The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 24, 1911, Image 8
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
WK\YN\ II I'll U> Ki;oM OIIR8P&
C1AL COHHIM'itNDlNTH.
*mbmi of lnU*rr?a Prom nil Parts ol
?noil-r and \?lj<?loiiu Counties
NOTICE TO COhUKSPONKKNTS
Mall ><>ur letters ho that they will
??ach this office not later than Mon
ta> when intended for Wednesday's
f>s>per and not lat*r than Thursday
tor Saturday's Issue. This, of course,
applies only to regular correspond
In case of Items of unusual
value, send In Immediately by
telephone or telegraph. Such
rm atorlM tr? acceptable up to the
of (olng to pr?M. Wednesday's
Is printed Tuesday afternoon
Saturday's paper Friday after
PINEWOOD.
Ptnewood, May 18.?The Harvln
Drug company has installed a new
soda fountain.
Wayor A. P. Toomer, and family,
ft**: e on Monday to visit relatives at
Campobello, 8. C.
MaJ. H. P.. Richardson and daugh?
ter. Miss Susan, are on a visit to Mr.
WL C. Richardson. Jr.
Miss Belle Brlnkley, came in Tues?
day night to nurse the fever patients
at the Methodist parsonage.
Kes David Huek's, and son. Ben
sifte. are confined to their beds with
fever.
Mrs. tX W. Bates has been sick for
several da?*, but is able to be up
tttsfesi
Mr. I. M. Loryea spent Wednesday
fa own on business.
Mr. D. R. Lide has purchased a
touring car.
Egypt. May 18.?We are still very
dry in Egypt. Farm work is well ad?
vanced, though in places cotton has
not come up to a stand on account of
of the dry wearner. Oata are almost
reads for harvesting, the crop will be
very short.
Picnics are the order of the day.
The Smlthvllle school closed last Fri?
day and had a picnic on Saturday,
the crowd In attendance was very
large.
Mr. J. R. McI>>od spent last Satur?
day In Camden.
Miss Sadie White Is spending a few
days of this week with Miss Belle
McCutcben at Smlthvllle.
The Egypt school closed last Thurs?
day, after a very successful term
taught bf Miss Dorothy Napier. Miss
Kapler has become very popular here
and her many friends wish her a
nt vacation and to return to
f-?r the next school year.
The Misses Nspler were the guests
of the Misses Brad by u lb mbert f??r
several days this week.
The Spring Hill ball team crossed
bats with R last Saturday nt
Smlthvllle. The gam. was the slow
#st ever played aa tha leaaJ diamond.
After five Innings the score was 14 to
It for the home boys. The game was
not finished on account of rain.
Several from this place attended
Memorial exercises at Camden last
Wednesday.
PISGAn.
Ptshgah. May If.?The draught is
causing a gloomy outlook for the
young crops. Oats can't nil out and
are practically lost. Wells are dry?
ing up and many branches have no
wa'er. A large per cent of planted
eastton is not up and can't come up
until It rains The crops are small
and tn man. pitas! the cotton is
dying out. In this section the crops
are fairly faott Most of the farm?
ers planted earls ami have good
stands. There Is m? need to stunt
the corn this year. It is already
stunted.
Mrs. J. W. Kenney, who has Just
returned from a visit to Ointsjtbaig.
?ays there has been more rain there
than here. The farmers are up with
their work and soon will have noth?
ing to do until it rains, for it Is use?
less to keep on plowing In ground
Which Im like ashes
Thoae parties who had been hold
Ing their ttttoa hut sold some time
ago. look blue since the price has
gone up.
Mr. W. 1\ Kntxmlnger. of (\dum
bla came over this week to visit his
friends. He returned tod |
Swift Creek ami I'tsgah chur? net
requested C I" I.. Cob- to
to Jacksonville, FlOrkftt to the South?
ern Bnptl-t Convention, ami he went,
earrytnic Mr-. <'ob> with him.
Mtw Hattle Hossey Is spending
some Hgst lo re visiting her friends
I understand she has beer? elected
teacher to the Stockton school la
Kershaw County.
There is tofae sickness aboab
1 bear \otir Smlthvllle etJferspond
ent has >???? ri <bk f.,r --.me t'me, e*ht< h
Is no doui't ?h- ? i , . .f the sheen >?
of "Smiths nie Newa."
Mr. Jasaes Rarkett, one of the ?
c-itlxens of this sect lor has be< n i ? ti?
nned to his home for seme time. He
bad a stroke of paralvsts some tiro
ago.
The whiskey traffic still flourishes.,
ir au tne depots in the state deliver j The entertainment of the day eon-| matters not In what station of life I .BRYAN TO VISIT IIAIMs.\iFFF. j After thirty > .-us of married life
as much whiskey as those about here, slsted ol boat riding .target shooting, I am placed or whether I am ever able - the Rev. and Mrs. P. P. Greene sailed
the whiskey houses out of the State and, last bul not least, attending to I to take another, I shall always eher- Great Commoner Will Appear In | from Aberdeen, Wash., recently on
reap a gojldsa harvest. the bountiful supply of fish, for' Ish the memory of these little trips.' College Auditorium on \t lernoou of the steamerr Centralis for California
A. W. B. . June 1?. 1 on what is to be their honeymoon.
a l - Friends showered them with ru .? and
thanks to Mr. J. B. Osteen, who at-|
tended lo thai end of the affair, we had
PRIVATFER.
Privateer, May IS.?~On Friday, sh enough and to spare.
The Australian Government offers Hartsville, May 22.?-Williams Jen- their
stateroom was mied with How
Hay It, some of the people of Prlvu- This w as the fourth summer that 1 large prizes for the best postage I nh.gs Kryan, Democrat of unlv< si ers of all kinds.
tear gath.-red at Rig Fake for a fish have enjoyed the congeniality <>f the stamp designs. I ame, who halls from Lincoln, Ne-1_
fry. Although our party was smaller j Privateer pe.-ple on like expeditions-?- I raska, will appear In the Coker col-1 The farmers' free list doesn't seen.
than we antielapted, we spent a Very j and shall never cease to thank (bul This is commencement season?j ' auditorium here on Monday nf- to have any more friends than the
pleasant day. We were honored with j for placing me in the mitist of such the time when some people l?egin to
visitors from Paxvllli and Ptnewood I people. feel consideraly larger.
and hope that they were repaid for It Is sad to note the changes that ?
their trip. ? r years have made, though it Send \is your job work.
ternoon, June 19, at 4 o'clock. Mr. hefo' de wah free nigger.?V/llmlng
Flryan comes under the auspices of ton Star.
the local lodge, Palmetto, No. ll .
Knights of Pythias. . Bend us your Job work.
morn ?mm T'?jn-mmmmimrxa
SUMTER DAILY ITEM AND WATCHMAN
AND SOUTHRON =
Great Popularity Toting Contest
Commences Monday, May 22nd, and Closes July 22nd, 1911
$000
In Prizes to be Given Away Absolutely FP.EE to the mo^t pop?
ular Ladies. Two Capital and Four District Prizes to be Awarded
in Sumter and Surrounding Territory. ::::::
Free!
Rules Governing the Contest.
Any lady?married or single
?residing anywhere in Sumter, Fee,
Clarendon, Darlington or Florence
count\es, who Is in good standing, 13
eligible to compete In this contest. A
lady does not have to be a subscriber
to the Daily Item o" Watchman and
Southron in order to enter. All that
ll neceasary is to send in ths name or
names, the addresses and assurance
that the persoh cut.ring is m good
standing.
Votes may be clipped from the pa?
per or secured on subscriptions. The
Coupon Clipped from this j ?per are
fOOd for ID votes. Those secured on
subecdiptlon as shown in another sec?
tions of this announcement. Parties
living in one district are lot confined
to voting for eandlddatai In their par?
ticular district, but may vote for any
candidate in any district in the ter?
ritory of the contest. Any one who
desires to vote may do no, using for
the purpose of voting the coupons
published In the Dally Item and
Watchman & Southron or the bal?
lots secured on subscriptions. Enter
your name or that of your friend In
the race at once and get your friends
to voting.
Who May Enter the Contest.
FIRST PRIZE
$750 GRAND PLAYER
PIANO
The Grand Player Piano 7 l-:l l) Utves, three strongs throughout, cop
per bass strings, milled pressed bar, repeating action with continuous brass
Hang?' nail and capstan screw to key,full iron plate, handsomely bronzed
throughout. Cross banded mapol turning pin blocks, felt hammers, three
pedals, Improved mufller attachment, attachment, Ivory keys, polished ebo?
ny sharps, Boston full hoard, tunlngpius set in mapel hushing, continuous
binges for fall board and top, Xorrls patent noiseless pedal action,
double veneered throughout snd guaranteed for ten years.
These rules are established for the
sole purpose of safeguarding the in?
terest of each contestant, and to in?
sure absolutely impartiality.
Contestants must secure good en?
dorsement, upon request of the man
ager, cr he reserves the right to with?
draw her name.
All questions pertaining to the con?
test must be left to the decision of
the manager whose decision will be
considered final in the matter?except
as to tinal counting Of ballots and to
awarding of prizes?these will be de
cided by three prominent local gen
tlem< n to be sale ted later by the edi?
tor and manager.
All subscriptions secured by the
contestant must be brought or sent to
the office not later than three days
after being received, to enable the
publisher to keep an accurate record
and to insure prompt atteniion to the
mailing lists.
The number of prizes and distribu?
tions of same will not be changed,
but should the contest manager so de?
sire, he reserves the right to make
other alterations and changes in the
programme.
Votes once recorded in
are not transferable.
the office
w Vf >5
it II
-SECOND CAPITOL PRIZE
Is wry hum I* ine, solid mull >mtn>, upholstered parlor ttuit, complete, ami will he awarded to the con?
testant who |h ds the second greatest number of votes in the cont"-t. Tl?s parlor suit has a value of
$100.00.
Nomination Coupon.
While it is not absolutely necessary that one of these blanks
be sent in for each candidate who desires to compete, it facilitates
mattters where each contestant will do so, besides, the first cou?
pon received of this character, counts for 1,000 votes. This blank
need be sent in but once.
1 hereby nominate,
Miss or Mrs.
Address. .
Nominated by
Addre
The drat one of these received for S contestant counts for a
thousand votes. Fnder no clrmustances will the name of the
nominator be di\ Ulged.
SCALE OF VOTES
Wiiii each subscription to tie*
I ?.\ IIA 11 IM ||tve veto Hs fol?
lows
t Y. or^
9 Years
4 yeam
5 Y< .in
lc.ee
laoo
,10,0 0
Ift.OOQ
!&,09t)
IIb, 000
4 15 JEWEL SOLID GOLD WATCHES
The territory is divided Into Two IHstrtcts, for distribution of dUtHci prize*, but
every ledy enuring the content la eligible for any of the Capitol Prize*. regard lea* of the
dlwtrtct in whirl) die may re-Me. nor i^ the territory of nolieltatloti In any way resuieted
Any contestant may nollelt subscription* from any district or from anj part of tim- I nlted
st:u. s. We have. <li eidrd to offer l our solid (.old IS Jewel Watches fnr contestants.
In ea>?e of lie. die vnlue of prizes will he '?<iu.ii|\ ilhlived mining those lying.
Good for 100 Votes WX"",
Tlii?? t'oupon is Rood lor 50 Vote*
if returned u> ths I tally Item Of
tieo properly Riled oul,
N A M K.
ADDUESH .
SCALE OF VOTES
With each subscription to the
W \ I? |i M\N g ?OFT 11 RON we
Ul \ e vote* as fol low s :
1 Y? at
: Vean
. t ear*
i \ ear*.
1,509
S.0SJ
.4,500
. 7..*>4\?
Address all inquires and communication, to Contest Manager The Sumter Daily Item
Conducted by the United Contest and \dvertising Co., of Jacksonville, Fla,