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SOUK OORBESPONOENOE. NEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. ?teas of Interest From all Parts of -Somier and Adjoining Counties. 3FOTICE 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 tc have them appear in the paper issued that day. _ MAYESVTLLE. Mayesville, June 9.-The Mayes? ville Musical Comedy Company made a decided hit on Thursday night -when they presented the following comic sketches with specialties: "Madame Deportment's School" and "Mts. Oakley's Telephone." The cast of characters in the sketches "were under the direction of black lace comedians with Robert Chandler, Jr., as middleman. Misses Annie Chaffin, Annie Wilson, Annie Ander? son* Fannie Strauss, Sarah Smith, Hattie Mayes and Mrs. M. A. Strauss. "W. Gus Thomas, W. B. Chandler, Robert Chandler and Lucian Strauss ?iid stunts in the specialties. The jokes were well received as time and time again the Ethiopians were call id hack on the stage. Parodies on popular songs with prominent citizens -used for a good thing brought forth much, applause. The manager of the Musical Comedy has been re? tested to give another entertain? ment^ at an early date but as the company is booked for other towns J?t will be some time before the pro ^ gramme eau be changed. Mr. Hawkins Corbett has returned irom Clinton, where he has betn at? tending the Presbyterian College of South Carolina. j The following young ladies have xeturned from Winthrop: Misses Susie Mae Burgess, Elma Mayes and Net? ta Corbet. Mr. G. P, McKinney has. returned iome with his bride, who was for xuerly Miss Watson, of Travelers 3est \\ Base ball here seems to have taken ? s start again. Last season Mayesville 3>ut out one of the fastest amateur -teams in the state. In the early part ?? the season practice was resumed, hut the amount of proper material .was wanting and the fans and play? ers seemed to loose all interest. Now -that some college men are available, we hope to soon have a'fast aggrega? tion. The South Carolina State Xeague will no doubt revive interest -in all the small towns near here as the tone of all haseballe conversation ? .seems to lean that way. - A party of young folk from St. Charles came down Thursday night to take in the play. They went away ^pleased. That's right St. Charles. -Xet us know when you want us to -come to your entertainments. Miss Edna Mayes, formerly of ?Layesville, but who has been resid? ing in Brownwood, Texas, for the last .--?even years, has returntd to spend the .?ummer at her old home. Her many . iriends are happy to see her again. Messrs. Jno. Parnell, H. S. Mc? Bride, Rhodes and Lucian Strauss liare taken their "first" in the K. of 3?. Mr. W. GI Thomas has accepted a position at Bradley's Pharmacy. j MAX. ?Max, S. C., June ll.-Mr. and Sirs. J. D. Gaskins, of Lee, visited "Mrs, Martin Truluck last week. Mrs. J. A. M. Carraway spent sev? eral days last week with her daugh? ter, Mrs. E. L. Truluck, of Lynch? burg. Mr. William Whitehead, of Tim anonsville, spent last Wednesday with -?s daughter. Rev. Mrs. T. H. Harrison and chil? dren of Clifton are at her father's to spend the summer. Mrs. Fannie Weddiken and chil? dren of Sumter are spending some time with her sister, Mrs. S. J. Tom Iznson. Mrs. Rebecca Truluck is visiting lier son, Mr. S. W. Truluck of Shiloh Dr. Mood of Sumter was called to Mr. Ed Plumer last Friday. Callie Truluck, youngest son of Mr. B. C. Truluck, is laid up for some time by a wound in the leg from a rfle carelessly handled. Oats are gathered; crops are grow? ing. STATEBURG. Stateburg, June ll.-Miss Annie Reese, who recently graduated from "Winthrop College, is at home for th* summer. The friends of Mr. J. Temple Frier son, one of Stateburg's former resi? dents, were glad to see him at church on Sunday. He spent the day with relatives at "Cherry Vale." Mrs. James S. Pinckney and Miss A. N. Moore, after spending a week Sn Sumter as the guests of Mrs. A. P. Manning returned to their home, *The Ruins" on Thursday. Mr. F. P. Burgess spent Monday in Wilmington, N. C. Miss Bettie Frierson, a recent kin? dergarten graduate, has returned home. Rev. ^W. H. Barnwell is visiting j friends in Clarendon today. Miss Tarnma Barnwell and Virginia Saunders have rteurned from St., Mary's College, Raleigh, N. C., and are enjoying their summer vacation. Miss Mayo Kees, who has been teaching near Sumter, is at home for the summer months. Mr. Early Melierte spent Sunday with relatives in Stateburg. Miss Lee Morre, who has spent several months in Sumter is at home again. , There was a small but very pleas? ant dance at Cherry Vale on Friday evening. ( The young people of the neighbir hood are looking forward with great happiness to the Acton house party dance, to be given by the ex-members of the J. A. C. on the evening of June 13. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, June 9.-News items are not plentiful here this morning. There is plenty of grass and more coming, as we are having so much rain. On last Monday we had two as large rains as 1 ever saw. There is water standing on some of my corn from it yet, and we have had rain every day since, except Thursday. And again yesterday evening we had a large rain. We have not been able to do but a day and a half ploughing this week. Crops on the higher lands are growing and looking well. M. H. Plowden of Brogdons and Tink White of Cane's Savannah were here last Wedensday. The- former was around to see the dear people as he wants to root Bill Seale out of his bed something like the hog roots out his potatoe. But I suppose they (the candidates) think it is root hog or lose your tater. Mr. R. L. Geddings, formerly ol' this corner, but for many years a res? ident of Clarendon, dined with W. J.. Ardis last Thursday. He was repre? senting the Turkey Creek Nursery Company, of Florida, and says he ia making fine sales. We were glad to see old Bud and hope he will come again. ' R. Wp Barwick lost a horse one daj* last week. Charlie Weeks, a son of Pink Weeks, has been real sick this week with malarial fever. It seems that the meat that we buy is anything but clean from what ll have been reading in The tlem thia week. I hope old. Teddy and other? will keep on prodding them. DURANT. Durant, June ll.-A severe wine, storm passed through here last Sat? urday afternoon and in some places! it was accompanied by hail. A num? ber of trees were uprooted and the tops of some were twisted off a?s thuogh a cyclone had passed over them. The wheat and oat crop were very much blown but do not seem to me injured otherwise. Mr. J. M. Blanding, of Corsicana, Texas, spent several days here thiij week wi?h relatives and met manjf friends of his boyhood days. Miss Maggie McFaddine is visiting her friend, Miss Witherspoon. Captain Paden, of Texas, who at? tended the general assembly, came to visit his old friend, Mr. J. T. McFad din. v * i ,Mr. J. M. Spann was also among the number who were in the neigh? borhood this week. ? Services were held at New Har? mony last Saturday and Sunday. Lunch was served on the grounds on Saturday and the pastor, Mr. Grier, preached two excellent sermons on that day. BISHOPVTLLE NOTES. Mr. Harry Dixon, who has been spending several months among th 3 mountains of North Carolina for his health, is home for a few days, look? ing after his business interest. Mrs. Jegcoat was bitten last wee!*; by a dog supposed to have been mac;. The dog was killed and Mrs. Jeffcoat was taken to Dr. McLure and he ap? plied a mad stone, which adhered, but Mrs. Jeffcoat does not seem t3 be worried over it, and the wound is nearly well. Mr. Jake Smith, who farms on Hon. R. I. Manning's place, has sent us a cotton plant taken from a 10 acre field, thai measured 10 inches and had on ir. four well developed foi-ms for blooms. He said it was a good average. Miss Beck Reid, of St. Charles, who has been teaching in the Higi School at Koscinsko, Miss., and Miss lone, who has been attending that school, got back last Friday. She was elected principal of the school over 13 other applicants. We are prou t of the record Miss Reid has made as a teachei\-Vindicator. Hao<i's Crop Report. Crop conditions in the old Game Cock county were never fairer, though they are a bit backward, two weeks, perhaps. Starting out from the far famed, never-to-be-forgotten (?) Dinkins peninsula, one sees the crops of cotton of Lepas Tav:s on the right and of wide-a-wake, energetic Syl? vester Allen growing, full of promise, the latter clean as a garden. Then comes W. J. Spencer, a small man, but ch?.ck full of energy-, with every? thing in fine shape. He made a splen? did crop of cotton year and means to do the same this, if we judge by ap? pearances. Rek? Sanders is that big, fat "yal? ler" man out on the Camden road. He is after good things as he takes the Watchman and pays for it, and has the largest corn that up to time of passing we had seen. He owns the land he lives on and carries his end of the stick. All the land between the big road and Borden is cleared and were it not for a branch between, the station could bo clearly seen. How the country is being cleared. From Borden you look to the north? east three-quarters of a mile away and you see Sumter's mount toweling may I be allowed to say, above the surrounding country. Well, I have been there and spent a pleasant half day with some rollicking school chil? dren. Somehow, as I tread its soil, drank its refreshing water and look j ed out over -the country-, a feeling of awe possessed me. Providence and Dalzell. My, how the lands have been cut up by the floods of recent ram, but withal the crops are clean and growing. Progress and development are ap? parent on either side the railroad to Sumter. Here are deep ditches draining large savannahs, now pro? ducing luxuriant crops, and every where land that had long lain idle for lack of proper drainage has been re? deemed until it begins to look as if ev? ery foot of Sumter soil will be made to pay tribute to honest toil. How land values are going up! Un? less a fellow has a mint of money, so to speak, he will flot try to buy Sum? ter lirt. After a time the porter, sup? pose I may call him that, calls out Sumter, and from the car window I behold the livest young city in all the country. A few years ago the croak? ers, there is always a crop of them, said '"This boom will soon pass off, and leave some in a hole." The story don't read that way but this: "The boom will go on, and some one will gej^in a hole."-the old croaker who was fool enough to believe his own word and sold out his holdings to the wide-awake prospector. Were I a cartoonist I would draw him lying prone upon his back with bulging eyes, while the procession passes leaving him in the lurch. From Sum? ter to Mayesville, from Mayesville to Lynchburg, crops look so well as to bring to the farmer that sense of sat? isfaction which betokens good drain? age. Drainage, what may not one ac? complish if he will but try. I am told your dry city was once a flat with stagnant ponds about. Certain I am that much of the lands around Lynch? burg and extending down the Kings tree road, none of which can be bought less than $25 an acre, was a few years ago in that condition. All these lands, under the efficient man? agement of such men as Lee Parnell, R. W. Welch and Manton McClain are producing the finest of crops. For a long time I had desired to visit the Pudding Swamp country, which privilege I enjoyed when my good friend of former years, Willie Good? man, met me last Friday at Lynch? burg with conveyance. It was a fine country we passed over, land that a few years ago could have been bought for a song, He and his brother, A. J., are doing "an extensive business and succeeding admirably farming and merchandising out on Wood's bay. I met the latter and also their aged father in his four-score years and still active. .These young men want to keep up with the times, to be up-to date, etc and so take the Item and Watchman. I will get through soon if I have to jump through. Had I been dropped into Shiloh I would never have dreamed it, so great has been its development. Plenty of peo? ple here and fine crops, good as any I have seen. That corn of Turner Player is the best I have seen, but I want to look as "Mass Bobbie's" R. R. Tomlinson. On the way I see other crops that are fine, crops to be proud of, but that corn of "Bob" Tomlinson. almost as high as you can reach, as green as can be, is the largest I have seen in three counties. Here I jump through because I have not time to do otherwise. Hagood, June ll. * LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg, Juno 12.-There is a great improvement in the cotton pros? pect in this section, as elsewhere, and the corn crop is indeed promising, ant the grass, especially in the fields of cotton, is indeed, not idle and a fierce battle with this foe, if these showers continue many days is im minent. Mr. James Graves, the oldest person in this section, died on the 10th and was buried yesterday at the old Cole burying ground. Mr. Graves was about 94 years old, and died as he lived-peacefully and quietly, and al? though he was respected for his hon? esty and many other praiseworthy qualities, he entertained peculiar views of the plans of salvation, be? lieving as he had nothing to do with his coming into this world, he had nothing to do with preparation for his departure, and could not be per? suaded to the contrary. Col. J. A. Rhame is visiting in Oran ge burg. Mr. Eustace Rhame of Summerton was in the town yesterday. Several cf the young ladies and gentlemen of this town attended ser vices in Timmonsville Sunday even ing. Rev. Thomas Leitch the evan gelist, is preaching a series of ser? mons there-using the Baptist church it being so much larger than the oth? er churches, was thrown open to Rev. Leitch's hearers. The Methodist greatly appreciated this kind and Christian-like act. All the denomina? tions in Timmonsville, characteristic of these good people, are aiding and encouraging Mr. Leitch in his efforts to do good. This correspondent at? tended all the services there on last Sunday and on Sunday evening, nearing the conclusion of that day's services, he witnessed an unusual and an impressive sceene. "While Rev. Leitch was beseeching the people to bury their creeds and their differences in general, and come to Christ, there stood with folded, and now and then outstretched arms, on either side of him, the pastor of the Methodist church, the Baptist and Presbyterian churches of that grand little town, all aiding and encouraging their vis? iting brother in his efforts to awaken and arouse their people to a sense of their responsibilities. The absence of jealousy, envy and selfishness was so apparent, while an earnest desire to accomplish that which was for the spiritual betterment of all the churches was strongly in evidence. This indeed speaks volumes for Tim? monsville. Rev. Mr. Peeler, Baptist evangelist was there aiding and en? couraging. His very presence lent encouragement. Timmonsville is a fine flourishing I town and will ere long say good-bye j "town" for I'm a city. ! >L*YESVILLE. Mayesville, June 12.-The Bush League of South Carolina opens here ! Thursday when a fast aggregation of ball tossers invades the local camp. Mayes and Mayes (younger brothers of the old battery) will do the deliv? ering and receiving of the home team and upon them relies the task of put? ting the blocks to the visitors. If they cannot do the proper work, Chandler and Corbett will be given a try out. At a meeting of the players a few days ago, C. E. Mayes was elected captain of the team. "Bic" knows every detail of the game and it's worth money to see him put his men through a fast practice. : Mayesville has a fast set of men on the bases so the opposing catcher can exercise his wing as an innova? tion. A large crowd of followers will ac? company che St. Charles team. Very noticeable is the fact that the fair sex from those. regions don't mind smiling to see St. Charles play. The park is being put in good condition and the diamond is faster than ever. Much surprise was expressed when Sumter's Game Cocks made such a gallant opening in Orangeburg. Say, Chappie, let Columbia keep the name of Game Cocks even if Sumter has first claim. As was expected Cam? den, under the leadership of Guy Gunter, walloped Manning, and Dar? lington put dampers in the playing pipes of Georgetown. The season is just beginning and those remarks may look like the "chief looser" a little later. At the present writing the standing of the clubs in the opin? ion of the writer is: Orangeburg, Camden, Darlington, Sumter, George? town anc> Manning. It is up to the last four clubs to do some tall re? cruiting and strengthen up a little. Nervousness may be the chief fault now but the next few weeks should wear off all rough edges. WISACKY. Wisacky, June ll-The recent rains improved the crops wonderfully and they are now in fine condition and growing beautifully. The oat crop has been harvested and thc yield was very good on some farms. I The berry crop is very promising and there will be a great quantity gathered. The health of the community is very good at this time. Mrs. Wm. Ledingham, accompa? nied by her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Stackhouse and little Mark, have re? turned to their home in Marion, after a very pleasant stay with relatives at Wisacky and Bishopville. Miss Lula M. Williams and little Miss Florrie Mae Smith have return? ed from their visit to relatives at St. Stephens and Sumter. The friends and relatives here of Mrs. Dr. Shirer of St. Stephens re? ceived a telegram the 6th announcing the death of Mrs. Shirer's youngest son. Walter. Her sister, Miss Sallie Ledingham. left immediately on the afternoon train for the sad home. PRIVATEER. Privateer, June 12.-Mr. Robert Lide and family of Orangeburg, spent a few days the past week at the Rev. T. P. Lide's. Mr. W. D. Lynam spent several days the past week with friends and relatives in Columbia. Miss Edna Ramsey is spending this week with friend? and relative.? in Sumter. Mr. Thomas Nettles of Lanes an I Mr. Ned White of Sumter spent Sun? day at Mrs. S. J. Bradford's. Mr. Bostick, of Sumter is visiting at Mr. S. A. Hi.rvin's. Mr F. G. Rivers of Elloree snent Saturday and Sunday at Mr. E. W. River's. { Misses Laura and Eeula Geddings of Manning are spending some time at Mrs. F. J. Jackson's. (Miss Callie Wells is visiting in Sumter. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Reading. The Honea Path lynchers, J. R. Moore, Josh Moore, Will Moore, Sam Bigby and Hugh Bowen, were ac? quitted in Abbeville Tuesday of the charge of murdering Allen Pendle? ton, colored. H. L. Watkins has been elected dis? penser at Camden, to succeed John Hough. An effort is being made to establish a dispensary in the Kershaw county portion of the town of Ker? shaw, which is on the line between Lancaster and Kershaw. The corner stone of the new ad? ministration building of Clinton col? lege was laid Thursday. A negro baby has been born in Edgefield county with three teeth, one of which was on the tip of its tongue. The Semi-Centennial of Newberry College is being celebrated this week. E. C. Teague, a contractor, killed a negro at Spartanburg Saturday. The negro drew a pistol but Teague shot first. Dr. William Pressley, president of Erkskine college, died at Due West Friday night, aged 70 years. Palmer Lester, a young white man, j was drowned at Appalachie, Spartan ! burg county, Saturday night. A cotton warehouse company was organized at Batesburg Saturday with a capital of $1,000. David Sweet, a private in the United States artillery was drowned at Sullivan's Island Saturday night. George Allsbright was captured by dispensary constables in Pickens county last week while operating a 60-gallon whiskey still. THE TRAIN TO BISHOPVILLE. Former Satisfactory Schedule Will Re Restored. Bishopville, June 8.-Mayor J. Ed. Stuckey has just been notified that the "Gibson and Lucknow" train, on the Atlantic Coast line, which was so satisfactory to the Bishopville and Lucknow people, will be restored in a few days. Mayor Stuckey has been making a splendid fight for the interests of the town in this matter and his success? ful efforts in their behalf are highly appreciated by the citizens. Clarendon Court. The Court of Sessions was con? vened Monday by His Honor Judge G. W. Gage, Solicitor J. S. Wilson and Court Stenographer Learns E. Wood. Cases Tried. Pat Johnson, assault with intent to kill, not guilty. Henry C. Tindal, assault with in? tent to ravish, not guilty. Charlie Frierson, Albertus James, David Tindal, burglary and larceny, guilty. James sent five years to chain gang, Frierson and Tindal five years to state reformatory. Marion Smith, assault with intent to ravish* jury out all night, mistrial ordered. John Elliott Boser, assault and bat? tery with intent to kill, guilty of carrying concealed weapons; 30 days on gang or $20 fine. WAIT FOR HUNGER. Good Advice From J. F. W. DeLonne as to How to Create an Appetite. Any physician will tell you that it is unwise to eat unless one is really hungry. It is far better to miss a meal than to eat without appetite. But do not take a tonic, stimulant, or appetizer to make you hungry. J. F. W. DeLorme says that the best way to create an appetite is to restore the digestion to health by the use of Mi-o-na stomach tablets, a reliable remedy that they have sold with the best of satisfaction. When Mi-o-na is used, the irrita? tion and inflammation of the stomach coating will be soothed, the gastric follicles will be strengthened so that they will pour out the natural diges? tive fluids with regularity, and the food you eat will be perfectly di? gested without distress. All head? aches, sleeplessness, specks before the eyes, poor appetite, tired feelings, nervousness, back-aches, and other troubles caused by a poor digestion will soon disappear, and you will feel well all over. A large box of Mi-o-na stomoch tablets is sold for 0 0 eents by J. F. W. DeLorme, and it is so successful and reliable in curing indigestion and other stomach troubles, with the ex? ception of cancer of the stomach that he sells it under a guarantee thai the money will be refunded unless it does all that is claimed for it. If you have any stomach weakness, here is an opportunity to be cured without risking a cent yourself. SMITH WON'T RUN. CAMDEN MAN WILL NOT BE CAN DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. Acts on Physician's Advice - Mr. Smith Will Stand for Reelection to? the House or Go to the Senate. Speaker M. L. Smith has decided not to enter the race for governor. Mr. Smith marie the announcement while in the city yesterday. Mr. Smith has had strong pressure to enter the race and his prospects were regarded as good. Mr. Smith 1 has, however, for some time been in bad health, not serious, but unsatis? factory. His physicians advised him that it would be exceedingly unwise to undertake a campaign. Mr. Smith thought that he might be able to get in shape for the contest and has been hoping up to the last moment to be able to enter the fight. He has, how? ever, consented to accept the serious advice of his physicians and will not enter the contest for governor, but expects to take a complete rest. Mr. Smith has deferred making any an? nouncement or filing his pledge in the hope that his health might permit of his filing his pledge, but with the warning of his doctors he did not c<.re to take the hazard. It might be stated that the state is not to lose the experience and ability of Speaker Smith, as his friends in? sist on his remaining in public life and he will be either reelected to the house or to the state senate from his county?, without opposition. Senator Hay has? declined to stand for reelection, and the desire seems to be to have Mr. Smith accept this position, and if he* does not run for the house again he will stand for the senatorship from his county. Mr. Smith does not ex? pect to keep out of public affairs, and he had set his heart and his head very much on the approaching cam? paign and it is said that he is very much disappointed that he will not be able to go into the contest.-Tu?? state. ACQUITTAL OF JENKINSON. A Verdict of Not Guilty for the White Man Who Killed an Old Negro. Manning, June 10.-The court of general sessions for this county ad? journed yesterday s morning. There was an unusually heavy criminal docket and on that account several cases had to be continued unti? the fall term of court. The case of Chas. Fy .Jenkinson*, indicted for murder, was one of the most sensational and hard fought' cases heard in this county in the past 15 years. Last January Jenkinson ia some manner shot and killed an old negro, Jim Roberson, seemingly with"" out any provocation, as it was prover* that Jenkinson had never seen the old negro before the day of the kill? ing. At the former trial ot the.case a mistrial was ordered, it being cur? rently reported that the jury stood 10? to 2 for acquittal. The defendant was represented by Mr. W. C. Davis and Messrs. Woods & O'Bryan. The plea of the defense was that at the time cf the killing the defendant was temporarily insane from alcoholic poisoning. A HORRIBLE MURDER. An Italian Cuts Off me Head of an\ Irish Girl. New Martinsville, W. Va., June 9. -Guiseppi Cernzi cut off the head of his mistress, a pretty Irish girl, at Mourt Carbon and then at;<;:apted to kill himself, but was prevented by the opportune arrival of an officer. The cabin Where the couple lived showed evidence of a terrible strug? gle. The murderer was hurried tc* Fayetteville, as there were threats of lynching. There is every prospect that the new railroad scheme will be an as? sured fact before long. The matter is taking shape, and it will be up to the people of Manning whether or not we shall have the Alcolu railroad. Manning Times. HIGH LIVING is an everyday affair with those who oat at our restaurant. The best of food is served at a modest cost. GOOD EATING and our bill of fare go together. Well fed men dine here because they get what they want and as they want it. lt's a pleasure to pay for good food. That's why we have so many goo<3 pa fons. THE SUMTER RESTAURANT, V. E. Branson, Proprietor. 3-21-6m