University of South Carolina Libraries
. VOLUME XXX. DECENT NEW ACT AS TO CHAINGANG Management of the Gang Now St HhanrtpH ac in Unrru I ' U?J V V I I VI 1 j ^ County FORMERLY SUPERVISOR NOW THE COUNTY BOARD | Have Sole Direction of the j# Chain Gang' According" to Schedule. An Act passed by th ereccnt Lcgishaia-e and of considerable interest to th?* people of the county is one Placin;.'the Chain (rang under tho control of the Board of County Commissiont ry. and directing the roads upon which it shall work. The Act follows: i "Whereas the public welfare and ft convenience of tlie many sections of l J r.i-ri- C nil n 1 v dom i\ rwl smtin lini ?{form and systematic effort be made '1 * improve the leading public highways of the county; and Whereas the county now maintains a fbain gang, owns teams, road scrapand certain other road-working equipment, all of which has been purchased by and operated at the exIy rtse of the entire county, but owing t<> the lack of some uniform, systemand equitable division of the services of said road-working equipment, grv-at injustice "has been done some sections of the county; Now, therefore, In order to, as nearly as possible, distribute the her efits to all the citizens of the county, and to utilize to the best ccon t>,rSr advantage said equipment for general public welfare, Tie it enacted by the General As se;. biy ol the State ot South Carolina: Section 1. That immediately after tl .. passage of this Act, the chaing;.r.g of Horry County, South Caroli v., shall become and be under the dirret, exclusive and full control of A .rHr County Board of Commissioners of .-aiil ooranty; that all authority and j)fwr heretofore given to the County S,rr;er visor, either by the genera: \axvs of the State or any special Acts ol' the Legislature relating to or governing the chaingang of the said county he, ar?d by this Act hereby is, * ?ermiwv*nd .upon the County Board of j^(Vcrrm'tKwor>ors of Horry County, f* the word "Board" appears J v this Act it shall be taken to Mean County Board of Commissioners. :S.ec, 2. That the County Board of i <Commissioners shall immediately assume controll of the said chaingang, A ^jml, in order to carry out the purpose oof this Act shall, beginning the 1st xtt^y of May, 1916, require the following public highways to be worked by <:.b> .rhningang as nearly as practic.aVle according to the following schedude, to wit: TV. Finklea to Ivoris?45 days, May 1 to June 15, 1.916. Z IflLoris-Buck Crock?45 days, June :I5 tc> J?ly 30, 1916. ^ 3. ConwBy-l'ireway?60 days, August, 1 to September 130, 1916. 4. rlacard lrom Conway?90 days, October 1 to December 31, 191G. b. Placard to Strickland's Ford?GO dlays, January 1 to January 31, 1917. ?ix Coo1 Spring to Galivant's Ferry ?*G0 days, February 1 to March 31, J 9 J 7. 7. Conway-Potato Bed Ferry to MV* Dee Road?GO days, if so much be necessary, April 1 to May 31, 1917. A. Dog Bluff?GO days, June 1 to .July 31, 1917. .5). J or dan vi lie Road?30 days, Augoi l 1 to August 31, 1917. 70. "White Oak from Brown Swamp ("1 days, September 1 to October 31, J.l> 17. II. Pauley Swamp?GO days, November 1 to December 31, 1917. 7 2. Reaves' Ferry?45 days, January 1 to February 15, 1918.' 13. Heaves' Ferry-Wampee and Little River?75 days, February 15 to Jkmc 81, 1918. 7 4. Conway, Bucksville and Port y Harrelson?GO days, July 1, to AUgusr (Continued on page Eight.) Mu "I FINAL PRESENTMENT OF GRAND JURYMEN .Attention Called to Unverified i I Reports of Crimes Not Dis closed in Report. COI'1ST <) ' (iENKit AI. SESSIONS Spring Term H)16. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry. To His Honor T. S. Sease, Presiding Judge: Wo, the Grand Jury, selected foi tiie year 1!)1(> beg leave herewith to make our final report for the term: 1. We have examined and passed upon all bills presented to us by the Solicitor and have returned them to the court with our findigs. 2. We have appointed the following committee to investigate the conduct of all County ollicos and public business of the County of Horry to report their findings from time to time to the full Grand Jury for such action as may be necessary: George I\l. Fowler, foreman, B. Frank Singleton and Dan W. Hardwick. 2. We recommend that the Clerk of this Court be directed to issue sum mens to each Magistrate in the Counto appear before the Grand Jury's committee on the conduct of County odices or before the Grand Jury with all the books, papers and records of their several offices that the said committee of the Grand Jury may require for an examination of their conduct of their several offices, said summons to be issued and returnable at such time as the foreman of this Grand Jury may fix. 4. We have inspected the condition of the County Jail and find it well kept, clean and in a sanitary condition. 5. We recommend that the Bridges across Mitchell Swamp near the village of Green Sea be repaired at once as they are in bail conditions and dangerous: also that the ground bridges on the road leading from Green Sea to Mt. Tabor, N. C., be likewise thoroughly repaired. It is reported to the Grand Jury by members thereor that there appears to be a conflict of opinion as to whether it be the duty of the County Supervisor or Township Supervisors to repair certain Bridges over the larger streams of the Countw In ordor to mcnncili. such conflict we recommend that a jule he issued against the Supervisor of Green Sea Township to show cause why he should not immediately repair IJridges across Mitchell Swamp returnable on the first day of the next term of this Court. G. We have before us unverified reports of certain crimes and the neglect of official duty which we turned over to the circuit Solicitor for such examination and action as he may think necessary in the premises. We desire to thank his Honor and officers of the Court for their uniform courtesy and for their aid in the performance of our duties. Respectfully Submitted, G. M. FOWLER, Foreman, Conway, S. C., March 1, 1910. o COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Will Convene Here, Judge Sense Presiding, on April 3rd. Following is a Roster of Cases to be tried at the April Term of the Court of Common pleas, beginning on Monday April 8rd, 1010: For Monday April 3rd, 1916. Sarvis vs. Todd. Realty, Loan & Ins Co. vs. Brown. Worth vs. Smith. Adams vs. A. C. L. Railroad. Johnson vs. Valley. Mclson vs. Conway Lumber Co. Moulton vs. Conway Lumber Co. Stanley vs. Permenter. Holmes vs. Williamson. Waddell vs. A. C. L. Railroad. For Tuesday, April 4th, 1916. Palmetto Grocery Co. vs. A. Alford, (3). Anderson vs. A. C. L. Railroad. Enterprise Grocery Co. vs. Jolly. J. C. Bryant Co. vs. J. T. G.aham. Hardee vs. Strickland. Stackhouse vs. Connerly. Wwtx IORRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY AT A REGULAR AU "Gcmmelmen and ladies, owin' to de line we have reduced de operatin' cost < TOWN WATER PIPE HAS BEEN ORDERED The town has put in an order for 1( 20 feet of eight inch standard water pipe and this, as soon as received, will be used to connect the large tank with five two-sway hy-* drants placed at convenient points through the business section of Conway. According to the original plans, this piping later on will be extended so as to give fire protection to 1 the residence section of the town. The large tank was erected about a year ago under a contract with the Conway Lumber Co., which will keep the tank always full of water. The town council is to be congratulated upon being able to put in this great improvement. Salem Happenings. Frequent showers of rain in this section gives the farmers plenty of turning room. Mr. Jim Branton's baby was buried j at Salem last Thursday. ?1\ Joe Bcllr.riy, who was stricken with paralysis some three or four months ago, we are glad to say is improving'. Miss Orilla Hewitt has been very sick but is improving some now. Mr. Thomas Watts' little baby was burried at Salem last Friday a week ago. Out' ?rhnnl nt Sulom / ! ? ? >^ <1 w. v? v MiMvui vmiiiu t \i a v ivov the- 25th of February, after a successful term, taught by Miss Annie Ii. Felder, of Sumter, S. C. A very nice program was rendered Friday even-. ing by the pupils which was enjoyed by a good number in spite of the inclement weather. This is Miss Folder's first,work in this County and the t patrons speak highly of her e'fficien: j work done at this school. Following is the program. Music, Messrs Everett and Will it Watts. Two Tittle Weleomers, Henr\ Watts and Ethel McNeill . Welcome Song, Larger Pupils. A Small Speech, Raymond McNeill. What's in a Name, Five boys. Music, Messrs Everett and Willie! Watts. Six or Nine, Roy McNeill. Vacation Fun, Six boys and six girls. I r\-- TV > vjur examination nay, Nino pupils. Music, Messrs. Everett and Willie Watts. Teasing Aunt Chlore, Seven girls. Song, Good Bye, by Small pupils. The Masonic King, Nine characters.. Vacation Song, School. The entire program was well ren dered and every feature was interest-, ing, especially the Play, entitled: The Masonic Ring. It was interesting from start to finish. There was nine characters and 3 scenes. Which of the; (characters did the best is hard to tell. Everybody said 'twas fine. HI -V % y #* FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FOREVER.' , MARCH 9, 1916. TOMOBILE SHOW. J ' -- - . _ "w Iir i i ISSN?T"i I 7 "" I^t^L *^" '(Jn Pu,i ort i e I- ? i V "^77" fi^co Ju^s ;'/rrpi "~ /Nobi*</\/~l r*>?Lt% u 4>\ -y ~ \ constant increase in de price of gasoaf dese cars to nothin'." ? Rehse in New York World. ANOTHER WOODEN SHACK REMOVED The old Todd Boarding' House on 3rd Avenue was torn down last week, or rather what remained of it after the fire that came near destroying* it last year when it was vacated by Mrs. C. F. Lawrence. It makes a vacant lot which will no doubt be filled by a brick building before very long. Messrs. Willie and Gary Hardee, M rs. G. F. Murrell and daughter. Miss Annie of Hickory Grove, Messrs. Vance parker, Kurnic Vaught, and Tlirnor rimstnnT T*ill* - v? v w1 * 11 ? > am ji, Messrs. Mike Clardy, Clifton Dunn and Misses Mary Claraedy, Ella Wilson and Crissie Rellamy of Savannah FRuff were among those present. ?"Watchman." o Allsbrook, S. C. K. F. D. No. 1. Dear Editor:?As there haas been a considerable length of time elapsed since this section has been represented in the valuable columns of the Herald, 1 will take my pen to write. It is not to be supposed that this letter will contain many valuable news items, as times are so quiet that the writer's pen suffers for the lack of a constant supply of preserved news. The minds of the farmers seem to bo standing on a quandary respecting the greatest financial income obtained from the planting of cotton or the planting of tobacco. Discouraged by the gloomy outlook of the sale of tobacco this season' the most of the farmers of this section have decided to increase their cotton acreage by utilizing their tobacco fields into cotton. After remaining in the Simpson Creek section for several venrs Mr Tharon Hardee recently accepted a proposition made to him by Mr. J. T Todd. Mr. Hardee has won the affection of several i**irl friends, notwithstanding the short time since changing localities. On last Thursday afternoon, while attempting to move the top fodder from a stack on the farm of Rev. D. D. Cox, he and his son captured three grown skunks, whose home was lo- j cated in the center of the stack. We had succeeded in moving three wagon loads from the stack and was gathering the remainder when we discovered SftlOP Jiniiniila in W1-.?> VIIV IUU\IUI ? I1UII | first saw thorn I named them foxes but finding them rather slow in mak- j ing their escape, I immediately changed my mind. 1 secured a ser-, vicable stick near at hand and killed them dead, llelieve me "I smelt pole cat" as some old men say. This purchase couldn't be compared with a j hunt I took this winter when I spent a whole night in search for peltries without realizing even a chase. ?M. D. Cox. J raid. ># PETITION FOR VOTE BEING CIRCULAED Interest to Be Six Per Cent instead of Eight Paid Heretofore. Petitions are now being circulated among the voters of Conway praying for an election to be held for bonding the town >n the sum of forty thousand dollars, which if carried, will he used as follows: $10,000.00 for Water Works. $20,000.00 for Sewerage, el0,000.00 for Town Hall and improvement to adjacent land. Cor some time past it has been felt that it is hitfh time that Conway enteied the modern town class by put tinj;' i'i the usual modern improvements without which the town cannot b? counted as up-to-date. It is hoped that the election will be successful. By an arrangement recently made the Town of Conway will pay only <> per cent, interest on its indebtedness instead of 8 per cent, as it has always done heretofore. The town owes ten thousand dollars in round numbers and it is easy to figure out the saving that this new arrangement will bring about. o INJUNCTION SUIT OVER TIMBER DEED Several suits have developed in the court of Common Pleas in this county over the construction of the language used in a timber deed covering the timber on the estate lands of the late Win. P. Melson, Sr. For the purpose of paying off certain indebtedness the heirs of the late Mr. Melson placed the lands of his estate, some years ago in the hands of B. B. Moulton, as trustee, in order that he might sell the merchantable timber on the land to raise necessary funds and then divide the lands among the heirs at law. The timber was sold by the trustee to Mr. W. A .Freeman march 21st, 1900 and the deed contained the following clause in regard to the time within which the timber should be removed from the land making a different limitation as to the swamp and the uplands: "That the said second party, his heirs and assigns shall have and the same is hereby granted to it of them, the period of five (5) years from date hereof in which to cut and remove the said timber from the said land, and that in case the said timber is not cut and removed before the expiration of said period, then that the said spcnml party, his heirs and assigns shall have ten (10) years in which to cut and remove the timber from the swamp land on said tract but only five (i>) years on the up-land unless by agreement hereafter made." There has never been any further agreement and the owners of shares of the heirs at law, among whom is Col. D .A. Spivey, contend that the time limit has expired as to the upland on said tract, and that the ten year period can only apply to the River swamp lands which constitute a great portion of the original estate. The mater will no doubt be disposed of by the court this Spring. o Bride and Groom Here. Mr. and Mrs. Purdie McNeill arrived in Conway the first of this week after a wedding trip lasting several days. They are at present spending the time with Mr. and Mrs. Don T. McNeill, the parents of Mr. McNeill. The bride was Mi ss Fodie Harrington of Mullins, S. C., and well known to a large circle of friendsj here. sv The new concrete sidewalk just completed in front of the buildings of G. B. Jenkins on 3rd Avenue, add very much to the appearance of that section of the business portion of Conway; and it will no doubt be much appreciated by the people who pass that way. ? <? Tattle Miss Laura Thompson entertained a party of little friends last Monday at her parents home, the occasion being her birthday. j \ 1 NO. 47. WHAT BECAME OF EACH INDICTMENT i Names of Lha Parties Indicted at Recent Term and Disposition ; COPY OF REPORT OF CLERK OF THE COURT i I Those Indictments Thrown OiV& as Well as Those Being* o Tried. . The report of \V. I.. Bryan, ! Clerk of the Court of Con oval Sesj sions, shows the following mdict; ments passed on at the term last | week, and the disposition made ii? ! each ease: ' The State vs. Henry Anderson, as) sault and batetry with intent to kill* ; Guilty ot' simple assault. I The State vs. Plowden Beaty, Asj sault and Battery to Kill. Pleads* Guilty . The State vs. .lake Floyd', Disposing; of Property Under Lien, Guilty, i The State vs. Sam Bellamy ami j Geo. Williams, Privily Stealing frorr> j House, Guilty. The State vs. Jet Nobles, Trading Property Under Lien, Guilty. Scale J sentence. The State vs. Charley Buckley, and Harry Buckley, Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent. Not Guilty. The State vs. H. W. Lewis, Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent- Not Guilty. The State vs. DeWitt Stanly, A^ .U i n..n i* tt ? ? ?uuit anu naucry 01 riignt. J*net Aggravated Nature. Guilty. The State vs. F. VS. Powell and C. F. Powell, Disposing of Property Under Lien, Noll Prossed as to F. S. Powell, C. K. Powell tried. Not Guilty. The State vs. Jessie Johnson and Thornton Johnson, Larceny ot* Live Stock. Plead Guilty. The State vs. Louis H. Bryant, Obtaining Goods by False Pretense Noll Prossed. The State vs. Louis H. Bryant, Disposing Property Under Lien. Noll Prossed. The State vs. 11. C. MeKenzie, Drawing and Uttering Cheek without sufficient funds to meet same. Moll Prossed. The State vs. Thomas Todd, Obstructing and injuring the Public Highway. Noll Prossed. The Stale vs. Daniel Sheron, Violation of Fish and Game Laws in Closed Season. Continued. The State vs. W. C. Page, Disposing of property Under Lien. Continued. The State vs. C. M. Hucks, Disposof Property Under Lien. Continued, j The State vs. Ike Cribb, I/iirecny of Live Stock. Tried. Not Guilty. The State vs. J. D. Parker, Vance Parker and Foster Hardee, Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill. Noil Pressed. The State vs. Fonzie Parker, Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent. Noll Pressed, j The State vs. Brook Strickland, I John Fi. Grainger and Dwight Grain| ger, Abduction. No Bill. The State vs. Norman Moscty, Dis, posing of Property Under Lion. Noli ; Prossed. The State vs. Thomas Worley, LarI eeny of Bicycle. Continued. The State vs. Lawrence Martin, j Forgery, Discontinued for want of | Prosecution. The State vs. C. N. Causey, Ob| structing Landing, etc. Continued. The State vs. .1 C. Morse, Disposing of Property Under Lien. Continued. The State vs. Hattie Woodbury, Receiving Liquors Under False Pretense. Tried. Guilty. The State vs. Will C. Crawford, Obtaining Goods by False Pretense. Not Guilty. The State vs. Jessie Hodge and Zade M. Buffkin. Zade M. Buffkin "Pleads Guilty, Jessie Hodge tYied. Not Guilty. Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill and carrying con(Continued on page Fight.)