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Mit. WImAaIsY REJOIN ER Repl) to stricture* of Header in Hie 1'rlvunsr Magsjl Controversy. Rillui1 suiik. r Daily Item In >.?ur Issue 94 the Hfl int. "Read? ?r" has three und u half columns of the mo*t absurd petty stuff it has ever been ny |o| tu nail. Ii, RAI reduced, what might have been term? ed .? discussion "f school matters, into a tirade of insinuations, misrepre? sent n nd implied charge*, ell P" a peraoiml nature that hava no relevancy whatever to the aohool sit? uation, it vv.is my purpose it <>ne time to show "Header" up in hll true light, but after hearing a v? r\ tine sermon on ycsterd.,\ l > IU\. Win. LHaynsaarth ? ??> The ? 'ross el Christ" ftud of it IS BUffStiaSJ and ISBpasltlOl He ban for ni .n. i havs chaaged mv mint) and have torn up my rough ??raft, and will content myself bf oticIng only a few things?enough to low his unreliability us a COtraf? ^ -nd-nt. I de thai i lot oiii\ m at If ?fens-, but he has s'asbed Into 1tny thing*, that it Is time the peo i? have some Men of what manner ' pt thou be is. I see that he has . ntered the columns "f the Bap ?t Pearlee and Is there slashing Into ffr i pri cht ri d< it oni ind the church embers In general. He is a voru ous correspondent, surely. I wish to show in some of ' Head? 's" quotations, or rather misquo ttoin. ht?w nareliable and unfair, la y the least, he is In his methods. 1 ^ iss o\er seNernl and take up flrH here he misquotes no in th ee dif rent plat t s. He tries to quote. 09 retends tt? quote one of my state ents. Let's see bow they tall\ with l^h other and with n\ vvoids. I. H? .ib-r IS .i leio tion.irv and difft r? . fin htm."' Mr. Wells sa\s. If differ ftom blm (Reader) ami poht little fun at him.' I, Mr. Wells ays that be 'doc s not recognize me sj n % PRIRXDft, and pokes a little un at us.' " W "i ds in ? i pit t's are w urtl - in S^. erted by him ( He.ob r i Now what was m> .-tutement ? lul In what conne. ti >n ' It was in answer to Mr. J I virgin < ?Steen s strictures against me. taat I 9/aa making fun of the patroM ??f the agajU aShOOai. which I denied, and gave this as my reason for writing e following sentence und el the beading of "t ?ne Word to Reader," in which 1 said. ' Don't let the exuI?> : - ance of youth get away with what discretion you may have, and you he termed a destructive cltixen of Prl . vsteer. rather than a constructive ?fpVne." This terribly offensive Statement after denying making fun of the BSV t < ns. was, "I considered Header a reactionary and If I differ from him and poke a little fun at blm. It is be? cause I do not re< ognl/.e him as the ^arhole of the achool district, nor as voicing Its sentiments. How would you state "Header's" I r.i. something like till-' I, I?? d. r am the putron-i of the -mall schools, ami the -ah,.,,! district of Privateer. Mr. Wells s;?\s m flOhee S0un at me. Header tht * ?r< Mr. Wells says he pokes fun at the pa? trons of the small schools, and the sK-hooi district of piiialeer, i do not know hy what other pr- ?>>?>< <<t reas? oning he arrives at his conclusion thin this, 4,i b?a\e it with your read s?, ,? f. s.d\e the proportion, vvlth <.ut < omuo'nt. Om more Bfllgqagitntlog by Head? er." Mr. Weils adeleas that Wl ?MOtTLD HOI go t, mill as OUJ grnnd?ir? s did. ' M? .'. hole sent' m < wa* so mutilated that it Is hardly rec? ognisable. My statement after sp. U P^i g of the prog rest of Prlv -teer was "This Is a BS?esj9eSS|Vt 'g?. and he who would go t< imp .<? has'grand sire did, etc. Is out of date and has no plate In I'riv tie r. I gave AO ad? vice, hut made ,i poSltlVS as-iTtlon. quoting a geaeral print Iple |g no 9hatl9s tiv sta eij inn I Privates! was progrcHeatlei Inserts words I |. ? US? tl. We -dlotlhl Hot." . t || ?I 'Mir." are his word-, got mine. Sp. ? i. in.; iir-u't - it t ti - -. le i ., n insult la agtallageai n iders, la n> In ^ r m i ?? h aft If doe n ?hi Li undt ? ? staattiasii I hare seU little coacentton of the term. \s great in* nit .is a man can offer in *. !>? I" t sal me SS a fool sad audit is Cflacej more 'Reader" garl one of ^u., statenseats and Iherefon robs i? Wttf ? pulal III it I have bt ? n comptb aaeated on i.y men who ?? opjnlons i \ eipj Inn? h at toe, ?? ? this Mr Wells ? ?s these ptf. | il t |-ports and opinion* >re vrrj imuslng b it Vt f\ destructive ?o fit., i iifltl .< d Word to Head* i the f ? ' tb it he b d pi..in? ? ? In lb.in tats the iad f d i? qoeii'i. very deisiructlve, when In gsjbllc print, to gi? it ill got ?( pi In etplea Who b) i stretcj of ,n >>\ ? dlniry imagination, can Ml any re? lationship to my statement of "Read? er's" quotation and his distortion of my meaning? Commam lo again "in? to" tSS ?ty. Now. if "R?nder" has th* cheek, audacity Of whatever it may DC term sd t" try and put such Stuff on the public while it U of such recenl re< - 0 d. what will he led atleM.pt in On Sat i ? ty. that he thinks cannot be produced? Wc will see. "Reud <??" insinuatingly asks. "And what is he. (referring t<> me) ? destructive or itruotlvc citizen .' Did be not teai up Mtspah church? Was it not .v i \v. Q, Wells wim tore up the Orange am! split Bethel ehureh at the same time." and B string ??t' other Insinu? ations more than I have time to im ? . .-. Of you to print. So I take tin tirst throe, i naked several promi? nent men in Sumter t" whom the olr ? instances were ROt known, what Wer.' the Impressions conveyed to their minds I y these quesl ons, and n< M reader 1 ask you t<> note your present Impression and after I am done compare notes. The remarks of these gantlemaa 1 asked, ware verj pertinent bul not readable in your paper. So here goes. Long before 1 1.ought the Nattlei land in IttT, on wbieh the ? hureh stood, no titles had .v.r Leen given for the (lurch lot. the organisation had been broken up. and the members had united with otio r ehur* hes. The benches had been SOld arid Ihg hOUSC abandoned ei b h< aac ol worship. Years after i bought n. having no use for ? church, Bethel being only a mile away, i did "tear "p" ar down "Mispah church" and made it into tenant houses, What is your Impression now please? Bxprees it. but not in print. Tht grange a*as similar t.. Mispah ehureh. nly the members of the Alliance who had been members of ihe old defunct grange tore up. of down Iht old i.aii. moved it oil of Bethel church propert) snd bulll it up on land giv? en to u< by the late i?r. r. M, Bock ham, My only part in the 1 tearing up" process was to furnish th.- nails t<? rebuild it. As to "splitting Bethel" church. I win not gratify "Reader," as It would please him to., well, i will say this though: Bethel church has ? mem ?etship of .?beut BIS, and rates about tirst in all organized work in the Charleston Association, of all county churches, of which asses latlon "W. <}. Wells" is. and has been clerk for the last eighteen years. II?. i- and has been, chairman for several years. of the egeeuttve committee, supposed to he composed of representative members ??f the association. Some ??f gfhom are c'oi. li. s. Weeks, Master of Dorchester county. i?r. Howard L Janas, ?>f Charleston, our lamented YV. I". Kham? . of Sumter, Wm. Hayns worth. pastor of Bethel church and other kindred spirits. This same "splitter." "W. G. Walls,*1 is als.? chairman of the Advisory committee Of Bethel church, and has been its chairman foi some time, before which committee e short time back. "Read? er" had to appear under his trim name. Qeorgs L. Brown, to answer t?? grave, shameful charges, and he. tio'ti;,. l. Brown alias "Reader," did there and then confess thai h? was guilt) ol th?- greater part thereof, -t ?he charges preferred against him. This th. records of Bethel church will prove, I hate t?. expose i fel loa -being, i^it "Reader" has slashed Into so many that it is time th? pub? lic knows what manner of correi pondent he is, l am disposed to stop here, bul "Render" has made an open chargi He ays i had ? school house built without consulting the other two trustees mi fooled one lo sign a check for it ami when this trustee found WO had im titles t,, tin- land he resigned "rather than lie run over by .v.r. Wells," This I.- n. ws to nie. i reiw mber no Incident In m) long term of ortlee, Ihn! "Reader" could warp er twist Into such S ?tateinent. I went into otilce In 1*7"?, ipiite ; young man. just out of school, and 'erved until I employed, with m> brother, ii private lenc'her, a*hen I re >dgn< ii for good in i - m oi i He?, If i i .1 not ic ? ke soiio- a Istnkes, al ihough I deny this charge of "Read? ? r's" i must have been ? paragon. Whin we bought tie- land on which the Ingram school was bullt, und, I* tin in ? its ration, we lefl it in 'he hands of a Mr. Wilder Who was then i bo.-i eomttilslonei and also n lawyer, not l>< Wilder.) for him to inv the title.? drawn and signed, I Men m< w n< thing ol such bin Itiess, being ntij bo]. i think i hem t] ? i*n i after I i?a' Ihe I i* les v. i re no> e ?_'?, d, 1 ? t. the school has I un ? on t i n uoiisi v every yen t l think, - nc? ? ? ? ho rohg mi of ri v g.i numi oh ith of my all." or words to lhat I fe< t. For what purpose, pray, would Qeorge L. Brown rob me of my good name. I leave it to your read? ers, He taya '*he (referring to mej wants to tear up the Bethel school and split the distrl? t at the same tin e und make it appear that 1 did it." See Reader's first article, and sec a*ho Ihre itened to '''split the district." it was "Reader" In year issue of May 31. This w t> what drew me out, to tr> and pour oil on the troubled waters, and instead i have stirred things id* it sei ins. "Header" says 1 get every? thing Into a mess that l have a hand in. or w? rds to that effect. 1 Will ad? mit that l dill in some Instances, For Instance, wh< n in the past he- j fore I knew George L, Brown as well as I do ri"W i showed him cour? tesies and kindness, Truly a ease of) "pearls before swine.' One item of news before i close. On iast Friday a week ago th<- Tindal s? hpoi held a meeting and voted to consolidate with the Heihel school, bo the good work goes on. This now m< ?es four, schols in >ne, With this i atti done, i win under no circumstances notice Qeorge L, Drown or his uncte Mr. J. Dargan i tsteen. w in- is the uncle of his neph? ew, Two peas oft of the same bush, if not out of the same hull. Thanking you and your readers for many expressions that I appreciate, i am, respectfully, W <h Wells. Sumter, .July 1 .">. MAYKSYILLE NEWS notes. \. 1\ I.. (Jetting Ready to Build Xcw Htatlon?Big store Being Erected? l'er*?oitnlH, Mayesvllle, July 16.?After man) month.- of waiting, Ute clUsens oi Mayesvllle now havt a neu railway Station in sight. The Atlantic Coast i.im rallroud company has begun preparations for the promised depot. The old frame ** Ullditlg has beef moved farther up the tracks to the north and 'he new station will oc? ?upy the site of the old one. The cot? ton platform beyond the depot w \y much larger than before when the workmen get through with the necessary i h inges. The new station will be built of brick and will l" modern In every respect, it wir ontain the waiting rooms and the offices while the old building will be used for a freiglit depot exclusively. This change on the p. rt of the rail? road people w ill be one i f the greatest Improvements In the town for many years and it Is needless to say that the citizens of Mayesvllle certalnl) appreciate it. Another lag Improvement In th< town this summer Is the handsome department store being built by Hoh? eit A, Chandler on Main street. The brick and concrete work on this building Is about completed and when the store Is finished, il Will compare favorably with any in this section of ?e State, it is the u'tdtl of two large stores ami will he two stories in ia Ight, although there will be prac? tically no second door, the first door having a gallery effect. This hand? some business Inmse w i l be iHted out with all "f the latest commercla' furnishings. Mr, rhnndler hopes tc open the building for the early t';''' trade, The new store Is erected on the vite of th< old one, the formet frame building i-eing moved down the street several yards where it will be used na ft warehouse There have been many modern business houses built here within tie- past year or two, inn the Chandler building win sur? pass them all. Mr, w. H, Cooper 's bu Idlna nn ut tractive residence on tin west suit ..: town which will be ready for occu? pancy within a few week-. This mod i n h? oi" w ill add ur atly to thlU lectioti of the town whlcl Is bulldlna up so rapidly with handsome r? i dences, A n epldi a Ic of w hooping seems to have struck town i he small chlldl en ami some Uri I I I to I 11 * I 11 U 11 e silk. The heavy t 'ins of the list week or ? Wo have begun to cause the farmers some uneasiness as the tie Ids in most pi a ? e- are becoming almost too grabs' for comfort, All crops are look in g \ ? r\ satlsfaetor) t?? tin- Reasons, Rome i ough ai,M ng f them th. Inear and about the town I ally y.I. lb v. floorge May? h \ iiio. H.vnodicril t .-? etary i byteriaii church In thlj 81 ording COt It'll e p t i o n? Ol I it' t n ? i r*i ? Pres? Ute, i visit \lav , s\ IIb?. Mrs. Adrian i .: nd daughter/ ? ? i ? ud Iug "jonie i -1 u v. v I---'. W ? roi ih m \ nan Mut raj AN M AL MEETING STATE UNION. To Be Una at Columbia, July 21*23 and Will Be Featured by Many iu toro>tin? Talk* and DiseuBeioas, The program Cot the annual meet? ing of the Stain Union is no* in the hands of the printer. The meeting will begin at 3.00 p. m. Wednesday, Julj 24th end continue through the 25th, The cei orte of the rarl< u* stand? ing commltti - a the opening sessh n will be interesting. The night ses? sion <"f the 2.1th win be an edu atlon al one and will be open to the public. Except for some routine business, the entire day Thursday will be de? voted t<> a study of "marketing." At the morning session we expect to have Bditoi H.unnicutt of the "Southern Cultivator" discuss "marketing, es peelalty as tpplled to farm produ e." At noon there will be an address by Hon. Charles 8. Barrett, Presi? dent of t in- n ittonai Union. At ::.??(! ,,. Hon, j, i,. McLaurin win discuss "Cotton Warehousing, Marketing 'fid Banking" from the standpoint of the state Warehouse System. At (1.00 p, m., Hon. T. W, Carter, President of the Mississippi Farmers' Union, also president of tin proposed National Warehouse Company, \.il! present their plan of marketing the cotton crop. At B.80 p. m., another plan of co? operative financing and marketing win ie presented a representative of the s. s. Trust Company which Is proposed to be organized. Among these three plans, and others that may be advanced, we confidently expect 111 be able to select one that will lie effective. It is possible that some two of these plans may be work? ed out together more uttUf actor ily than any one by Itself. With all the preliminary work that has been done by the officers a ad committees of the State and County ' 'ntons, this bids f ilr to |>e the m< st progressive meeting ever held b> the State Farmers' Union of South Caro Una. In behalf of the ofllot v* and committees, and the great practical ami increasingly Important can-.- >f "marketing," We do cordially invite every County Union to be represent? ed, ami all members In good standing o attend. The state Executive Committee. By E. W. Dabbs, President. Live Stock Insurance insure your Horses, Mules and Cattle from deatb from any cause. In tho Standard Live Stock Insurance Company, with W. A.Brown, Agent. At the t dd Reliable Clothing StOH of the 1>. J. Chandler Clothing Co. 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