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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

Mr.. r. NJ. Ives, the new dispenser
AT MayeSNllle took charge Saturday and
opened the dispcnsary at that place.
1t had been noised abroad that the
dispensary would be re-opcned this
morning and there was cOngrega-
ton Of thirst-tortured individuals
ready and waiting when the door was
opened. Dispenser Ives got busy at
once and handed over the booze with
both hands for the first half hour
Two members Of the dispensarv
board Of Williamsburg County spent
a day in the city last week inspecting
the county bottling works and inves-
tigating the methods Of management
followed by the Sumter County dis
pensary board They were induced to
come to Sumter for information bv
the statement made in his official re-
port by Auditor West, that the aver
age net profit on the dispensary bust
ness wos greater in Sumter county
than in any other dispensary county,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
gross sales in several other counties
were much greater than in this coun-
ty. The Williamsburg visitors were
given every facility in making a thor
Ough investigation and all possible
information was placed at their dis
po@al by the county board. They were
well pleased with what they saw and
learned, and it is possible that they
will establish a bottling plant in Will
!iamsburg.
The local dispensary is doing a
cushing business and the average daily
sales show the effect of the opening of
the cotton season-the cotton picking
season especially.
1t is noticeable fact that the larger
part Of the liquor handled by the dis
pensary is sold to negroes, while the
patrons of the beer dispensaly are
largely white.
The county board will place orders
FOR the ensuing quarters supply on
the Goth instant. Few samples are
sent by liquor houses now.
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Max, S. c., Sept. 9.-Mr and Mrs
Myers Moore, OF Frierson. La. Mrs.
@. w. Matthews, Mr.. Roy and Masters
Warren and Garris Moore. of vii.
mington. y. c.. are visiting relatives
In Beulah and around here.
Mr.. Elliott McElveen. Of Mayesville
passed through here last week.
Mrs. s. Nj. Truluck spent last week
with relatives in Florence.
Misses Eva and Annie Lou Moore
have returned from Wilmington.
where they have been visiting for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. j. p. Truluck. Sr. had light
stroke of paralysis last week.
Mrs. s. NJ. Truluck, Misses Vivian
Brockinton, Bessie Hicks and Pearle
Truluck attended an annual mis-
sionary meeting at Scranton Saturday
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Weekly Weather Bulletin.

For the week ending s a. M. Sept.
3, 1907:
The weather was unusually warm
during the week, the mean tempera
ture having been from three to four
degrees above the normal. The daily
maximum temperatures were in the
nineties. and the daily minimum tenn
peratures were in the seventies in the
southern portion Of the State; in the
central, northern and western por-
tons they We're from to 10 degrees
lower. The temperature extremes were
80 at Saluda on the Sd, ,~and 81 at
Greenville on the 9Th.
There We're generally light showers
on two days in practically all portions
of the State, though a few places re-
ceived no rain. The rainfall was un-
evenly distributed. Widely separated
places received amounts in excess of
the normal. but the average precipi-
tation for the state was below the
normal
The sunshine was slightly above the
normal.
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THE COTTON MARKET.
Advance Due to Steady Cables and
Cooler Weather-Bt Market Broke
Later.

New York. Sept 1O.-The cotton
market was nervous and unsettled
again today, and after moderate ear
y advance sold off sharply. in the late
trading, with the exception of Sep
tember, which closed 2S points net
higher. while the other months were
II to 13 points net lower. Sales for
the day were estimated at $4,000
bales. The closing tone was steady.
The market opened steady at un-
changed prices to an advance Of 3
points. and during the middle Of the
morning worked up. to a net gain of
to points on the active months and
Of 33 points on September. which felt
the effect Of support from parties
who stopped notices earlier in the
lay and absence of fresh business.
The advance was due to fairly steady
cables. reports of low temperatures in
the western belt, buying by yester-
days sellers and support from the
bulls in the nearby months But Of
ferings increased in the afternoon and
the market broke under a renewal Of
liquidation and bear pressure promot-
ed by more favorable weekly bu-
reau report than expected. the fore
cast for warmer weather in the west
ern belt, rumOrs of an easier spot sit
uation, the weakness of Wall street
and uncertainty regarding the action
Of the revision committee which meets
tomorrow The close was about 3 to
points up from the lowest on cover
inS.
Receipts at the ports today 1875
bales against 5,169 last week and
2S,737 last year. For the week 1OO,-
600 against 44.573 last week and
139.16 last year. Todays receipts
at NewsOrleans 615 against BIB last
year. and at Houston $500 against
1878 last year.
Spot cotton closed quiet, 20 points
lower; middling uplands 1906: mid
ding gulf 1880; sales 100. Futures
opened and closed steady.
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PRIVATEER SCHOOL MATTERS.
n statement of Facts Relative to the
Consolidation of the Schools in That
Township.

Privatecr, =. c., Sept. 9. 1907.
Editor Watchn an and Southron. Sum.
ter, S. G..
Dear Sir: Iii your letter from Priva-
teer last week We notice the following
IN reference to the school meetings
which have been held lately:
Tuesday afternoon a self-appoint-
ed committee recommended to the
school trustees that they establish two
graded schools in Western Privateer
But 1t Is hoped that the trustees real
ize that the committee had no author
ity and were not representing the SEN
timents of the majority of the people
concerned
AS I was the secretary of the three
mass meetings held, deem it my du-
ty to correct this statement and give
the facts in the case.
At the first mass meeting, in which
every school in the township was rep
resented the matter of consolidatior
was freely QlScuSSCt ana mOIoN
unanimously passed t. submit the
question Of consolidation t. the patrons
of each school at a reeting at their
respective school houses, and for
them to decide If they wished to con
solidate or conticUe IS heretofore.
All Of the schools held their meet
ings and at the second mass meeting
Of all the schools in the district a re-
port was made from each school as
to its decision.
AT this meeting the chairman ap-
pointed q committee of two from
each Of the schools which voted to
consolidate to meet the following
Tuesday afternoon and decide upon a
suitable location. This committee de-
cided for the Bethel and Ingram
schools to go together and the Mel
lett and Red Oak schools to also
unite. The matter was left to the
trustees as to locations. Respectfully,
r. B. Cain.
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SALEM.

Salem. Sept. 9.-The baseball sea-
son Is over. and the pan out seems to
have been poor this season. If those
who had to pull the clubs out of the
hole. stand by them another season
with prospects Of some luck. they
could not be considered good business
men. But with ball playing it seems
the right thing to do. Much valuable
time has been lost. money spent,
bones broken. faces put on a few, and
so on.
,One aspirant here for professional
honors i'm the person OF Abraham For
tune. colored. while playing ball about
a week ago, broke his leg between the
knee and hip. 1t Is claimed that the
accident was not the result Of a COL
lision. but the bone broke from his
weight, las pounds. while base run
ming at high rate of speed.
Jack fish jumping has been indulg-
ed in lately by some young fishermen
who came out a few nights ago with
about so to their credit.
For the past month the waters Of
Black river which are as black as in
digo and no doubt cause or sug-
gested the name for the streams. have
been muddy. and does not clear up.
The oldest Inhabitants claim they
never saw the water remain muddy
so long after washing rains, as those
that fell during the month Of Angus,
Maj. w. L. Lee has been exploring
parts OF Black river where man has
not been recently, and where nc
says he does not care to go again af-
ter following his needle through this
time. until he can tide across on the
iron horse that he ~ plotting Inc way
for now.
Mr.. HUDSON Warren wears maim-
ed arm caused by collision with a
mower blade that ne encountered in
the dark a few nights ago.
Mr.. u. W. Mcbride came down from
North Carolina on Saturday night to
spend Sunday and Monday at home.
Then on Monday night he will leave
again and 1t will be two long weeks
before his smiling face will be seen
again.
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Wedgefeld. Sept. 1.-THE contin-
ued dry and hot spell Is causing cot
ton tn deteriorate rapidly. and it IL
opening very fast. and little is being
held for better prices. as long as it
brings IL 1-2 and 13 cents.
The only public ginnery here, ope-
rated by Mr., F. E. Thomas. commence
ed on last Saturday and IL being kept
busy.
The Wedgefield school will open on
next Monday with Mr. II. w. Scott Of
Wysacky as principal and Miss Ruth
Harrington Of Cheraw az assistant.
Mrs. ]. II. Aycock. Miss Bette Ay-
cock and Mr. f.. f. Aycock are at
jamestown taking In the exposition.
Mr.. Sam Barfcld. Of Privatcer will
rnu the Triveton ginnery Of Messrs. j.
II. Aycock & Sons.
Mrs. A. f. Aycock, Miss Bessie and
Master Albert Aycock are spending
some time at Rutherfordton. N. C.
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COTTON CROP BULLETIN.
Failing on Attributed TO Lalencss of
Crop-Thc Production by States.

Washington, Sept. 9.-The census
bureau today issued its first bulletin
on the cotton report for the season
as shown by returns from the sinners.
showing a total Of 191,416 bales up TO
sept. !, as compared with 4O7.551
bales up TO the same period last year.
In this statement round bales are
counted as half bales. The great fall
ing off is attributed to the Iateness of
the crop.
The report shows that there were
only 4,O67 ginneries i'm operation Sept.
/, this year, as compared with 6,62S
in 1906. The product by States for
the present year follows:
Alabama 7,345; Arkansas IS; Flor
ida 54; Georgia 1907; Indian Terri
tory 3; Louisiana 112; Mississippi l.
l2S; North Carolina 43; Oklahoma 5;
South Carolina 3,O4O; Texas 145.1O1.
Last year Texas had ginned 32S,5S6
bales before Sept /.
The bureau Of statistics Of the de-
partment Of agriculture finds from
the reports of the correspondents and
agents Of the bureau that the aver
age condition of cotton on Aug. %
was 72.7, as compared with $50 on
July %. 1907; 71.3 on Aug. %. 1906:
12.1 on Aug. 25, 1905, and a 10-year
average Of 74.55. The following table
shows the condition on Aug. % of
th:H Year and of the preceding year.
with the respective l0-year averages:
Aug. % Aug. 25, 1O-yr.
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CATARRH is CCRABLE.
Successful Experiments i'm Abating
and Curing This Disease

Catarrh Is an entirely unnecessary
disease and should not be tolerated
for single day now that Hyomei is
so generally known and has made SO
many cures in Sumter and other
towns.
Until comparatively recent times
catarrh was thought To b. nlood dis
ease and stomach dosing the only
treatment. Modern science finally
disproved this idea Of the cause of
catarrh, and found that it was a germ
disease and. after many experiments.
the remedy was decided to be Hyo-
mel
Hyomei medicateS the air you
breathe; it kills the catarrhal germs;
it heals the smarting and raw men,
branes of the passages in the nose
and throat; it cures all catarrhal trou-
bles.
AS there is life end health in the
air in the mountain-tops where the
pine forests give of their fragrant
and healing balsams, so there is life
and health in breathing Hyomei
There is no need of suffering from ca
tarrh il the simple and natural treat
ment Of Hyomei is used
So sure is this prescription to cure
even the worst cases of catarrh, that
j. F. w. DeLorme sells it under an
absolute guarantee TO refund the
money If it does not do all that is
claimed for it.
9-11&12
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Stateburg, Sept. 1O.-Miss Emma
NJ. Frierson Is at home after a shor,
visit to Mrs. F. H. Mcleod in Flor
ence.
Messrs. Ransom and Richard Rich
ardson. of Sumter, spent Sunday in
our midst.
Miss Julia A. Holmes, OF Macon
Ca. Is at home for few weeks.
Mr.. Matt. Moore returns today from
st. Charles. where ne has been visit
ing friends.
Misses Julia and Anna Burgess
spent Monday In Sumter.
Mr.. Frank Harris. OF Macon, Ga,
spent few days last week with the
family Of Mr.. L. F. Holmes.
Miss Bette Frierson will return to
Pelzer on Saturday to resume her du-
ties as teacher in the kindergarten.
Mr.. Henry Moore is visiting friends
at Boykins
Miss Emma Barnwell returned las,
week from Highlands. y. c.. where
she had been for the past six weeks.
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FARMERS DIFFER.
questions HudsOn's Farming Meth
Ods.
To the Editor Of the State:

To the Editor Of the State:
I feel it my duty to protect my
community against such absurd state
ments as Mr.. Hudson sent you recent
" and was published in the State
have had years OF experience in farm
'ng and I have never been able to
prove conclusiveiy that stunting cot
ton does any good. We want Mr.. Hud-
son to state publicly how many
pounds of lint cotton did he put to a
bale.
He uses from 40 to so bushels of
cotton seed to the acre. and then does
not make as much to the plow as
some of our two-horse farmer renters.
His experience as an overseer for the
last 16 years has been very flimsical
and some Of his ideas have been too
foolish to mention.
Now, Mr.. Editor. will you please
publish this? felt it my, duty to re-
ply.
j. w. Cassidy.
Camden. sc, Sept. 8, 1907.
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turning to Georgia on the Goth ultimo.
He (Mr. Ardis) is speaking of selling
out i'm Georgia and moving back here.
Mr.. Lon Rollins, Of Lancaster coun-
ty, visited relatives at Pinewood last
Friday and Saturday. His wife was
the youngest daughter IF the la:e j.
ID. Weeks.
was in your city for short time
last Saturday but it was so hot l did
not see but little of your city. Had
the pleasure of dining with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Hancock. May their shad-
ows never grow less.
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TINDAL.

rndal s. c.. Sept. 1--WE are glad
% see that our people are getting
aroused upon the subject OF educa-
tAon aud better schools. Several mass
MEETINGS OF our citizens have been
held recently. looking to the estab-
s,shment OF a graded school In our
district. The result has been that our
board OF trustees are making prepa-
rAtions to build two graded scholls In
the township. That the patrons are
willing to consolidate the schools and
send their children further from home
On order TO get better schoi privileges
- indeed commendable and shows
that they appreciate what Is being
done for them and are willing to as
sist In the establishment of better
schools.
The cotton in this section Is opening
very rapidly and the farmers are
making every effort to gather and
market IL as early as they can. there
being no disposition to hold at pres
ent prices.
Misses Blanche Townsend and Ber-
ths Bailey. two charming young Ia
dies of wadmalaw Island, are visit
ing at Mrs. Drane Tindal's. Miss Bal
ley II n sister OF Mrs. Tindal.
We were pleased to see Messrs Bos-
sard Britton and Julius Brogdon. of
the Zoar section. and Messrs. w. X.
Burgess and ]. +. Glenn. OF Sumter,
In our little village sunday afternoon.
We enjoy your visits. boys. come
again.
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EDWARDS.

Edwards. Sept. 2.--we are having
Uome very hot weather at present.
There has not been any rain OF any
oonseQuence In about ten days. The
hrmers have about finished with
their fodder and have begun to pick
cotton. we think the cotton crop
win be somewhat short ,in this COM
munity.
Aessrs. Harry Mcleod. James Jen-
kins and Marion Reames visited here
hst week.
Misses Eva and Loucile Britton are
visiting their sisters In Camden.
Misses Eta Marshall and Lottie
Con. of Bishopville. visited in this
section last week.
Miss vairie Blackwell. Of Darling
ION. Is spending some time with her
sister. Mrs. Baker. at this place.
Mr.. J. w. Weldon and daughter.
Miss Irene. spent Friday In Camden.
Mr.. c. T. Robertson. of smithville,
and wife spent, one day of last week
IN this beat.
Mr. J. C. Mcleod has returned from
the jamestown Exposition. He re-
ports a very pleasant time.
Mr.. w. Nj. Mccaskiil is building a
new gin house. Also. Mr.. C. L. Brit
con 10 preparing to build one.
Mrs. Johnnie McCaskill Is still crit
acaTly M.
Mrs, T. NJ. Grier and daughter. who
Asve been sick so long. are improving
slowly
Mr.. T.. NJ. Grier has gone to Bish-
Spviiie today.
Mr. J. r. Mcleod spent Saturday
h Camden.
Mr.. Hugh Evans. Jr.. OF Rembert.
spent yesterday evening in this vicin-
~.
Messrs. Marvin Weldon and Olin
Munnerlyn attended a game of ball
90 Oswego on last Saturday.
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Mr.. Jennings Recovering.

Orangeburg, Sept. 9.-The latest re-
ports from the home Of Mr.. r. II.
Jennings state that he Is getting along
as nicely as could be expected under
the circumstances. His physicians
say that he will probbaly be able to
come out and attend to his usual du-
ties very soon. 1t will be REMEMBERED
that Mr.. Jennings lost his left hand
and a portion OF that arm below the
elbow in gin accident several days
ago.
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Messrs. Gerald Ryan and Colin
McLaurin viii leave this morning for
Clemson College.
Mrs. Il. S. Barnes has returned
home after pleasant visit to rela-
tives in Bishopville.
Mr. II. ID. Brohun left for his home
at Asheviile. y. c., this morning.
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Last week we reported only one
bale of new cotton. This week it Is
rolling in from 40 to SO bales a day
The farmers are on the right track to
run the market down. lust glut the
market and you will soon see where
the prices will go. The market is
Gator.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
UWWsY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
0Dms OF Ink'rest From all Parts of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.

UOMCE TO CORRESPONDENTS
Nail your letters 30 that they will
ssach this Office not later than Tues
~ morning. When the letters are
ssssived Wednesday II Is almost an
6oessibility to have them appear In
- paper issued that day.
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DARK CORNER.

Dark Corner. Sept. 3.--Hot and
ary u Is In this corner at this time.
C0tton II opening fast. and We are
trying to pick II out fast as We can.
We are needing rain on our gardens.
peas. rice. potatoes and cane. as we
have not had any rain to amount TO
anything in about three weeks. Farm
srs are about through gathering fod-
Der on all their corn. except stubble
land corn. Mr.. Henry Prichard has
thc best piece OF stubble land corn I
have seen this season.
have no sick TO report. Mr.. j. l..
Ards was able To walk from his bed
into the dining room last Sunday. for
tn nrst time since the Fourth OF July
nnse-
Miss Eunice r. Osteen has been
elected teacher OF the Gilgal or Reid
school I congratulate Euni on her
aDpointment
Nr. J. r. Avin and Mr.. J. w.
Osteen were at Mr.. Joe M. Ardis' on
Sunday before last. Who blames
them? I do not. Mr.. A. has had four
~lves and Mr. o. none: so I say. yes.
% where pretty girls are to be seen.
Gus Weeks and little brother. Cor
6ett. visited at Jim Kolbs. near Ram
sey. last Sunday.
Richard Geddings and Lee Shular.
% Pinewood. were up to the Green
land Savannah sunday school last
Sunday morning.
Mr.. VIM. q. Ardis. who lived here
. few years ago. but now Of George
Gown. Ca. visited relatives and friends
hsre and st Pinewood last week. re-
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Corporal G. r. Hardy Of the State
penitentiary guard, was assaulted by
Jailer w. G. Dowie Of the Richland
county Jail. Hardy was badly beaten
in the face.
The police department of Columbia
in being investigated by the police
commissioners. 1t is rumored that a
big shake-up will take place.
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The police department OF Union
has commenced crusade against
blind tigers and gambling.
John Hills. young negro OF Marl-
borO county. was burned to death on
q saw dust pile that was on fire.
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RUSSIANS FORM NEW LEAGUE
TO KILL JEWS.

Car and Other Russian Officials
and Accuse Them of Causing All of
Russia's TrOublcs-NIany Jews Kill
cd in Odessa Already.
Berlin, Sept. 10.-Vengeance on
the Jews for attempts on the lives
Of Car Nicholas, Premier Stolypin
and other high dignitaries is the OBJ
ject of new anti Semitic organiza-
ton which is just making it's appear
ance here. Prominent Hebrews be-
lieve the formation OF the league pres
ages a general massacre Of their peo.
pie. The league asserts that the
Jews are responsible for all of their
country's misfortunes and declare
that Its purpose is to save the empire
from the Jews cOnspiracies. 1t is es-
timated that hundred Jews have
been killed in Odessa within the past
week. and the police are preventing
them from leaving the city. Placards
have been posted in KisheneT and
other towns calling on the populace to
attack the Jews.
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Mr.. w. NJ. Reid has commenced the
survey 'of the proposed railroad line
from here to Tiller's Ferry and from
there he will survey two routes, one
to Bethune and the other to McBee.
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We need badly long distance tele-
phone here. Can't the business men
and DR.. Mcclure combine their efforts
and secure a connection?
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Wife Of Naval Officer Murdered i'm
Her Home at Norfolk.

Portsmouth, Va. Sept. 10.-Mrs
Mary l.. Rorscharch, aged thirty-six,
the wife of Lieut.. Rorscharch of the
United States navy, who is now on
the Tennessee, was shot and killed in
her home here today by an unknown
burglar
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A. w. Bessinger, aged rs years,
was rescued from a burning house in
Eamberg county by an old negro
VINO broke into the burning building
and lifted the aged man out of the
window. Mr.. Eessinger's back and
aead were severely burned.
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BishOpville News Notes.

The contractor has hands cleaning
off the court house lot getting ready
to break dirt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-11

The city council OF Anderson Is
spending $4,000 on street improve
ments.
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j. w. Cassidy.
Camden, sc. Sept. 9, 1907.