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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. LVITCHi FROM OUR HPK, OtAL OORRKMPONDENTm. ?0 Parts ot Adjotalag ( ouiiilcH TO CORRESPONDENTS. II your lottere to that they will this ofuce not later than aton wh?n Intended (or Wednesday's ?Ad a?4 late** than Thursday far Saturday's Insu a. Th??, ef course, njSJan only to ?egutmr correspond - In easa of Means ot unusual value. Mod la tnunadlataly by tslephena sr telegraph. Such Wortes sr? acceptable up ta the of awing ta pis?, Wednesday's Is printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after ?MrrrrvrLXJC. San Ithvtile. Sept. M.-We are still having hot weather, and very little are bain* made, a'though the on many farms are very fine. A lot of peavlne hay will be cut this fnJU Forty-two years ago. In December. Ifta. If. W. Phillipe, editor of the Southern Partner, a publication of that day. wrote an article In which ho uuve a description of a cotton huller perfected by William R. of Cincinnati. The new huller required the attention of two men, while at the same time a third man had to feed It Two horses were n sc senary to operate it end It would Tamil one ton of need n day. from which forty gallons of oil were made. A writer In De Bow's Review said. '?The time will come when cotton seed wtll bring a hlger price than wheat" Think of that coming at a time when tha gm houses ware posting signs forcing their customers to take nway their seed?generally to some ravine or branch where they were dumped out and allowed It wash away Judging from the present Sffteaa, the time Is not far distant when that prediction will material-1 tae. Then look out for the bears and ?ngrllah banker*, as It Is thought their bill of lading scheme Is only a egftqos to aid the bears In forcing the price of cotton, htr. and Mrs. T. C. Robertson it Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hen? ry Weldon. of Heriots. Tha school of Smlthvllle is pro Srssslng nicely. Miss Pearl Napier W principal and Mias Belle McCuteh on la assistant teacher. Mrs. D. J. Robertson and chll-, dren are visiting relatives at Beu aah. Tom Stuckey. colored, died a few ago. at his home, after several Iths Illness. An infant whose parents live on Sallle Robertson's place died on Tuesday. Bsulah has another pellagra pa fJont Miss Holland, daughter of Mr. John Holland Is critically ill with fjntthfra. No hopes are entertained far her recovery. DARK fOKNF.lt Dark Corner. Sept 28.?Miss Henry Reynolds of Plnewood spent a few Says of the past week with Mis Eu? nice Osteen at the "Sycamores." Mr. and Mr a W. P. Smith. Mra. Jaaale Turner nnd daughter, Gladys. Mr. Charlie Smith, Miss Irma Smith, And Irma Felder oi Sumter and Mr. Writs Graham of Paxvllle. spent Sunday at Mr. T. H. Osteen's. Mr. and Mrs. Ken D. Geddings, and Mr*. W. J. Ardls visited Mr. and Mra. Lee Geddings near Plnewood laet Sunday. Corbett Weeks and Jack Ardls of this Corner'visited at Mr. John Wind ham's near Wedgefleld last Sunday. Mr C. L. Griffin, the first merchant in open a store at Plnewood. and the drat postmaser. and for a while mag tat rat .t IMnewod, died at his home last Sunday morning, and the In? terment took place at the Plnewood cemetery Monday a. m. Mr. Griffin la survived by hi* wife (\s h > was Miss Ltaala Moore, of Wedgefleld) and four ?.roihern. J. R . lt. l>., s. G.. and A. W Grltltn and one sister. Mrs. K. P. Oeddlngs. and one half sister. Mrs. John W. Ardls. and several small children. Cotton picking Is In fu'l blast ard H la not failing t<? open these hot days, some hay Is bHng uf ,m?l >-.?rn? has b*en gathered CottOl seed I? bringing a fancy prf* . ? ,-nH for thirtv pound*, r . . for 32 pounds Your Srnlthville scribe said some time ago that I was in the dark and wished t<> r? main so. Well, I am nware of what the l>it<hman said, "It Is hard to get the behlndmost Word mit .< oman i'.ut F will ven turn to say this much that I have not met a Menu tiger fir drank any si their bo..x?. ..r r.nb r. <l any myself since the dlspi r was closed and I have SSUSf ordered nor expert to order anv SSSSS USf I do riot love to hear anything croak but (r >u< for that Is the one thing our Maker made to croak. I hill ha h. nsS If the day tiOSMl when there Is no boSSti HOW evr. Mo.' dav will come no rnon than the cow will come to the man who goes out and alts down on a rock in the meadow with his milk bucket between hia feet, expecting the cow to come of her own will and be milked, If we all don't go to work to make prohibition a success. But say, Mr. Editor, what have we been doing along that line? nothing! So let us grumble and growl less, and do more for prohibition than we have ever done. And let us remember how the Jews repaired the walla of Jerusa? lem in Nehemtah's times by every one working before his own door. So let us do our duty and let us commence at home, so says "Old Hard Times.' IN Till?: RKCORDKR'S COURT. Many Cases Come up Before tlie Re? eorder for Settlement. The first case to come up in the Reeorder'j Court Wednesday morn? ing was against Jerry White for not paying his landlady for his board. Harriet Jackson was the person he owed, and it was shown by his testimony that he had owed her the amount of one dollar and five cents for some time. He was fined two dollars, plus that sum. The fine was paid. Tlllman Brown was called up for cheating his landlady, Susan Bur? roughs, out of $2.25. He plead guilty of owing her part of that amount but not all of it. However, that did not keep the Recorder from fining him $4.25 or 10 days. He paid the fine. The next case was that of Alex Peterson against William Chatman for striking him with a stick so as to seriously injure his working ability. Chatman was fined $5 or 10 days. He preferred to part with the money rather than work for the county. James Thomas, familiarly known as "Bug" was called up for reckless driving and, as it was shown that M had run into another hackman, he was forced to fork up $2 to turn It over to the city. Saul Pringle. charged with dis? turbance of the peace by cursing and striking Jane Prophet, plead guilty to the charge and was fined $10. or 20 days. RUNAWAY ON MAIN STRKKT. Horse Frigtitened by Automobile, Taken to Sidewalk and Store of Mr. <\ C. Reek's. Thursday about 10 o'clock a horse owned by Mr. A. T. Atkinson, an Insurance man of this city, was frightened by an automobile coming up behind It and plunged off. throw? ing Mr. Atkinson out of his buggy and dragging him some distance along the pavement. Mr. Atkinson was by himself In the buggy. which was In front of the Somter Dry Goods store. at the time that the frightened horse started off and before he could check Its prog? ress, the horse had run against the sidewalk, overturning the buggy and throwing Mr. Atkinson In between the wheels. He held the lines, how? ever, and was dragged along the street for about fifty feet, when the horse turned and started into Mr. Beck's store. The buggy struck the door jams and the harness was torn loose from the horse by the force of the impact, the buggy remaining there and the horse continuing its way to the rear of the store, where it became entangled In a bolt of cloth and was captured and let out through the rear door. Mr. Atkinson's arm and leg weft severely bruised and scratched by the stones and his clothes were al? most torn from him. but Otherwise he was not seriously injured. The buggy was kicked and broken in sev? eral places and was considerably damaged. In the store the horse beaks a blf show case, scattered garments rifrht ami left and ended his mad career by smashing several trunks, which Impeded its progresa. The horse itself was uninjured. This makes the ?SOOBd runaway oil the streets this week, and the fourth o ie In the vicinity of the city In thai i time, one of which proved fatal to the driver, ?"Can be depended upon" Is an ex? pression we all like to hear, ail I when It Is used in connection with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy it means that It never falls to cure dlrrhoea, dys< n t#ry or bowel complaints. It is pleas* ant to take and equally valuable f<-r children and adults. Sold by W. W Slbert. ?Chamherlanl's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Is today the best known medicine in use for the re? lief and cure of bOWS] complaints. It eures griping, diarrhoea, dysentery Sad should be taken at the first un? natural loose wool >f the bowels, n I- equally valaahle for children and sdolta Tt always OUree, Sold by W. W. Slbert. ?N'ot a minute should be lost When ?i child sh ?ws svmptorns of croup. Chamberlaln'i Couch Remedy given !?? aeon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after Hie ? i >upy cough ap? peared will prevent ih< attack Bold by w. w. ttbert IMPORTANT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. Bids for Tl?e Sewerage Work Opened Tuesday night at Council Meeting? Quotation of Rutting Street Oil on Street? IMeeeeeed?Other Matter?. The. City Council held its regular reml-monthy meeting Tuesday af? ternoon at o'clock. The chief question for discussion was the open? ing of the bids of the various con? tractor! for the work to be done on the teworagfl line on Oakland Avenue and, as to the acceptance or reject? ion of the bids. Other matters were brought up but were speedily gone through with, so as to get to the all absorb ng question of the sewerage work, us soon as possible, and that, with that matter looked into, the or? dinance makers might adjourn and go to the show which was incidental* ly looked upon as another import? ant event of the ?;vening. The meeting was called for 6 o'clock instead of 8 so that all mat? ters might he through with by time for the show, but as the city engineer had advertised that the bids would be opened at 8 o'clock, council did not take up that matter until the last thing during the evening, in the meanime looking ino various matters that were brought up for action. The first question discussed was that of furnishing food for the city prisoners In the county jail. It was shown that at present these prison? ers are fed by the sheriff, who fur? nishes them with food at forty cents a day. It was decided that the mat? ter should be looked into and, if it should be found the city could feed them at less expense, it would be for it to do so. At the same time it was decided that good food should be furnished, and whatever the food was worth should be paid. A letter from Mr. Mills, an agent for various medicines, desiring to sell and advertise medicine in the city at a reduced rate of license was rea I by the clerk. It was decided that no reduction should be made In th" present license and If party desired to sell his medicine he must pay the required price for the license. The council was petitioned to straighten <>ut Hauser Street, which matter was referred to city engineer to be look? ed into and reported back to council. The matter of widening Sumter and Dugan Streets which was requested of city was referred to Street Com? mute to be looked Into and reported back to oouncll. A bill from the Sumter Railway and Mill Supply Company was referred to the Chair? man of the Street Committee with power to act. The City Engineer was then caled upon to make a report of what work had been done by him since the last meeting of council. He said that the claying of Liberty street had been completed, Oakland Avenue had been clayed from Main to Harvln street, and that parts of John and Sumter streets had been widened. He snid that the Superintendent of Streets had been busy harvesting the hay crop and that at present was engag? ed In weeding the street" in the parts of the city that most needed weed? ing. Mr. McKeiver called the attention of council to the fact that a large oak tree at the corner of Caldwell and Harvln streets was seriously in the way Of persons traveling those streets and, as the tree was already almost dead, it was advisable that it be removed at on e. The Street Com? mittee was instructed to remove the tree as soon as possible. Mr. McKeiver then brought up the matter of using road oil on the streets. He stated that he had raised almost half of the sum necessary to order a carload of the oil and that he thought that the city ought to be willing to supply the remainder of the amount. lie said that he had seen how the oil acted on the streets In Charleston and that he thought that it WOUld be a great thing if the city should try tho experiment and, if it proved successful, that more of the oil ought to bo shipped here. Mr. McKeiver said that the cost would be about $S7I and that he had raised about half of that amount, that he did not see the use of ordering a smaller supply than a carload at a greatly Increased price, when a car load of the stuff OOUld be purchased much more cheaply. The matter was discussed for some time but no action was taken. The opera house committee report? ed that the pully for shifting the scenery at tho opera house had not yet been erected but that it would be as soon as convenient. The cotton samples purchased ?ome time ego by the chamber of Commerce, and now on exhibition in the lobby of the Farmers' Bank and Trust Company were discussed and it was do me I advisable thai the city build a cabinet for the purpose of j keeping the samples on exhibition so thai all farmers Interested In the sub? ject mlghl see th< m. M r, < llenn thought that it would he a waste of money as the coloring would fade nnd the samples be ruined as goon as they were left In the light for any length of time. This was remedied by the fact that the cabinet was to be so constructed with glass front doors so that the light could not get through to the samples. The matter was left to Mr. McKeiver to act, if ho could have the cabinet construct? ed at a moderate cost. Tt was decid? ed that the best place for the cabinet was In the lobby of the City hall. Mr. Cuttino brought up the mat? ter of the pool rooms not conforming to the city ordinance in the matter of curtains, and nllowing minors to play pool in them. The matter was discussed for s<?me time, finally be? ing referred to the police committee. All matters being finished except that concerning the sewerage bids, council adjoruned until eight o'clock when the sesion was resumed. At 80'clock the meeting was re? sumed. The first matter was the opening of the five bids, which had been submitted for the sewerage work on Oakland Avenue. City En? gineer T-.ee thought that the work ought to cost about $12,000 and as the bids submitted averaged consider? ably more than that it was deemed unadvisable to act on them at once and the council went into executive session, the bidders leaving the hall. At this time Mr. Thomas, of the Thomas Lumber Company, came before the council to ask that action be taken by council towards remov? ing city tax from his lumber plant which had been moved here some time ago for the purpose of manufac? turing lumber from hard wood logs, he having understood that new en? terprises of the sort were not taxed until five years after their establish? ment in the town. Mr. McLaurin said that this plant would come un? der the act which was passed by council for the protetclon of new in? dustries and that he thought that it would be well to allow the firm to have the privilege of non-taxation for the five years. Council decided to act to this effect later. After the bids for the sewerage work had been opened, It was sug? gested by one of the contractors present that he had a proposition to make If the city should decide to have the old works strengthened and repaired instead of new works in? stalled. This was discussed for some time but the prevailing opinion was that it would be better to have a new system installed than to have the old one repaired and strengthen? ed. City Engineer Lee said that he could make no estimate for what would be required in repairing the old work and that in his opinion it would not be best to try to replace it or to repair it. After the matter had been discussed for a considerable time the council adjourned to meet again tonight at 8 o'clock, when the matter would be acted upon if pos? sible. From The Daily Item, Sept. 29. The adjourned meeting of City Council met last night at 8:30 o'clock to continue the discussion on the bids for the sewerage work to be done on Okland avenue, all members of council being present except Al? derman McLaurin. All of the mem? bers present seemed anxious to get the mutter through with as soon as possible, while at the same time they did not wish to act precipitately, it being considered entirely too import? ant a question to be hurriedly act? ed upon. Mr. Geo. F. Epperson was present and his request of coun? cil was heard first. Mr. Epperson asked permission to put up a gaso? line filler three by four feet, on the edge of the sidewalk in front of his ofllco. He said that s.milar filling stations were put up in cities and that after the filler should be placed, space for a twelve-foot hlewalk would be left and that this w Id be wider than the sidewalks at other places in the city. He further said that it would be a great convenience not only to him but to the general public at 'arge, who would have, with the gasoline filler on the edge of the sidewalk, only to run up their automobiles and have them filled from the tank. The question of allowing the Thomas Lumber Company to carry on business in the city without pay? ing the town license, or tax, was re? fused, and it was decided that the company would have to pay the tax if it wished to continue business here. These matters being through with council returned to the matter of the bids for the sewerage work for a long and hard session. The bids had been opened at 8 o'clock the night before and after summing up the totals from the va? rious prices offered for parts of the work, Major W. L. Lee, City Engi? neer, had found that Berghaui & Moffat, of Orangeburg, had bid the lowest by almost $2,0i)a, their bid being $14,412 and the nexl bid to that being Bomewhot over $16,000, The estimate of the City Engineer was about $12,000, alter allowing ;> commission of 20 per cent for the work and, es it was deemed unadvis? able to accept ;i bid with a difference of at| amount of thai size, it was de? cided to confer with Mr. Berghaus and :?? e If he would not reduce the price bid 1 n the septic tank and for the embankment work out near the | mlttee on Public Works who should cemetery, his bids for this work be- j look into it and report to council at ing higher than that of any of his} its next regular meeting, competitors. _ Mr. Glenn did not sec why the city should pay as much as $30 a thous? and for the lumber, when it could be bought so much cheaper, but it was showed that It was impossible to find ?Don't waste your money buying plasters when you can get a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty five cents. A piece of flannel damp? ened with this liniment Is superior to any plaster for lame back, pains in out how much of the lumber would I the sidt* and (best, and much cheap be needed or exactly what kind of 1 IT?_^L1^'_W w s""?rt. lumber would do for the work until ! the work was under w ay and th< re OXLY ONE. fore the price was uncertain, and The Hro0n| m Sumtcr u ^ Vnlquo that in cases of the sort the contract-i One. ees always gave the contractors the | _ benefit of the doubt. The bids wer?- i If the reader has a "bad back" or very uneven, that Is. a person bid- | an>' kidney ill end is looking for re? ding high on one thing would bid j liof and cur- b*tter depend on the extremely low on something else, but L?nly remedy endorsed by people you it was found that the bid of Ber- ?ney PlUs relieV* . ? 4 , .. nulckly?cure permanently. Sumter ghaus & Moffatt was lower on all riti7nna ,.??,,? ... TT citizens testify to this. Here is a case the parts of the work except for the 0f jt septic tank and the embankment p. R. May. 115 E. Liberty St., j work. It was decided to communi- Sumter, S. C, says: "Two years ago cate with Mr. Berghaus through his 1 was injured and as the result my agent, who was in the city waiting kldne>'s became disordered. My to see what would be the outcome of ; back ached 8ev?*ely and I had such> i., x. . ,A t ! acute pains through my loins that .1 council's action on the bids, it being i , , . ,. ~* mnmm mo.v . A _ A. w w. w a could nardly move. I tried liniments understood through him tnat Mr. , and seyeral remedlea but M nQt ^ Berghaus might lower the bids on | celve relief# My kldneys were also w^ak and the secretions from these organs contained sediment and were irregular in passage. Since rains; Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at China's Drug Store, the backache and lameness has all disappeared and my # kidneys are more normal. I feel fifty \ these two parts of the work. It was then decided to adjourn till Mr. Berghans was heard from when the Mayor would have a called meeting of the council. Just before council adjourned the matter of granting Mr. Epperson permission to put the gasoline filler on the sidewalk In front of his ware house was brought up and after a very brief discussion, it was decid? ed to refer the matter to the com per cent better and it therefore gives me pleasure to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's and take no other. No. 2i. NOT FOOD, BUT MEDICINE All sensible livestock and poultry raisers understand how Important it Is to keep their stock in healthy condition. And for a;l the common Assesss ot Cat? tle, Horses, Mules, sheep, Uogs and Poultry there Is nothing that gives iuch satisfactory results as Busch's Golden Seal Stock and Poultry Medicine It Is laxative In action and quickly produces a beneficial effect. Veterinary authorities agree in endorsing this excellent preparation. Sold under a guaran? tee or money refunded. Sold by druggists and dealers. Price 25c., 60c. and $1 a can. Sample on request. GOLDEN CHAIN REMEDY CO., Inc. Eva ns vi He, Ind. Busch's Disinfectant and Dip, guaranteed to destroy MITES and LICE on j your poultry, U)c ? * Splendid All Round Remedy. I have used Busch's Golden Seal Stock and Poultry medicine on my stock with tue most satisfactory results. My wife also uses It on the chickens when they get droopy. Several times friends of mine have been to me as it 1 were a veteri? nary doctor and asked me to see what I could do for their stock with the remedy and whenever they come tor me I put the can in my pocket and go back with them and give some of ft to their animals. The remedy is all right. bilas ?. Ruffin ,t i.i s loa (, >l ??!??. MILL SUPPLIES Roofing Galvanized ?nd 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. AU Kinds and Grades. Circular Saws in Stock Simonds, Hoes, Ohlens and Disstons. Shafting, Wood and (ran Pulleys, Wire Ropes and Manilla Repes. Rubber Hose, Pumps, Babbitt Metal, Lace Leather, Bar Iron, Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Etc, Saw Mills, 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 Time Comes On when business picks up. The busy man ^ets 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 and systematized methods is enabled to reduce to a minimum these small troubles, elicits most the approval and appreciation of its customers. We have the organization. We h u e the facilities and if your financial connections have not been altogether satisfactory or you have new buisness, we invite your ac? count on the basis of an elimination of these "^nats" of ti ade. \ Bank of Sumter.