Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. ?IC WHY lilUMI FROM OFR SPF. t IAL tXmKKSI?()M?i;\TS. l. jiii of lutere** From nil 1'nru of ?unter and Adjoining ittuotU'h. F<.> IT. Egypt, Manh 7.?The funn is urf still having hue weather. A 1*?t ot the plowing la through with -mil moat of the fcrtlllicra have b. en hauled. About the average acreage will be planted this year and much mxro fertilizer will be used. Oat., are looking flno now. Several from thi.. pi no attended the auction ?il>" ?r K- rnl?? rt l.ist Fri? day and Sat tr.l,i\. Messrs, J. W. IT?W ? tad Vf? T. McLeod have been att* ndlng court In Itlahopvllle lids week. Mr. Lawrooc" White went t.. Ca\aV den today. Miss Pearl Napier, of 8mlth\lll? . spent la?t Saturday and Sunday with friends In Egypt. Mr. Harry McLeod. of Rembert. ?pent last pur.day with relatives In Egvpt. Mr. J. It. M t ?d ipSPl last Satur? day In Camden. m Rev. r. E. Sharpe spent Thursday evening In Egypt. Meaara Arthur McLeod ami Dots!" las Jenkins are visiting relative? In our aectlon today. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. p. ,1). s spent Tuesday In Camden. WFIM.1 I II I I? Wedgefteld. Mar? h 7.? Judge Reese'a court was the scene of a lit? tle excitement, or rath*t amusement, today. It being a case transferred from Bumter here. The Sumter Music Horas vs. C. L. MeLeod. Messrs Jen? nings and Motsg NftWafMtfaa; |1m plaintiff and defendant respectively. The defendant at times wanted to demonstrate his pugilistic knowledge. The case which was tried by Jury was decided In favor of the plaintiff, the suit being to recover an organ. The smallpox scare has about sub? sided, the general complaint now tot the next few weeks will be sore arms. The grain crops and gardens are needing rain badly. In fact the MM? dltlon of the soil is too <lrv for most any kind <?f preparation. No work ever I v the chain gang was more appreciated by the folks of a < ??mmunity than by the Manchester township folks, w h- n the sand h?U n??-?r ? ?wens mill was eluy ed and Manehest'-r branch fill..! In. Mrs. J. M. Hok'T.i has returned af? ter a pleasant visit to Charleston. Miss Irma Melh tt. of Privateer, spent the past wo? k-. ml with Mr. and Mrs. W 11 Kim-' Miss Florlde ltrohun has returned to the College for Worn, n in OolUm? Ida, after a few days stay with her mother, at Melrose. SMITHY 11.11. 8ndth\ilie, Mar.h 6.?I wonder what kind or blind tigers those are that have taken op their pbod I in ?M I?aik i'orror ' The people in this Section call a man who sells bone a "blind tiger." but ti. le who live In tho I ?ark r..rner" d>?n t kn?>w any? thing about such a monster. You know they are perfectly law-abiding people. They seemingly have no boose sellers amongst them. 1 'or ha ps some traveling showman let s ?me of his tigert escape, but If they are Mind they ,ir. m>t very dangerous. You i fud>' them in the ,\ There Is no dangei at night, because law-abiding folks ar ? at ||0h, Per? haps the sun has begun ?t0 shine in the "Dark Corner." If s... bt tl loyal prohibitionists get to w<.rk arol scatter those tigers. I trust th? y v\iil be more successful than y ?ur Kmlth ville apfpspp ouh nt. I.. . ???.untv has a superabundance of booze sellers. They are m>t ,tll I ? .1. >r ? .1 ttOpM cither. We hav?- no white timers In this 'm ssedlate neighborhood, but plenty ?.f them In tkasf <( tfee, OOUttty. Prohibit i?.n. as we now have it, Is a great- r SVtl than th. dispensary. Miss Te*?ta llattleld spent IsjM s, arday In Sumter as th. fpeM of Miss Hattle Huss Misses Pearl Wipltt .nw| Belle Mr Culchen \tslt?d the Mis*, s Kvans on last Hunil-o Miss Ofjsaj It..!,, rtson haw the first rose of the seas?oi. The chances are that Miss Ooleey vmii i th? llrsi broilers. We are needing rain hadl\ iJir den plants are suffering because ? .f lack of ntolsf _I_ moan rm ff. UtM kv Itliiff. Mar? h | Th? r.nn we ha\c t... r> seedHn f?'r satne tim? cam*' hur mght with >i regular mihi mer Ihne th>m<br StOTflt. Mrs. j, m. r?.gi. gawsjl iaturd?) aflertio.oi wot) \frc \V. i:. W, in. Mi>*s p.inn? h i:?i. n i ipeiil Saturday stid Sun.i iy bei Mr ppd m ri i i Halfleld ind htm? lly spent Buadi al Mr w r. Itaker'i Mr. Arthur Ifatfleld ('oncol tl, spent Suml i\ s/Ith M< ra T m >'i ! Engen?? Jos* v. Mls-s Hat? Mi l ? ???! Iuim . |0 Flurida. w here ?<??? will -*\? t I time with friends. THE JUMP ISSUE. M pRKMG COURT INMsTs ox ITS (oNslTU iiowi, LIGHT, Letters iic Made Public?Wanted rfewapnprr Man i<? Publish Corres? pondence in < n?e?The Conwaj Court. Columbia, Mnroli The issue be? tween the supreme court anil Oov. i.leas.- is ae aenfoi ? Anal eelutlon than oi the Arat day when the chiel ssoeiritve aenl ? note to Iht judicial .1? parfmeat oi the State statiner that h would appoint special judges wh > were hti friend* regardleei ol the rec uenmendauoa ad any one. Oov. teen baa received a letter from Chief Justice Jones appointing r. U WUleoa ol Florence ai a special judge for that county to take the phVli of Judge J. C. Klugh, who is ill. Oov. Ph ase said that he <lid not know what disposition lie would make of the mattter. Hi did say. however, that "he hoped that the newspaper men would he honorable enough to publish the letter from the chief justice." A letter which was not givn out by the chief executive from the chief justice, which stated conclusively that thf fovera >r hu<t goni beyond his Jurisdiction In making up a list of "ellglbles" was several days ago sent to (Jv>v. Please. The following is the letter received b Qov, i:!ease yegterday from Chief Justice Jones: "Being edvteed that Judge J. C. Klugh, because of IllneSS, is unable to hold the court of general sessions for Florence OOUnty, commencing on Monday, March It, till, to w.hich he was regularly assigned, and there be? ing SO other Circuit Judge <li.senf.agdl. now. pursuant to section -.743, 1 code of law, I respectfully recommend that >ou issue a commission to F. L. Will cox of Florence, S. C, learned in the law, as speelal judge, to hold said court." The following copy of a telegram i StVOd from the Florence bar by tlie ehief juuice, was also sent to Oov. Mease: "Hon. Ira H. Joins, chief justice ?upreme court of South Carolina: i am directed by Florence Par Asso? ciation at special meeting today to say that deeming It necessary that the regular spring term criminal COUrl hi heh| her * next week, there being 16 prisoners in Jail, unanimously rec? ommend 1\ P. Willcox as special judge to preside this court. B, O, ( diver, secretary." There was no court in CoUWUy last week because Qov, Phase refused to commission a special judge. The docket was crowdedi there helng over H prisoners in the Horry county jail awaiting trial, and the law requires that the governor of the State shall commission special judge upon the reoommendatlon of the suprems court. There were no circuit Jude., s ? i.gag? <1 that might ha\e been as signei' by the supreme court. These facts wer?' I in sented to Oov. Please and he refused to appoint a special judge. I >n three oeoaslons chief Justice Jones rocommi nded, according to law, the commission of C, P. Quattl" baunt for special judge. ?vary re.pest ?>f the chief justh. for the appointment of a special judge was ignored by Qov, Please. The following telegrams which \\ re e\ hang? d in the controversy are given. The following is * the telegram from the Conway bar to Chief Ju tfjCi Jorus. "Twenty prisoners in jnil, heavy docket, how shall we proceed. "P. W. Wait, Secretary." To which following response was made: "B. \v. Watt. Secretary, Conway, s. c. "Telegram received, I can do noth? ing but urg" governor te appoint Spe? ckel judge as recommended, which I mi doing. Judge CopOl assigned to Rlchland court. Judge Hamming r loo in to serve. Ira B, Jones, c. j." The telegram te the fovornor was .is follows' "Oov, cob- U ph ase, Colnmhhv s. c, "Received following telegram from I lert y bar: Twenty prisoners in Jail. h+mvj docket, how shall we proceed.1 I urge you t ? immediately commis? sion i . p. Qunttleheum as speciui ludgi Si re. omm< mb d by me at the request Of Worry bar. Mo circuit judge being available." "Ira lt. J?rns, C. J." Oov, Blease, in refusing to oommle slon a special Judge for ihs Conway < ourt took tie position that tin i e wen twit dhvngaged circuit Judges. He thought ihal Judge i fo| ? ? and fudge Memmlngt'i were disengaged, it af?. rwaid il< \. loped th 'i lha two lurigi i srere i ..i .n-. ni aged, and O01, ''u ? as o inform? rt three llmsi I v i 'hi- f In i . j. John W, Sli k< h mith, Groi m boro, r i has ihr. . . hlldn si d III ? rnosl children they frequi ntly iak< c dd, Wi and tri- d sevi isi Kind of cough medicine," he says, "hul have never found any I ? t that did t h< m i much i is Chamberlain's Cough Fteme I " For sab- by all dealers OVER 10,000 ORDERED TOWARD MEXICAN BOVNDAR1 l*Ur|M?SC Of I ? 11?l ?eedcntcd Mcholi/U- | lion in Time of Peace Stated ll| VutllOlitlCH lor Training of OfliciTS. and Men I'mler Service Conditions.! Oreal See ? < > Observed (ilvcs Color j to Reports that Objeci May be < Itherwlse, ^^^^^^^ Washington, March T.?The most extensive movement of troops and war i vessels ever executed in this countr) j in time of peace, is now under way. I i)t\ order of the President, as com? mander In Chief I f the army and navy, the objective being the country north oj the Mexican boundary and the wa? ters of the two oceans at either end Of it. Twenty thousand soldiers, more! than one-fourth ? 1 the army of the United states, of all arms of the ser vice, are moving toward tie- Mexican i boundary; four armed cruisers, com? prising tin- fifth division of tin* At? lantic fleet) have I.n ordered from Northern waters to tin- naval station, at Ouantanamo, Cuba, and most of the Pacific licet is or shortly will he on its way to assemble it San Pedro, and San DiegO, Cal., and 2,000 ma? rines are preparing to make th3 dual mama station their headquar? ters* it was announced at the White House and the war and navy deport? ments today that the purpose of the great mobilisation, unprecedented save in war time, is the training of Officers and men under service condi? tions ami practice, In co-operation with the land and naval forces. Un? usual pains were taken by all official? ly concerned In the movement to give this cubu to tiie sudden a< tlvity, but these statements were accepted with increasing reserve. There have been many joint man oeuvres during the past few years, but they have been planned far in advance and carried out without a ripple of excitement or even of evi? dente of Interest even at the White House, Today the executive ofl?CCi were filled with mystery, the entire morning was given over to conference with Officials of the war and navy de? partments. This thick atmosphere of mystery, and the sealous efforts to minimise the importanc e of the busi? ness, lent a curious significance to the fact that Gen. Wood, chb f of staff of the army, in en effort to elude inter? viewers, slipped out of one of the rear wind >ws of the President's office and heat u masterly retreat through the secluded portions Of tin- White House grounds, to a rear entrance of the war department. The real significance of these ac? tivities, which have been confined ap? parently t > the laal 48 hours, or less. is thought to relate very directly to tlie conditions in Mexico, and to the growing belief thai the situation there is by no means so satisfactory as the Mexican Government would have it believed. There are persistent reports ?hat tiv physical condition of Presi? dent DlaS has latch- become such as to alarm his adherents and that mo? mentous developments are to be pre? pared for. One report, which was current here today, was that the Pearson syndi atc, heavily Interested In enterprises in Northern Mexll 0, had appealed to th'> British Government for adequate protection of themselves and other foreign Interests, In preparation for the chaotic conditions which would almost certainly follow any serious loss of prestige, to say nothing of the collapse, of the i>ia/. Government, it was said that the Prltish ambassador had taken ip the question with the state department here, with the sug? gestion that unless the United Statis took immediate steps to exhibit Its disposition *nd ability to protect for? eign interests in Mexico, the European Government, especially England and Germany, would be compelled to do so. of course, no direct confirmation of this report was obtainable, but the : sudden burst of martial activity gave it Colo)-. Ambassador de la Parin, of the Republic of Mexico, who has been in New York, returned to Washington tonight, t ? fulfill a social engagement and returned at midnight to New York. II?' disclaimed any knowledge of any ? hange in the Internal condi? tions of Mexico, ami as for the health of President Dias, he insisted that ledhing In the personal or official communications of the President in? dicated anything but his usual satis f ct.iry condition of health, Moreover, he stated that, apart from sporadic disorders connected with Ihe revolt In minted parts of Mexico, the situation &iis normal. 11 w at said I ha t one r< a son for I he return et* the ambassador to New York was t.? meet Senv?r i ?!mantour, the Mexican minister of finance, who m I tonight ft ..in i 'ra nc, 11 a as ilso said here today that another party to this nieetlUH. U'ould be por to l das, Ji.. i on of Ihe Presld? nt, I who was said to he on his way N ?rth . from Mexico City for that purpose, 1 Henry Lane Wilson, the American DON T WANT MV UDER ICR FREE. Representative I - :i \ i** Presents Peti? tion Asking That Kennedy Serve Out His sentence. Columbia, March 8. 'Representative .las. B, Davis, of Barnwell, presented to Governor Hlease Tuesday afternoon a petition counter to that which was recently 11K??l in behalf of J. Chester Kennedy, the white man who ^V;', convicted 'i procuring the murder of .. neighbor, Perry Ussery, by negroes I . !i the square of Barnwell and who was sentenced two years ago to life Imprisonment In the penltentary. Mr, Davis, d former Solicitor, was' oiw of the attorneys assisting Solicitor Byrnes In the prosecution. He sup-j ported the petition with a strong per? sonal appeal to the Governor, not to pardon or parole Kennedy and turn him loose again upon the community. Mr. Davis" said he had procured the signatures of seme of the best people of Barnwell county to the petition. Among the endorsements ii one by Magistrat'- T. S. I .unbar, of Four Mile, who swore Governor Blease into office?"For God'a sake dont grant Kennedy Is a man of about 24 years. His father died recently. CLEMSON EXTERTAINS MR. KNAPP. Farm Demonstration Vgenl Well Pleased with College?Mr. G usque Resigns?Other tlems. Clemson College, March I.?-During! the iiist two days of the week Clem* s<?n had as h>r guest Mr. Bradford Knapp and his Farm Demonstration Agents of the Piedmont section of South Carolina. Twenty-five of these agents were present, and all were en? tertained in barracks. Mr. Knapp. Dr. Knapp'a son, responded t > a short address of welcome by Acting Presi? dent Riggs, and Insisted that his men should recognize that the agricultural (?(dice;.- is to the Demonstration Agents what an implement factory is to the farmer. Th" agricultural college must furnish the necessary information which the agents disseminate. His remarks along this line were well re? ceived, and the spirit of co-operation which was manifest is evidenced by the following resolution: Be it resolved by the Farm Demon? stration Agents of the Piedmont sec? tion of South Carolina that wc tender our slncerest thanks and our appre? ciation of the most hearty welcome ami hospitality i xtended ua by Presi? dent Riggs and the faculty of Clemson college during our meeting at th col? lege February 28th and March 1st. We wish to assure President Rlgga and the faculty of he College that we are heartily in sympathy with th ? work of the institution, and we pledge our hearty co-operation with lo-r and all her forces In the up? building and development of the ag- , rlcultural resources of tha state. (Signed.) W, R. Elliott, J. W. Rothrbck, C. M. Morgan. L. C. ('happell. Committee. Mr. J. M. Gasque, who for a num? ber Of years has held the position of Assistant to the Commandant has re? signed; it is not yet known who will take his place. The meeting of the Board of Trus? tees will convene Monday March Oth. The tith of the series of] Lyceum entertainments was given in the Me? morial Hall last Saturday night, Feb? ruary 2r>th, by Spragues. The enter? tainment was a costume play of "Rip Van Winkl?-," ir. four acts. Tim play wus well rendered, and ill whose good fortune enabled them to attend, came away highly pleased. Another attraction of great note was th n tertainment given by the "Festt/al Quartette" on March 1st This quartette is composed of four of tin greatest singers on the stage, and Clemson was very fortunate in getting them to com? here. Dr. W. D. Weatherford, Internation? al Student Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, is con? ducting a aeriea of meetings here. Hr. Weatherford is known throughout the South an an eloquent and force? ful speaker. Hla wide experience with collece men giveH him a keen Insight Into their lives. His able and helpful addressee have bo< n well attended by the students. Instead of having the regular drl'l on Friday Captain Btokea kindly gave the cadeta permission to hear Dr. Weatherford In chapel. < m Friday evening, he de? livered an address on "The Freedom of Mnnh.1." !t wai one of the b< ^t addresses ever made here. Dr. Weath f??rd will be with tia until Sunday. nmhnssndor to Mexico, has been In the Pnlted Stab a on lea* ? for about lor d 'v r. and todav !? fl for i V i? '- rds. Va to w hat In may hn* e told his su P" rlora at th. St ite d? p irtnn nt, about t he rumoi ed ? i1 i In Ihe heal th of Prealdent 11 i not one ayllahle could he ascertain) d. YOUR BANK ACCO Your Satisfactioi Your Need; ( Let's Talk il Over THE PEOPLE'S A v._ MR. DABBS IN BARN WELL. Made Strong Picas ror Orgunlsntiou? rnrmers Must Adopt Business Methods or Lose Money. Barnwell, March 6.? A small but appreciative audience enjoyed the privilege of hearing two very Inter? esting, Instructive and sound common sense talks here toddy at the meeting of the farmers' union, of Bsrnwe 11 county. Harry i>. Calhoan, president of thej Home hank <f Barnwell, made a very In ten sting f;dk on the needs of this section In the agricultural line and called special att< ntlon to the neces? sity for establishing a cotton era re? house at Barnwell for the proper mar? keting of what now promises to be a i bumper cro,p. He close d his remarks j with a fitting introduction to the ! speaker of the day, E. W. Dahhs, of Sumter, Vice president of the State farmers' union. Mr. Dabbs began his address by calling attention to the forerunners of the present day farmers' union, the grange ami the farmers' alliance, each of Which, he said, had played an important part in the development ; of the farming interests of the South. I He predict al that In time the union j would give place to another more perfect and powerful organization, as has been the case with its prede? cessors. Mr. Dabbs pointed out the unbuslness-llke methods of the farm? er In the marketing of his crops and showed what the farmers of Sumter, Marlboro and Clarendon Bounties are doing to remedy this by the organiza? tion of a produce exchange, which is doing On a small scale what similar stronger organizations are doping for the truckers In eastern Maryland. Mr. Dabbs said that the famers must be? gin at home to ft medy the evil, other? wise the work of State conventions and associations where much speak? ing is done, would be of absolutely no uee. In his opinion one reason for the Indifferent orgenisatlon of the unions Is the present high price of cotton, and unless ?iure is a proper method' devised to market the Incoming crop I the price is bound to slump. Ho strongly advocates engaging a com? petent manager for an organization j with this purpose In view, s man who will make it his business to get the highest possible price for the farm-j ers' i roducts, instead of allowing the | present sales agents, who are merely representatives of the buyers, to ham? mer down the prices to suit their employers. Ignorance, he said, Is the great trouble. Mr. Dabbs said that this is not primarily a cotton country, although cotton is made the money crop. He pointed out the fact that the amount of money expended by the people of this state for necessaries ol life that could be grown most profitably at home is almost equal to the total value of the cotton crop. in conclusion fro pleaded with the farmers to make a beginning, no mat? ter how small?not to despise little things. In time great results would follow, perhaps not in this genera? tion, but that they would come. Mr. Dabbs made a most fiv orable Impression on his hearers, and throughout he was accorded strict at tentlon. Much good should come as a result of the s? ed sown at today's meeting. It is to be regretted, how? ever, that S large number of farmers was not present. After the above addresses the m? et ing devoted the balance of Its time to buolness of the union. The most common cause of insom? nia Is disorders of the stomach. Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these disorders and enable you to sleep. For sale by all dealers. Samuel Joyner, a white man who waa convicted In 1894 In the Rich land county court on the charge of murder and sentenced to life Impris? onment in the Stab- penitentiary, has been pardoned by Oov. Blease. Joyner committed the crime at Bastover. Win n you have rheumatism in your fool or Instep apply Chamberlain's Liniment and you will gel quick re? lief, n costs but a quarter. Why suffer? For sale by all dealers. The Court of Common Pleas con v, ?,... h< re Mar. h 20 with Judge J. W. !vor,, pri .-'ding. The docket w e ' , ,i let Sattirdav no more cases i ( \ on hai e ti e il l. In getting rid of I i cold 5 "'i may mow that you nr. not treating it properly. There Ii nn reason Why a cold should hang on for we. Ks and it will not if you take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, Por sale i>> all d< alers. n ; Our Pleasure )urs to Supply CapHal S50.000 y\U 12 W.Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. _J A***abl"AjSBSi^aasrSaBBVBBBanSSMaSa^ Do you know that of all the minor ailment* colds ars by Car the most dangerous? Jt is not the told Itself that um need fear but Hie serious disease! that it often leads tb Most of these Bre known as gern diseases. Pneumonia and consumption are among them. Why not take Cham I perlatn'a Cough Remedy and eure your <old while you can? For sale by all dealers. The n- w owners of the electric light plant will probably take charge about March 16 th. THE TRUE TEST. Tried In Sumtes', ii ila>- Stood tlan Test. Th? hardest test is the test of time, and Doan's Kidney Pills have stood it Well in Sumter. Kidney ?unteren an hardly ask for stronger proof than the following: C. H. James, 304 Council streo\ Sumter, S. C, says: "I had kidney trouble and th*- kidney secretions caused me annoyance by passing too frequently. Backache and sharp patnt across my loins kept me in misery, I and I could not rest well, in the morning when I an se, my hack was so lane and sore that 1 could hardly straight* n and if l got up quickly after sitting, sharp twinges darted through me. A friend told me about Doan's Kidney Pills and deciding to give th< m a trial, I got a box at China's Drug Store. Their use as directed entirely removed my trouble and since then my kidneys have been^ normal. I consider Doan's Kidnei Pills s most excellent medicine for One back and kidneys." (Statement giv en March 17, 190S.) A Lasting Kffect. When Mr. James was interviewed on Januory 9. 1911, he said: "I laYfl* llngly confirm my former endorse? ment of Doan's Kidney Pills, fo^ they made a permanent cure in my' case. You are welcome to continue the publication of my statement." t For sale by all dealers. IPriee "G^ cents. Foster - M il burn Co.. /Buffalo, New York, sole agents for tM United States. / R< member the name?Dofin's?and take no other. No. 5 at feaj^)Hl^HSJlfti0l?>s1 W. K Tavel CIVIL ENGIX1 lit and 1.AM? SURVEYOR Office o\er Rank of "Nbimiter. We make it a point to handle only furniture of merit?that, no matter what figure you pay you'll get dollar for dollar value. Furniture Styles. Now being shown comprise dis? plays that include both low and high priced sets and single pieces, you'll do well to choose from Shop here for quality. Shop her? for right prices. WITHERSPOON BROS. FURNITURE CO. Uniform excellence and reliability, excluslvenesa and refinement, latest di ?Igns, \ urtety of chob e. price ad? vantage} These facta together \\ Ith ue at< re methods make this the vn lr> ore of it iafactlon and ? conomy. W. A. Thompson. 6 S. Main St, Jeweler and Optician