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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. letters from ont spe? cial corres pon dents. of Interne From all PartM of and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, ?fell your letters so that they will tenon this office not Ister than Mon? te; when intended for Wednesday's paper and not later than Thursday for Saturday's Issue. This, of course, applies only to regular oorrespond snce. In case of ltsms of unusual value, send In Immediately by telephone or telegraph. Such aew? stories are acceptable up to the fcenr of going to press. Wednesday's la printed Tuesday afternoon tarday's paper Friday aftsr DARK CORNER. Dark Corner. May 25.?We are still bavin* dry weather. There was a light drissle here yesterdsy morning;, hut it hardly brought the vegetation out of the wilted state that It was In. Today one can hardly tell that we have had any rain. Hardly any one has s stand of cotton, and where the cotton haa been replanted ther" is Bot moisture enough In the land for the cotton to c >me up. Corn looks Ithy and Is growing very well for dry weather, though farmers can not get rain enough to set out their sweet potato sprounts. Mr. J. L. Ardls is, and has been for sjaaae time, real sick at his son's resi? dence. Mr. L. N. Rarwlek. Sr., has been etek but was better at la.n reports. Mrs. Trtmnall. wife of Mr. Zack Trtninall. of the Bethel (Privateer) neighborhood, died very suddenly at her son-in-law's. Mr. C. L. McLeod. on the morning of the 14th of this month. She was a good wife, a kind SDOiher and a true fr'.end. she was taken away so suddenly those dear M her could do nothing for her. They did sll they could for her after she was dead in laying her away nicely, airs. Trlmnall leaves a husband and two daughters. Mrs. Charles L. Mc? Leod, and Mrs. T. Marlon McLeod. and one son, Mr. Ed Trimnall. Hev snalden name was Geddings. We are having a few huckleberries aad peaches to eat which come in mighty well, as we have no vegetables sm account of the dry weather. I guess this will do for "Old Hard Times." WEDOEFIELD. Wedgeneld, May 25.?Wedgefleld played the second game of the season en ye.rterday afternoon with Mayes syllle. For a while It looked as If It would be a repetition of the gagat with plsjaweod, but at the conclusion was a little l etter. The Baal score Wedgefieid is, MayesYllle 7. itterh??: \\ .-do id. Chandler Wells. Mayeavtlle, Chandler, ?wn and Ma . ? The msnsger Would like M arrange g game with sogst g004 I lub. The declalmers contest for the Robert Sim DM Aycock medal will be hold In the auditorium of the school building sjsj Friday night. The commencement exercises will take place on Friday night, June 2nd. a good rain would be welcomed In those parts, corn, where it is up to a stsnd. has not suffered as much as vegetables. Mrs. M. C Platt Is spending some alms at Saluda. PISUAH. Ptogah. May 27.?The rain last Wednesday morning started the cfOfl to grow. It was heavy enough here to bring up the cotton on the hard anode, Mrs. Anna All.-n and Miss Louise Miller. if Columbia, are here visiting relatives and friends. Sir etS. of r.Mhopvllle, wsnt home Thursday after a visit to1 hU son. Mr. T. M. Hogers. He Is probably the OldOSt man in BlehOP etlle, but la still hale and hearty. He has man friends here who .ire al? ways glad to see him Mrs. C. T. Kvans. of Blshopvllle. Wss visiting friends here this week. We sre always glad to m o her. Rev. S. II. Ilattleld filled the pulpit ?of Plsaah church I.ft Sunday and preached a tine sermon. Rev. T. I* Cole savs ihe Convention at J ii kson\ die vs.is ,i oai.d one anil he had a tine time. The tire that burned out the barns and Stahles of Mr. J. L. (Bills yester? day afternoon was a terrible one. It started In his row bam about o'clock. Mr. Cillis was in Sumter and bis wife says ie> >no had been in the harn since about 1 o'? lock, when lW r son was In there. As soon as she saw the smoke she ran and opened the door ami the whole Inside was a mas of flames, sin- has no knowledge el LlW the lire Started. The |o| beim; near the house. onl> by hud effort the dwelling I d l.a r nU'bt during the wind storm, the house was again In dim: r of I ? - Ing burned hut by hid w< rh again saved. It was. literally, t < ercd by live coals blown on It by the fierce wind from I BiaSf of burnlns buiidtngs scattered ever ihouf s hsll u iv ?f land. Mr. (Jlllls Informs me that he lost 1 liir load of .soda, 1 car of fertilizer, about 800 bushels of corn, 100 bushels ?.f mit*, fodder, hay, tools and machin? ery, all gone into ashe3. He estimates his loss at $3,000 with one-third covered by insurance. Ills home is badly scorched and the furniture damaged in trying to save it The p. ..pie who gathered did what they could, but they could not get near the burning buildings. The heat was too great. He has the ftympathy of all in his severe loss. ????????????????????VMMHBMII Wl BACKT. Wtsacky, May 27.?Your daily mes? senger comet regulraly and la always welcome and read with pleasure. We had ? delightful rain a few days apo which revived everything consider? ably, it is all gene and we are dry again and we are having fine seasons for harvesting our oat crop. it is wonderful how well they have yield? ed without moisture. They have all been cut and shocked In the field and with a few more days of sun? shine will all 1 in the barn, for we have not forgotten last years' ex ????mm? ? iiiiini i ?? ? perlence. The cotton and corn cropi I are in excellen condition. Cotton Iah growing finely, corn is green but 1 : grows slowly as the fertilizers hav?- | not taken effect. Wry few have any potato draws, as it has been too dry to bring up ; our sprout buds. Peas are very scarce I and hard to net. Those who have i 1 i any for sale demand high prices. j; Two persons, Henry Brown, of El- i liott, a white man. and White Isaac, j j colored, of Wisacky, have been ad- < judged insane and are held in ccnllne ment until they can he committed to I the asylum. Brown In a single man, ? merchant at Elliott. Isaac nas quite i family, living on Dr. x. v. Alford'i place. The congregation of Rev. J. S. Beaeley have given him a vacation, and he went to Arkansas to attend he Confederate reunion, also to visit ids sisters, whom he has not seen for i number of years. He is an earnest ind faithful man of (Jod. and will preach for us again on the first Sun lay in June. James, the little son of Edgar Scott, s quite iicl with malaria fever. We hope under the skillful treatment of Dr. Tarrants she will soon he well again. Mr. Marion DuBoee, of Charleston, is I'll!ttag his mother, Mrs. Mrs. W. W. DesChampa, at Wisacky. The St. Luke's Sunday school will observe Children's Day sometime in j June. Those in charge are making preparation for the occasion. I Ail our schools have closed, and ! our young people will soon return to ? their homes for the summer. _ Bend us your job work. SUMTER DAILY ITEM AND WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON ===== Great Popularity Voting Contest Commences Monday, May 22nd, and Closes July 22nd, 1911 $900 In Prizes to be Given Away Absolutely FREE 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, Lee, Clarendon, Darlington or Florence counties, who is in good standing, is eligible to compete in this contest. A lady does not have to be a subscriber to the Daily Item or Watchman and Southron in order to enter. All that is necessary is to send in the name or names, the addreafgl and assurance that the person entering is in good standing. V*Ot#f may be clipped from the pa psjf Of secured on subscriptions. The coupon Clipped from this paper are good for 50 votes. Those secured on subscdlption as shown In another sec? tions of this announcement. Parties living In one district are not confined to voting for candidates in their par? ticular district, but may vote for any candidate in any district in the ter? ritory of the contest. Any one who d. sires to vote may do so, 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. FIRST PRIZE $750 GRAND PLAYER PIANO The Grand Player Piano 7 l*g Octaves, three strings throughout, cop? per bass strings, milled pressed bar, repeating action with continuous brass* thing? nail and capstan screw to key, full iron plate, handsomely bronzed throughout. Cross handed maple turning pin blocks, felt hammers, three pedals, Improved mutter attachment, IYOKY KEYS, polished ebo? ny sharps, Boston fall hoard, tuningpins set in maple bushing, continuous hinges for fall hoard and top. Xorrls patent noiseless pedal action, double veneered throughout and guaranteed for ten years. Who May Enter the Contest. 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, or 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 hnul 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? tlemen to be selcted 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 attention 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 ar.d changes In the programme. Votes once recorded in the office are not transferable. -SECOND CAPITAL PRIZE li very haml?%oiiio, solid main>gniiy, upholstered parlor nuit, complete, and will he awartb-d to the eon. Msjtant who |ndts the second greatest number of votes in the contest, 'fids parlor suit lias a value of ftoo.no. 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. Thie blank need be sent in but once. I hereby nominate, Miss or Mrs. Address. . .. Nominated by .\ ddrcss. . The first one of these received for a contestant count! for a thousand votes. Under no cirmustances will the name of the nominator he divulged. SCALE OF VOTES I \\ |t ii ? sch subscription lo I be DAILY ITEM ae Hire a* foi 1\.nr.S.SJ. ."?.IH'O '2 Years . . Igel.10,000 :i Years.Ia.fl.is.009 4 Years ... 90hi ....0,000 V? iin . SkOO . 3A,C00 4 15 JEWEL SOLID GOLD WATCHES The territory Is divided Into Two Districts. f?>i distribution of district prizes, but every Isdy entering the contest Is eligible for sny of theCspltsI Prize*, regardless <>f 11?? ? d1st t let in which sin rosy reside, not l>? the territory of solicitation In tin j way restricted Any contestant may solicit auliacriptloiiB from any district ot from anj partol the t nltetl States. We have decided to offei Four >"iid <;.? i?1 i.. Jewel Watches fot contestants. in rase of tie. ihr value of prlies will lie equally divided a mom; those I icing. j Good for 25 Votes gSf-ff I This Coupon i> good for 25 Votci if returned to the l>aily lt?n> Of Hce propei ly tilled out. AiUHtESS SCALE OF VOTES With each subscription to lbs w \ rcHMAS a (44HTTIIRON w? Rive v i t < s :is fi>i lows : i Y? ar ?: \ ear 3 V. :u ? N * IT .1,501 .1,00) 1.500 . ,500 Address all inquiries and communication to Content Manager The Sumter Daily Item Conducted by the United Contest and Advertising Co., of Jacksonville, Fla.