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f HE AUTUf? OPENING. filagni?cent Display of Millinery at the Sumter Dry Goods Co weany. From the Daily Item, Oct. 12. The elaborate display of the Sumter Dry Goods Store yesterday was a feast of beauty that the ladies of Sumter fully appreciaated. This well known establishment was thronged with pur? chasers and onlookers from early morn until late at night The decoration of the windows was the handiwork of an artist In one was displayed superb evening gowns, brilliant with irridescent trimmings and spangled nets. There was, also, a choice collection of silks and, evening hats. The other window cotnained a collection of wearing apparel for the little folks-a veritable Lilliputian Baza r. intering the store, we found dis? played on first counter a rare and varied assortment of dress patterns for street costumes in silks, mousse? line, taffeta^- poniard, crape-de-ehine, p?plin an& ?en-^cygne T3he next canter, in the center of the store,-presented an array of ele? gant dress |?fterns in broadcloths of the. season's most fashionable colors. House furnishings, net curtains? pertierres,: siffc^-lambrequins, furs and ready made . tailored soiiB and c?ats were displayed in lavish iirofusion. To say that the millinery depart? ment is under the management of Mrs. L. Atkinson is synonymous with announcing that; there coald be found hats and bonnets, whose beauty. and style is seidomequaled.anc; that rivaled the displays/^) be found in;the largest estabHshroents . of northern cities. Xotiob?e among this display of. rare and bautiful hats were those in the directory shape, large picture hats, and others made of chenille and ecru applique. Special attention was given to the large coleo tics of black bats, whose varied style almost beggars descrip? tion. Among those most admired were the taffeta hats and antique a ssortment of turbans. The shoe and carpet departments gave evidence of the same care and attention, as that bestowed on the other lines. Taken as a whole, no mere beautiful display of merchandise has ever been exhibited in Sumter. . Meeiigg Somier Gymnasium Cleo. f From the Daily Item, Oct 12. At a meeting held last night in Sheriff Scarborough's office, a club to be known as The Sumter Gymnasium Club was organized, with the follow? ing members : J. E. Gaillard, A. J. Stubbs, J. N. Edens, James Lenoir. J. O., Teicher, K Hogan, Jr., H. V. Keid, P. R Folder, Geo.. D. Levy, Ho^h C. Hayns worth. J. E. Clack;" G; F. Schwerin, E. Turner White, J. E. Auld, W. B. Parker, Ec?ene Mil? ler, Jim Ard, Eobt Keels, ,J. fi. Cunningham, W. J. Jennings, D. J. Burns, P. M. Parrott, J. D. Biand ing% Jr, P. Gallagher and W". V. Caothen. The following officers were elected ?orthe ensuing.year. President-J. E. Gaillard. "Vice ?Vesideut-H. V. Keid. Secretarer-J; H. Cunningham. Treasury-P. M. Parrott Floor Committee-H. V. Beid, Chairman, A. J. Stubbs, P. ML Par rott Committee on Beles and Regula? tions-Hngb. C. Haynsworth Chair man, J. E. Gaillard, H. V. Reid. > The initation fee for charter mern-, be rs, or ?ny ethers who desire to join this club- within next 30 days from dae of this meeting, was fixed at $1.50 which includes one month's dues of Sf tv cents. The initiation fee after thirty days will be $5. 00. ?? Each member is requested to leave with Mr. P. M. Parrott, at Tho Suin? ter Savings Bink, $4.50 not later than Monday, Oct 17th A suitable place fer the Gymnasium bas not yet been -decided upon, but Mr. H. C. Hayns Pworth has been appointed a commit? tee of ene to confer with several par ties ?bot a hall and it is thought that there will he little trouble in-securing a suitable place. Every one is enthusi astrc, and it is the purpose of the mem? bers to nt up an up-to-date Gymna? sium, where its members may go and spend a pleasant and profitable after? noon. New York, Oct. w. -Edward - M. Field, a son of Cyrus W. Field, look? ing like a pitiable tramp was arraigned beef ore M^gitsrate Barlow in the Cen? ter Street police court today, charged with larceny of an overcoat. As com? plainant failed to appear, Field was remanded back to tee Tombs, Ss the prion er was being t&k. u away he said to bis attorney: If you can't" get bail j < dor/* worry. The three meals I'm go-1 1 ing to get will be ?rood: Field has j 1 been rioidly going down the road to : J misfortune for the last ten years. 'He |( inherited ? large? fortun?'from bis fa-,! \ ther and wetit into business but fail- j i ed. ile was later adjudged insane and J ' sent to an insane asylum. He was af- j1 terward released and dropped out of j ' sight nb til ??XX), when he was arrest- j] ed on the charge of being a vagrant, i! Since then be has been but little 11 bette? than a tramp. ] 7 Baltimore, Md., Oct 14.-Andrew Leenhardt was hanged in the jail here this morning for the murder of his wife on June 27th last. This newspaper wants your Want Advertisement for the seit io h reason that if your "want aa*." pays you it will make you a better friend to the paper than you ?have ever been-and your wans ad. wiH pay you there is not the shadow of a doubt Salt Lake, City Utah, Oct 14. Because the negro familia? at Moun? tain Home, Idaho, sent their children to the town public school twenty-five masked men'last night drove all the colored people'from the town. The colored people will appeal to the Gov? ernor for protection. Fewer gallon?; wears longer; Devoe. Estate of James S. Kocks ey, Dec'd ALL persons having claims against said Estate will present the same, duly attested; and all persons indebted ir. any way to said Estate will make payment without ^ JflsL MARION S. PIKCKNEY. Oct, 19-luxecutrix. CITY TAX RETURNS. Treasurer's Book Show an Increase in Valuation of $112,680. City Clerk and Treasurer Hurst has completed his taxjbooks for the year and will be ready to receive taxes ss scon as the time for payment arrives. He finds that the total returns of ? real and pesonal property for taxation amount to SI, 806,770. Last vear the total was $1,694,090. The "increase this year over last year is ?112,860. The net gain should have been much greater and would have been but for the fact that there were material re? ductions in the valuation of many blocks of property. Where some prop? erty owners increased their returns others reduced theirs despite the rapid enhancement in the value pf ail property in the city within the past twelve months. If property was re? in red at an average of even three fourths of its market value it is well within the limit to say that the city tax books would show a total of at least $2,250,000 bnt until some means can be found to equalize taxes throughout the county and state no change can be hoped for. Property owners in town are not going to return their property at full value when farming land that sells readily for $25 to $40 an acre is returned for taxation at $3 to $8 an acre. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. City fcouncil held a regular meet ing at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening. Present: Mayor pro tem E. F. Haynswortb, Aldermen H. D. Bar ? nett, H. W. Hood, C. G. Rowland and W. G. Stubbs. Absent: Mayor G. W. Dick, Aldermen P. P. Finn, E. W. Hurst and R. K Wilder. The minutes of September 28th I were read and confirmed. * The Annual Tax Ordinance and the License Ordinance, for 1905 were read, adopted and ordered published, under a resolution suspending the rule which requires two readings. The Mayor and Clerk were authoriz? ed by unanimous vote to borrow one thousand dollars from the Sumter Savings Bank for necessary current expenses, and to execute and deliver therefor the city's certificate of in? debtedness in required form. A communication , was read from Mayor Dick directing attention to the following matters : % The necesstiy of providing fire escapes for the Opera House ; a ne? cessity emphasized by the recent fire in that building. Be asked immedi ats action by'CounciL 2. The need of a well equipped Hook and Ladder Truck with a chemical engine for the fire d?pannent. 3. Complaints which had been made to him of ' the soiled and obstructed condtion of .certain streets. It being claimed by some persons that too much latitude is allowed traders in exhibiting and selling live stock on the strees : making our thoroughfare disagreeable to pedestrians and danger? ous to school children. The Acting Mayor appointed a com? mittee consisting of ali members pres snt to consider the question of fire escapes for the Opera House. .No actionv was taken > with reference to ather suggestions of the Mayer. Mr. Barnett, for the police commit? tee submitted a report of lights out from September 28sb to lith inst., inclusive. -The subject of streeet lights was discussed" and the Clerk ?vas directed to request the Sumter Siectric Light Company to improve ;beir~service, as the present system is unsatisfactory. The committee of public works was inthorized to adjust losses resulting, rom fire in che Opera House on 7th uss. with the insurance companies. Request was made by Edgar Cuth jert for permission to move a small building through - Live Oak street, a listan ce of- seventy-five feet, and re? ferred to the committee of public vorks. The Clerk and Treascrer's report .'or September and claims presented vere referred to the finance committee. Council then adjourned. DATE IS NOT CHANGED. Charleston Gala Week Will be November 21 to 27 as Planned. The weekly meeting cf the Fall Fes ivai committees was held last night n the Elks' rooms at the Commercial 31ub. and a representative number of ;be business men of the ctiy was pre ?nt. In the enforced absence of the ;hairman of the executive committee ?be|chair was occupied by Mr. T. W. r'asssilaigue, and the secretarv of tba ?ssoeiation, Mr. Montague, Trieste, lertt notes of the proceedings. Toe first important matter which >ccupied tlie attention of the execu? tive, committee was a consideration of ;he request received from the Sumter Pall Festivl Association that the date >f the Charleston Fall Festival be jbaneed, as it would take place dur? ing the same week which they bad ielec'ed for the time of their o wa car lival. But it was found impossible Dy tiie committee to accede to this request, as the change:* which moving the date already announced over a month ago, either forward or back? ward, would insure a heavy financial loss, and possibly the ruin "of the project for which so much hard work bas ben done. In the first place tbe Gaskin Colos? sal Show Company has sant several thousand big posters to the Charleston Association with- dates printed and, secondly, the petition for the reduc? ed fare bas gone into the hands of the Southern Tariff Association asking for rates for November 21-26. In addition it was shown that con? tract had been made with the show people, who had in their turn secured extra attractions for November 21-'26, and, lastly it would be practically im? possible to collect the large amount subscribed by the merchants if the time for holding the festival should be changed, for they do not want the carefull planned date altered. The committee expressed great regret that such a conflict of dates had ocurred, but after a warm discussion of the matter a majority voted in favor for re? taining the original time selected at tiie^first meeting -News and Courier. London, Oct. 14.-The morning bul? letin on the condition of Lady Curzon reports that she passed a quiet night. The seriousness of her condition, however, is not diminished. A SHOCKING ACGIDENT. Oelgar and Monaghan Hose Wagons Col? lide on Liberty- Street-Barney, One of Monaghan's Horses. Had Both Front Legs Broken. From thc Daily Item. Oct. 14. The two fire companies had just, re? turned from responding to a false alarm, and had hardly gotten back in? to their respective houses, when a second alarm was sent in. Both teams were hitched up with great dispatch, and came out of their houses, the Del gars going west and the Monaghans in the oposite direction on Liberty Street. No electric lights were burn? ing, and the streets were in such dark? ness that it was almost impossible to recognize passersby on the side walks. The two teams, neither having the re? motest idea that the other was in such close proximety, came dashing to? wards each other ; and the wonderful alertness of Rivers, the Delgar's driv? er, in palling his team to one side alone prevented the horses from meet? ing breast,to breast between the cor? ner of Main street and the Post Office. The front wheel of No. 3 wagon hit Barney, one of Monaghan's big bays on the chest and broke both of his front lgs. The beautiful horse went down to the ground without a groan, and just af te* that a very touching inci I dent took place. The two horses were rapidly unhitched, and while mem? bers of the team were leading Billy off, Barney, even in his terrible con? dition, endeavored to follow his brother, from whom he had never been separated. Chloroform was adminis? tered to the suffering animal to allevi? ate his pain, and while under the in? fluence of the drug, Chief Bradford put and end to his usefulness in this wcrld by firing a bullet through his h.3ad. The following statements have been made concerning the accident. The Statement of Franklin Ander? son Monaghan Hose Company's dri? ver: When the alarm came in, we hitch? ed up and got out of the house as soon as possible. I took the left hand side of the road, could see nc thing of No. 3, there was no light on the corn sr. We came together very unexpectedly : No. 3's front wheel hit Barney in the chest and on front legs; the horse went to. the ground, was very quiet. We unhitched, and found out what damage there was. The condition of the horse was discovered, the frame part of the wagon was bent and bro? ken in sevreal places. Rivers, the Delgar driver said : The alarm was given in by central ; said fire was on South WVshingtton street ; recognized Anderson's voice at the 'phone* and was not looking for him to come in my direction. I took the center of the street; saw Anderson leave the house but it was so dark that I could not teil in what direction he was going. When I saw him, I pulled to the right ; Le went diagon? ally across the street, which threw me on the left. I tried to void the col? lision, and just did get my horses sufficiently to one side to prevent No. 2, from hitting them. One singletree, two front tires, 8nd back axle of my wagon were broken. 1 was so worried ibo ut my horses that I knew nothing jf the damage done roTBarney. Mr. R.S. Hood, gave out the fol? lowing statementt : The first thing that I knew of the iccident was a jar to the wagon, ffhich dislocated my finger. I was >n the wagon. I jumped to the rround to remove harness from the right hand horse. We were to the right of the center of the street. It < vas so dark that I could not recog- 1 rize men on the wagon only a few ?? feet away. Have afterwards found >ut who tbpy were, and am well ac- * inainted with them, lt was very dark i >n the street. " Mr. W. S. Graham : I was stand? up in the pustoffice, anti bad just :ome out to get my wheel. I was in ;he act of mounting, when the teams .ame out of their houses. No. 3, ?me out first, going west, and ap? peared to be in the center of tneN ?treet. No. 2 was about to meet my . earn ; I thought that a head-on collis- * on was inevitable. Just as they were ibout to meet, I saw my horses go to i ;he left of No. 2, then I heard the ' ?rasb. J - - i, - The scope of the three rings, elevat? ed stages, coliseum course and high? way pageants of the Forepaugb and Sells Brothers Shows has been enlarg? ed to include mammoth expert and jistorical military featnres which vould mightily please even Mars him? self. Did you marry the first girl yon proposed to? Probably not Some ;ime8 it's that way with want advertis ng-you have to try it again. But, its is sure as courtship in the end. The ancient law, made for "him who hath not," has never been repeal ?d. And to "him who hath" is still 'given;"-if he "hath" "gumption" is well as goods. The old statute is jnforced without mercy in the adver? tising world. Unattended ladies and children need sot hesitate to visit the stupendous Adam Forepaugb-Sells Brothers ex bi bi rion. Special instructions are ziveu to ali employees to protect them. Esopus, Oct. 14.-No visitors came to Rosemount today and Judge Parker passed almost the entire day horse sack riding. ? nw nm ? ? ci-? The general invitation that has been sent out to the militia of the State to participate in the big prize , irill during the Fall Festival should bring aft least a full regiment to take part in the exercise on military day. mum? I ?-? -?? Street Superintendent White is rap? idly completing the clay and sand J roadway on Manning avenue. It will i be in "perfect condition for the auto- ? mobile race during festival week. 1 A Judicious Inquiry. A well known traveling maa who Tisits bhe drug trade says he has often heard < ?ruggists inquire of customers who asked 1 for a cough medicine, whether it was i wanted for a child or fur an adult, and if j for a child they almost invariably recom- 1 mend Chair:bs?Iain's Congh Remedy, i The reason for this i* that they know ; there ii* no dancer from it and that it al? ways cores. There is not the least danger i in givinp it, and for coughs, colds aod croup it is ansurpa-sed. For sale by all druggists. SUMTER WEDNESDAY Ct'R26. TH5S IS THE GREAT INTERCONTINENTAL SHOW CREA EST FEATURES HE GREAT Vast Circuses, Menageries and Hippodromes United M? for Successive Seasons bave in every sa) Croker- ali Arenlo Bacsrds is Madison Square Garden, Kew York Cit| Which in unparalleled and splend:<l pro/vsicn. r< T < n?y ir:Ht:?Ie P!1 th? best nttractioRs that all others can possibly produce, but a stellar host of newlv-auUcd Foreign and Home-bom THRILLING, TRANSCENDENT and TREMENDOUS FEATURES Nowhere else to be seen on earth, and everywhere and at every performance including those onlv North Pole Discoverers FULL-GROWN LIVING POLAR BEARS A greater number than Sir John Franklin, Kane, Grecly or Peary ever saw together at any one time. THOSE PARISIAN PERENNIAL PETS ANO PRODIGIES LaFamil?e Bruin Lecusson Seven Male and Female Areme Geniuses in their Phenomenally Original Performances, "ON" THE WAY TO THE GRAND PRIX RACE, PARIS." The only altogether new equestrian feature ir; circus annals for over half a century. PRODIGIOUS PORTHOS THE CHASM-VAULTING CYCLIST who, in a seeming desperate dash to sure destruc? tion, leaves his headlong course to fly SO FEET AWHEEL THROUGH SPACE and then regains his narrow pathway unscathed. Among their heroic, historic and marvelous MILITARY FEATURES, those incomparable masters of manual and drill THE ALL-C0NQUERIN6 AURORA ZOUAVES so aptly cfcs cribed by the New York Journal as "A Hage Red-Legged Centipede, whose Celerity sad Precision have Astounded Vas. Military World/4 OWLY TROUPE OF 9 HUNGARIAN WIACYARS In thc wondrously wild, weird and emotionally eccentric dances* melodies and almost savagely strenuous acrobatic originalities of their mysterious race. *W j?pi\?Rt- mm Whose miraculous and incredible feat of scaling awheel the narrow, absolutely X V^Ag^?fcPI Xm9 perpendicular interior circle of "The Devil's Chimney " has gained for h'm the title cf "The Mounting Maniac of the Bewitched Bike." And still another Pre-eminent Parisian Phenomenon JMK O ?i S & HEUSERN Whose combined Bareback, Sulky and Park Cart Juggling Innovations, in the course cf which, holding a Sulky aloft by its Thills, he spring* from the ground to the back of his Running Thoroughbred and balances a Park Cart on his Chin, are surpassing Ulust rat ions of skill and strength. THE FOUR MARTINEKS,--i Gaul's greatest Grin Geniuses in A French Foot-Bex in; Ma cb, Tbe Comic Catapult, The Miser and His Gold, - Thc Pinched Parisians, and other Freeland Frolics, to- ^ ____ - ^ JSI? pether with fifty other ofthc World's most famous ffnrf??D??flnlffn^ t&jjyUR. ami Funniest Fools in thc Caressing Capital of Ij^(OJI??UUu^^S fir V~ Fame's only EDDY FAMILY ^ mt}^,^1"'?^ ?\ I Now first introducing their new and thc only /rift f?fl*^ &xh \l - Aerial Stage Acrobatic Act /Sm U Atilt ^ ?&/ if ' - DEMON-DRIVEN DIAVOLO W MJF\ ' \' Looping the Giant's Loop on a Bicycle. v Sly/ ? -E An inimitable/superhuman feat, defying duplica- >ai?/Y jE tion and beggaring description. Which thrills and A l clectrifies as would a battery of dynamo?. A . ?f?/ l\ ' I" spectacle staggering Sensation's self. Acres of . y^Pi?*/ / \ W VZ astounding, dumfounding. dare-devil, dazzling, ^fflWnF^Tl - ? delighting, marvelous and merry prodigies and /\nTf?i !\ W A ~ pastimes, and rarest liv'ng lessons. / \J xa \l \ ' /? V " A COHSTELliTIOR OF EIGHT CIRCUS COMPANIES / AAK\ - ; A" = . A hundred acts and rivalries in three rings, / / \ / \ f\ jMw' /y - 100,000 feet of aerial space, on elevated stages / / M f" IZKBB/ - ""1 E and a grand coliseum course. The Chariot Races .^g^Mj^^k flin \ \*uHB ?sic^k - of the Roman Casars. The Superlative Siamese Twins / \ / / / J i \ ?B?r? ?^?&L^ S - of HaturaJ History. Xever before were seen herpp^\ V / / /^kjj lg LflHBi ?P 4s5?!ii savage representatives in such huge, ferocious fj\ ?S- -/ / ./BHBH WSsS^^^i ??? MP MWBB )A 6 m n and varied form, the Migtitiesi nerds of Wisest ^^?^^^^^J^t|^?^B^^^LP Isl BB ^g^vPi agf PJ| BB 5 Ss f ggj Elephants, and toweringcolossally in fame amone: (gS\ ?!=?r ^^^3?^^f^^S~^^^^^^^^&ZjlS^^^^^^ gs ^ftfitj^ z. ?ER Ihem THE F0REPAUGH DANCING El F PH A NTS -iP^t ~ \" V<M^?mu,/-- / / j ^Pr^^^j ^-^?$^^3 SHE SELLS BROTHERS'SOLDIER ELEPHANTS. ' " There are Peerless Hundreds in their Horse Show. A Blue-blooded Congress of Prize-winning Perfection. The Morning Free Street Pageant is a Gigantic, Glorious Revelation OF ORIENTAL OPULENCE AND HISTORIC MILITARY DISPLAY. Two performances daily, ram or ?hine, in new proeess waterproof tents. Admission, 50 cents. Children under 9 years, 25 cents. Doors open at 1 and 7 P. M., for the Mcnajreries and Grand Promenade Concerts by Merrick's Superb 5Iiiitary Band. Arenic displays 1 hour later. Oa exhibition day Numbered Coupon, actually lleserved Seats, may be secured at the regular prices at China's Drug Store, No. 6 N. Main Street. AH OPPORTUNITY. We are now offering the magnificent plantation known as Shady Side, containing 750 acres, situated 3* miles West of Sumter. This place has a nice 8-room dwelling, thirteen ten int houses, and a fine orchard In fact 'tis an ideal home ?for pou. Better see us about it. WHITE & MCCALLUM, Real Estate and Insurance Agents, PHONE NO. 143. STO?TSB, S. C. OFFICE NO. IS S. MAIN ST. MchO-ly GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO. - Sells itself. None better. 10,000 tons now offered for saie. Nitrate of Soda, Muriate of Potash, German Kainii. H?RBT & CO. Are Headquarters. Get our prices, please. Mr. L. I. Parrott, Chairman of the Fireworks Committee announces the appointment of Messrs. H. Harbv, Jr., H. W. Hood and D. J. Auld "as dis associates on this committee. Can You Eat? J. B. Taylor, a prominent merchant of 1 Ghriesman, Tex., sajs: "I could not eat because of a weak stomach. I lost all strength and ran down in weight. All that money could do was done, but all hope of recovery vanished. Hearing of =ome wonderful cures effected by use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, i concluded to try it. The first bottle benefited me, and aft? er taking four bottles, I am fully restored to my usual strength, weight and health.*' ' Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di^e^t* wbat you j eat and cures. Sold by Olin H. Davis. ? N. G. Osteen, Jr., SURGEON DENTIST, OFFICE : No. 18 W. Liberty St., SUMTER, S. C. Office hours, 9 to 1.30 ; 2.30 to 6 CP. Osteen, M. D. No. 18 W. Liberty St., (Over Osteen's Book Store). SUMTER, S. C. 1,000 e> yr ccnv Young HM TO ou?urv FOI* GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. 500 FREE scko^SHIPS OFFEBEB GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE. MACON, GA Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calla for surveying, platting, terracing bili sides, draining bottoms, drawing Mortgagee Title's, Probating, ?fee. BASKS H. BOYKIN, D. Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depository, Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockhold? ers in excess of their stock, 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business; also has a Saving Bank Department. De? posits of $1 and upward received. Inter? est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annual, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. R. L MANNING, W. F. RHODE, vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. *Vf promptly obtain U. S. and Foreign PATENTS * Send model, sketch or photo of invention fer free report on patentability. For free book, GASNOWIi Opposite U. S. Patent Office i De LO RH E'S PHARMACY, 23 South Main St Open from 7 a. m. to IO p. m. ; Sunday, 9 a. m to 1 p. m. Having consolidated my tim stores, I will be pleased to see all my customers at the above stand, where I am better pre? pared than ever to serve thea. Your prescriptions will be called for and delivered. Phone 45. Full line of Drugs, Garden Seed and Cigars. Your patronage solicited. Call bell for night work.