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?O?fi?Y C?BBESPONDENCE. KEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Berns cf Interest ?Yoni all Parts' of Sumter anti Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your - letters so that they will leach this office not later than Tues? day morning. When the letters are Tece ved Wednesday it is almost an impossibility to have them appear in the paper issued that day. LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg, June 29.-If a game -wholly one-sided was ever pretty then the one played last evening between the Magnolia and Mayesville nines, on the grounds^ the former, was-cer? tainly pretty, for when the Magnolia team, by chance, got to the bat, in irem three to five minutes they were xesuming their respective places at the bas?s, ?md on the field. Those lit? tle zig-zag, up and -down, in and out balls delivered by Pitcher andrew ?ffayes Trere too treacherous for one's ajerves. The game was peppery and snappy from the start to the finishing o? nine innings, but snapped all on one side. 56ayes* head and hand work won the game, and while the score was 10 to 9 in favor of Mayesville, Leland Wil? don, the pitcher, had quite a number -o? strike outs to his credit. Tn' game "was featureless, save the. rap * with ?which our boys, though brave and plucky, turned loose the bat, like un *to a hot brick. But we've no excuse to make for this defeat-simply could not hit Mayes* bail. Lynchburg battery-Leland Wilson, .pitcher, Frank Truluck, catcher. Mayesville battery-Andrew Mayes, pitcher, McBride Rhodes, catcher. Umpir?-Willie^Chandler, of Mayes vale. Mr. Chandler was fair and impar? tial in his decisions, and gave full sat? isfaction to all interested. This big defeat will be reversed ?re longton the Mayesville diamond unless. ? Mr. H. Lee Kilpatrick, now of Clio, . S. C., and" Miss Wi llie Kirby, of this town, were married on last Wednes *?ay in Florence^ by Rev. Mr. Oliver. Sore .to follow suit soon along this line. The effects, of the recent rains in this seetion are indeed, noticeable on .every, hand. The cotton is of a yel? lowish cast, and doesn't appear to be .growing any at all, notwithstanding 3t is unusually small for this time of the year. The damage to cotton and cornais variously estimated at from 25 to 50 per cent. This, correspond? ent -would estimate the. damage con? servatively speaking, at 33 1-2 per ?cent,, or one-third. V Conditions around^ Mayesville are no improve? ment. ? -~ p/ MAYEySVELLE. Mayesville, S. C., June 29.-The re? cent massacres of the Jews in* Russia is mild in comparison with what the Mayesville baseball team did to the Lynchburg team Thursday afternoon -and in Lynchburg too. Ten t^ noth? ing tells the tale' with the Mayesville team on top. In the first inning, w^ith the visitors fe at the bat, the hostilities opened after two out and two strikes on C. Strauss, hut the next that came over was a peach and Strauss made it too warm for the 3rd baseman to handle. Mayes C. came up next and in some mysteri? ous manner he too perched *on 1st "With Strauss C. on second. With the situation thus a series of misplays > coupled with a few hits brought home enough runs ' to win th*e game. The local team was never in the game. The nearest they came to scoring was when Strauss L. on short did not connect with a ball in his ter? ritory and Strauss C. threw the run? ner out at ?he plate. This was the play of the day. The ball went alH the way to left fiel a but it went home like a flash and right to the spot. Mayes A. pitched his usual brilliant game and this one being a shut out, leathers' his cap nicely. Rhodes be? hind the bat came near having to leave the gam*;. He was convulsed with laughter, as when the ball ap? proached the plate he would yell "strike" and the batter generally obeyed. This action seemed to tickle the spectators to a great extent. After the gam4 the Mayesville tt?m was the recipient of much attention at the hands of the citizens of Lynch? burg. Among those was that genial gentleman, Dr. Tarrant, who saw that each visitor \was looked after. The majority of the team remained in Lynchburg to . attend an ice cream festival in the evening. Though the Lynchburg team was defeated the young ladies of the town completely shut out the visitors with their little game. The Mayesville team wants to go back if the "ladies promise to show them the good time they had last night. The Bush League is formally opened. St Char'es comes today for m brushing. Next week, Summerton comes for a series of two games, and following them, Pinola visits the fight? ing ground. Mayesville ls lucky this year, in having two pitchers. Ir the past it was up to one man to* clo the twirling. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner," July 2.-Well, the land is still wet in these coasts,, as it j h&s rained nearly every day cr every I other day for the last four weeks We have managed tc cut the bunch in two, so that it is no: one solid bunch of grass in our oro os. Wc are running Dixie Boy gophers and scrapers on their point.', trying te bury the grass, but it ?s a" hard ?ob to I do anyhow. I have some corn ami cotton that I have not been able to get to work since May, as it has been so boggy all the time until man or horse could not stand up on it. I don't think/corn will-.average Vnore than a third and cotton hardly mere than half a crop in this corner. We. have some apples and a few peaches, but no melons as yet hearabouts. Hope yesterday was hot enough for you. ^ Miss Lucy Ardis is quite si.^k with j malarial fever and has been for sev? eral days. Mr. J. M. Ardis's child is latter, j ^Mrs. W. J. Ardis spent Sunday, the 24th ult, with Mr.'and Mrs. J. M. Ardis. Misses Nealie and Mary Lee. Ardis visited Mrs. W, J. Ardis last Fiid?y i evening. Messrs. C. L. Griffin, L. A. Graham j and Mrs. A. P. Ragan, of Pinewood, are and have been quite sick for some time. Mr. Graham was some better last Saturday. Mrs. T. H. Osteen and ^daughter, Miss thrice, of The Sycamores, spent the day with the former's sister, Mrs. ? F. J. Graham, near Paxville, yester? day. Th os. H. Osteen goes to your city [ today to srve as a juryman for the first week of the July term of court. The Manchester Democratic clul^ will meet next Saturday. , \ DURANT. . Durant, S. C., June 29.-Miss Paul? ine Williams leaves tomorrow to at? tend .the Howle-Guerry wedding, which takes place in Florence county on Wednesday next. ' The base lyall craze has reached here. There will be a game tomorrow between the Concord team and Durant team. Mis^s Keller and little brother have returned to Orangeburg after a pleas? ant visit to relatives. Meisrs. Bob and Jefferson Williams are home for their vacation. The health of our communityy has not been better for years. Those seek? ing rest and quiet for the summer' would find an ideal place here. Owi*g to the recent rains our farm? ers got very much behind with their work, but they have made use of every little sunshine. ' Some of them have laid; by corn and others smile over-the prospects of doing so before time for cotton picking. Y. SALEM. Salem, July 2.-We have reached the half-way notch cf 1906. But the crops lack two weeks of healthy growth of having arrived .at the usual size for this season cf the year. The past fewidays, without rain, has made considerable improvement in cotton. Many fields are still very grassy, and the showers continue to come often enough to keep-.the grass in healthy condition. With a few more showers scattered through July, the corn crop will be safe and about as good as could have been expected aft? er such extreme seasons. On sandy soils the blades are firing badly, which means light forage .and nubbing ears. Much peavinc*hay has been arrang? ed for, and this prospect looks encourr aging. We have one full crop that can I always be counted on until harvesting J time. Then, unlike most other crops, j is thinned down to a stand late in the j .season and in some instances the j sour does not get out of thc left ones I until warm weather melts them next J year. But as a rule they get in shape j by and for the next race. It is a cu- j rious plant, and only one thing seems j to throw a damper over^ its growth, j While we have a good stand and the I prospect seems bright and hopeful, j can't say that we will have any to j spare until after thinning time, which j is generally on or about the middle of j August. After this date we will be in j position to give any information de- j sired "-"teeming the growth, culture, j etc. The past week has been very try- J ing on horse flesh, and last Friday I seems to have been the most trying j of the hot days. Kon. E. W. Dabbs has been the most unfortunate tnat we know of. he having lost a very fine young mule from the effects of the extreme heat on that day. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. X. I Elveen sympathize with them in the I loss of their infant, which was buried I in Brick Church cemetery last Tues- I day. The shooting scrape which occurred j here last February, in which Jonas I York waylaid and shot George Davis, I on Sunday night, has been compro- I mised by the former paying the latter J $150 for the fun. They seemed very I indifferent about getting this affair settled outside the courts until they heard the door of the penitentiary un? bolt; then they acted the part of wis dom and settled their difference. Mr. Robert Muldrow, who has been at Pinewood for the past five or six months, has returned home to spend the summer. Mr. G. W. McBride is off for Beau? fort on business and pleasure this week. Max. S. C., July 2.-Crops are grow? ing. Grass is striving for supremacy. The water melon crop was injured by recent heavy rains. Roads are rough. A number of bridges are in bad condition. ? Mrs. Pleasant McGee is very sick. Mr. Elijah Hicks, son cf Rev. E. M. Hicks, of E ethel, is very sick. Drs. Kirby and Gamble, of Shiloh, attended services at Bethel Sunday. Mrs. Harry Nelson and two chil? dren, of Columbia, will come down to? day to spend some time with relatives here and at Shiloh. BEULAH. Beulah, July 2.-Dr. Moore is hav? ing his residence" painted. Mr. A. E. Chandler's dwelling is in course of erection. Material is on the ground for build? ings for Miss Fry, of Manning. Lots are still being sold. Knight's new store is near comple? tion. Mr. Rodgers' house is being finished. Miss Mar.d Chandler, of Wedgefield, is visiting Miss Ethel Thompson. Miss Belle White, of Oak Grove, is spending seme time with Miss Beulah White. Miss. Maud Carmon," of Union, is with Miss Archie Chandler. Dr. C. E. Jacobs and Mr. G. C. Knight spent Thursday"'in Charleston. Mir. A. E. Chandler spent last week in Sumter. WEDGEFIELD. Wedgefield, S. C., July 2.-We are still having rain, and to think it rained on "he first dog day. Look out for 40 days more of it. The Wedgefield boys went up to Hagood last Friday and played the team there a good game, but finally lost by errors. The score stooa 6 to 5 in Hagood's favor. Their worst de feai:, though, we hope for-the, season was. on Saturday, when Panola cleaned the m up to the tune of 14 to 2. Panola is one of the "if not the best" amateur aggregations ever seen in? these parts. Moore, for Wedgefield, pitched just as good a game as Richbourg did for Panola, but he did not have the sup? port. We wily have three, games this week with Oak Grove, from near Sum? merton, ar?d the boys expect to win all three. Mrs. W. T. Brown and W. T., Jr., have returned home after a pleasant visit to relatives in Dorchester county. Misses Miriam and Nellie Mellett, of Sumter, spent the past week with relatives here. Mr. Virgil Platte, of Pittsburg, Pa., is with hs sister, Mrs. Dr. M. L. Parler, for a few days' stay. , Mr. Thad Troutman, who is with the A. C. Ii. at Rocky Mount, N. C., is spending s. short vacation with his mo:her. Mrs. Cleo Troutman. Miss Edith Willis left for Landrum a few days ago, where she will spend the summer. In my last I said Prof. R. H. Willis and daughter. Miss Edith, would con? tinue to tsach for our graded school another term. This I will have to re? tract. They have decided, much to the regret of* their friends, to move back up the country. EDWARDS. \ Edward, S. C., June 30.-We are sorry to see a spirit of ignorance pre? vailing in our community instead of education. On Tuesday, the 19th inst., the board of trustees of School Dis? trict No. 6 met at Smithville to hold an election for a 3-inill school tax, in order that we might have better teachers and longer sch-xds. But when the votes were coun+ed it came out a tie, ruining themselves and the rising generation. The election of the teachers has not yet been called, but wo suppose Prof. Leighner will teach th? Smithville High School. Mr. L.-H. White has returned home from Wofi'ord college. Rev. G. H. Booth will preach at St. John's tomorrow morning. Mr. L. A. White and Dr. C. S. Brit? ton spent Wednesday in Camden. Rev. Mr. Cole will fill his regular appointment at Mizpah church Sun? day evening. Mr. and Mrs. %J. W. Weldon spent Wednesday in Camden. Dr. T. t>. Foxworth is visiting in this vicinity today. .Mr. L H. White has gone to Cam? den today. Rev. George M. Howerton will fill the1 pulpit at New Hope Sunday even? ing. Messrs. W. D. White a.nd J. K. Richbourg spent yesterday in Camden on business. Miss Ada Bradley, of Braun, spent a few days of this week in this vicin? ity. Miss Irene Weldon is visiting friends at Braun. Mr. Marvin Weldon Is on a visit to friends at Chester. Miss Anna! Holland will give a picnic at her school. Gum Springs, on the Fourth of July. Rev. Tj W. Munnerly- filled the pul? pit at Salem last Sunday evening-. He Miss Belie Mccutcheon is visiting at this place. ( . preaches like a man of years of ex? perience, while he has just started* the work. # We-.won't say we have never seen the like of rain, but we certainly have had a lot of it. General Green has been about de? feated in our midst. Corn and cotton are doing as well as could be ex? pected. * Mr. T. M. Grier has the finest water melons we have seen. The trucks are doing well. THE ENGLISH RAILWAY HORROR. The Death List Twenty-seven, of Whom Twenty-three Are Amer? icans. Salisbury, Eng., July 2.-After the doctors had visited all the hospitals yesterday and made examination of the victims of the railroad wreck, they expressed the opinion that the death list would stand at 27, of whom 23 are Americans. The remaining four were members of the crew of the train. The authorities are holding the bodies of the killed, pending the arrival of instructions from relatives of the Americans. The opinion is now expressed that the accident was the result of a broken wheel or axle. An inquest will be opened late this after? noon. . Salisbury, Eng., July 1.-Driving at a mad pace over the London South? western railway, the American Line Express, carrying 43 of the steamer New York's passengers from Ply? mouth to London, plunged from the track just after passing the station here at 1:57 o'clock this morning and mangled to death in its wreckage 23 passengers who sailed from New York, June 23, and four of the train? men. Besides those to whom death came speedily, a dozen persons were injured, some of them seriously. By the merest, chance Mayor George B. McClellan, of New York, was not on the wrecked American Line special train. He had an appointment to keep in London today, and although the steamer was late arriving at, Ply? mouth, he decided to confce direct to London instead of going to Cherbourg with Mrs. McClellan, who was booked to Paris. His hand baggage had been transferred to the tender, to land at Plymouth, and he was going on board the tender when an officer of the steamer whom Mrs. McClelan had been asking to urge her husband to accompany he*r to Cherbourg told the mayor he could still reach London in time to keep his appointment if he went on to Cherbourg and thence to Southampton. Just before t?e tender left the ship's side Mayor McClellan changed his mind,, and the ship's steward threw his baggage back on board the New York as the* tender of the wreck of the train. Mayor McClellan was greatly shocked on learning at Southampton of tht wreck of the train. ; John E. McDonald," the New York horseman, best known as "Jack" Mc? Donald, who is among the dead, was given the compartment on the special train which had been reserved for Mr. i McClellan, and so the mayor's escape was indeed the narrowest. GOING TO CHICKAMAUGA. To Go in Order Regulated by the Rank of the Colonels of the Three Regiments. Columbia, S. C., July 2.-Adjutant General Frost today announced that the three regiments would go to Chickamauga in their order-the Third first, the Second next, and the First last, Colonel Schachte outrank? ing all, and Colonel Thompson out? ranking Colonel Lewis. Colonels Thompson and Lewis 'were appointed colonels the same day, "put the Attor? ney General cites the federal army law on the subject in rendering an opinion today that Colonel Thompson outranks him because Thompson has longest been commissioned officer in the State militia. COMPROMISE REACHED Suit of Somers & Co. Against Ricliland Distillery Settled After Hard Fight. Greenville, June 29.-In a hearing before Special Master Joseph A. McCullough, the famous litigitation of J. C. Somers & Co., of .Salisbury, against the Richland Distilling Com? pany, of Columbia, was settled, a compromise having been effected. In March. 1905, Somers & Co. insti? tuted an equity suit against the Rich? land Distilling Company in the Circuit Court at Charleston asking for an in? junction against the Columbia Com? pany to prevent them from selling li? quor labeled '"Pcpiar Log" and for $50,000 damages. Lawyers have r>een accumulating evidence fer more than a year, which amounted to about 1,000 packages, at a cost of nearly $2,000. T. M. Mordecai of Charleston rppre.'ented the defendant ann .Val C"?JH D. Jones of Macon, Ga., and R. H. McN'^el of Washington repr?sente! the S?uiidmry company. Tn? cavs was settled after a two day's battle. The decree will be signed by Judge W. H. Brawley of Charleston and the case will go off the docket. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed fO]?-Quick Reading. Policeman E. T. King, of Aiken, .?.ho killed Ellis Ancrum, colored, sev? eral months ago, was tried and ac? quitted Wednesday. Col. J. ^Valsh Watts, a prominent citizen of Laurens county died Wed? nesday, aged ST. ' James Tolbert has been nominated for postmaster at Abbeville to suc? ceed Robert S. Link over the protest of the people of the town. Tolbert was backed by John G. Capers. Dispenser W. W. White of Tim monsville was converted at the Tom Leitch revival meeting a few days ago and immediately resigned his po? sition. Julia Belmont and Irene DeLong, white, were drowned in Brevard creek, near Columbia, Thursday afternon. Two other women had narrow escapes, they being rescued by- Marguerite Hamilton -at the risk of her life. Senator Larimer has succeeded in getting an item of $60,000 put in the public building bill for a j-'.stoffice building at Greenwod. Seventy students are enrolled in the Anderson County normal school. Rev. Oliver Johnson, of York coun? ty, offered the opening prayer in the United States Senate Thursday on in? vitation of vice-President Fairbanks. BURIED ALIVE. Workman Imprisoned ITS a Trench for Many Hours. New York, June 28.-Herman Fish? er, after having been imprisoned in a trench ten feet deep with only his head above the ground from 4 p. m. yesterday, was finally dug out at 9 o'clock this morning. He " seemed none the worse from his experience. Work of rescue continued throughout the night. At one time it was thought 'Fisher would die from exhaustion ow ing to the pressure of earth upon his body. Fisher and several workmen were digging a trench for a sewer on Staten Island when the sides gave way burying all alive. The others were soon rescued, but Fisher was. too deep in dirt. Owing to the narrow space dirt had to be removed with trowels. CONWAY, COAST AND WESTERN Said to Have Been Turned Over to Atlantic Coast Line. Wilmington, June 30.-From au? thentic sources it is learned tonight that the Conway, Coast and Western railroad has been turned over to the Atlantic Coast line. The Conway road, which extends from Ayn or, S.- C., to Myrtle Beach, S. C., will be.operated by the Coast Line until the next meet? ing of the directors of the former road, which will be in January next. At this meeting it is believed a con? solidation will be oraered. In the meanwhile the Coast Line will direct the affairs of the smaller roads. The official announcement of the foregoing will be made during the coming week. The report that the Coast L-ne had bought a controlling interest in the Raleigh and South Port railroad is not true.' E. M. North, commercial agent of the Coast Line at Augusta, is slated to succeed T. C. White, recently appoint-, ed general passenger agent of the system. TILLMAN AND LUMPKIN INVITED TO DEBATE. Lan. r Extends Invitation to Senato? rial Candidates and Promises Shady Grove and Large Audience. Lamar, June 28.-By request of the ' leading citizens of Lamar and sur- . rounding community, Mayor J. W*. Beasley has invited Senator B. R. Till? man and Col. W. W. Lumpkin to hold < a joint debate at this place in July, the date to be named by Senator Till? man. This county is thickly popu- * lated and Lamar is situated near the ? lines % of Florence and Lee coun? ties and many from the above coun? ties would come to hear the debate. Mr. Beasley states that he believes 1 that over 1,500 people would come here to hear Senator Tillman and Col. Lumpkin. A beautiful place in a grove "un- 1 der stalwart oaks and pines" is select- 1 ^ as the place for the speakers. Thp campaign meeting will be held in -Dar? lington July 21. presumably in the opera house, but it is not likely that ? many will attend unless it is a cool' < day and that's hardly probable in the month of July and besides the voters in this section are more anxious to hear Senator Tillman than the other candidates and they are curiously ( anxious to see and hear Col. Lump- < kin, the only man in the State who i has the nerve to oppose Tillman. They 1 desire to see what manner of man < is he to oppose their "hero." it is ] a sure thing that these candidates for the United States Senate would have a larger audience to hear them in La- < mar than they would at the campaign t meeting of the county seat. r AG?IN WE WON. CHE GAME COCKS OUTCLASSED ORAXGEBURG IX SATUR DJTYS GAME. / Sit ton's Great Pitching &c Feature. Tlie Visitors Should Xot Have Scored at AH During the Series. The boys from v Orangeburg went borne Saturday night without having won a game from the Game Cocks. It was by the merest chance thai* they scored their one and only run in the 29 innings that they played in Sum? ter. It happened, in the second ,in niifg. "W". Glaze had reached^?cond on a hit. There were two down and James at the bat. He hit to Martin, who -failed to field the ball and the runner scored. At no other time dur? ing the game did the visitors have a chance to make a run. Sitton's pitching was the feature of the game. The first three men who faced him fanned, and the same per? formance continued until 17 men were sent to the bench without making con? nection with the ball. Taylor, for the visitors, was very wild. His long period of suspension has told upon his work and he seemed' to have lost .control of the d|here. The game was played in fast style and there was an abundance of ex? citement throughout the contest. The Game Cocks played rings around the visitors and deserved to win. The score: , ORAXGEBURG. AB R IB PO A B Holland, cf. 4 0 0 0 0 C* Duffy, 3b.4 0 1 1 1 0 Rice, lb.. 4 0 0 13 0 <? W. Glaze, 2b. 4 1 2 0 4 <? Woodson, c. .._3 0 1 8 0 1 Collins, rf. 4 0 0 2 0 0 James, ss. 3 0 0 0 2 0 H.'Glazze, If.; 3 0 0 0 1 0 Taylor, p. .. '.. 3 0 0 0 5 fr Totals _.22 1 .4 24 13 1 ' SUMTER! N AB R IB PO A B Coles, rf. 4 0 0 0 0 0? Martin, 2b...3 1 0 1 4 1 Barksdale, lb. 3 1 2 5 1 0? Wallace, If. . 3 1' 2 1 0 O Dendy, cf.-4 1 0 1 0 0 Ashton, ss.3 1 l l 0 0 Thompson, c. 4 0 0 17 0 0? Smith, 3b. 2 0 1 0 0 0 Sitton, p.2 0 0 1 0 0? Totals .28 5 6 27 5 1 Innings: Orangeburg .010 000 000-1 Sumter ..'..031 000 QI*-5? / STATE BASEBALL LEAGUE. At Sumter,'June 26 Georgetown.000 000 000-0 Sumter.'_20N) 001 01*-4 * At Camden, June 26 Camden.000 200 400 Darlington.Oof) 100 000-Z At Manning, June 26; Oiangeburg.021 014 00*-S Manning.000 000 000-0? - At Sumter, June 27 Georgetown. ..000 010 OQJL-1 Sumter...100 040 Ol*-6$ At Orangeburg, June 27 Grang^burg, 20; Manning, 0. At Camden, June 27 Camden.400 001 000-$ Darlington.010 001 005-7 At Sumter, June 28 Orangeburg. ..000 000 000-0? Sumter.000 000 10*-1 At Georgetown, June 28 Georgetown.\..000 000 000-0> Darlington.200 000 001- 3 At Camden, June 2S Camden.150 020 31*-12' Manning.000 000 002- 2 At Sumter, June 29 Sumter, 0; Orangeburg, "0. At Camden, June 29T Camden.004 202 41*-13 Manning.002 110 000- 4 At Georgetown. June 29 Darlington.100 200 OOO Georgetown.ulO 100 000-Z Camdon Wins Another. Camden, June 30.-Camden won the last game of the series from Mar? ling by a score of 4 to 1. Georgetown Defeats Darlington. Georgetown, June 30.-G?orgetown iefeated Darlington, the score being > to 1. SOUTH CAROLIXA STATE LEAGUE. Won. Lost. P.C. hamden .13 3 .812 Drangeburg .*9 4 .653 Sumter. 9 5 .643 Darlington . 8 6 .571 3torgetown . 6 10 .376 ?anning .,. C 17 .000 Willam Hughes, who lives near Greenville, lost a fine barn and con ents by fire. The loss was 3,000 with io insurance.