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WEDGEFIELD.

- Wedgefeld, S. c., July 27.-The hail
storm that passed through the lower
part OF our township on Wednesday
wrought destruction in its path.
The following suffered most from
the effects Of the hail: Messrs j. H.
Aycock & Sons had 122 acres Of their
G1eneo plantation beat down that con-
aservative estimates say will not make
more than one-third Of what it would
have made with favorable seasons.
SMessrs r. C.>Burroughs, e. w. Net
ties and the Coulter brothers also had
the most Of their crop beat up badly.
Mr.. r. 3. Cain, of Privateer, passed
through town on his way to Paducah.
Ky. to be present at the marriage of
Col. F. N. K. Bailey, Of Edgefeld, to
one of Kentucky's bellies.
Mr.. ". H. Ramsey made flying
trip to Atlanta, Ga. this week.
Mrs. Leila Mellett had the nisfor-
tune to have a part of her household
effects burned on Tuesday night, when
the house she was occupying at liver
ton, was burned.
. Miss Bessie Aycock has returned
home after pleasant visit to relatives
at Marion.
Messrs. NJ. E. Rivers and George
Nettles, of Privateer, spent today in
these parts.
Messrs. Marion Mellett and w. j.
Nunnery, stooo the examination sor
r. F. D. Carrier on last Saturday Tor
the new route 10 be established on
August 18th, from here to BloomhiN
end back. Guess one of them will
likely come out first and second re-
spectively.
Mrs. Cleo Troutman, our efficient
postmistress, is taking q needed va
cation. She is spending the time in
the mountains of North Carolina.
The Wedgefeld boys got up fresh
courage and went up and backed the
Hagood aggregation again yesterday,
but host again in a hard contested
game. Score: Hagood /; WedgeMeld
o.
have been noticing for some time
to see if some of my fellow scribes
would not venture to express their
views on the coming election. but
none have done 50 so far. Has the
the time come or is near at hand
when the voters of the Gamecock
county are going to bow tc the COM
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STATEBURG.

stateburg, JULY 31.-Mrs. Mark
Reynolds, Master Mark Reynolds and
little Miss Julia Reynolds, Of Sumter,
are visiting DR.. and Mrs. w. w. An
derson at "Hill Crest
Mr.. Halle Bull of Greenville, has
been visiting his brother, Mr.. 3. Bull.
Misses Annie and Mayo Rees are
visiting friends in Summerville.
Mr.. Cain Mellette spent several
days last week with the family OF
Mr.. Frean Mellette.
Miss Daisy Burgess Of Sumter IS
the guest Of her cousins, Misses Sa-
rah and Frances Moore.
Miss Sarah Nelson is to leave for
Charleston on Wednesday, where she
is to spend several weeks with MRS.
]. Temple Frierson.
Mr.. Guy Warren, of Sumter, spent
Sunday at the hospitable home of Mr..
Charlie Pinckney.
Misses jamie and Lottie Nelson
have returned from Florence, where
they spent several days with Dr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Mcleod.
Miss Mary Burgess Of Sumter spent
Sunday in our midst.
Mrs. w. B. Nelson Of Charleston,
who is spending the summer here, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. L. saun-
ders this week. Mr.. W. B. Nelson
spent Sunday and Monday here with
his family.
Messrs. Frank and Sidney Burgess
are spending today in Sumter.
Mr.. Early Mellette spent Sunday
at home.
Miss Julia Burgess has returned
from a very pleasant visit to Mrs. R.
NJ. Cantey.
Miss Matte Murray and her friend
Miss Mary E. Kirk, of Trial, are Wis
iting relatives in Sumter this week.
Miss May Pinckney of summerville
who has been visiting relatives here
has returned home.
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WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
For the Week Ending 8 a. M, July
80, 1906.

Like The preceding one, the cur
rent week had ar excess Of cloudi-
ness and a marked deficiency in sun
shine, although in parts Of the State
there were one or two clear days.
Tn day temperatures were unsea-
sonably low during most Of the
week. The daily maximum tempera-
lures ranged from 80 ito SS degrees
except one day, and in places Of two
days, when they rose to 80 degrees,
or above. over practically the entire
State. The highest maximum tenn
perature was so degrees at Black
Vile on the 9th and lowest minimum
temperature was so degrees at Bow
man on the 26th. The average tenn
peraturs for the week was about
four: degrees below normal. -
There were frequent and some
very heavy showers during taes week.
The rainfall was quite evenly dis
tributeek and was generally ins excess
of the weeks. normal amount in all
parts of the. State A few localities
only had less than the normal rain
fall. The soil everywhere is satu-
rated. Low lands and 1swamps have
much surface water ON them. Ex-
cept over small areas in the western
and central and .northeastern coun-
ties where the weeks rainfall was
less than an inch, the weekly
amounts ranged from one inch TO,
over five inches, with maximum
amount of 5.4S inches at Clemson
College.
Destructive hailstormsl occurred in
a few western ands central counties,
and high winds, accompanying
thunderstorms, did much damage
locally. in the central counties.
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PISGAH.

Pissah, July 30.-It still rains.
This week making the ninth consec-
utive one of continuous rain, some
thing unprecedented in the history Of
this section. 1t makes one sick to
see crops that wont scarcely make
ANYTHING. when last year bountiful
ones were made. The farmers gen
era!ly will be in worse fix next year
than they have in years. NO corn
in the country, not enough cotton at
low price to pay their debts. This
is not very encouraging to this hard
worked class, whose lives to- say the
least are ones of drudgery and toll,
Rev. Mr.. Cole will start, protracted
meeting at Pisgah church next Mon
day and continue probably during
the week. There will be two services
daily.
Mr.. T. H. smoot, of Sparta, Ca, is
visiting at Mr.. J. D. Evans. He
taught school here feW years anu
his many friends are glad to see him.
He is principal of the high school at
Sparta.
Miss Nita Mcleod gave birthday
party last Friday evening to a num-
Der of her young friends. Among
those present were: Misses Marie
DuPre, Margaret Hoyt,. Matte and
Nan Team, of Sumter, Pearl and
Alene Rogers, Mary Harley, Eliza
beth Reams, Cecil Young, Gilbert
Young, Annie and Crawford Jenkins,
Sarah Miller, Rosa Mcleod, BenJa-
min Sanders, Fannie Mcleod, Hazel
Mcleod, Douglas jenkins, Irene
young. Light refreshments were
served.
Miss Marie DuPre Of Sumter, who
has been visiting her father return
Cd home Saturday.
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REMBERTS.

Rembert, July 30.-Our section l,p
to this time has escaped the heavy
foods of rain I see reported. in oths-
sections Of the country s.n1 the crops
abound here have greatly impro yed.
Corn is very fine and can safely say
about made. Cotton is doing nicely
and if we do not get too much rain
there will be a fair crop made-in
fact some of our neighbors have al
ready much better crops than they
had at this time last year.
Protracted meeting will commence
here at. oIcLeod's Church tomorrow
and will he continued throughout the
week. Rev. ]. w. Ariall of Johnston
will assist Rev. E. F. Scoggins and a
cordial welcome is extended to the
entire community to attend the meet
ing.
The Democratic club Of Rafting
Creek Township will meet at st. Mat
theWs school house here on the 2nd
Saturday afternoon in August for the
purpose Of electing q, president and
to hear the report from the commit
tee for revising the club roll and look
ing after registration certificates and
it is earnestly desired that every
voter in the township will be present.
Messrs. E. E. Rembert and T. P.
Sanders are spending a few days on
the Isle Of Palms.
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gage in business.
Rev. S. O. Cantey and family are
spending some time among relatives
in Summerton.
Mrs. Tarrant, mother Of DR.. J..
W. Tarrant, after spending several
days with him, has returned TO her
home in Orangeburg county.
Mrs. John a. Durant is visiting her
sister, Mrs w. r. Sanders, in Tim
monsville.
'The Tirnraonsville nine, pursuant
to appointment came over here Fri
day afternoon and played the Magno-
liza nine. The game was fierce and
full of interest, spiked with consid-
erable excitement, from start to fin
ish. Score 5 to in favor Of the home
team. We, had a drilling rain
during the whole game, which, while
it kept the players Comparatively cool
was quite 6lisa greeab1e to the lockers
on. Leland Wilson, by his fine pitch
ing, won considerable applause. The
two Franks, Hawkins and Truluck,
catchers for the home team, got their
share Of applause. This was the best
game ever played on the Magnolia
diamond. Be it said to the credit Of
the visiting; team, they we're gen.
tlemanly rine, and played excellent
ball.. The two teams were evenly
classed, which added much to the in
terest of the game. Lynchburg is to
play Lake City next on their grounds.
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HAGOOD.

Hagood, July 27.-Katie and her
beau were walking in the moonlight
among the srees, and when there was
4he sound OF osculation, a dispute
-fhas seems to be unending, arose
among little people living among the
,orerhanging boughs, as to who dio
Some such condition Of affairs
obtains among the farmers about the
tremendous yields Of corn promised
them this year. Some Of them are
willing to attach all the blame to Mr..
+. McIver Williamson. Certain 1t is
That all those who followed his plan
have very fine corn crops. I have seen
that thirteen-acre field Of E. =. Rem
bert and it is certainly fine: his neigh
hors tell me his other corn is pretty
good. too, but I would have you know
fhat they too have fine corn. Capt.
W. J. Mcleod, deceased, had not SIM
ply local reputation as a corn far
aner. His sons and .grandsons are fol-
~. -.
acwing in his steps. Henry G. Nc
Ieod has one large field finer than one
Is ACCUSTOMED to see. Hard by are
James Reams. and the Young boys
with acres and acres Of corn any one
Bonld be proud Of.
~ Jim is the smartest fat man know,
sPrTnce William not excepted.
Three years ago he came to the Team
place badly run down and cut up by
washes, and began farming. The first
year he fell behind, but since then he
The has cleared much money. Speak
ing of corn, competent judges give
the palm to W. S. Thompson, for the
Hnest corn in this section, with Rem
bert and c. A. Mitchell, next.
so am told that Charlie Jackson has
very fine corn, and Dr.. Afgie Aston
has, for I have seen it. The best cot
ton have seen, as good if not the
best in the county, is that Of our 4.
R Agent, Mr.. j. L. Hartness, next
to which is the widows, Mrs. Barheld,
Ihen shoulder to shoulder, stand w.
S. Tompson, J. NJ. sReams and Chas.
jackson. All the cotton in this sec
tion has seen great Improvement late
9y, and that in spite OF rains and hail.
Grass continues to grow and people
SO hoe.
A tenant house on Mr.. G. NJ. San
.ders place, in which were sixteen ne
gToes, was struck by lightning yester-
day but~not a soul was hurt beyond
small shock.
The Rev. j. c. Chandler will dedi-
cate The new Methodist Church, Be.
thesda, next Sunday, July 2sth, the
services to begin at m. The pub
hc are cordially invited to attend.
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.rand of the G. NJ. I. Chief, Benjamin
r. Tillman, who poses as the poilucal
dictator of South Carolina, and whose
ouoand is. don't elect any man to
the legislature who is opposed to the
disnansary. as the means Of encourag-
;,e the youth of our land to form the
habit that wifi eventually cause their
ruin from a, business, social and most
of all religious standpoint.
How foolish it is to hear men say
lust as much whiskey will be con-
s,,n,ed if the dispensary is abolished
as before. There is about as much
logic in it as to say the law is not
enforced we had just as we'll strike
from our statute books capital pun
ishnaent. While it dosen't always pre-
vent murder, it lessons it to great
degree. and to remove the temptation
would lesson the amount Of .whiskey,
consumed in our county or State Are
the majority of voters in Sumter coun-
~ going to vote as they think for the
promotion Of Christ's or Satin's king
don, . Can church members conscien-
tiouslv vote for man that says am
in favor Of keeping a place open IN
orr county seat, where the drunkard
can go and get his liquor when he
chooses, thereby many time he is de-
priying his wife and children OF the
conn forts of life? Or will he say, L
am going to vote for three men who
onenly declare on the stump, I am
going to vote for the closing up OF the
disnensaries from one end Of this
state to the other, making no provlso
for the sale of it, and truly going on
record as one who voted to rid our
nrould old Palmetto State Of the most
iniouotus law ever placed on It's
statute books? Won't your conscience
feel clear if you vote for the latter.
There is no use IN aoVlSlnS dSdinee
making it. an issue, Boss Ben has
said it must be, and if he had never
returned to the State, would not the
present status of oeairs Of the -G. NJ"
I. warranted the respectable people
of the State making it an issue.
What a predicament for member
of the most august and dignifed body
in the world, the U. S. Senate, to be
in. Instead of travelling around with
the campaign party, discussing nat
ional political graft and r. R. Rate
LEGISLATION, instead he is conducting
a personal campaign for two reasons
if no other, to prevent, if possible, the
election of the man who in bringing
some of our grafters to justice when
he is elected Attorney General, the
other to defeat the man who voted
against the dispensary, which if it is
done will shut off the revenue his
friends are getting, and hope to get.
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LYNCHRURG.

Lynchuhrg, July 20.-Farm work
in this section is almost wholly sus-
pended and numbers Of farmers are
compelled to lay-by their cotton with
grass covered middles jn the rows. We
had a lightwood knot tloater Satur-
day, repetition Sunday and today
the rain came down for over an hour
in torrents, but very little wind and
no hail so far. Cotton in some places
is beginning to take yellowish cast
which means no more ral'ying for it.
Mr.. 2. r. Mcintosh, who married
Miss Fannie stokes about Two weeks
ago, is row a resident of Clio. Marl-
boro county, where he is about to en-
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GEN. MILLS RETIRES.
Chief or Artillery Corps Asked to Be
Retired on Account or Ill Health.

Washington July 2s.-It is an
nounced at the War Department that
Rrisadier General Samuel Mills, chief
oe artillery, U. S. A., will be placed
on the retired list, on his own ap-
nlicarion, because of iii health, on
October, 1st next. He will be sue
ceeded by Col. Arthur Murray of the
Artillery Corps. Several other chan
ges in the artillery corps are schedu-
led to take place in the fall.
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\ MILLION IMMIGRANTS.
The Tide OF Foreigners Was On the
Height Last Year.

Washington, July 2S.-It was Of
ficially announced at the Bureau Of
immigration and naturalization this
morning that the immigration to the
United States during the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1905. was 1,1oo,o
During the preceding year there
were admitted 1,026,49s. The number
debarred during the year just closed,
was 112.43S, compared With 11,4So in
the preceding year.
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HAGOOD.

Hagood. July 31.-A flying trip
around our community reveals the
fact that after all things are not IN
such bad shape. AS has been said oy
some Of the Darlington papers those
who followed the Williamson plan IN
corn cultivation are considerably III
the lead. 1 never in all my NE
have seen as fine corn on upland.
w. S. Thompson's corn, according 10
the judgment of competent men, anu
not the dictum of your scribe, IS
the finest corn in the upper part OF
the county, then comes c. a. Mitch
ell. f. F.. Rembert. H. c. Bethea'
Dy. Algie Aston. H. c.. Mcleod, ).
NJ Rea1ns, the Youngs, and others.
The best cotton up here is that OF
7 s I[artness, railroad agent at Ha-
good with the widow Bartield next.
All thu cotton has shown great IN
arr, nent in the last twenty days.
Thus far we have escaped the
floods of rain. the hail and wind 50
destructive in other places. Our
farmers have had to hustle and are
at it stin to keep the grass under,
ana as consequence their crops
have cost them considerable.
Rev j. G. Chandler. one Of sum
ter's boys. conducted successful
meeting at Providence church last
nna n,n- sunday afternoon ded-
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Killed By Divorced Wife.

Shreveport, La, July 3o.--Char!es
Attaway was shot and instantly kill
ed today at Blanchard, netar this city
bv his divorced wife, Mrs. Will Kent.
.Jr. Attaway. who was insane, went
70 Kent's home and demanded ms
children. Kent appeared on the scene
and While he was wrestling with At
tavay. Mrs. Kent secured rife and
shot her former husband through the
heart.
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EACH TOOK ONE.
SUMTER AND MANNING BREAK
EVEN IN SATURDAYS DOU-
BLEHEADER.
First Game VIII Me Protested by
Sumter-Odiorne Gets Three Bag
ser-Second Game Fast and Close.
Sitton Brothers Pitch for Locals.

Manning and Sumter split even in
the double-header on Saturday, the
score being to 0 in each game. The
first game which was called at the end
Of five innings will be protested by the
Sumter club
Vedder Sitton was in the box foe
the locals in the opening game. But
one hit was yielded by him, three
Dagger by Odiorne Yancey, who had
gone to first on an error after striking
out, scored on this hit. Although
Odiorne scored soon after on an error
the single run would have won the
game.
Mercer, in the meantime, was pitch
ing good bail for the visitors. He
yielded but two hits in as many in
innings, and worked out Of bad
place in the third. Sumter had three
men on bases with one down but Coles
forced Brennan out at the plate and
Eskridge went down on ground oaH.
An unfortunate curciumstonce
marred the pleasure Of the afternoon
and brought forth a prolonged dis
cussion. Clouds Of a. threatening
character had been lowering in the
skies and about the fourth inning It
locked as if rain were about to de-
scend. When the Manning team went
to bat in the fifth, two Of the batters
deliberately struck out and the
third, having tapped the bail to our
pitcher purposelt ran the wrong way
It had now started to rain good and
hard, but the umpire held out his
watch, forcing the Sumter team to
finish the five innings, thus conaplet-s
ing the game The reason for this was
based on the allaged delaying Of the
game by the Game Cocks. At the ex-
piration of rain the umpire declared
the game as belonging to Menning-
The rule book states that if it should
rain thirty minutes continuously after, teI-,
a game has stopped the game shah :
be called. It is stated that rain son
Saturday did not continue for thirty
minutes, but, Mr.. Umps declined to :
allow the game to proceed. Thus
Manning won the first game, which
will be protested by Manager Huger-
The second game opened at the end
of the discussion with Phil Sitton in Z !.
the box for Sumter and Spencer. for 7
the visitors.
For. seven innings it was three men I,
up and three 4h down on both sues
save in the seventh when a vlsltoF:.
reached first on an error. InttheSs ne
eighth Eskridge hit safely and McGil-.s;
1igan sacrificed. HOLLAND few QUITO.
King but Thompson got his base and 8 I
Brennan hit to. left field. On the
overthrow towards the home plate
Eskridge and Thompson scored and
the game was won. SD $50:
sitton-struck, out i men and yissd-s; |;
ed three hits. In fact, the game was
a pitchers battless beng the shortest
contest Of the season in "a full nine; l!ess'
inning battle -
. z
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RUSSIAN TRAIN ROBBERS

ReyoIutionists Attack Train, Kill Of
ticers and Make Big Haul OF Cash.
Warsaw, Poland, July 2S.-At noon
a party Of revolutionists attacked Z
train near Czenstochowa, killed Count
Zuecato, commanding a brigade Of
guards and General Westemring, chief
cashier Of customs, and wounded five
soldiers. The cevolutionists escaped
with $4,000 roubles.
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Picnic at DaIZelI.

There will be basket picnic at
Dalzell ON August 21st Campaign
day). There will also be a game Of
ball in the afternoon. All are in
vited to attend and bring baskets.
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The campaign meeting will be held
at Wedgefeld Friday, and in the af-
ternoon there will be a ball game.
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Mrs. Eta Hancock, called on Coy.
Hayward Thursday to request the par
don of her husband, f. d. Hancock,
whose three year sentence for man
slaughter expires next month.
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COUNTY correspondence.
NzcWsY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Nsesas OF Interest From all Parts of
sumter and Adjoining Counties.
notice TO CORRESPONDENTS.

EOTYCE 10 CORRESPONDENT
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this Office not later than Tues
nay morning. When the letters are
received Wednesday it is almost an
fnpossibility to have them appear in
The paper issued that day.
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Aiken is to have a new bank Wit
a capitalization OF $4,000. Some q
the towns most prominent busiae1
men will be connected with the i1
stitution.
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seated the new Methodist church
Bethesda. John has a great many
friends and admirers here Who were
very glad to see and hear him again.
Hagood.
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STATE LEAGUE.

Rev. Jas. L. vass. a prominen]
Baptist minister Of Greenville, def
Monday morning at Travellers Res9'
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SOUTH CAROLINA LEAGUE:

- 4
AT Sumter July 25, Two Games @
Camden 8, Sumter 2, -, =
Camden 2, Sumter 4.
At Darlington July "a, Two Games
Darlington 4, Manning 2.
Darlington IS. Manning 2.
At Georgetown July a. a.
Georgetown 5, orangeburg 4
At Sumter July 25- ~
Sumter 2, Camden 2.
At Darlington July 25-
Darlington 8. Manning 2
At sumter July 2s-
Sumter II, Manning O. &.
At Camden July 20
Camden ?, Georgetown o..
At orangeburg July 20
Orangeburg 0, Darlington 2
At Orangeburg July 81
orangeburg Z, Darlington 2.
AT Sumter July %, Two Games
Sumter 0, Manning 2.
Sumter ?, Manning 0.
At Manning July 30
Manning Q, Orangeburg 1.
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At Sumter July 25. Two Games-
Camden 8, Sumter 2, y,
Camden 2, Sumter 4.
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At Darlington July "a, Two Games
Darlington 4, Manning 2.
Darlington 1s. Manning 2.
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At Orangeburg July 81
Orangeburg Z, Darlington 2
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At Manning July 30
Manning 0, Orangeburg 1.
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At Georgetown July 24- ~
Georgetown 5, orangeburg 4
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At orangeburg July. 20
Orangeburg 0, Darlington 2