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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. DARK CORNIER. Dark Corner. Sept. 28 - eVe had nice showers of rain yesterday, which wer? very acceptable, as po? tatoes, cans, etc.. were needing rain. It looks like all lats peas hereabouts be a failurv. though I have no that there are a great many ism on the vines; so If frost does come soon perhaps we will make for sesd. But I see Indications sjf frost?the dogfennel Is blooming aad the cockle burrs are bearing, which means that frost Is not far oft. Mr. O. P. Ardlo Is thought to be mm better. Mr. Joe Ik. A. 11? was sick again lost Friday night, but Is better. N<> other lick to report. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Oeddlngs, former? ly of this place, but now of Plnewood. soot their only child last Friday night. It was Interted here at the family graveyard Mrs. Q?edldng Is a daugh? ter of Mr. and Mrs. Pink Weeks, of this corner. Don and Arthur Bartlette, of Plne? wood. visited at Joe M. Ardls' yes lay Wash Scott and wife, of Cane 8a inah. visited here Sunday and yes Misses Xeallo and Mary Lee Ardls still at their uncle's near Man Dud Weeks Is suffering great'.yj with rising on the back of his neck. WI8ACKY. Wisacky. Sept. 14. ?Farmers are busy now gathering hay and cot They ere having lovely weather It They are blue over the low of cotton, and Judging from ap gOo, the cotton crop will soon harvested, as some fields have t finished opening. Very few a holla are left. Short crops and prices seem to be the portion of 0 farmers this fall. R Is very dry Indeed, and rain is ly needed. fr| The health of the eo.amunlty Is very at present Mrs. Eva Smith, of Blahopvllre, was oar midst this week. Misses Margaret Scott, Pearl D?? sse and Fannie Green will leave 1 the llth for Charleston to attsnd ? Confederate Home. Lldle DesChampa left a few since for Columbia to resume her at the Female College. AJfTIOCH. \ Aatloch, Sept. 17.?We have been dry for quite a while, but had a slow rain on yesterday. Cotton picking la very slow here, pickers are somewhat scarce, hay crop in fine through here, the potato crop. ra Rebecca Foster and grand hter. Mlea Mabel Zetrower, of who have been visiting rela here for some time, will leave their home tomorrow, ra. J. W. Weldon and daughter, i Irene, attended the missionary lag at Oswego on Saturday last. Mr. A. B. White spent Saturday In Mr. J. W. Weldon spent Friday In Mr. Bmmett Chewnlng. of Leesvllle. was la our midst last week on bsul noas and on a visit to his mother. Mlas Kv.i Brltton has returned from a visit to friends at Westvllle. Mies Julia Schrowder, of Comden, Is visiting Miss Minnie Urler, of this r. and Mrs. C. L. Brttton are all now. It Is a girl, r. Barney sparrow has a very little baby. I DURANT. Da rant. Sejt. If.?Mr. J. J. Brun? os** died this morning at 7 o'clock at has home In Concord after an Illness at several weeks. The funeral ser ' .ii be held tomorrow mornlnsj Concord Church, of which he has an elder for many years. Miss Hetsy Durant returned last eek from Black Mt. N ? C, where sj spent the summer. Mrs. Moore Fulton has been visit j her sister. Mrs. James Heaves. Mr. Bob. Williams left this morning Charleston, where he wll spend a days with friends before entering eollge. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford spnt today In Sumtt r The cotton crop Is very short In this lion The u ? ? 'I has f h> 11? Io 11 now that It puts generally In th? middle of October. The dry spell Of a mon'h was hroh en yesterday by a gentle rain, followed hy a heavier one today. MAX Mag. Sept. 2*.?Uood rains fell here Paturday night and Sunday. There Is now evidence on SOWS farms of a good crop of gohl hstnl made. If frost does not apepar too ton Near Durwood one night last week ss Wilder, colored, seriously cut an ir colored man. It Is reported the offense was without provoca n The friends of the Injured man t seeking legal redress, ?r. and Mrs. H. R Tomllnson have a son, and Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Tra? in ck a daughter, both of whom have Just commenced the Journey of life. Mr. 8. D. Tomllnson went to Tim monsville Saturday. Mrs. B. K. Truluck and children re? turned home last week from an ex? tended visit In the up country. Miss Annie Truluck will teach at Cades. Miss Ellen Carraway left Saturday for Samplt, where she will teach. A meeting was held last Saturday In Olanta to organize a company to build a cotton factory at that place. LIKLT. GOV McLKOD'S POSITION. Statement in the News and Courier 9That He Voted Against the llepeal of the Lien law Was Incorrect. Ten days or two weeks ago an ar? ticle dealing with the probable atti? tude of the Legislature in respect to the repeal of the Lien Law was re published from the News and Courier. The following letters received from Lieut. Oov. McLeod are published In order that the record may be kept straight: Mr. Editor: I notice in your last Issue of the Watchman and Southron you copy the News and Courier's cor? respondence from Columbia, in which It Is stated I voted against the repeal of the Lien Law. You will note by the enclo ed letter that this la a mis? take, that my vote was In tavor of the repeal. The News and Courier correspondent has corrected this In his issue of the 17th. I will thank you to make the cor? rection In accordance with the facts. Tours very truly, Thos. O. McLeod. (Copy.) Blshopvllle. 8. C. Sept. 19, 1908. Col. J. A. Hoyt, Columbia, S. C. My Dear Colonel: I notice In yes terady's News and Courier in your correspondence from Columbia the following paragraph, to which I wish to call your attention: "The Richards Bill of February ISth was laid on the table by a vote of 16 to 14 Including pairs, but the bill was Utter resurrect? ed, and the vote was a tie, 13 to IS, Lieutenant Governor T. O. McLeod casting the deciding vote against the bill." By reference to the Journal as hereinafter given you will And that so much of It as alludes to my vote Is an error. The following Is a his? tory of the '3111 as shown by the Jour? nal; pages 600 and 601, "taken up out of order and laid upon the table;" February 14th, page 644, "reconsider? ed;" pages 658 and 659, Senator Otts moved to table the bill, upon this mo? tion the yeas and nays were demand? ed, resulting as follows, yeas 18, nays 18. there being a tie vote the clerk took the decision of the president who voted No. so the Senate refused to lay the bill upon the table. My vote therefore was against laying the bill upon the table. Pages 659 and 66u, upon the motion to indefinitely post? pone the bill there was again a tie, the chair noting No, and thus refus? ing to indefinitely postpone the bill. Page 661, Senator Holiday moved to lay the bill upon the table, the result being Yea 14 Nay 13, so the motion was adopted and the bill was laid upon the table. There being no tie vote, the chair did not vote on this final motion. I write this merely by wty of keeping the record straight. A reading of the Senate Journal of 190 8 as referred to here will verify my statement. With kindest regards, Yours very truly, T. G. McLeod. Iam-hI Cotton Market. The receipts for the past week were heavy, being estimated to have been between 2.500 and 3,000 bales. The price has been steady around 9 cents, the range being 9 ft 9 1-8. The price today is 9c. Daily New York Cotton Market. Open Jigb Jen 8 60 8 69 March h 66 8 71 Oct 9 <M 9 (>4 Deo 8 77 8 82 Tone, steady. v Low Close 8 58 8 f,H 8 08 8 58 8 93 8 9? 8 71 8 72 MAKsiiAt AT NORTH KILLED. <.o\. Ansel Semis Bloodhound* on the Hrst Train to Trail the Mur? derer. Columbia. Sept. 28.?QOV. Ansel re? ceived ? telegram last night about 10.30 oN lock fr?>m North, a small lOWg on the S. A. L. south of Colum? bia, to the effect that the town mar? shal had bOOa ShOl and killed by some unknown party. Ho was asked to dispatch bloodhounds If possible. Gov. Anoel immediately got Into communication with the penitentiary authorities and Mr. John C? Bobbins left here on the 11:45 train last nlpht with f'?ur of the penitentiary blood? hounds for the seen** of the crime. There had been a llgh downpour of rain for several hours and Mr. Hob bins said this might Interfere with the dogs In tracking the perpetrator o this crime. BOOTH-HARBY LIVE STOCK CO., -==ANNOUNCEMENT== AVING consolidated the two well known businesses of A. D. Harby and Booth Live Stock Co., we wish to announce to our friends and the public generally that we propose to carry and have on hand at all times the most extensive lines of Live Stock, Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Farm Implements and Building Material, such as Lime, Cement, Plaster, Fire Brick, Hair, Terra Cotta Pipe, Flue Pipe, Shingles, Laths, Etc., that have ever been offered to the public of Sumter and the adjoining Counties; and we further propose to make our prices so attractive and to carry such desirable lines of Merchandise in every department of our busi? ness that to call on and to trade with us once will be to make a customer of you. Earnestly soliciting the patronage of the general public and promising good treatment and fair dealings, we beg to remain, Yours very truly, BOOTH-HARBY LIVE STOCK COMPANY. J. P. BOOTH, ? S. BOOTH, A. D. HARBY. mumMmMmmumumMmm Our First Load ? Horses?Mules Arrived To-day. FI HE AT BISHOP VILLE. Blaze of Incendiary Origin Destroys J. C. Shaw's Home. Bishopville, Sept. 24.?The citizens were called out by the Are bell last night at about 10 o'clock, to find the five-room cottage, occupied by Mr. John C Shaw, and belonging to the Parrott e.-tate, on fire, the whole in? terior being ablaze when the first per? son arrived on the scene. Mr. Shaw had been spending the evening out and was hurried back by the alarm, to find his house gutted, the contents burned, not a single ar? ticle of furniture nor anything else being saved. Mr. Shaw had a consid? erable sum of money in the burning building and made strenuous* efforts to save it, but was forcibly restrained by his friends, who saw the risk he would have run in the attempt. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. There was neither Are nor light In the house that evening, Mr. Shaw being absent and It is rumored that another at? tempt was made some weeks ago, but It was kept quiet, in hopes that events would develop throwing light on the whole matter. Letter to John J. llritton, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: Suppose you are growing an acre tr two of cabbages; where'll you get your seed? The price of Long Island seed is $2 lb; the Ger? mans send over tons of "cabbage seed" 50c lb. Most gardeners buy the German seed; of course, you know they wouldn't pay $2 for cabbagejseeds. when they could get it for 50c. And that's how people do about every? thing. Careful people buy the smallest package of each, count-out 100 seeds of each, and grow them a week in a hot-house; then count their plants. They've got 100 Long Island plants and 10 German. How, do you think, the Long Is? land cafcbage-seed-grow ers account for that? They'll tell you the Ger? man seed is mostly turnip, which looks like cabbage, but isn't. Why didn't the turnip seed grow? The Germans had killed It. baked it. What did they bake it for? Dead Seeds tell no tales. There's a whole business in killed seeds. A dealer can get all the dead seed he wants, that look like cab? bage and something else; he can mix 'em with actual seeds, pound to an ounce, and sell you .>' :r st li rtt whatever price you '<? "> pay and whatever profit he like to t . The same with palr.t; ;? ?u can paint with whitewash or paint, poor paint I or good; you can pay your painters $3 a day for brushing it on. But Whitewash is whitewash, poor paint is poor palnti and good is good. You'd better buy good, and pick-out your good by tin* number of gallons it takes to cover a job; least gallons, best paint; least gallons, least cost by $5 a gallon; least gallons, most wear. Better buy l/>ng Island seed, but try 'em first. Better buy Devoe, but try it first. Yours truly si FW DEVOE & CO I?. S.?Durant Hardware Co. sell our paint. THE SUMTER CLOTHING CO. ODD FELLOWS ORGANIZE. Dick Anderson Lodge, Xo. 138, In- j stitutetl With Thirty-Four Mem- I berft. Dick Anderson Lodge, Xo. 138, L j O. O. F., was organized Friday night with thirty-four charter members, by Grand Secretary J. F. Killlngsworth, of Columbia, representing the Grand Master of South Carolina, assisted by E. M. Holliday, as Deputy, the meet? ing being held in the Masonic Tom- j pie. The following officers weife elected and installed: L. I. Parrott, Xoble Grand. J. W. Allen, Vice Grand. J. R. Mercer, Treasurer. B. C. Wallace, Financial and Re? cording Secretary. A degree team from Columbia will come Friday night week to put on the degree work in full form, at which time several members will be given the degrees. Following the meeting i refreshments will be served. ' Blaster's Sale. By virtue of a Decree of the Court j of Common Pleas for Sumter Ounty, In the State of South Carolina, In the j case of W. E. Jenklnson | Company, Plaintiff, vs. B. J. Peoples, otherwise called B. J. Peebles, Lou Peoples, otherwise called Lou Peebles, Marlon Moise, Julia R. Burgess and C. F. Schwerin, Defendants, I will sell at public auc? tion to the highest bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, on Sale day in October. 190S, being the 5th day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit. All those three lots of land herein? after described, lying, being and situ? ate in the town of Sumter, County of Sumter, State aforesaid: 1. Lot Xo. 4 on Block C. of plat of Villa Sites made by H. D. Molse, Sur? veyor, dated October 30, 1903, and re? corded In Book T T T at page 370 In the-office of C. C. C. P. for Sumter County, fronting fifty feet on Orange Street, and running back in depth one hundred and fifty feet, and bounded Xorth by lot Xo. 2 on said plat; East by Orange Street; South by lot Xo. 6 and West by lot of D. C. Deas. 2. Lot Xo. 2 on block C, fronting 50 feet on Orange Street and 150 on Laurens Street, and bounded Xorth by Laurens Street; East by Orange Street; South by lot Xo. 4 on said plat and West by lot Xo. 1 on said plat. 3. Lot Xo. 12 on block B. of said plat. 50 feet x 150 feet and bounded Xorth by lot 0, East by lot Xo. 13; South by Laurens Street, and West by lot Xo. 11. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRAXK WILSON, Master. Sept. 15. 190S?3t 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 Marion afotie( Plaintiff, vs. Chine Benbow, Defendant, I wiU sell at public auction to the highes bid? der, at the Court House, In the City of Sumter, In the County and State aforesaid, on Saleday in October, 11)08, being the 5th day of said month, during thu the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit: All that lot of land In the County of Sumter, In said State, containing eight acres, more or less, adjoining lands of March Slamon, Alexander Clark son, Wallace Sanders and others. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRAXK WIL80X, * Master. Sept. 15, 1908?3t I THREE FINE PRIZES. | * THE Carolina Furniture Co. has one of the best selected stocks of Furniture ever seen in Sumter, and is making prices that cannot be du? plicated here. In addition to the close prices, THREE PRIZES are given to customers. Viz: 1st.?$5 Picture; 2nd.?$3.50 Lamp; 3rd?$1.50 Lidi's Brooch. EveryCMSto tomer has i chance. Call and learn particulars if you are in the market for Furniture and House Furnishings. 114-116 S. Main St. * * I Every Saturday Night ^ * 4i OFFICES FOR RENT. Two connecting offices over the Sumter Book Store. Will be rented singly or to? gether at $5.00 each. FARMS. Am offering a nice lot of farms near town. Have several especially attractive proposi? tions in this line. Call and see. ? City.and Country Property Handled. Real Estate Loans. R. B. BELSER, Real Estate Broker. SUMTER, :-: :-: If you have moaey to invest in or loan on Real state, notify me >:? S. C. NEW HARDWARE STORE SUMTER HARDWARE COMPANY, NO. 1 XOHTH MAIN STREE^ Well assorted stock of General Hardware and House Furnishings ?Everything New?No Old Stock. Quality of goods guaranteed and Prices are Right, a trial order will convince you. E. S. DesCHAMPS, Manager STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ResldcnOO Of .Mrs. (.onion on South Sumter Street Srriously DMMMgi d. The residence of Mrs. m. H. Gordon ?n South Sumter ?treet was struck by lightning Monday afternoon dur? ing the rain and thunderstorm and lamaged to the extent of several hun? dred dollars. The lightning struck the roof and the three rooms upstairs were almost completely wrecked in in Instant. Although there were sev ?ral persons in the house at the timo no one was injured, whieh seems re? nal kahle when the damage that was lone the house is considered. "I again assort that my act in .hat < ute was not only required by what f?deral authority had been unable to do, but that the public interests of our own people, based on conditions grow? ing out of your original special favor to the Standard Oil company in granting that franchise, required me to pursue that policy in the case you criticise. FALL 1008 STYLES IN "WALK-OVERS." THE SUMTER CLOTHING CO.