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O'DONNELL & COMPANY, The Fall of 1901 promises to be one of the most active in the history of MERCJUTT1LE COMPETITION In the City of Sumter. The lateness of the cotton crop means a short season, and every merchant will be forced to do a season's work in a few months. We do not believe there is any one better equipped for the emergency than we are. It is said by those who are familiar with mercantile houses in the State, that Our facilities are second to none-That our building is the most modern and convenient in South Carolina. both stores, and on being assured of the fact, the next inquiry was, "how do you expect to fill them?" A glance at our present stock will answer that question. Our floor snace is probably among the largest in the interior of the State, and we can say truthfully that we haven't an inch to spare. We are * * J actually crowded, and with clean, fresh stock, Bought a? cheap as money and an experience of twenty years could buy them? Remember, all our old stock was sold at a sacrifice previous to our removal in the Spring. If our Fall trade increases in proportion as did the Spring and Summer, then we will have no regrets for the investment made, and no doubt as to our ability TO DO Til ??E STOCK will be found in keeping with our building. Probably in lid department have we made greater improvement than in our nent? Here will be found Dress Fabrics from the cheapest to the Highest Class Novelties. nection with this department we have been forced to open a In con Establishment Heretofore our lady friends who wished to buy their goods from us. were forced to go else? where, where they could have them made-No excuse for that now. Mrs. Kirk, of Colum? bia, a lady of long experience and established reputation, has charge of this department, and we'unhesitatingly recommend her to our friends. Her work will not be confined to material bought from us, and her prices will be regulated to suit the character of work required. Clothing, Hats and Furnishing Goods This stock will interest any one who may need anything in that line. BOY'S AND MEN'S PANTS-If you want a boy's pant from 25c to $1.00 you will find it here. A boy's suit from 50c to $5. A youth's pant from 50c to $2.50. A youth's suit from $2 to $8. Men's pants from 50c to $7.50. Men's suits from $2.50 to $18. MR. ROBERT D ELGAR has charge of this department, and from his long experience in this line, ought to be as well qualified to supply your wants as anybody. If he can't fit you from stock he will take your measure from our Order Department .and guarantee you a:fit from $15 to $35. Giv? him a call. Slio^! Stiles!! Sho?s!l! There are few exclusive Shoe houses in the State that carry a larger or more complete lin? than we do. Our leaders for medium grade goods in Women's and Children's are the GODMAN BRAND. The Children's start at 50c-the highest price being $1.25. They only make one grade of Women's Shoes, and that [to sell at $1.50. and we don't think there was ever better value put in a shoe to sell at that price. For a higher class ladies line we handle E. P. Reed & CO'S. The price on these run from $2 to $4.-They are up-to-date in style, and none better for service. In Men's goods our leaders are THE REYNOLD'S AND BAY STATE BRANDS-a team that is hard to beat. Bear in mind we guarantee every pair of these brands we mention to give perfect satisfaction. We could probably fill an entire news? paper with interesting reading matter for prospective purchasers, but enough for the present. Come and see us and if you make your bill with us we guarantee absolute satisfaction, or refund your money. Our motto shall be : ' "Sell as cheap as we can, not as dear as we might." O'Donnell & O'Donnell THE RESULT OF THE PRIMARY. Smith Receives More Than Twice as Many Votes as Buchanan. The County Executive Committee met in the Court House at 12 o'clock Thurs? day, with only a fevv members pres? ent, to tabulate the returns of the Con? gressional primary held on Tuesday. All of the boxes had not been received and the committee after tabulating all the returns on hand adjourned until 3 o'clock, it being stated that several of the missing boxes would be received by that hour. It was reported to the committee that no election was held at High Hills club. In the accom? panying tabulated statement returns are given from all clubs except Ban? dana, which, while not official in the case of four clubs, are known to be correct. If the Executive Committee declares the election without waiting to receive the four missing boxes, Tay? lor, Magnolia, Bandana and Carters Crossing, the vote will be somewhat different from the totals given in the tabulated statement. VOTING PLACES. OQ May es ville. Pleasant Grove. . Wells X Roads Spring Hill. Rafting Creek... j Gaillards X R'd's Sumter. Bandana . Carter s X Roads. Bossards.I Zoar.? Laborers <fc Men's Rattlesnake Sp'gs High Hills. Mt. Clio.! Salem.! Hampton. Providence. Earle.: Stateburg. Scarborough. Atkins. Concord.j Farmers.\ Mt. Clio. No. 1... j Wedgefield.j Bishopvilie.j Privateer. Magnolia.i Magnolia Dem.. Taylor. Catchall.? Shiloh. 20 7| 43! 83 26 4 21 17 12 3 1 SI J 1 ll 1 ll 3 13 2G 29 ? 14 1 1 18 2 9i *> "\ 2 i 20 12 ll 4 9 17 6 14 19 1 21 1 12 15 9 13 35 4 124 7 8 3 10 15 2 13 2 2 18 ll 23 1 28 7i 1 8 9 4! 14 28 102 Total.I 17 13 4 8 50 8 32 282' 891 170 641 Kennedy Lewis, a negro carpenter of the Stat?burg neighborhood, who is well known to many people in this citv, was arrested Monday for making threats to kill Mr. W. R. Flud, of Stateburg. Within the past few days several notes have been left on Mr. Find's door steps, all containing threats against his life. Positive proof has been obtained that Lewis not only had the notes sent to Mr. Flud, but has also made other threats to kill him. Lewis recently had a case in the Magistrate's court against Mr. Find and lost it arid the threats he has been making grew ont of his rage at loosing the case in {court. AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIP CONTESTED. Mr. C. M. Hurst. Jr., Appeals to County Board of Education. Mr. C. M. Hurst, Jr., has appealed to the County Board of Eduaction from the Board of Eaxminers, award? ing the beneficiary scholarship in the S. C. Military Academy to Marion Scott, a son of Mr. W. H. Scott, of this city. Mr. Hurst's son, Charles, was an applicant for the scohlarship and was named as the alternate in case Marion Scott should fail to take the scholarship. The following extracts from the papers in the case show the grounds of appeal : The examination was conducted by a dulv appointed Board consisting of Prof. C. J. Owens, Mr. H. G. Osteen and Rev. Wm. Aiken Kelly, all of the said ci tv. On the 3d day of September, 1901, the said Board filed their report with the Supt. of Education of said county, whereby it appears tha tthey awarded the scholarship to said Marion Scott on an average of SI per cent on all studies, to 80 per cent for the said Charles H. Hurst. The examination of papers was made separately by each cf the members of the said Board of Examiners, and one of them, Rev. W. Aiken Kelly award? ed the said scholarship to appellant's said son on a per cent of S4 to SO for the said Marion Scott. From this award appeal is taken : on the ground that the said Board of Examiners were in error, because the system of marking adopted by them is likely to work injustice : as appel? lant believes has been done in the present instance inasmuch as said sys? tem does not take into consideration J the real merits of scholars, but gives j an equal value to all questions, with ! out regard to their comparative diffi ! culty. In consideration therefore of the closeness of the contest, and of the lack of unanimity of the Board of Examiners, appellant prays that the examination papers of the said Marion Scott and Charles H. Hurst be review? ed and carefully examined, with a view to ascertaining whether the said Board has properly awarded the said I scholarship. C. M. Hurst, Jr., Sumter. S. C. Appellant. Bail in Camden. The Sumter team, or at least a part of thc Sumter team, went over to Camden Friday to play a game with the team of that place. Moise, who pitched for Sumter, not? withstanding the fact that, he is very much under the weather, had to pitch the game on account of Cuttino's in? ability to go. He did well in the face of big odds and poor support, and when the game was finished had 14 strike outs to his credit. The regular players who were absent were Wilder for third, Osteen for short. Wilder for catcher, and Cuttino. The game re ulted in a score of 14 to 6 in favor of Camden. This is the second game the home boys have lost this year. lt is easier to keep well than get cured DeWitt'e Little Early Risers taken now sod tbtn, will always keep your bowels io perfect order. Tbey never gripe but procootean easy arion. J S Eng faso n & Co. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Tender of Loan From New York De? clined-Drinking Fountains to be Re? moved. On last Wednesday evening the City Council held a regular meeting. The following members were present : Mayor Stuckey, Aldermen Boyle, W. H. Epperson, Finn, Hurst, and Rowland. The minutes of "the meet? ing of September 3rd were read and approved. Mr. Frank Barker, paving contract? or, was present and offered to lay arti? ficial stone pavements at one dollar and fifteen cents per square yard. He stated that it is customary for City Councils to pay half of the cost and adjacent property owners the other half. He would come for a contract of eight hundred dollars. No definite action was taken. The Clerk was directed to correspond with the postmaster and ascertain if the proposed free mail delivery will be assured on completion of naming streets and numbering houses. He was also instructed to write our U. S. Senators in reference to the matter. Council does not wish to incur the expense unless the svstem be a certain? ty. The Clerk was instructed to decline the offer of Courlandt, Babcock &Co., Brokers of New York, to discount city notes at reduced rate of interest, as Council thinks it better to borrow money from the local banks as may become necessary, even at a small in? crease of interest. The drinking fountains at the Court House and T. C. Scaffe's store were ordered removed to more convenient points, where they will be of more use than they are at present. The committee of public works were requested to see what could be done towards draining water from a low spot on Manning avenue near the Elec? tric Light house. Mr. D. W. Cuttino was reelected as a member of the City Board of Health. The Clerk and Treasurer's August report and several bills were referred to the finance committee. BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. industrial Training in Lincoln School. The City Board of Education met last Thursday afternoon. Superintendent Edmunds was in? structed to purchase the tools necessa? ry for use in the industrial classes in the Lincoln school, it having been pre? viously edcided to inaugurate indus? trial training in this school under the direction of S. J. McDonald, the re? cently elected assistant teacher, who is a practical carpenter. Superintenednt Edmunds reported that a school house had been rented for the Factory school and that he had agreed, on behalf of the Board, to pay 8? per month on the rent and the Board approved his action. The amount of salary to be paid the teacher of the Factory school by the Board was not determined nt this meeting, but action was only deferred until the Board shall be informed as ton the probable amount of funds availabl? for the support of ^the city schools this year. " - ^._ CUT HOLE THROUGH FLOOR. Prisoners Attempt to Escape From the Guard House. The jail prisoners confined in the city gnard house made an attempt to es? cape Thmisday night that came very near being successful. Four of the pris? oners who were confined in one cell, cut a square hole through the floor ! of the cell and got under the City Hall building expecting to find a ventilator hole through which they could make their escape. They were disappointed for t'nere are no ventilator gratings on the outside of the building and the foundation walls are too thick to be easily cut through. The only other way the prisoners could have made their way to liberty would have been by cutting another hole through the floor from beneath that would have given egress in the corridor running through the building from front to rear. The negroes confessed that they have been working on the hole since Monday using a barlow knife and that the hole was completed yesterday. They concealed the hole by covering it with their bedding and as no inspec? tion was made of the cell by the guard it escaped detection. The ring leader of the plot to escape was John Bethea, who was recently recaptured after hav? ing escaped from the guard. He had been shackled for some time, but had fixed the shackles so that he could remove them at will. Savings Bank Organized. A meeting of the stockholders of the Savings Bank was held on Monday and the bank was organized by the election of the following board of di? rectors : Horace Harby, Marion Moise, I. C. Strauss, B. G. Pierson, J. M. Knight, G. A. Lemmon, D. J. Chandler. At a subsequent meeting of the board of directors were elected as follows : Horace Harby, President: I. C. Strauss, Vice President ; G. L. Ricker, Cashier. The "Woman In lt." The Manning Times copied from the Daily Item the account of Dr. Beck? er's disappearance from Sumter and appended thereto the following: Dr. Becker visited Foresten fre? quently and a beautiful young woman from that place loft there sometime ago, ostensibly for Georgetown. Cotton Receipts. Th:' cotton receipts have been very light this season and the crop appears J to be moving to market very slowly I for this time of year. The receipts to last Friday amounted to on ly .'{45 bales. J The receipts last year up to Sept, Kith were more than .'$,000 bales. The total receipts for the cotton year ending September 1st were 27.01T in addition to the amount bought by the cotton mill and not weighed by the public weighers. _ COTTON MARKET. Receipts today, light. Market firm. Middling. 1%. ZSZ PISGAH CORRESPONDENCE. Pisgah, Sept. 13.-Cotton is opening very slow, and is gathered as fast as it opens. The pickers don't wait to be asked to pick, but come in droves. The dry weather is injuring the pea crop. Mrs. W. F. Khame and Marie DuPre returned to Sumter yesterday. Miss Dell Vinson went Tuesday. Orange blossoms will bloom here shortly if reports are true. The voters here took no interest in the election, not even enough to vote. Pisagh, Sept. 17. We had a fine rain yesterday after? noon, which will help the late crops. The hot sun has played havoc with the late cotton and peas. Potatoes have suffered too, and last but not least, the people have felt its searching rays, almost to suffocation. Cotton is still opening very slowly. The pickers keep up well with it. Our country merchants have opened up their stocks of goods Some of them sell quite reasonable. I hear of numerous little shops among the darkies, which will be lit? tle catches in the night, for seed cot? ton and the like. Some of them have been known to sell two and three bales of cotton from an acre-very creditable to them in number of bales. The health of our section is very good. Mr. Crouch preached a fine and im? pressive sermon at Pisgah Sunday morning, based on Psalm 23d. He paid a fine tribute to the dead Presi? dent. At the close the church receiv? ed in full fellowship those that were -previously baptized. In the afternoon Mr. Crouch baptized at Swift Creek, before a large audience those that joined at his protracted meeting re? cently held there. Not the least interest that I can see is being shown here in the Congres? sional race. The voters say they don't care who gets it. The Bandanna poll box was sent from Remberts by express Thursday last, and Mr. Knight was notified the day before. Things are a little stirred here about Lee county, the emphatic opinions are that the people within the prescribed limits should settle the matter for themselves. I presume yon have already heard of the killing of a negro woman at Smith? ville Saturday evening last by a negro man. J have no additional facts, ex? cept he has left for parts unknown, as he could not be found Sunday. Miss Emutral Cooley, of Darlington is visiting here. She is a most pleas? ant and agreeable young lady and has many friends who are ever glad to see her. She leaves for home today. Ho ! for orange blossoms soon. The way the widowers are making things hum is a sight. No one blames them, for the best gift a man can have in this world is a good wife, and your corres? pondent wishes the boys all the success along the lines of their travels they can have. Will keep you posted. Tell our common friend McDonald Furman to wake up, and let us know where he is at. His pieces are very interesting to the people here. Much indignation is expressed about the death of the president and sympa thy for his wife. If the government can't stamp ont the Emma Goldman crowd we are in rather a bad fix. New Rural Mai! Route. < Mr. A. F. Lever stated lase night at the mass meeting that he had received a letter from the Post Office Depart? ment through Senator Tillman an? nouncing that a rural free mail deliv? ery route, extending from this city to Brogdons, across to the Plowdens' Mill road at Gordon's Mill and back to Sumter, would be established on November 1st. This rural mail route will give mail facilities to a section of country that has never had a post office and that has long needed one. One carrier will be employed to deliv? er the mail. Charlie Dock, the burglar in the guard house awaiting trial at the next term of court, is proving a very trou? blesome prisoner. He was one of the ringleaders in the attempt to escape last week and was put in chains after that attempt was discovered and frustrated. Monday it was discov? ered that he had succeeded in break? ing his heavy chain and was evidently planning another attempt to escape. He has been handcuffed as well as chained and will be more closely watched than ever. "When you want a pleasant physic try the new remedy, Chamberlain's Sicmach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25c. Sam? ples free at Dr. A. J. China's drug store. Mayesvilie News Notes. Mayesville, Sept. H.-The Mayes ' ville High School opened on Monday with a good attendance and there is every prospect of a successful year's work. The work on the depot is rapidly progressing, and the new track will be put in in a few days. The depot will be remodelled and moved back several feet in order to run the side track. be? tween it and the main line. The cotton receipts are a little heav? ier than last week, but are still quite*, light. Mr. Mack Morris, of the Shiloh vicinity, will open a grocery store here in a few days. Miss Annie Fort returned from-; Wedgefield on Monday afternoon. Miss Sara Withers, of Chester, and. Miss Annie Dunbar, of Beach Islandr are visiting Miss Sara Grant for a few days. Mrs. V. S. Wy ld has gone to Charleston to visit her parents. Several of our citizens went on the excursion to Charleston yesterday. Mr. Harmon Burgess, of Clarendon, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. N. F. Mayes, has returned home. G. W. L Walllace, M. D . of Kingtree, S. C. 6ayg : "In my practice I have 03ed a lot of Kodol Dyspepsia Core, the great remedy for indigestion and other stomach troubles and bat/e bad DO failure? but relief io almost all cases This is tbe fi rat time io 45 year's practice that I bare ever bad occasion to poblicly advise all dyspeptics "of a certain remedy In Kbdol Dyspepsia; Cor??." J S Hrjfbson & Co.