Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. 8Y LETTERS FROM OUR 8PE CL\L < OR RESPONDENTS. ?M of Interest lYoin all Parts of PsmtiT atul Adjoining Counties. KOTICB TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letters so that they will this office not later than Mon when Intended for Wednesday's and not later than Thursday turday's Issue. This, of course, only to regular correspond In case of Items of unusual Talus, send In Immediately by telephone or telegraph. Such stories are acceptable up the of going to press. Wednesday's la printed Tuesday af.ernoon Saturday's paper Friday after TTNDAJL. Tlndal. June 14.?The crops In this section have been well worked since rains of about ten days ago. Cot Is looking fslrly well, but corn Is ill. The screage of cotton here Is it the same as last year. Mrs. Flora Hodge has returned after spending some time with relatives st Woodruff. Mr. ,1. H. Broadway spent Thurn ?ay In Sumter. Mr. Rlchland Hodge has been very Ml for several days and his condition fa aow about the same with little inv grovement. Urs Edith Bell, of Charleston. |i vpendlng some time at her father's, Mr. g. D. Richardson. Maseru. J. M. Hodg.\ C. M. Wither tpoon snd B. R. Hodge spent Satur 4my In Sumter 8MITHVILLE. Sraithvtlle. June 14 - The recent g?rrsntlal rains have Injured the crops a> a large extent. Cotton and corn Mare turned pale on light lands. Quite a arum be r of the farmers have begun at* lay by com and put down top greasing. Cotton Is smaller at the present time than at thia time last Ssaar and have no Idea that aa much ?atgftoa will be made in this section as as as made last yesr. Times ars growing worse. Preach SMS and doctors have become more elim? inating. They were glsd years to get chicken of any kind, but asm they want daintily prepared liver agsl gisaarda Doctors are decidedly than preachers, because they ft svsn go In to dinner unless you gatmrs thsm of the fact that you have ?Micken. Ws wilt have to ask Luther "sMahanli to com? to the rescue snd ggi-s aa chickens with liver and gis aards large as a Plymouth Rock roos aar bf place of those with wooden Mtm. T. D. Fox worth snd children ra rstui ned home after a very mt visit to friends at McCor Mlss Belle McCutchen has returned home from Lander. She Is one of the graduates. * Mr Shipp McLeod and Miss Baker, of Oiwego, were happily married this nralng. Re/ 8. B. Hatilebl snd family of kh am Mr. C. H. Hatfleld and dry of Borden, spent Sunday with Mabel Hatfleld. <c DARK CORNER, Dark Comer. June 15.?We are still havini nice showers, one last Friday eveaing. another Saturday alght snd jesterday evening we had largest i sin we have had since we ?ted our crops. But none too much as y? t. only ws sre debarred from piquing peas today as the land Is rather w?t to plough, though I see Mr. E. P. Oeddlngs. of Plnewood. Is here today putting in pea* In his stubble land on his farm in this cor aeJr. Some of us have part of our corn laid by. and If we have favora wssther from now on nesrly all 111 be laid by this month. Corn Is rather small for the season but it looks health. . Cotton and sweet po: i lag fairly well, sugar cane is small, as we have no: had ruin enough lag a. Miss Sally C. Johnson, who I men tteaed In my last letter, as being sick, glsd on Wsdaesday morning las*, aged 31 yearn. months and 7 days. Mr m. f. Christmas, of Piirav ?ser, was stricken down with para? lyses one day last week and U still In a critical condltl >n it last ac csnn.is Miss Francis Stuke* of your ttty 4 Plaited it the Sycsmores a ?h?rt tlm" ago. m Mrs. Jessie Turner and daughter. OSadys with sister. SI is* Irma Smith, af jour city. Visited at the Sycamores. <Mra Thos. II. <>*! | |g| Suad Mr Wash BgOtl at Cggg Savannah visited st Blagghlll |W. j. Araig) Mai Sunday. It . ?) t ? 'I Hid Weck? \ i- ii - s? st **.r Joe M. Ardls' Isst Sundav evening. Mr. ?ddte Brown, formerly gf Prf r. but now of Atlanta. Qg . N ggf vDltlng relatives and friend". He States hat he Is doing well in his adopted State. A fa*' young men had a flne time nt * J. J.rdia' last Saturdsy night rob bing bees. He has 24 more hiv< , which he expects to rob this week. I will stop here and do battle with the mulatto gang and rest awhile be* fore I nick up that hoe. EGYPf. Antloch, June 14.?Farm work ll running well. The oat crop has been gathered and most farmers say they had a very good crop. Laying b) corn is the order of the day. We are having an abundance Of rain. Grass is growing fine, but in spite of all, the crops are looking fine. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weldon spent from Friday to Sunday at Lynchburg attending the district meeting of the W. F. M. 8. Mrs. F. G. Peebles and Mrs. A. B. White spent Friday in Camden. Quite a number from Egypt at? tended the Sunday school picnic ai McLeod's Chapel last Saturday. Mr. J. R. McLeod spent Saturday In Camden. Mrs. T. D. Foxworth has returned home after a few weeks with friends at McCormlck, S. C. Misses Irene Weldon and Doroth> Xagder spent Wednesday in Blshop vllle. Miss Emma McCoy, of Lucknow. spent last week with relatives at this place. The Egypt school taught by Miss Dorothy Napier, of Greenwood, closed June 14, after a very successful term Miss Napier will leave for her home Thursday. She will be greatly missed, but it is hoped she will return to teach again next season. The health of the community Is un? usually good, everybody seems to be well. WEDGEFIELD. Wedgefleld, June 16.?On last Fri? day afternoon the ladles of the Meth? odist church gave an ice cream fes? tival for the benefit of the church, and realized quite a nice little sum. Messrs. Colin McLaurin, Gerald Ry? an. Fronk Mellett and Bert Weinberg are at home from Clemson College. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Troutman and Mrs. H. L Young and children of Rocky Mount, N. C, are visiting Mrs. Cleo Troutman. As to the crop conditions I would Judge from inquiries and observation that the cotton acreage Is about the same as last year, and condition about the same. The first blooms are usual? ly seen fro mthe 9 to the \6th; the first one was seen here yesterday. The corn acreage is Increased, I should think about 5 per cent, and better,fer? tilised. The oat crop was short but was harvested In better condition than It has been harvested for years. Cotton and corn are generally pretty free of grass, not having had enough rain to prevent work. v Mrs. M. L Parier returned from Cross Hill this afternoon where she has been to attend the wedding of Miss Mary T. Nance. Rev. F. G. Whltlock is attending the meeeting of the Methodist minis ? ters' conference In Spartanburg. Miss Ruth Cain, of Privateer, is spending the week with Mrs. W. II. Ramsay. Mrs. J. B. Pickling Is visiting rela? tive* near Sumter. STATEBURG. Stateburg, June 16.?Miss Anne III Barnwell, of Wilmington, N. C, sper.1 Sunday with her pavents, Rev. an Mrs. Barnwell. Miss Frances Moore, a student at the Memmlnger school, is at home f ?t the summer holidays. Mr. Frank P. Burgess spent ?Su.i day with relatives here. Misses Davis of Sumter, and Miss Holiday, of Manning, are the guest* of the Misses Owens. Mrs. Edward McTntosh of Harts vllle, Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Norrls. Mrs. James H. Parker, of New York, was the charming guest of Mr-. E. F. Holmes, during the past week. Mr. James Bull, a student of Clem? son College. Is at homo for the sum? mer vacation. Miss (Jeorgie l?.ir. in spent a few days with Mrs. E. X. Frlerson last M eck. Mrs. Guy Xnlson, who has hen spending some time with her mother. In clarendon, has returned home. 1.4*1 \\?-ek mi ideal week f.>: "killing" grass, and th?* farmers have not been slow In taking advantage of ic. "Laying by" coin, is now the or o. r of the day. and so also Is tli" broad-casting Ol peas on the h nd \\h>n> oats hav.- already been cut. Th?? gardens hav*- b##U greatly bl ? bled by the refreshing Ihowert th wiek. i-i h.i.l at IIa..I Hagood. June 17.?Tin- baseball season was opened here yesterday ;.i tar noon with .? game ^nii Kershau whieh thr locals won easily. ,* to The h<nns boyi outplayed the visitor* both at Hi* hut and In tlw tlc't' Catche? of Hue drives by Crawford .- inders and Frank Sander* were fea? tures. Ilsvood has I team thai is hard f< i any nmateur team to heat Ye-ter day was their SOOOnd victory. Camden being defeated last week by the s?oi. of 6 to 2. The next games will be played nt St. Mathews next Monday and Tuesday. Score: R.H.K. Hagood 0 1 1 3 2 *?7 9 1 Karthaw o o 0 l o 2?3 6 4 The line up was: Hagood, Trippett II?; Sanders F. 3b; Gantt 1. f.; Sanders C lb; Jones o; Lenoir lb; Moore, T. c. i.; Moore? El, r. f.j Sanders, O. p. KerehaWi Gregory m; WUdi c; Black man 2b; Halaall, I. f.; Klrkland lb; Bandetroni p; Catoe o, f.; Muller 3b; Beckam r. f. WARRANTS AGAINST T. C. DUN? CAN. Former Union Merchant Charges That Manufacturer Obtained Money From Hunk Under False Pre? tense. Union, June 16.?John H. Morris, formerly of this city and of Spring City, Tenn., but now of Pacolet, has begun an action against T. C. Duncan. The warrant was served by Deputy Sheriff J. G. Long, Jr., on Mr. Dun? can at the court house Friday after? noon, though comparatively few per? sons have heard of the Incident, and after being taken before Magistrate J. Frost Walker, Jr., the amount of bond was fixed at $1,500 and was fur? nished by Capt. A. H. Foster. s The following is the sul stance of / the warrant: That on the 19th da) of December, 1906. T. C. Duncan or Union township, State and County aforesaid, did falsely and fradulently obtain from the People's bank of Union. S. C, $1,500 with intent to Oheat and defraud said bank, pretend? ing and reporting that the said $1.500 was In the Bank of Spring City. Tenn., to the credit of the American Lime Company, and that H. B. O'Shieha?. W. IX. Gist. J. M. Greer and B. F. Arthur are material witnesses. The date for the preliminary hear? ing fixed by Magistrate J. F. Walker U June 2 9. The warrant was sworn cut by John H. Morris before Magis? trate Walker. Mr. Morris was a number of years a merchant in this city, and after go? ing to Tennessee was. it is said, asso? ciated with Duncan in some of hi> enterprises. He afterwards severed his connections with them and return? ed to South Carolina. Dillon. June 15.?In a personal dif? ficulty todny between Dr. H. A. Ed? wards of Latta and John Kirby oi Dillon, Dr. Edwards was painfully hurt and Kirby dangerously shot. Frank Ross, who has been before the Recorder numberless times for minor offenses, such as fighting, pub? lic drunkenness, etc., has at last got? ten himself Into serious trouble, and is In Jail for trial at the approaching *.e:m of court on the charge of high way robbery. He and two other ne groes held up a country coon and re lleved him of all the money he had. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature cf Its All Right I for a Cheap piano to be Fold as a cheap piano at a cheap price, but There Should Be a Way To prevent cheap pianos from being sold as high grades and at price* that will buy a strictly hiyh grade piano. If yutl turn a deaf ear to all circulating agents and buy your pi;1:1* i from the old reliable firm of Chas. M, Stieff, you run no risk. Write today. E a s y term-; if desired. i Chas. M. Stieff M MtUf ICTURKH Of I Rl ARTISTIC sun l SHAW AND s riRPI SI I I ?PLAYER PIANOS. Southern Wareroom 6 WEST TRADE ST. CHARLOTTE, - N. C. C Hi W 11. M O U v H Manager. (Mention This Paper?) LEVER'S ELECTION DISPUTED. Dantsler*a contest Opened Before Clerk Of the House. Washington, June 15.?B. Hart Mora, of Orangeburg, attorney for Representative Lever, today appeared before the Clerk of the Hosue of Rep? resentatives and opened the testimony in the contested election case of Dant zler against Lever. There was no special Interest attaching to the open? ing of this testimony. It is one of the usual formalities that has to be gone through with every time one of the South Carolina negroes believes he har reached the point where the coun? try needs his services in Congress. As a matter of fact members of the com? mittee, before which these contested cases have been heard, have not In? frequently expressed the opinion that the county authorities in South Caro? lina might well employ the time of Prioleau, Dantzler and Myers in look? ing after some of these fellows by giv? ing them work on the roads, where they are needed. Mr. Lever's case will be decided as usual, some time next year. ? if?. Moss is ? bout the best adver? tising medium Orangeburg has sent out in many a day. He is enthusias? tic over his town, with a fine six or seven story hotel, and the new Fed sral building soon to be erected. Or rnrgeburg, he says, will compare fa? vorably with any town in the State. Augurtus Cook, captain of the tug Tom T.i was drowned in the Bantee river at Georgetown. DO IT NOW. Sumter People Should Not Wait Until It Is Too Late. The appalling death-rate from kid ney disease is due in most cases to the fact that the little kidney troubles are usually negelcted until they be? come serious. The slight symptoms give place to chronic disorders and the sufferer goes gradually Into the grasp of diabetes, dropsy, Bright'! Disease, gravel or some other seri? ous form of kidney complaint. if you suffer from backache, head? aches, dizzy tpells; if the kidney se? cretions are irregular of passage and unnatural in appearance, do not d? - lay. Help the kidneys at once. Doan's Kidney Pills are especially for kidney disorders?they cur* where others fail. Over one hundred thousand people have recommended them. Here's a case at home: Mrs. Wm. Bultman, 5 K. Calhou 1 St., Sumter, S. C, says: *T found Doan's Kidney Pills to be an excel? lent remedy. My back ached for som^ time and I was in almost constant misery. I finally saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised, procured a box ai China's drug store and used them it) accordance with the directions. They relieved the pains and strengthened my back and I have not been troubled since. I gladly recommend Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. II EXCURSION -?TO Washington, 21, 1909 -VIA AI I $9 At the Remarkable Low Fare of For the round trip ; children between five and twelve years of age, half fare. Follwing Will be The Schedule: Leave Sumter 0:00 p. ni. ' rJB a. at. Arrive Florence r:i.*>i>. m. 1:56 a. m. Leave Florence !t:82p. m. 9:Iii a.m. Arrive Richmoud. Va. 5:10a m. 8:00 p.m. Arrive Washington, P.C. 0:40a. m. 11:50p. m. /_ Tickets will be good to return on any regu? lar train leavlna Washington ap i<? snd In* eluding No 80, Thursday June Set b, I0UO, Washington is the most attractive city on the Western ?ei?dsphere, and every one. especially teachers and student gshonla avail themselves of this opportunity t<> learn more of their Nation'? Capital and visit Its Inten? sely Interesting public* bull lings aud parks, and i<s charming environments, which Include Mount Vernon and Arlington, it vv i. t be an exceptional opportunity for an educational I rip aa well :is one <.f rccre ttlon nid pleasure, For tickets, seeon modatiom snd further particulars, call ot sddress: VI, F, Dukes. Ticket A-t. A.C. L. R. R. Sumter, S. C. W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE. Pas. Tftf. Mgr. Gen. Pas, Igt. WILMINGTON, N. C. f E. J. I W. K. DUNNE, ARCHITECTS. Plans ar.d Specifications for all Clashes of Bsilditlgl. Personal attention given the Bnpervlaioo of ai; Work. Law Range ephone 390. Sumter, S. C The Kind You nave Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of - and has been made under his per? , sonal supervision since its infancy. ^?rCCAX^i Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment? What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* goric, J>rops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signatare of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TNI SENTAUR eOMMRT, TT MURRAY STREET. NSW TORR MTV. A STRONG ARGUMENT In favor of our building m itt rials is that our house is the favorite purchasing place for builders who have the reputation of putting up the best residences, public buildings and stores in Sumter. You get nothing but the best here, whether it be lumber or sash and doors, and* oui prices are beyond competition. The Sumter Doer, Sash & Blind Factory, J. W. McKeiver, Pr- :>r:? Our Treatment To our patrons is just a little better than necessary. WHY? Because it don't cost any? thing and there is good profit in it ?See Us? A. A. Strauss & Co cX6e Man Who neglects to start a bank account and build up a credit for himself often allows his money to build a credit for the oilier man. |*? FARMERS' BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Offers unexcelled facili i * in both its savings and genera] departments. VVc soiict your business. Did You Ever Think Of it in This Way? If you save Siuo trom your earnings during a year it is the same amount you would receive on a Si.2;o in? vestment for one year at S percent. To save, one must sacrifice. The best things of life are gained this way. If you want to lay aside a part of your earnings, come to this bank ami open an account. A bank account will assist you greatly in the undertaking. We welcome the small depositor. mt Bank of Sumter.