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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-16
Social and Personal
l.. ]. ALLEN
BOTH PHI ONES IS
KATIE l.. 1. ALLEN

E. P. Mackey captured the gentle
mans prize, book rack.
At the close of the game, Mrs.
Smith served two course luncheon.
Miss Villa Trotter returned Mon
day to her home in Bolton. after II
pleasant visit to Mrs. Thomas j..
Jackson on Court Street.
The Girl We Like to See.
She has keen sense of humor,
says an exchange. She is adaptable.
She takes in her surroundings with
a glance and falls in with them. What
ever our mood may be, grave or ir-
responsible, she suits herself to it..
She never CARS you, or rubs up the
wrong way.
"THE MARY JANE"
The Mary Jane, the Mary Jane,
The latest fashion fad,
And those who cannot boast of one,
"Why look so very sad
For some who wear the Mary Jane,
Attract some lot of attentions;
They look as if they had just got
back
From "hot day "quick dress
convention.
Do you suppose all who wear them
Do so for the dress?
Or just because it's fashion,
And worn by all the rest.
And if some could really see them
selves,
Dressed in stylish Mary James,
They'd quickly go back home
And not come out again.
Oh let us back to the country go,
And search through grandfather
Well find quite a number of sacks
you know,
With which we can do no harm.
We will fashion the buttons down the
back,
And sleeves and ruffles add;
And now don't you agree with one
The comparison is not so bad.
Let others wear the Mary Jane
For them I'll have no objection
But for me-" please let me vote
Against the Mary Jane election.
Exchange.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-16

additional Society on Page 81
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-16
For Miss Heustes

For Miss Heustes
Mrs. Roland X. Smith entertained
informally Saturday evening at her
home on Newman street in honor of
Miss Mabel Heustes of Mobile, who
is the guest of her brother-in-law and
sister, Captain and Mrs. c. w. Rich
There were four tables of Bridge,
and Mrs. E. P. Mackey won the Ia
ladies' prize brass basket, while Mr..
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-16
Wealth In Chemicals.

Ultramarine is cited as an example
of the Industrial value of chemical in
vestigation. When this was made by
powdering lapis lazuli, a very rare
mineral, the cost exceeded its weight
in gold, but since the chemists dis
coyery that the same material can be
made from such cheap substances as
sodium sulphate and carbonate, sui.
phur, charcoal and rosin, the price
has fallen to few cents a pound.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-16

For HEADACHE-Hick's CAPUDINE.
or Nervous Troubles, Capudine will
relieve you. It's Iiquid-pleasant to
take-acts Immediately. Try it. 1oc.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-16
Ready for Them.

Friend-Now, If I were building q
house I'd
Owner--Step around the. corner.
please and you'll find a house I'm put
ting Hp to carry out the ideas of my
friends. This is one I'm building 70
suit myself. Judge.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-16
The Swine or the FIower7

All me! saw huge and loathsome sly.
Wherein drove of wallowing swine
were barred,
Whose banquet shocked the nostr1 and
the eye;
Then spoke voice, "Behold the source
of lard!'
/ fed, and saw a field that seemed at first
One glistening mass of roses pure and
white,
With dewy buds mid dark green foliage
uursed;
And, as I fingered DER the lovely sight,
Southern scene,
Whispered, +" Behold the source Of
COTTOLENEg"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

four and three-fourths miles in
length.
BY our survey we find this line to
be twenty-four and forty six one
hundredths miles in length. The
area just given is based upon the
line as surveyed by US. If we
take the length of the line AZ
fixed by the statute, the area for
Marion will be Nine Hundred,
twenty six and three tenths square
miles Of area.
Third.-We finu that the proposed
New County contains Three Hun
dred eighty eight and thirty sew
en- one hundredths square miles of
area. This is based upon our
survey. If we'take the line be-
tween Marion and Marlboro
Counties as fixed by statute the
area of the New County will be
three hundred, ninety seven and
twenty seven one hundredths
square miles of area -
Fourth. find that there will
be left in the Old County of
Marion Five hundred, twenty
nine and no hundredths square
miles of area. This is based up.
on our survey. If we take the
line. between Marion and Marl-
boro Counties fixed by statute,
this area will not be affected.
.Ffth.-We find that the lines of
the proposed New County do not
cut the, old county. of Marion
Within sight miles. of, it's existing
court house. building. 90, ...
Sixth. We find that the lines of
the proposed New County do not
pass through any incorporated
city or town of this state.
| Respectfully submitted:
Sgnd, T. c. Handy.
E. N. Beatty C.Surveyo, -
Feb. %, 1902.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
Hunting on . Locomotive.

Engineer Cain Lynn. who pulls
one, of the freight trains on the G..
and N. w. Railroad, caught a big
'possum recently. While running
along at leisurely.. pace he saw
ahead of linn what looked a like
shoat. =. ....
He blew his whistle while his
fireman rang the bell, but the
supposed shoat did not move, and
not caring to put his road to the
expense of paying for 4 fine stock
pig from the Biltmore estate, he
brought his engine to: a stop, after
which he and his fireman set. out
to drive the. porker, off the track.
They caught with little difficult
ty. 1t turned out Is be a 'possum
that weighedtwenty-six pounds. =
Yorkville Inquirer.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
CAPTAIN J. A. 4
PETERKN DEAD.
The Originator of the Fa-
nous ''Peterkin Cotton
Seed" Dies at Fort
Motto. Wel-Known In
This Section.

Capt. ]. A. Peterkin, famous
over the cotton belt as the origi.
.nator of the famous "Peterkin"
cotton seed, died at his home at
Fort Motto on the Goth. ult., at
An advanced age. Capt. Peterkin
was well-known in this section
and many times had visited his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. S. Peterkin,
of Dillon. Up until 1880 he re-
sided in Marlboro County and
while there married a Miss Ange-
nora Drake, daughter of Zacha
rian Drake. To this union were
born nine children of whom the
following survive: J. D: D:.Peterkin,
Jno. A. Peterkin, Preston J. Pet
erkin, w. G. Peterkin, Mesdames
Robert Adams and A. r.. Ia
Der, Jr. -.
From the cotton seed that made
his name famous, Capt. Peterkin
accumulated a comfortable fortune
which he invested in lands. His
latter years were devoted to agri-
cultural pursuits and at the time
of his death he was one of the
largest planters in the state.
Mrs. S. Peterkin and Misses
Lula and Lillian Peterkin were
at his bedside when the final end
came.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
KILLED BY :. =.
:, -. WADE HAMPTON.
Body Of Federal Trooper. u
Unearthed at Fay.
etteville.

Our esteemed townsman, Niers
Walter Watson, who is alwa'c a'cali5
keenly alive to anything connet
ed with Fayetteville histor' the
tells us that the remains of stTaft
dier found near the Holt Morg
Mill, recently by workmen IN MAJ,
ing excavations, were those of an-
Federal soldier, who was shot byof
General Wade Hampton. ar
The Confederate cavalry, headIre
ed by General Hampton, was de-
scending Haymount, and when d
the head of the column reaching
Winslow street, division of She On n
mans army was approaching Hess
Street from Winslow. One of tpor-
Federal soldiers took a long-d"est'
tance shot at the conspic uous
ure. leading the Confederate ca AUS
airy, but missed. General. Han. IN r1
ton at.once brought his horse.atue
standstill, and returned the FIJI the
and with such true aim, that. Il MS
man with his musket still smokin,n.
in his hands, fell. dead in the Rateor
way of Mr.. Bash Avery's front
yard. Hampton's craftsmanship
on this !. occasion was the admira.
tion of those who witnessed it.. 8
The only thing they, found O.,
the. dead man~was a letter from ,e
brother in Rhode: Island. si;rn;n.
Tyler. Fayetteville Obse md in
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

bly, wrought up, as the extension
will interfere with the new coun-
ty line, but it is the same old story
you can't keep a good man (and
town. down.
There were 90 votes cast for
and 8 against the extension"
But the Dillon people are not
terribly wrought up" They
seem to look upon this new plan
to defeat the new county as some
thing of JOKE. Latta is fine
town and is populated with fine
citizens and Dillon people would be
very glad to have the entire city
in their new county.
This is only brief review of the
history of a fight for a new ceun-
ty. The Dillon people have suf-
fered and borne more than did the
patriots of 1776. They have given
their time freely and have
spent with hands wide open and
purse responding to every call
made upon it. They have borne
their defeats bravely and have la
bored on toward the attainment of
their hopes patiently, and if the
new county prevails in the ap-
preaching election they will enjoy
their triumph quietly.
There is a reason for the stub
born, patient fight that has been
mace for this new county. Mar
ion is seventy five miles from one
end to the other. The lands in
the section known as the new
county are the most fertile in the
State. and they return in taxes a.
bout one-half of the entire reve-
nue. of the county. Dillon is TO-
Gated in the centre of the proposed
new county. but it is twenty miles
distant from the Court House.
Commercially speaking. the coun-
ty is already divided. the trade in
the lower end of the county natur.
ally going to Marion and that OF
the upper end coming to Dillon.
That division of the county will
benefit both sections cannot be
doubted. With smaller county
the lands in the lower end will be
brought up to a higher state OF
cultivation: in other words, Mar
ion will develop the natural re-
sources right at its doors and in a
few years here will be side by side
two of the richest counties in the
State, each enjoying its full meas
ure OF prosperity.
This in brief is the history OF
the ten years fight for the divi-
sion of Marion, which seems now
about to end.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
WENT THROUGH
MILL WHEEL.
Remarkable Escape of Two
Year Old Child Near
Conway.

Through a water mill turbine
wheel and still alive! Such is the
tale that reached Conway. today of
what happened to a two-and-a-
half-year-old child, living fifteen
miles east of this place. -.
1t seems that Mr.. label Hughes
has nearly completed a water pow
er grist mill near Red Bluff, which
delivers the power by the means
of a turbine wheel. The entrance
to the mill is not finished, and is
effected by the means of a plank
from the dam to the front door.
Mr.. Avery Todd went to the mill
one day this week. on business,
carrying with him his young child.
Leaving the child as he. thought
safely. on the dam, he. started up
the plank for few minutes stay
inside. the mill. But, the child
had started up the plank after its
father, and as Mr.. Todd stepped
frorns~ t h e plank, to the door
sills the plank tilted. and the child
was thrown out into the mill pond
above the dam.
Mr.. Hughes was TESTING the
mill at the time with the: he sluice-
gate wide open, and the water
pouring through at a terrific rate.
AS the child disappeared its father
cried out, and M Hughes, TAX
ing in the. situation at glance
and realizing that MI. Todd could
not swim sprang in after the child
and made two or three Intellectual
grabs for it. Failing to thus So
cure it, and seeing that uinles
something was done at once il
would quickly be drawn through
the sluice-gate to be ground to
pieces by the fast revolving tur-
hine wheel, he Immediately closed
the sluice gate and stopped the
wheel. He then descended to
examine the turbine, and. after
two or three trials succeeded in
securing one of the child's arms,
but had so little hope of its being
alive that he said to Mr.. Todd:
have it but it's dead" Just
Ias>he hadrspoken they were both
amazed to hear the child. cry out:
Help me, quick, papa"
With considerable difficulty the
child was extricated, and when ex-
amined by a physician was found
considerably bruised; but with no
permanent injuries. .
The story is certainly almost
incredi BILE, but is fully .vcuched
for.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

AT X. Of: P. Hail impressive ",
service. Work on first and sec:
ond rank. A fuif' attendance re.
quested, at 8 o'clock p: m. " '''''' :
A. J. Evans, C.; C.: ',...:
Silt A. K. Parham, K. r. & S,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

T. r R-.dd, r. nail
making a polite bow to the .lsdIont
of Dillon and surrounding counhots
begs to announce that their mi, n,,na, ,r"r.
ner is at the northern marking
making one of the most. exquisary
selections in millinery goods sw
shown in Dillon. This is, .ye,
opportunity to have an up-to-sa
costume for Easter.
1. C.BRADDY COMPANY, NY
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
ituation. A Brief Review
d the History Of the New
County Movement. Form
Ing a New County a Task
that ''Tries Men,. Souls. :"
The Difficulties Encoun-
tered and the Obstacles
Overcome. How Dillon
Men Have Given Freely
Of Their Time and Money
in a-fight Against Odds.
Victory in Sight.

VESSVAy II olSu1.
In Sundays News and Courier
appeared the following review of
the history of the New County
movement:
Dillon, February 27.-Special:
The question of dividing Marion
County has become such an alb
sorbing topic nova days that every
where in this, the upper end of
the county, that old formal greet
ing of What's the News" has
given away to the inquiry, How's
the New County," The new
county Is live wire, and it may
be added there is nothing closer
to the hearts of the people than
this movement which has for its
aim the division. of old Marion and
the formation of a new county
with Dillon as the county seat.
Now that the dream of ten years
IS about to>be realized, enthusi-
asm runs high and every bit of in
formation bearing on the subject
is eagerly devoured by the oppo-
nents and proponents of themove-
nient.
If the history of this movement
from itS incipiency up to the pres
ent moment were told in detail,
the outside world would be aston
ished at the obstacles that have
been overcome and the sacrifices
that have been made by a few 10y
al spirits that have fought the fight
up to its present stage. There
has never been made a stronger
fight against greater odds than
he's been made here for freedom
and independence in county gov
ernment. Three times an election
has been held, and three times
have the new county people been
defeated. In the last election the
new county lost by only 43 votes,
although there were five times
that number of new county voters
disqualified. The fight has been
carried through the county board
of canvassers, and then on to the
State board of canvassers, thence
through the Governors Office and
into the Legislature, and thence
into the Supreme Court. Each
time the new county has lost, and
along with it thousands of dollars
cheerfully contributed by the ad.
yocates of the movement, but
ever these defeats did not daunt
the men behind the movement
and once again have they fought
up to the eve of an election.
Time and again the aid of the
General Assembly has been
invoked to defeat the move
r,ent and divers schemes have
been laid to thwart the win of the
people, but none of these plans
ever succeeded. Some four years
ago bill was introduced in the
General Assembly by a Marion
Senator to extend the lines around
the Court House from eight to ten
miles. Its passage would have
meant the defeat of the new coun-
ty forever. 1t cost the new coun-
ty advocates a thousand dollars to
defeat it.
AT another time a petition
n,ss fled #ft h the Gov.
eFnor asking for an election
upon the question of annexing
Woodbury. Township to Horny
County. Woodbury. is sparsely
populated, lies in the lower edge
of the county and is cut off from
Horny by three miles Of swamp
and . river. About this timea
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

Marion county contains 92e
square miles. This statement is
made in the official report of the
surveyors to Commissioners
Dillon and Mace. The report of
the surveyors ends controversy
over the area of Marion as old as
the movement for the formation
of the New County. From tine
beginning of the New County
movement upto the present moment
the opponents of the movement
have claimed that Marion did not
contain 900 square miles and there
fore could not, under the constitu-
tion' be divided. The proponents
of the movement claimed that
Marion contained more than eOC
square miles and could be divided
without any violation Of the con,
stitutioii::' 'And there the matte,
fhune, each Side contendine thai
it was right. But now the
contro4ersy is ended forever,
The New County people were
right.
In addition 70 the area qualifica
tion the constitution provides thai
a New: County ::.must:not contain
less than on and one hundred. anc
twenty-fourth part Of the! whole
number of the inhabitants of the
state, NOR must it have less as
sessed taxable property than one
and :one-half' millions Of dollars
as shown by the last tax returns
It: further provides that the
area of the old county must not
be reduced to less than 500
square miles nor to less assessed
taxable property than two million
dollars, nor &c 2 smaller popula-
ton than Is 900 inhabitants. The
tax and registration books show
that these requirements can be
complied with. All these re-
quirements having be en- met the
governor will very likely order
an election upon the question
within the next 90 days.
Following is copy of the report
of the surveyors:
STATE OF SOUTHCAROLINA
In re Proposed New County,
To the Honorable, a Commits
sion !: in the above entitled New
County: -: -"
Having been appointed by you
as the surveyors to ascertain and
settle all necessary questions as
to- area, both of the. proposed
New County and Of the Old
County of: Marion after being
diminished By the New, and also
to ascertain the. distance of the
lines of the proposed New County
front the existing court house of
Marion, we beg to make the fol
lowing full and complete return
and report of our. findings, togeth-
er with plat of our work; said plat
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04


Woodbury. people got mad, the at
tempt at forced annexation to an
other county become an issue in
the campaign, things looked bad
for certain candidates for county
Offices and the petition disappear
ed from the Governors ofice.
Next was the introduction of a
bill in the General Assembly
which required the Governor to
appoint commissioners for the old
and new county whenever a petit
ton was filed with him asking for
q new county election. These
commissioners had the power to
employ surveyors to determine the
area in the county to be cut and
to certify that the constitution had
been compliedwith in both the
new and old. county in regard to
area. The Constitution says that
no old county IAN be cut to less
than 500 square miles, and every
new county must contain not less
than 400 square miles. The bill
became law. The aim of the
measure was to defeat the new
county, but every member of the
Marion delegation voted for it.
The new county people said it was
unnecessary; that Marion, accord
ing to the government survey,
contained more than 900 square
miles. 1t cost ZOO dollars to
survey Marion County.
The commissioners were ap-
pointed-ope to represent Marion
County and one to represent the
territory known as the new coun-
ty. After some unnecessary de-
lay. the commissioners selected
the official surveyors and the work
was started. When the first war
rant for the survey was presented,
the county treasurer refused ito
pay it on the ground that he had
no fund for this purpose. The
surveyors refused to go further.
The business men of Dillon held
a meeting, su bscribed the s., 600
themselves and paid the warrants
as they fell due. The county
owes them s., 900, which they
may never get. But this is a
mere bagatelle of what they have
subscribed to this movement. On
Monday the surveyors made their
and it is shown that Mar
ion contains 917 square miles.
The tax and registration books
settle the question as to taxable
and population, and
thus It is shown that the new
county can comply with the con-
stitutional requirements. T h q
election no doubt will be ordered
within the next 90 days.
But while the surveyors were
the survey it became
whispered around that there was
enough territory. Then t h e
Woodbury. Township proposition
bobbed up again. Another peti.
tion was filed with the Governor
(the primary being over) asking
for the annexation of Woodbury.
to Horny. This would have re-
duced the area of Marion to less
than 900 square miles. The Gov
ernor refused to order the election.
Mandamus proceedings were in
stltuteo, Dut the supreme Court
the Governor.
On Wednesday there was held
at Latta an election to extend Lat
ta's corporate limits from one
half to one mile each way from
the centre of town. Latta is op-
posed to the new county, although
only seven miles from Dillon, and
is one of most progressive towns
of this section. The Constitution
says that a new county line can
not cut an incorporated citu or
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04
MARION CONTAINS
926 SQUARE MILES.

The Official Report of the
New and Old County
Surveyors Shows that
Marion Contains 926
Square Miles. Sets at
Rest all :. Controversy a.
to-. .Marion's Area. New
County will Find no Diff
ficulty in Complying. with
the Constitution in Re-
gard to Area.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-04

FoR SALR-i0o Blu. Peis. & 10
lbs: Fodder, $4,000 lbs. Hay, xng,
lbs. Sheaf Oats, S Tons Nitrate @nt
da. 'uphS->-s its
!osS conser.
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The Dillon Herald 81. so a year,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-18

here and attended n lecture on
chology BY one OF the professors
al the university. II was her hobby
this study Of the mind She al.
ways has been Interested IN the ma.
tsrssl effect ~ mental effort.
She had a dream that generally
only comes 10 a person In youth.
Il was dream u knowledge.
= hayesa motto that rules my
lie She explained. IT H.: To
live sha, my attending angel be no
less aA sagel for his walk with
me. e
shn has registered shia YEAR for
two courses IN Psychology and one
In English literature. She haa no
dread Of mldtcrm or final examlna
Tons. and Is an Rrdcnt rootrr for
the football eleven She attends
AL the games. and. Notwithstanding
her marvellous career. ID just as
humble as any other freshman.
Mrs. Wiushlp II living In the now
and In the future She says abe
will live long past 50 n she reaches
that age and all goes well. she will
get her diploma
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-18
Observation-Disclosures
MRS. a. D. wINsHTp AT pER STUDIES.

COLUMBUS. o. Nov. is.-cAn
you imagine nfce. gentle old lady
Of 70 years. wearing spectAcies and
with gray hair smoothcd over her
forehead. suddenly rising from her
seat and exelaimins:
"Wahool Mahooi Rip ZIP,
naxoo' | Yeiil ! YeIli For o. =.
a."
Would sound rather peculiar.
wouldn't ~
Well. that's iua, what Mrs. A. d.
Winshlp. Of Racine. via. does
every time there's football game
here. for she's one of the most On.
thuslastsc freshmen Ia the school.
There are not many college fresh.
men AGED 10. and 30 other woman
that old IN school at all. so Mrs.
Winahip has q distinction that Ahe
knows IL remarkable.
Hut IT'S very easy 20 explain
shy. when most people are think.
ing Of entering their second child.
hood. she IL just starting 10
win an A. a. degree.
Two years ago she visited friends