Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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twin mump. mt LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Ina-rost From all Part? of a tee and Adjoining Counties. MWnCK TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your Isttsrs so that they will swaoh this office not later than Tues mww morning. When the letters are red Wednesday It is almost an Iblllty to have them appear In Issued that day. W18ACKY. Wlsacky. Nov. 12.?The westher ? been Ideal for saving peAvlno hay a great quantity has been gather and houeed free from rain. farmers have nesrly finished ring their crops. Digging potatoes and sowing oats the order of the day now. We had right much rain, yesterday was greatly needed to lay the The health of the community Is good at present. Mr. M. Ia Williams spent last week North Carolina having gone to visit s*b widowed sister. Mrs. Shlrer, at >ry. Dora Williams and cousin. Mr. >n Ledlngham, returned to their this morning from Tirrfmons navlng spent a few days with sweat It near there. STATEBVRCj) iteburg. Nov. 11.?Mrs. Jamev ?kney and Miss A. N. Moore are king several days In Sumter. Mr. Prank P. Burgess spent Sunday at home. MI*ms Mattle and Sadie Flud left em Thursday to visit relatives in ?tatesville. N. C. Mr Early Mellette spent Sunday mt home. Miss Sarah Moore, of the Sumter High School, spent Saturday and Sun? day at home. Rev. W. H. Barnwell returned to mmy from (Marendon. where,.he ha* Wen visiting for the past few? days. Mrs. S. E. Nelson and the Misses Watson are visiting In Sumter this Mr. Henry Moore, of the Charleston College, Is at home for some time. Mrs. A. Fr?ser Neyle and her at? tractive little children are at home again after a pleasant visit to rela at Congaree. Masters Hall Ramsey and Harrison Hiers. of the Sumter High School, it Saturdsy end Sunday at home. TIN DAL. Tlndal Nov. 12.?There have been few oats planted In this section, less thsn usual at this season of year. Mrs. Flors Hodge Is spending some time In Woodruff. S. C, her old home. The health of the community is" good, very little slckotss, if an v. Mr. Joseph Fack. who has been in declining h- ?Ith for some tlm<\ re snalnft about the same, ' PRIVATEER. Prlvate?-r. NVv 11.?Most of the farm esre are through planting pats' and all sjropn in this section are about gather? ed, only a little c<?rn In the field. Yet not many bales of SjSjftOg are la>lng around, mj think it must have beo sold as fest as it was ginned. Mrs. K. vV. Rlv. rs Is visiting her taught* r. Mrs. I. K Mlms, in Elloree Miss Daisy Lide is visiting In Charleston. Miss Ines Wells Is visiting relative* In Weds n.-h Misses Kst*' and Sudle Furman. of Burnt, t- spent a few days the past week st Dr. R B. Fur man's. It Is said that Miss Mamie Parson will give an oyster supper at her school house Friday evening, the l.'th. for the benefit of the school building. PIBGAH. Plsgah. Nov. 11.?The present iclal conditions, which have ?ught so much Injury* to our coun? try, have their origin In Wall street, gew York, where all the devilment Is fcatched even flnce Jim Flsk and Jay Gould cornered gold and mad t go to 12.49 on "Black Friday*' and these saraditlon will continue as long as that Siest of gamblers control the finances mt this country. With cotton way be lew Its value, cotton need at 60 cents, srntoh sold a short time ago for $1.15. s short crop of cotton to meet a expensive year, the farmers are I bad condition. It looks as if all efforts to relieve the condition of Irs fell to the ground and *hlngx going; from bad to wore. The sit in from a common sense view Is bright In sny shape. J. W. Kenney and children, of ?b?rg, were over last we"k. Mr. Xsaney ssys that poor crop- are In Orangehurg snd conditions there are mm bad ss here. The farmers sre much concerned the labor question. The n ?gn cs hard-pres#ed to live. The gji iple nrw looking to the legislature to In? augurate some measures f?r th I re Bsf of the country. ?everal negroes about her? have off to try and g?t something to Ther* will he snifferin here lg them In this section wher | ?o is made. Rev. C. C. Brown, of Sumter, has distributed little blank books, which, when filled, amount to $1.50. This Is for the aged ministers relief board. Misses Arrle Burkett, Alice Ross and Minnie Brown are the collectors at Pisgah Church, and are very energet? ic In their wark. No oats are being planted yet. Crops are about finished being gath? ered, and the yield is poor. Rev. Mr. Cole speaks of moving in this neighborhood so as to be nearer his work. Mr. Willie Vlnson, of Stateburg, was up yesterday. No marriages to report. None ex? pected. Times are too hard, say the knowing ones. LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg, Nov. 12.?Last Satur? day about 7 o'clock, some one set fire to Mr. Oeo. W. Stokes' barn house, and It being filled with dry feed, was burned to the ground in a short while. Nothing was saved of course. This house was built for curing tobacco but was used, since the tobacco culture in this section played out, for housing fodder, oat*, Ac. There was every indication of this fire being the work of an incendiary; Indeed, it was so clear from a chain of circumstances, that one Jake Mc Olll, colored, was a party to the burn In that a warrant was sworn out that plght for him, and he placea under arrest, and yesterday morning, after a tedious preliminary hearing, he was committed to Jail to await the next term of the court of general sessions. Mr. Stokes wired to the chalngang at Tlmmonsville for. blood hounds and they were here in two hours, but ut? terly failed to accomplish anything as so many persons had trampled around the spot.and besides it was too dry, even if other conditions had J>een fav? orable. Mr. Stokes lost his smoke house some weeks ago by fire, but no clue was obtained as to the perpetra? tor. IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON SUNDAY. Eloquewt Sermon By Rev. A. M. Fr?? ser. D. D., of StuuirtoA\a.?Beau tIful Edifice Was Crowded by Large Congregation The handsome new church edifice of the Presbyterian congregation of this city was dedicated to the wor? ship of God Sunday with very im? pressive ceremonies. Nearly all of the other churches of the city suspended their morning ser? vices and. despite the bad weath? if the new building of worship of the Presbyterians was crowded to the doors when the hour arrived for th< dedicat ry services. Rev. A. M. Fr?ser,* D. D., of Staun ton, Va.. a son of the church, preach* od the dedication sermon and Nil discourse was one of tloquence an? force. The large congregation was held In rapt attention and the sermon was thoroughly enjoyed. The preacher took as his text the words found in Jeremiah 6: 16: "Thus saith tin Lord, stand ye In the ways and fs and ask for the old paths, where is m good way to walk therein and ye shal find rest to your souls." Mr. Fraser spoke of the change In present da) conditions In our manner of Hying compared with the old* n tim^. H< referred to the fact that although the people of this church were entering upon a new err. in dedicating their beautlfiu "ise of Worship, yet the aondltlOAl .ere ire same today as of old when we consider the plan of sal? vation as offered to us in the Gospel. Although conditions have changed, yet the inclinations of men are the same today as of old and the same salvation Is needed to rescue men's souls as In' the olden time. This theme was a most appropriate one, >both on account of the occasion and of the present day tendencies. The following programme was car? ried out and It was a most appropriate and impressive one: Organ Prelude?Melody In F?Rtl blnsteln. Doxology. ( Invocation?Rev. A. M. Fr?ser, D. D.. Quartet?Golden Harps are Sound? ing. Hymn?570. Reading of Scriptures?Rev. W. J. McKay. D. D. Prayer?Rev. Jas. McDowell, D. D. Male Quartet?When the Mists Have Rolled Away.. Announcements. Hymn?567. Dedication sermon?Rev. A. M. Fr?ser, D. D. Prayer?Rev W. J. McKay, D. D. Offertory?Solo, "The Guiding Star." by MSSJ Beaufort Brand. Hymn?606. Benediction?Rev. Jas. McDowell, D. D. Ogran Poetlude. Attractive pamphl? ts or souvenirs of the occasion were given oui to all who attended These contained illus? trations of the old church buildings and of the new and portraits of the three pastors who have served ho far in this church, Rev. Donald McQueen. 1837-1879; Rey. N. W. Kdmum \ 1880-1905; and Rev. J. P. Marlon, the present poplar pastor. A portrait of Miss Eliza B. French, the church's missionary to China, also appeared in this pamphlet. The order of ser? vice and an interesting historical sketch were given. The following is the sketch: In the year 1695 the grand parents of Robert Witherspoon migrated with a colony from the vicinity of Glas? gow, in Scotland, to the county of Down, in Ireland. The descendants of the colony, in the yeaf 1731, ob? tained a grant of a tract of land, 2U miles square, from the Presbyterian King. William III, with the rull guar? antee of enjoying their own faith without Intervention. They sailed from Belfast, Ireland, and settled on Black River. The township wag call? ed Williamsburg In honor of the King. Soon after getting settled the people began forming into societies and sent to Ireland for a minister. One came, named Robert Herron. He stayed three years and then returned to Ire? land. The first call was made for Rev. John Wlllifeon, author of the mother's catechism, but Mr. Herron came in his stead. The congregation was finally organized as a Presbyteri? an church under his ministry in Au? gust, * 1736, and greatly prospered. From this beginning all the churches in this section of the State came? following up Black River. In December, 1822, Rev. Isaap R. Barbour, of Massachusetts, came to Sumterville and commenced preach? ing. He was employed by the congre? gation and partly by the Young Men's Missionary Society of South Carolina. *On the 29th day of May, 1*23, Har? mony. Presbytery met here with the Rev. Thos. Alexander, Moderator, and organized the church with five mem? bers. These members were Joseph Barton White, Henry Britton, Mrs. J. B. Morse, Mrs. John R. Barbour?all on certificate and John Knox, of Wil? liamsburg, on profession of his faith. Millie, a slave, was received as a member in December, 1824, and was the first to be received after the or ganlzation of the church. Hymns 570, 567 and 606, which were sung at the service, were, also, printed in full. Rev. Donald McQueen, of Shelby vllle, Tenn., another son of the church, was expected to be present, but was unavoidably detained. The service was a most, impressive one and one long to be remembered by the large congregation present. The Chrysanthemum Show. were, respectively, a set of gold pins, donated by W. A. Thompson, the jew eler, and a handsome spoon, donated by Mrs. \V. B. Murray. JttdjrOfl and Prizes. Chrysanthemum judges, Mesdames I. C. Strauss, W. H. Ingram, John Green. Palms, ferns and begonia judges, The following is a list of the prize winners and the judges by whom the awards were made. Mesdames i. A. Mood, Mitchell Levi, S. H. Edmunds.? Following are the persons who re? ceived prizes for plants and flowers: Chrysanthemums. For best collection of six varieties of chrysanthemums, white feather boa, Miss Moneta Osteen. For second best collection, $5 gold piece, Mrs. A. J. China. For half dozen best blossoms, fancy vase, Mr. Herbert Parrott. For second best half dozen best blossoms, Japanese portierres, Mrs. R. J. Bland. For four finest white blossoms, $2, Mrs. X. G. Osteen, Jr., For second four best white flowers, $1,' Mr. Herbert Parrott. For best single blossom, rose bowl. Miss Moneta Osteen. For second best blossom, $1, Mrs. A. J. China. Ferns. For best collection of three varie? ties of ferns, parlor lamp. Mrs. W. A. Mcllwaine. For second best collection of same, silk umbrella, Miss Minnie Barnett. For best single fern, $2.50 gold piece, Miss McKagen. For best asparagus fern, large drawnwork centerpiece, Mrs. Hasel Sanders. For best maidenhair fern, $1, Mrs. Chas. Schwartz. For best rubber plant, $2, Mrs. Mitchell Levi. For best collection of two varieties of palms, $5 gold piece, Mrs. Frank Pate. For second best collection, hand? some rug, Mrs. Edgar Haynsworth. For second best palm, fancy gold clock, Mr?. Mcllwaine. For best sago palm, taoble cover, Mrs. Francis Bultman. For best collection of begonias of four varieties, handsome carving set, Miss Minnie Barnett. For second best collection, $2, Miss Sallie Shaw. For best single ?plant, cut glas^ bowl, Miss Minnie Barnett. Th^ Presbyterian fair closed Thutsdav The following special musical pro? gramme was rendered list nicht. night after a most successful run of whieh was Rroatlv enjoy, d by all. two afternoons and evenings. Quite a VioUh Sol.._Mrs, H. ?.!. Stuvkeyf neat sum was realized for the organ Mr L c Moisei accompantrft und. The ladies who had Cham of | yoCk\ Solo_Mrs. Lea^la. Recitation? Mrs. Schumacher. Vocal Solo?Mrs. Foster. Recitation?Mrs. Ansi-iy Harb*. Vocal Solo?.Mis.; Span \. Vocal Bole Mi si Bowmau. his eve:.t dyeserve prtlte for the mau? ler In which It was carried out and for the ^delightful entertainment giver, the public. The baby show was largely attend? ed yesterday afternoon an I the num ber Of entries was large. The first J j asUeil hep hnnd ?he ia|d tQ mc< prize for a girl was won by |ft*l Th|nk VinJ th (l , y,,ur w,fe WQnlB lather Harby. daughter of Mr. and j y<)m. heaUh is gone y )ur ^eni Mrs. Isaac Harby, of New York. The I wrtfhg first prize for a boy was won by Mas- Go drhVk Hollltter'i Rocky Mountain ter Guthrie, of this city. Th ? prl* s Tea._Sibert's Dru^ Store. Sherwin Willi a PAINTS & VARNISHES An appeal to the pride of the owner of a home Everyone who owns a home is anxious that that home shall make the best appearance possible. Two things are necessary to produce satis? factory results in painting and var? nishing a home: j First?A satisfactory color scheme. Second?Paints, varnishes, stains and enamels of such good quality that they not only give the exact color effect required, but are sufficiently durable to keep up the attractive ap-* Dearance of the house in spite of the wear and tear of living in it. These are offered by the Sherwin Williams Paints and Varnishes. The Sherwin-Williams Co. not only make ' very kind of paint and varnish used !<>r a house and the best quality of that kiud, but they make suggestions :or the selection of colors, varnishes, ?tains and enamels, so that any given idea can be carried out, and car ricrt out with the best materials. You should see to it that when yot buy paints and varnishes for you: '-house, or any part of it, or when you give an order to your painter for am painting and varnishing you wanl done, that Sherwin-Williams Paint! and Varnishes are purchased. In large work it is always best to have a practical painter; but therr are many little things about the hous that you can readily finish yourse!' by using Sherwin-Williams ready-to apply paints. Come in and have a little pah talk with us. Now is the time t ?*brighten up" your home for th long winter months. We can U! you the best product to use for anv purpose you may have in mind ar<i secure complete finishing specifica? tions for you from The Sherwin Williams Co., !f you desire them, fo: special work. Our line of Sherwin Williams Products is complete and we are in a position to take the best care of your paint and varnish re? quirements. Carolina Hardware Company. Received Carload JOHN DEERE All=Steel One-Horse Plows, Two-Horse Plows, Three Horse Plows, Cotton Stalk Cutters, Disk Harrows, Spike Harrows? Corn and Cotton Planters. R EHEMBER ? There is no casting to break, con they are the BEST. Booth Live Stock Co! Sumter, S C. 9-4, 'W-im LOOK! LOOK!! A full line of Cloaks and Skirts at prices that will interest you. Call and see them. FURS. See our line of Furs and Scarfs. They are alL big values at $3 to $iO in Black and Brown. * SILKS. Just received a shipu ent of Plaids for Waists. Some of them can be seen in our show windows Prices : 75 cents and 98 cents. Our 33-inch Black lYftvtta i* guarantee! Price: 98 cents i-ee our 75c, 98c, $1 CO, $1 25 and $1 50 Black Tar* fetta. A Iso our lu 1 line - f 36-inch Taffetta in cjlors at $1 25. DRESS GOODS. A fall iine oP52-ii<ch Broai Cloth in all i f the latest shades at 98 cents; 5G inch Kain Cloth in Grey aad Brown at $1.48. A full line of Piaids fr?>in loc to $2. A full lire of Voils, Pan|* ainat, Brillianteen i.nd other dress goodl too numerous to men? tion. LINENS. 36-inch Rntcher Linen, 5<c. quality ?? at 45 cents ' Embroidery Linen, 65c. 11 - - - at 50 14 '* Irish M 60c. 44 . - - at 50 44 M 44 ^hirt WTft|*t Linen, 75c quality - at 65 44 ?? i cli Liuen sheeting, $1 25 quality - at 98 44 ?f/ercerizad Table Damask. ^ few piecs of 72 och merceriz d Table Dama k, $1 qual? ity an 75c This is less than wholesale prices. Also, na[.kin^ to match, 22x22. S3 lind nt $2 50 A full ting of uil linen Tab e Da mask at bargain prices Long Kid Gloves. 12*nutton long K d Woree, in all the ropu^ar shades, at -2.50. Itt-button, at. $3. A full hue of Silk Gloves, in all shades. Also. a good quality^ of short ^)\k Gii ves at $1 and $1.50. We lire hear qua ters for Blankets, Oomfo' ts, Spreads, Sheets, Shet tirij?. Pillow Cases and Casirg, Towe's, Rugs and Matting, -'ee our line b fore bu>ing. SHOES. ? Just received, ship Tent of Tan and Brown Shoes, $2.?0 ana *-3^ A ho, line of Ladies' Buttcnj Boot! in Back and Tan, $4 and $5. We are agents f? r Hamilton Bros 1 Shoes for rxen, women and children. No 13 S Mari St. 'Phone 68. Ring up No. 30?That's the Daily Item's Telephone number? vhen yon want to place an advertisement that will bring results. LB When once your buildings are painted with GIBRALTAR PAINTS^ (IN ALL COLORS.) Great protection is afforded from Fire as tested here Oct. 26th by a house set on fire that had been painted inside and out with these wonderful Fire-Resisting Materials. Hundreds wer# witness to this test of Fire. Beside affording greater protec? tion owing to its Fire-Resisting qualities, GIBRALTAR P^UNT is more durable than any other paint as it resists the sun heat and wears longer. Best thing made for painting shingles, tin and iron. Why not use Gibraltar Paint when Fire-Resisting, reason? able in price and more durable than others ? *| -For sale by Durant Hardware Company, 10-28-lm SUMTER, S. C.