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Cbf Mhtrbmnn nnb Soutbron sTXevrcd At the* Postotlce at Sumtfr, 8. C. aa Nevond ( I?m Matter. PERSONAL. Mr. L. B. DuHar.t haa returned from Sullivan's Island. ?Ian r?o nie Anderson left this weak for Qlenn Springs, where ?he will spend several days, when she wi>? go |t liendersonvllle. N. C. Mr. Barnwell Sanders, of Hagood, was In the city Tuesday. Mr. W stln spent Monday in Columbia. Messrs. E. T. Windham and B. C Hetchsll have gone to Hndersonvllle. N. C, where they will spend some UM Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Chandler have gene to Atlanta, from which place they will go to T?te Springs to spend several weeks. Mrs. R. I*. Towles and Mrr.. Platt, of Birmingham, are visiting Mrs. L. W. Folsom. Mr N. O. Osteen returned Monday from Olenn Springs. Mr. Emmett Brunsen, and employee of the Osteen Publishing Co., Is spend? ing a few days in Columbia. Miss Emma Baker has gone to Darlington to visit friends. Mr. Lowell Muldrow, formerly of this city, but who has been working In California for several months, was la the city Sunday en route to his home la Darlington. Mr. Muldrow re* turned to the city Monday and has ac? cepted a position with King's Cigar Store. Misses Msrle and Holly Brown and Mass Gertrude Knight left Tuesday for Sullivan's Island Mr. O. L. Thames of Manning, a well known and highly esteemed resi? dent, is at the Mood Infirmary, rest? ing easy after undergoing a serious operation. Miss Annie Thames, of Manning, was tp Sumter Monday in atten dem< ? on hsr sick brother, Mr. O. L. Themse. Mrs. W. Y. Spann and Miss Alice Atobbs left this week for Olenn Sprtnga Mr. Carson Jerkins has returned from a trip North. Mr. J. Dlggs Wlider went to Co lumt?. Wednsed o. M- end .Mr* R. J* I n. * ? gvn? to RMg *w*y to visit relative^. Mr. Chtffiee Usetoa, el BWotU was la tne city vveunesday. Misses Mos** and Dbiklns left for Hendersonv'dle Wednesday. Miss Mit le Hlnnant. of Suttons, Is visiting Mr*. L. D. Nsttles, on S. Sum? ter Street Mr. Wllmot Chandler has returned from Olenn Springs. Mftss Leah Martin, who has been vissttnr Mrs. W. M. Wolfe, has re? turned to her home at Clinton. Mr. II. W. Bennett has returned from a business trip to Columbia. Mrs. A. L. Lesesne and daughter. Elisabeth, have returned from Vir? ginia Beavh. Mr. and Mrs. L B. Du Rant have gone to Hendersonvllle to spend sev? eral weeks. Misses La I la Lee and Elizabeth Lucius are visiting their aunt, Mrs fl. J. Balckwell. Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Hook and children. Lula and Will ur, left this week for Columbia. M? ? ? ll-nrv HUI and W. F. Shaw b-ft Thursday for Spartan burg. fn?m which place they will go to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and To? ronto Canada. They will be Joined la BpsrtBtshsjfg by a number of other Sumterltes. Mr. If K. Wilder went to Saluda, N 0 . Thursday. M M Parrott Ii is return. .1 from Olenn Springs. Mr. snd Mrs. W. S. Reynolds have gon# to Olenn Springs to spend sev? eral weeka Mrs. J. R. Allen has returned to her home at Dllllon. Mrs. J. W. Daniels, who spent the week-end at Wrlghtsvllle Beach with hsr father. Mr. M. J. Mlehaux, has returned to her home at Allendale, S. C. Mr. Olllo M< Kagen has accepted a position with the Acetyllne Apparatus Manfacturlng Co., of Chicago, and will travel North and South Carolina. Miss Lunette Ihirbage ,,f c,,nway Is the guest of Mrs. W. C. Towles. Mr. S. M. Pringle has returned from Waynesvlte MUs Lerana DeVane. of Wilming? ton. Is spending a few days In the city with her grandmother. Mrs. M. S. King l?IM II Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Mason received the nad news on Wednesday of the ? bath of Mrs. It. H. Mason, which oc? curred at Silver (Mtv, New Mexico, August 9. 1910. Mr and Mrs. R. H, Mason have many frb nds In this city who v?!M learn of Mrs. Mason's death with regret. COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE, . KWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. tern* of interest From ?11 Parts of MimUT and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will ??ach this office not later than Mon a> when intended for Wednesday's ?per and not later than Thursday ?f Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond? ed. In case of items of unusual ?wi value, send In immediately by ??ail. telephone or telegraph. Such *?ws stories are acceptable up to the 'our of going to press. Wednesday's ?aper Is printed Tuesday afternoon ud Saturday's paper Friday after ion. SMITHVILLE. Smithvllle, Aug. 9.?The crops are looking bright and fresh since the rains. We have had splendid seasons, which came Just in time. I've been informed that the rains at Heriots were very heavy, roads and fields being bandly washed up. Chlldrens* day was spent very pleasantly, although several showers came up during the day. The chil- j drens* recitations were splendidly rendered. The debate by the local talent was one of the most enjoyable features of the day. Mr. W. F. Rhame, of Sumter, made a short talk which was mostly reminiscent. Mr. Cun? ningham, of Blshopvllle, spoke to the children; this talk was Interesting and applicable to the elders as well as the young people. The laides of Swift Creek served ice cream in the after? noon. Quite a neat little sum was realized for the benefit of their church. , Mr. Editor, I dare say that I did wrong to denounce prohibition as a law. It was a mistake of the head and not of the heart. Conditions are no better here. Whiskey still comes as before. A reliable gentleman told me that four gallons of whiskey came up this road last Friday, August the fifth. My denunciation was made after I had despaired of ever bring? ing about order and peace here. It has done good any way, for I now have help and, the cooperation of at least two of the best prohibition men, one of Sumter noiintv or?d tha other ? Lee oouaty. Something had ti be' ' u -, for no help need Im expected I ere. This i< ? hard time in the country, but still the whisk*?.nes in juai tu? Minf. i guess it will be best for me to ring off, and tell noth? ing more about the whiskey traffic*. Some people dont care to have you tell the truth. If nothing can be done just let it go, and time will solve the problem for us. They seem to think I haven't any better sense than to think this place comprises the three counties. I stated the conditions here and what I had been told con? cerning other places, and my attitude toward all this, then asked my friend, a true prohibitionist, If he was now surprised that I became despondent and expressed myself too forcibly in regard to the law. He had to con? fess he was not. I could open the eyes of some people, but for the sake of those who don't seem to care onlv to criticise, I will refrain from doing so. I have this consolation: God knows, and justice will surely be meted out some day. But In conclu? sion let me say, just try to have the law enforced and you'll be given the cold shoulder and get your head in a hornets nest, and be the most un? popular person in your section. I have found this out to my sorrow. Miss Abble Evans and Miss Lucile MeLeod are spending the day at The Pines. Mr. Wilson Josey, of St. Chi tics, and little grandson, Roy McCoy, spent Saturday night and Sunday at Fair view. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Robertson have returned home after a wnekl stay a Lexlagtoa. MAYESVILLE. Mayesvllb?, Aug. 9.?This section has been visited by exceeding heavy mini for the past several days, and all vegetation Is growing rapidly. Any farmers who were not free from grassy crops Will have to hustle now. The r tins have been eocorapanled by heavy thunder, and some damage by light" nlng in the country has been re? ported. Borne of Mr. Tom Bdens* Outbuildings were struck yesterday afternoon, but the damage is report? ed as ret being great The telephone |...|es on the Blech River road, flu .ugh the swamp, are said to be all Atrti kgad by Hghtnlng, Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Mayes, Jr., Mil ss Kettle and Badle Mayea, and Mr m. C, Mayes are at Wrlghtsvllle Beach this week Mlease Sain?> and Mamie Burgeea, >>r Cltatoa, aad little Miss Alma Bur end Maater Thomas Burgeee, of e*oii Motte, an1 visiting relatives hero. Mam Gladys Thomas, of Manning) Is visiting Miss Carrie Anderson, Mr. Sam Barron Is visiting Mr. W. B chandler, Mrs. T. Ti. Kahn and children have n turned home after an extend, d visit to relatives in Barnwell. Miss Carrie Mayes has returned to Whltevllle, N. C. Miss Marie Mayes, of Rose Hill, spent the week-end with relatives. Mr. A. M. Miller, of Augusta, spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. W. VV. Gardner. Mrs. M. C. Mayes and children have returned from a visit to Lowrysvllle, S. C. egypt. Egypt, August 0.?On Saturady and Sunday, we had some fine showers which brightened the prospects for cotton and late corn. Cotton Is look? ing well. Misses. Lizzie and Sallie Uahon, two | most charming young ladies from i Lugoff, have been visiting in Egypt. j The protracted meeting at Mizpah closed Friday afternoon; several new members were added. Egypt was well represented at Pisgah Saturday. There will be an ice cream festi? val at the Egypt school house Sat? urday, August 13. Proceeds to fur? nish the new church at the Hill. Everybody is invited to come and bring their purse. There will also be a game of ball between Camden and the home team. Miss Jessie Brown, of St. cnarles, spent last week In this section. Messrs. Alva and Arthur Humph? ries, of Camden, spent Saturday and Sunday in Egypt. Miss Irene Weldon spent several days of last week In Blshopville. Mr. W. T. McLeod spent last Wed? nesday in Sumter. Mr. Lawrence White left this morning for a weeks' visit with friends at Ridgeway. Mr. Tommy Jenkins, of Rembert, spent Saturday night in Egypt. The health Is very good. WISACKY. Wlsacky, Aug. 11.?To be in the fashion I'll have to tell about the weather and crops. As you well know, it has been, and still is, in tensly hot weather and It continues to rain. Notwithstanding the heat and rain, our crops of cotton, and late corn have improved very much. Cotton Is fruiting well, and throwing off very little fruit. Corn crops are very good. The fodder is being saved. Some of our farmers are cut? ting and shocking their corn and hav Inar It shredded, which, I think is ? i For you not only In n, but get a very in of forage. Mr Willi? McCutchen has com? pleted nis ginnery, and Is now ready to gin your cotton, or saw your lum? ber in first class order. Mrs. Willie McCutchen with her children, will go on a visit to friends in Chester, and from there to visit her sister near Charleston. H. W. Scott, Jr., Rob Cooper, Jr.. and W. A. Green have Joined the ex? cursion party to Detroit, Rochester and other northern points. Mr. W. B. McLeod is off on a short vacation. He is prospecting in Harts vllle for the week. Rev. J. S. Beasley has been carry? ing on a revival meeting at St. Lukes church during the present week. Though there has been only very little feeling manifested, yet the church has had a gracious up? lift under his earnest and solemn ap? peals. The Mt. Zion eongregatolon have begun their new church and hope to worship In It by February 1st. They have secured a flowing well of water, Which Is very fine. With a new pas? tor with a new wife, and plenty of fine water, they ought to thrive. Misses. Blanche and L;die Des Champs are still absent on a visit to friends in Chester county, and else? where. Mr. R. M. Cooper has just gotten home a herd of beautiful Jerseys. In full milking, an/1 with a separator Is making lots of delightful butter. The fruit crop, though Inferior, is abundant, where there is any effort made to provide this luxury. It is surprising that so few persons give attention to the raising of fruit, which is not only a luxury but is very profitable, as there are markets for everything we can raise on the farm, and the demand is increasing every year. The campaign will soon be over, and I congratulate our State candidates, far they have had a long, monotonous setge, and It Is hard to tell who will be the victor. rocky bu ff. Rocky Bluff, Aug. 11,?Crops are still improving in this section, and some of the cotton still stands a ?haue? to make q bale to the acre. Rome have fine broadcast peas, Mr. J J, Hatfleld, overseer for Mr. if. C, Haynsworth, has the finest the writer has seen; in some places they are extra fine. Mrs W R Baker and children spent I pari of last week With relatives at Borden and Pisgah, end Mr. Baker went i*i> to attend Children's Day at Plsgi h, They report a very pleasant time. Miss Evs Hatfleld spent Saturday nlghl with her slser, Mrs. W, i<\ Baker. Mr. and Mrs. O, P. Josey and son. Charlie, speii* Sunday in the Concord BAGGING E TIES HE season is near at hand when the producers of the fleecy staple will be looking around for the where? with to cover it. Farmers are to be congratulated on the fact that bagging and ties will cost them I *4 little more than it did when cotton was sellin six to eight cents, and there is no article of merchandise in which they invest, that pays them a handsomer return. We carry a full line in all weights in ? New Jute and Sugar Sack Bagging also New Arrow Ties We have a veryq choice grade of second hand Jute bagging put up thirty yards to the roll. It is the best of its kind we have ever seen, full standard 2 pounds. Price 5 cents per Yard. This Is especially suited to ginners who furnish bagging and ties and gin for special price. It will pay you to get prices on other grades be? fore placing your order. OCR GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Is well stocked with cotton picking necessities: 500 bags of rice at 2 1-2 cents per pound up. 350 barrels Flour. We are selling a good flour at $5.00 per barrel. 25,000 pounds Bi'ttt and Plates. Meat Is very much cheaper than it was. 400 Bags Meal and 200 Bags Grits np HOSE who contemplate engaging in the mercantile business * during the Fall and Winter months will do well to get our prices before buying, as there is no larger stock from which to select, and our prices will always be found as low as the lowest. O'DONNELL & CO. neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McLeod spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. W. Brown. Rev. S. B. Hatfleld will preach at thi.v place Sunday, August 14, at 11 Negro Thanks White Friends. Mr. Editor: Will you be so kind as to allow me (a negro) through the columns of your valuable paper to extend my thanks and sincere appreciation to my white friends, both of city and coun? ty, for their services at all times and more especially during our last term of court, when I was arraigned for trial and acquitted. As you know, I was arrested for selling whiskey to one L. J. Jefferson, a Main street restaurant negro, and his brother-in law, one Mose Sanders, a Grier street negro. Now Mr. Editor I want my colored people to remember that I was saved from disgrace by the volunteer service of white people. Why? because I have a* all times, been polite, re? spectful, and submissive to them and theirs. I want those of my color or race to always remember that an influential white friend is something our race should strive and pray to have and to ever keep, for we are here with them to stay, and we can stay with them all of our days, if we conduct ourselves so as to gain their respect and good will. To do this successfully we must be honest, respectful, truthful, indus? trious, and submissive in their ab? sence, as well as in their presence. This has been my motto from boy? hood, and shall be so long as I live. Before closing, I want again to thank the gentlemen who voluntarily went upon the stand in my behalf, and to the one who from the day of my arrest to the moment of my ac quital, aided me so much without price or money. I feel that I can never do too much. Very respectfully your obedient ser? vant. Bossard, S. C? August 1, 1910. <>ther papers in county will please honor me by copying. Do you need printing of any de ?crlptlon? Comt to headquarters? Osteen Publishing Co. For nearly fifty years Osteen and good printing have meant the same thing in Sum ter. Munson C. McLeod, Without tact In::.?Disraeli. you can learn noth A nmil Mountain and Seashore Excur? sion. The Atlantic Coast Line offers exceed? ingly attractive round trip rates to Washington, Norfolk, Richmond and the mountain and seashore resorts. Wednesday, August 17 is the date fixed by the Atlantic Coast Liue for its annual mountain and seashore ex? cursion which is looked forward to by thousands of Its patrons the most appropriate time for a summer vacation, specially on account 01 the season of the year, the low rates ana the splendid service given by the At? lantic Coast Line on these excursions, which have proven so popular in the past On the date named the Coast Line will sell round trip tickets from Sum ter at the following rates: to Wash? ington $9.00, to Richmond, $8.00, to N'orfolk, $8.00, to Wilmington (for Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches) $5.50, to twenty-five mountain and seashore resorts in North Carolina and South Carolina. The tickets will be limited to re? turn on any train to reach the origi? nal starting point up to but not later than midnight of Thursday, Septem? ber 1, 1910, thereby giving thos'j tak? ing advantage of this opportunity to spend their vacation away from home two weeks at any of tile delightful re? sorts to which tickets will be sold. The return portion of tickets sold to Norfolk will be honored from Richmond and the return portion of tickets sold to Richmond will be hon? ored from Norfolk via the Atlantic Cosat Line. Schedules, reservations, tickets and further information may be obtain? ed by calling on M. H. Dickey, Ticket Agen, Sumter, or addreslng the un? dersigned: T. C WHITE, Gen. Pass. Agent. W. J. CRAIG, Pass. Traffilc Manager. Wilmington, N. C. THE CAMPAIGN. Schedule of Meetings to Bo Held in This State. The following Is the schedule of campaign meetings of candidates for State offices an?! congress for South Carolina: Week off to attend reunion of Con? federates and Red Shirts at Spartan burg, if desired, on August 17 and IS. Anderson?Monday, August 22. Abbeville?Wednesday, August 24. Qreenwood?Thureday, August 25. Laurena?Friday, August 26. Xewberry?Saturday, August 27. TO THE PUBLIC. Shiloh Bap?-t Church Asks AJ From Wliite Citizens. Editor of the Daily Item: Please allow me space in yotr columns to speak to the good whit people of Sumter. , For a number of years, the Shilo Baptist church, colored, was locate on South Main street. Some fe weeks ago we sold this property ft $6,705.00, and bought a lot on tt corner of Washington and Ding streets, for $3,500.00. We are no erecting a church and parsonage on the last mentioned lot. We could have bought a lot on the corner of Sumter and Bartlett streets for' $2,650.00, which would have suited our purpose just as well as where wa bought; and by so doing would have savei $850.00. But the information came to us that the white neighbors on Bartlette street preferred that no church be built there. So rather than get the ill-will of these who wished otherwise, we bought the lot on the corner of Washington and Dingle streets. Now, as we spent $850.00 more in order to give peace and satisfaction, we believe that all of our white friends will help us on our building. On Sunday, August 15th is rally day for our building fund, and we hope to raise $1,000.00 on that day. The pastor of the church has been ap? pointed to solicit help from both white and colored, in order that we may get into the basement of the church by October 6th; for on this date our time will be out on Main street, and then we will be out of doors. Rev. J. A. Pinson, the pastor will call on many stores, business firms, and individuals this week. Several persons have given to help us, and we believe that others will do likewise. One firm gave us $130.00, and several others gave $5.00 each. Friends, should our pastor not see you, please help us by mailing us a check for any amount that you can afford to give. We will thank you for it, and God will bless you. "It is more blessed to give than to re? ceive." Acts 20:3 5. Very truly yours. The Shiloh Baptist Church. Sumter. S. C. August 10,1910. The Sumter Collegians won the sec? ond of the serbs at Lancaster, on Tuesday, the score being 12 to 2. SEED RYE?Just received shipment Rye seed for fall planting in cot? ton and for winter grazing. Booth Harby Live Stock Co., Sumter, S. C. 8-6-U