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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-11
Verdict of Suicide.

Coroner l.. V. Eckhart was notified
and this morning conducted an inquest
over the remains at the boarding house
where he resided. The jury returned
verdict that he had suicided by hang
ing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06

twenty-eighth The pulpit was beau
tifully decorated with ferns and cut
flowers Mrs. William Durant, aunt
of the bride performed at the organ.
The bride, handsomely attired in blue
silk! came in on the arm other sistel.
Miss Virginia. and the groom with his
brother. Mr. Joe Durant and Miss
Thompson, Mr. Lucius Harvin and
Miss Lilv Durant were the attendants.
The ushers were Mr.. Warren Durant
and Mr.. Marcus Plowden. The bride
threw her bouquet at her attendants
Immediately before her departure and
after quite a struggle among them
was caught by Miss Thompson.
Mrs Mary Muldrow and Mr.. Robt.
Muldrow We're hereS Wednesday as the
guests of Mrs. w. ?. MuIdrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. McFaddin
spent Thursday at Alcolu with their
daughter, Mrs. Elma Plowden.
Niss Olivia Duyant and Henry
Raaves attended the marriage of Miss
jamie Ingram in Manning Thursday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
Max.

Max. December 4.-Rev. Linwood
Cole. Of Gainesville, preached Satuc-
day and Rev. ]. E: Orvin Sunday ut
Bethel in the absence Of the pastor,
who is attending the Baptist State
convention IN Columbia.
Immediately after the service on
Sunday Mr.. Stroman r. Wilson, Of
Timmonsville, and Miss Edna Minis,
of Gainesville, were married in Beth
el church by Rev E. NJ. Hicks.
Mr.. Douglass Moore and sister, Miss
Eva and Miss Bertha Pearson, spent
Saturday in Timmonsville.
Misses Elsie Neaves, Vivian Brock
ington and Felicia Hicks Of Mot
bridge, returned Saturday from Harts-
villa where they had spent severa!
days very pleasantly.
Mr.. w. E. Lea and sor, Master
James, of Timmonsville, dined at Mr..
]. C. Truluck's last Friday.
Rev. Carl Barth, who has moved 10
West Virginia.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. Willie Jordan of Beau
lah to Miss Annie Kirby Of Lake City.
Messrs. r. NJ Thompson, ST., r. II
Thompson. j.. sold their home place
at Beadiah to parties who VIII divide
the land in lots number OF which
will De sold auction at an early.
date.
Two bright little grandsons of here
abouts earned pennies one day las
week by cutting wood and keeping
their lips closed While running, Two
other grand children. who heard about
it made use Of their first opportunity
which was sunday morning. Unro-
ticed they cut wood but failed to col
lect pay.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
PISGAH.

Pisgah, Nov. 29.-Oat planting is
about over, those who planted early
have fine stands. The rise in cotton
has caused the sale Of a few bales and
it is about all sold.
Miss Emutral Cooley Of Darlington
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ellis. She
isa pleasant young lady and has many
friends here who are always glad to
see her.
Rev. J. w. Kenney, Mr.. II. II.
Evans, S. B. Hatfield, Jr., and j. q.
DuPre Will leave OF, Friday for Co
lumbia as delegates to the Baptist
State convention.
Jane Boykin, an o'i colcred wo-
man. died here last Saturday. in her
life, she examplifed the Christian re-
ligion a,s few do.
Joe Benton and Miss Johnson, MI.
Holland and Miss Bowman, were re-
Gently married by Rev. ]. W. Kenney.
on his place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items OF Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

Miss Mabel Hearon was chosen
queen Of the Bishopville carnival
Miss Hearon received s3,425 votes
and Miss Leila Lesesne 21,204, and
Miss Rea DesChamps 1S,O35.
Tom Murphy and Nick Williams,
two negro BARRIERS Of Union, have
been arrested for shooting w. w
Paris, white Paris went into their
shop drunk and broke their furniture
Hugh Creighton, the missing Wof-
ford college student, has been located
in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sim Logan was shot in the jaw by
James Boyle in Greenville Thursday
night
Former County Supervisor S. W.
Owens, j. E. Harmon a. former coun-
ty commissioner and c. M. Douglas,
former clerk of the county board of
Richland county, have been arrested
on warrant issued on the instance OF
Solicitor Zimmerman, charging them
with miscounduct in Office.
Business men of Rock Hill are talk
ing of building railroad ten miles
long to connect with the Seaboard.
John Legare shot and mortally
wounded his sister, Mary Aston, in
Charleston Friday night while trying
to kill his brother-in-law, Jesse.
Aston. All parties were negroes.
IA hot supper at Moores Station
Spartanburg county, Thursday nigh,
broke up in a free fight ia which Lewis
Jeter was killed and three others.
wounded.
Miss Mary Poppenheim Of Charles
ton has been elected president of the
South Carolina division of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy.
Mr. Hugh w. Fraser has been nom
mated for mayor of Georgetown to
succeed Mr. w. D. Morgan, who has,
held that Office for many years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
PRIyATEER.

Privateer. Dec. 4.-Mr. Percy In-
gram and Miss Viola Kelly OF T;..l-
rnonsviile were married at $50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the parsonage,
Rev. Y. P. Lide officiating.
Mr.. Ned Geddings and Miss Estelle
Mcleod were married Sunday morn
ing by Magistrate ]. F. Ingram.
Miss Elma Geddings spent Thanks
giving at her home in PaXville.
Mrs. Bland. of Elloree is spending
some time with Miss Daisy Lide.
The young men of the neighborhood
are talking of having a tournament
during Christmas holidays, we hope
that they will not take it out in talk
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. y. Net,les spent
the past week in sumter.
Nh W T. Kolb is convalescent.
Mr. ]. d. Ostecn,s barn was destroy
ed by fire one nis?lt las week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
BAPTISTS AT WORK.
\ Great Denomination Meets iR An
nual Convention.

Columbia December l.-The Bap--
lists of South Ca-olina met in 55ttr
annual session in the First Baptist
Church tonight, with the largest at
tendauce,of years. President Charles
A. Smith asked r J. Biilingham.
secretary OF the foreign mission board
Southern Baptist Convention, to read
the Scriptures.
The Rev Edwin Poteat, president of
Furman University, preached Conven-
tion sermon from the text, Zacharlah,
I'd chapter, first five verses. and
Isiab, 9th chapter, 7th verse; This
refrers TO Zachariah's third version of
the restoration of Jerusalem. The
text presents timid forecast of glory
TO Zacllariah and an overofwing fore
cast 10 the angel.
Addresses or welcome we're made by
Pastor Lindsay, Mavor Gibes and
Pres dent Clark. OF the Cbamuer of
DR., +. (. Bseby responded most
pleasantly.
n. coaveoTioa then orseaized by
reeiecting Charles \. Smith pses!-
C.ent, hy acclaa,ation.
~ H. Lbs and j. Z. HERS were
elected vice presidents. and J. [.
Nass treasurer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
BROGDON.

Brogdon, November 30.-For the
past two weeks we have been having
ideal autumn weather, but this morn
ing the temperature has fallen and
wraps are again in demand. Disman-
ting vegetation and showers Of brown
leaves tell us that winter has come.
The gleanings of the fields are
about over. The monotonous sound
of the gin has ceased, for today is
Thanksgiving. Schools have closed
and teachers children and everybody
have gone to take part in the pleasures
of the carnival.
The fair price of cotton this year
has done much for these parts, nearly
everyone has paid his debts and yet
has something left. There is an air of
prosperity, which has not been visible
for some years past.
Large and well fertilized crops Of
oats have already been put in and
farmers are now beginning to cast
about and arrange for another year.
Our new telephone line affords Us
much pleasure. We are now in touch
with the surrounding towns and viii
lagos and the monotony Of country
life is much relieved. Too much can
not be said for the telephone.
Miss Gritton of Laurens arrived
few dys ago and will fill out our unex-
pired school term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trabue Barksdale and
Miss Mamie Freeland are visiting the
family of Mr.. VT. Brodgen.
Mr.. J. A. Blackwell spent yesterday
in Charleston on business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06

Tie sale Of the lots. into watch
the Edwards property has been sub
divided, which is advertised today,
vii! afford al opportunity for those
ho desire to own their homes in this
C tv such as will never occur sgair.
Tie Edwards tract is the last large
body CT land anywhere near the bus
ress portion of the city and when
these lots have beer sold tiirre Will te
no more to be had. In many respects
these lots are the most desirable IN
Sumter, being high, dry and well
draineo. aud adv2ntageously located
{ residence.
The roof of the Jervey House
cspght On fire yesterday at $50
o'lock from a burning newspaper thst
nassed though the chimney and found
lodoemeut en- the shingled roof. The
fire department. was called out, but 70
hose was stretched, as Mr.. W. S.
Grauam went on the roof and extin-
ouished the flame with a bucket of
water. No damage was done
Yesterday, officer W. W. McKagen
received phone message from East
over, stating that one Isaac Wells, for
merly of Sumter, had been involved
in a shotg3n Scrape and had wounded
a negro in the leg Inquiry was made
as to whether or not Wells was known
by the officer, and upon al sffirn atlye
answer being giver. a search IN this
city for his apprehension and arrest
was requested. Accordingly officers
McKagen and BarWick took steps to
find Wells, which they succeeded in
doirg yesterday afternoon at Epper-
sons stable. Wells was delivered 10
the Eastover authorities this mornil
to be lodged in the Ricnland county
jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
STATEEJRG.

Stateburg. Dec Airs James /
Pincknev ard Mss A. y Moore left
last Wednesday to visit relatives in
Charleston.
Rev. W y. Bar2aell visited friends
az Hagood today.
Miss Kate McLure, Of Chester, is
tjla sue,t of Mrs. Bull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cain. of Pine
wold. returned home today, after a
pleasant stay in our midst.
Mr. Early Nellette, OF Asbrole, n.
c., scent Sunday here with relatives
Mrs. Mark Reynolds and Master
Mars Reynolds, Of Sumter, spent
Friday with Dr.. and Mrs. " ".
Anderson
Misses Imo Cunningham and Juli-
anne Frierson spent several days in
,Bisbopville last week.
Mrs. H. L. Galllard is the guest of
Miss Anna p Burgess
Miss |. R. Mellette returned on
Sunday from Sumter, where she has
been visiting relatives.
Mr.. Harry Bull who is teaching in
Chester, spent Saturday and Sunday
at home.
Miss jamie Nelson returned on Sat
urdav from Charleston.
Messrs. c. G. Slaughter and James
Pagan spent Saturday and Sunday at
Catawba Falls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
DARK CORNER.

Dt1tGh OOhANG1C.
| Dark Corner, Dec. 2.-We are hav-
ing some cold, cloudy weather this
evening, and I hoped it will rain soon
and put out the fires that are burning
up the forests.
Wv hile / was in your city last WeG-
nesday some one put Oh let cut fire
| in Greenland Savannah, about mile
and q. half northeast of where I live,
which burned until Thursday evening
when it came down on my place, AMI
had it not been for relatives and kind
friends it would have burnt me out
entirely. AS it is / suppose I lost in
timber wood end litter not less than
$3.50, but thanks be to God that it was
no w9rse for it is alone through his
mercy that I have a house or ear Of
corn on my place. This fire passed On
the west of my house, and yesterday
there was another fire east of me
that burned up Cap Witherspoon' s
"a colored man that lives on Mr.. Ezra
Geddings' place. hay stack in about
a half of mile of me. And I heard
last night that the old Broughton
house, in Fulton, Clarendon county
was burned Thursday (the 30th) eve
ming, together with all the out build
ings in the yard which makes two bad
burnings Fulton has had in less than
three weeks Mr.. James P. Law
rence's fine, though old house, was
burned on the 10Th of November with
all of its contents. Those were two
substantial buildings, though they had
been standing SO years or over. If
there was any insurance I am not
aware Of it.
I had the pleasure of meeting many
of nv friends while in your city We'd
nesday and Thursday Had the pleas
ure of meeting Congressman Lever
for the first time. 1 have formed
fine opinion of him. I did not see
much of the carnival, as I expected to
reach your city at els a. m. and got
there at 124O pi m. Then walked
out to my brothers at Rocky Bluff,
and did not get back until nearly II
o'clock Thursday morning, then 1 was
sick. and did not move around much
/ saw the high dive Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. Blanding 4Ardis has had some
nice buildings put up mere on the
place he bought and will soon move
back here from Paxville.
Mrs. Annie Christmas and daugh-
ter. Miss Agnes, of near Manning
visited relatives and friends here last
week and the first of this, returning
home on Thursday.
Have no sickness to report and 1
believe everything. except fire. is calm
and serene iE these coasts.
Where is your Wee Nee scribe9 All
right l hope Come out Bro. Guv. un-
less you have let a minnie like me dis
gust you until you have quit to get
into better society But perhaps I will
learn a little sense now as I have
seen that I am A B. 1. C. z. to at
tempt 20 write for the public to read.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
,NEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
atems OF interest From all Parts Of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.
NOTICE 10 CORRESPONDENTS.

Natl your letters so that they will
eeach this Office not later than Tues
nay morning. When the letters are
received we dnesday it is almost an
arnpossibillty to have them appear in
the paper issued that day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06
DURANT.

Durant, Dec 4.-The marriage Of
Mr.. Early Thompson and Miss Bessie
Durant took place at New Harmony
church on the afternoon Of Nov. the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06

Cotton sold On the streets today for
lil5. That is not bad, but those who
are holding are hoping for better
prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06

I had nearly forgot to say this farm
will produce one bale per acre of cot
ton. Everything, as you might expect,
was in fine order.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-06

The latest new county project is be-
ing engineered by citizens of Fountain
Inn, Greenville county
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-20
Seventeenth Century Pedantry,

A crushing weight upon science and
literature in the seventeenth century
was the dominant pedantry. The great
thing was to write commentaries upon
old thought and diligently to suppress
new thought. The only language of
learned lectures was debaSed Latin.
During the seventeenth century pedan-
try became a disease in every country.
In England pedant sat on the throne,
and Walter Scott has mirrored his
spirit in the Fortunes of Nigel" In
Italy and Spain the same tendency
prevailed. The world now looks back
upon it sometimes with adherence,
sometimes with ridicule, as pictured In
both countries by Manzoni in the "Pro-
messi Sposi." In the American colonies
1t injured all thinkers, and two Of the
greatest, the Mathers, it crippled. In
France there was resistance. Mon
taigne had undermined it, and 1t was
the constant theme Of the brightest wit.
Labruyere presented it in some Of his
most admirably drawn pictures. Moli.
ere, who had occasion to know and
hate it, held it up to lasting ridicule In
the Marriage Force. Professor An
drew d. White In Atlantic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-20
CIR. ACES
& & PTU RE
BY JAMES HARREGAN
Copyna. !. 1904. By T. c. Mcclure

Ng1e Philips emDtied his revolver
s@kls pursuers and tore madly down
s<s naad .'resepdy he reined in his
~and turned to look into the twin
\ 7of = shotgun.
YER along Tie gun was decided
y. face which bore look of
aez.n { nination. Instinctiyely his
sEza,ss We Hp.
ec13t's / ter said girlish voice
sN0gr threw those guns into the road"
What is this he asked laughingly-
-@x.hol1up?"
'rToa ought to know" she said terse-
You started it. Drop those guns
sN5sS "
evidently you are volunteer" he
.gwNI easily You don't have to play
o. game ike that. Those guns of mine
srG only loaded With blanks"
Vie girl laughed scornfully.
~BUt you dropped those poor men out
e. dc saddle" she said meaningly
sEou throw those guns down or I'll fiji
ssu eull OF buckshot"
{Vitl9a laugh, he tossed the pistols in
- tie road. The girl rode up and with
8a> rope at her saddle bow bound his
&xads tegether, bringing the arms
7awls. Then dismounting, she utilized
a.. rest of the rope to bind his feet to-
ssthe. under the horses body.
Look here" said Phillips uneasily,
-what is this:'
1T means the games up" she an
ggTered. I saw your description in the
aaHnty papers two weeks ago There's
areward Of $4,000 up for you
who DO you mistake me for?" he
asked anxiously. There is no reward
EFPred for NE, and if you think to hold
ne for ransom you make a grievous
scpor
There's no mistake" she said short
Il. I saw the. report of your holdup
-E-eelss ago. Then came the offer of
zasrar-(f and your description. and now
3 first saw you tumble three deputies
fsztoe the road. I watched chance to
Kit ii behind you. What cid You stop
~ suddenly for?"
q was going back" he explained.
I'm the head of a motion picture ey
EsyEion. We are down here taking a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-20
GARDEN SNAPSHOTS
The best thing for the garden brain

The best thing for the garden brains
Cut'the black knot out of the plum
and cherry trees.
A particular titbit Of the San Jose
scale is the currant. :.
Bone meal and wood ashes In the
soil are great for sweet peas.
Probably no other small fruit will
give more weight Of crop for the space
it occupies than the currant.
Don't trim the cherry trees now.
Wait till Jhne and then be light hand
ed.
To bleed the grapevines by cutting
during March, April or May is bad
management.
Radishes are usually ready for use in
six weeks from sowing
Cold frames are useful for forward
ing lettuce and. cabbage in spring or
early summer.
II the rhubarb is run out or more
plants are wanted it can be prOpagated
by dividing the old roots. Each eye or
bud when broken apart with root at
tached forms plant.
For the good of the lawn some gar
deners scatter fertilizer or bone meal
on the last light snowfall, or light
dressing of manure left on through the
spring rains will disfgure the lawn
only for a short time and can then be
raked Off
AS soon as the snow is gone it is in
order to ply the rake on grass plats
and borders, thus cleaning up manure
and litter of the winter. The roller, too,
well used will remove the roughness
caused by the soil heaving with frost
One of the errors of garden lovers is
that they often plan to do more than
they can carry out successfully. To
have everything neat, thrifty and beau
tiful on smaller scale gives far more
satisfaction than an overgrown place
full of ambitious and unsuccessful at
tempts.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-20
John Knox =. a Galley slave,

John Knox, the famous Scotch
preacher, was a galley slave OH
French vessels. For nineteen months
he had to endure this living DEATH"
says writer, (which for long drawn
out torture can only be compared
with what the Christians Of the earli-
est centuries had to suffer when they
were condemned to the mines. He
had to sit chained with four or six
others to the rowing benches, which
were set at right angles to the side Of
the ship, without change of posture by
day and compelled to sleep, still chain
ed, under the benches by night; ex-
posed to the elements day and night
alike; enduring the lash Of the over
seer, who paced up and down the
gangway which ran between the two
lines of benches: wearing the coarse
canvas shirt and serge jacket of the
rover; feeding on the insufficient
meals of coarse biscuit and porridge
of oil and beans; chained along with
the vilest malefactors."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-20
The Wool Gin.

The wool clip Of the United States for
1904, according to the annual estimate
of the National Association of Wool
Manufacturers, aggregates 291, 7S3 ,032
pounds in the grease This is equiya-
lent to 1913, 935, lat pounds secured, the
smallest output since 1900. The total
value of the clip is placed at $64, 94O,-
$50, the highest for several years. Mon
tana led in the production of wool, with
a total of 81, $4,000 gross pounds; Wy
oming came second, with 29,45O,O0O
pounds; New Mexico third, with H.
325, 900 pounds. Other states with up
ward of 100000 pounds were Idaho,
Oregon, California, Utah and Ohio. The
clip shows a gain of 4,333,00O pounds
over last year in the grease, but de-
crease of 431, 900 pounds secured WOOL
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-04-20

@wRAT IS THIS, HE AsKED-s'A HoLDUP?'
sszsies of pictures of the holdup of the
sNTmaster's train by Butte Bill last
rack. was playing the desperado
ssseaping from the posse sent to cap
saEge him AS soon as / was out OF
ssnge | started to go back to the party
asF1 found you
quite q surprise, wasn't it,"
1t was" he admitted frankly, 'sbut
sEas; something that can be easily ex.
g9sfned If you will just lead me back
r. the party it will all turn out right. .
With scorn playing about decidedly
Tgstty mouth, she remounted her own
sarse and. catching the bride Of his,
i2sg8ed the horses heads down The
-vsd
8hi1lips tried to argue, but to all en-,
sxgaties she was deaf, and finally he
xNsI silence and let her lead him along
! gszsz dusty trail, cursing the fate that
saa led him beyond sight of his co.
sgyskerS.
An hour passed before the trail led
SxRm from the foothills out upon the
sgaIrie, and every foot of the way was
sxasnay to Phillips, whose bonds cut
E1h every motion Of the horse.
would you mind loosening these
mEpes a little?" he asked finally. "You
asesa, we city men are not as used to the
sgagdle as you are out here"
The girl looked back coldiy. II guess
;wsxs can stand it for awhile" she said
sz0rtly 'I,m not going to take chances
With you You're no city man.
AZ you will feel in my coat pocket ,
asa urged, you will find papers that
EE1 prove my identity"
Ege spoke so earnestly that. half con-
mased she let her horse drop back and
slipped her hand first into the outside,
afssgn into the inside pockets. There was
zEe1 shred of paper.
'What are you up to-" she asked
saaszply. did you think you could
azmeh my gun?"
a@1 had forgotten" he said shame
lm4dly. 81 changed to costume, and
xsary scrap of paper is in my other
r.smnes."
aft will be long time before you see
asaage," she retorted grimly, unless you
Ea@11 and tell where the gang holds
gax.o
t1The Star theater, Chicago, Is where
azg gang holds OUT he laughed. "Tf you
stsser come to Chicago I should be pleas