The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 02, 1897, Image 3

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SUMTER GETS NO MONEY. Our Firemen Meet Hard Luck in ? Charlotte. Charlotte, May 19-Softer had hard lock in tbe bose wagoo co?>:e*.. Dellar made tbe rna la 40. seconds, bot tbe bose burst and they were ruled out. Monaghan made tbe ron in 43 secood3 and were ruled out. Greensboro made tbe winning run io 43 seconds and gets 6rat prizs. The Colu-i bia team won the second priz? io this contest and first prize in the steamer contest. The Pbo- ! ' tx team cf Columbia won tbe second prize j in tbe book and ladd r race. Charlotte, May 20-Mona? bs o Hose Com- j pany bas gooehome. George McKagen was too sore to run in the reel race fi Charlotte, May 20-The reel races are over and again Sumter loses. The1 time made by .tbe several teams entered was as follows : Palmetto of Columbia 24 second*, Greens boro basted. Charlotte 24. Anderson, basted Delga* 26, Green*iHe 23 2-5. Columbia and .Charlotte divide first mooeyv Delgar's slow time was doe to the bose kinking Tbe grab race will be held immediately. L A. RTTTESBZRS Charlotte, Maj 20, 12.35-The ume in the grab race was : Columbia 22*, Charlotte 21 1-5, Greensboro 21 J, Anderson basted, Asheville 22 2-5, Delgar won hydrant time aod basted. WON TES FOOT R&.CS. Charlotte, 12^50-Sumter wins at last. Gallagher won foot race in 10 3-5 seconds. Sumter acknowledged by everyone to bave the best horse teams, best running team and fastest mosers io Charlotte. . A. BYTTSNBBBG. The firemen have returned from Charlotte. They arrived in two contingents, a part of the crowd, arriving Tboreday night aad the others on tbe 7.15 train Friday morning. A few of the party were not satisfied with two days of pleasure and they remained ia Char lotte and did not reacb borne until Satur day. The firemen without exception are loud in praise of the handsome treatment accorded them by the Charlotte people. They enjoyed every moment >f the stay io Charlotte, and the pleasant time tbey bad io a great measure compensated them tor tbe failure to capture the prizes. Tbe only acci dent that marred tbe pleasure ot the trip was the injuries received ny George McEagen when he jumped from lbs Monagnaa Bose wagon to make the connection at tbe hydrant io the hose wagoo race. Eta Co juries are painful bat not in any wise serions, as:d as soo aa bis braised and lacerated cnticle bas bad j time to beal he will be in the ring again and ready for another race. The trip to Charlotte bbs had tbe effect bf arousing stilt greater enthusiasm among the firemen and they ap pear to be more interested them ever, which seams scarcely possible, for tbey have been keyed np to tba top notch for months. Connie Gallagher ran a great race in the 1O0 yards dash for the championship of thc Carolinas, aad the way he went nhead of all of the twenty crack springers made glad the hearts of the Sumter crowd. There were so many entries for this contest that the sprint ers were divided into three 6qaa s. la the first squad' Joba Miller led, in the second Connie Gallagher crossed the line in tbe lead and ic the third Eogene Ingram was a close secoad. Gallagher's time was the best which eu titled him to the parse and the champion ship. Delgar sqaad did cot retara entirely empty binded, .for they made the quickest ran to the hydrant of any team in the race and won a silk am brella and silver moan ted, cane offered by one cf the Charlotte merchants for the best time from the starting point to' hydrant. The Pacts of the Charlotte Tour nament. Ia justice to both S am ter teams it sb o a ld be said that io reporting the race daring ?thc excitement, the word "estimated" was omit ted in the telegram sent The Item. Delgar's bose having parted no time was entered, but the jadees gave as their opinion tbat bad water come as qnick as for others, the time would have been 40 seconds. Their official decision ruled both teams oat. Sumter's two teams were as^ one in Char lotte, having left ali rivalry fit borne. Be it also said that Monaghan's rime would have j been less tbao the official 'ame, but fer their accident of McXagen falling. I herewith attach a statement signed by all | of the judges of the race, showing their j opinion of tbe Sumter teams, whicb was also ! the universal opinion of ail io Char ott? : **Samter wins foot race, 10 seconds, Gal- [ lag ber. Sumter acknowledged best horse teams, j best running teams and best runners on the grounds, bot in hard lack. (Signed) TODD, GARIBALDI. DODSWORTH, Judges. la proof that all the companies were afraid to ran against as again, I herewith attach challenge copied from the Charlotte Observer, which co company there was brave enongb to answer. AH OPUS CHALLENGE The circumstances unaer which our 'earns wete beaten this afternoon being such tbat we could cot control, we hereby challenge any team that was on the ground, (the two winning teams preferred) to race with the Sumter fire department for any amount over $100. We are ready to run ia the morning or noon before shipping our horses. We have the permission to run on the streets of Charlotte and will have the same judges as in to-dav'a race. IRVING A. RYTTENBERG, Buford Hotel. AHbougb winning only two prizes, all of tbe Sumter men are pleased with their trip and the treatment from tbe Charlotte people, aod are willing to try over again, wishing for bettor luck, being satisfied more than ever j tbat we haveibe finest fire department in the two states IRVIKG RYTTKXRERG. The Delgars Keturn Thanks. Editor of Daily Item : Please publish the following resolutions, which were unanimous ly adopted by Delgar Reel Squad, at a call meeting held Friday afternoou, May 21: Resolved 1st. That to the generous-heart ed citizens of Sumter we are indebted for a most delightful trip to Charlotte. Resolved 2d. That we extend, to those wbo so willingly contributed to tbe fund wbich enabled os to attend the Firemen's Tournament at Charlotte, our sincere thanks for the portion of the subscription received by ns. Resolved 3d. Tbat to Messrs. Neil O'Don nell, R. O. Purdy and H. B. Bloom, the so liciting committee, who so willingly per formed tbat duty, we tender especial tbaoks. Resolved 4tb. Tbat these resolutions be published in The Daily Item. W. S. GRAHAM, Foreman Delgar Reel Squad, No. 3. Resolutions of Thanks. At a called meeting cf Monaghan Hose i Company No. 2, held Mooday eveoiog, May 24, the following resolutions were adopted : Resolved 1st. We, tbe members of Mon aghan Hose Company, No. 2, are indebted to tbs citizens of tbe City of Sumter, S C., who so liberally contributed to tbe fund which helped to defray our expenses at tbe International Firemen's Tournament held in The Dispensary. Jndze Siroon'on's decision caused roany a word to r e spoken yesterday. Here and there about to* n cou'd he seen nt parties who talked foe matter over. Tbe dispensary ap peared very quiet and tbe bottles ranged cn the shelves looked as they always do. Someone suggested that ' the dispensary was not i o it just like the label on tbe bottle " One gentleman, who is well posted on dis pensary matter said that the State wou d unquestionably appeal from tbe decision, io order to delay, at least, tbe operation of the law, as? now declared. With 350,000 j dollars wortb of liquor OD its bands some-i thing must be done by the State to give time o tb:s oooid he disposed of "It wasalwaj3 ; clear" be said ' that the Wilson act of Cen- j gres?, wbicb was passed to declare the inter state commerce law of no effect in States where prohibition existed, could not be brought to bear on South Carolina's case,- : when hqoor was deait in by the State." It seems that the decision as jesterday ren dered, at>d which will be upheld in all proba bility by the U. S. Supreme Court, bas crash ed the skull of he dispensary. The days of j no X or one X whiskey, free cigars, free j samples and Palmetto juice have gone by j The question for debate now is, what shall it i be-high license or prohibition, or the old time barroom system ? Meanwhile tbe blind tigers around the State will come out of their lairs and commence a great fuss with the growlers of the beer shops Hotel Changes Hands. Yesterday the popular hotel which has eo long been run by Mr. Nixon, passed into ' the bands of Capt. W E. Zeigler of Charles- j toa who has bought all of Mt. Nixon's i bare of the property. Mr Nixon leaves j sometime this week for the north to purchase j furniture and the like for the Columbia Hotel of which he will take charge when it is open ed on Seot 1st. Mr. Nixon has made many friends in Sumter wjio regret to see bis departure. Capt W. E. Z igler of Charleston, the new manager, will run the old name He is al ready well known in Sumter and his hotel no doubt will be successful? managed. Mayor's Court. Belser, Ross, Holmes and Levan were the names of four colored men who appeared be fore tbe Mayor Monday morning. They wera charged with gambling Sunday in the res taurant of John Belser. Having not proof sufficient to convict, they were acquited. The second case that was called was i Emma Brown and Sarah Jumes. Emma and j Sarah bad an impromtu slugging match on j tbe street Sunday morning They were doing tbe punching act to perfection when ; a policeman acting as referee Called time on them. Both Emma and Sarah unburdened their troubles to his honor, after which Emma i was iet loose wbi.e Sarah for 6 days can read up on prize figtm. - n - -How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Core F. J CHSNEY & Co., Tolero, O We, the undersigned, have known F. J Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O, Walding, Kinnan t Marvin. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon'tbe blood and mucous surfaces of the system Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle Sold by all Druggists. Public Sales. No sale9 for next Monday-Saleday in | June-are advertised by the Master. The following three trac s of land are ad- j vertised by the Sheriff; to be sold for taxes, j at the suit of the State : Tract of land, in Manchester Township, containing 5,670 acre?, more or less, bounded by R. P. Weeks, R. I. Manning, Robert Broun, aud Half Way Swamp, levied upon and to be sold as the property of Charles F. Leonard. Tract of iand, in .' anchester Township, containing 1,657 ar g, more or Ie3S, bound ed by lands of Tindal, Ramsey, Maoning, Leonard and Broun, levied upon end to be sold as the property of an unknown party. Tract of land io Carter's Grossing Town ship, containing fifteen arre3, more or less, and bounded on the east by land of Abe Rembert, north by tbe Bishop vi !e road, levied upon and to be sold as tbe property of Nathaniel Knott. Assault and Battery. Rebecca Jones was the authoress of a Dlain tive tale last Thursday in Magistrate Wells's court. Sbe said that Emma Ballard bad tried to make chewing gum out of her finger. This Gager was then put in evidence It wss wrapped up io a once white piece of cloth. Emma went further on to say that she was rudely sat upon, that besides having ber fin ger .'chawed there waa also impressions of teeth printed on her "head top.:' Ber elo quence was very sweeping io its style, being of a dark, gloomy caste. Wash Nelson, who said "bit dat nigger, Emma," also figures in tbe case, the charge being assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. "Going into a decliue." How often do we hear tb?8 expression. Wh*t does it mean? It means that people are losing flesh, grow ing thin, wasting The way to correct this condition is to improve the digestios. Tbe condition arises from an inability to eat and digest food. In fact food does more barm than good because it ferments and putrefies in the stomach, de veloping poisonous substances wbicb when absorbed cause various disorders. What is required is that the stomach be made to perform its duties. The Shaker Digestive Cordial 13 a food already digested and a digester of foods as well. It will make tbe etomacb healthy. Get a book from the druggist and read about it. A California chemist has robbed Ca3tor Oil of irs bad trste. Laxol is the name. A SHOOTING SCRAPE AT ELLIOTT. Special io the Daily Item. ELLIOTT, S. C., May 28, 1897 -A probably fatal shooting occurred here about eight j o'clock last eight, between Henry Carter and Jim Boone, both colored, the latter being shot io the abdomen. The row commenced in tba store of Des Champs. They were ordered out, but re newed the row on the street with result men tioned The row was over 1 r:e small amount of ten cents which was paid to tbe unfortunate be fore he wes shot. Drs. N. Y. Alford and B.W. Cooper are the attending physicians. Both negroes are of a rowdv disposition. Brown is a railroad hand and Carter drives a wagon for tbe Messrs. DesCbamps. i Wedgefield Letter WSDGSFIELD. S. C., Juce 1, 1897. Tbe Wedgefield Gnded School bas im proved very much Wubin the last year, and I this the most important school year in its bis ! tory, closed last Tuesday with a very credit able entertainment Much credit is due Mr. I Merritt and Miss Elise Singleton, the teach ers, and special credit is due Mrs. Merritt for the beautiful entertainment, which would have d^ne credit ?o a very much larger place than WecgeGeld. Besides training the chil dren, etc., Mrs. Merritt, by request, recited "Old Time Religion" to the amusement aod delight of everyone present, and did herself much credit, as she also did in several pieces she saog The children did exceedingly well, declaiming, reading original essays aod com positions and reciting appropriate pieces. Katie Cohen won the scholarship medal for highest marks on all of ber Studies for the year, and Decca Singleton woo a very pretty pin for being the most regular attend? ant Mr. D. B. McLaurio, who lives two miles north of Wedgefied, has recently put na hydraulic ram that buts 23 1-2 gallons o fine spring water into bis yard every hour-up a very steep bill, and several hundred feet : we neglected to ask Mr. McLauric the dis tance. This flow, of course, is as constant a3 a natural flow. Oat harvestiug is in full blast, and the crop is good. Both cotton and corn are doiog well, acd clean of grass. ? ?+ Hood's Pills re tbe only pills to take with Hood's Sasaparilla Cure all liver ills. The tcuch-wished-for swimmiog pool, that would make these hot sultry day glorious, bas at last been started Mr. Irving Ryttcn berg reports that work has been com memced to-day on the brick sides of tbe pool A few weeks will see the whole structure finished. But few shares remain untaken. Attending physicians and heads of fami lies had better obey the law about reporting infectious and contagious diseases to the Board of Health within twenty-four hours after knowledge of the complaint. Several cases of whooping cough have oot teen re ported, and the law will have to be enforced It was a rather large meeting of the Sum j ter Club held Friday afternoon in the . club rooms. The elections resulted as foi ! lows: Abe Ryttenberg President, J. H. j Levy. Vice President; L S. Carson, Sec. j aud Treas; I. C. Strauss, I. A. Ryttenberg, I J, G. DeLorme, R. B. Kare, I. H. Mose3, Jr , ! Executive Committee. Many changes were j nade. A new piano was ordered. Ladies j Day, .be first Wednesday in every month, ! and a number of dances for the coming sum : mer season were scheduled. One half of the j entrance fee was ordered remitted, and new .nothing remains to keep the club from, being j a mosrsuccessful social organization. The Chief cf Police was hastily summoned Monday morning to the upper eod of town. When far off be beard yells like a triple-mur der was in progress, and the Chief quickened : bis gait. Expecting some calamity had bap j pened be rusbad in to see that a young negro i woman had considered it ber religious duty to make noises ail through the night, rang ing from sounds similar ?o a monkey's sneeze to that of a brass band. One would have said, perhaps, that the earthquake bad loos ened some screw in ber head, if he had not known that Jane Ann said that she had 'got religion." Monumental Square bas become quite a ropular resort of iate. lathe absence of a city park crowds of people congregate there to enjoy the cool breeze in the afternoon. The piace is also a training ground for new be ginners on the wheel. As Sumter has no park it would perhaps be a good idea for City CouQCil to increase the number of seats on the iquare, and some one suggests that an arc light be put up also, bot perhaps the light would not be conducive to the pleasure of strolling coup les Perfection ia Cake-Making. Housekeepers frequently wonder whyatt is that they cannot make biscuit and cake that are light aod palatable and that taste as deli cious H3^ the biscuit and cake made by their mothers and grandmothers, the delightful memory of which even to tbis day creates a sensation of pleasure to the palate. The trouble arises from the highly adulterated state of the materials they have to work with, particularly the cream-of tartar end soda used to raise or leaven the food. Cream-of tartar and soda that are now procurable for domestic purposes contain large quantities of lime, eartb, alum and other adulterants, frequently from five to twenty-five per cent., and consequently vary so much in strength that no person can tell the exact quantity to use, or properly combine them, to insure per fect results. From using too much or too little, or because of tbe adulterants in them, bitter, yellow, or be^vy biscuits or cikes are frequently made. These adulterants are abo injurious to health. All his trouble may be avoided by the use of the popular Royal Baking Powder. Where this preparation is employed in tbe place of cream-of-tartar and soda, it3 perfect leaven ing power always insures light, flaky, digest ible biscuit, cakes and pastry, that are per fectly wholesome and free from the impuri ties invariably present wben the old raising preparations are employed. The Royal Biking Powder, we are inform ed by the most reliable scientists, is perfectly pure, being made from highly refined ingre dients, carefully tested, and so exactly pro portioned and combined that it never fails to produce the best and uniform results. An additional advantage io irs employment comes from the fact that bread or ether food made with it may be eaten while hot without fear of indigestion or any unpleasant results, while being equally sweet, moist, aod grate ful to tbe palate when cold. Meteorological Record. The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the past week ending May 30, 1897 : Temperature. P3 SB Condition.. 24] 88 , 68 25] 79 61 25! 78 ! 52 27! 83 i 55 28 91 I 63 29 90 69 78. 70. 65. 69 77. 79.5 sw NW NW 8 00 .00 .00 .00 sw I .00 S 'rrace "UJoudy ?Cloudy Clear Clear Cleir ?Cloudy 30 86 69 1 77 5j 8 ! 28 Cloudy ?partly cloudy. Northwest winds on the 25th and 25th re duced ihe temperature, considerably, making the nights much too cool for cotton. Tue at mosphere has been very smoky during the week. Higher temperature and light rain Sunday morning will help crops very much. Hundreds of thousands have heeti induced to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by read ing what it has done for others, and having tested its merits for themselves are to-day its warmest friends. For eale by Dr. A J. Chin*. Earthquake on Monday. Washington, May 31-What is pap posed to have been an earthquake was felt hero at ooe minute of 2 o'clock this afternoon. It lasted about fifty sec coods and caused chandeliers to sway and floors to tremble perceptibly. It was noticed at the capitol, io ibe tele phone exchange and several of the high buildings. In the Associated Press office, in the Post building, the vibrations were felt very distinctly. The self-recording inst;u:nent at the Weather Bureau shows that the disturb ance began at 1 :58 1 4 and lasted five minutes. The movement was from South to north. Knoxville, TeDU., May 31.-Two distinct shocks of earthquake were felt in Knoxville this afternoon at 1 :15 o'clock. The shocks were general throughout the city. Reports vary as tG the length of the shocks, some claim ing they were at least a half minute io length. Several large buildings were badly shaken and two chimneys feil. The movement of tho shock, so far as can be ascertained in this city, was from west to east. Petersburg, Va., May 31.-An earthquake shock was felt here to-day at two minutes to 2. Duration about thirty seconds. Savannah, Ga., May 31.-Savannah felt a slight earthquake to-day. It was momentary, but of sufficient duration to determine its direction, wbicb was from east to west. Louisville, Ky , May 31.-A dis tinct earthquake shook was felt in this city shortly after 1 o'clock this after noon. No damage was done. The shoek lasted about five seconds. The vibrations passed from soutb to north. Indianapolis, lcd.. May 31.-At 1 o'clock a slight earthquake shock was felt here. The shock was most notice able to the fire tower and high build ings - mm* < . . . Qmm Snowing in Two States. Milwaukee, Wis., May 30.-Many points in Michigan and Wisconsin . ex perienced the novelty of Decoration day snow storms to-day. At Menominee, Mbb., it snowed at frequent intervals ali day, sometimes quite bard. At Bayfield, W"is., sufficient snow fell hist night to cover the grouod, and the thermometer dropped to 30. At Oskosh, Wis., snow fell this morniog, and at noon the thermometer registered tbe lowest that it bas for many years at tbis season. Cinco Cigars are made by a firm with 47 years' experience and a reputation for.first class good3 only. Sold iu Sumter exclusive ly by H. G. Usteen & Co. Durant Will Hang. Sicrameoto, Cal , May 30 -Theo dore Durant will hang on June ll, ooe week from next Friday. Governor Budd this evening telephoned that much, in effect, to Warden Hale of San Quentin, at the same time erder ing the death watch placed upoc the prisoner. Immediately after tele phoning this message to Warden Hale, the governor was driven ia a ciosed car j riage to the. depot, where he took the train for Sao Francisco. Notwith standing the fact that the governor has made his decision and that the tele phone message has leaked out, the same secrecy is being maintained re garding the statement which the gov ernor bas prepared. This statement will not be given out until to-morrow. Landon, May 28.- John E. Re mond, the Parneliite leader, was sus pended in the House of Commons to-day, owing to his persisting in an irregular discussion of the fioanoial relations between Great Britain and Ireland. GETTINGREADY Every expectant mother has a trying ordeal to face. If she does not get ready for it, there is no telling what may happen. Child-birth is. full of uncertainties ii Nature is not given proper assistance. Mother's Friend ts the best help you can use at this time. It is a liniment, and when regularly ap plied several months before baby comes, it makes the advent easy and nearly pain less. It relieves and prevents "morning sickness/' relaxes thc overstrained mus cles, relieves the distended feeling, short cur, labor, makes recovery rapid and cer tain without any dangerous after-el ects. Mother's Friend is good for only one purnose, viz.: to relieve motherhood of danger and pain. 51 dollar p-r bottle at all orup stores, or sent by mail on receint of price. FRETS BOOKS, cont..lininp valuable informa tion for women, will bc sent to any address upon application to THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. Ga. Clearance Sale* We intend to have an entire new stock of Shoes for the Fal^ trade made by the same well-known and reputable houses as our present stock. To have room for them and to have an entire fresh stock, we now start our Clearance Sale of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes. Men's W. L. Douglas 3.50 Police Shoes at $2 99. Men's W. L Douglas $3 Shoe, odd lots, assorted size $2r49. The first time Douglas Shoes have ever been cut in price. Men's 3 Chocolate and Oxblood Bal , special price $2. Men's $2 50 Coik Hole Calf Bals and Cong at $1 98, special price. Men's 1.75 Russet Bals. 1.39, special price. One lot of Hess' 5 and $6 Shoes, assorted lots and assorted sizes at a big reduction. , 10 styles of oar regular $2 Ladies' Button Shoes, assorted sizes and widths, plain toe and tip Special sale price, $1.79. La Belle, French Dongola $3 50 Ladies' Shoe, 20th century toe. Spe cial sale price 2.67 Ladies' Russet Lace. Shoe, cloth top, regular 3 shoe. Special sale price, 2 15. Misses' Spring Heel Dongola, patent leather tip, cheap at 1.75. Special sale price, $1.39. Other Misses' and Children's Shoes, reduced in proportion. SLIPPERS MUST GO ALSO. An entire new lot of $1 50 White Kid Sandals, all sizes. Special sale price $1.25. 9 different styles of 1 50 Oxfords in colored and black, all widths and sizes These are great bargains at $1.25, special 6ale price. Any of our other Slippers and Oxfords at prices reduced in propor tion. We want the public to understand that these prices are exactly as advertised. JSTO goods marked up and then cut. We would be glad to have you stop and examine these goods and be fully convinced as to their value. J. Rettenberg & Sons. Great Bargain FOR Stylish Summer Dressers FOR The Hot Summer. Crash Suit, $2.50 Negligee Shirt, LOO Crash Hat, .50 All-silk Tie, .IO Entire Outfit, tt i UTTINO & DEL