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CITY COUXCLL MEETLXG. Dog License Ordinance Passed-Sew? erage Commission Makes Report Complaint From Geo. F. Epperson City Council held a regular meet mg at 6 o'clock p. m. Wednesday. Present-Aldermen R. F. Hayns worth, presiding; H. D. Barnett, J. H. Chandler, E. H. Rhame, R. K. Wilder and R. L. Wright. Absent-Mayor W. B. Boyle, Alder? men H. C. Haynsworth and P. P. Finn. Minutes of the 8th and 10th instant were read and approved. A letter was read from Mr. J. F. Reid thanking council for his reap? pointment as cotton weigher. A letter- was received from Mr. J. J>. Smithdeal stating that he had exe? cuted a new bond as lessee of the Opera House, aid forwarded to Mr. Geo. D. Levy? who is absent from the city today. The following ordinances were read for the second times, adopted and or? dered published ,(1) "An Ordinance requiring unused open wells to be fill? ed or covered," (2) "An Ordinanace requiring dogs to be registered and to wear badges, and forbidding cer? tain dogs to go at large." Mr. Barnett, for the finance com? mittee, reported that claims referred j to them had all been approved. In refereuce to the letter from Mr. X. M. Salley suggesting action by council in regard to the valuation of railroad trackage in cities and townsto the end . that they shall be assessed at higher rates than in country districts, the committee stated that they had con? sidered the question, and did not think favorably of the suggestion, and -would advise that no action be taken. The report was adopted. Mr. Chandler, for the committee of pnblic works, reported that they have not been able to do any work on Sar? atoga branch for lack of a surveyor, bat will proceed as soon as a surveyor can be employed. They were not pre isared to report on the Phillips savan? na drainag? and requested further time, which was granted. Drains bad been laid on Hampton avenue, but nothing done with the Richard? son lot. Mr. E. H. Rhame, for the special committee, reported in reference to .stable licenses as follows: "Tour com -^mixtee appointed to consider the re? quest of stable men with reference to reduction of license covering their line of business, beg to report. We have carefully gone over the situation and given the matter considerable thought and discussion, and have reached the conclusion that it- would be unwise at this time to make . any alterations in the license ordinance, hut would suggest that '. i framing our ordinance for another year this license be taken up and adjusted." The report was adopted. Mr. Haynsworth, as chairman of the sewerage commission, reported that the commissioners had visited Florida cities to study sewerage con? struction in flat towns like Sumter, and had been very favorably impress? ed with work done by Mr. W. W. Lyon, engineer, on these systems. He further stated that Mr. Lyon had bee*? highly recommended by the people of several cities, and the commission had concluded to employ Mr. Lyon on a ^commission of 5 per cent., subject to approval of council. This action of the commission was approved by unani? mous vote, and they were commend? ed for their careful investigation and conclusions. Complaint was made through Mr. Chandler, by Mr. Geo. F. Epperson, that the city has been buying coal for waterworks at higher prices than he could offer, without allowing him an opportunity to bid. The complaint was referred to the commissioners of public works, as council has no con? trol of the matter presented. The following claims were refer? red to the finance committee: Geo. D. Shore & Bro.$^2.00 Sumter Machinen.- Co. 11.70 Council then adjourned. WORXIXG FOR SUMTER. Member* of Council and Chamber of Commerce Confer With Congress? man Lever. A joint meeting of the City Council and officers and committeemen of the Chamber of Commerce was held in the council chamber Tuesday after? noon at 5.30 o'clock f >v the purpose of consulting with Congressman A. F. Lever in reference'to the appropri? ation for the postoffice and the ap? propriation for a monument to Gen. Sumter, which it is proposed to erect rn this city. Mayor Boyle presided and Mr. E. I. Reardon acted as secretary. President R. I. Manning of the Chamber of Commerce stated the ob? ject of the meeting and outlined ? briefly what the people of Sumter de? sire Mr. Lever to obtain from eon- j gress in the way of appropriations for this city. Mr. Lever stated what he hoped to j accomplish along this line and what ; assistance in the way of statistics and j other information it would be neces- I gary for the Citv Council and Cham- j I ber of Commerce to furnish him to ; enable him to make a full and con vincing presentation of the case in Sumter's behalf. He made it per? fectly clear that there is no positive assurance that he will be able to ob? tain from congress all that Sumter asks, but fc-aid there was a fighting chance and he would use his very best efforts to succeed. In respect to the appropriation for tlie Sumter monument he said that he felt more confident of success than he had at any time since he began work? ing for the appropriation when he first entered congress. He believes that the next time there is a bill car? rying appropriations for monuments the Sumter monument will be on the list. It was agreed that the statistics and other information asked for by Mr Lever should, be compiled and sent to him when needed. On motion of Mr. Geo. D. Shore a resolution was adopted requesting City Council to have a census of the city taken in the early fall. There was an informal discussion of several phases of the matters be? fore the meetin, in which Messrs. j O'Donnell, S. H. Edmunds and others participated. * ! DISC?SSLNG AGREEMENT FLAX. A Hot Debate in Presbyterian General Assembly-Hon. T. B. Fraser Talks. Birmingham, Ala., May 21.-The articles of agreement took up the greater part of two business sessions of the Southern Presbyterian general assembly to das*, closing the five hours allotted to the debaters on each side with exhaustive addresses. The ques? tion is the order for all of tomorrow and it is hoped that by night will be reached. W. S. Fl?ming, of Columbia, Tenn., opened the debate against the adop? tion of the articles and was followed by Egbert TV. Smith, of louisville, Ky. He said the arguments against the articles were based on unconsti? tutionality coming from suspicion of the Northern church, from self-com? placency and from fear, all of which were in his opinion unwarranted, as he believed the Northern church safe and sane and more advanced in many matters than the Southern. T. B. Fraser, from Harmony pres? bytery, said that the question was one of life or death of the church of the living God, and closing dramati? cally crushed the copy of the articles which heh eld in his hand and Hung it to the floor. S. W. "William Alexander, of New Orleans, who was a member of the Charlotte conference which drew up .the articles claimed that his purpose in-favoring adoption was that the ar? ticles would erect a barrier, close the draw-bridge between the Southern church and orgavic union; that as long as the articles are in force no union with churches would be possi? ble and added: *T consider organic union a crime until we have light." . Dr. Hussen Cecil, of Richmond, Va., based his arguments upon the ground that the articles are absolutely use- I less and needless so far as bringing about the desired purpose of unity and co-operation is concerned, since the Fan-Presbyterian alliance fills that function already. He said the articles are dangerous because indef? inite, a mere non-descript born into the world, dangerous because they tend to form entanglements which might result in organic union. In discussing organic union he said the Northern church is divided into two parties, a comprehensive party, which wants a big church, and is loose in the confession of faith, and a conservative party which wants union with the Southern church in order to strengthen its ranks. For these rea? sons he did not believe that the Southern church could ever unite with the Northern church and con? tinue to be loyal to the Calvanistic dictrines of its faith. Allen G. Kail, of the Vanderbilt university very minutely described the constitutionality of the articles, claim? ing tha: the constitution authorized their adoption. PRESBYTERIANS AGREE TO CLO? SER UNITY. Bj a Narrow Margain Adopt Articles of Agreement-Sessions Extremely Exciting. Birmingham, Ala., May 23.-Ey a vote of 94 to 96. the genei'al assembly cf the Southern Presbyterian church today voted in favor of adopting the Charlotte articles of agreement. This result was reached only after one of the most heated discussions in the history of the church and a historical scene was enacted as the assembly placed the church on record as favor? ing closer unity with other churches holding the Presbyterian form of wor? ship. It is the younger men of the church who have achieved this result, th'"' older commissioners being for the most part in opposition. The vote on the adoption of the articles was taken shortly after noon and the closeness of the final count shows how badly divided the assembly was on the ques? tion. When first announced, the re? sult was 95 for and 95 against. Al? bert Motoy, of Indian Territory, stat? ed that he had voted under a misap? prehension and asked leave to change his vote from no to yes. John W. I Faxon, of Chattanooga, explained his vote, saying that he could not vote to place the church of his fathers in the hands of strangers, even though his presbytery wished it. He therefore voted no. By the adoption of the Charlotte articles today the Southern Presbyte? rian church agrees to enter a council of reformed churches. The council will be made up of representatives of all the churches holding the Presbyte? rian system and can make recom? mendations to the general assemblies by which it was created, but will have no legislative power. It is the inten? tion, however, to let the council work out a general plan for home and for? eign missionary work, so that the churches will work in harmony and not in conflict, as has been the case in the past. At the afternoon session arguments were heard in favor of Houston, Tex., and Louisville, Ky., as the meeting place for the next general assembly. The commissioners are already begin? ning to leave the city as the disposi? tion of the articles of agreement re? moves the most important subject that was before the assembly for con hid eration. Greensboro, X. C., was chosen over Louisville by a vote of 90 to S 2 as the place for holding the next general as? sembly. Tonight's session was devoted al? most entirely to consideration of for? eign mission work and the as? sembly formally recommended that ? ? the churches raise $1,000,000 for this work during the coming year. A committee was named to nomi nate the 12 men who shall first rep? resent the Southern Presbyterian church in the proposed council to be created in accordance with the Charlotte articles of agreement. PRESBYTERIAN" ASSEMBLY EXDS Meeting Dissolved and the Delegates Go Home-Polgamy in the Foreign Fields Discussed. Birmingham; Ala., May 24.-Mode? rator J. R. Howerton dissolved the forty-seventh General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church at half-past 5 o'clock this afternoon, and with the singing of "Blessed be the Tie That Binds" and the pronouncing of the benediction a memorable ses? sion of the body went down into his? tory. The commissioners are leaving for their homes on every train tonight. A few of them will remain in the dis? trict over Sunday and will occuppy lo? cal pulpits. Today was taken up for the most prit with overtures on various sub? jects. One of the most interesting brought up was that which had to do with polygamy in the foreign fields. The Assembly reasserted its position taken in 1906, which leaves the ques? tion as to whether men with plural wives shall be taken into the church largely at the discretion of the mis? sionary, although the church places itself on record as unalterably op? posed to polygamy. The missionaries are instructed to do everything in their power to break up the practice in the fields in which they are at work. ?Let me mail you free, to prove merit, samples of my Dr. Shoop's Restorative, and my book on either Dyspepsia, The Heart, or The Kid? neys. Address me, Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. 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It is equally successful for summer diarrhoea and cholera infantum in children, and is the means of saving the lives of many children each year. When reduced with water and sweetened it is pleasant to take. Every man of a family should keep this remedy in his home. Buy it now. PRICE, 2?C. LARGE SIZE, 50C. FIRST AND LAST Mean $ $ made to all who buy or wear them. In styled ease and durability, "Shield Brand Shoes" toe the mark of perfection. SOLD BY RELIABLE ME? G Ii ANTS ONbY M. C. KISER CO?, Manufacturers. ATLANTA, CA. 6 THE CHILDREN LIKE IT KENNEDY'S LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP 60 YEARS* EXPERIENCE - i for children; saf9t cure? J[o opiates EARLY RISERS The famoas little oilte. Estate of J. A. Benno, Deceased. I WILL apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, S. C., on June "th prox for a Final Discharge <i$ Adminis? trator of said estate. L. L PARROT T, Adm'r 5-1-4t Est J. A. Kenno, dee'd. TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C. Anyone sending a sketch and description ma? 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The game started off well, neither team scoring until the fourth inning. About 1,200 persons witnessed the game, and many fans are sore tonight over the Anderson team but several new players arrived tonight and the city will hereafter be better repre? sented. Darlington. 000 231 110- S Anderson.000 000 020-2 Four in Succession. Orangeburg. Maj- 23.-Today's game was the prettie.-t played here so far and a better game than the error cobar: n makes it appear. Th<> ground? arc in b?.d c~'U?*:r:on. both infield an-cl out fiel:", and ir ore than oh? -.rror war made by the players" inability to ow ?r rough spots. Orangeburg.001 0C?: 0?*- S Spartanburg. 000 110 000-2 Greenville, May 24.-In a beautiful game this afternoon Sumter won from .Greenville. Greenville was charged up with one single error, while Sumter made only two. Greenville was a lit ile off in batting this afternoon, which '.- unusual for the home team, who re generally heavy hitters. Armstrong, for Greenville, and Richardson, f<>r the Game Cocks, both pitched good games. On tho whole the exhibition was of the first class , order, and while the local fans would lia ve bern better pleased had the -core been reversed, they are not kicking. The score: Greenville.000 010 ono-1 Sumter.000 100 001-2" SATURDAY'S GAME. Hie Game Cocks Lost in a Fine Exhi? bition of Ball Playing-Score Three to One. Greenville, May 25.-After taking the first two games of the series from the locals in major league style, the Game Cocks lost here today in a plucky fight, score 3 to 1. The score by innings: Greenville.0S0 000 000-3 Sumter.000 001 000-1? SOFTER SHUT OFT ORAXGEBURG TS FIRST DEFEAT OF SEASON. Flushed with six successive vic? tories, the Edistoes trotted out on a foreign demand Monday for the first contest away from home expec? tant and confident of victory. A large contingent of rooters for the visitors had seats on the grand stand, and applauded the boys heartily as they went to the field for practice. At 5 o'clock Umpire McGrath an? nounced the batteries for the game, and while the Second Regiment Band played "Dixie" and the 1,250 rooters cheered lustily, Maj-or W. B. Boyle threw the first ball over the plate, and the game was on. The decided and very conspicuous features of the game were the battery work for Sumter and the heavy bat? ting and fine base running of Allison. Tribble, the big southpaw, had every? thing. The reputed heavy hitters of the Orangeburg team could do noth? ing with his delivery, as is evidenced by the fact that there were 19 assists to iirst base. Stephens, though in peor condition, caught a beautiful :?n;e. and is easily the best back stop ia the league. If Allison keeps np his .".n^ stick work and heady running of ';ases. he will break up many a good r;-:ae before the season is over. All the other Game Cocks played bril? liant ball, every man on tlte team was a star, and they all deserve equal credit for the victory. Cook and Beusse did the best work for the visitors. Following is the line-up: Orangeburg-Rickard, rf.; MoXin zey, 2b.; Smith, lb.; Tiedman cf.: : ;: sse. cf.: Cook, ob.; Glaze, rf.; Connelly, ss.; Stowers, p. Sumter-Hill, 3b.; Wynne, 2b.; Gunter, If.; MeLaurin, rf.; Lindsay, ss.; Murrow, lb.; Stephens, c.; Alli? son, cf.; Tribble, p. Score by innings: Orangeburg . .00000000 0-0 Sumter.02201100 *-6 Summary: Earned Runs-Sumter 4. Two-base Hits-Allison 2. Cook. Total Base on Hits-Sumter 13, Or? rin go burg 6. Firsr Rase on Balls-Off Tribble 0, off Stowers 3. Left on Bases-Sumter 6, Orange burg 5. Struck Out-By Tribble 1, Stow? ers 5. Hits off of-Tribble 5. Stowers ll., Stolen Bases-Wynne, Allison 2, Cook 1. Time-One hour and twenty-five minutes. Umpire-Mr. McGrath. Attendance-1,700. Anderson Defeats Greenville. Anderson, May 27.-The game thia aftc-noon wasche best that has been played on the local grounds and ev? erybody ia v*Sv."' ?f the local ^ team, as Anderson won from Greenville- by a score of 7 to 6. The fans of Ander? son would rather win from Greenville than any other team in the league and about 1,500 persons witnessed the game, which was an interesting one from start to finish. Darlington Won From Spartanburg. Darlington, May 27.-A large and enthusiastic crowd was at the ball park this afternoon to see the Spar? tans go down in defeat Score by innings: Darlington.. .. .. ..OOO 200 20*-i Spartanburg.000 000 010-^1 Where They Play. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes? day: Orangeburg at Sumter. Spartanburg at Darlington. Greenville at Anderson. On Thursday Friday and Saturday: Anderson at Sumter. Greenville at Spartanburg. Darlington at Orangefcurg. , ? Prevents constipation, stomach and kidney trouble. Makes everything di? gestible. 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