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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. flWSY LKTTKR8 FROM OCR SPE? CIAL CORRJE8POXDE-NTS, of Interest From nil Parts of iter and Adjoining Counties. etOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. II your Utters so that they will this office not later than Mon when Intended for Wednesday's ami not later than Thursday iturday's Issue. This, of course, onry to regular correspond In ease of Items of uni'sual l value, send In Immediately by , tslephons or telegraph. Such i stories are acceptable up to ths j of going to press. Wednesday's it la printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after DfJKANT. t? May 1?.?Mrs. Ore< r White yesterday at her home In the Clarendon County, having been sufferer for two years. Her not unexpected. The fun wltl bo at Old Harmony aftaraooo. The debased was a nter of Dr. sie Quean who was ft of the PrssbytorUi church of lor so many rears. She leaves and nine children to mourn staut*, Hoeury Reaves arrived yester from Davidson. Enterprise school c'ioso* Friday ? svnrsssful year under the eat of the efficient teacher, Mali Douglass. Her many hero are glad to loam she will us another year. Marty Toomptton and children tome time with her PI SO AH. May 17.?Rain fell last by the wholesale, and wo had one Mat nicht. Farm work Is some by the wet weather. * site sis are small, but are In Oats are very good. Not as usual, but more heads. Ii wtoat wo want The price la so high, unless cotton price the expenses will ?as ?g* Us profits, steknssa. Mr. a W tww ehUdrsn very sick with I? f. sV Maas has some ia|i ehtid m** MNMsB have various com W>g??si oar doctors are o* mot la for them to) say. T. Jl faatWorth who was sick foar, seems to have r? hsjalth. much tor the de arts many friends, closing of the Piagah public wit) stake plats on the 5 th of m wit* a taakot picnic. An In programme will bo observed public la cordially Invited to at CtytttOUC ClftTRCH. Waa Broken Tuesday For the broksn Tuesday for the Cadsatta church which St. Law congregation will erect on the ?ajassut ths new rectory on East street. The first spade full of In too excavation for the found was lifted by Rt. Rev. H. P. irop. Bishop of the Diocese, in presence of Fathers Wood and inody. Messrs. T. B. Jenkins and F. Epperson and Mr. J. W. Me? rer, the contractor. Active work the building will commence at and will be prosecuted with vig ew until the edifice is completed in the *arly fall. Ths new church w'.ll be a hand auuao structure of pure Gothic design, tatth doubls towers and will be the IsandsomeHt and most costly house of worship In the city. It will he built ?f red brick with stone trimmings and the interior wii be finished with Oothic aaches and groined ceiling, it M"1UX-osi complete. Sif.udu. *The erttction of the ch?rcH Was made possible by the bequest of the lato Miss Alice Poole who left 110. toa for this purpose. The remainder of ths sum required has been contrib? uted by members of the congregation, Mrs. Era Tuomey telng the principal benefactor, having contributed 11,000 without condition or reservation. Oth* members have contributed very liberally In proportion to their ability and the the new church will be a beautiful testltnonli I of the seal and iaeotloa of the Catholics of Sumter. Ths nsw rector) which has been ?tooted at a cost of f&.ooa is prac? tically completed i n 1 will bo ready for occupancy with n a short time, but Father WoO*\ the rector of the pari?h, does n<?t expert to remove fron. Flor >, his present h ?me. mill Septem by which time the new church will be nearlng conpletlon. William F. 8ylia has Ju?t com menced his thirty-fourth consecutive year as city clerk of Elfin. III. Hit ?uoress In politics is Attributed to his peculiar methods rf campaigning. He Is said to know more people than anybody else in Klgln and In the elsetloas of rseent years he hu? h id practically no opp -if TILLMAN BEING C1UTICSED. The Senator Voted for a Duty on Lumber? Didn't Like McCiimbci Amendment. Washington, May 26.?Although Senator Tillman Is being roundhy crit? icised by many persons here for his vote on the lumber schedule a day or two ago, when he declared himself in favor of a duty, in opposition to the McCumber amendment practically placing this commodity on the free I'st, he said today that his purpose in sc acting would become apparent upon a little reflection. He said he had In? tended to vote for free lumber all the time, and so expressed himself imme? diately before the vote was taken, but that he was dissatisfied with the smendment offered by Senator Mc? Cumber, placing a very small duty on this commodity, and that rather than vote for It he took the oposite course and voted for a straight duty. ' It Is not Improbable that Senator Tillman will offer an amendment himself before the lumber schedule Is completed, which, If adopted, would ave the effect of placing It on the free list, with no strings tied to It. While his course In this matter Is not generally understood he Will no doubt be able to explain It satisfactorily In time. It la claimed by some that even should Senator Tillman offer an amendment hereafter It will not affect the same purpose as If It had been done Immediately following his vote, and that he must be placed in the "protectionists" column, especially in view of his amendment to the tea schedule placing a tax of teo cents a pound on tea. It Is hard to know what he means as the representative of a people who want a tariff for rev? enue only. ACT OP ROOSEVELT NULLIFIED Washington, May 21.?The council of fine arts created by President Roosevelt, and which waa to have charge of the beautlflcation of Wash? ington, to pass upon the designs of government buildings, was abolished by President Taft today in an execu? tive order. This action' was required by the last sundry civil bill, which failed to appropriate money for ex? penses or salaries of any of the com? missions created by Preeldent Roose? velt without the consent of congress. FERTIIJZER PLAN FAILS. New York, May 25.?The plan to combine the fertilising plants of Eu? rope and this country In one 850,000, 000 corporation, to be known as the Independent Fertiliser Company, has been abandoned. The failure to put the plan Into effect Is due to the refusal of some of the proposed con? stituent companies to accept the terms of the bankers who had charge of the financial portion of the combi? nation. Death at Pinewood. Pinewood. May 25.?Miss Lila Grif? fin, about 18 years of age, daughtet of Mr. B. D. Griffin, departed this life at 2 o'clock this morning. She ha* been long a great but patient sufferer, and when the end came It was as if shs slept. She was an earnest com? municant of the Baptist church and took prior to her Illness, an nctlv part in church affairs. She was great ly beloved and esteemed by every one who knew her and her early demise If much deplored and her afflicted pa? rents have the tenderest sympathy of their many friends in this their hour of bereavement. The funeral services will take place tomorrow at 10 o'clock at Pinewood cemetery. T. G. Bush Is dead at his home at Camden at the age of 65 years. He was formerly a cartoonist for the New York World. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the Award of vacunt Scholarships in Winthrop Col lego and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 2, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be hot less than fifteen years of Age. When Schol? arships^ gre Vacant After July 2, they will he awarded to loose making the ! highest average At this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for Si hoiarsh'.ps should write to Presi? dent Johnson before the examlnati"h r>r Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth \l"0 a i*i free tuition. The next sesdon Will ?peg Npteswhsf 15, l&oi*. For forth* ? I Information and cstaloguo, addrSSI Pre*. l>. I?. Johnson, Kock Hill, S. C. W. & S. to 7-2-09. I have with me now a first clasa I engmver. We can engrave plain, *erlp or monogram. While you wall We ha\e b it the n?*.| ..f being able to iO this work for fonts tlmei BOW v.. h i n we win be glad t . sstl >ou any article and engrave it or en? grave anything you have, W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and optician. No. 6 M. Main Street, Phone No. 333. 6-10-tf ?FRISCO BRIBERY TRIAL. Prosecution (iocs Into Enemy's Camp For Witnesses. San Francisco, Cala., May 24.?In the case of President Patrick ?al houn, of the United Railroads, on trial for.bribery, the prosecution to day went into the camp 01 the de? fense for several witnesses. The trial today entered on its twentieth week. This afternoon's session was devot? ed to the examination of Thomas B. Gibson, a detective in the employ? ment of the United Railroads; of Geo. R. Francis, secretary of the com? pany's legal department, and of Luth e?* Brown, a Los Angeles attorney, acttlng In behalf of the defense. Mr. Heney asked Gibson to explain his investigation of the dynamite ex: plosion that wrecked the Oakland home of former Supervisor James T. Gallagher, one of the chief witnesses for the prosecution, and imperilled the lives of Gallagher and seven other inmates of the house. "What report of the matter did you make to Wm. M. Abbott?1' asked At? torney Heney. "I told him I thought Wm. J. Burns and a man of the name of Wilhelm had a hand in It, and that the explo? sion was brought about to create a feeling against Mr. Calhoun," said the witness. "Did you think Burns wanted to kill Gallagher?" asked the prosecutor. 4T did not," replied Gibson. "I had reason believe the people who lived in the house were all in the back yard by arrangement when the explosion occurred." Mr. Heney asked Gibson if he had not attempted to Interfere with Burn? when the latter returned from the East and begun an investigation of he dynamiting. The defense objected and Mr. Heney declared an attempt was made to silence Gallagher by as? sassinating him, and that the agenti of the United Railroads were instru? mental in the effort to suppress evi? dence of crime. Attorney Stanley Mocre, of the de? fense, characterised the cTiarges as "false as hell," declaring that the dy? namiting was a stock issue of the prosecution vo be lugged in against every defendant. Secretary Francis In his testimony admitted having received from John Helms, formerly connected with the United Railroads detective bureau, a filing cabinet and a quantity of docu? ments, which Helms alleges were re? ports on jurors and other matter ab? stracted from Burns' office. H. H. ROGERS' ESTATE. WaU Street Doesn't Think Public Will Ever Learn Real Figures. New York. May 25.?The will of H. H. Rogers is to be read tomorrow at '.>!a late residence in East Seventy eighth street by his personal attorney James M. Beck. Only the Immediate lelatives will be present. Previous to the reading of the doc? ument Mr.. Beck would not discuss the contents nor the amount of the estate Involved. Estimates of the value of the estate range from $40,000,000 Jo more than $100,000,000. A number of anoymous friends of ,the late financier have re? ported that 21r. Rogers left an estate much larger than was supposed. In Wall street It is not believed the public will ever know the approxi? mate value of Mr. Rogers' fortune, a lt is understood the will is so drawn s> RS to confine this information to the immediate beneficiaries. There is a possibility, however, that the State tax upon inheritances may bring to light the much discussed figures. The widow, who is said to have col? lapsed after the funeral services at Fair Haven, was reported as improv? ing today and it was said that follow? ing the reading of the will she would return to Fair Haven for a long rest. i ? ?? r"m , Fly Guard, - * j Why let the llles torment yotti horse? We have a liniment which will keep flies, mosquitos and all bit? ing iniiecls from biting your stock. Price only 25 cents for ft pint bottle. O'DONNELL ? CO. 5-25-4t. I H&VE NOW i i In Charge of my Optical Parlor? ? ist fitted tip. Have Dr. /. F. Hightmith'fl instruments and pre? scriptions. We are now in a po? sition to examine your eyes and fit you properly to glasses, or fill your eye glass prescriptions. All work guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. i ii Jeweler and Optician, Phone 333. 6 S. Main St. ! d FOli ILETTY GR^EX'S GOLD. J)cm en(limt> or The I lowlands To Contest At Her Death. San Francisco. May 24.?Assert ins that the $100,000,000 fortune of Mrs Hetty Green is founded upon a forged document purporting to be the will of Sylvia Anne Howland. decendnnts of the Howlands, at a family conference In Napa yesterday, decided to start a bitter contest upon the death of the richest woman In America," says the Examiner today. In the possession is another will, dif? fering wholly from the probated docu? ment under which Hetty Green, in 1865, obtained the $2.500,000 estate of her aunt, one of the Howlands of New Bedford, Mass. The contestants assert that half the Howland property was left to Hetty Howland Robinson Green only a.s a life estate, to revert to the Howlands upon her death. Williamson Finnell, on<? of wealth? iest landowners of Northern Califor? nia, is to finance the fight on behalf of his wife, a social leader of Napa end a descendant of the Howlands. and her sister, Mrs William Leacock, of Napa. Others of the family plan? ning the contest live in Oakland. When Sylvia Anne Howland died, In 1865, two wills were produced. One of these, now In possession of Finnell. bequeathed half the estate to charities and a multitude of beniflciarles. The income from the remaining half was granted to Mrs Hetty Green with the proviso that the property go to the heirs of Mrs Howland's grandfather, Gideon Howland, at Mrs Green's death. The other will, produced by Mrs. Green, gave her the whole estate out-, right. After causing much New England gossip, the trust will was rejected and the other was admitted to probate. This is the will that the Napa heirs are now planning to contest. The prospective contestants assert that the $2,500,000 involved in the old Howland estate has multiplied wonder? fully, and they will demand an ac? counting, when the contest Is fairly under way, to ascertain Just what proportion of Mrs Green's $100,000, 000 grew out of the bequest by the aged New England woman. They are going to put In a claim to all the In? crease. Dr. J. W. Jervey, of Greenville, ha* resigned the duties of editor of tlu South Carolina Medical Journal, and as a result the headquarters of the paper have been removed to Flor f ence, where in future Dr. Frank H. McLeod will be in charger In all The World j of Pianos Tou will never find a piano Just like the artistic Stleff There is an Individuality about the St*eff piano all Its own. 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