The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 14, 1898, Image 3
THS STATE FARMS.
What Mr. DnPre Saw and Heard.
I have for some time been wan ti a g to give
your readers a bird's eye view of oar State
rama, so having a leisure day, I inspected
shem, and will let others see them as I did.
The DesSanasare place was purchased about
tas years ago for $25,000. It was owned
before the war by Maj. J. li. DesSaassore, of
Uamdeo, a wealthy planter. The soil is red
dish clay, aod is sosceptable of great im?
provement. The crops this year, are oats
a-boot 11,50) bushels, 300 bales cotton,
enough eora to do the place, ?eavine bay
s-aiScient for two years, potatoes, wheat, &c.
Owing to tbe wet season the crops are shorter
than last year, except oats. A. good sappiy
of hogs, aod cattle for milk purposes. The
stock (males), about 30, are in good fix.
Th? convicts are wall fed, and seem as happy
as each people cao be. Vegetables every day
for dinner with bread and meat. Milk,
svbeat-bread, meat aod corn-bread, with
some tobacco, constitutes tbe diet os both
placea for tbe other seals. Toe clothing is
comfortable aod the sanitary arran gerne? t
good. A large turnip patch of three acres,
(turning as large as platee) with peas, supply
tbe vegetables. A pair of black oxeo are
beasties aod caa draw as much as four large
aules The lot buildings, while comfortable,
meed replacing, soi if fire should bora ooe
they would all go, they are to near each
otter.
Major McGill is the manager$>f.this farm.
He vee absent, bot bis assistant, Mr. Moody,
teak me ove? the place and gave me the io
formatio? desired". I am indebted te bim for
nany courtesies shown.
The firm has * gin boote, and also grinds
for the place. One hundred aod thirty-eight
bales of cotton were on hand,
The Reed arm joins, and was purchased
stoat hve years ago for about $8,000. The
crop this year will be, cotton, 400. bales,
cere, 12,000 bushels, with wheat, oats, pota
tees and peavine hay to do two years. The
oat crop was something over 8,000 bushels. .
The bondings are til new and will compare
with any in the State for sics and good
work. The development of this farm for
four y oars years almost passes belief/ Toe
stab le, ao immense building, has a passage oo
the first floor, and stalls for 40 or 50 bead of
stock, potting six moles in a big tall. Next
story is for corn and peas, , nod the third it
for bay, all belog reached by stairs. The
machinery and wagoe building is a large
one. Poor divisions on the gonad floor. Io
one is a large threshing machine, which can
thresh 3,003 bushels per day. It ia ron by
an engine attached, and both nott $1,000.
Next division is the reapers aod binders; and
ti?a the wagons in the 3d, and plow tools ia
the 4th. Second ttory it used for oats after
they are threshed, and 3d story, a general
store honte for Tarions tbiogt. The dairy,
commissary, guard's quarters, treaties' boase
and prison boote are conven jen s, aod well
pat np. A arge boildiag for the milk cowa,
aod still another larger ooe for the cattle,
wita story above for their feed. A large gin
honte, with modero conveniences aod a good
blacksmith, chop, aod saw mill where 'the
lamber wat saw >d. These buildings al!; have
tolid brick foundations.
The crick wat made by the penitentiary at
Columbia. A quantity of floe hogs to kill,
x about 100 head cattle, and 30 Soe fat mulos,
ea mp rises the stock. The lands that are
cultivated, in the malo, lie on the river, hot
are protected by dams from overflow. A
]arge swamp, cot subject to overflow, is being
cleared op, and this year made near 50 bush?
els corn per acre. The prisoners are well fed,
and humanely treated. The manager of this
fine farm-?3 Capt. J. J. Cooley, and much of
r&eoeeeat stdaettrhia superb management.
When be took possession four years ago, there
vat sot fifleen-5K>rte farm ot toe place, BOW
there it a thirty horse. Ha is a man of greet
eaergy,*fioe business tact, and sound judg?
ment?-to direct? I have it that the crops for
fear yeera have paid for the place, the im?
provements on it, the expenses, and machin?
ery purchased, fcod cleared a surplus, which
ia indeed a fine showing. It looks aa if thia
way of working the convicts has solved the
problem for their keeping, but for them io
their native element aa farm banda, and for
toe Sate. Now for a little criticism : The
State should insure these buildings, for if one
catchet afire yo 2 could oot ose the convicts,
fer in the excitement they might get away,
and the proximity of each might cause them
all to ?boro, which woold be a total loss to
the State. Tbe directors should employ out?
side help to gather the cotton in time and not
let it stay in the field until it is blue. This
woold not interfere with the near planters,
for there iff enough surplus labor io reach to
gather it ali. Thousands of dollars have
been lost to the State io this delay in gather?
ing tbe crop. The governor did right to
Teto tbe bill 00 the subject I have written
this from memory. If it will give any in?
formation to your oumerous readers about
this commoo property to all, my ask in
writiog thia will be amply rewarded.
Pisgah, Dec 13. J. E. D.
Dr. Ball's Cbogh Syrup ia unquestionably
tbe moat remarkable remedy ever produced
for tbe cure of throat and luog troobiea. It
baa cored tboaaanda, aod bas dona wonders
io many eaaea of incipient cooaomption.
The I*ee County Cane.
The final argumenta in tba Lee County casa
were made before the Snpreme Court Mon?
day Metars. S. E. Dargan and S. W. Shaod
represen fed the petitioners aod Messrs L. S
Yoemans, Moorman and R. O. Pordy for the
respondents. Tba court heard the arguments
aod took tba cate nader adviaemeot. Tba
decision it oot expected to ba delayed aoy
length of time aa it is of the utmost im?
portance that tbe matter be finally settled
without farther postponement.
Paios ia the chest wheo a person bas a
cold indicate a tendency toward pneumonia.
A piece of flannel dampened with Chamber?
lain's Pain Balm and bound on to tba chest
over the seat of paiu will promptly relieve
the paio aod prevent tbe threatened attack
of pneumonia. This same treatment will core
a lame back in a few boors. Sold by A. J.
.China.
Wedding Bells at Wedgefield.
Wedgefield, December9.-Mr. R D. Zim?
merman, of St. Matthews, was happily mar?
ried to Miss Frezile Thomas, of this place, ia
the Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon.
The snn abone brightly and cheerfully The
church bad been beautifully decorated by
Miss Bettie Aycock as supervisor, whose
artistic taste was evident on ever j hand.
A magnificent pyramid of Sowers bad been
arranged in front of the pulpit, and a beauti?
ful arch bad been made, under which the
bride and groom stood when the nnotia) knot
was tied by the Rev. J. C. Bailey, Jr.
Two pretty little flower giris-Bessie
Ay cock and Julia Thomas-preceded the
bridal procession op the aisle aed strewed
flowers along the way.
Tbe ushers for the occasion were Messrs.
A. C. Caraoo and Charles Dupont, of
Wedgefield, and Charles Whetstone and
Hunt Pauiling, of St. Matthews. The at?
tendants then rr arched in as follows :
Miss Annie Richboarg, of Summerton, with
Mr. F C. Cain, of St. Matthews.
Miss Minnie Dukes, of Branchville, with
Mr. P. J. Tate, of St. Matthews.
Miss Sadie Caldwell, of Wedgefield, with
Mr. Caldwell Thomas, of Wedgefild.
Misa May Cantey, of Summerton, with Mr.
W. F. Buyck, of St. Matthews.
Miss Blanche DeLorme, af Darlington, with
Mr. E. R. Panlding, of Oracgeburg.
Miss Ella DeLorme, of Sumter, with Mr.
John Jones, of Bamberg.
These cooples marched np the aisles and
took their positions os both sides of the
chancel. The bride, on the arm of ber maid
of honor, Miss Mabel Cantey, of Summerton,
and tbe groom, opon the arm of his best
mao, Dr- T. H. Dreher, of St. Matthews,
then marched np tbs aisles and met under the
floral arch. Mendelssohn's Wedding March
was happily rendered on the organ by Miss
Bettie Ay cock, of Wedgefield.
After the ceremony the bridal party retired,
, aa the bridal choros from **Loheogrin" was
rendered by Miss Aycock, and repaired to the
elegant borne of Mr and Mrs. R. H. Thomas,
where a splendid repast was spread to the
invited guests.
The bridesmaids were elegantly dressed io
white organdie, with white ribbons and white
slippers.
The bride, Miss Frezile Thomas, looked
especially beautiful in her handsome gown,
with white en traine.' She is the daughter of
Ex-Railroad Commissioner R. H. Thomas.
Mr. Ruase! 1 D. Zimmerman, the groom, is
one of the wealthiest and most successful
young farmers of Orangeburg County.
Mr. and?.Mrs R. D. Zimmermao left here
last night on tho Atlantic Coast Lioe for
Charleston and other placet.
Was it Bill Mack t f Sumt r ?
On Novemoer 15th a negro, named Bill
Mack, was killed in Augusta, Ga., by police
man Murphy. Mack was on a drunken ram?
page, and bad undertaken to clean out a negro
house into which be forced his way. He shot
at a woman and attempted to get a shot at
ber brother, bot be escaped by the back door
and sought tbe protection of policeman Mur?
phy, wbo was on bis beat oear by< Police?
man Murphy went to/the boose with the
negro with the intention of potting a stop to
the rcw and arresting Mack. As be entered
the bouse Mack negen cursing bim and drew
a pistol from behind his back, at the same
time cursing and threatening to kill any one
wbo approached him. As Mack raised the
pistol and attempted to level it on the police?
man, Murphy drew bis pistol and shot Mack
through the bead, killiog bim instantly An
inquest was held by the Coroner aod police?
man Murphy was exonerated, the verdict
being that tb? killing of Mack was justifiable
: homicide sad that policeman* Morpby had
acted in the discharge of his doty.
Mack was a stranger in Angosta aod DO
one contd give the authorities aoy informa
tion concerning bim, except that be bad said
that be came from Sooth Carolina. Shortly
before this mao was killed io Angosta, Bill
Mack a well known negro left this place to
go to Georgia to work. His wife who re?
mained here has not beard a word from Mack
since he left here, and eaoaot learn anything
definite as to bia- present whereabouts from
tbe people for whom he wat to work. She bas
written aod telegraphed several times, bot
tbe replies have been indeSn Ste aod unsatisfac?
tory, stating that Mack was thought to be in.
the neighborhood.
By many it is thought tbs t the man who
was killed in Angosta was Bill Mack of this
place, and bis people have about given him
op for dead. It should be ? matter of little
difficulty to establish the identity of Bill
Mack, if be was tbe man killed by policeman
Morpby, for he was a tall light-colored mu?
latto, and bis bead wat to one side by tbe
coo traction of tbe m?seles of tbe neck. He
wat so marked by this deformity that no \
ooe coul? mistake bim, aod tbe physician
who conducted the post mo rt? na examin?t ioo
could easily set at rest aoy doobt that DOW
exist?, if be wer? appealed to by Mack's wife*
i-I ? 9 t ? mum
The Flight That Failed.
Tbe Colombia train was lat.; Tuesday night
Ordinarily that wooid have made little dif?
ference to anyone. A few minutes more or
less is a matter of little importance, but last
oigbv tbe few miontes delay made a very great
difference, indeed, to four people. The fail?
ure of tbe train to s rr ive os schedule ti me
knocked the well laid plans of two men and
two women all away and two elopements
werejprevented. The two men went to Flor?
ida aloue when the train did arrive and the
two yoong women at the same time were
making tracks for their borne down the
sandy road while their irate aod obdurate
nareota urged them onward ahead of them.
It was a sad ending of a dusky romance.
Rosy dreams, and two honeymoons in the
Land of Flowers were dashed to tbe ground
with a duli thud, sentiment was knocked ont
and two romances brought to a sodden end.
At traio time there was a large crowd of
negroes gathered at tbe depot waiting for tbe
traio which was to take them to the torpea
tine woods of Florida. There was an even
larger crowd of relatives, friends aod acquain?
tances on band to bid them adieu. In the
crowd were two young negro women decked
out in their best clothes and all the other
finery that they possessed. They were going
to Florida too, for better or worse, with their
best boys, wbo bad porsuaded them to steal
away from their paree cs,not saying good-by or
asking leave. They were jost at happy as ?a
nigger knows bow to be and they were talk?
ing with ecstatic bliss of "wbea we git to
Fluriday," Bot tbe train wat late and
the fatet were against them. Jost
after traio time, when they th enid
have been happy on the way to tbe Laod of
Flowers, a big, old black negro woman, her
! dress tucked up around ber waist to give her
feet free play as she strode along, a big flop?
ping sunbonnet on ber bead and a stick of
firewood in her hand, hove ioto view like a
furious cyclone. Sbe was followed by a
cbuncky black man, who was not quite so
formidable looking but equally as furious.
They swept into tbe crowd wbicb scattered
' before them. Two of tbe men took to their
heels and fled from tbe wrath that was upon
tbem. The two yoong women were seized
and their faces turned toward tbe borne they
bad so recently left, never expecting to see
it again. Their backs were turned toward
Florida and happiness, and they plodded on
their homeward way, the big, black, angry
mother and tbe black, chunky, angry father
bringing op tbe rear.
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A beaotifol Hoe cf lok Stands. Popular
prices. H. G. Osteen & Co. i
Forman University Notes.
Bro. R. A. Soblett. wbo bas been traveling
for several mombil io behalt of Furmao's
Alas?ni Hall, briogs os good news, he reports
that be met with grand success wherever he
trareled tbroagb tbe Statu-, aod tbat tbe
Building Committee will sooo be able* to
begin work. The 7. M. C. A. of Forman
University is doing a grand work among the
boys, it meets every Sunday evening, and
diacas8e8 religions subjects which are of
great importance to the yoong meo. We
have a series of meetiogs ic oar Chapel Hall
for several nights, which we belive has dona
a great deal of good. Drs. Gardner, aod
Key conducted the services, with the assist
ance of Rev. W. A. Rogers, Pastor of Bun?
combe Street Methodist Cbnrcb. There will
be a great "Serata" io tbe University Build?
ing, Friday night, Dec. 9. We hope to see
maoy of our city friends ont OD that night.
Macy interesting things are on the pro?
gramme.
Dr. Montagne and Prof. Geer attended the
Baptist State Coavetion io Darlington last
week. We always regret to see the doctor
leave os ; bat we know that be leaves os
oo ly that be may better advance the cause of
Forman University.
The boyst io spite of the fact that Christ?
mas is approaching, are doing good work.
The two literary societies of Forman are
doiog a splendid work. We caa see vast
improvements over last year's work. The
new boys seem take a great interest io the
society, and we are glad to see that spirit
among them. A few weeks ago the two
societies sent delegates to represent them in
the convention which met at Colombia in
regard to the inter-collegiate contest move?
ment. The boys returned to os with glow?
ing reports.
I believe that we are all lo oking forward to
Christmas with pleasure. May she come aod
briog us a plenty of good things.
Respectfully, W. J. W.
December 5.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar?
rhoea Remedy cao always ba depended o poo
aod is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by
A. J. China. /
Meteorological Record.
The folio wiog is a repor? of obse. va tiona
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W.
W. Anderson, for the week ending Sunday,
December ll, 1898.
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* Partly cloody.
A little sleet fell during the night, between
midnight and morning, of the 10th. The
approach of an area of low pressure, storm
centre, is indicated by the steady fall of the
barometer on the 11th, continuing to this
morning, the 12tb, aod cioody weather with
rain probably in a day or two may be ex?
pected.
FIBS.
The cotton boose of Mr. T. M. Moldrow,
together with seed from 22 bales of cotton
aod about 40 bushels of coro, was destroyed
by fire on Friday morning, Dec. 2d. Mr.
Moldrow's loss is about $75, with oo insu?
rance.-Lee Co. Recorder.
Cow Feed for sale at W. B. Boyle's
Stables.
If yoe nave cotton seed to sell, call on me.
I will pay yon the highest market place.
W. B. Boyle.
About tba Race Troubles.
The effort to bring to tbe attention
of congress tbe recent race trooblea in
tbe CsroIina8?is apparently quite wide
spread and determined. Otherwise
there would be no occasion for send?
ing to congress tbe reports of tbe
meetings held in varions parts of the
country to protest against tbe invest?
ment of negroes in tbe south. One
of these reports was presented to tbe
senate yesterday by Mr. Turpie, and
was a full account ol' a mass meeting
of protesting negroes at Terra Haute
It was accompanted by a petition for
legislation whicb would give the
negroes their suffrage rights nuder
tbe constitution, and. as the petition
and the report of the meeting were
referred to the committee on judi- ?
ciary, that committee will have reason
to consider the question if it shall so
decide
Senator Money of Mississippi,
who bas given tbe negro problem
considerable thought, talked interest?
ingly yesterday about the situation in
his state. "We have had no trouble
with the negro for years," he said,
"and in fact there is no reason why
there should be. It is generally
understood that the white men will
control tbe state and municipal gov?
ernments, and I know tbat the per?
sonnel of our colored university, an
institution largely supported by the
Democratic legislature, votes the
Democratic ticket "
"Does the educational test result
in the disfranchising of the negro ?"
"In very alight degree The voter
has to read or understand a clause of
the state constitution, and very fre?
quently the judge of election helps
out the voters, both white and
colored. A more stringent barrier is
the requirement that every would be
voter who is challenged shall produce
his tax receipts for tho two years
prior to the election There can be
no evasion of this provision. Either
be has the receipts or he bas not ;
and if he cannot produce them he
cannot vote."-Washington Post.
Corrupt Election Methods.
How They do it Across the
Savannah River.
The foliowing account of how elec?
tions are carried io Augusta is taken
from tor Evening Berala of that city
The contest described was for alderman
from the fourth ward.
"The scene was a horrible one The
negroes were packed there like sardines.
They moved and spuirmed like a mass
pf maggots. There was that repulsive
soaod from that mass of negro bomao
ity like the mossing and groaning and
bewailing that Lewis Morrison bad
presented in the second soeoe of Faust
Tho negro voters did not cry out The
bum and the whirr told of the crush,
trample, smother.
"The McAuliffe men paid off in
checks. They worked as hard to buy
the negro vote as possible. The Clark
men paid io the middle .of the green,
right io the rear of the voting preoinot.
Entrance being from the front toe
negro would leave by the west side, and
being vouched for, would be given $5
One of the paymasters began pinning
the pay money, $5 bills to the lapel of
the coats of the purohased voters, and
the bought voter went among the crowd
with bis pay mooey thus displayed
Clark men were more public with
mooey thao MoAuliffa men.
"Two Clark lieutenants went among
the crowd telling the negroes that they
"had won the election," "were still
giving $5 for votes/' "had the mooey
ready to pay them wheo the ballot was
cast,'1 "wouldn't pay but $2.50 a
little later " A Clark negro with $5
bills io his hands went among the
negroes showing the "stuff we give for
votes."
"Curtains were drawn oo the win?
dows aod doors of the beautiful resi?
dences of majestic Greene street. There
was a hush in these homes. The gates
were securely latched. Ladies withdrew
to rear rooms of their owo homes and
did not dare to ventare to their piazzas,
or even to their parlors.
"This was true ot homes not only in
the immediate vicioity of the booth,
but for blocks and blocks on .the grand
residence street of Augusta-majestic
Greese, the ideal of citizen, the idyl of
the victor.
"Men turned away in sadness, in
anger. There was grim determination
on the face of each. They said little,
but they will speak out a little later."
Estate of Ckas> W. Davis, Dec'd.
IWILL APPLY to the Jndge of Probate
of Samter Connty on January 14, 1899,
for a Final Discbarge as 'Administrator of
aforesaid Estate. JOS. B. ROACH,
Dec 14-4t Administrator.
Estate Mrs* Cynthia H? Hodge,
DECEASED.
IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
of Sumter Connty oo January 14th, 1899,
for a final discharge as Executor of afore?
said Estate.
T. R. HODGE,
Dec 14-4t_Executrix.
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
IN THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS.
COPY SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
(.Complaint Served )
Elizabeth Oliver, assignee, plaintiff against
Colin C. Manning, defendant.
To the Defendant, Colin C. Manning:
Yon are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint in this action, of which
a copy is herewith served upon you. (The
original complaint having been filed in the
office of the Clerk of said Court on December
13th, 1896, ) and to serve a copy of your answer
to the said complaint oo the subscriber at his
office io the city of Sumter, Sumter, 8. C ,
within twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive of the day of such service ; and if
. you fail to answer the complaint within the
time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded in j
this complaiot.
Dated December 7th, A. D., 1898
L. D. JENNINGS,
Dec 14 6 Plaintiffs Attorney.
The State of South Caroling
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, PETER M. PITTS made
snit to me to grant bim Letters
of Administration of tbe Estates of and effects
of E MIMS PITTS, late of said County and
State, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
the said E. Mtms Pitts, as aforesaid, de?
ceased, that they be and appea?- before me
in the Court of Probate, to be h at Sum?
ter, C. H., on December 28th, 189t, next, after
publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the fore?
noon, to show cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should not be grant?
ed.
Given under my band this 14th day of
December, A. D., 1898
THOS. V. WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
December 14-21
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The prices range from 3c to $1.50.
Purses, Pocket Books, Card Cases, Bill Books, Bankers Cases, etc-in
Morocco, Russian Leather, Alligator, French Seal ; plain, Sterling
Silver and Gold mounted.
L^p Tablets-A most useful and durable article, more convenient than a
writing desk-75c to $3
Gold Pens,
Fountain Pens-Waterman's and Wirts $1.50 to $5.00
Ink Stands-Dozens of Artistic Designs, 25c to $2.50
Smokers Sets-In several designs.
Choice Stationery-In handsome boxes. 75c to $2.50
Correspondence Paper-i0c to 75c per box.
Fine Writing Paper in pound packages and quarter
reams, envelopes to match.
Correspondence Cards and Envelopes.
Petite and Fairy Stationery for little men and little women.
Pencil Boxes and Scholar's Companions 5c. and up.
Book Bags 5c and up.
Dennison's Embossed, Floral and Standard Crepe Paper for lamp
shades and decorative work, 50c, 40c. 25c
Dennison's imported Tissue Paper and material for artificial flowers.
Lamp Shade Frames-three sizes, six shapes.
Imported Paper Doll Shapes, jointed limbs.
Dissected Maps. Alphabet Blocks, Dissected Games. Building Blocks,
Games, Marbles and Harmonicas.
Medallion Pictures-artistic and beautiful, a choice selection of sub?
jects-all prices; come and see them
New Books Worth Reading.
By James Lane Allen : The Choir Invisible, $1 50
Flute and Violin, 1 50
By Henry Sienkiewicz : Quo VaMis, illustrated 75
With Fiie and Sword, illustrated, 75
By Anthony Hope : Rupert of Hentzau, 1 50
By Lilian Beli : A Little Sister to the Wilderness, 1 25
By Maurus Jokai : The Lion of Janina. 1 25
By John Kendrick Bangs: A House Boat on the Styx, 1 25
By S. R. Crocket : Red Axe, 1 50
By Mrs. Burton Harrison : Good Americans, 1 50
By Gertrude Atherton : American Wives and English Hus?
bands, 1 5J|
By Amelia Barr: The Bow of Yellow Ribbon, 50
Jan Yeder'a Wife, 50
A Christmas Gift Every Month in the Year.
A Subscription to a Standard Magazine.
We receive subscriptions to all Magazines.
A Full Stock of Stationery, Blank Books, Office
Fixtures, Inks, Letter Books., etc.
We take pleasure in showing our goods and invite all to visit
our store when they are "looking around.'7
E 6. Osteen & Co..
Liberty Street