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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
8
An emergency drive setup at Brownshire Street at 7 PM Saturday October 22 asks for towels bed clothes and any usable items from tin pans to feather pillows. Retrenchments will be served. Coordinated by Mrs Ellerbe Rogers Mrs Plunk Brigman Mrs J S Fair and Mrs Tracey BE Fore.
The Floydale School hosted an entertainment Friday from 7 30 to 9 30 with enjoyable exercises and cake walks. A large turnout of patrons and friends greeted the managers under a moon lit sky. Faculty included Superintendent Mr Isa ore Ussery of Barnwell aided by Miss Rosa Dreher of Leesville and Misses Boykin and Gleaton of Kershaw and Barnwell counties. The Laboard Air Line railway spanned our section about 1910.
An elderly resident known for his work at a saw mill and cotton ginnery and for repairing fences died after an accident years ago. He helped build the town’s first schoolhouse and was remembered for sound health in old age. He is survived by a widow named Shelfty who stays in the sunny south.
Miss Margaret Glenn recalls Uncle Fenton Diggs a venerable colored man who died Monday night and was buried Tuesday. Dr R A Bratton says he was about 115 years old, born around 1806, once a slave of Lieut Gov Robert G McCaw. He later worked for Sheriff R H Glenn and was known as a courteous, white man's negro who voted Democratic and joined the Red Shirt parade in 1876. He claimed to have seen the stars fall in 1852.
The Herald runs a special 0-day sale offering The Herald The Gentlewomen Feminine Review and The Farm Journal for 2.50 with a December price. The first 60 subscriptions from today Thursday to October 26 receive 12 months of The Southern Agriculturist as a prize. First 50 subscriptions win, act now to avoid missing out on the bonus.
Fork Misa Sadie Moore, a student at Saker College, spent the weekend at home with her parents Mr and Mrs J W Moore. Mrs Lonnie Stanton of Dillon visited friends here last week. Mrs Carrie Lewis has returned.
Tall Weare led Columbia College members at a weekend home gathering. The monthly program included songs, Bible reading, prayers, roll call, minutes, patriotic paper by Mrs. Frank Rogers, piano solo by Miss Julia Rogers, a weekly Thought by Mrs. Zack Edwards, a short story reading by Miss, business session, and election of delegates to the County Federation at Lake View. Social hour followed with cake and coffee. Col. R L Carmichael returned home in Washington after visiting his mother, Mrs Annie Carmichael.
Members of Camp Harllee and all Confederate Veterans of Dillon County are summoned to meet at the courthouse on Dillon Friday October 21 at 10 o clock for the purpose of appointing a pension board. J W Turberville Com Camp Harllee.
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