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-IBM GGRRESPOHOENGE. WEWST LETTERS FROM OUR SP*v CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Items of Interest From aU Paris of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. IOXICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they wifl reach this office not later than Tues day morning. When the letters are received Wednesday it is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in the papsr issued that day. MAYESTILLE. ' Mayesville, May 20.-The closing exercises of the Mayesville High .School will be held on Thursday night in the school auditorium. An inter esting programme has been arrang ed for the occasion and the pubile is cordially invited to attend. This school has had a most successful year in point of attendance and in the work accomplished. The question of issuing bonds for the building of a new and modern school house will be submitted to the voters of this district in the near fu . ture. The survey of the district is j expected tc be made this week by surveyor Moise, of Sumter. The prospect of a favorable vote on the question, is encouraging and it is "hoped that all public spirited and en terprising citizens will vote and work for the much to be desired end in view. The town is having some good work done on the streets at present, and the improvement is very great. Many of the now unsightly ditches about , town will soon be filled in and. terra cotta piping laid. The new drug store of King & Gardner is nearing completion and will be one of the handsomest build mgs m town. Oakland Camp, W. of W unveiled . a monument at Gordon's mill yester day to their late brother, J. A. Pres cott. A large crowd attended the beautiful and impressive ceremonies of the unveiling. Mrs. Emily Rosenfeld, of Atlanta, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. ^Strauss. a MTS. Sam Witherspoon and Mrs. William Montgomery, of Durant, are visiting Mrs. Caro Witherspoon. Rev. H. A. Knox preached at Beth <eL Williamsburg county, on Friday and Saturday, returning home on Saturday night Mrs. V. S. Wyed and daughter, Lu r efle, are visiting Mrs. Nora Anderson ? nt the Mayesville Hotel. t Miss Susie McKinney, of Sumter, spent Sunday at her home here. _ Miss NeWe Sue Anderson, of Co- J " Isxnbia, came home for Sunday. SHILOH. Shiloh, y.a,y 18.-I will write you a ?few line to inform you that we are still in existence. .1 . o W ar having ne weather to kill fl gra *s and chop cotton, and that ~ *^ wffl soon be over-I mean the chop-It3 " r ping. Genera} Whjte, I guess, will fi; -finish the grass job. The farmers are getting on nicely L with their work. Dr. Hugh Kirby has finished his studies and has relumed to make his home with us to practice med:- g cine, and we all welcome him to our midst. S. , d Our Shiloh school closed on the 17th. It has been very successfully s taught bj- our charming teacher, Miss . ii Alma Broadway, of Pinewood, S. C. She deserves the highest honors for g the wav she has conducted her school. a The entertainment last night was a great success, everybody seemed spell bound. The programme was in part as follows: g The Darkov Night School. c That Rascal Pat. Ten Sunflowers. May Pole Drill. * The Loan of a Lover. It wiH soon be oat cutting time, but . not before we need them. ? Some are yellowing in the fields now. < The insects played havoc with the * oats, but we are giad it was no worse. There will be a fair crop, which is greatly needed. DARK CORNER. Dark Comer, May 20.-Cotton chopping, plowing corn, &c, are all the rage since the rains have ceased. We have a great deal of grass, but if this nice weather continues a few days longer we will get the better of it. Cotton, or that is the oldest cot ton, is looking very Well. Corn had turned green and begun to grow until those last cool nights and mornings we have had, which turned both corn and cotton yellow. We have no sickness to report this week. There was a good turn out at the Greenland Savanna Sunday school yesterday mbrning. The superintend ent wishes to ex ted his thanks to the young lady friend who presented him ?with the beautiful boquet of flowers, v^nd says that is the way he wishes all to do-give him the flowers while his eyes can feast on their beaury, and his old nose can inhale their fra grance. Mr. R. Barwick, son of Mr. L. ST. Barwick, Sr.. who has been living in southeast Privateer for the last few months, was up to see his father yesterday. Mrs. AV. J. Ardis and Douglas Weeks visited the latter's sister, Mrs. Ben Geddings, near Pinewood, yes terday. Miss Mary Lee Ardis and brother, John, visited Mr. and Mrs. AV. J. Al dis last Friday night. Mr. Clinton MeLeod had his horse badly hurt a short time ttgo by riding on a barbed wire in the night. The horse was not able to work in a week from the injuries received. Mrs. A. L. Burkett, of Pinewood, visited h er,brother, Mr. Joe M. Ardis, j yesterday. A bridge on the Cane savanna road caved in with Mr. F. M. Broun and a mule last Friday evening. A little hurt and a bad fright was about all j to man and beast. I am in receipt of an invitation to the commencement exercises of the Sumter Graded School on the 29th, and 30th instant from one of the sweet young lady graduates. Hope I will be abie to attend, but I expect I will be worse than I was in Columbia at the State convention-a donkey in a thorougbred's stable-for you know I have never been to a common school, so what should I know about a high school? Though live and learn is nay motto. 3IAX. Max, S. C., May 20.-Mr. Horace McGee, who lives near here was sud denly taken violently ill yesterday af ternoon. Corn and cotton are small. Gardens are improving. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Truluck spent Thursday in Timmonsville. Several Woodmen attended the un veiling of the monument to Jack ^rd at Friendship Sunday. * Several attended the commence ment at Shiloh Friday night and Sat urday, arid report the exercises as be ng interesting. Bad colds are prevalent among mildren. We are beginning to eat spring mickens. TIXDAL. Tindal, S. C., May 21.-The farmers ire moving along nicely with their vork, as the weather has been good br ten days or more, and most of the , :rops have been worked up during . hat time. Mr. C. M. Witherspoon spent . Thursday in Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Tindal were , lumbered with the visitors at the j 'ivie League carnival from this sec- , ion last week. . Mr. B. R. Hodge, of Salters, spent ] >unday here. Messrs. Richard Broadway and < '"ance Andrews, of Privateer, spent ] lunday in the neighborhood. STATEBURG. Stateburg, May 20.-Mr. A. M. Lee, < f Charleston, spent Sunday and Mon ?f ti "F?.7!M Hill," his lovely co ur. ry iom ; Mrs. George M. Saunders and lit te Miss Mary Saunder^ of Hagood, rere the guests of Mrs W. L. Saun- x er ft Sunday. s Mr. F. P. Burgess spent Sunday at t orne t Misses Lizzie and Minna Richard- r on, of Sumter were the attractive c uests of Miss Janie Nelson for a few ays last week. Mr. William Mazyck, of Columbia, pent Sunday at "The Rectory" with T ds sister, Mrs. W, H. Barnwell. s Mr. A. F. Neyle and little Miss Ros- - lie Xeyle spent Sunday with reir.::ves it Congaree. i Miss A. M. Earn well spent Sunday ] rith her parents at "The Rectory." j Mr. Harry Bull, who is teaching . chool at Rembert, spent Saturday ( ind Sunday at home. I Mrs. James Pinckney and Miss A. , .c. Moore are visiting relatives in Sumter. Mrs. Nelson Frierson and attract- ( ve little daughter. Louise, after a pleasant visit to relatives here, have rone to Charleston, where they will stay for awhile before leaving for :heir home in Buffalo, N. Y. DALZELL. Dalzell, S. C.. May 20.-News is scarce here. We all have plenty to :lo just now since the heavy rains. Most of us who thought we had stands ->f cotton found out we did not. All -,n the poorest sandy places was kill ed by the hail and sand, Until we have nol half stand left, so replanting and planting over has been going on at a rapid rate for the last week. Tho prospects for a crop are very gloomy now. There is more corn planted around here, we guess, than ever be fore. Some of us are learning a very dear lesson, but hope it is for our good, for we certainly can't afford to plant cot and run the risk of buying corn, oats and hay, when we can raise them at home so easily. Rev. J. C. Baily left here for his new charge at Liberty, S. C., on the 10th instant. We give Mr. Baily and ; family up with many regrets, and they have our best wishes wherever they go. Mrs. M. C. Pennal has been quite sick for the past few days, but we are glad to report that she is some better, and hope she may soon have her usual good health again. ; Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Burketi are here from Asheville, X. C, spending a few I days wilh relatives and friends. Mr. j Burkett went to Asheville a few i months ago for his health, and we are j j glad to see him looking so well. The Dalzell school will close next | Friday. Miss Barnett has given en- j j tire satisfaction and her return will \ \ be looked forward, to with pleasure j ! by both patrons and pupils. Mr. S. F. Moore spent Saturday in Camden. We think Col. W. D. Scarborough [ is the most contented man around . Dalzell. He has no crop to worry him and all the cross ties are going ; his way. - ! MASS MEETING Farmers and Others Should Xot For- j get the Meeting on Saturday. Farmers should remember the ! meeting in the Court House at 12 j o'clock Saturday. 2">th instant, to ar- ! - range for attending the ceremonies at j the unveiling of the monument to j Gen. Sumter at Stateburg on August ! 14th. It will be necessary to make ar- | rangemehts for those who come by private conveyance to avoid the great inconveniences consequent to the lacx of proper arrangements. J. J. Dargan. Stateburg, May 21st. HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATED., Burgess Pitched One Hit Game. But Lost?Sumter Boys Injured. The ball team of the Sumter High School was defeated Friday in Sum merton by the local High School team ?score 5 to 3. It was a beautiful game, and had not misfortune overtaken the little Game Cocks the victory would have rested with them. At the end of the fifth inning the score was 3 to 2 in favor of Sumter? and then it was that Pitcher James of the Summerton team got in some very peculiar work. The Sumter boys state that he threw the ball deliberately at the batters, hitting Bradford on the head and re tiring him from the game. Jones, catcher, was hit by a ball while behind the bat; he was danger ously hurt, and forced to leave the game. The locals refused to allow Wilds to be substituted, so the game was ended in the seventh. The Sumter boys must have -work ad hard. Burgess went into the ?ame with a sore finger, but notwith standing this, he yielded but one hit, and the team made only one- error behind him. The little Game Cocks pulled off :wo neat double plays, and Arthur Saynsworth cracked out a two-bag jer, the best hit made in the game. Summary: R. H. E. Sumter.3 3 1 Summerton. .'.5 1 4 Batteries: Sumter?Burgess and . Jones, ?urhnierton?James and Wells. We have plotted, planned and fig tred, worked from morning till night, seeking for a medicine that will take he place of Hollister's Rocky Moun ain Tea, but we can't find it, Tea or Tablets, 35 cents. China's Drug Store. : i n Jewish Festival. The Feast of Weeks or Pentecost vas celebrated Sunday, May 13th. seven weeks after the ' first day of Passover. It was originally only a farmer's festival at the conclusion of the seven larvest weeks. But in later times t was rendered the Feast of the First Fruit of Israel's Spiritual Life, be cause it commemorated the day of he giving of the law on Mount Sinai, kvhich took place about that time. Thus Pentecost, or the fiftieth day *fter Passover, is celebrated through out Israel as the day when the peo ple crowned the freedom obtained or. Passover with the vow of self-conse cration to its great task of being a kingdom of priests and a holy nation among all the people of the earth. "Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation."?Exodus 19: 6. In modern times the feast of weeks, or the memorial day of Sinai, has been most properly selected as the day of consecration of Israel's youth to the faith of their fathers (confir mation day). To vow and resolve every year anew to be loyal to our great mis sion and God's covenant of our fath ers on Sinai. (Exodus 19: S; 24: 7.) Actually Cures Catarrah. It is one thing to claim, but an other thing to back up the claim by a statement that if not proven true, there will be no charge for the service or the goods. It is in this way that J. F. W. DeLorme sells Hyomei, for he has so much faith in its power to cure all forms of catarrh and bron chial troubles that he gives an abso lute, unqualified guarantee with every outfit that if the remedy does not cure the money will be refunded. A complete Hyomei outfit costs but $1, making it not only a very pleas ant method of treatment, but most economical. 5-2 2-21 THE TEACHERS' MEETING. Stn e Association To Meet at Chick Springs Next Month-Outline of Programme. Columbia. May 20.-Mr. E. S. Dreher, president of the State Teach ers' association, wishes to announce that the programme and arrange ments for rhe annual meeting of the association at Chick Springs next month have been almost completed. For a m m ber of years the association has been overshadowed by meeting in connection with the State summer school, and hence has .not been as conspicuous in the educational affairs of the State as those most interested in its success could wish it to be. This year the association will meet in a separate and distinct organization, and it is believed it wiU be brought into a prominence that will be grati fying to all who are interested in its welfare. Every effort has been made by those in charge to arrange a strong programme for the forthcoming meeting, and it will be seer from the list of subjects and speakers given below that those who attend the meeting will have an opportunity to j hear some of the leading educators of this and other States on subjects of vital welfare to the cause of education in this Stat:-. The meeting will convene on the evening of Monday, June 24th. and will continue in session through Wednesday evening. On Mond ty evening the president will deliver an address, followed by Gov. M. F. An sel on some topic of his own seiection. 3vo. Ansel has always shown much hterest in the association and all natters connected with the education il progress of the State, and it is cer :a:n that he will make a strong ad- j Iress. Following the governor, Dr rlenry Louis Smith, president of Da .-idson College, X. C., will speak on 'Moral Training in the Public schools." Dr. Smith is one of the nost attractive speakers in the south, md never fails to interest an audience vhen he speaks. On Tuesday morning the pro rramme is as follows: "The Status of the Teaching Pro ession in South Carolina," Principal f the Memminger High School, Char eston, S. C., followed by Prof. J. W Thomson, Winthrop College, who will tiscuss M. Tate's paper. "The Educational Exhibit at the Tamestown Exposition" will be the abject of an address by Supt. Frank Dvans, of Spartanburg, one of the amestown commissioners from this tate. ' i "The Recently Adopted Text ?ooks" will be discusssed under sev ral heads, as follows: English, Supt. ( L H. Edmunds, Sumter; History, ^ upt. X. H. Salley, Greenwood; Geog aphy, Prof. P. T. Brodie, Clemson .'ollege. This subject is expected to reate a lively discussion. The different departments of the j (< ssocidtion will hold their sessions on Wednesday afternoon. The depart iente are: Primary Teachers, Asso- ) iation for the Improvement of Rural chools, and Colleges. Programmes ^ re now being arranged ,and these (j leetings will be unusually attractive. (1 Tuesday evening will furnish an op- ?t ortunity for discussing high school / latter*. Prof. Hand will beg-'.i with S The Scope of Secondary Education," Vj nd his paper will be discussed by vj >rof. A. G. Rembert, of Wofford Col- ( ?ge. Kon.J. Wright Xash. one of the /J mst influential members of the gen- }t ral assembly, who led the fight in \ he house for the passage of the new > i:gh school Jaw at the last session of \ he legislature, has kindly consented ( o deliver an address on this topic, ^ .nd Hon. O. B. Martin will also speak / n this subject. Both of these gentle- * nen have given much thought to V ligh school matters, and they will be s ure to make able and timely ad- s ir- sses. ? Wednesday morning will be given ( ip largely to business matters, but ^ he subject of "Simplified Spelling" p viii be taken up by Prof. Patterson V Yardlaw, of the University of South ( karolina. Mr. Wardlaw has given ( mich thought to this matter, and will / >e able to assist teachers in reach- / ng a conclusion in regard to its use I . n the public schools of the State. v At the business session on Wednes- V lay morning, committees will report ( >n the following: Admitting stu- t lents to College, County Associations, / Membership, Organization, School . Tournai, Necrology, Nominations, Au- J liting Accounts, and Resolutions. v Wednesday afternoon President A. ( ?. Townes, of the Greenville College ( 'or Women, will read a paper on "Lit- j mature as Now Taught in the Second- , irv Schools of South Carolina." Mr. Townes has made a careful study of j :his matter, and will throw much > ight upon it in his discussion, which ( will be-followed by a general discus- ( >ion. This will be the only set paper ; ?>f the afternoon, but an open session ( ivill follow, at which any unfinished * business will be disposed of and other ( phases of educational thought will be I taken up. Already sufficient material j is in hand to make* this one of the ( m<~>st interesting sessions of the meet ing. Any teacher of the State who is not r>n the programme, but feels that he must "arise and remark" on this oe- . casion should write to Supt. E. S. Dreher at Columbia and inform him of the fact in order that the pro gramme may not be over crowded. The association will hold its last session on Wednesday evening-. Only one address will be delivered, and without reflecting in any way on the other persons on the programme this address will perhops be the address of the occasion. It will be delivered by Dr. Seamann A. Knapp, head of the bureau of plant industry of the Uni ted States department of agriculture at Lake Charles, La., and his subject will be "What Can the Teacher Do to Improve Rural Conditions?" Dr. Knapp was on the programme at the Conference for Eeducation in the Couth, which met at Pinehust. X. C., last month, and made the greatest speech of the occasion. He was so anxious to come to South Carolina that he changed plans already made in order to address the teachers of this State. He will come io South Citrolina several days before the as sociation meets to study agricultural conditions here, and as he is one of the ablest scientific exponents of farming and farm methods in the country, he will have something of far-reaching importance to say to the teachers. His address alone will bo worth going to Chick Springs to hear. As previously announced rates of 1.50 a day will be granted by the ho tel authorities to members of the as sociation, and these rates will be ex tended for a few days before and af ter the association meets, thus giv ing the teachers ample opportunity to enjoy a short outing at thsese famous springs at a small cost. CUBA'S FOURTH OF JULY. nie People of the Entire Island Join in Celebrating Independence Day. Havana, May 20.-Cuba's inde pendence day is being celebrated :hroughout the island today. Practi cally all business houses and many iwellings here are decorated. Offi cers and sailors from the American varships Dixie and Des Moines are ac ive participants in the celebration, rhousands of the poor took advan age of the free excursion to the >eaches. This and other cities will >e illuminated tonight. A Poor Organ. *JDam(s) the bile. That's what your liver o^s if it's torpid. Then the bile overflows into the blood-poisor-s** j your system, causing sick-headache, j biiousness, sallow skin, coated j tongue, sick stomach, dizziness, ! fainting spells, etc. Ramon's treat . ment of Liver Pills and Tonic Pe i Ss i strengthens the liver and makes it;do ! its own work. Prevents and cures j these troubles.* It aids - doesn't. . force. Entire treatment. 25 cents at Durant's Drug Store. j Falling in love doesn't lower an ego I tist's opinion of himself. Catarrh and Catarrhal Headaches j * Are quickly relieved by Nosena. It-' soothes 'the congested membranes al lays inflammations and thorosgniy heals and cleanses. It keeps moist all the passages whose tendency is to thicken and become dry. Cures colds, throat troubles, hoarseness, hay fever, "stop ped-up" nose, 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: "Xosena is the only preparation I have rver 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 Drug 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 . CUTS. SORES. BURNS , RHEUMATISM" Z5& DURANT'S DRUG STORE. LADIES Let us remind you that we are especially well pr par e! to outfit you for that ummer Trip which you have been planning. We are showing a beautiful line of light-weight Dress Materials for Traveling Suits in Brown, *Navy, Grey and Black Panamas, English Mixtures, Mohair Novelties, Tweedish Ef= fects in the genuine Cravenetted or weatherproof Weaves, the small checked Silks for Jumper Suits, or then the Pongees and Rajahs if they are preferred. Admittedly the greatest Shirt waist and High Class Skirt values our city has ever seen. It doesn't matter whether you will make the trip by land or water, we have the proper things in Suit Cases, Hand-Bags and a fine line of Trunks, Linen lined, Iron bottoms and Brass bound. No extra charge for let tering your name. THE SUMTER DRY GOODS CO.