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THE NEWS IH WED6EFIELD. Visits of Candidates?Fine Rains?Key ward the Favorite Candidate? Person?is. Wedgefield, Aug. 8.?Two of the candidates, Messrs. W. G. Wells and Marion Dorn, were over to see us yes terday. When the campaign meeting is held in Sumter, if the evening meeting is set for seven o'clock, a good many of our voters would go oven They would have two hours to spend listening to the pleas of the candidates and return on the 9.30 o'clock train. Mr. A. E. Aycock 3s in New York buying his fall stock of goods. Mrs. J. H. Aycock and Miss Bettie Aycock are spending some time at Har x ris Springs. Mr. Leroy Tryon has gone to Charleston to be examined for Uncle Sam's navy. Mrs. J. S. George and children, who have been spending some time with relatives, returned to her home at Pino polis this afternoon. Miss Lucy Singleton, of . Charleston, is visiting friends in town this week. Miss Lucy Mellett is spending some time with friends in Marion. Miss Allie Kel ley, proprietor of Wedgefield Millinery has gone to the mountains for a few weeks stay. Misses Bessie and Olive Kelley are visiting friends in Privateer. We nave been having fine rains the past week, but it is most too late in the season to benefit crops very much. With probably one or two exceptions, I think this is a Hey ward town. I heartily agree wita a statement I heard a friend make a few days ago. He said a man that would vote for Jim Tillman for Governor needs to be watched, he would not trust him, for, by voting for Tillman, he approved of his immoral ways, and was mentaly dis qualified to detect right from wrong. STORM AT P?SGAH. House Blown Down and Crops Injured. Pisgah, Aug. 7.?The long drought has been broken by ine rains. A cyclone touched here in spots and did much damage to corn, blowing down trees on the crops, fencing, etc I understand that several houses below here were blown down or badly wrecked. Cotton was beat out on the ground and lost LEE COUNTY STILL IN DOUBT. The People Chafing at the Delay of the Supreme Court in Not Passing on the Validity of the New County. Lynchburg, Lee County, August 7.? The long dry spell was broken last nigh t by tremendous downpour of rain. It was accompanied by a terrific electric storm. An out house on the place of Col. J. A. Ehame, filled with oats, was struck and fired, totally destroy-: ing house and contents. Over near St Charles the evening before, during a thunder storm two negro men took refuge under some trees and were killed by lightning. Their bodies were not found until nest morning. The crops in this immediate section are cut off at least one-half by the drought Old corn was about ' made, but cotton and late-planted corn are seriously damaged. Politics in this new county show that the people, though young as a county, are old and expert in the art of pro ducing politicians and politics. There are 37 candidates for the various offices. It is a pity that the Supreme Court cannot or will not decide the question' as to the validity of the election of Lee County before the trouble and ex pense of a campaign have been gene through. Once before it has happen ed that tills county had an leection, and after all the work of election and transferring of records had been com pleted the election was declared illegaL For the time being this point is im portant as a lumber market There are four saw mills in full blast within a radius of four miles. In two years more, aside from seven acres of re served timber, there will not be left a good size pine of any description. What is to be substituted for the pine eis a building material is a problem. It is reported that the Rev. Mr. Saddler, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at this place, has resigned. There is a rumor that Bishop A. Coke Smith may spend this winter at the old homestead here. Manning News Notes. From Manning Times. The postmaster at this place has re ceived instructions to establish on September first, a rural free delivery, beginning at the postomce in Man nine, the carrier will go thence West on Fulton road to John Still's, 9 miles, thence North East on public road to Manning and Sumter road &y? miles, thence North ? West on Manning and Sumter road to lu T. Seymour's mile ; thence South Fast on Manning and Sumter road to Manning SL2 miles, entire length of route 22*:? miles. Area covered 57 square miles. Number of houses on route 142. Popu lation 560. LTntil further instructed the carrier will leave Manning at 9:30 a. m. every day except Sunday, and return to postomce at 4:30 p. m. Salary $600 per annum, everything furnished by carrier. We learn that the examinations for carrier resulted as follows: Hugh Creecy, first; J. H. McKnight, second; W. T. James, third, and L. T. Seymour, fourth. We suppose Mr. Creecy will be com missioned carrier. The concert by Professor Shoemaker and his party from Sumter last Thurs day evening for the benefit of the citi zens, band was a great success finan cially and otherwise. The participants were: Mrs. Shoemaker who recited some excellent selections, which showed her to be an elocutionist of a very fine order. Miss Tiecfaer perform ed on the piano, and besides accom panying the soloists she rendered very skillfully selections from the masters. Mr. Adams sang several solos which were earnestly encored, and Professor Shoemaker handled his cornet in a masterful manner, his triple tongue work was excellent indeed. It was al together a fine performance of refined and cultured music. The audience was large and appreciative. Down stairs refreshments were served, and while this was going on several couples ioin ed in the mazy waltz upstairs. The proceedsfeopntolthejband [treasury. Always a Live Subject. The Ottawa. Canada, Citizen prints some information regarding telephone rates at divers places, under differing conditions, which will interest many persons in this country who use the little modern conveniences for a con sideration. The Hamilton Spectator is first quoted as reporting that two compa nies, which it names?the "Neill" and the "Rogers"?had offered to supply "a modern, up-to-date tele phone service in Hamilton at $10 and $15, (the Rogers offer,) or $18 and $30, (?he Neill offer,) for house and office 'phones respectively. What the Citizen calls the "Bell boomers" pooh-poohed these figures, and ob tained some favor for their views, which seems to have put the paper on is mettle. It remarks that ' ' the public has been accustomed to receiving the word of the men who are doing the talking," and did not know "that the Bell Company is itself doing business in some localities at the very figures in question," and then proceeds to ex hibit the facts as it has learned them. From a table of statistics quoting the rates of the Bell Company, and of independent companies doing business at various points in the United States, it' is asserted, "the Bell Company ap pears to be doing business at certain competing points" at less than half the rate formerly charged, " and even be low the low rates offered by the /Neill Company to Hamilton. The following examples are given : Lynchburg Telephone Company, of X<ynchburg, Va, (populaktion 25,000,) established in 1894, has 643 'phones ; the Bell has 582. Charges for business and residence 'phones, respectively, $28 and $18: Bell, $12 and $12. Prior to competition Bell Company charged $64 and $44. Capital invested by inde pendent- company, $20,000; dividends declared 23 per cent. Mutual Telephone Company, Des Moines, Iowa, (population 80,000,) es tablished in 1897, has 1,585 'phones; Bell has 1,100. Charges $36 and $18. Bell Company "accepts anything it can get." Prior to| competition Bell Company charged $75 and $42. Capi tal invested by independent company $63,974. "No dividends, but 800 stockholders get service at cost. Johnstown Telephone Company, Johnstown, Pa, (population 43,000,) established in 1895, has 943 'phones: Bell has 147. Charges $24 and $18; Bell Company "mostly free," Prior to the comp?tition Bell Company charged $66 and $48. Capital invested by independent company $93,500. " Has paid large dividends for three past years; at present rebuilding sys tem at cost of $142,000, with a switch board capacity of 3,000 subscribers. Rochester Telephone Company, Rochester, N. Y., (population 100,000) established 1900, has 3,004 ' phones; Bell has 800. Charges $48 and $30 to $2L Beil Company $94 and $18. Prior to competition Bell charged $94 and $48. Valley Telephone Company, ope rating in Saginaw, Bay City and Flint, Michigan, (population 75,000,) established in 1898, has 2,360 'phones : Beil has 4,000. Charges $20, $25 and $30 and $20, $18, $15 and $12; Bell Company $24 and $12. Prior to com petition the Bell Company charged $42 and $48 and $30 and $36. Capital in vested by independent company, $230, - 000. "No dividends, but have con nected one subscriber per day for the past eighteen months out of the net profits.". The Ottawa paper finds that the figures so presented "demonstrate that the rate of $30 per year Jfor house 'phones, and $45 for office 'phones," in Ottawa, "is excessive." Other places, of course, can vary these rates j to suit local conditons.?News and Courier. THE MOUNTAIN EXCURSION. Cheap Rates to Seashore and Mountains via the Atlantic Coast Line. The Atlantic Coast Line announces the following cheap rates to the sea shore and ; mountain resorts of the Carolinas and Virginia on account of the annual mountains excursion, August 20th. Rates effective August 20th, good to return on any passenger train until September 4th. Children under twelve years and over five years of age half rates : Anderson, $5.30 Asheville, 6.80 Brevard, 7.05 Flat Rock, 5.95 Glenn Springs, 5.05 Greenville, 5.05 Hendersonville, 6.05 Hot Springs, 8.05 Saluda, 5.85 Spartanburg, 5.05 Tryon, 5.85 Walhalla, 5.30 Waterloo, 4.55 Ocean View, Va, 7.00 Old Point, Va, 7.00 Virginia Beach, Va, 7.00 Wrightsvilie Beach, N. C, 5.50 In addition to the special low rates, the A. C. L. will operate through Pullman sleepers from Jacksonville, Fla. to Norfolk, Va., leaving forme* point at 9 a. m., arriving at Norfolk the following morning at 6 a. m. These rates and schedules offer excel lent opportunity for parties desiring to make a business trip or to take a vacation at a very little cost and re ceive benefit of all modern conveni ences, which includes the very best dining car service. The State campaign is nearly closed and the time for talk and buster and bluff will end. To the business man, and by that we mean merchants, fann ers, mechanics, laborers and all oth ers engaged in a legitimate calling, we would call to their earnest attention the fact that there are the most disas trous possibilities in the outcome of the primary. We do not believe there are any probabilities in that direction, but there must be no quietly sitting by with folded arms if dire resluts are to be prevented. A great many busi ness men are derelict in performing their civic duties, but there is a time and that is now when they should throw aside their indifference. They ought to work and on through election day. They may rest assured that the professional politicians and their fol lowers and pensioners are not and will not be sleeping.?Col. Record. ijj A small brick store is being erected by Mrs. Teicher in the vacant space on Liberty Street in rear of Dr. Kingsmore's Drug Store?the old Crosswell (stand. ?_ Reunion Co. . On Friday, the 8th, a most enjoyable gathering was held at Foxworth's mill. It was the reunion fo Co. B, th Battalion (Brown's) Reserves C. S. A. When this company went into ser vice it was composed of old men and boys. The old men are all dead, and the boys who snrive are grayteards. The following members of the old company were present : Joel E. Branson, Henry G. Shaw, William M. Graham, J. S, R. Brown, !J. B. Jones, A. J. Moses, Altamont Moses, J.' A. Foxworth, Howard Jones, W. S. Dinkins, T. F. Cole, J. W. Bradford, J. Johnson. An organization was effected with Joel E. Branson, President; Henry G. Shaw, Vice President; William M. Graham, Treasurer; Altamont Moses, Secretary. It was resolved to hold the next re union the first Friday in August, 1903, and that all the surviving members of Company should be notified. The snrvivors and their guests then did ample justice to the bountiful din ner, and as Comrade J. S.R. Brown had charge of that function, it goes with out saying that fish and other edibles were plentif uL To be doing something in the shoot ing line, a mark was erected and Jim's gun brought into requisition "old Ben" beat all the boys shooting. One of the guests shot at a pine tree and destroyed a tin bucket, for which the African brother, appealed to the Chief of Police for pay, he made the poor shooter settle up. The inquiry was made as to what was the matter with the recent "traveler" as he was silent. Policeman W. W. McKagen was sus pended from duty Friday afternoon by the police committee on account of. charges, preferred by assistant Chief Weeks, that he had left his beat on Thursday night without having obtain ed permission to do so. Officer McKagen will be given a hearing and the charges investigated. Two bales of new cotton were bought by O'Donnell & Co. Monday from Mr. J. M. Kolb, of Privateer, for 7.80. The cotton was dry and well ginned. The telephone excursion to Savan nah by the committee of members of City Council seems to have been abandoned. The Texas Cotton Crop. Houston, Tex., Aug. 10.? In sum marizing reports from its correspon dents in every cotton county in Texas, The Post will state tomorrow : It is an assured faci; that a crop fully equal to the one just marketed has been made and can hardly be lost except through an unprecedented series of disasters. There is a good prospect that that crop will be exceed ed and there is even a promise that a "bumper" crop will be had. There has been an improvement dur ing the past month. The boll weevil and the boll worm are doing considerable damage in parts of the infected area, but there seems to be more fear of these pests than actual damage as yet. Head End Collision. Huntington, W. Va., Aug. 11.?In a head end collision at Genoah between two freight trains on the. Norfolk and Western Railroad, Fireman Fisher was killed, Guy Osburn, engineer, of Bluefield, and John Rice of Kenova, fireman, were probably fatally, and John Booth of Centerville and Lewis Litt?ral of Wayne, seriously injured. Traffic was delayed for l? hours. No Rejoicing in Ireland. Dablin, Aug. 9.?At a meeting of the Irish Nationalist parliamentary party, held in the city hall here today, John Redmond, who occupied the chair, said the party as a party had formally withdrawn from participation in the coronation celebration and had assembled for the purpose of protesting against the usurpation of Irish govern ment by England. King Edward, he added, was not the constitutional monarch of Ireland. No English sov ereign had been so since -he union. A resolution which was adopted de I clared that "Ireland separates herself j from the coronation rejoicing of her merciless oppressors and stands apart I in her rightful discontent and dissi- { S feCtion." John Dillon said Eng] and was un able to drag Ireland as a willing Jslave behind her in the triumphal march through London streets today. A Church Struck by Lightning. Desoto, Ga., Aug. 11.?The Baptist Church at Leslie, near here, was struck by lightning yesterday while services were going on. The building was crowded. Richard Dodson, a cou sin of Hon. W. A. Dodson of Atlanta, was instantly killed. Forty other per sons were seriously injured, though it is not thought any wlil die. The building was badly torn and set on fire, but hard rain prevented burning. Florence Tobacco Market. The correspondent of the News, and Courier writing from Florence, August 9, says: Florence had the biggest tobacco "break" on Thursday ever held on the market since its establishment. Very nearly 200,000 pounds of leaf was-sold at prices that can't be beat on any market in the State. The sale lasted all day, with the exception, of half an hour for dinner. It is said that very nearly ?25,000 was paid out here that day to tobacco planters. There was an immense crowd of people here that day and they left lots of the hard cash in town, either paying up early ac counts or spending their money for merchandise. So far Florence is ahead of last season's sales. The farmers are happy to get the prices and the buyers are anxions to get the weed. From now on sales will be large every day and farmers are rejoicing over the largo crop made. - Mill - - - -^ e? Mangua. Nicaragua, Aug. 10.?The Santiago, one of the Masaya volcanoes in Nicaragua, has been emitting va pors, accompanied by groaning sounds, for the last 20 days. The commission ers and the governor of the department of Masaya in which the volcano is located, report that in their opinion there is danger of an eruption occur ring shortly. LATIMFR FOR THE ?. S. SENATE. _ A Partial Record of What He Has Accomplished in Congress. The Third Congressional District, and Anderson county in particular, presents a candidate for the United States Senate in the person of Congress man A. C. Latimer who has special fit ness for the place as shown by his past record. And what is that record? A poor boy left by the fortunes of war without the means of securing an ed ucation beyond that afforded by the old field school, he started life with the only legacy left him?that of the plow handles. He has tried the field and the furrow in all its varying phases, and is and has been a success ful farmer, and m?re thoroughly un derstands the needs , and is in more thorough sympathy with the argicul tural population than any other man in the field. And this not in antagon ism to the other varied interests of the State, but as lying at the basis of all true prosperity, realizing that these interests are corollaires growing out of the agricultural interests of the State, and that as agriculture is prosperous the others will necessarily share in it, and that no country and no other in terests can prosper when agriculture is depressed. Mr. Latimer has brought to the pub lic service the same zeal and energy, the same honesty and square dealing, the same practical business sense that has guided through life in his private business, and that he has made a suc cess of it. Look at the record of his ten years in congress in results brought to people of the Third district It is not exaggeration to say that he has secured more in ten years than all the other congressmen who have represent ed the district since the war, and this is not said to disparage them but as a simple statement of truth. He went into congress a new and untried man, fresh from the fields, sent there by the farmers, inexperienced in legislation and not skilled in the graces of ora tory, and it was not long until this farmer-represen tati ve had something tangible to show. ? The railroads in the State in the hands of receivers in the Federal courts had for years failed to pay their taxes due the State, and he at once set in motion the necessary legal machinery to make them pay their taxes just as the farmers have to do. He came to the relief of the State, and it is within the knowledge of all how the sheriffs of some of the counties were imprisoned for attempt ing to collect these back taxes. But he was at length successful and the railroads were made to pay $208,000 into the State treasury. Soon after his entrance into congress he took up the matter of securing the claim of Newberry college for $15,000 for injury to their building by the occupancy of the Federal troops. This bill had been pending for years, and its friends had almost despaired of ever getting it passed, but Latimer succeeded where others had failed, and the col lege got the money. He has been in strumental in increasing the number of seed packages from 3,000 to 15,000 in each district, and thousands of farmers today testify that the seeds are the best they ever had ; and thou j sands upon thosuands of farm bulle tins are distributed giving the results of the work of the department of agri culture. But passing over some other matters tbe greatest good that he has secured to the people of his district is the es tablishment of the rural free delivery of the mails to the homes of the peo ple. He has never claimed to be the originator of the system, but only to be one of the first men to perceive the great benefit there is in it and to give it a practical application, and today there are 90 routes in operation in h^s district at a salary of $600 per carrier, bringing! $54,000 annually into the district and conferring vastly improved mail facilities upon the people. He has introduced a bill, which is now pending, providing for 1,500,000 acres of the public domain to be set apart for the public schools of South Carolina. He has now a corps of sur veyors in the State instructed by the agricultural department to make soil survey of 1000 square miles of terri- ! tory to ascertain the constituent ele ments of the soil with reference to its adaptability to the production of crops. He has also introduced an amendment I to the agricultural bill appropriating j ! $150,000 for experiments in road mak- j ing. These matters are referred to show the practical lines along which he has been working. These are but a portion of the bene fits this farmer representative has se cured for his people, and he comes now asking you to give him a wider field for the display of his usefulness.? Anderson Mail. The Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress, which has been in session in Atlanta for nearly a week, adjourned finally Sunday, af ter adopting an elaborate set of reso lutions-expressing the desires of and for the race. The conference was con servative in tone, sensible in delibera tions and undoubtedly valuable in results. The contract for the plumbing in the passenger depot has been awarded to Jenkins Bros, of this city and the job will be completed within thirty days. There is a great deal of work to be done and only the best materi al will be used, and the contract re quires all work to be done in the most approved sanitary manner. The annual mountain excursions will be run by the railroads on August 20th. Rates and any information de sired can be obtained from Ticket Agent China at the passenger depot. ?I m m ? Jenkins Bros, have just received a large shipment of ball bearing, drop head, New Home machines. See them. Under Ma sonic Temple. July 80. Chester, Aug. 9.?The warehouse of the Standard Oil company was struck by lightning during a severe thunder storm today and was burned to the ground. It was feared that the large tanks adjoining the building, which contained 20,000 gallons of oil would explode, but fortunately this did not happen. A strong wind was blowing in the direction of the tanks and at times they were completely enveloped in the flames. Forty barrels of oil stored in the warehouse was lost. There was no insurnace on the build ing. MAGON, GL SUMTER, S. G. ROCKY MOUNT, . C. Artope & Wtiitt Co., G. E. RICHARDSON, - - Manager. Marble and Granite Monuments, Head stones and Iron Fencing. Large Stock Finished Work on Yard. You will find our prices much lower than you have been paying. Investigate, call or write for designs and prices. Special discount for the next thirty days. Office and works 33 E. Liberty Street, Sum ter, S. C._Aug 11? Corn, Oats, Hay, Ship Stuff. Mulls and C. Seed Meal, Carolina R. P. Seed Oats at HARBY fe CO.'S STABLES. Also full line of standard grade Wag ons, both one and two horse, Buggies, Harness, Carriages. We also have on hand a full line of building' material, such as Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris, Hair, Laths, Fire Brick, Terra Cotta Pipe, Stove Flues, &c. We wani to give you prices when you need any of above, and we w?l get your patronage. Yours truly, HARBY&CO. Aug 8 We have just received direct from manufac turers a large shipment of ? RAILROAD BOX FILES I I BEST QUALITY 1 And have placed them on sale at Twenty-five Cents Each. This quality never before sold here for less than 35 cents. H. G. OSTEEN & CO. DO YOU DRINK ALE Glenn Springs Ginger Ale, made with Glenn Springs Mineral Water, is the best on the market. WHY i Because all ingredients used are the purest and best. Because it is made from Glenn Springs Min eral Water. The old reliable, that, in its natural state, has been alleviating suffering for over one hundred years is now being made into most delightful drinks. Try it and we know that you will say, as all others have said, that it is "the best." Drinkers of Ginger Ale will be delighted to get this de lightful and refres ling dKnk, made with Glenn Springs Min eral Water. Experts pronounce it the finest on the market. Try it and vou will be convinced. Ask your dealer for it. THE GLENN SPRINGS CO. GLENN SPRINGS, S. C.