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COUNTY GORBESPONOEHilE 3OWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Items of Interesst From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. MAYESTTLLE Mayesville, Feb. 23.-Mr. Earle C. 'Page, of the State spent . Saturday mo ming in town. Mr. W. Edmonds Law,^repres anting the Mutual Benefit Life. Insurance Company was in town on Monday and left on the evening train for Colum bia. HQ Mr. R. H. Bigham of Sumter spent today in town on busiess. Hon. T. B. Fraser passed through $own yesterday on his way to Good? will. Mrs. Ii. E. Anderson who has been -on a vi sit to ber niece, Mrs. H. M. ^McIntosh, bas returned. Hon. E. W. Bose, traveling under the management of the McConnell ^Library Association, will deliver a lecture in the school house audi borium tomorrow night Mr. Rose hus been lecturing in Georgia and corm?S very highly recommended and our citizens are expecting a literary treat tomor? row night. Grippe is ?quita pr?valent in our neighborhood. Quite a number of tases have been reported witiiin the past few days. Farm work is at a standstill on ac? count of the dampness of the soil. Several farmers report that they have -not been able to turn a furrow. Washington's birthday pasned off ?ery quietly, being observed by only the bank, the postoffice and the school DALZELL. Dalzell, Feb. 24.-The Evangelist Harth has been carrying on ;* series -cf meetings at the Presbyterian church at Dalzell, in which a great deal of interest was taken. Misses Blanche and Gertrude Dixon . -of Bishopville have been visiting Miss Jennie Scarborough. Mr. J. W, Woodley has been quite sick, but is better how. Miss Kora Jackson is also very ill with pneumonia. Most of the farmers in this section aire behind with their work on ac count of bad weather. HERIOTS. Heriots, Feb. 21-Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gibson, of Bishanvillo, spent last Saturday and Sunday at Mr. H. P. Weldons. Miss'Madge Weldon is visiti ag rela? tives in Bishopville. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. WactOr spent the day in Sumter yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Weiden spent last Sunday and Sunday night at bis father's, Mr. R P. Weldon's. Miss Sadie Burrows is still improv? ing. . There bas been no plowing done in this neighborhood worth talking about There is no sickness in our com? munity. DURANTS. Durant, Feb. 27.-Dr. and Mrs. Cr. L. Dickson, of Manning spent a few days here last week. The Doctor broagbt his fine bird dogs over for a Sunt but the cold wave greeted them and the pams amounted to very little. Miss Virginia Durant ?pent Satur? day and Sunday at home. Mrs. Keller returned to. her home in Orange burg on Satu rday. M?SR Mary Witherspoon visired her parents last week. Mrs. W. B. Dickson, of Manning with her children have been visiting at Mrs. Durant's. SMITHVILLE. Smithville, Feb. 26.-On last Sun clay afternoon services were held at St-John's M. E. Church by the pas? tor, Rev. S. H. Booth. There was the usual good attendance. * The parsonage committt?e will meet today for the purpose ol: award? ing the contract for building the new parsonage. On last Wednesday afternoon .Washington's birthday was observed by the .scholars of the Smithvi lle High School in various exercises befitting the day. The flag drill deseives spe? cial mention and a great deal of praise ia due to those who took part in it. Qu'.te a large crowd was on t and all went away well pleased. County Su? perintendent Davis was present and made an appropriate address. Mr. S. B. Marshe. principal of the Smithville High School htmded in his resignation to the trustees on last Wednesday which was accepted by them. He is succeeded by Mrs. W. Frank Smith, his former i.ssistant. It has not yet been decided as to who . will assist Mrs. Smith. The school is in a flourishing condition hiing well attended every da?. The scholars are as br i ?i ht and intelligent a S? t as is to be found anywhere in tho state, and ior this reason it is necessray to have only first class teachers. The new ledge building is rapily nearing completion. A new saw mill has been started in the neighborhood by Mr. Geo. W. ^Brown and W. M. Murray. There are a good many saw mills all ?round vs and they are having all they can do to ?apply the demands. REMBERTS. Rembert, Feb. 27.-The recent rise in cotton seed oil has caused cotton seed to take a "big jump up" and a good m any of our farmers who expected co use them as fertilizer this yj-ar closed out. Some exchangee; for meal, while others sold^for cash. Mr. S. Lee Young has omened up a first class wheelrigbt and blacksmith shop at bis residence and s-ems to he .doing a brisk buisness,- horse shoeing 2 St. Matthew Schcol, Remberts, celebrated Washington's birthday in the u-.ual manner, that is :o say by reading of original compositions and reciting poems appropriate for the occasions Some of the poetry was original having been coriposed es? pecially for the day. Ten pupils said ti piece beginning with eac.i letter of Washington which was especially good. "Character of Washington" a select reading was also, good. The school room was decorated very pret ??ly. Little hatchets were gi ven to the pupils and those present as sou?eniers of the occasion. The oat crop is -improving, and while a good many are killed, with good weather from now on we will make a fair average crop. Yesterday was a delightfnl?Sabbatb, and Rev. C. S. Felder filled his ap pointment here at McLeod's Chapel, a large congregation being in at? tendance. Mrs. Mamie Hoyt of Sumter, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Mc? Leod. H. C. McLeod, S. Lee Young and C. W. Young visited the Game Cock City last Saturday. Mr. Davis G. Brown's little child is very ill--relapse from measles. Mrs. S. Lee Youug is still in Co? lumbia visiting her mother who is very sick. ELLIOTT. ElliotttFeb. 28.-How time flies. Here it is the last day of February and so little done on the farms-just making fires and watching the rain fall. Some have taken advantage of the time in building and repairing tenant houses. There has been great freshets ia Lynch's river, some cattle have been drowned and the public highway im? passible. The country is full of colds and grippe. Mrs. S. J. Moonehan has been quite sick but is better. Our teacher was not able to be at her post yesterday, but we truly hope it won't be long for we all miss her. Mr. H. P. Brown has planted quite a field of Irish potatoes. He wiU ship them. Wish more of the farmers would plant truck for this would in a small way help to reduce the production of cot? ton. It looks as if the whole south is being stuck on the subject of. keeping cotton prices under con? trol. I am glad that our county (Lee) affairs are not quite so bad as published at first; there was so many questions being asked as to whose business it was to have known how things were going-some put it on the county board and some on the grand jury-othrs, both. The young people of I?t. Zion had a valentine party on the 13th and all report a fine time-lots of hearts were pierced and oth? ers no doubt Guyed. PISGAH. . Pisgah, Feb. 27.-It looks today like we will have a few days of fair weather and it goes without saying that the plows will rush until they are again mn by the rain. We have long realized the truth of what poor Richard said. "He that by the plow wonld thrive himself, must either hold or drive." s The cold, weather bas brouht the grip, colds, neuraliga, &c, oe the people. This section is very much afflicted with these things. Rev. J. H. Mitchell, of Scarboro, filled the pulpit of Pisgah church last Saturday at ll a. m., and 8 p. m. His sermons were very interesting and instructive, and enjoyed by his con? gregation. He made many friends while here who will always be glad to see him. Miss Alice James, who has been absent for sometime on business and visiting was at Pisgah on Sunday and was warmly greeted by her friends. Miss Ila May Evans, who is attend? ing school in Sumter, came home on a visit last Thursday evening, but will return today to resame her studies. Prof. Marsh of Smithville attended services at Pisagh on yesterday. Capt. N. S. McLeod, of Oswepo came up to visit relatives last Satur? day. He is a very pleasant gentleman to meet and has many friends here who are always glad to see him. Mr. Hammie Wells and Miss Estelle Johnson were married not long since on the place of Rev. J. W. Kenney and by him. This will end {he matrimonial ventures I guess, until next fall. Men say they are too poor to marry. They can't support a wife in the style the age requiries. There? fore they will remain single. This is a sad commentary sure and I am afraid there is more truth than poetry in the saying. If my observations are correct the average giri don't want to com? mence house keeping as her grand? mother did. Consequently she will remain Miss. Of course there are honorable exceptions to the rule, but they are few and far between. The taxpayers of this State, no doubt drew a breath of relief when the legislature got to its constitutional limit and adjourned. The best term I can usu to describe thc work of the bod? is the word Failure. The ! I farmers should stick to the efforts now being made to control thc cotton in the fnture as well as the present. A failure new would bring baa results to us all, and would play right into the hands of the bears. This is what they are hoping for. "Johnie"" s^ms io be coming to the front again. Watch and see ii" the senatorial bee, next year, don't fly around his head. IONA. *~Ioln~I?e~b7~28.- At~ Rev?" Z7~ W. Davis' Mr. Robert Cook and Mis* Lula Bell were married last Sunday, ali of Mannville, S. C. Mr. D. N. Matthews, of Hartsville S. (f., was here a few davs this week visiting his parents. Mr. Hoit Mosley, a student of tbe Welsh Neck School at Earlville, was in this section a few days Jast week. Our R. F. D. carrier gave a dinner to all the postmasters on his route last Wednesday. This correspondent had an in v; cation but it was impossible to attend. Mr. W. C. Corbett, who has been sick for some time is no better. I am glad to see the correspondents of yonr paper waking np. There is nothing we like to read better than the letters from the correspondents all over the country. Onr people here don't seem tc be very much interested in the great cotton movement the fanners have started. There have not been any clnbs organized here, nor any pledges signed. The only way we see how to get ont of this is to make all we need at home, then all the cotton we can. EDWARDS. Edwards, Feb. 28.-The heavy rains have ceased, and farm work has moved off again. Mr. J. R. McLeod of this section, and Miss Mattie Rhame, of Fairfield county, were married on the 22d inst. The health of this community is very good at present. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Kirkley spent the day with relatives at Smithvile last Sunday. The few warm days have improved the oat crop. MAX. Max, Feb. 27.-Mr. Thomas Steel died last Friday of pneu? monia, and his funeral was con? ducted by Rev. B. K Truluck at Beulah Presbyterian church. The sermon was a plain, practi? cal one addressed to the living. Mr. Steel was a kind and liberal husband, father and neighbor, and a very industrious man, the like of whom there are few to be found. Rev. Carl Barth and J. T. McNeil, of Magnolia, were ?jn Beulah Saturday. If Mr. John McSwain, of Tim monsville, passed through here last Thursday and spent a few hours socially with Mr. J. T. Truluck. Mr. Irby Truluck and wife, of Magnolia, spent last Thursday with "Uncle John" Truluck. Miss Violet Moorehead will play the wedding march at the marriage of Mr. Ellison Moore and Miss Lola Floyd at the resi? dence of the bride's parents next Thursday. TINDAL. Tindal, Feb. 28.-On account of the bad weather the farmers have done but very little toward preparing for the next crop. Some are undecided whether to plant cotton or not. No doubt the acreage will be much less than it was last year. Mrs. Mary Winkles has been very ill for several days and is considered no better at this time. Mrs. J. W. Broadway is spend? ing several days with her broth? er, Mr. T. H. Harvin, of Silver. Miss Edith Richardson has returned home from Hurtsville. STATEBURG. Stateburg, Feb. 28.-Mrs. J. M. Cantey and little daughter, Lilly, returned to Summerton on Saturday after a pleasant stay of ten days here. Mr. W. Waties Rees, of Sum? ter, spent Sunday at his old home. Miss Mattie Gibson spent Sun? day with her father and sistsr. Mr. Gillon Fishburne, of Sum? ter, was the guest of Mr. W. D. Frierson yesterday. Mr. Yeadon Pitts spent Sun 1 day with friends here, j Miss Gussie Crosswell, of Bish? opville, is visiting Miss Bessie Stuckey. I Mr. Singleton Moore spent Sunday and Mondav at "The Ruins." Mrs. S. H. Ramsey spent Sun? day at her old home in Priva? teer. Miss McCall spent last week with her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Saunders. Rev. W. H. Barnwell is visit? ing in Clarendon county today. | The Ladies' Sewing Society j holds a special meeting on Tues-1 day at Mrs. S. E. Nelson's. MANCHESTER Dark Corner, Feb. 25.-Well we have had two pretty days again and vre clod hoppers have been hopping. Farm work is not j advanced an*] everybody is com- j plaining of being behind with j their work. The land is muddy j in al! the bottoms now, so ? don't know when we ?rill get ready to plant. It keeps continuously cold I think we ought to have fine fruit as all of the insects ought to be killed by this time. Mr. and Mrs. R. ?). Koli?, of Privateer visited at W. T. Kolbs last Sunday. Miss Mattie Weeks visited at W. R. Lackev's last Sunday. W. J. Ardis visited W. T. Kolb last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs.. J. M. Ardis, of Privateer, visited W. J. Arc on last Thursday night. Mr. Prescot, of St. Charles, Lee county, passed through here yesterday evening enroute to Pinewood to see his mother, who is there with her daughter, Mrs. Revell, who has lived in Pine? wood for many years. There is one farmer here who says he is going to try tobacco this year and that is Mr. Peter McLeod. He has hired an expert (Mr. Greenway) to superintend it for him. I don't know of any one else who is going to try to? bacco. Mrs. A. L. Burkett and son, Frank, of Pinewood, visted Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ardis last Thurs? day. Mrs. Sarah A. T. Lackey is quite sick with muscular rheu? matism. Also I have learned that Mr. W. W. Weeks of Pinewood is quite sick. SALEM. Salem, Feb. 28.-Johhn Wil? son, colored, died here on iast Monday after a month's illness. About the 20th of last December John had 50 cents that he knew of no better use to put it to. So he decided to ride it out on our local freight train. Not having his mind fully made up at the leaving hour of the train, at? tempted to board it after it had left the depot some 100 or more yards. Missing his footing he fell violently to the ground, which bruised him internally. Paralysis -set in by inches and that was the last of John. Fine weather makes us feel good and farm work is progress? ing some. Mr. R. F. Haynsworth, of Sumter, spent last Saturday night with Col. J. R. Muldrow. Rev. W. J. McKay, D. D., is on a visit to his old home in Cheraw this week. Mrs. George E. Wilson, after a month's stay with relatives here, will leave for her home in Charlotte, N. C, on Wednesday morning. Cotton picking out and up is still going on here, nearly as much is to be picked up off the ground as out of the burrs. With present warm, sunshining weather, we. hope to finish this picking business this week and that will be the last of cotton picking. WEDGEFIELD. Wedgefield, Feb. 28.-We are having some sunshine now, ac? companied by warmer weather, which permits farm work to commence again, after being de? layed so long by the freeze and rain. Oats on clay lands stood the freeze very well, but on light sandy land the stand is very poor. Mr. W. H. Ramsey spent Jast Sunday with friends near East over. Miss Corinne Parier, of Par? ler, who has been visiting her brother, Dr. M. Ii. Parler, re? turned home Sunday, accompa? nied by Mrs. M. L. Parler. Mr. W. T. Aycock, of Colum? bia, spent Sunday and Monday at home. Mr. L. L. Themas, who has been spending the winter with his son, Mr. T. E. Thomas, for a good'many years, will com? mence his journey towards home tomorrow. After a stay of eighteen months in our midst Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Ferguson will leave for Ridgeway the last of this week where the former will go into merchandising. While here Mr. Ferguson clerked and kept books for Mr. F. E. Thomas. PRIVATEER. Privateer, Feb. 23.-Three of Mr. Eugene Nesbit's farriily ? have measles, otherwise , the health of the neighborhood is good. Miss Kate Bradford has re? turned home after spending some time in Manning. Mrs. E. W. Rivers is visiting her daughter, Mrs. I. E. Minis, of Silver. Misses Viola and Bessie Cor? bett spent the day at Mr. E. W. Rivers' Friday. Miss Elma Geddings, who is teaching at Red Oak school, spent Saturday and Sunday at her Hoirie in Paxviile. Mrs. LeGrand, of Manning, : is visiting at Mr. S. A. Karvin's. ; Mr. A. W. Bradford, Misses | Kate and Hennie Bradford spent Saturday at Mr Marion Dom's, of Oswego. A few of Hie young folks great? ly enjoyed an oyster supper at the parsonage Friday night, the 18th inst. Dr. R. B. Furman is building an additiont to his residence. Miss Bonnie Brown, of Sum? ter; Mr. Eve, of Timmonsville ; Mr. Lucius Karvin an-' Mr. Ar? chie Barron, of Manning, spent Sunday at Rev. S. P. Lide's. Miss Callie Wells is visiting her brother, Mr. W. G. Weils, in Sumter. BRATJX. Braun, Feb. 27.-We are at last having some fine weather and the farmers are quite busy with their farm work. Several people from the neighborhood went to Sumter to get some of the fire sale goods, some could not get into the store, but others found some good bargains. Miss Maude Bradford and Miss Alice James spent Wed? nesday in Sumter. Mr. Jim Evans went to Sum? ter Thursday and brought home his daughter, Miss Ila, who is attending school at St. Joseph's for a little visit. She will re? sume her work at the academy on Monday. Mr. Lawrence White, Jr., and Mr. Marvin Weldon spent Sat? urday and Sunday in the neigh? borhood, and attended the meet? ing at Pisgah. Mr. Albert Bradley has sup? plied the neighborhood with another lot of cabbage plants. Mrs. John Barfield visited her mother, Mrs. L. E. Hurst, sev? eral days during the past week. CATCHALL.. Catchall, Feb. 28.-About one-sixth of the year has passed and very little farm work has been accomplished owing to the incessant rains and bitter cold. A great many in our little town are suffering with grippe. Miss Jennie Mae Smith spent several days last week in Pax ville with Miss Annie Lou Smith spent Monday in your city, vaccinated arm. Mr. Mitchell filled his regular appointment at the Hills Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mobley spent Monday in your city. Messrs. Richard and C. W. Sanders spent several days at home. Miss Annie Lou Smith, who spent Saturday and Sunday with her sisters, left today for Pax ville. NOTES AFIELD. Rev. Mr. Barth of the Pres? byterian church conducted a successful meeting at Dalzell,, quite a number uniting with that church. His preaching was very plain. I mean simple with a "Thus saith the Lord" to en? force all he said. At no time did he attempt what is called elo? quence though it was manifest that he was a well equipped man depending on no wild cat meth? ods but on the Holy Ghost to render his work effectual. This was February 18 and 19. Too much cannot be said of the lands in this Dalzell, com? munity. To show how values have gone up the Jennings land that a few years ago was bought for $13 per acre, cannot now be bought for $50. It was Colonel Scarbobrough, one of the oldest and most high? ly esteemed citizens of this com? munity, who suggested in our first cotton convention that there were those who had al? ready reduced their acreage to a minimum, and that we do not require them to make a corres? ponding reduction with the rest. Some such provision would have been wise. T. M. Croswell is a successful farmer who believes in having a place for everything and ev? erything in its place. In this connection we remark that many farmers are poorly provided with shelter, in conse? quence of which their mowers, etc., are obliged to take the weather. ' $ The farm of young Marion Moore is one of the few in the county that is well equipped. Here are plenty of fine stock, hogs and other stock. Did you ever notice the differ? ence there is in homes? Some seem dull, void of all interest, activity, thought, each day deary and long, more to be en? dured than lived. Some are full of life, sprigthly wit, laughter, j light, warm sunshine, every- j thing active and moving, a place i to dream of springtime song birds and flowers, whoso pure and bracing atmosphere renews, invigorates. Willie Boykin is a happy man, having one of the best wives-a woman in its highest and hes! sense, a good and weil provided home. As a farmer he is a success. One of iiie most successful.; one of the besl equipped, one of j the most popular teachers in the county is here in the person of Miss Louise Gillespie. "Hagood." BIS HOP VILLE. Bishop ville Vindicator. The municipal election is on in Bishopvilie. There are two tickets in the field. The following was nominated by a mass meet? ing. For mayor: W. A. James. For aldermen: T. E. Davis, T. W. Weatherley, H. A. McLeod, > M. B. Mccutcheon, J. C., Shaw, M. B. McCutchen, J. C. Shaw, ticket is also put out : For may? or : J. Ed Stuckey. Wardens : W. R. Scarborough, W. M. Reid, James A. DuRant, John W. Da- ? vis, A. M. Lee, J. D. Hill. v Court convenes next Monday with Judge Klug presiding. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mr. C. M. Joye to Miss Louisa V. Fisher, of Phil? adelphia, Pa., on March 7th at tthe home of the bride-elect. Mr. J. Smith has built in a very short time an elegant two story dwelling on Heyward ave? nue and his family is already domiciled in their new home. Mr. L. A. Moore, our efficient j clerk of court has removed and converted the old graded school building into a handsome dwell? ing on his lot east of the graded school and expects to move his family to town soon. We extend a cordial welcome. g Messrs. J. B. Kelly and Rob7 Singletary left last Monday morning for Lake City to visit friends and will stay several days. Master Johnnie Rhame came very near having his hand se? riously injured by his gun go-,1 ing off unexpectedly but it hap- " I pened luckily the wound is slight. Mr. Henry Stuckey is at home sick, but we hope he will soon be ableto resume his school dutiies. Miss Leila Lesesne left last week for her home at Oswego.^j She is taking 'a short : vacation, J and will resume her work again in a few weeks. SOUTH CAROLINA ?SEWS. ?tems of Interest Condensed and Par-^1 agraphed for .Quick Heading. The town of Marion 'has obtained a new charter and the town : limits have been increased >to take-, in twice the former area. ' , ' . r A mari, thought , te be Bef?rd, tfae postoffice robber who escaped from . U. j S. Marshals by jumping-'from the train at Cade's, has ;been arrested in Che ra w< t< - Congress has passed a bi ll-authoriz? ing the construction of two bridges" across the Ashley River in Charleston and Dorchester Connties. The special term of court for Colle ton'at which ex-Judge Chaigter BenetJ was to preside, has been called off by^ Chief Justice Pope., - . . The public schools of. RichiaRd county may be forced to close at .the end of the seven months term owing to the fact that the county schools fund has been. exhaused 'by paying the Columbi? sehool district 810,500* which has been due for several ry ears." r. Luther] W., Hydrick was instantly, killed at- Snngfield, - Orangebnrg, county, last Wednesday J3y a saw^ log falling on him. ^ x . . Alfred Sweeney, atelepbone 1 iceman fell from the top of a 25 foot pole in Florence Saturday, breaking.' his leg. A runaway mule threw Grove Gar-^ rett, colored, in front of a locomotive in Columbia " Saturday and one'foot was mashed off. Work on the big 25,090 h. p. plant at.. Paris schools between Alston and Columbia will begin this spring. The enterprise is being financed by Bos-^ ton capitalists. 1 ? United States Marshal Adams who has jost returned from Washington says that either John G. Capers or Earnest Cochrane will be appointed Federal Judge of the new district iu this State. *He says no Democrat has a chance of appoinment. The Bishopvilie train was derailed between Bishopvilie and Lucknow i Saturday. There was bit one pas? senger on board and he ecsaped unin? jured. Broadus Barney, a 14-year old lad was killed in Soartanburg. county, last week by a falling tree while cut? ting cord wood. President E. D. Smith, of the South Carolina Cotton Growers Asso- * elation? bas accepted an invitation to speak in Laucatser March 4th. W. St. Julien Jersey and R. Turner Lo^an, of Charleston and J. G. Pad? gett, of Colieeton are candidates for Solicitors in tbs new ninth judical circuit. Joseph P. Fersner, a prosperous^ farmer and merchant of Orangeburg" died Friday from the effects of burns received two weeks previously. Thomas Laney, of Cheraw who was shot; by his brother Edward'Laney, on the iSth, died last Wednesday night. Tho shooting occurred in a drunken fight. ^ The Carolina Lumber Mill at Mc-^ Bsc was seriously damaged by fire Saturday night. Seven men were tried fer murd-? at Conway last week. Only two' were convicted and they of manslaughter. One was sent to the penitentiary for ll years and the other for five. ^ A 610.OOO fire occurred in Aiken % Suuda> night. The postoffice and several businesss houses wer? destroy? ed. Harry Hatched], a lad, son of Isaac Hatchelh who lives some miles from Florence, was accidentally and seri? ously shot in the side by a young i friend yesterday. The boy may die. fi An amateur burglar made an attempt Sunday night to break into the safe of the Norris Cooner Company, of Columbia, with a sledge hammer. He dis? figured the safe.