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" in --t c*. m mmmmm mvwmmm ?^n.? v, OL. A \ 1A -wivianur-ui* < ?f wwc-aww u?w* ?** i mhimvi H. R. STBlOKLftKB IS I KILLED 8! ACGiBEHT \ IN r'l.OYDS TOWN SHIP ON TIL\ NKSO IVI NO I) A Y IN SCIM'TLE; SMS NO 01 WAS TO BIAJSE Brought to Hospital Where He Soon After Died After Making Statement Absolving Others of All Blame in the t'nforlunate Affair. H. K. Strickland, a resident of Kloyds Township, was brought to the hospital in a serious condition from a gun shot wound in the abdomen, rcerived in Floyds township, on Thanks, giving day. Two men were engaged in a scuffle. Calvin Strickland, a brothel* of the deceased had a gun in his hand, when the deceased ran up to him and taking hold of the barrel of the gun jerked Calvin toward him. The gun went off with fatal results to II. R. Strickland, for he died soon after arriving at the hospital. He made the folowing statement about two hours before his death in the presence>of Dr. H. H. Burroughs, and in the presence of other witnesses who signed their names at the bottom : State of South Carolina, County of Horry. To whom it may concern:?I, H. R. ^ Strickland, believing that I am in the presence of.death, I make the folow. ing statement: r " At Stephen's X Roads, in Horry County, this afternoon, Hob Graham, ^ and Mark Strickland were tussling. Me and Calvin Strickland got into it also. Calvin had the gun, a 28 cal. 1 ran up and caught gun by barrel. I jerked gun forward from Calvin. The gun fired, load entering my abdomen, fight side. We had all been drinking some grape juice. None of us were mad with each other?but only a friendly play. I do not blame anybody. I have no idea Calvin thought there was any shell in the gun. I feel cuite sure it was an accident. Calvin ^ and P have had no trouble with each other. We lived together some time and farmed together. Nov. 27th, 1914 (Signed) H. R. Strickland, Witnesses: A. M. Anderson, H. H. Roberts. A The New Methodist P?stor. Last Monday, Rev. Elbert L. McCoy was appointed by Rishop Denny to bo pastor of the Conway Methodist Church. Mr. McCoy comes hero from Reidvillc in Spartanburg county y where he has closed a most successful three years pastorate. Mr. McCoy was born at Malveen, Ark, of Scotch-Irish stock. He was educated at Mcndrix College, Ark., and at Vanderbilt University, and so comes to us one of the best trained men in the South Carolina Conference. Ho is thirty-eight years old. In 1903 Mr. McCoy was converted and the next year was licensed to preach at Arkadelphia, Ark. In 1902 he was received into the Tennessee Conference and the following year he was transferred to Carlisle, S. C., to fill a vacancy, and has ever since re| mained in this State. He. was pastor at Carlisle two years and throe years at Reidvilln an/1 nr?vv c! Crtn,ifo,T * VUI1IUU tw Wll VV In 190G Mr. McCoy was married to Miss Olive Caldwell of Donaldson, Ark. They have two attractive little girls, Allene Ruthorn McCoy and Helen Olivia McCoy, fc Mr. McCoy comes very highly recommended, and he has the reputation in the upper part of the State of being a strong preacher. We predict for him a most successful pastorate ,in our growing city. It is understood that Mr. McCoy and his family will arrive on Thursday of next week, December 10th. They will receive a hearty Welcome. Conway Methodist Church. Services for Sunday, Dec. Gth: Sun day School at 9:4T> a. m. Preaching by ^ the retiring preacher at 11 a. m. The Lord's Supper will be administered at jv , the close of this service. Epworth j League at 8:30 p. m. At 7:30 we j I will have an Echo meeting telling of mo recent annual Conference at Sumter. Preaching at Elbcthcl on Sunday afternoon. fe Prayer meeting Wednesday night. A cordial welcome to all. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Irvin of Wampee returned to their home last Thurs day, after spending some time with the family of Mr. A. C. Thompson, a brother of Mrs. Irvin. iMMravvvniaiiSA Mwmrt'M imiw if ?111 BAinr-wry r. "H'> MAGISTRATE COURT. Magistrate "A7. IT. Chestnut last Thursday tr^d iho case of T. L. Cclv Company of Anderson, S. C\, agjrnst 1 I nv.Mf ( 1 f .".n' ? ^ /Ia^ nn nl 1 ' _> j i? *%r * i v. v.% a 4?i.. i?? v * suit having been brought on a supposed account of $10.00 and some cents. The plaintiff alleged in hie complaint thai this account was mad by the defendant. When the case was called the plaintiff had no witness in the case but sv. mitted its complaint to the considv at ion of the court. The plaintiff first made a motion, however,to continue the case for the examination of witnesses in Anderson or Greenvii This motion was refused and the case went to trial. Mr. Cusliman had filed his answe in the esse denying the complaint. IT testified at the trial that this account I was not made with this company by himself hut the goods were purchased by one Aleck George, an electrician, who at one time was working under the defendant on an electrical contract in the city of Anderson. That he did not give any order for the goods either verbal or in writing. That after he had finished the work that his force of hands were doing in Anderson lie received a bill with George's name on it from this company for the amount. Later he saw George and George stated that he had got the goods on the credit of Mr. Cushnian, and that he would attend to the matter and straighten it out. After hear ing this testimony the magistrate found a verdict for the defendant. ONE HUNDRED AND ONE CONVICTS ARE PARDONED By Governor Cole L. Blease on Thanks giving Day. Columbia, Nov. 2b.?One hundred and one convicts, serving terms *-->r murder, manslaughter, rape, housebreaking and larceny, and minor offpnses running the entire gamut of crime walked this morning from South Carolina prisons as a result of act of clemency extended by Gov. Cole L. Blease, Included in the list are 31 prisoners who were serving terms of from 2 to 30 years for manslaughter; 1G life termers for murder, and 54 for miscellaneous offenses. Of these 54 were white nrisnners: 40 negroes, and 1 Indian. W. T. Jones, a wealthy planter, serving a life term for the murder of his wife by poisoning, was the most notorious of those securing clemency. Under the parole he is required to abstain from liquors; he is also required to treat a possible future wife well, in 1 tlie event of another marriage. The 1 Governor's remedy is: "Under the further condition should he. hereafter marry and bo convicted of abusing or mistreating his wife, he shall bo arrested and committed to the State penitentiary to serve the remainder of the above mentioned sentence." Among those paroled or pardoned were the following: John Hooks (white), convicted at the February, 1914 term of court at llorry county for manslaughter and sentenced to five years upon public works. Paroled. ) Burroughs Stroud, (white), convict-j ed at the February 1914, term of the court for Horry county of manslaugh-! tor and sentenced to live years on pub lie works. Pardoned. Cornelius Johnson, (negro), convicted at the June 1911, term of the: court for Florence county of grand ; larceny and sentenced to live years on public works. Paroled. General Washington, (negro), convicted at the June, 1910 term of court for Florence county of murder with xv i;uinmeiHiauon to mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Paroled. TRENCH DYSON WAS ACCIDENTLY SHOT. Accident Near Aynor in this County liesuHs in Death. Teench Dyson, a young white man, living in the Aynor section of this county,while pranking with a gun on Thanksgiving Day, was accidently shot and killed, the load entering his body in a vital spot. It was reported that the gun would not fire, and something had gone wrong with the nmchanism of the instrument and in trying to correct this defect the hammer got caught and the load was discharged. SPECIAL NOTaCE The Ladies Aid Society of the Mcth odist Church will servv. Oysters, sandwiches, Salads, Coffee and Candy next Friday, Dee. 5th, at the John Daniel store. All are invited to attend. There will be a sale of ready made articles ,aiso C.?riscmas ...? ! iry coi'xty and hku pko''mv vt --?Tir ttti nMni ir?n<tfi in ^ ni n rrnfrnn i? ui?*uuuimi.? CONAVAY, S. C., Till1 USD AY 1),: GftiiiL Goilyi CONWAY THiS WEEK | with eqfipm f,nt a hove tii i: AVERAGE OF SI CH CONCERNS AND LOOKS NEW. A carnival company arrived in Conway last Sunday by special train and pitched its tents Monday morning on the vacant lots neaar the court house. In the aggregations is a ferris wheel, a mcrry-go-round, wild west riders, and a minstrel show or two. The concern has the appearance of being above the average of such shows, the tents a.id other equipment having the appearance of being new and in good repair. They are great users of electricity. using more than the usual carnival shows have been doing in this town. REFUSES TO REGULATE COM?11:RCTAL RELATIONS Stand of United States Made I'lain in Reply Sent Germany. The decided stand taken by X he United States in refusing to accept the principles Pf the declaration of I London to regulate commercial relations during the Eeropean war was made clear Nov. 25th, when the State Department made public the text of a cablegram sent to American Ambassador Gerard at Berlin on October 14. Mr. Gerard had forwarded a notice that Germany intended to protest against alleged violation of the declaration by Great Britain and France. The German ambassador, Count Bcrn 11.. 1 1 ? 1 1.1- - sbviu, L'.iviciy Lvnuuiiy luugeu liic complaint, with the State Department. Simultaneously the reply cabled Ambassador Gerard, copies of which went to all American diplomatic representatives abroad, was given out. It follows: "Please inform the German government that the Department's suggestion made to the belligerent countries for the adoption for the sake of uniforniity of the. Declaration of Lofrulon as a temporary code of naval warfare for use in the present war has been withdrawn because of the unwillingness of some of the belligerents to adopt the Declaration without modification. The United States government therefore will insist that its rights and duties and those of its citizens in the present war be defined by the existing rules of international law and the treaties of the United States with the belligerents independently, of the provisions of the declaration and this government will reserve the right to enter a demand or protest in every case of rights and duties mentioned above and defined by existing rulers of international law when they are violated or their free exercises hindered by the belligerent governments." Mrs. GoldOir ' Kntertains. Mrs. A. E. Goldfinch, who teaches the young men's Bible class at the Baptist church, gave a delightful entertainment at her home 0:1 last Monday evening. Each member was given the privilege of inviting one guest, and at 7 o'clock they were all gather-j ed together at the residence and were) ushered into the parlor where a num- j her of interesting games were played. All present reported a splendid time. Those present were: Misses Sarah McMillan. A.linr? , ??v \/i iv.ti hi u i. j I\UtII IUOI1 J I Sessions, Sadie Goldfinch, Minnie I j Armstrong and Mattie Rhcuark. I Messrs. Grady Tisdale, Arthur Tisdale i Jesse Brown, Corbet Anderson, 13ob, Bouuoitt, Mayo Holiday, Jennings Armstrong and George Graham. Accident at Conway Lumber Plant. While workmen were endeavoring ( I to lift un a heavy smoke stack last, Thursday morning, at the plant of the ! I Conway Lumber Co., where a now mill is being built, 0110 of the colored men named Johnson who was holding one of the guy ropes, for some reason turned it loose and the heavy stack fell down on him, striking him on the head and seriously injuring the man. Others who were working around the place at the time were put in serious danger and some of the others sustain ed slight injuries it was said. The wounded man, Johnson, was taken to his home where the mill physician i gave him attention. J In was reported in Conway last Thursday that Mr. Hampton Lewis, a citizen of this county, who lived near Adrian, S. C., had died suddenly and without previous warning that morning. The coroner was called to hold an investigation of the case. Mr. Lewis was a brother of the late S. J. Lewis, who died in a similar way several months ago. FIRST, LAST. NOW WD FOREVEI v.mmiiwm wnaw p i^mjcomri ?? imni-ia'ABiim C'HMBKR 3, l?l L ? WMuwrwrflru^rt' ? ' rtf jw?a.* wiv<r fj m? ?v?-rm APPOINTMENTS FOR j MARION DISTRICT THE METHODIST PREACHERS' WHO WILL OCCCPY PLACES IX MARION DISTRICT Following are the appointments for Marion District made at the general conference in session a few days ago: Marion District?It. H. Jones, presiding elder; Aynor, J.E. Ford; Blenheim, J. S. Beasley; Britton Neck, T. H. Bain; Brownville, L. T. Phillips* Bucksville, W. A. Youngblood; Centenary, R. R. Doyle; Conway, E. L. McCoy; Conway circuit, W. H. Phillips; Clio, A. D. Potts; Dillon, A. J. Cauthen; Floyds, F. S. Ilook; Gallivants Ferry, A. W. Shealey; Latta, F. H. Shnler: Latter circuit, D. H. Everott; Little River, J. F. Cook; Little Rock, F. L. Glennan; Loris, I). D. Jones; 11. L. Singleton, supernumerary; Marion, R. B. Turnipseed; Marion circuit, M. M. McLendon; Mullins, K. S. Jones; Mullins circuit, M. F. Dukes; Little Pee Dee, E. H. Beckham; Waccamaw, E. F. Scoggins: Sunday School Field Secretary, W. C. Owen; Editor Southern Christian Advocate, \V. C. Kirkland. BRITISH OFFICER CLAIMS War Will be Over by Next June and World at Peace. That the war will be over by next June or before was the statement made by an officer of high command in Gen. French's army. He is back from j the front on a few days leave but can not be designated with any greater precision. "The war will be over before Ascot," was the way he put it, and the Ascot race meet comes in the middle of June when there is one. His statement was made in all seriousness and was justified, in his mind, by what he described as the facts of the situation. These, in brief, he says, are that the German efforts in the western theatre of war are practically exhausted; that pressure on the eastern frontier will shortly become severe; that the psyhological moment for the general offensive for which Gen Joffre is awaiting is rapidly approaching, and that movements of the allies east and west will prove irrestible. "Early in the summer,' said the officer, "Germany will be ready to make peace on the best terms she can obtain." PATROL ALONG NIAGARA Invasion by Germans, Similar Raid, Feared in Dominion. Buffalo, Nov. 150.?Extraordinary precautions have been taken to guard | against a possible raid of Germans 01 German sympathizers across the Nia- j agra River. A permanent of thirty1, militiamen has been stationed at Fort; Erie, directly oposite Buffalo, and the! whole river front there to Niagara Falls and Queenstown is patrolled day and night by between 500 and 000 members of the ncwlv orirani'/ed homo guard regiments. These measures, it is said, were tak on in response to demands from civic organizaaions along the Canadian side of the Niagara who insist that a raidj similar to the Fenian raid was not a | remote possibility. II. S. Watches Warring Nations. In common with the military obser; ers of every other nation, United States army officials are watching- with keenest interest the aiHillery develop-1 ment of the warring nations of Europe as disclosed upon the battlefields of Belgium and France. Every news' despatch that reaches the German guns is read closely and photographs are studied with greatest care, but so far nothing conclusive has been found I to confirm the report the Germans are! placing their main reliance upon for-1 ty-two centimeters mobile howitzers.' Sow wheat on the very next good i day, is tin- most important advice i which the extension division of Clem-1 son College is now sending out to J South Carolina farmers. There is not much time left for talking about; OAUnnrt* At. ? nil- 1 i;nuii, i nose vvno are, unfortunate enough not to he able to I put grain in their land soon will, it is; believed, be victims of regret next surymor and no doubt evious of their more fortunate neighbors who will be getting top prices for wheat and oats. Fund Over Subscribed. Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George announced in the house of com mons last Friday that the war loan if 350,000,000 pounds sterling ($1*,7f>0,- ; 000,000) had been greatly over-sub- 1 scribed. I." I Mil I i l.??WW IIIW?^mi-HW MMIRLV BHnvH? nrrnrrjvn?aair wu i i? i im rii~m-t~ii? *n DEATH OF A CHILI). I Young Son of Mi. and Mrs. E. V. Anderson Dies Near Rhenis. Mr. and Mrs. E. Anderson had j the misfortune of losing their litDej son, Gordon, their only child, at their; home at Morrtsvillo, near Rhems, in Georgetown county last week. The interment took place at Gourdincj si\ i i . i rni 1 /mi... . i. v napei uii iasr i nursuay, i nr.giving Day). Mr. arid Mrs. Anderson are remembered by many friends in this section, having lived last year near Myrtle Beach. The funeral was attended by Olo Anderson and Oscar! Anderson, and Mr. and Mrs. M. CI. Anderson, all being relatives of the stricken family now living at Conway.! The child was young but was re-1 markably well developed and bright for iis age. Taken with acute indigos tion, it was ill but the short space of two or three hours before death took it away. Horse Racer Said Could "i'ix" Races (Daily Record.) Governor Blease made public Monday the correspondence between him-1 and Governor-elect Richard 1. Man-1 ning, of Sumter, relative to the idea-: tity of the turfman who was quoted in South Carolina newspapers as saying, in substance that horse racing at j Charleston had boon "fixed up with Governor Blease all right and we can do the same with Manning." Governor Blease inquired the identity of the man with the intention, he stated, of. carrying the matter into the courts. The letter to Mr. Manning from Governor Blease was as follows: "Nov. 26, 1914. "Hon. R. I. Manning, Sumter, South Carolina. "Dear Sir: 1 notice in this morning's News and Courier, page 3, column 2, under the head, "Manning and Racing,' an article in which you arc quoted as having said: " 'The turf magnate is quoted as having said that there would be racing in Charleston next January and February, regardless of the incoming governor. We fixed it up with Blease all right, and can do the same with M aiming.' "1 write to ask that you be so kind as to furnish me with the name of the 'Turf Magnate' you refer to, if it be true that you made this statement. "Very respectfully, (Signed) "Cole L. Blease, "Governor." Mr. Manning replied as follows: "Gov. Cole L. Blease, "Columbia, S. C., "Dear Sir:? "Your letetr of the 26th, referring to newspaper article, 'Manning and Racing,' is received. "1 am unable to comply with your request to furnish the name asked for, as it was not given to me. The conversation referred to. in the clipping sent me, was related to me as an amusing incident, and 1 so treated it in relating to it. The publication of this matter was not made upon my suggestion, and 1 am surprised to see that the same has been done, and regret It. "Very respectfullly, (Signed) "Richard I. Manning." Maiden's Love Minister. Rev. Frederick Nicholson, of the First Spiritual Church, of Worchestor, Mass., last Saturday appealed to the chief of police for "protection against lovesick maidens and scheming mothers." For weeks he said his life has been made unhappy by love letters and telephone calls. He turned over to the police a package of letters. Police officials subsequently visited each home and advised that attentions to the pastor must cease. Ship With 6,00 Bales of Cotton Sails This Week From Now Odnnna to firemen, Germany. Now Orleans, Nov. 24.?The steam-1 or (irccn Briar, flying the American I flag sai's this week for Bremen, with six thousand bales of cotton., the hrst to move since the war 1) *gan. To Report all Cases. In their search for the persons responsible for the recent bomb planting in the Bronx court house and the Tombs police court room in Now York patrolmen last Thursday were instructed to report all cases of destitution in the districts patrolled by them. Bi;> Boss by l ire. Fire last week destroyed the racing stables and 15 race horses owned by F. B. Dodge of Grove town, Ga., 15 miles from Augusta, causing a loss estimated at from $125,000 to $150,000. Harry B. Reaves, of Boris, spent several days recently here with his uncle, Geo. R. Reaves.?Mullins Ens * ilCi ????? ????i ti i iim?ii?iiwmiiiwm tmmmi ?? ? ?mi, h No. 31. I m-i - r 11 f n o >? mtmrnmmmmwmmammm?> METHODIST GONFERESICE nan nrrai nminrn I riHD DtCri UlVIUtU NOW M YKKS TWO, SOUTH CAROLIN A. AM) UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA. NEXT MEETING PLACES Spartanburg an Charleston Will Entertain the 1915. Meetings of the Two Conferences.?W. C. Kirkland Editor of Advocate. Last Saturday's session of the Methodist Conference was featured by the adoption of the McLeod resolution fixing the boundary line for the division of the conference, the selection of Spartanburg for the meeting place for the first session of the new Upper South Carolina Conference, the election of W. C. Kirkland for editor of the Southern Christian Advocate and the selection of Trinity church, Charleston, for the next meeting of the South Carolina Conference. The McLeod resolution was presented to the conference at its first ses! sion and has been debated at length, i twn rival resolutions findiac* snmp sun port among the members. The resolution as adopted reads as follows: "That the line of division of the South Carolina conference be and is hereby fixed as follows: Beginning at the North Carolina line follow the line between Chesterfield and Lancaster counties, between Kershaw and Lancaster counties, between Kershavc and Fairfield counties, thence across Richland county in a direct line from the junction of Kershaw and Fairfield counties at the Richland line to the junction of the Seaboard Air Line and the Southern railways, thence in a direct line to Ridgewood, thence following the trolley lines to Hyatt Park, thence in a direct line to Simma station on the Atlantic Coast Line railway, thence in a direct line to the junction of Calhoun and Lexington counties at the Southern Richland county line, from thence the line between Calhoun and Lexington counties, between Orangeburg and Lexington counties, between Orangeburg and Aiken counties, between Barni A .1 C?_ WVll illlVl aLIIWII lUlllllR-S, IU lilt: vannah river, except that Smyrna and Rbenezer churches in Kershaw county shall remain in the upper conference and Kershaw and Salley churches shalL remain in the lower conference. '"That the name of the Lower conference shall be "the South Carolina ! confrencc' and that said conference i shall retain the historical records, the i session, number and the chronologic cal rolhthat the name of the upper conference shall be 'the Upper South Carolina Conference." Attorney Asks Review. Another attempt to get an appeal in the Frank case before the United States supreme court was made by attorneys last week for Leo M. Frank, of Atlanta, under sentence of death for the murder of Mary Phagan in that city. A motion for permission to file a petition seeking to have the court review the ease on a writ of error was tiled. Henry A. Alexander, of counsel for Frank, personallly called the motion to the attention of the court. The attorney agreed with Justices Lamar and Holmes, who, in refusing to grant the writ, held that the question for review is a decision of the Georgia court of appeals on procedure, namely, whether the motion to set aside the verdict of conviction was made in due time by Frank's attorneys. The attorney contended, howeve:-, that the Georgia court would no} have reached it^ dpeiGrm if tr - - - -V? ? , N ^ ? V ? ? A ?. IV ?*%%** not erred on a fundamental point of federal law, namely, whether Frank had boon given a fair trial because he had been compelled to stay away from the court room on the day theh verdict was rendered for fear of violence. He argued that the court should grant the application so as to correct this error. Moving Picture Shows Started Mc ssvs. Coughnour < " Cannady of Wilmington, M. C., opened a moving picture show last Thursday night in the place recently leased by them from Col. C. P. Quattlcbnum, next door to the Horry Hardware Co. The interior of the room was altered as well as the front of the building, and everything done except the painting by Thanksgiving Day.