The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 15, 1905, Image 8
SOU! GOBRESPONOENOE.
3GEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE?
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Keens of Interesst From all Parts of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.
SMITHVILLE.
Smithville, Feb. 4.-Yon are to be
congratulated on the plan yon have
adopted to obtain the correpsondence
irom the varions sections in and ad?
joining your county and which will
add largely to the success of your
paper. Local news is much more ap?
preciated by local readers about local
?affairs than reading about people
and things in sections we knew noth?
ing about. We prefer to know what
our home folks and neighbors are do
?Presiding Elder, H. B. Browne of
Sumter, Spent last Saturday night
with'Rev. S H. Bcotb, while on his
^ray to quarterly conference cf this
circuit at Salem church.
Rev. S. H. Booth's horse broke
loose from his fastenings on last
Sunday and ran away for a short dis?
tance before being stopped. Some
carnage was.done to the buggy.
It was given out that there would
be a meeting of the Knights of Agri?
culture tonight for the purpose of
organizing and electing officers. The
sleet that is now coming down dis?
courages any probability of its taking
place.
Dr. Foxwortb spent a few days of
last week with his mother at Mayes
ville.
On last Wednesday morning a most
important committee consisting of
Messrs. C. N. Humphires from
Beulah church, B. C. Cook, from
Salem Church? N S. McLeod from
Bembert's church, Z. Z. Barfield,
from Salem church and L. A. White
:from St/ John's Gnap?l, met at Mr.
S. Smith store. The object was
to take steps towards building a par?
sonage for this circuit at Smithville.
This step was decided upon, o ver a
year ago, at which time a lot was pur?
chased for the purpose. Nb further
action was taken until now. This
committee is at work in dead earnest
and are now taking, the proper steps to
have tba parsonage built at once.
They are to meet again on next Mon?
day to consider further the raising of
tba necessay means.
WEIDGEFTELD.
TFedgefield, Feb. 7.-We have been
iiavi Kg some very cold weather in
* these parts lately, but haven't heard
of any suffering, for those that did
320t have wood on hand, I think,
Judging by the number of jugs that
come here weekly,-managed to keep
their temperature above zero. 50
Noticing a light 4n his place of
business on Sunday night, I accused
cue of our Afro-American merchants
cf sellr.g hot drinks along with coco
cola. But on questioning him I found
cut he kept a lantern burning in the
midst of his coco cola to keep it from
breezing.
Bertha,' the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lamar Ferguson, died this
\morwng^-!fhe funeral services will
^take- place at ll o'clock tomorrow
morning at the Presbyterian church,
after which interment in the burying
grounds near by.
Alter a pleasant visit cf a few days
to relatives and friends. Miss Ammie
"Wells^etumed to her home in Sumter
*-today, v
PRIVATEER.
Privateer, Feb. 6.-On account of
-tte' inclement weather there was no
preaching at Bethel yesterday after
soon.
Miss Callie Weils is sick.
Miss Kate Bradford who has been
employed in Bisbopville for the past
few months is at borne fer awhile.
Miss Edna Ramsey has been visiting
friends and relatives in Wedgefield
the-past week:
The sleet and snow disappointed a
sambar of young folks last Friday
sight who expected to attend a "mas?
querade party" given by the Misses
l?de at the ' parsonage.
MAGNOLIA.
Magnolia, Feb. 7.-Farm work is
progressing unusually slowly in con?
sequence of the exceedingly inclement
weather. The absence of that zeal
and decision, heretofore character?
istic of the majority of the farming
class, is strikingly noticeable to a
close observer. All of the planters,
who expressed themselves in his cor?
respondent's presence, highly favor
the reduction in the cotton areage
sud fertilizers in proportion.
Dr. Darby has just returned from
a call to a patient, near Lynchburg,
who has a fully developed case of
smallpox, and is quite sick. The
patient is a nergo man named Tom
Boyle. Vaccination is the order of
the day here now.
Mrs. Elie Shields, a sister-in-law of
Ur. J. T. McNeill, while
walking in her yard yesterday fell and
?as seriously injured as a result.
.Dis. Darby and Tarrant have both
been to see her, and she is getting on
?airly well today. Mrs. Shields re?
sides about five miles below Lynch
burg. Her husband, Mr. Elie
Shields, died several months ago.
We hear of lots of people with bumps
mud bruises. Tho earth's carpeting
caused numbers to humble themslves.
Our genial and popular friend. Ed?
ale Darby, of Charlesto? is here on a
wisit to his cousin, Dr. Frank Darby,
fie is one of Charleston brightest
young men, and is very popular in
every place where he is well known.
There is no serious cases of sick?
ness in and around this place at this
.writing.
MAX.
Max, Feb. 6.-Messrs. John Mc
Sween and W. E. Lea, of Timmons
Tville, visited Mr. John Truluck last
veek. Mr. Tuluck is still confined
to his room. His youngest son, Chaiie
Truluck and family are staying with
iim, also Miss May Humphrey, his
grand daughter, is spending sometime
with him. , , ,
A son of Mr. Copeland, of Beulah/
-died last week of pneumonia.
Mrs. R. M. Thomson, Sr., of
Beniah died Saturday morning after a j
3flBg illness.
We did not gat our mails Saturday
stad today on account of sleet and ice,
?wr? if the present thaw continues,
.irsve! can be resumed very soon.
MAX.
Max, Feb. 8.-Mrs. R. A. Shields'*
many friends will pe pained to hear
that she is suffering from serious in?
juries, the result of a fall on the ice.
Mr. Henry McGee, a young man
of this community had his collar bone
fractured by a fall on the ice Monday
morning.
Mrs. W. M. Kirby, of Magnolia,
has returned to her home after sev?
eral days visit to her son, Mr. Walter
Kirby.
Miss May Humphrey of Sardis, has
returned home after visiting relatives
here.
STATEB?RG.
Stateburg, Feb. 6.-Mrs. James
Pinckney and Miss Aimie Moore are
visiting relatives in Sumter.
Mr. Frank P. Burgess spent Sun?
day at home.
M's Charles Bradley and little
daughter, Helen, have returned to
Sumter, after a pleasant visit to Mrs.
J. Temple Frierson.
Mr. Bentley Gibson and family of
Sumter came to Stateburg on last
Wednesday and will remain among us
for some time, much to the delight of
their many friends here.
Mrs. George M. Murray leaves this
week for Trial, Berkeley county, to
visit her daughter, Mrs. P. C. Kirk.
The mercury has been hovering
between 22 and 30 degrees for several
days, wc ile rain, snow and sleet have
each, in turn, been striving for first
place. Great oak-fires are the order
of the day.
HAGOOD.
Hagbod, Feb. 8-Well, here I am at
it again. I thought I would shut up
on this farmer's movement, but I am
in somewhat the fix of a certain fel?
low wno was seeking religion. He
wanted it provided he did not have to
snout. His friend told him that God
cared nothing about his shouting.
Finally the man came to feel * There's
no hope for a sinner like me" and
when the light began to flood bis
darkened soul in a hushed voice he
cried out "Halleluiah ! His friend well
knowing what had taken place and
how he felt said "Hush,?' but in au?
dible tones he cried '^Halleluiah!"
His friend, in louder tones, "Hush,
I say." At the top of Iiis voice-he
cried "Halleluiah ! how can I help it."
Brother, just can't help it ; I must
"dip in," again.
Yes, politics ruined the Alliance,
that promised so much and it is in the
air that they will ruin this, but that
need not follow.
Have the farmers at any time, any?
where, organized to purpose? The
writer is glad to be able to answer in
the affirmative. The potato growers
of the Chesapeak peninsula have an or?
ganization that has been in existence
.for a, number of years, accomplishing
all they ever expected for themselves.
Mr.? Beal's project reminds one of
the celebrated horse smuggled into old
Troy. Her citizens thought it a god?
send but, alas; it contained deadly
enemies wbo betrayed the cicy while
its people were asleep in false secur?
ity. For one the writer will take j
nothing from Mr. Baals in "his'c."
Let us go slow and be careful.
Kow for the township meetings ; they
ought to be well attended by ail class?
es and colors. It begins to lock as if
something is to be accomplished by
the movement; th'e speculators are
looking this way with their ears
pricked up. Do not mistake: they
will move heaven and earth to thwart
us.
I fear there is confusion in the
minds of the people as to time of the
county meeting. Many having gotten
it into their heads that it is to come
off on the 13th instead of the 18th.
Settle this matter. Let every farmer
see to it that his neighbor knows -the
ime. x I
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EDWARDS.
Edwards, Feb. 6.-Miss Bessie Cor
bitt one of Paxville's'most charming
young ladies is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. John Stokes of St. Stephens is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. 'W. J. Hancock who has been
sick is still very ill.
Elese, the little daughter of Mr.
A. K. Lee who was severely burned a
:few days ago is improving.
Mr. J. R. Kirkley is doing a fine
mercantile bnsiness at this place.
The farmers of this section seem to
think the oat crop will be a failure
on account of the present blizzard.
3L\YESVTLLE.
Mayesville, Feb. 8.-Miss Arrie
.Rose spent Sunday and Monday in
Lown. She left on Monday afternoon
for a two weeks visit to her home in
Sardinia.
Mr. T. J. Bass spent Monday in
Sumter.
Mr. G. B. Todd, of Robbins, who
aras formerly in the employ of the
A. C. L. Railroad, but now a pros
;?erous young farmer of the Robbins
section, paid a visit of a few days to
Mr. J. E. Anderson this week. He
.Left for his heme on Tuesday.
Miss Annie Anderson is on a visit
:o her aunt, Mrs. Tisdale, at Work?
man.
Mr. J. E. Hannah, a student of
;he Seminary in Columbia, who has
been conducting Sunday services in the
Presbyterian cnurch here for the past
month returned to Colb on Monday
night. Mr. Hannah was called to take
charge of the church but has declined
i;he call. Rev. Mr. Johnson of the
Seminary will occupy the pulpit on
Sunday.
Miss Sallie Burgess of Summerton
:.s visiting Mrs. E. W. Mayes.
Miss Strong of Walhalla is on a
visit to the home of Mr. J. W.
Dooper.
Messrs. W. G. Thomas, and T. G.
McLeeod, two promising young men
of the town, have opened up_a bicycle
repair shop.
j?Mr. Frank Cooper general manager
of the circulation department of the
News and Courier, spent today in
;own. He left on the afternoon train
:!or Charleston.
HERIOTS.
Heriots, Feb. 10.-Our oat crop lias
iseen very much damaged by the cold.
Our neighborhood is veiy quite, no?
body doing much work on account of
cold weather.
Miss Marie White, our school
reacher, went to Sumter to spend a
?few days with her brother, as she was
33ot very well. We hope she will be
able to teach Monday.
Mr. Calvin Robertson, of Smith?
ville, was down here this morning on
business.
We bad no service at our church last
Sunday, it; was too cold to get ont.
JMrs.R. C.Wactor weut to Smithville
I yesterday afternoon to see Mrs. H.
S. Booth. She had a very pleasant
afternoon. Mrs. H. S. Booth is au
intelligent and cultured lady.
MANCHESTER.
Dark Corner, Feb. M.-We have
had BO much sleet, ice, &c., until I
have nothing of importance to relate
this week.
We farmers have done hut little
farm work as yet.
Mr. Don Graham, sou of Mr F.
J. Graham, formerly of this place,
was married on the night of the 2nd
inst.., to Miss Susan, daughter of
Mr. G. G. Broadway, all of Paxville.
Mr. H. C. Scott moved from this
neighborhood to Cain Savannah yes?
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Scott, of Cain
Savannah are visiting relatives here.
Mr. O. C. Kolb, who worked in the
telephone shop in your city last year
.came home last Wednesday and will
work here with his father, Mr. W. T.
Kolb on the farm.
I think the oat crop hereabouts is
badly damaged by thc severe cold we
have had.
I see the Methodist brethren of
Pinewood have about finished their
new and handsome parsonage for
Bro. L. L Bradenbough.
Mr. Geo. W. Smith, is having a
nice store erected on his lot on Com?
merce street, Pinewood, wbich he
will occupy as soon as it is done, as a
postoffice and merchandise store
Mr. J. B. McIntosh, Sr., keeps very
unwell with something like grippe.
Mr. L. Newton Barwick, who
moved here lately from near your
c^ty, is pushing ahead repairing his
place at Reids on M. & A. Railroad.
REMBERTS.
Remberts, Feb. 13.-This is one
year the farmers are very greatly dis?
couraged. Scarcity of farm labor,
low prices of cotton, and the provision
market advancing daily, nothing to
encourage them. Still the good
books tells us "yet man is*born unto
trouble,as the sparks fly upward," we
must throw off these blue feelings and
get down to hard work and work to
the best advantage our means will
allow us and I am sure everything
will be adjusted equal and right, and
when the harvest comes you will see
smiles and gladness on every face in
the community.
I am sorry to sse the antagonism in
the legislature over the immigration
bureau. Why scarcely a planter here,
bnt would not consider himself to be
congratulated to have a few families
of good Scotch people on their farm,
then the negroes here will see what
dead beats they are to their employ?
ers.
We had a very enthusiastic meeting
of the farmers of Rafting Creek Town?
ship at St. Matthews school house last
Saturday. The meeting was called
to order by the president H. C. Mc?
Leod and after reading the minutes of
last meeting the present organization
was made permanent by electing H.
C. Bethea vice president. The offi?
cers of the club now are H. C. Mc?
Leod, president; H. C. Bethea, vice
president; J. M. Reames, secretary
and treasurer. Three delegates were
elected to represent the club at the
county convention which meets in
Sumter on the 18th inst. They are
H. C. McLeod, H. C. Bethea and W.
M. Cohen, the latter being a colored
man.
Mrs. Nannie Moffett of-Congaree
is visiting her sister Mrs. Lizzie Mc?
Leod.
W. J. Yonng paid a business visit
to Sumter lasu Saturday. He carried
his nephew master H. T. Harllee,
Jr., with him.
It gave your local correspondent
great pleasure to entertain his old
friend H. C. Bethea last Friday night,
who is working the Rembert sec^'on
in- behalf of the Watchman and
Southron.
There has been a continuous rain
here since last Saturday afternoon and i
still raining today.
Rev. C. S. Felder coull not fill his j
appointment her at McLeod's Chapel
and yesterday, owing to rain.
The oats are damaged somewhat by
the recent freezes, but am glad to say
they are Nnot killed. A few warm
days will greatly revive them.
Measles have broken out in the St.
Matthews school here, and out of
thirty-five regular attendants, only
about fifteen now are reporting for
school.
BRAUN.
Braun, Feb. 13.-We have had two
days of steady rain and the farmers
are getting blue over their farm work.
Some of them have gotten their guano
hauled, but there has been but little
plowing done.
Mrs. Charlie^ Baker lost two fine
cows last week ; one choked to death,
and the other is supposed to have
been poisoned.
Mr. Sam Hatfield also lost two hogs,
one was shot and the other was found
dead.
Mr. C. L. Emanuel of Borden, left
a few days ago for an extended visit
out west.
K?Mr. T. M. Bradley spent Friday in
Camden.
Some of our farmers who have been
holding their cotton for higher prices,
decided to sell last week for 7*4 cents.
Miss Alice James, who has been vis?
iting her grandmother for several
weeks has returned home.
Mr.'Sid Hurst and son Arthur spent
Monday in Sumter.
Mr. John Barfield spent Monday and
Monday night in Sumter.
Mrs. Sam Dunlap and children
spent Thursday with Mrs. L. E.
Hurst.
Mrs. T. W. Munnerlyn came for her
sister. Miss Maude Bradford Friday
and took her home with her to stay
until Monday.
SMITHVILLE.
Smithville, Feb. ll.-The severe
weather of tho past few days has been
sufficient to prevent news from en?
tering or going out of our section
this week, so there is not much to tell.
Mr. E. F. Richburg had a runaway
mule this week. He was thrown out
and narrowly escaped being killed. As
it is lie got off with some bruises that
laid him up for a while.
Mrs. S. H. Belvin wv* unfortunate
in losing a mule this week. Mrs. Bel?
vin is a widow relying on her own ef
? forts for support, so this loss is pretty
j heavy to her.
Mr. J. R. Kirkley was in Camden
! yesterday on business.
Mrs. R. C. Wactor, of Heriots, was
in the village yesterday.
1 Rev. and Mrs. S. H. Booth started
out for the Pastor conference Sum?
ter on Wednesday, but were deterred
on account of the weather and con?
ditions of the roads.
Nearly everybody more or less had
some falls on account of the sleet
and ice, but so far there have been
no serious accidents.
There was no preaching in any of
tthe churches here Sunday.
Mrs Joseph Baker, who has been
ill for some time, di<3d at her home
yesterday morning.
DURANTS.
Durant, Feb. ll.-Colds of a severe
type are prevalent and thought by
some to be grippe.
Cotton was hauled to the gin as late
as last 'week and most of last year's
crop in this section is stored away, for
higher prices.
Thhe oat crop was injured by thhe
sever weaher of the past week but
we hope not seriously.
. Mr. J. T. McFadden spent Tuesday
in Alcolu.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Witherspoon
visited relatives in Sumter on Friday.
MANNING
Mrs. S A. Harvin, of Privateer, is
in Manning visiting the family of her
father, Mr. W. Scott Harvin.
Mr. Charles W. Wells has been ten?
dered the position of train dispatcher
for the A. C. L. at Norfolk, Va. He
left last night to accept the position.
Miss Lyl Harvin has returned home
from an extended visit in Sumter
county.
The board of county commissioners
will be B. P. Broadway, a 1 H. M.
McIntosh. Mr. McIntosh was in
Manning yesterday and qualified.
The delegation has given the su?
pervisor a good board to serve
with him the next two years, and
we say this witbont taking away
any credit due Mr. McFaddin, who
made a good commissioner.-Manning
Times.
BISHOPVXLLE.
Mr. Furman Peebles has purchased
the residence of Mr. W. D. Carnes,
which is in rear of Mr. Peebles.
Mr. John M. Smith, Probate Judge,
was elected on January 27th Secre?
tary of the county board.
The finance committee of town
council report that the total revenue
for the town from all sources from
April 15h 1904 to Feb. 1st 1905,
amount to 88,842.80. Disbursements
for same time 85,133.30. Cash in
banks Feb. 1st, 1905, $3,200.95.
The jury box will be drawn on Feb.
14th for" next tfrm of court which con?
venes here on fourth Monday in Feb?
ruary, Judge Townsend presiding.
Mr. R. W. McLendon has purchas?
ed the R. E. Carnes homestead on
Main street between the two story
hotel building and the vacant Hearon
lot on the corner. Mr. Carnes will
occupy the dwelling for the time be?
ing along with Mr. McLendon, but
will later in tbe season build on bis
property on Lee street, near Mr.
Ellen's residence.
Mr. J. W. Player got his barn on
Mrs. Nash's place burned this week
and had 30 tons of fertilizer burnt.
Mrs. Nash lost about 200 bcshels of
corn and all of cotton seed. Mrs.
Nash bas a little insurance on hers.
Tba cause of the fire is unknown.
-Bisbopville Vindicator.
STATEBUTvG.
Stateburg, Feb. 14.-Mrs. John R.
Sumter left last Wednesday afternoon
for Charleston where she is spending
some time with h3r brother, Dr. C.
M. Rees.
Mr. W. L. Saunders and Master
Harrison Saunders spent Saturday in
Columbia.
Mrs. H. G. Muldrow is visiting
relatives in Winnsboro.
Miss Mattie Gibson, who is teach?
ing school near Sumter, spent Satur?
day and Sunday with her father.
Misses Julia and Anna Burgess
spent Saturday in Sumter.
Misa Mayo Rees, who is now teach?
ing at Goodwill, spent Saturday with
relatives in Sumter
Mr. H. L. Pinckney returned to
Charleston on Saturday after spend?
ing some time at his contry home
"Oakland/'
The very bad weather continues,
and no farm-work eau go on, so
things look very dreary as one passes
along. Farmers' fear the freeze ot'
.last week has greatly injured the oat
crop.
MAX.
Max, Feb. 14.-After a few weeks
stay with relatives Mr. Myers Moore
has returned to Shreveport, La.
The old Nazareth church has been
vacated and services are now held in
the now and beautiful building at
Beulah.
Farm work, owing to bad weather,
is progressing slowly. Oats are in?
jured by cold.
There are several new cases of
grippe in the neighborhood.
ALCOLU.
Alcolu, Feb. 14.-Miss Lucy Hin
son, of Boykin, Ga., is visiting her
brother, Mr. J W. Hinson. Miss
Hinson visited here last summer and
her many friends welcome her back.
Miss Gaynel Collins visited her
parents here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Frank Martin gave a pound
party Friday night. The young iolk
had quite a jolly time, the party ter?
minated in a dance.
Mrs. Hegy, of Sumter, visited Mrs
Johnson of the hotel the latter part
of the week.
Mrs. J. J. Nettles gave a dining this
week, celebrating her lather's, Mr.
J. <L, flarvin's, seventy-sixth birth?
day.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Alderman went
to Florida the first of the week. All
Alcoln wish them a pleasant trip.
Miss Goodman, who has been sew?
ing here the past year, left this week
for Manning, which she will make her
future home.
Miss Seldon Epps, of ?rogdon's
visited her sister, Miss Lyda Epps,
Saturday and Sunday. *
Dr. Brockington, of Manning, spent
Saturday evening in town vaccinating.
D. W. Alderman & Sons Co. tried
their new mill Saturday. This mill
lias been erected within the last: few
months.
Mrs. W. B. Costin, was quite sick
the latter part of the week, but is
some belter.
TINDAL.
Tindal, Feb. 14.-The health of
the community is very good.
Mr. J. F. Brogdon has been very
sick fot several days but is reported
much better.
Mr. E. E. Hodge, spent several
days in Sumter this week.
Mr. B. P. Cuttino, of Sumter paid
a pleasant call this week
Mr. B. R. Hodge has returned
from Columbia where he has been for
several days on business.
Mr. J. H. Broadway spent last
Thursday in Manning. He says he
had business there, but his friends do
not believe it.
The oat crop has improved some.
The farmers are very much behind
with their work on account of the
bad weather.
Mrs. Cassie Hodge, cf Silver, is
spending several days with her father,
Mr. J. P. Richardson.
On last Saturday night while James
Sumter, a negro, was crossing Brier
Branch at the Manning road crossing,
his horse became tangled in the har?
ness and was drowned. The negro was
scppcsed to be under the influence of
whiskey.
PISGAH.
Pisgah, Feb. 13.-One fair day out
of twelve, is not often seen in cur
country if ever before. Old folk say
they have no recollection of ever see?
ing such a long cloudy spell as-" that
we now have. ^
Farm work is far behind and this
wet spell will further retard it. It
will be several days before any
ploughing can be done A little guano
is being hauled, but nothing compared
to last year, and the indications are
that it will be largely curtailed.
Nearly all the white farmers have
their cotton seed, the negroes as usual
sold their's as well as a few whites.
The general stock law is not observ?
ed in this section-in the winter peo?
ple turn out stock by a kind of gen?
eral consent. I hear of some stock
being shot and injured while at large.
People who do such things advertise
themselves to siy the least as uncivil
izd and should be dealt with.
The rise in cotton did not put any on
the market from this section. The
speculators as the Item says, have done
the south more harm than the boll
weevil The time is here for farmers,
merchants, and bankers to unite for
mutual interest and then "stand
? pat". There is enough money ir. the
j south to control the cotton crop and it
? should be done. We have it in our
power to dictate the price of cotton,
and when it is planly seen that the
price is being forced down below the
cost of prodction, by the speculators
they should, be resisted with a force
that would cause them to halt. No
country can raise cotton like the
South. The world knows it, and yet
we seem to be helpless to protect our?
selves. We have had foui big co^n
crops in succession, and yet the price
is not lowered to the point h was
when the big drouth a few yeavs ago
ruined the crops in the cern belt, and
now one big cotton crop has cut the
price of last year one half. This
shows what rotten speculation can do.
The legislature of the State, has
shown its incapacity to do legislative
work properly. The work of the
bedics of Jate years is full of errors.
Large appropriations are annally
made, and the State is, as a result,
heavily in debt, with no prospect of
soon getting out. Much time is wast?
ed in the discussion of matters that
come to naught. Lee county was
formed full of errors, Calhoun coun?
ty was defeated when carried by the
people. Biennial sessions are post?
poned or defeated, and so on. All
this at the expense of the taxpayers.
Not as much work is now done in
forty days as there was in thirty da}*s
under the old constitution and then
the work was better done, than now.
In the compulsory educational bill,
Fraser and Clifton voted against it,
and Moses for it. Moses was right.
I am surprised at Mr. Fraser to op?
pose the bill, especially when it
would cause their parents tc send
their children to school, who have
never done so, nor never will, except
by force of law.
PRIVATEER.
Privateer, Feb. 14.-This is a very
quiet place now. I wish there were
more neighbors about and rimes would
get livelier.
Mrs. Eugene Nesbit, of Privateer
left last Saturday to visit relatives in
Manning.
Mr. C. Y. >Tebsit, of Columbia
visited his parents at Privateer last
week.
Mrs. S. H. Ramsey, of Stateburg,
will go to Columbia Wednesday to
visit her cousin Mrs. Maggie Nesbit.
SUMMERTON.
Summerton, Feb. 15.-Mr. W. T.
Ragan is in attendance at court in
Manning as a juror.
Dr. Morse, a recent graduate in
veterinary medicine at the Philadel?
phia College of Medical Science, was
in our village a few days. He is look?
ing out for a location down south. He
will probably locate in Sumter.
Mr. Ted Gaillard, of Sumter, has
assumed charge of the large planting
interests of Mr. H. W. Scarborough in
our suburbs.
Mr. William Muldrow, attorney of
Manning, is in our village today.
Mr. E. M. Tisdale has resigned as
agent for the X. W. railroad and Mr.
A. P. Mitchell is now in charge.
This is the fifteenth of February
and not a pound of guano has been
seen yet upon our streets.
Mr. J. E. Tennant is in Manning ai>
ccurt .his week as a juror.
The two-story residence of J .W.
broadway is being built very rapidly.
The dwelling being erected for Mr.
H. C. Carrigan, Pr., is nearing com?
pletion. That of Mr. H. Augustus
Richburg will also SGOU be ready for
occupancy.
Plans are in the hands of a con?
tractor for a residence to be built for
Dr. T. J. Davis;
Work on a residence for Dr. T. J.
Dukes has not yet begun.
The new store house, of Mr. Peter
Chewning is coming on nicely, as is
also the two story brick structure on
Main street.
The foundation is being laid for a
new building on Depot avenue.
Mrs. Allen, a sister of Mrs. M. S.
Cantey, who has been quite sick, is
reported better.
Mr. W. G. Richburg, an esteemed
citizen of cur community, still con?
tinues extremely low.
Mr. J. A. Richburg is in attendance
at court as a juror.
MAGNOLIA.
Magnolia, Feb. 14.-We have had
plenty of rain in the past two or three
days and farm work has been com?
pletely stopped.
The farmers of Lynchburg township
met here on the 11th instant and or?
ganized with, the following officers:
President-J. D. Clark.
Secretary-J. T. McNeil.
j The following were elected as de!e-?
grates to meet in Bishopvilie: E. D.
Smith, T. X. Griffin, T. F. Cole and
S. W. Frierson.
Mr. E. D. Smith went to St. Georges
to speak to the farmers of that sec?
tion; went on from there to Atlanta
and returned here Friday night in
time to meet the farmers of this
township Saturday.
Mr. S. T. R. Wilson, who has been,
contracting in Lake City, is at home
for a few da.ys.
Dr. E. F. Darby, who has been quite
ill for the past few days, is some bet?
ter we are glad to say. ,
George McKnight has been initiated
into the mysteries of the rank of
Esquire in the Knights of Pythias
here. Well, we want to see him take,
the third.
ELLIOTT.
Elliott, Feb. 14.-I think ali the
fountains of Heaven must' have been
open for tho last thirty-six hours for
it has been raining steadily since Sat-,
urday noon and it is still cloudy and
considerably colder-it will be de?
structive to the oats now if a freeze
should come.
This will put a stop to farm work
for quite a while.
They say some folks go to church,
to see new dresses, etc., but we think
some went to Mt. Zion last Sunday
for to see the new organ-surely they
did not think it had rained enough to?
float the preacher up stream.
Mr. Walter Carter has been quite
sick with grippe but is better.
Dr. Alford has been unwell since
his return from the Cotton Growers'
convention.
Mr. Weatherley is moving his saw
mill from Bishopvilie to Wysacky. but
will continue his lumber yards at
Bishopvilie.
Mr. Anderson Luckey has been at
Elliott for quite a while and we trust
that he will make this his hom* ?"n the
future.
IONA.
Iona. S. C., Feb. 14. On account of
the sleet and ice we did not get our
mail one day this week. We think
that very good for our R. F. D. car?
riers.
Mrs. T. J. Baker died here last Fri?
day. She was buried at Salem church
Saturday. Mrs. Baker is a sister of
Mr. Billie Bramlett, of Bishopvilie and
Mr. Call Bramlett of Rural.
Sheriff Muldrow of Bishopvilie was
in this section a day or two this week
looking for Hart and Johnnie Mc?
Knight, who some time ago cut Mr.
Oliver Johnson. .
Mrs. Eliza Bo3'kiin has been on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Minnie John?
son, of Lucknow, who is sick.
Our school teachers? are Rev. C. D..
Peterson at Hickory Hill. Miss Emma
Pipkins at Iona and Miss Jessie Wilks
at Reedy Branch.
The Charleston and Columbia pas?
senger train was about two hours late
last Thursday. The delay was caused
by the engine failing to make steam.
The proclamation cf Governor Hey?
ward offering a reward for John Ilen
deron is published today.
In his report for the month ending
February o, Mr. Edmunds, Superin?
tendent of ?cbools, shows an enroll?
ment up-to-cate in the two white
schools of 665. Of this number there
are 3 mere boys tb an girls.
If Council will stand to the rack
and continue to hold the Electric
Light Company to its contract to fur?
nish lights or get nc pay for lights
not burnng, there will probably be an
improvement in the service.