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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-10

Horace Reed Of the contracting firm of
Noah Reed & Son has returned homo
from a business trip along the line of tho
Canadian Pacific Railway. Becinnipp
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MADISON.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Ward were in
Skowhegan Thursday on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-10

Mrs. w. II. Kelley of Gardiner is the
guest of Mrs G. +. johnson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-10

A. III. Lord and son Lewis passed the
day Friday in Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-10

Principal George S. Stevenson of Co.
burn passed Friday in Augusta attend
ing the teachers convention.
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WATERVILLE.

Alton L. Kidder of Albion is passing
u few days in Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-10

Frank NJ. Larrabee Of Portland was a
business caller in Waterville Friday.
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East kennebcc POMONA Program.

Following is the program for the East
kenneboc Pomona TO be held with Silver
Lake Grange at China March Is:
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The pupils of the watervilIe High
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FOUND Df.D IN BED.

Bishopville, July 2Q.-Mr. E. c.
Pound, aged about 40 years, was
found in his room this morning at
II o'clock dead. Mr.. Pound, together
with one Mr.. Lovely, has been here
for about five weeks selling lightning
rods and at this time Mr.. Lovely is
somewhere out in the country around
here but it is not krownw here and
so it is impossible to locate him or
the home of the dead man.
The death Of Mr.. Pound is suppos-
ed to be due to drinking, as he has
been lndulging pretty freely for the
last several days. 1t is not known
here where either Mr.. Pound or Mr..
Lovely came from and so far there
has not been any information found
giving any light as to where their
home or relatives are. The people
here are doing all in their power to
find out the relatives and home Of the
deceased so that they can notify them
of his death and find out What to do
with the body Any information as
to his home or relatives or as to the
whereabouts Of his partner, Mr.. Love
", Will be highly appreciated by the
citizens of Bishopville.
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PRIVATEER.

Privateer, Juy 23.--There are seve-
raj reported sick this week. Mr. w.
E. Kolb has two cases Of fever in his
family, one of which is typhoid. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. osteen, also, are quite
sick.
Miss Corinnel Wells is spending
some time with friends and relatives
in Paxville.
Mrs. E. w. Rivers is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. 1. E.
Minis, in Elloree.
Mr.. Charles Pinckney of Dalzell, and
Mr.. F. B. Bradford, Of Wedgefeld
spent Thursday at Mrs. E. ". Rivers.
Miss Rosa Kolb ani Mr. Ed Wise OF
PaxVille, spent Sunday at Mr.. William
Geddings.
Mrs. Russell Lee, of oswego, is
spending some time with her mother
Mrs. S. J. Bradford.
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DURANT.

Durant, July PA picnic was held
m the grove in front of Mrs Laura
Montgonery's residence Saturday in
which the neighborhood and sur
rounding counties apparently turned
out in full force. Old and young
seemed to be in picnic spirits and each
wore a smile of contentment when
dinner was announced but they only
had time to ELL their plates with a lit
tie of the .sgood thigs' when the rain
descended and there was rush for
shelter. The second attempt was
mere successful but there are some
swno still refuse to be conferred over
the fate of that fried chicken which
must have doated down stream The
crowd then adjourned to the park to
witness game of ba1l between Du-
rant and Concord. Only few innings
were made when Interrupted by rain
which fell incessantly the rest Of the
afternoon.
Mr.. James Witherspoon, who has
resided for the past three years in
Louisville, KY, is spending some time
with his parents before going to Salt
Lake City, Utah, where he expects to?
locate.
Mrs. w. E. Brown, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Clayton, returned
home Monday morning, after a pleas
ant visit of several days to friends
here
Mrs. Betsey DuRant was called last
week to the bedside of h er daughter,
Mrs. Hamilton Garland, who has been
very i'll.
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Mr. Manning Misquoted.

The News and Courier received Sat-
urday night a letter from its CORES
pondent at Marion asking US to make
certain corrections in the report as
published of the speeches Of certain Of
the candidates who spoke at Marion
at the campaign meeting held there ON
Saturday. The error to which our
correspondent calls our attention is
embraced lin the following:
cat this juncture he Senator
Blease) twitted Senator Manning for
being inconsistent and read from an
old copy Of the State the platform
adopted in 1902 by the convention
that nominated J. c. Shepard for Cow
ernor, and showed that Manning had
signed that platform. He asked him
why he had changed his views so.
Senator Manning arose and told the
audience that he is opposed to lob
oyists being admitted to the floor
during the sessions Of the Legislature.
He jumped on Senator Tillman for
adopting the dispensary law when the
State voted prohibition. He is opposed
to county dispensaries and high Ii
cense, but favors the Brice Act.
"Hk said he would not jump on his
friend, Mr.. Blease, because he voted to
retain Wade Hampton in the United
States Senate"
The report, our correspondent
states, should have read: Senator
Manning arose and told the audience
that he had nothing to hide now, nor
never did have, which reply brought
applause" All the remaining portion
of the excerpt quoted should have
been credited to Mr.. "A. C. Jones, OF
Newberry. 1t was he, and not Mr.
Manning, who Jumped on Senator
Tillman, and it was Mr.. Jones who /.
declared himself as opposing high h-
cense and county dispensaries, while
favoring the Brice law.
We make this correction Willingly
In justice to ourselves, however, we
take occasion to add that the report
as published was as delivered to US
by the Western Union Telegraph Con-1
pany. 1t was signed by a reliable cor
respondent and We had no reason to
doubt its accuracy.-News and Cou-
risr
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MAYEsv1LLE.

MayesviIle, July 24.-The ginners Of
this community. have decided to call
meeting Of the ginners OF Sumter
county and neighboring counties to
meet at the court house in Sumter on
Wednesday, August Sth, to form an
organization and to discuss matters of
Importance. There are over 5000
bales ginned in Mayesville alone, to
say nothing of the cotton ginned by
the small gins in the surrundins ccun-
try.
The ginners are up and doing. The
gins are bing repaired, and all neces-
sary appliances are being put in per-
feet order This is one feature of the
Gin business that an outsider and
farmers overlook. 1t appears to some
that to steam up and a dollar d bale
means a pocketfuI for the owner. But
this is a mistaken idea. The writer is
in nosition to know the expenditures
and expenses Of a gin and there IS no
aoubt that the ginners of this county
once organized, they will request all
other einners in the State to get to-
eetrer and become a sub-organiZation
Of the National Ginners' Association
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STATEBURG.

Stateburg, July 23.-Messrs. Matt.
and Henry Moore are visiting relatives
IN Clarendon
Mrs. NJ. S. Burgess returned to
Sumter last Wednesday, after pleas
ant visit to Mr.. and Mrs Charley
Pinckney.
Mr.. Harry Bull and Misses Lee
Moore, Mayo Rees, Bessie Murray
and Annie Burgess have returned
from Rock Hill, where they have been
attending the State Summer School
at Winthrop College.
Miss Iva Bell Hughson, of Sumter,
is the guest Of Miss Sarah Moore.
Misses jamie and Lottie Nelson are
Wis ing Mrs. F. H. Mcleod in Flor
ence.
Mr.. Warren Burgess has returned
TO Sumter after a pleasant stay in our
MIDST.
Miss Beulah Lyman, of Sumter, is
WISHING nSr COUSIN, MIS-. >. H. ham
sey.
Misses Gena and George Dargan
are visiting friends in Sewanee, Tenn.
Miss Julia Burgess is spending a
few days at Mrs. R. N. Cantey's.
Mrs. S. r. Elud and Misses Matte,
TilAe and Sadie FLUID are spending a
unonth among the mountains of North
Carolina.
Mr.. Sidney Burgess, of Sumter, is
visiting his cousin at "Waverley."
Miss Theo Dargan is spending some
time in Darlington with relatives.
Mr.. Early Mellett spent Sunday at
home.
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PRTVATEER.

Privateer, July ls.-Misses Lizzie
May and Reulah Hall Of Sumter are
spending this week at Mrs. L. 81
Jenkins.
Miss Julia Gresham of Marion, is
spending a few days at Mrs. S. j.
Bradford's.
Messrs. G. a. Nettles and ]. D.
jenkins spent Sunday in Wedgeheld.
Mr.. Marion Rivers spent Saturday
and Sunday in Enoree.
Mrs. Scott Harvin Of Manning is
spending this week at Mr. S. A. Har-
WINS.
ar. J. B. osteen is on the sick list,
Crops in this section are very poor.
In the writer's judgment there is no
possible chance for cotton to make
more than a third Of full crop.
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News CT the Pythians.

At the meeting Of Came Geek Lodge
Monday the following members were
chosen as delegates to the District
Lodge, which Will meet ct BiShopvnllc
on August I'd: II. c. Haynsworth, j.
E. Wilder, j. ". BrosGon. 3. F., Es-
fridge, G. ]. Myers, +. T. Burgess, ".
B. Boyle, D. P. Shu!er, Z. W. Nettles
and C. NJ. Hurst. In addition to these
the Chancellor Commander was au
thorized to appoint additional dele
gates to the number Of 35.
The rank of Esquire was conferred
on Pages a. c. Glover, NJ. L. Parler,
e. D. Witherspoon and R. a. Weldon.
Five applications for membership
were received.
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At Orangeburg July 20
Camden, 4; Orangeburg, 2.
sUMTER's STEADY GROWTH.

Washington, D. c., July 1S.-One
additional letter carrier has been ap-
pointed for Sumter, effective today
Increase Of business necessitated the
addition to the force.-The Daily Rec
ord.
1t will be gratifying to the people
of Sumter to learn that they are now
to have four letter carriers. The need
Of an additional carrier has long been
felt, and for some time Postmaster
Shore has been exerting every effort
for an increase in the force. While
an announcement Of the appointment
has not yet been made, it is generally
understood that Mr.. j. D. Wilder, Jr.,
who has been serving as a substitute.
carrier for more than a year, VIII be
given the position.
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and is called here the Williamson va
riety," but the yield will not pan Out
as did that of this famous corn king.
A number from this section at
tended the big picnic at Beulah on
Saturday. The crowd in attendance IS
variousiy estimated at from $500 to
1000. This beats the attendance upon
the meetings of the State circus that
is blowing around the State airing
their views, and exercising their lungs,
The dinner is said to have been am
nle to have fed as many more as was
there.
The crops in that section are said to
be fine by close observer and practi-
ca. farmer who attended the picnic.
Much politics are abroad in the
land, and if many more candidates
are forthcoming they will have to
electioneer each other, for there will
not be enough left to bother with.
There seems to be only one issue
dispensary or anti-dispensary. Two
wears from now unless the purely
chemical goods handled in these IN
stitutions are changed. the under
takers business will prove more prof
table to individuals than does this
institution to 1ne grafters.
One can scarcely pick up a news
raper without seeing where some
poor unfortunate has succumbed to
the effects of these chemicals that do
not sem to agree with al constitu-
tons. Next on the programme is the
ce eroner, whose decision is: the unfor-
tunate came t, his death by alcoholic
poisoning, having imbibed too much
chemicals &c.
The best solution is to elect the best
material that offers itself to fight and
correct these evils and thereby vote
for men and not measures. GOOD,
able men will surely enact good laws
and Sumter county has some Of thla
kind Of msterial to select from. Some
Of them are true and tried, while per-
haps others equally true. but un-
tried.
This section is almost depopulated.
All who could, have left for cooler
clinles and there are others still to go
later en-. Some are getting a taste Of
bachelors life, much to their dis
taste.
Rev. Merrs. Knox and Keir ex-
changed pulpits on Sunday, the form
er occupying Brick Church pulpit and
the latter the Mayesville pulpit.
Mr.. r. NJ. Cooper, Of Mt. Zion, was
at his farm here on Thursday.
Supervisor Scale has given US a good
road from Black river to Mayesville.
Mr.. r. NJ. Brown, of Sumter, left On
Saturday. for the seashore to be gone
ten days or less.
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MAX.

Max, S. c., July 23.-There was a
great gathering of people at Beulah
picnic Saturday. Rev B. - Truiuck
and Mr.. d. H. TraNer m appro-
PIRATE addresses.
Mrs. Harry Nelson, after a pleasant
visit to relatives, viii return to her
home in Columbia tomorrow.
Mrs. 3. X. Truluck will leave Tues
day for Greenville to spend the bal
ance Of the summer Miss Vivian
Brockington will accompany her and
WI spend some time with Miss Elsie
Neaves.
Miss Beatrice Jones, of Lake City,
is visiting relatives about here.
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BORDEN.

Borden, July 23.-Miss Jesse Brown
is visiting at Mr.. w. f Freeman's
this week.
Mr.. z. L. Baker and family have
gone to Florida where they will make
their future home Mr.. Baker has
been employed by Emanuel & Co., for
the past year.
Mrs. Carrie Lurinten of New York
and Mrs. Johnson Of Columbia spent
a few days with their mother, Mrs. D.
Cato.
Mr.. K. L. Mobley, of Sumter, has
moved to Borden. He will work for
Emanuel & CO.
Mr.. E. e. Anderson, of Tennessee.
is going into business at Borden.
Miss Letta Cato is visiting her
brother, Mr.. r. L. Cato.
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NayesyilIe Defeats Florence.

Mayesville, July PA game Of bali
was played between Florence and
Mayesville yesterday at Florence, re-
sultins in "a score Of to s in favor
of Mayesville. The score was tied to
the tenth inning, when our boys
brought five safely over the rubber
Chandler, who pitched for Mayesville'
struck out = men and Leak. for Flor
ence, struck out 1.
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The Supreme Court at special
session OF Tuesday rendered two I'M
portant decisions. The >2artanburs
street paving injunction is dismissed
and the s125, 900 paving contract Will
be carried out. The injunction against
t,,a establishment Of dispensary in
the Kershaw county part Of the town
of Kershav was made permanent.
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Baseball at St. Charles.

Mayesville, July 1s.-An interesting
game Of ball was played at st.
Charles yesterday between st. Charles
and Bishopville teams. The score was:
st. Charles, 16; Bishopville, Z. Bat
teries- st. Charles, Chandler and
Rhodes; Bishopville, Scarborough
and Stuckey.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items CT Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.
An Anderson man has invented
device to prevent the trolley pole of
an electric car from slipping off the
wire.
The South Carolina Presbytery at
it's last melting decided on the es-
tablishment Of UNCONVENTIONAL high
school at some point in the upper
part of the State The Presbytery en-
braces the counties Of Newberry, Sa-
luda, Abbeville, Greenwood, Ander-
son, Pickens and Oconee.
The Federal Court of Charleston
has issued order confirming the rec
omnlendation Of Referee Spain that a
dividend of 20 per cent be declared
to the creditors Of the Independent
Cotton Oh CO. In the case of disputed
claims this amount will be held until
the claims are adjudicated.
The building occupied as a foundry
by Retsell & Compton at Spartanburg
collapsed Wednesday, injuring several
workmen, one of whom will proba bly,
die.
The tax returns show that the total
taxable value of real estate in Rich
land county show an increase of about
1000, 900.
Full dlispensary and anti-dispensary
tickets will be put out in Darlington
county. Mr. D. T. McKeithan will
head the anti-dispensary ticket for
fSenator and Mr.. G. P. Scarborough
the dispensary ticket.
During an electrical storm light
ming struck the Wire leading from the
power house at Neal Shoals in Union
county and caused the stoppage of
the Union and Buffalo Mills for sey-
eral hours.
Senator Tillman has been invited to
speak in Anderson on August End.
A scheme is said Ito be on foot at
Laurens to organize new bank in
the fall. The capital stock is to be
$60,000.
An election will be held in Ander-
son August 13 on proposition to in
crease the salary Of the mayor Of that
city from $500 to $1,000.
Citizens of Aiken have petitioned
Governor Hayward to order an early
special term of court to try Ike
knight, the assailant of Mrs Chapin.
The work of improvingNhe Pee Dee
river near Cheraw has commenced.
The river dredge is at work a few
miles below the town.
The corner stone Of Clos hand
some new SchOol Du!lulnS was ialo
Wednesday by the Masonic lodge,
L. D. Lyde of Marion making the
address. \ great deal Of building is
in pro gress in Clio.
The Berkeley Railroad, extending
from Monks Corner to New England
City, g. distance Of eleven miles, was
sold Monday to the E. P. Burton Luna-
Der Co. for $4,000.
The State Treasurer has paid war
rants in favor Of the Bel Roy Distilling
Company for $1,000, and in favor OF
Strauss, Pritz & CO. for $4,000. Dur
ing the day the Treasurer also paid
warrant for ss,453.ss, but curious as
it may appear,it stated on its face
that it. was for summary drafts" On
the back of the warrant was noted
that the drafts were fer s2,5o9 and
se,s5s.sS, but the names of the parties
in whose favor the money was drawn
were not stated.
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COUNTY correspondence.
NEYSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
7sems Of interest From all Parts of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.

notice TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this Office not later than Tues
day morning. When the letters are
received Wednesday it is almost an
anpossibility to have them appear in
fsae paper issued that day.
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The Genera, Sumter Memorial Acad-

The General Sumter Memorial Acad-
VIII begin its next session on Monday,
Sept. 18th. 1905, at 9 o'clock a. M, in
the Acton House at Stateburg, in
charge Of the regular faculty Of three
teachers, as follows:
John j. Dargan, principal and in
structor in history, advanced Latin,
Greek, Rhetoric and Composition and
in the higher branches of Mathemat-
les.
Miss Janet Mcclure in French and
in the next grades OF the public school,
going down asllow as the fifth grade
Miss Theodosia Dargan in the first
to the fifth grades.
Music. vocal and instrumental, will
accompany much Of the teaching in
several lines and ali students in mu-
sic will be allowed to lead in the mu-
sical exercises for the whole school
from day to day in alphabetical order.
In addition to the above regular
course in the public school work, Which
will be given to students from School
District No. s, free Of charge, there
will be afforded instruction in sight
singing, vocal music (voice trainlng)
and in instrumental music on piano
and violin and in senography, type
writing and bookkeeping.
1t is expected, too. that before the
session closes, sewing, cooking, agri-
cultural and horticultural departments
of instruction will be opened.
The school is located in the health
lest and loveliest section Of the State,
full to the brim of historic memories
and is taught by teachers who count
personal sacrifice for the upbuilding Of
the school a pleasure and high priv
Nlege.
Board can be had for boys at the
principals home near the school
building and for young ladies in the
school building under the care of the
Misses Dargan.
There is also many attractive
homes in the neighborh'ood where
board can be had at low rates for
boys or girls, who attend the school.
Several of these are in easy reach OF
the school house, but when not so
near as to be accessible by walking,
seats can be had in the school trans
portation wagons at 25 cents per
month each, and when taken for less
10 cents a week.
For further information apply to
John J. Dargan,
Principal.
P. c., Dalzel, S. c., R. F. D. No. 1.
Stateburg. S. c., July %, 1906.
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Columbia, July 21.-Tlse Aiken Bars
request for special term to try Rapist
Knight will not be granted unless So
licito1 Davis request it, the statute
making solicitors request necessary IN
case Of special term of Sessions court.
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SALEM.

Salem, July 23.-Three heavy rains
have visited our section within the
past week, which viii be suficient.to
ensure a full crop of old corn. Much
corn has attained the yellow tinge,
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riSr.

Raleigh, n. c., July 1S.-The case
Of the Secretary Of State against the
Bell Telephone Company to lower
rates in North Carolina on both long
distance and local phones began to-
day before the corporation commis-
sion
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kERsHAw NEWS NOTES.

Camden, July 21.-We had the
pleasure OF attending the fish fry CIV
en- by Mr.. ]. H. Morris, Of the Reed
State farm, on the 18th instant, in
honor Of his Marlboro friends. To
say that il was a success would only
be minld way of expressing it. Mr..
Morris never does things by halves.
Plenty of fish, mutton and ham, with
everything necessary for dinner, with
lemonade. been and corn" to quench
the thirst, was enough for anyone to
enjoy the day.
After dinner Hon. J. P. Gibson, Of
Marlboro, made a fine address and
gave history Of the success Of the
Marlboro 'sboys'' who had come to
Sumter territory, the land Of Eden y
Ex-Mayor Dick, Mayor Boyle su-
pervisor Scale and several others
made short talks.
Mr.. Morris crop is fine; in fact, he
is one Of The best farmers in the State,
and knows his business.
We had the pleasure Of half
hours chat with Hon. A. K. Sanders,
who will be Sumter's next senator, if
merit counts for anything in politics.
We do not approve of fighting ans
fussing in bail playing, but if the only
way to put Gillespie our & the Man
ning-Calnden game was to knock him
out. then it has our approval. We are
not a Camden man, and therefore can
not be accused of partiality. His de-
cisions were rediculous-one when he
called a strike that hit the ground be-
fore it reached the plate. 1t was the
opinion of all disinterested parties
that he had made a "long-eared
mule" O.. himself. Camden can win
by fair means and don't want to win
any other way. ''Sammie" failed to
make good on Sumter and Manning
teams. but he is certainly a better ball
player than an umpire.
We are still having plenty of rain
Crops are good for the season.
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South Carolinans in Albany, \.
Y, have formed Il South Carolina
society.
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Vancouver, B. c., July 1S.-By the
wrecking on a rock of a boat contain
ing ten men, five We're drowned in the.
Spillmanches river. A lumbsr fore-
man and four assistants were the VIC