University of South Carolina Libraries
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. rST LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. me of Interest From all Parts of ?unter and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letter* so that they will this office not later than Mon when Intended for Wednesday's Mr and not later than Thursday Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond In case of Items of unusual value, send In immediately by telephone or telegraph. Such atorles are acceptable up to the of going to press. Wednesday's Is printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after MAX. Max. July 10.?The picnic at Olan aa east Saturday passed off pleas? antly. It was notable for the pres and speaking of Oov. Ansel and Ian. Julius Boggs. end also for fine by the Vtmmonsvllle band, all which was greatly. enjoyed by nil availed themselves of the privi ge of hearing. Misses Marie and Li Hie Tru'ick iv* a eoclal party last Monday \t la honor of Miss Mamie Coker. Hartavlll*. who was their guest weak. Olive Smith, of Sardinia, it last week at Mr. J. L. Moore s. Mrs. B. M. Truluok Is at St. Charles far a stay of a few weeks. Mrs. W. J. Truluck left Monday far North Greenville to spend the Balance of the dummer with relatives. Mr*. Lena Keels has gone to in Springs. Crops are nnc. BROGDON. Brogdon. South Carotfaa August 2. ?The aaaual picnic of the Qraham neighborhood was held at Graham's Baptist church on last Friday. Bar nsjcue. tried chicken, chicken pie. nahe* and pie* were In abundance. Mis* Mary Gordon, of Klngstree. is TSSttin* at Mr. Howard Jones'. Mr. and Msa. G. A. Brogdon, of Florence, are spending some time at Mr. J. I. Brogdon's. Mr. G. Lee Jones has returned to Columbia after spending his vacation at home. Messrs. Joel Davis and Allan Davi* are at Glenn Spring*. Mis* Ethel Lawrence Is spending m while at Glenn Springs. M!-**ea Margaret and Vermelle Plawden and Miss Fannie White are idlng a while with their grand ler. Mise Llszie Hollld&y has returned sane after a pleasant visit to her ?r. llv*. S. E. Da'1s. Mr. C. Proctor is visiting at Mr. J. I Brogdon's. Miss 9adle White has returned la from the Sumter Hospital very inch Improved. Mrs. Mary G. Jones has returned le after a pleasant visit to her sls r, Mrs. Blackwell of Foreston. Me**r*. Frank and Clifton Wells, of isntnerton, attended the picnic on FTlday. Mr. J. P. Richardson has returned Trosn Laurens. Mr. Richard White has returned from Washington. Mr*. H. J. Lawrence spent several with her brother. Mr. J I. Brog i. last week. DARK CORNER, Dark Corner. August 2.?Nothing an *xcltlng natur* I* In the Cor at 'Ms time. Some are gather In*; fodder, others are cutting cord wood, while other* are preparing to cat *nd ship log*. Some of our sick are better. Mr. O. P. Ardla I* so he can walk around hla house and yard again. Have not heard from Mr. Avln lately or Mr. Christmas either. The meeting closed at Plnewood Meth? odist church on Friday night last. Six lataed the church as a result of the meeting. Rev. Hudson labored earn? estly and faithfully for his Master all the wee!. It was my happy privilege to attend the Baptlat assemhly at Bethel church on Thursday the 29th wit. And allow me to say to all who coul.l have attended and did not. have no Idea what they missed as there were present some of the bright? est lights In the Baptist denomina? tion In this State. Such men as Dr. Cody. Profs. Moore, Henderson and other*. It was a treat to hear, and the pastor. Rev. William Haynsworth spared no pain* in tryln* to make ev? erybody enjoy the meeting. And last but not least, was the hountlful din? ner*. enouKh and to spare, of every? thing from barbecue ei*j to raw to mat >rj and hot coffee, hut th Priva? teer people rmver do anything by halve*. If* the whole thing or n .th lag. I hope some abler pen and brighter bruin will give a bitter re? port of the assembly to the Watch? man and Southron and Item than I ran dare to d<?. I heard yesterday that Rev. J. N Tolar. of Summerton, got hi* fsce badly poisoned with poi? son oak while at the meeting at Beth el last week, so much so until ho I could not fill his appointment at Cal- i I vary church yesterday morning. Rev. Tolar was to commence a protracted meeting at Calvary last night, but1 be has called the meetlig off until the third Sunday In this month. Miss Eunice Osteen has been on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. R. N. Owen, of | Orangeburg, for several days. Jim Kolb and son, Eddie, of Ram? sey, visited at Mr. Will Kolb's yester? day. Dud Weeks visited at Mr. Joe M? ArdhV yesterday evening. Well, Mr. Edltor, I suppose today is the day for the closing of the booze shop. May trie Lord n Heaven grant that it may never be opened again. I am aware that soma of our would be leading men do say that the dis? pensary should be kept open so we can get money to educate the child? ren. Let us stop and consider that the dispensary or any boose shop leads to the same place that a house of ill-fame leads, (hell). Where, oh where is the man that would want his children educated on money made in a house of ill-fame. There are none let us hope. But is the boose money any better or cleaner. I think not. What sayest thou, dear reader? But I know some one will say. oh that old Sidra is nothing but a booze sucker himself. Well, I have been, but I trust the scales have fallen from my eyes so that I can see things in their right light. Like King daul, I have played the fool, like Saul of Tarsus I have prayed. And now I am ready to do what I can to save any one from a drunkard's grave or a drunkard's hell. REM BERT. Remberts, August 2.?Mr. Editor. ?The continued drought in the Pls gah and Smlthville section Is serious. Corn as a whole, will never recover and cotton Is shedding badly, and small. Some farmers will hardly make their rent. It will be a serious time this year with both debtor and oollector. Little Mary Harllee is quite sick. Her bright little face was sadly miss? ed in her Sunday School class on yes? terday, and they together with her many friends trust that she will soon be up again and able to attend her Sunday School. , We had the pleasure of attending Sunday School yesterday at McLeod'8 Chapel, and was very much impressed witht the earnest desire on the part of some who are striving to fill their mission In this world of sin and sor? row. Ood grant that they may be able to constrain others who seem to be standing Idly by to join them in the Master's call. A great many from this and other sections attended services at Plsgah yesterday afternoon. The church WSJ crowded with those who seeded eag? er to catch the precious words ol Christ'as they fell from the lips, of our devoted pastor, Rev. T. L. Cole. The Sunday School at Plsgah is ? large one for a country church, and still it is growing. Presents were dis? tributed on yesterday to the punc? tual ones for punctuality, giver, by the pastor of the church. We note with Interest the vast improvement in class seccnd, which is rapidly coming to the front under the training an1 leadership of Miss Aimer Brady Mis Brady is a gentle Christian, a devoted worker, und by her sweet lnfluenq? will lead others to follow In the foot steps of her Lord and Master. SMITH VTLLE. Smlthville. July 31.?To say that we are needing rain badly would be putting It mildly. Crops are burning up, especially corn. We have either too much or too little rain, so there is hardly any hope for even half a crop I wish I knew who the Rembert correspondent Is. I would gladly take him or her by the hand and thank them for their words or praise In behalf of Rev. T. L. Cole. Every? body that has read it Is delighted. I wish I could find words with which to express the feeling of this whole sec? tion, regardless of demonations. They love, respect and esteem him above any one else in this whole section. With no disrespect, whatever, of any former pastor, I can truthfully say that he 1? the best pastor Plsgah church has ever had. Suffice it to ?ay that his members will stand by him to the last. Not only hi* church, but other denominations Will do the same. In regard to the ru? mors that are flouting around. 1 Wish to say, they will take no more effect than arrows against the rocks o( I Gibraltar. Ood Is above the devil and always will be. He may allow per* secution, but ofttlmes its for his own glory in the end. This whole coun? try is very Indignant, Indeed. If the circulators of the rumors of Which you spoke could only realise the scorn and contempt they have brought on their own heads, thej would repent In sack cloth end ashes, l never saw as much Indignation, scorn and derision as Is being hurl? ed at any one that dares circulate those things of which you spoke. To say thai all denominations are high? ly wrought up over the Injustice would be putting it mildly. 1 know whereof I speak. DALZELL. Dalzell, August 2.?Our climate is just about as warm now as I care to feel and I trust I will never have to enter a warmer one. If it gets much warmer it must be where the Irish? man wanted to send his mother-in law to tlnd one. The showers during the past week helped some, but rain would be a great help at this time. Crops are not doing very much. All of the light land has about done all it Will do and that's very little. The low and stiff land is still growing some, but generally the prospect is gloomy looking Parker Bros, have a large field of very fine corn. Several say they will get from 50 to 6 0 bush? els of corn to the acre on the entire field. I don't supose there is any in the county to beat it on high land anyway. Well, we will soon have the priv? ilege of voting on the prohibition question and I for one want to vote right and trust I may have divine guidance to vote right, but I want to ask a question, why is it all those who drink or a part of them and all the blind tigers are going to vote for pro? hibition In Charleston? I am reliably informed that all of the "tigers" are working for prohibition. Savannah, Oa., Is now said to be a dry city. I was Informed a few days ago while in the city of Charleston, that there was something like 150 bar-rooms before the whiskey was voted out. They tell me there are about 260 bar? rooms there now. That whiskey and beer Is just sold over and above ?board. If we are going to allow such as that here we had better keep thp dispensary. I hope that every man who votes the prohibition ticket will pledge himself to do his full duty In seeing the law is enforced. If you are not going to do that don't vote for prohibition. It will be sold ev? erywhere If there are so few who will Interfere with his friends or neighbors. Even If they know he Is doing wrong, they will say its none of my business, I shall not Interfere with him and if you go and prosecute him you can hardly get a Jury to convict him. I am for the right all the time If I know what It is, and If we don't all do our duty we will have worse than we have now. Rev. Thos. H. Leitch will begin h protracted meeting at the Dalzell new Methodist church on the third Sunday In this month, which will be the 15th, at 11 o'clock. The public generally Is invited to attend. Rev. F. G. Whltlock requests all those who expect to place their membership there to meet at 10 o'clock that Sun? day, so officers and committees can be appointed to serve through the meeting. We trust the meeting may be well attended and much good ac? complished. Rev. Mr. Rose accompanied the pastor today and preached a fine sermon at the Providence Methodist church. Mr. S. F. Moon 1s at home again after a few days stay in North Caro? lina. Mr. and Mrs. Alford Bryan return? ed to their home in Sumter on Friday after a stay of several days with rela? tives In the community. Miss Clara and Master Alva Mar? tin are on a visit to relatives and friends at Fair Bluff. N. C, and Mul ns, S. C. Messrs.. Smith & Myers are putting in a nice soda water fountain. wYtlth means something new for Dalzell. Newsom Bros, has a nice pinder narcher, so what will we have next. Nothing like push and progress. OUR SUMMKUTOX LETTER. Summerton, S. C, August 2.? Could the ocrresdonpent confine himself always to "good news" his job would be a comparatively easy one and certainly a most j ieasant one; but In attempting to present representative Items of the business and social life of a town he must at times send In some not altogether ac? ceptable. So far we have been for? tunate In being able to mention new enterprises which have brought new people with little or no departures of any of our good citizens. It is with deep regret that we take occa? sion to mction the recent departure of two of our most popular and high I. respected families, both of which during their residence here won ihe friendship and esteem Of the whole community. Mr. R. B. Smyth, form? er president of the Batik of Summer ton and also Intendant Of the town for several terms, has taken his fam? ily to Charleston Where they will make their future home. I>r. and Mrs. Dotty have moved J" Sardinia where Dr. Dotty will take up farming. Dr. Dotty came here a year or more ago and was employed in tin drug store of Dr. i>. C. Rhame where he proved himself a very efficient pr< - ?crlptlon clerk. Mr. w. D. McClary <>f the Bummer ton Furniture Company has sold oul his Interest in this concern to Mr. .J. W, Broadway, it is rumored thai Mr. McClary will move t?? some larg? er town and go into business. We should hat<i to have to give Mr. Mc? Clary up. Among the social events of the pasl weak were those given tit the homes of Capt. and Mrs. J. A. James In THE' SPANISH REVOLT. CONFLICT OF OPINIONS As TO CONDITIONS. Officials Think Insurrection Crushed, Travelers Think Otherwise?Condi? tions Arc Not Good at Any Rate. Paris, August i.?Although official Spain minimizes the Catalonia insur? rection and insists that the revolt has been crushed, a far different story emanates from the frontier. Refugees and travelers declare that the revolt is still rampant and that derperate combats continue at Barcelona, where 50 revolutionaries are reported to have been wounded in a conflict which occurred as late as Saturday night. Information concerning the actual situation in Barcelona and the rest of the province is rarer tonight than ever before. Athough some of the new.* from the frontier is from revolution? ary sources, and therefore open to suspicion, more reliable intelligence leads to the belief that although Bar? celona is calmer the insurrectionists have taken to the suburbs and the outlying country where they are sew? ing the seeds of revolt and inflaming ihe populace to maintain the strug? gle to the bitter end. Barcelona provice is in the hands of prowling bands of workmen, heav? ily armed, who occupy the railroads and highways to prevent communica? tion and who refuse entrance to new? comers, Cassa de la Selva Is in the hands of the revolutionaries, and at Pataano, where the monastery was ilred upon and the monks tortured, the situation Is described as alarming md the lives of foreigners endanger? ed. The opinion of semi-official circles here concerning Spain's internal sit? uation is pessimistic and the belief i? expressed that the trouble is not yet over. Official Madrid announces that Barcelona is tranquil but qualifies this statement with the words "this espe? cially so In the centre of the city." From Melilla comes the news of an? other ambush and several officers be ing wounded befor9 the troops suc? ceeded In extricating themselves fron; the attack of the tribesmen. Rumors are afloat that a genreul strike will be launched tomorrow ai Madrid and that a strike is tyeing or? ganized in the Biscayan region. All persons subject to military duty are forbidden to leave Spain, under grave penalty, and elaborate measures have been adopted to forestall a possible outbreak in other provinces of the country. Official denial is given to the report that the temper of the Madrid garri? son is hostile. Another official statement says dhaf the number of the victims of the fighting at Barcelona is unknown, but frontier reports?one of them of al? leged authoritative inspiration?de? clare that the killed or wounded will aggregate 3,000 and that the number Of Insurrectionists summarily shot was between 40 and 120. town, and Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Cosk ?ey, a few miles out of town. Some of the young people of the commun? ity met at Capt. James' on last Fri? day evening and spent several very 1 leaaant hours. Mrs. James' recent absence while visiting in Charlotte, N. C, had put a temporary stop to the usually frequent entertainments given in her hospitable home, and her re? turn was heartily welcomed by the young people. Misses Madge and Christine Cosk rey entertained on Monday evening in honor of their guests, Misses Grif? fin and Langford. Several Summer tonlans were among the happy par? ticipants of this occasion, and they re? port having had a most enjoyable time. Mr. Birnie Bhirer, of Blshopville, has been employed by the Colclough Hardware Co., and will begin work here at an early date. Miss Katharine Sharer, of Blshop? ville. was the guest of Miss Mary Briggs last week. Mr. and vMrs. Wallace Carnahan have returned from Hot Springs. Ark., where they spent several weeks. Mr. Carnahan resumed his pastoral charges here, and services were held on last Sunday as usual. Mr. and Mrs. \V. S. Porter and family left this morning for Mon treat, N. C, Mr. J, F. Anderson has returned to West Point. Miss., after a pleasant \ isit to his family lu re. I Miss Lucie Mood lias returned home alter visiting friends in Bishop ville. I Mr. \v. I). MoClary leaves tomor? row for an extended visit to Rich? mond, Norfolk. Washington and New York. Miss Maria Mood leaves in the morning for Hendersonvllle, X. <'.. where siu> will join Mrs. w. R. Scar? borough and spend a week or two In the "Land of the Sky." Maj. It R. Briggs will have in a few days for Hendersonvllle. Miss Ada Tennani leaves on Tues? day for a visit to friends In Marlon, s. C. . Mr. R. F. Anderson and Miss Salllc WIRELESS IN COLUMBIA. MESSAGES COMK FOR HUNDREDS OF MILKS. Not for Commercial Use Hut to Give Training to Young Men in Line of Business Which Has Possibilities. Columbia, Aug. 2.?Many persons pass ng on Main street have no doubt observed the tall pole erected on top of the skyscraper building, that has a horizontal stick of wood across its eop, from which extend short wires. Mos. people no doubt knew its pur? pose, some have wondered to what use it is put. The rake-like aparatus with its antennae of wires is part of a wire? less telegraph equipment maintained oh the 11th floor of the building for the use of a local telegraph college which teaches the wireless code and method of operating. The instruments used for receiving and transmitting signals are not large, but are indeed wonderful. The re? ceiving apparatus is really marvelous in it3 sensitiveness to vibrations elec? trically transmitted, and the method of adjustment or attunement is very complex. A reporter of The State was recently favored with an exami? nation of the instruments, and their use was explained. In 1893 William Marconi began his first practical experiments, and in 189 7 gave his exhibition before the king and queen of Italy. It must have been a triumph, in? deed for the youth to place before the sovereigns of his land the evidence of his- successful achievement after his application for assistance In 'de? veloping the idea had been refused. Marconi was then a mere boy, and his representations were considered chimerical. The British government, however, had enough confidence in him to render financial assistance to him, thereby achieving a glory that was lost by the land of the boy's birth. The Marconi apparatus is portable. The entire equipment vcan b? carried easily by one person, and it can be fitted up in 20 minutes so as to be used for military field purposes. The "urrent for the latter is generated by a small motor, which is driven by a bicycle wheel raised from the ground, one man pedaling being sufficient to work for 200 miles. The field wireless is not alone confined to telegraph, its uses being made to perform any function which wires can be made to perform, and a thousand and one things that have been impossible by wire. Allusion was made to attunement. It is by attuning the instrument that It is made possible to avoid messages interfering with each other. Unless the instrument is tuned to the vibrations disseminated by an instrument attun? ed to the same "pitch," the message h) not heard. Wireless tuning is difficult to de? scribe intelligibly to the laymen un? familiar with the instrument. To il? lustrate the principels, however, take a violin and balance a piece of paper about a qaurter of an Inch square upon the E string by folding the pa? per over. Then put the finger down the A string until it sounds E, and draw the bow over it. It will be found that Ihe paper will fly away, while if other papers are similarly balanced upon the other strings they will not he affected. The aftuning of the wireless instru? ment is much along the same lines, though the Marconi system is the only one said to have a real system of timing, as it is the only one that can regulate the amplitude and pe? riodicity of less than 70.000 vibrations per second, the Marconi system works as well over land as over water; and by vary ng the amplitude of the wave can ha\e dozens of pairs of stations working together on the same wave length without interfering with one another. The instruments in the skyscraper building frequently catch the mes? sages transmitted from hundreds of miles at sea. Under the contract of the school with the company supply? ing the instruments, the school is not permitted to accept commercial busi? ness, but to use the aparatus for prac? tice work in instruction In the art of using the equipment. As it is believ? ed that the wireless system is, in time, destined to supplant the wire tele? graph system, the wireless company are desirous that a sufficient number of young men shall he trained in wireless work. The U. C. T. U. of Columbia have decided that It is better not to have hvmn singing at Ihe poles on August 17th. It is generally thought that it is better ted to have any hyman sing? ing as was proposed sometime ago. B. And? -son leave "ti Tuesday tor a nip t<- Kendersonvllle and Brevard. N. C. Messrs. C. G. Rowlad and John Wilson, of Sumter, were in town on Saturday. Miss Laura ColctOUgh left on Sat? urday for a visit to relatives in Wil? lis msburg. DARLINGTON" FI LL OF "TIGERS." County Still Favors Inhibition, Though Illicit Lhnior DMHTI Still nourish. Darlington, July 29.?Darl IngtOffJ County voted out the dispensary In October, 1905, and will therefore not take part in the election to be held August 17 next on the question. If Darlington were to vote on the ques? tion again, the majority against a dis? pensary would probably be larger than it was four years ago, and then it was about 4 to 1. The people of this section, or a majority of them, are apparently of the opinion that the question is a moral one and should be dealt with regardless of financial profit or disaster. There may be a question as to whether there is as much liquor sold in this county as there was during the days of the dispensary, but there Is no qaestion as to whether or not there are innumerable "blind tiger" lairs. The officials have been vigilant, but the "tigers" appear to be more alert and cunning. The pocket va? riety are especially difficult to get at. They stand In public places, awaiting the signal of a confederate to "go and return not empty handed." It seems to be almost an impossibility to sup? press them. How the liquor is smug? gled Into town from various ways and by many means is known to but a few, who dole it out to the many dealers. The magistrates, the mayors, the juries and the circuit judges usually show an offender of the law practical? ly no consideration, still they are un terrifled, and on procuring their dis? charge from custody, are ready for business again. The question as to whether or not there is less drunk? enness now than formerly is like the one as to whether or not there is more or less liquor being sold, one Is dependent on the other. If there Is as much being sold, it follows that there is as much being drunk, and consequently there Is as much drunk? enness; If there is less being sold, there is less being drunk, and conse? quently less drunkenness. The latter statements may be modified by con? sideration of the fact that there are a good many who do not buy from the "tigers" but who order liquors from other States, and the amount thus ordered should not therefore be classed or credited to the amount of Illegal stuff that is sold here. There are many differences of opin? ion as to whether or not prohibition prohibits. It is like other laws?it is violated, but because it is violated should it be repealed? There has not been a day since the dispensary was voted out of Darlington and all legal means for selling it here destroyed that liquor could not be purchased il? legally. As a result of a deoision by the railroad commission, a great reduc? tion has been made in express money rates moving between points within the State of South Carolina. The de? cision wilj go into effect on Septem? ber 1. The decision was made as the result of several complaints made to the commission. The Southern Power Company is getting ready to run a line into New berry at early day, with the expecta? tion of making contracts with some of the mills and other enterprises needing power. Extensive plans are begin made for the Richland County Summer School, to be held at the University of South Carolina, beginning August 9th and continuing two weeks. The social side of the Summer school will not be neg? lected. Almost every teacher in the County will take advantage of this opportunity to learn some of the methods of teaching. Numbers of farmers have been heard to say that there are hundreds and hundreds of acres of cotton on sandy lands in Newberry couty that will not make a bale to five acres, some that will make nothing worth speaking of. 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 Dsssjs> BSM36 Co.. of New Y'ork. For the month of May, 1909, the South Carolina Agency received ap? plications amounting to $194.037.00. Cash Dividends declared to South Carolina policyholders for July settle? ment, $10,100.32. Since April 20. 1909. the follow ng death claims have been paid to south Carolina policyholders $:?3.7fio.oo. Proofs of death arc being prepared by claimants for $53.300.On. These figures are so plain and con? vincing that "He who runs may read." ISAAC M. LOR YEA, SlMVial Agent Clarendon and Sumter. Offices at Munning and Sunder. ?las. 1>. Graham, Agent. Sumter. J. E. McFnddin. Agent. Sardinia. M. B. Lescanc, Agent, Pinewood.