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7-w - Wrff ~ v $ '"v* 39: . J*'j i v I A / . VOL XXV. A IP Jffll T&e Drainage of Chinis Swamp Defeated FEW PETITIONERS QUIT After Putting in Some Hard Work Those Favoring the Formation of the Drainage District in Dog Bluff [ Township Met With a Great Disap pointmcnt Last 'I hursdaj When the Clerk of Court Refused to Entertain the .Petition. Tho proposed drainage district in i Dog 131 utT township, has failed for j the time being, the Clerk of the ; Court refused last Thursday to entertain the petition, on the ground | that 22 of the original signers of the ] petition had withdrawn from the j same, and had filed a counter peti- ( tion to that efieot through their at- ( tornoy, Mr J O Norton. > Tho friends of drainage in that j section of the county hid fully expacted to put the new drainage law | into operation by means of the peti- { tion which they had filed for that j purpose, and they were disappointed i by the action taken by those who withdrew^ their names from the \ petition, after first signing it, and ( tho matter cannot be renewed until j after the expiration of six months \ as provided by a section of the law, f. In the clerk's office at the time the t the petition was dismissed, were c several prominent people from that s section of the county, interested in ^ this enterprise which would redeem from the overflows,, many hundreds j of acres of their lands, t Those who took their names from , t.ho nnr.itinri. stated, as their reason. 1? * in substance that they had not under r stood the nature of the petition at j the 11 mo, and knew nothing of. the [ workings of the law under which , the petition had been framed. C F [ Spi vey, the enterprising farmer and u business man, who wont to untold , 'rouble in getting the matter started | cannot now carry out the plan, , neither can those who became inter- i ^ ested with him, and helped him in j pushing the matter along. Petitions lor drainage districts in other sec- , lions of the county are now being , circulated, and they will bo filed and action taken no doubt in the near future. ? A New Ice Plant. O ir readers have no doubt seen in \ the State papers an item to the effect ( that a commission had been granted j to Quattlebaum Ice Company, of < Couway, the corporators consisting , of Messrs C P Quattlebaum, Paul , Quattlebaum and McQueen Quattle- | bauin. Tnis is aw enterprise which j will have ten thousand dollars ca . pital, and will be able no doubt to iurnish-ull the ice that will be need- | ed at Conway and throughout the ] county and adjoining territory . Such a plaut is very much needed in < this section of the State, and the ] Herald wishes success to those who | have launched the en'erprise. Toe i Couway ice Co., which' started with , a small plant about two yea~s aeo, found it itnpossiolo vvitu the limited . capacity of their plaut to supply the | demand for ice, even in the town of | Con way?leL alone the towns up and j down the railroad and down the . Waccamaw. The plant is still at , Conway bub was not used during the | Summer of 1911 the trade being ? supplied hero by T B Smith, agent 1 for the Plate Ice Co., of Wilmington j N. C. Republican County Convention. A call is hereby made for a County Convention of the Union Republican < Party of Horry County to be held < 4 in the colored Masonic flail at Con- 1 way, S. C., Feb 17oh, 1912, at 12 c j o'clock m, for the purpose of elect- f Ing 2 delegates to attend the State I Convention which meets in Columbia, S. C., Feb 29 <h 1912, and 3 f delegates to attend the Congie^siou- f $1 Convention which meets in Florpuce, S. C, March 1 1912. v < Precinct Chairman are requested to call their precincts together and elect tho usual number of delegates c and instruct them to meet prompt- < ly at tho above mentioned time and I place. Respectfully, R. J. Cochran, County Chairman. Itall..Knivov. ? -K - I The home of Mr, J K. Harrelson at Whiteville, is, 0., wai the scene of a happy marringe, on last Wednesday at half past three o'clock The contracting parties being Miss Atlie Bell, fho charming young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H Bell of Ba.vboro, S C., and Mr. Russell Spivey of Whiteville, N C., being the ton of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bpivey. the Rev. C C. Smith performed the ooremony. Mr. Spivey was lucky in winning the heart and hand of such a nice young lady. I hope them a long and happy | life. < A Friend. t \ ? m I 500 Men Wanted. I The imperative necessity of further work in beautifying the public j square around the new court house, ' and the laying of walks and the proper grading, to drain elf the rain i fall in wet weather, has been seen by many, and often commented up on. Judges in their charges to the juries have dwelled at leugtb on the | subject, and we have some recollection of a recent grand jury that recommended that provision be made 1 by the Legislature and other authorities, for having this work do'rid without delay, All of this . has apparently had no effect, and so far as we can learn nothiug, of a - public nature, has been done or attempted A group of gentlemen, last Saturday, while talking over the matter gave it as their opinion, that the needed funds might be raised - bv t, private subscription. This plan fc was finally decided upon, and the \ plan will be worked through this 0 paper, calling on those who are wil)- .. ing, from week to week, in its col- c Limns, to contribute asmucb as ten iollars towards the work. When r S00 men each contributing ton dol- h ars, have come in with the money, Tj the totaj realized of $5,000.00. will q je amply sufficient to do the work. ^ iome will no doubt bo willing'to give v uore than the ten dollars, and we n jelievo they will. The Herald feels sure that there f 8 even more than 500 men in this vi county, who will be rnoVe than glad * ro give the required amount of fJ 510,0.0. Anyway we are glad to ? itart the list this week, with the s iwo undersigned, and there is no. f. loubt but. tnat the ranks will bo iweiled bv the time our. next issue f ?oes to press. ' y The money as received will bo placed to a special account at the >ank, and if there is a failure -to n aise the amount required to lay out G /be public square an plant trees, g ind otherwise carry out an elaborate v jlan to make us a public square in t ceeping with the beautiful uuilding s we have, the amount contributed ,j >y each person will be returned, h ^low if you are interested in this t work, which we ate sure, will be a rj pleasure to everyoody, write us v without delay, and inclose the money s Address your letter to the Editor, 0 H H Woodward, Conway, SC. t Those who subscribed and paid y jp at the very beginning of the movement are as follows: o Thomas Philip Hammer $10 00 r H H Woodward, $10.00 G Third Warehouse at Conway. Heretofore, there ha3 been some kick raised by the tobacco farmers *>f some sections of the County, to b bo the effect that there was not s }uite enough competition at Con- h way, in the tobacco warehouse busi- t ness and for that reason thov pre- t fered Mullins or Marion, as a market n for the sale of their product. Wo Si are now reliably informed that a s movement for a third tobacco ware,- u bouse at Conway is on foot, in the v bands of aole and competent parties t ind that the opening of the corning t tobacco season will see three ware- t houses running at Conway in full a talast. We are not authorized as yet w bo give full particulars, but is sufli- t cient to say chat this new warehouse b will be well situated. wfill lighted f iind run by good men, and men who t have had long experience in the to- t Oacco warehouse business. With y bbis addition to the warehouse trade t it Conway, we see no reason why fc iny further kfck should ever be o made in regard to competition, and t rhe Herald hopes to see Conway n Lhe principal tobacco marnet of the f< Eastern Caroiinas, t ^??*" * * * ^ Resolutions of Condolence. ?ii Wherea? on January 3rd, 1912.1 3lod saw fit to take from our midst >ur much loved pastors wife; we the Ladies Missionary Srciety, feeling t >ur great loss in the d^ath of so Q aithful a worker . as Mrs Emma q 3oak, make the following resolutions 1st, Tnat wo with our whole learts sympathize with the breaved amily, 2nd, That we sit aside a page in our minute book, to her memory, 3rd, Tnat a copy of these rejolu.ions be .sent to the family, also that q npies be sent to the Christian ^ Observer and the county papers for g publication. Mrs W E MeCord, President, Miss Marjory Q uattlebaum, S*c. * Lumber Company Sold. The Georgetown Lumber C onoanv, an enterprising corporation, with a prinoipal business office at Georgetown, bat owning mills both n Georgetown and Horrv Counties. Sl las recently purchased the saw mill ? if the A. M. Burroughs Lumber Co, wd wili oontinue tie lumber busiless at that site. We understand fc ihat the planing mill of the Burroughs Lumber Company, has not ^ leen sold with the other property, rhe Georgetown Lumber Company s now the owner of six saw mill?, ind wood working plauts, three of theua being here and three in Georgetown County The many d Friends of this growing company F will wish thorn oontlnued success in the lumber trade. f pfltij ?m mm m mi i an??????? I. ? i ? in .n. ..I CONWAY, S. C., THCJ SIHf 111' \ Brilliant Social Event at the Methodist Church JHURCH DEVIATED PRETTY j Phe Bride is One of Conway's Most j Charming and Lo< 'y Daughters, and | the Groom a Prominent and Success- ' ful Young Business Man. They Will Make Conway Their Future i Home Residing in the Pretty Co?t ige on Sixth Avenue. The wedding1 of Miss Corrie Sweet 0 Mr Herbert. Lane took place ar he Conway Methodist church, on a?:t Wednesday evening at the hour if 8 o'clock, the R?v. A, D B ^ts, >astor of the Con way Methodist ihuroh, performed the ceremony. The church was handsomely deco- ' ated for the occasion, skilled bands laving been employed for this on J he days preceding the wedding. < V.e decorations added to the already i leautiful interior, made the place i wonderful in its beauty and sweetess. I The.dame of honor wns Mrs W *ercy Hardwicke, a sister of the 1 iride, and Mr. Maxcy Lane, a broher of tin groom, acted as best 1 i9.n, The bride and dame of honor rere richly gowned, and both were 1 trikinglv beautiful as they stood icing t.'ne minister The four ushers .'ere Messrs: Junior Sarvis. G. C \ rah am. D G. Spi vev and Bcnnie F >3Ssions. Tho wedding march was endered by Mrs. Hal L. Buck. The bride is one of Conway's most n harming young 1 ld'os, a daughter f Mr. and Mrs. N. Sweet. She i raduated nol loug ago at the Bur- t ougbs High School. and for some u itne she filled a position at the i tore of ?T B Cox Ce. Pier many t ood qualities and t-.weot, disposition r as made a host, of friends who join li ogrether in wishing her happiness t ?be groom is a vouug business mau t .'ho has mad3 Conway his homo for s ome time past He is a brother of u ur townsman, R, W. Lane. At v his time he holds a lucrative and 5 esponsible position with Burroughs v 1 Collins Co , in their large store 1 n Main btreot Mr. and Mrs d jane are occupy* in g a cottage on * th Avenue. n m ? m i New Draihage Petition Filed. ^ Messrs. J. H. Cook and N. J. Cox, i ioth of Simpson Creek township, v pent last Thursday in Conway, g avincr brought with them a peti- a ion signed by a large majority in s heir township, askiug for the for- 1< nation of a drainage district along a limpson Creek and its tributary wamps. This pen lion was written n p several months ago, and those b /ho had the matter in hand, took b heir time about explaining it to t he people, and it is quite likely e hat the petition wi.l g> through, b nd that seciion of the township /ell drained. By means of this housands of acres of vory fertile ands may be reclaimed from the reshets aud overflows, and made o produce wonderful crops of coton, corn and other things every ? ear. As it is no w this'land is prac ieally worthless, because most of he timber growing on it, was sold h tT and cut long ago, o under opions at this time. The leading far- t lers fluf that section have signed k or the district, and it is hoped that he matter will go through without i1 hitch, so taat the people will get c /hat taev need, with as little delay s possible. 0 n Fertilizer Notice. Under this date a cut of 25c per ^ ou is made from my price list seut ut on all Fertilizjrs, also materials j, Jail or v/rito, ' T, B. Smith, \ Fertilizer Broker. m - C Concert and Box Supper. a Editor Herald:?There will be a ? oncert and oox supper at the Pine l J rove S ;h loljhou^ Saturday ni^rht \ib 17. Proceeds to be u.-.ed for v chool. Public invited. ^ Essie Derham, Willie Watson, r lichols, S. C. Teachers, in ' m t Box Supper aud Valentine Party. The School Improvement Assccia-; ion of Floyds, wishes \o remind i iends and patrons that the box > Linner and valentine oartv will be n, * B 9* \ ' ivea on Wednesday evening, Feb- 0i nary 14th. All are cordially invi;d to come und bring valentines >r tho Post Ofiice, Living valentines and a pantoLime by pupils. Committee. ^ 1 ? ^ Farmers Notice. A out of 25a por ton is made uncr this date from list prices on all Cl ortlbzers, also material. See me, ai T. B Smith, | Manufacturers Agent . , ' i tSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 19 MISS CROMER TO VISIT US Will Tour the County in the Interest of Tomato Culture. Everyone who is interested in the progress which Horry is making along ail lines will be glad to know that Miss Marie E. Cromer is coming to our county in the nea" future. She will be here Feb. 14-19 Miss Cromer is the originator of the Giris Tomato Clubs which have b c nue so fimous in this and other States. She is coming to Horry in the interest of this great movement We are indeed fortunate to have Miss Cromer visit our county and atart Tomato Clubs here. However, she can give us only a few days of her time, and we wish to make the most possible out of those few lays. In order that no time may be lost, Supt. S. H. Brown has arranged to meet Miss Cromer at Loris on the mid-day train Wednesday, beginning at Loris, they will visit as many Schools as possible on Wednesday, Tnursday and Friday reurning to Conway Friday afternoon Miss Cromer will be in Supi. Browu's oflice at the court house all lay Saturday. There she will be ^lad to consult with the teachers rf he county about the club work. Miss Cromer will spe^k at the folowing places: Loris, Wednesday Feb. 14, a-: i:80 p. m. U recn Sea, Wednesday, Feb. 14 r:00 p m. Syring Brauch, Thursday Feb. 15, la in. Wanamaker, Thursday Feb. 15, ! 30 p. m. Floyds, Thursday Feb 15, 7:00 >. id . Athens, Friday Feb, 16, 11 a. m. Conway, Saturday Feb. 17, 11 a n. If time permits they will visit all ntermediate schools. We regret hat Miss Cromer will not be with is long enough to visit every school n the county, However, we wUh ourge that every teacher within each of any of her appointments aake a special effort to meet her. iiing the girls, for it is to them nat she comes and for them that he has a message. For the benefit ?t those wno cannot hear her elsewhere, she will be in Conway all day iaturday Feb. 17, on that day she vill speak in the Court House at 1 a. in. For the remaiudcr of the ay she will be in Mr. Brown's office itiere she will be glad to give iuloraatiun or assistance to any who are ? interested in the workEvery teacher in the county is especially urged to meet Miss Cromer u Conway on Saturday. If you want to be of real service to the ;irls you teach. Miss Cromer is in , position to help you do so. Beides, I am sure you will find ner bcture, both interesting aud profitble to yourself. We hope that the fathers and aethers of the girls of Horry will ie interested and will come out to ear Miss Cromer, for after all, it is o them that we must look, if we xpeet the Girls' Tomato Clubs to ie a success. Very truly yours, Ida Moore. Items From Galivants Ferry No. 1. ( The health of this community s generally good at this writing. Miss Angie Page of Latta, S, C s spending this week with her < irother on Galivants Ferry^No. 1. Mr. Willie Page, who has moved o Latta, S. C , will more than like, j y finish moving this week. j Mr, E. D. Doyle has been spend g a few days with parents on ac- ! ount of sick moth i\ Mr. J. N. Hortou left last Wedicsday (or Georgia, where he will aakediis future home. Mr. Geo. J. lioluday left oue day i ast week for Now York, where ho i vill spend several days. The farmers are preparing for u arge crop of tobacco, There are i everal new tobacco barns going up his year. * Mr. C. C. Reynolds has lately purhased a $275 00 mule, weight 1 ibout 075 pounds. Mr. Reynolds is { me of our leading farmers, he says ie is going to plant about 8 acres of 1 ooacco. Mr. John Lewis is spending thin 1 reek with Mr, Willie Page at Latta, I ; c. Several of our neighbors went to Jon way last Thursday on business. < Rest wishes to the editor and ail ' ho readers of the Herald. J .3. 4. , ( Cotton Seed l r 111 ?v? \ r- n l.An f l, ?\ f j\m a v/iUn h /. m j. i xiuic is awuu uu iui cauiiuii^iu^ ^ afcfeon seed for standard meal. Call , r write. 1 T. B Smith, v Manufacturers A^ent. Notice. # WAtcli fo: the next weeks issue where ' will tell a>l about the great sale which 111 begin soon. < The Salvage Co ( The Civic Lf ague will meet in the Whc- j imuvt Ciub rojm, Thursday, Feb. 8ih. t 3:80 o'clock, M, G. Quattlebanu), Ctr. Secretary, ? rralit 12. B WUlf ECHOES. ? . ? 4 Gathered by a Herald Man on His Rounds. CAUGHT OlfTHE BOUNCE.: I Stray Bits of News Gathered by ( the Wayside for the Informatlon and Instruction! of Herald Readert-IIappenlnfs of Interest ' About inevuy.; F S Powell visited Toddville on , business one day last week. ( The court of General Sessions will , convene here on February 26. Mr and Mrs U T Harmon were j visiting relatives here last week. Judge of Probate J S Vauglit went to Columbia on business last Friday. < Magistrate N B Smart was among those visiting Conway the last of ? last week. * William Lewis, of the Adrian sec- * tion, was among the enterprising ] farmers visiting Conway recently. ^ Jeremiah Mishoe was in town o ic i day last week. He is one of the leading magistrates of the county 1 Johu T Johnson was in Conway t recently on business. He paid the Herald otlice a pleasant call while ( here, j H C MjKeill, who is with tho Hammer Lumber Co., at New Bern, J N. C , spent a day in Conway on busiucss last week. _ Dr J T Howell has about all that t he can do examining for hook worm disease, and tilling prescriptions, under the free treatment plan. John Fvjyd,a businessman and pro- , gressive farmer of Simpson Creek ' township, spent some time in Conway lust Friday on business. H Unless providentially hindered, r, liev W. J. Langston will preach at h Autioch Baptist church next 3rd p Sunday at 11 o'clock. Puolic cor- d dially invited. , n E Graham and D W Graham, both * of Blanche, S. C., were in Conway p one day last week on busiuess. They are among the leading citizens oi T their section of the county. n C K Gerrald and Hugh 13 Johnson t both of Ajnor, where the} are engaged in the mercantile business '[ under the firm uame of Ay nor Supply Co., spent last Wednesday in j: Conway on business, y W B Jones and Kelly Jones, two enterprising brothers of Justice, t( were in Conway last Tnursday in- n terested in the drainago hearing that, h cook place at the court bouse oefore & the Clerk of the Court. Sou a tor D A Spiyey, was at home c, a short timo last Monday moruing, a the Senate having adjourned on n Saturday until Monday night. tic ^ returned to Columbia on the after- s noon train Monday evening. ^ J M Hard wick, of the Loris sec- v tion, was in Conway last Thursday s on business. He stated that he s would apply for a drainage district a in his section of Simpson Creek c; towuship, and would make every etTort to get it tniough. ti Mr Willie Smilh, who had the misfortune to fall while at work on a [L house, breaking several of the bones ? in his legs, was very low on the morning following the accident, e, but he rallied later in the day, and ^ later was pronounced out of danger. I Thomas Phillip Hammer, of 01 { LiHnl r?M a v nf t.hn ITum. tner Lumber Company, having mills at Little }iver in this State and at * New Bern, N, C,, spent several days u here and in the county last weeu. attending to various matters related ,r to his timber and lumber business. z; ri R T Booth, formerly with the firm d< of Burroughs & Collins Company at s< Cool Spring, has accepied a position s with the same company at Conway, U at their stores on Main Street, and o ho has moved with his family to ei Hon way. His many friends wiil be glad to see him here. ni The Lyceum attraction on last y, Fridav night at the Burroughs $ School Auditorum was well attended 13 and greatly enjoyed by the audience. w rhe entertainers this time consisted fa }f three young ladies, and they wero Cl certainly pleasing in the numbers rendered. The songs were verv ti ?ood and brbught forth frequent t( sheering, The auditorium had been d( well heated beforehand, and the ights were better in the hall than isual. w. o. w. There will be a meeting of Live di Dtk Camp No. 124 W. O. W. Thurs- ir lav evening Feb. 3 b, at 7:30 o'clock ol \U Sovereigns are requested to at- b< end and visiting Sovereigns wel- si ;omed, h< B. Wall, Clerk. hi J. L, Dosler, C. C. No 44 I Marriage Licenses I No. 14f>. Issued January 24th, to I Pearly Graham and Fanny Brown, I both of Jordanville, married January I 25th, by J. H, Atkinson, Notary I Public. I No. 147. Issued January 29th. to I ? #*U<> m/1 1^ /-i rr? f /. f \T t rt ai n ri atr% _ I uiuuai u Jyl/ n OUU^ V Ilia, UUU Vl?U" ! ilis McCi'fty, of Wampoe, married January 29th by W L Bryant Clerk of Court. No 148. Issued January 29th, to Gr N Turner, of Mullins, and Hattie Lee Lewis, of Loris. No return. No 149 Issued January 29th, to Boson Vereen and Mary Bellamy, both of Hammond. No return. No 150. I-.sued Jauuary 30th, to F M Lewis and Hatty Swain, both )f Winnabow, N. C , married Janjary 30th, by Rev J M Dorman No 151 Issued January 30th, to Alkanie Gasque and Mary Thompdns, both of Cool Spring. No return. No 152. Issued January 31st, to El D Lane and Corrie Sweet, both of Hon way. No return. No 153' Issued January 30th, to I W McDowell aud Eden Graham, 30th of Vina, married January 30th >y J S Vaught, Probate Judge. No 154. Issued January 30th, to D K Cox, of Loris, and Lizzie Gralam, of Vina, married January 30th 3y J S Vaugbt, Probate Judge. No 155. Issued January 31st, to V F Simmons, of Hind, and Lou Dwens, of Myrtle Beach, married fan nary 31st, by Rev J M Dorman. No 150. Lsued February 1st, to I M Hardee, vof Daisy, and Addie Sichorn, of Guide, N. C. No return. No 157. Issued February 5th, to ressie E Long and Lizzie A Hewett, )oth of Bardv. No return. No 158i Issued February 6ih, to rohn T Floyd and Lula J Barnbill, >oth of Rehoboth, No return. <m <? ??? ' 1 ? rhnrw Htannnrnvpfl. Dour Mr. Editor:?Will you kindy allow me space in your p^par for he following: A few weeks ago your paper published an account of a mistrial of he case brought before Mag ^trate j. J. Prince by Edward S. Fowler, ilaintalT, charging Stephen Plucks, efendant, wim unlawfully and unmercifully whipping his son in the lichell Swamp School, located beween Green Sea and Ml Tabor, N. in this county. This case was to have been triod anuary 13th, but on accouut of the nclemenoy of the weather was con inued until January 27th, wmn the arv found a verdict of "not guily." The plaintiff was represented by *. C. Prince and the defendant by I lr. S. W. Harrelson. The jury were composed of the allowing gentleman: VV. D. Graam, G. L. Warr, C. M. Boyd, J. J. 1. Harrelson, E. ti. Rogers, D. lincy. While the plaintiff's represeutaivo is not a licensed lawyer by his ounsel, advice and hard work for ud with the plaintiff and his witess, he partially succeeded in linkjg falsehoods here aud there, and I A 1 i m . 1 r - I . A I 1. A uusvituGeci r,nem ror tne iruin, dug rhen the defendant brought his fitnesses forward this building on and, an insecure foundation to band, of course, fell to the ground9 nd the truth which they wud to rush to earth rose again. We do not know Mr, Prince's move iu taking part in such a case, ut if he was working for (ilthy lure, we presume, he will receive lost ho gets from this class of p*ole. If lie was working to elevate imself with the public, why he may Kpect praise and honor from those e represent. Mr. S W. Harrelsou, Trustee of jr school, Micbell Swamp, render? i much valuable aid to the defeuds nt during trial, Mr. Harrelson 1geutleman of high moral charac- i jr and social standing. Ttao j iry consisted of some of the lost intelligent and prominent citi*ns of Loris, men who dare to do ght, men who uphold law and orer, such men are building for therailves a higher standard of citizenhip, and are ever ready to do any iting they can legitimately do for titers to get them elevated tohighr life. We sympathiz3 for the unfortu ate anci nil cerate ciass ot men wno ? robably have nor. had as great ad- H antages as we, and wo would be lad to lend them a helping band. H ut we have no sympathy for those ho are coutinually hatching out H dsehoods and inconsistanoes as in- fl jbators hatch chiceus, We know that we must have {H nth and honesty as a foundation ) build upon, if we wish to be and H 3 what wo should. H Restored to Health. H Conway, S. C , Feb 3rd 1912.? jl wish to announce that Mrs. Rho- H \ Sessions of Bamboo, Ga., is hop>g to return home the latter part [ this month. She went to the Dspital. and when she left there le went home and then came on sre. She went to Savannah, Ga.f Emma Conner*