Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MM MESPQNBEBCE. XEWSY ?^TTEKS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL COrOOSPONT?EXTS. Items of Interesst From all Parts o? Sumter and Adjoining Counties. JfOTICE TO CORRESPONDEXTS. "Mail your letters sa that they will Teach this office not later than Tues? day morning.. When the letters are received- Wednesday it is almost an .inpossibility.to have them appear in the paper issued that day. __ WEDGEFIELD. Wedegfield, April 26.-The frost of last week damaged cor toa and cern ^ some, but it is fast recovering from Ute effects. Mr. J. A. Gardoer wi o superintends for Hr. Levi at Manchester is the only plaster I have heard of that hsd to p?act over any to amount to anything. Cadet Elliott Thomas of Clemson College bas had to return home on account of ijis health. Mies Hattie Singleton is visiting an Columbia. Miss Aretas Bradford has returned -fee BishopviUe after a visit of. a few ? ?Says to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. .S. Bradford. Hr. R. C. Meilett, of Darlington, ?peat Sunday here with relatives. CATCHALL. Catchall, April 29.-The cool ?pell did very little damage here. "Sae gardens are fine, irish potatoes, ^ets and cabbage wili ?OOH he plenti The fanners are about, tis ru og h plant iag cotton. The cold damaged cotton ?QW???rably in some places We notice in some of the poultry Saide quite a number of little chicks. ?rs. E. E. Mobley has about two 3am??secL There was a picnic and Easter egg fcunt here last Saturday which the .little folks enjoyed very mach. Mr. Mitchell filled bis appoint? ements ai Horeb and the Hills last Sunday, firs sermons were impressive sac: full of the tenderest thought and sweetest comfort Several from here attended services at Stateburf? Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Mobley spent a ?aiy here this week. IONIA. ionia, April 29 -The heaviest rain Ibat we have bad this year fell here last Thursday night. Land is washed badly and cotton planting is stopped wo account of the Wet land. This correspondent went to ??sbop ^w?lle yesterday as a witness in the con "*Q?S case between Lever and Jacobs. Mies Emma Pipkins, who taught school here, left for her home last JKosday. PRIVATEER. Privateer, May 1.-The Black Rlv -"?er Union met at Bethel church on Fri? day, Saturday and Sunday. If large sud attentive congregations are an in? choation of a successful meeting this "was certainly a successful one. Mr. Jacob Geddings, who lived near Pinewood, and has been suffering with paralysis for about two years, died on Friday and was buried at Bethel Sat? urday. He was a Confederate soldier *167 years of age. ??fiss Sn die Furman spent a few I idays last week with her brother, Dr. -R? B. Furman. Mr. James Griffin, of Pinewood, has moved into the neighborhood. Dr. R. B. Furman spent Thursday Sn Columbia. Miss Katie Bradford is at home on ai abort vacation. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Harvin are visit? ons ia Manning. Miss Annie Wells, a*fter spending & few days here with relatives, re? turned home Sunday afternoon. HERIOTS. Heriot, May 1.-Mr. and Mrs. H. D. "Weldon spent the day in Bishopville yesterday. Miss M. L Privet is spending two ?weeks with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weldon 3n the Egypt neighborhood. Mr. W. H. McCathern has com "pleted his house and has moved in. It 3xa$ made a great improvement at -fiiis place. We have a very flourishing Sunday school a t Rembert's. Mr. R. C. Wactor sold thirty bales .of-cotton this week in Sumter. 3IAX. Max, May 1.-Rev. E. M. Hicks and Ifcev. B. K. Truluck attended the Union meeting at Kingstree Friday, Saturday and Sunday. MrsL Sallie Kirby, widow of the lat? John M. Kirby, of Scranton, wa? buried at Bethel church last Friday. The funeral services were conducted *y Rev. W. E. Hicks. Mrs. Kirby lived only four weeks and two days after her companion's death. Misses Frankie and Lillie Graham and others of Scranton attended the funeral. Mr. Mid Chandler is critically ill, and there is no hope for his recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Lemmon were in Mayesville Saturday. Mr. Leland Moore and daughter. Miss Eva, went to Timmonsville Thursday. Mrs. J., A. M. Carraway and daughter Miss Ellen, spent Thursday in Tim? monsville; also Mr. John Thompson, Jr., and sister, Miss Lizzie, of Beulah. Miss Lillie Bertie Truluck, accom? panied by her four younger brothers, -returned home Saturday. REMBERTS. Rembert's, May 1.-Our section was -r?sited with a delightful rain last Sat urday afternoon-we had what the farmers call a good season-but just below us between Rembert's and Bor dens they had a severe rain storm washing up a good portion of the Northwestern railroad track at a point known as Pollard's swamps. The regular afternoon passenger arrived here at Rembert's that after? noon on schedule time, but on .leav? ing here ran slowly knowing the dan? ger below here after heavy rains and on reaching Pollard's swamp discov? ered the track washed away. They backed the train to Rembert's, got the section master and hands and re? turned to the scene of danger and worked faithfully with a good force until near midnight before they could get over, reaching Sumter1 after 12 m. and on their return trip to Camden did not reach Rembert's until 2 a. m., and it was only through t eh*6*6*66 and it was only through the thought? fulness of the engineer that saved a terrible wreck and perhaps many I lives. Your correspondent had the pleas? ure of attending Easter services which were deferred and celebrated on yes? terday at Shiloh Episcopal church near Hagood. Th church was beau? tifully decorated with handsome roses and lillies, interlaced with green vines artistically arranged giving much credit to the ladies of the church and the children's part added greatly to the occasion. Rev. Wm. Barnwell de? livered a fine sermon after which the Holy Communion was served. The church was well filled as a great many strangers were present. After ser? vices my good wife and myself were delightfully entertained at the hos? pitable home and beautiful residence Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders.. 1 The pretty cottages that have gone up around Hagood the past year give ;^he place quite a city-like appearance and shows prosperity and enterprise. St Matthews* school will close here next Monday and Miss Lottie Wienies, the principal, is getting up an enter? tainment for Thursday night, which will be held in McLeod's chapel, and on Saturday she will give the children $tpicnic on the school grounds. Crops look well; cotton chopping commenced this week and* good stands are reported everywhere. MANCHESTER Manchester, April 29.-Cotton planting is progressing finely with the good weather we have been having. Corn plowing has commenced in good earnest. Some few sweet potato sprouts have been set out. We had \ fine rains Wednesday which, with the ; warm sunshine, is bringing up cotton j nicely. 4 Mr. George Lewis, the photographer of near your city, dined with W. J. Ardis last Tuesday, \the 25 th. Mr. H. C. Cuttino, of your city, took pot-luck with W. J. Ardis Thursday, the 27 th.. Mr. J. V. Geddings, formerly of Tindal's, Privateer township, but who has lived near Pinewood for the last three years, died last Thursday even? ing at the home of his son-in-law, M-. Lee Geddings. He was" stricken with paralysis in the fall of 1903. He was about 65 or 66 years old and was an old Confederate soldier, a member of Company H, with South Carolina calvary. The interment will be at Bethel church (Privateer) today at 10 o'clock, a. m., of which church he has been a member for many years. He leaves an aged wife, tt.rea sons and one daughter to mourn his loss. I fear the peaches are ali (or nearly so) killed by the freeze of the 17th. I was mistaken about Mr. J. R. Griffin moving to Mr. G. P. Ardis'. He moved from Pinewood to Mr. W. ?J. Pritchard's place, near Mr. W. D. Osteen's. Sam Wells, colored, of Privateer who lives near Mr. D. M. Lackey, had his barn with all of its contents burn? ed on last Tuesday night. His horse was also badly blistered before they could get it from the stable. The fire was supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. TINDAL. Tinda], May 2.-This section of country was "Visited with fine rains the past week and a heavy wind on Sat? urday which uprooted trees and blew down gardons and fences. The farmers are progressing nicely, corn and oats are growing, though it ?till shows the effects of the cold weather. The stand of cotton is very good. Mrs. J. P. Richardson returned ?lome Saturday from a'visit to rela? tives' in Columbia. Miss Mattie Hoyle, of Pinewood, has boen visiting at Mr. J. W. Broadway's the past week. -Mrs. Cassie Hodge, of Silver, is spending this week with her father, Mr. J. P. Richardson. Mrs. S. S. Tindal is on an extended visit to relatives in Columbus, Ga. BRAUN. Braun, May 1.-Mr. Charlie Jack? son and Miss Alice James were mar? ried Wednesday, April 26, at tho home of the bride, Rev. Crouch officiating. The marriage was a quiet affair, on? ly the members of the family and a few intimate friends being present. The bride was beautifully attired in white o:gandie and looked unusally pretty. Directly after the ceremony the bridal party left for Mr. Jackson's home, near Horatio, where an elegant supper was served. The bride was quite a popular young lady and her many friends here hate to see her leave, but she carried with her the good wishes of them all for a long and happy life. Mr. and Mrs. Lucian James and Miss Lizzie James, of Camden, were here to attend the Jackson-James marriage. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Weldon spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McCutchen, at Wisacky. Miss Maude Eradford and Miss Mattie James, Mr. Tommy Jenkins and Mr. Hartness, of Rembert's, spent Sunday with the Misses Gibson near Eishop ville. Mr. Jim Evans has a very fine lot of early cabbage, well headed, that he expects to take to market next week. Misses Maude Bradford and Mattie James spent Tuesday night at Mr. S D. Hurst's. Dr. C. S. Britton spent Thursday with his brother, Mr. T. M. Bradley STATEBURG. Stateburg, May 1.-Mrs. W. B. Nelson and little son, of Charleston, are visiting realtives here. Mr. Early Mellette, who is now liv? ing in North Carolina spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Mrs. M. S. Burgess and Miss Daisy Burgess, of Sumter, returned home this afternoon after a few days' stay at Mr. Screven Moore's. Miss Mittie Burnett returned to Charleston on Sunday after a stay of several weeks with, relatives. Mr. John Barnwell, of Rome, Ga., after a short visit to his brother, Rev. W. H. Barnwell, returned home on Friday. Miss Annie W. Holmes is spending a few days with friends in Sumter. Master Mark and William Rey? nolds, of Sumter, spent a few days last week with their grand parents. Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson. Colonel William Elliott, of Beau? fort, spent a day and night with friends here last week. PISGAH. Pisgah, May 3.-April has come md gone and it is very much like the one of two years ago-cold, wet and windy. The crops are not as promis ing as they might be; oats are head? ing low and will not equal the crop of last year. Cotton^ is small, yet some folks have started to chop out Peaches still falling. How many will :emain on the trees is yet to be seen 'ndications point to a repetition of ?ear before last. If correct, not more lhan ten million of bales of cotton will be made and the price will be fair, but let no one deceive themselves .13 to this. Expect to get five cent*, and act accordingly. The washout on the Northwestern railroad at Pollard's Old Mill last Sat? urday afternoon was a bad one for some length. Conductor Hall and his ! engineer, Mr. Brown, deserve credit in getting it patched and their train through to Sumter that night. The crops on each side of the rail? road present a bad appearance ano. will have, in many places, to be planted over. From the looks of things in general there, it must have been a cloudburst like the one that destroyed the crops of Mr. Woodley nad others a year or so ago. The intolerable noise in the street Jrom passing vehicles is the best ar gument to remove the court house to a more quiet locality. It is almost Impossible to hear what is going on except you are near the speakers. A couple of runaway, ride-away or walk-away couples were stopped last ! week here and made happy. One by Mr. Kenney, the other by Mr. Crouch, who was passing through Tell the unhappy souls to come here, and our ministers will make them ex tremely happy in a short time, all things being equal. I wonder what some of the news papers take the people of this state I for in advocating H?yward for a third I term? The state is not so poor as that. Grant tried it and got left, ! though to him to the last. No man will be president or governor but two 1 terms except by revolution. Wash I ington settled that as to the presi? dency and precedent as to governor The writer had the pleasure of the 'company of several Episcopal clergy? men on the train yesterday on their way to Camden, and found them very pleasant and entertaining. After safely passing the winter without the grip, your correspondent has at last got it in royal style. WINTHROP COLLEGE NEWS. Several Pleasant and Enjoyable En? tertainments Given Recently. Special to The Daily Item. Winthrop College. May 2.-At Win? throp College, the last month of the second term has begun and the stu? dents are counting the days before commencement. The last entertainment at the col? lege was an informal reception given on April 17, by the Junior to the Se? nior class. There were dancing and games ' for for a while, refreshments were then served and the girls return? ed to their dancing afterwards. There were no outsiders present and only Dr. Johnson, Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Shumate of the faculty. The basket bail game between the Juniors and Sophomores for' the championship was won by the Soph? omore and the garnet and gold Winthrop banner was presented to the captain of the victorious team by Miss J. Whitham, director of gym? nastics. The ladies of the Episcopal church entertained the Episcopal girls of Winthrop this afternoon at a recep? tion given in the home of Miss Reid on Main street. Mr. Herbert Glaze visited his sis? ter, Miss Minnie Glaze, this week. Miss Helen Smith entertained her brother in the college parlors on Sat? urday. Captain Fuller, Colonel Boyd and Colonel Patrick visited friends at the college last Thursday. -mm ? ? * ? m*m LEE COUNTY NEWS. From the Bishopivlle Vindicator. Miss Annie Lee Sba-v is at borne from Winthrop College to attend the marriage of Miss Etbt-1 Carnes. Mrs. W. R. Scarborough has iffurri ed nome after a pleasant visit to friends in Summerton. The Board of Trustees for Bisbop vlle Graded School will eh ct teachers on Tuesday May 9. Teacher* shoulo send in their applications at once. 2 At a recent meeting of the new board of trustees for b'isbopville school dis? trict Mr. Sam Bradley was electtd chairman and Mr. J. E. Consar, secre? tary & nd treasurer. MEETING IN MANNING. The Sumter District Conference of the Methodist Church in Session. Manning, A pi il 28.--The Sumter District Conference ot the Methodist Epicsopal Church, South, con ve nee aere Wednesday night, and did its first .eanlar day's work Thursday. Tn* fc?ev. H. Bascornb Browne, the presid? ia elder, is occnpjiug tue chair. The opening hermon was preached last night by the Rev. B. J Gu-ss, of Xcw Zion, after which the Con? ference was duly organized. During tne seb&aon today reporte were received on the spiritual stare ol che church, and on this line several able and impressive addresses were made. A strong address was also made in the interest of Woffcrd College, by the Rev. R. A. Child, the financial agent of that institution. Prof. John G. ClinkscalfcS, of Wofford College, was expected to attend the C0nfere2.ce, bur for some cause, failed to gut here. At the strvicts tonight the Rev. R. Herbert Jones presiding elder of Greenville district preached to a larg* congreigation. The Conference will continue through Snaday holding three sessions daily morning afternoon and night. There is a good attendance of preach? ers and lay delegates and they are bei ag entertained in the homes of om p. opie, who are glad of the privileg? of extending hospitality. BISHOPVILLE COMMENCEMENT. Thc Close of a Successful School Year. Some School Statistics. Eishopvflle, April 29.-Exercises at ?he Bishopville High and Graded .Schools were held in the court house last evening, April 2Sth. The entertainment consisted o? charades, drills and recitations. There wert none who finished the course and no diplomas were awarded. Our school has been efficiently con? ducted during this term, especially the department of discipline and the retiring faculty deserves commenda? tion for their particular insistence along this particular line. We are tiying the experiment of electing our trustees by popular vote. The retiring board got the bill through the legislature on their own initiation and offered for the position in the manner in which they had created and were defeated to a man, such is our political consideration. The new board inherits the good work of the last four years along with a $20,000 school building erected at a cost of $11,000, a well stocked library, a $500 piano and also the educational destiny of 300 children, who are pre? cious to the hearts of the patrons. Letter to Levy & Moses. Sumter, S. C. Dear Sirs: Fred Mitchell, Norwich N Y. and his father bofore him have sold Devo'3 from 1832 to now. Bright town, Norwich ; we've helped 'em brighten it. Seveny-two years is a good long time to test paint. But its only half of our life time. (We're 150 years old. ) Good paint is a life-preserver. Go by the name; Dtvoe lead-and zinc. Yours tra Iv 100 F W Dev je & Co. PS-Durant Hardware Co. sjlls cur ! paint. Promptly obtained or no fee. Write for our CONFIDENTIAL. LETTER before applying for patent : it is worth mon ey. We obtain PATENTS THAT PAY, and help inventors to success Seed model, photo or sketch, and we send IMMEDIATE FREE REPORT ON PAT? ENTABILITY. 20years'practice. Regis? tered Patent Lawyers. Write or come to os at 605-507, 7th St.. WASHINGTON, 0. C. in FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. Hie Gamewell System Installed. Test? ed and Xow Ready for Use. The Gamewell.Electrice Fire Alarm System has been installed and after being given a thorough test Fri? day afternoon was declared ready for service. There are tweleve alarm boxes located as follows: 22- Corner Main and Canal. 23- Corner Main and Warren. 24.-Corner Washington and Cal? houn. 25- Corner Church and Broad. 26- Corner Salem avenue and Cal? houn. 27- Harby and Hampton avenue. 32-Corner Washington and Lib? erty. 33.-Corner Bartlett and Council. 34- Foot of Sumter steet. 35- Corner Main and Bartlett. 36- Corner Kendrick and Magnolia. 37- Corner Liberty and Levi. When an alrm is sent in the number of the box is struck by the bell in the city hall tower and by gongs in each of the hose wagon houses. To send in an alarm the glass in the little door on the box should be broken, the key within turned, un? locking the door to the alarm box, then pull down the lever. The person sending in an alarm is expected to re - main at the box until the hose wagons arrive to direct the firemen to the fire. The alarm system is connected with the Telephone Exchange and an alarm sent in by telephone will be promptly transmitted to the hose wagon houses and the alarm bell will be rung just as if sent in from a box. Those who have telephones can send in a fire alarm quicker by using the j .phone than by going to an alarm box. The penalty for tampering with the alarm boxes or sending in a false alarm is sufficiently severe to deter the mischievous or malicious from mending in alarm for the fun of it. MAJOR SEILE SATISFIED. Rosa Dozier Goes to the" Gang and He Gets a Washerwoman. Ever since Magistrate Harby has been in office Major Seale has con? stantly requested him to send a washerwoman to the gang. His fo:.id j hope has been realized. i Rosa Dozier was arrested on the charge of having committed an as? sault and battery upon the person j of one Sandy Bradley and upon trial ; today was found guilty of the ch-', -ge whereof she was accused. S^.e was sentenced by Magistrate Harby to pay ja fine of $75 or to serve on the gang for twenty days and will do washing for the county during the term of her sentence. OLD MAIDS CONVENTION. A Successful and Enjoyable Enter? tainment at Providence. Dalzell. April 29.-The Old Maids Convention at the P&villion last night was well attended by an appreciative audience. It was fine, and every? body was delighted. The old maids looked sweet and girlish in spite of their ancient cos? tumes, and had some little pleasant remark to make about nearly all the young men present. Wouldn't be surprised if several of them desert the ranks before next year's roll call. Do your best to get them boys! They are worth the win? ning. Misses Gussie Raffield, Cornelia Kingman, and Lennie Bowman were present. Also Master Paul Bowman. I look for the correspondents' letters the first thing, because I am always anxious to hear from Pisgah, Braun. Hagood and Remberts. While ~.i en? joy the letters from all, I am more interested in those places, and look forward with pleasure to their week? ly visits. I know very little about, and have little time for politics. Believe I could tell you more about cooking. Mr. Felder is attending District Conference. Mrs. T. M. Croswell and little Bessie came home last night from a Eastover. False alarms are too expensive to be a popular form of amusement. THE FIRST D6LLJH UM IS ,.JUE BEST. The Sumter Banking and Mercan? tile Company, of Sumter, S. ?C., will ( open a saving department and receive , deposits of one dollar and over on willoh 5 per cent, per annum will be allowed, payable quarterly. Tlie way to have a bank account is to start, and you will find it easy 1 enough to keep it growing. Save your pennies and nickles and you will soon c have dollars. Call and get particulars a?? to fri? erest, deposits, etc. t Deposits, subject to check solicited. ( SUMTER BANKING AND MERCAN- * TILE COMPANY, Sumter, S. C. Mar 21-tf , FITZHUGH LEE DEAD. Washington. Aprli 23.-Gen. Fitz hugh Lee, U. S. A , retired, and one of Virginia's foremost socs died Ekt the Providence hospital here to? night. After Gen. Lee had been removed to the hospital this morning it was evident to the attending physicists i;hat bis case was a very serions one, out they believed that his strong vital? ity and will power weald assist materially in a partial recovery at Least from the attack. His coi ditiv n remained fair, considering the sever.ty of the attack, during the day, but shortly at ter 9 o'clock be began to grow weaker, his breathing became more rapid and is poise lower, termi? nating in less tliau two hoers in death. The end was peaceful and without pain, the general remaining conscious until five minutes before be died. Half an hour before death Ger.."Lee recognized his brother, Danial L?e, who came into the room for a moment A pathetic feature of the case is that although Gen. Lee had a family con? sistir g of a wife and five children, not one of them was with him at the ii ue of his death. The general was 68 years of age. Arrangements for Gen. L?e's fune? ral, together with the selection of the place for interment of the remains will net be made until after the arri? val in Washington of Mrs. Lee, who is now on ber way to Washington from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Meanwhile the body will be prepared for burial and will remain at the Hospital. It is possible that the body may be laid to rest at the National cemetery at Arlington, although it is expected that Gen. Lee's friends may make an effort to nave a site'ehosen somewhere else iu Virginia, the State in which he lived so many years and with whose interests he was so strongly identified. A patent on an improved telephone switchboard was issued to Mr. C. T. Mason last week. ?It should be borne in mind that every cold weakens the lunga, low? ers the vitality and prepares the system for the more serious dis? eases, among which are the two greatest destroyers of human life, ?pneumonia and consumption. IChamberlain's Cough Remedy I has won its great popularity by its I prompt cures of this most common $ M ailment. It aids expectoration, re- ?, H Heves the lungs and opens the fi ?secretions, effecting a speedy and ! permanent cure. It counteracts jg any tendency toward pneumonia, fl a Price 25c, Lari e Size 50c, | VIII - - --?^r> An Unusual Of fer By DeLorme's Pharmacy. Who are offering their patrois an op? portunity of a free bottle of the won? derful healing remedy;', Paracamph, First Aid to the Injured. Tljis rem? edy has become popular in a remark? ably short length of time by its great success in curing the aches, pains and hurts of millions of people. Sumter people should know the value and merits of Paracamph, and to enable them to do so without risk or loss of money these gentlemen have produced a plan. "Being fully convinced of the merits of Paracamph, all you have ta do, says Mr. DeLorme, is to deposit the price of a bottle at our drug store, take home a bottle of Paraeamphv give it an honest trial, and if not sat? isfied, tell us and we will return your money." No remedy on earth compares wit?a. Paracamph for the cure of Rheuma? tism, Swelling and Neuralgia^ Sore; Throat, Croup Catarrh, Sore Muscles, Eczema, Sprains, Bruises, Sore Feet, Cuts, Burns and Hurts of every de? scription. Parcicamph absolutely pre? vents blood poison, Paratamph. soothes and heals like magic. No? household should be without s. battle always at hand. If you receive a card making a spe? cial offer to you for a trial of Para? camph, bring it to our drug store without delay. 4 26-6t copy son?. Fee mm. (COMPLAINT SERVED. The State of South Coolina, County of Sumter, Court of Common. Pleas. Ulrica Dinkins, plaintiff, against Kershaw Nixon, defendant. To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re? quired to answer the complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint an the subscriber at his office in the ;ity and county of Sumter, South Car? olina within twenty days after the ser? vice hereof; exclusive of the day of" >uch service; and if you fail to an? swer the complaint within the time iforesaid, the plaintiff in this action viii apply to the court for the relief Dated March 10, 1905. lemanded in the complaint. Co the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby notified that the complaint in this action was filed in h office of the Clerk of the Court of :ommon Pleas for Sumter County on he 10th day of March, 1905, and said :omplaint is now on file in said office. L. D. Jennings. Plaintiff's Attorney. darch 15-6t