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The Dillon
Herald, January 1, 1925
McColl Dispatch: A horrible accident
occurred at the home of Mr. David A. Lee, who lived on Dr. J. C.
Moore's plantation when the fourteen-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
was scalded to death when the men were preparing for hog killing and
little Blanchard Lee fell into the barrel of boiling water.
The Dillon
Herald, January 1, 1925
December 28, 1924 was a happy
occasion. About fifty members of the Stephens family met for a
reunion. Families present were:
S. W., A. T., J. G. and S. F. Stevens.
The Dillon
Herald, January 1, 1925
Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl
Martin of Hamlet, were accidentally
electrocuted at Roberdel, near Hamlet. The dead are Arthur
Martin, 16, Emel Martin. 11, and Willie, 9. Arthur was firing a
rifle at a target when a bullet struck the electric wire causing it to
fall to the ground coming in contact with the lad. His brothers
tried to rescue him and they were also electrocuted.
The Dillon
Herald, January 1, 1925
The death of Mrs. J. W. Marshburn -
transcription available by email <hbmoody@bellsouth.net>
The Dillon
Herald, January 15, 1925
Deaths in the January 15th issue -
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Mary Ellen Berry
Mary Ann Edwards
Ellen McLellan
The Dillon
Herald, January 22, 1925
Deaths in the January 22nd issue -
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Wm. A. Bailey
John Bridgers, CSA Veteran
The Dillon
Herald, January 22, 1925
Small pox prevalent in the Mill Village
with 19 cases being reported.
Dr. R. G. Beachley, county director of public health, states that only
about 60% of the inhabitants have been vaccinated. the others refusing
the free vaccinations offered by the health department.
The Dillon
Herald, January 22, 1925
Dr. L. R. Craig, prominent physical of
Dillon, who has spent most of
his nineteen years of active practice announces this week that he will
move to Bradenton, Florida. (transcribers note: There were many
children delivered by Dr. Craig that were named after him. One
being my
late husband, Martin Craig Moody)
The
Dillon Herald,
February 5, 1925
Henry Wiggins home destroyed by fire,
While a birthday dinner was being prepared for the 86 year old mother
of J. Henry Wiggins at his home in the Kentyre section, the fire broke
out in the stove room on the house and is a remarkably short time the
house and its contents were reduced to ashes.
The
Dillon
Herald,
February 5, 1925
The death of Martha Carmichael -
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The
Dillon
Herald,
February 5, 1925
Born to Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Stanton, a girl.
The
Dillon Herald,
February 12, 1925
Arthur Johnson, colored, was found dead in
a ditch near Lake View Friday.
The
Dillon
Herald, February 12, 1925
The death of David S. Rogers -
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The
Dillon
Herald,
February 19, 1925
The death of Mrs. A. B. Carmichael -
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The
Dillon Herald,
February 25, 1925
David T. Byers
narrowly escapes death when struck by the train and carried 250 yards
The
Dillon
Herald,
March 5, 1925
The SC Highway Department is oiling a
section of the gravel highway between Dillon and Latta.
The
Dillon
Herald, March 5, 1925
The death of Arthur Sherman Jackson -
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The
Dillon Herald,
March 12, 1925
Word has been received here of the death,
at his home in Canada, of Robert M. Lang, 72 year old native of Acton,
Canada who was for several years connected with J. W. Dillon and Son
here. Mr. Lang left Dillon about 15 years ago.
The
Dillon
Herald,
March 12, 1925
The death of Louise Gaddy Burns -
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The
Dillon
Herald,
March 19, 1925
Deaths published in the March 19th issue - transcription available by email
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Rev. Chas. Betts Fladger
W. C. Puttman
The
Dillon Herald,
March 19, 1925
Fire destroys the old home owned by John
Crawford. Mr. Allen Edens and his sister Miss. Tillie Edens were
occupying the 60 year old house.
The
Dillon
Herald,
March 19, 1925
Joe Barfield is seeking to separate his 14
year old daughter, Minne Lee, from a marriage to Dudley
Hatchell.
The
Dillon
Herald,
March 26, 1925
Deaths published in the March 26th issue - transcription available by email
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Hassie Smith
Florence McCormick Moody
The
Dillon Herald,
March 26, 1925
The Dillon County Heath Department has
eliminated the common drinking cup in the Rural School. Dr. R. G.
Beachley has devised a trough of spouting flow so that each child may
drink without their mouths in contact with the pipe.
The
Dillon
Herald,
April 2, 1925
Shooting at Fork May Prove Fatal - Harlee
Hayes near death in Mullins Hospital as a result of being shot Saturday
by Boyd Lupo.
The
Dillon
Herald,
April 2, 1925
Walter Barfield
instantly killed when clay bank breaks and hurled him against truck,
crushing his skull. The body was prepared for burial at the
undertaking parlors of the Palmetto Hardware Company.
The
Dillon Herald,
April 2, 1925
Deaths published in the April 2nd issue - transcription available by email
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Mary C. Sinder
Margaret Simpson Fore (also published in the April 16th issue)
Mrs.. John McLeod
The
Dillon
Herald,
April 9, 1925
The death of Margaret A. Ivey -
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The
Dillon
Herald,
April 9, 1925
Mrs. Linwood
Gamble left early Friday to attend the funeral of her grandfather, Rev.
Malcolm Padgett of Edgefield. Rev. W. C. Allen also
attended, he having been the father of Mr. Allen's first wife.
The
Dillon Herald,
April 16, 1925
The death of Dr. Joel Allen -
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The
Dillon
Herald,
April 23, 1925
Latta Bankers to face trial - Placed
under arrest were W. H. Smith, president and M. M. Sellers, cashier
of the Bank of Latta for violating the banking laws.
The
Dillon
Herald,
April 23, 1925
Mr. G. N. Saleeby,
father of Mr. R. G. Saleeby, proprietor of the Model Bakers, passed his
100th birthday Monday the 20th.
The
Dillon Herald,
April 30, 1925
The death of Mary McDonald Hargrove -
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The
Dillon
Herald,
May 7, 1925
Thomas Barfield, 68 year old Dillon County
man, jailed in 1917 has been relieved of the balance of his
sentence. He had entered a plea of guilty of manslaughter in the
slaying of his nephew while under the influence of whiskey and was
sentenced to 20 years. Governor Thomas G. McLeod has granted him
a parole.
The
Dillon Herald,
May 7, 1925
Deaths
published in the May 7th issue - transcription available by email
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W. L. Buck
James Troy Peterkin
The
Dillon
Herald,
May 7, 1925
Sid
Rogers and Coon Spivey are
parading around Lake View voicing their claims to the Dillon County
fishing championship, after catching a six and one half foot long
alligator last week. The method of catching, however, was
unusual.
Instead of the alligator getting into the net, the net got into the
alligator. The site of the fish in the net tempted the appetite
of
the 'gator and he swallowed a part of the net and was easily dragged
to shore.
The
Dillon
Herald,
May 21, 1925
The
engagement of James Carrol
Hargove, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hargrove, to Miss Katherine
McMahan of Newport, Tennessee was announced in the Newport Plain Talk.
The
Dillon
Herald,
May 21, 1925
The death of Z.
Augustus Ellen -
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The
Dillon Herald,
May 28, 1925
The romance
of Miss Lucille Cottingham, daughter of Mr. Will Cottingham of this
city
came to a tragic end when Anton Regal, pilot of the News-Review
airplane crashes in Marion, killing him.
The
Dillon Herald,
May 28, 1925
The death of
Horace D. Moses-
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The
Dillon
Herald,
June 4, 1925
W. R. Webster, brother of Robert Webster of
the Carolina section, died at his home near Red Springs last
Friday. He was born 86 years ago in Marlboro County and served
with the 8th South Carolina infantry in the civil war.
The
Dillon
Herald,
June 4, 1925
The death of Murtie Jackson Lyberger -
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The
Dillon
Herald,
June 11, 1925
Joe Jackson, baseball star and his team,
will play in Dillon in July.
The
Dillon Herald,
June 11, 1925
The announcement of the marriage at
Asheboro, NC of Miss Bessie Hayes and Dr. Wesley Grimes
Byerly. Miss Hayes is the daughter of the late T. B. Hayes of
Lake View. Dr. Byerly is a practicing physician of Cooleemee, NC
The
Dillon
Herald,
June 18. 1925
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cary T.
McKenzie is thought to have successfully overcome the terrible effects
of a quantity of lye she ate Tuesday.
The
Dillon Herald,
June 18, 1925
Walter Hubbard of the Little Rock section
was painfully wounded Friday afternoon by knife stabs said to have been
inflicted by Junior McLean.
The
Dillon
Herald,
June 18, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. A. Nelson Dodd announce the
marriage of their daughter Lucile Marie to Jno. J. George, Jr. at the
home on the brides parents in Newark, Ohio June 4th. Mr. George
will teach at the University of Oklahoma for the summer term and in
September will become assistant professor in his Alma Mater, Washington
and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
The
Dillon
Herald,
June 25, 1925
Judge C. A.
Woods of Marion died at the Florence Infirmary this afternoon with some
form of sleeping sickness.
The
Dillon Herald,
July 2, 1925
Little Orilla Finnegan celebrated her tenth
birthday on the 26th of June.
The
Dillon
Herald,
July 2, 1925
Rev. and Mrs. Hutson attended the funeral
of their brother-in-law Mr. Parrotte of near Hartsville last Sunday.
The
Dillon
Herald,
July 2, 1925
Deaths published
in the July 2nd issue - transcriptions available by email
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Janie Utley Bethea Allen
Thomas W. Wallace
The
Dillon Herald,
July 9, 1925
Deaths
published in the July 9th issue - transcriptions available by email
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W. M. Funk
Mary McDonald
The
Dillon
Herald,
July 16, 1925
Deaths
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Edith Chase Carter
Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moody
The
Dillon
Herald,
July 23, 1925
Death of A. Y. Wallace - transcription
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The
Dillon Herald,
August 6, 1925
Deaths in the August 6th issue - transcription
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Dewey McDowell
O. G. Phillips
The
Dillon
Herald,
August 6, 1925
Will Cottingham was bitten by a poisonous
snake, supposedly a water rattler, while fishing in Little Pee Dee
River last Friday night.
The
Dillon
Herald,
August 20, 1925
Dr. and Mrs. S. W.
Reaves and son of Norman, Oklahoma are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. Reaves
of Latta. Mrs. Reaves is the former Miss Ella Bethea. They
left Dillon county in 1905. (extended article available for cost of
copy and SASE)
The
Dillon
Herald,
August 20, 1925
Deaths in the August 20th issue - transcription available by email
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James Coxe, CSA
Make McRae
The
Dillon Herald,
August 27, 1925
Bernice Culbreth, Latta High School Ace
Pitcher, has been called up to the Giants for a tryout.
The
Dillon
Herald,
September 3, 1925
Parrott Hardy and Miss Pauline Oliver
surprised their friends by by their marriage Friday afternoon in
Bennettsville. The bride if the daughter of R. M. Oliver of this city
and the bridegroom is engaged in the tobacco industry.
The
Dillon
Herald,
September 10, 1925
Engagements announced:
Louise Haynswoth and Brown M. Hamer
Thelma Loise Bethea and Earl Hazel Clapp (planned for September 23,
1925)
Annie Hamer Manning and John W, Higgins
The
Dillon
Herald,
September 17, 1925
The death of
Walter Spiller - transcription available by email
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The
Dillon
Herald,
September 17, 1925
Angie Pearl Smoak
and Charles W. Culler, Jr. both of Orangeburg were married in
Wellesley, Massachusetts. Miss. Smoak was a frequent visitor to
friends in this area.
The
Dillon Herald,
September 17, 1925
L. B. Haselden is promoting a scheme for
raising the wreck of the Confederate gunboat sunk in the last days of
the war near Mars Bluff in the Pee Dee River. Mr. Hasleden sates that
he has already received pledges of contributions to a fund to raise the
boat and anchor it at the Mars Bluff bridge as a historic relic.
The
Dillon Herald,
September 24, 1925
The death of Emma Carmichael Stephens - transcription
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The Dillon
Herald, October 1, 1925
Deaths in the October 1st issue - transcriptions
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F. Rogers
James Dudley Haselden (follow up article in the October 29th issue)
The Dillon
Herald, October 1, 1925
The accidental shooting of Alma
Strickland. Copies of article available upon request for the cost of
copy and SASE
The Dillon
Herald, October 8, 1925
Night prowler entered the home of
Memory D. Davis yesterday morning and
shot him as he lay sleeping. He is in a Florence hospital in critical
condition. A follow up article regarding his improving condition
in the October 15th issue. In the October 22 nd issue the report
of his recovery and return home from the hospital.
The Dillon
Herald, October 8, 1925
The engagement of Robert L. Hursey, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hursey,
and Miss Orrie Prescott of Canada. the married will be
performed
October 8th in "The Little Church Around the Corner" in New York.
The Dillon
Herald, October 15, 1925
Deaths in the October 15th issue - transcriptions
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John B. McCraken
Sidney Warren Jackson
The Dillon
Herald, October 15, 1925
Grover Moody, Joe Wheeler Moody and
Hollis Hare are being held for assaulting and robbing Lennau Fenegan
while he was returning from Fairmont where he had been on business.
The Dillon
Herald, October 22, 1925
Deaths in the October 22nd issue - transcriptions
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Monroe Hyatt
Hardy Smith
The Dillon
Herald, October 22, 1925
Fire destroys the home of Mrs. Emma
Regan. The house was originally built by P. B. Sellers.
The Dillon
Herald, October 22, 1925
C. P. Hyatt, of Detroit, Michigan, has
been called home on account of the death of his brother, Monroe, who
was killed by a passenger train near Fayetteville Saturday
afternoon. Mr. Hyatt is a former member of the Dillon police
force.
The Dillon
Herald, October 29, 1925
The death of John Russell Fore -
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The Dillon
Herald, November 5, 1925
Deaths in the November 5th issue -
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Annie S. Alford
John Russell Fore
C. B. Allen
R. G. Saleeby
The Dillon
Herald, November 26, 1925
Mr. Jno. R. Watson, for many years
treasurer of Dillon county, was called to Valdosta, Georgia for the
sudden death of his father.
The Dillon
Herald, November 26, 1925
The death of CSA Veteran, T. C.
Sherwood - transcription available by email
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The Dillon
Herald, December 3, 1925
Deaths in the December 3rd issue -
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Hector McNeil
Mary Coleman Allen
The Dillon
Herald, December 17, 1925
Deaths in the December 17th issue -
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George G. Watson
Flora Butler Bass
Harriett Bell Gregg
Joe Barfield
The Dillon
Herald, December 17, 1925
Mr. and Mrs. Linton Adams Dean of Rome,
Georgia announce the engagement of their daughter Lee Ella Dean and
Avritte Rufus Temple of Miami, Florida, formerly of Lake View.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Temple and a graduate of the SC Military
Academy.
The Dillon
Herald, December 17, 1925
Prof. A. W. Bethea, one of Dillon's
well-known and most substantial colored citizens, died Saturday morning
after an illness of several weeks.
The Dillon
Herald, December 17, 1925
Mrs. Della McLaurin of McCall was
honored with a celebration of her 70th birthday.
The Dillon
Herald, December 31, 1925
Fires reported in the December 31st
issue:
Tenant house on the plantation of L. A. Manning. Loss of $500.
with no insurance
The Colonial home of Dr. A. G. Buckner at Red Bluff near Clio.
Loss of $35,000 with no insurance
The residence of Herbert Reaves last Tuesday night. He had a small
amount of insurance.
The Maxwell car belonging to W. P. Treakle, traveling salesman. Valued
at $600. with a small amount of insurance.
The Dillon
Herald, December 31, 1925
The death of Archie Hunt and his
daughter in a fire at the H. L. Curtis Store.
The Dillon
Herald, December 31, 1925
Policeman Boyd Rogers was killed by two
Negroes resisting arrest in Rowland, NC
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