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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE, WUW8Y LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest From ?II Parts of iter and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mali your letters so that they will leach this office not later than Mon Hay when Intended for Wednesday's paper and not later than Thursday far Saturday's lasue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond In case of items of unusual value, send In immediately by II, telephone or telegraph. Such rwg stories are acceptable up to the of going to press. Wednesday's ir Is printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after LYNCHBTJRG. Lynche arg. Aug. 10.?The Im? provement of cotton In part of the county within the past ten days la almost wonderful. The prospect now far a full crop Is most encouraging The corn crop will be a record break? er. Judging from the present outlook. The farmers attribute this big Im? provement In the cotton crop to heavy fertilising and the timely ap? plication of soda. Those long sad fa one are fast becoming normal. The "box" party given at Dr. Yel lett'a last evening was a success, and g?~toh enjoyed by all who participat? ed. Nearly every family In the peace was represented. Ice cream area served about 10 o'clock. Messrs. M. L. and W. Ernest re tamed from Glenn Springs last even hag after an sbsence of 8 or 10 days. Mr. end Mr c John A. DuRant, af? ter a visit of two weeks to Olenn Spring*. Ashevllle and Hendersonvllle returned this evening, much pleased with their visit. This little tiwn can now boast of three physicians. Dr. Simmons, of Ttaamonsvllle, being third end last. There Is much complaint of sick sjean In and around this place. Mr. J. M. Wilson is sgaln very ill and recovery doubtful. Mr. R. M. Bradford, a wheel? wright, who moved to this place from the Dtshopvllle section several aaonths ago. Is critically 111, with afcanc 5? decidedly against him. Mr. J. H. Crlbbs, now at the Mood Infirmary Humter, Is reported ? not doing well. P. 8.?Since writing the above Mr. Bradford breathed his last. The de id was well thought of here, and regret Is expressed. He a wife and several step-chll Lynchburg. Aug. 12.?The remains ?f Mr. R. M. Bradford were laid to Test yesterday evening at S o'clock, with Knights of Pythias honors, at Lynchburg Presbyterian church, ceremony was sad and impress The deceased had been a mem her of Blshopvllle K. of P. Lodge, east was recently transferred to this ledge, and was to have been elected te membership here last night, at voted upon, which meant elec as he was a good man and with an enemy. One of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Me? l's children was taken suddenly desperately 111 yesterday, and ap mtly la afflicted much like Mr. R. SJL Bradford. They have wired to Saunter Florence and Charleston for physicians, as the malady may be lous, and the real object Is to the nature and cause of the t. besides using every effort to the child. Mr. Bradford soon lost consclou? Sss after being taken sick, and died i two days. He had something that Lted congestion of the brain. SMITHVILLE. Smlthvllle. Aug. 9.?Fodder pull ig Is now in progress. Cotton has in to open In place?, more espe lly on light sandy land*. One of bent farmers says that where he le a bale to the acre lent year It take three acres this year to le a bale. That Is ftPt much of a ic out after being totally ruined iral times. H it? Mr. W. H. Shl har the b?"t cotton crop In thin tlon. Mr. S. E. Robertson has the corn orop. The cotton crop will anusually short In this section and what 1 can learn the same con >ns exist in nearly all the cotton dng State?. A writer from North says thai crops as a whole In is sre almost complete failures. Als burr..i Is almost as bad. with few ?ptlons. I muHt say the most se? ts and prov >king part of It all is the fact that s*> many of our farmers have engaged their cotton for fall de? livery at 10 1-2 to 11 1-2?some per? haps at 12 1-2. They don't seem to realise that they are fixing the price far the entire fall by thl* unhuslncss like method The speculator* have sent out these men for th<- express purpose of hammering down the price of cotton and of course the P M>r old ignorant farmer has fallet? Into the trap. Taken as a whole, the farmers are the mottt unbuslness like clans of people on earth. I don't much' blame Judge Anderson of the oil railroad rebate case not to allow farmers to act as Jurors. He said he wanted busines8s men?men that understood what they were doing. They are the only class that won t organize for self protection as a whole. They ac? tually compete with each other. As long as this condition exists there will be a cry of hard times throughout th^ land. Very little is being made. No prospect of getting half the value of what Is made. That is enough to add two or three degrees of gloom to the faces of our farmers, more especially when you realize the cost of living. But then I can't say they deserve much sympathy. Their own fool? hardy, unbusiness like methods have brought about this condition of af? fairs. Messrs. W. H. and J. L. Shiver spent Saturday in Camden. Mr. Henry Dunlap, of Columbia, Is at home for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Dunlap visit? ed friends at Mannvllle last Wednes? day. Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Davis and little sons, of Brogdon. are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Robertson. Miss Hannah Plowden is the guest of Miss Colsey Robertson. Mr. W. ?. Smith spent Frldsy in Camden. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Robertson spent Thursday night and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weldon. Mrs. J. E. Strickland and children have gone to the up-country to visit relatives. DARK CORNIER. Dark Corner, Aug. 11.?Mr. George P. Ardis died at his home here on last Sunday morning, the 8th, aged about 50 years. He was a man of in? dustry, though of feeble health, and had been a widower for 10 or 15 years. And nearly all of that time he had lived alone. The interment was at the family graveyard near his home, which was attended by a large crowd of relatives and friends. W. J. Anils, his cousin, conducted the burial services, as no preacher could be obtained. He leaves four brothers ?John W., of Pinewood, Abraham, of Cane Savannah, Wm. S., of Deer Ing, Ga., and Joe M., of this corner, with two sisters, Mrs. Sallie A. Win? kles, of Rocky Bluff, and Mrs. Bettle A. J. Burkett, of Pinewood. Messrs. Avln and Christmas were better at last accounts. No other sick to report. Fodder gathering arid protracted meetings is the order. There is one meeting each this week at Bethel and Pinewood, of which I will men? tion in my next. Well, Mr. Editor, It is only six days until the election, to see if the gin mills shall open again. I whh and hope every voter in the State could read or hear read Mr. D. James Winn's letter In last Monday's Item. I am 65 years old and I know what he says is true, ah, too true. And shall we, or will we, vote for some? thing to continue that has caused so many deaths, so many tears and so many lost souls for whom Jesus died? And what for? Just a few dollars. They say to keep up our schools and roads, or the fear or hiKh licenses. It seems If When we talk of the dispensary, We must not whine about sorrow* and tears, It's a matter of dollars and cents and sins. No tale of romance Interferes, And to the profits we won't meet you on the level, For Just so we get the money, Tou all can go to the devil. For the king can do no wrong. And money Is our king; but re? member, brother voter, that bye and bye that book on high will unfold and show how you got and used your gold. So, I say, think, think! TINDAL. Tlndal. Aug. 11.?The farmers are now very busy gathering fodder, and at thle time it looks as If they will have better weather than they have had for some time pass. Cotton is commencing to open in some places, and looks like time for pu king is near at hand. Mr. H. W. Cuttino and family are spending some time at Beaufort, S. C Mr. W. A. Hafvin, of Chattanooga. Tenn., visited relatives In the neigh borhood last week. Messrs. E. E. and E. B. Hodge have moved their mill In this neigh? borhood and are now ready to sav lumber. Mr. Kichard H. Broadway,.of Sum? ter, is spending some time at his old home here. The health of the community is good, very little sickness if any OOUld be reported. Mr. Mood Hodge has accepted a position with Messrs. Tlndal & Cut? tino. Mr. Walter Carr, of Stunt pr. Is ?ponlng some time with relatives in the neighborhood. Miss May Boyd, of Paxvllle, is vis? iting Miss Louisa Broadway. Mr. Wlnburn Wells, of Privateer section, spent Sunday with friends here. STATEBURG. Stateburg. Aug. 12.?Mrs. W. B. Nelson, of Montgomery, Ala., Is on a visit to her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson. Mr. Robert Love, of Birmingham. Ala., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Neyle. for a few days. Miss Julia Mikell, of Edisto, is spending some time with Miss Lottie Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Frierson are visiting Mrs. E. N. Frierson, at "Cherry Vale." Mr. Charles Cabaniss was the guest of Mr. John L. Frierson during the past week. Mrs. W. R. Flud and the Misses Flud have Krone to Asheville. N. C, where they expect to spend several weeks. The Misses Mlchaux and Mis. Johnson, of Sumter, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Neyle on Thursday. Mrs. H. S. Galllard is spending some with Mrs. James S. Pinckney, at "The Ruins." Dr. Matt S. Moore, of Philadelphia, Pa., is at home for the summer vaca? tion. Mrs. H. DeC. Mazyck is on a visit to friends in our midst. After the rainy days of the past week, the farmers are rejoicing in the good weather we are now hav? ing, and are busy stripping and haul? ing in their fodder. The last few days have been ex? tremely warm, but the nights as a rule are cool and pleasant. DALZELL. Dalzell, Aug. 12.?Fodder pulling is going on at a rapid rate with a good many of the farmers. Some have about finished while other un? fortunates, like your humble cor? respondent, have not commenced yet. Cotton is opening right rapidly now and soon will come cuffle's happv time?the cotton picking season?but I alas, for some of us, it will be of short duration. Mr. E. W. Dabbs was with us t.? day and made a good talk in be? half of the Farmers' Union, which was appreciated. If the farmers would do as they a^re instructed to do, pull together, work more, loaf less, feed the pigs and cows more regular? ly, and more of them, quit cursing the merchants and corporations and attend to their business, improve the talents God has given them, wc would all have more corn in the barn, milk and butter in the dairy, meat in the smoke house and money in the P >cket. and with plenty of each of thete we are not dei endent on any one, but we have entirely too many people, who, %4 cuffie says, are afraid of tdd Sdl; they don't want their ???mplexions tanned; but, my friends. ??bd cays we must live by the sweat of the brow. So if you all want the Farmers' Union to be a success, don't forget that. Work, think and study. The new church at Dalzell is about ready for the meeting, which we are expecting to commence on Sunday next at 11 o'clock. While the church is not near completed it is so the ser? vice can be held in it, and we trust the meeting may be a grand success in every particular. The good people of the surrounding country are in? vited to attend the meeting, and we hope all the bad ones will come and become good people. So If you are rood, come and get better; if you are bad. by all means come that you may uOt remain so. REMBERT. Rembert, Aug. 12.?There was a treat deal of excitement in this and other sections last Saturday night and Sunday when it was rumored that at or near Borden a right had occurred in which one was cut and one was killed. We were glad to learn that there was nothing of it, still we think that the founder or cir? culator of such rumors which causes excitement and trouble should be severely punished by law. Fodder pulling has commenced, and we trust that the farmers may have good weather for a few days and be able to save their fodder. Rough feed in this section for the past few years has been extremely high, and we have evcr>\ reason to believe that it will be high again next year. Plowing of cotton is still in prog? ress around here, although it is near the middle of August. This seems a little strange, but the old adage Is a true one. we never get too old to learn. A meeting of days is now in prog? ress at Old Swift Creek church, con? ducted by its pastor. Uev. T. L. Cole. We trust that much may be accom? plished for the Master's cause. Notices have been sent out to the little folks that Mary and Henry Harllee will be at home <>n next Fri? day afternoon from 6 to 8 o'clock. May tl\e gathering be a large one, and everybody enjoy themselves are the wishes of a friend. The health of our community In fairly good. MAX. Max. Aug. 12. ? Some have gather? ed fodder of early planted corn. Cotton is beginning to open. The frequent rains have improved late corn. Most of the tobacco growers have finished curing. We haven't heard of any displeasure or elation as to prices?only one instance. An owner of a small farm, after selling tobacco, is was said, appeared indifferent to old friends, except to remark to them that he had $4 50 in his pocket. Dr. Bullock took Mrs. Evander Kirby to Sumter to an infirmary for treatment yesterday. Mr. J. L. Kirby visited his sister and other relatives in Atlanta, Ga.. last week. Miss Violet Young, of Columbia, came down Tuesday and will be the guest of Mr. A. J. Goodman and oth? er relatives for several weeks. Mr. Bart. Smith and family, of Hebron, are visiting at Mr. J. L. Moore's. A party was given by Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Kelly in honor of their guests, Miss Jones, of Georgetown, and Miss Hinds, of Florence. A singing convention will be held the 26th instant at Nazareth church, Olanta, Some falks have old sweet potatoes and some are using new ones. ANTIOCH. Antloch, Aug. 11.?The weather is now very favorable and the farmers are making good use of it by rapidly pulling fodder. The crops have come out a great deal, but it will be im? possible to get over one-half to one third of a crop. Mr. J. W. Davis lost his dwelling house and contents by fire Monday night. It is not known how the fire originated. We have not heard whether there was any insurance or not. Mr. Jones Smith and Miss Fae Reins, of Langston, S. C, are visiting at this place. ?. Judplng from the amount of chick? ens missing in this section, some of the colored people must be "faring sumptuously" every day. There were eleven missing at Mr. J. C. McLeod's place this morning. Grapes and watermelons are very plentiful; other fruits are scarce. Protracted metings are stiil in progress in this section. Mr. J. K. Richbourg spent Satur? day in Camden. Miss Mae White, of Smithville. spent several days of last week with Miss Minnie Grier at this place. The health is very good. DIXIE DAY AT SEATTLE. Celebration Will Be Held August 24 ?Dato Moved Up on Account of Inability of Page and Watterson to Be Present?Regular Old Southern Concert and Dance to Be Given, Seattle, Aug. 11.?Owing to the fact that Thomas Nelson Page, the 1 well known Southern short story writer, and Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journa' \\\re unable to come on August 10. the committee in charge of the Dixie Day celebration at the Alaska-Yukon Paciflc Exposition has changed the date to August 24. The Southern Dixie societies also preferred the later date, as at that time they will be able to have a larger representation at the Exposi? tion. The programme of the day has been arranged with many brilliant features. At 2 o'clock in the natural amphitheatre, addresses will be made by prominent Southerners, in? cluding Mr. Watterson and Mr. Page. A musical programme is also plan? ned for the afternoon under the di? rection of Mrs. G. A. C. Rochester, who will arrange a regular old South? ern concert. From 4 to 6 o'clock in the after? noon, the Daughters of the Confed? eracy will hold a reception anl serve tea in the, Washington State build? ing, at 8.30 in the evening a reception and dance will be given in the Wash? ington State building. Prominent Southerners in Seattle who have large mint beds offer to as? sist in serving mint-juleps to all com? ers if the committee desires. Claude C. Ramsey, of the Virginia Society, has been put in charge of an office to be opened in the New York building and to him are to be ad? dressed all communications regard? ing the plans. William Hickman. ex-mayor of Seattle, is one of the prominent members of the commit? tee. EnibaiTussing. A colored woman <>f Alexandria Va., was on trial before a magistrate of that town charged with inhuman treatment of her offspring. Evidence was clear that the woman had severely beaten the youngster, aged some 9 years, who was in court to exhibit his battered condition. Before imposing sentence, his hon? or asked the woman whether she had anything to say. "Kin 1 ask yo' honah a question?" Inquired the piisoner. Til.- judge nodded affirmatively. "Well, then, yo' honah, I'd like to ask you whether you was ever the parent of a puftectly wuthless cullud chile?" LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT MEETING. Great Interest Taken?Many Denom? inations Represented?idresses by Prominent Educators ami Divines. Manning, Aug. 10.?An extremely otable event of great significance to religious circles was the Sumter Dis rict Harmony Presbytery and Rap? ist Association Conference Laymen'? Missionary Movement, the exercises f which commenced this evening ai .30 in the beadtiiul auditorium of the Manning graded school building nd which is to continue until Wed? nesday afternoon. A large and cul ured audience of ladies and gentle? men assembled, embracing the coun? ties of Clarendon and Sumter. The following Manning churches were represented: The. Manning Presby? terian, Rev. A. R. Woodson; the Manning Methodist, Rev. F. H. Shu ler; the First Baptist, Rev. C. H. Waters: the Clarendon Baptist, Dr. C. W. Blanchard, and to show further the liberality of sentiment and thought a lone representative of Judea was accorded a courteous re? ception as the resident correspond? ent of various journab in South Car? olina and Georgia. The following banners with the noteworthy inscriptions attracted the gaze of the audience, being hung on each side of the stage: "All churches in all the world ex? pended for foreign missions for 50 years, 1810-1860, $17,343,973; for 10 years, 1870-1880, $22,601,346; for 1 year, 1907, $22,460,000." "Receipts in the United States for foreign missions for 30 years, 1859 1889, $9,500,000; for 1 year, 1907, $9.459,000. We spend $300,000,000 annually for religious purposes in the United States." These figures are eloquent testi? mony of what has been done for the advancement and glory of God. The conference committees are as follows: R. M. Cooper, Wisacky, chairman, W. C. Davis, Manning, secretary; lay? men leaders. Charlton DuRant. Man? ning, Sumter District; C. L. Cuttino, Sumter, Baptist Association; R. M. Cooper, Wisacky, Harmony Presby? tery; local committee of arrange? ments, crecutre, Charlton DuRaiu chairman; W. C. Davis, secretary: F. C. Thomas. C. R. Sprott, R. J. Al? derman, Alcolu, chairmen of sub? committees; F. L. Wolfe, entertain? ment: D. M. Bradham, reception, F. O. Richardson, music; C. A. McFad din, finance. The evening's programme was car? ried out for the opening session as follows: Word of Welcome, Dr. A. S. Todd. ? man of letters and the accomplish edresident correspondent of that exeat journal, the News and Courier. His remarks were timely?impress? ive and eloquent. Response, R. M. Cooper, Wisacky, whose remarks were replete with originality, erudition, and who im? pressed those present what has been and will be accosplished in God's vineyard for the redemption of countless millions of benighted heath? ens, who do not realize the glory of God. At the church today Prof. J. B. Carlyte, Wake Forest, N. C. dwelt' with great strength and power on what the churches of the land had done, are doing and were doing for the uplifting of mankind. Generally statistics are dry and uninteresting to the average mind, but the splendid presentation of the Laymen's Place In the Missionary Campaign, Prof. William J. Martin, Davidson, N. C, was interesting, log? ical, instructive and eloquent. This distinguished scholar surely "lisped in numbers," for the numbers came. All the speakers spoke in the most flattering terms of the splendid edi? fice of^ learning, the Manning graded school reflecting the mind of the peo? ple of the power and Influence for good of knowledge. Prayers were offered fervently by Revs. J. O. Wilson and C. W. Blanch? ard. The musical programme was car? ried out excellently and effectively, the vocalism having feeling, strength and sympathy. Miss Augusta Ap pelt accompanied the singers in a highly accomplished and masterly manner. Sopranos, Misses Pauline and Beulah Wilson. Mrs. D. M. Bradham, Miss Lizzie Wells; altos, Mesdames W. C. Davis. R. E. Harllee; tenors, J. L. Wells and B. T. Legg; bass. Messrs. F. C). Richardson, C. W. Wells, Fred Morris, A. P. Burgess and W. M. Plowden. Opening anthem, by all the choir; mal?' chorus, by all the men in the choir. GREECE AND TURKEY AGREE. Hie Porte Decides to Accept Greek Note if Assured of Quiet in Crete. Constantinople, Aug. 11.?The Greco-Turkish disagreement is about to be settled. The porte has decided t<> accept the Crock note on the as? surance of tin-protecting powers that in the event of Cretan persist*, nee in present tactics, they will re-occupy the island witli troops. COTTON MARKET STEADY. LAST PRICES THREE POINTS LOWER TO ONE HIGHER. Roar Leaden Seemed Not I)i?|X>sotl to Fight Advance?(?ain Lost in tlie iMie Trading. New York. Aug. 11.?The steadier tone shown in the cotton market yes? terday was in evidence again today during the middle session, but lato i fluctuations were irregular with the close steady net 3 points lower to 1 point higher. The market opened steady at a de? cline of 1 to 5 points and sold 6 to 7 points net lower during the first few minutes under liquidation by some of yesterday's buyers who were disap-, pointed by the showing of the Liver? pool market and by early advices in dealing with the gulf storm. There seemed to be no aggressive bear pres? sure and the market soon steadied on later reports suggesting that the gulf storm was passing over without caus? ing any further rains of consequence \ in the Southwest, reports of a good demand for remaining old crop sup? plies and talk of a rather better in? quiry from manufacturers for new crop shipment. Certain Southern sections. Chicago wires, local people and foreign houses seemed to be buy? ing here and there were rumors that a new bull pool had been formed. The bear leaders did not seem disposed to fight the advance, but after the mar? ket had sold 4 to 9 points net higher, October and January touching 12.3 5, or 36 to 41 points above the low lev? el of Monday, there was a renewal of selling by local professionals and the advance was lost in the late trading. Private reports from Texas ciaim that the recent rains have done little per? manent good, while there are rumors | of iurther sales from the local stock I and some of the Liverpool advices claim/ better trade conditions abroad, in spite of which the bulls point to the bullish showing of the British board of trade statement for July. Southern spot markets, officially re? ported early, were unchanged to 1-Sc. higher. Receipts at the ports today 1,900 bales against 522 last week and 3,953 last year. For the week 12.000 bales against 9,058 last week and 24,038 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 1,058 bales against 3G5J last year. ^ Spot cotton closed quiet; middling uplands 12.60; middling gulf 12.85; sales 2.500 bales. Futures opened and closed steady. A Valuable Silver Dollar. Custom decrees that a gold coin, or at least, silver, shall be put under the mainmast of each new ship laucned. The coin bears the date of_ the year when the vessel is complet- ^ ed, a fact well known to collectors who keep an eye on ships that are likely to be the depository of numis? matic prizes, says the Lewiston, (Mo.) Journal. Thus at Liverpool, some years back, a derelict Yankee schoon? er was bought for a song, yielding an 1804 dollar, the rarest and most eagerly sought after of all American coins. It sold readily for 1,500 pounds ($6,000) and would be worth today at least double that sum for it was in perfect preservation, having rested in its cotton-wool wad beneath the holllow "steeping" of the mast"^ since the day it was first placed In position. Its recovery was the result of foresight and business enterprise combined, of course, with special knowledge. A man passing the worthless hulk on the day of the sale noticed the date, 1804, on her uterrr^j and rightly guessed that she might likely be the bearer of a dollar of that year. Weather Forecast. For South Carolina: ' Partly cloudy with lo 'ai showers tonight or Saturday. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. | P. H. Hyatt. Manager for S. C. Figures Never Lie ami Here are the Figures of the Mutual Life Insur? ant Co.. of New York. For the month of May, 1909, the s.oith Carolina Agency received ap- I 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 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 1 uns may read. 1 ISAAC M. LORY E A, Special Agent Clarendon and Suinter. Offices at Manning and Sumter. Jas. 1>. firahaii Agent, Sumter. J, E. McFaddin, Agent, Sardinia. M. B. lA^setsne, Agent, Pine-wood.