The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-05
Mrs. D. t. Kinard spent Tuesday


accepted a position as salesman at
VIM. Bricks.
Miss Daisy Godbold went to Mar
ion Wednesday where she will spend
several days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Goldstein, of
Whiteville, n. c., spent the week
end in town with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcclellan, of
Alfordville, n. c., spent the week
end as the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
T. G. Moody.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Hayes, of Fay
etteville, and Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Hayes, of Rocky Mount, are spend
ing some time with their sister,
Mrs. j. d. Ellen.
G. F. Courie will leave Sunday for
North Hampton, Mass, where he
will be married on the 18th to Miss
Matilda Gazal of that city. After
a brief honeymoon Mr.. Courie will
return to Dillon with his bride.
Mrs. N ]. Burt, who has been oc-
cupying the Thompson residence on
east Main street, has moved to
Wilmington, where she and her
daughter, Miss Marie, will make
their future home. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Gibson will occupy the resi-
dence vacated by Mrs. Burt.
Mr.. J.L.Bridgers left yesterday for
Wilmington to attend another con-
ference between the railroad Of
ficials and the representatives of
the Order of Railway Telegraphers
in regard to a new scale of wages
to be paid the telegraphers. Mr..
Bridgers represents the telegraph
ers in this district Of the A. c. l..
Mr.. Walter G. Nelson, who has
been with the Pageland Real Es-
tate and Insurance Agency for
some time, resigned his position
with that company and left Friday
for his home in Dillon. Mr.. Mel
son has made many friends here
that regret to see him leave-Page-
land Scout.
Mullins Enterprise.
Miss Minnie Earl Bethea, of
Dillon, is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. w. A. Rogers on Park street.
MeSsrs Sam McLaurin, J. T. Cobb,
DR.. Turner and V. F. Platt, of
Dillon, spent Sunday and Monday
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lee
Platt. While here they were enter
tanned on camping party at
ErlceS Ferry.
A. ]. Bethea, Esq, Of the Colum-
bia Bar, was in town Monday on
legal business. Mr.. Bethea was
formerly secretary to Gov. Ansel,
and when Gov. Ansel's term, of Of
flee expired Mr.. Bethea began the
practice of law at Columbia, where
he is meeting with much success.
Mr.. Bethea left Dillon Tuesday
fnxhS Co. hn
remain several days on business.
The John Robinson's famous rail-
road shows will exhibit in Dillon
on the 26th. This is one of the
largest shows coming south and as
it is the first large show to come
to Dillon in several years it is
probable that it will draw a large
crowd. The show will pitch its
tent ON a vacant lot just outside the
town limits in the western suburbs.
The advance agent was here Fri
day and the first advertising car
will arrive on the 18th.
The James Adams popular priced
show arrived in town Monday morn
ing and erected their tent on the
vacant lot next to ]. p. McLaurin's
wholesale grocery. Performances
are given every night at $50
o'clock and the tent Is always
crowded. Mr.. Adams has visited
Dillon on several occasions and Is
no stranger here. His shows are
well known throughout the state
and he gives more entertainment
for the money than any show on
the road. The show will remain
in town the entire week.
Mrs. Agnes Carmichael was TAX
en to DR.. McLeod's Infirmary at
Florence yesterday, where she Will
undergo another operation for ap-
pendicitis Mrs. Carmichael was
operated on about two years ago
for appendicitis, but she has never
entirely recovered from the trouble.
Her condition is not alarming, but
it was thought best to take her to
the hospital before further compH-
cations arose. She was accompan-
led by her daughter, Miss Bessie
Carmichael, and her physician, Dr.
Badger.
Chief Balm made a rather unusu-
al and suspicious find the other
day when he came across two shot
guns under a vacant house near the
oil mill. One of the guns was
empty and the other contained one
empty and one loaded shell. The
guns had not been under the
house very long as they showed no
signs of exposure to the weather.
How the guns came to be in this
rather unusual place or why they
were placed there is a problem
which the officer is unable to solve.
They might have been stolen and
hidden there to be removed later or
some person might have concealed
them under the house for the pur-
pose of using them in the commits
sion OF some crime which had been
planned for the future. Chief Balm
took nh In rrrn nf tho ornnc and carried