The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 17, 1911, Image 1
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New Chemical Works Near
Conway Destroyed.
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN
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On Last Thursday Afternoon a Fire
Broke Oi/t at the Chemical Works,
Just Across the River. Mr David
Tisdale, the Day Foreman and Hartford
Spain Were Frightfully Burned
and Their Escape was Indeed Miraculous.?A
Gallant Fight of the Bucket
Brigade Saved Much Property
from the Flames. The Bursting of
the Reseviors was Spectacular.
On last Thuasday afternoon, the
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new p|ant of Southern woou x-ruducts
Co', caught on lire and was
totally destroyed, the employees
r barely escaped with their lives. The
^ loss to the oompany is hard to estimate
in money, and there was no
insurance
David Tisdale, the day foreman of
the plant, and Hartford Spain a
colored employee were frightfully
burned all over their bodies, and
at first were not expected to live,
Their clothes were almost burned off
their bodies, and the effect of the
flames which they went through
was so terrible that their features
were hardly recognizable. David
Tisdale ran through flames for a
distance of many yards to the outer
air,his clothes on fire. H O Wyatt,
another employee who was in a
safer position, saw his plight and
threw him into a tank of water. The
clothes of Hartford Spain were
y burned off, and both of them presented
a very pitable aspect as they
ff were brought over to town to receive
medical assistance. Two other
employees who were negroes received
extensive burns, but the results
were not so serious as to them. Mr
Tisdale will be disfigured and may
lose the sight of one eye,
The fire was caused by the running
over or spilling of some of the
very infiimmable fluid which is used
* iu the extraction of products from
lightwood. This happened while an
employee, was turning on steam to
clean out one of the vats in which
ground up lightwood is placed for
the extracting process. It seems
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that the steam lorceu me suivuuu
out forming a gass which ran into
the furnace room, and a spark of fire
earning in tontact, the flames burst
r out all at once like powder, The
engineer, W H Chryst, escaped serious
iojury.
The plaut destroyed was the new
one recently erected and put into
operation. It was situated some
distance from the old plant which
was saved. The dwelling of- the
manager, Mr L D Magrath was also
4F saved, as well as his offices and
labaratory situated on the river
bjnk. The new plant was erected
by a company which was capitalized
at $150,000.00. The loss to them is
great. Several cars loaded with
lightwood standing on the tracks
^ near by were a total loss. About
the only thing near the destroyed
plant that it was possible to save,
was a lot of corn and other feed
stuff? contained in a store room
near the siding. The plant had a
complete sprinkler system and
water works connecting with the
river, but under the circumstances
of this fire there was no opportunity
for using it in time.
A large number of men went over
to the scene of the confiigra
V tion, and assisted in saving the
other buildings from the flames.
Many refrained, however, from approaching
the place on account of
the explosions that were heard from
time to time as the fhmes advanced.
A The concern employed large forces
4 of hands, both at their plautsand in
the woods where the lightwood is
cut and loaded on cars for transportation
to the factory.
It is stated that there was no
plant of exactly this kind anywhere
else in the South The process 01
extracting the different products
from the lightwood, was the invention
of Mr George Walker, of the
CromwellWalker Co., and a large
stockholder in the Southern Pine
Products Co. Every precaution
had been taken to make the new
plant as safe as possible under the
circumstances.
The manager, Mr L D Magrath
was on b<s way to Myrtle Beach on
board/ e evening train for that
* plac{lis* train had jus t passed
4 the plant on its way to the beach,
when the alarm whistle was blown
announcing the fire. A 'phoue message
was sent to Burcol, and Mr
Magrath was soon on his way baok
to the plant.
The plant we learn will be rebuilt
in the near future.
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J. S. Battle is a good sign painter
in the humorous sense, especially
when it comes to prohibiting fishing
on private property.
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Dothan, N. C.
Miss Minnie Stanley, the accom{dished
daughter of Hon M M Sfcaney
was the charming hostess to a
few of her friends on last Wednesday
evening. Her home was beautifull
and tastifully arranged for the
pleasure and entertainment of those
nrocont. Thft hours were ouickJv
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spent in ^ames, conversation and
music, while during the evening delightful
refreshments were served.
Among those present were Misses
Bessie Baldwin, of Whiteville, music
teacher at the)Dothan High School
Leila Rabon, Minnie Marlow, and
Messrs Willie Watson, Allan Cox,
Robert Cox, Kenneth Suggs and Dr
Grover Cox.
Dothan High School is proud of
her debating society which was reorganized
for the present session,
August 2nd, with Kenneth Suggs,
of Loris, as president. R. L. Cox,
a member of the senior class at
Wofford College, was present at the
first debate on last Thursday evening
and complimented the young
men most highly, both on their
dignified method of procedure and
their excellent speeches, declaring
that he had seen worse at Wofford
several times. The new men did
extremely well. After a heated discussion
off two hours on the query,
"Resolved that Capital Punishment
Should be Abolished," the judges
rendered their decision in favor of
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negative, xne new ui^uin/auuu kji
the literary society by the girls was
also completed Friday afternoon,
Miss Emma Smith, of Pirewa.y, being
elected president. Miss Oglesby
Long, of Pi re way, and Miss EfTie
Carter, of Bardy, were elected critics
for two weeks.
Glennie Marlow is on a business
trip to Wilmington this week.
We learn that Willie Marlow has
bought out the interest of the Monitor
riad Iron Co., in this section of
the State.
Joe Carter and Noah Hardee, of
near Daisy, called at the school
building Friday. They each have a
daughter attending the school.
Cor.
W. M. U. to Meet.
The annual meeting of the W, M.j
U., of the Waccamaw Association
will be held in the Conway Baptist
church, Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 29th and 30th. All. of our
missionary societies are earnestly
requested to send their three delegates.
Tuesday 4 p m.
Devotioual, Mrs Reaves.
Enrollment.
Reading of Constitution.
Report of Superintendent.
Report of Delegates.
Round Table on young people's
societies.
Tuesday Night, (Open Service)
Devotional, Mrs C E Watson.
Mission Study, Mrs Boatwright
World Wide Missions, Mrs Watson.
Our Institutions and Literature,
Mrs M E McLaurin.
Wednesday morning 10 a m.
Devotional, Mrs McLaurin.
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Benefit of BiDie study, ivirs o r,
Edwards.
Our Country, Mrs Boatwright.
Duty of S C Baptists, Mrs J P
Derhara.
Baptist World Alliance, Mrs
Snider.
Standard of Excellence of the W
M Societies, Mrs Watson,
Plan of work for coming year,
Mrs Snider. *
Business.
Adjournment.
Dots From Cane Branch.
Editor Herald: Please give me
space in your valuable paper for a
few lines.
Health of this cpmmunity is very
good at the present time.
Tobacco curing is the order of
the day now.
Rev J B Skipper preached a very
interesting sermon at Cain Branch
last Sunday.
D II Todd and Birt Chestnut,
general officers of the aniversity visited
us last Sunday and made good
talks. Brother H C Holmes was
also with us. Come again, we are
always glad to have you with us.
Miss Callie Harris of isorth Carolina,
is visiting her brothers near
Sanford.
J C Todd made a flying trip to
Loris last Saturday.
Best wishes to the Herald and its
many readers.
Sunday School Boy.
A King Who Left Home
set the world to talking, but Pan
Mathulka, of Buffalo. N Y., says ho
always KEEPS AT HOME the King
of all Laxatives?Dr King's. New
Life Pills?and that they are a bless
log to all his family. Cure constipation
headache, indigestion, dyspepsia.
Only 25 cents at Norton Drug
Co.
Notice.
I have a few hundred copies of the
latest publication of the U S. Agricultural
Yearbook, (1910) I will
send a copy to any one requesting
it.
J. E. Ellerbe,
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CONWAY, S. C., THUR!
Bfiisim
Horrv has Great Possibili
ties Which are Unsurpassed
EXPERIENCE D EXPENSIVE
There is a Better Way to Accomplish
the Same Ends by a Less Expensive
Way and that is to Have an Experiment
Station as Proposed by Clemson
College.?The Conway Chamber
of Commerce Interested.
1 think that I am concervatiye
whim I say that Horry County has
greater possibilities before her from
an agricultural stand point than
any other connty in South Carolina
Her resources are unlimited, In
the last few years we have made
great strides forward, but we have
only just begun. We are ready now
for an outward march. We want to
know what to olant. We want to
know bow to raise it.
There is an old adage. "Experience
is a dear school, but fools will
learn in no other." Some limes it is
necessary for us to expriment and
blast out new paths lor ourselves,
but the wise man profits as far as
possible by the experience of others
It would be too expensive, for instance,
for each farmer to plant say
thirty different varieties of strawberries
to find out which was most
suited to his soil. It is expensive
to do as we are now doing, spending
each year hundreds and hundreds of
dollars for furtil zers, that in a
great many instances we do not
need, while our crops are starring
to death for the like of other fertilizers
that they should haye. As I
have said, it is expensive for each
farmer to work out for himself
these problems that confront us.
There is-a better way To meet
this need Clemson College is establishing
in different sections of the
State experiment stations. These
experiment stations work out and
solve local problems, and give the
information free to all who wish it.
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iNow, there is 10 ue iuuat>uu m vuo
Pee Dee section one of these sta
tions. The Conway Chamber of
Commerce has for sometime been in
correspondence with . the Clerason
authorities in an effort to secure for
this county the experiment Station.
This station will mean great thing
for our section of the State,' but it
will be of untold value to the community
fortunate enough to secure
it.
Other counties are working for
the statiou, and if we get it we
must offer inducements. The Chamber
of Commerce is making an effort
to get up donations of land to
offer. We now have proposit'ons
before us, but if any community
wishes the experiment station we
will be glad to present your claims
before the Clemson authorities. A
committee will be down here on the
26th of this month to look over proposed
locations. If you wish to do
anything you will have to get a hustle
on you. I know we hate to do it
in hot weather, but Saturday week
is the timer If your community
wishes to make a proposition let me
hear from you immediately.
Paul Quattlebaum,
Sec'y Chamber of Commerce.
A Bold Burglar.
The Salesmen at the store of W
R Lewis were surprised to find last
Wednesday morning that the store
had been broken and entered the
night before, by some thief. He
had entered by breaking out a tramson
over the bacK door aud by
means of a roll of wire which he
left standing on the back platform,
managed to get through the opening
He had made an attempt te open the
cash drawer, but as it had a combination
, he failed in this. A stick
of sacks of flour on the counter had
been disturbed showing that some of
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goods were missing from the shelves.
Aside from these articles nothing
was missed. He did not go out in
the same way that he entered, but
made his exit by raising one of the
sash on the side. Near this window
on the out-side was a leather belt
that ho had evidently dropped in his
ha^ty retreat.
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Services at Centenary.
There will be a special sermon at
Centenary Methodist church next
Sunday, August 20th, 1911, by Rev
C M Grant, whose subject will be
4,The Resemblence of Sin to Fire."
The appointed hour is 4 p m. The
above sermon was to take place last
Sunday but a thunder storm prevented
Methodist Sunday school at 5 p
m.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night at 8:30.
The public is cordially invited to
attend any or all of these services.
Watchman.
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3DAY. AUGUST 17. 1911,
Red Spider a Dangerous Pest.
This minute insect is one of the
most difficult of all cotton pests to
fight. Many farmers do not understand
the nature of the damage
caused by red spide% and, therefore,
take no precaution to prevent its
recurrence from year to year. It is
practically impossible to exterminate
it during the season in which
If era fa n. fnnt.hnlfl thoutfh this might
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be done at great expense and trouble
by repeatedly spraying the under
sides oi the leaves with kerosene
emulsion. So far as I have observed,
the red spider never attacks a
field of cotton except at the margins.
Prom its point of origin it may
spread very rapidly, however, (usually
up and down the rows,) being
carried along the rows by the laborers
and team
Is is usually possible to discover
the source from which the red spider
comes. In many instances it originates
from a paae stalk on a hedge
row or ditch bank. In previous
years all of the visitations of this
insect which I have noticed have
come either from the poke or the
common garden violet, but this year
L and my assistants have noticed it
subsisting on iron weeds, may-pops,
chrysanthemums and blackberry
plants, and 1 presume that there are
other plants which act as hosts of
this dangerous pest.
A few days ago I noticed a small
spot of infection at the edge of a
field near where a patch of iron
weeds had been hoed up; the red
spider thus being forced to take
refuge on the cotton. There were
plenty of the spiders and other irou
weeds not far oil. In localities
where the red spider is prevalent 1
toughest:
First. That all hedge rows, ditch
banks and margins be kept ploughed
or hoed clean from the very first of
the season.
Second. That no poke weeds or
violets be allowed to grow on the
plantation.
If this is done the absence of all
weeds upon which it can live during
the winter and spring will almost
certainly present any infection of
the cotton p'ant.
The first indication of red spider
on cotton is the appearance of reddish,
rusty looking spots near the
centre of the cotton leaves, between
the large ribs or veins. The spiders
rapidly spread, however, the whole
of the leaf becoming quickly effected
wilting and dying in a few days
The red spider frequently strips the
entire plant of all except the young
terminal foliage, chough it seldom
entirely kills the plant, which may
partially recover later in the season.
David R. Coker.
Will Relieve Judge Klugh.
Chief Justice Ira B. Jones has appointed
Judge R W. Memminger to
hold court in Greensille, beginning
September 4, and J udge George E,
r* _: ^ 4.^ nwooiSn at. I.lifi rf?urnlar
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term of court in Anderson, beginning
September 18, These Judges
will preside in place of Judge Klugh,
who is ill,
Cowhided by a Woman.
Spencer, N. C , August 11.?Because
it is alleged he circulated re
ports detrimental to the character
Mrs H G Sherrill, wife of a well
kuown citizen here, G3orge L Webb,
a machinists in the Southern Railway
sh~pe hers, was cowhided here
today by Mrs SherriJl, who immediately
aftarwards went to police
headquarters and submitted to a
charge of assault.
Notice of Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersign as Guardian of of Mary C
Rabon, will apply to the Judge of
Probate of Ilorry County, at his
office at Conway, S. C., at. 11 o'clock
in the forenoon on the 18bh dav of
September A D 1911, for a final discharge
as such guardian.
K L Mi shoe,
Guardian of Mary C Rabon.
Card of Thanks.
Conway, S. C , Aug 15tb, 1911.
On behalf of The Southern Wood
Pfnrlnnt. finmmnv. as well as ' DOT
sonally, I desire to extend earnest
thanks and greatful regards to all
those who rendered such williug
service in assisting to prevent the
. spread of the flames when our factory
was burned last week. But
for the service so rendered our loss
would have been much greater.
L D Magrath,
Mgr. Southern Wood Products Co.
Conway Methodist Church.
Services for Sunday, August 20th:
Sunday school at 9:40 a. m.; preaching
at 11 a m., by the pastor; Klpworth
League at 5 p. m., preaching
at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting on
Wednesday night. Preaching at
Homewooa on Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock. A cordial welcome for
all, Albert D Belts Pastor.
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SI li EHES
Gathered by a Herald Man
on His Rounds.
CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE.
Stray Bits of news Gathered by
the Wayside for the Information
and Instruction of Herald
Readers-rllappenlng's of Interest
About the City.
5 or 6 closes "666" will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c
Dr Hugh T Kir by., of Loris, was
among those in Cot Way last Monday.
T A. IjGO, of Thompson, S, C.,
was in Conway on business one day
last week.
Mrs U A Dusenbury, of Toddville,
is spending this week with relatives
in Conway.
O, E. Powell, of Tabor, N. C.,
was in Conway on business one day
last week.
The best and cheapest line of
groceries in Conway at New York
Racket Store.
W II AI ford, of Bayboro, was
among those in Conway last Monday
from the country.
K Tj Mishoc, of Cool Spring, was
among the prosperous farmers visiting
Conway last Thursday.
S G Booth was among the farmers
in Conway one day last week,
tie is among the enterprising farmers
of that section of the county.
T. P. Jones, a prosperous farmer
of the Galivants Ferry section of the
County, was a pleasaut caller at the
Herald oHice the latter part of last
week.
We have ho^n requested to announce
th.it. there will be a basket
picnic at Mt Pisgah August 26th.
The public is invito) to attend with
well filled baskets. Cool drinks will
be served.
J F Dusenbury, of Pensacola, Fla.
was in Conway a few days ago and
his many friends were glad to see
him 11was on a visit to his bro
thers Messrs J S S, C B and Charley
Dusenbury,
Dry goods, notions, laces all going
at unheard of panic prices.?New
York Backet Store.
A mad dog was killed last Thursday
about noon in the residence section
near the home of Mr. and Mrs.
B. T. IiymaD. He was discovered
in the yard biting and snapping at
everything that touched him.
A negro who is said t) have been
committing thefts at Aynor from
Shelly & Jordan ran away a fow
days ago, passing through Conway.
Mr Jordan of this firm went to Chadbourn
the lirtt of this week looking
fur him.
Among the delegates recently appointed
by Governor Blease to rep
resent South Carolina at the Twentieth
annual association of the military
surgeons to be held in Milwaukie,
September 20-29, appears
the name of Dr. Chas J. Kpps, of
this place, as chairman of the delegation
.
D T, Riley, of Florence, was in
Conway one day recently on businoss
pertaining to Norton Drug Co.
While here Dr Riley negotiated for
the purchase of a lot ot Myrtle Beach
the place which is growing more
popular every day, and which is
destined to make a town.
M K Johnson departed this life
on August 12th, and the interment
tood place at Lake Side Cemetery
on the following day, He had been
in bad health for several years, lie
is survived by his wife and one child
and his mother is still living. Ho
was a half brother of Messrs D G
and V D Johnson.
The friends of W J Singleton wore
saddened last week upon learning of
the death of his wife which occurred
a day or two before the nows reached
the town. She was an estimable
lady and her death is deeply regretted
by those who knew her. The
bereaved family have the sympathy
of many friends both here and in tho
county.
The Editor of this paper has to
thank Mr. S. S. Auderson for a
present of the finest watermelon
that has come to the office during
the present season. Mr. Anderson
IS UUt) Ul iuo uiwau auvwooiui iui uicio
of this section of the county, and
his crops this year are very fine considering
the adveseseasons prevailing
for several months.
W. P. Vick has sold out his interest
in Now York Racket Store Company
to Mr. C. E, Barker, who already
owned some of the stock in
the company, and he vill not be engaged
in the mercantile business
here any longer. He has accepted
a position on the road with one of
the leading wholesale houses. The
many friends of C. E. Barker will
wish him success in his new field of
endeavor.
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Come and see our beautiful line
of dry goods and notions. We will
make the price to suit you, These
goods must go.? New York Racket
store.
Mullins tobacco market report tobacco
is higher than ever was known
on one market. We notice sales of
leaves up to 21>e made for Joel
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otricKiana oy Anderson & Brown,
Star Warehouse,
PJxteusive repairs and changes
will be made in the bridge across
Kingston Bake. The draw as it
now stands is in bad condition, and
i 11 fact has never been quite satisfactory.
Supervisor Murrell will
make a good bridge as soon as the
work can be accomplished.
A C Thompson returned the latter
part of last week from an extensive
trip to the Northern markets where
he went to lay in a large stock of
Fall goods for the Conway Bargain
House. The work on the new brick
buildings which ho is having erected
on the vacant property in rear of
Kingston Hotel, has begun. There
will be two stores and livery stables
but the report which was being circulated
to the etTect that a large
hotel was included in the enterprise,
has been denied.
J li Bland, of the Jordanvilio
section, had a very painful experience
with a mule at his residence
last Sunday. Me was standing in
his lot with the mule near by. Suddenly
he was struck on the ear with
homettnng not a very violent oiovv,
as he thought, and asked some one
else standing near by what it was
that had struck him. It was discovered
that the male's hoof had
touched his right ear, and cut it
almost in two. The wound was a
very painful one and it bled profusely.
He came to Conway in the
afternoon for surgical help.
The .Couway Board of Health,
passed resolutions last week requiring
all owners of property in the
Town; to clean up their premises,
removing all debris, and trash. It
was stated that this would be required
of the property owners in
the business?* section of the town
first, and then the resolutions and
order would up ply to the peoplo occupying
the residences of the town.
The recent heavy rains which floodfd
some of the low places in tho
the town is said t* be a source of
danger to the health, and the action
taken by the board will relieve this
trouble to some extent. Those who
have notice had as well begin the
work at once and not wait until the
chief comes around to give personal
notice.
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To Trustees and Patrons.
1 asked the State Superintendent
of Education to keep me posted on
the expenditure of the building fund.
Sometime ago he wrote me that it
was half checked out, now he writes
that the fund Is nlmost exhausted.
The people of Horry have liled as
many applications within the last
three weeks as they filed last year
in three months, and yet there is
room.
The trustees of two districts in
this county had their school taught
in a rented building for several
years. One of these districts has
about completed a beautiful building
at a cost of a thousand dollars, the
other has raised a thousand.
Permit mo to suggest to all those
who think of using State aid in
building to work as fast as possible.
S. H. Brown,
State of South Carolina,
County of Horry.
Court of Common Picas
G B Jenkins and J G Thompson,
as Executors of the last will and
testament of A VV Jenkins, Doceased.
Plaintiffs,
vs
R H Rhodes, James T Barker and
Samuel Rabon, Defendants.
Copy Summons for Relief
(Complaint Served)
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1.1# llIU V/IVMJUULI VUf i* M.M. i
James T Barker and Samuel Habon.
' You are hereby summoned and
required to answer the complaint in
this action, of which a copy is herewith
served upon you, and to serve
a copy of your answer to the said
complaint on the subscriber al'his
cilice at Conway, S C., within twenty
days after the service hereof;
exclusive of the day of such sorvice;
and if you fail to answer the complaint
within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiIT in this action will apply to
the court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
July 20, 11)11
VV L Bryan, C C C l\
11 11 Woodward,
Plaintilis Attorney.
To James T. Barker, Absent Defendant:
Please take notice ?That the complaint
in tho foivgoin# stated action
and the summons of which tho foretfoin#
fs a copy, were liled in tho oflice
of the clerk of the court of Common
Pleas, at Conway, S, C., on tho
281h day of July, A. D. 1011.
H II. Woodward,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
W. L. Bryan, (LS)CCCP