The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 20, 1897, Supplement to Watchman and Southron, Image 10

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THE DAY AT EDWARDS Edwards, Miss, Sept 30-Dr. Dunn, of the State board of health, gave the Associated Press the foliow ? ing statement : The has been one death from yel ! low fever to day, and 29 cases effi ? cially repotted. Total deaths to dale 9 ; number of ; .'ases to date, 2(35 ; number of con ] valescetit and discharged, 135 ; num I ber no under treatment, 121. NO FEVER IN TEXAS. Dallas, Texas, Sept. 30.-The official declaration of Health Officer Swearingen to-day that the suspicious case at Houston was not yellow feve j has been almost immediately followed j by^the raising of the extreme quar ! antine measures which have been in j force in many counties and all the ; towns below Corsicana. By to night I train service within the state will I have resumed something like its nor : mal proportions and the hundreds, of railroad employes now out of employ? ment will be afforded an opportunity ! of returning to work. Everybodv ! seems to have recovered confidence j all?t once, au? to-night every town J in Texas is open to the rest of the ? state. Ui course the restrictions i against Louisana icmain in force and j will continue until ali Gange- ol in ! fectic-a from that quarter has blown ! over. Tho Disabled Condition of Our Naval Dry Docks. New York, Sept. 30 -A special j meeting of the naval duck board was ' held to day at the Brooklyn navy j yard to consider the report as to the disabled conditions of all but one of the timber structures owned by the government. A complete examina? tion by the engineers has revealed j the above startling information, and the only exception is the timber dock on Puget Sound. As the timber docks prae*ical!y do ali the work of the navy, the stone structures being used for the smaller vessels, the de? partment regards the existing condi? tions with considerable apprehension, and it will be the duty of the dock boards to report on the subject aud suggest the best way for repairing the docks None of the members of the board would talk for publication to day, but it is understood that an estimate of the cost of repairs, to gether with the recommendation to proceed at once with the work, will be forwarded immediately to the depart? ment Commodore Bunce, the com? mandant of the station, is president of the board Engineers have estimated that it will cost at least ?500,000 to put the timbi"?* docks in condition, and the dock board is expected to recommend this money be spent on the structures at New York, League Island, Norfolk and Port Royal. There is a separate appropriation for dock No. 3 at the Brooklyn yard. - Mn- .??? tn Drained Atlanta Somewhat Dry. Trainload* of 0. Ps, Rushed Into This Stat fi Over S AL on Last DJ ?I Before Shut Down. i j Atlanta, Sept. 29.-The recent i tangle between the liquor dealers of I Atlanta, the railroads and lue State officiais of S'.'utli Carolina, over the j shipment of liquor into the latter State, ha- roached a novel clima". Under : the rulir;rr cf Judge Simonton as to : what constituted an original package, : the railroads have br*en sending large quantities of liquor across the line, and the dispensary business lias ceased al? most entirely. Last week the Southern railroad refused te continue the busi nci-s and has a big law suit on in con? sequence. The Seaboard Air Line noti?ed the dealers that they would continue to carry liquor until midnight ia.'t night, when the traffic wouid cease. In the scramble to take advantage of th'*- 1 i rn it ed rime, carload after carload of strong drink has been shipped from this citv, one ?rm ahme sending seven QAT*. The result is thar io Atlanta liquor i< ut a premium. Hung by Negroes. Richmond, Sept. 29 -A special to the Suites from Cowan's depot. Rock? ingham county, in the Shenandoah val? ley, says : News ot a ghastlv discovery in the Maspanutan mountain!*, MX miles ('??i' of here, ?as just been received. Ves'vr'-ny several huniers ?-u;.<i :hc bod Y o? \'.\> I*'.lis, ;t notorious white woman, dangling a! the end <>* rope f?*',:i-ii fi; th-- iiiiVb of a free When discovered, the body wa* in th.-fir-' stage of decomposition; It i- supposed that the woman w*i> har-ged hv rn-groes, who had bee:, her com pa G i lately. N<> RM rt Ki* been made as yet '" aoprc li'-n ? th-- guilty parties She was a married woman, bu: ?'?r years Imr repu rat.ou has been unsavory, and finally j she was driven ro the mountains, where ? ."be slept in the fields and in the woods. MAIL ORDERS. Should il bc {inpossible lol* von t-? attend thc bair, or tear? ing sonic >pecial art ii le wi ll be sold ont. Send i;^ your o ret cr by MAIL. \\\- will hil it the first thing in thc morning on the dav fol lowing the receipt of same. Pon t forget to en? close Mo:ie\ order, check, &c. H01SERY. The Bargain Fair teaches some economical lessons. Small prices have not been made ai thc expense ol quality in any instance. Yoti are doing yourself an in? justice if you do not look a! tho. special high class values in our h oise ry department. Neue ri ie few special drives for this sale.] Every item guaranteed as repre? sented. No ?ictitouus values, and then remarkaoin reductions h?*rc. Th** cuts Wi- ar" k ; Iii;- :?!.. t?or?a.j tide, a lid means monev saved ho all who have m ou rc h a se JU iii!-: hue. Children's Fa-t Black l?os.-, ? to KM, our regular h1-- Stacking for 7c Ca^t Iron fast black Ltibbcd Hose, sizes fi io ]i). ,.ur regular20e stocking 1 ic. Thi- is the heavies! ribbed Hose ever shown m this j market. 1 lu* name hdls I lc tale. Ladies" fas! black stockings guaranteed 1 f>e value, for Ile. Small lot of Ladies7 fas! black. Hos*', a h-w 20c, mos?lv 25c goods at 17c, :: for :>0c. A !" nit 15 doz. Tn this i??t. < ?ur j special Z for LU? Stocking, splen? did valu0 at that, Bargain Fair] price L'?c-sizes MS larg'* as IO. Fancy plaid Hois'TV th.' latest i Noveltv, regular l?c qualitv at 27c. M.-n's black bicycle 1 lose 25c. Lot 1 - Black and tan Soek<. last colors, 5c a pair. Lot 2-Black and tan Socks, i fast colors. 'Je a nair. Lot ::-Black and lan Socks. | fast colors, l?c grade*. I2Ac. Our Oe black and tan sock, as good as you can buy anywhere for ! 25e, bargain fair price 17c. New novelties in striped and plaid Hosiery. A i co Ju Mills Socks lc a pr, I5e per doz CORSETS. A small !<>t ot' odd makes o i' j Corsets, a few nursing in the lot. not ail sizes, regular ?1 goods;: Bargain Fair price 47c. About 24 pairs special quality Corset, suitable for stout ladies, regular $1.00 and -tl.75 goods. To close them our Bargain Fair; prie- l?s<-. Our regular #1 Kid Gloves, ali; sizes aiid shades, butt?m or lace; Bargain Fair price S9<\ An op-j port unity you should take ;><!-! vantage of. I CARPETS. I Here thc store skows Us readiness i< >r ., Tin-._lB?ro;g>n ! ?cu?. i iK 11 Ci pS l< > ulHK I fli^ l t ?a great success nvill b?? Staple Grade Carpets at less than standard prices. 1 pier.- \ S> Y.?lv?-t Carpel .MI s7< 1 pi ?-c.- 1 tin Brussells Carpet at ~ Ce. 1 piece Brussells, a bargain, 17c ! piece -in Ingrain Carpet ^c. 1 pi?ce ."><1 woo] Ingrain Carpet 12 cents 1 pier.e ?',.", woo] 1 tigrai n Ca rpet ">:. cents. 1 pi.-ee r,o \\o??! lt IL? nt in Carpel iV> e? nts. n ( '?! rr? 1.1 ? I 1 50 .. ou 4 00 .J "5 Moquet } oo f r??as t; \ Sl'SI'KNDKRS 1 N u i ;t v H < BOY S CLOTHING. pg is a ..MMwltinu- u> brin bi ?vs hei\- tc bc h-iu-d willi si hool ano oo-S> suites. Ikiy.s GOOD ( '?o?hrs arr the cheapest because i ne\ aoo to the appearance and sell re S] ?ect < ?i the hule man. W e invite vour special at? tention to "ar Faultless line i ?t st ron ?. ali wool; cio.uoir M-,?; an<} knee snits, a!! sizes. fi \ \' N / . - D', A; . f m ir. STROMC S?j?? ll'-n* is y ?ur oppori unity jo supply your children with school and il ress suits, ru ul save enough ? ?IJ th?*m ti? j?n v for t?i her nee-i i jos. ( Mir chihlr.-n l.oo sui's. *? i? 11 v<*ars. bargain ia i r price SLV. < hiv children 1.2-'? suits, ? to ll voars, bargain lair price l.ou. < 'ur chiiiiren 1 -M? Keefer suits, a lo S v<-:;rs, bari?ain fair ur ice l.::<>. Our eh iii! ron 1.?O suits. S to 1 ! vears. bargain fair price l.-I-*>. Fine blue and black Cheviot '.lobbs MI it-. . > to ll vea rs, I .."?.">. Kxtra tine- bin?1 and black Che? viot cb ; !<i"s s ti ? ' s. i 1 ! vea rs. ? ,">< ?. All wo:?i 2.7? knockabout -nils, a n> lc, vea rs. ba rija i n fair price .j. b?. To make our ba rua in fair sal* ever fresh in your memorv we make r bi- univ-a rd of tVtl'er : '1 li? ?se a : ! w< ?ol si: its. C? lo li years, worth a.on withoul i-x'm pants, which we fijl'cred special a? 2.(VJ willi extra nan's, we now mak^ tho unparalleled offer oj 2.49. N?.t many toil s-. c uc? ear! v. Youl h's Long Pan's Sui<>. 1."? to 19 years, blue and black cheviot a good bargain 2-9S. Von th's '-lack C.iay Worsted (no! a common cot ton w orsted ) bargain fair price 1.2"?. Youfh-s extra. heavy all-wool School Suits, l?r.. 19 years, a I ar? ila in a! .'?.00.1. li ar gain fair price I.sT Kxtra tine ? iav Worsted Sun .tl ^'...'?NJ EP '''Wm ;' ; .-Vi,*-'; J<V I b?%\ : ? I Ffe.L. b ..ir--' !."> !.. la y a? . o < M i .,?- ld.00. ! 7.."ii i. \ ,.!,._() ? j r J V) tuan W. nuif :i . ? >hl ai>\ vvlp rua in fair NECKWEAR. I THE DAY AT EDWARDS Edwards, Miss, Sept 30-Dr. Dunn, of the State board of health, gave the Associated Press the foliow ? ing statement : The has been one death from yel ! low fever to day, and 29 cases effi ? cially repotted. Total deaths to dale 9 ; number of ; .'ases to date, 2(35 ; number of con ] valescetit and discharged, 135 ; num I ber no under treatment, 121. NO FEVER IN TEXAS. Dallas, Texas, Sept. 30.-The official declaration of Health Officer Swearingen to-day that the suspicious case at Houston was not yellow feve j has been almost immediately followed j by^the raising of the extreme quar ! antine measures which have been in j force in many counties and all the ; towns below Corsicana. By to night I train service within the state will I have resumed something like its nor : mal proportions and the hundreds, of railroad employes now out of employ? ment will be afforded an opportunity ! of returning to work. Everybodv ! seems to have recovered confidence j all?t once, au? to-night every town J in Texas is open to the rest of the ? state. Ui course the restrictions i against Louisana icmain in force and j will continue until ali Gange- ol in ! fectic-a from that quarter has blown ! over. Tho Disabled Condition of Our Naval Dry Docks. New York, Sept. 30 -A special j meeting of the naval duck board was ' held to day at the Brooklyn navy j yard to consider the report as to the disabled conditions of all but one of the timber structures owned by the government. A complete examina? tion by the engineers has revealed j the above startling information, and the only exception is the timber dock on Puget Sound. As the timber docks prae*ical!y do ali the work of the navy, the stone structures being used for the smaller vessels, the de? partment regards the existing condi? tions with considerable apprehension, and it will be the duty of the dock boards to report on the subject aud suggest the best way for repairing the docks None of the members of the board would talk for publication to day, but it is understood that an estimate of the cost of repairs, to gether with the recommendation to proceed at once with the work, will be forwarded immediately to the depart? ment Commodore Bunce, the com? mandant of the station, is president of the board Engineers have estimated that it will cost at least ?500,000 to put the timbi"?* docks in condition, and the dock board is expected to recommend this money be spent on the structures at New York, League Island, Norfolk and Port Royal. There is a separate appropriation for dock No. 3 at the Brooklyn yard. - Mn- .??? tn Drained Atlanta Somewhat Dry. Trainload* of 0. Ps, Rushed Into This Stat fi Over S AL on Last DJ ?I Before Shut Down. i j Atlanta, Sept. 29.-The recent i tangle between the liquor dealers of I Atlanta, the railroads and lue State officiais of S'.'utli Carolina, over the j shipment of liquor into the latter State, ha- roached a novel clima". Under : the rulir;rr cf Judge Simonton as to : what constituted an original package, : the railroads have br*en sending large quantities of liquor across the line, and the dispensary business lias ceased al? most entirely. Last week the Southern railroad refused te continue the busi nci-s and has a big law suit on in con? sequence. The Seaboard Air Line noti?ed the dealers that they would continue to carry liquor until midnight ia.'t night, when the traffic wouid cease. In the scramble to take advantage of th'*- 1 i rn it ed rime, carload after carload of strong drink has been shipped from this citv, one ?rm ahme sending seven QAT*. The result is thar io Atlanta liquor i< ut a premium. Hung by Negroes. Richmond, Sept. 29 -A special to the Suites from Cowan's depot. Rock? ingham county, in the Shenandoah val? ley, says : News ot a ghastlv discovery in the Maspanutan mountain!*, MX miles ('??i' of here, ?as just been received. Ves'vr'-ny several huniers ?-u;.<i :hc bod Y o? \'.\> I*'.lis, ;t notorious white woman, dangling a! the end <>* rope f?*',:i-ii fi; th-- iiiiVb of a free When discovered, the body wa* in th.-fir-' stage of decomposition; It i- supposed that the woman w*i> har-ged hv rn-groes, who had bee:, her com pa G i lately. N<> RM rt Ki* been made as yet '" aoprc li'-n ? th-- guilty parties She was a married woman, bu: ?'?r years Imr repu rat.ou has been unsavory, and finally j she was driven ro the mountains, where ? ."be slept in the fields and in the woods. V 3 V I I ll. V z/r pin je ?3 M .-'?ll! ; i ; i i i : i IlANDKKI?CHlKFS. . l ' H J l'or ii i(>. '.?_'( .. ?ip T' <I Ir lll f>. regular r ivri??- ?; nr ti* tv?'in gular .n. ? r ! : s 11 ? - ii: ar 20 1i r pru-*' i-r-.'? ami ai 11 ai nt iv?-r k haii.lk-r (vloro.? Uhr, ->om.-.hing . liv-?*. [or r;ni( v C?rooeries. sn??\v v<?u vc Si:n t?i"Vliii KW:I>|IMI CntlVo. lin?' ^notl' I ll?. !?;... kniTi'v I :, , ,-l| l>. THE DAY AT EDWARDS Edwards, Miss, Sept 30-Dr. Dunn, of the State board of health, gave the Associated Press the foliow ? ing statement : The has been one death from yel ! low fever to day, and 29 cases effi ? cially repotted. Total deaths to dale 9 ; number of ; .'ases to date, 2(35 ; number of con ] valescetit and discharged, 135 ; num I ber no under treatment, 121. NO FEVER IN TEXAS. Dallas, Texas, Sept. 30.-The official declaration of Health Officer Swearingen to-day that the suspicious case at Houston was not yellow feve j has been almost immediately followed j by^the raising of the extreme quar ! antine measures which have been in j force in many counties and all the ; towns below Corsicana. By to night I train service within the state will I have resumed something like its nor : mal proportions and the hundreds, of railroad employes now out of employ? ment will be afforded an opportunity ! of returning to work. Everybodv ! seems to have recovered confidence j all?t once, au? to-night every town J in Texas is open to the rest of the ? state. Ui course the restrictions i against Louisana icmain in force and j will continue until ali Gange- ol in ! fectic-a from that quarter has blown ! over. Tho Disabled Condition of Our Naval Dry Docks. New York, Sept. 30 -A special j meeting of the naval duck board was ' held to day at the Brooklyn navy j yard to consider the report as to the disabled conditions of all but one of the timber structures owned by the government. A complete examina? tion by the engineers has revealed j the above startling information, and the only exception is the timber dock on Puget Sound. As the timber docks prae*ical!y do ali the work of the navy, the stone structures being used for the smaller vessels, the de? partment regards the existing condi? tions with considerable apprehension, and it will be the duty of the dock boards to report on the subject aud suggest the best way for repairing the docks None of the members of the board would talk for publication to day, but it is understood that an estimate of the cost of repairs, to gether with the recommendation to proceed at once with the work, will be forwarded immediately to the depart? ment Commodore Bunce, the com? mandant of the station, is president of the board Engineers have estimated that it will cost at least ?500,000 to put the timbi"?* docks in condition, and the dock board is expected to recommend this money be spent on the structures at New York, League Island, Norfolk and Port Royal. There is a separate appropriation for dock No. 3 at the Brooklyn yard. - Mn- .??? tn Drained Atlanta Somewhat Dry. Trainload* of 0. Ps, Rushed Into This Stat fi Over S AL on Last DJ ?I Before Shut Down. i j Atlanta, Sept. 29.-The recent i tangle between the liquor dealers of I Atlanta, the railroads and lue State officiais of S'.'utli Carolina, over the j shipment of liquor into the latter State, ha- roached a novel clima". Under : the rulir;rr cf Judge Simonton as to : what constituted an original package, : the railroads have br*en sending large quantities of liquor across the line, and the dispensary business lias ceased al? most entirely. Last week the Southern railroad refused te continue the busi nci-s and has a big law suit on in con? sequence. The Seaboard Air Line noti?ed the dealers that they would continue to carry liquor until midnight ia.'t night, when the traffic wouid cease. In the scramble to take advantage of th'*- 1 i rn it ed rime, carload after carload of strong drink has been shipped from this citv, one ?rm ahme sending seven QAT*. The result is thar io Atlanta liquor i< ut a premium. Hung by Negroes. Richmond, Sept. 29 -A special to the Suites from Cowan's depot. Rock? ingham county, in the Shenandoah val? ley, says : News ot a ghastlv discovery in the Maspanutan mountain!*, MX miles ('??i' of here, ?as just been received. Ves'vr'-ny several huniers ?-u;.<i :hc bod Y o? \'.\> I*'.lis, ;t notorious white woman, dangling a! the end <>* rope f?*',:i-ii fi; th-- iiiiVb of a free When discovered, the body wa* in th.-fir-' stage of decomposition; It i- supposed that the woman w*i> har-ged hv rn-groes, who had bee:, her com pa G i lately. N<> RM rt Ki* been made as yet '" aoprc li'-n ? th-- guilty parties She was a married woman, bu: ?'?r years Imr repu rat.ou has been unsavory, and finally j she was driven ro the mountains, where ? ."be slept in the fields and in the woods.