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BOUNTY OOBHESP?NOEHOE. MtBKSS LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. items of Interest From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. ?OTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will reach this office not later tha.n Tues? day morning. When the letters are received Wednesday it is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in ?be paper issued that day. ELLIOTT. Elliott, October IL-It looks, or rather feels, like there will be killing frost tomorrow, which will be a bless? ing to the farmers-then cotton will go np sure. There won't be much ben? efit, however, after all, for there is so little to go up on-I never saw such -CL year of discouragements-there "won't be peas enough made to plant another year. The farmers who tried the Williamson plan of corn planting Jhave made more to the acre than oth? ers, hut not one hundred bushels per acre by a long ways. . Mr. Editor, did you know that El? liott could boast of fourteen stores "besides a millinery establishment, and two cotton gins. Messrs. Carter & Barris moved their ginnery up near the railroad and built a store that would do credit to any town. We did not have the circus, but did 3iave two shows of moving pictures last week. Maybe the circus men "will find oht that there is such a place as Eiliottt before many years and call on us. Mrs. Crane and Mrs. Hendee from Atlanta are visiting at Mr. Edgar 3>esChamps' and Mrs. John Clifton of Sumter at Mr. E. D. Law's. Mr. Law has gone to Charleston to attend the Lumbermens' Association. Mr. Rae Durant has been quite sick in Charleston, but is better. DURANT. Durant, S. C., Oct. 10.-Mr. Edgar Plowden, one of the oldest and most influential gentlemen of the Brewing ton neighborhood, died yesterday and was buried in the Brewington grave ' yard this morning. Communion services were held at Concord church last Saturday and Sunday. Mr., Knox preached two ser? mons on Saturday and the pulpit was Belled by the pastor Sunday morning. Mr. Carro?1 Montgomery, who, has been,sick for some time with fever, was taken this morning to the Mood ?.?steen infirmary. Mr. Jones of Alcolu was a visitor here Sunday. Mr. Johnnie Durant, Jr., has b?en confined to his bed for several days. Mrs. Thompson is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Durant. ; y BARK CORNER. Dark Corner, October 13.-Nothing exciting is going on in this Corner. "The most of the cotton is gathered "Which has materialized into a very ,short crop. Corn has turned out even shorter than was expected. . Po-, "tatoes are small and few in the hill, ^eas no good, cane does fairly well. Hay was rather small to cut, that is, with a few exceptions. Some little good hay has been saved hereabouts, tout there is, not enough mowers in this community to cut our hay, as so many of us are poor one-horse farm? ers. We were sorry to hear of the sud? siest takii.? off of our friend, Ted Gail ?azcL I heard ene of the jurors that sat on John Henderson's case when he was tried for murdering his wife, say as he (Henderson) had informed against those would-be jail breakers that Henderson ought not tc be hung; that his sentence should be com? muted. I was glad to see what the good friend and brother of Pisgah had to say on the magisterial question. Would like to hear the views of oth? ers; Hagood, for instance, cn the sub jecx. I have a few sick to report. Mr. J. XJL Barwick has been suffering for some time with an abcess and Mr. W. 2>. Osteen has had some fever. Old man Jim Ardis and Douglass Weeks spent last Sunday at Paxville. Louis Scott and John Walden, of Cain Savannah, visited relatives here last Sunday. Lee and Ben Geddings, of Pine? wood, was at W. J. Ardis's for a short while last Sunday morning. These mornings feel like winter. We have had frost now for three mornings. Jim McCutcheH has his mill in full operation at Broadway siding new and is converting pine logs into lum? ber in a hurry. REMBERTS. Rembert, October 16.-Mr. S. Lee Young sustained a heavy loss by fire on last Saturday afternoon. He had gone to Sumter on a business trip and was away from hom; at time of the accident. His little nephew, 8 yea^ old, was spending the day with his family and wh:!-? -oe children were playing around ?he barn ixe found i match in his pocket and carelessly; struck it and it fell from his hand ig-i Hiting the grass. The wind was blow ing a stiff breeze from the northeast and the barn soon caught. With the help the following things were soon entirely consumed: One new two horse wagon with double harness, one new McCormick reaper and binder, 300 bushels corn, seventy-five bushels of oats, 5,0 04) bundles of fodder, one bale seed cotton, 4,000 pounds fine peavine hay and three buildings; total loss $1,000, with no insurance. It was a miracie that the large old homestead was saved, but the wind shifted and the old dwelling still stands as. one of the landmarks of ante-bellum day* Mr. W. J. Young also lost 100 bushels of select planting cotton seed that had been stored in one of the barns. Our entire community extends sympathy to Mr. Young in this great loss. The weather is perfect for gathering crops but labor is very scarce and poor headway is being made. Mr. S. Lee Young Mrs. W. C. Harl lee and H. C. McLeod spent last Sat? urday in Sumter. Max, October 15.-The recent frost damaged late cotton, peas and hay. The roads are dusty. Mrs. U. K. Moore is recovering from an illness of several days. James Chandler has a very sick child. Mr. G. W. Grooms died last Wed? nesday after a short illness. Mrs. Cleave Knight is improving from typhoid, in the care of a trained nurse. Miss Belle White is visiting her un? cle, Mr. Ezra White. School will open here this morning.. Mr. Busby and Miss Davis will teach, teach. PISGAH. Pisgah, October 15.-The frost has played havoc here with tender vegeta? tion. Young bolls of cotton will hard? ly open, adding still further to the loss of the farmers. The cotton is lighter than we thought it would be some? time ago. Peas are a failure. Pisgah church has'extended a unan imous cali to Rev. Mr. Cole to preach again next year and he has accepted. He is very popular here. Miss Ryan, who is an assistant in the Smithville public school, was at Pisgah yesterday. She is from Edge field and a niece of' Senator Tillman. Miss Burkett of Sumter is teaching the Hilliard public school this year. Rev. J. W. Kenney, of Orangeburg, was here last week. He returned Friday, carrying his children back with him. C. T. Evans, S. B. Hatfield, Jr., B. J. Watson and J. E. DuPre are the delegates from Pisgah church to the Baptist State convention in Spartan burg next November. They were elected by the Black River Associa? tion i. '. .. ? If reports are true blind tigers are going through the country to the de? light of those who love "Jolly." This state of affairs will exist as a result of Mr. Ansel's platform, which is one of the most adroit I ever read. Suit? able for every shade of the liquor question-a meaningless nothing. Mr. Manning had a platform, so did Mr. Brunson. Mr. Manning carried Mari borough county (a strict prohibition county) over Ansel. The people there knew that he would enforce the lav,-, or they would not have voted for him. Watch and see if Ansel will enforce thc dispensary law in Charleston, as Tillman did. Don't you known he is not going to do so. Mr. Lee Young's friends deeply sympathize with him in the terrible loss to him in the burning of his barn and contents and other property. Losses are always heavy but in this year of disater it is more than felt. Already the negroes are trying the game of hiring for next year, getting money and skipping. One of my neighbors has lost a considerable sum that way quite recently. If he don't learn experience he will have to suf? fer on. I have heard lots of people say they never experienced so much dunning as they do now. Some of them are hot in the collar and will fight. TENDAL. Tindal, S. C., October 16.-Frost was seen here Friday and Saturday mornings. Mr. H. Drane Tindal spent several days in Charlseton last week. Mr. H. W. Cuttino has commenced work on his new residence. Miss Olga Hodge spent Thursday in Sumter. The Old Richardson Mansion Burned Thursday. Pinewood, Oct. ll.-One among the oldest mansions in Clarendon county, owned by Col. R. C. Richardson, three miles from Pinewood, was de? stroyed by fire about 1 o'clock today. Origin of fire not known as f ir as can be learned. Mr. Richardson had no insurance on the building. Ix>oal Cotton Market. The future market declined during the morning and spots went down in sympathy. On the local market ll 1-4 was poid during the early hours of the day, but middling ruled steady ?t ll cents. Fancy cotton brought Iprices considerably above thc market. FLORENCE SCHOOL TROUBLE. Florence, October 15.-There was much excitement at the colored graded school this morning as the re? sult of the summary action on the j part of the superintendent of city ; schools, Dr. J. L. Mann According to j the law of the city schools a supple j mentary fee of .$2.00 is required of every child upon his entrance at the ! beginning of the session. It seems i that the engro pupils were so derelict in this matter last year that the su? perintendent decided he would not I tolerate the trouble and delay again i this year. Dr. Mann accordingly an ; nounced to the negroes that unless the matriculation fee was paid on due time he would be compelled to expel the delinquents. This morning, true to his warning, he proceeded to expel more than one-half of the scholars, and notified the principal and teach? ers to allow none to re-enter without first paying the required fee. The en? rollment this year was about 260 and only 4S had paid the fee.-The State. FLORENCE WHITECAPPERS. i Florence, October 14-A rumor has reached Florence to the effect that a well known citizen residing in the lower part of the county was visited by whitecappers one night last week and severely whipped. The name of the party whipped cannot be obtain? ed, but the report is to the effect that he is not what he should have been to his family and a party of neighbors went to hi6 home, called for him and as soon as he appeared ordered him to march ahead of the crowd to a patch of woods nearby. There, the story runs, he was given a sound thrashing, coupled with the admonition that if his conduct was repeated at his home he would receive further attentions at the hands "of his neighbors. It was stated this afternoon that the affair may prove more serious than the reg? ulators anticipated, as the man is said to be in a serious condition as a result of the drubbing he received. -\ SAM JONES DEAD. Little Rock, Ark., October 15-Sam Jones, the noted evangelist of Car? terville, Ga., died of heart disease this morning on an east bound Rock Island train at Perry, Ark. His family was with him at the time. His body was brought here. Fire at Stateburg. On last Sunday, Mr. L. W. Hair, of Stateburg, sustained a very heavy loss by the destruction of his dwelling house, stables and barns by fire. All of these buildings were' completely demolished. It is ascertained that there was some insurance on the property destroyed, but in an amount totally inadequate to replace the buildings. Long Staple Cotton. The storm throughout the Delta of the Mississippi has doubtless lowered the grade of a very large amount of the extra staple crop. We believe that exetra staple cottons of a good quality will bring high prices during the season, and we would suggest the necessity of being very careful in picking and ginning this character of cotton. Rough or blue cottons of ex? tra staple command little or no premium. If possible have it ginned on a water gin, but if not convenient, have the steam gin run slowly so as not to cut the staple, even if you have to pay double price for ginning. We have excellent connections on this character of cotton, and are conse? quently in a position to pay the high? est market prices for them. O'Donnell & Co. COMING SOON AND SURE. Barnum & Bailey's Great Cricus Will Exhibit Here November 7. The big Barnum & Bailey Show, which has been announced for an ear? ly exhibition in this city, will positive? ly exhibit in Sumter on Wednesday, Nov. 7, which date has now been def? initely determined, and a letter from the general agent of the great show states that any rumors or reports which have undoubtedly been indus? triously circulated by opposition shows and other interested parties to the effect that the big Barnum & Bai? ley circus would not fill all of its prospective dates in this part of the country are entirely erroneous. The first regular advertising car of this world's famous show will arrive in this city in the course of a few days to make a complete canvass of the territory in this vicinity and her? ald the coming of the great show with its multiplicity of thrilling fea? tures, many of which are of a most sensational character and have never been seen with any other circus; in fact, nearly every attraction present? ed by the Barnum & Bailey show is <-f such high artistic merit and value they aro prohibitive with any other amusement enterprise, but a more ex? tended official announcement of these rare features will be made in the col? umns of this paper when the regular press agent arrives on the scene. SO?TH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Heading. J. Wesley Cook, of Kingstree, has been appointed county treasurer to fill the unexpired term of G. W. Johnson, -vvho resigned sometime ago because he was not renominated in the primary and thought it better to turn over his oifice after the annual settlement than to wait until the first of January. On Thursday at the Anderson coun? ty Fair races Mr. Willie Bultman's thoroughbred filly "Little Bell," won first money in a half mile heat race, best two out of three, Amelia B., owned by Mr. T. O. Sanders, was fourth. In the one mile novelty race Bessie, owned by Col. Richardson, fin? ished first. Charlie Driggers, the little three years-old son of J. J. Driggers, of Columbia, had his right arm shot off Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock while playing with his older brother, who is only four and a half years old. The two children were playing with a single barrel breech-loading shotgun, the older one having got the shell from a nearby reserve while by some means the gun exploded. T he whole load struck the little child on the right arm^ just below the elbow and blew the tiny limb into atoms. Dr. Griffith was called in and it was found necessary to amputate the arm above the elbow. Kelly Quick, kho killed John L. Bain at Dillon two weeks ago, has been released on bond. There are three candidates for mayor of Darlinton-the incumbent, "C. S. McCullough, W. M. Haynsworth, and Col. E. R. Cox. W. C. Ouzts, recently elected sheriff of Edgfield, to succeed his deceased father, has filed his bond and receiv? ed his commission from the governor. He will take charge of the office at once. On the recommendation of Chair? man Huger Sinkler, of the county leg? islative delegatio?:, Governor Hey? ward has appointed Mr. Jno. F.. Fer? guson a magistrate for the city of Charleston, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Mr. O. R. Levy. Abial Lathrop, of Orangeburg, former United States attorney for South Carolina, has been appointed assistant attorney in place of Lawson Melton. The appointment was made on the recommendation of District Attorney Cochran. The department of justice makes the appointment of all assistant attorneys on the recom? mendation of the district attorneys. A corps of surveyors are locating a line for the Seaboard extension from Shelby," N. C., to Rock Hill. Rock Hill Pythians are ready to be? gin work on a new Castle Hall. The Greenville Herlad has been sold to the Piedmont Publishing Co. Marshall Moore, formerly of Barn? well, will be editor of the paper un? der the new management. <" Rev. W. L. Seabrooke has resigned the pastorate of the Newberry Luth? eran church. Mr. W. R. Barringer has sold the Central 'Hotel, Florence, to the Greshams, who control a large num? ber of railroad restaurants in the South. Horry county has sold $40,000 worth of bonds to provide funds for the erection of a court house and jail. Bishop Ellison Capers' physician stated Monday night that his patient' improved during the day and that he was resting'easily. The City of Columbia, the Colum bia-Georgetown river liner, cannot be? gin to handle all the freight conveyed to it and two or three more boats are said to be needed at once. Allan McCullough was killed at Great Falls, Chester county, on Sun? day by Jim Jeter. Both negroes. Mobile, Ala., October 12.-Gen. Wm. Mickie, adjutant general, makes official announcement that the 17th annual reunion of the United Con? federate Veterans will be held in Richmond, Va., May 30 and 31, and June 1, 2 and 3, 1907. Mr. R. C. Hicks, of Columbia, has been appointed superintendent of transportation of the Jamestown Ex? position. The senatorial election in Aiken county resulted in the election of G. L. Toole, the local option candidate, by a vote of 1,061 over Polatty, who received 452. Fire at Carlisle. Union county, de? stroyed 150 bales of cotton on Sun? day morning. All stores are closed in Georgetown at 7 p. m., Saturdays excepted. A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT Chicago, October 13.-An explosion in which 20 men are reported injured occurred this morning in the Illinois steel plant in South Chicago. Tons of melted metal were scattered in all directions and the huge convertor was wrecked. Screams of agony filled the converting room and the scalding steam burned the victims. John Mal? lory and FranK Hartzell were so badly burned that they axe not expected to recover. .. ? NOTICE OF ELECTION State of South Carolina. County of Sumter. Xotice is herby given that the gen? eral election for State and county of? ficers will be held at the voting pre? cincts prescribed by law in said coun? ty, on Tuesday. November 6, 1906, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday in November as pre? scribed by law. At the said election a separate box will be provided at which qualified electors will vote upon the adoption or rejection of amendment to the State Constitution, as provided in the following resolution: A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Cosntitution, Relating to Muni? cipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Section 7, of Article VIII, of the Constitution, be agreed to; add at the end thereof the follow? ing words: Provided, further, That the limitations imposed by this Sec? tion and by Section 5 of Article X., of this Constitution, shall not apply to the bonded indebtedness incurred by the City of Bennettsville, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the pur? chase establishment and maintenance of a water works plant or sewerage system and where the question of in? curring such indebtedness is submit? ted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality, as pro? vided in the Constitution upon the question of other bonded indebted? ness. Approved the 23rd day of February, 1906. There shall be separate and distinct ballots and boxes at this "election for the following officers, to-wit: (1) Gov" ernor and Lieutenant Governor; (2) Other State officers; (3) State Sena? tor; (4) Members of House of Repre? sentatives: (5) County Officers. On which shall be the name or names of the person or persons voted for as such officers, respectively, and the of? fice for which they are voted. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe the Constitutional oath. The chairman of the board of managers can administer the oath to the other members and to the clerk; a notary public must administer the oath to the chairman. The managers' elect their chairman and clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m., and closed at 4 o'clock p. m., except in the City of Charleston, where they shall be opened at 7 a. m., "and closed at 6 p. m. The managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of the managers attend, the citizens can ap? point from among ine qualified voters, the managers, who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election, the managers and clerks must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and con? tinue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a state? ment of the result for each office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the chairman of the board, or some one designated by the board, must deliver to the commissioners of election the poll list, the boxes con? taining the ballots and written state? ments of the results of the election. Managers of Election. The following managers of election have been appointed to hold the elec? tion at the various precincts in the said county: Sumter, Ward'l.-J. H. Dorn, H. G. McKagen, R. J. Bland. Ward 2.-T. S. Sumter, W. A. Sparks, W. W. Geddings. Ward 3.-M. C. Kavanaugh. W. C. Ivy, D. W. Owens. Ward 4.-G. E. Beaumont, M. H. Beck, C. S. Mason. Shiloh.-rJ. W. McElveen, J. W. Hix, W. F. Dennis. Mayesville-G. W. McBride, W. X. McElween, J. A. Foxworth. Rafting Creek.-J. L. Gillis, T. J. Brown. S. J. Hatfield. Jr. Wedgefield.-W. O. Cain, E. E. Aycock, Calvin Chandler. Stateburg-Charles Pinckr.ey, G. V. Xelson, Richard Cantey. Providence-Herman Myers, Sam Folk, H. E. Parker. Concord.-J. W. Brunson, Dozier Xewman. G. W. Mahoney. Bloomhill.-W. J. Ardis, J. H. Christmas. Joe M. Ardis. Privateer.-H. H. Wells, T. H. Osteen, J. M. Jackson. Bossard.-J. R. Lesesne, W. D. McLeod, C. M. Dorn. The managers at each precinct named above are requested to dele? gate or- .'i their number to secure boxes and blanks for the election from the board of election commissioners at the court house on Saturday. Xo vember 3d. 1906. J. E. DuPre. II. E. McElveen. F. D. Knight, Commissioners of State and County Elections for Sumter County, S. C. October 17, 1?06. ?rid - NOTICE OF ELECTION State of South Carolina, -S County of Sumter. *f Notice is hereby given that the gen? eral election for representative in congress will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in the county of Sumter on Tuesday, November . 6r 1906, said day being Tuesday follow- ... ing the first Monday; as prescribed by law. TC The qualifications for suffrages are? as follows: Residence in State for two years, in. the County one year, in the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote, four months, and the payment six months before any election of any * poll tax then due and payable. Pro- *i vided, That ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote after six months residence in the State, otherwise qualified. Registration. * Payment of all taxes, including, jj poll tax, assessed and collectable dur- T ing the previous year. The produc? tion of* a certificate or the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the> payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for opening*^ th? polls managers and clerks musS^ take and subscribe to the Constitu- ? tional oath. The chairman of the? board of managers can administer the oath to the other managers and to the? clerk; a notary public must adminis? ter the oath to chairman. The man- ^ agers elect their chairman and clerkJ^ Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 d'clock a. m., and closed at 4 o'clock p. m., except in the city of Charleston, where they shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at & p. m. ?? The managers have the power to^1 fill a vacancy; and if none of the man? agers attend the citizens can appoint^ from among the qualified voters, the managers, who, after being sworn*, can conduct the election. At the close of the election, tfrsr^ managers- and clerk must proceed^! publicly to open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, ana contin? ue without adjournment until the same is completed and make a state? ment of the result for each office, and sign the same. Within three days> thereafter, the chairman of the boardjj|j or someone designated by the board"?e must deliver to the Commissioners of election the poll list, the boxes con? taining the ballots and written state? ments of the result of the election. Managers of Election. The following managers of electiofl? have been appointed to hold the elec? tion at the various precincts in the said county: Sumter, Ward 1.-R. W. Bradham,. Edgar Skinner, G. W. Reardon. Ward 2.-J. F. Reid, R- D. Coop? er, H. M. Spann. mt Ward 3.-C. H. Singleton, T. M. Jones, M. H. Fields. Ward 4.-G. E. Richardson, W_ Hodge, H. W. Waties. Shiloh.-Tom Chandler, A. H_; Truluck, F. L. Player. Mayesville.-J. B. Warren, R. E.l DesChamps, Robbie Mayes. ? T Rafting Creek.-J. M. Reamt?, T W. James, J. J. Hatfield. Wedgefield.-W. B. Troublefield^ W. H. Ramsey, Cuttino Strang?. Stateburg.-Nelson Murray, Charles: A. Mitchell, Wm. Sanders. / Providence.-H. A. Raffield, R. M^** Brown, J. H. Jones. Concord.-J.v J. Brunson, Sarm Newman. S. S. Davis. Bloomhill.-Alfred Owen, S. M. Coulter, G. T. Geddings. Privateer.-S. D. Richardson, Dranes^ Tindall, R. H. Ramsey. W Bossard.-J. I. Lesesne, J. H. Rob? ertson, E. C. Brown. . . The tanagers at each precinct named above are requested to dele- 1 gate one of their number to secure the box and blanks for the election^fc: by calling upon the Board of Commis-T^ sioners, at the Court House, Satur- 0 day, November 3d, 1906. N. G. OSTEEN, R. J. BROWNFIELD, ^ W. S. DINKINS, <?M Commissioners of Federal Electiefl^jfj for Sumter County. S. C. -'^^S October 17, 1906.-St ' ' NEGRO COLLEGE DYNAMITED. H Anderson. October 13.-Harrell College, a negro institution at Seneca^ Oconee county, was dynamited li night by unknown parties and bad] wrecked. The building was not completely wrecked but extensive repairs will he necessary before it can be occupied -?0 again. The president, Rev. J. E. Williams*, colored, had, it is stated, made hil self objectionable to the white peopH by his incendiary teachings. He had been warned to leave the town several weeks ago, but did not go. It is not thought that he will remain in Sene? ca now.