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Win CORRESPONDENCE, WISACKY. Wrsacty. July IS.?It la amusing to Tlsaar the widely differing opinions be? ta g voiced aroond hero as to the con? dition of cotton, gome claim that it Is a ready cut off considerably by the it. which has prevailed here for weeks. Others any that It Is only inlng to suffsr. whlls still others ind thst ths dry weather has Just the thing that hss been lad. and ha* caused cotton to hold fruit that otherwise It would have Two things are certain, corn Is but In most cases Irredeemably . Not more than three-fourths a crop can be made, and probably t so sauch as that. The other Is cotton Is about as heavily fruit as has ever been seen In this vl One good farmer said only morning that cotton had on so bolls that thsy were lylntr on another . r. A. R. Weldon entertained quits of young people at a "wa? nt bastln*" on Tuesday even In honor of her charming Ulster, Mary Bell Scott, of Sumter. Mr. Lecrue won the prise a huge ilon?for eating the most of is luscious fruit K. O. DasChamps entertained wat Wednesday evening In honor of Miss Virginia Crane, of ir, Oa. Sra Lottie Oreen and Mrs. W W. and children, of Blshopvllle, yesterday at tue home of Mr. W. DasChamps, Mr. snd Mrs. A. A. of Mayesvtlle are guests at la same hospitable home today. Use, Alga Hill snd children sre In for a portion of the summer. H. W. Luelus snd children ard lllsa Oreen and grano children en gulllvan'a Island for a few Messrs. W. A. Oreen, and L. Scott go to Join them tomorrow srntng. Mise Virginia Crane, ofDecatuer^Oa. the charming guest of her sister. Bdgar DesChamps. "dip" la stl'l a favorite pass? et Lynch's River crossing nesr Monday afternoon there were i the watsr st one time. An ittle full from Blshopvllle long the crowd. A large crowd from hers attended at campaign meeting at Blshopvllle qr. Oes would Judge by ap that Lee county will be pretty thoroughly In politics st coming election. Bach of the rial candidates has the follow Johnstons. Smith and Rhett aad each of them Is most thor opposed by ths supporters of others. Rhett, for Instance, will a good vote In Lee county, yet, very likely. If he shou'd In Blshopvllle again now, he Hi be hissed. However, here's and hoping warmly, that sn months v. ?? shsll be speak -gag; of Senator Rhett *fU ^ LINCHBtJRG. ^^Ww Lynchburg. July IS.?Quits an ex though one-aided gams of ball played hsre last evening between 'Hay ess Hie and Lynchburg nlnea. l#acht>urg mads too many costly er sttiibutabls to lack of practice, consequently head work, seors stood 11 to t, in fovor of Hie. (My. Isn't this painful!) Batterie*? Lynchburg. Simon jffrlf 1 pitcher, and Marshall Smith, 1 Mayeevlllo. Mat Mayea. pitch-, ? Rhodes, catcher. Umpire*?Q. Farley D. Rhodea. The painters are putting the finish sj on the new Methodlat church, Ing it ths handsomest little irch in thia county. It la certainly aodam. up-to-data structure. This irch Is in s much more convenient ? than the old one. Mr. W. T. McLeod Is having his res remodelled completely. Work la shout to begin on Mr. de F. Mclntoah'a residence, and completed, according to the de will be very attractive and Ban ds proa. I SALKM. Beiern, Jury 37.?Rain fell here on Baa 14th. after fifteen days of hot. dry weather. Crops wsrs at a standstill, corn prospects cut somewhat Now that It rained on dog day then on the first and second days, tf the saying of 40 dsys rsln pans out earrsctly. we will yet get our sverage s>f watsrfsll. The creeka had about all dried up and much catching of Bah by muddying waa Indulged In by ths colored people, old and young, sna e and female. Then some delicious raccoon meat Baa been > i as bill of fare of many who are not so fond of the finny trfee. This beats the baseball business than most of our readers are getting heartily sick of. it hss shout gotten to the pa** where news matter must Bo laid aside to give space for base? ball, else there Is little or nothing else afloat. Then, the business seems to b? un? profitable from the published accounts ia the pspers and why ke#p It up? It ? does not add anything to the business of a town and many of your readers ft I are wondering why the merchants and others close their business places for them. But on the other hand It must cost someone considerable to main? tain them. One Is not supposed to fol? low a business if he sees loss staring him constantly In the face. But with baseball the case Is different, and the game must go on. Then, too, the la? dles are cal'ed upon, or voluntarily come to the rescue by giving enter? tainments and raising money to pull the club out of the "hole." Ball game Is fine sport for school boys, but the way It is run now will soon bankrupt some one unless there are some wheels within a wheel that are not visible to the outside world. Since the world seems to be run by speculation and trickery no doubt these elements are contained In the baseball business, that makes it to fascinating for many and perhaps profitab'e for oth? ers. But when one gains some one is obliged to lose. Then comes the boys themselves?after a few years hard service, old sge comes on. They are stove up. limbs broken and a general disfiguration all round. Can't play ball any longer; know nothing else, perhaps. What Is to become of them? Some provision will have to be mads for them; they will need help as much or more than many of our soldiers need pensions, and where is the money to come from to support them and their families. It Is time that the fans were looking after this part of the business. For It comes in every avocation In life from the pulpit to the press, and there is no reason to believe that baseballlsts will be an ex? ception to the rule. Then, again, this selling business of the players, or swapping them like they were slaves or dumb brutes sounds nonsensical among civilised people. ? Service at Brick church has been dispensed with until the first Sunday In September. It is an old custom here to give the minister a month's vacation at this season of the year. Mr. A. B. Stuckey's manly form and smiling face was seen among the worshippers here Sunday. Mr. E. W. Dabbs attended the big pfcnlc at Beulah on Saturday. Mr. O. W. McBrlde will leave for Roland, X. C, on Tuesday for a few days' stay. Replying to an Inquiry In the Item a few days since as to what has be? come of the Betts Railroad, for the Information of your readers we will state that the tall end of It has length? ened until It hss nssrly reached the. Black river and Georgetown public road and unless It grows fsster in the next seven months than It has the past seven, the right of way will have to be cut out again. Though, It might be full grown, as they don't all grow the sams length. DARK COR NKR. Dsrk Corner, July 27.?We are having some fine showers now, but I am fearful that they are too late for our cotton as It seems to be almost dead In some places. Corn Is burnt up badly. Nothing very exciting hereabouts, i am still keeping still and serene, though I wss Informed In your city last Saturday that I was fixing up to get In a row but I hope not. Mrs. Kolb is still about the same. Miss Sallle Johnson has been worse again. Mrs. Mary A. Ardls, wife of W. S. Ardls, formerly of this piece, hut now of Deerlng, Oa., is visiting relatives here and at Plnewood. She spent yes? terday at W. J. Ardls*. John Ardls and Qus Weeks visited st Mrs. Laura Ardls, near Paxville, last night. 1 W. J. Ardls spent last Saturday in your city, and had the pleasure of dining with Capt. J. Dlggs Wilder and his kind wife. May their paths He always In bright and pleasant places. t , MAX. Max, July 27.?The annual picnic and old soldiers' reunion at Olanta park, last Saturday, was largely at? tended. It was estimated that there were between 3,000 and 5,000 persons there. The addresses by Rev. B. K. Truluck and Mr. Hodges, of Marlon, also singing of two pieces by six per? sons, were good and pathetic. A show? er of rain marred the pleasure of dinner. The meeting of old friends Is a spe? cial feature of these great meetings. Prof. Peterson of Orangeburg, ad? dressed Bethel Sunday school last Sunday morning. Mr. B. C. Truluck and daughter, Miss Annie, left this morning for ?Jlenn Springs. R*v. B. K. Truluck preached several days at Plsgah last week. Mr. R. J. Williams' family of Au? gusta. Oa.. also Mrs. P. D. Oasklna, of Lae, are visiting relatives here. Dr. C. J. Tomllnson has a very sick mule. Rains fell here Friday, Saturday in 1 Sunday. < r? ps are goo 1. The heuSsheSSJSri are busy canning fruit. Mr. J. D. Hinds and bride, of Lit? tleton, Als., also Mrs. B. A. Jones, ol Oeorgetown, are visiting at Dr. T. R Kelly's and Mr. I. M. Truluck's. STATEBL'RG. ?tateburg, July 27.?Miss Emma Barnwell left un Saturday to spend a month with her sister on Wrightsville Beach. Messrs. Ransom, Deas and Henry mchftrdton, of Sumter, spent Sunday In our midst. Miss Ina Mellette, who has been attending Summer School in Sumter, is at home again. Mr. Henry Moses, of Sumter, spent Sunday with friends here. Miss Nannie Richardson, of Sum? ter, is an attract.ve visitor in our midst. '.Vir. J. Singleton Moore, of Sumter, spent Sunday at "the Ruins." Mr. Andrew Manning, of Sumter, was the guest of friends here on Sun? day. Miss Bessie Barnwell is visiting Misses Fannie and Harriet Saunders this week. Messrs. John and Dozier Lee, of Sumter, were among the visitors here on Sunday. Mrs. S. R. Flud and the Misses Flud expect to leave on Thursday for Ashe ville, N. C, where they will enjoy the coed mountain breezes for several we<?ks. Rev. W. H. Barnwell is visiting friends in Clarendon today. Miss Daisy Burgess returned to her home in Sumter on Friday, after a pleasant visit to her uncle, Mr. H. L. Pirickney. Mr. Hall Ramsey and Master Sam Ramsey leave tomorrow to visit their sister, Mrs. Sam Cain, in La?rens. Mrs. Sallie Carter, of Columbia, is visiting at the home of Mr. W. J. Nor ri3. ANTIOCH. Antloch, July 27.?Crops are not looking so well now as they were two weeks ago on account of dry weather, but it rained on the first "dog day" and if the old prophecy be true we will have rains passing for forty days. Watermelons, peaches, apples and, in fact, all kinds of fruit are plentiful in this rsction. Mrs. L. A. James, of Birdiopville, who has Just recovered from an at? tack of typhoid fever, is visiting her father, Mr. J. W. We'don, of this Place, ? ? g |f i Misses Irene Weldon and Sadie White visited at Rembert lasf week. 8-everal from here attended the pro? tracted meeting at Plsgah Baptist church last week. The pastor was assisted by Rev. Mr. Truluck. Misses Cecil and Mynell Mitchell, of Leesville, 8. C., are visiting in this community. Mr. Charley Holland, of Birming? ham, Ala., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Jim McLeod, of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Coker, of Fountain turn, 8. C, have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. K. Richbourg, here. Mrs. Mary Truesdale, of Westville, is visiting Miss Eva Britton, of this place. The health of our community is much Improved. PISGAH. Pisgah, July 28.?The terrible hot weather has severely injured the crops, especially corn. Rain has fallen in spots. Some places full wet, others none at all. The fine fruit crop has gone to waste in a large measure. It has been the most fruitful year I have ever seen and very little of it saved. Politics is warming up. The candi? dates in this Judicial district don't let the grass grow under their feet. Each one thinks he will be the man. Since my last the Pisgah Sunday school had its picnic at the church and the children acquitted themselves O. K. In the parts assigned to them. The dinner was abundant and enough for many more. About 400 were present. The meeting at Pisgah church went on all last week and closed Sunday Rev. B. K. Truluck aided the pastor, and he preached with great force and power. He is a very sociable and pleasant man and made many friends who will be delighted to have him come again. ^ The new church organ arrived and was used during the meeting. It is a fine one and the tone pie;..-ant to the ear. Baptism will take p'ace at the church on the second Sunday morn ing In August. The Ch reh extension was made and po***! put in before t'n meeting started. Large crowds at? tended all the services, many coming from a distance. Among them were Mrn. H. O. Brown and daughtu, Miss Katie, of Camden. Steps will be taken In the near fu? ture to rraku further Improvements to the church and the indications are the preaching will be had every Sun day next year. Mr. John Foxworth, recently of North Carolina, is visiting his son, Dr. T. D. Foxyorth. Mr. Durham Ives and wife, who went to Florida several years ago, are ?ut visiting relatives and friends. He seems to be much pleased with his n#w home. TINDAL. Tlndal, July 28.?The crops In Ulli bisection are doing nicely since the fine rain has broken the dry spell. Mrs. Mollle Mlddleton, of Florence, spent a few days with her brother, Mr. C. W. Wlthertpoon, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Bridgers, of 'Georgia, visited at Mr. J. W. Broadway's lost week. Mr. B. R. Hodge spent Saturday in Sumter. Mr. T. E. Hodge and Mr. W. M. Broadway have gone to Atlanta, (la. They will go from there to Ashevtllc. where they will spend several days. Mr. C. M. Witherspoon Is spend? ing the day in Sumter. PRIVATEER. Privateer, July 28.?The drought has at last been broken and the crops have improved considerably since the showers began. Mr. and Mrs. S. Harvln leave today for Hendersonville, N. C. Miss Inez Wells is visiting at Wedge field. Rev. and Mrs. William Haynsworth are spending a month at Montret, M. C. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ingram, of Timmonsville. are visiting relatives in the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Mims, of Elloree, are visiting in the neighborhood. WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN. Conditions, for Week Ending Mon? day Reported by Section Director Bauer. Columbia, July 28.?Mr. J. W. Bauer, section director of of the weather bureau service, has issued the bulletin for the week ending July 27. The report gives the genera! weather averages and reports from the observers scattered throughout the State. It is given below: The fore part of the week was warm and dry, the latter portion was slightly cooler and showery; the sun? shine was about normal. The mean temperature was nearly three degrees aboue the normal in the eastern division and was about normal in the central and western portions. As in the previous week, the-highest temperatures were record? ed in the central portions. The daily maximum temperatures were in the ^nineties in all parts of the State dur? ing the first three days, and were about 90 degrees, or slightly below, during the remainder of the week. The night temperatures were gener ally in the seventies. The extremes were 99 degrees at Di?on cn the 19th and at Bowman, Elko, Newberry and | Santuc on the 21st, and 66 degrees at Liberty on the 20th. The rainfall was not well distribut? ed. The northeastern counties re? ceived ample precipitation, ranging from one to over two inches; portions of the western counties also received j from one to nearly two inches, while j the central portions and the Immedi- I ate coast sections received generally less than half an inch, and a few lo? calities received none. A general rain would prove beneficial, especially in the central counties, and in the coast legions where the drought is severe. Business School For Sumter. Cecil's Busines School offers a groat opportunity to the young men and wpmen of the surrounding territory who are contemplating a business course. The school will be opened here the first week in August over Folsom's Jewelry store and a full course in Bookkeeping, Penman? ship, Letter Writing, Mathematics, Stenography and Typewriting will be offered to all who desire this special training. The Cecil Brothers have adopted the plan of bringing the college to the students, and their testimonials from the different towns where schools have been conducted, show that they are meeting with favor and accom? plishing the results for which the course Is intended at far less cost than would be necessary to leave j home for a like advantage. A special school will be conducted at night for the benefit of the young men who cannot attend the D?y School. If interested, drop a card in the local office to Cecil's Business School. Lock Box 203 or phone 280. 7-29-30-31&S-1 J. L. Lud low, civil engineer, may sue the street commission of Colum? bia for breach of contract. NEW ARRIVALS "3 OF Seasonable Merchandise It may seem a little late in the season to be getting in Summer goods, ^ but we keep selling them and as long as we do we will continue to buy them. m>*m Our Latest Arrivals Consist of New Belting at 25c the yard. New line of Linens at 12 1-2 and 15c. New line India Linon special value at 10 cents. Another lot of those rapid moving Val Laces and Insertions to match 5000 yds. at 50c per dozen. New line of Fall Percales best made at 12 1-2 cents the yard. THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS In our stock that we wish to clean up, and in order to do so will make the price unusually attractive. Ladies' White Embroideried Sunshades, <j* j f\g\ the $2.00 grade, at - ?P I ?uu Ladies' Extra Size Under Vests, the t f%r^ 15 cent quality - 1 uc The balance of our Silk Mulls, were ^ g 5oc will close out at - - - ? i5 c Ladies' White Canvas Oxfords $1.00. Misses' White Canvas Oxfords 75 cents. ? Extra Special Valves in all Summer Lap Robes. 0'Donnell & It Makes No Difference What Line Of Work You Are Engaged In-You Should Have a Bank Account. Every man today has a good chance to lay up a com petance in twenty-five years or less if he will save. 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