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Sumter and Adjoining Counties.
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? BARK CORNER.
x- Dark Corner, May 8.-Yesterday
?was a rainy day here, and setting out
potato "sprouts is the order of the day.
TTne most of us, have good stands of
jcotton and better stands of grass, and
3Z w? have many days like yesterday
me iFill have io quit skirmishing and
Tall in line for a regular siege with
"^General Green." Crops are looking
reasonably well so far. Gardens and
oats are doing fine, though I see the
bugs have attacked the Irish potato
bushes. I heard a new remedy for po?
tato bugs yesterday which I will give
you. Take cedar boughs and boil a
?Strong tea of them and when cool
pour or sprinkle your potatoes with
the tea.
J attended the county Convention in
your city yesterday and was very
-touch surprised when I was nominated
^br a delegate to the State convention.
-7?1 were to go there it would be like a
donkey in a thoroughbred's stable.
3ut should I go I should try and do
my whole auty as I see it, knowing no
faction.
il was glad to hear so many com
aaendatory words for Senator Man?
ning. I have always found him a man
that had rather be right than to be
president. As one gentleman put it
ne is an ideal man. Though some
Trant to call him a coat-tail swinger,
X, for one, don't believe he is. But
ire is not so bull-headed that he cannot
i?e? some good in ? man, though he
i?ay differ with him. He may agree
'"With Tillman in some things, but
-Would never accept an office if he had
to ride into it on Ben Tillman's shout?
ders. That is my opinion of him.
And as for the dispensary T heard
a man say in your city yesterday that
lie had sold whiskey in all ways, in the
Toad from his wagon, in the barroom
and in the dispensary, and he said that
"the dispensary," rightly managed, was
?e best of all ways he had ever seen.
And as for selfing it, it would be sold
. as long as grass grows and water
Hows.
3?rs. Mack Avin has been quite sick,
3rat was better at last accounts.
>Mr. Allen Shular and family have
moved near here from Orangeburg
-and ne is working at Hodge Bro.'s saw?
mill at Cain's siding on the Manches?
ter and Augusta railroad.
Mrs. Susan C. Kolb went last Thurs?
day to spend a while with her daugh?
ter, Mrs. F. J. Graham, near Pax
"*IBe.
- ? MTS. Ben Gedding of Pinewood vis?
ited her aunt, Mrs. W. J. Ardis, last
Sunday.
Such nights as last night will give
cotton the black eye or the red shank.
Supervisor W. H. Seale was here
last Thursday at the Sycamores (T. H.
Osteen); I would have been glad to
anet the major, but I did not.
LYNCHBURG,
lynchburg, May 12.-The entertain?
ment of the Magnolia Book Club at
CoL J. A. Rhame's last evening was
indeed a most enjoyable one, and wHl
long be cherished as a bright spot on
the pages of memory of all the par?
ticipants. The pre-arranged program
lor the occasion by CoL Rhame and
-our popular Mr. J. M. Munroe, was
indeed amusing as well as^ entertain?
ing. The party was divided inno groups
ol four and then seated around small
tables on which was placed strips of
fine cambric with thread and needles
to correspond, and the person who did
the best frilling with a two minute
-3hnlt was awarded a prize. This was
-won by group No. 1.
Then the groups were changed
around, and the threading of No. 8
-needles with No. 80 thread, with a two I
minute limit, wa3 next in order. The
nae who threaded the greatest number
ol the needles in the time limit got
prize No. 2. Several of the contestants
only threaded one needle. This cor?
respondent was there boasting of his
Twellt' preserved eyesight, but he not
only failed to thread a needle, but
could not pick one up. A kind lady
-handed him one of the threaded nee?
dles to help him out, but the commit?
tee came around, behold, the thread
bad fallen by some means, out of the
needle. The next exercise was pick?
ing up apples with a small (might say
?aminiature) teaspoon (used only with
the left hand). The person putting in
the largest number in two minutes got
prize No. 3. The next and most im?
portant feature of the occasion was
the serving of ice cream and cake
wbich was in superabundance, follow?
ed by baskets of delicious fruits.
The Lynchburg Graded School los?
es its present session with fitting exer?
cises on the evening of the 17th in?
stant (Thursday next.) The pres- ?it
teachers will be retained for the next
term, if the so desire, as they did their
duty in full.
The young men of this town had a
big fish fry on the banks of Lynch's
river on last Wednesday night, and
while frolicking around, forgetting
they were so near the stream, two of
them sounded the depth of the river,
and found, it was only 8 feet deep.
They were terribly ducked, to say the
least of it.
Our old and esteemed friend, M.
Luther McIntosh, has been confined to
his bed for the past three days, but is
a little improved. These old men,
some how, seem to not realize that
they are not boys.
Mr. W. E.. Lemmons' house, with
nearly all of its contents, was burned
to ashes on last Wednesday after?
noon during his absence. A defective
stove flue, it seems, is responsible. A
desperate effort, by the few present,
was made to arrest the flames, but to
no avail; they then attempted to get
out the furniture, but lt was too late.
Nearly all of the farmily*s wearing ap?
parel was burned. Insurance on dwell?
ing house, $600; insurance on furni?
ture, $400. Mr. Lemmon had only re?
cently completed an addition to his
dwelling.
Lynchburg, May 14.-The Magnolia
Graded School commencement was
advertised to take place on the 17th
instant, but as that is an important
day in Columbia the school officials
have decided to have the commence?
ment exercises on the next day, Fri?
day, the 18th.
Hon. T. G. McLeod will deliver an
address to the school on that date.
Quite an interesting and entertaining
programme has been arranged for the
occasion. Several graduate certificates
will be given out to meritorious stu?
dents.
IONIA.
Iona, May ll.-Farmers through
this section are just now beginning to
j chop cotton, the recent cold spell and
the dry weather previous to the cold
caused the delay. Some have very
poor stands and are talking of plant?
ing over. Corn is looking as well as
could be expected. Judging from the
? amount planted I think that there will
be more corn made this year than last
and of course that's what we need,
"More hog and hominy" made at
home. Oats are very sorry through?
out this township, will not average a
half crop. Owing to the dry weather in
April, but very few that had bought
soda to put on them could do so. Gar?
dens are fairly good, though some are
very poor, indeed.
Your scribe had the pleasure of at?
tending a picnic, also the closing ex?
ercises of the Antioch school, so suc?
cessfully taught by Miss Jessie Wilks,
of Chester, S. C., this being her second
term. She has made many friends
while here who hate to see her leave,
and especially some of the young men.
The property owners, or at least
some of them, of this township are
raising sand with the board of equali?
zation for raising their returns?- After
hearing so much talk we really feel
sorry for the board, therefore tender
to them our sincere sympathy. It is
certainly a very unthankful position.
However, some one has it to do.
Thanks to the stars that we are not
one of the board. Had we been we
would gladly accept sympathy or any?
thing else that one should offer to ten?
der us. Still this township is not
alone it seems to be a general thing
throughout several counties.
What seems to be the matter with
the candidates this year, they are very
slow in announcing their desires. Come
to the front, boys, and let us know
who you are, the time is not as long as ?
has been.
Messrs. Fletcher Boykin and Charlie
Mccaskill, students of Welsh Xeck
High School (at Hartsville) will be
home about June 1, to the delight of
their many friends.
Mr. D. N. Matthews visited friends
at Hartville last week and reports
having a good time while there.
On the 9th this community was sad?
dened by the death of Mrs. Sallie Staf?
ford. She has been ill for weeks with
typhoid fever. She was buried at
Mizpah church yesterday afternoon. A
very large crowd attended the funeral.
She leaves a kind husband and one
son, about 15 years old.
MAX.
Max, S. C., May 14.-Dry, cool
weather prevails; cotton very slow in
coming up, what came up early is
small; tobacco is small.
Dr. Hugh T. Kirby, of Columbia, ls
with us.
Mr. G. M. Moore of Frierson, La., is
visiting relatives and friends about1
.here.
. Mrs. Carrie Kirby of Lake City
section is visiting relatives here.
WISACKY.
Wisacky, May 14.-Tho much-need?
ed rain came a week ago. and farmers
are much encouraged. The oat crop
has been greatly benefitted and there
is now a prospect of a bountiful yield
of oats. There are also good stands of
corn and cotton, and the outlook Ls
promising.
We had a white frost on the 10th,
but no damage was done.
Th-' fruit crop is more promising,
but there isa failure in strawberries.
Mr. Wilson Scott, who taught the
Wisacky school, has closed for this
term. The patrons were pleased with
the progress the scholars made in their
studies.
A few families of this neighborhood
met at James' old mill on the 5th and
had a fish fry and a hice dinner. The
day passed off very pleasantly.
Memorial day was observed in
Bishopville. Quite a number from this
community attended. The exercises
were very good.
Several from this neighborhood will
attend the reunion in Columbia this
week.
Mrs. Eva Smith and family, of Bish?
opville, have been visiting in our midst
recently. ?
Mr. Heatly Scott and family, of
Sumter, are visiting relatives at Wi
sacky.
BOYKIN.
Boykin, S. C., May 15.-Although?
we had^a "pretty heavy frost last week
the crop was not hurt to any extent.
Quite a crowd came over from Sum?
ter in automobiles to the picnic at the
Reid State farm, which was given by
Mr. T. O. Sanders of Hagood. We tried
to show those Sumter boys what good
countrv grub we have and they seem?
ed to be tickled to death.
Mrs. W. A. Boykin of Cheraw, after
spending a few days at Mr. Samuel
Boykin's, has returned to her home in
Cheraw.
Miss Meta T. Boykin, who has been
spending a few days at Mr. J. J. Work?
man's at Camden, returne'd Sunday.
Mr .T. P. Sanders, Jr., who is now
with the National Loan and Excange
Bank of Columbia, spent Friday at his
! old home near Hagood.
N Mr. John Barnwell of YorkvilleNvas
! in town Monday.
Miss Patty Coachman, who has been
spending some time with Miss Leila
Boykin, left today for Florence, where
she will spend a few days with her
sister.
Miss Deas Boykin, who has been
spending a few days in Columbia, re?
turned last week.
PISGAH.
Pisgah, May 14.-Cotton chopping
was in full blast last week. So far
labor has supplied all demands.
The frost has nipped the cotton and
other tender vegetation and the woods
in many places show its blighting ef?
fect.
A larg number of the peaches have
dropped off and very few are now on
the trees.
The rain last Monday was just in
time /or the oats, and it brought up
the balance of the cotton.
From what I see a large number of
people are trying the Williamson plan
on corn. Some ali of their crop, oth?
ers a part of their crop.
There is a good deal of sickness
about, mostly among children.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Britton and chil- i
dren of Sumter are visiting at J. D.
Evans. They have a very sick baby.
The friends of Capt. J. M. Ross are
sorry to hear of his sickness. The last
accounts was that he is some better.
It looks as if we will have a lively
campaign this year. Let Senator Till?
man come in and whoop the boys up.
It will be a good summer tonic.
President Thomas Wilson of the
North Western railroad has a poor ap?
preciation of the liberal patronage giv?
en his road or he would give better
service and more accommodation to
the traveling public. Not long since a
lady from? Sumter with a sick baby
and little children, who came up on
the midday train, had to stay outside
the depot at Remberts during bad
weather until a conveyance arrived.
This was an outrage. Often the people
have to make two trips before they
can get their goods-the agent gone.
The traveling public has some rights
when they pay for it. It is customary
for railroads to provide some place
for people to stay in while waiting the
arrival of trains or until they can
leave after departure of train, but it
there is a waiting room on the road
from Sumter to Camden it is now used
for something else, or I have not seen
it. The road has a fine conductor on
this end and that much credit is due it.
Mr. Tom Davis, . one of Kershaw
county's best citizens, was at Pisgah
church Sunday with his bride, receiv?
ing the congratulations of his many
friends.
WEDGEFIELD.
Wedgefield, May 14.-The frost we
had on last Thursday morning killed
some cotton on light lands, but as very
little was chopped out none will have
to be replanted.
There has been lots of measles and
whooping cough, especially among the
negroes, which resulted in several
deaths.
I am glad to report there was an
immediate response to our appeal to
the county commissioners and the
road plow has put the road complain?
ed of in splendid condition.
Master Albert Aycock, who has been
critically ill, I am glad to say, is con?
valescing.
We note with some interest the reso?
lutions adopte! by the County Demo?
crat convention endorsing Senator R.
?. Manning for governor, but nothing
\v;is said of his platform. As much as
we admire ?mr worthy senator, still if
)-.?? comes out on a dispensary plat?
form l am afraid we can't pledge him
our support.
Mr. Soult Mellett, who has been
taking ii business course in Columbia,
?as returned home foi the summer.
Mr. L. R. Wells spent .Sunday ai his
home in Privateer.
Miss Mary Smith, who has been
teaching the Argyle-McLaurin school
for the past two seasons, will
leave for Lynchburg, Va., her home,
on Friday. The community joins in
with the patrons in urging her to re?
tract her decision not to return in the
fall.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will give an ice cream festival at the
home of Mr. P. Mellett on Friday, the
18th, for the benefit of the church,
beginning at 5 p. m. for the benefit of
children who have to return home
before night. The public is^cordially
invited to attend.
PRIVATEER.
Privateer, May 13.-There was no
preaching at Bethel Sunday as the
pastor, Rev. T. P. Lide, is attending
the Southern Baptist convention at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. Covington of Bennettsville is
spending some time with her father,
Mr. W. G. "Wells.
Miss Hennie May Bradford is spend?
ing some time with relatives at Lanes.
Mr. Mathew Ramesy of Sumter,
spent Sunday at Mr. M. G. Ramsey's.
Mr. LeRoy Wells, of Wedgefield
spent Sunday at Mr. W. G. Wells'.
The Providence school, taught by
Miss Hugh son, of Sumter, will close
with a picnic Thursday.
Cotton looks a little bad from the
recent cold snap, but the stand is good.
Labor is plentiful and chopping is
progressing nicely.
STATEBURG.
Stateburg, May 14-Miss Mayo Rees
spent Sunday at home. She was ac?
companied by her friend, Miss Walker
of Charleston.
Mr. Early Mellett spent Sunday with
relatives in our midst.
Mrs. L. E. Nelson returned today
from Charleston where she has been
visiting her son, Mr. W. B. Nelson.
Messrs. Ransom und Richard Rich?
ardson of Clarendon spent Sunday at
Mrs. S. R. Flud's.
Mrs. James" Pinckney and Miss A.
N. Moore spent Saturday and Sunday
in Sumter.
Misa Kate McLure, who has been
teaching school near Florence, is on
a visit to her sister at Mrs. DeS. Bull's.
Rev. W. H. Barnwell is visiting
friends in Clarendon today.
Miss Bessie Murray, who has been
teaching school at Trial, S. C., is at
home for the holidays.
Mr. James Pagan returned on Fri?
day from Anderson, where he went
as a delegate to the Episcopal conven?
tion.
Messrs. F. P. Burgess and R. M.
Cantey went to Sumter today to at?
tend the meeting of the Knights of
Pythias Lodge to be held tonight.
Messrs. Guy Nelson and R. M.
Cantey were instrumental in getting
up a picnic and fish fry at Ruggs' lake
on last Saturday. It was largely at?
tended and proved a great success.
TINDAL.
Tindal, Miy 15.-Piost wa; seen
l;j?re on Wednesday n.orning. but noi
enough to seriously damage the grow?
ing crops.
Mr. Harry Hodge spent Saturday in
Sumter.
Mr. W. H. Bradham has been sick
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hodge, accompa?
nied by their daughter, Miss Bessie,
spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. S. J.
Edens.
Misses Aline and Fannie Richardson
spent Saturday in Sumter.
Several of the old Confederate Vet?
erans in this neighborhood are ex?
pecting to attend their reunion in Co?
lumbia this week.
Mr. S. F. Osteen spent Monday on
his farm here.
EDWARDS.
Edwards, May 14.-The cotton crop
is very backward. Some of the farm?
ers have finished chopping while oth?
ers havn't begun yet. Owing to the
cold, frosty nights of last week the
cotton and corn are looking very bad.
Dr. T; D. Foxworth spent last Fri?
day in Sumter.
We are very sorry to report that Mr.
G. W. Moseley had his house destroy?
ed by fire today about 12 o'clock. We
have not learned how the fire started.
It is reported that very little of his
furniture was saved.
Mrs. Harold Bradley of Braun spent
yesterday in this vicinity.
Mr. Hoyt Moseley spent yesterday
with friends at this place.
Rev. T. W. Munnerlyn. who was re?
cently licensed to preach at the Dis?
trict Conference, preached his first
sermon at St." John's M. E. church
yesterday morning.
The second quarterly conference
will meet at St. John's church next
Saturday morning at ll o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Manly Smith of
Bishopville spent yesterday with
friends at this place.
Mr. L. A. White spent several days
in Bishopville attending the county
hoard of equalization.
Mr. F. A. Davis spent Sunday with
friends here.
Rev. H. B. Browne will preach at
St. John's next Sunday morning at ll
o ch ?ck.
The Woman's F. M. Society mot at
Smithville last Thursday afternoon.
Messrs. A. K. Weldon and wife. W.
J. and Mrs. Gibson and L. A. James
and wife spent last Tuesday with their
father, Mr. J. W. Weldon.
Mr. J. R. McLeod spent SaturJ y in
Camden.
Mr. C. L. Kirkley left today for his
new home at McClellanville. His fam?
ily will leave tomorrow.
Mr. A. B. White spent Saturday in
Camden.
Mr. J. R. Kirkley spent Friday in
Camden on business.
Miss Jessie Wilkes closed her school
last Wednesday after a term of most
successful teaching. On Thursday she
gave a picnic. The programme was
carried out successfully and there was
a fine dinner prepared for the crowd.
Miss Lizzie Smith left today for her
home at Longtown, after a few weeks'
stay with Mrs. J. R. McLeod.
Rev. S. H. Booth and family are
visiting relatives at Conway.
BISHOPVILLE NEWS NOTES.
From the Bishopville Vindicator.
Mrs. Wilkinson left this week to
spend some time with relatives in
Sumter and Florence.
Mrs. W. K. Crosswell went over to
Sumter last Tuesday to bring back
her sister, who has been so sick, to
spend a while with her.
At a congregational meeting held
last Sunday at Mt. Zion a call to that
pastorate was extended to Rev. J. C.
Bailey of Dalzell. ?
At the last meeting of the trustees
for Bishopville all the teachers in the
Graded school were re-elected except
Miss McQueen and Miss Olive Kelley,
who did not apply. Miss Massey, a
sister of Mr. C. S. Massey, and Miss
Mary Barr of Leesville were elected in
their stead.
Mr. P. A. Parnell has lost three fine
cows and two calves from hydropho?
bia. A mad dog bit several cows in
that section some time ago with above
results. A singular thing about it,
the three cows that died each had a
young calf and Mr. Parnell has a fine
Jersey that he is milking and she has
adopted all three of the motherless
calves and seems to be fond of them.
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN.
For thc Week Ending 8 A. M., May
14, 1906.
The week was usually cool. The
minimum temperatures on the 10th
were as low, or lower, as have ever
been recorded in May, in South Caro?
lina, in the last ten to twenty-eight
years, or since records are available.
Light to killing frosts were general,
in exposed places, on that date from
the mountains to the coast. The aver?
age temperature for the week was
about 9 degrees below normal. The
maximum" temperature was 86 de?
grees at Liberty on the 12th. and the
minimum temperature was 30 degrees
at Seivern on the 10th. By the end
of the week the temperature had risen
to nearly normal warmth.
Precipitation*occurred on the 7th
over practically the entire State. It
was very evenly distributed, and aver?
aged about half an inch. The relative
humidity was below normal after
Monday. ,
Clearer weather prevailed from the
7th to the, end of the week, except
that Friday and Saturday were partly
cloudy during the middle of the day in
the central counties.
TAKE TIME TO EAT.
Hurry at Meals Will Send You to J.
F. W. DeLorme's for Mi-o-na Stom?
ach Tablets.
"Bat in haste and repent at leisure"
is an old saying brought up to date.
Hurry at breakfast means a b?d
start for the day, and if you hurry also
at the other meals, you will soon suf?
fer with loss of appetite, sleeplessness,
nervousness, furred tongue, specks be?
fore the eyes, headaches, back-aches,
weakness and debility, indigestion, or
other ills that are caused by an abused
s? omach.
Z-tcre in Sumter, as in thousands of
ether places over the country, hurry
<-.t meals increases the druggist's busi?
ness. Not a day passes that J. F. W.
DeLorme does not sell several pack?
ages of Mi-o-na stomach tablets to
those who have ruined their digestion
by not taking time to eat.
Of course indigestion has many
other causes, but whatever the cause,
the remedy is the same, Mi-o-na. It
cures any acidity there may be, in?
creases the flow of the gastric juices,
and actually gives strength and tone to
the whole digestive system, so that
you can soon eat anything at any time
without fear of indigestion. J. F. W.
DeLorme has see*ri so many cures
made bade by Mi-o-na that he sells it
under an absolute guarantee that it
i
will be successful in every case where j
it is used in accordance with direc- !
tion?, that is, one tablet before each
meal, and will refund the money to
anyone whom it dr.es not help. A
lanie box of Mi-o-iia tablet costs but
50 cents if it cures: nothing if it fails.
Mrs. Laura A. Anderson, an riged
lady, was burned to death tn Marl?
boro county Friday. She was alone at
the time and no one knows how the
accident happened.
Jerry Alberts.m killed Bob Jackson
at Campbello Sunday night.
Col. M. P. Howe!!, the well known
lawyer of Walterboro. was stricken
with, paralysis a few days ago and is in
a critical condition.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Par?
agraphed for Quick Reading.
The surveyors of the South and.
Western railriad are located in Spar
tanbburg.
The people of the Piedmont towns
are demanding that the Southern
Railway put on a third passenger train
to Columbia.
The residence of W. F. Medlock int
Laurens county was burned Saturday
night; loss, $5,000.
Mr. C. A. Smith of Timmonsville
v.-as elected vice president of the
Southern Baptist convention which,
met in Chattanooga last week.
Gen. G. E. Wharton, C. S. A., died,
at his home in Radford, Va., Saturday,,
aged 82.
John Taylor was fatally wounded by
his brother, Walter, at Winnsboro Sat?
urday. He struck him on the head
with a hatchet. '
Ex-Governor Robert* L. Taylor has
been nominated in the Democratic pri?
mary to succeed Senator E. W. Car
mack in the Senate from Tennesse. His
I majority is between fifteen and twenty
thousand.
Mr. C. C. Twitty has been elected
treasurer and general manager of the
I Darlington cotton mill.
President Samuel Spencer and a.
party of railroad engineers are-Shaking:
a horseback trip across the mountains
from Walhalla to Bushnell, inspecting:
the old route of the old Blue Ridge
railway. It is thought that the
road will now be built as planned
more than fifty years ago.
Col. John C. Haskell and Mr. F.'H.
Weston are candidates for State sena?
tor in Richland county.
The residence of Mr. G. W. Moseley
of Kershaw county was burned Mon?
day. Loss about $1,500; no insurance.
The attorneys of Thrailkill, the Sa?
luda county convict, are still trying to
convince Governor Heyward that the
county poor house is a part of the
public works of the county and there?
fore a proper and legal place of im?
prisonment for a man convicted oT
manslaughter.
George Briscoe, colored, has been,
arrested at Greer for criminal assault
.on a 10-year-old negro girl.
The Sumter Ice, Light and Power
Company is now in a position to fur?
nish an all night and all day current
for both light and power, and there is
a desire on the part of many citizens
for the city to do away with the moon?
light schedule and have the street
lights burning all night and every
night in the year, provided satisfactory
terms can be made with the company
to furnish this service during the life^
of their contract which has about two?
years more to run.
MANNING ITEMS.
From the Manning Times.
Died last Monday at her home near
Davis Cross Roads. Mrs. Sallie Dingle
relict of the late R. R. Dingle, and
mother of Messrs. Selwyn and J. R~
Dingle.
Joel E. Brunson, of Sumter, has is?
sued an address announcing himself a
candidate for governor on a prohibi?
tion platform. This will conflict with
those who propose that ali elements
opposing the State dispensary lay aside
their individual preferences and or?
ganize to kill the State dispensary. Just
as long as the opposition is scattered
just so long will the State dispensary
standi such obstinacy as is manifested
in the spirit of Mr. Brunson is the ob?
stacle in the way of reform. Mr.
Brunson is sincere, we have no doubt,
but his sincerity blinds his reason, and
it amounts to little short of fanaticism.
Teacher's Examination
The next regular teachers' exami?
nation will be held on Friday, May 18,
at the court house. Questions will be on
hand for those who have been taking
the "Teachers' Reading Circle Course,"
and will be forwarded to the State
Board of Education for correction.
S. D. Cain,
County Supt. of Education.
5 14-d4t-wkly lt
A PUFF
As far as this restaurant is concerned
is wholly unnecessary. Our reputation
is already established in the communi
ty. Those who want
A GOOD MEAL
l'"!"iH> here and get it.
lt isn't guess work with our patrons.
Tiv y know t<> a certainty that food
and variety will meet every expecta?
tion. lt costs but little t>> test it and
to satisfy an appetite.
Tin: SUMTER RESTAURANT,
V. I?. Brimson, Proprietor.
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