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LYNCUBURG.
Lynch nirg. March 2.?Mr. B. F.
McLeod, aftir a serious Illness. I* now
o. malescent and the aged gentlemnn
will, we hope, soon be seen on the
streets of this little town. Hope fof
his recovery was almost wholly des?
paired >f for several day-. His trouble
was from the effects of old age the
physician says.
The recent heavy rains, particularly
last week, have put a stop to all prep?
arations for farm wo-k in this part
of the county.
Mr. John M. Miller, who has been
absent from this place, visiting his
son. "Phil" and other relatives In
Pennettsvllle for several days, return?
ed a day or two ago, looking much
Improved, and his many friends are
Indeed pleased to see his familiar face
at his place of business again.
Miss Lila Lewis Is visiting abroad.
Our friend, and popular and effi?
cient A. C. L. railroad agent at this
place. Mr. J. B. C. Truett. has resign?
ed his position as such to accept a
more lucrative one elsewhere. By Mr.
Truett's upright course In this town
for years, he has won many good and
true friends, and badly do we hate to
part with him. We have not learned
his successor's name.
There Is an old darky living in this
Ipace, who It l.-* said has never been
seen to take a che v of tobacco, smok?
ed In anv form, or take a drink of
whiskey. He Is one of the world's won?
ders.
Lynchburg. March 7.?Magnolia
?
Camp No. 476 W. O. W., held Its an?
nual banquet Thursday night, and It
was a very enjoyable occasion. There
was present about one hundred people
many of whom were ladles. The fea?
ture of the evening was a masterly
address on "Frate^nallsm," by Hon.
T. G. McLeod, candid tti f.,r Oover
nor. The address, which lasted about
one hour, was filled with splendid
thoughts and facts, and was
thoroughly enjoyed by those present.
Dr K. E. Yellote a^ted as toastmaster,
and made a few remarks In his usual
happy style. Letters of regret were
read from Senator I-: D. Smith, Mr. L.
I. Parrott, of Sumter. and others. The
sffalr was greatly enjoyed by all pres?
ent and the guests departed with
m \ B \ good u Ishes I ?r M ugnoliu < 'amp
No. 47?. of Lynchburg.
HAGOOD.
Hagood. March ."?. ? Would It be
news to your readers to say our far?
mers are not plowing? But let the
farmers not grow nervous over the
protracted wet spell and spoil some
good land by plowing It tro wet.
The oat crop h^re in not promising
but the few warm days have helped
much.
High prices for provisions ought to
incite our people to try to live more at
home The writer knows communi?
ties where the people not only raise
their "hog ami hominy" hut their 'las?
ses too. is it aeOOai iry to say they
are out el debt with i bank account?
Talking about the forty acres and
a mule reminds one of the scalawag
who passed as the government's agent
for disposition of said forty acres and
a mul'. Armed with some formid?
able looking angora, with the pomp?
ous air of authority, he approached
his victim whom he ohUgsd to pay ac?
cording t . his ability a fas of from
five to ten dollars expenses f(?r re?
cording, ??to., with the strict Injunc?
tion that papers were not to be served
Under ten day* to give time for re?
cording Om snek saner, when pro?
Sented. read ties wav "As Moses lir?
Sd up tttS serpent in the wilderness
even so have I this day lifted five dol
lars out of this fool negro's pocket."
Mr O If. LgojOtf Is intending at an
early day t repair the Dlnklns Mill.
Lumber is being placed og the yard
and r solid Iron water wheel of the
latest 11 ?I a* st pattern.
R*v. Mr. Wright, pastor, for the
Method.st church Is In treat favor
with tho people. The outlook foe the
Church here is hopeful Indeed.
We hear the chiming rf marriage
bells nnd und? r-tand that two of our
sweetest and best girls are to wed "the
Stranger from abroad." Just what
our boys mem by allowing this I am
unable to say.
Heard a man swearing the other
day that prohibition wns a failure In
Sumter. Were he In the shoes of one
or two Sumter blind tigers, I know
hi would change this opinion.
Henry Clay was Instrumental In the
Appointment of Dr. Baecom, after
irarda Blehop to the chaplaincy of
? ngtvss. Soon after entering his work
tin- <1?>i t??r pr- ached one of the most
masterly sermons of his life. In the
midst of a grant Bight Of eloquence
?May ,t\rrenme v%ith emotion leaped
to Ids feet and cried out "OO it, Bas
com. go it. I told them you could
preach." In the language of Clay I
say: "Go It, Sumter, go it."
Mrs. W. J. Spencer is at home again
and Improving, we hope.
Mrs. C. L. Emanuel is away on a
visit.
This Is a rambling letter I send you
I am out of practice I promise to
try to do better after now.
STATEBURG.
St at. burg. March 7.?After a short
visit to Mr. and Mrs. Sereven Moore.
Misses Marlon and Ethel Mazyek have
r. turned to their home in Charleston.
M ^ Agnes H. Burgess was in Sum
Itf on Thursday for a few hours.
R?V, W, H. Barnwell and Masters
Julien end Paul Harnwell, were de?
lightfully sntartalned at a dinner
ghmn by Mrs. JasaaS S. Plnckney, at
"The Ruins" an Thursday.
Mr. U. Cn Richardson, Jr.. spent
M veral days In Charleston during the
past week. During his stay, he was
un guest of Mr. A. M. I*ee.
Miss Le*e More was in Sumter rn
Sat urday.
Mr. Hall Ramsey is at the home of
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ram?
sey, recuperating from his recent at?
tack of grippe. ,
Mr. R. Lee Coker is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. \V. J. Norris.
Mr. J. Singleton Moore spent Satur?
day and Sunday with his aunt, Mrs.
James S. Plnckney.
I am glad to report that the past
SfOali has been much more favorable
lOf farm work, which Is progressing
nioely. The roads which have been In
? dreadful condition, are now rapidly
drying off. The severe cold does not
seem to have injured the oat crop
materially and it certainly has not
suffered for moisture during the past
three weeks.
SMITHVILIiE.
Smtthvllle, March 7.?Mrs. Eliza
Me.Manus died at her home on last
Friday morning at 8 o'clock, after an
illness of several months. The body
was taken to Plsgah Saturday morn?
ing, where the interment took place.
The large attendance at the funeral
showed thj? esteem in which she was
held. The deceased left four sons and
four daughters to mourn her loss. We
extend to the bereaved ones our
heartfelt sympathy in this great hour
of trial.
Mr. T. C. Robertson has gone to
Bishopvllle today.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Weldon, Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Jones of Herlots and
Mrs. J. T. Munnerlyn visited at Mrs
BaillC Robartaan'l last Sunday.
Mr. J. L. Shiver spent last Friday In
Sumter.
Mr. D. D. Robertson went to Blsh.
opville last Friday.
Mr. W. H. Shiver went to Camden
last Wednesday.
The little daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
H. R. HatMd Is critically ill with
whooping cough.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs. J.
\. Stuekey is improving under the
-killful treatment of Dr. Carson.
The farmers are cheerful now. W.
afi having beautiful weather and they
irr rushing with their work.
The oat er->p Is Improving rapidly
The sumter officials deserve much
credit fOf the war thev have been
waging against the I.is sellers. The
people of this m Otlon extend to them
.i hearty band shake
HEXATOH TOM PLATT DEAD.
End Was Sturtlinglv Sudden Sunday
Afternoon.
X. \\ Torki March I,?Thomas Col.
Hay Platt, formerly United states Ben
ator from Xew York and for many
roars i national flgure In Republican
political died at 3:45 o'cloc k this af?
ternoon In the spartment of Mr. and
Mrs. Qnatav Abele, on West nth
street, from whom ho had rented
three rooms for the last four years.
Mrs, Abate had boon his nurse.
Dr. Paul Auterbrldge, his physician
said tonight tho cause of death Was
chronic and acute Bright's disease.
The body eras removed tonight lo
the bom,, of Frank H. Platt, his son
and will be tak? n on Tuesday to Oswe.
lo x. v.. the senator's birthplace
where It Will be buried. Funeral ser
vie. s w ill be h' Id Wednesday at the
ProBbyterhvfl church In Oawego,
M \\i:i>Y s IPPEAL is DENIED.
Supreme Court Affirms Decision in
RamweU Case,
Colombia, March \ life-time
sentenee In the Btate Penitentiary Is
J. Chester Kennedy's fate, the Su
t rt me Court today affirming the Judg?
ment of the Circuit Court In the fa?
tuous Barnwell aaaasalnatloa case, for
being eCCSSSOry to the murder of w.
Perry Useery, who was shot to death
on the alght of November 2s, ioas,
In Ihr town of I'.urnwell.
strike mm serious.
POLICE SHOOT IN EFFORT to
BUBDVE stkh HERS.
Estimated Thai 3ver One Hundred
Thonennd Men Are Now Out, und |
Predicted HUM Many More Will Go
?Transit Company Will Spend Sev?
eral Million?, if Necessary to Win.
Philadelphia. Pa., March 6.?The
calm of the quietest day Philadelphia
has known sine, the carmen's strike
began more than two weeks ago, was
broken tonight by a series <>f distur?
bances, in Which three persons were
shot, one a girl, fatally, many unruly
persons wen severely clubbed by the
police, and more than a score of ar?
rests were made.
Th turbulence of the night came as
an unwelcome shock to the hopes of
the authorities that a Sunday was to
pass by without serious disorders. Thil
hope had been fostered by the day's
pacific aspect, Which In itself had been
surprising. In view of the fact that in?
creased trouble was anticipated with
the starting yesterday of the general
sympathetic strike called by the union
leader* in support of the striking em?
ployees of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company.
The committee of ten in charge of
the organized strike movement claims
tonight that 12.",000 persons in the
various branches of t hiladelphia's
widely diversified industry have left
their employment to demonstrate
their sympathy with the traction
nrw r's cause, and help them win their
fight. Figures gathered by the police
department, however, are cited by
Director of Public Safety Clay to sup?
port his previous claim that not more
than 20,000 men struck.
MYSTERY HAS BEEN CLEARED.
Victims of North Carolina Shooting
Still Alive.
Scotland Neck, N. C March 6.?The
mystery surrounding the letter which
formed the motive for the shooting of
State Senator Travis, Representative
Kitchln and Chief of Police Dunn here
Friday, was cleared today through the
good offices of United States Congress?
man Claude Kitchin, who talked 10
Travis and then gave out a statement
of the matter.
Two yeri*i ago Powell's sou engaged
In ? deadly affray, for whim he wa4?
bound o.er to the Superior Court.
Powell wrote Senator Travis with a
view to retaining him as counsel, and
Travis, having been employed on the
other srae, did not answer the letter.
Intimai'ons that Powell is insane
are denied b\ the authorities, wh'j say
he is cool, ?.'olcal and imWfercnt. As
a measure o* precaution P.)well was
today removed to the State's prison at
Raleigh, though the town is quiet and
there are no evidences that violence
might be done the prisoner. Chief of
police Dunn is alive, though reports
of his death at noon were widespread.
His condition is critical. Representa?
tive Kitchin is recovering nicely, but
Senator Tarvli is not doing so well.
RICHEY GIVEN FOURTEEN
YEARS.
Abbeville County Farmer Found
Guilty of Assault.
Abbeville. March 6.?R. A. Richey.
an Abbeville county farmer, this
morning was found guilty of criminal
assault with recommendation to m r
cy and was sentenced to a term of 14
V- ars In prison.
The assault was committed on a
young white girl, who at the time of
the assault was an inmate of his
house.
Just after sentence had i> <-n passed
Richey collapsed and went into con.
vul ilons, He w as carried out of the
court room and is now being attended
by a physician.
Pr, ('. C. Grambrel, who is now at?
tending Richey, says his condition If
\ei-y serious, that the left side is en?
tirely paralysed and possibly the
throat. Judge Dantsler gave an order
allowing the prisoner to be taken to
hli home In the custody of the sheriff
and kept there until he had recover?
ed sufficiently to be taken to prison.
Richey has been subject to attacks
similiar to the one he had in the court
room today for the past four or five
years.
The case will be appealed to the
supreme court.
COAST I.INi; W INS CASE.
Mrs, Epiierson Required to Abandon
Right of Way.
Columbia, March r>?in n case the
Atlantic Coast lane brought against
Mrs, Mary Epperson, to compel herto
abandon q part of its right of way, the
question whether the road is operating
In the State? In violation of the Consti?
tution, in that il has never been do?
mesticated, is raised, but the court did
not pass upon the point. Mrs. l'p
person lost her case. The question
about the Coasl Line being legally In
the State Is not now In litigation, but
Attorney General Lyon's report to the
legislature raised the point.
RKEIjTOX pound in box.
Bones, Believed to Be Those of Wo?
man. Buried Under Tree in Ander,
son Mill Village.
Anderson, March 6.?Bones forming
the skeleton of a human being, appar?
ently that of a woman, were found
buried in a box beneath a tree
In the woods, mar Gluck Cotton Mills,
here, today. A party of boys walking
In the vicinity made the discovery.
A stick was thrust into the soft
earth, and striking the box incited
them to further investigation. Prac
tic-ally all of the bonos of the skeleton
were found. They had been placed in
a small wooden box. after having been
wrapped in paper and then in a tow
sack. The box and sack were in a state
of good preservation, though the bones
w. re entirely dry, leading to the sup?
position that they had been before
buried. One of the papers in which
the bones were wrapped bore the date
j of August lfl. The coroner is investi?
gating the matter, but so far has
J learned nothing.
Virtue is bold, and goodness never
fearful.?Shakespeare.
LEVER ON COMMITTEE.
Will Help Frame Kc|>ort on Anti-op?
tion Hills.
Washington, March 5.?The House
committee on agriculture today con?
cluded its hearings on the anti_option
hills that have been under consider?
ation by it for the last six weeks. A
sub-committee, consisting of Repre?
sentatives Scott, Hawley, Plumley,
Lever and Beall has been appointed to
frame a report and submit same as
early as possible. It is believed that
the framing of the bill will consume
the remainder of the present month.
SHOWING
Spring Styles
Y
OU'RE sure to be delighted with the new fabrics we
shall show you in our new suits and trousers from
Hart Schaffner & Marx
The new grays and pattern blues are the most attractive things we've ever
seen ; the weavers have certainly done their best; as for the style and tailoring in
these clothes, there's certainly nothing left to be desired.
Every fabric we offer in Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes is strictly all wool;
you'll find even the light summer weight goods more comfortable to wear because
they're all-wool than if they were part cotton.
We want to have you wear these clothes ; we shall best serve you by getting
you into them. Any day now we're ready to show you the finest clothes made.
Suits $20 to $30.
This store is the home of
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
otin to.
Phone 166.
Sumter, S. C.