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could have gotten on without, and
some of them have had to run away
owing me and others honest money,
all on account of those men allowing
them to give false mortgages, and
some of them told me, have no. got
on my plantation what one of the
Sumter merchants had on the paper
he had given. So 1 hope our !.ui Ia
ture will wake up and let us have a
stop to the lien business.
Mr. j. M. Woodley and family have
moved to Sumter. We are very sorry
TO give Mr.. Woodley and family up,
and wish them well, but hope they
may decide to come back. We are al
ways glad to get rid of bad man, but
hate to give the good ones up; they
are so few.
Several from here attended the un-
yelling at Smithville yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Hay preached a fine SER
mon at Tirzah yesterday afternoon.
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KILLS HIMSELF IN CHURCH.
Otto Schueitzer of PhiIadelphia Com.
mits Suicide i'm Savannah House of
Worship.

Savannah, Ca, Jan. 22.-In a pos
ture of prayer in st. Patrick's church
here and with a bullet hole through
the temple, the dead body of Otto
Schueitzer of Philadelphia was found
today several hours after the fatal
shot was fired.
Two notes were found, one be-
queathing 81 for "St. Anthonys
bread" and another expressing; regret
vaguely that he "had permitted HIM
self to have any i'll feeling" s,chueit-
zer had been here but day, reaching
the city aboard a steamer from. Phila-
delphia early this morning.
The shot that killed him was not
heard by any one in the vicinity.
When found the pistol the man had
used was lying beside his knees as he
knelt in a pew.
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Bark Corner. Jan. 24.--Some few
farmers have commenced to plough
and prepare for another crop. Others
sre still building or repairing.
The health OF the neighborhood is
very good. as far as I know. and
parties seem to be all the go about
this time. There was one at Mr.. w.
h Burkets. who has lately moved
fsom palzell to Ramsey. last Tuesday
might. the 18th: another mt Mr.. Thos.
A Osteen's on Thursday night. the
atst. and last night there was one at
11r. Thos II. osteen's the sycamoes.
at which Pinewood. Bloomhill and
oosvsn were representa-. There was
shout q ncore Of young ladies and a
crowd Of young men.
Mr.. McLAurin has got q skidder at
Ais saw mill now and he is surely
1sechins logs out OF the big bay and
- turning out some nns rosemary
Amber. Some pieces have seen
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THE AMERICAN PRESS.
Senator Tiliman Sounds Warming Note
On Importance of Liberty For the
Newspapers.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Senator Till
man of South Carolina, in a statement
tonight, sounded a strong note of
warning an the question of the free
dom of the American press. The state
ment is as follows:
"The issue is a momentous one.
Jefferson declared that as between
government without newspapers and
newspapers without a government he
would choose the latter, because when
properly informed the people would
protect themselves even without
government through the instrument
tality of public opinion. A free press
can alone preserve free institutions.
Our great danger now lies in the con-
troll of the press and its consequent
subserviency to those who use it to
deceive the people and perpetuate
their grasp upon power. The Ameri-
can people can not guard too jealous
ly the right of freedom of speech and
freedom to print whatever is in the
public interest. The news apers now
under fire for their effor to expose
corruption in high places should have
the active support of every true Amer
lean, for their cause is the cause of
us all."i
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TINDAL.

Tindal, Jan. 25.-The Providence
Sunday school was reorganized on
last Sunday with the same officers as
last year with the exception of sec
retary. Mrs. Flora Hodge will act as
secretary for this year.
The oats In this neighborhood are
looking fine, and the acreage Is much
larger than 1t was last year. The
farmers are at work preparing for
another crop. Most Of them say that
they are going to reduce their cot
ton crop about one third less than 1t
was last year.
Miss Fannie Richardson Of Column
bia 10 spending few days at home.
Mrs. Hattie Pack formerly Of this
ss6tion. but now Of Bennettsville il
spending some time at Mr.. b. J.
Packs near Tindal.
Messrs. +. e. Hodge. c. NJ. wither-
spoon and J. H. Broadway spent Sat-
urday In Sumter.
The people in this section are very
much interested with the prospect of
getting q rural mail route going out
from the Tindal ONCE.
Mr.. John G.cDaniel spent Sunday
a., c,.~~x~-
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must have been 60 or 20 feet long.
Miss Nan Geddings and Mr.. Rich
ard 'Geddings. of Pinewood, with Miss
Ollie Timmons. Of Paxville. visited at
w. ]. Ardis last Sunday. the 18th.
Misses Nealie and Mary Lee Ardis,
with little brother. Joe. and sister, AL
Ter. visited Mrs. w. j. Ards, last Sat
urday. the 10th.
Mrs. w. t. Kolb visited her sister
Mrs. Pink Weeks, last Wednesday
night.
Mr.. Ben Geddings has gone tC
Manning today on business.
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and cancelled.
g. That an accounting be had to
the end that the amount due your or
ator by reason of the transactions and
dealings aforesaid may be ascertained
and that said Southern Life Insurance
Company may be required to pay to
your orator the amount so ascertained
to be due, not less than the sum of
three hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars ($S25,OOO)
4. For such other and further re-
lief as may be just and conformable
to equity and good conscience.
Grier & Park,
Nelson & Nelson,
Frank Carter,
Attorneys for Complainants.
Numerous affidavits and exhibits
are attached.
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GREENVILLE CRIMINAL CASES.

Greenville, Jan. 22.-Posey Barton,
a white man about 80 years of age,
was convicted in the court Of general
sessions today of murder and recon-
mended to mercy. Barton killed Abe
Dill, "a well known citizen of this
county, last fall. He will be sentenced
to life Imprisonment
Eugene Foster, a negro, was con-
victed of manslaughter.
William Rritton, white, is now be-
ing tried for murder, the case having
been called this afternoon.
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PREPARE FOR PROHIBITION.
LOCAL-OPTION GOVERNOR WILL,
NOT VETO STATEWIDE BILL.
Prohibition Measure Seems Sure to
Pass This Session of the Legisla-
ture and Gov. Ansel Who Was
Elected on a Local Option Plat
form Will Go With the Majority.
Special to The Daily Item:

special to The Daily Item:
Columbia, Jan. 26.-Gov. Ansel will
not veto Statewide prohibition bill,
which appears certain to pass the
present session of the legislature. al
though the prohibitionists are not
strong enough to pass it over his veto,
and although he was elected on a To-
cal option platform, he would not
say positively when the direct ques-
ton was asked, what he would do,
but the prohibitionists have been lead
to feel sure that he will not oppose
them.
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Columbia, Jan. 25.-The house kill
ed Josh Ashley's bill to gave Confed-
crate widows 81 month instead of
$21 year. Mr.. League Of Greenville
pointed out from the pension report
that this bill would increase the PEN
sion appropriation to about half
million.
The house passed an important bill
by X. p. Smith of Anderson, requir-
ing all corporations Of a capital ex-
ceeding twenty-five thousand dollars
to make an annual sworn financial
statement to every stockholder.
Mr.. Patterson put IN a resolution,
which went over under the rules pro-
viding for joint commission to in
Yestigate the feasibility of the State
going into the fertilizer making. and
also calling for an investigation of the
Clemson methods of analyzlng ferti-
lizers.
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In the Senate.

Columbia, Jan. 2s.-,After spending
parts Of three days in. debating It, the
senate today gave to the Carlisle bill,
removing the forty-day limit for re-
cording papers, its third reading. I'm
der this bill the law will be amended
to allow Is days for chattel mort
cages.
Wharton's bill providing that con-
victs will work on chaingangs up to
twenty year term prisoners was kill
ed.
Senator Sullivan's bin providing for
county attorneys was killed in the sem
ate. IS
Senator Wharton's bill making at
tempt at rape,a capital offense was
given its third reading
senator Sullivan's gambling bill
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In Sumter.

OF the State guessing as to what legis-
lation concerning liquor selling is
going to be enacted this session. 1
feel sure II the State authorities could
keep whiskey from being shipped into
the State that a Statewide prohibi-
tion bill would be passed. Then the
tremendous profit feature causes some
to overlook the bad moral effect. We
don't want any high licence though,
for II the thing has to be sold In
spite Of law, public sentiment, etc.,
why let the whole county receive q
share Of the profits and not only the
cities. II prohibition is best though
for all the States around us. why then
II looks as II 1t should be the best
thing for US.
Mr.. F. f. Covington Of Marion Is
visiting relations here.
The present weather is fine on oats,
but not 80 on folks who have pork
to kill. The writer never remembers
of roses blooming in the open yarf
this late In the winter.
Prof. o. II. Mcmillan, Miss Bessi,
Aycock and Messrs. F. L. Thomas. Jr.,
l.. T. Billups. F. F. Covington and II
b. Allen went over to town last night
to witness the play "A knight for
Day."
After pleasant visit to her sister,
Mrs. j. X. Ramsey. Miss Laura Will
den has returned to Sumter.
Miss X. M. Pickens spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends In SUMTER
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Columbia, Jan. 26.-There was no
opposition to third reading bills in
the house today and all passed.
Without debate the house killed the
senate bill raising the salaries of State
officers.
The house passed Scarborough's s
bill making attempted rape a capital
offense, and fixing the penalty at five
to forty years. in case Of recommen-
dation to mercy. Both houses have
acted on this subject with some diff
ferences as to details. The house kill
ed the Ayers resolution providing for
a commission to codify the education
al laws and to make recommends
tions.
1t passed Mr. BrOwning's bill to
prevent the fraudulent use Of the
credit Of a corporation. and passed
without debate Mr.. Brice's bill for
bidding over IL hours for any days
work In cotton mills. except to make
up lost time.
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eoUHTy CORRESPONDENCE.
KwsY LErrERs FROM our spE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


NOTICE To CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters so that they will
reach this office not later than Tues
oAy morning. When the letters are
1eosived Wednesday II is almost an
1npossibility to have them appear in
oAs paper issued that day.
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DALZELIa

Dalzell. Jan. 26.-we are having
summer weather almost now. We
have hardly had any freeze this win
ter SO far. =. I heard some one say
they saw cotton stalk sprouting. out
from the root day or so ago. Some
of US can't kill our hogs. and corn is
scarce. and besides we hear of several
dying from cholera or something else
have lost several small ones myself
but thought eating cotton seed had
killed them. Bacon high, and the
hogs all dying; what Is a poor fellow
to do any way.
Farmers are going ahead preparing
for another crop, and II the weather
continues as II now Is will soon be
ready to plant again.
Well. the cotton seed market has
reached the $40 per ton mark. but
alas. all is about sold now, and there
Is but very few 1t will now do any
good. Oh. for fore sight as good as
the past and we will all soon get rich
Well. I suppose our representatives
and senators will again vote for the
lien law to stand as 1t Is. 1t seems
that Il is hard for them to see what
Is best for our country's good, or me
one, for I think to repeal the lier
law would be one of the creates,
blessings we could have. Last spring
the negroes around here were calling
one Of the Sumter merchants God.
father; this fall they say he is hell
He let any Of them have what they
/. wanted. and they bought lots the,
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SMITH ELECTED SENATOR.
Nominee OF Democratic Primary Re.
ceivcd Unanimous Vote OF House
and Senate.
Special to The Daily Item:

Special to The Daily Item
Columbia, Jan. 26.-E. d. Smith Of
Florence today received the unani-
nous vote OF the senate and house for
United States senator. The joint as
sembly will tomorrow tabulate vote
and formally declare Smith elected.
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Max. Jan. 25.--Mra Jerusha
xAomas. aged rs. true and faithful
nnsmber of Bethel church for nifty
years. was buried at Bethel last Sat-
usday. Her funeral was preached by
hcr pastor. Rev. b. X. Truiuck.
Mra X A. Hicks Is spending some
sime with relatives at Hebron.
Mr. J.. d. Wilder paid his annual
visit here lssa week. " fl"
Mrs. b. NJ. Truluck Is visiting In
o. Charles
Mrs. Mary Tomlinson has moved
back to her old home.
Rev. and Mrs. b. X. Truluck enter
Gained three families one day last
week.
The weather continues warm but
Ne haven't heard of any spoiled pork.
The birds are fitting about and
singing as though II was April OF
Hal.
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The Senate.

The senate passed Senator Mauldin's
bill for a joint commission to investi-
gate the proposition to erect a Su-
preme Court building.
1t also passed Senator Kelly's bill re-
enacting the Cooper pistol bill which
has been declared unconstitutional.
1t killed Senator Earle's bill requiring
the county to reimburse victim OF
larceny. -.
Senator Kelly introduced a bill to-
day making the publication of the
name Of the victim of rape, or at
tempted, or rumored rape punishable
by thousand dollar fine.
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0sld divine service at the Church
a. Holy Gross on Jan. 18th. The al
o.rnon ne preached was greatly
3sysd BY the large congregation pre-
~nG During his stay in this neighbor-
1ood. he was the guest of Mrs. w. r.
U3nd.
Hrs. Guy l.. Warren. and her lit
~ son. are the guests of the Misses
BurKess. o.; waverly.
Mr. T. ID. Brohun Of wedgefield.
sDsnt Monday in our midst.
Mr.. Frank p. Burgess of Manning.
sDsnt Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. W. 8. Burgess who has been
waiting her brother. Mr.. Henry L.
r>ncknsy. has returned to Sumter.
Mr.. Guy Warren after visiting rel
u&lves here. has gone home.
Hrs. w. J. Norris spent several days
nna weak with her brother. Mr.. Math-
- at ROSA Hin.
After tile recent rainy spell, the
Ssautif,i weather we are now having
- most acceptable. particularly to the
11rnierL who are trying to forge
ohssd with their work.
Mrs. Jerry Myers. who has been
vlsitins hsr daughter. Mrs. A. r.
Nsye. has returned home.
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Henry Hanes, colored has been
lodged in the Orangeburg Jail charg-
ed with attempt to ravish a white wo-
man near Norway.
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You can help a lot sometimes by
not giving advice.
Many an III Of the heart would be
cured II the hands were kept clean.
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HI NlIO ulOttSCs
The house got into a slaughterine
NOR today. 1t killed the dog tax
by a vote of "A to %, and put the
lowing out Of business by adoption
unavorable reports:
Cothran's bill amending the law
erning election of presidential cleo
8.
Perg's bill providing; for the regis
ton of births.
Pawyer's bill giving solicitors extra
during the sitting Of the legisla-
|e.
Iasque's bill requiring the registra-
n Of notaries public.
Wright's bill providing pay for in
Lest jurors.
There was a feeling debate ON
fuckers bill to regulate and require
license Of secret socities. This bill
'as aimed at negro secret socities. I,
'as killed 81 to 4S. go
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Brogdon. Jan. 1s.--After several
1nys OF cloudy weather. without a
oongls ray OF sunlight. yesterday
ouwusd clear and bright. The day
- Ideal throughout. The heavens
vUs lovely TO behold and nothing
~oo1d have been more beautiful.
4 few weeks ago. II ID said. two well
os~sssd men driving very good look
- turnout passed through this town
80. They claimed to be agents.
&ng1yins with them . catalogue con-
en1nins almost anything from . car
oeags 60 . pair Of Hns shoes. In dis
Deu1ng of thsir goods purchasers were
sopuirM TO pay cash part Of the
Ur3es VI the article. the remainder to
- settled for next fall. One gentle
Dan purchased . surry. harness and
6D-robs. which was to be placed at
~ door In ten days. Twenty dollars
oonh was required on this purchase.
4os ten days has long since expired.
~ no surrey has arrived. These per-
pnns have never since been heard
mem. A sood many persons both
White and black. suffered from these
Uwind1ers
Farmers have gone to work
sarnest. Many are hauling cotto
ssed, which they exchange for n
Dsal. Some are saving lumber. an
euildins tenant houses and repairin
ehoir places while others are prepaI
ong the soil for another crop.
Hr. J. T. Brogdon has gone
CAarlsston on business.
Messrs. Clinton and Allard Bro
- and Pringle Brunson attend,
rhs Cat and the Fiddle" at thesope1
1ouss Mon day night.
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The more you nurse q grievance the
faster 1t grows.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-29
TO RENAME STATIONS.
Old Landmarks to Be Changed on the
New Haven Road.

Officials of the New York. New Ha-
ven & Hartford Railroad company pro-
pose to hold a christening party on an
elaborate scale some time during the
present month. Mary stations On the
various lines at present bear names
which do not please the officials for
various reasons, and all such sta
lions will be redecorated with new
signs and the residents of the towns
and villages will be obliged to get ac-
customed to the new order of things.
An order went into effect Sunday
changing the name of the PomerauS
Valley station. to Southbury, and the
station heretofore known as Southford
will, in the future, be known as East
ford. Both stations are on the High
land division. a short distance from
Danbury. The Pomeraug Valley sta
ton is in the town Of Southbury. and
many residents of the town were both
cred in the receipt of express packages
which had been billed to Southbury,
but frequently put off at Southford.
To get around thc confusion which
might result from the new order, the
trainmen have been instructed to call
off the old name of the station after
announcing the new Iame. In this way
persons who have been accustomed to
listening for the station call will not be
confused and remain on the rain. The
order also calls for a-change of the
name of the station on the Providence
division, heretofore known as Enfield,
to Esmond other changes will be -
order as soon as the officials decide
upOn the proper name.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-29
PUTNAM.
Retreat for Young Ladies at Academy
Mo Case Against Amede cloutier-
What is Interesting the Churches
Personal Items.

G. II. HOLSTER OF New Haven, who
is in this section looking for traces OF
the gypsy moth, was in Putnam Thurs
day
Mrs. Charles /. Nado Of Danielson.
formerly Miss Clara Allard OF this city.
was successfully operated upon at the
Day-Kimball hospital Thursday.
Rev. G. A. Ferguson, pastor OF the
Adventist church, will speak Sunday
morning at Mechanicsville and Sunday
afternoon at Woodstock Valley.
Mrs. Henry Langlois is a patient at
the Rhode Island hospital, Providence.
where she VIII undergo an operation.
= Julian Bellrose is engaged in builc-
ing at Woodstock Valley.
Mrs. j. A. Holmes is recovering at
ner home on Grove street from an op-
Grafton recently performed.
Passenger traffic on the local divi-
sion Of the Consolidated road is at its
lowest ebb of the year.
Spiritual Retreat for Academy Students
Rev. J. c. Nolan, c. c., S. S. R., will
commence a spiritual retreat for the
young lady students at the Academy Of
Notre Dame today (Friday).
Planning X. Of C. Ladies' Night.
Applications for membership were
received at a meeting OF Cargill coun-
ell, K. Of G.. Thursday evening, when
plans for ladies' night we're consid-
cred.
Mrs. r. f. Linton of WoonsocSet. r.
l., has recently been the guest OF Put
nam friends.
Miss Amy A. Conan has been the
guest Of friends in Woonsocket.
State Policeman at Work
state Policeman Robert Hurley OF
Hartford was in Putnam Thursday.
working OH the robbery Of Smith
Brothers store at Pomfret.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-29
Ex-eov. uTTER's STORIES.
When He addressed the Mems Club
at Amesbury, Mass.

Ex-Governor Utter of Rhode Island,
who addressed the Main Street Con-
gregational Mems club at Amesbury
last week, told two amusing stories
which were related by Booker T.
Washington while the two were to-
gether delivering addresses. Mr..
Washington was relating some of the
experiences that came to him among
the colored people of the south 1t
takes quite little tact and general
ship to keep harmony among the fiocks
of the many cOlored congregations. In
one church. dissention arose between
the preacher and his people and the
affair at last became quite serious. Mr.
Washington was called into the case
difficulty out. Upon making inquiry as
to the cause of the trouble it was
learned that the preacher had not
been paid and the officials of the
church refused to make good. Upon
being pressed for a, reason, the officials
stated that they had paid for the SER
mons being delivered a year ago and
refused to pay for the same sermons
twice. The other story was relative to
an aged colored bishop who was in the
habit of gathering the young preach
ers of his district together that he
might talk to them. The old bishop
related the incident of the Israelites
crossing the Red sea and how they got
up early in the morning and crossed
on the ice safely, but when the Egyp-
tians came to cross later in the day
the sun had melted the ice so the
Egyptians fell through and were
drowned. One young colored preacher
late from Tuskegee replied to the old
bishop that his story was not in keep
ing with that taught up to Tuskegee.
Don't they teach you the Bible up
there?" shouted the old bishop. Yes
replied the young preacher, but how
could there be ice when the Red sea
is near the equator?" go way, young
man." said the aged bishop. This
took place before there were any
equators." Newburyport (Mass.)
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-29
NO GYPSY MOTHS
Found So Far by State Inspector Hol.
lister.

G. II. HOLSTER of the state expert
ment station at New Haven, which is
studying and practicing means of de-
stroying the gypsy moth, is making a
tour of this section of eastern Connec-
ticut, in an effort to determine wheth-
er or not the pest has gained a foot
hold in Windham county. Mr.. HOLSTER
has visited Sterling, Oneco, Moosup,
Plainfield, Central Village and about
Danielson and vicinity. He has made
a careful inspection. but as yet has
failed to find any trace of the moths.
Because of the prevalence of the pest
in the vicinity of Mystic and Stoning-
ton, however, it has been deemed wise
to make the examination in Windham
county in an endeavor to establish II
the infected area has been successful
ly restricted.