The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 10, 1914, Image 1
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' PES MILL GOOD I
ON CONWAY MARKET
THE LARGE SALES OF LAST i
WEEK BROUGHT . SATISFACTORY
RETURNS
WAREHOUSES"HARD RON
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viuci iu nuuuic iae weea Lunung
in Daily,?American Buyer Back on
Market,?Good Grades Bring Good
Prices Despite the War.
The immense quantities of tobacco
sold by the growers on the Conway (
Market last week has shown more (
than anything else this year the im- ,
povtance that Conway has attained (
as a market for the golden weed ^
Some weeks ago when the panic of
1 the European war struck the manu- }
facturers and their buyers were called
iiifcoff all of the markets, it was a J
'gloomy time with both warehousemen
and the growers of the country. For
j ?a time the warehouses expected to
'have to shut down. Congressmen and
' others got busy without delay and the
manufacturers began to cast about for j
some way to avoid ?he trouble. The
'buyers came back and the sales went (
>oM After the panic had subsided to ,
isome extent, the {prices at once start- ,
ed up and they have apparently been
/rising better and better ever since,
/until last week the weed so far as
could be founcl out sold for prices
which satisfied .the growers in almost
instance. The big sales began
I the latter part of week before last
I 1 A '1 I \ 1 - * i I a9
out pvnsps xne largest 01 tne enure
seasonVtook "place the first of last
week. For several days last week
from early iin the morning until jtist
before the time for the sales to begir.
tM streets where Laurel and 4th avenuA
cross *ere crowded with the ve
hides of the farmers loaded down
with totacco for the days sales. The
warehouse floors of the three warehouses
of ^the Conway market were
filled . jo overflowing nearly every day
last week-and the warehousemen and
*h*' idlpers had all they could do
tfrom morning t<^ night.
The ?ales at one of the warehouses
<for the month of August was 412,273
pounds all told. This is enough
Jto give an idea of the great quantity
of tobacco the Conway market handl
CfL.this season. The amount would
hHVe been more,of course, if it had not
tbeenrfor the war. After the prices recovered
it was considered best. that
tlhe farmers rush the weed on the
market, and they evidently believed
tthat the market here is as good or
; Ibetter than elsewhere in the State,
ffofr they brought in more than the
warehouses could handle and sell with
<out working overtime.
The establishment of J. E. Coles
where the large hoggsheads are man-!
ufactured for the buyers, was kept i
.i *,-.11 ? i * il_ I
i i uiiiiiii^ at AUJI tajiauk^ aim II UIII uic
number of hands employed it was ap- |
mt ho was doing a good bus!
iness.
A hasty glance oyer the sales books
I :at the three warehouses shows the
j following sales made by some of the
L farmers, and these figures show what
can be obtained now for a fairly good
I grade of the weed. There were of \
c#Urse many who sold for much low
er prices. The ones selected are the 1
| bee,t out of many. While the prices 1
; on many sales were lower, and indeed *
: very much lower, than on the ones '
quoted below, still the prices obtained
on all grades were considered good as ,
' j^onpared to the kind and class of the ]
xobacco sold on the floors. The best ,
prices at each of the three warehous- <
es last week follows i ' (
Horry Tobacco Warehouse ]
. Cannon 160 12 % \
C. Cannon j'- 271' 18% <
J. A. Beverly 212 14% A
f. F. Hendrix 380 16 i
B. Hix 754 17% i
Dail Rabon 346 21
I Pink Lewis - 414 16 %
I. A. Bell 80 22
I. A. Bell 366 ' .11
Jno. Skipper ^ v 70 16
G. E. Sanders 198 . 15
J^L. Sanders < 402 16
fff W. Hughes 810 17
A. J. Dorman 62 18
J. B. Hux' 938 18 %
A .A .Tindal 104 18
Hux Gagum 370 19
Hux & Miller 502 20
jk Farmers' Warehouse,
lsa Fore 155 9%
Isa #Jore 256 14 %
A.J. Ifcichardson 588 17
Chsp Martin 265 13%
J. Singleton 382 14,
fc m. Sterns 1438 11
M Stevens 126 8%
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Wat
MURDERIS CHARGE
AGAINST B. ALFORI
STRUCK MAN WITH PLOW BEA]
""FROM WHICH HE DCES SOON?
AFTERWARDS.
SLAYER FLED THE STATE
\rrested by King Seales and CM<
Henry Bruton of Tabor, N. C., an
Lodged In Jail Here Last Thursdj
to Await Trial at the Criminal Ter
In a drunken row 011 Sunday Ai
?ust 30th, near the home of Mr. I
5. Grainger in this county, Ilerry A
ford struck Spurgeon Small over tl
lead with a plow beam. The bio
fractured Small's skull and later i
the day he was taken to the hospit
at Florence, S. C., in the hope th;
something could be done for him 1
i>ave his life. He lingered for a sho
time and died.
In tlfe meantime Alford tied fro
South Carolina across the line in'
North Carolina and was finally loca
ed some miles above Tabor, N. C.
is not known that he knew his victi
had died from his injury. King Sea
was asked to assist H. B. Bruton, ;tl
chief of police of Tabor, N. C., and tl
two arrested Alford and brought hi
to Conway last Thursday and lodg<
him in the county jail to await h
trial at the next term of the court '
General Sessions on a charge of mu
der.
An inquest was held over the do*
body of Spurgeon Small by Magi
trate J. D. Anderson and the jury r
turned a verdict to th* effect that tl
deceased came to his death from
blow with a stick in the hands of Be
ry Alford. The warrant and the cor
mitment were issued by Magistra
Anderson for the arrest of Alford.
AFTEK ILLICIT STILL.
Officers Find Place Where Blind Tig
Was Made, But Lose Still. .
Officers went into the section b
tween Little River and Wampec la
week upon frequent complaint of tl
citizens in that section, and tried
find an illicit still which had be*
running in that neighborhood f
several months past.
Going by the information whi<
had been given them they went to tl
place in the deep swamp where tl
still was supposed to be. They foui
that it had been moved, lock, sto<
and barrel. A negro living nearl
gave the officers information to tl
effect that the party accused had be*
going and coming in a different dire
tion from across the public road. Th
put the officers on another track ai
finally after much beating about
the rank undergrowth and thicket
they found the place where the illic
work had been carried on very recen
ly. But the party had taken the pr
caution to move the still and hide
before the officers arrived. The o
ficers found and destroyed a lot *
mash which had been ready to lea^
to sour up.
Xhtiy knew of course that the sti
was hidden some where in the san
swamp and for several hours they ci
cled round in an effort to find its hi<
ing place, but finally had to give it i
and leave it. The party who is su
pected was not disclosed by the of
:crs as they are wftout* positive pjrp<
>nhim.
J. M. L'tevens 136 14:
F. D. Register 192 13!
J. K. Mocre 445 14!
3. A. Chestnut 106 16
3. A. Chestnut 270 ]
Florence Q>oper 182 18:
Florence Cooper 282 17
Chestnut & Chestnut 610 3
W. H. Bratcher 27 3
W. H. Bratcher 304 3
W. H. Bratcher 80 14
Peoples Warehouse
W. M. Turbeville 380 3
k. C. Skipper 898 3
lere Graham 65 17
Jere Graham 100 13;
W. A. Hughes 285 16:
B. Thompson . 638 16:
Creel & Sellers 126 J
1. C. Graham 363 '
Smith & Speers 294 3
E. A. Lilly 50 i
E. A. Lilly 105 14
ML D. Woodward 252 141
J. F. Hendricks 408 3
IV. J. Hendricks 420 3
P. V. Dun -40 1
P. V. Dun 801
Archie Calhoun 552 1
El. L. B. Jordan 35 3
H. L. B. Jordan SO* IV
I. Sf. Tompkins 314 1
pirrrj
OttKY CQtlWTY AND HER PEO 'l >-i7~
cowwgY, g.: c, THtman&Y ?
MM 11
9 The Figures Are Not Official, and 1
I. Manning for Governor, A. J. BetH
Shealey, for Railroad Commissioner
Count Canot Change the Result of t
- Votes Cast at Oln'e Precinct in tiie>
cincts Appear in the Table.
?f PRECINCTS
i?l .
iy
m ouniord
Knotty Branch
Gurley ..
Cool Springs
Aynor
lc Adrian ...
w Boris ....
in Graham X Roads
Greenwood
, Grahamville
!, Bayboro .. . .
t? Hammond. . . . . ..
rt Dogwood ,,v .... ...
Conway ..
Fanner
m Gren Sea
t? Little River .. .. .. ....
t- Wampee ...
It Ebenezer..,
_ Flo yds.. .... ... .... ... ... .. .. ..
Cedar Grove .... .. .. ...... .....
I6 Withers.. ... ..
ic Daisy .. .. .. .. ... .. ....
^ Port Harrelson.
Jordanville.. .. .. ... ..
Galivants Ferry ..
5<* Homewood.. .. .. .. .? .. .... ..
is Horry.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....
0f Dpg Bluff
r_ Shell
Vradelle (no votes east) .. .. ..
\d TOTAL
8- r e.
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TOBACCO ON MONDAY "1
: t RONE ALL RECORDS
- < SO
FAR IN THE HISTORY OF THE
CONWAY TOBACCO MAR- h
KET.
" SOLD FOR 8000 PRICE
St
he The Largest Sale and for the Highest
to Average Price Yet Attained Here,?
en Farmers Show Their Confidence in
or Their Own Home Market.
Nothing has ever been seen in Conch
way before anything like the sight
he which met the gaze last Monday morn
tie ing long before the hour of 8:30
id when the streets near the tobacco
ck warehouses were full to overflowing
*y with wagons loaded with bright leaf
tie tobacco. It broke the record for the
cn Conway market. The total numbe
c_ of pounds sold on the market that day
is was in round numbers one hundred
and thirty-six thousand pounds. The
jn average price of this great quantity
s> was eleven and one-half cents.
;it The next largest sale the Conwayt
market ever had was on Wednesday
e- of last week when a little upwards of I
it reighty-six thousand pounds were
sold the average price on that being
about ten and one-half cents. I
/e So far as could be learned all of
those who sold in the large sale last
IH 'Monday were pleased with what they
ie got fop the weed.
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'bp tobacco Growers
t{ * We *re *Ud to report th*t all
* of'tlie big Tobacco Companies >re *
* on the Mulltas Tobacco Market *
* and tobacco is selling much better *
V* * this week* The Export Tobacco *
y* Company came back on our mak. *
& * ket Monday for the first time *
Vj * since the war troubles started. *
13 * We think now is a good time to *
Vfc sell. *
H NEAL A DIXON.
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1/4 manning's majority above
twenty-seven thousand.
L4
l/t With majorities of 36,000 to 25,000
l/6 Richard I. Manning of Sumter for
Governor, Andrew Jackson Bethea of
to Columbia for lieutenant governor and
l6 Frank W. Shealy of Lexington for
20 railroad commissioner yesterday were
16 nominated in the second State-wide
>6 Democratic primary over John G. Rito
chards of Liberty Hill, B. Frank Kel94
ley of Lee, and C. D. Fortner of Spar17
tanburg, respectively. The three
17 losers were all strong supporters of
18 Governor Bleaee.
8 For Governor, Manning 68,305; Ri-,
L6 chards 40,664. For lieutenant govt5
cmor, Bethea 65,742; KelVey 40,740.;
to! For raiiroad commissioner, Shealy
16 70,001; Fortner 34.627.
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MUST. i \ ? NOW ANJ? M REVER.'
SEPTEMBER 10, 1914.
HORRY COUNTY.
Therefore not Complete, But Richard
tear for Lieutenant Governor, and
, Chrrfed the County, as tthe Official
he Figures Shown in the TabTe,?No ]
County,?Alt But One or Two Pre'H*
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g g \ X
& cd *< '>-? 1 W >-r .
S <? W W ? J.
$ S 1 w 1 J ' E- c
5 o H i -J I ? W
~ I W ! w : o a
^ Crt J CO I j*}_ ] CiH c/j_
331 HI S3J 111 ?i v-9 .
201 9 21 { 8 1 28
13 22 19 15 12 28
15 23! i 10 24 32 0.
511 40 i 52 30 15 70
72 311 631 40| 00 42
70 20 81! 15; i 14 79
31 2! 31 2 3 30 1
471 10 48 15 T 50 i
28 0'i 28 Oil ttj 28
25) 19 20 18 5 38
21 13 30 4 11 23
221 6 23 51 12 10 1
289) 33; 280 41 44} 271 ?
28 3| 28 3| [ 3 28 <
83 16 81 17 36 72 !
35 2\ 86, 1 ? 30
24 ' l! 24 1 4 21
37 2 27 12 7 82 * <
441 27 52 18 20 43
15 8 14 9 ? 15 :
21 * 9 29 1 27 3
58 5 47 16 9 54 1
41 5 38 8| 0 46 1
30 14 11 .83 2 42 ,
58 27 62 23 14 71
40 11 80 21 26 23
29 .21 27 23 1 43 1
38 21 42 17 20 39 <
10 1 15 2 not rep '
000 000 000 000 000 000
1340 408 1308 432 398 1310
PICKS UP CLOTHES
] FLEES FROM STORE
COMES TO OLD HOME WHERE
HE IS ARRESTED AND TAKEN
BACK.
a ,
COLORED
While Sharp in Shop Lifting He Was
Not Quite Sharp Enought to Get
Ofl* with This,?Arrested on Wire
From Chadbourne Chief of Police.
It was no ordinary theft which was
committed by Bob Thomas, a colored
man, at Cerro Gordo last week in one
of the stores of that place. While
very sharp in lifting, still Bob was
not smart .enough to take a suit and
hat almost from under the eyes of
the owner and get off with it.
He was trying to get himself fitted
in the store and the man was patiently
waiting on him. Finally a suit and i
a hat was laid on the counter which
Bob said he thought would do with
some change which the proprietor
turned back to the shelves to obtain,
having to go up on a step-ladder after :
it. While the store keeper's back was I
turned Bob is said to have picked up 1
the suit from the counter and made j
off with it. He arrived here and re- '
mained in town some days. A wire
reached here last Monday requiring i
his arrest. He was taken into cus- 1
tody by John H. McCaskill and sent
over to North* Carolina to answer for ;
his crime.
WHAT GERMANY FACES
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The Strangest Fortifications in the
World in Taking Pari*.
A dispatch from Washington dated*
on September 5th says that the fortifications
of Paris and their ability to ;
I resist a siege la., receiving the close 1
attention of military observers. The 1
French Ministry of War has adopted 1
urgent means of strengthening the 1
city's defenses to the utmost. 1
While the city's detailed defences '
are surrounded with strict secrecy by 1
French military authorities yet their (
general character and formidable '
strength are well known to military
experts, who recognize them as *
among the strongest fortifications in 1
the world. 1
; 1
mt ?
ine Horry County Fair will be ^
greater than ever this Fall. Prepare :
to come and spend a happy season t
with the crowds. 1
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There are 140,303 farms in South ]
Carolina that used fertilizer and the 1
annual purchases amount to $15,162,- 1
617.00, according to a recent report ^
of the united States Census Bureau. *
All this will have to be cut down next (
fwi <iwing-4o the conditions brought
about fry (toe European Uar. Horry t
County fartVtasrs will be expected to >
curtail theirH&ereage In proportion us s
other1 farmers -of the South agree to
do.
Taltl.
9
iORRY COUNTY FUR
NOW NEAR AT IND
^ETTER TO THE GIRL'S CANNING
CLUBS, ANI) BOYS' AND
GIRLS' POULTRY' CtURSL
OABQING MR EXHIBITS
Miss Ida Moore, Agent of the Girls'
Demonstration W'orR,. Writes Letter
About These Matters,?Some Addi*:
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iimiai i i r/.i-s nrr wiitfcwu
Po Members of the Girls' Canning
Club and the Btoys'' and Girls' Pouttry
Clubs:
As the time for our County Fair,
October 13, 1914!,. is drawing near, I
wish to call your attentionto a few
matters relative to exhibits.
As you know, our exhibit at the
County Fair is to, be taken on the the
State Fair. We owe it to ourselves
and to our County to make the very
fullest and best exhibit that it is possible
for us to make. Horry won the
first prize offered to a? individual
dub girl last year, but our exhibit as
a whole did not rtuak as high as it
must this year* The only way to improve
.it is for each ope of you to exhibit
some of every thing you have
put up and to put up as much more as
possible from now until the Pair. If
each of yoy will do this, I am confident
that Horry will be easily first at
the State Fair. I think this is an honor
well worth working for.
All reports, illustrated booklets and
other exhibits, except chickens and
eggs,, must be in my hands by Oct. 7*
Express charges will be paid on exhibits
to Conjvay, but you will have to
pay return charges from Conway to
your home:
I will provide free tickets each day
for every. Club member who exhibits
anything, provided the exhibit is in
my hands by Oct. 7th.
On Wednesday Oct. 14, Mr. C. C.
Cleveland, State- Poultryman will conduct
a class in Poultry House Construction
and chicken judging.
The following prizes will be added
to those offered Poultry Club members:
Best doz eggs, ribbon and $4.00
Next best doz eggs, ribbon and 50c
Best model poultry house $5.00
Next best model poultry house $2.00
Next best model poultry house $1.00
Very truly yous,
Ida Moore, Agent,
George Lum Says Goodbye.
As my business interests has called
me away from Conway, I wish to take
this method of saying good-bye to all
my many friends in Conway and
throughout the county, a
The good people of Conway have
stood by me and helped me to build
up a good business (which I will still
contiue to have runl and have
proved their friendship through fortunes
as well as bereavements. Therefore
I could not leave without thanking
one and all for any and all kindnesses
shown me While in your midst.
You shall always be remembered and
your friendship cherished by me..
Sincerely,
George Lum.
. Do You Want Convention?
We are anxious to hold all of the
District Sunday School Conventions
in the four districts in this county before
the picnic season of the year is
aver. Ah we believe we can get a
more representative gathering of people
to hold these meetings during the
week and have dinner on the ground
*o that the greater portion of the day
:an be devoted to the discussion of
Sunday school work in general.
Now, we want to hold these four
:onventions during the next five or
?ix weeks and want the churches
ivhich would like to have the convention
meet with them to extend an invitation
at once. They were held last
^ear in the following churches: District
No. 1, Hebron Church, Bucksville,
S. C.; District No. 2 Antioch
:hureh, Aynor, S. C.; District No. 3,
Loris Baptist church, Loris, S. C.;
District No. 4. Tilly Swamp church,
Mixonville, S. C. These churches were
very near the center of the districts
*o by this you can tell in what disrict
you belong.
We hope many of the Sunday
ichools will extend an invitation as it
ill be a great help to your Sunday
ichool to have the convention.
W. M. Goldfinch.
Supt. Horrv Co. S. S. Asso.
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""No. 22.
OPPOSING FORGES
ALMOSTJVEN TERMS
GENERAL ENGAGEMENT BR
TWEEN GERMANS, FRENCH
AND ENGLISH.
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IXUEMNt) Ttl UtlilUtll
First of This Week lip to Tuesday
Morning Finds No Definite Move
Made to Take Paris on the Part of >
the German Army.
A news dispatch from Berlin says
a battle was being fought on Monday
and Tuesday on the French center
from Rethel to Verdun with opposing
forces on almost even terms.
Reports from other sources, while
Ruling to reveal the purpose of the
German strategy in moving a great
j force to the southeast of Paris, indi;
cated a determination to deal the allies
a crushing blow before the complete
investment of the French capital
was attempted.
German pressure on the left wing
of the allies had been withdrawn and
apparently the main strength of the
invaders thrown against the enemy's
cantor and right.
It is officially announced in Paris
that a general engagement was being
fought east of that city and that the
Germans began to retire at that point.
Official reports from Petrogra*!
stated that the Russian troops were
generally closing in on the strong fort
ress of Przemsyl, 50 miles west of
Lemberg and that this last remaining
stronghold of the Austriana in
Galicia would soon surrender or be
taken by assault.
Tl ia nORiii'nll.. *?*
v ? uraww viii\.ianjr ttt Antwerp
that the Belgians have repulsed a Ge*
man attack against that city.
According to a news dispatch from
Rome members of the Italian Social*
ist reform party have formally declared
for Italian neutrality.
Two thousand Americans, many of
them almost destitute, were in line
when the oiHces of the American relief
committee in London opened Monday.
The committee is hard put to it
to afford prompt relief.
It is estimated that it will be another
month before all the American
refugees are able to leave the contw
nent.
CURIOUS NEGRO ARRESTED
For a Time the Authorities Believed
He Might Be Wanted Elsewhere.
One morning last week a curioua
looking and strange negro man hauled
up in one of the stores on Ird Avenue
and went through with some
strange motions and roquets with another
negro man who happened to tc
in the store &t the time. He wanted
a dollar changed by the other man
and next he wanted to see the other
man's watch. Finally he invited the
other negro to go with him across the
lake and he woyld show him something
that would be to his interest.
The other negro got ayspicious and as
a result the man was arrested and
Lodged in the town lock-up. He would
not give his name. At least when
pressed for his name he would make
out as if he could not hear the speaker.
The officer finally pulled out of
him the statement that he lived in
Marion County. His answers, when
he could be made tp answer at all*,
were very. unsatis,Cacotry and in fact
caused him to be gravely suspicioned
of many evil deeds. He never succeeded
in getting anything at all out
of his intended victim. The auihorii
ties worked for some time in an effort
to find out whether he was not eithc
an escaped convict or was wanted
some other county,.- possibly anotb
State, for the commission of so??
swindling crime. As they could not
get anything on him they were obliff*
ed to relieve him of any immediate
charge.
f - - I- r - - U *
Conway Methodist Church.
Services for Sunday, Sept. 13th:
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. Kpworth League at
4 p. m. No services at night owing
to the special services at the Presbyterian
church.
Preaching at Elbethel on Sunday
at 4 p. m. A cordial welcome to all.
Albert D. Betts, Pastor.
CARD OF THANKS
I desire to thank the many frienda
whp so kindly aided my daughter in
the recent pony contest for the fgMNP
and cart, and delivered her the vofcea
Which helped to win.
J. Joata. Conway,
S. CU ,