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If? Mi??tomai? rall Jwntjjron WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1904. V . ax Second Olag* Mitte* NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Harby & Co.-Guano. Sumter Clothing Co.-Clothing. A. D. Barby-First of the Season. Schwartz Bros.-Are Yon Watching? O'Donnell & Co.-Our Shoe Depart? ment. Booth Live Stock ; Co.-Fall An nonncement. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. They are Very Stylish. Southern Cotton Oil Co.-Cotton Ginned at 50 cents per Bale. The Sumter Dry Goods Co.-r$th Fall and! Winter Assortment. PERSONAL. ^r. E. V. Green is in the ct?y. Mr. B. C. Blanding spent Saturday in town. Bon. B. L. Abney, o? Columbia was in the city Friday. 2ftf. E. P. Kicker retomed from the mountains on Saturday. Mr. A. A. Brearley, of St. Charles was in the city Monday on business. Mr. T. H. Dick, Jr., of Columbia, - was in the city Monday. Mr. Henry C. McLeod, of Remberts W3s in the city Monday. ?VIr. L. D. Jennings went to Colum? bia Friday mornings Mr. L. C. Mills, of Mayesville was in the city Friday. Mr. W. O. Cain, of Privateer was in the city Saturday. The .Misses Holmes, of Stateburg, were in the city Friday. /. Mr. Hugh C. Haynsworth, return? ed ?londay from Greenville. Mr. Geo. M. Stuckey, of Bishop ville spent Monday in town. Capt. Eli Cooper of fMayesvillewas in the city Thursday. T. B. Fraser, Esq., has been at? tending court in Bishopville. Mrs. J. W. Searle and son have . re? turned to Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Tracey McCollum ' have returned to the city. Mr. A. E. Aycock, of Wedgefield spent Thursday in town. Mr. C. W. Wheeler went to Colum? bia yesterday. Mr. Joseph Muldrow, of Mayesville was in the city on business yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Strauss, of Clio, s'pent ilonday in the city. Miss Hallie Jones left Monday for Winthrop College. Dr. E. S. Booth has returned from a business trip to St. Louis. . Miss Hattie Sanders, of Hagood, is the guest of Dr. J. C. Spann. Miss Mamie Edmunds returned from North Carolina last Wednesday. Miss Emma Boyle left yesterday morning for Elizabeth Coll?ge. Miss: Annie Beese,*of Staiesburg, who has been visiting Miss Kat? Sum? ter, returned to her borne Thursday. Mr. W. ?. Sanders, of Hagood, and Mr. L. E. Williamson, of Providence were ic the city Thursday. Mr. R. L. Temple was called "ic Charleston on important business Thursday. Mrs. J. H. Sizer, after an absence of two months in ^Henderson ville, is again at the Jackson. -;f. Mr. Lo?is i opelt, of the Manning Times was in the city on business Thursday. Mr. Fred G. Auld, who has been visiting Mr. Marion Scott returned to his home in Eastover. Miss Sadie Fludd, of Stateburg, spent several hours in town Saturday morning. - Miss Ethel Lever, who has been visiting Miss Katie Moses, returned to Columbia Saturday morning. Miss Annie Sneed, of Charleston who has been visiting Miss Augusta Folsom bas returned home. -Mrs. F. S. Baskins left for White Stone Li thia Springs Saturday and will voe absent for some time. 2 Mr- 3: A. Stewart of Mooresville, N. C., was in the city, Saturday the guest of Mr. W. B. Burns. Misses Kate, Mitt and Marie Du? rant returned Saturday from the St. Louis Exposition. Miss Lizzie Gaillard, of Berkeley county is the guest of Miss Katie Sumter. Mrs. George S. Sibert of Timmons ville is visiting her father, Rev. C. C. Brown. *? ' Miss Sadie Muldrow who has been the guest of Mrs. Walter Cheyne, has returned to Wisacky. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Phelps and family, who have been visiting in! the city, have returned to Columbia. Mr. Ben Cantey, of Summerton left j yesterday morning for Spartanburg, i where he will attend Wofford College, j Mrs. Ella Tnomey and Miss Louise ! Bright, who have spent the summer in the Sapphire Country, North Caro? lina, have returned lome. M*. and Mrs. W. D. Coiclongh have j gone to Clarendon county to visir, rela- j ti ves. Mr. Colclough has been quite j sick for several weeks and hopes the ohange will prove beneficial. Mr. G. E. Martin, of Dalzell was in the city Thursday. He stated that the report * that he contemplated selling his place and removing to Georgia was without foundation. He is weil satis? fied with Sumter county and 'expects to remain here. A number of young ladies en route or Winthrop College passed through the city, among whom were : Misses flattie Kirby, Pansie Durant and Daisy Scarborough, of Bishopville, and among the young ladies from this city who accompanied them were: Misses Inez McCullough, Mary Gail lard, and Arrie Stuckey. Mr. William Cain, a son of Mr. W. . Cain, of Privateer, who is a grad? uate of Clemson Colleger-has recently been placed in cbarge of the Raleigh, ?. C., dye works and is making a success of the business, tbauks to the training he received at Clemson Col? lege. Dr. A. S. Todd, editor and man? ager of the Manning Farmer, was in the city on last Thursday. Dr. Todd is a newspaper man cf many years ex? perience, having been editor and pro? prietor of the Anderson Journal. He has made,a marked improvement in the Farmer siuce he assumed charge two months ago. CUTTiNO-ACHURCH. A Pretty Marriage Ceremony at the First Baptist Church. Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at the First Baptist Church, Miss Julia Ag? nes Cuttino and Mr. Robert W. Achuren, of Charleston, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Kev. C. C. Brown officiating. ??The church was beautifully decorat? ed with whit? cut flowers artstically ar? ranged on a background of evergreens, and in the pulpit were numerous pot? ted plants. The color effect produced by the combination of the white and green' was very attractive, and was greatly, admired. Mrs. Lucy Rogers presiding at the organ and accompanied by Miss Isa? dore Teicber, on the Violin, rendered splendid selections before, during and after the ceremony. Promptly at the appointed hour, as the peals of the wedding march broke forth, the bridal party entered the church. First came the flower girls, little Misses Inez Cuttino and Anna San? ders, who were followed by the ushers, Messrs. B. J. Rhame, George Tindal T. C. Cuttino and W. H. Cuttino. Next came the matron of honor, Mrs. A. L. Lesesne, who carried a beauti? ful coquet of wnite carnations. Then the bride, beautifully attired in a white taffata, carrying a bouqnet of bride's roses and wearing the custo? mary veil caught up with a spray of lilies of the valley, enered the church "on the arm of her brother, Mr. D. W. Cuttino. From the other entrance of the church, ?ceempanied by his best man, Mr. W. Porter Cart, came th9 grocm, who met the bride at the alter, and while the soft, sweet strains of the music filled' the church, 'the marriage rit?$ were sol? emnized. After the wedding, a reception was held at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. William H. Cuttino, at No.:306 South Sumter street, which was attended by the relatives and a few intimate friends of the "bridal couple,, among whom were: Mr. and Mrs. Stepebns Thomas, and Mr. Ste? pben Themas, Jr., of Charleston; Mrs. W. Scott Harvin, of Manning, Mr. W. Porter Cart, of Charleston, Mrs. James E. Tindal, Mr. Goo. Tin? dal, Mr. T. H. Connors, and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lesesne, of Clarendon. Mr. and Mrs. Achuren left on the 9.20 train for St Louis, where -they will remain for two weeks, before re? turning tc Charleston, which place will be their future 1iome. Numerous pieces of cut glass and elegant silver were among the presents received by the bride, which gave evidence of her great popularity. Sumter is unfortunate in losing sncb an attractive daughter. - * m ?MUM_ MURDER IK DARLINGTON COUNTY. Two Negroes Waylay and Kill a<White Man-Both Kenroes Arrested. Friday afternoon or night Hill Langston, a white farmer of the Lydia section of Darlington county was waylaid by Sam Marks, a negro, and assaulted with a piece of iron. Langston was sitruck on the head and so seriously injured that he died Sun S day morning. Marks was chased with bloodhounds and captured Saturday afternoon. He was carried to Jail in i Darlington Saturday night, but as there had been some talk of lynching Sheriff G. P. Scarborough, telegraph? ed Gov. Hey wa rd and asked that the Darlington Guards be ordered out to guard the jail. Gov. Heyward direct? ed Capt. Cox to assemble bis company at the armory and carry out Sheriff Scarborough's orders. I Tba re was no effort to , lynch the prisoner but to avoid any possibility of trouble Sheriff Scarborough took Marks from the jail about midnight and drove to Florence where he caught the early morning train and came to this city arriving abeu: 4 o'clock San day morning. He remained here until the arrival of the 9AD train and then carried Marks to Columbia, where he was committed to jail. The coroner's inquest which was held yesterday, implicated Moses Ham, another negro, in the murder of Mr. j Langston and he has been arrested. The Sumter Clothing Co. is offering some great bargains in clothing hats and shoes. This firm handles one of the largest stocks in our town and guarantees every article sold. So be? fore purchasing give them a call. Read the large ad. of The Sumter Dry Goods Co. This being their 9th fall announcement, they seem deter? mined, judging by the proportions of their stock and the every day hurry throughout their large establishment, to make this their red letter year in merchandising. They invite you to take ? stroli through their store, which you may do well to accept. Peter Larkin, colored was arrested Monday for creating a disturbance in the vicinity of the dispensary. The receipts of cotton last week in? dicate that Sumter is still a pretty good market-about the best in the State, all things considered. The Little Sunbeams Society of the Presbyterian Chucrh . will serve ice cream and cake on the Graded. School grounds this afternoon from 6 j until 7 p. m. The Independent Cotton Seed Oil Company's plant, at Davis Station, was destroyed by fire Monday, about 2 o'clock. It is partly covered by insurance. It is thought that the mill will be rebuilt. "NOTICE""" The Farmers' Gin Co., located near old C. S. &. N., depot is now ready to gin all cotton as fa?t as it comes, and hereby solicits a share of the pa ! tronage of the public and friends Aug 25-tf Farmers Gin Co. OSTEOPATHY (Corrects the ?.anse of disease and eures when nothing: else will, [ts cures are per manent because Natural. All diseases treated: Diseastsrof Women a Specialty. DR. R. V. KENNEDY. Office over Bultman Bros.' Shoe Store. Sumter. S. C. - Consultation Free. A Coming Marriage. The following invitation has been Receipts Friday, 391 . _ . . Receipts Satnrdav, 700. received in the city: Total reCeipts last week, 2211. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Harby invite Receipts Monday, 180. yon to be presentat the wedding re- Receipts Tuesday 383. caption of their daughter Anita and Middling, 10 3-8. Mr. DavisD eLeonM oise on Wednes- Tbe macada>n "ork 011 Hampton day evening October the twelfth from avenue is progressing satisfactorily, half after seven until nine c* 'ock In- Mr. F. F. Herndon has been com gieside Sumter S C , missioned a magistrate at Bishopville Enclosed is a card, "Ceremony at to succeed Mr. J. C. Rhame, resigned, seven o'clock. In the Recorder's Court, James Wil mm j liams was found guilty of disorderly Louis C. Bryan who won the Cita- conduct for fighting and cursing in del Scholarship also won the scholar- Ricker Lane, and was fined 10 dol ship in the South Carolina College. lars he graduated from the Graded School There has recently been more com in June last. plaint than usual by farmers at the The Sumter Banking & Mercantile delay in weighing cotton. The novel Co. having completed the large brick ty has worn off and there seems to warehouse on Manning Avenue adja- De a growing dissatisfaction with the cent to the Alantie Coast Line tracks public weighing plan as at present has discontinued keeping a stock of operated. heavy groceries at the headquarters in. | ^lr. F. C. Hyman, who has repre the Masonic Temple thereby gaining sented Alex Sprunt & Son, of Wil room to fit up large and comfortable mington, N. C., on this market for a offices. The offices have been com- j number of years did something out of pleted within the last few days, are j the ordinary Monday. He'shipped six now occupied by the officers of the car loads of cotton by express to VTil company, who have heretofore been mington. It is not an unheard of working under difficulties in cramped thing to send cotton by express, ^but it and inconvenient quarters. ' is rarely done. Local Cotton Market. Are You Watching For, Sharing, too, in Our Sales ? Others Are===We Want You to, Also. Selling silks here last Friday was as rapid and easy as the selling of calico. You who saw and bought know why. Now, next Friday, for Surprise No. 3 : 50 Pieces===All at 5 Cents. Val Laces, lh to 5 inches wide, with insertings to match, regular value 10, 15, 20 and 25e yard. r They will all go on Friday at 5c. 100 dozen ladies' full fashioned seamless black Hose-the best of 25c goods-will be placed on sale at 3 pair for 50c. Not over 6 pair to one customer, and monev refunded if they can be matched anywhere less than 25c. , 24, only, Marseilles bed spreads-they weigh 3? lbs each, and are worth $2 50. While they last, Friday, at $1.50. 50 dozen ladies' all pure linen Handkerchiefs, with hand embrcidered initials, Friday, at 10c Our opening day is Monday, Oct. 3d. Remem? ber it. We ask your presence. SCHWARTZ BROS. CLOTHING. If you are ready for your FALL SUIT, we are ready to show you the newest ideas in colorings* and the latest kinks in the cut and make-up of our Fashionable Clothes, made by the most re? liable house in Ame? rica. BUY EARLY. Don't allow the man making suits to order to charge you $5.00 to $8.00 more than we do. and then cannot fit you as well. Don't allow the choicest things to slip away from you. Pri? ces no higher than the quality justifies. MENS5 SUITS $7.50, $8.50, $10.00, $15, $18, $20. BOYS' CLOTHING. We have one of the largest and best stocks in in ??uniter. Prices from $1.50 to $7.50. 1> ^j^fr?p ? I Shirts. Call and inspect our 50 cents line. We also have them at $1.00 and $1.50. Remember When WALK-OVER goes on trouble goes off. SUMTER CLOTHING CO. No. 5, S. MAIN STTEET. They arc Very Stylish Fashion says that White and Fan? cy Vests are correct at all seasons of the year. They serve tox brighten up a man's appearance and break the monotony of his usual sombre attire. We are showing our new Fall lines, and the patterns are exceedingly handsome. Sizes 33 to 46. Prices $1.25, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $2.75, $3, $3.50, $4 and $4.50. The D. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING CO., Phone 166 - - - Sumter, S. C. IN MAKING THIS, OUR NINTH Fall and Winter . , Announcement . . We desire to say, that in our attempt to get together the handsomest collection of DRY GOODS ever shown in Sumter, we unhesitatingly de? clare that we have this time surpassed all pre? vious efforts-Devoting all our energies to the development of our business on a strictly Dry Goods basis. We are better prepared than a great many others to give you very valuable "pointers" when it comes to the question of Dress Goods, the newest, Tailored Suits, the latest, Millinery, the most attractive, and Shoes always reliable. We control the Rough-Not Costume cloth in Sumter, this is a handsome Mack fabric 50 in. wide and warranted not to spot or get "wooley." We are also sole agents for Cente meri Kid Gloves. This celebrated brand of gloves we now offer at $1.00 per pair all sizes and shades. Ask to see that special line of kid gloves which are now on sale at 65c. We will allow two selections from this lot for $1.25, and will have any pair repaired which breaks. Isn't this unusual? We handle exclusively the "Sanitary, non. Sweatshop" brand of Muslin Underwear. Give heed to the meaning of the name, for all ready made Muslin Underwear is not made outside of the New York sweatshops. We invite you to take a stroll through our es? tablishment, and if this is impracticable to our friends out of town, write for samples and es? timates on anything to wear, as our Dress Making department is more thoroughly equipped than ever to expedite all orders. We make a specialty o? Evening gowns and wedding Trousseaus. Very truly yours, The Sumter Dry Goods Co.