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Ck d?iitti?ii?Hti at?r jwra? jir?n. WEDNESBAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1904. -Ill Hi.-..-..|.| Ml M^MMl^ %?(? *--. ular ctm i'-*vo? ?v/?c? at Sumter S ' . ', Second Olax* imiter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. L. Beach-Cows Lost. Beck Bros.-Bargain Hunters. W. H. Gibbs & Co.-Machinery. First National Bank-Statement. Wm. C. Geraty-Cabbage Plants. O'Donnell & Go.-Plantation Sup? plies. .Southeastern Lime & Cement Co. ?Building Material. PERSONAL "Miss Olds, of Virginia, is the guest .of Miss Lydia Lee. Mr. Frean Melle?, of Wedgefield, was in the city Monday. Mr. J. r>. Evans, of Spring Hill, .spent Saturday in the city. Mr. John W. Montgomery, of Mayes- j .ville was in.the city Monday. Mr. A. X. Sanders, of Hagood, was ?n the city Monday on business. Hon. .George M. Stuckey, of Lee connty spent yesterday in the city. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Norwood? of Darlington, are in the city ou a visit - to.relatives. Miss Gussie Keels spent Sunday in Sedgefield. as the guest ot Dr. and 31 rs. M. L. Parler. Miss Pearl Peat, who has been visit? ing Miss Nellie Monaghan has return? ed to her home in Columbia. Mr. J. H. Chandler is in New York buying spring and summer goods for the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Miss Asen, of Savannah, Ga., is the guest of Maj. and Mrs.: H. Frank Wilson. CoL T. Larry Gantt, of Inman, S. C. spent Monday in the city visiting his daughter "Mrs. J. Z. Mims. Mrs. B. D. Wilson after a stay of vseveral weeks in the city has returned .to her home in Knoxville. Tenn. Senator Manning and Representa? tives Moses. Fraser and Clifton were .at home during the recess of the Leg? islature. ^The Misses Cocke, of Richmond, Ta, who have been visiting Miss Tasis Manning, returned - home Wednesday.. Miss Corinne Parler, of Orange burg, who has been visiting Miss ?Gussie Keels, has gone to Wedgefield, to visit her brother, Dr. Marvin L. Parler. Mr. J. N. Spann who has been in the Tapp Department store since its beginning ?ind who is well known here -as a thorough dress goods man, has accepted a position with Armstrong, Cator & Co., of Baltimore, Md/- Mr. :Spann ;was head man at McCreery's. He succeeds Mr. Warren Allen and - will cover this territory as traveling .salesman for the well known Balti naore house.-State. Mr. Spann, who is a Sumter boy, was in the city Friday. Eggs are still scarce on the local market? Policeman Pierson is quite sick with pneumonia. 3000 Comic Valentines-Osteen's JBook Store. A merchant in this city paid 8107.82 for one bale of cotton one day last week. The sale at the Telephone Mfg., Co., factory was concluded Thursday afternoon. The freeze did less damage to trees .and telephone and electric wires than was anticipated. The sales of the local dispensary .exceeded by more than 81,500 the sales in January 1903. Beginning last Sunday morning mail from Charleston will be received on the 8.05 train from Columbia. The letter carriers and Item carrier boys have had hard work making the round of their routes the past few <iays. The Sumter members of the House of Representatives voted against the bill to hold biennial sessions of the Legislature. Stained cotton of an inferior grade sold on the streets Monday for 15 cents while good cotton was in strong demand at 16 cents. The Cotillion Club dance will be given in the S. L. L club rooms "Thursday evening instead of Tuesday -evening as was stated. | The price of cotton seed has been so high recently that many farmers who were holding theirs for use on the farm as fertilizer have been tempted to part with them. Dr. N. G. Osteen, Jr., has removed his dental office from No. 104 N. Main to No. 18 West Liberty street and will, after February 1st ocenpy the offices up-stairs over Osteens Book Store. There was a large crowd in the city .Monday and Auctioneer Jervey had a big audience in front of the Court House while he was selling a miscel? laneous assortment of chattel mortgage mules and othsr articles. .The biennial mass meeting to re? organize the City Executive Commit? tee should be held within a few. weeks so that arrangements for the munici? pal primary may be made in ample time before the regular city election. King and other early varieties of .cotton seed are in big demand this season, the idea being to make an early crop and get the cotton on the market in time to secure the high prices that are expected to prevail during the first few weeks of the cot? ton season. The New York cottou market open? ed last Saturday with a sensational advance of 60 points abo?e the closing quotation, regaining at a single jump practically all that was lost in the de? cline Friday. The outlook is now for a still further advance and new high records for ali future months. Nick Britton, white, aEd J. A. Sanders were before the Mayor Monday morning charged with public drunken? ness and fighting on Main street Saturday afternoon. The charges were proven to the satisfaction of the Major BfTid Britton was required to jwy a fine of $6 and Sanders $3 or 6 days. Fashionable Stationery in pound packages, 25 cents. Osteen's Book Store. * ' MARRIED. At the home of Mr. T. L. Da vi?, near Spring Hill on Sunday morning Jan. 31st, Miss Daisy Scott, dauehte of Mr. W. fl. Scott, of this city aud Mr. Coger Weldon, of Spring Hill, Rev. S. H. Bootu performing the ceremony. A Coming Marriage. Invitations have been received in this city to the marriage of Miss Maud Walker Edwards and Mr. John G. Morrisette, in the Baptist Church, Scotland Neck, N. C., Feb. 4tb, at 1.30 o'clock p. m. Mr. Morrisofcte was at one time A. C. L. ticket agent in this city, and made many friends during his stay here who, re? member him pleasantly. ?m ? . . tm Joe DeLorme Dead. Joe DeLorme, an old and well known colored citizen died at his home in this city Friday afternoon after two days illness from pneumonia. He was a family servant of the .late Charles DeLorme and since emancipa? tion has retained the respect of the community by his industrious and cor? rect deportment. Dr. Taylor's Sermon Last Night. It was evident from the size of the auidence last night that they were in? terested in the snbjcet of "The con: version of the best and tba meanest man alike." The two contrasting con? versations were taken from the Acts of the Apostles. The one clearly show? ed that morality would not save a man, for this man had even seen an angel, and had the testimoy, that his alms were brourht np for a memorial before God, he was commanded to do the same thing that Saul of Tarsus was commanded to do, who had even put the Christians to death for believing on the name of Christ. The will of Christ had been left lo men of GOG as executors of his will, and in every instance the Holy Spirit had sent the sinner to the preachers of the Word, and they would tell them words where? by they could be saved. There were two that came forward and said they wanted to be Christians only. Valentines-Osteen's Book Store. Valentines 1 cent to$1.50 at Osteen's Book Store. Those who expect to vote in the city election should register now. Attention is directed to the new ad? vertisement of O'Donnell & Co. It is getting to be time to find cut who's who in the municipal campaign. Attention is invited to the new ad? vertisement of Beck Bros. A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives to authorize j the purchase of a farm and the erec- i tion of a poor house in Lee county. ! There will be a meeting of the ! associated charities on Thursday after? noon at 5 o'clock at office of C. M. Hurst in Opera House. The Penn Lumber Co., has practi? cally rebuilt the Lukens Lumber mill which they purchased some months ago and the plant is now modern and up-to-date in every department. The barn ancj stables ' and all out? buildings of Francis McFadden of Con? cord township were burned last week Tho dwelling house was saved by hard j work, but nothing was saved from the | outbuildings. All farming implements and the year's supply of corn, forage and other provisions were destroyed. A large number of Clarendon county farmers under the leadership of Rev. R. A. Sublett have united to fight the fertilizer trust and have made a big ! purchase of Peruvian guano direct j from the importers. It is said that j they saved several dollars a ton and j secured higher grade fertilizer than if they had bought trust made goods. The street improvements planned by City Council at its last meeting will require the expenditure of five tc seven thousand dollars. Consequently the prospect is that the present council will retire from office with a larger floating debt than they found when they were elected. However, the money expended during the past two years has baen well invested in sub? stantial puoJic improvements. The new schedule of the Hartsville Sumter freight causes Capt. Maitland Chase to spend four nights ont of the week and Suuday in Hartsvilie. He will bring Mrs. Chase ( nee Miss Ger? trude Jennings) to Hartsvilie today and will begin keeping house at once, having rented rooms from Mr. J. M. Lawton, on Home avenue.-Edding? ton County Messenger. If left to tiie regular patrons of the Opera House a majority of them would say without hesitation that some system for properly heating the building is more to be desired and more necessary than the proposed fire ; escapes, although they are also needed to insure the safety of the audience in case of a fire when the house is crowded. This city needs a steam laundry as much as any one thing that could be mentioned and it is strange that it has not been possible to operate one here successfully. It must be that the fault was with those who undertook to operate the plants that have been established in this city. Tonight a very attractive and artis? tic concert will be given at the Opera House by Lulu Tyler Gate and a com? petent company of artists. This com? pany is one of the strongest and most popular ever sent out by tb* Southern Lyceum Bureau and it bas won the highest endorsements of the press ind public wherever it has appeared. The suggestion has been made that the city build a guard house and police headquarters on East Liberty street next to No. 3 reel house. The city owns a lot there that is large enough for this purpose that is now vacant and of no use or profit to the city. The guard bouse in the back part of the City Hall building is in? secure and the location ia undesirable as weil as affording very cramped and insufficient room for police headquart LETTER FROM MR. DeWITT HOUSE. He Visits His Old Home in Syracuse, New York, on a Sad Mission and Meets a Former Resident of Sumter. The following letter received from Mr. DeWitt House, who lived in this citv several years while connected with "the old C. S. & N. R, R., will be read with interest by his friends, as well as the friends of Mrs. Raynor, of whom he writes: Editor Daily Item: While in Greenville. S. C., January 16th I received a telegram announcing the death of my father in Florida from heart disease. As soon as I could get a relief to take charge of the en? gine I was running on the passenger train from Greenville to Columbia I went to Florida and brought the body of my father to this city, his old home, for interment, arriving on the 21st, and the funeral was held on the 24th. Today I called on Mrs. E. M. Ray? nor at her borne 212 Townsend street and she asked about so many of her old friends in Sumter that it occurred to me to write to you. She inquired very kindly about the Moses, Darrs Ryttenbergs and others whose names I have forgotten. I told her of many marriages and deaths, mentioning particularly the deaths of Mr. H. Ryt tenberg and Capt. Delgar. Mrs. Raynor is not in very good health. A bicyle knocked her down about three years ago, breaking one limb and she has not been able to walk since. If her friends ia Sumter knew how well she remembers them and how glad she was to hear of them once more, they would appreciate these few lines. I am sure she would be pleased to hear from any of them at any time. Yours truly, DeWitt House. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1904. The porters of the Hotel Sumter and Hotel Jackson are out in new uni? forms. The annual banquet of Game Cock Lodge, K. of P., will be given next Monday night at the Hotel Jackson. So many telephone wires were broken last Thursday night by the weight of the ice and sleet whicii collected on them during the day, that the electric lights had to be shut off, and a large part of the city was in darkness. The telephone wires fell across the electric light wires and in some places there was a perfect tan? gle of live wires hanging around loose. Fortunately no one came into contact with the live wires and no damage was done. The shut down of the electric light station, however, was a wise pre? caution, and undoubtedly was the only thing that prevented serious accidents to those who were out on the streets after the wires besan t? fail. KEPOST OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, OF SUMTER, S. C., At Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business, Jan. 2?, 19C4. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $354.1.*i!> 41 Overdrafts, secured and unse? cured. .22,571 33 U. S. Bonds to secure circula? tion, 25,000 00 Premiums on U. S. Bonds, 406 25 Stocks, securities, etc., 24,000 00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures, 3.000 00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) 34,812 86 Due from State Banks and ^ Bankers, 17,SS 7 07 Due from approved reserve agents, 27,240 99 Checks and other cash items, 2,504 04 Notes of other National Banks. 1,500,00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents. 3,S.->7 os Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz : Specif 31,000 00 Legal-tender notes, 5,000 00 36,000 00 Redemption Fund with U. S. Treasurer, (5 per ct. of cir? culation.) 1,250 00 Total, S554,16<> 03 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, .s 100.000 00 Surplus fund, 20.000 (X) Undivided profits, less ex? penses and taxes paid. 1(),GG1 .'ii) National Bank notes outstand? ing, 25,0C0 00 Due to other National Banks, S,656 95 Due to Trust Companies and Savings Banks, 2,130 48 Dividends unpaid, 58 67 Individual deposit? subject to check, 387,661 54 Total $554,161? 03 State of South Carolina, / gg County of Sumter. )" I, R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of January, 1904. GEO. L. R1CKER, [L. S.] Notary Public for S. C. Correct -Attest : A. J. CHINA, ) H. D. BARNETT, - Directors. NEILL O'DONNELL, S _Feb. 1904._ Cabbage Plants. N<">v* ready for delivery, ten million Cabbage Plant.; of the following varieties: Henderson. Succession, Flat Dutch, Se lected Extra Early Jersey Wakefield, and Charleston large type Wakefield. Also, Alexander Seed Company's Au? gusta Early Trucker. Price-$1.50 per thousand. 5,000 to 10,000 at $1 25 per thousand. lo,o<)0 to 50,000 at ?1 00 per thousand. Terras-Cash with order, or plants sent CO. D. These niants are j/rown iu the open air on the Sea Coast of South Carolina. They are stocky and hardy, and when replanted will stand severe cold without injnry. I have special low rate with the Southern Express Company and plants can be de? livered at any point on their line at a rate of 20 to lo cents per thousand : minimum charge on single package. ."?."? cents. I am distributing agent for GLENN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER Prices and circuiars sent on application. WM. C. GERATY, Young's Island, S, C. Telegraph and P. 0. Feb :? - 4. IT'S THE CHANCE OF THE SEASON ! ?fi ?|? ?|? ?fi ?fi ?fi ?fi ?|* ?fi ?fi ?fi ?fi ?f^?|?$? ?fi ?I* ?fi ?fi ?fi ?fi ?fi *f? ?fi ?fi ?fi ?fi We are doing business now with but one end in view===the absolute clearance of all Winter Suits, Overcoats, Extra Pants, Lap Robes, Woolen Underwear Stiff Bosom Colored Shirts and Sweaters. We don't want to carry over a single thing from our Winter Stock, and are of? fering1 extraordinary inducements in order to dispose of what we have on hand. No goods charged at cost prices ; they will be sold at cost --, @ Phone 166 = = Sumter, S. C. Estate of Wm* J* Muldrow? Dec'd. I WILL apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on February 27th, 1904, for a Final Discharge as Executor of Estate of said deceased R. W. M?LDROW, Jan 27-ii* Executor. WANTED, Persimmon, Dogwood, Hick? ory and Holly Logs. Freight paid on car? loads. JAMES COCKSHOTT, Charleston, 5. C. Oct 21-4m. EGGS-Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs. Sitting of 13 SI.00. For sale I by K". G. Osteen. Sept. 30- 2t ! TAX BET? FOB 1904. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY. Sumter, S. C., Dec. 5, 1903. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on the days indicated respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of personal property and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January lbt, 1904. At Office, Sumter, S. C., at all other times up to February 20th, 1904, inclusive. Gordon's Mill. January 6th. Tindal's Store, Thursday, January 7. Privateer, (Jenkin's Store,) Friday Janu? ary 8. Manchester, (Thos. A. Gardiners,) Fri? day, January 8. Wedgefield, Saturday, January 9. Statebnrg, Saturday, January 9. Hagood, Tuesday, January, 12. Retnbert, Wednesday, January 13. Dalzell, Thursday. January 14-. Mayesville, Monday, January ll. Shiloh, Tuesday. January 12. Norwood's Cross Roads, Wednesday, January 13. Oswego, Friday, January 15. All returns must be made ou or before the 20th day of February, next. I cannot take returns after that date, and all re? turns made after the 20th day of February are subject to a oenalty of ;">0 per cent. J. DIGGS WILDER, dec 9 Auditor Sumter County. DeWITT'S WITCH HAZEL SALVE THE ORIGINAL. A Well Known Cure for Piles. Cures obstinate sores, chapped hands, ec? zema, skin diseases. Makes burns and scalds painless. We could not improve the quality if paid double the price. The best salve tha: experience can produce or that money can buy. Cures Piles Permanently DeWitt's is the original and only pure and genuine Witch Hazel Salve made. Look for' the name DeWITT on every box. All others are counterfeit, PREPARED BY E. C. Dc WITT & CO., CHICAGO* For sale by J. S. Hughson & Co Judging from the manner in which this de? partment of our stock is moving it would ap? pear unnecessary for us to say anything about it. We have heard it said that "Goods Advertise Themselves" And this expression can truthfully be applied to our case. Our January business in this de? partment has been A Record=Breaker And while February is a shorter month, we want it to show equally as good results. We find some difficulty in keeping up our stock, and while there are times we may'be out of an article it is only temporary. We have now on hand and to arrive, bought direct from flanufacturers and Packers 50,000 Pounds of Bacon, 20,000 Pounds of Lard, 1,000 Bags of Grits, 600 Bags of Meal, 2,500 Bushels of Corn, 1.000 Barrels of Flour, 500 Bushels of Seed Oats, 100 Barrels of Sugar, 300 Bags of Rice, 100 Bags of Coffee, 50 Barrels N. 0. Molasses, 25 Barrels Georgia Syrup, 100 Boxes of Soap. Seed Irish Potatoes. 100 Barrels of the celebrated BLISS TRI? UMPH. We pride ourselves on being the first to introduce this celebrated brand, which has proven such a valuable adjunct to the vegeta? ble garden. Our first shipment of these is due to arrive this week. We buy them direct from the growers, and the same people from whom we made our first purchase, as they have never deceived us. In buying from us you are cer? tain to get THE GENUINE ARTICLE. O'DONNLEL ft COMPANY.