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COUNTY 0QB8ESP0NBENGE. ?EV?oY LETTER S FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CO-RESPONDENTS. Items of Interesse From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will reach this'office not later than. Tues? day morning. When the letters are xeceived Wednesday it is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in the paper issued that day. -: SUMMERTON. Summerton, S. C., May 30. Mayesville is represented in our town this week by Mr. A. A. Strauss, general factotum of Mayesville and President of the Strauss-Rogan Co., of this place. Magnolia is represented by Mr. Thos. B. Rhame, who may be here in the interest of a new county whose headquarters will be Magnolia, taking in a part of Clarendon, when our new county is formed with Sommerton as the county seat. Mrs. Jas. Er Edgerton, o? Charleston, is visiting at Maj: , B. R. Briggs'. Mrs. D. 0. Rhame is away visiting relatives in Stateburg. Miss Margie Scarborough is ;at home for the summer. Rev. and Mrs. Shuford Feld? er, of Wedgefield, have been vis? iting relatives and friends here for several weeks. It was Mrs. Sarah Tindal, mother of the late Ezra A. Tin? dal and Mrs. R. A. Sublett, who was buried here last Saturday. The Item's "devil" or some oth? er person put it down Tisdale. Miss Bessie Tennant is at ?iome from her school at Fort "Hotfee. Mrs. John W. Lesesne is vis? iting her relatives at Ninety-six. Taking advantage of this Mr. Xesesnc made a flying trip some? where last week. Dr. Anderson, the local cot? ton, buyer has purchased sever? al large lots of cotton the past few days. The doctor is a hustl? er and as staple as the good mid? dling he buys. The new stores for the Sum? merton Mercantile Co., and the Summerton Hardware Co., are JBOW rapidly going down prepar? atory to a rise. Several new residences are nearing completion and others being prospected. DURANT. Durant, June 2.-Mr. Judson Witherspoon attended the com? mencement of the Sumter Grad? ed School. Mr. McLure was here Mon? day soliciting subscribers for the Christian Observer. Miss Fannie Burgess, of Sum? ter, returned home yesterday after a visit of two weeks to rel? atives here. The farmers have taken ad? vantage bf the clear weather and are harvesting their oats, which have turned out very good. Robbie, the little son of Mr. Robert DuRant, who has been quite sick is convalescent. Mrs. Warren Dickson, of Manning, visited her old home last week. Mr. James Montgomery and daughter spent Sunday with friends in Mayesville. TINDAL. Tindal, S. C., May 29.-The weather of yesterday and today looks as if it would continue good for several days. The rain fall of Friday and Satur? day was very heavy in this sec? tion. The farmers are still hav? ing much trouble with the grass. The health of the community is not very good. There are some sick folks and a great many complainers. The oats are getting ripe and the harvesters have commenced their work. Miss Edith Richardson left on Saturday to attend the com? mencement exercises of tnei Welch Neck High School at Hartsville. Mr. B. R. Hodge and family, now of Silver, spent Sunday at their old home in this neighbor? hood. Miss Bulah Richardson who has been spending several days with friends in Sumter, re? turned home on Sunday. BXSHOPYILLE NEWS ITEMS. Mr. W. D. Shaw, of Sumter, came over last Saturday even? ing and staid until Monday even? ing with relatives. Miss Mary Hill, of Sumter, came over to visit her brother, Mr. J. D. Hill, a few days last week, but on account of sickness ? had to return home. Miss Tyson English, who has been teaching at Moore in Spar t?nburg county, returned home Friday night, her school having closed for the summer. The third Quarterly Confer? ence for Bishopville Methodist church will be held next Satur? day and Sunday, 3rd and 4th. Presiding Elder Rev. H. B. Brown will preach at ll a. m., both days. Business session of Conference to be held immedi? ately after preaching Saturday morning. Rev. D. A. Phillips will leave next Saturday for Sumter and will be joined at that place on Monday morning by his family, from there they go to Columbia to attend the commencement ex? ercises of the Columbia Female College. Mr. Phillips will preach at Lewis Chapel at ll o'clock next Sunday morning and at |Zoar in the afternoon, j At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bishopville j Gelded School held last week I Mr. Geo. L. Dickson, of Eastov er, was elected principal in place of Mr. E. D. Easterling, who did not Accept. Miss Florence Brown, of Lancaster, was elect? ed to fill the place of Miss Wil? son and Miss Mattie Leach, of Greenville, to fill the place of Miss Eva Stuckey, both of whom resigned after being elected. On or about Dec. 21st, 1904, Obie Hickman and Jim Hollo man, both colored, got into a dif? ficulty at a hot supper near Cy? press during which pistols were cbawn and Hickman shot Hollo man. Hickman was arrested and placed in jail. Last week Coroner J. A. Brown held an in? quest over the body of Holloman and after a post mortem exami? nation by Drs. Harris and Par? nell the ball was found and the jury returned a verdict that Holloman came to his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by Hickman. Hickman is still in jail and will be tried for murder at the next term of court.-The Vindicator. SMITHVILLE. Smithville, Jane 3.-Oar farmers have been making good nse of the yam lew days of snnohine. Grass had the npper hand while the iain lasted bat is "now 8nccnmbiug to the migtny efforts being put forth to vanquish it. It is hard to ?OWU the working man. Mended, the young son of Mr. W. Frank ?mitb has beta quite sick for several days. He is now inparted as being better We Jeajn this morning that Dr. T. O. Fox .vurtu is r.gnt sick. Ou Wednesday we Lau a visit in this section fi om Mr. I. B. ?YiarsM ol ueaiusviile, Va., but more recently o? Ducie,), Ga , wDere De has beeu teacuirifci. Ic uas a pleasure tu Lave iln? gentleman wi LU US us Le is a gen? ial, wholesouied, ple^ant Chrisiian man and we regret that business per? mitted ouly sucn a short stay. ?*iow on account of tue unusual similarity of names it would seem as if onr ?ormer principal had returnee from Lis (sick leave or absence given several mouths ago, bat this is an other I. B. Maish altogether. An? other coiucidence is thal lo tneye gen tlmeen are graduates irom William and Marj College of \iigiuia ana the University of Tennessee while the faculties of these cuiLgeS btaie tUai only o..e man ot that nau.e giauuatea with them. Evidently somechiug is wrong with the diplomas of one or the other of the graduates. Misses Lena Kirkley, of Sumter, Lola Kirkley, of Benettsville, and Bertha Kirkley, of Morgantou, N. C., are home for tue holidays. Miss Ella DeLorme of Sumter is visiting in the village. Mrs. C. L. Kirkley and children are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Leland, at McCellanville, is. u. lue parsuna^e has at last been complet, u and ti.e j.asiui will niove iu ext ?eek Jugular se: vice? *ill be held at St. Juuu s ?J. E. ch rc Lomoriow ruorn iag at ll o'clock. DALZELL. Dalzell, June 3.-Some fine oats are being harvested around Dalzell now, "ont the chicken crop as v eil as the cotton, has been exit shcrc by the rainy May. Mis.- Louise Gillespie's sr-bool closed jesteroay with a picnic at Providence Spring. Siie left for her home in Rock Hill tooay. ! he Misses Felder and Ccskrey, sisters o: Rev. ano Mr.-. C. S. Felder ait on a visit to then.. Miss Pearl Moora is v.'siting the Misses Cummings. Miss Maud Aman paid a short visit to Mis Sam Moore this wee^. Mr. Paui Kennedy is in the niegh boroood. Mr. W. H. Seale bes moved bi family np for the summer. Mrs. Mclaughlin of Eastover is visiting Mrs. T. M. Crosswell. The Dalzell base ball team bas gene to Rose Hill to play a game this after? noon. EDWARDS. Edward?, June 5.-We havb been having some very pretty weather for the pai-t week. There has been qnite a 'ot ot fine grass killed in that ti*? e. Crops ?r<* still very small but rhev ava began to grow very slow ?5. Oat cutting is the order of the day. Vhis is one of the best aud cheapest crops for farmers to plaor. The mo.-t money for the least expense. Mes^s. Lawrence Wnite, Jr., Carri son Boykin and Marvin Weldon attended a very nice picinc near Baulah on la*i. baturday. lt was r.ne dosi" g of the Cleveland school which ha? bee" successfully taught by Mr. J. fl. Ellen of Bishopville. Mrs. L. A. James of Camden, spent last Sunday at ber father's, Mr. J. W. Weldon'?. #ev. Mr. Howertou filled bis regu? lar appointment at New Hope Presby? terian charco on last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weldon have gone to Camden today. MAX. Max, June 5.-Mr. R. R. Green, of Florence and Miss Coral Keels daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keels, of the Lynchburg section were married in Bethel church yesterday aft- moon bv R-v. B. K. Truluck. May happiness be theirs. A large crowd attended preaching at Bethel yesterday, the feast was ample for all. . Mr. J. E. Graham, of Trio, visited b?s sons and daughters near here re? cently. Mr. John McSween of Ttmmonsville itinnoed preaching at Beulah Sunday. Miss Jones of Darlington is spend? ing a t-?v da\s wita ner sitter, Mrs. Mid Chandler. Oat crop good and will soon he gathered. The ffu't vrill not be abundant:. Farmers have used to advantage the fine weather of last week. Crops are looking very well. MAGNOLIA. Magnolia, June 5.-Notwithstand? ing tne frequent down pour or rains, the continuous roaring of heaven's artillery and the incessant lighting, tt.e.Magnolia graded school building * a.-fill-d tu it utmost capacity with che young and tue c?o, toe little and the big, t?e wise and the good, the b^aMtful and tne gay on the evening of the 26th ult. There was scarcely standing room foi further increase in tne audience an indication of the fact that much was expected cf this institution of learning, and wh>? Because of the deserved popularity and compliment? ary reports of the teachers. Their management, zeal and eihcicuey were realized by all the patrons of tnis > school and all others interested in the cause of educatiun. io :-ay that tne closing exercises were m . very rrspect up-to-d^te and tirst ck ss. but ree ul y express ir. The exec??wou of the programme of the pupils ir m the largest to the smallest, lirplayed rare training ano innen patience ano tact on the part of the Gvacuers, ano so attractive as to elicit . od earnest request tor a repetition on vi on Gay evenir toilc*in?, which .as complied with. He.re is the pro ??aornue : Opening choruses-"Spring has co- ?" and "Don't Fret." Essays by members of the graduat? ing class. "Obedience to Laws''-Miss Martba Lizzie McIntosh. "Two Wars-their causes and re? sults"-Miss Besise Cribbs. "The value o? an Education"-Miss Kittie Boyle. Presentation of certificates to the three graduates bv Prof. Brunsou. Doll drill by eight little giris ot primary department, tr a: ned by Miss J. E. Clark, teacher. Song-"Sweet and Low"-16 girls, trained by Miss Clark. "Broom Drill"-1G girls, trained by Prof. Brunson. Song-"Covar them over," by 16 girls. "Japanese La ate ru Drill"-16 boys and girls, trained by Miss Annie Keels. . r,c entertainment closed wirb a ?dice comedy, iu three scents entitled, "ihe Scbool at Blueberry Corners." Scene. I.-"ihe u?atees examining applicants ior position of teacher.'5 Scene 2. - " i be School in Session '? Scerje 3.-"School Breaking." In these three scenes, Miss Bessie dibbs, acting as teacher, displayed a marked fitness, and could not be ex? celled in this performance. At the conclusion of the entTtuin .nent, tne gradcating class, as a token :jf esteem ano appreciation ot Pro!. Brunsen (characteristic of the man) wno bad Lee*! so fathfol, kind, gen? tle and painstaking, t'.rough Coi. J. A. Kname, presented him wich a handsome silk umbrella, with his najie and grade of class beautifully engraved on the pearl and silver han? dle. Ml who know Prof. Brunson can describe his feelings. Prof. Bruuson, Misses J. E. Clark and Annie Keels were unanimously reelected for next term. HAGOOD. Hagood, June 5.-An interesting occasion will be next Sabbath after? noon, June the 11th, at biitor.c old High Hills Baptist church, mother of cnurcbes, the cradle of the Baptist iaitb in ail this land. Ah me, their names are sacred, who once held forth here, men who were the peers of any io cor land, who being dead, jyet speak, whose impress is indel everlasting. Yes, go ont to High next Sunday afternoon, it is child day for which extensive prepara have been made, a ?pl-ndid pro? arranged that will furnia a feast all who go. So I am assured by a competent judge, who has s:en beard. The exercises will t promptly at 10 a. m., ard tho pi is cordially invited. There will be a Sutiday school nie at the new Bethesda M. E. Ch next Saturday, June the 10th, \ addresses will be made by three ol best young men (so they say?) C are improving slowly, most people out of the grass. Small grain is b harvested in good shape and other : work is progressing satisfactory have made careful inquiry as to mated extent of damage to croj wet spell and aliocv that while it the making of small graiu the dar j to other crops was very consider not less than thirty-five per cent my judgment, a safe estimtae for community. There i^ much sickness here of or another kind, mostly of ano kind, ano the doctois are kept q bu>y. A neighbor of mine gives this t summary ort he recent naval ba "Admiral .Nevergotoff, never got and Admiral Riskyveutnre got skull cracked " Do you know t ie a suspicion in some quarters that skull was already cracked else would never have gone into the J; nese trap. The friends of Mr. G. W. Wini of the Providence community are j to hear that ne is improving rap and hope to soon see him abroad. Miss Leila Tbomnsou one of brightest and best girls has retur from her visit in the DazelU comm ity. Miss Courtenay Atkinson and 1 Harry Laughtry, teachers of the St burg High school are expecting leave soon for tue summer scbooi Clemson. PISGAH. Pissab, June 5.-"A wet May fe poor crop" is an old saying, bu true one. Let us see if there is ? prospect for a full crop this year. ' laud bas been thoroughly leached, j most ot the solaable guanos are go thousands of acres cannot be cleai of grass. The stand is imper:ect, i the acreage bas been reduced. ? shows that a large crop caunot made under tte most favorable ( enmstances, ail that the governm and commercial bodies say to the c trary, and good prices raay be expe ed next fall. "A mau that will not help in t fight to better the condition of I farmers, and who will increase . cotton crop, when he knows his ueij bor bas decreased his, is a traitor his country," so said A. B. Stuckey "his fine addre.-s to the farmers son time ago at Kemberts. Every one those who have increased theiracrea are lost in the gras^s and it is good i them for their unpatriotic cour< Those who hav* decreased are coi paratively safe. A lot of finevoats vs saved last week. Tue iruit crop is poor indeed. Wb peaches there are, are so defective iii scarcely a good one can be foun Apple? are a failure tbe trees are d ina in places from blight. Vegetabl are very good, especially cabbag More of them this year than \ have had in sometime. The health of our section is not ve good at present. Dystentery. ai measles still lingers. While in St-mter recently on publ business, I strolled aboat a little wh< off duty and noticed many improv ment on all sides. One or two ic provements that are ba ily needed, the wideniug of S3veral streets, ar good fire escapes to the Opeia Houc: I have i.o doubt bnt tbs city autln ities will soon attend to tues- things. Mr. Ha;.cock, tue jailor is keepin the jiil ju^t as cleau as he can, but coat of good white wash, on the cage and walls would add to the looks ? well as tue health of the place. Mi fHancock treats the prisoners wit kindness and gives them plenty to eat Tue old reliable house of J. D Ciaiii, is full from bottom to ti p wi 6 all tue iuruiture that oue may desire Tbe proprietor showed me over tn entire building and his e-tablisbmen is an ornament to rbe city as well a convenience to the people Like al the large bouses ot Sumter, Roods an as low as can be bought in the large cities. The houses tnat advertise i ! this paper can be relied on ror hones I square dealings with all. [ When the Piesbiye::ian and Episco? pal churches are built, upper mair street will show a -?ost attractive ap? pearance. Samter', :s makins; rapid progress, owiug to its wide awake and liberal citizens. lu a case in court, iu which Col. R. D. Lee was plaintiff's council, the question of the width of our pubile highways was fully ventilated. Col. Lee, in a sensible and masterly argu ! ment, which impressed all who h tara it with its fairness and truth, showed the importance of having our high? ways laid off according to law, so the ri gu ts of ail tue people tau better he preserved. As natters now staud, our roads ure of all widths from seven feet up, and telephone and t leg rap b polts within tre sixteen foot limit. Such a state of affairs is going to make trouble with Oourt Hoi S3 ex uens s. Roadbeds are plou^nea into until in places they look like private roan s. jS'othinu adas to the country better than fine roads, and no better object lesion can be saown, than Broad street to Shot Puuch now, than what it useo to he. A roE,d tnat was always dreaded and now a place of pleasure to orive on. The bot weather of last week, help? ed the crops to get out of tu? sobby state, causea hy thc rain.-. Much gras> was killed and moie would have beeu if the lazy white meu of the county would got to work and quit sitting down waiting for negroes to clean their crops. A lazy trifling nan is an abomination in the sight of all decent and industrious people, let alone a higher power. What say you to this Hagood? 1 undeistand that ice is delivered at Remberts to a club from Sumter, freight paid for 25c. per hundred pounds. How is that for chaep ice? Beats what yon pay for it don't it? STATEBURG. Stateburp, June 6.-Miss Bettie Frierson who has been in Charleston for the past winter, is at home again. M aster Harriso n Saunders spent ; / Saturpay a^ci Sunday in Camden. Mrs. S. A. Rh ame, and son, return sd to Summerton on Friday after a pleasant stay with relatives bere. Mrs. Mark Reynolds and Mrs. Vau a ban, of Sumter, were tbe t-uests of Mrs. W. \Y Andersou on Friday. Messrs. Ransome and Richard Rich? ardson, of Clarendon Piont a lew clays as the guests of Mrs. W. R. Flud last week., Mi-s Rosa Price, of Marion, is visit? ing Miss Bettie Frierson. Miss Anne M. Barnwell spent Sun? day at borne. Miss Bes-ie Murray is visiting friends at Leesviille. S. C. Mr. E. R. Murray, of Sumter, spent a few days here last week. Miss Imo Cunningham, of Bishop villp, who has boen teaching the" Nor? ris School," will leave for her borne tomorrow afternoon. "The Claremont school" and the "Stateburg High schcol" have al?o closed, so once more tbe young people are free from the duties of the school-room Farmers are no longer complaining of tbe weather conditions, and sre now trying to mase up for lost time caused by the iuce-sanr rains of the past month. PRIVATEER. Privateer, June 6.-Mr. M. G. Ramsey is some better but still very ill The sunshine the past week en? abled the farmers to get their crops in very good shape, a few more days of good weather and they will have the grass under control. The oat crop is about harvested, the yield was fairly good. Mrs. Robert Lide, of Orangeburg, s? ent a few days last week at tne Rev. T. P. Lide's. Mrs. C. W. Coker of Hartville, is spending some time w ith her father, Rev. T. P. Lide. Mr. Russell Lee accompanied by Mrs. L?e of Sumter, visited at Mrs. S. J. Bradford's Sunday. IONIA. Iona, S. C., June 2.-We have had one week of dry weather so we re? port a victory won between us and the grass. It was a hard fight. Crops of all kinds haye improved greatly in the last week. Oats cutting has begun, and the yield is very good which is a good thing to the farmer. I am with your Camden correspondent in reference to the negro farmers. We have some here that don't always make the rent but still they can move to the next farm and rent again and the mer? chant will continue to furnish him. If the land owners would not rent to such negroes labor would not be so scarce. We have been told that it was hard work to work negroes. We ad? mit-that, but it will be# harder when the negroes work us which he will do if we go on as we are. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner. S. C., June 3.-News is scarce; everybody has been engaged in the battle with General Green this week until I have heard but little to relate. Chopping out cotton, plough? ing corn, etc.. has been the order of the day for this week, and the most of the farmers around here are about even with the grass. Times do not look so gloomy now as they did a week -ago. Ran Bracey has been sick, but is better now. Mrs. Jos. H. Geddings, formerly of this place, but who now lives near Pinewood, wras quite sick yesterday have not heard from her today. There was a large crowd out ai thc school house last Sunday eve.. *:g at j Mr. J. M. Kolb's Sunday School. Rev. ? Thos. P. Lide made a fine talk on the Crucifixion of Christ, which was the subject of the lesson for that day. The school is ir. a flourishing condition. Mrs. Fannie Pack Osteen, the blind lady, and her daughter. Miss Lina Os? teen, performed on the organ and furnished us with sweet music. Mr. J. E. Johnston, wife and child? ren visited his sister. Mrs. J. H. Ged? dings, near Pinewood last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. H. C. Cuttino. of Sumter, spent a few hours last Tuesday with W. J. Ardis, as he had a sick horse. Een Geddings and Mack Bartlette, of Pinewood, visited at W. J. Ardis' last Sunday. The young sports spent a pleasant time last night at W. J. Ardis' rob? bing bees or taking honey. Among those present were C. T. Kolb, J. T. Childers, R. W. Earwick, W. R Bracey. M. C. McLeod, and A. S. Weeks, together with Mr. W. T. Kolb, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnston. W. T. Kolb and A. S. Weeks were the onlyr ones stung. A pleasant time was en? joyed by all present. Dr. R. E. Furman and Miss Kate Lide, daughter of Rev. T. P. Lide, were married at the Bethel church. Privateer, parsonage last Thursday. May their paths be strewn with the sweetest of earth's flowers through iifo. is the wish of this scribe. Was sorry io hear last night of the death in Sumter of Mr. Hemb H. Smith. Old Bro. W. P. has my deep- , Dst sympathy in his affliction. ; DEATH. I Mrs. H. M. Lynam, of Privateer lied at 4 o'clock this morning aged 72 years. The funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning 1 and the interment will be at the Cain ; burying grounds 1 F. J. Gunnels, a whits man, shot , ind killed a negro named Gluster Daniels at Ola. The shooting seemed to be unprovoked. The nergo bore a bood reputation. j: Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia, June 6 -The first of li he week ending Monday. June otb, /was warm, the midcle portion cool, /and the close had normal temperature.. There was widespread complaint/that 1(1 cool nights were unfavorable G-J? c< t- "* ton. There was more than the ?isr.al amount of sunshine over the weJstern and central parts and less than /usual over the eastern parts. There/ were local hieb, damaging winds jin gthe northe?sieiu counties on the 307th and 31SD accompanying thunderstorms. A larne portion of the State/had na rain during the .veek. bot the/re were heavy jams in the east central, east ern and s. utbern counties ou/tne 30th and 31st, further delaying fa/rm work and increasing the foulness of corn and cotton. / Farm work made rapid/ progress ever me larger portion of (the Stare, but cultivation is difficult) owing to the rank growth of grass laud ? weeds , and The rapid drying of thc soil which ? renders it baked and cr/usred. The V* weather was generally favorable for growth of crops, and cherie is a marked improvement noted wherje they have been cultivated, but tbe/gtneral con? dition of all field crops ijs still poor. There is a narked improvement in cotton which locks well/ where work- ^ ed, especially on clay sd* ls, but is still 4|? poor, yellow and small on sandy and gray soil-, with Iet?s ^complaint of plants dying that last week. Ince are prevalent i-> the central: and eastern counties. There yet rerjnains a small portion of the crop to chop to stands. Favorable progress was made ic cleaning fields of grass and weed?, bmf\ much remains foul, and some will be?_ abandoned owiug to the rank growth ? of grass and the scarcity Oi laborers^t^1 First squares have been noted in many^f parts ot the State. f T The conditions of corn is variable, ranging from good to very poor, and much of the crop is suffering for want of cultivation. In many places it is yellow and undersized. Where proper-^ ly cultivated it is fine. Bottom lands^ were prepared and planted during the week. Worms continue destructive in southern comities ttiee locks fair? ly well. A large acreage of .lunn rice will br plant.-d in me. George town district. Mel ns ar- larc. heat is being tai vested aud rur \ields are poor, owing to msc and too much,*? rain. Oats are ripe and being gener-^1' ally harvested, ith yielcs ranging from excellent to poor. Spring oats conti une promising. Peaches are be? ing shipped; the qual'ty is good, but the iruit is smaii. In places peaches are rotting badly. Garoens are doing well but t,eed rain in tn? west. Paster ures good. Minor crops generally^" promising. The new store being built nest to the Jackson Hotel will add much to that section of Main street. The first floor of the new building will be occu? pied by Dr. Sibert as a drug store. This store will not interfere with tho. present business now being conducted by this popular gentleman, and he will be found at his old stand at ail times in the future as in the past. An Unusual Offer. By DeLorme's Pharmacy. W 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 popular in a remark? ably short length of time by its grear \ 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." remedy on earth compares withw Paracamph for the cure of Rheuma? tism, Swelling and Neuralgia, Sore Throat. Croup Catarrh. Sore Muscles, Eczema. Sprains. Bruises. Sore Feet, Cuts. Eurns and Hurts of every de? scription. Paracamph absolutely pre- ^ vents blood poison, Paracamph f^^ soothes and heals like magic. No household should be without a bottle always at hand. If you receive a card making a spa? cial offer to you for a trial of Para- " camph, bring ? it to our drug store without delay. 4 26-6t COP! suiiONs. Fee RELIEF. i (COMPLAINT SERVED. The State of South Carolina. County of Sumter, Court of Common Pleas. Ulrica Dinkins. Executrix, plaim^g tiff, against Kershaw Nixon, de-T 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 cop>^ of your answer to the said complainv^ 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 wi! apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint Dated March 10, 1905. To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby notified that the complaint in this action was filed i-: fa ch office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County ? the 10th day of March, 1905, and said complaint is now on file in said office. L. D. Jennings, Plaintiffs Attorney. May 10-6t.