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/ i VOL XXVI HE CIET N ?t a B >om r)|.i Jlut I*,s (irowth is Ever Onward THE PR!0F OTTOE COUNTY I V I fcf * Mi*r w ^ w " - lie fere the At! vent of the Railroad, the Site of Tuia Place Was a Howling Waste of Wilderness, Now it ' Numbers 150 Souls. Two Churches and Five Stores an Enjojs an Unexcelled Mail Facility. The High Price of Land in the Vicinity is a Drawhack to the Progr ss and Development of the Town. Tne little town of Guney in Horvt 0 County, has five stores and they * ' 'all ar^OsHdnK a very good business. The w'*jter h?js had occasion to find out as near as possible how much business each store did last year, and he learned that thoy were $20,000 worth of goods sold hero last year oy three of the stores, the other stores wore not in existence the whole of the year. This little town has two churches ?Bayboro Presbyterian and New Light Baptist, and both have a good Sunday School with a good average attendance The Baptise folks have a good size church membership. although they have no pastor at present, however, we are expecting that Rev. Mr. Rodem, of Jacksonville, FJa*, will bo pastor of this church the balance of the vear. Rev. A S. Doak preached at tho Presbyterian church berc every 4th Sunday in each month. This church has a very small membership but seems to be a little on the increase in membership. The names of the merchants at this place^are Dawsey & Son, Allen & Co., J. W, Sasser, A. T. Stephens and E. W. Prince. All are enjoying a reasonable amount of business in their lines \ The land 'owners tof this place \ are R. M. Prince, H. W. iWishoe* H. II. Anderson and J. W. Sasser. It is to bo very much regretted that the strawberry industry at this place is somewhat a failure. There is but very little attention paid to this industry. Mores the pity. Tobacco, cotton and corn ieems to bo the chief products of this little town, although Mr. J. W Sasser has about six acres in gardeu peas which he expects to be shipping soon. W. R. Tyler has two acres in strawberries which are being lino. It is said that they are as line as the country can produce Burroughs & Collins Co., own a lot of laud a short distance .from this place which they oiler to sell, but tne price is so high that the average home-seeker is not able to buy it, however they are selling just a little now and then. They aro at least 150 people in the little town of Gurley, and good behavior generally prevails, although wo have a few disorderly persons here when they get a little bug b)oz>, wtncb is very mucn deplored by the law abiding citizens; but nevertheless, if the people will go before Judge Allen he will issue a wirranb for them Judge Allen says he dees not go around aud g hunt up trouble but when the people want protection thoy can apply to him and g it warrants for any disorderly person no matter whom. We get mail here from the early morning train, also from the daily passengor train in the afternoon and t tree S ar Rou e? ?two dailyjrouie and one three times a weeK Star Rou^e. Also we have an express office, telegraph office, and railroad office, all under the care of H W. Mtshoe, agent and postmaster, who is very accommodating to us. We have one boarding house under the efficient management of R. M. Prince, who takes good car6 of the traveling public, alar takes regular boarders at a reas'o. ole charge. We are not expecting any big boom for the little town of Gurley, but a steady growth al/ the time. The Southern Woods Product Co. is having a lot of erossties cut and ^ has pay day every two weeks which turns a neat little sum of moaey loose at this place. Citizen. > A ^ Presbyrerian Service. Sunday, April 21st; Services Sunday 11am. preaching by the pastor. No eveuing service. Sunday at 4 p. ra? Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:45. A S Doatc, Pastor. ^ Pension Notice. Tho pension monev for the old soldiers is now ready for distribution. Pensioners can get same by applyjog fc -?er?on, or by order. C X JP li Bryan, W -II J I * t?Z .s-' h / (fltr Teacher# Association. Horry Teachers' Association to m'ie-t in the Court roooi in Con way, Saturday at 11 a in . April 20th 1912, to appoint delcga'os to th * State Teachers' Association which is to meet i# Charleston 25oh to 27 li of April Followiutr is asm/seated nrovrram: 1. Too best wnv to obtain O <operation between T usfcees unci Patron*? M A Lane, Walter Gorrald, A L Proctor, C P Rice, IS J Prince. 2. X'i 13 best w iy to equip uur School, building-: ? M'sso ? Lottie Harre sou, Anna Jordan, Essie Durham. Sarah E Dusenbury, Minnie Harris. 3. Should we have a Normal Training C-.urse in connection wiu. the High School. ? R C Hunter. Arland Baker, W D Watson, Miss Helen Dietz3, Miss Ida Moore. 4 Tae advantages of a Teachers' Library:? W D Lowriu.oro, L M Hardee, G L Stevens, W M Harrelson. Andrew/J Cox, Misses Addle Vaught, Leila Rabon, Ella Veatcb Dills. Several teachers have asked me suggest for them a course of study including some good reading. There are about one hundred teachers in the county, and if each teanher would arrantre to nut one dollars worth of books in the County Superintendent ottice ard require him to serve as Librarian, then each teacher in the county would be in possession of, and could have access to a hundred dollar library for the cost of one dollar. I should like to hear this discussed We hope the meottng may be well attended and that Horry may have a large delegation to go to the State Teachers Associations. i Committee* A DeplorableVact. The Herald is informed that a counter petition against the one recently filed asking for a drainage in Simpson Creek township, is being signed by land owners in that section, and that thev will present it I to the Clerk of the Court at the proper time. It is to be regretted that the farmers and land owners will oppose movements of this kind which will enhance the value of their holdings so much, and make crops grow where none would grow before. There are alwa3's some in every community who will oppose progressive steps like this owing to the little expense that it will bring to them It is hoped that they will decide not to file the counter petition and let the district go through. Borne Attractive Repairs. Extensive alterations are in progress on the 1st Nati >nal Bank build ing and Kingston Hotel. It is stated that the small barber shop and othe^ space on the ground floor of the Kiugsfcon hotel part, will be turned into one large store room, and fitted up for tenants in the mercantile business, while a new dining room and large airy lobby will be arranged on the second floor Thi& building is situated in the mitrefc of the business section of the town and the new stores will no doubt be eagerly sought for as - rrt? _ i i places ol business, ine oaroer snop will be arranged in one of the back offices around the corner on 4th Avenue. Industrial School, There is yet $2,600, to be raised iu order to secure the School. The progress of the cauvats has not been quite so good the past week, although the committee has been hard at work, They are busy with their own affairs and it is a great sacrifice of time and effort and expense that they are making this canvass. So don't treat them like they were salesmen trying to sell you something, They are not getting a cent out of this canvass. They are d nng it f >r the public good, Come forward before they see j'ou and tell them what you will do. It is time for every man in Horry County to do bis duty. It may mean a little sacrifice on our part, but such an institution will be worth far more than all we put into it. We con have the School if we want UMay 1st is the limit, and if the full $16,000 is not subscribed by that time we lose the School. When vou see a member of the committee tell him at once what you will give. When you come to town next Saturday go to the store of Mr. L. H. Burroughs and ask to see tho Industrial Scnool book. Then put your name io it and the amount you will give in the next two years. Thus you will greatly help the committee. Wherever the members of the committee have gone they have beer very courteously received. But tue.y are too busy to cover tho wholt county, The committee consists ol Mr. Paul Quattlebaum, M~. L. H Burroughs and Rev. A. D. Betts Everybodydo your best right away Send your order for Strawbrrrj checks $o the Herald offi je. -, Y" sggg m * v. 4 wm <~LS> < . CONWAY, S. C., T1 THE OTIHIDE ID Mr. Ambrose Tell* His Side of the Story INSULT Or OAfltLESSKESS The Herald Cheerfully (lives Space to j the Conway Lumber Co., to Tell Its Side of the Deplorable Accident Which Led Up to the Death of Mr. ! Anderson, Qne of Its Employees. Editor Herald:?In your issue of March 21st, in giving the cause of the death of Mr li H Anderson at our mill on March 16th, aod again in your issue of April 11th in an obituary account of same there seemed to have been a lack of correct information on the part of the writers of these articles and therefore a mistatement of facts connected with and leading up to this sad accident (which, let me say, is deeply felt and deplored by the management of Conway Lumber Co.) As said facts were brought out be eye witnesses arid others at the coroner's inquest, I, therefore, ask that you kindly give space in your next issue to the following lines to the end that the truth may be known. You are asked to verify the statement I make by testimony given at the coroner's inquest. About nine o'clock Saturday morning,March 16th Mr W 13 Snow, foreman of the yard, asked me to have the lumber at number six piling bin on Green Deck, piled on trucks with a little more overhang on end of truck fartherest from the mill. His object in asking this as ho told me was to facilitate gettign these cars in the lumber shed, there K ? n fit 1 m m Km* n *n ioot.i n tv n UCllI^ U \J I 1V> W J AUUiWb pi VI Ufi, KM little beyond the usual line which caused the trucks, as they were taken from the kilns to hang up. Mr Snow and myself both went to the Green Deck, where the lumber is piled preparatory to putting it in the kiln and discussed the quickest way of accomplishing what he desired. There were two ways of accomplishing this, namely, moving posts which supported the shed so that the proper overhang could be obtained or moving the track and leaving the post as it was. The lat tor seemed to be the easiest and qu'ekest method, hence I called Mr A nderson I o the place and inst ructed him him *o mote the tracks (which consisted of t wo pieces of railroad iron about eight feet long) three inches toward the mill, sticking a nail at the place I wanted each track placed. At tnat time there was a La;* about half loaded standing in the pocket or bin. I told Mr Anderson when that car was taken out to do this work. We have this work of piling lumhur and transfering it across on the platform next to the kiln done by contract by Walter Cox, and I specifically told Mr Anderson to do this when Walter had finished the car and transferred it, leaving the bin empty. As a matter of fact he could not do it prior to that time. After oW-intr these instructions I went to the mill, When the accident occurred I asked Walter how it happened and he told me that Mr Anderson came to him and told him (Walter Cox) that 1 had instructed him to movo these pieces of rail when he had finished piling the car then standing in the bin and taken it out, bjt before he took the car out to lot him know as he hod some work to do on the top, and that he, (Walter Cox) accordingly finished the car and told Mr Anderson that the car was finished, Later, parties saw Mr Anderson go to the car and takeout the standards that holds theso cars in place and which answered also as a guide for piling sticks, and the car b^icg on an incline plane rolled forward a distance of twelve or fourteen inches and off of the track. When the car dropped off the entire load of lumber slid forward in the transfer tracK, which is some two feet lower than the tracks ou which the cars wore piled and in which Mr Anderson was standing at the time he took the chocks oat. As to what the work was that Mr Anderson expected to do at the top no ouo knows. He was not iustruct ed to do any work at the top. but simply to move pieces of rail three inches toward the mill. This track was not out of order and was not [ being repaired. j It was easy for one familiar with the situation to draw on his imagi. nation and conclude what Mr Ar{ derson was attempting to do. These standards that answered as chocks ? to the trucks, and as guides to pil'ng f sticks in car are held in place at the top by cleats and it is possible that ' Mr Anderson expected to move the cleat at the top the same distance that he did the track at the bottom, however, he was not asked to do this r' and in fact, it was not necessary, at those cleats had nothing to do will ^ I * r \v>' , fi,. ,i -mmmm j < / 0 M 3LRSDAY, APRIL 18, 191S I The Waccamaw Association Leads the I State. A check was sent to Tho Hopio Mission Board last week by the Treasurer of the Waceumaw Association, who ou the following day revived a telegram as follows; "Hearty Congratulations Tho Waccamaw leads the State." This means that we have paid out in "full the amount we were asked to raise for Home Missions for the year, and that we wore the ti^st Association in the State to pay out. Should we not rejoice? Why not be the first to pay out for Foreign Missions? We understand that no Association has paid cut. and that tho Waccamaw is one among the number in the lead. Tho ti *?t of the month, we were tie tunc ^JOrf.UW, DUD now vv? ihch iw:r than $1U0.00. .Let the cflieriogs come Don't hold rhein. What we do, we must do quickly. Dont wait uDtil the end cf the month as usuah The check must be mailed to the Board before the 30th. If we lift he ds bt this year, we will have to tlifLand lift heavy We must lift if we have to lift until we "see stars." Wou id it bp asking too much to ask all the Sunday Schools to set aside the Fourth Sunday us Foreign Mission Day in our Sunday Schools? We think not. Please mention this matter next Sunday and let it be Known that a special offering will be taken, and insist on every person giving something. This is important and we hope it will not be overlooked Yours very truly, J C Spi vey. Treas. Waccamaw Association. Conway, S. C., April 16th, 11)12. The Boy Scouts. Pursuant to a call issued through the columas of the Herald last week about twenty young men and boys met last Friday evening to organ ize a local order of the Boy Scouts of America. A great deal of inter est was manifttsed in the aims and purposes of this organization as well as in its standards and principals and the out?ook is exceedingly bright for a large and useful organ zatiou here. " * * - 11 4-L ? The pastors 01 an hju luuaiuuuiuies are taking much interest in t.jis matter, and a e giving their influent e antl lending a holping hand in fur-' therence of this movement and are in charge of it They will in a few days name the officers so as to perfect the organization. The Danger After Grip lies often in a run-down system. Weakness, nervousness, lac* of appetite, energy and ambition, with disordered liver and kidneys often follow an attack of this wretched disease. The g/eatest need then is Electric Bitters, the glorious tonic, blood purifier and regulator of stomach, liver and kidneys. Thousands have proved that thoy wonderfully strengthen the nerves, bui'd up the system and restore to health and good spirits after an attack of Grip. If suffering, try them. Only 50 cents. Sold and perfect satinfaction guaranteed by Norton Drug Co. W H Causey and W G Sarvis were both in Conway last Monday on business. Place your order for strawberry checks with the Herald. Prompt delivery guaranteed. The outlook for a line strawberry crop is liner than ever since the recent light rains, which seems to have been just what the growers ! wanted to help in maturing the ' crop. Conway is fast becoming one of ihe great strawberry growing points in the "eastern part of the Carolinas. Notice of Discharge. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Guardian of Jeremiah Rabon, will apply to the Judge of Probate of Horry Count/, at his office, at Conway, S. C . on the 19th day of May A D 1912, or a final discharge as such guardian. K Tj Ml shoe, Guardian of Jeremiah Rub >n, Minor, 4 w6 accomplishing the purpose for which I was endeavoring to have the track moved. The entire dry kiln system is built on an Incline plan to facilitate handling of tbo lumber. Those whose duty it is to handlo those cars understand that it is necessary, before taking these standards out, whict as I have said answer as chocks tc 1 the cars while they are being pilec to put other chocks under the wheels : Had Mr Anderson done this there could never have hapeued such a sac > accident as bappeued that morning i and which I have already statec ' was deeply deplored by me as rnana , ger of the Conway Lumber Co. i H W Ambrose, i Mgr Conway Lumbor Co. i Conway, S. C., April 16th 1912, i A : ? > i t > a 'i in p Di Mr. J. W. Dawscy Sells A Large Tract of Land. LIES INBAYBSRO" TOWNSHIP A Deal Was ClosedjjYesterday Whereby Messrs. I*. W. Betliea and VV. Percy Hardwicke Beeame the Owners of a Tract 1453 Acres Near the Site of tlie Proposed Industrial School, Large Deal in Ileal Estate. Power W Bethoa and W Percy Hardwieko closed a deal this week whereby they purchased from J W Dawsey the larye tract of land owneb by him in B xyboro township, known as the Baker land, and having 1453 acres, more or less. These lands are among some of the best up lands in Horry County, and produce good crops when cleared and cultivated. Portions of the lauds are now cleared and in cultivation, but a large portion of it is still woodsland. Messrs Bethea and Hardwick will some time in the near future open the land t.o sell, having made a deal with a syndicate to handle it, and the entire tract will be surveyed into convenient farms and sold to those who are look ins tor good lands upon which to live and make farms. This movement is one which will tend to the progress and development of that section of Bayboro township. The tract is located very near.to the place where the industrial school will he established according to the present plans of the promoters of this enterprise. In the same section of the county where these lands are situated, there are some of our most successful and progressive farmers, thus showing that tho quality of the lands is the best for tho purpose of agriculture. A suryeyor is now at work making the surveys preliminary to cutting up tho tract, into farms of suitable size. More about this enterprise will appea" n our columns later, I BAKING* | Absolut Used and prais |S| competent am Ajv try cooks th jL The only Rakin ^ from Royal G I+l Tartar ? made Notice of Sale. TTnder and by virtue of the decree nod judgment of the court made by his 7/onor, J. W. DeVoro, Presidium Judge in^the case of Amy Wright, Plaintiff vs. Simnna Bennett. Alice Owens, .Mary Green, Annie Picket, Qabrial Button, dripper Button, Joe Button, and Israel Button, Defendant, and dat-d the 3rd day of April, A. 1). 191*7, I, the undersigned W L B ryan, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas ot ilorry County, will sol 1 at public auction to the highest, bidbefore the court, house door at Conway, in UorryiCounty ami State o( South Car olina, during legal hours of sale on salesday in May next, it being the 6th day of said month all and singular those certain lands slUiate in llprry County, and described as follows; to wit: Tract No. 1, Containing ten acres, be1 ing a part of a tract known as the Ferry ' Trac,tjand laid off by C B Sarvls for said Bennett, situate in said county near /'nil Creek Ferry, and conveyed to Na/.srene Bennett by T L Harrtdson Juno 28th, > 1872. 7'ract No. 2. Containing twenty (20) , acres, more or le?s, situate in the county . of Horry near Bull Creek, and having such forms and marks as the annexed * plat doth represent, and bounded at ' present on the north and east by lands . of Chas. Dusenbury and on the south by ) lands of Kddy Lake Cypress Company, 1 and on the west and northwest by lands now owned by J Press Williams. j TEliftlb or JSule uasn. rurcnuser 10 pay for papers, Conway, S. C., April 10th, 1012. W. U Bryan, Clork of the Court of Common Pleas. L. B. Singleton, Plaintiff's Attorney v \ m I ^ H. I iu$L/. w; * -V l 11. P < Tf ,f , W* / . * i. T ' * >X .iV'-i- k * ; I Nc 2 Mi s L aud Mr S * i11 be ruurriud next veok t)t tbe res-itittuc^ ul t j brid 't pan ..t>, on T u-?] Ptn et. J >? rr i> ?-j i -1 oe, ' f C rd S f > -i i w: s nmat'ff '.h? f mp*s v si'i? < Oooway ..bo luiiur p^? ui i,?i w< ? ?. Wm. of Galivnnfcs Fe; r f ofio of * b?? ipaiimu t-fiti iii?issi. t're&s-.ivo tari.i.(;r& 01 tout seoJco <f 00** county. ^pont. Monday in Couwiiv, and vi&Kcci ielc?liv?,o W 1j) 10 in to a ii, _J^Lort ILj#h?s. of S;qcpsbn Ofc;ok, was ii. C .LA iiy la ?t Mund v 1 id a ranged with W II Chestnut to i.-iMio a. warrant ag^insi a defcnban i. i?>p trestjasincr on land in tlj.vt tow vjsu;p. Ttit pupil's v ?re issued and win br served by thecsmstable under Magistrate II j Cox. T 13 Smith and Chief L R Ambrose have renied tie large store < n the coruor from W R Lowi^ n^ud will out in a rcstkiiraut und soda watetf business. Everything connected will be up-Lo date, and 11.ey will arrauge to 1 urnb h ping rooms oti the second lloor of the building, County Supervisor A C Murroll last week announced that the new , ro;id through the overflows between this place and Bear Swamp had boon placed in better condition, so that it can now be used, In the course of time; this stretch of public road will become one of the very best in the county, as the foundation of it has been thoroughly laid by tho oxtensive work accomplished there last winter by the county chain gang. TAKEN Ul':?At ray place since last Summer one dark red cow 4 years old, mark crop and split in right oar and crop in left ear, owner can got same by paving charges, Ii Li Dunn, Conway, S. C. WARNING. ?' ^ , I hereby warn all persons from buying or trading for a bill of sale given by D B Cannon to G A Rabon on 1113' land as it is worthless. D B Cannon. 3w4 pctderI ily Puro |j| ed by tne mosi t ? d careful pas- Y. le world over gJj ^ g Powder made s from grapes Vj/ Nulicc. To the Democratic Clubs of Horry Cou n ty: The President of each Democratic Club in Horry County is hereby directed to assemble the members of his Club on Saturday, April 27th next for reorganization of the clubs and for the election of delegates to a County Convention to be held at j tho court house in Conway on Monday. May '6th following. j J. Clubs are entitled to one delegate " , for each twenty-five (25) mcrabors /J or maj >rity fraction thereof. / A full attendance is urged. \L J A Lewis, A County Chairman, , jiM -I O Nort in, J?JM Secret try, Conway Methodist Church, 1 01 * * <"? ? J A ! I Ol . A. j services ror ounuay, /vi?u Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. in. Subjact: "The Pall of Siioam's Tower." Ep- M|J1 worth Leayue at 3:30 p. m. Preach- | in# at 7:45 p m, Subject: "John JI^JI Calvlu: Th -ologian and Christian Sat'stnan." Preaching at Homewood on Sunday afternoon, at which time the Lord's Supper will bo observed. &9||Hr* Prayer-meeting on Wednesday ni?ht* ae M J A cordial welc irao for all* ^Lm Albert D10 p?ci0Cfc