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CORRESPONDENTS Bright Newt Items of Interest to The People of the County Htocktou Neww NtAett. Special to Th? Chronicle. Hoy kin, S. <!., July 80 MIhh Kula Whiih ban returned to her home at Cantey, after a ten days visit to relatlveH here, ? Mr. Prank Mat bin, of Hunitor, wuh a visitor here lant .Sunday. We regret to announce that Mr. Carl Humphries In in a very serl ou8 condition now. We are hop In if for a change for the better aopri. Mr, J, C. Humphries and little Laurie Workman are slowly Im proving, Mrs. Simpson, of lilaney, Jh visit Ing her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Pearce, who has heen ill for Home time, In. A. W. Humphries was hero lant 'I uesday. Mr. W. W. Pollings, of Plnewood, was ii visitor here laHl Sunday. Mr. Ii. J. (iIIIIh, who had the m In* fortune of losing both legs donift t line ago, i? spending this week wUJi relatives at Lugoff. \ Mr. H. A. Push wan it visitor here last Sunday. Miss 10 hi 1 1 y Turner, of Camden, Ik the guest of Miss Katie Turner UiIh week. ! MIhh M finite (Jlllls Iuih been spending 'some time with her sister, Mth. Ituwh, at Lugoff. A negro woman died from typhoid fever on Mr. B. M. Pearce's plan tation last Tuesday. She is the third one that hart died here re cently of (hat dread disease. MIhh Jessie. Owena and little broth er, Isaac* spent Monday and Titos day at Cantey. Kciiihort* News Notes. Special to Xho Chronicle: ft'embert, s. c., July 21). This see Hon han been flooded out for sev eral weeks. . lOnough rain has fallen thru here and the Pisgah Heel ion to make many crops If evenly dlHtrib uted during the Hummer. CropH in the low lands are simply drowned out , while on the hills they are wawhed terribly. ( : The electrical storm here on the J 1Mb was fearful, not only iu the display of lightning but tin* flood with 'it was so heavy that nothing scarcely has been done on the farms since. This state of affairs was all thru the Ml/pah and Cedar < 'reek section Crops as a whole are not Up to expectations. We will have the election for the ' dispensary as advertised on the .1 II t h of August. Judge Wilson refused to issue an injunction so the voters will decide its fate. We understand that If the dispensary wins the prohibitionists will carry the mat ter into the courts so as to defeat its re-establishment . It' the dispen sary is defeated, of course, that vndfi the matter. Supervisor IMtis is busy trying to patch the roads. Miss Nita MeLcod had a party laftt week in honor of Miss (Jer? > trudo Picket of liidgeway. The Sunday School of McLeod's Church will have a picnic inl Hum bert's drove on Wednesday. ^-Chil dren's day was observed by the church last Sunday. Bethany Church of Lee county, celebrated Its 8 4<h anniversary on last Saturday. A history of the church during that long period was prepared by Mr. Augustus A. Scar borough and read by Hon. \V. A. James, of Bishopville, after which subjects of interest were discussed by those who were Invited to do so. The following were the subjects and the speakers: "The Ministry of the Church," b; J as. E. PuPree. "The Church of Yesterday,-" by Hev. T. L. Cole. "The Church of Today," by Hon. W. A. James. After which an adjournment was had for dinner, which was a most bountiful one. In the afternoon - sweet music was had and pleasant socfal intercourse was enjoyed. The audience was large and every one ?-n joyed the pleasant meeting. The writer is under many obligations for courtesies shown hiin. A protract wd meeting will com mcnce at I'iagah church ou tliw 2nd Sunday ill August. Kev, J. W. Kennoy has g/>n?? to Houthweat .lie orgia to aid tu pro tracted meetings. Itov. T, I/. Cole has returned from Orangeburg whore ho hold meetings. MJub Hit die Kogera, who bus been visiting reUtlvees In Columbia, re turned loday accompanied by her grand mot bur, Mra. A. 1. Alloa. Fever ih breaking out In differ ent section*. It Ih a sorere type. l>oKall> Now# Note#, Special to The Chronicle. OoKulb, S. July 110. We have had Quito a lot of ralu in thia sec tlon for the pant week. (Cotton la looking fine but rather amall. Miss A ii n lo Kirklund cumo up froo Columbia Friday to upend a while with her sister, Mra. b. L. Clyburn. Mih. King and children, of Hock Hill, are the gueata of Mr. and Mra. Workman thia week. Mr. Colunibua Cauthen,*of McBee, waa here one day laat week. Mr. Jamea Clyburn apout the week end with bin family at Capt. I,. L. Clyburn'B. Mr. Will Horton, of Kerahaw, waa hero Friday. MIbh Hasty, of Camden, la vialtlng her alater, Mra. T. M. Honeycut. Mra. Tom Turner, of the Cantey section was here Sunday. Mr. and Mra, Herbert Dowey and children came over from Columbia Wedneaday, They will spend aonie time with Mra. Dowey'a parents, Mr. and Mra. Henry liar field. Mr, It.. A. Vaughan waa in Cam den Saturday. Mr. and Mra. Henry Speara, of Kirklauda, apent, Sunday with Mr. j and Mra. James - Spears. Mr. J. F, Clark, one of our popu lar morchanta, waa in Camden Wed neaday on bualnoaa. .< Mr. W. H. Owena and family are -v4B444ng ? rehtHves al Wf'Hlvllle ? rfilrr week. Mr. J. J. Owena, Jr., made a busi ness trip to Camden Wedneaday. . There la a protracted meeting in progrcaa at Cook's church this week. We hope that much good will he done. DOC |>.\ YN. Once each year some people are anxious to know when the first dog day begins. They attach Importance to the weather forecasted by -that day. So far as the records go the original dog days were observed In Koine.. There was no fixed day for the beginning.. About the time the dog star and sun rose together their hot and sickly season began on the Tiber. The old Konians attributed their summer fevers and deadly mal adle? to the, influence of the dog star. In some way the observance of the day came down through the centuries and ignorant people are al ways on lookout for a sign, espe cially a sign foreboding evil things. The early Almanac makers of this country had' to give the date of the first dog day. Without that an Al manac would not sell. So each ohe fixed his own day. If any one has old Almanacs stored away he will find some day in July this statement "First Dog Day." Owing to certain laws governing the movement of the stars the sun and dog star do not rise nt the same time until August when the hot weather Is passing. The modern almanac makers had different dafes. Some of them said July 2 4 to August 24, others-, July 3 to August 11. So each one may select his own day. the first be ilng any time in July that suits him. There was another sign that "\yjib formerly observed. It waa said that if it rained August It), there would be an abundance of rain for thirty days. If dry that day there would be no rain or very little. Many peo ple put their faith in ?that sign. Spartanburg Journal. Married. Mr. Joe LI. Caskins and Miss Kula Marshall were quietlym arried at the court house Wednesday after noon. Judge of Probate McDowell, officiating. Both parties nre from Camden. OVER THE STATE. ? Senator Smith ban nee u red the appointment of A. C. vanOrwdell of Orangeburg hm poatofflce Inspector. J u int'H Jackaon, colored, wag killed by lightning in Highland county, on thy Camden road, Baturday night. Congren?> will probably vot? $300, 000 for the faHtabliHbinent of a hos pital for the study and treatment of pellagra near Spartanburg. Alonxo McEachern, colored. lost hia lire at Hennettesvllle on Mon day by beeing caught at a "cave-in" at a gravel pit. The corporation license tax the pant year borught into the slate treasury $1:13,816.47 ? an Increaae of $1 1,000 over the previous year, 1 k i W. C. (koodwin, a young white man employed by the Palmetto I. um ber company, whb atrilck by an au tomobile on a Columbia street on Tueaday and badly hurt. The proposition la before the Co lumbia city council to change Main [street to Carolina avenue, an or dinance having pagsed first reading unanimoualy to that effect. Heed C.ujiningham, colored, wna ahot and killed at Fort Uwn, York county, on Monday by Constables Turner and lackey, whom he realat e<l in their attempt to arreat him. i During the recent Ohio floods, an anxious InauranCe manager tele graphed an agent located where there happened to be no flood: | "Bend full particulars of the flood." 'Thinking it a joke (the agent joked back to him: "Read the Book of Genesis." I Thomaa Corry, colored, of near I JBIackaburg, had hia barn burned on Tueaday morning, together with 3 fine mulea, hia grain cfop and sev eral other articles of. value. The loss ia about $1,60Q with only $100 insurance. The origin unknown. Miaa English Patterson, daughter [of the late Congressman Patterson, died on the train Saturday between Charleston and Hummerville while she and c'.lier memberH of the fami ly were on their way to their home in Barnwel|. The cause waB heart failure. The State Farmers' Union Conven tion adjourned at Charleaton after selecting Anderson jts th? next place of meeting. Walhalla was also no"m Inated, but Anderson oaslly won out. The election of officers result ed as follows: President, E. W. l)ahl>H, Mayesville; vice president, J. H. Claffy, Orangeburg; secretary, J. VV. Held, Columbia; chaplain, W. 10. Bodie, Saluda; conductor, C. W. Suber, Columbia' door keeper, A. F. Calvert, Abbeville; member of the executive committee, three years, P. Karris, Anderson; delegate to the national convention, E. W. Dabba. The setting of $20,000 as an ap proximate value for the Interest of Sumter county In the site on which I the City/ Hall is built by the coun jty board is an event which has jcaused considerable comment. The ! property was leased by the county I the city &r? years ago for a period of 09 years, and therefore the* lease has a period, of 44 yeai's still to op erate. The city is anxious to pur chase the property from the county, so that it can be sold, and tho City Hall built elsewhere. It Is probable however, that it will not buy at this price as It was expected that the board would sell for a nominal sum. The supreme court in an orde,r signed by Chief Justice Gary has permitted T. U. Vaughan, former head of the Odd Fellows Hlome of Greenville, under sentence of death for nameless outrages on inmates of the home and which sentence the court recently afifrmed, to amend his petition for a rehearing of the case by adding the addi tional allegation that the court ov erlooked or disregarded the 8th and 9th exceptions of his appeal that a plea of guilty cannot be predicated upon the facts in the case. The pe tition also amends the appeal in reference to a certain section of the United States constitution.^ Today at. Fill>ei*t. There is every prospect of a tre mendous crowd of people at the Fil bert picnic today. Chairman Clark, of the committee on invitations, said that up to the preseent time he has acceptances from the following prominent offi cials, and prospective candidates who have been invited to speak: Hon. Chas. A. Smith, Hon. M.. L. Smith, Hon. John G. Richards. Hon. John I,. McLaurin, Governor Cole L. 11 lease. Congressman Finley has indicated his intention of being present; but owing to the condition of his. health win not attempt to make a speech. Or. .1 . (;. Clinkscales and Richard I. Manning have been invited. Sen ator K. I). Smith replied to the In vitation commutes, lmt was in doubt as to whether lie could leave his official duties in Washington, j tio\ ernor li lease wrote Chairman Clark that he would }>e present un less prevented by sickness or other contingency that could not before seen. Y orkville Enquirer. FRUIT JARS W e have about 25 dozen half gallon glass top 1' rifit Jars which we offer for sale while they last at 85c dozen. Tho?0 jut* come to 11& with our Soda Fountain Fruit* in them and nre the very be*t j?r, selling usually at $1.50 per dozen. Cover your jellie* with Parowax, 20c oach. Jar Rubber Ring* at 5c and 10c doirn. Sealing Wax, Cork*, Spice*, etc. Spice* highest grade W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store PHONE 30 Two Do?ri Above Po*toffice MID-SUMMER BARGAIN SALE With Extraordinary Specials in Laces Having secured at a sacrifice a big lot of manufacturers close-outs in Lacet consisting of Valenciennes, Orientals, Shadow and Clunjr;Laces, and desiring to give our custome/s the benefit of our Bargains, we will offer them during the sale, ranging in price from l^c per yard up. Also one Jot All~over Laces in White and Ecrue at 10c per yard. , This Sale Began Thursday, July 10th and Will Continue Until Further Notice Colored Dress Linens, in all the leading evening shades, value 35c, sale price . . . 24c Brown Linens, specially priced for this Sale, 36 inch Browft 'Linen Suiting 9C 20c value, sale price; .. . * 13c 25c value, sale price .v. 19c Cotton Foulards, one lot, value 25c, Sale price. - ~ 10c Bordered Cotton Suitings, 1000 yds. in very attractive combinations, value 25c, . 11c Solid Colored Qrgandies in the leading season's shades, sale price. . . . 6c One lot White Duck, sale price - 7c Embroidery ? We only mention a few of our immense line of Embroidery. We are cutting deep into prices for this sale. One lot Corset Cover Embroidery, value 25c, sale price 15c 27 inch Swiss Flouncing, value 50c, sale price ^ ... 24c 45 inch Swiss Flouncing, value 75c, sale price 39c Flaxons ? Sheer and beautiful white goods> suitable for^ffd-summer wear. 20c value, sale price. . . . 14c 25c value, sale price V 18c 35c value, sale price ; , , .22c Remnants. Who can resist them? A table Jadened Avith Remnant of a variety : of materials. Don't miss the opportunity. Dresses ? Cool Dresses for hot days, every dress this seasons style. Value rang ing in prices from $2.00 to $3.00, sale price. ....... * . . . 98c Colored Batiste, the thing for Mid-summer dresses, in stripes &hd figures . ... . ... .9c Bath Towels, 50 doz., extra large Turkish Bath Towels, value 35ct sale price. . . 22c Corsets?- one lot of W. B. and American Lady Corsets, value $1.00, sale price, ,29c REMEMBER THE DATE, THURSDAY, JULY 10 L. Schenk & Co. Many Advantages IN BUYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS' FROM US Come in and Look Them Over TERMS REASONABLE J. W. Melton's Music House