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?8?NTY G8B8ESP0RDENGE. "SEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interesst From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Comities. ?.>v S?TICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will reach this office not later than Tues? day morning. When the letters are received .Wednesday it is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in tte paper issued that day. PRIVATEER. Privateer, July 18.-The farmers are about through laying by their crops. Cotton that is not affected by the blight or rust is doing nicely aud will sake a fairly good crop if the seasons axe favorable from now on. Miss Daisy Lide entertained her friends delightfully with a lawn party on last Friday night Amusing games ?ere played after which delightful re? freshments were served. After enjoy? ing the moonlight until a late hour Sae guests bads the charming hostess goodnight with many expressions of jgrati tude. Miss M. A. Hughson, of Sumter, is ??ntifig at Mr. M. G. Bamseys. Misses Callie and Corin Wells are TOitins in Bennettsville. Miss Laura Whilden. of Sumter, Is r?iting a? Mr. J. B. Kolb's. Mrs. & H. Ramsey of Stateburg is ?visiting ber brothers Messrs. W. S. ?nd M. D. Lynam. EDWAItDS. Edward?, July 13.-Crops are look veil now. We axe having plenty rain at the present. We bad the heaviest rain last Friady evening that ? &ave ever experienced, it did a lot damage in some par?s. Boads are in a terrible conditon in 'Sfeis community. A Sunday schcol picnic wa? held at Siaspan Baptist Church on Saturday ?ot, it was a very pleasant day. A private school is being taught in * oommnnity by Mr. T. W. Mun Sr. L. A. White and son, Lawrence spent Thursday in Camden. Mr. J. W. Lee and son, Edward are ia Bisbopville today. : Hr. Willie Lee, of Oakland spent ?B$rrdsy nightc and Sunday with hts parents here. " Mr. Booth filled his regular liment at St John's Methodist yesterday evening. ?-. TINDAL. lineal, July 2k-Tba/ weather for ' two weeks has been very hot The corn crop is about made farmers think it will be the crop that has been made in rears. ,48 needing rain very badly as if it couldn't hold cut days longer without it . The members of the Providence cbercfc; are going to have an ice cream festival at the church.on Friday ?venin?. July 28ib, for the benefit of the church. The public are cordially invited. . Mr. H. D. Tindal has returned from his stay of anent two weeks on Edis ie Island. Miss Camilla Wells, of Alabama is -visiting at Mr. J. M. Tindals. Mt. J. J. Broadway, of Paxville .spent last Thursday in the neighbor? hood. Mr. T. E. Hodge spent Saturday in Sumter. .BRAUN. Braun, July. 24.-The farmers of this neighborhood have about finished their crops. The cotton crop is poorly Iraised; corn has improved very much iately. Mr. Lucian ..James and family and Mrs. Charlie Jackson are spending sometime at th a home of Mr. S. C. James ' Mr ^4nd Mrs. A.; K. Weldon have returned front a visit to Sumter. ' MrsvcT. M. Bradley has been taken %o the Mood- Osteen inn i mary f or ?reat naeni. . *J . .,. . ' >._. '-' ' ?? . ? ? ? Mr,- John Hurst, of-Sumter, is vis? iting his brother^ ?* .-. ? STATEBURG. Stateburg, Joly 24^Miss Emma M. Grierson rein rued vbo .Charleston Jstfsz^ Monda? af te moori, af ter spending Sun -day at home. ?; MrJfclarry Bail lbft on Saturday for Chester w he re nfc- is to teach schooL j Miss Nina. D?Veaux, of Charleston . Ja visiting Miss Fannie Lee at "Farm j Jf?lL'V Mr.- W. D. Frierson left on Sunday i for Chester wberj be is to engage in business . . Mr. Booker, of Charleston spent Sunday here .with friends. Mrs. John Fish burne, of Florence ? ~ who has been vi>iting ber sisters,- the | IMissesJGibson, left on Wednesday for ! 1 Henderson ville, N. C. She was ac- ! ?-companied by Miss Margaret Gicson, -who will speud several weeks in the ^mountains. Mr. Gus Find left on Saturday to pspend a few days at Myrtle Beach with mis mother and sisters. Bev. w. H. Ba-nwell is visiting Jriends in Clarendon today. Mr. C. C. Slaughter spent Friday and Saturday at his old home in -Orao"eburg. Col J. J. Dargan is spending some time in Columbia. Mr. James Pagan spent last week in Sumter attending court. KEMBER TS. Kembert, July 24.-Again our section -was visited with a severe rain and wind storm on Thursday and Friday cf last week. There was some hail, bat it was too small to do any damage. Corn, however, was blown down con sideribly. The general crops have greatly improved, cotton is fruiting up nicely, and with favorable season from sow on we wiU make more than last ,jpear. Little Bobert, sixteen months old, the only child of Mr. H. C. McLeod, Tyy his last marriage, died on last Fri? day morning. He had been sick only n lev days with inflamation of the stomach. Dr. C. P. Osteen, of Sum? ter, was called in consultation with JDfc. Foster, of Providence, bat the dis .jmnsk made such rapid progress medical skill could not arrest it. The remains tenderly laid to rest in the fa mi ly burying grounds at Rembert Church, on Saturday, and the com? munity extend their deepest sympa? thies tb the heart broken parents in the less of their bright and interesting littl? son, who was a general favorite with the entire family connection. A Targe congregation were in attendance at McLeods Chapel on yesterday but were disappointed, as their pastor, Rev. C. S. Felder, did not come and consequently there were no services. The Eddie Gillis trial is to come off in Camden today and a good many of our neighbors have gone up as wit? nesses. Mrs. S. W. Dixon and ber two daughters, Margaret and Harnett, of Florence have been visiting relatives here, but return this atteruoon to Florence Miss Margaret Isabel of Camden is on a visit to her friend Misa Adel McLeod. Master Adams Reames after spend? ing two weeks very pleasantly with relatives near Sumter, is home again enjoying watermelons. Several of on r neighbors are getting ready to leave next week for Chick Springs, and your humble scribe wishes be could join them, for I am told there yon gain one pound every day and I certainly need it. HAGOOD. Hagood, July 20.-"That Sumter Carnival beat anything I have eve; been m the State in the way of :urs, etc The man makes the land and the man makes the town." Such was the language of an Orangeburg man that knows, to all of which we ss;d amen, selah, and so on. "Where are you from?" "Sum? ter, sir," upon which your inquisitor surveys you from head to* foot. I heard a ladv ?t?y, "i.had rattier buy dry gods in Sumter than in Co? lumbia.,, Your correspondent was pleased to remark that the city -vas a goodly .place with a number of attractions, a place of celebrities, whom it courted, Invited, hono* el, encouraged. The galaxy of distin? guished ones are two numerous for detail, but at the bar we mention our Judge Purdy, Messrs. ?ee, Moise, Jennings, Stuckey; in the pulpit and hr letters C. C. Brown and Prof. Ed? munds; in medicines Mood* Osteen, Baker, China and others; in dentistry Dick and the Alford brothers. This -C^^Jogue can not better end - than with the name of Mr. Mason as an inventor and Professor Schumacher musician. . Conspicuous among the m?rch?nts are O'Donnell, the stubbs the Levis, Chandler, Durant and Burns. To know these with others I might mention is to know the secret of Sumter success. May I .add that here lives Carolina's next Governor, R. L Manning? Now for a bit of news. W. S. Thompson has the best cotton we have seen to date, and ? his neighbor W. W. Mellette is close on hand. Our community was visited by a flood of rain on last Friday, fully six inches, but up to that time it had been insufficient. Mrs. J. S. Jackson with her little boy Eddie together with Mrs. Carrie Sanders has gone to Hendersonville, X. C. Mrs. G. W. Wingate to Glenn Springs, Miss Emma Allen, Mary Emily Creghton and Master Bush Jackson to Heath Springs, S. C., and Mrs. Arthur Jackson to Florence with her mother,. Very nearly all the swamp people are on the sandhills or at Providence so that one's neigh? bors become somewhat scarce. Mrs. Lucien James is visiting Mrs. Charles Jackson, Alice Jones she was. Mr. Wallace Sanders has an in? dustry, in its infancy, that promises much better things than cotton. 1 refer to his fruit "farm. The health' of our community is fair, though there are a few cas?s of malarial fever. - G? At last all Hie broadcast peas are in the ground." With favorable sea? sons we may expect a good crop. Corn and cotton in upper Orange burg show great improvement, but in the lower part it is backward on ac? count of severe drought, no rain of any consequence having fallen till last week. It was my pleasure and good for? tun? to stop at the home of Sewel Trezevant, who has the best upland corn in five counties, whose wife, the daughter, the sister of an artist, is herself. Her father gave her no training but she does work that can? not be surpassed, several specimens of which I examined. Her brother, Mr. Van Orsdel of Orangeburg might be induced to go to Sumter, you need him. SALEM. Salem, July 19.-Hot and dry is heard on every sloe. The copious showers that have rallen in other sections have given us the go-by. Corn is failing for the want of moisture. Cotton has sufficient moist? ure and is doing well, but it too, will soon change complexion unless re? freshed. Our rains continued about two weeks later in June and bid fair to be belated at least that length of time in July. Sowing peas on stubble land L j order of the day. Most of us vere bogged in grass at the tine this im? portant crop should have had atten? tion, hence the delay. i Ellison Muldrow, colored, lost two children within a few hours of each other. One died Sunday night, ihe other early Monday morning. Both were buried in the same grave about 6 o'clock Monday evening. Xt is a sight that is seldom seen-two corpse from the same house going rc thc grave yard in the same vehicle at the same time. Col. J. R. Muldrow, who was drawn as a juror for the third term of r'ourt, was excused from service and is at home. There was a meeting of business men and .farmers in MayesviUo on Monday discussing the discrimination in freight rates between this point and the outside world. Such is the state of affairs which necessarily makes Mayesville anywhere from 1-4 to 3-4 of a cent less than the Sumter cotton market. We have been informed that last season there were nearly 6,000 bales of cotton ginned in this town and less than 3,000 bales marketed here. Where did the remaining 3,000 bales go? Why, it sought another market, that paid what it was worth and found it too. This meeting elected Messrs. Dabbs and Burgess a committee to confer with the railroad commission? ers to know why we are thus discrim? inated against. Much good is expected from their efforts since both are practical men and typical farmers. After this con? ference efforts will te put forth to put another buyer in the field and not leave Messrs. Sprunt & Sons the the monopoly and let them dictate as to what we shall have to take for our cotton. They have had their turn at the bat, now it is ours and we pro? pose to score. Our Dr. McCutchen has been among us for the past week adminis? tering to suffering humanity wherev? er his services were needed. LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg, July 19.-The cotton crop in this section was never more promising than it is at this writing, and with favorable weather condi? tions for two or three weeks more, the yield will be as great or greater than it was last year, in proportion to the acreage planted. But "there's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip." The cotton is now in its crisis; too much rain or too much dry weath? er can turn the scales. We really fear no serious injury from insects. In some places the corn crop is fine: in others lt is poor, and this condi? tion is easily accounted for. Mr. J. G. Stokes is doing a rushing business with his Automobile--made two paying trips today-one to El? liotts and return and one to Bishop ville this afternoon, carrying young ladies and young men to see the ball game there between Summerton and Bishopville. Horses are gradually losing fear of the autos around here. Rev. J. H. Mitchell is preaching a series of night sermons in the Baptist church, of which he Is pastor, in this place. The sermon on Monday night was a searching, telling and hitting one. If any one escaped a direct hit he was sure grazed. His text. justi? fied him in - chiding those who., in most villages and towns, congregate on the street corners, at the . barber shops and various other places and use trashy language unfit for a decent person to make use of. His sermon met with unanimous approval. "Immodest words admit of no de? fense; For want of decency is want of sense." >. Mr. Mitchell, although young.in ihe m-nistry, is an expressive speaker, acd is much thought of here by all de? nominations. The Baptist here are to be congraulated in selecting such a good, upright and truth-telling preacher as their pastor, and we trust he is here for a number of years. Drs. Darby and Tarrant are *'on the go" day and night. Lynchburg, July 22.-This after? noon one Bill Claybern came to the Magistrate's office in this place and swore out a warrant for one Isaac Mack, near Atkins, for attempting to murder his daughter Mary, the wife of the defendant. From his state? ment Isaac Mack becoming angered with his wife.for wearing his shoes in scouring his house, shot her in the neck with a so called parler rifle, in? flicting a dangerous wound. He said the physicians stated that he could not remove the ball without great danger of ruptering some blood vessel against which the ball or bullett had lodged, and that the woman was partially paralyzed from the effect of the the missile. Isaac is hiding out, and may make to parts unknown. He is a bad negro and has served a term on the chain gang for wife beating. The latter is dead, and it is very pro? bable that he was responsible, to some degree at least, for her death. "Rev." is his titlt. The "Rev." claims that the shooting was an accident, but wife Xo. 2, says not. Thc Lynchburg Mercantile Com? pany's store which is in course of erec? tion is beginning to show what a handsome building it will be. What a pity it is a frame building! Had it been brick or some simitar substance, it would have been such a protection against fire spreading. But it will be just as handsome and attractive as brick or artificial stone. Misses Janie and Annie Chandler are having a gay time; so are the young men. They spent several days at Mr. Daniel Gibbs where all kinds of fruits and good eatables abound. There are several ladies from abroad visiting in this little town, where land and lots are in such great demand. Old man Frank Potts has not been well for several weeks, but my, my, it doesn't effect his ever ready tongue, and his ability to pile 'em up on old man, Elie Hickson, and this corres? pondent too. Old man Elie Hickson, and his little brother Luther went to the big picnic at Beulah today, and partook most freely of the great feast that was spread so freely for all who went there. A large number of people from this neighborhood can testify to the ability o'f Beulah to feed, on such occasions, thousands of people, es? pecially today. Rev. S. O. Cantey's brother and cousin, from Summerton, were here yesterday morning, but left for Sum? ter on the 9 a.m., train. Mrs. J. A. Rhame is visiting rela? tives in Manning. Mr. O. C. Scarborough was here a few hours last evening. He has many friends here, as elsewhere. Wish the Summerton correspond? ent would boom up the "new county" some more, and also, visit "head quarters." The agent will be 'round to see him soon, if he doesn't come. BROGDON. Brogdon, July 21.-Today is the warmest of the season, the thermome? ter registering 91 degrees in the shade. Crops are laid by now, and picnics and parties are in order. The -socia? ble at Mr. J. B. White's last night was much enjoyed by the young folks. A Sabbath school picnic is in con? templation for tomorrow. The Rev. Mr. Huggins having re? signed the pastorate a t Gre ham church some time ago, the congrega? tion have recently secured the servi? ces of Mr. Toler, a minister from | North Carolina and one with whom they are much pleased. Mr. Toler preached for them last Sabbath for the first time. Rev. Mr. Boggs visited this neigh? borhood last v/eek in the interest of Chicora College. Mr. J. M. Holladay, the Presby? terian minister of Manning visited the family of Mr. W. T. Brogdon a few days ago. Mr. Willie Canty and wife of An burn, Ga., have been on a visit to the family of Mr. J. A. Blackwell. Miss Grace Brogdon after an ex? tended visit to relatives in Mayes ville returned home accompanied by Mrs. W. M. Bradley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Trabue Barksdale visited their aunt, Mrs. W. T. Brog? don, last week. Mr. J. B. Blackwell of Mayesville is in the neighborhood today. We-were, pleased to welcome in our midst. this :week Mr. S. M. Plowden, an old Confederate soldier. He wore his badge of honor and though eighty two years of age is enjoying life, ana is in fine health. Dr. Earnest Carson a recent grad? uate in medicine contemplates coming to this neighborhood for the practice of his profession. He has secured board with the-family of Mr. S. E. Davis. ... . ... , The sick child-.of Mr. J... J. Davis was this w-eek. taken to the Baker In? firmary for treatment. IONIA. Ionia, July 19.-Farmers are about through laying by their crops. Fod? der pulling will soon be the order of the day: Crops in this section are fairly good, considering the bad sea? son. Mr. F. J. Boykin lias a field of the best cotton that I have seen. Mr. J. W. Matthews has returned home after completing a course in bookkeeping at a business college. Mr. J. F. Boykin's little boy was quite sick a few days ago, but is much better now. Mrs. J. M. Chewning has been quite sick for the past few days, but is better at this writing. The protracted meeting will start at Mizpah on the fourth Sunday of July. PISGAH. Pisgah, Juiy 19.-A terrible cloud burst passed over this place last Fri? day at 3 p. m. It started in east? ern Kershaw and ended somewhere below Rembert depot. All the morn? ing deep and heavy thunder was heard in the direction where it orig? inated. Some of the clouds began to gather in inky blackness, then the rain began to fall in sheets, bridges and crops went before thefiood, whole acres were covered v. ith water and sand. Gullies washed in the fields and roads, making them impassable. The people in Kershaw su.iered more than they did through here. The damage is immense, no: only by washing up, bur killing the vital? ity out of the crop?. The farmers have a time in trying to lay by their crops, just as soon as the land gets dry enough work, a big rain comes, and this has been going on all the month. Cotton has gone to weed, with blight on several places. The crop prospect is rathe: blue. The ladies of Pisgah church, serve ! light refreshments at the church last Saturday and realized quite a nice sum. which will go to the improve? ment of the church. Hugh H. Evans. Jr.. has gone to the upper portion of the State to teach school until the South Carolina college opens, where he will resume his studies. Mr. W. H. Copeland lost his infant child Saturday night and it was buried at Pisgah church Sunday, after servi? ces by Rev. J. C. Crouch. Mr. Crouch will carry on a meeting at Xew Hope church this week. Mrs. Mattie Reames and children, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hussey, D. O. Mc? Leod and S. W. Young from Remberts attended services at Pisgah church yesterday. Pisgah, July 24.-The "big rains" did the corn up right. The yield will be poor. Coton is doing a little bet? ter, though blight has appeared in several places. Rev. J. C. Crouch has just closed a fine meeting at New Hope Church. He baptized about sixteen yesterday. Hon. H. T. Abbott and Mr. C. T. Evans, visited friends here quite re? cently. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hutchison, of Borden, visited at Rev. J. W. Kenneys not long since. Pisgah church is now being plaster? ed. The contractor is Sam Costin, an experienced and good plasterer. SMITHVILLE. Smithville, July 22.-On last Mon? day morning Mr. Olin Munnerlyn lost his valise, filled with clothes and other valuable articles, while moving from the home of J. T. Munnerlyn to the home of his mother, Mrs. T. W. Munnerlyn. Quite a search was made for it, and by careful inquiry it was found at the house of Bill Smith, up in the. Antioch section. All of the contents were recovered. Mr. Geo. W. Arrants, former sales? man for Mr. B. H. Boykin, at Boy kins, passed through here on last Monday for Camden. Mrs. W. S. Smith has returned home from the springs. Mr. Girardeau Leland left today for his home at McClellanvi?le, S. C. Mr. J. Luther Moseley returned from Reidville on last Wednesday. Miss Lilly Russell has returned to her home at Williamston. Rev. S. H. Booth left this morning for Forreston where he begin a revi? val meeting. It was Mrs. J. R. Butler not Eelser that came home with Mrs. Munnerlyn a few days ago. Our colored base ball team went to Camden on Tuesday to play ball. The game stood 5 to 5 with one more in? ning due the Smithvile team. KERSHAW COUNTY. Camden, July 24.-We have had good seasons here, and crops are on a boom. We have some of the best cotton crops ever seen in this county, and some few have good- fields of corn. ..' ? * Mr. :J. M. Jenkins, of Remberts, Stfmter county, was visiting Mr. C. X" Humphries' family last week. ' The Camden base ball team won three games from Lancaster this week 10 tb 0; ll to 1; 15 ? to 0; Quite a p?ofshbwing for Lancaster. Camden has won nine straight games in the past few weeks. Our team from Long Branch will play them a game this coming week. They may "shut us out but they will have to "play ball." If Sumter wants a good country team let them address a letter to manager Long Branch ball team. Camden, R. F. D. Xo. 1, and we will come down and give them a good game. A white man by the name of Horton a negro, and a mule, were killed by lighting last Thursday, at Bethune, this county. We must congratulate y>u on the Daily Item. It is looked forward to by us with a great deal of pleasure. We are from Sumter county and know so many Sumter people. PINEWOOD PENCILINGS. Pinewood, July 24.-Miss Lillian A. Lawrence, left a few days ago for Wr-ghtsville Beach, X. C., where she will spend some time. Miss Pearl Whittle, returned a few days ago after a month's stay at Saluda. Miss Edna Stack, one of Sumter's prettiest young ladies is the guest, for several weeks at the home of her uncle, Mr. W. C. Stack. Misses Maude and Ruth Smith are visiting relatives in Columbia. Mr. Fisher, of Summerton, accept? ed a position with Mr. Avant, corner Commerce street and Railroad avenue One more gentlemen is added to our town, whom we are glad to welcome. Mrs. Peter Mathews, of Sumter is visiting Mrs. X. L. Broughton. Miss Decca E. Lawrence spent Saturday in Sumter. Mr. Henry B. Richardson, Jr., of .-ummerton came over Saturday even- A ing to" spend some time with his pa? rents, Mr. and Mrs .R. C. Richardson. Mr. James R- Lawrence. Jr., from "The Sand Hill" went to Mood-Osteen Infirmary last Tuesday, where he is sick with fever. His many friends re gret to know of hi's illness and hope for a speedy recovery'. Mr. and Mrs. Roheit Brailsford' ? with Misses Masie Brailsford and Eufoiow Eedenbaugh are visiting Mt. Pleasant. Mr. and Mrs Pat B. Lawrence moved Wednesday to their new home on Hampton street. Messrs. W P. Mooneyham, Bruce 1 DesChamps, Clifford and Silas Kolb, spent several hours in Sumter Satur? day. Hon. R. S. DesChamps, of "The Oak" spent Saturday in Sumter. Mr. Joe Lowder, the popular mar- - ket man, has moved into his new building on Commerce street Mr. Schuford Griffin has just, com? pleted a very pretty dwelling in sight of town. Mr. and Mrs. Elwell, of Columbia moved on Hampton street a few daygtj ago. The young couple's many relatives and friends give them a hearty welcome to our town. Mr. A. G. Stack's brick store is very nearly completed. It is one of the handsomest buildings of its kind in the county. Dr. M. D. Murray is adding to hisj office rooms which will be a great improvement. Some work is being done on the new county road from Remini to Pinewood. Crops are looking fine in our sec->? tion. Just now we are very much need of rain. Dr. P. M. Salley expects to com? mence his brick drug store on Com? merce street in a few days. Mrs. R. F. Epperson and little daughter, Marjie, left Friday for bes! daughter, Margie, left Friday for herw Miss Marian Girardeau returned to her home in Sumter Wednesday last, after visiting Miss Mamie T. Rich? ardson. EDWARDS. Edwards, July 22.-We have very.4 pretty weather at this time. Craps in this community are looking well. Messrs. Lawrence White, Jr., and Garrison Boykin, of this place, have gone to Paxville to visit friends. Mr. J. R. McLeod has gone to Camden today. ^ Mr. and Mrs. L. A. White were in Bishopville last Tuesday. Miss Lottie DesChamps, of Wisacky, who has been visiting Miss Lola Kirk ley, has returned home. Mrs. S. H Booth, of Smithville, is visiting her parents at WilliamstorijJ S. C. 7 Laying by cotton is the order of the day. v .. Miss Essie- White is visiting her sister, Mrs. J^ E. Wilson. The protracted meeting at Mizpah will begin next week. Mr. Phillipp will have no assistance. S WISACKY. Wisacky; July 24.-The neighbor? hood is very quiet now. The health of the community is better. The^ weather is too hot for much visiting./ . The Crops are growing rapidly, and farmers ate encouraged. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. James "Cous?'r, 'of - Bishopville, are glad to know* they are 'recovering from a severe spell - of fever. Mri Cunningham, of Bishopville^ Iras' been in our midst the past week. . .Miss Lula- Burgess, of Charleston, isv-spending sometime; with relatives near Wisacky. Mrs. H. J. Williams, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Lula, has gone on a visit to her son, 31 r. J. S. Wil- 1 hams, who lives near Timmonsville. Master William McLeod, of Geor? gia, is visiting at his uncle's, Mr. W. W. DesChamps. Mr. Herbert Witherspoon, of Dar? lington, has been with his relatives here for the past few days. jj Mr. Burroughs, of Conway, has ac? cepted a position with Mr. W. W. DesChamps. MAX. Max, July 24.-Mr. John T. Tru^ luck, aged TS years, died Saturday' morning and was buried in Bethel cemetery Sunday, beside his wife, who died six months ago. Rev. E. M. Hicks preaching a good sermon to a large concourse 01 people. M \ T? u luck was a staunch supporter of his^ church and a good neighbor and he^ will be sadly missed. Mr. Whiteiord Thompson formerly of this community, but recently of New Mexico is visiting his brother R. M. Thompson, Esq., of Beulah. His old friends are glad to see him again. < Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Williams of Athens, Ga., are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McBride, of Florence are visiting Mr. W. E. Mc? Bride and family. The weather is dry and warm.