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CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT FAVOR REVISION OF TELEPHONE ORDINANCE. Messrs. Strauss and Moise of Sumter Telephone Company Present Argu? ments in Support of Their Request For Permission to Sell Local Ex . ?change On the Terms Proposed Attorney Fraser's Opinion. Caty Council met at 8 o'clock "Thursday evening to hear the report of the special committee appointed .on July 25th to consider the request .of the Sumter Telephone Company .that they be allowed to sell their property and rights to the Southern Reid Telephone and Telegraph Com? pany under a contract I permitting in? creased rates for service. Present-Mayor W. B. Boyle, Al? dermen H. D. Barnett, W. A. Bow? man. J. H. Chandler, P. P. Finn, R. F. Haynsworth, E. H. Rhame and R. K Wilder. Absent-Alderman H. C. Hayns? worth, i Mr. Finn, chairman of 'the commit? tee, submitted the. written opinion of Mr. T. B. Fraser, attorney, as to the authority of council in the prem? ises, wh?ch was that council has no power to make any change of rates' except by agreement of the patrons of the company. In support of this .opinion Mr. Fraser quoted from the -.statute of 1904, which provides the manner in which such changes may be made, that is by agreement with ?.'Council and the subscribers. And providing further, that except by T agreement of subscribers no change in any existing rates shall be made without a hearing by the railroad .commission. " He thought that a com? pany whose franchise has been ob ;talned since 1904, is not within the 'first proviso, and .such change, in that .case, is within the jurisdiction of the hailroad commission and not the city. 1 Messrs. I C Strauss and Marion Moise .-argued in favor of Council granting tthe right to sell to the Bell Company .under the contract increasing rates. .They reiterated their statements of July 25th, and emphasized the facts .and necessities of the situation. A number of citizens were present and Messrs. L. D. Jennings, A. B. .Stuckey and C. T. Mason appealed to - . Council to stand to the present ordi? nance and grant no change. Mr. H. E. W Palmer; assistant to the Vice Preside:.: of the Bell Company stated that h;. was in attendance by the earnest' request of Mr. Strauss, for the purpose of answering questions .should any arise and give such infor? mation as he might have. He re? peated that the Bell Company is wil? ling to buy and operate the Sumter plant at remunerative prices, but that the present effort for art increase of rates is not their fight. * He again stated that the Bell Company is not at this time, an applicant for a fran? chise, and. wSl never buy the local system without consent of Council. Mr. Chandler moved that no com? pany be allowed to operate a tele? phone exchange in Sumter, except in compliance with the Telephone Or? dinance as it now stands, and his mo? tion was unanimously adopted. Mr. Strauss then asked that Coun? cil agree, on consent of subscribers, that the rate on residence phones be increased to two dollars T?er month; that office phones be placed on the same rates as other business phones, and combination rates be discontin? ued. On motion of Mr. Finn this re? quest was referred to a committee, the mayor ar jointing Messrs. Finn. Wilder and Chandler. The Council then adjourned. Mr. Fraser's Opinion. In Re Proposed contract between the city of Sumter and the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. Sumter. S .C., August 2. 1906. To Messrs. P. P. Finn. H. C. Hayns? worth and R. K. Wilder: Gentlemen-You have submitted to me the question as to the making of a contract between the city of Sum? ter and the Southern Eel! Teieph<.ne and Telegraph Company. The first "question for the city to determine is whether it shall make any contract which will bind the city for all time instead of an ordinance which may be changed a.?- the exigencies of the future may demand. I understand that the Bell Company will r.<>t c<">me unless a contract ls made. Another question arises as to the Galveston's Sea Wan * Makes life now as safe in that city as on the higher uplands. E. w. Goodloe. who resides on Dutton street, in Waco. Tex., needs no sea wall for safety. He writes: "I have used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump? tion the past five years and it keeps me well and safe. Before that time ? had a cough which for years had been | growing worse. Now ns gone. Cures chronic coughs, la grippe, j cr---.jp, whooping cough and prevents pneumonia. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed at Sibert's Drug Stcre. Price 50c. and SI. Trial bot-j power cf the city to make such a contract as is proposed. The Legislature in 1904 (See Acts 1904. pages 496 and 497) conferred vupon the Railroad Commission the power to fix rates. In that act we find the following: "Provided, That in Cities and Towns where franchises have been granted by any city or town, to oper? ate and maintain a telephone ex? change or exchanges and the rates and tolls are fixed in any such franchise so granted, nothing here? in shall permit any increase in the rates and tables so fixed for services now furnished, wheth? er 'local or otherwise, except by agreement with the municipal author? ities im any such city or town and the subscribers. Provided, further, That except by agreement with the sub? scribers, no change shall be made in any existing rates without a hearing by said commission, etc." A ques? tion has been raised as to whether the present ordinance fixes rates in? asmuch as a maximum and minimum only are stated. The question is not practical here. In either event the consent of the subscribers is neces? sary and has not been obtained. Any agreement you make without the con? sent of the subscribers is void. I think that a company whose franchise has been obtained since the act of 1S04 is not included within the first proviso, and any change of rate it (without the consent of the sub? scribers) is within the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission and not the city. Respectfully, T. B. Fraser. Why does the sun burn? Why does a mosquito sting? Why do we feel unhappy in the Good Old Summer Time? Answer: we don't We use Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve, and these little ills don't bother us. Learn to look for the name on the box to get the genuine. Sold by all drug? gists. THIRTY BROWNED. Ferry Boat Sinks on Vistula River With Great Loss of Life. Berlin, Aug. 2.-A ferry boat on the Vistula River sank today near Wilnaowo. Thirty persons' were drowned How to Avoid Appendicitis. ?Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitually constipated. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores the natural action of the bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nau? seate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. Du? rant's Pharmacy. BIG ISSUE OF STOCK. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 2.-An? nouncement was made today of a stockholder's meeting to be held on September 1st. at Gadsden by the Southern Steel Company, to increase its capital stock from sixteen to twenty millions. It is believed in iron circles that this issue of stock will precede the consolidation of the Southern Steel Company with one or two other big industrial companies of the Birmingham District. Unnecessary Expense. *Acute attacks of colic and diar? rhoea come on without warning and prompt relief must be obtained. There is no necessity of incurring the ex? pense of a physician's service in such cases, if Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is at hand. A dose of this remedy will re? lieve the patient before a doctor could arrive. It has never been known to fail, even in the most severe and dan? gerous cases and no family should be without it. For sale by all druggists. The stores on the old court square are going up at a rapid rate. They will be handsome structures and will add much to the appearance of Main street. Professor Tyler of Amherst Col lege, said recently: "A man can live comfortably without brains; no man ever existed without a digestive sys? tem. The dyspeptic bas neither faith, hope or charity/' Day by day people realize the neel of the uso of a little corrective af ?or overeating. A corrective like Kodol For Dyspep? sia. It digests what you eat. Sold by all druggists. Sommer Diarrhoea in Children. ?During the hot weather of the summer months the first unnatural \ looseness of a child's bowels shoul i f i have immediate attention, so as to . check the disease before it becomes) serious. AU that is necessary is al few doses of Chamberlain's Colic, ! Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy fol- j, towed by a dose of castor oil to\ . cleanse the system. Rev. M. O. Stock- ? land, pastor of the First M. E. Church, ! ' i Little Falls, Minn., writes: "We have ! . ^. ! 1 use ! Chamberlain's Colic, Cn >h ra and i Diarrhoea Remedy for several years j ( and find ii a very valuable remedy, es- ; 1 WHAT THE NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY STANDS FOR -The scientific, reconstructed baking industry, whereby the goodness and nutrition of Biscuit and Crackers have been marvelously enhanced -The new method of protection by which all dust, dirt and moisture are completely excluded from the package and the freshness and goodness of its contents are care? fully preserved. ~~ This is the trade mark which appears > in red and white on each end of the package as an absolute pledge both of the quality of the baking and the purity of the packing. For example try Graham Crackers-so different from the ordinary graham crackers-different in baking-different in flavor-different in packing. More palatable-more satisfy? ing-more nutritions. Made of the purest Graham flour and baked in a manser understood only bj the National Biscuit Company. KO BABY IX 1S58. To Mrs. Dodge, aant of Mrs. Leslie Carter Payne, the wedding of the ac? tress brings no surprise. All ber life, Mis. Dodge said today, ber niece has been acting the same-always ruled by mad impetuosity and violent emo? tionalism. Mrs. Dodge was seen in her home, in East 72d street. She is a sweet faced old woman, with white hair, and a nature that radiates good hu? mor. She was first asked if she had anything to say on Mrs. Carter Payne's age. "Carrie gave her age in the mar? riage license as 30, did she?" langbed Mrs. Dodge." "That's funny. Why, Carrie was no baby when I left Cleve? land in 1858. In that year even she was a high-strung child. "Carrie is my brothels daughter. She was born in Euclid avenue, oppo? site the old Union Club Later the family moved to East 9th street. Her fatier died when she was 13 years old, and Carrie was taken with her mother to live in Dayton. "It was Carrie's mad impetuosity, violent emotionalism and red hair that attracted Leslie Carter to her, that led him to marry her, and in the eud, I am convinced, led him to" divorce her. It was her nervous tem? perament and her hair that caused all the trouble. "Why, Carrie doesn*t put on at all when she acts. She is just natural. She is just as she has been from a baby up. Carrie was a remarkable girl. I always saw intellect in her, but I also saw that she was too impulsive. She just did things on the spur of the moment. Her nerves controlled her, and I used to say to her, 'Carrie, my girl, use your bead.' "I am very much troubled about her marriage. She was doing well, and 1 thought she would let marriage alone. The last time she was here my son said to ner: 'Carrie, you know you will not always be young enough to act. Yen had better take care of the future.' " 'I am,' she answered. "I'm mak- ' ins money, and laying it by.' "It gave me great comfort to hear .ier say that, but I'm afraid this silly carriage has spoiled it all." She .vas so foolish to do it, but it's useless "o worry. Carrie was never like oth? er women. "There was something in her that I could not undersrand. I suppose it is what is called 'artistic temperament,' and I myself am the opposite of that home-loving and quiet and precise. 1 have always liked Carrie, and I cannot help feeling a deep fondness for her now. Vvith all that emotionalism of hers, she is one of the tenderest women I have known. Ko woman has a bigger heart than Carrie, and I and all the family have always been drawn in great sympathy to her." On lier visits to this city Mrs. Car? ter has been regular in caliing on Mrs. Dodge, and one of her delights has teen to have her aunt sit in a box at the opening performance of her en? gagement. -Cleveland Leader. In Self Defense * Major Hamm, editor and manager Ot the Constitutionalist, Eminence, Ky., when he was fiercely attacked, four years ago, by piles, bought a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cl which he says: "It cured me in ten days and no trouble since." Quickest healer of. burns, sores, cuts and wounds. 25c. ai; Sibert's Drug Store. Those who are looking for a good example for an argument in favor of municipal ownership will find even more than they seek in Monroe, La., where the city is building a trolley line out of thr profits accruing from lights, ..valer works and other municipality ? owned institutions. Grafters must have been run <>ut ofthat community. -Florence Tines. The Kial of the World * Of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe of Bear Grove, la., of all usefulness, same when he began taking Electric Bitters. He writes; "Two years ago kidney trouble caused me great suf ["?.ling, which ! would never nave sur- J dyed had I not tak< n Electric Bitters. Fhey also cured me of general debil- i ty" Sure cure for all stomach liver ind kidney complaints, blood diseases, ?eadache. dizziness and weakness or ?odiiy decline. Price 50 c. Gua ran? ee i by Sibert's Drug Store. . j Horses and Mules All sizes and prices for cash or approved paper. Buggies, Wagons ? Harness Agent for DEERING HARVESTING MACHINERY and Repair Parts in abundance. Disc Harrows, Disc Cultivators, Stalk Cutters, Peg Tooth Harrows, Binders, Mowers, Rakes, &c. Agent for JOHNSTON HARVESTING MACHINERY and Repair Parts in j abundance. SM. PIERSON, 6, 8, and 9 South Harvin Street. O o 0RANGE8URG COLLEOl?TE INSTITUTE |~ PARENTS, EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN-YOUS BOYS AKD GIRLS. Healthful Location. Elocution. Con serva io rv of Music. Strong Fac? ulty.Ait-Five Courses: Full English Branches, Military Tac? tics. Stenography and Typewrit in ir. Ancient Laniruages-Lath' and Greek. Sewing and Cooking Classes, Moder;. Languages French and German. EXPENSES MODERATE. PARENTS. SEND US YOUR ADDRESS FOR OUR CATALOGUE. W. S. PETERSON, President, ! ORANGEB?RG. S. C. A princely salary, he may command the highest wages of his tr?de. he may do a nice, thriving business in farm? ing or merchandising-yet, if he spends all his money he is a desperately poor man. He will remain in pov? erty until he begins to bank a little of his earnings and create a surplus fund for the day of adversity and to pro? vide for the unproductive years of old age. You know this to be true. We want you to open your bank account here, and it matters not how little you start it with. We will give you a bank book and a supply of checks. We offer you ABSOLUTE SAFETY and appreciate your patronage. #BANK OF SUMTER!? SUMTER, S. C, RlCtfD !. MANNING, MARION MOISE, President, Vice President, W. F. RHAME, Cashier. EXCURSION RATES -FROM SUMTER 'S. C, -TO Old Point, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Ocean View, Virginia, Wrightsviile Beach, No. Car., Myrtle Beach, So. Car., $8.00. $6.00. 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By the use of thia remedy disordered digestion and diseased stomachs are so completely restored te health, and the full performance of their functions naturally, that such foods as would tie one into a double-bow-knot are eaten without even a "rumbling" and with a posi? tive pleasure and enjoyment. And what is more-these foods are assimilated and transformed into the kind of nutriment mat is appropriated by the blood and tissues. Kodol is the only digestant or combination of digestants that will digest all classes of food. In addition to this fact, it contains, in assimilative form, the greatest known tonic and reconstructive properties. Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia and alf disorders arising therefrom. Kodol Digests What Yon Eat Makes the Stomach Sweet Bottles only. Reeular size. $1.00. holding 2}i time* the trial size, which sells for SO cents. Prepared by E. C. DeWITT & CO., Chicago, f& For Sale by all Druggists. 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