The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 01, 1902, Image 5
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I, 1902.
Entered at ike fost Ofice at Sumter %S
(?., as Second Class Milter
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. Rettenberg & Sons-Our Great
Cost Sale.
Baskin-Rogers Hardware Co.-Books
cf Subscription.
PERSONAL.
Mr. J. W. Scaffe is in the city.
Mr. J.. E. DuPre was in town Mon?
day.
Miss Janie Mikell is visiting at Mt.
Pleasant.
Mr. Walter L Harby. of New York,
is in the city.
Mr. E. D. Smith, of Lynchburg was
in the city Monday.
Dr. W. R. Mood, of Summerton,
spent Monday in town.
Miss Sadie Davis is visiting rela?
tives in Charlotte, N. C.
Mr. Jas. H. Burns, of Camden,
spent Sunday in the city.
Capt. R. A. Brand and family spent
Christmas day in the city.
Mr. John Moran, of Greenville, was
in the city for the holidays.
Miss Mamie Commander, of Co?
lumbia, is visiting in the city.
Rev. M. A. Connors, of Summer?
ton, was in the city Mbnday.
Mrs. C. Weston McGrew is visiting
relatives in Orangeburg County.
Miss Aida Winn has gone to Came?
ron to attend the marriage of a friend.
Mr. Frank Lynam, of Augusta, was
in the city last week] for a few days
stay.
Miss Josephine Burns is spending a
few days with friends and relatives at
Nichols, S. C.
Miss Eva Hudson of this city has
gone to Lumber, S. C., to visit her
sister, Mrs. Kezell.
Mr. W. T. Grant who has spent the
past week in Mayesvilie returned to
the city yesterday.
Miss Arnett of Darlington was
the guest of Mrs. R. M. Mikell for
several days last week.
Mr. C. E. Strange, of Clarendon,
visited his daughter, Mrs. Jno. R.
Haynsworth last week.
Messrs. W. S. James and J. B.
Kelley, of Bishopville, were in the
city Friday on business.
Miss Beatrice K. David, of Colum?
bia, is on a visit to her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Manheim.
Dr. Leonard White and two sons, of
Statesville, N. C., are spending a few
days with Mr. Anthony White.
The many friends of Capt. B. G.
Pierson will learn with regret that he
has been critically ill for several days.
Dr. D. M. Michan has located at
Little Rock, Marion County. He
spent a few days in the city last week.
Miss Essie Fleming, who has been
at home for the holidays, has returned
to Fort Motte, where she is teaching
school.
Mr. .W. R. Burgess, who has been a
resident of this city for twelve years,
spent his first Christmas in Snmter
last week.
Mr. S. W. Rafl&eld, of Goodwill, who
has been at bis old home for the past
few days was in town Monday return?
ing to GoodwilL
Mrs. F. W: Porter, of Georgetown,
and Mrs. Walter Young and children of
Rembert, are visiting their mother,
Mrs. M. A. Flowers.
Countv Superintendent of Educa?
tion, W." P. Baskin and Mr. S. H.
Edmunds, Superintendent of the City
Schools attended the annual meet?
ing of the Southern Educational Asso?
ciation which was in session in Co?
lumbia last week.
Miss Edna Broughton returned to
Columbia this morning to resume her
studies, after spending the holidays
at home.
Messrs. R. I. Manning, Jr., Chas.
Ryttenberg and Ladson Boyle return?
ed to the S. C. College last night.
Miss Fannie Ryttenberg is visiting
friends at Clio, Marlboro County.
Mesrss. W. D. Rhodes and H. H.
Cooper, of Mayesvlle, were in town
today.
The Misses Williams, of Concord,
were in the city today.
Mrs. J. Frank Pate and J. Frank
Pate, Jr., are visiting at Bishopville.
Miss Alice Stubbs has returned from
Oswego where she has been visiting.
Mr. Joe Shahid, of Charleston, ?is
visiting his brother, Mr. Abraham
Shahid.
The telephone factories, coffin factor?
ies and oil mill shut down -several
days last week.
The dance at the Sumter Club last
Thursday evening was largely attended
and was a very enjoyable affair.
The Mayor's court has had an unus?
ual and unexpected freedom from law
breakers for trial during the past few
days.
Dr. May, who will lecture in the
First Baptist Church on January 2d,
has traveled through Europe on a
bicycle. His lecture is for the benefit
of the new church building.
The merchants were scouring the
country for lieners at the first of last
year, but very likely this "year the
lieners will be haunting the mer?
chants to obtain advances.
A "Map of Snmterville, 1814*'
shows only four streets, Broad ( Main >,
Liberty, Sumter and Harvin. Re?
publican Street is on the map but is
without a name. There were then
but twenty-two property owners in
the village "and the greater part of the
land within the village was held by a
man named Vaughn.
The last attraction of the Alkahest
Lyceum will be Dr. Eugene May, a lee
turer of renown. The lecture will
take place on Thursday, January 2,
1902, at the First Baptist Church, for
the benefit of the new church. Come
ont and help the church, enjoy a good
lecture, and be assured of a warm
place, however cold the night may be.
MARRIED.
Mr. James H. Witherspoon and Mrs.
Ella F. Strain were married at the
home of the bride, Harvin Street, at 6
o'clock Christmas evening, Rev. H.
R. Jones performing the ceremony.
Only a few friends were present and
witnessed the ceremony.
On Thursday, December 26th, at 3
p. m., at the residence of Mr. J. R.
Wells, Brogdon, S. C., by Rev. J. D.
Huggins., Mr. L. R. Jennings, of
Providence, and Miss Carrie Wells.
Mr. Harry Branson and Miss Mollie
Avant both of Summerton, were mar?
ried on the evening of December 24th,
by Rev. Mr. Dent at the Methodist
parsonage.
' Mr.W. A. Richbourg and Miss Annie
Cantey, daughter of Mr. J. S. Cantey,
were married at the home of the
bride's parents at Summerton on
Thursday evening, December 26th,
Rev. Mr. Dent officiating. It was a
quiet home marriage and only the im?
mediate family and a few intimate
friends were present. After the cere?
mony a reception was held.
Marriage at Mayesville.
Mayesville, Dec. 27.-One of the
prettiest church weddings ever per?
formed in this town was the marriage
last night of Miss Sallie Mayes and
Mr. Samuel Pringle. The ceremony
was performed in the Presbyterian
Church, which is a large building and
it was crowded with spectators. At
7:30 o'clock, Miss Sue Mayes, the or?
ganist, began the playing of the ever
beautiful and solemn, Mendelssohn
March, and the groom leaning on the
arm of his best man, Mr. Alva J.
Pringle, entered and stood at the
right of the altar. At the same time,
the officiating minister. Rev. J. E.
Stevenson, entered at the left. The
ushers, Messrs. C.. D. Cooper and W.
T. Grant, next marched down the
side aisles, crossed at the altar, and
stood at each side. The couples in
attendance then entered, the ladies
on the right and the gentlemen on
the left, and crossed at the alt?r.
They entered in the following order:
Miss Annie Anderson with Mr. J. F.
Bland, Jr., of Mayesville, Miss Lily
Shaw with Mr. M. C. Mayes, of
Mayesville, Miss Carrie Gregg, of
Florence, with Mr. E. Earle Thorn
well, of Fort Mill. Next, two little
maidens, Misses Hattie Mayes and
Minnie Chandler, carrying the ring
and book of service, marched down
the centre aisle and stood on each side
of the minister. The bride leaning
on the arm of her sister, Miss Fannie
Mayes, came in and met the groom at
the altar. The handsome couple step?
ped forward and Rev. J. E. Steven?
son pronounced the words making
Sallie Mayes and Samuel Pringle man
and wife. The strains of the march
began again and the bridal party
marched out.
The bride and bridesmaids were
beautifully dressed in white and blue
organdie, two in each color. The gen?
tlemen wore the conventional black
suit. The church was handsomely
decorated with evergreens, holly, and
pot plants- Just over the altar, hung
a large bell, decked with flowers. The
decorations were very tastefully ar?
ranged and admired by all.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the home of the bride's mother
and an elegant supper was served.
Appointments of Sumter Circuit.
First Sunday-Lewis Chapel ll a. m.
3 p. m. St. James.
Second Sunday-Zoar ll a. m. 3 p.
m. Oakland.
W. C. Gleaton, Pastor.
There are already a number of vis?
itors from the North in the city, and
many others are expected early in Jan?
uary having engaged board at the sev?
eral hotels and boarding houses.
Stock taking is the order of the day
and the clerks in all the stores are
kept busy all day notwithstanding the
post Christmas dullnes of trade.
The railroads and everybody else ex?
pect that big crowds will begin mov?
ing toward the Charleston Exposi?
tion immediately after the New Year.
Nothing has been heard of the pro?
posed fight against Lee County for so
long that most people have concluded
that the fight has been abandoned.
The freight offices of the Atlantic
Coast Line and Southern Railway
were closed today except between 10
and ll o'clock a. m., during which
time perishable freight will be deliver?
ed.
A gentleman made repeated efforts
Saturday to sell two of the new Buffa?
lo ten dollar notes and found no pur?
chasers, although he offered a very lib?
eral discount. He was suspected of
being a green goods operator.
The merchants, with scarcely an ex?
ception, report a fine business for the
holidays, the last ten days in particu?
lar. Not a few say that 'for the week
before Christmas the trade was
better than last year, and they are en?
tirely satisfied with the volume of
business.
The candidates for State offices are
already writing letters and in other
ways trying to get things in shape for
the campaign next summer. There
will be lots of candidates in the field
and it is far too early for anyone to
make promises to the early in the field
office seekers.
The next few months will be a pe?
riod of the strictest economy and close
buying, consequently the man who has
close prices to offer will be making a
mistake if he does not advertise his
wares and the inducements he has to
offer. The people are on the watch for
bargains and those who advertise have
the best chance to secure trade.
Dr. May, who is one of the Alkahest
Lyceum lecturers, will deliver one of
his popular lectures in the First Bap?
tist Church on Thursday evening,
January 2d. Dr. May is one of the
most popular and attractive speakers
on the lecture platform and his visit
to Sumter promises to be one of the
events of the season in intellectual cir?
cles. The admission will be 35 cents.
?.The prize drill and concert which
was postponed on account of the bad
weather, is to be given on the even?
ing of January 7th. The programme
will be unchanged except for the bet?
ter, and those who attend will be
privileged to enjoy one of the best
entertainments of the season.
FREE DELIVERY.
Post Office Department Waiting For a
Map of the City.
Mr. Charles Schwanenberg, Post
Office Inspector was in the city last
week. The object of his visit was to
look after the matter of establishing a
free delivery in this city.
The gross receipts of the Sumter
Post Office for the fiscal year ending
June 30th, last, were in excess of the
amount required to entitle Sumter to
free delivery.
Nothing however can be done until
the department is furnished with a
map of the city and the streets are
labelled on one corner at each cross?
ing, and the houses are numbered.
Mr. Schwanenburg also says the
condition of the sidewalks will be con?
sidered and he has observed that in
the suburbs of the city the sidewalks
are in rather a "primitive condition."
He remarked, however, that our
streets being sandy and consequently
dry in wet weather is considered an
advantage.
This city will have free mail deliv?
ery within sixty days. If there had
not been so much delay in having fhe
map made we could have had the sys?
tem in operation on January 1st.
Nohing definite has been decided, but
it is practically certain, that not less
than twenty-five letter boxes will be
put up and that not . less than three
mail carriers will be employed. Mail
carriers are paid $600 the first year
and $800 a year thereafter.
GREAT COST SALE.
Messrs. Schwartz Bros. are now
holding their annual Clearance Cost
Sale. Everything in the line of win?
ter goods are going at cost for cash.
All Shoes, Dress Goods, Flannels,
Blankets and Comforts, Silks for
Waists, Cloaks and Capes, Tailor made
Suits, etc., etc., go in this sale. This
is a great chance for you, so call early
and secure the best selections.
Jan 1-lt
A CTOE FOP? LUMBAGO.
W C Williamson of Amherst, Ya, says :
"For more than a year I suffered from
lumbago. I finally tried Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and it gave entire relief, which,
all other remedies had failed to do." Sold
by Dr A J China.
New Year resolutions are in order.
Those who have paid their State
taxes should not regret having done
so, although others don't have to pay
before March 1st.
There will be preaching services in
the Lutheran Church, preparatory to
Communion, on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings at 7.30 p. m.
The receipts of cotton from Sept. 1
to date have been considerably less
than between the same dates last
year, but the shortage is not quite as
great as most people predicted. The
short crop and hard times forced a
very large percentage of farmers to sell
their crop as rapidly as ginned and
there is less cotton being held for
higher prices than for years. The
receipts from this time forward will
be extremely light.
The Prize Drill and Concert to be
given by the Sumter Light Infantry
and the Second Regiment Band on
Tuesday evening next will be even
better than any entertainment by the
same organizations and the house
should be filled. A very enjoyable
programme has been arranged and
those who attend will be pleasantly
entertained.
The Executive Board of the Santee
Baptist Association met Monday at the
First Baptist Church. The board is
composed of one member from each
church in the association. The ob?
ject of the meeting was appropriate
money from the State Mission Board
to che churches asking for aid. The
meeting was interesting and harmon?
ious. The meeting was organized by
the election of Rev. M. A. Connors
as chairamn, and J. E. DPure as
clerk.
All business men who need a new set
of books for the New Year can have
their needs supplied by H. G. Osteen
& Co., who have the largest and best
stock of blank books of all grades ever
shown in Sumter. Having bought
the goods from the factory the prices
are unusuallv low for the quality of
the books. Do not send out of town
for books that can be obtained in
Sumter for less money than will be
paid if ordered. Dec. 27-6t
The church social at the First
Baptist Church which was to set
forth for New Year's night has
been postponed. In order to lay the
carpet, it was necessary to remove
the benches from the main auditorium
into the Sunday School room, and
hence, for the present, there is no
place where the people can assemble.
Another day will be set and duly an?
nounced.
The dispensary sold $1,272 worth of
liquors on Dec. 24th. The sales on
Christmas eve last year amounted to
$1,487. This year the total sales dur?
ing the three days just prior to Christ?
mas amounted to only $74.65 less than
the sales for the same days last year.
Hard times or no hard times the peo?
ple will have a little liquor for Christ?
mas.
A GOOD RECOMMENDATION1.
"I have noticed that the sale on Cham?
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is
almost invariably to those who have once
used them," says Mr J H Weber, a promi?
nent druggist of Cascade. Iowa. What
better recommendation could any medi?
cine have than for people to call for it
when again in need of such a remedy *'
Try them when you feel dull after eating,
when you have a bad taste in the mouth,
feel billions, have no appetite or when
troubled with constipation, and you are
certain to be delighted with the prompt
relief which they afford. For salo by Dr
A -J China.
FOR SALE -A limited quantity of
King Cotton Seed. Apply to W. B. Boyle.
Oct 9-tf
WANTED Hickory, Dogwood and
Persimmon Logs. SOUTHEBN HARDWOOD
COMPANY, Charleston. S. C. nov 20 4m
Pl SO'S CURE FOR
CURLS WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS.
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Go<xt. Use
in time. Sold by druggists.
NEW COUNTY MEETING.
Preliminary Steps Towards Organiza
lion of Lee County.
Bishopville, Dec. 31.-Pursuant to
a call issued, a body of representative
men from the three different sections
of counties making up Lee County met
in Town Hall at ll o'clock a. m. The
object of the meeting was stated to
be, suggesting names to be incorpor?
ated in the bill as a Board of Commis?
sioners and to arrange Township
limits.
After considerable work had been
done on the townships it was decided
to turn the whole matter of details
over to acommitee of five, and the fol?
lowing were appointed on that com?
mittee: A. E. Skinner, Col. J. A.
Rhame, A. Johnson, J. J. Shaw, J.
F. Matthews.
The committee decided to hold a
meeting on the 7th of January at 10
o'clock a. m. in the Town Hall at
Bishopville.
On motion it was decided to place
the number o?: commissioners at nine,
and the following were elected and
suggested to the Legislature as a suit?
able board to organize Lee County:
A. E. Skinner, A. Johnson, W. A.
James, J. E. McCutchen, A. M. Lee,
W. M. Kelly, Reese Shaw, J. F. Mat?
thews, Edwin "Wilson.
The fire which occurred on Sunday
morning last, has cast a decided
gloom over this town.
Times are gloomy and are so ? simply
because money is scarce and Congress
orders the making or makes the stuff
and those who need money make Con?
gress. Some one is stupid.
The Christmas exercises at the Luth?
eran Church Christmas evening were
enjoyed by all present. The church
was beautifully decorated : and a pleas?
ing program of music, recitations and
presentation of well filled bags of fruit
and candy to the children furnished a
profitable entertainment. Rev. Gross?
man and wife were treated to a
genuine surprise by such an abund?
ance of gifts that it required a team
to take them to the parsonage. The
Orangeburg Lutheran Church also
presented Rev. Grossman a valuable
overcoat, and Mrs. Grossman useful
and choice gifts.
Supervisor Seale has the chain gang
at work on the Bishopville road just
beyond Mile Branch. The road is
being graded, ditched and a clay and
sand surface put on. When the work
is completed in accordnce with Super?
visor Seale's plan the sandiest and
heaviest road leading out of this city
will be a first class sand-clay tunrpike
for several miles.
There was very little drunkenness on
the streets Christmas day and the day
passed off peaceably and pleasantly
though not quietly for the shooting of
fire crackers and explosion of torpedoes
were beard continuously from early
morning till late at night. In the
evening the display of fireworks was
unusually large. The police were kept
on duty all day but they had little
to do and no arrests were made.
Suggestions are in order and will
be gladly received by Post Office In?
spector " Charles Schwnenberg as to
the location of the twenty-five mail
boxes to be erected when the free
mail delivery system is establised.
The boxes wilr be, to a large extent,
located geographically throughout the
city, but it is the desire of the Inspec?
tor to place the boxes at the exact
points where they will be most conve?
nient to the public. As any close ob?
server knows, some streets are more
generally traveled than others, and,
that certain sections of some streets
are greater thoroughfares than others.
The boxes, to be of the greatest service,
must be placed at the points which
are most frequently passed by the
greatest number of people as they go
about their ordinary daily avocations,
or to and from their homes to their
places of business.
The Treasurer's office was crowded
with taxpayers yesterday and Treasurer
Scarborough and his assistants were
kept very busy from opening to closing.
The fact that the time for payment
without penalty had been extended to
March 1st ' by Comptroller General
Derham, with the approval of Gov.
McSweeney, had not become generally
known and the taxpayers were crowd?
ing in to save the penalty. That mon?
ey is very scarce and the people as a
rule are unable to pay their taxes is
clearly proven by the comparatively
small number of receipts issued up
to date. The number of receipts is?
sued and the total amount of cash re?
ceived by the Treasurer fall below last
year. It is to be hoped that the peo?
ple will be able to raise the money
before March 1st and thus escape the
payment of penalties.
All Confederate Veterans should at?
tend the mass meeting called for Mon?
day. The Old Soldier's Home question
is one of the first importance to the
veterans.
MONEY TO LEND.
ON LONG TIME at 7 per cent interest.
LEE & MOISE.
Oct 9-3m Sumter, S. C.
OUR
IS NOW ON.
Until further notice we
offer our entire stock of
new and very desirable
goods
At Coat.
Groceries mid IPowgtas
Shoes
?re .he ."ly Hne, "., ip
eluded.
This sale is positively for
cash only, and we cannot
punch cards.
This is a great chance, so take advantage of
an early call, and have the best choice.
J. RYTTENBERG & BONS.
FOR SALE AT 1BAEGA1
For Casi, or on Approved Papers.
2 60 Snw Lanmas Gins w.tb Feeders and
Condensers.
1 60 Sn?? Hall Gio with Feednr and COB
denser.
1 Extra beavy Winship Press, a 6ne on?,
compleie
40 feet of 2 inc-b Sbaftinc.
AU m good repair
App'.j to W. W. CBSCHAMPS & CO.,
WitHcfev, S C.
Or to A.A. STRAUSS,
April 17-tf Macsville, S. C.
TAX RETURNS FOR 1802.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER. S. C.. Dec. 2 1901.
NOTICE is hereby given that I will attend
in person or by deputy, at the following
places on the clays indicated respectively,
for the purpose of receiving returns of real
estate, personal property and poll taxes for
the fiscal year commencing January 1st. 1902.
At office. Sumter. S. C.. at all other times
up to Feb 20th, 1902. inclusive.
TindalPs Store, Thursday Jan 2d
Privateer (Jenkins' Store), Friday
Jan 3 i.
Manchester (Geo T Geddings),
turdsy, Jan 4tu.
Wedgefield, Monday. Jan 6th
Stateburg, Tuesday, Jan 7th.
Hagood, Wednesday, Jan 8th.
Rembert, Thursday, Jan 9th
Smithville, Friday, Jan 10th.
Gaillari's X Roads, Saturday, Jan
11th.
Gordon's Mill, Monday, Jan 13th.
Maye8ville, Tuesday, Jan 14th.
Scottsville, Wednesday, Jan loth
Shiloh, Thursday, Jan 16th.
Norwood's X Koade, Friday, Jan
17th.
Lynchburg Saturday, Jan 18th.
Magnolia, Monday, Jan 20lh
Reid's Mill. Tuesday, Jan 21st.
Bishopville, Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan 22d and 23d
Mannvii?e. Friday, Jan 24th
Bustard, Saturday, Jan 25th.
The law requires that all persons owning
property or in anywise baying charge of
snell property, either as agent, husband,
guardian, trustee, executor, administrator,
etc., return the same under oath to t he Au?
ditor, who requests all persons to he prompt
in making their returns and save the "i0 per
emt. penalty which will he added to the
property valuation of all persons who fail to
make returns within the time prescribed hy
law.
Taxpayers return what they own on the
first day of January. 1902.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter the
first given name of the taxpayer in full,
also make a separate return for each town?
ship where the property is located and also
In each and every case the number of the
school dist riet must be given.
Every male citizen between the age of
twenty-one and sixty years on the first day
of January. 1901, except those incapable Of
earning a support from ln'ing maimed or
from other causes, are deemed taxable pools,
and except Confederate soldiers 50 years of
ape. on January 1st. hxrj.
All returns must he made on or before (lie
'jnth dav of February, next. 1 cannot take
returns after that date and all returns made
after t he 20th day of February are subject to
a penultv of "rt) per cent.
J. DIGGS WILDER.
Dec 4-t f Auditor Sumter County.
TILIZERS
For 1902.
OUK BEANDS :
All high grade goods made from pure
materials and guaranteed.
Ce r?alit? Top Dressing,
Bcykin's Dissolved Animal Bone,
Phoenix Crop Grower,
Boykio'e Cereal Fertilizer,
Yancey's Formula for Yellow
Leaf Tobacco,
BoykiVe Eagle Phosphate,
BoykiVs Alkaline Bone,
Everybody's Fertilizer,
Boykm's Dissolved Bone Phosphate,
Home Formulas for composting
Always on hand :
Nova Scotia Land Plaster.
Muriate Potash, High Grade
Sulphate Potash, Kainit, Sul?
phate Ammonia, Nitrate Soda,
Paris Green. All kinds of
Chemicals.
FOR SALE BY
The Home Fert. Chem. Works,
Baltimore, Md.
THOS. S. SUMTER, AGENT,
SUMTER, S. C.
Dec ll
MRS. L. ATKINSON
IS PREPARED FOR
The Fall and Winter Season
With a large and artistic collection of
PIMMED MILLINERY.*
The public are requested to call and see
the display. The largest assortment of
Pattern Hats ever shown in Sumter. Hats
for all tastes from the "Picturesque Gain
bow" to the simple street hat.
Misses and children are not forgotten.
Styles for them this season are quite ele?
gant.
Tailormade Hats are all the go in New
York. We can show you quite an assort?
ment of them, and at reasonable prices.
We are in our new store-three doors
below old stand. Come and see our hats,
and we are sure you will buy, for they are
quite irresistible.
Yours to please,
MRS. L. ATKINSON.
Oct 9