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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11

Claudia Harper
Sadie Hayes
Billy Love
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11

Of February.
Matte Love
Lacy Lundy
Naunie Love
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11

Those Kara Linen envelopes at
The Herald Book Store are more
popular than ever with buyers
who know good stationery when
they see it.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11

WHICH Will lest the OPeeO
of these Three Well-Known
Horses.
The next big meet of the Dillon
Driving Association is scheduled
for March 3Oth. There will be
a number of entries but the Stake
Race" which will test the speed
of Alfonso, Dan P. and Belle of
Darlington will be the feature of
the occasion. Alfonso, the in
vincible, it will be recalled, was
badly beaten on the Bcnnetts-
vile track last fall by Belle of
Darlington and Dan P. How
ever, Alfonso s admirers still
had faith in him and another
race was arranged between the
three horses. The day before
the second race Dan P, said by
those who know him to be a
faster horse than Alfonso, went
lame and the race was pulled
off between Alfonso and Belle of
Darlington. The two first heats
of this race were easily won by
belle of Darlington, but she was
badly outdistanced bv Alfonso in
tfhe last three heats. Still the al
mirers of the three horses were
not satisfied and now the relative
speed of the horses will be tested
on the Dillon track on the 3Oth.
1t promises to be a great race, for
Belle of Darlington has been il
training ever since the Bennetts-
vile meet and is. said to be in the
Pink of condition. .Rumor has it
that her speed has been increased
to something like 2.O8, but of
course this is unofficial. Dan P.
like Alfonso, is without a mark
but those who know him say he is
faster horse than either Belle of
Darlington or Alfonso.
AS this is to be the opening
race of the 1909 season the man
ayers of the Dillon track are max
ing every effort to make the
occasion the most successful one
in the history of the Association
While interest will be centered in
the Stake Race" the other races
will be worth seeing as there will
be some fast horses entered for
the other purses.
The track is in splendid condi-
ton, but a force of hands is now
at work upon it and it will be
brought up to higher state of
perfection before the 3Oth.
The purses will be announced
later.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11
CHILDREN MEET
STRANGE DEATH.
And Charlie Ivey Who Formerly Ran Q
Livery Stable At Dillon 10 In Lumber.
ton Jail CharSed With Crimi.
nal CareI.ssness. The wsy
OF the Fates.

AhSiS 10 Gil olu saying lIldt uc2tu
stalks IL strange places. When
it is least expected it comes and
the strange ways that Fate devises
to overtake it's victims sometimes
cause one to marvel.
Charlie 1vey who formerly ran
a livery stable at Dillon, but NOV
ed to Lumberton some weeks ago
to engage in similar business,
seems to be pursued by relent-
less Fate. Before moving to Dill
lon he was engaged in the livery
business at McColl. LIE lett Nc
Coll because he believed the Fates
were against him. While there
several of his horses died; he SUI
fered financial loss from run-a-
ways and everywhere he turned
he found 'bad-luck" awaiting
him in the middle of the road. He
moved to Dillon because he
thought change would alter the
current of his life. But in this he
was mistaken. Bad luck pursued
him and here it dealt with him as
severely as ever. His horses con-
tinued to die, there were more
run-a-ways and more broken We
hicles. Matters went from bad
to worse and then Ivey decided on
another change.
He moved to Lumberton. Bus
iness began to pick up and sud-
denly the silver lining appeared.
Ivey thought he had shaken bad
luck from his heels. But the era
OF prosperity was only temporary.
The FateS, it seemed, we're only
waiting for the final blow.
And it was not long in coming.
Ore day last week Ivey was
called upon to move family from
the Hamer Mill village TO the mill
village at Lumberto,. He drove
the team himself and all went we'll
until the town limits of Lumber
ton were reached on the return
journey.
The horses. which had been as
doc'le as lambs all day long, got
frightened. Ivey was walking be-
side the wagon to Tighten the load.
Almost before he knew it the
frightened animals had dashed
away. AS the wagon with its
load of human freight was DASH
ing down the road one of the
wheels struck a stump. The
stump was shattered, the wagon
wheel was torn from the axle, the
fellow or rim was torn from the
wheel and the wheel we ut speed
ing away to the side of the road.
And here again the Fates lay
ambushed for Ivey. Right at this
point some little children were
playing by the roadside. The lit
tie ones saw the danger and
sought safety in flight, but the
speed of the wheel was greater
than the speed of their chubby
little feet and they were overtak-
en-. The spokes of the rimiess
wheel caught the first one in the
back. Death was almost instantan.
eous. 1t fell pierced to the hollow
in half dozen places. Another
child was caught. but the momen-
tum of this terrible monster of
death had been checked and the
little child fell to the ground suf-
fering from several wounds. 1t
fingered in agony three days and
died.
Ivey was promptly arr ested ON
the charge of criminal careless.
ness. No doubt he would have
suffered the loss of an arm to have
prevented the terrible tragedy,
but when the maddened horses
began to plunge he was power
less.
And now he languishes in jail
q victim of the Fates.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11
GREAT RACES
MARCH BOTH.

Dillon Driving Association
Making Preparations for
Great Meet March 30th.
Alfonso, Dan P. and Belle
of Darlington to Contest
for Big Purse. A Race
which will Test the Speed
of these Three Well-Known
Horses.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11
Governor Ansel Grants A.
mendments to New Coun-
!, ty Petition. The Good
News Received in Dillon
Monday Afternoon. Or
ders Surveyors to Proceed
in Survey of New Lines
Without Delay. Election
Now in Sight.

NOW lii ClXnt.
The governor has granted all
you asked for" was the good
news that came over the
long distance telephone from
Attorney Welsh Monday after
noon. The news caused much
rejoicing in Dillon because it re-
moved the last obstacle in the way
of the New County election. The
. Dillonites who appeared before
the governor on the End. and
heard the arguments for and a
gainst h e amendments never
doubted for a moment that the
decision would be an adverse one
because they felt that justice and
right were on their side, but nev-
ertheless there was some little
anxiety because the fate of the
New County rested on the gov
ernor's decision.
The governor has ordered \the>
surveyors to proceed in the work
of surveying the new lines and
their report should be in the gov
ernor'S hands within ten days.
This will complete the work of the
commissioners and they should be
in a position to file their final re-
= port within few days after the
surveyors make their report. Af-
ter the report of the commission
ers has been filed the governor
has 20 days in which to order the
election, and the election must be
held within 60 days after it is
ordered.
The amended lines take in Ia
miles of territory il the Pages
Mills section and by following the
new corporate limits of Latta give
back to the old county enough ter
ritory to reduce the New County
&rea to 4Q2 square miles. u
[1n his opinion granting the ae
mendments Governor Ansel fully
sets forth his reasons for grant
ing the petition: Z.
The State of South Carolina, %
Executive Department.
In the matter of the proposed
new county sought to be cut off
from Marion Cnunty.
"A petition was filed with me
some time since asking that
change be made in the line of the
new county near Little Pee Dee
River and the North Carolina line
(which would take back about ii
square miles of the territory sur
rendered by the advocates of the
proposed new county on their first
motion to amend heard by me and
allowed on the fourth day of
December, 1908.
Il gave notice to both of the
commissioners appointed OH the
proposed new county, and on the
second day of March, 1909, heard
argument thereon. On the day
appointed for the argument an
other petition to amend the line of
She proposed new county was
;ade to conform the line of same
1tthe line of the town of Latta. the
line of the said town having been
changed by vote of the electors
of said town between the time of
the fling of the second petition to
amend and the day of the hearing
before me on March, End. instant.
After hearing full argument
on the question, and after nature
fonsidei alton of same, / have
gcome to the conclusion that the
amendments should be allowed.
So far as the first above amend
nent Is Concerned, it appears tha:
q mistake WAS made bv the sur-
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11
List OF Jurors for Spring term Of Court
Common Pleas.

Common Pleas.
(First Week.
b. F. Allen Mood y
A. w. Church Hillsboro
J. ID. Lambert Marion
M. c. Lane Moody
G. F. Ellington IIillsboro
H. B. Harrington Rsaves
S. J. Braswell Manning
]. S. Bruce Moody
K. B. McEachern Carmichael
w. J. Stone Harleesville
M. M. Culbreth Carmichael
H. P. Reaves Reaves
H. C. Finkles Latta
]. B. Ammons Harleesville
w. P. Smith Brittons Neck
J. E. Pace Rrittons Neck
J. w. Haselden Kirby
j. b. Hayes Bethea
L. M. Hatchell Kirby
S. E. Powers Reaves
l.. A. Manning Harleesville
c. H. Stanton Harleesville
D. Hamton Rogers Reaves
T. w. Fenegan Latta
B. B. Sellers Sellers
John c. Harrelson Sellers
J. J. Tolar Latta
c. w. Rogers Marion
M. S. Britt Harleesville
w. L. Hewitt Marion
G. L. Gibson LeGette
G. r. Hayes Hillsboro
]. 0. Rogers Reaves
Henry Berry Moody
w. w. Christenburg Carmichael
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-03-11
Honor Roll.

The following is the honor roll
of Oak Grove school for the month
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
HYDRAULIC STREET GRADING.

Something is certainly going on in the streets
of Seattle. Wash. and people who have been away
from that thriving city of the West will not be
able to recognize some parts of 1t when they re
turn. Seattle has been growing rapidly. il has
auadruped it's population in less than twenty years
and business blocks and residence sections have
spread rapidly back from Puget Sound up to
the hills. And that Is what has worried Seattle,
for the hills and valleys of such frequency
that tine growth of the place was badly hampered.
Then il that science stepped in and decided to
do what nature had not done for Seattle. The hills
than 10000 being spent in this leveling process
Steam dredges tried at first, but il was found
that the work too slow. and then the same
process resorted is in in the hydraulic
mining places. The hills being washed
down, the fills filled up, and the tide flats made
suita BILE business and residence sections; hun
drcds of houses, churches and places Of business
much of the making over process has had to
go forward in the principal part of the town.
Paved streets have been torn up and water mains
and sewers torn out TO be replaced by better ones
on different grades, and when the work shall have
been accomplished 37+ blocks in the heart of the
CITY will have been remodelled- In one place one
of the principal streets has been lowered l6T feet.
gone down forty-siX feet and more.
Rapidity charaCteTiZeS the work, as the streams
of water used have such a high pressure that the
hills melt away under them snow does under a
deluce of hot water. Fumes are arranged TO carry
off the disnegrated earth to the tide flats. where
the level is accordingly raised Not infrequently
n house is be perched forty feet more
above the street and in such residents ascend
10 their front doors by means of long ladders until
stems can be but.-The Pathfnder-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
FREE PUBLIC LECTURES
Remarkable EFtension of System IN
Last T7centY Years.

Twenty years ago-to be exact. in January. 1859
free public lectures begun by the Board Of
Education. In six different schoolhOuses in the
most thiclily congesed districts the work Of adult
education was begun. The titles Of the first lect-
ures were Chemistry OF What We Eat and Drink"
illuminating Gas" American Poets How to
Study .scence at Home Constitutional Law"
and Human Machine shop This month the
Board or Education VIII end its twentieth and most
popular season OF suca lectures. Whereas the first
series in 1889 was attended by about 5000 people
the present season has attracted about 10000.
AS the years have passed by the lecture system
has been enlarged and has become a peoples uni
versity wherein the workngman and working
woman have been able at the close OF their day OF
toll repair the nearest centre and learn more
about their work, enjoy tales of travel and de
scriptions of various countries and discussions OF
city and national problems
There aluring Illustrations 10 those first
lectures arG the people compelled to climb
four flights of stairs TO the halls in which the lect
urcs ere given. the first lS6 lectures on
thirty-one topics delivered, and the aggregate
attendance 22149, average of ll5 for each
lecture.
In tn, next FIVE years the system was more thor
oughlv organized Private halls were used FOR the
fi-sl time and the lectures now under the drcc-
ton of DR.. Henry NJ. Lepziger. were arranged
more Systematically in groups of allied subjects
70 provide a strong incentive reading and crigi-
raj thought printed syabi o; the lectures were
distributed At the close of the season of 1853
the number Of centres had been increased TO thirty
O4o lectures Ead beer given. and the aggregate at
tendance was 3e3735 an average of 579 for each
lecture
In the next period of FIVE years many new
features we're added. Lectures on first aid to the
Injured and lectures in Yiddish and Italian TO
newly arrived immigrants were begun. While IN
the establishment OF new centres the characteristics
Of each community and the needs Of the people
were carefully considered.
On April o. 1901. the revised charter was enacted.
and I'm it provision was made FOR free lectures
ard courses of instruction for the people of New
York" The lectures in Brooklyn and other out
living boroughs were centralized In one great sys-
tenn More courses were arranged, local colleges
and universities were called on Tor lecturers ther
leading professors repeating for the public many
of their collegiate courses.
Between $500 and $500 lectures will have been de-
livered by nearly 700 lecturers when the present
sea son will have ended on April 80 in the l2o or
sGo nublic schools and rented lecture halls
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

that he would esteem It a privilege to sell Us
everything We needed for the furtheraHce OF ol1
Journey
But what in the name OF reason ne eJacu-
lated, as his eyes swept over our caravan nave
you got your boys swadolcd up in trousers for'
Don't YOU onow that the quickest and surest Wa5
TO XII the equatorial African is to put anything
upon his body that viii prevent the lnltleuIdle
evaporation OF perspiration2 I've had HE Hgi'l
along that line with the London Board, and my
predecessor here-he has just been transferred 10
a schoolulastership at Naircbi-nearIy came 70
blows with me about 1t. Half Of the people J"
the mission were down with galloping consumption
or fever when ( arrived. a month age ana MY
predecessor even wanted 20 put the women lh'o
stockings His intentions we're good, but nope
he'll not have 10 answer for all the deaths ms
fanstfcsI and misplaced modesty has caused But
here I am delaying action with ny taIN- J GU
chaps run along now and get Your people out OF
those clothes as soon :ou can, and men, bis
owe falling on Lii where she chafed Ike an over
checked horse in her uncomfortable garo- MY
word, What kind Of torture chamber IS TINS you
have put that child into? Why this and he be
gan inlpatientv rnhookng the stiff collar where u
had chafed a line OF red around her neck-"beats
ANYTHING my predecessor ever did
1T was your predecessor we were prepared for
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
THE GOOD OLD COACHING DAYS"

The good old coaching days cannot be said to
have started with the pre-ReVolutionary stage
wagons" they called and New Eng
land ancestors prayerfully socitous for their
friends and relatives who ventured southwark in
them The rolling stock OF 1895 carried more
passengers. but scarcely comfortable
They virtually sprnglcss cars, built to carry
twelve persons. Their seats merely boards.
without either cushions or back rests with no
accommodation FOR baggage except such could
be packed beneath the seats and only fourteen
pounds was allowed there. Light curtains the
sides furnished the only protection In bad
In such q rig, and roads that stiI twisted
around charred tree stumps and were filled with
the oft-mentoned 'quagmrcs." the learned Presi-
dent Quincy OF Harvard came on a visit to New
York toward the end of the century. He was
always willing to climb in the mud to assist
the driver in rescuing their machine from ruts or
bogs; each morning. whether it was fair or stormy
ne aroused at the dreary hour Of 3. and
dressed by the sleepy light Of a horn lantern and
farthing candle; then, with more haste than their
progress afterward warranted. he had frugal
breakfast with his fellow passengers and ratified
of again for another days humping and humping
until 10 o'clock ia the evening When finally at
his destination, he wondered 'at the ease as well
as tie expedition. with which the iournar had been
effected"
I fancy lie must have been more thankful that
his journey was over than impressed with its ease
and expedition
The hardy drivers Of these coaches NOT infrs-
potations Of courage making flip or kill devil
rum and then In their eXIberance OF yicor the,,
brought coach and passengers with a crash against
tree trunk, by too reckless nanoeuyrinr "over
Boston Post Road" by Stanley NJ Arthurs. In
Scribners.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
STRANGE &.

There was a lawyer In b whose name was
Strange and it was said that never since he had
started in his profession had he told a lie. But
one day he died and a collection was raised among
those who knew him the erection of memorial
stone After they got 1t dispute arose as to what
would be the suitable Inscription to put on it.
They all had something to say except one ind-
vidual, who did not to take any interest in
the matter, but nothing seemed suitable. At last
the person referred to was asked what he thought
about II.
well" said he. Il have something short and
sweet. How's this: Here lies the body Of a lawyer
who told a lie
But people won't know VINO he was they pro-
tested
We'll" he said. when people the inscription
they will say That's Strange and II s."-Tit-
BitS
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

said J., laconcaly, We hurried off to put the
relief order into effect upon our perspring porters
over after-dinner cigars told the story OF
heroic efforts to maintain the 'respectaoility
Of our caravan. and to what end, and the peals of
laughter it evoked from good old host as We'll
as from his sweet and motherly wife, must have
gone long way toward exercising any lurking
spirits Of the absurd regime Of his predecessor
which still fingered about the mission.
Five days later pushed on toward the in
terror without Ii-Ii She seemed to take kindly to
her new home, and, during our stay, at least
precipitated no more such disturbances OF dones-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

thirtieth annual spring festival concert Wednes-
day evening. May >. This evening. under Mr.. Rus
sells direction, the Memorial Choir will sing Men
delssohn's symphony cantata; The Hymn OF
Praise" Two artist students OF Mr.. Russell Mrs.
Clifford Marshall and Miss Alice Anthony will ap-
pear.
Miss Elizabeth X Patterson vocalist and teacher.
will give on May T. IN the chapter or Car
negie Hall. joint recital with Miss Amy Fay.
pianist
The oratorfo Of The Creation" by Haydn will
be sung under the direction of William { CARL this
evening in the Old First Presbyterian Church Fifth
avenue and 18th street. Soloists: Cora Eugeuia
Guild soprano Edward W. Gray, tenor. and Andre
Sario barytone.
A special musical service at which the sacred
cantata Victory Divine" by J. g Marks viii be
given VIII take place this afternoon at 1 O'Clock at
the Church Of the Incarnation. Madison avenue and
35th street. ". r. HedGen win he the musica. d
rector
Eta Hamilton Martin soprano. whose studio is
at Nc. 1892 Pacific street. Brooklyn sang at Nor
walk. Conn. recently. She is announced one Of
the soloists at the Chaminade concert which Will
be held Wednesday, April 2S, In the music hall
Of the Brooklyn Academy Of Music.
Tie Grand Conservatory Of Music. Dr. Z Eber-
hard, director is planning for its thirtyseventh an
nIversary celebration. which will take place at the
Waldorf-Astoria the latter part Of May An elab-
crate programme is now in course Of preparation,
George Kruger. pianist, of Studios Nos 81 and 80
Carnegie Hall. viii give pianoforte recital on May
in Mount Vernon, y. Y. The programme will
comprise compositions Of Beethoven, Chopin. Bras
sin Genss LeschetizBy and List
Reaa Lazelle who has just returned from a
Southern tour, has already booked number Of
local engag agements for the next six weeks one Of
her soprano pupils, Miss Marjorie Garfoote. gave
recital with Miss Clara Clemens at the Three Arts
Club on April j.. Miss Garfoote has been engaged
soloist for the ensuing year at the Scotch Pres
byterian Church. Central Park West.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
LHI LIKE THE CAT.

or course the return OF Li--we figured that
this vas her version Of Lily, name, no oouot'
That some Caucasian on the coast had given her-
CHANGING as Il did just we were preparing 10
-,s e our big Impression the mission. was most
,nooro-tl1ne but as Il was impossible tc send her
hack 20 TIE Wandorobo. and equally out Of the
question 10 turn her loose i'll the desert. We were
forced 10 take her with Us and hope for the
best regarding the Interpretation the missionary
would l1ut upon her presence. We would simply
t,Ira her over TO the chaperonage OF the WaswahiH
ladies Of the married brigade, thought. and
chat would be the end OF il. Bat Il turned cut to
Be only Jle beginning.
I5-u regarded US with reproachful eyes when she
found that she was being led from the comparative
luxury Of cur quarters TO the stuffy tent Of the
besdn7an and his wife but beyond a petuant toss
Of her fuzzy brown head gave no evidence Of an
-levance The rest Of the night passed quiely
but about sun-up bediam broke loose IN the mar
ried quarters. and We rushed IN our pajanas
20 find side four-cornered fight between
TIE headn.an. two Asllaris and a porter and on
tte other united attack 10y four Of the women
on Lii The latter uad already lost good deal
Of hair and cuticle in the melee. and the
-nent Of our Intervention each Of four assailants
had pinioned hand or foot, Willie fifth
plying whip OF hippo hide
There were many different versions for the
reason CT the TO allow any hope OF sitting
Il out successfully. but were al pretty well
satisfied that LII ;he bottom or II. At any
rare, II was plsa-L Ilel Sle was persona Erata
with the Waswahh ladies and that life with the
married division longer practicable for her
50 marched ner apart IL silent loneliness dur
ing the day, and I'm pitching camp had separate
teat set I'D for her and placed under the guardian
ship of a trusted Aslari sentry.
Before long arrived within a short march OF
the mission and then became acutely aware of the
fact that Li-H had even a Mother Hubbard
and Of the married women would lend her
one Nothing remained bur for Us to levy toll
upon our own wardrobe. and in a cIose-throated
khaki coat Of military cut from J. and a pair
OF riding breeches and some spiral ,uttees from
the other fellows LII forced TO toll per
Eplringly along across the burning veldt Il was
thus modestly gaTbed that marched her into
the mission compound Gil the following evening.
II had cost much. but the respectability OF our
caravan had been maintained in the face of the
mast dscouraging odds.
The. missionary a jolly old boy with lifetime
Of experience in African missions behind him. told
An that our coming expected, and assured Is