Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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<br (Sttatcbmxii ;mo Southron Knu rtMl at the t?o?totMc?- at Suiuut, 8. C, aa tseeoud Claan Matter. ? PERSONAL. Misses Kathleen Hostie und May Harvln left Thursday morning for ? visit to friends at Manning. Col. Walker H. Logan, a prominent Knight of the Orlp. of Florence, was In the city Thursday. Mr. Julius Watts, of Mayesvllle, was in the city Friday. Miss Emily Twlttle. of Hartsvllle. who has been visiting relatives In tho city for several weeks, returned to her home Thursday. Misses May Lowry and Mattle Ban dare have returned to the city from Mrs. Ell Jackson and Miss Mlnnlo Lee atroman. after spending some tlsse with Mra C. W. McOrew, have retained to their home at Blloree. Miss Alice Wannamaker returned to the city on Saturday after a visit of several weeks to friends at Clio. Moo. A. K. Sanders, of Hagood. spent Friday In town. Mrs. Jennie Carrol, of Charleston, ta visiting Mra Klngsmore. Misa Olive Sturgeon, who has been visiting her aunt, Mra Frank Welch, for several weeks, returned to her home at Lake City Saturday. Mra Hartsog. of Cheraw, is in the city to visit Mra Spann. Mr. M. DeVeaux Moore and family, after spending the summer on Sul? livan a Island, returned home Satur? day. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Du Rant have returned from the mountains, after a stay of several weeks. Mrs. W. H. Mlllard. of Atlanta, who haa been visiting Mrs. Pate for sev? eral weeks has gone to Knoxville, Tenn.. to attend the exposition. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stubbs have re? turned from Hendersonvllle. Mr. John 8umter Is spending a few days at his summer home at State burg Misses Kate Furman. Edith De f/?rme and Kathrlne Moses have re? turned from Europe, where they spent the summer, turlng England, Scotland and the continent. Mrs. J. I. Hartsell, of Cheraw. apent Saturday and Sunday in the elty. Mrs. Frank Welch is spending a -few days with relatives In Camden. Messrs. Hammond Bowman, Alva Oreen, Van Cleve Parrott, Francis Molse and Paul Bowman left this week for the University of South Carolina Mr. A. D. Rodgers left Monday to enter Furman University. Mr. Robert K. Breeden, formerly of this city, but now of Bennottsvllle, Is spending a few days In the city. Mr. Dwlght Hughes, of Columbia, spent Sunday In the city with Mr. Van Clsve Parrott en route to the University of South Carolina Mra A. L. J. Bradham, who has been apending a few days with Mrs. B. J. Orier. returned to Manning en Sunday, accompanied by Mra Qrler. Mra. E. T. Brallsford has returned after spending a week In Charleston. Mrs. M. C Remhert and Miss Susie Rembert. of Lynchburg, are spend? ing a few days In the city with Mrs. C. W. McOrew. Mr. W. E. L. Benson, of Marlon, who has been visiting hla mother on Broad atreet. left Sunday for his home in Marlon. 8. C. Deafness) of Mr. Illobbs. (From the St. Paul Dispatch.) Mr Blohbs dined the other even? ing * Ith some friends. When the guests were aeated the host bent his head and began speaking In subdued "Eh. what's thaf" demanded ftlohha. who sat beside him and who Is rather deaf. The host smiled patientlv, and be? gan again In a louder voice. "Speak a little louder; 1 don't cat h uhitt vi.u say." Itlohha persisted. A b?w ripple of laughter went round the table. The host, his face cilms-ui with embarrassment. r.u<> I his voice still hlaher. The poor obi man did his best It hear, but falb d. "What did you say?" he demanded, Irascibly. The host cast him an angry gtanca "liana R. I'm saylna grace!" le? velled. Augusta la a real State-wide pro? hibition town but the soft drink ven? ders must dispose a mighty mean quality of near-booxe. judging frOI i the antb s of the excursionists w to returned from that town Thursday nlsht. The S%SjOj|e*l Rank opened Its office iti the MtgejsJi Temple. No 12. West Lit., rtv street Thursday for the re? ceipt of the first Installment of the capital stock. Cashier S. M. Mc f<eod who Is In charge, states that the stockholders are paying up promptly and all of tho first Install? ments will probably be In within a few daya The bank will open for business October 1 DEATH. Mrs. Willarn Dorn, formerly ? resident of this city, and the moth? er of Mr. George Isler, of the W. G. StuM.s Haberdashery, died at her home in Savannah. Ga., Thursday af? ternoon at 3 o'clock. MICH C<>TTTON IN TOWN.: About 700 Halo* Sold In The Street? Saturday. From the Daily Item. Sept. 17. The largest number of bales of cot? ton sold on the local market this sea? son was sold today, according to sev? eral dealers seen by an Item re? porter, the amount being In round numbers about 700 bales. At all times of the day wagons loaded with cotton could be seen on the streets, while their owners could be found with a fluffy roll of the fleecy staple In their hands, seeking for the best prices. The prices paid by most of the dealers for strict middling, which the most of the bales were classsd st. averaged about 13.55. This was about the highest price paid, but some bales were bought as low as 13 l-?. A brisk trade was carried on by she merchants All day as ths result of so much cotton being sold In the city, and they expect to be busy now for some time to come. A WINTER COVER CROP. The Way to Secure Winter Pasture and Improve It. The farmer who does not try to get all he can out of his land annual? ly and yet leave it In condition to yield more the following season has mistaken his vocation. One way to do this is to plant cow peas in the corn at the time of the last cultivation; harvest the corn in September and pasture the cowpeas in October. Early in November deep break and plant to rye, using about one bushel per acre. Our reasons for preferring rye are the follow? ing: 1. It Is hardy. It will germinate and make a stand when other grains fall. Oats and barley will winter kill when rye will remain practically un? injured by the frost. It stands tramp? ing and grazing better than other grains. 2. It takes kindly to poor soils, which is an Important factor on most lands. Where hairy vetch will succeed, the addition of a peck of vetch seed to a bushel of rye is an improve? ment. Where there is no boll weevil in? festation, rye or rye and vetch may be planted between the crops of cotton in October, and not later than the first of November. It Is better to use a narrow drill in plant? ing, but where farmers do not have this the seed may be sown by hand and cultivated or harrowed In. Crimson Clover. On lands adapted to It, crimson clover sown in the corn at the last working has given excellent results. About 15 pounds to the acre Is gen? erally used and by the first of the following April it furnishes a cut? ting of 1 1-2 to 2 1-2 tons of cured hay or, turned under, adds a great body of manure to the soli. The ter? ritory In which the crimson clover thrives best appears to be from the latitude of the northern portion of the Gulf States to the latitude of the Ohio River. Oats or barley do well some win? ters. When they succeed they fur? nish a large amount of winter graz? ing and considerable humus for plowing under In the spring. Facts About a Wiutcr Cover Crop. 1. A winter cover crop largely prevents loss of soil fertility by wash? ing (erosion); some lands suffer greater loss than others by washing, but all lands are more or less Injured by it. I, Soil without cover loses consi? derable fertility by evaporation dur? ing the fall and winter. A winter Crop reduces this loss to a negligible quantity. 3. Buch crops. to some extent, prevent the seeding of the land to foul weeds. 4. They increase the porosity of the soil, and add the humus so es? sential to fertility. I, They make a valuable crop while the lands would otherwise be Idle, v\hh h is a net g;iin to the land. We must increase the vegetable mat I r in the SOU to an amount sufficient to enable the soil to retain a much iget- porportlon of the rainfall than it pr.s. nt and to greatly Increase the condition of the soil \ very important consideration In the winter cover crop is the large amount of grazing that can bo se? cured from It at a time whrn it Is especllly valuable for young stock, and its value Is not limited altogeth? er to tho mere supply of food. it adds to the health and vigor of the stock. On nn average of from 2 to I 1-1 months grazing can be secured at a nominal cost of n little labor In pr p ulng ami seeding the land. S. A. KNAPP, Special Agent In charge Farmers' ' ' operatl In dr ueflon Work. NEGRO GAMBLERS FINED. ,4CuUud" Sport? Come to Grief ns the Result of Battling the Bones in the Negro Pool Koom on Liberty Street. If a few more raids could be made as successfully as the one made by Officer Ward on a negro pcol room on Friday afternoon, the ciiy would soon be able to pave Main street without goi'.g to the trouble of issu? ing bonds. The pool room referred *.o is run by Barton Levan, a negro, in the second story of the building at No. 1 West Liberty street, and has been the cause of much complaint on ac? count of the loud talking and curs? ing carried on there. It has been hard for the police, to catch the offenders, as a boy is gen? erally stationed In the window to watch for the officers. Friday afternoon Officer Ward went around to the rear of the build? ing to see if he could not find out who was causing the disturbance. While there he heard the "bones" rattling up stairs, and proceeded to get busy. He went through a store to Main street and again approached the building down Liberty street. A negro boy was sitting in a front win? dow to watch for the officers, but Instead of attending to his duty was talking to several negroes on the op? posite side of the street. The officer was therefore able to slip Into the vestibule at the foot of the stairs without being seen. He went on up to the top of the stairs, and there gathered around a table were a large bunch of "cullud" sports interested in a crap game. They gave one glance at Mr. Ward, and there was where the fun commenced. Negroes jumped over tables, one lumping out of the back window, and most of the rest ran, or better, fell down the steps. The officer man? aged to get some money and the dice, which were produced as evidence in court Monday morning. Those captured were: Harry Oan tey, Wildan Sprott, Booker Thomas, Vinson Wilder, Sing Anderson, Ed? ward Carter and Dave Winn, and Re? corder Raffleld sentenced each of them to contribute $10 to the city. The other cases tried were: John Green, carrying concealed weapons, viz: a pair of brass knucks, fined $10. Hilliard Cobert, public drunken? ness and cursing, fined $10, and for failure to pay street tax, fined $1.60, Iand also required to pay the amount of the tax, $1. Mr. B. R. White sold two bales of cotton Thursday for which he re? ceived $237.61. for the cotton and seed. Mr. W. H. Jennings sold one bale for $100.85 for cotton and seed included. O'Donnell & Co., were the purchasers of all three bales. ANOTHER PEST TO FIGHT. v?-an Scale Played Havoc With Nuc Crop in Barn well. Columbia, Sept. 2??.?Reports from Barnwell county are to the effect that the pecan crop of Senator Oeo. H. Bates will be at least a bushel per tree short this fall, owing to the "pecan scale." which h is played havoc with a number of trees. He noted small black spots on the nuts in the spring, but paid no attention to them, but after the nuts ceased growing and were covered with colo? nies of small insects. Senator Bates then got busy, sent a sample of the faulty branches and nuts to Augusta and received information to spray early In the spring and again later? as much as three times. As the pe? can industry is of some importance in South Carolina, Senator Bates' ex? perience will be of general interest. HORSE RAN AWAY. Top of Buggy Torn off, Bnt Else? where Uninjured. A horse, belonging to Willie Nel? son, colored, and attached to a bug? gy, ran away on Main street Sunday afternoon, throwing the driver, a ne? gro man, out but not seriously injur? ing him. A very peculiar incident, however, occurred while the fright? ened horse was running down West Liberty street, and one which per? haps would not bnppen once in a I hundred times. When the horse was just in front of the residence of Mr. Ryttenberg on Liberty street it turn? ed in toward the curb, and a tree on the edge of the sidewalk knocked the top off of the buggy, but other ! wise did not Injure it. The horse j continued his way up Church street. ; but was soon stopped. Tho Recorder's Court. Mr. Shelton Reid, charged with cursing, was lined $5. Mr. C. H. Burrows was lined $1 for disturbance of the peace. There have been fewer mosquitoes in Sumter this season than in any year since 1889. Prior to the great storm of August 31st 1893 mosqul j toes were a rarity in this town, and there were few mosquito nets here, but within ten days after the storm mosquitoes appeared in myriads and nets became essential if one wished to I get a night's rest. Since 1898 there ! have been more or less mosquitoes ! every season, but never such a pest 1 as In that year. The comparatively few mosquitoes this season has been commented on by a great many peo? ple and various explanations have been offered, but the Improved con? ditions are attributed to the install? ation of the sewerage system, the abolition of cess pools and the im? proved sanitary conditions of the tow na8 a whole. New Goods Arrive Every Day gtf We will thank %il you for your visit when in the City shopping. As in the past you will find it a pleasant and1 profitable one. tat even Co\\? A Highly Endowed Institution Offering two (2) years preparatory and four (4) years Collegiate. Annual interest income over $10,000 assures superior advantages at a mini? mum cost. $170.00 covers board and tuition. Free scholarship. For Particulars address Dean, S. W. CARRETT, Harteville, S. C. T TS to your interest to be well dress ed; ours to help you. Never before has this store been so well prepared to help you as now. The freshly arrived suits, especially created for us by Hart Schaffner & Marx the world's greatest clothes makers, are full of new ideas for the particular man's peace and comfort. You'll find them different from all other clothes, because of the distinction in style and fit they carry with them. New colorings?grays, blues, browns, tans; new weaves and patterns. Of course they're all-wool. Suits $20 to $35; Overcoats $ 18 to $30 Copyright Hart Schaffner 8c Mart The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. This Store is the homo of Mart Schaffner & Marx Clothes Phone 166. Sumter, S. C.