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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. SEW S Y UETTTERS FROM OUR SPR CIAL CORRESPOXDEXTS. ?tems o? Intorest From ail Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPOXDEXTS. Mail your letters so that they will Teach this office not later than Tues? day morning. When the letters are -received Wednesday it is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in file paper issued that day. MAYESVTLLE. Mayesville, July IS.-Two carloads of terra cotta piping have arrived and work has been commenced on the i filling of the numerous ditches in the town: This improvement will be a good one and one that has not been ?done any too soon. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company has cleaned up its right-of way through the town and improved its tracks, which adds much to the appearance of things in the business part of town. Mayor Gardner and his energetic council .-u*e determined to improve the town as much as possible and their work has been very satisfactory so far. Oakland Camp, W. of W.. is hold? ing a picnic today at the McBride place in th ? Salem section, and a large nun? of citizens have gone down. A g. neral good time and plen? ty to eat has been guaranteed by the "choppers." There will be baseball game between Mayesville and Durant. Miss Hattie Mayes entertained last evening in honor of her guest, Miss Zoulean Anderson, of Florence. All of the young people of the town and vicinity were present and enjoyed the evening to a full extent. Delightful refreshments were served. Miss Anna Burns,~~of Charleston, is visiting Mrs. Rhodes Wilson. Miss Zoulean Anderson, of Flor? ence, is visiting Miss Hattie Mayes. Mrs. M. C. Mayes and children are visiting Mrs. Everett Alexander at Rural. Miss Ethel McLeod, of Bishopville, as visiting Miss Minnie Chandler. Mrs. S. J. Grant and grandson, Master Willie Mayes, have gone to Fork Shoals, S. C., to visit Mrs. W. P. Nesbit. Mrs. C. L. Sprott and children have gone to Spartanburg to visit relatives. Miss Blanche Barringer, Mttle Miss Flora Barringer and Master Law? rence Barringer, of Florence, who have been visiting at Dr. C. E. King's, have gone to Saluda, N. C., for a few weeks. Mr. Sol Goldman, of Charleston, who has been visiting Mr. Barrock Goldman, returned home today. - Corporal Willie Epps, of the Hos? pital Corps, U. S. A., stationed at Fort McPherson, Ga., spent yesterday with Mr. J. R. Mayes and family. " ( EDWARDS. Edwards, S. C., July 18.-Our com? munity was saddened on Sunday af? ternoon by the death of Miss Elma Hancock, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hancock. Miss Elma was only sick for a short while with typhoid fever. The crops are doing . very nicely now and one can see lots of cotton blooms on the cotton. Corn planted after oats is looking well. Messrs. Marvin Weldon and Olin Munnerlyn went with the Spring Hill nine to St. Charles on last Saturday, where a very interesting game of ball was played, which resulted in favor of St. Charles. Our boys will play the Long Branch team next Friday on our diamond. Miss Eva Britton spent Sunday with Miss Sadie White. Mr. W. T. McLeod spent Saturday in Camden. Messrs. Marvin Weldon, Olin Mun nerlyn. Lawrence White and Misses Irone Weldon, Sadie White and Belle McCutchen attended a party at Braun's on yesterday evening, which was given by Misses Alma and Ada Bradley in honor of Miss Anna Jen-j1" nings of Sumter. Mi?s Lucile 3ritton is spending som* time with her sister, Mrs. Mose? ley, at Rembert. Mrs. Ada Mccaskill is quite ill. Mr. J. K. Pichbourg has gone to Bishopville today. Mr. C. L. Britton and Charlie Pee? bles spent Saturday in Carr den. Mr. Britton White also ?pent Fri? day in Camden. SALEM. Salem, July 22.-This date finds us being on to the lay-by season. .?ome have already thown up the oponge or. account of scarcity of feed and exhaustion of liens, while others will still press forward for a week or so longer. As is usually the case, crops are very different on the same charac? ter of land. Some have good results from their year's toil, while others will not have much left (if anything) after paying1 rent and liens. One very noticeable feature is the difference in crops where the cotton seed was ap- j plied to the land and where they were not. Then another difference is where nitrate of soda has been used continuously for several consecutive years. In both these instances, the outlook is not very encouraging, and should convince any practical planter that the absence of the former, and too much of the latter, is pot the di? rect road to successful farming. The past high seasons: have caused cotton) to run up rapidly, and should a dry spell follow, shedding will set in first, and disappointment lat^r on. The Mayesville Camp. Woodmen of the World, had a big outing on last Thursday at the winter home of Mr. G. W. McBride. The feature of the day was the footrace between Mr. W. S. Chandler, of Mayesville, and Clerk of Court L. I. Parrott, in which the clerk came off leader. Mr. Chandler thinks it weis a close race, and attrib? utes his defeat to the difference in the diameter of the two. He is will? ing, at any rate, to meet the clerk again, and they will reverse things by running backwards and thus put them on an equal footing. Mr. J. B. Warren had a mule's leg broken by a carelessness of the plowman, some time ago. The dar? key claims the leg was broken by the mule's kicking, but the most satisfac? tory solution is the leg was broken by a kick with the swingletree or a stick. This is coon hunting season, which helps out the liens and saves the corn, besides being pretty good spoit. A rattlesnake of considerable size was seen at the Black river crossing at Scotisville on last Friday by three colored men, who didn't care to in? vestigate the number of rattles or attain the title for capturing a reptile of this kind and size, so it was left alone and unmolested. On account of annual vacation, Brick Church will be closed after next Sunday, for one month. Mr. Leighton Warren returned about a week ago from Montreat, X. C., where he had been since his recent spell of fever that caused him to leave school before vacation. Miss Carrie Durant, of Clarendon, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. M. Mc Elveen. Mr. G. W. McBride had the misfor tune to lose his pet (the rattler) by its being turned out of the cage, pre sumabiy by one of his mules stepping cn or pawing a hole in the cage, which was in his horse lot. MAX. Max, S. C.. July 22.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tomlinson, of Xew Zion sec? tion, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Melissa Tomlinson. Master Chalmers Truluck spent last week with relatives in Timmons viiie. Mrs. Belle Turner, of Lake City, attended preaching at Bethel Sun? day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Copeland, of Timmonsville, spent Sunday at Mr. J. C. Truluck's. Master Hugh Truluck is suffering from a cut on his ankle. We hope for him a speedy recovery. The annual reunion of old soldiers will be held at their grounds at Beu? lah on next Saturday. A big picnic will be the feature of the occasion. The public generally is invited to at? tend with well filled basekts. The little boys of Beulah went over to Timmonsville and played ball last Wednesday. Both teams played well. The score stood 10 to 7 in favor of Timonsville. This makes a tie be? tween them this season. REMBERTS. Rembert, S. C., July 22.-Crops have improved very greatly in this Community. Cotton, though 30 days late, has begun to grow off finely and ?vhere soda and other high grade fer? tilizers have been applied compares ?-ery favorably with other Julys, and arith good seasons will yet make a fair ?rop.* Your correspondent took a ride iround on yesterday and saw some ?orn that did the eye good to look at, md as most of our farmers are plani? ng somewhat on the Williamson plan viii make a plenty to do them an? ther year. A rain at this time would ?xeatly benefit the crop. Mr. Mood Brown, from near Bethel, s :n the neighborhood visiting his nany friends here. At this time he s at Mr. W. J. Young's, and was ta? ten quite sick there on yesterday nth that dreaded disease, chill and ever. His many friends in this com nunity hope him a safe and speedy ecovery. Mr. Harry McLeod, a son of H. C. JcLeod. lost a very fine buggy horse n last Saturday from some brain rou Me. Our sympathy is extended o Harry in the loss of this fine ani nal. Another R. F. D. route has been idded to Rembert. S. C., going south rom here. This make two R. F. D. outes now, and they cover a large erritory. Mr. J. L. Moseley, of Spring Ell, has been appointed carrier and las rented Mr. S. Lee Young's house md brought his family down ast week from Spring Hill. We are .Iways glad to have such acquisitions o our neighborhood, and wish him nuch success in his new undertaking. PRIVATEER. Privateer. July 22.-Dr. R. B. Fur- j e Linn has a force of carpenters at ? a ^ork remodelling and adding another i tory to his dwelling house. c Miss Mamie Parson, of Darlington, t s spending some time at Mrs. S. J. s bradford's. t Mrs. S. A. Harvin is visiting rela ives in Summerton. c Mr. J. D. Jenkins spent Sunday in i 'ordan. j c Mr. Kay, of Hartsville, was the ? t tuest of Mrs. S. J. Bradford Sunday, j s Mrs. Dr. R. B. Furman has gone to >awley's Island for the summer. Miss Laura Geddings of Summerton ? s spending some time at Mr. D. \V. ? Ulsbrook's. The Rev. William Haynsworth is j t tolding a protracted meeting at B?-th .1 this week. Glad there is no sickness to report his time. DALZELL. I:--':- !'.. S. C.. July 23.-At a quarter o 3 relock with the thermometer tanding at :.**>. ii is almost too hot to mt'-, but if we miss this week again ome one will be thinking we have hsconded or something el-, se has tappened. Crops are doing well but rain is ?eginning to be needed again. Wo ? I feel sure there is as good or a better I crop of corn in this section as we have ! ever seen. Cotton is doing well, j Melons are plentiful and of fine size ; and quality. Mr. Young raised some lover 60 pounds in weight, while sev j eral have some weighing between 40 I and 5:0 pounds. There are but few men who have been blessed to the same extent as Mr. E. W. Parker of this, place. He has lived to raise nine sons, all grown, hale and hearty. They have all been in the community for the past week. .Mr. Parker tells me not one of them will drink a drop of whiskey and only one uses tobacco, and he smokes. Seven of the boys live here "fnost of the time. Mr. J. E. lives at Rock ! Hill, and Mr. Joe S. at Ridgeway, S. j C. Mr. John M. Parker, our popular! R. F. D. carrier, is now taking his j vacation and he with his brothers J- j W. and Joe S. Parker, has gone to j Jamestown to see the sights at the exposition. The cotton seed business bids fair to be pretty lively here this fall, and prices high. Col. W. D. Scarborough says his cotton seed gun shoots six times and buyers better look out. Miss Lottie Colb. of Asheville, N. C., and Miss Abbie D. Bryan, of Sum? ter, who have been visiting Miss Grace Carson, left for their homes yesterday. Mr. S. F. Moore, who has been away from home for a few days, re? turned yesterday. Oh. for a cooler place. Think I'll stop for the present. Will try and re? member the rest next time. TINDAL. Tindal, July 23.-The crops in this section have been injured to some ex? tent by the rains which fell last week. The roads and bridges are also in bad condition. Miss Bessie Hodge spent Wednes? day in Sumter. The health of the community is not very good. There is more or less sickness at every house in the neigh hood. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hodge were in Sumter on Wednesday. Miss Beulah Richardson is visiting relatives in Columbia. Mr. B. R. Hodge, of Salters Depot, spent Sunday at his old home here. Mrs. Nolan has returned to her home in Columbic, after spending several days with relatives in the neighborhood. Miss Fannie Richardson is at home for awhile. Iee Cream Festival. There will be an ice cream festival on the grounds of the Gen. Sumter Memorial -Academy at Stateburg on Friday evening, July 26th, beginning at 6 o'clock. The public is invited to attend. Ball at Rocky Bluff. Rocky Bluff, July 20.-There was a slow but hard fought game played at this place this afternoon between Oswego and Dalzell, Oswego winning by the score of 7 to 4. THOUGHTS ON GAMBLING. \ Stirring Protest Against an Evil That Flourishes in Sumter. Editor Daily Item: I read with in? terest Dr. C. C. Brown's piece in last Wednesday's issue of your paper, and cannot ref- ain from writing a few words to say that I heartily en 2or-e every word that he wrote. I :hink rs he does in regard to the ar? resting and imprisoning of the poor ittle. innocent dogs that are found ?n the streets, while they, the proper luthorities leave undone duties of nore vital importance. Yes, they al? ow those of biped specie, who are a rreat deal more dangerous to the publi.c, to roam the streets at will, lay and night, drumming for "suck? ers" to entice into their gambling lens, where once they enter, their .oad to ruin and degradation is sure md swift. When a man becomes a rambler, he seems to lose all respect tor himself and for his family. Did rou catch the last phrase? Yes, for iis family. It is awful to think about, hat a man will actually sacrifice his amily, that God has given him, to rratify his own selfish desires. I do lot think that it is any worse in the light of G~>a for a married man than i single one to frequent such low daces, for every one knows that it s sinful and wicked in both cases, but n the eyes of the world it is more :ulpable for the married man for . his one reason: he has a family de indent on him for a support, and I luppose every one has heard of the .gambler's luck." Yes, there are LCtually times when his family actu illy have not sufficient food and clodi? ng, and his companions will still .all him "one of the best fellows in he world," but in the eyes of truth md of God he is a monster of cruel y. If there isn't something done soon o do away with the gambling dens. shrine to think of what the future >f Sumter may be. God grant that he day is not far distant when she hall be a clean city, rid of all such >ests as gamblers and gamblers' dens. One of the most popular resorts of his kind is situated on one of the nost traveled streets of th^ city, and t is the boast of the proprietor that hey cannot be touched, as they are ?ut of the city limits. The house real y is, as the limits extend only to the ?omer of the yard: but I do not be ieve the proprietor's boast, and tnow that it can be stopped, ii the >roper officials try to execute their LUthority, and be honest and upright >nough to accept no "hush money." lt was not my intention in this ar? nie to "tell nam? s and tales too." mt if called upon 1 can and will . a heerfully do both, for it is my great- j g >M desire to have this thins st? pped j \> .efore it is everlastingly \c<> late. j-". A Wo m a T:. . h STATE LEAGUE GAMES. ORAN GEBTJRG WINS BOTH GAMES IX A DOUBLE-HEADER. prangeburg. July IT.-By taking both games this afternoon, Orange burg made it three out of the four games played with Sumter and inci? dentally pulled up to within a few points of the leaders. It was gener? ally understood that Matney was to pitch the first game for the locals and L?nford the second, but Matney was anxious to win both and did it in great style. His pitching was remark? able. He walked none in the first and three in the last game and struck out 15 against Sumter's pitchers' three. Feeny opened for the visitors, but was replaced by Richardson in sixth inning who finished the game and "hen pitched the second. Matney was accorded great support and Carlton Buesse's ' work behind The bat was wonderful. Rivalry was intense. Every man worked hard and all errors scratchy. Rickard made a beauty stop of a wild throw at first, Lanford's throw to the plate from deep center cut off two runners with bases full and Mc Laurin's one-hand running catch in right field were unusual features. A handsome silver shower reached the locals at close of the game. First Game. Score by innings: Orangeburg.002 OOO 00*-2 | Sumter.OOO 100 000-1 Second Game. Score by innings: Orangeburg.200 020 00*-4 Sumter.001 000 020-3 Darlington Shnt Out. Spartan burg, July 17.-Darlington's hold on the cellar was made doubly strong this afternnon. Spartanburg won the game in a walk. Score: 9 to 0. Rowdy Game in Anderson. Anderson, July 17.-Greenville de? feated Anderson again this afternoon. The game was marked with rows and quarrels. O'Neal and Armstrong :iinched because Armstrong knocked the ball out of O'Neal's hands. Um? pire Weeks benched both of them. Both teams and spectators were down on Weeks' decisions throughout the ?ame. Armstrong and Laval pitched ?ood ball. Score: Greenville 6, An? derson 2. Orangeburg Defeated Darlington by a Narrow Margin, and Spartanburg Won in Anderson-Rain Prevented Greenville-Sumter Game. Greenville, July :ernoon prevented he series between rille. 18.-Rain this af the first game of Sumter and Green Orangeburg Leads Again. Darlington, July IS.-On wet. mud? dy, heavy grounds Darlington was iefeated by Orangeburg by a score of { to 2. The game was slow and fea ureless with the exception of Wil? cox's catch of long drive to left field md Rickard's catch of a wild throw o first. Heisman, for the locals. )itched a superb game. Spartanburg Defeated Anderson. Anderson, July IS.-Costly errors ! ost the erntest for the locals this af eraoon. The garre, part of which vas played in a drizzling rain, wa? levoid of features. Score" Spartan )urg 5. Anderson 3. SUMTER LOST AGAIN. Greenville. July 19.-The locals von the game today by bunching hits n the fifth. Both teams played fair y good ball, with the points slightly avoring the Mountaineers. There was some kicking at Dear- <' nomi's decisions, which detracted omewhat from what would otherwise ' lave been a giltedge exhibition of .all. The teams play double-header i omorrow. Score by innings: himter.000 . 0 000-3 i Greenville.000 040 000-4 h Darlington XOt So Easy. 1 Florence, July 19.-In a slow but * ateresting game of baseball this af- ] ernoon, between the league team of 1 )rar.geburg and a combination of layers of the Darlington league j - earn and Lake and Barfield of Flor- I ? nee under the name of 'Florence." ! he former won by a score of 3 to 2. . ,ake pitched good bail for Florence ' nd compares favorably with the ??ague twirlers. The feautre of the ( ame was Whit Wilcox's successful ? atch of a fly in left field after a > mg and difficult run. The attend- * nee was good. I Close Game in Anderson. Andersen. July 19.-Several times * id Anderson have men on bases s rhen a hit would have meant the ame. but ditton was invincible and partanburg took the game by a score f 2 to 1. It was a beautiful exhibi- c ?on and there were many fine plays. c SUMTER'S LUCK CHAXGED. ho Last Game of Double-Header t With Greenville Won by the Sumter \ Team-Anderson Defeats Spartan- c burg and Orangeburg Wins From . Florence. s Greenville, July 20.-Greenville and 1 uniter broke even on a double-- I eader this afternoon, the locals win- f mg in the first and the visitors in ?ie second. The first ganin was fast ml snappy and was characterized by <>..,! playing by both teams. Sumter c on in the second by heavy hitting, s nr.stronc:. who worked in the first, j .. v.'ng weakened perceptibly to- ? z ! wards the last. The games were wit j nessed by one ot" the largest crowd of the season. i Score by innings: j Greenville.OOO OOO 20*-2 j Sumter.OOO OOO 000-0 j Score by innings: Sumter.902 110 004-8 ?Greenville.000 001 010-2 Anderson Won Double-Header. { Anderson, July 20.-The first game was long drawn-out this afternoon and the winning run was not made until the' fifteenth inning. The score was. Aderson 3: Spartanburg 2. Bat? teries-Anderson, Thackham and Hinninger: Spartanburg, O'Mara and Taylor. Anderson also won in the second game. Score 6 to 5. Schmidt pitched for Anderson and O'Mara for ? Spartanburg. Orangeburg Won in Florence. Florence. July 20.-In a slow game this afternoon between the league teams of Orangeburg and Florence, formerly the Darlington team, Or? angeburg won by a score of 6 to 2. There were no special features in the game. The boys from Orangeburg merely outplayed the so-called Flor? ence aggregation. The attendance was Sr od. ! The Game Cocks Had to Work for Victory-The Score 4 to 2. The Game Cocks and the Orphans I put up a nice article of ball at the league park Monday, the former win? ning by a score of 4 to 2. Tribble and Heisman did the box work, and both left-handers worked well. Manager Gunter was in the players' bunch, and directed the movements of his team. He was in the game all the while, working nicely. His coaching kept life and vim in the game. Stephens, as usual, cracked out the hit that won the game. The reliable little catcher is as handy with the wil? low as he is with the mit. All the boys played good ball. The Orphans by no means have a weak bunch. Bushyhead played a star game at third, and ran bases beautifully. All the games for the remainder of the series promise to be interesting. Score by innings: Florence. . . ... . .010 000 100-2j Sumter. 103 000 00*-4 Spartans Climbing. Spartanburg, July 22.-The home team took the first game of the series with Greenville this afternoon by a score of S to 3. Dunford Pitched Great Ball. Orange'ourg, July 22.-Orangeburg defeated Anderson with ease this afternoon in a slow game. The one feature was Lanford's pitching, which was a record for the State league. He struck out 16 men. walked none and allowed but three hits. The visitors should have been blanked, but errors by the locals allowed the two runs. Chapman also pitched a pretty game, allowing but four hits, but was poorly supported. Score 4 to 2. SHUT OUT BY OKPHAXS. The Erstwhile Darlington Team Won ; Their First Game From Sumter in J c. Two-Hour Contest-Game Was I Won in First Two Innings. The heat yesterday was terrific and j it apparently counteracted all the ginger in the make up of the local team or else the heat waves obscured ; their vision and put their batting eyes to the bad. But whatever the cause they did not play the game as they did when they were climbing to the top of the percentage column a few ( weeks ago. while on the other hand ? the Orphans, who had never been ible to get a game from Sumter . heretofore, were in the game all the time and played better ball than us? ual. It is true that it was a game . in which all the good luck seemed lo ? be with the visitors and all the bad , with the home team. Several times it looked as if the home team was : < ?roing to score, but they never could juite make it. The game was slow, oeing in progress for two hours, and : here were no exciting incidents and io brilliant plays to relieve the mo- " lotony. Welsh was in the box for Sumter < "or three innings, and yielded six < Tits, which netted three runs for the - Drphans. Buck Flowers was then ? :ent in. and he held the Orphans " lown for the remainder of the game, tnd no more scores were made. Sm ler for the Orphans pitched a steady j rame from start to finish, and while Sumter got enough hits to make sev? eral runs had they come in the right Tlace. they were scattered ell through . he nine innings, and netted no runs.- j Score by innings: t Darlington.210 000 000-3 .uniter. 000 000 000-0 ^ Spartans Win Steadily. r Spartanburg, Juiy 2?.-The Musi- e ians landed on Laval. Greenville's .rack pitcher, again this afternoon t md rolled up three runs in one in- 1' ling, which, added to one previously t ecorded game, the second game of o h< series, by a score of 4 to 1. Laval t canted to pitch today's game to re- g leem himself after being batted out t ?f the bex yesterday. He suffered the t ame humiliating experience today. >eing relieved in the seventh by Brookbank. Sitten pitched his best c fame foday. r Punky Game in Orangeburg, r Orangeburg. July 23.-Or?hgeburg d lefeated Anderson this afternoon in a ?low game, the visitors being out- e )layed at every stage. Score: Or- e mgeburg 7, Anderson 1. r LEAGUE STILL UNCERTAIN. Meeting in Greenville Xext Saturday -Some Object Evident. The life of the State league seemed, rather uncertain last week, it be? gan to look as if there would be no more baseball around the circuit, but the meeting of the league directors, which was held in Spartanburg. on. Saturday, seems to have cleared away the mist, and there will be more baseball. There were several schemes on foot to continue the play? ing until the season is scheduled to close. The whole trouble originated from the fact that Darlington had given up its franchise. It was going beg? ging. The up-country teams were anxious to drop Orangeburg and Sum? ter with the Darlington team and in? vite Asheville to join and make a foui team league. Orangeburg and Sumter objected-the representa? tives of these towns evidently made it clear that they would not be get-? ting the proper kind of deal if they were pushed out. and so in they re? main. Florence evidently wants baseball at'all hazards and at all costs. This plucky city on the Pee Dee has agreed to assume the trou? bles and responsibilities of the old Darlington francnise, and henceforth the games scheduled at Darlington, will be pulled off at Florence. This is the present programme, but the league directors have decided on an? other meeting next Saturday in Green? ville and there is no telling what will be finally decided upon. Eetween now and next Saturday, the managers of the up-country teams are going to canvass the wishes of the members of these clubs as to whether they would rather continue a six club league with the low coun? try towns, or to form a four league club with Asheville. It is believed that, the majority of them will favor the latter.' A number of Anderson playr ers have already expressed their hopes of having a real up-country league, because of the heat and the mosquitoes in the low country. The officials of the up-country teams say that it costs too much to jump down to Sumter, Orangeburg and Florence. There is no money in the league as the league now stands, so they de? clare.-Anderson Daily Mail. . ? Ey small degrees more light is shed upon the present crisis in the State League. Xow it appears that the rea? son for the dissolution is not only be? cause the up-country towns are put classed (characterized by many pecu? liar terms by the up-country papers, such as long jumps, poor support, etc.) but some one is after the "mon? ey in the game.'' BaseballXin the Piedmont is then an investment and not an amusement. The low country towns don't pretend to profit finan? cially (directly) by reason of the sport, but are willing to invest the money that they back the team with as a matter of town pride, and for the future benefits the advertising a good team is bound to bring. So the Pied? mont cities are out for the coin. Is that the motive force behind the prime mover in this squeeze-out play? If that is his object, we have nothing more to say. Baseball in Sumter is not a business. ' IX THE STATE LEAGUE. How the Teams Stand in Batting and Fielding. Among the teams of the State league Orangeburg still leads in bat? ting, with Sumter a close second. Greenville leads in fielding, with Sum? ter only two points behind. The following tables show the team batting and fielding averages: Team Battin?: Averages. Xames. A.B. B.H. Pc. "Orangeburg . .1.613 398 247 Sumter. 1.721 407 23$ Greenville. . . .1,694 397 . 22$ Anderson. . . . 1.763 379 215 Spartanburg. . .1,530 3S0 208 "Darlington. . .1.641 324 197 *Games at Florence July 19 and 20 lot included. Team Fehling Averages. ?Carnes. P.O. A. E. P.C. Greenville. . . 1.329 567 129 936 Sumter. 1.340 659 141 934 >Orangeburg . 1.292 56S 132 934 Spartanburg . .1.443 665 165 927 'Darlington . .1.290 576 161 921 Anderson. . ..1.400 654 18S 916 ?Games at Florence July 19 and 20 lot included. Darlington's Franchise Lost? Greenville. July 17.-A telegram "rom President Smith, of the State eague. 'to the manager of theDarling on team, in Spartanburg this after loon. stated that from now until fur her instructions are recived the Darl? ington club will play under the di ections of the league and independ nt of any town. The inference is thi.t Darlington ei her voluntarily or involuntarily has ost its franchise. It was rumored on he streets today that either Chester r Rock Hill would buy it and with it he Darlington club. Tomorrow's :ame is to be played in Florence and he Darlington team left tonight for hat town. Mayor Rhett of Charleston has de? eded to have all blind tigers that mrchase its liquor from any other ource than the county dispensary, aided twice as often as those who leal with the dispensary. A new postoffice building has been rected at Kingstree. The office is quipped with new lock boxes and is nodern in every respect.