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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-11

Edgefield MOurns Son Whose Life
Lent Lustrc to Her Name and Scat
tered Joy Among Her People.

Edgefeld, Sept S.-Col. James T.
Bacon died at $50 o'clock this after
noon. The funeral will be from
Episcopal church Friday at II
o'clock a. m.
Col. Bacon had been i'll a, his
home here fer several weeks.
Col. James II. Bacon was the best
known and most universally beloved
man in the county and his name was
synonymous with all that is pure.
generous, noble and good. Col. Ba-
con had attained his 18th year. He
was descended from splendid revolu-
tionary stock. His ancestors ca
from Virginia. where the family had
been prominent among the colonists
for over century. Edmond Bacon
for many years a brilliant member of
the Edgefeld bar and the Ned
Brace" in Longstreet's Georgia
scenes, was his grandfather. Edmond
Bacon, although Georgian by birth
IN early life moved to South Caro-
lima and he with Col. Arthur Simkins
settled the town of Edgefeld. He
had four children, the second, Ed
mond Speed, being the father of She
subject of this sketch, his mother be-
ing Sarah Bacon, a cousin to her hus-
band. she having married twice her
last husband being the Rev. Arthur
Wigfall
The Bacon family has been closely
connected with the county's and
states history. Col. Bacon had one
brother. Hon. John E. Bacon, who
was secretary Of legation at ST. Pc
tersburg when Gov. Pickens was
minister, and afterwards minister 10
Uruguay and Paraguay under Presi-
dent Cleveland, and full sister. Mrs
Baker Of McClellanville, and two
half-sisters, Mrs. Kate w. Cheatham.
Of this place, and Mrs. DR.. Trezvant.
formerly Of Columbia Col. James
7. Pacon was born here and his long
and useful life was spent amidst the
scenes of his nativity.
After receiving an academic educa-
tion at this place he completed RS
studies in Germany, making a spe-
cialty of music, in which he excclled.
ana which was one of the joys Of his
beautiful life. After his return from
Germany he taught music here ana
at Anderson, but it was to journalism
that he devoted his splendid talents
in which field he won for himself a
name and reputation, seldom equal
co IN this country. After serving with
conspicuous bravery in the War Be-
tween the States he returned home
and assumed the editorship of the
Edgefield Advertiser and the files of
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RAILROADS MUST REFUND.
Interstate Commerce Commission Is
sues Decree i'm Central Yellow Pine
Association OvercIlarge Case.

Washington. Sept. An order in
Volving approximately $1,000, 900 in
reparation was issued today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission 1T
included claims in what is known as
the Central Yellow Pine Association
territory-LOuisiana, Mississippi and
western Alabama-and involved 2
refunding of amounts paid by q large
number of shippers of yellow pine
lumber from the territory to points in
other States on which an overcharge
OF cents per 100 pounds was col
lected by various railroads.
The settlement of the cases was
made on the same basis as that eff
fected in the yellow pine lumber cases
in other territories of the South. 67
per cent. of the provable claims being
allowed.
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OUR SUMMERTON LETTER.

Summerton. Sept. 9.-Until yester-
days good rain there had been noth-
ing more than an occasional shower
in this vicinity since the cotton sea-
son opened; the drought although too
continuous for most purposes has en-
abled uninterrupted harvesting for
several weeks, and consequently the
cotton receipts have so far been all
but phenomenal. That deterioration
has taken place is an unquestionabe
fact. but the price received should
make up for all deficiencies. Wheth-
er warranted or not the Summerton
market on Tuesday reached the high
point Of 12 1-2 cents. which was, of
course. the result of sharp compe-
tition. That was not a representative
price and was only paid for very
few small lots. Even at 12 cents,
which seems to be the prevailing
price today, our farmers are hurrying
their cotton to the gin with q view
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Dark Corner, Sept. Tt surely Is
Cry and dusty here about this time.
Have not had any rain to amount to
anything since the 27th Of Au-
gust- Cotton has given up growing.
and am fearful that peas will al
most be failure hereabouts Some
Of the whippoorwill peas have been
made. but they are not what they
would have been II we had had good
seasons. Corn. potatoes and gardens
are suffering for rain.
II was my privilege to go to old
Calvary church last Sunday. where
saw the pastor. Rev. j. N. Tolar bap-
tizc eighteen converts. Fifteen of
whom will belong to Calvary and
three to Pinewood. After the Bap-
thing Rev. Tolar preached very in
structive sermon on growing in
grace. from the first clause of the
18th verse. third chapter, End Peter.
That night at $3.50 he preached a fine
ermon at Pinewood on giving from
End Cor. 9th chapter and 9TH verse
Mrs. w. ]. Ardis has been sick for
tho last eight or ten days. but is ber-
ter to day.
Miss Ida b. Burke. of Ramsey
visitsd Mrs. w. T. Kolb last Sunday
afternoon and night
Miss Nealie Ardis. daushtereof Mr..
Joe M. Ardis went to her uncIe's. Mr..
John +. McLeod's, (who lives near
Aann.as). yesterday morning to see
her grand mother. who Is quite sick
Dud Weeks and Ran Bracy visited
ut Mr.. Joe M. Ardis last night.
Mr.. Editor allow me to say to that
younis brother, who said I wrote that
= colc,rd man said that whiskey fat
tenod two OF his the (colored man's)
calves. that think he had better get
him new pair OF specks as there is
something sure wrong with his ewes
~ he cannot tell the difference in cats
and calves.
Miss Maud Christmas. of Bloom
Hili and Mr.. Ed Lee. of North Caro-
hna were married one day week be-
fore last. Miss Christmas Is the Sec
ond daughter of Mr.. j. Helton Christ
mas. and Mr.. Lee Is young man
from North Carolina, who has been
working near Bloom Hill for some
time.
Hiss Eunice Osteen and Miss Mary
KoIb returned from their visit to rel
ativcs and friends at winnshoro.
Ridgeway and Columbia last Tuesday.
the s1st.
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MAX.

Max, Sept. 10.-M essrs. W. e. Nc
Bride and A. ]. Goodman went to
Florence yesterday.
Mr.. j. c. Truluck went to Tim
monsville Today on business.
The water in the mill pond near
here was turned loose last Monday
and work commenced rebuilding ti.c
mill.
Mr.. j. d. Moore has taken a posi-
tion with McLendon & Co., at New
town.
Immense numbers Of people at
tended the protracted meeting E.
Bethel last week. Perfect order pre-
vailed. Every sermon was by the
pastor, and was to us wonderful and
impressive.
The Southeast Missionary Associa-
ton convened with the w. NJ. S. of
Bethel on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Boatwright. Of Mullins, a gifted
and consecrated worker, made excel
lent talks to the societies at the
morning session. Rev Piani, foreign
missionary, preached an exceedingly
impressive sermon to the public in
the afternoon. Dinner was served on
the ground.
Farmers are ginning and selling
cotton rapidly.
Very little rain has fallen here for
sometime
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WHITE RAPIsTS CONVICTED.

Cartersville, Ga, Sept. 7.-At a spe-
cial term Of the Barlow county su.
perior court here Jack Worthington,
white. was today convicted of crimi
nal assault with recommendation tc
mercy and was sentenced to 20 years
in the penitentiary. Dink Worthing
ton. cO-defendant, was acquitted. The
case of Will Golden, another white
man, charged with criminally as
saultirg q White woman Is now on
rial.
Although there was consid. rable
excitement in the northern part of
Eartow county following the commits
sion of the assaults and threats of
lynching were freely made, the ex-
citement was appeased when the
special term Of court was ordered to
try the cases. While the verdict in
the Worthington case fails to meet
the approval Of many Of the hun
dreds Of citizens from the northern
section Of the county. who are in at
tendance upon the court, it is not
apprehended that there will be any
attempt to do either Of the Worth
ington any violence.
The spectacle of three white men
facing trial at the same term Of court,
charged with criminal assault-a
crime heretofore associated almost
exclusively with a certain type Of the
negro-is unparalleled in the history
Of American courts. The details Of
the assaults upon the two young wo-
men, as recited by them, were revolt
ing.
1t is certain that Judge Fite's or
doring of the special term OF court
was all that prevented at least an at
tempt to lynch the three men.
Howard Stakely, a negro, Is in Jail
and will probably be tried on the
charge of criminally assauting a Z
year-old negro girl
A verdict i'm the Golden case is ex-
pected tomorrow morning.
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LllNCIIBURG.

Lynchurg. Sept. 7.-Notwithstand- :
ing this town can boast Of three hust-
hing physicians. there is a plenty of
work for them all. Every day the
sack list Is swelled and the disease
comes on suddenly and terribly in
some cases,
= Mr.. J. Ernest McFaddin has been
very iil. but Is now slowly improving.
Miss Julia Mcintosh Is dangerously
~ and recovery doubtful. Her faith
Or. Mr.. M. L. Mcintosh is suffering
from some lingering malady. which
Safies the skill of the best physi-
eiany-
= Hr. @. w. Stokes. who has been
quite sick Is reported better.
Mr.. J. II. Cribbs. who Is at the
Mood Infrmsry In Sumter Is still III,
bat little improved.
Master Vernon Lewis, also at the
tnarmary. is reported much better.
In the country around there is a
8reat deal or fever.
Prof. and Mrs. Brison left today for
BAtesburg. their home for the pas,
year or more. He has been spending
his vacation at this place and at Flor
ence.
Mrs. j. o. Mcdonald. OF Savannah
Ga. Is spending time here at Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. McEleveen. her relatives
Mrs. Graham Hawkins Is reported
some better.
The drowth Is still unbroken an6
cotton II seriously injured Estimate &c
loss Is 20 to 25 per cent. though
prices are fair. Cotton seed are sell
ins at $50 per ton.
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TURKEY NEEDS MONEY
Ottoman Government Trying to Sell
Bonds to Amount of $50 900 900.

Washington, Sept. THE Turkish
100000 bonds bearing 4 per cent. in
terest with L per cent for an amor
tisation fund.
The Imperial Ottoman embassy in
washington today announced Official
ly that, on the strength Of article 36
OF the financial law for the current
financial year, the imperial Ottoman
minister of finance has decided to
contract a loan of 100000 Turkish
pounds approximately S3O.S00 600.
the rate of interest being per cent.
and the rate of amortization per
cent
The product of this loan will be de-
voted to the payment of the debt due
to the Oriental railways according to
recent arrangements; the payment of
the debts of the deposed sultan. To
the establishment of an extraordinary
relief fund to be used for repairing
the damage caused by the recent dis
turbances at Adana: to the meeting
OF the deficit Of the imperial budget
for the current year; to the payment
OF indemnities to officials placed on
the retired list as a result of the re-
organization of the various depart
ments of state. and finally TO the
meeting of the expenses to be incur
red by the reorganization Of the civil
and military pensions service.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
UEwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
oenms Of Interest From all Parts cs
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT
HsiI your letters so that they will
reach this office not later than Mon
oay when intended for Wednesday,
paper and not later than Thursday
tor Saturdays issue. This. OF course.
applies only to regular correspond
ence. In case of items OF unusual
news value. send I'm Immediately by
mall. telephone or telegraph. Such
news stories are acceptable up to the
Aeur Of going to press. Wednesdays
paper II printed Tuesday afternoon
end Saturdays paper Friday after
aeou.
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REMBERT.

Rembert, Sept. 9.-We have had a
very light rain and some cooler
weather, which suppose will help
our feelings some, but I don't think
it will do the crops very much good.
Cotton picking Is in full blast and the
darkies are singing a glad song, be-
cause they know cheese and crackers
await them at night, but this won't
last long, for three weeks fair wealth
er and the crop will be about
through. Gins are humming around
us ard the wagon drivers are happy
because they are going to town and
you know the dispensary is running.
Remberts is on boom. There has
been several additions made to the
postoffice for the convenience and ac-
commonation of the public, also a
nice stock of goods has been opened
up. Remberts is a beautiful place
and We hope in the near future to
see good many improvements ad-
ded, which will beautify and advance
Its projects. If Mr.. Rembert would
throw open the gates of admission to
the world, there would soon be a
beautiful town there, and fine mar
ket for the farmers. Mail advan-
tages. wholesale opportunities and
banking privileges would soon open
up and Remberts and the surround
ing country would soon come 10 the
front and take it's place among the
leaders Of progress.
The little missionary society at Nc
Leod's Chapel will serve ice cream
and cake at the Rembert graded
school building on Friday, 18th at 5
O'Clock y. m. for the benefit If mis-
sions. Come one. come all, and as
sist in this glorious work for the
Masters cause.
II Mr.. j. M. Reames is having some
repairing done on his residence, short
crops does not seem to worry him.
The graded school at Remberts will
open on the 18th.
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Misses Annie, Inez and Corinne
Wells of Privateer are spending some
time with their sister, Mrs. r. Fl.
Ramsey.
Mr.. ]. Il. Spears, of Conway. has
accepted a position with Messrs. j.
III. Aycock & Sons for the fall.
The many friends of Mr.. N d. II.
Jordan are glad to learn ne has suf-
ficiently recovered so as to leave the
hospital at Florence and return to
his home at Cool Springs, Horny
county. to regain some strength be-
fore returning to his work here
The Wedgefeld graded school win
begin it's 1908 session on Monday. We
are fortunate to have the same teach
ers return to us. Prof. O. H. Nc
MILAN of Mullins and Miss Ruth
Harrington, of Cheraw. and Miss Is.
M. Pickens. of Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Leroy Brohun, of Asheville.
n. c., is spending sometime with his
brother. Mr.. T. ID. Brohun.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Ramsey had
few friends to call on Monday eve-
ming In honor Of the Misses Wells
Of Privateer.
Mrs. II. n. Thompson. OF Olanta,
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
III. d. Cain.
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WEDGEFTEI.D.

wedgeheld. Sept. S.-The long dry
spell through which we have Just
passed will shorten the cotton crop
mt least 90 per cent. I'm this section
aud unless rain comes soon the pea
crop will also be failure.
Messrs. Frank Mellett Calvin Nc
Laurin. Peter Dwight and Frank
Cain left for Clemson College on
Tuesday.
Messrs. Burney and Lee Thomas
left last week for Davidson College.
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that paper will best tell how ably and
brilliantly he performed the duties
of that office. Gentle as d Wonq,,.
yet brave rs lion, he could write
with all the softness and sweetness
Of Washington Irving, but when ne
cessity and duty demanded it with all
the bodness and fire of Wendell
Phillips. During Reconstruction times
when Federal troops were stationed
here, and the negro and scalaWag
held high carnival. Col. Bacon print q.
ed The Advertiser in red letter and
his leader was filled with such pa
triotic fire and defiances as to cause
was arrested and carried to Charles
| ton, but no harm befell him, and he
returned home only to continue the
brave fight for Anglo-Saxon suprem-
acy. He was again prominent in
those days, as he ever was, a game
cock, and never did his red plume
Advertiser he, with his nephew, Mr.
l.. w. Cheatham, conducted the
Edgefield Chronicle, a paper that is
loved and read by every man. woman
and child in the county, because back
of it has been the brains, wit and elo-
quence of Jim Bacon" His CORES
pondence to the Columbia State and
special articles to The Sunday News
and Courier attest the unique style,
versatility and brillancy of the man.
Many of his close friends here have
often urged him. to collect and print
his writings, but his innate modesty
forbade. They would make 6. volume
worthy of his wit and genius. Col.
Bacon was never married, but he
was beloved and courted by ell for
his magnetic personality, social at
tributes and brilliant conversational
powers. One beautiful trait o. his
character was his love and loyalty to
his immediate family. His venerabl 4
as other members of his family,
would often urge him to seek broad
er fields, where his talent would have
won higher distinction and greater
pecuniary reward, but he PREFER ed
to remain with them, and with his
lifelong friends, and at the home he
loved so we'll and administer to their
happiness and support Now that ne
is gone Edgeaeld mourns for him as
never did she SORROW Tor man before.
i3e has let 4 void that can not be
filed. Col. Bacon leaves surviving
him his sister, Mrs Kate Wigfall
Cheatham; his nephew, Mr.. L. w.
Cheatham; his nieces, Mrs. Fred G..
Swaftield and Mrs. ID. /. Denny, of
Columbia, and Mrs. George Sharpton,
besides several grand-nephews and
nices.
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of putting 1t on the market Yester-
day over 90 bales were ginned IN
town, and about $50 weighed on the
local platform.
Corresponding strides are being
made in all the various business en-
terprises in town; and the freight re-
ceipts are unusually large. Coinci-
dent with the arrival of their new fall
procured as valuable assets to their
dry goods business, the services of
Misses Lucy Mood and Alethea Davis.
The Strauss Rogan Co, has recently
repainted the interior Of their build
ing and made such improvements as
Will the more advantageously show
off their full and up-todate line of
goods.
As an adjunct to their business,
the Summerton Hardware Co. are
acting as agents for gasoline engine
| outfits, in which much interest is be-
ing aroused. These engines we un-
derstand, may be put to various uses
generation of electricity. Rumor has
| 1t that Capt. J. A. James of the Sum-
| merton Hardware Co. will soon install
one in his home for the purpose of
| lighting.
The runaway accident on Saturday
of last week will serve to prove the
wisdom of the town ordinance with
| regard to hitching vehicles on Main
street. horse belonging to Jim
Jones, colored, ran a considerable dis
| tance down Main ST., kicking the top
off the buggy and throwing the driv-
er out There happened to be only
one other buggy on the street, but
that one was struck, .lncurring, how
ever no serious damage. We can
not help but wonder what might have
been the consequences had there been
any number of vehicles hitched along
the street.
On Thursday night. Sept. 2. Annie.
the 3-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
7. S. Rogan died at this place. ann
the funeral services held at 1880
Friday morning. On Sunday. Sept.
5, Mrs. Isaac Lenoir died in Hender-
sonville, N. c.. where she had been
taken some six weeks ago for treat
n1ent. Mrs. Lenoir was Lou Dingle,
whose father is a member of the
well-known Dingle family of this
community.
On Tuesday night, Sept. I, Misses
Mildred James and Lucy Mood enter
tained a few friends at the home of
Capt. j. A. James. The feature of
amusement was games played in pro-
gressive fashion and the first prize,
being a five pound box of Huylers,
was won by Miss Genie Mae Furse.
During the evening ice cream and
cake were served.
Miss Carrie Rodgers, of Woodruff
:. c., is visiting at he home of Mrs
j. c. Lanham.
Miss Maud King bury is the que st
OF Mrs. j. "A. James
Miss Rertha Davis has returned
from the mountains of North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. j. Fred Lanham has returned
from Canton, y. c., and will be en-
ployed in the dry goods department
of w. r. Coskrey's store.
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GINNERS REPORT ISSUED.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. S-The
cotton ginners' report issued today
was as follows:
Total number of bales ginned to
Sept. 1st, 1909, 377552 bales; total
number ginned to Sept 1st, 1908,
200,278 bales
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Gen. Sumter Memorial Academy.
The General Sumter Memorial
Academy will open for the fall ses-
sion on Monday, Sept. 18th.
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Beware Of people who apologize
they do you a faver
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Price $65.OO.

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Stock has We
brood and rness sHores
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01
THE CORN YEAR.

This will be Alabama's great corn year. If the weekly presa of Alabama truly reflects conditions in the agri- cultural sections of Alabama. and mo- body doubts 1t, the largest corn crop ever planted in Alabama Is being planted,
 The market price for cotton next fall will be of importance to the Alabama farmer, but he will not have the vital deep concern that he has had in it in the past. The Alabama farmer is go- the cotton market than he has been in any year since the war. Corn plant ing time will soon be over. but enough of 1t has already been put into the ground to show that the remarkable corn campaign conducted by press and people during the past winter has born gratifying fruit. This campaign has been pushed into every quarter of the state-daily papers have urged it, Nce"hS P@FNts A@fS N~A0aA " opt 4NSaA individuals and associations have of fered prizes, expert agriculturalists have advocated 1t.
 No other Southern State has ever beer so stirred over the question of raising more corn. A popular interest has attached to the campaign that is without precedent in the Southern States.
 To be a great eorn-growing State would mean more to Alabama than the value of the corn crop alone. It would mean more cattle and more hogs. It will mean that this year. For the farmer who never in his life had any surplus corn win see a surplus coming this year. and If he is wise he will in- crease the number of his stock and his hogs. This will be an inevitable de- devopment of increased corn crops An increased corn crop will mean living more at home, and an unaccus- toned independence from the domina- ton of the Western corn fields and the Western packing houses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-01


 thing that triea his patience not Iit- tie. and that Is the. everlasting hapst that some people have of asl<InE. -who is that7" over the teiephprc It < a senseiess, useless question. and to have it hurled at you perhaps dozen times day is simply distracting, It woaid be just as easy for tho person who call up to say. T want to speak to Mir. Blank as to ask the [. ,iish q.es- tion. but it seems that they VIII never learn. In an once whsrs there are . dozen or more people ,mpioyed, In nine times out of ten the person who answers the telephone Is not the one wanted. and the senseless question has to be followed by the request which should have been made in the first place. for the person desired. Again we say. we try to be patient, but this thing simply gets on our nerves. and we don't find much fault with people who can hardly give civil answer to the question hurled at them with such persistent frequency. Who is thatT" "