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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-18
A DESPERATE CRIMINAL.
Knoxville, Youth Killed One Man and
Fatally Wounded Another.

Knoxville, Tenn, July 16.-John
Mcpherson, aged "a, is fugitive from
Justice with two posses pursuing him,
charged with the murder Of Grant
Smith, a former merchant of this city,
and the fatal wounding Of Deputy
Sheriff William Walker, who attempt
ed to arrest him. Mcpherson shot and
killed Smith in the house Of Nettie
Hall, APPARENTLY without provocation.
Mcpherson was accompanied by his
father, DIR. Buck Mcpherson, at the
time AMI the two left the city in
buggy going toward the mountains.
Three miles out their buggy colhded
with one driven by DR.. Joseph Wad-
dell, breaking a shaft which so en-
ragged young Mcpherson that he pull
ed the physician from the buggy and
beat him seriously. Waddell went to
Sheriff Walkers home and the two
pursued the McPhersons. One mile
further out they met. Walker de-
manded surrender Of young McPher-
son and was shot through the right
lung as a result Walker will die.
Young Mcpherson continued into the
mountains, while his father returned
here and surrendered and is now in
iail. Rewards have been offered for
young OfcPherson's arrest and posses
are pursuing him. DR.. Mcpherson
shot and killed a fellow physician
some eight years ago and served nVe
Y. ars Of a seven years sentence before
he was pardoned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-18
SOUTH CAROLINA LEAGUE.
THE STATE LEAGUE.
Team. Fielding and Team Batting
Averages.

The playing of the South Carolina
teams still continue to attract the at
tentions Of many citizens Of the state,
and the reports Of each days games
are awaited with interest. The league
has had a very successful season and
will continue to furnish good bah
games for the patrons in the different
cities until the end Of the season.
Sumter still continues TO lead the
league in fielding, while Camden has
risen from fourth to third place and
Georgetown has dropped from third
to fifth place. Sumter also leads in
batting, while the other teams have
changed their relative positions during
the past week, with the exception OF
Manning.
Following the the batting and field.
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REMBERTS.

Rembert, July 16.-Last week,
meeting of Rafting Creek farmers
club was poorly attended, owing to
the busy season Of the year with the
farmers, but at our next meeting,
which will be held on the first Satur-
day in August, we hope to have a full
attendance, as business Of importance
will be transacted, and I trust our
newly elected president will show
himself.
The crops have improved very much
during the past ten days. Most Of our
planters have recently applied soda
and other high grade fertilizers and
the Improvement is very noticeable.
Very little grass is to be seen and with
the fine rains on last Saturday and
again on yesterday, I hope to see still
greater improvements. Still we can
not make a full crop Of cotton.
Some corn up here is fine. Mr.. E.
E. Rembert has about 100 acres plant
ed on the Williamson plan, and good
judges of corn here say he will make
from rs to 80 bushels per acre.
Your correspondent has travelled
all over Texas and have seen finer
corn in Northern Texas in the Red riv-
er bottoms, but this is the finest up
land corn have ever locked at IN
South Carolina.
Mr.. II. C. Mcleod has fine field
Of so acres planted on what we would
style the old plan, by 8 feet, and he
will make 80 bushels per acre, and
others in this section have fine corn
also. So the farmers around Rem
bert cannot complain if the cotton
crop is short. Most every one will
make a plenty of corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Yates of Sum-
ter, spent most Of last week with W.
j. Young and family.
Misses Mat and Mamie Team also
Margaret Hoyt of Sumter are now Wis
iting Mrs. N. E. Mcleod.
Mr.. E. E. Rembert is spending
few days on the Isle Of Palms.
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MT. and Mrs. Louis Scott Of cane
Savannah visited Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Scott here yesterday.
Rev. T. P. Lide vas at the Green
land Savannah Sunday school yester-
dav and give US a talk on the Lesson.
Come again Brother Lide, we are al
WAYS glad to see you.
Miss Mary Lee Ards was at Mrs
w. ]. Ards last Saturday.
Mrs. Ben Geddings OF Pinewood is
spending the day with her aunt, Mrs
w. J. Ards today. )
Douglas Weeks killed a 7-foot alli-
gator in his fathers mill pond today
Well, I suppose Col Lumpkin has
thrown up the sponge and cried out
enough before the battle has hardly
begun. But I suppose a hint to the
wise is sufficient.
Well, we have not warmed up on
politics in this Corner yet though
Wells, Ingram and Osteen are look
around for fuel to make the magis-
trate pot boil, which is the hottest
Dot generally in those coasts. But let
it boil am going to try and keep
calm and serene.
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PISGAH.

Pisgah, July 16.-It still rains.
Grass is growing and day or lwo OF
plowing now and then. The farmers
are catching it this year all around.
It will be August before cotton can
be finished, if then, and next fall
every man will be calling for his mon
ey whether it is made or not.
Mr.. A. H. Boykin of Swift Creek
has fine corn. 1t bids fair to make
fifty or sixty bushels per acre if any
corn can make it. Mr.. H. H. Evans
made sixty-seven bushels per acre
about twenty years ago. If agricul-
ture is in its infancy, no telling what
we will make when it gets grown.
I have long heard Of Florida as a
place to get rich quick, but when
people tell me they made this year
$500 worth Of tomatoes to the acre
clear of expenses with very little
-roub1e, I am under the impression
that all poor folks should go there,
work year or so and retire on their
capital. Some people have bit at The
tempting bait and will go, but we Will
find out in the future whether the
bait is a real fish or imitation.
J. D., the little son Of Mr.. ]. D.
Evans, is SO much better that be can
go in the yard. He has been sick
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-18
FOUR OF FAMILY BUTCHERED.
Crime of Revolving Horror in North
Carolina. 81

Barber Junction, n. c., July IA
One of the most horrible tragedies in
the history of this county was COM
mftted near this station this morning
between the hours Of and 2 o'clock.
An unknown person or persons en-
tered the house of Mr.. Ike Lyerly, a
well known farmer, while its occu-
pants were asleep, killing Mr.. Lyerly,
his wife and little son, Johnnine, and
wounding their infant baby, Alice.
The two parents and two children
were sleeping in the front room on
the first floor, there being three elder
daughters sleeping up stairs, who
were unmolested, and who were
awakened by the smoke of the flames
from below, the criminal having set
fire to the house.
The three elder girls descended the
stairs to awake their father and moth
er. On reaching the lower room
most horrible and appalling scene,
their father, mother and the children,
sill in their beds, all save the young
est, in cold death, their heads being
crushed and faces badly disfgured.
Through courageous and heroic ef-
forts the elder daughters, Mary and
Addie, ages Is and Is, respectively,
managed to carry the dead bodies
from the house and extinguished the
flames, whereupon they ran to their
nearest neighbor, Mr.. W. P. Barber,
and told the awful story Of the trag-
edy. There being no officers at law
at this place, Mr.. r. r. Mulliken,
train dispatcher, on duty at that hour,
was notified, who promptly dispatche-
ed the news to the sheriff at Sails
bury. The sheriff started at once to
the scene of the killing with blood
hounds and posse of armed men.
BIoodhounds were also sent from
Winston-Salem to assist in apprehend-
ing the criminal.
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a long time and the frineds Of the
family are glad to know Of his con-
tinued improvement. Miss Furgason,
who nursed him, has gone to her
home in Sumter. She was faithful to
her trust ard DR.. Parker feels ie-
loiced at the successful outcome Of
his long hard fight with a bad case
of typhoid fever.
A little step child Of Mr.. Joe Ben
ton, died recently and was buried at
Pisgah church.
Candidates of Lee county keep the
roads hot up here. Each fellow says
he is the best man.
None of Sumter's crowd have. been
through here.
Aman who is afraid to show where
he stands on any public question is
unworthy cf being supported. Fence
straddling is contemplate and shows
weak candidate, but so many like
to run with the hare and bark with
the hounds
Rev. j. W. Kenney has a pair Of
mill rocks that were once owned by
General Sumter. They might be use
full when his monument is built.
Captain and Mrs. A. P. Vinson, Of
Charleston, are here visiting their son,
Mr.. L. S. vinson. Their many friends
are glad to see them.
Mrs. Ellis Croft is quite low. She
has been sick a long time with some
throat trouble, and the end seems
near.
A select party was at Mr.. T. M.
Bradley's last Friday evening, which
was very enjoyable affair. The
writer Acknowledges with thanks an
invitation to be present.
Lyon and Ragsdale have done them
selves no credit by opposing General
Youmans for Attorney General. His
long and eminent services to his State
should give him the Office unopposed.
I hope the old General will sweep the
State from the mountains to the Sea-
board.
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WEDGEFIELD.

WedgefeId, June 11.-Wedgeneld
uayed Hagood yesterday afternoon
and what seemed to be q sure victory
M to the ninth inning, when the score
xtood q to 2 in Wedgefeld's favor.
yhe boys were too sure Of victory, got
rareless and let Hagood make four
runs, thereby losing the game. But
they met their Waterloo this after
1ocn when they playe5 Mayesyille.
Mayes for Mayesvi,se sustained his
reputation by causing the home boys
TO fan 1s times and allowing only
Eve hits. Moore for Wedgeheld had
I'VE strike outs to his credit and al
lowed 1S hits. In the seventh NJ.
Moore for the locals lined out a three
base hit just to show the visitors what
they can do sometimes. Score - to
Z in favor of Mayesville.
Only few went over to town today
TO hear the numerous candidates
make known their views as to tie G..
M. L, etc.
Miss Bessie Aycock IS visiting rel
a:.ses IN Marion.
Misses Rosa Cain and Mildred Mel
actt whs, ate%employed in the sewing
cepartn1en. ef Schwartz Bros, are at
home for the summer.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of Interest Condensed and Para
graphea for Quick Reading.

J. W. Irnegan, well-to-do farmer
of Ruffins, Colleton county, killed his
wife and three children and fatally
wounded a fourth with an axe We'd
nesday. He is insane and has been
acting quee:ly for some time.
The Union hose wagon team was
ruled out of the Asneville fremen's
tournament at the last moment be-
cause the team had a negro driver.
Reuben Ford, negro boy of about
1S years OF age, was killed by the
shifting engine at Union Saturday.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway has
begun work on the improvement Of
their large freight yards at Florence.
It will double the present capacity Of
the yard by duplicating the present
yard out of the transfer station.
This will give them storage room for
at least one thousand more cars and
an additional transfer station the size
Of the two they now have. North
bound trains will be made up from
one, and south-bound trains from the
other. The additional tracks, thirty
in number, which will be almost a
mile in length, are 30 be laid to the
north and east of the present yard
Charley Kennedy, a negro so years
old, was taken to Columbia Saturday
by Sheriff Duckett Of Laurens county
to save him from a mob Of iynchers.
He was accused Of outraging a de-
mented white girl.
The publishing house of the South
ern Lutheran church will be estab-
lished in Columbia.
Isaac Knight, who last week as
saulted Mrs. Chaplin in Aiken county,
has been arrested in Barlow, Ca,
and Sheriff Reborn and a citizen Of
Aiken left Sunday morning for Bar
tow to identify the negro. The town
marshal Of Barlow wires that the ne
gro in his custody admits being Knight
and admits the crime.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-18
DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner, July 9.-It keeps
On raining. We had a good rain here
yesterday. Some Of our land is too
wet to plow yet, and it is TOO late to
plow old corn, 10 do it any good, and
what plowing We have been doing,
planting peas, &C., we just stirred the
grass and it is still lr:;.ng-peas, grass
and all together.
Cotton is still small and red. have
not seen any fine cotton anywhere so
FAR.
The finest corn I have seen is at
Mr. Dave Osteen's.
Miss Lucy Ards continues critically
III. 1t is feared that the fever is about
to run into typhoid.
J. N. Geddings, of Levi, Northwest
Manchester, lost his wife On the night
OF the 25th Of June. Mrs. Geddings
was the Oldest daughter Of Mr.. John
m. Ards of Pinewood.
attended the picnic at Bethel on
the Fourth. It sure was a pleasant
affair, though it caused the Death Of
three porkers which were barbecued
alright by Henry Smooth, colored,
and others. The dinner was sure a
success. But those Bethel folks are
too easily pleased. They said that
they intended to make me pay for my
dinner. But I am sure they got
cheated. 1 am in hopes some other
pen than mine will give you fuller
report of the whole picnic than [
can.
Mr.. Duke NJ. I.ackey had a family
reunion on the 4th at his home near
Tindals.
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ESTIMATE ON COTTON CROP
South Carolina Division Of Southern
Cotton Association After Interesting
Figures.

Columbia, July 1.-THE South Car
olina division Of the Southern associa-
ton is now sending out to every cot
ton planter and to all requesting
them, blanks to be filed out in order
that an estimate can be made on the
cotton crop Of South Carolina at the
meeting Of the association at Hot
Springs, Ark, September S. The same
work is being done in all the Southern
States and the officers here expect the
estimate to be very close to the actual
mark. The blank to be filed contains
the amount Of cotton harvested the
previous year and the amount ex-
pected for this year. In the address
issued the association says:
"The last Of September, 1906, will
find the world absolutely bare Of cot
ton. The visible supply will be the
smallest on record. The 25,000,000
bales Of cotton with which the South
has supplied civilization during the
past two years are all consumed. The
United States department Of agricul-
ture estimates that it will require 49,
OO0, 200 bales Of cotton to adequately
clothe the worlds population and the
progress Of civilization is rapidly ad-
vancing the worlds population to the
point at which it will require to be
adequately clothed.
whatever the size of the coming
crop, there is no reason why it should
be sold at anything less than the aver
age price obtained for the last crop,
through the efforts Of the Southern
Cotton association, namely: IL ga
cents and II cents pound. Interest
ed and self-constituted authorities
have Of late been endeavoring to stam-
pede Southern holders and producers
of cotton into the belief that the COM
ing crop was likely to be an abnorm-
ally large one, produced from an
acreage very much in excess Of any
previously planted. This disposition
seems to have penetrated even into the
crop estimating board of the United
States government, who apparently
have not as yet fully emancipated
themselves from the maladroit in
auences which resulted in the scandal
which the efforts Of the Southern Cot
ton association last year disclosed.
THAT the cotton crop for the season
of 1867 is likely to be superaoun-
cant. or even a larger one, the South
ern Cotton association does not be-
lieve. It's reports from its thousands
of members and correspondents
throughout the entire cotton belt IN
dicatas that the increase in acreage
over last year is only 2.52 per cent,
and the scarcity Of labor, the latehess
of development; the excessive rams
in many SecuolS ana uiouSiA' 80 O
region west of the Mississippi valley
foreshadow anything but full yield
for the season commencing septem-
ber 1st next.
The published opinion Of $50
members Of the New York, Liverpool
o,a So,tbern cotton exchanges is that
a crop of about 100000 bales viii
be worth during the coming season
13.3rr cents per pound, and those pro-
aucers who part with their product
for less than this figure are needlessly
curtailing the hard-earned profits Of
thei,, toll and depreciating the value Of
their fellow-producers' crop"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-18
COL. FULLER LEAVES.
Popular Military Man Will Go tQ Staff
College, Fort Leavenworth, kans.

Columbia, July 16.-Col. Ezra B.
Fuller has asked the governor to re-
lieve him as the representative Of the
government in the State militia in or
Ger to accept a, place on the faculty
of the Staff College at Fort Leav-
enwortf, Kans.
The resignation takes effect after
the Chickamaugua encampment. AS
Col. Fuller's work for this year is
practically over, Gov. Hayward will
not ask for mis- successor to be appoint
ed, but will leave this to the choice OF
the next governor and adjutant gener-
al. Col. Fuller's leaving will be re-
gretted throughout the State.
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BROGDoN.

Brogdon, July 117-Mrs. ]. c. Stukes
and daughter, Miss Sudie, returned
this morning from a pleasant visit to
the family Of DR.. Lionel Stukes at
Summerton.
Misses Sudie and Matte Venning Of
St stephens have been visiting rela-
ti1es here.
Misses Susie and Kate Brogdon
ethaye recently returned from a delight
ful visit to the family Of Mr.. 7. c.
Proctor at Charleston.
Miss Mamie Freeland is spending
some time with Mrs. j. A. Blackwell.
Miss Minnie Chandler of Mayesville
is spending this week with her aunt,
Mrs. ". T. Brogdon.
Miss Iva Belle Hughson is at Mr..
j. I. Brogdon's.
Mrs. D. II. Smith and children re-
turned several days ago from pleas
ant visit to relatives and friends at
Foreston.
Mr. Warren Durant and DR.. Edgar
Duraut spent last Saturday in the
neighborhood.
Rev. ]. NJ: Holiday Of Manning
and Rev. Marion Of Sumter visited at
Mr. ". T. Brogdon's on Monday last.
This is our fourth day Of sunshine
and farmers are taking advantage Of
the fns weather to have their crops
laid by. Cotton and corn have been
materially injured by the vast quanti-
ty OF rainfall.
The protracted meeting with the
Graham church begins on Friday next
continuing through the following
week. Rev. NJ. Toler will be assisted
by some other minister.
Our telephone line which has al
ways been so strong and furnished us
so much pleasure ard convenience is
nov perfectly silent, having been de-
mohshed by the electric storms OF
several days ago. It is now ten days
since we have heard a phone bell, or
received call. Indeed we feel quite
,cut off and it is hoped the 'linemen
~if soon reach US and place our
phones once more in position.
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Washington, D. c., July 17.-That

Washington, D. c., July 17.-That
hundreds of japanese have secured
admission to this country By intrigue
during the last year, has been proven
to the satisfaction Of the bureau OF i'm
migration and naturalization after a
careful investigation into the subject.
incidentally the agents assisting the
Immigrants have made large sums OF
money by charging commissions for
their part in outwitt;ng Uncle Sans
law makers and executive officials.
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MAX.

Max, S. c., July 16.-The childrens'
dav at Shiloh last Saturday was a sue
cess and several attended from here.
Rev. Mr.. Beadenbough will conduct
a revival meeting at Nazareth for sew
eral days, beginning on Sunday.
The Knights of Pythias picnic at
Beulah last Friday was an enjoyable
affair.
Farmers are nearly done plowing
for this season. Those that planted
tobacco are curing and some have
been selling.
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THE BANNER YEAR.

Washington, d. c., July 17.-Ac-
cordin, to the preliminary report OF
the interstate commerce commission,
the gross earnings Of the railroads Of
the United States, covering approx
imately $4,000 miles, will probably
show for the fiscal year ending June
goth. an increase Of ten per cent. over
s2,073, ,0Oo,0 900 earned in 1905. This
will prove the banner year for the
American railroads.
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COTTON MARKETS.
Special Agents Appointed to Make
World Wide Investigations.

Washington, D. c., July 16.-Secre-
tary Metcalf of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, has appointed
as special agents to investigate the
markets for cotton products W. A
Graham, clerk, editor and chief of
the American Cotton Manufacturer
and William Whitaker, son of the
chief justice of the Supreme Court Of
North Carolina.
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Do You Want to Voteo

All citizens who have resided in the
State for one year and in the county
sixty days, or who will attain the age
of 21 previous to the general election
in November are entitled to be en-
rolled in Democra tic club and vote
in the primary election. See that your
names are on the rolls five days pre-
vious to the first primary election,
August %, 1906.
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LEAVE FOR r. F. D. MEN.

Having had inquiries from r. F. D.
carriers in different parts Of the State
as to leave of absence with pay 1
will state for the information Of those
interested that carriers will be al
lowed Is days leave with pay after
thev have served II months, effective
Julv 1st inst. Wyatt Aiken.
Abbeville, S. c., July y, 1905.
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The mayor of Mountville wired the
sheriff of Laurens county sunday that
negro row was in progress there.
One negro had been killed.
Mr.. w. P. Pollock of Cheraw, who
is candidate for congress against
Hon. D. E. Finley, was operated on
for appendicitis in Columbia Sunday.
He is in a serious condition.
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LABOR UNION AFFILIATIoN.
The Switchmen's Union With Twelve
Thousand Members Join American
Federation.

Washington, July 16.-President
Gompers announced this morning that
the Switchmen's Union Of North
America, with headquarters at Buffalo
had become affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. The union
numbers $4,000.
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STEEL PASSENGER CAR.
Southern Railway Puts the First Of
Kind Into General Use.

Washington, July 12.-The South
ern Railway has j1st put into service
what is said to be the first steel pas
senger car Tor general use on any
road. 1t is said the car could not be
telescoped and is non-combustible.
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Carping critics are complaining be-
cause Mr.. Bryan had a suit OF clothes
made in Vienna. AS he has been
gone nearly year it would seem that
the critics expect him to come home
in barrel.-Bryan's Commoner.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
NEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
uAL CORRESPONDENTS.
gems OF Interest From all Parts of
sumter and Adjoining Counties.

zoucE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this Office not later than Tues
Eay morning. When the letters are
received Wednesday it is almost an
tmpossibility to have them appear in
the paper issued that day.
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Several days ago upon application
for bail in behalf of Mr.. Robert II.
Covar before Judge Dantzler in
orangeburg an order to this effect
was granted. The amount Of bail was
fixed at $4,000. The bond was pre-
cured without trouble.