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PISGAFI.
Plsgah. March 28.?Corn planting
la about over. The Immense amount
of guano that the papers say Is
bought is not all going under cotton
Corn will receive Its full share and if
this Is a good crop year more corn
will be raised than In some time. Buy?
ing tags Is not full evidence of the
number of tons bought for many
people have found bunches of tags In
car boxes unused and In bags of
guano. If our big planters would
raise corn to supply the merchants
they would have no trouble In selling
It. for our home-raised corn Is far
superior to any western corn. Old
folks say that the country supplied
the towns before the war and I don't
see why It can't t e done again. But
not much likelihood of It as long as
the cotton crop continues, which Is
the pot of fold at the rainbow aJwhJFI
sought, but never found. The dry
weather Is injuring the young gar?
dens very much. Oats need rain very
much. Those who want to put soda
on their s can't do so until it rains
and It will soon be too late for that.
< ?f all the candidates for governor
announced so far Mr. Manning stands
the best chance, and no doubt, will be
our next governor. He will make a
good governor and the farmers will
have In him a good friend to their
Interest.
The candidates are abroad In Che
land. We will have to get "dry Joe"
to tell us how the warm handshakes
feel and warm greetings. His verse
of poetry fits their case well. Some
eandldates have s> low opinion of
their fellow men as to think that a
little taffy will win votes. Away with
all en
One of the best laws ever enacted
ST the legislature was punishment for
giving fraudulent checks. Our good
friend, C. E. Stubbs was the author
of It. and In It he did more for his
State than many who have served
for years. It will save many an Inno?
cent man from a rascal and sharper.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rlaere of Miss Elizabeth Vermeil.
James, of Plsgah to Mr. John H.nrv
Romanstlne. of Columbia? at ht*h
noon. April the 6th at I'.ethesda
Church. Liouellen, S. C.
Easter was observed by all the
Churches her?\ At Plsgah the pastor
?Sid that the beautiful flowers wire
proof that Spring time had come and
then dwelt on the life, burial and
resumption of Christ ( losing with
with an appeal that all would lead a
better life In Imitation of the grand
one that this gay < elebrated.
The hymns sung were very pretty
and appropriate for the occasion. The
organist. Mhs J.-ss,- I'.r<>wn, render?
ed line music in keeping with the
spirit of the day.
Mrs V. 1>. Mel.1 and daughter.
Mlns MMtaa, Mr. J. I). McLeod and
Miss Fussel fr?>m Rem her ts attended
the Easter SSrrloSl at' Plsgah Sun?
day afternoon.
Mr f. W. Jersey of Bethany sec?
tion. I.ee county, spent Saturday and
Sunday here. It Is plain to s? ? what
he is aft-r.
A large tract of wood land belong?
ing to Mr. Tom Polk Sanders, was
burned last week. This Is the fourth
year in succession that this woods has
been burnt by partie s who c arelessly
put fir.- out Thi STffitSf with others
had to tight It Saturday and Sunday
for pr- t. . tion. If the guhty parties
can be got up with the str.pes should
be their reward for so carelessly In?
juring the propettj) of others.
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Hag.I. March 2S.?Cards are out
for the marriage on April ?;th at 1
m. at I'.ethesda c hurch, of Miss Fllza
betb Vc Mio iii... daughter of Mr. and
Mrs S.-b;i.ttlari .lam.-*, to Mr. John
Henry Itomanatlne, of Columbia, S.
C.
Mrs. Julian F.. Sanders Is spending
Faster In Sumter.
Miss ('ourtnev Atkinson |s \lslttng
friends at Fastover.
Prof. James has gone to Columbia
for a few days.
Miss I.lzzle Ollb. rt. of Heath
dp ;ngs Is on a \lslt to to r BJSOS, Mrs.
J. I* Jackson. It has been quite a
pleasure to lur 'del friends |ej have
her visit them again.
Mr. I>anle| M I.eocl, alter a pro?
tracted nnd severe attack of grip Is
up again.
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Mr. Robt. E. Atkinson was In the
city on Saturday.
Many of our farmers' fertilizer has
not come to hand, due It Is said to a
strike at the mines. Whether this Is
true or not they are being subjected
to a lot of inconvenience to say the
I?nj Who Is to blame?
Hagood. March 28.?Sometime??
when one goes on a fellow's Pig patch
tltof? comes over him a presumption
th.it if tho man does not own the
world, he's got a mighty big sli< ??.
fassing through the plantation of
Crawford Band era, n fine man, Mr.
Editor, on every hand we saw tvl
den? os in conquest and expansion, -?!
labor. Still the work of clearing up?
land and swam]) goes on. Out on the
old Charleston road leading up to
H it. -o,i thlngi looked much as of
yore. We thOUghl as we jogged
along of a hustler, another line man,
Sfl excellent farmer, one J. R, C< f
)>ett. How 1 IVOUld hnv? liked to
have ?rossed to his patch, if only
long enough to look him In the eye
and sbake his hand.
Skirting the "Vanderbllt" lands I
saw in the distance some line ostS,
but my friend Julian Banden assured
me they were not near so good an
?ome down on the swamp. Passing
through HngOOd we met Atkinson, J,
R., fat and Jolly, eunny-fsced Hen
Myers, Irrepressible "Gui Hlx" with
other friends. Turning to the left at
A. K. Sunders' place we saw more
and more convincing proof that "the
world do move." Some men are
wont to wear laurels unwon, unde?
served, but not so with my friend
and host. W. It. Gardner. He is a neat
looking man and makes things corre?
spond with himself.
<?n. sees much by contrasts; they
need not always surround the globe
for them. The writer just dropped
himself in Oraangeburg on as good
land as is. not la-cause be had to, but
to got off from home, and there he
found ditches with hedges twenty and
thirty feet wide, that is the hedges
Were, <>n the State farm there were
no hedges, none at all, but the land
was cultivated to the very brink. Now
sill run over to Darlington, where
?ome would make believe, is the
Eden of the world, and find the
ditches the nude forefathers found
necessary, all ehoked, the land soggy,
utterly unlit for cultivation. Here on
the State farm are big ditches plenty
snd drains Innumerable, all kept
clean and open, TtlSn there are the
terraces; but I must stop for those fel?
lows over thsrs, in Orangeburg and
Darlington, of course, such folki are
?trangera In old Bumter, are gutting
i real pain in the hack, Their facei
ere knotted out of all shape by the
thought of the trouble ol outttnq
hedgea, cleaning ditches building ter?
races, But really it hslas one?It
pays him. to -<o to the State Farm or
nnv farm in great State.
"ANTI11 H >H< >S."
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EN who have
that pleased
vited to attei
The mills
fabrics more
Expert Tailors, the
in new and handsome
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see our Spring
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WEDGEFEELD. |
Wedgefleld, March 29.?A good
rain would be welcomed in these
parts, the oat crop is suffering for
rain very much.
Prof. McMillan announces a good
piece of news to the boys of the
school. A declaimers medal to be
I known as the Robert Simons Aj'cock
modal will be given to best declaimer
1 at the approaching commencement
and annually hereafter.
Miss Queen Mobley, of Columbia,
spent the Fas'er holidays with her
aunt. Mrs. R. Walker Brlce.
Mr. Barl G. Wilder spent Sunday
and Monday with bis sister. Mrs. F.
G. Whltlock, at Waterloo.
I Miss Alice Wilson returned to Co?
lumbia last nii^ht after a pleasant
visit to Miss Bessie Aycoek.
An Easter egg hunt was enjoyed by
the children on the school lawn yes
I terday morning. Refreshments were
served afterwards for the purpose of
making Improvements on the stage
in the school auditorium, which net-]
ted quite a nice sum. I
egypt.
Egypt, March 30.?Corn planting ls|
the order of the day. Our farmers
have been working fast and ?will soon
be ready for planting cotton. Oatsj
are looking well. For several weeks'
We have been having dry weather. A
good rain would now be a welcome
visitor, I
The new church at Bmlthvllle will
soon be started.
Mr. J, K. Rlchbourg spent yester?
day in Blshopvllle.
Miss Anna Smith, of Beulah, spent
Sunday and Monday at this place.
Messrs. J. C. McLeod, and W. T.
MeLeod were in Blshopvllle last Sat?
urday.
Mr. L. A White and Dr. C. S. Brit
ton were in Camden Friday.
.Miss Aline Hunter, of Smithville,
was the guest of Mis? Dot Napier
Saturday night and Sunday.
The Blaster exercises at Smithville
Sunday evening were quite a success
?a very large crowd was present.
Mr. J. W. Weldon spent last Fri?
day in Blshopvllle.
Mr. Lawrence White spent several
days nt kist week in Blshopvllle.
Mr. Arrle Davis and Miss Sadie
White spent a few days of last week
with friends at Lugoff,
Mr. J. R, McLeod Bpen< last Satur?
day in Camden.
Quite a crowd from this place at?
tended quarterly conference at Beu?
lah last Saturday.
Mr. W, T. McLeod spent a few
days of last week in Bumter.
This section will be well represent?
ed at the horse show In Camden, Wed?
nesday and Thursday,
Rev, and Mrs. R. B. Sharp spent
last Thursday in Egypt.
The health of the community 1
very g.I. We do not know* of s
siliu e ease of sick IICSH it\ OUT BCC
tlOl .
never yet been able to fine
them in fabric, workmanship
id our Spring Suit Spread.
? have excelled themselves th
beautiful than ever before.
best that money can employ,
Models, and they're?
% Correct and
:h Suits as only the highest
- Tailor can equal. ?
BIO, $15, $:
rho re 4'Overly Clothes Pai
Suit showing now while ii
handler
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SMITHVILLE.
Smithville, March 30.?Easter ser?
vices at St. John's were beautiful and
impressive. The recitations by the
children were enjoyed to the utmost
by those who attended. The pro?
gramme was under the supervision
of Miss Aline Hunter. Miss Hunter
is a beautiful and charming young
lady and she has won many frrlnds
by her pleasant, graceful manner.
Mrs. Salina Wilson is very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Robertson visit?
or? Mr. and Mrs. Pete Wilson last
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moseley, of
Camden, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Mary Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Watson spent
Saturday night with relatives near
Mannville.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Davis, of
Brogdon, came up Friday night. Mr.
Davis and Master Turner returned
home Sunday. Mrs. Davis will re?
turn tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Robertson have
I gone to Camden today,
j Mrs. Mary Evans is very ill.
STATEBURG.
Stateburg. March 28.?Misses Mat
tie and Sadie Flud spent Tuesday in
Columbia.
Prof. J. Nelson Prlerson, his wife
! and little daughter, Louise, were the
I mu sts of Mrs. E. N. Frierson during
i tin Faster holidays.
Miss Amelia Holmes, who has been
at home for the past several months,
has returned to Marion, where she
has a position.
Mr. W. D. Frierson is at "Cherry
Vale," his old home, for a few days.
Mr. Robert Barnwell is visiting his
parents. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Barn
well.
Miss Emma Frierson, of Columbia,
Is on a short visit to her mother, Mrs.
E. X. Frierson.
Miss Anne M. Rarnwell. of Wil?
mington, x. C, is spending some time
at "The Rectory."
Misses Julia and Agnes Burgess
spent Thursday In Sumter.
Miss Virginia Saunders ?vas in
Sumter on Saturday for a few hours.
Mrs. R, l-cc Coker, who has been
the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. VV. J. Norrls, has returned to
her home In I iartsville.
Mr. Hall Ramsey, of Wedgefleld,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Ramsey, at "Needwood."
Mrs. B, M, Anderson, of Richmond,
Va., is spending several weeks with
i >r. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson.
Mr. J. Singleton Moore was the
mu st of his aunt, Mrs. J, 8. Pinckney.
on Sunday.
Rev. W. II. Barnwell held divine
service at Hagood <?u Sunday morn?
ing at 11:30, and at the Church of
the Holy Cross Sunday afternoon a
1:30 o'clock.
Stateburg, Manh 30.?Miss Fessle
Dargan spent Saturday and Sunday
ivitat
niTTIirfIT IT 111 I II iBUIIIMl l ???
1 ready-to-wear garments
or fit, are especially in
iis season by turning out
have made up our Suits
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Pleasing!
priced
25 to $30.
?ticular" to call to
t's so interesting.
Clothing
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with Miss E. W. Brearley in St.
Charles.
Mr. S. Oliver Plowden, of the Sum
ter Memorial Academy, spent the
week-end at Hagood, with Mr. T. P.
Sanders, Jr.
Misses Colzy Wells and Margaret
Brearley, students at the G. S. M. A.
spent the week-end at their homes in
St. Charles.
Prof. Nelson Frierson, Mrs. Frier
son, and their little daughter, Louise,
of Columbia, spent Sunday at "Cherry
Vale," the home of the Friersons.
Mr. Yeadon Pitts, of Sumter Mem?
orial Academy, spent Saturday and
Sunday at Hagood with Mr. Arthur
Qalllard.
Prof. Eduard Dufour, of Geneva,
Switzerland, after spending twj
months in our midst left us on Wed?
nesday morning for his home in
Switzerland. It was a great pleasure
and privilege to the students of the
Sumter Memorial Academy and to
the people of our community to have
Prof. Dufour with us and we will all
welcome him gladly to our homes at
any time, should ho come on a visit
to America again.
Mr. Maxwell Jenkins, a student at
the G. S. M. A. spent the week-end
at Dalsell, with relatives.
Col. J. J. Dargan has gone to Dar?
lington, to attend a meeting of the
Pee Dee Historical Society of which
he is secretary.
Miss Emma Frieirson and Mr. W.
I). Frierson spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. E. N. Frierson.
Mr. Tom Moore, of the Sumter
Memorial Academy, spent Sunday at
his home in Horatio.
MAX.
Max, March 31.?Rev. Trenholm
of Olanta, is able to be out since be?
ing sick.
Mrs. M. P. Truluck continues sick.
Mrs. Bvander Kirby's health does
not improve.
Mrs. B. H. Truluck was the guest
of friends at New Zlon several days
recently.
Mr. James Thomas, of Cades, visit?
ed relatives about here lately.
Mrs. T. H. Harrison and children
are spending some time with her pa?
rents. Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Hicks.
Mr. A. J. Goodman went to Sumter
Saturday.
Mr. J, A. M. Carraway and daugh?
ter, Mrs. J. C. Truluck spent Tues?
day with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. L?ngsten,
Sr.. who are aged and feeble.
A party passed here last week
searching for a woman, giving her
name, to apprise her that a thousand
dollars awaited her claim.
An excursion went from Olanta to
Black river this morning.
A good many have planted corn.
The roads are very dusty.
Rev. Robert Adams has resigned
the presidency of the Presbyterian
College, at Clinton.
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KING MENELK DEAD.
Monarch of Abyssinia Succumbs to
Apoplexy After Months of Hin? ?
New Ruler a Youth.
Adis, Abeba, March 30.?Mei
II, king of Abyssinia, is dead atj
age of 65 years and in the 21st
of his reign.
Prince Lidj Joassu, grandson ol
late monarch, is heir to the thi
The king was strieken with apo?
plexy last fair and never recovered
his health. For many weeks his difeth
I has been expected.
Prince Lidj Joasau was procW^ni- ^
ed heir to the throne on May is, last.
He is 14 years of age and little less
than a year ago was married to* the
granddaughter, aged 7 years, of the
late Emperor John, and niece of^Em
press Tatou. ^
The empress has been imprisoned
by the followers of the crown prince.
Hogs Worth Eleven Cents.
St. Louis, Mo., March 28.->-Live
ho^s were sold at the stock ; ards
here today for $11.13 a hundred
weight. This is 7 1-2 per cent higher ^
than any previous record.
Chief Justice Jones has granted an
extension of time until April ?', for
the attorneys of W. T. Jones/- the
Union county murderer to file argu?
ments for a rehearing.
The Central National Baik of
Spartanburg has brought suit against
the countj treasurer to recover taxes
paid on certain non-taxable school
bonds held by the bank.
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F. F. F. Capers, of Greenvilli, has
been elected president of the South
Eastern Life Insurance Compary and
the headquarters of the eompary will
be removed from Spartanbuvg to
Greenville.
A. W. Phelps, a traveling sa^sman
for the International Harvester Co. is
under arrest in Kingstree charged
with bigamy. He has a wife in North
Carolina and married a Kingstree girl
Easter.
One thing may be regarded as set?
tled. T. R. will not have toj look
through the ' Wanted Male HeW* col?
umns for the purpose of finding; a job
when he comes home.?Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The *>l.l City Council goes out and
the new go?*s into office on the second
Tuesday in April, the 12th proximo.
The regular municipal election is held
on the s:nne day and the men who
will be declared elected at 5 p. m. will
be sworn hi that night at the last
regular met ting of the old co?jneil.
We are waiting for Halley's to show
us the spring styles in comets.?Chi?
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