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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. ?KWSY LKTTL'HS l'HOM Olli SPK ? i.-mx of 11Hortet I rom nil l*nrts ol jMimtrr and \<l|.m; ( oumliv Nv^TICE 1<> i olillKsl'n \ L?K\TS. Mall your letter* so that they will ? ???oh thla office not later than Mon Sa> when Intended for Wednesday's ???per snd not later than Thursday for Saturday's Issue. ThU. of course, itgtsUI only to regular correspond? ence. In ease of Items of unusual Mwi value, send In Immediately by snail, telephone or telegraph. Such news st?rte? ars acceptable up to the hour a? going to press. Wednesdsy's gaper is printed Tuesday afternoon end Saturday's papsr Friday after ROCKT BLUFF. Rocky Bluff. June It,?We are hav? ing some hot weather now, the very kind to kill grass, and we have a good rain about twice every week. The old corn Is about all laid by, and in some peas have come up nicely. Gardens are doing very well now. Watermelons are a failure. A tine chicken snake measuring six fest eight Inches met his death la-st night In the chicken coop of Mr. J. J. Haul eld, where his snakeslip had gone for supper. Mrs. Graham and children of Sum tee spent last week here with her sister. Mrs. Dutton. Mrs J. J. Hattleld and children spent a part of last week with rela? tives st Borden. Mr. John S. Kennedy and family of Sumter spent Tuesday at Mr. J. J. Hatfteld's. What hss become of our Pisgah and Smlthville correspondents? Their Utters are missed very much. MATOSVILLK. Mayevllle. June 30.?The Winthrop Clemson demonstration train passed through Mayesvllle yesterday after? noon and was held here between the late afternoon trains for about thirty jninutes. Quite a crowd went down to the station and Inspected the live stock snd other exhibits of the Clem? son section snd heard a short but In? teresting talk on the boll weevil by one of the Instructors in charge. It was regretted that this train could not have made a regular stop here end It Is hoped If It goes out on the road sgsln In the fall, that Mayesvllle will be Included In the Itinerary. The continued hot weather has greatly Improved the cotton crop In this section and all of the planters report that they have very good crops In sll of their different farm pro? ducta, Cotton has bad "stands" In some instances but these are few and far between. Ripe watermelons for "the Fourth" have ben reported from several sections. May r X I >. Womlde has returned from s short vacation In the moun? tains of North Carolina and will re? sume hin duties at the Atlantic Coast Line office tomorrow. Master Willie D. Msyes Is on a visit to Msster Harry Walker In Sumt? f this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. 13. Chandler and family are spending the summer at Chick Springs. 8. C, where they have leased a cottage, Mrs. J. Denmark has returned from an extended visit to relatives in New York city. Ml?.? Catherine Miller, of Augusta, Is visiting her mu le and aunt. Mr. snd Mrs. W. W. Gardner. Mny. Sjvtlle. June 30.? MayeHvllle 11. Durant 2. This was the score of the game this afternoon which was in? teresting until UM -c\th inning Vfhet the visitor* seemed to uo to pieces and with the h. i\\ batting "f the lo? cal*. 1h?? game became a farce. Mayes and Corbett. the star battery of the Maye?(viiie longa, were there with the goo.N is ggsjnl and the etsltori ? ate ?nable to find for more than two clean hits. The Utlfcsf home players were In fine form and all did their duty both in the Meld nnd at the I..it. I'tvMcott f'?r the Durant team showed up fairly well until the middle of the tin.- when he seemed to get discouraged by the poor sup? port glv<?n him by his team mates and went up In the air from then on. The game wa<* Interrupted In the second tnnlng by rain and both pftchsTl wer?- soniew bat at a disadvantage af t?r th.tt with the wet bails. An un tisuallv large < rowd was on hand and tin- ?rooting" was exeelent, be? ing on,, of the chief features of the is. The f Mowing was the field up of the two teams: Msyesviiie. Durant Mayes, M. r. Pre* oit Corbett. I?. C. UnoTSS Rhaw, j. m. Durant Corbett. If. fb, TTsJfOIT. Shaw. w. lb, Crawford, Ornndv. ?*. PloWdeS Borge a. rf. ReevOU, M. Pace. ? f. Bruns ?n, Msyes. A. if. Montgomery, Ceore l\ Inlngs Mayesvdb- . .. II i) 0 0 7 2 3 x? It Durant. 1 0 0 0 ft 1 o 0?2. Struck out Mave*. h; pr'scott ?;. Dasei on bails, Idayes, 3; Prescott, 2. Hatter hit: Mayes, 1; Proooott, 1. ?w. t. r,." I'RttES SPEEDY DISMISSAL. subcommittee IWcoiiHfndi imme? diate DlomkMO] of Mlonael and Mevrteoa), Weaned ol afleapproprla tion. Washington, Juno 29.?The recom in. adatlon for the dismissal from the government service of W. I*. Michael, Anori'.tn OOMtll general at Calcutta, former Clliol Clerk of the state de? partment, and Thomas Morrison. present disbursing olerk, for their connection with the Day portrait taaOi ai announced yesterday, in whi. h misappropriation of state dc partmont funds is charged. WM re? ported to the house committee on ex p. ndltures in the state department to? day by the subcommittee which is conducting an investigation of the de? partment. The subcommittee said it had not completed Its labors, but reported in the case of Michael and Morrison in the hope that their ser? vices would be dispensed with imme? diately. The committee's recommendation is the result of investigation by it into alleged expenditure by the depart? ment of $2.4">0 for a painting of Former Secretary of State Day, of which amount the artist, Albert Ros? enthal, said he reecived only $S5l>, the remaining $l,tl00 being unac? counted for. SENSIBLE ALL THROUGH. observations by a "Farmer" on Ortcr mobilcs, also Onions, Bunions, Etc. Editor Item: I notice that you a**e usually quite full, but as you are constantly getting fuller (the paper and not the editor is referred to). It occurred to me that you might not object to a few lines from this neck of woods, even if the letter contain? ed nothing of startling interest and some advice, which latter is, as you know, generally admitted to be cheap. No charge is made for this communi? cation. Now firstly I want to say that there should be more automo? biles (you ought to have one and this correspondent ought to have one) and fewer ortermobiles. An automo? bile Is supposed to be an automatic or self-propelling machine and not a machine that looks good and orter go but won't budge except occasion? ally when It gets in the right hu? mor. There are too many ortermo? biles in and around Sumter. Also in South Carolina. There are some po' people that have 'em that orter not have 'em and who orter put the price into food and clothing, now that these articles are getting cheaper and we i an begin to consider, them more M necessities and less as luxuries than for some time past. Only those who can Ford to have mobiles should buy 'em. 1 am triad to note that In some re? cent Issues of The Item you have left out the wise saying "In union then is strength, also there Is strength in the onion," while the thing Is as true as tb?sp? 1 it was ;i wa.-te of valuable space to have it put in every day, for weoka becaust its truth appealed at OBCe and forcibly to all readers of The item, However, this reminds me that While a raw red onion Is SU1'6 to make Its pffoatBCO known so also tad to a greater degree does a raw rod bunion. Whoa roof correspondent makei this assertion he know.-; what lie ll talking about. Some time ago said < orrespomb nt was invited to ride i long way In one of those ortermo blleJ. The noddle looked all right and beim ?tire that the owner could l ord it and the gasoline, the invita? tion was accepted. She ran all rlKht for seven or eight miles and then unit. The owner was a good choffer but a poor mechanic and the out COHM was that the said owner wai b ft to guard his valuable machim and yours truly had to walk home to get help to bring the ortermobile back. Now the weather being hot, the distance |on| and the shoes n your correspondent paased many crops of raw red onions without no lielng anything especially strong about them but wai greatly Impress ed by the raw red bunion that rap Idly developed on one ol his feet, Don't tell me about quick growing onions or anything eis. ?that red raw bunion in the sp ie,? of half . n hour grew trom nothing to what ap? peared 10 be loo Immense for com? parison, Hence as the Item sol the bad example, i repeat, In raw r< d onions there in ami strength also ? nd in greater degree in raw red bun Ions. i '? i mer, \\ X'l si ?\ |s \ \M| |? Columbia, June ::<?.?Commissioner Watson has been ipoplnted execu? tive commltleeman From Routh Caro? lina; to tin- National Irrigation con? gress, to take the place "f James Cosgrove of Charleston, deceased, The appointment was made by B. \. Fowler, the preoldeni "f tie congress, CONGRESSMAN LEVER TO WEI). _ I I Viiiioiuhi in? nt uf Iii? Approaching Marriage to Mi->^ Butler of Lex? ington Comes n*. Surprise. Lexington, Jini?- 29.?Of statewide end national interest will be the mar- '; rlage of Asbury Francis Leveri the popular seventh district congress* men, ;>n<l Miss Luclte Scurry Butler of Lexington, the even! to be solemn lied next Wednesday evening, July r?, at ?> o'clock, Thla announcement 11 mes as ? surprise. Mr. Lever came to Lexington a day or two ago, pre? sumably <>n a business trip, and noth? ing was known of the wedding ar? rangements until yesterday when the announcement was made. The marriage uil1 take place at the home of the bride and will be very quiet, no formal invitations hav? ing been Issued. However the public generally has been invited to witness the ceremony. Miss Butler Will be attended by her three sisters. Mrs. W. A. Wright of Atlanta and Misses Alice Mae and Lil lie Butler. M. E, Zeigler of Orange burg former private secretary to Mr. . Lever will be the best man. The ceremony will be performd by Rev. William H. Hiller of Columbia, a col? lege mate of Mr. Lever assisted by I Rev, T. S. Brown, pastor of St. Ste? phen's Lutheran church. The bride-elect is the second daugh? ter of Maj. John Wilson Butler who ' comes of the old and distinguished i family <>f Abbeville and Edgefleld Butlers and is a relative of the late Hen. M. C. Butler the famous Con ;'? d'-vate hader and later prominent In the history of the State. While a resident of Athens, Ga., she was a student at Lucy Cobb institute and was later graduated from Due West Female college, Miss Butler Is a womnn of rare charms and pleasing personality. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Lever will leave for the mountains of North Carolina after which Mr. Lever will return to Wash? ington. M EMM INGER DECISION REVERS? ED. Supremo Court Says Judge Erred In Charge That Persons Could not Keep Whiskey for Personal Cse. Columbbla, July 1.?Judge Mem mlnger's famous decision upon stor? ing and keeping Intoxicants wherein he held that under the law, as It stands, one may not keep liquor in the house in any quantity, was re? versed today by the Supreme Court. The case was that of Lloyd Green of Sumter, convicted last summer for storing whiskey. Green claimed he had the stuff for personal use. The Supreme Court says Judj;e Mern minger erred in charging that the statutory term "Storing and keeping ?n possession" involved the Idea of continuity or habit. Such a ruling, Judge Menunlnger said, would have been Correct under the old dispensary law and is correct now in dispensary counties, but In a dry county like Sumter, the mere having of liquor, no Quantity of liquor may4ha stored for any purpose. The Supreme Court Bays there Is no difference in this re specl between wet and dry counties. The Supreme Court says further that Judge Memmlnger also erred in Charging it was unlawful to hare liquor in a prohibition county for any purpose or In any quantity. GOES TO SVPREME COURT. Attorney General Asked for Opinion OS to Right to Abolish Hosiery Mill Agreement, Columbia, June 2s.?The hosierv mill contract with the Stats peniten? tiary will be carried to the supreme court for a decision. The contract wii not be abolished as ordered by the governor unless the consent of J. M. Graham, who holds the contract, is secured, The board of directors of the state penitentiary addressed a letter to J. M. Graham, asking that he name the terms on which the con? tract minht be abolished, Dr. Roberl Wilson, Jr., of Charles? ton, chairman of the State board of health, yesterday addressed a letter tu the office of attorney general, ask? ing that an opinion be given as t i the right ??f the board of health '.o abolish the contrac t. M. p. DeBruhl, assistant attorney general, has not given an opinion as to the right of the board, and no opinion will be giv? en on the question until Attorney General Lyon returns from the West, where he Is attending the annual con ventlon of the attorneys general <d* the Cnlted states. The lettef Of Dr, Wilson W.IS S"tlt to the attorney general's office fol? lowing the re. . jpt of a letter from tie- governor asking thai steps be taken to abolish "a common nuls a nee." Lyon Honored in Georgia. Atlanta, Oa., June -hi the Georgia senate today J, Fr?ser Lyon, attorney general of South Carolina, was accorded the honor of the fr. dorn of the chamber during the ses? A LIVI IA N.I I I Subscribers to the Stock oi tin- Pro postal Hotel < onij?ati> Hold a Long and Animated Special Meeting. A called meeting ol the subscribers, to tin.- stock ot the Hotel Company wan held un Friday night at tin- request of several ot the subscribrs, the object or the meeting being, it was stated. to devise, means tor allying the dis? satisfaction ihat has been caused in some quarters by the selection oi" the lot on West Liberty street as tile site of the proposed new hotel. The advocates of a site on South Main street for the new hotel were active in calling the meeting and sev? eral of the subscribers to the stock were hopeful that the meeting would be instrumental in bringing the dis? cordant elements together and that a plan could be worked out and agreed uopn that would be satisfactory to all parties and still secure the erec? tion of the hotel on South Main street. When the meeting got down to busi? ness it quickly developed that some of those Who voted for the West Liberty street site at the last meet? ing had in the interval changed their minds and had become converted to the South Main street idea. The meet? ing was quite lengthy, and as no reporters were present a detailed ac? count of the proceedings ib not avail? able, but it is learned that early In the session a motion was made and adopted that in the event that any of the subscribers to the stock desired to withdraw their subscriptions they .>..auld be permited to do so and that no attempt should be made to enforce the collection by legal process. This let out those who where dissatisfied with the choice of the Harby lot, and showed that the South Main street faction was in control of the situation. Then propositions were submitted looking to the selection of one or the other of the available lots on South Main street on a basis that would, it was hoped, meet with the approval of the Liberty Street fac? tion. Hut no success rewarded the efforts of the advocates of this plan The meeting finally came to an end by the adoption of a re?v^\!*'on that released all subscribers and practical? ly dissolved the preliminary orgf.niz atior of the hotel company. A resolution was then adopted by a vote of a large majority of thos.e present that the Chairman, Mr. H. J. MoLaurin, Jr., appoint a committee of five to select a suitable site and recommend same to a meeting to be held at a later date, and that the same committee be authorized to so? licit subscriptions to the stock of the hotel company to be organized. The Now Hotel C ommlttce. Mr. H. J. MeLaurin, Jr., who acted is chairman of the meeting held la?t night to reconsider the hotel site riuestion, acting under authority of a resolution adopted just before ad? journment has appointed the follow? ing committee on site and stock suV seriptions: Q, A. Lemmon, chairman, Nein (??Donneil. c. c. Rowland, D. 1?. Molse and J. II. Chandler. Thla committee Wil meet at oncj to eon itder the selection of a site ami take necessary steps to carry on to d lUCCeasful conclusion the plan to build a hotel. < < H i <>\ CONDITION s:,.;? CM; < I N I. I vertigo l);?i<- June 2;t ? Improve? ment < Ivor %fuy. \< w Vork, June 30?Prom the re? plies! of 2,081 special correspond Us of the Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, of an average date of June 23, the percentage con? dition of cotton is found to be ?5.0, 'against 9Z.H for tin corresponding <lat.- in May, or an Increase of; _M points. This compares with a con? dition of &0.1 year ago, and 7r,.s the year before, and a ten-year average of 81.0, Improvements showed itself in all j States except Louisiana. which lost a.7 point, and Florida? ?'?.''. points. j North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala ( bama, Arkansas and Tennessee all ' gained about 5 points. Texas just I j held its own. while i >klahoms galn i ed 1.1 points. tin- Ire of tii minister was n put her age In at ry. her point Mr. William? visiting his dat Kenney. Mr. John W< at ?nd of ? r when tin 'ault The git ivhat ii was t 1 M i Hge Mrs. J. ?urg is Walter ? >M citisens of this section was car rled to the asylum a short time ago. For sometime ids mind has been giv? ing way and it was thoUgh! best to s? nd him there. Nelson Douglas, the noted colored Democrat, died at his home in Raft? ing Creek not long since from the i" fermities of old as*-. When the thiev*P ish crowd was running the State in 1876, he went to the polls and cast his ballot for Gen. Hampton and re? mained true ever since to the cause of good government. He was highly respected by Iiis white friends. Rev. J. Walter Kenney married a run-away couple from the- Mizpah section last Sunday evening. News From Pisgah. Pisnah, July 1.?June ended with the most severe heat ever experienced here. Doth man and beast and the advanced corn Magged and withered under the terrible heat. Yesteri ay, a line rain fell along the Wateree River, but <lhl not reach here. Without rain in a few days, the advanced corn will be severely injured. Cotton Is beginning to show the want of rain although it is holding up remarkably well. Watermelons are late this year and the Fourth will come and none to eat. Peac hes are very few and scatter? ed. Some places have none, so the housewife will have not too many to can. It is a pity that we have nat a can? ning factory here to can all kinds of vegetables and fruits. Such a busi- 1 ness would handsomely pay. Mr. j A. B. Btuckey of Sumter has demon- j man coach was Put on voluntarily Btrated that this can be done, judg .1 Negro Died Suddenly*. Marcus Durant, ? ne?ro in the ern ploy of the Sumter ('.?Min and Cask^ et Co., died suddenly Saturday at the factory. He was at work during the forenoon, but feeling unwell stopped work and laid down on a pile of boards. Shortly afterwards he roll? ed off the boards and when some nf the other workmen went to his Blstance he was unconscious. He died within a few minutes without re? gaining consciousness. Coroner Flowers was summoned to make an investigation, and at his request Dr. J. A. Mood made an examination. D^g. Mood stated that the man died of apo^ plexy. The body of Durant was sent to Camden for burial. Durant was 62 years old and was a quiet and hard working negro. Charleston claims that the Pull * the railroad company; Greenville ing from the Mne pears that he can- I claims that it was put through the ' ned last season and put on the mar : ket. They are certainly fine. The ? output of a factory of this kind j would have ready sale, for who would not rather have the home products I than the imported stuff. Like home ! eggs and watermelons, they are al i j ways the best. The marriage license law goes into effect today to the pleasure of all ; sane people. It is to he hoped that more safeguards will now be put around getting married. This State has a tight divorce law and justly so. Now make it hard to get married, then there wont be such a desire to part. The idea that little kids of school nirls say positively that they are 17 years old, when they are 13 or 14 years old, in order to get married. Such as was experienced by a min ! ister not long since and brought down request of her Chamber of Commerce, but Sumter is satisfied in the knowl? edge that this great convenience was brought about by the intervention of Mr. R. I. Manning and his commit? tee on railroad matters, who were working for the Chamber of Com? merce of this city. Sumter has the proof of this and can show them to anybody "from Missouri." > ? us All corn meal sold in South Caro? lina will be examined by the chemist of the feedstuffs department of agri? culture. Commissioner Watson an? nounced yesterday that he had in? structed the inspectors of his depart? ment to draw samples of all corn meal on sale in this State. The amination of corn meal will be hel under the pure food and pure food stuffs law. ehf Good for 25 Votes NOT GOOD AFTER JULY 10. This Coupon is good for 2.", Votes if returned to the Daily Item Office properly filled out. J Name Address, 10,000 EXTRA VOTES =-= & .- = ? For every New or Paid in Advance yearly subscription to the Item or Watchman and Southron. This to be given over and above the regular votes. This Offer Ends Saturday, July 8th, at 9 P. M. Schedule of Votes ITEM 1 year S 5.00 15.000 2 years 10.00 30.000 3 years IH.oi) 15.000 WATCHMAN & SOUTHRON 1 year $1.50 11.600 2 years 3.00 23,000 3 years 4.50 34.500