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E. CIAL CQ?U??SPOXDEXTS. ^ems ol IntereW From'ail Parts of Sumter andAdjoining Comities. S?nCE TO CORRESPONDENTS. r Mail your1 letters so that they will breach this office' hot later than^^Tues ?ay morning. Wnen the letters are -received Wednesday it ; is almost an impossibility to have them appear in C the paper issued that day. l??iA. Ionia,.S;^., May 12.-?h, my! The Tain and the grass! We would not Teduce acreage at first, but if it keeps - <m raining I think we will reduce 50 pep oniL- if not more. Labor is : "? scarce^, and ^demanding a big price Eg'< "from 40 to 50 cents an acre for chojK 3ag-the ne^o. has cornered nfs. I ?ave jtist foun'dT out why. the co-ope? rative Armers? ^-ust-it is* so natural -any f individual will do it when he ?eis the c??nc?." We-haye^always thought an editor Bved On what .his subscribers prom? ised him, but not so. We had the pleasure of dining 'with the-, editor of "the Bishopville Leader and Vindi? cator last Monday and from what we saw and felt we came to the conclu ?on that they live on what is paid "them. ; 9 \ The building^ committee of the Methodist parsonage met at Smith? dale today to settle with the con? tractors, the. parsonage being about completed. The .health of, our community is Uood; no sickness to report.. - Ionia Grange meets next Saturday ?t 3 o'clock p. m. The installation of officers /will take place at that "time. Ali members are requested to meet promptly. - MAX. Max, S. C., May 19.-J. 0. XcLendon, former treasurer for asevera?'- terms of Florence coun? ty, w2? oe buried at Sardis church today. Mr. M?xey Hicks, of New Zion, attended the marriage of Ins daughter, Miss Italene jEfek^, to Mr. Elijah Moot, at "the home of her aunt, Mrs. K. JL Hicks, yesterday. Mrs. Jennette Humphrey, of Bardis, is spending some time with her father, Mr. J. T. Tru 3uck. Mr. A. J. Goodman left for ASiyi?e, N. C., yesterday to at? tend general conference. Mr. Pleasant McGee killed a .xatt?esinake on his place which ?ad seven rattles. Farmers are having a hard time killing grass. , Max, |?ay 22.-Mrs. Asher of Balii jncse is spending some time with her brother Mr. Ernest Willis, of Beulah. Miss Lola Chandler, of Lake City -spent last week 'with relatives around Mia Mary Kirby spent last Thurs? day with Mrs J. A. M. Carraway. Mr. Alec Lemon,an aged blind man visited friends and relatives on the fcay road last week. The men were very basy in their fields but the ladies took pleasure in entertaining him and tearing him talk. Kev. B. K. Truluck preached an excellent sermon Sunday afternoon at 3esheL fie bas about regained his asBnaTvigor. He was called on to aaany a couple of young lovers while in bed sick and y ratber than dis? appoint them be complied with their .wishes and dey went their way happy. DALZELL Dalzell, May 22.-The last few days of sunshine have been busy ones to the Jenners. Bands are plentiful though, ?nd farm work progressing nicely. We have very little news ourselves, ind were it not for The Daily Item, -which gives us other people's sews, me would almost find it dull some "times. The Item is a grand paper "We enjoy it? and would hate to be without it. Long may it live, and jzrow stronger, an?Sgfct?er each suc jseediag year. Miss Roberta Hall's school closed yesterday. She will return to ber -home in Rock Hill next week. Little Sadie, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wingate was fanned at Providence church this morning. - Miss Louise Gillespie is giving ber acbool children an ice cream party ?bm afternoon. PISGAH. Pisgah, May 22.-The rains have voime and gone, leaving the most aaigniflcient crop of grass that we nave had for yean. For want of '- labor, many acres of cotton cannot be icieaneid, especally on the. lbw lands, ^sffld those that are and will be cleaned the eiand be sb thinned by getting the $i&S9 cot that nader no circumstances ?. ?rill a fall crop he made bandes the ^fertilizers to a large extent have been leached ont by tbe heavy raina So > vre see that the. next cotton crop will lac* be a large one. Last year, was a perfect cotton year from start to finish mm? ?re will probably sot see another like ?U tot years, if ever. Some peeople from here who have .leen to Orang-aburg report the cotton crop along the line of travel, as eaten nrp with grass. Much sickness is prevalent, mostly &x? dysentery. Mrs. Lena Vinson and little* son are ?3?cov6ring from an attack of ; measles, j Mies Mary Allen of Columbia paid our section a abort visit quite recently. Mrs. J. J. Cooley of Darlington visited ber daughter, Mrs. J. L. Gillis, this week. Miss Mand Bradford will close her school with a picnic next Saturday at Pisgah church. Rev. J. W.. Kenney had a cow bad? ly founded this week on corn. She accidently got in the barn and helped herself. News is scarce. Everybody is hard at work trying to save their crops. SMITHVILLE. Smithville, May 22.-The rains have about near drowned ont vege? tables here. Lots of cotton is dying and we hear of many farmers who . are plowing up and replanting. Another trouble on the farms is getting hands for chopping cotton. This is a com? mon complaint, so much so that some farmers find it necessary to even plow up good cotton not knowing any bet? ter way to "catch up." The past few .days of dry weather were very much appreciated just now. s Mr. R. R. Matthis very nearly lost bis colt a few days ago. She snagged 4her leg on the plow and it was feared that she would bleed to death before the bleeding could be stopped. < Prayer meetiug was held at St. john's Church on last Thursday night Only a few were in attendance. This is a work just recently begun by the pastor and we hope to see it meet w|tb some of the success of the Sab bath services whicn are largely attend? ed each Sunday. The Masons held their regular meet? ing on last Wednesday nignt. Five candidates were introduced to King Solmon a* fnll fledged Master Masons and received full instructions as to how to conduct themselves as such. Mr. Jas. Robertson has been quite sick at his home, but is now improv? ing. Our parsonage will be complete sometime next week. The pastor and his wife will take .charge at once. EDWARDS. Edwards, May 22-We nave been having some very pretty weather for the past few days and if it continues to be so the farmer's will get the crop rid of the grass We have beard of some that have ploughed np their cot? ton, because it was so grassy, and planted corn instead, wbille others have planted cotton over with the hopes of getting rid of the grass. Labor is very scarce in these parts, in fact, those who haven't got it on their place have to do with ont. Jt&JS.. W. D. White has been spend? ing trfe past few days with her sister, Mrs. Joe Johnson, of the Marshall's section. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weldon have gone to Camden today. A marriage occurred in our midst on last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Ed Smith, nf Ionia and Miss Alva Lee of this plsce were married, Rev. C. D. Petterson officiating. Mr. Walter White accompanied by his mother have gone to visit rela? tives at Pastille. Rev. Mr. Philipps filled bis regular appointment at Mizpah Baptist Church on last Sunday. Be had a very large and attentive congregation. Mrs. S. A. White has returned home from*a viist to relatives at Paxville. SALEM. All that was mortal of Wil? liam Albert Cooper, was laid to rest in Brick Church Cemetery on Monday last at ll o'clock by his life long pastor, Dr. W. J. McKay, assisted by Rev. V. R. Gaston, of Mt. Zion. This has ben the home of Mr. Cooper from his youth and there are many sad hearts over the thought of never meeting or looking into his bright eyes again. Our friend, ( every one's friend) had no war record to be added to his many other noble deeds. But as a mere lad did some guarding around Florence, S. C., 1865. From that date to the present, his life has been spent where ever duty called. His any deeds of charity will be remembered by those who knew of. them, long after the mound that marks his last resting place has been obliterated. The large congregation which assembled to pay the last sad tribute bears evidence of the esteem "our friend" was held. He had just entered his 58th year, and was unmarried. His fondness for children was one of his strongest characteristics. Many of the floral offering that covered his grave were made by the hands of these little ones whom he had always loved and petted. All will remember his patriotic services, his wise coun? sel, his manly form in the dark days of the past. Where ever duty called he always responded. His heart wen? out in sympathy for those in trouble or affliction. His word was his bond, and he his own worst enemy. He had faults, but the many good quali? ties and noble deeds far out? weighed these. To know him was to love him, and in him one found a true friend. He is gone, but not forgotten. On Tuesday Mrs. Rosa L Cooper was also buried in the family plot by the side of her step-son. The heavy rain fall at the hour of burial made the sad task very unpleasant and trying on the bereaved ones who have the sympathy of this entire community in this their hour of double affliction. Four newly made graves within the past four months . shows the busy hand of the reap? er. All were neighbors and lived within a few miles of each other. Surely the hand of afflic? tion has visited us often. They are gone, but not forgotten. TINDAL. Tindal,^. C., May 23.-The weather continues very rainy, scarcely any work has been done,on the farms during the past week. Not more than half of the cotton in this section has been chopped out the first time and is very grassy. Labor is scarce and very poor. Some farmers are plowing up and planting over to get an even start with the grass. The corn crop is the smallest and looks worse than any we have had for several years. Mr. S. F. Osteen spent the day on his farm in this section last Sunday. Mr. T. H. Harvin,. of Silver, spent last Tuesday with Mr. J. W. Broadway. Mr. T. E. Hodge spent Satur? day in Sumter. MAGXOLLV Magnolia, May 22.-The weather bureau has slipped up again and slipped badly, for it said fair Sunday and Monday, and we have just the opposite The condition of the crops is be? coming serious, and without several days of favorable weather very soon there is but little hope of even partially con? trolling the grass. Corn is suf? fering for cultivation in many places. Some of the planters have not finished planting cot? ton or corn. Magnloia and "Lone Oak clubs played a funny gamg of ball on the ground of the form? er Saturday afternoon. Up to the middle of th? third inning the score stood 10 to 1 in favor of Magnolia, and at the con? clusion of the fifth inning the score was 10 to 12 in favor of Lone Oak, a combination of three clubs below Lynchburg several miles. After the third inning the home team just went all to pieces and the visiting club liad things its own way. One right serious accident hap? pened. Frank Hawkins, run ning from third to home base, ran into Franklin Truluck, the catcher, and in the#mix up, stir up and pile up, young Truluck a fine player, got his collar bone fractured and left shoulder dis iocated. Dr. Darby was on hand and attended to him. The acci dent was regretted. Batteries: Truluck and Tru? luck for Lone Oak and Wilson and Hawkins for Magnolia. Colonel J. A. Rhame lost a valuable Jersey milch cow dur ing last night, but canot imag? ine the cause, as the cow was young, healthy and in fine con? dition yesterday. She died sud? denly and without a struggle Col. Rhame lost the mother of Hus cow in the same mysterious manner over a year ago, and the puzzling part now is, what caused it? We had two services yester? day: One at the Baptist church yesterday at ll a. m., by the at the Presbyterian church last pastor, Rev. Mitchell and one night by Evangelist Barthe. The Magnolia Graded scho** will have next Friday, the 26tli; as commencement day, or as we would have it, "closing exercis? es." Professor Branson is now a member of the Lee county examining board, and was in Bishopville last Friday assist? ing in examination of appli? cants for school. A more com? petent and conscientious man for this important work could not have been selected. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, May 20.-As I am not plowing this evening I will write you a line. Chopping cotton, tninning grass and plowing .com is the order now. Grass surely has a good hold and it is going to take a hard fight to conquer it. Mrs. Ardis is recovering from an attack of neuralgia. Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Weeks are both about as well as usual again. Mrs^Joe Johnston and two children are sick, also Miss Mattie E. Weeks and Mrs. J. M. Ardis. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ardis visited at W. J. Ardis, last Sun? day. Mr. Ben Geddings and sister, Miss Hattie, of Pinewood, visit? ed at W. J. Ardis' last Sunday. There was a fine crowd at the Greenland Savannah Sunday school last Sunday evening*. Rev. Thos. P. Lide, of Bethel church, was present, and made a nice talk on the lesson of the day for Superintendent J. M. Kolb. Mr. R. Stakeley McLeod and Miss Mollie, daughter of Mr. John Geddins, of Bethel neigh? borhood, Privateer, were mar? ried one day last week. Mrs. Sarah A. T. Lackey and Miss Lucy Ardis are both sick, but are improving. Mr. H. C. Cuttino, of your city, passed through here last Thursday evening. Mr. Pink Weeks' little son, caught a fine mud fish at his mill one day this week. Mr. A. G. Stack, of Pinewoou, has had to stop work on his store for the lack of material, as he cannot get what he wants. He has the walls up and has the cover on. It will be a nice build? ing when it is finished. REMBERTS. Rembert, S. C., May 23.-The chief topic of discussion among the farmers in this section is the crop situation, and I am sorry to report there has been no change for the better since my last letter. It has been raining since last Sunday, and very few planters here are clear of grass. Cotton that has been chopped out looks well, and a few of our neighbors still have a good por? tion of their cotton to yet chop, with quantities of grass. Early planted corn looks badly and has turned yellow and the second application of fertilizers recent? ly applied does not seem to bring about the desired effect. Labor sems to be plentiful, but very unsatisfactory. Oats are ripening rapidly and the reapers and binders are get? ting in shape to commence cut? ting next week. M?ssrs. S. L. Young and J. M. Reames each have just bought new machines and are having them "put to? gether today. . Mrs. S. L. Keels left today to visit relatives at Magnolia. Messrs. Gus Sanders, of Ha good, and Ancrum Boykin, of Boykins, gave a very pleasant fish fry to a few of their friends last Friday afternoon at Hailes Creek, and all report plenty of fish and a jolly good time. Messrs. E. E. Rembert and D. V. Keels attended from here. CATCHALL. Catchall, May 23.-It seems that the subject of the farmers and the weather never becomes monotonous, so your correspon? dent will say that the heavy rains here have retarded the progress of the farmers very much. Grass is growing rapid? ly. The prospects here for a crop are not very encouraging to the farmers. Mr. John Seale has moved in? to his new home near Catchall. We welcome them in our midst. We have just heard that Mr. S. W. Mobley, Jr., has lost his residence by fire. It was a heavy loss to them as there was no insurance on the house and they saved very little. The fire originated from a stove flue. Miss Annie Lou Smith spent a few days here this week with her sisters. She was on her way home from Paxville where she has been teaching. Mr. Colclough Sanders spent Saturday at home. BRAUN. Braun, May 22.-Mr. Albert Brad? ley bas returned from his trip to Asheville, N. C. Mrs. T. W. Mnnnerlyn came for her sister Miss Maude Bradford, Thursday and took her home to spend a few days. Mrs. S. W. James and son Peter spent Wednesday in Snmter, Mrs. James has been suffering for some weeks with a sprained foot and went to consult Dr. Mood aboutit. Dexter, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Hurst was thrown from a horse Thursday and was very pain? fully bet not seriously hurt. Mrs. T. C. Robin?o*n and Mrs T. D. Foxworth spent Wednesday in the neighborhood. Mrs. Harold Bradley attended an ,-ce cream festival at Rem berts Church Saturday evening. Several young folks from the neigh? borhood attended a moonlight picnic at Mr. William Sanders on Friday night. Mr. Thomas Scott, of Sumter is snending sometime with his sister, Mrs. A. K. Weldon. Mr. Peter James and sister Miss Ellen spent Thursday in Camden. Miss Maude Braaford's school closed on Friday but she will continue teach? ing next week as she bas a few lost days to make ap. Miss Bradford will have a scr?ool picnic at Pisgah church on next Saturday. MANNING From Manning Times. Rev. J. M. Holladay left last Mon? day for Fort Worth, Texas wbere he will attend the Presbyterian General Assembly as a delegate. Dr. W. J. McKay, of Mayesville wil lpreacb at New Harmony church next Saturday at ll a. m. Regular services on Sunday by the pastor. Married lsst Wedm sday by Rev. S. D. Bailey at tbe Methodist parsonage at Jordan, Mr. Asbury Felder and Miss Kate Sprott, daughter of Mr. Julius Sprott. Died last Saturday Pearle, an 18 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Ven nine. The body was laid away ra the Manning cemetery Sun? day morning. We believe a small ice. plant in this town would be a paying investment. There are hundreds of dollars sent away from here every season for ice which would be kept here. Conrt convenes in Manning June 5tb, Bon. R. 0. Purdy presiding. COTTON DYING OUT. A Good Many Farmers Plowing Up and Planting Over. The following is taken from the Florence Times: "From all over the country comes the reports of cotton dying ont dis? tressingly. One gentleman remarked the other day that he believed that fully 25 per cent of his entire cotton crop bad died out and he bad about decided to plow it up and plant again. It is said that the recent rains which 'have fallen followed by soch hot weather is the cause of t?e weed dying out so in places. **A good many farmers throughout the country are plcughing up and planting over and some are planting something else instead. It is said tba the crop is dying out woTse in low lands than anywhere else." At least Monsieur knows how to climb down grocefully.-Philadelphia Press. Rev. Anna Shaw declares thar women will n?ver get the ballot until they adopt the slogan "No ballots, no babies!" lt is the fool suffragists of this type that hare delayed the grant? ing of woman suffrage so long. What do you think of Rev. Anna and her slogan, anyway?-Topeka Herald. Pickens, May 21.-Nine precincts ont of 23 give 168 for the dispensary and 561 against it. Complete returns are not obtainable until Tuesday. Eastaloe box voted 14 for and 5 against the dispensary. The only box in the 9 beaVd from that voted a majority fo the dispensary. There are those skeptical enough to suspect that Teddy means to make the Presidential office run bim down, rope and tie him in 1908 -Atlanta Consti? tution. In the Chicago strike the delivery of beer seems not to have been interfered with, by general consent.-Philadel? phia Ledger. We have cordial relations with Ger? many, Russia. Italy, Jafan, Spain, Chiua and every other nation on the globe. President Roosevelt has called a second meeting of The Hague con? gress, to open after ?be Russo-Japa nese war ends. No other nation which the world has seen bas done so much as the United States did and is doing toward carrying out the scriptural in? junction to maintain peace on earth and good will among men.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat. I Colds] IIt ahould be horne in mind that .very cold weakens the lunga, low? en the vitality and prepares the system for the more serious dis? eases, among which are th? two greatest destroyer? of human lila, Ipneumonia and consumption. IChamberlain's Cough Remedy has won its great popularity hy Its prompt cures of this most common ailment. It aida expectoration, re? lieves the lungs and open? the accretions, effecting a speedy and \ permanent cure. It counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia. Price 25c# Large Stee 5Qc^ Letter to W. B. Boyle. . .... .Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: Saved 83Q; might have been 890. Mr. C L Frost, builder, Portland, Me, built three houses in Deering,-;-a suburb of Portlaud, exact? ly alike. .Painted two lead-and-oil for $155 each, for paint arid labor. The tbiid bouse, he-painted Devoe at a cost ?f $125. '(.To' be continued). The rest bf the story ought to be told a half-dozen years beuce. It will be: two houses rusty; ore in good condition. He didn't believe in Devce. Our agents got him into .it Ask bim now-enclose a stamp. . 107 F. W. Devoe & Co. P. S. DcRant Hardware Co. sell our paint. Ililli DEALERS IN HARNESS, SADDLES, UP ROBES AND WHIPS. REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY. ll East Liberty Street. May 17-tf. An Unusual Offer By DeLorme's Pliarniacy. Who are offering their patrons an op? portunity of a. free bottle of the won? derful healing remedy, Paracamph, First Aid to the Injured. This rem? edy has become popuiar 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 to do, says Mr. DeLorme, is to deposit the price of a bottle at our drug store, take home a bottle of Paracamph, give it an honest trial, and if not sat? isfied, tell us and we will return your money." No remedy on earth compares with 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. Paracamph absolutely pre? vents blood poison, Paracamph soothes and heals like magic. No' household should be without a bottle 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 2*-St COPY SUMMONS. FOR PELE - - s (COMPLAINT SERVED. The State of South Carolina, County of Sumter, Court of Common Pleas. Ulrica Dinkins, Executrix, plain? tiff, against Kershaw Nixon, de? fendant. 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 on the subscriber at his office in the city and county of Sumter. South Car? olina within twenty days after the ser? vice hereof; exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to an? swer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action wt apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated March IO, 1905. To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby notified that the complaint in this action was filed in - th office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County A the 10th fday of March, 1905, and said complaint is now on file in said office. L. D. Jennings, Plaintiff's Attorney. May 10-6t. THE FIRST DOLLAR SAVED IS .THE 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 which 5 per cent, per annum will be allowed, payable quarterly. The way to have a bank account is to start, and you will find it easy enopgii to keep it growing. Save your pennies and nickles and you will soon have dollars. Call and get particulars as to in? erest, deposits, etc. Deposits, subject to check solicited. SUMTER BANKING AND MERCAN? TILE COMPANY, Sumter, S. C. Mar 21-tf