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COUNTY COfiRFSPONOENCE. wtov8y URI?M from 01 i; spi - CIAL CORRFSPONBFNTS. ma of Intereat From nil Parts of ?unter and Adjoining Counties. KOTICE TO CORRESl'OXDBXTS. Mall your letters so that they will reach this office not later than Mon? is? when Intended for Wednesday s paper and not later than Thursday tar Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond aace. In case of Items of unusual tjews value, send In Immediately by email, telephone or telegraph. Such sew* stories are acceptable up to the hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper hi printed Tuesday afternoon aad Saturday's paper Friday efter REMBKRT. Rembert. June 27.?I wish to say that Rev. T. I. Cole's resignation as pa*'or of Plsgah and 8wlft Creek churches was merely an act of court eey to the churches he was serving. He had been called to another Meld and wished to go and make an inves? tigation, hence bis resignation. By order of the church, the resolution calling him for an Indefinite time was renewed, so he is still che highly es? teemed and much loxed pastor of Pis gab and Swift Cre k churches. Everything is perfectly calm and aerene. not a ripple to mar the sur? face. Prepan?. being made for Children's D eh will tf Ke place on the Si y in August. Quite an int. ?ramme Is being prepared. ? ed out. it will far surpass ai pre vi >us one gotten up for Chilili . at this place. The protr neetlng at Plsgah chur<:h will l-eg,.. >n the fourth Sun? day in July. The chances are that Rev. N. A. Hamrhk. of Qaffney, will assist the pastor in the meeting. No watermelons for the fourth in this section. Some kind of a pesti? ferous Insect Is killing the vines. Crops have Improved some since the rain, which continues to come. The battle against the grass is on in full force, with the chances very much against the farmer, who Is putting forth every effort to conquer. Mrs. L. I Vinson entertained at her home on last Thursday evening. Mrs. Sam Foxworth has returned home after a week's stay at Fairview the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ev? ans. Sr. Mr. Wyghtman Benson, of Sumter, and Misses Margie and Lyde Wactor, of Harriots, were the guests of Mr. an I Mrs. T. C. Robertson on last Thursday. Mr. D. J. i: b. rtson went to Cam den Saturday. Miss Maud Hattleld spent last week at Sunnyslde, the home of Mr. and Mrs. W H. Shiver. * Rev. B. M. Robertson and little son Ben. <*( Lamar, come over Wednes? day t ? visit his mother, returning home Friday morning. Mis* Belle McCuteheon spent list week's end with Ml?s Pearl Rogers, of Plsgah. soon hi i i i Ro, kv Bluff. June -7.?Farnn-rs are ha\lng a hard fight n?w with general gre?>n. but we hope that the fight will noon be over and with good weath??r the farmers will be victor? ious. Mr and Mr?. J. M. Fogle und lltth ?on James, went to Florence last Monday to attend the fum-ral of Mrs. Fogh's broth, r Mr. and Mrs. <;?'.?rK?- (b.hlinKs, <>f WerigfhVld. \!-.ited th.ir daughter. Mrs ANNa : i^t vreek, Mr an I Mrs. WUlk MeLeod aa l chii.ir. n. Mrs. w. r. BarSeld an i little daur Mat and Mrs. Lungiey, all went t>? Sumbr Fr'day. Mr. and Mrs. Johns..n White an I ehlblr.n spent Sunday and Sunday night with tb. ir paffaate, Mr. ;i n< 1 Mrs F.ennb* Mit? h. I. and Mr. and Mrs .1 K. Whit-. Mr wiiih- MeLead and family. M !*??<-s Anne- and L? Ii J..n> s and Mr. Clinton Jones all spent MM day with Mr iu.I Mr v ' j. p. J.<s?\v, Sunday. Mr P.. F II ittield and family an?I Mr. \v. i'. !: iu.? r and fasall) spent Sumhu With Mr and Mrs. J. I Mat? th H Mrs. w r Baker, Mlai Bva Hat fiei.i aad Haae] and James Hatfleld at? tend* i preachtasj ai tin- Fir t Bapttsl ehur- u Sunday moratag, aad Mr Walts lad faaetly weal t.? the Wash hsptaa Street Bapttel church, Mrs. 'Welle, <?r Oraageburg, Is ?pen<lln* s.>m?> thae with h? r son, Mr. W. R w. i i Mr. gad Mrs. w R W< Iii speat Sun.I afteraeon ?t Mr J, M Foai. Mr R R Afdftl and famllv tool ISJppeff v Ith Mr aad Mr- W i'. hik? er Sunday nticht. Miol.r James Matth hi Is Speadlng a f?-w ?Ii.- "l'b hi-' < st- r Mr-. W !' Baker. Mrs W. P. William*? and daughter, Miss NagH and Miss WISH* I'dre r. el Sumb r. spont I few days of last week In our midst. Everybody was glad to see th*?m. and v*ould lo\e for them to move baek here, for they have err tainly been missed sinco thoy moved from here. ki< hard Welle, who belongi to the Boye1 Corn Club, certainly has a prc tv acre of corn. Riehard Ii a imari boy, and we wish him success. Tili: COTTON PLATFORM. No Definite Arrangement Made at Last Mooting. (>n Saturday a committee from the Board of County Commissioners met with a committee of the Sumter Warehouse Company to draw up a new contract and lease of the plat? form to he used hy the puhlic cotton weighers, and report back to their respective bodies. Present were: P. M. Pitts, Supervisor; E. L. Mims, Commisloner. For the Ware? house Company: C. O. Rowland and R. F. Haynsworth. A new contract was submitted and discussed. Some modifications were suggested and the contract with such modifications reported back to the board for ratification at their next meeting, which will be on July 6th. ESCAPED PRISONER CAUGHT. WHIP' Eraser Recapture?Reese Jarno? Pulled Into Court Again. Friday night during the thunder? storm, at about twelve o'clock, W*illie Fr?ser, the notorious negro, who broke into Spann's Pressing Club, and who broke Jail, after having been locked up, was recaptured by Ser? geant Barwlek and Officer Williams, of the police force. On Saturday afternoon, the house of Reese James, a negro restaurant keeper, *vho has been arrested and fined in the past, was raided and five gallons of liquor was found. The raid was made by Sergeant Barwlek and Officer Owens. Both of these eases were to have been tried today, bat were postponed on account of the Mayor, who is acting recorder, being in attendance on the court of general sessions. CENSV8 OF CITIES SOON. Bureau Almost Ready to Give Out The Figure*. Washington, June 25.?The mam? moth task of recording the thirteenth census has progressed to such a point that within a few days the bureau will begin to make public the popula? tion of the larger cities. Figures for the cities of 75,000 or more will he given out first. They will be follow? ed later In the summer by the popu? lation of States by counties, which also will include the eitles of 8,000 or more persons. In all likelihood the population of Washington will be the first given to the public. The returns of about 47,000 enum? erators have been received by the bu? reau and it Is expected the remainder of the 70.000 reports will he in by July 1. The bureau has increased Its olerieal force with a night shift of employes, making a total of about 2,* 000 clerks. The data collected by the ? numerators Is being transferred t<> inis, and with th?> Increased force SbOOt 900,000 cards will he punched daily. The Sumter Collegians have gone to St. Matthews for three games of ball. Every one Is looking for the boys t<? at least bag "the best two OOt ??f three." Do not f?>rget the picnic on July 4th at Poealla Spilngs of Game Cock Lodge, K. of p. The fire department was called oul Sunday morning about -::J0 to put out a blaze at the resident e of Mrs, H, 11 Tisdale, Xo. 4 Hauscr St. Tin OCCUpantS of the house however, BUt i SOded In putting it otM themselves, before tho wagons arrived. Very lit? tle damage was done. The congregation of the Broad stre.-t Methodist church worshipped In their new church Sunday for the tirst tili . It was a happy occasion for the congregation, for they h;t\< worked long and faithfully to com? plete tin ir house of worship, The feature of the services In all the ehurohea was the sermons endors? ing the campaign now in propres* to raise funds to build ami p ;i modern v. M. c. a. building that win be ndequate to tie needs >( the city for a decade to come, aii of the mlnlstera gave tie' movemt nl their hearty endorsement ind urged their hearers t<> unite in support ??! the movement, which, If, carried t.? success, will mean much for the young men of Sumter and th upntt ..f the moral tone of the entlrt community, The ? ouri dot a t is crou tied a h h blind llger cases, Let'a hep., that a hen the dot k< i la i lea red the i h iln eang n hi be full. a. B. Stannard of .ww York sub mit ted the lowest bid, 145.618 f<-r art ? tin< the Alken postofllce, Don't let the Big Stich talk make you unnecessarily quarrelsome. ?At < hleon < Hobe, stm. we always did think the wii liamse? wer" a? i?.1 as the Roosn velts. GQ?RT IN SESSION. JVDGE MEMMINGER OPENSSFM M ER TERM. \ Congealed Docket Confronts The Court Officials and UnlCflS There Is Hanl Work and Steady Work It Will Be Impossible for AH the Criminal Cases to be Disposed of at This Term?Thlriy-elght Criminal Cases Brought Over From Last Term Bcaldes nn I'nusually Large Numher of New Cases. Prom Tlie Daily Item, June 27. The Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Sumter county convened this morning at 10 o'clock with Judge R. W. Memminger presid? ing and Solleltor P. H. Stoll and all the other court officials at their posts Of duty. Judge Memminger handed a large numher of bills of indictments to the grand jury, stating that as the grand jury had been organized and charged in general terms In respect to their duty and powers it was not necessary for him to deliver a charge; that as occasion demanded he would charge them in respect to any special matters to which he might wish to direct their attention. He said, also, that it was necessary tc the dispatch of business that no time be lost, that he found thirty eight cases on the docket left over from the last term and a number of new cases to be acted upon at this term. The grand jury retired and the docket was sounded. The case against W. V. Wilson, obtaining signature by false pretence, was called for trial. The defendant did not answer when called, so a jury was empanelled and he was tried in his absence. The facts as brought out by the State were about as follows: In August of last year Wilson induced Messrs. J. P. Richardson and G. W. Mahoney to endorse a note for $200 by repre? senting to them that he owned a Cad? illac automobile and by giving them a mortgage on said automobile as se curety for the endorsement of his note, when as a fact he did not own said automobile and had never own? ed it. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The grand jury reported on the fol? lowing bills: The State vs. Charlie Hollis, Rob? ert Wyatt and Richard Young, con? spiracy to commit larceny of bicycle, and larceny of bicycle; true bill. The State vs. Luclnda Rosier, as? sault and battery with intent to kill; no bill. The State vs. Myers Johnson, housebreaklng and larceny; true bill. KILLED OX RAILROAD. Weak-Minded Negro Lost Ills Life Near Maycsvllle Sunday Afternoon. A negro, Wilton Reese, was run over by pasesnger train No. 51 of the A, C, L., near Mayesville, on Sunday afternoon, and his body was so man gled that he died a short time after. Had It not been for the fact that the negro's mind was somewhat weak, it '?..ulil almost be called a suicide. The testimony, given at the coroner's in quest, of Julius Gamble, a reliable colored man, and an eye witness of the tragedy, states the facts. Being sworn, he said: "i was coming from Mayesville, an . stopp? l at the long trestle to let the train go by the crossing. Re< Si was on the other shle of trestle, anil walking towards it. when he got to the trestle, the train was at the foe of the hill. He sti pi ?od on the trestle. 1 told him not to get on the track hut he did. 1 hollored again and told him to get off on other side. He fell when the train was about 80 feet from him. lie (Heese) hollored to me nOt to cross, so he must have seen train. He was weak-minded." The testimony of Dr, ES. M. Davis, follows: "I examined the body of one, Wil? ton Heese. the 26th liilV of JlltlC, 1^10 and found It very much mangled. Death, In my opinion, being caused by b rapid!y moving train." ( Signed l "E. M. I >AVi8, M. i>.' The coroner's jury then g;-\e 111 following verdict: "Wilton Reese came to his death on A, C, L, Railroad track by train. No. .". l. for lack of sense." (borge McKagen bad bis foot badly hurt Thursday bj the Laurena hose wagon. lie attempted to get on the wagon while it was In motion and his fo< ' slipped and the wheel ran over i I. Tin re Is said to be a sensation ready to be sprung before the grand jury makes in final presentment. Public Notice. By mutuul agreement, Mrs. Hayns worth x. DuRant have dissolved partnership. Dr, liaynsworth now has his office over Mrs. Atkinson's Millinery store. Mis phone number |i 556, Dr. DuRant will remain over the Sumter Dry Goods store, with his phone numher 210. t-I-l m W-4t. II I M. 0. A. CAMPAIGN. citizens' dinner a brilliant success in every way. 'tout Two Hundred Men Attended Dinner Friday Night?Able and Ef? fective Addresses?Resolutions to Begin Work Passed Unanimously. From Tin- Daily Item, June 2?. The Y. if. c. a. Building Campaign was formally launched last night with a dinner In the armory hall. There were in the neighborhood of two hundred men In attendance, with a large number of ladies serving. The hall was beautifully decorated with eolore streamers and bunting and cut Mowers, and on the tables were lighted candles put there origi? nally as ornaments, but before the evening was over they beeame very useful. During the storm that broke upon the town soon after the ban? queters assembled around the festive board, lightening struck the wires, and for an hour the building would have been in darkness but for the light from the candles. As it was, the speakers went on as if nothing had happened. Mr. Richard I. Manning was the toast master, end before introducing the speakers he took occasion to pay a deserved tribute to the ladies serv? ing and offered three cheers to the ladies, which was responded to hear? tily by the men present. He referred to the several attrac? tions of the week and trials through which the committees had to go to make the dinner the success it was, and referred to the affair last night as the grand climax. This campaign Is one that shows the Sumter spirit, which has been called the altogether spirit. It Is a campaign for men and for money and it delighted him to see working in this campaign men of every religious belief and of all call? ings. He introduced as the first speaker, Hon. w. j. Montgomery of Marion, who thinks that the Sumter spirit will take care of itself without any Interferance from the outside. He took as his text an ut? terance of Judge DeSessaure, made in 1816: "The only sure foundation of the country is the vartue of the citi? zens." He compared the age just past, when the home on the plantation was the unit, with the present, which is a co-operative age. He spoke of the Association as an economic enterprise. All the larger corporations are appro? priating large sums of money ,and all cities of any pretense are spending thousands to erect modern well equlpped buildings. "What kind of an asset is a young man?" he asked, and said that if you want men of character, you must put your hands Into your pockets and put yourselves Into the movement. No people can he any better than their ideals It pays to invest in high class citizenship. He said that if any of th? business men at the head of this ? nterprise were to make a can? vas of the Main street for subscrip? tions to some business enterprise in which the people believed they would get large returns there would be no difficulty in getting all the capital needed. This enterprise would give dividends greater than that of any other investment .and he believed the Sumter spirit would raise all the cap? ital needed and in the time specified. He dosed with a tribute to the wom? en. The next speaker introduced was. Mi. R. II. King Of the Charleston V. M. C. a. Who said that lit- comes from the liveat clt) on the map today. He told of what the "city by the sea" is doing to advance the material welfare of the community. He was sent as a committee of one t<> all the principal cities of the South and Southwest to sec what they are doing. He found that the modern v. M. C. A. well equipped did more to bring the peo? ple together and than any other agency. The Association provides for using the spare time of the young nu n., it is In the spare time that the devil gets in his work. The Asso? ciation has been Instrumental In tak? ing fr in the devil the amusements that men like, such as pool and hii liurds. The time was when it was considered u sin to play either gam"' !t was his opinion that the devil had ii'> business with auch amusements, an I it was the duty Ol the Associa? tion to gi\c t<> the men under prop? er environments amusements that men w anted. He has always linked 'Game Cock" with the name of Sumter. and he had often heard of the Sumter spirit, and h<' confidently expected to see that spirit win out In this enterprlae. A belated gui >t came In w hile Mr King was speaking, and without any previous notice, the toastmaster In troduced him as the next speaker H* was no other than Col. w. \v. Ball, of the Columbia state. He begun by picturing the lonely feeling a man has in a stratige city. It is human nature for a >onng man to have asso? ciates, He will seek his club, it may be one of the aoclal clubs, It may ho with a party on the streets, it matters not. A young man will haw asso? ciate*. Many a hoy has left the country to so to town, ami has sought tin- club of his fancy, or the ?. ie whoso dour was open to him, and In many cases It was such a place as tl% parents would not like to follow him. The Association seeks to give the young man In the city a club to go to where the Influences will be the best. He said that in the very near fu? ture the mark of the modern city would be the class of the Association in it, just as now the class of its pub? lic schools is the mark, and the 01 ponents of the Associations will be as few as the opponents of public schcoll are now. He said that in Co? lumbia when the campaign was launched there were some who thought the present Association building was sufficient, but before the campaign closed there was not a kicker, nor a knocker, but all were united and Columbia had found a Co? lumbia spirit. Mr. M. C. Williams, the expert in charge of the campaign was next introduced. He spoke of the plan that had ben adopted here, a plan that has worked very success? ful in a great many places, hundreds of thousands being raised for build? ings throughout this country. There is no patent upon the plan, and it has been used by other enterprises. Such campaigns as this create civic pride and are always the opening wedges that make possible higher and better things. He announced that already there are six citizens who have promised to contribute not less than $1,000 each to tl building fund. Prof. D. W. I>anicl, of Clemson College. is the next speaker. His address i h witty and telling in effect. H aid the cry of the day was the .onservatlon of the natural resources >f tha coun? try, and it seemed sometimes that the trees of the country are of more im? portance than the young men. He re? ferred to the value of the Association to a community. As evidence the large corporations are spending thou? sands annually in Asociations and As? sociation buildings. The Associations will increase the efficiency of every young man in the town. It will beget loyalty and civic pride as nothing else will. The men who amount to any? thing in this world are the ones who hold loyalty and fidelity above all else. It teaches public spiritedness and develops unselfish public ser? vants, and teaches every man that every other man is his brother. It is a strong factor in character building, guarding the young man in the un garded moments when temptations are hardest to resist. When a young man comes to town, leaving the home and loving parents, the Association is in a sense in loco parentis. For these men it aids in forming right ideals. Resolution?? Adopted. After Prof. Daniel concluded his address Mr. Xeill O'Donnell arose and offered the following resolutions, ad? vocating them in his usual happy and impressive manner: Believing that every interest In our growing city calls for an upto-date Young Men's Christian Association Building: Be it Resolved, That we, the citi? zens of Sumter here assembled .rep? resenting all lines of industrial, com? mercial and professional activity in our city, heartily approve of the plans which have been made by the Board of Directors to secure such a building for our city .and that we earnestly proceed at once to system? atically canvas for funds with which to secure a lot and erect thereon a modern Y. M. C. A. building, on the condition that at least 335,000 be se? cured by Wednesday, July 6th. 1010 Further, that we individually and collectively pledge our hearty support to the accomplishing or this under faking. The adoption of the resolutions were advocated by Mayor Jennings and 1 ?r. C. C. Brown, both making forceful speeches, after which they wer,- ad< pted unanimously by a rising H tO. Delegates \ ppointed. Secretary Reardon states that Pres? ident Jennings has appointed the fol? low Ing gentlemen as delegates from :h< Sumter Chamber of Commerce to attend the Good Roads Rally at Char? leston on July i 2th. j. \\\ Allen, Dr, 8. C. Baker, M. H. Beck, Dr. Walter Cheyne, R. L. Wright, J. H. Chandler. J. M. Brog don, M. B. Handle. Roberl Shelor. 1. A. Rettenberg. C. L. Btubbs, Dr. I.. M. Parier, Dr. J. A. Mood, Bd Pitts. R. w. Btubbs, J. C. linger. Dr. C. P. Osteen, L. i. Parrott, K. B. Belser, Ferd Levl, Geo. F. Epperson, D. D. Molse, R. I. Manning. P. M. Pittas, F. B. Thomas. B. T. Minis. John 1 Brogdon, W J, Young, J. P. Booth, D W. Cuttlno, K. K. Wilder. E. H Rhame, H. J. McLaurin, Jr.. j, \\ Glenn, .J. w. M< Klever, L. B. White. W. L. l.ee. All automobile owners and good roads enthusiasts of Sumter county are invited by the Charleston Auto mobile Club to attend the rally. CAMPAIGNERS IH DARUM. THE ETERNAL LIQUOR Ql WON WILL NOT DOWN. Richards Charges Featherstone (limbed Upon His Platfoi Featherstone Receives First F Tribute, From Wtalcti Blease 1*1 a Plossosn?Unopposed Candidates Still Absent. Darlingt?m, June 24.?About people were present in the Darlin court house this morning when meeting of the State campaign M called to order by County Chair Robert McFarlan. For over I var hours the flow of oratory contii 1 without abatement and the pat listeners stood the ordeal with m ed fortitude for the day was tremely hot and the speeches < long. Unless the repetition of the cha against Attorney General Lyon a promise by Barney B. Evans to p his accusations when Mr. Lyon sh be present, constitute a feature, meeting today was without partlc Interest, except, possibly, the s ment of John G. Richards that C > ' Featherstone had climbed upon h s (Richards') platform. Mr. Featherstone was the speaker among the Gubernat candidates, and in the course oi talk, stated that about two years l he had said that it would be un to force prohibition upon the p< I before public sentiment had rea n^sj a point where the law could be ^n^ I forced, therefore, that he had ao eated local option as a means t\ ?" and thus end. Mr. Richards said that this his platform exactly and that he corned his good friend upon it, was glad his own course had been so thoroughly vindicated. Cole L. Blea&e. who was ab yesterday, in his speech today a cates local option as between fcpensary, prohibition and high lice the last with constitutional restr tions. Mr. Blease made a rin, speech, assailing the present Ada istration of State affairs, charjSj^v extravagance with the State's mo~ Candidates for Governor today ried their speeches from those d ered yesterday, of course, folov. the same general lines, but served u in different style. Another notice.. t feature is that they are really be?om ing better acquainted and not afr:.. to mention each others names on stump. Yesterday it was simply on of the candidates said so and so." T day, it s "Mr. Featherstone or Hyatt said so and so." The first candiadte to recelv* bouquet is Mr. Featherstone. 0\r this incident, Mr. Blease prov some laughter when he prefaced speech by saying; "I know that good lady who sent these beau M ,, flowers to Mr. Featherstone reallv 'T tended to bestow them upon the I ??: Governor of South Carolina, tr fore, I have taken one of them 1 the bouquet and placed it here my coat lapel, in order that her might not be disappointed." Blease had just a moment before r^a tracted one of the blossoms proudly displayed it to the audier What is to develop in the whi discussions and what Messrs. I and Evans are going to do are cldedly the two most interesting tares of the campaign thus far, V | all the other candidates there s? to he only harmony; there are p. tlcally no issues, and the question simply one of fitness and choice. There may possibly he a more \ oral discussion on the subject compulsory education. In fact, day, it was mentioned by all the G'-U-j ematorlal candidates except Me ?4 Featherstone and Richards. H ever, there will be little friction, s all who have expressed themselves 1 ip'joeed to the system, though di h g somewhat in degrees of opi ^ tion. Mr. Blease is unqualifiedly posed t^? the idea, the principle oi law, while Messrs. Hyatt and Mcl think that the time is not ripe. McLeod may possibly fa\or com sory education when the State plies the schools, but Mr. Hyatt not go that far into the future. Again today the unopposed ca latcs were absent. In add! Messrs.. Lyon. Duncan and Rieb son were not aide to be present. FOURTEEN DAYS WITH* FOOD. Queer Action of Prisoner in r vllle 'mil. Greenvlle, June 24.?W. A. Mc nis, a prisoner In the county jail, on the ? b?rge of bigamy, has > i without food for the past four days and his action is a puzzb I the county officials and physicans He alleges that his entire syi is out of or hr and he cannot n yel examining physicians can 1 nothing wrong with him. He hai \ fused food for the past fourteen and has not taken water often. f * Willie Simmons, colored, died h Charleston Friday of hydrophc |* He was hitton hy a mad dog J 10th. He was given the Pas " treatment in Columbia and disch V led apparently cured.