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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. raWBY LETTERS FROM OUK SPE ClAL tX>RRESPO\DENTS. Il?ma of Inter*** From all Part* of jfumtnr and Adjoining Couatlce. NOT1C? TO CORRKSFONDBNTS Mall your letter- ? that they will rtaoli this office not later than Mon? day whan Intended for Wednesday'* pevper and not later than Thursday tar Saturday's Issue. This, af course, applies only ts regular correspond aas a la case of Items of unubual B-rws ralus, ssad In Immediately by ?sail, telephone or telegraph. Such stwi storlss sre acceptable up to the hour of folng te press. Wednesday's paper ts prlatsd Tuesday afternoon and Saturday's paper Friday after 8TATEBLRG. Stateburg Nov. ?Mr. and Mi Guy L. Warren and their little son, euere the guests of the Misses I'.nr SJSSO. on Sund ? Mr. Frsnk P. Harris, of Thomas vllb\ Oa., paid n short visit to Mr. and Mis. E. F. Ulm?sj last W Miss Mint rrls. after a stay of several wtwks In Columbia, Is again In the height...rh<>od. Mr. Frank P. Hurgess. of Manning apeat Sunday In our midst. Mrs. B W Anderson. of Rieh snond, Va.. after a pleasant visit to relatives here, has returned home. Mm M. S. r.urgess. of Sumter, Ofsnt a day o two with the Misses Burgess during the past week. Misses Emma nno Bettle Frit rx n. sjpoat Sunday at "Cherry Vale," their old home. Quite a large number from this nelgh'x hood attended Ben-Hur on Monday night at the Columbia theate. The w> ather for the past few days has been beautifully clear and brac? ing _ WEDGEFIELD. Wedgefleld. Nov. ?.?Messrs. W. D. Wilson and J. M. Davis !eave this afternoon for Summerton to spend the holidays. Messrs. J. H. Aycuck & Sons have recently bought three carloads of Ts a n seats cattle to fatten for the market, one carload were very tine ?to+ra. the largest ever seen In these parts. Mr. H. M. McLaurln Is also fatten? ing a carload. The following were fortunate to sjoure tickets for Ben-Hur and went over on the special from Sumter Monday evening: Messrs. Sam Weln burg. E. E. Aycock, II. M. McLaurln, W. H. Ramsey. H. Chandler, F. Ell? iott Tbomus, J. B. Crouch and Sin? gleton Dwlght, Mrs. Sam Welnburg. Mrs. E. W. Nettles. Mrs. S. It. Flud. Mrs. J. B. Crouch. Mrs. F. E. Thomas. Mrs. J. R. Ryan. M?ntes Bettle Ay ?cck. Mettle Fludd. Lee Moore, Sadie Fin 1 i. \\e...-k. Janet Thomas, Dr. and Mrs. W. L Parier. Mr. W. 8. Lykes, Misses Martha Platte and Maude Chandt There were others who s/gsa dis? appointed in not having been aide to get tickets, hut went later. Very little cotton is being held In these parts. Fourteen cents lookl too pood luff the farmers to refuse. Mr. J IV l iekllng has put in a gasoline engine and grist mil In his ?hop which Is a great convenience to folks who \ ish to get meal and cracked corn. A very small vote was ptHtJ here Tuesday; folks ha\e grown tired of so many prim an. s and elections. PJAJtltOU ESCAPE FROM MAD INK.. The family mi Mr J. L. (Bills, who lives In the Rembert section of tbe county had a t*r> narrow es? cape from a m l dog on last Fri? day night when th?\ w r. eating ?upper. It seems that the dog was a great pet of the ehllrrea in the famllj nad that It was l\lng under the table wh'b th.--. mpper, ex? cept Mr. tllllls. who was In his tton ? fsw feet from the house. Mrs. Oll lls' attention was attracted by the dogs scratching and whining under the tubb- and wh. n she looked. It s?aa seemingly In the throes ?.f . of> vulslons. She at once called her husband who psjsjM as SjUtchly as he could from the store. The dog. In tbe meantime ha 1 rls# r front the floor and was starting at one of the children with foam running from her mouth and b? r . \ ? t g'.i^-v gre. n. As Mr Olllls ent.T.d the house tin dog was crouehlng for a spring up? on one of the ihlldtSg who was pfand? Ing spell bound with fright Mr Olltls immediately spring In front of the child and find several shots Into the body of the dog g| . |oet range, killing It Instantly. The farm \ were rpilte overcome by their narrow .scape and It was sometime before an\ of them sTOfi able to get th.dr wit* logjethsf again and curry off th. bed)] of the dog This took pmeg nal] ? short dis? tance from the ?< , r,.- of n similar ro ot dog ln< blent h '.out Ihn I \ I I rs ago. when a dog t . ' ng to n n? gro went mad and bit several <>f his children, two of them dying from ths effects. MYSTERY IN MARLBORO. bodies of BKXNfiTTBVUiLE i.\i>v KiiM) by iHARCH I KS. I .cut ing Homo on TlsmhsgUlllg for TlitmkxKlxiiiK Buy Hunt. Gaj Roger* and l?n'iitU> Moore I Ha* - | counted for l'iitll Searching Dar- j Htg Dtmovcr Honmin* hi Branch. Death of I'.arli Cuused hy (iunsliot Wound. Pf till i Uli Nov. 2?.?The dead1 bodies of Guy Hogers and BrentlM Moore were found this morning aw out II o'clock. As reported In The News and CotirMr today, these two boys left hom?' Thanksglfing morning on a hunting trip. They want to Gard? ner's Bluff, hitched their horse and buggy and nothing dellnlte could DC learned of their wh< ronbouta until the bodies were found today. Prenilm Moore, the son of Mrs. Basil) B. Moore, and the younger of the two boys, was found King on the south side of ? branch about five feel deep, Mis feel wer.- towards the bottoni of the branch, and he clutch - I a briar between his fingers. An examination showed that the load from a shotgun had entered his body from the side near the edge of the shoulder blade, ranged towards the rn'ddle of the chest, passing through the body. The entire load, shot and wad. was 1} ing underneath his clothes, In front of the cht st. QU] Rogers, n son of County Treas? urer N. B. Rogers, and the older of the boys, Shis found in the bottom of the branc h, only a few* feet from the body of young Moore. His face was turned dow n, his body was nearly in I Urn 'ing position, with his head in the edg< of the water. In a puddle Of blood. He, too, was wounded with a shotgun, the load entering directly into the heart from the front, pass? ing through the eistet, shattering the ribs on the rear side, some of the shot buying themselves In the skin of j the back. One wad, that between the powder and shot, was found inside the shirt, near the wound. The wound In young Rogers' body ranged slightly down from the front. A double-barrel shotgun was found on tbe brink of the branch, the mur? ale slightly elevated, pointing towards the ditch, one trigger cocked, and in the breech was caught a small part of the shirt of young Rogers. One barrel, the one with the cocked trig? ger, was found empty. The second barrel contained an empty shell, and another empty shell was found with? in a few inches of the muzxle of the gun. The branch runs through a broad field. An overgrown hedge covert 1 the banks of the branch, which Is about five feet deep and about sir feet wide at the top. Within about 1M) yards is a negro cabin. An obi negro woman who lives out there said that she saw the b .ys out there shooting, but that be paid no attention lo them and knew nothing of their disappearance. Within one-half a mile are thre. other houses. The point where tin boys hitched their horse was within a qarter of a mile of where their b.?di*s were found. Thursday night and Friday mom ning searching parties were out look lag for the boys. The party was in? creased largely last night, and With lanterns th ? entire swamp on tHis aide of the river was earctullv search? ed. A partj *aas again formed this morning, many w ho had been out all night again renewing the search, which was begun at the place where the hoys were last seen, with the understanding that it was to spr. a | gradually and take in every foot Of the ground, The portion where the boy's holies were found was assign? ed to a party, among whom were Frank CfOalaad and W. C. Carlisle. Mr. Cropland was riding horseback up the branch, when he discovered the body of young Moore. The bodies remained as they wer" found Until Ihs coroner empanell. bis Jury, When they were moved an< in examination made by | >r. W. J, Croolaad. The jury is maknlg ? thorough examination and taking the testimony of everyone In the im? mediate vicinity. Many think It practlealy ImpOSSthl 1 to reconcile Ihs facts with the theorj of accident, yet nothing was develop ed to point conclusively to the the? ory of murder. The coroner's jury adjourned late this aft. moon to meet again nexi Wednesday, when additional testl . mony Will taken with I view to throwing further light upon whi now seems to h. an impenetrable m rot cry, Both gpOad| and Effort I ve. This Indicates the action of Fola> Kidney Fills as S. Parsons, Battfv Crook, Mich., Illustrates: "I have been afflicted with a severs ease of kidney and bladder trouble for which I found no relief until I used Foley Kidney Pills. These cured mo en? tirely of all my ailments. I was trou? bled with backaches and severe ihool Ing pains with annoying urinary Ir regUlarRlea The steady use of Foley KMaey Pills rid me entirely of sll my former troubles. They have my highest recommendation " Slbert's I?rug Store. I LI TT. ( I'AKU, NEURO BRUTE, Ml KDIKs WHITE (4 IRL IN ATTEMPT TO RAVISH HER. Negro i- t aptuied by Halt' DOSCII Cltlsens <? i' Tho Neighborhood? Confesses to Crime and Is Later Riddled arlth Bulleta. Little Mountain, Nov. 25.?RlddU d by 1,000 bullet wounds, the body of Flute Clark, ? negro, tonight lies on tin- lOUth Side Of Little Mountain, mute svldencs of the suddenly arous? (i wrath of s mob of nearly 1,000 Lexington and Xewherry cltlsens, maddened by the murder of the 14 year-old daughter of a prominent rarmer of thli sectlan, who, (.Marke is said to have confessed, met liei leath while resisting his attempts to issault her, The girl's throat was iut from ? iii- to ear, and her bleeding body was found about s o'c lock this iftecnoon near the cellar door of hei home. The negro was (aught and ?spirited away by a halt dozen men. who concealed him from the oth? ers. The mob got wind of this and the negro's alleged confession to his ?aptors, and at once went in groups to the secluded spot, Where tile pris >ner was held. < ?nee the brutal negro w as in their power, the enraged cltlsens poured rolleys Into his body, nearly 1,000 hots, it is believed, heing tired. With the bloody work over, the crowd be? gan to disperse, and there was little further manifestation of disorder The body was left where it fell, with v lantern hung on the berast. The young girl, who had two day*' holiday from school on account oi Thanksgiving, was alone at home at the time of the attack. Her mother had Just gone to a neighbor's. The negro, who worked for her father, approached her, according to his al? leged confession, to which there is no corroboration, there being no eye? witnesses, and asked her for a drink of water. She gave him the water, and then he asked her to bring him Homo potatoes also. When she brought them he attacked her. The girl screamed and called out that she would tell her father. The negro then lashed her throat from ear to ear. the head being almost severed from the body. He th*n fled. The girl's young brother, return? ing to the house a short time after? ward, found her body. The alarm was given, and the father of the vic? tim, who was plowing in a Raid about 200 yards from the fatal scene, rushed t<> the scene. Medici.\ atten? tion was hastily secured, but the lit? tle victim was dead. Her resistance had not been in vain, however, as she had thwarted the negro's fiendish purpose. Clarke, with almost consummate cunning, returned at once to the scene and even assisted in carrying the body Of hit Victim into tile hOUB< , w hen the alarm was given the Lex? ington sheriff sent the bloodhouds from the country chaingang in charge .i Capt. Pete Mack. m. M. Buford, sheriff of Xewherry. also hastened to the spot. Upon arrival at the scene the dogs U once took up the trail and car? ried It to a field, where the negro had been plowing. Here they stopped and the chase was given up. Then the crowd, wheh had been gathering since the first reports of the crime had gone forth, separated to beat the bushes tor the negro. Al? ter a short chase he was captured by i party of hall a do/en and hurried into a place of seclusion. The negro is said to have Confessed bis crime to these men. The mob learned of the capture, and, while Toe officers went ? f'f on a false scent, quietly slipped away to where the negro was held. What followed can not be definitely stated, but a fusillade of shots was heard and shortly after the negro was found dead, riddled with bullets, with i lantern hanging on his breast. The girl's body was found lying in the yard near the cellar door, and ill. surroundnlgs show that a des? perate struggle as* made hy the young girl. The distance from the well t<> where the young girl met her d. ath is about 80 yards, and she was dragged the entire distance. Her head was almost severed from the body, FlUte < iarke had Ii I ed on I be place of the victim's father for 1 2 years, having been practically raised l?y the family, lie was married and is said t>? have been about 21 yeara Of age. Tomorrow morning at '.? o'clock B. i?. ?Marke, coroner of Lexington, will hold an inquest over the body of the dead girl. The lynching was in New berry county whle the murder oc? curred in L. xlngton county. The crime of this afternoon was committed within less than two miles of the piac?. where Coot Lever :>t tempted t<? assault the wife of a prominent young farmer about a year ago. for which he was legally hanged, <;?mmI Results Always Follow Th*. use of Folcy Kidney Tills They are Upbuilding, strengthening and Mouthing. Tonic in action, quick In r**suits. Slbert's l>rug Store. RICHARDS APPOINTED. JOHN G. RICHARDS SUCCEEDS J. M. SULLIVAX. (?OV. Ansel Name* \\?" 11 Known Kcr hImw County Man to Fill Vacancy on Railroad Commission?Cnpt. Richards Was Not Applicant. Columbia, Nov. 2?;?Governor An? gel today appointed ai Railroad Com? missioner, vlc< commissioner James M. Sullivan, of Anderson, recently de- 1 ceased, Hon. .lohn G. Richards, Jr., i of Kershaw County, who was not one of the thirty-one applicants for the unexplred portion <-<*> months) of Mr. Sullivan's trnn. Capt. Richards was a candidate in the recent pri? maries for governor. Previously he served twelve yearn In the legislature. Commissioner B. L. Caughman will probably be the new chairman, vice John Barle, of Greenville, who re? tires. The thirl member Of the com? mission will be George McDuffle Hampton, recently elected. DR. CRIPPEX HANGED NFSDAV. WED Without Confessing Murderer Enters Eternity. London. Nov. 23.?Dr. Hawlej Harvey Crippen todaj paid the pena? Ity for the murder ol Ills wife, Belli Blmore, the acrtess, within a few minutes of the stroke of '.?, the morn? ing hour fixed for the execution. The hanging was in Pentonvllle prison, where the prisoner had been confined ice his return to this country, fol? lowing his arrest in Canada. The con? demned man, who throughout his trial and even until Home Secretary Churchill had refused a petition for tils reprieve, had maintained an im? perturbable calmness. presented a pitiable appearance, as he was liter? ally led throughout the short cor? ridor from his cell to the scaffold. Will Promote Beauty. ?Women desiring beauty get wonderful help from Bucklen's Ar? nica Salve. It banishes pimples, skin eruptions, sores and boils. It makes the skin soft and velvety. It glorifies the face. Cures sore eyes, oold sores, cracked lips, chapped hands. Best for burns, scalds, fever sores, cuts, bruises and piles. ZZ at Sibert's Drug Store. Thos G. Prioleau, of Charleston, was drowned near Georvetown Tues? day by the capsizing of a boat. A Household .Medicine. ?To be really valuable must show equally good results from each mem? ber of the family using it. Foley's Honey and Tar does just this. Wheth? er for children (or grown persons Foley's Honey nnd Tar Is best and safest for all coughs and colds. Sibert's Drug Store. DON'T WAIT. Tnke Advantage of a Sumter citizen's Experience Before It's Too Late. When the back begins to ache. Don't wait until backache becomes chronic; Till serious kidney troubles develop: Till urinary troubles destroy night's rest. Profit by a Sumter citizen's experi? ence. C. H. James, 17 Dingle St., Sum? ter, S. C, says: "I can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills as I have used them with great benefit. I had kidney trouble for some time, the kidney secretions being highly colored and containing sedi? ment. I suffered from backache and ?harp pains In my loins, could not rest well and in the morning my back was so lame and sore that I was unable to dress myself. If I straight? ened quickly, sharp, darting pains shot through my back. A friend fin? ally told me about Doan's Kidney Pills and 1 procured a box at China's Drug Store. They helped me In every way and I have not had any backache since. The kidney secretions are now clear and I feel better than I have in months. I consider Doan's Kidney Pills to be an excellent remedy." For sale by all dealers. Pries 50 oents. Foster-MUburn Co., Buffalo, \'ew York, ^ole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No.22. THE imW~ ?fsf: St) FOR THE NEWLY WEDS. ( )ur furniture display will be found to offer the greatest varie? ty in styles?the lowest prices. A comprehensive showing of fine furniture that will enable you to select the latest and best ?to save money. For fine furniture ?o to Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. Not Sorry For Blonder. * "if my friends hadn't blundered III thinking I was a doomed victim : of consumption, 1 might not be alive now," writes 1). T. Sanders, of Har rodsburg, Ky., "but for yean the-: saw every attempt to cure a Lung-racking cough fail. At last 1 tried l?r. King's New Discovery. The effect was wonderful, it soon stop? ped the cough and I am now in bet? ter health than I have had for years. This wonderful life-saver is an un? rivaled remedy for coughs, colds, la gvippe. asthma, croup, hemorrhages, whooping cough or weak lungs. 50c, M.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Blbert'l Drug Store. ?"I do not believe there is any other mcdiepje so good for whooping cough as ChamWrlain's Cough Reme? dy," writes Mrs Francis Turpin, Junction City, Or?. This remedy is also unsurpassed for colds and croup. For sale by all dealers. The Bank of Sumter, Sumter, S. C. I Capital and Profits, $140,000.00 C The world owes nobody a living. It pays you all it owes when it gives you a chance to hustle for yourself. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Is out for your business, and prepared to 'jive fuli values. Come with us. ?EEC OUR OAN fiER SIGNAL! Stop putting your funds In stocks and bonds, banks etc where they are at the mercy practically of the management of the company or Institution. Pat your fur ds where they will earn .?, substantial return .with ?osolute safety, viz : No. 209 South Main St.. Lot 50 by 208, eight room dwelling, all modern ^eon venlences. good larn and stable. No. 211 S Mai n St.. Lot 50 by 208, 8 room dwelling, all modern conveniences. This Is Main Street Property and very ciose In. No. 331 W, Hampton Ave., nice six room dwelling. No. 9 North Salem Ave., nice six room cottage. We have some very choice country property for sale, that is worth investi? gating, would be pleased to show you any or all. Fi* prices and terms, apply to SUMTER REAL ESTATE ? INSURANCE CO., Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. Sumter, S. C. i O'DONNELL 6 CO. What About a Cloak For Your Child We are show ing a very large line of all this season's styles at prices which will please. We have a special line of Junior Coats in that smart, snappy style for the Miss, from 11 to 15 years. We find it a pleasure to show goods. O'DONNELL 6 CO.