The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-07-03

ing in the city the guest of his
mother, Mrs. P. B. Sellers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Floyd and
Miss Sallie Dubois spent the week
end at Nichols with friends.
Miss Mildred Sellers, who has been
spending several days with friends e
Nichols has returned.
DR.. ]. n. Harper of the Southern
Soil and improvement Committee, ol
Atlanta, Ca, and formerly Director OF
Agriculture at Clemson College, Will
address the farmers of Dillon County
in the Farmers Warehouse on Friday
July 4. 1919, at IL a. m. DR.. Harper Is
well posted on all subjects pertain
ing to agriculture and every farmer
should avail himself Of the oppor-
tunity of hearing him.
DR.. and Mrs. S. C. Henslee and lit
tie daughter, Rebecca Field, have re-
turned to Dillon from a visit to rela-
tives in Gratiot, Ohio. Mrs. Henslee
and daughter stopped in Richmond
on their return to attend the marriage
of Miss Annie Lee Richardson, for
mer music teacher in the Dillon
school.
DR.. C. R. Taber has been under
treatment in Greensboro, \. {.
hospital for several weeks. His condl-
ton is not regarded as very favorable
Thad Saleeby went up to Greensboro
to look after him, but after spendine
"a week there the Doctor showed no
improvement and he brought him to
Cumberland Hospital at Fayetteville.
Carlisle Bracey who was severely
wounded in France by the fragment
of a shell and has been at hospita!
in Atlanta arrived home few days
ago. Carlisle was wounded while bear
ing a stretcher with wounded com
rade. Jessie Evans was near him a.
the time and went to his rescue
the risk of his own life for which he
was awarded a medal for heroic con-
duct. Carlisle is still wearing his ar
in sling and it will be several
months before he will have the use
of it again.
On Thursday, July 10, we will have
a>farmers meeting at Reedy Creek
Springs. At this meeting we will have
Mr.. A. F. Conradi, State Entomolo-
gist. who will talk to us on the Boil
Weevil. Mr.. Conradi has made spec
ial study of the Boil Weevil for the
past six or seven years and comes to
us about as we'll informed On the Boil
Weevil as any man in the South. Be-
sides the talk by Prof. Conradi we
will have a number of talks by other
members of the Extension Division of
Clemson and Winthrope Colleges. I'm
mediately after these talks dinner will
be served in picnic style, so come and
bring the whole family and we'll
filled basket.
Lutte, the 9 year old child of Mrs
Arch NJ. Bethea had a narrow escape
from serious and probably fatal IL
jury few nights ago. The little one
left its bed on the sleeping porch an'
while still asleep raised window and
walked out On the roof of porch
and fell to the ground, distance of
about l 5 feet Mrs. Bethea was arous
ed in time to hear the window rails
and reached the window just in time
to see the child disappear over the
caves of the porch roof. The little
one struck the ground with dull
thud, but with the exception Of ba.
shaking up and several bruises it es-
capped injury.
For the past two months The Her
aid office has been one of the busiest
places in the State. The Herald Ell
joys the distinction of being the larg
est tobacco warehouse supply printery
in North or South Carolina and as tbs
volume of work has been larger thar
ever this season. The Herald TO-"
has been working overtime getting
out the orders in time for the opening
days. The Herald is shipping ware
house supplies to Georgia and Ala
bama and to many new warehouses il
this state and North Carolina. Th'
large increase in the volume of busi
ness-particularly new business ill
dicates a substantial growth in m
tobacco industry throughout the Car
'OlinaS Georgia and Alabama