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KILLED BY CONVICT. W. A. Clyde Shot By a Negro Who Escaped Two Months Ago?Another Citizen Assaulted. The State. 'Sumter, Jan. 21.?Policeman Win, A. Cly.de of this city was shot and killed' last night about .12 o'clock by Toney Moses, colored, an escaped convict, near Bossards, Sumter county. The now& 0f this deplorable tragedy was not known iby the newspaper correspondents of this city until this morning. Moses escaped about two months ago from the Sumter chaingang. lie was located last ivig'hl'at^a house tieai Bossards. Officer Clyde and Constable Nunnamnker went out to capture him. as a reward had been offered for hit capture. The officers went to the house and demanded admittance. Mr !. Clyde went to one door a id Mr. Nunnamaker to another door. Mr. Clydv forced liis way into the. house witli his characteristic bravery and fouml Moses under a bed. He called upon Mioses |o come out. and surrender, but Mows' reply was a shot from a shot gun, which look effect in Mr. Clyde't abdomen. The popular and efficienl officer succumbed to flic, terrible wound within' a few hours after, ex hihiting rare fortitude and forbear ance. Mr. Nunnamaker went to thv assistance of his injured brother of ficer and medical assistance was se cured as soon as possible. Mr. Clyd< meanwhile being taken to t'he lions', of Mr. Marion Porn, w5v?re lie diet about. 2 o'clock this morning. Tin affair has created consternation ii this community and is regretted be yond expression. Mr. Clyde's broth er officers of the Sumter police fore, are using every means to locate hi. murderer, but. up to 8 o'clock tonigh have not succeeded, as far as is known. Suc.li affairs as the killing of ai officer i:i this peaceful comiiiiinit^ are so unusual as to cause wide spread comment. While public sen timenl is very bitter against' Mosc: still it. can not be said that excite ment mirs high. The city of Sumter has offered i reward of $100 for tlio arrest of Mos as. Mr. Clyde's body was brought' t< Sumter today. Less than a month ago this genin and kind hearted officer's little 2 year-old child was burned to death Mrs. Clyde has the heartfelt sym pa thy of this entire community. The coroner's jury returned a vei diet in 'accordance with the facts, am implicated Daphne McDaniels, one o the women in the house at. the tiw of the shooting, who was placed ii jail here t'oday. Another Crime. While Mr. Lawrence DuBose o I lie Mechanlcsville sect ion was goin down south llarvin st. last night a 7 o'clock he was asaultod by a negr and his skull crushed by a brick. II was taken to the Sumter liospitii and is in a very critical conditio!' his skull being so crushed that i rests upon the brain and a very, deli cate operation had to be performed. Fi<om all that ea:i be learned o the affair Mr. DuBose was in com pan<y with a Mr. Easterling and the were going to the Coast Line passen ger depot. It. is said that the negr ran against Mr. DuBose on the strec and then attacked Mr. DuBose. Mi Easterling went t'o the residence o Alderman P. P. Finn, told him of th attack.and asked 'that a physician b called, which was done immediately Dr. Walter 'Cheyno responding. Fasterling is said to have mysteri ously disappeared after the assmvl and it is alleged he took the trail He is supposed to bo from the Dal zell section. This morning it wn learned by the officers that one Da Robinson, a colored man who run on the Norlb & Western train bv tween Camden and Sum'tcr, commil ted the assault. He did nk)t. return on the train n usual this morning' and the Camde officers have been asked to eaptur him. He is said to have told som negroes at the depot that, ho assaul! ed a white man last night. \Mr. DuBose is n sou of Magistral \W. R. DuBose, Sr., of Mechanic!! \4lle, this bounty, and a brother o M'iss Addio DuBose of this city. Mi DuBoso's condition is more favorabl this evening and physicians hold on some slight hopes for his recovery. WYLIE UNDER ARREST. Another Diroctor of Old State Die pensary Under Bond, News and Courier. Columbia, January 20.?Mr. J. I Wylie, of Chester, a member of th last board of directors of .the Stat dispensary, came to Columbia t'oda; and presented himself at Sherii . Coleman's office in response to th blanket warrant iu which Jie-along? with others is cliar^ed with conspir-ill ' acy lo defraud Uic State. Mr. Wylie ' was served with tilie warrant, by the Chostcir sheriff Saturday 'evening- and g'avo 'bond for his appearanco here today. Ho went before Magistrate , Fowler today and was granted bail in the sum of ten thousand dollars. : Bond was at once furnishwd. H Only once, so far as court officials recollect, ilias bond in as large a sum ^ i as $10,000 been required in this county and that was in a murder ^ fcase. Goodman, the whiskey dealer, is under $25,000 bond, and each of , tihe former dispensary ollioials impli, eaitcd is under $10,000. * Q , A Precautionary Request. ( Attorney Gnvut Carpenter accept- ^ . cd an invitation to a Christmas din, nor in Oakland, the hostess being a ? > lad'.v with two grown daughters. . When Iiie guests bad assembled at i the *talMe ami were unfolding nap- j t kins I lie bust ess surprised Carpen I tor with an'unexpected request' that , he say grace. There was a painful < I; silence of a few moments, while the . attorney did diligent thinking' in an ( . effort to recall some long forgotten k prayer of bis childhood days. The j only one that came fo him was that ' . bog-inning, "Now L lay me down lo V . sleep." However, his lawyer's wit > came to his rescue and lie was cna. bled to mumble something that . sounded like a pious invocation. ^ 3 After the dinner Carpenter asked ( > one of the d'augbtcrs of t'lie hostess j whether it was cuslbmary in that r 3 household for guests to lead in pray! er at table. * ^ " Oh, no," she replied. Mamma . is ;r.i atheist; but she was afraid j you might' be religions."?-San Fran- * s cisco Call. ' ? ( 3 WANTED?Our friends to call and ( buy their cigars at Broaddus and r ^ Ruff's. LICENSE ORDINANCE. , State of South Carolina. j The Town of Newberry. j For the purpose of meeting in part the current expenses of the Town 1 government of the Town of Newberry, in the State of South C-aroiina, for j the fiscal year beginning January 1st, n 1008, and to meet in part such other indebtedness of said Town as may be- j I come due in said 'fiscal year; Therefore, be it ordained by the Mayor and ' Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, in said state, in council assembled and by authority of the same: j Section^ 1. That no person or persons, firm, corporation or corpora- 1 lions, shall engage in, prosecute or carry on any calling, trade,.^business, occupation or profession hereinafter mentioned wit'hin the corporate limits of said Town at any time during said year after the publication of this or1 dinancc without having first paid to said Town a license or privilege tax 1 therefor as follows, to wit: l e v 1 1 I Agents for, or dealers in fcrtil' Ji/.er for sale, $ 20 00 Agents for, or dealers in pianos and organs, (either or , both), 10 00 Ag-ents for, or dealers in sew- ' ing machines (connected with y other business or alone) 20 00 l~ Agents for, or dealers in light? ning rods, 25 00 ! Agents for, or dealers in coal 5 00 Agents for, or dealers in maps, books, newspapers, periodicals and oilier like articles (other than licensed mer'? chants who deal in same) per day $5.00 or per year, 25 00 l" Agents for enlarging pictures, '? per day, $5.00 or per year, 20 00 I' Agents for retailing goods per day $5 or per year 100 00 3 Agents for dealers selling muln es, or horses, or cattle, either s or all three, at public auction ' * only, per day $25, or per year, 50 00 Agents or dealers (other than licensed sales stiablcs) selling II mules or horses, either or 0 both, per week $5 or per 0 year, 25 00 " Agents or dealers in fruit freest per week $2 or per year, 10 00 0 Agents for, or dealers in real estate; selling or' renting ^ (other than licensed lawr* .vers), 10 00 0 B. 1 Bakeries, $ 5 00 Ball, public, (when admission fee is cha/rged) per night 2 00 1 Banks, capitalized at $50,000, or less 50 00 1 Banks, for every $10,000 capital in excess of $50,000, - 10 00 1 Barber, for each shop, 5 00 Blacksmith, for each shop 5 00 Bill poster, 7 50 0 Bootblacks, in barber shops, 1 0 hotels or elsewhere, each 1 00 1 y Boot, or shoo shop, making or ( K l-eoairing, 5 00/] e Bottling works, soda water or '] otherwise, 10 00 .* mg and Iakih Associations; loan, saving or investment companies, and all companies or corporations (except licensed banks) engaged in the sale or purchase of real estate or loaning money 0:1 real estate or otherwise, 25 00 oarding houses, public, 5 00 C. hiropodists, per week .$3; per year, $ 10 00 ircus, with or without menagerie, per day with street parade, 100 00 Street parade alone $50; for each* side show, $10 per day. Ileaning, dressing or dyeing (other than licensed tailors), 2 50 'oal dealers (alone or in connection with other business), 5 00 lontractors or builders for contracts over $500 and not exceeding $2,500, 10 00 'on tractors or builders for contracts over $2,500 and not. exceeding $5,000, 15 00 'out factors or builders for contracts over $5,000, 25 00 'ommission Merchants or Commission Brokers, each or each firm and for each place of business, 25 00 'otton Mills or factories, for each $50,000 or fractional part thereof of its capital stock, 12 50 Cotton Seed Oil Mills, 50 00 Cotton Seed Oil Mills that. manufacture fertilizers, 00 00 /ot'ton Gin and Press, 1 to 5 gins inclusive, 10 00 Hot ton Ciin and Press, over 5 gins, for each additional gin over 5, 1 00 Cotton Buyer, for each place of business, 10 00 Jot ton Seed Buyer, 5 00 Cotton Weigher, 5 00 /Onvcyanccr, drawing deeds mortgages or contracts for compensation (other than licensed lawyers), 5 00 I). )entists or tooth extractors $ 5 00 )ogs, upon each and every dog, the owner or person upon whose premises the same is kept shall pay the sum of 50 )ruggists, licensed as merchants. E. Exchange, bucket shop (firm, individual or corporation) carrying on the business of dealing in options or futures in" cotton, grain, provisions or other supplies, on margins or otherwise, $ 50 00 Cxpress companies, each, for business done within the Town of Newberry, and not included business done for the United States Government, or any business done to and from points beyond the limits of this state. 50 00 F. Inlying Jenny, $ 50 00 Plying Jenny for less time than one year at' the rate of $10 per week. Presh Fish, .10 00 G. Gun Shop, etc., $ 15 00 IT. Hacks, used for hire $ 15 00 Harness Sthop, etc., 5 00 Florse or Mule Traders (others than licensed sale stables), 25 00 Hotels, each, 15 00 Horse or Mule Trader, transient, per week, 0 0(1 House Painters, per year, 5 00 fee Dealers, retail, each house or place of business, 5 00 Infill ranee Companies, each life, fire or accident, 30 00 J. Junk shop, or scnap iron dealer, $ 5 00 Jewelers, licensed as merchants. K. * Kerosene or other oil companies having an agency or office in the Town of Newberry, or a stationary or portable tank or tanks for receiving and storing oil, sell* ing or delivering oil witihin Olio limits of tlio said twon each, $ 100 00 Kerosene Oil Companies or Agencies having no stationary or portable tanks but selling in original packages, each, * 50 00 Knitting Mills, 20 00 L. Laundry, steam, or ngent for steam laundry, $ 10 00 Lawyers, each, shall pay on their income according to the scale of rates fixed for merchants. Lumber yards, or dealers, 10 00 fiivery, Feed or Sale Stable, 25 00 . Warble Yard, . $10 00 Merchant: All merchants shall pay a license or privilogo tax according to the following schedules of gross .-sales (cash and credit) and upon sworn returns the gross sales for lhe year .tiding Decem ber 31, 1907, shall bo the basis upon which said license or privilege tax shall bo computed and paid: Sales amounting to $1,000 or under, $ 5 00 Sales over $1,000 and under $.1,000, 10 00 Sales amounting to $3,000 and under $5,000, 12 00 Sales amounting to $5,000 and under $10,000, 15 00 Sales amounting to $10,000 and under $20,000, 20 00 Sale* amounting to $20,000 and under $30,000, * 25 00 Sales amounting lo $30,000 and under $-10,000, 30 00 Sales amounting to $-10,000 and under $50,000, 35 0C Sale.- amounting to $50,000 and under $00,000, -10 0C Sales amounting to $00,000 an I under $70,000. 45 00 Salt- amounting to $70,000 and under $80,000, 50 0(J Sal.** amounting to $80,000 and under $00,000, 55 0C Sales amounting lo $1)0,000 and under $100,000 00 Of Sales amounting to $100,000 and under $110,000, 05 0C Saies amounting to $110,000 . and under $130,000, 75 0( Sales amounting to $130,000 and over, 85 0( Merchants: All merchants who may not come within any of the foregoing classes by reason of their not. having been in business during the whole of the fiseal year ending Pecmber 31st, 1007, but have been in business in said Town during a pari of said year, shall pay a license or privilege tax upon their estimated gross sales for tho year, said estimate to be wade or computed upon l.ho basis of gross sales, upon sworn statements, for time such merchant or merchants have been engaged in business in said Town during (ho fiscal year ending December 31st", 1007. the rale of license shall be the same as that fixed in the foregoing schedule for merchants. Merchants: And all merchants not embraced in any of the foregoing classes who may begin business in said Town on o,r after the first day of January, A. P. 1008 shall pay a license or privilege lax of 15 0 Manufacturers of Coffins, 25 0 N. Newspapers, each, $ 5 0 Newsboys, selling papers on streets, each, 1 o O. Oculist or Optician, per week, $5.00, pear year. $ 25 0 P. Printing OfTiec, job, $50 Piano or Organ Tuner or Repairer, per month, $3.00, per year, 8 0 Photographers, for each placo of business, 5 0 Photographers, itinerant, per' week, 5 (l Physicians shall pay on their income according to scale of rates fixed for merchants. Physicians, itinerant. per month, 10 (1 Restaurant, $ 5 C , Stables, sa.le only, $ 20 C Sign painters, per day $1.00, ! per year, 5 f Stock yard, -etc., per week $3.00, per annum, 10 C T. Tailor, merchant. $ 5 C Tailors, not merchants, engaged in making and repairing, or either, 5 f Telegraph Companies or Agencies, each for business done within the Town of Newberry, and not including any business done for the United States government, or any business done to or from points beyond the limits of this state. 100 0 Telephone Companies, for business done exclusively within the Town of Newberry, And not including any business done to or from points beyond fflro limits cf this state, 100 0 TT. Undertakers or TCmbalmcrs, either or both, $ 8 0 Umbrella repairer, per day. $1.00 per annum, 5 0 Y. Veterinary Surgeon, per day, $1.00, per annum $ 15 0 W. pel \\ arehouse, 1'or storage by % ag< the public, $ 25 00* or Wood yard, 20 00 ga< Section 2. That for any calling, oal trade, business, occupation or pro- Prt fession not onunrerated or provided Pr? for in this ordinance or any other P?ordinance of said Town now of force, To the license shall be regulated and lic< imposed by tiho Town Council of said <io Town at any meeting of lite same. ccc Section 3. That the Town Council pn of said Town hereby reserves the right to refuse r revoke any license wo for any cause which may seem to it ?.N( just. Section *]. That any person, firm ' or corporation, making any false or ,M" fraudulent return, shall upon convie- s'li lion be punished jvs herein after pro- ')'1 vided for the violation of this ordi- nn nance or ony part thereof. i Section *>. That whenever in this J. ordinance the tenn "dealer" is used ^ the same shall include nut oul\ I he ' principal, but in his, her or their abseuce shall include any agonl, clerk or employee managing the business M" | respectively referred l?>; and gener- :,:l ally, where a license is herein impos- | ed upon any business and Hie same!11." is carried on or conducted by an, 1,1 I agent, clerk or employee, such agent,!01 clerk or employee shall be subject to!1"'' the penalties imposed in this ordi- I nance for its protection, should lire 1)11 said business bo carried on wbhout taking out such license, in the same j manner as if he she or they were tire proprietor or proprietors of said <>!' j business. eii Section (5. Any violation of this J ordinance or any part thereof shall [ subject tire offender or offenders each I to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or j without hard labor upon the streets ( or public works of said Town for a j period nnt exceeding thirty days, at I Al the discretion of the court. Section 7. That any person or j NATIONAL BANK OF rS "Y -O Q T3 ? ! w i 3 ^ 8 | *4 & f 55 ^ 1 PQ < < ' ( S * * SUCCESS 0 along with every man or wc 0 so show your good judgmei o bank to guard your funds an cial interests. This bank solic o you absolute safety. Why n< o DIRECT M. A. Carlisle. H. C. Mc 0 J. A. Blackwelder. Robt. N( o B. C. Matthews. S. B, Au We Lend 10 TC 10 Buy H 10 J ( We provide easy term; We enable borrowers 1 in Monthly Installments, allowed to meet obligatic It is cheaper than payir o to save money to buy a Y Contract. If you want to save mo take a Security Contract, n Call on A. J. Gibson, A Treasurer, at office, corr streets, next door to Cop SECURITY LOAN AND stins, linn (ii- corporation, or ilu lit, clerk or employee in charge managing (lie samu, who shall euro in, prosccute or carry on any ling, trade, business, occupation or )fossion upon which a license or vilego tax may hereafter be iiu>ed by the Town Council of said wn, without having taken out a mso therefor, shall, upon convien, be each fined in a sum not exiling one hundred dollars, or Imsonment wit>h or without hard la* upon the street's or oMrer public rks of saitl Town for a period not jeoding thirty days, at tho di.scren of the court. Section S. That each day any peri or persons, tirni or corporation ill violate this ordinance or any rl thereof, by reason of any fail' or refusiii in take out- any liis(> herein provided for. whall eontut,^ a separate olTeuse, au,l such ender (>r oll'euders shall be, for i'ii (lay's offense subject to Hie nalties herein provided. Section !*. I'hat this ordinance shall I operate as a repeal of any ordiuee of said Town now of force ims-in.u a license ??r privilege lax upon y call inn-, trade, business, occupan or profession, except such pavb parts only of said ordinance or lina;ice< now of force as may inise a liucense upon ajiv calling1, siness, occupation or profession rein upecilied, named or enumoratSection 10. This ordinance shall bo force and cffecl on and after the rhtli of January, A. 1)., 190N. >no iiud ratified under the corporate seal of the Town of Newberry, in the State of South oal) Carolina, this Stli day of January. A. i>., urns. J. -J. 'jANO^OHP, Mayor of Newberry, S. C. 1 test: Kugvne S. Worts, Clerk and Treasurer. NEWBERRY S. C f s [?< C/> H 2 Vn % ? N i ^ o H <~> 2 (/> V> * tr pr ro rt> j-t j-i FLIES man of good judgment, it in the selection of a d look after your finan:itsyour account, assuring >t open an account NOW? ORS: >seley. T. B. Carlisle.. >rris. Geo. Johnstone. 11. Jos. H. Hunter f Money ) omes! s of payment. to accumulate a fund on which interest is }ns at maturity. ig rent. If you want jome take a Security ney for any purpose . It pays. sstant Secretary and jer Boyce and Adams >eland Brothers. INVESTMENT CO. raiaiiRY, s. CD.