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WITY CORRESPONDENCE. Plsgah. Oct II.?Cotton It a* short sat waa expected, and with the low price leeees the farmers no profits, after the are paid. Corn In some la very good. In others, very a>eor. Peas are much better than In As yet no oata are sown. Un preeent conditions, high cost to Itve and big wages, cotton can't be at a profit If a man pays his A revolution In agriculture will ?ve to take place, for It coat* over the tat price to raise cotton, and no can continue It long before he *rtll go to the wall. It seems that with tat experience of years, the people of the South don't know how to conduct a? business to make money. Pos ?ty the fast age and buying more they can pay for are the causes their troubles, ?on. John O. Capers Is very solid about his party's votes being ited hi this fitste. I have the hon ?aw of a request along that line from The people of this Bute are not to sell their manhood and prin? ter a mess of pottage, though w* have a few that have done so to and sorrow, national election will toon de whether we will have a dean Itutional government or a eon >n of the present one, Bryan certainly measured up to what of him. He has made hoaest can vase, and If he efent, H will be because corrupt party In power will pur the election, as It has often la the past Neat week every anromJoent speaker that the rads can gast get will be put to work la the ?seabtful States, and on election day anaasey will be poured out like wa aar to purchase votes, Let us sec If me people will stand firm for the fJhght or go down by Intimidation and Isrtaery. If they fail, the drain, of will be more closely riveted the same corruption will go on, only In ths North, but the South ha tempted In many ways to away from the traditions of the Last Tuesday the sun was hidden I day by smoke. Where It came we don't know. Max. Oct lt.?Mr. Elijah Moore, ass aged cripple, died at the home of law soa-ln-law, Mr. Jack Conner, last aad waa burled at the old B Ground. Addellne, aged five montha, daugn r of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Goodman, a sickness of two weeks, died Thursday. All that medical aid loving hande could do waa done. . B. K. Truluck made a comforting at the burial of the little form at Melloh the following day. Children of the Bethel section have whooping cough. Mr. Copeland, near Olanta. lost by his dwelling, burn and stables. By i aid of men. Irrespective of creed color, from Olanta. the most of his lone were save'1. The drouth was ended by rains Thursday night and Friday. Mr. Allte Kelly left for Furman t7nlv*?r?tty recently. It la rumored that the heads of tw ? lieuses will soon be made one, al?o two of our prominent young people. 1 DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, Oct. If.?Everything quiet In this corner. Cotton all ad, corn nesrly all gathered, snd few have gathered their pota of which there Is a pretty fair op made. I have no alok to report as all our eases are better. We had a nice rain here last Thurs alght the lid. MUs Mary Lee Ardls returned from Sing on Sunday, the 18th in? st; hut aftea Nealle la still at her lea loser*. John Wlndhsm snd Wash t of Can Savannah, vlxUed at Mr. Geddings', nesr Plnewood, yes Jim Koib snd wife, of Rsmsey, vis Mad Mr. and Mrs. Pink Weeks yester Mr .m l Mra Ben Geddings, of Panewood. vlelted Mr. and Mra W. J. Ardls yesterday. Master Corbett Weeks, son of Mr. Pink Weeks, Is on a visit to his sister ssad brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. G. W Scott, of Cane Savannah. 1 wa? In your city for a short time Saturdsy. the 24th. for the flrat ia since the 27th of July last, and the pleasure of dining with my friend and used to be neighbor. Hlchard Compton. I am always to meet Dick. Well Mr. Editor, the time Is draw M near for us to lose some more Mi Bills. Wh?ch ?hall It he?Bill Tsft. Hearst or Bill Bryan? Not the ter. let ue hope. McLaurln Is converting the pines the Big Bay Into nice lumber nt i mill, which he he* put up here In ? corner. And Mr. McGe* has put another mill about a mile or two here, nest to Plnewood. Mr. lost a fine mule here sa he was moving hi* mill down. It took tick and died. 8TATKBURG. Stateburg, 8. C, Oct. 20, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Nelson, of Montgomery, Ala., are visiting at the home of Mrs. Charlotte Nelson. Mrs. Florida Johnson, of Charleston, Is the guest of Mrs. Emma Cantey. Quite a number of Stateburg'a young folks are going to take In the Fair. The Stateburg Literary Society met at the home of Miss Annie Burgess on Friday afternoon and a delightful pro? gram waa carried out. The pupils of the O. S. M. A., are preparing a "Cantata" to be given In Sumter during the Carnival, for the benefit of the Civic League. The General Sumter Memorial Aca? demy Is victorious again! On Saturday afternoon the Stateburg Graded School challenged the Gen. Sumter Memorial Academy to play a game of base ball on their sohool diamond. The first three innirgs were close and after that the G. 8. M. A., made three home rune. It was a very Interesting game and was witnessed by a large crowd. The score was eight to elevn In favor of the O. 8. M. A. Battery: Graded School, Jackson and Corbett; G. 8. M. A., Plowdcn and Brown. Mrs. Paul Sabrook and little daugh? ter, of Charleston have been the guest of Mrs E. N. Frlerson for the past week. Stateburg. Oct. 27 ?Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Anderson and their charming little son, William Wallace, of Ash? land, Ky.. are visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson. Mr. Richard Richardson, of Sumter. ?pent Sunday as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lee. Miss Sadie Flud returns today from a most delightful visit to her cousins, the Misses Moore, of Statesvllle, N. C. Miss Mattle Moore accompanied her home and will be her guest for a few weeks. Dr. Matt. Moore, of Horatio, spent Sunday In our midst. . Mrs. James Plnckney and Miss Nan? nie Moore leave tomorrow for Co? lumbia, where they go to enjoy the festivities of fair week. Mr. B. M. Anderson, of Richmond. Vs., is on a short visit to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson. Misses Julia and Anna Burgess spent Saturday In Sumter. Mr. Guy Nelson spent Sunday with friends In Clarendon. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Barnes, of Wedgefield, were tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Norrie on Sunday. DALXELL. Dalsen, Oct 2?.?We have not writ? ten in some time, but everything has been quiet and nothing of much in? terest has been going on. We have all been very busy, but the cotton crop is about all gathered, and most of it has been sold. We have never teen the field blacker at this season of the year. Labor has been plentiful?no trouble to get what we made harvested. Corn has most a 1 been gathered and peas picked. Sowing oats to In progress now and we think a good crop will be planted. Potatoes also are being gathered. Everything points to times being hard with he laboring class for the next few months, for the cotton Is about all gathered and peas harvest? ed, so there is little for them to do. We have heard some remark already that there was nothing for them to do to make a living out of now. Mr. L Burkett haa moved into his new residence on Main street, which is newly completed and adds consid? erably to Dalxell. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Crosswell have very kindly given one acre of land in Daltell on which to build the new Methodist church, and the building committee will meet next Monday to draw plans and get the work in shape to go to work at once on the building. We are hoping to have th< church building well under way by the first of January. We have about $700 subscribed, which we can get at once, and we feel sure our friends and neighbors will come In with three or four hundred more. So any one who feels like contributing to the worthy cause and helping to build Dalzell up will find Mr. J. E. Dunbar, who is chairman of the building committee, ready to receive their contribution. L.ilzell will be well represented at Columbia this week if the weather continues flue. All who are Interested In the ceme? tery nt Tlrrah are requested to meet the>e next Friday to help clean It off. ANTIOCIL Antlooh, Oct. 2?.?We are having regular spring weather now. The cotton has been mostly gather? ed. The corn and pea crop Is very short. The farmers around here nre plant? ing their oats. There was a gloom spread over this community last Tuesday when the news of the death of Mrs. T. W. Mun ncrlyn reached here. She was about 28 years of ago and leavee a husband, Hev. T. W. Munnerlyn, and two lit? tle children to mourn her lose. They have the sympathy of the entire com munlty. The fourth quarterly conference of the St. John's and Rembert circuit was held at St. John's last Saturday, Rev. W. T. Duncan presiding. On yesterday Rev. Duncan preached a very forceful sermon from Acts 3: 19. Mr. Qllston Huggins and Miss An? drea Schroder, of Camden, visited in this community yesterday. Mr. Marvin Weldon spent Friday and Saturday in Bishopville. Mr. A. B. White spent Saturday in Camden. We have no sickness to report this week. DEMOCRATS PLEDGED TO VOTE. A Strong and Timely Appeal to the Democrats of the Seventh Dis? trict. Mr. Edltor: I am in receipt of In? formation from Orangeburg to the effect that Richardson, the negro candidate for Congress, from this Dis? trict, is very active in his efforts to poll the full vote of his party In the election on November Sd. Of course, It is hardly likely that the number of votes that he will get will be suffi? cient to be dangerous, and the real danger lies In the small number of votes polled by the Democrats them? selves. I cannot, therefore, too strong? ly urge upon the peole the Importance of voting In the general election. If Mr. Bryan Is elected, he will want be? hind him as large a popular vote as It is possible to get, and It Is the duty of the Southern States, not only to give him their electoral votes, but also to give him the moral support of a large popular vote. Not only this, but if we are to judge the future by the past, the probability is that we shall have a contest from this district, and It Is very important that your candi? date for Congress should be backed by the full vote of the party. Every man who voted in the recent pri? mary Is pledged to vote in the general election. Those of us who have fought these contests In Congress for many years know the handicap we labor under in the small number of votes polled In the general election. It is hard to explain how it happens that a Southern man is sent to Congress with so few votes In the general elec? tion. Let every man. therefore, do his full duty, remembering his pri? mary pledge to support the nominees of the party, and turn out In the gen? eral election and give, both to the electoral ticket and your candidate for Congress, the full vote of the party. Very truly, A. F. Lever, M. C. Seventh S. C. Lexington, S. C, Oct. 26, 1908. SCARBOROUGH VS. WOODLEY. Ttie Second Trial of n Hard Fought Land Cast*. The case of J. H. Scarborough vs. J. M. Woodley was taken up for trial In the Court of Common Pleas Mon? day morning when court convened and two full days were consumed in the examination of wittnesses and In arguments. The case was given to the jury Just before court adjourned last night and an agreement was not reached and a verdict arrived at until several hours had been spent in tue room. A sealed verdict was tendered, which was opened when court con? vened this morning. The verdict was In favor of the plaintiff, J. H. Scar? borough, to whom the land was awarded. His claim for rents for the time It has been in possession of the defendant was not allowed, nor was the defendant, J. M. Woodley, award? ed his claim for betterments. The verdict is precisely the same as at the first trial, about two years ago, from which an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, with the result that a new trial was ordered. It has not been announced whether or not the defendant will again ap? peal. HARWICK GETS BOND. Town Marshall R. M. Barwick, of Plnewood, who accidentally shot George Bracy, while trylnr t-? arrest another negro, was yeitfr?iy after? noon granted bail in the um of |S00 and released from cus o. y. He was bound over for trial at the next term of the Court of General . e^slons lo" Sumter county. While the shooting occurred at Plnewood, Clarendon County, Bracy died at the Hospital in thla city and the trial will be held here. Sumter county will get the credit for the homicide and will have to bear all the expense of trial. The sureties on Marshall Barwlck's bond are Dr. P. M. Salley and Mr. P. H. Broughton, of Plnewood. Dtapcuisary Profits. The profits from the county dis? pensaries for the laat quarter have been turned over to the city and county. The amounts turn? ed over were as follows: To School Fund.$ 1.648.22 To City of Sumter. 6,571.48 To Town of Mayesvillc. .. 841.61 To Sumter County. 7,416.97 Total.$11.482.18 SYNOD HAS ADJOURNED. ALL BUSINESS WAS DISPOSED OF LAST NIGHT. Appeal From South Carolina Presby? tery Was Considered Yesterday Af tornoon?Action of Presbytery Was Sustained by Vote of 59 to 36?Ad? dresses On Foreign Missions Last Night. The amount reported cellected for Home Mission work Wednesday night should have been $54.40 instead of $44.40. The afternoon session of Synod was largely occupied in the cinsideration of complaint of Rev. W. H. Mills that the South Carolina Presbytery in violation of the rules and regulations of Church Law refused to consider certain charges formulated and presented. The South Carolina Presbytery was represented by the Rev. S. L. Wilson, D. D., who defended the action of the Prebytery. After considerable discussion and many short speeches a ballot was ta? ken and the Synod refused to sustain the complaint by a vote of 59 to 36. Rev. Dr. Holliday and Messsrs. Ar rowood and Leland were appointed a committee to draft finding of Synod as a court At the close of the afternoon ses? sion of the Synod the members were requested to gather on the outside of the church in order that the body might be photographed in group. The reception at the Manse was at? tended, of course, by all the members who could be present. That it was a delightful occasion goes without say? ing. It couldn't be anything else with? out change of conditions. The meeting last night In the in? terest of Foreign Missions was pre? sided over by Rev. Alexander Sprunt, D. D. Another large crowd was pres? ent, notwithstanding the rain, and all were well repaid for their attendance. After an address by Rev. Dr. Byrd, of Chicora College, the following were Introduced and addressed the Synod: Rev. H. M. Smith. D. D., of China; Jno. W. Bradley, M. D., of China; Rev. Dr. Gammon, of Brazil. These speakers spoke from person? al knowledge of conditions, and of course found a responsive cord in the hearts of the listeners. Rev. Dr. Reavis, one of the Secre? taries of the Foreign Missionary work of the Southern Presbyterian Church was the last speaker and as usual made a profound impression upon his hearers. A collection was taken amounting to over $53 for the Foreign Missionery cause. Synod adjourned to meet in Charles? ton October 20, 1909. EDITOR JACKSON GETS BAIL. Says His Accuser Also Used Some For vld Language. Green Jackson, editor of the South srn Sun, was released from custoday j yesterday on bond in the sum of $500, j with J. L. Mlmnaugh as security. Jack? son does not bear a bad reputation in this community and the article in1 The State yesterday occasioned not a little surprise. It will be recalled that he was arrested on a warrant sent here from Sumter, having been sworn out there by the editor of another pa per. Jackson has secured counsel. Yesterday afternoon Green Jackson brought to The State office a copy of the Sumter paper containing the article which immediately preceded the hot one which Jackson gave in reply. W. T. Andrews, editor of The Defender, the Sumter paper had on the 30th of July a few compliments for Green Jackson, and the warmth thereof is no less fervid than that of the subse? quent editorial in The Southern Sun. Jackson said yesterday that he feels that In the eyes of the law he has as Just a cause on which to have An? drews arrested as the provcatlon of Andrews to have Jackson arrested, However, he will have recouse to no such strategem. He feels that he is , vindicated In the controversy and that his argument was unanswerable. The casus belli seems to have been a controversy as to whether or not Andrews had been sent to the national convention as a Foraker or a Taft sup? porter; whether or not he had changed ! front and why. The Intimation was | strong In The Southern Sun that An? drews had been persuaded in a manner not generally believed to be credit? able. Andrews came back at Th?* Southern Sun with a reply that was more forceful than elegant, and this provoked the rejoinder on the 15th of August, for which Andrews, 60 days later, had Jackson arrested.?The State. A. F. C Cramer, a well knows bualness man of Charleston, was atrlokea with paralyete Friday sight and died tuaday. Pineu 80 dqrs' trettmea? far $1.0* guaranteed *r mooty Kodol Stops Indigestion Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Belching, Gas on Stomach. i Go to jour druggist, get a dollar bottle of Kodol. And if you can honestly say that you did not receive any benefit from it after using the entire bot? tle, the druggist will refund your money to you without question or delay. We will then pay the druggist the price of the first bottle pur? chased by you. If you knew as well as we do how good a preparation Kodol is, it would be unnecessary for us to guarantee a single bottle. But to let you know how good It is, as well as we know, we will practically purchase the first bottle for you. We know there are thousands of persons who suffer from Indiges? tion and dyspepsia who would be Satef ul to us for putting them in uch with KodoL That is why. FOR SALE BY Furthermore, we know that after you have ueed Kodol your faith in the preparation will be equal to ours. This proposition we make is not altogether unselfish, but is actuated by the knowledge, that the use of Kodol by you will benefit you ae well as ourselves. How could we afford to mate such an offer to the public And how could we afford to spend thousands of dollars to tell you about it unless we positively knew and were sum of the merits of Kodol. We couldn't?It would bank* rapt us. Please try it today at our risk. Kodol digests all the food you eat Eat what you want and let Kodol digest lt. \ Kodol is made at the laborator? ies of E. C. De Witt & Co\> Chicago The $1.00 bottle contain* %% tUnes ae much as the 60c battle. ALL DRUGGISTS. 5. TO THE FARMERS OF SUMTER COUNTY: The First National Bank, of Sumter Begs to announce that it is prepared to make liberal pdvances on cotton in warehouse, thus enabling you to hold for a higher price. Every Courtesy and Accommodation Consistent with Sound Banking. Come in and see us. A. J. CHINA. Pres. HEIL O'OONNELL, Viet Pres. J. L McCALLUM. Cashier. PERNICIOUS ACTIVITY PUNISHED. John H. Ford ham of Orangeburg. Root. A. Stowart of Clarendon Coun? ty snd Others Disciplined. Washington, Oct. 22.?More official heads have fallen as the result of charges of pernicious activity in the political campaign. The civil service commission announced this evening that John H. Fordham, a deputy col? lector of internal revenue at Orange burg, S. C, had been reprimanded and suspended without pay for 15 days for active participation in the Republican State convention at Co? lumbia. Robert A. Stewart, a tempo? rary deputy collector of Clarendon county, S. C.i has been reprimanded. R. O. 1 ierce, an employe of the Mare Island navay yard, who announced his candidacy for supervisor in the first district, has been discharged from the service. Clyde Knook, a letter car? rier at Independence, Kan., who be? came candidate for the district court clerkship, resigned from the postal service to avoid dismissal. Joseph W. Yandell. a well known conductor of Chester, is dead. WANTED?Success Magazine requires the services of a man in Sumter to look after expiring subscriptions and to secure new business by means of special methods unusually effective; position permanent; pre? fer one with experience, but would consider any applicant with good natural qualifications;' salary $1.50 per day, with commission option. Address, with references, R. C. Pea? cock, Room 102, Success Magazine Building. New York. 10-23-3t COSTLY FIRE AT ILXltTSYlLLE. Large Meal House Burned, Entailing Loss of $15.000. Hartsyille, October 21.?The largest meal house of the Hartsvllle Oil Mill, containing a quantity of cotton seed meal, was entirely destroyed by fire this morning at 2 o'clock. The loss Is about $15,000, which is practically covered by insurance. Great excite ment prevailed and for a time it ap pared that the entire business section of Hartsvllle was doomed. The heroic work of the fire com? pany, the cool-headness of the man ager of the oil mill, Mr. J. J. Lawton and the calm atmosphere prevented a most serious conflagration. Severa bales of cotton belonging to indivi duals were also consumed. The ma chinery of the mill was not impaired in the least, hence business moves on uninterrupted. The fire originated In a small house occupied by a negro tenant, an employe of the mill. An? other small house was also burned. FOR SALI"?About 130 acres o' land, near Gen. Sumter Memorial School; 100 acres open land; five tenant houses. Address, R. M ' Canty, Dalzell R. F. D. " 10-21-4t FOR RENT?My farm on the White's Mill road, 4 1-2 miles from town; 146 acres; price $300 a ye sir. Neill O'Donnell. 10-7-tf LOST?Policy No. 139 in Florida Home Fire Insurance Co., in favor of J. D. Rollins, for $150. Return to Lawrence House for reward. 10128-lt ?YOUR? E IS NOT COMPLEX ?WITHOUT AN? Edison Phonograph $12.50 to $125.00. 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