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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22
LEXINGTON SHERIFF SHOT.
SHERIEF u. III. CORLEY SERI-
OUSLY WOUNDED BY NEGRO.
Posse Pursued Fugitive All Of Yester-
day But Failed to Capture Him
Lynching PrObable If Negro Is
Caught.

Lexington, May 19.-Sheriff p. II.
Corely is lying at his home suffering
from desperate gunsLot wound,
while a posse OF several hundred de-
termined men is securing the country
hunting for his assailant, Ed Bynum,
a negro. whom the sheriff attempt
ed to arrest at an early hour this
morning. Bynum was a cropper on
the plantation of Mr.. c. w. Caugh-
man, about a mile and q half from
town. Yesterday the negro gave up
the crop, it is said. and Mr.. Caugh-
man ordered hands to go to his field
this morning and take charge Of the
crop. Bynum interfered and ran the
hands out of the field with his gun.
Mr.. Caughman had a warrant issued
for his arrest, and the same was
placed in the hands Of Sheriff Corley
for execution. When he went to the
house of Bynum to serve the war
rant, the negro shot the sheriff
through window, with about No.
shot. Sheriff Corley returned the
fire with his rifle, but his aim went
wild. The entire load took effect in
the right side Of Sheriff Corley's face
and breast. His right hand is COM
pletely riddled with shot, When the
sheriff saw that the negro was going
to shoot he threw his hand to his
face and this, in all probability, is
what saved his life. Bynum escaped
at once.
The news spread rapidly and in
less than an hour hundreds were on
the scene. The sheriff's bloodhounds
and the blood huonds from the
chaingang were carried to the house,
hut they failed to carry the trail sue.
cessfully. At o'clock the dogs from
the penitentiary were brought over
in an automobile in charge Of Capt.
Roberts.
All kinds of reports have come to
town since the shooting. The negro
has been tracked to Barris, a little
station about four miles above Lex
ington, 1t Is said, and 1t is reported
that he scured mule from his
brother and made his escape. He is
| a desperate character and has been
In trouble before. He Is described
as being bright mulatto about six
| feet tall.
Sheriff Corley is resting as we'll as
could be expectd and the outcome OF
his injuries can not be determined at
this time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22
WE'LL DESERVED.
The Praise That Comes From Thank.
full Sumter People.

One kidney remedy never fails.
Sumter people rely upon it.
That remedy is Doans Kidney
Pins.
Sumter testimony proves it alwa! =
reliable.
p. r. May, lis E. Liberty ST.. Sum-
ter, S. c., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills
proved more beneficial to me than
anything | had previously used. Two
years ago / was injured and as the
result my kidneys bothered me d
great deal. My back ached severely
ana / had such pains through my
ioins that l could hardly move.
tried prescriptions and liniment and
TOOK several other remedies but did
not receive relief. My kidneys were
very weak and the secretions contain
ed dark sediment and We're irregu-
lar in passage. L could not rest we'll
and If l attempted to lift, sharp pains
caught me through my loins. Since
using Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
AT China's drug store, the backache
and lameness have all disappeared
any my kidneys are more normal. |
feel fifty per cent better and it there
tore gives me pleasure to recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Puffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name--Doan's--a
take no other. No. 10.
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Rembert. May 19.--1t has been
very dry here ever since cotton was
planted. and good stands are report
cd everywhere. but the dry spell was
broken yesterday afternoon by one OF
the heaviest rains ! ever saw In this
section. with some hail, but no dam
age to crops. only by washing and
as II is early the washed out places
ran be repianted In time for a crop.
The oat crop is better than usual
end In nearly ready to harvest. In
fact. some are being cut this week
but by next week all will be gath
cred.
Corn stands IRE generally good and
most OF our pLinters here are plant
Ing on the Williamson plan. which
will receive the first application of
fertilizers next next week.
The Sunday school here at Nc
I<eod's church will celebrate chill
dren's day here at the church on Sat-
prday. June 12th. The children are
now practicing their pieces and a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22
PISGAII.

Pisgah, May IA fine rain fell
In the Rembert section yesterday af-
ternoon. 1t was needed on oats and
gardens. Hot dry weather is the life
Of young cotton.
Cotton chopping the first time is
about finished. and several have start
ed back
Labor is plentiful. but the quality
Is as usual, poor.
The main cause Of the peach trees
dying out Is that they are grated.
No grated tree will bear more than
two crops before it Is gone, or such is
the writer's experience.
Judging from the apparel of some
Of our ladies they evidently don't be-
lieve In the old saying "that beauty
unadorned adorns the most" Some
of their hats should be sent to the
next worlds exposition as specimens
OF beauty in size and shape. Because
Queen Alexander and Empress Au-
gusta should wear a certain style
Is no reason that American women
should go cranky to adopt every
fool style that comes along. Benja-
min Franklin stood in his plain
clothes before the naughty French
Court clad in gold laces. the peer of
them ALL hope the power that
shapes the ladies' hats will adopt a
size that we can see the preacher
when sitting In the back of the
church without feeling that We are
behind Spanish breast work of
tangled wires and shapes.
Here Is the finest one I have read
of In a long time. II will do anything
I can to make the South blossom as
a rose" SO said Senator Aldrich.
chairman Of the finance committee of
the Senate. II any Of you readers
know anything to beat this let us have
1t.
am authorized by the teacher OF
the New Hope public school. near
Bordens. to say that basket picnic
will be held In connection with the
closing Of the school on the 2Sth
inst. and the public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Lee County Baptist Union will hold
its next session at Swift Creek
church on the 2sth and s0th inst
,, The program is quite varied and in
| teresting.
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would be killed Immediately. but Ia
tel intelligence was to the effect that
this rumor was unfounded. The de-
MAI Of the rumOr came from Clerk
of Court Frank Shealey of Lexing-
toh' py phone to Mr.. a. j. Bethea,
private secretary to the governor,
who kept closely in touch with the
situation all yesterday. Conserva-
tive citizens Of Lexington who were
interviewed did not think a lynching
likely, but were of the opinion that
were the negro to show any resist
ance he would be shot down.
Late last night Sheriff Corley's
condition was reported to be serious.
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very pretty program will lie present
ed. This school has invited the Pts
gah school also Bethesda Sunday
school to unite with them and the
exercises in the morning will consist
la carrying out the program for the
little folks. after which a basket pic
mic will be provided and a good din
ner for all. In the afternoon several
speakers have been invited and talks
on the Sunday school work, will be
delivered.
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COUNTY correspondence.
uEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE.
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22

Columbia, May 20.-Up to a late
hour last night no definite informa
ton could be obtained regarding the
whereabouts of the negro, Ed By
mum. who shot Sheriff Corley yes
terday morning.
One report over the telephone
from Lexington was that it was then
thought that the negro had been
caught at Bars, near Lexington, and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22
Marvellous Prescription for All Stom.
ach Distress.

Rejoice and be glad ye army of
nervous wrecks Of dyspeptics.
No more will you need to exclaim
in that hopeless tone, "Oh my poor
old stomach"
For DeLorme's Pharmacy has
prescription that turns old stomachs
into new ones and sour stomachs into
sweet ones in a week.
There's happy days ahead for you
ond for your poor old fiabby tired out
stomach If you just won't be obstinate.
Just go to DeLorme's Pharmacy to-
day, lay down so cents and say I want
box Of Mi-o-na tablets made from
the most successful prescription for
indigestion. catarrh of the stomach
and all stomach distress the medical
profession has ever known.
And just take one or two tablets
with or after meals for a few days
and then if you don't agree with US
that Mi-O-na is a marvellous prescrip-
ton tell DeLormes Pharmacy and
they Will give you your money back.
We'll leave it to your sense IF fairness
whether that's a square deal or not.
Mi-o-na tablets promptly relieves
belching, heaviness, pain in stomach,
heartburn, sour s,omach, foul breath,
and coated tongue. Give them a trial
and chucllle with pleasure. Mi-o-na
whore
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22
DALZELI.

Dalzell, May 20.-We are very busy
now, at least the farmers are. Cot
ton chopping is still going on yet,
though some have finished getting
over, others have not finished yet, AMI
while the crop Is growing some now,
the grass IL growing twice as fast. so
IL we see anyone not at work now we
know its because he don't want to
work and not because he has nothing
to do.
Our merchants are not kept very
busy now. but trade is picking up
some since the cotton chopping has
been in progress.
Oats are beginning to ripen now and
most Of us are thankful they are. At
the price corn Is bringing now those
who are so unfortunate as to have
to buy need some help and the oats
come In the right time.
Dalzell is improving some now.
Mr.. E p. Scarborough is adding
some nice additions to his house,
which will improve 1t considerably.
The new Methodist church Is going
up right along now. which will add
much to Dalzell and make a more
desirable community.
Now IL some Of our young men will
get married and build nice homes
here II will add still more. There is
about thirteen young men around
Dalzell. IL each would build nice
Rome for some one 1t would add
much to Dalxell and they would be
Milling a useful place in life.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church had an ice cream festival at
the school house at Dalzell on Friday
night last. which all enjoyed and the
proceeds amounted to about twenty
eight dollars. which goes toward help-
Ing pay for the repairs on the church.
Rev. F. G. Whitlock was accom-
panied by Rev. Mr.. Philips Of the
Fort Motto circuit on Sunday. Mr..
fninps hlled the pulpit at Providence
ana preached good sermon on
Sowing and Reaplng."
Miss Lena Wingate's school will
close on Friday. the 21st. Miss Win
gate has made good teacher and
VIII go to her home at Rock Hill with
our best wishes.
Miss Pauline Woodley, OF Sumter,
visited In the community last week.
Mr.. J. NJ. Woodley, OF Sumter. was
In our midst on Monday last.
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! BIsHOPvIIILE.

Bishopvilie. s. c., May 1s.--The
frtends and acquaintances by contact
o. reputation. OF Mai. Wilson are in
ezpressibly shocked and grieved over
the most unexpected end OF a repre-
sentative and useful citizen.
We had an extraordinary accident
here yesterday. Mr.. ". Brady and
HI wife. q bride OF a few days. were
sut riding when the horse took fright
and boltcd across tho side walk and
1eaped over a broad. deep ditch. leav-
fng the buggy In the ditch. without
an5uring either occupant of the We
n1cIe.
A band Of bandits was discovered
here Yesterday who were systematical-
n and scientifically robbing several
srocery stores while acting as porters
and four arrests followed.
The writer Is thus reminded that
The servants az the president. cabinet
o0cers and assistants are negroes and
HI have two OF more carriage horses.
and these negroes have full charge Of
purchasing food for The horses and
Broceries for the resid snces. and that
y takes about $1,000 a year to feed
sps horse and the families of the Of
1csrs mentioned In proportion. and
That these negroes run wholesale
Grain and hay establishment and drive
tneir friends around between hours In
~ aforesaid equipages. 1t IL also
fVther thought that these same ne
gro servants will eventually bankrupt
ehs United States government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22

Max, May 20.-Mr. Tapscot, of
Stauton, Va, who Is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. NJ. L. Chandler was a,
Bethel Sunday.
Mrs. LoCost has returned to her
home at st. Charles.
Misses Mozelle. Marie and Lille
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22

Privateer. May 1s--we had q fine
rain yesterday evening which was
very much needed. All crops were
worked up nicely and are looking
me. The farmers met at the Pip
kins school house Friday afternoon
and organized n farmers union. The
next meeting Of the union will be
On the 2sth.
Miss Matte Thomas who has been
spending some time at DR.. r. b.
rurman's leaves for her home in
Charleston today.
The health OF the neighborhood is
good. No sickness that We know Of.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22
EGYPT.

Antioch, May live are having
, very hot weather now. It's f,ne on
cotton The dry weather Is very bad
- corn and the gardens. Vegetables
Aofs now In abundance. There win be
uDns fruit this year.
On account Of the sickness of Rev.
,, =. Strickland there was no preach
Nc at st. Johns.
N Ur. J. w. Weldon and daughter,
H. Irene. also Miss Dorothy Nap
o3sf attended, basket picnic at the
rate Farm Saturday. They report a
me time.
Little Alma PEBBLES. who has been
ssck for several weeks. we are glad
% say. is slowly improving.
; Mr. J. r. Mcleod spent Saturday
in Camden
There will be o meeting at Smith
vsals next Friday. the 2lst, to org,.-
niss an anti-saioon league. A large
crowd II hoped for.
Ar. y. q. PEBBLES was In Camden
Friday.
Mrs. c. A. James and Mrs. ]. w.
Unison spent Thursday and Friday
With their father. Mr.. J. w. Weldon.
Dr. T. ID. Foxworth Is spending the
oay In this place.
Cotton chopping 10 about over.
Oats will soon be ripe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22

The city council of Aiken refused
to pass an ordinance requiring drug
stores to close on Sunday.
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Truluck returned home yesterda,
from Limestone College.
Heavy rains fell here yesterday and
still there are appearances Of much
rain today.
Mrs. Junius Finkley, Of Hyman, is
visiting relatives at Mott Bridge.
Eugene and Marion Tomlinson. of
Olanta, are at their uncle's, Henry
Tomlinson. helping on the farm since
school closed. They are industrious
boys.
Mrs. B. c. Truluck has returned
from a weeks visit with relatives in
Clarendon.
Farmers are setting potato draws.
going to mill and to the store.
Rex. Mr.. ]. A. M. Carraway's dog,
caught an opossum that had gone for
a chicken. no doubt, one night re-
Gently, near the yard.
Early planted oats are ripening.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22

Florence will have a music festival
May "a and 25.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-22

j. w. Little, manager Of the Eddy
Lake Lumber Company near George
town, had his hand cut off in a piece
OF machinery recently.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-14
The OLD ss7yZE 7H6zIA70R MN ls4LS zzA7
REOll,1ED "a sc RESET 6Y/z,4AD


even though the same persons were given the
care of the offices connected Herewith, they found
themselves at within a few days Now. how
ever, the permanent census bureau makes the
counting of the population business for all time
with Uncle Sam and this gigantic job will be
given the attention of his weather eye from day
to day. though the fruits of the work will be
thrust into the public gaze only once in ten years
Men who are experts on taking the census OF
countries declare that the system by which the
government will take the count in 1910 is admit
teddy model which the whole world should fol-
low, if il would be as npto.date as this corner
Another project is on foot to-day which will great
ly facilitate this census program. That is the
erection of a permanent home for the populations
counters If congress allows Director North TO
such edfce. it will be specially
sructed statistics manufacturing plant In
communication TO congress Director North sets
forth his plans. He plans 10 cxpend the sum OF
$G75,0OO the purchase of a site and for the six
story tireproof building upon which he is laying
his program This he says. will provide ample
accommodations for the 5000 persons who
engaged in This work from year to year
To-day, If you to visit Washington. and
wished 10 see the census bureau, YOU would be
led to onestory brick structure which was
erected for the tabulaion of statistics in 1900
One great space problem which the government
faces is the storing of census reports and this
took up just about all the room OF the old slllc
lure, so lllal uoSt OF tHe GERMS anu utiltI liep
had be accommodated elsewhere. 1t
Gently estimated that it would house just about
one-fourth OF the clerks needed for the census
next year
The great army of houseto-lousc canvassers
who will count you and your family in 1910 are
not as yet estimated by Director North, but
ii is recorded that man counts only about
10000 persons many of them counting less in the
small space OF time allotted 10 the tabulation.
Thousands upon thousands of extra will
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-14

complete. satisfactory census of all the souls in the
country. no adequate plans We're made when the
republic planted on this side of the Atlantic.
For that reason every decade hurry and
scurry to count the population. great confusion,
distress in some sections and general prevalence OF
conditions bordering chaos. So for more than
century it continued thus each Year for the pre-
ceding administration, IT. is stated did not care
about giving the next successful party anything up
which the caption of "spos' might be hung.
IL is declared.
So nobody went after real census system very
strongly.
But modern ideas have been injected into the
counting process and the gigantic move for per
manent bureau having succeeded, are to
have census which will ennmeratc speedily. ac-
curately and give results TO the people In the
shortest possible time The establishment of per-
manent bureau will also bring about tho perfection
OF more accurate, faster and lar better ideas at
later dates. Each decade will changes for the
best it is declared by hose in power at Wash
ingtOu.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-14
vHr not own llnD7
ONE OF THE sEsr WAYS 70
MAKE MONEY is TO INVEST
IN WESTERN CANADA.

= '>l>Nep. down III the nature OF every
10 own some land. \ writer in the
Iowa State Register thus tcrsely eA
presses a we'll known truth The ours.
ton is where is the best land to be
had Al tbs lowest prices. and this the
sa;lle writer points out in tho same ar
ucle. The tact Is not disguised that
tlie writer has n personal interest in
the statement OF his case. and there is
no hidden meaning when he refers to
Western Canada as presenting great.
eft possibilities than any other part III
the American Continent, To the man
livelihood and possible competence.
w HAT interests one are the arguments
advanced by this writer, and when
fairly analyzcd the conclusion Is
reached that 10 matter what personal
interest tho writer may have had. his
reasons appear 10 have tho quality Of
great suundness. The climatic condi.
lions of Western Canada are FULLY rs
good rs those OF Minnesota the Dako-
tas or Iowa. the produetiNcncss OF the
SOIL Is as great. the social conditions
are on II parity, the laws arc as well
In addition To these the price of land
is much less, caster TO secure So. with
these advantages. why shouldn't this
he offer OF Western Canada be
embraced. The hundreds OF thousands
of settlers now there, whose homes
appear 10 BIZ are satisfied. Once in.
awhile complaints are heard. but the
Canadians have never spoken OF the
country Us an Eldolado no matter
what they may have thought The
writer happened to have at hand IA few
the United States. from which one or
two extracts are submitted. These go.
TO prove that the writer In the Regis
ter has IA good basis of fact In support
of his statements regarding the excel
lehcy OF IN" grain growing IL GA OF
Manitoba. saskatchewan and Alberta.
On the 10Th of April OF this year w.
X Conlcy. OF l.oughced, Alberta, wrote
u friend In Detroit He SAYS: Tho
weather has been just tine ever since
came here In March. and I believe
one could find II he wanted to some
small lunches of snow around the
edge OF the lake There Is IA frost near
ly every morning: ut sunrise IL begins
tn fade away. then those blue flow
crs open and look as fresh as II there
had been no frost for ia week !.
There is no reason why this country
should not become Il garden of Eden
the wealth is IN tho ground and only
needs II little encouragement from tho
government TO induce capital in here
There is everything hero to build
with: good clay for brick. coal under.
meath. plenty of water In the spring
lakes, and good springs coming out Of
tho banks"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-14
Cultivate the Open Mind.

President Eliot says the open mind is a fruit %
culture. And it is likewise. Christian virtue The
man with an open mind is agreeable person. He
is just and kindly. One talk with him with
pleasure, for can be quite sure. ii the mind IS
open, there is prejudice, envy ill-wl there.
The open mind is where the truth is welcomed and
where it is not tainted with meanness of any kind
AS a general thing, the more ignorant Il person
is the tighter is his mind closed. He thus becomes
exceedingly absurd, and consequently pitiful lie
loses influence and in time respect. He likes to say
his mind is made up, which means that the doors
and windows of his soul are shut ana no more light
will be let in
That is bad situation for person 10 sct in
II is full of cold gloom pessimsm and maIign med.
iations; and stands in the way OF the world getting
better And who wants to be such an obstruction
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-14
Big Game ana Disease

ease which are not spread By the
tsetse Although civilization and big
game cannot exist together, he thinks
that the proposed Wholesale destruc-
ton all over Africa would be quite un-
justifiable. AS the new country is di-
yided OF into farms, the big game
must go, but the process should be
gradual one. applied only as the ex-
igenctes demand. For at least thou
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-01-14

Fancy city of $4,000 inhabitants,
guileless OF street cars and omnibuses
ethe steam tram line from Franeker
halts discreetiy within the town, cas-
1ly encompassed In an hour. for its
singel, its old moat which it has not
yet greatly overstepped. is not three
miles in extent; city without great
noise or confusion save upon market
days, and clean, quiet streets lined by