Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPUIlUENUt. WBWHY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENT& mm of Interest from all Parts of Sumter ami Adjoining Counties, NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letter* so that they will Ml this office not later than Mon whcn Intended for Wednesday's and not later than Thursday tturday's Issue. This, of course, only to regular correspond In case of Items of unusual value, eend In Immediately by ill. telephone or telegraph. Such rs stories are acceptable up to the of go ng to press. Wednesday's Is printed Tuesday afternoon Samel Saturday's peper Friday after W WACKY. Wlsacky. July 10.?It s always wtth a feeling of genuine pleasure and gratification that one notlcee an Improvement In the school tone of e community, or an educational awitk mmrn > |n a neighborhood. Especially ss this true In the case of a communi? ty that apparently has been dead ?Jong such lines?at any rate. In so -far as loeal schools are concerned. It is marvelous to consider the stand tlie youth from this section haft tak? en In college, having had no more or better preparation than has been their lot here. Never hut one term sens there been more than one teacher an the school, and moot of the time, eise an underpaid one. When by good fortune the teacher employed proved mm be a good one, either a larger sal eury has enticed her elsewhere, or her IB-use by members of the patronage >as driven her off. The result has essen a general deterioration along all school lines. The children had be? come demoralized, the furniture and ??en the no ise had got Into a state almost beyond repair. It Is pleasant te b*> able to state that conditions nave changed, and are Improving, and St is still phasunter to know that to ?* terse extent this improvement is brought abo ii by a local agency In the person of the young lady who has essen engaged to teach the school dur? ing thv enavlng term. The latest exseney-makir. g undertaking for school nserpooes was the entertainment given By the young people at the school Isesjse last Tr ursday night. This con seated In a ten-number of old-sonf; con Includlng solos, duets, quartettes Instrumental selections, followed a play In three acts: "A Quiet illy." Tr Is last Has very credlt estr rendered, and caused much mer >nt. The house was well tilled, topvllle, und even Sumter oeing ?resented In the audience. The pro amounted to ISO. Wlsacky Is well represented with ltor??both those v siting Whack* and Wtsacklans visiting else Rosle Cooper Is in Europe for 'Oes summer, having Joined a party tenstor the chaperonage of Miss Marv .?well and others. Mis* Minnie Wilson, of Columbia, tend Miss Luis Beaty, of Charlotte, leave been very pleasant visitors lusssng relatives and friends here re esxntly. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Scott, of Char leston. and Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Scott east children, of Florence, have been the) guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mc tbrtchen. Mr. Robt. M. Cooper, Jr., spent two sj?eeks In New fork city recently. Mrs. H. W. Lucius and Miss Halite Issclus made a five-days visit to Washington last week. Mrs. Msry Le Brldgers. of Oscala. ? hv. and son spent some time with fist family of Mr W. W. DesCharnp-> nsaently. Mrs. Brldgers continued to Washington, where she Is now con? fined to her bed with Indigestion. nanny friends here hope for her a ep#-wdy and complete recovery. Miss Oussle Hi rby. of Sumter, Is the guest of Mr*. A. K. Weldon. A large crowd from Whacky spent the 8th In Darlington. Mr. W. W. kfeCutchen entered th-ee horses i ad brought home three ribbons. "It IT bad every reason to feej proud ot his borees. for even at that sonn* of the best horsemen In the State said that be deserved even more than he got. M. re m'ght be written, but your In? dulgence is craved for ?"?, |# nti?h> a Utter Hll.' SMI I ll\ II I I Smith* Hie. July 20.?I'm very sorry Irdeed i mi-eind? r<t.I \,?ur com? ments relativ?' to the crop reports. Am trul> <lid they were rod int. I s-d to b*? sarcastic. Mut I must say it is bc\o-,,i sgg ei an prehension for you to say there Is a lot of come-out In cotton even after it has been total? ly ruined several time* That, no doubt, is posr \.e In places. atbefWl I you would .Kit make the aaaertloni but It is not so on these white, sandy binds. I do wl*h your opinion could materialise In this section at. leant, and yet I'm told that we are blest compared with some places. Folks ars getting somewhat anxl about prohibition? so much so It It si almost dsngerous to express your opinion. You may have to fight | If you do. It is not according to the equity of fair or right-minded peo? ple to expect or require eevry one to become a proselyte to your faith, There Is a right and wrong side to many questions that arise, and the same applies to prohibition. I am a full Hedged prohibitionist and would vote many times If possible In order to drive whiskey from our midst. May the day soon come when no In? toxicant can be found In the State of South Carolina. I fully believe that the people of Qod have It In their power to banish into oblivion the ac? cursed stuff that drags men and boys down to perdition. May all Chris? tians unite regardless of denomina? tion and cease not to pray both day and night and ask the God of heaven to prevail with the voters all over this land and cause them to see this great evil as It Is, and make them to be Im? movable for prohibition. They can, If they only will. Come out one and all. and let us take our stand fur right. Let the Master of the great universe be our general to lead us. and the victory will bq ours. I hearti? ly wish that I had the wisdom of that great old heathen philosopher, Soc? rates. If I did I would gladly go forth, and, with all the eloquence of the human tongue, would I plead with men to vote for the extermina? tion of any thing that Is intoxicating and thereby save our fathers and sons from a devil's hell. If there was no whiskey there would be no deluded husbands coming home with a drunk for their poor, unfortunate weak minded wives. May Qod save us from this most accursed of all evils. Misses Clyde and Mallle Weldon and Mrs. P-ennle Mathis, of Herlots, spent last Saturday with Miss Colsey Robertson. Mr. C. M. Dunlap spent Friday In Camden. Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. Poxworth and Mrs. T. D Foxworth visited at Mrs. C. T. Evans' last Thursday. '.PRIVATEER. Privateer, July 21.?The farmers have about finished laying by their crops. There is gome very good crops especially corn. Cotton is about two weeks later than usual. Carpenters are at work building n graded school house on Bethel church yard. Mrs. S. A. Harvin has gone to Qlenn Springs for a while. Miss Kate Susong, of Bridgeport. Tenn., has been elected assistant teacher in the graded school at Beth? el. Miss Eunice Osteen has been elect? ed teacher of the Glllgall school. (The church having donated a lot for that purpose.) Mrs. Dr. R. B. Furman Is spending the summer in Greenville, Asheville and other summer resorts. Miss Eftana Kolb, of Ridgeway, Is visiting at Mr. J. M. Kolb. Miss Nina Mellette has been elected teacher of the Red Oak school and Miss Sprott, the Tlndal school so the writer has been Informed. Mr. S. A. Harvin is putting In an Improved gin system. DALZELL. Dal/ell. July 21.?We are having some hot, dry weather now, which is fine for killing grass, but the Drops, both cotton and corn on the light, sandy lands Is falling very fast. Some of the corn on the light lands is going to be a complete failure. It will not make scarcely anything, while the cotton Is not much better. I don't think I have ever seen the crops as spotted as they are this year. A llttb good and lots of poor crops has been my observation wherever I haw been. I hope good prices will pre vail, which will make up In part tor the short crops. If they do not, a fit a? many around here will be In a bad condition. Quite a good many from here went to the river swamp today on a fish in : frolic. If they caught the fish ac? cording to the crowd the flsb surely fared bad. Mr. and Kit Alfred Kryan and lit? tle son and M N Anna Hryan. of Sum Iff, are visiting relatives and friends here. M? - i - !!? rrn.m and Inland M yrr? hnVf fOM 10 Washington. I). (\, for a few diivs pleasure trip. Miss IIa Martin Is visiting relati\ and friends at Fair Iii u IT. N. C, Miss Altos De Von ui has returned home after a pleasant visit to frit ml in Bunter. Mr. S. F. Moor?, and family are visiting relatives In North Carolina. Mrs t. m Crooswell and daughter. lu-ssle. returned frohi Summern n reeterdar. Mos* Besets was on ? \ ;? 11 ?>ut \\;is take,, sick ;iud Mrs. ('r.'SN well had to K<> down und bring her home. I )al/e|| for a healthy plgOS. Don't HnUrs It at this SSaSOtl anyway. AXTIOCII. tnttoeb, July it, The weather is low beautiful, and Just ? few m >rs days tin t .itton win be olear of k< im T^iyinu' bs cotton is the Ofdsr Of tl U '*ay ??at \ ??< h OOttJ is lo.?A'r?g ui'l. The protlWCted meeting at Mizpafl was postponed on account of itev. Blackman not being able to attend. Mr. L. A. Janes, of Bishopville, ?pent Monday in this section. Mrs. Luther Motley, of Bumter, is ?pending several weeks with relatives at this place. A little sociable was given at the home Of Mrs. J. H. Boykin last Sat uniay evening in honor of Miss Blackmail anil Miss Vollie Blackwel! of Darlington. Several young people attended. The health of the commuiity is very good. _?** KILLED BY LIGHTNING. -o Mrs, Tally Ha lam of Horry County struck Dead During Heavy Thun? der Storm. Con way, July 21.?During a heavy thunderstorm yesterday Mrs. Tally Rabon, who lives near Cool Springs-, In this county, was struck by light? ning and killed. Her stepfather, Mr. Abram Raison, who stood only a few feet from her was Strunk by the same bolt and knocked unconscious. His shoes were also knocked from his feet. Mr. Rabon never regained con? sciousness until several hours after? ward. Mrs. Rabon's husband and children knew nothing of the sad occurance until several hours after, when re? turning from the tobacco field where they had been filling a barn, they found the dead body lying in the yard and only a few feet away the unconscious form of another. The man and woman were In the yard when struck, they having started to tht Well during the heaviest of the lightening. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. F. H. Hyatt, Manager for S. C. Figures Never Lie and Here are the Figures of the Mutual Life Insur? ance Co., of New York. For the month of May, 1909, the South Carolina Agency received ap? plications amounting to $194.037.00. Cash Dividends declared to South Carolina policy-holders; for July settle? ment, $10,100.32. Since April 20, 1909, the following death claims have been paid to South Carolina policyholders $33.760.00. Proofs of death are being prepared by claimants for $53.300.00. These figures are so plain and con? vincing that "He who runs may read." ISAAC M. LORYEA, Special Agent Clarendon and Sumter. Offices at Manning and Sumter. Jas. D. Graham. Agent, Sumter. J. E. McFaddln, Agent, Sardinia. M. B. Leaesne, Agent, Plnewood. DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf? ness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lin? ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deaf? ness Is the result, and unless the in? flammation can be taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition, bearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is noth ng but an in? flamed condtion of the mucous sui? tes. We will glVl One Hundred Dollars for any eise of Deafness (caused by catarrh? that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. .Send for circu? lars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. Bold by Druggllte, 7 5. Take Hall s Family Pills for con stlpation. 7-4-1 m. In the course of time the oldest in habitant becomes a survivor. A good woman pleases the heart. Hot Weather Clothes Men's Pure Linen Two-piece Suits $5,00. Made by Leon Godchaux Co., of New Orleans, who have the reputa? tion of making the best Linen Suits in America* They were bought to sell for $7.50 and $8.50 per suit, but we have too many and are closing them out at ?5-00 Per Suit. I Wash Suits For SmeJl Boys We have a nice line of Wash Suits for small boys; Sizes 3 to 6. Made by the famous "Mother's Friend" people who make nothing but fine goods. $2.50 SUITS, MOW.$2.00 $1.50 SUITS, NOW.$1.00 $2.50 SUIT, NOW.$1.50 $1 SUITS, NOW.75c Terms Strictly Cash. Mn I pHANDLI^ V. J. Llothing CO., Phone 166. Sumter, S. C. Cleni.sc ii College and the State. The income of Clemson College last year fron the fertilizer inspection tag tax alone amounted to $177,271. In addition :o this income the Colege re? ceived $9,702.81 from productive funds and other sources of revenue, and $23,2 54 from the Federal gov? ernment, which amounts, with a bal? ance of something more than $1V 000 in the College treasury, gives a total of $165.613.92 cents for the use of the institution the next scholastic year. Th? College ought to get along very comfortably with such support, and we have no doubt that very good use Will be made of it. But it seems altogether remarkable and irregular that this institution, which is support? ed by the State, should not be under the control of the State. This is a question that should be seriously con? sidered by the legislature at its next session.?News and Courier. "How is Dr. Jones getting on?" "Doing wonderfully well." "Do yon suppose he will succeed in carving out a fortme?" "I guess so; he re? moved the appendix of our wealthiest citizen a couple of weeks ago." The appendix, eh? What did he get out of it?" "An automobile."?Portland Telegram. When a man has nothing else to worry him he thinks about getting married. ? ? ? ? BT ? fw BT._ ? - K Telephone 233. ? ? Y E receive every few days by express an assortment JJ of Nunnaly s Fine Candies, in all size boxes. W There is none better. H - BT ?._ ? SIBERT'S DRUG STORE, W. W. S1BERT. 8 S. Main St. ? "? BT ? llHMHMMMHHBIBTMBlHBTBTBTBTBiBTBTMBTBTBTBT Who Deposits Your Money? FIRST NATIONAL DANK, Sumter, S. C. "It's Wqwaro." Why not deposit your own money and pny nil your bills by chock? Have a receipt for nil the money yon wpend. Whi n you own a good bank aeconnt, you Ret moro benefit from good times and less harm from hard ones. We Want Your Business. Not In His Lifetime. A well known scientist was lectur? ing on the sun's heat, says Success, and in the course of his remarks said: "It is an established fact that the sun is gradually but surely losing its heat and in the course of some seventy millions of years it will be ex? hausted; consequently this world of ours will be dead and, like the moon, unable to support any form of life.' At this juncture a member of the audience rose, in an excited manner, and said: "Pardon me, professor, but how many years did you say it would be before this calamity overtakes us?" The professor: "Seventy millions, sir." "Thank God," was the reply. "I thought you said seven millions." $5000 a Word! For the familiar sign, seen at almost every railroad cross? ing -"Stop. Look. Listen'.? the originator was awarded ?1.\000.00-ft.000.n0 :i wor.l ! Pretty nood money, you sav I If Hut that sign lias saved the /] r.dlroads millions of dollars In tines. It pays to get a good thing, even though you may have to pay a little more for it than the "just a? good" at smaller cost. Always Stop ! Look!! Listen!!! Not for lhe ears only, hut for all things at ? sll times. When buying a Piano never he too hasty. Stop! and con? sider, see that all Its merit does not stand in its outward appearance, that Its finish does not overshsdos its quality in lone ami durability, book! See that it hears the n line of "t has. M. SticlV" ami insure the bt st in Piano manufacture, l isten i To the equtsite har? mony of the stietT lone. And the f? at are of It all Is. the long? er you consider, the more yon look, the longer you listen, the more fully von" become con? vinced t hat * t he StietV is t he best Piano before the public today. Chas. M. Stieff M IVUFAl m hi I or inI Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self-player Pianos. Southern Wareroom t> WEST TRADE ST. CHARLOTTE, - N. C. C. H. W1LMOTH. Manager. (Mention this paper.) Suspicion is the poison of friend? ship.?St. Augustine. Everybody Will Wear Specs Some Day. Present statistics show that there is a wonderful increase in the number of people who depend on classes for good vision. Take enlightened Bos? ton, "The Hub," for instance. There are more people wearing specs there than in any other city of its size. Where learning and progress are, you will find the most people wearing glasses. Are you going to stay behind till you have to have them and then maybe find you have waited too long, that some small trouble has grown on till glasses won't remedy Ktf IF YOU DOXT NEED 'EM WE TELL YOU. W. A. Thompson, 6 S. Main Street - Sumter. S. C. Insurance In All Lines. My friends wanting either Fire or Live Stoek or Plate Glass In? surance, will please call on me as I represent No. 1 Companies, in both lines. Can insure your Horses, Mules, and Cows, in the American Live Stock Insurance Co. by death from any cause. W. A. BUOWN, Sumter, S, C. Box 84. University of South Carolina. School* of Arts. Science. Education, Law. EagtainMPtaffi ami (Graduate Studio*?. Ten different courses loading to the degree* of A. b. Mid b. s. College !. . s. room and linht, $66. Board $12 j or month. Tuition remkted in spe? cial cases. Forty-two scholarships each worth $100 in cash and free tuition. For catalogue, nddfMt; s. o. mitchell. PrenMent. Columbia. S. C. l-St-lvt W. ?L s. r E. J. i W. K. DUHHE. ARCHITECTS. Plans and Specifications for all Classee of Buildings. Personal attention fire* the Supervision of all Vt'ork. Law Range ephone 390. Sumter, S. C.