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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. T IJVrnEHS FROM OUK BPK C1AL tXmRKHPONDKXTK Kr?n all Parte ot Adjo?iiag Counties. NOTICE TO CORRKSP?NOBNT?. Hall roar letter* eo that they will th tat* efllce nor. i*u-r than Mon whea intended for Wednesday's ?r and aot later than Thursday toe Saturday'* team*. Th*, ef course, appllee only te rearalar oerreepond anus, la eaae et Mesa* mt aausaaJ a* we varue. aead sa lea need lately by saail. telephone er toisaeaeh. Such ?aere startee are eosnpsmbt* ap So the fee?r ef going as areas. Wed*e*day's paper l* peiaied Tuesday afternoon aad Saturday's paper Fei day nfser Pl NE WOOD. Pinewood. Aug. 18.?During a heavy thunder atorm on Friday even Ing lightning struck and killed a iM milk row of Mr. Asherry Feld The cow wa* near the ginnery of the Pnewood Mercantile Company ad bad taken shelter under a shed when she wa* struck, tho bolt break lag her neck. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Rodgors of Bennettavllle are visiting relatives Mr*. R. F. Epperson and daughter. Margie, have returned from a four week*' visit to Danville. Va Mr. Lee Felder haa returned from Hendersonvllle. The following have returned from Glenn Springs: H. B. Richardson. Jr. Coke Mlm*. Robbie Rldglll and Ex-Judge B. W. DeeChamps. Dr ^nd Mr*. R. 8. Beckham. Jr., and children left on ICth to visit ?umter and Rock Hill Dr. T. R. Little John from Jonea etle. will arrive on the ltth to prac? tice medicine and to open a drug atere. Dr. LJttlejohn comes highly recommended and the cltlxtns will erelcorae him most heartily. Mr* Frank M. Marvin left yester? day to spend a while on SullLane Island. Mr. Ralph Beckham haa return ad after a vunt to his home In Lan? caster county. Messrs. Coke Mima and Robbie Rldgill vi*ited Johnson City. Tenn.. while away on tholr vacation. Master R. F. Epperson. Jr.. I* visiting Mr. and Mrs. N C. Stack at fhimter Mr. Stack, who has been the operator at Denmark for several year* wa* recently piomoted by the A. C. L to the position he now holds at Sumter Mr. A. Manheim wa* In town Thursday for * few hours. HAGOOD. Rembert. Aug. 18.?There was quite a blow, considerable hall .and a fl'od of rain here last Wednesday afternoon, August 9. The wind and! hall damaged Settel nnd corn Much timber and some houses was Idowr down on the peninsula. Cotton la opening row, and fod? der pulling Is tne order of the day. Our ladles are busy c inning the lit. tie fruit and tomato*-* they have made. Tt ere Is little or no garden truck In our oommur.i*'. Peas, broadcast, are very inferior, planted In the corn are bet Rev. J. C, ("hmd'er formerly a much btdoved past' t. i>r. i h< I for us jr?M'enli\ mi Reihe?.la. Our faithful SMIt Itev. J. N, WrK'lit, af.-r a visit to i'ti.T.'w an.I other points for a much needed rest. Is a:n ng um again. Messrs Jimc and Ad*HI ?gag p if.i \i < v. t i nnd M i) McLeod ettetkied afeankjag at H*> th?-M I . ??? rd iy. Mr. .!. M. lb-.<rn> * of Ib-mb.-rt is la bad health gSjeJfj, II. .s | | eaeell* Sji ? Itisen und we hope he may speedily recover. Emma < ohen. who was crippled In the r-? ??tit rin, is no ordinary ne fjtsjas. but one <.f the nn-<t deservum. Industrious and inie|||K?.nt of her race. Miss?? Amu ? I.. .- Alexander May Rot?ert < .f Columbia, | ft.-r ? Short visit to friends in the i om muntiv. hav* returned homo. ?Ii*'- l run. i Allen after an extend? ed visit It gag mother has returned le t dumlda. Miss i'oiiri. iiay Atkinson leaves t<? day f r W i tilrik-t a in 1 other north? ern points. When sh.? returns she Will sp. nd some time vlsl'lng In the ?astern part of this State. We were glad to meet and grit! Mrs. Res* i e k*,,n of Pioreaee f.T.I t \ . We noticed the presence at church yesterda> .f the Miss..? Matlle and Ellen James snd Mr>\ S. i nstian Jssassn ' erlag Mm, Ml Ithl It N \ M Ith \\ NM.II I Ml. it %l ' ? > \ Kill-, lonimle lleiieglian mi Pk?wden's Mill Itoad? I'aii Are sTeejssjsav From The hally Item. August 21. Saturday shortly before saidajght, Tommy Ifeneghan. gafafi d. Waa k ll e* on the Ptewdea's Mill road >?bout four miles from |Offg 11 ? Alien M - Coy. another negro. It Is not known what was the cause of the supposed muiu r, but wroni what was learned S?:nday at the coroner's inquest, it appears that this is one of the most atrocious murders which has occurred in Sumter coun? ty in a number of years. The evidence, as brought out at the Inquest, is that Saturday night a num? ber of negroes of the neighborhood, among whom were Tummle Hene? ghan, his wife and Oeorgiana McCoy, the wife of Allen McCoy, went to the lodge and stayed there until near 12 o'clock. At that time they returned home, going by Henneghan'e house where he left his wife and started to go on home with Georglana McCoy, who lived some distance further on and aald she was scared to go by her? self. Heneghan went with her part of the way. as shown by his tracks, which could be seen In the ground after the rain, and then started back home. On the way he was assaulted and hit In the head with some blunt Instrument, which fractured his skull, death following from the blow. The body was then dragged for about half a mile to a sawdust p ie where It was burled and found Sunday morning by the searchers who were otit looking for him. Tho testimony as taken btfOfC Coroner Flowers, who was called to the scene of the crime Sunday morn? ing and who was there most of the day taking evidence and holding the in? quest, was as follows: Dr. W. E. Mills, being sworn, stat? ed that he had examined the body and that death was due to a blow on the back of the head which had frac? tured the skull. Andrew McCoy stated that he had s son named Allen McCoy. He said that Allen had not been at home Sat? urday night and had come in Sunday morning about 8 o'clock. Georglana McCoy stated that she had been to the lodge where she had stayed until after 11 o'clock. Sha had come along home with others end that Tommy Heneghan had come part of the way home with her after they bad .oft the others. John Wall testified that Tommy's wife had sent word to him that her husband had been murdered and for him to come up there. He had gone up to the house and Joined in the search for the body. After looking over the gTound where a scuttle had taken place, he had found Tom? my Heneghan's watch beside the road and saw where the body had been dragged over a log. After looklnc In the woods for the body they had gone on up the road to a sawdust pile when* they had seen traces of fresh sawdust and upon examination they had uncovered the body in the sawdust pile. Lizzie Heneghan, wife of Tommy Meneghan. testified that she had come from the lodge with others and that she had suggested that her husband go on part of the way with Georglana. as It was dark and Georgian*, said she was scared to go by herself. Tommy had K?nr on with Georgiana and thla was the last time she had seen him alive. Hennie laiUM swore that Allen Mo Coy had come home from town with him and had gotten out of his buggy at Si. in Durham's place, where ho had told him good ni^ht. This w. s ibout the UUM Ol the shower. Abraham Mack bad helped tOUrch for tho body and had been with those wb<. had found and uncovered it. lb had MOg the blood WheN the SCUfflti li id taken place and the watch lying by the rondetdc, i i ink China statt d that ho ha 1 started home with Georgians IfcCo) and Tommy Heneghan and Tomtn - wifo. laz/io. He said that Tommy h >?! Baked him to go on home with Qeor giana McCoy, but that he had r. fused, statin? that he was afraid of Georgtana'i husband. it wag upon this evidence that the jury brought In ?? VOrdtCt that Tom my Heneghan had come to hla death by a blow delivered by Alien McCo; and thai Oeorgiana McCoy was an a< - ceaaor) t<? the act. Upon thla Unding by the Jury. Cor. oner Flow era swore out warraata for Allen McCoy and Georglana McCoy, snd Ihey wore arrested by the deputy .ind brought to lall where tiny wm lodged, for trial at tin- m\t term of I Mtrt. This afternoon .Mien McCoy, aup? poeed murderer of Tommy Hone? khan, was examined at the county Jail b) Jailor Owens and Deputy Bykee, He waa stripped and his under clothei were found to be Bplotched With blood, l?p to thla time he had atat< ad thai ho waa nol guilty of killing Heneghan, but with this evidence he confessed t.. having nod Heneghan ihe road Ratorday Bight ;md killing him with I ?hovel, He gave a* the reeeun for ins crime thai he had heard thai Heneghan bad threaten* ed t?? kin him. Georglana McCo) stated that ahe had boon accompan? led by Heneghan as far aa the tram* road, when he bad turned to go ' "i- Ai this time he was whistling, sh. b id rod aeon him any more and ihs had nol aeon hot huebnnd until tho next morning. McCoy stated that his wife wna in no way concerned in the killing. \ COTTON SMITH PROTESTS. < HOP ESTIMATES UNDULY BEARISH, (alls for im<-tk.itinn?According to K< (torts from Cotton-growing States V roductlon Will Not Ix? Vor> Henry, 1 U<a Btate. W'ashin ,'on, Aug, 18,?A resolu Ion celling upon the department of agriculture to Inveatlgate and report immediately on the cotton crop of this year in the Bouthen States was intro? duced in the senate by Senator E. D. Smith of South Curollna today, who wanted to have a vote taken imme? diately. Objection was made by Sen? ator liurnham, chairman of the com? mittee on agriculture, who asked that the resolution be referred to his com? mittee. Senator Smith said cotton dropped f20 a bale on the strength of the gov? ernment's report of a 3,000,00 bale increase in this year's crop. "This estimate was made June 28, before part of tin* crop was out of the ground," he said. "1 should hate to draw in the sen gte of the United States," Senator Smith said, "the conclusions that I might feel mltfht be drawn from this remarkable report of the agricultural department. Either the commission? ers of all the cotton States, men right on the ground and familiar with con? ditions, are utterly mistaken or else the agricultural department Is wrong in Its deductions that there will be a record crop this year. Helleving for some years that the people of the coton-grow ing States httVi probably been losing large amounts of money because of erron? eous reports issued by the depart? ment of agriculture, Senator Smith hfgan a movement a short time ago to get at the bottom of the matter. He wants to know who issues these reports and by what authority and how checked up and scrutinized bo fore being given to the public. To? day, after a visit to Secretary Wilson regarding this subject, Senator Smith issued the following statement: On July 3 the agricultural depart? ment issued its monthly crop report giving the condition of the growing cotton crop as 88.2 per cent of nor? mal, as compared with 80 per cent as the average condition on June 25 during the past 10 years. The num? ber of acres to be harvested was esti? mated at 34,000.000. The following language, as report? ed by the press, was used as a deduc? tion from these two facts: "The condition Indicates a probable yield of 202.8 pounds per acre, which, on 3i.000.000 acres, would mean 6, S95.000.0000 pounds, or about 14, 125.000 bales." I saw the secretary of agriculture and he Informed me that any esti? mate as to the probable yield that may have been Issued from his de? partment, based upon a condition re? port, was without his knowledge or consent, and would not occur again. On August 2 the crop reporting bu? reau of the department of agriculture estimates gathered up to July 2r>. at 89,1 per cent of normal. An estimate was made upon this, but marked In the preei reports "unofficial," that the probable yield would bo 11.700.000 bales, in Introduced o resolution in the Renate requiting the it cretary of anri culture to furnish detailed Informa? tion as to the methods employed in ascertaining the condition of the growing crop, the names of the per? sons by States making the reports. On August 1 "> I received the follow? ing telegrams "Sumter. S ('.. Aug. 1."., 1911, "Hon. E. I>. Smith. Washington, D, C. "Joint meeting Sumter Farmers' union and chamber of commerce. Cotton situation discussed, From In? formation cotton yield greatly over* estimated, Drought unbroken. Dete? rioration rapid and general. Request you urge department of agriculture make Immediate Investigation and publish results. (Sinned) ME, W, DA BBS, MPrt lldenl farmers' Uhion, "A. V. BNBLL, "Secretary. "K. 1. MANNING, "Acting Chairman Cham, Com." I took the matter op with the de? partment of agriculture and the as? sistant secretary Informed tue that the department bid been discussing tin- advisability of making arrange? ments 'or an Inter-monthly report when tiie conditions were oxtraordl* narll) unusual, but that they were nol prepared to do tins work efficiently in this emergency. That it was onl) aboul i'? days before they would Is us their August condition report. in order to gel the farts officially as near ai posslbloi 1 saw a senator from each of the nine principal cot? ton-growing states and requested them to send the following telegram to the commissioners of agriculture of their respective States "Wire Immediately whnl deteriora? tion, if any, has taken place in con dltlon of cotton crop your Btate since Julj ? N!??? aivnurospective yield your State, this year, as compared with last year." The following replies have been received: Jackson, Miss., Aug. 15, 1911. Ho. John Sharp Wlliams, Washlng ton, D. C. Deterioration 20 per cent. Exces? sive rains. Overflow. Boll weevil ami Worm*. I ?utlook not encouraging. (Signed) A. E. Blakeslee." Atlanta. Gn? Aug. 15, 1911. Hon. A. O. Bacon, Washington, D. C. Deterioration of cotton since July 25 is at least 20 per cent. The yield comparison to last year about the same. (Signed) T. G. Hudson. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 15, 1911. Hon. J. H. Bankhear1, Washington, D C. I >oterioration since July 25 at least 15 per cent. Vsiirnate the yield as compared with last year, Z per cent greater. (Signed) I. F. Kolb. Austin, Texas, Aug. 15, 1911. Hon. C. A. Culberson, Washington, D C. Your wire 15th. slight deteriora? tion in cotton crop since July 25. Prospects very slight Increase, if any in yield in this State compared to last year. (Signed) Bd. K. Kone. Little Hock, Ark., Aug. 15. 1911. Hon. James P. Clarke, Washngton. D C. Cotton crop has slight depreciation since July 25, caused by rain. In? ferior fruitage and lateness of plant will not give us a crop exceeding last year, notwithstanding fine appear? ance of stalk at this time. (Signed) Clay Sloan. Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 15. 1911. Hon. Lee S. Overman, Washington, D C. Commissioner absent No deteri? oration in cotton crop. Outlook for better yield than last year. (Signed) Ellas Carr. Baton Rouge. La., Aug. 15, 1911. Hon. Murphy J. Foster, Washington. D C. No reports of deterioration receiv? ed since date mentioned, though the conti,; aed rains now prevailing might prove disastrous. The present out? look indicates a third more cotton than Isst year. (Signed) E. O. Bruner. Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 15, 1911. Hon. Robt. L. Owen, Washington, D. C. Practically no change In condition of cotton since July 25. Estimated yield for this year 1,000,000 bales. (Signed) G. T. Bryan. Columbia, S. C, Aug. 15, 1911. Hon. E. D. Smith. Washington, D C. Yours evtn date. Our crop now In the midst of crucial period. In cer? tain sections deterioration rapid and heavy. In many others none. Con? dition not ns good as on July 25. Until end of August would not care to venture prediction as to total pro? duction. If no adverse conditions In three weeks this State's crop will be about an average. (Signed) E. J. Watson. Prom the foregoing it will be seen that, according to the commissioners <?f agriculture of the Stab- of Georgia, Texas. Arkansas. Mississippi, the yield will probably be no greater in these states than last year. In Alabama deterioration since .Inly 25 to August 15 has been 15 per cent and with present prospects the yield only 5 per cent greater than last year. From North Carolina the report does not come from the commission? er. The increase, if any. not Indicat? ed. From Louisiana, the report is to the effect that the crop would be >'* third greater than last year Louisiana made last year, according to the de? partment. 256.375 bales. From Oklahoma the report |a to the effect that they will make 1,000, 000 bales. Oklahoma made last year according to the department, 955,951 bales. From South Carolina, the report Is thai if conditions remain practically the same, the yield will be about at: average crop. The conclusion there? fore from these reports would Beem to be, taking the increase of Okla? homa Louisiana and North Carolina .nid Alabama, noi exceeding 1,000,000 bales. The conclusion drawn from these report*-- are widely at variance with lie preliminary estimate mads by the department of agriculture, The stock of cotton on hand per? haps the smallest in more than decade. Were there t<? be an un? usually large crop, the world has need for every pound of it as a much higher price than they are now offer? ing. I hope the farmers will see to \\ thai tiny shall noi be deceived, stampeded and led into sacrificing their cotton by these report*. A't wisely nnd conservatively \gree amongst yourslves* whit you are willing to take nnd stand by thai prcc, WAREHOUSE FOR FARMERS. si;, o Fnton Issues Interesting An Columbia, Aug. 19.?Co-lncldent] with the move started to encourage] the farmer.- of th?- South to hold | their coton for a better i>r!<?*'. the South Carolina Farmers' union ha* decided upon the erection of a eot 'oi. warehouse to cost from $200,000 to $'.00,000. This will be one of the largest cotton warehouse in the South and will very probably be located in < Columbia, The following announcement was made by J. Whltner Reid, secretary and treaaurer of the State union: "In accordance with a resolution adopted by the South Carolina State Farmers' union at the annual meeting held in Columbia July 26-27, 1911, s\eps have been taken to organize the Farmers' Union Warehouse company of South Carolina. "II. T. Morrison of McClellanville, B. F. Keller of Cameron. B. Harris of Pendleton, Alfred Aldrich of Iiarn well, members of the organization commltee appointed tit the state Union meeting, met in the office of the secretary of the State Farmers' union anil made formal application to the Secretary of State for com? mission tc act as a board of corpor? ators. "The capital stock of this corpora? tion will be $200,000, with the privi? lege of Increasing to $500,000. with shares at the par value of $10 each. "The purpose of the corporation is to do a general warehouse business, including the storing and dealing in cotton and other farm products. "An active campaign will soon be commenced in each county to raise the capital stock." Former Sumter Man Interested. Commissioned: Fort Motte Cotton Oil Company, Fort Motte. Capital stock, $25,000. To manufacture and sell cotton seed oil, etc. Petitioners R. H. Jennings, R. E. Wannan:aker, of Orangeburg, W. C. Peterkln and M B Keller, of Fort Motte nounce ment. Chamber of Cnnncrcr Notes. There will be ? meeting of all those Interested Ul advertising Sum? ter at the Chamber of Commerce? on Monday at 12 noon. This meeting will consider the plan advanced by Mr McKeend to advertise Sumter and s?uth Carolina, by means of moving; pictures. While it srlll re* quire about $500 in order to secure Bumter's participation in this cam* patgn, yet, if Mr. McKeand'a suggest? ions are adopted and these pictures shown In Sumter, a very small part of this amount will be needed. The members of the Retail Asso? ciation are preparing their credit list, and the work in this department will i begin by the lirst of September. The Crodlt Bureau will use yellow envel | opes and yellow stationery in this I department for the collection of ; long standing accounts. The Secretary has received word i that the parties contemplating taking ! over the tras plant, will be In the city ; on Monday, and w ill ask the coun? cil for a franchise to complete the plant within a year. These parties put up a guarantee of $1,000 to have the plant finished within that time. The Sumter pennants which are ex? pected next week, will be placed With a number of retail firms for sale at thirty cents each. These pennants an usually sold at fifty cents. The lettering will be in white on a dark blue field with a white border. Every automobile in the city should have at least two of the pennants. They j w ill make excellent window display for our retailers. Theodore Parker. There is what I call the American idea. * ? * This idea depends, as the proximate organization thereof, a democracy?that is a government of all the people, by all the people, for all the people; of course, a govern? ment of the principles of eternal jus? tice, the unchanging law of God. For shortness' sake I will call it the idea of freedom. A Daily Thought. Have you decided where to send him to school ? Do you wish to place him in a Christian Military In? stitution ? Where his health will be carefully looked after, his mind be thoroughly trained and where he will fa taught habiU ot obedience, punctuality, and industry? If so, send him to The South Carolina Co Educational|In^itute Here the teachers take the place ol the parents and students are at all times under the direct and watclt-care cf the faculty from the time they enter school until they return to their homes. This institution has splendid brick buildings with mod? ern equipments, a faculty ol fifteen experienced teachers, and a thorough course oi study. It has been in successful operation under the same man agement for twenty years. Last year students were in attendance from all over South Carolina and from six other states. Write to-day for catalogue and application blank t * > F. N. K. BAILEY, President, Edgefield, S. C.