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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. aTOWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL COKRE*?PON DENTS. Mi of Interest From all Purls of iM?t and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your Utters so that tiny will reach this office not later than Mon? day when Intended for Wednesday's paper and not later than Thursday ?sc Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond ssus. In case of Items of unusual ?ma value, send In Immediately by aaall, telephone or telegraph. Such aswi stories are acceptable up to the BMrur of going to press. Wednesday's gasper Is printed Tuesday afternoon svad Saturday's paper Friday after PINOPOLI8 Plnopolls. May SI.? I have thought far some time I would write you from Berkeley, but have put off from time aa time. 1 am pleaaantly situated at Pino gclts. a beautiful village. We have tmreo churches, a good school and dally mall. Most all the farmers who the large plantations In Berkeley County, summer here. It Is not con steered healthy on ths farm. We aon't see any cause for this except the water. We have lime stone water which la unfit for use. There are sev artesian wells here, but not >ug^ to be of special benefit. There as a nice well at Chlcora, Just three aalles from our farm. We use water from It In the winter and have good crater at Plnopolls in the summer. Some of the best people In the ?sate live here. The land la good and tabor plentiful. The worst drawback fa farming Is the stock law. Some aaction* of the county are open, that as the stock run at large all the year. The rest of the county the stock run Ik the fields* from the 15th of Novem aar to the lMh of March. A curse to farm. They come In by hundreds eat out everything that should %e plowsd In for manure. Tou don't have to buy land lere to raise stock, buy stock and raise on some one else's land. Farmers here are thirty years be iated the times. They plant corn on m had. plant potatoes and drop cotton, ate they did thirty years ago. Thev iMuve fine corn In the spring, but in fate summer It "fir .*" and makes very We have had ftie rain here in the ess few days, t?u we had very little ate In May. We expect to send the Item a cot SB bloom In ten days or two weeks t the least. PRIVATEER. Privateer, May II.?Crops are look g fine but if the rain continue? ach longer the grass will get ahead the farmers. Annie Wells who has been gggj In BennettsvIHe came home relay. Mr. F. O. Rivers of Elloree, spent m week's end at Mr. E. W. River's. . Tom Harvln. of Silver, spent a days the past week at Mr. S. A. te'a. Hasses Netta Williams and Willie iaes. of Sumter, are visiting Mrs. J. i Davis. Mrs. 9. A. Harvln is visiting rela in Manning. EGYPT. Antloch, May 31.?We ha\e been Wring very heavy rains recently, too xaucb for the young cr?ps but line on grraM. which Is now in abundance. Gardens are fine. Mr. J. H. McLeod spent Saturday an Camden. Rev*. T. J. White." o' the Conwuy eftrcutt. and T. W. Munnerlyn of the Fi?. w<>od circuit, are /p^dlng u few aays at and around Smlthvllle. Rev. J. B. Weldon. of the BBSUSW circuit, spent a few days of last we<*k artth his father. Mr. J. W. Weldon. af this piece. Mr W. T. Mcl.c.d was In Blshop vllle Saturday. Mr W I) White of Rome. Oa.. I* I this plgce visiting relatives. Messrs. Harry McLeod and Law? rence Whlt?? ipOBrt yesterday at this Same attraction too. The children's day exercises w? i rid at St. John's church yesterday Several hundred \vn>- present. Mi-. J. W. Weldon and Mlsa Dorothy N ip tar certainh r\e much credit for prepi?i!aa such a fine progrumme .ind training the children for the ggg> Rev. T. W. Munnerl; n prea*h?d ? te sermon at St. John's s.md-v t . We have no sick to report. SMI III VILLI.. Smlthvllle, May 31?We have had superabundance of rain. Farm ?k has been delayed to some ex? it, but a few days without rain and would be well again. Corn and cotton are looking much better since rains and have begun t:> grow we rapidly in the last few days, crops from Smlthvllle to Cam are fairly good. Mr. Eugene Brown, who lives In a t*< ff miles of Cumdeii, has a ve: y pretty crop. Bverythlng around bis .ovely home ami well tilled farm ihowi the touch of a master band. Ho has one-piece of corn planted by the "Williamson plan," Right by that ire several rows that are hardly tw? it rhrs apart in the drill. They will he wutehed with interest to Me I outcome. Children's day was ( ? !. brated at St. Johns yesterday. The opening a?. dress was made by Rev. T. W. Mu.t nerlyn, of Plnewood, who is at home for a <few days. The recitations were Indeed line. The children were per? fectly self-possessed and spoke with confidence. Mr. Thos. White, of Laurens, spoke for a short while on the Sunday school lesson for the day. The occa? sion was most entertaining and en? joyable. I'm glad to notice a decided Improvement in the Sunday school work. A good Sunday school is the most interesting and enjoyable part of church work. Mr. W. H. Shiver has had quite an experience with rats. They literally ate up all of his early vegetables. He put Paris green on the cabbage hop? ing to kill them but It seemingly did no good. Mr. Shiver said it only act? ed as a tonic for their appeites. The writer saw the rats in the garden and the Paris Green as applied. Lack of grain was not the cause. Mr. Siver sells corn, but buys none. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Huggins, of Inola, spent Saturday night and Sun? day with Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Robert - ton. Miss Jessie Player of Wlsacky spent last week with Mrs. T. D. Fox worth. She left this morning for Greenwood, accompanied by Mrs. T. D. Foxworth and children and little Miss Pearl Brown. While there they will take In the commencement at Lander. Miss May White and father, Mr. Thos. White, are visiting relatives at this place. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Dunlap spent Friday in Camden. Miss Hattie Hussey, of Sumter, is visiting Miss Rosalie Evans. Mrs. James Wilson, of Herrlots, spent last Tuesday with Mrs. T. C. Robertson. REM BERTS. Rembert, June 3.?Farm work is again at a standstill, owing to too much rain, still the crops are look? ing well, and should the weather clear, and they can be worked up, the prospect Is encouraging. Oats are all harvested and the land is being planted, some in cotton, corn and broadcast peas. Our music teacher, Miss Annie Al ford. will give a recital to her music clasg Tuesday evening, 8th lnst., at 8 o'clock In the auditorium room of Rafting Creek High School building and the public is cordially invited to attend. A very pretty program has been selected, and those who are lovers of music will enjoy a pleas? ant social evening and I trust a large attendance will be present and see what progress can be accomplished In this the first year, by the little school girls. Don'L forget that Children's Day will be observed here at McLeod's church Saturday, June 12th. The Sunday School here has Invited the Pethes da school, also the Pisgah Sunday School, and a basket pie-nlc will be held on the church grounds, and af? ter dinner several speakers will talk on Sunday School work. Prof. Henry C. Davis, of the South Carolina Cniverslty. came over from Columbia last Monday and delivered In his pleasing manner a very fine address on HiKh School work, and what is being accomplished In the ru? ral high schools of the State. I am wry sorry that owing to the press of time among the farmers at this lea* son of the yaar only a small audi? ence were present to hear this scho? larly address. Miss Amelia Howard, of Clausyen. Florence Co., and Mitt Elizabeth White, of Sumter, are on a visit to their uncle. Mr. W. C. Hnrllee here. MAX. Max, June 3.?Mr. Moats of N. v - berry, was the gees! of Mr, w. B, ? loodmnn for a few days recently. Mra it. c. sever iue and daughters of Tlmmontvlllt. tpent last gunday with Dr. and Mrs. T. K. Kelly. Mrn. k. Mi Hicks left yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs. T. II. H. 'i, of ?laffnry. Sie- Will als? tended eommenoemenl of Furmai University, arhert two ol her tons Meeera Wilbur and Bltyuh Moke, are students. The former win graduate, M!mh Annie Truluek is with her sis? ter, Mrs. Lena Truluck. who-.- el deal son, Hlllle Is very sick. Mr. Elijah Mott. is very sick There has been several slight tatei of sickness. Relativen of Mr. S. C. BOOTS re? ceived the sad Intelligence Of his sud? den death, at his home In Texas. <?n the 17th Instant. Mr. and Mrs. Moon were natives of this county, but have been residents of Texas for 26 years. They were of large families. Each of their parents raised thirteen children tu manhood and womanhood. Thay ?ran to have come on an ex? tended visit the last of June. The oat crop, which is an average one( will soon he harvested. Cotton li very small. DALZELL. Wc are having Ideal great growing weather nowi and the farmers have all they can do to keep it under con? trol, and we scj some we feel sure has about got the best of the man agere, for the mass is about live in? ches high and we all have all we can do. The frerpient rains we are having makes it hard to control. The oats are about all gathered and the crop generally has been a splen? did one. Corn is looking very well and we have a large acreage planted this year. Mr. W. D. Carson has about as pretty a field of corn as your cor? respondent has seen this year. Cotton that has been worked up is looking well, but there is a consi? derable acreage we see badly In the grass. Vegetables are plentiful and of good quality. The work on the new Methodist church is progressing satisfactorily and it will be far the nicest church In this section when completed, and will add much to Dalzell and the surrounding country. Mr. E. P. Scarborough has his new addition to his house nearly complet? ed. The Third Quarterly Conference for the Providence charge, was held at Providence on Saturday. Presid? ing Elder W. T. Duncan preached a good sermon after which dinner was served on the church grounds, after w hich the business session of the Con? ference was held, which was enjoyed by all present, all the churches of the charge being represented except Be thesda. Miss Katie DeVaux, who has been teaching school near Dalzell for the past year, returned to her home in Summerville, S. C, on Wednesday, the 2nd. Miss Clara Martin, who has been attending Clifford Female Seminary at Union, S. C, returned home on Wednesday. Preaching at Providence M. E church next Sunday at 11 o'clock. OUR Sl'MMEKTOX LETTER. Many Festivities, School Exercise? ami Personal Movements. Summerton, June 3.?June has been called the "Bride's month" be? cause of the many weddings usually occurring therein, May, for similar reasons might well be called the "Month of Festivity." Such it was in summerton this year at least. The last week of May had for Sumnier tonians one continual round of pleas? ure and enjoyable entertainments. In view of the approaching end of the school term and the consequent de? parture of quite a number of Sum merton's young people, the short time remaining was made the most of socially, many pleasant functions hav? ing been given. On Wednesday afternoon, May 26th, a combination pic-nic and fish fry was given at Scott's Lake compli? mentary to the young ladies, who for the past year have been teaching at the Summerton Graded and High School. Owing to a threat of bau weather, not all those Invited could go, but those who did attend spent a very pleasant afternoon. The follow? ing were among those in attendance. Miss Chauncey Blackburn with Mr. a. J. Plowden; Miss Uldlne Vaiden with Mr. W. I). Met Mary; Miss Lueile Sheridan with Mr. Charlie Curtis; and.Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brock. On Thursday evening at the home of Capt. J. J. James a very pleasant and enjoyable dance was given by the voting men. The time of this enter? tainment was likewise selected so as t?> permit of the presence of some visitors ami others Who would I OOF be leaving. The rain In the afternoon bad sutlicient'.y oooled the atmos? phere to make It very suitable to the SVenlngr'S feature, and the dancers seemed ail to thoroughly ? njoy them ??? ;\ s. Delightful refreshments were ierved <>n tin* piazza under Japanese lantsrns, Mr. ciif;<>n R'ells gave evi? dence ? his ability at the piano, and furnished the music with his usual ? and talent. Those present were: MIlS Yvrtha Davis with Dr. C. B. Morris; Miss Ada 'Pennant with Mr. i;. Prank Andereon, Miss Uldlne Vaiden with Mr. E, a. Armlstead; v - Sal lie Andereon with Mr. a. J Plowden; Mr. ami Mrs. R, c. Rich ? n, Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Capers, and ef< ssrs. Btuckey, Shaw, Seaman Richardson, and w. D, MeClary, Ceth Maaon and BINson t'apers, Jr. On Friday evening at s:3o o'clock the Cloelng exercises of tin* Summer ton High School were held. The pro gram consisted of drills, tableauxa, ami musical exhibitions, in addition t ? the awarding Of diplomas and ad? dress t<? the graduates. The exercises afford id an evening of keen enjoy? ment, provoking many compliments to the corps of teachers who so ably prepared and conducted them. Rev. Mr. J. N. Tolar, with appropriate and excellent remarks of advice, present WINTHROP COLLEGE. A LARGE ATTENDANCE AT COM? MENCEMENT. Interesting Pacts About one of the State*s Grenteef and Mose Useful institution*?Extracts from Presi? dent Johnsons Annual Report. Rock Hill. Juno 1.?With the most it!- al weather to shed its smiles over the occasion, the exercises attendant Upon the commencement for l'j09, of Winthrop College, have been truly en? joyable throghout, and the program has been carried out with but one bieak?the sermon before the Y. W. C. A., on Sunday at 11 a .m., beln^ preached by Rt. Rev. Thos. F. Gailor, D. D. Bishop of Tennessee, who was present to deliver the Baccalaureate sermon at night. The morning ser? mon was to have been by Rev. K. G. Finlay of Columbia, but he was pre? vented from coming on account of an affliction in his congregation. Bishop Gailor, therefore preached on both oc? casion, and delighted his hearers with his clear and forceful delivery as well aa with the impressive and thought? ful sermon on each occasion. The visiting alumnae and the fam? ilies and friends of the seventy grad? uates who have come to the com? mencement make a large and happy addition to the otherwise large con? course of humanity here, embracing the large corps of officials and in? structors, together with the 534 regu? lar and 177 training school and kind? ergarten pupils?making in all 711 pupils. This is the first visit of the writer to Winthrop, and while thinking before he came that he had a fair idea of the institution, is now ready to borrow the remark made by the Queen of Sheba on her visit to King Solomon. I will not undertake to give any connected account of the commence? ment exercises, but for the enlight? enment of those who know but little about this Important educational In? stitution of he State, will state some facts mosly obtained from a part of President Johnson's annual report to the Eoard of Trustees, which he has kindly allowed me to use; but will be? gin with a little historical statement taken from a leaflet picked up In one of the rooms: The Winthrop Normal and Indus? trial College of South Carolina had its origin in the Winthrop Training School for Teachers, established in Columbia in 1886, being the pioneer training school for teachers in the South Atlantic States. This training school was supported in part by an annual appropriation of the State leg? islature. Additional help was given it by an annual appropriation by the Pfahody Board, for whose president, the Hon. Robt. C. Winthrop, the school was named. In 1891, by an Act of the South Carolina legislature this schoool was taken over by the State, and organized into the Winthrop Normal and Indus? trial College of South Carolina. A liberal appropriation was made for buildings and equipment for the Col? lege, and in October 1895 the reor? ganized Winthrop College was open? ed In Its present quarters at Rock Hill, South Carolina. The management of the College Is vested In a Board of Trustees, con? sisting of eleven members. Seven of ed diplomas to Miss Annie Itutledge, and Messrs. Julian Scarborough and Allston James. Quite a number of Manning's young people attended these commencement eexreises. All of the teachers, excepting Miss Lida Scarborough of this place, left on the following day for their respective homes. We hear with regret that so few of these will return another ses? sion. Miss DesChamps of Wisacky has been visiting her friend, Miss Bertha G. Davis of this place. Miss Marie Fewel. of Rock Hill, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. C. Ragln. Mr. L. B. Martin, of Port Harrel son, S. C, spent several days in town last week. Misses Madge and Christine Cosk n y, Sue and Cora Cantey have re? turned from the Columbia College for ihelr summer vacation. Misses Louise and Margie Scar? borough, who have been teaching In the Manning graded school, are at in m. for the summer. Miss Sailie Anderson has returned from Kock Hill, where she attended the c unmencement exercises of Win ihr >p (College, Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Doty spent a !tv. days lasl week with relatives el Durant, S. C. .\ii.-s Etta Scarborough has return? ed from the Greenville Female Col? li ge, Messrs. Shore, Haynsworth and Rowland, of Bumter, spent Thursday In town. Tb?- Tlmmonsville baseball team is expected this sfternon, and a match game will be played on the local dia? mond with the Summerton school team. A series of games was played last week with Blshopville, all three of which were taken by the home team. these are elected by the legislature, | and four are members, ex-ofncio?! tin Governor, the State Superintend- \ etil of Education, and the Chairmen Of the Committee on Education in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. During the twelve years of its lite. 1896-1907? the College has continued to grow. Some idea of this growth may be trained from the statement that In 1895 the number of students Was ZZ't and number pupils in Model School and Kindergarten 7 2. The grounds?campus of 4 7 acres, farm of 144 acres. The whole plant represents an expenditure of $400,000. More students were enrolled during the session and enjoyed the oppor? tunities offered by the college for edu? cation and training for life's duties than for any previous session; the spirit of the student body was good throughout the year?all, with few exceptions, earnestly and conscienti? ously performing their duties. There w as not a single case of serious dis? cipline during the whole year. The material interests of the college have prospered and the efforts of the fac? ulty are now being concentrated upon an advancement and improvement in the courses of study. The new dormitory is about complet? ed, and, by enabling the college to ad? mit next year more of the young wo? men applying for admission, will broaden its usefulness and strengthen its hold upon the people and help to secure to it a great future upon a high national plane. If this ne% dormt tory will enable us to admit some of the strongest young women applying for admission from other State, I be? lieve the college will be benefited. As? sociation with representative girls from other States and sections would prove broadening and beneficial to our own girls and the reputation and in? fluence of the college would be en? hanced by the attendance of such young womer from a distance. The total number of students ad? mitted to th?? college classes during the whole session was 534, 332 old and 202 new. The enrollment in the Training School and Kindergarten is 177, making the total number in all departments cared for by the college 711. ?very county in the State is repre? sented in the enrollment in college classes, varying from 3 each from the Counties of Beaufort, Chesterfield and Georgetown, to #77 from York, in which County the college is located, There are 13 from Sumter, 7 from Lee and 5 from Clarendon. During the latter part of October and the first part of November, while I was abroad visiting schools, fifteen cases of typhoid fever developed in the student body. The State Board of Health, after a thorough investigation, could never find any local cause for the trouble. The board finally con? cluded that the infection must have come from four students who had ty? phoid fever during the past summer or from a case in town located near the college. Before and after the fever scare the health of the college community was excellent. Other than the cases of typhoid fever, there has been no serious sickness during the session. The physical examination of stu? dent was made this year as heretofore, and vaccinations have been regularly made. The resident physician as sanitary officer of the college reports every? thing in good hygienic condition about the college and at the dairy on the farm. Every summer, before school opens, the college drinking water is analyzed, the dairy herd is examined for tuber? culosis, the water pipes and reservoirs are thoroughly cleaned, the dormi? tories are aired, and every precaution taken to insure a thoroughly good, sanitary condition of the college plant when the teachers and sturdents re? turn. There are 47 vacant scholarships at this time, to bo awarded, varying from 1 to 3 from each county in which there are vacancies. There are two fr< m Sumter. The Young Women's Christian As? sociation is the largest students' or? ganisation in the College? and it is do? ing a vital social and rel igous work tor the students ami is for this reason a most helpful factor in the right management of the institution. it has enrolled during the past year 4 3 4 immbers out of a student body of 53o. The Association is endeavoring to raise money to build a Y. W. C. A and studente' building on tin- campus and has secured something like $1, 000. The literary BOCltles will no doubt assist tin- Y. YV. C. A. in this un dtrtaklng, and it is hoped that the wind.- amount neceseery for the erec? tion of the building will be secured in the near future. LI BRAARY. There are now i??.6ii voulmes in the library, not including some 7.""" government publications and pam? phlet . The new dormitory is not qu.tr ready to be turned over to the Build? ing Committee, but it will be complet? ed well within the time (June 20th) fixed by the contract, j The Building Committee hopes the board will he as much pleased with it as the committee is. It is a substan? tial, well constructed, conveniently ar? ranged, beautiful building, and will accommodate I 10 ^irls, together with officers and teachers, as promised the legislature. The very best of material has been put In the building and all the work has been honestly done. The completed building with furni? ture will cost about $66,000. Of th'.s amount the State has appropriated $4 8,000 and we have raised from the Pcabody board and elsewhere $18, 000 T IAINIXG BCHOOX* On May 1st I recived a letter from Mr. Andrew Carnegie offering to give $15,000 for the Training School, to make up $100,000 all together forthat purpose. This sum, with those al? ready secured, makes the total amount raised for this schol to date $85,000 and leaves $15,000 to be raised. The State appropriated $20, 000 for this school upon condition that we would raise $25,000 in a Idition for it. but we have raised, up to this tme, $65,000. I hope to be able to secure the remaining $15,000 this summer. The Training school is the very heart of the professional and practical I training for which a normal school J exists and should be made as com I pletc as possible la every particular. One hundred thousand dc liars will enable us to have one of the best Training Schools in the country. 1 FARM AND GROUNDS. At my suggestion, the superintend? ent of the farm has begun bee culture on a small scale at the farm. He now has three or four flourishing hives. I Bee culture is an emiently fitting oc? cupation for women, and I hope we may be able to give some instruction I in it to our students in due time, j Poultry-raising is another industry I which we should carry on at Winthrop to furnish chickens and eggs for the dining-room and also to give our stu I dents some training in it for domes? tic purposes. From my inspection of j normal and industrial schools abroad and in this country, I am sure that we could make a success of it here. We are investigating a new device for milking cows with electricity, and from what we learn of it up to this time are impressed that it will work successfully. The superintendent of the farm expects to visit saon a dairy where this new apparatus is in suc? cessful use. It is more sanitaiy than j the method of milking by hand and is much more economical. With this apparatus one man can do the work J of three or four. There are 14 4 acres in the farm and j it is becoming more evident each j year that this is not enough land for an institution of the size of Winthrop. We have been fortunate in buying land for the enlargement of thecemp j us. Since the college was opened at Rock Hill in 1895 with a campus of 131 1-2 acres, we have bought 16 acres I of adjoining property With two dwell? ing houses upon it at a cost of some I $14,000 and have paid for it without asking the legislature for a dollar for this purpose. The college campus now extends to public streets on every side I and there is no longer a chance of an? noyance or injury to the college on I eeeout of some one's owning property I adjinlng the campus. Congressman Lever as secured a premise from the United States Secre? tary of Agricudture to send a land? scape architect to Winthrop to help I us with plans for the improvement of I the grounds. This expert has not been to the college yet. out promises j to come very soon. We are also promised by the United States De I partment of Agriculture a number of I rare trees and plants for the campus. M INNING CORRESPONDENCE. Pythian Delegates Were Charmed With Charleston Hospitality Manning, May 31.?Rev. C. W. Bianchard has returned from I*ouis vllle, Kentucky, where he has been in attendance at the Baptist conven? tion. Mr. Edwin L.. Johns? n. w!.?u has been attending the Harsstd ?. reek Academy. North Carolina, has re 11.Mied home for the sammer. P. D. D. G C. J. Mcswun Woods OB his return from C*he lesion, ex? pressed bimse.f in the rn ul^win^ t' -. v 9 of the splendid hospitality ex? tended to the KnlgLts el Pythias at t?>?elr recent convention, fey the p ople o?* Charleston nd she 'v->; sarefyrhe banner city of the nul'on when it came to entertaining large bodies of rspressntatlvss. The courtesy of the men was only equalled by the beauty of the women and his d q.arture was saddened at the thought of leaving behind him so many fair maidens. P. C. C. and C. C. of Clarendon Lodge. No. 173 S. Oliver O'Bryan was I equally grateful at the magnificent hospitality extended the Knights. A bill has been prepared by Charles Francis Adams and introduced in the Massachusetts LegtelatUTO to provide that there shall be no alteration or change in the name of any public way, street, place or squire, or of any No. Johnny, the littl? holes in a man s derby are rot to enable him to talk through his hat.