Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. ? I. WKWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL COHHESIM >\ DENTS. Rents of Interest From all nuts of Kumtt r ami Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letters so that they will reach this office not later than Mon? day when intended for Wednesday's paper and not later than Thursday for Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond? ence. In case of Items of unusual newe value, send In immediately by snail, telephone or telegraph. Such mews stories are acceptable up to the hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper is printed Tuesday afternoon and Saturday's paper Friday after W EDGE FI ELD. Wedgefield. Nov. 9.?Quite a num? ber of our cltiesns went over to Sum? ter last night to see President Taft. Wher last seen he was still wearing that smile. The slumps In the price of cotton Is not worrying many of our planters for the most of them sold as it was gathered along through the fall. The Santee Baptist Association meets with the Baptist church heic this week, commencing Thursday and lasting through Sunday. Rev. D. A. Lewis, of Columbia is spending a few days here with friends. TINDAL. Tlndal. Nov. 9 ?Mrs. John F. In? gram died at her home In this neigh? borhood on Thursday of last week and was burled at Bethel church on Friday afternoon. Mr. W. L Osteen spent several days at the State fair in Columbia last aeek. Mr. R. H. Broadway spent Sunday In Augusta. PRIVATEER. Privateer, Nov. 9.?CottDn Is about all picked, ginned and sold. The far? mers are a little late in planting oats but there seems to be some Increase In acreage over last year's planting. Miss Howl, of Manning, and Miss Chandler, of Sumter. spent the week's and at Mr. Ben Bradham's. Miss Ines Wells is vHltlng in Wedgefield. Mrs. 8. A. Harvln Is visiting In Manning. Miss Katie Furman. of Sumter, is visiting at Dr. R. B. Furman's. Mr. Banyan Harvln has bought the old Pipkin's place, and will move In shortly. EGYPT. SgVPt. Nov. 10.?We have been having fine weather to pick cotton for the past two weeks, but unfortu? nately the mont of the cotton has been picked and sold. A few farmers are holding their cotton for higher prices. Most farmers have planted oats. Mr. L A. White has gone to Cam den today. The box supper at Smlthvllle last Frida/ evening was quite a success. Several from this place attended the fair at Columbia last week. Messrs. Lawrence White and James Jenkins, of Rembert, spent Saturady night at this place. Mr. John McCutchen and sister, Miss Belle. 0f Smlthvllle. and Miss Nlta iticLeod, of Rembert. were pleas? ant callers In this section Saturday evening. Mr. J. K. Rlchbourg spent last Fri? day In Camden. Mrs. J. W. Gibson, of Blshopville. spent a few days of last week with her father, Mr. J. W. Weldon of this place. Mr. J. F. McCasklll went to Blsh? opville today. Mr. J. R. McLeod was In Camden Saturday. There is quite a crowd expected at Smlthvllle tomorrow. A rally day has been set up and all of the members and as many visitors as can come will be welcomed. Several speakers have promised to be there. A new church will soon go up where the old one now stands. It Is hoped that soon old St. John's church will be renewed both spiritually and temporally. Miss Irene Weldon Is spending a few days with relatives at Blshopvlle. The health of the community Is very good?no sick to report. MAX. Mas. Nov. li.?This section has been unusually favored during the last week by the meeting Of severnl religious bodies. Th?- M irrnony Pre<1.\t??ry at Olan ta, the quarterly conference at Shi loh. the Santee Association convened at Bethel last week, at which the Baptist Theological Seminary, Louis? ville. Ky.. Baptist Courier. State Mis? sions Aged Mnlsters, Cannon Street Baptist ?'hur-h. I'harbston. wereiap igStnted by I >r S A. <m\\\\, I |. A. J S TIktu.is. Dr. ?'. ('. Rr<>wii, Dr. Derleux. Rev. A. J. Nellson. Today the Fiona \ it i.>m gseetJ with Sardls church, which is only a few miles away. The comln together of so many cultured Chris tlun workers should he a great im? petus and inspiration to be more zeal ?um and thorough, but there stil! rem kin those who ItVl in walki: ?-; distance (even If they did not own fat horses and multl) ol our leading chu'ches. who do not attend Sunday school, who perhaps, attend prtOOh Ing once or twice in six month!, Who neither know or care for the plan of salvation. Several from this section saw and hea'd President Taft in Florence Moi day. Also several went to Char I leiton Qala wetk and to Columbia to > the fait. Mrs. Neavet of North Greenville, la pending iome time with her daugh < tor, Mrs. Ii. K. Truluck. I Mr. A. J. Qoodman ami nieces, Miss Leila and Miss Mary Beck Burgess, ?pent hist Thursday in Timmonsville. Mr. J. Ci Truluck ami son, John Mac was in Florence Monday. Mr. Cal. Tomlin3on and Miss Car? rie Lovett were married last Thurs? day at 12 p. m. at the home of and by Rev, B. K. Truluck. Miss Ferris and Mis- iTivie Brock Inton are teaching the Bethel school. Miss Annie Chandler la teachlngthe Hay Road school. Mr. J. K. Stewart died after a long illness, last Sunday, and was buried at Bethel Tuesday. The funeral ser? vices being pi rformed by ths pastor, Rev. B. K. Truluck. Bad colds are pervalent. Tin residence oi. Mrs. M. P. Howell In Walterboro was partially destroy? ed by fire. Tin work Of paving Main street in Qreenville is under way. it is said the cost will he about 146,000. Of this amount, the Ghreenvllle Traction Company w il pay one-fourth, it is ex pected, and the property owners along the street will pay a fourth, the City paying the remaining half. The proportion that the owners of prop? erty will pay is $2.60 per front foot. The places at the intersection of streets will be paid lor by the city. The money for this work wil be rais? ed by a bond issue. Fire broke out in Gregory Broth? els' store in Rock Hill Sunday morn? ing about 4 o'clock and completely gutted the establishment before being subdued. The New York Ten-Cent Store next door is damaged by smoke and water, as is Davis' store on the <>ther side. Rev. T. W. Sloan, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Greenville, in a sermon scored the po? lice of that city and charged the of ?ceri with neglect of duty. THESE are great times we're living in; the mystery of aerial navigation seems to be just on the edge of being solved; a few years more and well be traveling through the air with as much unconcern and security as we now travel on a railroad train. Progress seems to be the dominant idea of the times; new discoveries, new triumphs of science; new wonders all along the line. But when you come to clothes?and we ail have to come to clothes every day, and probably will for a good many years?when you come to clothes you'd better come here and get into a Hart Schaffner & Marx fine suit and overcoat. No matter what discoveries may be made in science, no matter how many men get to the North Pole or the South Pole, you'll never find better clothes than these. We sell them; they're all wool; they are perfectly tailored; they're the very latest discovery in correct style qn? they fit. Hart Schaffner & Marx [Suits, From $20 to $32.50. Overcoats and Suits of other good makes, $6.50 to $30. John B. Stetson Hats, $3.50 to $5. Hawes Von Gal Hats, Royal Limited Hats, Enterprise Hats, $3 to $4. $1.50. - $2.50 Eclipse Negligee and Dress Shirts, $1 and $1.50. Cluett, Peabody & Co.'s Negligee and Dress Shirts. $1 and $1.50. Duofold Underwear, $1, $1.25 and $2.50 per garment. Jas R. Reiser Neckwear 50c, $1, $1.50 The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Phone 166, Sumter, S. C This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes.