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Cbttf?tottbnuiuni eifltbfit. Published VYcdncMlu> und Saturday. ?BY? ISTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTBR, t. C. Taraaa: |1.M per annum?tn advance. Advertisements: One Square first insertion.$1.01 ?very subsequent Insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or '.anger will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub ?arve private interests will be charted far as advertisements. Obitusrlee and tributes of respect wtU be charged for. The tfumter Watchmen was found? ed In 18S0 and the True Southron In lift- The Watchman and Southron new baa the combined circulation and taiuence cf both ef the old papers, and is manifestly the beet advertising aaedtem la Sumter. ?"?^e^-snessssaaeaaesi-iMsrJse-sjseBswssmjf Sengier Neils Christensen has not lost out politically in Beaufort coun? ty, aa the first reports of the club meetings slated, and he will be a member of the county convention and, In all probability, a delegate to the State convention. We congratulate Mr. Christensen In his survival and ?stend to him our best wishes for many more years of political useful? ness to South Carolina. Mr. Chrlsten aen Is the typo of man needed in pub* lie 'Ife end we would regret hin en? tere ed retirement as a result of petty partisan politics. ? ? a It is a strange what great things a little matter will bring forth. A few djwt sgo we summsrlsed, from the pajbhshej reports of the Democratic ojsb meeting*, the salient facts Indl mttve of the drift of sentiment is to Blesse snd Jones, and thu innocent Sttle paragraph has furnished the text for sn ed torlal In the lorkvllle Enquirer and caused Senator Chrlsten ten to writ? us a letter explanatory el political affairs In Beaufort coun? ts/. Fbrtttee. especially club politics are loaded wlrh explosives and are uaantly dangerous things to fool with, snd we are suffering the conse? quences of momentarily forgetting that the thing was loadra. We apologise to all persons Interested for mentioning the alleged facts that Governor Blesse failed of election in eouef* eon *?nii t ? <??. thing ? ?Pe r 'i ? Mr. 1 1 Surf. S?net<?r IppeM and Mr T^?wndee I I fir?'w?tng In ? '? ' b n ?< ease a double apology is lenueteu Im cause of the later developed fact that aw was elected from his own club, It having been the opposition club that farted to elect him. We are not drawing any conclusions as to what the non-election of cny or all of these gentlemen may Indicate or what in? fluence these alleged political occur? rences msy hereafter have upon the fertun** of candidates for State of feree. If they have their hearts set on betng delegates to thetv county eonventlons we trust they will And a way to get In. even If they have to get there Irregularly through the back dbor I y golnr as substitute delegates trom lohn of which they were m?t members prior to the momentous ami dlsapp? luting election of regular dele? gates. We went everybody to ho happv. \on the office seekers and poltt'rlMns. and If seats In the county conventions will bo sops to their am? bition they ought to ?et what they want theft are certainly jobs enough of th:* kind to go uround. wlthour omitting IB] distin? guished publicist*, to whom it h a labor of love to serve the dear people and add hsStft to the annals of our nb>rlon?* old Commonwealth. Speaking seriously, however, we do noi .? lb,. r.fns.?| a particular precln? t club to fleet some tfjftSJS man a ?!? Iff it.' to ? h ?? omnty eonv?n tlon h.i* an Important bearing "n n State-wide pelltleal I OSteSi since this result rn.iv have been brought about by any one of a b f AsStS combina? tion* of circumstances, persoral or to?al in natui.. Set dtfeott] COfifiet . .1 with ihe main Kmc. i'??r hastssati <b?\ l?ba?e m iv not be abb' to calls his pfedSel eltth and still carry hi SSSJSjty \ \ i Mg maiorltv. The eom pleie pr rtt try returns ahme will show the t- -? I sentiment of tb? st.it> ai h Rlea?> and Jones, aid this being ad? mitted hp ill r> ison I bis no i. whv not |i-i\ th?- Hlea*??-.lon?'s Issue to the hta'i < gspeHfg noi not precipitate a Seedteei Sgtif Is the county ami Stats SjesjeeiitIons, v\hi<h h.i\. none import? ant woi k to do? Mo\nM\Ki:n tXJTTOM BS3ED? Wo hw,- found thai variety superior to any other, giving a larger yield pef Sets with I hi same TimIiiu nt, and giving u larger St r SSSl "t tint. <?ur farm is fr.e f.om blight and et See ssvssaesj, esd th?? rettoa is ginned <t esi own gin, where en vry precaution Is tahes te prevent mixing with ether seed We ofjfei a limited Ssssssl of sehe I seed at ti ao s? I ssShsl '* ft i NSees Co, Sumter, S. C. APPARENTLY WON CONTROL IN MARYLAND, lii'iip Into Lead Karly in Day and Coli? tili?!?- to Gain as \?l?l?'?l Return" ('onic hi lo Headquarter*. Dallimniv. May <i.?Marylands 16 rotei Ii the national oonvontlom will bi cast f?>r Theodore Roogevcll and Speaker Champ Clark unless th" few election districts still lo hi heard from Chan??? the result registered toda> at the State's fir-d presidential primary. The result was close and Col. lloose velt, on the face of returns, had but one more than the number of votes necessary to control the State conven? tion. The primaries divided the delegates to the state convention as follows: Republicans?Roosevelt 66, Taft IS, Democrats?Clark 72. Wilton 44, Harmon 4; in doubt 9. Majority necessary to control the convention. 65. The State delegates elected are bound to choose delegations t i the national convention favorable to the presidential candidates for whom the people today expressed their prefer* ence. Speaker Clark led steadily from the time the irst returns arrived from the Baltimore wards. Early In the even? ing it looked as if Col. Rocsevelt would win by an equally big majority, but shortly before midnight returns from the strong Taft counties put the president suddenly ahead, with 63 del? egates to his opponent's 61. It was Prince George's county that decided. Roth sides claimed Its five votes until conclusive returns shortly after mid? night placed It in the Roosevelt col? umn. Clark and Roosevelt leaped Into the lead early, with complete delegations from Baltimore city, which gave them M delegates. Clark's preferential vote In this city was greater than that 01 Harmon and Wilson combined. He defeated Wilson by nearly three ?o one and the New Jersey governor was ahead of Gov. Harmon by two to one. The sweeping Clark success in Bal? timore was a victory for the Demo? cratic organization. In the Republi? can primary hei?- the Roosevelt or? ganization dow ned the regular Repub? lican organization, led by the collector of the port, William 1\ Stone. VP.GRt K1IXFT RT v"r>'f M*i*j i' B, Fate Ir Mm**}* oi> i ii? ?;. \? ? i' ? ? lW*U?*v' t! ? > ' .? ft hi t . i '..i Camden. May 6.?News was re? ceived here this morning from Pates mill, near Lee county, of the killing of Jenkins Manning, who is thought to be an escaped convict, by C. B. Pate. Jr., a young man. 21 years old. the killing taking place on the plan? tation of H. A. Pate at 8 o'clock Sat? urday night, it Im said that a week ago a negro was aeon during the mid? dle of the night in the room of Pate's || >ear-ohl sister, who was confident that It was Manning. The matter was k? pt eulet. as th??re was no positiv* proof that It was Manning, and the Iteigl bors wanted to investigate thor? oughly before apprehending the no? gro. A few days ago the same ne? gro tried to entice the girl into a cot- 1 ton warehouse on the plantation, The girr? brother was absent from home at the time, but upon his return he sought Manning and asked bin what be meant by It. The neuro grabbed a piece of iron nearby and rus'aed at young PatO, but before he could use the iron Pate shot him dead. The iron Was tightly gripped In the ne? gro's hand, at the inquest yesterday at I _' 0*CtOCk, Which was held by 'onm er Dtaon, Young Pats cams to Cam* gag ami surrendered to the author* tries. The negro b?te shackle marks on his lefja Ho had boon in that com? munity for three months, but would rover tell where he was from or any* thing ul?OUt his past life. NIM.HO I.YM HI D IN M IXNlssi ppl. Hanged le Tree for Plrtng on wii'? of Prominent laiiner?Captured by Posas*, Columbus, Miss.. May ?'?.?George laid, a negro, accused of having shot and wounded Mrs. Thomas Deo, wife of a prominent merchant ami planter, atal lo t BOO, Thomas Doe, Jr.. w IS captured by s posse of cttlsen* late last alghl ami hanged lo a tree, Mrs, i ?i e and lo r sou wo e fired on from a i hush Saturday night as tiny were leaving ihe commlsolary on Ihe i'? plantation. 16 miles south of Colum? bus. A prominent cltlsen fr??m hear Lynchburg was In town ia<i Monda> ? rui dropped In lo see us, He said he did got know that Rlshopvllle had sieh noisy people until last Krida) w hen Ihr.t four of t hem w. ni down t,, |?ynehhurg lo meet Oov, 11 lease who pole down there nl h school entertainment -t Hlshopvllb Vtndlc tt'-r. NINE KILLED IN WRECK. VETERAN TRAIN OS \\ \\ TO RE. I'NION TfJ REMAIN AT MACON 59 INJURED. Three of irnldoiilItlecl Dead Are Babies?Engine ami Five Core Roil how ii I nihs nkiiicni. Hattleiburg, Miss.. May 6,?Nine persons, Including three women and two Children. Were killed and 55 per? sons Injured when the Ant section of the Confederate Veterans' Special of 11 cars, en route from Texas to the annual reunion at Maeon, Ga.. was wrecked this morning on a tres? tle a mile south of Eaatabutchle, Miss., on the Now Orleans and North? eastern railroad. The locomotive baggage car. one day coach and three tourist sleepers were derailed and tumbled down a high embankment, making a conglomerate mass of wo.^d ami iron debris. Though several hundred Confed? erate veterans were aboard the train, not one was numbered among the dead. Several of the veterans were Injured, though none fatally. The dead: Mrs. J. L. Cameron. Henderson. Texas. Mrs. Charles Hol mag, Big Springs. Texas; J. S. Downing. Atlanta. Ga., president of th.- Downing Locomotive Draft Ap? pliance company; W. A. Wood. Merid? ian. Miss., engineer; two children, aged three and live, unidentified; one woman, aged about SB, weight 150, unidentified; one man. aged 80, smooth face, brown hair, unidentified; C. J. Jones, negro fireman. Engineer W. A. Wood Of Meridian. Miss., and two unknown machinists Were killed. The derailment was on a straight line and the train was run? ning about .10 mile* an hour. The dead were brought to Hattiesburg. The identitied dead are. Mrs. J. Li Cameron. Henderson. Texas; J. S. Downing. At anta. Ga.. W. A. Wood Meridian. Miss., engineer; Mrs. Chas. Holmes. Dig Springs, Texas. C. C. Jones, negro fireman, wdll die. The scene immediately after the crash was made particularly distress? ing by the cries of the injured. Those who were uninjured imme? diately went to work assisting in ex? tricating l^ss fortunate comrades, carrying them to Improvised hospitals in the few ?oaches not overturned. Many of the Injured veterans did what ? h?.v eonld towards relieving the more mrt. ? le engine and tender left at the Bhort trestle they wed by the baggage car, tm> Co??.!? aid three tourist sleepers. These cars were badly splintered and It Is regarded as most miraculous that any of the occupants escaped. Hattiesburg citizens from every walk of life met the trsin which brought the dead and Injured here. The King's Daughters. U. D. C. the Masons, Elk* and other benevolent orders and societies had active repre sertatives on the scene anxious to care for the Injured nnd the veterans and their wives were made to feel that they were in the hands of friends. BASEBALL WEDNESDAY AFTER? NOON. Sumter High School to Play Team From Charleston High School. A game Of baseball which will no doubt be of great Interest to iht lovers of th" sport will be pulled olf at the local park Wednesday after? noon when DeLormc, Durar.i ?? Co, compete with J, \\ -eks A Co idle ri? val for the winning of Ihe contract being in this city and one from tlu "City by the Sea." The Charleston team comes to Sumter boomed awfully strong, being classed as the la st prep school tea .n in the stab and claiming champion* ship honors over all other teams III tlu Ir class. The Sumter hoys have not had a itame yet In which the> 04 uld show tip to advantage. rhs two games With Darlington were both defeats, with the seeming better play? ing on the side of the Bumter boys, and the other two games being with the Mannlnn team which was twice easily defeated. The game is expect? ed to be fail and Interesting, and. a-; Hnynsworth will pitch for the locals, those who attend ate sure to see some good bos work, The crowds who have h'ir-'tofoic come out io the games did not show tip well, tru regard In which the Sum tor funs hoi.i the high school team. their one local baseball team, and a better Hhowlng is wanted .it the game Wednesday. The boys need the sup? port that ;i crowd expectant for their victory can give them and they ought to have it Ho sure to conic out. Game starts at I o'clock. Minister* Eujoj TIiciiim*Ivcs. The mini Iocs of the city look a da> off o lo sponIi Monday nnd went init p. Cain's Mill wioie they partook i*t i most delightful ti n fry. The day w spent 't t p. popular re ?ort and M ip i. enjoyed bj all, The return Irlp w-i H in ?Mb >o tin i ilv about I o'olot rf in tin nfternoon. Top Dresser. It is our opinion that there w ill be a very active demand for this material owing to the scarcity of Nitrate of Soda, and the almost prohibitive price prevailing for it. Our offerings consist of the following: Ashepoo Eastern Carolina Top Dresser 6-7 U2* Ashepoo Ne Plus Top Dresser - - - 4-7 *-2* Ashepoo Special Top Dresser - - - 3-8 *-3 Ashepoo Cotten and Grain Nitrogenous Fertilizer. 3-8*-2* While we give every planter credit for knowing his own business, and being able to determine which of these analyses would best suit his purpose we cannot help recommending the Ne Plus, as we have sold it for many years with most flattering results. In many cases we have had our customers tell us they would rather use it than Nitrate of Soda, giving as the reason, that Nitrate which supplies Nitrogen alone, develops the stalk and leaf, but does not produce fmit. Because of the lateness of farm preparations and planting this season, it will be more necessary than usual to feed the plants as they grow, and thus overcome a late start. We have succeeded in obtaining a price on our top dress? ers, that puts them within the reach of all. and we hope you will give us an opportunity of figuring with you before placing your order. i O'DonnelUCo. FARMERS' UNION NEWS Practical Thought* for Practical Farmen?. (Conducted by E. W. I>abba, Pres? ident 8. C. Farmers Union.) Farmers* Union Note?. At the regular meeting of the Bum ter County Farmers' Union, May ?. 1912, it was resolved that the union express its disapproval! of the action of the county officials In misappropri? ating $12.000 ?>f the county funds by donating the same to the City of Bum* ter for the Seaboard Railroad. J, M. Brogdon. VV. R. Wells. II. A. Beall, dissenting. Committee. The above censure of the county officials was given out for publica? tion. A report from Mrs. II. \v. Beall, chairman of the County Union Com? mittee of education, gave the grati? fying news that she bad secured a scholarship at Winthrop for a young lady from the rural schools. Mr. J, II. Crady, of the Lyric, donated this scholarship. Mrs. Beall made a par? tial report of lor trip to the State Teachers' Association at Charleston last weck, nnd her efforts to have an ii tor-county school day when the winner- of prises at the varloue coun? ty meetings could meet to decide the championship for either the State or :i large group of contiguous counties, She reported Ihnl Secretary McKeand of Charleston hud requested that the first meeting "f this Kind be held in i 'hn ile-ton. ? i ? Mrs. Beall was commended for her efficient work nnd senl for the edu? cational work of the Farmers' Union. Th. Recrctnry was Instructed to write I letter of thank.-- to Mr, Lernmon of The < 'Itj National Rank, donor of the Clemson scholarship, and Mr, Orady nf the Lyric, donor of Ihe Winthrop I scholarship for their interest In this I llim of w ork. i i i Mr. lie ill in <h n partial report on his activities .is chairman of the com? mittee on education of the Ptate I i ui..n. lb was Im it? d by I >r, Mitch ! ? II. pi. -id. nl of the Unh ? i Ity, at '?'olumhin to ; ddi e --- the student body next Monday, May 6M\, on the needs of the rural schools. ? ? ? The meeting- was one of the best in some time. Some of the measures bringing out very full discussions. The next meeting will be Friday, June 7th, at Concord. Thia is the first county meeting this year,, and mem? bers are looking forward to it with a great deal of pleasure. II W. D STRANGE ANIMAL AT HAC.OOR. Frightens Number of tr>*oplo Who Be* It In SwnBtpi and Elsewhere. What is it? Some days ago Tony Johnson, on the Hinkins plantation went down the mill swamp to hunt his cows. When he came upon them he saw some kind at "wild animal" try? ing to head off a yearling near a year old. When the animal sighted him it sullenly and slowly turned back into th< swamp. About tin same time one IMck Caper* said he came upon a hear in the same swamp, gome nights after Jim Alston and some other negroes from near Borden were frightened away from the Polet burnt mill on the same swamp wither they had gone tishing. by an ugly mon? ster. On last Sunday Mr. B. <'.. Morris, while waking through the same swamp came upon a large animal which he dimly sighted in the dense hush. Not liking its actions he gase it plenty of room. The same day mar that very spot the wife of Alex Brown came upon what she thought was a bear in her husband's oat patch. JukI what it is no one knows, bat its actions arc feline. Cotton planting is marly over. Some corn in bottoms remains to he plant, d yet. "Hagood." COUNTY EXEC List of Clubs in i <?uiu; live Committeemcn f Following the adjour eounty convention Mont . .. ty executive committee met and or? ganized, J. H. Clifton, county chair? man. H. G. Osteen was elected sec? retary and treasurer. The cor? mittee met at the call of the chairman. The following are the members of the executive commute fr >m the va? rious clubs: Rafting Creek. A. K. Sanders. Horden, W. H. Freeman. Gaillard's Cross Roads. K. W. Par k. r, Jr. Daleall, W. D. Bcarborongh, Btateburg, Richard Richardson, wvdg. field, v. S. Thomas. Manchester, If. E. RiveTS, Raid's, Blanding Ardis Privateer. W. O. Cain. Carle. 11. D. Tlndal. Mayesville, Robert IfIlldroW, < iswcgOi sfarton Dorn, SSoar, J. L. Rrogdon. Concord, If, D. Branson, shiioh. J. K. ItcEtveen. Salem. J. A. Boy km. Pleasant Grove. M. 1'. Wi aver. Trinity, K. G. Keels. Farmers. W. J. Dlnhina, Taylors. J. M. Truliuk. Ptagah, j. B. DuPn. Sumter?Ward 1, R. 1. Manning. Sumter?Ward J. 11. Clifton. Sumter?Ward W. S. TCinkins. Sumter?Ward 4. K. 1. Reard?m. Consistency. "I supposo you always say exactly what you think?" "I try to," replied Senator Sorghum; "but I also try to SVOtd thinking anything it would not t be expedient for me to say." 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