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1Y CORRESPONDENCE. -1? LB7ITOR8 FROM OUR 8PR GULL CORRJC8PONDKNT8. of awhile* From oil Parte ol Adjoining Counties. TO CORRK8PONDKNT8. pour-letters to that they will not later than Toes rata?. When the ? letters are Wednesday It Is almost an It? to hare them appear la that day. DfJBOSfc CROSS ROADS. X Road*. April 10?The fans; has at last been ?n the road from Cowpen swamp to nlcsville. end auto traveling a Sumter and BlshopvUle can br resumed. The first auto, for i time, passed yesterday evening, with people. I vote at the coming primary my old Or last certificate? Nine of the voters do not know any about the registration act Can publish anything that will help >wirg the seed is the general or ftl the day. and it is being faith obeyed, in this section. Da Bore Fraeer, home. sick, from business college. Columbia, is im A colored girl a few days ago died -4tf consumption, cr tuberculosis Tbl? four deaths from the aame Mg la a >av*rt tinv?the father <Bo* Melton) and three .'augh tern How this family It/es within about a mile from Dr DuBc**. Dr Fr?ser, Davis Kenibcrt Jans) McKlnney and others and or five welUto-do oolored people the same open plantation, eet wlthan a half mile of Milton's It aad they are all heaUhy to far as I know, and many of the colored peoVe close km to Milton. Now, Is Peppsts hereditary, contagious or stlous? I mention these* facts be a systematic fight Is being made , , let this <rl<*cs#e Consumption Is fearfully on tn<? in 'ctease, abort here, among the colored people especially. Dr. DuBoee Is "on tho go" all the tame, bet no serious casts that I hear of. Capt LA L. Fr?ser is Improving Mrs. Fr?ser Is In Sumter with her JsxBsTbter. Mrs. J. P. Booth. A little rate just now would be smite refreshing and acceptable i BROODON. n. April II.?The order fron? First Aast. P. M. General to dis? continue the post office here on April trd. has been reeetved. Thanks to aeon. A. F. Lever for hla timely aid in our behalf. By rural route all aaall from the south reaches here nty-four hours late. The readers the Dally News aud Courier are b llv pleased at the final dccls of the post offle? department In matter. v The Rev. Mr. Funderburk, of Mat - n county preached at Graham yesterday to a large and appreciative lence. Hta text was taken from . Corinthians 8th. chapter and 9th. The Graham congregation has for a number of months been without a pastor, but work on the manse has aeen steadily progressing. Now that tbe parsonage Is/about complete they sue now beginning to cast around for a minister. It la hoped that some suitable pastor will soon be secured end that services will be regularly *oonducted as heretofore. Messrs Harry Davis and Lee Jenes spent a day or two In Colum? bia last weep. Mr. Trlbua Barksdale of the Stan chard Oil Company, spent last night with friends here. Mrs. W. M. Bradley and children are visiting relattvee here. Miss Leo Randolf, principal of the sjrsded school, spent Saturday and fkanday In Sumter. Mum Iva Belle Hughson visited at Mr. S. E. Davis's last week. Mr. Eugene Progdon, of Florence, as on a visit to his parents. Miss Katie Brogdon, of the Sumter School Is at home for a day or The friends of Dr. W. M. Bradley -were pleased to see him In this sce yesterdsy. 9 VYengeti< hi Neves Notes. Wedgefleld, April 7.? Some of the farmers are planting cotton, and from the looks of vegetation It looks like they are secure from frost. Rev. J. C. Bslley, of Liberty, form? erly p*?tor of the Presbyterinn church ben . spent a few daya with friends lere last week. 1 Miss Hattlo Singleton Is vlsitlm? re I uliven in Atlanta. Ga. Mrs. W. H. Rimsey and children etested In Frlvetcer last week. Ml?s Nina Mellett left for Atlanta. Oa.. on last Friday, whi"? eho will axeend some time w*th re*. itl\e? ML* Edna Ramsey, of 1'rlvufer, it the past week in our rrld?t. Mr. Marlon Mellett. R. F. D. car er, H trying a motor :ycle on his le. He made the trip yesterday. BS miles, tat two hears ead 20 minutes. to asafce the trip by 11 A good many of cur folks of both races are attending court In Sumter this wevk The tlg*r cases arc being vatchvd with Interest. If these are convicted t la sure to have the de? sired effect on others here who es? caped this time. Miss Corrlne, Masters Marlon and Archie Wells spent Saturday and Sun? day at Mr. W. H. Ramsey'*. The spirit for improvement seems to be reaching out since, the new dwelling houses w- re rullt hen;. Some much needed work Is being done on the Baptist church and school house. ANTXOCH. Antioch, \prll 6.?Corn planting is stoat over now. and some of the farmers are about ready to plant cot? ton*. pVom all appearances there will be i large fruit crop this year. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. White spent Sat urday in Ca m ien, also Mr. W. T. Mc Leod. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weldon spent Friday nlffht and Saturday wltn rel t.lives In Blshopvlllc. MHs Irene Weldon has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. I* A. James, ot Blshopvllle. Mr. Harry McLeod, ftl Remliert, spent Saturday ni^lu and Sunday with i e la lives here. Mr. Bob McCasklll, of Camden spent Saturday and Sunday In our community Mrs. R L. Moseley, of Can den, spent Sunday with her father, Dr. C. S. Brltton. Miss Eva Brltton, who teacher school at Westvllle, S. C, accompanied by her friend. Miss Mary Truesdale, spent Saturday and Sunday with her father, Dr. Bri'ton. of this place Rev. Mr. Cole filled his regular ap? pointment at Mizpah Baptist chu;ch yesterday. Mr. and Mrs, W. T. McLeod %and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Britten visited at Rembert yesterday. Mr. Malcom Bradley, of Rembert, \islted here yesterday. The Jr O. A. M^ will meet at 7.30 sharp. A full attendance Is urged as business of Importance is to be transacted. V MAX. Max, April 12.?Mr. Eugene Ham and Miss Bonnie Smith were marrletd recently. Rev. B. K. Truluck went to Green? wood last Monday for the purpose of placing two children of Mrs. Jane Green In the Connie Maxwell Or? phanage. Yesyterday morning while two horses of Mr. J. C. Truluck were be? ing hitched to a surrey they ran away, throwing out two children who es? caped with slight Injuries. The ve? hicle Is laid up for repairs. Rev. B. K. Truluck preached a go">d ??mon on "Little Sins' to a large and attentive congregation in Olonta Sunday afternoon. There wlil be an entertainment given at the closing of the Fayroad school next Friday night.. Mr. Doss Hill, teacher, has rendered himself popular with the patrons and will leave with their best wishes. nuRAvr. Durant, April 13.?Mise Lizzie Mc Clarv of Kingstrce is visiting her aunt. Mrs. John Durant. MaryNEmmu McFnddin, colored, be? en rr.o violently insane last M ftl lay .??nd was tvlcen In Sum^r t ? be ex? amined to determine whether she sh >u'd be *?nt to the asylum. Mrs. W. E. Brown, of Manning. .*p? nt last Sundav with relatives hor*\ Just as the train crossed the trestle beyond Durant one day last week It gave way. No damage done but It was a narrow escape for those on board We hope soon to have a daily passenger which will be a great con? venience to the traveling public. Ml*? Pauline Williams returned Sunday from a visit to her sister near Mayesvllle. The chalngang has been doing gooc* work on the Plowden Mill road. Dud Williams, one of the gang from this neighborhood escaped some time ago and has not been recaptured. Miss Matth-. Gallliard and Mr. Be?n Crawford spent Saturday in Sumter. DALZELL. Dalzell, April 14.?After some time of silence I will again try to write a few line* for your columns. We are having splendid weather for work, and planting is going on at a rapid rate. Some of our early "birds" planted some cotton week before last, which WS hear Is nearty up to a stand trow. Corn that Is up is growing nicely and will sooon be ready to work. Oats are looking fine and are beginning to head out in places. The heulth of our community is splendid at present. We think this Is about the only place we know of that a doctor can't live, and the reason he can't live here Is that people so sel? dom get sick. He would starve to death for want of something to do If h*? ha< to Ip'e on his prof usion. So all who want to live a long Mint and die of old age can do no better than pitch there tent around Providence. Of course we have some colds and grippe but feldora anything serious. Mr. R. L Burkett Is having the ma terial put in place to build himself a residence in Dalzell. There was an ice cream festival at the school hoine Friday night for the benefit of the library which was a success and everybody seemed to have a good time. Especially some of our young people. Mr. T. M. Crosawell spent Saturday In Sumtsr Rev. Mr. Hay preachc! one of his good sermons to a large congregation at Tlrzah Sundav. Service at Tirzah will be at 4 o'clock on the fourth Sun? day instead of 3.30. Preaching at Providence on the third Sunday at 11 o'clock by the pastor and at St. James the same day at 4 o'clock. We have only one service at St. James a month now, which is anything but saMsfH'-tory to rhe memherK. We h*J.e to sec church members get dissatisfied for the church ?s sure to go down when they do and we certainly don't think we are being Justly dealt with at present. SALEM. Salem, April 13.?The past few days of Summer weather have induced manv to plant cott??n and rain is necdej to bring it up. Mr. Julian Hameln, traveling audi? tor of the Atlnntic Coast Line with headquarters at Jacksonville, Fla., and Miss Bessiie McKinney of Mayesville, were married on the 8th. Inst. Only a few near relatives of the contract? ing parties Witnessed the ceremony, which took place at 5.30 o'clock. The newly married couple left at 6.30 o'clock for Jacksonville, Fla., through a shower of rice. The Salem Prohibition Democratic Club will meet for re-organi&tion and election of officers at the usual place pf meeting on Saturday evening April 2,6th at 3:30 o'clock. The recommendation of the grand jury to pay road overseers' was per? haps a step in the direction of better roads. But a law enacted to pay both overseers and hands would result more satisfactorily to the traveling public and be less expensive than the present system of doing nothing. Some radical changes will have to be made soooner or later for our county\rouds receive very little at? tention from^road hands and less from the convict camp. i So long as the hands liable to road diuty fail to perform that duty, they ccsuld be relieved in future by being compelled to 'pay a commutation road tax of say one to two dollars. Then let the highways out by contract to re? sponsible overseers, bonded, in sec? tions of from five to six miles In length. Let him hire his work done, and keep his Toad In good condition lor a period of say five years for a Hated amount of money. In case this tax proves Insufficient to Insure good roads, then levy a tax of say 25 cents on each buggy or one horse ve? hicle, 50 cents on each two horse turn? out and so on until the automobiles are reached, and make them pay In proportion to the power of the car. Some scheme like this would insure better roads and be less expensive than the present system. The good roads advocates seems to have gone into winter quarters, but no doubt this will be one of the is? sues In the next campaign and those who don't stand solldfy on this plat? form will have to stand aside until their turn rolls around again. BASEBALL NOTES. McLaurin Is trwr :;???? est man s^en here since Ty Cobh quit this town? ship. Mac is there with the goods in every sense of the ward.?Augusta Herald. It is a tos3 up between McLaurln and Coles for outfield honors. Neither man has anything like the experience of Bender but Raln-ln-the-Face lacks j some of the speed of the other two. Mi the bat Coles assumes a crouching attitude that makes It rather difficult for him to get away fram the plate en the jump. Both are left handed hitters which gives them both a slight advantage upon the men Who eve the pitchers from the port eyes. The two men wore stars in lh* nalmetto State circuit last year and Augusta should be well pleased with their work up to this juncture.?Kenneth To(M, in Macon News. Rock Hill, April 7.?Another bunch of prospective plays., s on tin !o. ; team arrived 'iere today n.1 will be given a tryout by Mana:;*-i ?.'funter. who Is on the ground an I making thlrss lively. Experimental playing has already begun on the old grounds in Oakland, but In a few days play up n the new diamond wi'l begin. N'evt Saturday afternoon a game will 1 <? nlaxcd with a team from the Air.i g ?n mill. (Jumer has also arranged f?>r i number of exhibition games, which, however, Will not be played at home on account of ok? incomplete n?"s of the park. He will play in Wlnrton-Salsm April 17 and le/ >' Oreeivetlle the 22d and Sli, in Uock Hill the 24th and 25th, playing Char It* te. In Charlotte the 27th and ISth. Ladies! Pe sure and examine my pretty end styllsn hats before huvlng for Easter. Next door to the Sumf r Dry Goods Store, No. 3, upstairs. Y'ur* to please, Miss S. A. Murray. 4.i.)t* ML'RDF.II AND SUICIDI& SegTO Man Shot His Paramour Then lUned Himself. he had little hope that she would sur? vive. She died about midday today, and It is reported that she was from ; Xew berry, but has been in thla place Thursday evering about 6 or 7 O'clock a colored woman named Flor Cito? Woodward was shot at her home ( n Grler street in the eastern suburb* c f the city by a young negro man named Russell MeDc nald. Two shot* were fired, one taking effect in the stomach, passed through the body and also the left arm, making four wounds. The other shot slanced on the breast making a slUht flesh wounJ. The police bring notified by I the neighbi rs of the trouble OTlcer McKagcr went tc the place, whereup? on McDjrald fled and was fallowed i?v Mr. McKigcii, until M Donald left the railroad track and took to the swamp. McKagen called to McDon? ald and advised him to come out and surrender, but ho refused ?aying that he had killed the woman and did not intend to give himself up. McKagen teing alone did not consider it pr?? den to follow tho man into the fwamp at night and returned to the house and later went to his home. ' Later in the night, about 9 o'clock, McDonald returned to the woman'?, room, where several negro men and women were fitting aroun-d to watch and wait upon the wounded woman lie went tc her bedside where he knelt and spoke to her, asking her to kiss him, which she did, raising her head to do fo. He then said he would pay for what he had done, and Immediately shot himself in the head and Hed in a few minutts. Coroner Flowers held an Inquest upon the body of the dead man thi< morning, and the fust of the fuicid being testified to as above stated b\ several witnesses, the jury rendered a verdict that his death was the result of p. pistol shot fired by his own hand The woman who was shot was at .tended by Dr. Birnle, who did what could be done to relieve her suffering hut her wound was so desperate that for several years. CHOOL ? MPROVKMF.XT CIVTIOX. in Important Meeting jto Be Held Saturday. A Verjft important meeting ?f ihe Sumter County School Improvement \".4.?ciati ?n will be hel l Saturday. April 18th, at 12 o'clock, at the Court louse in SumUr. Prizes will b? awardeo and an inte1Vfsting oro gramroH is promleod Each teacher of the county is urgently requested to ?e present S. D. Cain, Co Spt. of Education. (Miss) Thieodosia Darga.i, President. (Miss) Lee Moore, Vice President. (Miss) Annie O. Keels, Secretary. ATTENTION VETERAN*. You are called to assemble In Sum ter. on Saturday, ".day 2nl , at the office of J. T?. Adder, Cou.ny Audit or for the purpose of ci;ctir.g officers for the ensuing year for Dick Ander? son Camp, and cnoosing delegates to the Confederate Rem.ion at Lirming ham. June \ 10, 11 and a't-o to the Htate Reunion at Qreenv:! e S. I!. \ full attendance i- desirv. Th )*e who have not yet paid their annual duet will please forward *ame 11 the Adjutant. By order of the Commander. P. Moses W. F. Rhame, Adjt. MEETING DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. The Democratic Clubs of lllHtfV County are hereby called to meet in their several meeting places on Sat? urday April 25th 1908, except the Clubs in the City of Sumter which are called to meet Friday night April 24th 1908, for the purpose of organizing said Clubs, the election of delegates to the County Convention which will assemble in the Court House Monday, May 4th 1908 at 12 O'clock M. the el? ection of a member of the County Ex? ecutive Committee and. for euch other business as may come before said Club?. Basis of representation ia County Convention being one delegate to ev ery twenty five members or majority 4 fraction thereof. JOlPT 11 CLIFT?. N. BULLETIN NO. 2. s PARTY FARES: EFFECTIVE APRIL 3rd, 1908. For parties of ten (10) or more traveling together on ooe ticket two (2) cents per mile per capita; minimum per cttpita fare fifteen (15) cents. These rates are oien to the public and apply between any point on the f ATLANTIC COAST LINE T. L. WHITE, General Passenger Agt. WILMINGTGN, N. C. ] W. J. CRAIG, Passenger Traffic Manager. Easter Novelties That Make Desirable and In-, expensive Gifts. The custom of remembering one's friends at Easter* time by the giving of presents has become quite com? mon, and we have a number of suitable articles for this purpose that will not overtax the pocket book. Ladies' Umbrellas. Nothing could be more usful than this. We have a beautiful assortment of hardies in a combination of p?arl and white silver, also pearl and gold. The aold is warranted 14k. There were bought very much under price and will be soM in like manner $3.00 each. Easter Hoisery. This is a very strong department with us and one that represents an invest? ment that would et ck an average store. You need pretty stock in for Easter, we have them in a beautifal assortment of lace effects, and all shades. 15 & 25c. Easter Neckwear. A very pretty assortment 10 to 25c. Easter Ribbons. Widths up to 6in, in all the light shades at 10c the yd. Better quality 15 to 25c Toilet Articles. We carry an immense stock of these goods, buying them direct from the man? ufacturers Our Jockey Club Toilet Soap at 15c a box is excellent value. Better grades up to ?0e. Eastman's Talcum Powder, special for this week 5c. Table Linen. Your Easter Turkey will taste much better if served from a nice new cloth and it does not cost much, 25c to $1,50 the yard.. Our 60c number is 72 inches wide and excellent value. LADIES EMBROIDERED WASHABLE BELTS 10 and 15 Cents. LADIES' FANCY BELTS 25 and 50 Cents. f LADIES' LACE CLOVES, ELBOW LENGTHS 25 Cents. ?mm^mm\mmamim?-m???mm? LADIES' WASIABLE MERCERIZED SLOYES Efbow Lengths, 50 Cents. 4 LADIES' LONG SILK GLOVES " $1 00 and $1.50. CELT BUCKLES. A very attractive assortment of pearl ^ android finished, 25 and 50 Cents. BACK COMBS. A very large variety to select from. 10 to 60 Cent*. MERRY WIDOW 60WS. 25 Cents. EASTER MILLINERY. Ready to Wear Hats, $1.00 to $3 00. This business has grown immensely with^ us. Children's Washable Hats, 60 Cents. RUGS?You will find a very choice line of Patterns here to select frou. Prices $1.00 to $3.75. M We are selling a Velvet Rug 27 x 54 very choice patterns at $1 50. MEN'S NECKWEAR. Our line at 26c and 50c is very strong. ' MEN'S EASTER OXFORDS. The Just Wiight has more style, snap and durability than any shoe on the market for $4 00. O'Donnell 6 Company.