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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1906. Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. D. Wilder-For Auditor. Robt. Muldrow-For Auditor. John H. Clifton-For the Senate. Geo. W. Dick-For the Legislature. O'Donnell & Co.-French Garments. John H. Clifton, Co. Chairman Notice. PERSONAL. * Mr. R. L. Wright has gone to Beau? fort. Mr. R. I. Manning spent Sunday in the city. . Mr. V. R. Pringle left Monday for .New York. Capt. W. E. Zeigler, of Orangeburg, is in the city. Mr. John K Crosswell spent Sun? day in Columbia. Mrs. C. B. Yeadon is visiting friends in Charleston. Mr. S. M. McLeod is spending some time at Glenn Springs?. Mr. T. P. Sanders, of Boykins, spent Saturday in town. ~ Mrs. C. L. Cuttino has gone to Sil? ler to visit her mother. C. L. Cuttino. Esq., has gone to Washington on business. Mrs. H. A. Lowry left for Hender? son ville, N. C., on Monday. Mrs. Atlamont Moses has gone to Conway on a visit to friends. Mrs. S. R. Smoak has 'gone to Or 4U}geburg to visit her parents. Mrs. D. J. Auld has gone to Hen? derson ville to spend a month. Mr. G. M. Dorn has gone to Glenn Springs to spend a few weeks. ? Mr. J. W. Bronson, of Orangeburg, is in town for a few days' stay. Mrs. F. M. Spann and soo, Baker, *?eft Wednesday for Salada, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mcilwaine lieft on Monday for Saluda, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Jenkins are spending some time in Asheville, N. C. Mr. T. B. Reynolds and children have gone to Lee county to spend some 4ime. Miss Louise Murray left Thursday -afternoon for Darlington to visit -friends. Mrs. J. D. White has gone to Hen? derson ville, N. C., to spend a month ?or more. Mis. W. H. Achurch, of Charleston, is ou a visit to her mother, Mrs. E A. .Cuttino. f Misses Mary and Marion Girardeau ?ave gone to Heudersonville for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Bowman are at home, after spending a few days at the Jaie of Palms. Mrs. H. M. Sanders has gone to 'Concord, N. C., to spend several weeks with her mother. Miss Laura Burgess and Miss Trent .Dye, of Jesup, Ga., are visiting at Mrs. M. Pierson's. Mr. Horace Harby returned yes? terday from a trip to Atlantic City -and Trenton, N. J. Mrs. E. A. Jenkins and children lia ve returned from a visit to rela ~tives in Charleston. Miss A. C. Weeks has gone to Ker? shaw to spend two months with her sister, Mrs. Rollins. Miss Emma Schwartz left on Monday ?afternoon for New York, where she will spend several weeks. Mr. L. F. Murray, of Macon, has -accepted a position with the Western TJnion Telegraph Company. Mrs. G. A. Leonhirt and children iiiive returned from a pleasant visit to relatives in North Carolina. Mrs. J. M. Harby and little daugh? ter. Marguerite, have returned from a -trip to Wrightsville Beach. Mrs. George Foxworth and little Marion have gone to Heudersonville, N. C., to spend the summer. Miss Mitt Durant has gone to Spar? tan burg to accept a position as steno* egrapher with a firm in that city." Mr. John Buckner, who ha? '^een -on a pleasure trip to New YO*A for -several weeks, has returned home. Mrs. E. J. Mires, of Timmonsviile, and Mrs. L. J. Williams, of Bennetts -ville, are visiting Mrs. M. H. Beck. Mrs. R. H. Moise and Miss Dulcie Moise went to Heudersonville, N. C., on Monday tb spend a month or more. Miss Moneta Osteen and Misses Octavia and Pauline Dove, of Doves yllle, went to the Isle of Palms Sat ;srday. Mr. Edmund R. Murray, who has been living in Montgomery, Ala, for -the past six months, is in the city on .-a visit. Mr. H. C. Parrott, of Darlington, a brother of Mr. L. I. Parrott, is now in .tie city as bookkeeper for the Burns Bard ware Co. Dr. J. H. Morse will left on last Wednesday for au extended trip to .Philadelphia, New York and other -points North. Mr. Geo. D. Shore was called to Winston-Salem, N. C., Monday by a telegram informing him of the illness -of his father. Dr. B. B. Breeden was called to Bennettsville Friday night by the ?death of his mother, Mrs. W. K. Breeden, which occurred at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. j Mr. R. K. Timmons, Presbyterian Missionary from Cuba, is spending a few days in town with his brother, Mr. H. L. Timmons, of the firm of Timmons and Johnson. Mr. C. H. Newman, A. C. L. Icosdmaster at Florence, was in the -city Saturday. He is off for a holiday, &nd after visiting his old botne and relatives in the Lewis Chapel neigh? borhood, will go to Tennessee r.nd Kentucky. The arrival of new automobiles has ceased to attract attention in Sumter. Scarcely a week passes that there are net new machines put into service. DEATH. Mr. Robert C. Webb died Wednes day, aged 40 years, after a long illness The funeral was held at the cem? etery at 10 o'clock Thursday. Edwin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Scarborough, died at 12.25 Monday. The funeral services were held at Mr. Scarborough's res? idence, No. 203 North Main street, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. RECEIVER APPOINTED. I. C. Strauss, Esq., to Take Charge of Bank of Mayesville, At the request of State Bank Exam? iner Holleman, Judge Purdy has is? sued an order appointing I. C. Strauss. Esq., receiver of the Bank of Mayes? ville. Mr. Strauss is required to give bond in the sum of $20,000. POSTOFFICE SITES. Statement of Methods Employed by the Treasury Department in Secur? ing Sites for Federal Buildings. Whenever an Act of Congress au? thorize the acquisition of a site for a proposed public building-whether by purchase or gift-the treasury de? partment invites, through an adver? tisement inserted in a local newspaper, bids for the sale, or propositions of donation, and directs that the same be submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury at Washington. This adver? tisement gives such information as tc the approximate dimensions of the site required and the general condi? tions and requirements as will enable intelligent preparation and submission of bids or offers. The bids and offers obtained in this way are opened at the Treasuray De? partment in Washington at the time stated in the advertisement, and as soon thereafter as practicable an agent of the department is sent to make a personal examination of the properties offered, and upon this report, together with representations in writing from other sources, the Department makes selection, conditioned, nevertheless, that the tile to the property be ap? proved by the attorney-general. When the land is thus acquired on which buildings are situated which are re? served by the party selling, notice to remove the same is given after land has been actually acquired and title approved. ? Whenever the department is unable to obtain an acceptable site at a rea? sonable price in the manner above outlined, it frequently makes selection and autnonzes the Department of Justice to begin and prosecute con? demnation proceedings in which the price to be paid is judicially deter? mined. * As soon as practicable after the ac? quisition of the site, plans for the pro? posed building are prepared and a contract let for the construction there? of. Dr. Dick a Candidate. Dr. Geo. W. Dick, former mayor of Sumter and one cf this city's most popular citizens, has decided to enter the race for the House of Representa? tives and his card appears today. Dr. Dick as alderman and mayor of Sum? ter made aa enviable record as a ca? pable and progressiwe public servant and if he should be sent to the Legis? lature Sumter county has the assur? ance that he will discharge his duty there equally as well. Crop conditions in Sumter county are becoming quite serious and the outlook is more unfavorable than for several years. The continued rains have damaged both cotton and corn to an extent difficult to estimate and the rains still continue with no indi? cation of cessation. Trade unionism must be growing j strong in some sections of South Car ? olina, conclusions being drawn from 1 the number of candidates who have t the Union label on their cards. The Second Regiment Band will attend the encampment at Chicka mauga. Work cn the new Court House will begin in che near future. Removes the microbes which im? poverish the blood and circulation. Stops all trouble that interefres with nutrition. That's what Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. Tea or. Tablets, 35 cents. China's Drug Store. Mr. Robert Muldrow, of Mayesville, announces his candidacy for the office of County Auditor. He is a graduate of the South Carolina College and is a young man for fine ability and charac? ter and? well qualified to fill the office. "'Through the instrumentality of the secretary of the Chamber of Com? merce, Mr. E. I. Reardon, electric lights will DOW be placed in the Atlan? tic Coast Li np passenger depot. The Electric T Company and the Coast Line had me differences as to terms, and, rea' mg the necessity of the in? stallation of the lights, Mr. Reardon got the two together, and this addi? tional convenience will now be pro? vided. A STRANGER DEAD. J. J. Hennessy, a Travelling Printer and Linotype Operator, Found Dead By the Roadside. From the Daily Item July 12. J. J. Hennessy, a linotype operator who drifted into Sumter about a month ago and has been working a few days at a time as a substitute op? erator in this office .since his arrival, was found dead near the R. M. Pitts place in the Jordan neighborhood this morning by Mr. John Burkett. He was lying under a tree a short distance from the road with his coat folded under his head, and when first seen was thought to be sleeping. When it was discovered that he was dead. Cor? oner Flo .vers was notified and an in? vestigation was made. Dr. H. M. Stuckey, who examined the body, made the following statement over his signature: "This is to certify that I have this day examined the dead body of J. J. Hennessy, and I found no marks of external violence on his body. I found him lying on his back without coat, the coat was under him, and from all external signs I would say he laid down to rest. It is my opinion he died from natural causes." Hennessy was a man apparently about forty years old, but as he was a physical wreck from the excessive use of liquor, it was hard to determine his age with any degree, of certainty. ! Since he has been in the city he has I been drunk the greater part of the time and was not able to work except j at intervals. Efe was last seen at this j office Saturday afternoon when he ! came in to draw pay for the work done j last week. j He came to Sumter from Columbia, but his home is supposed to have been I Pittsburg, Pa., as a working card ? of the Pittsburg Typographical union j was found in his pocket. His body was taken charge of by the Craig Furniture Co., at the re? quest of the Union printers in the city, and it will be given decent in? terment if nothing is heard from Pittsburg in reply to a telegram sent this morning. SHOT BOES SISTER, While on a Spree Olander Brunson Commits Murder. Olander Brunson, a negro from the Shannon Town neighborhood, got on a drunken spree Sunday afternoon and accidently killed his sister Mary. A number of negroes had assembled at the home of Orlander for services on Sunday and from the condition of the occupants of the home after the homicide they were evidently drinking heavily. Olander went to his trunk for the purpose of getting more whiskey, and at the same time took out his re? volver. By some unaccountable means the pistol was discharged while in the hands of the owner, and the ball en? tered the back of Mary Brunson, his sister, and passed through her body. She ran into the yard and fell in an unconscious condition. She was then removed to the house, where she died in about 25 minutes. Brunson has been arrested. SMALL POX WARNING. Health Officer Reardon Gives Notice of a Case and Makes Suggestions. There is a case of. small pox in - Epperson's Hundred. There are a number of colored servants from that section working out. Also a good deal of washing done there for families. The health officer says that is safer for all parties to withhold washing from that section (Epperson's Hundred) until after further notice from the health department, and to see that all servants are thoroughly vaccinated who live in that section. Colored nurses have t een taking children in there before it was announced that there was an/ smallpox, and mothers should be careful to see that nurses do not go in that neighbor? hood. The case is under quarantine and the inimit?s of the other houses vaccinated. While a general outbreak cannot occur, owing to the fact that our population is kept vaccinated, nevertheless sporadic outbreaks may occur as long as any unvaccinated j persons are in the city. The case j was brought here by a wandering ne? gro, who had the disease. Tied down tc his d^sk in the office. While others are free and at play, Papa fancies he is having a vacation, j While drinking Rocky Mountain Tea.-China's Dru? Store. Miss S. A. Burkett, who has hereto- j fore been substitute clerk at the post office is now on the regular force, an additional clerk having been allowed by the department. A substitute clerk will have to be appointed in the near future as well ns a substitute cnrrier. ns Mr. Julian Wilder, now substitute carrier, will soon go on duty as fourth regular carrier. For eruptions, sores, pimples* kid? ney and liver troubles, constipation, indigestion, use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Carries new life to every part of the body. Tea or Tab? let, 35 cents. China's Drug Store. THE MAXXIXG KICKERS. The Unjustifiable Charge That the Umpire Robbed Them Out of the Games in Sumter. From the Daily Item July 13. The Manning papers are charging that the Manning baseball team was robbed by the umpires in the games played here this week. So far as we are informed neither of the editors of the Manning papers witnessed the games and their charges are, we pre? sume, based on hearsay. The writer witnessed but two of the games, those played Monday and Tuesday. On Monday there ?was a great deal of dissatisfaction expressed on the grand stand and bleachers with the decision of the umpire, both Manning ! and Sumter people asserting that wrong decisions were made. If eith I er team got the worst of it Sumter did especially in calling balls on the pitch? er that appeared to spectators to be directly over the base. Manning nev? er had a chance to win the game and but for Buesse's home run would not have scored. In the Tuesday game the umpire was changed and Mr. Burroughs who has umpired a number of games with other teams and given satisfaction, was asked to umpire at the personal request of Manager Dwyer of the Manning team. The game started badly. Odiorne, the first man to the bat being put out of the game for cursing the umpire when he was called out on strikes. When Odiorne made use of profane lan? guage Umpire Burroughs called Man? ager Dwyer and told him that Odiorne would be put out of the game if he did not stop cursing. Odiorne ad? vanced toward Burroughs saying that he lied if he said he had cursed. They came together and a few blows passed before they could be separated/ Odiorne was then ruled out of the game. The game proceeded without incident until a Sumter batter hit a fair ball over third base. Buesse in attempting to field it failed to do so and the ball rebounded* from his hands and fell just without the foul line. The umpire called it fair, Buesse began kicking and made no effort to field the ball while two Sum? ter runners scored. There were two other decisions that Manning objected to, one at first base when a Sumter runner was declared safe because the Manning first baseman did not have his foot on the sack and failed to touch the runner, the other a very close decision at second when a Manning runner was declared out when he was apparently safe. But even granting that all of these decis? ions were incorrect, which we do not concede, Sumter won the game by heavy batting later in the game, not to mention two or three close decis? ions that were in Mannings favor and to which there was objection on the part of Sumter spectators. The third game the writer did not witness. It was umpired by Mr. A. K. Sanders and it is stated that there was not a kick by either side during the game. Sumter people do not stanc? for dir? ty ball playing and every team that has been here has been giv? en a square deal and whenever possi? ble a disinterested out of town umpire has been secured so that there might be no reason for charges of unfair? ness by disgruntled teams that suffer defeat. The candidates for magistrate in all parts of the county are said to be do? ing the only active work in the county campaign. Go-Fly keeps flies off horses and cattle. Sold by China's Drug Store, DeLorme's Pharmacy and King & Gardner, Mayesville, S. S. 5-30-8t* The Atlantic Coast Line and South? ern Railways have agreed to close their freight warehouses at 5 o'clock p. m. instead of 6 as heretofore, and" no freight will be delivered or received for shipment after 5 o'clock. The closing hour in all cities is said to be | 5 o'clock and the determination to close at that hour in Sumter was reached after careful consideration. The railroad officials desire to extend every possible accommodation to the public and to do everything within their* power to facilitate and expedite the dispatch of business, and if it was thought that the closing of the ware? houses at 5 o'clock would seriously inconvienience their patrons or inter? fere in anyway with business the warehouses would not be closed at that hour. THE ALCOLU RAILROAD CO. Will offer for sale every Friday, Satur? day and Monday during June, July, August and September. 1906, round trip tickets over its road at reduced ra'es, gjod to return until the follow? ing Tuesday. This notice is subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Your patronage is solicited. For fur? ther information, address P. R. Aider mart. Traffic Manager, Alcolu, S. C. 6-6-4m Where Go-Fly goes flies will not go. Use ii on your horses and cattle. Sold by China's Drug Store, DeLorme's Pharmacy and King & Gardner, Mayesville, S. C. , 5-30-St* Washable Suits for Little Fellows We are now showing some beautiful styles in washable suits for the little fellows. And trimmed entirely different from anything heretofore seen. These suits come in G-alateas. Chambrays, Drill, Duck, etc. j Washable Sailor Suits, 5 to 9 years, $1 to $3. Russian Blouse Suits of washa- j ble material, sizes 2% to 6 years, $1 to $4. - f --_ - - M?S?M?a Phone 166 Sumter, S.C. I FRENCH GARMENTS Our stock again replete with pretty PARISIAN styles in Ladies' Muslin Underwear. Plain, hemstitched, lace and em? broidered effects. These garments fit and are warranted to, give satis? faction. Night Robes. Sizes assorted. 50 cents, 75 cents, $1, $1.50. Corset Covers. In all sizes. 25 cents, 35 cents, 50 cents. Undershirts. In all lengths. 50 cents, 75 cents, $1. Drawers. Tucked, with lace and em broidery finish. 25 cents, 50 cents, 75 cents, $1. Correct an Evil. Mothers will ask to see our PURITAN BRACE and SPINAL SUPPORTS for misses and children who are inclined to stoop in neck or shoulders. This brace is perfectly comfort? able in fit and supplies the double purpose of brace and support for undergarments. Price, $L O'Donnell 6 Company