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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. RWBY LETTERS FROM Oil II SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. (mmim of lnUre** From ?II Parts of sumtcr ami Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS Mall your letters so that they will raaoh this office not later than Mon day when Intended for Wednesday's paper and not later than Thursday for Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular correspond? ence. In case of Items of unusual asws value, sand In Immediately by nail, telephone or telegraph. Such saws stories are sceeptable up to the hour of going to press. Wednesday's paper Is printed Tuesday afternoon sad Saturday's paper Friday after MAX Max. Sept. 16.?Messrs. Skinner, of fftehepvllle. passed through here last Claud and John Mac Truluck will laave for Furman University in a few daya Walker Truluck left Tuesday to attending Clemson/ college. Several from about here went to Shiloh last Saturday to Children's day. The exercises, s tslk by Mr. Weary Orson, singing and dinner were en Joyod. Mr. Tohn Bigham Is suffering from aa attack of paralysis. Mrs. niackman died last Thursday. A man who was hauling by her home that day said the first time he pass? ed she was gathering vegetables; the second time she was sitting on the porch; third time she was dead. She left a husband and five children, one aa infant two months old. Mr. and Mrs. M. F.. Truluck \i Caro and Maselle Truluck and Miss ?lien Carroway attended the annual W. M. S. (or union) at Scranton last Tuesday. They report having a de? lightful and instructive meeting. MAYESVILLE. Mayesville. Sept. 15.?The M Vttte school ppencd on Monday, Sep? tember 12. under very favorable cir? cumstances. In the handsome, new building ahlch was completed Just la time f<>r Ihm ? penlng of school. The enrollment on the opening day was larger than It has been In several years, and the number of scholars will probably be Increased. Mr. W. M. James, of Chester, Is the princi? pal, assisted by Misses Alice Cooper and Edna Mayes, mi this town, who taught here last session. Mr. James comes highly recommended and has already made a very favarable Impression on the citizens generally. The school should accomplish much good work during the coming session with Its able faculty and new and convenient equipment. The cotton market here. while opening late as was the case every? where el.se, ha- <b>ne i rushing b.isi ness. In th- neighborhood of 500 bales have been sold here already. There is no lack of aInning facilities In this vicinity. There are three gin nrrle* in town, those of lt. J. Mayes, Jr.. It. A. Chandler, and J. F. and H. C. Itland. and then- are several sHtbln a mile or two mi town. The cotton seed market Is quite active gre?t Quantities ,,r ased betas sold aa aoon ss the cotton is ginned. Quite s number of oil mills are represented hers. Maye?\llle will anas have her tele? phone exchange. The requisite num? ber of phones have been subscribed snd preliminary work has been be? gun In Insta' 111 g tho system. An ofSce for the exc hange Mas been se? cured, and the town council has granted the rights-of - way on the ^streets. Fall business has begun and the merchants are preparing for a steady rush of trade for the rest of the year. Miss Mattie Mayes has returned ti Red Springs. V C. to attend col? lege. Capt. and Mrs. II. A. Wells of Florence were in town this week. Miss Mamie McfClvecn and little Mb? Margart t ?'haftin have returned from a \l-ut to Wilmington. N. C. S.MITirVTLLE. Smiths ille. S.pt It ?Cotton pick? ing Is on In full blast. The lr.th of October will find little sand hill cot? ton In the n.ids. Kev. Canon, an evangelist from North ?'.irolina. is assisting Rev. U. PJ. Sharp with a mee ting at St. Tohn s rnurch If.- eeggSM highly recom? mended as an eloquent. forceful preacher. Those who ha\c heird him are very much phased with him The new church is nearing OOmpN tlon fo the delight of the people Mr and Mrs T. II Robertson -qc Tit last Frld iv at He riots Mr m i Mrs t s Demmp end ?hll dren. of Mir hall npent I i^t Sundav with Mr and Mrs \y R l?unlap. The Miss, s Maud. Tes ,. ;md llerfb? Ifatflebl snd brother, M i t? r Clifford. ;?f Ranahert, ipenl Is f Sunday at Sunny si Mr J \v Robertson " as the guset -?f Mr w ir Shrtver on Mai Sun dav. Mr-- \ am r McCoy and children .t oswego, are spending a few days with her son, H. 11. Evans, at Fair view. Mr. Charlie Josoy, 011? Of Bt Charles1 moat up-to-dats farm i s/as the guesi of Mr. O. W. Blmore ?n list Sunday. Mr. s. f.. Robertson Ii building ? tew cotton hOUSC and seed rooms. Mr. Ii. S. Yinson lias enlarged and repaired nil store. His new ginnery is running OfJ fllll time and has given food samples And returns. Mr Syd Hurst has rented the gin? nery Of Supervisor Evans, which is now running on full time. Mr. t. C. Robertson has opened up a lot of new merchandise and ll now politely and cheerfully waiting on his many customers. Mrs. Sarah E. Robertson* has re? turned home after spending several days with Mrs. J. T. Munnerly. Dr. E. M. Carson is ever on the wing as we are having much sickness throughout this whole section. Dr. Carson is winning new friends almost dally. He now has a very large prac? tice, in fact about more than he can attend to. SERIOUS SHOOTING SCRAPE. One White Man Shoots Another Twice While Returning From Au? gusta on Excursion?Wounded Man I testing Well?Hi- Assailant Not Yet Captured. When Knight's excurbion, return? ing from Augusta, reached the town of Denmark Thursday night, a shoot? ing scrape took place, as the result of which a Mr. Spires Is at the Sum ter Hospital with two bullet holes through hlg abdomen. Teh particulars of the occurrence are meagre and hard to obtain, and up to the time this was written no eye-witnesses of the affair had bei n located. From what can be gather? ed, however, it seems that Spires was shot by Sam J. Dukes. who, it is stated, is a ear inspector who haw made this city his home for some time. Spires was shot twice, one bail entering just below the heart, an 1 the other entering the right side jusi under the shoulder blade. It is not known just what Oaused the row, but it is said that Dukei had engaged in a cutting affray with Spin s brother, and that when Spires went to I >nkes and asked about the tight, he (Dukes) began shooting Spins. Spires was brought on to this city from Denmark and win n the train reached the station here a phvslelan was summoned and he was removed to the Sumtcr Hospital. The man who did the shooting hsi not >et been captured, it seems that soon alter the affair occurred he left ?IS train at Denmark. The hospital authorities stated to? day that Spirts was resting well, and hopes are entertained for his reco ery. The General BantCS Memorial Aea rtensj. Editor The Watchmen and Southron tjm- Qensral Bumter Memorial Aca? demy will begin Its sixth session on s. ptember Ittb at '.? o'clock a. m. The school opens with many tokens ol encouragement for those who have Ween laboring for its upbuilding from ? hose who have been waiting With anxious interest in its progressiv* movements. Among those most encouraging Cams the following letter from Dr. Knapp, in answer to which we wer? able to send him. the information thai one of the graduates, of our last session. Thomas M. Moore had just won the scholarship (for Bumter conn tyi to the University of South Caro? lina, showing that while we had been giving earnest attention to the new agricultural feature, of the school. with a SUCCeSS that had elicited bis valued letter, we had not neglected In any decree the regular academic Studies of a State high school. We offer you the letter in full end trust you will have space for its pub ?eation: \ m' mber of the Faculty. Washington, D. C. Sept. I, nno. i m ir Col I Bergen: Recently i have had occasion to look over the reports from your school ami note the progress thai you have made along agricultural iirus. permit me hers to commend yea sad your work. You have cer? tainly done a great work in your community and i think it is generell> agreed that you ha\e one of the most prat tit al and thorough rural agricultural schools in the South That is just as it ought to be. We need hundred! of just such leaders ni yog In the various sections of the COUntry. Then we might hope tot *n it results on |hs farms. What we want |o do is to build up a rural nobility.?not ;i European nobility nor a nobility of money, but i no? Wilt) of . h irat ler, education and i i nmpll hment, and nothing can du this but high i lass rural education, Commend ma to your wife and rlaughters and accept for yourself ms highest regards Rtneerely yours, s. .v. Knapp Special ,\ur? Ht in Chsrip Cof. .1 J, I '.i ? gan Dahcell B. C. PUN 10 IMPEACH HIM. OPPONENTS ARE DETERMINED To FORCE BALLINGER OUT OF OFFICE No Use To "Whitewash" Now?If Balllnger Refuses To Resign, Taft Cannot Remove Hin? Without Rc versing His Decision. Washington, Sept. 12.?Unless Rl< hard a. Ballinger steps down and out of Iiis own accord or President Taft, following a discussion of the cast- at the coming Cabinet reunion in this city, takes action, the "worst i is yet to come" tor the Administra? tion in its efforts to throw off the incubus of Ballinger. Secretary Ballinger is not expected to resign voluntarily, nor is there any strong belief that the President, in the absence of a unanimous report from the investigating committee against his Secretary of the Interior, will ask for his resignation. As long as Ballinger is head of the executive department which has charge of the nation's lands, mines and other nat? ural resources Mr. Taft will have trouble to face, for those who are op? posed to his retention and who be? lieve that Glavls-Pinchot charges have been sustained mean to keep up the fight until they force the appoint? ment of another Secretary of the In? terior. Four Democratic members and one Republican Insurgent member of the joint Congressional investigating committee have signed a report de? claring their belief that Secretary Ballinger should be removed. Enough Republican regulars bolted the meet? ing to be able to present a party claim that no quorum was present. The Democrats and the Insurgent member, considering that they have performed their duty in attending the meeting of the committee on the date set by Chairman Nelson, have intimated that they do not consider it necessary to attend any further meetings. The Republicans are in a quandary. A majority of the mem? bers, all Republicans, are anxious to vote in favor of a report whitewash? ing Balllnger, but they hesitate about taking such action at this juncture, fearing it will receive the indignation of the country. They would prefer to bring out their report of exonera? tion after the Congressional elections are over. But those who have been following the situation closely believe it will make little difference what these ab? sentee Republicans report. They be 1 lieve Ballinger must go. It would aid the party in some districts if the Republicans should join with the Democrats and Insurgent Madison in voting for the removal of Ballinger, but no one here believes they will take any such action. The difficulty about condemning I tallinger is that such a report, while furnishing the President with a con? venient excuse for seeking his resig? nation, would be directly contrary to the stand taken by Mr. Taft and his associates. The President held that the Ola vis c harges were not proved, and considered them as almost friv? olous. Attorney-General Wlcker sham called them moonshine and the raving of a megalomaniac. Other members of the President's official family insisted that Balllnger should remain. Now a verdict by the com? mittee to the effect that the Glavis charges were sustained would be a serious reflection on the judgment of the Administration and especially the M llelal determination of the Presi? dent, who held that the charges were not sustained. Seeking no other way to secure his removal certain members of Congress are considering plans for the im? peachment of Secretary Baliinger If he Is not out of the way by the time the committee reports are submitted to Congresa Unless Secretary Bal? ling* r resigns or the President forces his removal from the Cabinet, there is only one way in which be can he eliminated; that is, by Impeachment. No other way Is prescribed in the Constitution. The President Is su? preme over the executive branch with? in the scope of the Constitution and the laws of the country. Congress, however much It may condemn a civil officer of the Gov? ernment, cannot say to the President: "You must remove him." There Is a conaltutlonal means of disposing of recreant officers, and that is by impeachment. The House must bring proceedings impeaching the Integrity of the official, and under the Consti? tution he must be given a fair trial by the Senate, sitting as a court of Impeachment, the highest tribunal under the American form cd' govern? ment. Two reports are certain to be sub? mitted to both branches of Congress by the Ralllnger committee, one ex? onerating the other condemning Hal linger. Roth will be pressed for adoption. The Democratic members I of (he ||) .use are expected to follow the recommendations of Messrs. James, Drahnm, Fletcher and Pur 1 ? 11. all ol whom sre considered good lawyci - and fair-minded nun. Rep? resentative Madl on, ihe Insurgent member ol the committee, has the ? ntire confidence of 1 u> progressive Republicans, and if be joins with the Democrats In their support he will he fol? lowed by his progressive colleagues in the House. , May Glvo Taft A Cham? To Act. Several members have already be? gun the preparation of speeches to ho delivered when the Ballinger reports are submitted. The course to he then pursued is yet to i>e determined, hut some members already are consider? ing Impeachment. Resolutions might first he adopted expressing the senti? ment of Congress against Ballinger, should that turn out to he the ma? jority sentiment, in order to give President Taft a chance to act. Should such resolutions be passed and no action he taw. n by the Administra? tion, impeachment proceedings could be instituted. When the Ballinger committee was appointed the Democrats and Insur? gents were powerful enough to force the election by the House of its mem? bers of that committee, and also to force the choice of an Insurgent rep? resentative, Mr. Madison. Those who forced the choice of the House mem? bers by election believe that by com? bining with the Insurgents they will also have the upper hrnd this winter, and that either resolutions urging the President to remove Ballinger or reso? lutions of impeachment may be adopted. Should the House determine to impeach Balllnger, the Senate would be compelled to proceed with his trial. Only the House can impeach, only the Senate can try. In case of impeachment the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides with the Vice-President. In that event it is expected that Governor Hughes of New York, would have that honor, if such a trial of the Sec? retary of the Interior were institu? ted. Setatement From Mr. Bleasc. East night Mr. Please was called up at his hotel in Columbia and asked if he had any statement to make. Mr. Blease replied as follows: "I have nothing to say, except 'Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.' I thank my friends and I thank Gor for this victory. I expect to make South Carolina the best Gov? ernor she has over had for all her people."?News and Courier. Atlantic City Grows. Washington. Sept. 14.?The popu? lation of Atlantic City is 44,461, an increase of 16,621, or 59.7 per cent, as compared with 27,838 in 1900. Are Yonr Poultry Sickly or Healthy? _?lffi Poultry raising pays cnor ^ ?>'. rnoiis profits?if ke pt In a healthy state. Cleanliness is important, and when the fowls get droopy or chicken cholera you can bring them around and increase egg production quickly by giving them a lew doses of BUSCH'SCCLDEN SEAL. STOCK AND POULTRY MCDtC'NE Every poultry raiser should have this ^?nluubie remedy on hand. Guaran? teed or money refunded* Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 cans. Porsalo by druggists and dealers. BuscIVs Disinfectant and Pip is guaranteed to kill MIT KS & LICK ou your poultry, GOc Sample on request to Golden Chain Remedy Co., Inc., Evansville, Ind. SIBERT'S DRUG STOKE. Hammered Brass. I have ?i nice assortment of solid hammered brass umbrel? la stands, jardiniers, cut flower stands and trays. You can't possibly buy them elsewhere .it the pints we are offering them at. \\ ( want \ ou t<> call and 1 uuk them ?*\ er. W. A. Thompson, ,Ii w eler und < Ipitciun No. 6 South Main Street. >Nomex\ A Highly Endowed Institution Offering two (~) yetrs preparatory and four (4) year* Collegiate. Annual Interest tnoosee over f H'.ooO assures superior advantages at a mini? mum cost *i7iuK) covers board and tuition. Freescholarsblp. For Particulars address Dean, S. VV. CARRETT, MILL SUPPLIES Roofing Galvanized and Painted Corrugated. Galvanized, Crimp, Rubber and Paper. Belts Leather, Rubber and Gandy. Try Revere Rubber Co's. Giant Stitched aud Shawmut Belt. Every Foot Guaranteed. Packings Sheet and Piston. Ail Kinds and Grades. Circular Saws in Stock Simonds, Hoes, Ohlens and Disstons. Shafting, Wood and Iren Pulleys, Wire Ropes and Manilla Ropes, Rubber Hose. Pumps, Btibltt Metal, Lace Leather, Bar Iron, Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Etc, Saw wills. Shingle and Lath Machines. If needing anything in the SUPPLY Line, write or call on us. Prompt shipments a specialty. Sumter Railway & Mill Supply Co. Phone 368. Sumter, S, C. The Best Buggy on Earth is what we claim ours is, We don't care what you pay you can? not get a handsomer, easier rid? ing, better built carriage. Take a look at it. The more you know about buggies and their values, the more you will admire ours and the more you will appreciate the moderation of our prices, THE S. M. PIERSON CO. ^vTHE BEST LESSON ; A DOLLAR SAVED is a dollar. earned accountM ycu\ ' N.r. No one's education is complete if he has not learned to save his hard-earned collars. How many times in your life have you wished you had the money you knew you had thrown away foolishly. Dollars planted in the bank are like seed planted in the ground;they grow. We pay a liberal interest consistent with safety. MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK. First National Bank OF SUMTER. The Time Comes On when business picks up. The busy man gets busiest and the days grow shorter. More has to be done in less time. Then it is that small delays and inaccuracies assume undue proportions. Then it is that the financial institu? tion, which by its perfected organization ami systematized methods is enabled to reduce to a minimum these small troubles, elicits most the approval and appreciation of its customei s. We have tin* organization. We have the facilities .nid i! your financial connections have not been altogether satisfactory or you have new buisness, we invite your ac? count on the basis <d an elimination of these "gnats" of track'. 75he Bank of Sumter