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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1905. _! g=- -? ? The Sumter Watchman was founded in ! 185? and the True Southron in 1866. The Waichmav. and Southron now bas the com? bined circulation and mfiaenceof both of the old papeia, and ia manifestly the beat advertising medium in Sumter. The address of the Prohibitionists ! to the voters of South Car?ftha is*! Strong and to the point. The profes? sional politicians are worried and do not know what to do in the present emergency. Some of them have al? ready eased off the dispensary wagon and are siddhng up to the water cart, - while others are already trying to pui?h the driver off the front seat and sieze the reins. * . ? The Clinton statement in reference to the proposed removal of the Pres? byterian College from that place should be read by every one who is at ali interested in the, future location of that college. Accepting "the statements at their face value it looks aa if the people of Clinton have been somewhat unfairly treated by the present board' of trustees, and that before the col? lege is removed Clinton should be giv? en an opporjrtmity to say what it will do for the college. . ? .\v Georgia is setting up a claim to all of the Savannah River, water, islands and all, but as- there are valuable wa? ter powers on the river now being de? veloped South Carolina will eontest the claim and assert the title to one half the river guaranteed by the old *&cts establishing the boundary line. ? * * The extension of the old 3 C's road, 'J now owned by the Southern Railway, from Marion, N. C., across the moun? tains to Johnson City, Tenn., will ma? terially shorten the distance between the coal elds, and Charles ton but it 'viii not give as direct a route as that of the proposed Carolina and "Virginia from Charleston via Sumter and Mon? roe. . . ? The movement to annex the Broad street suburb is an indication of pro? gress and shows that the city spirit is on the increase and that the suburb? anites would rather be citizens of | Sumter than escape taxation. . * ? The Richland Bar Association has condemned "ambulance * practice" by lawyers. That is to say the lawyers have expressed disapproval of one phase of shyster practice that has be? come common in recent years as a result of^th?^'dam?^eTauUT^duatey.. There are other practices of which members of the legal fraternity are guilty that are equally as disreputable, and, if .anything? more damaging to the public than the. ambulance prac? tice. It is a healthy sign, however, that the lawyers themselves have taken note of the disreputable work of some of the profession and have set themselves the task of eradicate, lng the evil. Perhaps, in .time, other evils that the layity now plainly dis? cern will be discovered by the profes? sion and they will then undertake to find a remedy for them. . * * If Senator Tillman and ex-Senator Mclaurin lock horns over the prohi bitionrdispenyary issue there will be fun for the public. But will they join battle? 'The princesses who occupy the pub? lic eye may be surrounded with roy? i pomp, but in point of looks th v can? not begin to compare to the pretty American "June brides." . * . In estimating this year's cotton crop and comparing it with the crop of 1904 account must be taken of the back yard and vacant lot crop if the comparison is to bc worth anything. The high prices paid for cotton in the spring of 1904 turned the South cot? ton cra,zy as it never was before and in every town, village and hamlet in the cotton belt hundreds of people who were not farmers and in ordinary years planted no cotton contracted the cotton fever and had dreams of wealth to be acquired by planting cot? ton. They forthwith planted cotton in their gardens, backyards and in va? cant lots. There were thousands of these little cotton patches and the aggregate acreage was quite large. As these little patches were, as a rule, ? in a high state of fertility the yield i per acre was much above the average j and the crop of 1904 was swelled i several hundred thousand bales, prob- j ably from this source alone. This acreage was almost certainly not counted in the government reports and the statistics of last year's crop are inaccurate to that extent. This year there was no incentive to back yard and vacant lot farming and the cotton acreage is just that much less than it was in 1904. This year's crop will be less than last year's by the amount that the back yards produced and the cotton crop estimator, who does not take the back yards into consideration when making up his estimates will miss the mark by a j good many thousand bales. WINTHROP SCHOLARSHIPS. An Examination to Be Held July 7 Requirements Noted on Application. County Superintendent S. D. Cain has announced that the Winthorp Col? lege scholarship examination will be held at the 'County Court House July '7. Blanks have been received for fill? ing out by applicants, and this must be attended to by those desiring to en? ter, the competition. On the reverse of the blank is given the following in? formation: 1. Upon consideration of the fore? going paper, fully and clearly filled out in every particular, the board of trustees will decide if the applicant ls, in their judgment, eligible for the award of a scholarship under the law and the d?cision of the board will be communicated to the applicant by the pj^sident of the college. 2. All competitors for scholarships must fill out and forward this paper to-President D. B. Johnson, Winthrop Coll?ge, Rock Hill, S. C. 3. The competitive examination for the award of Winthrop College schol? arships, will be held at the county court house in each county July 7, 1905, at 9 a. m., at the same time the examination for entrance is held and upon the same questions. The examinations will be held upon arithmetic, grammar, geography, United States history, algebra through simultaneous simple equations, writ? ing, spelling and composition. A scholarship is worth free tuition and one hundred dollars in money for one session, and may be continued from year to year for four years or until graduation, upon the good behavior and earnest, conscientious application of the student to all her school duties. These scholarships will in no case be continued to students whose rank and standing is low, whose general de? meanor is objectionable, who do not give promise of usefulness as teachers or whose health or other circum? stances prevent attendance on or per? formance of college duties. Each county is-entitled to as many scholarships as it has representatives in the:- lower house of the general as? sembly. Precedence in admission and ac? commodation of new students will be given to scholarship students. The annual sessione opens on Wed? nesday, September 20. Students must be present on the opening day. Those absent without good cause will forfeit their scholarships, and dormitory certificates. 4. The qualifications for becoming a competitor for a scholarship are as follows : The applicant must be not less than 15 years of age, of irre? proachable moral character, in good health, with no physical defects, hab? its or eccentricities which would inter? fere with teaching, and must propose to follow teaching as a vocation. She must also make proof to the board, of trustees of the college, upon certifi? cate of auditor and treasurer of the county, of her financial inability to at- ; tend college. Unless this proof is sat? isfactory to the board the applicant : cannot be awarded a scholarship. No one will be debarred because of ' attendance upon the college during the past session, unless sh? has f< r- < feited her membership in tho college under its rules. 5. An applicant must make an av? erage of not less than 70 per cent, on ; the whole examination and must n.?t ; fa?l below 50 per cent, on any f the svi'oects of the examination in order t<> le eligible for appointment t<> a sch? larship. It is possible tor ah ar pi.ccnt to secre 100 on each bUble'; SPREADING OUT. The Capital Stock of the Fair Grounds Association to Be Increased. From the Daily Item June 23. A called meeting of the subscribers to the stock of the Sumter Fair Grounds Association was held in the Court House at 6:15 o'clock last even? ing with a large attendance. The meeting was called by the board of corporators for the purpose of sub? mitting a proposition to increase the capital stock to $5.000 and to permit subscribers to take more than one share of stock. It was explained that the increase in the capital was thought advisable inasmuch as it would enable the association to pur? chase land conveniently located and j amply large for the purposes for ; which the association is being organ- I ized. There- has been some difficulty j in leasing a site for the fair grounds | i on advantageous terms, and it ap- j peared to be the sense of the meeting | that it would be best for the associa- j tion to own its own grounds. It was stated that Mr. Wm. Graham has of- j fered a tract of twenty acres at $200 | an acre, which would bc exactly what I the association needs. A motion to increase thc capital ; stock to $5,000 was adopted and the j committee appointed at the previous meeting was instructed to negotiate : j for a site. ---- I?kis about time for the agreement j for all stores and other business nouses to close July 4th to be circu- j lated for signatures. BIG CONTRACT DECLINED. Government Offered $100,000 Con tract to Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co. When : Tashington last week President ^.ason and Secretaiy Man? ning of the Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co. were offered a $100,000 contract to supply telephones for use in the government service and at Panama. They had to decline the contract ow? ing to accumulation of orders now on hand and that the phones desired were of a special pattern. CHARMING MUSICAL. Miss Brand's Music Class Entertained Thursday Evening. From the Daily Item June 23. Last evening one of the pleasantest musical events of the season was en? joyed by the patrons and pupils of Miss Brand's music class at her home on South Harvin street. The spacious' studio was effectively decorated with vines and plants and brilliantly light? ed. The numbers, both voice and piano, were well rendered and showed the rapid progress made during the short term of five months. And the technique of the piano pupils, some of whom were quite small, showred re? markable success in acquiring touch and expression, testifying to the mark? ed ability of the young teacher. Two beautiful songs which were delightful? ly sung by Miss Brand, accompanied by Mrs. D. M. Blanding, finished the programme, after wThich refreshments consisting, of ices and cakes were served. The following numbers were given: 1. Arnold's Sartoris, Blumenstrausx chen; Op. 400. No. 2-Annie McCul? lough and Fred Nigels. 2. L. E. Orth, Winsome Child; Op. 23, No. 27. Rope Skipping, Op. 31, No. 6-Sue Duffie. 3. Charles Dennee, Cradle Song, Op. 27; No. 8.-Fred Nigles. 4. L. E. Orth, Picking Posies; Op. 28, No. 1-28. No. L Edward Hohde. Come Out to Play, Op. 28, No. 6. Elizabeth White. 5. J. C. Macy, Love's Lullaby-Mrs. J. L. Alnutt, 6. Ludrig Schytte, Hide and Seek, Op. 66, No. 6.-Esther Gentry. 7. Edwin Greene, Sing mir dein Lied.-Mrs. W. G. Stubbs. 8. Tynes, Hammock Song.-Annie McCullough. 9. Geza Hoyath-Tarantelle Mig? nonette.-Annie McCullough and Es? ther Gentry. GREATER SUMTER. Movement Started to Annex the Growing Broad Street Suburb. From the Daily Item June 23. All observant citizens have realized for fully a year that it was but a question of a short time before the residents of the growing suburb on Broad street wrould be asking to be annexed to the city in order that they might enjoy the benefits of citi? zenship, such as water and lights and school privileges for their children. The expected has happened and today one" of the suburbanites applied to City Clerk Hurst for information as to what steps were necessary to ??e taken to annex territory to the city. Mr. Hurst looked up the law or? the subject and imparted the information sought for. The suburbanite express? ed himself as satisfied and went out of the office to begin the circulation of the petition for annexation. It is not known whether the senti? ment of the Eroad street residents is unanimous in favor of annexation or not. The movement may meet with opposition, or ir may be that^it will go through at once. It may as well be accepted as a inez, however, that sooner or later Sumter will outgrow its present limits and all the suburb.? will be annexed. MORE TROUBLE FOR MURRAY. Tlic Negro Ex-Congressman Arrested for Perjury. George W. Murray, the negro ex congressman, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant issued by Magistrate Harby, charging him with perjury. The warrant was issued as an out? growth of the charge of forgery for which Murray was tried, convicted and sentenced to the chaingang more than a year ago. It is a matter of common notoriety an appeal was taken to the supreme court from the verdict of the Sessions Court which appeal is still pending. When thc warrant was served on Murray Tuesday he immediately ar? ranged to give bund for his appear? ance for trial at the next term of the Court of General Sessions and he was released. Chief of Police Bradford has re? ceived notice from J. S. Davis, chief of police of Rocky Mount, N. C.. that ! a reward of $100 has been offered for I Ed Shaver, colored, who on May 23, ! 1904, struck a young white mau on the head with a bar of iron, the mur? derous assault being committed from behind. Hester's Weekly Cotton Report. New Orleans, June 23.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement is? sued today shows: For the 23 days of June an increase over last year of 257,000 and an in? crease over the same period the year before last of 233,000. For the 296 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the same days of last year 2,856,000 and ahead of the same days year be? fore last 2,163,000. The amount brought into sight dur? ing the past week has been 102,501 bales against 27,176 for the same sev? en days last year and 37,174 year be? fore last. The movement since Sept.l shows receipts at all United States ports to be 9,520,503 against 7,051,087 last year. Overland and across the Miss? issippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 1,049,181 against 906,232 last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 168,051 against 90,831 last year; southern mills' takings 1,898,000 against 1,740, 712 last year. The total movement since Sept. 1 is 12,644,735 against 9, 788,862 last year. Foreign exports for the week have been 81,982 against 35,842 last year, making the total thus far for the sea? son 8,031,086 against 5,790,950 last year. The total takings of American mills North, South and Canada thus far for the season have been 4,104,108 against 33,851,172 last year. Shocks at the seaboard and the 2 S leading southern interior centres have decreased during the week 13.783 bales against a decrease during the coresponding period last season of 34, 007. Including stocks left over at the ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop the supply to date is 12.806,702 against 9,596,661 for the same period last year. Murray's Iron Mixttut v. Now is the time to takea. spring tonic. By far the best thing to take is Murray's Iron Mixture. It makes pure blood and gets rid of that tired feeling. At all druggists 50 cents a bottle or direct from the Murray Drug Co., Co? lumbia, S. C CONVICT ESCAPED. Willie Michau Breaks Shackles and Flees From Chaingang. Willie Michau, the negro who was sent to the chaingang a few months ago for breaking into and robbing Gregory's store, made his escape about 4 o'clock a. m. Monday and has successfully eluded the officers who are searching for him. Michau was shackled but managed to remove them and slipped out of the camp in the darkness just before dawn. Overworked Kidneys. i Murray's Buchu, Gin and Juniper is prescribed and endorsed by eminent physicians. It cures when all else fails. Prevents Kidney Disease, Dropsy, Bright's Disease, etc. At all drug stores $1.00 a bottle or direct from the Murray Drug Co., Columbia, S. C. Master's Sale. BY VIRTUE of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas f r Sumter county, State of South Carolina in the case of Marion Moise aej&inst Isaac Jar.-ison, Chloe Jami son, James Felder Ida Felder, Joe Gary, Ana Gary, H. T. Edens, H. L. B. Wells and Ii. F. Moise, I will ^11 to ti-.e highest bid der at public auction at the Court House m V\? cty of Sumter, in the County of Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, on saleday in J. ly, 19 5 being t'-e 3d day of said moDth, at the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit : All that lot of land witn the dwelling hon e thereon situate m the City and County of Sumter, State aforesaid, being designated a.- lot No. 9 on a general plat attached to the Deed of the Bank of Cha'ltstO" to H. W. Waties, recorded in l;o-k Z, page 79', the said lot bounded north by .'o: No. 10 on said plat, east by lot No. 6 on said r lat, south by lot No. 8 on said plat, west by Sumter street. Terms of sala cash, purchaser to pay for necessary papers. H. FRNK WILSON, Master for Sumter County. June 7-4t Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Ex? amination. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 7th, at 9 A. M. Applicants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 7, they will be awarded to those mak? ing the highest average at this ex? amination provided they meet the conditions governing thc award. Ap? plicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the ex? amination for scholarship applica? tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and j free tuition . The next session will open September 20, 1905. For furth er information and catalogue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. | May 17-July 6. As the Good House=Wife With House Cleaning 5o do we propose this week to Glean Our Stock Of everything in the remnant and short-end lines. The ladies of Sum ter will find it interesting to visit our tables and examine the display of such goods as we will dispose of this week at prices to move them. Short ends of colored lawns, short ends of white goods, short ends of silks, short ends of embroideries-all Will Be Sold at First Cost. These goods will be displayed on center tables and marked in plain figures. Also, a limited number of long and med um length corsets-price $1, but will go this week at 50 cents. $1 and $1.50 white waists all go at 50 cents. Ask what we are doing in mattings this week and tell your neighbors. THE SUMTER ! 7% S * ?3 WORKS. Fhone 237. JOHN I. BRUN 3"-. President. W. E. BRTINSON, General Manager. E. W. MOISE, Jr., Sec. and Treas. We are now in a position to furnish you Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills cf the following makes : (Engines) Liddell and Wa? tertown ; (Boilers) Lombard, Nagle, Erie City Iron Works and. also, Boilers manuf ctured by The Sumter Iron Works ; (^aw Mills) Hager Mill, Chase Turbine Mfg. Co 7s Mill and, also, The Chattanooga Machinery Co. improved Drag baw The J I Case Traction Engine and Trashing Machines and all other machinery necessary for the wants of the people kept in stock at a'l times. We also make a specialty of repairing engines >md boilers from 1 to 100 horse power ; also machine shop work and mould shop work, castings made from 1 to 3,000 lbs, such as iron sills, columns, gratings, ventilators, andirons, fire backs, etc We also handle The Deering Harvesting Machine, including Reapers and Binders, Corn Harvesters and Threshers, Mowers and Rakes, Peg Tooth gigi and Disk Harrows, Hay Balers. The above machinery being the best sold, the only ball bear? ing machines on the market. Wre are also in a position to oiler the public the io lowing wagons: The Weber lour Wheel Broad Tire, and The Colum? bus. And to the Mill men we offer the Hattiesburg & Lindsay eight wheel wagon. Come and see us, Corner of Washington St and Oakland ave One block north of the Southern Railroad Depot. Sumter, S. 0