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LETTER* FROM OUR BPF> OAL OORRMPON DENTS. TO CORRESPONDENTS, tfatl your letters so that they will not Istor than Tuea ibsg. When the letter* are Wednesday It la almost en to hare thsm appear In leant a that day. Wiatcky, March tl.?Spring hat beaullfulry, and eery fine has been made on the farms the past ten daya Farmers havo bd\y hemline fertilisers, and It ear re will he u*Jd In this tec thaa met year. eat crop is looking n.uch id> since the top dr asing hoj beert 2rah! sstree, i We have been having a very warm V of weather for the -ranto of hat the rsms btgen two days and It has faired off very cold. The health of the community is teach Improved?only a few sir grip among us Mr. J. Kehna Scojtt and family are st?h with grip at this time. Mr. Thomas, who le farming in this tShbiinniid, met with gelte a less tew daya since, in having hie alee sera to pis esc. The mole took and ran asms* through the scaUtilng pieces of the buggy direction. * N. T. Alford and family were e fee days *lnr# a the} dtcsoeared their dwelling the evplcslon of heroic efforts they sd to save the building. ggt tee, ceaeedby esa oil stove. By March II.?Mr. Talbert Wor a promiaett cltiscn living a Mew sailee below Olanta. fell lead lax* Thaustay mcrntng gjs*. & ? eegro seen, ?ho had r-en miss Msg from h?e work, in the Turbevlll i wee found lest are*k In a ?ft. Me had been shot and ?lab? te death Several negroes h*va ? arrested and will be tri?d for hit Mr. X. Ol Smith to quite UL doses al farmers planted corn last mo*4 cf ihem following the ?son pas, rscent rains wer) welcomed by SB* Woe de mill section where forest tsrtt hal been raging. The rtcent frost end Ice did not ?cave arry actlceeiv.e effect on fruit teed vegetation. Mr. John Mima of Moueon, vlidted Me daughter. Mrs. ^?*>. Graham, latt Mr. I.eny Burgess wen: to Lamar I'resbyxeiian church of OltJiti WHl be dedicated next Sundry. Weber. ?on of Mr. W. B Toodwan, while feeding horses .*nn isy night, wage be?*.rr art tea on the left 'Meek by ease he had drives) to school this win 'twr. A lrK ior wat stnt for and ih?* wound Ofjoed, and Is doing well. rain. March SI.?Had It not this week the farmers would beta busy p:anting corn, as all oa* these la this neigob r.?ood are tvody to plant The oat crop In this tec Ion Is un? ity good, etpovially CA the State le It le always a treat to look at ths* crops on the Stet? farms. Mrs. John T. Oreen. who has been ejvite 111 With typhoid fever for th< fhe weeks, I* improving very Miss Kmc* H?'l of Rock Hill. Ml the gue#t of Miss Nellie Lee Foykstf the "Oaks." Mr. Richardson Rembert, after smart diet a few d:tys with Mr. J. T. Oreen. has ret rred to Columbia. Mr. J. M. Oreec. a butlne?* man oJ place, has just rett.rmd from rest Pulm Beach Pia., where he hat enjoying life for the past ten Mr. Orten leaves tonvirtw f >r Washington. D. C. where ht will be gore for severfil days on business. 'Jr A. H Boykln, Jr, pr* tldent of the lroykin Bagging Mfg. Co.. left fast aright for CharlMte. N C. ehere he wil: bo gone for stveral days on hust Mlss Eva Osrdner, who has been teaching schcol near Pith-pvllle. has. returr.ed home for the II" James H. Irov Reld Stite farm, spent Sunday In Columbia. Mr H. It, Croft, of Camden. was t>*wn Monday. ? Miss Maude Gardner, who has been leeching school at Kembert, han re? turned home. Col. John C. M. r?nln.j hns returned home after finding several days In Sumter. p Pl?>h ?pvllle. h.it he suir n rr. \ !i iMtfor oi the In ELLIOTT. Kill .ft. March 24 - It ha* been quite a while sirce there \..\n b.-en anything said from Blllott. hut really there has been at thing to ?ay. Mr. Mtfitor sild some time tlnee. to give mM the social news. For a long time there was nothing social ero'.md hero except grip. Thet was so socially In? clined that It visited every house :tnd almost every .'ndivdual.. All ar?? well again, excopt Mrs. Asa Skinner. She has been and Is still v?:ry sick. They think h?i some netter today. Mr. It. W Law. now ??f l'rovld^r.co, 8. C, is spending today at his broth? er's. Bob U a lolly boy. Mr. E. T>. Law la moving his saw mill from out on Lynche's -Ivor down on Mrs. X ash's plantation, about one and a half miles below this place. Farmers have done a good deal towards their crops and from the line of wagon* continually on the road they must intend to use fully as much guano as usual We had several freaks ol weather last week. One night It was uncom? fortably warm with the lightest cov arlng and the next nlgjht a regular aleft storm. I do not think the 'rult is Injured much. If any. Hops not, snv way, as wo ha I no fruit at all last vear and very lithe the year before. Mr. Mallow Harris has moved into his new cottaere. The building fever has been confined to store houses en? tirely for acme time. When |fr, Sam Mooneyham built hi* store he made a nice ? irge hall above. They have a nice S inday school up thcr^anl wc hone to have preaching fion* time to rjiro. Mr. Bally preached a f'w Sun da> afternoons ago, and there was a nie* llrde congregation to hear him. j Wc expect to have a Bap tut church hare bofore v< ry long It adds % so much to these small places to have religious exerclsei ant I hope they will be a source ??! muih gj >d. WATSON BROKE ALL RECORDS. Estimate of Cotton Crop, Both for South Carolina sad the Country, Closest Eher Made. Columbia, March SO.?When the governmmt report on the cotton crop was ??iceived today Commissioner Wal so a was asked how- the roport agreed with his estimate of the crop. Hb replied: "When the figures came today I woe hardly surprised; what surprise there wa? was of an agreea? ble nature*. I had scarcely expected to break all records in th> matter of estimation, but it seems that 1 have eucceeded In doing so. According to the government reports I ml?sed the South Carolina cr-p only 13.498 bales, and the -top of t'te United states only 100.957 bales. It foil to my lot as president of the Association of the Southern States Commissioner of Ag? riculture to make up ?he estimates of the cottcn crop of tho South on Nov. 18, nearly a month anoad uf Ifc* fed? eral a wernment's final estimate, which was Issued from Washington on DV\ 10 following. After a careful review of the reports that I had ob* talned from a syitem that I had al? ready put In operation In this State I announced the estimate at 11.412,8?0 ha Us. On Dec. 10 the federal gov? ernment announced the estimate of 11,897.000 bales. The final figures is? sued yesterday shows the trop to be 11.102,872, and they ahdw the relia? bility of tho aystbm of estimation orig? inated and put Into practice In this Stat?. This la the first time that the association's estimate has been any? where near the mark. \"Aa far aa South Carolina is con? cerned our system worked so perfectly that on Nov. 32 wc were able to An? nounce that the crop would be about 1.090,507 bales. Allowing the usual 17,000 of Unters off the government's final report means 1,114.008 bales, or only 12,498 bales more than the de? partment's Nov. 23 estimate, which, In such a volume Is a mere basja teile. This la the eecrmd time in four years that the estimate of my de? partment has broken all records so far as the South Carolina cr>p Is con? cerned I naturally f *-d proud of the department's achievement from both State and national standpoints, In brenklag all records for close estima? tion on the world's most important crop. Had we i.ot accomplished It twlco I might think ?t was due to good luck. To me it prov* the wis? dom of the system emplo/cd. It Is gratifying tc me that the report today means of necessity a bettor price for the cotton that i.i being held, fund that henceforth tho market of the world from the record Just made will be forced to recognise the accuracy of the reporta sent out from those whose business it Is to watch the cot? ton crop and truthfully report Its con? dition Instead of relying on the lying estimates of cottcn gamblers, whose only Interest has been to rob the cot? ton farmer of his Just profits." C. A. Neal, conductor of the Colum? bia Electric Street Railway company, was serlosuly If not fatally Injured Wednesday night n?'ar the corner ol Richland and Main streets by being struck by a passing car. He was re? moved to the hospital, where hb wounds received attention, but hls> chine*'* for recovery arc said to be very slight. Twelve cadets have been suspend? ed from Porter Military Academy, Charleston, for Insubordination. To sow selfishness is certainly t reap sorrow. STATE LEAGUE MEETHUL SEASOX 0?Hfl MAY 11T1I WITH FOUR TEAMS. Forfeit Monyc Posted and Everything Xow Hcaely for Business? Schedule Iteferreel to President Smitli?Cam den Appliei; for Admlss'on, Wut Sixth Etmn Was Want lug?-Thv Gunter Dispute Scttlcel. - y From the Daily Item, March 18. The South Carolina State League will begin the season of 1908 on May 11th with four teams, the towns con? stituting the league this season b.ing Orangeburg, Sumter, Chester and Hock Hill. This was positively decided lost night at the me sting held at the Elks' club. There is still, however, a possibility of a six-club 'circuit, for Oamden Is willing to join the league I If a sixth town shall apply for ad I mission. If I Tencc, which was ad I mitted to the league last season to I take Darlington's place, and was ex I pected to retain her franchise this season, had not failed to come up to I the scratch, there would be no diff? iculty about forming a six-club league. I Florence not only promised to put out I a team this season, but at the close of I the last season paid the amount nec? essary to retain the franchise and In I sure protection under the national I agreement during the season of 1908. I But recently the officers of the State I league have heard nothing from I Florence, not even an acknowledg? ment of the notice of the reorganiza? tion meeting, and there has been no I explanation offered for the forfeiture I of the franchise. I At the meeting last night Mr. W. I Bultman presided. Chester was rep I resented by Mr. Hardln, Rock Hill by Mr, Wilson, Sumter by Mr. A. D. har I by, .Orangeburg by proxy held by I Sumter and Camden by Mr. Alexan I der. The 'organisation was made per I manesit by the confirmation of the election of the old officers. The ad I mission of Camden was held in abey I ance, as has been stated, until it can I be ascertained whether or not a sixth I towm can be found to put out a team. It was decided that the season shall I open on May 11 and continue until 17. games are played. The schedule I was referred to President Smith with I power to act, the acceptance of the I schedule approved by him being ob? ligatory upon the league. The salary limit was fixed at 8900 I per month with minimum of 840 per I month for individual players; no team I to carry more than twelve players, I manager Included. The employment of umpires and I the salary to be paid them was left In I the hJnds of Pr?sident Smith. I An agreement respecting the divis I Ion of gate receipts, the guarantee I to the visiting teams for rainy days, I price of admission, poallng of games Ion Julv 4th and opening da>s, iadles' I days, number of press and other sea I son passes to bo Issued, playing de jferred games, etc., was reached. The whole situation was talked lover with care and thrroughnesi and I it is thought that a complete and sat I Isflactory understanding- has been I reached. I The n.erting was concluded by each I of the team* putting up 8300 forfeit I money to guarantee a faithful per* I fnrmanc2 of the agreement to ooserve I the salary limit end to play out the (season of 72 games Another matter settled last night was the rlgh' to the services of Man? ager Guy Gunter. Sumter stood pat on her claim which has been confirm? ed by Secretary Farrell. Rock H11U contended that Gunter having accept? ed a proposition to manage that team became Rock Hill's property. To this was added another complication-?an agreement between Sumter and Cam? den for the sale of Gunter to that town In the event Camden gained ad* mission to the league. Camden in? sisted on the right to exercise this op? tion and the issue was then between Rock Hill and Camden. The repre? sentatives of these towns spent more than an hour discussing the matter before nr agreement was arrived a: by which Camden resigned her claims In favor of Rock Hill. This put it up to Rock Hill to purchase Gunter's re? lease cr abandon the Idea of securing him as manager. An agtrement was soon reached by which Girnter was released to Rock Hi!l, the consideration being 8100. The monry was paid with a protest attached, however, and Secretary Far? rell will be asked by Rock Hill to re? open the matter and make a ruling on the showing to be made. This means that Sumter will get 81<?0 for Gunter, for there can be no question of the fact that he had ac? cepted terms with Sumter and had been acting as manager, in the mat? ter of signing new players and selling members of last year's team, before the Rock Hill dispute originated. Cor? respondence on flfile in Si cretary Farrell's office and contracts with players drawn by Gunter for Sum tor abundantly gat*tilth lap* The sale ?f OdajttJ is paffectiv satisfactory to the officers of the local association and a majority of the fans. Having carried their point and established their right to hold or release Gunter Seasons come and the esaeotIS go as the saw fit, the Sumter directors transfer Gunter to Rock Hill, for a consideration, without any hard feel? ings. It was simply a business prop? osition, and now the fans here hope that Rock Hill will have a successful season under our ex-manager. As predicted some days ago, there would be no difficulty in reaching an agrecmcrt if Rock Hill . would go about it in the proper manner. It is stated that Rock Hill is to pa> Mr Gunter a salary that would make a Sallie League sit up and take notice and that the money paid for his re? lease was furnished by Mr. Gunter himself, and that he will have a non reserve contract with Rock Hill In consideration therefor. 1 . Baseball is sur; to be a live propo? sition th's summer, for there is fierce rivalry between Chester and Kock Hili, Gunter at Rock Hill will make things interesting for Sumter and Or? angeburg will put up her u.?ual 'strong fight for the pennant. MANAGER FELIX DIN*SLR Last Season's Star Third Sacker WIN Direct tlu Sumter Game Ceicka. Mr Wm Bultman. president of the baseball association has announced that Mr. Felix R. Dingle has been en? gaged 11 manage the Sumter team this year. That Mr. Dingle would manage the Game Cock* hut been practically assured for some time, hut it was not deemed expedient to an? nounce the fact until all llfficulties had be*?n removed. Manager Dingle cevcred the third tack for Sumter last season and led the third basement of the State league. He played in 30 games, is credited with b2 put out?. 70 assists and charged with only S errors His percentage was .953. His batting average was .267. Ho has had the experience that fits him for man? aget, having made good in the South Atlantic for two seasons and the Vir? ginia State league for on; season, leading the shortstops of that league He belr.nge I to Norfedk last year and opened V the season with that team, but was forced to return to South Carolina on account of the ill? ness of his mother, and refused to return to Virginia while she remained In a critical condition. An arrange? ment whs mads with Norfolk bv which he was loaned to the local team fof ihe season and he made one c?f the most valuable men Sumter had arid contributed materially toward winning th? pennant. Norfolk re? served him for this season and he was secured from Norfolk by giving them Lindsay in exchange. The fans are all delighted that Dingle will be with Sumter again and better pleased that he will manage the team. Former Manager Guntor of the Sumter team feels that the Impression generally prevalent that he deliber? ately violated his verbal agreement to manage Sumter this season, and sign? ed a contract with Rock Hill without notice to Sumter, 'a unjust to aim. He has never denied his verbal p.greo memt with Sumter for the season of 1908, and the fact that he signed no contract with Rock Hill and did not wire acceptance of Rock Hill's offer to Secretary Farrell, shows that he respected hij agreement with Sumter. The ficts are that Rock Hill made him an offer of a salary so much larger than* Sumt?r had offered that ho felt sure that when he laid the matter before tie Sumter directors ho would be released. He accepted Rock Hill's ternu, conditionally, ex? pecting to obtain his release fron?. Sumter before closing a contract with Reck HIM and took ni steps to vio? late or repudiate his Sumter agree? ment. When Sumter fixed 1100 a* the price for his release he further showed that he respected hU agree? ment by na\ing Ihe sum demanded This is the view Mr. Gunter tal.es of the matter and he desires to be set right with the Sumtir people. II* does not wish to leave Sumter feellrg that they believe that he violated his verbal contract and think that he treated Sumter badly. WHO USES HYOMEI? The Rest People in Sumter Says ?I. 1*. \\ . DeLe rmc. No other remeoy o* treatment for catarrh has ever teen as popular or made S3 many remarkable cures in Sumter as Hycmei. The best people attest its curative virtues lr. catarrr.al ir miles, says J. Fi W. D'-Le rme,' wh > Is the local agent. The fair way in which Hyomei was sold to refund the money unless it gave satisfaction, was the best proof When It was introduced that it possess? ed unusual curat!/e powers. J. F. \\\ DoLorme tcok all eh?' risk of the tr latmont giving satisfaction, and left it to the purchaseri te> he the judge. The sales rapidly grew and today there is no other remedy In J. F. W. DoLormc's ttocVt that has such a iarg* and staple sale. The first breath of Hyonvi's heal? ing all kllH all catarrhal poison. Try Hyomel today on J. F. W. De Lorme's offer to refund the money if the treatment does not give ycui satis? faction. ? 3-24T&26&w PITCHER THIIlHLE'S HOLD-OUT. | 1 What Greenville Has to Soy About . Effort to Si?tn One of Sumter's Players. "Tribble, the big Southpaw whom Manager Stouch had counted upon as being one of the star flir.gers on his staff this year, but whom Secretary Farrell says belorgs to the Winston - Salem team, may not play this sum? mer unless he is allowed to join the Greenville team. He soys that he does not want to go to Winston-Sa lem in the first place and in the sec? ond place he does not think he has been treated right. TribUe though*, that ho woulu be free to sign where he plcastd thi* year and he and Stouch agreed on terms. Later the announcement came that the Sumter team, which Tribble pla>cd with last reason, had sold the big twirler to Winston Salem. Tiib blo does not think that they had a right to do this and even granted that they did thinks that he shoulJ have been consulted in the matter before he was sold "Those who know Tribble intimate? ly beliovo that unless he is allowed to sign wKh the Greenville team he will be among the mining when the time for reporting roll? around. He would be much better pleased In this city. His home is only forty miles below here at Donalds, a station on the Co lumbla and Greenville road and this is one reason he wishes to hook up with the oieenvihe team. ?"I he case is not ended yet by any means and there Is every reason to believe that not only Tribble. but also Wynne, Stephens and. others reported to be the property of the Winston team, will be eeen In the Green? ville uniform this summer."?Green? ville News, March 19. The above Is a combination of non? sense and misinformation. Tribble never had any grounds for imagining that he would be free to sign where he pleased this year. He was under contract with Sumter last sea? son, was paid in full all that was due him and at the close of the sea? son had notice that Sumter would ex? ercise the right to reserve him for 1908: and, as a matter of fact, did file notice cf reserve for the entire team at the proper time. This was sufficient notice of Sumter's claim on Tribble, to Tilbble himself, Manager Stouch and all others. In the circum? stances Greenville violated the rules of organized ball In holding any com? munication with Tribble or any other of the men whom Sumter reserved. By attempting to hirs them the Greenville management has laid itself Halt's to fin? or? complaint from Sum ?er. If Greenville wanted Tribble, Stevens or any othor player the pre? scribed and pre per course was Ul havj ?taken up the matter with the r.isn agiment of the Sumter team. Thus far Greenville has triud tr ignore Sumter's rights in the matter, but that game v*.ill not work. Trlbbl' nor StevtnS nor Wynne will wear a Greemilli uniform until Sumter says so. They will have the option of playing uith Sumter. with the team to which Sumter releases them, or they will not play organized ball at all this esaeon. ? BASEBALL NOTES. The suggestion Is made that the lady fans show their appreciation of the "Ladies Day" courtesy by provid? ing the pennant which will be raised at the Ball Park on the first day of the season. The Pennant Winners should have a pennant. ? e ? Phil Sitton who is having a tryout with Atlanta was batted out of the box In two innings in a game with New York, but showed up well against Macon. ? ? McDonald, lost with Darlington and Florence, Is also having a tryout with Atlanta and made good In a game against Macon. i j ? News from Orangeburg is that the baseball fans there are becoming faint hearted and may not be represented in the State League this season. This is bad news for heretofore Orange burg has been a mainstay of the league. ? ? ? It !s said that the Eastern North Carolina League which was organized several weeks ago and composed of several of the b?st baseball towns In the Tarheel State, is undergoing a series of troubles. Kinston and Rocky Mount favor the outlaw style of baseball and threaten to withdraw I from the league if the organization takes out national protection. Xev/bern and Fayctteville, it is said, are willing to take up the franchises of Ricky Mount and Kirston. They made an unsuccessful effort to get in the league when it was organized. s s s e The Greenville News comments as follows on the Item'* remarks on the dispute over Pitcher Tribble: "On the other hand there may be something else in the 'suit' to com ? up and after all the story may not bo all 'misinformation and nonsense/ says the local management." McLaurin has made good in Augus ta and will be a fixture in left field, in a game Saturday against Boston Me Laurin was at the bat five times, got two hit?, stole one base and made the only run. ? s s Richardson is also showing up w rlL He was in the box for three Inning! Saturday. He struck out one and yielded two hits. ? ? ? In the tame game Cud C des, who was with Sumter in '08, got two hits, one a two tagger and played on er? rorless game. ? ? s It will never dD for Orangeburg to drop out of the State League and the Sumter fans ??o not believe the Citv on the Edisto will surrender Its fran? chise. Those who have charge of soliciting subscriptions to the baseball fund went out yesterday and met with considerable success in gathering in the long green. There Is rtll] sev? eral hundred dollars needed, and there will necessarily have to be con? siderable canvassing done yet before this sum is realized.?Spartanburg Herald. sea Mclaurin's hitting and fielding was exceptionally good. The manner in which the Carolina boy slammed the spheriod and his fielding stunts, de? spite the fact that he mused one chance, were highly cc^mesidatory? It's a cinch that the Palmetto Suit* lad will have a regular berth. ? ? ? Richardson and Schmick certainly look the go^ds in the t> x, and th^ir performances yesterday afternoon were moft creditable. They should be | stars in the Sally league this season. ? ? ? The work of Cad Cole* In center field and his batting was a feature of the game. The local boy?, so it seems now, will be a star in the South n At'antic.?Augusta Herald. e < e ' o A Raleigh dispatch says: Newbern succeeds R^ckv Mount in the eastern Carolina oaseball league because Rocky Mt unt declined to be overucd by rules of the Nat onal as? sociation The six team b-ague now corsist* of Raleigh. Wilmington. Goldsboro, Newbern &nd Kingston, each having already deposited $20?> guer&ntee fund for season games. Frank Shauj?hnessey. former coach of the Clemsi n team, has ?igned a contract with Roinoke, In the Virgin- s <a State league. % si.ee Satisfied With Amatci.rs. The fans of the city are very en? thusiastic over the baseball prospects this sunimci. There will le a good bunch cf materia? t> pick 'rora and [7 th?? management hopes to get To? gether a team tht?t will come up to any organisation in the State. Tha incicati'-ns are thut such a team will be had.?Florence T.mcs. Toe appeal <f the Rock Hill Base? ball association in the matter of tin. 1 ownership of Manager C. Guy Gunter has been decided in favor of ^umter and tru? %}00 paio under protest b/ Reck Hill for his release is now un ? in-stionably Sumter's proj erty. The controversy over Gunter is now set? tled. Secretary Farrell noticed the cfumt-r association of his decision by wire today. LEARN TO EAT. Few IV?|?h? In Stunt t Really Know How. S'ow i ating will solve < ne half the problems of u. health. Three who suf? fer with digestion and weak stomach car. with care and the use of Mi-o-na st-.mach tablets restore the digestion to a healthy condition, so that they can eat what they want at any time without fear of distress or suffering. After a few days' use of Mi-o-na stomach tablets, the headaches, di?y feeling, drowMnes*. bad laste in the mouth, coated tongue, flatulence, sleeplessr.ess distress afzer eating?all these symptoms ot a weak st ?mach? wil? iSHCpear. and perfect di?t-.?tio*i and go health w?U bo rette*ed J. F. W De Lonne h*s so much con? fidence in the power ? f Ml o-na to cure indigestion ..hat n- offers to re? fund the money should It fall to give satisfaction. S-p5&17?Iw lice County News. Mr. T. L. Northcutt and son lost their saw mill, planing and shingle mill, turring lathe, a lot of lumber on the yard, two workmen houses, seven stabler, by fire on Monday of last wee':. Lo*s amounted to about $1, 7r,0 or $2.000, no irsurance. Mr. Da? vis DuBose also lost about $25o worth of lumber and shingles on the yard. The fir? caught from the burning of a pasture by a neighbor. see Mrs. Sarah H?dvin, aged about sev? enty years, died at the home of her ^?n-in-law, Rev. t. a. Conine, in the Spring Hill section of this county Tuesday morning after a lingering ill? ness v?f several lays. The deceased was a raithful member of th> Spring Hill Methodist church. She was the mother of Etev. T. L. Belvin. of the Methodist conf .rence, who ts now stationed at Bamberg, and Mrs. P. B. Chewning of Spring Hill.?Bishopv'lle Vindicator.