Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. *KWSY LKTTEKS FROM OtTR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDS TS. of Interest Prom all Ports of Sum t er nod Adjoining Counties. HOTICll TO (.'OK RESPONDENTS. Mall y >uc letters so that they will roach this office not later than Mon? day when Intended for Wednesday's paper and not later than Thursday for Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular corrjespond awce. Ir fcass of items of unusual news value, send in immediately by snail, telephone or telegraph. Such maws stories are acceptable up to the hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper is printed Tuesday afternoon sued Saturday's paper Friday after? noon MAX. Max. April 1?Mrs. K. A. Hicks Is seek. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart's also Mr. and Urs. Jan es Jordan's babies were buried at Bethel last Thursday af? ternoon. Both had been sick several weeks. Little Edna Tohlaa aas taken vio? lently ill at school last Thursday and was taken to Mr. S. D. Tomllnson's. mis home being nearby. The parents ware soon there. The child being too sick tr? be moved until Sunday. The Stork has been busy, left a awn at Mr. W. D. Truluck's and a daughter at Mr. Gilford Strickland's. Two ladles were sitting in church, was said to the other: "I see there are stranger* here and they have brought their chewing gum.'' Being amused, the other looked and sure enough they were chewing. There was a picnic at Bethel school last Saturdsy. Miss Bell White of Oakgrove Is ?ding some time with her cousin Urs. H. R. Tomllnson. It wss a line thought of. or In, a ?sahjhbor's daughter this morning to swing a bouquet of beautiful wild ?ewers, artistically arranged for the of the house There are things re valuable than gold. The weather Is real cold. The ground Is gsttlng dry. Gardens backward. TIN DAL. Tindal. April 5?Mr. P. W. Win who has been In declining health some time, died at his home near on Sunday morning. Ullle Richardson spont Sun at home. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Broadway, of He, spent Thursday in the hhorhood. ftTATTKBUBO. tRateburg. April I ?Miss Amelia Halmes, whe baa been in Marlon for asveral months. Is visaing her par ?gerte. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Holmes. Mr. Han Ramsey spsnt Saturday Sunday with his parents. Mi. and S. H. Ramsey, at "Needwood." Mr. Marshal Weecoat, of Sumter. Sspent Sunday with friends here. Mrs. M. S- Bargees was the guest of Scrsven Moore, at "The Oaks," Thursday. Ir. R. C. Richardson, Jr.. spent In Sumter. Henry V. Frierson, having In business at Great Falls for ast several months, Is her? on ?tait to his mother. Mrs. E. N. l*t lemon. Wev. W H. Barnwell will hold dl wtaa asrvlces at the Church of the ?Vary Cross on Good Friday .at II w'eJock a. m., and at Clarendon on Master Sunds y. WIBACKY. Wlaacky. April 6?Spring has led beautifully, but we still have windy days. Farmers seem to be doing nicely artth their farm work, many have ird plsntlng corn. We have a faint hope of some fruit y?ar. The health of the community li good at present. Mrs. Eva C. Smith has returned from Hickory. N. C. and brought he stek sinter. Mrs. Shlrer and children with her. Mrs. Shlrer Is Improvini ?sowly under the ?klllfut treatment <?f Dr. N. T. Alford. She eipaets to make Blahopvllle her home. The h??m?* of Mrs. K. J. William? was discovered to he on Are Thursday afternoon, an.I l>y heroic efforts the ?Ire was stthdued before great damage was done. A few families of this community had a Ash fry at Lynches river S.i t arday and report a very pleasant time There wan a large attendance nt m ghe school house yesterday afternoon to the Sunday school. Rev. H. K. Murchlsoti preached a fine aermon for them. There was a cordial invita? tion extended th<? school to attend iter services at St. Luke's church It Sabbath afternoon. PIUVATFJEIt. Miss Kate Susong snd Miss Daisy aside spsnt a few days the past week rfM Orangeburg i'ffthw. Maltis Thomas Is on a visit to her home in Charleston. Mrs. Allsbrooks, of Rcmlnl, la visiting Mr. D. W. Allsbrooks. Mr. F. G. Rivers, of Bolton, N. C, is at his fathers, Mr. E. W. Rivers. Miss Corin Wells spent the week tnd In .Sumter. Mr. Tom Bradham. of Manning, is putting in a saw mill on Mr. Percy Hurvin's phu Most of the farmers have finished planting corn ami art preparing to plant cotton. Oats look line anil the prospects now are that there will be a good crop of them this year. OUH Sl'M.MKHTOX LKTTKlt. Talk of New County With Sumnicr ton as County-Seat ?--Interest as to Xcw Railroad and Water Connec? tion?Cotton Being Sold and Busi? ness l/ooklng I'p?Chicken Indus? try Prospering. Summerton. April B.?\Vere it not for the eccentric windings of the San tee river with an almost impassable barrier of swamps, which form Clar? endon's western and southern bound? aries, it is more than likely that n new county comprising portions of Berkeley and Orangeburg and the western part of this county would have long since been formed, with Summerton as its county seat. The lack of close communication, how? ever, has heretofore made this plan Impracticable; but In view of the present construction of a bridge across the river affording eaay ac? cess between Clarendon and Berkeley, we are justified In hoping still for Its materialization. In fact, to the more optimistic of our dreamers the reall ratlon of this long cherished hope seems highly probable. The railroad's power td build and advance the busi? ness' Interests of a community haf been well demonstrated, and Sum? merton expects before many months to be able to bear out this truth even more forcibly than she has already done. Much curiosity and Interest Is being aroused as to the ultimate course oi the proposed extension of the Clinch field and Ohio railroad. Summerton lans are quite hopeful that Charles? ton will be Its terminus, and thai their town, being on the direct line should It cross the river at the newly erected bridge, will become one of Its most Important stations. The Citi? zens of "our sister town of Manning" are equally certain that their village will claim that distinction. But Man? ning will not be In It. When the first locomotive of the new road steams up, the grinding of the wheels and the whistle of the engine will he heard In Summerton, while Manning will have to content herself with Its distant echo! Frequent reports from dynamite explosions down on the river have been heard recently; and we learn that the government boat is at work blowing out snags?with a view per? haps to re-establish the station at Wright's Bluff, which for many year* was the shipping point for most of the cotton raised in this section of the county. Since Us destruction, however, our farmers and merchants have had no access to water transpor? tation. It has long been a popular Idea that could communication b had with such a station on the river, our people would obtain the mud needed competitive freight rater. The "advance agent of prosperity*' aeema truly to be canvassing out town; signs of Improvement are ev? erywhere visible. The town council continues Its activity, and the good work goes steadily forward. New streets are being opened, old streets made wider and others clayed and re? paired. At the auction sale on the 27th con? siderable real estate was handled. Although no actual sales were made at the time it was only a short time after that several trades at private terms were affected. Out of the live lots offered, three were sold at prices veiy satisfactory to all concermd. One. a most desirable residential lot. was purchased by Dr. W. W. Ander? son. The doctor Is one of those who has un??ounded faith In the bright future of our town. Some large lots of cotton were mat - keted last week, and the platform again presents quite a bu-iness-llke ap|??arnnce, while our standard brick warehouse Is being fast denuded of Its omv huge supply ol cotton. Ow? ing to the size of some of the lots re? cently offered. v? e learn thai DU) from neighboring towns were 1 n hand to tak? shots at them. The summerton Hardware Coin pan \ has hem making <tnlti a num? ber of improvements of late. The demand for a more extensiv? stock and the Intention on the pail Of the Hardware Company to meet it. have prompted the enlarging of tlw h wire hoi:.?e capacity. In addition to this they have Just Completed what is to h,. known as their "Repair Room." It is so constructed as to furnish spe? cial compartments for the supplies necessary in the repair of the various Implements which they have on sale. The poultry farms in our commun? ity begin to present a most Interesting aspect now; broods are being taken off dally, and the yards are very much alive with the young chicks. It la particularly pleasing to visit such a farm and see the num? ber and variety of these chicks which are soon to command such fancy prices in the distant market*. Very discouraging is it, though, to those would-be buyers who must needs con? tent himself with the scrawny 'domi nicker" that can be had for some? thing like 20 cents. For those before his eyes are destined for a market where hotel proprietors are compet? ing. Mr. A. riumer Burgess, who in this growing industry is so ably as? sisted by his wife, raises Rhode Is? land Reds exclusively and it is in? deed an interesting sight to see them flocking up to be fed. Since my last letter, he has made further shipments of these one-day old chicks, the re? cipient of one of which replied that they reached him "lively as fleas on hot ashes." It 1s rumoied that a new business establishment, devoted chiefly to gro? ceries, will be opened very soon; and also that W. R. Coskrey's Dry Goods Store will be reopened about the 10th, both of which are looked forward to with much pleasure. The High Schoool baseball team has returned from its first tour of this season, and not at all satisfied are they with their luck. Their initial game was played with a team in Den ma? k which was supposed to be B school team, but if we are correct? ly informed, it required no scrutiny to recognize playeis of "league dis Unction," to say nothing of college team remnants. In fact, we are told that the team comprised an imposing combination of telegraph operators. 1'i.ikeinen, college, "shipments" and others of similar character. It is use? less to state that our team was de? feated, but we think they came out remarkably well under the circum? stances. The first game resulted in a score of 2-3, and the second 3-0 They lost two games to Orangeburg on Wednesday and one to the Sumtei High School team on Thursday. Tht next games are scheduled to be play? ed on the local field, and we hope to see them regain their former good reputation. Mr. W. R. Scarborough of Blshop vllle spent yesterday at the home of his sister. Mrs. W. R. Mood. We are glad to have with us for a short visit. Rev. Jno. Kershaw, Jr. We learn that Mr. Kershaw ex? pects to take charge of the Rock Hil! and Lancaster churches in the com? ing fall. Dr. D. O. Rhame left on Saturday for a few days' business trip to Char? leston, Columbia and other points. The Summerton Mercantile Com? pany had its millinery opening on the !. t and 2nd and quite an attractive display of hats and dry goods was made. If the weather continues pleasant and spring-like, we may ex per i a gorgeous array of Easter bon? nets at the various churches next Sunday, which we hope will not tend to lessen the thoughtful attention of the congregations to the services. ADMIRAL CKHVKHA DEAD. Famous Spanish Mariner Crosses Over the Klvcr. P?erto Real, Spain, April 3.?iVice Admiral Pascaul Cervera, who com? manded the Spanish fleet In the bat? tle of Santiago, Cuba, died here this afternoon. Portsmouth. X. H.. April 3.?News of the death of Adimral Cervera wat received with great regret In Ports? mouth, because of his bravery and court? ry. He and other Spanish pris? oners of war arrived in Porthsmouth on the steamers Yale and Harvard, formerly the St. Louis and St. Paul, in July, 1898. The admiral and his surviving officers came on the Har? vard July 15. After remaining a week they were sent to Annapolis, where they were quartered until arrange? ments were made to send them to Spain at the close of the war. The ad? miral returned to Portsmouth early In September and rejoined the sailor? who had been held here. All the Span? iards, except fifteen who died in camp and were buried on Sca\ey's Island, mailed for home on the steamer Cite of Rome on September 12. tdmlral Ctrvsra wai retired fron-. the active list of the Spanish navy on December 14 last, at his own request, >n gCGQUnt of failing health. He suf fersd from an affection of tho heart Admiral Cervera was horn on Feb? ruary is, 1830. On the outbreak of tl.i war with the United States he sailed from the ('ape Verde Islands. With four cruisers and three torpedo boat destroyers, In April, 189X-. cn l( red the harbor of Santiago de Cuba May 19. and lost his entire fleet off that port July 3, in an attempt to force Iiis way through Admiral Samp? son's blockading squadron, HR, ELIOT HAS DECLINED. Washington, April |.?Roth at the state department and the White House today it was officially an? nounced that Dr. Charles W. Eliot, the retiring president of Harvard, has definitely and finally decided that he could not accept the tender of the ambassadorship to Great Britain. ? ? ? lEr* iiix-m-*- mmm TER WEEK... = MEANS ? - EASTE CLOTHING For everybody from the Knickerbocker Kid to Grandpa will want to appear to the best possible ad? vantage on Easter Sunday. Boys' Easter Suits. Nowhere in the city will you find a better line to select from, including a large assortment of Juvenile Suits. Our Boys' Blub Serge Makes a swell Easter Suit?Prices $6.50 Down. Young Men's Suits. This line is unusually strong with us, and our Easter offer? ings are strictly Up-to-Date. PRICES $20 DOWN. Horse Shoe Brand Clothing For Men. This is the line we have built our clothing reputation on, and here you will find as nobby a line from which to select your Easter Suit, as can be found anywhere. It matters not what your shape is, we will come pretty close to fitting you. PRICES $25 DOWN. Men's Easter Hats. We are showing a very swell line in all the new shapes and Spring shades - at $3.00. Men's Easter Neckwear. T-S-KIE -ZL HliCOIC 25 CE1TT EASTER TIES. We could sell them for 50 cents, but we are satisfied with small profits. ? 0'DON NELL 6 CO.. * SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLINA. NAPLES TO GREET TEDDY. Hearty Welcome Await* Ex-President At Italian Port. Naples, April 4.?The steamship Admiral, which is to carry Ex-Presi? dent Roosevelt to Mombasa, is lylnj In the harbor, decorated with flow? ers, and the special quarters set aside for Mr. Roosevelt and his party are already showing evidences of the wel? come which awaits him. Numerous gifts of flowers for the distinguished American have already been sent to the ship, and tomorrow the remem? brance of the German Emperor, in the shape of great masses of carna? tions, typical of the German colors, will be placed in Mr. Roosevelt's ca? bin. The Hamburg is expected here near noon, and the former president will be greeted on board the steamer by the represntatives of the city council and a party of ladis, who will literal? ly strew his path with roses. The Ger? man consul general with extend the personal greetings of the Emperor, and1 Ambassador Griscom wil repre? sent the hundreds of Americans who have gathered at Naples. The American yachts in the harbor have their flags and bunting ready to dress ship on the first appearance of the Hamburg. Mr. Roosevelt wil probably not remain on board the Hamburg long .fter Its arrival, as he will doubtless wish to make the most of the few hours of stay in Naples. No fixed Programme has been arrang? ed, as in all probability the ex-pres? ident Will have decided views as to what he wishes to do. Mr. Rooose velt Will have lunch with the Duke ind Duchess of Aosta and, it is thought, Will visit the museum and aquarium. The Duke of Ascoli, gentleman-in waiting to Queen Helena, has tender (1 the use of his automobiles, which >ffer has been accepted by the Amer lean ambassador on behalf of Mr. j Roosevelt. NEGRO BURGLAR CAUGHT. Florence Darky Arrested at EffUiig liam lor Robberlea at Coward*** f cranton, April 2.?Dozier Wright, i brlght*ekln negro of Florence, wan arrested last night ;>t Efflngham by Mr. Walter Cain on the Charge Of breaking into the store of Messrs. J C. Lynch & Son, at Coward/ii ? sta? tion six miles south of Kllingham. The theft occurred about midnight and amounted to about $r?0. consist? ing of cash and general merchandise. When he was searched the negro had on an entirely new suit of clothes that he had taken from the store, and the balance of his goods In a new suit case. He was brought hack to Cow? ard's, and with the deputy sheriff went a distance of about one mile In WE are ready to fill the shoe wants of every member of the family/kfrom the baby to the grand parent. Our show- j ing of Stylish Oxfords for Spring is the equal to any ever seen in Sumter. We have the goods to fit every pocket book and every toot. The Easter costume is not complete without a dainty pair of Spring Shoes. Get them at this store and you will be sure your feet are correctly dressed. i We show here only a few of the correct shapes, but our* stock is complete in every line, and we are prepared to handle the rush of Spring business. &fnw'Ucuiv< B^^Handsome Spring Stule A Popular .Spring Stale to the woods to the ipol where he changed1 his clothing and ramped for the balance of the night. Fortunate* |y every article and the money was re? covered by the owners. Mr. v. If. Lynch'i store, of Cow* ard s. was broken Into the pair.* night, but nothing was missing. The negro. alter being arrested, admitted that he was guilty of this charge also, but stated that he did not get anything. He was held over until this morning, when Deputy Sheriff Flinn carrieul him on to the Florence jail for the next term of court. Teengiaph Opetatta Killed. Valdosta. C,a.. April 2.?Clmer Si Reath, telegraph operator at Sparks. Qa., was instantly killed there today by falling underneath a moving freight train. A member of City Council Is au thorlty for the statement that the vol? unteer fir,* department cost the cay more than $4,000 within the past ele? ven months of the current fiscal year and that a paid department would cost only a few thousand more per annum.