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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19
COURT COMMON PLEAS.
Two Weeks Session Nearly Ended.
Many Cases on Calendar.

The fall term of the court OF
common pleas, which has been in
session nearly two weeks will ad-
journ Saturday. There are a large
number of cases on the calendar
but only a few will be reached at
this term. Following are the cases
that have been disposed of up until
the hour of going to press
Andrew Johnson VS.. l.. H. Smith
and H w. Allen. Verdict for
plaintiff.
Jessie Cook VS.. A c. l.. railroad,
Mistrial. This suit was for the
loss of leg sustained by Cook
while attempting to board a pas
senger train at Dillon several
months ago.
lsadore Blum VS.. Jno. ID. Hyatt.
Verdict for defendant
+. V. Taylor and Austin Hamil-
ton VS.. Thomas Jackson and Net
tie Jackson. Verdict for defend
Gnt.
o. c. Hayes vs.. E. l.. Moore and
j. F. West. Gin hands of jury.)
o. NJ. Page, VS.. Dillon Live
Stock Co. Verdict for plaintiff.
The case of J. d. Haselden VS..
VIM. NJ. Hamer is set for to-mor-
row
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Notice.


To Mingo Grice and John Grice,
heirs at law of Sophie Grice, de-
ceased, and c. V. Williams. a claim
ant under Mingo Grice.
You are hereby required to a.p-
pear at the Court of Probate, to be
holden at Dillon court house, for
Dillon County, on the Gath day OF
November, A. ID. 1911, to show
cause, if any you can, why the
proceeds of the sale of the real es-
tate of Sophie Grice, deceased, sold
by me should not be paid over to
G. F. Bethea. administrator of the
said Sophie Grice, to be applied by
him to the payment of tne debts of
the said Sophie Grice.
Given under my han6 and seal
this 18th day of October, A. ID.
1911.
(Signed) r. A. Brunson,
Probate Judge Of Dillon County.
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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19
Citation.

whereas, II. w. Gaddy has made
suit to ME to grant him letters of
administration of the estate and
effects of the late S. T. Gaddy, de-
ceased, there are therefore to cite
and admonish all and singular the
kindred and creditors of the said
5. T. Gaddy, deceased, to be and
appear at the Probate Court. to be
ed at Dillon, S. c., on Friday, the
ed at Dillon, S. c., on Frnday, the
27th day of October, 1911, at II
O'Clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, If any they have, why said
letters of administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and seal
this 18th day of October. 1911.
L. \. Brunson,
j. p. Dillon Co.
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PAGE FIVE.

ing this public statement of my e1-
perience." Statement given March
6, 190S.)
A Lasting Cure
When Mrs Hursey was interview
ed, on January 3, 1911, she said:
81 most cheerfully confirm my
former testimonial, regarding DoanG
Kidney Pills. They made a perma-
nent cure in my case. Since 1 gave
my former statement l have had no
need for a kidney medicine"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the I'm
tied States.
Remember the name-Doan's -
and take no other.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19
THE TRUE TEST
Tried i'm Dillon. Ii has Stood the
Test.

The hardest test is the test of
time, and Doan's Kidney Pills have
stood 1t we'll in Dillon. Kidney
sufferers can hardly ask for strong
er proof than the following:
Mrs. ]. A. Hursey, Cleveland St.
Dj1on, S. c., says: For several
years / had kidney trouble and was
caused a great deal of annoyance by
the kidney secretions. | suffered
constantly from dull pains in my
mack aid often I was so lame |
could rardly get around. My feet
and limbs swelled and it was plain
TO be seen that something was
wing with my kidneys. Not un-
III L used Doan's Kidney Pills was
! able To get anything that would
help u-. G.rce taking this prepa--
atirn l have not had an ache or
pain and ] have :siI like a differ
ent woman. | take pleasure in Civ
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19

1t has still got to act on this case
before everything Is over.
suppose some people are glad
l am in this fix"
Another man who has seen Beat
tie frequently said to-day: Beat
tie isn't going to confess. He isn't
that kind. He said a bearded high
waymen killed his wife and he isn't
going to diviate one iota from that
statement"
The condemned man is in splen-
aid health and apparently enjoys
the meals that are taken 20 him
from his fathers home every day.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19
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CLASSIC;
'tchins spent Sunday

*****1l Martin, of Mullins
or Asday in town with rel,
case of
zoe. Pat and Ella Gaitley. OF
spent Monday in town
yp-Img.
Ed. Mcdonald, A. C. l.. agent at
Hope Mills, was shaking hands with
his Dillon friends yesterday.
Mr.. J. Riner. of Brookland, Fla.
Is spending a few days in Dillon
prospecting.
Miss Bessie Lane returned last
week from a trip to Tennessee
where she spent several weeks with
friends.
Mrs. Douglas Macdonald. Jr.. re-
turned Thursday from Augusta, Ga.
Where she spent several weeks with
her mother.
Mr.. c. A. Roach has just received
car load of handsome Parry au-
tomobiles. MIR. Roach is agent fer
the Parry in Dillon and Marlboro
counties.
Messrs. Marion c. Butler, and
John Mckay, of Dunn, N. c., spent
sunday in town, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. McCorquodale.
There was no preaching at the
Methodist church Sunday on ac-
count OF the absence of the pastor,
rev. A. N. BrunSon, who left last
week for Baltimore, where he went
to take Mrs. Brunson to a hospital
at that place.
Mrs. M. E. Mccall. of Dillon
came to town on Thursday to spend
a while with her sister-in-law the
daughters of the late coroner Mr..
George N. Mccall, who desire to
have her as much of her time as
possible. - Clio Cor. in Pee Dee
Advocate.
DR.. c. R. Taber, who left here
several weeks ago on account of
III health, is recuperating, and is
now spending a while in Greenville
with his brother, Mr. William r,
Taber, City Ticket Agent of the
Southern Railroad. DR.. Taber will
return to Dillon shortly, much i'm
proved in health.
Mr.. J. NJ. Carmichael went up to
charlotte Friday and returned
WIN another 'E. NJ. F." automobile,
mas peen Solu 10 Mr. h. A.
Bethea at Latta. Mr.. Carmichael
brought the machine through the
country, making the trip in six and
one-half hours. The distance is
about 13O miles.
Mr.. Whiteford Smith left Mon
day for Mullins, where he goes to
look after the business interests of
Mr.. w. NJ. Mcintyre, brother-in-law
OF Mr.. w. w. Owen of this place.
Mr. Mcintyre, who is mayor of Mul-
inns, while looking after the moving
OF a heavy iron safe was pinned un-
aerneath and one of his limbs was
badly crushed.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Manninp
fe1t Friday for Barnwell where they
Will make their future home. Mr.
manning has large farming interests
near barnwell and his object in
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19

Sometimes liver, kidneys and
bowls seem to go on a strike and
refuse to work right. Then you
need those pleasant little strike
breakers - DR.. Kings New Life
Pills - to give them aid and gent
ly compel proper action. Excellent
health soon follows. Try them.
Csc at Evans Pharmacy.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19

c., Saturday was brought to Lum-
berton yesterday afternoon on the
r. & c., and was taken to the
Thompson hospital this morning for
an operation this afternoon. The
negro does not live here and his
name and the particulars have not
been learned.
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Lumberton Robesonian.

Lumberton RobeSonian.
Mr. G. E. Rancke returned yester-
day afternoon from Dillon, where he
visited his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Lane. He made
the trip through the country and
saw wonderful crops on the way. He
thinks that Mr.. J. R. Burns and
son, who live in White House
township, will make 2 1-2 bales of
cotton to the acre. All along the
route he saw the fields white to
harvest but no sign of reapers.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19
Notice uf Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on
Friday, November II, 1911, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon | will AID
ply to the Probate Judge of Dillon
county for a final discharge as
guardian of Joseph X. Jackson.
c. T. Jackson.
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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19
4 AUCTIONEERING.
SER

ltIIONEERlNG. MY SER
vices as auctioneer are at the dis
posal of the public anytime. Only
reasonable fee charged for auc-
pioneering any kind of property
| can serve you any day in the
week. b. A. Harrelson, Dillon.
>. {. 10-19-4t
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19
Notice.

l have for sale in different sec
tlons of Horny county several farms
OF different sizes. Anyone wishing
to purchase a farm call on or write
me. w. n. Gerald, Paso, S. c.,
Horny county.
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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19

"ManWho is the responsible per-
son in this firm?" Office Boy
m the one who gets all the
blame'
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-19

Lumberton Robesonian.
A negro who was shot at Fork, s.
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Gives Aid 20 Strikers.

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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-24
sYNopsIs.

Lawrence Biakelcy, lawyer, goes 10
Pittshurg with the forged notes In the
bronson case 70 set tho deposition ~
John Gilmore, millionaire, A lady re-
uiaEta Blakeley 10 buy her a Pullman
ticket. He gives her lawer II and res
taius lover 10. He finds Il drunken man
In lower 10 and rGtirus In lower
He awakena In lower and
flnds HIS clothes and bag missing. The
man IN lower 10 Ii found murdered. Cir
cumstnntiai evidence points % both
BiaAgtey and the man who stole his
clothes The train ia wrecked and Blake
ley II rescued from a burning car by d
girl N blue. His arm Il broken. The girl
proves to be Alison West, his partners
sweetheart Blnkaley returns home and
finds he - under surveillance Moving
pictures OF the train taken just before
The wreck reveal 10 Blhkeley q man Leap
ing from the train with his stolen grip.
Investigation proves that the mans name
IL Sullivan Mrs, Conway, the woman for
whom Blnkeley bought Pullman ticket
tries 70 make bargain with him for the
forged notes, not knowing that they are
mlkAiug, Binkeley and nm amateur de-
tective investigate the home Of Sulllvhn's
sister. From q servant Blakoley learns
that Alison West had been there on a
visit and sullivan had been attentive to
her. sullivan is the husband OF q daugh-
ter OF the murdered man. Biakeley's
house II ransackod by the police. He
learns that the affair between Alison and
his partner IN on.
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but that you were unhappy ana Una,
/ had no right to help you. Goa
knows, I thought you didn't want me
to help you"
She held out her hand to me ana
took Il between both Of mine. NO
word OF love had passed between US
but felt that she knew and under
stood. II was one OF the moments
that come seldom In lifetime, and
then only in great crises, moment o.
perfect understanding and trust.
Then she drew her hand away ana
sat. erect and determined, her fingers
laced in her lap. As she talked the
moon came up slowly and threw It's
bright pathway across the water
Back Of us, In the trees beyond the
sea wall, sleepy bird chirruped
drowsfly, and a wave, larger and bold
er than its brothers, sped up the sand,
bringing the moons silver to our very
feet. bent toward the girl.
Il am going to ask Just one ques'
ton"
Anything you like" Her voice
was almost dreary.
"Was it-because Of anything you
are going to tell me that you refused
Richey?"
She drew her breath in sharply.
NO" she said, without looking at
me. mo. That was not the reason"
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M sirnnna cnmnnnN

Tho Visitor And what Is that gray
STONE structure over thera3
vhe Courier Eat ees 20 armory for
ya@ soldiers
Tho Visitor All, Yes. And that
ssag. low building that looks like a
rEiD shed what 10 thatG
The Courier Eat ees 40 grareat
The Visitor Il see, And what IL the
mig factory with the immense smoke
eatackf
The Courier Eat eea re gr.R'rreat
Enon works where Ia made 40 big gun
"a ne shot an &c shell.
The Visitor And that peculiar look.
fng structure across the rivor--the
SIMS with the rounded roof
The Courier Eat ees 40 powder
magazine.
The Visitor And what Is this mag.
atfcent marble structure with It's won
aerfui dome and countless eolumns2
THE Courier oh. Eat ees only &c
psiaee Of peacei"- Cleveland Plain
fNealef.
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as merely held It she let 1t lie warm
In mine. But when / raised IL TO my
lips. and kissed the soft, open palm,
she drew II away without displeasure.
Not that. please she protested,
and fell to whistling softly again, her.
chin In her hands. Il can't sing" she
said, to break an awkward pause,
eand so. when I'm fidgety, or have
something on my mind, whistle.
hope you don't dislike IT."
Il love IT," | asserted warmly. /
did; when she pursed her lips like
that / was mad to kiss them.
II saw you--at the station" she
said suddenly. "You--you were In a
hurry to 60" did not say anything,
and after pause she drew long
breath. Men are queer, aren't they?"
she said, and fell to whistling again.
After awhile she sat up as If she
had made a resolution. Il am going
TO confess something" she announced
suddenly. You said, you know, that
you had ordered all this for something
you-you wanted to say to me. But
the fact is, / fixed 1t all-came here,
| mean, BECAUSE knew you would
come, and had something to tell
you. It was such miserable thing
needed the accessories to help me
out"
Il don't want to hear anything that
distresses you to tell" assured her.
II didn't come here to force your con-
fidence, Alison. came because l
couldn't help IT," She did not object
to my use OF her name.
Have you found the-your pa
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-24
A BRAIN WORKER.
Must Have the Kind of Food inS'
Nourishes Brain

81 am literary man whose nerEOaa
energy is a great part OF my stocA y
trade, and ordinarily l have niue pa
thence with breakfast foods anu Wv
extravagant claims made OF them, Ds'
l cannot withhold my ackno~leus
ment of the debt that l owe 70 Si"''
Nuts food.
81 discovered long ago that the 'e -,
bulkiness of the ordinary diet ""s n
calculated to give one clear -. -
the power of sustained accurate s
ing. / always felt heavy and siuss tss
in mind as we'll as body aleel e ~
the ordinary meal, which diverted -. :.
blood from the brain to the ulse'
apparatus. -, hpt
Il tried foods easy Of digestlon' 80, "a
found them usually deficient Ii -
ment. experimental with many I'm n.
fast foods and they, too, proven US
satisfactory, till reached Grape
And then the problem was soiVea' =.
"Grape-Nuts agreed with me Mems m
fectly from the beginning, sa astrt
my hunger and supplying the n n
ment that so many other pisp
foods lack. Ions
II had not been using II fei ,.r an
before found that was turni ',t, d
an unusual quantity and luan r-,rae
work. Continued use has aeln a mat
ed to my entire satisfaeuonI orsuts
,Grape-Nuts food contains the elv sys
needed by the brain and nerves nerves VII
tenn of the hard working puD ~ nat
ter" Name given by Postum w.
tie Creek, Mich. a. e ar
There's a reason, ana -. Rosd
planned in the little book ~
to MELVILLE" in pkgs. 4 usw
Ever read the above let ,sns. Tesl
ene Nppenrs from time 60 u ~ hunass
are KenuIne, true, and TUT
smterest.
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the ragged edges of society there.
pleading the poverty of the south
since the war as reason for not 60
ing out more. There was talk of a
brother, but Alison had not seen him,
and after scandal which implicated
Mrs. Curtis and a young attache of
the Austrian embassy, Alison had
been forbidden to see the woman.
THE women had never liked her,
anyhow" she said she did uncon-
ventional things, and they are very
conventional there. And they said
she did not always pay her-her
gambling debts. l didn't like them. l
thought they didn't like her because
she was poor-and popular. THEY'VE
came home. and l almost forgot her.
but last spring, when mother was not
well-she had taken grandfather to
the Riviera, and it always uses her
up-we went to Virginia Hot Springs,
and we met them there, the brother.
too, this time. His name was Sullivan,
Harry Pinckney Sullivan"
Il know. Go on
Mother had a nurse, and | was
alone great deal, and they were very
kind to me. I'll saw a lot of them
The brother rather attracted me, part
ly--partly because he did not make
love to me. He even seemed to avoid
me, and | was piqued. l had been
spoiled, suppose. Most of the other
men knew had--had--"
Il knew that, too" / said bitterly,
and moved away from her a trifie. i
was brutal, but the whole story was a
long torture. | think she knew what
was suffering, for she showed no re,
sentiment.
ut was early and there were few
people around-none that cared
about. And mother and the nurse
played cribbage externally, until | felt
as though the little pegs we're driven
into my brain. And when Mrs. Curtis
arranged drives and picnics, IL
slipped away and went | suppose
you won't believe me, but had never
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-24

pers?' she asked, looking directly at
me for almost the first time.
Not yet. We hope to-"
"The-police have not interfered
with your"
They haven't had any opportunity, "
l equivocated. You needn't distress
yourself about that, anyhow"
But | do. wonder why you still
believe in me? Nobody else does"
Il wonder" l repeated, why l dol"
IF you produce Harry Sullivan"
she was saying, partly to herself, "and
II you could connect him with--Mr.
Bronson, and get full account of
why he was on the train, and all that,
lit would help, wouldn't it?"
acknowledged that it would. Now
that the whole truth was almost in
my possession, l was stricken with
the old cowardice. | did not want to
know what she might tell me. The
yellow line on the horizon. where the
moon was coming up, was a broken
bit of golden chain; my heel in the
sand was again pressed on a WON.
ans yielding fingers; pulled myself
together with a jerk.
In order that what you tell me
may help me, If it will" I said con.
strainedly, 1T would be necessary,
perhaps, that you tell II to the police.
Since they have found the end of the
necklace"
The end of the necklace!" she re.
peated slowly. What about the end
of the necklace?"
l stared at her. Don't you remem-
her"-l leaned forward-"the end of
the cameo necklace, the part that was
broken of, and was found in the
black sealskin bag. stained with
with blOod?"
Blood" she said duly. You mean
that you found the broken end? And
then-you had my good pocket.book,
and you saw the necklace in it, and
you--must have thought"
Il didn't think anything" /
fastened to assure her. II tell YOU.
Alison, never thought of anything
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-24
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
leaves Pennies In Church

Hoston clergyman. commenting
on the large number of cents in the
average church collection, said that
wnen on a recent Monday he had
oHered a newswoman outside the sub.
way station scent piece in payment
Tor newspaper she threw up her
hand, remarking:
why is it that men never have
pennies on Monday morningY " "a
the only day in the week l have
trouble making change"
My good woman" replied the
clergyman, the reason is that on SIM.
day they leave their pennies In
church" ~
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-24

done that KIND OF thing perore, ana :
well, have paid up, ] think.
what sort of looking chap was
SULLIVAN" l demanded. ! had got up
and was pacing back and forward on
the said remember kicking savage
" at a bit of water-soaked board that
lay in my way,
every handsome--as large as you
are, but fair, and even more erect
/ drew my shoulders up sharply !
am straight enough, but ! was fairly
sagging with jealous rage.
when mother began to get around,
somebody told her that / had been
going about with Mrs. Curtis and her
brother, and we had dreadful time.
was dragged home like bad child.
Did anybody ever do that to your"
Nobody aver cared was born
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"pld You Marry Him." Demanded.

an orphan" / said, with cherries
attempt at levity. go on"
IF Mrs. Curtis knew, she never
said anything. She wrote me charm
ing letters, and in the summer, when
they went to Cresson, she asked me
to visit her there. / was too proud
to let her know that I could not go
where / wished, and SOL sent Polly,
my maid, to her aunt's in the country,
pretended to go to Seal Harbor, and
really-went to Cresson. You see |
warned you it would be an unpleasant
story"
| went over and stood in front of
her. All the accumulated jealousy of
the last few weeks had been fired by
what she told me. If Sullivan had
come across the sands just then,
think would have strangled him with
my hands, out of pure hate.
Did you marry him?" demanded.
My voice sounded hoarse and strange
in my ears. That's all l want to
know Did you marry him?"
NO"
] drew long breath. ... ...s-
"You-cared about him?"
She hesitated. ...
NO" she said finally. 81 did not
care about him."
sat down on the edge of the boat
and mopped my hot face. l was. heart
lily ashamed of myself, and mingled
with my abasement was a great re-
lief. If she had not married him, and
had not cared for him, nothing else
was of any Importance.
Il was sorry, of course, the moment
the train had started, but l had wired
l was coming, and l could not go
back, and then when I got there, the
place was charming. There were no
neighbors, but we fished and rode and
motored, and-it was moonlight, like
this"
put my hand over both of hers,
clasped in her lap. 81 know" l ac-
knowledged repentantly, "and-people
do queer things when it is moonlight
The moon has got me tonight, Alison
If l am boor, remember that, won't
your"
Her fingers lay quiet under mine.
And So" she went on with a little
sigh, "I-began to think perhaps 1
cared. But all the time 1 felt that
there was something not quite right.
Now and then Mrs. Curtis would say
or do something that gave me a
queer start, as if she had dropped a
mask for a moment And there was
trouble with the servants; they we're
almost insolent. l couldn't under
stand. don't know when it dawned
on me that the old Baron Cavalcanti
had been right when he said they
were not my kind of people. But l
wanted to get away, wanted it des-
perately"
"Of course, they were not your
kind" l cried. THE man was mar
ried! The girl Jennie, a housemaid,
was a spy in Mrs. Sullivan's employ.
If he had pretended to marry you l
would have killed him! Not only that.
but the man he murdered, Harrington,
was his wife's father. And I'll see
him hang by the neck yet if it takes
every energy and every penny l pos
sess." ..
could have told her so much more
gently, have broken the shock for
her; | have never been proud of that
evening on the sand. l was alternate
ly boor and ruffian-like a hurt
youngster who passes the blow that
has hurt him on to his playmate, that
both may bawl together. And now
Alison sat, white and cold, without
| speech.
CTO BE CONTINTTEnh
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-24
Explained.

An old lady, the customer Of an
Irish farmer, was rather dissatisfied
with the watery appearance OF her
mornings cream and finally she com
planned very bitterly to him.
BE aisy, num-" said Pat. You
see, the weather of late has been 50
terrific hot that it has scorched all
the grass off the pasture land, and vi
have been compelled to feed the pore
bastes on water lilies!"-Ideas.