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V m rrri i"i i -ft i-ii in iir>ftiii<nwn<>ii>wiT?wr?ly First Section. 1 VOL XXV. 'mmjhh The Herald's Endeavors Ap preciated Abroad. BR1N6IN6 INTTHE SHEAVES. A Dillion Correspondent is Pleased air:*L ur Ponnln and Hnrrv's f T 1 LII 11UI A J .1 CU|r iv ?v..ar ? Great Possibilities and Through Read ing tae Herald Decides to Make Horry His Home?There is Room for Plenty More. # Editor Herald: Please give space In your valuable paper for a few words from a Diilon county man. I have been reading your paper through a subscriber, Walter Johnson, of May, S. C., and have to praise the work you are doing, and would be glad to take your paper for T expect it to be my home paper another year/ My intentions r now are to cast my lot with the good people of Horry county for T think it is one of the best counties in the State. I am no stranger to moat of the people of Upper Horry, as I have travelled all over it and hav9 some good friends there. If I see this in print I will come again. W. C. McKenzie. Toddville Tidings. Rev W Ii Barnes preached an able sermon to a large and appreciative audience at Union Sunday. Misses Mary and Kate Oliver, two of Green wood's most attractive vrmnir Indies sn?nt. Monday in town. J"""h ? ? r" i v ^ Mrs Hattie Dusenbury and her charraiDg daughter, Miss Jessie, left here Fridav to visit relatives and friends at Fair HlutT, Florence, Timrnons vill^ and other points. U A Dusenbury, Mr and Mrs J F Harper and children returned Tuesday from Hendersonville where they >r~+- bad. gone for their health. ^ . Toddville ranks today, as it has for years past, the record eommer^ pial center in Horry, and now since * # we-huve sueh a coinmodous school building, if our trustess are successful in the election of a good teacher there is no good reason why ToddcWoiilfl r?r?f. a first nlace as ? 1 I IU OI4WM IV? ? V W ???? W ? - - - ? - ? an educational center. From the gossip that we hear on our streets we pred'ct that the unveiling of the Woodmen monument ~ next Sunday at the Vereen ceme* tery will be well attended. Not only the members of the camp but ' the ladies of the community as well are goiug. It is really hard to tell which is the most, enthusiastic over the trip, ladies, Wood m m or those on the. outside for. all are going clown on the Carolina. * Quite a number of prominent m- young ladies from Greenwood spent , Sunday with us. Come again g-rls, a cordial welcome always awaits you. Forecast. Dots From Green Sea. Editor Herald- Please permit me space in your valuable paper for a few words from this place. Health of the community is not so good at this writing Some measles and a few cases of typhoid fever. Oliver Floyd has a full developed ease of typhoid fever. We are glad to see Elijah Buffkin hack home after a two weeks stay in Columbia on business. Dayton Altman is stopping at present with his uncle, Dr A D ^ Lewis of this place. People are nearly through curing tobacco and are receiving a fancy price for it, but the crop is short. Fodder pulling is the ( rder of the order of the day. Jack Frost. A King Who Left Home set the world io talking, but Pau ? Mathu.'ka, of Buffalo, N Y., says he alwa\s KEEPS AT TIO VIE the King of all Laxatives?Dr King's New Life Pills?and that they are a bless ing to all his ramny. uure constipation headache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Only 25 cents at Norton Drug Co. . Some Fine Corn. Kelly W Jones, of Justice, was in town one day recently on business Mr Jones hit* five acffct of corn which is very fine, and which will be used as ofie of the demonstration crops by the management of that important new movement. This field of corn will likely average one hundred bushels of corn to the acre, and it proves what can be done with Horry soils, even with moderate efforts. The exact yield of this crop will be published in the Herald later in the year, after the corn has been gathered and measured. ((>i / \ DAVID TISDALE DEAD. The Victim of the Flames is Relieved by Death of His Sufferings. David Tisdale, the injured day foreman of the Southern Wood Produets Co., lingered with intense suf-, fering until last Sunday about, the middle of the day when he die'd, despite the tireless < (forts made by his family, friends an.l physician to savei his life. About two-thirds of the ""ffuno rvf Kiu hnii ir hiifl hi?Pn SOT- I out JMW V* MAO M\/ ? J ??v?v? ?- ^ - - - verely burned ov;*r by the flames which destroved the plant two weeks ago. He was in delirium a great deal between the time of the accident and the day of his death, and at times it took several men with all their strength to hold him on his bed. He leaves a wife and one young child, besides his parents and several brothers and sisters, to mourn his untimely end. The interment took place at Lake Side com etery on last Monday. His remains were laid to rest in the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends. He was ever faithful to life's trusts, and the bright cheerful lace he always carried, won friends for him wherever he went. Dothan Dots. We are glad to learn that Mrs M C Cox, who has been quite sick, is ioi proving, A most beautiful phenomenon was witnessed at the school building Monday. About 3 o'clock, during a hard shower a lovely rainbow was seen on the school ground. The blending of the colors was distinctly visible on the grass and bushes. Although the end reached clear around the corner of the building No pot of gold has yet been found by the children. Dothan High School has a record breaking music class. The number of music pupils has already reached twenty. Four other applications have been received. It looks now like the school will have to provide a %hird piano for practice. Dr G. S Cox has been out of the community for the past few days having gone on a business trip to High Falls, N. C. His many friends will welcome his return. We regret to learn of the recent illness of Mr Joe Ward. We trust that his sickness will be of short duration. Cor. T^armers* Union Warehouse. ' In accordance with a resolution adopted by the South Carolina State Farmers' Union at the annual meeting held in Columbia July 26-27, 1911, steps nave been taken to organize the Farmers' Uuion Warehouse Company of South Carolina. H. T Morrison, McCiellanville, S. C ; B. F. Keller, Cameron, S. C ; B. Harris, Pendleton, S. C.; Alfred Aldrich/Bam well, SC.; members of the organizvtion committee ap pointed at the State Union meeting, met in thedlice of the Secretary of the State Farmers' Union and made formal application to the Secretary of State for commission to act as a Board of Corporators. The capital stock of this corporation will be two hundred thousand ($200,000) with the privilege of increasing to live, hundred \housand dollars ($500,000) with shares at. the par value of ten dollars ($10,00) each. The purpjse of the corporation is to do a general warehouse ousiness, including the storing and dealing in cotton and other farm products An active campaign w.ll soon bo commenced in each county to raise the capital stock ) Let us Have the Statement. Editor Herald: Pi cave allow mo sp^ce in your columns lo thank you for inviting attention to a matter of interest to the petiole of Conway in reference to tho publication of the rcotdpts and disbursements of the town of Conway. It reminds me that last year, prior to our town 1 ction 1 often heard a cit z m, who is now a member of the council, ad vocat'ng the necessity of publishing the audited receipts and disbursements of the town. I for one would be glnd to know why the publication is yet neglected and have always thought and do now think that it is very important for tho taxpayers to know how and when his money was used. ' Conway Taxpayer." Conway Methodist Church. Services for Sunday, August 27th Sunday school at 9:45 a m. Preaching at 11 a m. Subject: "The Upper ^ * 1 11 ? - T _ ^ A snepneras. juoworin L?pagu? bo h p m. Preaching at 8 pm. Subject: God's Care for his Children. Preaching at Allen Sunday at 4 p m. A cordial welcome for every one at all services. ?? - "?T -*" * ? ? -- ? *Picnic Near Paso. There will be a picnic at Mt Pisgah, near Paso, on August 26th, The public is invited to come with well filled baskets. Sub. l H on J CONWAY, S. C., THURJ JSill ffllH One Negro a Target for Another Negro's Bullets "THE WOMAN IN THE CASE" # With Body Koaked in Blind Tiger L'Jquor Negro Goes Out with His Little Pener Box to Conauer or to be Conquered and Lets Daylight Thro the Body of Another Gentleman fa Black, John Memera, a negro, was shct twice by another while in the cars at Myrtle Beach, last Sunday nigh':-, just before leaving on the the excursion for Conway, and the one who did the shooting made his escape before he could be caught. Memera was shot once in the arm, acd once near the hip, neither of which wounds are believed to bo serr , 1. - e,m nous. 11(5 was uruugin> uvo way in a box oar or baggage couch and was able lo sit up in a hack ou the way to his home in the western part of ttie town The fuss began over a woman, Mt-mera had married If attic San tee some time ago, Another negro woman in company with the negro man who did the shooting, had something to say to Hattie. Memera took it up and finally slapped the other woman, whereupon her man blazed away, Memera ran out of the car and the other after him. Memera fell outside the car, and the oth<>r ran oE making good his escape. The woman in the case was arrested as a material witness to the shooting, an she refused at first to tell who it was with the gun. The man who did the shooting is the fireman at Allen at the large mills of Trexler Lumber Co. Bardy Items. Editor Herald: Please allow me space in your columns for a few words as I haven't seen anything from this place in quite awhile. There is lots of sickness in our community at this time. * Mrs S. M, Wade is almost totally blind. We are afraid that her eye sight will never be fully restored again. J H Cook, who has been in feeble health for some time is much worse at this writing. Miss Annie B Hardee has returnee home from Georgia to be with he** mother, Mrs M Hardee, who ha* been sick for some time. Mrs M L Duucan and J H Coot have the finest crops the writer hai? seen H C Cook, Dufiie Duncan, A B Duncan, Oilie Hardee, Martin Fair cloth, Mark Faircloth, I B Faircloth, Fred Hughes, were all seen on our streets last Sunday. Rev John Rhodes filled his regular appointment at the Hardee School Hou>e recently. Miss Lottie Cox aud her brother. Gradie Cox, were pleasant callers at Maj >r Hardee's Sunday afternoon. 1 ' 1.1 _ , - J c | - We would lll<e 10 near uulu ai. the correspondents. Sharp Eyes. Charged With Disturbing Religious Gathering. Attorneys went from Conway to Gurley last Thursday to represen* the parties in a case before Magistrate S. M. Alien at that place The prosecutor, T. EI. Patterson, had taken out a warrant against two young men charging that they had disturbed a religious gathering at Sweet Water Church. There were rnanv witnesses summoned on behalf of the two defendantas ther claimed they had not violated the irw. Some of the material witnesses for the defense were absent and for this reason the case ^ was continued until some future date to be agreed upon by the attorneys i* the case. From the Bay. Editoi Herald: Please allow m* space for a few lines through j'our paper as 1 have not seen auything from this place in some time. The health of the community is good at this time with few exceptions. Crops are better here than w* have had in some years. No weddings to report but we arc listening for the bells to ring at any time M C Skipper and J P Alford have purchased the Sain Mills farm John Skipper paid a visit at th<* home of S M Small recently. Hay Coo? rhilflronfl' Ilnv. VMIIWKVMM T have been requested by the Beulah Sunday school to annoutfee through the columns of the Herald that there will be a Childrens' Day at Beulah Saturday before tho second Sunday in September. Wp shall expect a good time. We cor dially invite all churches to come and take part with us. Services will begin at 10 o'clock. We are expecting a nice program and good talks from the preacher. A Sunday School Workap. 3DAY, AUGUST 24. 1911. FOR INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. The People of Simpson Creek Discuss the Drainage Question. Sime of the leading people of Simpson Creek township held a meeting on the 9th insfc., for the purpose of discussing plans for a ' drainage district. Some of tho host. I * - J?. f .L. /~1 A.. U ~ 1 lanos 10 T.nu uaun i v urt-r iw i>t* iwuuu in that section, and what the farmers need there at this time, more than anythingelse, is good drainage The right kind of drainage would reclaim rranv hundreds of acres of as fertile lands as are to be found anywhere iu this section of the State. The meeting was enthusas tic. Hon M M Stanley made a good speech on the subject Messrs J J Carter, N. J. Cox and R M Boyd gave the audience some good advice Messrs J H Cook, N J Cox and J J Carter were selected as a committee to draw a map of the proposed district. Allen Dots. Ho.-l'.h j/ood al present. A L Todd, of Adrian, spnnt last. Saturday ni^dit. and* Sunday with VV H Lewis a? Allen. J >hn 1 Anderson has sold his farm in Monks Corner and moved to Allen where he will en^a^e in the eaw mill business. The good Lord sent Uev J Davis Fiarrelson down here to hold a meeting for us. He trave us twelve sermons and we #ave him twenty dollars. There were twelve eon versions and seven candidates for baptism. There was no disorderly conduet goini? on during the twelve days mee'ing. Dr Harrelson seemed to be filled with the Holy Ghost and the school house was tilled with people. Id spite of all the lies told on him he looked to God for help and ^ave us the gospel of Christ and we want him to preach a month for us in September. Dr Harrelson says be can out-preach other preachers and that is why they clon't like him. Ezkiel professed to the dry boues in ? n -? T\ _ r T 1 ^ tne vauev so tnti ur tiurruisuu piufess to the dry bones in Allen and some of the old ladies got up and walked about. He will be back at Allen on the first Sunday in September at 6:30 o'clock in the afternoon He will also give a lecture on the dry bones in the valley at Gethsemane Baptist church on Wednesday, September 6bh at 7 30 o'clock in the afternoon. Everybody is invited to attend, E Pros Johnson. Executor's Sale. As authorized by order of Probate Court- for Horry County, dated August l(Jth, 1011, the undersigned will offer for sale at the M E Johnson store on 3rd Avenue in town of Conway on Tuesday the 5th day of September, 11)11, beginning at 10 o'clock a ra, All and singular the stock of goods wares, and merchandise of the late M E Johnson, in said store, together with sundry other articles of personal property including one horse, two buggies, harness, and one, one horse wagon, also store furniture, Iron safe, show cases, scales, &c. Stock of merchandise will be sold in bulk if satisfactory price is offered Other wise sale will be made from day to day by salesmen in the ordinary way. Terms, cash the right to reject bids on stock in bulk is reserved. Inventory showing cost price will be shown prospective purchasers at any time before the day of sale, and an opportunity to examine stock in detail will be allowed. Robt 13 Scarborough, Qualified Executor ot M E Johnson. August 21, 1011. j Cooper's Special Pays. For the tobacco grown on one and one-half acres land near Center church, Mr. R H. Rogers received the sum of three hundred and five dollars and eighty-eight cent, uet. One one-third of the pa-ch the stand was very, very poor. The only fertilizer used to and under the tobacco was one hundred pounds Sulphato Potash mixed with twelve hundred pounds COOPER'S SPECIAL GUANO. This was all that was used under all the tobacco. The COOPER'S SPECIAL was put up especi.-*!!?? C f Un T-^dl mof 1 a ( 1 rxi\t*c\ \t i*l l.y 1WI lllli; L UllllUUUVf V? I UVVI T v V f , of Mulling, and was sold by them. Wc congratulate Mr. Rogers on the handsome price received for the tobacco.? Mullins Enterprise* The Southern Wood Products Co , are repairing the damages caused by the recent disastrous lire at their piant, and they will have their factory back in running order at an ea'lv date. Most of the retorts and other expensive equipmeut, while somewhat damaged, can be worked over and made as #ood as new, much cheaper than putting in new appliances. Constable Dick Bellamy, of Little River, was in Conway iast Friday on logal business. ' FWH 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-llappcnlnjrs of Interest 'About the City. H Tompldns was in the city one (lay recently, B Wefford VVt.it left last week to take a short vacation. Batie Wall visited friends and relatives in Marion county recently. D F Mi.Gou^an, of Green Sea, was in Conway theTirst part of this week. J [I Price, of near Nixonville was in Conway one day recently on business. There was cooler weather on last Monday following the rain s tor in of Sunday. W G S.trvis was among the enterprising farmers visiting Conway I act worth lUOb ? ? VV '* ? The best and the cheapest line of groceries in Conway at New York Racket Store. The cars are generally well filled with passengers now-a-days bound for Myrtle Beach, J T Vorcen, of Little River, was among those visiting Conway the first of this week. R H Rhodes, of Mattie, S. C., was among those visiting Conway lately from the couLt.-y, A T Collins, the obliging postmaster at Con?mv, left last week to spend his f/ m ncr vacation at Hen derson vide, xN. U. I LJ. A. Dusonbury, Mr. and Mrs. J b\ Harper, and Alias Josie Harper, all returned from elendersonville last Tuesday. E S Prince, of Boris, S. C., arrived in Conway last Friday, spending the night and returning home on the afternoon train on Saturday. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mr Arthur G itlin to Miss Burriss, Miss Burriss made many friends here while engaged as a teacher in the Burroughs High School. W G Chestnut, one of our prosperous farmers, living near the county seat, was in Conway on business tine first of this week. > The prices for tobacco on the Conway maeket are very good this year. The snort crop is responsible, perhaps', in a great measure for the increased prices over last pear. Mrs .1 W Sparks and Miss Elizabeth Ogilvie left on Wednesday of last week for tV> north. They will visit several largo cities including Philadelphia and Now York. There v. as a general ro,v near the outskirts of the town last Thursday iu which several colored women took part. They were up before the mayor and the lines collected amounted to $10.00. Dr W E McCord and lit Je son, Edward, left recently to spend some time with relatives at Hodges in the Piedmont section of the State They returned Monday night much refreshed by their little outing. Policeman D. C. Johnson arrested three negroes in Conway last Sunday night for riding the train along the streets, taking them at a point on upper Main Street. where they had been in the habit oil' getting olf. On last Sunday dark clouds began to gather early and culminated about the middle of the day in one of the heaviest rains and thunder clouds the county has seen this year. The l<glitnings were sharp and frequent and perfect Hoods of water fell. Tiio rains covered a large area and was pretty general. Last Sunday, during the terrific w,., 1 wliii'h nvov I'lUUUl '1KVI IU| I. ? Conway and vicinity, lightning struck the horse of Mr. L. F. Hughes, a few miles from Conway, and the animal was instantly killed. The bolt struck the corner of the barn where the horse was stabled and running down through the timbers and framework killed the horse. An automobile from Marion county passed through Conway last Saturday afternoon, turning the stroet corner at the Buck store so fast that the machine skidded for some distance, and ran into collision with a wagon on Brd avenue. rJtho wagon was shaken up. but otherwise not injured by the accident. The driver of the auto did not halt, but as soon as the machine was clear pulled out ot town at break neck speed, evidently anticipating his arrest fori speeding and reckless driving. i 9I - Ten Pages. 1 No 20 ? $500 Reward. Our .sales b< lev/ has been disputed Now we will forfeit Five Hundred Dollars if c u average and per centage is not fully up to our claims and our books are open for inspection. We wish to submit a few facts worthy of your consideration. From July 20th to August 1st, we sold 41 per cent of all the tobacco sold pn Mullins, which only lacked a small fraction of selling half, and from Julv 20th to Augustlst we averaged #. ? HA a \ "1 1 per vnousanu pouuus more than the total average of t he market. On one million pounds of tobacco, at our same increased average, we vyould pay to our customers $3,800 0U above the total average of the market. We made this record on the commonest tobacco in the crop, and with the same eiTort on good tobaccos we hope to do a great deal better, Tobacco is selling better this week than at any time since the market opened. Wo will make it to your interest to sell witu us. Prices are as good now as in 1902, Very truly, Neal & Dixon. Negro Killed at Wampee. Another record is to be added to ttin i i < i. nf si r>i?i t.Q nniienrl h j t.hp supposedly unloaded gun. At Wainp ?e the first of this week,two negroes Pink Butler and Ben Chestnut; wore playing at the home of the former. In the play Pink Butler ran around the bouse, and as he came into view, Ben Chestnut pulled a pistol on him that was believed to be unloaded It went oil' putting a ball through the head of Butler and he was instantly killed. Magistrate A P -Thompson, acting as coroner, held an inquest and the jury found that the deceased came to his death by the accidental discharge of a pistol in the hands of Ben Chestnut Tee Magistrate committed Chestnut to jail, constable D B Bellamy bringing him down to the couuy seat. Marriage License. No ft? Issued August lb to W A Smith and Laura Williams, both of Oonw>v married August 17 by Rev W R iVvrnes. No 17. Issued August 19 to Claud G Bullock, of Conway, and Eva Dubose, of Myrtle Beach, married August 20 bv J N J curette, Notary Public. No 18 Issued August 19 to W 1") flVl\Us and Nettie Floyd, both of C recti Sea, no return. No 19. Issued August 21 to Jesse Thompson and Addie Bellamy, both of Conway, married August 21 by J N Jen rot to Notary Public. No 20. Issued August 22 to V B Smith, of Green Sea, and Gertrude Strickland, of Tabor, N. C., no return. ? ? Manager Skipper of the Gem Air Dome has taken in John Steven of Tabor, N. C., as a partner in the business, and a new show will be opened, probably in a building, or if not at the same stand, on Thursday night of this week, the show row owui. g its own gasoline engine and dynamo, which will generate all of t.he electricity needed for displaying the pictures. Mr. Stevens has been ' eugaged in the moving picture business at Tabor for some time, and has had the experience which is necessary for success, (j Facts and Figures, \V. A M. Rogers, near Mull ins, growed over $(>()() 00 worth of tobacco on acres. Mr. Rogers delivered his tobacco to Neal & Dixon's Warehouse. Highest tobacco of the season was sold at Neal & Dixon's warehouse yesterday. ^ L. C. Cooper, of Galivants Ferry, averaged ?150 per huudred for one load. Mrs Fannin Max. Galivants Ferry averaged $21) a hundred, F A James, a prosperous farmer of Galivants Ferry, averaged $21 par kundred.?Mullius Enterprise, A force of hands are busy putting down an artesian well at the site of the new brick building which is going up near the new court house square. This well is intended to furnish water for the Conway CocoCola Bottling Company's works as soon as the new building is oomph t d and the plant moved over ir un its present quarters. A fine (low of pure water has been obtained Farmers iu most sections of the county are blessed with very good crops, notwithstanding the adverse seasons which prevailed for so long. ? In some instances the cotton soed which could not germinate on account of tho dryfless of the soil, remained in tho ground until it rained, came up late and are making some of tho best cotton crops ever seen in the county. Sunday August 27th will bo Child ren's Day at Zion M K Church, Galivant* Ferry. Tho public is cordially Invited, 9