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Mm CORRESPONDENCE.
?EWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SP*>
CX&Ii CORRESPONDENTS.
i?ems of Interest From all Parts o?
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.
VOIICS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this office not later than Tues?
day morning. "When the letters are
received Wednesday it 4s ah iost an
^possibility to have them appear in
2he paper issued that day.
WISACKY.
Wisacky, Jan. 12.-We are having
TOiusually warm weather for this sea?
son of the year.
Labor conditions are more satisfac?
tory to farmers this year than for
several years, and the farm work is
SPing on nicely. Oats are growing
finely. They were not injured in the
least by the recent severe cold spell.
The last of the boys and girls, who
"-were at home for the holidays, have
- teturnftd to their schools, and some of
" "tte girls are very home sick.
Master Myron Smith, who has been
.visiting relatives here, has returned
to his post of duty, near Timmons
Tffie.
Rev. Kenneth McKaskill and fam
-JSy, after a pleasant stay with rela?
tives, here, have returned to their
nome at Ivanhoe, X. C.
Mrs. Nela English and daughter,
Miss Genie, of Bishopville, spent yes?
terday with Mrs. H. J. Williams and
family.
Mr. J. S. Williams, of Timmons
?ville, was in our midst a few days
since on business.
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BROGDON.
Brogdon, Jan. 14.-Since the be?
ginning of the new year, people gen
~~ ?rally o fthis section have settled
down to work, hoping by strenuous
efforts to regain in a measure some of
. the losses sustained by last year's ter?
rible crop failure. ^
The boys and giris returned in due
"time to their respective schools: Mr.
Holand Jones to Clemson college, the
Misses Britton to St. ' Joseph's acad?
emy, Misses Susie and Kate Brogdon
and Eva McGee to the Sumter graded
schools, and Miss Grace Brogdon to
Chi co ra college.
Mr. M. H. Plowden and family re?
moved several weeks ago to their new
~aome in the Jordan neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. Darby White have re?
turned to their country home for this
Tear. '
Mr. James Wells has gone to Sum?
ter to live.
The oat crop about here was some?
what injured by the Christmas freeze,
?>ut since the warm weather has set
in, the indications are that the usual
.crop will be made this year.
The dreaded hog cholera has made
its appearance, greatly to the r-gret
of those who by the recent hot rpelT
have been unable to save their pork.
There is still a considerable quanti?
ty of cotton being held off the market.
The long looked for rise is long in
coming, but it is still hoped for.
Jn view of the approaching busy
season and with an eye to the large
Quantities of fertilizers hauled here,
the Coast Line has lengthened its side
track considerably, making now near?
ly one mile of siding.
Dr. Earnest Carson was in the
neighborhood several times last week
on professional business. The friends
of Dr. Carson will be pleased to
know that he is meeting with much
success in the practice of his profes?
sion. Dr. Carson is now located in
* Manning.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith have re?
turned from a pleasant visit to friends
and relatives in North Carolina.
Mrs. H. J. Lawrence and children
and Mrs. C. H. Dorn and children vis
'?rted friends here recentlv.
-*Mr. J. C. Erogdon spent a day in I
.Columbia on business last week.
Mrs. Hoiladay, of Summerton spent
last week with her daughter, Mrs. S.
E. Davis.
MAX.
Max, S. C., Jan. 14.-Quite a nuni?
le of young folks enjoyed a party at
3Cr. Marion Moore's Thursday night.
Mr. J. C. Truluck and daughter,
Miss Mozelle, spent Tuesday and Sat?
urday in Timmonsville.
Mr. and Mrs. James Goodman, of
Columbia, and others too numerous
to mention visited at Mr. J. Good?
man's recently.
Miss Annie Truluck spent Thursday
in Timmonsville.
Miss Marion Thomas, one of the
teachers of tne Bethel school, has
gone to her home in Lake City, and
will be married to Mr. Hassel Oliver,
one day this week, and they will leave
immediately for Florida, where they
will make their future home.
Miss Catherine McNeil is very sick.
Mrs. Robert Green s improving.
Mr. Bryant Smith's condition is
apparently improved.
Mrs. Jenisha Thomas, age 77 years,
with smooth, black heair and comely
face, who has been very sick for over
two months, can, when able to talk,
repeat from memory portions of Rev.
John Dargan's sermons preached over
45 years ago.
We are glad to report Mr. J. L.
Moore out again after a severe case
of grippe.
BOTJON.
Boykin, Jan. 15.-It has begun to
look like the "Sunny South" once
more, and the farmers are taking ad
advantage of the warm days, and are
quite busy preparing their land for
another crop.
The Misses Watts, of Cheraw, are
visiting their aunt, Mrs. Jas. L. Irby.
Mr. R. Herbert Dixon, of New York
city, who has been spending a few
days with Mr. J. W. Green, left Fri?
day for Wedgefield, where he will
spend a few days with his sister, after
which he will return to New York.
Mr. Frank G. Davis, who is em?
ployed by the firm of J. M. Green, has
returned to his work after spending
two weeks at his home in Columbia.
BORDEN.
Borden, S. C., Jan. 14.-Mr. R. S.
Brown, our efficient postmaster and
merchant, is adding to his storeroom
and residence, preparing to enlarge
his already large business.
Messrs. W. H. Freeman and R. L.
Cato have purchased the machinery
of Mr. W. R. Brown and have located
on Mr. T. J. Brown's place, preparing
to saw, and gin. We wish them suc?
cess.
Mr. R. B. Joye and family spent
Saturday night at Lynchburg * with
friends.
Miss Hattiee Hussey spent Satur?
day in Sumter.
Mrs. Freeman, of Sumter, spent a
few days with her son, Mr. W. H.
Freeman.
Mr. Alfred Brown has a position
with the W. H. Freeman store.
Mr. Frank Baker and Miss May
Hatfield will be married at the bride's
home on the 16th.
Mr. C. L. Emanuel has purchased
the Carson farm, on Rafting Creek,
and will open up a 15-horse farm
soon.
Rev. Mr. Mitchell, of Dalzell,
preached at New Hope church yester?
day.
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TINDAL.
Tindal, S. C., Jan. 14.-The farmers
are taking advantage of the warm
weather, and have commenced their
work for the new year.
Mr. Richard H. Broadway spent
Sunday at his home here.
Mr. T. H. Harvin, of Silver, visited
relatives in the neighborhood last
week.
Rev. J. N. Tolar has resigned his
work here as pastor of the field, con?
sisting of four Baptist churches.
Mr. Henry Mahoney and daughter,
Miss Irene, of Eureka, Texas, have
been spending some time at Mr. J. W.
Broadway's.
Supervisor Seale was notified this
morning that smallpox had broken
lout in the Stateburg neighborhood.
Two white children have well devel
! oped cases of the disease and a num?
ber of others have been exposed to
contagion. Mr. Seale went to the
scene of the epidemic this morning,
accompanied by Health Officer Rear?
don, who carried a plentiful suply of
vaccine virus to vaccinate every per?
son in the neighborhood who has
been exposed to contagion. It is
stated that the children who have the
disease contracted it in another coun?
ty.
Clarendon News.
From the Manning Times.
Major H. B. Richardson and daugh?
ter, Miss Susan, will leave on the 15th
for Columbia, which will be their per?
manent home. Columbia's gain and
Clarendon's loss to lose such citizens.
m m m
Nathan and Edwin Wells are boast?
ing on their pack of eight Pennsylva?
nia hounds, which since September
up to now have caught 26 foxes. They
caught two on new year's night in
seven hours. They are open for a
week's race with any pack and can
find plenty of foxes to chase.
. ? .
Mr. P. B. Thames, who has had a
; position with the Crosswell company,
in Sumter, has returned to his home
I in Manning, and accepted a position
with the Mutual Dry Goods company,
where he will be pleased to serve his
many friends throughout the county.
COTTON FIRE AT WEDGEFIELD.
Messrs. J. H. Aycock & Sons Lose
One Hundred and Ten Bales.
Wedgefield, Jan. 10.-Messrs. J. H.
Aycock & Sons had 110 bales of cotton
j burned last night. It is supposed the
fire was started by a spark from a
passing train.
Men don't like men very well;
women don't like women very well
either. And men quarrel with wom?
en sometimes.
Prevent Headache.
?Force them? No-aids them. Ra?
mon's treatment of Liver Pills and
Tonic Pellets strengthens the liver
and digestive organs so that they do
their own work and fortifies your con?
stitution against future trouble. En?
tire treatment 25 cents at Durant's
Drug Store.
GOV. ANSELL INAUGURATED.
THE XEW GOVERNOR TAKES
THE OATH OF OFFICE.
There Was a Large Attendance and
the Address Was Well Received
-Kc Quotes His Campaign Plat?
form When He Touches on the Dis?
pensary Issue-The Address Not a
Strong Utterance hy Any Means.
Columbia, Jan. 15-The inaugural
ceremonies passed off without special
incident today. Many women attend?
ed, the aisles as well as the galleries
being crowded to the standing room
only, limit.
Adjutant General Boyd arrived last
night. He went forward to ihe speak?
er's desk to be sworn, supported on
each side.. He has surprised all by
being present, as many feared he
would die from his recent stroke of
paralysis.
Governor Ansel's inaugural address
was well received. He said:
Gentlemen of the General Assembly
and My Fellow Citizens:
In obedience to the will of the peo?
ple of this State, as expressed at the
ballot box, I am here today to take
the solemn oath of office as governor
of South Carolina, and to assume the
duties of this high and responsible po?
sition.
I am deeply grateful to the people
for this manifestation of their con?
fidence, and, when I survey the vast
responsibilities and duties connected
with the same, I realize deeply my in?
ability to fully meet them. Feeling,
'however, that I shall have your full
I co-operation and support, and relying
; upon your help at all times, I assume
?these duties and responsibilities,
! promising to give to them my best
judgement and talents, and all the
powers with which the great God has
endowed me.
And, gentlemen, of the General As?
sembly, while the responsibilities as?
sumed by me are great, yet the same
will of the people has called you to
the performance of duties equally im?
portant. To my mind, there is no
greater honor that, can be bestowed
upon a citizen than that of being a
"lawmaker."
It has been wisely provided in our
constitution that the government shall
be divided into three departments:
Legislative, Executive and Judicial.
To you is committed the sacred power
of making the laws under which all
the people shall live and by which
they shall be governed. How great
then is your function and how careful
should you be in ^enacting wise laws,
beneficial alike to all our citizens!
Our industrial development has
been commensurate with the progress
of the age, and our educational inter?
ests have not lagged behind, yet
there are great things to be done and
great responsibilities to be met In
the various duties that we owe to our
State. Let us all, therefore, with cour?
age and confidence, be true to our
oaths of office and strive for all those
things that will elevate and educate
our citizenship and give that peace
and prosperity to OUT people that they
are entitled to at our hands.
The annual message of Governor
Heyward, made to you at this session
of the legislature, .gives you full in?
formation of the condition of all our
public affairs, and I desire to con?
gratulate him and the State on the
great meausure of prosperity that has
come to the State during his wise ad?
ministration. I feel it my duty at
this time and in this presence to call
to your attention certain legislation
which I think needeful to be enacted
at the present session of the legis?
lature.
It was my privilege, during the past
summer, when making the campaign
for the honorable office, which I this
day assume, to discuss before the peo?
ple certain measures, which I now de?
sire to call to your attention.
Our State constitution requires that
we shall "provide a liberal system of
free public schools for all children be?
tween the ages of six and twenty-one."
When we consider the great power
and influence of an educated people
and that the strength and prosperity
of a State depend ultimately upon the
intelligence of the average citizen, we
can realize the mind of the framers
of this organic law. It, therefore, be?
hooves us to enact such laws as will
fully carry out this wise provision of
the State constitution.
The State institutions of higher
learning are all well equipped and
are doing a great work in the educa?
tion of many of our girls and boys,
but these fortunate ones are but a
meagre ten per cent, of those within
the school age; the other ninety per
cent, are wholly dependent upon the
common schools.
It is true that many of the graded
schools are kept open for nine
months in the year by the help of
the special taxes voted upon them?
selves by the taxpayers of the partic?
ular school district, but many of the
small schools in the rural districts are
in session but for three or four
months in the year. Realizing that
most of our children, who attend
these schools, are receiving from them
all the school advantages that they
will ever get, ar? we doing our full
duty to them? Are we thus fitting
them for all of trie duties of an
legent citizenship?
We are building fo: the futur*
we should see to it that we
strong an i wei!. You have no
important matter that will corni
fore you and I recommend that
eral appropriations be made fo]
common schools.
I also ask your special atte
, to and consideration of the esta!
ment of high schools in conne
with and as a part of the free s<
system of our State. Many chi]
will be able to attend the high s(
who cannot attend a State colige,
many others will be better prer.
for college. after having attended
hi^h school. It is a step in the d
tion of grving to the boys and
better opportunities in their sc
life and for making them b
citizens.
One of the most important sub
that you have before you for coi
eration, Gentlemen of the Genral
sembly, is the liquor question.
The people of the State have s;
en in no uncertain sound, and
cannot mistake their meaning,
the State dispensary system mus
abolished and that there must be
acted in its stead, a law providing
local county option as bett?
county prohibition and county
pensaries.
In making my campaign this
summer, one of the principal is
before the people was the questioi
State dispensary or local county
tion as between county prohib?
and county dispensaries.
The plank in my platform u
that question is as follows:
I am opposed to the system c
State dispensary. I am in favor
local county option, between cou
prohibition and county dispensai
Let each county say for itself whet
it desires that liquor shall be sold
that county, cr that it shall not
sold therein. This system has bf
and is now, the law in several of
States around and near us, and il
regarded with satisfaction so far a
have been able to learn. You kn
what you had rather have in y<
county, and you should, threfore, h;
a right to say so, and not let ot]
counties vote upon what your cou:
should have. You manage your o
county affairs in everything else, w
not in this matter?
. I favor each county voting UF
that question for themselves. If 1
vote is for liquor to be sold, then le
county dispensary be operated in tl
county under the restrictions ni
thrown around the sale of liquor wi
such other regulations as the legisi
ture may deem best. Let the cour
board of control be appointed by t
governor and let the board so a
pointed have charge of the whc
matter for that county, said board
report to the judge at each term
the circuit court for that county
al lof its actings and doings and th?
let the judge hand that report to tl
grand jury for their inspection ai
investigation, with such instructio:
as he may think proper. Whatev
profit is made will go to the count
Let the dispensers be paid a sala:
and not a commission on what th<
sell. If the vote is for prohibitio:
then allow no liquor to be sold j
?such county, and pass a stringent la
j providing for the punishment of a
j "blind tigers" and other violators <
j the law, and make it the duty of tb
county sheriffs, deputies, constable
j marshals, policemen and other peac
officers, to see to it that this law j
enforced, and all violators ar
brought to justice and punishment.
! I would be glad if no liquors wer
sold as a beverage, but the condition
are such at this time, that I believ
this to be the best way to deal wit!
the question.
I stand upon that platform today
and I urge that you enact a law abol
ishing the State dispensary systen
and give to the people of each count:
the right to vote upon the question o:
county prohibition or county dispen?
sary.
The best way of controlling the sal?
of liquor has been agtating the mindi
of the people of this country for man\
years; the sale of it has been declar?
ed an evil by the. highest court of the
land and the question for us now is
which is the best way of controlling it
in this State.
The State dispensary system was
adopted, and, after a trial of thirteen
years, a great majority of the people
of the State have said that they wish
it abolished and that each county
shall be allowed the right to say
.whether they will have prohibition or
county dispensaries.
The will of the people is supreme,
and we should heed their demands.
Many of you were elected uopn the
same platform and the matter is now
before you, gentlemen. It is for you
to say whether the will of the people
shall be carried out or not. Let us
do our duty without fear or favor.
Another matter that I desire to
bring- to your attention is the enact?
ment of a law preventing the opera?
tion of what are known as "bucket
shops,'* or cotton or stock exchanges.
This is a species of speculation that is
taking thousands of dollars from this
State, is demoralizing our citizens, and
is bringing many of them to poverty
and ruin.
The States of North Carolina
Georgia have already prohibited tl
from doing: business within t
boundaries, and we owe it to <
selves and the good name of the S
that we follow the example so wor
ly set us. We now have on our s
ute book an act declaring "unlaw
contracts for the sale of articles
future delivery, made under cer
circumstances," etc.
Let us now follow this up with
act prohibiting any bucket shop,
cotton o'r stock exchange or any ot
exchange of like character from
ing business in this State.
I further wish to call to your att
tion another matter which I consi
of grave importance at this partici
time in our history,. and that is
enactment of a law providing
death penalty to any male per
making an assault upon a fen;
with intent to ravish, granting
right to the jury trying the case
fix the punishment at life impris
ment in the State penitentiary if
their judgment the facts warrant
less punishment than death.
In this day when we read of
many assaults of this character be
made, it behooves us to wake up
the situation and make the pens
so severe that the women of this St
may be protected from this heirn
crime and the perpetrators punisi
so severely that all will be deter
from committing the same.
I further recommend that an
be passed providing that in all ca
of rape or assault with intent to r?
ish, the female may be allowed to t
tify in private, before the judge,
the presence of the counsel for 1
State and defendant and the defer
ant himself, and that the testimony
taken shall be read to the jury
the evidence of the said witness
the trial of the case. This is the 1;
in at least one if not more of t
States of the union, and should
the law in this State.
In this connection, I think it i]
portant also to ask .that you pass
act making it a misdemeanor to p<
or display in any public place or
any street or highway indecent pi
tures of females. It is an evil th
has been growing in the last f<
years, and one that calls for acti<
on our part. It is not necessary f
me to call to your attention the re
sons why this act should be passe
it is obvious to all rignt thinking pe
sons.
I respectfully recommend that
system of mounted police or patr
for the rural districts be establishe
This is no new idea, but one that
being carried out with great succe
in many countries. When there ai
so many vagrants and idlers roamir
about, and there is so much work 1
be done on every side, the work <
move-on system should be establisl
ed, an dthat can be carried out bett*
by such mounted patrol or police sy:
tem, than by s ny other plan. Gi\
them authority t ) arrest all violatoi
of the laws c : the State, and can
them before thc nearest magistrat
for trial or commitment for trial t
the court of general sessions.
When we hear so much complair
from so many sources of the neglec
or omission of the railroad companie
doing business in this State, of givin
to the people proper passenger an
freight accommodations and rate
and accurate information of delaye<
trains, it is very evident to ever
! thinking person that the railroa?
? commissioners should have power t<
! corerct these things and to give relie
I where it is fair and just between th<
railroads and the people. The rail
road corporations should be deal
I with fairly and justly, but at the sam<
time the people's rights should be pro?
vided for and respected.
I, therefore, recommend that suer
additional powers be given to th<
railroad commisioners as will enable
them to compel the railroads to com?
ply with such reasonable rules ano
orders as may be just and proper.
In this connection, I would recom?
mend that the act now of force re?
quiring the salaries of the rail?
road commissioners to be paid by
the railroads be repealed. The office
of railroad commissioner is a State
office and the salary ought to be paid
by the State.
It is a duty that we owe to our?
selves and tc our State that we pro?
vide liberal pensions for our needy
Confederate veterans-those who for
lack of means or who by reason of
age or infirmity are not able to pro?
vide for themselves. I, therefore, re?
commend that you make liberal ap?
propriations for these veterans to be
paid to them under such rules and
regulations as may be jus1: and prop?
er.
The road question is one of para?
mount importance and one that
should have our most careful atten?
tion. Many of the counties of this
State are now engaged in the lauda?
ble undertaking of building good
roads and others are beginning to
prepare for grading and macadamiz
ing their principal roads. When we
contemplate the great good that is
done to the greatest number of our
people by this work and the benefits
to be derived therefrom, it behooves
us to encourage, in every way possi
bel, our people to go forward with
this undertaking. I, therefore, recom
mend that you request our senators
and members of congress to urge the
passage of such an act as will give to
our State a liberal appropriation in
money for the carrying on of this
work. This money suplemented with
our convict labor would soon give us
good roads in every county in the
State.
I desire, gentlemen, to call your at?
tention also to the matter of the ne?
cessity for better accommodations for
our supreme court. The space allot?
ted in the State house for the use of
the supreme court has all been taken,
up with the library and records, ex?
cept one consultation room and the
court room. I respectfully ask that
you look into this matter and provide
for the necessities of the court in this
regard.
I would also urge that some steps
be taken toward beautifying and im?
proving the grounds that surround?
this Capitol building. "With the ex?
penditure of a little money a great
improvement can be made and I feel
assured that all our people wish that
their State house grounds shall be
beautified and improved.
There is no question of greater mo?
ment to our material and industrial
life than that of immigration. The
labor question is a very serious one?
Many thousands of" acres of lands
are now lying idle for want of labor?
ers, and many other avenues of trade
are offering work to the workers. To*
my mind, the best solution of this:
question is the bringing of home seek?
ers, home builders and desirable
workmen.
I, therefore, recommend that your
take such steps as may to you seem,
wise to foster and sustain the depart?
ment of immigration now accomplsh
ing so much good work in this line.
While many of the States of this
union have honored themselves by
placing in the Hall of Fame, in the
capitol at Washington, D. C., statues?
of one or two of their honored anet
eminent sons, who have done noble
work for their States and for the un?
ion, South Carolina's place has re?
mained vacant I respectfully recom?
mend that you give this matter your
careful attention and give such con?
sideration to the same that at no dis?
tant day the statue of John C. Cal?
houn may adorn that hall, for by
thus honoring that noble son of' South*
Carolina ,we will honor ourselves.
Such other matters, gentlemen, as
may be proper to bring to your atten?
tion during the present session, I shal?
allude to in special messages.
Allow me to add in the words of
that eminet statesman, Thomas Jef?
ferson, who when called"fr) the office^
of president of the United States, clos?
ed his inaugural address, in part, as
follows:
"I repair then, fellow citizens, to?
the post-you have assigned me, with:
experience enough in subordinate of?
fices to have seen the difficulties of
this the greatest of all. T have learn?
ed to expect that it will rarely fall to?
the lot of imperfect man tc retire
from this station with the reput??ont
and the favor which bring him into
it ***** I shall often go
wrong through defect of judgment,
when right I shall often be thought
wrong by those whose positions will
not command a view of the whole
ground. I shall ask your indulgence
for my own errors, which will never
be intentional; and your support
against the errors of others, who may
condemn what they would" not if
seen in all of ils parts. My solicitude
will be to retain the good opinion of
those who have bestowed it in ad?
vance, to conciliate that of others by
doing them all the good in my power,,
and to be instrumental in the happi?
ness and freedom of all.
"Relying, then on the patronage of
your good will, I advance with obedi
ence to the work, and may that In?
finite Power, which rules the destinies
of the Universe, lead our councils to
what is best, and give them a favor?
able issue for your peace and pros?
perity." M. F. Ansel.
January lo, 1907.
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FOR SALE.
A limited quantity "blight proof
Cotton Seed. Price $2 per bushel.
It has been proven by repeated tests
that this variety cotton will grow and
make good crops on land where the
ordinary seed is a complete failure.
E. C. LEE,
Catchall, S. C.
l-9-4t
Pension Notice.
The undersigned will be in Audi?
tor's office every Saturday during
January next to receive and make ap?
plications for new applicants as re?
quired by law.
W. D. SCARBOROUGH,
Commissioner.
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