Town Gossip List of Visitors and Local News
J Stubba of Purvis and J S McRae of Clio visited Dillon this week while Ben Badger of Marion and Miss Louise Moore returned from trips. Many residents, including Mrs P B Sellers, Miss Cora McKinley, Luther Wilkerson, Sam Blackwell, Mrs E M Craig, and Miss Jessie Colvin, spent weekends in town or nearby. Notices cover moves to Hamlet, job changes, guests at farms and homes, and upcoming events at Centenary School and Mt Andrew Academy. The column also notes Democratic Club meetings, a Shriners degree trip in Charleston, and a double comedy at Mt Andrew with ice cream serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Parks
Lumberton
Harold Lippman
Lattn
Louise Moore
Rockingham
Mamie Colvin of
McColl
Man of Big Affairs Visits Dillon
A. B. Stotesberry, president of the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad and Drexel banking head, spent a day in Dillon. His private car, wheel trouble delaying departure, sat on a sidetrack while mechanics were summoned from Florence. He toured town, visiting The Herald office, though the editor was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Dillon
A. B. Stotesberry
Pennsylvania & Reading
Drexel
Stotesberry
Florence
Mr. Stotesberry
Herald
William George Edwards obituary near Latta
William George Edwards died at his son Sam Edwards home near Latta on Sunday the 21st and was buried at Mace Cemetery beside his wife. Born December 1 1846 in Marion he lived here since marriage to Lucinda Mace in December 1872. A skilled brick mason and plasterer he helped build Marion homes with George Edwards and W J Dickson. He married Lucinda in 1873, she died in 1896 leaving five children Henry S Edwards J D Haselden Maggie Clarke Carrie Blackwell and Samuel Edwards. He joined Company D 7th Battalion S C Reserves at age 16 and saw service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William George Edwards
Sam Edwards
Latta
Mace
J. H. Graves
Brave
William Edwards
Marion
George Edwards
Lucinda Mace
Virginia
W. J. Dickson
Wm. Edwards
Here
Henry S. Edwards
J. D. Haselden
Maggie
Ernest McCajl
Clarke
Kansas City
Missouri
Carrie Blackwell
Greeleyville
Samuel Edwards
Marion May Day Celebration Draws Wide Interest
Marion South Carolina prepares for a mammoth May Day event with queens from across the state and even New York. Miss Elise Smith of Marion will host visiting queens as floats, a battle of flowers, May Pole Dance, and the Queen’s Ball in Queen Forest starting at 2 pm. Governor Cooper will lead the Grand March as Marion promises hospitality and a memorable town welcomes visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
New York
South Carolina
Columbia
North Carolina
Tar Heel
Elise Smith
Comstock
Meyer Davis
Washington, D. C
Queen's Forest
Stotesberry Invites Dillonite to Dinner in Private Car
A named visitor, Mr. Stotesberry, met Mr. O. C. Hayes near Hayes property and invited him to dine that night in Stotesberry’s private car. Hayes found Stotesberry a delightful gentleman and wished more locals could meet him. Stotesberry departed that night for the sports in his private car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Hayes
Mr. Stotesberry
Mr. Hayes
Obituary Note on J C Sellers in Florence South Carolina
A brief obituary honors J C Sellers citing his service guarding prisoners and marching with Sherman, describing him as modest and retiring with many friends who lament his death, and wishing peace to his ashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
S.C
South Carolina
Sherman
States
J. C. Sellers
Pee Dee Sunday School Convention at Latta
Opening day of the Pee Dee Sunday School Convention at Latta features a full schedule with devotional exercises, sermons, addresses, training demonstrations, and conference sessions led by Rev W C Foster Rev Tom McCaul Miss Elizabeth Nuckols Dr T J Watts and others. The program spans two days with 10 am devotional steps and 8 pm sermons on church unity and mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEE Dee
Latta
W. C. Foster
Hural
T. J. Watts
Tom McCaul
J. L. Corzine
Elizabeth Nuckols
W. C. Allen
Interchurch Movement
Great Commission
S. L. Naft
J. A. McMillan
J. 8
J. L. Baggott
Stop Look and Listen Verse Warns of Rail Crossing Dangers
A Southern railroad official endorses the Stop Look and Listen sign at grade crossings and shares a blotter verse from Baltimore and Ohio Safety Welfare urging print to prevent deadly crossing misjudgments. The poem tells of a man who boasted he could beat a train by inches, a claim that ends with there isn’t any more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville Enquirer
Southern Railroad
Southern
Safety & Welfare Department
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eerie
J. Stubba
Purvis
O— J. S. McRae
Clio
Sandy
A. B. Welch
J. M. Rogers
O— Ben Badger
P. B. Sellers
Cora McKinley
Muilins
Luther Wilkerson
Hartsville
Sam Blackwell
Maxton
Ross Gardner
R Jack Mahon
Friendses Bom
R. W. Thornton
Roanoke
Migs Ellen White
Lake View
O— P
Louise Lucas
Hamlet
W. T. Bethea
Mildred
Carmichael
Jack
Moody
Sim Campbell
Farmers Warehouse Co
Ac Hamer
First National Bank
Jack Hayes
First National
Moody Drug Co
BE M. Hale
Mount Olive, N.C
Jessie Colvin of
Chester
Mrs. Stoney
Miss Dot Regan
Matte View
Mrs. Annette
W. E. Hall
Mullins
The
Missionary Union
J. H. McLaurin
Winnsboro
Graham McKinnon
Allie Bird
Jim Adams
Margaret Melvin
Lake Views
Fulton Elvington
Centenary School
Eula
Beulah Braddy
Washington
Maurice Phillips
Lexington
N. C
J. L. Bridges
Messrs
Eugene Stanton
W. A. Blizzard
H. B. Dixon
R. W. Lester
Charleston
Shriners
Louise McQueen
Dunbarter
Janie Gibson
Jane Evans
Minturn
Zetesian Literary Society
Flora Macdonald College
Henry Buck
McPhatter
B. Y. S. Gibson
B. M. Lane
L. C. Montague
Fitzgerald, Gaz
F. L. Litton
Bessie McLean
Smithboro
R. Earle White
Messrs. Bethea & Moore
Norfolk
Mt. Andrew Academy
Ladies of the
School Improvement Association
A. BE. Stotesberry Railroad
City
Joe Cabell Davis
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