The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 08, 1908, Image 8
ttMMTY CORRESPONDENCE.
LTNCHBTJRG.
Lynchburg, Jjly 2.?Cotton crop*
this section *.re indeed promising,
tho corn pie nted on the William
plan la not is good as it was last
fsjsjr. sf a body i*an Judge from ap-|
noorancer Some farmers lone sight
wf the fact that all soils are not alike
make no allowance for variation
taeona, and thus hold down the
iwth at corn till it reaches a criti
etage; this has been done in this
of the county. < I
The new Methodist church at this
Is nearlng completion, and will
quite handsome. The old church
lot ban has *>en sold to Mr. T. W.
who will proceed In tho near
ire to convert it Into a dwelling.
Mr. C. E. TlBsmons haa moved into
h now residence on Swamp street
Mr. H B. UcElveerts new real
win soon ho ready for oocu
This building la on Main
which, tti far, la strictly real
Mr. Jon. & Pt tu haa not been well
t toMotlmt, and doubtleat would be
i
hg h :bsrogf ot air. scene.
water.
John A. Du Rant, whose
dhenllh hin not been good for several
si now In the Sumter Infirmary
ft*
J. W. larrart, vlslstlng new
Orange burg County, wlr
est to Or. Thrrntt yesterday that their
girl, about a year old, was quite
so ho loft last everdng in answer
thd tologvam. not knowing sxactly
he will return, which lenves our
town, without a physician, for
two or throe days at least
J. F. Melatoeh. Sr., has been
Indisposed for several days.
ji and take Insurance
?gents ore getting alarmingly numer?
ates osnr the country nowadaya A
aaaa by the name of W. J. Reynolds,
*whh a supply of aliases, was arrest
%d In this place by Deputy X. Frank
Metwtoeh. by request of sheriff of
county last Saturday, and ta
by Deputy Sheriff, Ragleld to
Jail that night This man
led principally among the color
#d element.
A mad dog wsui shot near this place
last week. ' I
Nearly to new residences have been
atdged to this t( wn within the past
two or three years, and several more
wrQl be added In a few months.
Mr. Tnmmle Kllpatrlck and Miss
Viola, daughter of Mr. M. L. Mein?
gosh, of th% place, were united In the
*woty bonds of matrimony last Sunday
jnssmlng by Rev. Mason, pastor of
TbJimonsville M. E. church. Some
naaon to follow soon, but cards are not
WS*. . - \A
ur hunting In central Privateer Is
owah a novelty.that I, semi *n ac
omant of if. Yesterday morning
of my hands rep>rted bear tnack: in
corn field. Thinking It negro tin
ition. 1 went to Investigate, and
sore enoui.h. were the tracks,
the hard ground the tracks were
4 1?3 inches wlc e, but In soft land
from I to I laches wide. We traced
It through my pUce and to my sls
s. Miss Callle Wells, plum patch,
within 2? yards of her house. It
went through her lot, and wo then
traced It for III MO miles, several
very near to houses, it finally
nt through fleMs and woods to the
of Cain's mill pond. Our dogs
very much sfrald of Its scent,
lines they would turn tall
for dear life. Once we
thought we had It bayed, but never
saw It.
One passed through here last year,
and one very reliable negro says she
h-urd It or Hoinrthlng ?d<e break
down hushes and canes In the
branch nesi Mise Callle Wells' for
several days this week.
I saw at Mr. Joe B. Osteen yester?
day, the prettiest field of oorn 1 think
that I ? \ ? r. saw
and it
star the same slxe. and equal dis?
tance each from tho othev. As a grn
I thing eon Is not as good thi?
ns last in this section.
PrHateer. July 4.
for some tl
and rua f
There w^re 20 seres
looked llk.? evei) stalk win
HHOODON.
Mtngdon. July 4.?Mr. and Mrs J.
I. Iirogdon entertained a numbot of
young folks at their hospll ible home
gm Friday evening last Tho guest ot
honor
was Miss Trcscott, of ('h n l> -
ton. a niece of Mr BfOgtlOfl Doll
OSOUn cre^m in.I c ik?- w t- i v 1 dm
mg the evening.
Th- ft . { Miss V tugti in fl
?on. of Lauf? n? will ! t >
hnow that she irrh .1 u
few evenings uk . t . Mr Mil I
Bennettsvllle. Itton I ? ight In
this aaestna a few year , and vis?
Med here last Winter. >lr. .\MN i i
go ho congratulate
nmjsble and lovablo a bl
Mrs. J Ct UnhOS ;in I | qght< r
Ml** Sudle. are m>' n '
In Summer*. I'.e. Th y will ilan ip
name time on rtulllvan's island
fore returning home.
Miss Msmle Blackwell returi ? I h
Jew weeks ago from Winthrop Col
lege, where she has been a student
tor the past year. Miss Blackwell
waa among the number, yesterday,
who took the competitive examina-1
tion for a Winthrop scholarship. She
la untiring In her efforts to acquire
I knowledge, and her success will be
watched with Interest by her friend.**.
Misses Halite Hinds and Essie
Blakely, of Klngstree visited in the
neighborhood recently.
Mr. J. D. Chandler Is spending
some time with his sister, Mrs. W. T.
Erogdn.
Messrs. P. L. Jones, J. C. Brogdon
and A. M. Davis are on the list of
Jurors this week.
Messrs. Harry Davis, Jake and
William Brogdon spent a few days In
Charleston last week.
Crops are looking very well, but
some are fearing too much rain?a
big shower comes each day.
WI&ACKY.
Wlsacky, July t.?The crops are
beautiful and growing rapidly, since
the dally showers began; farmers are
very hopeful, and greatly encouraged.
The health of the community Is
moderately good at present.
The death of Mr. K. McCaskill last
mi hi! cut t .loom ovti ths at*.
munlty. He was a good and useful
man and will be greatly missed. His
son, Rev. Kenneth McCaskill, of
North Carolina. Is still at the old
home closing up the business. He
expects to return to his family to?
morrow, the 4th.
Miss Maud Williams, of this place,
accem panted by her friend, Miss
Sadie McCutcheon, of Blshopvllle, has
gone to visit relatives and friends in'
Clarendon.
Mr. Colin Williams, who lives near
Summerton, was In our midst a few
days since, on a visit to his mother,
Mrs. K. J. Williams. He reports that
the crops In Clarendon are not near
as good as here In Lee county.
Mrs. Eva Smith and Mrs. Fannie
Stuckey, of Blshopvllle, has been vis?
iting In our midst recently.
Wlsacky, July f.?The Fourth pass?
ed so queltly here that we still begin
looking around In amazement when
we see on the calendar that It has
passed. True the stores closed for a
oortlon of the day, and the negroes
raised more Cain than all the land of
Nod, ever saw raised, but t}?ere> Is not
BS much of the unusual in that after
all. It Is the "nater of the beast.*'
Some few of the young men went to
Darlington, but by far the greater
number remained at home and pon?
dered on the amount of cotton and
corn they each would make, and
whetheT Smith, Rhett or' Johnston
will go to the senate.
Among tin visitors to Darlington
last week from this section were
Robt. Cooper, William Brearly and
English McCutchen. ,
Mrs. A. K. Weldon has returned
home after a several days' visit to
Spring Hill. Her father, Mr. W. H.
Scott, of Sumter. spent a few days
with her during last week.
Mr. W. W. McCutchen, who is
spending the summer with his fand'.-'
at Hendersonville, N. C, has been
here attending to hi* farm and visit?
ing friends for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Green, of
Sumter, spent the week-end at Mr.
W. A. Green's.
Mi^s EUa Harrall, qf Cheraw, is on
a visit to her aunt, Mrs. H. W. Scott,
af thti place.
Miss Blanche DesChamps is spend?
ing the week wtth a party of friends
>\\ Sullivan's Island.
.Vr. J. C. Scott, of Charleston,
?topped over here for a tew days on
his way to Hendersonville, N. C,
where he and his wife will spend the
remainder of the summer.
Dr. W. L. McCutchen, of Sumter,
??pent the week-end at the home of
Mr. It. M. Cooper.
Miss Grace Alford apert a few days
with her brother, Dr. N. Y. Alford.
last week.
Wo are glad to see the "Honorable"
?Irace of Charleston has tlnally come
In to the campaign. As we suspect
id, he ia making the campaign of the
upper part of the State only. Here's
Imping that he will continue to do
his enemy, Hhett. as much good In
sai Ii ?uliM 'iuent mee ting a*? he has
been doing In the meetings already
ttended. If he doe-; Mr. Khett go.
t?? the senate. %
SALLM.
s-i|, Bs, July ?;.?The glorious ith
Is numbered with the past The d ?y
ras not ohservs i in full. from the
' o ' t hit it f.-ll ?>n t'.i ' wrong day of
the erst it. Had !i fallen on tie- hmi<
ra*a day, as it sjsm rally dues, it won; i
hav< been strictly observed. Howev?
er, then .v- r.- tonne little amusements
katlM.it, sueh ;is in alligator hunt by
the whites, arid cake and re monad)
? '.ling i?y the cotoreds.
The gator hunt <u 1 not prove - ie?
eessftil, IS the trip up ;in I do ?'? n
? k rivet stream eras m?re of an
expedition On thtl \<?\,tge.
; nt it I expected later on thai some*
'hliic will be deine;? as leveial holes
? ? I ested sind tempting b tits were
left at them. After the voyage the
explorers repaired to the eastern
hank where they were lilnei by a
few -?theri? and Indulged la a fish fry.
luina have been . frequent and on
some occasions very heavy for the
past ten days.
Cotton lice are numerous and play- 1
ing up cotton badly. If they would
devour grass instead fit Cotton, they
would portion! 'lo mtW-i foi us than!
we can do for ourselves, since most
of us find these refreshing showers '
set it out as fast as it is cut. The
only thing left to do is to bury It
deep.
Crops are not as good a*> uswi at
thic season. In most instances from
tend ays to two weeks late. While
there are some individual instances j
where the corn crop is good.
The campaign meeting In your city
on Tuesday will be poorly represented
from this section. Politics cuts little
ice with our people these warm day.,.
Mayesville can boast of the best
and most self-sacrificing postmaster
of any town In the State. His plan
Is to keep his office open for tne ben?
efit of its patrons and his friends, on
all holidays, when they fall on Sat?
urdays. This is appreciated by the
people generally, who feel that he is
more considerate of them than hh
own pleasure. Long may he live and
prosper as he richly deserves, is the
sentiment of his patrons.
Hon. E. W. Dabbs has spent th?
past few days in Florence and Dar?
lington, but will meet the boys in
Sumter on Tuesday.
Mr. Joe Warren spent the 4th and
5th with relatives here.
Miss Louise Warren returned home
on Saturday, after spending two
weeks with relatives at Mt. Zion.
Mr. E. M. McElveen expects to be
at home the balance of the summer.
STATEBUIUJ
Stateburg, July 6.?Mr. Harry Bull,
who is taking a business course in
Columbia, spent Saturday and Sun?
day at home.
Mrs. Charlie Pinckney and little
Miss Emma Pinckney, of Sumter, are
visiting Mrs. Screvtn Moore.
Miss Emma Barnwell and Master
St. Julien Barnwell ' Spent Tuesday
and Wednesday In Columbia.
Miss Ina Mellette, who is attending
the summer school, spoilt Saturday
and Sunday at home.
Mr. Frank Harris, of Macon, Ga.,
after a pleasant visit to the family of
X'.r. E. F Holmes, returned to his
home yesterday
Misses Motte Peny and Annie
Smith, of Summerville, are the guests
Of Misses Janie and Lottie Nelson.
Rev. W. H. Barnwell <1 visiting
friends in Hagood today.
Mis^s Bettie Frlerson returned home
on Sundayi after a delightful stay In
Sumter. Miss Frierson was number?
ed among the guests at a house
party given by the Misses Nelson at
their attractive home on Church
street.
Mr. Guy Nelson is Spending some
time In Sumter.
Miss May Neyle left on Friday for
her home in Walterboro.
Mr. Singleton Moor* ^nd Mrs
Thon RloharJ?on >pent Sunda-y at
"The Ruins."
?e j
Misses Gena, Theo and Georgie
Dnrgnn are visiting relatives in Dar?
lington.
Mr. Early Mellette spent Sunday at
home/
Mr. A. M. Lee, of Charleston, spent
a few days here last week.
Max, July 6.?The picnic in the
oeautiful SJTOVe at Mr. J. L. Moore's
hist Saturday was a very pleasant af?
fair. The sumptuous dinner, lem?
onade, ice cream and the deep well
of cold water were enjoyed.
Mrs. James Baker, of Olanta, died
at her home this morning, leaving an
Infant and four small children.
Messrs. Sauls attended the reunion
of Capt. Land's company last Satur?
day at Camp branch.
Miss gunle Burgess Mouzon spent
Saturday night with Miss Ellen Car?
la way.
Mrs. R. E. Shields is spending n few
days with Mrs. J. A. M. Carraway.
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CLEAN UP.
Here's the best opportunity to
buy fresh and correctly tailored Suits
and Trousers for Men, Boys and
Children that you've had in a long
time, or will have again soon.
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
Copyright 1908 by
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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15.00
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10.00
$7.60 Ken's T
6.50
500
400
$8.50 Bovs' Knee Suits
7 50
5.00
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$1.26 Boys' Knee Pants
1.00 .
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