The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, November 23, 1922, Image 2
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OLD DAN MURPHY
DIES IN HIS CELl
Pan Murphy, aped prisoner of th<
penitentiary, who created consider
able surprise early this year when he
announced that ho would not accep
a pardon if Governor Cooper shoulc
see fit to grant executive clemenc.\
to him, but who later asked Govornoi
Harvey to grant him a pardon because
life ,ut the prison had becomc
''too rough," died yesterday morning
in his cell shortly after 3 o'clock
from heart trouble.
"Old Dan," as he was known at the
prison, was perhaps the oldest mar
in tlio penitentiary from the point of
scrvice, ha vine boon nlnrnrl in
180o. With his passing the prison
lost a unique figure. His death was
sudden, coming before medieval rtter.tion
could he summoned. Fie was
over 05 years of age.
l?V\v?v the he h?d heen
lot out of his cell to get a drink of
"water and again at 3 o'clock he was
lot out. He complained to his cellmate,
James Faulkner, of a "terrible
burning in his heart," but F.-uilknor
did not suspect anything serious. A
few moments later Faulkner told Dan
his feot were cold and Dan replied
that "he felt pecu'iar," a feeling that
lie had never experienced before.
With a sigh Dan turned over .and
said, "God bless you, my boy," and
passed to the other world.
Dr. R. T. Jennines, penitentiary
physician, examined the body and prorourred
death due to apoou v .
oner Scott was notified, but after a
consultation decided Ih it an inquest
was not necessarv.
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Dan had served nearly a quarter
of a century in the penitentiary and
had been happy. He ran a little
until the riot there some months ago
store in the prison yard .and had accumulated
a pood deal of money from
his sales of soft drinks, tobacco and
other articles. After the riot at the
prison some of the "hard boiled"
prisoners thought Dan had taken
sides with the authorities, and according
to his story, were "after"
him. He expressed a desire to leave
because the men were petting "too
rough" for him.
Col. .A. K. Sanders, superintendent
of the penitentiary, has always befriended
Dan and the aped prisoner
almost worshiped the colonel. He
often said he would never leave as
Jong as Colonel Sanders remained
superintendent and when the pardon
board recommended that the governor
grant him full executive clemency
he announced that he would not
leave. Governor Cooper never offered
the pardon, but the pardon
board favored clemency for Dan.
It was only last year that Dan was
brought up the street to a moving
picture show, the first he had ever
seen. Colonel Sanders brought the
old man up town and gave him the
treat of his life by riding him around
the streets, carrying him to a show
and riding him on an elevator and he
*as delighted at the sights on Main
street. It was like a new world to
Pan.
When Pan was thinking of the pissibility
of a pardon being offered him
he said he was "away behind the
times," having beer, behind the grim
walls for many years. He did not
think he could get out in the world
again and keep progress with busiHa
vvnc rnntfmt tn romnin with
his friend. Colonel Sanders.
Dan was convicted of killing Robert
Copes, treasurer of Orangeburg
County. The evidence against him
was exceptionally strong, but there
were no eyewitnesses. Dan always
?>id he vras innocent. Last year h'
expressed deep regret that he had
rot taken the stand during the trial
and told his story but it was too late
Evidence Against Dan
Treasurer Copes was making '.he
>ounds of the county collecting cave;
when be was slain. Evident* at the
trial showed that the g*m used belonged
to Dan and it wis also hroughl
out that the tracks around the scene
of the killing were made by shoe?
worn by Dan, certain tacks in the hee
pointing conclusively to this. The
killing occurred on May 1
Dan was convicted of murder ant
sentenced to be hanged March 5, 1897
Governor Ellerbe granted him a re
spite until March 2f>, 1897, and oi
March 25th commuteel the sentence t<
life imprisonment. On March 26th
1897, Dan entered the penitentiary t<
begin his life sentence.
On September 20th, 1900, Dan es
aped and went to the Philippine Is
lands, where he joined the cavalry
He returned to the United and whil<
working in Georgia, became involv
ed with his landlord. He was sen
tenced to a term on the Georgia chain
jiang and while at work on the ganj
was discovered by the auditor o
Orangeburg county, a close friend o
the slain treasurer. He was brough
back to the penitentiary on Decern
bor lKth, 1005, and there remains
\?ntil he died yesterday morning.
Dan has a son in Georgia, and pri?
on authorities notified him yesterda
wiorning of his father's death,. Dan'
wife also lives in Georgia and th
body wrifl likely be taken there to h
taid to rest, the son notifying 1t
authorities that he could come for i
Dan had accumulated considerabl
woney, but he left no will so far e
Colonel Sanders knew yesterday.
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18 WHEAT FROM RUSTED
PLANTS FIT FOR SEED
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Clemson College.?The Botany D
vision has received various questior
recently regarding: the suitability f<
teed of ^wheat from a rust eel cro
Such graaos are ma good as any othi
ef the same quality. Of course,
badly shriveled, It would not do i
well.
There jure no commercial varieth
ef wheat immune to- the leaf nis
which ie tfae meat common one in th
r section. Moreover, the infection is
air-borne and not seed-born. It is
clear, therefore, that good grain, even
1 if from badly rusted stalks, will be
as good as any other. And since
2 seed treatment can influence the
I amount of rust infection.
i This does not mean to imply, of
t course, that treatment of the seed is
1 of no value for stinking smut and
j ;ome other diseases are thereby conr
trolled.
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; "CENTRAL" REFUSES CALL;
MAN THROWS TELEPHONE
: AT HER
Ruthland, Vt., Nov. 15.?Thos. D.
, 1 Noel, of Mt. Holly, lost his temper
? "hen he could not get "central" on
M he telephone. He ripped the instruI
nen! from the wall of his home,
. ! lumped it into an automobile and
i then drove t\Vr? lllilpsi fn linnin /if
, 1 the telephone operator and shied tlie
fixtures through the plate glass window
in the front door.
I n city court today he pleaded
vuilty to a charge of breach of the
oeace, paid a fine of $25, agreed to
i -epair the damaged door and promised
to treat telephones with more rej
spect in the future.
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BOOKS LATER
THAN USUAL
| The tax duplicates will open for
fhe collection of the taxes of 1022,
later than usual this year.
The reason is doubtless to be found
in the great increase in the amount
of work required of the cou.ity auditor,
owing to the incvja.se in the number
of school d:s<victs in the county
.and the unusual num )er <?f ievies to
be taken care of. rI lie work has been
going on for many months and still
the books are not ready to be delivered
to the county treasurer.
Some time ago the time for opening
the books was extended from October
15th to November 15th. The
work of making up the books could j
not !?o finished by that time and still
another extension is necessary. This
loeS not. fViof 1? '?
viiciv vncie iuis oeen,
or that there will be, any further extension
of time for the paying of ihe
taxes of the fiscal year of 1921.
It is believed that the duplicates
may be ready to be delivered from
the auditor to the treasurer by Dec?
ember 15th, but is not certain that
the work can be finished by even that
date. I
The officers are doing the best that
they can under the circumstances. I
GRANTSMOTION |
FOR BALANCE
> Judge W. C. McLain has decided
, in favor of the plaintiff, Weiss &
[ | vSons, against N. J. Ferris, trading as
r | Quality Shop, in the matter of an ac,
J count for goods sold and delivered on
11 which plaintiffs sued for about $175;
, ''nd the defendant had answered in
^he suit claiming that he was entitled
, ^o credits which would reduce what
. lie owed to about $117.
, The motion before Judge McLain
was made by the attorney for Weiss
Sons, asking for judgment against
"erris for the amount he admitted as
^eing actually due and leaving the
emainder of the account to be tried
>ut later on when the case can be
eached on the dockets.
The order of Judge McLain allows
J udgment for the amount admitted to
, >e due and leaves the case open as to
. he remainder of the account sued on.
The records at the Court House are
[ growing in bulk very fast and still
I nore room will be required in order
';o store them as they should be and
take care of them. There is nothing
> more important thnn tUn 1
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care of the records.
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Toll it to The Horry Herald.
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TRESPASS NOTICE
I All persons are hereby forbidden
.> to entei', or trespass in any manner
upon any of the lands of this Coml
nany which are located in Conway,
Dogwood Neck, Little River and Sec1
astee, under penalty of the law in
^ such cases made and provided.
j This notice is intended to prohibit
hunting, fishing, ranging, gathering
j >traw or leaves, cutting or interfering
with trees, timber or lightwood
_ and, in fact, any entry of any kind
upon lands herein mentioned.
MYRTLE BEACH FARMS CO.
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" PETITION
FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
x AND DISCHARGE
f
f In the Probate Court,
t STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF HORRY,
j Ex Parte, F. A. Burroughs & D
M. Burroughs, Executors.
In re: The estate of Addie Bur
y roughs, Deceased.
>3 To all and Singular the kindrec
e and creditors of Addie Burroughs
deceased:
e TAKE NOTICE That the under
t signed will apply to the Judge o
u PrnhnfA Pftnw""' " ^ w
IC ?v/wiina^j Oi t/i) on monaay
ls "he 20th day of November, 1922, a
eleven o'clock A. M. for a Final Set
tlement of the Estate of Addie Bur
roughs, deceased, and Discharge fron
the office of Executors of sai<
Estate.
i. F. A. BURROUGHS,
D. M. BURROUGHS,
>r Executors
D Conway, S. C., Oct. 20th, 1922.
\T TAKE*NOTICE, That a hearing oi
\f ahoye Petition will b? had at my of
& fice at eleven o'clock A. M. on Norem
ber 20th, 1922.
^ J. S. VAUGBT.
,t Judtre of Probate for Horry Cou*tj
i. 18j 28122-11.
THE HORRY HERALD,
conwXyhasa
winthrop tea
The newly organized chapter of
Winthrop Daughters of Horry County
met on November 18th, ut the home
>f the president, Mrs. W. A. Freeman.
!)etween four and five o'clock,
for its first monthly tea.
Combining pleasure and business,
he minutes were read, and after a
discussion of dues and a purpose in
view, it w.as decided that each member
pay $^.50 chapter dues, which
should constitute a small beginning
for a scholarship at Winthrop. Decernher
being a full, busy month, the
meeting for that month was abolished.
For the January tea, the chapter accepted
Mrs. Freeman's hospitality,
rind will ,<\gain meet with her.
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i it'i <iii nit; uus ness wjis nnisned.
Miss Blackman, the Public Health
worker, sent to us by the Stai.e
Health Department, made a very interesting
talk, giving a view of her
work, and of what she is planning to
put across in this county. Another
very welcome guest was Miss Mattie
Thomas. who is at this time visiting
Rural School Improvement Association
clubs and Organizing new ones in
Horry County.
The following list shows a fairly
good attendance; still there are many
more W in thro p sisters in Horry, who,
we feel sure will be joining us soon:
Mrs. W. A. Freeman,
Miss Mary Harlqe,
Mrs. Julian Dusenbury,
Miss Olara Sanders,
Miss Lula Sweet,
Miss Lois Carroway,
Miss Alma Watson,
Mrs. Paul Qnattlebaum.
Mrs. Mack Moore,
M i-^s Essie Derham,
M i^s Gertrude Ayers, 1
Mrs. Don Ayers.
After Miss Blackmail's talk, tea
and sandwiches were served. It was
very thrilling to know that, at this
hour, Winthrop Sisters scattered all
over the State were enjoying a good
old chat "over the tea cups."
Mrs. Freeman was delightfully
toasted, and every one present seemed
to forget all cares and worries and
for the time wander back to Win- 1
throp days.
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Let The Horry Herald do it.
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The work on the public reads in
this county is just as important in
( lio mof+A? n-C ' *'
..v, ...unci ui i\cepinK up me roads
already built as it is in trying" to lav
out and build entirely new roads, perhaps
more so, because we want to
keep fast hold of what we already
have .^nd not lose as fast as we gain
in that respect,
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| fncrvous headache?^
IMENTHOLATUM J
^wquickly soothes
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Several hunting parties went , out
of Conway last Friday and returned
in the afternoon with varing kinds of
luck.
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PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN
I' Ijetr H
I Gieoi^e ^
The Tightwad Business Man Is repelling
a Raid on his One-Way Pockethook
! They are getting up a Fourthof-July
celebration, but all They get
from Hlro They can Put 1q Their Bye.
He l M the Other Fellows advertise
' and bring the Crowds to Town and h?
reaps the Benefit?without Kxprom.
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I,et The Horry Herald do it.
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Hi Y Kill BODY'S
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i Restaurant
Moved to Laurel Street
5
a Opposite Peoples Brick Warehouse
Meals at All Hours
I JOHN BESSANT
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Cold? ^in? Qrfp aa4 hifluiiM
r LAXATIV?
C. Wi CROW'S allMf I ? box 96*.
CPU WAY, 8. O, MOV. .IS 1922
SOME FINE* ftvrATOES ;
The Herald force is proud of a fine
lot of potatoes brought to thfe office
one day last week by W. H. Bratcher,
and presented to the force as a present.
Six in number, they are hard to
beat. They have not been measured
nor weighed, for the force has been
too busy lately to run out to a grocery
store and take the potatoes to ,1
pair of scales.
They are of the Porto Rico variety,
and each of the six is one of the largest
that we have ever seen in this
county.
Those potatoes were raised by Mr.
Bratcher on his farm located about
eight miles from Conway on the public
road leading toward Little River.
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II. C. Jones, of Gallivants Ferry
section was in Conway last week, accompanied
by some of his relatives.
The fine lithograph letter heads at
The Herald office are just the thing .
to carry your holiday message to the
reading public. Get ,a hundred of
them and write your personal letters
on them during the holidays. It is
a tine idea.
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WAS IN COLLMBIA i
W. L\. McCormick was in Columbia
last week, where he attended the
meeting called at Governor Harvey's '
office to consider the farming situation
and the best plans to advise under
the circumstances as they now
exist.
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I'M Right Screw-Driver. I
Pri^hnbly the screw driver nr.d th? I
hammer are the most used tools nhoi i '
the house, but it will surprise ninn.x '
people to know tlint there* are thre?- 1
different kinds of drivers to tit three
different sizes of screws. If the cor- !
rect driver lv Selng used It will Just
fit the slot of tlu? screw and no pros- ,
sure will be required to drive the |
screw. Further, the danger of the ?
driver's slipping is reduced to a mini
num. thereby preventing accident.
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FOR WEAR ANYWHERE '
Wt M
One of those charming, always-ready
suits, which can be worn anywhere,
helps to strengthen the belief that this
fall's suits are the most attractive presented
for many seasons. It Is made
of suede-finished cloth and has a
straight-line, loose coat of medium
length to be worn over a simple onepiece
dress of the material, with a
square nerk and a stitched invertqfl
plait down the front. A novel braid
embroidery adorns the coat, and a
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I'UJiur m uy*Mi rnx completes n.
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NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the decree
and judgment of the court made by
his Honor W. C. McLain, Presiding
Judge, in the case of B. B. Anderson,
Plaintiff vs. C. G. Hoover, Conestee
Chemical Company, a Corporation;
and American Bank & Trust
Co., a Corporation, defendants, and
dated the 28th day of October, A. D.
1022, I, the undersigned W. L. Bryan,
Clerk of Court as Special Master, of
Horry County, will sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder before the
Court House door, at Conway, in Horry
County, and State of South Carolina,
during legal hours of sale, on
salesday in December next, it being
the 4th day of said month, all and
singular that certain real estate, situate
in Horry County, and described
as follows, to wit:
All and singular, that certain tract
of land, situate in Green Sea Township,
County and State aforesaid, containing
Three Hundred (300) acres,
more or less, beginning at the run of
Mitchell Swamp at the Bridge on
Fair BlutT and Conway Public road,
and running westwardly with said
Bivamn f A wkoM TrAn Qnrinno Qnromn I
II FTtviup W " ll\-l V AAV/11 M|/l lllf,n ?J IT Ollip
intersects with it; thence with the
run of Iron Spring Swamp northwardly
to a live oak corner, thence
a straight line eastwardly to a stake
in field nearly opposite gate on Eastem
side of Fair BlufT road leading
into J. P. Derham's field; thence at
right angles Southwardly a straight
line until it intersects with said Fair
Bluff and Conway Road and thence
with said road to the beginning point;
being the identical tract of land this
day conveyed to me by A. M. Lee by
his deed of even d#te.
TERMS of Sale Cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers and stamps.
November 3rd, 1922.
SHERWOOD * KcMIlLAN,
PUiBtift's. attorney*,
m L. BRYAN, Ctorfc ef
- Court m Special Master
Honry County.
SIMPLE BUT VERT FINE
IMain, rich lintm of beaver, velours or
felts with wide sashes and collars of
heavy, handsome rihhon, are the choice
of many discriminating women who Insist
upon tint*. but simple headwear
for their little girls. There Is nothing
prettier than these tine-grained "nuts.
LINES WERE
BADLY MIXED
Owing to mix-up in .un article recently
appearing1 in The Herald, it
was stated that there had been a further
extension of time for paying
taxes until November 15th, while it
was intended to say that the time for
jpening the tax books for the collection
of the taxes of the fiscal year of
1922, had been extended until November
15th. When The Herald
learned that this error had been printed
there was no time to get it corrected
before the expiration of the
time which had been erroneously
stated.
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V? QijMm That Dom Not Affect the Heed
Brctuie of iU tonic and laxative (fleet, LAX A
riTTE BROMO QUININK is better than ordinar>
Outatne and does not cause nervousness not
ringing in head. Remember the full name aui
took tor the m nature ol ti. w. grove. 30c.
The Right Market \
store on 3rd Avenue and
many friends there.
We handle the choic
if you are not already a cu
to give us a trial.
FRESH FISH
The Righ
Third Avenue
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DONALD GIRLS
AREPEEVED
Greenwood.?Donalds doe% have
some marriageable girls, and the sto- f
ries that have been circulated over
haVf the world about the absence of
marriageable maids in that town, 18
miles north of Greenwood, have caused
much uneasiness to them, declares
young ladies, of that locality, who
have begun to attend parties and
take an interest in social eve/its since
the fame of Donalds as a bachelor's
haven went abroad.
Donalds has scon a on-nnn ?
ft.VWJf v/x JfUMHK
maids "ki'ow up" during the past I
year, and these same girls are resent- I
ful over the fame Donalds has achiev- I
ed. They claim it militates against I
their popularity with outsiders who I
have no ince?itive to come to Donalds, I
thinking it the abode only of bache- I
lors. So Donalds' claim to a place in I
the limelight is vanishing, and the tl
one spot on the globe where a mai I
could smoke his pipe in peace, or per- I
chance play chcckers day in and day I
out without fear of his liberty being I
endangered is no more. I
The ybTthg women who have wreck- 1
vd the dreams of the hopelessly un
married man of that town insist that I
Donalds is just like any other town, I
and they give warning that it's no I
use for girls from as far away as I
Michigan .and Wisconsin to write there M
any more in the hope of finding a J
mate. I
Tell your troubles to The Herald. I
To Stop a Cough Quick 1
take HAYES* HEALING HONEY, a I
cough medicine which stops the cough by
healing the inflamed and irritated tissues. M
A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE |
QA! VF u-?1 ?*
unu T u iu> vircot UUIUS, Iicau VAUUS ttlHl
Croup is enclosed with every bottle of I
HAYES* HEAUNG HONEY. The salve I
should be nibbed on the chest and throat I
of children suffering from a Cold or Croupe
The healing effect of Hayes' Healing Honey in- I
side the throat combined with the healing effect of
Grave's O-Pen-Trate Salve through the pores of .1
the skin soon stops a cough.
Both remedies are packed in ooe carton and the I
cost of the combined treatment is 35c.
Just ask your druggist for HAYES* I
HEAUNG HONEY. M
las moved back to its old I
will be glad to serve its 1
est meats at aii times, and
stomer of ours we ask you I
EVERY DAY I
t Market I
Conway, S. C. I
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