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Destructive Storni at Paxville. Churches. School Houses and Othsr Build? ings Destroyed. Parrilla, May 20.-The storm yes? terday afternoon was very severe in the Paxville neighborhood. The Methodist Chnrch was blown down, the negro Methodist Chnrch was lifted from the pillars, bat was not totally wrecked, every cotton seed house-at the depot wa? blown down, the Pax- , ville Academy building was brown? down* vE^EajBfen^. blacksmith sh?p was blown-down, several tenant houses" and a barnt>hl&r. Jake McLeod's place ?were bloVn. down and a nuraber of other small buildings m the neighbor? hood were demolished; - It is reported, that.there, was a!so; considerable " damage done in the Silver neighborhood, but.particulars are unobtainable. The storm came up suddenly and* for a few minutes the wind blew with ter? rific force sweeping away everything in the immediate track of the storm. Fortunately the width of the tornado was not great and the damage is not as great as it would have been. No one was killed or injured as the build? ings destroyed were not occupied at the time. Beware of a Sougli. A cough is not a disease bot a symptom Consomption aod bronchitis, which are the most dangerous and fatal diseases, have for their first indication a persistent cough, and if properly treated as soon as this cough ap? pears are easily cared. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has proven wonderfoily successful; aod gained its wide reputation and extensive sale by its success in curing the diseases wbich cause coughing. If it is not beneSciai it will net cost you a cent. For sale by Dr A J China. STORM AT STATEBUR6, Crops Damaged, Houses Blown Down and Negroes Injured. There, was a heavy fall of hail, ac? companied by a high wind and rain in the Stateburg neighborhood Sunday afternoon. The center of the storm ap? peared to be about Mr. W. D. Frier sons's place although the storm ex? tended from Stateburg to within 2^2 miles of this city. The hail fall was so heavy that the crops appear to have been destroyed and even the tender leaves and branches were stripped from the trees and bushes along side the road. At Dalzell a number of trees were blown down and at the Knox place the hail was exceptionally heavy and destructive, the young crops being almost entirely destroyed. Sev? eral tenant houses on Mr. W. E. Find's place, at Stateburg, were brown down and one or more negroes injured by the falling houses. The crops in that immediate vicinity were destroy? ed by the hail. - The full extent of the damage by wind and hail has not yet been learn? ed for the' storm was of widespread extent and few people from that sec- ! tion have been in the city since. THE COMPANY WILL GO. The Sumter Light Infantry held a meeting Monday night at which it was decided to go to Chickamauga and to carry at least thirty men. A resolu? tion was adopted assessing the mem? bers of the company $2 each, if so much be necessary, to pay the railroad fare of the members who go in excess of the 25 provided for by the State. It is settled that at least 30 mem? bers will go, and it is more than prob? able that there will be 35 or 40 men in ranks when the company leaves for Chickamauga. Biliousness is a condition characterized by a disturbance of the digestive organs. Tbe stomach is debilitated, tbe liver torpid, tbe bowels constipated There is a loathing of food, pams in the bowe!?, dizziness, coated toogee and vomiting, first of the uodieested or partly dice3ted food and then of bile. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Table's allay tbe disturbances of tbe stomach and create a healthy appetite. They also tOBe up the liver to a healthy action aod regulate the bowels. Try them and you are certain to be much pleH8ed with the result. For sale by Dr A J China. CALLED TO ANDERSON. Rev. B. M. Anderson Called to be Pastor of Grace Episcopal Church. Anderson, May 20.-The members of (jrrace Episcopal Church held a meet? ing yesterday morning after the regu? lar services and elected Rev. B. M. Anderson, now rector at Clemson, as their rector in the place of Rev. W. T. Capers, who recently resigned and ac? cepted a call to Vicksburg, Miss. Mr. Anderson was notified today of the cali by the secretary, but his reply has not been received. Mr. Anderson has preached here on several occa? sions, and has made a most favorable impression. Steppe! I&to Lire Coals. "Wheo a child I barned my foot frightful ly," writes W K Eads, of Jonesville, Va., "which caused horrible leg sores for 30 years, but fiocklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured me after everything else failed.'" Infallible for Burna, Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises and Piles* Sold by J F W DeLorme. 25c 5 SHOT FROM AMBUSH. Serious Affray Saturday Night Near Mayesville. St. Charles. Sumter County. May 20. -Quite a serious shooting affray occurred on Saturday evening, about i dark, on the west Black river road from Mayesville. Two young men. Ashe and Bogan Strother were on their way-home from Mayesville on a wagon when they were fired ori from the froads?de by two other young men; "Walter and Miles"'Wheeler, "with double 'barreled, shot' - guns : ' the result-,feeing that both, the Strothers-are seriously, and- . the . elder, it is feared, ; fatally wounded. The. ykftrms "claim that they; were fired on-f r?tit the roadside, the.. Wheeler's having been laying in ambush, and without notice. It is rumored that th?- Wheelers, on the other-hand,-.claim that the shooting t?o^: place .after some altercation. It seems that- there was some bad blood existing between the parties and there? had. been some difficulty, before leaving Mayesville .in.which, weapons had been drawn, after which the ' Wheelers are said-to have attempted to get'shells . loaded with buckshot. The Strothers were warned that trouble was brewing and they were provided with a pistol and Winchester rifle, but had no chance to use same, except a few shots from pistol, fired by the younger Strother, with his left? hand, after he had been himself shot in the right hand, arm and side and with his wounded- brother lying across him; when the other parties dis? appeared. There are rumors as to cause of existing feud but nothing authentic can yet be obtained. THE WHEELERS SURRENDER. In the Custody of Sheriff. But Were Re? leased on Bond. Walter and Miles Wheeler who are accused of waylaying and shooting Ashe and Bogin Strother on the pub? lic road near Mayesville on Saturday night, came in yesterday and sur? rendered themselves to Sheriff Scar? borough. A warrant was issued for their arrest Monday by Magistrate Wells, but as they had already notified Sheriff Scarborough that they would surrender the warrant was not served. The Wheelers gave bond and have been released. They have employed ! T. B. Fraser, Esq., to defend them, and acting under his advice will make no statements concerning the diffi? culty with the Strothers. nor do they give any particulars of the affray on the road in which the Strothers were shot. Ye Gods and Little Fishes. Daily Item. May 30. A diminutive fish resembling a pike in shape.' accompanied by the fol? lowing, self-explanatory letter was received at this office today. The rain yesterday was a remarkable occurrence in more ways than one. Editor Daily Item : I inclose for your inspection a small fish which was handed to me this a. m. by a young gentleman of undoubt? ed veracity, and who avows that the fish came down during the downpour of rain yesterday p. m. and fell in the piazza right at his feet, alive. Mr. Otto Teicher is the gentleman who caught- the fish. W. H. Richardson. Sumter, S. C., May 20, 1901. A Treat in Store for Sumter People. Sumter, S. C., May 21,1901. Editor the Daily Item : I wish to announce to the people of Sumter that I have arranged with the Southern Lyceum Bureau to have Prof. Chas. Lane, the Prince of Amer? ican humorists, to deliver his famous lecture "The Analysis of Laughter" in the Opera House in this city about the first week in June. Apart from the fact that the lecture is to be given for a worthy cause-in aid of the Magnolia St Church-I wish to say that those who fail to hear Prof. Lane will miss a rare treat. I have heard him before, and having heard all of the many pleasing talkers and laugh? ter provoking humorists who have ap? peared on the American platform in recent years. I believe Prof. Lane to be the greatest of them all. The exact date of the lecture will be announced in a few days. Tickets will cost ?Oc. 3?c, and 2.V Box parties can be arranged for at special prices Wm. Aiken Kell}. .- ? ? A Poor Millionaire Lately starved in London because be could not digest bis food. Early use of [). Kin^'. New Life Pin? would have saved him They strengthen tbe stomach, aid digestion, promote assimilation, iinppove appetite. Price 25c Money back if not satisfied Sold bv J F W Deliorme, dmjrgist 5 ICE CREAM FESTIVAL. On next Thursday. May 23. between i the hours of 6 and 10 p. m. the ladies I of the First- Baptist Church will serve i cream and cake at the residence of the j Misses Watson, corner of Harvin and I Mill Streets. The proceeds will be ap j plied to the church building fund. I The public is invited to attend. BISHOPViLLE NEWS. Crop Report-Railroad Wanted-New Buildings-Personals. Bishopville, May 20.-Under the in? fluence of the showers for the past few days cotton is begin ni?ato shine down j the rows. Good stands have been ob I tained and chopping out is now the or : der of the day. The farmers report i that corn has a fair stand and is recu? perating very finely since the warm nights. Small grain looks uncom? monly well and gives promise of a fine yield. Building in the town is progressing finely. Mr. J. S. Parrott is getting the walls of his new store into the semblance of a structure and the work on the double brick stores of the Co? operative Grange Co., and the two brick stores and town hall are also be? ing erected very fast, and it will only be a matter of a short while before all will be ready for use. We are glad to note in the Item of 17th that the railroad from Sumter to tap thejS. A. L. is still being considered. We know of no better route than via Bishopville to Bethune or McBee. Bishopville has shipped this year about 8,000 bales of cotton, and receiv? ed over 7,000 tons of fertilizer. The town also sent off over 160 car loads of cotton seed. If there were better facilities for transportation our rich, fertile section would make a much better showing. It seems passing strange that some of the great railroad systems, compet? ing for an opening to the Northwest, do not see the expediency of running a road through this fertile section. Not only Bishopville, but the rich cot? ton fields about Mann vi lie and Me chanicsville, in Sumter County, and prolific lands in Darlington County and Chesterfield County, would furn? ish abundant freightage for any rail? road which might open up this coun? try. A glance at the map will show that the railroad systems in the State, after reaching Sumter. Columbia and Flor? ence diverge, some going towards Wil mington. Norfolk and the northern cities, while others passing through Spartanburg and Greenville, wend their way to the west over the differ i ent gaps in the Blue*Ridge. ignoring a shorter, and to a layman's eye. a more practical route through this middle route as yet untried and unexplored. But not feeling competent to act as adviser to any of our railrod liege lords your correspondent only calls at? tention to the fact that a competing railroad is wanted, needed and re? quired in this section and that very, very badly. The County chain gang is working in the Cedar Creek section. Mr. W. J. Stuckey is erecting a com? modious dwelling on Dennis Street, and will move to town when it is com? pleted. Mr. R. L. Bethea. proprietor of the Bethea Hotel of this place has just closed a contract for a hotel at Dillon and will move to that place in the near future. It is not yet known who will run the Bethea house here, but it will, however, be continued. Miss Amy Kelly has gone on an ex? tended visit to her parents at Tiller's Ferry. B. Frank Kelly. Esq.. went to Luck? now to attend magistrates court Satur? day. ? muru i i II mw - Delga r Reel Squad has decided to send a racing team to the Firemen's Tournament in Newberry and the team is already in training. The squads hopes to lower the record made in Wilmington last year and thus lower the record for hose wagons in the South. Meeting of Band of Hope. Members of the Band of Hope are reminded that there will be a regular meeting of the society on Friday after? noon. May 24th. The hour of meeting has been changed to six (6) o'clock. Commencement of S. C. Co-Educa tionai Institute. The Annual Commencement of the South Carolina Co-Educational Insti? tute, of Edgefield., will be held June 2d to otb. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Rev. T. M. Bai? ley, of Greenville, S. C., on Sunday morning. June 2d and the annual ad? dress will be made by President Ii. S. Hartzog. of Clemson College, Wednes? day evening. June 5th. Reduced rates are always given by railroads in South Carolina to the commencement exercises of the S. C. C. I. All friends and patrons are cor? dially invited to attend, and if they will hand their names to Capt. R. B. Cain. Edgefield, S. C., by May 28th, homes will be provided for them. Seven Years in Bed. "Will wonder? cease ?" inquire the friends of Mri L Pease, of Lawrence. Kuti. They knew she had been unable to leave her hed in neven years on a-oun: of kidney ?nd liver trouble, nervous prostration and general de? bility ; but "Three bottles of Electric Pitters enabled me tr? walk" she writes, "and in thrte months I felt like a new person." Women suffering frem Headache, backache. Nervous? ness. Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless blessing. Try it. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Univ 50c i at J F W De Lorine's. 5 WEDGEFIELD NEWS. Wedgefield. May 20.-A severe rain, wind and hail storm passed north of ns yesterday afternoon taking in State burg. It is said some of the hail stones were as large as guinea eggs. Young .cotton and gardens suffered most. It is reported some will have to plant over, which will.be the third planting. The continued disasters to the crops is very discouraging to the farmers. Rev. Thos. H. Edwards, of the Connie Maxwell Orphanage, filled the pulpit of the Baptist Church on Sun? day. Mrs. J. S. George and children, of Pineopolis. are visiting relatives in town. Miss Lucy Mellen is home from Limestone College, Gaffney, as the re? sult of the closing of the college on account of the prevalence of fever. Mrs. W. M. Cain and Miss Edna Ramsey, of Privateer, are numbered among'our visiting friends. Mr. X E. Goff spent Sunday at his home in Rishopville. Miss Essie Ramsey, of Stateburg, is also spending sometime with relatives in town. The storm of Sunday blew down A. Wilders? house, colored, and in? jured two of his children. We are all hoping for good weather Wednesday night when the closing exercises of our school will take place. The ball team that was talked of a few weeks ago has not materialized up to date, so far as is known and the ball cranks are still waiting for the fine ball that was promised. Many of the farmers whose places were in the track of Sunday's storm will have to replant their cotton crops. For some of them this will make three plantings this season. One farmer is replanting between a hundred and one hundred and fifty acres of cotton. "I bave b?en suffering from dyspepsia for 'be past twenty years aDd have been unable after trying all preparations and physicians to get any relief. After taking one bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure I found relief and am now in netter beaUb tban I have been for twenty years. I can not praise Kodol Dys? pepsia Cure too highly," thus writes Mrs C W Roberts, North Creek, Ark -J S Hugh on ? Co Seven of the Marlboro pupils of Limeston College passed through yes? terday afternoon on their way home. A local epidemic of fever caused a sus? pension for the rest of the term. They enjoyed a stroll on Main Street while waiting for the Bennettsville train. The May number of the Charleston Exposition Magazine, which was re? ceived Monday, contains a hand? somely illustrated article descriptive of Sumter. The article contains a great deal of valuable and interesting infor? mation relative to Sumter, city and county and as the magazine has a wide circulation in all sections' of the country, the write up should prove an excellent advertisement. ,:It is witn a tood deni of c>!e*scre and satisfaction that I recommend Chamberlain's CJI?C, Cholera and DUrrboe* R;medy,"Js*ys Druggist A W Saweile, of Harttfdor, Conn 'A Udy customer, seeing the remedy expoeed for sa'e on my scow case, said to me : 'I really believe that medici ce saved my life the past summer white at the shore,' aud she be? came so enthusiastic over it? merits that I at once made op my mind to recommend it in tbe fctore Recently a gentleman came into my store so overcome with colic pains that he sank at once to the floor ? gave him a dose of this remedy which helped bim. I re? neged the dose and in fifteen minutes he left my store emiline informing me that be felt as well as eve.-." Sold hy A J China. Mr. W. J. Sloan, one of the clerks at the cotton mill store, was taken sick last Friday. Dr. Osteen was called in and soon found that his patient was suffering with appendi? citis. Monday afternoon Dr. Osteen took Mr. Sloan to Dr. Baker's In? firmary in Sumter, and the following morning performed an operation, assisted by Drs. Baker and Stuckey. Mr. Sloan stood the operation welland is resting as well as could be expected under the circumstances.-Darlington Messenger. The blood hounds owned by the county, which have been in Florence in the hands of a trainer for several months, have been returned to this city. Wednesday afternoon they were taken out and given a trial. They ran a fresh trail remarkably well and treed the "'coon" in a short time. It may turn out that the county was not altogether "stuck" when the blood hound puppies were purchased a cou? ple of years ago. The Rivers Rise. The streams at Camden. Cheraw and Columbia, S. C.. will reach danger lines. 24 ft. 27 ft. and 15 ft. respective? ly , on Wednesday. The lower streams will rise slowly during the next 5 to ll days. L. N. Jesunofsky. Albany. X. Y.. May 18.-The great street railroad strike, lasting 12 days, requiring the presence of .'?.000 mem? bers of the National Guard in the city, cost ing the lives of two prominent mer? chants and entailing an exj>ense to the couny of Albanyt of over ?39,000, is amicably settled and if the agreements are kept there will be no trouble for three years at least. NEW REUNION MUSIC. A new piece of reunion music has been published by O. K. Houck ?c Co of Memphis and Little Rock. For originality and brilliancy it cannot be excelled. It is called the "U. C. V. March." a two-step, composed by Theo. H. Northrup, and dedicated to the United Confederate Veterans. From a musical as well as an artistic viewpoint this production, issued es? pecially for the coming reunion is a masterpiece, and one that will live in the memory of those who hear it from scores of bands aud orchestras here during the great gathering. The con? trast of the brilliant catchy first part. with the sweet sadness of the memo? ries of the great tragedy recalled by the conclusion, is where the composer has shown his art. The cover is a beautiful thing, wrought in the old Confederate colors. The top of the sheet is adorned with a Confederate standard, with the letters. U. C. V., in blue. Below this are the portraits of Gens. Robert E. Lee and Nathan Bedford Forrest. To the right of this is a fae simile of the Confederate emblem-the famous reunion button. Two sheathed swords and a branch of olive are emblamatic of the eternal peace of the old North and the South, sections that no longer exist, and this effect is heightened by a furled flag, a shattered drum and a dismounted field gun at the base of the two portraits. It is a work of art and a credit to the designer.-Evening Scimitar (Mem? phis), May 13. If people OD I)" knew what ve know about Kodol Dyspepsia Core, it would be used ia nearly every bobsebold, as there are few peo? ple who do not suffer from a feeling of full? ness aftsr eating, belching, flatulence, sour stomach or water-brash, closed by indiges? tion or dyspepsia. A preparation sncb as Kodo! Dyspepsia Care, which, with no aid from the stomach, will diges* your food, cer? tainly can't help but do you eood.-J S Hugbson & Co. Weekly' Crop Bulletin. Columbia. May 21.-During the week ending Monday. May 20th,'the tempe? rature averaged "nearly normal with a weekly mean of 72 degrees, and a maximum of 94 at Yemassee on the 13th, and a minimum of ^56 at Green? ville and Kingstree on the 15th and 16th. The sky averaged partly cloudy, with a slight deficiency in sunshine. Light, scattered showers occurred on the 17th and ISth, ranging in amount of rainfall from trace to over an inch, the latter in upper Darling? ton County, but on the 19th quite gen? eral, and in places heavy, rains occur? red probably covering the entire State, that will materially modify, or entire? ly relieve, the drought that prevailed. Hail occurred in many localities, but without doing any serious damage, ex? cept in three counties where hundreds of acres of cotton had to be replant? ed. Cotton stands range from poor to very good, the former being the pre? vailing condition over the western counties, especially on red lands, where in localities the stands are the poorest in many years. Some replant? ing continues to be done, and first planting has not been entirely finish? ed in the extreme northwest portion, having been delayed by drought. Chopping is general, and cultivation well underway. Sea island cotton has poor stands and is making slow growth. There is a slight improve? ment, over the previous week's condi? tion of the cotton crop. Corn has improved in general ap? pearance, but continues small, and has irregular stands. Cut worms and birds are destroying stands in a number of localities. Second cultivation is under? way in the eastern counties, and first cultivation cf early corn is general ovep- the western, where also bottom lands are being planted to corn. Tobacco has poor stands, except where there was copious rainfall, and in Horry County, some fields have been plowed up and planted to cotton. The dry weather affected the young plants seriously. In some sections more tobacco will be planted as soon as the ground receives enough mois? ture to make it fit. Wheat continues to do well, and has large well filled heads, but in places stook in urgent need of rain. Chinch bugs are damaging it in Lancaster and York connties. Oats have suffered deterioration in many places for want of moisture, and in places are head? ing too low to cut This crop is ripen? ing rapidly and some has been cut. Its general condition continues promis? ing. Rice has not uniformly good stands, but generally so: planting and pre j parafions for June planting continue. Sweet potato draws are scarce: some have been set out. Where dug, white potato yields are poor and the tubers are small: Colorado beetles are very destructive over large areas. Melon stands are not perfect, and are small. Peaches are dropping: apples are i scarce on trees : blight has appeared on many pear and apple trees. Berries will be abundant. A -number of cor? respondents report farm labor scarce. Philadelphia, May IS.-Thomas B. Wanamaker's handsome country resi? dence at Meadow Brook station, one mile from Bethayres. Pa., was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is estimated at 8500,000. Mr. Wanamaker and his family were at their Philadelphia home at "the time. Save Your Money. One box of Tutts Pills will save ?nany dollars in doctors' bills riley will surely cure ali diseases f the stomach, liver or bowels. \o Reckless Assertion or sick headache, dyspepsia, malaria, constipation and bilio? usness, a million people endorse TUTTS Liver PILLS NOTICE. ALL TEACHERS now employed in the Public Schools of Sumter County are hereby notified that at the close of their respective schools they must de? liver their Teacher's Register to the County Superintendent of Education as a final report, before the last salary wanan t will be approved.* Very respectfullv. W. P. BASKIN, Countv Supt."of Education. May 22, 1901. Beautiful Summer Millinery, I HAVE JUST RECEIVED 350 Prettiest Hats Ever Brought to Sumter. Thev are in endless variety, and the latest" NEW YORK AND PARIS STYLES. Call at once and make your selection before the choice ones are sold. Tarms strictly cash. Respectfully, MRS. L. ATKINSON. May 22 Wiitin Collete SoMarip - AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS THE EXAMINATIONS for the award of vacant scholarships in Win? throp College and for the admission of new students will be held at the coun? ty Court House on Friday, July 12th, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 12th, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination. The cost of attendance, including board, furnished room, heat, light and washing, is $9.00 per month. For further information and:a cata? logue address Pres. D. B. johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 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