The marriage of Alonzo H. Smith and Louise
Bethea at the
First Methodist church in Latta, Tuesday evening. The brides sisters
Mrs. R. J.
Dew and Lizzie Bethea and brother John C. Bethea. Other members of the
wedding
party; McG.. S. Goodgoin, best man. Ushers; Edwin and Walker Bethea,
Homer
Atkinson, Ashton Smith. Bridesmaids: Nan and Sue Fletcher, Margie
Leeckie,
Minnie Hewitt, Luise McMillan, Cora Belle Rogers, Eva Bethea, Florence
Henry,
Flower girls; Elizabeth Dew, Marion McMillan. Cupids arrow bearer,
Robert Dew
The marriage of Julius Frank Rogers and Alice Bethea Stackhouse on December 23, 1909 at the First Methodist Church, Latta, SC. Members of the wedding party: T. S. Tolar, l. A. Manning, Jr. J. Stephen Bethea, Dr. Taylor Lewis, Mary Stackhouse, Eva Bethea, Will Stackhouse, Algernon Rogers, Earle Bethea, Bettie Lawson, Henry Harrington, Dr. Edwin A. Bethea, Charlotte Rogers, Pearl Stackhouse, John Townsend, Mrs. E. C. major, Mary Elizabeth Stackhouse, Dorothy Manning, F. B. Rogers. The bride was the daughter of Mrs. A. J. Stackhouse and given away by her uncle, F. B. Rogers. Rev. S. J. Bethea officiated.
The marriage of Argent Gerald Bethea and James
Breeden
Gibson at the Methodist Church, on Wednesday evening, December 29,
1909. The
bride is the daughter of Mrs. M G. Bethea and the sister of Horace F.
Bethea
who gave her away and Members of the wedding party were: N.
B.
Hargrove, Clarence Moody, Mary King, Marguerite Elliott, Frank
Thompson, Frank
Tatum, J. H. McLaurin, Dr. J. R. Rogers, Mr. Douglas Manning, Chas.
Smith,
James Sprunt, J. P. McLaurin, James Carmichael, Octavia Bethea, Hattie
Bethea,
Dr. T. Moody , _______Gibson, Ella Braddy.
The marriage of Baker Gasque and Carrie Lee
Frierson, December 29, 1909 at the brides home in Britton's Neck.
The marriage of C. C. Burns and Annie
Sharp last Wednesday at the home of the bride, near Causey, N.C.
The marriage of
Harry Gains Curtis and Elizabeth Curtis at Mt. Pleasant, January 19,
1910, The bride is the daughter of Mrs. T. B Curtis and the late
T. B.Curtis. The groom is the son of Rev. F.O.S. Curtis.
On this solemn occasion wedding bells, rice and old shoes did not come in. A plain marriage without the pomp and show of a church affair. Last Sunday afternoon the Rev. H. A. Willis sat in a meditative mood in his cosey (sic) home, ruminating over the ups and downs that beset the human family, not dreaming that two young hearts that beat as one were at his door in quest of his services to tie the nuptial knot that death alone can sever. When the doorbell ran, who should he meet but Mr. Thomas C. Moody of Dillon and the lovely Miss Dollie McKenzie of Alfordsville, N. C. Bright happy smiles beamed over their faces and hearts overflowing with love and hope. The knot was tied and the parson’s blessing and best wishes followed them as they stepped out in the wide, wide world to fight the great battle of life.
Mr.
and Mrs. M. C. Carmichael of the Kentyre neighborhood had planned to
celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary on February 2, however the illness of
Mrs.
Carmichael prevented this pleasant affair from culmination. Mrs.
Carmichael was the former Amanda Carmichael, one of seven sisters.
Dillon County’s First Convention. Members met
in the
Dillon Opera House for the political christening of the baby county.
The
delegates present were:
Hamer – R. P. Hamer, Jr.,
J.R. Jackson, L. H. Campbell, J. B. McEachern, T. J. Walker, H.
Harrelson, D. A.
McCallum, D.
McDuffie, J. F. Martin, A. J. Campbell, J. A.
McEachern, A. J.
Carmichael , D. F McIntyre, J. R. Regan.
Centerville
- W. B. Allen, T. C. Parham, J. D. Manning. R. L. Ivey, J. J.
Allen, J. B.
Pierce, J. W. Nicholson.
Fore
– J. Rich Hayes, E L. Berry, J. D. Proctor, J. S. Tart, J. R. Smith, M.
H.
Bounds, W. H. Harper, Tracey E. Fore.
Little
Rock – L. A. Manning, T. D. Manning, J. W. Hamer, Dr. Smith, M. S.
Britt,
A. Schafer, A. M. Bethea, C. C. Bridges.
Maple
Mill - C. M. Paylor, G. D. Barlow, R. B. English, I. L. Cannon.
Campbells
Bridge - W. J. Turbeville, W. H. Miller, W. T. McKenzie, J. H.
Berry, J. H.
Stackhouse.
Judson
- W. McInnis, P. L. Bethea, D. McLaurin, H. McRae, S. T. Moore, Brooks
Hamer,
D. C. Sinclair.
Fork
– W. K. Fort, L. K. Bethea, C. E. Taylor, Oliver Carmichael, R. S.
Moore,
Dillon
– W. T. Bethea, J. W. King, A. B. Jordan, W. M. Hamer, T. A.
Dillon, P. B.
Sellers, E. L. Moore, J. C. Davis, J. H. David,
W. L. Bethea, L. Edwards, I. I.
Fass, R. P. Stackhouse, F. Watkins, E. R. Hamer, I. B. Richardson, R.
S. Davis,
J. D. Hargrove, A.J.C. Cottingham.
Bermuda
– T. T. Moody, S. F. Stevens, Fred Oliver, L. B. Stevens.
Latta
– T. W. Berry, J. H. Manning, H. A. Bethea, R. J. Dew, E. A. Bethea, H.
C.
Finklea, W. W. Sellers, Joseph Allen, T. J. Bass, J.E. Henry, J. B.
Smith, B.
H. Atkinson, . E. K. Smith, E. B. Berry.
Kemper
– B. F. Edwards, R. K. Hayes, F. C. Rogers, W. T. Moody, P. J.
Hayes,
Harllee Rogers, R. S. Rogers, C. B. Arnett.
Little Rock has new bank – Board of Directors: J. W. Hamer, T. C. Sherwood, J. S. Thompson, M. S. Britt, D. W. Bethea, T. B Huggins, J. E. Norton and L. A. Manning.
Prof. W. W. Nickels was called to Ninety Six Monday by a telegram announcing the death of his brother, Mr. Robert Nickels, a prominent merchant of the town.
Arthur Pone, a Croatan, was shot and almost instantly killed by Thos. Brayboy, another Croatan on Arch Bethea’s plantation Saturday afternoon. The killing was done with a pistol and the bullet that produced death entered the left side and perforated the intestines. Death resulted from hemorrhage. The killing was the result of a quarrel which arose while the parties were on a drunken spree. Pone’s body was taken to his home near Pembroke. Brayboy has not been captured.
Bingham Briefs – August 1, 1910: Election of town officers:
W. W. Parham to the
high and honorable position of intendant. Is
originally for Marlboro CO.
Wardens are L. T. Peacock, from North Carolina, W. C. Hatchell
from Timmonsville. I. P. Roberts from North Carolina and
C. M. Peeler from North Carolina
The pavilion is nearing completion at Reedy
Creek Springs.
H. J. Monroe and Mrs. Rogers host and hostess of the hotel.
Summons for Relief: C. T. O’Ferral as Administrator of the personal estate of Juitt McCall, deceased: Other names mentioned. Sarah McCall, Louis McCall, Diana Brown, Mingo McCall, Eugene McCall, Amelia Gerald, Clara McCall, Helen Fuller, Theodosia Fuller, John McCall, Mary McCall, Queenie McCall, Perry and Annie McCall; J. W. Dillon, T. A. Dillon and others the heirs at law and creditors of said Juitt McCall deceased.
Mr. Jas. H. Berry on Route 2 suffered a slight apoplectic stroke Saturday just after dinner. For a while his condition was regarded as extremely critical, but his many friends will be glad to know that he is almost entirely recovered and will soon be himself again.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan McKay of Rowland, are spending some time at the Spring. Mr. McKay is a native of South Carolina and owns a large plantation in the state and served in the Confederate army. He was first lieutenant in Capt. McKerrals Company and all the old soldiers who served with him have nothing to say of him but praise.
Two of our
young bachelor friends, Messrs. C. M. Moody and
F. O. Scott have each purchased a new buggy for the purpose of enticing
some young
lady to say “Yes” I guess. Look out for
the boys.
Owners of Automobiles – The following automobiles
have been
registered in the clerk of court’s office.
Owners of cars who fail to
register are liable to a fine of $25.00. Cars
not carrying signs are liable to an additional fine of $25.00
Buick Touring Car –
J. B. Gibson, E. L. Moore, J. W. Hamer,
A. J. C. Cottingham, W. J. Adams, C. L. Wheeler, L. C. Braddy, J. B.
McLaurin,
Dr. D. O. DuBose, J. W. McKay, G. W. Elvington, J. G. Rogers, L. A.
Manning
Maxwell Runabout – L. Edwards, A. S. Manning,
Brooks Hamer,
N. A. Berry, Jessie E. Norton, M.
F.
Edwards. C. F. Bass. A.D. Bethea.
Jackson Touring Car
– J. W. Moore, J. W. Dillon
Ford Runabout – A.
J. Brunson, Mrs. K. E. Rogers,
E. W. F. Touring Car
– T. W. Berry, R. P. Stackhouse, M. S.
Britt
Reo Touring Car – J.
W. Dillon
McIntyre Auto Buggy
– John D. Bethea
Royal Tourist Car –
C. T. O’Ferrall
Brush Runabout – Dr.
Wade Stackhouse
Bingham Parry Roadster – C. A. Roach
Married
- Jas. Stephen Bethea of Latta and Miss Pearl Sellers Norton of
Mullins,
Wednesday at the home of the bride. The bride is the daughter of
Capt.
John C. Sellers* and the groom is the only son of D. McL. Bethea.
*Probably
an error and should read daughter of Capt. John C. Norton whose mother
was a Sellers.
The
thirteen-year-old daughter of Mr. W. G. Johnson died
at their home near Judson last Sunday. The young lady had been sick for
some
time but not thought to be seriously so. Mr. Johnson was up in North
Carolina
at the time of her death and was telegraphed for and arrived at home
Sunday
night.
Marion, October
11 – Two white men, Aleck Watson and Lee
McIlvain, were shot this morning near Nebo, 20 miles south of Marion,
by Beady
Ammons. Watson is said to be fatally hurt
and McIlvain seriously. The news was
brought to Marion by an old Negro man, who
claims to have been an eye witness.
According to this man, three men were riding in a buggy, the
witness in another buggy following
close behind. When opposite Ammon’s
home, Ammons came out with a shotgun and fired without warning, with
the result
stated above. The parties connected with
the shooting are well known in Marion
The cause of the shooting is not definitely known.
Rev. W. C. Kirkland was aroused from his
slumbers at 4 o’clock
Sunday morning by a young couple who had been smitten by Cupid’s darts,
and
before the gray streaks of dawn appeared in the east he had sent them
on their
way rejoicing. The young couple were
Mr. Thos. L. Owns, and Miss Raphelia Jackson, of Sampson, NC. It was
the same
old story of love laughing at locksmiths, but no doubt the young people
have received
the parental blessing ere this.
On Thursday afternoon at the home of the bride's father at Gallavon, Miss Alice Cottingham, the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cottingham was married to Mr. LaFar Lippscomb, a prominent young business man of Gaffney. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. B. Allen of Latta, assisted by Rev. W. C. Owen of Little Rock.
Calvin Moody of Dillon, came over Tuesday to visit his wife and get acquainted with his little daughter, who arrived Monday. Mrs. Moody is at her father’s Mr. C. Price, on Jennings street
Pee Dee Advocate – Anthony Peterkin, a colored inmate of the county home for the poor, was burned to death in his cottage at the poor farm Monday night. The house was burned down, and it is supposed that Anthony was either asleep or was not able to get out. He was buried in the pauper cemetery attached to the poor farm.
Mr. Wollie Hyatt and Miss Delia Webster were married Sunday by W. H. Breeden. Monday night the boys got together with plows and bells and gave them an old time serenade.
Marriages:
Today
at 12 o’clock Mr. John C. Bethea, Dillon County’s popular clerk of
court, will
be married to Miss Janie Bell at the home of the brides sister, Miss
Rachel
McNeill, at Meredith, Mississippi.
Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Mr. Ephriam Rutledge Liles, a former Dillon County boy, to Miss Affleta Bell Person, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Person of Uvadale, Texas on November 23. They will be at home in Orangeburg where is groom ins located as eastern manager of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. The write up of the wedding was posted int he December 8th issue.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Weaver died at their home in Dillon yesterday morning and was brought here last night. The little one was laid to rest this morning in Tranquil Cemetery. The parents have the sympathy of a host of friends of their sad hour of bereavement.
Mrs. Lucinda Cooper has issued invitations to the marriage of her daughter, Miss Hattie Rebecca to Mr. Alphaeus Victor Bethea to take place Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 7th at the First Methodist Church in Mullins. The write up of the wedding is in the December 22nd issue.
The
court house commission deferred the matter of selecting a site for the
public
buildings. The two sites under consideration, the Methodist church site
and the
site at lower end of Main Street.
Administration
has been applied for in the estate of Robert H. Rogers by Mrs. Carrie
Rogers
Deaths:
Little
Marion, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Guinn, only 25 months and 23 days
of age,
was called back to him who doeth all things well last thanksgiving,
after being
sick only from the Sunday before with diphtheria. She
was buried at Oak Ridge cemetery, Bennettsville, on Thursday.
Mrs. Claude
Harrelson - transcription available by emailing
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Mary Lavornia Hood -
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Lorenz Bethea, a colored boy 18 years, old, was the victim of a hunting accident on Mr. D. McLaurin’s place about Little Rock Tuesday afternoon about 4 o’clock. The boy and some companions were out hunting and while chasing a rabbit Bethea stumbled and fell. His gun was discharged and the entire load of No. 6 shot entered his abdomen inflicting wounds that caused his death In a few minutes. Dr. W. B. Smith was immediately called to the scene of the accident, but when he arrived the boy was dead. All the facts pointed to a clear case of accident killing and the coroner did not hold an inquest.
Disastrous
wreck near Sellers. Three Negro
laborers (not named) were killed when a logging train ran into a tree
that had
blown across the tracks the night before.
Bennettsville,
December 2 – Since Wednesday morning the coroner’s jury has been
inquiring into
the cause of the death of Prentise Moore and Guy Rogers, the two
Bennettsville
boys who went hunting Thursday morning and were found dead in a ditch
Saturday.
Late the afternoon the jury announced as their verdict that they came
to their death
by gunshot wounds in the hands of an unknown party.
Married at the home of Rev. Hugh Harrelson on the 11th, Mr. S. A. Harrelson of Bladen county, to Miss Josie Jackson of Robeson
Quietly married at Fork, Mr. R. S. Moore and Miss Annie Atkinson last Friday afternoon taking their friends by surprise.
Dr.
Workman stole away from town and when he returned he brought home as
his bride
Miss. Ronnie Anderson, a former teacher in the graded schools. They
were
married in Sumter by the Rev. Mr. Dunner of the Methodist church. They
will be
at home to their friends at the Commercial Hotel
Mr. H. M. Rogers and Miss Fannie Morgan were quietly married at the parlors of the Price-Court Inn, by Re. C G. Leonard. The bride is a native of North Carolina and has been the popular milliner at Morris Fass. The groom is a son of Mr. L. B. Rogers near Latta and has been a cotton buyer for the Dillon market for the past season.
Bennettsville,
Dec. 19 – Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cater of Jacksonville, Fla and J. P.
Branch, of
Norfolk, VA. Are spending a few days at Hotel McCall with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Darby. Mr.
Branch and Mrs. Cater were called to
Bennettsville on account of the death of their mother, Mrs. Louise
Branch, who
at the time of her death, was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank R
Darby.
Mrs.
Darby received at the hands of her mother a most interesting heirloom
in the
form of a handsome brooch of unique design, made of gold and enamel,
and
containing small locks of hair from the head of three generations,
beginning
with Patrick Henry, and at the time contained locks of their hair. Afterward was added a lock of hair from the
head of their son, Edward Winston Henry, and later that of Edward’s
daughter,
Rosalie Henry Lewis, who was the mother of Mrs. Louise Branch. Mrs. Darby intends to have the brooch again
opened and place therein a lock of Mrs. Branch’s hair.
The back of the brooch is of heavy gold and
the names of Patrick Henry and Dorothy D. Henry were thereon engraved
under the
direction of the former. Since then
have been engraved the names of Edward Winston Henry and of Rosaline
Henry
Lewis. Besides
their name will be put
that of Louise Henry Lewis Branch.
At the time of her death Mrs. Branch was not know my many of Bennettsville’s citizens, as she came here a few weeks ago on a visit, but those who met her were impressed with her splendid mental grasp of current life and with the scope of her reading and historical information