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m I . 3rOL. XXIX. f . . '* RimiTfW'niii I w IIIUII nnu I Llll ILL SECTION OF COUNTY WILL HAVE STILL ANOTHER RURAL FREE DELIVERY ROFTE. WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST FIRST better 'rom Congressman Ragsdale I Inclosing an Official Notice from the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General,?Contingent Upon Filing Proper Certificate. [ There is no more fertile section in Horry County than Galivants Ferry township. Often a man lives in a I Neighborhood for an entire life time r and dies without appreciating the the wonderful opportunities that lie in a fertile soil. Already there are two rural routes carrying the mails laily to the prosperous people in the j Galivants Ferry section and now it is 11 nimiin?o/l 4l. ?4- r.4-111 " " " ? *- - uiiv ia iivvM i licit, Dllll fll ?U tllli I I UU t(i I go out from that point beginning I August 1st. A leter has been reI ceived from Congressman Ragsdale I inclosing the following from the 4th I Assistant Postmaster General: I June 19th, 1914. I Hon. J. W. Hagsdale, House of Representatives, I My Dear Mr. Ragsdale:? I With further reference to your letI #<?r of the 12th instant, transmitting I a communication from Mr. George J. 1, ^ Holliday of Galivants Ferry, South Carolina, relative to the proposed ruI j ral route from that oflice, I beg to state that the report in this case has Hb been approved and the Postmaster General has issued an order directing the establishment of the route effcetI August 1 ? 1914, contingent upon I tJIM filing before that date by the I Postmaster of a certificate to the of-1 I feet that the required number of fam- ! I ilies have pledged themselves to pat-: I ronizo the service and erect approved! H boxes. l.'nless this certificate is re ceived it will be :ivy cither to I postpone the establishment of the H service or rescind the order. 8 Sincerely yours, 8 (Signed) Jas. I. 1 ee, gj fourth Asst. Postmaster Gen. I \( ( 1DKNT TO W. L. RICHARDSON' "While the Campaign Meettng is GoK i :i g on a 11* r.< !i P. !' 1 K< ? V the < andidate > *? ore h< Tobacco 8 W? on< th( benches gave way underneath and Mr < 8 W. i.. Richardson who was among B those seated on the bench, got his leg i i B caught underneath, and tiie member | was so badly injured that a nhvsioian I was consulted. At last accounts he i was doing well but was limping. 1 | DEATH OF FORMER HORRY BOY \ j G. A. Gore, a Young Man Whose Life * Held Promise, Dies at Seville, I y Florida. j The many friends and relatives of 1 ff the late G. A. Gore will regret to \ J ffeirn of his illness and death, which J ^occurred June 17th, 1914, at Seville, i Fla., due to typhoid fever. Mr. Gore < being a young man unmarried, at the j [ age of 23 it was very sad to give him j [J up when life was so sweet to one so ] M young and in the prime of life. Mr. Core is survived by three broil thers and one sister as follows: Mrs. IBjj >^1. A. Tucker, of Conway, S. C., B W 'j Hi "T Gore of Conway, S. C., Mr. E. B. < Un Gore of Docruh, Ga., and F. N. Gore i Ril of Seaville, Fla., the latters house j H being where he died. Mr. Gore lias j ii been a wide-awake me ebor of the | 1 im r of The World f r the past j three years, his membership being in . B,'' Hartsfield, Ga. Camp No. 270. I Funeral services conducted by the Hi *Jfi?roodmen Camp at Seaville, inter- j I meat at Seaville, Fla. m f ARRESTED BY TOWN MAR- p t SHALL t 1 Sessions Gilyard, a Negro Who Was j I T.kcn up for Drunkenness. c I jftfcssions Gilyard, a negro, got 1 P drunk and became disorderly on the <! I hill last Saturday night, and acted t I mat no oecame a terror to tnc v ace loving member of the cornunity. When app.oachcd by Mr. y M. Johnson, the Town Marshall, p resisted and refused to come to j. il. P>y the use ?pf force ho was finly taken and placed in the town ik-up whft'e he remained through ri inday awaiting his trial on the r arge of disorderly .conduct and re- n (ting of officer. a b "HORRY COUNTY ___ cc wipi T|( CAME TO CONWAY THEY ADDRESSED THE VOTERS I OF HORRY COUNTY IN THE NEW BRICK WAREHOUSE SOME DISCUSSED ISSUES F MOST OF IT WHS TAME But the People by Their Presence $ Here in Large Numbers Proved That They are Interested in the Campaign now on for State Offices. (By W. B. Capps.) Conway, June 2(5.?The aspirants ^ for the various state offices were here ' Friday, most of whom came over 1 from Marion Thursday night. As early as seven o'clock Friday morning the farmers began arriving in ? town and continued coming until ? about ten. When the County Chair- " man, Sheriff J. A. Lewis called the mcetiner to order jit io mo a rj _ _ . . -v . w? v a v v V/ I U A & V/ 1 W ft t3 perhaps the largest audience that has ever gathered for a political meeting in this county. The candidates for Comptroller . General spoke first. The present in- . cumbent A. W. Jones thanked the votors for the support they had given . him in the past, and declared that ( during the eleven years he had been j Comptroller General, that he had sav- j ed the State thousands of dollars. He also declared that the Legislature should amend the constitution. That he believed in equalization of i taxation, and the present tax laws of the State had prpved a failure. Therefore they needed amending J. A. Summersptt came next. He 1 said that he was glad to be in Hor-' P ry as it was so near the place that he, s was born. That he believed in rota- j tion in office?pledged himself if elected to hoed the advice of the At- i li torney General, until he was reversed ! t by the court. | t Th? two candidates for Adjutant Iand Inspector General came next, j The present General, W. W. Moore' spoke first. He thanked the people n for their support two years ago, and 0 assured them th.at he had done his j ^ duty to the best of his ability, but un- T or very adverse circumstances. He 1 said that he was not responsible for ' any of the troops being mustered out.j ? That the army made th ; rules and re-! quircments and he had done his besti k to get the companies to act. Gen. ] .Vfooro road a v;t\ complimentary letter from the Adjutant General of " the State of New .Jersey, also the enlorsemeut of more than one hundred j b officers of the organized miiita of the a State. i ? Capt. M C. Willis,candidate for Ad-1 l*( jutant and Inspector General, said ja that Gen. Moore's indorsement from ? the officers of the State Militia had K oeen given through fear of being mustered out. Here he was interrupted by Gen. Moore who said that ;S( rie only asked them for a voluntary <l statement. Capt. Willis continued P iy saying that Gen. Moore had failed b' 10 draw out the appropriation allowed h die militia of the State and hence it P nad gone back to the Washington M treasury. ti The candidates for Railroad Com- h nissioner spoke next. Geo.W. Fairy % if Calhoun was the first to address the voters. He said that he was a ci farmer and not a politician, but had n epresented his county in the Gen- tl iral Assembly. That he was the only 0 nan running for Railroad Commisr ?1 doner below Columbia. Didn't expect '. he voters to support him for this. July wanted their votes if he was the ight man. C. D. Fortner running 1]^ 'or the same office spoke of his record s: n the Legislature?defending the ^ fortner bill, which would have pro- j libited the white race from teaching * 11 negro schools and vice versa. He ^1 laid that it was time the white people should awake, charging that at the q ast election negroes were voted to de w eat a white man. w Frank W. Sheally of Lexington be- G fan by saying that lie was not here p,, o scrap with any one. Nor was he w m orator, that if it took the latter re o fill the office he would quit the race. , le stands for just freight rates to very part of South Carolina, and be- n( ieves in a peaceful adjustment of all lifTerences between the people and df he railroads. Pledged his best ser- th ice if elected. in W. I. Witherspon of York eompli- hi ncnted Horry 011 the visible signs of to il'iicnflvi'tw r\r\ lion/I lln !>< l ? I V,y V I ? \ Y V I J 1M4IIUI 1 1 |ff\SIII~ ltf sed a fair and just administration if lected. ii James Cansler, who has been run- M ling for railroad commissioner for a SI umber of years was absent. Chair- lh nan Lewis read a letter from him of sking the voters for their support. 9 pfltr AND HKH >MQ PLK, FIRST, LAST X WAY, S. C.,THURSDAY. JULY 2, ;S islii" RAPIDLY TO FRONT: N THE ERECTION OF FINE BUSINESS BUILDINGS, THE PRIDE OF ANY 'LATE GLASS AND MARBLE MAKES PRETTY FRONT >uch as You Can See Only in the Larger Cities of the Country,? Conway Will Soon Have a Business Block the Equal of Any. Many remarks were heard last /eek while the work of putting in the late glass and marble front of the ew store of the Norton Drug Co., ,'as going on. It is the equal of any hat can be found in the larger cities f this State. The bottom portion f the show windows is of polished narble. The plate glass is heavy nd properly beveled, and it is joined t the corners with brass fixtures. Conway is fast becoming very illch up-to-date in the quality and ostliness of her business buildings, nd more and more the people of the own are feeling the necessity of voing bonds for putting in a public /atcr works and sewerage system hat will accomodate the entire town. Ireat improvements have already een made along this line it is true, ut they are not as extensive as they hould. The Lever Gambling Bill (Special to The-Horrv Herald) Washington, D. C., Juno 29.?The ,ever Anti Cotton Gambling Bill assed tho National House of Kepreentatives today. If you belong to tho crowd that kes to attend a good ball game,! lirow in your part to help support | he team. I The last speaker for railroad comlissioner was J. 11. Wharton, who delared that when he held the office 14 ears ago, that South Carolina en-1 jyed the cheapest rates it ever had.j le would favor a reduction in the ; reight >ates and. a flat 2 cent rate if locted. The next speakers were those for ,ieut( nant Governor. B. Frank Kel- i \v oj Lee county spoke first. He bean by saying that he voted for Robt. j . Scarborough for Lieutenant Govrnor and had no apoiigies to make >r it. Told of being a self-made ion. Said that ho favored more1 loncy for the public schools. Good )ads, and the 2 cent flat rate. He sked the voters to look into his rccrd and if they found him worthy to ive him their support. A. J. Bothca ras the next speaker He told how ! s a boy his mother advised him *.o ?ek his fortune in Horryg said that t last he had come seeking his! olitical fortune. He spoke of his oyhood on the farm and his success i life, promised to conduct his camaign on honorable and high grounds. lr. Bethea said that as private secreiry to Gov. Ansel for four years, he ad an insight into all phases of the overnment. W. M. Hamer said that he had nevr been in politics before that he did ot know the old way of stealing nor ie new way <?f grafting. He spoke f the new nvimew viiIac - - r.?...v? j A WIVO I V/Vtlll^V cm- | plod by the State Convention, sayingwas the best that could be done un2i the circumstances. J. A. Hunter ->oke next. He spoke of his record i the general assembly. Mr. Hunter] lid that the negroes were sending to :hool more than we were, that they irmed 55 per cent of the farms of \e entire state. He urged better lucational advantages and stressed le need of agriculture. A. G. IIrice, candidate for Attorney cneral came next. He said there as no platform except efliciency on hich a man could stand for Attorney eneral and asked all the voters to , nd out from the lawyers and judges hether or not he was competent. He ifrained from discussing the record ' Thos H Peoples, the present Attorly General who was absent. Chas. A. Smith was the first candiite for Governor to sneak. lie1 tanked the people for their support the past. Said that he did not base s plea for promotion on an appeal , passion, but on his fitness and abilv. , M1;..do! |J# Sm h favored local op- j ?t. iorm of e/Hopuu.or/ (ducation. | ore liberal appropriations for the :ate Hoard of Health, and the estabdiment of a place for the treatment \ hydrophobia within the State. Mr. (Continued on fourth page.) I , now v.\i> ri)in'v< R," 1911. . pill sc. mmm A! 14TH CONVENTION THE INTERNATIONAL SI NDAY | SCHOOL ASSOCIATION IN CHICAGO LAST WEEK AMONG WORKERS APPEARS PAUL PTTLEBAUM This Well Known Sunday School Worker Went as one of the Representatives From This State,?Full List of the Twenty-two Delegates From This State. Paul Quattlebaum of the Conway Light & Power Co., has been absent from his office for some time attending the 14th annual session of the International Sunday School Association which met in Chicago this year and was in session at that place last week. South Carolina is represented by 22 delegates, two of whom are among the speakers. The delegates from Columbia are H. A. Wise and J. C. Blackburn. Those who have places on the programme are the Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton and the Rev. J. C. Cannon. Mr. Wise, in a letter received in Columbia says in part: "The convention is the biggest thing in Chicago just now. It is a working convention. It has not been discussing theories but deals with facts, interesting and helpful ones, too. South Carolina is somewhat largely represented, having 22 delegates in attendance, two of whom are on the programme. Each delegate wears the Palmetto badge and is rivaling the Chamber of Commerce in the effort to le< it be known that the party comes from South Carolina. "The most heartily welcomed visitor is The State. In between sessions of the convention The State is very much in demand. "'fhe keynote of the convention is 'Jesus shall reign.' It is the Sunday school battle cry and with the inspiration and practical help the Sunday ( school workers here are obtaining there can be no doubt that 'Jesus shall reign.' Following are the South Carolina delegates: Mrs. Lottie Derrick, Miss Catherine Leonhart, the Rev. G. K. Way, Paul Quattlcbaum, the Rev. \V. II. K. Pendleton, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Hyde, J. D. Cappelmann, and son.' Mrs. T. M. Lyles, Miss Ida Fishburne the Rev. R. T. Gillespie, E. M. Peebles, Charles W. Smith, ('?. W. Cham-, hers, Albert S. Johnstone, S. T. Reid, John C. Blackburn, the Rev. J. B. Green, the Rev. J. C. Cannon, H. A. Wise. ALLEN?BAK ER Popular Young Lady of Darlington Becomes the Bride of Attorney E. S. C. Baker. On last Sunday evening at 7 o'clock ! ,, 4- i .... ?v uii?ia>ii, o. ivjiss iseari Allen J was married to Mr. E. S. C. Baker.! Mr. Baker left here early last Sunday and went to Florence. From that point he went to Darlington by automobile, where the ceremony was performed, and the happy couple returned to Florence. From there they took in Wrightsville Beach and other places of interest, and will return to Conway about July 5th, where they will he at home to their friends. Miss Allen is the charming and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Allen of Darlington. Her friends in that section of the State are numberless. E. S. C. Baker is a rising young member of the Horry County bar. He practiced first at Lake City, later moving to this point where he has established himself in a good business. THE CITADEL The Military College of South Carolina. Announced, as "Distinguished. Military College" by U. S. War Department. Full courses in Civil Engineering, Sciences, English and Modern Languages. Confers H. S. and C. E. degrees. All expenses pay cadets from South Carolina $250 a year. A scholarship worth $300 a year is vacant from Horry County, and will >e filled by competive examination at the County seat on Friday, August 14 th. For necessary information and 5lans apply to Col. O. J. Dond, The Citadel, Charleston, S. C.-?adv 7 1o-4t. jtetl ; ' ' : . : : . '.X ; : . > x-x&'xx-'. ITbe?1e 1 fight for business I I THE AYNOU TOBACCO WARE! HOUSE LOCATED AT AYNOU IN FINE TOBACCO REGION. WAS NOT READY LAST TOBACCO SEASON An Experienced Man From Mt. Airy, N. C., is Now on the Ground, and Will Make a Hard Pull to Make Ay nor Take the Lead h\ Tobacco Selling This Year. The Aynor Tobacco Warehouse at Aynor, S. C., did not operate 'ast year, The house was not ready in time to get the buyers which are of course necessary in the making of any market. This year the owners of this warehouse nave started in time. The services of Mr. J. W. Royles of Mt. Airy, N. O., have been secured for the season. Recently he came down to Aynor and went to work but soon had to return home on account of the illness of one of his children. He returned trc first of this week and passed througn Conway last ?miJay on his way to Aynor. He will to there from now or. and wi'l he busy laying and carrvino* out ulnno f? n ~?v j/ .? ? i*' make Aynor on.t of the best tobacco markets in tl e State. Aynor is situate in the midst of one of the richest farming sections of Horry County. It is near the territory which has before this time sold most of the leaf tobacco at Muli lins, Nichols, and Marion. The marj ket at Aynor is expected to put a | stop to this to a great extent. Howard Hunter at Aynor. Mr. J. Howard Hunter, a popular! I young Marionite, son of Mrs. M. C. | , Hunter, announces that he will open a lirst class hardware and furniture: store at Aynor, a hustling little ITor- ' rv county town, in the near future, ife has been down in Horry and has advertised the opening of the store.1 Mr. Hunter is a hustler and we pre-; diet for him an immediate success, for some time he was in the employ of Marion Hardware Company and for the past six months has been, with Mr. .1. S. Rogers in the furniture business. Aynor is the for- ; mined of the A. C. L. Railroad, run- J m'ng from Myrtle Beach toward Marion, and it is hoped by both the \ citizens of Horry and Marion that i the road will soon be extended from Aynor on to Marion.?Marion Star. 1 OFFERED BY WINTHROP COLLEGE. i 1 The Colleeo Beintr Anvlmis p.-**. ?" '*'- ( mote Still Further the Canning i and Poultry Work. Winthrop College being anxious to t promote still further the work of the j Canning and Poultry Clubs of South h Carolina, offers during the Summer > School, free tuition, free board, free i \ lodging to two prize-winning girls from the twenty four counties now in the canning and Poultry organiza- j tion. j < Public spirited citizens from these j [ counties arc generously offering tojc pay transportation and incidental ex-j penses of the prize winning girls to Rock Ilill that they may take advan- ' tage of this offer. The following corporations kindly ' offered the money for the girls of Horry County. The Farmers and Merchants Bank, f The Peoples National Bank, The Con- j way National Bank, Burroughs & Col-! i lins Co., Richardson Cypress Shingle 1} and Cumber f!n While there the girls will he given i 0 lessons in Cooking, Poultry Raising, v Canning, Dairying and Home Sanita- f tion. i There was a typographical error in y the recent receipt for curing tobacco published in this paper. Where it v said to close the door and go to 180 \ it should have read 180. i o Notice. 1 The Sunday School singing contest will meet with Rchobath Baptist Sunday School on the 3rd Sunday in p July. All Sunday Schools are invit- f ed to attend and take part in same, y \Y. A. Spivcy, Supt. v Id. No. 12. SewiS^ WIHFH llllll I RF HFI n Viift.iv IVIL.L. UL IILL.U UNDER THE AUSPICES OF CLEM* SON AN!) WINTHROP COLLEGES THIS SI MMER. HORRY'S DATES WILL SUIT THE FARMERS For they Will l?e Through Laying by Their Crops and Will as Usual Attend in Numbers to Hear the Lectures and Look Over Demonstrations. The farmers' institutes this year will be unusually interesting and instructive. Experts from Clemson and Winthrop Colleges will make practical talks to the farmers at stated times and places in all the counties of the state, on subjects connected with rural life. It appears that they will hold the institutes at 134 places in all counting the meetin cs i" 'i 11 A"' .. wi me cuunues. l here are three different places at which to hold them in each county except one or two in which there will be but two meetings, and one or two others in which there will be four or five. The schedule for Horry County appears as follows on a large poster which is now being putup at eonspiaious places in the county: Green Sea, July lbth, Toddville, July 17th, Socastee, July 18th. At Toddville on July 17th, the meet ing will feature vetch and clover, and will be known as vetch and clover day. Prof. M. W. Wall, Farm Demonstrator for this county, is now active preparing for these institutes, ami and there is no doubt but what they will be the most successful institutes the farmers have ever enjoyed in this county. J. N. Martin for Supervisor. In the last issue of the Marion Star we noticed the card of J. N. Martin announcing his candidacy for the olllce of County Supervisor of .Marion County, subject to the action of the Democratic party. The paper gives him a good send oil* in its local columns, stating that he has had many years experience in coi .-traction woork. All of this is tn. as his hundreds of friends know on this side of the Pee Dee. Mr. Martin resided here with his family for many years md during that time we had no better citizen and no finer gentleman, fhe Herald hopes him success in his race for supervisor of Marion county, and he will fill the othee with creep i{, if elected. DP. 10. A. GASQl'K ST KICK ION. Prominent Marion Dentist Well Known at Conway Sick at Florence. Dr. E. A. Gasquo, prominent Marion dentist, well known throughout his county, while taking dinner at the Central hotel at Florence, one lay last week was stricken with parilysis, and a physician was summoned Everything possible was done for lim, but at last accounts his condiion was very serious. Mr. Gasquo formerly made regular rips to Conway and remained for a veek at the time attending' to the vork of many patients whom he had it Conway and from points nearly ill over the county, That was about iIt<*en years ago. Later on after the establishment of dental ollices hero >y Dr. W. E. McCord, Dr. Gasquo eased making trips here. ^ AUEll MERCANTILE COMPANY, PU~ V tut- .>ew urocery business of Which Mr. S. S. Sarvis is Manager. The Grier Mercantile Co., who movi(l into the store on the West side of dain Street, next door to the Norton )rug Co., on the one side and The lorry Herald printing offices on the he other, is now busy improving the ippearnuce of their new quarters >oth inside and out. They have a ill I stock of heavy and fancy groceres, all staple articles that will be >e found to be the best. They have l new advertisement in this issue to vhich attention is called. They are n the business to stay as they state n their advertisement. Mr. S. S. Sarvis, jr., the manager >f the business is attentive and eficient. The tobacco warehouse men are >reparing to have the most successill tobacco season this year that they tave ever had in the history of Convay as a tobacco market. %