Visitors and locals fill Dillon town notes
A long list records visits and social calls in Dillon with names such as J. F. Lethea Latta H. A. Edwards Darlington Arch Cobb Rowland Irene Cousins Danville and others. Also noted are upcoming sermons by Rev Marion Dargan and Masonic attendees from Dillon lodges. The piece mentions cotton crop expectations and labor concerns alongside oyster supper notices and attorney Haselden's entry into practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Lethea
Latta
H. A. Edwards
L. L. Turner
Darlington
Arch Cobb
Rowland
T. C. McSwain
Bingham, Bing
Monay
Ada Smith Mobley Dies in Texas Bride of Dr. Mobley
Telegram reports the death of Mrs. Ada Smith Mobley at a Texas home Sunday night. She moved to Dillon as a young girl, later wed Dr. C. M. Mobley and relocated to Texas. Her remains arrive tonight with interment planned at Mt Holly tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihue Muldrow
D. M. Dillon
Fair Bluff
N. C
R. Herbert Jones
Marion
Ada Smith Mobley
Mt Holly
Mrs Jas Norton Dies Suddenly in Dillon
News arrives from Mullins of James Norton death Sunday afternoon after a stroke of paralysia Saturday. Norton had suffered two prior paralysia strokes about a month earlier, with details truncated in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas, Norton
Dillon
James Norton
Mullins
Norton
Mit Abe
Death of a devoted wife and community figure
The passing of a respected Pee Dee woman, daughter of Col. W. W. Sellers and sister of Capt. Jno. C. Sellers and Mr. 9. B. Sellers, leaves a void in the home of her husband and in the community. She was known for strength of mind and character and for her deep interest in life, and her loss is mourned by many friends and acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee Dee Country
W. W. Sellers
Jno. C. Sellers
9. B. Sellers
Dillon
Cave Dwellers Right to Live Free in Black Hills
Judge Neal McDonough of Deadwood rules a cave resident, Louis Vroman, may live in a canyon cave without punishment as an indigent. A Lawrence County deputy arrested him near Spearfish Canyon but the judge discharged him, noting Vroman’s eccentric choice of cave life and self-sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Neal McDonough
Black Hills
Lawrence County
Spearfish Canyon
Spearfish
Louis Vroman
Prisoner Describes Harsh Jail Attire and Condition
A prisoner, not charged with dishonesty, reported harsh treatment in jail. He described being attired in three pairs of trousers, three heavy shirts, a jumper, a coat and an overcoat, with long matted hair, highlighting severe conditions endured.
England’s former hangman arrives as preacher in U S
James Berry sixty, once king’s executioner, now a Methodist preacher, arrives aboard the Cedric from Liverpool to tour the country and Canada. He recalls hanging 193 people and aiding 600 more, says he quit after recognizing innocent deaths, and tells reporters about his change of life and a death bed message linked to a poison murder case similar to Crippen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
James Berry
Cedric
Liverpool
New York
Canada
Berry
Men
Cumberland
Mary Lessley
Wriggle
Lincolnshire
God
Crippen
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.H. Thompson
Dunbarton, Va
Irene Cousins
Danville
F. Watkins
Arthur Young, Esq
Charleston
P. A. Bethea
W. T. Bethea
A. S. Manning
H. E. K. Smith
E. A. Faulk
Rowland, N. C
Lawrence Hinson
Lucile Mullins
T. L. Manning
Little Rock
M. A. Campbell
Hamer
B. A. Harrelson
A. J. Evans
Dillon Lodge
A.T. Corcoran
Rowland’ Sun
Troy Peterkin
Marlboro ‘Times
Dillon County
Mt. Andrew Academy
Prawo Huo
Hugh Stackhouse
B. V. Moody
F. M. Page
Masonic Order
L. B. Haselden
Supreme Court
Haselden
W. F. Caldwell
Laurinburg
Gibson Oil Mill
Caldwell
Marion Dargan
8. C
Little Rock Methodist Church
Oakland
Dargan
Union Theological Seminary
Adina
Columbia College
South Carolina
Liberty
Canyon
Dillon Hardware Company
Dillon, South Carolina
Pee Dee Drug Store
Huylers Candies
Eastman Kodaks
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