Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ARMIES AT IFRONT <* NOT VERY ACTIVE Christmas Day Barren of Notable Developments in Struggle ! * SOME MEAGr.Z REPORTS COME DRIFTING THROUGH \ - i German Artillery Shells Anglo- j French Lines in Greek k Montenegro. i ! i Christmas day was barren of notable war developments, no operations of importance apparently having been undertaken by the commanders of the huge forces in the European field of hostilities, which for the most part: Reem to have been resting on their arms, One of the most interesting of the clay's reports came through Athens to i the effect that on Friday German artillery on Lake Doiran, about 40 miles northwest of Saloniki, was shelling the Anglo-French lines in Greek Mace e" jf' i.mia which the Allies are continuing l'O fortify. This might easily mean J that the looked for advance by the forces of the Central Powers against the allied base at Saloniki was about t? begin. Over on the other side of the Ma 1 kans, Teutonic aircraft appear to have been active recently, a despatch from Cettinje, Montenegro, reporting that two aeroplanes had dropped bombs on ?cutaria, killing five civilians and injuring nearly a score of others. While off the Albanian coast the Montenegrins, through a submarine attack, lost a ship loaded with livestock. Paris reported the Christmas Eve not being important enough to record. The German account mentioned only mining operations in wnich the Gerans blew up works which were under construction in front of their lines presumably by the British. The British report under Friday's date spoke solely of artillery actively, notably in the vicinity of Ypres. In the Dardanelles the Turkish guns have been busy and, according to Con stantinople, have done considerable ex feution recently against the Allies' renches and lines of communication; sinking two loaded vessels, preventing the landing of troops by shelling the Allies' landinor s Laces -.mi three allied batteries 1 side?- breaking up the work of ontrenchmnl diggers. In Persia the Russians are declared, to have severely defeated the Pc: dan insurgents in a battle 25 miles from Tneran. Along the Russian front itself the fighting, according to Berlin, has been limited to patrol engagements. W. A. Smith van in Conway one day las wed: from the So car, tee section. k t * J. O. Norton spent the holidays at Fair Bluff with friends and relatives. t * * * Mrs. E. S. C. Baker is spending the holidays with her parents at Darlington, S. C. * * * * * I .Johnco Floyd of Floyds township i. w?s in Conway one day last wool: on J; business. J, * * * * * 1 Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Godfrey of Cheraw were in Conway for the holidays, visiting relatives of Mrs. Godfrey. % * * * Decide now that your farm shall raise plenty of supplies for the new year and only such cotton and other money crops as you can produce in addition to the supplies. * # * * * Give us a call when in need of mortgages or land deeds. * * * * if. | For Hill of Sales and crop mortgag-j cs come to the ITcrald office. i * * * * * Magistrate J. 1>. West of Sloe as tee spent some lime in Conway on business last week. 4: * * * * J. T. Johnson was here one day last week. N II. Mayo Sarvis of Bnyboro was among the farmers visiting Conway on business last week. * * * * * Mr. and Mrs. Press Williams and son, Iloyt, were in town shopping one day last week. * <1 * * * B. M. Caines spent some hours in Conway on business last week. i POPULAR WAREHOUSEMAN IN THE CITY Gives Formula For Making Fertilizer For Tobacco Next Reason. Capt. W. P. Lawrence, the wideawake tobacco warehouseman, was in the city recently. He gave us the following formula for making your own fertilizer for tobacco: Take (500 pounds rich dirt, 700 pounds manure, 200 lbs of lime, 500 pounds ashes: Put in layers under shed so ashes and lime will eat the manure, then mix, before your land is ready to plant, 50 pounds of Nitra Soda with 150 pounds of cotton seed meal and put compost in furrow, then drill soda and meal mixture on top of compost. This compost mixture of 23 i hundred pounds is enough for 1 1-2 to I 2 acres of land. W. P. LAWRENCE. o TAX RETURNS FOR 1916. The County Auditor of Hon y Coun ty will attend the following places at times specified below for the purpose of taking returns for the fiscal year 1916 of all poll tax payers, also all personal property owned January 1st, 1916, and all improvements and all transfers of real estate which have been made since last return. All able bodied males between the ages of 21 and GO years, capable of earning a support, shall be deemed taxable polls. Executors and administrators are required to make their returns according to law. Failure to make returns within the time specified, subjects the delinquent to a penalty of 50 per cent. BAYBORO?Monday, Jan. 3rd, 10 i to 12. 1 REHOBETII?Monday, Jan. 3rd, 2 to 4. MT. PISGAH?Tuesday, Jan. 4th, 9 to 11. 1 I1INSON & WARDS-Tuesday, Jan 4th, 1 to 3. 1 STEPHENS X ROADS?Wednesday, Jan. 5th, 10 to 12. ( STROUD'S STORE?Wed. Jan. 5th i 2 to 4. FLOYDS SCHOOL HOUSE-Thurs day, Jan. Gth, 10 to 3. SPRING BRANCH?Friday, Jan. HiL 1 /\ * i I til, J U to 1 6. GRASSY BAY ClIURCH-Friday, Jan. Till, 3 to -1. GREEN SEA, Saturday, Jan. 8th, 9 t? 12. DAISY?Monday, Jan. 10th, 2 to J. GRAHAM'S X ROADS?Tuesday Jan. 11th, 10 to 12. J. !.. BUTLER'S STORE?Tuesday Jan. 11,2 to 4. LONGS?Wednesday, Jan. 12th, 10 to 12. BEOOXSVILLH?Wednesday, Jan , 12th, 2 to -1. I ATTLFj RIVER?'Thursday, Jan. 13th, 10 to 12. WAY.iPEE?Thursday, Jan. lSP.i, 2 ; tO 4. HAND?Friday, Jan. 14th, 10 to 11 TILLY SvYAIviP?Friday, Jan. 14th 2to 3. CONWAY?Saturday, Jan. 15th, all day. COOL SPRING?Monday, Jan. 17, 10 to 12. AYNOR?Monday, Jan. 17th, 2 to 4 | GAL1VANTS?Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 0 to 3. DOG BLUFF?Wednesday, Jan. 19, 10 to 11. | .J UKDANV1LLE?Wednesday, Jan 10th, ^ to 3. RUCKSVILLE?Thursday, Jan. 20, 10 to 11. STALVEY?Thursday, Jan. 20th, 2 to 4. . BURGESS?Friday, Jan. 21st, 0 to j 12. S 0 C A ST E E? Friday, Jan. 21st, 2 | to 4.% I CONWAY?Saturday, Jan. 22nd, all day. | SAMSON FOWLER'S HOUSE? | Tuesday, January 25th, 0 to 11. LOUIS'?Tucsdhy, Jan. 25th, 1 to 4. SAN FORD-?Wednesday, Jan. 2Gth 0 to 11. ADRIAN?Wednesday, Jan. 2(>th, I 1 to 3. MYRTLE LEACH?Thursday, Jan. 27th, 1 to 4. The balance of the time until Feb. 20th, at the Auditor's Office in Conway. N. C. ADAMS, County Auditor. o D. V. Richardson of Bucksport was in Conway on business one day last week. ***** A. H. Long visited relatives at Greenwood during the Christmas holidays. i ' tHfe' HOBi^ Lrocal and SHOPPING. She screamed in terror when her purse Was snatched from out her jeweled hand, And hurled a modest semi-curse Toward the fleeing:, bold brigand; And when the copper caught the thief She seized the purse with anxidus air, And breathed a sign of sweet relief To find her treasures all were there. A penciled note Her fellow wrote, A sugar plum, A wad of gum, A hair-pin (bent,) A copper cent, A button hook With broken crook, A safety-pin, A curling tin, A powder rag*, A sachet bag. These were the treasures which she bore Around with her from store to store I While on a shopping tour, to see The many pretty things which she Would love to buy if she but had The cash, and with a smile so glad It almost made the copper sneeze i She thanked him, and with sprightly case ' Tripped on to seek another store Or two where she could shop some more. o r-\?1? _ r xr?i.i- /-t 1; nci ui i i, V'liinvu ui INUI'LH ^uruinm i was hero last wee k spending the holidays. a ^ * * * * * Miss Dahlia E. Baggarly, stenographer in the oflices of II. H. Woodj ward, is spending the holidays with relatives at Harmony, N. C. ****.-? Miss Evelyn Little, an expert stenographer now employed in Tryon, N. C., spent the Christmas holidays "with her parents, Mr. and Mrs J. W | Little * * * * * I i Miss May Goldfinch, who has been teaching domestic science in a school ! near Hartsville, is spending the holidays with her parents. ? * * m * Joe Clarke was here some days ago ( from Florence. ***** Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Johnson arrived in Conway recently to spend the holidays. W * !* * * j Miss Bessie Buvbage of Florence spent Christmas with relatives here. if * * r * i Miss Cokcr, of Columbia spent Christmas with Miss Mary McMillan, * * * * * Miss Meft.'e Rheuark, who lias beer ,-yi.nv . : t, ,)U:iu: VJII. V* Willi ill !' blister Mrs. V/. M. Goldfinch, has returned homo. * * * * * Miss Elsie J01103 of Mullins was in I ''jr.way to spend the holidays with relatives. ? * * r|f +: ah 3:i\ and M v. Ed. N. Jones of Mul, lias spent Christmas here with friends and relatives * * * * * Kid to ii Johnson was here from Flov once during the C hristmas holidays. * * j;t .v * George II. Howell of Wilmington, N. C., was here the latter part of last week. ***** Miss Lou Johnson of Charleston, land Mr and Mrs. Star Shelly of the 1 same eity, spent the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Elorrie Johnson. ***** Dr. Chas Dean of Georgetown was here for the week end. * * it * ar Dr Adams has returned to Conway j and accepted his old position with the j Conway Drug Company. His many . friends will be glad to know that he is back again. / * 9 ? * X Dozier Tisdale arrived in Conway last Sunday to visit relatives and friends for a few days. M * * * * ] Mrs. Geo. L. Marsh entertained a ; few friends last Monday night at j her home in the (hilly section of the city. Numerous games were played and delightful refreshments served. ***** John T. Shellev of Avnor wns in Conway on business last Tuesday. # s< v s?i Don T. McNeill Jr., will return to City Point, Va., where he has a position. * * * * * Mrs. J. F. Harper of Toddville spent last Wednesday in Conway. * >k * * * George Oliver returned to Conway last week to spend the holidays. D, OOfcWAY, S. O. Pepsonel W. P Lawrence, a tobacco man well known in this section, arrived in Conway the latter part of last week. He has been talking with the tobacco growers concerning the planting of I beds and other preparations necessary ' to be made for a successful tobacco season in 1910. * * n * * R. D. ?ox, a former Horryite but now of Florida where he has been engaged in business for some time, spent the Christmas holidays in this county with friends and relatives. * ? IK * * The trains were not seriously impeded in making schedules last week, but tllO snow + V?r? Iinnii. - ??? ? m. V ?/ v %? V?nv\? V 1 i V IIVVII (lay trains to be a little late for a <lay 1 or two. * ? * * Mrs. Claud Dusenbury and children left last Wednesday for Virginia, l she has gone to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives there. # * * * m Miss Metz passed through town I last week on her way home from | Myrtle Beach, where she has been teaching, to spend the holidays. I Miss Louise Powell spent the holi? j days with friends and relatives at1 , Fair Bluff, N. C. I ..... I Chairs K Gcrrald and Walter N. i Cerrald of Aynor, S. C., were in Con-j way last Friday morning having spent the night here on business. ***** Charles IT. Piatt of the Mullins En-1 l terprise spent some time in Conway last week with his brother, Dr. V. F. Piatt. While here ho received a tele- \ 'gram telling of the serious illness of j his grand-mother at Charlotte, N. C.,j and he left immediately for that city, j * * * * * A. C. Thompson, Jr., youngest son] of A. C. Thompson, was badly burned, last Wednesday morning. While stand | ing in front of the fire his clothes | caught and before help could he obtained was badly burned. ***** I After remaining shut down for some time owing to the hard times brought about by the European war, 1 the wood-working and blacksmith shops of J. W. Sparks will open up again and will serve the public as be fore. > * * * . * Jim Howard, formerly of this county, but now of Illinois where he has ! boon cmTllovfil in 1 ho liii "fori S'.fofoo army for several years, visited his sister, Mrs. J. L. Chestnut, here dur - in? tlie holidays, lie was off on a .; furlough. i * * :Jc * i ? E, J. Marsh was in Conway recently . on business. I ' ***** j (1 rover Ru] ard'iou spent the holid;r s with hi pai snts, Mr and Mrs, S. i C. Richardson. I * >:; . * ? ? ! l>. and Mrs. K. O. Watson and family spent live holidays with Pro,". '< .i.l Mrs. William Ghi/.c n L I lorry, G. i C. ****. ? Miss Mabel Norton spent the hoii' days with friends and relatives a: j Fair Bluff, j ***** I). V. Richardson of Buck sport spent some time here the first of the ; week. * :ic * * * 0. C. Gore was here last Tuesday. 1 * * * * * Louis Goodman, an attorney of Wili mington, N. C., spent a few hours j here last Tuesday. * * * * * i hlr. and Mrs. Arthur Gat 1 in are s;r nuing tno noiKiays with the former's mother. ifc Ms * i? J. T. Watts was in Conway recently. on business. Mr. Watts has moved I from near Toddvillo whore lie was engage 1 in farming for several years to the G. C. Butler farm at Farmer, S. C., in the I.oris section of the county. ? * ? I * All of the leading stores of the town J wore decorated for the Christmas hoi-! idays. w * * I There were hut few visitors to Conway fast week while the snow remained on the ground, but this had nearly all melted away by Thursday and the town was crowded with Christmas Shoppers nearly all day until late in ' the evening. The crowd was about the 1 same on Friday but hardly as large as on Thursday. * * W. E. Duscnbury of Toddvillo war, in town one day recently shopping. * * * * * Mrs. Julius Waller was in town one day recently. METHODIST CHURCH ~ TAKES OVER SCHOOL Horry People Still on the Board of Trustees of the Institution. A meeting of the Trustees of Horry Industrial High School, was held o:: Tuesday morning, December the 2Sth. and proper resolutions were adopted for the formal transfer of the School site, building and equipmnet. It will be recalled that at a recent meeting of the South Carolina Conference of the M. E. Church, South, held at Charleston, the Board of Trus tees made a proposition to the Conference, through the Board of Missions, to take over the School, buildings and equipment with 100 acre5; of land as a donation foiv a Mission School. The Conference accepted the gift and immediately appropriated $1,000 toward the maintenance of the School. Under the laws of the Church it hecame the duty of the Conference to select a Board of Trustees, and the following were elected, five laymen and four preachers, to wit: Peaehcrs: Rev. John B. Wilson, at one time Presiding Elder of Marion Disfvirt nml Wnll blinu-n 4 ln-? nnrtnln of Horry. Ho is now superanuatcd and living- at Sumter, S. C. Rev M W. Hook, Presiding' Elder of Marion District; Rev A. D. Bctts, and Rev E. L. McCoy, Laymen: Hon. Hal L. Buck. D. V. Richardson, and Robt. B. Scarborough, of Conway, W. M. Monroe of Marion and L. 11. Smith of I.atta. The management of the School is to he in the hands of this Board. They will direct its policy, employ its teach ers, etc. It thus appears that to all intents and purposes the management is left in the hands of Horry people, who are fully conversant with the siti nation. The Conference authorized J this Board to raise $10,000.00 for the erection of another building at the School site. It is hoped that this wiT ho accomplished and the building ready for occupancy when the F:J term begins in September next. The Board was to have met for the purpose of organizing today, but a< several members were providential!;, hindered from attending. nnothoi meeting will ho called within the nc ::t j few days. The Trustees of this School Ivy i always fob the* there is a di.ta i 1 work for b to do in 111 is section, a 1 I fov that matter, in all other section* {of Smith Carolina It was never ru ^ jposed that I' > St hool would draw | patrome a fmm 'be r'ch ;'.iv: v 11 f v | do. Jt was established for the pvj: 1 p OSC Of fUI'o]c 0;v>" nrn*0"t 'Owd 1 ' ling t;> the poor, and those who wcid probably not attend an Institution ol I IiicrRp" 1 o:\vv ,>r,\ If ^vpf> Rv tended that the School should be sectarian. lis e da; |ishment av.d mumtone.nea ha depended upon vr.lunl" ,M contributions 1 has had its period i of trials. For lack of financial si p port it was obliged to curtail its phi;,, for the time being. But the Board of Trustees believed that if some Che could be induced to accept the property and operate it as a. Mission School, 1110 question of maintenance would be solved; so the tender to the South Carolina Conference was made and accepted, and the future success of the School assured, provided, it) can get the patronage. There arc hundreds of boys and girls throughout this section of theStale who can be induced to attend tinShcool if proper effort is used. 1' will be run on an economical basis and well-to-do people, if so dispose 1. will bo given an opportunity to establish scholarships. Every Barracn class in Ilorry County, especially, should support one boy or girl at this Institut ion. While it will be operated under Iks auspices of the Methodist Church and receive financial aid from that gToa' body of Christians, the object of th School is not to make Methodists, but to build up manhood and womanhoooc and open the door of opportunity to those who now sit in darkness. In th prosecution of this great work, th Trustees bespeak the prayers and sunport of all the people. Robert !>. Scarborough. Conway, id. C., Dec 28th, 19t"> The dust in Conway got thoroughly laid one time last week and the town did not have a street sprinkler either. The first part of the winter was mild and dry; weather profits ar looking for cold and wet between thi. date and spring. /]> FIVE TEUTONS PREPARE TO ENTER GREECE Bulgarians, However, Said to Hesitate About the Venture at This Time FRENCH ARTILLERY SCORES SUCCESSES British Keenly Interested in Derby Enlistment Campaign \ *.,/ k.i i * M a * v t j London, Dec. 27.?Conflicting reports continue to reach London from the scene of the Near Eastern earnI paign. Statements from some sources make it appear the Teutonic allies are preparing steadily l'or an offen1 sive movement in conjunction with the Bulgarians and Turks. Other advices, however are that the Bulgarians fear to attack, lest they be caught between two fires in the strip of territory from the Saloniki-Doiran to the Saloniki-Gievgeli roads, j The central powers still are negoti...m 4 1%iing \mui vireece. An interview \viij\ Premier Skouloudis forecasts failure; i of the efforts to prevent an invasion of Grecian Macedonia. It is estimated that if an invasion is undertaken tiu; Athens government will <levote its efforts toward obtaining guarantees of tlie evacuation of Greek territory immediately after completion of mtii' tary operations. | Along the western front Paris reports successful artillery actions by the French in the Champagne, Woevrc and Vosges. Berlin says operations are restricted by incessant rain. | The British public looked forward with keen interest to today's cabinet mooting. It was expected the cabinet would consider the report of the FSarl of Derby in regard to his enlistment plan with special reference to the ef~ fVw4 nf tli i O 1 'A A wv 4 A ' .w i uiio i CJJVM v VJII cue <|iii'sjiiyu whether military service shall be com pulsory, . , ? ' Mrs. T. (I. Phillips and son left last Wednesday to spend the holidays with relatives. j ***** ' Rufus D Lewis was here for the holidays. The snow of last week remained on the ground for several days only moll inj;' in places owing to the contimwt cold days and colder n'g'hts. On Wednesday it looked for a time as if i; might rain again and then freeze or* top of the snow but this did not happen. * * * * * W. F. Hardee arrived in Conway last Friday from City Point, Vn., where lie hns been engaged in bin iuess for the past several weeks. ***** A'vhio Lewis, of Ridgekmd, S. tf., spent the holidays with his parents, Sheriff Miid .Mrs. J. A. Lewis. ***** The Diamond From the Sky is .<? groat story, a remarkable literary ef fort. The first instalment appears this week. ***** i Give us a trial on the next lot of 1 note or letter heads you need. * ? * * w Miss Nine Lewis spent the holidays here with her parents. * * * ? * S. M. Allen of Ciurley, a member of the firm of Allen Co., spent some* time in Conway on business last week. * * * # ? \V. D. Lawrimore who has been engaged in 1 lie* leaf tobacco business at Lexington, K\\, for the past several months, arrived in Conway the middle* oi last week and will spend the holidays with relatives in the country and with friends here. * * + * * The Diamond From The Sky is tho title of the Herald's new serial story, the first instalment of which appears in this issue of the paper. It will rr:? for several months and the story wiM increase in interest as it unfolds, f^. will appear in moving pictures at the Casino moving picture show every Thursday night. i ***** George V.\ Sessions of Adrian section visited Conway on business last week. * * * * * ?TehM T. Ward ef Little River was in Comva^* o" business ore day last ' .*er>k. **e had not been here for sev ero.l month >.