COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
MAX.
Max. N< v t Mr A. J. Goodman Is
auffenng with a lacerated hand. He
~?rae bitten by hla shepherd dog, while
tingled In a wire fence.
In a runaway last Saturday, near
llethcl church. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
TruJuck and little daughter. Mabel,
s/fwe thrown from their buggy and
"badly rrulsed and hurt; also the bug
my Wae badly broken.
Mr W r. in.l Mi- H >r ????
Mr(j?o each had a runaway recently.
Mr. J. T. Lemmnn and Mr. Wells
Floyd rush came near having runa?
ways ry reins breaking.
Mr. Den Sauls and a Miss Bradford
Were married last week. Thelr's was
m runaway, also.
Rev. B. K. Trulu^k married a cou
jst* at hit home last week. Names
unknown to this writer.
alias Ethel Nettles and Mr. Fitz
hugh Knight were married List Thurs
dsxjr afternoon.
A series of meetings began last
Bight st the Presbyterian church of
Otenta.
Mrs. J. M. Thomas, son and daugh?
ter, of Cades, visited relatives In this
section Friday. Saturday and Sun?
day.
Mr. Daniel Klrby Is very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Truluck are
saving special attem'^n to a newly
arrived, fine son. Their other three
awe at school.
Miss Annls Chandler Is teaching
gfcs Bayroad school.
PRIVATEER.
Privateer. Nov. 2.?Crops are all
about harvested. Cotton was shorter
than was expected. While we are not
a member of the Farmer's Union, we
are clad to see thet unions are urging
Its members to pledge themselves not
to use any commercial fertilizers next
year, and If 10 per cent of the farm?
ers will take the pledge we will and
have heard several non-union farm?
ers express their willingness to take
euch a pledge.
A few have planted oats and others
are planting.
Mr. Percy llarvln. of S^rer, has
hoeght Mr. Oeo. D. Shore's place,
near Privateer station, and will move
In our midst another year.
Mis* Daisy Llde spent the week's
sjsjdj In the Brogdon neighborhood.
Mrs, O. A. Nettles leaves Wednes?
day for a visit to friends and relatives
hft fit. George.
WI SACKT.
Wlsacky, Oct. SI.?We are having
lovely weather now, after several days
of rain
Farmers have nearly finished gath?
ering the short crop of cotton, and
corn. Peavine hay is being gathered
rapidly.
Sowing oats Is In progress now,
end It is thought a great quantity will
"be planted.
The colored people will soon be out
of work, and will n > doubt have a
hard time to live for the next few
months, for the provisions are very
high In our town
Quite a large crowd from town and
?eoantry went to Columbia to atte i I
the State Fair
Miss Flossie Mae Smith and
brother. Msster Harry, of Blshopvllle,
ere visiting In our midst.
Miss Clara Smith has accepted the
JAmJsm school In the Spring Hill sec?
tion, which will open Nov. 2d.
Mr. J. Ed. Brown, an old Conf.d
?rate veteran ll\lng near Wlsacky.
died last Thursday and was burled at
?Id Bethlehem.
WKDGKFIKIjD.
Wedg. field. Oct. 2?.?Quite a crow 1
?f folk* from here went to Columbia
today, but I am afraid they are not
doing much sight teeing if It Is not
fairer there than here.
Messrs. J. S. Dwlght and E. W.
Kettles are spent'Ing the week la
shunter us Jurors.
Cotton picking Is drawing to a clore
around le ? Oat planting ami har?
vesting peas is the order of the day cn
the farms.
Mr. F K. Thomas spent Monday In
Wilmington. V C, On business.
Mrs. K M. Mellett went to Columbia
today, where she will spend a few
days. From there she will go to
KdgefleM to -p. |i | ,i few i! i\s with
Teer dsughter. Miss Nan Meli. tt. who
Is numbered among the faculty of th?
ai, C. C. I,
L DU RAN T.
|>urant. net .'7 M? \ James Mc?
Dowell filled lh? pulpll at Concord
Sunday. He preached in his usual
earnest. Impressive manner. Fifty
one years ago Its* M-y I?r Mcl >ow ell
was or<l tin I an I Installed pastor of
old Concord and rian n l<.n church,
an I ad the m, u\ Ilm present but few
remain.
Mi JiiniM M>-ehan U sp. ndlng
Oome time with her mother.
Otir rural route begins on 'he 4th
of November. Mr. MsVfVtl Wotfden
has been appoinie i g*ej| terrier. Th<
Durant pedfcHshM v iI! b. <l .mimn d.
Mrs. j lim Da rani ?im heen siek ?
week to the reifrtt of her many
friends.
Misses Lou and Katy Oaillard ar ?
in Sumter on their way to Columbia,
where they expect to attend the fair.
Dr. W. E. Drown wad here today
on professional business.
Mr. James Heaves was In Sumter M
Saturdav.
THANKSGIVING proclamation.
President Designates Thursday, No
fSBjSjgSjf 'JOth as the Day.
Washington; Ooi 31.- The Presi?
dent today Issued the annual Thanks?
giving proclamation, In which ho
pointed out the steady growth of th^
nation In strength, worldly power,
wealth and population and that our
uv. rage individual comfort and well
being is higher than that of any other
country In the world. For this, ho
declares, Americans owe It to the Al?
mighty to show equal progress in
moral and spiritual things.
Tho proclamation follows:
By the President of the United States
of America?Proclamation:
"Once again the season is at hand
when, according to the ancient cus?
tom of our people, it becomes the duty
of the President to appoint a day
of prayer and of thanksgiving to God.
if ear by year this nation grows in
strength and worldly power. During
the century and a quarter that has
elapsed since our entry into the circle
of independent peoples we have grown
and prospered in material things to a
degree never known before, and not
now known in any other country. The
thirteen colonies which struggled
along the seacoast of the Atlantic and
were hemmed In but a few miles west
of tidewater by the Indian-haunted
wilderness have been transformed into
the mightiest Republic which the
world has ever seen. Its domains
stretch across the continent from one
to the other of the two greatest oceans,
and It exercises dominion alike In the
arctic and tropic realms. The growth
In wealth and population has surpass?
ed even the growth In territory. No?
where rlese In the world Is the average
of Individual comfort and material
well-being as high as In our fortunate
land.
"For the very reason that in mate?
rial well-being we have thus abounded
we owe it to the Almighty to show
equal progress In moral and spiritual
thing*. With a nation, as with the
Individuals who make up a nation,
material well-being is an Indispensa?
ble foundation. But the foundation
avails nothing by Itself. Ihat life Is
wasted, and worse than wasted, which
Is spent In piling, heap upon hci|i,
those things which minister merely to
the pleasure of the body and to the
power that rests only on wealth. l'i>
on material well-being as a founda?
tion must be raised the structure of
the lofty life of the spirit If this na?
tion Is properly to fulfil Its great
mission and to accomplish all that we
so ardently hope and desire. The
things of the body are good; th<
things of the Intellect better; but
best of all are the things of the soul;
for, In the nation, as In the Individual,
In the long run It Is character that
counts. Let us, therefore, as a peo?
ple set our faces resolutely against
evil, and with broad charity, with
kindliness and good will toward all
men, but with unflinching determina?
tion to smite down wrong strive with
all the strength that Is given us for
righteousness In public and In private
life.
"Now, therefore, I, Theodore Hoose
velt President of the United States,
do set apart Thursday, the 26th day of
N camber as a day of general thanks
gltvng and prayer, and on that day 1
recommend that the people shall
i M l from their daily work and. In
the!? h?>mes Of their churches, meet
dtYOUtly to thank the Almlhhty for
the many and great blessing! they
have received in the past, and to pray
that they may be given strength so
to order thHr lives as to deserve ?
continuation of these blessings in the
future.
"In witnes whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seat of
the United Stau s to DO Bfltxed.
"Done at the city of Washington,
this 31st day of October, in the year
of our Lord lOOti and of tho Inde?
pendence of tho United States the one
hundred and thirty-third.
"Theodore ROOSOVOU.
"By the President:
"Alvey A. A dee,
"Acting Secretary of State."
run: in dArlington.
LttVjC WarclmusO, Containing MM
Hales of Cotton. Destroyed?Damage
t o\?Tt (| by Insurance.
Darlington. Oct. 2S.?Fire at 5
o<l,,(k this morning destroyed I
l u v> t ibecco warehouse on Bast
Broad street. This building had 000?
SjSed f"r storing cotton and there
Iren Iff bales of OOttOSj In It at the
time of the lire, all of which was de?
stroy, 1. The origin of the lire Is un?
known. .
The loss Is about $11,000, which Is
pri t ii i, by Insurance.
< > ie of the Atlantic < ? >a t Un pas*
s? nger eoeeh< :. which had been sent
up as a sp' ciai for the delegates of
the T. P. A. to the progress meeting
it Columbia, was burned.
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AUDUBQN SOCIETY MEETS.
state gami; am) fish commis
signed Wanted.
Heavy Ruin Prevented Full Attend?
ance at Atutiml Oonveattoa of the
society Held in Columbia Wednes?
day?President Taylor, vice Presi
dent (hrlst4 OSCn and Secretary
Kiev Ive-oleited.
Columbia, Oct. 28.?At noon tho
Audubon Society of South Carolina
held its first annual meeting in the
chapel of the South Carolina Univer?
sity. Most of the members were rep?
resented by proxies given to President
Taylor or Secretary Rice. The heavy
downpour of rain prevented many
who were in the city from attending
the meeting.
President Taylor presided and in
opening the meeting gave an interest?
ing talk on the work of the Society
since Its organization. At every step
the Society had grown in popularity
in the State and he felt that no great?
er work could be undertaken for the
regeneration of the State. Protection
of the game and fish meant wonders
to the country at large. It provided
abundant supplies of both as a vent
for the activities of the people in sport
and it furnished in the case of fish
a valuable food supply to the people.
But Important as this phase of the
subject undoubtedly is, he would nev?
er have undertaken the work to save
fish and game alone. He had been led
to do what he did solely on account
of the protection to the agricultural
Interests of the State. This should
have the serious attentioh of the Leg?
islature; it is a matter far too im?
portant to be neglected any longer.
"When I undertook the work of the
Audubon Society,'* said President Tay?
lor, "I frankly had no idea of what
an important affair it was going to be?
come. Such irr.emdiate and Vver In?
creasing responsibility developed for
the president that I have reached a
point where my business will not por
mit my devoting tho necessary time
to It. The secretary is constantly on
the move, and he cannot keep In touch
with the wardens throughout the State
and at the same time attend to his
Important duties. This end of the
work, the office work, and the general
direetl n of wardens, has devolved
entirely on the president."
There ire now one hundred and six
wardens in South Carolina, and these
wardens were of necessity on a con?
tingent basis, the Society having no
means with which to pay their sala?
ries. The practice of working war?
ded! this way had never been satisfac?
tory and he should like to nee it dis?
continued as soon as possible. Not a
large number of warded! would bo
neoeesary if they were all paid and
kept moving.
Since becoming prell ladt of tho Au?
dubon Society he had devoted much
time to the study of bird, game and
Hth protection, and he had compared
the lawi Of various State! on this sub?
ject. Hp found that nearly all had
adopted the license system of raising
revenue to maintain the department
dCVOtd to the preservation of these
rsources. Thr law had everywhere
worhtd well with a minimum of
friction. Illinois had raised about
$200,000 from a resident hunting li?
cense, and Alabama the first year had
raised $20.000 over and aDove the
amount necessary to enforce the law.
This amount was raised although tho
State exempted landowners and ten?
ants from paying license.
President Taylor recommended tho
election Of a fish and game commiss?
ion* r and asked f >r nn expression of
optodlon from the Society on the
question, He thought such an office
should by nominated by the Audubon
Society and appointed by tho Gover?
nor, by and with the advice and con?
sent of the State. This would effect?
ually remove It from polities and pro?
vide all nOOeceary checks to meet any
objections that might be raised. This
officer and department he contended
should bi paid out of the license fund.
]!?? read the treasurer's report and
commented on the Items, showing how
much work had been done for an
Insignificant sum of money.
President Taylor expl >' 1 l* nW
Ing to lack of fun 's f Society h?
run behind last year In i iy? ??
secretary's salary and the b l&nce wa
paid during this year.
Secretary Rice made a ihort talk ai
ter the president had finished h*- ad
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A
TTE COAT!
MERE'S a Garment that will
" render you a welcome
service on a rainy day, and for
these chilly Fall evenings will
add much to your outdoor
comfort.
The models ar e loose and
of a generous length. They
come in a variety of fabrics in
Tan, Olive, Gray Mixtures and
Black.
$10,15,18,22 to $27.50
In buying a Rain Coat, buy as good a quali?
ty as you feel that you can afford.
THE D. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING CO.,
Phone 166.
Sumter, S. C.
dross, Showing the general character
of the work done In the State and how
tho cause was growing everywhere.
On motion of Senator Christensen
it was agreed to recommend the
election of a State game and fish com?
missioner in tho manner advised by
President Taylor. This was carried
unanimously.
With the adoption of the recom?
mendation Senator Christer.sen iinin- i
Inated Mr. B. F. Taylor for president,
and this was seconded by Mr. C. P.
Wray. The sentiment of the meeting
was overwhelming and Mr. Taylor was
re-elected president of the Audobon
Society of South Carolina.
Mr. James Henry Rice, Jr., w as .
made a committee o'* one to recom- |
mend nomination for other officers j
and for directors, t
The following director! were chosen
to preside over the Society for the
next year: Judge R. O. Purdy, Suin?
ter; the Hon. W. J. Montgomery, Ma?
rion; A. L. White, Bpartanburg; Mr.
David Furman, Greenville; tho Hon A.
P. Lever, Peak's;. Mr. C. P. Wray.
Ridge way; the Hon. Nlele Christensen,
Jr.. Beaufort; Bright Williamson, Dar?
lington; D. it. Coker, Jr.. Hartsvllle.
The Hon. Niels Christensen. Jr.,
was elected vice president, and Mr.
Janus Henry Rice, Jr.. was re-elected
soretary. Mr. A. It. Hey ward, Jr.,
was re-elected treasurer.
Removal o' Church Orphanage.
Bishop Cuerry, of the Episcopal
diocese of South Carolina, has stated
that after the removal r? the church
orphanage from Charleston its ca?
pacity will he about 100. Several
cities, he Said? had offered induce
trente for the establishment of the or?
phanage in their vicinity, among them
being Bpartanburg, Greenville, Green?
wood. Torkvllle and Wlnnsboro. Tho
new buildings will cost about $30,000.
TO THE FARMERS OF SUMTEP. GOUNTY:
The First National Bank, of Sumter
Bega to announce that it is prepared to make liberal
pdvancei on cotton in warehouse, thus enabling you
to hold for a higher price.
"^very Courtesy and Accommodation Consistent with
Sound Banking. Come in and see us.
A. J. CHINA. Pres. NEIL O OONNELL. Vice Pres. J. L. McCAl.LUM. Cashier.
Koclol
Stops Indigestion
Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
Belching, Gas cn Stomach.
Goto your druggist, get a dollar
bottle of Kodol.
And if you can honestly say that
you did not receive any beneCb
from it after using the entire bot?
tle, the druggist will refund TOUT
money to you without question or
delay.
We will then pay the druggist
the price of the lirst 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 woula l>e
grateful to us for putting them in
touch with Kcdol.
That is why.
Furthermore, we know that
a ter you have used Kodol your
f: it ti in the preparation will be
e jual to ours.
This proposition we make Is not
a together unselfish, but is actuated
b r the knowledge, that the use of
h odol by you will benefit you aa
* ell as ourselves.
How could we afford to make
such an offer to the public.
And how could we afford to
s]?end thousands of dollars to tell
you about it unless we positively
k tew and were sure of the merits
0 Kodol.
\\q couldn't?it would bank
n .pt us.
Please try it today at our risk.
Kodol digests all the food you eat
Eat what you want and let
1 odol digest it.
Kodol is made at the laborator
h sof E. C. De Witt & Co., Chicago
The $1.00 bottle contains 2*
t mos as much as the 50c bottle.
FOR SALF. BY Aid DUUGGIsTS.
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
pricated here. In add tion to the close
prices, THREE PRIZES are given to
customers.
Every Saturday Night
Viz: 1st.-$5 Picture; 2nd,?$3.50 Lamp;
3d?$1.50 Lady's Brooch. Everycusto
tomsr has a chance : ;
Call and learn particulars if you are
in the market for Furiiture and House
Furnishings.
114-116
S. Main St.