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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
MINERS IN HOPE OF PEAs.
Mitchell Expects Satisfactory Conferred" win
OpeSators In February

Wilkes Barre Pa. (SpcciaD .-Presi-
dent Mitchell and other officials OF the
mineworkers union evidently expect tina,
the conference arranged with the anthra-
cite operators February Is, in New York
city. will result in peace, Judging from
the following official utterapce of the
unions publication received by the mine
workers here.
The journal declares it awaits, with
serene confidence the outcome of this
conference, as our delegates are prepsr-
ed to listen 10 reason, TO act with fidelity
and courage and state their case fairly
This manner should, and doubtless will,
prevail.
The conference will go long way
toward establishing permanent peace
Now if both parties will but meet with
open minds. with a sole desire to do even
and exact justice to ell, it is a safe
proposition that friction and harsh feel
ing which have for so many years been
4 blot upon the industrial situation in
the anthracite region will be forever
done away with. Moderation, justice, a
desire to do the fair and square thing
should be the watchwords.
This organization never broke a con
tract. and If the anthracite operators will
enter into one it will help to strengthen
peaceful relations and act as an mpoS-
Sble barrier to strikes or lockouts This
conference shows that business acumen
and common sense have prevailed 1t
also shows that the admirable self-re-
straint and the fidelity with which the
mineworkcrS have observed the awards
during the past three years have had
their natural outcome"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
Gen. Henderson Dead.

Carlisle, Pa. (SpeciaD Gen Robert
NJ. Henderson, hero of the Civil War
and jurist of distinction. as well as scion
of two of. the bcst-known Scotch-IriSh
families of the country, the PsrkerS and
Hendersons, died at his home on his
beautiful estate in the suburbs Of Car
Isle, after having suffered two paralytic
strokes General Henderson was in the
Seventh Pennsylvania Reserves, and up
on retiring from the Army, in o5, was
appointed Judge of the courts Of Daupin
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
Wider Market For Cotton.

The Senate Committee on Commerce
heard arguments by number of repre-
SentativeS of the cotton growing and
manufacturing industries in support OF
Senator Lee s. Overman's bill providing
for the appointment of a commission for
the extension OF American markets in
the Orient.
Among those who presented their
views were Senator Overman Of North
Carolina; former Senator a. J. McLau-
rin. OF South Carolina; Editor William
Whittam. Jr, of the American Cotton
Record. and DIR. J. +. Crowell, statisti-
clan. OF this city.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
Arssncnr vrrtnous words.

"Is the sense of smelling more pleas
ing than the sense of tasting?" was
the subject before a debating club re-
Gently. James Keys, man of few
words. was the last to speak in the
negative, and all were anxious to hear
what he had to say. When the time
approached for him to speak, he rose.
slowly, walked to the other side of
the room and rang the bell. He or
dered glass of hot ~hiskey punch
Fand drank 1t off with great gusto
Then. turning to his opponents, he
tnded the empty glass to the lead
ag dispntan6 and thundered: .Now.
- uaenell It," 1t is almost needless
Raf KEYS carried the decision
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
Pistol Duel RaisL

Montgomery, Ala. (SpeciaD A spec
ial to the Advertiser from Florida, Ala.
says; Grady Miller. the I6-year-old son
of DR.. S. l.. Miller. was shot and killed
by the negro porter of the Lake View
Hotel, There were no eye-wituesses TO
the shooting, but The pistol shots were
heard. A search was made, and nczr
by was found the negro, in dying con-,
d;tioi,. He lived long enough 20 saw ~
he 5H1lf'!sr bad - G
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
Killed Wrong Colonel.

ST Petersburg (By Cabl-Colonel
Prosorovski., chief OF thcgendarmerie
at Pensa. East Russia, blbeen inform
ed by the local revolutjdry organization
that the recent mLrf OF Colonel LIS
sovski. commanding'e Severty-eighth
Infantry Division, bapRoers OF the.or-
gamzation. was a blundetae nad Oeen
p,;staken for Colonel lsovsSi' and
c organizasiopr tns ns;snd la''sr
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
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SEVERAL BURNE
The Richardson Hotel. +
Ing HosieIries, Is
elre-RsPid Sweep of
the Building Cut OFF Thc
Floors. e.

Lowell, Mass. (SpeciaD.- -
sons are thought to have 10.
and more than 20 arc injur
which partially DESTROYED the
Hotel, one of the leading D
IN the city, early Saturday
The FIRE started a few mi
2 o'clock and by the tims
reached the scene the hank
trated to all Of the floors and
was issuing from the windoj
many of the guests in the|
OF the structure had fled to 4
cation.
A second alarm brought J
the hremen within a few 4
dozens OF police officers wed
MiddleseX Street from the
ton The hremen and pol
many guests. 20 or more OF
oeen I'M ured, but during III
hour that the fire was in pro
not known that there had bee
ties.
AT 2.3o O'Clock the 6rem
that they had seen a half d
OF women on the fourth flo,
There is some doubt. hov
the number of fatalities. Ii
that several more persons los
but up to 3 A. NJ. it has bee
to tell the exact number, a
continued to burn 6ercelv in
an investigation was out of
for the time being.
Few of the guests had iii
away any of their clothing
of them left their valuables
In the panic which ensued
excitement attending their c
people were severely injured
The most seriously injur,
moved to ST. Johns Hospit
half ar hour after the fire
more than 20 Of those hurt |
moved TO that institution.
Shortly after 3 o'clock til
two unknown women were re
the burning building. 1t W
lleved that there were NOR
the hotel, but the fire was
fiercely that a search was inn
The Richardson Hotel is
sized structure of brick a
stories in height, with a fla;
hotel IS situated at the corner
sex and Dutton Streets. dire
the AIiddlesex Street Station
ton and Maine Railroad. II
usually largely patronized
cial travellers.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01

A farm hand shucking corn on the
farm of Henry d. Posey. two miles
above Evansville, Ind, came across
an ear of corn that resembles a hui
man hand. 1t has thumb and four
fingers covered with grain. Mr.. Posey,
who has been farming for over forty
years, says he never saw anything
like II before.-Indianapol News.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
Bees Homo in Unused Chimney.

Bees Homo in Unused Chimney.
Willis L. Fish Of Bethel, VT, took
out large swarm OF bees from an un.
used chimney in his house. The
chimney had not had a fire in it for
eleven years. and last summer Mr.
Fish discovered that the bees were
making a home in It. Abort Eve
rounds of honey was found.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-02-01
lioodoo Schooner Caused Storm.

A Portland, Me-, paper gives the fol.
lowing reason sor q recent storm:
The hoodoo schooner Donna T. Briggs
arrived In port Saturday morning and
everyone along the water front is Pre-.
dieting o storm In consequence. Ac.
cording to sailors, 1t Is sure sign
that when the Briggs Is In port it Is
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
A CARD.

To the Voters of Sumter County:
1 beg to call the attention Of the
voters of Sumter county to my card
among the list of candidates for the
office of County superintendent of Ed
ucation in the approaching primary
election. J. have placed it there by
the advice Of my friends in the said
county where I have always lived and
by those in. the city of Sumter where
I expect TO live after December 1st,
1906. and I beg to say to those friends
and the public that if they do not see
me around as often as my opponents
it is because I am honorably bound to
NJ essrs. Parrot and Stuckey to look
after their share crops, ETC., on their
place where I now live and cannot,
therefore, absent myself, as much as
I desire to meet the voters Of Sumter
county before the coming primary.
But I refer those who do not know me
to the banks and business men Of
Sumter with who T deal to ascertain
whatsoever they desire to know con-
cerning my personality. I wish the
Office for the honor it confers, and So
licit the suffrage Of my friends and
the voters of Sumter county for the
same. Feeling that I am capable of
filing it and pledging myself to do so
with all my integrity if elected, I am
respectfully, Charles Plnckney
Dalzell, $. c., Route /. d6t W.T.
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completed ard occupied. Several par
ties are waning houses.
Mrs. \. C. Stack has completed her
new residence. This building is among
the finest in the county.
Mrs. J. P Lawrence and daughter
left this morning for Hendersonville,
y. c.
Mr.. H. B. Richardson, Jr., left to-
day for Chick Springs.
Messrs. E.arby Moses, of Sumter;
Manning Richardson, of Summerton,
and Thos. Richardson spent Monday
in the Sand Hills.
Mr.. L. A Graham, who has been
sick for some time, is able to be out
again.
Mr.. \. c. Stack is erecting a very
neat store on Commerce street.
Miss Jesse Noise, of Sumter, was
the guest of Miss Susan Richardson
last Saturday.
Mr.. r. s. Deschamps left a few
days ago fer Glenn Springs.
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pINEwooD HAPPENINGS.

Pinewood, July Corn and cot
ton crops in this neighborhood have
been very promising up to this week.
The heavy rains will cut our crops to
a two-third crop.
The Atlantic Coast Line has put on
a mail car on trains 46 and ~ be-
tween Orangeburg and Lanes, which
is a great convenience to the people
along the line. The Sumter Daily
Item, if mailed at Sumter at 6 o'clock,
should reach Pinewood the same even
ing at 9 o'clock, also other points
south a little later. This would give
the public along the line ebetween
Sumter and Orangeburg the news
quicker The State and News and
Courier
The .,eople at Pinewood and along
the line between Orangeburg ana
Lanes are indebted to Maj. II. B.
Richardson for this train serv-
ice. Maj Richardson, during his
administration as legislator from
Clarendon. worked har to get this
train service, which he Effected.
Thursday last the Pinewood base
ball rooters went to Sumter to root
for Sumter-Orangeburg vs.. Sumter
the score 1 to 0 in favor Of Sumter.
Of course, this was on account Of
good roofing from Pinewood for Sum-
ter Play ball, Sumter, and we will
10 the best roofing possible.
Levi Bros, of Sumter, are erecting
n up-to-date .ginaery.
Several new residences nave been
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
MANNING NEWS NOTES.
From the Times, July 4.

The sheriff had only one sale to
make last Monday and that was the
lot upon which r. L. Bells shop is
located. It brought s1,1oo.
Beginning. last Monday we have
complete double daily mail service. A
much needed modation that will
be appreciated by our business men.
The electric storm Sunday after
noon was the severest we have seen in
wears and several persons received
electric shocks.
We are told labor is SO scarce that
the Alcolu railroad has been offering
double price for cross ties, trees. stand
ing on the roadside, and cannot secure
the hands to cut them. 1t will be bet
ter as soon as whortle berries and
watsrmelon.s are done. Hire the Man
ming ball team.
Lightning struck an outbuilding on
Mr.. r. H. Davis's place, near town last
Sunday afternoon, and burned it down
Mr.. Davis was sitting on the piazza
saw the flash when it struck the
house and was himself charged with
the electricity. 1t was close call for
him. as the distance from where he
was sitting was but a few feet.
Died last Monday night at the home
of Mr.. r. C. Plowden, near Jordan
Mr.. G. Whitfield Plowden, aged 60
wears. The. deceased was a bachelor
Confederate veteran, was member
of the old Manning Guards, part OF
the famous Hampton Legion. The
burial took place in the Plowden fam
lily burial ground in the Fork.
Dr.. G. W. B. Smith and Miss Glesner
Kefauver, of Hagerstown, Md, were
married at the brides home the 2Sth
inst. Miss Kefauver is charming
lady and made host of friends here
while she was in charge Of the Sum-
merton Mercantile Co.'S millinery de-
partment The couple will locate in
Greenville, where DR.. Smith will prac-
tic. his profession.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
MORE DISEASED MEAT.

Chicago, Ills, July 10.-Secretaly
Wilson OF The department Of agricul-
ture announced today that while the
questions Of the liability of injecting
human beings by passing the tubercu-
lar and "lumpy jaw" meat to the mar
kets for consumption was pending, he
would not instruct his inspectors to
change their custom. This means that
cattle infected with tuberculosis and
lumpy jaw Will be killed where prior
to the denunciation of the practice CT
the inspectors in allowing such dis
eased carcasses to be used for food by
many Of the expert veterinary experts
and pathologists of the country, the
portions will be cut off and
the remainder of the carca sses will
be sent to the markets for tables Of
the consumer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
TIND.AL.
better now

Tindal, July 10.-Mrs. T. A. Brad
ham, who has been in declining health
for several years, died at the home Of
her son-in-law,' Mr.. James T. Brog-
dony on last Friday night.
:. Mr.. c. NJ. Witherspoon spent Sat
urday in Sumter.
Mr.. Harry Hodge, after spending
several days at home, returned to
Draughon's Business College on
Monday.
Mr.. R. H. Broadway is spending
some time in Sumter.
Miss Inez Ridgeway Of Columbia is
on visit to relatives in tbs commu-
munty.
Miss Olga Hodge spent Sunday in
Sumter.
The health Of the community is
very good. We have no sick to report
this week.
Miss Lille Richardson spent Sat
urday in Sumter.
The crops are improving some, but
still show the effects Of the rainy
weather.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
PISGAH.

Pisgah, July 9.-The Fourth passed
of quietly here. The rain pu> .uch
damper on every thing that nothing
was dry enough TO want moisture, so
there was no racket from red eye"
If people who make their living by
farming expect in the future to live
and pay their debts, they will have to
change their system of planting and
cultivation. Big planting is out Of the
question in the future, however hu-
miEating it may be to ones pride to
be called small planter. Labor con-
6itions and the changed seasons will
force a small acreage to the plow.
Up to the rainy season I never saw
the crops in better fix, and have sell
dom seen them in worse condition
than now, owing altogether to the
rain. Corn, generally is a failure;
cotton small, grassy and sickly look
ing. The guano leached out Of the
land, and nothing but natures ma
nure to make the crop on. A few
planted corn on the Williamson plan.
Mr.. II. H. Evans has the finest 1 have
seen. T. NJ. Rogers, ]. L. Gillis,
James Irby and others have fine corn
and their cotton is good for so bad a
year.
Mr.. C. T. Evans and S. B. Hatfield,
Jr., have fine cotton. Cotton can come
out some, but the failure of the corn
~crop is severe loss.
Rev. ]. W. Kenney Of Orangeburg
was here last week and he says the
crops over there are all poor.
Mrs. Gordon Hutchinson is quite
unwell, also several children from va
rious omp.aints.
Mr.. t. W. Hawkins lost a good
mule during the extreme hot weather
not long since, and Mr.. J. L. ellis lost
a fine one last week. We are all sor-
~ for our friends in their losses.
A gentleman and some young girls
carried a. dog to a mill pond to see
him swim and he swan backwards. I
wonder If Dark Corner has ever seen
the like Of that? Tell US friend Joe.
A Democratic club was organized
here last week by authority Of the
.nty Democratic committee with
lie following officers: T. W. Hawk
5ns, president: J. L. ellis, first vice
president; s. B. Hatfield, Jr., secreta-
ry; j. z. DuPre, member county ef-
ecutive committee.
Mr.. Lunpkin showed his sense by
withdra wing from a contest where he
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
MAYESVILLE.

Mayesville, S. c., July 5-It vas
srea+ disar pointraent to the fans taat
tn Summerton baseball team o:d not
show up for the game on the Fourth
s1Sof July, as advertised. A great many
people intended going to Darlington
TO see. the junior Game Cacks do up
McCrllough's pets, but when the
Eame was scheduled, thsy re1n@ined
g. home to see the home talent work.
1t appears that the Summerton nan
asement yired the cancellation of the
game, but the message never arrived
at this point. Several people came
over from st. Charles, oswego, ETC., to
witpess what promised to be battle
royal, but all in vain.
The Mayesville Live Stool, company
have received a carload Of moving
machines and farming machinery. ].
=. Bland, Jr., has just disposed OF
car CT the above goods and A. A.
Strauss is now in the field selling the
Champion goods.
Messrs. Geo. Desehamps, Hawkins
Corbet and Andrew .Mayes are in Sum
ter today, taking in the baseball
game.
Mr.. A. A. Strauss is spending the
day in Sumter. Mr.. Strauss is a warm
fan. Today he takes in the Sumter
Camden game.
Mr.. Robt.-J. Mayes, ST., is now at
home, after a. few weeks at Cleye-
land Springs. Mr.. Mayes is looking
mach better and his vacation seems
to have driven away his malaria,
which reigned over him some days
past.
The Mayesville Founders, the col
ored baseball team, played against
Timmonsvilleson the morning of the
Fourth. Mayesville was victorious to
the tune of to 2.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
PRIVATEER.

Privateer, July 3.-Miss Irene Car
rett and Mr.. Morgan Johnson were
married Thursday afternoon at the
home of the brides father. Rev. /.
p. Lide ohciated.
The Rev. Tune, of Alcolu, spent
Sunday at Mrs. S. J. Bradford's.
Miss Daisy Lide is visiting friends
.and relatives in Hartsville.
Mrs. S. H. Ramsey, of stateburg'
gpent several days the past week with
her brothers, Messrs. W. S. and w
ID. Lyman.
Miss Rosa Kolo and Mr.. EDDIE
wise, of Packsville, were among the
y sitors at church Sunday afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
IONA.

Ionia, July 6.-There has been so
much rain here the crops are almost
drowned out. A lot of land is SO
boggy that it cannot be ploughed-
Cotton suffers more from so much
rain than any other crop. Grass just
cannot be killed, it is being knocked
about to keep it from growing. Cot
ton is behind last year at least 80 per
cent in this section.
Politics are warming up in our
county (Lee) now. We have five
candidates for the legislature all in
favor of the dispensary. Now we are
in favor of prohibition and if we can't
get that then the next best thing is
local option, but as yet we have no
candidate on our platfrom. There are
three for the senate, one local op-
tionist, and I will vote for him.
Mr.. D. K. Matthews has gone to
Hartsville to visit friends.
Mr.. S. J. McCaskill and Mr.. D. n.
Matthews, who have been visiting
friends at Stateburg, have returned
home
There will be childrens' day exer-
cises at Mizpah church the third
Sunday in this month. AZ the same
time the protected meeting will begin.
Little Dalton Ford, son Of Mr.. T.
P. Ford, has been very sick, but is
better now
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11

John Carter, colored, was killed in
Lexington county on Sunday by Jim
Porter.
Cojah Williams has been arrested in
Spartanburg for the abduction of Miss
Corrie Waters. a 13-year-old girl of
Woodruff. This is the second case of
the kind in Spartanburg county with
m week.
Ben Lanford and Tom Williams
were acquitted at Aiken of the murder
Of Mrs. Cecilia r. Wilson at Beech
Island. The murder Of this lady re-
mains a deep mystery.
John D. Bell. clerk in the Carolina
National bank at Columbia, has been
appointed secretary pro tenn of the
State Democratic executive committee
to take the place of ]. T. Parks, de-
ceased. Mr.. Bell has for some time
been acting as assistant secretary.
As a result Of the award Of book
contracts by the State board Of edu-
cation a temporary injunction has
oeen secured by some Of the disap-
pointed bidders from Associate JUS
ice Woods; ana hearing Will be had
This week
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Bids for Sites are Called for and the
Plans and Specifications are Being
Prepared.

Washington, July THE office of
the supervising architect of the treas
ury is busily engaged in putting int"
effect the omnibus public building law,
recently passed by congress. Advertise
NETS are being sent out at the rate Of
20 or 25 a day asking for BIDS on the
sites for buildings authorized. In
those cases where sites are already Sc
cured and appropriations have been
made for buildings, the plans are be-
ing prepared.
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Max.
weather.

Max, S. c., July s.-Mr. B. c. Tru-
luck left this morning for Glenn
Springs and may extend his trip to
other places.
Mr.. Fred Truluck will teach sing
ing at Workman, commencing this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby Williams. Of
Tampa, Fla, also Miss Hettie Tom
linson, OF New Zion, are visiting rela-
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Minis girl baby,
also Mr.. and Mrs. John Lemons fine
boy are new additions to the family
of the respective parents.
Saturday, the 14th, will be chill
drens' day at Shiloh.
The Fourth passed off very quietly
about here.
DR.. Jacobs and Mr.. S. c. Carraway
of Beulah attended the celebration in
Darlington.
The old soldiers annual picnic will
be held at Beulah Saturday, the 21st.
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would have been Overwhelmingly de-
feated. After all he has done, Till
man should receive the unanimous
endorsement of the people for reelec-
ton.
The legislature is the power to set
tie the liquor question, and there the
fight should be made, for or against
the system.
Rev. Mr.. Cole preached fine ser
mon at Pisgah church yesterday. He
is very much admired as a man and
preacher.