The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 29, 1908, Image 8
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. An ac?
count with this bank will provide an excellent system of
laying aside that portion of your earnings you do not need
for immediate use.
This bank will appreciate your account, whether large
or small.
?6e
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All Expert.
At a dinner given by the prime
minister of a little kingdom on the
Balkan Pcninsu'a a distinguished dip?
lomat complained to his host that the
minister of Justice, who had been sit?
ting on his left, had stolen his watch.
"Ah, he shouldnt have done that/
said the prime minister in tones of
annoyance. "I will get it back for
you."
i Sure enough, toward the end of the
evening the watch was returned to
its owner.
i "And what did he say?" asked the
diplomat.
I "Sh-h," cautioned the host, glanc?
ing anxiously about him. "He doesn't
know that I have got it back;"?Ev?
erybody's.
Send us your Job work.
Why Dlln't She?
A little boy of I years playing with
his sister one day, leaned too far out
of the second story window, lost his
balance and fell into the yard below.
Very miraculously he escaped being
injured, and his parents and
friends were so delighted that they
gave him quite a number of pennies,
nickels and dimes.
The next day, after he recovered
from the shock of the fall, he was
counting his money, and on seeing his
little sister enter the room, exclaim?
ed: "Gee, Glady's, look at all the
money I got for falling out of the
window! Why don't you try it?"?De?
lineator.
The Jerome hotel in Columbia is
being enlarged by adding a fourth
story and an addition in the rear.
THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY.
CAPITAL PAID IN.$120,000
SURPLUS. 25,000
STOCKHOLDERS LIABILITY.... i2C,ooo
PROTECTION TO DEPOSITORS, $265,000
('. G. ROWLAND. 1'ivsident.
K. V. HAYNSWORTH. Viet*-Pres.
Does a general banking business; safe and conservative.
Special care and attention given to trust funds in onr
savings department, where we allow 4 per cent interest,
compounded quarterly. No accounts too large or too
small to he accepted in this department. Parties having
funds seeking absolutely safe 8 per cent investments
and those wanting money on first claro real estate colls
teral will find it to their interest to call on us.;
R. L. EDMUNDS. Cashier.
R. 0. IM'RDY. I ?-t
IL .T. BLAND. (Attorneys
Pineules
30 days' treatment for $1.00. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded.
For the Kidneys, Bladder
and Rheumatism.
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