The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 05, 1901, Image 5
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
H. Harby-Coming.
E. W. Moise-For Sale.
O'Donnell ? Co.-Cost Sale.
Schwartz Bros-Special Friday Sale.
J. 3$yttenberg & Sons--43hase & San?
dra's Coffees and Teas.
PERSONAL.
Miss Julia Mood is at home for the
summer.
fir. Plummer Alford of Dillon is in
^hfrcjty.
Judge Buchanan is holding court in
Mauntng tnis week.
"Mrs. Efenry Strohecker is visiting
Hrs. J. ?. Spann.
Misses Sara and Marie Durant are
visiting in the city.
_ ?. ~ R. Sarvin, of Manning, was
in-J^ie city yesterday.
Hr. Frank P: . Cooper of the State
spent Monday in town.
b HSxes Hessie D. Richardson is visit?
ing1 friends in Charleston.
*Mr. T. J. Lipscomb, of Augusta,
.spent last Friday in town.
Mrs. M. K Jenkins is on a visit to
her son Mr. T. B. Jenkins.
Mrs. E. V. Spa?n of Charleston is
visiting Mrs. A. P. Vinson.
" Miss Josie Hodge of Ocala, Fla., is
visiting Mrs. A. C. Ducker.
Capt. J. P. Brock, of Summerton
spent last Thursday in cown.
Mr. Eugene Aycock, of Wedgefield,
was in the city last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Scarborough,
of Bishopville, are in the city.
Miss Celia Weil, of Savannah, Ga.,
is visiting Mrs. Abe Ryttenberg.
Dr. G. W. Dick is attending the
meeting of the Dental Association.
Miss Helen Brown, has gone to
Spartanbnrg to spend several weeks.
Mr. Perry Moses, Jr. of Tompkins
? ville, Conn., is in the city on a visit.
Mr. Eugene S. Miller has gone to
'Glenn Springs for a two week's stay.
Miss Rhoda Shuford who has been
?quite sick for several weeks is out
again.
Dr. J. A. Clifton preached in the
Baptist church at Paxville on Jb riday
night.
Miss Mary Branson went to Green?
sville yesterday to spend several
weeks.
Miss Louise Reames, of Bishopville,
S. C., is visiting at Mr. J. Frank
Pate.
Miss Dora Richardson is visiting in
the city, and enjoying commencement
week.
Mr. R. A. Burgess the Second Regi?
ment Band's solo tuba player, has re?
turned to the city.
Mr. M. P. Poole, of Laurens, has
been on a visit to his daughter, Mrs.
R. J. Bland, im this city. .
. Mr . Jackson Harby who has been
in business in New York for a year
past is at home oh a visit.
"Miss Bettie Aycock^ of Wedgefield,
is spending the week ia the city as
the guest of Miss Theo Gregg.
. Lieut. L. S. -Carson left Friday
afternoon for Fort Monroe to be exam?
ined for appointment in the regular
army.
..MTS. Shackleford, of Charleston,
(nee Miss Annie LaFar) is visiting
Mrs. Rnth. McLaurin and Mrs. D. X.
LaFar.
Mr. Frank Lynam, now holding a
responsible position with W. U. T.
* Company in Augusta, Ga., spent Sun?
day in Sumter.
Dr. N. G. Osteen, of Darlington,
. spent Sunday in the city and went
from here to attend the State Dental
Association in Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hearon went to
Sumter, last week. They report the
Game Cock City as making a steady
and continued growth.-Darlington
News.
Mr. B. M. Anderson has notified the
-congregation of his acceptance of the
call to the rectorship of Grace Episco?
pal Church and will enter upon his
work about August 1st.-Anderson
Intelligencer.
This week is commencement week
in Sumter.
Judge Buchanan will preside at the
. June . term of court.
The band will give a concert, assist?
ed by some of the best local talent of
the city, on Tuesday night, June 11th.
Assistant Chief of Police Weeks
was fifty-seven years old Thursday,
and he celebrated the day by running
down a negro, thief.
The oat crop is ready for cutting
but the land is so wet that the reap?
ing machines cannot run in the fields,
and the crop is being damaged.
There will be a dance in the Sum?
ter Club dance hall on Thursday even?
ing, June 6th. The music will be fur?
nished by the 2d Regiment band.
This spring has been the dullest in
the ice business since the first ice fac?
tory was built in Sumter.
The court house square is not an or?
nament to the city in its present con?
dition, but with a little attention it
. could be transformed into a pretty lit?
tle park.
. John Henderson and John Walker
were in the magistrate's court Friday
charged with larceny. Walker plead
guilty and goes to the county chain
gangfor twennty-five days, Henderson
'Was released.
Street Commissioner White is giving
the ditches into which the street
drains empty the regular spring clean?
ing. There" are miles and miles of
ditches radiating from this city and
it is a big job to keep them all in good
condition.
A railroad official remarked, speak?
ing of the new passenger depot and
the new freight yard of the Atlantic
Coast Line, that, when all the im?
provements planned are completed,
the A. C. L. terminals here will be as
far ahead of the city as they are be?
hind it at this time. Surely the im?
provements contemplated are very
, great.
?
Married in Laurens.
Laurens, May 29. -The home of Mrs.
J. J. Rowland on West Main Street
was the scene of a very pretty home
wedding, the ceremony taking place
j this evening at 9 o'clock, the happy
! couple whose fortunes were linked be
I ing Dr. Harry A. McLeod and Miss
' Fannie Roland^ well known and popu?
lar young people of this city. Dr.
McLeod is a rising young pharmacist
who came here from Sumter two years
ago and at present holds a good posi
: tion with one of the leading drug
stores here. The bride ia the lovable
and accomplished daughter of Mrs. J.
i J. Roland. The Rev. J. E. Carlisle,
I of Sparfeanburg, brother-in-law of the
'bride, assisted by Rev. Watson B.
i Duncan, of the First Methodist
Church, performed the beautiful and
impressive ceremony.
BETWEEN* SHOWERS.
Married, by Judge J. F. Richbourg
between showers last Sunday 1 at Pax
ville, Mr. James Shepperd and Miss
Emma Kolb.-Manning Times.
PEATHS"!
Mr. E. F. Larousseliere died at his
home on^Harby Avenue at 1.15 Xhusday
after a long illness, aged 64 years.
He was a native of Charleston, buth?d
been a resident of this city about 14
years.
The funeral services were held at his
late residence at 5 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
Martin, the two year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Bland died Sunday
morning. The burial services were
held by Rev. C. C. Brown at the Cem?
etery at 10.30 o'clock Monday morning,
where the interment was made.
A CHANGE.
Owing to meeting of Quarterly Con?
ference, Rev. S. T. Bailey announces
that he will preach his sermon "The
Old Confederate Soldier'* on the 4th
Sunday, June 23d, rather than second
as already published. Place, Lewis
Chapel.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
The exercises tomorrow evening
will begin at 7.50 with an overture
by the Second Regiment Band. Un?
less some unforseen event takes place
these exercises will begin promptly
on time and it is very desirable that
the audience be in their seats by ten
minutes of eight. The admisison fee
in the evening is ten cents, and tick?
ets may be purchased at the drug
stores or from the children.
SCHOOL ELECTION AT MAGNOLIA.
The special election to decide as to
the imposition of a special school tax
of 4 mills of in the Magnolia School
District was held on May 28. There
were 39 votes cast, and of this num?
ber 38 were for the tax and only one
against the levy. The establishment
of a first class Graded School is now
assured and. with the regular school
tax supplemented with the special 4
mill tax the school will start on a solid
foundation.
Boating in the High Hills of Statebarg.
A party of seven voung ladies and
gentlemen from Stateburg rode down
from the 'Boro to CaneiSavannah Mill
Pond in a boat on last Thursday night
and after an excursion on the pond
went back in the same way. Two gen?
tlemen of this city who were at Cane
Savannah and saw the party, vouch for
the truth of this statement. They did
not state, however, in what way the
geography of the hill country has been
changed by the recent heavy rains,
but when it is possible to go boating
in the High Hills of Sumter County
it is evident that there has been an
excess in precipitation. It was not
stated, either, what sort of boat was
used or what was its motive power,
but the boat was something like a
mud skiff or canal boat and that horse
power, made the wheels go round.
By reference to the schedule of the
A. C. L. it will be learned that the
train from Charleston arrives at 9.51
a. m. and the afternoon train from
Columbia now arrives at 5.53.
The man who can explain how the
city can continue making improve?
ments without increasing the tax levy
or piling up a bigger floating debt
will be entitled to a seat in the Coun?
cil.
Rev. J. W. McKay, preached the
bacculaureate sermon to the graudat
ing class of the Sumter Institute in the
Presbyterian Church Sundav night.
The church was filled by a large and
attentive congregation "and Dr. Mc?
Kay preached a sermon of unusual
depth and power.
?J.The open air concerts attract such
large crowds to the Graded School
Square that the benches are insuffi?
cient to seat more than a small per?
centage of those present. The negro
nurses are usually the first to arrive on
the ground, and taking possession of
the benches, there are few if any seats
left for the ladies, and these few seats
are so barricaded around with baby
carriages and go-carts that they are
hard to find. More benches are need?
ed on the square or the nurses should
not be allowed to monopolize all of
those now on the square.
Steps are being taken looking to the
formation of a society for the preven?
tion of cruelty to animals. As soon as
a sufficient number of people have sig?
nified their desire to participate in
such an organization the society will
be organized. Some organizer " from
the northern states will come to our
city and assist in the organization.
Sumter has needed such a society for
many years and we trust the efforts of
those interested will be successful.
Sumter has now two loan offices and
both are said to be doing a thriving
business "renting" small sums to ne?
groes. This business is probably legi?
timate and no one should complain if
the borrowers do not, yet there have
been so many abuses growing ont of
the system and the ignorant or dis?
tressed have been so mercilessly gouged
in many {?laces that there should be
some system of regulation and inspec
tion that would tend to give a meas?
ure of protection to those who are the
patrons of these "poor folk's banks."
I Ordination and Dedication at Bartletts
Street Baptist Choren.
-
Sunday was a most important
day to the members of Bartlette
Street Baptist Church. In the morn?
ing E. C. Haynsworth was ordained a
deacon and the services were appropri?
ate and impressive. Dr. J. W. Perry,
pastor of the Hartsville Church,
preached the ordination sermon. His
discourse was instructive and attract?
ive, and the audience thoroughly en?
joyed his effort. After the sermon
and the ordaining prayer by the
Pastor, Dr.- Perry delivered the charge
to the newly made deacon and to the
church. Wise will be the deacon and
consecrated will be the church that
will measure up to the duties as set
forth by ihe eloquent divine.
At night the church was dedicated
the holy purposes for which it-.wasin?
tended. Rev. J. O. Gough, of Man?
ning, preached a sermon which thrill?
ed the hearts of his- listeners; -It is
but seldom that we have been permit?
ted to hear so eloquent a discourse so
filled with gospel, truths'outlining' the
the duties of the Church in ifs battle
for pure religion and undefiled against
the hosts of sin and darkness, and
delivered with all the persuasive gifts
of oratory with which Mr. Gough is
endowed.
A brief history of the church was
read by the clerk giving some bf the
more salient facts in connection with
its organization, and especially
dwelling upon the kindness of the
people of Sumter regardless of denom?
inational lines, in assisting in contrib?
uting funds for a house of worship.
The building cost fourteen hundred
dollars and was paid for at completion.
The church was organized with a
membership of fifteen and has since
received sixteen, and now has thirty
one on the rolls.
After the sermon the dedication
prayer was made by Mr. Perry and
this closed a service which will long
be remembered by those present.
Rev. W. A. Kelly of the Magnolia
Street Church held no servcie in his
church and as a token of Christian
courtesy attended the dedication ser?
vices with most of his members. Bro.
Kelly took part in the services, mak?
ing the opening prayer which was a
gem and especially pertinet to the oc?
casion. The church is under obliga?
tions to Mr. Kelly for his kindly
courtesy.
The Band Concert.
The Second Regiment Band will give
a concert in the Opera House on the
evening of Tuesday, June 11th, and if
the public wishes to show that the
band is appreciated and at the same
time aid in maintaining it the house
will be crowded. We all know that
the free concerts, given each week on
the Graded School square, are 'popular
and that the efforts of the band to en?
tertain the public are appreciated, for
the hundreds that attend these open
air concert attest that the people en?
joy good music. It is to be hoped that
those who enjoy these open air con
certs will show that they are really
interested in the band and will at?
tend the special concert in as large
numbers.
The band has arranged a special
programme of new music for the con?
cert and the assistance of several of
their friends has been enlisted to sup?
plement the programme with vocal
music, and the minuet and other spe?
cialties.
What will be, probably, the most
attractive feature of the entertainment
is the Minuet, danced by eight cou?
ples in costume. Mrs. Agnes Bogin
and Miss Anita Harby have kindly
consented to direct this part of the
programme.
Mrs. Henry J. Harby will sing one
or more solos, and those who have
heard this sweet singer will know
what a treat is in store for those who
love music.
The male sextette, under the direc?
tion of Prof. D. L. Rambo, will give
several selections. The whole pro?
gramme will consume about one and a
half hours and there will be sufficient
variety to hold the attention of the
audience and keep all thoroughly enter?
tained. The price of admission has
been made reasonabe-25 Cts. upstairs,
35 cts. for the orchestra and parquet.
The Second Regiment Band has
been offered an engagement at the
State Military encampment of the
State of Georgia at Washington, Ga.,
and Col. Coward of the Citadel has
also written to secure the band for the
Cadets encampment in Darlington. It
has not yet been decided whether the
band will accept either of the engage?
ments, but the fact that the engage?
ments have been offered shows that the
fame of our band is not local in char?
acter. It is now admitted by all well
posted musicians that our band is the
best amateur organization in the state
and that there are few bands, profes?
sional or otherwise, in the South su?
perior to it. The years of conscien?
tious work the members have given to
study and practice are beginning to
tell and they are rewarded by a wide?
spread recognition of the excellence of
the band they have succeeded in creat?
ing and bringing to its present excel?
lence. If the band should accept these
offered engagements it is safe to pre?
dict that entire satisfaction will be
given and that the reputation of the
organization will be added to and that
where it now has one admirer it will
thereafter have a hundred.
Two negroes, Caffee Weston and
James Young, got into a cutting scrape
down on Divine Street Friday af?
ternoon which resulted in Weston's
being seriously, if not fatally, wound?
ed. Weston was paying attention to
the wife of Young, and this interfer?
ence in domestic affairs was resented
by Young. The men quarreled and
fought. Knives were the weapons used
and from the appearance of the com?
batants both of them must have un?
derstood how to handle the sharp
edged tool in a nearly perfect manner.
Weston received a wound in the left
breast just above the heart from the
effects of which he may die. He was
taken to his home and the chances for
his recovery were slight.
' I ? ave b-eo 8ufr*rinjf from dyspepsia for
i*-..? r.*?' iwo'-tv \f>*M and h?ve been unable
after trnrg ail preparation? and physicians
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WHOSE BOTTLE ?
Found Floating in the Santee River.
[ On Monday the following letter was
received :
Heineman, S. C., May 24. 1901.
Sumter Item, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sirs: Your bottle found in
Santee River. Please send reward.
Let me hear from you with- check.
Yours truly, J. P. Gamble.
As no one connected with the Item
would confess to having lost a bottle
in the Santee River or elsewhere for
which he had offered or was willing
to pay a reward, the. above letter was
altogether inexplicable. To clear up
the mystery Mr. Gamble was written
to and- an explantation asked.
He replies as follows: -
Heineman, S. G., May .31, 1901.
Dear Sir: Yours of 27 received.
While duck hunting in Santee river
some time last February I found a
bottle floating in the river with the
enclosed note in it. Brought it home
and did not think much about it until
a friend asked me to write and see if
anything could be heard; from it.
Respectfully. J. P. Gamble.
- The following is the note found in
the bottle : .
October 17, 1900. j
! A reward of $1,000 is offered to the
' finder of this bottle-Apply with proof
I of identity to
Sumter Item (Newspaper)
Sumter, S. C.
j The person who wrote this note and
sent it adrift in the Santee River evi
1 dently felt, just at that time, like a
multi-millionaire, for he offered a re?
ward of 81,000 with the careless disre
; gard of money that Rockefeller could
not equal. He had communed to some
purpose with his bottle and felt rich.
If he still feels rich it is time for him
to pay the rewardd.
Mr. Gamble has done his part and
the Item now advertises the finding of
the valuable bottle. Whose bottle
was it?
"Oar little girl ?as unconscious from
strangulation donne a suddea and terrible
attack of croup I quickly secured a bottle
o? Oae VHome Ooosh Care, giving ber toree
poses The croup was mastered and our little
h&rhm epeediiy recorred " So writes A L
Spafford, Cbesrer, Mich.-J S Hugbsoa & Co
The Cosmopolitan for June is even
more than usually strong in fiction.
Ian MacLaren tells more adventures of
that incorrigible youth, Sparrow.
Richard Le Gallienne revives with
charming freshness and simplicity the
love-storv of " Aucassin and Nicolete. "
A. G. Wells concludes "The First Men
in the Moon" with Cavor's sudden
death at the hands of the Grand
Lunar. Tudor Jenks contributes a
clever little satire on justice. Eger?
ton Castle's powerful novel, "The
Secret Orchard continues, and O'Neill
Lathom writes a half-humorous, half
sad fairv-storv. "Prince Weary
Heart."
OeWitt's Little Early Risers search the re?
motest Dart of tbe bowels and remove the
impurities speedily with co discomfort. They
are famous for their efficacy. Easy to take,
n-?*er gripe.-J S Hagbson & Co.
The suggestion has been made that
the senatorial candidates do not speak
in all th? counties of the State and
that one meeting only be held in each
congressional district. This might be
sufficient speaking for the majority of
the people, but the candidates will
probably wish to speak in every coun?
ty in order that they may reach all
the people and talk to them face to
face.
If peop'e only knew what we koow aboot
Kodol Dyspepsia Care, it woald be used io
nearly every bob?ebold, aa tb*r? are few peo?
ple woo do cot suffer from a feeling of foli?
oed after eating, belching, flatulence, soar
stomach or w*te.--brash, caused by indiges?
tion or a vs pe ps i* A preparation each as
Kodol Dyspepsia Care, which ^ with no aid
from the stomach, will dtgest your food, cer?
tainly can't n.?p but do yon KOO**.- J S
Huehson ? CJ.
The Postoffice will be moved to tho
new quarters in the Masonic Temple
sometime during the present month.
The exact date cannot be fixed at
this time, because it is not known
when the repairs will be completed or
when the new fixtures and furniture
will arrive. The new office will have
one hundred lock boxes more than
are now in use in the office and provi?
sion will be made for increasing the
number as the business of the office
grows and there is demand for addi?
tional boxes by patrons of the office.
Another improvement in the pos?
tal service in this city that has long
been wanted which will soon be a re?
alized fact is the establishment of a
free mail delivery in all parts of the
city. It is stated that the free deli?
very will be inaugurated within the
next few months and that there will
probably be four mail carriers, one
for each ward. Mail will be delivered
and collected several times a day and
the service will be as efficient as that
of any city having a post office of the
same class. So far as can
be learned no date has been
set for the establishment of the
free delivery system, but it is a cer?
tainty and before the end of the year
mail will be delivered at your doors.
You -re much more liable to disease when
jour lirer and ' owels do not ?et properly.
DeWit 's Littie Ear.y Ricers remove tbe
cans*- of diee-is-.-J S Hujjbson & Co.
FOR SALE-One 20-horse power
Tozer Boiler in good repair.
P. M. PITTS, Sumter, S. C.
May 29-2t*
WANTED - O-'.e r.unatea good Imorers
tor work OD the new mill building,
R?t?eJ 75c per dav Apply at the new mil!,
LatiCa* S. C. T. C Tboaipsou & Bros.
Maj 3-4
I. lill 4 Ul,
Fire Insurance Agency,
ESTABLISHED 186*.
Represem, among other Companies
LIVERPOOL & LONDON A GLOB?
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y
LANCASTER INSURANCE CO.
t'n;>i>H? resented $75,1?00.000.
A Cost Sale.
Our architects have condemned some of the
workmanship and material used in our
building, and insist upon the contractor re?
moving the defective parts and replacing
them with material as specified. This ap?
plies more particularly to our - shelving and
counters than any other part of the store,
and he has appointed
Monday, June g&
As the day on which he will be here with a force of hands to
remedy the defects. In qrder to make room for carpenters
and painters, we have decided to offer our .
i ENTIRE STOCK
r m % ? mi
Of Dry Goods, Clothing,
Shoes and Hats
At Actual Cost
We are obliged to do this or remove our stock to the second
floor, but think the former course preferable, as it will afford
our friends
A Great Oprtoitj of tail MaWfi Vate,
and save us the labor, and abuse to our stock, which would
result from having to pack it away.
No goods will be charged or sent out on approbation.
Persons having accounts with us will have their goods charg?
ed at regular prices, but those wishing to take advantage of
this sale must positively be prepared to pay for them
AT TIME OF PURCHASE.
We will not attempt a quotation of prices : it is sufficient to
say that when we advertise a cost sale
WE ME JUT IT.
This opportunity will not be open to you until
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 10th,
and will positively end on Friday, June 21st, at 6 p. m.
O'Donnell & Co.
Jone ?
Bad weather again last
Friday, hence we repeat
this list for our next
SPECIAL
3,000 yards narrow Yal, Lace. We will not cut these but
offer these pieces of 12 yards- each at
24, 28, 33, 39, 47, 54 and 59c for piece.
A great Lace chance. Value 50 per cent more.
"We also offer vou for Friday, the following at these money
saving prices :
A KIO GLOVE SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE !
For Friday-Our entire line ?1 kids, in all shades rW
and sizes. To close at -: *^f*
All the 75c Kids, colors and black, for Friday
sale 59c
These will go quick. Don't delay.
35 pieces new colored Lawns, Organdies and Dim- J?1
ities-none less than 10c, some I2hc values, Friday, ^2c
6 pieces 40-in solid Organdies, pink, lilac, nile, "8 1
maiz, red and light blue, worth 20c, Friday, 2c
25 pieces colored Piques, fine goods and nice . W3
styles, regular 10c-Friday these will go at . 4c
Have you seen those white Persian Lawns ? For
Friday 20 pieces (you can't match them for AA
less than 121 to 15c) at f
We'll Cut the Price Right in Half,
For Friday 10 pieces fancy Silks for Suits and ^S^&tf*
Waists, worth 50c to 60cyd-for this day only,
Sale of Fans from 3c to 98c each.
Few pieces Stripe Linen Skirtings*; Friday at 8c
3 specials in White Quilts at' 68c. 79c. and 98c each
These are extra large, hemmed and shrunk.
chwartz Bros