The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 22, 1905, Image 8
SM ??DENCE.
3SEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE?
CIAL CX)RRES>POXDEXTS.
ol Interesst From all Parts o?
Sumter and Adjoaing Counties.
PRIVATEER,
Privateer,.- Feb-. 17.-A' delightful
?oier^iume^t vvas given at' the' home
-of M3fes Gallie Wells on Friday nig at
Site 10th. inst. A small admisisi?ri fee
? ' * ? ? - ?
was charged for tue benefit of tiie
?sed minsters. :; ? .'
The*^?ng folks spent a very pleas
Bat evefdrig at Mr. J. R. Kolb's the
14th inst. Valentines were the. .order
of the day..;
Miss- lillian Harvia, who- has be-in
Visiting .her .sister, Mrs. S. A. Harvin,
for some time, lias, returned to. her
aomtv .
?Sss^Xaura Whi'd?n, kof Su?ter,,
-visiting her sister, Mrs. J. R: Kol#.
Miss Kate. Bradford is! visiting; rel?
atives -at ..Wedgefield,,;
R. F. No. 2; has heen-extended
so that it passes .by Mr. Marion E.
divers' residence. The R.'' F. D., is
a great . conveniente fen* the country
people::
Edwards, !Fe>.: .7.7.-Farm work is
?a a" standstill 'ouT'sccount' of- the bad
weather?: * ' "' V
Mr.. George; Bro ?rh has established
& saw-aiill in this neighborhood. He is
sow ready to, suppig the, d^m?hd for
lamber.
Mr. F. E. Hanc?ok'is; building for
Idmself ? new dwellings.
The farmers ' of this section toa ve
*d>oat'mashed hauli^: fertilizers
There was a valentine party at the
feoaae. of . Mr. B. C. Cook oh" tile? night
?rf lae 14tn iast^
Jiirs. J? C. Caugfraian.* who. has. bern
^pjite sick, is inxpix?vi?g. '
Miss Madge Wej?toix oae^of^ Heriots
?most ch?rnjmV'y?'t^ be?i
^?^t?ng: .Miss EJnia - Hanoo?k^ of ,Bi
.-raros. . ' : . ?
- - V\ fi -, 'C
Ionia, ?Feb. ?Q^-You- ' don'i kne w
??w bard it;V?s^'^'g?? new^s in the
country and .th?? weather so cold and
. you know we correspondents always
tell it just like it is. - .
Ufr. W. C. Corbitt is very sick, also
one of Mr. F. J. Boy ki ns children.
Some time ago Mr. J. J. Chewaiog
aad some cotton seed stolen from
tirm Mr. Chewhing had Peter
Anderson arrested. He was tried l?e
jfore Magistrate Munnerlyn last Wed?
nesday, but the State ?ailed to pro?
duce evidence enough to convict. '.?
Miss* Emma Pipkin our school
teacher ' went to Bishopville last Sat
? iird?y.
Rev. S. H. Booth failed to fill big
-appointment here last Sunday on Jic
'couut of the rain.
Mr.. A. M. Corbett and Mrs. J. F.
Matthews are visiting Mrs. J. Bf Cer
of Antioch today.
REMBERTS.
Bsmbert, Feb. 20.-After two
?weeks freeze and with business 11
3nost.i3uspended!our farmers hayecom
naencud plowing again, and in a sh ci
time with good weather our lands wi ll
be completely revolutionized his sec?
tion, 'but;'don't' be in too big hurry
plant for Mareh as well as April,
will pe damp and cold.
Miss Lott ie Wienges, principal of St.
^Matthews school here is getting up a
*wezy iotersting program for the cele?
bration of Washington birthday.
Mrs. Manni? Moffett, of Con gar se
who has be%n visiting ber sister Mis.
JSeLeod here has gone to Bishopville
to accept a position in-the postofSee
there. *
Our friend and neighbor. J,. Jl,
Jeukin is erecting a beautf ul six roc m
ootcage and when completed will add
*sery greatly to. his handsome estate
-Jbere. 'ieav- ^ar? "- 2^ggj
^Tommie Jenkins who bas been nt
iandiag South Carolina college in Co
-???Samb?t. is Batf home with bis parer ts
3?? and Mrs. J. M. Jenkins.,
Ht. S. Lee "Young spent a few days
^fai Colamba last week.
H. C. McLeod, H. C. Bethea and
W. X?. Cohen attended the cotton
jjaowers convention last Saturday in
Sumter, as delegates from Rafting
Creek Township club.
JSncb to the regret of our co m mn n
i^y, Mrs. Mary C. Young age 70 years
haid a fall on yesterday, spraining her
wasie very bad ly7 and is confined to j
hs? bed. j
Kig. Essie Du Bose wife of Be v. ld. j
iDcBose of the South Carolina Con?
ference ts vistin? Mr. T. D. McLeod.
Am glad to report our measles
^Bs?fents her? ara ali convalescing, and
Xhxt the school children can soon re
sn? their stadias.
Mrs. S. Lee Yoong will visit ber
?other, Mrs. Walker, of Colombia,
?bo is very siick with the grippe,
tibia week.
MAGNOLIA.
magnolia. Feb. 2a-Our two up-to
?ate physicians are having their bands
fall now with colds in varions forms,
iKzt this correspondent has beard of no
?mm of pneumonia in this immediate
neighbor hood, as yet. ?>*??ZZ?2
Oat of seven members in Mr. ilT
JSe?Dtosh's family, only one is able
te be up. Mr. P. R. McIntosh bareiy
escaped pneumonia.
She smallpox patient Tom Boyle,
?B oat again walking about. The ne
ipoes around visited his bouse freely,
although he was confined to bis bed,
?ad could not be persuaded to keep
?way; so if is is a viruleat or con?
tagious typo of smallpox, others wi ll
surely have it. ;
State dispensary detective, J. C.
Scarborough, was here again last week
sad had two arrests made for viola?
tion of the dispensary law. Boi:h
^persona were bound over to the court
of gttsersl sessions.
Mr. Willie S. Khame, of Summer?
ton, visited relatives in this place last
week.
I am going to report that Prof.
Bronson is sick. ?
The farmers, both white and col?
ored, rn this section, can be depend?
ed lipon to reduce their cotton acr s
-age, at least, 25 per cent, and fertili?
sers in proportion ; but, there is a
'asedios in this county that refuses 1;o
get in harness. Some of this class are .
haats, bankers and farmera J
MAX.
Max," Feb. 20.- Mr.Henry Sims died
last week of pneumonia at the Alder?
man lamber camp.
. There was a beautiful spirit Of char?
ity shown by several gentlemen,
they nursed Mr. Sims kept np his
work, Supplied his table, fed his visi?
tors horses and assumed payment of
Doctor's bills.
A little, erand son of M. R. M.
' Thompson, Sr., died at his home Sat?
urday afternoon. The family has the
sympathy of the friends, Mrs. Thomp
' son having died recently and other
members of the family have been sick.
Mr. Thomas Steele is seriously ill.
Mr. John Truluck has -not recover?
ed i rom his recent sickness.
Miss Janie Wilder, of Sumter is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Wheeler
Chandler.
Mr. Bishop Burgess and sister Miss
Sunie,of Mouzons. visited in the com?
munity last week, also Miss'Besse
Carraway, cf Pine Grove.S
Miss St?lene Hicks, cf New Zion
is spending . sometime with relatives
and friends about here..
Mrs. Rebecca Goodman, spent Sat?
urday and Snnday with her mother,
Mrs. Carraway.
. Mr. E. C. Bailey, of Timmonsviile
-preached. at Beulah Presbyterian
church Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. George Ham and Miss- Lola
Waters were married Sunday morn
lug.
ALCOLC.
Alcolu, Feb. 20.-On account of the
illness of the correspondent the news
from Alcolu will be scares this week.
J' Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Alderman have
returned from a visit to Florida, MT.
Alderman was very much impressed
. with the .contrast between the tem?
perance of our state and that of Flor?
ida.
Miss Bertie Pringle was called to
herhome in Sumter Monday on account
of her father's illness.
Miss Lucy Hinson, of Babcock Ga.,
is visting Mrs. Hipson of bis place.
TJbe.youngfolks^of Alcolu spent an
enjoyable evening at an entertainment
last Thursday: at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Martin.
Mrs. Tom Wells is spending some
time at Lanes with her mother who
has been ill fdr quite a While.
Miss Lamb Mims, who has been
Mr. B. J. Alderman's stenographer
for the past two years has resigned
her position and returned to her home
. at Silver, S. C. Miss Mims has won
many friends in Alcolu who regret to
see her leave.
Mr. George Hodge from new Sum?
ter paid Alcolu a flying visit Tues?
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Gough of Man?
ning visited friends in Alcolu last
week.
. The new mill plant recently put in
at Alcolu is about completed.
A Valentine party at the residence
of MT. and Mrs. Owens was attend?
ed by some of the young folks of our
town.
Miss Seiden Epps of Brogdon, spent
the latter part of the week with her
sister at- Alcolu.
The people of Alcolu extend to Mr.
Haonkinson their deepest sympathy
in -the loss of his sister Mrs. H. E.
Gyles of Aiken.
MANCHESTER.
Dark Corner,% Feb. 20.-Well we
have bad some f6w good days, and
farmers have started np their work
again aftor the severe cold spell we
have been having.
J. E. Johnston who moved from
Paxville to Hon. W. O. Cain's place
in January has moved this week nere
on old Mr. Pink Week's home place
and H. C. Scott's family who moved
to Cain Savannah last week moved
back here to old Mr. Jim McIntosh's.
They say they were not satisfied
at Cain Savannah.
Mr. T. H. Osteen hai done a great
deal of repairing on his*place in south
west Privateer this winter.
Mr. Ben McLeod, of Privateer visit?
ed at W. J. Ardis's last evening..
Mrs. Robert J. (bedding's daughter,
Mis? Hattie, her son Richard, and
grand daughter Nannie, of near Pine?
wood, visited Mrs, W, J, Ardis yes?
terday. $
I Ead the pi eas ?re of meeting ia
your city last Saturday :
Mr. and Mrs. Alb Owen of Bloom?
hill, also Miss Lyon Edgefield who
teaches the Bloomhill school this
season. She* is the prettiest Lion
(Lyon) I ever saw in Sumter. No
wonder she was allowed to roam
around loose in the streets. Bat I ex?
pect she will devour some poor man
yet. So mote it be.
Old man Jim Ardis hired him a
young white man in Pinewood some
time ago (Walker Howard) who I
think came'from Gorge to wo county
who has proved to be a fine young man
so far.
Mr. R. L. Felder of Pinewood has
rebuilt his stables and is building
a nice buggy house, now in place
of those he had burned some time
ago. And I see Mr. Dolph Stack
has his brick ready to start to rebuild
his store at the same place.
HERIOTS.
Heriot, ?eb. 22.- iuissJSadle Bur?
rows who has been at Dr. Bakers In?
firmary two weeks returned home
Thursday. We hope she will soon be
well.
Mrs. Dr. DuBose is still impoving.
Mr. John Wactor who has been run?
ning Mr. R. C. Wactor's gin returned
to his home in Orangeburg yesterday.
Rev? S. H. Booth and Mr. L. H.
I White of Smithville were here yester?
day. They were going around get?
ting np money to build a parsonage
at Smithville where one is needed very
much.
SMITHVILLE.
Smithville, Feb. 21.-It is a little
difficult to give you actual news from
j this section. We keep in such good
health here that we have but little
sickness and consequently but few
deaths to report. We do see by our
neighbor's correspondence that the
measles and even smalllpox have been
near us, but they must find oar eleva?
tion too much for them as we have
had none on the hill yet. As for mar?
riages, they are not. as numerous
now as when cotton was at 10 cents.
Horse trading and all ether busi?
ness is at a stand still 'except lien
business which is mote flourishing
than ever before. There will not be
much investment in guarios though,
foi the general talk is less guano and
less cotton.
Plowing is almost impossible yet,
and late planting is expected by all.
There is a general prophecy that the
severe season and late planting will
give ? ns auother good crop year.
Anyhow pass the good word around
and let all keep in good spirits no
matter what's in the wind. My be?
lief is that cheerfulness is a con?
tagious disease that spreads encourage?
ment wherever it goes. Let's have no
quarantine against it.
The cats in this section have receiv?
ed some hurt from the cold, but I
hear of no serious damage.
Mr. W. F. Smith was in Camden
Friday on business.
Mrs. M. B. McCutchen, cf Bishop
ville is in the village visiting Mrs.
F^xwortb.
The Masons had their regular com?
munication on last Wednesday night
in she new school bailaling. Several
took their >econd degree and cold as
it was there. was a good attendance;
This is a busy lodge. There is rarely
airy meeting but what dgrees are con?
ferred.
J The Knights of Agriculture met
for organization on last Saturday
night.
The new parsonage is an assured
thing now. Rev. S. H. Booth and
Mr. L. A. .White, went out collecting
yesterday and met with big success.
There is every probability that all
the churches will be open and well
attended tomorrow, Sunday. We must
have bright weather for that, you
know. The following is the honor
roll of Smithville high school for
week ending February 10.
2nd grade-Ollie McKenzie, Mary
McKenzie.
3rd grade-Pearl Smith, Robert
Mathis, Charlie Mathis, Marshal
Hancock, Mendel Smith, Annie Han?
cock, Nellie Mathis.
4th grade-Geneva Mathis, Minnie
Boyce, Estelle Hatfield, Sadie White,
Joseph McManns, Harley Hancock.
Honor roll for week ending Feb
ruay 17: ?
4th grade-Estelle Hatfield, Harley
Hancock, Sadi? White.
3rd grade-Marshal "Hancock," Rob?
bie Mathis.
BRAUN. .
Braun, Feb. %-The" cold weather
continues and for past week or mere
nothing has been done on the farm.
Mr. T. M. Bradley, is adding a
grocery room to his store.
Mrs. T. E. H?rfl? is introducing a
new line of silverware into tbe neigh?
borhood and is finding splendid sale
for it.
'Miss Mattie James, who has been
in Columbia for several months is at
horne again.
Mrs. A K Wejdon, spent last week
in Sumter with her parents. /
Mr Albert Bradley spent Friday in
Camden.
Mr. Willie Hurst' from the "State
Farm" spent Sunday with his broth?
er, Mr. Sid Hurst.
Mr. Marvin Weldon and little sister
paid Mr. A. K. Weldon a short visit
last week.
STATEBURG.
* Stateburg, Feb. 21.-Miss Inez
Cunning h a m returned from Bishop
ville last Tuesday after Spending ?
few days at home with her parents.
Mr. C. Gazes returned to Sumter
yesterday after spending a day or two
in our neighborhood.
Mrs. J. N. Cantey and little daugh?
ter of Summerton, are the guests of
Mrs. E. N. Frierson.
Mr. J. Singleton Moore, of Sum?
ter spent Sunday at "The Bains."
Miss Mary Anderson of Summeton
is visiting relatives and friends in
Stateburg.
Mr. Frank P. Burgess spent Sunday !
at home.
Miss Lily M. Holcombe who bas
been visiting in Charletson is in the
neighborhood for a few days. She is
on her way to North Carolina.
Mr. 3?. H. Murray of Sumter is
spending some time with his aunt,
; Mra. Temple Frierson.
Miss Anne M. Barnwell spent Sun?
day at home.
Mr. Manly H. Boykin, who has
been at Providence for the past few
months, is now at Mr. W. J. Norris.
Mrs. L. H. Ramsey returned on
Thursday from a pleasant stay in Co?
lumbia. '
Mrs. Screven Smith, of New Mexico
is visiting her brother Mr. H. G.
Muldrow.
The beautiful comfort made and
raffled by the ladies of the Sewing
Society at the residenc of Mrs. S. E.
Nelson on last Tuesday evening was
won by Mr. Henry Moore. The
Society held a meeting on last Satur?
day at Mi.. E. N. Frierson's. The
next meeting will be on Saturday,
March 18, at Mrs. J. T. Frierson's.
The Junior Auxiliary met on Friday
at the residence oMhe Secretary and
Treasurer Miss Anna P. Burgess.
Two new members were added to
the roll and the young workers are
quite enthusiastic over the work for
1905. I
TINDAL.
Tindals, Feb. 21.-On - last Wednes- .
day afternoon while out hunting Mar?
lie Pack, a son of Mr. B. J. Pack,
accidentally shot off one of his fingers.
He is said to be getting along well.
Mr. T E. Hodge spent last Satur?
day in Sumter.
Mr. Sam Osteen of Sumter, spent
Snuday here.
Mr. S. A. Hamn of Privateer
visited in the neighborhood on last
Saturday.
ELLIOTT.
Elliot, Feb. 22.-It bas been mist?
ing rain all day, but since sun down it
has been coming down right heavy.
We've had a whole week of dry-but
the most of this time has been very
cold weather.
I think the early oat crop is all
right, except what was drowned cut
by the heavy rains, it bad just got?
ten so that the farmers coald com?
mence work again.
I think Mr. E. D. Smith, is doing
a good thing for our country, and
wish we had more of his stamp. He
has been working in a more quite way
for several years-to benefit the farm?
ers.
Mr. J. B. Carter is moving the first
Atlantic Coast Line depot, and will
turn it into a barn. It will take sev?
eral days to move it a distance of two
or three hundred yards, it is being
moved by means of pulleys.
Mr. C. E. Craig, our depot agent is
off on a visit to bis old home in North
Carolina. There is a relief man in his
place.
We hear that Capt. Collins is to
change his run on the Bishopville
railroad to one from Florence to Char?
leston. His genial face will be geatly
missed.
I always thought that Lee county
had the finest lands of the State, and
now it looks so, as such a thing as a
railroad can't buy enough for a right
of way.
An extra communication of Clare?
mont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.; will
be held at Masonic Temple on Thurs?
day at 8 p. m. The E. A. degree will
be conferred.
Notes Afield.
In writing you last week I failed
to notice D. G. Brown, a bard work?
ing farmer who through sheer persever?
ance is succeeding on rented land.
Did yon know E. E. Rembert is pre
paring to put up a residence the like
of which is not seen in the country?
Sunday came and with it the hard
weather predicted by the bureau. No
preaching, no religioas services
again at Bethesda. Monday finds the
Methodist pastor in nur community
visiting. He is well received every?
where.
Tuesday the writer is on the road.
The new hcuse of Svlvester Allen
is nearing completion.
Oats along the road look bad.
Found Mr. Spencer, our new neigh?
bor laid up with cold and rheuma?
tism.
At Borden found the saw milljjof
Mr. Brown at work with little timber
and little in sight. Neither Mr.
Emanuel nor Mr. Freeman were in.
Hear wild cat talk about reduction
of acreage but let no man be discour?
aged. I? the matter was examined?
carefully those who do such talk are
nothing and can do no material barm
by themselves. A cipher counts for
nothing till it gets a figure beside it.
Young Robt. Cato,, who married
the second youngest daughter of W.
H. Brown has moved io himself and
is living in the Marion Cato house,
which property bis father bas bought.
Marion Cato, now dead, an honest
straightforward man who made a liv?
ing farming bas only one representa?
tive here in his son Marion.
Jim L. Baker who with his wife
came so near dying bf typhoid fever
at the Jones place above Spring Hill
has bought and is living on the B.
G. Morris place near the old Cato
mill.
S. B. Hatfield, Jr., is getting a
decent living on rented -land. He is a
good man and a hard worker, whom
we would like to sse owning a place.
We are always glad to shake the
hand of Mr. Wash Hawkins and to
look into the kindly face of his good
wife. His sons John and Wash, two
fine young men, live With him still.
Your Pisgah scribe can pile brush,
clear land and make fine cotton, as I
have seen with mine own eyes.
Do you know Rev. J. Walter Kenny
a, practical man with plenty of good
hard sense? He?s a jolly fellow, too,
grown fat with laughter I reckon. He
makes folks laugh and makes a good
living. You always regret you have
no more time to spend with him.
Tom Rogers, cousin to Rev. W. A.
Rogers of the South Carolina Confer?
ence knows how to farm successfully
and can turn his hand to otl er things
beside, as was evidenced by some
painting. Both he and Mr. Kenny
have added on to their boo ses.
Who has not heard of Capt. Jas.
H. McLeod, deceased, whose son,
John R., lives at the Old homestead.
Besides this he owns another fine
property in the Hilliard lauds, which
he bought and paid for years ago.
Here is a section near Rembert de?
pot, that is easily the equal of any in
our county and that because its citi?
zens made it so. Several new roads
have been built here adding greatly
to the desirability and value of the
lands. tThree things decide a com
mnnity : its roads, cfc niches and school
houses.
In the territory covered by this
letter the following colored farmers
deserve mention because of their re?
spectability, industry, intelligence
and success: E. W. Sanders, James
Gettys, Daniel Davi?, Mellie K. Cor
bitt, Zack and Simpson Saxon.
"Hagccd."
MIHI -ry _.
DURANT.
Durant, Feb. 18.-Mrs. Kel?
ler, of Orangeburg, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs., Robbie Du?
rant.
Mr. James Montgomery
spent Wednesday in Sumter.
Mr. Judson Witherspoon
spent two days at home last
week.
Mrs. W. P. Montgomery has
recovered from her recent sick?
ness.
Miss Keller, who has charge
of a school near Manning, has
been visiting in the neighbor?
hood.
BROGDOX.
Brogdon, Feb. 21.-Mr. M.
H. Plov/den and family, who
moved to Georgia a year or two
ago, have returned to this
neighborhood to live. We are
pleased to welcome them back.
The weather continues dark,
gloomy and unsettled. Every?
thing seems to be at a stand?
still. No plowing can be done,
the ground being too wet.
Those who have attempted to
garden have had their efforts
thwarted. Cabbages that have
been set out for early use are
dead. Peas are a failure.
We are glad the much need?
ed telephone connection be?
tween Sumter and Manning is
soon to be established. Living
on the line we expect to do our
share of the talking.
At this depot only a few cars
of fertilizers have been receiv?
ed. Farmers are moving slow.
All who have cotton are hold?
ing for better prices. The din
of the gin has at last ceased.
Cotton m picking is just over.
Everyone has decided to reduce
cotton acreage this year.
- Several of our folks went to
Sumter last night to see James
Jeffries. They report them?
selves as much pleased with the
performance.
SALEM.
Salem, Feb. 22.-Rev. and
Mrs. Gray, of Salisbury, N. C.,
who are on a visit to Mrs.
Gray's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Muldrow, near Mayes
ville, are among the visitors in
this section. Mr. Gray filled
Brick Church pulpit on last
Sunday for Dr. McKay, wTho
has not fully recovered from
the effects of grippe, but hopes
to be wrell enough to fill his ap?
pointments on next Sunday at
Brick and Concord churches.
The many friends of Dr. N.
W. Edmonds here are pained to
(know that he has been so un?
well. The Item is scanned ea?
gerly to know the latest from
his bedside, and its readers are
disappointed if no mention of
his condition is made.
We heard three neighbors
discussing the condition of
things at their homes a few
days since and each decided his
home was a hospital, so we
have our share of ills too, but
would like to be slighted in this
particular.
The farmers see unduly
exercised about the over pro- ;
duction of this year's cotton
crop,but if the present condi- j
tion of this weather continues
much longer this problem will :
I be fully solved without any
[more worry on their part.
Nothing has been done on
many farms in the way of
preparation and on some farms
there is still a remnant of cot?
ton to be gathered.
Mr. G. W. McBride is nurs?
ing a spell of grippe.
Mr. Geo. E. Wilson, of Char?
lotte, N. C., came down today
on business and pleasure. He is
always a welcome guest in
these parts. Very little fertili- !
zers have been hauled and only
a few cars have been received
at the Mayesville depot to date.
* EGYPT
Egypt, Feb. 19.-As I have
never seen anything from
"Egypt," I will try to give you !
a few dots. "
Farmers in general are very
much behind with their farm
work; some of them have haul?
ed their fertilizers.
Rev. Geo. Howelton spent
Saturday night in the commu?
nity and preached at New Hope
church Sunday at ll a. m. Mr.
Howelton is an able preacher
and liked by all.
Mrs. S. A. White, after
spending a few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Wilson, of
Smithville, returned home yes?
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Kirklc
attended service at New Hot
Presbyterian church yesterdai
A little negro on Mr. J; u
Weldon's place was badly buq
ed this morning.
Mrs. J. C. McLeod made
flying visit last week to h<
parents, Mr. and Mrs. IS?
Holland, of Marshalls,
nied by Rev. S. H. Booth spei
Mr. L. A. White, accompJ
ned by Rev. S. H. Booth, spenj
Friday among the Rembei
congregation collecting monei
to build a parsonage at Smith;
ville. They hope to begin it iii
a few days.
Mr. J. R. McLeod spent a fe*
days of last week with relative;
at Longtown, Fairfield county.
WINTHOP COLLEGE
Wiinthrop College, Feb. 21.-]
On Sunday last the students
Winthrop college were visit?
by Dr. Poteat, president of F\x\
man University, who delivers
an instructive and eloquent se^
mon in the college chapel.
Miss Hopper, traveling se<|
retary. for the Y.'W. C. A.,
now staying in the south doi
mitory.
On Tuesday night the mern;!
bers of the: Y. W. C. A, win
give a circus in the rooms an<|
hall of the south dormitory an<
the music hall which adj oh
the south wing of the dormi^
tory.: This entertainment was
great success last year and st
greater success is expected thii
time^ as the girls have span
no effort. There - will be poj
corri, peanuts and pink lerne
nade for the- children, when nc^
viewing the many, snake chai
ers, wild men from Borneo, tfal
Siamese twins, the living skeq
eton and many other curiosities
besides the great number of. ai|
imals fresh from the jungles
Africa. The clowns, monkej]
and bears will be features
the occasion. A police force hi
been enrolled to patrol t?
circus halls. The entrance gatj
will be opened promtly at 7 *J
and closed at 10 o'clock.
On February 27 the Cur}
Literary Society will pres?
"Little Lord Fauntleroy' in
college auditorium. After ti
play there will be a r?ceptif
and the public is invited to
tend both play and reception.
BISHOPVILLE. m
From Bishopville Vindicator.
Mrs. Frank Barnes and Miss LilHl
Barrett are visiting in Sumter. M
Messrs. Harry and Lee Scarborough!
of Sumter were in Bishopville la?K$
Monday on business. JB?
We are very glad to know that Mffji
J. Bert Blackwell has recovered fro?j|
smallpox and is able to be at hapff
work again.
The new rural free delivery routB^
recently put into operation from StB
Charles is a great convenience to thfi
people in that section. It starts at Sa
Charles and ^oes cut by Mr. Joh?||
Montgomery's thence to Capt. .E. .2 Bi
Coop?1* s Tl tr. across to tho J^Fa;?!
ette road at Mr. A. L. Shaw's, then ii?
to Harris', then across to the Mourm
Zion road and up to Mrs. Rosa Coop^R
er's then across to new road by Mr-"
Reese Mathis and back to St. Charles,
After a lingering illness of several
months, Mrs. Jane Carter, consort of
the lu ?Fowell Oai-cor. ?hod on
Friday, Feb. 10, 1905, at the home of
her brother-in-law, Mr. Kenneth Mc?
caskill.
By the misplacing of a decimaj|.
point last week the type made tbflp
statement that there was $1,800 in the'
town council treasury when the pres?
ent council took charge. That was a
mistake. It ought to have been $1.80.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis, of Darlington,
has returned home after a two weeks* ?
visit to relatives and friends at this
place.
A bill has been passed by the leg-^
islature authorizing the supervisor tcft
borrow 000 from tho state ritiKj
ing fund to meet past indebtedness
of the county.
Camden, Feb. 17.-A very distress?
ing accident occurred here this even?
ing. George Wilson, the 11-year-o?d
son of Mr. W. G. Wilson, was acci?
dentally shot in one of his eyes with
a parlor rifle by Glinton Huggins, SOB-.
of Mr. W. G. Huggins. ~
The boys were playing together and
when Gaorge asked for his rifle Glin- /
ton playfully pointed it at him and '
pulled the trigger and unfortunteiy
the rifle was loaded. **N^
Dr. Horlbeck, of Columbia, was
wired for to assist in removing the eye
ball, which was deemed necessary tj*
the attending physician. It ^5
thought the little fellow will recover,
other than the losing of an eye.
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