Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?4 is at hoi; ;carG??Hge. .nckney and Miss A. N. finding a few days in In Burgess returned to after a short vysit to helson, who- is attend larleston, is enjoying loiidays at home, and H. V. Frierson fa few days, rray, who is teach? es. C., is spending le. Site leaves , today privateer. spending this jon returned 'ter a very ay g -tn -j .n his noiluays *who is study in Charleston, ! two weeks, of Sumter, is rith .Mr. Frank M home for the reliais-sepnding to Hagood. |k I Sam Ramsey left leir sister, Mfs. S. R. >d. [ellette, of. Ashpo^e, X. relatives here. 'ED HIS SISTER December 26.-To pre p from marrying a man 1er parents were opposed, feginni shot the"girl dead as {sleep in bed in her rooms. street, early this morning, ten leaped from. the third idow with the intention of 3 own life. He ; is now in Hospital dying^ from a frae fkuil and. mternal injuries. At Erections of his parents Caesar ?ere from <5eni?a> Italy, too reak e intended; nuptials of his sister, fan Italian to whom the parents Jeted. Failing m this the brother his sister and attempted to end >wn life. >r. J. Lu Mann, of Florence, is con? ant that a Federal reformatory for uthfnl convicts will be established the* South and that hy proper cf j ;t South Carolina can secure It Cor first, lg inch for two not put Dixie or 1 ?rr after I rolled the middles in the spring. We had entirelsf too much rain all through July for cotton, but the con? tinuous rains struck the corn exactly at ?ie right time;., so much so that it did not suffer an hour for rain from the time it was up jntil it was fully matured. The yield of corn aver? aged a fraction over 50 bushels per acre on 150 acres that I worked with contract labor, but I had 25 acres more worked by share croppers that did not do nearly so well, it being a well known fact that negroes cannot grow corn successfully. I will make more net - profit per acre this year on? corn than I,will on 12-cent cotton. I have put away plenty of corn to sup? ply a twenty horse farm another year ,and raise my own meat, and have four thousand (4,000) bushels of corn and-forty thousand (40*000) pounds of good sound fodder for sale, j Hoping; that;I haye gone sufficiently ?into: details to- answer your, questions fully, I. beg to. remain; yours truly, ; I <:-'-'.? - ' J. M. Woodley. Dalzell, S. C., Dec, 21, 190S. : - XEW^TRIIXK UNE. Interesting Information From North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C., December 20.-An order was made by Judge Purnell in the Federal court confirming the re? cent trustee's sale of the Carolina Northern railroad from Lumberton to Marion, S. C., and a deed is directed to be made conveying the property to the committee of bondholders by whom it was purchased: Parties inter? ested in the transaction, who are here, announced that it is the plan of the purchasers'i to extend the road from Lumberton to Raleigh by . way of Fayetteville and from Marion to Charleston. They procured a charter issued in South Carolina'for the Ral? eigh and Cahrleston Railroad, Compa? ny, and will operate under its provis- j ?ion in both states having th? charter duplicated in North Carolina. Wil !ton McLean and Stephen "McIntyre of Lumberton and W. C. Miller of. Charleston, are here advocating the confirmation. of the sale, \ and J. M. ! Johnson of Marion represents T. C. ' MeNeely and others, who are op? posed 4o cormrmation. Ii. C. Wil? liams of.>Rtchmorid is also*! here .rep? resenting interests connected with the ?sale. . ... ? ; There is a movement on footN?o get the United States government toVpur chase the Revolutionary battlefield at Eutaw. Springs and King's Moun??n. Fred Drummond, colored, was ?fci d?ntally killed in Spartanburg/ /ty ?by Roscoe Cox, a young Tt?ji >y J ile they "were hunting hir?? ! - ,, , v pon-^BHiiiHi i - A '^ittl? rater and /the jackie^., come ashore.likew?se' the special; bearing the militia /Had arrived ? the Georgetown and Western. There was a general movement toward, the place of formation. " A large delegation came from 'Sum? ter. Many Charlestonians came up on the special train, and the inhabitants of the country along the Georgetown and Western, between this" city and Lane's, dropped everything and hur? ried to join in the celebration. The parade when it came by was an unqualified success. The route of march was not a long one and the broad, soft streets were grateful to the feet of the trampers. Up Front street, the principal business thoroughfare, the soldiers and sailors marched, and then through several residential streets, until they came to the vacant lot at th? corner of Cannon and Higlv ?market. * Here had been erected the review? ing stand, and while the paraders marched around and formed in dress j parade facing siana the reviewing par I cy and invited guests made their way to ?the seats. All kinds and conditions I waited below -for the speakers to be .gin Among those who sat on the plat \form -'attention was directed most to Senator Tilmian, Speaker Smith, of the-'House of Representatives and Governor H?yward. Governor Heyward is especially popular in the Winya h. Bay section and everybody knows his familiar, well-knit figure and pleasing address The Hon. Mendel K Smith is also a welcome visitor to the ..Sampit City, and the crowd did not Wait long be? fore demonstrating what .they wanted of Senator Tillman! They clamored for a speech and got one.. It was get I ting Tfrell along in the afternoon when the speaking wa? concluded: These exercises being over, there was time to get dinner and be ready for the naval parade. The naval pa ? rade on the Sampit was an imposing ! sight. All the available steam craft join? ed in the display and to the accom? paniment of the shrill whistles and the hoarse horns the armada moved along slowly j^own the river and along the city's magnificent water front The day passed without a sign of disorder, with perfect conduct on the street and to the satisfaction of the visitors and the hosts. Splendid ac? commodations for the day were given ' to all the visitors. The Winyah Inn : had prepared to receive the Washing? ton Light Infantry, who made such a creditable name for .themselves when in- the city before. There was no lack of attention and , certainly none* of entertainment. Dur? ing the afternoon the three bands gave five concerts on the streets, the Firet^'Sryilery Band attrcting the us- . ual host of admirers. The sailors returned t?the monitors/; and made-'ready ton departure after ._.. - \ the navai parade was over.s Conclud? ing the day an elaborate exhibition -~" vvago|s, farming implements, j other personalty. Terms; cash on day of sale? JAMES R. WELLS, Administrate 12-27-2t (w&i) m RETURNS ^OR 1906 * OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER ? I Sumter, S. C., Dec, 10, 190" ' Notice Is hereby given that I will tend, in person or by deputy, at following places on the days indica respectively, for the purpose of ceiving returns of real estate, perse property and poll taxes for the fis year," commencing January 1, 19( Tindal's Store, Monday, Jan. ?tb Privateer, (Jenkins' Stoie), Tu day, Jan. 9th. Manchester, (Levi's), Wednesd Jan. 10 th. Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. 11th Stateburg, Friday, Jan. 12th. Hagood, Monday, Jan. 15th. Remberts, Tuesday, Jan.. 16th. v Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan. 17th: bordon's MUT, Thursday, Jan. 18 \ - Ctewego, Friday, Jan. 19th. ?fayesvflle, Tuesday, Jan. 23d. Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan. ' 24th. Norwood X Roads, Thursday, Jr 2S*h.. v I "The law requires that all perse owning property or in any wise hi .lng charge of such property, either .agent, husband, guardian, trustee, < ecutor, administrator, etc., return t same under oath, to the auditor, w requests ali persons to be. prompt ! making their returns and save the per cent, penalty, which will be ;add to the property valuation ofjaMnejsc. who fail to make returmswitnTn t time prescribed byj^jaf' Taxpayers return what they ov on the first day of January, 1906. Assessors and -taxpayers will ent" the first given nana's of the taxpay in full, also make' a separate retu for each township \vhere the proper is located and also ih each and eve case the Number of ihe school distri must be given. Every male citizen between the a; of twenty-one and sixty years on tl first day of January, 1906, exce those incapable of earning- a supoo from being maimed or from oth> causes, are deemed taxable polls, ar except Confederate soldiers 50 yea of age, on January 1st, 1906. Under; instructions from the Com3 troller General, >a separate retui must be made of bach tract, or parc of-land. " . All ce^rns must be made on or tx fore the ZQth^Mjr. of February, ?ex r cannot toke repris after that dat and ail^eturns^ade after^the 20t ?ay of Februarjlgre subject4o a pen alty .bf 50 per ci?t? . ^ ;