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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. v lkttf.kh from OUR art: C 1 Ali VimRKSPl >N DK\ IS. or Interest From all Parts of Ruinier aim! Adjoining Counties. VOT1C K TO CORRESPONDENTS. Kill your letter?* so thai they will Mach thla office not laier :han Tuts 4Ay. tt urning. When the '"Uers Are CejcwMd Wednesday It la almost an aeB|>lailblllty to hAve them appear in fass paper Issued that day. DARK COHNRR. Dark Corner. March ?.?rarmer? mostly up with their work in this corner. Planung sugar cane is in or Ai thla time. I have no tick to report thla week. Mrs. Martha A. McLeod. widow 6f kite Wade Hampton McLeod. died mm )aat Tuesday morning the 2nd. She Sited rath? r suddenly. She got up that gaorntng and ate her brakfast as aaual. alter war d* she took a seat the fireside where the sat for seme Ucoe wit h her dAUghter, Miss Julia. Then her ton. Mr. U B. McLeod, vho Uvea nearby came over to see her, as Ah* had ben complaining of ahorlness of breaf \ for a few days. A whll ? ? af? ter he oime In ?he said, "son my feet sure gett; ng cold, if you will assist me, 1 wt I go and lay down In bed." He Miss Julia did so, then they re led to the fireside for a few mo mts when Mr. L. B. said: "I -111 go see if mother has gotten warm." When Ii? went in the room he found fear desd. She wiaa quit an old lady, being In her 78th year, And never has h v ?ry strong all nee ahe got hurt Whan I er h us ban i was killed several jrasirs ago by a mule running away wtth tliem In a wagon and throwing out, killing her husband in Htly and bruising hen up badly. ) leaves two daughter*. Mrs. Man |f Geddings And Miss Julia A. Me? ld, und five sons. Richard T. Jsmes 11, Laarsnce B.. Peter E.. And Benja gg|| B. with a host of grand children ?a eaour her death. Her body was tat* rod at Bethel church, Prlvatser, sxs Wednesday the trd. la the prss Sjar oi a large and sympathetic con? gregation. She .was funeralised by mm pastor, the Rev. William Hayns? ws th She w?i a good neighbor, a kh d friend and an affectionate moth ear. Cms whom to know was to love. '.%Vr. O. E. Richardson and brother, Jasaai B-. of your city mads a vary it call on W. J. Ardls last Wed lay. Corns again boys, you will the latch-strlng on the outside. Urs. W. J. Ardls an* Mrs. Bsn Oed sUtg* BT?*nt last Wednesday wP.h Mrs. ?ubert Oedings near Plnewood. W. J. Ardls made a buslnssa call on Mr. Jos M. Ardls last Thursday. Mrs. Robert Ueddings, of Pine wfcod, apent last Thursday with Mrs. W. J. Ardls. Mr. R. r. McTellan of your city Is murrey in? land In this nsek of the woods for Mr. H. J. McLaurln. Mr. ML M. McLaurln wi II movs his mill In it a wash or tsn days to Wsdge PIBGAH. Plagah. March 8.?Vary good prog vsas Is being made with farm work. Peach trees are hate blossoming. In stlcatlons point to a poor fruit ctop mm the trsss overbore themselves last and seem exhausted. Last Wedneaday was all sorts of a Foggy, windy, rain, hall am' It was All forms of the seasons of the year combined in one day. I gueas that all decent folks rejoice Chat Roosevelt Is gone. We hope for Hood. Ills administration all through was more of dlsguat than ommendu lion. No king or emperor of Europe aver exercised or arrogated unto him more authority than he. Mrs. E. A. Tves died at her home on Friday, 2tth Instant, and waa hurled at the family grave yard, on turday 27th. after services by her lor. Row. Mr. Strlcklin, ssatsted by Rev. T. L. Cole. She had been sick auny yssrs from cancer, but nothing ?o?)d stop It until the end came. At -times she suffered great pain, but 'hare her sufferings as best she could s*ha leavea several children, numerous, -relative? and friends, who testified at Jaor burial, their sorrow that she had paased away. She waa the relict of the late C. J. Ivea. Mr. 0. B. Hatfleld. Sr., still con? tinues very feeble. DTJRANT. Durant. March *.?Mies ttllen dull Hard was the guest of Mrs. 8. m. Wlthernpoon the past week. Miss ?Gallllard has many friends here who were glad to have her among them again. MessrK. J m. and W. P. Montgom? ery and Mr. James Reaves represented the Durant I'nlon at the picnic given by their neighboring local at Good? will Miss Meli Douglaas left this morn? ing for a visit of two days to her cou? sin. Mrs. Lyons of Manning. Miss Olivia Durant has returned home After a week's stay among Meads In Qrseleyvllle and Manning. Ill have a salevof lots to day which ?Till attract a number from the vicinity who are Interested in ie il estate. The farmers have been interferred with by recent rains but they will In? crease their efforts to be prepured for planting at the proper time. HOW SIMMKHTOX CillOtYK. A Town Hint Ha* a Future as Us (.rmwb ami Development Prove*. ? ( Summei ton. March 8.?We cob- j Kratulate the publishers of the Watchman and Southron upon their manifest progress In the field of Journalism, as evidenced by their Is? sue of an additional copy every week, which will be received with much pleasure and satisfaction by th?* many readers. Thanks to the kind consideration of the publishers, Sum merton hopes \o be representeJ in their paper regularly, and a weekl> letter may be expected from thl* point. Our citizens h^tve doubtless 'been so well sutikfied with the gratifying growth of their little own, that the) have heretofore been somewhat neg? ligent about advertising It. and giv? ing to others the benefit of its pro? gressive example. Correspondence with the The State and The News and Courler ha? been pretty regular from Summerton, and should there be a citizen with plenty of time on his hands he might do well to fill the long-felt want of our sister town of Manning by becoming a correspond? ent of The Times. As it is the hope of this corres? pondent that his weekly letter be. In part% a continued story of Summer ton's business and social progress, perhaps it would he wise to give a "setting" of some kind. Ten years arro, Summerton existed in hut little raore than name, con? sisting of only a few scattered dwell? ings and one or two small stores scarcely worthy the name of general merchandise. The advent of the rail* road had opened up. and offered the opportunity for development to a large scope 01! territory lying in the b?nd of the Santee river and consist ing of some of the fluest agricultural lands In the State. These lands are very similar to the hest of those ly? ing around Wedgefield, with this ad? vantage, that we have here about ten equare miles of such land to each one to he found there. The whole of this section Is well settled with in? telligent, well-informed and progres? sive farmers, the most of whom muke their own provisions and think their cotton crop a failure unless they have gathered more than a bale to the acre. The trade of all this section naturally and geographically should have come to Summerton, but oppor? tunities for development were want? ing. Landed property was all held off the market and no sites for busi? ness houses could he obtained. About six years ago lands for that purpose became available, which were quick? ly nought, and laid out in lota suit? able for business and residential pur? poses. Prom that time the growth of the town has been rapid and con? tinue us. More than one hundred buildings having been erected in that time. In the business section we have the Bank of Summerton, something over twenty brick business houses, some of which are devoted to special llius of trade, besides other business concerns occupying the older woodei. buildings. It has been only within the past ten years that Summerton has developed Into a cotton markot i sufficient to meet the demands of the farmers. Previously to this, the large I farmers all shipped their cotton from Wrlghfi Bluff to Charleston by boat, and only a few hundred bales were marketed In Summerton each year. There Is now a local market of great strength, and very little cotton is ?Kipped except through the local agents. The Sprunt agency at this point has already shipped this sea ? n something over 7,500 bales; and there are some large lots still held in the warehouse. The town has Just sworn in a new [ council, and with the proper co-oper? ation much may be expected from the new administration The annual elec? tion was held on Tuesday, Feb. 2, with the following result: Intendent, Dr. D. O. Rhame; Wardens, Messrs. O. B. Davis. J. It. Eadon, H. A. Rlch bourg and W. C. Johnson, the last two of whom were re-elected. Mr. J. W. Lesesne remains town clerk. In addition to the regular official work of the council, the business men have held occasional meetings of late tc discuss matters of Importance to the town. At a recent meeting much Ir terest and determination was mani? fested for its welfare, and we have roason to expect numerous Improve? ments during the ensuing year. The splendid two-story school building of concrete blocks was com? pleted some two or three months ago. and has been occupied since the first of the year^ The Summerton graded school nowVssume* the name of the jvummerton Kruded and high school; and under the guidance and training of its present corps of teachers a high*" standard than ever before ?a being reached. Through the man uger of the Lyceum course, fine seen ery has been procured ior the audi? torium. The stage equipments are UlCh as would do justice to a tow a toV?T*l times the size of Summerton, and visiting- players have frequently congratulated the managers upon the up-to-date accommodations. Plana for a third rural route from Summerton are being advocated, and we hope that after the post office in ?peetor'l recent visit such plans will materialize. Col. Thomas Wilson was in town i**st week formulating a plan for a new house to be erected on his plan? tation near town. This is to replace the house which was recently de? stroyed by fire, and will be occupied by Mr. J. D. Rutledge who rents the* lb'illation. Mr. Wilson hopes to ha'? work begun immediately, as he is anxious to re-lnstal Mr. Hutledge and his family after their narrow escape from the flames. OCCASIONAL. MANNING NEWS NOTES. Local Items of Varied Interest From a Live Town. Manning, 'March 5.?Messrs. John J. Epps and S. E. McFaddin of the Salem section, two active and progres? sive young planters were In town much to the pleasure of their many friends. Mr. I. R. Thomas of Greensboro, N. C.i representing the land sale which will take place Saturday morning, the 6th, is quartered at the Central Ho? tel. This is the land lying in the corporate limits of Manning, acquired from Mr. A. L. Lesesne of Sumter, the consideration being about $40,000. Mr. Jnc. Wilcox of Florence is a guest of Mr. J. W. McLeod. The sad intelligence has been re? ceived here of the extreme illness of Mrs. Mary Clark at Sumter, the widow of Mr. William Clark, formerly of? fice man of Mr. Louis Loyns now of Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Thomas have taken an extended trip which will em? brace Baltimore, Washington, Chica? go, Philadelphia, New York and Richmond. They are now in Wash? ington, where they have been taking In the inauguration ceremonies. Mr. J. H. Orvln, an active Knight of the Grip, Is here, on a short visit to relatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Norwood of Greenville, are visitors at the hospi? table home of Mr. E. L. Wllklns. Mr. Norwood waa formerly a highly re? spected cotton factor In Charleston, a member of G. A. Norwood & Co., of which Mr. Wllklns was a member. Mr. Charles W. Dllworth of Augus? ta, representing the Alkahest Lyceum was In Manning. The beautiful Miss Rebecca Plow den of Wilmington, N. C, is a guest at the delightful home of Mr. Wallace M. Plowden. Mr. A. Loryea, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. M. L. Barnett, and Miss Annie Loryea, are on,a visit to Charleston, guests of the Charleston Hotel. Messrs. J. V. Carrlgan of Summer ton and A. S. Flud of Wedgefield, prominent citizens were recent visit? ors to our city. Real regret was expressed at the enforced departure of Mrs. Etta Wil? liamson Griffin for her home In Mon? roe, N. C, owing to the illness of her sbter. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Greene of Put? nam, Conn., are guests at the delight? ful home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Wllklns. Former Superintendent of Educa? tion. Hon. O. B. Martin, is at the Ho? tel Central in the interest of the De? partment of Agriculture at Washing? ton. Loaded. Judge W. L. Walls, of Cody, Wyo? ming, has a sarcastic humor which has made many culprits squirm, and among the number was a defendant In a recent cattle-stealing case who was trying to explain that It would have been quite impossible for him to bring into town the beef he waR accused of having stolen and butcher? ed, owing to the fact that his two pack-horses were heavily loaded with other things. One horse, he told the jury, was packed with his fur over? coat, mining implements, etc., etc. "And what was on the other horse?" inquired the judge. "Well there was a gallon of whiskey?there was a gallon of whiskey?" The fluster? ed defendant could think of nothing else. "I knew a gallon of whiskey was a load for a man." said the judge dryly, "but I didn't know it was a load for a horse."?March Llp pincott's. I Just Like New York. "The village sot is going to plead emotional insanity as an excuse for nibbing them hen rooHts." "What do you think of that?" I think his public spirit ought to get him an acquittal. Ain't we aiming at making Plunkville a metropolitan town?"?Washington Herald. When a man lacks the courage to propose to a girl it Is a question whether U la for fear she will refuse him or fear she may accept him. THE COOPER TRIAL THE STATE IMPEACHES WIT? NESS i ou DEFENSE, Warrant Issued for S. J. Dinning? (Jsio of Defense's Star Witnesses, Contradicted by F.xpert, Charged with Perjury, Nashville, Tenn., Mar. ?.?This was he State s day in the trial of Col. D. U. Cooper, Hobin Cooper and John D. harp for the murder of former Sen tor E. W. Carmack. Not only did t tear to pieces what was left of the testimony of S. J. Binning, the de ense's mysterious red bearded man, who claimed to have seen the sboot ng, but it challenged the right of the Coopers to be on Seventh avenue at all the day following. It did all this by impeaching the testimony of the governor and others who claimed the Coopers were invited to the mansion and that while on their way they met Carmack and the shooting followed. The bomabrdment of the case of the defense began early today when two witnesses swore that Binning the night of the tragedy said to them: "If I had been five or ten minutes earlier L would have seen the killing." Later in the day the State intro? duced witnesses attacking the reasons the defense gave for being on the street which Senator Carmack must traverse to get to his apartments. Adjt. Gen. Brown, Jud^e Bradford, Col. Cooper and Robin Cooper had testified that after Col. Cooper left Bradford's office just before the shooting, Gen. Brown recalled him to talk to the governor over the tele? phone and that it was in reply to the governor's call that the men were upon Seventh streeet, on which the mansion is located, when they met Carmack. Two witnesses swore that after Col. Cooper left Bradford's office he neith? er returned voluntarily nor was re? called to the telephone by any one. And one1 Miss Daisy Lee, declared that instead of the governor calling the colonel, the colonel at Judge Bradford's suggestion, called up the governor at the capltol. The latter testimony, however was not permit? ted to reach the jury. In rebuttal, too, the State attacked Judge Bradford. Miss Lee swore that he told her he could have shot Car? mack himself with as little remorse as he would have shot a rattlesnake. She also swore that Paul Davis, an? other of the defense's witnesses, de? clared to her he would perjure him? self to get on the jury. When the sun had set and the bat? tle was over the State announced that it would have but two or three wit? nesses to complete its case in rebuttal and that they would be put on tomor? row. The defense has not announced its purpose yet, but it is safe to say that the arguments will begin next week. No time limit will be put on either side. There are a score of lawers in the case and the speeches doubtless will last several days. Soon after court adjourned the State's attorneys went into confer? ence. General McCarn held a war? rant for the arrest of S. J. Binning on i charge of perjury. The specific al egation is that when he testified that he saw Carmack twirling the cylind? er of his revolver he swore a lie. The warrant was served at once. George Woolen, one of the day's first witnesses, was called by the State to testify as to the location of the two telephone poles at the scene of the tragedy. The object was to pave the way for the introduction of the photograph taken yesterday by the State of the pole still standing, togeth? er with the dummy pole. Attorney Garner said: "The defense, your honor, haa tried to prove that Senator Carmack was south of the poles and fired between them. We want to rebut this testi? mony by proving that he could not have done so.' Judge Hart would not admit Wool? en's testimony unless the record shall show in detail that the position of the poles has not been proved. The at? torneys were told to examine the rec? ord at their leisure and the calling of witnesses proceeded. Nashville, Tenn.. March 6.?After a short session today both State end de? fense closed in the case against Col. D. B. Cooper, Robin J. Coopoer and John D. Sharp for the murder of for? mer Senator E. W. Carmack, and the end of the famous trial is now in sight. The arguments, which begin on Monday, are not restricted as to time, but by agreement of counsel only three lawyers will speak !'or each side. The case should be In the jury's hands by the end of next week. Capt. Fltzhugh, of Memphis, will open the argument for the State, fol? lowed by Gen. William Washington for the defense. Gen. J. B. Garner will speak for the prosecution. Then will come Gen. Meeks and Judge An? derson, of the defense, while Attorney General McCarn will make the clos? ing argument. There have been four? teen days of actual testimony, but nearly five weeks were spent select iQg the jury. s< that thfl trial is near- j inn its tsvanth week. The session today was very uninte** eating and litt e evidence was hoard. Both sides Introduce 1 a few witnesses: in rebuttal on the smaller points in the ease, and then went into confer? ence. The jurors, rendensd Impatient by the summer-like weather; the ar? rival of plant tig time, and fretting under the unwonted restrictions of guards and ?lose confinement, wel? comed the enc with eve:y evidence of ?atisfactiott! and when they reached their room ; ftsr adjournment gave vent to their delight by cheering loud? ly. The day opened with an unsuccess? ful attempt by the State to introduce evidence about the exact position of the two telegraph poles, between which, the defense claims, Carmack shot Robin Cooper. Lie State's theory if the location of the poles is that Senator Carmack could not have shot Robin Coope ? by firing between them. The court ruled that their position was sufficiently covered in previous testimony. Another Perjury Charge Possible m Coopav Trial. Nashville, Tenn., March 7.?It is not improbable 'hat before the arguments begin tomonow in the Cooper-Sharp trial for the murder of former Sena? tor E. W. C irmack, another arrest for perjury will be made on the authori? ty of Attorrey General McCarn. This time the accused will be a man of prominence, whose testimony was flatly contradicted by a half dozen people of jnimpeachable character. The State's attorneys spent the entire day reading the transcript of the tes? timony and preparing their notes for the arguments. They r.lso divided the testimony In three sections, so that there will be no time wasted by dupli? cating their arguments. The attorneys for the defense were equally buay, and it was late tonight when they left Judge Anderson's of? fice for a final consultation at the jail with the prisoners. Judge Hart has asked counsel on both sides to submit to him such in? struction as they wish to reach the jury. The attorneys have been busy upon this tatk for several days and will complete it tomorrow. The judge has prepared the statutory charge re? quired by law, which defines the dif? ferent decrees of murder, explains Arhat Is necessary to constitute each and what the punishment may be. When he receives the tentative charges from counsei on both fides he will accept, reject or amend them to suit his view of the law, add such other specific charges as he may be? lieve the evidence Justifies and have the completed charge type-written and placed in the record of the case. Judge Hart is as famous for short charges as he is for never being re? versed in the Supreme Court, and he has stated that this charge will be as brief as is compatible with the many and varied issues developed in the ' trial. The two points in the case which will be ':he subject of fiercest attack and defense will be the question of who fired the first shot and the ques? tion of what the Coopers were doing on Seventh avenue, the street which Senator Carmack had to traverse, about the time he was wont to go to his apartments. Mrs. Charles Eastman, who is the only witness to the shooting aside from the principals affected, and over whose shoulder practically the shots were fired, has sworn positively that Senator Carmack began to fall from the bullet wounds which killed him before he had his revolver fairly drawn. On the other hand Col Coop? er and Robin swear that Carmack fired first, and was preparing to fire again when Robin began to work the deadly automatic pistol. The defense built up a strong excu.se for the pres? ence of the Coopers on Seventh ave? nue on the afternoon of November 9 It proved by Judge J. C. Bradford, Adt. CWn. Tully Brown, Gov. Malcolm R. Patterson and both the Coopers that as the Coopers left the Bradford office a few minutes before the trag? edy an 1 after the memorable consul? tation, at which Col. Cooper agreed to drop the quarrel or leave its settle? ment t ) mutual friends. Gov. Patter? son called Gen. Brown on the tele? phone. Brown says the governor ask? ed him for Col. Coooper; that he went out and called the colonel back from the street and that the colonel came jack and talked to the gover? nor o\er the telephone. The gover? nor says he asked Col. Cooper to come to the mansion in 25 minutes. The t efense says it v. as while the Coope's were going there that the meetii g occurred. But Mrs. Blake, a stenographer, and CharlSS Hayden, a prominent business man, swear that when Col. Cooper left the office after the confer? ence he was not called back by any one. Both <et In the outside office, which was the only means of ingress or egress from or to the rBudford private ottos in which the conference was held. And further, Miss Daisy Lee, Judge Bradlord's private secretary sweats that not only was the colonel not call? ed back to the telephone by Gen. Brown or any one else, but there was no incoming telphone cell during that conference or after it until she heard Col. Cooper's voice siy: "Is that >\iu Jim? Well, ?obin ^s killed Car? mack.'' It was her duty to answer the tele phono and she SWSStl no call could come in without her knowing it. She did. however, hear Col. Cooper at Judge Bradford's suggestion call up the governor, but did not hear what eres said. # Under the laws of Tennessee a threat conveyed to a person justifies the latter in killing the maker of tha threat, provided only that the latter commits some evert act when the parties meet. In this connection It may be Interesting to quote Judge Hart's comment In ruling on the ad missahility of testimony tending to show that Col. Cooper after the con? ference had agreed to kt the quarrel rest until settled by mutual friends. The judge said: "There Is no denial that Col. Coop? er made threats. There is no denial that these threats were communicat? ed to Senator Carmack. There is no duobt that Col. Cooper committed an overt act when he turned around on Seventh avenue and sought out the senator. Now had Senator Carmack killed Col. Cooper it would have been clearly and beyond doubt a ease of justifiable homicide. But Carmack did not kill Cooper. Instead he was kill? ed. Hence it becomes proper to show that Col. Cooper had abandoned his threat to kill Carmack. If Cooper had been killed and Carmack were on trial it would not be proper to show this because Carmack had not known of the change of mind on the part of Col. Cooper. PRESENT FOlt EX-PRESIDEXT. Roosevelt Given Picture of His Moth? er's Old Home in Georgia?Testi? monial From Postmistress. Washington, March 5.?Ex-Presi? dent Roosevelt took away with him from Washington a painting of his mother's old home in Georgia. It was presented to him by Mrs. Ella D. Longstreet, widow of the late Gen. James Longstreet, postmistress at Gainesville, as representative of do? nors, 38 women postmasters through? out the country. BALTIMORi; SrOKM-IiLiUXD. Wire Communication Paralyzed and Transportation Crippled. Baltimore, Md., March 6.?Practi? cally isolated from the outside world, save by flickering wireless commu? nications and belated trains, Balti? more today made every effort to bring order out of chaos. The storm that brought havoc in its wake gave place to clear skies and cool, bracing air. A multitude of telegraph and tele? phone wires, not only in the city, but * for a long distance in many direc? tions, lay on the ground. Trains ran in and out of the city without orders and city traffic was generally imped? ed. For thirty to forty miles in all di-^ rections poles and wires lay in a mass * of tangled wreckage. Miles of poles and wires will have to be rebuilt en? tirely between Baltimore and Havre de Gace, Md., over one thousand poles, with about 140 wires, went down, and approximately the same conditions existed between Baltimore and Washington. No confirmation was received of the report that five men were frozen to death while traveling afoot from the Patuxent River to Annapolis. Latest estimates, based on inform- * ation obtained today and tonight. * place the damage by th? storm to> public service corporation*, at from $700,000 to $1,000,000. Harry Granger, a brother-in-law of Geo. R. Gather, who at the last elec? tion was the Republican candidate for governor, was found dead today, a victim of the storm, beside the tracks of the United Railways. SEN ATOR SMITH SWORX. Took Oath of Office Tuesday Alongr i With the other*. K Washington. March 5.?South Caro? lina's new Senator, E. D. Smith, took the oath of office yesterday, and im? mediately entered upon the discharge of his duties. Promptly at noon, he advanced to the vice president's desk, and there with man/ ether new men, took the solemn and binding obliga? tion of a United States senator. Senator Smith was welcomed to the upper house and received handshakes from many of his newly made col? leagues on both sides of the chamber. ' Many old South Carolinians residing in Washington went to the senate to> see him take the oath of office and to extend their congratulations. He re? turned home tonight, but will be back in Washington again when the extra session begins on March 15. It is understood that he will endeavor ?> get on the committee on agriculture and finance, but nothing definite can be learned about this now. Stand with anybody that stands right.?Lincoln.