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??iiN?? OOBRESPONDEHQE. SEWS? LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. 3?OT?CE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will xeach this office not later than Tues . day morning. When the letters are < received Wednesday it is almost an impossibility to have them, appear in paper issued that day. HAGOOD. Kagood, January 12.-rCards are ouc ?for. the marriage of one of our finest and ?est young men, Julian E. San ders,^ to Miss Elizabeth Becker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Becker, of Spartanburg S. C., Wednes? day, January 24. Julian is one of our largest, as well as most successful tanners. A man with a comfortable home and a splendidly equipped farm of eighteen horses with a good bank account can well afford to take unto ??mself a wife. Farming operations have already J begun here. People are preparing for a large cotton crop. There is a great scarcity in some places of labor, some large farms be? ing but poorly suppli?d. Those farmers who held their seed ifor high prices are7 now placing them cm the market. Mrs. W^. -J. Spencer, who has been quite sick, is improving slowly. The sudden changes in the weather occasion no little amount of cold, grip, ctc^ otherwise the health of our com? munity is good By the way, a few years back, the old line insurance companies were moving heaven and earth to cripple fraternal insurance, if they failed there they moved a lot of cash. To hear some of these insurance agents talk you would be led to believe that tbs only men of brain in our great country are these insurance magnates. Doubtless they have brain, but char acter is needed, too, for a great States *Ts that so?" "iSome folks were whining a while "back that the banks would not help the farmer hold his cotton, and now they are whining about the speck the banks make out of it. Our bankers and financiers are public spirited and oroadmined, with little time to listen lo tie barkings of these fice dogs; dis? regarding their ado they go on in their magnanimous work contributing m no small degree to the success of -the association, the wealth and welk "being of our glorious sunny south? land. Isn't it a fine thing to have sense ? 3at the fellow who thinks- he has, a monopoly of that necessary commod? ity generally runs on very small cap? ital. The Hon*. (?) George Washington Murray said: "I have come to the con? clusion that you can't help a fool," and then turned in and proved it. That was real smart wasn't it? The marriageable girls of our com? munity are nearly out, but we have a large crop of young ones coming on, excellent in quality and variety. f- Folks here are investing in blooded horses, Dr. Alston having as nice a pair as one could wish to see. "What matters of pedigree if the speed be poor?" Yes, but a man is not apt to get speed or much else without pedi? gree. A fellow is a fool who tries to polish a brick, and I have seen people as Innocent ofvit as a brick. But I must stop or I will know not where I ?ball land. Utile Danny Gates finds ready sale .ior ali his copies of The Item. How can it be otherwise when so newsy and clean a sheet is in the hands of so bright a boy." LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg, January 15.-The haul? ing of guano and cotton seed is now the order of the day, notwithstanding the intolerable condition of the roads occasioned by the unusual quantity of rain and travel. There is for this season of the year, the usual chang? ing of places of residence and moving. Mr. A. J. Price, who has moved to Timmonsville, sold his lot and resi? dence here to Mr. L. Lane for $1,000 who quickly sold it to Mr. Tom M Smith for $1,200. Mr. Lane then bought Mr. L. L. McIntosh's place in town for $1,000. Mr. McIntosh will build on another lot of his. Mr. L. V. Brown has bought anoth cr lot nearer the centre of town, and will erect a neat residence in the near ?future, and several others contemplate ?building soon. The "big company," some call ii, opened up on the 2nd inst under the firm name -of the Griffin & McLeod Banking and Mercantile Co., but the ?Rg brick building is not yet completed in consequence of so much unfavora? ble weather. Mr. J. M. Munroe, of 3few Hanover, N. C.. is their book? keeper. He is a bright ard intelligent. 2. oung ^man. The Lynchburg Mercantile Com rany is making quit3 an impression and is getting, to say the least of it, their full share of the trade. Johnnie ?nd.Erne&t McIntosh are five boys and are sure to * get there" a ^ stay, if life lasts. The Knights of Pythias had a big barbecue in the Knights of Pythias hall here on last Wednesday night, which was greatly enjoyed by all who were eligible. Old Mr. Frank McIn? tosh, with four others, took the sec? ond degree that night and when sup? per was announced all he could say was, "no appetite at all;" but he had a "coming appetite." Dr. Dick and Mr. Hugh Hayns? worth, of Sumter,- were among the guests of the occasion, and contrib? uted much to the amusement and en? joyment of the meeting. Our graded school, under the tutor? ship of Professor Bronson and Misses Annie Keels and J. Clark is moving, on nicely, and'no dissatisfaction fromf any source is expressed. The school, roll is swelled to 105 pupils. Te automobiles are getting a need? ed rest, welcomed by every person who travels in this country. Dr. Tar? rant and jolly Jim (Stokes) are look? ing around in the absence of their autos for a wading or swimming ma? chine. John A. Durant while visiting in Summerton several days ago, lost a $20 bill. Cotton seed in quantities is being hauled to this place and the buyers, Pat Dennis, Walker Frierson and Jim Stokes, are distributed about in every corner, each trying to get the first bid as loads come in. It really is amus? ing to watch them sitting around like big old fish hawks, watching for their prey-a load of cotton seed-and soon as one comes in sight they air make for it, neither knowing that the other is paying special attention. But the fel? low that gets left takes it as a joke, and hence a big forced laugh. They ali pay the top of the market. ? MAX. Max, January 15.-Messrs. Keith and Baskins, of Timmonsville, were in Beulah last week. Mr. J. W. Montgomery, of Laurens, spent Saturday and Sunday here. Miss Elsie Xeaves, of Bethel section, spent Sunday with Miss Ellen Carra? way. Mr. A. M. Hicks* health still con rtinues poor. | Mr. John T. Lemmon has added a dining room .to his dwelling. Mr. Lazareth Mims has sold his land. He will remain on it this year. The roads are all in a bad condition. REMBEKT. Rembert, January 14.-We are hav? ing an excess of rain for this time of year, still most of our farmers made a commencement today, and work will be pushed as rapidly ii om now on as possible. ! The grain srop looks very promis? ing and with favorable seasons from now out, our planters in tn*is section will'reap an abundant harvest, as we have a large acreage planted. Our new minister, Rev. Mr. Scog gins, filled his first appointment here at McLeod's church on yesterday, and made a very favorable impression upon his congregation. He and his family will .mawe Wedgefield their home, as the parsonage for this circuit is sit? uated there, and we wish him a pros? perous and profitable year. Miss Ellen Harrell, principal of St. Matthew school, arrived in the neigh? borhood last week, and school was opened with a fine attendance. She is giving entire satisfaction, and is quite an acquisition to our church, as well as to the entire community. Mrs. J. M. Reames and son left last Friday to spend sometime with rela? tives in Sumter. Miss Annie Chandler, after spending sometime with Mrs. J. M. Reames, re? turned to Sumter last week. She made many friends while up here, and all her acquaintances seemed reluc? tant at her departure. Mr. Albert Young is very ill, and DY. J. T. Hay, Jr., of Boykins depot is at? tending him. Mr. Edward E. Rembert is on a vis? it to Charleston and is expected home tomorrow. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, January 13.-Mrs. S. C. Kolb is still improving. She can walk out in yard again to the great joy of her children. Ker son-in-law, R. X. Owen, of Orangeburg, came ov^r to see her last Sunday night and her daughter, Mrs. Owen, is to come over today on the shoo-fiy from Orange burg. I had the pleasure of meeting Sena? tor and Mrs. R. I. Manning as they >ere on their way to Fulton to the funeral of Hon. J. M. Richardson. There came very near being a se? vere accident on the 30th of Decem? ber at the house of Mrs. Tabby Lack? ey. R. W. Barwick, Miss Lucy Ar? dis and Mrs. Xatlie Johnston were playing with a rifle and while Mrs. Johnston had the rifle in her hand she fired it off and the ball struck Barwick in the back of the head and glanced around between the skull and the scalp for about two inches and came out. which I think was a pretty close call for Bob. He is getting along all right, same as if he had never been shot. Richard Geddings, nearly a grown young man. and the youngest son of Robert J. Geddings, formerly of this place, but now of Pinewood, accident? ally shot himself in his hands last Saturday, the 6th. Mr McCutchen has moved his saw mill from Pinewood near here, on one of O. D. Harvin's places. I hear that a Mr. Allen is goin;; tc p.t up a saw mill some where neai aere soon. I hear that Ashby Kelley is quite sick. Mr. W. J. Ardis and wife have both been on the sick list this week. Mr. W. T. Kolb, of your city, dined with Mr. W. J. Ardis last Wednesday. I congratulate my friend, E. W. Dabbs, on his easy walk over into the general assembly at Columbia. Hope he will so conduct himself while there that we will all say of him as we did of his predecessor, well done, good and faithful servant! Mr. L. L. Ardis has moved from Privateer to his father's, J. W. Ardis, near Pinewood, where he will work this year, Everything is calm and serene here i abouts as far as I know. I hear of a great many "shin j diggs" parties around here of late. TONIA. Ionia, January 16:-The farmers here are getting down to tlfiir work preparing for another crop. Labor is still very scarce. Mr. D. X. Matthews, who spent the holidays here with his parents, has returned to Charleston where he is atending the medical college. Mrs. M. A. Galloway, who has been visiting relatives here the past week has returned to Bishopville. Mrs. M. H. Chewning has gone toj Leesville with her children, Richard and Viola, who spent the holidays at home. They are attending the col? lege there. Mrs. Chewning expects to spend several weeks there. Pomona Xo. ll meets with Cleve-* land Grange next Wednesday and Po? mona Xo. 21 meets with Cedar Creek Grange the first Wednesday in Feb? ruary. WEDGEFIELD. Wedgefield, January 15.-Miss Are tas Eradford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Bradford, and Mr. L. L. Hodge, of Georgetown, were married on yesterday afternoon. They left for Georgetown this afternoon. DURANT. Mrs. Xed Ingram has returned home after spending some time with relatives here. Mrs. Robbie Durant entertained last Friday evening in honor -of her sister. Mr. Craig Burgess paid a flying business trip to Durant Saturday. Mr. Bob Witherspoon and wife left for their home in Louisville. Ky., this afternoon much to the regret of their many friends. Miss Maggie McFaddin spent Satur? day night with her parents at Harvins. Dr. McKay filled his pulpit at Con? cord on yesterday. Services are held at that church now in the morning instead of the ?fternoon as has been the custom for many years past. EDWARDS. Edwards, January 13.-We have had some very cold weather at . this time. Dr. C. S. Britton was in Sumter on last Thursday. Mrs. J. W. Weldon has been quite sick for the past few days, but she is rapidly improving. Mr. A.*B. White has completed his new dwelling house and has just moved into it. Rev. T. J. White has returned to his work at Reidsviile circuit after a few days at his mother's. Mr. J. W. Weldon was in Camden last Wednesday on business. HARMONY PRESBYTERY. The called meeting of Harmony Presbytery was held in the Presbyte? rian church at 10.30 o'clock yesterday. Rev. R. L. Grier was elected moder? ator and Rev. V. R. Gaston clerk. The special object of the meeting was to consider the call extended by Sumter church to Rev. J. P. Marion, Jr., of Virginia. A resolution was adopted empowering the committee to prosecute the call. The arrangements for the installation of Mr. Marion as pastor of the church were deferred to a subsequent meeting. A resolution was adopted to permit Rev. James McDowell to accept a call to the pastorate of Midway and Bethel churches. Mr. McDowell has been supplying these/ churches for some time, but will now accept the call to be their regular pastor, dividing his time equally between. It is probable that Mr. Dowell will remove from this city to Midway, where the churches will erect a parsonage for him. THE NIMBLE PISTOL. "Messrs. Tom L. Jones and R. C. T.sdale had a difficulty at A. D. Har? bs 's ?stable Saturday afternoon and Mr. Jones drew a revolver and fired one shot at Mr. Tisdale. The bullet missed the mark for whom it was in? tended but grazed the leg of Mr. H. S. Kolb. The difficulty grew out of differences over some carpenter work Mr. Jones was doing on a place Mr. Tisdale had rented. Mr. Jones gave Mr. Tisdale the lie and was struck by the latter. He drew his pistol imme? diately and fired one shot. He was arrested and after a hearing before Recorder Hurst was bound over for trial at the next term of court. ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY TO HAYE NEW POWER PLANT. Twenty-five thousand Dollars Worth of New Madiinery of Modern Design Ordered for Immediate Delivery. The Sumter Electric Light, Ice and Power Company, on Friday, placed orders for an entirely new outfit of machinery for their power plant. The new plant will be of the latest and most up-to-date description and will be adequate to supply the light and power needs of the city for a number o? years to come. The aggregate cost of the new machinery will be $25, opo. The new machinery purchased includes: Two Corliss engines, one of 125 h p.. and one of 250 h. p. which will be furnished by the Lane & Bartlett Co., of Cincinnati, O. Two generators, one of 75 k. w. and the other of 150 k. w., a full supply of meters, transformers, inclosed arc lights for street lighting, etc. The generators will be furnished by 'the General Electric Company and the metres, transformers, etc., by the Westinghouse Electric Company. The new arc lights are to be of the latest model and of 7 1-2 ampere capacity, which will give more than 2,000 candle power light. The stand? ard arc light in genera\ u-e is only 6.3 ampers, which have a minimum rating of 2,000 candle power, but in placing the order it was decided to buy the 7 1-2 ampere lights to insure a light of more than 2,000 candle power at all times and under .all conditions. The 150 k. w. generator will be used to furnish power for the night service and it will be driven by the 250 horse power engine. The 75 k. w. generator is for the day current end will be driven by the 125 horse power engine. The entire service, both day and night will be operated on the metre system and standard rates will be charged. The patrons of the company will be charged no more for the light and power they use than is charged for similar service in other places. For sometime the officers of thc company have recognized that the power plant would have to be re equipped and in placing the order for the new machinery they selected the very best on the market, for it is their purpose now to giv^ a service that will be a^ good as any town in the country enjoys. The contract calls for the delivery of all the machinery within sixty days, and it is expected that it will all ber installed and in regular service within 80 or 90 days. For several years Sumter has justly had the reputation of being a poorly lighted town, but when the new ma? chinery replac?s the old plant that has been in operation about 20 years this reproach will be removed and it is hoped to make Sumter the best light? ed town in South Carolina. HEALTH OFFICERS' WARNING. .It is reliably reported that there are several cases of small pox in Florence among white families, ^he cases are quarantined and are being looked af? ter closely bj' the Florenct board of health, consequently it ih not at all likely that small pox will become epi? demic in Florence. Still in view of the prevalence of small pox in several other parts of this State^ the board of health of Sumter urges all persons to be vaccinated immediately. Sumter has no small pox as yet. but it is liable to be introduced here at any 'moment, as it has been in Florence and other places. It is not necessary to come in direct contact with a small pox pa? tient to contract the disease. Persons, and wearing apparel and other articles from infected places convey the*germs of the disease, and you can catch small pox in a hundred different ways be? sides coming in contact with a small pox patient. So the only safe protec? tion is successful vaccination. LEE COUNTY NEWS. Bishopville Vindicator. Dr. N. V. Alford and Mr. H. W. Scott left last Tuesday as delegates to the Cotton Growers' Convention, which meets in New Orleans this week. The dispensary here sold for tlie month cf December ?.one ?10,755.45 gross sales netted to the county and town S2.236.39, the local expenses being 8299.19. This was the heaviest sales of any month during the year. MANNING NEWS ITEMS. From the Manning Times. The required amount of stock bas been subscribed to the Base Ball As? sociation, which means a professional team tor Manning the coming season. The management will spare no time and trouble in securing an all star aggregation. The interior of the Presbyterian Church is nearing completion, and contributions are now in order for a carpet. The A. C. L. authorities are con? templating the erection of a new depot in Manning They cannot begin this work any too soon as Manning is sadly in need of a decent passenger depot and .a more commodious freight depot. Z' Messrs. E. L. Wilkins, E D. Hodge. O. C. Scarborough and Rev. R. A. Sublett, county delegates, with J. D. Rutledge, delegate at large, left last Monday night for the Cot? ton Growers' Convention at New Orleans. IMSrSlKOMlCURE Blakes Klcaeys and Bladder Right SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items 01 Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Heading. Percy Ferguson, of Laurens, who shot and killed a negro several weeks ago, was tried on the charge of mur? der and acquitted. Operators of blind tigers are said to be running rough shod over Ben nettsville. Governor Heyward has received a [number of letters relative to cases of smallpox in several sections of the State. An election was held in Camden and Kirkwood to consolidate the old town and its growing residential suburb. The vote for consolidation was large in both places and Kirkwood becomes a part of Camden. The Southern Cotton Mill Company of Seneca has been organized with a capital stock of $200,000. The Richland county delegation Nwill introduce a bill in the legislature ask? ing that a county court be established in that county to try all small casos both civil and criminal. It is officially announced that the Spartanburg and Northern road will be constructed from Spartanburg to the Xorth Carolina line, where it will connect with the South and Western, a new road, that is now being built from the coal fields of Kentucky, Ten? nessee and Virginia. Charles Griffin was shot and fatally wounded by Jones Ligon near Belton m Wednesday. .* John J. Bishop, the Spartanburg Deer dispenser, convicted of violation cf the dispensary law, has been sen? tenced to pay a fine of $200 or serve 30"days in jail. Jenkins Eurrows and Arthur Wil? liams were hanged at Kigstree Friday for the murder of Mr. Julius Wilson at Indiantown about two months ago. Ed. Fowler, the colored driver fox the Batesville Manuf' ^turing Compa? ny, was held up by two unknown, white men on Court street. Greenville, Fri? day and robbed of $26.20. A negro child was burned to dea;h near Swansea on Thursday. The cruiser Charleston sailed from Charleston for Norfolk Sunday after? noon. She went out on low tide and without a pilot to show that there is now sufficient water on the bar for the largest ships to enter or leave the harbor. The Anderson beer dispensary sold out its entire stock on Saturday. When the decision of the Supi-eme Court ordering the dispensaries closed be? came known there was a run on the dispensary. Ttt RETURNS FOR 1906. . OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER CO., Sumter, S. C., Dec. IO, 1905. Notice is hereby given that I will at? tend, in person or by deputy,'at the following places on the days indicated, respectively, for the purpose of re? ceiving returns of real estate, personal property and poll taxes for the fiscal year, commencing January 1, 1906.: Tindal's Store, Monday, Jan. 8th. Privateer, (Jenkins' Store), Tues? day, Jan. 9th. Manchester, (Levi's), Wednesday, Jan. 10th. Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. llth. Stateburg, Friday, Jan. 12th. Hagood, Monday, Jan. 15th. Remberts, Tuesday, Jan. 16th. Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan.. 17th. Gordon's Mill, Thursday, Jan. 18th, Oswego, Friday, Jan. 19th. Mayesville, Tuesday, Jan. 23d. Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan. 24th. Norwood X Roads, Thursday, Jan. 25th. r The law requires that all persons owning property or in any wise hav? ing charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, ex? ecutor, administrator, etc., return the . same under oath to the auditor, who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and save the 50 per cent penalty, which will be added to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make returns within the time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of January, 1906. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of trie taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each township where the property is located and also in each and every case the Number of the school district must be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January, 1906, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls, and except Confederate soldiers 50 years of age, on January 1st, 1906$ Under instructions from the Comp-, troller General, a separate return must be made of each tract or parcel of land. All returns must be made on or be? fore the 20 th day of February, next. I cannot take returns after that date and all returns made after the 20th day of February, are subject to a pen? alty of 50 per cent J. DIGGS WILDER, Auditor Sumter County. December 20, 1905. The fertilizer season is now upon us, and ev? ery progressive farmer is calculating his re- ^ quirements. We have always advised small * acreage and liberal fertilization, as we believe it the safest and most economic policy to adopt, and particularly a season like the one upon which we are now entering, on account of the >? seriousness of the labor situation. Owing to ' our extensive association with farmers, we have an excellent opportunity of judging re? sults, and our observations have convinced us that small acreage in cotton, with plenty of grain, both well fertilized, yields best results. * It is unnecessary for us to take up space in advocacy cf the superior brands of fertilizers we handle. They are the same as we have been selling for ter. years, and as some of the largest and most progressive planters in this ? and adjoining counties are our patrons, that is sufficient. A well pleased customer is the best advertisement any business can have. Already we have made some large contracts, and we observe a growing disposition to buy 4 the higher class of goods, and we want our friends to kn^w that the factory we represent, and for whom we are sole agents in the county, will make for us any grade of goods for which we have demand. There is no material change I in the fertilizer situation as compared with a year ago, and considering the difference in the price of cotton, farmers have cause to rejoice. We have every reason to believe we will sell all of our old customers, but in making our contracts we provided for some new ones, and those who have never tried our fertilizers, will do well to inquire from Jheir neighbors, how they were pleased with them, then see us as to prices. Wishing all our friends a Prosperous New Year.