Pine Hill property sale and town welcomes
J L McInnis bought the old Pine Hill school property to remodel into a dwelling and move the family here by year’s start. The community welcomes the McInnis family. Anne Seller leaves for Washington for war work. Leila Sellers has been in Washington since last July. Foster family activities include church visits and Connie Maxwell orphanage collection. Flu cases easing locally with some Black residents affected. Farmers report good hay and pea crops, but poor corn yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. McInnis
Pine Hill
Berlee Bass
Sellers
W. C. Foster
Anoch
Connie Maxwell
Frank Jone
Zen Fore
Epidemic Abating After War Strain Warns Health Precautions
The influenza epidemic is waning with hopes it will disappear in two weeks if no recurrence occurs. It has caused many deaths and lasting suffering, with theories blaming undernourishment war stress and nervous exhaustion. Health officials urge cautious winter precautions as sporadic cases may continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theisease
Densioi
LeRoy Williams Dies After Illness in Dillon
Prominent Dillon furniture businessman LeRoy Williams dies at nine o clock Saturday night from pneumonia following influenza. He built a prosperous Dillon business, married twelve years ago to Miss Mitchell of Fairmont, N C, and leaves a son and daughter. Interment was at Mt Holly Sunday at 11 with Rev Wm B S Chandler conducting services.
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Dillon Rs
LeRoy Williams
Williams
Mr. Williams
Roy” Williams
Dillon County
Duplin County
N.C
Wilmington
N. C
Dillon
Miss Mitchell
Fairmont
Mt. Holly
Wm.b
Bethea Community Figure Dies in Texas at 43
Jense T. Bethea former Dillon county resident died recently in Corpus Christi Texas. He was about 43 years old and left many relatives in and around Dillon. No exact death date was provided. The town prince had not sent further news since our earlier long range report.
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Jense T. Bethea
Dillon County
Corpus Christie
Texas
Bethes
Dillon
Death of Austin Hamilton Follows Brother’s Passing
Austin Hamilton, a prominent farmer and citizen, died Wednesday night after a brief illness with a dread disease. His brother W W Hamilton died days earlier. their family had fallen ill and Hamilton had tended them. Interment was at the Hamilton burying ground near Dillon. services by Dr. W B Duncan. He leaves a wife and two small children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Hamilton
Hamilton
W. W. Hamilton
Hamilton Burying Ground
Dillon
W. B. Duncan
Orphanage Work Day Proposed for November Ninth
In light of the Spanish influenza, Orphanage Work Day on October 19 is postponed and November 9 is proposed for a state wide rally. Churches and Sunday schools of all denominations are urged to unite in support of their respective orphanages. Meth odists of two conferences pledge cheerful unified action led by T C O'Dell superintendent Epworth Orphanage. Subscribe to The Dillon Herald. $2 per year in advance.
War Council Busy On Terms
Washington reports the Versailles war council is framing armistice terms demanding German army withdrawal beyond the Rhine by thirty miles, surrender of the navy and fortresses, and possible demobilization steps to ensure Allied military supremacy. President Wilson remains in contact through Col. House as deliberations continue.
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Washington
War Council
Versalles
Germany
France
Belgium
Rhin
Heligoland
Rhine
Berlin
Metz
Wilson
Versailles
Col. House
Linotype Breakdown Delays Local Press
The linotype machine broke yesterday and the operator is sick with the flu leaving no one to repair it. Several important local articles could not be finished and the paper will go to press with type already set before seven.
Albert Nixon steals cash from Express package
Two Marion detectives traced a missing package from the Southern Express Company to Albert Nixon, a North Carolina messenger who confessed after arriving in Marion. He bought a $300 horse with the stolen funds and gave some to his father Henry Nixon, who was arrested to show lack of knowledge. About $4,300 was recovered from under a house. Albert faces trial while Henry may face charges to expose complicity.
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Maron
Sheriff's Office
Henry Nixon
Albert Nixon
Southern Express Company
North Carolin
Albert
Marion
Express Company
Hamlet
Raleigh & Charleston
Henry
Nixon
Mbert
Marion Star
Heroic conduct aboard the Leon Gambetta as it sinks
At midnight on April 3 1914 the French cruiser Leon Gambetta was torpedoed and sank after a collision of enemy fire. Captain Andre and Admiral Senes perished on the bridge as 684 of 821 crew were lost but the crew displayed disciplined courage and solidarity to the end.
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Leon Gambetta
R. W. Neeser
Scribner’s
Adriatic
Andre
Gambetta
Remal
Courkee
Senes
Unclaimed Questionnaires Listed for Registrants
Unclaimed questionnaires listing registrants includes William Hazel Georgetown 8 C Roy Rollen Newport News Husher Rawls Newport News Hugh McKenzie Hamer Route 2 James Adams Dillon Route 3 Aleck Carmichael Latta Route 1 Judge Setzer Simmons Latta Route 1 Worth Anderson Lake View Route 3 Box 106 Clarence Moore Latta Route 1 Nick Mace Latta James Barney Page Richmond VA William Henry Owens Dillon Route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hazel
Georgetown
Roy Rollen
Newport News
Husher Rawls
Twenty Second Street
Hugh McKenzie
Hamer
James Adams
Dillon
Aleck Carmichael
Latta
Setzer Simmons
Vox
Worth Anderson
Lake View
Box
Clarence Moore
Nick Mace
James Barney Page
Richmond
William Henry Owens
Letters From France From Sergi D E Britt to his mother
Private Sergi D E Britt writes from the Western Front in 1918 describing hopes for peace, censorship limits, and pride in the fighting, praising Black soldiers and sharing moments with wounded comrades. He reflects on home, President Wilson, and the meaning of service as the war nears its end. He notes writing to a wounded soldier’s mother and awaits news from the home front.
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Woodrow Wilson
Powe
Conner
States
Georgia
Dey
France
Influenza Claims Former Dillonite Nye Herring
In Nort Fair Bluff North Carolina on November 3 Nye Herring died after a ten day illness with influenza and pneumonia at age sixty his passing marks a somber note for the Dillon connection in mourning. The obituary notes Herring moved to Fair Bluff last year and leaves his wife and brother AD Herring. The piece closes with a political aside about Kaiser Bill and Woodrow Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Bluff
N. C
Dillon
Illon
Nye Herring
Bia
AD Herring
Mr. Herring
Carter at Versailles Aboard with Admiral Benson
Lieut Andrew Carter, son of Mr W J Carter, serves as private secretary to Admiral Benson at the Supreme War Council in Versailles. The letter from Smith Hamilton to his parents describes wartime travel, hopes of furlough, and updates on comrades in France.
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Carter
Admiral Benson
Supreme War Council
Versailles
Andrew Carter
W. J. Carter
Admiral Bemson
Admairal Benson
Mart. Erg
Washington
Navy
Smith Hamilton
A. Hamilton
France
Arch
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T. C. O'Dell
Epworth Orphanage
Dilion Herald
Entente
Mbert Nixson
Gama
Sergi
D. E. Britt
Nover
Mrs. M. Britt
Kaiser Bill
Angel
Elihu Muldi
Marton
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