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Cbtii'tattbmanaiti Soutbron. Published Wednesday and) Saturday ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER. S. C. Terms: It.5t per annum?In advance. Advertisements: Om Square first Insertion.f 1.0C grvery subsequent insertion.60 Contracts for throe months. 01 tonger will be mads et reduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private interests will be charged for as advertisement!. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Humter Watchman was found? ed in 1850 and the True Southron In ltd. The Watchman snd Southron Bow has the combined circulation and Influence cf loth of the old papers, aad is manifestly ths best advertising ?tedium In Sumter. I'n^loVul Du?!??.' lirvf \ Mt to Colle ton C ounty. Tb?? Farmers' Innm rally and pic? nic at Aon,ib i him h ahoul II miles west ?if Wulterboro was a hu< < cms from ever. standpoirt. ltetween and eight hundred people were as? sembled in a pine grove where a stand had been erected for the speak? er*. Owing to a rain the meeting ad? journed to the church where I spoke for moce than an hour. ??n what the union has done and is doing for bet? ter sten? nit ire In tin producing and i-redo! p.ir'? .f the business, as well as in the marketing, and after a bountiful dinner, the me* ting was called to or lot und was addressed l.y County Demonstration Agent Price, and Kditor Jeffries ?.r t*e Walterboro l*rssa and Standard on the necessity Of better farming. Hefore breaking up a number of ladles and men met In tho church, snd pledged themselvts to renewed efforts toward a stronger union In Col lef,,n < oun v Quito a number of members i. ho ba\e ( t opped out for one ressnn or another gave in their names to Join the Islandton local union at its next regular meeting Two other unions will be revb ed as a result of this meeting. Is'.andton union has a. good reeo'd as ore of the strong; unions of the St ite It has a mercantile business with a capital of l \ , Iat has done r. good busi? ness* for three and a-hn.lt ftggj% and ? tu the people of ? large gf th?- county In .1 . rrles a full i I eg ItttTal merchandise. rids between Rig and Little Salkehatcht rivers, drainage being the greatest need; Home years ago the United States government spent thousands of dol? lars cleaning logs out of the Salke hatf hie rlv >r that has not amounted to anything, but would have been the making of a vast section if spent In a drainage canal In the back country. The agricultural crop that struck me most favorably was the acres and acres of fine peanuts between the corn and cotton rows. Both corn and Cotton are good. Hut the greatest crop Is the baby ?Top that was much In evidence at the plcnie. It would be hard for ur.y community in the State to show more pretty girls f i om ten to twe if \e.irs old than were here today In their simple white dresses, und neat straw h <t?< I have bfen right roy.illv entertain? ed in tin hoypitable home of Mr. A SI Van. lb ? a- id pi irters for Meth? odist prenche.s in this section. E. W. D. le . TllVWs lAU VKHS Jt BILANT. Rejoice at Jerome's Unsuccessful Mise Ion. Sherbrooke. Que., Aug. 28.?Rl rry K I'h.iw's l.iw\ers. suceessful so far in keeping their client In Jail, safe from tie immigration authorities, r. Joked tonight when they n< e|\ed v?or.| from Quebec that the trip of William Travers Jerome to set Sir Ijorlmer Qouln, provincial premier and u'tornoy Keneral. has been in tain. It doubtless would be necessary for the protecutlon to prove Thaw insane before they can establish that ho is sn undeslrible alien and thus sus? tain the charge ugainst Thompson If this is the case, the Thompson trial may go over until ullenlsts can ex? amine St.ii ford White's slayer. There was renewal talk today of the poselbilltv of Thaw's being ad? mitted to bail i" gdtng the long wait for trial before the kind's begeh In October, he length of time it now appears he will be held. i Mie of Thaw's < ounsel >anl tb.r Thaw's admission to bail be would r? uard as .in extremely unwise move, In my opinion." be added. 1 tie Immigration authorities could then take him in I hgffgSJ and although tin > rould not deport him, In Mew ot hm being bound by a bond to appear In conn, they might be aid* to em hari.iss SI 1'i-r the present Mr Thaw win remain hi lattj perhaps later we Will bit on a Wa) to get him out in safety; " M \Yi:s\ uxi: mays LKTTEIL * otton Market Open*, with HeftT) Itc SjsjgSjSj?Toluicco Dring* 11 lull Prices and Farmers Heap PfOJgjf? Personal. Maysevlllei Bept I.?-Cotton Is com mi; in rapidly now, over one hundred ??alt s having been shipped from this point already. The following ?njvers SJPi OS Ins market: J. W. Thames for Alex. Sprunt A Sons. Wilmington; J. W. COOPSS1, representing Hogers. Me Cat* i CO., Norfolk; J. F. Bland and Wslnbsn gj <\>., independent. B. C Chandler is at his old post as public weigher. A number of seed bvyn are in the market and no doubt this market will he quite lively this season. All of the gins are run? ning full time. K. J. Mayes, Jr., hus moved his ginnery up nearer the biiM I sag1 part of town and has improved bis plant considerably. Quite a lot of tobacco is still com in? in and the prices are remarkably high. Mos. of the planters are sell? ing their last curings now, though, i and the cr >p will soon be marketed for this season. A good many of the smaller fanners have been enabled to pay off their indebtedness with their tObeoOO money and their COttOfl crops will be clear. A large acreage will und ubtedly be planted in this sec? tion next year. The pall I dormitory for the boys of the Mayt sville Institute, the well known colored school of Fmma Wil? son, was completely destroyed by fire on last Wednesday night. The cause of the lire is unknown. The building was the oldest on the campus and will probably be replaced by a more mod? ern one. Tha young men of the town will give a dance on Tuesday evening in the old skating rink. A large crowd Is expected from Sumter and the surrounding country. A good or? chestra has been secured and every? thing will be done to add to the enjoy? ment of the evening. Mrs. Adrian Miller and da tghters, of Augusta, ar? visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Gardner. Miss Fleda Steele of Hock Hill is the ?liest of Mrs. Hobt. A. Chandler. The Misses Co 'bett of Hishopvllle are visiting Mise Netta Corbett. Mr. Barr <?ardner and sister, Miss Clara, of Hethune spent the week? end with their uncle, Dr. W. W. Gard? ner. Mrs. Paull.c McCown and grand? daughters of Florence are visiting Mrs. Tance Nettle* Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Mayes. Mrs. S. It, Mayas, and Misses Nettie and Sadie Mayes went to Florence for La? bor Day, Mrs. I. Monoson and children of New York are visiting the former's sister, Mrs. J. Denmark. Miss Cohen of Charleston is visit? ing her sister, Mrs. J. H. Goldman. Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Wyld and da ugh ter, Ladle, of Charleston are visiting friends in town. Miss Luht Mayer of Newberry has accepted a position in the dressmak? ing department of the H. A. Chand? ler department store. Dr. J. A. Mayes of Savannah spent lust week visiting rlatives In the Sa? lem section. Miss Mary Mayes of Greenville is rtStUnfJ Miss Jennie Muldrow. Mr. M. G Mayes, who luis been anils sick for the past few weeks, is Improving, much to the satisfaction Of his many friends. Mrs W. T. Cooper ami children, have returned from a visit to relalvss .it Letts ami Florence, They were ec ompanied home by Miss Kstelle Hcthea of Florence. CHOP GOOD at DAL1ELL. New Ginnery to lie F.rectod by llor kctt 4V 1 <?.?Personal News. Dal/ell, Sept. I,?<>n Saturday af? ternoon we had a fine rain aOCOm Denied with ? conalderahls wind. Tb? blow did no material damage. however, and crops are taking on 11 new lease of life. Cotton had reach - td ib it i age, where it was suffering hfOM the la. k of moisture. The crop in ihn I 0 nmunity will not be | b? a\> one. The season Has been rather pe l l ||ai throughout the y? ar. Tilt weather being toe cold la ihs spring for the plant to germinate and come to ? stand In lime, and alter coin? ing up. the stand was very much broken* Mam of our farmers bad to plant mote Of loss of their cotton the second time, After it got up. in con Sequence of the COOl weather, it did not grow off as usual, but seemed to stand pretty much at one thing fof ;i lime, When it did begin lake on gfOWthf i< grew |O0 fast and the re? sult is, we have too much weed at the expense of the fruit. Burhetl & Co. of this place ar< now putting in a system gin gen WfcSOh will be Muite an BCCommo datlon to the surrounding community, We wish for them a lUCCeSSfUl busi nees t his season. The cotton seed buyers art begin nlng to be in more or less evident** ameng us ami of course we are look Ing fei a lively markel Kodder season is practically ove ami cotton picking is now In the lui* l utlve tnd will i IV oil 111 good earnest within the next few days. The ahlieki of the steam whistles are reminding us of the fact that Mmi cotton Is now being prepared for the market In fact, your cor? respondent has already seen some of it W< tiding its way in that direction. We hope the farmers thii season will not los, tiu ir heads ami rush every? thing <>n the market as fast as they can, thereby opening up any oppor? tunity for the boar element to grow fat tit their expense, but will mark el their (tops judiciously, realising that every bale held off of the market, strengthens it in proportion and that the opposite; method weakens it In the same proportion. While our people have been engag? ed in their private affairs, they have not been so completely absorbed, but what they could, at intervals, give one eye to the contest, before the election commissioners last week, These people are not talking very much about the partisanship that was manifested, but the facts are lixed In their minds for future refer e ence. Mr. S. p, Gaillard and family, who have been on q summer trip for recuperatl* n and pleasure, returned ^ to their home a few days ago V ?ry . much invigorated. Mr. S. F. Moore and family also, who have been to the mountaini oi' North Carolina, have gotten back, feeling that those mountain chickens and eggs ami that palatable butter should win the premium. AMATEUR PLAY AT DALZELL. Will be Given Friday * ;ht at School llonsc tor Methodist Church. Dalesll, Sept. 2.?An event of in tereet In local social circles here is a play to be given by the young men ami ladies of the community on Fri day night at the sc hool house for the benefit <>f the Methodist Church. Those In the play have been training" for tome time and the spectators are assured of a treat in this line, when they see "Dot, the Miner's Daugh? ter." The public is cordially invited to at? tend. Shows Webster Wasn't Infallible. "1 looked up the word 'brat' in the dictionary," says Mr. Pozozzle, "and find it is marked Obs., meaning 'obso? lete.' Noah Webster was right about a great many things, but he never lived alongside the urchins next door to me." Questions ? ? ? There are no questions to ask about the hanking way of financial dealings. It is unquestionably the only satisfactory way. If you haven't a bank account, you have the chance of opening one with us today. The Peoples' Bank Make Good |J 5 Per Cent LIFE HOLDS FOR YOU WHAT YOU GIVE IT TO HOLD. There is always room at the top. Save your earnings, be energetic and prudent. Bank with the The Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. and be prepared to take advantage of business opportunities. 1905?$125,000. 1913?$750,000.00 .???????????????????????????????????? CORNO Horse and Mule Feed ? We offer a limited 3 quanity of Corno Horse and Mule Feed in 175 pound bags at $1.50 per hundred. Best feed for your stock. Better see us quick 0'Donnell 6 Co. ; Sumter, S. C. ? 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