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$(jtSiHatcbmint an} jsoutbron. lhibtftebed Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING C9MPANY 8UMTKR. S. C. Terms: |i.;a p#r annum?In advance. Advertisement*: On* Square first insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts for three months* or longer will be mads at reduced rates. All communications which ?ub sorve prirmte Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Sui.:*~: Watchman was found? ed |sj 1*60 and the True Southron in llee The Watchman and Southron sow has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising asedlum In Burnt sr. ??. GOOD ROADS CAMPAIGN. Some of the Benefits to be Obtained by the Establishment of Good Road* Throughout The County. The campaign for Good Roads and for the bond Issue of $150, ?00 will close with two more meet? ings, one at Cain's Mill on Thursday of this week at 11 a. m. at which Mr. H. C. Haynsworth snd Lieut. Oov. T. O. McLeod will apeak. The last rally of the campaign will' be held In 8umter on Thursday, July the 27th. The United States Depart? ment of Agriculture at Washington will send Mr. Charles H. Hoyt of that Department to speak In Sumter on that date. Mr. Hoyt will use 50 col? ored lantern slides snd a moving pic? ture film to Illustrate his address. Mr. Fischer of the Lyric Theatre has loaned the use of his theatre to the committee for his purpose. Every one who csn po&stbly do so U urged to atteend this meeting. Women are especially Invited. This meeting will be at 10 30 a. m. and is free to all. At 11 a. m of the same day, im? mediately following the address of Mr. Hoyt, Commissioner E. J. Wat? son will address a mass meeting in the Court House on the Need of Good Roads for Sumter County. The ?TuestIon of securing Good Roads for Sutmer County is of vital Importance to the people of the coun Tl I Mori *f the ?i&o.ooo bond uiB-j*, to be iroted on Tuesday.! August the tlret will hive a treinen-J do us sff?v t on ibe failure dev< pmcnt | a complete system of haru MUSeWlo) ? roads and the opening of new roads that may be needed. Instead of our present haphasard system of build? ing roads, there will be supervis? ion by a competent engineer. Thereafter these roads can be maintained at one-half the present cost. N ojie can estimate the loss in? curred because of the roads we now have. In fact they have no right to bs dignified by the name of road. Moat of them are long, narrow, crock? ed lanes that have been dug out of th? .?and by wagons and horses. There Is not a cltlsen of this county who Is not ashamed to show these so-called roods to hhi visiting friends. The extra cost to every < Itisen is so slight In comparison to the gain that It is not worth discussion. This extra cost smounta to $1 for every $1.000 of taxable property at the present assessed valuation, on the other band, in addition to the greater comforts of travel hack and forth, the improvement In eoclal Intercourse, essy access to gghooll and churches, In proved rural mail <h-ln? ry. In creaied valuation Ir property, better market? for farmer and for the etiles must be added the saving in total wear snd tear on Sanges? wagons, harness, etc. Hut greiter still Is the gsin made by the larger load that can be carried. This last item alone will mean enough saved in SM year to more than pry for the entire cost. This <iuestl<?n of Good Roads will not down. The ?ntlre state and country I* alive to this need. Sumter ? ounty. surely, will not lag behind others In this great movement but will vote to ha\?? one ..J the m??*t coni| \ -te sys? tems of Good Roads In the entire State. The w<Tk on West Calhouo street has not been completed, although it was found fie< ??Mxury to move the hsnds from th?re ?*)ttj day to put them to work a* anothef pa it on the Street where it was Imperative that the city should have a fort | of work? men. There l< ??tili consbb ra b|e clay to be put down and two blocks on the street have yet to be rolled and scraped. A large j.art of the for-e "f e/ork* men on Kendrh k street deserted S.tt urdsy to the counfv owing to the f n i that they were not making as mich on the contract with the city us could be trade wltr the county. Steps wer-> taken to get sjoff laborers and to change the i i r, ? tract so that the work could be com? pleted right a ..ay bgffi henry rain set In. COTTON CROP GOOD. conditions THROUGHOUT state indicate bi(> yield, hains i omim; in time to re lieye situation. HgftVf lei'tlll/ation. tfMmiCMl Meth? ods ??r Farming anil Deeper Flow? ing Is Telling;?Fields Aro Clean and Some Section* Ex|>oct Much larger Yields Than in Se\ernl Year' Fast. Columbia, July 17.?Hue, in great measure, to the rains of last week, which rolio\ed the drought before it had done serious damage, except pos? sibly in scattering sectlon3, the 11*11 cotton erop In South Carolina, from present indications, promises to be equally as good if not better than last year. No section of the State, from re? ports, has suffered materially; but to the contrary, In a number of counties larger yields are indicated than in a number of years past. Taking the State as a whole, the ' condition up to the end of last week indicates that the cotton crop this year will not be off oa account of the drought that for a time was feared would materially a ft* et the yield. Conditions may be said at this time to indicate a 100 per cent crop, al? though In some scattering sections where cotton was replanted and did not get a good stand the yield will not be more than two-thirds or three fourths; but In other sections front 15 to 25 per cent more cotton is ex? pected than last year. Heavy fertilization and the unusu? ally fine preparation of the soil, deep? er plowing and the application of new methods Is telling this season, but for which It Is safe to say that the drought would have proved of greater damage; but compared with last year at this time the crop Is in far better condition. The fields are clean, there Ij no grass, and indica? tions are that a much larger per cent of the cotton will be picked this year than last. Last year at th?s time the fields were full of grass, making the cost of production great? er than this year, and, indeed last year the farmers had a hard fight to keep the grass from over-running the <-otton. What grafM that follows the recent rains wll be easily kept in check thU year. if th. o nditloa al pi sm at an i^i compared with conditions existing at ?.hi-. Liaie :..*t < :ar. the two ions el, al ?lutt-b iifl rem ? ex e,' ? a! h th 1 wet, the farmers of the State are, from reports received, in better shape now than then, and the indications for a full crop a great deal better than lajt year. <i en er a i. improvement noted Memphis. July 1.?The Commercial Appeal tomorrow will jay: An improvement In cotton condition during the past week is generally re? ported. In Central and Eastern States the crop conditions could hardly be improved upon, as the plant ll growing rapidly and fruit? ing heavily. With average favorablo weather during the remainder of the Nafon a record crop .will be made over this large area. Boll weevils are more numerous in Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas, but the damage so far is small. The carliness of ;he crop Is a no table feature In the Eastern and Cen? tral States and grown to half-grown bolls ar?- reported in the most north? ern districts. In TsXSJ and Oklahoma moderate showers to heavy rains, widely dis? trusted, served to arrest the deter? ioration that had set In (nor wide ireas a ad the outlook there ll for Improvement The planting In some places is small, however, and good rain Is ncedsd 10 put In It. good con? dition. iBHOLUTE LIFE*1 < ri/r CASE, Chicago. July 14.?Evelyn Arthur Bos, founder of Ihs Absolute Life cult* who was convi' ted last night of lh< ii.duction of Mildred Bridges, was admitted to ball In the sum of $"?. ""? today pending arguments for a MeW triul. I air \s-4H-iatlon Buy*, (.rounds. Bt Matthews. July IS.?The Cal honn County Fair Assoclaton bought iwonty seres of land from Messrs. J. H. i.oryea and J. C, Redmond, today on Ihs outskirts of town for $1,000. The pines is Ideal and beautifully lo? cated for the p irposs, Court convened Mondsy morning to hear appeals fron? the mag? (strata's courts and equity cases that were brought up for settlement, Judge s. W, Q, Bhlpp, of Florence, Is presiding. The weather of the past feu days has been sxcsllsni for the crops which are growing like all forty since the drought wni broken, NOTHING KNOWN ABOUT ROAD. Mayor Jennings States That Hi* Knows Nothing About Proposed Columbia-Mi inter Highway. In another place in this paper is an article taken from the Columbia State of Sunday Which contains an interesting article headed "To Go To Sumter By An Air Line," which states that a road between Columbia and Sumter ha.i been begun which will cut off about 29 ml lea Of the distance for automobiles going from one town to the other. Mayor I* D. Jennings was asked this morning what he knew about this proposed road and ferry and he stated that he knew absolutely noth? ing about it. lie said that ther- had been some discussion of building such a road and ferry about a year ago and there was talk of this county putting up as much as $1,000 for the road?the money to he raised by private subscription among the au tomobilists in the county?hut that the matter had been dropped and he had heard no more about until he saw the article in the Sunday State. Mr. R. B. Reiser, who knows more about the roads of Sumter county than anyone else just now, unles3 It be the supervisor, stated that the fer? ry would be a good thing for auto mobllists, hut that the county had ab? solutely nothing to do with it. It was a private enterprise as far as he knew that would only be beneficial to a few automobllists and that if any money for the building or main? tenance of the road came from this county it would probably come from private subscription. He thought that it would be a bad plan for eith? er the county or the Chamber of Commerce to have anything what? ever to do with the building of the road and ferry across the Wateree river. He said further that it wa3 a buiness proposition, as far as he knew, which had been taken up by private capitalists and these capital? ists were the ones who would receive the benefit or the loss occasioned by the building of the road through the swamp and the ferry across the river. Mr. Reiser stated further that the bond issue of $150,000 had nothing whatever to do with the building of the road and ferry and he wished everybody in the county to under? stand this. CHAMBER OP COMMERCE NOTES. | Phone No. 200, j L OWiTl ' fi ' . ii' , and advertising journals, farm pa? pers, etc, are on file at the Chamber of Commerce for the use of the citi? zens of Sumter and all visitors: Charleston News and Courier, Columbia State, Sumter Item, Watchman and Southron, Sumter Herald, Harper's Weekly. Manufacturers Record, Chattanooga Tradesman, Printer's ink. Southern Good Itoads, (farmer's Union sun. The Trucker and Farmer, Advertising and Selling, Municipal Development. Town Development, Denver Municipal Fiicts, Buffalo Live Wire, Providence Hoard of Trade Jour? nal. Camden. N. J., Hoard of Trade Journal, Boston Commerce News. The following United states De? partment of Agriculture Bulletins. Winter Oats for the South, Barley Culture In Southern states, Canning Peaches on the Farm, i ?ais, Growing the Crop, D. lonstratlon Work on Southern Farms, ?>ati. Distribution and Uses, Seed Dorn, Dorn Cultivation, Feeding Hogs in the South, More Profitable Corn Planting Method. Commercial Ferttlizerj In South Atlantic States Profitable Cotton Farm, Canning Vegetables in the Home, i mion (Culture, Dairy Industry In the South, Cotton Wilt, Building Up a Hun Down Cotton Plantation, I sweet Potatoes, Method of Breeding Early Cotton I to Escape Boll Weevil Damage, Sand-clay snd Burnt-clay Roads, Poultry Management. Comparative Value of Whole Cot? ton Seed snd Cotton Seed Meal in Fertilising Cotton. Successful Hog and Seed Corn Farm, I Soil Fertility, Production of Good Seed Corn, T< ?matoes, Str i wherries, Grape Growing In the south, ? 'orn ''niture in the South. Ma tiring of Cotton, S' item or Tenant Farming, ib-u Houses. FRIENDLY TUSSLE, MAN DEAD, Payton Kelly, of Darlington, Shot Through Heart?Two .Men luloxi oatod. HarUville. July 14.?Payton Kel ley, aged 2;i, of the Kelleytown neigh? borhood, six miles from here, was sh??t through the heart and Instantly killed at ;* o'clock by his first cousin, Lenoir K, '.ley. The killing took place, at the home of William Tyner, where the two young men had gone in an intoxicated condition and was the re? sult of a friendly tussle, which de? veloped into a fight, in which a ktdfo, a shotgun and a pistol in the hands of the two parties were used. Kelley was shot five times; three timers through the heart and twice in the left arm. His slayer was said to have been cut. He will surrender to the officers tomorrow morning. SERIOUS A. C. L, WRECK. Apparently Deliberately Planned* None Sustains Serious Injuries. Florence. July 16.?Train Xo. 86, the Coast Line's* '"Palmetto Limited." which left Charleston at 4:10 and Florence at 7:4 5 yesterday, waj badly wrecked at the Buck Swamp siding, two miles north of I>atta, about 9 o'clock last night. The train, which was made up With one of the Coast Line's big copper? head locomotives, mail and express cars, two coaches and two sleepers, with Engineer Reddin Bullock and Conductor John W, Cotton, Jr., was speeding along at a -f?-miles an hour clip, when suddenly the locomotive, entering the siding, followed by the heavy cars, soor. rushed on off through he sidinr Into the swamp, ploughing its way through mud and earth until its force was checked by the weight of the cars. The engine remained in an upright position, and that was the reason why Engineer Bullock and his llreman were not in? jured. The mail car left the right of way to the right, the express car to the left and the tw:> coaches jammed themselves against the wreckage. Only the front truck of the forward end of the two Pullman cars left the rails. When it was all over it was found that a tramp by the name of Wood? ward had his feet and hand badly mashed, and that the mall agent, the express messenger and his colored u ?'? er and the train porter were ttly Injured by being bruised and cen up. Not a passenger on the n Is reported to have been ir> ?d. As quickly as possible the wreck? ing train. In charge of Mr. Alex Ses BOms, and carrying Assistant Superin? tendent R. B. Hare, Dr. B. C. Gregg and Special Agent C. E. St. Amand, left here for the scene. The track was found to be blocked upon its ar? rival, but was soon cleared, all trains being detoured last night and early this morning via Elrod and Chad bourne. Upon investigation a3 to the cause of the wreck it was found that the switch aad been opened and the lock removed. The lock could not be found, showing that it was a wilful and diabolical act of some miscreant. The attempt proved to be successful and It is, indeed, a miracle that all on board were not slaughtered out? right. The Buck Swamp 3iding is what is| known in railroad parlance as a "onc ender," with the switch opening to| the south end, from whence the train approached, the other end being open, and nothing to prevent a train from going into the woods should it enter the open switch at any kind of speed. As soon as the engine enter? ed the siding the sudden swoop threw Bnglneer Bullock from his seat, but he quifkiy recovered him? self, shut off steam, applied the emer? gency brakes and reversed his en? gine, but by the time this was all done she was ploughing herself through mud and earth, having pass? ed In, through and off the siding. in the Police Court. Samuel Jenkins, non-paymi nt of contract painters license, 17.50 or fif? teen days. William singleton, non-payment of contract painters license, $7.5?) or 15 days. Charles Holmes, non-payment of restaurant license, two charges, $10 or 'JO days, Joe Wells, riding bicycle on Wash? ington Street sidewalk. $'_'."ti or 1 days. |:. W. Levan, non-payment of bar? ber shop license, four chairs, $10.00 or L'e. days. l ime to Regln Work. Mr. \v. 1 i, Bonsai stopped here a short while last Tu? sday evening pn his way to Sumter. He told the committee to k" ahead and ^< t things In proper shape by the time the engineer uets her.- next week to locate the line, There |a no time to lose and the committee should be ready to accept the pro posit Ion.?Bishops Hie Vindicator. .IUI CiE SM ITH TO HEAR CASE, Hearing on Lumber Company Re? ceivership Judge Prltcliurd's or? der. Aaheville, N. C? July K>.?In the Circuit Court of the United Statt ? for the district of South Carolina, Judge I J. C. Pritchard signed a restraining order in the ease of W. B. McLauch lin, receiver of the Linson Lumber Company, a South Carolina corpor? ation, vs. if. J. McLaurin, Jr.. on com? plaint of and motion of the coun? sel for complainant. It was ordered that the defendants be restrained from enforcing in the Courts of the United States or taking any proceed? ings to rely on th.- award set forth on the complaint until further order of the Court. The award was made, amounting to more than $2.000. It is contended by the plaintiff that the I payment of the award will be a bar of proceedings. It Is further ordered that the defendant appear before Judge H. A. H. Smith. District Judge, August 10 to show cause why he should not be restrained until furth? er hearing. The defendant has leave to move before Judge Pritchard by giving live days' notice. The com? plainant is required to hie bond of $500 for payment of defendant's dam? ages and costs sustained by reason of the order should it prove to he im provldently made. JOKE OX THE COP. Kicked a Bomb Thinking It Was a Football. New York, July 14.?As he was leaving a Brooklyn police staton early today, Sergeant Michael Lane espied an object on the sidewalk which look? ed like a rubber f>otbalI. He step? ped back a few steps, got a running start and gave the: supposed ball a kick. It was a bomb. The 3ergeant feir to the street unconscious and j every window in the station house j was shattered. The sergeant was re? moved* to the hospital in an uncon? scious condition. Detectives who ex? amined the fragments of the bomb said it contained enough powder to blow up a city block. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE XOTFS. Retail Association. The following is a list of the bus? iness firms who have signified their intention of becoming members of the Sumter Retail Association. A large number of the merchants are yet to he seen and it is hoped that by the middle of next week, at least fifty members Will have been se? cured and the work of the Associa? tion started": Joseph M. Chandler, O'Donnell and Company, The Sumter Clothing Company. Cuttlno and McKnight, T. M. Bradley and Company. Knight Brothers, H. L. Tisdale, Burns Hardware Company, Ruit man Bros. A. A. Strauss and Company. McCormacft Jewelry Company, The Sumter Dry Goods Company. D. J. Chandler Clothing Company. Levy and Moses, T. C. Scaffe, J. D. Craig Furniture Company. DeLorme's Pharmacy, Phelps Grocery Store, J. W. McKeiver, W. L. Williams, New York Rakery, Qeo. F. Epperson, Booth-Harby Live Stork Co. L, W. Folsom, Du Rant Hardware Company, Wltherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. J. E. King. Mrs. fltnnitrnasIlT Entertain v. The pleasantest evening of the week wss enjoyed by the friends of Mrs. S. i\ Stoudenmlre on Tuesday tvening, who entertained In honor of her guest, Miss Georgina D. Still, of Atlanta, Gs. The- home was tastily decorated for the occasion, the party being en? tertained on the verandas where Japa? nese lanters made the corners cozy. A game of hearts was indulged in Miss Luclle DeLorme winning the fir-t prize and Miss Jennie Walsh, the booby. The Punch bowl was presided over by Mesdamci Scott and Dowling. Those present Were: Miss Lucile DeLorme with \V. K. Tavel, Miss Natalie Norman witn Mr. C. S. Anderson. Miss Jennie Walsh With Mr. Mur Hall. Miss Hertha Rult man wth Mr. Willie Crowson Miss Vera Handle with Mr. Georgs War? ren. Miss Eileen Hurst with Mi. Frank Patton, Miss Estelle Crowson with Mr. Ililey Brad ham, Miss Georgians still with Mr. James Cuttlno. After the Rames were over refresh? ments were served, consisting of ice cream, rakes, nabiseoes and mints. Every one expressed themsi Ives as having a most enjoyable evening. Dillon Man Patents Hatpin. Washington, July 13.?G. C. Johnson, of Dillon, s. c, v it today granted a patent f<?r a hatpin. FOR M W ASYLUM Bl ELDING. Plans Submitted to Cosnaalssion by Architect Ware. Columbia, July 14.?Plans for a building for 150 c hronic eases of in? sanity wore submitted today to the members Of the State Hospital by F. B, Ware, the architect of the com mission. These plans were carefully i >nsidered, and as soon as Mr. Ware makes a few suggested i hsnges, specif' dcatlons will be prepared and the building cop-rations at "State Park'' will be begun. In the meantime, the I commission will advertise for brick, lime, cement and other material need? ed for the building. The member.- of the Hospital com? mission met today at the State Hos? pital for the Insane for the regular monthly mooting. All members were pre* nt except J. M. Payne, of Ander? son, who was detained on account of illness. Reports wore received from 1 >r. L. C. Corbett, of the United States department of agriculture, on de? velopment of the farm at "State 5 Park," from J. If. Foster, of the nat? ional agricultural department, on the forestry situation, and from H. P. Kelsey. on the landscape decelop ment of the property. The committee was pleased with the reports submit? ted, all of them being very complete, These reports wifl he made a part of the commission's re-port to the Gen? eral Assembly. The committee will meet in Colum? bia in two weeks, when other matters relative to the deevlopment of "State Park" will be discussed. The next j monthly meeting will be held August 11. The commission has 300 acres of "Str.te Park" under cultivation and the crops are reported in excellent condition. Dr. Brown Takes Trip. Dr. C. C. Brown left town Tues? day morning for a triy to Beau? fort where he will spend the month of August, The pulpit at the Frist Baptist church will be tBIed on July 23, the fourth Sunday in by the Rev. W. E. Wilkine ville, the secretary of ? Laymen's movement. On tng Sunday, July 30, the ' i Ierleux of Greenville wtU preach. Tl?e Item and Watchman and South? ron Popularity Contest. I Following Is the list of nominees: District No. 1.?City of Sumter. Miss Annie Dollard rt?.*15 Miss Ellen Beach. . Miss Schuyler Coop Miss Anna Jenning Miss Macy Smith. . Miss Jaunita Bradf., Miss Katie Hinson.69.070 Miss Minnie Blanding. 68,380 Miss Nell McKagen. 50,390 Miss Mary Ramsey.49,425 Miss I^aurel Carr. ..15,780 Miss Elizabeth Hood.12.500 Miss Jennie Walsh.12.410 Miss Erllne White.16,25? Miss Arrie Stuckey.9,4 00 Miss Elethea Reardon.8.910 Miss Agnes Richardson.7,310 Miss Bonnie Nunnamoker.6.450 Miss Edna Tobin.4.S00 Miss Rosie Hogan...3,500 Miss Katie Clark. 2.000 Miss Susie McKinney. 1,800 District No. 2,?On Ltd de of Sumter. Miss Pauline Cu minings. 257,675 Miss Louise Warren.256,025 Miss Bessie Hodge.229,305 Miss E. McCoy.186,100 Miss Pauline Jones.111.195 Miss Lucile Parrott.102,0*0 Miss May Weeks. 86,500 Miss Hester Hodge.87.090 Miss Dora Dick.70.960 Miss Bessie Tallon.55.735 Miss Edith Wells. 52.625 Miss Edna Ramsey. 30,900 Hiss Sadie Rogers. 27.4 25 Miss Janie Bell Gaylord. 25.000 Miss Pearl Moore.20,000 Miss Beuten Richardson.is.975 Miss Bessie F. Aycock.IS,200 Work is still goinp on on Oakland Avenue and it is probable that the laying of the pipe f<?r the .-e\verage line will be commenced sometime s< ?< >n. HINT'S CURE Guaranteed Cure for all SKIN DISEASE sold By Sibert'a Drug store. A, B, Richards Medicine Co,, Sherman. Tex.