The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 13, 1894, Image 5
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WWJTSTBSDAY, JOTTE 13, 1894^
Entered at the Post O?ce at Sumter. S
G., a* Second Glass Matter.
Southern Land Advertising Agency.
Belhzer k Spann-Dissolution Notice.
Cenoetery Association-Annual Meeting.
John F. Beard-32 toares of Bread for $1.
Estate Tbosv VT. Morris, Dec'd-Citation
Notice.
Winthrop Normal College-Competitive
Examination.
Nomination-W. J. DoRaot for School
Commissioner.
Key k Co.-Jobbers and Distillers in Pure
N C. Liquors.
Tbedarfcagion P^orph a te Company-Pea
and Oat Eertifizer. '
Wants-Room Wanted-Two Mules and
two Horses for Sate.
Personal.
Mr. E. D. Kyle is in the city to-day.
Miss Edith DeLorme is visiting friends in
A?ketfc s* ii j? g giffg f * ?
~/i**ff .^6? ??^jfr?rt|Trrh was iv-, the city
Monday. v- /'
Judge Fraser is holding toort in the up?
country .
Mr. J. J. Ragin, of Summerton, spent Mon?
day in town, v
Miss Leilah Miller is visiting relatives at
Mechanics ville.
Miss Sud ie Forman is the guest of Miss
May Bossai ?'
Misa Eda? Keels, of Boy kins is visiting
Mrs. E. E. Rembert.
Railroad Commiaiiooer, H. R. Thomas,
was io tb? city Mood ?j.
Miss Lola Perry, of Lancaster, is the guest
of Mrs. W. J. DnRant.
Mr. D. M. Blaadiog left last week for a
short stay in Ballimore.
Maj. Abe Levi, ot Maoning has been at?
tending court for several days.
Misa Lily Pate is visiting ber brother, Rev.
3. Thomas Pate, of Greenville.
. Misset Lilian and Olivo Hoyt hare gone to
Elberton, Ga , to visit relatives.
Mrs. H. F. Wilson left oo Monday for
Savannah, Ga., to visit relatives.
Mrs. J. 0. Sanders, of Rembert, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. E. ?. Rembert.
Miss Rosa. Lou Wuckecfuss, of Summer?
ville, is visiting Mrs. W. A. Browo.
"JW". King, of Florence,.- ad^wi&vsKS.. Miss
0S?&ntWt?nt gooda in the city. -
spending sometime with Mts? Kate DeLorme.
Miss Alice King, sister of Miss Ella king,
has teen visiting friends here for several days.
Miss Vista Dudley, who has been visiting
Miss Lily Delga r recur oed home on Monday.
Maj. H. F. Wilson has gone to Bishop ville
oo business, and will go thence to Darting
^li?l n ,. ' ?
Tawrrettrraeu to Darlington,
cm Thursday, accompanied by Miss Mamie
Fraser.
Ifc Anthony White has gone Statesrille
C., on ? visit to his soo Dr. Leonard
/ ??%? r Sar1 .- i
Jiesars. W. J., E. B. and Joe Muldrow ?nd
J. R. Mayes, of Mayewville were'io the city
Monday. . .
Miss Florence fiayorwortb, of Darlington,
has been the guest of friends in the city for
several days. ?
Miss Emily- Sanders has returned from
Rembert,, where abe has been visiting tor
several weeks.
Mr. Jos. B. Mayes ts spending this week
with relatives at Summerton and tbe "finny
tribe of Sante*.
Miss Ayres, the accomplished music teach?
er of the Sumter Inttttnte, left this morning
for Richmond, Va.
Messrs. Ansley and Jackson Barby bave
returned home from Daria School, N. C., for
the summer vacation.
Misses Bertie and Fannie China, wno have
been attending College in Virginia returned
home oa last Friday.
Miss Minnie Scott, wh a bas been visiting in
the city. Tet?me* to her home at Wisaeky on
Saturda^accoin^njed, fc^ttiss Beth Duvall.
Bishop A. W\~ Wiisot:,*of the Methodist E.
Chaiwrh, ?gsmjhyaJmatwp?es^e? --to^aako Dur?
ham, N. C., hts borne-so says the Wilming?
ton Messenger. - ".
Misses Harriet Kershaw, of this city, and
Maggie C. LaCoste, of Mayesviile, recent grad?
ua tea-of the-Peabody -fto rm al College,- Nash
v?He,?TencM h*ve retorced home.
Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Burgess, of Litbonia,
Ga., spent yesterday wi!h Mr. ?and Mrs. D. J.
CbAodler. They have been 'visitrog friends
io May esy tl le and are DOW, in Summerton.
Rev. Wm. Hayn3wor h, of Denmark, while
riding oat near Seven Pines Thursday, a
Texas pony ran away with him cansiog very
painful injuries. Mc. Haynswortb was
Or ought to Mr. Lade's. It waa found that no
bones were broken and be is doing as weil
as could:expected.-Banwell Baily. .
' Mr. SL H. Edmunds, of the Rock Hill High
S?hoo^k^ajt lose formte sommer- vacation.
Mr. Edmonds'has had's most prosperous and
aocceaafui- session^ an dt be outlook for next
year Vim is*entonTagihg. He will spend
a portion of the summer traveling iu the
interest of the school.
Misses Margaret Waring and Daisy Bissel I;
of Charleston base been the guests of M rs
CL,L. ?artrn for several day?. ;Hr.x andLMrs.
Martin gave a progressivaeacbre party on
iast Friday even tog, compKmentary tb'ibeir
guests, which was one of the most eojoyable
social events of tbe week.
Ci^R Tajx Re^rns?*C?dae-ffx>m Jut
J?? City.?ax re
^orWfor?S?^ ^m
I^vCc?wenceme^t exercises of the State
burg High School will beheld at "Need wood"
on the 19th ios taut, at 8.30. o'clock p. m..
The game of ball on ?a*t ?FxidaySafwrnoon
between Somteiaad^tlt.Clio1 waa ooihterest
iog. Mt. Clio was shut out. Score: 14 to 0.
The low freight rates from Northern points
will be revoked oo the 18th, so that the bene?
fits derived by merchants were only tempo?
rary.
Catherin McFaddin, a negro lunatic, was
taken to the Asylum on Saturday by Sheriff
Sanders. Sbe was very violent and made
things lively.
A leather belt was found, on Tuesday morn?
ing, in vicinity of Methodist Church
Owner cao obtain same by proving property
at Ryttenberg's Store.
The capacity of the Electric Light plant ?
will be increased within a few days by the
addition of a new ninety-horse power boiler
and several new dynamos.
Dr. J. A. Mood, Kr. C. E. Stubbs and a j
oomber of other gentlemen weat fisbiDg at j
Scott's lake, Clarendon County, last Thurs- j
day aud had ODOSual luck. The party secur
ed about fifteen hundred pounds of heh of1
various kiods. They brought home six carp '
that weighed sixty-five pounds.
Hymeneal.
Cards are ont announcing the marriage of
Mr. A. W. Knight, of this city and Miss
Heonie Ingram Legg, of Manning, on June
21st. Hr. Knight is a member of ihe firm
of Knight Bros., editors and proprietors of
the Sumter Herald. Miss Legg is also well
known and has many friends in this city,
having attended the Sumter Institute.
Married.
Mr. Geo. E. Bruner, Road Master of the
C. S. &. N. R R-, and Miss Martha Ard were
married on Wednesday afternoon. June 6th,
at the residence of Mr. C. F. H. Boltman,
Rev. John Kershaw, officiating. The bridal
couple are spending the honeymoon in New
York and on Staten Island.
. Religious.
Presiding Elder W. C. Power will preach
so the Methodist Church Snnday morning.
Services io the Baptist Church now begin
at ll o'clock a. m , rostead of 11.30 as here?
tofore
Rev. W. C. Power will preach at the City
Mission room on Mill St., next Sunday after?
noon at 4.30. Those who bare joined the
church will be taken into full membership.
Death.
Report reached the city yesterday afternoon
?that Rev. B. C. Lamplev died at bis home io
Summerton yesterday.
Wm Maria Lynch, age 29 years, died on the
5th was buried on 6!b nt the cemetery. She
had been sick two weeks, with heart disease.
Died, on Jane 71b, near McLeod's (Cato's)'
Mill, Rafting Creek township, Thomas W.
Morris, aged 45 years. Be was a good
citizen and a mun of influence in bis com?
munity. He was ill for about three weeks.
Dr. Wi?is A. Ramsey, a brother, of Mrs.
Marion Sanders and a former resident of this
county, died soddenly on last Wednesday at
bis home, ia. Atlanta Ga. Dr. . Ramsey
removed from this county to Atlanta about
fifteen years ago and bas been quite successful
in the practice of his profession.
The Heath of Col. -Frederick L
Childs ?it Stateburg.
Frederick L. Childs, late colonel of ordi?
nance Confederate States army, whose death
at Stateburg oo the 10th inst, was announced
in The Newe and Courior yesterday, was a
j man who bad led a long ?nd varied career,
not free from sacrifice and sorrow, and who
bad filled many positions of responsibility and
trust, ever with honor to himself, gaining
from all wi^b whom he came in contract re?
spect, admiration and affection
Col. Childs cama of old army stock, bis
father and his grandfather, having both been
in the service before bim. His father WM
Major Thomas Childs, a very .distinguished
officer in the Mexican war, who was famous
i n irls'day tarhisec nsp?cuo n s ga ! i MD t ry aTthe
bjrttje of Chapo Liepes and was brevetted
btigader general .in reignition of bis gallant
and valuable services at that battle.
Col. Childs was h?rn itt Maine in the year
1831 and was graduated at St. James College,
Maryland, in 1851. From.this institution he
went to the Military Academy at West Point,
where be remained untH July 1, 1855, when, at
the age of 24, he^wj?s^wuina^aBd;promoted
to the army as brevet second lieutenant of
artillery. He was c?mmissibnedfopou the 14th
of the same month as second lieutenant of
artillery. He served in the hostilities against
the Seminoles in Florida in 1856 and 1357
and held the position of assistant professor of
geography, history and ethics at the Military
Academy from September, 1857, to February,
1859 The remainder of 1859 be was in gar
rison at Fort Moultrie.
At the eiose of 1859 he was asssigned to
frontier duty at Fort Clark, Texas, and was
afterwards transferred to Fort Duncan,
where be remained until the. news of the
secession of South Carolina reached bim.
Coming as be did of army stock on both sides,
and haring all his interests boond up in the
army, the wrench of severing.his connection
with the service cannot be appreciated by any?
one who has not been placed in the same posi?
tion. Col. Childs in resigning bis commis?
sion relinquished not only what be held most
dear, but also the certainty of a brilliant
future. These considerations, however, did
not not deter bim for a moment. He straight?
way resigned his commission and, returning
to Charleston, entered the service of the State
of South Carolina.
Col. Childs served the Lost Caose through?
out the war in the positions in which his su?
perior officers thought bim most needed, most
of the time as commandant of the Charleston
Arsenal, and afterwards of the Fayetteville
arsenal and armory.
At the dose of the war be engaged incoi
JjOAfllsating-nearaaSiateborg, the home of his
wife. In the year 1870 he entered the service
of the New York and Charleston Steamship
Company. He rema: ned.io-t bra position until
78, when be was appointed inspector for the
Government on public works at Charleston
and Savannah, which position he held until
'8$. During the las : years of his life he bas
been in Governmental service under Capt.
Abbot.at this port.
' Col. Childs married first a sister of Gen.
Anderson, of this State, ("Fighting Dick
Anderson,") by wbom be had several chil?
dren. Of these three survive him-Mr. Wm
W.Childs,, of Middlesboro, Ky., Mr. Thos.
Childs end Miss Mary Childs, of Stat? burg.
His second ' wife was a daughter of the late
Mr. Geo. H. Ingraham. Thwladr died in
this city after a long and painful illness on
the 31st ult, and it was probably the grief of
ber death which caused his, which was by
heart failure, and which occurred at the resi?
dence of, bis broth ?*i?w-4aw, Sc: Wi <W.
t Anderson, at S ta tebo rg, where, be had gone
after his recent bereavement on a visit to bis
j sister, Mrs. Anderson, and his children.
j There could be no more fitting epitaph for
j the tomb of Col. Childs than
j , *'He did justly, loved mercy and walked
I humbly with bis God."^3f?s* <M? Courier,
'June J 2th.
! Bicycle Excursion : Accidents.
!' A party of twelve or more enthusiastic
; wheelmen went on au excursion to. Bishop
i v?He last Sunday. They left'this .city early
j and fol lo wed the A. C. L., track to Mayes?
' ville. From tbat place they took the public
i road, going through the growing new town
! of St. Charles. The trip to Bishopville was
: made, in three hours time, without accident
or incident?
Mr. R. H. Baker while out riding with the
party in tbe suburbs of Bishopville ran bis
wheel against a tree.smasbing it aud seriously
injuring himself. His head struck the tree,
and two severe cuts, one above and the
other below bis left eye, were the result
of the contact. Dr. McClure was call in,
and sewed up his wounds, taking fourteen
stitches in the two cuts.
Mr. W. A. Mcilwaine ran into Mr.
Baker's wheel just as the above accident
occurred and received a wound or two on his
legs from the broken spokes.
The other members of the party got home
Sunday evening without accident. Messrs.
Baker aod Mcilwaine returned home by rail
Monday morning. Mr. Mcilwaine is all right
again and attending to business, but Mr.
Baker is still kept indoors, nursing his
wounds.
Real Merit is the characteristic of Hood's
Sarsaparilla, and it is manifested every day
io the remarkable cures this medicine accom?
plishes. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the kind.
Try it. i
Sudden Deaths.
Stacey Flowers, a colored mum employed
for a oomber el years by Mr. Wm Graham,
and generally known by the patrons of the
stable as "Bull" died suddenly on Saturday
morning, of heart disease, while at work in
Mr. Graham's oat field Dear Turkey Creek.
He was riding on a wagoo load of oats and
fell off dead. Prince Winn, a well known
colored carpenter, died of heart disease on
last Thursday.
Fire
The ginnery and mill of Mr. David Levi,
of St Paul's were burned on tbe Gtb instant.
The loss is estimated at $2,000, with co
insurance. The fire occurred about 2 p m.,
and is supposed to have beeo accidental.
Fire ordinated in the shavings room of Har?
bin's Mitinear the C. S. AN and A. CL.
Junction yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock.
The whole fire department turned out in short
order The shavings room and boiler shed
were built of galvanized iron on a framework
of wood, and tbe fire, consequently made
little headway. There was a little delay in
stretching a line of hose, but when this was
accomplished the fire was extinguished
promptly. The stream was thrown through
ooe thousand feet of hose by the ptessure from
the stand pipe
-^a?~?-?-? -
The Election.
The election for School Commissioners was
held yesterday, and was one of the quietest
aod most uneventful ever held in this city.
Totes'were at a premiom and the managers
speot tbe day bailing passers by aod persuad?
ing them to stop and vote
There was only one ticket voted for-the
one nominated at the recent Primary-which
explains the light vote and lack of inter?
nat.
Tb?re were 114 votes cast and each of the
candidates received tbe full number.
The Board which will have control of
the schools of this city during the ensuing two
years iff: . .
J. A; Mood, Neill O'Donnell, Marion Moise,
P. P. Gaillard aod Mayor B. G. Pierson, ex
officio.
Tbe Clock for tbe City Hall was hauled np
from tbe depot yesterday and unpacked. It
will be placed in position this week, as the
tower is almost ready for it.
The residence of Dr. Archie China on
Bartlett Street is now complete. It is one of
the prettiest cottages io the city, aod adds, to
the appearance of that part of tbe city.
Main Street is in a condition that would
disgrace a cross-roads with one store, a post
office and a watering trough Wbilp the
weather is dry lets have the holes filled in, if
nothing more.
School Commissioner DnRant is announced
in this paper as a candidate for re-election.
His record during the past two years will
furnish the claim upon-which his friends will
press.his continuance ic office.
Work on the grand stand" at the Bicycle
Track is progressing rapidly-. -The track is
having a Urge amount of work-done on it,
aod it will be in Well-nigh perfect condition
for the great meet on tbe 28th and 29th.
The oew vault of the Simonds Nationa
Bank baa come aod will be pot in position in
tbe City Hall Buildiog within the oext few
wff ks. The vault is made of chilled steel.
and is both fire and burglar proof. Io: addi?
tion to tbe facilities required for bank busi?
ness tbe vault will contain auumber of safety
deposit boxes for rent to patrons of the bank.
Dr. John S. Hegbson's handsome residence
is nearly completed and will be ready for
occupancy by tbe end of this week. His new
home is one of the handsomest in the city and
is an ornament to the West End. Contractor
E. J. Doone ha? superintended tbe work
throughout and everything has been done in
the most thorough manner.
The 30th Annual Distribution Hop will 'oe
given in the Armory on tbe evening of June
21st. Invitations will be issued io a few
days by the Committee of Arrangements:
Messrs. Paul Kennedy, H. C. DeeCbamps and
F. A. Bu lt man.
Tbe firm of Belitaer k Spann baa been dis?
solved by tbe withdrawal of Mr. F. M. Spann.
Mr. Belhzer bas purchased the interest of Mr.
Spann, and will continue the business on bis
own accourt. Mr. Spann will open business
in another line in tbe early fall.
The burnt district in Mayesville is to be re*
built at once. Mr. R. C. Hudson bas pur
chased a lot owned by Rev. Geo. G. Mayes
and .has contracted for the erection of an
office and warehouse. The pest office will
also find a borne in the new building.
Everybody from every where should ne on
band to see the bicycle races on the 28th and
29th. The races between Baird and Fitz
simons for tbe championship of the South
promise to be the most exciting events ic the
bicycle iioe ever witnessed in the South.
Capt. B. G. Pierson, owner of the old
Suares House, which is now used as an annex
to the Nixon House, is having erected a large
j addition to the former house. The growth
of tbe business of the Nixon House bas
made the demand for more room imperative.
The Citadel Cadets will pass through this
! city on Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock, en
i route for Rock Hill. The people of Sumter
should show the Cadets some attention during
their brief stay of a half hour. They come
from all parts of the State, and a few of them
are our own boys,
i Mr. J. C. McKinney, of Mayesville, has
I just completed two very neat cottages for
j citizens of this city. He bad the contract
! for the new residence of Mr. W. S. Shaw,
j and the cottage of Mr. C. G. Rowland on
j Mainstreet; and both are good recommen
I dations ot his skill as a builder.
The members of the Henry Timrod Society,
j aud a few friends, met at the residence of Dr.
: J. A. Mood on Monday evening, and organ?
ized a Social and Literary Club to continue
doring the summer, the work of the Timrod
j Society, which disoaoded for the vacation
j at the close of the Graded School.
I About three hundred went on the Excur
! sion to Eutaw Springs last Thursday, and
I the day was one of pleasure to all. This his
! rorie spot is one of the most beautiful in the
I State, and is remarkable also by reason of
i the peculiar geological fcrmation of the sur?
roundings. Had it been situated in a North
! ern State it would long ere this, have been
, made a public park and the battle fie'' ap?
propriately laid off, and the lines of battle
defined ; and this would have been done with
! public money by the national government.
Surrendered to the Sheriff.
Mr. G. Ben? Kelly, of Bisbopville, who,
sometime ago killed a negro, aod has evaded
arrest, cime in on Monday and surrendered to
the sheriff. He said that be was not able to
give bond, and as he did not want to stay in
jail bad evaded arrest ; having determined to
ne on hand when wanted for trial. His trial
is going on to-day. He is represented by
A. B. Stuckey, Esq., and<?. W. Brown, Esq.,
of Darlington.
Fire Near Mayesville.
The barn and stables of Mr. George Mul
dron, one of most substantial farmers of the
Mayesville section, were burned on Saturday ,
morning after daylight. .Mr. Muldrow. at- '
tended to the feeding that morning and there
bad been no smoking around tbe lot, conse?
quently there was no known cause for the
tire. Sometime after returning to his house
from the lot he noticed the barn in flames,
and had time to save only his horses and a
reaper, rake and wagon. All his corn, forage ;
and oats were destroyed. He had no insur
ance.
The Treasurer's Report.
The Annual Report of the Treasurer of
Sumter County was published in the last issue
of tbe Sumter Herald, June 8th. The Report
is quite lengthy, covering something more
than eieht hundred inches of space. The
following recapitulation ot the Report is
given for the benefit of the readers of this
paper, who may oot have bad an opportunity
of examining the Report in detail, so that
they may not be in total ignoraoce of how
tbe county funds Lave been expended :
Repairs for court house and jail, $ 55 Ol
Public Buildings, 439 93
Support of poor, 1 132 03
Roads and Bridge?, 3 045 57
Fees, services, etc., 8 893 52
New jail, 5 020 17
Deficiency, '91-'92, 1 275 33
Road tax Shiloh Township, 16 00
Licenses, costs, etc., 1 928 35
Tax abatements, 928 13
Conrt claims-June Term, '93. 993 21
Con rt claims-October term, '93, 888 16
Court Claims-March term, '94, 2 363 34
School District No. 1, 1 507 73
School District No 2, 1 454 34
School District No. 3, 990 33
School District No 4, 260 15
School District No. 5, 588 45
School District No. C, 1 094 50
School District No. 7, 870 00
School District No. 8, 962 85
School District No. 9, ' 710 00
School District No. 10, 494 00
School District No. ll, 451 00
School District No. 12, 540 93
School District No. 13, 1 126 24
School District No. 14, 889 00
School District No. 15, 627 70
School District No. 16, 706 77
School District No. 17, 1 400 00
School District No. 18, 474 75
School District No. 19, 691 45
School District No. 20, 67 64
Incidental, 1 550 63
Grand Total. $ 44 535 21
In yesterday's Freeman the subjoined
article appeared, which, in consequence of
subsequent developments, is deemed of suffi?
cient importance to merit republication here ;
THE FREEMAN wishes to call atten?
tion to the fact that heretofore the
three papers of the city of Sumter
haye shared equally the work and
compensation for the publication of
the County Treasurer's Annual Re?
port. This wasjdoue so that all the
people of the County could read the
report, and it was published in the
three papers without extra cost to the
taxpayers-the amount charged by
each paper being one-third price
16% cents per inch.
.For reasons best known to himself
the Treasurer this year gave the print?
ing to the Sumter Herald and the
Herald, we are informed, agreed to
give the County Banner, Bisbopville,
S. C., a certain proportion of the work.
THE FREEMAN learned a short time
ago that it was probably the Treas?
urer's intention to share it out of the
publication of this report, and then,
with the Treasurer's assurance that he
would consider, a bid, we wrpte him
offering to do the work at one-third
less than- the rate allowed by law. We
received a letter from the Treasurer
in reply to ours a few days later en?
quiring in case be accepted our bid,
what we proposed to do in regard to
a division with the other papers. Our
prompt answer in reply was that we
would do the work at . the rate men?
tioned in our bid and would divide
work and money with any papers be
named. To this last letter we have
never received a reply and on Friday
night last the report was published as
a supplement to the Herald, in an
entirely uselessly extended form
costing the County about $100 more
than ever before and about $200 more
than our bid would have called for.
The statutes require the publication
of the report two weeks before court
convenes. Under the old division
plan the work of each paper was com?
paratively light and the report was
published as the law requiring.
This year, it will be observed, the
Treasurer has failed to comply with
the law-the object of which is to
make an itemized statement of public
expenditures known to the people
a sufficient length of time before court
convenes that any error, &c, may be
.reported to the grand jury.
Our columns are open to the Treas?
urer for the explanation which is in
order.
Late yesterday afternoon tbepropnetor of tbe
j Watchman and Southron was summoned before
the Grand Jory and examined in regard to the
cost and form of the report as it appeared in
the Herald, tbe form and cost of tbe report in
previous years, the cost of the report bad it
been published in the compact form of pre?
vious years, aod the probable cost of the report
had tbe bid of tbe Freeman at ? the regular
rates beeeu accepted. Mr. Miller, of the
Freeman and Mr. A. W. Knight, of the Herald
were also summoned and examined by the
Grand Jury. Thus the matter has assumed a
form, concerning which the public bave a
right to be informed.
As stated io the article copied from the
Freeman, the Treasurer's Report bas been
published for years by all the papers in Sum?
ter without additional cost to the county, tbe
work and pay having been equally divided,
? When there were two papers here, the Watch
! man and Southron and the Advance, this plan
j prevailed, and since the establishment of the
I Freeman, the work and pay have been divided
; between the three, until the publication of the
; present report. This has been done without
j disagreement, notwithstanding the fact that
j the Watchman and Sout?iron has .at al I . times
! had a larger circulation than any of its com
i Petitors, and on this ground entitled io a
I greater portion of tbe price fixed by law. .
j It is also true tba: the Report this year has
: been extended and made to fill more space
I than necessary and bas, at the legal rate,
! fifty cents per inch, cost the county more for
'. the publication in one paper than it- cost in
previous years when published io three.
Again it is true that the law requires the
1 publication of the Report two weeks before
i court convenes, and this year the Report was
not issued uutil the Friday before court
couvened on Monday. This is the status of
the case now being investigated by the Grand
Jury.
About a mooth ago, as has been the cus
tom of the proprietor of this paper io pre?
vious years, in default of an uuderstanding,
a business proposition was submitted, tn
writing, to Treasurer D. E. Keels to publish
the Report conjoi ntly w i. e i her papers
for one price, thus giving the Report the
widest possible circulation without additional '
cost to the county. In the same letter a second
proposition was made-that in the event of
Treasurer Keels' decision to select one paper
for the publication ot the Report, the Watch
mart and Southro7i would be entitled to con
sideration on account of its large circulation ;
by reason of which a larger number of tax
payers would be enabled to examine the
Report To this letter Treaurer Keels has
never replied, although he received it at least
a month before his Report was published, j
Having received no consideration for this
plain business proposition at the hands of j
Treasurer Keels, we bothered no more about |
the matter. ?Since the Grand Jury has taken j
hold of the matter the whole thing will be
sifted and tbe public can judge of tbe merits,
or more correctly the demerits, of the case.
Our latest information is that the bill for
publication of the Report is $434.00, of
if hich $50 goes to the Bishop ville Banner, by
virtue of an agreement between the Herald
and the Banner. When the amount of this
bill is contrasted with the Freemaris bid
which would have amounted to about $200
less, the tax payers bave a right to kick, and
the Grand Jury does right in forcing an in?
vestigation. On the face of tbe case Trea?
surer Keels seems to have diregarded the
business principle to get the largest value for
the least money, to the injury of the tax
payers, in addition to not having complied
with law in regard to the time of publication.
The Grand Jury has not completed the io
ve8tigation, but if there are further develop?
ments of public interest the next issue will
contain a full report.
Commencement Hop.
The Annual Hop io honor of the graduates
of Sumter Institute was given on last
Wednesday eveoing in the S. L. I. Armory.
The Orchestra furnished delightful music, and.
the evening slipped away amid pleasure and
mirtb. Tbe number of dancers from other
places was a noticeable featore of the occasion,
and their presence added much to the pleasure
of those who gave the daoce ; Sumter and
-u m ter people are never so happy as when
entertaining friends. The following were
present : Misses Lily Del gar, Emmie Saunders,
Beth Duvall, Jessie Moise, Bessie Lee, Kate
Moses, May Boasard, Addie DesChamps,
Mar?ie O'Neill, Tarie Moses, Madeline Fraser,
Janie Spann, Rosa Barnett,May Ervin, Emmie
James and Florence Haynsworth, of Dar?
lington, Miss Dudley, of Ben net ts vi He, Minnie
Atkins, of Mayesville, Betiie Aycock, of
Wedgefield, Mrs. W. H. Ingram, Mrs. F. M.
Spann, Mrs. A. S. Isaacs, of New York,and
others.
The gentlemen were; R. H. Jennings, J.
N. Braud, H. W. Cooper, A. T. Cooper. W.
D. McLeod, Paul Kennedy, E. 0. Ingram,
R F. Jackson, H. C. DesChamps, J. H.
DesChamps, F. K. Winn, J. E. Gaillard, Jr.,
J. McF. Spann, W. J. McKain, Chas.
McFaddin, Donald Auld, Grenville DeLorme,
N. G. Osteen, Jr., Sol Ryttenberg, I. A.
Ryttenberg, J. H. Borns, Douglas Weeks,
Spann Vinson, Leonard Brown, Robert
Breeden, Douglas China, Wallace Epperson,
Robert Sanders, F. M. Spann, John K. Cross
well, Eogene Aycock, W. T. Mixoo and
others.
The costumes of the ladies were handsome
and becoming, and all in all, the Hop was a
brilliant and charming success.
Citadel Commencement.
The editor returns thanks to Messrs. A C.
3askin and George M. Stuckey of the South
Carolina M ilitary Academy for an invitation
to the Anniversary Exercises of the Calh
opean and Polytechnic Literary Societies to
be be held on the evening of the 14th inst.
Messrs. Baskin and Stackey are members
of the graduating class and will receive their
diplomas at the approaching commencement.
Court.
Court convened on Monday morning with
Judge Norton on the bench. R. 0. Purdy,
Esq., acted as Solicitor. . The business of the
court has been disposed of expeditiously, and
at the time of going to press all of the cases
on the cr? mi aa I docket except the Kelly mur?
der case have been tried or continued.
The following are the cases disposed of :
State vs. Nelson Shaw-Burglary and Lar?
ceny. Guilty.
State vs, Richard Wilder-BreakiDg and
Entering Railroad Car. Plead Guilty.
Stato vs. Will Lore-Larceny of Live
Stock. Plead Guilty.
State vs. John Ludd, Tbos. Owens and
James Anderson-Burglary and Larceny.
John Ludd plead guilty. Thoa. Owens and
James Anderson, guilty, recommended to
mercy. .
State vs. William Holmes-Housebreaking
and Larceny. Plead Guilty.
State vs. Ben Green-Housebreaking and
Larceny. Plead Gnilty.
State vs. C. C. Rodgers aod Daniel Wright
-Indictment for Killing Fish With Dynamite.
Nol. pros.
Stats vs. Dave Mack-Entering House with
Intent to Steal. Guilty. ,
State vs. Peter Cooyers and Rachael Con?
vers-Assault and Battery with Intent to
Kill. Discharged.
State vs. Thomas Frierson-Larceny. Not
Guilty.
State vs. Jacob Mack-House Breaking.
Guilty.
State vs. Dan Davis and Hammie Brown
House Breaking and Larceny. Hammie
Brown Guilty. Dan Davis not Guilty.
State vs. Benny Spann-House Breaking.
Guilty. Recommended to Mercy.
Stale vs. Ben Murray-Selling Crop
Under Lien. Discharged.
State vs. Geo. Singleton-Assault and
Battery, with Intent to Kill. Plead Guilty.
Solicitor Wilson.
Solicitor John S. Wilson, who bas been quite
ill for so rae weeks, was taken to Columbia last
week for the purpose of having au operation
performed. The operation proved to be a very
severe one, necessitating three incisions into
the abdominal ca vityTor the removal of an ab
cess affecting the liver and kidneys. He
stood tbe operation well, and up to this time
his condition has been as favorable as could
be expected.
The State of this morning says: Soli?
citor John S. Wilson, of tbe Third Circuit, is
quite ill at tbe Columbia Hospital from the
effects of an operation performed a few day?
ago. He was getting along as well as could
be expected yesterday.
j Alumnae Reception-Gen. Youman's
i . Address.
The annual meeting of the Alumna Asso?
ciation of the Sumter Institute was held last
Wednesday immediately after the commence
j ment exercises, and routine business trans
1 acted.. A number of new members were re
1 .ceived-graduates of this year and"bf other
J years who had not united with the Associa?
tion. The following officers were elected to
serve d ur?ng-1 he ensuing year :
? President- Miss Eloise Wilson.
Vice President-Mamie Fraser.
Sec. and Treas.-Mrs E.F.Miller.
Gen. Voumans delivered the address in
? Institute Hall, Wednesday evening, in the pre
: sence of a large and appreciative audience.
: The address was followed by the annual
j reception of the Alumnae Association. The
j refreshments were served in the Hall instead
j of on the lawn as anticipated, on account of
j the heavy rain during the early part of the
j evening. The reception was very pleasant,
ihe social features add so much-the meeting
between old friends-is always, to many of
us, the most enjoyable and satisfactory of tbe
whole commencement season. Without the
Alumnae evening the commencement week
would be robbed of much of its charm.
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Go to D. M. Campbells for ice cold meats.
Hood's Pills are the best family cathartic
and liver medicine. Harmless, reliable, sure.
China's Soda is cold and fine, and good
enough to quiet any one's mind.
Every person interested in Music should
cet H catalogue of 10c Sheet Mnsicand Music
Books from Kennedy's Book Store.
Winburn, the Photographer, will be off for
the mountains in a short time, so have your
picture taken before he goes, while they are
made at the reduced price.
Use Excelsior Baking Powder, prepared
only by Dr. A.J.China. Guaranteed tobe
chemically pure. Price 35 cents per pound,
2 ounces for 5 cents, etc. e.o.w-tf
The Winthrop Commencement.
The Commencement exercises of the Win?
throp Normal College will be held on Thurs?
day, 14th inst. Four young ladies from this
county will be graduated. They are Misses
Isabelle Moldrow, ?. E. Dick, Mamie Din
kins, and Sallie Grant. These young ladies
have pursued the rall coorse of two years,
and are now thoroughly equipped teachers.
There are two scholarships to be a wardst
yoong ladies from this co tin ty for the
ensuing two years. The first scholarship is
worth $150 per year and tuition ; the second
gives free tuition. A competitive, examina?
tion will be held on July 17th to award the
scholarships.
Away From Home?.
The Sumter Base Ball Club left on Sunday
morning for Greenville and Spartaoborg
to play a series of three games in each place.
The following are the meo composing the
Sumter team :
Joe Viileneove, Charlie Villeneuve, Bron?
son, Harper, Eugene Wilder, Bosendorf,
Crawford Sanders, Cummings, Morgan of
Florence, and Allen and Pittman, of Colum?
bia.
The first game o & ball in ?keenville Oft Sion*
dav afternoon resulted disastrously for the
Sumter club. Tbe Green villes wiped up the
dimond with them, and let them off when the
score stood 27 to!. Allen pitched. Definite
information concerning the g. ie yesterday
afternoon baa not been received, bot it is
rumored aro and that the score stood 33 to 13
in favor of Greenville.
Boys in Gray.
The S. C. M A. Cadets will leave tbe
Citadel, Friday the 15th test, for their
anoual encampment, which will be extended
over a considerable area. Three days will
be spent with tbe people of the lively little
city of Rock Hill. Monday morning they
leare on a forced march, will make an in?
spection of the old battle-held of Kings
Mountain, and probably exhibit a sham bat?
tle there. Tbe battalion will reach Yorkritle,
tbe 22d, where the final scene of tho closing
acts of this great drama wHI take place.
There wilt be no aaed to the entreaties that
will be employed ia order to please the
maidens and to make lasting impressions
on the old folks.
On their way up the cadets will pass the
"Game Cock (Sty," and of course they will
be glad to greet all friends and sympathizers
of the soldier, boys, who may come to the
station to see them pass. The train will per?
haps stop about tweoty minutes.
A Caa?.
Wheat.
Mr. J. J. Scurry, of Concord, paid us a
risit a few days ?ince, bringing with bim a
sample of bis wheat. The stalks are four feet
io height aod heavily headed. Mr. Scurry
planted three-fourths of an acre and his
neighbors estimate bia crop at fifteen to
eighteen bushels. This is an excellent yield,
when the fact that ne? fertiliser was ased is
taken imo consideration.
Tbe wheat is of the bearded variety, and
Mr. Scurry would appreciate a suggestion as
to the best way to clean it, from those who
have experience.
Before the Mayor
The folio wi ag negroes were up before the
Mayor's Court on Monday morning for en?
gaging m a row io the ball above Z. E.
Walker's store :
Wm. Brunsen, disorderly conduct and car?
rying a concealed weapon, $19 or 20 days.
Ed.. Bossard, Jimmie Ross aod Willie Rob?
inson, disorderly conduct and fighting, $5
each or 10 days.
Z. E. Walker was charged with disorderly
conduct and running a gambling boase, but
the case was continued.
Mr. John S. Kennedy, while adjusting a
bit in one of the machines at Luken A Rief
snyder's mill, on .Monday, cut his hand
severely by tbe slipping of a wrench. He
will be unable to work for a week or more.
BICYCLE MEET.
The following is the program of the
races which takes place under the aus?
pices of the Sumter Track and Park
Association on Jone 28th and 39th,
1894:
FIRST DAY.
1st Race-One Mile Novice-First
Prize, Handsome Seal Bing, value
$10.00; Second Prize, 1 dozen Gents
Handkerchiefs, value $3.00.
2nd Race-One-Quarter Mile Cham?
pionship Race-Baird of Charleston,
? Fitzsimmons, of Greensboro, N. C.,
Prize, Gold Medal.
3rd Race-Half Mile Open-First
Prize, Enameled Copper Bicycle Cigar
I Box, value $25.00: Second Prize, One
Pair Bicycle Shoes, value $2.50.
4th Race-One Mile for Sumter
Riders only-First Prize, Bicycle
Clock, value $&\25; Second Prize, One
Knox Hat, value $5.00.
f 5th Race-Half Mile for boys under
15 years of age-First Prize, Silk
Umbrella, value $4.50; Second Prize,
Bicycle Lantern, value $1.50. .
II 6th Race-One Mile Handicap
\ First Prize, Hunting Case Gold Watch,
; value $25.00; Second Prize, Box of
Cigars, value $5.00.
7th Race-One Mile 3 Minute Class
. First Prize, 1 Pair Diamond Cuff But
, tons, value $20.00; Second Prize, $1,000
. Accident Policy for one year, value
? $5.00.
SECOND DAY.
1st Race-One-Quarter Mile for
Sumter Riders only-First Prize, Silk
! Bicycle Canopy, value $12.00; Second
Prize, 1.000 Cigarettes, value $3.65.
2nd Race-Two Mile Championship
Race-Baird, of Charleston, Fitzsim?
mons, of Greensboro, X. C. Prize,
; Diamond Ring, value $50.00.
I 3rd Race-One Mile Handicap-First
j Prize, Smith & Wesson Revolver, val?
ue $15.00: Second Prize, Victor Racing
? Saddle, value $6.00.
4th Race-One Quarter Mile Open
Firsc Prize, Old Silver Cigarette Case.
I value $S.0O; Second Prize, Cyclometer.
! value $5.00.
I 5th Race-Two Mile Handicap
! First Prize, Silver Prize Bicycle Cup.
: value $30.00: Second Prize, Gold Foun
< tain Pen, value $4.00.
I 6th Race-Half Mile Open-First
i Prize, Piano Lamp, value $15.00: Sec
! ond Prize, Sweater, value $4.00.
j 7th Race-One Half Mile Consola
I tion Rac*?-First Prize, one year's
I subscription for the Columbia Journal.
I value - Second Prize, lx Pair
Bisque Figures, value $3.00.
? China's Soda is the best, and every one
i should test it.
Extra fine beef at D. M. Campbell's, oppo
! site oid post office.
What is Kingman's Honey Dew? It is the
; latest thing out for a cool aud refreshing
! drink.
Gardner of Charleston furnishes Kingmac
with Soda Water. Next door to theSimond's
! Bank.
Now is your opportunity for Photos at
greatly reduced prices at Winburn's Gallery
until the 1st of July, after which time the
regular price will be charged.
Something that has long been needed and
can uow be had, a full line of 10c Sheet
Music and Music Book. Catalogue free upon
application, at Kennedy's Book Store.