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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-07-19

Ter uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
81. Osteen at the Sycamores.
Rev.. T. E. Lide gave Us another of
his good talks on the lesson last Sun
day at the Greenland Savannah Sunday
>cnool. We are always glad to have
Bro. Lide with us.
Mr.. l. 3. Bagnal Of Pinewood was
here yesterday on business.
Miss Hattie Geddings and her
brother Richard Of Plne"ood, visited
at ". J. Ardis's yesterday.
Mr.. L. NJ. Mcleod, is spending the
week iu your city as a juryman.
A. G. Stack, of Pinewood has his
store about completed. Now for a fine
stock of goods for Dolpb. Success to
Mr.. G. W. Smith. of the same place
has treated the postofice and his store
to new coat cf paint.
Mrs. NJ. E Barwick formerly OF your
city bas built additions to her house
and treated all to a new coat of paint,
which is quite an improvement to
Main street in Pinewood, so thinks
| this scribe.
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BRAUN.

Braun. July l8.-The farmers OF
this section are beginning to think
that the rains are ipjuring their
cotton crops. Yesterday afternoon we
had the heaviest rain fall of the sea.
sou. it rained an bcur steadily and
tie fields. bitches, and roads are all
badly washed.
We certainly need the chain gang
to do some work for US on the roads
for they are almost too bad to travel
on.
Mr.. Simon Ross is still very sick.
Mrs T. NJ. Bradley is improving
Mr.. T. M. Bradley expects to start
to build a store at Smitbville in the
near future. His son Mr.. A. T: Brad
lev will take charge of it and it is
prdlcted that be will do we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Hurst spent
Wednesday in Camden.
Mr.. S. D. Hurst sent a very tine
horse to Sumter on yesterday to Mr..
W. B. Boyle for treatment
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barfeld spent
Wednesday night in the neigh borhood.
Mr.. and Airs. A. K. Weldon have
gone to Sumter to visit Mrs. Weldon s
parents.
Mrs. Arthur Hurst has been sick In
Camden but was able to come home
day before yesterday.
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OF FERTILIZER BOARD.
Statement Submitted to Clemson Trus
tees Showing Amount Of Tag Tax
Receipts.

Clemson College, July 13.-At the
meeting of the Clemson trustees the
board of fertilizer coutrol submitted
the following report of the fertilizer
department, for the year ending June
30th, 1905.
{" As the annual tabular information
in full cannot be available, until bul.
letins covering the Nhole seasons work
is putlishedd, and all oils IL the
hands of the treasure, this report is
only partial.
''The receipts from sale OF fertilizer
tags amounts to Sl26, 6274.o.
1.-The board, of fertilizer sconceding
the importance Of having the fertilizer
fiscal year correspond with that OF the
college, changed the time so that the
fertilizer year shall end hereafter on
the Both of June each year. The
secretary was tnerefore instructed to
notify the manufacturers and dealers
of fertilizers to send in for redemption
in money all unused tags in tuelr pos
session, by the 31th day of June.
''In compliance with this notice,
tags have been sent in amounting to
sS. 1877. .63, which have been redeemed.
.sBy deducting this sum from the
total, viz: s126, ,67.S2. we have left
balance of s1lS. 459. So from which the
expense of inspection and analyses is
to be deducted. Of this sum, the
amount of $50, 500. 50 was received from
cotton seed meal tags, which is $lO.-
236. rs in excess of last year, due to
the tagging of all meal used for stock
food and which has hitherto been ex-
empt by law.
s'On account of the vastly increased
business in fertilizers, and the evident
i'm portance of a closer and more rigid
inspection of fertilizers, the board
deemed it advisable, in fact necessary,
to double the force of inspectors. 1t
was also found necessary to increase
the wages of these inspectors III order
to get suitable men for the work.
''In order to keep the people of tie
State Informed as to the quality OF
fertilizers being sold, the chemical
force was instructed to issue weekly
bulletins of the analysis OF fertilizers
and mail them to the people OF the
State.
1.-the board of trustees VII readily
see that on account of GnesH Increased
demands the cost of inspection and
analyses of fertilizers during the COM
ing season. and your committee be
lieves they should be the cost will still
be more increased another year.
Respectfully submitted,
81. E. Tindal.
Chairman Board Fertilizer Con-
troll
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DURANr.

DuRant, July -l5.-Mr. j. N. Spann
and Miss Bessie Ingram returned to
Sumter after a visit of several days
to relatives here.
There was a game Of ball played
this afternoon between Concord and
Goodwill. The former was victorious,
but they expect to cross bats again
soon at Durant when Goodwill hopes
for better results.
Mr.. Warren DuRant had his foot
sprained last week during a wreck on
Mr.. Alderman's tram road
Mr.. Craig Burgess pent Sunday with
friends here.
Miss Boyle, Of Greeleyville, visited
her brother near Concord last week.
+ Mrs. Mary Brunson, while on visit
to her son, Mr.. Tommie Brunson, re-
ceived a fall and fractured her collar
bone.
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SMITHvILLE.

Smithville, July 17.-Tbe farmers
have kind of stopped complaining
aoout the drouth now. Everything is
looking better. The encouraging word
has been passed around that the crops
will turn out mach better than
anticipated. The lesson to be learned
is to be patient under whatever is
sent. for the management of rain and
sunshine is In better HANDS than ours
Some eight or ten wagons loaded
with cotton went from here to
Camden yesterday and had a rather
rough time returning on account OF
the heavy rains. Bridges we're wash
ed away, bitches and creeks flooded
so much SO that to get here tie wagons
had to make circuit Of good many
miles out Of the way.
The proceeds from the sales of ice
cream on last Saturday afternoon
amounted to thirty four dollars. AS
only small expense has to 5e deduct
ed from this amount the ladies OF the
church will have quite neat sum to
invest in parsonage furniture. The
sales would have been p,uch larger,
but unfortunately there was nothing
left to SELL
The District Board of Trustees and
School Trustees Of this district will
meet conjointly here next Friday
afternoon at four O'Clock for the pur-
pose of electing teachers aud attending
to other importent business.
Mr.. W. S. Smith went to Camden
last Wednesday on business.
Mrs S. w. Smith left here on Mon
day for Sumter on her way to White
Stone Lithia Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Abbott, of
Sumter are visiting the family of Mr..
G.. T. Evans
Mrs. S. q. Latimer, of Fredericks-
burg, Va, is visiting Mrs. John
Maxcy.
Mrs. T. W. Munnerlyn. who has
heen at Norway for some tine has re-
turned home. She was accompanied
by her daughter, MRS. ]. R. Belser,
who has been quite i'll but is now re-
cuperatlng.
DR.. L. ii. PEBBLES had quite severe
accident Friday. While upon new
building be is having erected, a
board broke, giving him hard fall.
| understand that while his injuries
are quite painful no bones were brok-
en-, and although he had to GO to bed
from the fall still there is no fear of
anything real serious.
Mr Elias Matties is quite sick at
the home of his father, Mr.. W. l..
Matties.
Mrs. S. Ii. Booth leaves on next
Tuesday for her home at Williamson.
Mr. G. J. Rollins, our county super
visor was in the neighborhood on last
Monday looking after road and bridge
work. This is our first personal NC
quaintance with Mr.. Rollins and the
impression he gives is good one. We
believe that be is the right man for
the right place and his watch word IS
"duty at any cost. -
There will be game of base ball
played this afternoon between the
married men and single men OF this
place and Rose Hill.
Our colored team here is getting
quite Sassy on account of the good
ball playing that they have been doing
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HERIOTS.

-Heriots, July 13.-We are having
lots Of rain now. The farmers thought
that there would be hardly any corn
made, but now since the rain I tninlS
fiat there will be good deal lrade.
A protracted meeting is being held
this week at the Presbyterian church
at DuBose x Roads and we are glad
TO see Mr.. Johnnie McCutchen able to
attend the meeting.
= Mr.. r. E. McCathern's little boy,
who has been quite sick, is improving
now.
We will have children's day at
Rembert's church Saturday, the 18th.
There are good many little boys and
girls to recite and then will have q
good dinner for them.
Miss Belle Scott, of Sumter is visit
ing Miss Adele Dunno.
Mr. R. NJ. Aman sold IA bales. of
srotton in Sumter today. -
Mr.. S. II. colclough and fami|
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Weather and Crops.

Columbia, July 1S.-The week end
ing Monday, July 18th, was slightly
cooler than normal. The temperature
extremes were a maximum Of "a de-
grees at Allendale on the 10TH, and
minimum Of 65 degrees at Greenville
on the 11th and l4th. The tempera-
ture conditions We're favorable. There
were number of damaging high
winds, especially in Greenville and
neighboring counties, accompanying
thunderstoms. The. was on excess
of cloudiness over the entire State.
With the exception of a deficiency
in the central counties where there
were numerous showers but little rain
the precipitation for the week was
copious and in many places excessive,
ranging from one to over five inches.
In the extreme western, and in places
were washed and bottom lands food
ed. The rainfall was heavy along the
coast and excessive in Beaufort
county.
Over, the greater part Of the State.
the numerous showers and the cloudy
weather kept the ground too wet to
work, and delayed laying by Of field
crops. Some fields Of corn and cotton
have again become grassy and are in
urgent need of cultivation.
Cotton grew very fast in all Sec
tons, but did not fruit in proportion.
The plants have generally attained
normal growth, and in many places
have grown too large, but, with the
exception of Hampton county where
the rains caused the plants to turn
yellow, they have a good, healthy
color, but are soft and sappy. There
are some complaints of shedding
squares, and Of black-root, and Of rust
on sandy lands, and Of damage from
insects, but on the whole a general
improvement is noted. The crops
needs fair weather.
Some bottom land cornswas damag-
ed and some destroyed, otherwise
there was general improvement in
the condition Of corn, especially Of
late paintings. Tobacco curing is
general; late tobacco made rapid
growth, but the crop promises to be
short. June rice receiving its first
cultivation. Gardens improved. Peas
doing we'll. Peaches rotting. Pas
lures have improved. Cane growing
well. Water-melons generally plenti-
ful and shipments heavy.
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PRIVATEER.

Privateer, July 1l.-Some of the
farmers are complaining of blight or
rust in their cotton. Mr.. W. E. Kolb
has ploughed up some Of bis that was
affected and planted peas in order to
stop the pest
The young men gave a fish fry at
Gains Savannah Friday night in hon
OF of Miss May Harviu, aud all say
that they had plenty of fish, which is
unusual at fish fry. The young
ladies voted NJ. b. D. Tindal and Mr..
Charlie jenkins the best cooks in the
crowd which delighted them so that
they decided then and there to buy an
oil stove to take around to fry fish.
Miss Edna Ramsey and Miss Daisy
Lide spent the fourth in Wedgefeld.
( Miss Susie Harvin of Manning is
spending some time at Mr.. S. A.
Harvin's.
MisssDlive Kelly of Bisbopville is
spending some time with Misses Edith
and Vernell Wells.
Miss Hennie May Bradford is visit
ing in Marion.
Messrs Percy and Lucius Harvin of
Manning spent Sunday at Mr.. s. A.
Harvin's.
Mrs. Oliver and Miss Ruby Oliver
of Sanford Fla. are visiting Mrs. i. B.
jenkins.
Mr., 81. Crane Tindsl lift Monday
or Pawley's Island where BE will spend
two or three weeks.
Miss May Harvin returned to her
home in Manning Saturday very much
to the regret of her many FRIENDS.
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lately. On last Saturday they beat
the Colclougb" team from near Her
iotts 13 to 4. They were to pla7 the
Camden team on Thursday, but were
prevented on account of rain. They
60 tc BisbopVilie today to play TIE
Stuckey team. There are some teams
that decline to play the Smithville
team unless they turn off their pitcher,
Sam Boykins who is one Of the best
colord twirlers in the State.
Dr. Jno. W. Parker, Jr., of Carey,
N. c., has located here for the pare
tice Of medicine.
The health in our immediate section
is very good, but all over the country
the doctors are having more than they
can do, so the new doctor will begin
his practice at needed time.
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DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner, July 15.-We nave
had some fine rains this week, which
have improved corn, which is green
and healthy if it is small. | heard one
gentleman say yesterday that he be-
lieved his corn crop would be better
this year than last. told him be was
lncky dog, for knew he made fine
crop last year. Cotton seems to be
doing all right so far in these coast /;
no wit has been seen so far by this
scribe nor [ have not heard of any.
am told that j. M. Kolb has one
of the prettiest fields of cotton on th e
Cain Savannah road, about 100 acres,
level and green. Mack is sure q good
farmer.
| saw Messrs. ". E. and ]. Rollines
Ko]b. passing through here one day
this week to their home at Privateer
from Pinewood, where they had been
to see their mother, who is and has
been quite sick with yellow jaundice
for some time.
IA Pink Weeks and family who
I mentioned in my last. has
had a pretty tough time, but have
all missed the fever for the
last day or so. Mr. A. S. Weeks,
an older son has been down with fever
also, this week, but be is up again.
Mr.. Isaac B. Bagnal Of Pinewood.
says all of his family have had fever
but one, but are up again.
Joe Johnston's baby has got a
severe rising on her She had to be
carried to the doctor for treatment.
G. W. Scott. and wife of Soeven,
visited n. P. Weeks family last Sun
day. Mrs. Scott remained Gas her
mother and father was SICK until
Thursday.
Miss Cleo Geddings. of Calvary is
spending some time since the 4th with
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HARvIE JORDAN'S BULLETIN.

President Harvie Jordan of the
Southern Cotton Association has is
sued the following statement.
Heavy and continuous rains
throughout the cotton belt during the
past week have seriously affected
growing cotton. The plants are TAX
ing on too much growth and too little
fruit where we'll cultivated, and in
ability to plow is leaving many fields
grassy. Present conditions indicate
shorter crop each day they continue.
If an eleven million crop should be
grown. which now appears an impos-
sibility, it should easily bring to the
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planters twelve cents per pound. If
only ten millions bales are harvested.
which present conditions indicate,
then it is hard to predict just where
the price will go. Cotton producers
should go slow in selling their present
holdings, or in singing contracts for
the future delivery Of their cotton at
present prices. A minimum Of ten
cents per pound should only be ad-
hered to in the production of full nor
NAL crops to meet the needs Of con-
sumption.
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Springs. Mrs. Joye and son will
stay month, but Mr.. Joye will stay
only few days.
a brass band has been organized by
the youns men Of the town. Mr..
Schumacher of Sumter is director.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Fort left last
Monday evening for Mayesville where
they will be gone for about six weeks
or more. Mr.. Fort has contract over
there to build TWO dwellings and Two
s.cre:s.
The installation OF Rev. II. R. Muir
ply as pastor Of the Presbyterian
church here will take place next Sun
lay. Rev., Holiday of Manning will
preach the. installation sermon and
PROFOUND the constitutional questions.
Rev. Y. r. Castor Of Mt. Zion will
deliver the charge to the pastor and
Rev. Geo. Howerton Of Bethune will
deliver the charge to the congregation
Members of other denominations are
cordially invited to attend.
Last Monday, July 10, about 8
o'clock in the afternoon, Coroner
Brown was notified that one Joe Ste
vens was found dead in the road near
the negro church known as Bluff
church about a mile and quarter
from DuBose bridge. Coroner Brown
imme ediately left for the purpose OF
holding an inquest if necessary, but
as Stevens was subject to fits and there
was no evidence whatever Of foul play,
the Coroner decided there was no use
TO put the county to the expense of an
inquest, and returned to Bishopville.
stevens was on his way to work at the
brick yard of Mr.. Mckenzie, when he
was seized with a fit, and died as
above stated.
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DALZELL.

| Dalzell, July 15.-This has certain
| " been a year Of extremes. The first
part being very cold, March pleasant
May wet, June dry, and July extreme
" wet again.
Some Of the best corn around was
considerably damaged, being blown
down by the hard winds of the 4th
5th and 9Th.
Cotton is running too much to weed
andaaes bearing.
Cabbage season is nearly over, but
believe every family in the neigh
bornood has a plenty nice milk, but
| ter, eggs and chickens. So we ought
not to complain. Although it takes
la lot to feed these men around Dalzell
| to keep them smiling and happy.
Miss DeLong .'the sweet musician, .
who has been spending several weeks
with Miss Jennie Scarborough, left
for her kentucky home yesterday
Miss Emmie Parker has returned
from Rock Hill, and brought with
her, Misses Inez Frew, and Katharine
Moore.
Misses Lila and Pearle Powell, of
Columbia, are visiting their sister,
Mrs. Mrs. John Parker.
Miss Susie Lucius of Columbia has
been visiting Mrs. T. M. Crosswell.
Miss Mac Mclaughlin Of Eastover
is with her now.
Miss Claire Hoyt of Sumter is with
Miss Pauline Woodley.
Miss Lennie Bowman of Sumter i.
visiting Misses Irene and Estelle
Moore.
Miss. Angela Crawford is off on a
visit to Eastover.
Misses Edith and Hattie Jervey Of
Sumter are visiting the Misses Durant
Mrs. Coskey Of Summerton is pay
ing her daughter Mrs. c. S. Fielder a
visit.
Mr.. Parrott Of Clinton assisted Mr..
Mitchell in the meeting which closed
at Horeb last night.
Mr.. Bowman is building another
nice store at Dalzell.
Messrs. Lee Jenkins, Harry and
Thornie Parker have moved their
saw mill here.s
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MANNING

From the Manning Times.
DR.. j. "A. Clifton will dedicate the
Methodist church at Jordan next Sun
day. He will also preach at night.
Public invited.
The Manning Brass Band has Sc.
cured the services of their former
teacher, Prof. w. S. Schumacher, who
will, instruct them every Thursday
night.
The barn and stables Of Mr.. W. T.
Lesesne, about three miles northwest
Of Manning, were destroyed by fire
last Saturday night. The fire was
discovered about 10 o'clock by SER
want The family was away from
home. Mr.. Lesesne was in Darling.
ton visiting his sister, Mrs. A. 8.
Briggs The barn contained about
800 bushels of corn, 10000 pounds
of oats and a lot Of ether forage, all
of which was destroyed. The timely
discovery of the fire gave those who
responded to the alarm a chance
to save the horses, mules, wagons ana
farming machinery. The fire is
supposed to be the work Of an in
cendiary The servant that discover
ed the fire, we are told, said that i'm
she thought she saw a man running
off towards the WOODS, but she is not
huilding and contents, $500.
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WEDGEFIELD.

Wedge6eId. July l8.-We have been
having fine seasons the past week, and
the efecson crops is very noticeable,
there being such an improvement
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Singleton left
for Virginia few days ago to spend
the summer.
After pleasant visit to relatives
at Davis Station, Miss Earuie Mellett
has returned home.
After an illness Of several mouths
Miss Hennie Netltes died on Saturday
afternoon and the interment took
place at Bethel cbnrch on Sunday
evening. She was member OF the
Baptist church and has been for years,
and adorned her profession with
deep pervading and controlling nety.
faith, hope, love, reverence. and
gratitude shown with the luster OF
gems in the crown of ther life: She
was ready and waiting for the change,
she saw the stealthy approach OF death
and hopefully met and vanquls led
him.
REPORT OF FERTILIZER BOARD.
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MAX.

Max, July 17.-Mr. John McSween,
of Timmonsville, visited his friend,
Mr.. J. T. Truluck, Sunday afternoon,
whose conditions seems to be the
same as it was several weeks ago.
Mrs. Julia Oneil, of Lake City, paid
her uncle, Mr.. Daniel Kirby, a short
visit last week.
Mr.. S. C. Moore from Texas, is vis-
iting relatives in this county.
Mrs U. K. Moore returned from
Timmonsville Saturday.
Miss Edith Graham, Of Morrisville,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Vivian
Brockington, of Mott Bridge.
Miss Ellen Burgess, of Timmons-
vile, is visiting her grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Carraway.
Mr.. J. L. Kirby, of Shiloh, was here
sunday.
|. Robert Cain, of Glasgow, Scotland,
who has Deen IN the employ oi -. w.
Alderman for several months, has ac-
cepteds work with the John Mcsween
Co., of Timmonsville.
There were petitions being circu-
lated in our neighhor county, Flor
ence, tending to an election to abolish
the dispensary. Yes, Christians: want
promotion and if every Christian
were to join in earnest prayer and
would exercise faith in Gods word
this baneful law would soon be only
"a sorrowful memory-by faith the
mountains can be removed--where
two or thre or gathered in my name
there am to own and bless.
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Ready for Business.

We have over LOO Smoothing Iron
Heaters about ready for delivery, 800
Of which have already been sold, With
only about two days work for our Of
fee force 1t will be at least two
weeks before shipment Of steel viii
arrive, which will be as early as we
can possibly start to make any more,
and in this time we would like to de-
liver every heater that we have left
from this lot, one to each person in
Sumter that is going to buy one at all.
The price is $500 only, and we don't
want a single person in Sumter to be
without one, even if he or she has not
more than a very little pressing to do.
All good things generally are pat
ented in the North, manufactured in
the North and the Northern people
get the first benefit This is a good
thing, patented in the South, will be
manufactured in the South and we
expect to give the South the first ben
eft, and we want Sumter to head our
list in giving us the most orders in
the shortest space of time Of any city
in the United States. After you get
one if you are not perfectly satisfied
with it, and don't think you have the
y,
have ever received, we will take the
Heater back and will gladly return
the money to you. During the next
twelve months, we expect to easily
sell 10000 of these Heaters, which
will be our full capacity.
When we elect a governor, we al
ways expect him to get good vote
at home When we get out into the
world with these heaters we want
them to have the full endorsement of
our home people, and have been as
sured by your city council and the
Chamber Of Commerce of your
hearty support, and We are sure that
you Will not disappoint US This
support, we assure you we will do our
best to merit.
We don't want to say that you are
under obligation to give us trial,
but we must insist that YOU do so, as
we want your full support and when
you try one we will be sure to have it.
Awaiting the pleasure Of serving
you, we are yours very truly,
Smoothing Iron Heater Company