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Redd and Lionnle Cralg, all white, were bound over by Magistrate Hmoak this morning after a prelimi? nary hearing to the court of general sessions on a charge of assault with Intent to kill and shooting into a dwelling house. The preliminary to? day was the aftermath of the recent disorder on the Hitchcock plantation in this county, about eight miles from Alken, when the farm hands went on strike. Bond was given In the sum or $300 each. When the farm hands struck, one old negro man, Calvin Williams, who lived on the place, refused to quit work. His home was visited one night by a mob and It was testified sr. the hearing this morning that rr ore than 1,000 shots were fired into the honv*. The place was completely wrecked, tut no one was Injured by ths bullets us the negroes fled. The mob then visited the homo ??> Mana* ger Williams of the Hitchcock PMUV tatlon. pinned crepe on hin door mu! tagged the fence with r .i> i i r u t> threatening Inscriptions The six white men are otslfsed With being members of ru inol>. 1 hi I will probably be tried in coeii of gen eral sessions, which SSStresei M0 week. Nettles-llalglcr Marriage. Mass Olive M. Nettle* daughter el Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Net lien, and Mr Emmett E. Halglsr wers married Sunday evening st the home of thej bride's parents, No. 13 West Hartlette at t o'clock In the presence of the im? mediate families of the contractingI parties. The Rev. J. N. Toiar offi- j elated. After the ceremony tru young 1 couple left on the 0.30 train for Ash**- 1 vine, where they will spend some 1 time. They will be at home at No. 1 II West Hartie-to street after June 1 II. Both Mr. and Mra Halglcr have ' many friends In Sumter who wish them much happiness. OOCRT ADJOURNS SINE DIR Motion for New Trial In Irby Case Re? fused. The Court of Common Pleas open? ed this morning for a short time, when It was adjourned and the equity cases whleh were to have been heard were postponed until Judge 'lary could hear them In Columbia. The only motion heard this morn? ing wss for a new trial In the case of Irby against the Southern Express Company, a motion which was refus? ed by Judgo Gary. Real Estate Transfer. Charles I?sne. Jr., to John II. Clif? ton, his Interest In tract of 8 acres In county, $1 and other considera? tion*. A license to marry has been Issued to Mr. E. E. Halgler and Misr Olive If. Nettles of Sumter; licenses have diso been Issued to the following col? ored couples: Harvey Lewis and Sarah Williams, Sumter; Kllcrhe Da mi and Kstelle Johnson. Sumter; Murray Benjamin and Mamio Ander? son, Sumter. Noth v of School Election. Notice Is hereby given that on Wed? nesday. Juno the 24th, between the hours of 8 o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P. M.. a school eloctlon will be held In Stateburg School District No. 6 for the purpose of voting on a I mill extra levy for school pur? poses. Only <iuulifled electors show? ing tax receipts and registration cer? tificates, and who pay real estato or personal property tax will be allow? ed to vote, by law. By order of Sumter County Hoard of Education. M. C. RICH A BOSON. Chairman. ,1 i No. ?;. T?RKE MORE CANDIDATES. Cooper, Pal ivy anil Hunter File Pledges and Pay Their Party As? sessments, Columbia, May 30.?Following can? didates tiled their pledges and paid their assessments yesterday: R. A. Cooper, Laurens, for governor; Gco. W. Fairey, St. Matthews, for railroad commissioner; J. A. Hunter, Bamberg, for lieutenant governor. RKMBKRT SCHOOL ENDS SESSION Address by Davis D. Molsc of Sumter, Feature of Interesting Program. The Rafting Creek High and Graded Schoo', clyosed Its session on Friday with appropriate exercises Friday night at the school auditorium. An interesting program had been ar? ranged for the occasion and was well executed by the pupils of the school, the exercises ending with an address by Davis D. Moiae of Sumter. Miss Sadie Rogers, the only gradu? ate of the year, was presented a di? ploma for having completed the pre? scribed course of study. In the program there were several Bongs, recitations and two playlets, all of which were favorably received. Mr. Moise took for his subject "The Future American Citizenship of South Carolina," and delivered a forceful and interesting speech. During the past session Mr. J. G. Kelly has been principal of the school and Miss Alice Chandler has been his assistant. Both have done good work during the year, which has been a very successful one. The program follows: 1. Song. 2. Welcome?Hazel McLeod. 3. The Dolly Show. 4. Recitation?Sadie Rogers. 6. Recitation?Fanny Rembert. C. Song. 7. Doctor Devine. 8. Recitation?Daniel McLeod. 9. Pantomlne. 10. Dialogue ? Fanny Rembert and Jerry McLeod. 11. Recitation?Basil Anderson. 12. Good Night Drill. \ddress?Davis D. Moise. Clarendon County to Be Sued, tunning Times. Judging from the records in the of Iteg of the Judge of Probate, pro? s' lings are about to be commenced alnst Clarendon County in a suit fof $2,000 for the lynching of Marion ntey at Tindal's mill about April if last year. The petition for letters ? I administration wero filed by the law Arm of Davis and Wideman for Madison Cantey the father of the boy lynched. It will be remembered that ?ome time in the early part of last year a negro boy was committed to la.ll by magistrate Barwick for at? tempting to murder Mr. Joe Minus, Jr., it Paxvllle, by waylaying him and striking him in the head with a brick; on the way to the tail, and when at Tindal's mill, a party of men overtook the officer with his prisoner, carried tho prisoner away and shot him to pieces. The parties connected with this lynching have never been found out, and we doubt if they ever will be. but under the law tho legal heirs of the deceased can bring suit against the county for the sum of $2,000. This is what is proposed to be dono by the preliminary steps in the Probable Court. The taxpayers of Clarendon county will not relish the idea of having a suit instituted against them for the acts of irrespon? sible parties, but should a jury be found that will render a judgment against tho county, it certainly will be a case of making the innocent suffer for the guilty. Kooky Bluff Jottings. Rocky Bluff, May 28.?Oat har? vesting is the order of the day. Tho oat crop is much shorter than it would have been, if thero had been rain. Gardens are suffering for lack of I rain. Cotton and coyi are fairly good. So much is said about mumps. They have been around here for the last six months and not more than half of the people have had them yet, so they may be hero for another six months. Mrs. J. J. Hattlcld and Mrs. G. P. Josey have both been sick but are bet? ter. 1 Mr. Alfred Andrews has nlso been quite sick with mumps, hut is able to be out aguln. Miss Annio Lni Newman has been spending some time with relatives at Concord, but is home again. Mr. Harry Pace, of Concord, spent Saturday night and Sunday at Mr. L. Is White's. Mr. W. F. Baker and children spent Saturday nik'ht with his moth? er, Mrs. C. s. Maker at l'isgah. Miss Leo Mrliiod spent Sunday with Miss Annie Lou Newman. Little Miss Lillian Hattlcld spent tho week-end at Mr. M. K. Capell's. Mr. W. F. Baker and family spent Sunduy nt Mr. L. L. White's. Little Miss A>;nes White is spend? ing this week with her aunt. Mrs. London at Concord. LINCOLN SCHOOL CLOSES. Twenty-nine Graduates Receive Di? plomas from Supt. Edmunds. The Lincoln school closed Friday night after a most successful term under the administration of Principal C. A. Lawson. Twenty-nine diplomas were presented to graduates by Supl. S. H. Edmunds at the close of the ex? ercises which were of an intersting nature and highly enjoyed by the large audience of friends and rela? tives of the graduates. The exercises were simple and in keeping, with the work of the school The singing was especially good and met with hearty applause from the audience. The program was execut? ed as originally planned and went through in excellent style. After presenting the diplomas Supt. Edmunds made a few timely and ap? propriate remarks. He addressed words of encouragement and advice to the graduates which should prove of use to them in future. He paid a tribute of respect to Miss Davis, a teacher of the school who died dur? ing the year. His announcement that a complete domestic science department would be established in the school during the next year caused a feeling of elation among the patrons and pupils of the school, who appreciate this action on the part of the school board. The exhibit in the show window of O'Donnell & Co., this year was seen by a large number of persons and was of a greater variety and better class of work than ever before. It is in? deed creditab% to the pupils of the school. The exercises were commenced Sunday morning when the baccalau? reate sermon was prea-.ied by Dr. J. F. Page, D. D., at Emanuel M. E. Church. Class honors were won by William Bracey. The program was as follows: Opening Chorus: "Help Thou, Je? hovah." Broad?School. Scripture Lesson?Horace C. A. Perrin. Invocation?Rev. J. H. Martin. Chorale: "Lord, in Thy Mercy Hear."?Chorus Class. Salutatory?Alphonsa Hunter. Recitation: The Face on the Floor. ?Rosa V. DeLorme. Song: Selected?Several Small Girls. Declamation: True Greatness.? Wendell G. Jones. Declamation: Selected. ? George Bland. Trombone Solo: Sands of the Desert?Wm. A. Young. Prophecy?Eva Martin. Oration: Selected.?Wm. T. An? drews, Jr. Tenor Solo: The Garden of My Heart.?Jas. W. Brogdon. Class History?Eugenia Dines. Class Critic?Ethel Richards. Chorus: God is Our Refuge?Air from "Ruth." ? Essay with Valedictory: Mental Industry?Wm. Bracey. Presentation of Diplomas?Supt. S. H. Edmunds. ? Class Song?Class. Announcements. Closing Chorus?"Gloria in Excelsls Deo." Benediction?Rev. J. W. Martin, D. ?. Class Roll. William Trent Andrews, Jr. Susan Emma Bethune, George Bland, William Bracey, ? James Wesley Brogdon, Marguerite Josephine Conyers, Robert John Dargan, Rosa Verna DeLorme, Eugenia Preston Dines, ? Annlo Elizabeth Gregg, Charlotte Sadie Harris, \ V Mattie Goldle Huggins, ^ Alfonsa Juliette Hunter, ?? Charles Walker Jacobs, Marie Thomasena James, William Alsworth Young, . Wendell Gilesple Jones, ( Alfred B. Klbler, Peter James Ladson, Fannie Louise Lowery, ^ Catharine C. Martin, * Eva Belle Martin, McKenzie Harry Pearson, Horace Carr Andrews Perrin, Ethel Naomi Richards, N Knox Lee Robinson, Bertha Emma Sessions, i Edward Augustus Sumter, Maggio Rachel Smalls, Faculty. Chas. Aaron Lawson, Principal. John C. Prioleau, Assistant Prin? cipal. -Edward B, Jones, Miss R. Louise Lowery, Miss M. T. Jefferson, Miss Mi A. Savage, Miss M. E. Glover, Miss Nannie I. Davis, Miss Prudence U Lewis, Domestic Science, No: Six-Sixty-Six This it e prescription prepared eipecUUy for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. Five or six dotes will break sny etie, end If ttken then st e tonic the Fever will not return. It acts en the liver better than Calomel sod does not gripe or ticken. 25c Pocalla Springs New Notes. Pocalla, May 30.?Judge J. A. Hodge had the misfortune to lose a very fine horse last Saturday. It was only sick a few hours. This is a very heavy blow to a farmer, especially at this time of tho year. Tho Paxville school had their an? nual picnic at Pocalla last Tuesday. Most of them came on the Northwes? tern train. They had a bountiful din? ner. While some were dancing the balance wero trying to splash all of the water out of the lake. The choir of the First Methodist Church enjoyed themselves very much Friday night, partaking of a fish stew and fried fish. Temple Sinai Sabbath school will have a picnic at Pocalla next Tues? day. The drought was in a small way broken in this section Friday. It is to be hoped we will have more rain at an early date. Lets talk about good roads a little. Any one that thinks we don't need them ought to drive from Sumter to Pocalla one time, the road that is traveled more than any other road in the county. We are not knocking it, for it has enough bumps on it al? ready. We will just go that way un? til one can't go any longer, then we will go around. HEARD IN SUMTER. How Bad Backs Have Been Mado| Strong?Kidney Ills Corrected. 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