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SI- . GROWING POSTAL RECEIPTS. An Index of the Growth of Sumter, lost Quarter Shows Gain of S3 Per Cent. Over Same Quar? ter in 1904. The postoffice receipts, taken in connection with the bank deposits and railroad freight and passenger busi? ness, are generally regarded as the hest and most reliable index of a town's commercial growth and pros? perity. Judged by this standard Sumter is now enjoying her greatest ?ra oi prosperity. The bank state ..ments for the quarter ending Sep? tember 30th showed that there was then more money on deposit in the hanks of this city than ever before at the same date. The railroads have "been overtaxed with business and dur? ing the year ending September 30th they have handled more business in and out of Sumter than ever before. The growth of the commercial in? terests of the town, as well as the in? crease in population, is more truly reflected by the growth of postal re? ceipts than by the prosperity of the banks or by the railroad traffic. The following comparitative state? ment compiled by Postmaster Shore shows clearly how the business devel? opment and increase in population lias affected the postoffice. Quarter's Ending: 3>ec. 31, '03......$ 3,702.75 iaarch 31, '04. 3,908.95 Ame 30, :04. 3,361.96 September 30, '04. 3,455.30 $14.428.96 Dec. 31, '04.$ 4,458.13 | March 31- '05. 4,274.17 June 30, '05. 4,019.61 Sept. 30, '05. 4,605.75 ? . $17,357.66 Gain over previous year $2,929.70. The gain for the year ending Sep? tember 30, 1905 over the year ending September 30, 1904 was $2,929.70 which was a gain of more than 20 per cent. The gain for quarter ending September 30, 1905 was $1,243.79, or a sain of more 33 per cent. For the past ten years there has been a steady increase, in the postal receipts, but the percentage for the past year was,] greater than in any previous year and the gain in the; last quarter was great? er than for any previous quarter.' State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County. ( ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that lie is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State ? aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.; Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed m . my presence, this 16th day of De? cember, A. D. 1886. A. W. Gleason, (Seal.) Notary Public * Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter- j nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation. 9 18-lm The Phoenix company of Florence l>egan on Thursday the erection of a :new and commodious building for their enlarged plant The building will be 75x125 feet substantially built The new plant will have a ca? pacity of 50 tons of ice a day which will be one of the largest factories in the State. A Brice law election has been or? dered to be held in Edgefield county on December 7 th. ?Sick headache is caused by a dis? ordered condition of the stomach and is quickly cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale by all druggists. Tte home of Mr. Oscar Holly, of Aiken, was burned Thursday morn? ing. Loss, $4.200. Faith Not Necessary. .You may be just as skeptical and pessimistic as you please, Kodol will digest what you eat whether you eat or not You can put your food in a bowl, pour a little Kodol Dyspep? sia Cure on it and it will digest it the same as it will in your stomach. It can't help but cure indigestion and dyspepsia. It is curing hundreds ana Thousands-some had faith and some didn't. Kodol will cure you if med? icine can cure you. whether you have faith or not. Sold by all druggists. A big wholesale drug company has been organized in Florence with a capital stock of $10,000. A Judicious Inquiry. *A well known traveling man who visits the drug trade says he has often heard druggists inquire of customers who asked for a cough medicine, whether it was wanted for a child or for an adult, and if for a child they almost invariably recommend Cham? berlain's Cough Remedy. Tho rea? son for this is that they know there is no danger from it and that it al? ways cures. There is not the leasi danger in giving it, and for coughs colds and croup it is unsurpassed J5pr. sale by all druggists. \ THE FREIGHT CONGESTION. Chamber ci Commerce Makes Formal . Complaint to Atlantic Coast Line. President R. L Manning of the Bank of Sumter. President G. A. Lem mon of the Sumter Savings Bank, Chairman Neil O'Donnell, of the com? mittee of internal trade and improve? ments of the Chamber of Commerce, a number of cotton buying merchants, and expert cotton buyers had a con? ference with Secretary E. I. Reardon of the Chamber of Commerce Wed? nesday afternoon to consider the de? plorably congested condition of cotton at the Atlantic Coast Line freight de? pot, and the great delay in shipping out cotton and other freight from Sumter owing to the lack of cars and the fact there is not enough force employed at the depot to facilitate rapid handling and shipping of cotton and other freight. Also in regard to the delay in delivery of freight con? signed to Sumter wholesale and retail merchants. The situation was thoroughly con? sidered and the serious effects upon the business interests of Sumter pointed out so that the Chamber of Commerce would know what to do in the matter. Secretary Reardon stated that the Chamber of Commerce was alive to the situation and had on September 28th taken the matter u> with the Atlantic Coast Line Com pany, and had been informed by let? ter from General Freight Agent R. A. Brand that General Superintendent Anderson had been requested to look into the complaints and to remedy the same. However, the secretary asked for written complaints to be filed with him by some of the repre? sentative business men setting forth the injurious effects upon the business interests of Sumter by the insufficien? cy of the service rendered by the railroads. President R. I. Manning of the Bank of Sumter, and Presi? dent G. A. Lemmon of the Sumter Savings Bank, representing ail parties concerned, immediately reduced to writing a statement of the status of affairs, and the secretary wrote Gen? eral manager W. N. Royal of the At? lantic Coast Company, last night urg? ing immedite action to relieve the sit j uation. The\ written complaints of j the two bank presidents were sent to ; Manager Royal together with- a state? ment of the verbal complaints made j by a number of merchants. -m iiii m In the Recorder's Court. From the Daily Item October 5. Recorder Hurst held a preliminary investigation this morning in the case of the State vs. David Sande'rs and Osborne Porter, charged with house- j breaking and larceny. On August 23d, last, the house of Daniel Singleton, who seems to be a I very hard working and industrious negro, was entered by breaking the glass in a front window and removing the bar that secured the door. His trunk was taken out and carried to a nearby field, where it was opened and shoes and clothing to the amount of ?25 was removed from it. Singleton had no idea who had committed the theft, and not until he saw two young negroes on the street recently, both of whom were wearing his clothes, did he have any grounds for basing a suspicion. He then went to Recorder Hurst to obtain' a war? rant for the arrest of the men; but, not knowing their names, Officer Weeks went with him to establish their identity. When the boys saw Singleton approaching with an officer they ran and thus evaded capture; but they voluntarily appeared in court this morning accompanied by their mother and the prosecutor. An agree? ment had been consummated btween th prosecutor and the defendants, whereby the case would be dropped upon payment for the clothes stolen, but Recorder Hurst, rightly, could not see it that way. The crime was freely and frankly admitted and when Mr. Hurst informed the defend? ants that they would be committed to jail to await trial at the next term of the Court of General Sessions in de? fault of a bond of $500 they were greatly surprised. Recorder Hurst does not conceiv?. it to be his duty as an officer Of the law to permit a compromise of a felonous case. Doctors Said He Would Not Live. *Peter Fry, Woodruff, Pa., writes: "After doctoring for two years with th? best physicians in Waynesburg, and still getting worse, the doctors advised me if I had any business to attend to I had better attend to it at once, as I could not possibly live an? other month, as there was no cure for me. Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended to me by a friend, and I immediately sent my son to the store for it, and after taking three bottles I began to get better and con? tinual to improve until I was en tirely well." Durant's Pharmacy. Wards Off Pneumonia. ?All coughs, c.,his and pulmonary complaints that aro curable are quick? ly cured by One Minute Cough Cure. Clears the phlegm, draws out inflam? mation and heals and soothes tin affected parts, strengthens the lungs, wards off pneumonia. Harmless and pleasant to take. Sold by all drug MEETING OF COUNTY BOARD. Solomons' House Sold to Mr. Ed? munds-Bids Approved. Claims Paid and Oilier Matters of Interest. The County Board of Commissioners mer Tuesday with Snnervisor Seal6 and Commissioners F. E. Thomas and Jno. I. Brogdou present. - Bond of M. M. Witherspoon, cotton weigher at Msyesville, with J. W. Cooper and W. D Rhodes as sureties, penalty $300 and bond of Geo. P. M?.Kagen, as dispenser at Mayesville, ?iso W. S. Chandler, R. F. Des Champs, H. A. Wells, and I. C. Strauss as sureties m the sum of S3,i>00, were duly approved. Petition from sundry citizens peti? tioning that a road be 'opened.at the earliest date possible from the Black River road to Puddiug Swamp road, beginning at McBride's avenue, and ending near the residence of Tom Du Bose, said route being surveyed and cut by private parties the distance be? ing less than 4^ miles, and reducing the ronnd trip to Sumter from Shiloh IO miles Col. R. D. Lee was before tue board, representing the petitioners without tee and without reward, sim? ply to try to forward the best inter? est of the county. The board decided to visit the road through Messrs.Seale, Brogdon or Thomas, and make neces? sary examination. The matter of bids on the Solomons House was brought up, and the bid of Mr. S. H. Edmunds was read offer? ing $800 for the property and to pay Mr. Belser, real estate agent, bis commission. By a vote of 2 to 1 the bid of Mr. Edmunds was accepted, and the house was declared sold for $800. Mr. Belser stated that funds on hand from original payments on Court House lots was 81,689.50. Payments of $50 cash on lots that soid for 8450 and 840 on (2) lots-$2,217.50. He had paid out on Solomons contract SI,25?) and on McFaddin right of way 8250, having a balance of 8717.50 de? posited in bank to bis credit as at? torney, j Petition to admit J. E Windham j and wife to the county alms house was, for good and sufficient reason, refused.' Application of Edgar S. Joues for i aid as an ex-Confederate soldier under act cf General /.ssembly, was granted at 83 per mouth from date. Petition of M. O Gadsden to be admitted to alms house was recieved, action was deferred pending investiga? tion by Supervisor Seale, and if a worthy subject of charity, he may ad? mit him. A number of claims were ordered paid. 'POSSUM HUNTER KILLED. Lyucburg, Oct. 4.-Saturday night j James Epps, a colored lad about 18 years old, while out hunting with several others near Shiloh eight miles from this place, attempted to climb a tree in which the dogs bad treed a possum, and after be had ascended to a considerable height, by some mea:-s lost his tndd, fel^T to the ground ano broke his neck. He lived only a few minutes. His father was in town to get a coffin and gave this correspondent the particulars as he obtained them. He said all that he knew of his own kncwleage was that Iiis sen left bis booie Saturday night bright ana cheer? ful and was brought back a corpse. A Card. ?This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs and pre? vents serious results from a cola. Cures la grippe cough and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Con? tains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substi? tutes. Durant's Pharmacy. List of Jurors. List of jurors for first of week of Court of General Sessions and Com? mon Pleas: R. F. Chandler. T. P. Sanders. E. J. Hodge. W. M. DeLorme. S. B. Newman. H. G. Hill. P. A. Thigpen. W. G. S. Seymour. W. M. Hodge. S. C. Tisdale. W. L. Jackson. W. A. Mcilwaine. E. A. Edwards. S. D. McElveen. J. B. Player. W. F. Dennis. C. C. Beck. R. B. Dinkins. J B. Hodge. J. B. Baker. Robert Geddings. W. E. Kolb. H. C. Wadford. J. H. Chandler. G. E. 'Cox. J. K. Newman. W. D. Scarborough. E. M. McElveen. H Y. Oxendine. J. M. Geddings. J. J. Team. J. A. M iras. C. 1). Lide lt. J. Geddings. Samuel Sanders. D. M. Blanding. Makes Homely Women Pretty. *No woman no matter how regular her features may be can be called pretty if her complexion is bad. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup aids digestion and clears sallow, blotched complex? ions by stimulating the liver and bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Remember the name Orino and refuse to accept any substitute. Durant's Pharmacy. Conviction Follows Trial When buying loose coffee or anything your grocer happens to have in his hin, how do you know what you are getting ? Some queer stories about coffee that is sold in bulk, could be told, if the people who handle it (grocers), cared to speak out. Could any amount of mero talk have persuaded millions of housekeepers to use Lion Coffee, the leader of all package coffees for over a quarter of a century, if they had not found it superior to all other brands in Purity, Strength, Flavor and Uniformity? This popular success of LION COFFEE can be due only to Inherent merit. There ls no stronger proof of merit than con* throed and increasing popularity. If the verdict of MILLIONS OP HOUSEKEEPERS does not convince yon of the merits of HON COFFEE? lt costs yon but a trifle to buy a package. It Is the easiest way to convince yourself, and to make yon a PERMANENT PURCHASER. LION COFFEE is sold only in 1 lb. sealed packages, and reaches you as pure ana clean as when it left oar factory. Lion-head on every package. Save these Lion-heads for valuable premiums SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS. New Store! New Goods! DALZELL CANTILE CO., Dalzell, Ss C. Full line Staple and Fan?y Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions and Shoes. SPECIALTIES : Fresh Cream Cheese, fresh Butter, best Co? lumbia River Salmon, Jell-0 for Desserts, Ammunition. Soda Water and Coca-Cola always on ice. PRICES ARE RIGHT. THE FIRST DOLLAR SAVED iS .THE SEST. The Sumter Rankins and Mercan? tile Company, of Sumter. S. C.. wilt open a saving department and receive deposits of one dollar and ov?>r on which 5 {ter cent- per annum ?viii be ellon ed, payable-quarterly. Tiie way to have a ban?i aceouai i- to start, and you will find it easy enough to keep it growing. Save you* pennies and nickles and you will soon lave dollars. Call and get particulars as to m~ erest. deposits, etc. Deposits, subject to check solicitent SUMTER BANKING AND MERCAN? TILE COMPANY, Sumter, S. C. Mar 21-tf PENNYROYAL PILLS flC&Z^^r^S?Z??t}*^, Ladle?. Mk Drusi* I^^^X-Stt"1- CVrn .*n<1 Gold ???Mic boxei. f-e^e? ?nh blur ribbon. Take no other. Eefuje Rangeront Substitution* and Imita? tion*. Buy of yonr D-uu;.t. or ?-o t 4?.. ?a. .ad "Relief for Ladle*." in utur, bT re _ - ., Ttun? Mall. Ift.Mtft Trttiai00jk?t SoU1 S lotion tbi. ?^S^V^1^ ?'"?^ ?? 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