The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 07, 1902, Image 4
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^e:<^unj^ Bem<?ratfe iCbnv?nti?n
-^?ealied to- order at 11:45 Monday
" " ; ii w^rGouutyf Chai^ M; Knight
;^^^eol>air?v
33ih??saltunder whici the eonven?on^j
; -inet;w^;read Secretory J?E. L. B. j
_ i^Phe joli of~<?abs was called and the
||^^-cConei>rd--W. 3. Pringle* '. L ' B.:
|g?g?|a^ >F. M.
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?lllp^?ai^^^ H.
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^p3iTayesv S.r^c"McCal^:; A.. J; Pringle;.
||p|^Si^ - Executive,
^^pe^onute^:& M. McCalL
^^^^ax^i?^^0:0^^m: E. Koip
||||p3&J-^ Mem
|l||piej^^ Cain.
f^.^Prov^^ J. M..
?pMa?ut- .
^^?^^^^^aS^^ ' :Gedo?igs,
^^^^^^^^^^nt?ve Committee. Geo.
il^?Seaa?boix^^
^m^^^^Spam^^: H^ Seale: *Mem?
j|S?t??^?Pxe?^^
?|||p?8os^ .Siggins, ;
gpl&c?s?ag
^-^I*T?re?s-?':-^echai?<^5. L B.
^^^a^E^^'^n?dnanv >l^J\?.v Keels.
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rMe^berl&ecutive: 'jC^nu?it&ie^; v - A.^ - K.
iPppa?e^^^^
D.
^l^g^iS^Rr^^^^^: -;:---,.; -.'.' '.: -kc&?
i^V : Sale??-? W.Dafefcs, N. X Boy
^^Sk?n?v;?3??pber Executive Cornmittee,
?p#^E^W- Dabbs.' -.-. : -.
f?W?~:Bma^-Ri: L 'Mamrrn?, : A. iMoses,
??f^3E^ Fraser, E. B.-I?e,: J- M.
S?S^?;W^B^
??l|tai^
^^Beardou,; a Y- Deigar, Neill \ O'DoS?
W?^si^M?^2- Scarborough,- E. C.
^^EfayiOTcath?: T.:^,&/=Sum?eav. fB. OX
^??W?2BOIV E. W.-rfiuaBfc, W. Dick,
^^po^lMf??aus^^-: t??Wina^ F?D;
^piS?5g^ ^r E. . Beaumont,; J. A?:
^^^B^ioi^lieasSei::E3eeu4?yei Ctommit
^^Iteig^^Moise. :. , . ->'.- . , ,
|gg^?-''Tt M-KeeJs, :^of ? Lahorers'
and M6?hanies? club objected .to the
p-^v, ^isazmSe^^
? F^^So&tx^c^B?^- ^stat??jg^th?t >
;;'?a*o;s
as
?y^^iu^jttot;-fs?l?ei^&j^^Me !Sirrmt?r
pf? ^-dub could^^dgh?ultyunfitted to,?so:
^^S^Tr^7^^*^?" ^ ^ impossible to
I ? '^,';sbefieve that<tiie&iwra 1100
^^^3^pib???iK^ There-:'
. ^n^ed:^he roll of the Sumter
- V: <?xr? iuv?stigate?.' r:
I^^H V J??^EL L Maan?ag^ Ohaarman of/the"
@^^&n???er cIubTcle?ega^ou^ *?fc^^
; ? v ^ Sie -meetings bf J the ; jdnb .the ^natter
S electing delegates ? cu the -basis* of
.".theclub roll had beaa ; discussed and
S ^ was ?or
- . irecfc a- <?mmittee^':^?fik?L .?M?^ been
appointed, which eo?amittee ?aad filed
its report with^theciBfe rc^.*fiis IBOIU-''
uombershipof
the x?lnb instead of being S5G as it
stood afc the club meeting was between
S38 .and;880. He had the. club roll
: ^d woaM beJgl^
committee. . ''?^^^M
Mr. Keels st?l seemed dissatLs?ed:
and wanted an in vest? gai toa, but made
no motion,
. Mr. E. P.; Lee stated that the re-^
vision had of the club roll had been,
made by X D. Wilder, H. L.. SearT.
boroogn, FL 3. Beardon, S- Y. Delgar
and G&o-. E. ^Be?omoht arid he was
satisfied that the roll was as correct j
and accurate and honest as it was;
possible for a club roll to be. The
Sumter club had nothing *to concea^H
and the roil was open for investigation ;
and comparison with any other club
i uthe county.
. Mr. Keels moved that av committee
: be appointed to investigate the Sum?
ter club roil. Seconded.
Mr. H. R. Thomas suggested that
the motion.be laid on the table and
the investigaiton be deferred so as not
to delay the work of the convention
. and that when the revision is made
that all club rolls be revised.
vThe suggestion was accepted. The
regular order of business was then
taken up.
Col. it. D. Lee was elected presi?
dent of the convention, and upon tak?
ing the chair made a brief but capital
speech defining the fundamental prin?
ciples of democracy and outlining the
present duty of all true democrats.
Col. W. D. Scarborough was elected '
1st Vice President and Mr. T. M.
Keels, 2nd Vice President
Mr. H. L. B. Wells was elected
Secretary and H. G. Osteen, Assist?
ant Secretary.
Mr. B. I. Manning introduced the"
following resolution and spoke in
favor of its adoption :
Resolved : That it is the sense of
the united Democracy of Sumter
county in convention assembled that all
candidates for public offices should be
required to take the pledge to abide
the result of the Democratic primary
and shall support the State and Na?
tional platforms of the party.
Mr. T. B. Fraser opposed the reso?
lution on the ground that it was go
^'P'ing too far in laying down a hard and
fast rule for the government of the
opinions and actions of democrats who
might not be able to agree with one
---^- --B-?mr---?
p?aife^^/tho pJiat?nr? while still
in accbrd^ith the>basic principles of
democracy. >^
Messrs. R.. ?. Purdy, Altamont
cMc^es, and E. W.YDabbs favored the
resolution. I he motion was pnt and
^e //resolution ?was adopted without
.'division. /,:.;-*//?V ' ':"~/ ?
Mr. H. R. Thomas rose to a ques?
tion of- personal privilege and notwith?
standing that it was seen at once from
his/ expl?nate ry statement of /the.
/matter that it had nothing to do with
the convention, he was granted 15
- hnn?tes. y :.;/v.\ , '
He went into a statement of his at?
tempt to induce the Legislature oto in
/v?s?gate the . railr^a co
subsequentto/ hls re^
Immission,- ano!, chafed that a mem
:^r^f the comtnittee before which: li?;
appeared two years ago had reported
a he to the House. He read ah affid?
: vit, wjhich he hadprepared forsubmis
sibntb^he. Ik^iature, that embod?
ied the. bulk^ bf :his charges. : "/.
State btv ; ^uthv Carolina^Sumter
. County. : ./ .
^ersjo^kny appea P.
^KeHeyV -a-' Magi strate for said county
fand^ St??g,;|H^ ? ^ Tibmas who being
blnly/s^orn/say s/ihat Jxo is a citizen bf
^Suinter county^ S. ?^; and: is a taxpay?
er, that be asked for a hearing- > before:
the L?^?atur? was.
denied him. That < there are. three ;
mlroads coimocting.at Sumter, /that J
the 'Eailro?d; : C)bmmi'ssipners? report
1900, which is &e|bniy. report /before '
this Legismture?i^^
false. . . ';
Says furt?ier that in 1898 the JBoardr
^//RailroadsCommissioners put na
force; l?? discrimina?ve and illegal
fei?i?z^r^r?
"tr^de. with the railroads. ' Against the
rate and the ?ride :the J minority. ? comT
?n?sk?iif?^ 33ie : fertilizer
ratebascreate^^ as
the -minority cbmn?ssioner / predicted
and t^ inrade 1^ cost $2,338,000 in uve
ryea^?ud n?ithier ;^^ thb?pe<>ple nor the
railrba"dv empk^ees haye been belief
?tte^the?sole. beneficiaries are foreign
/?wS??p^^ '>/ -..
^j0ays03x^&BTy ^?^^? s^B?t?ard cot
to^ratep?^
|?|r^^
ing ? ; railroad, ytrusty^says jsinc? . :1895
??^ miIeage of the "State has been ~ in
jcreaseo^^^ ^ail
roads h?ve-bem swallowed up in^five
^years'and have ^disappeared from, the
;?fa?irba|^
M f3ays^ur^^ he left " the
^Railroad Commissioners" office there
wa&a/b^ajice iu handr.of. the .Expiess;
?n?;?DaIegrcph contingent fund ??ot
rtS^?S ^st th & board only reported
;^^?/3j^ in hand
^f?|^5D^ aud-th?*-his name was/ signed
?&th'e^^^
. . ? :V: B. R. Thomas.
Sworn *to;^fore me th?s?Qth of
]B^ruargl902, ,Bv- P. /Kelleys V Y
:Ih'-hia : lefleclr-;
^-uponf S?nafcrx Mannw
Altamont Moses who immediately c??l
je3;him^^?mi and gave a clear, state
Tmen?cf jjth?connection with - .Mr.
^Ef?omas i?. tins : matter ; whea /before
t?te^Ta?gislature. '".>
v ^? ^owin^ delegates to the State
#i|E:O^f?uniniV ^D.-Searbore
?EpLi??ycbcfc.;.J.; / B./ Raffield, S.
?MiP&e^^ E. .-W^
Dabba^/rL TL Abbott.
^ Coi^ ?^?L; . l?night was reelected.
iChairman^/the Exi^tiveConMittee. '
: v Mr>^ ?--3^im the
'member o?-the State Executive Com?
mittee;/^ R. D. Lee declining re?
election.
: Mr.; Altamont Moses introduced the
foHotving r?solut ion:
:-Wher?as?&u^l^ Gol; J.
;^a^rv^i^51sbn^fe a man who ?ever
^rformed^his/Jdtutyv i? yih?- carious
!pcffltibns-ne;:has been; ea tied : upon *??
nll? io^t r^^Ja^g^
solai?r^ffi a Ijegisl?tor
and the last twQ,as/the .ablechairman
' bf-?he Wa^: ' awi Means 'Ct?mffiSttee^
therefore r be iti resolved, that we the
;/Demoerati c\y???y;/ bf Sumter County
i?-cbnvent?^^^
name as a| worthy candidate- for' the
cffice; of :S?j^tar r of .State, and irecoin
inend him as & ?:j and proper man -for
that bigb and honorable office.
?i?Ehis^^ was ?adopted by acclamation
without a - dissenting . voice. The
conVention then 'a
WEDGEFIELD NEWS NOTES.
Wedgefield, May 3.-The Bell Tele?
phone Co., will have their line com?
pleted to this place in a few days.
An incendiary ?ook advantage of ?.
P. Fielder being in .Charleston, and
burnt his"barn last Wednesday night
He has some insurance on it.
Mr. and Mrs. . J. B. Crouch and
Thad Tontman visited the Exposition
this week., '. .
Mr. Willie Wright has ; secnred a
position with the Bell Telephone Co.,
as linemau.
Wedgefield Democratic Club.
Wedgefield, April 30,-The Wedge?
field democratic club met oh last Satur?
day and reorganized :
President, P. E. Thomas ; Vice Pres?
ident, John C. Singleton; Secretary
and Treasurer, Engene E. Aycock;
Member County Executive Commit?
tee, Frean Mellott Committee on
Registration. X>. B. McLanrin, P.,
MeUett, BJ P. Keiley:
Delegates to County. Convention-J.
C. Singleton, Eugene E. Aycock, Dr.
M. L. Parler; Alternates, Sam Wein?
berg, Cornelius McLaurin.
The News of Mayesvil?e.
Mayesville, May 2.-Mr. Stinsbn
Houle, bf Goodwill, returned home
from Charleston last night, where he
has been confined in the hospital for
about two weeks. Mr. Houle was the
victim of an over zealous hack driver,
who-tried to make too much time and
his team ran away and threw the pas?
sengers out, breaking Mr. Houles'
collar bone, besides a general shaking
up. He is an old Confederiate vet?
eran..
Mr. E. W. Dabbs. of Goodwill, re?
turned home from r.he Charleston Ex?
position last night. Mr. I>abbs car?
ried down with him some samples of
Sumter County cor a.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Law have been
spending this week at the Exposition.
Miss jDaisy Strong, of- Walhalla, S.
C., is1 visiting the family of Mr. J.
W. Cooper.
Mr. J. E. Andeison, the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad agent at this place,
has been sent to Faison, N. C. , to
take charge of the agency there during
the berry and vegerable season. Mr.
. A. Raffield relieves him at this
place. C. D. C. -
LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED.
The County Board of Commissioners
met in monthly session yesterday.
The B?nd gave the first open
air concert of the season at 6 o'clock
Friday afternoon.
The Woodmen of the World at the
extra meeting: last week took in 19
new-members. This makes the list of
new. members 10L
The sidewalk between the postoffice
and ?Main street is in bad condition
and needs attention, particularly at
the Masonic Temple alley.
The jail.is filling up again and there
will be a batch of criminals for trial
at the June term of .court. There are
now hine prisoners in jail for trial.
Two fine trout--one weighing: %
pounds and the other about . 6 pounds
-which were caught in Cain's mill,
were brought to town for sale last
Friday. . v -
Sumter's new enterprise must be
doing a rushing business by the way
Mr. M.. H. Beck was shipping out.
overalls yesterday.;.
The drainage of Main street South
pf .-Liberty is very defective and the
water^standing in puddles along the
i^?g?siof //the/;pavement ' is becoming
offensive. .
"As an evidence that advertising in
the Daily Item pays, the. lost watch
ihat was advertised in Tuesday's Item
was retumed.to party named in the
advertisement before :? night oh the
same: day, the direct" result of the ad?
vertisement
Bichard Green,"the old/colored, man
wliose extreme old . age /fias./.been :/re-.
m?irk?d upon heretofore in this ? aper,.
is still able to get around and/see hisj
friends. - His box at this office has been
qui te. neglected lately, / which makes;
-mi?vJ?e^^f^^|^^ somewhat of , a
burden.
A. great many fresh/ water fish are of?
fered'for sale . on the streets*;.'daily.
Tie fish/trapst in the streams are the
mc^/successful fishermen in this ? sec
ton of country. " 4t is said that. not a
few men are-making a living trapping
fis?i fbr market. ,
Capt! Dr C. Heyward, of Walter
boro, will deliver the oration on
Memorial Day/and Mis reputation as
? speaker leads the people of Sumter
tb look forward, to an address bf-nnus
ual merit and. eloquence.
The :dropping of I a type / made the
' item announcing the coming marria^ci;
of Mr? Traey W. McColinm : /a^
Jordan,; as : published last week, read;
/M?y^b-wh?n; it^ should -bave been
/May Uth. /;
v D. J.- Chandler, the-Clothier", ady?rf
tises a "new /^cT^c?oice ' linc /of finely:
tailored and^ ipe?ecf ' fitting /suits^??
prices that - "cannot fail :to sell them
-rapidly, v If you heed a/ light weight;
suitZorvsaek coat for the hot : weather'
call on Chandler..
The Charleston . Exposition ^wiH
probably not rohtinu? after /May 31st
and//those; who ?have not yet1 spent
several ^days in Charleston seeing th?
sights should make : their arrangements
at once tb go. The reduced rate
tickefe are now on' sale Tuesdays and
Thursdays. . .;/_ '-f:":
v The opera for which Miss Ewell's
pupils- nave been prepaing for some;
rt?me will be/given:ott th? ISth instaut.
The pupils of the Sumter/ School of
Music will -be asssisted in the opera,
by/ some local" talent and also by Miss
Mary Ewell, who-wilJ:be here for' the
occasion: . :
^e'inTpro^ avef
nue have not been compl?t?e], but the;
work is so/far ;advanced" that by an
extra effort the; roadway could be con>"
pl?te?"oefore/M?m "Pay. Unless
the; avenue is pnt into fairlyrgood con":
dition 'the ride tb the cemetery will'
not be pleasant Friday afternoon.
A railroad man who Hvednn Snmter
for several years, but is now stationed
in another.rart.ofthe. State:/told the
writer a, few days ; ago that the" best
thing be fo^d -at* the Charleston Ex?
position was the.Sumter/water, v "We
drank ail in tn? tank, " he said, "and
called on old man Suder{ for another
supply."
The tallest man ever in this city was
here Saturday moimne., He is a tobac?
codrummer named . planner and he
measures 7 feet inches. If he is as
great as a salesman as he is as a natural
curiosity he is Certainly th? premier
drummer on the road. He attracted'
the attention of everyone on; the street
and quite ~a crowd gathered around
Mm whenever he stopped .in a store. /
The county convention meets ? on
Monday and the campaign will begin
to take on interest The only issue
that may arouse special-interest is the
question of adopting a resolution in
'reference to the pledge that candidates
shall be required to sign. If this,
issue is made in the convention opposi?
tion will develop, it is predicted, and
the meeting will not be as tame and
uninteresting as the conventions have
been for the last two or three cam?
paigns.
O'Dornell Co. gave a fish fry at
Cain's Mill Monday night for their
employees that was a very pleasant and
enjoyable affair. The party left town
shortly after 6 o'clock and spent sev?
eral hours at the Mill, returning at 12
o'clock. The fish were abundant and
the supper w?~?' one of the best the
crowd had ever sat down to. There
were present, beside all of the - em?
ployees,' several members of their
families and a few invited guests.
A crowd of Exposition visitors from
Bishopville spent yesterday in town,
but the stay in Sumter was not on the
programme when they left home.
Before leaving .Bishopville they were
informed by the A. C. L. agent that
the morning train for Charleston would
be held in this city until their arrival,
but when their train rolled in they
found that the Charleston train had
been gone sometime.
The young people who started for
Cain's Mill Thursday night to have a
fish fry had bad luck. The rain stopped
some of the party on the way, while
others did not get out of town. Those
who reached the mill had a damp
time while there and on the way home
several buggies were driven against
a log that had fallen across the road
and smashed. None of the crowd
were hurt in the smash up, but one
horse got away and came on to town,
leaving the buggy by the roadside.
Washington, Mayo.-H. G. Squiers,
secretary of the legation at Pekin,
has been selected by the president to
be ministeer to Cuba, and Gen. E. S.
Bra?g of Wisconsin, has been selected
as consul general .at Havana
S. L I. Prize Drill.
The annual Prize Drill of the Sum?
ter Light Infantry will be held on the
Graded School Square - Wednesday
afternoon at 6.30 o'clock. "
Three silver medals will be the
prizes awarded the three best drilled
men, which medals the winners retain
for one year or until the next prize
drill shall be held. In addition to
these company medals, Capt Doar
has offered a gold medal to the best
drilled man. This medal becomes the
property of th? winner.
CoL John D. Frost, Assistant Ad?
jutant and Inpsector General and
Capt Glenn of the Eichland Volun?
teers will be the judges.
New A. C, L. Mileage Books.
The Atlantic Coast Line placed on
sale on May 1st the new one thousand
inile mileage books that are good over
practically/ all the railroads in the
south, with the exception of the
Southern Railway . and the Central of
Georgia: These books will be a great ,
convenience . to drummers and other
business men who travel a great deal,:)
as they will, not, have to purchase a
mileage book or ticket over each road
on which they travel, as heretofore.
These books are on sale at all coupon
stations of the : Atlantic Coast Line,.
Northwestern, and at the Eastern offices
of the A. CL . i ,
Pisgah News and Comment .
Pisgah, May.5.-The crop'prospect
at this time is better than I have seen
it for years. Good seasons this month
will make the oat crop a success.
Peach trees are shedding rapidly,
.but enough will remain to make fine
fruit.
The beetle, which has destroyed jfche
Iri sh potato crop in this section for
years* has commenced its deadly worlc
again. ' The application of paris green,
as recpnunended ?by . Major Cain will
destroy, the bugs, and not hurt the
vines or fruit . ^ .
; Chicken chol?ra is 'epidemic here:
several have lost heavily,A and others
; all they had; As yet no remedy , has
?been found effective. I tried ev?ry-r;
thirig. I haye read or heard as a cure,
and nothing hasr done any .good. v ' A.
[We know of several about here who
use and recommend concentrated lye^-r
enough n?xed in the lobdvto color it;.
They.^ sayi^nO ^chicken that is able .to
^t will &e ifiroateo^
^Bd.^,- - ..v-':.;,'.:.-v:--r
A fragment _ of the - Texas ; cyclone
passed over here and several have; suff
fered.f rom the blowing down Of" trees
on.theircrops; Mr; G^>S. Baker lost
a fine milk cow by the falling of a
. tree ohherduring the storm..
The desecration of the Sabbath is
m?ch practiced T.have heard of' men
selling :gbods on Sunday, same as in
the'weekL When a man does work on
. the Sabbath At?iat belongs ^.week days,
he is'getting down to a Iow^ebb/:^s?ore?>
lt .looks as if the hightoned citizen?
ship of the past is giving way to a
state not cTemtaWft feus as a ' peopled
Eyen> the v fnendlyi hand* shaking is
going away. The churches -are \ get
tingrcold, careless .and indifferent and
a few have .the burdeir to bear. If
. Christianity is advancing, any in the
^country I fail to see it
. The tributes, to the memory of > Dr.
Stokes m Congress, were very:'fine.
M?: iver's address, was very interj
:'est?iig?:^e-did-.-jiisti0e,t6 Ks predeces?
sor. . Lt j is [on. these v. sad :j occasions,
that ' - Contention and party, strife
cease, and the members act - as' one
when they pay the last sad. farewells
to the" memory; of thei r '. deceased fel
.low .Congressmen.. - ^ ; V
I; see that ..Senator Tillman advo?
cates thespian X spoke pt in this paper
sometime ago of having two cam?
paign days. One for United States
senatorial candidates and. the other
for candidates for State officers. The
candidates forUnitea States Senator,
are ahle men and a ;fo
teuingvto.their addresses will be well
spent, and t?ie same about the State
candidates. The day is gone when a
self-respecting man will vote a ticket
prepared by other people.. "White
supremacy, " and " de unit of de par-,
ty" to the contrary notwithstanding.
Let us hear th* candidates, then we
can judge which suits us best and not
other people.
Davidson College Commencent.
The programme of the 65th com?
mencement of Davidson College pre?
sents an . attractive list of orators;
Senator Money, of Mississippi, de?
livers the annual oration at 10.30 a.
m., Tuesday, May 27h. On the Sun?
day preceding Dr. E. P. Kerr, of Rich?
mond, delivers the 'baccalaureate, and
Dr.: Egbert W. Smith* of Greensboro,
N. C., preaches the annual sermon be?
fore the Young Men's Christian Asso?
ciation. Monday evening the two lit?
erary societies hold their reunion,
with two distinguished South Caroli?
nians as orators: Hon. W. F. Steven?
son, of Cheraw, and Pres. B. F. Wil?
son, of Spartanburg. On Tuesday
Senator Money's address in the morn?
ing is followed by the alumni meeting
and banquet at 5 p. m., and the ora?
torical, contest between the literary
societies in the evening.
Wednesday, May 28th, is commence?
ment day. The orations by represent?
atives of the graduating class, delivery
of diplomas, etc., in the forenoon are
followed by a concert and reception to
visitors in the evening.
The Southeastern Passenger Associa?
tion has granted special rates from all
points in North and South Carolina,
and from the principal cities in Geor?
gia and Florida.
The Boy Who Wins the Day.
When two boys start oat in life, one
with a copy of '"Winning His Way" in
his pocket and the other with a piece
of natural elementary hustle in his
head, the latter usually comes in first
at the post.-Washington Times.
Persons who really wish to become
angels should make a start in that di?
rection while they are yet mortals.
National Magazine
How She Got Over the Grip.
'I ain't done took de grip myself yit,
Bruddah Gooseberry. My ole woman
been poorly wid it but she got ober it
Bho'tly."
'Tze glad to hean dat Bruddah Or
chad."
"Yes, she died wid It"-Lipplncott's
Magazine^
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
- \
? \ ,
Columbia, May 6.-The temperature
averaged 72 degrees during ?he week
ending Monday morning, May 5th,
which is about 6 degrees per day above
normal The week had a m?ximum of
96 degrees at Gillisonville on- the
3d, and a minimum of 49 degrees at
Cheraw, Liberty, Longshore and Spar
tanburg, on April 28th. The nights
were too cool early in the week, but
latterly they, were warm The sunshine
averaged above normal and was favor?
able.
Thunder storms occurred , on April
30th, May 1st and 3d in all ; portions,
of the State, but they failed to supply
the whole State with sufficient mois?
ture, as some points had no rain and
many had too. little to be of much
benefit. The amounts ranged from
"T" to 1.24 inches, the latter at Che?
raw, with an average of 0.56 for the
State. The drought in the eastern
counties was broken at a number of
scattered localities, but not generally
so, and over a large area it has become
quite seridu^ and a menace to . young
crops. Hail and high winds accompa?
nied the thunder storms, at ; mahjr
points, but, as crops are small, the
damage was slight.
The weather was extremely favorable
for prosecuting farm work, which ad?
vanced rapidly, and were it hot for
the lack of moisture in places that
renders stiff soils too hard to cultivate^
the conditions could not very well be
bettered. Fields are . well .prepared,
well cultivated and celan ;. germination
has been : fairly satisfactory; .stands
are generally full; growth has been
rapid recently, and the only untoward
condition is the nee? of a-general r^r?
and this heed is not urgent except in
spots that, however, represent .large
areas in- the aggregate. .
, Upland corn has about .'.aU.'-'been
planted,^ ?and on many botte the
work is finished. Stands are fairly
good, but. have been injured,by worms
and birds, "making some replanting
necessary,. Corn has quite generally
received, its first: woflldng arid in many
places has been culti vated: the "second
time. . f j ' ; , V": . . '
. Cotton is nearly ;.aB plante^wi|h
somejs^nirt'o plant; in all ; sec?ons. It
is corning up to.faiir^ stands, anet as yet
has re^uirecl-littl? or no replanting,
atihongh rain is'need?bl to bring, up
recent plantings. Some., fields , nave
been y^tiYate?. Chopping .out has
begun and will be general next week.
Sea island cotton planting; is nearly
finished, and, where showers occurred,
is coming up nicely.
Tobacco has about, all been trsns
"planted, and with few scattered ecxep^
tfons good stands .have been ; secured,
and tue crop is doing excellently. The
acreage has been increased over last
' year.; ; ...
Rice is doing as. well* as can be ex?
pected and is coming up to good
stands, while planting is hot yet
finshied. "Wheat is^growing well and
in; places is heading, but owing to
thin stands and want of copious rains
a t this critical time, the crop will not
be a full. average one. Oats range
from very poor to extremely promising,
the latter generally' where recent
heavy rains bave fallen. It is head?
ing generally/ low in places, and in
the. vicinity bf Charleston harvest has
begun.
. Peaches are dropping in places, but
trees are heavily loaded. Apples are
plentiful. Pastures afford good graz?
ing! Gardens doing WelL Strawber?
ries abundant. Truck shipments very
heavy. Potato bugs are numerous and
destructive generally, but are less
troublesome than last year in the
vicinity of Charleston. ' . x
VIRBiHIA TOBACCO BETHS DAMASED.
Bugs Begin to Chew Tobacco Al?
ready-Prospects Unfavorable.
According to the several tobacco
planters who have been in the city
during the past few days, and judging
from reports received from other sec?
tions of the "State, the new: tobacco
crop, which has just been planted, is
already suffering heavily from
attacks of various and sun?
dry varieties bf bugs. The pest
is beginning to get' under the can?
vas covers in the plant-beds, a thing
which a well known warehouseman
declared yesterday morning he had
never known before. ,
Mr. Will L. Hazell, of Shockoe
Warehouse, has just returned from
Mecklenburg county and the region
thereabouts where he went in the
interest of the new bright scheme,
and reports that farmers in that sec?
tion are uttering loud complaints
against the bugs, which mind neither
canvas covers nor protests, and are
chewing up the new crop in great
haste. At the same, time came simi?
lar reports from other sections. Mr.
William Bowles says that the same
thing is happening / in Hanover and
Louisa counties, while Mr. Eogene
Bowie, a farmer of ? Caroline county,
speaks in like manner of his section.
-Richmond Times. ;:;
Estate of T. B> Fraser, Dec'd.
All creditors of T. B. Fraser, deceased,
who have not already, filed their claims
with me, will please do so on or before
May 27th, 1902. \
( D. M. YOUNG,
?! Administrator.
May 7-3t. f
Mimicipi?l San?tatwM?i^^?
A School of Instroctien for ;H?uta^^
Officers and a Sanitary CoM?renc? fo?p^
the municipal officers of the tew?^^p
and villages in the State of Sorti^^^
Carolina is proposed to be held
Charleston before the close pf ihe '^^^^^,
position. This scheme was first Jf^KN^^
posed by the energetic md ' eWs^^^^
health officer-of Sumter, Mr. EminoiK^^
L Reardon, and was to ' hn^:}^^^^
held during the winter, but fOrv^eS^^
sons not now to be discussed was p?is^^
poned. Its great 'no^>.toe;':Sia|^!m^^^
be apparent to all who yaluo-ni?aa^ifi^g
to preserve life and to pr0moter/?5^^B
ness in clean homes and; to the ^ii^^^g
cal economist who reasons that health^|g
is wealth, for the sick niau-,is. ?a ?^n?^g
sumer and the healthy man a prodiicer||^
of wealth and a bread-winneriE
most of the larger^ci^eaj^B^ijaj^^S
sanitation has attained,some.degreej of||^
importance and city councilsfselej^l^
competent men'v.^.v-adimni^r^l^^^
matters for the preservation ;- ol pj^3^^?
health, but in many of the :smalleE|^
communities sueU\-w
tions are sad^y ne^^
^e^ess.suffering^
-suits from imperfect me?^^f^^^^?
lie sanitation.; This cond?^oh?o?^^Q
arises from inadequate appropriagotf|^
to secure the^roees;of oomppi&0^^M
cers and often from lack p?^l?^r^^^^
in the .organization' and a^ihtsto^^
tioiiOf the boards. ot:he??^:?t0^^^^M
. ?T?i?-: proj>o^
held Tuesday, May 27, and Wedneeda^^
May 28, when'^w^^dost?s^t^^^^^^m
ed)t? visit' the Exposition; ;^
^oped tlr?t^
willlen?nis aid .ixi-.:/^nj^ti?^^i?^^^^
commun^
^the? r -health " officer^,-:;| d?^^^^^^?
boards of .health and other nionicipa^^
officers to take part in the ConferoM^^3
re^l papers W
sions that will result; ^i&?t0?^^^
cians and health ^fficers^
read .'papers upon practicalvsubj^^^
that are met with in' the :;da?iy;du^^^
^suct?offi^
?harlest?n^^
now offered^o^a^in
ber to the meeting; ea^^han^^^
should send a ;representetiy>.;^^^^[|^
There will.probably be reatE^^^^g
interesting paper on '4 Saiiitatira:^^^
Ha vana' l^speci?Hy.; ^
destructionof Jh^
per has been requested from;^Wta^^^
Wm. C. Gorgas, ; surgeon,^^^^^^
.i&old '??-^^T^iotdi^^^^^^S
will ;be.pleased ta- know ^?^^^^^?
who hasjjdon? so ^^xjl?^J?^^^^?
ding Havana '^'?^jO?Bi^?ti?^^^^M
menaced the^a^^
so long, is &erspn'vofet:C^^^^^^H|
chief of. the, ^na?^ ^^5a^^^^^^?
the Confederacy. Other. P^fe^^j^^
fcread on topics of: importancegja^^^
as the." ?isposal^f^iGjr^
ter- Supply,?'-' ' J>??^?^o?{^M^^^M
infectants,"On the Organia^?nr^g
Boards of Health, especiaBy^|o|^^
duties and difficulties .ttiat-. confrotf^g
venti?n/and
the public from" its spread;;? :"^m^^g
pox and its Practicad .Managemen^^j
" Impure Foc)d84=th^i^n^gi^^||^^S
legislation:; needed,'^ *;'^?|a^i^^^
^Inieetious^
in? Reflation ^fe^
"Sight and .He?^in-^pof?^^^g
These are.some;of '/^?d2^9p^^^^?t
competent writer?.- .-%&ve>;^n0ej|f??^^^
ivrit? upon ; but each cpmhmt?^^^^^
some one that can contribute ?-.^i^^^
paper upon its needs? and ; tl??\i^^^^^s
sion resulting will help *t^"$Q!'j^?^^^g
the difficulties that .exist Tt?|i^^^J
lng will be under the a^uspices. of?|t?^^
State Board of Health:; eachi-^m^^^^a
of this orga?^tion^'w^^,:aid::i^^^^^
fecting: this . much, desired P?^J|?|^
bringing; together those interestStx^^S
preventing the spread of : di^as?^^^g
averting suffering.
Editors, municipal officers-, andf^^^g
citizens interested are urged fe ^^^^
the information as tb the Confereni^^^
-News and Courier. . v . ;?^|
NEWS ITEMS, ' ^is^
The cruiser Cincinnati has beeifeca^^
dered to proceed at once :from-.:Nof(|^
to San Domingo to protect Americ^^J
interests endangered by the ':reyoroM^
The officers of the U. S. crms^^p
Chicago arrested and imprisone???^Q
Venice will be tried by court. martwl|^
when the. squadron assembles . at??g
Naples. ' :..-;v%p
Geo. T. Barr, a Greenviille' mer^vj
chant, gave 10 per of his sales on Sat^S
urday to the Hampton monument^
fund. The amount realized was $50. $?M
* ..V'';;,-'"^Vv'?.
C. M. Babb, a German jeweller* i|g?
while temporarily insane broke into';M
Avery's jewelry store in (>lumbia?|^
Sat?day night while many people were- jt
on the street and before the adjom|?|?
ing stores had closed for the 'nigl^^g
He used an axe to smash the plate
glass door and the crash attracted thepjp
attention of passers and two ppKce'-;^
men immedately. When Babb saw[d0
the crowd around the door he left the
safe which he was trying to open ana\
rushed on them with the ax raised. : ^
Ploiceman Scott went to the^back door ^
just as Babb cam? out and to save S?sSljj
own life shot Babb. Babb died Sun- \
day from the effects of the woondi;^
Babb was. in destitute circunistances?S
and had been out of work f or . aofia^r"^
time owing to his mental coa^??^^^