The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 27, 1913, Image 1
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VOL XXVI.
BTsSi
Many Cases Disposed of
This Week
JUDGE RICE PRFXiniNG
The New Solicitor Hon. L. B. Single,
ton Takes Hold.?court Ably Con.
ducted by Judge Rice,-Many Cases
Came Before the Court.
The Court of General Sessions con
vened here on Monday morning with
perhaps a fuller criminal docket
than usual owing to the fact that a
number of cases nad been continued
from the last terai. Judge Rice pre
sided with ability and dignity conducting
the business of the court
with despatch. Ha ably charged
the grand jury at the opening of the
court before they retired to consider
the bills of indictment.
Hon. L. B Singleton, the newly
appoinied Solicitor of the 12th Judicial
Circuit assumed the duties of
his office and took up the reins
where they were dropped by the untimely
death of Solicitor Wells.
The cases were disposed of as ^follows:
The State vs Ross Blackburn,
John Prince and Tilman Blackburn,
also the cross indictment against
Talmadge Edwards, were not placed
before the grand jury owing to the
serious illness of the two principals
in the affair,
The State vs L. W. Brown was
laid over until later.
The State vs Jas. Woodard was
ended, defendant having died" since
the last term.
The State vs J.^Clarence Wallace
was nol prossed. <
The State vs George Dickson was
nol prossed.
The State vs G. Lewis and Win.
Lewis was continued.
After the noon recess the case of
the State vs Sam'l K. Owens was
entered into. The defen dan t; was represented
by Robt. B. Scarborough
and the State by the Solicitor.
1 \ The following jury was called to
iry the case:
E M Blanton, J M Haruwick, C A
Anderson, D O Boyd, Eiias Strickland,
N B AHsbrook, S A Hughes,
W E Marsh, S M Hucks, V T Rowell,
T A VAught, A C Suggs.
Willie Owens, the first witness for
the State said he was sent for by
S. K. Owens and be went and found
J. M. Hardee killed in the woods
near clearing, saw he died from gun
shot wound in head. Heard guns
lire. One tired right after the other.
There was a gun lying at Har
dee's side. Gun later examined was
found one barrel loaded, one empty.
Body was not moved before the
arrival of the Coroner, who examined
the gun. Woods were thick where
body lay. There was a path through
woods leading from Owens' home.
Ida Owens was then called. She
was the wife of th e defendant S, 1
K. Owens. She was about 8 feet
from Hardet when Owens killed him.
She was almost between the two
mnn iTnuKun/l t nrtl/a t a kai. on/1
UIUU? ilUOVMUU opuag tu un uuu j
she looked and Hardee fired first.
She saw Hardee before she saw her
husband*. Hardee was oeea enough .
that she saw whea approaching
him. Owens was not looking to- J
ward Hardee uniil Hardee fired.
Dr. H. H. Burroughs went to .
? Myrtle Beach to hold inquest .and J
(found J. M. Hardee dead. Shotgun .
, lying to his left almost within the
grasp of his hand. Bjdy was in grassy
spot in small clear spot sur- J
rounded by bushes and sappling.
There were two openings from this
open grassy place through which a *
person in there could see the back
door at Owens house. No particu- ,
lar path there. Found gun with one
barrel empty, the other loaded.
The State closed.
The defendant was called in his *
own behalf. Saw Hardee about 160
yards from witness' home I started
to go to traps set on the seashore ]
distant about 1 mile. I decided to
i - watch and see for myself. Had :
tracked Hardee and wife to this spot *
twice before. On Wednesday before
Hardee went there about 8 o'clock J
and later left. Saw him when he .
' came the day of the killing. He got
oyer in field and then came back in F
i vreods when witness did not see ^
him, He saw his wife coming and ?
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' TOOK two swpi tuwuru uer uuu ipunu p
and just then Hardee fired at wit- p
uessand witness had to turn to face ?
| Hardee and witness shot Hardee. !
f Nothing was said. He shot Hardeo
and he feli; Witness came and gave "
himself up to Sheriff. c
A witness Anderson was called
and stated be heard two reports of a d
V gun i
* The above ended the testimony
and the arguments were made. I
The jury found Sam K. Owens g
not guilty. i
The State va Frank Williams I
charged with killing Abaam Blaine
was then called, and the jury found 1
him guilty of manslaughter with re- c
be <
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FINISHED AT LAST
The Litigation in the Federal Court
Over Remains of Defunct Kanawha
Lumber Corporation.
Tho failure of the Kanawha Lumber
Corporation here several years
ago, the appointment of receivers
by the Federal court, and the various
suits and counter" suits which
grew out of the malter, i9 still remembered,
but only a few knew
that the case had been taken to Fed
eral court of appeals. It now appears
that the appeal so taken has
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Often aeciuea oy iuo cuun, uuu 11113
matter no doubt ended, the following
dispatch appearing in the State
newspaper in its issue of one day
last week:
Special to The State,
Richmond, Va,, Feb, 20.?The dis
trict court at Charleston, S. C., just
ly directed the payment of amounts
due on receivers' cartificates in the
case of the insolvent Kanawha Hum
ber compauy, according to an opin|
ion handed down today by the feder
al circuit court of appeals,
j "To haye directed the payment of
debts due the stockholders in preference
to said certificates," the opin
ion holds, "would haye been incquit
able and equivalent 10 borrowing
money from Innocent parties and ap
plying it for the reimbursement of
stockholders, who, to say the least
participated in all the transactions
from which came the loss and insolvency
in the case."
The case was applied from the
lower court by the Charleston bank
and others. It is an echo of receivership
proceedings instituted
against the lumber company live
years ago.
The respondents, who win by the
opinion just rendered, are the South
em National bank of Wilmington,
N, C.f Climax Manufacturing oarnpany
and otl ers.
Presbyterian Church?Conway.
Sunday, March 2nd, Preaching by
the pastor at 11 a m. and 7.30 p. m,
Sunday School 3.30 p. m.
Prayer-meeting on Wednesday
7. 30 p m.
All are cordialty invited to these
services. A. S. Doak, Pastor.
Attention Farmers,
There will be a meeting cor farmers
next Saturday, March 1st, at the
old Court Hpuse to discuss the raising
of beans and cucumbers and the
makiDg of Conway a car lot shipping
point. Mr. Geo. A. Dornin
will address the meeting oh the cultivation
and care of beans and cu
cumbers.
Independent F. & T, Growing As.
Home Makers Club Entertains.
The Progressive Home Makers
Club of White Oak entertained their
friends on Thursday evening, Feb,
20bh, at the Hanson Home, In spite
of the hard rain all day, about 40
members and guests were present.
The house was prettily decorated.
The occasion took the form of a valentine
party. Hearts of all sixes
were predominent in the decorations.
The menu were red hearts, and
festoons of red hearts entertwined
with green were all about the dining
room. Even the trees grew hearts
with fortunes on thjm. After the
bountiful supper was served, the fol
lowing program was given:
Anvil Chorus?Four Mile Chorus. '
Solo, Love me, the World is Mine, j
Mr. Frank Jacobi. ,
Reading, The Fate ofyoungChubb J
oy Mr. Hadley Lee.
Solo, Phyllis Brown, Miss Louise
Hanson.
Violin Solo, Mr. Lee. I
Solo, All is Well, Mr. George Dick {
ion.
Men's Chorum, My Old Home* I
Solo, LoveVOld Sweet Song, Mr. t
rhos. Ward, * *
Violin Solo, Mr. Lee. i
Duet, Chimpanzee, Messrs Dick- ,
son and Jacobi. [
Chorus, My Happy Home. J
After the program a few games ,
vere enjoyed. One feature of the (
ivening was the auctioneering otT, ^
>f all the men: The ladies though ,
>ldding briskly, were very discrete c
md would not put too high a price s
ipon them. The prices ranging J
rom & jents to $1.04J, Mr. Cultra |
wringing the highest price, which t
irobably was due to his siz3, as the c
lidding was unsight and unseen* t
4rs. Waddington, certainly distin- c
fished herself as auctioneer. About ^
me o'clock the company departed *
ixpressing their pleasure and a wish N
hat tbe club would again entertain 1
their friends at an early date. t
e
tommendatlon to mercy of the court. 1
Tha Qtota va R P Wtlliamc Tho U
A LI %t f *J A# JL 11 AAHUUig 4. UU
lefendant submitted the case and
raa fined $125, which wis paid.
In the case of The State vs Dick
Irown, the defendant pleaded
guilty to transporting contraband t
vhiskey and was sentenced to pay I
(100, or serve 3 months. I
The next case was The State vs t
Vustin Permenter, the defendant I
barged with seduction. I
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Conway, s, c., thurj
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Claren ce K. Wyatt Arrest
ed on Warrant Sworn Out
MUST MEET FEDERAL COURT
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Charge is One of 'Using Mails fo<*
Purposes of Fraud,?Worthless
Checks Seem to Figure in the Matter,-Arrest
Made by Deputy Marshall
J. T. Proctor jr,- Bound Over
to Federal Court on Bond.
Clarence K. Wyatt, a young man
said to be under twenty-one years
of age, was arrested here on last
Wednesday by Deputy Marshall J.
T. Proctor jr., upon a warrant
sworn out before United States
Commissioner C. P. Quattlebaum,
by post-onice R. A. Dakin of Florence
and Charleston. It is said that
the substance of the charge contained
in the warrant was that he used
the mails for fraudulent pusposes,
'and that matters connected with
young Wyatt had been reported to
the United States postal authorities
several months ago, and that Inspector
Dakin had been detailed on
the case to gather evide nee, which
he had secuied when he applied to
Mr, Quattlebaum for the warrant
last week.
There was no preliminary examination
into the merits of the case,
the defendaut waiving this and
giving bond direct for his appearance
at the Federal Court convening
at Florence, S. C , on March 4tb.
The bond for his appearance at the
Federal court was signed by Mr. J.
A. Mcuerrnott, ana pernaps some
other surety.
It appears that for some length of
time Mr Wyatt had been sending
orders to mail order houses in distant
cities, ordering various kinds
of goods, always accompanying the
order with a neatly written check
on oue of the local banks. These
checks in most instances proved to
be worthless, and would be returned
by the bank to the companies to
whom Wyatt paid them, on the
ground of no funds to meet the
checks, while in the meantime, the
mail order house, relying on the
genuineness of the checks, would
have shipped out the goods, and perhaps
delivered them through the express
companies, oefore the worthlessness
of the checks was reported
to them. Among those who had
worthless checks of this kind was
the large house of Montgomery,
Ward & Co., and the checks they
had against him amounted to about
$100.00 in all. There were many
others, Mr J M McKeithan, the
agent of the express company at
Conway, inadvertently delivered to
him some time ago, a package sent
here to Wyatt's address, after the
sender had notified the express company
to hold it and not deliver it on
the ground that the check was not
good that had been sent to them for
the goods. As a result Mr, McKeithan
had to pay for the good
This however we are imformed was
settled by Mr. Wyatt. It is also reported
that young Wyatt advertised
in some of the daily newspapers,
md upon receiving replies end monsy
by mail failed to make good in
accordance with his advertising.
He is proficient on the typewriter
and has some talent as an artist
naving drawn several oartoons that
appeared in some of the newspapers.
L^or several months, up to a short
time ago he wis interested in a
small printing office and job press j
which was run in the shops of J.
W Sparks. A large dealer in type i
ind printing materials had a claim
igainst him for type and materials 1
jrdered from them and for
which he had sent them a
iheck which proved to be worthless
)y reason of no funds at the bank to
neet it, Recently it is said he got
lilt, of thfi nrintinir business ^nr
several months the cheeks were
Irawn by him on the 1st National
lank of Conway. Later he drew
.hem on the Bank of Rorry. Quite
i number of these checks were proested
for non payment in the course
)f the last six months, at these
)anks.
Later,?Since the above was
vritten and placed in type, Mr. J.
V. McDermotfc refused to stay on
he bond of Mr. Wyatt and surrendered
the defendant to the |authorties,
and ho was placed in jail to
twait his trial in the Federal court.
Lecture To-night.
There will be an illustrated lecture
o night (Thursday) at Spworth
iall at 8 o'clock by Rev. A. D.
letts. Sixty fine stereoptioan picures
will be displayed on the screen. <
t is for the benefit of the Publio
library, Admission 15 and 25c.
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SDAY, FEBRUARY 27, I
THE STATE WIDE CONVENTION
Will be Held in Sumter April 2 4. Sunday
Schools Expected to Send
Delegates
Every County in the State will be
' represented at the great Sunday
School Convention to be held in
^ i A 1 O A T1 A!
sumier i\pru ^ <*. ^reparations
are being made to entertain six
hundred delegates for three days.
In addition to that, special trains
are being arranged from Columbia
and Florence to carry men to Sumter
for the mammoth parade for
men, which is to take place Friday
afternoon at four o'clock. There
will be something like two thousand
men in line, and it will never be
forgotten.
The session* of the Convention
will be held in the Opora House.
This will afford splendid opportun
ity for the musical part of the pro
gram, Messrs. Tullar and Meredith ,
of New York City will bo in charge
of the music, and there will be a
local choir of one hundred voices.
Mr Tullar is a conductor of note,
and the music will be one of the
most interesting features. 1
Some of the gifted speakers in the
State will appear on the program.
Mr. W. C. Pearce of Chicago, 111.,
who is Associate General .Secretary
of the Iaternatioual Sunday School ,
Association, will be heard in a num
ber of addresses. Judge Joseph
Carthel of Nashville, Teon., General 1
Secretary of the Tennessee Associa
tion, will also be present and appear
at several sessions. The afternoons 1
will be given over to conferences on (
the different departments of Sunday
School work. At each conference <
some specialist in that line will be \
present to anwser questions and
make suggestions. Oa Friday even
ing there will be a large meeting for <
boys led by Specialists. The LSoy .
Scouts are looking forward to this
meeting with great interest. ^
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Birthday Party.
Little Miss Ernestine Little was J
1"at home" to her many friends on 1
Tuesday afternoon, it being her
seventh birthday. ^
After the little folks had all as- c
sembled many interesting games
were played after which, all marched
into the dining room. Whipped t
cream and jello with cakes, fruit 1
and candy were served.
The children all expressed themselves
as having a very nice time f
and it was with reluctance that they 1
said "good bye."
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Town Court at Loris. 7
On last Friday at Loris the case
of the Town vs. Norman Moseiy. i
Defendent, was called for trial be- 1
fore W. J. Hughes, the intendent. t
The charge against the defendent n
was that he violated an ordinance
of the town prohibiting the accumulation
of saw dust, trash and bark
around saw mills and similar enter- a
prises located, within the corporate .v
limits. Owing to a technicality in 11
the beginning of the proceedings,
the case was continued and it will p
come up again and will be tned q
sometime in March or April, l iie t
defendant it seems refused to dis- p
pose of the saw dust, trash and bark
from his saw mill which he ran as a
Loris Lumber Co., failing to burn ?
the trash up, or to haul it out of C(
town, or otherwise dispose of it b
so it could not injure or endanger w
the health of the town. Thedefend- a
ant is represented by L. D. Lide of i
Marion and the Town of Loris by \t
H. H. Woodward of Conway. a
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Conway Methodist Church.
Services fot Sunday, March 2nd: t,
Sunday School at 9 4o a in. Preach &i
lng at 11 a m. At this service the
sacrament of the Lord's Supper will
be administered. Epworth League
at 3 30 p. m. Evening service at
7 30 o'clock.
Prayer-meeting on Wednesday
night.
All are invited to attend our services.
Albert D. Betts,
Pastor.
COX?HA KI)EE.
On last Sunday morning, Feb. It*,
Mr. A. W, Hardee and Miss Anuie
Belle Cox, both of Conway, were
married at the Methodist Parsonage,
Rev. A. D. Betts officiating. The
bride and groom are well-known
here, and are deservedly popular.
Their many friends have been extending
their congratulations and
gocd wishes. They will reside at
the groom's home near Hardee's
Perry.
Call ani see the new Eastern
and Western moving picture show
running every night in the Quattle
baum block, from 5 30 o'clock to 11
o'clock at night. Three reels each
night. Reels changed nightly. Ad
misssion & and 10 cents.?Adv.
raid.
913.
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Gathered By the Herald
Man in a Week
CAUGHT IN THE PASSING
Stray Bits of Local aad Personal News
?Some of Those Mentioned You
Know?Others You May Not Know
?Happenings Around the Town.
Bishop Stalvey of Socasloe was in
town Mondpy.
George J Holliday was in town
the lirst of the week.
Mrs H W Ambrose spent last
Saturday in Wilmington, N. C.,
J M Dusenbury of Toddville is attending
court this week.
A M Dusenbury yisited Conway
the first of the week.
O E Todd of Lor is, was in Con- ,
way on business last. Thursday.
C|M Reaves of Loris was in Conway
on business one day last week.
Mr H P Little visited Georgetown
the latter part of last week.
L G Owens was among the many
visitors from the country, the first
:>f the week. 1
Attorney L D Lide of Marion
jpent last Friday at Loris on busnesSt
I
Jones at Justice is seiliug goods
cheaper than ever. Get his prices.? 1
A.dv.
Ulric Harper of Toddyille spent
ast Friday night in town to attend
[he meeting of the Boy Scouts.
Miss Ida Moore has printed and
sent out a lengthy circular to the
nembers of the girls tomato clubs.
L. J. Clewis recently left Loris
vhero he had been engaged in the
jontracting business for some.
J L Bell of Wampee was among
he business men visiting Conway <
ast week on business. i
W Percy Hard wick and Power W |
3ethoa went to Charleston on bus- r
noss the latter part of last week. (
Little Dorthy McCoy entertained
ler friends on Friday afternoon
rom 3*30 to 5 p. m. this being her
bh birthday. t
O E Todd, one of the leading bus- ^
ness men of Loris, S. C., spent j
ast Thursday night in Conway, re <
uruing home on the fallowing '
uorning.
SherifT J A Lewis went to Wilniugbon,
N. C., one day last week I
Iter several negroes who were
/anted under warrants sworn out
n this State. a
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Modern offices are just being com- r
ileted at Loris by the Loris Supply i
Jompany, in the second story of heir
store building, these offices e
sing the first to be ottered for ro^t a
i the town. One of tlu largest v
moug the lot is occupied by the c
/oris Telephone Co., which was re- I
entiy purcnasea by U E Todd and b
is brothar. Tbo offices are lighted c
rith ascetelene and in every way ii
re convenient and well appointed, b
'his enterprising firm started bus- s
less at Loris seyeral years ago, C
ud has been successful from the is
rst under the careful and efficient d
lana^ementof Mr O E Todd, 1
jCarry your e^gs, peas, and money p
> W. Boyd Jones' where a dollar
[ways buys the most.?Adv. s
ROYAL
Baking Po'
is the greatei
time helps to
and biscuit ir
home baking
profitable. 1
food more <
guarantees
alum and al
No 47
LOOK III:RIO FOR IT
Many a Conway Header Will Be Inter
esled
When people read about the cures;
made by a medicine endorsed from
far away, is it surprising that they
wonder if the statements are true?
But when they read of cases right
here at home, positive proof is wifhin
their reach, for close investigation
is an easy matter. Read Con
way endorsement of Doan's Kidney
Pills.
B F. Skipper, prop. Commercial
Hotel, Main St., Conway, S. C.,
says: |4I was annoyed by pain and
lamouess in my back and my uid
neys did not do their work as they
shonld. When Doan's Kidney Pills
were brought to mv attention, I got
a box from the Norton Drug Co.
and they gave me promt relief. [
have had no aches or pains since.,'
For sale by all dealers, Price 50c
Foster?Mil bur u Co , BulTalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?
and lake no other.?Adv.
On last Sunday night at the Methodist.
Church, Miss Grace Vandiver
of Spartanburg and Rev Mr Jones
of Marion gave an interesting talk
on Sunday School work.
On last Thursday in the court of
Magistrate Chestnut, a preliminary
investigation was held of the case
by H. W. Lewis against L M Johnson,
the charge being the drawing
of a check on tho Bank of Horry.
W W Russ and his brother H M
Russ are now the sole owners of the
business and good will of the J B
Cox Co., of which Mr W W Russ
had been manager for some time.
Tho store will bo closed on March
l-Jrd until the return of Messrs Russ
from the northern markets, where
they are going 011 that date for the
purpose of buying an entirely new
stock of goods for the store. Mr
H M Russ was formerly with tho
Burroughs & Collins Company
where he was an elbeient salesman
for many years.
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Box Supper
Thero will be a box supper, cake
walk and oyster stew at the Kver
?reeu school house on Saturday
aight, March 8th. All the girls are
nvited to come with dainty boxes
uid young men with heavy purse?,
rhe p"ocoeds will go to the benefit
)f the school. Trustees.
The Civic League will serve oys;ers.
Sandwichos, salad, etc, in the
vacant store next to Mr Abram's
iool drinlc stand on Saturday,
Vlarch 1st. Hours from VI noon to
) p. jq, The puplic is cordially incited,
leware of Ointments for Catarrh Tha?
Contains Mercury.
mercury will surely destroy the
ense ol smell md. completely doan
go the whole system when enterng
it through the mucous surfaces,
>uch articles should never be used
xcopt on prescriptions from reput,ble
physicians, as the damage they
srill do is ten fold to the good you
an possibly derive from them,
lall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured
>v F, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.,
ontains no mercury, and is taken
nternally, acting directly upon the
>lood and mucous surfaces of tiio
ystem. In buying Hall's Catarrh
lure be sure you gob the genuine. Tb
i taken internally ami made in Toleo,
Ohio, by F. j, Cheney & Co.
'estiraouials free,
Sold by all druggists. Prico 75c
er bottie,
Take Hall's Family Pills for contipation.
Adv
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st of moderni
perfect cake
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laiviiig* iviaiiC5
pleasant and
t renders the
ligestible and
it safe from
1 adulterants.