The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 12, 1923, Image 1
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| SMITH LOSES
j ON NON-SUIT
' Brought His Complaint for
il Twenty Thousand Dol|i
lars Damages
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f WAS CASE OF INTEREST
1 When Lands Sold and Rented
F at Greatly Inflated
Rates
f One of the most interesting of the
civil cases disposed of in the Court of
i Common Pleas last week was that of
' Reddin W. Smith, plaintiff, against
I W. Boyd Jones, the defendant seeking
> to recover the sum of twenty thousand
dollars for alleged damages un.
der two causes of action set forth in
his complaint, which reads as follows:
FOR FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION
1. That on January 3rd, A. D.
r 1020, and before that day and date
this plaintiff, his tenants, agents and
j servants, were in the lawful posses'
sion of the following described lands
und real estate, to wit:
ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain
plantation and tract of land, situate
at Justice, in the County of
Horry, State of South Carolina, con,
taining four hundred and twenty
{ (420) acres, more or less, 110 to 120
' acres being cleared, and known as the
"Boyd Jones Justice Place."
2. That on or about the 3rd day of
1 J/inuary, A. D. 1020, the defendant
above named, that is to say the said
iW. Boyd Jones, did there and then,
^fraudulently. and with force and arms,
^1n person and with the assistance of
?his agents, servants and hirelings,
I forcibly enter, take possession of and
detain as aforesaid, the above described
land and real estate, then and
thereby as aforesaid, ousting and dis|
possessing this plaintiff.
l 3. That the acts of the plaintiff
I above set out and herein complained
if wore and are fraudulent, wanton,
ri'lful and unlawful and malicious
,nd by reason of all of which this
ilnfn'ifT is and has been damaged in
mm of ten thousand dollars.
A FOtt A SECOND CAUSE
OF ACTION PLAINTIFF ALLEGES:
1. That for the years 1917, 1018,
010. and to January 3rd, 1020, this
laintifT was in the lawful possession,
'ther in person or by and through
is servants, agents, tenants and laorors,
of the following described
ir?ds and reol estate, to wit:
K ALL AND SINGULAR that certain
Kplantation and tract of l^nd. situate
Rat Justice, in the County of Horry,
Jfetate of South Carolina, containing
Bfour hundred and twenty-six (426)
Hncres, more or less, 110 to 125 acres
^R>eing cleared, and known as the
V'Boyd Jones Justice Place."
H 2. That for and during each year
Hktated above and up to and including
January 3rd, 1920, the said defenHdant
has and did continuously interHforo
urifVi fV?la rilainf IfF'a fon!inf? tx.A
IV* V VV i Vlt VIl?o VI It ?? VVI itvuvi. %, ?'V?
arm labor, by forcibly dispossessing
hem of their houses situate on said
ands and threats of dispossessing:
hem and causing them to "leave the
.ervice of this plaintiff" and caufing
Sis plaintiff during each year to lose
i part of the crops grown on said
nnds, said defendant unlawfully enicing
said labor with offers of em^ovment
and promises to employ, if
hey would and after they had quit
he service of plaintiff in addition to
orcible dispossession as above stated.
' 3. That above acts complained of
'ere done and are malicious, wanton,
Hlful and unlawful and are and were
Itoie as aforesaid and for the further
raudulent purpose of creating a selfIrving
breach of this plaintiff's posission
which said possession was unfer
a lease executed by the parties
preto. And by reason of nil of which
Sis plaintiff has been damaged in the
of ten thousand ($10,000.00.)
hilars.
WHEREFORE plaintiff demands
Ifdgment against the defendant for
<e sum of twenty thousand (S20,*0.00)
dollars, his the said plaintiff's
bmage, and the costs of this action.
.The defendant answered the cornfaint
setting up among other things
I failure on the part of Reddin W.
Jnith, and his tenant, W. 0. Smith,
4 perform certain things set forth in
je contract of lease for Reddin W.
Iriith to do, and in case of his fail
Ie to periorm tnese tnings, 'hat the
?ht was reserved in the lease for the
hdlord to declare the lease forfeited
d that he had so declared the lease
rfeited the latter part of Novem- 1
r, 1910, and mailed notices to both (
rddin W. Smith and W. C. Smith to
p effect that the lease had been :
pken and forfeited and that he
<uld expect them to vacate *he <
ernises and have their property relived
therefrom by January 1st, '
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1 At times it would appear that \ J
[the law business is a mere mat- it
Uer of contending. When a man j[
(fails to agree with his neighbor u
the goes to law with htm and
[each side employs lawyers. The "
I man who settles which is the
' best contender is the judge and \\
[he is the man who has the hard- n
kest time of it. J[
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BOY AND CAR
| RUN TOGETHER
Injuries Are Painful but Not
Thought To Be Serious
Cecil Hawes, young 6011 of Mr. and
Mrs. S. P. Hawes, was the victim of
a serious accident occuring last Saturday
evening, while the town was filled
with week-end visitors on account
of Field Day, and the ball game taking
place as an incident.
Younp Hawes was struck hv n
Ford touring car which was being:
driven by R. A. Bass, son of Dr. R.
A. Bass, of Gallivants Ferry. The
front wheel of the car struck against
the body of the boy and is said to
have passed over him. He was tangled
up in the wheel while it made a
number of revolutions. Brakes were
applied to the cri\ but it ran on for
twenty-five or thirty feet before it
stopped.
The upper part of the boy's e/\r
was torn loose and several stitches
were necessary to replace it in position
so that it may heal up. He was
injured in the breast where several
wounds were inflicted by the impact
of the wheel. At first it was feared
that the bov was severelv ininrpd in
ternally. At last accounts, however,
he was doing well and expected to recover.
He is about ten years of ape.
The accident took place on the national
highway which leads out from
Main street on the way to Gallivants
Ferry. The ball game Kid iust broken
ut> and the road was filled with
people leaving the grounds, which are
located in the open fields bevond the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander.
There were a number of automobiles
passing along the hitrhwnv on their
way home from the Fietd Day exercises
and the Bass car it appears was
one of these.
It has been related that young
Hawes jumped off the running board
of one car and was Struck by this
other, but this could not be confirmed,
as another storv had it thnt. hi* w.is
merely passing along, or perhaps
across the raid, v/ith a group of other
small hoy? interested in the hall gar^e.
The injured hoy was goin^r in the direction
of Conway whi'e the car was
being driven in the onposite direction.
Following: the accident he was brought
to the office of a physician and his
wounds attended to.
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TAKEN FOR X-RAY
Cecil Hawes, the nine or ter-venr- 1
old son of Mr. and Mrs* S. P. Hawes. 1
who was injured in an putomobile ae- ]
cident last Saturday afternoon, while <
the town was crowded with Field Day i
visitors, was not considered as doing 1
very well last Mondav, and he was 1
taken to the hospital in Florence, for 1
the purpose of having X-ray photo- I
graphs made of his chest. 1
The pictures are expected to dis- <
Hose the seat of any internal injury 1
that may have been sustained by the !
child, ftnd if it should be the case that 1
internal injuries .are found, it mav be
possible to treat the condition and re- j
lieve it. i
Reports on Sunday were to the ef- l
feet that the rhild was doing well and
it was not believed at that time that \
he had sustained any serious injury. i
There are conflicting reports con- c
cernincr the wav the accident, occurred. ;
ADAMS HOME !
DESTROYED
The home of Jessie Adams, in Dogwood
Neck township, was burned
down last Saturday. The flames ^
caught from the stove flue on the
southern side of the building. The
wind drove the flames through the
house and it was destroyed although
hard fought at every step.
The flames were first discovered by I
A man passing along in a car. He
gave the alarm and a crowd that had ]
gathered at United churches nearby
for worship, came over &nd helped to
fight the flames. Some of the people
helped to empty the house of the furnishings,
and about all that was in the
house was taken out and saved, and
with but slight damage to the furni- \
ture. *
mis was tne home of "Uncle" Nnthan
Adams. It was built in 1873.
The entire community regrets the loss *
to Mr. Jessie Adams and his aged
mother.
Already a movement has been started
to see who will help in replacing e
the home. There was no insurance j
?n the building.
1920. 5
The lease under which Smith claim- j
ed to hold the place, one of the finest
farms in the Cool Spring section of j
Horry County, was introduced in evi- c
dence, reading as follows as to the ^
main provisions of it: ^
WITNESSETH: r
1st. That party of the first part, t
(W. Boyd Jones) in consideration of j
the premises, covenants and agree- t
ments of the party of the second part a
hereinafter made, and the payment to e
him, the party of the first part, of an f
annual rental of Five ($5.00) dollars p
per acre, one-third September 1st; f
one third October 1st; and one third J
November 1st, of each year during the a
currency hereof, hereby lets, leases f
(Continued On Page Eight.) f
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S C., THUBBDAY,
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ii OPPOR1
You ?, ? ?
i by wishing big things to cor
* Opportunity?friend?is
* twinkle of the stars. It is
" It is the power to express I
\\ Doing it now?nails the c
;; the call?know it is right~
things of today were the li
* the day before they were oj
\\ Opportunity is eternal as
\\ clock tick?it depends upon
j | take it when offered, to ma
!e portunity, minus action?ha
% into an early grave.
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BRIDE LEAVES
DRUNKEN MAN
Man Gets Arrested and Hunts
IAP I nl Avsrl A U nl >1
IVI IIIICIIUCU HUUUl
Town
TAKES EXPENSE MONEY
Too Much Whiskey Breaks up
A Colored Wedding
Here
Rural policeman, V. L). Johnson, as
he passed along the sidewalk on Laurel
street one day last week, found
a horse and buggy hitched up to a
rack in the back lot. A negro man
was drunk and evidently fallen out of
the buggy. He was lying on the
ground between the wheels with his
pocketbook about to fall out of his
pocket.
The policeman carried the pocketbook
to the town hall and informed
the police of the drunken man. The
man was arrested and brought befove
the mayor where he gave his name as
H. C. Spain. His pocketbook had in
it the sum of ten dollars and a check
for seven dollars. It had been robbed
of the sum of five dollars, according
to Spain. He made bond by depositing
the sum of ten dollars and pleaded
guilty of being drunk.
Spain claimed that he came to Conway
to buy a marriage license. Hr
brought his intended bride with him
On the way down here he took too
much strong drink ;\nd when they arrived
he was unable to carry out his
contract any further just then. The
negro girl who had promised to marry
him waited around for two hours in :
the vain hopk that he might recover
from his drunken stupor and get the
license. There was no such result as ]
tie continued to sleep. She took five
iollars from his pocked, the sum ef 1
five dollars with which it is thought 1
she hired a car to t.akA hop k?Mr fn
ler home in Floyds township.
After petting sober and pleadingguilty
in the court, Spain took the
yiew that his girl had not forsaken ,
lim entirely hut was waiting* for him
about town. With this idea in his
lead, he hunted all over the place and
remained here the remainder of that
lay looking for her. His looking was
n vain as she had departed for home
ong before the man was found lying
Irunk on the ground.
ANOI m.ATW
?. a.jk M^JjL M.
. SUES HER SON,
l/Vins Out in Contention Over <
a Tract of ,
Land
CLAIMED AUFE ESTATE !
Estate Land of the Late H. ]
L. Johnson Near Re- i
hoboth
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The case of Mantha Johnson, a wo- t
nan seventy-five yer.\* of age, 1
igainst her son, Eddie E. Johnson, was j;
lisposed of last week. f
The complaint of the plaintiff was 1
is follows; \
The plaintiff herein complaining of t
he defendant herein alleges:
1st. That she is the owner of and I
intitled to the immediate possession c
>f the lands described in a certain (
leed from H. I,. Johnson to her, the v
aid plaintiff, which said deed is as
ollows: i
South Carolina, 5
lorry County. i
Know all men by these presents that j
. Henry L. Johnson, of the same i
Jtate and County aforesaid, have giv- <
in, granted and conferred unto my i
eloved wife, Mantha Johnson, all my
ight, title and claim in a certain t
ract of land embracing the house and J
plantation where I now reside, conaining
one hundred and eighty-four I
icres, lying between Joiner and Loosin
Swamp, having such shapes and J
orms as the original platts and papers
represent. Also, I give and coner
unto my beloved wife, Mantha .1
fohnson, all my stock of cattle, hogs, i
md sheep and household and kitchen 1
'urniture and I hereby warrant and t
orever defend the above stated real i
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APRIlTia,1923
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PUNITY! I
) past. You cannot grasp it | j
ne your way. *
action. It is the eternal *
the warm kiss of the sun. *
ife?and live. *
>pportunity. When you feel * t
?then do it! All the big I
ttte ones of yesterday, and * 8
3portunities. | v
Time?it is with you every % t
your action?your power to* 2 c
ke it your opportunity. Op- $ *
s worried many a good man * c
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WILL APPEAL (
LUMBER CASE:
Directed Verdict by the Court t
in The Trial Last
Week !
IN 1920 TRANSACTIONS 1
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Time When Prices of Lumber ?
Ranged Higher Than ii
Ever v
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The court last week tried the case v
of J. W. Little & Co., against the Ve- v
neer Manufacturing Co., being a suit
on an account to recover a balance s
claimed as due for some lumber. ^
The Veneer Manufacturing Co., ir a I
corporation engaged in mamifactur- s<
ing panels for packing canes from
thin strips of veneer cut frun gum G
and poplar logs, and in making panels S
they use a quantity of pi tie lumber m
for forming the side.? or edges of the
panels. It was this latter class of s'
lumber which it is alleged in the com- s
nlaint the defendant had purchased IV
from the plaintiffs under a contract E
or letter which was placed in evidence, tl
This letter which constituted the con- w
tract between the parties was dated v
Mjnrch, 1920, and provided for the d
selling to the defendant of the lumber I
which plaintiffs would cut from ,a tract A
of land in this county, known as the
Mishoe & Graham land. tl
The contract provided for delivery )}
>f the lumber in the year of 1920 . 1T
It was a time when the high prices K
^f lumber had not been reduced, that
when this contract was made and ei
started to be performed. Before the
year was out, and before the contract 1
had run out, the prices of lumber had
been reduced on all markets, as it aD
pears.
The defendants set up a counter
claim to the effect that the lumber was ?
not cut according to specifications and
was not stock widths so that they h/ul
to throw a lot of it away and that
the lumber was not sufficiently dried
when delivered and their product was
reduced in quality and their contracts ,,
lost them money on that account. fj
All of the lumber from the Mishoe
& Graham tract was not delivered
within the ye/ir of 1920, but all of it
except two carloads was so delivered. ai
Complaints were made, according to N
the testimony, about that which was 1?
delivered within the year, but it was P
kept and used in the factory. The
dispute arose, it seems, over paying 0(
for the quantity which was not delivered
within the year 1020. The
rulings of the court on the questions 111
coming up in this case confined the lc
tri.nl to that lumber only which was PJ
tendered and refused in January, 1921, oi
after the year provided for in the con- o1
tract had run out. 1*
The three carloads which was re- Pi
fused when shipped in January, 1921
? S>
were sold by the plaintiffs to the Con- ni
way Lumber Co.,, at a much reduced ai
price from that which they were to oi
receive from the Veneer Manufactur- P<
ing Company. 1*
rpu ~ A i. 1 ~ - tJT
liit* uciciiditiii muveu ior a non- "
suit on the ground that the new con- th
tract, or variation of the oroginal contract,
whereby a portion of the ium- th
?er was not delivered until after the ai
/ear 1020, was executed only by the or
secretary of the corporation tfnd that fil
w could not bind the corporation in th
;hat respect. This motion was refus- n<
id. to
Tlie court then directed a verdict'
?or the plaintiff for the amount claim- ai
id in the complaint, the selling price p(
>f the three carloads delivered in Jan- hj
lary, 1921. T
h<
ind personal property to be at the hi
said Mantha Johnson's disposal dur- fil
ng her natural lifetime from and H
against myself, my heirs, executors, or
idministrators and assigns to forever
lefend the above mentioned property at
into the said Mantha Johnson. th
Signed, sealed and delivered in pres- sii
jnce of us, this April the 3rd day, ?
D., 1872. la
H. L. Johnson (L. S.) th
X W. Alford, cd
her
Tulian X Johnson on
mark af
2nd. That the defendant, Eddie E. fn
Fohnson, has trespassed on and gone se
nto possession of a portion of the
ands described in the foregoing deed, th
o wit: that portion surrounding and pi.
ncluding the residence of the said su
a til
FIELD DAY IS "
GREAT SUCCESS
\ddress of Governor Thos. G
McLeod Feature of
Occasion
The annual field day exercises of |
he Horry County schools began on
ast Friday with an oratorical contest ,
it the Burroughs high school.
The big day was last Saturday,
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vnen tne pupils of the schools, with
he teachers, trustees and patrons,
ame to Conway in an immense crowd
o enjoy the literary and athletic conests
of the day. One of the largest !
rowds ever known in Conway at any
limilar event, is the way it was de- !
cribed by several. The program v.as :
arried out as published in the issue j
>f this paper last week. J
One big drawing card was the ad- ,
Iress of Governor Thomas G. McLood. ;
le was at his best on both of the cc- j
asions when he addressed the Lig :
tudience on the subject of education.
One interesting feature of the ciay (
vas the showing made by the adult i
>upils from the night schools which <
lave now closed. These schools tr ade 1
:reat progress in the county last year ]
tnder the guidance of Miss Wil Lou
irav and Superintendent IS. 0. Allen.
t appears that even greater success
las been attained this time. Some 1
f the pupils have shown remarkable
rogress in learning to read and write 1
n the short term of six weeks during 1
/hich the schools have been running. 1
For the convenience of those who 1
[id not care to bring their lunches <
/ith them, sandwiches and cream 1
/ere served on the school grounds. 1
As last year, the parade of the J
chools through the streets of Conray
was an inspiring sight to behold. 1
t was formed at the Burroughs h'gh 1
chool by townships as follows:
Bucks, Conway, Dog BlufT, Fayboro, 1
Gallivants Ferry, Floyds, Green Sea, i
impson Creek, Little tfiver. Doar- 1
rood Neck, and Socastee. J
The line of march was down Main t
treet, along Third avenue, up Laurel t
treet to Fifth .avenue; thence to 1
Iain street again and thence to the 1
turroughs high school. At the school i
hey were grouped around the yoich 1
''here the remainder of the exercises r
rere carried out, ending by the od- i
ress of State Superintendent J. H.
lope, and the address of Governor t
IcLeod. c
One result of the day 's to show
lat the schools haw? made wonderful 1
rogress in this county. They are go- s
lg ahead at such a rate that the proress
can be seen and felt from year i
> year as those annual field day ex- "
rcises take place.
X)ES NOT PAY
FOR SOME HATS.
t
helton Panama Hat Company I
Loses in Suit Against ?
W. B. Hucks c
t
The case of the Shelton Panama e
at Co., as plaintiff against W. B.
ucks, resulted in a verdict in favor S
P the defendant. r
Mr. Bucks is a merchant, farmer e
rid sawmill man of Bucks township, t
e has been in business there for a li
>ng number of years. The Shelton
anama Hat Co., are producers of s
ats for sale to the retail merchants i:
f the country. H
It appeared that the comnanv in St. i
ouis received through their sales- e
ian, J. F. Powell, two orders for a \
>t of hats, the only difference, apirently,
in the two orders being that I
le was for shipment at once, and the
ther was for shipment on February u
*t, the following year. The com- r
any had two members of their firm o
vorn in St. Louis showing that they f
lade up and shipped the first order r
id that Mr. Hucks paid for the first t
*der; that they made up and ship- a
;d the second order for February
?t, but as to this last order Mr. v
ucks did not pay for them but had R
ie hats shipped back to the company, s
Mr. Hucks alleged in his answer iat
this second order was a forgery
id that he had never given but the
ie order for hats, the one which was
led out to be shipped at once; and ^
iat he had paid for these and had \
>t ordered the second lot to come \.
ter. T
The defendant went on the stand 0
id wrote his name on a piece of pa- a
;r. The two orders claimed by the j<
it company were placed in evidence,
he defendant said on the stand that f
? had never given any order for the 0
its except the one which had been ^
led at once, and for which he paid, j
e said that the signature on the secid
order as claimed was not his. Sl
The iury listened at this evidence n
id returnnd a verdict showing that
ey took Mr. Hucks view of the
tuation.
*
te H. L. Johnson and the home of 2
is deponent, and has, forcibly oust- J
this olaintifT of her possession. t
3rd. That she has made demands *
? him for the possession of the t
oresaid property, and he has re- ^
and pcclorWl to surrender :fc
ssion thereof to her; that by reason t
m trespass on X
e part of the said defendant, this *
aintifT has been damaged in the $
m of Five Hundred ($500 00) *
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GUANOCASES
WEliE TRIED
Big Verdict is Found Against
Graham's on Two
Notes
COLLATERAL NOTES SUED
Witnesses Attend Prom Norfolk,
Va., to Testify in
These Suits
On the docket last week appeared a
number of suits brought by the
Raugh & Sons Co., fertilizer dealers
[>f Norfolk, Va., against G. W. and R.
E. L. Graham, two farmers of the
Loris community, and suits on collateral
notes against W. E. Heneford,
W. A. Prince, Olympas Lee, and J.
B. Graham, all customers of the Graham
Bros., in the purchase of fertilizers
in 1020.
The suit against G. W. and R. E. L.
Graham was on two notes aggregating
together more than six thousand
iollars. In this case the jury rendered
a verdict in favor of the fertilizer
people for the sum of $7,171,58.
The suit against W. A. Prince re
suited in a verdict in favor of the defendant
for the reason that he showed
tie had not executed the note on which
he was sued. This Prince note had
been made out direct to Baugh &
Sons Co., and then turned over to the
fertilizer company by Graham, under
the terms of his contract. The defendant
testified that he had made a note
to the Grahams, hut that it had been
made out as payable to the Grahams
and not to Baugh & Sons Co. The defendant
did not deny owing for the
fertilizers, but on the other hand rdnitted
this not#>.
The Heneford case turned on about
the same point. It appeared that the
representative of the fertilizer company
had gone to Mr. Heneford and
isked him to make a new note payable
,o the Grahams, because the note
turned over to the representative by
h,he Grahams was made payable to
.he Baugh & Sons Co., instead of direct
to the Grahams. It appeared that
[leneford refused to make any new
lote and on this the court refused to
illow the note to come in evidence.
In the case against J. B. Graham
he court directed a verdict in favor
>f the plaintfT for the sum of $410.00.
In the case against Mrs. Olympas
ee, a verdict was directed for the
sum of $1,380.12.
CONWAYPASTOR
IS TAKEN ILL
The Rev. J. C. Atkinson, pastor of
he Conway Methodist church, was
aken suddenly ill with appendicitis
ecently, but the condition yielded to
r)cal applications under the direction
f the family physician.
As he did not improve it was deided
to take him to the hospital in
Florence for examination and an opration,
if found necessary.
He left here at an early hour last
Saturday morning, going by autonobile
to Marion. Reports from Flornce
were to the effect that an operaion
would be made at the hospital on
ast Sunday.
His daughter, Miss Johnnie Atkinon,
accompanied him to Florence ard
s remaining there during his illness,
telegrams were sent to his daughters
n riftAvmo U oof f/\
II \J^MI 1 ltt,Y I I C% O vVll VU VW X IU1 ~
nee in order to be near their father
n his ordeal.
This misfortune cast a gloom over
)r. Atkinson's congregation. Each and
very one of the members are feeling
i keen interest in his wlfare. It is
lot thought that he has a serious case
>f further than it is necessary to perorm
an operation to relieve him from
epeated attacks, and it is expected
hat the operation will be successful
,t the time of this writing.
The pulpit at the Methodist church
yas filled last Sunday by the Rev.
rtr. Brown, of the Horry Industrial
chool.
*rs.
The complaint was denied.
The plaintiff introduced an old deed
o Mantha Johnson, dated April 3rd,
872, conveying a tract of 84 acres of
*nd to Mantha Johnson for life, etc.
t was allepred that E. A. Johnson had
usted Mantha Johnson from the 29cre
parcel on which the old home is
seated.
Also a deed from H. L. Johnson to
1. EL Johnson for 29 acres of the
ripfinal 84 acres, reserving a life esfite
to grantor and his wife, Mantha
ohnson.
Math Johnson, a son of H. L. Johnon,
testified that H. L. Johnson is
ow dead and that this 29 acres is a
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Last week the Supreme Court j)c
of South Carolina dismissed the *
appeal of Edmund D. Bigham 5
which has been pending for sev- *
eral months. He will be resen- J
tenced in the Florence court to *
die in the electric chair. He is j
a brother of Dr. Cleveland Big- X
ham, who killed his wife at Mur- *
rells Inlet some years ago. X
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