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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. ?usTWSY LETTE HS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS, of Interest From all Parti ol aad Adjoining Countlen. HOTICB TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your lettore to that they will thla office not later than Mon When Intended for Wednesday's aad not Inter than Thursday fee Saturday's Issue. This, of coiree, Isaf II es only to regular correspond In case of Items of unusual value, eend In Immediately by telephone er telegraph, Huch atoTiee are acceptable up to the of going to preea Wednesday s Ig printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after SM1THVILLK. Smtthvllle. Jan. 28.?The much seeded rain came, followed by the usual btlasard and the people In thli ejection are nearly all sick with severe eel da Mr*. Sallle Robertson Is very SI. Mies Mabel Hatfleld and mother are quite sick. Mrs. James Rurkett le etlll very sick. Mr. Marvin Weldon and Miss Alma aughmen were married at the Meth |g* parsonage Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The bride wee beautifully gowned In a lavender coat suit. Miss Caughman was Smlthvllles most beautiful young lady; Uli. queenly and divinely fair; her charming mari? nere have won for her a host of friends. Mr. Weldon Is one of our prominent and Industrious young i. We wish for them the greatest I Mr. W. J. Shiver Is very sick to say. Rev. B. M. Robertson and family are oomlng today to visit his moth VT* Cards are out announcing the mar rtace of M lea Clyde Weldon and Mr. Charlie Jones. The marriage will be solemnised at the residence of the gride's father. Mr. R. P. Weldon. 1* 8. Vlnson. J. W. and D. L. Rob ertaon. J. M. Hawkins and Rev. S. B. Hatfleld ip*nt Tueeday In Caeaden. Mr. T. C. Robertson and Mr. W. N. Dealap spent Wednesday In Cam Sen. Messrs Charlie and J. L. Shiver. Oarlle Baker and J. M Hawkins Save been appointed to attend the IVee county Union, which convenee with Cedar Creek church. Mise Hattle Huaey is a delegate to the. missionary Union. The friends of Mr. J. K. Dupre are ?jerry to learn that he la quite sick. Mrs. M. B. McManue Is serously fit no hope la entertained for her re MAX. Max, Jen. 28.?Mr. and Mra B. M. Truluck w*nt to St Charles last Sun Say afternoon. Mesa Bell White le spending time with her cousin. Mrs. H. R. Toinlin Miaeee Ellen Carraway. UUIe B. Truluck and Rhea Truluck went to Tlmmonsvllle Tuesday. There was a social party at Mr. A. O. Wall's last Friday night. Miss MolUe Sapouch gave her pu? pils a candy pulling Monday night at See boms of Mr. Bryant Smith's. Mr. Napoleon McNeil will fern on Sie father's place at Durwood. Farm lag le one of the nobleet occupations. M.. A. J. Goodman divided liberal? ly the oranges and grape fruit vhlch Se had shipped from Florida, with Sie neighbor* and friends. They were eery much appreciated. The funeral services of R. W. Wslsh, a Confederate veteran, who cVed at his home a few rallen be? low Lynchburg, on the 22nd. and was hurled at Bethel last Sunday after? noon et 2 o'clock, was conducted by Rev. B. K Truluck. Mrs. J. C. Truluck It quite slek. A big and dangerous looking forest Awe raged near here yesterday. For? tunately there was not any damage Sons except tlmt>er and ttraw being destroyed PI8GAH. Ptegah. Jan. SI.?Orlp is raging In this action. If any man thinks that It is something to be treated lightly, he ought to test it and see what results will be. Rev. J. Walter Kennev. wife and children, of Orangeburg, are hero visiting relatives a?d friends. Mr. Ksnney's many friends are glad to ess him and his wife, who was Miss Minnie Williams of Orangeburg. Miss Juanlta MrLeod Is visiting relatives and friends In Columbln The Union Baptist church of this place It building a lsrge church. WI8ACKY. Wtsacky, Jan. 28.?Farm work Is progressing very satisfactorily now. It teems that the cotton and corn acreage will be about the same as last year, and about the same quan? tity of fertilisers will be used. We have had a few days of intent cold, but the weather has moderated and It Is now raining, which has been greatly needed for some time. Many wells have become dry, and % the mill ponds were so low, that no corn has been ground In two months. There has been very much sickness in this community among both white and colored, and some very serious cases. Mrs. Eva Smith, of Blshopville, has been visiting her sick mother, Mrs. K. J. Williams this week. We are glad to say Mrs. Williams is Improv? ing. Some few from this seotlon attend? ed the laying of the corner stone at the Presbyterian church in BUhop vill on the 25th. There were several hundred persons present. A few persons from this commu? nity attended the marriage of Miss Tyson English to Mr. Louis Des Champs. They report a most delight? ful time. EGYPT. ?gypt, January 29.?We are sure having enough rain in this soctlon now. The farm work is at a standstill Hauling fertiliser and ploughing has been going on for several veeks. Oats are looking very bad. Miss Irene Weldon entertained a few of her friends last Friday even? ing. Among those present were: Misses Aline Hunter. Belle McC utch en, Dorothy Napier and Irene Wel? don. Messrs Tommy Jenkins, James Jenkins, Author McLeod. H. Evans. Reggie McCutchen and OUn White. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Peebles spent Thursday in Camden. Mr. Marion Weldon and Miss Alma Caughman were married last Tues? day at the home of Rev. R. E. Sharp. Rev. Sharp officiating. The gro^m is one of our most prominent young men, the bride Is one of Herlot? most popular and charming young adles. We extend to them our heartiest con? gratulations and wish them a never ending honeymoon. Messrs Lawrence White and John McCutchen, spent a few days c-f last week with Dr. T. D. Foxwo-th of McCall. Mr. J. W. Weldon spent last Tues? day in Blshopville. Mr. Davis Boykin died last Wed? nesday after several month's Illness He was a young man about 30 years of age. He leaves one daughter and a host of relatives and frlen Is to mourn his death. He was burled Thur? sday at Mfspah cemetry. He was a member of Mlspah Baptist c lurch Rev. T. S. Cole conducted the 'uner al services. The health is very good. HAGOOD. Hagood, January 30.?The rain on last Friday was a very heavy ore. It was the only heavy rain that hai fall? en here since last July. It will prove very benlflcial to the oat crop which has suffered for the lack of moisture. The month of January has been fa? vorable for farm work and most of our farmers have made good ise of It. A lot of land has been broke i; the most of it with two horse pious, the Idea seems to be deep plowing snd thorough preparation. Mrs. T. P. Sanders and children spent several days in Charleston last week with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. A. U Jackson who have been on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. R. M. HUderbrand, returned to their home In Surater this morning. Mrs. A. P. Galllard and Mr. Arthur Galllard Jr., are on a visit to re atlves in Berkley County. Dr. P. 8. Kirk of Eutawville. is on a visit to his son Dr. W. S. Kiric. Mr. A. K. Sanders accompanied the Legislators on their ex curs on to Charleston last week. Mr. D. V. Keels and Miss Annie Keels of Remberts, attended services at the Eplsclpal church yester lay. Bishop Guerry Is expected to pay his annual visitation to the Church of the Ascension on February 15th. next. Mr. E. R. Alston who suffer?d a serious accident by a fall from s bug? gy some time ago Is able to be up again. What His Side Wanted. (From the Louisville Tlmen.) Samuel Untermeyer was being con? gratulated at the Manhattan Cl ib on his recent successful conduct of a murder case. The distinguished cor? poration lawyer modestly evaded nil these compliments by the nar-ation of u number of ancedotes of criminal law: "One case, In my native Lynch burg." he said. "Implicated a planter of sinister repute. The planter's chiet witness was a servant named Cal houn White. The proseeutlon bellSTfd that Calhoun White knew much about his mastery's shady side. It Is aiag believed that Calhoun , in )\Ia misplaced affection, would lie in the planter's behalf. "When on the stand, Calhoun was ready for cross-examination, the prosecuting counsel said to him. sternly: "Now Calhoun. I want you to un? derstand the Importance of tellliiK the truth, the whole truth, and noth? ing but the truth In this case." " 'Yas, sah.' said Calhoun. M 'You know what will happen. I suppose, If you don't tell the truth ." " 'Yas, sah,' said Calhoun. promptly 'Our slde'll win de case.' " ttlHM GRAFT CASES. glavis centim es His EXPOS? URE OF corrupt officials. He lLis Documentary Evidence That Fi und Existed and Tliat Certain liund Office OilUials Were in Lea? gue With the Grafters. Wushington, Jan. 29.?Louis R* Glavis concluded his testimony before the Ballinger-Pinchot congressional Investigating committee late today. He will be recalled at the resumption of the hearing Monday afternoon for cross-examination by any of the per? sons against whom he has made charges. Glavis' last day on the stand was full of interest. It developed the ani? mus which long has existed between the land office and the forestry bureau and the resentment the land office people felt when Glavis called in "the forestry" as they termed it. The witness also declared that Representative MeLachan of Califor? nia and Representative Kincald of Nebraska were interested in Alaska claims and that Mr. Ballinger after being commissioner of the land office had acted as attorney for Mr. Kin ca'd. Glavis asserted that Mr. Bal linger had suggested to him not t?"* pursue an investigation of Congress? man MeLachan, saying there "had been too much of that sort of thing in the past." Glavis said he did not see Repre sentative MeLachan. Glavis was ask? ed the direct question if he thought Secretary Ballinger and Commission? er of the General Land Office Den? nett were in league to do wrong in the Alaska cases. He replied: "Well, I thought the cases would be bei.ter protected with them out of the way." Glavis* attack seemed to centre more today upon Commissioner Den? nett. He said he became convinced in the summer oi 1908, that Dennett was "crooked" and took steps to se? cure carbon copies of letters Dennett was writing back to Washington Several of these letters were intro? duced. One of these introducd was from Commsslonr Dennett to S. H. Schwarte, chief of the field service, dated July 20, 1909, at Seattle and said among other things: "My dear Schwartz: The wr.*st situation on the line Is the one I find here. Our friend Glavis. He re? garded me with suspicion and after talking a while showed me your tele? gram assigning the coal cases to Sheridan. ? Now i figure that Glavis is preparing to make a cushion for himself to fall back on, and also put? ting himself In shape to have a great story in caso Sheridan does not make good and succeed In cancelling the Cunningham cases. "WhMe he looks Innocently at me yet I can see that his heart is bad. though why it should be I can not tell, except that he wanted to drag the case out. He may be sincere, of course in his Idea that he has not been given time and opportunity. He asserts nhat he will help Sheridan all he can, but It is not human nature, or at least not his human nature. The atmosphere Is not good at all. "That he is playing the forestry there is no question. The Innocent look he gave me when i told him he was dragging in Shaw, etc., when there was no necessity was beautiful. He has also talked conservation very strongly. Glavis talking conserva? tion! All round he is ugly and he Is preparing to be as unpleasant as he can, at least that is my solution of the situation. "Glavis professes the greatest friendship to you and I think you know him better than any one else, and this is certainly the worst situ? ation we have. He will make about 40 favorable and about 500 unfavor? able reports; the way things will commence to drop will be amusing." The morning session had not pro? ceeded very far when Senator Nelson clashed with Glavis who had intimat? ed that attempts had been made to hinder him in the Investigation of the Alaska cases during the period from October, 1908, to April, 1909. "In any of your talks with Land Commissioner Dennett was there as a matter of fact any attempt to hinder you in your work?" asked the chair? man. "Yes, they did," replied Glavis. Glavie went into some detail about the visit of Fred Dennett, commis? sioner of the land office, to Seattle In July, 1909. Various letters were read In this connection in which Dennett and Glavll both spoke of each other In anything but complimentary terms. At one point Qlavil In his testi? mony said hi had heard Dennett was Writing some "peculiar letters back to Washington and had made an ar? rangement with the man acting ?? Dennett's stenographer to save copy of all letters for him. "1 thought h<> was crooked," said OlnvK "und when 1 went to see him I atktd the stenographer to take down nil I said and all Dennett said to me." Glavis said he had also told f. J. Heney of his suspicious regarding Dennett. "In view of all I had heard about Mr. Dennett I thought something was wrong," said G la vis. One of the letters put in evidence today was addressed by Chief of Field Division Schwartz to G. W. Woodruff, assistant attorney general lor the in? terior department. Mr. Brandeis offered a letter which, after makir.g certain inquiries as to the interpretation of the Alask? an coal land of May ~$. 1908, said, "1 submit this Inquiry in no spirit of criticism of the regulation except that I feel that we need every ounce of power to prevent Alaskan frauds which will, by comparison, make past frauds appear as petty larcency." "We have pending about 500 coal entries; every man on the coast, who knows anything knows the Guggen? heims do and will control the coal situation unless at once forestalled. The act of May 28. 1908, limiting its consolidation benefits to enterprises already made (Guggenheim and two or three other corporations) and so shuts out future competition. "Exhibits show coal in from 20 to 80 width blankets of clear coal. The 500 entries have, say, 80,00^ acres. At 10 cents a ton on 20 foot veins the royalty alone is $160,000.000." SI MMERTOX NEWS. The Comet Observed by Residents on Friday?Other Matters of In? terest. Summerton, Jan. 31.?Summerton ians are not habitually given to star? gazing, considering themselves re? sponsible for more practicable affairs In the daily walk of life, yet we find ourselves having greatness thrust upon us in the as.ronomical world in the observation of the recent comet. Antedating by a day all reported ob? servations, several of our citizens, (who have, by the way, seen many be? fore.) saw this particular spectacle of of interest on Friday evening. So far we have noted observations as hav? ing been made on Saturday at other places. This is no doubt one of the many pointers toward the conspicu? ous position Summerton must* event? ually occupy. We have previously had occass'on to mention the tendency on +v 1 part of our farmers to apprec. the value of building up small industries. An instance of this recently brought to our notice is the canning of veget? ables which a few of cur farmers are engaging in with great success. Mr. William Felder, quite a large farmer of this section, has for a number of years done this to some extent, but this year he has far surpassed any previous record; and our town people are beginning to rely on him for their canned tomatqes for winter use. One of the expected enterprises of the near future will be a canning factory. As the planting season approaches, many preparations for re-cultivation are apparent. From early morning until dusk wagons may be seen pass? ing loaded with the newly arrived fertilizers, as well as farm imple? ments of all kinds. In fact the hard? ware company of this place is fast becoming the supply house for farm? ers far and near. Only a day or two ago were seen shipments of wire fen? cing and other material to Jordan and other places, and some plow points to a farmer near Eutawville. Mr. Plumer Clark, recently employ? ed in the drug store of W. E. Brown & Co., of Manning, arrived a few days since to accept a position with Capers & Co., Messrs Harry Davis and Wallace Mathis left a few days ago to take business courses at Draughn's Busi? ness College of Atlanta, Ga? A recital by the pupils of Miss Mabel Harper's Music Class was given at the School Auditorium on Friday evening. Owing to the inclemency of the weather all of those taking part could not be present and the per? formance will be repeated this eve? ning at 8 o'clock. Another entertainment given re? cently at Panola by the local talent of that neighborhood will be given in Summerton on Friday evening, February 4th. Amateur performances have ever occupied a prominent place in this locality .and we may count on this to come up to the usual high standard. Quite a number of prominent mem? bers of the Bar were seen in town on Thursday in attendance upon Judge Hichhurg's Court. Among them were: Judge R. O. Purdy of Sumter, W. C. Davis. Oliver O'Bryan and ('harltan Du Rant of Manning. Hon's. o. C. Scarborough and J. R. Dingle who are attending the meeting of South Carolina's General Assembly spent yesterday at their homes. Mr. John Raskins who for the past few years has been enlisted in the United States Army In the Philllpine Islands, spent a few days last week at the home of Col. O. C. Scarbor? ough. If you want a fine piano or a gold watch, or If you have a friend who wants either get Into the Voting Con? test we are conducting. HUMAN GASE IN COURT. SENATOR IS PRESENT AN I) SUM? MITS AN AFFIDAVIT. Marital Trouble of R. R. TlUmau, Jr.. ami His Wife I^ald Hare by letter': EfT< :t to Secure Custody of Child? ren. Columbia. Jan. 31.?Such a story cf marital unhappiness, of .separa? tions, of striving for the pONtCMiotl of offspring never came before a South Carolina Court, and perhaps rarely before any other Court, as was told in the Supreme Court today, when Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr., appeared un? der a petition to secure custody of her two little daughters. There was nothing left untold, the whole marital life of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Tillman. Jr., was given in numerous affidavits from the first day of their marriage to the happenings leading to the pre? sent proceeding in the Court. It was indeed a recital such as one reads of in books and only once in a while sees enacted in real life. Counties charges and counter charges were aired and set out in minute detail in the various affida? vits submitted In behalf of young Mrs. Tillman and those supporting the contention of her husband. Sen? ator B. R. Tillman appeared in court and sat throughout the proceedings. He himself submitted an affidavit, which was a fine piece of work, set? ting out all differences that arose between his son and wife and giving his reasons for taking the custody of his two grandch?dren under the terms of the deed from his son. The point of issue between Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Ja., is the custody of their two children, Dou schka Plckens Tillman and Sar*h Stark Tillman. The mother and la? ther having separated and all efforts at a reconciliation being of no avsll, the question arose as to who shot.Id have possession of the two lit:le daughters. An agreement was reach? ed at one time that the two children should be alternately with each parent, but later the deed was ex? ecuted by which they were turned over to Senator and Mrs. B. R. Till? man, the parents of B. R. Tillman, Jr. To those in the court room today the affidavits read were bearers of a sad and pitiful message. The or.ee happy young couple were pictured at their new home; then step by step the estrangement, the hatred of the two old families that not even leve could conquor, the efforts on the part of all Interested t:> make the path of married life easier, the outbreak of all the hatred that beforehand had been smoothered?and finally the separation. Not even his own father and mother claimed for young Tillman that his life had been an exemplary one since his marriage. Admlting that the boy had been a drunkard at vari? ous times within the past few years, but declaring that before his marlage he had led a sober life, Senator Till? man, in his remarkable affidavit, laid bare the whole history of " B. R.'s" life. He told of the occasions when his son was almost bereft of reason, because of drink, of how he had on one such occassion attacked the character of his beautiful young wife and was sorry the day after, of 'he many times that unavallng efforts had been made to bring the couple together. Senator Tillman's affidavit certainly bore the earmarks of frank? ness, and in Its beauty of language and evident show of sincerity towards those who had entered Into his life, was a document that mayhap knows no parallel In South Carolina. The husband likewise did not deny that he had been addicted to the use of drink. His affidavit leaned ofuen kindly toward his wife and showed that even In the home, which is now no more, there had been deep affect? ion. He, however, denied that he lad ever been cruel to his wife, except perhaps on that one occassion, when he, under the Inffluence of drink, at? tacked her character; that for this re? morse had come to him. Now he ta. ..-s no longer strong drink and feels that he has returned Into him? self. In the court room, surrounded by I her friends, the young wife sat through the proceedings to-day. A strlnklngly handsome woman her pale face showed that it was not to her liking to come into n Court of equity and seek relief. She evinced great interest in the opening part <>f the hearing, but as her heartstrings were touched i>> the recital >>f events in marital lite of herself and her husband, she lowered In r lead, and it was apparently with great effort that she 1.-strained a public show of feeling. Her evident deslrs to be with her children was expressed when, after a consultation with her at the close of the hearing, her counsel requCS sd the Court to allow the mother ihe custody of tli?* two children, pending the settlement of the case. The ('out stated that It would decide the matter and made no ruling at the time on this point. ignorant of what was going on be? yond the door that sereeened them from those within the Supreme Court room, the two little girls around whom centres so much of contest, played In Hie clerk's room, where was also Mrs. B. Et Tillman, this morning. In order to amuse the elder i pencil and a piece of paper were given her. At once she sat down and said: "Now I am going p) write a note P* m:ma." The younger said: "Yes. I srant to see my mama," but the mother did not see the children, for they e/ete not brought into the Court room. .-he expressed a desire to be w! i U. m to hfr friends. A mother seeking her two babes! The sisterhood of women brought many of those whose lives are given for others to the Court room this morning. Even before the case was called there were ladies in th lobby of the State House, and after the case had ben entered into and the Court room was crowded almost to its capa? city more ladles arrived. It was nec? essary for the Court to suspend for a fer.' minutes owing to the confusion of providing seats for the ladies. Some were not able to secure a place In the Court room, and stood on chairs without and looked in through the large glass doors of the Supreme Court room. On the outside one lady was seated in one of the outer wind? ows of the room. Much interest was manifested by the ladles present, and not one of them left during the course , of the proceedings, all remaining during the four hours of the hearing, j Many prominent men were present I at the hearing, including members of j the Legislature, prominent lawyers and men in every profe*jion. Of the Tlll > man family there were present Senator Tillman. B. R. Tillman Jr. Henry Till* | man and others connected with the family. Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr, waa accompanied to the Court room by several of her kinsmen. JACKSON SMITH DRAD. Carolinian and Ex-Member of Canal Commission Passes Away. Columbia. Jan. 29.?Jackson Smith, a well known civil engineer, a native South Carolinian and a former mem? ber of the Panama Canal Commission died yesterday in Portland, Ore., ac? cording to a dispatch received here b} his sister, Mrs. H. A. Gaeque. He was appointed a member of the com? mission by President Roosevelt He was 4 7 years of age and was born In Marion. LOVFTrS APPEAL REJECTED. President Decides To Press Suit To Dissolve Merger of Pacific Road*. VasdVngton. Jan. 28.?The Presi? dent has determined to press to a conclusion the pending suit against the Union Pacific and Southern Pa? cific Railroad Companies looking to a dissolution of the merger. Today he concluded to deny the application of Judpe Lovett, Mr. Harrlman's auc esteor? for dismissal of the suit. Soon after Judge Lovett, with a "luinbei of influential railroad people, .appealed to the President to quash ?;he proceedings before Judge Vandev entei's court in Salt Lake City, Mr. Taft, following the course adopted In the case of the New York, New Hav? en and Hartford, when a similar ap? peal was made, referred the matter to the Attorney General for examin? ation and report. In the New England case it was found that, owing to the action taken by Massachusetts and the insignifi? cance of the government's interests, it would be best to abandon the prose? cution of the railroad, and this was done. But Attorney General Wtckereham reached a different conclusion in thl* Pacific Railroad merger case. Taday he handed Preslient Taft a volumin? ous report, the conclusions of which justifies the President in the an? nouncement that there was a good case against the railroads, based up? on the decision in the Northern Se? curities litigation. Therefore the proceedings at Salt Lake City will be pressed. The status of the case at present Is this: The government has put in its testimony. The defense must begin in April, and the usual evidence in rebuttal must be submit? ted thereafter. Then the caae will go to that novel tribunal of four judges provided for b> the Anti-trust act. known as the "expediting court.** and doubtless in the end It wlll'come before the Supreme Court of the Uni ted States. Prices have gone down a bit, but the dealers attribute the decline to the weather and not the consumer'! attitude. The consumer never getg any credit for anything, except a week or two before election.?New York Mail. Th<> Insurgents s?<m to have g!v?>n up the war daaee let the party co? tillon.-?Washington Post. The question of the hour at Wash? ington is. "What is a Republican?"-? Pitteburg Gazette-Times. Custom reconciles ut- to everything ?Edmund Burke.