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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE, OCWSY LKTTKltS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Hmm of Interwt From all Parts of Sointer ami Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail 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 oily to regular correspond? ence. In case of items of unusual ?ewe value, send in Immediately by mall, tslephone or telegraph. Such MW| stories are acceptable up to the hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper is printed Tuesday afternoon and Saturday's paper Friday after aoon. i.vnciiiii <;?. l.vnchburg. Dec. 6.?Last evening Just after dsrk, Miss Lizzie Kirby, one of L\ nchloirg's most esteemed and popular ladles, accompanied by her little nephew, in attempting to cross a bridge near the railway, only a short distance from the station In this little town, being nea?r*r tn? on(1 of the bridge than she was aware, stepped off the bridge, fell Into the ditch and broke her ankle In two places. The little boy quickly re? ported the accident and in a few minutes Dr. J W. Tarrant was by her side and did all he could to al? leviate her Intense suffering, as soon as she was taken to her home, w hich fortunately was near by. Tht physi? cian says it will be quite a while be? fore she fully ^recovers. If ever. Miss Kirby and family have the sympa? thies of the entire community, on ac? count of her excellence and popular Mr. s. J. Wilson, an old resident of thla town, has moved to Florence, whe.e he will engage In his trade, that of a mechanic. Mrs. D. O. Rhame, of Summcrton, la visiting Mr. and Mrs. John. A. DuRant. In South Lynchburg. STATEBURG. ?tateburg. Dec. 8.?Dr. Matt S. Moore, who has been spending a few days In the neighborhood, has re? turned to the Orthopoedtc Hospital in Philadelphia, where he Is house physician. Mlsa Annie Burgess, who has been spending some time with Dr. and Mrs. Richard Furman, in Privateer, has returned home. Mr. J. Singleton Moore was the guest of Mrs. James S. Pinckney on Friday Mise Sumner, of Boston, Mass., a descendant of Charles Sumner, Is the attractive guest of the Misses Dar? ein. Mrs. 9. R. Csln and bet* four child? ren, are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ramsey, at "Needwood." The Bridge Club was very pleas? antly entertained by Miss Emma Barnwell. on Monday afternoon. After a visit to relatives here, Mrs. D. O. Rhame left or* Saturday for Sumtfr. where she expects to spend a day or two, before going to Lynch burg, from which place she will re? turn to her home In Summerton. There will be a meeting of the Wo? man's Auxiliary on Dec. 7th, at 11 o'cloc* a. m.. at "The Rectory." Mr. Jamea Pagan spent several days with friends during the past week. Mrs. W. J. Norrls, who has been visiting her daughters In Hartsville, has returned home. Mr. Frank P. Burgess, of Manning, spent Sun.lay with relatives here. The warm spell of weather which now prevails, makes It hard to real? ise that Christmas Is so near at hand. There has not been a good rain for several weeks, and It Is very dry and dusty. MAX. Msx, Dec. t ? Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Truluck and Mrs. Sutcllff and others of Lake City, attended preaching at Bethel last Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Truluck and Mre. La Cross spent last Wednesday In Lake City. Mr. Cook and Mrs. Night were mar? ried last Sunday morning by Rev. B. K. Truluck at his home. Mr. Will Night and Miss Daisy Nettles was married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E Nettles, by Rev. B. K. Truluck last Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Nettles have five daughters and two sons married, of whom three daughters and one son msrrled this year, and still have two daughters and three sons In their home, all are healthy and attractive young people. A little son of Mr. John Lemon, while playing In the yard last Satur? day afternoon was attacked by two hogs and but for timely aid he would have been seriously hurt. The clay road across the sand hill is completed and Is a beauty and will be a Joy to beasts of burden. Long live Pitts! A festal dinner was prepared by relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Lungston and taken to their home on the 50th anniversary of their marriage. EGYPT. Egypt. Dec. H.?Wt are still hav? ing warm dry weather; about seven weeks since we have had any rain. Oats are up to a very good stand con? sidering the seasons they have bad. Mr. j. It, IfoLsod, spent several days last week in Atlatita. ?'.a. Messrs, Lawrence whit*- end Tom? my Jenkins Of Rembert, spent last Friday and Saturday at this plac Ray, J. E. Strickland preached his I; st SSrmoil at St. John's Sunday morning for this conference year. r. and Mrs. A. 15. White spent i t t Friday In Camden, Mr. F. (i. Peebles waB in Camden fesrturday? The outlook n?>w is for a QUlel Christmas. There will be about the usual moving al>out with the colored pi apis for another year. The health of the community Is re? markably good, not a sick person in all Enypt. orit Sl'MMEKTON LETTEU. Summerton, Dec. 10.?It can hard? ly i?e expected of a Summerton tor respondent to bring within the bounds of a single letter the man;, items of Interest that have been ac? cumulating during the past two weeks; and yet it does seem to be a:; Injustice to the town whose influence as a business centre Is of so much force to he denied representation at least weekly in the newspaper col? umns. However, when unfavorable circumstances and scarcity of time do not ndmlt of our regular letter, let It be understood that Summertou is keeping her end up, and that the readers of her social and business af? fairs can rest assured that "no new I Is good news." Indeed, a question alway.' aris?s in preparing any letter as t what to leave out rather than what to put In. As the Christmas season ap? proaches many evidences thereof are being manifested In the shopping centre of town. The store> are plac? ing on exhibition their usual pretty lines of holiday goods, and our citi? zens have only to keep their eyes open to be reassured of the fact that they need not leave Summerton to purchase their Christmas presents. The Eadon Bros. Co., who have been in the mercantile business for several years past, are now making preparations to remove their stock to Carrlgan's Cross Roads. where they will engage in a similar busi? ness another year. They will vacate a very commodious brick building, which will fill some good business man's want. % Mr. L T. Covlngton and family have moved to Bennettsville, S. C. Mr. Covlngton was employed here for a number of years as dry goods man? ager first with the Summerton Mer? cantile Co. and then with W. H. Coa krey, and during their residence here both Mr. and Mrs. Covlngton made many friends who regret their havlAfl to leave. The Rev. Jno. Kershaw, Jr., has formally announced that he will re? sume charge of the Episcopal church of this place. This, Is vjry gratifying to the people of Sumrn?rton as well as the Episcopal congregation. The many friends of Mrs. R. R. Briggs will be glad to know that she is improving, after her recent illness. At the home of their president, Mrs. B. C. Ragln, the Summerton Novel Readers held their regular meeting 00 Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Owing to the transacting of considerable business this meeting was entirely of that nature, but the club expects to Introduce other fea? tures in the future. The Lyceum attraction, being a Ladles' Quartette, which was given here in the graded school auditorium on Tuesday night was quite up to the mark of good entertainment. It Is hoped that future attractions will prove as entertaining, and that the crowd will Increase. Rev. E. S. Jones is attending the annual Methodist Conference. Mrs. L. C. Stukea has gone to Florida to spend some weeks. Mrs. D. O. Rhame is visiting rela? tives in Lynchburg. Mr. W. D. Ftler8on, of Sumter, spent a few hours In town on Wed? nesday. An excursion train will operate be? tween here and Sumter tonight on account of "Polly of the Circus." which v ill be shown at the Sumter opera house. Dr. Rose Rlnggold Is the only wo? man contract surgeon in the United States army. When on duty she wears a divided *klrt and a uniform coat. She Is especially interested in the hospital problem of an army In the field, and has made a study of the work of the Japanese hospital corps In the war with Russia. United States Commissioner John A. Shields, of Brooklyn, will this week complete fifty-five years' ser? vice in the Federal courts. He began as a clerk, and he has been a com? missioner for forty-one years. The Hull* t Exploded While Curling ! Her Hair. According to a report received here I this morning, it is stated that Miss ' Athlene King, of St. Matthews re i l ivi d a very painful wound last i evening in a most peculiar way, j which may have serious results. Miss pClng v. as engaged in curling her hair, ao tin- story states, and was Using a steel cartridge, of the type used in the army. The cartridge was held over a lamp to heat same. While so doing it exploded and the h; 11 passed up the young lady's arm, go? ing tlie entire way up, and being very painful. It is stated that the yo.ing lady was of the opinion that the article used for the curling was a pencil made in the shape .?{' a bullet, which are fre? quently seen, and was not aware of the danger she was-.In.?Qtfangeburg News. Jim Hill advises all of us to try the simple life. He will, personally, continue the multimillionaire life.? Louisville Courier-Journal. Eager for Knowledge, a prominent clergyman who spent the Blimmer In travel returned home I recently with a story of a Western I j Sunday achool class which had r? cei'.ed a visit from the Bishop, teya The Philadelphia Times. Boys and glrla were much impresso l by the dig? nitary, and there waa a conaeloui ef ? fort to 'answer all questions correctly j and promptly. Things moved along very well until the lesson was on I eluded, when one little hoy raised his hand politely. In a manner somewhat shy th i lad suid: "Please, Mr. Bishop, may I ask you a question?" "Certainly, certainly, sir," replied the bishop, good naturedly, as he lumbled the folds of his official robes. "It's about them," said the boy, tyi ing the bishop's robes. "Is they all you have on, or has you pants un? der "em?" There are at prooent in India 321 medical missionaires, of whom 121 are men and 136 missionary nursi s. SEPTEMBER 10, 1909, we received our first car of Horses and Mules this season. Our ninth car will arrive to-day. This is probably a re? cord for this market in horses and mules in this length of time. A Nice Selection qf Large Mules arid a Number of Choice Brood M&jres in this Consignment Third carload of HACKNEY WAGONS now in transit, due to arrive in a few days. Southern made, fully war? ranted; at a less freight rate than any Western Wagon that can be delivered on this market, is the reason why we have sold more wagons than any other firm in town. Car of Buggies just unloaded. A shipment of Durham and Summers Buggies and Carriages expected for the Christmas trade. Buy a nice Buggy and treat the good wife to a surprise. Car of Jno. Deere Stalk Cutters, Harrows and Plows just unloaded. Also a car of Moline Stalk Cutters, Blue Bird Plows, Cotton and Corn Planters and Harrows just in. To see our Steel Beam One-horse Plow is to buy. Usual stock of Harness, Lap Robes, Etc, An unusually nice line of Robes suitable for Xmas presents. The Largest and Most Modern Stables in Eastern -South Carolina. BOYLE LIVE STOCK COMPANY.