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8ATUR0AY, AUGUST 21, 1909. Bettered nt the Postofnce at Suroter, 8. C, as Second CUm Matter. N EW AI> V KRTISEMENT8. N. Brown and T. D. Walsh?Notice Mlr.nl?? McDowell?Master Sale. PERSONAL. Mr. W. T. Hemmingway has re? turned tu the city after a visit to his parents In (Georgetown. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tiller, of Georgetown are visiting In the city. Mlseea Marie and Kate DuRant went to Aeheville Wednesday on a ?Mi Mrs. M B. Handle. Misses Grace and Viva Handle left on Wednesday for Brevard. N. C, where they will epend the remainder of the summer. Mr. John Lee hae gone to Hender sonvlll* and Ash?vMle. Mr. Andrew A. Manning is spend? ing some tlm* in Sparenburg. * Messrs Noble Dick and Julius ?,Baacock?, Cooper left Wednesday tor Hendersonvllle. Waynesvllle anJ Brevard. Mr. Perry Moses. Jr.. went to At? lanta Wednesday on bualness. Mr. Ransom Richardson left Wed? nesday for the mountains of North Carolina. Mies Cornelia L. Klngman is spend? ing the remainder of the summer in the mountains of North Carolina. Miss Harriet Strlngfellow, of Ches? ter, Is visiting her sister. Mrs. Leon C. Dove. Mr. Lucius Durant left Wednes? day for the mountains of North Car Una. Hla nephew, Master Charlie Webb, of Anderson, will accompany mm. Mrs. L. B. DuRant went to Colum? bia Wednesday for the day. Dr. Plumer Clerk. Mr. I. I. Reardon and Mr. J. Edward Reardon. promi? nent professional, business and so? ciety young men of Manning, are spending a while In Sumter. Mr. B. T. Wlndhsm and Mr. B. C. Hatchet left Wednesday for Peters? burg. Richmond. Washington and Baltimore. Mrs. B. C. Hstchel and little daughter. Gertrude, left Wednesday for Columbia to visit relatives. Mr. C. P. txum has returned to the city from Glenn Springs. Mr. I* J. Marker and Dr. John S. Durbar left Wednesday for New Tort and Baltimore. 4 Mrs :/>uts Loyns. Miss Eradne Lo\ns am* Mr. Edgar Loyns went to Charleston Wednesday on a visit. Messrs. T. H. Clarke and J. L. Haynsworth have gone to New York fa Ike Interest of the Sumter Dry Goods Company. Miss Bessie Hood went to Laurena this morning on a visit. Rev. 8. A. Nettles, of Spartanburg, spent Wednesdsy night In the city with Rev. W. M. Hook. Mrs A. W. Knight end children, of Bamberg, are spending a few days In the city as the guests of Mrs. F. D. Knight Mr. Jos. M. Chandler left Wednes? day afternoon for New York. Mr. J. I. Brogdon. accompanied by Misses Susie and Kate Brogdon. Ma? mie Blackwell and Mabel Proctor, left on Thursday for Saluda. N. C. / Messrs. Jake and William Brog? don have gone to Saluda. Henderson ville and Ashevllle. Mrs L Atkinson left Wednesday for Washington. Baltimore and New York. Miss Sallle McDonald has gone to Washington to spend a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Green have gone to Washington and Baltimore. Dr. E. W. Palmer, of McClellan vlll?, ifl In the city. Mr. Ralph HUI and his mother went to Columbia Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Spann, of Oreeleyvllle. arc In the city. Miss Marguerite Broughton, of Arkansas. Is visiting Miss Lola Brown on Salem avenue. Mr. Willie Cos. formerly with the Dally Item returned Wednesday from Washington, where he hss been fur several weeks. Mr. George Stokes, of Lynchburg, spent Thursday In the city. Mr. A. H. riowere Is visiting rela? tives at Lumberton. N. C. The excursion to Washington Wed? nesday carried a large crowd from Numt. r and vicinity. Mr. W. D White and Mrs. J. E. Wilson went to Sumter yesterday. Miss Rosalie Evans Hpent last week with Miss Jessie Owens, of Boykln. Mm. Frank Peebles and Mrs. Tom Orler spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mr*. Jam* s Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. J. \V. Weldon nsasri. Wednesdsy with Mr. and Mrs T. <\ Rob.-rt <?n. Mrs. T. D. F??xw<>rth and children spent W-droMday with Mrs. J. W. Hobe ft SOW. Mr. J E. Wilson was taken to the Infirm m v l ist Wednesday by Dr. T. D. Foxworth. Mr. J. W. Robertson went to Cam den last Thursday. Misses Mally and Clyde Weldon, of Herlot. spent last Thursday with Miss Colsey Robertson. Mrs. J. W. Robertson spent Satur? day night and Sunday with friends at Smlthvllle. LOCAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. D. W. Cuttlno. of O'Donnell & Co., today r.oelved a telegram from Mr. Nelll O'DonnelU announcing his arrival In New York. A Law and Order League with ac? tive branches In every township In the county would do much to prevent prohibition from being a farce. But unless the men who compose Uld league will work up cases and prose? cute the blind tigers it will be a farce Itself. A mere organisation with an imposing array ot officers will accom? plish nothing, while a working or? ganisation, zealous and fearless in the prosecution of law breakers of all classes will be a real force for good. With Florence wet to the east of us and Richland wet on the west, a certain amount of dampness is bound to percolate Into Sumter county. The annual mountain excursion over the Atlantic Coast Line carried a large crowd to the up country Wednesday. Trains passing through this city were crowded, ae usual, and quite a number of Sumter peo? ple took advantage of the lew rates. The city of Sumter Is now collect? ing 10 mills taxes for ordinary city purposes, which is the maximum which the charter permits to be levied. Therefore It will be necessary to curtail expenditures very material? ly, for the closing of the dispensary deprives the city of $25.000 Income a year. The only way the loss In In? come can be made good is by increas? ing the assessment of real and per? sonal property and Imposing heavier license taxes. # There Is a great* rejoicing In Sum? ter over the abolition of the dispen? sary in Lee county. The dilapidated macadam on Main street is not a credit to a progressive city. The Sumter county dispensary, ac? cording to the last report, has about 930,000 worth of liquor on hand which must be sold between the day the election is officially declared and November 16th. If every prohibitionist would take a total abstinence pledge and live up to ft. the example would do more to make prohibition effective than all their campaign speeches or their rotes, DEATH. Mr. John C. Manning died at the home of Mr. HamlRon Boykln, at Boykln, on Monday night after sev? eral weeks Illness. Mr. Manning for? merly resided In Clarendon county, near Plnewood, and was well known In this city. Mr. B. J. Jackson, a well known and highly respected citizen of Priva? teer township, died at his home at 3.4 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon of heart disease, aged 49 years. His death was very sudden and unexpect? ed, occurring while he was In his commissary paying off farm hands when he was stricken. Death follow? ed the seizure within a few minutes. Miss Mary M. Horton, a sister of Mrs. J. B. Wltherspoon, died last night at 10.35 o'clock, aged seventy three years. The burial services will be conducted at the Cemetery at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Miss Horton lived with her sister. Mrs. J. B. Wltherspoon. since her father** death thirteen years ago, and moved with the family here four years ago. She leaves surviving her three brothers and four sisters, many nephews and nieces, among them Messrs. Wlther? spoon Bros, and Miss Rosabelle, all of whom will miss Sister and Aunt Mary (Polly). Miss Rosau die was absent visiting in Lancaster county, but will return today. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Hollywood Camp Receives Heeord Brcaklng Number of Applicants. Hollywood Camp, No. 19, held Its regular monthly meeting Wednesday night, with an attendance of about 225. Five candidates were obligated. One hundred and forty-one appli? cations were accepted. , There is no doubt now that Hollywood Camp will havt her 800 members by January, 1910. for she has already Increased her membership by about 200 since March, when the promise was made to have 800 by that tlm?*. The special Inducement of allowing new members to make application at the reduced fee Ol $4 00 und that Ho y would not have to be Introduc? ed, was continued until the BeptOAV hi f meeting, Hollywood camp is. or is determin? ed to be, the largest Camp In tin State and from thv Intereet manifest? ed h> the members In seeurlm ep? piaations, there's no poestbllKy ot j falling short of that Intention. GAS PLANT ASSURED. PLANT IS TO BE IN OPERATION IN FIVE MONTHS. Mr. J. L. /Uiratt Writes From New York Tliat He IIa? Closed the Deal for Construction of Gas Works? And Also I)is|>osed of Bonds. It seems that the last vestige of doubt about the establishment of up-to-date gas works in Sumter has been removed. Mr. J. L. Alnutt who has been working for the establish? ment of a gas plant for several years, has at last succeeded In the under? taking. Mr. Alnutt who has been in New York for several weeks in the Interest of the gas works company, has succeeded in placing the bond issue of $75,000, and has closed a contract for the construction of the plant, and nothing now remains to be done but get the work started and push the plant to completion within five months. Mr. Alnutt writes as follows from New York: "It will probably interest you to learn that I have completed the deal for the complete construction of a gaj works at Sumter, to produce 100, 000 cubic feet of gas In 24 hours. The contract calls for the comple? tion of the plant In five months. The bond issue Is $75,000.00. I have had exceedingly good luck In being Introduced in the right way to the banks and trust companies, here and In Philadelphia, which makes my work of placing the bonds at a good figure, much easier than I expected. I will reach Sumter Sunday or Mon? day next. ? HELP THE ORPHANS. An Ap veal for Aid for Thorn well Or plumage. Whose President Was Re? cently Severely Injured. To the Editor of the Item, Sumter S. C. Dear Sir: Many readers of your paper are friends of the Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C, and proba? bly personal friends of its President, Rev. W. P. Jacobs, D. D., who a few days since suffered a serious accident In Washington, when he was run over by a surrey on Pennsylvaia avenue and very seriously Injured. His re? covery must necessarily be very slow and It will be many weeks before be can be active again at his office work. The Income of this institution, com? ing as it does from the benevolent people In the South Atlantic State? almost exclusively, depends to a larg* degree on the activities of the Presl nt of the Orphanage in his office, that Is upon his personal letters and his writings. And without his ac? tivities in the office, the receipts ol the Orphanage will fall off to a ter? rific degree. The Institution Is th? home of about 300 orphan children The treasury Is nearly empty, so 1 am advised by the treasurer. This 1? the season of the year when gifts are smallest and when It Is most difficult to make both ends meet, so that the injury to the President of the institu? tion is a dire calamity for all of the S00 children In the Institution. Thie Is my excuse, as son of the President and as director of the Orphanage, for making an appeal to the people of South Carolina, Georgia and Flor? ida through the dally and through the religious press for assistance in this emergency. Every friend of the orphans is urged to do what he can to meet the immediate needs of the Institution. It will be many weeks before Dr. Jacobs can be heard from again In his usual way and If the friends of the Institution, through lack of communication from him, shall fail In their ususal gifts, a dire calamity would befall the 300 orphan children. I suggest that those who respond to this pressing appeal make their checks payable to the treasurer, Mr J. A. Bailey, Clinton, S. C, as my father will not be able to attend to any business, not even the signing ol checks, for some time to come. I wish to thank, In advance, all who may respond to this appeal and to as? sure them that on my father's re? covery, proper acknowledgment will be made of all remittances. Very truly, J. F. Jacobs. NOW FOR ENFORCEMENT. Meeting Calle?! to Form a Law and Ottler League. Mr. Editor: The fight has begun against whis? key and if we are to rest now all that has been accomplished will be lost. 1 suggest that we meet at the Court House next Monday night at 8:30 for the purpose of forming a law and order league for the pur? pose of keeping out the liquor. p. c Bowman. ?if your liver is sluggish and out of t<>ne. and you feel dull, bilious, constipated, take a dose of chamber Iain's stomach and Liver Tablets to< night before retiring and you will feel all right in the morning. Sold by W \v. Blbert YOUR TRUNK IS READY! to C <d X 8 3 CO c H A Superb Line o/ Suit Cases $5.00 $6.50 $7.50 $8.50 $0.50 $10.00 Up to $20.00 ?j i i i i i i r w I HEN you get [yourself a Trunk get a good one and one that suits you. You'll find here the best Trunks made. Steamer Trunks,{Dress Trunks, Men's Trunks, Women's Trunks, Trunks for Everybody. Sizes 30 to 38 Inches. $4.00, $5.00, $7.50, $9.00, $10.00 up to $18.50. B RING your Trunk, Suit Case and Hand Bag requirements here* and see how well we fill the bill. The D. J. Chandler Clothing; Co. "THE HOME OF GOO" "LOTHES." Phone 166. Sumter, S. C. H C r Vi ft C o 9 1 03 9 9 Trunks, Suit Cases, Hand Bags. Farmers! ' ? m WE can supply you with BAGGING and TIES. Call and get our prices before you buy. We know that we can save you money on these articles] besides giving you ^ goods that have quality. H Don't forget us when you are ready to purchase. A* A. Strauss ? Co., 25 NORTH MAIN STREET. Sumler, - ? South Carolina. BLIND TIGRESS CONVICTED. Lorene Rhodes Sentenced to Thirty Days and Sentence Suspended Dur? ing Good Behavior. Mr. Hurst had before him Wednes? day Lorene Rhodes, a negro girl eighteen years old, charged with sell? ing liquor. The case which was work? ed up by Officer H. G. McKagen, was made out and the girl was sentenced to thirty days' imprisonment, but ow? ing to the fact that she was ill the Recorder suspended sentence during good bhavlor. It was developed during the trial that the girl was the tool of Carrie Smith, a notorious blind tiger, who is now a fugitive from justice after for? feiting a $50 bond, and was practical? ly forced to sell the liquor. The Smith woman was arrested a few days subsequent to the arrest of the girl and put up $50 for her ap? pearance for trial on Monday. Know? ing that conviction was certain she left town Monday morning, and If she never returns the town will be the gainer. The police force has Instruction to keep the tigers on the run and it fl the intention of the city authorities to make the town dry if such a thing is possible. Off Duty. Wlnnlfred, six years old, was tying paper boots upon the kitten's paws when his aunt remonstrated with him for teasing the kitten, saying, "I thought you belonged to the Band ??1 M ? ny." 'Yea, auntie, I do," said Wlnfred, "but," he added, apologetically, "my badge is on my other coat."?The De? lineator. Saving Has been advised through all the ages. The cumulative power of compound interest is one of the greatest factors in growing fortunes. We pay compound interest on your savings. 5?e Bank of Sumter. RICH. I. MANNING, Prst. M. MOISE, 1st V-Pres. R. F. HAYNSWORTH,2d V-Prtt W. F. RHAME, Csthier. You should Join the procession and take your account to FARMERS' BANK AND TRUST COMPANY I the number of whose patrons is growing each day. as is evidenc? ed by an increase In its dally exhibit of from $413.967.61 on July 28th. 1908 to $525,167.91 on July 28th, 1909. This bank has both the inclination and ability to take care of all desirable business. Progressive People. he business man knows the value and convenience of a Check? ing-Account; so does the up-to-date professional progressive farmer; and. too, tin W man; likewise the o shall be glad to initiate people into t checking-account. wide-awake business woman. he details of keeping a First National Bank, of Sumter