by us'rig their guano. If you could win a ton of 8-4-4 guano, you would be in good shape for the race next year. The Combahee fertilizer is sold by L. H. Burroughs, Conway, the Wilcox & Gibbs guano is sold by Burroughs & Collins Co , Conway, the, ^Vshtpoo fertilizer is sold by Geo. tlQlIiday, Ualivauts Ferry. I hope all you boys are planning] to be in Conway the 27th of June] as many things of interest to the farmer will be shown and explained. S. H. Brown, In Regard to the Cooking Contest on June 27th. This contest is open to ladies of ill ?ges. Those competing for any of the prizes will please bring in the irticles which they have prepared iariy Tuesday morning, and leave them at the Burroughs schoof build mg in charge of a committee appointed to take charge of them. Obis committee consists of Misses jfceba Dusenbury, Ma?jorie Quattle>aurn and Ida Moore. The cake, bread, biscuits and Qutfins should be done up carefully o that they will be as attractive as , K)ssible in appearance. The pound |.f butter should be kept as firm and hard as possible. It should bo well vrappect in clean white paper. Each i ?rticle should bear the name and ddress of the cook written plainly. To quote from the Field of June 1th: * It is hoped that everyone vill realize that it will take the full lay to get the maximum of beneiit from this train, and they will make it a point to reach it early," 1 Everybody i9 expected to bring ihelr own dinner, an intermission v.ll be given for dinner, and refreshments will bo served on the ;ajQpns at that time, Ida Moore, W Bovd Jones' big reduction sale oegins June 24th and lasts through August 16ib. During these days I vill offer many goods at and below actual cost to me in order to reduce stock before my trip north in Augist. This sale shall hav^ my personal attention, and I promise you closer prices on any article than I have ever before offered. Come see for yourself, and dont wait until all the goods are sold to the other fellow, Yours for unptrailed bargains. W Boyd Jones, Justice, S, C. Among those in attendance from Horry County we note: Rev D H Everett, Rev A D Belts, J W Dawsey, Luther Williams and Miss Belle Powell. Ilo** CONWAY, S. C., THU1 HOTEL. \ ants of the People s one of the prettiest spots on the Atlantic coast, and one can there always find rest and enjoyment. Tha sandy soil for many miles nnntmnia f VlQ nrvCO 5 Kl 1! . 3 U I 1 UUliU I 11^ ^IDVCUIC VI1U #dd>ww> ty of any malaria, and cool breezas always sweep the beach, where one ra iy always find perfect rest. The Herald publishes today a cut of the Myrtle Beach Hotel, which will readily be recoginized by many of our readers as a resort which has been the scene of many happy hours by the many hundreds of people who I annually come to the seashore for a summer's outing. Centenary. Health is generally good. We are having some very hot weather at this writing. I M Martin nnrl familv nf f!nn. way, were visiting in this section last Sunday. S McC Martin, of Pierce, Pla., is at home visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs G W Martin. There was a quiet home wedding in our midst last Sanday, the contracting paPties beipg Miss Ritha Duncan and Mr John M Martin. The bride is the daughter of the well known Luke Duncan. The groom is a prosperous young farmer of this place We wish the happy young couple a long auu prosperous life. Miss Fanny Baker, of .Joy, is visiting her sister, Mrs J W Oliver, of this place. I)r Gront left this week for Murrells Inlet where he expects to spend the summer. I will close with best wishes for the Herald and its readers. H B News From Zoan. Health of our commuuity is generally good. Crops look much better since the leceut showers. General Green is causing the farmers to fight hard. W. H. Fowler and J. O. Strickland were in our section the second Suuday. Misses Minnie and DqJI Sarvis, of Tabor, attended services at Z:>an the first Sunday. LeRoy Strickland mads a flying trip to Nichols on a recent Saturday accompanied by his mother who will spend several days there visiting her daughter, Mrs Mellie Page. 1 T F Stevenson, who has been attending the University at Columbia, i has returned home. Miss Nina Lewis, of Conway, is here visiting her aunt, Mrs J C StiAVPnanri Sn Vernon Elliott went to Gurley Tuesday on business. i G L Strickland and A V Elliott ! seems to enjoy horse racing very < much. Lets hear from all the correspondent. | Board of Trade to Meet. Mr L H Burroughs, the president of the Conway Board of Trade, has called a meeting of that body to take place tomorrow evening at the hour of 8:30 for the purpose of hearing , Rev E O Watson and others on the subject of the establishment of the industrial school for boys and girls in this county, and to discuss plans looking to the encouragement of the enterpise. All members of t?e board are cordially invited to attend this meeting. Mr Watson has been in town for several days looking over the situaand considering the question of location. The property of W J Dawsey near Cool Spring will be considered an option having already been obtained. Other tracts will be looked over, Conway Methodist Church. Services for Sunday, June 25th: Sunday School at 9:45 a ra. Preaching at 11 am. Ep worth League a 4 p m. Preaching at 8:H0 p in. Prayer meeting on Wcduesday night. Preaching at Allen on Sunday at 4:30 p m. A cordial welcome awaits every one at all services. t s* RSDAY, JUNE 22, 1911.; ? 111 Gathered by a Herald Man on His Rounds. CAUGHT Olf THE BOUNCE. Stray Blta of News Gathered t?y the Wayside for the Information and Instruction of Herald Readers--IIappenlnjr& or int?resi About th? City. Hon L H Singleton spent last week in Charleston on business. W G Sarvis was in Conway one day last week on business. Robt B Scarborough, E-qr , re. turned from Charleston last Saturday night. W D Lawrimore spent several days in Charleston last week with relatives. Many Conway people have gone to the mountains and others resorts for the summer. The Sunday excursion trains to Myrtle Beach last Sunday was pretty well crowded with people. Mrs 0 E Haselden and children of Sellers, S C., are visiting relatives here add in the county. The Conway colony who are summering at Myrtie Beach are growing in numbers. Automobiles in Conway are becoming as plentiful as blackberries in June. W A Inman, of Tabor, N. C., was among those who visited Conway last Saturday on legal business. The copious showers we have recently had have revived vegetation and refreshed suffering humanity. It has been **ather dull in business circles about town for the past few 1- - il t l . weeus, ine iarmers ubiu^ uusy in their crops. ^ Mr J S Batile, wife and child are spending their summer vacation visiting relatives in South and North Carolina, Mayor H P Little made a trip in his Maxwell car to Cool Spring and Aynor last week, accompanied by Mrs Little. Mr Byrl Sparks and Miss Margarite Wyatt eloped Thursday, June 15 19)1, and were married by Rev A D getts pastar of the Conway Methodist church. C P Quattlebaum spent last week in Charleston in attendance upon the United Sfates Court as a witness in the case of United States vs II Clay Lundy. Some of the farmers are having the showers needed for the manuring of the crop3. In some sections of this and the surrounding counties, it is still very dry, and unless the rains come very soon, all of the crops will be cut short. Mr Sam Long, who has been freight conductor on tho run between Conway and Chad bourn for a number of years, has been transferred to the run between Wilming ton and Weldon, and will move with his family to Wilmington While we are sorry to see Ibis estimable family leave Conway yet we are glad ot his promotion. Those who marry in this State after July 1st, will have to look into the recent act of the Legislature making a license necessary, before the matrimonial knot may by tied. The country officers who have this part of the law t) carry out, will doubtless take pleasure in explaining the act to prospective purchasers if licenses. FERTILIZERS. Buy your fertifz^rs from me. I sell for cash or on time. Prices right. St:e me before buying. J N Jenrette. A CARD. It coining to my knowledge that certain rumors are baing circulated be evil minded persons in reference to the fire wnich destroyed the house occupied by me last April, I take this method to denounce the said rumoiS as maliciously faUe in every respect, I am convinced that the reports are circulated to injure me in the community in whicn 1 reside. I invite the fullest and mosi searching investigation of my character feeling assured that I have done nothing of which to be ashamed. W. G. Dewitt. County Farmers* Institutes. Editor Herald: Please lot mc say to the people of the county through your paper, that now isthe time to arrange for county institutes to be held for the benefit of farmers. ~ Let some one from eve. y section write to ProfD. N. Borrow, Clemson College, S. C , who is now making up a list of appointments for this county to give your section a farmers Institute. Yours, A. L. Lewis. tvH* A MISTRIAL H. C. Lundy Charged With Passing Through C CASE WILL LIKELY COME The Trial of this Case Carried Quite a > ton and Much Interest was Manifes Jiirv.---The Evidence?The Most P States Post Oflice Inspectors who >V The case of the United States against Henry C Lundy was called in the United Stat ?s court in the federal building, at Charleston on last Thursday morning, the defendant represented by Robt B Scarborough and B. Wofford Wait, of the Con way B ir. The trial of this case carried to Charleston quite a crowd of Conway citizens, among them some of the most prominent socially aud otherwise. Among the number noted in Charleston, either as witnesses or spectators, wore B G. Collin?, A T Collins, M. W. Collins, N T and A. P. Johnson, Prank Tnouipson. Dr W E. McCord, W. L Richardson, R. W, Lane, VV. D. Lawrimore. C. E Barker, A. C, Tnompson, John Holt, C. P. Quatilebuum and the defendant was in the city accompanied by his father and throe brothers. J T. P. octor was a member of the grand jury. J. W. Little of the Georgetown Lumber Co., was one of the petit jurors empanelled to try the Lundy case. The jury was obtained without any delay, there being one or two challenges on the part of the defense and none at all on the part of the United Slates. Tne case was tried before the newly appointed district judge, II. A. M. Smith. The tirst witnesses sworn were the three post cilice inspectors, G. ! M. Brown, J. S. Lennon and H. P. I Holliday, who had worked up the j case from the beginning H. P. Holliday was tho first! sworn. He did not go to Conway | at hrst, for the reason that ho had. harm in t.ha ("Inn WAV nffi hofore and was known. Inspectors Brown and Lenuon went and registered at the hotel under assumed names. The principal portion of Holliday's testimony was concerning the confession of H. C. Lundy. He told how, after the marked bills had been obtained at the Bank of Horry, he with the two other inspectors went iuto the pos to thee and searched both the postmaster and H. C. Lundy the assistant postmaster, in an ef fort to find the third marked $5 00 ' oill which had been taken. He | stated that both the postmaster and Lundy deniod taking the money and ueiiher of them were put under arrest, and all of the persons concerned went to supper. After ho had been in bed, he was awakened by a knock on the door and Lundy came into his room and stated he had come to own it up. Ho told him to wait until the following morning. H nllidav had made un a reirist.ernd I ? ? ? ? r~ ? ? letter at Mars B:uiT signed by J. i?li Gregg & S:>n and addressed to C. 0. Osborne at Myrtle Boach, at the same time one was sent to Burlaw containing $50.00. These letters were carried down on the night of May 4 h by inspector Lennon and the letters were placed into the post ofli3e by L. G. Cannon, the postal clerk on the train. The letter addressed to C. C. Osborne at Myrtle Beach was robbed of three of the bills and two of those bills were obtained at the bank just after Ft . C Lundy had been soon by inspector U. M. Brown crossing the street with money in his hand. This ! was evidently the same time that he went to the bank to take up the orders. After Holliday had been sworn, Brown and Lennon were both sworn. Brown told about watching the mail pouch all the way to Myrtle Beach and how he called for the Osborne letter and opened it in the presence of postmaster Booth and found three of the $5 00 marked bills missing. The two marked bills wete obtained from the bank by the inspector before Brown went over to Myrtle Beach to see if the letter was short. All of the inspectors were present the Saturday morning wheu the written confession was muie and signed by H. C Lundy. Inspector Lennon was sworn and his testi monyconnected up what had already been told by the other inspectors. When the point relating to the confession was first reached, the defendant objected and the jury was sent from the room until the point was settled by* the Judge. The Judge ruled the confession admitable and the jury was brought back. A.T. Collins, the postmaster was sworn, and stated that he was in the oflice at about 12 o'clock on May 4th aud received the test letter from L. G Cannon and receipted him for it. He locked up the test letter in | the post oflice safe. No one ex -, 4 . .... . . i No 11 THE RESULT Robbing Registered Letters on way Post Office. UP AGAIN IN DECEMBER {umber of Conway People to Charlesfori in if \n Tp/inblii in ^oloel inor <1 I>VU ? I I t i 1 W X 1 VUI/IV III KJVIVV Vlll|^ u rominent Witnesses Being the United orked up the Case. cept himself an 1 Lundy know th? combination. Next morning H C Lundy met the out going mail an I witness did not tamper with the letter in any way. He did not go hack to the ofllce next morning t'il about 10 o'clock. Inspectors treated him and Lupdy just alike. All (went to supper. There was nothing offensive in the conduct of the inspectors at that time both douiei taking th3 m )noy from the let e-. He ex plained how the marked bibs were carried to the Bank of Horry. He said that Lundy was clerk of the W, O. \V. and wanted a mono}' order for $100 00 He told Luudy to take the W. O W. money ai d take up $55 00 in money orders at Bank of Horry. Tnis was explained to the inspectors next evening in the presence or H. C. Lundy. He did not attempt to coerce or induce Lundy to confess except that he told him if be took the money, i? . . i i i 1,1 ? i. nn,?'l.n ue wisueu ue wouiu uwu n. jucio were no throats made by him or any ono to Lundy. Ho went willi Lundy t.o supper* After supper he was worried and hut little was said. He said to Lundy agiin, that he (Collins) did not take the money, and if he (Lundy) had taken it lie wished he would own it up. Mrs A. T. Co lins made about the same stati m31.t to Lundy. Lundy said nothing for some time, but finally stated to witness, if he would go with him to II. P. Holiday's room he would own it up He went with him and he heard Lundy confess it to the inspector. G. VV. Booth was called. He is postmaster at Myrtle Beach. He g >t the letter addressed to C. C. Osborne. Inspector Brown was in his otlice and showed him his commission. lie saw Brown open the letter and take out one $2 biil and and $1 bill. A. P Johnson stated that lie went to see Lundy in the jail, fur the purpose of standing his bond. Ho asktd Lundy if anybody was in with him in the trouble, and ho stated that Mr A. T. Collins was not in it and Mrs A. T. Colli us wovs not in it, and that ho hud taken the money himself. Lie refused to stand the bond. J. S. Lennen was recalled to state that Lundy had told him at the time of the confession, just how he had opened the letter with a pen holder, and that he had not robbed any registered letters coming in from star routes, but had taken from 15 or 20 that came in on the late train at night and lay over in the office. The government hero rested. H. C. Lundy was sworn in his own behalf. Said he hadqboarded with A. T Cell ins' family and worked in the post ollioe. lie said that A. T. Collins met the 11:45 train at night and he (Lundy) would get off the early mail at 4:30 Explained he was clsrk and collector for the W. O. \V. Members would begin to pay about the 28 di each month and he always sent the money to head camp on the 6ih, Claimed he did get I he $00 00 for the Bank of Horry money orders from the V\ O. \V. box Said he was asked in the office oy Lennon and was searched, tie said B G. Collins took him back and told him to confess it and ho would pay up the shortage. He refused to agree to this, and finally all went homo. S ated he went to A. T. Collins' home and into the room and that he was begged by both of them to make the confession and he decided and to d them ho would go over and own it to one of the icsp dors. Ntxfc moruiug he was sent after by Lumen and then signed the written confession that had been placed in evidence on the day before. He denied confessing to A i\ Johnson. The substance of his testimony was that he had been hired to confess and take the responsibility of act. He admitted on cross-evamiuation that the first $(>0 00 ho carried to the bank was VV. O VV. Ho admitted on cross-examination that A. T. Collins told him that be (Collins) did not take it, and that he must have taken it and ho wished he would confess it. C. P Q lattleoaum testified to the good standing of Lundy, and stated that when he was brought before him he asked him who could be got to go on his bond and he (Lundy) said he did not know. Norman Bruton said ho was preseut when A. P, Johnson went to the jail, but not all the time. Did not Continued on last page is h^ISi . a