Alleged errors in county survey expose larger old county area
Marion Star reports Howard Wiswall Jr surveyed additional lines across the county revealing Hamby and Beatty mismeasured county width. Each line shows the Great Pee Dee and Little Pee Dee rivers farther apart than on their map, yielding 15 to 25 square miles of extra area. Governor may appoint an unbiased surveyor or re-survey the entire county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Wiswall, Jr
Charleston
Messrs. Hamby and
Beatty
Little Pee Dee
Poe Dee
aparLepAneir
Ansel
East Lessioner
Mace
Wiswall
Great Pee Dee River
Marion
Sandy Bluff
Little Pee Dee River
Hamby
Pee Dee
Mill Creek
Lumber River
Ashpole
J. W. Brunson
Florence
Mace King
Messrs
Hamby Beatty
Mr. Wiswall
Fower Points
Allison's Ferry
Old County
Police Chief Dismissal Sparks Eviction in Mallory
Wm. D. Smith of Mallory was fined for raising a ruckus and told to resign as policeman. He refused, prompting a town council meeting in the intendants office to declare his office vacant and order his arrest. Smith had already left town and was not apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Jaly
Wm. D. Smith
Mallory
Bruce
Local social notes from Free State News reflect community visits
Cor reports a flurry of visits and relatives across Bennettsville Latta Darlington Bishopville Lake City and Kingstree. Notable mentions include Gertrude Rogers returning home after nine months at Cedar Springs and Miss Ruth Hayes hosting visitors. Several Kinships and out of town guests are noted with dates vague and names repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Rogers
Cedar Springs
Flies Stop Train On Long East Run
A Grand Trunk flyer bound eastyarded by a swarm of millions of flies between Cornwall and Montreal. The engine filled with insects, bars clogged, wheels balking, forcing stops despite rapid passage. Freight help and engine swaps enabled continuation toward Brockville and finally Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napanee
Sommiseau
Brockville
Cornwall
Montreal
NOW IT FEELS TO FLY AERIAL FIRST FEELING OF FLIGHT DESCRIBED
A vivid account from Outing captures the inaugural aeroplane experience. Riders report an immediate forward surge with minimal jerk, a momentary nausea as ground falls away, then smooth ascent. The craft climbs, wind roars, and the flyer remains upright through banked turns, savoring buoyant, springy motion unlike locomotion on land.
The New Railroad Grading Near Dillon and Clio
The grading on the new railroad is finished to Dillon with plans to double back toward Clio and lay rail. Depot sites and rights of way are established along Seventh avenue, Main street, and adjacent alleys to serve Dillon businesses. About 60 laborers are at work. The line to Little Rock is straight with expectations to haul cotton by September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Clio
Seventh Avenue
Dillon Mill
Main Street
Messrs.j. W. Dillon & Son
Railroad Avenue
Dillon Hardware Cos
Second Avenue
E. T. Elliott
Little Rock
Schaffer
Second crop Irish potatoes storage and planting notes
After digging the first crop seed potatoes for the second crop should be kept in a dry cool place possibly spread on the barn floor and covered with straw hay or dry sand. Planting usually occurs in late July or early August with two to three weeks of pre sprouting exposure to heat and moisture. If sprouting at planting time cut them. if not, do not cut. Deep planting in rich soil with thorough soil loosening is advised, followed by rolling to loosened soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Roy Wilkes Protested at Latta Races
A formal protest was filed against Roy Wilkes owner Mr How ard Cannon of Florence after a Latta race. The horse is alleged to be a ringers misnamed entry with a record claimed to be 2.13 entered in Atlanta. Cannon claims no knowledge of Roy’s true record and holds a guarantee from a former owner that the mark is not below the 2:20 class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wilkes
Howard Cannon
Florence
Roy
Atlanta
Cannon
Gibson
Pee Dee
Cursory Eddie Deflects With Remarks In Class
A teacher asks Eddie for a definition of cursory and he recalls examples from public speaking. After a brief struggle Eddie improvises a sentence about hanging pictures and a toppled father, noting that he then made a few cursory remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie
New Advertisements Spur Local Trade Fair
Morris Fass-Cut Price Sale advertised with special offers while Cheraw Board of Trade marks an August 17 celebration day. Dillon Hardware promotes hardware and monkey wrenches, Evans Pharmacy features soda or cream. Underwood typewriter corrects mistakes and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Fass
Cheraw Board of Trade
Dillon Hardware Co
Evans Pharmacy
Underwood
How's This For Mud A Humorous Roadside Tale
A passerby finds a hat in the road and taps it with his cane. The hat’s owner reveals he is buried up to his ears in mud beneath a load of hay, prompting a comical exchange about the depth of the mud.
Colored Church Workers Assemble in Dillon
A Dillon Herald report by Henry O. Scott details a two day gathering of colored Methodist workers in Dillon. Widespread addresses by church leaders and civic figures highlighted tuberculosis talk, Sunday School work, and district superintendent reflections. Cheraw was chosen as next meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
South Western Christian Advocate
J. E. Wilson
Chaitlin University
Dro Wright
J. McBaddy
Green
Hargrove
McLeod
J.$. Thomas
Cheraw
Four Crops a Year on the Same Land in Cumberland County
In Cumberland County, North Carolina, D R Taylor near Fayetteville demonstrates four crops on one Acre: early peas, field corn, sorghum, and field peas interplanted and broadcast. He reports earnings from early peas totaling around 413.60 for 10 crates, plus about 500 crates of corn, with overall estimates around 1500 dollars before vine sales and fertilizer costs. He notes labor and fertilizer costs, claiming this system requires less effort than growing cotton on 20 acres, on land once a worn field abandoned since the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Cumberland County
D. OR. Taylor
Fayetteville
Taviow
Ameor
Alaska
Taylor
Fem
Moishtan Commission
Private Sale Notice At Residence Auction List
A private sale is offered at the seller’s residence listing items including 1 Hore 1 Buggy 2 Pood Cutters 1 Organ New Home Sewing Machine with attachments 1 Small Refrigerator 1 Joe Orwam Ireen er and household furniture within the Spartan burg Steam Lat from the laundry agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Orwam
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Gov
Mallory Yd
Free State News
Mary Swarm
Bennettsville
Ruth Hays
H. W. Parham
W. W. Parham
Ida Rowland
J B. Steele
Kingstree
Oscar Fenean
Arthur Rogers
Bishopsville
D. S. Rogers
Belle Blake
Dunn, N. C
H. W. Pagham
Mary Swerve
Benettsville
Ruth Hayes
Alice
Alma Poe
Darlington
Florence Allen
Bishopville
Ed Fenegan
Lake City
J. B. Steele
Kingstreet
Della Newton
Belle Moore
Jim Moore
Latta
Cor
Canada
the New Railroad
Isaac
the Herald
Dillon Herald
The
Herald
Henry O. Scott
South Carolina
Henes
Vonfer
St. Stephen Mertodist
Samay Selo
EpWarth
Java
Charlott
Brooks Alford
Dillon Cash Store
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