H M Stackhouse Lifelong Worker Retains Vigor At 83
An Greenville News feature profiles H M Stackhouse secretary of South Carolina Fertilizer Control, noting his 1839 birth in Marion County, Civil War service, Clemson College trustee tenure, eight years in the legislature, and a lifelong ethic of hard work. He remains active, cheerful, and admired for his square dealing and optimism.
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Greenville News
H. M. Stackhouse
Dillon
Wade Stackhouse
Clemson College
Hale
Hugh Mil
Tom Stackhouse
Mr. Stackhouse
Board of Fertilizer Control of
South Carolina
Stackhouse
Pal- Metto
Marion County
Wofford College
South Jana
4Th
South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry
Dixie
Greensboro
Jos. J. Johnston
Marlboro
Palmetto
Thousands Visit Dillon Nightly on Migratory Route
The report describes Dillon as a key stopover for chimney sweeps migrating from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Crowds gather nightly at the Baptist church where the sweeps roost in the chimney and depart at dawn, with local observers noting a courier system guiding the migrations.
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Dillon
Florence
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Henslee
Gulf
Ax m
Court Terms Recorded in Dillon General Sessions
The Dillon Court of General Sessions opened with Judge Jas B Pueri foy presiding and heard many cases over two days. Sentences ranged from simple assault to larceny housebreaking and forgery with terms of years and suspended sentences. a notable trial involved Rural Policeman Sitton and Officers Britt Hamilton amid a disputed alcohol search and alleged mistreatment of a witness.
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Court of General Sessions
Jas. B. Puerifoy
Walterboro
Solomon Brown
Lonnie Bethea
Sandy Clark
Cap Johnson
Needy Nichols
Geo, Sealey
Clyde Tart
U. C. Stanton
Charlie Williams
Lou Blake
Luther Brooks
Hamie Davis
Mack Maple
Prince Alien
Jno
Crosland
Booker T
Ellerbe
Howard Crawford
Daniel McBare
Ben McFarland
Henry Coleman
Rufus Coleman
Daniel Coleman
Henry
Rufay
Daniel
F. L. Sitton
L. F. Britt
Stanley Hamilton
Miller
Wallace
N. C
Latta
Ed. Bethea
Mr. Bethea
Dillon
Will Stackhouse
Meese
Litton
Britt
Hamilton
Latvia
Mr. Litton
Mr. Sitton
Bethea
Sitton
Miuerous
Brittany Hamilton
Burk
Community Notes On Local Students And Visits
Local students resume terms at Presbyterian College Clinton Flora McDonald College and Clemson College visits noted. Families from Rowland Laurin Fox Sheraw and Florence visited kin in Fayetteville Mullins Warrenton and Darlington. School opening praised with new teachers Laura Murray Katherine Adams Annie Bell Poole and Reverend Brown spoke at the ceremony.
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Leon Norton Jett
Presbyterian College
Clinton
Esau Ieee
Louise Muzzard Jett
Raeford
Converse College
Bette
Maggie
Maud McInnis
Pearle McLaurin
Flora McDonald College
Willie Alma Henderson
C. G. Brown
J. W. McKay
H. M. Moody
Laura McMurray
Lancaster
Katherine Adams
Meriwether
TRUST Meeting Visitors from Jackson Sprines, N C
Mrs Eli Ammons hosts a TRUST gathering with her sister and daughter of Jackson Sprines, North Carolina visiting Mrs Ammons sister and Mr AH Webster as the group greets relatives and neighbors.
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Eli Ammons
Jackson Sprines
N.C
Ammons
A. H. Webster
Low river levels expose riverbed at Mar'e Bluff Ferry
The Bir Pee Dee river falls to multi year lows with observers saying it is the driest seen in memory. At Mar'e Bluff Ferry the shallow water reveals the river bottom across the channel and access paths to the ferry are increasingly difficult to traverse.
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Bir Pee Dee
Mar’e Bluff Ferry
Little Tom Hamer Loses Arm In Accident
A distressing mishap at Dr J H Davids gunnery two miles south of Dillon on Thursday afternoon left seven year old Tom Hamer, grandson of Dr David, with his right arm mangled in a rosin conveyor. He slipped while wetting rosin, his elbow torn and arm hanging in shreds before he freed himself and was rushed to town where surgeons amputated the arm between shoulder and elbow. Dr David, attending a meeting in Columbia, could not be notified until that night.
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G. C. Johnson
Dillon Motor Sales Co
Mr. Johnson
Stackhouse
Latta
Thelma Hamilton
Myrtle Beach
Miller
Mason
Litton
Britt and
Hamilton
J. D
Carrol Hargrow
F. B. David
Mr. Sitton
Phil Cook
Stackho
Jiry
Sifton
Menora, Britt and
Supreme Court
J. H. David
Two Milea
Dillon
Tom Hamer
HB. Om
David
Columbia
Cooperative Marketing Association
Tom
Family Reunion at Surles Home Sends Farms to Children
A two day family reunion at Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Surles home drew many relatives from multiple states. Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Surles, Kangas, Ammong, and Thorn families gathered with 29 grandchildren. Afterward the Surles divided their Latta farm among their children, each receiving a small farm.
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W. P. Surles
Floyd Surles
Mound Valley Kangas
A. P. Surles
Danville, Va
J. M. Surles
Sumter
John Surles
Columbia
G. W. Thorn
Florence
H. H. Driggers
Clio
J. L. Ammong
Dillon
Weekly Cotton Letter Highlights 190? Market Moves
The Savannah Cotton Letter notes New York futures closing strong at 17.88 before Labor Day closure. Liverpool gains pushed prices up while New York reopened, October futures peaking near 21.5, with spot cotton around 21.5 to 22 cents. Ginners report shows 481,788 bales ginned by Sept 1, above last year but 118,000 below ten year average. Ten year averages and official totals follow the ginning data.
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New York
Liverpool
Floydale Fire Destroys Floyd Company Store
A large Floydale mercantile building owned by the Floyd Company burned down around three o clock Monday morning. The blaze consumed the structure and stock, with only heroic fire-fighting saving the depot. Estimated damage runs about 6,000 for the building and contents, insured between 15,000 and 20,000.
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Floyd Company
Floydale
Mberchandise
Ind M
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