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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE, "UTWBY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. nes of Interest From all Parts of Saunter and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your Utters to that they will h this office not later than Mon when Intended tor Wednesday's and not later than Thursday turday's Issue. This, of course, only to regular correspond In case of Items of unueual value, send In Immediately by telephone or telegraph. Such etorlee are acceptable up to the of going to press. Wednesday's li printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after 8TATEBURO. Stateburg. Aug. I.?Rev. W. H. iwsll and Master Paul Barnwell. gone to Tryon, N. C, where expect to spend the month of Misses Nannie and Annie Moote, left for Sullivan * Island today, where tawy will be th? guests of Mrs. De Veaux Moore for two weeks. The MtHses Richardson, of Sumter. 4Sre vistlng Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rich ?rOeon. Jr., at "Farm Hill." Miss Bessie Barnwell Is spending ?sane time with friends on Sullivan's attend Mr. and Mrs. Lee Coker. of Harts ^rlWe, are on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Nortis. Mr. Walton Storm has returned to York, afte.' spending several In our midst. Mr. Frank P. Burgtsa spent Tues wlth relatives h? -e, leaving on Fednesday morning for Olenn parings Springs, where he expects to In for a week or ten days. The very pleasant daaclng school, which has been so successfully con Sheeted by Miss Lee Moore, this sum? mer, closed on Thursday night with a delightful soiree at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Dwight The eve wee very much enjoyed by the lag folks, whose only regret was, this evenings festivities ended m daaclng school for tha season. The refreshing shower this rfter sen was gladly welcomed, as the were beginning to need It after very hot days of the past two lks. The atmosphere has been itly cooled and life once more, worth the 'Ivlng." TINDAL. Mndal. Aug. I.?The farmers have t finished the work In their and are leaving them with very grass, considering the amount of rain which they have had during tJee past sixty days. There la only a eSeght improvement In cotton and I k that a fair estimation of the la this neighborhood would he ?bout ?6 or 70 per cent, compared with the last year's crop. Mr. T. E. Hodge and daughter, Miss SJeaals. accompanied by Mrs. Hendry, Wf Tampa. Fla., who Is visiting In the neighborhood, spent seversl days in Atlanta last week. Mr. T. H. Harvto, of Silver, spent Saturday and Sunday In the ne gh twrhood. The protracted meeting at Provl Swaoe church hsa been postponed un? til October. Some of the folks from this neigh? borhood are expecting to attend the aaeetlng at Home Branch church this Delgar Ford and Doc Harvln. both ?olored. became Involved In a dlf Ity at a birthday supper which the es ware having at Rose John esm's on Mr. W. L Osteen's plantation lest Friday night which resulted in flearvln ahootlng Ford In the side with a if-callbre pistol, Inflicting possibly m fatal wound. Sheriff Epperson was notified and came down and carried Marvin to Jail at Sumter. PISOAH. Ptsgah, Aug. 8.?This place was risked today by a very heavy fall of water. For two or three di;s the hot wind* had scorched the cotton up ter? ribly and the rain will end that for a While at leant. As the time goes on, the eatlma'e of the cotton crop as saade frorr. time to time, la being ver There Is going to be a very it crop made. The protracted meeting at Smlth 'WSJe went on all last week and still ?entlntiH* Th?- pastor has no help from ministers and goes It alone twice a day. Rev. T. L. Cole has gone to S/OSt" rille to aid Rev. W. S. Waters In a aaeetlng there. He aided Rev. C. D Peterson In a m ding at Mt. Zlmi last week, but returned home SatUf Say evening and filled his pulpit at Ptogah Sunday. afternoun. ISMSg Stately after preaching th?? ordinance of baptism was administered to ihre?? per*??in In the presence of a large congregation. there will l?e Improvements mad-1 to Swift Creek church In the near fu Itev. S. B. Hatfleld preaches at New Hope church. An ordination of dea cona will take place there on the third Sunday in this month. There Is much suffering among the colored people at this time, judging from the continual applications for help. No news worth reporting. Every? body seeme to b? taking a little rest and I guess they need it. LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg, Aug. 6.?A few nights ng? Mtssrs. Frank A. McLeo 1, Willie 8. Rhame and Edwin DuRant enter? tained seven of Lynchburgs very popular, pretty and amiable young ladles in a somewhat unique manner, ty taking them out to a church fes? tival at Trinity some seven miles dis? tant, in an ancient and dllipldatel old farm wagon, which looks as though It was used in hauling sup? plies to Noah's Ark. To said wagon was hitched two old and most appro? priate "pestle-tailed", box-ankled, flopped-eared. blind and deaf, long jawed mulee. After reaching their destination this group of ladles were hilariously entertained by the above named gentlemen. After this delight? ful supper, for it surely was, the team was coaxed back home by one of these young gentlemen, by walking In front shaking a bundle of fodder. But it was only the oder of the fodder thst enticed the poor old "critters'* homeward?and landed the party safe at their respective homes before day dswned, but oh, so sleepy and tired. If this pair of old mules should perchance survive, we may hav? more to say of thle wonderful feat in the future. Lynchburg, Aug. 6.?Invitations having been sent out to quite an un? usual number of young people of this live little town on the Srd instant, to attend a royal old time chicken and rice supper to be served at the resi? dence of Mr. ajnd Mrs. Walton J. Mc Leod on the following night, the larg? est number of young ladles and gen tlement thst ever attended an ordi? nary party in this town was in evi? dence at said residence at the ap? pointed hour, and it was Indeed a most pleasant and enjoyable occasion for all who were so fortunate as to be present. In the absence of Mr. and Mrs. McLeod, who are on a visit to Glenn Springs end probably oth? er points. Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Yel lott, Mr. and Mrs. G?rden Griffin, were the chaperons. Messrs. Frank McLeod. Edwin DuRant and Willie Rhame composed the committee on management and preparations and to them much credit Is due for the sue cessful handling of the large number of young people. The following are the names of some of the honored make-up of the party in addition to the chaperons: Mr. Edwin DuRant with Miss Ethel Cole, Mr. Robert McKntght with Miss Alma Cole. Mr. Albert Cole with Miss Mary A. Frierson, Mr. Rufus Grlftlri with Miss Mildred Timmons, Mr. Phil Keels with Miss Docla Keels, Mr. W. E. Timmons with Miss Annie Griffin. Mr. C. S. McFaddin with lUlss Coline PhMllps, Mr. D. Hugglns with Miss Sallle May Wilson, Mr. Harry Stokes with Miss Bessie Crlbbs, Mr. Simon Griffin with Miss Lila Lewis, Mr. J. Ernest McFaddin with Miss Valltrlr Carter, Mr. Frank D. Matthews wit!. Miss Moore, Mr. Osgood A. Darby with Miss Coker. Mr. Thos. H. Miller with Miss Julia Mclntosh, Mr. Haze) Klrby and Miss Gladys Carter, Mr. D C. Truett with Miss Thompson, Mr. Willie S. Rhame with Miss Allie And? erson, Dr. Simmons with Miss Dlxon. Florence, S. C, Mr. Frank A. McLeod with Miss Hughson, Sumter. Mr. Henry Lucius with Miss Annie B. Du? Rant. Mr. Otto Hogen with Miss Ethel Wheeler, and Mr. Floyd Crlbbs with Miss Charlton McFaddin. After a bountiful supper was serv? ed and partaken of to the full satis? faction of all, the guests occupied the reception halls, when after exchang? ing a number of jokes and stories, some side-splitting ones, customary on such occasion, boiled peanuts were next partaken of. The decoration of the halls and parlor with ferns, etc.. was Indeed handsome. DURANT. Durant. Aug. 5.?Mrs. James Mont Komery has returned from a visit to her brother. Mr. Irvln Plowden. Mr. Colan Murcherson has been the Kiiest of Mr. Williams the past week The Durant local will be represent? ed tomorrow at an Important meetlm.1: to be held at Cane Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. Root. Muldrovv visit cd friends here this week befort leaving for Tlmmonsvllle. where he expects to buy cott<?n this f all. Th Misses Ude, of Darlington, hav been the guest of their cousin, Mi m Carrie ReftVCf since Saturday. A moonlight picnic will be Klven in their honor on the lnur surroundlni the prety home Of .Mrs Annie Nelson. Mrs. James Meehnn and little Ro berta, arrived Saturday for ? month*! stay in the neighborhood. The Mends of Mr. WflHam Durant win ?).? urUui to hsai he is much Im? proved since Sunday. WEPt.F FIELD. Wedgefleld. Aug. 5.?The good I rains of the past few days were wcl I corned by the farmers. The cotton crop In this* section on clay lands have improved much in the past few weeks but on all light sandy soils is below the average. Corn is generally very good. Messrs. J. B. Crouch and T. L. Strange have an acre or two each of Williamsop corn, which attracts a good deal of attention Wedgefleld Is taking on new life these days. Dr. M. L. Parler's resi? dence is nearing completion and Mrs. Carrie B. Brohun has material on the grounds preparatory to building. Messrs. J. H. Aycock & Sons are re? placing their old boiler at their mill with a new one. The old one has been in use for thirty years. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Weinberg left via Charleston for New York, on last Friday. Mr. A. E. Aycock of the firm of Jas. H. Aycock & Sons left on Monday for the Northern markets to purchase their fall stock. Mr. W. H. Ramsey spent last week in the up country visiting relatives. Mrs. J. B. Crouch has gone up to Saluda to spend a few weeks. Mrs. W. H. Ramsey and children are visiting her sister, Mrs. J. S. George in Laurens County. Mr. Manlius Aycock is spending some time with his aunt, Mrs. F. F. Covington at Marion. Mr. Marion Melle?, R. F. D. car? rier on route No. 1 is spending a part of his vacation with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Mellett in Privateer. After a pleasant visit to his niece, Mrs. Robert Thompson at Olanta, Mr. John M. Nichols has returned home. Mr. C. F. Breeland is spending his vacation at his home in Bamberg. Mrs. J. R. Ramsey is spending some time with relatives in Sumter Mrs. A. E. Aycock, and daughter, Bessie, left today for Harris Springs. Mr. Frank M. Beckham, of Rock Hill, pleasantly surprised his friends here by stopping over for a short while today. HAGOOD. Hagood, Aug. 5.?This section was visited by refreshing rains on last Monday. They came Just in time, for crops had begun to suffer for the want of moisture. It has been rain? ing dally since Monday, but the showers have been light, and crops have not been damaged any so far. Fodder Is about ready to pull, but, of course, it will have to remain on the stalk if this weather continues. Cotton on stiff lands looks very weli and in promising to make a fine crop, but on sandy lands it is poor and and a short crop may be expected. It is one thing certain that sandy soils will not make cotton any year when the rains are excessive during the growing season. There has been an exodus from here to the mountains and oeashore Mrs. T. P. Sanders and children ares pending the season at Charles? ton. Mr. C. A. Ellerbe and Miss Flor? ence Ellerbe are at Hot Springs, Ark., for their health. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sanders are visiting In Charleston. From there they will visit in Spartanburg, Glenn Springs and other resorts. Misses Ellen and Allan Ellerbe are at their summer home in Waynes ville. N. C. Mrs. E. R. Alston is visiting rela? tives in Greenville and from there will visit friends in Pennsylvania, New York and other points. Mrs. Carrie E. Sanders is spending the shmmer In the mountains of Western North Carolina. Mrs. M. s! Kirk and children left yesterday for a month's stay at Waynesville, N. C. Mr. T. P. Sanders, Jr., Is spending his vacation at the resorts in the up? per part of the State. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hildebrand will leave tomorrow for a visit to the Isle of Palms. Mr. T. P. Sanders, Sr., spends his week-ends with his family in Char? leston. 1 Mrs. Andrew L. Jackson, of Sum? ter, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. R. M. Hildebrand. MAX. Max, Aug. 5.?Mr. and Mrs. Wil? liam Whitehead, of Lake City, and Mrs. Lula Anderson, of Sparrow Swamp, are visiting Mrs. H. K. Moore, who has had fever for several days. If IM Rebecca Jennings and Mrs. Ii. C. Truluck spent a few days at Sar? dinia last week. Miss Annie Truluck is convalescing from a serious illness. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Truluck visited al St loo last week. Mr. Fi w. Truluck is teaching sing? ing at Narsareth church. Ifleaei Kate Tllton, of Bamplt, and Mlai Eddie McClam, of Lake City, wer" the gueetl of Miss Ellen Car raway last Sunday. Blberti John Mac, Mayrant and Lu? cius Truluck went to Columbia Mon? day and report a line time with rel? atives and in seeing the city. Rev, B, K. Truluck is preaching at Chick Springs this week. Mr. Sam Truluck and Miss Tet LOVette Were married last week. We've had several showers of rain this week. * A MORAL QUESTION. For the Good or the Young and of the Weak and Helpless (Mass Vote to Prohibit Whiskey. Mr. Editor: By an Act of the legislature the people of the wet counties in this State will have an opportunity on the 17th day of August, to say whether the sale of whiskey shall continue or not. (Two weeks of prohibition be? fore the election as a kind of experi? ence in State-wide prohibition.) Ever since the State has been organized, whiskey has been sold under some form of law, and in this long time of about a hundred and thirty years, ample experlnce has been handed down from generation to generation to know its good or evil effects. Of late years we had the State dispen? sary, better than bar-rooms, but. It soon got corrupt and died of its own weight of corruption. This system was succeeded by county dispen? saries. A number of dispensaries were voted out under the Bvice law before the system was changed until now about one half of the State sells as much or more whiskey, than the State dispensary did in all the coun? ties of the State before the Brice law went into effect. County dispensaries are no better than the State dispen? sary In principle. The only difference is to open larger opportunities for graft. Marlboro County has always been dry and if the good people of it can be believed, it is one of the most peacable and prosperous counties in the State. More money on deposit and in circulation than any whiskey county of its size in the State. The sale of whiskey is a moral one affect? ing the welfare and morality of the people, and the State has the same right over whiskey that It has to re? pel an armed foe, suppress riots, blot out epidemic, stop traveling through It, or anything that would be for the injury of the people. This is simply the exercise of its police power, and the exercise of it does not infringe upon the liberty of any one for in organized society there must be law for the protection of the people. We are aware that a number of our bett citizens use whiskey to some extent but they know hov/ to control It in proper limits, while others of our best and most patriotic men have suc? cumbed to it and found in early grave to the sorrow of all who knew them. It is from this helpless class and the lower elements of the people, and the young boys and men that prohi? bitionists want to remove this terrible evil and temptation as much as pos? sible. History is full of the blight? ing influences of whiskey upon the brightest minds of our country and of their ultimate destruction by it. We know the sorrow It has brought to many firesides, the expense to the courts and trouble in the land. Does the grin from its sole pay for all this? For many years a large num? ber of the best people of the United States have seen its .evil influences and are trying to curtail its use or blot it out of the land. In the great States of Ohio. Indiana, Iowa and Kentucky the sale of whiskey is al? most prohibited. Tennessee is dry, but so fierce was the fight to make it so that E. W. Carmack, that able and brilliant man, lost his life to the cause of prohibition. In several of the Southern States there are prohi? bition lavs in both county and State. The argument that prohibition won't prohibit is the reason than many won't vote for it is no argument at all. We have laws against murder, stealing, and all crimes against so? ciety, and yet these things go on. Shall we abolish these laws and let people have full swing to exercise their passions and personal liberty in whatever they want to do? I think not. In the approaching election each voter should ask himself, is the sale of whiskey an evil in the land? if so he should vote to abolish it. A man's vote should ever be cast for the good of the people and not for his personal preferment, if against the good of the State. * * * Rhame's X Roads, Aug. 2. 1909. New Rank of Manning. Manning, Aug. 5.?It Is practically nn established fact that a bank will be instituted within the next two months to be styled The First Nation :?! Bank of Clarendon. Large amount of stock has been subscribed and with ample capital there is no reason why a very prosperous business should not be maintained by this new monetary Institution. Manning has now two ex t ellent State banks and with a na? tional bank will control the banking business of the county. The coming I "ink's proposed executive gives the guarantee of able and conservative management. Death of Coroner I. K. Hodge, of Clarendon. Manning, Aug. 4.?With great re? gret tin* public learned of the death uf the coroner of Clarendon County, Mr. J. E. Hodge, which occurred at 9 o'clock tonight. He bad been ill only a day or two and ids death wo? quite sudden. He made a very ac? ceptable officer and was much esteem? ed. He was 62 years of age, and a veteran of the war between the States. TIIUUH SEEKING EVIDENCE? QUEER STORY CIRCULATED AS TO SENATOR'S WESTERN TRI I*. Washington Herald Printe an Arti? cle, Stating That Tillman is Visiting The Cities Where He Used to Buy Liquor for the Dispensary, With The Purpose of Making a Clear Case for Himself and Associates in The Dispensary Investigation. Columbia, August 4.?It is not be? lieved here that there is anything in the report which has been circulated through some of the Northern papers and copied ? extensively through the South, that Senator B. R. Tillman, of South Carodna, is gathering "the evi? dence necessary to make a clean case for himsell! and, if possible, for his associates" in his trip out West. Those in a position to know have stated that the report is a wild flight of the imagination, and that most probably the senator has not the dis? pensary investigation at this time "in the back part of his head." It is a coincidence, though, that Cincinnati, of all cities, has been hit upon as the one where the senator is said to be gathering the information. For, as it is well known, much of the dispen? sary data has been gathered In that burg, and a well known detectives' agency could made readers in thin State sit up and take notice if this information were given out. The story as published in the Wash? ington Herald about Tillman's trip is picturesque and makes interesting reading. It follows: "A sensational story came out of South Carolina a day or two ago that Senator Tillman was dangerously ill at his home and that, in view of gen? erally failing strength for some time past, he might resign from the senate. Investigation developed that Senator Tillman was not at his home, but was in Cincinnati on business. It was de? nied that there had been any especial change in his health, which, however, has been far from good for more than a year. "But incident to this story, another las developed which has a decided nterest for the admirers of the vig? orous Carolina statesman. It appears that the Tillman political regime is n a bad way n South Carolna, and that a general Investigation by decidedly unfriendly people is being made into the conduct of the famous liquor dis? pensary system which Tillman estab? lished. This investigation is giving real worry to the senator and his sup? porters, j "Tillman was a farmer until In 1890 he was elected governor on a platform demanding better educa? tional facilities for the State. He be? came at once famous more for his bitter antagonism to the negro than for anything else; but he carried out his educational programme, and in addition forced through the legisla? ture his dispensary law, under which the State entered the liquor business, bought and sold all the liquors for his State, deciding where and when dis? pensaries should be operated. It was one of the biggest experiments ever made in such an enterprise and peo? ple from all over the world studied it witn the greatest attention and in? terest. "It is commonly said nowadays that Senator Tillman has never been accused even by his worst enemy of^ dishonesty. South Carolina people, remembering the bitterness that be? fogged the dispensary experiment, smile at that suggestion. In fact, Till? man was under the most direct and hostile criticism, reaching to his per? sonal and official integrity, from the day the dispensary was established. It was easier to assail him because he took profound personal interest in the scheme and personally administered It. He bought the liquors, hired the help and permitted no detail to es? cape his attention. "In such a vast complexity of bus? iness his enemies found plenty of op? portunity to make attacks on him and they overlooked none. But Till? man was triumphantly reelected and then he swept the State for the sen? ate, and has been three times elected. "Meantime, however, the dispen? sary system has collapsed, the State has fallen into the control of Us op? ponents, and the opposition has been determinedly trying to stir up the a Cieitt accusations against Tillman and his lieutenants, in connection with its administration. Half a dozen of the men who were close to Governor Till? man have been made the objects of direct charges, and are to be tried the coming autumn <?r winter. Tillman ha been greatly concerned about the developments in the I ght. His old political organization lias. In large measure, crumbled a\\ ty, and his en? ema i are determined t?> make the most of the opportunity to do him as much damage as possible. ?Tillman is a fighter always, and he is getting ready t<? make tilings Inter? esting for his enemies. He lias re? cently! it is stated, visited cities in which In- used t?? buy large quanti? ties (d* liquor for the state dispen? sary In the effort to gather up, it is supposed, the evidence necessary to j make a clear case for himself and, if possible, for his associates. "The evidence, after a number of years, is- naturally hard for either side to get at. The coming contest over the efforts to convict some of the offi? cials of the dispensary system will be watched with keenest interest over the South, and it may have a most important effect on the political future of South Carolina. Those closest to Tillman and most familiar with the details of his career have no doubt that for himself he will secure the most complete vindication of any charges. They are mainly concerned about the possibilities that there may be developments to the discredit of his administration. Charges of re? bates and private profits to public ser? vants have especially entered into the affair." As far as is known in Columbia, the dispensary commission has never at? tempted to bring Senator Tillman in? to the investigation, which is pending. But the investigating committee, which was appointed by the legisla? ture, did have the senator before it. The examination was very brief. Till? man stated in answer to questions that he knew nothing concerning re? bates, etc., and had no information which would be of benefit to the com? mittee :n its work. All these matters are well known to the people of this State, having been published at the time. The tilt between Senator Till? man and the present attorney general about the investigation are all "back historj" of this work. But the com? mission has been working along the lines wished for by Attorney General Lyon and counsel for the State. The civil side of the winding up of the dis? pensary has been in the hands of the commission, but it is well known that there has teen other work going on, and this is the part of the affair that there has been other work going on, and this is the part of the affair that has had mcst people guessing. Of course, it is possible that South Carolina's Senator is gathering data, but this is not thought to be the case here. It is not felt, in the first place, that Tillman would bother at.out the situation, which apparently, does not affect him in any way just now. The State dispensary is past history ,and it is removed from the political situa? tion in this State in every respect. The present investigation and winding up of the affairs of the old State dispen? sary has not to the people of the State and political significance. Why then should Tillman worry himself about the institution which has long since been buried? Even If a few years ago It might have hurt to see the dispensary crumble, now that it is gone the work of winding up its af? fairs can have hardly any political significance. There is another side to the matter which would seem to preclude any idea of the senator's taking a hand. The work of the inves? tigation hcs been confined to the last board in office, and those who were connected with it. In the list of those charged there are none who had any? thing to do with the dispensary in the days when the purchasing board was composed of the Governor, the Secretary of the State et al, or later, when the power was vested in a State board?save for those in the last board of directors. The belief is that Senator Tillman has taken as much interest in the State dispensary as he will ever again actively take, and that he has no occasion to be hunting data, as is stated. In the meantime the arfairs of the defunct State dispensary remain in about the same shape as they were a few months ago. The commission is now reading over the testimony and getting in line for a final determina? tion of the various claims. The S600, 000 fund is in the banks of the State, and the amounts will be paid out in accordance with the findings in the respective concerns' cases. This is the work of the dispensary winding up commission until after the Sep? tember term of court. The final re? sult of the whole business is eagerly awaited by the people of the State and the world looks on. Henry P. Searles. a Charleston photographer, was found dead in bed at his home. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. F. If. Hyatt, Manager foe S. C. Figures Never Lie ami Here are the Fig Tea of the Mutual Life Insur? ance Co.. of New York. For the month of May, IMt, the South Carolina Agency received ap? plications amounting to $194,037.00. Cash Dividende declared to South Carolina pollcyholdere for July settle? ment. $10,100.32. Since April 20. LtOt, the following death claims have been paid to South Carolina poUcyholdera $33.76o.oo. Proofs of death are being prepared by claimants for $:>3.300.00. These figures are so plain and con Vlnclng that "He who runs may read.'' ISAAC M. LORYEA, Special Agent Clarendon and Suiiiter. Offeree at Manning and Sumter. Jas. 1>. Graham. Agent, Sumter. J. E. MePuddtn. Agent, Sardinia. M. 13. Losesiic, Ageut, Pinewood.