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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-04
WEDGEE1EID.

Wedgefeld, S. c., July 2.-We are
still having rain, and to think it rained
on the first dog day. Look out for 40
days more Of it.
The Wedgefe1d boys went up to
Hagood last Friday and played the
team there a good game, but finally
lost by errors. The score stooc s to
5 in Hagood's favor. Their worst de-
feat, though, we hope for-thei season
was. on Saturday, when Pamela cleaned
them up to the tune of II to 2. Pamela
is one Of the ''if not the best" amateur
aggregations ever seen i'm these parts.
Moore, for Wedgefeld, pitched just as
good game as Richbourg did for
Pauola, but he did not have the sup
port We willy have three games this
week with Oak Grove, from near Sum
merton, ard the boys expect to win
all three.
2 Mrs. W. T. Brown and w. T., Jr.,
have returned home after pleasant
visit to relatives in Dorchester county
Misses Miriam and Nellie Mellett, of
Sumter, spent the past week with
relatives here.
Mr.. Virgil Platte, of Pittsburg, Pa,
is with his sister, Mrs. DR.. N. l..
Parler, for few days stay.
Mr.. Thad Troutman, who is with
the A. C. I. at Rocky Mount, n. c., is
spending G. short vacation with his
mo-her, Mrs. Cleo Troutman.
Miss Edith Willis left for Landruh
a few days ago, where she Will spend
the summer.
In my last I said Prof. r. H. Willis
and daughter, Miss Edith, would con-
tinue to teach for our graded school
another term. This will have to re-
tract They have decided, much to
the regret Of their friends, to move
back up the country.
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EDWARDS. \

Edward, S. c., June 30.-We are
sorry to see spirit of ignorance pre-
vailing in cur community instead Of
education. On Tuesday, the 18th inst,
the board Of trustees of School Dis
trict No. met at Smithville to hold
an election for 3-snill school tax, in
order that we might have better
teachers and longer schools But
when the votes were counted it came
out tie, running themselves and the
rising generation. The election Of the
teachers has not yet been called, but
we suppose Prof. Leighner will teach
the Smithville High School.
Mr.. L..H. White has returned home
from Wofford college.
Rev. G. H Booth will preach at
st. Johns tomorrow morning.
Mr.. L. 4. White and DR.. C. S. Brit
ton spent Wednesday in Camden.
Rev. Mr.. Cole will fill his regular
appointment at Mizpah church Sun
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. w. Weldon spent
Wednesday in Camden.
DR.. r. q. Foxworth is visiting in this
vicinity today.
Mr.. L. II. White has gone to Cam
den today
Rev. George NJ. Howerton will fill
the pulpit at New Hope Sunday even
ing
Messrs. w. D. White and j. K.
Richbourg spent yesterday in Camden
on business.
Miss Ada Bradley. Of Braun, spent
a few days Of this week in this vicin-
ity.
Miss Irene Weldon is visiting friends
at Braun.
Mr.. Marvin Weldon Is on a visit to
friends at Chester.
Miss Anna Holland will give
picnic at her school, Gum Springs, on
the Fourth Of July.
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COMPROMISE REACHED
Suit of somers & Co. Against Richland
Distillery Settled After Hard Fight.

Greenville, June 29.-1n a hearing
before Special Master Joseph A.
Mccullough, the famous litigitation Of
]. c. Somers & Co., Of Salisbury,
against the Richland Distilling Com
panv. of Columbia, was settled, a
compromise having been effected. In
March. 1905, Somers & Co. insti-
tuted an equity suit against the Rich
land Distilling Company in The Circuit
Court at Charleston asking for an in
junction against the Columbia Com
pany to prevent them from selling il
ouor labeled "Poplar Log and for
$4,000 damages. Lawyers have
been accommodating evidence fer more
than a year, which amounted 10 about
1000 packages, at a cost Of nearly
$4,000. T. M Mordecai Of Charleston
re1.:e.ented the defendant a1c MAJ
COIN 3. Jones of Macon, Ga, AMI r.
II. McNeel Of Washington rapresectc1
the s'alisbury company. Tns case was
settled after a two days battle, The
decree will be signed by Judge w. II.
Brawley of Charleston and the case
will go off the docket.
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DURANT.

Durant, S. c., June 2s.-Miss Paul
inc Williams leaves tomorrow to at
tend the Howle-Guerry wedding,
which takes place in Florence county
on Wednesday next.
The base sail craze has reached
here. There will be q game tomorrow
between the Concord team and Durant
team.
Miss Keller and little brother have
returned to Orangeburg after a pleas
ant visit to relatives.
Messrs. Bob and jefferson Williams
are home for their vacation
The health Of our community has
not been better for years. Those seek
ing rest and quiet for the summer
would find an ideal place here.
owiag to the recent rains our farm
ers got very much behind with their
work, but they have made use OF
every little sunshine. Some Of them
have laid by corn and others smile
overlthe prospects Of doing so before
time for cotton picking. Y
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BEULAH.

Beulah, July 2.-Dr. Moore is hav-
ing his residence painted.
. Mr.. A. E. Chambers dwelling is in
course Of erection.
Material is on the ground for build
ings for Miss Fry, OF Manning. Lots
are still being sold.
Knight's new store is near compile
ton
Mr.. Rodgers house is being finished.
Miss Maid Chandler, Of Wedgefeld,
is visiting Miss Ethel Thompson.
Miss Belle White, Of Oak Grove, is
spending scme time with Miss Beulah
White
Miss. Maud Carmon, of Union, is
with Miss Archie Chandler.
DR.. C. D. Jacobs and Mr.. G. C.
knight spent Thursday in Charleston
Mr.. A. z. Chandler spent last week
in Sumter.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Par
agraphed for Quick Reading.

Policeman E. T. King, OF Aiken,
,rho killed Ellis Ancrum, colored, sew
eral months ago, was tried and ac-
quilted Wednesday.
Col. ]. Walsh Watts, a prominent
citizen of Laurens county died We'd
nesday, aged 81. :
James Tolbert has been nominated
for postmaster at sAbbeville to sue
ceed Robert S. Link over the protest
of the people of the town. Tolbert
was backed by John G. Capers.
Dispenser W. W. White Of Tim
monsville was converted at the Tom
Leitch revival meeting few days
ago and Immediately resigned his po-
sition.
Julia Belmont and Irene DeLong,
white, were drowned in Brevard creek,
near Columbia, Thursday afternon.
Two other women had narrow escapes,
they being rescued by, Marguerite
Hamilton at the risk Of her life.
Senator Latimer has succeeded in
getting an item of 100000 put in the
public building bill for ,rstoface
building at Greenwood.
Seventy students are enrolled in
the Anderson County normal school.
Rev. Oliver Johnson, of York coun-
ty, offered the opening prayer in the
United States Senate Thursday on in
vitation of vice-President Fairbanks.
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SALEM.

Salem, July I've have reached
the halfway notch CT 1905. But the
crops lack two weeks Of healthy
growth of having arrived at tie usual
size for this season Of the year.
The past fewsdays, without rain, has
made considerable Improvement in
cotton. Many fields are still very
grassy, and the showers continue to
come often enough to keep,,the grass
in healthy condition. With few more
showers scattered through July, the
corn crop will be safe and about as
good as could have been expected aft
err such extreme seasons. On sandy
soils the blades are firing badly Which
means light forage and nubbiEG ears.
Much peavine lay has been arrang-
ed for, and this prospect looks encourF
aging. We have one full crop that can
always be counted on until harvesting
time Then, unlike most other crops,
is ttinned down to a stand late in the
season and in some instances the
sour does not get out of the left ones
until warm weather melts them next
year. But as rule they get in shape
by and for the next race. 1t is Gu
rious plant, and only one thing seems
to throw a darper over. its growth.
While we have a good stand and the
prospect seems bright and hopeful,
can't say that we will have any TO
spare until after thinning time, which
is generally on or about the middle of
August. After this date We will be in
position to give any information de-
sired concerning the growth, culture,
ETC.
The past week has been very Try
ing on horse flesh, and last Friday
seems to have beer the most trying
Of the hot days. Eon. E. W. Dabbs
has been the most unfortunate that
we kiOW VI. !Ic HAVING lOSl Il 'tlS y
fine young mule from the effects Of
the extreme heat on that day.
The friends Of Mr. and Mrs. W. n.
Elveen sympathize with them in the
loss of their infant, which was buried
in Brick Church cemetery last Tues
day.
The shooting scrape which ocsurred
here last February, in which Jonas
York waylaid and shot George Davis,
on Sunday night, has heen compro-
missed by the former paying the latter
$50 for the fun. They seemed very
Indifferent about getting this affair
settled outside the courts until they
heard the door of the penitentiary un-
oolt; then they acted the part OF wis
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TILLMAN AND LUMPKIN INVITED
TO DEBATE.
Ian. Extends Invitation to Senate
rial Candidates and Promises Shady
Grove and Large Audience.

Lamar, June 2S.-By request Of the
leading citizens of Lamar and sur
rounding community, Mayor J. w.
Beasley has invited SenatorB. r. Till
man and Col. W. W. Lumpkin to hold
Joint debate at this place in July,
the date to be named by Senator Till
man. This county is tf1ickly popu-
lated and Lamar is situated near the
lines ,of Florence and Lee coun-
ties and many from the above coun-
ties would come to hear the debate.
Mr.. Beasley states that he believes
that over 1900 people would come
here to hear Senator Tillman and
Col. Lumpkin.
A beautiful place in a grove "un-
der stalwart oaks and pines is select
ed as the place for tbs speakers. The
campaign meeting will be held in Oar
lington July q. presumably in the
opera house, but it is not likely that
many will attend unless it is cool
day and that's hardly probable in the
month of July and besides the voters
in this section are more Anxious to
hear Senator Tillman than the other
candidates and they are curiously
anxious to see and hear Gel. Lump
kin, the only man in the State who
has the nerve to oppose Tillman. They
desire to see what manner Of man
is he to oppose their "hero." 1t is
sure thing that these candidates for
the United States Senate would have
a larger audience to hear them in La
mar than they would at the campaign
meeting Of the county seat.
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DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner, July 2:-WeH the
land is still wet in these coasts as Il
his rained nearly every day CT ever
other day for the last four weeks
We have managed to cut the bunch
:, Two. so that it Is no. one solid
b,.,3ch of grass in our crops. VIC arg
running Dixie Boy gophers AID
scrapers on their pointz, trying t"
b,,ry the grass, but it as a har3 Job to
do ANYHOW. I have some corn ana
cotton that I have not been able to
GET to work since May, as it has been
SO boggy all the time until man or
horse could not stand up on it.
don't think icorn will ll@-average more
than a third and cotton hardly mere
than half a crop in this corner. We
have some apples and a few peaches,
but no melons as yet hearabou1s.
Hope Yesterday was hot enough for
you.
Miss Lhcy Ards is quite sick with
malarial fever and has been for sew
eral days.
Mr.. j. M. Ardis's child is Setter.
Mrs. W. j. Ards spent Sunday, the
oath ult., with Mr. and Mrs. ). NJ.
Ards.
Misses Nealie and Mary Lee Ardis
visited Mrs. W J. Ards last F1lday
evening.
Messrs. c. L. Griffin, L. A. Graham
and Mrs. A. P. Ragan, Of Pinewood'
are and have been quite sick for some
time. Mr.. Graham was some better
last Saturday.
Mrs. T. H. osteen and daughter,
Miss Unice, OF The sycamores, spent
the day with the formers sister, Mrs.
F. J. Graham, near Paxville, yester-
day.
Thos. H. osteen goes to your city
todav to srve as a juryman fo- the
first week of the July term of court.
The Manchester Democratic club
will meet next Saturday.
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LYNCHBCRG.


Lynchburg, June 2s.-If a game
wholly one-sided was ever pretty then
the one played last evening tetween
the Magnolia and Mayesville mines, on
the. grounds of the former, was Ger
tainy pretty, for when the Magnolia
team. by chance, got to the bat, in
rom three to five minutes they were
resuming their respective places at
4be bases. and on the field. Those lit
He zig-zag, up and down, in and out
balls delivered by Pitcher AndreW
sdayes vere too treacherous for ones
nerves.
The game was ipeppery and snappy
rom the start to the fnishiag o. nine
innings, but snapped all on one side.
~ayes' head and hand work won the
game, and while the score was 10 to
9 in favor, Of Mayesville, Leland Will
son, the pitcher, had quite number
-ox strike outs to his credit. Tn game
was featureless, save the rap with
which our boys, though brave and
plucky, turned loose the bat, like un-
10 hot brick. But we've no excuse
10 make for this defeat-simply could
not hit Mayes' ball.
Lynchburg battery-Leland Wilson,
pitcher. Frank Truluck, catcher.
Mayesviile battery-Andrew Mayes,
pitcher, Mcbride Rhodes, catcher:
Umpire-Willie Chandler, Of Mayes-
VILE.
Mr.. Chandler was fair and impair
hal in his decisions, and gave full sat
isfaction to all interested
This big defeat will be reversed
ere long on the Mayesville diamond
unless.
Mr.. H. Lee fitzpatrick, row of Clio,
S. c., and Miss Willie Kiroy, Of this
town, were married on last Wednes-
day in Florence by Rev. Mr.. Oliver.
More to follow suit soon along this
line.
The effects of the recent rains in
this section are indeed, noticeable on
every. hand. The cotton is of a yel-
aowish cast, and doesn't appear to be
growing any at all, Notwithstanding
It is unusually small for this time of
she year. The damage to cotton and
corn is variously estimated at from
Is to so per cent. This correspond
ent wcSSd estimate the damage con-
servatively speaking, at 33 1-2 per
cent, or one-third- Conditioas
around Mayesville are no improve
ment.
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AGAIN We WON.
THE GAME COCKS oUTCLAssED
ORANGEBURG IN SATUR-
DXY'S GAME.
Sitton's Great Pitching tie Feature.
The Visitors Should Not Have
Scored at Au During the Series.

The boys from \ Orangeburg went
home Saturday night without having
won a game from the Game Cocks.
1t was by the merest chance that they
scored their one and only run in the
20 innings that they played in Sun1-
ter. tt happened in the second ia
ming. W. Glaze had reached second
on hit. There We're two down and
James at the bat. He hit to Martin,
who failed to field the ball and the
runner scored, AT no other time dur
ing the game did the visitors have a
chance to make a run.
sitton's pitching was the feature Of
the game The first three men who
faced him famed, and the same per-
formance continued until II men were
sent to the bench without making con-
nection with the ball.
Taylor, for the visitors, was very
wild. His long period Of suspension
has told upon his work and he seemed
to have lost control Of the sphere.
The game was played in fast style,
and there was an abundance Of ex-
citement throughout the contest. The
Game Cocks played rings around the
visitors and deserved to win.
The score:
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Rev T. ". Munnerly filed the pull
pit at Salem last Sunday evening. He
Miss Belle McCutcheon is visiting
al this place.
breaches like a man of years Of ex-
perience, while he has just started
the work.
we,won't say we have never seen
the ike OF rain, but We certainly have
had lot Of it.
General Green has been about de-
feated in cur midst. Corn and cotton
are doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
Mr.. T. N. Grier has the finest water
melons we have seen.
The trucks are doing well.
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MAYEsyILLE.

Mayesviile, S. C., June 2e.-The re-
cent massacres of the Jews M Russia
Is mild in comparison with what the
Mayesville baseball team did to the
Lynchburg team Thursday afternoon
and in Lynchburg too. Ten tp moth
ing tells the tale with the MaSesville
team on top.
In the first inning, with the visitors
at the bat, the hostilities opened after
two out and two strikes on c. Strauss,
but the next that came over was a
peach and Strauss made it too warm
Tor the 3rd baseman to handle. Mayes
C. came up next and in some mysteri-
Gus manner he too Rerched eon Isl
with Strauss c.. on second. With
The situation thus series Of nisplays
coupled with few hits brought home
enough runs to win the game.
The local team was never in the
game. The nearest they came to
scoring was when Strauss L. on short
did not connect with a ball in his ter
rftory and Strauss C. threw the run
ner out st the plate This was the
play Of the day. The ball went all
the way to left field but it went home
ike flash and right to the spot.
Mayes A. pitched his usual brilliant
game and this one being a shut out,
feathers his cap nicely. Rhodes be-
hind the bat came near having to
leave the game. He was convulsed
with laughter, as when the ball ap-
preached the plate he would yell
strike and the batter generally
obeyed. This action seemed to tickle
the spectators to a great extent.
After the gam@ the Mayesville team
was the recipient of much attention
at the hands of the citizens OF Lynch
burg. Among those was that genial
gentleman, DR.. Tarrant, who saw that
each visitor was looked after. The
majority of the team remained in
Inchburg to attend an ice cream
Festival in the evening. Though the
Iynchburg team was defeated the
zoung ladies Of the town completely
shnt out the visitors with their little
zane. The Mayesvilie team wants to
on hack il the ladies promise to show
them the good time they had last
night.
The Bush League is formally
ppened. st. Charles comes today for
a brushing. Next week, summerton
comes for a series Of two games, and
.-,,,ow;ne them. Pinola visits the fight
ing ground.
Mayesville is lucky this year, in
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GOING TO CHICKAMAUGA.
To Go in Order Regulated by the
Rank of the Colonels of the Three

heSllllcNtS.
Columbia, S. c., July 2.-Adjutant
General Frost today announced that
the three regiments would go to
Chickamauga in their order-the
Third first, the Second next, and the
First last, Colonel schachte outrank-
ing all, and Colonel Thompson out
ranking Colonel Lewis. Colonies
Thompson and Lewis were appointed
colonels the same day, but the Attor-
ney General cites the federal army
law on the subject in rendering an
opinion today that Colonel Thompson
outranks him because Thompson has
longest been commissioned officer in
the State militia.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
NEWsY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Mems cs Interest From all Parts OF
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.

aomcE To CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters SO that they will
reach this Office not later than Tues
day morning. When the letters are
rece ved Wednesday it is almost an
anpossibility to have them appear in
the paper issued that day.
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Max, s. c., July Crops are grow
ing. Grass is striving for supremacy.
The water melon crop was injured
by recent heavy rains.
Roads are rough.
a number of bridges are in bad
condition.
. Mrs. Plea SAINT McGee is very sick.
Mr.. Elijah Hicks, son Of Rev. E. NJ.
Hicks, of Bethel, is very sick.
Rrs. Kirby and Gamble, of Shiloh,
attended services at Bethel Sunday.
Mrs. varry Nelson and two chill
drer, of Columbia, will come down to-
day to spend some time with relatives
here and al Shiloh.
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William Hughes, who lives near
Greenville, lost a fine barn and con-
tents by fire. The loss was 5000 with
no insurance.
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having two pitchers. In the past it
was up TO one man 10 do the twirling.
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Salisbury, Eng, July driving at
a mad pace over the London South
western railway, the American Line
Express, carrying 43 Of the steamer
New York's passengers from Ply
mouth to London, plunged from the
track just after passing the station
here at 1857 o'clock this morning and
mangled to death in its wreckage %
passengers who sailed from New
York, June %, and four of the train
men. Besides those to whom death
came speedily, a dozen persons were
injured, some of them seriously.
By the merest. chance Mayor George
3. Mcclellan, Of New York, was not
on the wrecked American Line special
train. He had an appointment to keep
in London today, and although the
steamer was late arriving at Ply
mouth, he decided to come direct to
London instead of going TO cherbourg
with Mrs. Mcclellan, who was booked
to Paris. His hand baggage had been
transferred to the tender, to land at
Plymouth, and he was going on board
the tender when an officer Of the
steamer whom Mrs. Mcclellan had
been asking TO urge her husband to
accompany her to Cherbourg told the
mayor he could still reach London in
time to keep his appointmapt if he
went on to Cherbourg and thence to-
Southampton. Just before the tender
left the ships side Mayor Mcclellan
changed his mind and the ships
steward threw his baggage back on
board the New York as the tender
of the wreck Of the train.
Mayor Mcclellan was greatly
shocked on learning at Southampton
Of tht wreck Of the train.
John E. Mcdonald, the New York
horseman, best known as Jack" Nc
Donald. who is among the dead, was
given the compartment on the special
train which had been reserved for Mr..
Mcclellan, and so the mayors escap pc
was indeed the narrowest.
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Georgetown Defeats Darlington.
Georgetown, June 30.-Georgetown
defeated Darlington, the score being
S to l.
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At Georgetown, June %
Darlington. 100 200 0OG--s
Georgetown. .d10 100 0GI-3
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som and settled their difference.

dom and SS -IItU lIItII -U-ILtI SIICS.
Mr.. Robert Muldrow, Who has been
at Pinewood for the past five or six
nlonths, has returned home 70 spend
the summer.
Mr.. G. w. Mcbride is OFF for Beau
fort on business and pleasure this
week
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Camden Wins Another.

Camden, June 3o.-Camden won
the last game Of the series from MAJ
ming by score of 4 TO 1.
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THE ENGLISH RAILWAY HORROR.
The Death List Twenty-seven, OF
Whom Twenty-three Are Amer.


Whom Twenty-three Are Amer
leans.
Salisbury, Eng, July 2.-After the
doctors had visited all the hospitals
yesterday and made examination of the
victims of the railroad wreck, they
expressed the opinion that the death
list would stand at 27, Of whom %
are Americans. The remaining four
were members of the crew Of the
train. The authorities are holding
the bodies of the killed, pending the
arrival of instructions from relatives
of the Americans. The opinion is now
expressed that the accident was the
result Of a broken wheel Or axle. An
inquest Will be opened late this after
noon.
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At Orangeburg, June 81
Oransaburg, 20; Manning, 0.