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VOL XXVIII. h H Slain by the Hand of Archie King* in Jacksonville c gf pbomfnent family j B. B. Mc>\ hile, Jr., Son of Mr. and ^ Mro. 1?. B. McWhitc Slain by Knife inrust,- the father and Mother Were on Their way Here When News Reached Them of Their Son's Death, -Interment at Lakeside. ( Oq la.it Thursday at Jacksonville, c Fla., L>. B. McWhite, Jr., a son of Mr. and Mrs, 13. B. tooWhite was 1 stabbed and killed by Archie King, ^ while making a social call on two young ladies, with a friend, R L. Register, Ha was just .reaching young manhood, and the sad news of his untimely death struck sorrow r i i 1 < i> . t io many lrieuus^anu relatives oi mo family hero. Ills fa hor and mother were on , their return hereto their Winter h >me. On last. Friday morning a telegram reached heie telling of the j young man's death. News were sent over the wires to Mr. and Mrs. M c W hi t e. Tho remains arrived on the noon . train last S iturday, accompanied by the f tier, and one of the firm of Ki< gun & Co , for whom t he young ' man was working. Tho funeral ser- ' vices w^re conduit 3d at 3:30 o'clock ' by Uev. A. l>, Baits of the Metho- ' dtst church, the interment taking pace at Bikeside cemetery. Tho j oeceasou belonged to oue of the oldest a id most prominent families of this sec .ion of the S'ets. HOW IT llAl'L'KNKD. On last Tnursday evening young ; Mr Mo While in com pany with Lt L. Register called 011 Misses Pearl and Nell iJedge at 828 Fast B.-avorbt., 1 Jacksonville, Fla It appears that two other young men, Archie King j and his friend, Karle Williams, hau < been in cue haolt of calling on tho buiiie girl-, and according to their slory, 1 Ley had made an engage- < ment over the telephone to call on ; the girls r.bis same evening. 1 * King slated 1 hat be wont to the hone of the girls and learned that Messrs. iftieWhite and Register were ( already there ahead of them, and that ho loft t.ie jiouse in time to meet! ( Williams who had gone to a moving ! picture show and was to j >in him at tho hcuse. Then according to King's story they decided that King would rctiru to the girls' home wit 1 a note stating that Williams was ill and taut ihoy could not keep their appointment, King accordingly tn 1. n t tv? i f 11 1 1 1 < 1 nm ,1 ci n r\ o- nan bn >Y L U U V * I V It IUV> IX\J LVJ (A li VI ?? L1CU UU < knocked upon the door, Roister opouid it and asked what was wanted. King replied that if he woald cerae outside on the street he would >tow him. Jutt hero .t is claimed tuut King Hashed a light in Register's lace, teat Register knocked it tj the ground and mat a desperate light ensued. That Williams cauie up at this point to aid his friend King anci the three fought in t.ie moon light, until Mr. McWu tj rushed from tiie house 10 the assutmce of Register. According to K.ng, t le slayer's story, Williams got the be tier of the light, and tjut McWhite ran ii.tj the s .reet and piektd up the uxie ol a toy tart and struck i lam, King, over the head wita it; S that he, King, had up to that time kept his Unite op n in his p cket, but when struck ou the' head with the axle, he cut at AlcWb.ti, intending to cut n.m in the leg so as loi to cause) death. The kuile entered Mc White's ieit groin, uiaxing a gash ; only twoor thiec inches in length.' But the knife severed the main ai-j tery, and he oKd to death, only iiv- 1 inga fow minutes, aid lie di<-d at' the spot where hj leu in the street! near the corner. . | fcjauie of tie story as told by K ng' is disputed lay Lhgistei. lie stat s, that jiovy n t; did no; hit Kin# ou the baud wrh the axie. lie says J that ihe light did not take place ui tneyuidol tie home of the two #uls, out at the corner whore William^ waned whiie Kid# went with tne in.t. t j lurt t :0 tv\o youn# 'men out of the house, Th~t he Went with King clown t > the corner wnore the light took place ootween him and tue two b ys Km# and Williams 'Ph. t Mo White came tj his assistance and iuui King jumped from behind a tree as Mc *v hue came up and ; lieait t je fatal ulaw w.t 1 the kuue.1 U,?#i.ter says that he h.mself struck Km# on tue head rnakin# the sign taat Kin# now claims was made oy too axie. A.tar the kiilin# the fatatr of toe Km# boy #ave him up to tae authorities. Ernie Williams was also LuKeu into custody. Tv.e fight ur.d the resulting death came aoouti through b>jisb light, prompted oy jealousy on tue par& of toe lwo boy a Archie King and Ji vrle W illiarns. Ttie Hodge family are of gjcd character. ^ ^ s < . I'RIZES AWARDED ty Womana Home Committee in Better Babies Content. Boys Class 1. Sweepstake p *5z*, Bronze Modal, Jurtis Tj^o Bradley 2nd prize, Certificate, Jack Moore ftrd pnza, Certificate, William aooby, 4th p-'z1, Certificate, Sidney L. ijld finch. Boys Class 2. 1st prize, Certificate, Charles W. ir an ton. Giuls Class 3. Sweepstake pr>e, B ouze Medal, Georgette V-r? en. 2idprlz*, Certificate, Bessie L. Jtalvoy. 3rd pr'z?, Certificate, Jamie Notion. 4 h prize, Certificate, Margaret 15. Dv zier, Giuls Class 4. I t prize, Certificate, Catherine V. McCoy. Makes a Big Average. Mr C. O. Watts, t'ao auctioneer of Daboll warehouse broke a record yes;wday, wtyen he s-olJ 70,025 pounds J tobacco in an hour and fifty-five minutes for au average of $24.5!) per tundred. The auctioneer and the warehouse men did not realize that they had made such a big aver.age until the aooks were posted up let 5 la t night mil showed an almost unpreoedonty\ sale in point of v:ev price aven ue. The offerings were by no moans ill fine irrades of tnhicoo and nronn.r illy speaking the II jor as a whole was only medium in grade. The ^ale shows that the prices on the local mavk< t are as high as thsy over wore and that the demand is still as strong. ? Danville Nows. Stato of Ohio, city of Toledo, ) Lucas County, \ SF* Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the tirm of F. J. Cheney & Co., dolo* business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that sold lirm w'nl pay tho sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every 3ase of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of D .-cembor, A D. 1886. [Seal) A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public. Ilall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts direct ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the. yrteni Send for t^stimonials, free F. J CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. V"\ ir nil t?nnf/f i o kj 'iu uy t* 11 1^1 i i Take Mall's Family Pills for constipation. Adv. Honor Roll. The following is the honor roll in the 2nd grade at the Burroughs High School: Evelyn Howell. Clement Sweet, Walter Bri t, and Edgar Woodward. A. C. Thompson Appointed. News reached here last week that Mr. A. C. Tnompson had been appointed postmaster at Couway. Mis abpointmet t yet has to go to the Senate and be confirmed, and other matters in tno nature of red t vpe will have to be attended to be fore ho takes oharge of the cfiice. He will do doubt t die charge during the next thirty days. STANDING OF~~CON TESTA NTS In the $'100.00 Piano Contest, ?Contest antu Have Votes as Follows for Week Ending Nov. 12th, 1913. Number 3 740860( Number 9 0 99702 Number 13 Number 76 65865( Number 24 C0874r.( Number 80 7039721 Number 49 074140* Number 55 805498I Number 58 87700* Number 50 80122 Number 06* 009237 Number 09 7095921 Number 71 890098 Number 78 740330* Number 70 675575* Number 83 001472 Number 88 100125 Number 93 70C975 Number 94 675702 Number 100 702381 Number 107 87893-i Number 112 704758 Or. E. Norton is erecting an ac dltion to the rear of his dwelling o 5jIi Avenue, H oni 30NWAY, S. C., THURSl Tlili The Second Time by the Town of Loris SECTION 39 OF CODE Prohibiting the Accumulation of Sawdust, Trash, Hark and Other Refuse, --First Trial Took Place Last March, _-Got New Trial on Technicality, Found Guilty Second Time. Loris, S. C., Nov. 14*h, ? Normam Mosely wa9 tried horo the second time yesterday for the violation of . i -i! _r ii MI r r :I tue ordinance 01 uii- jluwh 01 cruris known as section 39 of thoCode, prohibiting the accumulation of saw dust, trash and other refuse, around saw mills and other plants of like nature. He was found guilty by the jury and was fined in the sum of $100 00 with the alternative of thirty days, Mayor C. M, Heaves, stab ing to the defendant in passing sentence that he, the defendant had given quite a lot cf trouble in resisting the proceedings, making appeals and the like, ar.d that he felt it his duty to impose a moro severe sentence than was imposed b.fore. The defendent through his attorneys Messrs Lide and McCandlish of Marion, gave notice of appeal to the court of general sessions of Horry County. Tho above was the seeond trial of the case. It was tried the first time in last march, and upon the verdict of guilty the lino of $20.00 was imposed. Thedofendant appealed, and the Judge of the court of Gaueral Sessons granted a new trial upon a legal tichnicality, that the mayor protein Mr. W. H. Stevens had not charged the jury that the defendant was entitled to the benefit of any reasonable doubt, and the case was 1 remanded to the Mayer's court, now I m - o iv.i u r,.1 iur. iu. Leaves, iui t? uvrw m iui The above was the re:ultcf a new trial. ? ? Nearly Every Child Has Worms. Paleness, at times a Hushed face u nnatural hurgcr, picking the nose great thirst, etc., are indications of worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a reliable, thorough medicine for the removal of all kinds of worms from children and adults. Kickapoo Worm ! Killer is pleasant candy iorm aids digestion, tones system, overcoming constipation and increasing the action of the liver. Is perfectly safe for even the most delici fcj children Kickapoo Worm Killer makes children hai>p.v and healthy. 25c Guaranteed. Try it. Drug stores or by mail. Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co Philadelphia or St. Louis. Any. Conway Methodist Church. Services for Sundav, November 23rd, Sunday School at 9:45 0. m. Preaching at 11 a. m, Epworth League at 3:30 p. m. Preaching at 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Wednesday night. Preaching at Pour Mile School House on Sunday at4 p. m. A cordial welcome to all. With this Surday cur present church year closes. The pastor loaves for the Annual Conference next week. Albert D. ID Us, Pastor. Ladies Week of Prayer for Missions. Every afternoon next week at 3 HO o'clock there will be a week of prayer service at Epworth Hall. The . Woman'sKoreign and Home Mission Sockt es of the Conway Methodist > Church will hold these meot:.ng ) jointly. ) Each meetii is? will bo in charge of a ditTerent 1 ader, and interesting * programs are being provided. The ) services will be only an hour in length. All the ladies of tho town are cordially invited to attend these ? meetings. 0 5 Entertainment. r> There will be an entertainmeut at q the Evergreen School House, Wed nesday night before Thaokgiving r> Refreshments will be served. Th( D public cordially invited, j Teachers. q Meeting. 0 There will be a mettirg of th< Winthrop Daughters of Horry li Conway on Saturday, Nov. 22nd 0 1913 at 1:30 o'clock at the Cour 0 House. Mrs P8ul Quatt'ebaum, Pros, 0 Mrs. E E Mace, Sicty. n L. M, Watts of Tabor, N. C., we In Conway on business last Monday DAY, NOVEMBER 20th 1 SUNDAY SCHOOL CAMPAIGN The State Wide Campaign Will llave Meeting at Conway on Dee. 7th. W. C. Pi arce of Chicago, III., has been secured to mako a State wide tuir in tko interest of the Sunday Schools. Ho is well kuown in this State as he has been here before in this great work. Associated with him Rev. W. 1 Herbert, Key. W. IL K. Pei die ton, a'so Dr. E. O. Watson and Hon. Horace L. Bomar for some of the p >ints in the tour* The campaign will begin at Spartanburg on November 28.h. The date for Conway is December Till. Arrangements are now being made to hold the Horry County Sunday School Convention here in connection with the visit of Mr. Pearco to Conway. The time is near at hand, ana every worker is urged to make arrangements to attend. Methodist Conference Next Week. T? 'r* - - ueginning next Tuesday night, Nov. 25th, the 128/ session of the South Carolina Annual C inference convenes in Rock llili, Bishop A VV. Wilson of Baltimore presiding. Bishop Collins Denny of R:ohraond will bo on hand to assist Bishop Wilson, Five hundred deleft js will attend from all pirts of tho State. Those who wdl l'o from Horry County are: Rev, E O Watson, D. i) , who is the secretary of t ie Conference, Rev S. T Creecn i.f Liris, Dev. I). II Everett of G.divants Ferry, Rev, .J. E Cook, of L tele River, Rev. J I. Spinks of Conway, Rev, W. R. Barnes, of Bucksville, Rev, F. S. Hooks of Ay nor, Roy. E, F Scoggins of Laurel, Rev. A. D. B Us of Conway, and Mr. Albert E. (1 ddliuch of Conway, Rev. I). A. Calhoun of this place and Rev. H. L Singleton of Loris ate members of the Conference also, but wi.l not likely a tmd this year. At this Conference tho preachers ur^ assisted by the bishop to their respective fields fur aiu taer year. It is thought that most of the pastors in this county will bo returned for another year as none of taem have been hero for four years. Box Supper. There will be a box supper and musical entertainment at the Brookyille School House on tho night of November 27th 1918. Everybody is cordially invited. Teacher. _ ? o o Tvr??.. n?i:.. iivn ivuiui i'i w i/tilYtl j. A. M. Dusenbury has been appointed as rural froc delivery carrier on a new free delivery route established in the neighborhood of Toduville, and leading from that place towards Pauley Swamp. Thi; new route will be put into operrfciua on January 2nd, aod it will bo quite a cuu venienoe to the people oc that entire section. It will knock several small poste dices, such as Wolsie, Vir^o, Dongola and others' A Word From Myrtle Beach. The weather is beautiful and the farmers seem 3 to be gi toingon nicely harvesting their crop. The sounding of whistles, the roar ing of wagons and the hammering of workmen mark the progress oi Myrtle Beach. The pupils of Myrtle Beach Grad ed School will give an entei tainmont on Wednesday evening before I Thanksgiving, Nov 2l5th, 1913, be 'ginning at 7 p. m. The prograrr will consist of dialogues, recitation-, tableaus, music and a short play ei. titled ''Modern Couttihip," Altn this a cake and turkey walk will b< given and proceeds will go for i musical instrument for the school We extend an invitat"on to Mr .C Holmes t) be present as speal er of the evening. 1 The young ladies are kindly invi ' ted t > arrange tho fruit and th ! young men to buy it. Everybody 1 is invited to come and have a goo 1 time. Thore will also be a ball frame o Wednesday evening, Nov* 2bth, o< the Myrtle Bjacb diamond. Tin Adrian nine, after some little per suasion, consented to como over an k play ihe Myrtle Beach boys, W expect them toeorne wearing asmi1 but to return wearing a frown. Th J ladies are invited to the gam*. Messrs William Todd and W II Ginn have a movement on foot \ ceil Eden church. The work is gv ing on Congratulations to thes young men. e H. C. Owens spent last Satnrda i in Conway. , Mrs Ij A.Todispeut some t;rr t in Conway visiting relatives la: week. Delta Chestnut, Secretary. To Prevent Blood Poisoning apply at once the wonderful old reliable E 8 PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. a si ft gical dressing that relieves pain and heals Mm same time. Not a liniment. 25c. 50c. IL 913 ui n ikk 1 Gathered By the Herald t Man in a Week r i c CAUGHT IN THE PASSING : c Stray Hits of Local aacl Personal* News > I < - Some of Those Mentioned You j Know?Others You May Not Know sj --Happening Around the Town * J P Graham was in Conway on j business one day last work. D. J IKt'er was in Conway for a ' short time last Thursday evening. S, J. Lewis was in Conway on t business recently. t .) M BM1 of Bayboro spent last Monday in Conway on business. Henry Tbompkins was in Conway on business one day last week. Bring us the money before Dee. f 15 h and get votes in the piano eon- '] test. i The Farmers and Merchants Bank opened up for business on last Tnurs- \ day. c J R Allsbrook of Sanford spent J last Friday night in Conway on business. K D Carroll of Conway No. 1, spent last Friday in Conway on bus- t inoss. * 1 Wm. Page was among those visit- 1 ing Conway on business the latter i part of last week. Pay your subscript on to thetreas urer, Mr. John Holt, while he is ! round the county collecting the taxes. j Miss lilthel Harper of Guendalos ' is visiting at the home of her Aunl, ' Miss Florrie Rabon. Dr J. S. Dusenbury and wife and ! Mrs C. 11. Snider spent last Friday at Wampee attending the Baptist Association. 1 Gilbert Lewis of Mullins, ;vas in Conway the latter part of last week, spending the time with his brother, [Sheriff J. A. Lewis. I J. C. Spivcy spoot several days the lutLor part of last week attend- ] iog the Biptist Association at Warn pee, S. C. 9 l)r J. S. Dusenbury and wife and C. B. Dusenbury visited Bishopville one da}' last week, having gone through the country in an automobile. < The many little friends of Lorranc Bell were delightfully entjrtained at tier home last Thursday afternoon I from B BO to 5 o'clock, it being her ' 8t'a birthday. Many amusing games were played. Ambrosia and cake wero sorved. There was an alarm of lire last Puday caused by a bla/.i at the residence of F. P. 13 irdeuux. Bjfore the lire depai t.nent t irued out, the tlirnes were undtr control, and tie damage was only very slight. The negro Bill Owens, who killed his fathor near liuoksporton Sunday oefore last, at last accounts, was <ilill ill. Inri/ii thfiiiirh l.Sn ftnl.WAniti..a ? ?"V ?? I liv O ' wore dilligoLtiy looking for him. 5 The Governor has offered $50.00 re ware for his capture. 1 ( The district convention of the -! Knights of Phythias met with the Conway ledge 1 ast week There j were uoout lifty of tne delegates, x and they wore assigned to homes in the town during their stay here. ' A Mrs. Furlough, from Enterprise, S. C., was brought to tho l>ur roughs hospital here last week in a serious condition fro n a lingering ^ illness, unci she died shortly altar I her arrival at this place. The remains were sent back to the home on tne steamer la-t Friday morning. i Tii ; S F, Gisque Co., will open o j up a stuck ot fancy groceries on the ins?., in one of the new stores d I immediately on the corner c f Laurel e I b reel and 4 a Avenue Air. S. F. e.tiusq ie will be the inauuger of ihe e niw uus'intsi and ho will eater t? tne highest class of trade. Bead the advertisement and watch for tbeir o opening. e In the case of Mrs. L, A. Anderson ugaiust the Conway Lumber C> y tried at the recent term of tho court and resulting in a verdict for the ,e! p'.aint IT, his been appealed by the ^ defendant to ilie Supreme Court of the Stat>. An appeal has also been taken by the plaintiff in the case ol Veroen vs. Horry County, but it will not be liled in the supreme courl until after Judge Spain passes or ,R (hi motion for a new trial which ur-j will be argued at Darlington, S. C. ? on the second Friday in December No. 329 GRADES ON ROADS The Longest Way Around, Sometimei^^^ Mont Economical Way Home. Washington, I) ('. average^H ife of horses oik1 ai to.nobiles may^H )e increased and the cost of t-auling^H 'educed, according to the Oilice of^H I )ads, of the Department of Agri-^H suit ire, b.y relocating u any oidjH oads and the more scion' fie laying^B >ut of new ones. The natural tecd-^B :ncy in road building is to build a ^fl .truight road, whether it goes over ^B teep grades or hills, or not, and pulling over these grades naturally H iddb t > iho wear and tear ou horses ind vehicles. H The doctrine of the Oilice of Roads H s that the longe t way around may H >lten t)e the shortest aud most to jo- IB wnieal way home, and that frequent- fjfi y by building a highway around a H till or grade, but little appreciable H listance is added and this is more 9 ban otTsot by the reduced strain of I lauling. 9 Miss Little Entertains. "*9 On last Tuesday night Miss Evelyn - * ii tt e entertained a few of her fl rieuds at her homo on 6th Avenue. I.Bni i - lmm1 amusement consisted mainly H 11 contests. There being a JJoys ,v> ion test and a Girls contest. kg The boys were required to hem jg landkerehiefs and the girts t > make sg ligarelths. In the boys contest it M vas found, after close examination, I .hat Mr. f)i zier Tisdale had won 1st I >rize, Scarf pin, and Mr. Perry Quat ilebauoj 2nd priz?, Deck of Cards, a the girls contest it was decided .hat Miss Dahlia Haggarly had made iho twv> best cigarettes and she was Resented with a Boudevoir cap as 1st prize, Miss IClla Sessions receiv- t. ug a liand mirror as 2nd prize. After tho prizes were awarded the ihe couples repaired to the kitchen ind made candy: Sea Foam, Tail'/ and Pudge. Tho dining room was very tastefully decorctsd with chrysanthemums, autumn leaves and potted plants. Fruits, grapes and candy ( were served. Those present were Misses Ella Sessions, Mary Dusenbury, E'.ia King, Dahlia Baggarly, and Messrs. iv.iwuril Walsh, John Coles, Perry fjuaulebaum, and Dezier Tisdalr. Lodged in Jail. At last accounts T/ide 13 >yd who was involved in the cct'ing alTfay near Aynor, in which Melvio Timmons received many gashes, was still at largo. Tbe wounded man was pronounced out of danger last P rid a v. Later we learned that Sheriff J. A. Lewis returned from Chadbourn on the late train last Saturday night cringing Lide 13 >yd, charged with the cutting of Iflolviu Timmons He had been located and arrested by the authorities over there and atnossage *011 t > toe sheriff. Cotton Report. There were 4276 bales cotton ginned in Horry County prior to Nov. 1st 11)113 as against 41138 ginned prior to Nov. I t 1!>12. W. L. Rhodes, Special Agent, i Notice of Sale, Under and by virtue of the decree nni judgement of the court made hy Ids Honor T. II. Spain Presiding Judge, in tlie rase of Burroughs & Collins Company PlaindfFs vs. T. S Barnhill Pefendats and dated the 1st day of November A, D. 1014., I. the undersigned J, A. Lewis Sheriff of IJ< rry County, will sell at pnbI 11(5 audi si to ihe highest bidder belore yho Court House door at Conway, in Hor. ry, and St*t.o of South Carolina, d urlug legal hours of 8 de, on salesday In Dceeinber ne t, it lulug tti lit d iy of said month, all and singular those certain lands situate in Horry County, and described us follows, to wit: All and singular the undivided half inter'St. of T, S. ILruhUl iu that certain piece, parcel or tncl of 1 ind, situate in the County anil State aforeiaid, lylnaj and b< iuv in Uullvants b'erry Po-vmUlp anil <?n Lake Swamp, con'-atnlng onoi hundred and twenty -five ( 25) acremore or less, having the follmv.ug eour ! 8^, dLtme.es, mete* and bounds.--lic*L iunin.r at accruer on llinry Gianthun'sllne formerly tlio Powell lina, near the public road in the edge of the Hay, and running towards Lake Swamp, and running by a certain lightwood stump on the West side of acertaiu Utile branch near Mr. Perrett's Held at the crossing I tween Mi j ir C ink's plantation and "J. It Per-.ctt's plant .turn to the Mrs M, K, Vaught's line; thence Mrs, Vaugtit's line . I . - O . ..At " * * * i<> mo o ven imy corner; mence oy pon > oak corner straight line to an agreed corner l?y the field or p!anration, and i residence or Mrs. (look; thence a straight line nearly North and South to t'lo Grantham or i'o?ve)l line; thence said line to tho place of comiuencetnent. | A1m> the undlvlde.1 interest of T. S. IWnhill in the Little Pee Dee and Lake ' Swamp lands". 1 TEltMd of Sale Cash. Purchaser to i pay for papers. Conway, S. < Nov. 8tU t 1913. . SI , 11. 11. Woodward, J. A. Lewis, Plaintiff's Attorney Shecifl o? tl. 0# HH