Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I LOCAL AND PERSONAL )' J. W. Stevens was in Conway one day recently. H. D. Elliott paid Conway a visit 0 last week. r 1j W. A. Carroll of Dulah, S. C., was here last week. p W. H. Cook was in Conway one day last week on business. f A. M. Dusenbury was in Conway one day last week. r We should study all the time to help the farmer. Belton Dusenbury was at home for j, a few days last week. c ? Talk is cheap, but tobacco is selling at Lawrence's.?adv. e r T , S. C. Dusenbury was in Conway the 1 latter part of last week. * , 400 bags cracked corn at a bargain h THE CASH STORE.?adv. v Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Chestnut visited relatives at the beach last Sunday. Sl c: Let every farmer learn to work his brain as well as the plow and hoe. I 5 or (> doses GGG wil break any case ' of Fever or Chills. Price 25 cents. a ^ When the farmers' fields all dry up, the cash goes out of the tills. M t: Mrs. Frances Burroughs spent last r week at Myrtle Beach with friends. J. W. Dawsey and W. W. Dawsey S were in Conway last Friday. a ^ Mrs. W. 11. Howell left here last c \v ?ek to spend several days in Columb a, S. C. h '.Some of the Summer dwellers at f Myrtle Beach are expected to return v ^ ... 1. to Conway this week. 11 4* Two solid cars flour and meal just unloaded. THE CASH STORE, Con- 1( way and Mullins.?adv. r C. C. Dusenbury left the first of this (' week for Witsell, N. C., where he will ^ ^ attend school. \ J. H. Oliver recently accepted a po- t sition at Whiteville, N. C., as compos- c itor on the News-Reporter. v f W. Luther Rhodes of Loris came ^ over to Conway last Wednesday in his Ford touring car. h Mrs. Hal L. Buck was over in Conv way from the Summer home at the ^ Beach last Thursday. Remember what vou had to take i * y for your tobacco before you had a ' m chance to go to Lawrence.?adv. \ a If the milenum was due to come to a morrow some people would be lying ^ about Lawrence.?adv. ^ M iss Dahlia E. Baggarly spent the week end at Myrtle Beach visiting Mr v L ?*wl \t,.o TI..1 T h i iiii in i ot iicii u? inn i\. ^ I * A Perhaps the war will reduce the s< h price of gasoline. It needs taking h down in some way. it C Jamt: Murdock, a respected citizen of the Socastee section, visited Cen^jway on business one day last week. CJ The candidates all arrived at their tl homes the latter part of last week, c< R evidently tired and sore from a week cl of toil. ri I 1 Bring us that next job of printing . to the Herald oflicc. We can please P ^you'in both material and workman- iy ship. a B. B. Verecn, one of the leading t( farmers of the Nixonville section, vis- j] ited Conway on business last Satur- c< || <lay. u |r D. F. Jones of Lumberton, N. C., y representing the Chicago Portrait n Wi Co., visited Conway on business last (| p,. F. Watts, one of the tobacco a V farmers of Socastoe township, spent ' S( Kj ^jevoral hours in Conway last Friday tl H Miss Corrie Duscnbury of Florence. HbJ g, (\, was an arrival in Conway last | 4 week. She spent the week here visH itinjjf friends and relatives.. (0W. J. Hendricks of Haskell, S. C., c, l now known as a part of Conway R. F. u H D. No. 2, route, was here several 0 HI hours on last Saturday. }y M. IF Thompson, president of the ti Hg M. B. Thompson Co., of Wampee, S. \\ HK St> was in Conway last week on busi- h Hk ness. While here he was the guest of his brother, A. C. Thompson. ir K. K. Skipper of Loris was in Conway one day last week. Good roads is the crying need of tiic tour in all rural communities. 5 or 6 doses 6G6 will break any case f Fever or Chills. Price 25 cents. W. J. Singleton and family spent ast Friday in the city on business. L. E. Singleton and wife of Enterrise spent last Friday in Conway. Hon. Hal L. Buck went to Columbia or several days last week on business The grass in front of the ladies' est room at last accounts still needd mowing. If you want best values in meat, ird and coffee visint the CASH 1TORE.?adv. Mrs. B. T. Hyman entertained a ew of her friends at her residence on ,aurel Street last Wednesday evening Miss Helen McCoy returned to her 1' - il uuiu iii-re uner ^penning a ilionui rith relatives and friends in Virginia. For Sale?One good Iver Johnon Bicycle, in good order, cheap for ash. Geo. II. Martin, Conway, S C. Robert Boyd, a noted citizen of lorry County, died at the Burroughs lospital here last week at the ripe go of 81. Rev. and Mrs. A. I). Betts recently rent to Hendcrsonville to spend some ime in rest and recreation. Mr. Betts eturned the latter part of last week. Hon. R. B. Scarborough, Mrs. R. B. carhorough and Miss Jennie Burbage 11 returned last week from a stay of everal days in Washington and other ities of the North. Miss Klsie Davis returned to her j iomc in Greenville, S. C., the first of j his week after spending several yceks visiting Miss Laura Jenkins icre. The engagement of Miss Edna Elerbe, daughter of Hon. and Mrs. J. S. Ellerbe, of Marion, to Mr. James sT. Glover, has been announced. The late of the wedding has been set for )et. 14.?Mullins Enterprise. Dr. A. D. Gregg, formerly a pracicing physician of this town, but now if Society Hill, Darlington County, /:ts in Mullins last Sunday returning rom Myrtle Beach.?Mullins Enteririse. Farm Wanted, to rent or buy, must e level and not sandy. Write what ou have to offer. Claud L. Rhync, lastonia, N. C.?adv. Wanted?At once, two energetic oung men of good morals, single, gc 21 to 25, to travel with manager \ nd solicit. Salary .$20 per month nd expenses, or liberal commission. 1*1.1 ? *? r. ~ e T T-? ro.1 T nuiu:nb I/. I". JUilt'K, DUX IO'?f 1^11111- I erton, N. C.?adv. J. I). Anderson of Floyds township /as in Conway one day last week on usiness accompanied by his wife, Irs . J. D. Anderson. Mrs .Anderon went on through Conway to visit er aunt, Mrs. Nixon, the latter livig in the Nixonville section of the bounty. Every business man in the entire ountry should exert himself at all mes in every movement started for le betterment and prosperity of the ountry, for it is to them that all lasses have to look for their food and niment. , Capt. J. W. Boyles, the hustling lanager of the Farmers Warehouse t Aynor, passed through Conway londay night returning from a visit u;n ^4. ** i- A:? XT .-1 / 11io i<111111 y <il iviwuiil iry, in. w. fe is pleased with Aynor as a tobac:> market, and will be "on the job" ntil the season is closed. The large sale of tobacco which larked last Thursday as a red letter j ay in the history of the Conway To- I acco Market, were not better nor irgcr than the sales which took place i 1 rso on Friday. Again the farmers j cemcd to be satisfied with the prices | ley received. The wars may come nd the wars may go, but the Oon\va> | iai kct will do business just the same S. W. Prince of Moultrie, Cia., was ! mong the people who passed through onway recently after an absence of I ftocn years or move. Ho was ac- ! smpanied by bis bride of a few j reeks. She was Miss Eula Sinclair f Moultrie, before her marriage to Ir. Prince. Mr. Prince came here i'om Mull ins where he spent some me with his sister, Mrs. W. A. Hard'ick, and while he was in the county e visited his old home near Lake wamp and other points of interest i the county. I ?;i There was a thunder cloud am , showers of rain last Monday. I M rs. J. G. Woodward visited her I sister at Plantersville last week. B. W. Martin was selling tobacco on the Conway markets last Monday. Harry Rheuark returned home this week after an absence of some time. Miss Maggie Hamilton is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. F. C. Todd. Jim Shackleford was in Conway the first of this week accompanied by his mother. Mrs. A. D. Bctts is expected home the latter part of this week from Hendersonville, N. C. F. M. Parker, an industrious farmer of the Bucks township, spent last Monday in Conway on business. Miss Duncan left the first of the week after spending several weeks with friends here and at Myrtle Beach Five hundred dozen one and two quart fruit, jars, extra rubbers and lids at a bargain. THE CASH STORE Conway and Mullins,?adv. The large tobacco sales beginning last week were continued this week. Large quantities of the weed changed hands placing a largo sum of money into circulation among the farmers. Drive in to the Brick Warehouse. Your tobacco Looks better sells better and weighs heavier. Everything ! to gain and nothing to lose.?adv Maybe the Peoples Warehose did not build the Conway Tobacco market but the people did not have a market until the Peoples Tobacco Warehouse got in the fight. ?adv. The Sheriff last Monday received a tolrxrvnm l*iv\m I > 1??. ? ??.i. I ~ j.i w?u v>v/vv.i I1U! Ui fil I)( ' il f" l\ ing him to appoint special deputies to watch the voting* precincts in the primary and arrest all those caught trying to influence votes with either whiskey or money. Old record book "K" which had been misplaced ever since all of the records were removed from the court house to the new court house, was found last week, and its contt nts are being transcribed, and the deeds indexed in the new patent indexes recently installed in the Clerk of Court's office. There was a fight at the restaurant run by Jennie Johnson on lower 3rd Avenue, last Saturday evening about dusk, in which a white man and the proprietress of the place were engaged. The man was Joe Sessions, and he was arrested by J. Monroe Johnson a policeman and lodged in the town lock-up. He resisted when the officer tried to take him to jail so that the policeman's shirt was badly torn and he had to buy a new one. Several others aided in quelling the disturbance which seems to have resulted from strong drink. Say, Bob Smith, did you know that they were lying about Lawrence? You know the farmers are getting every dollar for their tobacco at Lawrence's. There is no trick played on you at Lawrence's. There are two men in South Carolina some men would give the last gold tooth in their mouth to get shed of if they knew they couldn't get another. Can you guess; if so you can get one dollar at Lawrence's.?adv. Meeting Woman's Missionary Society The Fourth Annual meeting of the Carolina-Waceamaw Woman's Mission Union will be held at Beulah Church Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1st and 2nd. Mrs. Gough, field worker of the State W. M. U. and Miss Adams, vice president of the Eastern Division willl be our guests. Delegates will please not fail to send their names to Miss Agnes Stroud, San ford, so that transportation may be provided, and we urge all who can possibly do so to bo present at the first session Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The service Tuesday night is open to all and we cordially invite the brethren. All Women's Societies, Y. W. As., I'. A's, and the Sunbeam Bands are earnestly urced to be nrosont. Mrs. C. H. Snider, Supci intendenf! CONWAY METHODIST tHCRCI! Services for Sunday August 80th: Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m. by Rev. 1,. W. Langston. Epworth League at 4 p. m. At night we will worship with our Baptist brethren. Prayer-meeting on Wednesday night. A cordial welcome for all. Albert D. Betts, Pastor. Third Quarterly Conference Tomorrow (Friday) night the 3rd Quarterly Conference of the current year will be held in the Public Library. The Conference will convene at 8:30 o'clock with Kev. K. Herbert Jones, presiding elder, in the chair. All otlicials members of the Conway Methodist Church are expected to be present. This will be an occasion of special importance as the recent death of Dr. Norton leaves three vacancies in the oflicial board which must be filled. Hence a full attendance is urged. If you don't know that the Peoples Brick Warehouse is headquarters for high prices, come and see.?adv. Teachers in Burroughs High School. The teachers engaged for the coming session in the Burroughs High Sclinul whii'll \?m11 nnnn ? ^ v v . ^ iAv?i t* <i i vj/v 11 vii mv p t\; iiiuv.1 14th, are as followers: Superintendent and Mathematics, Powers W. Bethea, Conway. Principal, English and Latin, Miss Mattie Covington, MeColl. Seventh Grade, Miss Sadie Magill. Abbeville. Sixth Grade, Miss Louise Connell, Temple, Ga. Fifth Grade, Miss Fannie W. Sloan, Greenville. Fourth Grade, Miss Mary Harlee, Cartorsville. Third Grade, Miss Sallye Hamilton, Dillon. Second Grade, Mrs. Frances Burroughs, Conway. First Grade, Miss Em Coles, Conway. Still selling extra fine sea Island white homespun at 7c per yard by the bolt. THE CASH STORE.?adv. QFATTLEBA FM-LANGSTON Invitations Issued Last Meek to Wedding of This Popular Young Couple T trH d 4 i o m n n /\ < 1 L? ill v IKIUVMIO \V u 1 U I(IM Y\ L'CIV to the wedding of Miss Marjorie Gillespie Quattlebaum to the Rev. LaRue Wirt Langston, which will take place at the Kingston Presbyterian Church here at nine o'clock on Thursday evening, September 3rd, 1914. The bride-to-be is the charming young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Quattlebaum. She counts her friends by the hundreds in Conway where throughout her life she has been identified with many of the leading movements and societies of the fair sex. The lucky young man is a son of the Rev. W. J. Langston. For a number of years prior to 1913, the father was pastor of the Conway Baptist Church residing here with his family until he accepted a call at another church in this State. La Rue Langston is a young man of the highest culture and education. He has fitted himself for the ministry and soon after the wedding the happy couple will depart for Brazil where the bridegroom has chosen his work in the great Master's cause. Many friends ol this couple will join in wishing them the very best in life. GOVERNOR AND U. S. SENATE The Race is Between Blease and Smith, and Maning, Richards and Cooper. According to dispatches reaching Conway early Wednesday morning;, in the race throughout the State at large for Uuited States Senator Smith was leading Blease by more than twelve thousand votes. In the race for governor Manning was leading Cooper and Richards closely following. The ligures were standing as follows: U. S. Senator Blease 30,959 Jennings 1,187 Pollock , 991 Smith 49,180 Governor Clinkscales 11,055 Cooper 13,893 Irby 7,424 Manning 10,282 Duncan 524 Richards 15,827 Simms 1,589 C. A. Smith 3,197 M. L. Smith 5,701 Browning 982 NOTICE Tobacco, according to advices received from Neal & Dixon yesterday, is selling higher on the Mullins market this week, than at any time since the European war started.?adv. CONWAY LODGE, No. 65, A. F. M Til.'IV will be a regular oon mu.ii? ition ?>t ('onw a\ Jl.ortge A. F. M. will In* h.'lil y {'i " { Monday S.pt.. M li. 1UI I, :}jl> A-r , v.;4 rcj/'V P ,n We li.ivo work aluios Aevery meeting, no pleiis \)0 on time. W K. Mr( OUI), \V. M. i HAS. DUSJKNIJlJliY, Sec. I'rocom. Onlv One "KPOMO OIJ1N1NE** To get the genuine, call for full name, I.rtXATlVK DROMO QUININE. Look for signature of E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stops cough and headache, and works off cold. 35c* Twelve Reasons Why You Should Buy Youi Groceries of Us JVo. BECAUSE we make a special t; of delivering when promised. It costs money for efficient dc livery service, hut it pays us. Also we deliver by parcel pos to out of town customers. CONWAY, S. C. j As Strop I The FARMERS' s I with a view to assist 1 growing section of Hor ts worth from the star as any. I If you want to deponi ing bring it ro us. If w will do so in every way < [Farmers' : ! AYNOI MR.FARI^ After you sell yc and go to thebanl don't forget abou Dresser, Mattres? Stove, Tub, Hal Wrench or any that you have b line is complete, right. Come in a you are ready to d. H The Har< AYNOR, S. C. Drug S'iorc Mo-Vie* "CUPID'S R] Cupid's a master mind diamonds. His right 1 candy. It's a winning Our candy will help yo See us Wednesdays and CONWAY Dl CONW miii nil <5 f1 niULUlvU, u, u vn?wnM?MMHnx *'y*^^VKlt^nKMMrnvMr4JHnw- ^ it ?c Ann 11 g db miJ iTATE BANK was started 1 he people of a busy arid | ry County. It has proved 1 t, and is now just as strong g t your money for safe keep- I re can accommodate you we i consistent with sound hank- j? State Bank, 1 S' C' 1 1ER >ur load of Tobacco k and get your wad, i it that Chair, Table, jj *, Wash Stand, Bed, tchet, Hammer or | thing in either line >een wanting. My j and my prices are f tnd see me whether buy or not. . HUNTER lware and Furniture Man ii ) ~ [GUT BOWER" in the game of hearts and )ower is a choice box of card in the game of love, u euchre single loneliness. Saturdays or any time. <UG COMPANY. 'AY, S. C.