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h i I J .11 ?I! i J.LJ. f ff0"1 " ~"""? (Mm mpns i M? ^ BOT H ON APF&ALFROM TRIAL k' BEFORE MAYOR OF CONWAY W AND STATE COURT,., Jm, iff ww I irkia U/LUL /X. _ ? A _ 1 ?? -- mi - p f. * ?? ? v Mut itiiivb vreaifa inore i nan E y$ the Usual Amount of Interest New J^Fixe* for Trial in the Court of SeaI jj"* aion8 Next Term. 1 I When George Cannon, Walker Cani non and Jim Cannon were tried in the I town court of Conway last week, and I tjhe jury found the said George and JA; m guilty of larceny- and cleared the JastiUi Walker Cannon, the- two who K Were convicted and sentenced at once I ?avf! no^cc appeal to th1e court of Sessions or circuit court. Walker CTjfcannon was released by the town as viHIu matter of course and the two that I mi&d been convicted were remanded to \ -guard house to await their mak jplg of a suitable bond* for their ap* EMearance in the higher court to anfewer to the appeal they had taken. Mfrhe two lodged in jail remained there HE intil about the middle of the week ^BVhen they succeeded in making the K 1200.00 bond that had been required, on this bond they wero released. BB A warrant had. been sworn out for IW if-. * % *he arrest, pf the. three on a charge of Holation of the State laws at the fame time, that they ^had violated the <?rdinance? pf t,he town against'stealing. The, three .defend antral so made JonjA under, tjhis Jitter - warrant -for JVerr appearance at the next term of [lie court of .(jr^reral Sessions,; when (hey will stand tfjal for the charge of Ijrand larceny. * v fl In the mean time their attorneys' H. haim that ,the Town ;of Conway canLot try at .charge of grand larceny. oy made a .motion to quash the warPiut in the town court on this ground, I /ating in the mptioa that the town | f. Conway had no Jurisdiction to try 'charge ox stealing .where the amount -iken exceeded the sum of $20.00, as | ny amount over' that was grand lart?ny according to the statute. The flzyWyr overruled this objection and Fie/case was tried under the ordinance pie same as any other town case. If The attorney for the prosecution Jjad authorities before the town court Rowing that in one case arising in lie city of Anderson, S. C., the town Pput-t had tried a man for gambling IL jf ? :-i i i l ; :i.; _r .. pUIllSIUHl IllMI uy lIllJ)<)MUO.'l 1)1 il j up of $100.00 or sentence to 150 clays J ^Hr hard labor. This was taken to the ^^wtprenve court of this State on the ^^H'>int that the State law did not a!a magistrate to try a case of ^ ^ftttnbling, because the punishment in ^ ^ted by the State law was greatly WjM: excess of one hundred dollars or Bftyirty days imprisonment, and that Mayor of Anderson could only go MB8. this extent. The supreme court of ^^V/is State held that it was perfectly fl^H|wful for the town to try the gamb^^Bfrig case, and that the party could altfbc tried and punished for thesame H Tense in the court of General Ses fcns. This shows that the same act IVy violate two laws, one the town finance, the other the law of the ! State. Superintendent Here. hy E. Swearingen, State SuperinMt rkf F.flnpnfinn snont n <lnv nrwl light in Conway dast week, and on (flay night he delivered an address education at the educational rally j\ at the Burroughs School Audiium. His address was listened to th interest, as he never fails to tee a good speech.and never fails to l! his hearers things of deep thought I lasting value. There were other Jakers for the occasion. Mr. Swearfen states that he is bending every /irgy to make things so that the rymon schools ever the State will J five months in the year, and so II every boy and girl in the btatc read and write. He asks the news ers everywhere to help him in this rt. Conway Methodist Church. I?rvices for Sunday, Nov. 1st: SunSchool at 9:45 a. m. Preaching was a trustee of our Conway Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, /orth League at 4 p. m. Preaching f:?>0 p. m. raver meting Wednesday night. L cordial welcome to all. I Albert D. Betts, Pastor. | i ?hr ; r^V>*C \ L1. 1 II "HO COTTON PRODUCTION WHLL BE LIMITED TO ONE-THIRD THE TOTAL ARA,. BLE LANDS OK THE STATE NEXT YEAR. sq much t? rtto?> " H * Limited to Two Thousand Pounds to Each Plow,?Senate Amended SuK livan Bill and Was Posted as Subsi tute to House Bill. Proposed legislation limiting the cultivation of cotton next year to onethird the total arable lands of the State a ndp prohibiting the production of over 2,000 pounds of lont eotto nto the acre were adopted by the-senate last Thursday night after debnte continuing intermittently almost three weeks* The measure was passed by a vote of 18 to 6? ami was returned' to the lower house, where it was passed last week, for concurrence in the amendments. Penalty for violation of the provisions is a fine of from $25 to* $100, or imprisonment from 10 to 80 days. Senator Laney attempted to amend the measure to provide a tax of 5 cents for each pound of cotton over the maximum, after the passing vote, but his motion to consider was tabled by a roll call vote. Sea Island cotton and lands on the coast where it is cultivated, are erupted from the provisions of the measure. Senator Sinkler's amendment to this effect being adopted. ' ..As thia time for a Vote drew near, advocates of Yediiction in acreage and taxation of over production engaged in a sharp struggle for v adoption of their .amon^niepts, Ptyd the measure finally passed teprespjits a compromise bf\twifeeo,.^ Visions. , -J Debate iqiKi^Wp%te as regards acrea g^jii^^&ducVion reduction was. on the provisions pf tjie $driivan bill, limiting, production to-'2,500 pounds of lirit cotton to the plow and taxing at 5 cents each excessive pound. When . V:/4 ' ? " **' u ! * ? 4 y -r the lines tightened, the Anderson senator was forced to yield ground to maintain some of bis ideas in the measure. Senator Clifton's explanation that the house would not favor a tax on excessive production apparently largely influenced the senate to eliminate this provision. This measure, it is thought in the senate, will be easily passed to the governor, when the house has acted upon the amendments. A WOMAN'S SAD CASE. Declared to be Insane by Examining Physicians and Taken to Hospital Mrs. Cora J. Cartel- from the Warnpec section was brought to Conway the middle of last week for an examination lunacy proceedings before Judge J. S. Vaught of the Probate Court. Her case proved to be a sad one. Her mind appeared to be wholly gone, and she constantly manifested a lack of any intelligence, talking at random and throwing things at people on the street. She was taken care of at one of the boarding houses in the city during the night and the next morning was taken f A PaIiIIYiKio 4-/% f U/\ Qf n 4-rv TJ Af 1 i/v wiuinuia w tuu uvutc iivnpiKii for the Insane, the trip being made in care of Judge Vaught. Appointed Constable. H. N. Sessions has been appointed as constable to serve under Magistrate J. P. Gore, Sr., near Homewood. Mr. Sessions made the necessary bond for this position last week and entered upon his duties. J NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned executors of the last will and testament of Susan E. Huggins, Deceased, will apply to the Judge of Probate of Horry County, at his office at Conway, S. C., at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, on the 80th ,day of November A. D. 1914, for a final discharge as such executors. M. O. Huggins, Charles L. Huggins, Executors of the last will and tcs tament of Susan E. Huggins, Dcc'd. Committed Suicide. nrilhoi'f Wrtftilvilff r PiAV/in ?' \ i K/v, i t ?? vv\*l will HUM U Vjr\| A IV- I V V , aged 10 and 12 years respectively, of Freeland, Mich., committed suicide last week because, it is believed, they feared punishment for having- played truant from school during the afternoon. /" 4 ilovrj cokwaV. ar c; "tauK^iny WSB TBI MS ., SMMB UK) v ; $ : -i Ir WHILE HUNTING AND FISHING V IN PEE mw RiyBg W11TH *t*'4 cousin. v ' 1 V^V'V1 ?.ftfr mm tg$* { Commotion Caused Boat to CipdM, Both Parties Falling Out.?The Oi*^ Swam to Shore. The Other Sank. I itLast Sunday the news of the drownino* nf .Tr?er?*?v rPt?v?f Ir* T.i'ffln Pn? FIoa - "O A t ah vjivviv *- vv River, three miles from Galivants Ferry, was brought to Conway by parties coming into the city from Aynor. At that time dilligent efforts were being, mudfe tb recover the body of Mr. Tart from the waters of the river, but at that time had not been successful in recovering the' remains; The details of this oceurrertce were not very full here anil could' not be deA finitely learned. But it was stated that Jasper Tart and Aleek Tart went fishing in a boat on tHc Little Pee Dee last Saturday. While going along engaged in this sport a duck- flew overhead. Jasper Tart picked up a gun and shot at the duck. The gun for some unknown reason kicked violently backward overturning the boat. Both of the occupants were plunged into the water. Aleck Tart could1 swim and thought the( other youhg man could sWim also. ' Aleck Tart, swam out to the shore and expected >that Jasper would follow 'him/bub when the former reached the shore? and looked back for the oth^ op^/ h^ was not in sight. , He had gbnO do^n. to rise Uo more. ? . t As soon as the news becauv^knowi^ a pqrty of friends and relatrro?*$f fch? drowned mam gathered at onoe . to drag for the body and recover it as soon as may be. . m . Jasper Tart is a brother of Edward Mjurry. Tart who was killed at Aynojr by Hub Johnson and Pearson F.! Spears, several weeks ago. ' ' 1 . . < *<.< ,. . i. / \ ? " ' " .... OBmiARY. 8enj2ifmh JeAkins Sessions was born in the Savannah Bluff neighborhood, about three miles south of Conway, S. C., on July 25, 1850. His parents were the late Benjamin Eason Sessions and Mrs. Ann (Brown) Sessions. Much of his youth was spent in the town of Conway. He joined the Methodist church at Bucksville while yet in his teens. On February 29, 1888 he was happily married to Miss Sara Stalvey, daughter of the late Rev. Isaiah Stalvey of Socastee. Eight children were born to them of whom five survive: Benjamin E. Sessions, Miss Ella Sessions, Whiteford Sessions, Kathleen Sessions and Jesse Sessions. For twelve years Bro. Sessions was sheriff of Horry County andl on his election to that office he moved to Conway from his Socastee home. He was a trustee of o n* Cor.way church for a number of years. While in failing health for some months his final illness was very brief. He departed to realms eternal on Saturday night, October 10, 1914. The funeral services were conducted the next day in the church *by the writer amid a throng of his relatives and friends. Interment was at Lakeside cemetery. Albert D. Betts. Missionary Union to Convene. The Womans' Missionary Union of South Carolina will convene at Newberry November 10?13. 1914. All missionary Societies, Y. W. C. A's and Band of the Carolina and Waccamaw Associations will please take notice, elect a delegate and send the name at once to Mrs. J. 1). West, Newberry, S. C. Apply to me for badges. 0111- Waccamaw W. M. U. will hold one session at Buck Creek Friday after noon, Nov. 13. Let us have a good representation there. Mrs. C. H. Snyder, Supt. Recommend Opening. Directors and Governors of the twel ve Federal Reserve banks last week refused to suport the proposal of Secretary McAdoo to open the new banking system for business November 13. By a vote of 37 to 35 they recommended that the opening be set for November 30. Soldier Dies. Thomas Whipple, aged 73, a Confederate veteran who has been an inmate of the Confederate state infirmary, died last Tuesday movnmp; at It o'clock. He was buried in the old soldiers lot at Elm wood cemetery. NOW AND FOREVER." S SEGNO ANNUAL FAIR* ? .'iv. VsS *c'^ " V T?Z? J -V * ? v . Vv h t|^N*ltEg OF EXHIBITOB9 At^D T1 1 ' *. ' v TlfB PJWZES THEY WON IWiiii Showing the Iikreaoed Interest Taken J' This Year in the County Fair,?Explanation From Management. ? * \ I'Iia manniyanton^ af fV?n LVnx Jnoix. * VI VIIV A Ul| VIvOll es to say that in a few instances they have found it necesasry to cut down the amount of the premium offered, fr This has been necessary because of w] a lack of funds to meet all expenses . in full. Owing to the bad weather the [ attendance, while greats that that of in last year was still not enough to meet th all expenses. Also it cost quite a lot ro more, to hold this fair because it was a mueb larger fair. The premium list sc this year was more than twice as jo large as that of last year. This would' b$ not have been the case had it been 0? made up a short time before the fair, . but as a* mater of fact it was made up last spring when> everything looked lrt bright. Premium winners should bear Oi in* mind that it' is not the small te: amount of money received that should count but the fact of winning the blue * ribbon of great merit that should a(" count most. The fair considers its ne blue ribbon worth a great deal more than any cash prize it can offer. The fair mao^gem^ht also wishes to say that it appreciates most heartily the rVuy the good people of Horry County m< ^tood by. them and helped the fair by th Attending in-spite of the rain and* t muddy ,f Jlorry County Fair Asso*' 1 '3 (Owing a- lack of'Space in this issue it is necessary that we only pubsmall part of the Premium List this We^k. It will .be published complete ';next w> -v . f ,> 4 Class trA-Dotti'eetie Science. | tle^t .Waf yeast breaa-^-Mrs. < C. J. sh "Epps, Conway, Mrs. F. I. Jacoby, Con- K_ way, ^Oc. Best pan biscuits?Mm. J. A. Lewis Conway, 60c; . Mrs. J. H. McKaakill, de Conway, 25c- ju ' Bbst cdrn meal muffins?Mrs. A.R* an U7otf 1 , t:/v.. v^0 a vi n?,o t. aiVf vviIfTU J | WV f AUlDi 4TK A A/ uo* anbury, Toddville, \ Best pound cake?M*#? A, M. Duaen b4rv, Toddville, 75c; Mrs. M. E. Shack J*1' leY*r<fc Toddville, 60c. .. i* Best-vjayer cake-?Mrs. C. 'R. Scar- 7F1 -borough,- Conway, $1.; Mrs. F. I. Ja- ^ coby, Conway. 25c. Best gingei* bread?Mrs. J. L. Lee, Conway, 50c. th Best pie, any kind?Miss Ella V. Dils, in Conway, $1. bi Best pound butter, separator?Mrs. C. S. Diqtz, Conway, $1; Mrs. J. L. Lee, Conway, 50c. UF Best pound butter, farm?Mrs. J. S. th Dusenbury, Conway, $1; Mrs. O. C. us | Powell, Conway, $1. , Cucumber Pickle?Mrs. B. F. Moore j Conway, 50c. Pear pickle?Miss Bessie Gatlin, be Conway, 50c: ut Peach pickle?Mrs. A. M. Lynch, Cool Spring. 50c. Onion pickle?Miss L ula White, th Conway, 50c. fa Sour mixed pickles?Mrs. W. M. be Goldfinch, Conway, 50c. , Pepper pickles?Mrs. A. E. Wait, 1 Conway, 25c. Pear preserves?Miss Josie Harper, Toddville, 50c. Peach preserves?Mrs. H. L. Buck, pj Conway, 50c. Strawberry preserves?Mrs, .Ha} Buck, Conway, 50c. Watermelon preserves?MVs.' L!' K. '' Ambrose, Conway, 50c. ?*???.n*-*Apple jelly?Mrs. Jack Sarvis, J, Bucksville,, 50c. Grape jelley?Mrs. Jack Sarvis, ar Bucksville, 50c. Canned tomatoes?Mrs. J. L. Lee, PP v^onway, i>Uc. or Snap beans?Mrs. Hal L. Buck, Con way, 50c hc Peaches, best jar?Mrs. L. R. Am- fo brose, Conway, 50c. nc Apples, best jar?Mrs. A. E. Wait, . Conway, 50c. (Continued next week) bi of DEMONSTRATION WORK AT THE th STATE FAIR. th Greatest Exhibit of Kind Ever Pre- th sented is at Columbia. di What is believed to be the greatest exhibit of farm demonstration work wi ever presented under one roof is that which is being made at the South Car- hi olina State Fair in Columbia by the lij demonstration agents of Clemson Co!- la lege and the United States Depart- w< meat of Agriculture. The entire wall tu space of the great -teel building on T1 the Fair Grounds is occupied by booth en of the country agents, the poultry and E cannine* club aconts and their snerinl he - ' I agents who have headquarters at M Clemson College. Agents have been preparing for this exhibition for several months. A unique feature of the arrangements was the procuring of ov colli storage accommodations in Colum or bia in spring so that fresh vegetables! in might be sent in by the agents fi-orn" time to time and kept in good condi-1 tion until the Fair. 1 raid. EW SCHOOL HOUSE FINISHED FOR TABOR OK CONTRACTOR DELIVERED OVER THE PROPERTY LAST SATURDAY. ttii Up-To-Date Building Cost in 1 Round Numbers the Sum of Ten Thousand Dollar* SpKoaI \fnvi?l In. Contractor H. P. Little returned om Tabor, N. C., last Saturday here he attended for the purpose of livering over the new school buildg which he had just completed at 1 at place at a- cost of $10?000;00 in und numbers. The trustees of the hool seemed to be pleased, with the b and the building was taken over ' p them and placed in readiness for cnirig theschool therein on last Mon y morning. The school has been gog on as usual in the old building. i last Monday the State Super in- 1 ndent of Euducation,. it was stated mid visit Tabor and make a suitable ' Idress on the first day of using the w building. There were other suitle exercises to be carried out. The building has been in process erection for the past five 1 anths. It is a suitable addition to is prosperous and growing little wn. , .. . <? .. EGG LAYING CONTEST. \ .. t mJtry Division at ' Fair Presents , Novelty This Year. l(<, ( What is perhaps tho biggest poultry ( ow of its kind ever held in the , lllth M WO n I*srwl n* *ViCi?4- '? * ? ' imil J ounds by W. W. Long, State farm monstration agent.. The.exhibit is | st in the rear of the poultry building ( id is the most complete plant of its , nd in the South. The poultry yards* , ere are teq of them, are made of , eajhed wire, strung upon galvanised ( on posts set in concrete - mortar. K'.*> ?. ^ ' * " " ? iere. will never be any chance for em to, rot down. Mr. Long says that ,ch of the pens cost about $12, and ey are cheaper than makeshift pens , the end, because there is no repair ( 11 on them. 1 The excitement usually attendant , >on a horse race may be seen around ( is poultry exhibit, for the most unual spectacle of an egg laying const was pulled off. In each of the ten pens wore ton autiful layers, all of some general ility breed, and the object of the ime was to see which penwould lay e largest number of eggs during the ir. Mr. Long said that this is the ist feature of its kind that has ever en exhibited in the South. CAUSE IS UNKOWN. f tin i /"i i - ire v> men consumed the huildin^s of Mr. W. E. Causey Remains a Mystery. Nothing- has been learned as to the use of the fire which last week put '. E. Causey and family out of house id home. Not long since Mr. Causey had erted a new dwelling on the place dy a few steps away from the old >use which was still standing just be re the fire. It is stated that some igro hands or servants were sleepg in this old house. It has been ought that perhaps they left a fire irning in the fire place, and going f\ as they are likely to do at night, e fire fell down and caught the floor The family was awakened by one of e negroes and the buildings were en nearly gone and it was only with : fliculty that the mother and her lildren got out of the new house i ith their lives. Mr. Causey was away but was on i s way back home when he saw the jht of the fire. It was stated that a rge lot of fertilizer got burned as i ?ll as the buildings, all of the furnire and the clothing of the family. ie place is known as the R. (!. Dus- < ibury place and was occupied by C. 1 Lawrimore and family until just J fore the purchase of the place by r. W. E. Causey. i NOTICE ! All Confederate Veterans and vvidys of deceased soldiers who are not i pension roll n-e requested to send 1 their names to me at Cool Springs ' early as possible. . i Jeremiah Mishoe, < 2t Pension Com. If ?T?????? _ _ ;~-kV ? EDUCATIONAL RALLY MS HTERESI HELD AT CONWAY ON LAST FRIDAY EVENING AND ON SATURDAY. SM SUf?RINIQnCHItHEm^ i 4F ",!W ? ' 1 v " The Two Meetings, One at BurroagtM* School Auditoriu9, the Other at the Court House Were Well Attended. There was an educational rally held at Conway last Friday evening and on last Saturday morning, the occasion being the visit of Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen, to the county. To the untiring efforts of County Superintendent S. H. Brown, is due the success of these meetings in the interest of education in this* county. The meeting on Friday evening was held at the Burroughs school auditorium and was attended by a large number of friends and patrons of this in? 3 ti tut ion. Mr. L. H. Burroughs, chair mam of the board of trustees, delivered an address, and addresses were delivered by county superintendent, S. H. Brown and by Superintendent J. E. Swearingen. At the meeting held at the county court house last Saturday morning more than P>00 trustees and teachers in the common schools of the country were in attendance. Superintendent Swearingen (delivered an ndress whick was listened ts .kith* rapt attention and he handled the:various divisions of his subject in *<. masterly way. The schools with twd iteachers now runing . ftve months in the year it was stated could be tuade ?to run si* months ii% . i. ? cue year \^y proper effort*. He mentioned the three teacher school which he stated he better if it could bb estabHahi^i'ill^tret^he county. He * explained the new law in relation t? the securing of school libraries. He stressed the movement he wanted ho see take place to enroll every pupli all over the cdunty and to rujn every school at least five months out of every twelve, and. to have a teachor for , . . , . ^ every fifty pupils,( and he wanted each district to have four (4) mills special school tax. The free and easy discussion of several subjects by the teachers and trustees present was among the most interesting features of this meeting. FOWLER-FOWLER. Young Couple Conic to Conway From Tabor to (let Married. On last Sunday the Clerk of Court, Mr. W. L. Bryan, was called down to the Court House to marry Miss Quillie Fowler to Mr. Asbury Fowler, both young people coming from Tabor. The license was issued and the ceremony performed immediately afterward. As the train passed along Main street it was learned that a marriage was impending upon the arrival of the trairv. at the depot. There was, therefore, a crowd at the court house to greet the wedding party when they arrived. The bride-groom was already much more nervous than the bride, and this crowd of strangers did not help his condition. But Mr. Bryan managed to guide them through the ceremony and left apparently happy. NOTICE OF SALE. Real Estate and Personal Property of J. H. Hatcher in I)og Bluff. In order to settle my debts and hold my cotton: On Tuesday morning, December 1, 1014, at the hour of 10 o'clock, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder, at my residence in Dog Bluff township, my land and premises, containing seventy-two and three-fourths (72^4) ,\cres, bounded on the west by land of W. A. Spivey, north by Dog Bluff road, east by E. P. Hughes south by run of Brunson Swamp. Also two young mules, one 1-horse Hackney wagon with pole and shafts, me George Washington buggy, also a targe lot of corn, sweet potatoes, hay find all farming implements. J. H. Hatcher, R. F. D. No. 1. Galivnnts Ferry. Oct. 2Gth, 1914?td. \ i}n nr tu ivire V **?%!/ V/ I 1 U?H1UU? I take this method of thanking my many friends and Dr. .1. A. Norton for their kindness and attention during the illness a v! death of our child. May tJocl hlcss them all. S. D. and Gussie Anderson,