The Dillon
Herald, January 3, 1924
A baby girl about 9 months old was
found abandoned on the front porch of R. H. Cain of Little Rock.
The Dillon
Herald, January 3. 1924
E. N. Pope of Dunn, NC and his bride of
six weeks have come to Dillon to live and are staying at present at the
residence of S. G.Rogers. Mr Pope is in the employ of the Yadkin
River Power Company.
The Dillon
Herald, January 3, 1924
Herbert L. Carmichael is the proud
father of an eight pound boy who arrived last Thursday.
The Dillon
Herald, January 3, 1924
A baby girl came to live with Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. McNairy, Monday morning. Mother and child are doing
well.
The Dillon
Herald, January 10, 1924
Sumter Physician, Dr. Archie China, was
killed by his wife. The January 17th issue tells of Mrs. China's death
due to pneumonia.
The Dillon
Herald, January 10, 1924
Mr. H. H. Anderson, wife and
daughter have moved to Dillon from Charlotte. Mr. Anderson
has considerable property in town including the theater.
The Dillon
Herald, January 10, 1924
Arch Hamilton was injured by a
circular saw.
The Dillon
Herald, January 10, 1924
Irving Sapp was seriously injured in an
auto accident yesterday
The Dillon
Herald, January 10, 1924
The death of Exie Bryant Hayes -
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The Dillon
Herald, January 17, 1924
The death of Theodocia Allen -
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The Dillon
Herald, January 17, 1924
S. Mills, alias S. M Mathews was shot
to death by policeman, Earl J. Jackson.
The Dillon
Herald, January 24. 1924
Announcement of engagement of Tillie
Estelle Braddy to Mr. Clifford Smith. Wedding to take place
February 14, 1924.
The Dillon
Herald, January 24, 1924
Deaths in the January 24th issue -
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Eunice Pope
John M. Roberts
R. J. C. Ward
The Dillon
Herald, January 31, 1924
Death of Delia McIntyre McLellan -
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The Dillon
Herald, February 7, 1924
Death of President Woodrow Wilson on
Sunday.
The Dillon
Herald, February 7, 1924
Deaths in the February 7, 1924 issue -
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Flora M. Bethea
Mrs. Charles Myers
The Dillon
Herald, February 7, 1924
The arrest on January 28th of Carl
Monroe, alias John McCoy in Sanford NC for the murder of Jim
Buchannan July 12, 1915 by rural policeman John McCracken.
The Dillon
Herald, February 7, 1924
Dr. and Mr. W. B. Smith was called to
Asheville for the death of Mrs. Smith's brother, W. M Clark.
The Dillon
Herald, February 14, 1924
The five year old child of Sam Bethea,
colored farmer living near here, died from burns received Friday
afternoon.
The Dillon
Herald, February 21, 1924
Duncan McDaniel, a white farmer of the
Kentyre section was struck and seriously injured at the Main Street
Crossing by the A. C. L. Passenger train, No. 89
The Dillon
Herald, February 21, 1924
Death of Mrs. Ithamer Hayes -
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The Dillon Herald,
February 28, 1924
The death of Joe Barfield -
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The Dillon
Herald, February 28, 1924
Mullins Enterprise - Wagon kills Jempsy
Collins, only 22 years old and leaves a wife and two children, one an
infant of eight months and one two and a half years old.
The Dillon
Herald, February 28, 1924
Death of Carl Medlin - transcription
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The Dillon
Herald, February 28, 1924
Young Negro boy about 20 years old
found a few feet from the roadside near Mr. Dan Dillon's place
yesterday afternoon. The body was turned over to to the embalming
department of the Palmetto Hardware Co. Dr. Henslee who performed
the autopsy gave it as his opinion that the boy died from natural
causes. The presumption is that he was drinking, stumbled into a nearby
death and froze to death. Up to yesterday afternoon the body had
not been identified.
The Dillon
Herald, February 28, 1924
Ishmael Long, about 12 years old,
received twelve bird shot in face and neck and John Turbeville
was also wounded. The shooting was attributed to Fred Herring
also
12. Fred Herring stated that Ishmael and John were harassing his
goat and his intention was to scare them off but he dropped the gun and
it went off.
The Dillon
Herald, March 6, 1924
The Dillon Municipal Band, directed by
Sgt. Glenn Harr to give concert Friday. The band consists of
local boys and young men as follows:
Cornet: Worth Cottingham, Francis Adams, Jack Watson, Henry L.
Johnson.
Clarinet: Arnold Whitfield, LeRoy Williams.
Saxophone: William Adams, Johnson, Marion McCallum.
Mellophone: Glenn Stackhouse, Clarence Hamer, Andrew D. Bethea, Marion
Cook.
Trombone: Hoyt Braswell, Leon Williams, McKiethan and Lott
Rogers.
Baritone: William David.
Bass Horn; Joe Adams, Guy Culpepper.
Drums: J. D. Elliott, Dick Elliott, Graham Watson.
The Dillon
Herald, March 6, 1924
Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Sellers had a
double celebration on Sunday. It being the 26th anniversary of
their marriage and also the 10th birthday of their youngest daughter,
Norma.
The Dillon
Herald, March 6, 1924
Willis Lee, a 76 year old white man,
whose home was formerly near Marion, died Tuesday night in a room
adjoing the shop of a negro tailor named John Bethea on Main street
here. Mr. Lee, it is said has been in feeble condition for years
and died after an illness of about five weeks. He was being cared
for by the negro to whom it is said he recently gave a tract of land
near Temperance Hill embracing about 30 acres. A cousins, R. E.
Lee, took charge of the body and carried it to the family plot at
Temperance Hill where the interment took place.
Other deaths in the March 6, 1924 issue - transcriptions available by
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John C. Bethea
John D. McKinley
The Dillon
Herald, March 6, 1924
Mrs. Lenora Rogers, widow of the late
William Rogers celebrated her 76th birthday, Saturday, February
23rd.. William Rogers died in October of 1921.
The Dillon
Herald, March 6, 1924
All persons are hereby warned not to
house of give employment to my son Luther Hyatt, who ran away from home
Sunday night, Feb 17th. He is 15 years old, weighs 130 lbs, light
hair, blue eyes. R. H. Hyatt, Dillon, SC
The Dillon
Herald, March 6, 1924
Mr. John Carmichael has installed a
gasoline filling station in front of his vulcanizing shop on Railroad
Ave. and is remodeling the front of the building so that autos can be
driven inside for repair work.
The Dillon
Herald, March 5, 1924
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hardy were called to
Washington, NC, Sunday as his mother had been stricken with a fatal
stroke.
The Dillon
Herald, March 13, 1924
Bingham Section: The Funeral of
Mrs. Mary Jane Cox, 79, of Bingham, wife of Jim Cox, was held at the
McLeod cemetery Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. McIntyre assisted
by Rev. E. E. James and Rev. T. G. Phillips.
Pallbearers: J. R. and Z. E. Morrison, John Scott, Lonnie Cox,
J. T. Ellen and Dan Smith.
Survivors: Her husband and three children; Mrs. Edward Smith,
Mrs. James G. T. Ellen and Mr. P. J. Cox.
The Dillon
Herald, March 13, 1924
Maggie Jackson has filed for letter of
administration of the estate and effects of W. M. Jackson, deceased.
The Dillon
Herald, March 13, 1924
Deaths in the March 13, 1924 issue -
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Henry George
Ethel Blum
Minnie Moody
The Dillon
Herald, March 20, 1924
Deaths in the March 20, 1924 issue -
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B. A. Anderson
H. C. Bell
Stella Godbolt
Thelma Lambe
Martha McLaurin
Ike, Isaac and Rebecca McNeil (colored triplets)
Eva Wheeler
Jennie Wallace Taylor
John McNair Pate
The Dillon
Herald, March 27, 1924
Judge refused petition of father for
return of his children. After the death of his wife, Mr. T. H.
Cottingham in 1920, the children were taken in charge by Mr.
Cottingham's daughter, Mrs. W. P. Hamilton. A few months
afterward Mr. Cottingham remarried and filed a petition for the return
of his children. The Judge ruled that they were being well taken care
of and the children stated they wished to stay with their sister and
her husband.
The Dillon
Herald, March 27, 1924
The death of Mrs. N. J. Rogers -
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The Dillon
Herald, April 3
The death of P. Eldon Hamer -
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The Dillon
Herald, April 10, 1924
Deaths in the April 10, 1924 issue -
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Lucy Campbell
Flora Margaret Campbell Bethea
Elizabeth Roberts
Lacy Woodward
The Dillon
Herald, April 10,
1924
Mr. John L. Butler celebrated his 74th
birthday
anniversary Sunday, March 39, at his home near Dillon.
Mr. Butler moved to Dillon County, SC from
Robeson County about 20 years ago, having resided a few miles west of
Fairmont.
He is a very active man for his age and enjoys
good
health. The guests and relatives began
to arrive early and stayed until late, enjoying every minute of the
day, most
especially the dinner, which consisted of every good thing imaginable
to
eat. The weather being so warm, they
decided to serve the dinner picnic style on the spacious porch between
the kitchen
and dinning room and the “big-house.”
Mrs. B.
C. Moody, a daughter living near and Mr.
Malloy Butler, a son, of Pembroke, Fla., could not attend.
The following children were present;
Mesdames Allen Pittman of Fairmont, C. K. Stephens and Aaron Moody and
Mr. J.
R. Butler, near Dillon. The visitors
from Fairmont were: Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Inman, Mrs. and
Mrs. Fred Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pittman and Mr. Arch Griffin.
The Dillon
Herald, April 17, 1924
Dillon School's
Honor Roll
Grade 1-A
High Honor Roll:
Jack Buie, Victor Bethea, Hamer Calhoun, Henry Deaver, Earl
Hall, Jim
Harris, Flora Adams, Mary Ammons, Esther Coats, Mildred Davis, Isabelle
Davis.
Honor Roll:
Alfred Bethea, Joseph Blumberg,
Lavon Coats, Harold Hayes, Thos. Evans,
Flora Margaret Alford, Gwendolyn Bond, Hazel Herring, Christine Herring
Jeanette Hamilton.
Grade 1-B
High Honor Roll:
Jewell McLaurin, Peter Moody, Ernest McCormick. F, C. Norris,
Thos.
Stanton, Lacy Tindall, Mary Muller, Louise McNairy, Harriett Parker.
Honor Roll:
Laurie Frank Smith, Lonnie Martin,
Wadus Turbeville, Thomas Wallace,
Claribel Syphrett, Annie Braddy Thompson, Ann Lane, Agnes Moody.
Grade 1-A
High Honor Roll:
Helen Brown, Paul Coats
Honor Roll: Cleo Blackwell, Ella
Mae Coats, Lester
Evans, Fred Herring, Walter Hyatt, Reynolds Jackson, Luther Rising,
Katie
Sanders, Esther Low Ward.
Grade 2-B
Honor Roll: Evans Bryant, Charlie Byrd,
Elvin
Carmichael, Colin Carter, Marvin Coats, Daniel Davis, Earnest Jackson,
Leroy
McCormick, Curtis McDaniel, John C. Moody, Elsie Baxley, Ellen
Cottingham,
Margaret Darden, Isla Davis, Orila Finnegan, June Harr, Louise Huggins.
High Honor Roll:
Joe Blizzard, Marion Caldwell, James Gamble, Franklin Herring,
Harry
Moody, James Moody, Carl Perry, Rosina Blumberg, Cora Carter, Gertrude
Finnegan, Lula Hamer, Bessie Hargrove, Maree Johnson, Catherine Jordan,
Gertrude Laviner, Ora Lovette, Bernice McCracken, Bertha McDaniel,
Louise
Roberts, Eva Saleeby, Nancy Tatum, Hannie Watson.
Grade 3-A
Honor Roll:
Vera Coats, Mattie Coats, Eveline Hunt, Brookie Edge, Louise
Mishoe,
Thomas Gasque, Thomas Hamer, Leroy McKenzie, Vernon Powers, Stacy
Powell, Janie
Taylor.
High Honor Roll: Daniel Herring, Charlie McKenzie,
Theodore Smith.
Grade 3-B
High Honor Roll:
Karl Blankenship, Sue Clark, Louise Harris, Willie Lee Harris,
Annie
McQueen Knight, Mary Lee Moody, Elizabeth Stoney.
Honor Roll:
Imogene Bethea, William Bond,
Marion Byrd, C. L. Carmichael, Ezra
Coates, Fernie Coats, Bessie Cook, Macy Deaver, Mary Elizabeth Hamer,
James
Lane, Eloise Miller, R. L. Moody, Frank Niernsee, Mac Rising, Harry
Sapp,
Alexander Stanton, Forest Turner, Edward Porter, Blair Watson
Grade 4-A
Honor Roll:
Virginia Bransford, Zelda Brown, Mack Hatcher, May Delle
Jackson, Carrie
Lovette.
Grade
4-B
High Honor Roll:
Sarah Florence Manning, Aubrey McLean, Alice McNairy, John
Hatcher.
Honor Roll:
Eleanor Barlow, Lucinda Bethea,
Jessie Blankenship, Irene Carmichael,
Ella Coats, Inez Connelly, Louise Ellen, Argent Gibson, Nancy Lane,
Marie
McKellar, Eleanor Niernsee, Elsie Me Norris, Bessie Phillips, Nellie
Robers,
Evelyn Rogers, Thelma Wetherington, Wilton Allen, Holmes Bell, Fitzhugh
Bethea,
Earl Freesland, Edward McCutcheon, LeGrande Moody, Billy Murchison,
Saleem
Saleeby, Eugene Stanton, Roy Surles, Len Tatum, Schubert Watson, Graham
Walters.
Grade 5
High Honor Roll: Helen Oliver, Josephine
Saleeby, J.
D. Edwards.
Honor Roll:
Mary Hill Alford, Christine Bethea, Nina Enblish, Edward
Connelly.
Grade 6-A
High Honor Roll:
J. C. Lupo, Jr. Wilson Saleeby
Honor Roll: Frances
Bailey, Hugh McNeil Bethea, Mamie
Bethea, Marion Hamilton, Ruby Hamilton, Hortense Herring, Mary Jackson.
Grade 6-B
High Honor Roll: Walter
Bethea, Sarah Herring
Honor Roll: Lutie Bethea, Maxwell Booth, Flossie
Coats, Mary Cook, Richard Elliott,
Louise
Finnegan, Mary Alice Hamer, Janie Hamilton, Elizabeth McLaurin, Lois
Moody,
Carroll Stackhouse, Katherine Tatum, Graham Watson.
Grade 7
Elizabeth Blizzard, Elisabeth Bransford, Dorothea
Hart,
Bizzell Johnson
Grade 8-B
High Honor Roll:
Bessie Bowyer, Mary Davis, Rebecca Filed Henslee, Frances
Knight, Lyles
McNairy, Edith McDuffie, Jas. Porter
Lower Honor Roll:
Frances Adams, T. W. Bethea, Milwee Britt, Lorine Bryant,
Margaret
Ellen, Margaret Hargrove, Marion McCallum, Mamie Stackhouse, Maxine
Watson.
Grade 8-A
Honor Roll:
Andrew David Bethea, John C. Cottingham, Mary Dunaway, Charles
Gasque,
Cline Ramsey, Lott Rogers.
Grade 9
Honor Roll:
Elvin Burney, Florrie Jane Bethea, Margaret Carmichael, Vernon
Barrickman, Annie May Coats, Beulah Easterling, Sarah Hargrove, Truss
Hayes,
Maxine Miller, Robert Oliver, Ethel Rowland, Elizabeth Townsend, Miriam
Watson.
High Honor Roll: Evelyn Caldwell, Martha Stackhouse
Grade 10
High Honor Roll:
Howard Berry, Margaret Bethea
Honor Roll:
William Everett Flowers, Mary Murchison, Grace Wallace, Glen
Stackhouse,
Pauline Oliver, Eva Bridgers, Joe Adams.
Grade 11
High Honor Roll: Jennie Gilland
Cottingham, Thelma
Hamilton.
Honor Roll:
William Adams, Margie Caldwell,
Jimmie Carmichael, Harry Fass, Zeldon
Hughes, Ida Lupo, Gertrude McColl, Beulah McInnis, Mary McKenzie, Eva
Michaux,
Richard Peden, Margaret Tatum.
Signed: W. H.
McNairy
The Dillon
Herald, May 1, 1924
Andrew
Bethea, a well known and respected
colored man died suddenly of heart failure about 6:30 Saturday
afternoon at
Gallavon. He lived at Gallavon with the late J. C. Cottingham for
a
number of years and by faithful work and saving accumulated a good deal
of
money which he invested in property in Dillon. After living there
for ten
years he moved back to Gallavon with J. E. Cottingham and there spent
the
remaining years of his life respected by all who knew him.
Andrew will be missed by everybody in the neighborhood. He was a
blacksmith and carpenter and a more painstaking and faithful worker
could not
be found. He was indeed, faithful unto death, having
completed his
last task about fifteen minutes before the end came.
He was a quiet , law abiding citizen and a man of wide influence among
his
people. He is survived by his wife, Lizzie Bethea and an adopted
son,
Dan.
The Dillon
Herald, May 1, 1924
Deaths in the May 1st issue -
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Lex Brooks
Pierce Bethea
Catherine Mitchell
Blair Watson
The Dillon
Herald, May 1, 1924
The Charles Service Station Company has
erected a modern filling station on the Bracey lot across the railroad
from Hotel Wheeler. The new enterprise is under the management of
Mr. J. B. Grooms of this city and opened for business last Friday.
The Dillon
Herald, May 8, 1924
Death of Laura Stafford -
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The Dillon
Herald, May 8, 1924
Miss Martha Flynn, county nurse, has
gone to her home in Funkstown, MD to attend the funeral of her
mother. Miss Flynn has made many friends in the county
during
her residence here who extend their sympathy to her in her
bereavement. On her return here she will be accompanied by her
sister who will live with her.
The Dillon
Herald, May 22, 1924
The four year old son of Joe Carter, a
resident of the Maple Mill village, was dangerously burned last Monday
when he fell into a wash boiler in the year where he was playing.
The child fell backward into the boiler and the skin was burned off a
large portion of his back and thighs. He received medical aid
immediately from Dr. L. R. Craig, who is of the opinion that the injury
will not prove fatal, though the little boy suffered terrible pain.
The Dillon
Herald, May 22, 1924
Dr. J. L. Napier, well-known and highly
esteemed citizen of Blenheim died on the 13th. Dr. Napier was in
his 82nd year. He was one of Marlboro's most distinguished
citizens.
The Dillon
Herald, May 22, 1924
The
little daughter of Mrs. C. G. Harrington died at the home of Mrs.
Harrington’s
father, Mr. Tom Carter, Tuesday afternoon.
The little girl was about a year and a half old and had been ill
for
about nine days. Interment took place
at Mt. Elon church yesterday afternoon.
The
Dillon
Herald,
May 29, 1924
Kingstree, May 26: Jake Wienburg was
held by a coroner's jury for the deaths of Mrs. W. R. Koon and her
daughter, Mary Koon who were struck by an automobile on the
Kingstree-Greeleyville highway last night and fatally injured.
Mr. Weinburg was the driver of the car.
The
Dillon Herald,
June 5, 1924
Florence woman, kills husband - Wife says
dead man was beating her when she shot. George Siskron, age 30,
who was shot by his wife at their home three miles from Florence early
this morning, died this afternoon.
The
Dillon
Herald,
June 5, 1924
Deaths in the June 5th issue -
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Isla Hucks
Daniel Henry Ray (in with June 12th issues but top of page is dated
June 5)
E. Sternberger
Martha Jane Norman
The
Dillon
Herald,
June 5, 1924
Wallie
Arnette, a former Dillon county boy, is here this week with the
Melville show, of which he is business manager. (The Melville
Show was a troupe that put on plays in a tent)
The
Dillon Herald,
June 5 1924
18 diplomas awarded:
Diploma - William J.
Adams, Jr., Jimmie Ruth Carmichael, Sarah Dorothy Barlow, Timothy
Rogers Campbell, Malcolm Williamson.
Diplomas with Honor -
Margie Mae Caldwell, Frances Zeldon Hughes, Mary Victoria McKenzie,
Richard Cullen Pender, Jr., Margaret McLaurin Tatum, Ida Lupo and Harry
Fass.
Diplomas with High Honor
- Jennie Giland Cottingham, Eva Lenard Michaux.
Dillon High School Diplomas
- Juliaette Alford, Mattie Gertrude McColl, Beulah McInnis, Ruth
McLaurin.
The
Dillon Herald,June 5, 1924
Little Sallie, daughter of Mrs. Sudie
Jackson, successfully underwent an operation for appendicitis at a
Florence Hospital Monday.
The
Dillon Herald,June 12, 1924
Deaths
in the June 12, 1924 issue - transcriptions available by email
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Charlie Brigman
William A. Cottingham
Emma Tart Smith
James Russell Smith
Allen McKenzie
The
Dillon Herald, June 19, 1924
Frank Norris, former resident of Dillon
kills self with gun at Lake View Sunday. Speculation as to
whether it was by accident or suicide.
The
Dillon Herald, June 19, 1924
Carol Bethea , the 14 year-old son of Mr.
Robert Bethea at Floydale is lying at death's door at John's Hopkins in
Maryland as a result of injuries to his spine sustained when he dived
from Carmichaels Bridge last Friday afternoon.
The
Dillon Herald, June 19, 1924
The
death of Margaret Rogers -
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The
Dillon Herald, June 19, 1924
Kenneth McCutcheon and Fred Hargrove went
fishing yesterday and returned clothed in overalls. They changed
to this attire at the edge of the swamp and left their clothes in the
car. On returning they found that their apparel had taken
wings. Fortunately both are connected with firms in the clothing
business.
The
Dillon Herald, June 19, 1924
There are now as many automobiles as
telephones in the United States. Prohibition enforcement officers find
that "wrong number" is no more uncommon among former than the latter.
The
Dillon Herald, June 19, 1924
Mr. G.
H. Bell was called to Dunn Monday to the bedside of his sister, who is
critically ill.
The
Dillon Herald, June 26, 1924
Deaths in the June 26th issue - transcriptions available by email
<hbmoody@bellsouth.net>
Mattie Bell
Mr. F. H. Cain
McCallum McSwain
Austin S. Manning
W. D. McLaurin
The
Dillon Herald, July 3, 1924
Deaths in the July 3rd issue - transcriptions available by email
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Murphy B. McCormick
Robert Bruce McEachern
Mrs. R. R. Turbeville
The
Dillon Herald, July 3, 1924
Reunion
of the family of A. J. Campbell at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Hubbard near Little Rock. Among those attending:
Mr. Campbell's, daughters, Mrs. J. F. Graham and Mrs. Tom Carter of
Dillon with their husbands and Mrs. G. W. Campbell and children of
Oakland. The grandchildren with their families were as
follows; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Proctor, Mr. and Mrs. Hamer Carter,
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Carter, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hayes of Fairmont, NC.,
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Cotingham, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Blackwell
Miss Mary Jane and Annie Lee Pearce and Mr. Albert McInnis were
visitors.
The
Dillon Herald, July 10, 1924
Bennettsville, Tom Dupre, Negro accused of
the murder of rural policeman, B. H. Hatcher at Brownsville, received a
life sentence. The case will be appealed.
The
Dillon Herald, July 17, 1924
Death of William B. Carmichael - transcription available by email
<hbmoody@bellsouth.net>
The
Dillon Herald, July 17, 1924
Born
to Mr. and Mrs. J. Hampton Manning last Wednesday morning a
daughter, The mother and child are doing well.
The
Dillon Herald,
July 17, 1924
Pee Dee Advocate: Three of
Bennettsville's most popular young couples sprung a novelty and a
surprise when they went to Myrtle Beach Thursday afternoon and were
married at Conway Thursday night by Probate Judge Vaught.
Breeden Moore and Frances Townsend. The bride a daughter of Mrs.
Nellie Townsend and the groom the son of Mrs. J. A. W. Moore.
Charles E. Exum, Jr. and Isabelle Midgley. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Midgley. The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Exum.
John S. Corry and Pocahontas Edens. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Edens and the groom is a salesman at the Best
Hardware Store.
The
Dillon Herald, July 17, 1924
Last Thursday night while Dr. and Mrs. J.
C. Davis were entertaining some of thiner friends at a bridge party, a
young couple from Robeson county came with a request that Dr. Davis,
who is judge of probate join them in wedlock. Cards were laid
aside and the Judge performed the ceremony with his guests as
witnesses. Judge Davis remarked he had performed the marriage
ceremony five thousand and one times.
The
Dillon Herald, July 24, 1924
Deaths
in the July 24th issue -
transcriptions available by email <hbmoody@bellsouth.net>
Marie Hyatt
S. M. Watson
The
Dillon Herald, July 31, 1924
James B. Hamer declared not guilty for the
death of Charlie Brigman. (see August 7th entry)
The
Dillon Herald, July 31, 1924
Miss Doll Moody celebrated her 13th
birthday Wednesday of last week.
The
Dillon Herald, July 31, 1924
Mr. D. S. Rogers, a prominent planter of
the Dothan section, was seriously injured last Saturday in a fall.
The
Dillon Herald, August 7, 1924
A good Negro passed away to his reward when
Stonewall McNeil died here of typhoid fever last Sunday morning.
His remains were laid away at the Hamilton cemetery near here. He
is survived by his wife.
The
Dillon Herald, August 7, 1924
It has been called to the attention of the
Herald that an error was made in the story of the acquittal of James B.
Hamer in the Rockingham NC court following the killing of Charlie
Brigman in an automobile accident. The Jury found a true bill for
a charge of accidental homicide.
The
Dillon Herald, August 7, 1924
The 98 year old father of R. G. Saleeby,
Mr. George N. Saleeby, arrived last week from the old country to live
with his son. A special permit was granted by President
Harding. He now has twenty-three members of his family in America.
The
Dillon Herald, August 7, 1924
Deaths in the August 7th issue -
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Huggins Child
Helen Gibson
The
Dillon Herald, August 14, 1924
Master Sam Wiggins died Saturday at
the Florence Infirmary and was buried Sunday at Bethesda. The
little
fellow was only ill a few days.
The
Dillon Herald, August 14, 1924
Death of W. J. Carter - transcription
available by email <hbmoody@bellsouth.net>
The
Dillon Herald, August 21, 1924
Death of Gus Womble - transcription
available by email <hbmoody@bellsouth.net>
The
Dillon Herald, August 21, 1924
H. M. Jayroe of Marion, SC was killed
in a head on collision with E. C. Sheppard six miles south of Marion on
the Gallivant's Ferry Road.
The
Dillon Herald, August 28, 1924
News was received here that W. T. Barnard,
Atlantic Coast Line Agent at Pee Dee, SC, had shot and killed M. L.
Perrett, an operator of that place, about 7o'clock Tuesday
morning. No motive for the shooting has been given.
The
Dillon Herald, August 28, 1924
Deaths in the August 28th issue - transcriptions
available by email <hbmoody@bellsouth.net>
Rufus Edwards
Billie Mitchell
The
Dillon Herald, August 28, 1924
The family of Charles Reeves (1785-1861)
held a reunion. There were 77 descendants present.
The
Dillon Herald, September 4, 1924
Born to Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Loyd an 8lb
daughter Tuesday morning.
Born on August 22nd to Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hamer, a daughter, Julia
Berry.
The
Dillon Herald, September 4, 1924
Deaths in the September 4th issue - transcriptions
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Arch Rogers
J. W. Moore
The
Dillon Herald, September 4, 1924
Rock Hill, August 23 - Though alloted three
score and ten years, J. H. Dozier of Rock Hill, father of James C.
Dozier, winner of World war decorations returned to his home near here
today in a horse drawn buggy from Gallivant's Ferry, Horry county with
his bride, Miss Eliza Floyd. The marriage was performed the bride's
home August 8th. She is 52 years of age and unusually attractive,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Floyd. He made the trip to
the home of the bride which is more than 100 miles and back in his
buggy.
The
Dillon Herald, September 4, 1924
Engagement announced for Ethel Bascom of
Timmonsville and Campbell Tyler Laney of Cheraw. The bride to be is a
frequent visitor here with her mother's aunt, Mrs. J. D. Hargrove
The
Dillon Herald, September 11, 1924
Tracey Powers will plead self defense in the
slaying of Earl Harrell. His brother is held as an
accessory.
The
Dillon Herald, September 18, 1924
Life Sentence for Tracey Powers, Verdict
recommends mercy.
The
Dillon Herald, September 25, 1924
Mortimer N. King and Frank Harrell were
given death sentences in the murder of Major Samuel H. McLeary, United
States army officer on July 2.
The
Dillon Herald, October 9, 1924
Rabid Dog from circus bites 2 children,
Sarah Bell and Holmes Bell, children of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Bell.
Two children in the mill village, Ward Turner and Mary Jones were also
bitten and given the Pasteur treatment by Dr. Beachley, county
health officer.
The
Dillon Herald, October 9, 1924
Deaths in the October 9th issue -
transcriptions available by email <hbmoody@bellsouth.net>
J. B. Edwards
Stonewall Fore
William J. Keller
Lawrence Reaves
Curtis Rogers
Belle Lee Smith
The
Dillon Herald, October 16, 1924
Deaths
in the October 16th issue - transcriptions available by email
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Rembert Hayes
Racheal Elmira Johnson
Love Infant
The
Dillon Herald, October 16, 1924
A cow belonging to Mr. John R. Proctor gave
birth to twin calves on October 5th. One of the calves died
shortly after birth.
The
Dillon Herald, October 23, 1924
Death of A. B. Ammons - transcription available by email
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The
Dillon Herald, October 30, 1924
Deaths
in the October 30th issue - transcriptions available by email
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W. Emerson Edwards
Robert Bruce McEachern
The
Dillon Herald,
November 13, 1924
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Fort
sympathize with
them in the death of their infant son, which occurred Friday, October 31st. The interment was made in the family
cemetery at Fork.
The
Dillon Herald,
November 20, 1924
Mullins Enterprise: A bear came out
of the woods near Whiteville, NC, and seized the one-year-old baby
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard Strickland, who was playing on a
blanket spread on the lawn. after carrying the infant by its long
clothes for a mile the bear dropped it unharmed in a ditch where the
anxious parents found it. The bear is believed to be an escaped
tame animal.
The
Dillon Herald,
November 20, 1924
Deaths
in the November 20th issue - transcriptions available by email
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Sam Evans
Dick McQueen
The
Dillon Herald,
November 20, 1924
Mary J. Allen, who suffered two slight
attacks of appolexy a few months ago, while visiting her daughter near
Fairmont, has improved to the extent that she could be brougth back to
her home at Dillon with her son. D. S. Allen where she is now
convalescing.
The
Dillon Herald,
November 27, 1924
Deaths
in the November 27th issue - transcriptions available by email
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J. R. Cobb
Luther Davis
Mrs. Heywood Smith
The
Dillon Herald,
November 27, 1924
Miss
Penelope McDuffie, lovable daughter of Marion County, who had
distinguished herself in letter and history at several leading
educational institutions of the country, dies in New York
The
Dillon Herald, December 16, 1924
Deaths of Susan Peterkin - transcriptions
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