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OO?NTY GOBBESPOHDEHBE. WSWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CX>RRESI?05rDENTS. Stems of Interest From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. 30XICE TO CORRESPOXDEXTS. Mail your letters so that they will reach this office not later than Tues? day morning. When th? letters are ^reeelved Wednesday it is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in ??e pap?? issued that day. WEDGEFIELD. "Wedgefield, S. C., March 7.-Judg? ing by the number of booze drinkers that appeared before the mayor on 'Monday, it looks like to keep the <Sspensary closed would be the best means of keeping down drunkenness. Probably, though, they had gotten too dry. I noticed a carload of oats and hay ?ide tracked here this week. It is time for the farmers of Sumter Coun? ty to take notice of such facts and plant more lands in oats and hay and peavine, for which a ready sale can l?e -found, an dnot keep right on planting only cotton and corn, possi? bly planting a few acr in grain that -win not make anything else. Most of the farmers around here took advantage of the ideal farming -weather in January and have their lands in good shape. I pity those who did not turn the soil then. There is an unusual number of -cases of la grippe in our midsc, but none has developed into pneumonia yet. There is a big falling off in the amount of fertilizers received here this year, as compared with last Mr. G. R. Williams, of Carterville, ? has accepted'a position with R. B. Cain & Broi, as manager of their saw TPflL Mrs. E. W. Xetctes, of Sumter, is j visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. $te ter Mellett. A few of the young folks enjoyed -a social at the home of Mr. R. L. Wright on Monday night. On the same night our town sene a small representation over to your city to witness the play, "The Sweet? est Girl in Dixie," but were disap? pointed in the looks of the girl, who must have hailed from across Ma? son and Dixon line. Mr. F. S. Barnes is visiting relatives in Bishopville. MAX. Max, S. C., March ll.-Miss Bettie Gandy, of Darlington, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Rebecca Truluck, and oth? er relatives here. Miss Jenette Humphrey, of Sardis, is spending some time with relatives here. ? Mrs. Mary McCutchen, of Latta, ! accompanied by her neice, Mrs. Della Carter, of Lake City, visited her aunt, Mrs. Malissa Tomlinson, who is <juite feeble. Miss Lizzie Kirby, teacher of the Tomlinson school, spent Saturday and Sunday at Mr. J. A. M. Carraway's. MT. Robert Whitehead and Mrs. JJ. K. Moore went to Lake City Sat? urday night to visit their brother, Dr. I>udley Whitehead, who is critically UL Mr. James M. Benton and Miss Mabel Hill were married last Sunday afternoon by Rev. B. K. Truluck. Mrs. Hamilton Garland, of Sardi? nia, and Mrs. Hunter, of Wadesboro, X. C.x have returned home after a tew days' stay with Mrs. Daisy Tompson and Ada Burgess, of Beu? lah. DURANT. Durant, S. C., March 8.-There was a wreck on the Alderman road a mile from here yesterday morning; no one was injured. The president of the road was upon the scene in a short while and by this afternoon trains will be running regularly again. Mrs. Betsy and Miss Maggie Du Rant spent Saturday in Manning. The young people are invited to the hospitable home of Mr. W. p. Gaflliard tomorrow afternoon, and all are anticipating a pleasant time. Master Tozie Witherspoon met with what nearly proved to be a se? rious acident yesterday. He was in a -wagon and the mules became frightened, throwing him out, bruis? ing him seriously about the head and arms. Mr. Robert Chandler, of Mayesville, spent Sunday here. Mr. Marcus Plowdin visited his pa? rents at Alcolu, Saturday and Mon? day. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Montgomery have gone to Mayesville for the day. DARK CORXER. Dark Corner. March 9.-Well, it 'looked like spring yesterday. Bees were humming, flower* expanding, ?oves cooing, which make we old clod hoppers think about corn planting. But none of us are ready yet. Our fertilizer has not put in an appear? ance yet, if we were ready. I don't ! think there will be quite as much gu? ano used hereabouts as last year, and iartlly any nitrate of soda, as those who have been using soda say they cannot pay $6 a sack for it. Mr. W. W. Weeks, who lived just across the line over in Clarendon County, near Pinewood, died last Monday night, the 4th, and was in? terred at Calvary Church on Wednes? day. Rev. Mr. Tolar, pastor of Cal? vary Church, performed the funeral services. The following gentlemen were the pallbearers: O. D. Harvin, D. R. Lide, M. C. Huggins, H. B-. Richardson^ Jr., T. H. Osteen and Don Graham. Mr. Weeks was about 53 years old and was a member of Calvary Church. He left a wife and several half-brothers and sisters and a large circle of relatives to mourn his death. While in Pinewood some time ago I heard two gentlemen discussing the question of annexing a part of Clar? endon County to Sumter, and they both seemed to think that it was the very thing, and gave as their reasons that nearly all of their banking busi? ness was done in Sumter, and if they were on the jury in Sumter the way the trains run now they could spend nearly every night at home and be back to Sumter in time for court the next morning, which they could not do if they have to go to- Manning, as it now is. And I for one hope they will keep on talking until they act. Good talks and good resolutions are no good unless they are carried out. We have no sickness to report this week. Some still have that cold and cough yet. Old man Pink Weeks has let his mill get out of running order, which has made us feel a little uneasy about good meal, but he says he will soon have it all right. W. J. Ardis and T. D. Weeks dined with Joe H. Geddings last Wednesday. W. R. Lackey dined the same day with B. P. Broadway, near Pinewood. Jim Kolb and family and C. H. Johnston and daughter, Miss Belle, of Ramsey, spent last Sunday at Joe E. Johnston's. Mrs. Laura Ardis, of Paxville, and family \isited relatives here last Sun? day. There was a shindig at Blanding Ardis' last night, which was well at? tended by the bucks and buckisters, so I hear. I see the people of Pinewood have been beautifying their town-ditching the streets and setting out a pretty row of oaks in the center of Com? merce street. DALZELL. Dalzell, March ll.-We have had a pleasant week for work and every? one seems to be trying to do his part. There will be some corn planted this week. The oats are looking very well and thev won't come in before they are p i. Corn, fodder and hay are -y scarce. Some of the large farmr s here have no corn or hay, except as they buy it. It seems that our farmers are slow in learning there is no money in farming when their barns are in the west and their hay stacks in the north, instead of being at home. There is some improvement going on in and around Dalzell. Mr. John M. Parker has i: . nmenced a nice $2, 000 residence on East Main street, fronting Mr. Young's residence. Mr. T. M. Crosswell has recently made some new additions and painted his residence, which adds very much to its looks. We are in favor of having Dalzell incorporated and putting up a public boarding lodging house for the benefit of patients who become unable to take care of themselves, and then as a recompence let them work for a few days on the Main street filling in those rough places. It would be much better than havig the depot or some of the stores burned where so many are interested. A policeman and guardhouse would not be objec? tionable at all to the ladies. Rev. J. C. Bailey preached a fine sermon Sunday morning at Tirzah to an attentive congregation. Rev. Mr. White, of Richmond, Va., is expected to preach at Tirzah on next Saturday at ll o'clock a. m. Mrs. Paul Kennedy, who has been spending some time with her mother, Mrs. P. P. Gaillard, left this after? noon for her home in Spartanburg. Some of the young men in the community had another fish fry on Saturday night, and report a good time. They did not catch as many fish as before. The crosstie business is the livest thing around Dalzell now. There are ihree or four buying, and when a load is coming, it's a race to see who will get them. CAMDEN" NEWS NOTES. Camden, March ll.-We have had a good deal of rain for the past two weeks, but many took advantage of the good weather in January and are ready to plant. Cotton is advancing just in time to make the average farmer neglect his grain crop to make more cotton. Raise plenty of meat and corn, no matter how high the price of cotton goes. Everything will advance with cotton. Like the bird in the hand, etc.. a bushel of corn in the barn is worth two in the west. We see so called good farmers hauling corn now. Any man who buys corn to raise cotton is blind to his own in? terests and not worthy of the name of farmer. Mr. F. H. Arrants, of Kershaw couty. went ot Sumter Saturday. Mrs. Margaret Miiler. of Norfolk, V?., is spending some time with her father, Mayor Carrison. It was not necessary in Camden Saturday to know that the dispensary was open. In the short time we were in the barber shop two or three > ame in who were "full.*' and on the road home at least 50 per cent, of the ne? groes were "wabbling." Whiskey is a cur.se "to the working class of white and colored people. They draw their week's pay, and spend it for whis? key before leaving for home. We had prohibition in Camden for two weeks. Not an arrest for drunken? ness, or a man seen drinking. Pro? hibition would prohibit if all officers were worthy of the name. SHOOTIN'G TS MANNING. H. G. Pack Probably Fatally Wound? ed by a Mr. Wilson. Manning, March 7.-H. G. Pack, a young white man of this place, was accidentally shot by the discharge of a parlor rifle, held by Mr. Wilson, an employe of the Clarendon Sentinel, here today about 12.30 o'clock. Wil? son had loaded the rifle to shoot at a target when it was discharged, the ball taking effect in the abdomen. The wounded man was taken immediately to the McCall House and Dr. Geiger was summoned at once and upon ex? amination found an operation neces? sary, as the wound is htought by him to be exceedingly dangerous. There is little hope of recovery at this time, though the operation may change the situation. COTTON CONTRACT SUIT. Italian Firm Secures Verdict Against Sumter Banking & Mercantile Co. Fiorence, March 7.-The United Sates court convened in this city on Tuesday morning- and will probably conclude its work this evening or to? morrow morning. Among the import? ant cases that have been tried was Cussoni & Co. against the Sumter Banking and Mercantile company, in which the plainiffs, whose headquar? ters are in Italy, were awarded a ver? dict of $23,079.-The State. The facts of the above case are that Gussom* & Co., of Milan Italy, brought suit against the Sumter Banking and Mercantile company for $2,379 (not $32,079 as stated above), for non? performance of a cotton contract. The Federal court awarded a verdict for the amount sued'for. The Sumter Banking and Mercantile company de? ny the justice of the claim and an appeal has been taken to che higher court and it will be fought to a fin? ish. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. * Whereas, the Supreme Ruler of the Universe has seen fit to remove from among us our lamented Brother M. B. Witherspoon, and. Whereas, we have been deeply touched by the death of one who, in the prime of manhood, was so useful'^ a citizen; therefore, be resolved: 1st That while we acknowledge our belief in an all-wise Providence, still we deplore the loss of our belov? ed brother. 2d. That a keen appreciation of our great loss enables us more fully to sympathize with those to whom our brother was united by ties of blood, and we hereby convey to them the expressions of our sincere grief in their sad bereavement, and pray that they may receive that consola t on which an all-wise Being alone can bestow. 3d. That a page in our minute book be inscribed to the memory of Brother Witherspoon; that these resolutions be published in our city papers, and that a copy be sent to those who have been so sorely be? reaved, o C. E. Hurst, J. G. R. Wilder, R. D. Epps, Committee from Game Cock Lodge, No. 17, K. of P. A TERRIBLE DISASTER AT TOU? LON, FRANCE. Powder Magazine Explodes, Ship ls Destroyed and Several Hundred Officers and Men Rilled-The j Shock Creates Panic in the City. Toulon, March 12.-An explosion in the powder magazine of the French battleship Lena this morning killed two hundred officers and men and se? ri ousl" ii.jured a hundred more. The shin was wrecked. The Lena was lying at the arsenal dock within the harbor and an in? spection had been ordered of the ma shinery and magazine. Between ll and 12 o'clock, while the officers were j making the rounds, there came a frightful report, followed by others in rapid succession. Mangled human remains were hurled into the air. Terror and panic followed shock af? ter shock. Scores of men jumped into the harbor, and it is believed that many,drowned. The shock caus? ed the whole city to tremble. At this time the cause of the explosion is un? known. FIRE IX CHARLESTON. Wholesale Houses Along Water Front Heavily Damaged. Charleston, March 9.-A serious fire raged on the water front today with a property loss aggregating probably $100.000 and a serious in? jury to one fireman. The fire origi? nated in the Combahee Fertilizer Co. and spread to Murphy and Compa? ny's fertilizer establishment, the Charleston Iron Works, ihe Southern Pick factory and the Goldsmith Mer? cantile Co., all cf which were dam? aged. If all the world loves a lover it has a queer way-of showing it at times. HIGH SCHOOL. WORK. Superintendent Martin's Observatfc in the West. Columbia, March 6.-Hon. O. Martin, State superintendent of ec cation, President D. B. Johnson Winthrop College and Prof. W. Hand of the University of South Ci olina returned yesterday from i annual meeting of the department superintendence of the National Ec cational association in Chicago. Wh asked about the meeting yesterd; Supt. Martin said: "The meeting in Chicago was p< haps the largest meting of the c partment yet held. There were mc than 1,200 State, city and county s perintendents present. I think tl every State was represented. -The ] tiring president was the State sup< intendent of Maine, and the nev elected president was the city sup? intendent of Seattle. "Those of us who went from tl State made a special study' of hi; schools and their administration. T visited several high schools in Chic go and vicinity, and we talked wi superintendents, college men a: high school inspectors from vario parts of the country. I was very mu interested in the operation of hij school laws in the North weste States. "Minnesota furnished us with great deal of helpful material ai suggestion for study. That State b gan with an act providing State a for high schools more than 20 yea ago. The State superintendent to me that the appropriation for Sta aid for high schools last year w more than $300,000. They began wi an appropriation of $35,000. Duri] the entire 20-years they have had tl same man as high schcol inspecte This inspector gave us a greac deal valuable suggestion. "Last year Minnesota gave $1,5* to every high school which it aide Of course it was necessary for tl communities to measure up to ce tain requirements before any aid w; given. It is the- work of che inspecte to visit each high school and see th; the requirements are met. I was in pressed with the fact that just i much aid was given to a weak con munity with 25 children in the hig school department as was given to 'strong community with 300 in tl high school department. "It is a well known fact that ti. colleges and the University of Mir nesota have greatly increased the: attendance since the high school la went into effect. There are now aboi 4,000 students in the University c Minnesota, and those who enter ther are much better prepared for colleg work. Somewhat similar condition obtain in Wisconsin and other neigh boring States. "I was impressed with the larg number of children who are doin high school work. Many superincen dents told me that the high schoc laws had greatly helped the commo: schools, not only to furnish bette prepared teachers, but it caused boy and girls to remain longer in th grammar grades in the effort to read the high school. A school superin tendent from an Ohio town about th< size of Columbia informed us that h< had 350 children in his high schoo department. "It was my observations that th< attendance of girls in the high schoo! departments far exceeded the attend i ance of boys, unless some courses ! were offered in commercial and in? I dustrial training. We visited a high school in Chicago whose building and equipment cost nearly half ?? million dollars. There were more than 1, 000 pupils in attendance and at least four-fifths of them were girls. We also visited the Crane Manual Train? ing High school, which had an at? tendance of more than 1,100 boys. A new school of this kind is in course of construction in that city. We found the boys very much interested in all forms of wood and iron work. "There is a large demand in the city of Chicago from the big busi? ness concerns for high school boys, and especially those who have had business training. "A great deal of attention was given in the programme to the dis? cussion of the high school subject. There is a great deal of interest in this subject all over the country. Many of the States have recently en? acted laws and passed appropriations to aid and encourage chis work. "The new United States commis? sioner of education. Dr. Elmer E. Brown, has devoted his life to such work. He is the author of a very val? uable book on 'Secondary Schools,' which is a recognized authority among school men. Dr. Brown was present at the Chicago meeting and manifested great interest in our new high school law. "When the State board of educa? tion meets within the next few weeks, I hope to be able to offer some sug? gestions to them as to the result of my visit to the West. Under our high j school act the State board is required to meet and pass some regulations i before the law actually goes into ef? fect. We are receiving numerous in? quiries from all parts of the State, which indicate that our people are going to take advantage of the high : school act." OUTRAGE IN MARION COUNTY NEGRO ASSAULTS A YOUNG SCHOOL TEACHER ON HER WAY HOME. Tlie Whole Countryside Around Kir? by's Cross Roads, in Marion Coun? ty, i s Aroused Over a Crime Com? mitted Monday Afternoon by a Ne? gro on a Public School Teacher. Columbia, March ll.-That Miss Pittman, a pretty young public school teacher of Marion county, was criminally assaulted this afternoon by a negro, who made his escape after accomplishing his purpose, is the in? formation, in brief, which reached Columbia tonight. The outrage is said to have occur? red near Kirby's Crossroads, not far from Dillon, in Marion county, where Mis Pittman has been teaching the public school. She had dismissed the school for the day and was on her way home. The negro was in waiting for her at a lonely spot on the road along which she was going and when she came up he attacked her and ac? complished his purpose, after which he fled, leaving" his victim uncon? scious. The whole neighborhood is terribly aroused over the event and armed posses are said to be scouring in every direction for the negro, whose iden? tity has not yet been established. A telephone message was received at Marion asking that blood hounds be sent to the scene of the crime as quickly as possible. * The young lady is the niece of Dr. X. G. Wade, of Marion county, and is exceedingly popular. She was still unconscious when the last telephone communication was had with that section. Captured, But Escaped. Sellers, March ll.-It is reported here that Miss Estelle Pittman, a lady school teacher at Kirby Crossroads, 16 miles from Marion, was assaulted by a negro this afternoon. It was later reported that the negro was captured, but escaped. When train No. 89, on the Atlantic Coast Line, passed through Dillon last night a number of armed men boarded the train and got off at Lat? ta, where they were hoping to catch Miss Pittman's assailant. NATHAN MCLAREN ARRESTED AS A SUSPECT He is Being Hurried to Marion Jail But Crowd is in Pursuit With In? tention of Lynching Him If He Is the Guilty Man-Negro Said to Be From Sumter. Special to the Daily Item. Dillon, S. C., March 12.-Miss Em? ma Pittman, the music teacher in the Kirby school, was the victim of an at? tempted assault by a young negro yesterday afternoon. The young lady was returning from school alone when she was seized by the brute, who choked her. As she fell to her kneess she screamed sev? eral times and the negro fled without accomplishing his purpose. Blood hounds have followed the trail to within four miles of Dillon, and are coming this wayy. Night officer Brunson this morning arrested Nathan McLaren, a Sumter negro, who is held as a suspect. The negro was smuggled out of town and J is on his way to Marion Jail, but at this writing a body of men is pursu? ing the officers, and a lynching is like? ly, should McLaren prove to be the right party. Intense excitement pre? vails in the vicinity of the attempted outrage. A. B. J. DISTURBANCE IN NEWBERRY. Newberry, March 10.-I has been known in Newberry for quite awhile that among some of the citizens of Pomaria, this county, the best of feelings do not exist. For some time rumors have been in circulation to the effect that illicit traffic in liquor, as well as other violaions of the law, were being carried on there, and the law-abiding and peaceable citizens seemed to be powerless to help them? selves-and that affairs have reached a serious point at that place there is no doubt. Under instructions from the gov? ernor, Sheriff Buford of this county went to Pomaria this week for the purpose of looking into the situation, it being reported that there were in the depot at that place at the time shipments of whiskey. The sheriff found two packages in the depot, which he took to be whiskey address? ed to parties living outside of Po? maria. These packages when last heard of were still in the depot, not having been called for. While at Pomaria the sheriff searched the storeroom and ware? house of C. H. Counts for contraband whiskey and as a result found noth? ing. Sheriff Buford spent the night with a friend and returned to New? berry the next day. Sometime during Monday night, it is claimed by Mr. C. H. Counts, who does a general merchandise business, while he was sitting at his desk in his ?tore, some one fired a load of buck? shot through the window, barely missing him, and tearing a great hole ? in the facing* of the window. As a result of which Mr. Counts went be? fore Magistrate Leitzsey of No. 2: township and swore out a warrant against the following named persons,, charging them with assault and bat? tery with intent to kill: Adam Aull, Thomas Setzler, Tom Hentz, George Settler, Ben Setzler, Clarence Seybt and Orlando Wicker. The warrants were handed the sheriff yesterday and he will serve them in a day or wo, when it is thought that a day will be set and a preliminary held. Among the names mentioned above in connection with the charge are some of the leading citizens and all of them business men of that com-* munity. The above facts have been gather? ed at random by your correspondent -all seeming not to care to talk? There can be no dot: ot, however, that the situation at Po maria is very se? rious and some of the best citizens fear trouble as a final result.-The State. TRAVELING CLADI AGENTS. The Southern Railway Inaugurates New System for Prompt Settlement of Claims. Mr. A. H. Plant, Comptroller of the Southern Railway Company, an? nounces that: For the purpose of insuring promptness and justice to its patrons in respect to the handling of freights at local stations and the handling of loss, damage and overcharge freight claims occurring on freights received or shipped by its patrons, Southern Railway Company has inaugurated: and placed in service a corps of trav? eling freight claim agents whose duty it will be to travel continuously the respective territories assigned to them, visiting at each station not only the local agent, but the company's, patrons thereat with the following ob? jects in view: 1. To secure the prompt handling: and settlement of all fair and honest loss, damage and overcharge freight claims against the company. 2. To give assurance of this to the > patrons of the company by prompt, courteous and efficient attention to their rights. 3. To prevent accumulations of freight claims and over and refused freights at stations and to reconcile as far and as promptly as possible all ? over freights with shortages. 4. To educate local agents to the? highest degree of efficiency in treat? ing with patrons in respect to their transactions with them both in re? spect to the handling of freights at their stations and the prompt pay- ' ment or declination of freight cairns. ; A. Poor Organ. *Dam(s) the bile. That's what your liver does if it's torpid. Then the bile overflows into the blood-poisons your system, causing sick-headache., ' - bilousness, sallow skin, coated} tongue, sick stomach, dizziness, fainting spells, etc. Ramon's treat? ment of Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets strengthens the liver and makes it do. its own work. Prevents and .cures these troubles. It aids - doesn't force. Entire treatment. 25 cents at ' Durant's Drug Store. 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. Catarrh and Catarrhal Headaches * Are quickly relieved by Nosena. It soothes the congested membranes al? lays inflammations and thoroughly heals and cleanses. It keeps moist all the passages whoso tendency is to thicken and become dry. Cures colds, throat troubles, hoarseness, hay fever, "stop ped-up" nc^e, breathing through the mouth while sleeping, offensive breath, etc. It is antiseptic and con? tains no chemicals or drugs having a narcotic effect, or that can cause the "drug habit," We Guarantee Satisfaction. J. A. Brogdon, of the National Sign Co., Dayton, Ohio, writes under date 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 Drus Store and get your money back if noe satisfied. Sample tube and booklet by mail ten cents. Brown Manufacturing Co., St Louis, Mo., and Greenville Tenzu ON CUTS.SORES.Bui DuRAXTS DRUG STORE.