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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-08
SALEM.

Salem, March There is a move.
ment on foot to establish an r. T.
D., route here in place of the Star
route that is now doing the service.
While We get our mail promptly near
ly every day by the Star system, and
generally on schedule time, if the Z.
f. D. system will guarantee Us fewer
miscarriages Of our mail, we are in
for it, first last and all the time.
We get our mail by rail to Mayes.
vile. Their by bicycle to this point,
and from box on road by special
carrier who lands it safely on goat
back. Occasionally he and his
chilly" have a tussel, first one and
the other comes out second best. 1t
is pretty even draw with them, but
at present tBilly" is one ahead.
This is a pretty picture with the
riders fest from two TO three inches
from the ground and billy in a sweep
ing galllop.
Cotton seed are going up and down
the rows on scme farms, and on
others they are going up and down
the road. Each has his notions as
to which is the most profitable road
for them to go. Guano traffic is de-
mandinc much attention at present.
Some are through hauling, while
others have not bought. This section
will not curtail acreage as others are
speaking of doing. This act looks
like cutting a stick to crack their
own heads with.
Hon. T. B. Fraser spent Tuseday
here on professional business.
No. ITO Lodge, K. of P, will have
an oyster supper on Thursday night
next. At each meeting of this lodge
new members are coming in. Its
growth is steady and substantial and
will soon rank among the big lodges.
Will tell more of the oyster business
in our next, if we don't get too full
for utterance. Farm work is much
retarded by some kind of epidemic
among the colored people, very few
seem to escape it. But most of them
survive it.
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CAROLINA COLLEGE NEWS.

South Carolina College, March g.
The South Carolina College examina-
tions for the first term are over and
the marks have been published. AS
is al ways the case the Sumter. BOYS
did we'll and upheld the record which
the former students of that county
made: There were many Interrupt
tins during the first term. The prin-
cipal interruption was Centennial
week, during the first week in
January. But from DOW till June
there are but one or two days during
which work will be suspended. The
students have started to work hard
since "exams" and will make up forr
she time lost during the first term.
Athletics will not be forgotten.
Since foot ball season the athletics
have been almost neglected except for
running contests. But soon the base
ball season will begin. The boys are
practicing hard every afternoon.
Last year Cardinals baseball term
was not up to its standard owing to
the absence of a coach. But this year
Manager Billy Earle, of the Colum-
bia team, has been engaged and We
shall no doubt have a winning team.
About fifty men are trying for the
team and every afternoon the Athlet-
ic Park is the scene of busy practice
under the direction of the coach.
Carolina will play about fourteen (14}
hard games this year. Five games
will be played on trip into North
Carolina. Then We shall play in
Edgefeld, Augusta and Charleston on
second trip. The rest of the games
VIII be played here including one
with the University of Virginia.
The class base ball games have been
played resulting in a victory for the
Juniors. On Thursday the Juniors
played the "Fresh:' resulting in
victory for the Juniors. On Friday
the "Sophs'' beat the Seniors. Then
on Saturday the "Sophs'' and Juniors.
played. The Juniors beat by the
score of 5 t3.
They will have possession of the
beautiful Trophy Cup until their class
is defeated. These class games tend
to promote interest in the athletics.
and to bring out new material.
The two literary societies, the
Euphradian and the Clarisophic, re-
sumed work last Saturday night.
They had adjourned until after
exams" ;" This phase of college life
is very helpful to the student as it
gives him confidence in himself and
trains him to think quickly by prac-
tice in oratory and debate. The
Euphradian Society will hold a de-
baters and declaimers contest next
Friday evening in the College Chapel.
S. S.
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sort. that our churches can scarcely
accommodate the crowds who attend
them in summer. Pure water from
gushing springs, and fine wells.
First class schools, and best teachers.
Three churches, all nearby-Presby-
terian, Baptist and Methodist.
Preaching from one to three times
nearly every Sabbath. In Bro. Bailey,
Mitchell, and Fielder, We have three
as consecrated Christian minister as
ever belonged to Presbyterian Synod.
Baptist Association, or Methodist
Conference. We love our preachers,
and are proud of them.
We have fine clay roads, all leading
to hospitable homes.
We have also some of the finest, and
most extensive farmers around-Capt.
Williamson, Messrs. Burrows Col
clough-who has bought the old
Gaillard homestead, and resides in this
spacious ante-bellum mansion with
modern improvements. Nj. Woodley,
one of our largest up.to date planters,
with ali things modern about him.
and whose watchword is ever Excel
sior.'' Also our young friend Marion
Moore, who in a single day By the
death of his noble father, vas changed
from light hearted happy boy, into a
thoughtful earnest man, and left with
mother and large family Of brothers
ana sisters to care for.# But Marion
is one Of our finest young men, and
we feel sure he will be equal to the
emergency.
And O, the pretty girls! and nice
young men! what, times they have
together. They all know how to work
too, and are strong ard healthy. And
life seems happYdream to the boys
and girls of Dalzeil.
We have only one doctor, and he is
so petsed and spoileds that he might
well feel he could count for half
dozen at least.
Nowhere would you find finer turn
outs than are seen at all our churches.
New buildings going up all the
time. We extend a welcome hand, to
any good people. who may wish to
come among us. And will give them
the opportunity of buying fne lands.
in as fine a section as they could
desire.
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STATEBURG.

Stateburg, March ga beautiful
Colonial party was given on the even
ing Of February 2sth by Miss Grace
Elliott Carson at her residence,
"Home6eid. The guests, attired IN
Colonial style, made very stately
and imposing appearance. The rooms
we're festive, and lovely with red,
white and blue draperies and flags.
The guests provided with tablets and
| nencils. were asked to write as many
words as possible in ten minutes,
using only the letters ccurring in
the lame George Washington. - MI.
J. E. Gaillard Of Sumter won the
prize, a handsome George Washing
ton hatchet.'' The consolation prize
fell to Miss Cobb. At twelve O'Clock
1he guests we're invited in to most
| delightful supper. The supper table
was appropriately and charmingly
| decorated. Each guest received
| hatchet, tied with cherry colored
| ribbon, to bear away as the souvenir
| of very delightful evening. Imme-
diately after supper. the gracious
colonial danes and their gallant cav
alters danced the Virginia Reel.
Then came the time when adieus
must be said very regretfully in this
case. Miss Carson's party was partic-
ularly pleasant and successful. The
following people participated.
Misses Charlotte Cobb, Maud
Hodges, Roberta Williamson, Hall,
Janette Mcclure, Anna Burgess,
Grace Carson, Matte DeVaux, Louise
Gillespie, Emmie Parker and Mrs. W.
D. Carson, and the following gentle
men: Messrs, R. M. Cantey, Henry
Frierson, James Pagan, L. &. Will
hanson, Harry Parder, Algy Aston,
Chandler, Scott DuBose J. E. Gail.
lard, W. D. Carson, Stanyane Bur-
rows and DR.. Foster.
Miss Janetts Mcclure spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Miss Halle
Saunders at Hagood.
Mr.. II. D. Noise of Sumter, spent
several days last week in this COM
munit7.
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DALZELL.

Dalzell, March About q dozen
new members were taken in the Pres
! byterian church here Sunday at the
close of a revival meeting conducted
by the Rev. Mr.. Barth, assisted by the
Rev. J. C. Bailey, the pastor.
On Tuesday night last Miss Grace
Carson gave a Colonial party in hon
or of Miss Cobb, of Asheville, and Miss
Moida Hodges. The style of 1775 was
adopted.
Misses Maud and Blanche Anan
spent last Sunday in Dalzell.
Mr.. Hamilton Boykin has just re-
turned from a visit to relatives at st.
Stephens.
Miss Louise Gillespie, who teaches
the Dalzell High School, is having her
school house painted, which will be
quite an Improvement to- it.
There was a church meeting of the
members of Horeb Baptist church
Thursday afternoon.
Farmers have commenced work
now, and the ringing Of bells, and
early rising is the order Of the day.
Orange blossoms will be seen
around here in the near future.
How pleasant it is to read the let
tiers Of the correspondents Of the
Daily Item and hear from dear old
friends in different parts of the
country, we would scarcely ever hear
from otherwise.
Friends of our childhood, and early
life, bound by sweet memories and
ties of affection, which no time can
obliterate, nor sever.
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pRINaTEER.

Prigateef, March e.-The good
weather the past week has put new
energy into the farmers, and as sthey
all have plenty of labor. preparations
dor planting are prog resslng rapidly.
While only few signed the pledge
20 reduce tine cotton acreage % per
sent. all say they have reduced TO
aDnae extent.
a tenant on Mr.. G. A. Nettles'
Baace had his barn burned Wednesday
bF caSelessly burning trash too nesr
4ae building.
Mr. S. A. Harvin has been quite
sick with grippe, but is now GONZALES
Mrs. E. ". Rivers has returned
home after spending some time at
Silver.
Miss Edna Ramsey spent Saturday
in Columbia.
with her parents.
Miss Katie CLARK. of Sumter, is
spending this week with Mrs. jenkins.
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THE COLoNELss WATERLOO.

Col. John NJ. Fuller, Of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo,
from Liver and Kidney trouble. In a
recent letter he says: Il was nearly
dead Of these complaints, and, all
though I tried my family doctor, he
did me no good; so + got soc bottle
Of your great Electric Bitters, which
cured me. I consider them the best
medicine on earth, and thank God
who gave you the knowledge to make
them" Sold, and guaranteed to cure.
Dyspepsia, Biliousness and Kidney
Disease by ]. F. w. DeLorme, druggist
at soc a bottle.
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TINDAL.

Tindal, March 6.-There wss Tic
meaching at Providence church on
last Sunday on account of the illness
Of Rev. J. ID. Huggin's son Frank, Of
Ereenville.
Mr. j. P. Richardson spent last
Saturday in Sumter.
Mrs. Mary Wrinkles continues &c
be very ILL
Miss Annie Dollard, of Manning
visited Miss Bessie Hodge on last
Sunday.
The health Of the community is
not very good, La grippe seems to loe
*aking the rounds generally.
Mr.. E. E. Hodge is spending today
an Sumter.
Mr.. Sam Osteen is planting abou,
Eve acres Of Ieish potatoes ON his farm
here, and as the farmers need new en-.
4srprises the results will be watched
closely.
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DALZELL.

N.DalzeIl March 6.-This is one of
S6e finest sections of the Game Cock
county. Ir fact, few places in the
whole state can boast Of a more desir-
able locality for home. Ten miles
above Sumter, with railroad running
fhroueh the most central portion OF it,
six times cay. Depot convenient to
all, seven stores, express and telegraph
oaices, and telephones in nearly every
&puse, we are kept In touch with the
wisole civilized world.
Ne have as fine farming lands as you
sould find anywhere.
Health unsurpassed.
5ociety the best. IS
This has become Such q summer les
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DURANT.

DuRant, March 4.-Miss Maggie
McFaddin spent q few days with
friends in New Sumter last week.
Many friends and acquaintance OF
DR.. w. ]. Pringle attended his funeral
at Concord on Wednesday. There were
a number Of colored people present to
pay their last tribute of respect to one
who did a great deal to alleviate their
suffering in days gone by.
Mr.. Robert Muldrow was in the
neighborhood on Tuesday.
Bev. w. J. Mckay had recovered
sufficiently from the grippe to fill his
appointment at Concord on last Sun
day.
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COUNTY RREsP0NDENe[.
NE;WsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CLaL CORRESPONDENTS.
Itens of interest From all Parts OF
S. sumter and Adjoining Counties.
NAGNOIdA.

Magnolia, March 2.-Farm work in
Ehis section was resumed last Monday
IA good earnest, and. sc far, contin-
ues most favorable. Hauling guano is
IN order now and the wagons are in
possession of the town. The reduc-
tion In cotton acreage doesn't seem
afiapted to shat farm, or class OF
farmers, who had greatly reduced
their cotton acreage year OF more
ago Now and then you mest with g
farner who has been planting from 6
30 12 acres TO the plow for the past
two years, and he DOESN'T easily be-
come reconciled TO the idea of furth-
ar reduction on his part. Well, it is
impossibie to devise q plan that will
please everybody, but he should swal-
low lis dose like a nice little fellow.
Rep. Mr. Barth, Presbyterian evan
Eezist. is preaching q series OF sermons
aSsShe Lynchburg Presbyterin church.
His sermons are forceful, edifying
and entertaining, and the congrega-
ta0n is Impressed with his seeming
sincerity.
Quite 8 crowd of witnesses, in the
case Of the State against Mr. j. g.
Stokes, for violation of the dispensary
4aH. went from this place to Bishop
vile Monday last 30 attend court, bud;
al returned Tuesday night, as the
grand jury found mo bill. Among
those who went, we're Col. j. A..
Rhame, Drs. Darby and Tarrant.
Hessrs. e N. Griffin, NJ. L. Me-
3ntosh, Lee Kilpatrick, j. +. Mat
e4heMs, j. NJ Wilson, 6. T. Quick
and several others. Mr.. j. F. Nc
Entosn, Sr.. suffering from an attact,
gippe. was badly disappointed, and
had to remain ait home.
Prof. Brunson, Miss Clark and the
other sick ones are better. This COM
munity never before has been so
afflicted with severe colds, but all the
cases yield readily to treatment.
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STARTLING MORTALITY.

Statistics show startling mortality,
from appedicitis and peritonitis. To
prevent and cure these awful diseases,
there is just one reliable remedy, DR..
Kings New Life Pills. NJ. Flannery, OF
IA Custom House Place, Chicago,
says: "They have no equal for Con-
stipation and Biliousness." Csc at j.
F. W. DeLorme. druggist.
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LooKoUT's sAITHyILLE DOTS.

Smithville, March o.-We have had
one more good week to work and the
farmers, Judging from the ringing of
bells have made good use of the time.
We are badly behind with our farm
work and it will take hustling to
catch up.
There is great deal of sickness in
our community.
Mr.. ". J. Hatfield is seriously i'll.
Miss Madaline Hatfield and Mr. E..
W. Smith of Smithville were mar
ried on the 9TH inst. We wish them
long aud happy life.
Mr.. Editor: We notice that your
Smithville correspondent has misre-
presented the Smithyille High School.
Mrs. ". Frank Smith has never been
elected principal of that school.
Mrs. Smith, who was the assistant.
| was asked to carry on her work
throughout the unexpired tern,
"but'' the school having become dor
mant in less than a week. and the
school being closed by Mrs. Smith,
then, the board Of trustees realized
their mistake in accepting Prof. T. B.
Marsh's resignation. and have re-
instated him as principal teacher
again. So the great cause of educa-
tion will again be conducted by Prof.
T. B. Marsh, who is an able teacher
and high tone Christian gentleman.
We notice an item in your valuable
paper, entitled. "Of Interest to
Knights of Agriculture. Now, Mr..
Editor, bsing a member of the Knight
of Agriculture and carrying policy of
81, ,00O in the same, and believing that
I am able to read and understand what
l read, I must say that the clause re-
fered to by the writer, is not half as
misleading as his item, or his inten-
tions to mislead was. The concern,
as he termed it, is fair and square
concern. In all benefit policies the
policy natures at $50 per year per
81, 600, for twenty years, after which
the full face value of your policy un-
der the company contract becomes due
in case of disability Or death. and it
does seem to me like anyone With
common sense could easily understand
clause like that, sci. forth in simple
and plain English. Still we often
come in contact with people who want
the whole world. tied up in shawl
strap for ten cents or less. Now, if
these community benefactors could
expose Ito use the writer's language)
some of these concerns which take
several zines for nothing, then they
would benefit US, but oh, no, that
would injure me or my employer and
you know we want to get all We can
out of these fellows. There is moth
ing, absolutely nothing misleading in
that, but that fellow over yonder,
that there agent, why he is misleading
he purposely allows you to overlook
this thing, oh yes.aabut you hold, just
wait, yes wait, I'm going to load one
of these shells with dust. rags and
chewed wind and I'll let her flicker,
and watch me if I don't blow her up.
Oh, yes:
The knights of K. of A. Lodge will
meet at Pisgah the last Saturday of
each month.
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INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY.

1t would have been incredible bru-
tality if Chas. F. Lemberger, of SYRIA
cuse, n. ". had not done the best he
could for his suffering son. My boy,
he says, ''cut fearful cash over his
eye, so I applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salye. which quickly healed it and
saved his eye Good for burns and ul-
GERS, too. Only CSC at ]. F. w. De-
orme'S drug store.
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appointed negro as revenue collector
Of New York and trust that he will
make all appointment Of that color
for the north.
am sorry to say that Mr.. H. c Des-
Champs was very painfully hurt by a
runaway horse in North Caro.ina
some days ago. His foot was badly
mashed.
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1sANCHESTER

Dark Corner, March News il
nearly unobtainable this week, az
everybody is trying to put in all She
work they can these good days We
have been having. Farmers as q
general thing ara behind with theil
work Some are about ready TO plant
Others have hardly commenced ts
plough. Some have planted thei1
corn. q
Mr. T. Douglas Weeks and sistai
Miss Matte e. visited their sister
Mrs Wash Scott, at Cane Savannah
last Sunday.
Mr. Jim Kolb, of Ramsey visited w,
Ards last Sunday.
B. McInsssh, Jr., and
family visited his lather here last
s Mrs ". j. Ardis visited hrs.
sTabbey Lackey last Sunday.
Mrs. j. 81. Geddinas, Of Pinewood.
visited her brother, j. 2. Johnston
here yesterday.
Mrs. e. G. Scott, Of Ramsey. visit
cd her mother, Mrs. J. B. Mcintosh
last Wednesday. Is
Mr. James a. Mcleod is putting In
nice repairs TO his dwelling, new shed
rooms, &c.
The president {Mr. J. Mack Kolb)
of Manchester Democratic Club, has
called meeting of the farmers. both
wtite and celored to meet at the
Greenland Savannah school house to-
morrow the 4th at 50 O'Clock, p. N. !,
for the purpose of organizing and
alecting delegates TO the meeting to
BE held IN Sumter on March the 9Th.
Mrs. S. a. e. Lackey whom I mem
$ioned Ia my last letter as being sick.
"a still suffering, but is little better.
Mr. W. Weeks, of Pinewooa
still continues very sick. No other
sick to report. Every thing else is
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Mr.. Spann, of New Sumter, was here
for a short while on last Friday.
Mrs. Gray visited Mrs. DuRant this
week
The Item for the past two weeks
has been very irregular reaching here
four or five days behind. Mondays pa
per has failed to ccme this week.
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STRIKES HIDDEN ROCKS.

@When your ship of health strikes
the hidden rocks of consumption,
Pneumonia, etc, you are lost, if you
don't get help from DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. J. W. Nc
Kinnon, Of Talladega Springs, Ala,
writes: "I had been very i'll with
Pneumonia, under the care Of two
doctors, but was getting no better
when 1 begun to take Dr. Kings New
Discovery. The first dose gave relief,
and one bottle cured me-" Sure curer
for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs and
colds. Guaranteed at J. F. W De-
Lorme's drug store, price soc and 81.
Trial bottle free.
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A fire occurred in the grocery store
of D. E. Hinson, Camden, Saturday
night, but was extinguished before
much damage was done. The totak
loss was estimated to be 500. The
building was the property of W. B.
Burns, of this city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-04-01
Vote FOR GEORGE F. HARDING
THE NEXT ALDERMAN OF THE 2No WARD

Mr.. George F. Harding, who received
the nomination for alderman by a
unanimous consent of the Republicans
of the Second Ward, is a graduate of
Harvard College of 1891. He was
three years a member of the Vassar
football team, also a graduate Of the
Phillips Exeter, of New Hampshire.
and a gentleman of high and splendid
intellectual attachments. He is married
and resides at 1886 Indiana avenue,
his family consists of wife and two
children. 1t behooves the Republicans
as well as Democrats to vote for this
young, active, alert and accomplished
business man for the important Office
as a city legislator. He is a man for
the place, on account of his large in
terest in property rights and lifetime
which he has to devote in looking after
the needs of the ward. He has all Of
the worlds goods that one requires,
and 1t will be his pride and his aim
to see that the streets, the alleys, and
the garbage boxes are kept clean, on
Dearborn La Sale, 9th and 18th
streets, as they are on Michigan, Prai-
rie and South Park avenues. Improve
ments will be made where it is abso-
lutely necessary. He will be square
and fair to the rich property as we'll
as to the poor property owner and
place no unnecessary burdens upon
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1905-04-01

Edward NJ. Cummings, Democratic
candidate for Alderman of the sofa
ward. is an old resident of Chicago,
and for many years he has resided
in the Town of Lake where he is
held in the highest esteem by Il large
circle of fast friends.
Mr.. Cummings was the founder and
for a long time secretary of the Wa
,ita League. He has always been an
uncompromising champion OF the cause
of Democracy and one Of the wheel
horses Of the Democratic party in tn"
Town Oi Lake.
In 1902 Mr. Cummings was elected
to the Legislature of Illinois from the
ith Senatorial District. and as mem-
Der of that body he strongly advocated
the passage of the Mueller bi.l whici
has made Municipal Ownership POS
Sible for Chicago.
His efforts were put forth in many
other directions in behalf of Legisla-
ton which was intended to benefit