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Cte lotira %? Soutirant WEDNESDAY, HAY 4,1904. - &*iere? ar ?kt Foti Ojjic* ai Sumter g J.. OJ Second Oiasx Jt?itter NEW ADY;ERTiSE3!E*TS. Nervalgiue-At all Drruggists. **The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Go! M. J. Samter and Others-To Whom it May Concern. PERSONAL. Mr. T. O. Sanders ol Hagood was the city today. CoL W. A. Neal, of Anderson, was in the city OB Monday. Mr. R. S. Cames, of Bishopville, was in the city today on business. Mr. Zim Hearon, who is associated with Mr. O. B. Davis, of Darlington is in the city to spend a week or ten days. / Mr. E. M. Aman was in the city day. Mr. A. H. Boykin, of Boy kin was in the city Monday. ? Miss: Pauline Dove returned to Dovesviile Saturday. Hr. O. B. Davis, of Darlington, was in the city Thursday. Mr. BE. Chandler, oif Bethlehem, spent Friday in town. - . Mr. S. 3L Colclough, of Mann ville, was in the city Saturday. / Mr. H. W. Hood has returned from a business trip to Marion. Mr. Edwin Wilson, of St Otarles, was in the city Saturday. Mr. & Sumter Williams is visiting at his old lome in Chester. Mrs. J. H. Lo ry ea, of Manning is visiting the Misses Barnett .Mr. Geo. M. Stuckey, of Bishop? ville, was in the city Friday. * Capt P. H. Broughton, of Pine? wood, spent S&nrday in town. Mr. David Levi, of St Paul, was in the city yesterday on business. Mrs. DuBose, of Camden, is visit? ing her sister, Mrs. Dr. Spann. Rev. R. A. Suhlett, of Clarendon county, spent Monday in the city. Mr. Perry Moses, Jr., has gone to North Carolina on a business trip. Miss Pauline Dove, of Dovesviile, is visited relatives in this city last week. Mr. A. D'Ancona has returned from Manning where he spent several weeks. Dr. N. G. Os teen, Jr. went to Darlington on business Monday morn? ing. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wheeler, of Columbia, spent Sunday in the j?ty. Mrs. Max Cohen, of Washington, D. C., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ferd Levi. HT. H. G. Garrison, Mayor of Cam? den,' was in the city Thursday on busi? ness. Hiss Glennie Biggs, - of Florence, is spending a few days in the city with friends. . , Mrs. L. B. Dorant has returned home after a stay of two weeks at Hagood. Hr. Ashleigh Mood, who is attend? ing a medical college in Richmond, Va., is at home for the summer holi? days, lieut Emile P. Moses, of the U. S. Maxine Corps, left Sunday for Washington, having been ordered to report for assignment to duty. Mr. W. P. Porter, who was killed Wednesday at Conway by Town Mar? shall J_ F. Boram was a brother of Mrs. J. E. Whilden, of this city. Mr. J. Frank Pate has-been selected, by thu State Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics, as one of - the National Representatives of the South Carolina Council. Messrs. R. L Manning and Mark Rey? nolds went to Florence Monday night to attend the Diocesan council, which meets in that city this week. Rev. H. H. Covington, Dr. J. F, W. De Lorme and Mr. B. G. Gibson went over yesterday morning. Hon. Joel E. Bronson, of Sumter, was in town last Saturday. We learn that Mr. Bronson has rented the Mood r?sidence and will move to Manning about May 1st to live. He will be a valuable accession to our town.-Man? ning Farmer. Court convened in Manning on Mon? day. Most of the stores closed promptly at 0 o'clock Monday, but there were a few that were somewhat tardy. Mr. Julian E. Flowers has been appointed special policeman to take the place of Officer McKagen who has been detailed to collect the street tax. The Board of County Commission? ers met yesterday in regular session. There was an accumulation of routine work to be disposed of and the board was in session nearly all day. The Auxiliary Society of the Presby? terian Church will serve ice cream and cake on the Graded School square the first evening that the band gives an open air concert A supply of the new denomination of World's Fair postage stamps has been received at the Sumter postoffice and will be placed on sale May 1. They are beautiful. The City Recorder has more power and greater jurisdiction than the Mayor possessed as a police judge. The Recorder is granted by statute the powers and jurisdiction as magistrates and is empowered to try all cases tb+t can properly go before a Magistrate 2 Mixry Ben, colored, died suddenly on Saturday and lier neighbors report? ed the matter to Coroner Flowers as a suspicious case. He called in Dr. Stuckey who made a thorough exami? nation and gave as his opinion that the woman's death was the result of a congestive chill. Mr. L. T. Northcott, of Una, was caught in the shafting of a.steam mill and whirled over several times. His clothing was tors off and saved his j life, as he would have been battered to pieces before the mill could have been stopped. As it was, he was j paiafully though not seriously hurt- j S&bopviHe Vindicator.. ! MARRIED. Thursday afternoon at 7 o'clock at the residence of Mr. John H. Dough? erty, 17 Dingle street, Miss Snsie Rebecca Jones and Mr. Eugene E. Petit were married by Rev. C. C. Brown, D. D. Tbe bride was hand? somely attired in a pure white cos? tume, and carried in her hand a . bouquet of beautiful pure white roses. Only the relativen and a few-inanimate friends were invited. Many useful and beautiful presents testified to the high esteem in which the happy cou? ple are held. Miss *4Sue Beck," as she is affec? tionately known in Sumter by every? body, is a noble-hearted young wom? an, and possesses a charm of manner, and. a disposition which at once en? dears her to every heart, fier popu? larity is bounded only by where she is not known: She is a member of the First Baptist Church. Mr. * Petit is a Charleston ian by birth, and a brother of Alderman A. W. Petit of that city. Since he came to Sumter several months ago he has made a fine impression on our citizens by his steady habit and upright con? duct. Mr. Petit is connected with the Betts Lumber Co., of "New Sumter," and he and his charming wife will make that their home for the pres? ent. DEATH. t . Cornelia Rebecca, the little daughter of Mr. J. D. White, of this city died at 8 o'clock Saturday night, aged twenty months, after an illness of several weeks. The funeral services were held at 4 o'clock Sunday after? noon at the home of Mrs. J. 6. White, near Brogdons. The parents who were called upon by this sad dispensation of Providence to give up their only child have the sympathy of the entire community. CoL H. G. Wright, of Halcyon dale, Ga, died at his home in that place at 9.30 o'clock yesterday morning aged 74 years. CoL Wright was thrown from his buggy three weeks ' ago and so seriously injured that he j never regained consciousness. He commanded a Georgia regiment in the i war between the States from 1861 to '65 and after the war was for a num? ber of years a member of the Georgia Legislature. He was the father of Mr. R. L. Wright and Mrs. C. C. Brown, of this city. Mr. Wright and Dr. C. C. Brown left for Halcycndale ; last night to attend the funeral of I CoL Wright. tmam , m mmmmm,. The sales of the local dispensary for the first three months of the current : year have exceeded the sales of the same period last year by about $5, GOO, and the ratio of increased sales con? tinue each month. The dispensary system does not appear to decrease the consumpion of liquor at all ; in fact in the past few years, there has been a steady growth of the liquor drinking habit. " The news of the killing of John R. Keels in Manning Monday afternoon,, while it was a shock to those who knew him, was no surprise. To the contrary it is. the end that all expect? ed him to meet He was a man of violence and his quarrelsome disposi? tion bad involved him into, innumer? able difficulties aud the surprise is that he escaped a violent death so long. Th 3 two Democratic clubs of this city have a combined membership of about 1,400-almost twice the cumber of voters registered for the municipal ? election. A part of this overplus fis accounted for by members who live in Sumter township but without the city limits, but it is strange that there should be so many Democrats who will not take the trouble to register for the municipal election. Columbia will probably make an effort to keep the weather burean, and there will be less difficuly about secur? ing a site for the uaw buildings that are to be erected now that Sumter has entered the list and offered a free site to the bureau. This city is in every particular as advantageously situated for the work the bureau has to do as Columbia, and the work could be done here as efficiently and satisfac? torily as ia Columbia, and for that reason the offer of a free site may re? ceive serious consideration. The open air concerts on the Graded School square, it is to ^be hoped, will be given weekly throughout the sum? mer. These conceits have been, for several years, a great pleasure to hun? dreds cf people, and should they be discontinued, everyone would regret it In this connection it is appropri? ate to suggest that it has been a cus? tom each year to raise a substantial fund by popular subscription to assist in the maintenance of tue band. Miss Olive Kelley gave a picnic for ber scholars and a few of her intimate friends at Tindal's school house on* Wednesday. This to mark the closing of her school. An elegant dinner was served in the beautiful grove. After the repast, sweet music was rendered by some artists present, and the crowd had a jolly, good time all day. Miss Kelley has returned to her home at Bishopville. The scholars are all in love with her, and the parents are pleased with her services. The directors of the Sumter Tele? phone Manufacturing Co., have re? commended that the capital stock of that corporation be doubled by the issue of $50,000 in new stock, the same to be issued tc the stockholders in proportion to their present holdings. A stockholder's meeting has been call? ed to take action on the recommenda? tion of the directors but it goes with? out saying that the increase in capital will be voted. The success of the Sumter Telephone Manufacturing Co., has been phenomenal and the business has grown with such rapidity that it has been impossible to accep' tore than a small percentage of the c.ders received. For more than a year the company has not had a representative on tne road seeking business, tbe un? solicited mail orders being of such volume that the om put of telephones and switchboards has been inadequate to the demand. Within the past year the -factory has been enlarged by the erection of new buildings and the installation of new machinery at a cost exceeding $30,000, paid for oat of the surplus profits over and above the handsome dividends paid to stock? holder*, but tue business bas already outgrown the increased capacity of the enlarged factory and the increase of the capital stock is for the purpose of farther enlargement of the plant Recorder's Court. Recorder C. M. Huras held his first court Thursday, the following cases bei ng tried and disposed of : J. J. Harby, C, M. Gregg and W. L. Gregg, fighting at the A. C. L. freight depot. The verdict was G. M. Gregg, not guilty : J. J. Harby, gnilty, ; W. L. Gregg, guilty, $5. Mr. Ha fby gave notice of appeal. Ben Scott, "colored, creating distur? bance on Watkins street on night of March 9th. Guilty, $12 or 24 days. Scott escaped from the city at the tinte of the trouble and was captured at Lumber, Darlington county. Recorder Hurst disposed of the fol? lowing case : Ken Farmer, public drunkenness and cursing ; guilty, $3 or 6 days. Saw Mill and Ginnery Burned. The saw mill and ginnery of Messrs. E. S. and George Booth situated about five miles from this city, was bumed Monday night between mid? night and daylight The origin of the fire has not been determined. When the fire was discovered it had gained con? siderable headway and it was impossi? ble to do anything to save the mill. The outfit included a 30 h. p. engine and boiler, a complete saw mill, two gin 3 and cotton press and was valued at 3-2,500 to $3,000. Besides the mill about 75,000 feet of lumber was burned valued at $1,000. There was no insur? ance. Don't Want to be Beer Dispenser When Our Best Citizens Oppose the Estab? lishing of a Beer DispenseT. Editor Item: I have been a candi? date) for beer dispenser, in charge of the proposed dispensary, but finding thai the establishment of such a dis? pensary would be against the wishes of at majority of our citizens-those opposing being among the best people of our city, I take this method of letting my friends know that under such circumstances I would not think of offering further for the position. Very truly, ~ ; H. T. Edens. THE VETERANS MEET. Camp Dick Anderson Enrolls New Mem? bers-Delegates to Reunion Elected. Cump Dick Anderson, U. C. V., met in the Court House at 12 o'clock Monday, at the call of the commander. The ' annual election of officers was held, all of the old officers being elected, to serve another year. The officers are : Commander, D. R. McCallum; Fi rst Lieut. Perry Moses. Second Lieut., J. D. Wilder. Third Lieut., John H. Terry. Adjutant, H. C. Moses. Historian, R. J. Brownfield. Quite a number of applications for membership in the camp were on file, and i;hey were taken up in order. All were favorably acted upon and the applicants were received into the camp Th 3 following delegates to the State Reunion in Charleston were elected: R. J. Brownfield, T. D. DuBose, H. R. Thomas and J. D. Wilder. Alternates-W. O. Cain, S. J. Mc? Fadden, W. C. D. Stiles and Perry Mose?. No election for delegate's to the Re? union in Nashville was held, but the Executive Committee was authorized to appoint delegates at a later date. SUMTER IS AFTER'WEATHER BUREAU. Offers Free Site for Mr. Bauer's New Building-Mr. Robertson Says There Won't be any Trouble. Sunter telegraphed Section Director Bauer yesterday offering a free site for che weather bureau if there is any hope of getting the new bureau built in that city. The telegram volun? teered the kindly comment that Sum? ter wiis willing to do what Mr. Bauer seemed to have failed to persuade Colombia to do. The special committee appointed from the Chamber of Commerce to look after the site question failed to get together yesterday. It is said that it will meet and confer with Mr. Bauer the latter part of this week. Mr. E. W. Robertson, when asked yesterday for the statement he an nouncsd several days ago it was his intention to give out, said that he was not yet ready to make a statement, but would do so later, in plenty of time. "I don't think we will have any trouble about the site," he added; "I think we will be able to patch up thc matte:- ail right to everybody's satis? faction." It night not be amiss to adc. by way of parenthesis and in justice to Mr. Robertson's position that he has offer? ed to pay well for his opposition to the building being located in front of his residence.- The State. >-^-? Attention is invited to the new ad? vertisement of The D. J. Chandler Cloth: ng Co. It is directed to young men who want stylish suits at reason able prices. V Weather Forecast. MAY 3, 1904. For South Carolina: Fair tonight and Thursday, except showers in the northeast portion. Wm. D. Shaw, Local Observer, U. S. Weather Bureau. THE WEATHER FOR \PRIL. Mr. Wm. D. Shaw began observa? tions on April 14. The following re? port is. from that date : Mean maximum, 76.6; mean mini? mum, 51.9; mean, 64.2: maximum, 89 on 16th ; minimum, 38 on 22ud. Great? est daily range, 33 on 19th, 22nd. 30th. Precipitation, 0.60. Greatest in 24 hours, 0.35 on 26th. Seven clear days, seven cloudy, two partly cloudy. Precipitation on 17th and 26th. GLENN SPRINGS WATER Cures Dyspepsia. k New Paper in TSWB. The latest addition to the papers published in this city is the Monthly Chronicle, the first number of which is just out, dated May, 1904. It is a small eight page paper and is gotten up in neat style and contains some very entertaining reading matter. The business announcement states: "Rates of subscription 1 year 20c. ; 6 months 10c. ; 3 months 5c. For rates of advertisement address the pub? lisher, J. Edwin Brunsen. The Chronicle is worth the price, and we wish Edwin success in his venture. P?tit Jury Second Week. Thomas Childs, Sumter. W. H. Webb, Sumter. T. M. Rodgers, Sumter. R. E. Baker, Sumter. F. M. Allen, Catchall. T. E Hodge, Tindals. W. R. Phillips, Sumter. I. H. Moses, Sumter. R. J. Davis, Sumter. P. P. Gaillard, Providence. Claude Hurst, Sumter. ;F. D. Jennings, Sumter. R. L. Kennedy, Sumter. R. G. Wheeler, Sumter. J. J. Whilden, Sumter. Lawrence Benenhaley, Catchall. W. B. Nesbitt, Privateer. B. R. Ingram, Privateer. R. K. Wilder, Sumter. L. D. Jervey, Providence. C. L. Curtis, Sumter. J. M. Phillips, Providence. F. B. Grier, Sumter. J. E. Player, Shiloh. J. A. Schwerin, Sumter. W. S. Tisdale. J. M. Sanders. W. W. Rees, Sumter. J. E. Mayes, Mayesville. J. J. Barrett, Mayesville. W. B. Boyle, Sumter. T. H. Burkett, Sumter. W. G. Wells, Privateer. Jury List. The Grand Jury for the year and the Petit Jury for the first week of Court were drawn April 27, as follows : GRAND JURY. E. B. Shaw, Sumter. B. R. DuRant, Sumter. ^ J. H. Christmas, Manchester. W. A. Brown, Sumter. Frank O'Donnell, Sumter. L. E. LeGrande, Sumter. M. B. Randie, Sumter. J. J. Branson, Concord. J. D. Osteen, Privateer. R. J. Brownfield, Catchall. R. Mood Brown, Providence. George Parker, Mayesville. s Six of last year's Grand Jury hold over and serve this year. PETIT JURY. B. D. Mitchell, Sumter. Willis R. Sanders, Sumter. R. F. Jones, Sumter. J. C. Geddings, Sumter. J. B. Jackson, Speven. ?.. Henry Spann, Sumter. * A. A. Strauss, Mayesville. J. A. M im ms, Shiloh. C. C. Player, Shiloh. J. M. Tralnck, Shiloh. ' Robert Shelor, Sumter. R. C. Tisdale, Sumter. Henry Benenhaley, Catchall. J. H. Dennis, Shiloh. * Wm. Moran, Sumter. W. H. Pate, Sumter. J. M. KoU), Privateer. H. H. Wells, Tindall. W. C. Folk, Borden. Blanding Ardis, Manchester. W. A. Wilson, Shiloh. J. F. Bland, Jr., Mayesville. J.*T. Cummings, Providence. R. L. Wrisht Sumter. H. G. McKagen, Sumter. Graham Hawkins,-. J. D. McLeod, Remberts. N. A. Spann, Sumter. R. A. Dennis, Shiloh. W. A. Bowman, Sumter. Sam'l Sanders, Sumter. A. J. Moses, Jr., Sumter. W. R. Delgar, Sumter. J. H. Witherspoon, Sumter. W. H. Scott, Sumter. P. B. Bruner, Oswego. To Whom lt Kay Concern. ? The undersigned, members cf the organizatoin, known as the "Grand United Order of Odd Fellows," re? gularly chartered under the laws of the State of South Carolina, having learned of the etforts of certain evil disposed persons, to disparage, and if possible prejudice those among whom we live, against the said organization we take this public method of saying that the rumored allegations of our Lodge, or any of its members, "siding with" or in any manner aiding or abetting dissolute persons, or those who in any way or manner violate tbe laws, are untrue. Our association is purely benevolent and chraitable in its objects and purposes, seeking to provide for the indigent and sick among us, the decent burial of the dead, and as far as possi? ble the betterment and moral eleva? tion of our people. We do not uphold, encourage or countenance wrong doing, and will not tolerate nor continue wrong doers in our midst when found out. Of this we wish to inform our friends, who may not happen to know us and those with whom we are asso? ciated, feeling assured of the confi? dence of the best people of the com? munity in which we have lived and dealt all our lives. Very respectfully, M. J. SUMTER, SYDNEY J. BRADLEY, JOHN SUMTER. Stateburg, S. C., May 2, 1904. GLENN SPRINGS WATER But RINIAJ (tr SUBUCt Troubles. C. P. Osteen, M. D. No. 18 W. Liberty St., (Ov??r Osteen's Book Store), . SUMTER, S. C. YOUNG MEN Want suits with "GO" worked right into them. lt takes skill and artistic tailor? ing to build such suits. The makers of our clothing un? derstand their bus? iness perfectly, and we have just the suits young men Delight to Wear Suits as swell, smart and tony as it is pos- I sible to make. The Single and Double- I Breasted styles are here. The well form? ed shoulders, the long, narrow collars and lapels ; the loose trousers and all the cor? rect kinks are very noticeable in our j Young Men's Suits Reasonable price range, certainly, when m Iwe say $10, $12, $15 and $18. THE D. J. CHANDLER I ==CLOTHING CO.,= I ^| Phone 166 - Sumter, S. G. |? AGAIN^^ I beg to announce that I have just received a car load of ex? tra nice Horses and Mules, and want you and the public gen? erally to understand that they are FOR SALE.: The Horses are largely nice drivers for spring use ; also a few good farm Horses, The Mules are extra well broke with weight enough tor mill purposes. A full line of Vehicles and Harness of every description always on hand. A. D. 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