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* # / L. ^ i \ .4 =======^ VOL XXV. - SB An Eight Year Old Boy Shot Accidentally. SWAIN WAS EXONERATED The Killing Appears to Have Been ^ Purely Accidental While the Boys Were Out Hunting. Young 8wain, \\ ho Did the Shooting Arrested and Lodged in Jail, but Efforts are Being Made to Have Hint Released as He Cannot be Convicted of Murder, Un - if der the Circumstances Surrounuing the Killing. On last. Friday, in Little River Neck, in Liitle River township, Lacy Lewis, a boy about eight years 0 old, was shot accidentally, and killed by another voung boy, Rockwell Swain. An inquest was held over the remains by Magistrate A. A Moseley, and the jury returned a T verdict exonerating the boy from biatne, but he was bound over to court to answer to the charge, in accordance with the law, ana was placed in jail here on the following day, Saturday. .*.tie killing appears to have been purely accidental. The Swain bov was out hunting with a little 22 rifle, and shot at a bird in a hedge. The hedge was too high for him to see whether anyone was on the other side. In an open space about sixty or sixlv-five yards from the hedge, the lullo Lewis boy was struck by the bullet from the rifle and was almost instantly killed The deceased child was a son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lewis and the one who did the killing is the son of T D Swain, and both of them are farmers living 0 in Little River Neck. Steps have been taken to get the y Swain boy out and this elTort, will ( f course, be successful, as he cannot be convicted of murder nrider the circumstances surrounding the killing, Circus Day Sanger's Combined Shows had two % performances here on last Friday, and as a result it was a circus day, for all of the kids, and for many of the grown-up people as well. The circus train consisting of about eight cars, came in before daylight and in a few hours the tents were st,retched on the vacant lots of W R Lewis, near the new court house and j id. Crowds had already gathered when the unloading commenced early in the morning, and interest was manifested in looking at the the horses and other animals as they were unloaded and tanen t > the show grounds. Conway kept up the reputation that she has made in hr of giving a show good crowd. m It was not. a large aggregation t lii<e Barnum & Bailey, or the Robinson shows, but what they presented was up-to-date in tte circus line, and the one ring performance was just i 1 - . 1 ^ as mucn enjuyeu tu uuitc nu^o of larger shows would have been. ^ The management of the show proved to be better than the average Thpre were farmers with their families here from many sections of the county. The day was cooler .han it had been for weeks. Tt was an ideal autumn day that added to the enjoyment. The family of Japanese acrobats, a troupe of Juvenile performers, in their tumbling and balancing feats, the rope and wire performers, and two contortionists were all good and elicited applause from the crowds 1 The trained horses and p rnies, and ! hove "i1! 'h"> trained elephant and his accomplished trainer, were among the best features of the show There was a parade in the morning beginning at about 11 o'clock, 4 starting at the new court house square and returning by Main Street 11 was followed by ,the usual crowd of men and boys looking on at the animals and the funny motions of the clowns. The tents were nearly as much crowded at the night performance as they were in the day time, and everybody seemed well pleased at what they saw for their money. Monsters of the Depc. W M Todd & Bros,, at their fishery near Withers'Swash, last Wednes day caught a sea turtle, in the seine, which has been kept captive evet It since, and allowed to feed in the swash. This turtle measures three foot Ion# by twenty two innhes broad Ano'her curiosity of the sea which the Messrs Todd recently cau#ht, is a lar#e saw lish, also bein# ki pi captive. All tno>e who may visii the fi>hery may sre these monster.of the veep frie of charge. H^Prc f P W Bethea s in town shak in# hands with friends. Farmers' Union Favors Holding Cotton The Farmer*' Union held a mono !ng here last v. eek and among the important matters discussed was the matter of holding ibe cotton crop by the farmers until better prices are realized. The plan o' Mr 0ha3 Dusnnbury to hold a meeting here on M jndav of court week, wa> heartily endorsed, and a committee was appointed to co-op eiate with him in mis movement and encourage the meeting Tjg committee consisted of George Dickson, J AL wis A S Todd, E J Sberwocd and T M Lundy. For some time now the price of cotton has been steadily declining The estimates dlaced on the cropis about sixteen million b les. S mado not believe that the total vitlJ 1 11 * i ^ ... 4 win do anymin# iu<e uiu<> aui^u.-n, but the estimate': are sufficient to make the speculators and others in terested in the cotton crop o run down the prices just as low a-> p >ssible. In every case where the far inor is able to meet his obligations, and hold his cotton crop, he thoulo uy all means do it, and it will not be Ion# before better prices will be forthcoming in order to to # ;t the remainder of the crop on the market As soon as it is understood that the errp is bein# held back, the prices will oe#in to #o higher and the farmer will realize a lining price for the staple. Death of Frank Sessions. Frank Sessions, a young farmer who lives a few miles from C in way, fell in the street here last Saturdaynight, near Richardson Hoarding House, and was carried to the porch of a nearby shop, where he cii^d in ahnnt. fifteen minutes. Persons who saw him fail ran to his assistance, and summoned medical aid, but lie seemed to be past human power to aid. For some time young Mr Sessions had been suffering from some form of brain trouble. Be was verv industrious, and though ho suffered apparently a great (leal, and could get about with only the greatest difficulty, he managed to attend to his every day duties, and raised a good crop thi? year. He had been to the hospital at Charleston, but nothing seemed to help his trouble. He leaves a wife and child to mourn the loss of husband and father He was a member of the VV O W camp at Toddvilie. List of I'etft Jury October Term 1911. J J Dix, Galivants Ferry, No 1. W Ed Marsh, Conway. W H Hughes, Galivants Ferry, No 1. G VV Marlow, Loris, No 2. II C Tuton, Conway. J W Gerrald, Bayboro, S J Gasque, Cool Spring. M O Anderson, Alien. M I Martin, Conway. W R Johnson, Jordanville W C Elliott, Galivants Ferry. O F Vereen, Little River. M M Fen r. ell, Little River. J M I\irton, Galivants Ferry, A El Benson, Conway. J A Lewis, Conway, W J Barker, Mat tie. S B Small, Paso Luther Gibson, Paso. M A Horn, Loris. H L Buck, Conway, T T Bellamy. Longs. D B Sarvis, Galivants Fcry No 2. Sara M Hueks, Conway Township, James Livingston, Hand. B J Vereen, Shell t m r i i \T _ _ 1 _ XT _ i) o iii narreison, iniciiois i\u K P Johnson, Allen. Geo M Jollie, Con way T)wnship. J B Singleton, Conway Township. Willie Adams, Hand. W W Shelly, Galivants Perry, No 1. H B Watts, Bayboro. L M Lad lam, Conway. W Luther Bellamv, Wampee. Geo J Holliday, Galivants Ferry. Notice to Stockholders. The subscribers to the stock of the Horry Industrial School and Development Co., which I)r K O I Watson has bcon engaged in promoting, arc called to meet at 2 o'clock, Thursday afternoon. October lPoh, in the Kingston Hotel, Uon1 way, for the purpose of organizing, deciding upon a location, and apply' ing for a charter. Dr Watson reports that while he has not yet secured subscript i ins enough to complete the enterprise, he has secured a sufficient amount for organization an:! hopes that the meeting on Thursday will reach such conclusions as will result in the immediate es1 tabliohment of the enterprise so that it can be ready for opening next ' September. This meeting on Thursday is vital 1 to the proposed enterprise and it is 1 noped that all who have not yet ; given substantial evidence of their ' interest will do so at this Lime. After a pleasant visit to friends n Asheville and other resorts in th mountains of N C., Miss Hattiv . Bryant, of Latta, has returnee home Latta Observer. WiMX J) CONWAY, S. C., THU WMW Is fhe New, Name for the Old Methodist Church. ist meetingTriday night I A Hoard of Control Has Hecn Elected and the Building Will be Refitted as a Library and Local Centre for the Young People. A Library of Over 2,000 Looks Has Been Installed. The Auditorium Will be Used by the Various Societies of the Church for Social and Religious Purposes. ' Kpworth Hall" is the now name idven to the old Methodist church It has been so named by th * hoard of con'roi who now have charge of th it, building. The Conwav Methodist, church (Voided to have the building rt--(Pied as a library a d social center for th* young people of he town. So ;l Board of Control was appointed eondsbng of A C Thompson, A E Gold (inch, A B G irran. Mr (linn, Mr W M Goldifi"ch, Mrs B T Hvmnn, Mrs W P Hard wick*, Miss Bessie Oatlhi, Miss I Mabel Norton and Miss Wortz Epworth Hull i< to be opened next Friday night at 8 p m. The Epv. orlh League will hold its literary I and social meeting thereat thattimni and the pub' c generally are cordially invited to attend. Then the build* in# will bo thrown open for inspection and the plans for the library and read in# room will be outlined. The old class room has be^n refitted for the library. Shelves wk>ieh are capably of holding over 2000 volumes of books'have been installed. Two large and handsome tables have been placed in it also,I It is proposed to have all the latest paoers and magaz r.es on lhe.se tables for the the free use of the public. The libary will probablv be opened every afternoon and mghb at suiti ohi< hnnr for t he eon veoience of all who desire to avail themselves of the use of the same. It planned to charge a small fee on each bo^k taken out of the librarv, but all books and periodicals will be free to any who wish to use them only in the library room. The auditorium will be u od by the various societies and the church for social and religious purposes. The whole building will, however, be under the control and direction of the B^ard of Control. The public library in the Epworth will fill mimVi felt want iu our JLjrjji * i i nit ^ M v community life, and we are sure that our citizens will rally heartily to its suppoat. Every one who is at all interested should be at Epworth Hall next Friday night, October 20th. Joint Social Meeting. On Thursday evening October 12t.h the Conway 13 Y P U and the Conway Epworth League met at the home of Mr J A McDermott, for a social evening on the invitation of the 13 Y P U. There was a large attendance of both Leaguers and members of the Union. Several hours were spmt in amusing and instructive games, and all present enthusiastically joined in making the evening one of pleasure and profit. The games had been arranged beforehand by the Social Committee and among them was one game the rules of which demanded that the young man chose a young lady partner and they together to give six reasons why our churches should wave a young people's organization, B.'low we give the six uest answers which were handed in by Miss Bessie Burbage and Mr Laugston. 1st. For the information wo nny receive. 2nd, For the social life we may nn idv v"' J '.1 Srd. For the information wo may impart., 4ih. For the practical goud we may do. 5th. For the perfection of Christian Character* ( th For the furtherance of the Missionary Cause. The prize winners in the first game, a bird contest, were Misses Virginia Bur Page and Ruby Sasser, first prize, and Miss Alethea Powell second prize. Virginia Burbage, Corresponding Secretary. For The State Fair. M W Twithel!, the State geologist is preparing a mineral exhibit wnich will be placed on exibition at the 1 State Fair to be held in Columbia on 1 Octtober 30th to November 3rd. A food stuff exhibit from the State department of agriculture will also be shown Some of the rotten corr that has b ?en se zed by the inspec, tors of the department will be shown > I 5 or 6 doses "066" will cure ant case of Chills and Fever. Priced 1 jp* RSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 191 A new passenger depot Demanded by Petition by the People of Conway. A petition addressed to the exective department of the A C L , is being circulated among the business men and citizens generally of tho town praying mat the railroad people would separate the business of the passenger and freight depots, and the petition is being practically unanimously signed. The place selected by tho petitioners is tho site of the old turn table on Sixth Avenue between Main street and the railroad track. This site is already the property of the railroad, so we tiave oeen informed, aud is 111 every way admirable adpateci to this pu< pose and is really unlit for any ottier purpose whatever. It is no secret mat the passenger service at Conway has been worse than no service at all and the present arrangements are no better than those of the past. They are nothing less than a disgrace to the mvil nl' t.rm T iVHll tl.-jth CcU tury, a burletque 011 Llit name of' accommodation and an outrage against dt cency. Wo dare say that no other place of the size aud importance of Conway, in the State of South Carolina, or in any other State in the Union, would nave bull, rod so l^ng and so pai.cniiy as the poopie of Conway have done. We are confident that if the railroad people will give t.ie conditions complained of tuoroegh investigation, they will appreciate the just ness of our campiaint aud give us the relief ueuiauded. Woman's C. T. Union. Editor Herald: On Friday morning, October (i h, tVie Twenty-eighth Annual Session of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union met in the Methodist church iq Manning. Mr* Sprott gave the annual address showing the growth in a few years of this organization in this State. Tn l'J04 there were present at that convention one State ollicer, six delegates with a paid up membership of 112. At the Manning convention there wero present four State officers, eight superintendents of departments, forty two delegates representing over eight hundred members. In the memorial services Mrs Geo Dickson sang very sweetly the beautiful song, "We are coming dear Leader." This song was dedicated to Miss Wiiiard Friday evening at eight o'clock welcoming addresses were given Mr O.ivwr OTJrien, representing the mayor; Mr Charlton Durant, the Hoard of Trade; Rev A B Woodson, the Churches; Mrs Furman, the Womans Clubs. Mrs Clio Attaway responded for the W. C. T. U. After these speeches Mrs Florence Atkins, of Nashville. Tenn., gave a very interesting talk. Mrs Atkins has just come from a long lecture trip in Texas. North Dokota, Montana, and helped Mrs Stevens, our National President, in the long hard battle in Maine. She is a woman of wonderful power and auuny. The W. C. T. U. work carries on forty-six departments, and there wore many reports to bo read, also election oi officers and superintendent of departments. Mrs Joseph Sprott, president; Mrs Chas Robinson, treasurer; Mrs T R Denny, corresponding-secretary; were all reelected. Several new superintendents were put in. Mrs A hi Wait, our State parliamentarian was elected superintendent of legislation also. The National Convention will be held in Milwakee, Wis,, beginning October 27th. Miss Clio Anaway, land Mrs J G White were elected delegates, Miss Fave Pettenger, alternate, to represent this State. Saturday evening contests wore held and medals presented a silver one in the vocal and a gold 0110 in the oratorial contest* This work was under the leadership of Mrs Lena A Smith, our State superintendent of that department. The Sabbath morning address was given by Hon M L Smith, of Camden, lie - I 1 1 *- L. is a uuentspeawer anu id was uiuuu enjoyed by all. The afternoon services were for the children. A ! chorus class of forty voices. Two young boys held aloft, a banner in, scribed ''Saloons must go." The , doors opened and the little folks came pouring in, each one carrying I "Oid Glory" until all the isles were tilled with waving flags as they kept time to marching mu>ic. Mrs Atkins then addressed the children and as I looked into the oright eyes of the little ones, I thought, can the evil of this awful trullic ever touch , your lives? Then I thought, no , with God s help the women of this town will try to keep the faces pure, i Sunday evening Mrs Atkins gave her stirring address, "Esther" af. ter which a fine collection was tak. eu ' , Those present from Conway were . Mrs A E Wait, Mrs O H Snider aud i Mrs L J Pettinger. Delegate. r D T McNeill, Jr., the Typewriter 1 Man, sold five machines last week. I 1. SI HIIll Gathered by a Herald Man on His Rounds. CAUGHT Olf THE BOUNCE. Stray Bits of News Gathered by the Wayside for the Information and Instruction of Herald .. .. .li.ra - .11 nnnl'lllll or r f I fit ITtW, { A t out flic City. S M Anderson, of Pireway, N. C . was among I hose in Conway last. Saturday, J W Johnson, of Dog BinIV, was in Conway on business one clay last week. A heavy rain fell in th's nart of the moral vineyard all of Tuesday night Sen mo before November 10th, D T McNeill. Jr. Magazines advance November 10th. Some decided improvements are being made t,o the interior of Dawsey Bros.' jewelry score. N E Horn, of Hammond, S. C., w.is a very p'easant caller at the Herald oil ice one day last week. J T Ward, a lead'ng merchant and former of Little River, spent a short time in Conway last Monday on legal business, A P Crawford, a respected farmer and citizen of Galivants Eerry township, visiied Conway one day last week. A L Lewis, nno of thn leading farmers, of the Galivants Ferry section, spent list Friday in Conway on business. R L Bell, of WamDoe, one of the leading merchants of that section of the cum v, visited Conwav on busi ness 1.4s;- Thursday, II R Chestnut, one cf our p'o gress-ve young farmers living i c vr the county seat, spent, a portion of last Saturday in Conway on business Magistrate Joseph W Johnson, of Org Bluff township, was in Conwav last Friday on business, and while here was a pleasant caller at the Herald cilice. Mrs A S Doak, accompanied by her neico. Miss Nelle Smith, left vesterday for Huntsville, Ala . where she will spend sometime with her daughter, Mrs F 13 Wilson. Dr J A Norton has recently purchased a now Metz runabout. The machine has been ordered from the fsif.torv through T B Smith the client for this car for Horry county. The Rev R E Stackhouce, Presiding Eider of Marion District, was in Conway last Thursday to be present at the quarterly conference of the VI11h od ist ch u rch, w h ich cc)n voned on Thursday night at the new church. II 11 Woodward, E-q., a member of the Conway Bar, is in Georgetown this week on professional business. Hence the opinions expressed this week on the subject discussed must not be taken as committing the Herald in any way. The new Baptist church i:i Conway will be dedicated to the use of Almighty God on the 3rd Sunday in November, The Rev Dr Brown will preach the didieatory sermon and the other services will be of unusual interest. The public is cordially invited to attend. The county supervisor has put the chain gaug at work on the section of new road between Conway and Bear Swamp, which for some years lias been very rough and full of holes. It seems to have been built originally of poles and oCinr material which rot ted away. Tho work of repairing this thoroughfare has already been well started, and in a short time a good road will be the result. We again call the matter of past due subscriptions to the attention of all of our subscribers who are - - * i f i i babinci in tneir uues. wu wu, uuve to give them fair notice that unless the back dues are paid promptly, now that fall h is come, we will I e oblige J to take their names from the list and they will receive the paper no more until they pay up what is due. H Kemper Cooke, of Ga'ivants Ferry township, one of our loading farmers, sold his pack of fox hounds one day recently to a Mr Wheeler, of Marion, for the sum of $1(>0,00. 1 There were six of the hounds in this pack, and each of them had been trained very carefully, and the pack were as line as were ever kept in , this county, if not perhaps the litiest | In a chase in that township in which the pu chafer partic puted, the hounds of Mr Cook caucn out in the lead, and they made such a g >od showing that the sportsman wanted them. I No 28 4TII QUARTERLY CONFERENCE 4 The End of the Year Finds the Interest of the Church in a Flourishing Condition The fou.' h >uar:oHy Conference ot the C >. v* jvleihodist church was held la' Thur^d iy night-, the pre-icling elder, u v k uj stacKnouse I) I) in ihe chair. Mr J S Battle was elected secretary. The meetirg was well attended, and the reports of tae church's work were tnost encouraging. Aside from the ejections of church ofti ers for 11)11 there was nothing of special interest considered. The cflicial nil for next year will ho as follows:--Srewards: D r 111 Norton, Hon KB Sua ruo rough, Col H Ij Buck, Hon 11 11 Woodward, A C Thompson, B T flyman, J S Battle, A E Gold.li ich, J L Dozier, S P lliiwes and S O Green, Trustees: l)r 10 Norton, B G Collins, U B Scarborough, F A Burroughs, J A Lewis, J S Battle, Sheriff B J Sessions, Dr J A Norton 11 11 Woodward. Church Leader: A T Gatlin, Sunday School Superintendent.: Dr K Norton. Stewards at ILornewood: William Lewis, E M Petteegor aftd II H Leo. The remaining officers will be elected in January. Beginning next January Dr E Norton enters upon his foi oieth year as superintendent of the Conway mcthodist Sunday School. This service of his has been without a break,and is probably the longest record held by any man in South Carolina as a Sunday School superindendeat. Dr Norton has long been recognized in these parts as a Sunday School expert and leader. His intelligence in that branch of* church work is remarkable. Altogether the Methodist Church is closing up a very satisfactory years work. The outlook for another year is particularly encouraging. So *Uw, f lioffl haup hftpn t.wfinf.v I fill l/uirs _) UUI UMVjl V- iu i v/ww>. . , live additions to the church. The congregations aw increasing and all t.uo socioti. a arc m ixing good progress. ' " To the Pastors and Churelies of the Wacca 111 aw Assoeiation. Dear Brethren. Your Executive Commit toe, after due consideration, deem it wise on account of the financial condition of our State Mission board, to make some special efforts to raise the full amount $(>00 00, which the State board apportioned to us. We know of no better way than to appeal tct the pastors of our churches themselves, and to request that in addition to their regular appointments they visit each other's churches in a mutual way and thus have an extra service in every A Qcnniat.inn for t.hn UUlll Kj Li ill U k- V, |..v - - bene tit of' State Missions* This work is to be done not between now and the Association, but through the mouth of November up to tho meeting of the State Convention in December* Several brethren whom we have seen kindly consented to do this extra work, and we take pleasure in making trie following announcements: Rev D D Oox, New florae 7 p m., 1st Sunday in November. Mt Lebanon, 11 a m., 2nd Sunday in November Rev Satn'l Cains, United Churches 3:20 pin., 3rd Sunday in November. Rev J II Stanley, Cain Branch, 11 a m , 1st Sunday in November. Sandy Plain, 11 a in., 2nd Sunday in November R^v T 11 llarrelson, Carolina, 7 p in., 4th Sunday in October. Iron Hill, 3:30 p m., I Sunday in November. Ml /don, 7piu, 2nd Sunday in November. Mapie, 11 am, 3rd Sunday in November. Good Hope, 3:30 p in , 3rd Sunday in November. New Light, 7 p m , 3rd Sunday in November. Rev J E Edwards, Pine Grove, 3:30 p in., 5th Sunday in No/ember. Tilly Swamp, 7 p m.. 5Hi Sunday in November. Gcthsecueue, 7 p m., 1st Sunday in November, Pleasant Meadow, 3 30 p m , 1st Sunday in November. Oak Grove, 3:30 pm. 2nd Sunday in November. If other pist >rs will join in this - -1 - -. -1 ...'.II no rr <> g >OCl WOTK iH.U win oi-uu no ov/mu appointments, we wili gladly arrange them so there will bo no conflict. and publish them in next week's paper. W J Lang>.ton, C E Heaves, T H Harrison, C il Snider, Executive Committee. Large Poplar. J B Valley, who is buying largo timber trees in this county for Liverpool markets, recently cut a pupular tree on the estate land of John 0 Floyd, in Floyds township, which made 5480 feet by Doyle's scale. The trunk was about fifty f. et in length, This tree was so I largo that the bottom cut would not lie between the wheels of the timber wagon.