Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MI. CORRESPONDENCE. XJhTVYHY 1*ETTERS FROM OIK , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest IVom AU Parts of ?ml Adjoining Counties. VOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Hall your letters so that they will this office not later than Tues mornlng. When the letters are Od Wednesday It la almost an bility to have thera appear In paper Issued that day. STATEBURU ?t?teburg June V ? Mr. A. If. Lee. I Charleston, spent several days at Hill" last week. Mrs. W. J. Nortis Is visiting rela ree m Summerton. Mr. W. D. Piierson, of Sumter, yesterday at home. A. M. Barn well, of Wllmlng %*a. N. C, spent Sunday at "The Beetory" Mrs. W. L. Saundere and Miss Vlr Saunders returned on Saturday Charleston, where they have visiting relatives end friends. Mr. Walter ^Lynam. of Privateer, it Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Ramsey. Mies Lottie Nelson spent last week hU Sumter. Rev. W. H. Bernwell la visiting attends at Hagood today. Mrs. Henry Oalllerd, of Charleston, it last week with the Misses Bur Mrs. Qslllsnl Is now the guest Sa* her cousin. Mrs. James Plnckney. a* The Ruins." J. Singleton Moore, of Sumter, it Sunday In our midst. I. R. Mellette, who hss been thing school near Sumter, la at for a summer vacation. Mrs, B. M. Anderson, of Richmond, ?a., who has seen visiting Dr. and Vre. W. W. Anderson, expects to heave tomorrow for Sumter, where gase will be the guest of Mrs. Merk JUynolds Mies Sarah Moore, "a aweet girl SS atmete'' ofr the Sumter high school. Sa at home for the summer. I Mr. Early Mellette spent Sunday at Dark Corner. May 10.?We are good cotton growing weather hat a little more rain just now he good on corn, cane, Ac. to growing very nicely at this trry everybody Is through Ing. We had a smell rein here evening. Mrs W. R. Lackey remains sick. Mise Sei Hie Johnston Is Sons bet Str. hut Mrs. P. M. Dewklns Is quite J. T. Chllders spent last night with W. J. Ardls. J. W. Weeks, of Plnewood, msde a hsjsmaeee call on W. J. Ardla today. Nearly every man I meet In thla part Is opposed to the county court, as they eey they cannot see the need of R; and It might work out hard on She poor man as It gives another ap? peal. An appeel from ths magis trats's court to the county court, and from the county court to the circuit ?sort, etc. And It Is only the money od man than csn stsnd so msny ap? peals. 80 It's likely that the poor 1 sehlls 1 as well as the black, man it be made to suffer If we have a ity court. Though I will admit that 1 am at see on the subject and be glad for any light I csn get the metter, as I would like to vote I the best; so we need some light in the Dsrk Corner. Max. June 1.?Rev. L. N. Chappell. e City, preached the missionary ? Sunday to a large crowd, at Sa The union will meet with St. Jsmes' lurch, s new church e few mllea be Olanta. the fifth Sunday In Dr. C. J. Tomllnson lost a horse re? sent I v. also Mr. Horace McOee lost SMss Saturday night. Ths ost crop, which Is bsrely an sere rags one, Is about harvested. Tobacco Is looking fine. Visitors and delegates too numer? ous to mention were entertained ?und Bethel Friday, Saturday and TINBAL NEWS NOTES. Tlndsl. June 1.?The fsrmers are along nicely with their work, the crops have improved a great In the past two weeks. The oat erop Is now shout hsrvested, and Is turning out very poor. Mr. W. H. Cuttino spent Ssturdsy SB Sumter. Mr. J. Haskell Broadway returned Saturday from a trip to Manning and Davis Ststlon. Mr. T. R. Hodge was In Sumter last Ssturdsy This neig' borhood wa-? well repre? sented at the Black Klv r Union, which met fytth the Hone Branch church last weeK. Why will you pay out doctor bills id hill yourself on that old machine you can get the best at M. B. ?7 1-20-tf PINEWOOD. Pinewood, May 29.?Cropi. are do? ing well and growing rapidly since the warm weather aet In. The oat crop is not as good as it was luat year. Mr. Henry B. Richardson, Jr., will be .1 candidate for the houpo in this year's campaign. Mr. Richardson is well qualified for this opsltlon, and all those who know "Bob" will cast their votes for him, as he desires to enter the race clean and clear and go it on its merits and leave the mud slinging and wirepulling for the other fellow to do. Mr. N. C. Stack has moved his fam? ily to Denmark, S. C, where he is permanently located as operator for the Atlantic Coast Line. Mr. W. P. Mooneyham, of Elliott, stopped here, on his way to lken, S. C. to attend the Knights of Pythias convention. Mr. O. D. Harvin will soon put in a planing mill here. When the new $15,000 brick school house is finished, it will ado* Immense? ly to the looks of the town. The new homes of Messrs. Pat Law? rence and Arthur Brallsford are near Ing completion. Judge Bruce W. DesChamps is building on the outer edge of town. Mr. B. C. Wallace, of Sumter, spent yesterday here. Mr. C. M. Hugging has returned from Alken, S. C. Mrs. Brunsen, of Sumter, is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. R. S. Beckham, Jr. ANTIOCH. Antioch, June 1.?We have been having some excellent weather on the young crops, which are looking nne now. Oats have been gathered, and they were very poor. 4 Miss Irene Weldon, of this place. Is with her sister, who has typhoid fever In Bithopvllle. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weldon spent Saturday in Blsbopvllle. Mr. Bob McCasklll and sister. Miss Laura, of Camden, spent Saturday and Sunday In this community. Misses Nellie Watts. Sallle and LIs ale Barber, of Luge 8. C, have been visiting here, but returned to their home today. Mr. Willie Huggins and family, of Camden, spent yesterday with Mr. T. M. Qrier, of this place. The Oum Springe school, which has been successfully tsught by Miss Anna Holland, closed on last Friday. Also the Antioch school, which was taught by Miss Ross Qelshmer, of Camden, the two combined and had a picnic, which was enjoyed by all who participated. Mr, Hasel McCssklll, of Kershaw. has been visiting his uncle, Dr. C. 8. Brltton, of this place. > Mr. Johnnie Foxworth, of Salis? bury, N. C, Is visiting here. Mr. J. It Rlchbourg, of this place, has been taken to the Mood-Osteen infirmary, Sumter, to be treated for typhoid fever. ? There Is lots of sickness here now. Mr. Allle Baker died at his home here on May 31 of typhoid fever. He was sick for a long time, and, al? though his death was not a surprise, It was a shock to many. He was a right young man, and leaves a wife and two children, also an aged father and one brother to mourn his lots. [The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the entire community. His re? mains will be laid to rest at Mixpan church today st 4 o'clock. DU RANT. Durant, June *1.?The college boys and girls are coming in for their vacation. Mr. Henry Reaves from Davidson and Miss Vera Durant of Chlcora arrived last week. Mr. Robbie Durant spent today In Manning. Miss Maggie Montgomery, Miss Vir? ginia Durant, Mr. Marcus Plowden and s number of others attended a picnic at Sardinia Friday, given by the school of that place. Miss Daisy Wltherspoon, after a successful year with her school work at Pinewood, is home for the summer. Very heavy rains, accompanied by a little hall, have passed through some parts of this section lately, with very little injury to crops. The oat crop Is better than usual, but cotton and corn have not taken on sufficient growth to be promising. Lightning struck a small tree by the house of Mr. S. Tlsdale, of Con? cord, last Saturday. A piece of fur? niture In a room nearby was damaged and a pitcher and basin thrown to the floor, but fortunately the occupants were in an adjoining room and not Injured. DALZRLL, Dalzell. June 1.?We are having Ideal crop growing weather, and I don't think I have ever seen the crops doing better than they have for the last ten days. Corn and cotton are doing about all we could wish Just now. Mr. John Young has some fine corn and cotton, and Mr. W. A. Bowman hau fine cotton. All the cotton that did not have to be planted over Is looking flne. The oat crop Is being harvested now as rapidly as possible, and a good crop Is generally being harvested, and such One weather for It Mrs. B. W. Segars, who has been sick for a long while with consump? tion, died Friday night and was taken to her old home 111 Darlington county for burial. Thfl bereaved family have our sympathy. The Dalzell school closed today. Miss Sturkle has given good service as a teacher, and she leaves for her home in Greenwood, S. C, with our best wishes. She will not return to teach next session. This district we think heads the list with candidates for the magis? trate's office. We have five or six of? fering; their services, but only one can be elected, so, boys, when so many of you get left keep up your best looks and polite ways and don't mind. You might do better next time, and polite? ness cultivated and a life lived above reproach won't hurt any of you for the next two years. The election for the county court tomorrow comes in a very busy time, and we fear won't be very well at? tended. We are always in favor of doing things for the be3t, but are not in favor of shouldering more than we can carry and the taxpayers of Sumter county nlready have enough. Most of us pte now groaning under the load. We are getting tired of having taxes raised from year to year, and each year more extravagance and debts heaped upon us. I am as much in favor of improvements as any one, when we can have them clear of debts, but are opposed to going in debt for show. Miss Lottie Cobb, of Ashevllle, X. C, is visiting at Mrs. X. J. Carson's. Mr. and Mrs. R. G Scarborough, of Sumter, visited the former's parents, Col. and Mrs. W. D. Scarborough, on Sunday. Miss Manning, of Marlboro county, visited Miss Pauline Woodley last week. Mrs. W. o. Graham, of Sumter, spent Sunday with Mrs. G. E. Martin. EVERYTHING AT For One Week COST For One Week * s* ? Ending Saturday, June 6th at Shaw 6 McCollum Mer. Co. Coroner's Inquest. Lily Dixon, colored, who lived on the Gaillard place, Providence town? ship, was found in a dying condition late Wednesday afternoon by her hus band. She expired shortly afterwards. It was thought at first that death was the result of violence, and her hus? band, who had been in the habit of beating her, was arrested and sent to jail. The inquest held today by Coro? ner Flowers developed that fact that the woman died from natural causes, and that there were no Just grounds for suspicion that her husband had killed her. Hurrah t Hurrah!! COMING! The Great Johnny J. Jones Exposition Shows and World Renowned Trained Wild Animal Exhibit. : : : : Destruction Worse Than War. The wave of destruction that swept over the South during the civil war left desolation in its path. But how completely the country has been re? stored In less than a generation to all its former beauty and fertility?with one exception. Where the forests and the woodlands that protected the watersheds have leen destroyed the once beautiful streams are becoming destructive torrtnts and unless this method of ruining the country is checked the conditions that will re? sult will be worse than the destruc I tion wrought by the civil war, be? cause it will be permanent. Everywhere, all over this country, forest destruction is changing the face of nature. It matters not whether you look at the Appalachians or the < Siena Xevadas, the influences of de? struction are at work, and if contin- J ued will reduce this country to the j unhappy condition of China, a nation I without trees, a country of floods and famines, as the result of gradually deforesting all the watersheds of their rivers. To Birmingham, Ala., and return, account Annual Re? union U. C. V. Tickets on sale June 6th, 7th and 8th, final limit June 20th. For further information, re? servations, etc., communicate with nearest Ticket Agent, or UNDER AUSPICES Sumter Baseball Association -ONE WEEK June 8th to 13th, Inclusive. A Solid Week of Fun, Recreation and Amusement. 10?BIG FEATURE SHOWS?10 3-SENSATIONAL FREE ACTS-3 3?Magnificent Riding Devices?3 2-Grand Military g Concert Bands-2 Free Concerts and Free Exhibition every hour. Some? thing doing all the time. A Sure Cure for Piles Mr. r. S. N. V., Kaadall mi No. selsst Mala Oav files er tea er is ass of Plkssad Bloodinc Ointment. baaliiw sah*is the world. Itwffl lttraly cure cuts, seta*, ols The Big $10.000 Trained Wild Animal Exhibition. SEE LA ZENA AND BRADRICKS, The Great French Areonauts, in their Balloon Ascension and Thrilling Double Parachute Drop. The only Act of its kind in the World. SEE CYCLONE, In His Fearless and Death-defying Act, Known as the "Dip of Death" or "Looping the Gap." "The Sensation of all Sensations." THN y\ "The Persian Theatre,"?The Mystery of all Mysteries. ^ sH, P? "Ye Old Plantation," "Ting Mute,"-Smallest Horse ><J^JM^i inthc World. "Electric Theatre," "Working World" and King and Queen, tue big Snakes Eat. As unlike the old worn-out Street Fair and Carnival as RADIUM is unlike BRASS. Traveling by Special Train in their own Magnificent Palace Cars. OPENS 1:30 P. M. CLOSES 11:30 P. M. ?alt rhsaa sad ail Pound at Last s cars for Eczema. Mia. Charles Mischers1 of Philadelphia, Pa., write* that the had sugared for many ysais with ?da tarribla diaaaaa and had triad ram sty after rsaaady for It. but could aot sad s cure, until aha waa advised to try Bleodioo Oiat ?Mat, aad toacrgfOMtwpriaeoeebos healed ap nearly all ei the eld eoree, aad the second boa completely eared bar. fee. a box by mail. liver Pitts cats CsosHpanaa. sac. a W. J. CRAI6, T. C. WHITE, Pit. Tnf. Agt. 611, Pit. Aft. WILMINGTON, N. C. Notice Summer School For Sumter County. Sibert's Drug Store, SPECIAL AGENTS. ! A summer school of lour weekf^ ! duration will be held for the teacheraG* j of this county, beginning June 21. Courses in the primary and elemen- ? tary branches will be offered to the teachers and, if desired, additional courses will be given in French and Latin. In arranging the course o study for the school this summer special regard will be had for those who may wish to stand examinations for certificates to teach or who may wish to have their certificates renew? ed. Miss E. W. McLean and Mr. S. H. Edmunds will be the instructors. S. D. Cain, m\ff County Superintendent of Education. 6-3-4t-law?i&w BASEBALL CARNIVAL. o Johnny J. Jones Exposition Shows and Wild Animal Exhibit. Biggest and best Carnival ever in Sumter^ Will show in Sumter all of next week, June 8 to 13th, for the benefit of the Sumter Baseball Association. NEW YEAR'S DAY LEE'S BRTHDAY WASHNGTON'S BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS?-Two Days These are holidays that we keep to commeorate events in the history of the world and of our country. Days that should be kept in mind by the business world. These days and Sundays we are not open, but deposits in our Savings department work for you the year round. They draw 4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly, 365 days out of the year. If you have no saving- account start one now with The Bank of Sumter. The Johnnie J. Jones Carnival Co. will arrive here on Monlay morning. This is one of the cleanest shows on the road and Is absolutely free from graft of any kind. The show has Improved very much since It was here last, and Is now able to give our peo? ple a clean, nice lot of attractions. The fourteen piece Italian Band is one of the best on the road. The company carries two free attractions that are great?a ballon ascension and a loop the loop, one of the most dan-devil acts ever witnessed. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY. CAPITAL PAID IN.Si2o,ooo SURPLUS. 25.000 STOCKHOLDERS LIABILITY.... 120,000 The county dispensary board of Charleston has awarded contracts for the purchase of whiskey agrge gatlng $135,000. Does a general banking business; safe and conservative. Special care and attention given to trust fuuds in our savings department, where we allow 4 per cent interest, compounded quarterly. No accounts too large or too _. small to be accepted in this department Parties having funds seeking absolutely safe 8 per cent investments jj PROTECTION TO DEPOSITORS, 5265,000 and those wanting money on first ciaaa real estatecolla J teral will find it to their interest to call on us, K. O. PDRDY, > . R. L. EDMUNDS. Cashier. R .1 BLAND. (Attorneys. C. G. ROWLAND. President, R. F. HAYNSWORTH. Vlce-Pre*. EES LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP < COHTAINS MONIY AND TAR. CONFORMS TO NATIONAL PURK FOOD AND DRUM LAW. An improvement over many Cough, Lung and Bronchial Remedies, because It ride the system of g cold by acting as a cathartic on the bowels. No opiates. Guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. Prepared by PIN EULE MEDICINE CO.. CHICAGO. U. ?. A.