Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'toNTY CORRESPONDENCE, DARK CORN RR. Dark Comer. Aug. 7.?Fodder pull m Is In order hereabouts at this time. 1 antd that I Intended to keep cool, an serene, but I have surely .not this week, not with polities, enoTl c].. not expect to get'hot with politics, bot this hot weather, and bain* in the rodder Held la enough to snake any one hot. We hod a nice shower oi rain yes wsrday. which was much needed, as nro had not had any rain in ten days. f have seen some good corn and nerton since my last. Dr. P. M. Sal? in?* of Plnewood, showed me ten ton the 1st Instant) of the best I have seen this year and the best m I have seen was Mr. W. L. Man's, near TlndsJ. H am* my privilege and pleasure attend the Pocotallgo Sunday Union, at Providence church, sjgejr Tin dal. Sunday Aug. 2d. And 1 vnkeh some better pen-wleldoT and wunsr hand than mine would send you dkhd) your nanny renders an account oi sallow tag programme waa ren unlon was called to order at ss. by the hioderator, B. L. who. as the Rev, M. J. tjbs annotates to load the de reieoe wan abeent on ac of etaknesa, called on Mr. ft. D. to ?II that position, which the trot tiling after a song ser % A talk on the day's lesson, by aw. J. H. Puadcrburh a. Subject, The Duty of n Church toward bla Sunay School, woo ken on by Capt. J. Diggs Wll Subject, The Pastor's duty la day School, spoken on by W. J. A. P. Rill and J. R. Fonder s. Subject, The Claims of the Sun? ny School, spoken on by A Schi? Rod am and S. D. Richardson. w. Subject, Tho Teacher Getting dien on by H H. Welle and '. J. Ardls. V? 7. Report of SupsrlntenOerHsV N ft. D. Riehardeon reported for i's church. They are more In than ewer and are making Uno B. L. Broadway reported Branch; Sunday school is than ever before. J. M. Tin dal lor Providence; said his ?I waa now the banner school wanted to keep ft so. 4 rsosos. as Rev. Funderburk ?JSAd he www fond of fried chicken, sgSjSnh waa there In abundance with jssnnty of good tings to sat 1 had' ths of dining with old Bro J. M. and family. A hook waa offered for the beet into talk, by teacher or 1 left before ths talk. Miscellaneous Business. Medal Contest There were contestants \ left before It ?warded. were some very fine recitations tnj saholars and teachers. Then the school* contended In a singing for the banner. The judges am She banner were W. J. Ardls, Mrs. JL Dl Wilder and H. H. Walla, who that Graham ranked 90, Branch 91 and Providence 100. ? Provienee still retains the banner. ? Tho neat meeting of the union will I at Graham's church In October. Considering the, hot Weather It was it and fhter?tlng meeting, city was represented by Capt Jfr*. J. D. Wilder, B. T. and Windham and J. B. RafOeld; I tho Dark Corner by Mlas Eunice Owteen, W. J. Ardls and Douglas Ponttca ars quiet In this corner as 8 C. Kolb Is still sick?no bet? et this writing. Nealle and Mary Lee Ardls Mr. W. J. Ardls last Sunday Lewis Scott of Cane Savannah, and Rsrfms Ardls, of the Rocky Bluff iber Company, visited relative* last Sunday. John Ardls, from here, visited hi* In. Loula Ardls. at Bacon Hill. Plnewood, last Saturday und Sunday Oos We*ks has been sick, but \* RUM HERTS. Rembert. Aug. 1.?We have had SJfcfJ rains since the tOth of July, but that wan one of the stratas that suf? fered so greatly from drought. Corn la badly Injured, as the rains were too late. Cotton has done well all year and vfhlle the weed Is not so the plant is heavily fruited and with favorable seasons from now out we will make a good crop. 1 see a letter from State Chairman Wille Jones urging the Democrat** to the head negro leaders In tht* register. There Is no doubt tbout It township are making It their bu?!nt?s to attend public religious gath?r)ng<<. ?h as funeral* and pr?aih!ng. urg the negroes to register, and they vre doing so. Now, I beg the Dim navels throughout this township as swell as county to go Immediately and teguter I will say to the country people, don't wait for the supervisor to attend meetings of township pre? cincts in September, but make some effort to go to Sumter and get your registration certificate, as we want to see the Democratic electoral ticket us a i II as the congressional ticket largely increased from former years, and I hope every Democrat In the county Wi I work for this end. Protracted services will commence at McLeod's church here on Monday, the 17th Instant. Rev. Mr. Myers will assist the pastor. Miss Hettle White and Miss Jessie Tates, of Sumter, are visiting Mrs. W. J. Young. Miss Etta Cuttlno, of Sumter, and Miss Edna Chandler, of Columbia, are on a visit to Mrs. J. M. Reames. Mr. T. D. McLeod and Mr. 8. M. McLeod? will attend the reunion at Greenville next week. DTJRANT. Durant, Aug. ?.?Camp Henry Ben bow will go to Brewlngton this after? noon where they will sit by the camp Urea tonight recalling the past, tell? ing war stories and have a fine time In general. Tomorrow many from the surrounding countries will unite In a big picnic, putting before them such a supply of good things that will glad? den the hearts of the old vets and make them fool young once more. Miss Louise Murray and Mies Lyde are guests of Miss Carrie Reaves. Mini Ellen Blending, of Lexington, My., left Monday after a visit of sev? eral days to relatives here. Mrs. Moors Fulton Is with her father, Mr. William Durant, who has been sick for the past two weeks. Mrs. Caro Wlthsrapoon and daugh? ter returned home Sunday after a week's stay in the neighborhood. Mlao Daley Wltherspoon Is sojourn? ing among the hills of Virginia. The mall at Durant has been chang? ed from a dally to a trl-weekly and we hope the authorities will recon? sider and restore It to a dally. TIN DAL. Tindal. Aug. 10.?The play "Ten Nights In a Bar-room" at the Provi? dence school house on July SO waa considered as being a success. I have been Informed by the manager, Mr. C. M. Wltherspoon, thst they are go? ing to have the play over again on the 21st of August. Master Edwin Wltherspoon, of Wake Forest, N. C, haa been spend? ing some time' with relatives In the neighborhood. ? Mr. T E Hodge spent Friday In Sumter, Mr. T. A. Harvin, Of Silver, spent Friday at J. W Broadway s. Mr. H. W. Cuttlno was In Sumter Saturday. / ? PINKWOOD. Pine wood, Aug. 10.?^The laying of the cornerstone to the new schoo* building will take place on Tuesday, Aug. llth. The Masonic lodge from Summerton will lay the stone, after which the United States senatorial candidates and Gubernatorial Candi? dates Ansel and Blease. who have been Invited, will make short Speech? es. Congressman Geo. U I^egaxe will be the orator of the day. speaking on "EducstSVv The Clarendon count/ candidates axe booked to spank at Paxville that day, but efforts are being made to cancel the sneaking at Paxville so the whele., county can come ov?t to Plnewood. the place, that has furnish ed six governor s 'or South Carolina,, and enjpy a pleasant day. PRIYATVER. Prlvateey, Aug. 5?Mr.' and Mrs. Kelly, of Tlmmonsvllle, spent the past week visiting In the neighbor? hood. Miss Esteses, of Darlington, is spending sometime at Mrs. Anns Jackson's. Miss Sadie Nettles, of Sumter, Is spending the week at Mr. Q. A. Net? tles'. Mr. Tom James, of Sumter, spent Sunday at Mrs. L. B. Jenkins'. Mr. W. D. Lynam, Is visiting his sister, Mrs. 8. H. Ramsey, at State burg. Mr. Mack and Miss Sue Jackson leave today for a visit to friends In Richmond, Va. Rev. William Haynsworth will be? gin a protracted meeting at Bethel Sunday, the 9th. DALZELL. Dalsell. Aug. 11.?Hot w,eather. fod? der pullhig, protracted meeting, quar? terly conference, campaign day and baseball, and Col. Knapp'* speech all SS hand this week, with us, so we have enough to keep us busy for this week, without any more. Our community was saddened by the death of Miss Juanita Doby on Sunday night. She was burled at Tlrxah yesterday at 4.30 o'clock. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr Whltlock. The bereaved 1 family has our Ssspesg sympathy. I i>..t>y lost her eldest daughter ' about thief months uro, and now hoi vungest. and now ?*he Is very low kg rself. Mr. O. Ed. Roykln. who has been sick so long. Is Improving, and we are now hopeful of his lecovery. Mrs. Fannie Jeffrys, known all over the United States as Grandma, an ordained Paptlst prenchrr, has been ?pending ? lew days with Mrs. W. S. Eokyln. She It a great talker and mnkt; ? powerful prayer. We trust htr pjcsencc .nth Mrs. Boykln may aeeomplish | God has promised to hear the prayC 1*1 of the faithful. Mrs. J. M. Woodjey and Miss Pau? line have gone to Glenn Springs for a few weeks' stay. PISGAH, Pisgah, Aug. 10.?A much needed rain fell here Saturday evening. Crops were getting the worst of the wither? ing sun. Cotton Is opening, owing in a large measure to heat and drought. Mr. E. W. Parker, of Dalzell, has the finest corn I have seen this year. It will make about 70 bushels to the acre. Corn generally is good only in spots that got rain. Dr. J. B. Lane, of Blshopville, vis? ited this section one day last week. He Is a very pleasant man. Mrs. Rivers, of Florida, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. 8. Smith. J. L. Oillis and L. 8. Vlnson went, to Columbia last week to attend the State campaign meeting. Miss Eva McCoy, of Caesatts, Is visiting at Rev. T. L. Cole's. Mrs. Hattie Sanders, of Sumter, is visiting her brother, L. S Vlnson. Mr. W. 8. Smith has gone to Glenn Springs. X protracted meeting went on all. of last week at Smlthville. Rev. Mr. Matthews, of Georgia, assisted the pastor. It closed last night with an addition of 20 members to the church, who will be baptised next Sunday evening. The services at Pisgah church yes? terday ^ were very Impressive. Just before preaching the pastor bap? tised ' 10 before a large audience. After a fine sermon the hand of church fellowship was extended by the church to the new members. The pastor then gave them in a few well chosen remarks as fine a talk as a, guide for their future lives as I have ever heard. Mr. E. W. Parker, of Dalzell, at? tended the services at Pisgah church yesterday. t Rob. Rembert, of Providence, was at Pisgah yesterday, and Charles Jo sey, of St. Charles, was here Satur? day. Mr. Willie Vlnson, of Stateburg, lr visiting relatives and friends here. CHARLESTON'S FIRST BALE. Bought Saturday by W. B. Ravcnel 4k Co. nt tS 1-2 Cento Per Pound. The first bale of new cotton brought to Charleston on Saturday was pur? chased by W. B. Ravenel 4k Co., ex? porters, and the price paid was 12 1-2 cents. The announcement was made Sattiiday morning that a bale of new cotton had been shipped to Messrs. F. W. Wagener & Co., by Mollar and Porter, from Barn well, and upon Its arrival several firms made offers for lt. 7 he bale uas classed as fully good middling and weighed 540 pounds. It was raised by R. H Lutz, of BarnweH, and tent to Charleston by express. While several "new" bales have been reported near by, this was the first to reach Charleston, and it Is understood to be a few days ahead Of last year. Cotton Is opening freely now and, except for the heavy rains of laut week, no doubt other bales would have been sent In.?News and Cornier, Aug. 10, FIRE IN PINKWOOD. Mr. %\. H. Lowder's House Destroyed! ?Accident to Mr. Griffin. Special to the State. lnewood, Aug. 7.?Mr. Joe H. Low? der's dwe'ling house and the contents were destroyed yesterday about 8 o'clock by fire. Partly Insured. The origin of the fire is not known. Bob Griffin, son of Mr. Ben Griffin, was struck on the face by a ball Wed? nesday while playing a game of ball with Paxville. Mr. Griffin received a very painful wound which neces? sitated several stitches. He was at? tended by Dr. P. M. Salley and Is doing very well. The game was 8 to 10 in favor of Paxville. Gone to Conor** IsltiUut Messrs. James G. Holman, Frank Todd Alexander Rowland. R. D. Lee, Jr., and Mr. Robt. Smith, Jr., of this city, left aboard the sailboat, Nan? cy this morning for Caper's Island, about twenty miles up the coast, where the party will spend a couple of days fishing. Preparations have been made In ad? vance for the camp, and a most pleasant outing by the ocean side Is anticipated by the young society men of the Capital City. The party will re? turn to Charleston OS Sunday evening, later departing for their homes.? Charleston Post, August 8 Great occasions do not make he ?OSS or cowards; they simply unvel! them to the eyes of men. Silently and Imperceptiblyi as we wake or Sleep we grow strong or we grow weak, and at last some crisis shows us what we have become.?Canon West-?ott. DROWNED IN LYNCHES* RIVER. Charlie Haynie, of Cartcrsviiie. Drowned While Bathing Near Lynchburg? Lynchburg, Aug a.?Lynches' river, Crosse J by the trestle of the A. L. L. R. It., about two mileg from this place, will for a long time be viewed and thought of in sadness by the tragis death of Charlie Haynie, about 17 years old and son of Mr. Gus Hay? nie, of Cartersvllts, 8, c. it stems that that young Haynie, while bath? ing in the river op "creek** with a number of smaller boys got beyond his depth, as he could not swim, and was drowned. His brother, who at? tempted to rescje him, came near sharing the same fate. The body was recovered two or three hours after by a rather unusual device. Three bundles of fodder were placed on either side and one in the center of the stream, and soon one of the bun? dles stopped and whirled round, and under this bundle a dive was made by one of the searching party, re? sulting in the finding and bringing to the surface .the body. A physician vainly attempted to restore life. Add? ing to the sadness of this accident, is the extreme illness of the father, who has typhoid fever. To the Public. It was with regret that I had to meet so many representative citizens this morning on Oakland avenue and advise them of the fact that the Pea Harvesting machfne had not arrived and there would*be nov demonstration; but owing to the fact that the ma? chine has gotten lost In transit, I shall be obliged to postpone the demonstra? tion until some other time. Just at present the local agent here has been unable to trace the machine, and I cannot now say Just when the demonstration will take place, but a* soon as some definite information can be bad as to the arrival of the har? vester, I will again invite the public to be present, and sincerely hope they will have more patience than to think the "whole thing a fake," and will turn out to see it work. Respectfully yours, W. D. Frierson, 8-11-It Local Agent. STATE MUTUAL'S INCREASE. Scml-Annual Statement of Rome Com. I?any Shows Gains All Along the Line. From Insurance Field. The semi-annual statement of the State Mutual Life of Rome, filed last week with the Georgia insurance de? partment, exhibits increase in finan? cial strength during the six months ending June 30, 1908. The total assets of the company are now $1,618,169, as against $1,273,127 at the end of 1907. Its business writ* ten has increased by ten and a half millions during the same period. Its surplus over the legal requirements has increased from $54,582 to $132, 906. Income for the first half of 1908 was $865,465, as compared to $1,681, 253 for the whole year of 1907. During the six months past the company has paid to polio holders irf death claims, dividends and other payments, $152,821. For the same period the company increased its holdings in real estate first mort? gages from $281,342 at the end qf 1907 to $513,629. These mortgagee fitt on real estate worth twice the amount loaned thereon. The State ??tif?Y is'represented In Sumter by Jones'& Wallace* . 8-12-2t v? sssssni ?rzr? J. D. Shuler, a well known citizen of St. Matthews, is dead at his home. Master's Sale. ? ???>?.'.. .* '* By virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County., In the State of South Carolina, In the case of Bessie Myers, Samuel Tomlin, Tomlln, William Tomlin, Har? ry Tomlin, Rebecca Seymour and Charlotte Tomlin, against Allonla L. Frederick, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, it the Court House, in the city of Sumter, in the cor my and State afore? said on saleday in Septemr/.r, 1908, being the seventh day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit: All that lot of land with the build? ings thereon, situate in the city and county of Sumter, and State aforesaid, lying on the south side of West Hampton ave? nue, formerly belonging to and oc? cupied by Dicey Mickens, alias Dicey Davis. Said lot of land recently coro? tained (me and one-half acres of laJMi more or less, a part thereof was Void by said Dicey Mickens in her life? time, and being the land originally owned by the Presbyterian church, or by James D. Rlanding and Anthony White, Trustees for said church. Said lot adjoins and bounded by West Hampton avenue on the north, and by lands of vari? ous parties on the other Sides, the owners of which are unknown. Being the land occupied by Dicey Mickens, alias Dicey Davis, at the time of her death. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, 8-l2-3t Master. Bloodine Blood and Kidney Tablets to suffers of diseases that they alone can cure. We have spent a fortunei to obtain the right to manufacture Bloodine Blood and Kidney Tablets in America, and we shall spend several fortunes to quickly get this wonderful remedy to people who need it. If you need it, let us buy a 50c box for you. We shall pay your druggist for a large 60c box of Bloodine Blood sod Kidney Tablets, and giro it to yor to try. Simply fill out the coupon below and send it to us today, and we will send you sn order ou your local druggist. This is our free gift and we make it because it seems the quickest way to convince von of tbe tnerite of these tablets. Then oar only request will be thst you tell your sick friends wbst they have done for you. 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Yon cer? tainly want .to be well and should in justice to yourself send us this coupon today. Bloodine Blood and Kidney Tabiete cost 50c n box. 1 Cut otrl this coupon at once, fill out the blanks and mail to. THE ILOMIIE CO. BOSTON, MASS. My disease Is. . I have never used Bloodine Blood and Kidney Tablets. Out If you will send me a box free of cost, I will try there. Name. City or Town. fetate. My Druggist' (Give full address. Name is. Write pWluly.) Any hospital or pbytician not yet/ using Bloodine Blood and Kidney Tablets, we will gladly supply for test.* BLOODINE OINTMENT CURES PILES 50c A BOX. Sibert's Drug Store, Special Agents. PICTURES Fifty Dozen Dining Room Pictures, worth 75c, closing out at. 50c. MANTLES Having put in a full stock of Mantles we are prepared to fill orders at bottom prices. ?Our Complete Stock of High Grade Fyrnttsre iml Hiwse Furnishings Offord Bargains Eyery I**. Carolina Furniture Co u*5 ? * Real Estate Wants ft P Have you any ? If so I am prepared to supply that want. Have one of the best selections of farm lands I have had at any time during the four years I have been in the business. You had better see me soon if you want to get the best bar? gains. :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: In city lots and homes, have also a laage selection, and some extra good values. :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: Have sums of $500, $800 and $1000 to loan on goo^ real estate security. If you have real estate wants it will pay you to see me. City and Country Property Handled. Real Estate Loan* R. B. BELSER. Real Estate Broker. SUMTER, :-: :-: S. C. If yes have meney te invest in 0? less sn Seal state, settfy sis -: Bank Depositors are Entitled at all Times to Know What Security is Behind Their Deposits. The paid up Capital of this bank is ?75,000. The ac? crued Profits or Surplus 15551,369. The Stockholders of the bank are liable for and additional amount equal to the Capital Stock. The security we offer our depositors is therefore the equivalent of 5201,369. This, in addition to the integrity of the men who have charge of the bank's affairs. Betxilx. ? Sumter will be pleased to receive all or a portion of your banking business.