The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-02
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IF. Gasque spent Monday in Nc
IN on business.
Lieut.. Frank NJ. Niernsie. of Camp
Jackson, spent Sunday at home.
Miss jamie Stanton, of Rowland,
spent several days in town last week
DR.. l.. F. johnson spent the past
Aweek-end in the city with his fam
WY.
Mrs. Paul Deaton is spending the
week with friends in Rockingham
and Troy, N. C.
Corporal Bernie l.. Lane, of Camp
Jackson, spent Saturday last in Dill
lon with friends.
Mr.. Hiram Johnson, of Rose Hill,
N. c.. is the guest this week of his
brother, DR.. l.. F. Johnson
Rev. and Mrs. H. A Willis will
leave this morning for their new
home in Blackstone, Va.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Hale left Monday to
spend some time with her parents in
Mount Olive, N. c..
Rev. F. H. Shuler. formerly pastor
OF the Latta Methodist church, spent
several hours in Dillon Saturday be-
tween trains.
Messrs. l.. A. Manning, ]. p. Nc
Laurin and James Sprunt left Tues
day night for Philadelphia where
they will spend about ten days.
Prof. J II. w. Kiser left last night
for his home in Orangeburg county
where he will leave today with the
drafted boys for the training camp.
The County Convention will meet
at the Court House Monday. May
9Th. at II o'clock. A list of dele
gates and Club officers is published
\ elsewhere in this issue.
The sheriff will sell lot of prop
erty Monday to satisfy tax execu-
tions. Reah over the list publish
ed in another column and see il you
have any property listed for sale
Mr.. Thad w. Hamer, who left sew
eral months ago to join the avia-
ton corps, has received an honorable
discharge from the army and re-
turned home last week. Mr.. Hamer's
health gave way after he entered the
army and although he took a inca
pacitated him for the strenuous
work of the trenches.
Miss Margaret Wood and Mr.
Charles Barlow represented the Dill
lon High School in the State Ora
torical Contest at Columbia Friday
night and were given honorable
mention" by the judges. Every coun-
\ ty In the state was represented and
Miss Margaret and Mr.. Charles sue
Aceeded in placing Dillon fourth from
We top.
Nix B. A. Bedenbaugh went up to
ChalNNtte Monday to have the pump
ing n1tor at the power house re-
wounC. A short circuit caused by
crossed wires burnt out the motor
Sunday and the town was without
water until about noon Monday
when a connection was made with
the deep we'll at the oil mill. Mr..
Bendenbaugh's object in going to
Charlotte was to have the repair
work pushed through with all pos
sible speed.
Sheriff S. V. Lane, w. A. Blizzard
and A. B. Jordan have been appoint
cd members of the Advisory Board
. for Dillon County. The duties of the
board will be to report suspicious
fires. to investigate suspicious cir
cumstances in regard to the storing
of or sale of explosives. to report
any malicious or seditious talk or
any other act off dIsloyalty to the
country. The board will work in con-
junction with the State Advisory
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Messrs. A. b. Welch and Jas.
Carmichael left Saturday for Cincin-
natl. and will return this week with
lot of Ford IS. Accompanying
Messrs. Carmich. and Welch were
the following DillC3ites who will
drive cars back through the country:
E. c. Stanton. Robt Lester. Robert
Cottingham. Percy Medin. NJ NJ
Miller Lonnie Stanton. Boyd Stevens,
Luke Covington and JoNn Hayes.
Mrs. Welch and Mrs michael
accompanied Mr.. Welch and Nj Car
michael and will make part of the