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1 MOT GORRESPDHOEH?b. HSWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPA? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Atenas ci Interest R-om ali Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. KmCE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will breach this office not later than Tues? day morning. When the letters are .?eceived Wednesday it is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in the pap?r issued that day. MAYESVTLLE. Mayesville, March 26.-Politics in Iswn have warmed up a little. On ~*33Hirsday night last at a meeting of the <?tiaens one ticket,with mayor, war aleaas and a board of health, was 3K>minated. Since that time the -S?riends of Mr. W. N. McElveen have induced him to enter the- race for ?nayor agaist Dr. W. W. Gardner, who "trots the nominee on the ticket named :as per meeting. Dr. Gardner is the Ijsressnt mayor, and has held this -??See for some years. Under his ad :mkiistration the finances of the town "have flourished, but the friends of JCr. McElveen are equally confident "tfcat the town's welfare with "Bill"" ,- ML McElveen as pilot will not be lac&irg. Both the aspirants are -good citizens of the town and the re <0* suit is watched keenly by all concern Mrs. A. A. Strauss has gone to C&o and Charleston on a visit to rel- i ntives. i Mrs. R. A. Chandler has gone to j ~3TO?3Lville to visit hear father, who is ignite sick. Mr. W. B. Cooper is in Atlanta, Ga. '.^Soots" skipped without notice to l?s many friends and the object, re 4nt!t. etc, of his visit have aroused the curiosity of a great many. The spring opening of the Bee Hive .was held today. Hats of all the lat-j ?cst designs and shapes were shown. The store was tastefully^ decorated-; -and all the spring goods were shown j "ito advantage. The mililnery depart-: anent is under the supervision of 3Hzss Mary Smith, of Spartanburg, who is an artist in her profession. WISACKY. "Wisacky, March SO.-The farmers are having lovely weather for their Jarra work. Many have finished planting corn and. some few have planted cotton. The oat crop is very promising but rain is grtatly needed. The weather is uncommonly hot and dry for this -season of the year, and rain is gready needed. The health of the community is lietter now than in some time past. Mrs. Albert Gibson, of Newberry, is ^visiting her daughter, Miss Margaret, "who teaches the Wisacky school. Mrs. K. J. Williams, of Wisacky, j .spent a, few days in Bishop vii le chis j "week with her daughter, "iirs. Eva Smith. Miss McKaskill, of this neighbor? hood, has just returned from a visit, to her mother at Eethune's. The school children of this neigh "borhood are having an Easter egg hunt at Mr. M. L. Williams' this af? ternoon. MSAX. Max, S. C., April 1.-Rev. B. K Truluck and Rev. E. M. Hicks at? tended the evangelistic meeting in -florence last week. Beulah Presbyterian Church has a new building in coun 3 of construe; tum. - Miss Vivian Brockinton has re? turned from Hyman's, where she apent some time with her aunt, Mrs. Junius Finkley. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Tomlinson visit? ed the latter's aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth X?ndsay, of Lynchburg. By carelessness fire was allowed to bum a piece of woods near here last ."week that had not been burned in over 40 years. Happily there was Irat little wind and by hard labor by a number of friends it was kept from burning only a few acres. Mr. T. Willis planted cotton last week. There have been several fish frys by men and boys at the Woods' mill. Fish have been abundant. If the weather permits, the young folks expect to enjoy a surprise party at Mr. J. C. Truluck's tonight. REMBERT. Rembert, April 1.-Yesterday be? ing the fifth Sunday our pastor, Rev. D. .-A. Lewis, consented to give Mc? Leod's Church an Easter service. The church was appropriately decorated for the occasion and most everybody had purchased their Easter bonnets and dresses, hoping the day would be like Saturday-warm and spring-Iiko, but to the great disappointment of every one, by church time mercury had dropped nearly fifty degrees, and with a heavy rain fallin" overcoats and wraps were in great demand. The congregation was smaii, but j those present felt more than repaid by listening to a beautiful discourse by the pastor on the ' resurrection," taken from Lk. 24: 6-"He is not here j bat is risen." Mr. Lewis is growing I in favor with his congregation up here, and we all wish him a success? ful year throughout his entire charge. Farm work is well advanced in this section. Corn planting :'s finish? ed and in some places up to a good stand. A few earl}* planters have commenced planting cotton, but this cold spell will stop them. Oats are looking well, and where nitrate of soda has been applied they are fine. Miss Myrtel Young, of Sumter, spent her Easter holiday here with her cousin, May Harllee. DURANT. Durant, S. C., April 1.-Mr. James Reaves returned last week from Ma? rion, where he went to attend the funeral of his sister, Miss Sallie Reaves. The children of the "Enterprise School" had an Easter egg hunt on Friday. The little "tots" searched as diligently as the older crowd and came away happy win their bright colored eggs. Master Tozie Wither? spoon won the prize for finding the greatest number. Miss Ruby Williams'has been vis? iting friends in Charleston. . Mr. Elmore Plowden spent Satur? day and Sunday here. We now have a grand stand on our baseball park and everything arrang? ed for the convenience and pleasure of those that attend. There will be a game Saturday which will be the second of the season. Mrs. J. Mw Witherspoon spent yes? terday with her husband, who has been confined to his bed for a week past at the home of nis sister, Mrs. W. F. Montgomery. TINDAL. Tindal, S. C., April 2.-Fine rains passed over this section on Sunday afternoon and was very much need? ed, the oat crop and gardens have been suffering for want of rain for some time. The farmers are planting corn; some have planted a few acres of cotton, but very little so far. The Black River Union met at Providence Church on Friday, Satur? day and Sunday of last week. Mr. B. R Hodge has accepted a position with the John H. Sizer Lum? ber Co. at Salters, S. C. Mr. C. M. Witherspoon spent Mon? day in Sumter. Mr. W- L. Osteen has a very sick child. Mr. T. H. Harvin, of Silver, S. C., spent Saturday and Sunday in the neighbc rhood. A social party at the home of Mr. J. P. Richardson on last Thursday, night was very much enjoyed by the young folks. Messrs. R. H. Ramsey and Vance Andrews, of the Manchester section, spent Sunday in the neighborhood. Mr. H. D. Tindal's handsome new residence is now about completed. Mr. T. E. Hodge was in Sumter on Friday . PRIVATEER. Privateer, April 2.-The farmers have finished planting corn and a few have planted some cotcon. There is a great complaint among the farmers about some kind of in? sects destroying the oats. . Miss I vison E. Mims,. of El loree, is spending some .time at Mr. E. W. .Rivers. Mr. Rutledge Hall is visiting at Mrs. L. B. Jenkins'. Mr. T. W. Mims and Mr. Leslie Griffin spent Monday evening at Mr. E. W. Rivers'. Mr. LeRoy Wells, of Sumter, spent ' Sunday at his father's, Mr. W. G. ! Wells. Sorry to report Mrs. S. A. Harvin J still- sick. CAMDEN NEWS NOTES. Camden, April 2.-"Summer has changed to winter." Ice thi? morning 1-8 of an inch thick and if the wind had not been blowing, everything would have been killed. We said two weeks ago in the Wateree Messenger i * that we would yet have ice. We beat the weather man one time. Miss Martie Boyle, the charming and attractive daughter of Mayor i Boyle of Sjmter, and her cousin, Miss Addie Murchison, one of the most popular girls of Kershaw county, ! who is attending school in Sumter, were in our section a few days last week. They came up for the box ! party at the Cleveland school house. We were lucky to buy Miss Martie's box. She is a good talker. Easter was observed at Beulah Sunday. Mr. C. W. Birchmore, of the Wateree Messenger, was the ora? tor of the day. He is a good Sunday schcol worker. We hear of a f<-w who planted some cotton last week. Mr. Ii. B. Barfield planted H) acres. "The ear? ly bird catches the worm," or gets caught. ! We are predicting a short crop j this y ar. with South Carolina mak- j ing a full crop. There is a movement on foot to erect a Y. M. C. A. building in Green? ville. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES. Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Reading. Dr. W. E. Anderson has been elect? ed mayor of Blacksburg. A car of 30 bales of cotton was burned at Hodges on Saturday night. Gov. Ansel has been invited to at? tend commencement exercises at Newberry College. J. L. Hoover, a brakeman on a Southern freight train, was run over and killed at Branchville. Haskell Dial of Laurens has been appointed assistant paymaster in the United States navy. Four boys have been indicted for misbehavivng in a church near Sa? luda. A railroad is being projected from Athens, Ga., to Anderson, via Hart? well, Ga. The Walsh Directory company is compiling a new directory of Ander? son. A man in Anderson has a chicken with four wings, four legs and two tails. The boat to ply between George? town and Cheraw will be built in Georgetown. It will carry 200 tons. The taxpayers of St. Matthews have voted to issue $10,000 in bonds to build a school house. Citizens of Charleston have sub? scribed J 4,000 to assist in building a model highway to Summerville. Rev. Dr. John Johnson, rector emeritus of St ' Philip's Church, Charleston, is criticallly ill. The mew railroad from Greenville to Travelers' Rest has begun opera? tion with a convenient schedule. A cottage belonging to R, A. Means, three miles from Greenville and worth $500, was burned Monday. H. M. Ayer, editor of the Flor? ence Times, says Heyward will be elected United States senator next year, if he runs. The supreme court in a lengthy opinion holds that Gov. Ansel had full power to remove the late dis? pensary board. R. J. Kirk, of Kingstree, has sued the Atlantic Coast Line for $50,000 for the death pf his little son, who was killed by a train at a railroad crossing. Seven freight cars and a pile of cross ties were destroyed by fire at Conquest, a station on the Seaboard Air Line between Columbia and Cam? den. Joseph Hepler, a pawnbroker in Charleston, was fined $1,000 in the federal court in Charleston for loan- j ing a sailor $2 on property belonging to the United States. . An indignant parent sued the trustees of an Orangeburg school for $500 damages for alleged cruel whip? ping of his son. The court upheld the action of. the school authorities. Petitions are being circulated' in Darlington requesting an early vote on the dispensary. The people seem to want the dispensary opened again. J Dr. James McClanahan of West? minister accidentally killed him? self in irving to" kill a hawk. He was climbing over a fence when the gun went offff. The proposed automobile races between Spartanburg and Green? ville are attracting much attention. South Carolina has raised over $1,300 for the Chinese famine and stands fifth of the States of the un? ion. Miss Annie Cunningham, of Beau? fort, has received a bronze medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund Com? mission. She made a heroic attempt to save the life of a man at Tybee two years ago. Easter Elections. At the parish meeting of the Church of the Holy Comforter, held at 6 o'clock p. m. on the Monday af? ter Easter the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: Wardens-Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme, Mark Reynolds. Vestrymen-Geo. D. Shore, W. P. Smith, R. I. Manning, J. S. Moore, W. W. Rees, R. L. Cooper, W. Loring Lee. The following delegates were elect? ed to attend the Diocesan council, which is held in Columbia, S. C., in May: Delegates-Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme, B. G. Gibson, R. I. Manning, Mark Reynolds. Alternates-H G. Ostee:., Geo. D. Shore, Chas. Pinckney, W. C. To wies. I Reciprocity Day. The Civic League will celebrate Reciprocity Day rn April 4fh, (Thurs day) at 5 o'clock, sharp, at the Elks Club, and all members are requested to attend. The entertainment com? mittee has invited the "Cutlers" of this city and the Rural Improvement League of Stateburg (both of these clubs having joined the Federation of Women's Clubs,) to meet with them, and a pleasant programme has been planned for thc afternoon. It is earnestly hoped that there will be a full attendance. i TOM HARKIS HANGED. "White Man Who Murdered and Rob? bed Mrs. Morgan-He Confessed to the Crime. Gaff ff ney, March 29.-Tom Harris, white, was legally executed here today for the murder of Mrs. Hortensia Morgan, last November. He killed Mrs. Morgan by cutting her throat, after which he took $800 from her clothes. Harris narrowly es? caped being lynched nt the time of his arrest and was taken to Spartan burg for safe keeping. While the sheriff was confining ^his hands and feet and adjusting the black cap, the condemned man stood without a tremor. Rev. E. G. Ross, his spiritual ad? viser, offered a brief prayer for the soul of Harris and was followed by Harris, who asked forgiveness for shedding innocent blood and asked that his fate be a warning to all those who were present. He asked a special blessing upon Sheriff Thomas, who was going to ex? ecute the sentence of death upon him. "WHISKEY" COLD CUKES. Danger of Using Alcoholic Mixtures or Coal Tar Tablets. Laying aside all moral objections against filling up the system with whiskey or drugs because one has a cough or cold, the dangerous physi? cal effects should be sufficient to keep one from using these strong medicines. . A thorough scientific way to treat a cough and cold as well as a sensi? ble methpd ls to breathe Hyomei through the neat pocket inhaler that comes with every outfit The first breath of its healing medication re? lieves the irritation, and its continued use soon effects a thorough cure. The best people in Sumter always .keep Hyomei in the house during the winter months, and at the first symp? toms of a cold or bronchial troubles, use the remedy, and prevent serious and lasting illness. The guarantee that J. F. W. DeLorme gives with ev? ery Hyomei outfit should convince you of its curative powers. A com? plete Hyomei outfit costs but $1, ex? tra bottles if needed, 50c, and J. F. W. DeLorme guarantees to refund the money if it does not give satisfac? tion. An application has heen made for a franchise for an electric railway at Newberry. FRANCHISE TAX ACT ATTACKED. Effort o be Made to Have Statute of 1904 Declared Unconstitutional. Columbia, March 30.-An effort is to be made to have the supreme court declare unconstitutional and void the franchise act of 1904. It will be recalled that several weeks ago the supreme court filed a decis? ion restraining the comptroller gen? eral from collecting the tax under this act from the British and Ameri? can Mortgage company, a foreign corporation, but this decision went no further than to restrain the comp? troller general in this one case, and was not general in its terms, though its application to all foreign corpor? ations doing business in this State would seem to be natural and legiti? mate. Now the Ware Shoals Manu? facturing company, a domestic cor? poration, has obtained an order from Chief Justice Pope, which raises the question of the constitutionality of the act of 1904, and a decision in this case will settle the status of that act. The case is set to be heard be? fore the supreme court on the 22d of April; the order being as follows: "Ware Shoals Manufacturing Com? pany, petitioner, against A. W. Jones, Comptroller General of the State of South Carolina, respondent. Order: "Upon hearing the verified petition herein, which raises the question of the constitutionality of the License Act of 1904, as amended by the act of 1905, it is upon motion of A. C. Todd, petitioner's attorney, I "Ordered that A. W. Jones, Comp? troller General of the State of South Carolina, respondent herein, do show cause before the supreme court on the 22d day of April, 1907, at io o'clock a. m., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why the in? junction prayed for should not be granted, and in the meantime said respondent be enjoined and restrain? ed from the enforcement of the said act in reference to petitioner, to await the order of the court. (Signed) "Y. J. Pope, C. J. "At Chambers, Newberry, S. C., March 29, 1907." NOTICE,. Camp Dick Anderson will assemble at the o??ce of J. D. 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