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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-24
HOMICIDE IN MARLBORO.
Murdered c. B. ConnOr, Lmmberman
At Madeline.

Bennettsville, Nov. 21.-C. B. Con-
ner, lumberman at Madeline, on
the Bennettsville & Cheraw railroad.
was brutally murdered yesterday
morning by three negroes, Tom Har-
rington, Will Harrington and Ed
Davis.
1T seems that Mr.. Connor suspected
Ed Davis of having stolen a pistol
and when he went to make investiga-
ton the three negroes, who came
from North Carolina, attacked him,
knocked him down and then shot
him twice in the top of the head
with a pistol.
The negroes escaped. Ed Davis
was shot in the shoulder, it is said
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LAND TROOPS IN NICARAGUA
U. S. MARINES MAY BE SENT TO
PROTECT AMERICANS.
Dispatching of the Transport Buffalo
To Panama is Believed to Mean
That This Country Will Throw an
Armed Force Into the Disturbed
TerritOry-Taft, Knox and Coun-
sellOr HOyt Hold TwO-H Con-
ference.

Washington, Nov. 21.-For two
hours tonight President Taft conferred
with Secretary Knox on the Nicara-
guam situation. Counsellor Henry M.
Hoyt also was present Previous to
going to the executive mansion, Mr..
Knox held a conference in his home
with Assistant Secretary Huntington
Wilson.
1t was announced that neither the
Secretary nor the White House would
discuss in any way the pending diff
Guilty with Nicaragua, and both the
President and Mr.. Knox refused fiat
ly to make any comment on their
talk. The only other event of impor-
tance that transpired during the day
was the dispatch OF orders to the
transport Buffalo, on duty on the Pa
cific coast, to sail at once for Panama
from Pinchlinque Bay, California, af-
ter taking on adequate supplies Of
coal and provisions.
This ordering of the Buffalo south
on hurry-up schedule is taken to
mean that this government is making
ready to throw column of United
States marines into the Nicaraguan
turmoil for the protection of Ameri-
can lives and property. While the
five hundred marines are scattered
generally over the Canal Zone they
can be concentrated by means of the
railroad quickly at Panama, where
there are military stores and sup
plies.
Any expedition against Nicaragua
i'm which the marines figure would be
undertaken on the Pacific side of the
Isthmus. The Buffalo would land the
men at the port of Corinto, which is
short forty miles from Managua.
The authorities tonight insist that the
dispatch of the Buffalo is not to be
accepted as meaning that an eXpedi-
ton is to be launched against the Ze-
leyan government, but that the vessel
is ordered in order to be in readiness
should occasion suddenly arise.
The Buffalo carries six guns, is of
6,SSS tons burden and her engines de-
velop S.6OO-horse power. The vessel
will be driven at top speed to Pana-
ma, where on her arrival her COM
mander has been instructed to report
Immediately to Washington. 1
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The President of the Nation on Y. Nj.
G. A. Work.

President w. H. Taft, in his re-
markable tour, has officiated at
several gatherings in the interest of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and has given the most unquali-
fed endorsement to the work of this
organization.
He laid the corner stone of the
new half million dollar Y. M. c.. A.
building at San Francisco. On the
visitors register is the following
entry:
"San Francisco, CAL,
Oct. s, 1909.
ION the afternoon of this day I
laid : the corner stone of the great
structure for the moral protection of
the young men and boys of San
Francisco. It's work will stand for
all that Is best in life.
"San Francisco's greatest assets
are her young men and boys, and
what can be done for their moral
protection and ultimate salvation
from all forms Of sin is the greatest
question that can engage the thought
and attention of this community.
"In this building will be developed
the type Of men that San Francisco
and California must have to meet
their ever-increasing greatness.
ITO the honor and glory Of God
and for the very best interests Of the
city's young men and boys, this stone
on this day, has been laid for the
San Francisco Young Mems Associa-
ton.
(Signed) "WM. II. TAFT,
president United States"
During the exercises he said:
1T is about as hard to put money
where it can do some good as it was
| TO make that money. You can put
all you choose in the Young Mems
Christian Association and get the
value Of every dollar.
This building will fill a want in
society that can be filled on no other
way, Offering a home to young men
| denied one, providing rational
amusement during spare hOurs-the
time the devil always offers his temp
| tations.'
At Memphis on October 27, he
opened the new 100000 Y. M. G.. A.
| building with a golden key and took
| the key with him as q much appre-
| ciated souvenir. The front door will
never again be locked, for in Mem
phis as in many large cities, the Y.
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EGYPT.

Egypt. Nov. 2o.-There will be an
entertainment given at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Weldon on
Thanksgiving evening. Thursday Nov.
Is. 1903. Supper will be prepared
for all. but for the benefit Of the boys
and young men, the girls will be auc-
toned of. After they are sold the
buyer and his girl will be given a free
supper. Come boys and bring your
girls; everybody will have a good
time.
Proceeds to go for Egypt school.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend.
Mr.. A. b. White has gone to Cam
den today.
Mr.. Hub Evans spent yesterday in
this section.
The weather still continues dry.
Potatoes have been gathered. Only q
few peas and some cotton is left to
be gathered.
The health of the community is
very good.
Mrs. 8. A. White Is visiting In this
community.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gibson. of Bish.
opville, spent Sunday In this section
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS.
uEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
loesns OF Interest From all Parts Of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this office not later than Mon
day when intended for Wednesdays
paper and not later than Thursday
for Saturdays issue. This. of course,
applies only to regular correspond
ence. In case of items Of unusual
news value. send In Immediately by
mail. telephone or telegraph. Such
news stories are acceptable up to the
hour Of going to press. Wednesdays
paper In printed Tuesday afternoon
and Saturdays paper Friday after
soon.
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CLUB WOMEN INVITED.
Mrs. Visanska Addresses Open Letter
to Women of South Carolina.

Charleston, Nov. 2O.-All the club
women of the State are being invited
to visit this city in the open letter
below which has been addressed by
Mrs. Julian M. Visanska, President of
the Charleston City Federation of
Women's Clubs, to the club women of
South Carolina.
The exhibition of the Nar,nna: AS
sc citation for the Study and Proven
tlcn OF Tuberculosis will Ia. nrcil 10
the public, in the city of Charleston
from Dec. 18th to Goth.
To all earnest minded men AMI wo-
men and women this announcement
means much. 1t sounds the opening
note Of a cOmmunity's crusade against
an enemy, more destructive than an
armed foe, and yet, one which may
be conquered by the means Of right
living, fresh air and sunshine!
All who saw that portion of the ex-
hibition, shown at the State conyen-
ton, held in Sumter, S. c., last spring,
Will realize the wonderful object les.
son, which the exhibition in its en-
tirety must be, and those who there
heard the address of Mr.. E. G.. Rout-
zahn, the official representative of
the exhibition, will agree that the
series Of free lectures and illustrated
talks, to be given daily by the same
speaker and by distinguished men,
bers Of the Medical Society of Char
lesion, will prove liberal education
on subject most vital to every COM
munity.
On behalf of the committee in
charge of the forthcoming exhibition,
and in the name of your sister club
women of Charleston, I ask the en-
terest and cooperation of every fed
Grated clubwoman in South Carolina
In this fight against the great white
plague" Speak of this exhibition to
your co-workers, as we'll as all men
and women of other organization rs.
Urge as many as possible to visit
Charleston, between Dec. 18th and
10th, that they may see this Won
derful proof of a fight for the health
and life of her children and child
| ren's children.
In thus doing your share to aid in
thes war against the most fatal of
| modern ills; in thus extending a mes
| stge Of hope to the afflicted, of en-
| lightenment to the ignorant, Of a life
| of cleanliness and sunshine to those
who walk amid darkness, filth and
disease, YOU we'll be fulfilling the
| highest and best object for which we
| are bound together--the upbuilding
| of our citizenship and the uplift of
| humanity
SARAH b. VISANSKA,
Charleston City Federation OF Wo-
mems Clubs.
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LYNCHBURG.

Lynchburg. Nov. Ex-senator E.
d. Smith In his handsome and up-to-
date automobile. accompanied by his
popular and efficient secretary, Mr..
c. M. Galloway. made his appearance
In this little town this morning, and
remained here till quite late this af-
ternoon. Mr.. Galloway made friends
Of everybody whom he /chanced to
meet and these two gentlemen. as
usual. were most entertaining. Those
who were 30 fortunate as to meet
them. will ever welcome their return.
Many questions were asked the sem
ator about the holding price Of cotton
which he endeavored to answer. OF
course, the future price Of cotton IL
all conjecture. nevertheless. people
will discuss It and may later on
"cuss'' Il.
DR.. Simmons Of Timmonsville, who
located here some time ago. returned
to his old home-Timmonsvill
where d more lucrative business
awaits him. DR.. Simmons had made
many friends here, who regretted ex-
ceedinsiy to part with him. as he Is
fine young physician and a high-ton-
cd gentlemen besides.
Cotton picking In this part of the
county Is nearly a thing Of the past.
but the prices at which 1t was sold
were most encouraging. but 1t is fear
ed that the acreage will be much in
creased next year. People will 60
Wild over such prices and lose their
heads. At least this will be the re-
suit IL We may Judge from the past.
This has been good year for the
merchants too. as their collections
were fine-many old back debts were
paid.
II the much discussed malady call
cd "pellasra" owes Its origin to. or is
. result Of eating corn meal, II is al
most a miracle that the Confederate
soldiers were not almost exterminat-
cd In the COS for as every old veteran
knows. corn meal--musky old corn
meal. was our principal diet. The
meal was nearly always more or less
stale. with hard Jumps all through It
from the size Of your fist to your
head. Some times "hard tack"
Confederate shingles" weevil eaten,
were substituted. How about this,
you who cling to the corn meal
theory?
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ing cotton.
Large crops of oats are being
planted, on the best Of our lands,
with thorough preparation. There is
more attention given to this crop In
this section than have ever seen be
fore. Numbers are planting wheat
also.
Mr.. w. A. Green attended the au-
tomobile races In Atlanta. From his
reports they were very exciting and
hazardous.
Mr.. ]. Edgar Scott, who has been
In business In Nashville. Tenn, for
the past two years. has returned to
his old home and taken up farm life
again.
Large quantities of cotton seed have
been sold here for $40 and $31 per
ton, and are being delivered as fast
as cars can be provided to carry
them of. Much Of these seed was in
exchange for cottonseed meal, at bet
ter rates than we have ever had be-
fore.
We have had very little rain this
fall. and 1t is very dry and dusty.
The bitches have all dried up, and
the wells are very low. so that we
have to water all Of the stock from
the wells. -
The health Of our community Is
very good.
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In Sumter with friends.

in Sumter with friends.
Mr.. William B. Nelson, of Mont
gomery, Ala, Is expected tomorrow
on a visit to his old home here.
There will be divine services at the
Church Of the Holy Cross on Thurs
day, at 1880 a. m.
During the past week we have had
two frosts, the heaviest this fall, but
the weather Is again quite mild and
pleasant.
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day and every day in the year.

few days ago Jacksonville open
ed it's $25O,0OO Y. M. C. A. building.
towards which one man gave $685.
600. There was room for "a men in
the dormitories and every room was
taken the day the building opened
and there were 25 men on the wait
ing list.
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Wisacky, Nov. 22.-We are having
lovely spring-like weather again, af-
ter heavy frost last week.
The harvest season is drawing to a
close. There Is some scattering cot
ton yet to be gathered. Some farm
ers have finished planting oats. The
acreage will be larger than last year.
1t Is very dry here, not having had
rain In several weeks. Wells are
going dry and oates can't get up to a
good stand.
The health of the community is
very good at present.
Mrs. j. s. Williams and children,
OF Timmonsville, spent the past two
weeks here with relatives, returning
to their home on Saturday.
Mrs. w. III. Shirer and family, OF
Bishopville, spent few days here
with relatives recently.
The Ivanhoe school is in a pros
porous condition and largely attend
ed.
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The Y. M. c. A. building wave is
one Of the most interesting facts of
modern times.
1t is bound to reach Spartanburg
soon and the sooner 1t comes the
better for the city.
Spartanburg must have a Y. M. c.
A. building and good one. 1t
should be built with view to the
city's certain growth, for not one Y.
M. c. A. building in the South has so
far been built large enough-Spar-
tan5urg, S. c., Herald Nov. 7, 1909.
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The profits of the farmer and t1
cost of living in the United States i
pend not upon an increased acre
under cultivation, but on an increa
in acreage yield.-New York Sun.
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Boston has recently bougrA a
$350,000 lot and plans to build an
$S5O,000 new building& 1t needed
half a million in addition to its pre-
sent property. One family gave $780,
600 in momory Of their father and
more than the half million was raised
in fifteen days.
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Kansas City has just moved into
its $365,000 Y. M. c. A. building and
In two weeks 1,41O men took out $40
memberships.
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two-story store building owned
by ID. II. TraXler, was burned in Tim
monsville Saturday. Loss $1,000.
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Honolulu started out to raise
s1So,OOO on October IL and in ten
days had $2O5,OOO.
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Lincoln, Nebraska, needed last
month 500 900 to enlarge their pre-
sent building and William Jennings
Bryan headed the list with $2,5O0.
Before the list could be closed $685.
had been subscribed.
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Pueblo, Colorado, started out Oc.
tober IL to raise 100000 and on Oc.
tober 26-just fifteen days-hat
$4,000 pledged.
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GIVE SON BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Connolly, of 1871
South Seventh street, ave a birthday
party at West End Club Hall last night
in i1onor of the twenty-first anniversary
of the birth of their son, Sylvester
James Connel Y, and his admission as a
partner into his fathers business. The
young man was the recipient of many
handsome gifts. Dancing and bridge
whist occupied the early hours and at
midnight a buffet luncheon was served.
John {. Dolan acted as master of GER
cnlohies.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Dunegan. Mr.. and Mrs.
D.. f. segelke, MIR. and Mrs. Fred
Whitley, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bernz. Mr..
and Mrs. Tunis, Mr.. and Mrs. Soria,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Connolly. Mr.. and
Mrs. William j, Hughes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shea. Mr.. n Mrs. j. l.. Pfeiffer. Mr.,
and Mrs. John Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Connolly, jr.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Connolly. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Dunn, Miss Jennie Dunegan. Miss
julia Duffy, Miss Angela Duffy. Miss
Margery Berg. Miss Noble Cahill. Miss
Anna O'Brien. Miss May OBrien. Miss
Marie Carick. Miss Gertrude Carick,
Miss katherine Hart, Miss Katherine
Connerton, Miss Agnes Luz, Miss Greti
Douahue, Miss Helen Donahue, Miss
Edith Connolly, Miss Teresa Connolly,
Miss Jennie Connolly, Miss Lillian Con-
nelly, Miss Elizabeth Gardiner, Miss
Matilda Hcitzman, Miss Matte Wood
ruff, Miss Lillian Resch, Miss Agnes
Cosgrove, Miss Beatrice Connolly, Miss
Mary Connolly, Miss Laura Connolly,
christopher Halligan, Gerald Halligan,
Richard Mulroy, Harry Conlon, Charles
.Conlon, Arthur Conlon, Joseph Lupo,
John Murphy, Harry Osborne, John
McHugh, William McDermott, Ray
mond Hoy, Joseph Harmon. Edward
McCourt. George Dunegan, Martin j..
Connolly, John Duffy, John Berry, VIII
iar1 Fl, Resch and James Derrin,
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Everybody to Be Given a Chance
to Aid Worthy Local
Charity.
. oMoRRoW will be DAY Nur-
sery Day and every person

TT oMoRROW will be Day Nur-
sery Day" and every person
In Newark, whatever his means,
VIII be given an opportunity to aid the
worthy charity performed by the four
Gay nurseries in the city. Hundreds
of cards announcing this fact have
been printed and distributed among
stores, banks. public buildings and
prominent street intersections where
collection jars will be placed tomorrow
to receive the contributions
The four institutions in charge of the
days program are he, Eighth Avenue
la Nursery, the Jewish S~isterhood
Day Nursery. the Sarah Ward Me-
mortal and the East Side Day Nursery.
Each will place attractively decorated
Jars in its section of the city. The
funds collected will be placed in the
common treasury and equally divided
among the four Institutions. This is
the third year in which Day Nursery
Day has been observed. Last year the
collections amounted to sos. The pub
lie collection is confined to one day.
The day nurseries enable women to
so out to their various employments
during the day and leave their children
at the nursery until their return. For
this a charge of five cents per day is
made, but this does not begin to cover
expenses.
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had not improved at all. his cheeks
redder than ever and folds of flesh
showing under his heavy coarse jaw. I
presume that the primeval ma slew
his rival for the love of a woman when
eve he could, and / never looked at
Grey without feeling his ancient. far
off instinct of murder rise within me,
handed down, perhaps, from some ans
cestor a million years away. 1t was
better a hundred times that she should
belong to Harrison. who, bad as he was,
had heart and soul enough to know
Alicia and to value and guard her as a
precious jewel.
Mrs. Warren did not look in our d.
f~ection. but Alicia saw us and bowed.
Grey's heavy eyes roved toward us and
then passed on; IL we made any impact
upon his vision he ignored it.
'snubbed again. Jimmy
Warfeld, IAN by the future Governor
of Kentucky"
| could not restrain a smile at his
irony. AS If Jimmy Warfield cared a
particle whether a man like George
Grey ever noticed him or not,
1t was a fine morning in late winter.
SO late that spring was elbowing the
old boy hard, and there was a whisper
in the air of mellow days to come.
When I was. not glancing toward Alicia
! was looking out of the window at the
houses and the far hills outlined like
carving in the brilliant morning sun
light. l came back to reality, and as /
turned my eyes / saw Pauline Harmon
in the most becoming of morning
dresses entering the room.
Mrs. Harmon was looking extremely
well, fresh, rosy, graceful and entirely
in command of herself. When I saw
her | glanced instinctively at the Grey
table, and ] caught at once the vivid
impression that was made upon the
face of every n of the three. Alicia
! presumed that she had now learned
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I had gone down to breakfast rather
carly, and Jimmy War1eld and ] were
sitting at our usual small table in the
sen1i-alcove formed by the window and
the wall. We were not talking at all.
each being ~preoccupied, and when we
had been there about five minutes the
GREY family entered all together. for the
first time in days. Under the head
N"Cfrey family ] included Mrs. Warren.
who, in fact, came in first, head erect,
as usual, her gaze turning neither to the
right nor to the left, the very p~ersonih-
cation OF. cool insolence and calculation.
After her followed Alicia, ~singularly
girlish in her sweetness and pallor, but
not without the quiet dignity of a
woman who had suffered and who yet
was strong.
Behind Alicia a full ten feet walked
Grey, a man whom life at the capital
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This year pique has first place in
white materials. and with the graceful
gored skirts of spotless white pipue
we shall surely see snowy pipue shirt
waists. The piuue waist must be OF
fine quality, and should be carefully
cut, with good lines at the shoulders
and not too much fullness around the
waist, or it will be ugly and bulky. 1t
is best not, to tuck pique, but to give
the blouse proper fullness by the cut.
This may be done-as the clever French
tailor could tell you if he would--by
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no more than right to tell you how
affairs arc going"
He paused, as if waiting the word
from me whether to continue or TO
stop. I wished to know, and yet 1t was
deeply distastefuI to me to. hear him
talk about Alicia or the things thai
concerned her. But his pause was only
nomentary, and he went on:
Grey is in a state, hard to describe,
because thai state Is composed of so
many and such differing elements. He
is in a rage at his wife, because she
treats him as one whom she never
saw before; he is In q blu funk lest
he be compromised when he Is In the
public eye; he is chagrined because
Pauline Harmon came here when he
told her not to do so, and, above all,
he is jealous on her account
"Jealous," ] exclaimed in surprise.
"Of whom
Me" he replied, with, a grimace.
your
ment. and I take it as a compliment.
He tried to hide 1t, but he really thinks
] want to usurp his place with Pauline
Harmon. merely because l have been
polite to her once or twice since she
came. What n%onsense. He has far
more cause to be jealous nearer home,
the blind idiot AS If / could put Pau
line Harmon in the same world with
Alicia Grey, a woman who is as far
above her as heaven above he'll, and
who is also more beautiful
My heart had an unaccountable man