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COUNTY GQRRESP?NDENOL "UEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPA? CIAL CORRESPONDEN TS . Items o? Interest From all Parts o? Sumter and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will ?each this office not iater than Tues tSay morning. When the letters are received Wednesday it is almost an ^impossibility to have them appear in ^the paper issued that day. WISACKY. Wisacky, S. C., Jan. 2.-The Xmas "holiday passed off quietly indeed, and ""the New Year has dawned bright and l?eautiful, with lovely weather. Mrs. Dr. Shirer and daughter, Miss Ina, of St. Stephns, after a very pleas? ant visit to relatives here, returned to their home today. Master Myron Smith, of Timmons ^ille, has been in our midst for the .?past weet. Miss Maud Williams, of Winthrop - "?o?lege, came home for the holidays. Miss Margaret Gibson, who teaches -the Wisacky school, has returned to lier post of duty, after an absence of two weeks. Mr. Wilson Scott, who teaches a school in Marion, has been spendln the holidays with his parents. Miss Lidie DesChamps will resume 3ser studies at the Female college in Columbia this week, having spent a "3iappy vacation with relatives and friends In this section. STATEBURG. Stateburg, Jan. 7.- Mrs. James Pinckney and Miss A. N. Moore re? turned on Saturday from Sumter, wehere they spent two weeks. Mr. James Cain, who has been spending the holidays at his home in Pinopolis, returned on Saturday. Miss Virginia Sanders has returned to Columbia after a delightful vaca? tion at home. Mr. F. B. Burgess spent Sunday at liome. Miss Lottie Nelson, return ed" to Charleston yesterday, after a stay of two weeks at home. . Mr. M. H. Boykin, of Sumter, spent Sunday with Mr. W. J. Norris. Miss Anna P. Burgess returned on Sunday after a pleasant visit to friends in Charleston and Pinopolis. Mr. Matt. Moore, who has been en? joying the holidays at home, has re ^*turned to Charleston to resume his -studies at the Medical College. Miss Bettie Frierson has returned 4o Pelzer, where she is teaching a -?ndergarten. Mr. Robert E. Barnwell leaves to jfiay for Boston, after a delightful -nracation spent at home. Miss Sarah Moore returned to Sum? ter on Thursday to resume her stud? ies at the Graded School, after ! a _3>?easant stay of ten days at home. Mr. Hall Ramsey spent last week "wit!* relatives at Pinewood. Mr. Early Mellett spent Sunday at -3iome. . _ -,|gr MAX Max, S. C., Jan. 7.-^-Farmers have commenced work for another crop. MT. J. A. M. Carraway is in Tim anonsville today on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lemmon visited -?in Cades last week. Mr. Bryant Smith's many friends regret that his health has become so serious he entered the Mood-Osteen Infirmary last Friday in hopes of be? ing benentted. Mr. Ralph C. Hood returned home last Wednesday with his bride of North Carolina, and are happily dom? iciled in his beautiful new residence. The last of the boys and girls who were home during the holidays have ' ?returned to their respective schools today. PRIVATEER. Privateer, Jan. 7.-The Rev. Wil? liam Haynsworth has accepted the pastorate cf Bethel and Wedgefield churches. He will live in the Bethel parsonage. Miss Hattie May Hardee and Elma Geddings arrived Wednesday evening ?nd resumed their duties Thursday. Miss Ammie Wells returned to "3ennettsville Sunday to resume her ?school duties. Mr. Marion Wells is spending some time with relatives in Elloree. Mr. Clack Dorn, of Oswego, spent Sunday at Mrs. S. J. Bradford's. Mr. Winburn Wells has gone to Sigh Point. N. C., to live. Mrs. E. W. Rivers has gone to El? loree to nurse her son Gerald, who lias typhoid fever. Mrs. "Wiliam Kolo, who has been very ill, is improving. Miss Edna Ramsey is also conva? lescent. HORATIO. Horatio, Jan. 5.-There was a very enjoyable dance given at Mr. C. A. Mitchell's last Monday night. The music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lenoir. Refreshments were served during the evening. Those present were: Misses Laura Thomp? son, Emma Allen, Sdna Davis, Flor? ence Mitchell, Mary Emily Creighton, J&nma Davis, Mattie Mitchell, Mabel Hartness, Ellen James, Edith Mitchell, Lizzie James, Mattie James, Theresa Sanders, Hattie Sanders, Ethel Allen, Messrs. Ollie Thompson, Eugene i James, Ben Myers, Walter Lenoir, Jr., Jesse Jackson, David Lenoir, Stoney Sanders, Pierre Sanders, Fred Clarke, Sam Lenoir, Robert Rembert, Robert Atkinson, Robert Moore. Mr. C. A. Mitchell has bought a home at Bessemer City, X. C., where he will move in about a week. We will lose a good neighbor when he goes. Mr. Jesse Jackson returned to the University of South Carolina yester? day, where he has been going to SUMMERTON". Summerton, Jan. 5.-The produc? tion of the sacred cantata, "Esther," last night by the Summerton Choral club was a success, both artistically and financially, and the directress, Miss Annie Burgess, is to be congrat? ulated on the felicitous outcome of the club's initial production. While the natives of Summerton are partial to musical entertainments, they are still impartial when it is reduced to a matter of the judgment of the wor? thiness of such an entertainment, and the unanimous consensus of opinion today is that the musical of last night surpassed anything before given in Summerton. The leading parts were taken by the following persons: Esther, Mrs. John R. Dingle; the King, Mr. H. A. C. Walker; Haman, the Rev. John Ker? shaw, Jr.; Mordecai, Mr. B. C. Ra gin; Zeresh, Mrs. J. D. Rutledge; Scribe, L. T. Covington; Prophetess, Mrs. R. R. Briggs. ? The chorus in? cluded Mesdames Ellison Capers, Jr., J. M. Plowden, M. A. Connors, Misses Mamie Burgess, Sallie Burgess, May Cantey, Annie Rutledge, Cora Collins, Lida Scarborough, Louise Scarbor? ough, Messrs. C. B. Davis, J. Cantey, J. Cantey, Jr., Thos. Conors, J. D. Rutledge, W. D. McClary, J. M. Plow? den. The performance was given without stage effects or costume. The efforts of Miss Lilian Cantey at the piano were particularly praiseworthy. The proceeds will be divided between the Public Library and the new Graded Scool fund. LEE COUNTY NEWS. From The Vindicator. (Mrs. Sarah Belvin, of the Ionia sec? tion, w*as badly hurt a week or two ago by a heavy door falling upon her and breaking and dislocating one of her hips. A faithful old colored wo? man was hired to wait on her and while standing before the fire-place her dress caught fire and she ran out into the open air. Notwithstanding the efforts of Mr Newton Belvin, who was badly burned in trying to tear her clothes off her, she was so badly burned that she lived only four hours after in great agony. Mr. Jno. F. Kelley has shipped four carloads of household goods and two of corn to Americus, Ga., his future home. Mr. Kelle;.*, who is one of our best citizens and successful farmers, will leave with his family next Fri? da. Council has bought the Electric Light Plant and the town will now own its water works and electric lights. They propose to build the power house near the water works plant and have it ready by the time the contract with the Electric Light Co. expires in August. It is now Supervisor Mooneyhan. He took charge of the office last Mon-, day but the books have not been turn? ed over officially to him yet. Mr. R. M. Aman's fine dwelling is completed and he moved his family from Heriots last Monday Clarendon News. On last Friday night Manning Bell died suddenly, aged 5S years. The deceased was a Confederate soldier. He went into the war in Company I, 25th regiment, under Capt. Joseph Burgess. Friday afternoon he was in town in his usual health, went home, and played with his grandchildren, and after eating a hearty supper, he retired. Some member of the family was attracted by his peculiar snoring, w?ent to him and raised his head into a comfortable position, and when this was done he gasped twice and died. The funeral took place Sunday at Oak Grove. Mr. E. D. Hodge, president of the Cotton Growers' association, reports that only two of the ginners of this county have paid in their amounts of ten cents per bale as promised. A shooting occurred on the planta? tion of Mr. John W. Ridgill, at June ville, last Friday in which Derry Blackwell, an eight-year-old son of Ned Blackwell, was shot and killed by his brother, Luke, aged about four tean years. The Handy Man of the Cabinet Gives Up Job of Republican Chairman. Washington, Jan. 7.-Postmaster General Cortelyou today announced his retirement from the Republican national committee. Harry S. New, vice chairman, of Indianapolis, is act ing chairman of the committee. RURAL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. j An Interesting Meeting of the Organ? ization Whose Purpose is School Improvement. A meeting of the Sumter County I Association for School Improvement j was held at the Court House on Jan. 2d. The attendance was good, but not what we had hoped for, as many of the teachers have not yet returned to work. Miss Dargan, the president, gave a short talk suggesting ways of im? provement that be easily made in rural schools. She gave us some idea of the work done at the meeting of the State association in Columbia on Jan. 1st, reporting that the Gen. Sum? ter Memorial academy at Stateburg ( had been awarded a $10 prize for the best kept grounds. It ./was decided that the teachers should accept the invitation extended by Miss Dargan and meet at the Gen. Sumter Memorial academy on April 6th. The programme has been ar? ranged as follows: Chrus-America. Business. Short reports of improvements made in the various schools during the months of January, February and March. Address-Expenditures on Schools as an Investment Music-Tenting on the Old Camp ground. The county superintendent offered a prize to the school showing the greatest improvement during the next three months, and it is hoped that the teachers will show their ap? preciation of this offer and that there will be a large number of competitors for this prize. After the business before the asso? ciation had been transacted the pro? gramme, arranged by the executive committee, was delightfully executed. It was as follows: Address by the President. Music-Solo-Miss Hardee. ' Address by Prof. Henry. Music-The Misses Dargan. Short papers on School Improve? ment-Mr. Dargan, Miss Renick, Mr. Poush. The *alk by Prof. Henry on "The Best Improvements That Can be Made at Least Cost," and the paper read by Miss Renick were much appreciated and greatly enjoyed. It is to be re? gretted that all those appointed to assist with the programme were not .present. The meeting then adjourned until April 6th, 1967.' M. A. R. BANK INCREASES CAPITAL. Mayesville Institution on Safe Basis and Doing a Good Business. Mayesville, Jan. 3.-At a meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of Mayesville a few days ago the capi? tal stock was increased $5,000 and the following officers were elected: President, James W. Johnson of Ma? rion; vice president, R. J. Mayes, Jr.; cashier, Thomas E. Cooper; assist? ant cashier, C. E. Mayes; board of directors, J. W. Johnson, R. J. Mayes, Jr., L. I. Strauss, S. P. Cooper, H. C. McQueen of Wilmington, N. C.. Thomas E. Cooper and Dr. C. E. King. The bank is now on a safe basis and is doing a good business There are persistent rumors going the rounds that Mayesville will soon have another bank. A Big Hog. Mr. J. B. Biewer, of Cordova, kill? ed a hog last week that weighed 700 pounds. At the present price of pork and lard that hog was worth at least $70. In the face of such facts as the above it is nonsense to say we can't raise our own hogs and hominy cheaper than we can buy it in the west. The hog killed by Mr. Biewer was a little over two years old. We would like to hear from others who have killed big hogs this winter. Let the outside world know what Orange burg county can do in the matter of hog raising.-Orangeburg Times and Democrat. CHIEF HAMMET HAS RESIGNED. Feels That He Should Leave Gov. Ansel Free to Select His Suc? cessor. Columbia, Jan. 4.-Chief Consta? ble TL B. Hammet yesterday placed his resignation in the hands of Gov. Heyward. Mr. Hammet was appoint? ed by the governor in April, 1903, just after the office was created by the legislature, the term being for four years. He feels that he should go out with the end of the governor's term and in this way leave Gov. An? sel free to select his successor, al? though after the session of the legis? lature, according to the platform upon which Mr. Ansel was elected, there may be no need of any appoint? ments, or the whole system may be made new. Mr. Hammet is from Barnwell county and has enjoyed the confidence of Gov. Hey ward to the fullest ex? tent while in office, having entirj charge of the constabulary in the en? forcement of the dispensary law. THE DRAINAGE SURVEY, SENATOR LATCHES WRITES SEC? RETARY REARDON CON? CEITING IT. Work Will Begin in This County in thc Near Future-Where the Sur I vey is Needed. Senator Latimers letter printed be? low will be of interest to the many i readers of this paper, as it shows that he has made good his promise to the Sumter Chamber of Commerce to ' have a government drainage survey made in this county. The first work to be done by the drainage experts, the Chamber of Commerce hopes will be to survey the section between Sum? ter and Rocky Bluff swamp with a view to draining the low lands in that section, and also with a view to find? ing a better fall towards Rocky Bluff swamp for the drainage of water from Sumter, which now goes to Din? gle's Mill, through Turkey Creek ca? nal. The United States department of agriculture has already notified the Chamber of Commerce that the soil surveys for Sumter and Lee counties have been ordered and the experts se? lected and asigned to this work. Con? gressman Lever secured the soil sur? veys through the request of the Sum? ter Chamber of Commerce. Washington, D. C., Jan. 5, 1907. Hon. E. I. Reardon, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: I remember very pleas? antly the correspondence we have had in the past, especially with regard to good roads and drainage, and I am glad to report that I have just had an interview with Mr. J. O. White, one of the drainage experts of the depart? ment of agriculture, who came 'over to see me with reference to the work to be done' in Sumter county. He says that the department is now ready to take up the wrork of makmg surveys in your section. He tells me that they have already made surveys around Charleston that will keep the men they are able to employ there busy for three years at least. You know Charleston is trying to accom? plish drainage through le'cal contri? butions and, as their means are lim? ited, they will progress very slowly. I am very anxious to get congress to take action on my bill and resolution which was introduced last session. The bill provides that the proceeds from the sale of all public lands re? maining to the federal government, except that in the 13 States and three territories provided for under the ir? rigation act, shall be set aside to cre? ate a permanent fund to be loaned to the people desiring to drain their lands. These loans are to be for 10 or 15 years without interest and to be returned to the government at the expiration of that time for use in oth? er drainage projects. The resolution, referred to simply calls upon the sec? retary of agricuture to furnish infor? mation to congress bearing upon the subject of drainage, that is, how much land in the different States is overflowed, swamp or salt-marsh; what has been done towards draining it; and any other information that will be of use in investigating the sub? ject. We have now some 10,000,000 acres of land in 14 States that would come under the provisions of this bill, the proceeds from which, at $1.25 per acre, would amount to nearly $15, 000,000 and I hope thai by the time that has been exhausted such practi? cal results may be obtained from the work accomplished that congress will feel free to aid by direct appropriation in further draining the land th?t may be left. I have not yet been able to discuss with Secretary Wilson the probability of his being able to visit Sumter dur? ing the coming spring or summer, but I shall see him before leaving here and if I can arrange a date will noti? fy you, so that our people in your community may have the benefit of his counsel and the pleasure of per? sonal contract with him. With best wishes, I am, Very truly yours, A. C. Latimer. Russian Terrorists Assassinate Anoth? er Officer of the Reactionary Gov? ernment. St. Petersburg, Jan. 9.-Gen. Pave leff, chief military- procurator, was assassinated this morning while at? tending a court-martial of several revolutionists. A terrorist, disguised as a soldier emptied his revolver into the officer before any one could in? terfere. The assassin was captured. Special Illustrated Edition of "Teddy at Panama" Issued by Government Print Shop. Washington, Jan. 9.-A special edi? tion of President Roosevelt's Panama message, liberally illustrated with pic? tures taken while he was making his recent inspection , has been issued by the government printing office. Per? sons wishing copies may obtain them by sending 50 cents to the Superin? tendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Mr. J. E. Norment, private secre? tary to Gov. Heyward, has accepted the position of State1 director or agents for the Mutual Benefit Life In? surance Co. THE RETIRING GOVERNOR MAKES MAXY RECOMMEN? DATIONS. He Touches Lightly on the Dispensa? ry, But Comes Out Strong on Im? migration-Advocates An Increase in thc Salary of State Officers From Governor Down. (Ey W. H. McCaw.) Columbia, S. C. Jan. 8.-Governoi I D. C. Heyward's fourth *nd last an I nual message to the legislature was read in both branches of the general assembly today shortly after the rolls t of the new legislature had been called j on the first day of the session The retiring governor being a man of rarely attractive personality and able as well as very popular among all factions and classes throughout the State, the reading of the message was followed with the closest attention at both ends of the capitol. It has been predicted by many of the governor's friends that in spite of his mild manner and his conserva? tive ways that this being his last shot at it he would be particularly rasping toward the dispensary situa? tion. As a matter of fact the mes? sage deals very mildly with the sub? ject He strongly points out the need of a change in the law, but afterward contents himself with renewing form? er recommendations as to changing the methods of making purchases and leaves the matter to his ~ successor, Governor Ansel, who will be inaugu? rated along with other new State officers on January 15. About 1,500 words of the message of 8,000 words are devoted to the subject of immigration, which re? ceives twice as much attention as any other subject. Governor Hey? ward points to the splendid work ac? complished by Commissioner Watson in an uncharted field, stresses the nec? essity of the State being liberal to? ward the department just at this time, elaborates upon the importance in a business way of making the work of the department a continued success and felicitates upon the fact that ail legal tangles have been taken out at Washington. He asks that the present immigration law of the State be amended so as to allow the depart? ment to bring in North Italians and Greek farmers, and urges an appro? priation of $25,000 as "absolutely necessary" to support the department, which now gets only $3,000 out side of salaries. To remedy the unequal and there? fore unjust assessments due to lax work recommends doing away with the present State board of equaliza? tion of one member from each of the 41 counties in favor of a board of five to be appointed by the governor and the senate, two of the board to travel over the State on salaries and fix as? sessments finally so as to make them uniform. He thinks that on a 60 per cent bcs:~ tax values would be $265,000,0. J ..'.r.."d of only $250, 000,000. Governor Z?Tl;".v^rd feels that he can now gracefully recommend rais? in? the salary of the chief executive, which is $3,600, about half as much as he has found it necessary to spend on living exepens2S. He also recom? mends raising the salaries of the circuit and supreme court judges and the State officers. The latter get $1, 900. Crcuit judges get $2,750 and supreme judges $3,000 with no pro? vision for traveling expenses. All the State institutions of learn? ing are commended for good work, but it is recommended that the sala? ries of professors be made equal be? tween the several institutions. The governor finds pleasure in the fact that the average pay of the wiUv3 teacher in the public school has in? creased to $250 for the scholastic term as against ?1SS.91 in 1902. Thc passage of a compulsory edu? cation law is urged, and it is argued this will largely solve the vexed child labor problem. The governor recommends passing the Virginia law making attempt at rape punishable by death, as a step toward solving the lynching problem. He also asks that provision be made for rural police. For the Jamestown exposition $12, 000 more is asked, as the $20,000 ap? propriated last year precludes a State building. In order to make room for the of- i ficers for departments created with? in the past few years it is recom? mended that a temple of justice be ere2ted on the capitol grounds for the supreme court and its library. GINNERS' REPORT SHOWS TWO MILLION MORE BALES THAN LAST YEAR. The Census Bureau's Ginners Report Giving Actual Number of Bales Ginned to January Effaces Last Doubt of the Size of Crop of 1906. Washington, Jan. 9.-The census bureau today announced the ginners reports which show 11,750,944 bales of cotton ginned from the growth of 1906 to January, 1907, as compared with 9,725,428 to the corresponding date last year. The number of active ginneries re? ported was 2S.399 as compared with 2S,S53 last year. Queen of the Year. When suns are low and nights are long And winds bring wild alarms, Through the darkness comes the Queen of the year In ali her peerless charms, December, fair and holly-crowned, With the Christ-child in her arms. The maiden months are a stately train, Veiled in the spotless snow, Or decked with the bloom of Paradise What time the roses blow, Or wreathed with the vine and the yellow wheat When the moons of harvest glow But, oh, the joy of the rolling year, The queen with peerless charms,. Is she who comes through the? waning light, To keep the world from harms, December, fair and holly-crowned, With the" Crist-child in her arms. -Edna Dean Proctor.. A Poor Organ. *Dam(s) the bile. That's what your liver does if it's torpid. 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Brogdon, of the National Sign Co., Dayton, Ohio, writes under? dale of Oct. 12, 1906: "Nosena is the only preparation I have ever used? that relieves my affection so speedily and pleasantly. I am getting the first real pleasure out*of breathing that I have experienced since I contracted catarrh six years ago. Money would not buy my tube of Nosena if I could not get another." Buy Nosena form Durant Drag Store and get your money back if not satisfied. Sample tube and booklet by mail ten cents. Brown Manufacturing Co., St Louis, Mo., and Greenville Tenn. Prevent Headache. ?Force them? No-aids them. Ra? mon's treatment of Liver Pills andi Tonic Pellets strengthens the liver and digestive organs so that they de their own work and fortifies your con? stitution against future trouble. En? tire treatment 25 cents at Durant's Drug Store. NOTICE. The members of Dick Andei a Chapter, U. D. C., will present crosses of honor to the veterans and sons of veterans who have handed in their applications during the past year, on January 19th, at 12 o'clock, at the residence of the president, Mrs? S. C Baker, 106 W. Hampton avenue. Lydia Dozier Lee, S eei etary. Ex-Governor Myron F. Herrick, of Ohio, is visiting in Charleston. FOR SALE-At Hagood7~sl C~7~10<> acres of land that brings ovev a bale of cotton to the acre. Address, Miss Emmie Saunders, Hagood, Sk C. 10-17-tf DURANT'S DRUG STOKE. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA 00TJ2TT? 0? By L. I. Parrott, C. C. C. P. and G. S., and Acting Probate Judge. Whereas, Th os. V. Walsh has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administra? tion of the Estate o? and effects of the late Col. Tho?. V. Walsh, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Thoa. V. Walsh, late of Snmter f County, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter Court House, on Friday, Jan. 18th, 1907, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, tt> show cause, if any they have, w?y the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 1st day of January. A. D. 1907. L. I. PA BR OTT, C. C. C. and G. S^ Ex-Of?cio Judge of Probate. 1-2-21