Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. STEWSY L?TTKR? FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of lateees* From ail Parts ol m?t aad Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mali your letters so that they will reach this olBcs not later than Mon? ger when Intended for Wednesday's ?aper and not later than Thursday far Saturday's ssssj*. This, ef course, applies only to regular correspond sao? In mm of items of unusual news value, seed t*> Immediately by ?sail, telephone or telegraph. Such news stories are eowsptaMe up to the near of going to press. Wednesday's gppsr Is printed Tuesday afternoon eng Saturdays paper Friday after ROCKT BLCFF. Rocky Bluff. Aug. 10.?8till no rain. Fodder Is drying up on the stalks snd in some place? the com Is not ready for the fodder to be gath? ered. The entire community was both shocked and saddened by the unex? pected death of Mr. W. F. Barfleld. There were only a few who knew he eras stck. Hs wss sawyer at the mill here for several years. On Saturday morning he was st his work when taken sick. He went home snd on Monday morning sbout ? o'clock died. Hs was twice married, first so Mrs. Langlsy of Lancester. She died four years ago, leaving one lit? tle girl. The last time was In Decem erb. lttt. to Mlsi Brosdwsy of Sumter. He Is survived by his wife and two children, one by his first e/lfe and one.a little girl of about two and a half months old. by his last wife. The funeral services were heM st the First Methodist church at It o'clock Tuesday and the Inter? ment took place at the local ceme? tery. Miss Eva Hatfleld spent part of met week In Sumter with Mrs. J. 8. Kennedy. Mr. Henry Winkles and family epent Sunday with Mr. snd Mrs. Hollldsy. Egypt, Aug. ?.?Wo have had tine rains during the past week and the crops are looking much better than they had been for a long time. Mr. and Mrs. A B. Whits spent yesterday In Bfcshopvllle. Miss Lillian Begot, of Tampa. Fla., ss visiting Miss Lots McLeod st this Rev. R. E. Sharpe closed a series Of aervlces st St. John's church last Saturday. The meeting lasted all the week. Several new members were added to the church. On Thursday night Rev. J. II. Thacksr preached a fine sermon to a large and sppreciatlve audience. Rev. Thacker needed no introduction at this plsce. His msny friends were glad t > have him visit his old church. Friday morning Rev. B. M. Robert? son, who went out from it. John's church, presched a fine sermon. Mr .and Mrs. I. K. Richbourg havp returned home sfter spending several day* with the latter'< parents. Mr. and Mrs. Coker of Fountsln Inn. Mr. James Jenkins of Remb<rt event Monday night and Tuesday at this plsce. The Rose Hill boys won a game of hall from the Dalsell team Saturday afternoon. The game was fust and eaclting throughout. The final score wee 3 to 8. Mr. Lawrence White has gone to Rembert to spend a few days. Mr. F. O. Peebles spent Monday in Casnden. Mise Minnie drier left this m-.ra? ting for a stay of a few days at Blue (Springs. Miss Maggie Cornwall Is visiting laer aunt. Mrs. J. R. McLeod .in ?gypt. Miss Eva Brltton is teachlnx a summer school at Kershaw. MU? WHItne Britten of Camden Hi visiting Mls4 Lucia Brltton. The health of this place is per;' t. There I? not a ras#? of sickness here. TINDAL. Ttndal. Aug. 11.?dome cotton has eoatlnued to grow, while other has s*opp.?d srowlng snd < omnu-m Inf to 0|?en ??11r sat p.iP-h corn is doing well Mrs. It. It. H.mU. has retun I ?erne after spending several weeks with h??r fatlu r Mi. I. I?. .\y< o. k. at Ray Is. Os. Mr c. M Wlth? r -r ,.f Mayes vllle p??Sn SMI fun(l.iy 4lt Mr. T. K. Hodge's. Mr hrayt .p Mane, who has been sick with tjrpteees leVSJI f..r several weeks. I? ImpmMng. Mrs. j. 11. Broadway und ll.nr, Hods- s*r*-ni last erees in Onarlsetoa tjfgggtn Hsuwtoa Hedsji and J. H, Galloway gfl I I M**sd 11 in | Ur. Mr. a. j. Jsmes and Ism > turned fiotr a trip to H? nnettn\,. Mr. Ren. J. "fudsmi sp?mt Monday hi Hum'' i Mr. M I? rin I ?! in<l f iml'y h .? rnsd fi ? ? visit of several d tu Charleston and the Islands. The protruded no eting at Brovi vl.n e church || attracting quite a large attendance. Mr. Ben Harvln and family ot Summerton spent some time at Mr. J. \V. Broadway's last week. Mris. Battle Back, of Bennetts ville Is spending some time in the neighborhood. LYNCHBURG. l.\nchburg, Aug. 11.?This imme dl ite section was favored for the Hrst time in two months with copious tains on yesterday, which have won? derfully revived vegetation, though It came at the eleventh hour. The c>m crop, with a very few excep? tions, is a partial failure and the cotton crop is off from 25 to 40 per cent. This correspondent referring to this particular neighborhood. Mr. John M. Miller, who has been in failing health for quite awhile, is alomst wholly confined to his room. She is much missed in many respects in town. A party, for its social features only, was well attended and greatly en Joyed at Mr. W .E. Timmons' on Mon? day evening last. The young folks during the vacatiom and leave of ab sece from abroad are certainly hav? ing a gay time. A crowd of boys and young men of this town went out a couple of fl tiilngs ago on an all night coon and pjssum hunt and had a rather unusual time of it. After becoming fatigued during the night they stopped xn the edge of a cotton field for rest and consultation as the hunting hud he come rather monotonous, when some one exclaimed "rattle snake!" and such Jumping and pitching around as is seldom equalled, was the re? sponse. One of the more level head? ed hunters seised an axe. at his hand, and quickly severed the snake's head from its body, which he did as he sounded the alarm. Some of the boys were sitting nearly on the snake's tail. The snake had 11 rat? tles and a button. After the stam? pede qulted and order restored, the hunters, Messrs Vernon Scarborough, Isaac Keels, Luther Keels and Edwin Du Rant and others, got on the war path in a furious manner and soon an old house cat, fell a victim, also u little coon, and last, though not least, one of the best hunting dogs, the property of Mr. Keels, in chasing u coon followed It to a considerable height up a slightly leaning tree, some 30 feet or more, and in at? tempting to turn around fell to the ground and was instantly killed, which ended the hunt. Mr. Keels much regretted losing the dog. Few people know that no bird will sing during "dog days." If any one doubts the fact Just listen out and be convinced for no kind of birds sing during "dog days." The Markets f New York Cotton Market. Xew York, Aug. 14. Opened Hlirh Lew Close Jan 11 18 11 2? 11 11 11 Bi-l7 Fsb Mch II 27 II 81 11 20 i I 23-25 April May 113? 1143 11 32 11 32:? June July Aug 12 25 12 |3 H 15 12 14-20 Sep 11 r 11 33 li 23 11 23 27 Oct |1 22 11 32 II 15 11 19-20 Nov 11 17-20 Des 11 23 11 31 il 17 11 21-23 Warehouse Stock, 53,900. Certificated, 52.747. spots. 12.40?unchanged. Sales none. Opened steady. Closed steady. Port reeelpts today, 4,765 vs. 7.3UO last year. Liverpool Market. Liverpool, Aug. 14. Open Closed Jan?Feb 5*0 09? Fe b?.Mch ."?98 597 L; Mch ?April 592 BQfU April?Msy 593 ?00 May?Jone 596 ?02 J use?July July Aug ?3o r?^7Vy Aug?8ept M 835 ?ept?Oct 598 BOfJ Oct?Nov ?.??Hlr No??Deo IMU Dec-Jen 588 595 Bei elpts. 3,M00. American, none. Sale*, 2.000. American, 1.000. Spot?. ?i.Tl?7 up. Opens4 duii. Closed steady. LORIMJ R M I ?> I OR Iti.nnn. Contractors Claim That \i loiuit l or Work on Senator's II >inc. ( htCOSJO, Aug. 1 1. lei itor Wil? liam Lorl-ner )m< been sued for ? 1 hers by Ihe Henry Brloson Conrt p-mv, whs h SlStmi this sum Is due for Work done on the Senat ors' sum? mer h??m? ' w o years ago. One ,.f the great, st trials i girl b is to sncourter when she ma.rios Ii that oho hl? have lor mother .??h i d< !" ?-d "n ( h!r< d glrlf No DECISION BY COURT. ? t?te Supreme Courl Has not Yet Mutic Kiiiinu in Case of Green? wood Ooeint) Km ai Policemen. Columbia, Auf? H??n Wits pected thai proceeding;! at the extra lesslon ?>f the State Supreme Court ??.-lay would bring r decision as to the status of tie Rural Policemen in Greenwood County, but no .such dc elelon U yet forthcoming. Cltlaena of Greenwood County secured from Justice Qsry at Abbei1lle last week an order temporarily restraining L. Lyon and R, T. Hin hes, from act? ing as rural policemen and county Trenaurer Payne from paying them a salary, and directing Lyon, Hughes and the County Treasurer to show oauss today why permanent injunct? ion should not be issued. Count/ At? torney B, F. S. Giles, representing te spondents, today demurred to the petition and it was decided counsel on !?oth sides should submit their Oase with arguments on an agreed BtaemOnt of facts. , It is alleged that Lyon and Hughes hold no commis? sion and so are "usurpers," yet Coun? ty Treasurer Payne has announced his intention of paying their salaries out of the county funds. WOI LD KNOW HOW TIS DONE. Senator Smith Seeks Information as to Cotton Report Methods. Washington, Aug. 12.?Following up his recent criticism Of the depart? ment of agriculture, for publishing gnegeeS of the com4ng crop, Senator Smith, of South Carolina, today in? troduced this resolution: "Resolved, That the Secretary of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, In? structed to furnish to the'Senate de? tailed information as to the methods employed in obtaining a report on the condition of the growing cotton crop; the persons employed in obtain? ing such information, their names and poetofBoO addresses by States; also the classes Into which the re? porting agents are subdivided; also information as to the methods em? ployed in arriving at an estimate of the probable yield of the cotton from the condition of the growing crop; also the method employed in arriving at the increase or decrease in acreage planted in cotton from year to year." Senator Smith asked unanimous consent for immediate consideration of his resolution, but Senator Burton, of Ohio, objected, on tho ground that he wished time to examine the resolu? tion until Monday, when, he said, he would probably withdraw his object? ion. An interesting colloquy occurred between Senators Smith and Burton, the latter suggesting that to publish the names of the local agents might embarrass the department, by bring ing local Interests to bear. Senator .-'mith said he did not see how this could be the case with a crop involv? ing such large interests, and argued that it ought to make the reports fairer if the names of the agents were known. He said that those in? terested In the production of cotton have now no definite Information as to the method of arriving at the es? timates and that all they desire is fairness, which cannot be obtained where some of the individuals re? lied on for estimates are not com? potent to make them. Senator Smith intends to oiler an 'Other resolution, directing the depart? ment simultaneously with its month? ly condition and ginning reports ,to puhlish reports of the stock of cot? ton on hand in warehouses, inelud log mill warehouses. Representative Burleson, of Texas Heflin of Alabama, and Adamsen of Qeofgla, havs asked the Secretary of Agriculture to take up with the for elgn cotton-buyers the question of re ducing the f> per cent tare assess ment on export cotton in hales, on th?> ground that the allowance Is ex oessivs. They hope ultimately by this effort to save the cotton-pro duoers of the South millions of dol lars svsry year. The matter has been brought to the attention of the department of corn mercc and labor also. Leaves for Camp Ferry. Prom The Dally Item, Aug. 12, Capt, Oeo, C, Warren left thi morning for Columbia where ne will Join the other members of the state riii?' team which leaves this after noon at 6:40 over tin- Botuhorn f< Camp Perry, <>iu... This is the sixth time that Capt. Warren has repri lented his company and regiment on the State rifle team at the Natloni Rifle Contest twice Rl Seagirt, N. .1 ind four times at Camp Perry. Cai tain Warren came out fourth In t State contesl at Charleston. wins Winthrop Scholarship, Miss tgnet Bryan of this < ity, recenf gradustc of the Sumter High seiend for girls, has received a com munlcatlon from President D, Johnson of Winthrop College, th she Is the winner of the norm scholarship from this county to th rollege. subject lo the conflrmatb <-i state Board, MAYESVII LE M \.\ \(.i:hs ANS? WERED. County Attorney L. i>. Jennings Re? plies to Question Propounded l?> Mayesvllle Election Manager?. Bditor The Dally Item. The managers at the Mayesvllle box state in your Issue of tiis 12th as follows: "Further, it Is very str?ng..- ?hat the boxes at Shlloh and a box In the city of Bumter were not likewise thrown out. it' the votes were thrown out of the box at Shlloh on account of the voters' names not appearing on the registration hooks, why was not tho whole box thrown out? This would have given the "yes" side a still larger majority, if a voter in the city of Sumter cast his vote, in the wrong box, why was not the box thrown out? If he voted in the wrong box, he could not have had his name of the poll list of that ward or box, consequently he was an illegal voter and the managers of that box allowed him to vote illegal? ly. We would like for some one to en? lighten us along these lines. Per? haps the honorable county attorney can do so." Yes, 1 think I am able to enlight? en them. The two votes referred to at the Shlloh box were two men who became of the age of twenty-one, as I am informed, sometime in March of this year, and when they request? ed that they be allowed to vote, they not having registered, the managers at said box allowed them to vote by placing their ballots in envelopes. The party who voted in Ward One, did not have his name on that regis? tration book and he was likewise re? quired by the managers to place his ballot in an envelope. When these boxes were opened and these ballots found In the envelopes, and the rea? son written on the backs thereof, the managers held that the parties so voting were not qualified electors and therefore said votes were not counted. In these cases the commis? sioners knew which were the illegal ballots, as they were In envelopes, and could easily separate them from the legal ballots. It seems that the managers at Shiloh and Ward One were familiar with their duties and did not allow illegal votes to become mixed with legal votes. If the Mayes? vllle managers had required those voting, whose names were not on the registration books, to vote in evel opes. like the managers at Shiloh and Sumter did, then the fourteen votes in the Mayesvllle box would have been In envelopes and not so mixed with the legal votes as to make it necessary to throw out the whole box, instead of throwing the Illegal votes. These fourteen votes, how? ever, not being voted in envelopes, but mixed with all the other votes In the box, I would like for the Mayes? vllle managers to enlighten me, by i Informing me how the commissioners could have separated the fourteen il? legal votes from i,he forty-nine legal ones? The Mayesvllle managers fur-1 ther state, "accordingly it was pre? sumed that the election was to be conducted as a regular primary elec? tion." If the managers at Mayes? vllle had followed the rules govern? ing primary elections, then if a party presented himself to vote, and if he was allowed to vote, and his name was not on the poll list, then In such case it was the duty of the managers to require him to vote In an envelope. The reason for this, of course, is to have them so separated from the others, that the managers, executive commltteemen, or com? missioners could identify the votes of such parties so voting from the votes of those whose names were regularly on the poll list. Therefore, Mr. Man? agers, if you had even followed the rules governing Democratic primar? ies, you would have required those voting, Whose names were not on the registration bookks, to have voted In snvelopes, Is it your fault or that of the commissioners, why the four? teen votes were so mixed with the others that it made it neces? sary for the commissioners to either count fourteen illegal votes or throw out the entire box? Which would you have dons If you had been the com? missioners and the commissioners bad been managers instead of you? Would you have counted the fourteen illegal votes, or not being able to separate the fourteen illegal votes from the others, would you not have thrown out the entire box*' U D, JENNINGS. Sumter. S. C, Aug. 14, 1011. POPE PI1 s RESTLESS. Suffers with Affected Knee i mil Physicians Give Relief. Rome, Aug. 1 2, 2 A. M. p >pe Pitts \ hol r rather restless night and to? ward midnight awoke as the result of .i renewal of the burning sensation in bis affected knee. Treatment bj bis physicians, however . relieved him, and at this hour he Is reported to be ?deeping peacefully. The phwslclan? believe the Pope's restlessness was due t,, the heal and to over exertion yesterday, when he appeared to be much better, HOLSTEINS GRANTED HAU A, L. and G rover Holstein Are Charged With Murder of Mi-?. Ben Spradley. Alken, Aug. Ii.?a. l. Holste'n Orover Holstein, Sidney Holstein? Richard Hoi.-tetn, Boyd Holstein and Dock Cockerel, were admitted lo ball tonight, a. l. and Orover Holstein were granted ball in the sum of $ '.,000 each, the others in $2,000 each. A I,, and Orover Holstein are charged with murder In the death of Mrs. I Nettie Spradley and assault and bat? tery with intent to kill In the alleged whipping of Columbus Spradley, Ben Srapdley and R. H Rotte, a young man who was with Columbus Sprad? ley on the night in question. NEW AUTOMOBILE GARAGE. Messrs Von Oshen and J. I). Shirer to Open Automobile Livery Business. Messrs. Von Oshen and Shirer. i who for a number of years conducted the large and successful wheelwright, blacksmith, and general repair shops in this city before selling out to Mr. J. J. Wilden, of Florence, will short? ly open and up-to-date automobile garage and repair business on East Liberty street, next to the Boyle Live Stock company for Sumter and from adjoining counties. A commodious building will be erected within a few weeks for this new enterprise. Thi3 reliable firm is well and fa forably known throughout Sumter and adjacent counties, Mr. John D. Shirer, the junior resident member und manager, being an enthusiastic automohillst and good roads man as well as an enterprising and public spirited citizen and Sumter "booster. ' Mr. Von Oshen has resided in Orange burg county but has had business and property interests in this city for years. Sumter is always delighted to have such excellent citizens and business men as Von Osh.n and Shirer in our midst, and evtry one will wish them every success which energy and in? dustry merits In the future, as these two virtues have signalized success In every way connected with this firm in the past. For the present, until their new building is completed their offices will he at the Boyle Live Stock Com? pany's office. EDWARDS' BONDSMEN PAY CP. Last Chapter In Berkeley County Shortage Case. Moneks Corner, Aug. 9.--Messrs. Krank Read, S. L. Crawford and V/. P. Lanier, who were on the bond of Ex-Treasurer J. O. Edwards, of this county, were at the Court House to? day for the purpose of settling the bond. The amount paid was $6,340. It will be recalled that J. O. Ed? wards was found short in his ac? counts $5,500. After trial in the courts, a judgment was rendered against his bondsmen. This is the last chapter of the Berkeley County shortage. As soon as the courts de? cided against them, the above named gentlemen came forward and made settlement in full. PARROTT LICKS CAT IN FIGHT. Polly Flics to Aid of Robin and Al? most Tears Feline to Pieces. Salisbury, Md., Aug. 11.?After a terrific battle which began in the 1 ?ranches of a tree and ended on the ground, "Billy Bryan," the champion tomcat of the village of Allen, near here, is dead. His slayer Is a par? rot. The cat found a young robin under the tree and went up for more. The mother bird set up a cry which at? tracted the parrot, and then the bat? tle began. In a few minutes the cat had lost one eye and was badly wounded otherwise. He dropped to the ground, and there the attack was renewed. Almost torn to pieces, the cat finally died. Polly was virtually unhurt. Negro Preacher Gets Hot One. Atlanta, Aug 9.?"A preacher eh? Wi ll, when you die you'll get the hot tost corner in hell. You're a dirty scoundrel." This scathing denunlcatlon was de? livered by Recorder Broyles Friday morning and was directed to A. 13. Allen, a negro peracher, who said he had been preaching for 30 years. The occasion of the red-hot remarks was the testimony ??f an ignorant negro woman, who had come t<? Atlanta from Birmingham to get her boy out <.f jail and who said she had been enticed away, badly mistreated and robbed of |10 by the negro preach? er. Allen denied he was guilty. The recorder gave him :'.?? days without a lin?> and bound him o\ er to the State COUrtS on the charges "f criminal assault and larceny. One of our exchanges carries a story that ? newspaper man was rob? bed of |140. ?'ould Mi m ! . possible? SEIZED whom. BEER. llabasna Town Mar-hall AjbmsI Breaks up Picnic by Betatet Hie <>\*n Beer. Wetumpks, Ala., Aug II.?J. Clifton, town marshal, hi also chief of the tire department. He is a prohibi? tionist of the Btate*wide order. He en? forces the prohibition laws to the let? ter, and in doing to makes raids. Thursday he raided a wagon con? taining a cue of beer. This beer be? longed to the marsha' but he did not know it. He was giving his annual picnic to the fire department, and some of his friend* had ordered the drinkables in the marshal's name. They were placed on the ^agon with the edibles. Hearing thai a tiger was in town, the marshal seiz? ed him, and came near breaking up the picnic. The picnic was not brok? en up. TO RAISE CORN FAIR FTXDS. Secretary Hamby Proj>arinfc to Make Canva-s of State. Columbia. Aug. 12.?Secretary A. McP Hamby, of the Columbia Cham? ber of Commerce, starts next week on his canvass of the State for sub? scriptions to the guarantee fund re? quired to assure the holding of the National Corn Exposition in Colum? bia, in January, 1913. Mr. Hamby made today an en? gagement to address Georgetown business men Monday. He hopes to arrange for a conference at Sumter Tuesday, so that he can return to Columbia and work off h's mail that night. He expects to go Wednesday to Orangeburg and St. Matthews and so on, until the subscriptions reach the desired amount. There will be three kinds of sub? scriptions. Contributors will be given their choice of signing a bond and note for their subscriptions, or pay? ing these in cash, or of entering into an agreement to pay so much per month until the promised amount is paid. Any amount from and includ? ing fl and up will be Eppreclated. DELEGATES TO SCRG70XS CON? VENTION. Gov. Bleasc Appoints Representa? tives from This Sate to go to Mil? waukee. Columbia. Aug. 11.?Gov. Blease appointed Friday the following dele? gates to the twentieth annual meet? ing of the Association of Military Surgeons at Milwaukee, September 26-29: Drs. C. J. Epps, Conway, J. W. Wessinger, Ballentine; A. W. Browning, Elloree; Frasier Wilson, Charleston; Allen J. Jervey, Charles? ton: Moultrle Brailsford, Mulllns; Sidney Zemp, Camden; Jas. E. Poore, Columbia, Miles J. Walker, York ville; Herbert Harr.es, Jonesville; Jas. Wr. Campbell, Clover; Isidore Schayer, Laurens; Taylor LewU, Mul? llns; J. P. Carlisle, Greenville. Governor Blease Is today address? ing a gathering of Red Men at Pros? perity. He is to speak, tomorrow at a picnic six miles north of Abbcviile. BUGGY FACTORY TO START WORK. Preparatory Arrangements Being Made now for Work to Commence Soon. Mr. S. K. Rowland, the manager of the Rowland Buggy Factory, the cor? poration recently organized in this city for the purpose of manufactur? ing buggies and other light vehicle-, is now having the old cotton mill re? paired and is making a number of i banges in it preparatory to install? ing the machinery to be used in the buggy factory. The factory will commence its operation at the old cotton factory, but will later, if it turns out to be a successful Investment, move to the site which will be selected and pur? chased by the boms offered by the Chamber of Commerce. The factory will give employment at the start to from 50 to 75 hands nnd Will be en? larged later if it proves a success. The output of the factory is estimat? ed at |12?,000, ? part of which is expected to be disposed of in this county. It was Stated Friday ly Mr. S. K. Rowland that the factory would be in operation b| the drat of Septem? ber. All of the necessary material has been ordered and I part of it has already arrived. Also an order had been put In at various factorial for the parts of the buggies which will be used here In the making jf them. Bo. k 11111% Mayor Resign*. Bock Hill. Aug. II.?At an ad? journed meetlnsj of clt) count il, held al a late boar yesterday afternoon. Mayor John T. Roddy handed in his resignation, effective August It, The council, however, refused to accept his resignstton, snd hs will havs to serve until council sees tit to release him from hl? o tb of office.