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CtliHTY CORRESPONDENCE, lTKWSY LKTTEH8 FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of lulerest Itura all Parts of ?ml Adjoining Co antic*. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letio s to that they will twauh this office not later than Mon? te? when Intended for Wednesday's and not later than Thursday Saturday's latus. This, of course, lies only to regular correspond In csse of Items of unusual value, send In Immediately by II. telephone or telegraph. Such awwa stories ere acceptable up to the of nolsg to press. Wednesday's Is printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after ANTIOCH. Aatloeh. Oat. g.?Tha dry weather was broken test eight by heavy mini ha that eactloo. Cotton picking Is well short crop and plenty of Evan with the good price of avaay farmers will not pay Paevlne hey has been gathered It waa vary short. The farmers an* begun to house their corn, earn, A. B. Whtta and J. K. Rlcb hava gone to Blshepvlllu today. Irene Wtldon Is spending tUts with relatives at Rembert. new. itapper at the Egypt school waa ewHa a success. Something forty dollars was made, Mary Traesdnls and Annie Ftetther. of Westvllle, have re after a week's stay with Ueetle and Eva Brtttoo. Britto? White spent Monday Mr. J. R. McLaod spent Saturday gtr. Arthur Darin who has been easy m with typhoid favor Is slowly favava was a gloom spread over this aeeatwanlty whan tha feat* of Mr. Jnggno Robertsoa was ssS^awjheed. He aan ahfl veteran. S* years of ags. wan a faithful Christian and a anarch Mem bar. Bva Brftton entertained a af her trlanda Monday even? ing! In honor at Mlasas Annie Bluke Fsuaahar and Mary Trueodale. Among Ktt Were: Mlasas Belle Mc and Hunter. Sadie White, innli Flgtohor. Mary Truasdale. Lou efta ant Bva Brttton; Messrs. Boh MX MaCrary. Harry McLeod. White. Jamas Jenkins, awy. Add McLaod. Carlison Charlas Peeblea, John Mc Cwatnauw Millar McLaod and Olip. ttth af Use community Is WISACKY. Ost. I.?Everything Is thty. The weather ear crops hae bean favorable, and the crops will all be gathered. The farmers of section will make about an. av erop of cotton. Mora corn than Una crop of hay and potatoes, man ens* nil ha pic had. ginned nsat sow, I tan vary Utile ontton be hag WeKL Meet at the teed m being for meal. There hundred bales WS> to the present, ear two tinner las. The farmers I neon begin pwttlng la sets and I of saeae going to plant wheat. M was bars af our yeung people have ?!*. ttnr.hA or attend irchQQU owr ennrmunlty nr rery quiet end of three mo a tils Hi Europe, re* festernay Mstgarttf tfdott. Fannie Williams and Pearl left for school last weak, will attend tha Confederate Callage in Charleston. Mr. Oroan Deedhamps la In the tkaapltat In Columbia for treatment, ffts haa bean sick for sometime. We Ovana ha wUI soon be able to return 0a mm folly restored. Mr. Hsas*U tha missionary to be awat dot to Japan by the Presbyterian Cnn.-cb. and who haa been supplying aft. Vkm church, for sometime, will amm learve far hhr flefd of labor, much to ma regrat of thle congregation, van hava h?rom? much attached to atsa srarfaw hla stay among them, and aarta 1st aee him leave. They still have no ratrular pastor. Leo county Is wall represented In the dlnVrenf colleges of the State, dally the female colleger. v?Vi Is very scarce and time prec LYNCHBURQ. Lynohburg, Oct. 11.?About one ?nth ago Thomas Mclntosh. colored. Ident of this town and his wrTe Mclntoah an a result of some strnsUaaMntoaHft. separated. she re taroma to Her mother's home in Tim - sann ?* till \ and refuaed to be recon? ciled. Tha deserted husband made eOTorta to laduce his wife to return to his home, but all to no avail, so on wr about tha 10th af Fast month. Mclntoah hoarded the train for TtmanoaevlUc, and reaching there ho immediately went to his wif?i and demanded that she return with him to his home, but she refused, whereupon he viciously commenced cutting hsr face and throat with a pocket knife until she fell to the door of tho room and while leaning down over her to complete his bloody work, the wife's mother struck him on his head with a cooking utensil? a spider, felling him to the floor head forward. As soon as ha arose, with- j out looking to see from whence the blow came, he dashed out of the house and soon disappeared. An ef: fort was made to capture him, but by some means, hard to explain, he eluded his pursuers and nothing def? inite was heard of him, until last Sat? urday evening, when a negro boy re? ported finding a dead body near the limits of the town, in a clump of woods near his wife's mother's home. The body was in a terribly mutilated condition, and, of course, recognition was impossible save by the clothing he had: worn, some keys to his house and two letter* In his pockets bearing his name. . His wife, brother and friends who saw him on the morning of the tragedy, all swore It was the remains of Thomas Mclntosh. This, no doubt, was a premeditated case of suicide. In his pocket a vial containing some poisonous drug was found, aqd he evidently had swallow? ed a part of the contents. A lady ?wore that on the morning of the at? tempted killing she saw a man run? ning acrose a lot or field, quite near and drinking something from a bottle, which was found at his place of death. An Inqueat was conducted by Magis ? trate Atkinson over dead body or such of It as was left. The frame was free from flesh, having laid there four weeks. That Thomas Mclntosh went to Timmonsvllle that morning with murderous and suicidal Intent, there Is scarcely any doubt, from all this correspondent can learn. In his dress and house furniture, he was the most stylish colored person in this town, and had some clever ways about him, aad no especially bad ones, excepting his treatment of his wife. t _^ PRTVATEEH. Privateer, Oct. 11.?The public schools opened Oct. 4th with very' good attendance. Miss Nina Mellette teaohea the Red Oak school. Mr. Brunaon of St. Matthews, assisted by Miss Smith, of Richmond, Va., teaches the graded school at Bethel. Miss Ammte Wells is teaching in Darlington. Mlsa Corinna Wells is attending Chicora College In Greenville. Dr. Ben Harvin, of Elloree, spent the week's end at Mr. S. A- Harvin's. Mr. M. E. Rivers, State fertilizer inspector, starts on his tour of In? spection today. Cotton picking la nearly over and In this section it has been sold as fast aa it was gathered. The pea crop Is the poorest we have had in this sec? tion for several years, REMBERT. Rembert, Oct. 11.?The clyconic hail storm that visited this section last Tuesday night was the most de? structive storm ever witnessed by the oldest residents In this community. The clouds were making up all the. afternoon and about 6 o'clock a hur? ricane struck us with severe wlnu and the largest halt stones I ever saw fall, doing great damage to the cot? ton crop, stripping the ntalks of el! the leaves, blowing out what cotton was opened and the heavy rain UlOt followed covered up und damaged the open cotton so badly that my little can be saved. Our farmers have had the worst yea? We have ever ex? perienced. First rain, then a severe drought, and last this terrible hall. But most every one has made a good corn crqp and we have tho consola? tion of bread to eat. Mr. D. J. Hatfleld, our rural route man had his horse to runaway with him last Thursday, throwing him out of his buggy and injuring him very severely. It was a miracu? lous escape, not having his leg brok? en, and it will be several weeks before he will be able to resume his mall work. Our community Is now having the finest mall facilities ever enjoyed here. We have four mails dally?two from the north and two from the south and we get the morning daily papers delivered at our doors by 8:3<? and heretofore the route carriers did not leave Rimberts until 12 m. Whtoll threw them lute in the night getting back to the postofhee. Now they leave at 8:30 and ure back by 3 p. m. There will be a "box supper" glvvn I at the high school bull ling here Fri? day night 22nd Instant, for the bene? fit of the church organ at Mcl^eod's! 1 C|iapel and the entire community are Invited to attend and bring a box and help a good cause. Death at Dura or* Du rant, Oct. 11.?After a month's I Illness Miss Olivia Durant passed away at d??k "yesterday. Thus ends ! the life of a lovely Chrltlan character 1 and the good influence she exerted In > the church and community she loved ' so wtdl will be greatly missed. She leaves two brothers, one sister and a number of devoted nephews and ' neices to mourn her loss. The fun? eral will take pT$Q* at the Durant burying ground at 4 o'clock this af? ternoon. Mrs. Hugh Witherspoon and little daughter spent last week here with relatives. Miss Rosa Brogdon returned to Sumter this morning after a week' stay in the neighborhood. Mr. Elmo Plowdon spent Wednes? day in Sumter. Miss Virginia Durant has returned home from a short stay with her sis? ter, Mrs. Farly Thompson. OUR SUMMERTON DETTER. Summerton, Oct. 11.?Each day sirjce the heavy wind and rain storm of Tuesday night, Oct. 5th, has brought with it further reports of the damage done in this community. Be? sides the very heavy rains of the late afternoon, there was a tremendous downpour between 10 and 11 o'clock in the evening, accompanied by a typ? ical tornado. While most of the dam? age wrought the crops seems to have been caused by the abnormal rainfall, considerable loss resulted from the wind. As might be expected, the ter? ritory affected by the tornado is con? fined to a comparatively narrow belt; and in that trees were snapped off, frame buildings, barns, etc., overturn? ed, and acre after acre of Cotton be? reft of its fnilt. On Mr. Or C.Scar? borough's plantation a few miles from town, stables were blown down kill? ing nine mules. Mr. Scarborough is said also to have lost some fine hogs and cows. Fields of cotton not yet picked were entirely ruined by the wind and hail. Some of the farmers suffering from such loss are Messrs. O. C. Scarborough, J. Q. Mathis,. F O. Martin, J. P. Davis and others On the Burgess plantation some eight miles below here, several ten? ant houses were blown down. Thbi wind, rain, and hail storm, though of short duration, has caused as much loss as the cyclone of September three years ago. Despite the inclemency of the weather the two attractions on Tues? day night drew out a considerable crowd. 1 The entertainment given by "The College Singing Girls" was well attended, and the special train to Sumter could have comfortably seat ed but few more passengers. Unfor tunately the date of the engagement with the "College Girls"' had to be changed from Saturday to Tuesday, thus taking away a number of Sum mertonians who might have patron? ized the home entertainment. Services were held tin all the churches in town yesterday morning, at some of which visiting ministers delivered the sermon. At the Metho (?1st church a stirring appeal to furth er the Prohibition movement \va? made to the congregation by the Rev. J. L. Harley of the Anti-Saloon Lea gue. Mr. Harley also preached at the Presbyterian church In the evening. At the morning services in the Pres terian church Mr. Vass, a missionary to Africa, was present and gave a i.ic-st interesting and instructive lec ture. Our whole community Is suddened this morning by the death of Mr. T S. Rogan. Mr. Rogan had been in ill health for about eight months, and after fpcriding some time first In '.lk:n, S. C, and then In Henderson vllle, SC. C., he returned home a few weeks ago in a very serious condi? tion. His death* though not unex .?ecUO, iff none the less a shock not only to his family but also the man> friends he has made here. Mr. Ro ?:an was a member of the firm of sHiauKs-Rogon Co., of this place, hav? ing been engaged for many years In the mercantile business. He was a man of sterling character, a good citi? zen, and a loyal adherent to the Cath ollc faith; he was twice elected inten dent of tho town, and during his resi? dence hero has won the respect and steem of the whole community. He leaves a wlfo and seven chMdren. Another end death In our town this morning is that of the Infant child of Mi. and Mrs. Henry I*anham. She had been unwell for some time, and was taken a great deal worse a few days ago. and died this morning At 2:30 o'clock. The funeral services will be held this a'.tcrnuon at i o'clock. \:iss Neely PlowtVen v>n Friday afternoon to spend ih> w? ek-< nd at her home near Sardinia-. Rev. P%ttt*6M Bwifceoi spent a few injv Ifttt wxCjli with hie brother, Mr. a, Ftwsete Ifrcftgelfc Mr.*. P. O. Uhame and Mrs. J. M. tMowdVh MpeM Friday In Sumter. M')f.. J. Y. **? mm . ? n has i< turned t?' net h??me in -Charleston. HOME MISSION SOCIETY. / Report of Committee oil Resolutions Of Thanks. 1. As our closing service has come, we, the women of the Home Mission Conference find that words fall us in our attempt fittingly to thank the good people of Sumter for the cordlul hospitality with which they have welcomed us and entertaln i ed us during our stay In their homes. I 2. To Rev. M. W. Hook, pastor of I the M. E. Church, we express our grateful appreciation of his ever read? iness to lend a helping hand as wtll as to encourage us with wise counsel and cheering words. 3. To Rev. W. J. Snyder for his able address and explanation of some of the beneficent results of our Home Mission Work. Also to Rev. J. B. Wilson for his instructive remarks regarding location, building and the care of parsonages. 4. To Dr. D. D. Wallace of Wof ford for his very instructive and in? teresting talk on the Industrial School in Florence. Also we thank Miss Law for the much neded information given us on Brevard Institute. 5. To Rev. W. T. Duncan for hin able sermon Sunday morning in which he interpreted to us so clear? ly the meaning of Christ's command, to take up the cross and follow him. 6. To the choir for their sweet and inspiring music throughout the whole session. 7. To the Sumter Daily Item for courtesies extended. 8. To the members of the Auxil? iary for their carefully planned and faithfully executed arrangements, for the comfort and convenience of their guests, also for their thoughtfulness in promoting- acquaintance and so ciability by means of their delight? ful reception at tha residence of Mns. P. G. Bowman. Our stay here has been an unbrok? en pleasure to every one of us, for all of which we thank you. MRS. S. J. WOOTEN, MRS. A. E. WAIT, MRS. B. R. TURNIPSEED. Committee. Home Mission Items. The following has been contributed in regard to the Woman's Missionary meeting in session at the First Meth? odist church in this city: The sessions of the morning was of unusual Interest. Miss Mutch, our deaconess, who is doing work in Spar tantrurg, gave us an excellent talk on juvenile court work. Told several in? stances of boys and girls being s?ved to lives of usefulness by the law of the juvenile courts. We entertain the hope of creating a sentiment, and starting an Influence that will cause our legislators to give us this winter, a Juvenile court law. Miss Flnnstrom, of the Door ol Hope, In Columbia, gave pathetic Ins'ght into the work she is doing lit uplift and save the unfortunate ani uncared for. This is a work that should apper-1, in a peculiar way to every Christian woman. Only Christian women c^n do this work. The election of the executive offi? cers resulted as follows: President?Mrc W. L. Wait, Vice President?Mrs. R. W. Barb< r. 2nd Vice president?Mrs. W. G. King, 3rd Vice President?Mrs. A. O. Boozer, Corresponding Secretary?Mrs. D. N. Bourne, Recording Secretary?Miss Louise Barber, Treasurer?Mrs. W. A. Rogers, Pi ess Superintendent?Mrs. R. W. Barber. Jury for Second Term. Thomas Childs. C. M. Graham. P. L. Jones. Alfred Owen. P. G. Bowman. W. F. Dennis. J. A. Seale. J. P. Booth. E. S. Miller. M. C. Mayus. J. H. Levy, Sr. v J. M. Allen. T. E. Hinson. Frank Ingram. J. H. Durant. S. W. Young. D. M. Boykin. W. A. Tribble. J. B. Crouch. W. F. Carr. Jas. H. Hodge. J. M. Parker. H. EC. Wilder. A. Benenhaley. S. B. Davis. T. 1). Jenkins. Sam Newman. W. i>. Pate. j. W. Weldon. J, H. McCollum Jr. B. J. Young. Richard D. Bradford. T. S. Weldon. W. Y. L. Marshall Harper Johnson. E. L, Newman. WHITE MtTRDEKER CONVICTED. Wilmington, N. C Oct. 7.?After a week's trial in the Superior Court here, JOs. Stephens, white 27 years old, was convicted this afternoon of murder in the first degree. He was charged with shooting to death B, U. Shields, a rival sanitary contractor, on the Btreets here last July, this be? ing the first conviction of a white man for a capital offense In this coun? ty since the War Between the States. Stephens will be sentenced tomorrow to electrocution at Raleigh, after which his attorney will give notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court. CLUBS HARD HIT. SUPREME COURT REVERSES DE? CISION OF JUDGE GAGE. And Dec-lares that an Injunction Should Have Been c.ranted in View of the Evidence Given. Columbia, Oct. 8.?The supreme court has reversed the decision of Judge Gage in the case brought by Attorney General Lyon against the City club of Columbia. Jeff DeLay, manager. The decision of the court, by Chief Justice Jones, is an interest? ing one in that it involves procedings against other organizations alleged to be conducted in violation of the law and against which permanent in? junctions may be asked. A petition for a permanent injunc? tion against DeLay and the club was petitioned for by the attorney general on the usual grounds. The club was located on the second ffoor of a build? ing at 1329 Main street and was equipped with all the apparatus of a regular bar. The supreme court says, "The methods of serving members seems to be quite expeditions. An ap? plication for membership may be signed on entering the room and the membership granted without any membership fee and immediately thereafter the applicant calls for the alcoholic beverage he wanted, drinks it and pays for it on the spot." . DeLay according to the court, made a very guarded return, stating that he never knowingly handled whiskey In violation of the law. The court holds that the circuit court was in error in holding that DeLay denied under oath the allegations relating to the illegal sale of whiskey. The decision continues: "The cir? cuit court also holds that unless the public or a considerable portion of it is admitted to drink the places would hardly be deemed nuisances. The ex? ception alleges error in this and it is well taken. To constitute a nui? sance under the statvte it is not es? sential that the public or even a con? siderable portion of it be admitted or enticed there to drink Intoxicant? It is sufficient that some persons be permitted to resort there for such purposes and it appears that quite a number of persons did resort thither to drink intoxicants." The supreme court then passed up? on the real point of issue: "All the authorities agree that when the club is a mere device to evade the law against the sale of liquors and the real or main purpose is to provide liquors for its members and such liquors are delivered at a price, paid or agreed to be paid, there is a sale. "There is hardly room to doubt that the City club is an association in that class, that the distribution of Such liquors among its members by the City club and DeLay, its manager, constituted sales within the prohibi? tion of the statute and that its club rooms at 1329 Main street, Columbia, S. C, a place where persons were per? mitted to resort for the purpose of drinking alcoholic liquor*, during the period covered by the petition.** Further the decision says: "It is manifest that under the act the re? spondents maintained a nuisance as alleged In the petition. The equitable jurisdiction of the court to enjoin a public nuisance is not affected by the fact that a criminal prosecution may also be insltuated for the acts which constitute the nuisance." The case is therefore sent hack for further proceedings and us a result other cases may be brought under this decision against a number of or? ganisations. S. A. Ii. DIRECTORS ELECTED. New Tork, Oct. S.-^-Thc reorganiza? tion committee of the Seaboard Air Line Railway at a meeting today with the board of directors increased the directorate to nineteen members 'I hree directors. Thomas F. Ryan, of New York; Major J. H. Dooley, of Richmond, Va.. and William a. Gar rett, of Norfolk, Va.. were not rc eleeted. The following were elected to Uli their places and the three positions created: L. F. Loree. John P. Ramsay, John Skelton Williams. J. \V. William Mid? dendorf, Franklin C. Brown and Hen? nen Jennings. As at present constituted the board has apparently a preponderance (,f members friendly to John Bkelton Williams, betwe* n whom and Tho*. re, Ryan there was a contest for con ii Ol some years ago. The annual meeting of the com? pany will be held November 11, and until then It Is understood nothing will be done toward electing a presi? dent to succeed w. a. Garrett, who re? signed that Office and also as general manager when he retired from the directorate last summer. Mr. Williams was former president Of the railway and Mr. Middendorf former vice president. Messrs. Williams. Ramsay and Jen? nings were members of the commit? tee which formulated the plan for the adjustment of the company's af? fairs. TSE COTTON SITUATION. STRONG FIGHT BEING MADE ON PRICES. .Manufacturers and Si>eciilators Hand? ed Together to De|>resK Cotton Mar? ket Willie Farmers Are Marketing Their Crop. New York, Oct. 8.?There i* a * struggle for possession of the market In Which thus far this season the bulle have had the advantage. It has been ni?? and tuck here during the past week. On the one hand big receipts, however, hedge selling by the South and sqme decline in spot markets , have r.ilitated against a rise in fu- ' tures." On the other hand the ex? ports are enormous, exceeding those of last year thus far, some cotton goods have advanced in price, Amer? ican spinners who had been holdings aloof for some time have bought more freely and of late there havt ^ been fears that another tropical storm might strike tne Mississippi valley and probably bring with it the first killing frost of the season. This ques? tion of the first frost is one whose im? portance it would be hard to exag? gerate. Sometimes it comes in the ( second week of October and some? times not until the last week in that month and In some parts not until the second week of November. In 1906. however, It happened in parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia and the Carolinas on October 11 and Oc? tober 12. During the past month and a half, however, the weather condi? tions on the whole have been excep? tionally favorable, so much so that picking has been unusually active and so has the marketing of the crop, especially as $60 to 65 a bale ha? i been a strong incentive for the farm? er to sell as fast as possible. The big movement and the heavy selling by the South against the act? ual cotton and the unusually high? prices for this time of the year hav\? been stumbling blocks to many f4n>J might otherwise have felt disposed n3 push things on the bull side. In East India the crop prospects are good. In Philadelphia yarns have been dull and sharp breaks in the stock market have not been without a certain moral effect. But it is ini^d possible to disguise the fact that Eu^^ rope has gone ahead and bought with a free hand despite the unusual deer ness of the price. European exporters and spinners i have evidently been alarmed by the *J bad crop reports from Washington. M The latest was that of last Monday^ \#nich put the condition at 68.5 per cent, as against a 10-year average of 1 61 per cent. This offset the fact that the ginning up to September 25 w?.s about the same in quantity as that for the same period last season on the> high record crop. The market had evidently become overbought and for a time prices sagged under the weight of very heavy liquidation. Moreover, so far as figures go. the bulls will get no further help from the government reports until the December crop esti? mate appears. Meantime, however, they argue that it is a mere question of supply and demand. They believe that the crop is not over ll.OOU.OOO to 11.500, 000 bales at the most, while they look j for a consumption well over 18,000.--?* 000 bales with the local results. a?^J they conc?ive, of very much higher" prices before the end of the season. I Bears predict 12.500,000 bales added to 1,400.000 bales carried over from last: season. The question for the future to de? termine is whether the effects of short or moderate crop will or will not be neutralised by curtailment or> production which some American and* foreign spinners are now beginning to threaten and which bull leaders, are treating as mere buncombe. Thg^j Southern farmer, it is claimed, is ue-^ usually well off owing to the big prices he is getting for cotton and cotton seed, and if prices are reduced will resort to a holding back cam? paign as they did some years ago A* the ease stands it is a seaon that A seems likely to be crowded with ^ events of more than usual interest. Today a moderate net decline was due to a report that spinners In ses si< n at Charlotte. N. C. had unani? mously recommended curtailment or production, raiding by local bears an scattered liquidation. MORE MONEY FOR WINTHROP IMOO Appropriated for Mode! School By PenhnsJl Board. Rock Hill, Oct. ?President Johi son received notice by wire today* from New York that the Peabody Board had. at its meeting yesterda*. made a special donation of $5.0^0 to Winthrop College for the model school. The distribution of the gen? eral fund, amounting to several mil? lions, was poetponed. Winthrop nfll probably get a good slice when th** fund is distributed. This looks Rood that the South t'arolina college for girls is singled out from the herd. This makes a cash fund of $90,PeW on hand for the building of the moeel school.