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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-18
PISGAH.

Pisgah, Oct. 16.-The cotton field,
have black appearance. The cotton
is picked and most Of it sold, quite a
contrast to last year, when the fields
were white at this time. A few have
some COTTON, which will be held for
better prices. No better time TO make
the issue with the speculators than
now, and hope all will stick to the
cotton growers association. The bank
or merchant that can and won't aid
the farmers in holding THAR cotton at
this time for better prices is all enemy
to them and should be 80 regarded.
The crop is very short, much more so
TIM was expected in the beginning Of
the season.
Very little sickness is about. A few
cases of fever.
The Item is right on the prohibi-
ton question in this county. A lot
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Raid on Augusta Gamblers.

Augusta, Ca, Octo. 15.-Last night
the police made a raid on every gam
bling room in Augusta, at. every place
finding a good game in progress, and
taking proprietor and players to head
quarters. The rooms were stripped OF
the paraphernalia, at one place prop
erty valued at $1,000 being secured.
One of the joints raided, which is Sit
uated over the Cafe Metropole, has
been operated continuously for the
last thirty years, and this is the first
time in history that the authorities
have ever raided the place, and it was
looked upon as safe.
Tonight DR.. S. r. Belk, pastor OF
the largest Methodist church IN the
city, publicly commended the action
of the chief of police and said he was
glad to see that there was one man
here who had the courage to put
down the lawlessness which prevailed.
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AN ATRoc1oUs CRIME.
The Dead Man Was One of the Most
Popular Men in Williams
burg County.

Kingtsree, Oct. 14.-Mr. Julian
Wilson, a gentleman, 81 years Of age,
was found murdered last night at the
store of ". P. Cooper s Co., on the
road to Indiantown church, about IA
miles from Kingstree.
The particulars of the tragedy are
lacking but it is known t1at the store
was broken into and Mr. Wilson, who
was in charge of it for the proprietor
aud slept on the premises, was found
ealy tn S morning cut and stabbed to
death end his body thrown under
the counter. The murdered man was
a quiet and inofensive gentleman, a
nephew of the late Frank n. Wilson
of Manning and a first couisn of Soil
citor John S. Wilson.
Sheriff Graham and Solicitor VII
son spent last night on a camp hunt
only few miles away from the site
of the crime and were soon on the
GROUND, and are there enow and no
stone Will be left unturred TO bring
the guilty mau to jutsice.
Mr. Wilson was enc OF the most
popular men in Williamsburg, equally
so with whites and blacks anc this
community is stunned at this atroclous
crime. II his murderers are canghr to
day it is doubtful if they will ever
see another sun rise, in spite of the
presence of Solicitor Wilson and tee
sheriff. The cororer has been SUP
moned and the inquest Will probably
be held tonight or tomorrow.
The last word from the scene to-
night says that Mr.. Wilson was killed
by being beat on the head with club
about three feet long, which was found
this uorning outside of the door with
blood and white nairs upon it. The
supposition now is that he admitted
his murderer. into the store under the
pretext Of selling them some medicine.
as some bottles of medicines were
found on the counter just ABOVE his
dead body. Several negroes are sns-
pecte1 and one arrest has oeen made.
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FELL FROM sCAFFoLD.
Mr.. Julian Harper Receives Painful
Injuries.

While working on the residence Of
Mrs. Rebecca Noise that is being
constructed on North Main street, Mr.
Julian Harper, who was working on
a scaffold around the second story Of
the building sustained a terrible fall
by reason Of the breaking of the board
upon which he was standing. He was.
precipitated upon a pile of lumber,
and was badly, though not seriously
hurt. No bones were broken. He was
taken to the Sumter Hospital to be
examined.
Mr.. Julian Harper, the young man
who was injured by the fall from the
scaffolding around the residence of
Mrs. Rebecca Noise, suffered severely
from the shock, but sustained no
further injury While he will be in
capacitated for week or ten days,
he will be able to work at the expira-
ton Of that time, and should be
thankful for his narrow escape.
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of consistent prohibitionists are not
going to take any stock IN this voting
out the dispensary by piecemeal. Let
as have simple, but stringent State
prohibition law. and not one county
wet and another d-y. That is our
policy and it will be found 80 when IL
is { too late. Most of those who are.
voting tut the dispensary are. those
who are opposed to Tilman and take
this method of showing their op-
position to him L seems to be 1lol-
culous and foolish to vote out the dis,
pensary under present conditions ana
ruru the counties over to hllnd tigers
to more corrupt the people than the
dispensary does, rotten as II is
At the trying of G:llis at Camden
last week for killing Whitaker, one
of tie most remarkable scenes L ever
heard of or saw occurred in the court.
It vas this: Under oath lot OF the
first men of Camden who were drawn
in special vengre swore that such
we're their minds made up against the
prisoner that no evidence On the stand
could change it, and they could not
give him fair trial. | doubt it this
ever happened before in any court in
this State. 1 hope not. Surely the
knightly spirit of Judge J. B. Kelshaw
has left the old town, for he could
give any one fair trial.
''That is the reason We had to so to
the country to get jury said Col.
George Johnstone, seuior counsel for
the defence. and is one caCse for
the many continuances. Every inch
of ground was hotly contested by both
sides Mr.. L. D. Jennings, of Sum
ter made splendid argument, full OF
common sense and fairness. He made
the opening speech for the defense, fol-
lowed by Mr.. Blakenev. tie Solicitor,
Col. Johnstone, and MIR. Smith. The
speech nf Col JohnStone was magni-
6cient one. For logical arrangement,
oratory, and elegant language, I have
never heard its superior. The charge
of the Judge was fair and impartial.
and after 21 minutes the jury said.
mot guilty. and that ended it. Kill
ing is always to be regretted, but out
of the Court House in Camden. and
numerous .other counties in the State,
if not all, many man has gone forth
a free mau, and I can't see where this
case is worse. or differents than many
others of like nature.
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BRAUN.

Braun, October 1e Mr.. Albert
Bradley nasireturned from his tri . to
Asheville, N. G.
Miss Maude Bradford spent Satnr-
day in Sumter.
MIR. and Mrs. A. z. Weldon spent
Thursday with relatives at Wisacky.
Mr.. Robert Rembert. Of Dalzell was
in the neighborhooa Sunday.
Mrs. Charlie Jackson and ner grand
mother Mrs. Mitchell, of Horatio
spent few days during the past week
with the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sebastian James.
Rev. S. 81. Booth spent Saturday
at tie home Of Mr.. T. NJ. Bradley.
Mass Hattie Nelson spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. A. Z. Weldon.
Mr.. Arthur Hurst spent Sunday IN
Camden.
One night last week small negro
boy while playing with loaded gun
at Mr.. T. Nj. Bradley's store Shot OF
one of his feet. Dr.. Parker dressed
the wound and the boy is getting on
very well.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

The South Carolina Temperance,
Law and Order League will hold its
second annual meeting in Columbia
Wednesday night Of fair week, the z.
NJ. C. a. hall having been secured for
the purpose.
The supervisor of Fairfield county
has ordered an election upon the
question of the removal ofsthe dispen-
sary out of the county to be held on
December 18th.
Charlie Spencer, who created SEN
.ation by clipping his wife's hair and
eyelashes, and was fined s10O in the
Greenville Court, has appealed to the
Court of Sessions. He has waived a
preliminary in the case made by the
State and produced $500 bail.
c.. C. Jacobs, the colored preacher
of Sumter, who is contesting Con-
eressman Levers seat in the House
of Representatives, has flied his brlat
in the case and sent copies OF the
same to the attorneys for Mr.. Lever.
The brief sets forth that the election
was conducted illegally and that hum
dre0s of citizens were deprived Of
their right to vote. There is very lit
tie new matter in the argument, and
the same old contention as to the le-
gality of the election laws Of this State
is raised.
Arthur Williams, jenkins Burrows
and two other negroes have been ar
rested as suspects and placed in the
Kingstree Jail for the murder Of PauA
Wilson at Indiantown.
Three negro children were burned
tod cath near Rock Hill last week
They were locked up in cabins by
their mothers who went off to work
Wilder Kay shot and killed Joseph
Shedd while playing with pistol at
the Anderson cotton mill village Sat
urday afternoon. The boys were both
white and about u years old.
The yeggmen Fisher and O'Day
we're convicted with recommended
ton to mercy at Lancaster on Satur-
day of robbing the bank at Heath
Springs and will be sent to the peni-
tentiary for not less than ten years.
There We're three more hold-ups by
footpads in Columbia Saturday night.
Two Of the men held up were robbed,
but the third resisted, yelled for help
and the robber ran.
Governor Hayward has accepted an
invitation from Governor Terrell OF
Georgia to be his guest during Presi-
dent Roosevelt's visit to Atlanta.
William Turner was killed and Gil
bert Clark had the side Of his face
shot off with a shot gun in fight at
a negro hot supper at Jalapa, New
berry county, Saturday night.
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LEE COUNTY NEWS.

Mr. F. T. Herndon is planning and
making ready to build one Of the
handsomest residences yet to be seen
in town. Mr.. q c. Wilson, the archi-
4ect from Columbia, is drawing the
mans for it. It will be on Hayward
street, one of the prettiest buildings
sites in town.
Mr.. Larane Shaw, the assistant
agent at the depot got into a difficulty
with Elliott Moore, the Grange store
draynan, in which the drayman was
gruck over the head and knocked in
sensible for awhile. It seems that Ell
lott was instructed by Mr.. James, the
manager of the Grange store. to bring
only, a certain amount Of the freight
and to haul the balance after dinner.
mr.. Shaw said he must take it all out
OF the depot or he could not take out
any Words passed between the two
parties ending in the result above.
Dr. McLauchIin was called and reviv-
I'D the drayman and dressed MS
wounds. He was badly hurt, but the
doctor thinks it will not be very Sc
Faeus.
On October 4th, 1905, at the homo
OF the brides mother at Maxton, n.
C., Miss May Mclean and Mr.. Robert
w. eMeCutcheon, of Bishopville, were
Joined in sacred wedlock, by Rev. Kill
patrick of Maxton. After the cere-
mony there was sumptuous wedding
supper for the guests. They were the
recipients Of many valuable presents.
They left the next morning for home
and were given q reception at the
home of the groom's father, Mr.. J. E.
McCutchen. The bride is popuar
sady from the old North State and the
groom one of Lee county's most sue
ressful young farmers, who has just
Rmshed pretty cottage on his farm
near town.-Bishopville vindicator.
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Max. October 17.-Miss Violet
Noorhead, who teaches at Sardinia.
Is visiting Mrs. Myrtle McLendon.
Mrs. Martin Truluck visited her
,znnt, Ms. Eli McFaddin, of Sardinia
recently.
Mrs. Ola Green spent last week
with her brother and sister, Mr..
Hoyt aad Miss Hettie Tomlinson
Mr. j. NJ. Truluck, of Lake city
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
.xud Mrs. B. G. Truluck.
AR. Andrew Tilton of Sampit, and
Miss Mile Nettles, of Lake City at
tended preaching at Bethel Sunday.
Rev. B. K. Truluck closed weeks
meeting at Sparrow Swamp, Sunday.
There were ls additions by baptism.
The funeral Of Mr.. Jesse Anderson
a consistent member of Sparrow
swamp Church was conducted by Rev.
B. x. Truluck.
A number of Bethel and Beulah
1plks will attend the funeral Of Mr..
Bennie Floyd at Elm today.
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DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner, Oct. 14.-News is en-
comeatable. Cotton about all gather
ed. money gone and still we are not
happy.
Some hay is being cut, bat not as
much as will be needed here next
summer, as corn is so short. The pea
aud potatoe crops will be light l think
from what have seen.
Mr.. I. B. Baeual, of Pinewood, has
the finest reas I have heard OF, but
Isaac is lucky farmer anyway.
We had plenty of frost here on the
mornings of the 18th and 18th, and it
is pretty and cool this morning, but
/ have not seen any frost.
Little Charlie and Corbett Weeks
returned yesterday from Soeven ac-
companied by their sister, MIS-. G..
v. Scott, WHO will spend 8 few days
with relatives here.
Mrs. j. B. Mcintosh, ST., is suffer
ing with a large rising on her arm.
Mi. A. S. Weeks went to Soeven,
yesterday evening and will 60 to your
city today.
We have heen loosing chickens for
some time here; that is, Mrs. J. h.
johnston, Mrs. W. J. Ardis, MIS-.
R. P. Weeks and Mrs. Tabby lackey
have lost between ten and twenty dol
lars worth of chickens. So last
Monday night Mr.. Johnston set some
steel traps in bay near where he lives
placing hen and some blddles IN
box above the traps and the next
morning he caught large female wlld
cat, which measured about four feet
from the tips Of front to hind feet.
We have not lost any more chickens
since the dispatchipg Of her catshlp.
hear that wedding balls will ring
here before loug.
Rev. Thos. P. Lide was at the
Greenland Savannah Sunday school
last Sunday evening and gave US
good talk on Daniel in the lions den.
We always glad to see brother Lide.
There was an ice cream festival al
the Greenland Savannafl school house
last night to raise money for Christ
mas tree FOR the Sunday school.
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TINDAL.

Tindal, S. c., Oct. IA light
frost was seen here on last Friday
morning, but not enough to injure the
hay and other growing crops.
Cotton picking is now about over in
this section-very few green bolds can
be seen. The most of the crop has
been sold. very few farmers have mach
cotton left. -,
Mrs. Cassie Hodge, of Silver, has
been visiting at Mr.. j. P. Richard
sons.
Miss Hougbscn, the teacher at the
Providence school spent Saturday and
Sunday in Sumter.
Misses Lille and Benlah Richardson
spent Saturday at their home. and re-
turned to Sumter on Sunday.
Mc. Harry Hodge spent last Thurs
day in Sumter.
Mrs. J. W. Broadway is on an eG-
tended visit to her brother, Mr.. L. d.
Harvin at Silver:
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A NEW YORK SCANDAL.
Young Woman Dies as the Result of
Criminal Operation.
New York, October 1s.-Found dy-

New York, October 16.-Found dy-
ing in the tenement at 401 East
Eighty-Second street, beautiful
young woman, was hurried to the
Presbyterian Hospital this morning.
In her anti-mortem statement she ad-
mitted that she belonged to family of
wealthy and prominent people, but re-
fused all information about herself,
fearing it would humiliate her family.
The girl went to the tenement last
Wednesday and rented a small fiat.
She did not mix with her neighbors
and had no callers. During last night
the tenants, attracted by groans, is
suing from her room, her neighbors
entered and despite her pleadings, not
to do so, called physicians, who saw
at once that she was the victim Of an
illegal operation. At the hospital the
coroner learned enough from the
young woman to warrant lis asking
for the arrest Of Mrs. Lena Schott,
midwife, of 227 East Eighty-Second
street, who has been arrested On four
former occasions connected with the
deaths of young women, but escaped
punishment each time. Should this
girl die, and it is most likely she
WILL said the coroner, "her death
will probably uncover a great social
sensation. Like all other girls in her
condition she refuses to tell the name
Of the man in the case
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BRAUN.

Braun, October 9.-Mr. Leland Ny
ers, of Sumter, spent Friday night at
the home of Mr.. A. K. Weldons.
Mr. Albert Bradley has gone to
Asheville, N. c.. for short stay.
Miss Alma Bradley left last Monday
Yor Union, S. c., where she will re-
same her school duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trace Munnerlyn
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Koga
Weldon.
Miss Maude Bradford spent satur-
day and Sunday near Sumter with her
cousin, Miss Floride Myers.
Mr.. Harold Bradley spent Sunday
with friends-near Dalzell.
Cotton picking is nearing a close.
The farmerssare busy housing their
corn this week.
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THE ARMY SCANDAL.
Court Martial Called to Try Officers
Involved in Tagsart Case.

Chicago, October 1e.-Col. Dugan,
the commanding officer Of the De-
partment of the Lakes, has called a
court martial to convene Immediately
at Fort Sheridan to investigate such
charges against soldiers as may be
properly brought before it. No pos
tive information is obtainable as to
the cases that may come before the
court, but it is said that the Taggart
divorce case may be taken nu. Lieu
tenant Fortescue, who has been IN
volved in the Taggart case, may be
put on trial
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STATES RIGHTS AFFIRMED.
United States Supreme Court Declares
1t Has No Right to Interfere in
State Courts.

Washington, October 1.-THE
Georgia chaingang case was decided
in favor of Georgia in the Supreme
Court this morning. Henry Jamison,
a negro, had been sent to the chain
gang by the recorders court of Ma
con. He was released by Judge
speer on the ground that the penalty
was too severe for the oSense.
The Supreme Court by remanding
the case held that the United States
Court had no right to interfere with
a State court.
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willing and submissive public, for this
generous and statesmanlike exception
is made:
Nothing in the above provisions
shall extend to the prohibiting Of
dressing meat in families, or at inns
or other public houses, for suci, as
cannot be otherwise provided; nor to
the buying or selling of milk before
9 a. M, or after 4 p. M McCaw.
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has been here to visit his sick aunt,
Mrs. McCaskil.
Miss Genie English Of Bishopville
is visiting in our midst. also Miss
Flortie May Smith.
The fine dwelling on Mrs. J. j.
Muldrow's plantation near Elliotts
was bnrned to ashes few days since.
Supposed to be the work of an IT,
cendiary.
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.LYNCHING IN KENTUCKY.

London, KY, October IA large
crowd Of armed and masked men
from Knox county rode into Londol1
last night and at revolver points
forced the jailer to give up negro
VINO had been given a life sentence
The mob hanged him to a tree ana
pinned a note on his body telling why
they Nnched him. The negro had
heen tried twice The first jury disa-
greed and the second gave him life
sentence
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Letter to c. F. McFadden.
Sumter, S. c..

Dear Sir: Well give you $1,000
make it ten if you like-to catch US
at any sort Of confidence game in De-
voc lead-and-zinc.
We have been in paint $50 years
and are making more paint than any
other concern in the world, We think;
but we know-we don't think at all
we know our stuff is full-measure and
honest.
Honest means as good as We know
how to make it, and that's our notion
of business How do you like it?
Yours truly,
F. w. Devoe & Co.
The DuRant Hardware Co. sell our
;p<
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a COLD RECEPTION.
Baron Komura Arrives in Tokio-No
Enthusiasm And Streets Heavily
Guarded.

Toxic October 1e-Baron Komura
the foreign minister, who acted as the
chief peace maker for Japan at Ports
mouth arrived here this morning. The
reception at the station was not en-
thusiastic. those present being prin-
cipally government officials. The
streets were strongly guarded. Pa-
ron Komura drove to the palace m
the imperial carriage
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WIsACKY.

Wisacky October live have been
having a few cold days that made
8res very comfortable.
We are needing rain greatly, farm
ars are busy gathering corn, and hay.
The health Of the community is
-wsry good at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Williams st..
tended Presbytery at Mt. Zion church.
MI. Wallace Plowden Of Manning
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Max, S. c., October s.-Mr. Lide
Truluck attended the insurance
agents convention at Rock Hill last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Matthews, of
Wilmington, N. c., visited Mr.. ]. L.
Moore recently.
$ Mr. Belton Dickerson is quite sick.
j Mrs. B. c. Truluck continues quite
rsEk. ,-e.e~s:-'>.s ~--i---. i..,..
Rev. B.-K. Tru1uck found it neces-
sary to curtail his work and will dis
continue the I p. m. service at one OF
his three churches. His church rec
commended that he work only in his
He1d. Heretofore he has preached at
inherent places by request, also fun
erals, etc., outside his field.
We would be glad to see rain.
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Among the plans for the celebration

Among the plans for the celebration
of the two hundredth anniversary OF
the birth of Benjamin Franklin, next
January, is that Of an American bank
er in Paris named Harjes, who offers
to erect in that French capital a re-
plica of Boyle's statue Of the great
philosopher and patriot now standing
in Philadelphia.
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swEDEN's new FLAG.

Stockholm, Sweden, October 16.-
The riksdag today unanimously pass
ed the bill introduced by the govern
ment repeating the act Of union with
Norway and altering the uag Of Swe-
den.
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COUNTY e0RREs RI E:;sP0HDENcE.
LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
UAL CORRESPONDENTS.
asems Of interest From all Parts Of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.
NoTTCE no CORRESPONDENTS

s NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mali your letters so that they will
reach this Office not later than Tues
asy morning. When the letters are
received We dnesday it is almost an
ampossibility to have them appear in
sae paper issued that day.
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commission

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea is
positive, never nauseates Or upstes the
stomach. Cleanses and purifies the
entire system. A great blessing to
suffering humanity 35 cents. Tea or
Tablets. China's Drug Store.
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1t fills the arteries with rich. red
blood. Makes new flesh and healthy
men and women That's what Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. IS
cents. Tea or Tablets, China's Drug
Store.
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No mercury, no minerals, no dam
ger in HOLSTERS Rocky Mountains
Tea. The greatest family tonic known.
Brings good health to all who use 1t.
35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's
Drug Store.
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KILLED AT CROSSING.
Man and Wife in Buggy Run Down
By Express Train.

Dunkirk, n. Y, October 16.-Clin-
ton Dye and wife, prominent resident
of the town of Sheridan, this county,
were struck and almost instantly kill
ed while driving across the Lake shore
tracks this morning. Dye was the
republican candidate for highway
commission in his town.