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WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 190!. E'Uer ed az the fost Office at Sumtes;. S O., ax Second Class Mitter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. L. B. Durant-In Season. D. J. Chandler- Ve rv Stvlisb. O'Donnell ? Co.-Announcement. Hands Wanted-Sumter Cotton Mill. J. Rettenberg & Sons-Fall An? nouncement. The Sumter Dry Goods Co.-Fail Announcement. PERSONAL. Mr. Dave Gamble, of Shiloh, was in the city Mynday. Mr. F. P. Cooper of The Sta :e spent Thursday in town. Mr. Louis Appelt, of Manning, was in the city Thursday. Mrs. J. D. Joye and children have returned from Saluda. Miss Lillie Hogan has returned from a visit to Greeley ville. Mrs. Ferdinand Levi has returned from Sullivan's Island. Miss Blanche DeLorme is visiting her sister. Mrs. Kingsmore. Mr. Shepard Nash returned last week from Glenn Springs. Miss Sarah Seay, of Columbia, is visiting Mrs. John T. Green. Mr. R. I. Manning, Jr., returned to the city Thursday afternoon. The family of Mr. R. O. Purdy re? turned from Saluda on Saturday. Representative Latimer, of Orange burg, was in town last Friday night. Mrs. W. B. Burns returned home from Saluda Thursday afternoon. Misses Sadie Find and Lee Moore, of Stateburg, spent Thursday in the -city. Representative J. D. Biosus, of Dorchester, was in the city Friday night. Gen. E. W. Moise returned .to the city Monday morning from Sullivan's Island. Mrs. A. E. Kennedy and Dr. F. H. Holman have returned from their sum? mer trip. Mr. W. H. Gaillard of the Fork sec? tion of Clarendon county was in the city Thursday. Miss M. H. Girardeau who has spent the summer in Saluda returned to the city last week. Mr. Thomas Chipley has returned to this city after visiting his parents in Oreen wood, S. C. Mrs. E. C. Haynsworth and chil? dren have returned from their summer home in Saluda X. C. Miss Louise Breeden, of Bennetts ville, who has been the guest of Mrs. Kingsmore, left on Saturday. Col. R. D. Lee went to Columbia last Friday to attend a meeting of the State Democratic Executive Com? mittee. Hon. Thos. F. Brantley, of Orange fcurg, spent Friday night in the city and next morning went to Berkeley "County. Mr. Paul Kennedy left Sunday for Clifton, S. C., where he holds a re? sponsible position with the Clifton Mfg. Co. Hon. A. F. Lever, of Lexington -County, arrived in the city Firday -afternoon and spent that night anet Saturday here. Mrs. H. C. Ingram, Mrs. C. C. Fishburne, Miss Bessie Ingram and Mrs. D. M. Blanding returned from Saluda Thursday. Mr. Shuford Jackson, of Orangeburg county arrived in the city Wednesday afternoon. He will attend the Sumter Military Academy. Mr. and Mrs J. C. Clower, of Jack? sonville, Fia., were in the city last week. Mrs. Clower jis a sister of Mrs. Arthur Becker. Miss Mamie Lowry who has been visiting realtives at Yemassee returned yesterday, and was accompanied by her cousins, Emmie and Elliott San? ders. Mr. R. N. Owen, of Orangebarg, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Owen is a former citizen of this county and has many friends here who are glad to see him. Messrs. George Levy, Harry Green and Burdett Booth left for Clemson College last Wednesday to resume there course of study. Quite a crowd of Clemson boys passed through the city this morning. Rev. J. H. Thacker, of Oswego, who spent Thursday in town says that cot? ton boll worms have appeared in the Os? wego neighborhood and are multiply? ing rapidly. Cotton has already been damaged seriously and it is feared that in places the crop will be entire? ly destroyed. Mrs. Arthur Becker left on Friday night for Jacksonville, Fla., accompa? nied by her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clower. Mrs. Becker requests The Item to extend her .sincere thanks to the people of Sum? ter who were so exceedingly kind to her. Col. R. M. Wallace, the collector of the port, returned to the city yester? day, after two weeks spent in New York city. The collector showed signs of improvement from his vacation. He took up his duties at the Custom House, looking a great deal fresher and brighter. Col. Wallace said that it was his original intention to go to Buffalo and take in a few of the sights of the Pan-American Exposition, but that the attempted assassination of President McKinley broke into his plans. After the news of the attempt? ed murder of the Chief Executive reached him at New York the Colonel decided to remain where he was. He said great excitement prevailed in New York the night of the tragedy. News and Courier. Mr, John Bell Towill, of Bates burg is in the city. Mr. Towill was in charge of the Y. M. C. A. work in this city in 1397 and his many j friends are glad to see him. Mr. W. M. Graham and Miss Mag. j Graham returned this morning from j East Orange, N. J., where they have been visiting Mrs. W. L. Brower for the past month. Mr. R. H. Jennings, of Orangeburg is in town today. y^\^ THE OPENING EXERCISES. The Sumter Military Academy and Fe? male Seminary Welcomed by Sumter Peopie. The formal opening exercises of the Sumter Military Academy and Female Seminary, which were held in the Ope? ra House Monday night, were attended by a large audience, composed of the residents of this city, all of whom, including those not present as wejl as the many who were there, have evinced the most friendly interest in this new institution, and not only welcome it to Sumter, but will do all that lies within their power to encourage its growth and promote its success and permanence. Mayor Stuckey, who presided, made the opening address and introduced the other speakers. Gen. E. W. Moise, Supt. S. H. Edmunds, Dr. C. C. Brown, Rev. H. C. Grossman, Dr. N. W. Edmunds and Mr. C. M. Hurst, Jr., made brief addresses and all of them extended a hearty welcome to President Owens, the members of .his faculty and the students of the school. President C. J. Owens made the concluding address of the evening's ' exercises. In the course of his address I he outlined the objects of the institu? tion, of which he is the head and moving spirit, and the policy that will be pursued by those upon whom the responsibilities of its management devolve. He has a keen conception of the duties and responsibility of his position and realizing them as he does he has undertaken to perform them conscientiously. His address made a fine impression and was the subjcet of much favorable comment after the meeting. The Second Regiment Band furnish? ed music during the evening that was I fully enjoyed by tire audience. The Savings Bank will open for bus? iness within a short time. fSumter had quite a visitation of politicians Friday* afternoon. County Superintendent of Education [ Baskin is kept busy these days in the school book depository. The city bell was tolled at 12 o'clock Saturday as a mark of respect to Presi? dent McKinley. The second primary is the thing now, and the two leading candidates will begin to hustle for votes. The dance at the Sumter Club last week was largely attended and was a J very enjoyable aaffir. The Postal Telegraph Office is draped in mourning on account of the death of President McKinley. Mr. Jos. D. Chandler, who was on Thursday examined and declared insane was taken to the asylum Friday morning. The Sumter Military Academy and Female Seminary has already an enrollment exceeding 125, and quite a number of other pupils have applied for admission. Several couples of local colored cake walkers will take part in the Black Patti Troubadours performance. The costumes will be something fierce. The Graded Schools opened Monday morning with the largest attendance for the first day in the history of the schools. All the teachers were pres? ent and regular class work began Tuesday. The Atlantic Coast Line is making great improvements all along the line and will soon be in fine shape to han? dle the steadily increasing business of this division of the system. It would be a great convenience and worth all that it would cost to num? ber the houses in this city. At pres? ent it is very difficult for a stranger to find his way about the city without a guide. The result of a future election is an uncertain thing about which to form an opinion, but if the current gossip is an index of what will happen on the 24th instant, Lever will carry Sumter county by a safe majority. Coroner Flowers succeeded in finding an important witness in the murder case against Albertus Elliott who stab? bed a negro named Wilson at the Man? ning avenue railroad crossing several weeks. This witness is a railroad hand to whom Elliott made a confes? sion the night of the killing. Coro? ner Flowers took down his testimony and bound him over to appear and tes? tify at court. Postmaster W. V. Fair, of Newberry who is under arrest for embezzlement of postoffice funds, has the contract to furnish the rock and macadamize Main street. It is feared that this trouble will interfere with the carry? ing out of his contract with the city." The congressional race is not yet over and the friends of Lever and Brantley are hard at work in this county. Both are anxious to capture a majority of the vote in this county and to work up sufficient interest to bring out a big vote. Free mail delivery is a certainty in Sumter within a short time, but that the houses be numbered is one pre requisite to the establishment of the system by the post office department. The numbers are needed now whether the mail delivery is established or not, so what is the use of postponing hav? ing the numbers put up? Miss A. P. Ewell while in New York has engaged as assistant for her school an accomplished violinist grad? uate of the most progressive conserva? tory of the city, experienced teacher and leader of orchestra, also pianist of the Virgil School of New York who has been teaching in that city. Miss Ewell will open her school with sev? eral recitals by the faculty tnd pupils. Almost 200 pupils have applied for ad? mission to the Sumter School of Music. "lam iDcebted >o 0&? Minute Cough Cu:e for my presrot ?'ood health ard my life I was tre*te<1 "J vam hy docors for !uog trot bl?s following U grippe. I took Oce Mi?? me Cough Cure and recovered ru? health." '-ir E H Wise, Midisoo, Ga J S Hugbsoo & Co. Manheini's Restaurant has been re? opened and is now prepared to serve the public. All the delicacies that this and other markets afford served in season. Special accommodations provided for ladies. A t>>?d comp:e?.oti t?er-T"?!!v r?>8?>\*p froni n-?- ive liver *n-> to ?ela. Io all such c-Ses, DtrWitl*9 Early Rwere : roduce gratify iug re? sults J S Hugbton ?L Co. DEATH. William, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. McDonald Green, died at Pinewood on Saturday, of peritonitis, after a brief illness, aged four years. New Advertisements. O'Donnell & Co. have an advertise ? ment today that is to a reader of this paper as their handsome new store is to one passing throngh Main street-it immediately attracts the eye and holds the attention of the thoughtful. This advertisement conveys not a little in? formation concerning the immense stock of new goods that fills the big store, but no advertisement could begin ! to tell one half that the buying public i should know to be well informed. A visit to O'Donnell & Co's, is necessary and we suggest that all our readers find the time during this season to do so if they wish to see one of the hand? somest and best equipped establish? ments in the State'. Mr. O'Donnell has spared no expense to make his store complete in every particular and he has purchased a stock this fall that is in keeping with the establishment. The Sumter Dry Goods Co., -whose name is synonymous with all that is stylish, elegant and first class in the dry goods line, has the annual fall an? nouncement in this issue. The buy? ers of this company spent nearly a month in the northern markets this season selecting the large stock now being displayed, and they offer it to their patrons with the assurance that it is the best selected and most com plete ever shown. To be prepared for the winter every man and boy in Sumter county will need a new suit or two, an overcoat, new hats, warm underwear etc. Chandler the clothier is prepared to furnish an outfit for all, and as his sotck is stylish, seasonable and the best value that can be had for the price he can satisfy all tastes and fit all pocket books. L. B. Durant, the Hardware Man of Sumter has an advertisement today to which especial attention is directed. He has a complete stock and his prices are right. Supervisor Seals Doing His Best. Sumter, S. C., Sept. 18, 1901. Mr. Editor: I note the correspon dence from Ionia (this county) pub? lished in the Daily Item of 17th inst., from "Little Farmer," as to condition of roads in that locality, and I desire to say for the information of the pub? lic, that as County Supervisor I am using all the time and means at my command to protect the work done by our chain gang, and to put all the roads in best condition possible, con? sidering the uncommon and plentiful rain falls of these days. Very respectfully, "Wm. H, Seale, Supervisor Sumter Co. HANDS WANTED-Several families can ff nd employment at the Sumter Cot? ton Mills. sept IS-it 1*he Sumter We have purchase Silks, Suitings, N Class Dress Goods The goods are all in, have be< spection. Never before in th Goods Company has the assor never before have we exhibits and ne This is the Day J Ta As it Never Talked Cash with its mighty power of on the helm and the resul Come and se Get our And we will leave We have the Ladies1 and Ci to b( We carry Drew-Selby, Dotte Shoe, and Hill and Green's guara Another pair or you satisfactory. VERY..... YLISH! THE SOLITARY SHORT GUT GOAT ?JV I Shaped in at the waist line, broad n $ athletic shoulders, cut full about ;i $ the upper portion of legs, is the $ favorite. Ye ry graceful and sty I lish they are too. Plenty of them \ $ here in Oxford Greys, Undressed "W orst? eds, Fancy Cheviots, and tee r ew Over-plaid Effects. ...?.Special Values at.%*. #T.5?, $10, #12.5?, $15 and $18. You needn?t go to the high-priced tailor to get clothes with the high-price look-these suits have it. CHANDLER The Clothier. If eek 5c to 50c Imperials, narrow 4 in-hands, Tecks, Bat wing Ties, Club Ties, and Windsors. Collars & Cuffs*. Collars 5, 10 and 15c. Cuffs 10c to 25c. All the latest shapes. Half Hose .... From 10c to 50c. Beautiful patterns in 15c and 25c goods. Boys5 Hose 10c, 15c and 25 cents Boys' Waists... The "Mother's Friend" make -sizes 4 to 12, plaited bosoms To be worn with white collars 50 cents. D. J. CHANDLER The Clothier. Estais of L. M, Orosswell, Dec'd, ALL persons having claims against the aforesaid Estate will present same duly attested, and all persons indebted in any way to said Estate will make immedi? ate payment to MES. JANE BAXTER CROSS WELL, Sept 4-3t Qualified Executrix. FALL ccccec cc cc cc cccccc cccx CC ry gjoods j^o. d more largely of ovelties and High than ever before. en opened, and await your in e history of The Sumter Dry tment been so complete, and i such a variety of new styles w ideas. Vhen Ready Money Iks Before in This City. buying and selling has its hand t is money saving for you. e our Goods, Prices, ; the rest with you. best line of lildren's Shoes ? had. nhoffer, and the American Girl Children's Shoes-every pair n te ed. r money back if not Respectfully, ?ry Goods Co. CALL AND SEE OUR NEW LINE OF Waisting?, Tricots, Alba? tross, etc., plain and striped. ALSO NEW LINE OF Embroidered Pattern Waists, all the new colorings. These are just the materials for early fall waists, and the newest things shown. Take a look at our line of M Li ?il ? M GOOnS. Everything that is new you wiil find here. We are opening new goods every day. Soliciting a share of your trade, Yours, n s THE NUL1T 750 CANDLE POWER ARC ILLUMINATORS Produce the finest artificial light in the world. F,LE Superior to electricity or f?as. Cheaper than kerosene oil. A 20th Century Revolution, in the Art of Lighting. They darkness into daylight turn, *S3S2^Jl\S$55* a:r zns??a(* ?f m07iey burn. l/ fi .Yo Smoke. No Odor. No Noise. Absolutely Safe. They are Portable. Hang or stand them any? where. We also manufacture Table Lamps, Wail Lamps, Pendants, Chandeliers, Street Lamps, Etc. The best and only really successful IncandeS' cent Vapor Gas Lamps made. They sell at sight. Kach burner 100 candle power. Nothing like them. Good Ag'ts Wanted. "Write for catalogue and prices. Chicago Solar light Co. SW??MS: OUT? ARG.